text string | url string | crawl_date timestamp[ms] | label int64 | id string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
With 2 more monkeypox cases, state says public health risk remains low. How to learn more
The state Division of Public Health is ramping up efforts to educate Delaware residents about monkeypox, or MPX, after two more people tested positive for the rare disease.
While public health officials stress that the risk of contracting monkeypox is still low in Delaware, these two recent cases mean monkeypox has infected someone in each county.
Two people, a 46-year-old Sussex County man and a 25-year-old Kent County man, recently tested positive in DPH test results. Both cases are considered probable until confirmatory testing by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DPH said in a news release.
FIRST CASE:The first case of monkeypox virus has reached Delaware. Here's what you need to know
Neither patient reported any travel. The state public health division said it is working to contact the Sussex County patient to inform them about treatment options and ask about possible contacts. The Kent County patient has already been advised to self-isolate until lesions fall off and new skin appears, according to DPH.
Monkeypox is transmitted through “close intimate contact” with individuals who have rashes or flu-like symptoms, said Dr. Rick Hong, DPH interim director.
“We urge people to educate themselves about this rare disease, including how it is spread, and to help prevent exposure,” Hong said in the news release. “DPH will continue to work with medical providers to screen and identify individuals for MPX testing.”
Hong said the state will prioritize its limited supply of vaccines for people who have been exposed to MPX.
For anyone who has specific concerns about symptoms or possible exposure, DPH has started a hotline that people can call: 866-408-1899. This number will be available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
People can also visit https://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/epi/emerginginfectiousdiseases.html.
What is monkeypox and who is at risk?
Until this spring, MPX cases were rare in the United States. Now, there are more than 2,500 cases nationwide, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The virus is not sexually transmitted but instead can spread through close intimate contact when the virus enters the body through even the smallest of broken skin, the respiratory tract, or mucous membranes in the eyes, nose or mouth.
VACCINES:As monkeypox outbreak spreads, CDC pledges more vaccines. Here's what to know.
The virus is related to the one that causes smallpox, and it causes similar but milder symptoms, according to the CDC.
While the overall risk of MPX remains low, DPH said the following people are at higher risk:
- People who have been identified as a contact of someone with MPX
- People who are aware that one of their sexual partners in the past two weeks was diagnosed with MPX
- People who had multiple sexual partners in the past two weeks in an area with known MPX
What are the signs and symptoms?
Symptoms usually start within three weeks of exposure to the virus.
Most people who contract MPX will develop a rash, and some will develop flu-like symptoms beforehand. The flu-like symptoms may include fever, headache, muscle aches and backache, sore throat, cough, swollen lymph nodes, chills or exhaustion.
If someone has flu-like symptoms, they will usually develop a rash one to four days later.
If you suspect you are experiencing any symptoms associated with MPX, DPH advises people to immediately:
- Contact their health care provider and mention their concerns.
- Self-isolate until all lesions have resolved, the scabs have fallen off, and a fresh layer of intact skin has formed.
- Avoid being intimate with others.
- Make a list of their close and intimate contacts in the last 21 days.
Is there a treatment for MPX?
There is no specific treatment for the monkeypox virus infection right now, DPH said, but antivirals can be prescribed.
The state has received a limited supply of the vaccine, which needs to be given in two doses 28 days apart.
How to prevent MPX infection
Delaware public health officials have the following recommendations to avoid infection:
- Avoid close, skin-to-skin contact with people who have a rash that looks like MPX.
- Do not touch the rash or scabs of a person with MPX.
- Do not kiss, hug, cuddle or have sex with someone with MPX.
- Do not share eating utensils or cups with a person with MPX.
- Do not handle or touch the bedding, towels, or clothing of a person with MPX.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Emily Lytle covers Sussex County from the inland towns to the beaches, with a focus on health-related issues. Got a story she should tell? Contact her at elytle@delmarvanow.com or 302-332-0370. Follow her on Twitter at @emily3lytle. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/22/delaware-monkeypox-cases-hotline-vaccine-symptoms-help/65380088007/ | 2022-07-22T15:37:37 | 1 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/22/delaware-monkeypox-cases-hotline-vaccine-symptoms-help/65380088007/ |
The Coos County Sheriff's Office is continuing to search for an elderly man who disappeared from the Allegany area nearly two weeks ago.
Capt. Gabriel Fabrizio said sheriff's deputies have spent many hours searching for George L. Lagrou, who was last seen at mile post 7 on Weyerhauser Lane in Allegany shortly before noon July 7.
Fabrizio said Lagrou is known to get rides from Allegany and frequent restaurants, bars and grocery stores.
Fabrizio said the sheriff's office has received several tips after first publicizing the missing person's case, but none of the tips have panned out.
Family members of Lagrou have posted frequently to local media, asking anyone who might have seen him to let them know. But despite the effort and many hours searching in the Allegany area, there have been no sighting and no clues as to where Lagrou might be.
If you have seen Lagrou or know where he might be, call the Coos County Sheriff's Office at 541-396-7830. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/deputies-continue-to-search-for-missing-man/article_bb07e328-08a3-11ed-9b45-fbdf25c5e99e.html | 2022-07-22T15:37:50 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/deputies-continue-to-search-for-missing-man/article_bb07e328-08a3-11ed-9b45-fbdf25c5e99e.html |
Indiana’s unemployment rate in June was 2.4%, a slight uptick from the previous month's 2.2% figure, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Still, state officials today said Indiana’s labor force participation rate rose from 62.9% in May to 63.1% in June, remaining above the national rate of 62.2%. Indiana’s total labor force, which includes employed Hoosiers and those seeking work, stands at 3,378,333 – an increase of 13,632 from the previous month.
This is the highest level since February 2020.
“For the third time in four months, Hoosiers have set a new record for private-sector employment in Indiana,” said Josh Richardson, interim commissioner of the DWD. “And, as a sign of Indiana’s strong economic growth, employers still have near record numbers of job openings.”
Private sector employment in Indiana rose by 5,000 jobs over the last month, a gain of 108,300 jobs from this time last year. Total private employment is 2,765,700. Industries experiencing job increases in June include:
- Leisure and Hospitality (+6,700)
- Financial Activities (+500)
- Manufacturing (+100)
As of July 18, there were 156,813 open job postings throughout the state. Officials said 14,757 people received unemployment benefits in June.
Nationally, the unemployment rate last month was 3.6%, holding steady from May. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/states-jobless-rate-sees-slight-uptick-in-june/article_3965205c-09c9-11ed-8153-ab10e9544c20.html | 2022-07-22T15:37:50 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/states-jobless-rate-sees-slight-uptick-in-june/article_3965205c-09c9-11ed-8153-ab10e9544c20.html |
Pacific Pregnancy Clinic’s 33rd annual fundraising Walk for Life will be held on August 2 at the clinic, 1250 Thompson Road, Coos Bay.
Registration begins at 5 p.m. with the Walk kicking off at 5:30 p.m.
Sign up for Full Access to all of the online content and E-Editions on the www.thewordlink.com website here!
(The charge will appear as "Country Media Inc." on your credit card statement)
Read all The World's news online FREE, for 30 days at no charge. After the trial period we’ll bill your credit card just $15 per month.
(The charge will appear as "Country Media Inc." on your credit card statement)
Sign up for delivery of The World Newspaper on Tuesdays and Fridays, and for Full Access to the www.theworldlink.com website and E-Editions here!
(The charge will appear as "Country Media Inc." on your credit card statement)
This subscription will allow existing subscribers of The World to access all of our online content, including the E-Editions area.
NOTE: To claim your access to the site, you will need to enter the Last Name and First Name that is tied to your subscription in this format: SMITH, JOHN
If you need help with exactly how your specific name needs be entered, please email us at admin@countrymedia.net or call us at 1-541 266 6047.
Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading.
Thank you for reading! We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.
Thank you for reading! Please support our site. SUBSCRIBE NOW!
Thank you for reading! On your next view you will be asked to log in or create an account to continue reading.
Your last FREE article. SUBSCRIBE to continue reading.
Thank you for signing in! Please support our site. SUBSCRIBE NOW!
Pacific Pregnancy Clinic’s 33rd annual fundraising Walk for Life will be held on August 2 at the clinic, 1250 Thompson Road, Coos Bay.
Registration begins at 5 p.m. with the Walk kicking off at 5:30 p.m.
This is a fun event that includes a free Blue Heron BBQ, hot dogs and drinks. There will be live music and fun activities for the kids!
Walk for Life pledge forms can be picked up at these Coos Bay locations:
· Pacific Pregnancy Clinic, 1250 Thompson Road
· K-Light Radio Station, 580 Kingwood
· Coos Bay Manor, 955 South Fifth St.
Pacific Pregnancy Clinic is a non-profit organization providing free and confidential services. Services include: pregnancy testing, ultrasound scans, prenatal and parenting education, fetal loss programs and sexual integrity presentations.
For information about the Walk for Life or Pacific Pregnancy Clinic call Madge at (541)267-5204.
View our 7-22-22 E-edition right here!
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/walk-for-life-planned-august-2/article_15e95fee-089d-11ed-857e-f7f8be7a44f2.html | 2022-07-22T15:37:56 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/walk-for-life-planned-august-2/article_15e95fee-089d-11ed-857e-f7f8be7a44f2.html |
The current stretch of dangerous and downright intolerable heat and humidity culminate in possible record-levels this Sunday, a forecast worrying enough to shorten the New York City Triathlon.
Organizers made the decision to cut the run and cycling portions of the race in half, lowering the run from 6.2 miles to 2.5 miles and the bike ride from 24.8 miles down to 12.4 miles.
The duathlon, which had a 2-mile run, will be shortened to just 1 mile.
By reducing the lengths of the legs for Sunday's athletes, race organizers hope to minimize any heat-related injuries on what's expected to be one of the most unbearable days of this heatwave. More than 2,400 athletes are participating.
Triathlon participants kick off around 5:50 a.m. Sunday from West 81st Street and the Hudson River -- duathlon athletes follow closely behind at 6:05 a.m. from Riverside Park and 101st Street. More course details and race info here.
Heat advisories remain in effect for the entire tri-state area, including all of New York City, and are expected to stay active through Sunday.
That looks to be the most insufferable day yet, with temperatures looking to push near-record levels on Sunday. It is also expected to stay in the 90s Monday, which would make seven straight days of such heat.
The New York State Department of Health also reminds New Yorkers that heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States. Heat-related deaths and illnesses are preventable, yet annually many people suffer from the effects of extreme heat.
New Yorkers should learn the risk factors and symptoms of heat-related illness to protect themselves and those they love.
Symptoms of heat stroke include:
- Hot, dry, red skin
- A rapid pulse
- Rapid and shallow breathing
- A body temperature higher than 105°
- Loss of alertness, confusion, and/or loss of consciousness.
Learn more and find cooling center locations here. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/portions-of-nyc-triathlon-halved-over-sundays-extreme-heat-worries/3786089/ | 2022-07-22T15:40:40 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/portions-of-nyc-triathlon-halved-over-sundays-extreme-heat-worries/3786089/ |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Fun Fest organizers announced Friday that online sales for the Sunset Concert Series will end July 22 at 2 p.m.
Tickets will also be available at the Fun Fest store located at the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce from 10 a.m. through 2 p.m.
The remaining tickets for Friday night’s Jamey Johnson concert and Saturday night’s Lynyrd Skynyrd concert will be available to purchase at the ticket and merchandise tent located outside J. Fred Johnson Stadium on Fort Henry Drive.
The ticket tent will remain open from 4-9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Cash and credit card are accepted.
Lynyrd Skynyrd is expected to take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/online-ticket-sales-for-fun-fest-concerts-ending-at-2-p-m/ | 2022-07-22T15:48:52 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/online-ticket-sales-for-fun-fest-concerts-ending-at-2-p-m/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A man accused in an attack that left his sister in a two-year coma has died in the hospital, according to Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger.
According to Sheriff Mellinger, Daniel J. Palmer III, 55, of Cottageville died around 9 p.m. Thursday, July 21 at CAMC General Hospital. The sheriff says he was taken from South Central Regional Jail to the hospital on Wednesday, July 20. He says Palmer had several health-related issues and became septic while in jail.
Palmer was in the SCRJ on a $500,000 bond after being arrested July 15, 2022 for the June 2020 attack on his sister Wanda Palmer. She was found by neighbor on the morning of June 10, 2020 in her trailer home “injured and covered in blood.” Officers who arrived on scene said they found her “slumped over on her couch” and say she was severely wounded and unresponsive.
Authorities described Wanda Palmer’s injuries as appearing that she had been “bludgeoned about the head and face with an object that caused lacerations.” She was taken to a hospital for treatment and was unable to communicate what had happened to the investigators. The criminal complaint for the case states Wanda Palmer remained unresponsive and was taken to a nursing home to be cared for.
Wanda Palmer woke from her coma in June 2022 and in July 2022 identified her brother Daniel Palmer as her attacker. The criminal complaint states that Daniel Palmer had initially been considered a possible suspect due to a “previous violent history” between the siblings. Investigators say he denied being involved and said he had not been to his sister’s home for days prior to her attack, but witnesses say they saw him on her porch around midnight the night before she was found.
Investigators say they worked for months to eliminate possible suspects and generate leads, but Wanda Palmer remained unresponsive and unable to provide information in the case until she awoke in late June 2022. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-charged-in-jackson-county-attack-that-left-sister-in-a-2-year-coma-dies/ | 2022-07-22T15:51:01 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-charged-in-jackson-county-attack-that-left-sister-in-a-2-year-coma-dies/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (AP) – An appeals court has revived a federal lawsuit accusing the state of West Virginia of failing to protect children and fix its overwhelmed foster care system.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday sent the lawsuit back to U.S. District Court in Charleston. The lawsuit seeking class-action status was filed in October 2019 on behalf of a dozen children against Gov. Jim Justice, the state Department of Health and Human Resources and other state officials.
A federal judge last year agreed that the state court system should have jurisdiction over child welfare cases. But the appeals court found no reason to dismiss the case. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-foster-care-system-lawsuit-revived-by-court/ | 2022-07-22T15:51:07 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-foster-care-system-lawsuit-revived-by-court/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has released the identities of two children who died after a tree fell onto a home in Birmingham during Thursday night’s severe weather event.
According to Coroner Bill Yates, a 3-month-old baby, identified as Jalaia Ford, and an 11 month old, identified as Journee Jones, were found trapped in the debris after a home in the 600 block of 10th Avenue West collapsed when a tree fell onto it around 5:28 p.m.
Both children were transported to Children’s Hospital, where they were pronounced dead about an hour after arrival.
According to Battalion Chief Sebastian Carrillo, an 11-year-old male is currently being treated at Children’s Hospital. He is in stable condition, but has significant injuries.
The Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service assisted in rescuing two female adults that were also trapped under the home and tree. One woman was reported as having significant injuries and the other woman’s condition is currently unknown. Both were reported as being “coherent.”
Stay with CBS 42 as this is a developing story. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/2-children-killed-in-birmingham-house-collapse-identified/ | 2022-07-22T15:52:08 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/2-children-killed-in-birmingham-house-collapse-identified/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Next week is poised to be what is likely the longest stretch of hear of the summer.
Temperatures are expected to be 90 degrees or higher for a full week with possible triple-digit temperatures in the middle of the week.
Multnomah County Emergency Manager Chris Voss shared what resources are available. The county’s website here lists cooling centers and other resources during extreme heat. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/multnomah-county-prepares-for-extreme-heat-next-week/ | 2022-07-22T15:56:41 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/multnomah-county-prepares-for-extreme-heat-next-week/ |
NEWPORT, Ore. (KOIN) — If you’re looking to enjoy the great outdoors this summer, an event on the Oregon coast will bring you closer to one of the largest mammals on earth.
The Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society is hosting the ninth annual Summer Whale Watch Weekend on July 30 and 31, at Boiler Bay State Park, in Depoe Bay. Volunteers with the chapter, along with “certified naturalists,” will be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day to help people watch for whales and other wildlife.
They will also provide information on dolphins, porpoises and their habitats.
“No worries about seasickness, this is an eco-friendly shore-based whale watch,” said the Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society in an announcement. “You can observe the whales in their natural habitat without causing a disturbance.”
People can learn what a cetacean is, the differences between a dolphin and a porpoise and much more. The chapter wants people to know this is a family-friendly event that is free, open to the public and fun for all ages.
“The most frequently observed cetaceans along the Oregon Coast are gray whales. Learn about the Pacific Coast Feeding Group of gray whales and the myth of resident whales,” ACS said. “Whales are facing many threats and some species and populations are on the verge of extinction. Learn how you can make a difference wherever you live in the world. Join us for a fun and educational weekend.”
The group does require attendees to follow current CDC, state and local guidelines for the prevention of COVID-19. | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/whale-watching-event-returns-to-the-oregon-coast/ | 2022-07-22T15:56:47 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/oregon-coast/whale-watching-event-returns-to-the-oregon-coast/ |
'He is a hell of a good fellow': DeLand Vietnam veteran gifted 'Quilt of Valor' as thanks
DELAND — Jackie Miller said the large quilt wrapped around his shoulders felt like hugs from his buddies he lost in the Vietnam War more than five decades ago, and it brought tears to his eyes.
Miller, 77, a U.S. Navy Seabee veteran and a Purple Heart recipient, was surprised by at least 25 of his friends who gathered at his DeLand home on Thursday to witness him receiving the "Quilt of Valor."
Aid for vets:Volusia veterans homeless shelter gets key approval for new home
'Freedom isn't free':Heroes Honor Festival celebrate Vietnam vets at Daytona Speedway
Quilts awarded to living vets
The quilt was handmade and put together by the nonprofit organization Quilts of Valor Foundation of Winterset, Iowa. The organization has awarded more than 300,000 quilts nationwide, said Melvin Rollins, a friend of Miller's and also from DeLand.
Rollins, a retired U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant, is a member of Quilts of Valor himself and nominated Miller for the award. Rollins did not serve in Vietnam but trained young Marines who were deployed there.
Rollins, who has been hunting and fishing friends with Miller since their younger days, said he wanted to honor Miller because he has been experiencing poor health recently.
"His health has been failing him to some extent so it was one of those things that we needed do while he is alive," Rollins said. "This so he can appreciate it, and so each day he sees that quilt, he can have a memory of his friends he grew up with."
According to the organization's website, www.qovf.org, the Quilt of Valor is only awarded to living veterans.
"QOVF awards quilts only to service members and living veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces," according to the website.
The organization states its mission is "to cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor."
Expression of thanks
The quilt is an expression of thanks for the service of veterans who receive them, according to the website.
Rollins said the surprise ceremony to which Miller's childhood friends were invited, was to let them know of Miller's military service to this country.
"He does not want to be known as a hero among us but nobody knows his military history because he is quiet," Rollins said. "He doesn't talk about it and I thought it's time to bring it out so that the community that has been with him for years knows that he is a Purple Heart recipient, that he was in the Tet Offensive, and how he lost friends."
Miller, fondly known as "Mud Hole" or "Mud" by his friends, served two tours in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968.
The nicknames were a CB radio handle Miller earned in his younger days of hunting. Hunters used CB radio handles so other hunters in the area could know who was present, Miller said.
During his second tour in 1968, Miller was in the middle of the Tet Offensive in Vietnam and was part of a 13-man Seabee team. It was during that stretch of duty that he was wounded, Rollins said.
'It was hell'
Miller, whose friends say he is a quiet person and does not like to talk about his Vietnam days, declined to share details of the firefight in which he was wounded.
Some of his close friends at Thursday's ceremony said they didn't even know that Miller had been awarded a Purple Heart.
"It was hell. We had a job to do and we did it," is all Miller would say.
But Rollins, a close friend whom Miller trusts, said his friend was wounded when the truck he was riding in with another U.S. Navy corpsman was attacked just outside Saigon.
"They were in and out of Saigon and one day he and a corpsman were in a three-quarter ton truck coming out of Saigon and rode right into ambush," Rollins shared with friends gathered at Miller's home. "That truck blowed up from under them and they got into a firefight."
Miller was wounded in the gunfight and the corpsman was severely injured and incapacitated, Rollins said.
"And that's where 'Mud' earned the Purple Heart," Rollins said.
'It's a very deserving thing'
Friends who showed up at the surprise ceremony said Miller earned the quilt.
"It was a beautiful presentation," said Ashley Clark, who grew up hunting and fishing with Miller in DeLand. "He is a hell of a good fellow. He already has my respect and he deserves the quilt, a sign of high respect."
Former Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson, now a Volusia County Councilman who attended the event, said very few people knew Miller was a Vietnam veteran, because he never talked about his war days. Johnson said he couldn't miss the event on Thursday because he and Miller have been close friends for 50 years.
"It's a very deserving thing for him," Johnson said. "Most of us didn't know what this was about today and I was glad I was here for that special presentation." | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/07/22/quilt-valor-awarded-vietnam-veteran-deland-florida-jackie-miller/10115405002/ | 2022-07-22T15:59:51 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/07/22/quilt-valor-awarded-vietnam-veteran-deland-florida-jackie-miller/10115405002/ |
SEATTLE — With help from this weekend's Capitol Hill Block Party and Friday's sold-out Mariners game against the Houston Astros, data from event intelligence service Predict HQ points to Seattle as being one of the busiest cities in the country.
"Mid-July to the first week of August, that's our busiest season," said Anthony Anton with the Washington State Hospitality Association.
While welcome news to an industry hit hard during COVID-19, city and state hospitality leaders are meeting Friday to discuss how to best navigate coming out of the pandemic.
"What we're really seeing is that leisure traveler that maybe backed out and hadn't done a trip in a while, that were meaning to see Seattle before the pandemic. They're starting to come back," said Anton.
The sentiment is echoed by some tourists visiting Seattle this week.
"The last couple of years we've really only traveled where we could drive to, that southeast region and these kids wanted to go someplace different," said Angela Rosenburg who was in Seattle on vacation with her husband and two children.
Seattle hospitality is up about 70% from where it was pre-pandemic. No doubt a win from 2020, but that's still down 30%.
"The lodging industry is so important to economic development on so many levels," Anton said.
While events, conventions and weddings all bring people in, only about a third of what people spend when they visit is in the hotel. The other two-thirds are at restaurants or on retail and services like tours.
"We are spending a couple days in the city and then we're heading to Olympic National Park to do some sightseeing and hiking," said Rosenburg.
All that spending goes back into the economy.
"It creates jobs that all pay taxes and helps us grow," said Anton.
Although Friday's meeting is a celebration of where the industry has come, Anton says it's also about looking to and planning for the future.
The events we are seeing now Anton says were likely booked before the pandemic.
"So what we have to do now is fill up the calendar those conventions that typically book four or five years back," Anton said.
Another agenda item on Friday's meeting will be navigating the staffing issues still plaguing the industry, which is still short 45% of staff needed to run lodging in Puget Sound.
"We are having difficulties finding good people, well any people really," said Bill Weise, general manager of the Silver Cloud Hotel Stadium Hotel who says the hotel is now operating with 100 employees out of the around 150 needed.
Weise will also be part of Friday's meeting helping to discuss new ways of hiring.
He says if you're looking to get into the industry now is a good time.
"They're promoting quickly because there's just not a lot of competition," said Weise. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-busiest-cities-tourism-comeback/281-6fdf89e7-479d-401b-8023-c09ef4b8824f | 2022-07-22T16:01:49 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-busiest-cities-tourism-comeback/281-6fdf89e7-479d-401b-8023-c09ef4b8824f |
BRIDGETON — Police are investigating a residential break-in on Chestnut Avenue were $15,000 worth of items were stolen.
Police were called to the home around 10:34 p.m., after the resident came home and found the house in disarray. Items stolen included multiple leaf blowers, vehicle detailing equipment, a vacuum cleaner and vehicle rims, police said.
Anyone with information about the break-in can contact police, at 856-451-0033. Anonymous tips can be shared with the police online by visiting bpd.tips.
All information shared is 100% anonymous. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bridgeton-police-probing-residential-break-in/article_ee4f7b62-09be-11ed-be84-67d8d8a3db07.html | 2022-07-22T16:02:50 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bridgeton-police-probing-residential-break-in/article_ee4f7b62-09be-11ed-be84-67d8d8a3db07.html |
BRIDGETON — A Cumberland County grand jury has indicted a city man on murder charges in connection with the death of Jonathan Morris in January, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said Thursday.
Miguel Perez, 21, has been held in jail since his February detention hearing.
Perez is also charged with weapons offenses, desecration of human remains, evidence tampering, hindering, obstruction, escape and receiving stolen property.
He was also indicted for trying to escape custody, according to the indictment.
Morris, 23, was found dead from a gunshot wound alongside a Cumberland County road in the snow after his car was found abandoned on Archie Platt Road in Hopewell Township.
People are also reading…
Perez is alleged to have dumped Morris' body along the roadway before abandoning his car.
Detectives previously said they also believe Perez returned to his home, where he was arrested, to try displacing evidence of the crime. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jury-indicts-bridgeton-man-on-murder-charges/article_5e1a5e82-09bd-11ed-bbce-7fca4bee08e5.html | 2022-07-22T16:02:56 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jury-indicts-bridgeton-man-on-murder-charges/article_5e1a5e82-09bd-11ed-bbce-7fca4bee08e5.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — The TidalWave music festival has unveiled their show's full lineup that includes performances from Chase Rice, Mitchell Tenpenny and Lauren Alaina on the main stage.
In total, 18 country artists are opening up for headliners Luke Bryan, Morgan Wallen and Dirks Bentley on the main stage. Separately, fans can enjoy performances from artists including Filmore, Seaforth and Shy Carter.
The festival will be held on the beach Aug. 12-14. Three-day general admission passes are still on sale and start at $269, according to the festival's website. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/full-tidalwave-music-festival-lineup-unveiled/article_da213ade-09c0-11ed-85d1-eb76301bd073.html | 2022-07-22T16:03:02 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/full-tidalwave-music-festival-lineup-unveiled/article_da213ade-09c0-11ed-85d1-eb76301bd073.html |
RICHMOND, Va. — Amber Heard notified a Virginia court Thursday that she will appeal the $10.35 million judgment she was ordered to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp during a high-profile defamation trial that exposed the inner workings of their troubled marriage.
Heard's lawyers filed a notice of appeal in Fairfax County Circuit Court, where a six-week trial featured riveting testimony from both Heard and Depp. The document notifies the Virginia Court of Appeals that Heard intends to appeal the judgment, as well as rulings the judge made after the verdict, including rejecting Heard's request to set aside the verdict and dismiss the lawsuit or order a new trial.
“We believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the First Amendment. We are therefore appealing the verdict,” a spokesperson for Heard said in a statement. “While we realize today’s filing will ignite the Twitter bonfires, there are steps we need to take to ensure both fairness and justice.”
Depp sued Heard for libel over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Depp’s lawyers alleged he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned him by name. Heard filed counterclaims, alleging that Depp's former lawyer defamed her by publicly characterizing her abuse allegations as a hoax.
The jury ordered Heard to pay Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The punitive damages were reduced to $350,000 under a state cap. The jury awarded Heard $2 million on her counterclaim.
Much of the testimony during the six-week trial focused on Heard’s claims that she had been physically and sexually abused by Depp at least a dozen times. Depp insisted that he never hit Heard and that she was the abuser.
“The jury listened to the extensive evidence presented during the six-week trial and came to a clear and unanimous verdict that the defendant herself defamed Mr. Depp in multiple instances," a spokesperson for Depp said in a statement. "We remain confident in our case and that this verdict will stand." | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/johnny-depp-amber-heard-update-heard-files-appeal/65-3d55de87-76ca-4c3d-8964-d5748c15b4d3 | 2022-07-22T16:08:28 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/johnny-depp-amber-heard-update-heard-files-appeal/65-3d55de87-76ca-4c3d-8964-d5748c15b4d3 |
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — A home in Pinellas Park is now uninhabitable after a stolen van crashed into it Friday morning, according to Pinellas Park police.
The incident happened around 5:34 a.m. when a white Kia van was driving recklessly without its headlights on down 70th Avenue heading east, the police department said.
An officer pulled the van over, but the agency said when they approached it, the driver accelerated and drove off on 70th Avenue. The vehicle then crashed into a home at the intersection of 70th Avenue and 61st Street.
Police said the van was stolen Thursday night from another home in Pinellas Park and everyone inside it left the crash site. They haven't yet been found.
Three people were the home sleeping at the time of the crash, officers said. No one was injured, police added, but a woman was thrown across the room due to the crash's impact.
The single-family home is now considered uninhabitable because of the damage it sustained during the crash. Police said the family doesn't need assistance at this time and will stay with relatives. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/stolen-car-pinellas-park-house-crash/67-88e99f82-d1f7-49d7-81a0-7e11a58a485b | 2022-07-22T16:09:11 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/stolen-car-pinellas-park-house-crash/67-88e99f82-d1f7-49d7-81a0-7e11a58a485b |
Seven additional Miami Valley counties now have a “high” COVID-19 community level per the CDC, as cases and hospitalizations continue to climb throughout the region and state.
Previously, Greene and Montgomery counties were the only two local counties at a high community level. But with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest update Thursday, Butler, Clark, Champaign, Darke, Miami, Preble and Warren counties were also moved to high.
When determining community levels, the CDC looks at the number of new coronavirus cases per 100,000 people in the past week as well as new COVID hospital admissions and the percent of staffed inpatient hospital beds occupied by coronavirus patients.
About 42% of U.S, counties have a high community level of the virus, a huge increase from 6.5% last week, according to the CDC. There are 37.6% of counties with a medium community level and 20.4% at a low community level.
The CDC recommends people in high COVID community level areas wear a well-fitted mask while indoors in public regardless of vaccination status and to try to maintain improved ventilation in indoor spaces when possible.
Statewide the number of hospital patients with COVID increased by 13% in the last week, with west central Ohio recording a 32% increase and southwest Ohio recording a 4% increase, according to the Ohio Hospital Association. There were 1,166 people hospitalized with COVID in Ohio as of Thursday.
People who are immunocompromised or at a high risk of severe disease should wear a mask or respirator that offers greater protection and should consider avoiding non-essential indoor activities in public. They should also talk to their health care provider about any additional precautions they can take, according to the CDC.
Those who are in close contact with someone who is a high risk for severe illness should consider self-testing before being in contact with them or wearing a mask when indoors with them.
People also should stay up to date with COVID vaccines and boosters. Anyone exposed to the virus or who has symptoms of COVID should get tested, according to health officials.
Approximately 58.6% of the state of Ohio is considered fully vaccinated, according to the Ohio Department of Health. With the exception of Warren County—of which approximately 64.56% is fully vaccinated—most of the Miami Valley lags behind the state average. Within the region, vaccination rates vary from 38.37% and 47.28% in Darke and Miami counties, respectively, to 51.36% and 56.79% in Clark and Butler counties, respectively. Montgomery and Greene counties, which have continued to remain at high community levels, have vaccination rates of 55.55% and 55.41%.
On Thursday, the Ohio Department of Health reported 26,610 cases were added to the state’s total in the last week. It’s the second week in a row Ohio has recorded more than 20,000 cases.
In the state’s most recent variant data from June 19 through July 2, more than 99% of Ohio’s cases were attributed to four different omicron variants. Omicron BA.5 made up the majority of cases at 45.8%, followed by omicron BA.2.12.1 accounting for 31.3% of cases, according to ODH. Omicron BA.2 and omicron BA.4 accounted for 11.64% and 10.69% cases respectively.
Ohio uses genomic sequencing to determine the variant, but it can only be performed on PCR tests with a high enough viral load. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/entire-miami-valley-now-at-high-community-covid-level/NAKGJFC73ZHBJM6TE3YUVUM3PE/ | 2022-07-22T16:21:05 | 1 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/entire-miami-valley-now-at-high-community-covid-level/NAKGJFC73ZHBJM6TE3YUVUM3PE/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Water said it currently has no plans to increase water rates for the 2022-23 fiscal year, according to a report from Community Impact.
At a meeting Thursday, Austin Water staff said the department has a 2022-23 fiscal year budget of $683.8 million and anticipates $608.7 million in revenue. Austin Water said it can support the budget on current rates.
Current rates sit at 1.15% of median household income, with the average resident paying around $80 each month.
Despite prices staying steady for now, Austin Water said this could be the final year without increased rates for the foreseeable future. It's unknown how much the new rates could be, but Austin Water said they're aiming for a maximum of 1.5% of a resident's income.
To learn more, read Community Impact's full report.
PEOPLE ARE ALSO READING: | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-water-rates-stay-same-time-being/269-94c54a15-1452-4c1f-b444-8e60be650e23 | 2022-07-22T16:25:25 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-water-rates-stay-same-time-being/269-94c54a15-1452-4c1f-b444-8e60be650e23 |
Flagstaff-area wildfires come with long-lasting costs as season heats up, experts say
The recovery and aftermath from wildfires could be a lot more costly than previously thought, according to research from two forestry and economics experts from Northern Arizona University.
As Flagstaff and the surrounding areas continue to manage and begin to recover from June's Pipeline and Haywire fires that burned more than 30,000 acres combined, the back-end costs of these wildfires is likely to increase as more and more structures become threatened by post-fire flooding.
The initial cost of fire suppression for the Pipeline Fire reached nearly $11 million, which included the work of more than a thousand people and relied on costly aircraft that drop fire retardant. Now as the monsoon rolls in, that price tag is only expected to grow.
According to Ryan Fitch, an assistant professor in NAU's college of business with a doctorate in forest science, the total costs of dealing with wildfires are now often more expensive on the back end after the initial threat from the fire has been suppressed, especially in fires where there is little to no structural damage.
Instead, the devastation to the landscape from these fires presents an increased risk of wildfire debris flows and serious flash flooding, which has been connected to multiple deaths across the state in the past few years. Notably, these dangers can take months or even years to arise depending on the amount of rainfall in these fire-stricken areas.
Consider the Museum Fire in July 2019, Fitch said, which consumed about 2,000 acres of forest and prompted evacuations for Flagstaff residents near the flames. Now, many residents in this same area live in danger of post-fire flooding.
"We really didn't have any significant rain events until 2021, and then we had two really significant ones," Fitch said.
"These wildfires leave an impact on the landscape that can take years to materialize in terms of losses."
Recent models from the Burned Area Emergency Response teams surveying the area impacted by the Pipeline Fire indicated an increased threat of flooding around Flagstaff, particularly beneath burn scars.
The main areas of concern include the Chimney and Schultz Creek watersheds that drain in the Rio De Flag and eventually flow into downtown Flagstaff, and the Government Tank, Paintbrush-Siesta, Campbell, Copeland, Peaceful, Brandis, Lenox-Wupatki Trails watersheds — which drain into the neighborhoods of Timberline, Wupatki Trails, Fernwood and Doney Park.
Expansion and climate change play key roles in increased wildfire risk, cost
One of the biggest reasons for these increasing costs in wildfire-prone communities is development in wild-urban interfaces, Fitch said, where human infrastructure like homes and businesses are butting up against forests and other fire-prone ecosystems.
Another major consideration in the increasing cost of wildfires is the impact of climate change, which is making fire seasons longer and more severe as well as changing the rainfall.
"We're going to see more variability in the precipitation with a longer fire season, really adding a new set of complications to how we combat these fires and then how we adapt to a changed landscape in the face of potentially more or less rain," Fitch said.
Wildfire map: Track where fires are burning in Arizona in 2022
Many of the challenges that come with managing some of the forests at risk for wildfires today can be linked to a long history of land development and mismanagement by settlers and an aversion to fire entirely, according to Andrew Sanchez Meador, executive director of the Ecological Restoration Institute at NAU.
Because of these practices, Sanchez Meador said, the forests today are largely in bad shape to begin with.
"The first challenge is helping people to understand the lack of forest health and the degree of degradation that these forests have," he said.
During early European settlement in the West, heavy harvesting of trees for houses and railroads would create areas where small trees could regenerate. Historically, Sanchez Meador explained, fire would have burned through and killed those trees, but settlers actively suppressed fires.
"So we basically cut out all the trees and then created space for all those little trees to grow and then eliminated the thing that might limit how many trees came back," he said.
Now we're faced with a problem more than a century in the making, he said.
When calculating the costs of potential wildfires across northern Arizona, Sanchez Meador said, the costs and benefits of pre-fire treatment need to be weighed against not treating the areas and then paying for direct and indirect wildfire suppression and the consequences that come with it.
"The mitigation — not having to pay suppression and indirect costs — the return on investment of that is way bigger than the amount of money that needs to be paid to have some trees thinned or removed," Sanchez Meador said.
Federal funding has already been allocated to address some of these costs.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law has committed $3 billion over the next decade to fight wildfire across the country.
Within this funding is $61 million that will be invested directly in Arizona projects, including the 4 Forests Restoration Initiative (4FRI) and four other recovery and mitigation projects in impacted areas across the state. These restoration projects include wildlife habitat improvement, grassland, spring and stream channel restoration as well as trail and road maintenance across impacted and at-risk areas.
Boosting northern Arizona economy: Tourists are back in Flagstaff
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Emergency Watershed Protection Project also includes nearly $13 million for flood mitigation in the Museum, Telegraph and Bush fire areas around Flagstaff, Superior and Phoenix. These mitigation efforts typically include removing debris from stream channels, establishing vegetative cover on critically eroding lands and repairing damaged levees and structures.
"There's a lot of funds that are available for green infrastructure, and treatments are being implemented," Sanchez Meador said. "But we need to make sure that funding remains available. Even though the infrastructure bill is an unprecedented amount of money, we know it's still not enough to keep doing the work that we do."
Contact northern Arizona reporter Lacey Latch at llatch@gannett.com or on social media @laceylatch.
Coverage of northern Arizona on azcentral.com and in The Arizona Republic is funded by the nonprofit Report for America and a grant from the the Vitalyst Health Foundation in association with The Arizona Republic. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2022/07/22/experts-flagstaff-area-wildfires-come-with-long-lasting-costs/10033433002/ | 2022-07-22T16:26:18 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-wildfires/2022/07/22/experts-flagstaff-area-wildfires-come-with-long-lasting-costs/10033433002/ |
Navajo residents say they won't let the government forget about poisoned uranium mines
CHURCH ROCK, N.M. — Teracita Keyanna grew up in the Red Water Pond Road community, but she never put much thought about her community's location near an area contaminated by uranium.
She spent her days herding her grandma’s sheep, unknowingly letting them graze in the most contaminated parts of the community because there were no fences or signs to warn her of the hazards.
While tending to the sheep, she would take a swig of water she found in nearby puddles, which was nothing out of the ordinary for a Navajo kid growing up on the Navajo Nation.
She’s now well aware of how dangerous these seemingly innocent acts were, and as an adult she works to educate children about their uranium-contaminated community, lessons she says children shouldn’t have to learn.
Among her teaching supplies are crossword puzzles using words like “uranium,” “yellowcake” and “radiation.” She has coloring books, a scrambled-word activity sheet where kids form words like “open pit,” “debris pile” and “warning signs.”
She also hands out a comic book titled, “Gamma Goat: The Danger of Uranium." The illustrations show a goat teaching sheep about the origin of uranium mining, how the sheep need to stay away from mine pits, and what to be aware of in the community. Morbid learning tools, she knows, but Keyanna said it's vital for their safety and knowledge.
“It pisses me off,” said Keyanna. “This was never done when I was a child. My generation has probably been right along with the mine workers, because I used to herd sheep with these fences down and no one said anything. It pisses me off that I have to keep an eye out on my health and see if anything develops.”
Keyanna is part of the grass-roots organization Red Water Pond Road Community Association, which was founded in 2006 by Navajo residents who live near the Northeast Church Rock Mines, the Tronox Quivira Mines and the United Nuclear Corp. Mill Site. The community is a little over 20 miles northeast of Gallup, New Mexico.
The organization held its 43rd Uranium Tailings Spill Legacy Commemoration last week. On July 16, 1979, an earthen dam owned by United Nuclear Corp. broke and released 1,100 tons of radioactive uranium tailings and 94 million gallons of toxic wastewater into the Puerco River, contaminating the river for at least 80 miles and impacting about 11 Navajo Nation communities.
A year later, the Navajo Nation filed a lawsuit seeking $12.5 million from United Nuclear Corp. on behalf of 125 Arizona and New Mexico Navajo families for damages they say resulted from the spilling of radioactive water into the Puerco River in July 1979.
Toxic waste:Infrastructure law funds Superfund cleanups, but not uranium mines on Indigenous lands
People weren't warned of the risks
Residents living along the Puerco River at the time said they were never warned of the dangers of radioactive waste contaminating the water they used for their livestock and crops. Arizona and New Mexico environmental agencies never made it clear whether the water was safe.
In August 1980, it was reported that the Arizona Department of Health Services warned families living along the Puerco in Navajo and Apache counties in Arizona to avoid the water and keep their livestock out of the river.
Levels of radioactivity in the river exceed Arizona's maximum limit, the department said. The department began testing water from the Puerco River after the spill.
At the time, Cubia Clayton of the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Division said the danger "is not at a level to cause us any reason for concern at this point."
"There is some evidence, but not a whole lot, that background levels from uranium mine discharges over a long period of time might cause higher levels of radiation in livestock tissue," he said then.
Residents say the community has long dealt with this type of denial about how hazardous the Puerco River is for Navajo families and their livestock. It wasn't until 2015 that Navajo researcher Tommy Rock, who was testing unregulated wells along the Puerco River, discovered uranium levels at 43 parts per billion, well above the EPA limit of 30 parts per billion, in the water.
“The contaminated runoff from uranium mining has degraded the Puerco River and for decades has negatively impacted the people that rely on it,” stated Rock in 2019 in testimony before a U.S. House Natural Resources subcommittee.
Not only was the spill harmful, he said, but other factors like routine mill operations, unforeseen events and insufficient remediation of mining activities disproportionately affected tribal communities.
Teresa Montoya, who is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago, has family from the Puerco Valley in Sanders. She said it was through Rock’s research that this contamination was finally discovered. After that, the community formed the Puerco Valley Homeowners Association to get the tribe and other entities to address the issue.
“None of the action happened because the federal or tribal government is going to take it upon themselves to do this,” said Montoya. “I argue it's a community effort, and usually it's because of some sort of grief or trauma. By upholding Diné scientists and researchers like Tommy, who notified that community, they took that data, and they put pressure on the Navajo Nation.”
With more than 520 abandoned uranium mines across the Navajo Nation awaiting cleanup, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency entered into enforcement agreements and settlements valued at over $1.7 billion to reduce the highest risks of radiation exposure to the Navajo people from abandoned uranium mines. As a result, funds are available to begin the assessment and cleanup process at 230 of the 523 abandoned uranium mines.
A 10-year plan on how these funds will be used has been put in place by the Navajo EPA.
“It’s going to take a long time to clean up the uranium mines,” said Chris Shuey, co-investigator for the DiNEH Project and Navajo Birth Cohort Study at Southwest Research and Information Center. “There is only money for 40% of that. There’s no plan by the federal government to commit the kind of resources that it will take to solve this problem, and put people to work, and repair the land to heal the people.”
'We are fed up with feasible'
The Red Water Pond Road Community organization continues to fight for environmental justice and awareness. For the past two years the community and the Navajo Nation have been working to prevent the transfer and storage of uranium-contaminated soil from the Northeast Church Rock Mine Site to a proposed site located only 1 mile away.
In April, the Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners traveled to the Red Water Pond Road Community and heard from residents who shared firsthand accounts of the traumatizing health and livelihood experiences caused by the mines.
The transfer of the waste only a mile from the Navajo Nation has been a contentious issue for the community and the Navajo Nation. In 2021, President Jonathan Nez wrote a letter to the NRC opposing a waste dump so close to the Navajo Nation.
The dumping costs to transfer the waste down the road was about $44 million, according to participants in a local radio forum that year. That's millions of dollars less than the $293 million it would cost to transport it to the nearest off-reservation facility, which is why this nearby transfer was proposed.
“That has always been what they wanted and not the community,” said Keyanna. “The community has always wanted off-site removal. And the reply has always been ‘it’s on your property.’ We were always told this is the feasible solution and we are fed up with feasible. We don’t have a solution, but it's not our job to find a solution. Why does the community have to figure out where it goes?”
Moving out of the community is not the solution and not an option for the 53 families who choose to stay in their homes. The cultural ties to the land is strong, residents say, even if the EPA has tried to erase that by saying the mines were there first and the people followed.
“There was a thing going around that the EPA was repeating, that somehow the mines were here first and the people just followed them,” said Shuey. “Folks out here could trace their lineage a hundred years from that.”
But the advocates were apparently successful, because the NRC sent a memo to its staff to hold off on issuing a final environmental impact statement and safety evaluation report, both of which are required to allow the EPA to transfer and store uranium-contaminated soil from the Northeast Church Rock Mine Site to the proposed site 1 mile away.
“The delay allows the Navajo Nation to advocate for another alternative than taking the waste across the road,” said Valinda C. Shirley executive director of the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency. “We are preparing to meet with our federal partners, such as the U.S. EPA and the U.S. DOE, to discuss other sites to dispose of the Northeast Church Rock Mine waste.”
As the federal government continues to delay the cleanup of these uranium mines, residents fear officials want to wait and hope the Navajo Nation and its people will forget the 40 years of uranium mining on the Navajo Nation and the largest radioactive spill. Keyanna and the Red Water Pond Road Community will continue their annual commemoration of the spill to remind everyone they haven’t forgotten and neither should the federal government.
“In other locations this wouldn't be a problem at all,” said Keyanna. “The community members who decided they wouldn’t move away, in their minds they’ve lived their lives. They feel if they’re going to die here, then it's going to be for a reason. And a lot of the reason for our elders is that if they leave they’re going to continue the mine work again. We still continue to fight.”
Arlyssa D. Becenti covers Indigenous affairs for The Arizona Republic and azcentral. Send ideas and tips to arlyssa.becenti@arizonarepublic.com. Follow her on Twitter @ABecenti.
Support local journalism. Subscribe to azcentral.com today. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/22/navajos-press-action-government-clean-up-uranium-sites/10105989002/ | 2022-07-22T16:26:23 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/07/22/navajos-press-action-government-clean-up-uranium-sites/10105989002/ |
Affordable housing crisis has House of Refuge families staying longer
The lack of affordable housing is forcing a Mesa-based nonprofit to keep families in transitional housing longer or risk them falling into homelessness.
"There is no place for people to go," said CEO Kayla Kolar.
"We cannot send people back into homeless after they've done everything right to try and get on their feet."
House of Refuge was one of 16 Arizona nonprofits that received A Community Thrives grants in 2021. The group received $4,700 from the program sponsored by The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com and Gannett Foundation. Gannett Co., Inc., owns The Republic. It also raised matching funds through Community Thrives totaling nearly $12,000.
This year, almost three dozen nonprofits are raising matching funds to qualify for final grant consideration. Search for Arizona nonprofits vying for 2022 grants at acommunitythives.com.
2022 list: Here's the list of this year's Arizona Community Thrives applicants.
House of Refuge families usually stay for a year as they work toward independence and self-sufficiency by increasing their income and education skills. Even after these families meet and achieve their program goals, however, many are not able to find permanent housing due to the high cost of rent.
"We are finding that about 70% of our families are renewing for that second year," Kolar said.
Prior to the pandemic, House of Refuge usually stayed at capacity with a waitlist.
Most of the residents are single mothers who have become homeless due to job loss, family and health emergencies or who may be fleeing domestic violence.
Since opening in 1996, House of Refuge has assisted more than 9,000 families and children. According to the group, about 85% of these families complete the program and move on to permanent housing.
Community Thrives funds covered the cost of utilities and maintenance of 88 two-bedroom, single-family homes located on 20 acres that was formerly part of the Williams Air Force Base. Residents are offered employment assistance, finance and life skills courses. Children can participate in after-school programs at the on-site community center.
The 6-year-old Community Thrives program supports education, arts and culture, wellness and community building. In 2021, the program awarded almost $2.3 million to nonprofits nationwide.
Applicants have to raise a minimum amount of matching funds to qualify for final grant consideration. Qualified nonprofits will be crowdfunding for 2022 Community Thrives grants through Aug. 12. Grants are expected to be awarded in October.
Find more details about A Community Thrives at acommunitythrives.com. Learn more about House of Refuge at houseofrefuge.org.
Roxanne De La Rosa writes about nonprofits for The Republic and azcentral.com. Reach her at rdelarosa@azcentral.com. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2022/07/22/house-of-refuge-provides-housing-for-struggling-families-with-children/10109985002/ | 2022-07-22T16:26:29 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2022/07/22/house-of-refuge-provides-housing-for-struggling-families-with-children/10109985002/ |
Phoenix History: Story of Charles F. Willis, forgotten figure of Arizona mining
An acquaintance recently asked me if I knew anything about Charles F. Willis whose name she had encountered in a research project. I had to admit that I was not familiar with him, but would do some sleuthing. The following is what I learned.
Charles Francis Willis was a trained mining engineer who first worked, after graduation from MIT in 1906, for mining operations in Colorado and New Mexico before he ventured out to Arizona. But he changed course a bit becoming Professor of Mining and Metallurgy at the University of Arizona in 1912.
Willis, or Charley as most people came to address him, must have made quite an impression teaching. And in fact, he is said to have turned down some job offers to continue teaching. But then he was asked to be the head of the 2-year old Bureau of Mines affiliated with the UofA in 1915. This was before the young state of Arizona had an official Bureau of Mines — sort of mind boggling consider how important mining was and is to our economy.
But Arizona did finally establish a Bureau of Mines in early 1915 and Willis became the director of this new state entity. Willis later resigned and worked for Phelps Dodge for a couple of years.
Then R.A. Watkins lured Willis to move to Phoenix in 1920 and become the new editor of the Arizona Mining Journal. In this position, Willis anticipated that he would “be better able to serve the mining industry.” And serve he did for 26 years.
Phoenix History: A small and short-lived summer lake
The reputation of the Mining Journal allowed Willis provide information that helped small and large mining operations. Willis’ publishing work and speaking engagements did help him to realize the need for an organization that focused strictly on small mining operations. A state-wide organization formed in August 1929 and Willis became the secretary of the Small Mining Operators Association in 1938. He immediately started a monthly publication targeting the membership calling it Pay Dirt.
Willis became so involved with assisting small mining operations that he lobbied the legislature for the creation of the Department of Mineral Resources which Governor Jones approved in March 1939. This was another means of strengthening the state’s mining industry.
Willis sold the Arizona Mining Journal to Mining World in 1946 and dedicated himself to Pay Dirt until poor health caused him to sell the publication in 1968.
When you look at the Arizona State Seal, you see a miner prominently standing with his pick and shovel. Will he strike gold, silver, or copper and be rolling in the money? We’ll never know, but we can be certain that the miners and all those associated with the industry in Arizona worked hard for their riches. Charles F. Willis typifies the many influential “behind the scenes” people who contributed so much to Arizona’s mining industry for over 50 years, but remain little known by the rest of the state.
Donna Reiner is the co-author of three books on Phoenix history. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-history/2022/07/22/charles-f-willis-forgotten-figure-history-arizona-mining/10100660002/ | 2022-07-22T16:26:35 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-history/2022/07/22/charles-f-willis-forgotten-figure-history-arizona-mining/10100660002/ |
43rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road closed after 3-vehicle collision in Phoenix
The intersection of 43rd Avenue and Thunderbird Road in Phoenix was shut down in all directions following a "very serious, multi-vehicle collision" Friday morning, the Phoenix Police Department said.
Commuters were asked to seek alternative routes during their morning commute.
The accident happened in the early morning hours of Friday. Phoenix fire crews said they responded to a three-vehicle accident with one car on fire.
Six people were taken to the hospital, Phoenix fire said. It's unclear how many people were involved in the crash overall.
Authorities said a woman in her 30s was in extremely critical condition and another woman in her 20s was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Four teenagers were also taken to the hospital: two teen boys were in critical condition, one teen boy in stable condition and one teen girl in stable condition.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Reach breaking news reporter Haleigh Kochanski at hkochanski@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @HaleighKochans.
Support local journalism. Subscribe to azcentral.com today. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-traffic/2022/07/22/43rd-avenue-thunderbird-road-closed-after-car-crash-phoenix/10126087002/ | 2022-07-22T16:26:41 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-traffic/2022/07/22/43rd-avenue-thunderbird-road-closed-after-car-crash-phoenix/10126087002/ |
GAS TRACKER: Prices continue to dip; Minnesota average is $4.37, Iowa is $4.16 Jul 22, 2022 Jul 22, 2022 Updated 1 hr ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Patterson, Jared Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here's the latest as of July 22. Gas prices IA/MN Infogram Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More From KIMT News 3 National CDC extends travel mask mandate to May 3 Updated Apr 14, 2022 Olmsted County Olmsted Co. passport services 'temporarily suspended' due to staffing issues Updated Apr 28, 2022 News Hotels sheltering weary travelers Dec 11, 2021 News Minnesotans share their holiday weekend plans Updated Jul 2, 2022 News Man pleads not guilty to baseball bat attack in Stewartville Mar 1, 2022 Community Bluestem Center For Autism celebrates neurodiversity with grand opening event Updated Dec 2, 2021 Recommended for you
Olmsted County Olmsted Co. passport services 'temporarily suspended' due to staffing issues Updated Apr 28, 2022
Community Bluestem Center For Autism celebrates neurodiversity with grand opening event Updated Dec 2, 2021 | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/gas-tracker-prices-continue-to-dip-minnesota-average-is-4-37-iowa-is-4-16/article_378acd86-b6a4-11ec-b417-27b35e070ff8.html | 2022-07-22T16:34:33 | 0 | https://www.kimt.com/news/local/gas-tracker-prices-continue-to-dip-minnesota-average-is-4-37-iowa-is-4-16/article_378acd86-b6a4-11ec-b417-27b35e070ff8.html |
AVON, Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 31-year-old man from Avon.
The Hendricks County Sheriff's Department said Rod Michael Hopkins was last seen in Avon on Thursday, July 21 at 1 a.m.
Hopkins is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 297 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a red T-shirt, black shorts, and black and red Air Jordan shoes.
Deputies said Hopkins is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.
Anyone with information on Hopkins' whereabouts is asked to call the Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department at 317-839-8700 or 911.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
In both situations, these alerts must be issued by police.
What other people are reading:
- Health-threatening vs. life-threatening: Doctors call for clarity in Indiana abortion ban legislation
- Man dies after sinkhole opens under swimming pool, dragging him in
- 'She's our little miracle' | Brownsburg teachers celebrate daughter's 100th day in NICU
- Expert: Counseling should be considered for those who witnessed Greenwood Park Mall shooting
- Where to get back-to-school vaccines in central Indiana this weekend | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/missing-avon-man-ron-michael-hopkins-silver-alert-hendricks-county/531-9551d682-ed51-4ccc-8776-d9976f954854 | 2022-07-22T16:36:44 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/missing-avon-man-ron-michael-hopkins-silver-alert-hendricks-county/531-9551d682-ed51-4ccc-8776-d9976f954854 |
BLOOMINGTON — A 39-year-old Springfield man was sentenced to 128 days in prison early this month for possessing a stolen vehicle.
Salvador A. Rivera pleaded guilty July 5 to a Class 2 felony charge of possessing a stolen vehicle, court records state. A second misdemeanor charge for criminal trespass to vehicle was dropped.
Records also show that Rivera was ordered to 30 months of probation, and he was credited for 64 days served in jail at the time of his plea hearing.
The Pantagraph previously reported that Rivera was found in possession of a BMW that did not belong to him. He was arrested in September last year.
Updated mug shots from The Pantagraph
Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aaron Parlier
Aaron M. Parlier , 40, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 450 years in prison after he was found guilty in a bench trial of 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor and 10 counts of child pornography production.
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexandria S. Macon
Macon
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze, 32, is charged with unlawful possession of:
15 to 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of cocaine (Class 1 felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony) Less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Less than 15 grams of clonazepam (Class 4 felony) 30 to 100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor) She also is charged with two counts of permitting the unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Austin S. Waller
Austin S. Waller, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary at a Bloomington smoke shop. He is separately charged with three counts of burglary at the Corn Crib.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E. Reynolds
Brandon E. Reynolds, 35, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation for a charge of grooming.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E.J. Frieburg
Brandon E.J. Frieburg, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brenden P. Cano
Brenden P. Cano , 23, of LeRoy, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography production.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brennen M. Whiteside
Brennen M. Whiteside, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of vehicular invasion and aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brettais J. Lane
Brettais J. Lane, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in a public park and ulawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Caleb W. Collier
Caleb W. Collier, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class 1 and 2 felonies). He is accused of possessing between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine and less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Chester Johnson
Chester Johnson, 69, of Chicago, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher A. Johnson
Christopher A. Johnson, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher Garza
Christopher O. Garza, 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, was sentenced to 167 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, was sentenced to 142 days in jail in June 2022 for aggravated battery to a peace officer. He was originally charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey B. Dowell
Corey B. Dowell , 24, of Bloomington, is charged with failure to report an accident or injury.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey W. Elizondo
Corey W. Elizondo, 31, of Peoria, is charged with possession of a stolen or converted stolen vehicle and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Craig O. Harrington
Craig O. Harrington , 23, of Chicago, was sentenced to 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of burglary.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius J. Heard
Darrius J. Heard, 21, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced to six days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal, 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of 15-100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony), and possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destinee M. Nuckolls
Destinee M. Nuckolls, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine and permitting unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 31, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 36 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery-strangulation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Duane K. Martin
Duane K. Martin, 34, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, three counts of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine and four counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
PROVIDED BY BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Enrique D. Sosa
Enrique D. Sosa, 55, of Spanish Fork, Utah, is charged with theft, financial institution fraud, wire fraud and two counts of computer fraud.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 22, of Chicago, was sentenced to 60 days in jail, plus 30 months of probation, after pleading guilty July 2022 to illegal possession of stolen vehicle parts. He was previously charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Franklin P. Roberts
Franklin P. Roberts, 50, of Bloomington, is charged with threatening a public official (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
George E. Wisehart
George E. Wisehart, 44, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and two counts of meth possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hannah J. Jackson
Hannah J. Jackson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter A.W. Williamson
Hunter A.W. Williamson, 23, of Heyworth, is charged with cannabis trafficking and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob S. Upton
Jacob S. Upton, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahda R. Davis
Jahda R. Davis, 20, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates, 24, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason M. Harris
Jason M. Harris , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated arson (Class X felony), residential arson (Class 1 felony) and two counts of arson (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
Provided by Bloomington Police
Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jawarren L. Clements
Jawarren L. Clements, 25, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jessica N. Huff
Jessica N. Huff, 35, of Peoria, was sentenced to seven years in prison. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
Provided by Bloomington Police
Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua A. Lindsey
Joshua A. Lindsey, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of MDMA) Two counts of unlawful possession of meth (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of MDMA) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (amphetamine) Four counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of amphetamine, less than 15 grams of clonazepam, less than 15 grams of lorazepam, less than 15 grams of cocaine) Unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (30 to 500 grams) Unlawful possession of cannabis (30 to 500 grams)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua K. Wilson
Joshua K. Wilson, 39, of Normal, was sentenced to 152 days in jail and 24 months on conditional discharge after pleading guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, was sentenced to 143 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to one year in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kavion J. Anderson
Kavion J. Anderson, 18, of Hazel Crest, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He earned credit for 197 days served in jail. Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular hijacking.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kelyi G. Kabongo
Kelyi G. Kabongo, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession 5 to 15 grams of meth and less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver, possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth and possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta C. Chissell
Kenyatta C. Chissell, 40, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerrigan T. Spencer
Kerrigan T. Spencer, 18, of Normal, is charged with two counts of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerry M. Huls
Kerry M. Huls, 47, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful delivery of 5 to 15 grams of meth, unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of meth, unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth, and unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, was sentenced to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Malik A. Wilson
Malik A. Wilson, 23, of Chicago, is charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Carter
Mark A. Carter, 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mason A. Artis
Mason A. Artis, 22, of Shirley, is charged with possession of a stolen license plate, unauthorized use of a license plate and three counts of theft. He is separately charged with unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 102 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael S. Parkerson
Michael S. Parkerson, 54, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Noel R. Castillo
Noel Ramirez-Castillo, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful vehicular invasion, aggravated battery, theft, criminal damage to government supported property and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Penny S. Self
Penny S. Self , 59, of Ashland, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Randy M. Turner
Randy M. Turner, 39, of Danville, is charged with two counts of disarming a peace officer, five counts of aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, attempted possession of a stolen motor vehicle, criminal damage to government supported property and driving under the influence of drugs.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca L. Gormley
Rebecca L. Gormley , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhiannan O. Keith
Rhiannan O. Keith, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Richard L. Kletz
Kletz
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ronnie Cannon
Ronnie Cannon, 43, of Chicago, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Roosevelt Williams
Roosevelt Williams, 43, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion, criminal trespass to a residence and battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Sarah E. Myers
Sarah E. Myers, 39, is charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony) after she knowingly made physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature by spitting upon a correctional officer, court documents said.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shanarra S. Spillers
Shanarra S. Spillers , 36, of Normal, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, was sentenced July 13, 2022, to 68 days in jail and 30 months of probation after pleading guilty to residential burglary, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stephon T. Carter
Carter
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Terrance T. Jones
Terrance T. Jones, 34, of Chicago, is charged with armed robbery (Class X felony), aggravated battery causing great bodily harm (Class 3 felony), and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 and 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 60, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 months on probation and 96 days in jail for one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Trevon J. Triplett
Triplett
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler C. Neely
Tyler C. Neely, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with four counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class X and Class 1 felonies), reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) and methamphetamine possession (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyrone L. McKinney
Tyrone L. McKinney, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 1 to 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyson Brown
Tyson Brown is charged with burglary and forgery for attempting to cash a stolen check at CEFCU in Normal.
Provided by the McLean County Sheriff's Office
Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Xavier M. Moreau
Xavier M. Moreau, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and violation of the Firearm Owner’s Identification Card Act.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Zachary J. Williamson
Williamson
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Contact Brendan Denison at (309) 820-3238. Follow Brendan Denison on Twitter: @BrendanDenison
Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter
Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/springfield-man-gets-jail-time-for-possessing-stolen-car-in-bloomington/article_933b6a26-0935-11ed-b00d-a31554cd7acd.html | 2022-07-22T16:38:37 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/springfield-man-gets-jail-time-for-possessing-stolen-car-in-bloomington/article_933b6a26-0935-11ed-b00d-a31554cd7acd.html |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita Fire Department is on the scene of a house fire in east Wichita. The fire is in the 300 block of South Hillsdale Drive, near Kellogg and 143rd Street East.
The first fire crews to arrive found flames coming from the building. They also say there are live power lines down. There is no word yet on whether anyone is inside the home.
The fire department is asking drivers to watch out for fire trucks responding to the fire.
KSN News has a crew on the way also. We will update this story as more information becomes available. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/fire-crews-race-to-house-fire-in-east-wichita/ | 2022-07-22T16:54:46 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/fire-crews-race-to-house-fire-in-east-wichita/ |
LONG POND, Pa. — Pocono Raceway was already crowded Friday morning. Campers started arriving on Thursday for the big weekend ahead.
"Nothing beats anything this business is seeing those fans pour through that gate pumped and ready to go," said marketing director Ricky Durst.
"You know, smiles on the faces of the kids, and the bachelor and bachelorette parties, the family groups, it's special. And it gives a real sense of meaning to why we do this," said Ben May.
And Ben May has been "doing this" for close to 20 years. He's now track president.
This is the first time since the 1980s that Pocono Raceway will not host two Cup Series events in the same season.
So, this is your one shot to see NASCAR in action in Pennsylvania.
"This is the time! Come this weekend, the sky is blue; bring your friends; kids 12 and under are free," May said.
The gates open at 2 p.m. Friday. Not long after, the place will be roaring with energy.
"It is basically like a circus. I mean, there is literally three rings of stuff going on all over the place," said spokesperson Diana Brennan. "You've got stuff for family and kids, there is a carnival, there are playgrounds, there's interactive displays or concerts. There's really something for everybody out here. It's way more than a race, that's for sure."
There are four races over the course of the weekend. The big one is on Sunday at 3 p.m. See the full schedule of events here.
Tickets are still available. And if this is your first time here, marketing director Ricky Durst has some advice.
"Soak it all in. Soak in a NASCAR race. I tell people all the time, it is a bucket list item you've got to check off."
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/gearing-up-for-nascar-weekend-at-pocono-raceway-tricky-triangle-racing/523-5efdd665-40ab-4f81-bb8f-52fc631ac066 | 2022-07-22T16:57:50 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/gearing-up-for-nascar-weekend-at-pocono-raceway-tricky-triangle-racing/523-5efdd665-40ab-4f81-bb8f-52fc631ac066 |
UTICA, N.Y. – Hundreds were without power in North Utica along Genesee Street for just over an hour Friday morning.
About 560 customers lost power around 11:20 a.m. and it was restored by 12:30 p.m.
NEWSChannel 2 has reached out to National Grid regarding the cause of the outage and is waiting to hear back. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/power-restored-to-more-than-500-customers-in-north-utica/article_ebeb46d0-09d7-11ed-b6e9-af991a47eaf2.html | 2022-07-22T17:00:39 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/power-restored-to-more-than-500-customers-in-north-utica/article_ebeb46d0-09d7-11ed-b6e9-af991a47eaf2.html |
Indy's largest public works project this year is a stormwater pipe near Washington Park
The Indianapolis Public Works department's largest project this year may not be eye-popping − in fact, it will mostly be hidden underground. But it promises major flood relief to residents of the neighborhoods surrounding Washington Park.
The $18.3 million project is a large mile-long stormwater pipe, dubbed the Keystone interceptor, to be built from Fall Creek Parkway to Keystone Avenue along 33rd Street, Orchard Avenue and 34th Street.
The project also includes 3 miles of new road pavement, over a mile of new sidewalk and 700 tree plantings.
"By this time next year," Mayor Joe Hogsett said in a news release, "this area will have a new stormwater interceptor and related upgrades to nearby roadways — which means fewer times residents will wake up to a flooded basement, fewer times their commute is inhibited by standing water, and less snowmelt that threatens to turn back into ice when the temperature drops.”
The 78-inch-wide interceptor pipe will serve a 3-square-mile project area consisting of, eventually, 12 more drainage projects. This area is bordered roughly by Fall Creek, Emerson Avenue, 30th and 38th streets. There have been 1,100 stormwater related complaints in this area since 2001, officials said.
Read: Life on the river attracted people to Rocky Ripple, now the water may drive out families
The project is being funded through the local stormwater fund and some federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars.
Kayla Dwyer is a transportation reporter at IndyStar. Contact her at kdwyer@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @kayla_dwyer17. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/07/22/indianapolis-infrastructure-flood-relief-public-works-indy-east-side-stormwater-pipe/65380065007/ | 2022-07-22T17:01:36 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/07/22/indianapolis-infrastructure-flood-relief-public-works-indy-east-side-stormwater-pipe/65380065007/ |
First Three Trails concert to feature James McMurty
MUNCIE, Ind. — Acclaimed Americana singer-songwriter James McMurtry and his band will perform a free outdoor concert on Saturday, July 30, as part of the 2022 Muncie Three Trails Music Series.
The inaugural concert in the 2022 series will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at Canan Commons, 500 S. Walnut St. Muncie native Mike Martin and the Beautiful Mess will open the show.
More than 30 years after his debut release, the critically acclaimed "Too Long in the Wasteland," co-produced by John Mellencamp, James McMurtry has become what’s known as a songwriter’s songwriter, according to a release. After his auspicious start, a Grammy nomination and five more albums followed. Taking a three-year break, he released his seventh album, "Childish Things,"in 2005, which went on to win Album of the Year at the American Music Awards, with “We Can’t Make It Here” capturing their Song of the Year award. In 2015, McMurtry released "Complicated Game," which became his highest charting record to date, reaching #9 on Billboard’s US Indie chart.
More:Here's who'll take the stage at the Muncie Three Trails Music Series free 2022 concerts
"The Muncie Three Trails Music Series is proud to have James McMurtry and his band, Ronnie Johnson, Darrenm Hess, and Tim Holt, grace the Canan Commons stage," the release stated.
The next Muncie Three Trails concert will feature the Small Glories at 7 p.m. Aug. 13 at Canan Commons.
The Muncie Three Trails Music Series is a nonprofit partnership between Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, Muncie Arts and Culture Council, and Rick Zeigler, series founder and organizer. The mission of the series is to bring critically acclaimed, national recording artists to perform at Canan Commons, Muncie’s premier outdoor performance venue, located in the heart of downtown Muncie. A second mission is to promote the many recreational, artistic, and cultural attractions located along, or in close proximity to, Canan Commons and Muncie’s popular “Three Trails”: The White River Greenway, Cardinal Greenway and Muncie Arts and Culture Trail.
For subscribers:Cardinal Greenway trail draws cyclists, walkers and runners to Muncie area
Information: munciethreetrails.com.
Interlock, Minnetrista partner on sensory-friendly 'Faeries, Sprites, & Lights'
MUNCIE — Interlock, a nonprofit organization that provides support, education and resources to individuals and families affected by autism spectrum disorder, has partnered with Minnetrista to sponsor a special sensory-friendly day of the annual "Faeries, Sprites, & Lights" event noon-4 p.m. July 31.
"The sensory-friendly event is designed to welcome our Faerie friends with sensory sensitivities or disabilities to the Oakhurst Gardens to experience the magic in a calmer and welcoming environment," a release stated. "Join us for some quiet music, an optional live theatre show and character interactions, or just take a stroll through the beautiful flowers and decorations."
Individuals, close family and caregivers affected by autism and other sensory-processing disorders can reserve their free tickets by using the discount code available on the Interlock Facebook page. A limited number of free tickets are available. Additional tickets are available online or at the door for $12 each ($10 for Minnetrista members); kids age 2 and younger are admitted for free,
“Providing access to events like this for our families is critical. Even the smallest barrier can be enough for some of us to just sit it out” said Arrick Garringer, Interlock Board Secretary. “When Minnetrista reached out and offered to add an accessible judgement-free day to their event, we jumped at the opportunity to support it.”
Tickets are available at: https://www.minnetrista.net/events/faeries-sprites-lights-6fhjw or the Interlock Facebook Page.
Send news items to The Star Press at news@muncie.gannett.com. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/07/22/first-three-trails-concert-to-feature-james-mcmurty/65379292007/ | 2022-07-22T17:02:12 | 0 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/07/22/first-three-trails-concert-to-feature-james-mcmurty/65379292007/ |
An attorney for Tamaqua Area School District officials is seeking to have a federal lawsuit against them in connection with an alleged assault of players at the high school “football house” dismissed.
Gary H. Dadamo, the attorney representing the district and 12 current or former district officials named as defendants in the lawsuit, argued in a motion filed May 3 that the suit failed to establish claims that the rights of two students involved in the incident in November were violated under the 14th Amendment.
He added the lawsuit, filed in April in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania by attorneys Barry H. Dyller and Tara G. Giarratano of Wilkes-Barre on behalf of the fathers of the alleged victims, doesn’t meet the legal thresholds for violations of Title IX or the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
“The claims against the individual defendants must be dismissed because there are no allegations that they had any personal involvement in any violation of plaintiffs’ constitutional rights,” Dadamo wrote.
He reiterated the arguments in a reply brief filed July 14, but added that no district policies, customs or procedures caused the students harm.
“Based upon the specific allegations in the complaint, this was an isolated incident at most,” Dadamo wrote, referring to the alleged assault.
In the lawsuit, the fathers claim the district failed to protect their children and took no action after the alleged sexual assaults.
Also named in the lawsuit, in addition to the district, are: Superintendent Raymond Kinder; Assistant Superintendent Steven Toth; high school Principal Thomas McCabe; and all nine school board members: Larry Wittig, Nicholas Boyle, Melanie Dillman, Thomas Bartasavage, Bryan Miller, Robert Rother, Daniel Schoener, Trina Schellhammer and Thomas Rottet.
Authorities charged Tamaqua resident Zachary McGlinchey, 18, with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault and three summary counts of harassment in connection with the incident in November, which resulted in the high school forfeiting its District 11 semifinal football game.
McGlinchey allegedly attacked a fellow football player in the football house on the high school campus in November, during which McGlinchey punched the victim in the face and “forcefully pushed a banana against his clothed anus,” police reported.
Magisterial District Judge Thomas H. Xavios bound over all the charges against McGlinchey to Schuylkill County Court at a hearing in late May.
McGlinchey, who had been expelled from school, was also arraigned by Xavios on $20,000 unsecured bail on the condition that he not have contact with the alleged victim.
The defendant has a status conference scheduled at 9 a.m. Aug. 5 before President Judge Jacqueline L. Russell.
Authorities also charged a juvenile with summary harassment in connection with the incident, while two other juveniles were referred to county juvenile probation.
In a brief in opposition to the May 3 motion, Dyller and Giarratano argued their clients suffered intentional discrimination and a hostile environment under the 14th Amendment.
They said district officials had the authority to address student-on-student sexual harassment and can be held liable for not doing so under the equal protection clause.
First Call
“Each of the individual defendants acted with deliberate indifference to the sexual assaults of A.M. and T.K.,” they wrote in the brief filed June 30. “A school official who receives actual knowledge of sexual harassment or assault is obligated to respond as mandated by Title IX.”
Dyller and Giarratano argued that officials create a Title IX liability for their institution by responding to sexual harassment or assault with “deliberate indifference,” adding the officials refused to comply with Title IX mandates.
The attorneys concluded their response by stating that district officials didn’t follow the law and abide by Title IX.
Specifically, they ignored T.K.’s reports of sexual harassment and denied A.M. the opportunity to be present at hearings over the incident.
Contacted Tuesday, Dyller said he thinks the motion to dismiss the lawsuit lacks merit and he’s confident the case won’t be dismissed.
He added they plan to proceed with the discovery process, which includes the exchange of information, in the case. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-tamaqua-football-hazing-lawsuit-20220722-je2b3eympjek7bqzsgu6ygyldu-story.html | 2022-07-22T17:02:35 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-tamaqua-football-hazing-lawsuit-20220722-je2b3eympjek7bqzsgu6ygyldu-story.html |
SAN ANTONIO — A 33-year-old man was arrested, accused of stealing mail from at least 15 separate mailboxes, the Atascosa County Sheriff's Department says.
On Wednesday morning, authorities received a call for a man going through mailboxes north of Poteet on Highway 16.
Both the Poteet Police Department and a deputy arrived. When they found the suspect, identified as Glen Patrick Mosqueda, he was found with at least 50 pieces of mail.
Mosqueda was booked into the Atascosa County Jail where his bond was set at $10,000.
"Our Criminal Investigation Division is currently investigating other possible suspects in this and other mail thefts and additional arrest are likely. Investigators are currently contacting residents to return their mail to them," Sheriff David Soward said.
More on KENS 5: | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/man-arrested-stealing-mail-atascosa-county-poteet-highway-16/273-8e2fee86-8c52-4216-a96e-3a1b980b59f8 | 2022-07-22T17:08:21 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/man-arrested-stealing-mail-atascosa-county-poteet-highway-16/273-8e2fee86-8c52-4216-a96e-3a1b980b59f8 |
A devastating overnight inferno that took hours for firefighters to get control of has displaced at least 18 families and left an 80-year-old woman dead, New Jersey officials said Friday.
The fire started around 12 a.m. at an apartment building in East Orange and quickly overtook the 4-story building.
Fire crews already up against intense heat when they started attacking the blaze were met with thick black smoke that filled the skies for almost 10 hours. Many in the area were still wearing masks after sunrise to keep from chocking on the air.
When firefighters were able to get inside the building they found an 80-year-old woman dead on the third floor of the building, city officials said. Her cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner.
A handful of firefighters were also injured in the overnight response. At least four were taken to two hospitals in the area; their conditions weren't immediately known but they were expected to recover.
Building inspectors will need to determine whether its structurally sound and if the tenants will be able to return to their homes. Right now, the Red Cross is assisting the families impacted by the fire. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/80-year-old-woman-found-dead-in-dogged-nj-inferno-4-firefighters-hurt-ny-only/3786185/ | 2022-07-22T17:12:23 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/80-year-old-woman-found-dead-in-dogged-nj-inferno-4-firefighters-hurt-ny-only/3786185/ |
A pair of armed men bungled a carjacking in Queens despite outnumbering their victim and firing at least one shot, authorities said.
The July 10 robbery attempt was caught on surveillance video and released to the public on Friday in hopes of catching up to the two suspects.
Police said the armed pair approached the 37-year-old victim around 3 a.m. in Jackson Heights, near 92nd Street and Elmhurst Avenue, displaying a firearm and demanding he turn over the keys to his car.
The men jumped inside the man's car and tried to drive off, but they didn't have the key fab still in possession of the victim, police said.
On video, the 37-year-old man is seen walking back to his car after the two men get inside. The one carrying the firearm gets into the backseat and fires at the victim through the open window at point-blank range, somehow missing the man.
Although they didn't get away with the car, police said the duo swiped the man's cell phone before running off. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-thwarts-nyc-carjackers-narrowly-avoids-bullet-in-sidewalk-face-off-cops/3786265/ | 2022-07-22T17:12:29 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-thwarts-nyc-carjackers-narrowly-avoids-bullet-in-sidewalk-face-off-cops/3786265/ |
NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA — Hikers are used to seeing dogs up on a mountain, but this story is the tale of the trail and the hare.
"You ready to go?" Chelsea Eason asked as she slowly pried her nine-pound Mini Rex rabbit named Moose out of her backpack.
Moose, also known as littlemountainbunny on Instagram, is named after the first mountain she hiked: Mount Moosilauke. At the young age of just three-and-a-half, Moose has already summited New Hampshire's 48 4,000 footers.
When Eason moved to the Sunapee region of New Hampshire several years ago and wanted to explore, she started hiking, but quickly realized she wanted to share the trail with someone. Turns out a rabbit was the perfect partner.
"I have always been a weird kid," Eason explained.
When she was young, Eason would ride around her neighborhood on her bike with her pet bunny in a basket.
"I have never seen rabbits as a stationary pet or to be kept in a cage," Eason added.
In 2019, Eason took Moose on her first hike and they were both hooked.
"I was like, 'I guess she is a hiking rabbit,'" Eason chuckled.
Hiking with a nine-pound rabbit is never just a straight shoot up the trail. Moose's pace alternates between sprinting and complete halts to nibble on goodies she finds, to clean her coat, or to just take a break. (Aesop's fable was spot on).
When she's had enough, Moose catches a lift inside Eason's backpack. Typically, Eason says, Moose hikes around two miles of any given trail the pair have hiked.
"I swear, her favorite part is eating twigs along the trail -- like maintenance I guess," Eason chuckled.
Fellow hikers who encounter her on the trail find it a bit "hare-raising," but reactions online, specifically on TikTok, have blown Eason away.
Attention on TikTok happened almost by accident. Eason had so much video footage of Moose she decided to download the app and post a few clips. Moose gained popularity almost overnight.
"My phone was blowing up. The videos were all over the internet, and my friends were messaging me, 'Is this your rabbit?' I was like, 'Yeah,'" Eason explained.
With New Hampshire's 48 4,000 footers in the rearview mirror, Eason and Moose are currently working on hiking the NH 52-With-a-View. (That is, 52 peaks in New Hampshire that all have an elevation close to or above 2,500 feet). Eason predicts that will take a few years.
As a self-described introvert, Eason says all the attention on Moose has been a little unnerving, but the precious moments the pair have encountered along the trail have made it all worth it. On one hike, a woman wanted to hold Moose, which Eason is always happy to oblige.
"Once she held Moose she started crying tears of joys ... To make someone that happy on [the] trail made everything worth it," Eason shared. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/hiking-bunny-in-nh-turning-heads-on-the-trail-and-on-tiktok-viral-outdoors/97-c39528fb-e923-4c1a-9a3a-587b49036390 | 2022-07-22T17:17:25 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/hiking-bunny-in-nh-turning-heads-on-the-trail-and-on-tiktok-viral-outdoors/97-c39528fb-e923-4c1a-9a3a-587b49036390 |
DALLAS (KDAF) — A new fast-casual restaurant is coming to the Plano area and they’re giving out free food to celebrate.
Mendocino Farms is known for its varied menu of seasonal sandwiches and salads made from fresh, high-quality ingredients. They will be opening a new location in Plano’s Legacy West (7700 Windrose Ave.) on Tuesday, Aug. 2.
“Since Mendocino Farms entered the DFW market we had our sights set on Plano’s diverse dining scene and look forward to providing a new flavorful spot for Legacy West shoppers and business district to enjoy,” Kevin Miles, CEO of Mendocino Farms, said in a news release. “As experts in adventurous eating, our elevated menu will bring fellow foodies together over a leisurely meal while dining in, or for an on-the-go lunch.”
In celebration of this opening, officials say Plano residents will get an opportunity to score some free food.
To get your free food, officials say Plano residents need to create a My Mendo account and select “DFW-Plano as their favorite location before opening day. Once they do this, they can enjoy a special offer of a free sandwich, salad or bowl with any menu purchase during the first two weeks post-opening.
For more information on Mendocino Farms, including a look at their menu, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/mendocino-farms-opening-new-location-in-plano-this-august-heres-how-to-get-a-free-menu-item/ | 2022-07-22T17:18:01 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/mendocino-farms-opening-new-location-in-plano-this-august-heres-how-to-get-a-free-menu-item/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Everyone is doing a gender reveal these days but not a lot of people are announcing their babies at minor league baseball games, so, why not hop on the train of this new trend?
The Frisco RoughRiders want to give you a helping hand in celebrating your new baby at a game during the 2022 season. “Winners will be chosen to receive a luxury suite with F/B for your family & friends + you’ll have the option to fire off fireworks to reveal the gender of your baby!”
Here’s what you can expect if you win this baby announcement party from the RoughRiders:
“Party will include a luxury suite that can accommodate twenty (20) guests, five (5) parking passes, and a food and non-alcoholic beverage package for your guests! On top of it all, during an inning break, we will get the lucky couple up on the dugout and fire off fireworks to reveal the gender of your upcoming baby!”
For more information including baby announcement rules as well as how to enter to win, click here! | https://cw33.com/news/local/new-north-texas-trend-alert-announce-your-baby-at-a-minor-league-baseball-game-in-frisco/ | 2022-07-22T17:18:07 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/new-north-texas-trend-alert-announce-your-baby-at-a-minor-league-baseball-game-in-frisco/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — This one goes out to all the Ree Drummonds of the world.
You know the type, the hardworking woman who can do it herself. From growing their own crops to herding cattle to grilling up a stake, the pioneer woman does it all. So, in celebration of women’s hard work, LawnLove.com is looking at the best states for pioneer women.
“We looked at eight different factors indicating a state’s friendliness toward farming (especially for women) and surviving off the grid,” as stated in their report.
So what is the best place for the pioneer woman, according to their findings it’s none other than the Lone Star State itself.
Here’s how Texas ranked across a few key metrics:
- Solar Energy Use – 2nd
- Wind Energy Use – 1st
- “Best States to Start a Farm or Ranch” Rank – 4th
- Percentage of Female Farm Producers – 21st
Other states amongst the best were:
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- Iowa
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Oregon
- New Mexico
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Washington
For the full report, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/this-report-says-texas-is-the-best-state-for-pioneer-women-in-2022/ | 2022-07-22T17:18:13 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/this-report-says-texas-is-the-best-state-for-pioneer-women-in-2022/ |
A man who has been serving a 25-year prison sentence based mostly on testimony from an ex-Houston police officer whose cases are being reviewed following a 2019 deadly drug raid should have his conviction overturned, a judge said Thursday.
Frederick Jeffery was convicted in April 2018 for possessing methamphetamine based mostly on evidence and testimony from former Houston officer Gerald Goines, according to prosecutors.
Goines has been charged with murder and is facing other counts in state and federal court in connection with a deadly raid that he led in January 2019 in which Dennis Tuttle, 59, and his wife, Rhogena Nicholas, 58, were killed. The families of Tuttle and Nicholas filed federal civil rights lawsuits against the city and 13 officers.
Prosecutors allege Goines lied to obtain the warrant to search the couple's home by claiming a confidential informant had bought heroin there. Goines later said there was no informant and that he bought the drugs himself, they allege. Police found small amounts of marijuana and cocaine in the house, but no heroin.
In Jeffery's case, prosecutors allege Goines also lied to obtain a search warrant that allowed officers to go into a home where Jeffery was arrested.
A confidential informant later told investigators she never bought cocaine at one of the homes tied to the search warrant in Jeffery's case and that she and Goines had started doing things "the wrong way" several years earlier and she would get paid for some drug buys she never made, according to court documents.
Prosecutors also allege Goines testified at trial that he was told by Jeffery that he had a phone inside the home and when Goines went to retrieve it, he found drugs next to the phone. Authorities allege Goines lied about having this conversation with Jeffery regarding the phone.
Local
The latest news from around North Texas.
"I think what all this shows is he and others were really engaged in a pattern of fictitious buys, perjured warrants and straight up graft," said Josh Reiss, chief of the Post-Conviction Writs Division of the Harris County District Attorney's office.
Prosecutors said Thursday Jeffery's case was the fifth one related to Goines' work they have recommended that the conviction be overturned.
Associate Judge Stacy Allen agreed with prosecutors and following a court hearing on Thursday, she signed an order saying that Jeffery should have his conviction overturned. The order was forwarded to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which will make the final decision.
"Confidence in the criminal justice system cannot tolerate such behavior," Allen said in her 19-page order.
In a March letter to the judge in his case, Jeffery wrote that he was "fighting for my freedom for a crime I didn't commit."
Patrick McCann, Jeffery's attorney, said he was overjoyed by the judge's order as his client was "in custody for far too long" because of false testimony against him.
McCann said he was working to have Jeffery, who had been transferred from state prison to the Harris County Jail in Houston for Thursday's court hearing, freed on bond while the appeals court issues its ruling.
"I hope it's an example of the system working correctly and catching a bad case and turning it around," McCann said.
Nicole DeBorde, Goines' attorney, criticized the district attorney's office, saying "they are interested only manipulating potential jurors in Mr. Goines' upcoming trial."
"There is NO evidence beyond wishful thinking and conjecture that there was anything wrong with the conviction the DA's office is issuing press releases about," DeBorde said in an email.
In a January affidavit, Goines declined to answer questions about Jeffery's case, asserting his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
A dozen officers tied to the narcotics squad were indicted following the 2019 deadly raid. Most of the officers face charges related to the alleged overtime scheme, allegations of falsifying documentation about drug payments to confidential informants or for allegedly lying on police reports.
After the raid, prosecutors sent out 1,405 letters to individuals whose convictions were tied in some way to Goines.
Prosecutors have dismissed approximately 150 drug cases connected to Goines, Reiss said. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/prosecutors-seek-to-overturn-5th-conviction-tied-to-ex-houston-cop/3021559/ | 2022-07-22T17:27:13 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/prosecutors-seek-to-overturn-5th-conviction-tied-to-ex-houston-cop/3021559/ |
Attention all Texans who use a cell phone or landline: The Watchdog has bad news.
Starting with September’s phone bill, your bill is going up.
I can’t provide a specific number for you except to say that all Texas phone users are about to contribute to a $210 million fund to pay a backlog of debt owed to rural telephone companies and phone co-ops.
Although I can’t be specific about your increase, I can show you below how to get an estimate of your particular price jump.
In my case, the increase for this surcharge — called the Texas Universal Service Fund — will boost the USF fee on my bill from $2 a month to $14.
Click here to read more about the increase from our partners at The Dallas Morning News. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/watchdog-your-phone-bill-will-increase-in-september/3021580/ | 2022-07-22T17:27:19 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/watchdog-your-phone-bill-will-increase-in-september/3021580/ |
Caldwell Economic Development Director Steve Fultz stands in front of the construction site of Price Pump in the Sky Ranch Business Park in December 2018.
Caldwell Economic Development Director Steve Fultz stands in front of the construction site of Price Pump in the Sky Ranch Business Park in December 2018.
CALDWELL — In 2016, Caldwell Housing Authority Executive Director Mike Dittenber warned the city council that if the city did not prioritize affordable housing, new residents would largely be living in RVs.
"I was called and admonished, and told, 'how dare I suggest that the city of Caldwell would ever be a place where people would have to resort to live in RVs?'" Dittenber said.
Due to growth and rising housing costs in the area, his prediction wasn’t that far off, Dittenber said during a presentation at a Caldwell City Council Workshop. Now, the housing authority has gotten the green light to begin construction on new RV sites at its property at 223730 Farmway Road.
The housing authority is the largest housing authority in the state and has been in existence for 83 years, Dittenber said. The housing site provides a much-needed source of housing with units at just 65% of market rate, he said.
The housing authority has a goal of adding 372 new housing units in the next 10 years, he said. This includes 172 new units of housing in addition to the 200 planned RV sites, he said.
However, that would still be 35% short of the projected need, he said.
This kind of housing is a huge benefit to the local economy, he said. Farmway Village residents contribute $100 million to the city’s gross domestic product, he said.
“If the housing authority, in conservative terms, contributes $100 million to the local GDP today, what can the housing authority in local GDP do five years from now, 10 years from now, especially if we have additional housing?” Dittenber said.
Multiple properties surrounding the site are being considered industrial development, he said. Those kinds of businesses might appreciate having housing close by for workers, he said.
But there are significant challenges to building such housing, including acquiring the type of permit necessary to build infrastructure and housing incrementally rather than having to complete a development project in one go, he said.
Also at issue is the water available at the site. The site has 850,000 gallons per day of water rights, but is currently only using 100,000 gallons per day, Dittenber said. The water pressure provided by the site's water tower is insufficient for adequate fire protection and does not meet code, he said.
Dittenber said the city can support the authority by funding needed service improvements. In 2014, the city "really threw a rope out there for future development" by building a sewer line to the property. He said he hopes the city will support the authority in building a water line.
REGULAR MEETING ITEMS
The council approved an amendment to its employee handbook to include Juneteenth as a floating holiday, according to the agenda packet for the meeting. City offices will remain open, but if employees want to take the day off, they will receive eight hours of vacation pay. If they work, they will be paid for their normal hours, as well as receiving the vacation pay.
The amendment was approved as a consent agenda item without discussion.
Jerome Mapp, the city's outgoing planning and zoning director for the past three years, was awarded with the Ken Harward Award from the Idaho Association of Cities at the meeting. The award recognizes "exceptional contributions benefitting the State of Idaho and its communities," according to a press release from the association. Mapp has over 50 years of experience in land use planning and policy work, the release said.
Steve Fultz was sworn in as the city’s new planning and zoning director. Fultz worked as the city’s economic development director from 2003 to May 2021, when he began a role as the Director of Development Services at Canyon County, according to his LinkedIn profile.
His last day with the county is Friday, Joe Decker, public information officer for Canyon County, told the Idaho Press.
Erin Banks Rusby is a reporter with the Idaho Press. She covers Canyon County, including agriculture, education, and government. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/housing-juneteenth-a-new-planning-and-zoning-director-highlights-from-caldwells-thursday-meeting/article_df6c1583-21e0-5eee-8587-a3a096597e33.html | 2022-07-22T17:28:18 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/housing-juneteenth-a-new-planning-and-zoning-director-highlights-from-caldwells-thursday-meeting/article_df6c1583-21e0-5eee-8587-a3a096597e33.html |
Originally published July 21 on IdahoEdNews.org.
When elementary students in the Twin Falls School District arrive for their first day of school this fall, they’ll be greeted by their new teacher, their classmates, their principal – and their armed security guard.
The district’s board of trustees voted unanimously at a meeting Wednesday evening to add 10 armed security guards from Eagle Eye Security, a private company. They will each be stationed at one of the district’s nine elementary schools and at an alternative middle school.
The guards will supplement school resource officers in the district to ensure there’s an armed, trained adult in every school building every day. With the prevalence of school shootings on a national level, student safety has been foremost in the minds of parents, educators, and district officials. Adding armed guards is a relatively new approach to school safety in Idaho schools.
The May shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead spurred the district to add extra coverage for its primary schools.
“We were getting a lot of comments, concerns, and questions from the community about what we were doing to support safety at elementary schools,” said Eva Craner, a spokesperson for the district. “We’ve had pretty positive feedback that this is the direction the community would support.”
Last school year, the district’s six SROs were each assigned to a high school or middle school as their “home base,” with one to three elementary schools to check in on regularly. With six SROs covering 16 schools, they could not be everywhere at once.
But the Twin Falls Police Department said it likely would not be able to provide any more than six SROs due to its own staffing shortages. Every new SRO means one fewer patrol officer.
So the district got creative and considered a new idea – bringing in armed guards.
The price tag for the guards is estimated to be about $250,000, Craner said, which will be covered with federal monies this school year. In future years, the district will likely put forward a supplemental levy to help pay for the new personnel.
That cost is on top of the $318,876.66 the district will pay for its Twin Falls Police Department SROs and their supervising sergeant this school year. The department and district each pay half of the law enforcement officers’ salaries.
When combined, that’s over half a million dollars to staff every school with armed protection.
“You don’t want just anybody”
The school district and Twin Falls Police Department plan to work together closely to make sure the new armed guards are adequately trained.
“When putting someone with a firearm in a school, you don’t want just anybody,” Sergeant Dusty Solomon, who oversees the juvenile crimes unit, said. “Our biggest concern is training them – that is a serious thing.”
The SROs have a rigorous training process. Before becoming an SRO, they must work as a patrol officer for at least three years. Then they must complete a 40-hour training course the summer before their first school year. More experienced SROs take advanced classes.
Craner said Eagle Eye Security will provide “highly-trained professionals who have a law enforcement background.”
But the SROs the armed guards will be supplementing have multifaceted roles that go beyond basic security.
First line of defense, and more
If a shooting ever did occur, an SRO would be the first line of protection. Solomon said the department always works hard to make sure SROs don’t become complacent.
“Hopefully it never happens, but if it were to happen, they’re ready and prepared to take care of it,” she said. “SROs are the chief of their jurisdiction. It’s their area that they’re in charge of and tasked with protecting.”
But SROs in the Twin Falls School District have more on their plate than just emergency response preparedness.
Solomon said SROs work to foster positive relationships with students so they will see police officers in a different light.
“We don’t want them to always see police as the bad guy who comes around because someone’s in trouble or something bad has happened, but as people there to support them,” Solomon said.
SROs will often go out in the hallways during passing periods or at lunch to greet students or even play basketball with them. And they try to get into classrooms, teaching about whatever is their focus that year – like preventing online harassment or quashing vaping.
That’s on top of helping school administrators deal with issues like students fighting, using drugs, bringing weapons to school, or being excessively absent. They also conduct welfare checks.
SROs one part of safety plan
SROs and armed security guards are just one part of the district’s broader safety plan. Other safety measures in Twin Falls School District include:
- All elementary schools have a single point of access, and secondary schools are working toward reducing their access points as well.
- Any visitors must bring a government issued identification and receive a visitor’s badge before entering the school.
- The district has a safety committee that meets quarterly and is made up of district officials and local law enforcement. The district will also be adding teachers and parents to the group this year.
- Radios are used to enhance communication.
- Cameras are used within schools to prevent incidences and to identify those involved after the fact.
- Staff members complete ALICE active shooter training.
Three years ago, Twin Falls also added a security aide to every school building. The aides are unarmed staff members who monitor safety by double checking that doors are locked appropriately, checking in visitors, and building relationships with kids in the hopes that they’ll report anything that’s out of the ordinary.
“They’re really a presence to make kids feel safe,” Craner said.
Those aides’ job descriptions may change slightly (with a focus on student behavior) now that the guards will be in place.
Going forward, the district is considering making other changes, too. For example, they are considering whether clear backpacks would increase safety and whether intercom systems need to be updated.
Mike Munger, the program manager for the Idaho Safety and Security Program, said thinking outside the box about how to improve safety is exactly what districts should be doing.
The ISSP conducts triennial safety evaluations of every school in Idaho, then points out vulnerabilities and makes recommendations for how schools can address them. But ultimately, it’s up to each school board to make decisions about how to best protect its students.
“It’s good to be thinking through all the options that are available,” he said. “It’s how the process is supposed to go … I like the fact that school boards are giving thoughtful consideration to a variety of solutions.”
Most schools in Idaho at least have a contact person within their local police department if not a full-time SRO, Munger said. And at least one other district that he could think of – the Lakeland School District – has hired armed guards to help protect students.
Whatever safety plan a school has in place, he said it’s important to continually reevaluate it.
“Acts of violence are not like a flood or earthquake that behaves the same every time,” he said. “[Shooters] learn and change and every situation is a little different. It’s one of those elements where we can never really rest on our laurels.”
Craner would agree.
“It’s never a tabled conversation,” she said. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-school-district-to-place-10-armed-security-guards-in-schools/article_ae025a69-b0e8-5161-a99f-0a859770a689.html | 2022-07-22T17:28:25 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-school-district-to-place-10-armed-security-guards-in-schools/article_ae025a69-b0e8-5161-a99f-0a859770a689.html |
Originally published July 22 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
Idaho Sen. Mark Nye, D-Pocatello, has died at the age of 76, according to a press release from the Idaho Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.
Originally published July 22 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
Idaho Sen. Mark Nye, D-Pocatello, has died at the age of 76, according to a press release from the Idaho Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.
Nye, who worked as an attorney, was finishing his third term in the Idaho Senate this year. He previously served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016. Nye did not seek re-election this year.
During the 2022 session, Nye served on the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee and the Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee.
Rep. James Ruchti, D-Pocatello, described Nye as a mentor and supporter of higher education who was respected by his colleagues on both sides of the aisle for his kindness.
“Mark was an essential part of this community for so many years,” Ruchti said in a written statement. “Mark was a respected attorney, a huge supporter of ISU and loved by the community. I think the thing I most respected about Mark was that he was kind to people. From the janitor to the CEO, he treated people with respect.”
Raised in Pocatello, Nye earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and went on to earn a law degree from the University of Idaho.
Nye previously served as president of the Idaho State Bar Association and was one of the few Idahoans elected to the governing board of the American Bar Association, according to Nye’s bio at the Idaho Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, where Nye served on the state committee. Nye also volunteered at local soup kitchens and served on the Idaho Centennial Commission and as a chairman of an Idaho State University fundraising campaign.
“Sen. Nye will be missed,” Rep. Laurie Lickley, R-Twin Falls, tweeted on Thursday. “I served with him on the Idaho EPSCoR Committee where his thoughtful and quiet thoughts were always appreciated. Rest in Peace, and may your family find comfort in the memories.”
Ammon Mayor Sean Coletti also shared his condolences on Twitter.
“Even though Sen. Nye served the Pocatello area, he frequently reached out to me to share information or to seek advice on legislation as it may have affected my city,” Coletti tweeted. “He was a thoughtful and conscientious legislator and a good man.”
Nye’s Democratic colleagues said Nye was married to his wife, Eva, and will be remembered as a husband, father, grandfather, public servant and mentor.
“Mark will be missed,” Ruchti said. “The community won’t be the same without him.”
Ruchti is presently running for Nye’s seat in the Idaho Senate and will run against Republican David Worley in the Nov. 8 general election.
Nye was one of at least 11 members of the 20-member Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that will not be returning to the Idaho Legislature for the 2023 session. Several other JFAC members decided not to run again, ran for a different office or lost primary elections.
Sign up today for one of our great newsletters and get headlines right in your inbox every morning.
Sign up now!
Search the complete digital archives for all papers in the Pioneer News Group.
Please disable your ad blocker, whitelist our site, or purchase a subscription
Thank you .
Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.
Check your email for details.
Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.
An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account.
Thank you.
Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.
A receipt was sent to your email. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-state-sen-mark-nye-d-pocatello-dies-at-age-76/article_fef53a86-77b9-5f5a-ac54-f12de29d54a1.html | 2022-07-22T17:28:31 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-state-sen-mark-nye-d-pocatello-dies-at-age-76/article_fef53a86-77b9-5f5a-ac54-f12de29d54a1.html |
A Huntington teenager died this morning in a single-vehicle crash on Indiana 16, the Huntington County coroner's office said.
Matthew J. Weill, 18, was driving west in the 4500 west block of the state highway, also known as County Road 600 North, about 2 a.m. when his vehicle left the road for an unknown reason and struck a tree, bursting into flames, the coroner's office said in a statement.
Weill was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene, the statement said. It said the death was ruled accidental, but the crash remains under investigation by the county sheriff's department and the coroner's office. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/huntington-teenager-dies-in-crash/article_e681f1b4-09da-11ed-b261-6be1df473db6.html | 2022-07-22T17:30:59 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/huntington-teenager-dies-in-crash/article_e681f1b4-09da-11ed-b261-6be1df473db6.html |
Indiana’s unemployment rate in June was 2.4%, a slight uptick from the previous month's 2.2% figure, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Still, state officials today said Indiana’s labor force participation rate rose from 62.9% in May to 63.1% in June, remaining above the national rate of 62.2%.
Indiana’s total labor force, which includes employed Hoosiers and those seeking work, stands at 3,378,333 – an increase of 13,632 from the previous month.
This is the highest level since February 2020.
“For the third time in four months, Hoosiers have set a new record for private-sector employment in Indiana,” said Josh Richardson, DWD interim commissioner. “And, as a sign of Indiana’s strong economic growth, employers still have near record numbers of job openings.”
Private sector employment in Indiana rose by 5,000 jobs over the last month, a gain of 108,300 jobs from this time last year. Total private employment is 2,765,700. Industries experiencing job increases in June include:
- Leisure and Hospitality (+6,700)
- Financial Activities (+500)
- Manufacturing (+100)
As of July 18, there were 156,813 open job postings throughout the state. Officials said 14,757 people received unemployment benefits in June.
Nationally, the unemployment rate last month was 3.6%, holding steady from May. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/indianas-jobless-rate-sees-slight-uptick-in-june/article_3965205c-09c9-11ed-8153-ab10e9544c20.html | 2022-07-22T17:31:05 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/indianas-jobless-rate-sees-slight-uptick-in-june/article_3965205c-09c9-11ed-8153-ab10e9544c20.html |
The 24th season of the Lifetime Sports Academy wrapped up today with an award ceremony at McMillen Park for kids and parents.
More than 800 participants in 2022 and over 30,500 since its inception developed skills in golf, tennis and swimming. Group lessons were offered to boys and girls, ages 7 to 18 for seven weeks in June and July. Lessons focused on skill development.
Each year, the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department provides certified coaching and trained professionals who direct lessons in swimming, tennis and golf.
This year, 1,613 golf lessons, 1,039 tennis lessons and 317 swim lessons were given.
Participants had opportunities to earn new tennis rackets and golf clubs. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/lifetime-sports-academy-wraps-up-24th-season/article_27110d9c-09d5-11ed-8eb6-7399c15d742b.html | 2022-07-22T17:31:12 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/lifetime-sports-academy-wraps-up-24th-season/article_27110d9c-09d5-11ed-8eb6-7399c15d742b.html |
The Lighthouse in partnership with Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office and OverdoseLifeline.org announced it has placed Opioid Rescue Kits at each of its three locations.
Each kit is stocked with Narcan in the case of an emergency overdose. The kits are mounted on the outside of the Lighthouse's facilities.
They can be found at:
3221 McCormick Ave.
2021 Hobson Road.
3000 E State Blvd. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/the-lighthouse-has-narcan-kits-for-overdose-rescues/article_ca67b43e-09d3-11ed-9220-7f44da475be1.html | 2022-07-22T17:31:18 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/the-lighthouse-has-narcan-kits-for-overdose-rescues/article_ca67b43e-09d3-11ed-9220-7f44da475be1.html |
Wayne Street will be restricted from Monday to Aug. 8 between Harrison and Calhoun streets while crews make window repairs, the city of Fort Wayne said today.
For questions or to report problems, contact the city's right of way department at 427-6155. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/wayne-street-section-restricted-for-2-weeks/article_27cf0e56-09de-11ed-9f76-6f69b4436eef.html | 2022-07-22T17:31:24 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/wayne-street-section-restricted-for-2-weeks/article_27cf0e56-09de-11ed-9f76-6f69b4436eef.html |
Four people were cited Thursday after an argument between two groups at a central Lincoln apartment complex devolved into an evening of violence that included an assault and robbery, according to police.
Officers first responded to the building, near Capitol Avenue and J Street, around 4 p.m. Thursday after a 31-year-old man deployed pepper spray at another man, exposing two children to the spray, Lincoln Police Capt. Todd Kocian said.
As police interviewed witnesses, another man got into a verbal altercation with residents and later threw chunks of concrete toward a nearby vehicle, Kocian said.
Both men were taken into custody and cited with misdemeanors. As the 30-year-old was transported to jail, he repeatedly kicked the door of a police cruiser, causing an estimated $3,500 in damage, Kocian said.
Police were back at the apartment complex three hours later, after 25-year-old Hannah Lowe and 29-year-old Jermaine Jefferson allegedly robbed a 17-year-old girl of her wallet, Kocian said.
People are also reading…
Kocian said Lowe wielded two knives and Jefferson displayed a shotgun when they approached the girl around 7 p.m., first threatening her with the weapons before Jefferson punched her and took the wallet.
Police arrested Jefferson on suspicion of robbery and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. Lowe was cited and released for aiding and abetting a robbery, Kocian said.
Officers recovered the stolen wallet but did not locate the shotgun.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders: | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/four-people-arrested-after-violent-day-at-central-lincoln-apartment-complex-police-say/article_e66b7ab0-7688-5c15-8808-299a17cc5861.html | 2022-07-22T17:32:27 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/four-people-arrested-after-violent-day-at-central-lincoln-apartment-complex-police-say/article_e66b7ab0-7688-5c15-8808-299a17cc5861.html |
Lincoln City Councilwoman Tammy Ward filed a written not-guilty plea Friday, waiving an arraignment set in the afternoon on DUI and negligent driving charges related to a crash last month.
She hasn't yet been set for trial on the misdemeanors.
“Ms. Ward entered a not guilty plea to allow me sufficient time to investigate the unusual circumstances of the occurrence,” said her attorney, Vince Powers.
On the night of June 21, Ward was hospitalized for her injuries and police later ticketed her after she crashed her car into a parked Chevy Blazer and a tree in west Lincoln less than a block from her home, according to the police department.
Ward, 63, had been westbound on Surfside Drive when she struck the SUV and continued down the street before striking the tree, police said.
Police said officers who responded discovered evidence of alcohol use and conducted a blood draw. Her blood alcohol content was .114, according to the Lincoln Police Department.
According to the police report, Ward told investigators she had two glasses of wine at dinner that night and said she is prone to seizures. Investigators said she was under the influence and "ill" when she crashed.
First elected to the council in 2019, Ward represents District 4, which includes northwest Lincoln. The seat is up for reelection next year.
Ward, a Democrat, is a consultant with her own business, offering services in the areas of advocacy, governmental affairs and community outreach to a variety of clients representing seniors and veterans.
A Lincoln therapist and drug and alcohol counselor has had her mental health practitioner license revoked over allegations that she befriended a client and took thousands in cash and trips from her.
Five friends were inside a boat when an unidentified man opened the cabin door and fired two shots at 42-year-old Benjamin J. Case, who died at the scene.
"This was an atrocity, the crime that was inflicted on Kayla Matulka. And the actions were violent and brutal," Saunders County District Judge Christina Marroquin said.
The Lincoln Police Department were called to the 1600 block of West E Street with complaint of a disturbance. Upon arrival, 22-year-old Xavier Wheeler was found hiding in a bedroom closet, LPD Sgt. Justin Armstrong said.
The intruder, who identified himself to residents as "John," kicked in the door of the house and ran through the home before firing a gun and leaving out the back door, Sheriff Terry Wagner said.
Police on Friday identified the 83-year-old woman found dead this week in a southwest Lincoln stream as Marilyn McArthur, a longtime Union College professor.
The scam — which went on for at least four days — involved callers purporting to be from Amazon and the DEA, who instructed the woman to leave bags of cash and gold outside of her northwest Lincoln home.
The 27-year-old man followed the victim into the U-Stop near 21st and K streets shortly after midnight June 22 and attacked him near the convenience store's coolers, according to police.
Lincoln City Council chair Tammy Ward, shown at a meeting earlier this month, was injured in a single-vehicle crash near her Lincoln home on Tuesday. Police cited the first-term council member for DUI. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-city-council-chair-enters-not-guilty-plea-to-dui-negligent-driving/article_e03b2cae-cc02-5524-b360-0926c30a55c8.html | 2022-07-22T17:32:33 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-city-council-chair-enters-not-guilty-plea-to-dui-negligent-driving/article_e03b2cae-cc02-5524-b360-0926c30a55c8.html |
Police responded to a stabbing Friday morning in downtown Lincoln.
Officers were called to the StarTran bus transfer station in the area of 11th and O streets at about 9:30 a.m. They located a man in his 20s with life-threatening injuries, according to Lincoln Police Department Assistant Chief Jason Stille.
The person believed to be the suspect was arrested near 12th and P streets.
Southbound traffic on 11th Street between N and O streets was blocked off, and Stille said it would remain closed into Friday afternoon.
The StarTran bus transfer station at 11th and N streets was also blocked off, but LPD is working with StarTran to make sure busses can continue to operate.
Police are interviewing several witnesses, Stille said.
Friday's stabbing marks at least the second such instance in the same block of 11th Street this year. In February, a 40-year-old Lincoln man attacked a 69-year-old man at the bus stop in an apparent random act of violence that resulted in serious injuries, the police said then.
A Kansas City, Missouri, native, Andrew Wegley joined the Journal Star as breaking news reporter after graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in May 2021.
A Lincoln therapist and drug and alcohol counselor has had her mental health practitioner license revoked over allegations that she befriended a client and took thousands in cash and trips from her.
Five friends were inside a boat when an unidentified man opened the cabin door and fired two shots at 42-year-old Benjamin J. Case, who died at the scene.
"This was an atrocity, the crime that was inflicted on Kayla Matulka. And the actions were violent and brutal," Saunders County District Judge Christina Marroquin said.
The Lincoln Police Department were called to the 1600 block of West E Street with complaint of a disturbance. Upon arrival, 22-year-old Xavier Wheeler was found hiding in a bedroom closet, LPD Sgt. Justin Armstrong said.
The intruder, who identified himself to residents as "John," kicked in the door of the house and ran through the home before firing a gun and leaving out the back door, Sheriff Terry Wagner said.
Police on Friday identified the 83-year-old woman found dead this week in a southwest Lincoln stream as Marilyn McArthur, a longtime Union College professor.
The scam — which went on for at least four days — involved callers purporting to be from Amazon and the DEA, who instructed the woman to leave bags of cash and gold outside of her northwest Lincoln home.
The 27-year-old man followed the victim into the U-Stop near 21st and K streets shortly after midnight June 22 and attacked him near the convenience store's coolers, according to police.
Officers were called to the area of 11th and O streets at about 9:30 a.m. They located a man in his 20s with life-threatening injuries, according to Lincoln Police Department Assistant Chief Jason Stille. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/stabbing-reported-in-downtown-lincoln-man-taken-to-hospital-with-life-threatening-injuries/article_b73d0165-4951-5001-baca-4ff4e3fa4791.html | 2022-07-22T17:32:39 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/stabbing-reported-in-downtown-lincoln-man-taken-to-hospital-with-life-threatening-injuries/article_b73d0165-4951-5001-baca-4ff4e3fa4791.html |
Near the end of a more than five-hour hearing in Christopher “Chris” Pettit’s bankruptcy case, his lawyer depicted the disgraced ex-attorney’s financial situation as dire.
“Mr. Pettit can’t stand on the corner with a tin cup,” Michael Colvard, Pettit’s counsel, told Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Gargotta Thursday. “We need to have some money.”
The judge asked Pettit, 55, how much money he had.
“I think probably 140 bucks,” Pettit replied.
Gargotta, calling his decision “draconian,” ruled that’s what Pettit will have to live on until Monday — when Pettit, the Chapter 11 trustee overseeing assets in the bankruptcy, and their lawyers are slated to return to court for a third day.
The trustee wants Pettit held in contempt for withdrawing at least $125,000 from his retirement accounts after filing for bankruptcy June 1. He sought bankruptcy protection for himself and his shuttered law firm after facing numerous lawsuits alleging he stole millions from his clients.
Trustee Eric Terry asserts the retirement funds are assets of the bankruptcy estate and not available to Pettit until there’s a determination otherwise. Colvard claims the funds — the only money he says Pettit has — belong to his client and are not subject to distribution to creditors.
Wants an ‘allowance’
Lawyers will present closing arguments on the civil contempt motion Monday. Even if Pettit is held in contempt, he will have the opportunity to clear himself of the finding. The hearing began Wednesday, marking the first time Pettit has appeared in public since the allegations were reported.
Gargotta also will address whether Pettit can access funds for temporary living expenses until an expedited hearing on his personal budget can be held. The trustee and some creditors oppose Pettit tapping his retirement accounts any further. The accounts held more than $700,000 at the time of the bankruptcy.
A court exhibit shows Pettit has spent more than $260,000 since filing for bankruptcy. Last week, the judge allowed Pettit to have $3,500 for a week’s worth of living expenses. Pettit expended more than $4,700, according to a lawyer for the trustee.
Colvard said Pettit was just asking for an “allowance,” a request that irked Caroline Small, a lawyer for two creditors.
“Respectfully, this is not a like a kid asking for an allowance,” she said. “This is a kid who stole money from his parents’ sock drawer, spent it all at Disney World and is now coming back and asking for more.”
Gargotta signaled he would allow Pettit some money next week.
“It’s really difficult to expect someone to live — not withstanding your feelings — without having some access to cash,” the judge said to those opposed to giving Pettit money. “Frankly, it just doesn’t work.”
Pettit has proposed a budget of more than $9,400 a month, or about $113,000 a year. Gargotta indicated he may have a hearing on the budget request late next week.
Get a job
In the meantime, Gargotta told Pettit he can get a job.
If Pettit lands work, the judge said he might be more inclined to let him have “a little bit of money until you get on your feet.”
Pettit testified he has been job hunting, applying to at least 20 places including art galleries, car dealerships, department stores and a couple of universities to teach paralegal courses.
He’s hoping any job he gets pays in excess of $100,000 a year, but he acknowledged some of the positions he applied for pay less than his proposed budget. He interviewed for a job at Club Orlando in Florida, described online as a gay sauna, but said he never asked what it paid.
“At that point, I was looking for anything,” Pettit said, adding that he’s not heard whether he got the job.
Pettit had been a practicing attorney for more than three decades, specializing in estate planning and personal-injury cases. But he also handled family law matters, trusts, probate cases, tax preparation and provided financial planning. All of that imploded in the past couple of months, with Pettit surrendering his law license and seeking bankruptcy. He listed $40.5 million in assets and $112.2 million in debts.
He remains undecided whether he intends to live in San Antonio, where he owns a house in a gated community on Champions Run in Stone Oak, or Florida, where an entity he is sole member of owns a mansion in Disney World’s Golden Oak community. Pettit has been paying the mortgage on the mansion but says it’s owned by a company for the benefit of his 10-year-old son’s trust.
Pettit had been living in the Florida mansion since mid-May before returning to San Antonio earlier this week. He had been staying in a hotel because of “security concerns” arising from the the trustee having a key to the Champions Run house, Colvard said, citing the recent death of Pettit’s brother, Charles. The judge told Pettit he can return to the house.
Thursday’s court hearing was contentious at times, with Terry taking the witness stand to say he’s gotten “selective cooperation” from Pettit. Colvard said his client has been cooperative.
The parties and their attorneys were scheduled to meet Friday to share information the trustee has been seeking, including log-ins to bank accounts.
Sin Reposo
Terry testified the sale of real estate by Pettit to Sin Reposo LLC less than two month before the bankruptcy was “definitely a fraudulent transfer that was schemed up” by the two parties and others. The real estate included a few of Pettit’s law office buildings, a Canyon Lake home and a condominium in Port Aransas.
Pettit received about $3 million from Sin Reposo in return for about $10 million worth of properties, he said, adding that he has a right of redemption to reacquire the properties. Proceeds from the transfers were used to pay a $13.8 million settlement to a doctor who accused him of fraud.
Sin Reposo is headed by Garrett Glass, the chief financial officer and a director of EF EnergyFunders Ventures Inc., an oil and gas investment company that trades on a Canadian stock exchange. Pettit also served on the EnergyFunders board until he stepped down in May when his legal problems became public.
pdanner@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Calling-his-decision-draconian-judge-rules-17322503.php | 2022-07-22T17:33:23 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Calling-his-decision-draconian-judge-rules-17322503.php |
A friendly pup was greeted with a face full of quills after encountering a porcupine in the backyard of the dog's foster home last week.
Nugget, a 1-year-old American Staffordshire mix, received hundreds of quills in his face and legs after deciding to "make friends" with a porcupine, according to San Antonio Pets Alive!
Nugget was rushed to an overnight emergency clinic and then transferred to another veterinary clinic the next day to remove any additional quills, the animal shelter wrote on Wednesday.
"Nugget had x-rays, fluids, quill removal surgery, anesthesia, medications and more," the shelter wrote in a Facebook post.
Nugget was on the city shelter's euthanasia list earlier this month, but was rescued by SAPA! and placed with a foster family where he currently lives.
The shelter has set up a site for donations as it currently has multiple extreme medical cases. Nugget's current medical costs are $2,500, which will be even higher after follow-up procedures, the shelter said.
Any remaining funds received after covering Nugget's costs and aftercare will go toward the "thousands of dogs and cats we save each year," SAPA! added.
"Nugget probably has never seen a porcupine in his life and unfortunately did not know what would happen by his encounter," the organization wrote.
Nugget is currently doing much better and is putting weight on all four paws, officials said. He is available for adoption.
shepard.price@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-dog-porcupine-encounter-17322259.php | 2022-07-22T17:33:43 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-dog-porcupine-encounter-17322259.php |
A Hopewell woman has pleaded guilty to taking part in a conspiracy to steal personal information of Virginia prison inmates and obtaining COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment benefits.
Veldreka L. Crockett, 31, was an employee of a company contracted by the state to provide services related to Medicaid. One of her duties was to determine the eligibility of inmates.
Three of four suspects made first appearances Thursday in Chesterfield Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court with their attorneys.
The Department of Justice in a statement said Crockett conspired with two Virginia inmates – Clarence Stith III, 38, of Lawrenceville Correctional Center in Lawrenceville, and Andre C. Mason, Jr., 35, of Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt — to collect personal information about other inmates.
Crockett filed pandemic unemployment claims on behalf of at least 30 inmates with the Virginia Employment Commission, the statement said. They included false statements about the inmates’ addresses, last employers, and employment statuses, including that they were unable to work because of the pandemic.
People are also reading…
"The defendants caused the VEC to disburse approximately $318,727 in fraudulent pandemic-related unemployment benefits. The VEC was able to reclaim $25,920 of the disbursed funds after discovering the fraud," the statement said.
Crockett pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. She faces a maximum sentence of 32 years in prison.
Stith and Mason also pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Sentencing hearings are scheduled in October. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/hopewell-woman-pleads-guilty-to-covid-unemployment-scam-involving-prisoners/article_9ea90735-a580-5674-a3aa-20a20226d5f3.html | 2022-07-22T17:39:44 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/hopewell-woman-pleads-guilty-to-covid-unemployment-scam-involving-prisoners/article_9ea90735-a580-5674-a3aa-20a20226d5f3.html |
This past year at Maymont Preschool in Richmond, teachers and instructional assistants worked without lunch breaks, without a planning period and barely had time to use the bathroom, a teacher recalled.
“To say we are exhausted is an understatement,” Catherine Marchetti, an early childhood special education teacher at Maymont Preschool, said during a June school board meeting.
“We cannot be the fun, engaging, prepared teachers that our students need and deserve when we are burning the candle at all ends and being asked to do twice as much with zero planning time,” Marchetti added.
Richmond Public Schools has responded to the concerns of Marchetti and other preschool teachers with a modified schedule proposal for the upcoming academic year.
RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras has proposed shortening the learning day for the city’s youngest learners by an hour. For the upcoming school year, preschool centers would still begin at 7:45 a.m. but would end at 1:45 p.m. instead of 2:45 p.m.
People are also reading…
The proposal to shorten the preschool learning day at the division’s five preschool centers, bringing it back to pre-pandemic hours, is before the School Board.
“This year, most notably, the length of the student day which created significant challenges for our teachers and IA’s [instructional assistants] both in terms of having or not having planning time, breaks, maintaining [staff to student] ratio and student exhaustion for our littlest learners,” Kamras said during Monday's School Board meeting.
If approved, preschool center teachers would work from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., instead of 7:20 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. Instructional assistants' hours would also shift, with employees beginning at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 2:30 p.m., meaning they would start 15 minutes earlier and end 15 minutes earlier than this past school year.
“I'm very grateful to all the feedback that we received both in public testimony but also with a cohort of preschool teachers that I had the opportunity to meet with several times over the last several weeks,” Kamras said.
RPS has five preschool centers: Blackwell Preschool, Martin Luther King Jr. Preschool, Mary Scott Preschool, Maymont Preschool, and Summer Hill Preschool.
Pre-K is also offered at seven RPS elementary schools. Kamras said the district is working to configure the elementary school preschool hours to align with the proposal for the preschool centers.
Lakeisha Williams, a preschool teacher at Broad Rock Elementary School and RPS parent, questioned why the preschool schedule is only being discussed now.
“Preschool teachers have been talking about this all school year long,” Williams said in an interview. “I’m not understanding why we are at four weeks before school starts and we are just having this conversation.”
Having previously started the school day at the same time as students, in the proposed schedule, instructional assistants would start 15 minutes before the learning day begins to help with student arrival. In the proposal, all staff would end their day after students leave to allow for dismissal to be more efficient and safer.
“This schedule would create cost savings, would be aligned to all contractual obligations, and is intended to improve staff morale and address student exhaustion,” according to the proposal’s presentation.
RPS would save money because this past school year if instructional assistants assisted with duties, they were compensated, according to a schools spokesperson.
The new preschool centers' schedule would not align preschool start time with the middle school start time of 8:15 a.m. because the division is “already stretched very thin at the middle school transportation window,” Kamras said Monday night.
Williams would like to see the preschool start time pushed to a later hour. It’s difficult she said to wake up 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds in the early morning hours so they can get to school for 7:45 a.m.
As a teacher, Williams has had students who fall asleep well before nap time because of how early they wake up.
“By 10:30 a.m. my kids are sleeping,” Williams said, even though nap time begins at 1 p.m.
Williams also said some students struggle to eat breakfast early in the morning so they come to school hungry. With lunch being served before noon, students are also hungry by the end of the day and for dinnertime.
With the new schedule for the five preschool centers, teachers and instructional assistants would receive time for planning, professional learning, parent conferences, Individualized Education Program meetings, and more. Teachers would receive 90 minutes per day, while instructional assistants would receive 30 minutes daily.
Second District School Board member Mariah White on Monday asked about staffing lunchtime so teachers can have a break.
“I know that one of the biggest issues that the teachers came [with] was dealing with was having duty free lunch,” White said. “I would like to know how that would be staffed.”
Kamras said the district is recruiting lunch monitors.
The School Board is expected to vote on the preschool center proposal in August. | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/rps-proposes-that-5-preschool-centers-shorten-learning-day-by-an-hour/article_4dc8782d-e281-541f-a5dc-3701c21a93fd.html | 2022-07-22T17:39:50 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/rps-proposes-that-5-preschool-centers-shorten-learning-day-by-an-hour/article_4dc8782d-e281-541f-a5dc-3701c21a93fd.html |
Powhatan orchid grower Art Chadwick wheeled his company van onto the White House grounds this week, slowly made his way through layers of security and finally made it into the East Wing where he made his special delivery to first lady Jill Biden: two blooms from an orchid hybrid he developed, grew and named in her honor.
“Wow, this is amazing,” Chadwick recalled Biden saying when she saw the blooms.
Through his orchids, Chadwick, of Chadwick & Sons Orchids, has developed quite a connection to first ladies over the years. He said he had a “fantastic” visit at the White House on Tuesday, chatting with Biden for about 20 minutes in the Vermeil Room, on the ground floor of the residence. She had just concluded a meeting with the Ukrainian first lady.
People are also reading…
“A two-hour power meeting, talking about all of the things going on over there, and here I’ve got my little flowers,” Chadwick said. “It seemed ridiculous … the extremes there.”
But Biden seemed to enjoy their conversation, he said.
“Her favorite subject is flowers,” he said. “She goes out in her garden every day and cuts flowers, and she grades papers in the garden in this little gazebo. That’s her true passion: flowers.”
Chadwick said Biden, who also is a professor at Northern Virginia Community College, told him she would put one of the blooms on her desk “maybe I’ll put one on Joe’s desk.”
The Biden orchid blooms in July, producing large, greenish yellow flowers, though some have distinctly magenta lips. The botanical name of the orchid is Brassolaeliocattleya Jill Biden (Goldenzelle x Sea Swirl). Chadwick officially registered the Biden hybrid with the Royal Horticultural Society.
“It’s a knockout bloom in terms of color, and there isn’t much else like it in existence,” Chadwick said.
Chadwick now has grown and provided special hybrid orchids to the last five first ladies while in office – Hilary Clinton, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, Melania Trump and Biden – though this was his first visit inside the White House. (He’s met with Laura Bush several times, but never at the White House.) He also has gone back in time and retroactively grown and named hybrid orchids for a half-dozen other first ladies.
He said he learned that the tradition had started with Herbert Hoover’s wife, Lou Henry Hoover, when a New Jersey grower named an orchid hybrid for her. Through the years, other growers developed orchid varieties for several subsequent first ladies, before the custom died out.
When Chadwick got involved, he went back and registered orchid hybrids in the names of Barbara Bush, Lady Bird Johnson and Eleanor Roosevelt. Later, he learned Woodrow Wilson’s second wife, Edith Bolling Wilson, of Virginia, loved orchids, but had never had an orchid named for her, while her husband had four named for him.
So, he registered an orchid hybrid for Edith Bolling Wilson about a century after she was in the White House and then, to create a seamless series, he also did orchids in the names of Florence Harding and Grace Goodhue Coolidge.
The entire collection of first lady orchids is on public display at the Smithsonian Gardens in Washington.
It takes seven years before a seed grown cattleya orchid first blooms, Chadwick said. He’s always developing or raising new hybrids, saving the best ones for important people so that he has one ready to go whenever there’s a new first lady. Then it’s just a race to be the first to apply for the name with the Royal Horticultural Society once the hybrid blooms, though there are fewer orchid growers than years ago so the competition for the first lady orchids has not been fierce in recent years. He’s always first.
“It’s just fun for me,” he said. “It’s a total sideline. I don’t make any money on these. It just keeps orchids on the front page, and it’s a feel-good story for everyone.”
The room where Chadwick met Biden and the White House chief floral designer is decorated with several portraits of first ladies through history. Biden was showing Chadwick around, telling him about the portraits, many of which featured flowers with the first ladies.
“She said, ‘You know, I’m going to have a portrait one day,’ ” Chadwick recalled. “I said, ‘Maybe your orchid can be in your portrait,’ and she said, ‘Now, there’s an idea.’ ” | https://richmond.com/news/local/powhatan-grower-delivers-biden-orchid-to-first-lady/article_ce1bcc18-783c-5a0b-953b-63fe4194a191.html | 2022-07-22T17:39:56 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/powhatan-grower-delivers-biden-orchid-to-first-lady/article_ce1bcc18-783c-5a0b-953b-63fe4194a191.html |
What to Know
- Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties asked to conserve water voluntarily
- Follow an odd/even system, using water only on odd/even dates
- Exceptions are made for some plants, private wells, commercial usage and athletic fields
The heat is causing some New Jersey residents to change the way they use water.
New Jersey American Water announced Wednesday that they are asking customers in five counties to take additional steps to cutback on water use now to avoid possible restrictions later.
Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties are asked to adopt the voluntary off/even conservation request issued to Monmouth and Ocean Counties on July 15.
“Our systems are currently operating normally at expected capacity, but we are seeing a steep increase in demands across these counties,” Tom Shroba, vice president of operations at New Jersey American Water said in a news release. “Adopting an odd/even schedule for outdoor watering will have minimal impacts on the individual customer but will provide a significant relief in demand on our source of supply.”
Odd/Even Guidelines
- Outdoor water use on odd-numbered days of the month if your street address is an odd number (i.e., 23 Oak St., 7 Maple Ave.)
- Outdoor water use on even-numbered days of the month if your street address is an even number (i.e., 6 Oak St., 354 Maple Ave.)
- Water early or late in the day to minimize evaporation
The company makes exceptions for plants that need daily watering, though they ask that customers wait until fall to plant new seeds. They also make exceptions for private wells, commercial use and watering athletic fields, | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/5-nj-counties-asked-to-conserve-water-amid-heat-wave/3307384/ | 2022-07-22T17:41:26 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/5-nj-counties-asked-to-conserve-water-amid-heat-wave/3307384/ |
What to Know
- Harvey Kesselman, a member of Stockton University’s inaugural class who went on to serve as the school’s president for the past seven years, will be stepping down next year.
- The fifth president in the school’s history, Kesselman plans to leave that post on June 30, 2023, but will then remain at Stockton as president emeritus and a tenured professor of education.
- School officials say the university will start a national search for Kesselman’s successor in the coming months.
Harvey Kesselman, a member of Stockton University's inaugural graduating class who went on to serve as the school's president for the past seven years, announced Wednesday that he will be stepping down next year.
Kesselman made the announcement during a Board of Trustees meeting at the university's Atlantic City campus. The fifth president in the school's history, he plans to leave that post on June 30, 2023, but will remain at Stockton as president emeritus and a tenured professor of education.
Kesselman was part of then-Stockton State College’s inaugural class in 1971 and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science, then received a master's degree in student personnel services/counseling from Rowan University and a doctorate in higher education administration from Widener University.
“There are no words to accurately express how I feel about my beloved alma mater," Kesselman said. "My time and tenure with Stockton have been nothing short of amazing, exceeding all of my expectations as a career and a community."
He served as a faculty member at Stockton before holding several mid- and senior-level administrative positions there, including provost and executive vice president. He began serving as the university's acting president in April 2015, and the board named him to the post on a permanent basis eight months later,
Raymond Ciccone, chairman of Stockton’s Board of Trustees, said the university will start a national search for Kesselman's successor in the coming months. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/stockton-university-president-kesselman-plans-to-leave-office-2023/3305690/ | 2022-07-22T17:41:28 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/stockton-university-president-kesselman-plans-to-leave-office-2023/3305690/ |
Skip to content
Main Navigation
Search
Search for:
Weather
Local
Sports
Entertainment
Investigators
Videos
Newsletters
Live TV
Share
Close
Trending
LX News
Wawa Welcome America
Watch NBC10 24/7 on Roku
Decision 2022
Helping Our Heroes
Phillies
Expand
Local
Breaking news and the stories that matter to your neighborhood. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/water-company-ask-5-nj-counties-residents-to-conserve-water/3307385/ | 2022-07-22T17:41:41 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/water-company-ask-5-nj-counties-residents-to-conserve-water/3307385/ |
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – St. Mary’s Medical Center officials say they will discontinue childbirth services later this year.
According to Angie Swearingen, COO of St. Mary’s Medical Center, the decision was made as part of an effort from Mountain Health Network to realign their services to “best serve the needs of patients” and because of a national and regional decline in the number of childbirths.
Swearingen says the childbirth services are scheduled to discontinue on Nov. 18, 2022 and will be combined to Cabell Huntington Hospital.
“While childbirths have steadily decreased nationally over the past decade, the decline is even greater in our region due to a reduced number of women of childbearing age,” said Swearingen.
SMMC officials say the obstetrics unit will move to the medical/surgical department where they will provide a focus on women’s health.
“We value the outstanding service of our devoted SMMC obstetrics team members and are pleased to share they will have a choice of caring for patients at either Mountain Health Network hospital,” Swearingen said. “We also will be working with obstetricians and pediatricians in the area to assist expectant mothers with their childbirth plans. We honor the thousands of babies that have been born at SMMC and the fond memories they hold. We cherish being a part of those important moments and look forward to serving the new mothers, babies, and families of our region.”
The medical center says they will work with staff, providers and leadership to make the transition as seamless as possible and to create an effective utilization of hospital beds. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/st-marys-to-discontinue-childbirth-services/ | 2022-07-22T17:44:53 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/st-marys-to-discontinue-childbirth-services/ |
PUTNAM COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — Target has listed Liberty Square in Teays Valley as a “future store opening.”
It was listed on the company’s website Friday afternoon.
The post says it will be located at 344 Liberty Park Drive and be approximately 96,000 square feet.
13 News is working to get more information.
Target will occupy approximately 96,000 square feet which will include the former Magic Mart building and the adjacent space next to Planet Fitness.
“Target will be a great anchor store at Liberty Square, and we are thrilled to welcome this nationally recognized retailer to the property,” said T.J. Summers, Liberty Square’s manager for the 260,000-square-foot retail property. “With its wide variety of food and general merchandise, Target is a perfect match for Liberty Square and the entire Teays Valley community.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/target-store-coming-to-teays-valley/ | 2022-07-22T17:44:59 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/target-store-coming-to-teays-valley/ |
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A woman arrested in connection to a vehicle crash that killed two people in February has been indicted in Kanawha County Court.
Edriene Sutton, 24, of Charleston was charged with two counts of Driving Under the Influence causing death. She is scheduled to appear for an arraignment hearing on Aug. 5, 2022.
ORIGINAL STORY: A woman has been arrested for a late Feb. two-vehicle crash that killed two people.
Edriene D. Sutton, 24 of Charleston, was arrested today, Mar. 7, 2022, after being released from CAMC General. Sutton is being charged with two counts of Driving Under the Influence causing death.
According to the Charleston Police Department’s Traffic Division Commander, on Feb. 26, 2022, at around 3 a.m., a two-vehicle crash happened just before the Leon Sullivan Exit on I-77 south.
They say that the driver, Sutton, of a Kia was taken to CAMC General for injuries resulting from the crash.
A passenger in the Kia, Brittany J. Weldon, 27 of Charleston, and the driver of a Volvo, Joshua D. Robinson, 37 of Charleston, were both pronounced dead on the scene.
According to the criminal complaint, a partially empty bottle of gin was recovered from the driver’s side of the Kia.
The crash remains under investigation by the Charleston Police Traffic Division.
Sutton is being held on a $100,000 cash-only bond. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/woman-indicted-in-charleston-crash-that-killed-2/ | 2022-07-22T17:45:05 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/woman-indicted-in-charleston-crash-that-killed-2/ |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Eastman Chemical Company on Friday morning confirmed a power outage at the manufacturing site at 10:58 a.m.
Viewers began to flood News Channel 11’s phone and inbox with calls and messages raising concerns surrounding a purple vapor that appeared to be rising from the Eastman facility.
Over an hour later at 12:08 p.m., Eastman officials provided an update regarding the outage, revealing that the facility is working to shut down operations at its site. As these shutdowns persist, Eastman officials stated in a news release that “loud steam venting will occur and plumes of steam will be visible.”
One such steam release was identified as iodine from a site flare, resulting in a purple vapor, which has since stopped.
Eastman said site leaders have no reason to believe this incident threatened those onsite or outside of the plant, and no injuries have been reported. A shelter in place had been established among employees but has since been lifted.
The chemical company continues to work with the City of Kingsport as the situation develops, according to Eastman. A voicemail from Kingsport alerts community members that officials continue to monitor the situation. City leaders also advised against traveling near the Eastman facility to avoid traffic congestion and delays.
News Channel 11 reached out to several spokespeople with Eastman, officials with the City of Kingsport, the Kingsport Police Department, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and the Kingsport Fire Department for more information.
Before Eastman released its update, Kingsport EMA Director Jim Bean confirmed with News Channel 11 that the department had been notified of a power outage along with a “release that caused a sheen on the water.”
This is a developing story. Stay updated with the latest on-air and online at WJHL.com. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/power-outage-reported-at-eastman/ | 2022-07-22T17:55:17 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/power-outage-reported-at-eastman/ |
MISSOURI CITY, Texas — An AMBER Alert has been issued for an 11-year-old girl who police say was abducted early Friday morning, according to the Missouri City Police Department.
Police said Imani Stephens was last seen at about 1:45 a.m. Friday in the 3700 block of Dry Creek Drive in Missouri City. She is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 111 pounds. She was last seen wearing glasses, a black and gray shirt with black striped red letters, multicolored sweatpants and Crocs.
She has scars on both of her wrists.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Texas DPS originally identified a 28-year-old man as the suspect in this case, and included his photo in the AMBER Alert. They later sent an update with a new photo of a different suspect, who is 21 years old. We have updated the photo online and on our social platforms.
Police are looking for Daniel Diaz, 21, in connection with her alleged abduction. He is 5 feet 5 inches tall with black hair and brown eyes.
The suspect is driving a gray newer model pickup truck with unknown license plate number. The suspect was last heard from in Missouri City.
Law enforcement officials said they believe this child to be in grave or immediate danger.
The grandmother of the child, Kimberly Wright, said Imani had run away from home earlier this month on July 9. She said she found a makeshift rope coming from the 11-year-old's second-floor room this morning.
A neighbor said they saw a young girl get into the suspicious truck just before 2 a.m.
If you have any information regarding this abduction, call the Missouri City Police Department at 281-403-8700.
FOLLOW KHOU 11 on social media for updates on this and other breaking stories: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
What to do when someone goes missing
Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.
The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost.
From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the non-profit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help.
There is no 24-hour waiting period required to report a person missing, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/amber-alert-for-girl-abducted-in-missouri-city-texas/285-517aa1ad-2fdd-418d-9d7f-0c597f609b94 | 2022-07-22T17:57:02 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/amber-alert-for-girl-abducted-in-missouri-city-texas/285-517aa1ad-2fdd-418d-9d7f-0c597f609b94 |
HAYS COUNTY, Texas — In wake of the Uvalde shooting in May, the Hays County Commissioners Court on Tuesday considered additional school resource officers from Hays County Sheriff's Office for Hays CISD, Wimberley ISD and Dripping Springs ISD.
There are currently 17 school resources officers at the Hay's County Sherriff's Office, but chief deputy Mike Davenport said there will soon be 26.
According to a report from Community Impact, the districts have already requested additional officers. Hays CISD requested three, Wimberley ISD requested two and Dripping Springs ISD requested one.
Davenport said the office could likely provide officers for four of the six requested positions beginning next month.
Hays County Commissioner Lon Shell said funding for the additional officers could possibly come from the American Rescue Plan Act.
San Marcos CISD, also located in Hays County, is working with the San Marcos Police Department regarding its school resource officers.
PEOPLE ARE ALSO READING: | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county/hays-county-commissioners-additional-officers-local-school-districts/269-9a920223-b9f8-419e-baac-4f5bbc2b9895 | 2022-07-22T17:57:08 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county/hays-county-commissioners-additional-officers-local-school-districts/269-9a920223-b9f8-419e-baac-4f5bbc2b9895 |
TAMPA, Fla. — No one was injured Friday morning when an SUV crashed into an Einstein Bros. Bagels in Tampa.
The crash happened around 11:53 a.m. at the restaurant on E. Fowler Avenue.
There were about four to five people sitting in the back of the bagel shop when the crash happened, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. No one was hit by the car and everyone was outside of the building when firefighters arrived.
A spokesperson for the fire department said it appears the driver overshot the parking spot, possibly hitting the gas instead of the brake.
The car is still inside the building, and the Einstein Bros. Bagels will be closed for business until code enforcement evaluates the building, according to Tampa Fire Rescue.
The department says the building appears stable and structurally sound. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/einstein-bros-bagels-crash-tampa/67-50043568-fcdf-45cb-9891-3d87c20bff04 | 2022-07-22T17:58:18 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/einstein-bros-bagels-crash-tampa/67-50043568-fcdf-45cb-9891-3d87c20bff04 |
TAMPA, Fla. — Local food warehouse Metropolitan Ministries is currently running critically low on food supplies and donations.
The ministry wrote in a statement that is has been attempting to purchase food in bulk, but vendors and partners are unable or delayed in fulfilling orders.
“We have faith that between community donations and food purchases, this setback will be resolved. Until then, we are preparing for the situation to get worse before it gets better,” said James Dunbar, associate vice president of outreach and prevention services.
The program is asking the community to help out by donating the following items:
- Canned meat
- Peanut butter
- Boxed cereal
- Canned vegetables
- Canned fruit
- Rice
- Beans
- Pasta/sauce
- Soup
- Baby food
- Formula
Donations can be dropped off here:
Hillsborough County, Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Pasco County, Weekdays 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/metro-ministries-donations-food-warehouse/67-9949b883-efdf-4396-a2c7-c70d735aaf32 | 2022-07-22T17:58:24 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/metro-ministries-donations-food-warehouse/67-9949b883-efdf-4396-a2c7-c70d735aaf32 |
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Police arrested a grandmother who they say used social media to threaten a woman involved in a homicide investigation at the Bay Cove Apartments.
Peggy Camarillo, 58, is the grandmother of 20-year-old Michael Conrad, according to a Clearwater Police Department news release.
Conrad died on July 6 at the hospital after 21-year-old Stuart Beck broke down the front door at the complex on U.S. Highway 19 North and shot him, authorities said. Both men reportedly were involved in a relationship with the same woman.
Police say Camarillo threatened the woman online.
"I have to bury my baby in a couple of days and you know how hard that is going to be I will not be responsible for my actions," Camarillo wrote in a message, the department said.
"Remember I am a crazy (expletive deleted) and I am not going to deal with this so your best bet is to get the (expletive deleted) away from here you'll never live peaceful in this town that's a promise."
The woman was in the apartment at the time of the shooting and has since fled the state because of the threats, police said.
Camarillo was arrested Thursday and charged with threatening a witness, the department said. Beck earlier was charged with first-degree murder. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/peggy-camarillo-bay-cove-apartments-homicide/67-5ff4ca85-e00f-45ab-aa10-2012847c8803 | 2022-07-22T17:58:34 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/peggy-camarillo-bay-cove-apartments-homicide/67-5ff4ca85-e00f-45ab-aa10-2012847c8803 |
BLOOMINGTON — The Ecology Action Center will host the 2022 McLean County Household Hazardous Waste Collection from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at Heartland Community College in Normal.
The event is free and open to all Illinois residents by appointment only in order to regulate traffic and prevent long waits. Appointments can be made at hhwmclean.org. The deadline for appointments is at noon Friday, Sept. 16. Residents without computer access may call 309-468-6449 for assistance.
Volunteers are needed for the event, and those who are interested can sign up at hhwmclean.org.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is covering major costs for the collection. Illinois regulations mandate that only residential wastes may be collected; no business or commercially generated waste is accepted.
Accepted materials include oil-based paints, used motor oil, herbicides, pesticides, insecticides, old gasoline, pool chemicals, cleaning products, mercury, acids, household batteries, paint thinners, lawn chemicals, solvents, antifreeze, hobby chemicals, aerosol paints and pesticides, fluorescent lamp bulbs, drain cleaners and corrosives.
Unaccepted items include latex paint, agriculture wastes, business/commercial sector wastes, explosives, fireworks, controlled substances, lead acid batteries, propane tanks, smoke detectors, farm machinery oil, fire extinguishers, biohazard waste or institutional or business waste. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/mclean-county-household-hazardous-waste-collection-set-for-sept-17/article_ae66e654-09d5-11ed-93d1-a395249469b9.html | 2022-07-22T18:01:19 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/mclean-county-household-hazardous-waste-collection-set-for-sept-17/article_ae66e654-09d5-11ed-93d1-a395249469b9.html |
HAMILTON COUNTY, Texas — The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office announced the indictment of 22 people in a massive methamphetamine trafficking ring Thursday.
Dubbed "Operation Long Reach" the investigation began in October, 2019, according to Sheriff Justin Caraway.
Caraway said the ring stretched across multiple counties including Erath, Hamilton, Comanche, Hill, Bosque, Tarrant, Dallas, Bexar and Hood.
“This was a great effort to stop the flow of narcotics to our rural communities and sends a message to those who may try to deal meth in the future in Hamilton County," said Caraway.
It should be noted that five other Defendants were federally indicted directly linked to Operation Long Reach within other Agencies criminal investigations. Information from the HCSO’s investigation was used to help sentence those individuals as well.
Liquid methamphetamine was smuggled into the U.S. and transported to the Dallas Fort Worth area. It was converted into crystal methamphetamine and sold in kilogram quantities, according to Caraway.
Investigators spent more than 200 hours conducting interviews. Much of their investigation focused on social media transcripts of conversations between drug traffickers, dealers and users, Caraway said.
The defendants were directly linked to the Mexican Cartel, Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, Aryan Circle, Tango Blast and Bloods criminal street gangs.
"The investigation continues with more arrests still to come. We feel there are more Defendants still tied to this criminal enterprise and we will not stop until each one is brought to justice."
The list of defendants includes the following:
1) Ricky Castillo, 35, of Irving, Texas
2) Brandon Leon Kimberling, 25, of Dallas, Texas
3) Desiree Traxel, 25, of Dallas, Texas
4) Sandi Kristine Villicana, 33 of Arlington, Texas
5) Chad Anthony Hughes, 41, of Dallas, Texas
6) Kevin Priesley Srader, 33, of Hamilton, Texas
7) Kristin Nicole O’Dell, 33, of Stephenville, Texas
8) Justin Scott Allbright, 35, of Stephenville, Texas
9) Michael Brandon Downey, of Stephenville, Texas
10) Sandra Fay Rhodes, 33, of Hico, Texas
11) Cathlene Cecile Callahan, 35, of Hico, Texas
12) Jeffrey Don Champion, 36, of Stephenville, Texas
13) James Edwin Smith, 43, of Stephenville, Texas
14) Dustie Lee Been, 22, of Stephenville, Texas
15) Cassandra Bower, 37, of Dallas, Texas
16) Genna Ann Long, 47, of Stephenville, Texas
17) Lyndon Kale Coker, 42, of Hico, Texas
18) Jerry DeWayne Knight, 30, of Stephenville, Texas
19) Kendon “Keno” DaWayne Baker, 34, of Stephenville, Texas
20) Lois Ann Srader, 41, of Stephenville, Texas
21) Claud Thomas Taylor, 42, of Stephenville, Texas
22) Megan Diane Cameron, 24, of Stephenville, Texas
If convicted each defendant can be sentenced to not less than 10 years and not more than life imprisonment, a fine not exceeding $10 million, or both; supervised release of at least five years.
Operation Long Reach found the defendants were responsible for the distribution of a minimum of 500 kilograms of methamphetamine (1,100 pounds) with a street dealer value in excess of 24 million dollars, according to Caraway. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/22-indicted-in-multi-county-drug-trafficking-ring-connected-to-mexican-cartel/500-4586d344-7e16-435f-9e66-a762f4c5b131 | 2022-07-22T18:01:39 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/22-indicted-in-multi-county-drug-trafficking-ring-connected-to-mexican-cartel/500-4586d344-7e16-435f-9e66-a762f4c5b131 |
Two Detroit men charged in murder-for-hire plot
Detroit — A man suspected of assaulting and torturing a pregnant woman in 2020 is now facing a murder charge in connection with her death, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said Friday.
He's also accused of hiring another man two weeks ago to kill the woman, Tiffany Joseph, 32, of Detroit. Officials said they've also charged that man with murder.
Billy Ray Cromer, 40, of Detroit has been charged with first-degree murder, a life felony.
Spencer Louis Cromer III, 18, also of Detroit, has been charged with first-degree murder and using a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Both are expected to be arraigned Friday.
Authorities said the two men are suspects in the fatal shooting of Joseph at a home in the 8830 block of Rosemont near Joy Road and the Southfield Freeway on the city's west side.
Officers called to the home at about 11 p.m. July 5 found Joseph in the home with multiple gunshot wounds. Medics pronounced her dead at the scene.
An investigation led detectives to suspect the two men. They believe Billy Ray Cromer solicited the younger man on July 4 to kill the victim, officials said.
Two years ago, prosecutors accused Billy Ray Cromer of beating and torturing his pregnant girlfriend at a home in the 8800 block of Rosemont. The baby died in the assault.
According to prosecutors, Cromer choked the 30-year-old woman and "repeatedly punched her in the stomach and the head." He allegedly also forced the woman to take "several unknown prescription pills."
Officials said Cromer took the woman to a hospital after the alleged assault.
He was charged Oct. 21, 2020, with assault with intent to do great bodily harm, torture, and felonious assault in connection to the attack. A court ordered him held on a $750,000 bond. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/22/two-detroit-men-charged-murder-hire-plot/10126788002/ | 2022-07-22T18:03:19 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/22/two-detroit-men-charged-murder-hire-plot/10126788002/ |
Oxford school district gets $700,000 from feds in response to shooting
The U.S. Department of Education awarded more than $700,000 in emergency funds Friday to the Oxford Area Community School District in response to the mass shooting in November at Oxford High School.
The $707,600 was disbursed as part of the federal department's School Emergency Response to Violence project. Funding for the project is authorized through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, with more than $3.7 million being awarded this year.
The money will go toward improving school safety in the district as well as ensuring the well-being of students, staff and families at the high school.
“Helping school communities recover from gun violence takes time, compassion, and resources,” U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement. “This Project SERV grant will help Oxford High School improve mental health supports for students and educators directly impacted by the trauma and tragedy of last year’s mass shooting.”
Oxford school Superintendent Ken Weaver did not respond immediately Friday to a phone message seeking comment.
The shooting on Nov. 30, 2021, killed four students and injured six others, plus a teacher. Ethan Crumbley, 16, who was a student at the school, is charged with 24 felonies in connection with the shooting and faces up to life in prison if convicted.
OACSD’s $700,000 makes it the third-largest amount received by one school district this year, and the fifth largest given out by SERV in the last three years.
The money awarded by SERV must be used “for activities that help restore a sense of safety and security for a district’s students, teachers, staff, and families, and that address specific needs of those individuals directly affected by tragic events,” according to a DOE press release.
“Such activities include mental health services for staff and students, and overtime pay for teachers, counselors, and security staff, and may take place over the summer in the form of additional summer programming,” the press release said. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/07/22/oxford-school-district-gets-700-000-feds-response-shooting/10125634002/ | 2022-07-22T18:03:25 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2022/07/22/oxford-school-district-gets-700-000-feds-response-shooting/10125634002/ |
Thousands expected to flock to Wayne County 'Expungement Fair'
Detroit — Thousands of convicted felons and misdemeanants are expected to flock to a west-side church Saturday, hoping to cleanse their criminal records.
Wayne County and state officials are hosting an "Expungement Fair" from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Fellowship Chapel, 7707 West Outer Drive, to help people who were convicted of some crimes in Wayne County clean their legal slates.
"Since opening pre-registration on SheriffConnect.com in early June, we had an overwhelming response," said a press release from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, one of the agencies hosting the event.
Sheriff's officials said about 2,000 people applied for the program online. "Hundreds more have reached out showing interest," the release said.
Laws governing which cases may be expunged were expanded last year when the federal Clean Slate Act went into effect. Under the law, most criminal offenses are eligible to be expunged under certain circumstances.
Expungements clear the offender's public record, although law enforcement still has access to the files. Murder and criminal sexual conduct offenses are ineligible for expungement, as are traffic offenses.
"When people have paid their debt to society they should absolutely be allowed to move on with their lives," Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a statement. "Expungement can open up many employment opportunities that were unfortunately foreclosed due to having a prior record."
The free event is open only to people whose convictions were in Wayne County. Pre-registration is not necessary.
“For most of these people, it’s been a long time coming,” Wayne County Sheriff Raphael Washington said. “They’ve been passed over for jobs, housing, and other opportunities and have been judged by one mistake from long ago. Many of these folks have been trying to move on but continue to be burdened by their pasts."
ghunter@detroitnews.com
(313) 222-2134
Twitter: @GeorgeHunter_DN | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/07/22/thousands-expected-wayne-county-expungement-fair/10126154002/ | 2022-07-22T18:03:31 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/07/22/thousands-expected-wayne-county-expungement-fair/10126154002/ |
Two-thirds of North Dakota's 53 counties are now considered to have either a medium or high coronavirus transmission risk, as COVID-19 case numbers in the state continue to climb.
The state Health Department's coronavirus dashboard on Friday showed 1,851 confirmed cases in the past seven days. That's nearly double the weekly total from two months ago, pushed by highly contagious mutations of the omicron variant of the virus.
County-level COVID-19 risks determined by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can be found at https://bit.ly/3Clifrq. Burleigh and Morton counties both remain in the high risk category, along with eight other counties: Grant, Sioux, Mercer, McLean, Dickey, Mountrail, Ward and Burke. Twenty-six counties are considered at medium risk; 17 are at low risk.
People are also reading…
Eighty-five people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in North Dakota over the past week, up from 67 the previous week. Coronavirus patients still make up a low percentage, however -- about 3.8% of occupied inpatient beds and 3.4% of intensive care unit beds statewide.
Federal data showed five new virus-related deaths in North Dakota, raising the state's pandemic total to 2,304. County-level death data is not available. There have been 255,476 confirmed COVID-19 cases in North Dakota during the pandemic that began in March 2020.
More information
Federal data shows that North Dakota continues to have some of the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country: 66.9% of adults in the state are fully vaccinated, with the rate for all vaccine-eligible people -- age 5 and older -- at 60.5%. The national averages are 77% and 71.4%, respectively.
COVID-19 booster shots are recommended for people 12 and older. North Dakota's first booster rate is 45.9%, compared to 49.8% nationally. Second booster doses are available for three main groups of people:
- All adults 50 years and older.
- All people 12 years or older who are moderately to severely immunocompromised.
- Adults 18 to 49 years who received two doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine.
State Health Department guidance and resources for businesses is at https://bit.ly/3w0DpKj.
Go to https://www.ndvax.org or https://bit.ly/3N3IMxb or call 866-207-2880 to see where COVID-19 vaccine is available. Information on free public testing and free test kits is at health.nd.gov/covidtesting. More detailed pandemic information is at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/bulk-of-north-dakota-counties-have-elevated-covid-19-transmission-risk/article_efde55a2-09d7-11ed-8e8f-ff4d7c7cc935.html | 2022-07-22T18:07:54 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/bulk-of-north-dakota-counties-have-elevated-covid-19-transmission-risk/article_efde55a2-09d7-11ed-8e8f-ff4d7c7cc935.html |
The Kenosha Police Department is investigating a death that occurred Thursday night night in the 6100 block of 24th Avenue.
There is no known threat to the community, the department posted on social media. The investigation is ongoing and no additional information was immediately available
Be the first to know
Get local news delivered to your inbox!
Daniel Gaitan
Reporter
Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily!
Your notification has been saved.
There was a problem saving your notification.
{{description}}
Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
Followed notifications
Please log in to use this feature
Log In
Don't have an account? Sign Up Today | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/kenosha-police-investigating-death-that-occurred-thursday-night/article_b62c4b18-09df-11ed-88b3-9f138113fce9.html | 2022-07-22T18:10:07 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/kenosha-police-investigating-death-that-occurred-thursday-night/article_b62c4b18-09df-11ed-88b3-9f138113fce9.html |
Kenosha County won't be accepting private grants to fund the administering of its elections any time soon, joining a growing list of municipalities in Wisconsin concerned about outside political forces influencing the local voting process.
The County Board voted 15-8 approving a resolution on Tuesday that prohibits county officials from accepting donations from individuals or non-governmental entities for the purpose of running county elections.
The resolution authored by Supervisor Brian Thomas is based on concerns over private funding from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, which distributed about $8.8 million to municipalities in Wisconsin, donations financed by Facebook, now Meta, mogul Mark Zuckerberg. More than $350 million in grants went to cities throughout the nation.
Among Wisconsin largest cities which accepted funding in varying amounts were Kenosha, Racine, Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay -- cities that tend to lean Democratic, although others conservative-leaning municipalities also have benefited from the Center’s grants.
People are also reading…
The City of Kenosha received more than $800,000 to enable it to conduct a “Get Out the Vote” campaign following the April primary elections in 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure safety during subsequent elections amid the public health crisis. The grants from the Chicago-based Center went to the five cities to fully fund their “Wisconsin Safer Voting Plan.”
Last year, the State Legislature had passed legislation that aimed to prohibit the use of such funds for administering elections. The legislation was vetoed by Gov. Tony Evers shortly after.
In recent months, judges have also turned down conservative groups' legal challenges, which have asserted that the use of such private funds for running local elections is illegal. The most recent case, in June, a Dane County judge ruled that the Center’s grants did not violate state laws, upholding a decision by the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission’s rejection of one such complaint that likened the grant money to bribery.
Rulings on similar lawsuits filed against the other four cities, including Kenosha, are pending.
In the last few months, however, more counties have joined Walworth County, which was the first to ban non-governmental election grants, according to Thomas. Ozaukee and Lafayette counties and more recently, Washington County, have also approved similar bans.
He said Green Bay, a city that also had previously accepted funding, is now in the process of adopting a ban. A dozen more cities have either drafted resolutions or begun the process, he said.
“So we are not the first. We won’t be the last and there’s 22 other states that have already passed this in the country and already started seeing the benefits of this, as well,” he said.
While the resolution was approve unanimously in committee, County Clerk Regi Waligora also expressed concerns that it casts aspersions on the county, which did not accept any funding from the Center. Waligora said she also has never sought private grants to fund elections since she has been in office.
“Though it is not illegal to apply and accept grant money from private sources, my personal convictions regarding elections is to be mindful of perception,” she said. “And, perception is more influential than fact as we’ve seen. It dictates one’s decisions and beliefs, and in most cases, without seeking the reality or truth.”
Waligora said that the county already has a process in place for accepting grants and donations that is codified. She added that the resolution was unnecessary.
“The bottom line here is the County Board has the final say on any money, through grants or donations, that are accepted,” she said. “Overall, I believe this resolution is an attempt to solve an issue that is not a county issue…
“I believe this is an unnecessary resolution that states facts about other governmental organizations and it’s not applicable to the operations of Kenosha County government,” she said.
Other supervisors who voted against the ban agreed, including Supervisor Andy Berg who said that Thomas had a “personal agenda” to fulfill in bringing forth the resolution.
“And personal agendas should not be brought to the board floor,” he said.
Supervisor Daniel Gaschke said he, too, believed that the resolution’s effect served to “cast a shadow on free and fair elections conducted” by the county.
None of the supervisors, who voted in favor of the resolution, spoke during deliberations. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-county-board-bans-non-governmental-funding-for-administering-elections/article_8ad96974-0970-11ed-9223-ab62400c2929.html | 2022-07-22T18:10:11 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-county-board-bans-non-governmental-funding-for-administering-elections/article_8ad96974-0970-11ed-9223-ab62400c2929.html |
PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. — Friends and family will gather on Saturday to remember and celebrate the life of 29-year-old Bradley Coleman, a beloved father and coach who was murdered earlier this month in a carjacking attempt at a Gwinnett County QuikTrip.
A Celebration of Life service is set for 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, at the Peachtree Corners Baptist Church. The church is located at 4480 Peachtree Corners Cir.
Pastor Jay Hackett will conduct the services. Anyone who wishes to contribute flowers to the ceremony can do so here.
There is also a way to plant a tree in Coleman's memory or share a memory in a virtual guest book.
Just last week friends and loved ones held a vigil for Coleman, remembering him as a loving father, son, business owner, coach and friend.
Penny Poole, whose son knew Coleman from childhood and played sports with him, told 11Alive last week at the vigil he "always stood out as a young man."
"Quiet man, a purposeful young man and loved by all," Poole said. "That is not just a casual statement. That is truth beyond measure.”
After his death, a former teammate, Shahid Mitchell, told 11Alive he was a "leader guiding people in the right direction."
"He was funny, energetic and just motivational. Anything you wanted to do, he’d believe in you and push you to get there. He wouldn’t just let you say you want to be this. He’d make you that person," Mitchell said.
PHOTOS | Bradley Coleman
John Lewis, his youth football coach, described him as a loving father and mentor to other young athletes.
“It was just a sad situation," Lewis said. “He was humble. He loved his daughter. He loved his community. He loved kids. He loved coaching kids. He was just a great kid and a great role model for the kids.”
Police have said Coleman was shot and killed on July 10 as he was filling his tires with air at the QuikTrip when three men initiated a carjacking.
One suspect got in on the driver's side of Coleman's car to take off with it, before Coleman got in on the passenger side to try to stop him as the two got into a fight. A second suspect from the carjacker's car also joined the fight, and Coleman was later found dead near his car.
One suspect, the alleged shooter, was arrested this week. David Jarrad Booker, 20, had his first court appearance on Friday and requested a court-appointed lawyer for his case. He is charged with felony murder and aggravated assault, according to jail records. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/bradley-coleman-celebration-of-life/85-c6a5dd1a-6581-46ee-98b6-411ae2bfaf24 | 2022-07-22T18:10:28 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/bradley-coleman-celebration-of-life/85-c6a5dd1a-6581-46ee-98b6-411ae2bfaf24 |
ATLANTA — It is that time of year when renters are either moving out or renewing their leases with increased monthly rates.
The Atlanta Business Journal reports that Atlanta’s average monthly rent falls around $1,675 – a 19% increase from a year ago. This increase can cause rent renewal rates to spike over $200, but renters should know that landlords do not always have to have the upper hand.
Susan Edwards is the broker and owner of Triumph Realty of Georgia. She told 11Alive the various ways tenants can negotiate their rent renewal rates, and it starts by being a good tenant before negotiations begin.
“If you're not a good tenant and they have to call you every month and say, ‘where's the rent’ your possibilities of negotiating are going to be a lot lower,” she said.
Edwards believes the first step to rental negotiation is to pay your rent on time so that landlords can recognize you as a reliable and trustworthy tenant. Keep the property in good condition and allow them to see that the residence is in good hands.
“I think that a landlord would appreciate somewhat of a personal relationship with them and seeing that they are taking care of the property,” she said.
She also suggests not waiting until the last minute to bring up negotiations.
“If they've been there six months and say, you know, we signed this year-lease but we see we really like it here. Can we, at this time, negotiate a longer-term lease at the same rate? And so I think not waiting till the last minute, not waiting till somebody drops the bomb.”
If moving is a viable option for a renter, it is important to be aware of other properties in the area – especially if they have numerous vacancies. According to Edwards, developers with open vacancies are more likely to negotiate long-term leases with better rent prices because they are more willing to take in people who can move in right away.
Still, she believes it is important for tenants to be flexible and keep their options open. Do the research and talk to neighboring tenants about their monthly rent. Also, talk to local landlords and developers to see if a better deal is possible. Preparation beforehand puts renters in a better position to get the benefits their seeking. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/how-to-negotiate-rent-renewals/85-379868e2-463b-4038-bcea-adb9acc3b6ba | 2022-07-22T18:10:34 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/how-to-negotiate-rent-renewals/85-379868e2-463b-4038-bcea-adb9acc3b6ba |
ANDERSON, Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for a 16-year-old from Anderson.
The Anderson Police Department said Henry Ingram was last seen Friday, July 22 at 10:25 a.m.
Ingram is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and red shorts.
Deputies said Ingram is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.
Anyone with information on Ingram's whereabouts is asked to call the Anderson Police Department at 765-648-6775 or 911.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
In both situations, these alerts must be issued by police.
What other people are reading:
- Health-threatening vs. life-threatening: Doctors call for clarity in Indiana abortion ban legislation
- Man dies after sinkhole opens under swimming pool, dragging him in
- 'She's our little miracle' | Brownsburg teachers celebrate daughter's 100th day in NICU
- Where to get back-to-school vaccines in central Indiana this weekend
- Man indicted in rape of 9-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for abortion | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/missing-anderson-teen-henry-ingram-silver-alert/531-94b6e2e6-1fcc-4d28-b56d-81fb21468889 | 2022-07-22T18:10:50 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/missing-anderson-teen-henry-ingram-silver-alert/531-94b6e2e6-1fcc-4d28-b56d-81fb21468889 |
AVON, Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 31-year-old man from Avon.
The Hendricks County Sheriff's Department said Rod Michael Hopkins was last seen in Avon on Thursday, July 21 at 1 a.m.
Hopkins is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 297 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a red T-shirt, black shorts, and black and red Air Jordan shoes.
Deputies said Hopkins is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.
Anyone with information on Hopkins' whereabouts is asked to call the Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department at 317-839-8700 or 911.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
In both situations, these alerts must be issued by police.
What other people are reading:
- Health-threatening vs. life-threatening: Doctors call for clarity in Indiana abortion ban legislation
- Man dies after sinkhole opens under swimming pool, dragging him in
- 'She's our little miracle' | Brownsburg teachers celebrate daughter's 100th day in NICU
- Expert: Counseling should be considered for those who witnessed Greenwood Park Mall shooting
- Where to get back-to-school vaccines in central Indiana this weekend | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/missing-avon-man-rod-michael-hopkins-silver-alert-hendricks-county/531-9551d682-ed51-4ccc-8776-d9976f954854 | 2022-07-22T18:10:56 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/missing-avon-man-rod-michael-hopkins-silver-alert-hendricks-county/531-9551d682-ed51-4ccc-8776-d9976f954854 |
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Best Friends Lifesaving Center (BFLC) has partnered with over 550 animal shelters and rescue partners nationwide for an adoption campaign. This campaign is in an effort to encourage people to adopt pets from local shelters.
Eight Arkansas shelters and Best Friends Lifesaving Center will be participating in the campaign this weekend from July 22 to July 24.
Fees will be waived at BFLC this weekend for all pets. Pets will be fixed, vaccinated or microchipped, and ready to go home.
Here is a list of local animal shelters that will be participating:
- Best Friends Lifesaving Center: 210 Prairie Lane, Bentonville
- Cabot Animal Support Services, 2951 S 1st St., Cabot
- Columbia County Animal Protection Society, Inc., 510 W Columbia St, Magnolia
- Community Cats Global, Jacksonville
- Fort Smith Animal Haven, Fort Smith
- Friends of Kitties & Kanines, Fort Smith
- Paws & Claws Pet Shelter, 2075 Madison 6555, Huntsville
- Pit Ridge Rescue, 921 Rader Rd Rogers
- Shoal Bay Animal Haven, 392 N Highway 197
According to data released by Best Friends, U.S. shelters saw an 8.1 percent increase in animal intakes that pet adoptions couldn’t keep pace with, in 2021.
Shelters are continuing to fill up this summer exceeding capacities.
"Following the immense success of our National Adoption Weekend in May, which resulted in 4,529 lives saved, we couldn’t wait to have a second National Adoption Weekend as soon as possible,” said Julie Castle, CEO of Best Friends Animal Society. “The summer months, and July in particular, is one of the highest intake months for animal shelters in America so we really encourage anyone who’s looking for a pet to adopt now.”
Best Friends cites many benefits to adopting a pet, including:
- A One Stop (Adoption) Shop: Most pets that you adopt from a shelter will come vaccinated, microchipped and spayed or neutered which saves you the time and cost of having to do it yourself, like when you purchase a pet.
- You Gain a Lifetime Partner in Your Pets Life: Shelters and animal welfare organizations care about your new family member and will be there to help you throughout the life of the pet with helpful resources and information.
- You are Saving At Least Two Lives: When you adopt you are saving the life of the pet you adopt and opening a spot at a shelter or rescue for a new animal in need of a forever home.
Best Friends says there are currently considerably more pets at risk of being killed in shelters than at this time last year. This is due to recent problems such as staffing shortages, limited shelter hours, decreased volunteers, and reduced adoption events.
“The sad truth is that there is a shelter crisis going on and when shelters get overcrowded and pets aren’t adopted quickly enough, lives are on the line,” Castle added. “If you’re not able to commit to adoption, ask your local shelter or rescue if you can foster a pet instead. Doing so will still make a tremendous impact in saving lives.”
For more information or to find a local shelter, click here.
DOWNLOAD THE 5NEWS APP
DOWNLOAD FOR IPHONE HERE | DOWNLOAD FOR ANDROID HERE
HOW TO ADD THE 5NEWS APP TO YOUR STREAMING DEVICE
ROKU: add the channel from the ROKU store or by searching for KFSM in the Channel Store.
For Fire TV, search for "KFSM" to find the free app to add to your account. Another option for Fire TV is to have the app delivered directly to your Fire TV through Amazon.
To report a typo or grammatical error, please email KFSMDigitalTeam@tegna.com. | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/arkansas-animal-rescues-to-host-free-pet-adoption-this-weekend/527-5e0c4d9c-7481-4d8b-9f3e-6a115833a6cc | 2022-07-22T18:14:15 | 1 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/arkansas-animal-rescues-to-host-free-pet-adoption-this-weekend/527-5e0c4d9c-7481-4d8b-9f3e-6a115833a6cc |
UPPER MARLBORO, Md — A Maryland police officer was sentenced to one year in jail followed by three years probation on Thursday for his actions during a 2019 traffic stop that left a man paralyzed from the neck down.
Attorney Malcolm Ruff, who is representing Demonte Ward-Blake’s family in a federal civil lawsuit against Strong and the county, told Cotton that Ward-Blake was a gregarious 24-year-old before the traffic stop, but his paralysis caused agonizing pain. Ward-Blake died last year after an unrelated shooting.
Cotton denied Strong’s attorney’s requests to defer detention during his appeal and for home detention.
During the stop for expired tags, Ward-Blake complied with commands, but berated officers, according to videos and testimony. Strong arrested Ward-Blake for disorderly conduct and prosecutors argued that Strong slammed Ward-Blake into the concrete. But defense attorneys said the men fell during a struggle and Ward-Blake’s paralysis was the result of a tragic accident.
Strong’s police powers remain suspended until the department completes its own investigation. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/officer-gets-1-year-in-jail-after-arrest-that-paralyzed-man/2022/07/22/662bce6c-09e0-11ed-80b6-43f2bfcc6662_story.html | 2022-07-22T18:16:30 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/officer-gets-1-year-in-jail-after-arrest-that-paralyzed-man/2022/07/22/662bce6c-09e0-11ed-80b6-43f2bfcc6662_story.html |
Amid an ongoing housing shortage, homebuilders in Tucson are tapping the brakes on new homes as concerns about rising interest rates, construction and labor costs weigh on affordability.
But, closings remained strong with 1,752 homes closed from January through June — versus 1,688 in the first half of 2021 — and the average new home price climbed to $468,212.
Builders pulled 2,812 permits in the first half of this year, a 16% drop from the same period in 2021.
"I was surprised to see the June numbers," said David Godlewski, president of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association. "Interest rates and what's happening to people's 401Ks is causing buyers to pause."
Because of supply-chain backlogs and the chronic labor shortage, the time it takes to deliver a home has doubled, he said.
"There's been a considerable drop-off in new sales as well as cancellations," Godlewski said. "Someone who wanted that home six months ago when interest rates were at 3 or 4% and now is more than 6% can't do it. They'd rather walk away."
Builders are watching closely, wary of the overconfidence that resulted in the housing crash.
"The memories of 2008 still linger," Godlewski said. "They're not going to risk getting involved in a project that looked good six months ago — they have to look at it in real time."
In April of this year, the top five homebuilders for permits were:
Meritage: 71
KB Home: 55
Lennar Homes: 42
Richmond American: 39
Pulte Homes: 30
In June those permit numbers dropped to 30, 17, 30, 11 and 21, respectively.
Godlewski hopes it's a temporary pause.
"Because this doesn't help the supply or inventory issues that we have."
Demand remains
In the resale realm, buyers seemed to pull back as well.
Comparing June 2021 to June 2022 there was a 19.31% drop in resale homes, from 2,496 to 2,014.
The average resale price in June was $396,401.
"Resale buyers responded to the concerning economic news and institutional buyers, flippers, and small-scale investor buyers held back also," said local housing analyst Jim Daniel.
He believes the heightened caution is an offset to the bright-eyed optimism of just a few months ago.
"We're forecasting a 10 to 15% drop for the year in permits," said Daniel, with R.L. Brown Housing Reports. "But that's on the back of 17% increases two years in a row."
He expects builders will adjust floor plans or diversify into other types of housing, such as built for rent homes or townhomes.
"They know the entry-level buyers are the ones hit the hardest," Daniel said. "They're tapping the brakes to figure out ways to make the product more affordable."
Builders haven't had to slash the price of existing homes and the population growth in Tucson and Arizona will continue to drive demand for new housing.
"There are housing markets across the country that would love to have the housing activity that Tucson has," Daniel said. "We're not going into this with our hair on fire."
For Star subscribers: As rent prices continue to rise in Tucson and the country, officials struggle to get landlords to bite on affordable housing incentives.
For Star subscribers: A proposal to build 120 homes and 210 apartments on a former golf course has raised environmental concerns for neighbors in the area.
For Star subscribers: The community will offer resort style amenities, with homes starting around $200,000 — nearly half the average cost of a new home in Sahuarita.
Javier Vasquez, of Koedyker and Kenyon Construction, prepares to stucco one of the few homes still under construction in La Estancia near South Wilmot Road and I-10 in Tucson on July 22, 2022. Homebuilders are pausing construction due to rising interest rates, among other factors. This could exacerbate the local housing shortage as the average new home prices pushes closer to $500,000. | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/homebuilders-tapping-the-brakes-in-tucson-amid-rising-costs/article_1c2cb062-0795-11ed-bf1f-27e055a7ece8.html | 2022-07-22T18:17:36 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/homebuilders-tapping-the-brakes-in-tucson-amid-rising-costs/article_1c2cb062-0795-11ed-bf1f-27e055a7ece8.html |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Need weekend plans? Fort Worth has plenty to do. From the famous Fort Worth Water Gardens to the stockyards, there’s more than enough to keep you occupied.
If you need some help finding activity ideas, here are a few suggestions from VacationRenter.com.
“The Dallas-Fort Worth metropolis offers quite a few museums and other cultural attractions. Cowtown, as the locals call it, also boasts an incredible food scene that is expanding constantly, so this is a great city to explore for anyone passionate about good eats,” as their website states.
- Visit a money printing facility
- The Palace Light Bulb
- Fort Worth Gardens
- National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
- Lee Harvey Oswald’s Grave
- Fire Station Number 1
- Molly the Trolley
For the full report, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/here-are-some-of-the-most-unique-things-to-do-in-fort-worth-according-to-vacationrenter/ | 2022-07-22T18:19:06 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/here-are-some-of-the-most-unique-things-to-do-in-fort-worth-according-to-vacationrenter/ |
Gas prices continued their steady decline this week, averaging $4.44 per gallon nationally, according to AAA data published Thursday.
Prices have been falling steadily for the past 30 days following a decline in crude oil prices and a decline in gasoline demand. Industry experts predict that average prices could dip below the $4.00 per gallon benchmark by mid-August.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Dallas, TX metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 21. State gas tax data is from World Population Review. Connecticut and New York have temporarily suspended gas taxes to help consumers while the cost of gas has increased.
You may also like: Free to use gas price widgets
Dallas by the numbers
– Gas current price: $3.91
— Texas average: $3.95
— Texas gas tax: $0.20 per gallon (#42 highest among all states)
– Week change: -$0.21 (-5.2%)
– Year change: +$1.10 (+39.0%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.84 (6/16/22)
– Diesel current price: $4.92
– Week change: -$0.12 (-2.4%)
– Year change: +$1.96 (+66.5%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.48 (6/20/22)
Metros with the most expensive gas
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA: $6.10
#2. Bakersfield, CA: $6.02
#3. Napa, CA: $6.00
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Laredo, TX: $3.59
#2. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.66
#3. Albany, GA: $3.66
States with the highest gas tax per gallon
#1. Pennsylvania: $0.59
#2. California: $0.53
#3. Washington: $0.52
States with the lowest gas tax per gallon
#1. Alaska: $0.0895
#2. Hawaii: $0.16
#3. Virginia: $0.162 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-dallas-in-the-last-week-11/ | 2022-07-22T18:19:12 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-dallas-in-the-last-week-11/ |
Gas prices continued their steady decline this week, averaging $4.44 per gallon nationally, according to AAA data published Thursday.
Prices have been falling steadily for the past 30 days following a decline in crude oil prices and a decline in gasoline demand. Industry experts predict that average prices could dip below the $4.00 per gallon benchmark by mid-August.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 21. State gas tax data is from World Population Review. Connecticut and New York have temporarily suspended gas taxes to help consumers while the cost of gas has increased.
You may also like: Free to use gas price widgets
Fort Worth by the numbers
– Gas current price: $3.88
— Texas average: $3.95
— Texas gas tax: $0.20 per gallon (#42 highest among all states)
– Week change: -$0.22 (-5.3%)
– Year change: +$1.07 (+38.0%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.84 (6/16/22)
– Diesel current price: $4.90
– Week change: -$0.13 (-2.5%)
– Year change: +$1.94 (+65.9%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.45 (6/20/22)
Metros with the most expensive gas
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA: $6.10
#2. Bakersfield, CA: $6.02
#3. Napa, CA: $6.00
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Laredo, TX: $3.59
#2. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.66
#3. Albany, GA: $3.66
States with the highest gas tax per gallon
#1. Pennsylvania: $0.59
#2. California: $0.53
#3. Washington: $0.52
States with the lowest gas tax per gallon
#1. Alaska: $0.0895
#2. Hawaii: $0.16
#3. Virginia: $0.162 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-fort-worth-in-the-last-week-11/ | 2022-07-22T18:19:18 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-fort-worth-in-the-last-week-11/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — The largest dinosaur event in North America is coming to North Texas.
Houston-based Jurassic Quest will run for a limited time at Fair Park from July 29 to July 31. Families will be able to walk around some of the biggest photorealistic dinosaur displays in the nation in the comfort of indoors.
Jurassic Quest is one of the first indoor family edutainment shows to relaunch since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic back in March of 2020. The show will feature rideable dinosaurs, live dinosaur shows, interactive science and art activities, a play area, and more.
To get your tickets, visit jurassicquest.com. Tickets are for timed entries and prices start at $19 per ticket. for more information, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/jurassic-quest-is-coming-to-dallas-from-july-29-31-heres-how-to-get-your-tickets/ | 2022-07-22T18:19:22 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/jurassic-quest-is-coming-to-dallas-from-july-29-31-heres-how-to-get-your-tickets/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — We get it: it’s summertime. Kids are home away from school and that means you need to find ways to entertain them.
Luckily, Dallas is home to a plethora of things to do that are kid-friendly, like the zoo, the Perot Museum and more.
It can be a lot to keep up with, so, here are a few suggestions from VacationRenter.com. They penned a report looking at 10 fun things to do in Dallas with your children. Here is their list:
- Dallas Zoo
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science
- McKinney Avenue Trolley
- Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
- Dallas Museum of Art
- Klyde Warren Park
- Bahama Beach
- Pioneer Plaza
- Dallas World Aquarium
- Texas Horse Park
For the full report, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/kid-friendly-things-to-do-in-dallas-this-weekend-according-to-vacationrenter/ | 2022-07-22T18:19:28 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/kid-friendly-things-to-do-in-dallas-this-weekend-according-to-vacationrenter/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — The National Weather Service center in Fort Worth reports North Texas will see seasonably hot temperatures on Friday alongside some low storm chances.
The heat is coming back before it ever really left or took a short break from beating down on the Lone Star State. “Another hot day is expected with highs near 100 and heat index values up to 105. There is a low chance for showers and thunderstorms across parts of North and East Texas.”
NWS Fort Worth says that the highest chances for storms, around 20-30%, will be east of I-35/45 during the afternoon hours; some storms could produce some gusty winds and lightning.
NWS Fort Worth tips on preventing wildfires
“As the hot and dry conditions continue, so will the increased concern for the fire weather threat. Make sure to avoid all outdoor activities that could produce fire starts, and to heed any instruction from officials,” the center said. | https://cw33.com/news/local/seasonably-hot-friday-with-low-chance-of-storms-in-north-texas-nws-fort-worth-reports/ | 2022-07-22T18:19:34 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/seasonably-hot-friday-with-low-chance-of-storms-in-north-texas-nws-fort-worth-reports/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — If you haven’t yet, you’ve still got time as of the time of this article’s writing to head out to wherever you can buy Texas Lottery tickets to try your hand at the third-largest ever Mega Millions jackpot at $660 million.
The cash value option for this jackpot is at $376.9 million and the drawing is set to take place Friday, July 22 at 11 p.m. ET. Mega Millions says, “If won at that level, it would be the third largest prize in Mega Millions history! Only two billion-dollar jackpots have ever been higher – $1.537 billion won in South Carolina on October 23, 2018, and $1.050 billion won in Michigan on January 22, 2021.”
The last draw for Mega Millions was July 19 where no one won the jackpot or secondary prize in Texas, however one person did win $30,000 by matching four of the five winning numbers with the Mega Ball. The winning numbers were 2, 31, 32, 37, 70 and the Mega Ball was 25.
“Since the jackpot was last won on April 15, there have been more than 17.9 million winning tickets at all prize levels, including 29 worth $1 million or more. Those big prizes have been won in 16 states across the country: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.”
Good luck out there! | https://cw33.com/news/local/texas-lottery-jackpot-alert-3rd-largest-mega-millions-jackpot-ever-at-660-million-up-for-grabs-friday/ | 2022-07-22T18:19:40 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/texas-lottery-jackpot-alert-3rd-largest-mega-millions-jackpot-ever-at-660-million-up-for-grabs-friday/ |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It was described as chaos in the air Wednesday, as an American Airlines flight from Tampa to Nashville was diverted after experiencing severe turbulence.
The plane made an emergency landing in Birmingham, Alabama. Eight people on board suffered injuries and were taken to the hospital for further evaluation.
Temple Terrace native Travis Hamilton was on his way to Nashville to participate in a charity golf tournament. He said that he was in the airplane bathroom when, about an hour into the flight, it felt like he was on a roller coaster.
“Before I could finish washing my hands, I was on the roof of the bathroom,” Hamilton said. “Up and down. 10 seconds.”
Hamilton said when it stopped, all he could see was blood.
“I looked in the mirror and it was kind of running down my face,” Hamilton said.
He had to kick his way out the bathroom. He described what he saw next as chaos in the cabin.
“Oxygen masks were down,” Hamilton said. “Babies were screaming. Everybody’s kind of like, what just happened?”
Hamilton then realized, he wasn’t the only one who was hurt.
“The one stewardess, man, she was messed up,” Hamilton said. “There’s blood just all over her face and the other one couldn’t hardly turn her head or neck or anything.”
A spokeswoman with American Airlines sent 8 On Your Side a statement:
American Eagle flight 3609 with service from Tampa, Florida (TPA) to Nashville, Tennessee (BNA) diverted to Birmingham, Alabama (BHM) after encountering unexpected turbulence. The Embraer E175 landed without incident at 3:17 p.m. CT and safely taxied to the gate. Two flight attendants and six passengers were transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
When the plane landed, Hamilton got checked out by fire rescue. He had a small cut on his head and kept it moving. Hamilton said that all he got in return for his rough ride was a $12 meal voucher and AAdvantage miles, wasn’t good enough.
While he ended up getting to his destination in Nashville, Hamilton believes the airline should be punished.
“The fact they gave less than a minute warning to put on our seat belt, they need to be held accountable for it,” Hamilton said. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/passenger-describes-chaos-on-turbulent-flight-that-landed-in-birmingham/ | 2022-07-22T18:34:53 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/passenger-describes-chaos-on-turbulent-flight-that-landed-in-birmingham/ |
As Idaho’s population grows, so does energy use. And the sweltering summer months are peak demand for Idaho Power.
“We think we are seeing growth contributing to higher summer loads,” Ben Brandt, director of load serving operations at Idaho Power, told the Idaho Statesman.
The utility brings energy to Southern Idaho and parts of Eastern Oregon. Last June, the company hit its all-time high in demand at 3,751 Megawatts.
This peak reveals a steady, upward trend. In 1996, Idaho Power served approximately 351,000 customers, with a peak-hour load of 2,437 MW, according to Idaho Power’s 2021 Integrated Resource Plan. 25 years later, the population served nearly doubled to more than 600,000 customers in Idaho and Oregon.
People are also reading…
The plan said the utility expects summer loads will continue to grow. Idaho Power anticipates adding 13,300 customers each year until 2040, with the summer peak-hour load requirement growing nearly 55 MW each year.
“It’s not just population growth. It’s also the type of growth,” Brian Johnson, electrical and computer engineering professor at the University of Idaho, told the Statesman.
A few years ago, cryptocurrency mining operations flocked to Idaho for its low electricity rates, Johnson said, and operations like this can be equivalent to the electricity use of hundreds of houses or more.
“They’re running relatively high performance computers, consistently solving mathematical problems,” Johnson said.
Places with low electricity rates, like Idaho, yield higher profit margins for cryptocurrency miners.
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission regulates gas, water, electricity, and some telephone services in the state. Last month, the commission approved a new Idaho Power rate for cryptocurrency operations.
Peak demand already behind us
While the area’s energy demand may increase in the long term, Idaho Power will likely see reduced load throughout the rest of the year.
Many utilities in the Northwest have peaks in August. But Idaho’s greatest annual energy demand is in late June and early July, Brandt said.
Southern Idaho is an agricultural community, Brandt said. In addition to air-conditioning, irrigation is a significant portion of total power load.
Idaho’s famed potatoes contribute to this demand. Farmers use irrigation to control the moisture levels around growing potatoes, which gives the starch a nice oval shape, Johnson said.
But that means irrigation systems — which use electricity to pump water out of the ground — are run continually from late March to the beginning of July, Johnson said.
Once potato growers and other farmers shut their irrigation pumps down, Idaho Power’s load starts to drop, Johnson added.
Flowing water essential to Idaho Power's energy production
While irrigation demands energy, flowing water produces it. Hydropower, which converts the energy of moving water to mechanical energy, is Idaho Power’s main source of energy.
The state’s rivers, like the Snake River, are a unique resource, Johnson said. But climate change may threaten the renewable energy source.
Changes in snowfall patterns could make it challenging to generate sufficient hydropower in years to come, Johnson said.
“Some of the long-range forecasts don’t look as optimistic for what snowpack is going to look like,” he said.
And short of building new hydroelectric facilities, there’s no easy way to scale up hydropower, Johnson said.
While increasing water flow can generate more electricity, there are limits on how high or low water levels can be.
To prepare for summer demand, Idaho Power performs maintenance on its systems during the spring and fall, when energy use is lower.
The utility also imports a lot of power to meet summer demand, Brandt said. They will often purchase power months, and sometimes even years, in advance to ensure enough supply.
Naturally, the increased loads stress Idaho Power’s distribution system, and the challenge is to keep up with growth, Brandt said.
“One thing we do is plan way out into the future,” Brandt said, “and we begin those processes early.” | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/worried-about-energy-use-during-heat-waves-idaho-power-explains-rising-demand/article_f5d804f0-0859-11ed-ba7e-6f1ff64d6bcc.html | 2022-07-22T18:38:34 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/worried-about-energy-use-during-heat-waves-idaho-power-explains-rising-demand/article_f5d804f0-0859-11ed-ba7e-6f1ff64d6bcc.html |
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – Two people are dead and another driver has been charged with a DUI after a crash in Rocky Mount earlier this week, according to the Rocky Mount Police Department.
Authorities said the three-vehicle accident happened on Tuesday around 6 p.m. at the intersection of Old Franklin Turnpike and Booker T. Washington Highway.
When officers arrived, they said they found five people were involved in the crash.
Melissa Holland, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene and her passenger, Christian Hernandez, 18, was taken to Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to police.
Authorities said the other two drivers in the crash did not require medical attention, but one of the drivers, Nicholas Davis, 31, was arrested and later charged with driving while under the influence.
The investigation is still underway, according to police. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/two-die-one-driver-charged-with-dui-in-rocky-mount-crash/ | 2022-07-22T18:39:47 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/two-die-one-driver-charged-with-dui-in-rocky-mount-crash/ |
COMAL COUNTY, Texas — The Comal County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 45-year-old woman who hasn't been seen since Tuesday.
Authorities said Shana Alison DiMambro was last seen around 7 a.m. at her home in the 100 block of Mitchell Drive in Spring Branch.
She was wearing a white V-neck T-shirt, pink shorts and black flip flops. She is 5'6" and weighs around 140 pounds. She had brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information regarding this missing person is asked to contact the Comal County Sheriff's Office at 830-620-3400.
See the full Facebook post here. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/missing-woman-spring-branch-texas-comal-county/273-153ad490-2cda-4427-b0d7-2c950acec6d4 | 2022-07-22T18:42:37 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/missing-woman-spring-branch-texas-comal-county/273-153ad490-2cda-4427-b0d7-2c950acec6d4 |
Melbourne-based rescue in need of food, money after taking in almost 90 cats in one week
A Melbourne-based cat rescue took in almost 90 new cats over the past week from people facing evictions, a high-kill shelter and a hoarding situation.
Now, with a total of 135 cats pushing the rescue to maximum capacity and many of the cats suffering from upper respiratory infections, they're working to raise money to go toward the felines' care.
"We want to give these cats the best possible opportunity to get good homes, and until they get to those homes, we will bend over backwards ... to make sure that they're taken care of and that their needs are met," said Amanda Peck, shelter manager at HOPE for Brevard, a nonprofit located off Cyprus Avenue in Melbourne.
The influx of cats began July 16, when eight cats were surrendered because their owner was facing an eviction. The owner had previously tried posting online and reaching out to people in the community to see about finding housing for her cats, Peck said. She was unable to find a place for them.
Rising rent affecting pets:Pets are being given up and abandoned in Brevard as owners struggle to pay rent and bills
Baby animals at Brevard Zoo:Monkeys, piglets, zebras and more: Baby animals bring new opportunities to Brevard Zoo
Later that day, rescue volunteers traveled several hours to a high-kill shelter to pick up some cats and their litters. When they arrived, they found multiple cats outside in the heat.
"There were cats outside, kind of open-mouth breathing and in distress," Peck said.
The volunteers took as many cats as they could back to HOPE for Brevard. They picked up 37 cats from the high-kill shelter, bringing the total of new intakes for July 16 to 45.
Tuesday, they were contacted by Animal Control about a hoarding situation. Initially, they believed it involved 20 cats. But when HOPE for Brevard volunteers arrived, they found about 40 cats, with most of the cats suffering from severe eye and upper respiratory infections.
It will cost about $500 to treat the cats, Peck said. That cost doesn't include the $150-per-cat cost to prepare them for adoption with spaying or neutering and vaccinations.
How to help
The rescue is asking for donations of Purina adult dry cat food, Purina kitten food and any kind of wet food. Donations can be dropped off on Saturdays when the rescue is open, or left in their donation bins outside. Supplies can also be directly purchased from their Chewy and Amazon wish lists.
Monetary donations can also be made to their PayPal, through the mail or to their thrift store on Wickham Road. Visit www.hopeforbrevard.com/donate for a list of ways to donate.
They're also always looking for volunteers and foster homes, Peck said.
"I have a lot of moms and kittens who typically do well in foster situations," Peck said. "If people don't have the money, but they have some space in their home and they want to love on some kittens, or adult cats, that's always helpful to the cats and to us. It makes more room so we can take in other cats that have the same needs."
The rescue is located at 1465 Cypress Avenue and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, or by appointment. To make an appointment, call 321-271-4041.
Finch Walker is a Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at 321-290-4744 or fwalker@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @_finchwalker | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/07/22/nearly-90-cats-come-melbourne-rescue-over-past-week/10121416002/ | 2022-07-22T18:43:16 | 1 | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/07/22/nearly-90-cats-come-melbourne-rescue-over-past-week/10121416002/ |
VALPARAISO — Taking exception to a Valparaiso-area man's claims to be the victim following his child molesting conviction, Porter Superior Court Judge Mike Fish sentenced the offender Friday morning to a near-maximum term of 10 years behind bars.
The judge suspended three of those years to be served on formal probation with sex offender treatment, but granted the prosecution's request to label 41-year-old Matthew Todosijevic a sexually violent predator and require him to register as a sex offender for life.
"You are woefully uniformed," Fish said of Todosijevic's claims of victimhood.
The courtroom, which was nearly packed with family and supporters of both Todosijevic and the young victim, remained quiet when the sentence was announced. The judge had warned everyone about the penalties they would face if there were a repeat of the disturbances that arose when the guilty verdicts were read last month.
There was also a noticeably increased security presence in the courtroom.
A jury found Todosijevic guilty on one count of child molesting after allegations surfaced in October 2017 that he had touched and had sexual intercourse with an 8-year-old family member after a day of drinking, court records show.
The girl said she woke up to the abuse and said Todosijevic pretended to be asleep during the event, according to police
She reportedly told police that when Todosijevic woke up the next morning, he was "hitting walls and stuff."
Todosijevic was taken into custody following his conviction and has 37 days of credit toward his sentence, the judge said.
He was granted the use of a public defender to appeal his case.
Todosijevic has a rape case pending in Porter County and Fish scheduled a status hearing Aug.1.
A woman claims she was drinking alcohol during a date with the accused during July 2017 when they went back to his apartment and while agreeing ahead of time not to have sex, she later awoke to being raped by him, a court document says.
Todosijevic denied the allegations, police said.
Fish said any sentence stemming from the rape case is to be served consecutively to the child molesting term.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
Porter/LaPorte County Courts and Social Justice Reporter
Bob is a 23-year veteran of The Times. He covers county government and courts in Porter County, federal courts, police news and regional issues. He also created the Vegan in the Region blog, is an Indiana University grad and lifelong region resident. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/valpo-area-man-no-victim-in-child-molest-case-judge-says-giving-him-10-years/article_a7055fbd-bf95-577d-95ad-9a33117c2124.html | 2022-07-22T18:43:40 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/valpo-area-man-no-victim-in-child-molest-case-judge-says-giving-him-10-years/article_a7055fbd-bf95-577d-95ad-9a33117c2124.html |
What to Know
- A woman who admitted her role in a scam that raised $400,000 using a fake story about a homeless man has been sentenced in federal court.
- A federal judge in New Jersey sentenced Katelyn McClure Thursday to a prison term of one year and one day.
- McClure and her then-boyfriend Mark D’Amico fabricated the story that homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt, Jr., rescued her from the side of a Philadelphia highway in 2017.
A woman who admitted her role in a scam that raised $400,000 using a fake story about a homeless man received a one-year prison sentence in federal court Thursday.
Katelyn McClure was also ordered to make restitution and serve three years' supervised release. The 32-year-old Bordentown, New Jersey resident is scheduled to be sentenced on state charges next month and could receive more prison time.
A message was left Thursday with an attorney representing McClure.
McClure and her then-boyfriend, Mark D’Amico, fabricated the story about homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt Jr. giving McClure $20 when she ran out of gas on a Philadelphia highway in 2017.
In truth, state and federal prosecutors said, the group had met near a Philadelphia casino in October 2017 shortly before they told their story.
They publicized the story through local and national media interviews and created a GoFundMe account that more than 14,000 people donated to, thinking the money was to help Bobbitt, according to prosecutors. Law enforcement began investigating after Bobbitt sued the couple, accusing them of not giving him the money.
Local
The federal criminal complaint alleged all of the money raised in the campaign was spent by March 2018, with large chunks spent by McClure and D’Amico on a recreational vehicle, a BMW and trips to casinos in Las Vegas and New Jersey.
D'Amico, described as the group's ringleader, pleaded guilty to federal charges and was sentenced in April to 27 months in prison. He was also ordered to make restitution and is scheduled for sentencing on separate state charges next month.
Bobbitt was sentenced to five years’ probation on state charges in 2019 and faces sentencing next month on federal charges. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-woman-in-400k-gofundme-scheme-gets-1-year-in-federal-case/3786486/ | 2022-07-22T18:43:42 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nj-woman-in-400k-gofundme-scheme-gets-1-year-in-federal-case/3786486/ |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.