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Officials cite low visibility, rain in fatal west Michigan plane crash
Weather conditions could have been a factor in a small-plane crash last week in western Michigan that left two people dead, according to a preliminary report by federal investigators.
The single-engine plane crashed about 6 p.m. July 15 in Oceana County’s Shelby Township, Michigan State Police said.
Police said it crashed after taking off at Oceana County Airport, about a mile and a half northwest of the crash site, which is in a wooded area behind a residence.
The airport is about 35 miles north of Muskegon.
The aircraft’s only occupants, identified as pilot Raymond Gundy, 56, of Muskegon County, and his passenger, Troy Caris, 48, of Holton, were both killed, the agency reported.
The Cessna 210C had been headed to Warsaw Municipal Airport in Indiana, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident preliminary report released Friday.
Two witnesses, both commercial pilots, saw the departure at the airport, the report said.
One witness said "that the (cloud) ceiling at the time of takeoff was no higher than 100 (feet), and the other witness reported that the airplane entered instrument meteorological conditions as it crossed a road about 1,300 (feet) past the departure end of the runway," investigators wrote.
"Both witnesses reported that the visibility was poor and it was raining at the time."
Another witness, who owned the land where the plane crashed, was inside his home at the time and reported hearing a “big roar outside" reminding him a tractor-trailer going by then heard a “big bang," according to the report.
When he looked outside a window, the man saw smoke or dust "then realized that an airplane had crashed adjacent to his house in the woods and the big roar was the engine running and it was 'revving up,' " the report stated. "The entire sequence lasted about 30 seconds."
Authorities said the plane did not show signs of fire or having lost structural components, according to the report.
They said Gundy held a private pilot certificate but did not possess an instrument rating. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/22/officials-cite-low-visibility-rain-fatal-west-michigan-plane-crash/10130927002/ | 2022-07-22T21:36:27 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/22/officials-cite-low-visibility-rain-fatal-west-michigan-plane-crash/10130927002/ |
Fruitland Police Chief J.D. Huff addresses the media regarding the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of Michael Vaughan, a 6-year-old boy from Fruitland who was last seen on July 27, 2021.
FRUITLAND — Standing before the team working on the investigation and the family of Michael Vaughan, Fruitland Police Chief J.D. Huff provided an update on the case of the missing boy, who would now be 6 years old.
“We haven't stopped,” Huff said. “Every day, we have unfinished business, and I'll tell you that every day is an anniversary of the disappearance.”
The investigation continues, searching for Vaughan, who was reported missing on July 27, 2021, when he was 5 years old. Wednesday will be the one-year anniversary of his disappearance.
As of Friday’s update, investigators did not have any suspects but are investigating several people of interest. Some information remains private as the criminal investigation continues.
Vaughan went missing from outside his home on Southwest Ninth Street. His family contacted authorities at 7:21 p.m. to report him missing. The police now suspect that Vaughan disappeared sometime between 6:40-7 p.m., a more narrow period of time.
The Fruitland Police Department has looked into vehicles and individuals around the neighborhood during this time period. A blue Dodge Avenger and a jogger were identified and investigated.
A white Honda Pilot seen nearby has yet to be identified. It may be the car of a nearby resident, but this has yet to be confirmed.
A white man in his late 20s or early 30s was spotted as well, wearing black shorts, dark shoes and a white shirt with the sleeves cut off. He has not come forward or been identified. While Huff said police would like to speak with the man, he is currently not a suspect.
Vaughan's disappearance has not been linked to any similar cases.
Huff said the search has covered an expansive area, from septic tanks to irrigation canals with the use of drones and K-9 units.
“If we could’ve dammed the Snake River, we would have,” Huff said.
Partnering with the Homeward Bound program, semi-trucks traveling across the country will display photos of Vaughan by the end of August.
The reward for information that would aid in Vaughan's safe return has increased to $52,992. Huff urged those who may have information to contact authorities.
“Please reach out to us,” Huff said. “No tidbit of information is too benign or too obscure.”
The Fruitland Police Dispatch can be contacted at 208-642-6006 or reached through email at findmichael@fruitland.org. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/fruitland-police-provide-one-year-update-on-missing-child-michael-vaughan/article_1f349e02-2d4e-5dbe-aa82-f12624574f79.html | 2022-07-22T21:41:11 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/fruitland-police-provide-one-year-update-on-missing-child-michael-vaughan/article_1f349e02-2d4e-5dbe-aa82-f12624574f79.html |
Originally published July 22 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
The state of Idaho officially ended the 2022 fiscal year with a record $1.38 billion surplus, Gov. Brad Little and Idaho Division of Financial Management officials said Friday.
“Idaho’s economy is red-hot because of the resiliency of our citizens and businesses,” Little said in a press release issued Friday.
The governor said the surplus means Idaho’s government can “provide Idahoans even more tax relief and make key investments where they count” at a time when inflation is driving up the cost of basic necessities.
The surplus was expected and came in slightly above the most recent $1.3 billion projections showing the state was poised to set another state budget surplus record when the fiscal year ended June 30. The difference was due to year-end agency reversions, Idaho Division of Financial Management administrator Alex Adams said. Although the 2022 fiscal year ended June 30, it always takes a few weeks to complete end-of-year bookkeeping work, Adams said.
The $1.38 billion surplus surpassed the previous record budget surplus of $890 million, which was set one year ago when the state closed out the fiscal year 2021 budget.
Idaho runs on a fiscal year calendar that runs from July 1 to June 30 every year.
“This year, we made the single largest investment in public schools in state history,” Little said in the release. “The strength of Idaho’s economy and the sound management of state government mean we will continue to be able to invest record amounts into schools, roads, water, and other key areas to keep up with growth and improve the lives of the people we serve.”
Where will the money go?
Idaho’s governor and the Idaho Legislature will decide what to do with the surplus when the 2023 legislative session convenes at the Idaho State Capital in January.
State agency directors are putting together the 2024 budget requests, which are due to the state Sept. 1, and Gov. Brad Little has already developed some priorities for the surplus, Adams said.
If he is re-elected in November, Little would push for additional tax cuts, as well as investments in public education and infrastructure projects, Adams said.
“(Little) is already saying he anticipates additional tax relief and additional investments in education and infrastructure,” Adams told the Idaho Capital Sun in June.
Little is running against Democratic nominee Stephen Heidt, independent Ammon Bundy, Libertarian Paul Sand and Constitution Party candidate Chantyrose Davison in the governor’s race in the Nov. 8 general election.
Little and the Idaho Legislature worked together during the 2022 legislative session to use the then-record 2021 budget surplus to pass a $600 million tax cut and tax rebate package, which supporters say is the largest tax cut in Idaho history based on overall dollars. They also used the 2021 surplus to pay off debt on state buildings, invest in infrastructure projects, increase teacher pay and educators’ benefits and boost funding for Little’s literacy initiative, which gives schools the option to pay for voluntary full-day kindergarten.
Revenue growth in Idaho
All of the money in the surplus is state dollars. Adams said federal stimulus checks and relief packages likely played into the surplus. For example, Idahoans who received stimulus checks or loans may have used that money to buy more products or new cars, which would increase Idaho sales tax revenue that fueled the state budget surplus.
“The big question is how much is sustainable?” Adams said.
In Idaho, the three largest sources of revenue are the individual income tax, the sales tax and the corporate income tax. All three taxes beat revenue projects for the year.
Overall, state revenues have increased rapidly for Idaho, which is one of the fastest growing states in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
For fiscal year 2020, Idaho brought in $4 billion in state revenue.
For fiscal year 2021, Idaho brought in $5 billion in state revenue, which was a record at the time.
For fiscal year 2022, Idaho brought in $6 billion in state revenue, which sets the new record.
Even though Idaho is sitting on another record surplus, at least one prominent Idaho legislator views much of the money as a one-time windfall and is urging caution when it comes to spending decisions.
Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, said she will consider putting the money toward tax cuts for Idaho families and into programs that will help reduce expenses for Idahoans.
“The question is how do we balance the needs of the state against the needs of Idaho families to retain their own dollars to use during these inflationary times?” Horman said. “I think we need to certainly restrain spending at the state level and do everything we can to keep costs down, starting with the cost of a college education and going on to food and fuel and all expenses that families experience.”
Adams and Horman told the Idaho Capital Sun they are concerned about the rising cost of inflation and the possibility of an economic recession beginning within the next two years, which they said are reasons to be cautious with the surplus. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-s-record-surplus-1-4-billion-little-promises-more-tax-relief-key-investments/article_f085cbf7-7ac0-5749-aa24-529b81a5fa8f.html | 2022-07-22T21:41:17 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-s-record-surplus-1-4-billion-little-promises-more-tax-relief-key-investments/article_f085cbf7-7ac0-5749-aa24-529b81a5fa8f.html |
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — Rock band 3 Doors Down will put on a pre-race concert at the upcoming Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The pre-race concert is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 on the main stage in the infield.
The band is known for hits like “Kryptonite,” “Here Without You” and “When I’m Gone.”
“We are thrilled to have such an All-American rock band like 3 Doors Down to entertain our guests prior to the green flag dropping for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race,” BMS president Jerry Caldwell said. “Their songs are so memorable and very popular with NASCAR fans. With their southern rock style, they are the perfect fit here at Bristol, where so many amazing groups have performed over the years.”
The speedway also announced that fans can purchase the new Pre-Race Infield Experience pass, which will allow guests to enter the infield to enjoy the concert and stick around for driver introductions. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/3-doors-down-to-perform-pre-race-concert-at-bass-pro-shops-night-race/ | 2022-07-22T21:45:48 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/3-doors-down-to-perform-pre-race-concert-at-bass-pro-shops-night-race/ |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Around noon on Friday, Eastman Chemical Company officials notified local authorities that they were aware of a release of iodine vapors on their campus, roughly an hour after the vapors may have been first spotted.
In photos sent to News Channel 11, the purple substance can be seen billowing from the site’s flare as early as 11:02 a.m. Kingsport officials were told about the substance roughly an hour after that image was taken, and an alert was issued.
As part of that alert, Kingsport officials notified nearby residents through Hyper-Reach, an emergency communication platform that focuses on community and weather awareness.
At 12:30 p.m., a voicemail was sent out to enrolled residents that stated Eastman officials told the city that they did not have “reason to believe there [was] a threat on-site or outside of the plant.”
In the chemical release that caused the alert, Eastman officials first confirmed that Iodine was released into the air after a power outage, which had caused a purple plume to appear over the company’s campus. According to Eastman, the leak had been contained prior to the noon press release.
“The first notification of the event from Eastman to Kingsport Central Dispatch was received at 10:17 AM,” Tom Patton, public information officer for the Kingsport Police Department (KPD) said. “At that time, Eastman requested for one KFD engine to respond to the Eastman Fire Department to stand by in reference to a power outage.”
A release from the KPD states that firefighters arrived at 10:31 a.m. The fire department did not clear the scene until 3:31 p.m.
Shortly before 11 a.m., Eastman released its first public statement, announcing that a power outage had occurred. Patton specified that at 10:50 a.m., Kingsport’s city manager activated the Emergency Operations Center at central dispatch.
“Over the next hour, Police, Fire, EMA, and City government personnel worked to gather additional information, relying extensively upon Eastman to provide that information, and then plan accordingly,” the KPD reported in a press release. “The information that Eastman communicated in their public statements mirrored what they relayed to Kingsport Central Dispatch and was received by Central Dispatch along the same timeframe as their statements were shared publicly.”
Eastman publicly announced at 12:11 p.m. that iodine had been released, resulting in the purple plumes being visible. At 3:45 p.m., Eastman revealed that methyl iodide had also been released, along with oil into the nearby South Fork of the Holston River.
“In situations such as this, city officials rely heavily upon subject matter experts at Eastman to provide them with accurate and timely information that can in turn be shared with the public. Based upon information city officials have received, Eastman has given no indication of any injuries, a threat onsite or outside of the plant, or a risk to the community as a result of this incident.”
Tom Patton, Public Information Officer of the Kingsport Police Department
“The Hyper-Reach automated community notification alert message was sent from Kingsport Central Dispatch to every landline and cell phone within a 10-mile radius of Eastman,” Patton said. “Delivery of that message is still in progress and will take some time to reach all intended recipients.”
The alert informed enrolled residents that an “event” had occurred at Eastman and asked that people avoid the area for traffic reasons.
The line played a large part in Eastman’s last major community scare, in which debris that may have contained asbestos was scattered throughout nearby neighborhoods after a steam line failure. After several area residents expressed concern that they were unaware of potentially hazardous material piling up on their yards, homes and vehicles, city officials encouraged all residents to enroll.
Landline numbers registered within city limits are automatically subscribed to alerts, but those who only use mobile phones must visit the city’s online page to add their name to the list.
A redesigned alert system that went into effect in April allows the city to reach significantly more residents based on their geolocation data, which includes an automated alert seen on some phones after they drove into the affected area. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-residents-spot-eastman-vapors-an-hour-before-authorities-were-told/ | 2022-07-22T21:45:54 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-residents-spot-eastman-vapors-an-hour-before-authorities-were-told/ |
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Police is currently searching for a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen in the 6000 block of Blanco Road.
Police Mya Tinamarie Stevens (also known as Ashley Sanchez) was last heard from on July 16. She is described as being 5'3", weighing 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She has shoulder length hair and was last seen wearing a black tank top and black gym shorts.
If you have seen Stevens or know of her whereabouts, you are asked to contact SAPD's missing person's unit at (210) 207-7660. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/sapd-searching-for-missing-15-year-old-girl/273-adb26116-2a90-455c-9326-328bfeb1985d | 2022-07-22T21:49:20 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/sapd-searching-for-missing-15-year-old-girl/273-adb26116-2a90-455c-9326-328bfeb1985d |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Animal dumping and abandonment in our area is worse than ever before, according to local animal outreach groups.
There are issues, particularly during the summer, which is commonly known as kitten season. Organizations and shelters are seeing injured animals, animals with infections, and more.
Sara Williams found a bucket of crying kittens abandoned inside a park bathroom in Antelope.
“I shouldn’t be hearing this because I could hear them as soon as I got out of my car,” said Williams.
As the founder of Rio Linda Feral Help Group, Williams said these are the kinds of calls she gets three or four times a month.
“This year has been horrendous, I’ve never seen it so bad. We see a lot of injuries,” said Williams.
She's currently taking care of multiple kittens, but it’s not just local groups getting the calls about abandoned animals this time of year.
Ryan Hinderman with the Front Street Animal Shelter has already taken in more than 1,300 kittens this year.
“Especially with this warm weather, they breed and we just get out there in the community... our shelters and other great local organizations just really struggle to keep up with the sheer number born out there and needing help,” Hinderman said.
The issue is many cats are not spayed and neutered -- whether house cats, cats in colonies, or there wasn’t access to programs during the pandemic -- and now organizations are feeling the impact.
“We are not able to fix all of the kittens that come to us, so we rely on offsite spay and neuter services, but there is such a huge demand not only from shelters but from the community,” said Hinderman.
The current wait time for spay and neuter services is four to six weeks. Another contributing factor to this issue is the veterinary shortage. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/kittens-found-in-park/103-3e9bcdd2-87fa-4ed8-a32a-421625383292 | 2022-07-22T21:54:28 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/kittens-found-in-park/103-3e9bcdd2-87fa-4ed8-a32a-421625383292 |
An invasive ash tree pest that has killed millions of trees across 35 U.S. states has now been confirmed in two new Texas counties - Morris and Rusk, the Texas A&M Forest Service reported Wednesday.
With the addition of Morris and Rusk counties, the emerald ash borer beetle (EAB) has now been confirmed in 11 Texas counties, five of which were added this year, the Forest Service said.
“The pest is a major threat to urban, suburban and rural forests as it aggressively kills ash trees within two to three years after infestation,” said Demian Gomez, Texas A&M Forest Service Regional Forest Health Coordinator.
The TAMU Forest Service said the beetle first appeared in Texas in 2016 in Harrison County. Since then, EAB has been confirmed in Bowie, Cass, Dallas, Denton, Marion, Morris, Rusk, Wise, Parker and Tarrant counties.
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Gomez believes the EAB has the potential to kill millions of ash trees across Texas. "The devastation of our ash tree population will have an economic impact of billions of dollars, alter forest structure and composition and negatively affect the animal communities that rely on the tree species to survive.”
The Forest Services says that trees with low numbers of EAB often exhibit little or no symptoms. However, early detection is important so here's what you can look for:
- Dead branches near the top of the tree
- Bark splits exposing S-shaped larval galleries
- Extensive woodpecker activity and D-shaped exit holes
Learn more and find resources on identifying and managing EAB infestations here. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/tree-killing-beetle-spreads-to-2-more-texas-counties/3024354/ | 2022-07-22T22:01:00 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/tree-killing-beetle-spreads-to-2-more-texas-counties/3024354/ |
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney is withholding some of his public records regarding a press conference he held about an alleged foiled mass shooting plot.
The Times-Dispatch through the state Freedom of Information Act asked for emails and other documents from Stoney and the Richmond Police Department following the July 6 press conference, where officials said authorities had thwarted a planned Independence Day mass shooting at the crowded Dogwood Dell Amphitheater.
Speaking to the media, Stoney referenced what he called an epidemic of gun violence. The press conference was held days after a gunman opened fire on a July Fourth parade in suburban Chicago, killing seven.
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“Whether you’re at home in your cul-de-sac, or in your neighborhood, or in a park, or at a parade, out dining — you have to keep your head on a swivel,” Stoney said, standing in front of city council members and other officials.
Police Chief Gerald Smith during the news conference said the investigation began after getting a tip from a “hero citizen” on July 1. The person overheard a conversation regarding the shooting, he said.
Julio Alvarado-Dubon, 52, was arrested that same day. Rolman Alberto Balacarcel, 38, was put under surveillance and arrested days later near Charlottesville, police said.
“One phone call saved numerous lives on the Fourth of July,” Smith said during the press conference.
But while Smith said a citizen tipster told police that the men were going to shoot up Dogwood Dell, a police spokeswoman told television station WRIC-TV a few days later that the tip did not include a specific location.
Court documents also revealed details of the correspondence between the tipster and Richmond police. The affidavit makes no mention that the person informed police that Dogwood Dell was where the mass shooting would take place.
Officials have not responded to questions about a possible motive of the attack they say was planned. The Fourth of July events and fireworks show at Dogwood Dell were still held.
The Times-Dispatch on July 8 submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Richmond Police Department and a second FOIA request to the mayor’s office to obtain correspondence related to the press conference, including emails, texts, and notes.
Three of four suspects made first appearances Thursday in Chesterfield Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court with their attorneys.
Richmond police told the newspaper that the Times-Dispatch would be charged $568.32 as a deposit for an IT employee to spend an estimated 12 hours searching for the records. The newspaper is negotiating with police about that request. The mayor’s office charged $54.61 for records.
Stoney’s office opted not to disclose several documents, including two emails containing drafts of statements from the press conference, four text messages, and one text message between the mayor and Press Secretary Jim Nolan.
The mayor cited an exemption in Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act for executive working papers, one of about 150 discretionary records exemptions in the state’s open records act. The exemption allows elected officials to not make public documents that are for “personal or deliberative use.”
Stoney did not respond to questions from the Times-Dispatch about the documents. Nolan also did not immediately return messages for this story.
Nothing in Virginia Code requires the mayor’s office to answer the question why these records won’t be made public, according to Alan Gernhardt, the executive director of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act Advisory Council. The state agency helps resolves disputes about FOIA.
“As long as localities cite the exemptions as written in state code, they’re not compelled to tell you anything more than that,” said Gernhardt.
Gernhardt also pointed out a change to the FOIA law effective July 1 that states a public body searching for the requested records “shall make all reasonable efforts to supply the requested records at the lowest possible cost.”
Although VFOIA law doesn’t require localities to charge per request, they still have the option too, Gerhardt said.
“With the way the law’s been phrased, it just says ,‘You may charge,’ so it’s permissive not required,” said Gernhardt. “Technically since it says ‘may’ in the law, a locality could say our policy is to charge every request or every single time in some cases.”
A Richmond city regulation says the city’s VFOIA representatives shall charge the requester for the response.
“I have heard of some other bodies that are like that. That they literally charge every single time. You get one sheet of paper, and it's 10 cents, you get 100, and it's 10 bucks,” said Gernhardt. “I mean that's really up to them and their policy.”
However, Gernhardt said Richmond’s regulation isn’t in conflict with the state’s new FOIA law as written.
“A hypothetical example of a conflict is if somebody were to say, ‘We shall charge a minimum of five dollars per record for every record to go out of this office,’” said Gernhardt. “That would be a violation, because that could exceed a reasonable cost.”
Gernhardt said that there are rules outside FOIA which may require minimum fees for records such as Virginia court systems or the Department of Motor Vehicles, but lawmakers have addressed concerns over high charges for FOIA requests before.
Del. Danica Roem, D-Prince William, this year submitted House Bill 599, which would limit the charges incurred by an individual seeking four or fewer individual record requests. That bill was killed in committee. The new law that passed that requires government to keep costs minimal was sponsored by Del. Nick Freitas, R-Culpeper.
Gernhardt said in general, citizens have expressed concerns about higher charges for FOIA records, but he's unsure how those issues should be addressed.
“Again as the law currently stands, technically it's an allowed expense as long as it’s reasonable,” said Gerhardt. “Should it be that way in an ideal world, that’s not for me to say, but that’s the way it is as the law as written.”
The men arrested in the threat case are both from Guatemala and are not in the U.S. legally. Documents filed in General District Court in Richmond said Alvarado-Dubon has an expired visa, but did not include any details about the alleged plot. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/stoney-wont-release-certain-documents-related-to-richmond-mass-shooting-press-conference/article_a089e5b3-d6bf-5a5d-9242-39b2650b2581.html | 2022-07-22T22:09:43 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/stoney-wont-release-certain-documents-related-to-richmond-mass-shooting-press-conference/article_a089e5b3-d6bf-5a5d-9242-39b2650b2581.html |
The invasive emerald ash borer beetle, discovered in the United States in 2002, reached Mason City two years ago, leaving large gaps in the city’s tree canopy.
Between 600 and 700 ash trees have already been removed.
Mason City, which has received the Tree City USA Growth Award for the past 14 years for its ongoing efforts to inventory, plant and do risk assessments on trees, provided Public Works Operations and Maintenance Supervisor Bob Berggren with the heads-up he needed to start taking evasive measures.
Berggren explained that in 2014, the city began planning the ash-tree removal process by taking a public tree inventory. It was determined there were up to 2800 trees within the city limits.
He said his department has been removing 50 to 80 trees a month the last six to seven years. any mature ash tree that is showing signs of degradation,” Berggren said.
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A good example of the huge scope of this infestation is to imagine all the trees planted in the median areas of MercyOne parking lot, as well as the majority of the trees planted in the median areas of the Mason City Library parking lot - all gone.
“I don’t think people realize what the city will look like without all the ash trees,” said Mason City Administrator Aaron Burnett.
Burnett commented that ash trees, once chosen for their size and shade factor, were disproportionately used. “When so many of one species are used, there is always the potential to lose so many,” he said, referencing the Dutch elm disease that spread across Iowa in the 1970s.
Many communities replaced their elm trees with ash trees. “You need a diverse population of trees in communities in order to be more resilient in the face of invasive species,” Burnett said.
Ash trees can be treated with Imidacloprid, a soil drench or granular application, “...but you will have to treat the tree into perpetuity,” Burnett said. They have chosen to treat trees in high visibility areas, such as Central Park, using this method. However, with the thousands of ash trees in Mason City, the treatment option on all of the trees is too cost prohibitive.
“If you have an ash tree on your property, and it’s not treated, you’ll end up taking it down,” Burnett said. “The sheer density of ash trees (in Mason City) is going to be a hard loss.”
To keep the cost of tree removal down, city crews have been used for urban-forestry efforts, Burnett said. The city does hire some private contractors when they need to. “And we seek as many grants as we can for replanting,” he said.
According to Berggren, there are roughly 2200 ash trees still standing in Mason City public areas and parks. He said they have been replanting 150 trees a year since 2009.
Mary Loden covers city and county government for the Globe Gazette. You can reach her by emailing Mary.Loden@globegazette.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/emerald-ash-borer-mitigation-continues-in-mason-city/article_4eb56742-96dc-5632-b81c-ff1bcb42c252.html | 2022-07-22T22:13:44 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/emerald-ash-borer-mitigation-continues-in-mason-city/article_4eb56742-96dc-5632-b81c-ff1bcb42c252.html |
850 participate in Doña Ana County’s Summer Internship Program
DOÑA ANA COUNTY - Since late May, 850 Doña Ana County Summer Internship Program participants have been working with more than 300 employers throughout the county.
According to the county's news release, the Summer Enrichment Internship Program has participants doing community outreach, setting up computers, helping and learning about building operations, custodial, purchasing and learning about legal functions of local government.
Funded via a grant from the New Mexico Public Education Department’s College and Career Readiness Bureau, this year, $2.7 million funded 850 interns, compared to $1.3 million in 2021, making 520 internships possible.
If possible, students may continue the internships on a part-time basis, if their school schedules allow them to.
Memorial Medical Center, Mesilla Valley Transport, Chaparral Holding and Dickerson Catering are among the internship hosts that provided an opportunity for interns to earn money and learn about a variety of local careers, workplaces and industries, the news release stated.
"We saw new, enthusiastic, eager-to-learn interns come in every day. They brought a new perspective and made the workload lighter. We are grateful for each of them and appreciate the many valuable contributions they made,” County Manager Fernando Macias said.
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PHOENIX — A 7-year-old boy is in "extremely critical" condition after he was pulled from a swimming pool Friday afternoon in Phoenix.
The child was pulled out of a pool at an apartment complex near 32nd Street and Thomas Road and bystanders began performing CPR before paramedics arrived, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.
It's not yet known how long the child was underwater. The boy was transported to a local emergency room and was in critical condition, Phoenix fire said.
This is a developing story and more info will be published as it becomes available.
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Drowning Prevention Tips:
Drowning is the leading cause of death for children between ages 1-4 aside from birth defects, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three children die every day as a result of drowning. Here are some tips from the CDC on how to protect children around water:
Learn life-saving skills.
Everyone should know the basics of swimming (floating, moving through the water) and CPR.
Fence it off.
Install a four–sided isolation fence, with self–closing and self–latching gates, around backyard swimming pools. This can help keep children away from the area when they aren’t supposed to be swimming. Pool fences should be completely separate the house and play area from the pool.
Life jackets are a must.
Make sure kids wear life jackets in and around natural bodies of water, such as lakes or the ocean, even if they know how to swim. Life jackets can be used in and around pools for weaker swimmers too.
Keep a close watch
When kids are in or near water (including bathtubs), closely supervise them at all times. Because drowning happens quickly and quietly, adults watching kids in or near water should avoid distracting activities like reading books, talking on the phone, or using alcohol and drugs. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/7-year-old-boy-in-critical-condition-after-being-pulled-from-phoenix-pool-july-2022/75-460dfa6c-8e51-450d-b664-4687338b3ddd | 2022-07-22T22:16:44 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/7-year-old-boy-in-critical-condition-after-being-pulled-from-phoenix-pool-july-2022/75-460dfa6c-8e51-450d-b664-4687338b3ddd |
MESA, Ariz. — A newborn baby was found by a Mesa resident on their doorstep Friday in the area of Higley and McKellips, police said.
Authorities from the Mesa Police Department are investigating the incident and said the baby was transported to a local hospital for observation.
The resident told police someone rang their doorbell and they assumed it was a delivery person dropping off a package. A couple of minutes later, the resident discovered the infant on the ground outside their door.
Police believe the baby is less than one day old.
There's no reason to believe this was done by someone known to the Mesa resident, police said.
If anyone is in a similar situation, please use one of the many safe haven spots around the city.
In Arizona, there are options.
Infants can be brought to a designated safe haven location up to 30 days after the baby's birth.
Resources like Arizona Safe Baby Haven Foundation are set up to help parents in crisis. They have a 24/7 crisis hotline that can be reached at 1-866-707-2229.
This is a developing story. We will update this article as more information becomes available.
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Plutonium disposal plan at nuclear waste repository supported by Carlsbad leaders
A plan to dispose of excess plutonium involving the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad was supported by local business leaders and city government officials in Carlsbad, as they circulated a petition to appeal to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
The plan, proposed by the U.S. Department of Energy, would see weapons-grade plutonium sent from the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas to Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico where it would be diluted.
The waste would then be sent to the Savannah River Site in South Carolina for further down-blending before being shipped back to New Mexico to the WIPP site in the southeast corner of the state for disposal.
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In total, about 35 metric tons of surplus plutonium was planned for disposal in this way at WIPP.
DOE officials and supporters of the project said by the time the waste reaches WIPP it would meet federal criteria for disposal.
WIPP is permitted to dispose of transuranic (TRU) waste mostly made up of clothing, soils, equipment and other irradiated materials with radiation levels less than uranium.
It is buried in an underground salt deposit about 2,000 feet beneath the surface where the salt is allowed to collapse and permanently entomb the waste.
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Critics of the proposal worried that as the waste travels to and from New Mexico three times, it might endanger local communities along the route.
The petition circulated by the City of Carlsbad, Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and nonprofit Carlsbad Department of Development which promotes and recruits businesses in the area, said the project was safe and allowable under federal law.
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer Chad Ingram said he and the Chamber supported WIPP's mission as a crucial part of addressing nuclear waste in New Mexico and the U.S.
"I think WIPP is a much-needed facility not only for New Mexico, but for the U.S.," Ingram said. "As long as they continue to operate safely, disposing of down-blended plutonium is a good thing."
CDOD Director John Waters said the organization was supportive of ongoing operations at WIPP including the DOE’s plutonium proposal.
More:Why does the federal government say nuclear waste is safe for New Mexico despite objections?
“WIPP remains the strongest and most vital link in the DOE chain of operations that are charged with cleaning up the legacy of the cold war,” Waters said. “The Carlsbad Department of Development (CDOD) supports both the continued operations at WIPP as well as the proposal to dispose of more plutonium in the form of down-blended material from Savannah River.”
Waters said the waste would meet requirements set and followed for all other shipments of waste disposed of at WIPP, and that waste similar to the down-blended plutonium was already disposed of from the now-inactive Rocky Flats facility near Denver.
“Carlsbad and our area’s industries offer real solutions to many of the nation’s challenges,” Waters said. “We are proud of our role in providing a solution to help clean up our nation and look forward to providing more solutions in the future.”
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A 2020 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, commissioned by the DOE, found the “dilute and dispose” method at WIPP was a viable way to remove surplus plutonium from the environment and prevent it from being weaponized.
The plan would cost $18.2 billion over more than 30 years, the report said, and could exceed WIPP’s physical disposal area as presently permitted, as well as its statutory limit of 6.2 million cubic feet of waste.
Records show WIPP already holds about 40 percent of its legally allowed capacity.
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The report also suggested WIPP’s security could need to be increased for the plutonium and the DOE would need to address the Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement (PMDA) between the U.S. and Russia which does not recognize the dilute and dispose method.
In his preface of the report, Chair of the Committee on Disposal of Surplus Plutonium at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Robert Dynes wrote that the biggest challenges for the project were nontechnical and mostly related to regulatory concerns.
“The dilute and dispose plan is not technically complex,” Dynes wrote. "The true challenges lay in the many mostly nontechnical threads that are connected to the technical plan.”
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Carlsbad Mayor Dale Janway touted the report as proof the dilute and dispose method was doable and ideal for fulfilling WIPP’s mission of disposing of the nation’s nuclear waste.
The city’s petition was in response to one recently delivered to Lujan Grisham in opposition to the project, led by Santa Fe-based activist group 285 All, which led to Lujan Grisham penning a letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm to convey the concerns.
“We are circulating a petition in support of WIPP and sending down-blended plutonium to the site. This is a safe and sensible approach,” Janway said. “We are doing this to remind the governor and the state that there is an abundance of support for WIPP and for this proposed plan.”
Adrian Hedden can be reached at 575-628-5516, achedden@currentargus.com or @AdrianHedden on Twitter. | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2022/07/22/carlsbad-calls-on-state-to-support-plutonium-plan-at-nuke-waste-site/65378287007/ | 2022-07-22T22:19:42 | 0 | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2022/07/22/carlsbad-calls-on-state-to-support-plutonium-plan-at-nuke-waste-site/65378287007/ |
Here's what you need to know if you plan to attend the 2022 Eddy County Fair
The Eddy County Fair opens July 25 at the Eddy County Fairgrounds in Artesia, New Mexico.
This year's Fair will feature traditional animal exhibitions and competitions, alongside live entertainment
The Fair closes July 30. This year's fair is dedicated to Alan and Misti Fernandez, whose family has been active in the Fair for decades.
Here's a line up of events scheduled for Fair Week in Eddy County.
The Eddy County Fair parade is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday. Those interested in participating in the Fair parade can enter at https://www.eddycountyfair.com/2022/paradeform_62822.pdf.
It will travel through downtown Artesia to the Eddy County Fairgrounds. The Fairgrounds are located at 3402 S. 13th St. in Artesia.
This year a live broadcast of the Eddy County Fair will be broadcast at https://www.eddycountyfair.com/2022/paradeform_62822.pdf.
The Fair kicks of with exhibits at the Fairgrounds July 23 at 9 a.m. at the exhibit building.
From July 25 through July 30, livestock exhibits are open to the public. Exhibits end with the junior livestock show at 5 p.m. on July 30.
On July 30 at 11 a.m. the 23rd Annual Chili Cook-Off will be held at the Fairgrounds.
The Fair will close with a concert by Aaron Watson on Friday, July 29. Tickets to the concert are $15 and can be purchased online at https://eddy.fairwire.com/tickets.aspx. The show begins at 9:30 p.m. It is sponsored by HF Sinclair, 111 Beef Republic and ConocoPhillips.
On July 28th the Fair's Faith and Family Night will feature live entertainment which begins at 7 p.m. Performing are the Messengers and special guest Katy Nichole. The event is free to the public and is sponsored by Faith Baptist Church and Artesia First Baptist Church.
A Cornhole Tournament is scheduled for July 30 with cash payouts for first and second place. Doubles entry fee is $40. For more information contact Michael Gamboa at 575-513-8270.
Vendors interested in participating should email vendor.eddycountyfairnm@gmail.com
Find more information at www.eddycountfair.com. | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2022/07/22/heres-what-you-need-to-know-if-you-plan-to-attend-the-2022-eddy-county-fair/65379222007/ | 2022-07-22T22:19:48 | 1 | https://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/2022/07/22/heres-what-you-need-to-know-if-you-plan-to-attend-the-2022-eddy-county-fair/65379222007/ |
BOISE, Idaho — 150 of the best cyclists in the world are preparing to finish the three-week long 2022 Tour de France. One of those riders is a Boise High School graduate, 23-year-old Matteo Jorgensen.
Since KTVB first covered Jorgensen's journey as the race got underway, we have received multiple messages asking about his standing in the tour.
"Who is the Idaho bicycle rider in the Tour De France and how is he doing?"
"Hey Brian! How about a call out to Matteo Jorgensen from Boise regarding his ride on the Tour De France! Matteo placed 4th on Stage 10/5th on Stage 13 and 4th yesterday on Stage 16 after crashing with an injury! Incredible ride from this young man from Boise!!"
The enthusiasm is incredible and surely appreciated by Jorgensen's family as well.
At the end of June, Jorgensen's mom said her son's goal wasn't to win the Tour de France, but to be the support guy for one of his teammates - Enric Mas - who has been designated as the team's best chance at winning the tour.
It's a common practice in the sport of cycling. However, despite the supporting role for Movistar, Jorgensen has been dominant.
On Friday, the Boise High grad finished 39th. It's not his best finish by any means, but still in the top half of the group.
So far, Jorgensen has finished in the top five in three races and has slowly been climbing the Tour de France leaderboard. Jorgensen is exceeding expectations on the worldwide stage, even with an early crash in the race that required several stiches.
Jorgensen currently sits 21st overall and first on his team. Mas had to drop out of the 2022 Tour de France after testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
The tour wraps up on Sunday. KTVB will provide an update on Jorgensen's finish.
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MENTONE, Texas — On a December day in 2021, Loving County Judge Skeet Jones, 71, climbed atop an oilfield tank surrounded by wide-open Texas desert dressed in a business suit and toting a pair of binoculars, hoping to spot an elusive black bull.
What Jones most likely didn’t realize from his steel perch as he scanned the horizon: He, too, was being watched as part of a cattle-rustling sting operation devised by special rangers with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.
The backstory of what led to the arrests of Jones, a former sheriff’s deputy and two ranch hands in May is chronicled in a stack of warrants obtained by NBC News. The documents detail a yearlong investigation, replete with confidential informants and a sting operation involving a reddish-brown cow, her calf and the black yearling bull — all equipped by the special rangers with microchips.
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MIDLAND, Texas — Fix West Texas is doing its part to help reduce the amount of stray cats in the area.
From July 22-24 there will be appointments for pay what you can to spay and neuter cats.
Appointments require a nonrefundable $10 deposit online to secure a spot.
When making an appointment, you are asked to comment the total cost you can afford so FWT knows how much to collect on the day.
To book an appointment or to see what other services the nonprofit offers, you can click or tap here. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/fix-west-texas-pay-what-you-can-clinic/513-d0f65ac2-b1f4-4be5-ac0d-cc5ff1e8b347 | 2022-07-22T22:25:32 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/fix-west-texas-pay-what-you-can-clinic/513-d0f65ac2-b1f4-4be5-ac0d-cc5ff1e8b347 |
MIDLAND, Texas —
An organization that supports those fighting rare medical conditions with lemonade stands has made its way to West Texas.
Each year, “Write With Light” gives people across the country an opportunity to step up and help out by hosting the stands in their communities.
This year’s cause was chosen in honor of a young girl named Sunley, who was born with a rare form of Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome.
All profits will go to the Fontan Go Clinic at Texas Children’s Hospital.
There are four lemonade stands in the Midland-Odessa area, which will operate at different times on Friday and Saturday. If you are interested in finding those stands or hosting one of your own, click or tap here. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/west-texans-support-people-with-rare-medical-conditions-by-selling-lemonade/513-d1c3c9d2-53dc-406c-8e1a-e3ef32f45c41 | 2022-07-22T22:25:38 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/west-texans-support-people-with-rare-medical-conditions-by-selling-lemonade/513-d1c3c9d2-53dc-406c-8e1a-e3ef32f45c41 |
AUSTIN, Texas — Starbucks confirmed Friday that its store on Sixth Street and Congress Avenue will be closing in late August.
The company said the location will be closing on Aug. 21, adding that it's part of the company's "standard course of business."
"As part of Starbucks' standard course of business, we continually review and evaluate our locations to ensure a healthy store portfolio," a spokesperson for Starbucks said. "We will continue to serve the Austin, Texas, community and encourage our customers to visit our nearby locations on Fifth and Lamar and Third and Lavaca."
According to Culture Map Austin, the location has stood for 27 years and was the city's first Starbucks location. It was also a site that appears in the movie "Miss Congeniality," starring Sandra Bullock.
The closure was confirmed just over a week after the coffee company announced plans to close 16 other stores around the country, citing safety issues. None of those stores were in Texas but in Seattle, Los Angeles, Portland, Oregon, Philadelphia and Washington.
Ongoing unionization efforts across stores in the U.S. brought a spotlight to the closures, with the company insisting closures weren't related to those efforts. Two of the stores closing had voted for a union and another had petitioned to hold a union vote.
In Austin, two Starbucks locations voted to form unions in June. The location on 45th and Lamar and the one on 24th and Nueces became the first two stores in the state to unionize.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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A 30-year-old Lincoln man was charged with first-degree assault after a disagreement with his business partner turned violent on Tuesday, police said in court records.
Duc Chu, the co-owner of Pham Chu Import and Export, is accused of assaulting his 38-year-old business partner Tuesday afternoon after he attempted to leave the partnership, Officer Jeff Schwartz said in the affidavit for Chu's arrest. The 38-year-old was hospitalized.
The alleged assault, which occurred around 2 p.m. Tuesday near 27th and Vine streets, happened in front of the victim's 4-year-old daughter, netting Chu a misdemeanor child abuse charge along with the felony assault charge, police said.
Chu was also charged with felony theft by deception for taking $3,375 from a client, meant to be wired to a relative in Vietnam, and instead gambling the money away at a Council Bluffs casino, Lincoln Police Investigator Scott Jarecke said in a separate arrest affidavit.
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Police arrested Chu on Thursday. He was taken to the Lancaster County jail.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
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/lincoln-man-assaulted-business-partner-amid-dispute-police-say/article_c3af6237-b167-5eba-9aa8-145f052b0cf6.html | 2022-07-22T22:37:32 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-assaulted-business-partner-amid-dispute-police-say/article_c3af6237-b167-5eba-9aa8-145f052b0cf6.html |
Just 15 men will run in the 5,000-meter finals at the 2022 World Athletics Championships on Sunday, and two of them are former Lumberjacks.
Finishing off a historic season dating back to an All-American run at the NCAA Cross Country national meet in November, Abdihamid Nur continued to shine on the track in the opening heat of the 5000m while Luis Grijalva broke away from the pack to push the pace of his second heat. Both men earned automatic bids into the final at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Running alongside former Northern Arizona athlete Geordie Beamish in the first 5000m heat of the night, Nur moved forward and back of the 21-man pack through the first 3,400 meters. Making a move from 16th up to sixth in a condensed pack of runners over the next 400 meters, Nur found himself just outside of automatic qualification with two laps remaining.
In sixth at the bell, Nur pushed hard along the inside just behind Grant Fisher and ran a 12.96 final 100 meters as part of a 56.37 final lap to move into the fifth and final automatic qualifying spot for his heat. Just .24 of a second separated Nur's time of 13:24.48 from the winner of his heat, Uganda's Oscar Chelimo, and .01 of a second behind Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei, the current 5K world-record holder.
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Beamish finished 12th with a time of 13:36.86. The native of New Zealand ran within the top 10 at times during the opening 1,200 meters before settling into the middle of the pack. Ranking 23rd of 41 men in the semifinals, Beamish closed the opening heat strongly, moving from 17th with 700 meters remaining into 12th.
After slipping from third back to ninth in the opening 1,900 meters, but still trailing the lead by just a second, Grijalva elected to push the pace in his heat.
Breaking out more than two seconds ahead of the pack, Grijalva led the heat for 1,200 meters before Kenya's Daniel Simiu Ebenyo retook the lead at the 3,200-meter mark. Still sitting inside the automatic qualification range, Grijalva held strong inside the top five for the following 1,000 meters before slipping to sixth with two laps remaining.
Just .08 of a second off of fifth at the bell, Grijalva surged back ahead into fourth with 300 meters remaining and ultimately landed in third with a season-best time of 13:14.04 and comfortably qualified for the final alongside his former teammate Nur.
Nur is one of two Americans, along with Fisher, to qualify for the final. Grijalva stands alone for Guatemala and all of Central America. Just four runners qualified for the final from North, Central and South America, with Nur and Grijalva representing two of the four. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/nau-roundup-grijalva-nur-qualify-for-worlds-final-5000m/article_aa28f16e-09de-11ed-930c-876211f70c06.html | 2022-07-22T22:42:21 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/nau-roundup-grijalva-nur-qualify-for-worlds-final-5000m/article_aa28f16e-09de-11ed-930c-876211f70c06.html |
Two Connecticut men arrested in connection with shooting near RI State House
Two Norwich, Connecticut, men have been arrested in connection with a shooting earlier this month near the Rhode Island State House and Providence Place mall.
On Thursday night, Norwich police arrested Jim Peterson Durandisse, 24, and Karljaphey Theodore, 23, who were wanted for possession of a firearm without a license and felony assault.
"A firearm was located in the vehicle at the time Norwich Police arrested them," Providence police Maj. David Lapatin said. Both are now awaiting extradition.
Providence police said the violence erupted on the afternoon of July 10 at 106 Francis St. during a dispute.
What we saw earlier this month:Providence police investigate shooting near RI State House and Providence Place mall
Zenil Gomes, 28, told police he was in the area returning his 2-year-old to Carminda Cardoda, the child's mother, with whom Gomes shares custody.
Police said they had selected that location because it was midway between Gomes' home in Brockton, Massachusetts, and Cardoda's home in Norwich.
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"When Gomes approached Cardosa’s car, the front-seat passenger and Gomes began arguing," police said. "The front-seat passenger pulled a gun and shot Gomes as Gomes ran away. A rear-seat passenger exited the mother’s vehicle and also began shooting at Gomes and a friend who was with Gomes."
Police said shots were fired toward Gomes' car, in which his child was sitting. The child wasn't injured, but Gomes suffed a gunshot wound to his ankle and calf. He drove himself to Rhode Island Hospital.
The child remained with Gomes' family, police said. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/22/connecticut-police-arrest-two-providence-men-shooting-near-state-house/10130037002/ | 2022-07-22T22:44:05 | 0 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/22/connecticut-police-arrest-two-providence-men-shooting-near-state-house/10130037002/ |
Nolan Sotillo was the day’s first act to take the stage at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday afternoon. Chris Young was scheduled to close it out starting at 10 p.m. Other headliners on the schedule Friday include Kameron Marlowe, Lindsay Ell, Phil Vassar and Chris Janson.
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Jack Koval, of New Lenox, Ill., sneaks a bite as he walks away with a “curly fry dog bowl” from Pulver’s Fine Foods at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday. Festival brings people together. Page B1
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Renee Wilson, of Racine, tries on straw hats at the Gone County Hats booth at Country Thunder in Randall.
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Maggie Rose was the first headliner to hit the stage at Country Thunder on Friday.
RANDALL — A record number of people showed up for Country Thunder’s opening night Thursday, with 70% of this year’s campers arriving on the first day according to event staff.
“We’ve never had this many people on the first night,” Director of Corporate and Media Relations Gerry Krochak said. “It was like a Saturday in here.”
With the festival sold out two days before it started, event organizers had been already anticipating a large turnout, between 38,000 and 40,000 guests per day.
With the high number of festival goers, however, came a high number of medical calls. Medical tent manager Michelle Murphy said they transported three patients to hospitals, had 11 patients at the medical tent who were seen by doctors and saw 50 first aid patients.
Crime calls, on the other hand, remained low. Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Ryan Markowski said it was a”busy, but calm” Thursday night, with mostly minor offenses such as underage drinking tickets.
The festival ramped up Friday with Nolan Sotillo opening the main stage at 2 p.m. with Chris Young scheduled to close it out starting at 10 p.m.. Other headliners on the schedule include Kameron Marlowe, Lindsay Ell, Phil Vassar and Chris Janson.
Weather conditions at the festival grounds Friday were still hot, with sunny skies and temperatures in the high 80s, but fans got a break from the 90-degree weather that opened the festival on Thursday.
Ahead Saturday
Saturday is forecast to bring similar temperatures, with a possibility of scattered thunderstorms early in the morning and late at night. There’s a chance that Country Thunder guests could get rained on when highly-anticipated Morgan Wallen takes the stage at 10 p.m.
The entertainment schedule Saturday includes:
Main Stage:
2 p.m.—Bailey Zimmerman
3:30 p.m.—Tyler Braden
5 p.m.—Blanco Brown
6:30 p.m.—Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry
8 p.m.—Hardy
10 p.m.—Morgan Wallen
Lake Stage:
2:30 p.m.—Shelly Leatherman
4 p.m.—Wayland
5:30 p.m.—Warren Garrett
7 p.m.—Tyler Braden
9 p.m.—Bailey Zimmerman
11:30 p.m.—Drew Cooper
IN PHOTOS: Check out images from the grounds at Country Thunder 2022
Nolan Sotillo was the day’s first act to take the stage at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday afternoon. Chris Young was scheduled to close it out starting at 10 p.m. Other headliners on the schedule Friday include Kameron Marlowe, Lindsay Ell, Phil Vassar and Chris Janson.
Jack Koval, of New Lenox, Ill., sneaks a bite as he walks away with a “curly fry dog bowl” from Pulver’s Fine Foods at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday. Festival brings people together. Page B1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/country-thunder-sees-record-turnout-thursday-with-more-to-come-friday-into-saturday/article_9ba76f7a-09e4-11ed-9e00-6b7ac819cde5.html | 2022-07-22T22:44:15 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/country-thunder-sees-record-turnout-thursday-with-more-to-come-friday-into-saturday/article_9ba76f7a-09e4-11ed-9e00-6b7ac819cde5.html |
As Michael Usina slid the class ring onto his middle finger, he remarked, "It's a little snug."
But that's understandable because he hasn't been able to wear it for more than 50 years. Instead, it has laid at the bottom of Tippecanoe Lake in Leesburg until Diana Rockey was able to return it to the Bishop Dwenger graduate on Friday – the day before his 50th high school reunion.
As lost-and-found stories go, Usina's probably ranks high among the most serendipitous.
It begins with Rockey, who also lost her ring in the lake.
The ring was a wedding band that belonged to her mother, whom Rockey had begged for it for years. Her parents had divorced more than 40 years ago, but her mother would never give it up. Her mother finally agreed, and Rockey put the ring on her pinky – it was too small for her other fingers.
Nine days later, Rockey was enjoying the Fourth of July weekend when she jumped into the lake to retrieve a T-shirt during the flotilla. When she got back to the pier, she realized the ring was gone.
"I felt sick to my stomach because I had been asking (for it) for so long," Rockey said.
So Rockey's daughter, Kirsten, 24, helped her mother find a diver who would try to find it.
That diver was Lamar Chupp of Bristol, who was able to locate the ring in about 1 1/2 hours. But Rockey wasn't expecting what happened next.
After giving Rockey the wedding ring, Chupp then asked, "Do you know anybody who lost a class ring?"
Rockey looked at the ring and realized it belonged to someone with the initials "MDU" who graduated from Bishop Dwenger in 1972. She knew she wanted to get it back to its owner.
Rockey posted the missing ring on Facebook and searched the high school's website, which had an alumni directory. That's when she saw that the class of 1972 would be having its 50th reunion today.
"I was just so excited that the reunion was this weekend," Rockey said.
Rockey called the reunion organizer, Shibb Neddeff, who indeed knew who had the initials "MDU." Neddeff and Usina have been friends for years. So by late Sunday night, Usina, having seen Rockey's Facebook message to him, responded, letting her know the ring was indeed his.
Rockey and Chupp met Usina Friday afternoon at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in downtown Fort Wayne so they could return his ring.
Usina said he was waterskiing on Tippecanoe Lake when he fell in, losing the ring. That was the summer of 1971 when he was 16 years old.
Usina told Rockey he was one of six boys, and they had to buy anything they wanted. Usina guesses the ring cost about $75, money he had saved up by working at a grocery store.
"I worked hard for it," Usina said. "The lake had it much longer than me."
The 67-year-old said he was upset when the ring was lost. "I didn't get chance to give it to a girl," he said, laughing.
Usina had already planned to come to the reunion before he knew about the ring. He has two sons and grandchildren, as well as other family, who still live in Fort Wayne. Usina currently lives in St. Augustine, Florida, where he works in the boating industry.
Meeting Chupp for the first time, Usina reached out to shake Chupp's hand, saying, "I'm going to buy you a beer or something."
Chupp dives as a hobby, using his skills to help people find lost items.
"I can bless people that way," Chupp said of his diving. "... That's kind of a way to give back."
Chupp said it's rare that he is able to get an item back to the person who lost it. In the nine years he has been diving, he's had only about 20 successful ring recoveries, Chupp said. So for Chupp, getting the ring back to Usina was a meaningful moment.
Chupp said the ring was not found in a popular swimming spot. It was actually in the weeds, 14 feet down in the water.
As Usina stood admiring the ring on his finger, he was asked if he would wear it to the reunion. He said he probably would.
Then, in perfect timing, an onlooker shouted: "Just don't go swimming." | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/class-ring-lost-50-years-ago-recovered-week-of-50th-class-reunion/article_f694a320-09f9-11ed-8405-b38c132f3f4b.html | 2022-07-22T22:44:33 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/class-ring-lost-50-years-ago-recovered-week-of-50th-class-reunion/article_f694a320-09f9-11ed-8405-b38c132f3f4b.html |
Huntington North High School's salutatorian died Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash on Indiana 16.
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 county coroner's office said.
Weill was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. His death was ruled accidental, but the crash remains under investigation by the Huntington County Sheriff's Department and the coroner's office.
Weill's grade point average placed him second among graduates in Huntington North’s Class of 2022. He was also a standout member of the Huntington North boys tennis team throughout his high school career, school officials said in a statement.
He previously attended Crestview Middle School and Northwest Elementary School.
“It is just difficult to put into words how devastated and heartbroken we are as a school community with the sudden loss of Matthew Weill,” Interim Superintendent John Trout said in a statement. “The family is in my thoughts and prayers for the days, weeks and months ahead as such a vital and inspirational part of our lives has been taken from us. I extend my deepest sympathy and condolences to the Weill family at this time.”
Huntington North boys tennis coach Peter Kitchen said Weill "was a tough competitor on the tennis courts, a great teammate, and an overall great friend."
"Although quiet, he would ultimately show us that those that don’t do with their words follow through with their actions," Kitchen said. "We are heartbroken that such a soul as his was taken this soon, but know that there was no doubt the positive impact he made while here on earth.”
Weill had planned to attend Trine University and study computer science. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/huntington-north-salutatorian-dies-in-crash/article_e681f1b4-09da-11ed-b261-6be1df473db6.html | 2022-07-22T22:44:33 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/huntington-north-salutatorian-dies-in-crash/article_e681f1b4-09da-11ed-b261-6be1df473db6.html |
A Fort Wayne man was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison and two years on probation for running over and killing a woman Aug. 25.
Samuel E. Lovellette, 53, of the 6500 block of Gardenview Drive, was accused of hitting 21-year-old Keilan Melisa Moreira about 9:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at East State Boulevard. She died at the scene.
Lovellette, who has been convicted three times of driving while intoxicated, pleaded guilty May 9 to one of the two felony charges against him – leaving the scene of an accident. In exchange for the plea, the prosecution dropped a lesser felony of obstruction of justice.
Moreira was walking north across State Boulevard between Bayer and Kentucky avenues, when Lovellette hit her with his 2002 gold Ford Explorer. He was driving west on State. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/man-gets-10-years-in-hit-and-run-death/article_12cdf93a-09ee-11ed-86a4-8bc10552c603.html | 2022-07-22T22:44:34 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/man-gets-10-years-in-hit-and-run-death/article_12cdf93a-09ee-11ed-86a4-8bc10552c603.html |
Backlash continued Friday against proposed legislation to restrict abortion access in Indiana.
State Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne, released a statement Friday criticizing the abortion bill introduced Wednesday by state Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange.
That proposal, Senate Bill 1, would ban all abortions except for cases of rape, incest and to protect the life of the mother.
The bill has come under fire, however, from anti-abortion advocates for being too weak. Critics include the Right to Life organizations for northeast Indiana and the state.
“Leadership decided to advance a bill ... that includes broad exceptions with minimal enforcement mechanisms,” Brown said. “I have shared with leadership that my constituents and I are disappointed."
Brown said she will seek “true pro-life protections” during the General Assembly's special session, which begins Monday.
“I am calling for amendments to SB 1,” Brown said. “Now is the time to speak out, and I invite all Hoosiers to contact their elected officials to share their views.”
State Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, said Friday that he expects to see changes made to the initial proposal.
“I think you’re going to see a series of amendments, or one amendment that makes significant changes, either in committee or on second reading,” he said.
Elected officials pushing for the legislation appear to be out of step with the majority of constituents, according to results of a recent poll.
On Friday, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates Indiana promoted a survey conducted by Public Policy Polling on abortion rights in Indiana. It found almost two-thirds of Hoosiers believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases.
According to the poll, 71% of Hoosiers – including 62% of independents and 58% of Republicans – said it is important that people in Indiana "have access to all reproductive health care options, including abortion."
The poll was commissioned by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and conducted from July 14-15 – after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. It was conducted by text message and has a margin of error of 3.5%.
The survey found 63% of participants believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, and 7% said they believe abortion should be illegal in all cases.
Polls results showed 74% of respondents believe the decision of whether to have an abortion should be between a person and their doctor "as opposed to state lawmakers."
The state's doctors – and their organizations – joined the conversation on Friday.
Indiana health care professionals released a letter urging Gov. Eric Holcomb and state legislators to "at the very least, include exceptions for the health and life of the pregnant patient, fatal fetal anomalies, and rape and incest" in any potential legislation.
The letter was signed by 10 medical groups, including the Indiana State Medical Association, the Indiana Public Health Association and the Indiana Section of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.
The letter recommends legislators include specific language in the bill that would protect the "health and life of the pregnant person: that induced abortion be permitted when a physician exercising good faith medical judgment determines that continuing the pregnancy would pose a non-trivial threat to the patient’s life or health."
The current bill allows doctors to perform abortions if "the physician determines, based on reasonable medical judgment, that an abortion is necessary to prevent a substantial permanent impairment of the life of the pregnant woman."
Dr. Caroline Rouse, an OB-GYN practicing in Indianapolis, said in a statement there is "no distinct line between what threatens a patient’s health and what threatens their life."
"Make no mistake, any abortion ban is unacceptable and will cost lives by forcing people to continue pregnancy rather than obtaining a needed abortion," Rouse said. "By including these critical exceptions, Indiana’s horrifying abortion ban would at least give us the opportunity to save and protect some of our patients' lives." | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/sen-liz-brown-calls-for-changes-to-abortion-bill/article_df59acf4-09eb-11ed-aa97-638e24893b15.html | 2022-07-22T22:44:35 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/sen-liz-brown-calls-for-changes-to-abortion-bill/article_df59acf4-09eb-11ed-aa97-638e24893b15.html |
Wetand cool weather inApril and May has reduced the region'spredicted water shortfall by more than 100,000 acre-feet for Snake River groundwater users.
Gary Spackman, director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources, issued a final mid-season methodology order Thursday for Snake River groundwater users. The department is reducing the predicted shortfall to 52,600-acre feet of water to senior priority surface water users in the Eastern Snake River Plain region in the 2022 irrigation season. In April, that prediction was a 162,600-acre-foot shortfall.
An acre-foot is the amount of water needed to flood an acre of land a foot deep in water or about enough water to serve one to two households per year.
The Upper Snake River Basin received 137%, 117%, and 89% of average precipitation in April, May and June, respectively, according to data measured by the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The National Weather Service’s Twin Falls weather station reported 106%, 116%, and 23% of normal precipitation in April, May and June, respectively. Twin Falls temperatures were 3.1 degrees below normal for April, 3.8 degrees below normal for May, and 0.1 degrees above normal for June.
A Friday news release said all who have senior surface water rights on the Snake River, the Twin Falls Canal Company and American Falls Reservoir District #2 are expected to experience material injury from groundwater pumping on the Eastern Snake River Plain.
The water resources department will continue to curtail more than 142 groundwater rights with priority dates after March 12, 1989, if the holders of those water rights do not come into compliance with an approved mitigation plan with a groundwater district, the release said. The April order used a priority date of Dec. 25, 1979.
Some of the groups subject to curtailment are Idaho Power Company, Jefferson County and PacifiCorp, among others.
There are seven approved mitigation plans for the Eastern Snake River Plain surface water delivery call. The approved plans came from the Idaho Ground Water Appropriators, Southwest Irrigation District, Goose Creek Irrigation District, Coalition of Cities and Water Mitigation Coalition. Those entities will not need to show how they can mitigate for projected water shortfalls, Spackman’s order said.
"By law, we have to keep people with senior water rights whole, and we want to make the junior ground water pumpers aware that despite the settlement agreements between the Surface Water Coalition, (Idaho Ground Water Appropriators), and the participating cities, if junior ground water pumpers are not participating in an approved mitigation plan, they could be subject to curtailment," Mathew Weaver, deputy director of the water resources department, said in the release.
Idaho water law prioritizes senior water users, which has resulted in water litigation over conflicts between Snake River surface water users.
In an attempt to avoid further conflict, the director of the water resources department is required to issue an order at the beginning of the irrigation season, and then again in early July, determining any shortfall in water supply to senior surface water right holders, and determining the obligations of junior groundwater pumpers to curtail water use or mitigate for the impact, the release said.
The water resources department will evaluate water supply conditions, the needs of the senior surface water users, and the impact of junior groundwater pumping again in August or September. Another court order increasing or reducing the number of curtailed water rights may be issued depending on water conditions. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/curtailment-among-snake-river-water-users-reduced-following-favorable-late-spring/article_e69502b5-90ca-5562-babc-70caaf7ea3be.html | 2022-07-22T22:44:38 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/curtailment-among-snake-river-water-users-reduced-following-favorable-late-spring/article_e69502b5-90ca-5562-babc-70caaf7ea3be.html |
BRADFORD COUNTY, Pa. — A man from Bradford County picked the hottest week of the year to take his longest walk of the year. He's on a 100-mile mission to end hunger.
Bill Frye has been doing a lot of walking this week. He's an athletic trainer at Pivot Physical Therapy in Troy. For nearly a decade, he has walked 101.5 miles from Tunkhannock to Canton every summer to help end hunger.
"The soreness has started to go out. Yesterday was a long day, and that really pushed it out, and today I feel good," said Frye.
Frye sometimes walks alone but had a crew with him when Newswatch 16 caught up with him on Route 14 between Troy and Canton.
"My role with Bill is to make sure he is safe and hydrated. I try to stay in the area throughout the week. It has been important because of the amount of heat that we have had," Shane Chapman said.
Frye splits the trip into five days. He stopped at Milky Way Farms for a milkshake on his final day. The dairy business has donated to Frye's cause nearly every year.
"We just believe in what they are doing and just always support the cause. We wish it could be more," Ann Seeley said.
"We are raising money for CHOP, who people may be associated with them in some sort of way, but just knowing that people are willing to support them makes everything worth it," Frye explained.
CHOP stands for Child Hunger Outreach Partners. The organization based in Towanda helps put food on the table for those in need.
"They do a lot of work in our school communities and districts, making sure there is food in the schools for kids who may not have a lot at home and also for families in the area that are struggling."
If you would like to donate to Frye's cause, you can do so here.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/bradford-county/walking-to-end-hunger-bill-frye-tunkhannock-troy-chop-child-hunger-outreach/523-00726c85-fdc8-4c05-989a-0415c026eeb0 | 2022-07-22T22:50:23 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/bradford-county/walking-to-end-hunger-bill-frye-tunkhannock-troy-chop-child-hunger-outreach/523-00726c85-fdc8-4c05-989a-0415c026eeb0 |
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — It was a perfect day to enjoy the pool at Frances Slocum State Park in Luzerne County. It's the first time this month that the swimming pool has been open on a Friday. It had only been open on weekends.
"That surprised me at first. I never thought that would happen, a life guard shortage, I mean the kids used to fight for those jobs," said Dallas resident Sandy Stein.
But a recent boost in staffing means more days to enjoy the pool. Park Manager Kevin Koflanovich says once word got out that there would be a limited pool schedule, more applications came in.
"It's about getting the word out and the media did help to do that for us, and as people applied and we were able to get them in. It really worked out for us," Koflanovich said.
The pool at Frances Slocum is now open five days a week, only closing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
With the shortage of lifeguards impacting other state parks, officials say the staff here could travel around to help fill the need elsewhere.
"We've been trying to hire lifeguards all season. We are at about 70 percent complement or so right now, but we are still hiring like some of the other neighboring parks here," Koflanovich said.
Park officials say the schedule can change at any minute, so it's always best to check before you make the drive.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/more-lifeguards-mean-more-pool-days-frances-slocum-state-park/523-6bbe8ae1-fdaf-4917-8a1d-d2513a86ad2b | 2022-07-22T22:50:29 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/more-lifeguards-mean-more-pool-days-frances-slocum-state-park/523-6bbe8ae1-fdaf-4917-8a1d-d2513a86ad2b |
DANVILLE, Pa. — It was a great day to be on the water for three friends on the trip of a lifetime. They are kayaking the length of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River.
"From Cooperstown down to the Chesapeake Bay," Dylan Whitmer said.
Dylan Whitmer, Drew VanBenthuysen, and Ollie Maul live in Selinsgrove. They've been talking about doing this 444-mile trip for about six months.
"The idea came along, and we all thought it would be a good idea, so we just kind of buckled down and went for it," Ollie Maul said.
"We've always been kayaking and tubing in it, and we've always had a good connection with the river. We love to backpack and camp and all that," Drew VanBenthuysen said.
The friends started their trip on July 3 in Cooperstown, New York.
"We are getting to see pretty much half the state of New York and the entirety of Pennsylvania and a little bit of Maryland," Whitmer said.
So far, the group has been happy with the weather. The friends say the only issues so far have been low water and wind.
"It pushes us upstream, especially when we're facing the west. Yesterday was pretty rough. It was pretty much an uphill battle the whole time, but we can't complain. There have been no major thunderstorms or anything," VanBenthuysen said.
"It's been really nice to see the Susquehanna through its different stages. It was really small at the start, and to see it slowly get wider as more water came into it. But to also see the different ecosystems," Maul said.
Dylan, Drew, and Ollie say this is an adventure they will never forget. The friends say they should wrap up their trip by the end of next week.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/selinsgrove-kayakers-paddle-through-central-pennsylvania-susquehanna-river-danville-selinsgrove/523-134fbf97-e0fe-4fb0-aad8-1ca074c5bab2 | 2022-07-22T22:50:35 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/selinsgrove-kayakers-paddle-through-central-pennsylvania-susquehanna-river-danville-selinsgrove/523-134fbf97-e0fe-4fb0-aad8-1ca074c5bab2 |
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – For 12-year-old Levi Fisher, basketball has always been his favorite sport. But his life would change dramatically just after he turned 10.
Doctors discovered Levi had a rare, inoperable brain tumor known as ganglioglioma.
“He’s on chemo. He takes it two times a day,” said Tammany Markland, Levi’s mother. “They recently actually just took him off of that.”
Every three months, Levi and his family go to St. Jude’s Hospital in Memphis for scans. But Levi is still healthy enough to play all the sports he wants, and that’s why he chose a brand new basketball court and a visit from the ETSU basketball teams for his Make-A-Wish.
“When he chose that, he was stuck with it,” Markland said.
The court was painted gold not for ETSU, but for one of Levi’s favorite NBA teams.
“I actually like Memphis Grizzlies, but before I told them that, I liked the Lakers,” Levi said.
During his wish, Levi got to play one-on-one with some of ETSU’s best. Players had plenty to say about Levi’s skills on the court.
“He’s been pretty good,” said Courtney Moore, a guard on the ETSU Women’s Basketball Team. “He’s got a nice little shot. Some handles.”
Players also said giving back to the community is an important part of their role as student-athletes.
“They come to all our games and support us, so just supporting them in their time of need is mandatory for us too,” said guard Jordan King of the men’s team.
Levi’s mother said watching her son receive his wish is something she’ll never forget.
“To do this for him, to make this day special, and that they have definitely done an awesome job with that,” Markland said. “And the smile, he’s waited for this.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/etsu-basketball-teams-help-12-year-old-cancer-patients-wish-come-true/ | 2022-07-22T22:51:12 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/etsu-basketball-teams-help-12-year-old-cancer-patients-wish-come-true/ |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – As a community in the middle of summer festivities awoke to alerts of iodine releases in the air and oil spills in the river, Kingsport law enforcement officials revealed that they extended an invitation to Eastman representatives in their emergency communications hub — but weren’t taken up on the offer.
At 11:02 Friday morning, the City of Kingsport entered high alert after City Manager Chris McCartt activated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in response to an incident at the Eastman Chemical Company campus.
The center had been used several times in the past and exists to tear down communication barriers between the city’s key emergency agencies. City leaders are called to one location to address the issue of the day and can consist of the City Manager, Public Works Director, Police representatives, Fire representatives, public information officers and emergency management officials among many others.
“It’s critical to have all those people in the same room,” said Kingsport Police Department (KPD) Public Information Officer Tom Patton. “Rather than having to make phone calls and send emails and text messages, we can have everybody in the same room, have open discussions and get that information. We can make decisions much quicker that way.”
Communication doesn’t stop with city officials, either. When the subject of an emergency is complex, Patton said it’s common to bring in other opinions.
“Once the City Manager activates that, then we’re going to bring subject matter experts into that center,” said Patton. “Of course, Eastman is always invited to that center, if it involves them.”
On Friday, July 22, the center was reactivated due to a power outage that prompted Eastman Fire Department officials to request other municipal units to standby in case they needed help.
Patton said it’s standard practice to invite involved companies when an event of this scale occurs, but this time around, no Eastman representatives appeared.
“Eastman stayed on-site,” Patton told News Channel 11. “They were invited, but they did not send a representative to our EOC.”
Much of the information provided to emergency officials was found in three press releases, one of which confirmed a material release an hour after plumes of purple iodine vapor were spotted over Eastman. When Eastman officials announced that the iodine had been released, they stated that the company had no reason to believe that the vapors represented a threat to employees or the community.
“In situations like this, we rely heavily upon Eastman to provide us with that accurate and timely information,” Patton said. “And that’s what they’re telling us at this time, and we have to trust that that’s the situation as it is at this point.”
Despite the disconnect, Patton said he considered the day a success for the city — especially with so many guests in town to enjoy Fun Fest.
“Every situation like this is different,” Patton said. “And every situation is an opportunity to learn how to do better the next time.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kpd-eastman-reps-were-invited-to-emergency-center-but-didnt-show-up/ | 2022-07-22T22:51:19 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kpd-eastman-reps-were-invited-to-emergency-center-but-didnt-show-up/ |
GLEN ROSE, Texas — Glen Rose resident Carolyn Bybee was getting ready to tend to her yard when police knocked on her door Monday.
They were there to warn the 85-year-old about the Chalk Mountain Fire that was fast approaching her property.
“They come in and said, ‘Lady, you got three minutes to get ready and get out and go,” Bybee said. “I said, “I got to get my purse. I got to get my pick-up.'”
Bybee made it out in time. But the fire destroyed the home she and her husband built and lived in since 1968. It also destroyed her beautiful yard and flowers.
A spokesperson with the Texas A&M Forest Service said 18 homes and several outbuildings are lost due the Chalk Mountain Fire, which spread across more than 6,700 acres.
After Bybee evacuated safely, she needed help finding her donkey, June.
Emergency crews later spotted June walking up the road near Bybee’s heavily damaged home and returned the animal to Bybee safe and sound.
“She didn't have a burnt place, a scorched place on her. It's a miracle,” Bybee said. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/85-year-old-thankful-first-responders-helped-evacuate-chalk-mountain-fire/287-29f09f4b-4863-4271-9d9d-f430fd46e3e6 | 2022-07-22T22:56:04 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/85-year-old-thankful-first-responders-helped-evacuate-chalk-mountain-fire/287-29f09f4b-4863-4271-9d9d-f430fd46e3e6 |
DALLAS — Residents in the City of Dallas looking to get permits for small construction projects will have an opportunity to do so this weekend.
The Permit Office is holding a Pop-Up Permit Saturday program on July 23.
“We’ve been very busy,” said Volney Willis, a permit manager with the City of Dallas.
Room 118 in the Oak Cliff Municipal Center has been a hub for services related to construction and development across the city.
“Typically, we can serve anywhere from 200 to 300 customers each and every day,” said Andrew Espinoza, Director of the City’s Development Services Department.
Workers want residents to know the Permit Office is about to do something it’s never done before by opening special hours for the Pop-Up Permit Saturday program.
“We’re really trying to partner and connect with the homeowners, the do-it-yourselfers, small contractors, small businesses that are doing simple projects like building a fence, replacing a roof, swapping out their water heater. Getting electrical permits, ceiling fan permits,” Espinoza explained.
The Permit Office staff says the pop-up will allow them to streamline and quickly process some walk-in and over-the-counter requests for a variety of simple projects.
“I know with permits in Dallas, everything’s really delayed,” said resident Zach Loyd. He is among residents who believe the Pop-Up Permit Saturday program is a proactive move.
City staffers confirm they are still dealing with a slight backlog of processing permits.
“I think it’s a great idea, because during the week you’ve got a lot of businesses and general contractors that are coming up here, and they need to pull their permits. So, I’m sure the line gets pretty backed up,” Loyd said.
The staff is expecting a huge turnout for the Pop-Up Permit Saturday program. They’re encouraging residents who need permits to arrive early.
“The Development Services Department is really focusing on changing the culture. One that’s driven by customer service, customer engagement, and following through,” Espinoza added.
It’s possible the Pop-Up Permit Saturday program will be held monthly. The Permit Office is located in Room 118 at the Oak Cliff Municipal Building, located at 320 E. Jefferson Boulevard. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-permit-office-to-hold-special-pop-up-hours/287-78dbfa58-dcb6-48e3-8692-65fb49acdee1 | 2022-07-22T22:56:10 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-permit-office-to-hold-special-pop-up-hours/287-78dbfa58-dcb6-48e3-8692-65fb49acdee1 |
DALLAS COUNTY, Texas — A man died in police custody after reportedly having what appeared to be a seizure in the central intake of the Dallas County jail, officials say.
The Dallas Police Department says officers arrested 25-year-old Luis Perez for a DWI on Friday, July 15. On Monday, July 18, DPD says Perez was turned over to the Dallas County Sheriff's Department after he was cleared by nurses at the Dallas County jail.
Dallas police officers left the jail around 6 a.m.
A Dallas County Sheriff's Office press release stated Perez had a perceived seizure at around 7:30 a.m. Officers and medical personnel responded almost 30 minutes later and determined he needed to be taken to Parkland Hospital, the sheriff's office said.
Dallas police officers stationed in the jail were told by DCSO staff at 8:05 a.m. that Perez needed to be taken to the hospital, and an ambulance arrived to take him at 8:09 a.m., the release detailed.
A Dallas County Jail preliminary report was generated, the release added, and Perez was pronounced dead at 7:43 a.m. An investigation was initiated regarding the death.
The sheriff’s department said because he had not been arraigned he was technically still in the custody of Dallas police at the time of his death.
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said the death was tragic and accused the sheriff's office of fingerpointing.
”How is an individual cleared by jail medical staff, accepted into the jail, then held without DPD officers present, all told for more than 6 hours, considered to be in our physical custody," said Garcia.
A press release from the sheriff's office said that no fingers are being pointed, and the goal of the investigation is to review the death and evaluate any areas needing improvement. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/man-dies-while-custody-dallas-county-jail/287-374ebf91-ccd5-478a-a7fc-91e86e68c02d | 2022-07-22T22:56:16 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/man-dies-while-custody-dallas-county-jail/287-374ebf91-ccd5-478a-a7fc-91e86e68c02d |
TEXAS, USA — One of the top FBI Agents in North Texas is on a mission to help change the face of his organization.
He says has a great career and hopes others consider making the same move he did despite having no law enforcement background whatsoever.
Supervisory Special Agent Clyde Ellis entered the FBI at a time when there were not many people who looked like him.
"I am an African American and I am an FBI Agent. But I am an African American first," Clyde Ellis.
Ellis, affectionately known as 'J-R', made his huge, unexpected career change years ago and now he hopes to get others to follow suit. It all started with one of the deadliest acts on American soil. After the 9/11 tragedy in 2001, J-R paid close attention to the FBI's response.
"They were front and center working the investigation," said J-R, "I saw them on the news a lot. I would say that was the first time that the FBI really caught my attention."
J-R eventually attended an FBI recruitment fair, much like the one he's about to hold in Dallas-Fort Worth. That's where the Oklahoma native got all his questions answered about the government agency. It's also where, much to his surprise, he was bitten by the FBI bug.
"Here I am now, coming up on 16 years in the bureau," he said.
As one of the bureau's top agents, he hopes to recruit a diverse group of people like schoolteachers in the classroom, nurses and medical staff from hospitals, and folks with different backgrounds just like his.
"My background is IT," said Ellis, "I'm a dad, I have children, I go to football games, I go to basketball games, so you do have that healthy balance of the demands of the job."
The basic requirements to land an FBI job include being a U-S Citizen between the ages of 23 and 36 years old and having a bachelor's degree with 2 years of work experience. Of course, the physical fitness training is part of the 20 weeks at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
J-R has some serious goals for the variety of people he hopes will attend the FBI's July 28 diversity recruitment fair. He's inviting people who want to be potential FBI Agents to complete the application by the July 25th deadline on Monday.
After applicants pass the screening process, the recruiters will share the location of the job fair. That's where people can do what he did almost two decades ago and get their questions answered about the life of an FBI Agent. That includes those questions about the myths of working as an agent.
J-R also shared who he hopes to see walking through the door, and why it's important everyone is welcomed at the FBI, regardless of race, background, ethnicity, gender, religion and all those things that make America unique.
"We should have people of all different nationalities to be part of this organization so we can better represent the communities that we serve every day," said Ellis.
Since the Diversity Agent Recruitment Event is Thursday, July 28, all potential applicants must apply by Monday, July 25 at www.fbijobs.gov. Applicants will receive details on the location after they are screened. Click here for the direct application link.
The FBI leader stressed that there are what he calls 'soft skills' people have from different professions that are vital to the future of the government agency. As a Supervisory Special Agent who has worked and earned his way up the ranks in the FBI, J-R serves as an example for others in a government agency that he says now offers equal opportunity for all. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/top-fbi-agent-dfw-wants-give-you-job/287-36817605-0031-4f58-8ca5-28b90f8379ca | 2022-07-22T22:56:23 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/top-fbi-agent-dfw-wants-give-you-job/287-36817605-0031-4f58-8ca5-28b90f8379ca |
SARASOTA, Fla. — There have been a lot of changes across many industries and for several businesses since the pandemic began.
One industry majorly affected is craft breweries.
There was a wave of breweries that opened and were viable due to a thriving market in the years before the pandemic. Many of those breweries had to shut down or struggled to stay afloat as the country reopened from the pandemic closures. Two years on, a change is coming to Sarasota to put craft beverages back in a familiar place.
Indiana-based Sun King Brewery has set up shop where another brewery once stood.
"We started selling beer in Florida four years ago and sales continued to grow and then 2020 happened," Clay Robinson, co-owner of Sun King Brewery, said.
Robinson is expanding his brewery to Sarasota and has taken over a building that once housed JDub's Brewing Company.
"It was already set up for the type of operation we do so we were able to purchase the assets and take over the lease," Robinson said.
Despite the supply chain crisis and staffing struggles, the craft beer industry continues to grow in the state of Florida with around 375 breweries generating more than $4 billion, according to the Brewers Association.
"It's traditionally been a society underserved market in terms of breweries so I think that's why there's a little bit more potential to grow there," Watson said.
Watson said breweries would have to differentiate themselves in the post-pandemic era.
"Breweries can really stand out on the way they brand themselves and how they position themselves in the marketplace," Watson said.
Robinsons says for Sun King's next phase in Sarasota, he's coming with a lot of institutional knowledge, a great team, infrastructure and optimism.
"We're here to grow and be a part of the community and do what we do and do what we love," Robinson said.
Sun King Brewery opens Friday, July 22, at the Mango Avenue location and will hold special events all weekend. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/sun-king-brewery-sarasota/67-86bcc8d7-d9e4-4a21-8239-42c63e162d9e | 2022-07-22T23:02:32 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/sun-king-brewery-sarasota/67-86bcc8d7-d9e4-4a21-8239-42c63e162d9e |
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – Drum Corps from around the country will be battling it out in Huntington in the latest Drum Corps International (DCI) competition.
The event, DCI Huntington, is being hosted by the Marshall University School of Music and will take place at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1 at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Tickets to attend the event range from $20 to $40 and can be purchased on the DCI Huntington web page.
“This is great for Marshall because it brings some of the best marching arts performers to our area for everyone in the Tri-State area to see,” said Chris Schletter, director of bands for Marshall. “We have a great venue, a great town, in a great location.”
Drum Corps groups from across the country will be performing in the competition. This includes the Blue Knights of Denver, Colorado; the Colts of Dubuque, Iowa; Gold of San Diego, California; the Legends of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Pacific Crest of the city of Industry and Diamond Bar, California; and Phantom Regiment of Rockford, Illinois.
“These groups inspire many high school marching band programs, and this area is no exception,” said Schletter. “Bringing the music students to our stadium simply puts us on the map with another outstanding event for everyone to experience. And when they see that Marshall and the Marching Thunder are bringing this kind of event to our university, it makes us look that much more enticing as a higher education option. This also brings people from all over the Tri-State area to Huntington and will be financial boom for the evening.”
An exhibition band including members of the university’s own Marching Thunder will kick off DCI Huntington at 7:30 p.m. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/drum-corps-international-comes-to-huntington/ | 2022-07-22T23:02:44 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/drum-corps-international-comes-to-huntington/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The battle lines are shaping up as the West Virginia Legislature heads for a special session on Monday.
This week, Governor Jim Justice announced a plan that would reduce rates for all five state tax brackets, so that all workers would get at least some money back.
For how much you make, here’s what cuts you could be seeing if the bill passes:
- <$10,000/year – 33% cut
- $10,000/year to $25,000/year – 19% cut
- $25,000/year to $40,000/year – 16% cut
- $40,000/year to $60,000/year – 11% cut
- >$60,000/year – 9% cut
Democrats are calling it an election-year stunt, but the governor says it will help.
“We got a lot of folks in West Virginia that are hurting today and this is a way to put some immediate monies back in their pocket. That’s what we want to do,” said Gov. Jim Justice, (R) West Virginia.
“We were calling for a gas tax holiday. The Governor and Republicans in the legislature ignored that,” said Del. Mike Pushkin, (D) Kanawha.
If the bill passes, $254 million from the state’s budget surplus would be returned to taxpayers and would be refunded back to Jan. 1, 2022.
We will have a preview of the special session this weekend on “Inside West Virginia Politics.”
The special session begins at noon on Monday. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-prepares-for-special-session-on-income-tax-cuts/ | 2022-07-22T23:02:50 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-prepares-for-special-session-on-income-tax-cuts/ |
OAK HARBOR, Wash. — An Oak Harbor woman was just 7 years old when she was pulled from the wreckage of Ozark Airlines Flight 809 in 1973.
It was called a “non-survivable” airplane crash, one of the deadliest of its time.
Now, nearly 50 years later, KING 5 and St. Louis NBC affiliate KSDK have uncovered new details about the Ozark Airlines tragedy that killed 38 people and the incredible connection this survivor has to another airline disaster that made international headlines.
A perfect childhood
Tanzi Cordin’s happiest childhood memories are singed by the disaster that destroyed her family.
“It's hard to go back sometimes and look through photographs of such happy times. It actually makes me sad because I want them back,” said Cordin, looking at old family photos on her kitchen table in her Whidbey Island home.
The Cordin family was fresh from a Hawaiian vacation on July 23, 1973. Cordin said her family would fly to far-off places every summer.
Cordin, who was 7 at the time, her 12-year-old sister Nikki and mom Dorris spent the rest of the summer of 1973 with family in Illinois and planned to fly home to Michigan on Ozark Airlines Flight 809. Cordin’s father and eldest sister Laura were awaiting their arrival at home.
“This was actually what I was wearing on the plane, all the way down to the sandals,” said Cordin, pointing to a picture of herself smiling while on vacation in Hawaii. She was wearing a flower print dress, her favorite at the time, with a lei around her neck. The picture was taken weeks before the crash.
A 'non-survivable' crash
“When we did get to the airport, I didn't feel right,” Cordin recalled. “I felt like I should run and… hide.”
Cordin remembers her sister and mom trying to calm her as they boarded the flight on that hot July day.
“My sister said to me, ‘Would you like the window seat?’ And I said, ‘No.’ And I think about that minute and how that changed both their lives,” Cordin said. “Sometimes I felt like it shouldn't have been me.”
Roughly 30 minutes after takeoff, the plane crashed into a residential area 2.3 miles southeast of St Louis Lambert International Airport.
“The one thing I still don't remember is going down,” Cordin said.
Forty-four passengers and crew members were on board Ozark Airlines Flight 809 when the plane crashed. Only six people survived.
Cordin’s survival has been called a miracle.
An official investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board determined a severe thunderstorm caused the crash. According to the report, pilots who were in front and behind Flight 809 turned their aircraft around instead of landing during the storm.
The report indicated the severity of the weather conditions was not relayed to the Ozark Airlines pilot fast enough for him to reverse course.
The report called the crash “non-survivable.”
“I remember I was facing the sky, and I was still in my seat,” Cordin recalled. “I couldn't move one of my arms. I thought that there was a baby because I, that's all I heard was like whining. I found out that was a dog that was in cargo.”
Two days after the crash, a dog that had been held in the cargo area of the plane was pulled from the wreckage unharmed.
'I saw blood on her face'
When Cordin woke up after the crash, she heard sirens in the distance and saw chaos around her.
"I did see my sister. I saw blood on her face, but I could tell it was her because of her dress,” Cordin said. “I was surprised when I saw my mom. She had debris all over her. I just looked at her, and her eyes were open, and I said, ‘Mom, mommy, mommy,’ and she just looked at me, and she mouthed the words. She couldn't speak. She just said, ‘I love you.’ That's all I remembered.”
Cordin never saw her sister Nikki again because she was taken to a different hospital. After a few days, Cordin said her dad had to take Nikki off life support.
“Her brain was gone,” Cordin explained.
Cordin was taken to the hospital with a broken arm and internal injuries, but she doesn’t remember how she got there.
A newspaper article from the time of the crash detailed how a St. Louis man named Donald Pollak “rushed to the crash scene and pulled 7-year-old Tanzi Cordin from the wreckage.”
“Pulled what? How did that happen?” Cordin asked after reading the article about her rescue. “I knew nothing about this man. I wish I could have met him.”
KING 5 is working to connect Cordin with the man who rescued her, but records show he may have died in 1991.
Cordin was eventually reunited with her father and oldest sister, Laura. Cordin said she rarely talked about what happened with her family.
“I think [my dad] felt like, ‘If I didn't talk to her enough about it, she wouldn't go through the trauma of remembering it,” Cordin said.
As she grew up, Cordin began to recall more about the crash. At the age of 20, her memories began to break her.
“I had a lot of depression and a lot of anxiety. I did. I'm not proud of it, but I did attempt suicide,” Cordin said. "When I woke up in the hospital from doing that, my dad looked at me and was like, ‘What are you trying to do, make me childless?’ Then two months later… he died of a heart attack.”
Family survives plane hijacking a year before crash
Cordin has beat the odds not once but twice. A year before Ozark Airlines Flight 809 crashed, Cordin survived another airline emergency.
On July 31, 1972, Corbin and her family were on a flight from Detroit to Miami when the plane they were on was hijacked.
“It's very strange, isn't it? Like how many people have experiences like that… with being in a hijacked plane?" wondered Cordin.
According to newspaper reports from the time, most passengers didn’t realize the plane had been hijacked until it landed. Cordin was just 6 years old at the time.
The hijacking made international headlines. According to newspaper reports, after the flight landed in Miami the hijackers received $1 million and flew to Algiers.
"We were wondering why we couldn't get off the plane,” recalled Cordin. “Somebody walked by the aisle with, I don't know what kind of weapon, it was a semi-automatic. What? Is it one in a million that that would happen?”
A lifelong impact
One of the last times Cordin was on an airplane was in 1993, when she was moving to Oak Harbor to be closer to her sister Laura.
The two were inseparable for decades until Laura’s death in 2011.
Cordin never married and has no children. She said she regrets not having a family of her own now that she has outlived her parents and siblings.
“I wished I had a family,” Cordin said. “I think part of me was almost afraid to [start a family] because I didn't want to go through it again. I didn’t want to get attached to anybody that much again, you know? Which is really sad, right? But the loss was incredible.”
Cordin said she’s grateful she was able to maximize her time with her sister. She hopes her story helps others appreciate the family they have.
“I'd give anything back to fight with my sister or to be mad at my mom,” Cordin said. “Anything can happen in a split second. Your world is just gone. So, enjoy what you have, you know? Don't take it for granted.”
There is an effort underway to erect a monument at the crash site in St. Louis before the 50th anniversary of the crash. Cordin said a monument at the site is long overdue, and she would like to see it.
She said she is also considering writing a book about her life. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/ozark-airlines-flight-809-survivor-tanzi-cordin-oak-harbor/281-5caab575-0c12-4c52-86ca-ac2145a683da | 2022-07-22T23:04:30 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/ozark-airlines-flight-809-survivor-tanzi-cordin-oak-harbor/281-5caab575-0c12-4c52-86ca-ac2145a683da |
CAMP HILL, Pa. — The American Red Cross is responding to a partial building collapse in Camp Hill.
The building collapse, located at the 1400 Block of Market Street in Camp Hill, affected multiple homes.
Cumberland County Communications requested Red Cross for support for impacted residents at 4 p.m. on Friday.
The Red Cross has reported that it is prepared to assess the needs of affected residents, and in coordination with local officials and responding agencies, provide resources and support where and as needed.
No injuries or deaths have been reported from the collapse.
This is an updating story, the article will be updated as additional information is revealed. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cumberland-county/partial-building-collapse-in-camp-hill-red-cross-responding-cumberland-county-pennsylvania/521-540cf5e5-f060-499e-8260-edcffe801872 | 2022-07-22T23:04:36 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/cumberland-county/partial-building-collapse-in-camp-hill-red-cross-responding-cumberland-county-pennsylvania/521-540cf5e5-f060-499e-8260-edcffe801872 |
TACOMA, Wash. — A 15-year-old bicyclist has life-threatening injuries after striking a car in Tacoma Friday afternoon, according to the Tacoma Police Department.
The Tacoma Police Department tweeted information about the crash just after 2 p.m. Police said the crash happened near the intersection of East Fairbanks and East T Street.
Witnesses told police that the boy ran a stop sign heading north on T Street while looking at his cellphone. He smashed into the back of a car traveling eastbound, police said.
The Tacoma Police Department's Collision Investigation Team is on the scene. Police believe the cyclist was at fault in the crash.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Download our free KING 5 app to stay up-to-date on news stories from across western Washington. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/15-year-old-bicyclist-car-injuries-tacoma/281-d6a2f060-1a80-4c44-a410-932dc62b5a4b | 2022-07-22T23:04:36 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/15-year-old-bicyclist-car-injuries-tacoma/281-d6a2f060-1a80-4c44-a410-932dc62b5a4b |
ST. PAUL, Ore. (KOIN) — The St. Paul Fire District will soon be able to upgrade outdated equipment — while also honoring a firefighter tragically killed in the line of duty — thanks to new funds by a foundation.
On Wednesday, the St. Paul Rodeo Foundation donated $74,890 to the district. The funds were from a fundraiser in memory of volunteer firefighter Austin Smith, who was killed in a fire on Feb. 3.
Smith is described as a “beloved member” of the district, St. Paul Rodeo family and the overall community.
“The fire district is honored to receive these funds from our community to be used in Austin’s name,” said St. Paul Fire District Chief Bryan Lee. “This gift will go way beyond the original intent, by purchasing the tools we need and then some benefiting the entire community, thank you.”
Initially, the goal was to raise $65K to buy an extrication toolset for the St. Paul Fire Department to replace 40-year-old equipment that is no longer functional with current vehicles, the St. Paul Fire District said.
The toolset will include spreaders, air bags and struts. This will make it easier to handle while cutting through high-strength steel vehicles.
“All these tools will aid in the safety of our first responders as they rescue patients in life-threatening accidents,” the district added.
St. Paul Fire District Captain Mark Daniel said these donations given in honor of Smith to the district will benefit everyone in the community. | https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/st-paul-fire-district-gets-74k-in-donations-firefighter-honored/ | 2022-07-22T23:05:12 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/st-paul-fire-district-gets-74k-in-donations-firefighter-honored/ |
BLOOMINGTON — A conditional dispensary license was issued on Friday within Bloomington's "BLS" region, which consists of McLean and DeWitt counties.
This license was one of 149 issued by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. This marks the first issuance of conditional adult use dispensing organization licenses since Illinois legalized adult use cannabis in 2019, according to Pritzker's office.
Businesses were selected from a series of lotteries conducted last year. The license issued in the McLean County region was awarded to an LLC out of Scottsdale, Ariz. named "Illinois Health and Wellness."
An LLC with the same name also was awarded licenses in Macon County and the Chicago, Naperville and Elgin region. Another conditional license in Macon County was awarded to Clean Slate Opco LLC.
Last month, the Bloomington City Council approved a special use permit from Project Equity Illinois to allow a second adult-use dispensary to operate on 1006 JC Parkway, near Walmart.
Because the city restricts the number of dispensaries within its limits to two, Conor Johnston, a partner with Project Equity Illinois, said he doubts that the license issued to Illinois Health and Wellness LLC will be for a dispensary in Bloomington.
Entities that have been awarded these conditional licenses will have 180 days to select a physical storefront location and receive a full Adult Use Dispensing Organization License. The conditional licenses awarded to applicants on Friday do not entitle the licensee to buy or sell cannabis.
A 180-day extension may be granted to those business unable to find a physical location by the deadline.
Each business that was awarded a license also qualified as a Social Equity applicant under Illinois cannabis law.
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity administers the Social Equity Cannabis Loan Program, which offers low-interest loans to qualified applicants. The first round of these applicants are expected to finalized loan agreements in the next few weeks, according to the governor's office.
It's unclear what the future holds for a long-vacant plaza at West Market and Howard streets, once targeted as a potential solution for west Bloomington's food desert. The latest development:
The Bloomington Police Department came in at No. 6 for driving under the influence arrests made by municipal police departments in Illinois, according to new data from The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists.
Where there is wildlife, there will be injured animals. But when nature's course won't allow for healing, where are they to go? For many local creatures, the answer is Brunswick Animal Hospital.
Sara 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 corrections officer, court documents said. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/conditional-cannabis-license-awarded-in-mclean-county-region/article_28976256-09ee-11ed-96ee-d3f2c515c8ed.html | 2022-07-22T23:05:52 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/conditional-cannabis-license-awarded-in-mclean-county-region/article_28976256-09ee-11ed-96ee-d3f2c515c8ed.html |
A Tucson man convicted of killing his girlfriend has been found dead in his prison cell at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence, officials say.
Eric Hill, 51, was found unresponsive Tuesday with injuries consistent with being in a fight in his shared housing unit, a news release from the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry said.
Criminal investigators with ADCRR are handling the case, and the department intends to pursue criminal charges, the news release said.
In 2008, Hill strangled his girlfriend, Angela Gayden, 21. He burned her body and buried it in the desert near Interstate 10 and South Wilmot Road, according to Star news archives.
Hill was convicted of first degree murder in 2010 and sentenced to life in prison.
A call about a person in the road about 4:30 a.m. led deputies to the area of West Bopp Road and South Irene Boulevard, near South San Joaquin Road.
A 25-year-old man was shot and killed in a fight outside of a convenience store on Tucson's south side.
Jamie Donnelly covers breaking news for the Arizona Daily Star. Contact her via e-mail at jdonnelly@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-convicted-in-tucson-killing-found-dead-in-prison/article_3faf2aea-0a08-11ed-9268-cb43d126327c.html | 2022-07-22T23:09:04 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-convicted-in-tucson-killing-found-dead-in-prison/article_3faf2aea-0a08-11ed-9268-cb43d126327c.html |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Arrest warrants for the leader of a group that many people have characterized as "extremist" allege that a 911 call leading to a SWAT response and the finding of an 18-year-old dead inside the home was preceded by two group members being held against their will at gunpoint and one of them raped.
The warrants also say the 18-year-old, who police have said died by suicide during the SWAT standoff, was one of two armed individuals who locked the victims in the garage where the rape occurred.
The group, a self-styled revolutionary collective called the Black Hammer Party, meanwhile has said the 18-year-old, who they identified as "AP," was one of its leaders and refutes the claim that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The group's reported leader, Augusta Romain - known as Gazi Kodzo - is in custody following the incident this week in Fayetteville. He is facing charges including aggravated sodomy, two counts of conspiracy to commit a felony and criminal street gang activity, and two counts each of being a party to aggravated assault, being a party to false imprisonment and being a party to kidnapping.
The arrest warrants obtained by 11Alive on Friday say Romain directed AP and another member, 21-year-old Xavier Rushin - known as Keno - to "point guns" at two other members "and force them to move from the common area of the home into the garage with padlocks on the garage door so that Gazi could commit sodomy."
In the original incident, police said nine people voluntarily came out of the home when officers arrived on scene, with a robot later searching the home and finding AP "unresponsive with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head."
The warrants do not make clear what happened during the standoff to the two members who'd allegedly been locked into the garage.
They do identify Rushin as the individual who was earlier reported walking a dog around the Woodbyne Subdivision and then allegedly ran off "when questioned about a kidnapping call we received from the address he lives at."
Rushin faces charges including aggravated assault, kidnapping, false imprisonment, conspiracy to commit a felony, criminal street gang activity and obstruction.
The warrants allege the Black Hammer Party is "an organization documented as a criminal street gang which engages in defined criminal acts."
The Black Hammers group, which orients itself around anti-capitalist and Black liberation themes, has previously announced associations with the Proud Boys and "declared war" against other leftist and liberal groups, such as Antifa and Black Lives Matter, on the apparent grounds of being insufficiently revolutionary. It has also published narratives against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Big Pharma" and COVID vaccines.
The group itself claims it was operating as a sort of radical de-colonizing collective out of the house, working to feed and support homeless and poor communities.
11Alive spoke to Romain at the scene Tuesday, before his arrest, and he said, "I came outside, I talked to one of the officers. I told him we have someone in there who is mentally different."
He added at that time the 18-year-old "would never" take his own life.
Both Romain and Rushin are being held at the Fayette County Jail. Police have not yet offered any details about any of the other individuals who were at the home. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fayetteville-home-black-hammer-party-swat-response-death-arrest-warrants/85-6d9c6456-474f-4e57-8589-5f165911e754 | 2022-07-22T23:11:34 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/fayetteville-home-black-hammer-party-swat-response-death-arrest-warrants/85-6d9c6456-474f-4e57-8589-5f165911e754 |
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Many Metro Atlanta school districts will start the new school year in less than two weeks. The biggest school district in Georgia is rolling out new security measures in the wake of several school mass shootings in the last few years.
Stephanie Roberts remembers one of the most recent shootings, which happened in May at an elementary school in Uvalde.
“It was the day before my kids’ last day of school, and I was terrified to send them on their last day," Roberts said. "The kids killed in Texas were the same ages as my kids.”
Roberts' four kids will attend elementary and middle schools in Gwinnett County this year, and she felt fairly confident in the police force's ability to respond to potential threats. Gwinnett County Schools police chief Tony Lockard said the district employed 98 school resource officers. High schools and middle schools have at least one officer each, however each elementary school does not have a dedicated SRO.
"Elementary schools are the weakest link," Roberts told 11Alive. "I think that’s been proven, because all you have there are the teachers and staff to protect the kids.”
Gwinnett County schools plan to add ten to 20 more SRO's this school year, according to district officials. Applicants must have five years of policing experience and have at least an associate's degree. The district will also implement a new Raptor system, which track sex offenders. Lockard said 15 schools currently have security vestibules that layer safety measures through double-door entry. Nineteen more schools will be retrofitted to use the security vestibules, though it's unclear whether they will be ready by the start of the school year August 3.
“A person has to be buzzed in," Lockard said. "A visitor has to be buzzed in through the first set of doors, and then they check in with a staff member, go through the Raptor system, and at that point when they’re cleared, they’re buzzed through another set of doors.”
The Raptor system does not check for immigration or criminal status. Gwinnett Schools will also implement a new user-friendly tip line, which Lockard said would act as a force multiplier to create a network of information to try and prevent potential threats.
"Safety and security at every school is hard," Lockard said. "You have to draw a fine line between keeping a school safe and making it look like a military installation. We’re continually trying to improve and look at what we can do better to make our schools more safe for students and faculty, and that we’re not just reacting. We’re being proactive.”
Several school districts across metro Atlanta are upping security measures. Cobb County's school board just voted to allow some employees to carry a gun on school grounds. Hall County is spending $1 million on upgrading its security strategy, which includes adding personnel and investing in necessary weapons.
Gainesville City Schools are hiring a safety and security manager and stationing an armed security guard at each school.
Roberts said she was glad to see the new changes in Gwinnett County, despite her concerns, and even if that change happens gradually.
"We’re moving in the right direction," Roberts said. "It’s just kind of sad it took so many school shootings for us to get to this point.” | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/gwinnett-schools-l-security-changes-2022-2023-school-year/85-90316990-1b4e-43e7-b76f-1944682d82e1 | 2022-07-22T23:11:40 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/gwinnett-schools-l-security-changes-2022-2023-school-year/85-90316990-1b4e-43e7-b76f-1944682d82e1 |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – A celebration was underway at Liberty University in Lynchburg on Friday, as the 2022 Virginia Commonwealth Games returned.
The Main Games will be held over the July 23 weekend and will feature 15 sports, including basketball, track and field, softball, baseball, and more.
Athlete and team check-ins began at 8 a.m. on Friday at the LaHaye Student Center, before the tailgate party and opening ceremonies.
The Parade of Athletes kicked off at 5:30 p.m. and led into the opening ceremonies.
The opening ceremony featured the newly crowned Miss Virginia Victoria Chuah, the lighting of the cauldron, the official kick-off of the games, and the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX legislation.
The tailgate party started at 6 p.m., after the conclusion of the opening ceremonies.
Main Games Weekend bolsters tourism and serves as an economic engine for the host city each year.
For 33 years, the Virginia Commonwealth Games have provided excellent opportunities for thousands of Virginians to develop and foster new relationships and establish new goals and personal bests, while simultaneously time learning teamwork, sportsmanship, and individual team responsibilities.
And city leaders are happy to host them.
“We’re honored to be hosting this event for the seventh consecutive summer, and we appreciate everyone who has made the 2022 Virginia Commonwealth Games possible,” Liberty University President Jerry Prevo said. “We wish each athlete the best as they use their God-given abilities to push themselves to new personal bests.”
“We are proud to partner with Liberty University and Virginia Amateur Sports to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games and, most importantly, to welcome all of the athletes, families, and friends to our City,” Lynchburg Mayor Mary Jane Dolan said. “The Commonwealth Games bring thousands of athletes to the City and we are thrilled that both the number of participants and the impact they have in Lynchburg continues to grow. While you are here, we encourage you to explore all Lynchburg has to offer – from fantastic food offerings to historic sites and exciting outdoor activities. We hope you enjoy your time in the Hill City.” | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/2022-virginia-commonwealth-games-kick-off-at-liberty-university/ | 2022-07-22T23:13:29 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/2022-virginia-commonwealth-games-kick-off-at-liberty-university/ |
COVINGTON, Va. – From rival school divisions consolidating to local organizations combining, there are plenty of changes coming to Alleghany County in the next few years.
Long-time dance studios, Garlynda’s Fancy Feet and Patsy’s Dance Studio, are coming together in the 2022-2023 year, the owners and assistants announced in a Facebook video on July 19.
“Coming together is the beginning,” Garlynda Haynes, owner of Garlynda’s Fancy Feet said.
Together, Garlynda and Patsy have over 70 years of experience, they said in the video.
“With 35 years and 38 years of running successful dance studios, the time is right,” Patsy, the owner of Patsy’s Dance Studio said. “As our community begins a new adventure with the consolidation of Alleghany County and Covington City Schools, Garlynda and I feel it’s the right time to join in dance.”
The ladies said they would continue operating at both locations, holding recreational and competition practices at Garlyna’s Fancy Feet in Clifton Forge and Patsy’s Dance Studio in Covington as usual, but the dancers from both studios will come together for competitions and recitals.
They also announced a new competition dance team called GPS-819.
“Our new dance team is called GPS-819 Company Dance,” Garlynda said. “The team will be composed of dancers from both dance studios.”
Garlynda went on to announce their assistant directors and choreographers.
“One is Giaynna Haynes Smith, which is my daughter, and Trevor McLaughlin, who is Patsy’s grandson,” Garlynda said.
And Giaynna explained the story behind the name for the new dance team.
“GPS stands for Garlynda and Patsy’s Studio together,” Giaynna said. “Then 819 is our two addresses put together since we’re going to be in both locations.”
For the GPS-819 dance team, they said that dancers will have the opportunity to practice in both studios.
“Our practices are going to be held one week at Patsy’s Dance Studio, followed by the next week being at Garlynda’s Fancy Feet, and they will flip throughout the month,” Trevor said.
“We are going to be working together, united,” Giaynna said. “We are excited for the future, to be together, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds.”
The partnership between the studios will offer a variety of programs, including tap, ballet, jazz, clogging, tumbling/gymnastics, exercise programs, adult classes, and more for ages two and over, a flier in the video said, and auditions for the new dance team will be on August 10 and August 11. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/alleghany-county-long-time-dance-studios-to-combine/ | 2022-07-22T23:13:35 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/alleghany-county-long-time-dance-studios-to-combine/ |
ARKANSAS, USA — Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday took back the authority they gave for the state to distribute about $460 million in remaining federal COVID-19 relief funds to school districts, saying they want schools to use the money for teacher and staff bonuses.
The move faced opposition from Democrats who said it was an effort to avoid considering raising teacher salaries while the state sits on a $1.6 million surplus. It was also criticized by Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who said lawmakers didn't have authority to take such a step.
The Legislative Council voted to rescind the appropriation for the federal funds, and recommended schools use the money for bonuses. The council said the districts' plans for spending the money will now have to go before a legislative panel. The council recommended districts use the funds to provide $5,000 one-time bonuses to teachers and $2,500 to staff.
Senate President Jimmy Hickey said some districts were unaware they could use the funds for the bonuses.
“Obviously now there's not going to be any question that it can be done," Hickey, a Republican, said. “They're going to all have to get together to make this work."
The move came as Democrats and teachers' groups are pushing for teacher salary increases to be on the agenda when the Legislature convenes next month for a special session focused on tax cuts.
“It seems to be we're working hard just to not face up to raising the salaries when we can," Democratic Sen. Keith Ingram said.
Hutchinson earlier this year proposed raising teacher salaries. But Hutchinson said he wouldn't put raises on the agenda for the special session, citing a lack of support in the majority-GOP Legislature.
Republican legislative leaders have said the special session isn't the right time for the issue since the Legislature hasn't completed its annual review of education funding required by law. That review is used to issue recommendations on school funding increases and includes a look at teacher salaries.
Hutchinson said he was disappointed by the council's decision and said the panel can't undo an appropriation they've already approved. Under the new approach, some districts' priorities may not get approved, he said.
“I am concerned that teachers in some districts will get a bonus, but others may not," Hutchinson said in a statement. “The creative approach by the committee today while well-intentioned is not the best approach to helping our teachers."
Arkansas has raised teacher salaries over the past several years, and the minimum teacher salary for the coming school year is $36,000. Proponents of the pay raise have noted that base salaries in most of the states adjoining Arkansas are higher.
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ALTAVISTA, Va. – Gas is about $4.19 a gallon in Virginia today, according to AAA, but two Campbell County gas stations are taking a stand to help drivers.
If you’ve recently passed through Altavista you might have thought that you were dreaming or that there was a sign malfunction, but you read that number right – Gas is under $3.
And the low prices are drawing lines of people from all over.
On Friday, 10 News talked to people coming in from Lynchburg, Danville, and even Bedford like Jimmy Gregg.
“I’m glad these guys are willing to do that and give back to their community,” Gregg said. “I had to pick up a few things down here in Altavista, I figured I’d just stop in and get gas.”
At one point, Gregg was spending $100 a week on gas, if not more. Filling up at the GB Gas Station on Main St. in Altavista cut that in half.
“I like to see the business,” Cashier Kametrius Dunkley said.
As of Friday morning, gas at GB was $2.93 a gallon if you paid with cash and $2.99 if you paid at the pump.
GB even had to close every pump except for three – Not because they ran out of gas, but because they’ve been overwhelmed with folks stopping by.
“I was here yesterday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. I’m here today from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m,” Dunkley said. “It’s just lines in all the directions.”
GB wants to help the community during tough times and hopes others will follow their lead, and they are.
Just up the street from GB, the Exxon Gas Station has also dropped its prices to $2.99. Their pumps were closed for service Friday morning but said they will be operating soon.
And once they do, the friendly war on low gas prices will live on. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/gas-prices-under-3-in-altavista-draw-in-drivers-from-around-the-area/ | 2022-07-22T23:13:41 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/gas-prices-under-3-in-altavista-draw-in-drivers-from-around-the-area/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke adult care center moved to a bigger building to work with the growing senior community in Southwest Virginia.
With inflation and nurse staffing shortages knocking on the door, the center may be the answer to these woes.
InnovAge Virginia PACE opened a new center in Roanoke on 1606 Lynchburg Turnpike to help seniors.
The adult day care center works with more than 200 people who live independently or in a nursing facility.
Carrington Place, a nursing home in Daleville, has worked with InnovAge for years, but the center’s resources are more beneficial now than ever.
“All nursing areas are facing staffing shortages,” Director of Nursing Holly Forrn said. “There is not enough nursing to go around. We have to get creative.”
That’s where InnovAge steps in – The center sends a physician to the nursing home every week.
The residents can also go to the InnovAge center for their gym, health check-ups, and therapy sessions.
Michael Anderson is one of the people taking advantage of these services. He said the nursing home staff is great but there are too many patients to handle.
“Like for instance this morning, there was only one nurse and one CNA,” Anderson said. “And they were having to help till 3 o’clock this afternoon.”
The daycare center also offers buses which helps cut down on travel expenses for clients and nursing homes.
Anderson’s family lives in Danville and can’t drive him to appointments in the Roanoke Valley, so InnovAge is a great help. By going directly to the center, Anderson can get the treatment he needs to keep his mobility in shape.
“They working with me,” Anderson said. “I got arthritis real bad. They’ve been working with me to try to get me stronger.”
Now, the new center can help up to 430 seniors become stronger. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/innovage-virginia-pace-expands-to-help-growing-senior-community/ | 2022-07-22T23:13:53 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/innovage-virginia-pace-expands-to-help-growing-senior-community/ |
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Lots of changes are coming to LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, and for the first time ever, three women are leading the hospital.
Work on a $16 million operating room expansion is underway and is expected to be completed in 2023.
The project will include two operating rooms, a 15-bed post-anesthesia care unit, a renovated lobby, and additional support and storage space.
The executive suite has some new faces too: Chief Nursing Officer Lisa Carson, Chief Operating Officer Devin Tobin and Chief Executive Officer Lauren Dudley.
“I’m thrilled to be a part of the team,” said Dudley.
“It is so exciting,” said Tobin. “It’s also really fun to see our CEO reflect a lot of our workforce. So being in healthcare, a large percentage of our workforce are women. So now it’s really great to see our CEO reflect the team that she’s leading.”
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women make up about 77% of healthcare workers.
However, a recent study published in the National Library of Medicine found that women only account for 27% percent of hospital CEOs.
Not only do three women now sit in the executive suite but the operating room and emergency room directors are also both women.
In a male-dominated field, Carson said if you can dream it, you can do it.
“[It’s] always been my dream to not only help patients but to help nurses have a voice and to be recognized for the great care that they provide,” said Carson. “Now being in the C-suite, I am able to provide that.”
Dudley said she was tapped for the role, not because she’s a woman, but because she’s a successful leader.
“The leadership that we are developing here at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, we all see the vision and our role in ensuring that we’re serving our community with comprehensive care every day,” said Dudley. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/new-executives-breaking-barriers-at-lewisgale-hospital-montgomery/ | 2022-07-22T23:13:59 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/new-executives-breaking-barriers-at-lewisgale-hospital-montgomery/ |
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – The Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue is bringing in an unusual amount of horses for this time of year. Just this week, the non-profit organization rescued four horses.
One of the horses, Odie, came in over 300 pounds underweight.
Pat Muncy, CEO and Founder of Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue, said at first they were unsure if the horse could make it.
“Odie here, he felt was going to die on him,” Muncy said. “We found out Odie had been attacked by dogs.”
Odie has joined 39 other horses at the rescue. While some can get back to good health after months of rehabilitation, unfortunately, some others don’t make it through.
“We do everything we possibly can. We’re here to help them. It’s heartbreaking, it’s devastating on my volunteers and my help,” Muncy said.
Muncy is also needing a little help herself.
Price increases in crops and services are making it difficult for the operation to maintain the budget. With more horses being rescued than usual, it’s making it even harder.
“We try to keep it at no more than 40 because that’s what we know we can financially take care of. Or could … things are getting tighter and tighter,” Muncy said. “This is not normal for this time of year. We’re finding that people are really financially strapped due to the economy and they’re cutting back on their needs for their animals.”
One of the biggest price jumps the organization is seeing is in hay.
“With the cost of diesel for our farmers to run their tractors, the prices [have] gone up from $45 and now we’re paying, now we’re paying $65 and $70 for one roll of hay. We put out 13 rolls a week,” Muncy said.
Overall, the operation is costing about 30% more than last year, and Muncy said that money isn’t the only thing they need.
“We need volunteers. I mean these guys are a lot to clean up. If you got any extra time and you just want to come out and clean ... we could use the help,” Muncy said.
You can donate to the Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue through Facebook, PayPal, or Give Direct. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/roanoke-valley-horse-rescue-seeing-an-increase-in-demand-as-prices-rise/ | 2022-07-22T23:14:05 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/roanoke-valley-horse-rescue-seeing-an-increase-in-demand-as-prices-rise/ |
BLACKSBURG, Va. – A Blacksburg online apparel shop launched a new design of t-shirts to make a difference.
The SWVA shop is selling Southwest Virginia Strong shirts after major flash floods devastated Buchanan County to help those impacted by the flood.
75% of the proceeds will go to United Way of Southwest Virginia to support the families.
In less than a day, the shop sold more than two dozen shirts.
“It’s not gonna be a huge lump sum of money going but it’s anything we can do,” SWVA Shop Founder Jason Swartz said. “We want to help out the businesses and the individuals who may have lost homes as well.”
The shirts cost between $28 to $30 and can be purchased on their website. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/swva-shop-raising-money-for-buchanan-county-families-impacted-by-flood/ | 2022-07-22T23:14:11 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/swva-shop-raising-money-for-buchanan-county-families-impacted-by-flood/ |
BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington man charged after selling cocaine in controlled buys last year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. He had pleaded guilty to the charges this spring.
Kenneth D. Chappell, 42, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
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Kenneth D. Chappell, 42, was charged in September 2021 after a police informant made five controlled buys from Chappell at his residence, police officer Alex Freshour testified in court on Friday. The buys stretched from late July to late September of last year.
A search warrant led to the discovery of almost 15 grams of cocaine at Chappell's residence. Chappell admitted in an interview with Freshour that he sold cocaine, the officer testified.
Chappell has been in treatment for throat cancer, said Jonathan McEldowney, Chappell's attorney. He also has had heart problems. McEldowney initially made a motion to continue the hearing until after an appointment to assess if Chappell needs further treatment for the cancer, but Judge William Workman denied the motion.
In his arguments, assistant state's attorney Jeffrey Horve said Chappell had a history of dealing drugs. He asked for a sentence of 12 years.
In his sentencing, Workman said he kept in mind Chappell's health, but also noted that it was the defendant's ninth felony, most of which had involved drugs. Narcotics also threaten the health of the community, Workman said.
Along with the 10-year sentence, Chappell will have to pay a $3,000 street value fine based on the amount of cocaine found in his residence. He also has a year of mandatory supervised release after his prison sentence.
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Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
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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.
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Alexandria S. Macon
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Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze, 32, is charged with unlawful possession of:
15 to 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of cocaine (Class 1 felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony) Less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Less than 15 grams of clonazepam (Class 4 felony) 30 to 100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor) She also is charged with two counts of permitting the unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Austin S. Waller
Austin S. Waller, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary at a Bloomington smoke shop. He is separately charged with three counts of burglary at the Corn Crib.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E. Reynolds
Brandon E. Reynolds, 35, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation for a charge of grooming.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E.J. Frieburg
Brandon E.J. Frieburg, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brenden P. Cano
Brenden P. Cano , 23, of LeRoy, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography production.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brennen M. Whiteside
Brennen M. Whiteside, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of vehicular invasion and aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brettais J. Lane
Brettais J. Lane, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in a public park and ulawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
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Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Caleb W. Collier
Caleb W. Collier, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class 1 and 2 felonies). He is accused of possessing between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine and less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
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Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
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Chester Johnson
Chester Johnson, 69, of Chicago, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher A. Johnson
Christopher A. Johnson, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher Garza
Christopher O. Garza, 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
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Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, was sentenced to 167 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
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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.
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Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey W. Elizondo
Corey W. Elizondo, 31, of Peoria, is charged with possession of a stolen or converted stolen vehicle and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Craig O. Harrington
Craig O. Harrington , 23, of Chicago, was sentenced to 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of burglary.
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Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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).
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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.
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Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hannah J. Jackson
Hannah J. Jackson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter A.W. Williamson
Hunter A.W. Williamson, 23, of Heyworth, is charged with cannabis trafficking and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
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Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates, 24, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason M. Harris
Jason M. Harris , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated arson (Class X felony), residential arson (Class 1 felony) and two counts of arson (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
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Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jawarren L. Clements
Jawarren L. Clements, 25, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jessica N. Huff
Jessica N. Huff, 35, of Peoria, was sentenced to seven years in prison. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Shanarra S. Spillers
Shanarra S. Spillers , 36, of Normal, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, was sentenced July 13, 2022, to 68 days in jail and 30 months of probation after pleading guilty to residential burglary, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stephon T. Carter
Carter
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Terrance T. Jones
Terrance T. Jones, 34, of Chicago, is charged with armed robbery (Class X felony), aggravated battery causing great bodily harm (Class 3 felony), and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 and 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 60, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 months on probation and 96 days in jail for one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Trevon J. Triplett
Triplett
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler C. Neely
Tyler C. Neely, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with four counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class X and Class 1 felonies), reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) and methamphetamine possession (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyrone L. McKinney
Tyrone L. McKinney, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 1 to 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyson Brown
Tyson Brown is charged with burglary and forgery for attempting to cash a stolen check at CEFCU in Normal.
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Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
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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
Cierra A. Hazlett
Cierra A. Hazlett, 26, is charged with unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) as well as six other related charges across two separate cases.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Contact Connor Wood at (309)820-3240. Follow Connor on Twitter:@connorkwood
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Michigan Supreme Court rules taking fingerprints without a warrant is unconstitutional
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that taking a person's fingerprints without a warrant is unconstitutional, rejecting a so-called "photograph and print" policy previously used by the Grand Rapids Police Department.
In a unanimous decision issued on Friday, the state's highest court concluded that fingerprinting someone who has not been charged with a crime qualifies as an unreasonable search in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
Through the "photograph and print" procedure, Grand Rapids police officers were given cameras and fingerprinting kits as part of their standard equipment, allowing them to photograph and fingerprint someone at any time and at their own discretion. The department changed the policy in 2015, but according to the court ruling the practice was used routinely by Grand Rapids police officers during stops as a way to gather identifying information.
"The [photograph and print] policy was facially unconstitutional because it authorized the [Grand Rapids Police Department] to engage in unreasonable searches contrary to the Fourth Amendment," Justice Richard Bernstein wrote in the court's unanimous opinion. "... Fingerprinting an individual without probable cause, a warrant, or an applicable warrant exception violates an individual's Fourth Amendment Right."
The state court ruling stems from a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan on behalf of two Black teenagers who were subjected to the policy in two separate instances in 2011 and 2012.
In the 2011 incident, Denishio Johnson was stopped by police after being seen walking through a parking lot and looking into cars. The 15-year-old did not have any identification on him at the time, so the officer took his fingerprints in an effort to see if he was tied to any other crimes. The teen was eventually identified by his mother and released without charges.
The following year, an officer stopped Keyon Harrison after observing the child hand a model train engine to another boy, something the officer found "suspicious." Harrison was let go without any charges, but was photographed and fingerprinted before he was released.
A trial court and the Michigan Court of Appeals had previously sided with the city of Grand Rapids, ruling against Johnson and Harrison. Friday's Supreme Court decision reverses that decision.
“Today’s unanimous ruling confirms that the Grand Rapids Police Department’s photograph and print policy is dangerous and unconstitutional," said Dan Korobkin, a legal director with the ACLU of Michigan, in a statement following the ruling.
Korobkin said the policy had enabled "decades of racial profiling, police overreach, and threats to personal privacy."
According to records reviewed by the legal advocacy organization, three-quarters of the people who were stopped and printed by Grand Rapids police were Black, despite African Americans making up just 21% of the city's population.
The ruling against the Grand Rapids Police Department comes as the law enforcement agency remains under scrutiny over the death of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr during a morning traffic stop on April 4. Schurr has been charged with second-degree murder and fired from the police department.
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Daycare worker in West Melbourne arrested on charge of child abuse
A 22-year-old Melbourne woman was arrested Monday, accused of kicking a child, handling him improperly and possibly dislocating his arm at a daycare, police said.
West Melbourne police and represetatives of the state Department of Children and Families were called July 11 to Mustard Seed Kidz, a daycare on Eber Boulevard at the edge of West Melbourne, regarding a reported incident involving a staff member possibly dislocating a child’s arm several days prior, according to an arrest affidavit.
The investigation led to the arrest of Sarah Sallade, a Melbourne woman who had been employed by the daycare for about five weeks. She was charged with child abuse without great bodily harm and was released from Brevard County Jail Tuesday on a bond of $5,000.
West Melbourne police reviewed surveillance footage of the classroom July 13, which showed the child biting another young boy, an arrest affidavit said. The young boy went to Sallade and showed him his arm. After she comforted him, she went to the other child, who was sitting on the ground surrounded by blocks. She appeared to kick the blocks and struck the child in the back. She then kicked the child in the back again, police said.
Sallade picked the child up by both of his hands and carried him across the room, the affidavit said. She set him down before picking him up by the torso and setting him in the corner of the room. The child could be seen crying and appeared to be favoring his right arm, as it was slumped over as if in pain, according to police.
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That same day, police met with the director of Mustard Seed Kidz, Sharde Ryder. She told police Mustard Seed Kidz employees are trained to pick children up by their torsos, the affidavit said.
Ryder provided a written statement, in which she said she viewed a surveillance camera and saw Sallade move blocks with her foot and pick up the child by his hands to move him away from other students, the affidavit said. She noted that the child’s feet touched the ground as Sallade carried him and that Sallade moved her hands to his torso before finishing the move to the corner. After setting him down, Sallade talked to him about not biting his friends and offered him his pacifier. A few minutes later, she called for a director.
Ryder did not mention Sallade kicking the child.
She noted in her statement that a guardian of the child had reached out to her following the incident to let her know that they were taking the child to the doctor, the affidavit said. She apologized and asked to be kept updated. She did not report the incident to DCF.
Her reasoning for not reporting it the day that the incident occurred was because she was "in communication with the family and truly didn't anticipate an investigation occurring,” the affidavit said.
Police spoke to Sallade, who said she picked the child up after he bit another boy and set him down, then explained he could not bite his friends. She said she "got a weird feeling" because he was holding his arm, and contacted a director.
Police showed her the video from the incident and she observed herself kicking the child twice, the affidavit said. When police pointed out that the child was sitting on the floor and appeared to be favoring his arm, she said he was quiet and didn't say anything to her about being hurt.
A guardian of the child told police that she took him to Health First’s Viera Hospital on July 8 because of the pain in his arm, the affidavit said. X-rays and other tests showed he had no breaks. On July 11, he was taken to Pediatric Wizards in Melbourne for a follow-up, and his pediatrician said he thought the child's arm was dislocated and put back into place by the emergency room doctor.
DCF has requested the medical records for Viera Hospital and Pediatric Wizards, according to the affidavit.
Sallade was put on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, the affidavit said. Prior to the incident, she had no write-ups or disciplinary actions taken against her at Mustard Seed Kidz.
Sallade’s attorney, Richard Canina at the Canina Law Firm, declined to comment. Mustard Seed Kidz declined to comment.
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Pineapples owner Steve Young to fly Blue Origin with first astronauts from Egypt, Portugal
When Pineapples owner Steve Young launches skyward aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard "space tourism" rocket, he'll be joined by the first people from Egypt and Portugal to fly into space.
Blue Origin officials revealed the six crew members of its upcoming NS-22 mission — including Young — on Friday afternoon.
"This mission will be the sixth human flight for the New Shepard program, the third flight this year, and the 22nd in its history. The flight date will be announced soon," a Blue Origin news release said.
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Young, who lives in Indialantic and recently sold his telecommunications-installation company Y-COM, has a seat aboard the suborbital rocket. His five fellow commercial astronauts are:
Coby Cotton, who cofounded the YouTube sports-entertainment channel Dude Perfect — which has more than 57 million followers.
Mário Ferreira, a Portuguese entrepreneur, investor and president of Pluris Investments Group, which includes more than 40 companies.
Vanessa O’Brien, a British-American explorer who will set a Guinness World Record by becoming the first woman to complete the "Explorers’ Extreme Trifecta." She has climbed Mount Everest and journeyed to the deepest point of the Mariana Trench, and she will next cross the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.
Clint Kelly III, who is credited with starting the development of the technology base leading to today’s driverless cars.
Sara Sabry, an Egyptian mechanical and biomedical engineer who founded Deep Space Initiative.
The New Shepard rocket will take flight from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One near Van Horn, Texas. If all goes according to plan during the 11-minute journey, the capsule will separate from the booster about 47 miles above Earth, then continue climbing beyond the 62-mile Kármán Line.
The capsule will enter a stable freefall back to a landing in the West Texas desert, slowed by three drogue chutes and a retro-thrust system that ignites just before touchdown.
Y-COM is the largest telecommunications contractor in Florida, and Young was its CEO from 1992 to 2021. He serves as the Eau Gallie Yacht Club governor of the board, and he is a Space Coast Coastal Conservation Association committee member.
Young built and opened Pineapples, a three-story restaurant-bar-concert venue, in April 2021 on Highland Avenue in downtown Eau Gallie.
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R. Kelly’s manager was convicted Friday of making a phone threat that gunfire was about to occur at a crowded Manhattan theater preparing to show a documentary about the singer’s sexual abuse of women and girls.
The jury convicted Donnell Russell of threatening physical harm through interstate communication, but it exonerated him on a conspiracy count.
In closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz told jurors that evidence of his guilt was overwhelming.
She said phone records proved a call in December 2018 to the small theater came from Russell’s Chicago home after he’d spent the day trying to stop Lifetime’s “Surviving R. Kelly” series from being shown.
Pomerantz said Russell was motivated by a desire to keep income flowing from the lucrative career of Kelly, the Grammy-winning, multiplatinum-selling songwriter.
Kelly, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison last month, was convicted last year of racketeering and sex trafficking.
Defense attorney Michael Freeman had argued in his closing that there was not enough evidence to prove guilt.
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“He went and called in a threat to make money from R. Kelly? Where's the evidence of that?” Freeman asked. “Where's the evidence? Where's the proof?”
He predicted prosecutors would continue to mention Kelly's name in their arguments.
“The case isn't about R. Kelly,” he said.
In its closing argument, the government played a recording of the call to police made by Adrian Krasniqi, who worked at the 25th Street venue. Krasniqi said a deep-voiced man who sounded “like a thug” warned that “someone had a gun and they were going to shoot up the place.”
Krasniqi testified during the one-week trial that he received the threatening call less than an hour after a man claiming to be part of Kelly’s legal team called and said the documentary was violating Kelly’s copyright to his name and should not be shown.
The phone call prompted an emergency call to police, who ordered an evacuation that forced the cancellation of the premiere, including a live panel discussion that was to include several women featured in the documentary. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/r-kellys-manager-convicted-of-gunfire-threat-at-manhattan-theater/3788852/ | 2022-07-22T23:17:44 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/r-kellys-manager-convicted-of-gunfire-threat-at-manhattan-theater/3788852/ |
An explosion sunk a boat off Kings Point on Long Island's north shore and sent a family of six to the hospital, local officials said.
The parents and a 5-year-old girl were tossed by the explosion from the 22-foot-long vessel, the Great Neck Fire Department chief said. All three were rushed to nearby hospitals.
Two teenagers also on board the boat at the time jumped into the water after the explosion and were picked up by a good Samaritan and brought to shore, the chief said. Another child, who had been riding a jetski, was uninjured and got back to the coastline on her own.
One of the teenager's suffered minor burns and the 5-year-old may have multiple broken bones, officials said.
The extent of all injuries related to the explosion are not fully known, but all were being treated at hospitals Friday evening.
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SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio community and surrounding areas are concerned by the growing number of monkeypox cases reported in Bexar County.
While the risk to the general public is currently low, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has understandably put people on edge when it comes to unfamiliar viruses and diseases. Metro Health says everyone should be aware of the symptoms of monkeypox and seek medical attention if they experience them.
Below are the latest updates on monkeypox in Bexar County and you can track cases directly through Metro Health's dashboard here.
Friday, July 22
Two new cases were reported in Bexar County Friday. That brings the total number of cases to seven.
Monday, July 18
Metro Health reported five total cases in Bexar County on Monday.
Friday, July 15
Metro Health reported three total cases in Bexar County and announced the addition of an online dashboard to track cases.
Thursday, July 14
Bexar County confirmed its first two cases of monkeypox. KENS 5 spoke with Dr. Anita Kurian, the Assistant Director of San Antonio Metro Health Communicable Disease Division, about the risks and how monkeypox is transmitted. Here is some of what she said.
Symptoms of monkeypox can include:
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches and backache
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Chills
- Exhaustion
- A rash that can look like pimples or blisters that appears on the face, inside the mouth and on other parts of the body, like the hands/palms, feet, chest or genitals. The rash goes through different stages before healing completely.
To prevent the spread of monkeypox, individuals can:
- Avoid close, skin-to-skin contact in large crowds where people are wearing minimal clothing (such as nightclubs, festivals, raves, saunas, and bathhouses).
- Avoid close, skin-to-skin contact with someone with a new, unexplained rash.
- If you were exposed to monkeypox or have symptoms such as fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes and a new, unexplained rash, contact your healthcare provider as soon as possible. Healthcare providers can provide testing and care for people with monkeypox.
- If sick with monkeypox, isolate at home until the rash has fully resolved, the scabs have fallen off, and a fresh layer of intact skin has formed. Monkeypox is usually a self-limiting infection that does not require hospitalization.
More information about how to prevent infection can be found on the CDC Monkeypox website. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/monkeypox-tracker-cases-reported-in-bexar-county-symptoms-updates/273-bf4414cb-1fc8-489b-a6c9-3d2c15c81c96 | 2022-07-22T23:18:25 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/monkeypox-tracker-cases-reported-in-bexar-county-symptoms-updates/273-bf4414cb-1fc8-489b-a6c9-3d2c15c81c96 |
PINSON, Ala. (WIAT) – Kendra Walden wasn’t sure what she’d seen. She sat in the passenger seat as her colleague drove down a hilly, residential street in Pinson.
“That looks like a real-life Chucky,” she said. Walden and her colleague thought they were hallucinating for a moment. The “Chucky,” though, wasn’t a mirage. He was waiting on the car to pass, staring at them intently as they slowly rolled by. Walden’s colleague turned around. They had to be sure of what they’d seen.
As they approached again, they saw that “Chucky” had taken his mask off. He slipped it back on when he’d seen them coming back.
“We took some pictures of him,” Walden said. “We thought it was so funny.”
Walden posted a picture of “Chucky” on Facebook. “Dear parents of the little boy in the Chucky costume in Pinson,” she wrote jokingly. “Get your kid. I almost had a heart attack.”
A week after she made the post, Walden said she can’t even open the social media app on her phone. Since the picture was posted, it’s been shared over 100,000 times.
“I can’t believe it,” Walden said.
The “Chucky,” it turns out, is not actually a possessed, murderous toy, but a 5-year-old Pinson boy named Jackson who said he’s just glad he’s been able to give people a bit of a fright.
Jackson’s mom, Britnee Reed, said her son was “Chucky” for Halloween, but that the costume’s been a staple around the house – and neighborhood – ever since.
Reed said that Jackson loves horror and costumes.
“That’s just kind of how his personality is,” she said. “He dresses up in different costumes throughout the week. He loves to make people laugh.”
Reed was at work when Jackson made his social media debut as “Chucky.” One of her coworkers sent her the post, saying it looked like something Jackson would do.
Reed had a double take.
“I zoomed in and said, ‘Oh my goodness,’ that’s my kid,” she said. She called her mother, who was watching Jackson. She said she’d helped Jackson get into the costume and sat on the porch as he’d done his deathly duties.
Britnee Reed said that the attention around the post is shocking. There have been some negative comments, she said, but for the most part, people have recognized that Jackson was simply trying to have some fun.
“We actually got a message from people asking for him to be at their kid’s birthday party,” she said.
But Jackson won’t be providing entertainment at parties, his mom said. He’ll be sticking to scaring his neighbors and his family, including his older brother Mason, who said it’s “amazing” that his brother is “Facebook famous,” and BunBun, his pet bunny, who’s been unaffected by Jackson’s newfound fame.
Jackson said that he’s happy that he’s been able to scare not just Kendra Walden but the thousands of people who’ve seen his “Chucky” persona on Facebook.
“Tell them I was a good Chucky,” Jackson said outside his Pinson home. “And make sure you send my grandma a copy of the pictures, too.” | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/have-you-seen-chucky-in-your-neighborhood-this-5-year-old-boy-in-alabama-hopes-youre-afraid/ | 2022-07-22T23:21:52 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/have-you-seen-chucky-in-your-neighborhood-this-5-year-old-boy-in-alabama-hopes-youre-afraid/ |
A Crown Point High School teacher was arrested Thursday on charges he had an inappropriate relationship with a student during the 2019-2020 academic year, police said.
Christopher W. Degenhart, 50, of Crown Point, was arrested and charged with two counts of child seduction, as a level six and level five felony.
The Crown Point Police Department said it received a complaint from a medical professional June 28 regarding the alleged relationship. An investigation began immediately, leading to Thursday's arrest, police said.
Charges were presented Friday. Degenhart posted a $30,000 surety, $3,000 cash bond.
A probable cause affidavit filed in the Lake County Prosecutor's Office alleges a 17-year-old female student at Crown Point High School became involved in a sexual relationship with Degenhart during her senior year of high school.
The affidavit said during her senior year, she was involved in the school's theater program and began to have conversations with Degenhart that were not school related. It further said that the two began to email frequently, with Degenhart using a personal email address.
In early 2020, she began to come to school early to see Degenhart, according to the affidavit. The meetings became more frequent and by the middle of February allegedly included sexual activity. The alleged actions persisted until the school closed in March 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The relationship continued until August 2020.
When police began an investigation into the matter, Degenhart stated he had a relationship with the student that progressed to hugging, "heavy petting" and kissing while she was a senior student, according to the affidavit.
Police said that when interviewed, Degenhart said he waited until the student turned 18 to engage in sexual activity, but when confronted with her statements, he allegedly said his memory was murky and that he would not refute what she said.
The Crown Point Police Department thanked the Lake County Prosecutor's Office and Crown Point Community School Corp. for their cooperation in the investigation. Anyone with information related to the incident may contact Detective Michael Smulski at 219-663-2131, ext. 291, or by email at msmulski@crownpoint.in.gov .
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Kyra Willis
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206110
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Thien
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206094
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEH AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kevin Rodriguez
Age : 36
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206098
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Thomas Silaj
Age : 34
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206096
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Moore III
Age : 47
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206095
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arionn Parent
Age : 52
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206108
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Philbin
Age : 34
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206105
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Germon Jones
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206101
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole McGregor
Age : 30
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206078
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Courtney Johnson
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206112
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeff Henderson Jr.
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206090
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Dukes
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206083
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Edwards Jr.
Age : 39
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206082
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jasmine Clayton
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206079
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ballard
Age : 58
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206092
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dawn Burton
Age : 56
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206091
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tre'Vion Carlisle
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206086
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremy Asfall
Age : 33
Residence: Sacramento, CA
Booking Number(s): 2206106
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Aguero Jr.
Age : 53
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206081
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Suckey
Age : 36
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206045
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Simona Trajceski
Age : 27
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206050
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrew Stover
Age : 35
Residence: Steger, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206068
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Storey Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206047
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE; DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jason Sivak
Age : 43
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206067
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Annette Roberts
Age : 48
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206060
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph McLeroy
Age : 48
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206066
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Kewon Price
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206073
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jonathan Huemmer
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206041
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Henderson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206054
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tamika Graves
Age : 42
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206058
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER (ATTEMPTED)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Malik Gross
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206059
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY; BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jamey Goin
Age : 44
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206051
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antonio Collins
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206071
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brigida Fortoso Gomez Rodriguez
Age : 49
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206056
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - STRANGULATION - AGAINST A PREGNANT WOMAN
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Missy Buhrmester
Age : 30
Residence: Linden, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206049
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Geno Carta
Age : 29
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206075
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Glorivette Bonilla
Age : 45
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206063
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamin Seramur
Age : 31
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206013
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vashon Sherman
Age : 33
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206020
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hannah Wagner
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206039
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jessica Whitlow
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206015
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Santiago Reyes
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206018
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Schulten
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206029
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Plucinski
Age : 49
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206021
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Popa
Age : 40
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206009
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alan Hughes
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206010
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Johnson
Age : 41
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206011
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melissa Johnston
Age : 39
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206031
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stafford Henderson
Age : 64
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206016
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vincent Banks
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206019
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Bowersox
Age : 26
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206023
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Francisco Flores
Age : 32
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206035
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stewart Foley IV
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206037
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Kryda
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205991
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Hanaway
Age : 30
Residence: Medaryville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205988
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Derek Johnson
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205999
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Favian Juarez
Age : 25
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206005
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Haddock
Age : 42
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206000
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ryan Dobos
Age : 29
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205998
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mary Granter
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205986
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Charles Barber
Age : 42
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206003
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENDANT USES A VEHICLE; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Michael Warren
Age : 62
Residence: Beecher, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205965
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jereyl Willis
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205977
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Zeondre Shenault
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205978
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Stovall Jr.
Age : 35
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205973
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tasha Barnes
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205982
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Eugene Golston
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205980
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Charlene Sandoval
Age : 60
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205974
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamarr Thompson
Age : 51
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205959
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dyron Wash
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205963
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Zurawski
Age : 35
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205956
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Lucio
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205955
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Angelee Luick
Age : 28
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205947
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; INTIMIDATION; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Gilbert Ortiz
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205951
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jesus Perez Jr.
Age : 28
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205946
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Carmella Lawrence
Age : 55
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205948
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Gilliam
Age : 47
Residence: Grant Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205957
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Orlando Guerra
Age : 47
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205954
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rondell Johnson
Age : 23
Residence: Rockford, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205950
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Bennett
Age : 28
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205943
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Bermingham
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205952
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Veronica Quijano
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205913
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alantae Thornton
Age : 29
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205908
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Armaun McKenzie
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205927
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert McKenzie Jr.
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205920
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharita Parks
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205911
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angelos Lujano
Age : 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205918
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffrey Lambert
Age : 49
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205898
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paris Larkin Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Park Forest, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205915
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kemetka Leftridge
Age : 44
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205894
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deauntre Lester
Age : 34
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205919
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Kaufman
Age : 25
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205897
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cordarryl Jones
Age : 35
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205914
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Olivia Justice
Age : 18
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205904
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Pamela Jenkins Reynolds
Age : 51
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205901
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Irvin
Age : 44
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205909
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nedal Hamed
Age : 40
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205895
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY; ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Quinton Hicks
Age : 36
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205910
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cortney Dixon
Age : 36
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205923
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Agee
Age : 26
Residence: Ford Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205912
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paul Brown Jr.
Age : 43
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205902
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Buczek
Age : 32
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205903
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamont Walls
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205861
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rickey Washington
Age : 31
Residence: Danville, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205862
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jessica Sanchez
Age : 24
Residence: Cicero, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205878
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Monique Smoot
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205874
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Davion Torry
Age : 21
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205854
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Kirkland
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205853
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amber Mackey
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205855
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel McGraw
Age : 36
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205875
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Purkey
Age : 34
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205871
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Marta Rodriguez
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205869
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; FALSE REPORTING - REPORT, CRIME, OR COMPLAINT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Nyia Hunter
Age : 22
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205881
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stacy Gorgas
Age : 44
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205856
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrei Guta
Age : 19
Residence: Baltimore, MD
Booking Number(s): 2205872
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Garcia
Age : 25
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205852
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dustin Freely
Age : 54
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205868
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Matthew Creekbaum
Age : 39
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205873
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Saya Dhiman
Age : 22
Residence: Palatine, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205891
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andrea Brown
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205867
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Clark
Age : 44
Residence: Grffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205860
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Bonner
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205850
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - W/PRIOR AN UNRELATED CONVICTION REFERENCE SAME PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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GARY — City residents are ready for equitable internet access.
After years of spotty internet and slow loading speeds, Gary is now in the midst of a digital equity initiative that will tackle the city's broadband issues head-on.
The Gary City Council will hold a public meeting at 6 p.m. Aug. 2 to discuss an ordinance that would help Gary become a certified Broadband Ready Community.
The ordinance is part of the city's application to the Indiana State Broadband Office. If approved by the state, Gary would join 68 other Broadband Ready Communities in Indiana including Merrillville, Porter County and LaPorte County. The Broadband Ready certification means the municipality is ready for broadband infrastructure investment.
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Gary Chief Innovation Officer Lloyd Keith said a meaningful investment in broadband infrastructure is something the city has needed for a long time.
Throughout the pandemic, virtual learning and remote work laid bare the Region's glaring internet disparities. A map created using data from BroadbandNow shows internet speeds in different areas, measured by megabit per second, or Mbps. Almost all of Gary is colored pink, meaning speeds are 1 Mbps to 150 Mbps. Surrounding Lake County communities are almost entirely green, meaning speeds are 1 Mbps to 1,000 Mbps.
The speed ranges allow for areas in the green that are slower and areas in the pink that are faster, but Keith said the majority of Gary is actually under 25 Mbps.
The gap in internet speed can largely be attributed to a lack of investment from internet providers. The majority of Gary homes are wired with cable instead of fiber and most of the city does not have the correct infrastructure required for fiber, Keith said.
Over the winter, the Gary City Council approved the allocation of $5 million towards the digital equity initiative. The money came from the $80.3 million Gary was awarded through the American Rescue Plan Act.
The city is currently looking to partner with internet service providers on a widescale broadband infrastructure project.
On July 14 Keith posted a Request for Qualifications. According to the request, the city is seeking partners that can provide affordable wireless access of 100 Mbps or higher, to every residential or business location in Gary by the end of 2026. Ideally, citywide internet speeds would be 100 Mbps to 1 gigabit per second or Gbps.
Applications will be accepted through Aug. 12.
The digital equity project also includes providing free Wi-Fi in six city parks by the end of September. The selected parks include Glen Ryan, Brunswick, Tolleston, Reed, Glen Park Optimist Club Ball Park and Roosevelt.
During a Tuesday night meeting, City Councilman Ron Brewer, D-At-Large, said the parks should be renovated before Wi-Fi is added. Brewer said many of the city's parks are not currently "operational." | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/gary-moves-forward-with-digital-equity-initiative/article_1fb706c1-fc46-5da2-b842-22bcd52d7702.html | 2022-07-22T23:29:59 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/gary-moves-forward-with-digital-equity-initiative/article_1fb706c1-fc46-5da2-b842-22bcd52d7702.html |
GREENSBORO — Police say they arrested a 22-year-old man Thursday in connection with kidnapping and assaulting a man a day earlier and leaving him in a rural area of Rockingham County with life-threatening injuries.
Dawonyea Tyquan Malone was jailed on the following charges: first-degree kidnapping, robbery with a dangerous weapon, larceny of a motor vehicle, receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, inflicting serious injury, police said.
About 6 p.m. Wednesday, Greensboro police received information from the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office about finding someone who was assaulted and kidnapped from Greensboro. The victim, who was taken to a local hospital, told authorities his vehicle was also stolen, Greensboro police said in a news release.
Police found a vehicle in the area of Spring Garden Street that matched the description provided by the victim. Detectives determined Malone was involved with the abduction and the assault, police said in the news release.
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Authorities ask anyone with information to contact Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. Residents can also download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/injured-man-found-in-rural-rockingham-county-was-assaulted-kidnapped-from-greensboro-police-say/article_7f795d76-09fe-11ed-90d9-230ce72d9221.html | 2022-07-22T23:32:03 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/injured-man-found-in-rural-rockingham-county-was-assaulted-kidnapped-from-greensboro-police-say/article_7f795d76-09fe-11ed-90d9-230ce72d9221.html |
Texas added 78,400 jobs in the month of June according to payroll employment numbers released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Friday.
According to the report, the state added a revised total of 60,100 jobs in May. The state has added 370,500 jobs total in 2022.
The Texas Employment Forecast predicts that jobs will increase by 4.5% in 2022, a slight increase from the previous projection of 4%.
"Texas employment accelerated in June, bringing job growth in the second quarter to a robust 6%," said Christopher Slijk, Dallas Fed associate economist. "Expansion in June was broad, with only construction seeing a decline. Nevertheless, growth is expected to slow in the second half of the year to 3.4% as headwinds from a weaker U.S. outlook, along with ongoing supply-chain and labor market challenges, put downward pressure on economic growth in Texas."
Other key predictions and statistics from the report include:
- The forecast projects that 593,800 jobs will be added in Texas this year and that 13.7 million Texans will be employed in December 2022
- Texas employment grew an annualized 7.3% in June after increasing a revised 5.6% in May
- Unemployment decreased in the metro areas of Houston, San Antonio--New Braunfels, El Paso, Brownsville--Harlingen, Laredo and McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, according to seasonally adjusted numbers from the Dallas Fed.
- Unemployment remained unchanged across DFW cities
- The Texas unemployment rate declined from 4.2% to 4.1% from May to June
Additional information from the Texas Employment Forecast as well as Texas job data and unemployment numbers can be found on DallasFed.org. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-fed-texas-adds-78400-jobs-in-june/3025342/ | 2022-07-22T23:32:28 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-fed-texas-adds-78400-jobs-in-june/3025342/ |
A Dallas County charity is seeing a significant increase in need as North Texas mothers feel the strain of inflation and rising costs.
Bridges Family Resource Center in Cedar Hill helps mothers in need with diapers and other resources.
"I had not been working for two years with the pandemic going on and being pregnant back-to-back," said Nosarere Iduwe, a mother of two.
As a single mother, she had tough choices to make.
"I did have to prioritize what I bought when I bought it," Iduwe said.
"If you don't have diapers and wipes, your baby can't go to day care. If you don't have day care, you can't go to work. If you don't have a job, you can't make money."
Bridges is now seeing the call for help increasing significantly.
"That need, because of COVID, grew from us serving maybe five to 10 families a week to now, we are serving on average 100 families a week," said Nicole Costa, executive director of Bridges Safe House.
Costa said a lot of factors are causing more people to seek help and housing at their safe house for single mothers.
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"Inflation,” Costa said. “The cost of diapers and food. The cost of housing. We've seen a 70% increase in phone calls, crisis calls, that are coming into the safe house. Shelters are full. Housing programs have closed down."
Bridges Safe House is full and has a growing waiting list.
Costa said the way the economy is now the need isn't going away anytime soon. That means they need help meeting the demand.
"We need people,” Costa said. “We need places like hope supply. We need local churches and local businesses to do diaper drives for us. We can't serve without that."
Serving those in need and changing lives.
"It turned my life into not just being a client here getting diapers and wipes, but to helping me with employment,” Iduwe said. “That meant a whole other thing to me."
To learn more about Bridges click here. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-nonprofit-serving-mothers-in-need-sees-increase-in-calls-for-help/3027015/ | 2022-07-22T23:32:34 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-nonprofit-serving-mothers-in-need-sees-increase-in-calls-for-help/3027015/ |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Police Department has turned to the public for any information that could help them locate a runaway juvenile.
13-year-old Nevaeh Woods was last seen in Little Rock on July 21, 2022.
Any individual with information regarding the location of Ms. Woods please contact Detective Dearing (501)-404-3014 or Detective Yetmar (501)-404-3037.
You can also contact the Little Rock Communications Center (501)-371-4829. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/little-rock-police-runaway-juvenile/91-8e71af34-3505-4c2c-9ae0-b1d026b2991d | 2022-07-22T23:32:35 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/little-rock-police-runaway-juvenile/91-8e71af34-3505-4c2c-9ae0-b1d026b2991d |
A man arrested by Dallas Police during a traffic stop on July 15 died two days after having an apparent seizure during the book-in process at Dallas County Jail, the Dallas County Sheriff's Office says.
According to the sheriff's office, the man appeared to have a seizure at about 7:30 a.m. while waiting in the seating area of the jail.
Deputies called for an ambulance and the man was transported with a sheriff's deputy to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.
A statement from the sheriff's office said the man died at 7:43 a.m. Monday. The man's cause of death is being investigated by the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office.
Following some back and forth between the sheriff's office and Dallas Police on who was in custody when the man, died, the Dallas County Sheriff's Office added Friday that "no fingers are being pointed" and that "the goal is to review this incident and evaluate any areas needing improvement."
Dallas police Chief Eddie García, in a report by our partners at The Dallas Morning News, said the man shouldn’t be considered in police custody when he was physically at the jail without police officers when the emergency happened. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-dies-after-apparent-seizure-in-dallas-county-jail/3026520/ | 2022-07-22T23:32:53 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-dies-after-apparent-seizure-in-dallas-county-jail/3026520/ |
A ceremony at DFW National Cemetery on Friday morning was seven decades in the making.
Army Cpl. R.B. Cherry got a military sendoff with honors, and his family got closure.
"I can't even explain the feeling that you get knowing that he's on American soil," said Erma Flemmings, Cherry's niece.
Cherry wasn't old enough to vote when he enlisted in the Army at 17 years old and went to North Korea. He was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, according to an Army news release.
He was reported missing in action Nov. 27, 1950, at age 19, near Anju, North Korea.
"According to information provided by POWs who were returned after the war, it was determined that Cherry died of pneumonia, as a POW, in Camp 5 sometime during the winter of 1950," the Army release said. "His remains were reportedly buried in a cemetery near the camp and were not recovered."
Cherry's remains were among the POW remains sent to Hawaii in 1956. It took decades and DNA testing to identify his remains and bring him home.
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"There's still over 7,000 people that are still missing," said Sheila Kirvin, Cherry's niece. "So, it gives hope to other families that their family members will come home as well."
At the ceremony, Cherry was awarded the Purple Heart for his service. His only surviving sibling, younger brother Ulysses Cherry, wiped away tears as he was given the Purple Heart and flag from his brother's coffin.
"He's home," Flemming said. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-soldiers-remains-returned-home-after-7-decades/3026638/ | 2022-07-22T23:32:59 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-soldiers-remains-returned-home-after-7-decades/3026638/ |
An alumnus of the University of Arlington is set to become the first Black four-star general in the history of the U.S. Marines, the university announced Friday.
Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley, a 1985 graduate of UTA (BBA Systems Analysis), was nominated by President Joe Biden last month to be the commander of all U.S. forces in Africa.
Langley now awaits Senate confirmation.
Langley, a four-year track and field letterman for the Mavericks, would be the first Black Marine to receive four stars in the Marine Corps' 250-year history.
According to the university's statement, Langley received his commission in 1985 and has commanded at every level from platoon to regiment. Since November 2021, he has served as commanding general of Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, overseeing all Marine forces on the Atlantic coast.
Langley has also served in Afghanistan, Somalia and Japan; led U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa; and held top jobs at the Pentagon.
"I am enthusiastic to engage across the whole government to faithfully execute the policies and orders of the President and the Secretary of Defense," Langley said during his Senate testimony on July 21.
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Harold Perkins, Langley's track coach at UTA remembers him as a hard worker and outstanding teammate.
“He never missed a workout,” Perkins said. “You could count on him. He wasn’t a star, but he was the kind of person you want on your team.”
Macks Dillon, a teammate of Langley's and a roommate at UTA speaks highly of his former roommate and feels he's fit for the job.
“Mike Langley was a step above everybody,” Dillon said. “Nobody worked harder than him, and anything you could do, he was going to do better. That’s the person you want in charge.” | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/uta-alumnus-to-become-first-black-4-star-marine-general/3021633/ | 2022-07-22T23:33:18 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/uta-alumnus-to-become-first-black-4-star-marine-general/3021633/ |
A wave of renovation to take advantage of soaring Dallas rent is pushing some low-income tenants toward homelessness.
Three evicted tenants are now squatters, staying behind at a North Oak Cliff complex where they were ordered to leave by June 30.
Two of the three said they can’t find anywhere else to live for close to the $675 a month they were paying in rent with all bills paid.
“I thought I was in a ghost town,” evicted tenant Alicia Sanchez said.
That’s how it feels staying in a place that’s been boarded up all around them.
“It was affordable but it started getting bad here. There was a lot of crime, people would get it fights and stuff,” said Hector Hernandez, an evicted tenant who says he had been living at the complex for the past year.
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“I did. I used to pay. I could afford it. But not today. I need something to go to,” Sanchez said.
Their landlord plans to renovate their complex like others that have already been upgraded in the changing city.
But renovated apartments may rent for nearly twice as much a month, with utility bills separate and big security deposits required.
“I have been calling all those numbers. Those guys, you got to pay three months of rent, two months of rent. I cannot afford it,” Sanchez said.
Volunteers with the group Fighting Homelessness are trying to save the tenants from winding up on the street in this heat.
Fighting Homelessness CEO Lisa Marshall said Sanchez and Hernandez are both disabled but always lived on their own.
“You can't be in 109 when you have diabetes and you are 70 years old. Hector is blind. They have never been to a shelter. They have never had to go to a shelter because they were independently living on their own in their own apartment. But now, that home has been taken away from them,” she said.
Marshall said local studies have shown there are far too few available housing units for the lowest income residents who need them, and her efforts to find housing for Sanchez and Hernandez demonstrate that problem.
“This is the newest entry into homelessness because there’s nothing to safeguard them,” Marshall said.
Instead of sending Sanchez and Hernandez to homeless shelters, Marshall started a fundraising drive to cover extended stay hotels for these final tenants who’ve been unable to find new homes.
“Hopefully Miss Marshall can help us find something, help us relocate and find something we can afford, something permanent, something safer,” Hernandez said.
Marshall said the tenants are seeking housing vouchers that might supplement their limited income for housing, but they are on a long list of applicants.
The City of Dallas has expanded funding for people who are already homeless. And local governments have been promoting the construction of new affordable housing.
“It’s not enough and it’s not quick enough either,” Marshall said.
She said the situation these and other clients face shows that the needs are much greater than available housing programs. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/wave-of-renovations-rising-rents-push-evicted-tenants-to-homelessness/3026450/ | 2022-07-22T23:33:24 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/wave-of-renovations-rising-rents-push-evicted-tenants-to-homelessness/3026450/ |
In October of 2020, Bay Area-based stock trading app Robinhood published a Medium post entitled "We’re Coming Out — Introducing Rainbowhood!"
"Across Robinhood, we strive to provide a warm and welcoming workplace where our employees can be themselves without judgment," the post noted. "Rainbowhood" stuck around, becoming the name of the company's LGBTQ employee resources group. It was repeatedly invoked in a blog post Robinhood put out at the start of Pride last month.
"Equality for all can only be realized if those in majority positions within society unite with the marginalized and oppressed," Jason Warnick, chief financial officer and executive sponsor of Rainbowhood, was quoted as saying in the Pride post. "Never has it been more important for LGTBQ+ allies to unite with our friends and colleagues on a common mission for equality."
But a review of FEC filings by Robinhood's political action committee (PAC) calls into question how dedicated Robinhood is to that mission: In the second quarter of this year, the company's PAC donated to a Republican congressman with a history of anti-LGBTQ votes and rhetoric. Robinhood's CEO, Vladimir Tenev, also maxed out a donation to the same congressman, who has pushed back against stronger regulation of online brokerage firms.
On April 12, 2022, the Robinhood Markets, Inc. PAC gave $2,900 (the maximum allowed for a new PAC) to Rep. Patrick McHenry, a congressman from North Carolina who's been in office since 2005. Six days prior, on April 6, Tenev gave the individual maximum amount of $5,800 to McHenry. It was the Robinhood PAC's, and Tenev's, only direct donation to a congressman or senator this quarter. (Robinhood's PAC also donated $5,000 to at least one PAC dedicated to LGBTQ rights this quarter.)
Two months later, on June 24, McHenry — the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee — released a statement about the committee's investigation into the "meme stock event of 2021," in which Robinhood was a central player. The committee's top-line findings included the critique that "Robinhood exhibited troubling business practices, inadequate risk management, and a culture that prioritized growth above stability during the Meme Stock Market Event."
But McHenry dismissed those findings, writing that "Committee Democrats saw a chance to use partisan conspiracy theories to push an agenda that makes the stock market less accessible. Now, nearly 17 months later, there is still no evidence of collusion between market makers and broker-dealers, and the Democrats continue to ignore the fact that the underlying infrastructure of the market performed well during the meme stock event."
McHenry has served on the House Financial Services Committee for as long as he's been in office. He's opposed equality for the LGBTQ community for as long as he's been in office, too. In 2006, when the New Jersey Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, McHenry's office decried "creating a new right to homosexual marriage." McHenry said at the time, "This is another attempt to destroy the institution that is the cornerstone of civilization and family life — marriage.”
This week, the congressman voted against a House bill that would provide federal protections for both gay marriage and interracial marriage. Forty-seven Republicans joined all congressional Democrats in passing the bill, which has taken on a renewed importance after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called for the court to reconsider its 2015 opinion that legalized gay marriage nationwide.
Gay marriage and interracial marriage were both mentioned in a 2021 Pride post by a Robinhood employee, who wrote that they were grateful for the company's equality-driven efforts. "Robinhood’s dedication and support of intersectional work demonstrates that we really are democratizing finance for all. As a queer person in an interracial relationship, these issues are especially important and personal to me," they said.
In a statement to SFGATE on Thursday evening, Rochelle Nadhiri, vice president of communications for Robinhood, wrote the following about the company's donation to McHenry:
“The contribution philosophy of our newly-established PAC reflects the varied perspectives of our customers in line with our mission – to democratize finance for all. That means economic empowerment, equity, and access. Over time, you'll see that approach reflected in our public filings.”
SFGATE followed up to ask what, specifically, McHenry has said or done that aligns with Robinhood’s “contribution philosophy.” We also asked for a statement from Tenev. Robinhood declined further comment. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/robinhood-donates-anti-lgbtq-lawmaker-17320391.php | 2022-07-22T23:39:00 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/robinhood-donates-anti-lgbtq-lawmaker-17320391.php |
Two Galloway Township men were arrested Thursday as part of a weeks-long investigation by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Jalen Torres, 19, and Ibin Ingrum, 18, were each charged with drug and firearms offenses. The Prosecutor's Office did not specify what the individual charges were. Both were sent to the Atlantic County jail.
The arrests were made through search warrants at properties on Colonial and Patriots courts.
At the Patriot Court property, the Prosecutor's Office, township police and the Atlantic County SWAT team found a loaded Smith & Wesson handgun fitted with hollow-point bullets, high-capacity ammunition magazines, $116 and a digital scale, the Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.
Similarly, authorities found two loaded handguns, a loaded shotgun, hollow-point ammunition, suspected heroin and fentanyl, suspected methamphetamine, $622 and multiple digital scales at the Colonial Court property, the Prosecutor's Office said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/arrests-result-from-drug-bust-at-galloway-township-townhomes/article_90adee6e-0a02-11ed-a4cb-5feaf9faae6d.html | 2022-07-22T23:39:20 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/arrests-result-from-drug-bust-at-galloway-township-townhomes/article_90adee6e-0a02-11ed-a4cb-5feaf9faae6d.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — Having lived at the Jersey Shore her whole life, there's no place Tara Tangney would rather spend her time staying clear of the summer heat than the Atlantic City Skate Zone.
"There's no other place colder," said Tangney, 35.
The Upper Township Elementary School teacher was one of about six people escaping Friday's scorching temperatures by gliding on the rink's freshly smoothened ice sheet.
Friday was the fifth-straight day inland temperatures reached the 90s, surpassing the definition of a heat wave in the Northeast, which is three or more days with highs at or above 90.
At Atlantic City International Airport, the thermometer rose as high as 97 degrees Wednesday, a mark not seen last year.
The heat wave is expected to last until Monday, an eight-day stretch. That will be the longest stretch since June 28 to July 5, 2018, and will be the 17th time in the 79-year history of airport observations to achieve that.
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Herds of beachgoers headed to the ocean looking for relief from the summer sizzle, but those comfortable in the climate-controlled Skate Zone said the ice is better than the sand.
During the summer, Tangney comes to the rink at least three days a week, saying it beats the crowded beaches.
Besides the cooler temperatures inside the rink, she cherishes spending time on the ice as a skating mentor.
On Friday, Sarah Parkhurst drove more than an hour from Elmer, Salem County, to join Tangney, from whom she takes private skating lessons.
Tangney is a coach with the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club, whose home ice is the Skate Zone.
"Especially on 90-degree days when it's really humid, why would you want to bake out there on the sand when you come here and be cool?" said Parkhurst, 44, who's also a school bus driver.
The torrid stretch continues into the weekend. Friday through Sunday will all be in the 90s inland, mid-90s at that. The shore gets some sea breeze relief but it should even flirt with 90 degrees on Friday. The heat wave should snap at eight days by Tuesday.
Hockey manager Mike Hancharik said more people are attracted by the ocean in summer, so open skating is usually quiet. But hockey programs and other events typically draw the summer crowds, he said.
"Once the kids are back in school and it's cooler outside, that takes away the beach option, said Hancharik, adding Atlantic City residents can enjoy public skating for free on Fridays and Sundays in the summer.
At the shore, Frank S. Farley State Marina in Atlantic City bounced between comfortable and very warm. Cooling sea breezes Monday and Thursday kept highs in the low 80s. However, it climbed into the upper 80s Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The average high was 81 degrees.
Despite the heat, the ocean got cooler as the week went on. On Monday, Atlantic City's Steel Pier registered a 73-degree water temperature. On Friday, it was 57 degrees. The south to southwest winds downwelled the warmer surface water to the sea floor, allowing for the frigid water from the ocean depths to rise.
Besides the daytime heat, overnight temperatures have remained mild. Overnight low temperatures have been no lower than 74 degrees during the week at the airport and 72 degrees at the marina.
South Jersey's week of unbearable temperatures is part of a larger heatwave threatening the Northeast and Deep South. Temperatures were expected to stay at uncomfortable levels from Little Rock, Arkansas, to Boston.
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As some temperatures neared 100 degrees, millions of Americans sought comfort by staying in the shade of homes or in air-conditioned offices, and cooled themselves in fountains, at beaches or in cooling centers.
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A man involved in a single-vehicle accident on Route 1 died, Chesterfield County police announced Friday in a statement.
Police said the crash occurred Sunday around 4 a.m. on the intersection of Route 1 and Dwight Avenue.
Officials said the driver of a 2002 Dodge Caravan Sport was traveling southbound on Route 1 and struck the pole of a traffic signal at said intersection.
The driver of the vehicle was later identified as James R. Gambill, 61, of Chesterfield. He was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Gambill later died as a result to his injuries on July 20, said police. Authorities are continuing to investigate this incident.
Anyone with information regarding this crash should contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at (804) 748-1251 or Crime Solvers at (804) 748-0660. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-chesterfield-man-dies-after-hitting-traffic-pole/article_cf638845-34ae-5808-9880-817c72df7f96.html | 2022-07-22T23:41:30 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/police-chesterfield-man-dies-after-hitting-traffic-pole/article_cf638845-34ae-5808-9880-817c72df7f96.html |
DES MOINES, Iowa — 911 calls can be chaotic and confusing for those on both ends of the phone.
"One of the biggest sources of confusion for us is the callers exact location," said Des Moines Fire Captain Chris Clement.
Finding the caller isn't always easy for first responders. Cell phones don't always provide accurate information, in other instances callers may be confused on exactly where they're located.
"Now you're having to wait for 911 dispatchers to return the call to the caller and try and get a better location. It's very frustrating for everyone involved," said Clement.
Which is where RapidSOS comes to the rescue. The software is free and allows people to enter basic information along with details like any preexisting conditions or medication allergies.
"You fill out that information, your emergency contacts, and then that profile will display on the dispatcher screen along with the emergency profile that you have," said Polk County Emergency Management 911 Coordinator Tracey Bearden.
If you're enrolled in RapidSOS, if you call 911 the information you've entered will be shared instantly with dispatchers. The technology will zero in on your exact location, even giving first responders an idea of what floor you're on.
"We all know what it's like to lose service or to have really poor service," said Clement. "Well, that affects your GPS location as well. This will enhance that greatly. Maybe even to the point where we can determine your altitude which would help us if you're in a high rise building, what floor are you on."
"Over 70% approximately of the dispatch centers in the state of Iowa have this technology," said Bearden. "And over 5,000 PSAPs throughout the nation have this technology. So as you travel throughout the state or even outside the state of Iowa, your profile is going to follow you, which is huge."
Bearden says domestic violence survivors can write the word "domestic" before their name when signing up, and add any other vital information in the medical section they think would be helpful to dispatchers. This way if the person calls and can't talk, dispatchers will have a better understanding of the situation. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/rapidsos-why-first-responders-say-enrolling-in-this-free-software-could-help-them-find-you-in-an-emergency/524-7205d3a0-ebe5-4bc7-9e5f-504e1a53e4fc | 2022-07-22T23:45:39 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/rapidsos-why-first-responders-say-enrolling-in-this-free-software-could-help-them-find-you-in-an-emergency/524-7205d3a0-ebe5-4bc7-9e5f-504e1a53e4fc |
PENNINGTON COUNTY, S.D. — A St. Louis man who was hiking on an unmarked trail in southwestern South Dakota that was featured in a social media challenge died when he and another hiker ran out of water, authorities said Thursday.
The Pennington County Sheriff's Office said 22-year-old Maxwell Right, of St. Louis, was hiking in Badlands National Park Wednesday when he collapsed and died of suspected dehydration and exposure.
A 21-year-old man from Missouri who was hiking with Right was flown to a Rapid City hospital, where he was placed under observation for exposure and dehydration. The weather in the park has approached 100 degrees most of the week.
Sheriff's office spokeswoman Helene Duhamel said she didn't know about the specifics of the challenge and would rather not advertise it “but clearly it's out there.” Pennington County has put out numerous public service announcements warning hikers to be prepared for the elements and stay on marked trails, she said.
“We've said many times, you have to have enough water, water, water," Duhamel said. "But I don’t think people understand and they underestimate the heat, especially in the Badlands.” | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/st-louis-hiker-who-took-social-media-challenge-dies-in-south-dakota/63-ee2a397a-46cf-45da-93e8-9978541ed644 | 2022-07-22T23:45:45 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/st-louis-hiker-who-took-social-media-challenge-dies-in-south-dakota/63-ee2a397a-46cf-45da-93e8-9978541ed644 |
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BAR HARBOR, Maine — Over 100 children and adults with autism and developmental disabilities set sail from Bar Harbor Friday.
Downeast Horizons chartered the four-maste, 151-foot schooner, the Margaret Todd, for the afternoon.
“They get to enjoy something that few people actually do,” Tony Zambrano, the executive director at Downeast Horizons, said.
The schooner captain took his sailors for a tour around Frenchman’s Bay to enjoy the nice weather and welcomed breeze.
“Some of these folks may be uneasy and nervous about these kinds of things, and our staff is here to help them so they can get used to this kind of stuff... then one day, perhaps, they can do it without our staff here,” Zambrano said.
Zambrano hopes that by taking the group out on excursions similar to their trip on the Margaret Todd, they will be more comfortable going on their own adventures.
“We are trying to normalize [this] in a way that they can do these kinds of activities, without their staff, without any help from anybody, and then they can just be like you and I, enjoying Maine the way it ought to be,” Zambrano said. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/adults-and-kids-with-disabilities-set-sail-from-bar-harbor-maine-downeast-horizons-sailing/97-8bc0568e-4ce7-4223-be2b-48a7bb0c82cd | 2022-07-22T23:52:41 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/adults-and-kids-with-disabilities-set-sail-from-bar-harbor-maine-downeast-horizons-sailing/97-8bc0568e-4ce7-4223-be2b-48a7bb0c82cd |
AUGUSTA, Maine — If you’re from Maine, you’ve likely experienced a holiday made up around food.
For nearly 40 years, Maine Maple Sunday has grabbed much attention, as snowed-in New Englanders look for reasons to get outside in early spring.
But for years, the blueberry has existed as a state staple less popularized by tourists.
Grown in Maine for 10,000 years, soon after glaciers receded, the bright berries were first harvested by members of the Wabanaki indigenous tribe. Members of the Passamaquoddy tribe currently run a blueberry operation in Columbia Falls.
Out of all the states that grow wild blueberries, Maine is the first place in the United States to witness the harvest season, Nancy McBrady, director of the Maine Bureau of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources, said.
The wild blueberry is the official berry of Maine.
Since 2011, blueberry pie has been the official state dessert — not to be confused with Maine's famous state treat, the whoopie pie.
Yet it took until 2021 for the first official "wild blueberry weekend" to be held in Maine.
On Friday, Governor Janet Mills officially proclaimed August 6 and 7 as wild blueberry weekend, ringing in the second celebration meant to drive so-called agro-tourism to farms across the state.
"As much as wild blueberries are unique and special to Maine, people might not really understand their story and why they’re so special," McBrady said. "And this weekend is meant to put a focus on our growers and the fruit itself."
She explained "wild" is a key word in the celebration. While she was quick to praise the state's other blueberry producers, wild blueberries are low-bush fruit, 12 to 15 inches high, and they’re grown, not planted like high-bush berries.
This year’s celebration includes 14 farms across the state, with farmers like Ashley Field happy to join. She said she's been welcoming tourists to her family farm, Fields Fields, long before the official weekend was proclaimed.
"Wild blueberries are a uniquely Maine product, so people come here. They want to experience wild blueberries; they want to see wild blueberries," she smiled. "And, it just gives us a niche market. Not only are the health benefits great and the taste — it's a unique experience. It's like visiting a vineyard in California."
While Field and her peers welcome tourism dollars, they’d be just as happy to get some rain on their doorstep. According to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's National Drought Mitigation Center, more than half of the state faced "abnormally dry" of "moderate drought" conditions on Friday.
"On average, about an inch of water a week is what [blueberry bushes] need," McBrady said. "So, the farmers are starting to get a little anxious."
While 14 growers are participating in the official blueberry weekend, there are 480 wild blueberry farms farms spread throughout Maine. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-farmers-welcome-wild-blueberry-weekend-in-august-agriculture/97-ab35adaa-c084-4ea5-86db-786584f7a990 | 2022-07-22T23:52:47 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-farmers-welcome-wild-blueberry-weekend-in-august-agriculture/97-ab35adaa-c084-4ea5-86db-786584f7a990 |
HARRISON, Maine — Maine is home to 140 camps, most are just for kids, others for the entire family. But there is a camp experience in Harrison that is a big draw for the 21-and-older crowd.
At Camp Laughing Grass, smoking marijuana is not only allowed, but highly encouraged. For Laura Snowman and Eric Tardiff, camping along the Crooked River is paradise. The couple from Monmouth are renting this 'glamping' campsite featuring a large tent with a bed.
And there's another big attraction, campers can light up a joint anywhere they want.
"We love the outdoors — we get the best of both worlds, where at other campsites won't let you smoke, you can't relax," Snowman said.
There is a lot of relaxing going on at Camp Laughing Grass, the brainchild of Trinity Madison. Madison wanted to create a camping experience for adults without the stigma, despite the fact Maine legalized marijuana for recreational use in 2016.
"There are still campgrounds in this legal state of ours — 'Oh you are smoking weed? Get out,' and you don't get a refund," Madison said.
Besides glamping and primitive tent sites, the 17-acre camp features five cabins, a bathhouse, hiking and biking trails, kayaks, and canoes. Campers bring their own supply of weed. They can also sample other strains provided by local dispensaries. Many campers find the social atmosphere of the camp lives up to its name.
"Hanging out, talking, laughing — we have a projector and do silly stoner movies," Madison added.
The camp, which can host up to 30 guests, has been a hit since it first opened in 2020. This season the camp is almost fully booked with visitors from Maine to as far as California. Now the biggest request is...
"How quickly can you expand?" Madison exclaimed.
She hopes to expand this cannabis-friendly destination into the winter months. There are plans to winterize parts of the camp, allowing campers to snowshoe or snowmobile into camp, or stay in heated cabins.
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AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin couple says the hot and dry conditions caused a water leak at their home.
The Keelans have lived at their Tarrytown home for more than 15 years. Experts told them heat and dry soil played a role in a PVC pipe cracking, causing a water leak.
Peggy Keelan said she noticed the water pressure was low at their home. The City of Austin ended up telling her and her husband they had a water leak.
"We knew it was leaking 11 gallons a minute, 600 gallons an hour," said Peggy Keelan.
Her husband, Dan, said their home is a pier-and-beam foundation that sits on bedrock on clay soil. The Keelans spoke with a plumbing expert who said the weather played a role in the leak.
"It’s heat and dryness," said Dan Keelan.
Keelan said the soil shifted and compacted near a PVC pipe.
"There is a copper pipe that comes out of the house. It's fixed and not moving. It connects to a PVC pipe that connects to the water main from the city, and so right at conjunction, as the ground is expanding and, in this case contracting, and getting more pressure, that's what caused it to break," said Dan Keelan.
Max Hicks with Reliant Plumbing said they are responding to about 15 calls a week like this.
"This is a common thing in the summer, especially with the drought. When everything contracts, when things contract, they shrink, it shifts the ground, and it causes water main breaks," said Hicks.
As for the Keelans, they did get the leak fixed. And they got a $3,000 water bill, which they are trying to work with the City on.
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"That you water your foundation, which I have not heard. If you keep some moisture in the soil, it's less likely to compact the shifting so ... you are less likely to have a break," said Dan.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Energy is considering an increase in rates as customers are reportedly using less energy, according to a report by Community Impact.
The lower energy usage is causing a budget shortfall, leading the utility company to consider the increase to meet the base revenue. The report states that Austin Energy needs a $48 million base revenue increase due to revenue not keeping up with the current cost.
The base rate is the coverage of the cost to own and operate the system, per the report.
Austin Energy's base rate was last changed in 2017. The new proposal suggests raising rates by 7.6%, as base rate costs have been on the rise since 2018 and then outpaced revenue starting in 2020.
Austin Energy's vice president of finance said efficient energy use by customers combined with the rate design not keeping up with the efficiency is leading to the discrepancy between the cost and revenue.
The proposal would raise monthly rates by more than $15 for the average homeowner, the report stated. However, that increase could be lower or not increased at all if the Austin City Council counteracts.
To raise the base revenue, the energy provider presents a proposal to the City Council, which the council then votes on. That proposal could be presented in late October and, if approved, would take effect in 2023.
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BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has ordered U.S. and State of Idaho flags to be flown at half-staff Friday after both pilots on board a helicopter that crashed Thursday afternoon in Lemhi County died.
The U.S. Forest Service said the CH-47D Series Chinook helicopter crashed at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday, and came down in the Salmon River. The pilots were helping fight the Moose Fire, which has burned about 37 square miles southwest of North Fork.
The pilots have been identified as 41-year-old Thomas Hayes of Post Falls, Idaho, and 36-year-old Jared Bird of Anchorage, Alaska. Lemhi County Sheriff Steve Penner said both the pilots were highly experienced and both were veterans.
On Friday, Gov. Little issued the following written statement:
“Our hearts our heavy with the news that we lost two firefighters, Thomas ‘Tommy’ Hayes of Post Falls and Jared Bird of Anchorage, Alaska, in the line of duty on the Moose Fire burning near Salmon. The men were experienced pilots, and both served our country in the armed forces. Our brave firefighters face extremely challenging conditions head on to protect lives, property, and the land. Idahoans are praying for the loved ones and colleagues of these firefighters as we grieve this tremendous loss. This tragedy will be deeply felt by the families and by the wildland firefighting community.”
Little orders all flags in the Gem State to fly at half-staff immediately, until the day after the final memorial service for the two pilots. The day of the final memorial service is currently unknown, but Little said an additional announcement will be released once the date is confirmed.
Flags flown over the Capitol building will be presented to the families of the pilots killed in Thursday's accident, according to Little's news release.
The pilots were employees of ROTAK Helicopter Services, which is based in Anchorage.
"Company leadership asks for prayers and privacy on behalf of the involved families at this time," the company said Thursday night in a written statement.
Penner said Lemhi County Dispatch was called about the downed helicopter at 4:48 p.m. Thursday. The sheriff's office, Salmon Search and Rescue, Gibbonsville QRU, Idaho Air Methods and Salmon EMT all responded to the scene.
"Upon arrival of the Lemhi County first responders, the United States Forest Service personnel were already diligently engaged in rescue efforts and lifesaving measures," Penner said in a news release, which also states that the pilots were extricated from the helicopter and taken to medical facilities, where they died from their injuries.
Little's entire flag directive is included below:
Please be advised that flags should be lowered to half-staff immediately starting Thursday, July 22, 2022, at the state Capitol building and at other state and local government buildings, for the tragic loss of two firefighter pilots, Thomas Hayes and Jared Bird, who lost their lives responding to the Moose Fire in Lemhi County.
The flags will be at half-staff immediately Thursday, July 22, 2022, until the day following the final memorial service, per Idaho Code 67-820.
The Governor's Office will send out an additional notification and update the web site at https://gov.idaho.gov/flag-status/ when the date of the final memorial service is identified.
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The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board has delayed a meeting to discuss firing its police chief, Pete Arredondo.
The board was to consider firing him at a special meeting Saturday, but the district said Friday it was canceled at the request of Arredondo’s attorney.
The district placed Arredondo on leave in June after Texas Department of Public Safety director Steven McCraw blamed him for the slow and chaotic law enforcement response to the May 24 shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers.
“In conformity with due process requirements, and at the request of his attorney, the meeting to consider the termination of Chief Arredondo will be held at a later date which has yet to be determined,” the district’s communication director, Anne Marie Espinoza, wrote in email.
Arredondo’s attorney and Espinoza did not return phone calls on Friday afternoon, but the delay contained the first suggestion that Arredondo or his lawyer planned to attend a hearing on Superintendent Hal Harrell’s recommendation that the chief be fired. Such a hearing had been on Saturday’s agenda.
The email also contained the first mention by the district that Arredondo was not being paid while on administrative leave.
School officials have declined to comment any aspect of his employment status and have been hammered for weeks by an angry public with demands that the chief be fired.
As the incident commander at the scene, Arredondo waited for more than an hour, McCraw said, to get more equipment and a key, before Border Patrol agents finally entered a pair of classrooms to confront and kill the gunman, Salvador Ramos, 18.
A House committee report released Sunday also faulted the commanders of other police agencies who had officers at the scene, and painted a picture of a school district that did not take security seriously, leaving exterior doors to Robb Elementary unlocked.
In response, the city of Uvalde, the DPS and the Border Patrol said they would review the actions of their officers and leadership at the scene. The Texas Education Agency said this week, however, that it is not investigating the school district.
The release of the report, and videos showing hundreds of officers milling in school hallways while victims were still dying and children and another teacher lay wounded or playing dead under the gaze of the gunman, infuriated local residents.
Most recently, at a board meeting earlier this week, scores of residents doubled down on the school district, demanding that the superintendent, the Robb Elementary principal and the district’s communications director all lose their jobs.
Fierce Madres, a group of mothers in the community advocating for justice for the children who died, later said waiting for Saturday’s scheduled meeting for a possible dismissal of Arredondo would give him too much time to resign.
They hoped for more swift action to fire him and want criminal charges brought against him, said Angela Villescaz, the organization’s founder.
“I am disappointed,” Villescaz said Friday of the cancelled meeting. “We are glad to hear in the interim he won’t be getting paid.”
Tom Garcia, a grandparent of four children who attend Uvalde CISD schools, said he was surprised at the delay, “because of the anger in the community.”
“It is not a good thing,” he said. “But on the other side, there are some very big decisions to be made.”
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Testifying in hopes of a lenient sentence, convicted killer David James Estrada Jr. sobbed and wiped tears from his face Friday as he described his effort to “scare” his ex-wife by swerving his pickup in front of her, only to lose traction and run over her.
“I said to myself, I’m going to drive and pull up on the curb in front of her, tell her to get in (the truck) and let’s go home,” Estrada told juors who had deliberated for nine hours to find him guilty of murder the day before.
The jury came back much faster Friday, taking an hour and 20 minutes to recommend 15 years in prison for killing Dominga Irene Pesqueda Estrada, 33. State District Judge Catherine Torres-Stahl passed the sentence.
It was lenient — because he is considered a repeat offender, Estrada’s range of possible punishment was 15 to 99 years or life in prison.
The defendant had testified he and “Minga,” as she was called, had been drinking with friends, and listed all the drinks they had that evening. They had an argument and she got out of the pickup, Estrada said — he could not recall what it was about.
Estrada began to drive next to her in the 7400 block of Spur Valley Street on the Southwest Side.
“When my truck hit the curb, I lost the traction,” he said through sobs. “The truck went in a way I didn’t think it was going to go.”
Moments after they left their friends’ house around 2:30 a.m. Sept. 5, 2020, Minga got out of the pickup and began to walk toward her sister’s house, which was minutes away.
Surveillance video taken from a residence on Spur Valley captured David Estrada’s pickup accelerate toward “Minga,” jump the curb and run over her.
An ambulance arrived quickly. Minga Pesqueda Estrada suffered blunt-force trauma injuries to her lower body, and a large gash on the back of one of her knees almost severed the limb.
Estrada said he attempted to stop the bleeding before she was taken to University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 3:15 a.m.
He struggled as he was shown photographs of he and his ex-wife in happier times. He cried as defense attorney Alex Scharff asked him to tell the jury about their relationship. They met at the Poteet Strawberry Festival when he was 16 and she was 19.
“It was like love at first sight,” he said. “I’d never experienced that. It was different.”
She was the only one with a car, so she would drive to Poteet from San Antonio to see him. They lost contact for a few years, reconnected, and she stuck with him, he said, even when he was sent to prison, where they got married.
They had their “ups and downs,” he said, but they loved each other.
The victim’s oldest sister, Christie Balderas, said she had raised Minga from the time she was 10, when their mother died. The light sentence was not justice for someone she loved like a daughter, Balderas said.
“She was the baby,” Balderas said.
In emotional and mostly inaudible impact statements, the victim’s sisters and friends told Estrada he took away someone special, and someone who loved him more than he deserved.
“She was your ride-or-die. There will be no forgiveness from us,” one said.
Prosecutors declined comment on the sentence.
One of them, Oscar Peña had hammered Estrada on cross-examination for being able to remember how many drinks he and Minga had the night she was killed, but not what they argued about.
Earlier Friday, Peña and fellow prosecutor Kristen Mulliner introduced documents that showed Estrada’s criminal record, which includes burglary and theft misdemeanor offenses. He also has a felony conviction from 2010 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
They displayed photos of the numerous tattoos that David Estrada, known as “James,” has on his body that indicate his membership in the Tango Orejon gang, specific to San Antonio.
Scharff and fellow defense attorney Adrian Flores argued unsuccessfully to keep that information from the jury, stating that the offenses were more than 10 years old. They said Estrada was no longer in the gang.
In their closing arguments, Scharff and Flores said their client, who sobbed and cried through most of the trial, is remorseful, and asked the panel to consider 15 years.
“He absolutely killed her,” Scharff told the panel. “If he could turn back time, James would have made a completely different decision.”
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Officials, farmers, public decry plan to close Riggin/Bypass intersection
MUNCIE, Ind. — The state is considering closing a crossover for Riggin Road/Delaware County Road 300-N on the Muncie Bypass/U.S. 35, citing safety concerns and a number of accidents there in recent years.
On Wednesday night, local government and public safety officials, farmers and members of the general public uniformly voiced strong opposition to the proposal, citing public safety concerns, emergency response time and the negative effects already felt from previous similar closures.
The Indiana Department of Transportation had announced earlier this summer it was considering the closing of the Muncie Bypass median at Riggin Road, as it has done in in past where Centennial and Meeker avenues intersect with the bypass. Wednesday's meeting at Kennedy Library was designated as a chance for the public to learn more about the project and to comment during a public meeting.
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Addressing a crowd of more than 30 people, Mikki Taylor-Hendrix, a spokesperson for project consultant WSP, stated the "intersection improvement" was still just a proposal, and no decision had been made yet on whether to make the changes.
Rusty Holt, a lead designer for the project, said closing the Riggin crossover and removing the left-turn lanes was proposed because of "a high number of crashes at the intersection." INDOT has listed the site as a high-crash location based on four fatal or "incapacitating" crashes, two others involving less serious injuries and seven property-damage crashes there over a three-year period, he said. "I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but compared to other, similar roadways with similar volumes, that is a very high number," he added.
He acknowledged that closing an intersection can be inconvenient for drivers, but "but relatively speaking this one is less inconvenient," with secondary routes available.
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INDOT has related work planned, Holt said, notably adding another left-turn lane from McGalliard Road to travel north on the bypass/U.S. 35, to accommodate traffic that would shift there if unable to turn left at Riggin.
Among the 16 people who spoke — all of them in opposition to the project — during the public comment portion of the gathering were Delaware County Sheriff Tony Skinner, Delaware County commissioners Sherry Riggin and Shannon Henry, Muncie City Council member Troy Ingram, Delaware County Highway Superintendent Tommie Humbert and former chief of the Hamilton Township Volunteer Fire Department Bob Wilson.
In reference to the crashes cited as a major reason for such a change, both Skinner and Wilson said they had no memory of being called to such accidents at the Riggin/bypass intersection.
"I will tell you that the McGalliard intersection that has a red light is much more dangerous than this intersection here," Skinner said, noting vehicles are often rear-ended while waiting at that light, "so don't think McGalliard is going to be your savior here."
Skinner, Wilson, Henry and residents from the area also cited concerns over longer emergency response times if that intersection were closed, which would add significantly more minutes of travel for fire trucks and for ambulances coming from the EMS station just off Memorial Drive, further south along the Muncie Bypass.
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Neighbors from farms in the area argued that closing the intersection at Riggin would be not just an inconvenience for farmers and others who use that crossing on a daily basis, but also a greater safety hazard for the community in general by forcing large, slow pieces of farm equipment, including tanks of chemicals, to travel further to use other roads, including busy McGalliard.
Victoria Gasaway, whose family has farmed land in the area for generations, said she crosses the bypass at Riggin multiple times a day, and "It's a very safe intersection if you take your time. ... There's clear visibility to the north and to the south. There's no reason to close this crossing." She and other residents of the area also said they had not witnessed the sort of crashes cited by INDOT there.
Others were critical of the effects that diverted traffic using McGalliard or Delaware County Road 350-N would have in terms of safety or — as officials Humbert, Henry and Ingram all specifically cited — wear and tear on the pavement that local government would be forced to repair more often. Some drivers now take Riggin Road specifically because McGalliard is busy and in such bad shape, multiple speakers noted.
Ingram and Sherry Riggin both asked if the state might consider replacing the crossover with a "J-turn," which would at least allow drivers to turn further down and change direction on the bypass for access to the county road on either side (though Sherry Riggin hastened to add she'd much prefer the current intersection just be left open).
Farmer Joe Russell was one of several speakers who referred to lasting complications caused by similar closures of the Centennial and Meeker intersections in the past as an argument against this proposal. "I'd support we do nothing," Russell said.
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Officials working with INDOT said public comments from the meeting and any sent in before the cutoff date would be considered before a final decision is made on whether to proceed with the project.
Further public comment on the proposal to close the bypass crossover and left-turn lanes at Riggin Road is being taken through Aug. 22:
- By email, Mikki.taylorhendrix@wsp.com
- By phone, 313-230-2183
- By mail, WSP — Attention: Mikki Taylor-Hendrix, 500 Griswold St., Suite 2600, Detroit, MI, 48226.
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INDIANAPOLIS — The debate over new abortion legislation begins Monday at the Indiana Statehouse.
Republican lawmakers have already proposed an abortion ban with few exceptions but say everyone who wants to speak on the issue will be heard.
The statehouse could be packed Monday with anti-abortion and abortion-rights advocates who will be given their opportunity to speak to lawmakers on the Senate floor.
Both sides are already unhappy with the proposed legislation.
"I hope that our lawmakers recognize that Indiana does not need any more abortion restrictions and that they don't pass Senate Bill 1," said Katie Blair ACLU of Indiana advocacy & public policy director.
"This legislation is not intended to end abortion in the state of Indiana,” said Indiana Right to Life President and CEO Mike Fichter. “It's intended to facilitate abortions in Indiana based upon polling results and in complete disregard to voters who helped establish these Republican super majorities.”
Anyone can sign up online to testify starting Monday, July 25, at 12:01 a.m. through the Indiana General Assembly
"Our process will not be cut short in any way and all of our procedural rules will be followed,” said Rodric Bray (R), Senate President Pro Tempore. “With a difficult issue such as this, we need to ensure first that the debate is civil and substantive, and second that everyone - all sides - have the opportunity to be heard."
Senate Bill 1 will be introduced in a procedural first reading Monday at 11:00 a.m. Public testimony before the Senate Rules and Legislative Procedure committee starts at 1:00 p.m. and is scheduled to last until 5:00 p.m.
The public can also sign up to testify Tuesday, July 26, at 9:00 a.m. before the committee considers amendments and votes on the bill by noon.
The full Senate is expected to adopt the committee report on Wednesday, July 27, at 1:30 p.m. The full senate debate is scheduled Thursday, July 28, at 1:30 p.m. with possible amendments. The final vote in the Senate on the abortion bill is expected Friday, July 29, at 1:30 p.m. Passage in the Senate would then send the legislation to the Indiana house for consideration the following week.
Lawmakers hope to conclude the special session in two weeks.
Lawmakers have no idea how many people will want to testify on the abortion bill. They have allotted four hours Monday afternoon and three more on Tuesday morning. The rules of the hearing are up to the committee chair, in this case Bray. He can set a time limit for each speaker depending on how many people want to testify, but his stated intention is for everyone who signs up to be heard.
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WASHINGTON — This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills that would protect interracial and gay marriage and contraception access.
The bills were a response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.
While the majority opinion stated those rights were not at risk, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the Supreme Court "should reconsider all of this Court's substantive due process precedents" including cases involving gay marriage and contraception.
On Thursday, the House voted on the “Right to Contraception Act” which would prevent states from limiting access to birth control.
Every Democrat 220 and 8 Republicans voted in favor of the bill, including Indiana’s Democrat Congressmen Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-IN1) and Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN7).
Most Republicans voted against the bill, including all 7 of Indiana’s Republican Congressmen and women: Rep. James Baird (R-IN4), Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN3), Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN8), Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN9), Greg Pence (R-IN6), Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN5) and Rep.Jackie Walorski (R-IN2.)
Bucshon’s press team sent the following statement to 13News.
“This week, the House voted on a bill that would provide statutory access to drugs and devices that could be used to carry out abortions. Its vague language, which failed to specify that covered products must be reviewed by FDA and used pursuant to guidance from trained health care providers, is dangerous and troubling. Instead of protecting access to traditional contraception, H.R. 8373 would open the door to any number of harmful practices,” said Dr. Bucshon.
He also voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which the House took up this past Tuesday.
“Based on Supreme Court decisions Obergefell v. Hodges and Loving v. Virginia the issues of concern in this bill, H.R. 8404, have been clearly decided. In the decision Dobbs v. Jackson the majority opinion unequivocally made clear the decision applies only to abortion and does not reflect the court’s view on any other issue. The bill brought forward by Democrats this week is unnecessary, divisive, and disingenuous. The bill is also an attempt to delegitimize the Supreme Court, a separate and coequal branch of the U.S. federal government, by implying Congressional action is necessary to codify their decisions. In an election year when Democrats should be focused on inflation, fuel prices, illegal immigration, and crime (issues important to the majority of the American people), they are bringing political messaging bills to the floor of the House in a desperate attempt to save their political skins. It is a dereliction of duty and the American people will take notice,” said Bucshon.
The proposed bill would codify both interracial marriage and same sex marriage into federal law. It would also repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
Every Democrat supported the bill, along with 47 Republicans.
On Twitter, Carson wrote, “Today I voted for the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act that will protect marriage equality for same sex and interracial couples guaranteed by Obergefell and Loving in federal law, repeal the Defense Of Marriage Act, and provide more legal protections for marriage equality.”
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Patrons wait in line for Pulver's at Country Thunder. Multiple vendors said they saw a surprisingly high number of patrons as the festival as a whole received record turnout opening night.
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Gabrielle Ledesma, left, and Christy Conrad assist patrons at their Drink Wisconsinbly booth at the Country Thunder grounds in Randall.
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Otte's Concessions owner Jeff Otte said his business started out with kettle corn, but now cheese curds and corndogs are some of the most popular items at festivals like Country Thunder.
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Rick Smith serves a customer fresh barbecue at Smokin' R's BBQ on the grounds at Country Thunder in Randall on Friday.
RANDALL -- Whether you’re in the market for barbecue, kettle corn, cookie dough or cowboy hats, Country Thunder has you covered -- and festival attendees showed up for this year's vendors.
The Country Thunder festival grounds in Randall were filled with food and retail vendors, offering endless options for shopping and eats while fans waited for performers to come out. Multiple vendors said they saw a surprisingly high number of patrons as the festival as a whole received record turnout opening night.
Karen Starkman, co-owner of Mustard’s Last Stand, said they got “great business." This is her eighth year as a vendor at the festival.
“It was the busiest first day we’ve ever seen,” Starkman said.
Nearby at Otte’s Concessions, owner Jeff Otte had a similar experience with the large crowds. Based in Sauk Centre, Minn., Otte has made the seven-hour drive to sell at Country Thunder Wisconsin for 16 years. Selling at the festival seemed like a fun idea, he said, and it has definitely paid off for the concession stand, which is popular for its cheese curds, corndogs and kettle corn.
“The weather can be iffy at Country Thunder, but the crowds are always here,” Otte said.
Mary Pranger, owner of Emma’s Cookie Kitchen, said business was "decent" the first night of the festival for her two cookie booths. The booths feature deep-fried cookie dough, fresh-baked cookies, cookie dough sundaes and more. This is Pranger’s fourth year selling at Country Thunder, and her second with two booths.
“It’s fun, I like country music,” Pranger said. “I did Iowa Country Thunder once also, and I’d do the others ones if they were closer.”
Other vendors said the music was a big highlight for them, as well.
Christy Conrad, general manager of Milwaukee-based retailer Drink Wisconsinbly, said she enjoys having her booth set up by the festival’s Lake Stage so she can hear the live music. People watching at the festival is fun too, she said.
“There’s been a good crowd, so business is good. I was shocked at the crowd yesterday, usually the first day is slower,” Conrad said. “And everyone walks past us coming from the campgrounds, so a lot of people see us.”
Country Thunder first-timers Joe Koeppl and Leslie Reuter set up their tent for their shop Lake Cowboy. From Minnetonka, Minn., Koeppl and Leslie are lifelong friends who decided to start the business together, honoring their Minnesota roots in lake life and rural life.
“We wanted to combine our love of country music, lake life and the barn,” Koeppl said.
Even for vendors who didn’t receive record-breaking business on opening night, those who were Country Thunder veterans knew that the business would come as the festival continued. Marc Harden, owner of Florida-based retailer RDNKN, said business tends to pick up after the first day. Harden said he has been coming to Country Thunder Wisconsin for five years.
“I really like the owners. They’re like a family,” Harden said. “It’s a great venue, also. It’s a great company, a great event and it’s a lot of fun.”
Beau Richards, owner of retailer Concert Alien, had similar sentiments about the festival.
“We’ve been coming here for six years," Richards said. "There are really good people at Country Thunder."
UPDATE IN PHOTOS: Check out images from the grounds at Country Thunder 2022
Patrons wait in line for Pulver's at Country Thunder. Multiple vendors said they saw a surprisingly high number of patrons as the festival as a whole received record turnout opening night.
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Clemson board approves phase two of Bryan Mall renovation and women's sports expansion
Phase two of the Bryan Mall Hall High Rise renovation was approved by the Board of Trustees during their quarterly meeting on July 22.
Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations Tony Wagner recommended that the university move forward with phase two with a few changes due to rising construction prices.
“Given this construction market, one of the things that we're recommending today is that we will move forward with this project with Burns Hall project,” Wagner said.
Wagner said that back in October, they expected the Burns Hall renovation to cost around $34 million, but it has since escalated significantly to approximately $52 million. He said that renovating Burns Hall will provide intelligence on existing buildings for other projects.
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Most of the budget will go towards mechanical improvements such as roofing, HVAC, plumbing and electrical replacement.
Construction and renovation for Burns Hall will begin in May 2023 and last until summer 2024 pending state approval in October 2022.
Women’s sports expansion plan
As the Finance and Facilities Committee wrapped up their presentation, the board approved phase two of the women’s sports program expansion and bond resolution.
This comes after the Board of Trustees approved an expansion plan for new and upgraded lakefront facilities for lacrosse, gymnastics and rowing earlier this year.
The plan includes a new lacrosse field, artificial turf, and a 9,000-square-foot operations complex, with coaches' offices, locker rooms and other amenities. The gymnastics team will compete at Littlejohn Coliseum, but continue day-to-day operations and practice in a 21,000-square-foot facility home
Director of Athletics Graham Neff also brought attention to the 10,000-square foot athlete recovery center. It will be utilized for both lacrosse and gymnastics programs in addition to the rowing program.
Last year Clemson announced the addition of women’s lacrosse and women’s gymnastics The lacrosse team begins their competition this upcoming year while the gymnastics program will be the year after.
The project is set to be completed in early 2024.
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7-year-old boy in critical condition after falling into Phoenix pool
A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition after falling into a pool where he nearly drowned Friday afternoon, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.
Capt. Scott Douglas, a department spokesperson, said fire crews were dispatched about 1:30 p.m. to a pool near 32nd Street and Thomas Road, where bystanders had pulled the boy out and performed CPR.
Fire personnel transported the boy to a hospital emergency room, and he was later transferred to pediatric physicians and nurses. Douglas said it remained unclear how the boy fell into the pool or how long he was underwater before others discovered him.
Reach the reporter Perry Vandell at 602-444-2474 or perry.vandell@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @PerryVandell.
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Far-right media personality 'Baked Alaska' pleads guilty after livestreamer disrupts hearing
Far-right streamer Tim "Baked Alaska" Gionet, facing a federal charge for livestreaming inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pled guilty on Friday but not before his court proceedings were ironically interrupted by a livestreamer.
A video posted on YouTube shows livestreamer James Worley stood outside Gionet's modest Florida home. He had on a red T-shirt with a map of the United States, sunglasses and a khaki hat. Traffic whizzed by. He complained about the heat as he waited for the federal court hearing, which ran nearly 30 minutes behind because of technical issues.
He said he wanted to get the first interview of Baked Alaska after the court hearing.
The hearing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., eventually began with a court staffer giving a routine warning that audio recordings of proceedings were strictly prohibited.
One of Gionet's attorneys told the judge that the 33-year-old former Arizona resident was appearing by video from his home where there was a "a little distraction" going on because someone was livestreaming and protesting outside his home.
"Protesting what?" U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan asked.
“I guess him as a person, I guess," the attorney said.
A few moments later, the attorney told the judge that the protester was recording court proceedings in violation of court rules. The man, standing outside the home, appeared to have dialed into a public-access line set up for the media and the public to follow U.S. District Court court hearings.
"Disconnect the public line," the judge ordered.
Court records filed Friday afternoon showed that Gionet pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing inside the U.S. Capitol. He faces up to six months in prison and will be sentenced Jan. 12. His plea agreement stipulated that he must cooperate with the government's investigation into the Capitol riot.
Worley, in a telephone interview with The Arizona Republic a few hours after the livestream, defended his actions outside Gionet's home. He said he is an acquaintance of Gionet and lives in St. Petersburg, Florida. The livestream was meant to be entertaining and to end with a possible interview, he said.
"I was outside the house on a public right-of-way on the sidewalk. I wasn't protesting at all," Worley said, adding that Gionet lied.
"There was no harm intended. There was no protesting."
Worley said he later changed his YouTube video to private because he was getting harassed by people, who accused him of being in cahoots with Gionet to delay court proceedings. He said that accusation is totally off base.
He said he was unaware the court prohibits audio recordings and didn't hear the staffer remind listers of the prohibition.
The media policy for U.S. Courts in the D.C. District states that "the use of electronic devices to take photographs, make audio or video recordings, or transmit live audio or video streaming is prohibited."
Gionet is known for livestreaming edgy, aggressive videos. He livestreamed from inside the U.S. Capitol as thousands of people overran the building and grounds and drove lawmakers into hiding on Jan. 6, 2021.
The federal complaint against Gionet alleges he entered the U.S. Capitol between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and livestreamed video for 27 minutes on the DLive platform. The complaint alleges Gionet is repeatedly heard encouraging people not to leave.
The video shows him entering a congressional office, sitting on a couch and placing his feet on a table. The video was later posted on YouTube and Twitter, where the FBI viewed it.
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At one point in the video, the complaint says he curses repeatedly at law enforcement, calling one officer an "oath breaker."
Gionet's attorney, Zach Thornley, has argued in court documents that the livestreamer was acting as a member of the press when he entered the Capitol. Thornley has said his client did not engage in violence and told others not to break or vandalize anything. He said Gionet left the building when he was told to go.
Gionet has remained out of custody while facing federal charges. But he has twice been threatened with jail.
In June 2021, he had additional release conditions imposed after having three interactions with Valley law enforcement over six days. In two interactions with Mesa police — which he livestreamed in two parts — he tells police officers that his friend assaulted him and slapped him in the face. Prosecutors also told the judge in June that Gionet has been banned from a Starbucks in Arizona for one year after he allegedly entered the business and played an offensive song. They did not give the store's location.
He is prohibited from having weapons and is required to report any interaction he has with law enforcement to his pretrial services officer.
At the time of his arrest in January 2021, Gionet listed as his residence a home owned by his parents in Queen Creek. Recent court filings say he is leasing a residence in Clearwater, Florida.
Originally from Alaska, he told Business Insider in 2017 that his nickname came about as a way to brand himself. He was working in the entertainment industry, and his boss called him "Alaska."
"So I came up with 'Baked Alaska,' because at the time I was a stoner. So I was like the baked kid from Alaska. And it's also a double meaning because it's a dessert."
Gionet is one of at least 11 people with current or former ties to Arizona who face charges related to the Jan. 6 riot.
The group includes a Cottonwood man dressed as a gladiator who the FBI says lives with his mom, a three-time Olympic swimmer who wore his Olympics team training jacket into the Capitol and yelled "(expletive) Nancy Pelosi!" and a self-described shaman whose bare chest and horned hat became synonymous with the Capitol rampage.
In total, law enforcement has arrested nearly 800 defendants from nearly every state after a crowd of protesters turned violent on Jan. 6, 2021, stormed the historic building and sent lawmakers scrambling for shelter. The insurrection delayed Congress from certifying the presidential election of Democrat Joe Biden.
The criminal cases are slowly making their way through the federal court system as the sheer number of cases and the COVID-19 pandemic have caused delays.
Because of pandemic restrictions, the U.S. District set up public-access telephone lines that allow the public and the media to listen to court proceedings for people facing charges related to the U.S. Capitol riot. But listeners are warned by court staff at the beginning of hearings that recording is strictly prohibited.
After public access to Gionet's Friday court hearing was cut off, Worley, the livestreamer, decided to end his livestream with a joke, leaving what he called a "gift" for Gionet.
Walking across the street, he hung a prisoner shirt — taken from a Halloween costume — on a stop sign across from Gionet's home.
Reach the reporter at anne.ryman@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-8072. Follow her on Twitter @anneryman.
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