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FORREST CITY, Ark. — (Eds. note: The video attached is from a Nov. 2021 report on a lawsuit settlement regarding Arkansas State Police and the use of PIT maneuvers.)
A 19-year-old Kentucky man died after his car landed in a farm field following a PIT maneuver by an Arkansas State trooper.
John Bomar was reportedly being pursued by an Arkansas State Police trooper that began in Forrest City on Sunday, July 24.
The pursuit began around 4:35 p.m. after the trooper tried to pull over Bomar for a "traffic violation," who then exited I-40 and turned north onto Arkansas Highway 1.
Police say he was driving faster than 100 miles per hour during the chase.
Near the line of St. Francis and Cross counties, the trooper used a PIT maneuver on Bomar's car which caused it to "exit the highway" and land in a farm field.
Troopers and other officials attempted to save the life of Bomar, but he was pronounced dead at a Wynne hospital.
Arkansas State Police called the use of the PIT maneuver "legal intervention" to stop the vehicle "which was being operated recklessly and endangering other motorists."
The incident is being investigated by the Arkansas State Police and the prosecuting attorney of that jurisdiction will "decide whether the use of deadly force" was consistent under state law.
In November 2021, Arkansas State Police settled a lawsuit after a trooper used the PIT maneuver on a woman's vehicle. The policy to use the maneuver was changed to say that a trooper could utilize it when they believe "it is objectively reasonable" to protect people or an officer from "imminent death or serious physical injury."
We will update this article with more information as it becomes available. | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/19-year-old-dies-arkansas-state-trooper-pit-maneuver/91-c90ef81a-4870-4edc-99eb-def9d85fee1a | 2022-07-25T22:47:48 | 1 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/19-year-old-dies-arkansas-state-trooper-pit-maneuver/91-c90ef81a-4870-4edc-99eb-def9d85fee1a |
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Emergency medical response officials confirmed Monday that four children and two adults died in a Washington County house fire after midnight on July 24.
Central EMS responded to the fire in the Nob Hill area on Treehouse Road in the early morning hours on Sunday.
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), a call came in around 2 a.m. about a trailer house on fire with people still in it. One child was able to escape but the two adults and four other children weren't, WCSO said.
On Monday afternoon, Springdale Public Schools announced that victims of the house fire included students enrolled in the district.
“We lift up the family and we grieve together,” said Jared Cleveland, Springdale Public Schools superintendent. “When one member of our Springdale family suffers, we all suffer.”
The district said it will work with the family to "assess needs and determine how the district can best come alongside them during this challenging time."
The bodies have been sent to the crime lab for more information. Officials have not released the identities of the victims at this time.
The Nob Hill Fire Department, Goshen Fire Department, Round Mountain Fire Department, Hindsville Fire Department, Central EMS, Air Evac, as well as Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Washington County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene.
Detectives with the sheriff's office are investigating the cause of the fire.
5NEWS will update this article with more information as it becomes available.
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DALLAS — A 37-year-old woman fired off several rounds with a handgun near a ticket counter in Dallas Love Field airport at 10:59 a.m. on Monday before being shot by a Dallas Police officer and taken to Parkland Hospital to have her injuries treated, police said.
Law enforcement has identified the suspect to WFAA as Portia Odufuwa.
In a press conference shortly after noon on Monday, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said the woman was dropped off at the airport and changed clothes in a restroom before approaching a ticket counter and firing a handgun.
It's not clear where the woman was aiming with her shots, or what her motive might have been, Garcia said, noting that the woman's shots did not strike anyone else in the airport.
Shortly after firing her weapon, Garcia said a Dallas Police officer shot at the woman and struck her in her lower body.
Garcia reported no other injuries from the shooting at the time of his press conference.
Video shared on social media in the wake of the reported shooting incident showed people crouching inside of the airport and taking cover after apparently being told to "run."
Sources tell WFAA that there may have been additional injuries in the chaos that ensued in those moments. Ambulances could be seen arriving at the airport at around 12:30 p.m.
The shooting caused widespread flight and security delays, as the airport had to be evacuated and all travelers had to be re-screened.
At 11:11 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop at Love Field over security concerns. The airport resumed operations just after 3:30 p.m. Monday.
Travelers were being asked to check with their airline for the latest updates on their flight status.
The Transportation Security Administration shortly before 12:30 p.m. reported that Love Field agents had evacuated everyone from the airport and were "in the process of rescreening all travelers through airport security checkpoint."
Around 2 p.m., TSA officials said "normal airport security checkpoint operations have resumed," thought flight operations were still suspended.
At least part of the airport was evacuated in the immediate wake of the shooing, a North Texas police chief reported. Rockwall Police Chief Max Geron, a former Dallas Police Department commander, tweeted about 11:20 a.m. that he "just got evacuated of Love Field after an apparent shooting."
"Family is safe," Geron tweeted. "TSA did a great job."
Additional video shared to social media revealed would-be passengers taking cover and crouching in an area between the airport and the tarmac.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) – News Channel 11’s Kelly Grosfield sat down with Bristol, Tennessee Mayor Mahlon Luttrell to discuss his start in local politics and his vision for the city.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) – After a construction project along Volunteer Parkway in Bristol partially collapsed in late 2020, the project’s owner and insuring agency are at odds due to a disputed payout that could total in the millions of dollars.
According to a Declaratory Judgment request filed with the United States District Courthouse in Greeneville by the Cincinnati Insurance Company (Cincinnati), Tenneva LLC — the project’s owner — is requesting up to $8,701,879 in relief that they believe does not fall under the agreement signed by the two companies.
In policy documents provided in the lawsuit’s initial request, Cincinnati states that their company does not pay for losses caused by “design, specifications, construction or workmanship.”
According to an investigation by Thornton Tomasetti, an engineering firm hired by the insurance company to investigate the incident, the building’s collapse was the fault of steel load-bearing walls that failed on the second floor.
“The cold-formed steel framed wall(s) failed under the weight of the precast planks, superimposed dead loads, and the limited live loads applied to the planks at the time of the collapse,” Tomasetti’s analysis reads. “The specific bearing wall at the second floor where the collapse initiated is unknown.”
In their analysis, Tomasetti wrote that the building’s walls— which were drafted by Base4, an architecture and design firm headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida — were not rated to hold the weight planned for the building, and the load capacity of the actual walls was four times less than the load capacity required by code as laid out in the designs.
“Although beyond the scope of this report, during our analysis of the collapse we encountered multiple walls that were under designed for the code-required design loads outlined in Section 6.0 above,” the Tomasetti report reads. “TT recommends a full review of the design be conducted to evaluate all potential design deficiencies.”
The lawsuit asked the court to determine which party is correct and to outline just how much should be paid out due to the collapse. In a countersuit, Tenneva alleges that Cincinnati delayed their ability to estimate costs before telling them that it was too late to claim attached costs and that Cincinnati never intended to pay what Tenneva believes they are due.
Tenneva requested over $11 million in insurance payout in their counterclaim as well as over $2.5 million in statutory damages for breach of contract and other claims. Tenneva also requested the payment of interest and additional damages related to the incident. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/owner-of-partially-collapsed-bristol-hotel-enters-legal-battle-with-insurance-company/ | 2022-07-25T22:49:42 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/owner-of-partially-collapsed-bristol-hotel-enters-legal-battle-with-insurance-company/ |
SAN ANTONIO — There is a desperate search for answers as a family is preparing to bury two cousins who were just 14 and 15-years-old: Emi and Evi.
Family members say they believe 15-year-old Edward Evarado Menchaca called 911 for help as he was taking his last breaths.
His 14-year-old cousin Edgar Emiliano Rojas died as well.
San Antonio Police say the teens were sitting in a car at the corner of Schley and South Mittman early Saturday morning when someone fired an unknown number of rounds into the car.
At the time, SAPD spokesman Nick Solis said, "We don't know why they were here. We don't know what the motive is in this killing and we have no suspect information at this time."
Forty-eight hours later, the story is much the same. The search for clues continues, while the family tries to make sense of something senseless.
The aunt of the boys, Sarahi, said, "So much hate for just two kids."
Monday afternoon, Sarahi said the family was still waiting for investigators to confirm what they already know, having seen the crime scene on television.
"It was my sister's car. We had hoped it wasn't them, but once we saw the car and they said they're 15 and 14, we knew," Sarahi said.
She said the wait for confirmation has been especially hard.
Sarahi said, "It's really really hard. All they want is just the bodies right now. They just want to have their babies back with them."
Desperate for clues, Sarahi said family members have returned to the area, looking for anything police may have missed. Sarahi said on what appears to be an otherwise peaceful street, she found only one surveillance camera on a house that might have been pointed in the correct direction.
Sarahi said one of the teens worked every day at his family's tire shop just two blocks from where he died.
"They were good kids with really big hearts. I know everyone says that about everybody, but they were good kids. That's how the family is going to remember them," Sarahi said.
There is a GoFundMe to help the family with funeral expenses.
This incident comes after people in the neighborhood requested increased patrols because of violence. KENS 5 covered their initial request months ago. Now, the neighborhood association wrote the city another letter saying they need more police now.
"The recent shooting and loss of life off the 1500 block of Schley is what we have feared was coming. We call on city leaders, including our District 3 Councilwoman to request an increase of patrol in our neighborhood. We send our sincere thoughts and prayers to the families of the lives that were tragically lost and hope we as a neighborhood can come together to continue to work for the betterment of Highland Park area." - HPNA President Ryan Garza., | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/family-returns-to-crime-scene-searching-for-clues-after-teens-were-shot-killed-inside-car/273-dad43b3e-d8d7-4a6b-accd-3f2fca42fa6c | 2022-07-25T22:51:11 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/family-returns-to-crime-scene-searching-for-clues-after-teens-were-shot-killed-inside-car/273-dad43b3e-d8d7-4a6b-accd-3f2fca42fa6c |
UVALDE, Texas — The Uvalde CISD School Board will convene in an open meeting Monday evening to discuss several items related to the May mass shooting at Robb Elementary, including urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session, preliminary plans for a new school and delaying the start of the year by three weeks.
A period of public comment will precede Monday's business. The meeting is trustees' first since postponing a Saturday-morning discussion over whether or not to fire embattled district Police Chief Pete Arredondo, whose termination has been recommended by the superintendent.
What will be discussed?
It's expected to be a busy meeting, with several items of business for the superintendent and trustees to discuss.
Firstly, trustees will consider and vote on appointing the law firm of Walsh Gallegos Trevino Kyle & Robinson to oversee matters of real estate and construction as plans to build a new elementary school are put into motion.
The district has already said students will not return to Robb for instruction, and the building is expected to be demolished. The board will also consider a "pre-development agreement" no the new school between the district and Uvalde CISD Moving Forward nonprofit.
The board will also vote on a resolution urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session of the Texas Legislature, specifically for politicians to consider raising the minimum age to buy assault rifle weapons from 18 to 21. Uvalde County commissioners approved a similar please earlier this month.
Also to be considered are calendar changes to the upcoming school year, most notably pushing back the start of school by three weeks from August 15 to Sept. 6. Under the proposed new calendar, the year would also end later, on June 1 rather than May 24.
What happened last week?
At last week's open-format, often tense meeting, Uvalde community members and parents of Robb shooting victims ripped into district leaders and called for accountability. They specifically decried district Police Chief Pete Arredondo's continued employment with the district, and one mother of four said it was time for the district "to clean house" and hire new police officers.
In response, Superintendent Hal Harrell said he would continue to consider how to best secure Uvalde CISD campuses.
What's next?
The school board's next regular meeting is slated for August 15. Meanwhile, a new date for the special meeting to consider the future of Arredondo's employment with the district has yet to be announced.
He has been on unpaid administrative leave since last week. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/uvalde-school-board-meeting-robb-elementary-shooting-texas/273-3583c605-6460-4d22-b620-69d565fa161a | 2022-07-25T22:51:17 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/uvalde-school-board-meeting-robb-elementary-shooting-texas/273-3583c605-6460-4d22-b620-69d565fa161a |
A large grass fire spread into a Balch Springs neighborhood Monday afternoon where multiple homes are among 14 structures that caught fire.
The fire is believed to have started when workers struck debris while mowing a large field on the northwest corner of Interstate 20 and South Belt Line Road. The fire then spread into an adjacent neighborhood where it first burned fences and then homes along the 14700 block of Broadview Drive.
Balch Springs Fire Marshal Shawn Davis told NBC 5 Monday afternoon that there were 14 structures to have confirmed fire damage after a grass fire spread from a field into a nearby neighborhood.
Fire officials said a string of at least 8-10 homes along Broadview Drive, not far from Mackey Elementary School, caught fire. Several other structures along Bell Manor Court were also threatened.
Davis said they have evacuated everyone on Broadview Drive and Bell Manor Court, which also backs up to the field where the grass fire started, to evacuate the area.
There is no word of any injuries.
The American Red Cross is working with Balch Springs Emergency Management to make arrangements for the families displaced by the fire.
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Stark Developmental Disabilities will seek levy renewals next year
CANTON – The Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities is looking to renew two levies next year that make up about 44% of the agency's budget.
Bill Green, the agency's superintendent, said Stark DD will ask voters to renew 1.4-mill and 1.9-mill levies for five years in 2023.
"It is tantamount to supporting the 3,700 people we do that this levy passes," he said.
Green told the Stark County commissioners during a work session Monday that a five-year renewal would help sustain the agency and "everything we are doing right now."
Property owners are paying $36.8 million this year to help fund the agency through five levies, three of which are permanent.
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Lisa Parramore, communications manager for Stark DD, said in an email that the agency's 2022 budget is $55 million.
The two levies that will be up for renewal next year generate nearly $24 million.
Stark DD aids people with developmental disabilities and their families through school-age programs, residential support, early intervention and advocacy.
The agency provides services for about 100 students age 6 through 21 at the Rebecca Stallman Southgate School in Canton Township and for 80 preschool-age students at the Eastgate Early Childhood and Family Center in Louisville. It also has two embedded classrooms within Plain Local School District.
Green said Stark DD provides about 100 new people with lifetime support every year.
"Once they get this funding, they have it the rest of their life, as long as they remain eligible for our services," he said.
Stark DD and other county boards required to privatize many services
Green said about 64% of the agency's budget goes toward mandated programs and services.
Roughly 42% ($20.7 million) is directed toward waiver matches for disability services, according to a Stark DD slideshow presentation. Another 22% ($10.7 million) is for service and support administration. Fifteen percent ($7.3 million) covers school-aged children, 9% ($4.4 million) for administration, 8% ($4.2 million) for preschool and 4% ($2.3 million) for early intervention.
The percentage that goes toward waiver matches has increased in recent years. It was 29% in 2017, according to a Stark DD slideshow presentation. The agency expects waiver expenditures to increase by $1.2 million every year.
Green said the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities started requiring county boards to privatize a large sum of their services for adult clients several years ago. This means that instead of providing services itself, Stark DD helps adult clients connect with service providers and contributes the 40% match required by Medicaid to pay for the rest of the services.
"The pressures that we see are really our mandated responsibilities," he said.
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BOYD COUNTY, KY (WOWK) — As drivers make their way through Boyd County, they are going to see a new sign along Kentucky Route 180 and Route 3 after a portion of the road was named “Corporal Jacob M. Moore USMC Memorial Highway.”
“Naming a road might not seem like it, but it’s a really big deal,” said Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. “Think about what roads are and where they take us.”
Friends, family, neighbors and community members continue to grieve the tragic loss of Cpl. Moore, who was just 24 years old when he and three other Marines lost their lives during a NATO training mission in March.
“I’m proud of the service that he pulled,” said veteran and Cattlesburg resident, Frank Hulett. “I’m proud of the work that he did, and I’m proud of what it makes for our little city.”
Cpl. Moore was born and raised in Catlettsburg, Kentucky. Dozens gathered and were emotional as the unveiling took place at Moore’s alma mater, Boyd County High School.
“I hope that when people see that, that they see what it costs,” Hulett said. “What our freedom and our country stand for and what it cost us.”
To community members it is more than just a sign, it’s a reminder of Cpl. Moore’s courage and sacrifice.
“They know there’s a reason for that sign,” said Henry Clark with American Legion Post 126. “That somebody that was a corporal, that was United States Marine Corps, gave something up for the freedom of this country.”
People who didn’t know Cpl. Moore personally paid their respects at the ceremony, saying he was a true American hero.
“Being small, we are very close-knit,” Hulett said. “Most all of us know each other’s family, who each part of the family is. I feel like I’m a part of the family.”
Cpl. Moore’s mother said this is not the only memorial to honor her son. She is also working on a monument build project at the gravesite where Cpl. Moore is buried. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/highway-renamed-for-local-fallen-hero-cpl-jacob-moore/ | 2022-07-25T22:56:17 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/highway-renamed-for-local-fallen-hero-cpl-jacob-moore/ |
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – A Pittsylvania County woman said she is lucky to be alive after surviving a terrifying incident over the weekend.
The 99-year-old was robbed and stabbed in her home and police are still searching for the man they say is responsible.
The woman told 10 News she has lived in the home on Pickaway Road for nearly 50 years and it was around 10 p.m. on Saturday when a masked man broke in through her basement door.
The woman said she was sitting at her kitchen table when he came up behind her, covered her eyes, threatened her with a knife, and demanded money.
She said she did not have much but led him to the bedroom to give him what she had, and after she showed him the room, he took her back to the kitchen table and told her not to move.
It wasn’t until she got back to the table in complete shock that she realized he had cut her hand badly.
Before leaving, she said the man tried to make sure she’d have no way of getting help. The woman told 10 News he cut all of her phone lines but didn’t realize she had a Life Alert necklace.
She was able to use the necklace to reach the police once he left.
After they arrived, paramedics flew the 99-year-old to a hospital in Roanoke, and deputies and K9s searched the area but had no luck.
Now, her hand is stitched up and she is going to be ok, but she said the flashbacks of that night are never-ending.
Her family is staying with her and they said they are working to beef up security around the home.
Investigators were back in the area on Monday and are offering a $5,000 reward to anyone who provides information that leads to an arrest. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/99-year-old-woman-stabbed-robbed-in-pittsylvania-county-home/ | 2022-07-25T22:56:18 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/99-year-old-woman-stabbed-robbed-in-pittsylvania-county-home/ |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Construction is underway on Lynchburg’s Downstream Swinging Bridge and nearby trail access points are closed.
On Monday, the Lynchburg Parks and Recreation Department announced that Athens Building Construction began construction on the Downstream Swinging Bridge that connects Lower Creekside Trail to Beaver Trail.
The release said that the new location of the Downstream Swinging Bridge is roughly halfway between the Thomson Drive entrance and the connection below Hillsdale Drive.
Creekside Trail entrances in the area will be closed to the public, according to the release, but trail users can still enter and exit the section of the trail that is open from the Thomson Drive access point.
To see which Lynchburg trails are open or closed, you can visit the City of Lynchburg’s interactive trail map. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/lynchburgs-downstream-swinging-bridge-closed-for-construction/ | 2022-07-25T22:56:24 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/lynchburgs-downstream-swinging-bridge-closed-for-construction/ |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – For the second consecutive weekend, the Lynchburg Police Department is investigating reports of shots fired in the downtown area.
LPD released a surveillance video that showed a group in the parking lot behind Greenhaus Beer Garden around 1 a.m. on Saturday.
Cory Akers, lead singer of the local band LOUD, said his group had just finished playing at a bar down the street and were loading up equipment when they heard yelling.
“The next thing I know I heard shots, like four or five shots back-to-back. Then it’d stop for a second, then there were a couple more,” said Akers.
Akers said he ran and hid behind a wall, then saw people scattering and flashes of gunfire.
“I didn’t see where [the shots] came from. I just saw a flash. It happened in that parking lot [up the street near Greenhaus],” said Akers.
Police said they found one man with a gunshot wound to the leg in the parking lot. He was transported to the hospital and is expected to recover fully.
On July 16 weekend, two nearby businesses on Main Street were hit by bullets, shattering some of the front windows.
No injuries were reported, and witnesses identified two vehicles leaving the scene before officers arrived.
“It will take all of us [in this city] to stop talking and all of us to work hard together to unite our community,” said Sterling Wilder, who serves on the Lynchburg City Council and represents the downtown area as part of the city’s Ward II.
Wilder said just because gun violence is an issue across the Commonwealth and country does not mean that it can be an excuse for the Hill City.
“We just want to encourage and challenge our community to be different, not be like the national average or be the gun violence here [in Virginia]; but let’s be different,” said Wilder.
10 News spoke with business owners who declined to be on camera Monday but they said they’re concerned about their customers and storefronts.
The business owners want people to bring business downtown and have a good time, but more importantly, to be safe.
“Some people need to step up on security or something,” said Akers.
10 News reached out to the owner of Greenhaus for a comment to the LPD for additional information and is still waiting to hear back. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/next-thing-i-know-i-heard-shots-back-to-back-weekends-of-gun-violence-draw-concern-in-downtown-lynchburg/ | 2022-07-25T22:56:31 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/next-thing-i-know-i-heard-shots-back-to-back-weekends-of-gun-violence-draw-concern-in-downtown-lynchburg/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Some parents struggled to keep food on the table since the beginning of the pandemic, and these organizations are pushing for a potential solution.
“Congress stepped up in a bi-partisan fashion and said, ‘you know what, we want to make it as easy as possible for schools to provide nutritious food to children,’ Dr. Richard Besser, President of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation said. “What they said was, every child that was in school can get a free lunch every single day.”
For some students, these meal waivers provided meals that were their only source of food.
“We must have a national action plan,” Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Foundation said. “For now, the extension of these waivers at the federal level is very critical, and we call for the same bi-partisan support that extended these waivers through the summer.”
School meal waivers helped take a burden off of parents who struggled to put food on the table, but now that help could be coming to an end.
“There’s a chance that we could slip back into a situation that is much worse for our children, and we don’t want to let that happen,” Besser said.
But with the help of the American Heart Association alongside the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, that all may change.
“We are calling on Congress to extend the waivers through the end of this school year, while we continue to address the issue of food insecurity in this country,” Brown said.
These organizations hope that by renewing these waivers, they can improve classroom performance, as well as decrease the stigma surrounding free and reduced lunch.
“This is really an investment in all of us, in our future by ensuring that for at least that meal, every child is having something that’s nutritious,” Besser said.
If Congress wants to keep these waivers for this school year, they will need to vote to extend the program before school starts in August. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/organizations-push-congress-to-extend-school-meal-waivers/ | 2022-07-25T22:56:37 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/organizations-push-congress-to-extend-school-meal-waivers/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – After surviving the coronavirus pandemic and now facing inflation and worker shortages, small business owners in Roanoke are getting a helping hand.
On Monday, 60 people representing dozens of restaurants across the Roanoke Valley participated in the first Foodiepreneur Symposium.
The Roanoke Regional Small Business Development Center organized the gathering to teach business owners about marketing, budgets, and hiring employees.
Entrepreneurs learned how to be proactive when it comes to legislative changes, like a ban on styrofoam, that could impact their operation.
“It’s really going to impact their cost of goods, their suppliers, where they get things, how do they maneuver those costs, do they have to change their prices,” Amanda Forrester, Roanoke Regional SBDC Director said. “All of those are conversations we’re going to have to see what that looks like next.”
Forrester also said that in-person networking helps entrepreneurs learn from one another’s experiences. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/roanoke-hosts-first-foodiepreneur-event-for-restaurant-entrepreneurs/ | 2022-07-25T22:56:46 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/roanoke-hosts-first-foodiepreneur-event-for-restaurant-entrepreneurs/ |
HOUSTON — What exactly was that lighting up the sky over Texas last night?
Several people were talking about it on social media and some even captured it on video.
According to the American Meteor Society, more than 200 reports of a fireball came in last night. The AMS says it happened at 10:24 p.m. and was visible in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
Looking at their map, the biggest concentration of reports came from Texas, primarily the Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio areas, but some in Corpus Christi and even further south.
There are three active meteor showers right now – the Southern Delta Aquariids, which peaks on July 29 and 30, the Alpha Capricornids, which peaks on July 30 and 31 and the Perseids, which peaks on August 11 and 12.
At the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Dr. Carolyn Sumners had some answers. She's the vice president of astronomy and physics at HMNS.
She said there's a chance that the pieces could fall to Earth since it appears that what was seen was a meteoroid becoming a meteor.
“If you saw it pass overhead as opposed to in the distance, that makes you more likely to be under one and have one fall on you. Chances are very unlikely there’s a meteorite in your front yard. But there could easily be a meteorite in somebody’s front yard,” she said.
Sumners said the phenomenon happens all the time and it really just comes down to where they happen and if people are able to see it.
She said it's important to search for the pieces that might have fallen to the ground, which are called meteorites.
“Each piece is a messenger from space about where it came from, when it was made, what it’s made of. And this is data we desperately need to collect," she said.
Sumners said it appears that it entered the atmosphere around Cistern and broke up near Austin.
Did you see it? Or maybe your home surveillance captured images. If so, share photos and videos with us, by uploading them to us through the Near Me feature of our news app. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/what-was-that-lighting-up-the-sky-over-texas-sunday-night/285-0749c816-b020-4b4f-ad28-4908d6b5a5e8 | 2022-07-25T23:05:08 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/what-was-that-lighting-up-the-sky-over-texas-sunday-night/285-0749c816-b020-4b4f-ad28-4908d6b5a5e8 |
KILLEEN, Texas — A woman was killed Friday after police said she stepped into traffic and was hit by a vehicle.
Police said Eliana Leigh Shoemate, 24, was hit after stepping into the eastbound lane in the 1300 block of W. Elms Road.
The driver of the vehicle was not injured. Police said no criminal charges would be filed. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/woman-killed-after-stepping-into-traffic-in-killeen/500-7828bce0-3fd8-4e8c-9ec1-2430836e9a62 | 2022-07-25T23:05:14 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/woman-killed-after-stepping-into-traffic-in-killeen/500-7828bce0-3fd8-4e8c-9ec1-2430836e9a62 |
If you win the Mega Millions jackpot tonight, it would be the fourth highest payout in U.S. lottery history, and it’s been a boon to sites which sell the tickets.
Local sites reported good lottery ticket sales Monday, following the increase by lottery officials late Friday to a jackpot estimated at $790 million in today’s drawing.
The Kwik Trip located at 3920 Washington Road, sold $120 in tickets as of 10:15 a.m. on Monday, according to Tessa Maddox, a Kwik Trip staff member. The same location sold $320 worth in tickets on Sunday and $117 worth in tickets on July 17.
Ticket sales at Lou Perrine’s Gas and Grocery on 22nd Avenue were high on Friday and are expected to continue to be high until the drawing Tuesday night.
“So Friday, we were selling way more volume (and) a lot busier because Mega gets drawn on Tuesday,” said owner Anthony Perrine. “So I think we’ll start to get quite a few people after work, but (Tuesday) we’ll probably get hit.”
Perrine said there are more first-time players when the winnings are really high, and they usually do not come in with a strategy for picking numbers.
“Some of our regulars, they have some sort of strategy, usually, but most of the time a lot of people when it’s this big are just first-timers,” Perrine said. “Most of the people just do the quick pick”.”
Perrine said there is also an increase in groups of people buying tickets when there’s more money at stake.
The grand prize for the drawing on Tuesday of $790 million also has a cash option of $464.4 million, according to the Mega Millions website. The jackpot will be the third largest in Mega Millions history and the fourth largest for a United States lottery.
The prize amount has grown to such a large amount because there have been 27 consecutive drawings without a player matching all six numbers.
According to a separate report from the AP, the chances of winning are one in 302.5 million.
“I think Wisconsin is due for a big winner (and) I think it would be great to have a winner state,” Perrine said. “I’d love to sell the winning ticket ... that would be amazing.”
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A customer fills out a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill. Lottery officials have raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $790 million tonight, giving players a shot at the nation’s fourth largest jackpot. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/local-gas-stations-see-longer-lines-increased-lottery-ticket-sales-after-mega-millions-hits-790/article_89efb44a-0c37-11ed-b719-73a06d7c7424.html | 2022-07-25T23:09:46 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/local-gas-stations-see-longer-lines-increased-lottery-ticket-sales-after-mega-millions-hits-790/article_89efb44a-0c37-11ed-b719-73a06d7c7424.html |
TEMPE, Ariz. — A Tempe man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of attempting to torch his neighbor's home by hurling jars of gasoline at the residence.
Tyler Priddis, 37, allegedly admitted to throwing the jars at a home near McClintock Drive and Elliot Road because he wanted to scare his neighbors.
Court records show Priddis told police he didn't intend for the gasoline to catch fire, even though he tossed two cigarette butts near where a jar had smashed.
The suspect additionally accused his neighbors of trying to "get into his head," court records show.
Priddis was taken into custody on charges of attempted arson and disorderly conduct.
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Q: I just adopted a kitten from a friend, and it is not neutered or vaccinated. At what age should I take it to a veterinarian to get these things done?
A: Bringing home a new pet and getting it all situated with beds, toys, food bowls, and accessories is so much fun! Trying to teach them the routines and behavior of their new home can be overwhelming at first, making it easy to overlook some basic medical care they need when they are young.
It is important to remember that although they might appear very young and cute for a while, they grow and mature very quickly and need to have their maintenance medical needs addressed as soon as you adopt them.
I recommend taking your kitten to your veterinarian for an exam within a couple of weeks of adopting it. If your new pet is exhibiting any medical issues, it is recommended to take them in sooner.
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A kitten's or puppy's vaccine series needs to be started at eight weeks and then given booster shots every four weeks until they are four months old.
Missing these essential milestones can put your pet at risk of getting sick from an infectious disease. These kitten and puppy visits to the veterinarian are also vital to detect any underlying issues. It's also the time to talk about pertinent topics such as nutrition and behavior as your pet grows.
Kittens grow quickly and are mature enough to breed as young as four months. This means that getting them spayed and neutered between 4-6 months of age is highly recommended before they can produce more kittens.
So, as you are enjoying your new pet, be sure to schedule the first kitten appointment with a veterinarian within a couple of weeks of taking your pet home!
Q: My dog is terrified of thunder and will shake and hide during a thunderstorm. Since this is happening every day, it is becoming an issue. What can I do to make her feel more comfortable during a thunderstorm?
A: July brings the monsoons in northern Arizona, and although the rain is great for the forest, the thunder's noise can cause severe anxiety in the local dog population.
Some dogs are utterly unphased by thunder and lightning, and some dogs will panic to the point of hurting themselves. Since there can be such a considerable variation in a dog's reaction, the treatment must be tailored to the individual dog's response.
For example, if your dog gets a little nervous during a storm and is comforted by hiding or being next to you and then returns to normal as soon as the storm passes, there may be no need for intervention. However, if your dog is destroying doors or walls to escape during a storm, they could benefit from intervention.
Interventions can range from calming supplements such as products containing CBD or other natural ingredients used for relaxing. Typically, these products are very mild and will not do anything for a very anxious animal.
Thunder shirts can also be helpful for anxiety as it provides a gentle, snug pressure that is calming in some dogs.
For cases with the most severe reactions, oral medications typically are the only option to calm a dog during a thunderstorm.
Unfortunately, not every dog reacts to medications in the same way, so determining which medication works best for your dog is recommended. It is also essential to understand that you'll need to give the medications before your dog gets anxious, as the medications are not as effective once a dog is in panic mode.
If your dog has significant thunderstorm anxiety, I recommend scheduling an appointment with your veterinarian to discuss all options. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/ask-the-vet-take-care-of-adopted-pets-as-quickly-as-possible/article_3615b25a-0c66-11ed-8107-376f888f98d2.html | 2022-07-25T23:14:21 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/ask-the-vet-take-care-of-adopted-pets-as-quickly-as-possible/article_3615b25a-0c66-11ed-8107-376f888f98d2.html |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Former Sedwick County detention deputy Dustin Burnett, who was arrested and charged for crimes related to security breaches at the Sedgwick County Detention Facility, has received three additional charges.
On top of being charged on suspicion of two counts of official misconduct; destroy/tamper/conceal felony evidence, Burnett is now also being charged on suspicion of three counts of unlawful sexual relations.
According to the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), the charges arose after two female inmates reported inappropriate sexual contact with Burnett. The alleged sexual contact occurred on Sunday, July 17.
After an investigation by detectives, the three additional charges were added.
According to the Sedgwick County Jail inmate search, Burnett is still in the Sedgwick County Jail as of 5 p.m. on Monday.
An investigation is ongoing. Burnett is scheduled to appear in court next on Aug. 1. His bond is set for $150,000. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/former-sedgwick-county-deputy-receives-additional-charges/ | 2022-07-25T23:19:43 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/former-sedgwick-county-deputy-receives-additional-charges/ |
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As soon as 2025, Southwest Airlines will have the chance to expand flights to DFW Airport or another regional hub for the first time in the company’s history.
A provision of an agreement between the cities of Dallas, Fort Worth, DFW Airport, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines will expire in 2025. It will give Southwest Airlines the option to expand to another regional airport without giving up gates at Dallas Love Field.
As Dallas Morning News aviation writer Kyle Arnold reports, the provision’s expiration would give Southwest Airlines leverage to create a new deal to expand at DFW Airport, begin operations at another regional airport or push for more gates at Dallas Love Field.
A spokesperson for DFW Airport told NBC5 they are not in negotiations with Southwest Airlines to expand at DFW Airport.
In a statement to NBC5, Southwest Airlines said:
“Southwest is proud to serve our Customers at our home airport, Dallas Love Field, and to provide low-fare, safe and reliable air travel to the residents of Dallas and the North Texas region. We do not have any observations to share regarding recent conversations about the airport.” | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/southwest-airlines-could-expand-flights-to-other-regional-airports-as-soon-as-2025/3031252/ | 2022-07-25T23:22:54 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/southwest-airlines-could-expand-flights-to-other-regional-airports-as-soon-as-2025/3031252/ |
One in a series of articles looking at local artists who are contributors to Atlantic City's 48 Blocks mural project.
ATLANTIC CITY — On a drab block of South Carolina Avenue between Atlantic and Pacific avenues, a mural created by local artist Charles Barbin brings a touch of liveliness to a somewhat neglected neighborhood crying out for a little TLC.
Barbin, of Brigantine, created his "Close Encounters Jellyfish" piece in 2018 for the Atlantic City Arts Foundation's 48 Blocks Atlantic City mural program to beautify the community's block.
Barbin, 43, who is a full-time artist and muralist, painted the aquatic-themed scene on the side of an abandoned building in about a month, using a mix of spray paint and exterior paint. Barbin said he chose the jellyfish theme because the fish's unique range of forms and shapes gave him something with which to play.
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"I wanted to make something that people are usually repulsed by," said Barbin, who considers himself "an abstract expressionist by trade," but has recently been experimenting with more recognizable imagery. He said he likes creating art from subjects that tend to intimidate people in hopes they instead will see the beauty in those things, despite their off-putting nature. Thus, his choice of jellyfish as the subject of his mural.
Barbin said his appetite for art has "always been whet," and that was only enhanced once he attended the Tyler School of Art and Architecture based at Temple University in Philadelphia. He began creating murals on old buildings straight out of college for the Mural Arts Philadelphia program, which is the nation's largest public art program, according to organization's website. For more than 20 years Barbin has created murals. He is a part of an arts collective of five international artists called Amber Art & Design, to create meaningful public art within marginalized communities with little or no access to art.
Barbin would describe his niche in art as differential mark making, which refers to how lines, patterns and textures are created in a piece. He likes to apply acrylic, latex, oil, spray, and other paints to canvas in different ways while combining multiple techniques to play with varied sizes, shapes and motions for unique artistic concepts. The nine prismatic-colored jellyfish swimming in Barbin's Atlantic City mural add a spirited aspect to the neighborhood.
Barbin's abstract art shape shifted into focusing on more aquatic images after he moved back to the area in 2019 and opened the Dunes Art Gallery in Brigantine, where he features and sells his art, the work of other artists, and even offers group or in-private art lessons.
"The art scene's been steadily picking up," said Barbin, who as a full-time muralist, creates four to six murals a year all over the area, including Atlantic City, Brigantine and Philadelphia. His most recent work can be found on the side of the Pleasantville Bus Station.
"Neighborhoods are getting more responsive to local artists," he said. "They have respect for the time and effort for what artists do."
Barbin said art programs such as 48 Blocks make interacting with the community easier and have also been well received by the community and the city, giving artists more opportunities to showcase their art through beautification.
"Local artists all have their own mission. They're going to make art no matter what," said Barbin. "Art is continuously growing." | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/artist-charles-barbin-brings-out-the-natural-beauty-in-his-work-with-48-blocks/article_30089832-0c2f-11ed-ba9a-f39aebf4cf33.html | 2022-07-25T23:26:39 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/artist-charles-barbin-brings-out-the-natural-beauty-in-his-work-with-48-blocks/article_30089832-0c2f-11ed-ba9a-f39aebf4cf33.html |
OCEAN CITY — The ability to attend municipal meetings remotely began because of the pandemic. Some residents in Ocean City want to make it a permanent feature.
Since a careful return to in-person meetings more than a year ago, Ocean City Council has allowed members of the public to participate remotely, including offering public comment through the now-ubiquitous platform Zoom.
That came to an end Thursday, when there was no longer a remote option. Members of the public want it back, and members of City Council appear to agree.
“I think Zoom should be part of our meetings,” said Council member Jody Levchuk at the meeting, with Council member Karen Bergman concurring.
“Jody’s right. We’re in a different world now, and people are in a different space. Why not have them be able to listen to and react to the meetings if they can’t get here for some reason,” she said.
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Several members of the public called for the remote meeting option to be returned.
Wearing a facemask at the meeting, resident Robert Forman called for remote meetings to return.
“Someone razzed me on Facebook, saying if it’s important, you can show up. Well, I’m showing up,” he said.
Other speakers said parking can be an issue in the summer around City Hall, and other residents may have health concerns that keep them from attending or are out of the area for a meeting.
“Now you’re blocking them out and that’s not going to look good,” Rick Birch said at the meeting.
If it were a question of money, resident Bill Hartranft suggested he could take up a collection. He put a $5 bill on the table, and some other speakers joined him in the gesture.
Funding does not seem to be the issue.
Peter Madden, who returned as City Council president at the reorganization meeting this month, said the meeting format was disorganized, without specific procedures for who would speak remotely on public comment.
There is an agenda meeting with the city administration next Monday, he said, where the topic could be discussed. There was no vote on Thursday, but it appeared that remote meetings had support.
“We may need it. We may not need it. There is a consensus among council that we should revisit it,” Madden said Monday. “We want to make sure that we do it correctly.”
That may mean investing in remote meetings, Madden said.
In previous meetings, there have occasionally been remote participation from some residents, whom Madden described as “the usual suspects.”
Council heard from the public Thursday, he said, and the city would see what could be done to accommodate the request.
In 2020, as COVID-19 rapidly became a national emergency, most New Jersey municipalities switched to meetings in a virtual format, most often through Zoom. The change was allowed under an emergency ruling, allowing meetings over the phone or virtually.
Guidance from the state Department of Community Affairs said remote meetings could be held, but steps would be needed to ensure the public could participate and comment on the actions of governing bodies.
The remote meetings presented new challenges, including several instances in other towns of “Zoom bombing,” in which a participant presents disruptive or offensive content through a remote meeting. That happened at a Wildwood meeting, at which someone presented pornographic videos during a public discussion.
There were reports of similar disruptions in other areas.
The first steps toward returning to normal came with members of City Council meeting at the senior center instead of City Hall, where there was more room to keep six feet of distance.
The public participated remotely at first, then returned to in-person with requests to maintain social distance. City Council meetings are now back in Council Chambers at City Hall on Asbury Avenue.
Some meetings in the region have remained entirely remote, such as the Board of Directors of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, which meets via telephone.
But most governing bodies have returned to in-person meetings, with some live-streaming video of meetings through YouTube, Facebook or other online platforms. The residents of Wildwood Crest and City Council, for instance, can watch meetings as they happen. Others, including Lower Township and Upper Township, post videos of meetings soon after they are completed.
Ocean City also records video of meetings, which are made available through links on the city’s website to YouTube. That included the Thursday meeting.
Residents at the Ocean City meetings suggested expanding access to other meetings as well, including the city’s Planning Board and Zoning Board meetings.
The Zoom videoconferencing app was available in 2013, and by 2017, it was a billion-dollar company, but the demands of the pandemic in 2020 led to an explosion of its use for business, government and personal communications, and saw it supplant Skype as the generic verb for online video communication.
Churches, families and cocktail parties moved their interactions to the platform in 2020, driving a massive increase in the number of users. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/keep-zooming-meetings-ocean-city-residents-ask/article_63a7bc22-0c4d-11ed-8b0a-dfc66c250475.html | 2022-07-25T23:26:45 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/keep-zooming-meetings-ocean-city-residents-ask/article_63a7bc22-0c4d-11ed-8b0a-dfc66c250475.html |
Fundraisers seeking to restore Lucy the Elephant, the Margate seaside attraction, have issued a formal apology for using language long associated with Holocaust remembrance in a fund-raising mailer sent to potential supporters.
The mailer featured a photo of Lucy the Elephant in 1973, when the attraction was threatened with demolition, next to the phrase, "Never forget, never again."
Susan Klyman, a resident of Margate and Newtown, Bucks County, and a member of the Philadelphia-based Sons & Daughters of Holocaust Survivors, told The Inquirer on Tuesday that she was outraged by the mailer. Sons & Daughters also objected as an organization, noting in a tweet that "words matter!"
In a statement signed by president Davida Ross, the board said that "we now fully understand that saving Lucy did not appear to measure up to using this phrase, no matter how well-intended."
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Richard D. Helfant, chief executive of the Save Lucy Committee, said he sent a copy of the statement directly to Klyman on Sunday afternoon.
"I appreciate the Save Lucy Committee apology for using this language, the sacred language, the language, 'Never again, never forget' — it's sacred language of the Holocaust, and in the universal sense other genocides," Klyman said Sunday. Although Lucy is "an iconic, beloved landmark in Margate, this is not a living, breathing human that we save this language for. But I definitely appreciate the apology."
Helfant said the apology was intended as a "blanket apology on behalf of the board of trustees" to "the public at large, of which Mrs. Klyman is a member."
"It's a blanket apology for anyone who may have been offended by (the original language). That's not like who or what the Save Lucy Committee is about, and I think that the apology that was written was well-written, and it states that," he said.
Helfant said roughly 10,000 letters were initially sent out. Any follow-ups or future mailers will not contain the offending language, he said. He said there were no plans to send mailers specifically retracting the language. He cited cost.
The phrase alluded to the time in the 1970s when "Lucy was minutes away from the wrecking ball, and we can't ever let that happen again," Helfant said. "In retrospect, it probably was not the smartest phraseology to use but there was no malice or ill will intended, of course."
Lucy dates to 1881 and was once a hotel. She is currently enclosed by scaffolding as a $1.4 million restoration has now grown to about $2.2 million, leaving a roughly $800,000 fund-raising shortfall, Helfant said. About $1.2 million of the project is being financed through grants, he said.
Klyman was extremely upset by the original fund-raising letter and asked the committee to apologize for the language.
Sunday, she said that "my response to this was never meant to raise big issues or controversy." Rather, she saw it as an "educational opportunity."
This was a chance, she said, "to make sure that people understand that these words matter. They should not be co-opted for fund-raising."
The point, she said, "is this is Holocaust language. And universally more genocide-related language. So if there's been an educational impact here, somehow, somewhere, especially for the Save Lucy Committee, then I feel like we've made progress."
The full text of the Save Lucy Committee apology:
"On behalf of the volunteer board of trustees of the Save Lucy Committee, the board would like to apologize for using the phrase "Never Forget Never Again" in association with saving and repairing Lucy. We were certainly well-intended and never meant to offend anyone. Although the words have been used in association not only with the Holocaust, but other tragic events such as 9/11, we now fully understand that saving Lucy did not appear to measure up to using this phrase, no matter how well-intended. Lucy is a symbol of joy and survival; she is beloved by millions. We are working very hard to renew her for generations to come as she celebrates 141 years. We all want her to represent equity, diversity, inclusion and good will for all." | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/lucy-the-elephant-supporters-apologize-for-language-used-in-fund-raising-letter-recalling-the-holocaust/article_87133a1e-0c49-11ed-8bb2-73b7a6d6ba55.html | 2022-07-25T23:26:51 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/lucy-the-elephant-supporters-apologize-for-language-used-in-fund-raising-letter-recalling-the-holocaust/article_87133a1e-0c49-11ed-8bb2-73b7a6d6ba55.html |
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts + Sciences is holding a host of community art events in August.
The foundation will host Plein Air with Joseph Sweeney on Aug. 1 and 2 beginning each day at 9 a.m. People will be taken to on-site painting locations in Barnegat Light and Long Beach Island for the two days. Plans for the event are subject to change based on the weather. Admission is $50.
On Aug. 1, 2 and 9, people will be able to attend a Family Painting Night with art teacher Dawn McDonnell. The lessons will be for all ages and all supplies will be included. Each lesson runs from 4 to 6 p.m. and each will have families paint a different scene. The subject for the Aug. 1 class will be a beach sunset; the one for the Aug. 2 class will be flowers; and the finale on Aug. 9 will be of a boat on the water. Admission is $40.
There will be an Oil + Acrylic Class with Lunda Ramsay on Aug. 8 and 23 running each day from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. People will be able to paint under the guidance of Ramsay in the LBIF Painter’s Loft overlooking Barnegat Bay. The foundation will provide easels and rolling tables, although people are advised to bring other art supplies on their own. Admission is $40.
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A class on herbal products, led by Amada Crooke of Locust Light Farm in Mercer County, will be held 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 15. Admission is $60.
The Eclectic Chic Boutique is partnering with the LBIF for soap-making classes from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 26. With all supplies included, people will be able to choose from a variety of colors, molds and scents to make their own soap to bring home. Admission is $85.
Also on Aug. 26, there will be class teaching attendees the basics of Chinese brush painting. Stockton University Assistant Professor of Art Chung-Fan Chang will be leading the lesson, which is scheduled to run from noon to 3 p.m. Admission is $60.
Every Thursday and Saturday in August, LBIF will host a drop-in ceramics class from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adults and children 6 or older can learn different hand-building, wheel-throwing techniques to create their own ceramics. Those not interested in dealing with wet clay can just pick pre-made ceramics to glaze.
Those interested in any of these classes can register at lbifoundation.org
LBIF members will receive a 15% discount on admission fees to art classes. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/long-beach-island-foundation-of-the-arts-and-sciences-plans-host-of-art-events-in/article_5c935738-0bae-11ed-8962-5bf6be32c946.html | 2022-07-25T23:27:03 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/long-beach-island-foundation-of-the-arts-and-sciences-plans-host-of-art-events-in/article_5c935738-0bae-11ed-8962-5bf6be32c946.html |
WOODSTOCK, Ga. — A small business owner is staging a comeback in metro Atlanta after the COVID-19 pandemic nearly crushed his dream. It’s a plight many local businesses have faced as they struggle to reopen even two years into the pandemic.
Instructor Chris Civello likes the way jiu-jitsu fits together.
"It's like involuntary yoga or folding laundry with a person in it. You're presented with a problem and you have to figure out a solution in real-time, with the person or the puzzle fighting back. So that always interested me," he said.
He's been working on the puzzle of this martial art for more than 20 years. And he figured out a way to open up his own academy in 2010 in New Jersey.
"It was a warehouse space with a concrete floor. It was down an alley in a basement and it didn't have an address," he said.
The only marker was a black and white sign that read, "Jiu-Jitsu Around Back."
"So, now we put it in the bathroom as a funny reminder of like where we came from," he said.
But where they came from could never have predicted where they would go. Civello saved enough to open his dream academy in a beautiful space in New Jersey in February of 2020. Two weeks later, the pandemic hit.
"It's tough to look at them and know you just have no idea what the future will be like. It was tough," he said.
He closed down his academy less than a year after opening.
"We packed up a U-Haul because we ultimately lost our house and just headed down to Georgia," he said.
It was in Woodstock where they got a fresh start, but Civello was missing that piece of himself on the mat.
"I have dedicated my life to this, so there isn't a plan B," he said.
So, he started offering classes out of the garage of his home.
"They were parked down the driveway, into the street, and a full schedule, so, we thought it was time to open up again, try again," he said.
Trying to put that puzzle together again, he opened The Sukura Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Woodstock. He said he finally found the right fit.
"I kept pushing, that's how I fight. I don't win everything but I don't give up and I keep pushing," he said.
He said it was so satisfying to finally get a grand opening in Georgia because his New Jersey spot opened so close to when everything was shutting down and he never got to bring out the balloons and cut the ribbon to his business. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/small-business-pandemic-reopens-georgia-jiu-jitsu-woodstock/85-31078093-1754-4726-8179-8a8be70bc819 | 2022-07-25T23:27:07 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/small-business-pandemic-reopens-georgia-jiu-jitsu-woodstock/85-31078093-1754-4726-8179-8a8be70bc819 |
An internationally recognized dance company is coming to Long Beach Island next month.
The Art of Motion Dance Theater Company will present “Secret Life of Gardens: Aviary Aspirations” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 18. The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts + Sciences will be hosting the show, according to a news release that the foundation issued Sunday.
Art of Motion, an internationally recognized nonprofit, seeks to connect “art organizations, managers, presenters and audiences” to create performances tailored to unique themes important to its partners.
Lynn Needle, founder and artistic director of Arts of Motions, developed the show that will play in August. An LBIF news release describes the show as “nature myth embedded with a scientific lecture” saying it will feature solo, duet and trio performances to display the “ephemeral nature of the Garden.” Original scores of electronic, orchestral and jazz music will complement costuming by Annie Hickman. Performers will include Janette Dishuk, principle dancer; Francis Lawrence, who has just recently returned from an international tour in “An American in Paris” and former dancer for the Australian Ballet; and Needle, herself a former soloist in the Nikolais Dance Theatre who has toured across multiple continents and over 40 states in the U.S. She has received Mellon Grant for a residency in Mexico, multiple Lifetime Achievement awards and has performed on PBS.
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Laura Felleman Fattal, a PhD who researches education reform, cultural dialogue and critical global art history, will be delivering a lecture at points during the performance. According to the news release, Fattal was excited to join with Arts of Motion and the LBIF and sees art as a tool to address “societal and community needs.” Fattal and Needle authored a paper titled “Aviary Aspirations” that explored the relationship between dance and science. The paper was recently published in the Journal of Dance Education and presented at the international conference for the American Education Research Association in San Diego.
There will be a Q&A session with the artists after the show.
Those seeking to learn more information can visit ibifoundation.org, call 609-494-1241 or come to the foundation office at 120 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach.
Tickets, available at the LBIF website or front desk, are $30 for adults and $10 for children 12 years old and younger. LBIF members will receive a 15% discount. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/secret-life-of-gardens-aviary-aspirations-dance-show-coming-to-long-beach-island-in-august/article_c318be56-0ba6-11ed-8d10-b365947869c8.html | 2022-07-25T23:27:10 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/secret-life-of-gardens-aviary-aspirations-dance-show-coming-to-long-beach-island-in-august/article_c318be56-0ba6-11ed-8d10-b365947869c8.html |
FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — A U.S. marshal has been released from the hospital after getting shot while attempting to arrest a Pike County murder suspect Sunday.
Here's more about his recovery and the case.
Investigator identified
Authorities said the marshal, William Helton, has worked as an investigator with the Coweta County Sheriff's Office for 22 years. Helton was discharged from the hospital Sunday and is back home. He's expected to make a full recovery, authorities said.
Gov. Brian Kemp previously tweeted that he was "grateful that this brave officer is doing well and is expected to make a full recovery."
"Our public safety professionals face danger like this every day to protect their fellow Georgians, and we will always support them," Kemp said.
Helton shot
The U.S. marshals and deputies were serving a murder arrest warrant in Fayette County Sunday. They responded to a home at the Shiloh Mobile Home Ranch in Peachtree City to arrest 19-year-old Antonio Murgado Jr., according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
When officers went inside the home, off of Sage Brush Trail, Murgado Jr. shot and hit Helton, authorities said. Other law enforcement officers returned the fire, and the teen was hit "multiple times," the GBI said.
Helton and Murgado Jr. were both taken to Grady Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the GBI.
Griffin home murder investigation
The Pike County Sheriff's Office had been searching for Murgado Jr., wanted in connection to the murder of 19-year-old James Knight. Investigators believe Knight was killed in a shooting that took place outside of a Griffin home during "an illicit drug deal."
Murgado Jr. had also been on bond through Clayton County for an armed robbery and in Spalding County for possession of methamphetamine, the Pike County Sheriff said.
The GBI is handling the case. Along with Fayette County deputies, Atlanta Police, Fulton County Sherriff's deputies, Peachtree City Police, and Tyrone Police responded to the scene. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/us-marshal-william-helton-shot-suspect-arrest/85-08769a5c-2421-4547-b988-896ae61021e0 | 2022-07-25T23:27:13 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/us-marshal-william-helton-shot-suspect-arrest/85-08769a5c-2421-4547-b988-896ae61021e0 |
BALCH SPRINGS, Texas — Crews in Balch Springs are working to put out a large grass fire that has spread to multiple homes.
The fire is happening near the intersection of Interstate 20 and South Beltline Road in the Spring Ridge neighborhood.
An aerial view of the fire showed flames spreading through backyards and even onto the homes themselves. At least 20 structures have been burned during this incident.
It's believed the fire started after crews cutting grass on the large field may have struck a metal object, causing sparks, according to the Balch Springs city manager.
Thick, black smoke could also be seen throughout the area.
Affected residents can meet with the American Red Cross at the Balch Springs Recreation Center at 5372 Shepherd Lane.
This is a developing story and will be updated. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/balch-springs-grass-fire-spreading-to-homes/287-133500fc-e00d-402d-a0d3-f602404974c7 | 2022-07-25T23:27:28 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/balch-springs-grass-fire-spreading-to-homes/287-133500fc-e00d-402d-a0d3-f602404974c7 |
Leeds Public House on Franklin Street was honored by the Economic Development Corp. Michigan City for its renovation and reuse of the historic Leeds Building.
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Franciscan Health Michigan City earned a Project of the Year award from the Economic Development Corp. Michigan City, which recently honored individuals and businesses for their accomplishments over the last four years.
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Barrelhouse at Zorn earned a Phoenix Award from the Economic Development Corp. Michigan City for creating an event space and apartments in an old beer barrel manufacturing building.
MICHIGAN CITY — Six individuals were given lifetime achievement awards during Economic Development Corp. Michigan City’s 25th anniversary gala.
“The recipient is someone who has forever changed the way we see and engage in economic development,” said master of ceremonies Ric Federighi, general manager of radio station WIMS.
LaPorte County Board of Commissioners President Sheila Matias, a former mayor and a founder of EDCMC, founded the LaPorte County Broadband Task Force, which is working to address the county’s digital divide. She was EDCMC’s first board chair.
Matias gave credit to Executive Director Clarence Hulse and his team. “Michigan City is realizing its potential, and our future — for all residents — is bright,” she said.
State Rep. Patricia “Pat” Boy, also an honoree, focused on community and economic development while on the City Council. “Boy was actually encouraged by her neighbors to run for the council after she worked to protect a wetland right in her neighborhood,” council President Angie Deuitch said.
Horizon Bank Chairman and CEO Craig Dwight has focused on strengthening community connections through outreach to underserved areas, EDCMC board Chair Linda Simmons said. “He continues to foster the role banks have in our community and as a component of our economic development,” she said.
Former Mayor Charles “Chuck” Oberlie, “has truly left an imprint on our city,” his daughter, Harbour Trust President and COO Stephanie Oberlie, said. “During his time, he championed plans for tax increment financing districts, urban development areas and master plans,” she said.
Former EDCMC board member Bob Schaefer was one of the experts who helped launch EDCMC 25 years ago, his brother John Schaefer said. “During his time, he connected agencies and leaders to help attract and retain businesses,” as well as facilitating the first strategic planning session and coordinating the Circle of Investors Campaign to help fund EDCMC and its partner agency, LaPorte Economic Advancement Partnership.
“Peggy Moore proves that being quietly passionate can truly spark a positivity that leads to change and challenges the status quo,” LaPorte County Herald-Dispatch Publisher Bill Hackney said in presenting the award. Moore and her husband have led Dage-MTI since 2003. It’s an international leader in advanced high-definition microscope cameras and digital stream solutions for clinical imaging, biomedical research, education and industrial microscopy. Moore has been an EDCMC member and helped found the Michigan City High School Post-Prom Party committee.
EDCMC gave leadership awards for economic development to Nora Ryska, who helped organize volunteers to clean up litter in the city, and Police Chief Dion Campbell. “His display of grace and grit during the 2020 protests surrounding nationwide tensions between law enforcement and activists is one example of his leadership,” City Councilman and former Police Chief Gene Simmons said.
Phoenix Awards for transforming and reinventing spaces went to Zorn Brew Works, for putting a taproom at the site of the original brewery that closed in 1938; Barrelhouse at Zorn Event Space and Lofts, for creating an event space and residential apartments where beer barrels were once made; and Leeds Public House, which created a restaurant with two bars in the historic Leeds Building downtown.
Project of the Year awards were given for 2018 through 2021. Winners include:
• GAF Materials, which invested $30 million into its office and warehouse facility.
• Franciscan Health Michigan City, for its $280 million total investment in a new hospital, a repurposed old hospital and a new linear accelerator at Woodland Cancer Center.
• Sullair, for its $30 million investment into a new 80,000-square-foot building.
• Blue Chip Hotel, Casino & Spa for its $11 million expansion of its Stardust Event Center.
• Hearthside Food Solutions, for its $13 million investment in a new production line.
• Aquagenics Technologies, for its $7 million rehabilitation of a 75,000-square-foot space.
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The corridor runs from the Interstate 65 interchange to Illinois 394. The stretch includes 10 interchanges and averages 204,000 vehicles daily at the state line and 158,000 at I-65.
The Fort Wayne-based steelmaker, a competitor to U.S. Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs, plans to invest a total of $2.2 billion in the 650,000-ton recycled aluminum flat-rolled mill and two slab centers that will feed it with recycled material.
Highland native and Highland High School graduate Anna Wermuth, now an attorney at Cozen O'Connor in Chicago, also was recently named a Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers of America and one of the Top 500 Corporate Employment Lawyers by Lawdragon.
McColly Real Estate Founder Ronald F. McColly is transitioning to a chairman role after starting and long running what's billed as "the largest independent residential real estate company in Northwest Indiana."
The Move to Indiana campaign looks to further capitalize on the momentum of migration from Illinois to Northwest Indiana with a new website and new sponsors.
Leeds Public House on Franklin Street was honored by the Economic Development Corp. Michigan City for its renovation and reuse of the historic Leeds Building.
Franciscan Health Michigan City earned a Project of the Year award from the Economic Development Corp. Michigan City, which recently honored individuals and businesses for their accomplishments over the last four years.
Barrelhouse at Zorn earned a Phoenix Award from the Economic Development Corp. Michigan City for creating an event space and apartments in an old beer barrel manufacturing building. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/michigan-citys-economic-development-stars-honored/article_8732f808-7885-5b0c-926f-158f9352f5fc.html | 2022-07-25T23:28:02 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/michigan-citys-economic-development-stars-honored/article_8732f808-7885-5b0c-926f-158f9352f5fc.html |
Abortion-rights supporters and anti-abortion supporters gathered to protest during a special session Monday at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.
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A group standing near the Indiana Senate chambers Monday in Indianapolis during the Indiana Statehouse's special session.
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People march back and forth in a crowded area outside the Senate chambers at the Indiana Statehouse on Monday.
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A loud group standing outside the Indiana Senate chambers chant about their desire for abortion rights on Monday.
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to Indiana Democratic legislators to discuss reproductive rights at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on Monday.
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Abortion-rights protestors march between the Indiana Statehouse and the Indiana State Library where Vice President Kamala Harris was meeting with Indiana legislators to discuss reproductive rights Monday.
The front line of the national debate over access to abortion runs directly through the Crossroads of America.
Thousands of people, including the vice president of the United States, showed up at the Indiana Statehouse on Monday to make their voices heard as Hoosier lawmakers, over the next two weeks, consider enacting a near-total abortion ban.
Outside the century-old limestone building, and throughout its spacious atria and rotunda, the loud chants and innumerable signs largely were opposed to new state restrictions on abortion access, following the June 24 U.S. Supreme Court ruling rescinding the nationwide right to abortion established by the high court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
Unexpectedly, more than a dozen anti-abortion advocates and anti-abortion interest groups told the committee reviewing Senate Bill 1 they also oppose the measure because they believe it doesn't go far enough toward eliminating all abortions.
"Abolish abortion in the state of Indiana without exception," demanded Seth Leeman, senior pastor at Noblesville Baptist Church.
"If the language of this bill isn't changed innocent children will die," he added. "God's wrath will continue to be stored up against this state, and the Republican Party will continue to lose many of its God-fearing constituents."
A representative for Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Munster native, similarly told the panel Rokita opposes the legislation in its current form because he considers the exemptions in the proposal to be ill-defined loopholes that don't go far enough toward minimizing abortion.
Incredibly, the president of the National Right to Life Committee, Carol Tobias, went so far as to describe the proposal as "a wolf in sheep’s clothing designed to expand abortion on demand in the state of Indiana."
"The bill is so poorly drafted, it would do the complete opposite of what it claims to do," Tobias said. "The bill would facilitate and support abortion on demand, leave women exposed to harm without any legal recourse, and establish abortion facilities throughout the state."
The legislation, sponsored by state Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, prohibits all abortions in the state, except in the case of pregnancies caused by rape or incest, or if an abortion is needed to prevent substantial permanent impairment to the life of a pregnant woman.
It leaves doctors to determine whether a woman's life is endangered absent an abortion. The only documentation required from a pregnant woman seeking an abortion due to rape or incest is a confidential affidavit, sworn under penalties of perjury, attesting to the crime.
The proposal specifically defines pregnancies subject to the abortion ban as beginning when a living fetus is implanted in a woman's uterus, rather than at the moment of fertilization.
As such, the plan does not threaten the availability of the so-called "morning after" pill or types of contraception that prevent uterine implantation or fertilization; impede the removal of ectopic pregnancies; or limit in vitro fertilization services.
At the same time, abortion-inducing medication would remain unavailable in Indiana through telemedicine or mail-order pharmacies, and the legislation would require surgical abortions be performed only at a hospital or ambulatory surgical center owned by a hospital, instead of at abortion clinics, such as the Planned Parenthood facility in Merrillville.
Glick said she believes exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother are necessary in "heartbreaking cases" where women and girls become pregnant through an act of violence and also because such exceptions are widely supported by Hoosiers.
Though Glick said she expects at either the Senate Rules Committee on Tuesday, or Thursday in the full chamber — where Republicans control 39 of the 50 seats — senators will consider proposals to remove the exceptions in favor of a total ban on all abortions in Indiana.
Dr. Mary Ott, an Indianapolis-based expert on adolescent reproductive health and pediatrics, said both paths are a mistake, and Indiana would do better by its girls and women if it instead provided comprehensive sex education programs and access to contraception as a means to reduce unplanned pregnancies and abortion.
"The proposed legislation politicizes what should be a private decision," Ott said.
Likewise, Dr. Mary Abernathy, a Terre Haute OB/GYN and chairwoman of the Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee, said that forcing women unable or unwilling to carry pregnancies to term, particularly those lacking the resources needed to obtain an abortion in another state, almost certainly will increase Indiana's maternal mortality rate, which already is among the highest in the country.
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Indiana is the first state to convene its Legislature in special session following the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson ruling, and the national spotlight is on Hoosier lawmakers as they debate — less than four months before Election Day — exactly how far to go toward banning abortion now that they have the long-sought green light to do so.
That intense focus prompted Vice President Kamala Harris to travel to Indiana's capital city Monday to encourage Democratic state representatives and senators working to preserve abortion access for Hoosier women, despite being massively outnumbered by Statehouse Republicans.
"The people at this table are not only local and state leaders, you are national leaders on the front lines of one of the most critical issues facing our country," Harris said during her meeting with Democratic lawmakers in the Indiana State Library, adjacent to the Statehouse.
Harris said that as a former prosecutor who specialized in crimes, including sex crimes, perpetrated against women and children, she believes it's "outrageous" some states are considering, or already have in place, policies denying women the autonomy to choose whether to continue a pregnancy caused by rape or incest.
"On this issue, one does not have to abandon your faith or your beliefs to agree that the government should not be making this decision for her. An individual should be able to choose based on their personal beliefs and the dictates of their faith. But the government should not be telling an individual what to do, especially as it relates to one of the most intimate and personal decisions a woman could make," Harris said.
Harris noted that Democratic President Joe Biden took action following the Dobbs ruling to preserve women's access to abortion-inducing medication and the right to travel across state lines to obtain an abortion, and she vowed: "We will do everything in our power to follow through on those commitments."
"The president and I take seriously our work that is about protecting the health, the safety and the well-being of the women of America, and that includes the women of Indiana," Harris said.
That message reassured state Rep. Carolyn Jackson, D-Hammond, who attended the vice president's presentation after walking through "a huge number of people" to get to the state library from the Statehouse.
"The second, third and fourth floors were bursting at the seams with people. They are upset, they are concerned, they are worried. They want to have the freedom and right to make decisions for their bodies. They do not want us to be in their personal business, and they're making that real clear," Jackson said.
State Sen. Eddie Melton, D-Gary, a member of the Senate Rules Committee, said he appreciates the vice president's "work to bring awareness to the unpopular ban being pushed in our state."
"The abortion ban being proposed by the supermajority is not supported by the people of Indiana and it is not recommended by health experts, who have been vocal about their opposition to this policy," Melton said.
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Competing proposals to reduce taxes and increase spending on pregnancy and child care programs may end up being just as divisive as abortion during the special session of the Indiana General Assembly.
Some of the more than 50 women, men and children who rallied Sunday at Wicker Memorial Park vowed to keep fighting until the right to abortion is fully restored.
Women's access to abortion largely could be eliminated in Indiana as soon as mid-August under legislation unveiled Wednesday by Republican Senate leaders.
"Politicians are wading into an issue they are not smart enough to understand outside of their Washington talking points," said Ali Brown, a Portage native and Democratic city leader in Indianapolis.
At the request of the governor, the General Assembly will meet July 25 to consider returning $1 billion of the surplus to taxpayers in the form of $225 payments to each eligible adult in the state.
Attorney Jim Bopp, of Terre Haute, said his proposal offers "the best opportunity to protect the unborn" following last month's U.S. Supreme Court ruling rescinding the constitutional right to abortion.
The 2021 Terminated Pregnancy Report shows 8,414 women had an abortion in Indiana last year, up from 7,756 in 2020, a total of 658 more abortions, or an 8.5% increase.
"We are elected to do what you want us to do. And right now, 79% of the individuals in our country are against the ban on abortion. ... So let your voices be heard," said state Rep. Carolyn Jackson.
Following Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Indiana lawmakers are almost certain next month to enact severe restrictions on abortion access, or outright ban the procedure in the Hoosier State.
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Wednesday issued an official proclamation directing the General Assembly to convene on July 6 “in order to consider and address the current adverse economic conditions."
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to Indiana Democratic legislators to discuss reproductive rights at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis on Monday.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — The Washington County Sheriff's Office said a man went missing in the water at Henry Hagg Lake southwest of Forest Grove on Monday.
Just after 3 p.m., deputies said on social media that the man went underwater and failed to resurface.
Authorities have closed a boat ramp and asked boaters to avoid the area as they search for the missing man.
In an interview with KGW last year, park rangers at Hagg Lake stressed that people should either use a life jacket or borrow one for free from a loander station at the lake.
People should also keep in mind that the lake has different depths depending on the location, which can take some swimmers by surprise.
KGW has a crew on scene waiting to learn more. This story will be updated. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/man-missing-hagg-lake-forest-grove/283-03a01100-4137-4f47-b862-f3c1fb40a1bc | 2022-07-25T23:30:59 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/man-missing-hagg-lake-forest-grove/283-03a01100-4137-4f47-b862-f3c1fb40a1bc |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County has announced a countywide burn ban effective immediately, echoing similar recent announcements from other Portland-area counties and fire districts. The bans come as the Portland region heads into a significant heat wave expected to last most of the week.
Multnomah Fire Defense Board chief Scott Lewis issued the ban Monday in response to high forecasted temperatures, limited rainfall and ongoing dry conditions, according to a press release from the City of Gresham. The ban is effective indefinitely.
The ban includes recreational campfires, fire pits, yard debris, agricultural burning and any burning for which permits would normally be issued such as land clearing or controlled burning. It does not include outdoor barbecuing, but residents are urged to exercise extreme caution when using grills.
All fire agencies in Washington County have also jointly enacted a burn ban effective Monday, according to a news release form the City of Hillsboro. The ban does not include barbecue grills or small outdoor fires for cooking or recreation.
Fire officials in Clark County previously announced a ban on all land clearing and residential burning effective July 15, following a standard policy to ban outdoor burning each year from mid-July to the end of September.
In Clackamas County, multiple fire agencies including Clackamas Fire District #1, the Canby Fire District and Aurora Fire District announced the end of the usual backyard burning season on June 15. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/multnomah-county-burn-ban/283-975583ea-179c-4e10-bcd2-6784e424880c | 2022-07-25T23:31:05 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/multnomah-county-burn-ban/283-975583ea-179c-4e10-bcd2-6784e424880c |
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Phil Knight Invitational returns to Portland this November with more teams than ever and will include women's basketball for the first time.
The past two years, the invitational was canceled or operated at a reduced level due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But this year, it will feature two different events, the Phil Knight Invitational and the Phil Knight Legacy tournament, with 24 teams, including elite programs from both men's and women's college basketball, converging on Portland for a four-day event over Thanksgiving weekend.
The group of 24 teams includes four that were ranked in the final women's AP Top 25 last season, including UConn (6), Iowa (8), Iowa State (10) and North Carolina (18) and five on the men's side, including Gonzaga (1), Villanova (6), Duke (9), Purdue (10) and UConn (21). It also features local programs, including the men's and women's teams from Oregon and Oregon State, and Portland and Portland State on the men's side.
"We're excited to host these premier women’s and men’s programs in Portland and showcase these amazing student-athletes this fall," Chris Oxley of the Rose Quarter said in a news release. "We are thrilled with this incredible field."
Single-session tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Games will be played at three separate venues in Portland: Moda Center, Veterans Memorial Coliseum and the Chiles Center at the University of Portland.
The Phil Knight Invitational begins Thursday, Nov. 24 at 10 a.m. with a men's game between North Carolina and Portland and then a women's game at 2 p.m. between North Carolina and Oregon. The Phil Knight Legacy tournament tips off with a men's game between Duke and Oregon State at noon on Thursday, Nov. 24 and a women's game between UConn and Duke on Friday, Nov. 25 at 2:30 p.m.
The Phil Knight Invitational debuted in 2017, featuring 16 premier college basketball teams competing over a three-day event, with games played at Moda Center and Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The invitational returned in 2019 with just two games, between Oklahoma and Oregon State and Oregon and Memphis, at Moda Center. It was canceled in 2020 and in 2021, the invitational featured just one game at Moda Center, between Oregon and BYU.
This year's event will celebrate Phil Knight's 85th birthday. The Nike founder, who has been a major benefactor for the University of Oregon and recently submitted a $2-billion-plus bid to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers, turns 85 on Feb. 25, 2023.
2022 roster of teams
Phil Knight Legacy
Men
- Duke
- Florida
- Gonzaga
- Oregon State
- Portland State
- Purdue
- West Virginia
- Xavier
Women
- Duke
- Iowa
- Oregon State
- UConn
Phil Knight Invitational
Men
- Alabama
- Iowa State
- Michigan State
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Portland
- UConn
- Villanova
Women
- Iowa State
- Michigan State
- North Carolina
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Sarah Lukes joined the Marines because she wanted a challenge. Her father and aunt served in the Army, and she knew she wanted to serve in the military after graduating high school. Only 8% of the uniformed service members in the Marine Corps are women.
Lukes began her career with the USMC in January 1989. After graduating from boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., she was sent to Meridian, Miss., to learn her military occupational specialty in aviation maintenance administration. From there, she was sent to New River, N.C. It was during this time that Lance Cpl. Lukes did a tour of duty in Desert Shield/Desert Storm on the SS Wright, one of two Aviation Logistics Support container ships as the aviation maintenance administrator for Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24 working the aircraft maintenance readiness report and the logs and records for the deployed squadron’s aircraft.
Her next tour of duty took Lance Cpl. Lukes to Beaufort, S.C. During this time, after she was promoted to sergeant, she attended drill instructors school. From 1994-1996, she served as a drill instructor. Lukes said this job was the most rewarding in her career, as she molded young women to become United States Marines and instilled the importance of not only being a woman Marine but also of proudly representing the small percentage of women that serve in the armed forces.
During her next career stop, which was in Iwakuni, Japan, Lukes worked in maintenance administration.
Her job duties at Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 included maintaining the logs and records for the squadron aircraft as well as preparing aircraft and maintenance-related correspondence for the aircraft maintenance officer.
At her next stop, Lukes worked as a sergeant instructor at officer candidate school in Quantico, Va. As a result of her supervisors being aware of her positive attitude, as well as her potential to assume more job responsibility, Lukes was sent to OCS as an officer candidate. At the end of the year, she was commissioned a second lieutenant. She served with the 24th Marine expeditionary unit as a first lieutenant. And, after receiving more education and obtaining her bachelor’s degree, Lukes was promoted to captain.
Her next career stop was at Camp Smith, Hawaii. There she worked in headquarters and service Battalion. During this time she was promoted to a major. In her last rotation, Lukes worked for MARCORLOGCOM in Albany. During this time, she was deployed to Afghanistan for six months.
Lukes was the Operations Officer for four months and then became the Executive Officer, serving in that capacity for three months while deployed with MARCORLOGCOM Forward at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. During this tour, Lukes was responsible for redeploying tactical vehicles and gear to Marine Corps Logistics Bas- Albany for reset and reconstitution.
Some of Lukes’ military awards earned include two Meritorious Service Medals, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, Four Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), two Marine Corps Good Conduct Medals, and three Southwest Asia Service Medals
After her active duty career with the Marines, Lukes still serves her country by working as a civilian Marine at MCLB-Albany. Currently a director of Command Operations in the G-3/5 staff, Lukes is responsible for the coordination of command congressional testimony preparation, articulating the communication with higher and adjacent commands through the enterprise task management software solution as well as coordinating all executive-level visits to the command in coordination with the commanding general’s staff.
Lukes, USMC (ret.), and all the military men and women, thank you for your service in helping keep this nation strong. May God continue to bless America.
Tom Connelly of Albany is a frequent contributor to The Albany Herald.
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MARTELL, Calif. — Crews are battling a fire at a lumber mill in Amador County that spread to vegetation Monday afternoon.
According to the Amador Fire Protection District, the fire broke out at Ampine LLC in Martell near Jackson and spread to nearby vegetation. The Amador County Sheriff's Office says all employees were evacuated from the building and accounted for. According to deputies, there are no nearby evacuations at this time.
The Amador Fire Protection District says the cause of the fire is under investigation as Monday was a non-production day at the lumber mill.
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WILTON, Calif. — One woman is dead and two others are injured after a two-car crash Sunday morning on Dillard Road in Wilton.
According to a California Highway Patrol accident report, 79-year-old Arla Gustafson was driving her 2016 Toyota Corolla when she went off the right shoulder of the road, overcorrected, and went into the eastbound lane where she collided head-on with a Hyundai.
Both Gustafson and the driver of the Hyundai were trapped in their cars while a 12-year-old in the Hyundai was able to get out.
Gustafson died from her injuries at Kaiser South Hospital.
California Highway Patrol says speed, drugs or alcohol were not involved in the crash.
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The 22-year-old Lincoln man who allegedly shot and killed a 42-year-old man at the Branched Oak Lake marina last week was a parolee less than four months removed from a three-year stint at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution, according to prisons system records.
Taban Rik departed the facility, where he had been incarcerated since April 2019 on two felony convictions, on March 29.
One hundred and twelve days later, police say, he walked aboard a boat docked at the marina and fired two rounds into Benjamin J. Case, who was pronounced dead at the scene at about 11:30 p.m. July 19.
The Lancaster County Sheriff Office announced Rik's arrest in a news release Sunday. Deputies took Rik into custody without incident Saturday evening near 26th and O streets in Lincoln, the sheriff's office said.
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He was booked at the Lancaster County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder, use of a firearm to commit a felony, possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person and terroristic threats.
Sheriff Terry Wagner on Monday said investigators had obtained a search warrant for Rik's vehicle, which he expected to be served Monday or Tuesday.
Even with a suspect in custody, the sheriff's office has maintained the investigation into Case's death remains active, sharing few details.
Wagner declined to disclose a suspected motive, nor details of the events that led to Rik's arrest. Asked how his office determined Rik is allegedly responsible for Case's death, Wagner said "it's our job."
"The investigators told me less is better," the sheriff said Monday. "So I don't want to spill any of the beans or divulge any of the information that might hinder additional (work on the investigation)."
At a news conference announcing Case's death last week, Wagner said deputies were dispatched to the lake, about 20 miles northwest of Lincoln, after a man walked onto Case's boat and fired two rounds.
Case and four friends were inside the boat's cabin when they felt the man walk onto the boat's deck, Wagner said. Case opened the cabin door and was immediately shot twice with a handgun, the sheriff said. No one else was injured or shot at.
Last week, Wagner repeatedly said that the shooting appeared to be targeted, emphasizing that lake-goers and area residents did not have cause for panic. But questions about Rik's alleged motive still hang over the investigation.
He has not been formally charged with a crime. He is being held without bond until Tuesday afternoon, when he's scheduled to make his initial court appearance.
Rik has twice been convicted of felonies in Nebraska, both coming in 2019 and culminating in his three-year stint at the Tecumseh prison.
Prosecutors charged Rik in August 2018 with robbery and burglary for his role in a string of armed robberies in Lincoln. He was charged again in December 2018 for a separate burglary in the city, according to court records.
He pleaded no contest to lesser charges in both cases. He was sentenced in April 2019 to two years in prison for the robbery case and another three years for the burglary, with the sentences to be served consecutively, according to court filings. He was given credit for 191 days served.
Rik appealed his convictions — despite his no-contest plea — less than two weeks into his prison term. An appellate court upheld the lower court's ruling in December 2019.
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A good school can lead to a lifetime of opportunities. Myriad data shows that lifetime earnings dramatically increase with every degree obtained. Bachelor’s degree holders will earn an average of roughly $26,000 more each year than high school graduates. And for those who decide that pursuing a college degree is not the best postsecondary option, a good school will provide students with the tools and support to make that choice, and the foundational skills necessary to succeed in the workforce.
For many families, the school district is a top criteria when deciding where to buy a home. But this consideration and ability to choose is not a luxury all families can afford, especially in today’s wildly competitive housing market.
One important proxy of a quality education is per-student spending. According to the most recent Census data available, the national average per-pupil expenditure in fiscal year 2019 was $13,187. Several recent studies suggest that increased spending per student correlates with higher academic achievement, particularly in districts serving predominantly low-income students. Since public schools are largely funded by property taxes, schools in low-income areas suffer the most from a lack of funding for critical expenditures like staff salaries and benefits, transportation, instructional resources, and support services.
There are more than 13,000 school districts in the U.S., each one slightly different, for better or worse, than the next. However, several common denominators exist and, when compared, can serve as indicators of what makes an impactful district.
Stacker compiled a list of the best school districts in Nebraska using rankings from Niche. Niche ranks school districts based on a variety of criteria including academics (SAT/ACT scores and state proficiency tests), teacher salaries, expenses per student, and access to extracurricular activities.
#10. Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools (Murdock)
- Number of schools: 2 (472 students)
- Graduation rate: 90% (74% reading proficient and 74% math proficient)
- Average teacher salary: $51,269 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
#9. Lincoln Public Schools (Lincoln)
- Number of schools: 73 (42,258 students)
- Graduation rate: 82% (56% reading proficient and 56% math proficient)
- Average teacher salary: $55,237 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
#8. Bennington Public Schools (Bennington)
- Number of schools: 6 (3,288 students)
- Graduation rate: 92% (74% reading proficient and 73% math proficient)
- Average teacher salary: $51,068 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
#7. Gretna Public Schools (Gretna)
- Number of schools: 8 (5,838 students)
- Graduation rate: 98% (68% reading proficient and 74% math proficient)
- Average teacher salary: $50,845 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
#6. Chadron Public Schools (Chadron)
- Number of schools: 4 (976 students)
- Graduation rate: 92% (59% reading proficient and 62% math proficient)
- Average teacher salary: $52,652 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
#5. Diller-Odell Public Schools (Odell)
- Number of schools: 2 (237 students)
- Graduation rate: 90% (72% reading proficient and 72% math proficient)
- Average teacher salary: $55,154 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
#4. Westside Community Schools (Omaha)
- Number of schools: 14 (6,094 students)
- Graduation rate: 89% (60% reading proficient and 59% math proficient)
- Average teacher salary: $57,643 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
#3. Pender Public Schools (Pender)
- Number of schools: 2 (393 students)
- Graduation rate: 90% (77% reading proficient and 87% math proficient)
- Average teacher salary: $54,312 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
#2. Millard Public Schools (Omaha)
- Number of schools: 36 (24,038 students)
- Graduation rate: 93% (66% reading proficient and 65% math proficient)
- Average teacher salary: $55,568 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
#1. Elkhorn Public Schools (Elkhorn)
- Number of schools: 17 (10,322 students)
- Graduation rate: 97% (82% reading proficient and 84% math proficient)
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LANGLEY, British Columbia — A gunman who roamed for hours through a sleeping Vancouver suburb shot four people early Monday, two of them fatally, as he opened fire at a casino, a center for the homeless and other locations before being killed by police, authorities said.
The attacks began in the wee hours in the bedroom community of Langley and continued until dawn, according to authorities, who initially suggested that the shootings had targeted homeless people.
The first shooting occurred at midnight at the casino, with more shootings at 3 a.m., 5 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. — including at a residential complex that provides support for people who are transitioning out of homelessness. The other shooting scenes were a bus stop and a highway, police said.
Evidence of the all-night rampage was scattered around Langley, including an overturned bicycle spilling personal possessions onto a street and a shopping cart with someone’s belongings.
Police sent a cellphone alert to residents at 6:20 a.m., saying they were at the scene of several shootings “involving transient victims.”
Sgt. David Lee, a spokesman for homicide investigators, later told reporters that it was not yet clear if the victims were homeless.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said an emergency response team confronted the suspect not far from a highway bypass where a man was found with a gunshot to his leg.
That's when officers fatally shot the gunman, said Ghalib Bhayani, superintendent of the mounted police.
Authorities did not know the motive behind the shootings or if the shooter and his victims were acquainted, Bhayani said.
He told reporters that the suspect's death is subject to an investigation by the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia, a civilian-led police oversight agency.
Besides the man with the leg wound, a woman was also wounded and was hospitalized in critical condition, police said.
The shootings roiled Langley, a town of 29,000 about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of Vancouver. The town features a variety of shops and restaurants and boasts almost 350 acres (142 hectares) of parks. Many residents moved to Langley for its less expensive housing and commute to Vancouver, the largest city in the province of British Columbia.
Most of the shootings were in downtown Langley. One reported shooting was in neighboring Langley Township.
After the shooting began, ambulances and police vehicles converged at a mall. The area was cordoned off with yellow police tape and a major intersection was closed. A black tent was set up over one of the crime scenes. A homicide team confirmed on social media that its investigators deployed to Langley to help.
An unmarked police SUV at one of the shooting scenes, near a bus depot, had at least seven bullet holes in the windshield and one through the driver’s window.
Mass shootings are less common in Canada than in the United States. The deadliest gun rampage in Canadian history happened in 2020 when a man disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires across the province of Nova Scotia, killing 22 people.
The country overhauled its gun-control laws after an attacker killed 14 women and himself in 1989 at Montreal’s Ecole Polytechnique college.
It is now illegal to possess an unregistered handgun or any kind of rapid-fire weapon in Canada. To purchase a weapon, the country also requires training, a personal risk assessment, two references, spousal notification and criminal record checks.
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TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa man is continuing to recover after his boat exploded during a day out on the water with his family in mid-June.
At the time of the explosion, Dwayne Rahming says they were celebrating a family reunion in Fort Pierce. Rahming says his boat stopped running so he went to check on the engine.
“It was like someone had a flame thrower and blew it up at me," he explained.
He says he is thankful his other family members had already gotten off the boat before it exploded.
“It looked like something out of a movie," he said.
After being in a coma for nine days and spending 18 days in the ICU Rahming is back home recovering. He makes trips to a burn center in Bradenton once a week.
Due to his severe burns, Rahming says he can't spend more than a few minutes outside. He hasn't been able to go to work and needs someone to help him with everyday activities.
“I can’t even get out of the bed right now," he shared.
Rahming says he knows the journey ahead will be difficult. Although he is in a ton of pain, he says his two young kids are his motivation to keep pushing through.
“They are the reason why I fought to get out of the hospital," Rahming added.
Rahming says he has hired an attorney to help with the legal battle related to the incident. A family member has set up a GoFundMe for him during this difficult time. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-man-recovering-boat-explosion/67-2a7969c6-c0a2-4315-8a72-cd421b1c16aa | 2022-07-25T23:37:07 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-man-recovering-boat-explosion/67-2a7969c6-c0a2-4315-8a72-cd421b1c16aa |
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Retired U.S. soccer goalie Hope Solo pled guilty in Forsyth County District Court after being arrested in a Walmart parking lot for impaired driving and child abuse, according to district attorney Jim R. O’Neill.
On March 31, police said Solo was arrested at the store located on Parkway Village Circle in Winston-Salem. Solo was charged with impaired driving (DWI), resisting arrest, and misdemeanor child abuse. They said her two children were in the car at the time of the incident.
According to court documents, an officer reported seeing Solo passed out in the car, with the engine running and her two young children in the car. Officers said they could smell alcohol, according to the documents. It also revealed she refused a breathalyzer.
Forsyth County Chief District Court Judge Victoria L. Roemer sentenced Solo to a term of 24 months, suspended for 24 months, according to Level 1 DWI sentencing. This means she will be on probation for 24 months, and if she fails to follow through on probation, she could receive a 24-month sentence, according to district attorney O'Neill.
Under special circumstances, Solo is placed in an active sentence for 30 days.
She was ordered to:
- Obtain a substance abuse assessment and complete all recommended treatments.
- Surrender her driver's license, and not operate a motor vehicle until properly licensed to do so.
- Pay the costs of court, a $2,500 fine, and a $600 fee for the costs of the lab results.
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SARASOTA, Fla. — A new mentoring program for children launched in Sarasota on Monday.
The Learn My History Children's Network wants to get kids between 8 and 17 connected with mentors in the local community.
Mentors from different professional backgrounds would be matched with the kids to guide them on things like college and career aspirations.
"We want to give them (children) more opportunities to be exposed to different things, different careers and also the pitfalls that may happen to them if they don't decide what they want to do and can go for it and be encouraged to do so," Ronnique Hawkins said, founder of Learn My History Foundation
The launch of the foundation was set to coincide with what should have been Emmett Till's 81st birthday.
Till was a 14-year-old African American boy who was abducted, tortured and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 over false claims of whistling at a white woman.
Hawkins said she worked on a movie about Till and hoped to honor him by continuing to teach about him through the foundation's works.
"It's important to keep his name alive," she said. "I think it's very important for the youth of all cultures to know about Emmett because he was an American child."
"To know that their lives matter, all of their lives matter, and particularly for the African-American, there are so many targets and we don't want them to fall into that."
Children will also get help learning about their own family history and how to trace their family tree and origins. Hawkins said this would help them learn how to research, think critically and employ resources available in the community to solve problems.
There are currently about 10 mentors working with the children in the program.
To learn more about the mentorship program and how to sign up to become a mentor, click here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/sarasota-mentorship-program-emmett-tills/67-6d519ca3-4da4-4c91-a106-be4cb5990bed | 2022-07-25T23:37:19 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/sarasota-mentorship-program-emmett-tills/67-6d519ca3-4da4-4c91-a106-be4cb5990bed |
TRIBUNE HAS EARLY DEADLINE
Due to a press issue, the Bismarck Tribune had an early deadline on Monday.
For scores and stats from Monday night's game, go to bismarcktribune.com.
U-MARY JOINING MCH IN 2023-24
The University of Mary hockey team will join Midwest College Hockey, an ACHA Divison 1 conference, for the 2023-24 season.
The Marauders are the two-time defending ACHA D2 national champions. The school announced in December of 2021 they were moving to the ACHA D1 level.
The Marauders will be eligible to qualify for the national tournament in their first season.
The MCH currently includes Illinois State University, the University of Jamestown, McKendree University (Ill.). Midland University (Neb.), Northern Illinois University and Waldorf University (Iowa).
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MCH teams play a 20-game conference schedule. The league tournament is held in late February or early March, with the winner advancing to the national tournament.
MSU SOCCER COACH LEAVES JOB
Minot State women's soccer coach Chris Clements has resigned to become the athletic director at Hastings (Neb.) College.
In three seasons, Clements led the Beavers to a 19-25-2 record, including an 11-6-2 mark last season and an NSIC tournament appearance. Clements previously was the soccer coach and associate AD at Hastings, an NAIA school.
Assistant coach T.J. Perez has been named interim coach for the Beavers. | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/local/area-sports-briefs-july-26/article_6e9f5d18-0c59-11ed-be1a-7ffa62bc9af1.html | 2022-07-25T23:40:40 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/sports/local/area-sports-briefs-july-26/article_6e9f5d18-0c59-11ed-be1a-7ffa62bc9af1.html |
BALCH SPRINGS, Texas — A large grass fire in Balch Springs quickly spread and destroyed at least 14 homes and damaged six more, according to city officials.
The fire happened Monday afternoon near the intersection of Interstate 20 and South Beltline Road in the Spring Ridge neighborhood.
An aerial view of the fire showed flames spreading through backyards and homes catching fire. Officials say at least 20 homes were affected by the fire.
It's believed the fire started after crews cutting grass on the nearby field may have struck a metal object, causing sparks, according to the Balch Springs city manager.
Affected residents can meet with the American Red Cross at the Balch Springs Recreation Center at 5372 Shepherd Lane. Those residents can also call 972-557-6090 for more information.
This is a developing story and will be updated. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/balch-springs-grass-fire-spreading-to-homes/287-133500fc-e00d-402d-a0d3-f602404974c7 | 2022-07-25T23:45:08 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/balch-springs-grass-fire-spreading-to-homes/287-133500fc-e00d-402d-a0d3-f602404974c7 |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A truckload of air conditioning units from the Oregon Health Authority arrived at Portland Open Bible Community Pantry Monday, a drop point for distribution to other non-profits to help people in need avoid the dangers connected with this summer’s heat wave.
The City of Portland hired the non-profit Earth Advantage to handle buying and distributing units to other community non-profits. Earth Advantage reports 763 air conditioning units have been installed, but 1320 are still sitting in their warehouse.
KOIN Coverage: PNW July Heatwave
With so many units just sitting in a warehouse, KOIN 6 News asked Commissioner Carmen Rubio, who is in charge of the heat response program, why they’re just sitting there.
“The good news is we’ve drastically stepped up the distribution,” Rubio said Monday. “We have greatly expanded our partnership. We understand there was some supply chain issues. But those units are well on their way into the community right now.”
OHA said 500 of their units have gone out. KOIN 6 News asked about other details — how many have been purchased and are on-hand — but has not yet heard back.
The Portland Open Bible Community Pantry said they are recruiting volunteers to help with the installations.
It does take time to get the units out and install them. But it’s a heat emergency, and no one wants a repeat of 2021, when 69 people died in Multnomah County during the heat dome. Most of those were over 60 and living alone, and almost all did not have air conditioning. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/non-profits-distribute-free-ac-units-in-multnomah-county/ | 2022-07-25T23:49:15 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/non-profits-distribute-free-ac-units-in-multnomah-county/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A water rescue is underway at Hagg Lake after a man went under the water and did not resurface, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said.
The incident happened Monday afternoon. Boat Ramp A at Hagg Lake is closed at this time and boaters are asked to avoid the area.
No other information is available at this time. KOIN 6 News has a crew on the way and will have more details as soon as possible. | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/water-rescue-hagg-lake-boat-ramp-a-07252022/ | 2022-07-25T23:49:21 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/water-rescue-hagg-lake-boat-ramp-a-07252022/ |
A 60-year-old man was arrested this weekend after reports of a driver driving recklessly in the Catalina Foothills area, officials said.
The incident started about 12:30 p.m. Saturday when several callers to the Pima County Sheriff's Department reported the driver of a white Mercedes driving the wrong way in traffic while tossing items out of the window.
A chase started when the driver fled from an attempted traffic stop on East Sunrise and North Craycroft roads after a deputy saw the Mercedes driver run a red light, the Sheriff's Department said in a news release. The Mercedes driver continued to drive recklessly, forcing motorists to take evasive action to avoid a collision.
Deputies eventually flattened the tires on the Mercedes, boxed it in and forced the driver to stop.
Michael Hodges was arrested and booked into the Pima County jail on suspicion of driving under the influence and several counts of endangerment, the department said. | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/deputies-reckless-tucson-driver-arrested/article_6ef6de9e-0c45-11ed-949b-afac0fe3c24d.html | 2022-07-25T23:52:02 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/deputies-reckless-tucson-driver-arrested/article_6ef6de9e-0c45-11ed-949b-afac0fe3c24d.html |
Pima County Attorney Laura Conover is siding with Planned Parenthood and against Attorney General Mark Brnovich in his bid to enforce a ban on virtually all abortions in Arizona.
The lawsuit's outcome could affect the rights of women statewide.
In new court filings, Conover's chief civil deputy, Samuel Brown, acknowledged there is a law on the books dating to territorial days that makes it a crime to terminate a pregnancy except to save the life of the mother.
Brown also noted that a 15-week abortion ban approved earlier this year by the Arizona Legislature contains specific language that it does not repeal the older and stricter law, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison.
But he said that new law did not contain a trigger to repeal the 15-week ban if the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. He told Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson that means she cannot simply accede to Brnovich's request to reinstate the territorial law and completely ignore the newer statute that was validly enacted. Brown said the new law conforms with the Supreme Court decision issued in June, after state lawmakers had gone home, which leaves the question of abortion to legislators in each state.
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"In granting the relief requested by the attorney general, this court would effectively replace its judgment for that of the Arizona Legislature regarding that which the Legislature had decided not to repeal,'' Brown wrote.
Pima County's involvement
Conover, a Democrat elected as county attorney in 2020, told Capitol Media Services that staying out of the legal spat was not an option. That's because the County Attorney's Office was involved in the original 1972 lawsuit in which Planned Parenthood sued both the Attorney General's Office and the Pima County Attorney's Office. In fact, the County Attorney's Office argued at the time that the territorial law was legal and enforceable.
But Pima County Superior Court Judge Jack Marks sided with Planned Parenthood back then, ruling the law was "overbroad and violates the fundamental rights of marital and sexual privacy of women.''
That was initially overruled by the state Court of Appeals. But the judges overturned their own decision after the Supreme Court voided Roe, issuing an injunction against enforcing the law that remains in effect to this day.
Now Brnovich, a Republican, has reopened that case, asking Johnson to dissolve the injunction. That forced the issue for Conover's office.
"The analysis was there was no way to not be a party'' to the reopened case, Conover said. "There was no mechanism by which to remove ourselves.''
That still left the decision of whether to stick with the County Attorney's Office's 1972 decision to defend the law, or side with Planned Parenthood's arguments the law could not be "harmonized'' with everything the Legislature has enacted since, right up to the 15-week ban that Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed in March and that is set to take effect in late September.
Conover said she believes Planned Parenthood has the more "persuasive'' legal arguments.
"I certainly think that a great deal of statutory legislative work and case law has occurred in 50 years,'' she said. "So the landscape has changed.''
Planned Parenthood's arguments
It isn't just the new 15-week ban that conflicts with the territorial law, a version of which dates back to 1864.
In its own legal filings, Planned Parenthood cited a series of other laws approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature since Roe. Those include a 1984 statute specifically allowing abortions up to the point of viability — somewhere between 22 and 24 weeks — along with exceptions beyond that point to "preserve the life or health of the woman.''
There also have been various regulations like a 2009 law that imposed a 24-hour waiting period, another law that same year about licensing and operation of abortion facilities, and a 2021 law saying only physicians can administer drugs for a medication abortion.
According to Planned Parenthood attorney Andrew Gaona, that means Johnson, the Pima County judge, cannot simply dissolve the injunction but must consider the fact that since 1973, lawmakers have "authorized what had previously been forbidden.''
Gaona wants Johnson to rule that those post-Roe state laws make it clear licensed physicians are allowed to provide abortions up until the gestational limits — and that the territorial law banning abortion applies only to people who are not doctors.
"This interpretation properly gives effect to all the Legislature's enactments,'' he told Johnson. "And it stands far apart from the untenable interpretation the attorney general posits: that the (territorial law) — which is over 100 years old — somehow preempts a host of other subsequently enacted laws and criminalized nearly all abortions in Arizona, even abortions performed by physicians within the longstanding framework established by the Legislature.''
Brnovich's view
In a prepared statement, an aide to Brnovich did not address questions about Conover's decision to side with Planned Parenthood. Instead, Brittni Thomason said Brnovich sees the entire issue through the lens of the Supreme Court returning the issue of abortion to elected lawmakers.
"In Arizona, our Legislature has consistently reaffirmed our existing law prior to Roe v. Wade,'' she said. That includes the 15-week ban approved earlier this year, with the language that it does not repeal the prior outright ban, Thomason said.
Of some note is that Brnovich contends the injunction he wants lifted affects only Pima County. He said prosecutors in the other 14 counties are immediately free to bring charges against any doctor who terminates a pregnancy.
That theory has not been tested, as a spokeswoman for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office said no cases have been brought. Maricopa was the only other county in which Planned Parenthood and other major providers were performing abortions at the time of last month's Supreme Court ruling. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell intends to wait to see what the courts and lawmakers do before taking any action, said her spokeswoman.
Pima County enforcement
Even if the injunction is entirely lifted and the old law is declared enforceable, Conover may not seek to imprison doctors.
"I certainly have a strong position about prosecutorial discretion and limited resources,'' she said. That becomes even more important with the county in the midst of a spike in homicides, Conover said.
"There's nothing that Tucson Police Chief (Chad) Kasmar, Sheriff (Chris) Nanos and I agree on more, which is that we are all definitely focusing our resources on public safety right now and where the needs desperately are,'' she said. "So we all three have a very strong opinion on making sure every resource is used as wisely as humanly possible.''
Even before the Supreme Court decision, the Tucson City Council voted unanimously to authorize Kasmar to revise the agency's general order to reflect that "no physical arrest will be made by an officer for an alleged violation'' of state laws limiting abortion.
However, that doesn't mean police will ignore violations of the abortion ban if it is allowed to take effect.
Tucson City Attorney Mike Rankin said an officer or detective will make a report and present it to prosecutors who would make the final decision. That would put it in the hands of Conover.
Conover said that, in siding with Planned Parenthood, she is representing the interests of the Pima County Board of Supervisors.
The board adopted a resolution in the wake of the newest Supreme Court ruling not only supporting the right of women to terminate a pregnancy, but directing the county administrator to ensure there is a "broad range of legal reproductive health services'' available to county residents through the health department, and to work with partners locally, statewide and nationally to "advocate for evidence-based reproductive health care, including abortion services.'' | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/pima-county-prosecutor-sides-with-planned-parenthood-in-abortion-suit/article_9a1674d0-0c37-11ed-a1e6-4fb1e337fade.html | 2022-07-25T23:52:08 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/pima-county-prosecutor-sides-with-planned-parenthood-in-abortion-suit/article_9a1674d0-0c37-11ed-a1e6-4fb1e337fade.html |
The Boise skyline was inundated with smoke last summer because of drought, western wildfires and rising temperatures. The heat has returned in full force this week and wildfire smoke could be back in the area this week.
Another stretch of 100-degree temperature days is expected in Boise and the Treasure Valley this week, putting Idaho's most vulnerable residents at increased risk.
Heat safety and natural disaster preparedness were discussed during an AARP virtual town hall Monday, just ahead of a projected stretch, starting Tuesday, of six consecutive 100-degree days in the forecast that could include record highs, National Weather Service Boise tweeted.
There have been nine 100-degree days in the region so far this year; the Treasure Valley record is 20, set in 2003.
And although as of Monday there had been no heat-related deaths in Ada or Canyon counties, they aren't uncommon. A heat wave last summer killed an estimated 600 people in Oregon, Washington and western Canada.
"Heat is something that goes unmentioned a lot of time during the summer because we're focused on some other threat," Brad Richy, Director of the Idaho Office of Emergency Management, said during the virtual town hall. "Extreme heat is a killer and it happens every single year across the nation."
Residents should be aware of extreme heat warnings and cooling shelter locations nearby, Richy said. It's also important to check on neighbors, friends and family members to make sure they have adequate hydration and ways to stay cool, Vince Maykovich, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 10 Deputy Administrator, added.
The heat increases this week with record highs possible. Make sure you have a plan to stay cool & hydrated. Keep pets from walking on hot pavement, check on vulnerable populations, and never leave someone inside a parked car.#idwx#orwxpic.twitter.com/CcwbykzoIB
"Make sure you have a plan to stay cool and hydrated," NWS Boise tweeted. "Keep pets from walking on hot pavement, check on vulnerable populations, and never leave someone inside a parked car."
The increased heat is a national trend that has the Pacific Northwest on the brink of a significant heat wave right as the Northeastern sector of the United States hopes to get a reprieve after record-high temperatures recently hit the area.
Temperatures are forecast to top 100 degrees in some places in Washington state and Oregon this week as climate change fuels longer hot spells in a region where such events were historically uncommon.
Monday's town hall also addressed fire preparedness.
The Moose Fire near the Idaho-Montana border has burned more than 35,000 acres, and the Oak Fire in Mariposa County, California, has torched more than 16,000 acres and has forced more than 6,000 people to evacuate, The Associated Press reported. NWS Boise said that because of those fires in particular, wildfire smoke will soon spread into the Treasure Valley.
Idahoans should have a fire preparedness kit, Maykovich and Richy said, that includes things like copies of important documents, medications, food and water.
It's also vital to know your area's evacuation plan and routes, and know which firefighting agency's jurisdiction you reside in, they said.
"Understand the risk, understand what you can do to be prepared for the risk," Richy said. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/another-stretch-of-100-degree-days-is-coming-to-boise-the-treasure-valley-stay-safe/article_b411e063-532d-5a9b-9259-0fdfc838ad6e.html | 2022-07-25T23:58:00 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/another-stretch-of-100-degree-days-is-coming-to-boise-the-treasure-valley-stay-safe/article_b411e063-532d-5a9b-9259-0fdfc838ad6e.html |
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Originally published July 22 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
Idaho voters will decide whether to approve or reject Reclaim Idaho’s $300-million-plus per year K-12 education funding initiative on the Nov. 8 ballot, the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office confirmed in a press release late Friday.
The initiative, known as the Quality Education Act — which will appear as Proposition 1 on the ballot — will take a simple majority of votes to be approved. If the initiative does not receive a majority of votes, the initiative will fail and education funding levels will remain at current levels, with the Idaho Legislature setting the public schools budgets every year.
Although Idaho is sitting on a record state budget surplus, some Republican legislators view that as a one-time windfall and are urging caution for spending.
The education initiative is a form of direct democracy that, if approved by voters, bypasses the Legislature to create a new, supplemental funding source specifically for public schools. An analysis performed by the state found the initiative would generate $323.5 million per year, beginning in the 2024 budget year.
“I spoke with a number of teachers over the past two years who told me that they were either leaving the profession or thinking of leaving it,” said Luke Mayville, the co-founder of Reclaim Idaho. “They would ask me a really troubling question, which was, ‘why wouldn’t I leave?’ And it was always difficult to come up with an answer. But as I thought more about it, the best answer we have is this initiative, because Proposition 1 will send a clear signal not just all across Idaho, but especially to our Legislature that even if the powers that be are not respectful of our educators, the people of Idaho do believe in public schools. The people of Idaho do appreciate what educators are doing.”
To qualify the initiative for the ballot, leaders and about 1,000 volunteers for the nonprofit organization knocked on doors and gathered signatures across the state for more than a year.
To qualify for the ballot, the Secretary of State’s Office said the group needed at least 64,945 signatures from 6% of voters statewide and 6% of voters from at least 18 different legislative districts.
The Secretary of State’s press release said the initiative exceeded that threshold in at least 19 legislative districts.
What would Reclaim Idaho’s Quality Education Act do?
Money raised from the education initiative could go toward reducing class sizes, increasing pay for teachers or other education professionals, expanding curricula, investing in educational materials, supporting programs such as drama, music, art, foreign languages, career-technical education programs or more.
To pay for the increase in education funding, the initiative would increase the corporate income tax from 6% to 8% and create a new tax bracket at 10.925% for individuals making more than $250,000 per year and families making more than $500,000. The initiative would not affect sales tax or property tax rates.
Teacher Leah Jones speaks to Reclaim Idaho volunteers and supporters on July 6, 2022, at the Idaho State Capitol. (Clark Corbin/Idaho Capital Sun)
Today, Idaho has a slightly lower corporate income tax rate than neighboring states of Oregon (6.6% and 7.6%, depending on the bracket) and Montana (6.75%), according to the nonprofit Tax Foundation. If voters approve the initiative, Idaho’s corporate income tax rate would be slightly higher at 8% than Oregon and Montana’s rates. Of the neighboring states that charge a corporate income tax, Utah’s rate is the lowest at 4.85%. Washington and Nevada don’t have a corporate income tax but have a different tax called a gross receipts tax. Wyoming does not have a corporate income tax.
Reclaim Idaho is the same organization that led the successful 2018 Medicaid expansion ballot initiative, which was approved by 60.6% of voters and expanded Medicaid eligibility to more Idahoans.
“For me personally, it’s a special moment because we started Reclaim Idaho back in 2017 with a focus not only on health care, but also on strengthening our public schools and giving our great teachers and staff the resources they need to succeed,” Mayville said. “And now with the certification of this initiative, we finally have a chance to follow through on a mission that we’ve had all along.”
In terms of next steps, the language “for” and “against” the initiative that will appear on Idahoans’ ballots was due Wednesday. State officials will review the submitted language and forward it to the opposing sides for a rebuttal, which is due Aug. 1, Chief Deputy Secretary of State Chad Houck told the Idaho Capital Sun on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Reclaim Idaho organizers and volunteers will spend the fall launching a get-out-the-vote campaign designed to get Idahoans to the polls in November and raise awareness of the initiative.
Some Idaho Republicans have come out in opposition to the initiative while Democrats support it
Voters have yet to weigh in, but reaction from legislators has broken along partisan lines.
The two Republican chairmen of the Idaho Legislature’s education committees came out against the initiative last year, even before it was clear the initiative would qualify for the ballot.
“My reaction is that it’s a huge tax increase,” House Education Committee Chairman Lance Clow, R-Twin Falls, told the Idaho Capital Sun last year.
Mayville disagrees.
“This is a modest and reasonable tax proposal,” he said. “It simply restores corporate income tax rates to what they used to be in Idaho, and adds no new income taxes to anyone making under $250,000 a year. All the initiative does — beyond restoring the corporate income tax rate — is it adds an individual income tax on the amount earned over a quarter-million dollars a year. So less than 1% of Idahoans will pay any new taxes under this initiative.”
Senate Education Committee Chairman Steven Thayn, R-Emmett, also doesn’t support the proposal.
“First of all, I think it’s based on a false assumption that money will improve education, and that is not necessarily the case,” Thayn told the Sun.
Thayn will be leaving the Legislature at the end of this year after losing his re-election bid in the May 17 Republican primary.
Meanwhile, Idaho Democrats passed a resolution during the June convention endorsing the education funding initiative.
“There is an unequal access to learning opportunities for Idaho children across the state because where an Idaho student lives and goes to school determines the resources and educational opportunities available to them, which are largely due to whether their community can pass a supplemental levy,” the Democratic resolution states, in part. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/reclaim-idaho-s-education-initiative-certified-for-november-election-ballot/article_a794d87b-eff5-5b4e-9240-c9fa40ee2a78.html | 2022-07-25T23:58:03 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/reclaim-idaho-s-education-initiative-certified-for-november-election-ballot/article_a794d87b-eff5-5b4e-9240-c9fa40ee2a78.html |
RENTON, Wash. — Four handguns, multiple magazines and approximately 100 shell casings were recovered outside a rental venue following a shooting in downtown Renton over the weekend.
No arrests have been made in the shooting that left a 32-year-old Tacoma man dead and six others wounded on Saturday.
Renton Police say around 1 a.m. on Saturday, they received multiple 911 calls reporting shots fired near Logan Avenue South and Second Street, outside of a musician's hall where an event was being held.
"Arriving units actually heard gunfire going on when they arrived," Renton Police Detective Robert Onishi said. "The suspects were all gone, there were a number of gunshot victims here. They treated some on scene; some self-transported to area hospitals."
While first responders tried to treat the injured Tacoma man, "officers and fire personnel also had to deal with a large, agitated crowd," according to Renton police. The man was moved to a more secure location but later died.
Renton police called for other agencies to assist. Officers from Tukwila, Kent, Auburn, Des Moines, Federal Way, the King County Sheriff's Office and Washington State Patrol helped secure the scene.
The other six who were injured are expected to recover, though some remain hospitalized.
Onishi said they believe the shooting is linked to a dispute.
Renton Police ask anyone with information on the case to contact Scott Barfield at 425-430-7534 and reference case No. 22-7518.
The shooting in Renton comes less than a month after eight people were shot in south Tacoma outside a private venue. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/renton/investigating-renton-shooting/281-89800c98-139f-4fd5-b7f4-f475e99f5650 | 2022-07-25T23:58:03 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/renton/investigating-renton-shooting/281-89800c98-139f-4fd5-b7f4-f475e99f5650 |
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Every week, volunteer photographer, Tasha Sport, photographs some of the animals available for adoption. The adoption fee is $62 and includes microchip, rabies vac, license, tag and alter.
On a monthly basis, the shelter takes care of approximately 350 – 400 pets.
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Midland restauranteur Jerry Morales explained how he came up with the name “Mulberry Café,” for his restaurant at 2101 W. Wadley Ave., #8.
Here is what he provided to the Reporter-Telegram.
Mulberry.
The name came from my brother Novert Morales. I had sent a message out to all my family members and a few friends looking for a unique name for this new concept. My brother being an attorney, had googled 'Morales' to see what it would produce.
In the picture (that I have proudly displaying in the dining room) you will find the definition. My mom said, they had a Mulberry tree in their yard growing up. That's the name I ended up selecting.
It really goes with the fresh vibe that we provide in our establishment.
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Online: https://www.mulberrycafe.net/ | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/What-s-in-a-name-Mulberry-Cafe-17327315.php | 2022-07-26T00:04:23 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/What-s-in-a-name-Mulberry-Cafe-17327315.php |
A Richmond police officer and the driver of a vehicle whom authorities said crashed while speeding were shot and wounded early Monday after exchanging gunfire, police said.
The officer, who was not identified, received a gunshot wound to his hip area that’s not life-threatening, Richmond police Chief Gerald Smith said during an afternoon news briefing.
The suspect, identified as Dakari Jaden Reinhardt, 20, sustained life-threatening wounds to his upper torso and remains in intensive care, Smith said.
The incident unfolded about 3:26 a.m. after officers observed a vehicle traveling recklessly at a high rate of speed on Interstate 95. The officers got behind the vehicle as it headed south and exited at Maury Street, Smith said.
The officers then came upon the vehicle at the bottom of the exit ramp after it crashed, the chief said.
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The officers encountered the driver, believed to be the sole occupant, and attempted to engage him, but he fled on foot at the intersection of Commerce Road and Stockton Street. From there, the officers and driver entered a nearby apartment complex, where the driver entered a breezeway.
At that point, “There was an exchange of gunfire between the driver and an officer,” Smith said. Both the driver and one of two officers who engaged the suspect were shot and wounded.
Smith said investigators have reviewed body-worn camera footage but have not yet determined who fired first, or what led to the exchange of shots.
“In typical situations like that, officers react to an active threat,” the chief said.
The officer who was wounded has not yet been interviewed due to his injuries, Smith said.
In response to a question, Smith said there was no pursuit of the suspect’s vehicle on I-95 and then onto the Maury Street exit.
Reinhardt is being held on a bench warrant from Richmond for failing to appear in court, a warrant from Chesterfield County for felony eluding police, and on a bench warrant from Henrico County for a misdemeanor offense, the chief said.
“There will be other charges pending as this investigation continues ... for [Reinhardt’s] actions in this case,” Smith said.
Smith emphasized the department is still in the early stages of the investigation.
“It’s still fluid,” he said.
Court records also show Reinhardt was convicted on Jan. 25 in Richmond of carrying a concealed weapon. He was given a 12-month suspended sentence. He also was convicted on Feb. 16 in Henrico of petit larceny and forging a bank note, and on Dec. 22, 2020, of misdemeanor eluding police, court records show.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call Major Crimes Detective J. Crewell (804) 646-5324 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. Tips also can be submitted using the P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app for smartphones. All Crime Stoppers reporting methods are anonymous. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/new-details-richmond-officer-driver-who-crashed-at-high-speed-wounded-during-gunfire-exchange-police/article_9bedb15d-dfcc-5462-9e05-076edfaacf6a.html | 2022-07-26T00:07:34 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/new-details-richmond-officer-driver-who-crashed-at-high-speed-wounded-during-gunfire-exchange-police/article_9bedb15d-dfcc-5462-9e05-076edfaacf6a.html |
Milwaukee files civil suit against reckless driver, hoping to label his behavior a nuisance
In a surprise move Monday, the city of Milwaukee took the novel step of filing a civil lawsuit against what the city argues is one of its worst repeat reckless drivers.
Months ago, the Milwaukee Police Department and various members of the Common Council began exploring ways of filing civil lawsuits against reckless drivers, labeling them a nuisance and subjecting them to penalties such as seizing their car, rather than citations or criminal prosecution.
A drafted ordinance with that goal in mind appeared to be well on its way for approval in March until a last-minute legal opinion from the City Attorney’s Office stood in the way. Although council members assured the public they could remedy the situation and see the ordinance pass, the matter has never been discussed again in City Hall and appeared dead.
But the Milwaukee Police Department announced Monday the city agreed to file the civil lawsuit without a specific ordinance on the books, arguing instead that under state law, the driver’s behavior could be considered a public nuisance.
If the court agrees and the driver continues to violate rules of the road in the future, it could potentially mean the driver’s car would be taken away.
It’s a tactic that police officials said has not used in other cities, but follows the same legal logic that allows local governments to seize a residential property when it’s determined to be a chronic location of drug dealing, illegal alcohol sales or other nuisances.
“This new approach of civil litigation against egregious reckless drivers is intended to send a clear message to all the chronic reckless drivers in Milwaukee that we take the safety of everyone on the roadways in our community very seriously," said Chief Jeffrey Norman, who first proposed pursuing civil litigation against reckless drivers.
The target of the lawsuit is Anthony Szablewski, 53, of Milwaukee. It alleges that Szablewski racked up 44 traffic-related citations in the city since 2017, and 14 through the first six months of 2022.
The infractions from this year include four speeding violations, running a red light, unsafe passing on the right and eight counts of operating a vehicle with a suspended license, suspended registration or without insurance, the complaint said.
In February, Szablewski was involved in a crash when he tried passing vehicles in a bus lane, the complaint said. In a two-week period in April, he was stopped twice for driving 20 to 30 miles above the speed limit and was seen weaving in and out of traffic lanes.
It’s that style of driving that has enraged Milwaukeeans for about the last decade as they watched reckless driving emerge as a top public safety and quality of life issue. In 2020, Milwaukee County set a new record of 107 traffic deaths.
“Going forward, drivers who chronically disregard our traffic laws will face consequences far beyond a slap on the wrist,” Mayor Cavalier Johnson said in a statement. “That’s what the people of our city expect, and that’s what I expect.”
Nick DeSiato, the chief of staff for the Milwaukee Police Department, has said before that the idea of suing reckless drivers in civil court is meant to target only the city’s worst offenders and change their behavior.
The Police Department said in a news release it has identified 20 additional offenders that have been ticketed more than 10 times in the past five years. Each will be notified that they may be subject to the same kind of litigation if they continue driving recklessly.
But DeSiato said the department did not give such a warning to Szablewski because “his behavior was so egregious that on its face, he didn’t need any warning.”
“The bottom line is this driving is going to get someone killed,” he said. “I suspect if you talk to the folks in the mayor’s office and the council, (they) are going to say it too: we’re sick and tired of it and the community is demanding more.”
Ald. Michael Murphy, who pushed for nuisance ordinance in the spring, praised the lawsuit Monday.
"I’m grateful to see the Police Department working collaboratively with the City Attorney’s Office and pursing this aggressively," he said. "I think it’s an important tool for trying to change people’s behavior.”
When the civil litigation idea hit a snag with the City Attorney’s Office in March, Murphy and Common Council President Jose Perez suggested the office was pushing its own policy agenda and did not believe it was the best way to address reckless driving.
But DeSiato said officials continued working with the City Attorney’s Office to find a resolution.
“It’s continued to be a priority for both the chief and the mayor and after further understanding what the objectives are, understanding the legal validity of this complaint, slowly but surely we were able to find sort of a common ground on what the objectives were and how to achieve them,” he said.
Contact Elliot Hughes at elliot.hughes@jrn.com or 414-704-8958. Follow him on Twitter @elliothughes12. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2022/07/25/novel-move-milwaukee-files-civil-lawsuit-against-reckless-driver/10148569002/ | 2022-07-26T00:07:48 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2022/07/25/novel-move-milwaukee-files-civil-lawsuit-against-reckless-driver/10148569002/ |
Mosquitos be warned: New York City says your days are numbered.
The city's health department is spraying two boroughs on Tuesday with adulticide, a pesticide used to kill adult mosquitos. Officials are targeting neighborhoods in Queens and Staten Island this week.
Crews will begin spraying around 8:30 p.m. and go until around 6 a.m. Wednesday. Here are the neighborhoods on the city's list:
- (Queens) Bayside, Bay Terrace, Beechhurst, and Whitestone.
- (Brooklyn) Arrochar, Dongan Hills, Grant City, Midland Beach, New Dorp, New Dorp Beach, Old Town, South Beach.
Because bugs and insects come back during the summer, spraying helps to reduce the number of mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile virus.
Trucks will be used to spray adulticide, which kills adult mosquitoes. The risk of pesticides applied are low to people and pets.
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However, sensitive groups, such as people with respiratory issues may be affected. To ensure everyone remains safe, the Health Department has provided tips for during and after the application.
During the hours that crews will be spraying, people are encouraged to stay indoors whenever possible and close air conditioner vents if possible.
The city advices after the spraying window people should wash any skin and clothing exposed to pesticides.
New Yorkers are also encouraged to mosquito-proof their homes and take precautions when they are outside the home.
In the event of bad weather, spraying will be delayed until Wednesday, July 27.
For more information, visit NYC’s health topics site. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bye-bye-mosquitos-nyc-is-spraying-these-boroughs-on-tuesday/3791992/ | 2022-07-26T00:14:41 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bye-bye-mosquitos-nyc-is-spraying-these-boroughs-on-tuesday/3791992/ |
A 75-year-old woman is recovering from a fractured shoulder after she was assaulted on a New York City sidewalk, captured in newly released video.
According to police, the woman was walking near Broadway and West 168th Street around 9 p.m. when an unknown man approached from behind and hit her, unprovoked, in the shoulder.
The July 12 Washington Heights attack was caught on video and shows the woman stumble to the ground as the suspect continues to walk past her, heading north on Broadway.
Police said the woman managed to walk herself down the street to Columbia University Irving Medical Center where she was treated for a fractured shoulder.
Police urge anyone with information to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or for Spanish, 1-888-57- PISTA. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-75-fractures-shoulder-in-unprovoked-attack-from-behind-nypd/3792123/ | 2022-07-26T00:14:53 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-75-fractures-shoulder-in-unprovoked-attack-from-behind-nypd/3792123/ |
Weldon K. Weigle, 86, of Twin Falls and formerly of Jerome died July 17, 2022, at Harmony Place Assisted Living in Twin Falls. Arrangements are under the care of Demaray's Jerome Memorial Chapel.
Brendan Koehn, 20, of Buhl died Friday, July 22, 2022. Arrangements are under the care of Farmer Funeral Chapel, Buhl.
Carl Hansen Nellis, 82, of Jerome died Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary & Crematory, Jerome.
William LeRoy Blunt, 72, of Jerome died Saturday, July 23, 2022, at a care center in Emmett. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary & Crematory, Jerome.
Emery Earl Harman, 91, of Draper, Utah, and formerly of Twin Falls, died July 25, 2022, at Behive Homes of Draper. Arrangements are under the care of Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home of Twin Falls.
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Dale Norman Turner, 73, of the Jackson District of Cassia County and formerly of Declo died at his home surrounded by family on Saturday, July 23, 2022. Arrangements are under the care of Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home of Burley.
Mary “Drina” Wilson, 84, of Twin Falls died July 23, 2022, at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center. Arrangements are under the care of White-Reynolds Funeral Chapel.
Beverly June Mudd, 84, of Buhl died Monday, July 25, 2022, at a local care facility. Services are under the care of Farmer Funeral Chapel, Buhl.
Adonna R. Hobbs, 76, of Twin Falls died Sunday, July 24, 2022, at home. Arrangements are under the care of Serenity Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services of Idaho, Twin Falls. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/death-notices/article_93734eda-0c52-11ed-bd8a-3febefc7c9c2.html | 2022-07-26T00:16:40 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/death-notices/article_93734eda-0c52-11ed-bd8a-3febefc7c9c2.html |
BUHL — Residents of this town are reaping the benefits of lower gas prices, but the secret has gotten out.
Now, people are coming from all over to fill up their gas tanks in Buhl, where on Monday average gas prices were at $4.71 while hitting $5.14 in Twin Falls, according to AAA. Gas prices in Buhl have been substantially lower for weeks.
“People come from all over the valley — from Gooding, Wendell, Twin Falls and Kimberly," said Carl Kelly, owner of Kelly Oil in Buhl.
Interstate travelers also find themselves coming to Buhl after checking their GasBuddy app, which points motorists in the direction of lower gas prices, Kelly said.
Twin Falls resident Shannon Marie Weeks said she goes out of the way to fill up in Buhl.
“I live in Twin Falls and commute to Meridian three days a week,” Weeks said. “It only adds 10 minutes to my commute to go that way and it's totally worth it for the savings.”
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What’s behind the lower prices? Kelly is playing coy.
“Maybe I did,” he said.
He doesn’t want to outright say that he started the trend toward lower prices, but other Buhl residents point to him.
"(Kelly Oil) was the cheapest for a good bit before all the other stations started to match his,” Tammy Larkin of Buhl said.
Kelly told the Times-News he saw people struggling with the higher gas prices and decided to do something about it.
“Prices were extremely high," he said. "It was hurting everyone here.”
Kelly says he is still making money despite the price drop, selling gasoline and motor oil from the store. The store got its start in 1969.
“I can tell you it (our profit) isn’t a lot, but it's enough for us," he said. "We are smaller. We don’t have a lot of overhead.”
It’s been about three months, Kelly said, that he’s been extra diligent about keeping prices low.
Motorists appreciate his efforts.
“He certainly made things easier for a lot of us,” Larkin said.
The situation in Buhl isn't all that uncommon, Marie Dodds of AAA Oregon/Idaho said Monday.
"It's something we've seen over and over again," Dodds said.
"It often boils down to competition," she said. "If there is one aggressive operator who drops prices, others will often follow." | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/motorists-travel-to-buhl-for-lower-gas-prices/article_441bf28a-0c4b-11ed-96d2-b7322cd8a290.html | 2022-07-26T00:16:44 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/motorists-travel-to-buhl-for-lower-gas-prices/article_441bf28a-0c4b-11ed-96d2-b7322cd8a290.html |
TWIN FALLS — The Twin Falls Canal Co. has announced it will reduce deliveries to one-half of a miner's inch starting Monday.
The canal company had previously warned that a reduction in water deliveries was coming. The reduction is from five-eighths of a miner's inch.
"This reduction in water deliveries is necessary to ensure that the company's storage water supply will extend throughout the end of the growing season," General Manager Jay Barlogi wrote in a statement.
Natural flow in the Snake River makes up nearly 80 percent of the water supply for the canal company and the flows continue to "significantly decline." Barlogi said.
Barlogi encouraged shareholders to conserve water and work together with their ditch riders to facilitate turnoffs when they aren’t using their water. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls-canal-co-sets-monday-as-curtailment-date/article_ad3bea7c-0c64-11ed-b7dd-cfe70f3c20d6.html | 2022-07-26T00:16:46 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls-canal-co-sets-monday-as-curtailment-date/article_ad3bea7c-0c64-11ed-b7dd-cfe70f3c20d6.html |
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MASON CITY -- Kip Foster Fry, 67, was reported missing from his home the morning of Saturday, July 23. Fry has white hair and blue eyes. He is 5 foot 9 inches tall and weighs 260 pounds. His disappearance was reported to the Mason City Police Department later that day.
According to a cousin, Erica Zell, Fry was at home with his partner in the morning. “His partner went to the gas station to get cigarettes, and when he came back Kip was gone,” Zell wrote. “Kip took his driver's license, passport and laptop.”
Zell said Fry is a friendly, outgoing and talkative guy. If anyone has seen Kip Foster Fry please contact the Mason City Police Department at (641) 421-3636.
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INDIANAPOLIS — State police are issuing an alert about a text message scam involving the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Several Hoosiers have filed complaints with police about the potential scam after receiving a message that claims to be from the DWD, informing the recipient of unclaimed money they have with the state. The message instructs the recipient to click a link, which goes to a website that asks for personal and confidential information.
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Detectives with ISP investigated the complaints and were told by the DWD that the department will not send a text or email message asking recipients to click a link to get benefits or other types of payment.
"Clicking on the link and providing personal information will give fraudsters the ability to access personal accounts or sell personal information on the dark web," state police wrote in a release.
ISP said the link in the fraudulent text messages is for a URL containing "uplink-indiana" in the address. The Department of Workforce Development's official website is IN.gov/DWD.
Hoosiers can report unemployment fraud on the DWD's website.
Last year, the DWD warned of scammers who were posing as the agency to gather information from recipients. That scam asked recipients to click a link to verify their identity to continue to receive benefits.
RELATED: VERIFY: No, Indiana's unemployment office is not sending texts to verify claimants' identity
State police detectives recommend ignoring and deleting unsolicited text or email requests for information from unknown senders. Detectives say suspicious messages can be researched on the Better Business Bureau's "Scam Tracker" website.
"You should NEVER provide any information to an unknown sender about your personal identity, social security number, bank account(s), or credit card number(s). Be extra cautious about clicking any links that are sent to you by an unknown person," state police said. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/isp-warns-of-scam-text-messages-allegedly-from-the-department-of-workforce-development/531-aaabb0ff-da74-4469-a102-6801a71478e7 | 2022-07-26T00:24:24 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/isp-warns-of-scam-text-messages-allegedly-from-the-department-of-workforce-development/531-aaabb0ff-da74-4469-a102-6801a71478e7 |
On Saturday, legendary sports photographer Brad Bradley became the subject of the camera as he turned 100 years old and celebrated at a party thrown in his honor at SMU.
"I was 100 years old that day," Bradley said opening a stack of birthday cards. "It was a kind of a love fest."
Bradley first picked up a camera to help out his father-in-law, Jim Laughead, at his photography studio. Together the pair made a name for themselves in sports photography, pioneering the iconic 'huck 'n' buck' action pose for football players.
"Every bit of that was just an adventure for me," Bradley said with a twinkle in his eyes. "It was fun."
Time flew while Bradley was having fun. At 100, he's still a working photographer.
"When I get up in the morning, it's gonna be a good day, and I look forward to it," Bradley said.
Bradley has done photography for 40 colleges and universities, as well as high school and professional football. He's seen advances in technology and in sports.
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"It's just a great joy to be among the young people and see how they've developed in athletics," Bradley said. "Especially the girls have come a long way in athletics since we started."
Bradley is in the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame and celebrated with the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame Legends Award. He said photography can do what time cannot.
"It kinda stops the clock for people," Bradley said. "I have enjoyed and still enjoy life so much that I'm gonna be disappointed when I have to leave."
Bradley said he still picks up a camera to photograph for SMU from time to time. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/veteran-sports-photographer-celebrates-100th-birthday/3031193/ | 2022-07-26T00:24:28 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/veteran-sports-photographer-celebrates-100th-birthday/3031193/ |
Brandon man dies after crashing into tree
LAKELAND — A 25-year-old Brandon man died after crashing into a tree on County Line Road Monday.
Lakeland Police Department officials said officers responded to the crash near the intersection of Swindell Road and County Line Road at 12:32 a.m.
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Before the crash, LPD officials said Matthew Chiarenza was driving a 2013 Toyota Rav4 northbound on County Line Road at a high rate of speed and didn't stop at the intersection stop sign.
Chiarenza continued to travel across Swindell Road, onto the grass shoulder and hit a tree.
Chiarenza was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.
The road was shut down for two hours while the scene was processed for the investigation, which is ongoing.
LPD asks anyone has with information regarding the crash to contact investigating Officer Tyler Anderson at tyler.anderson@lakelandgov.net. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/brandon-florida-man-dies-after-hitting-tree-lakeland/10146865002/ | 2022-07-26T00:25:50 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/brandon-florida-man-dies-after-hitting-tree-lakeland/10146865002/ |
Lakeland may raise property taxes to fund nearly $3 million in public safety initiatives
LAKELAND — Lakeland officials unanimously voted Monday to advertise a potential increase in the city's tax rate to pay for public safety measures.
Commissioners face a decision on whether to raise Lakeland's property tax rate from $5.43 to $5.76 per $1,000 of assessed value. It would provide the city with nearly $3 million more in revenue to add more firefighters and police officers.
To raise taxes, a super majority — or five out of seven commissioners — will have to vote in favor.
"If the vote were today, I wouldn't vote for that," Commissioner Chad McLeod said. "I'm not convinced you can't do this under the current millage rate."
McLeod pointed out the city's property tax roll has grown by more than 14% since last year. The rollback rate, or $4.9865 per $1,000 of assessed value, would allow the city to collect the same amount of tax revenue.
For a Lakeland homeowner with a taxable valuable of $100,000 after applying the Homestead Exemption, the tax rate would be an increase of roughly $33 a year. The city's other option is to hold the line on taxes and absorb the cost of public safety measures from its reserves.
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Boosting police
Lakeland's proposed budget provides more than $1.3 million for the hiring of 13 additional police officers. The funds budgeted will cover the individuals' salaries and benefits. An estimated $866,000 from the city's unallocated $2.9 million American Rescue Plan funds will be used to purchase the officer vehicles and equipment.
"It's a step in the right direction," Lakeland Police Chief Ruben Garcia said.
It's roughly one-third of the manpower Garcia asked for in February. The chief had requested the city provide money to hire 31 additional officers over the next three years — 21 immediately, followed by five personnel each in 2024 and 2025 — in order to keep pace with the city's population growth.
Garcia said based on the city's projected population of 117,00 by the end of 2022, different industry standards suggest hiring additional 26 to 35 officers. That could be difficult to do in a year, the chief admitted, given the lengthy process of recruiting and screening candidates.
"This is a well-measured, phase-in approach," Garcia said. "We want good-quality hires."
One of the 13 positions will be a school resource officer to help provide coverage of the middle and high schools when existing officers take sick or vacation leave, Garcia said. For years, the chief said he's had to cover absences by pulling people from the department's traffic division.
Garcia said the additional officers should help decrease the city's response times, answering a question from Commissioner Phillip Walker.
"It doesn't make us whole," Garcia told The Ledger.
City Manager Shawn Sherrouse said the commission could revisit the issues annually to determine whether hiring four to five officers is necessary.
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Building Fire Station 8
The city's proposed budget allocates $1.66 million to hire 12 new firefighters for a new Fire Station 8 to be built north of I-4 in Lakeland.
Fire Chief Doug Riley said the city's Station 3 is handling more than 6,500 calls a year, many of which are in the Kathleen area of the city. Emergency personnel have been faced with extended response times to the area because of the distance, frequent heavy traffic and other challenges getting to the area.
An exact site for the city's new fire station has not been finalized.
"We have not entered into contract on any property," Sherrouse said. "We have identified some potential sites where a station could potentially be constructed.
Lakeland's Financial Director Mike Brossart has allocated $800,000 in impact fees for the purchase of land. Brossart said he estimates it will cost the city about $4 million to design and construct the new fire station. The total of $4.8 million can be borrowed by the city, and the estimated annual payment on this debt is factored into the 2023 budget.
Riley said he expects that identifying a good site for the new fire station, design and construction will take two to three years. Yet the city has budgeted funds to hire 12 new firefighters in 2023 for the location.
The city's 2023 budget contains enough money to cover the full salaries and benefits for the 12 personnel needed to operate the new site, according to Brossart, in case the firefighters are hired early to undergo training.
RP Funding Center to change
Sherrouse announced that the city will be taking a new direction in how it operates the municipal-owned RP Funding Center.
Earlier this year, commissioners asked city staff to consider ways to reduce the annual subsidy required to operate the RP Funding Center. In fiscal year 2021, the subsidy was $4.8 million. The last projection placed it at about $3 million this year.
The city issued a Request for Proposal in June to see if a management company would be interested in running the venue. Sherrouse said it was sent out to more than 372 companies. He said one response was received from a company that was considered "unresponsive" as it did not submit required information.
Lakeland will keep control of the venue for now but plans to shift its approach. It has contracts it must honor for the next six months before it begins the transition.
"We will become more of a rental facility," Sherrouse said. "We will look for other promoters who rent the facility who take on risk on return and profits they generate."
This may change the mix of what's offered. Tony Camarillo, director of the RP Funding Center, said comedian Jerry Seinfeld is one example of an act that rented the venue for the show, taking the monetary risks and rewards.
Camarillo said the commission's request of a $1 million to $1.5 million subsidy won't be possible in fiscal year 2023, but possibly the following year. The city is still in active negotiations with the Orlando Magic and Florida Tropics, as both teams have contracts to utilize the facility.
"These things are financially important in our next steps," Camarillo said.
Commissioners Sara Roberts McCarley and Stephanie Madden asked Sherrouse to lead city staff in putting together a business plan that provides a more specific outline for the RP Funding Center and its costs that offer accountability and provide future benchmarking.
What's next
The commission's next scheduled budgetary hearings are at 6 p.m. on Sept. 8 and 22 at City Hall, 228 S. Massachusetts Ave. An official vote as to the final millage rate and city budget will take place on Sept. 22.
Sara-Megan Walsh can be reached at swalsh@theledger.com or 863-802-7545. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/lakeland-may-raise-property-taxes-firefighters-police/10146680002/ | 2022-07-26T00:25:56 | 1 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/lakeland-may-raise-property-taxes-firefighters-police/10146680002/ |
PRESTONSBURG, KY (WOWK) — The Middle Creek Volunteer Fire Department says the Floyd County community has lost another emergency responder. This comes after the community already lost three law enforcement officers in a June 30th shooting in Allen, Kentucky.
Mike Lafferty was an EMS worker for his family-owned Trans Star Ambulance Service in Floyd County and surrounding areas. Lafferty’s cause of death is unknown to 13 News at this time.
“The first responder community has took yet another hit here in Floyd County with the loss of Mike Lafferty,” Middle Creek VFD said on Facebook. “EMS in Floyd and surrounding counties was forever changed with the Lafferty’s Trans Star Ambulance Service.”
Lafferty was also a City of Prestonsburg Councilman. Prestonsburg Mayor Les Stapleton posted condolences on Facebook and said Monday night’s City Council meeting was canceled.
“It is with great sadness that I have to announce that we have lost another Council member,” Mayor Stapleton said. “We hope that you will hold Councilman Mike Lafferty in your thoughts and prayers along with his family.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/floyd-county-community-mourns-ems-workers-death/ | 2022-07-26T00:27:09 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/floyd-county-community-mourns-ems-workers-death/ |
WILLIAMSON, WV (WOWK) — People in the southern part of the Mountain State struggling with addiction have a new option for help.
The Kathy Ireland Recovery Center just opened in Williamson at the old Williamson Memorial Hospital.
The center starts out as a 28-day process for people. During that time, patients get to speak with a case manager, therapist, and nurse. After that, they have the option to enter long-term care.
Kathy Carey, a center employee and Williamson resident, says alcohol and the drug epidemic have been a community issue for too long.
“There’s just a lot of people that are on drugs, that are alcoholics, and they ask for and they ask for help, and so many times they just get turned away,” said Carey, a registered nurse for the center. ” … They just don’t make it to any kind of help, and this place will be here, and we’ll be able to help them.”
Another employee says after struggling with that himself, he is excited to help other people.
“My heart is in this sort of work because I’m a person in long-term recovery myself, so this is somewhat of a passion for me,” said Richie Armstrong, the Outreach Coordinator for the center. “It’s something I want to continue doing for the rest of my life. There’s no greater reward than to see someone change their life and get the same opportunity that I did.”
This is a 24-hour facility, so patients can reach out to get the help they need at any time.
Anyone who wants to get into treatment can contact the outreach coordinator at (304) 322-5976. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/new-addiction-treatment-center-opens-in-williamson-west-virginia/ | 2022-07-26T00:27:15 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/new-addiction-treatment-center-opens-in-williamson-west-virginia/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The Mega Millions jackpot is up to a whopping $810 million and people all throughout the Tri-State are buying tickets, dreaming of what they will do with the millions.
Even people who don’t regularly play are stopping into their local lottery retailer to buy a chance at the huge jackpot.
While the odds of winning aren’t on their side, that ticket gives people a chance to consider what they would do with a huge amount of money.
“Heck, I’d be happy with half of that,” said Joe Kreider, who stopped in a ParMar to pick up something to drink and a ticket. “I’d buy a house, car, pay off some debt, take care of family, the usual stuff.”
Kreider wasn’t just holding a lottery ticket, he was holding a chance to think about what it would be like to win over $800 million.
“Just live a little bit more stress-free for a while,” he said.
At the ParMar on Charleston’s West Side, several people stopped by to play their numbers Monday.
“These are the ones I’ve been playing for a while,” explained Goldie Honeycutt, a resident of Charleston. “I pick them myself and I’ve been playing them for probably about a year.”
Honeycutt works in customer service. She said if her numbers are the winning numbers she’s going to go for a more leisurely lifestyle.
“I will retire for good, take a long vacation and buy anything and everything that my heart desires,” she said.
People have the option to get their tickets at the machine or from the cashiers. Either way it also brings business to area retailers.
“Very few people come in here just to buy a lottery ticket,” said Dave Allen, Communications Director for ParMar. “They also come in here to pick up soda or bread. That is one of the things we really see the residual effects of it.”
According to the West Virginia Lottery if someone hits the winning numbers this time it would become the third largest jackpot in Mega Millions history and the fourth highest in U.S. lottery jackpot history.
The next drawing is Tuesday night. All tickets have to be purchased before 9:59 p.m. eastern time Tuesday. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/tri-state-lottery-players-dream-of-hitting-fourth-largest-jackpot-in-u-s-history/ | 2022-07-26T00:27:22 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/tri-state-lottery-players-dream-of-hitting-fourth-largest-jackpot-in-u-s-history/ |
DANVILLE, Va. – The Danville Police Department is searching for two males they say robbed a bank on Monday.
Police said the robbery happened around 5:00 p.m. at the American National Bank & Trust located at 1407 South Boston Road and that the two males robbed an undisclosed amount of cash.
Both males appeared to be male, according to police, and in their late teens to twenties, wearing masks that covered the lower part of their faces.
One was wearing a red-orange hooded sweatshirt with a white-black Nike logo, dark pants, and dark shoes, police said, and the other was wearing black pants, and a black top with a single white stripe down the long sleeves, a camouflage patterned New York Yankees baseball hat and white shoes.
Both were last seen fleeing on foot with one going east and one going west on South Boston Road, according to police.
Police said that several customers and bank employees were present, but no weapon was displayed and no one was injured during the incident.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the Danville Police Department’s non-emergency dispatch line at 434-799-5111, the patrol office at 434-799-6510, investigations at 434-799-6508, contacting Crime Stoppers at 434-793-0000, through social media accounts and messenger on Facebook, or use of the crime tips app CARE.
Police said that the investigation is ongoing and that information leading to an arrest and conviction in the incident will be eligible for a cash reward.
Stay with 10 News as this story develops. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/authorities-searching-for-two-males-involved-in-danville-bank-robbery/ | 2022-07-26T00:27:25 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/authorities-searching-for-two-males-involved-in-danville-bank-robbery/ |
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Ex-San Antonio attorney Christopher “Chris” Pettit — accused of looting clients’ money — narrowly avoided being held in contempt of court for withdrawing more than $186,000 from his retirement accounts after filing for bankruptcy.
Also Monday, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Craig Gargotta awarded Pettit $100 a day to cover living expenses pending a hearing on the former lawyer’s motion to receive a personal budget of more than $10,000 a month.
The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the assets in Pettit’s bankruptcy wanted him held in contempt for withdrawing the money from his retirement accounts and then going on a spending spree.
Calling it a “very close” ruling, Gargotta said he was “not ready to find Mr. Pettit in contempt” after a hearing that stretched over three days. The evidence was “mixed” on whether Pettit has cooperated with the trustee, he said.
“I want to make clear for the benefit of everyone here, I don’t condone what he’s done,” the judge said. About a dozen of Pettit’s former clients attended the hearing in a downtown courthouse.
Trustee Eric Terry determined that Pettit spent more than $260,000 in the nearly 50 days immediately after his June 1 bankruptcy filing. Much of it went for “unnecessary and improper” expenses, Terry alleged, including $20,000 at Disney World and almost $5,000 at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando.
Pettit, 55, has said the retirement money is exempt from the bankruptcy estate — and out of the reach of his creditors — because the accounts were funded with legitimate earnings under federal laws. He says he’s thus free to use the money as he wishes. Terry has countered that no decision has been made on whether the money is exempt.
Gargotta, citing case law, said property entitled to be exempt is initially regarded as property of the bankruptcy estate until it’s “claimed and distributed as exempt.”
Instead of holding Pettit in contempt, Gargotta said he would “put a little bit more teeth” in the trustee’s other requests. If Pettit doesn’t comply with those, the trustee can file papers with the court indicating Pettit is in contempt.
If Pettit doesn’t “purge” himself of the contempt charge, he may be incarcerated, the judge said.
“To my way of thinking, the only stick that the court has is … to put Mr. Pettit in jail,” Gargotta said.
“I don’t know that monetary sanctions at this point in time are going to be sufficient,” the judge added. “So I’ll have to provide an incentive, if you will, to make sure Mr. Pettit is cooperative with the trustee and any other parties in interest.”
In his ruling, the judge prohibited Pettit from spending any more from the retirement accounts or any others. He can’t transfer any personal property and must turn over any jewelry and artwork to the trustee. He also must allow the trustee to inspect a Florida mansion Pettit says is owned by an entity for the benefit of his 10-year-old son’s trust. The property has been valued at more than $6 million.
Pettit filed bankruptcy for himself and his law firm after about a dozen lawsuits were filed against him alleging he had stolen clients’ funds. He personally listed about $40 million in assets and $112 million in debts. At least $50 million of client money is missing, a lawyer for one creditor has estimated.
Pettit also surrendered his law license. He had been practicing since 1991, specializing in estate planning and personal injury cases. But he also handled trust and probate matters, prepared tax returns and provided financial advice.
The FBI has been investigating the clients’ allegations. An assistant U.S. attorney attended the first day of the hearing Wednesday.
The judge set an Aug. 4 hearing on Pettit’s emergency motion allowing him to use cash and to approve a “limited” budget.
Until then, Pettit and his son will have to live on $100 a day.
Michael Colvard, Pettit’s bankruptcy lawyer, was seeking more. Colvard said Pettit doesn’t have a car and that a Lyft from his home in a gated community in Stone Oak to downtown is at least $20 each way. Pettit is claiming a 2021 Porsche Macan, valued at $46,000, as exempt from his bankruptcy estate.
“I’m going to stick to $100 a day right now,” the judge said. “I’m not changing my mind on that.”
On Sunday, Colvard submitted to the court a proposed budget that calls for Pettit to receive about $10,300 a month for expenses. Almost half of the money is allocated to child care costs and school tuition. The next largest expense is $850 for mental health services.
Some creditors are likely to object to the budget.
Pettit has landed a job in an “art store” in Florida, selling art on a commissioned basis, Colvard told the judge. It’s unclear if he will be able to begin work, given his per diem and the order that he cooperate with the trustee.
pdanner@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Judge-declines-to-hold-ex-lawyer-Chris-Pettit-in-17328329.php | 2022-07-26T00:27:27 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Judge-declines-to-hold-ex-lawyer-Chris-Pettit-in-17328329.php |
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – 10 News has happy news to share with you about a little boy with a rare liver disease that threatened his life.
When 10 News last reported about Caden in June, he was at UVA and about to be placed on the transplant list.
Caden needed a new liver within a matter of just weeks, but he has made miraculous progress.
On Monday, Caden was at home in Franklin County with his family, with doctors amazed by his recovery.
“Boom, he went from, you know, being out and needing a transplant, to being a healthy, healthy baby again,” Caden’s dad Michael Price said. “The doctors came in and they were like, ‘I don’t know how to explain this. He’s been baffling us the whole time and this just adds to that.”
Caden will likely still need a liver transplant, but not for several more years. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/franklin-county-boy-battles-rare-liver-disease-sees-miraculous-progress/ | 2022-07-26T00:27:31 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/25/franklin-county-boy-battles-rare-liver-disease-sees-miraculous-progress/ |
A San Antonio man has been sentenced to three life prison terms for raping and killing two women more than a decade ago.
Jose Baldomero Flores III, 41, appeared Monday before state District Judge Melisa Skinner as she was about to begin presiding over selection of a jury to hear the capital murder case against Flores. If convicted at trial, he would have faced the death penalty.
Instead, he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Flores pleaded guilty to non-capital murder and to arson, and Skinner sentenced him to two life sentences for murder and one for arson.
Two of those sentences will be served concurrently; the third will be served after the first two.
Flores was charged in the deaths of Heather Ann Willms on Feb. 21, 2005, and Esmeralda Herrera on March 2, 2011.
Willms, 21, was found dead in the bedroom of her Leon Valley apartment. Her hands had been severed. Neighbors reported hearing her argue with a man, followed by sounds of a struggle, then silence, police said. Flores was questioned at the time of Willms’ death but was not charged.
Six years later, Herrera, 30, was found bludgeoned and strangled in her Southwest Side apartment. She had been tied to her bed.
Both woman had been sexually assaulted, and fires were set at their homes in an effort to destroy evidence, authorities said.
For years, the crimes went unsolved. Then a cold-case investigation by the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office, the San Antonio and Leon Valley police departments and the Texas Rangers, led to Flores’ arrest in November 2016.
Joseph Salvaggio, then chief of police in Leon Valley, said at the time that an examination and retesting of evidence using new DNA technology helped investigators identify Flores as a suspect in the killing of Willms. He said Flores knew Willms from high school.
“Mr. Flores was a purported friend of Heather’s, having gone to high school with her and staying in touch with her afterwards,” Salvaggio said.
Flores was sentenced to two life sentences in connection with Willms’ killing — one for murder and the other for arson, to be served concurrently.
Flores’ third life term was imposed for the murder of Herrera. He will served that sentence after he completes the other two, if he is still alive.
ezavala@express-news.net | Twitter: @elizabeth2863 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-man-gets-three-life-terms-for-brutal-17328250.php | 2022-07-26T00:27:33 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-man-gets-three-life-terms-for-brutal-17328250.php |
PITTSYLVANIA COUNY, Va. – A highway tragedy in York County left a Hurt firefighter in serious condition and his loved ones heartbroken.
Thomas Page, a Hurt Volunteer Firefighter, was hit by 40-year-old Valerie Gregg on Interstate 64 on Saturday, 10 News reported.
Police said that the drivers were traveling east when Gregg sideswiped Page.
Both pulled over on the shoulder to exchange information, police said, but Gregg quickly pulled away – knocking Page to the ground and into oncoming interstate traffic.
Authorities said that paramedics airlifted Page to a Norfolk hospital in serious condition.
Town of Hurt Mayor Gary Hodnett talked to 10 News about the incident.
“I heard late yesterday [Sunday] that he was still in critical condition,” Hodnett said.
Family friends told 10 News that Pages’s responsiveness is still low and that his road to recovery will be long.
“Everybody in this small town is praying for him and his family, and we’re fortunate to have him,” Hodnett said.
Community members said that Page is a respected volunteer firefighter who is surrounded by loved ones, and Hodnett said that he’s always there when the town needs him.
“He got out of his vehicle and went to work even though it was his day off. He was still at work,” Hodnett said. “Let’s hope that the person is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
10 News reported updates on the tragedy on Monday. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/26/pittsylvania-firefighter-in-serious-condition-after-highway-tragedy/ | 2022-07-26T00:27:37 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/26/pittsylvania-firefighter-in-serious-condition-after-highway-tragedy/ |
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San Antonio police on Monday identified an officer who was wounded in a shoot-out with a man accused of threatening to attack his ex-girlfriend last week.
The officer — Drew Matthewson, a five-year department veteran — returned fire, wounding Eljaih Clemente Gonzales, 23, on the on-ramp to Interstate 10 heading into downtown, near the intersection of North Trinity Street and Culebra Road.
Matthewson is on administrative duty pending an investigation into the shooting Thursday night, police said. This was the second time he was wounded in a gunfight — and returned fire, injuring the suspect — in three years.
The latest incident began after 6:30 p.m. when a woman told police that Gonzales had threatened to “shoot up the place,” referring to her home.
An officer encountered Gonzales on Culebra Road as he allegedly was driving to his former girlfriend’s house. Gonzales saw the officer and led him on a brief chase.
Moments later, Matthewson heard a collision. Gonzales had crashed into two vehicles at Trinity and Culebra, according to a police report.
Wielding a gun, Gonzales allegedly tried to carjack a person driving a red Grand Marquise at the base of the I-10 on-ramp, police said.
As Matthewson drove up to the scene, Gonzales allegedly shot him once in the forearm. Matthewson returned fire, striking Gonzales once in the torso and twice in the leg.
Both were treated at an area hospital. Gonzales’ condition was not immediately available Monday. He was listed in critical condition Friday.
Matthewson has been released from the hospital.
No one else was injured in the incident.
Gonzales was booked into the Bexar County Jail on a count of attempted capital murder of a police officer and eight other charges, including assault of a pregnant person, violation of a protective order and burglary assault — all involving the same woman. His bail totaled more than $1,615,000.
On Feb. 12, 2019, Mathewson was wounded in a shootout with Jonathan Cruz Garcia, then 17, at the Chroma Apartments at 5039 Hamilton Wolfe Road.
Matthewson had been chasing Garcia — a suspect in a January 2019 shooting near the University of Texas at San Antonio’s North Side campus — through the apartment complex when police said he hid behind a corner and waited for the officer to run past.
Garcia shot Matthewson in the left shoulder. The officer then shot Garcia in his jaw, chest and arm.
Garcia, whose charges include attempted capital murder of a police officer and aggravated assault, is scheduled to go to trial later this year in the 187th District Court, according to court records.
Garcia has been in the Bexar County Jail since his arrest, according to court records.
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Lutheran Hospital’s campus recently joined the growing list of Buddy Bench locations, installing two benches to provide a safe space for young people and a memorial to everyone affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
They were placed in greenspace outside of Medical Office Building One adjacent to the south parking garage on the campus, where a team from Lutheran Hospital hopes to develop a garden area for patients, their families and staff to enjoy a reflective moment outside. The benches, announced through a news release today, are made from recycled plastic caps.
“During the planning process for the garden, we began searching for bench options and found information on Sammie’s Buddy Bench Project,” said a statement from Tammy Else, certified child life specialist and family support service manager for Lutheran Children’s Hospital. “It seemed like a natural partnership, so we reached out to Sammie Vance and her family and started the cap collection for the project.”
Sammie’s Buddy Bench Project was started locally by Vance, 13, about five years ago when she learned about playground benches designated for shy or lonely children to sit as an unspoken signal they are looking for a friend. She began the project by bringing one to her own school and it evolved from school playgrounds to public parks, businesses and even retirement communities.
Vance, Lutheran's news release said, indicated she’s helped see more than 250 projects to completion around the globe, including about 65 benches in the Fort Wayne area.
“It’s not just kids using Buddy Benches,” a statement from Vance said. “These projects have helped grow and connect our community so everyone can hear the message of being a good friend and spreading kindness.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/buddy-benches-installed-on-lutheran-hospital-campus/article_d398c622-0c73-11ed-bf5e-bb97f1648a50.html | 2022-07-26T00:27:45 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/buddy-benches-installed-on-lutheran-hospital-campus/article_d398c622-0c73-11ed-bf5e-bb97f1648a50.html |
Local public health officials urge San Antonio residents to avoid close, skin-to-skin contact in large crowds where people are wearing minimal clothing amid confirmation of an eighth case of monkeypox.
There are 107 reported cases of monkeypox in Texas and 2,891 cases across the United States.
Risk of infection remains low, said Dr. Anita Kurian, assistant director of the Metropolitan Health District’s communicable disease division.
Nevertheless, she said people should avoid situations such as music festivals, nightclubs, raves, saunas and bathhouses in which they could come into contact with someone who has a new, unexplained rash.
Her cautionary guidance comes as the World Health Organization on Saturday declared the spread of monkeypox a global emergency, which triggers a coordinated international response to contain the threat and reduce transmission.
Nearly 75 countries have reported more than 16,800 cases of the rare disease that is similar to smallpox, but milder.
Monkeypox is rarely fatal and usually does not require hospitalization, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches and backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion and a rash that can resemble pimples or blisters that appear inside the mouth and on the face, hands, feet and genital area.
The illness typically lasts two to four weeks and can spread to others through direct contact, intimate and physical interactions, or by touching items that previously touched the infectious rash or body fluids.
Sick people should self-isolate until the rash has fully healed, the scabs have fallen off and a fresh layer of intact skin has formed.
Metro Health is tracking the local spread of the virus as reported by health care providers and individuals.
The city-county public health department is tracing the contacts of the eight infected people to provide post-exposure prophylaxis to anyone who has had direct contact with them.
Metro Health urges anyone who has been exposed to monkeypox or has symptoms to contact their health care provider as soon as possible to get tested and treatment.
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Allen County commissioners will have to continue searching for more office space after their proposed $49 million department consolidation project died.
The proposed project involved buying the office building at 1300 S. Clinton St. to house several county departments. For the plan to work, the city would have to move its police and fire departments out of Rousseau Centre at Clinton and Main streets to Citizens Square – a couple of blocks away – or to another location by 2024. The $49 million cost would have been spread out over five years.
Chris Cloud, chief of staff for the commissioners, first proposed the project in May and formally asked for approval in June. Allen County Council members voted 5-1 in June to delay the final decision until last week’s meeting.
Councilman Ken Fries, R-at large, opposed delaying the decision because he didn’t understand why the county would consider a major consolidation project when officials intentionally put city and county police departments together in Rosseau Centre 12 years ago. He also echoed a public comment that criticized the county’s consideration of the $49 million project at a time when a $300 million jail project is looming.
The commissioners have submitted a plan to locate a new correctional facility on Adams Center Road in response to a federal court order to address overcrowding and understaffing at the Allen County Jail.
Judge Jennifer DeGroote sent a letter July 5 to the council members that detailed the opposition of the Allen Superior Court judges. DeGroote said Superior Court has not requested and does not plan on asking for additional space.
The courts have accommodated increased caseload in the past by refining workflow and using technology, such as electronic filing of court cases, she said. DeGroote said the consolidation project would hurt the court’s workflow, reduce its ability to help the public and detrimentally affect work conditions for employees.
Cloud said Thursday the commissioners couldn’t present a plan that the courts don’t support. He said the commissioners didn’t know about the opposition from the Superior Court judges until two days earlier.
“If the building occupants have no desire to move into it and we cannot compel them to move into it, which is the case with court space,” Cloud said, “it seems like a waste of time and energy – and a waste of 15 months of my life, by the way, as a personal aside – to move forward with this project.”
The county spent about $100,000 on fees related to architecture, engineering and the appraisal of the building. Cloud said the commissioners will continue to look for solutions for Community Corrections and other departments that will need more space as the county grows.
Council president Kyle Kerley, R-at large, said it’s worth spending some money to investigate a high-cost project before committing.
“In the whole scheme of things, I know we spent $100,000, but due diligence costs money,” he said.
Without a motion for action, the proposal died what Kerley called “a painful death.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/commissioners-proposal-for-department-consolidation-dies/article_1f035666-0c67-11ed-ab0b-278dad060327.html | 2022-07-26T00:27:51 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/commissioners-proposal-for-department-consolidation-dies/article_1f035666-0c67-11ed-ab0b-278dad060327.html |
INDIANAPOLIS – Vice President Kamala Harris criticized the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade during a roundtable with state Democratic lawmakers Monday and suggested the decision's logic casts doubt on other rights.
“This issue, of access to reproductive care and a woman’s right to make decisions about her body, relate to other risks that have been posed by the Dobbs decision,” Harris said. “We are looking at an interpretation of the Constitution that suggests – Clarence Thomas said the quiet part out loud – that this puts at risk an individual's right to make decisions about contraception. (It) puts at risk the right to marry the person you love.”
The vice president’s visit shines an even brighter spotlight on a near-total abortion ban proposed by Senate Republicans last week. Indiana became the first state – after the Supreme Court’s decision – to convene a special session to consider an abortion ban when the state House and Senate were gaveled into session Monday.
The state Senate will continue deliberations on the proposed abortion ban this week. The chamber is expected to vote on the bill Friday, after which time it will proceed to the House.
Harris met with Democratic lawmakers Monday in Indianapolis, offering support at the start of the state’s special session
In her remarks, Harris called Indiana’s Democratic lawmakers extraordinary and courageous leaders” and “national leaders on the front lines of one of the most critical issues facing our country today.” She portrayed the issue of abortion access as a question of personal freedom.
“On this issue, one does not have to abandon your faith or your beliefs to agree that the government should not be making this decision…” Harris said. “An individual should be able to choose based on their personal beliefs and the dictates of their faith, but the government should not be telling an individual what to do – especially as it relates to one of the most intimate and personal decisions a woman can make.”
Harris sat alongside members of the Senate and House Democratic caucuses, sat in the Indiana Authors Room of the Indiana State Library for a roundtable on abortion rights. Six people spoke during the public portion of the meeting: Harris, four state Democratic legislators and U.S. Rep. André Carson, D-7th.
Republicans hold supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature, giving them the ability to pass legislation without any votes from across the aisle. But Democratic legislative leaders vowed Monday to do what they can to fight Senate Bill 1.
House Minority Leader Phil GiaQuinta, who met with Harris in Washington, D.C., last month, said he’s determined to keep abortion “safe, legal and accessible.”
The Fort Wayne legislator, who called the decision to have an abortion a “deeply personal decision,” said the proposed ban could have “drastic consequences for women.”
“If Indiana Republicans have their way on abortion, women will die,” GiaQuinta said. “That doesn’t sound like a pro-life win to me.”
Senate Minority Leader Greg Taylor said senate Democrats will also fight against Senate Bill 1 and that it will have “deadly outcomes for pregnant women” in Indiana.
“Women will not go quietly into the night,” Taylor said, “and Democrats in the Statehouse hear the cries of healthcare workers, women and Hoosier families who do not support the Republican Party’s reproductive policies.”
State Rep. Cherrish Pryor, who serves as House Democratic caucus floor leader, said the bill is about controlling birth and not about protecting life.
The Indianapolis lawmaker also said she wishes Indiana was in the spotlight “on a positive note” rather than because the U.S. Supreme Court “made a bad decision as it relates to abortion.”
State Sen. Jean Breaux, another Indianapolis Democrat, talked about Indiana’s relatively high rates of maternal and infant mortality, issues she said are even more deadly Black women and families.
“Lack of abortion access in a state with an already abysmal maternal care system will kill women,” Breaux said. “What Republicans want to do by placing a very restrictive ban on abortion access will have a devastating effect on the lives of women.”
The event came under fire from Republicans, including state Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne. She released a statement Monday morning before the roundtable calling Harris “radically out of step” with Hoosiers on the issue of abortion. She also criticized the vice president's past actions on abortion access, including when Harris presided over a vote to codify Roe v. Wade earlier this year. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/harris-meets-with-democrats-in-indianapolis/article_e5cc533e-0c66-11ed-bb83-2ffc9495c305.html | 2022-07-26T00:27:58 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/harris-meets-with-democrats-in-indianapolis/article_e5cc533e-0c66-11ed-bb83-2ffc9495c305.html |
Detectives from the Indiana State Police Indianapolis District have recently received complaints about a potential scam in the form of a text message.
The messenger claims to be from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and indicates the recipient has unclaimed money from the state, a Monday news release said. The message gives instructions to click a link, that link will take them to a webpage asking for personal/confidential information.
Detectives have communicated with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development and confirmed that they will not send a text or email message asking individuals to click a link to receive benefits or any type of payment. Clicking on the link and providing personal information will give fraudsters the ability to access personal accounts or sell personal information on the dark web. You can report unemployment fraud here: in.gov/dwd/indiana-unemployment/fraud/
The fraudulent link received via text message looks like this: https://uplink-indiana.us/login
A reputable resource to research potential scams, or cross check a suspicious message you have received can be found on the Better Business Bureau's website at https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/state-police-warn-about-scam/article_42c21716-0c73-11ed-beff-dfc811e3263f.html | 2022-07-26T00:28:04 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/state-police-warn-about-scam/article_42c21716-0c73-11ed-beff-dfc811e3263f.html |
MAQUOKETA — Three people from Cedar Falls died Friday morning at Maquoketa Caves State Park.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation identified the dead as Tyler Schmidt, 42, Sarah Schmidt, 42, and Lula Schmidt, 6.
Their deaths are being investigated as homicides, according to a news release from the Iowa DCI. A fourth person was found deceased of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.
Cedar Falls Mayor Rob Green issued a statement late Friday on Facebook saying the family was camping at the state park. The Schmidts' 9-year-old son, Arlo, was also there. He "survived the attack, and is safe," said Green.
Green identified the family as his neighbors and said Sarah Schmidt was a Cedar Falls Public Library employee.
"Like many of you just hearing the news, I'm devastated," he wrote in the Facebook post. "I knew Sarah well, and she & her family were regular walkers here in the Sartori Park neighborhood." He had spent some time working with her during the past week on a presentation.
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"Details will be forthcoming about services and other memorials, and I will ensure the community knows about this," Green wrote. "Please offer some extra grace to the Schmidts' many friends, neighbors, and coworkers as we try to process this horrible tragedy." The Cedar Falls Library was closed Saturday "for the sake of the staff who loved and worked with Sarah," he added.
By Saturday afternoon, more than $63,000 had flowed into a GoFundMe page created for Arlo. The page, which says it was organized by a cousin, Beth Shapiro, states: “Arlo is a strong boy, surrounded by family and friends who are supporting him as best we can.” The page says the fund will help Arlo now, and help fund his future education.
To find the page, click the hyperlink above, or go online to gofundme.com and then search “Arlo Schmidt.”
Found at campsite
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office and DCI were called about 6:23 a.m. for a report of a shooting at the park campground, Mike Krapfl, a special agent in charge with DCI, said during a news conference late Friday morning.
"When officers arrived, they located three deceased bodies at a campsite," Krapfl said. He did not have information as of late Friday morning on how the Schmidts were killed.
As officers searched the campground, they learned one other camper was missing.
"He was later identified as 23-year-old Anthony Sherwin and we had information that he was armed at the time," Krapfl said.
Sherwin was found dead about 11 a.m. west of the park. He had an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Krapfl said he believed Sherwin was from Nebraska, but could not say if a firearm had been recovered.
Investigators were still trying to figure out what relationship, if any, there was between the Schmidts and Sherwin, Krapfl said.
The Des Moines Register reported that Sherwin came from La Vista, Nebraska. La Vista Police Chief Bob Lausten told the newspaper that Sherwin had lived in an apartment complex with his parents and that he had no history of criminal conduct.
The park will be closed until further notice because of the investigation.
Crowded park
Other people were in the park at the time and at least some of them were evacuated.
"The campground was relatively full," Krapfl said, though he did not have the exact number of people who were in the park when police arrived.
"Officers made contact with all the campers, tried to get as many out as they could," Krapfl said.
There was believed to be no further threat to the public.
One employee at Maquoketa Caves said that, at about 8 a.m., she was given the option to go home after police arrived and the park was locked down in response to the report of a shooting.
Parents with children attending the nearby Camp Shalom were notified Friday morning that it also was locked down.
"We were just notified that there is an active shooter at Maquoketa Caves," according to a Friday morning message to campers' parents. "Our top priority is camper safety, and we are following the protocols."
Fridays are usually pick-up days for campers at the Christian-focused camp. It is about a mile and a half away from the Maquoketa Caves, said executive assistant Beth Sallak.
But plans changed at 9:11 a.m., when local law enforcement sent a notification to the directors that there was an active shooter situation at the state park, and told them to evacuate immediately.
So, Sallak said, staff shifted gears.
“We told the campers, ‘We’re going to do a surprise visit to Little Bear Park in Maquoketa.’ They all cheered, and we loaded everyone on the bus. They had no idea there was an active shooter a mile and a half down the road.”
She complimented the staff for staying calm and quickly changing plans, as they’ve trained to do in emergencies. Campers this week ranged in ages from second graders to seniors in high school.
“Nobody expects for this to happen. The Maquoketa caves? Come on," Sallak said. "It’s one of the safest places you can be. I take my kids there, I hike there with my friends. That doesn’t mean you can’t in the back of your mind be prepared.”
Camp Shalom will continue to host campers until the end of the summer, which will be two more weeks.
“We’ll continue to keep campers safe, happy, and hydrated, slept and well-fed. We’re just going to move forward as we normally we do,” Sallak said.
Officials respond
State officials issued statements about Friday’s incident.
“I’m horrified by the shooting this morning at Maquoketa Caves State Park and devastated by the loss of three innocent lives,” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said. “As we grieve this unimaginable tragedy, Kevin and I pray for the victims’ family members and the law enforcement officers who responded to the scene. We ask Iowans to do the same.”
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said on Twitter he was "closely monitoring" the situation in Maquoketa Caves State Park.
"Praying for the lives lost & their loved ones Im grateful for Iowa law enforcement who responded +camp staff for ensuring safety of other campers Violence can’t be tolerated Killing innocent ppl is sickening," Grassley tweeted.
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, likewise, wrote on Twitter: "I am heartbroken to hear of the tragedy in Maquoketa Caves State Park and am praying for the victims and their families. My staff and I are following the situation. Thankful for all of the responding law enforcement."
Kayla Lyon, Iowa Department of Natural Resources director, said she and the DNR staff were also devastated by the incident.
“Our long standing tradition of enjoying Iowa’s natural wonders was shaken today, but the legacy for the millions of families that recreate at Iowa state parks will continue,” Lyon said.
Courier staff and Quad-City Times reporters Brooklyn Draisey and Sarah Watson contributed to this story. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/four-dead-at-maquoketa-caves-state-park-including-three-members-of-cedar-falls-family-copy/article_07d30dcd-d484-5d8e-8e5d-ceab3d2cb7e4.html | 2022-07-26T00:31:31 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/four-dead-at-maquoketa-caves-state-park-including-three-members-of-cedar-falls-family-copy/article_07d30dcd-d484-5d8e-8e5d-ceab3d2cb7e4.html |
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HUDSON — A lucky lottery ticket buyer is in line for $25,000 a year for life thanks to a winning ticket that was purchased Sunday at a convenience store in Black Hawk County, the state lottery announced.
The winning ticket matched the first five numbers but missed the Lucky Ball in Sunday’s Lucky for Life drawing, yielding the second prize of $25,000 for life. The winning ticket was purchased at Git N Go, 124 Wood St. in Hudson, the lottery said.
There have been 15 big wins in the game since its January 2016 debut in Iowa. A Davenport man claimed a similar prize in June.
Lucky for Life is a $2 game with drawings each night.
Top prizes must be claimed at the Iowa Lottery headquarters in Clive. Details can be found at ialottery.com , and winners with questions can call the lottery at (515) 725-7900.
PHOTOS: Final Round of the 89th Waterloo Open
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Brady Calkins of Chehalis, Wash. chips onto the first green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course. Calkins entered the final day as the 36-hole leader.
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Will Dickson of Atlanta, Ga. hits an approach shot to the second green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Jonathan Yoshihiro of Yorba Linda, Calif. sinks a short put on the first green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Carson Schaake of Omaha, Neb. lines up a put on the fifth green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Will Dickson of Atlanta, Ga. hits an approach shot to the first green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Carson Schaake of Omaha, Neb. hits from under a tree on the fifth hole Sunday during the final round of the 89th Annual Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Amateur Jack Moody hits an approach shot to the first green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Cedar Falls native Jack Moody tries to coax his put on the fifth hole to go in Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course. Moody started the day two-strokes back of the leader in the amateur division.
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Zack Wax of Downers Grove, Ill. sinks a birdie putt on the fifth hole Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Joe Weiler of Bloomington, Ind. sinks a short birdie putt on the fifth hole Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Beau Breault of Howell, Mich. follows through on an approach shot Sunday to the first green during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Amateur JD Pollard of Marshalltown chips onto the first green during Sunday's final round at the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Connor Peck of Ankeny, the leader of the amateur division after 36 holes, chips onto the first green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Carson Schaake of Omaha, Neb. blasts his tee shot off the 18th tee box Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Will Dickson acknowledges the gallery after sinking a birdie putt on the 11th hole Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Amateur Connor Peck of Ankeny chips onto the 10th green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Brady Calkins of Chehalis, Wash. chips onto the 10th green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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Will Dickson of Atlanta, Ga. chips onto the 10th green Sunday during the final round of the 89th Waterloo Open at Irv Warren Memorial Golf Course.
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GREENSBORO — The county's only all-female high school won't be holding classes during the 2022-23 academic year.
The basic reason is that not enough rising ninth-graders signed up to attend the Middle College at Bennett for next year.
A deeper explanation involves the closure of Bennett College's campus for part of the pandemic and decisions the school district made in response. This spring's roughly 25 graduating seniors were actually the last remaining class.
According to Gabrielle Brown, a district spokeswoman, the school administration expects to recruit a full freshman class for 2023-24 to restart the school.
School board Chairwoman Deena Hayes-Greene said, however, that her support for resurrecting the Middle College at Bennett would depend on factors like cost and the willingness and ability of Bennett College to host the school again.
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Prior to the pandemic, the Middle College at Bennett was a Guilford County Schools program located on the campus of Bennett College, which is one of two historically black women's colleges currently operating in the United States.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, Bennett College closed its campus. With Bennett planning to stay closed for the full 2021-22 school year, Guilford County Schools limited the program to then-rising juniors and seniors. Rising tenth-graders at the time were offered other options and rising ninth-graders weren't enrolled.
Bennett reopened its campus for college students this past fall, but the middle college program stayed at A&T — and again the district didn't open enrollment for new freshmen to start the program, Brown said. That left seniors as the only remaining class for the 2021-22 school year.
Guilford College Schools made plans to restart the school back on the Bennett College campus, but as of April it was unclear whether the district would attain the 50-student target it wanted for 2022-23's freshman class.
That's why a district committee decided not to move forward with a proposed renaming of the Middle College at Bennett after former Guilford County Commissioner Carolyn Coleman.
Brown said the district is evaluating ways to increase freshman enrollment and to seek "the best way to get students in the classroom."
Hayes-Greene said she spoke with some parents of rising ninth-graders who were disappointed that their children wouldn't be able to attend.
She added that she's heard great things from graduates about how the school has positively impacted the trajectories of their lives. And in general, she said, Guilford County Schools' middle colleges can provide a great alternative for students who would not thrive in a traditional high school setting.
"Bennett College is such an important part of our history and our community," Hayes-Greene said. "My desire is that Bennett thrives and grows and that we have whatever partnership we can have with the college." | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/guilfords-only-all-female-high-school-on-pause-for-the-upcoming-school-year/article_244c1b9e-0a00-11ed-94bd-5fc1209bcce5.html | 2022-07-26T00:41:08 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/guilfords-only-all-female-high-school-on-pause-for-the-upcoming-school-year/article_244c1b9e-0a00-11ed-94bd-5fc1209bcce5.html |
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