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SABINAL, Texas — The mass shooting in Uvalde two months ago has prompted school districts nationwide to reassess their safety and security measures. Among those districts is only 20 miles away from the Uvalde elementary school.
“We’re only 20 minutes away from Robb Elementary School, and so just the proximity of the tragedy obviously has affected our community and our school,” said Richard Grill, who serves as superintendent of Sabinal Independent School District. He has worked in education for almost 40 years.
Sabinal ISD is home to 500 students, 17% of whom come from Uvalde, according to Grill.
He said the district has been proactive through the years maintaining a safe learning environment with exterior and interior doors keeping locked, blue panic alarms scattered throughout the schools and more than 30 cameras installed to monitor around-the-clock activity.
Grill noted this school year, improvements are being made to harden glass at entryways and classrooms, train students to bail out of classroom windows in the event of an active shooter, and ensure staff have easy-access to alert emergency dispatch through a smart phone app.
Each room is in the process of being labeled alphanumerically from the outside to provide first responders a way to identify critical information.
“So law enforcement will know where room 111 is or room 112 is. They won’t have to be guessing which room the active shooter might be,” Grill said.
Sabinal ISD is also exploring the idea of adopting the Guardian program, where staff would voluntarily train to carry firearms on school grounds and defend against an active shooter until police arrive. There’s also the Marshal program, which requires 80 hours of training to act as armed security in the absence of law enforcement at school.
“We’re educators, not law enforcement officers, so our primary mission is to teach kids and obviously keep them safe, but we’ll evaluate arming personnel sometime this year,” Grill said.
Grill continues to meet with law enforcement, parents and the community overall to come up with ideas on how to enhance safety within Sabinal ISD. But he’s adamant when he believes the state should do more to help schools financially as it relates to security.
“All schools in Texas receive a safety allotment, which is $9.72 per ADA [average daily attendance.] With that in Sabinal, that’s approximately $4,400. We appreciate what’s been funding, but until we protect our schools like we protect the Capitol, I don’t think we’re doing enough as a state.” | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/sabinal-isd-superintendent-enhancing-safety-security-uvalde-mass-shooting-robb-elementary/273-4ef2f716-0a15-49b4-9203-a5fe9370d1b5 | 2022-07-26T00:41:55 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/sabinal-isd-superintendent-enhancing-safety-security-uvalde-mass-shooting-robb-elementary/273-4ef2f716-0a15-49b4-9203-a5fe9370d1b5 |
Because of recent releases such as "Where the Crawdads Sing" and "Top Gun: Maverick," Angie Gomez decided to return to the theater after years of watching movies from home.
Because of recent releases such as "Where the Crawdads Sing" and "Top Gun: Maverick," Angie Gomez decided to return to the theater after years of watching movies from home.
The moviegoing experience seems to be back in full swing in East Idahoas people return to pre-pandemic routines.
During times of social distancing, people traded their movie tickets for TV remotes. Big name movies, such as Academy Award winner for Best Picture "CODA", were exclusively released on streaming platforms. Others, such as Marvel's "Black Widow," opted for a mixed theatrical-streaming release. But with recent blockbuster releases, movie attendance numbers are rising in the region.
"Our numbers are a little better. They are a lot closer to how it used to be (before COVID)," said Jaden Shultz, assistant manager at Regal Edwards Grand Teton Theater.
Shultz believes that the return to theaters began with "Spider-Man: No Way Home." Domestically, the Tom Holland hit brought in $260.1 million in its opening weekend. Big hit movies were still few and far between at the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022. In March, hope for the return of the theater experience rose with "The Batman", which earned $134 million its opening weekend.
"Our numbers had been touch and go for a while," Shultz said. "It really depended on what was out. But Marvel always brings the most people."
Edwards Theater closed for more than a year earlier in the pandemic. Employees were put on furlough during that time, according to Shultz. Since Shultz and his fellow coworkers have returned to the theater, all types of people have been showingup for in-person movie viewing. Shultz said he sees everyone from families to Marvel super fans consistently attending recent releases.
"We expected 'Top Gun: Maverick' to do well, but it was bigger and better than we expected. Unlike 'Morbius,' which we thought would do well, and it flopped hard," Shultz said.
Consistent, successful releases followed "Top Gun: Maverick", which pushed back its release date for almost three years because of the pandemic. Hits such as "Jurassic World: Dominion," "Elvis" and "Thor: Love and Thunder" ended the sporadic box office success streak.
Other local theaters, such as the Paramount Triplex Theater, saw the same outcome as Edwards Theater.
"'Top Gun' was really the film of the summer. We only have four screens, so it is not common for a movie to still be shown in its sixth, seventh or eighth week. 'Top Gun' is showing for its ninth week here," Royal Theaters owner Brandon Lott said.
Royal Theaters is comprised of Paramount Triplex Theater, Centre Twin Theater and Blackfoot Movie Mill Theater. These locations closed during 2020 for two months. After state restrictions on indoor crowd size were lifted, Lott said opening was a priority.
"We are committed to the moviegoing experience. We love theaters, and this business is what puts food on my table," Lott said. "Once we were given the greenlight (to open), we did. We are locally owned and operated so we have less corporate hoops to jump through."
The Lotts took advantage of the two-month closure and completed a full remodel on the Paramount.
"I think our remodel has helped our attendance. We are able to show movies as they open and offer them at a discounted rate," Lott said.
The Paramount offers matinee tickets for $5 and later movie times for $7, compared to Edward's $11.20 ticket price.
Lott said there weren't a lot of quality movies in 2021, but recent releases have helped increase their numbers close to pre-pandemic levels.
"Going to the movies has definitely changed. But I don't think it's going to go away," Lott said. "There's nothing like going to see a movie on opening weekend with everyone. We as a culture and as a people enjoy going to the movies."
"Around here, as long as there's good product, people are going to come to the movies. People use it as a sort of staycation. It's a way to get out of the house," Lott said.
Idaho Falls moviegoer, Angie Gomez, had similar reasons to Lott for returning to the theaters. Gomez mentioned that the last few years there hadn't been many releases drawing her to the theater. However, Gomez was on her way to watch "Where the Crawdads Sing" at Edwards Theater on Friday night. Gomez said she hasn't been to the theaters this much in years, but is happy to return to the in-person movie experience.
"The movies are a place where you can escape society and just sit in tune with the action," Gomez said. “When you watch a movie in the theater, it makes you feel like you are actually a part of the movie."
When asked what the difference was between seeing a movie in the theater versus a home TV screen, Gomez said, "It's just more of an experience. You're going out, buying a ticket, buying popcorn and a drink. You're going with friends. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/local-theaters-approach-pre-pandemic-attendance-numbers/article_24a2cd50-72e8-5743-8a8c-f6010d55090b.html | 2022-07-26T00:43:39 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/local-theaters-approach-pre-pandemic-attendance-numbers/article_24a2cd50-72e8-5743-8a8c-f6010d55090b.html |
The International Union for Conservation of Nature listed the monarch butterfly as an endangered species Thursday.
After decades of population decline, the recognizable orange and black butterfly has approached record low population numbers this year. This triggered its placement onto the Conservation of Nature's red list, a list with 41,000 species facing extinction.
The Conservation of Nature is an international group, with more than 1,400 members, that works to track and alert the safety of species. It stands as a "global authority on the status of the natural world," according to its website.
Matt Proett, a regional wildlife biologist for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, specified that the endangered status of the monarch butterfly is only through the Conservation of Nature currently.
Being placed on the international organization's "red list" of threatened species and being categorized as "endangered" means monarch butterflies are two steps from extinct, the Associated Press reported.
"They are a watch group of government and academic scientists. They are not directly associated with the United States Endangered Species Act," Proett said. "They have a different listing and different metrics of population loss over years. That is what triggered them to list the monarch as endangered."
Although the monarch butterfly is not currently listed as endangered through the Endangered Species Act, the butterfly was petitioned to be listed in December 2020, according to Proett.
This petition resulted in the monarch butterfly being listed as "warranted but precluded," meaning it deserves listing but other species are higher priority. Proett said that means it was not the right time for the monarch to be listed on the Endangered Species Act.
The monarch butterfly population has declined 80% in the last 20 years, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. This plummet is the result of several factors, the most prominent being the decline of the milkweed plant. The milkweed plant is the exclusive food source for monarch larvae.
The Salmon area was once known as a monarch destination, thanks to an abundance of milkweed. But their numbers have dropped sharply in a development linked to such factors as destruction of milkweed plants the insects depend on for survival, freelance journalist Laura Zuckerman reported in 2014.
"The recent increased use of pesticides and herbicides limits the availability of the milkweed plant," Proett said. "But that is only one significant factor."
Proett said the decline in the monarch butterfly population also is caused by climate change and large scale wildfires.
"There is clear evidence now that climate change affects pollinating species. The drying (of the Earth) has a negative impact, especially changing the timing of when plants are available for species like the monarch," Proett said.
Proett said the monarch butterfly is one of only a few invertebrates to have a full north/south migratory pattern, Proett said. Monarch butterflies are categorized into two populations, the eastern and western populations, separated by the Rocky Mountains.
The western population spends winter months in California and then migrate to western mountain states, Proett said. In recent years, the western population totaled approximately 2,000 in California during the winter range. Proett said this was a drastic decline. However, the majority of the monarch population resides east of the Rocky Mountains. Proett said the last available data for this population saw a substantial increase, but as a whole, the monarchs are trending downward.
Proett said Idaho currently does not have a program in place to track and count the local monarch population.
However, to help save the monarch butterfly population, Proett said, "I would ask the general public to plant more flowers. It doesn't have to be milkweed, but it could."
Proett would love to see the monarch butterfly population increase. He said its presence is important.
"Every organism has a place in the food chain. They have an ecological niche," Proett said. "People enjoy watching butterflies. I don't think anyone dislikes butterflies." | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/monarch-butterfly-placed-on-international-groups-endangered-list/article_1217fcc3-364f-56a1-a4c8-8a0433312478.html | 2022-07-26T00:43:45 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/monarch-butterfly-placed-on-international-groups-endangered-list/article_1217fcc3-364f-56a1-a4c8-8a0433312478.html |
FILE — Contract workers hired by the State of California carry giant sequoia seedlings to be planted on a hillside in Mountain Home State Demonstration Forest outside Springville, Calif., on April 26, 2022. The Biden administration on Monday, July 25, 2022, said it plans to replant trees on millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands as officials struggle to counter the increasing toll on the nation's forests from wildfires, insects and other manifestations of climate change. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration on Monday announced plans to replant trees on millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands as officials struggle to counter the increasing toll on the nation's forests from wildfires, insects and other manifestations of climate change.
Destructive fires in recent years that burned too hot for forests to quickly regrow have far outpaced the government's capacity to replant trees. That's created a backlog of 4.1 million acres in need of replanting, officials said.
The U.S. Agriculture Department said it will have to quadruple the number of tree seedlings produced by nurseries to get through the backlog and meet future needs. That comes after Congress last year passed bipartisan legislation directing the Forest Service to plant 1.2 billion trees over the next decade and after President Joe Biden in April ordered the agency to make the nation's forests more resilient as the globe gets hotter.
Much of the administration's broader agenda to tackle climate change remains stalled amid disagreement in Congress, where Democrats hold a razor-thin majority. That's left officials to pursue a more piecemeal approach with incremental measures such as Monday's announcement, while the administration considers whether to declare a climate emergency that could open the door to more aggressive executive branch actions.
To erase the backlog of decimated forest acreage, the Forest Service plans over the next couple years to scale up work from about 60,000 acres replanted last year to about 400,000 acres annually, officials said. Most of the work will be in western states where wildfires now occur year round.
"Our forests, rural communities, agriculture and economy are connected across a shared landscape and their existence is at stake," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement announcing the reforestation plan. "Only through bold, climate-smart actions ... can we ensure their future."
Almost 5.6 million acres have burned so far in the U.S. this year, putting 2022 on pace to match or exceed the record-setting 2015 fire season, when 10.1 million acres burned. Many forests regenerate naturally after fires, but if the blazes get too intense they can leave behind barren landscapes that linger for decades before the trees come back.
The Forest Service this year is spending more than $100 million on reforestation work. Spending is expected to further increase in coming years, to as much as $260 million annually, under the sweeping federal infrastructure bill approved last year, agency officials said.
Some timber industry supporters were critical of last year's reforesting legislation as insufficient to turn the tide on the scale of the wildfire problem. They want more aggressive logging to thin stands that have become overgrown from years of suppressing fires.
To prevent replanted areas from becoming similarly overgrown, practices are changing so reforested stands are less dense with trees and therefore less fire prone, said Joe Fargione, science director for North America at the Nature Conservancy.
But challenges to the Forest Service's goal remain, from finding enough seeds to hiring enough workers to plant them, Fargione said.
Many seedlings will die before reaching maturity due to drought and insects, both of which can be exacerbated by climate change.
"You've got to be smart about where you plant," Fargione said. "There are some places that the climate has already changed enough that it makes the probability of successfully reestablishing trees pretty low."
Living trees are a major "sink" for carbon dioxide that's driving climate change when it enters the atmosphere, Fargione said. That means replacing those that die is important to keep climate change from getting even worse.
Congress in 1980 created a reforestation trust that had previously capped funding — which came from tariffs on timber products — at $30 million annually. That was enough money when the most significant need for reforestation came from logging, but has proven too little as the number of large, high intensity fires increases, officials said.
Insects, disease and timber harvests also contribute to the amount of land that needs reforestation work, but the vast majority comes from fires. In the past five years alone more than 5 million acres were severely burned. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/us-to-plant-more-trees-as-climate-change-kills-off-forests/article_aa672e60-733b-576e-867a-7b7f865cb37d.html | 2022-07-26T00:43:51 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/us-to-plant-more-trees-as-climate-change-kills-off-forests/article_aa672e60-733b-576e-867a-7b7f865cb37d.html |
Early, in-person voting will begin Tuesday for the partisan primary election that will take place on Aug. 9.
To that end, the City of Kenosha has issued the following instructions for city residents 18 years of age and older taking part in early voting and for other valid forms of voting for the upcoming primary.
Voting early in person
Early Voting will be held in Room 104 of the Municipal Building, 625 52nd St. on these days:
• Tuesday, July 26: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 27: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Thursday, July 28: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Friday, July 29: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Monday, August 1: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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• Tuesday, August 2: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, August 3: 8 a.m. 7 p.m.
• Thursday, August 4: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Friday, August 5: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Acceptable forms of photo identification for voting
• Wisconsin driver license or ID
• Unexpired Wisconsin driver license or ID receipt
• US passport
• US Uniformed Service Military ID
• Unexpired US Veteran’s photo ID
For more examples of acceptable photo ID visit bringit.wi.gov or myvote.wi.gov.
Absentee Ballots
Those wishing to vote by mail can send or drop off a request with a copy of their photo ID. Be sure to list your name, address, mailing address (if different) and signature. Here are ways to do this:
• Mail the request to City Clerk, 625 52nd Street, Room 104, Kenosha, WI 53140.
• Email the request to elections@kenosha.org.
• Fax the request to City Clerk: 262-653-4023.
• Go online to myvote.wi.gov to request a ballot that will be sent to the requesting voter.
• The deadline to request a ballot by mail is 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 4, 2022, unless the voter is indefinitely confined or in the military. In that case, the deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, August 5, 2022.
Some voters do not need to include a copy of their Photo ID with a request to send a ballot. For residents who have voted by absentee ballot previously, the City Clerk’s office may have the resident's photo ID on file. Residents ho havedifficulty traveling to the polling place due to age, physical illness, infirmity or disability or live in a nursing home or care facility, do not need to provide a copy of their photo ID to receive an absentee ballot. Members of the military or others who live permanently overseas, do not need to provide a copy of their photo ID to receive an absentee ballot.
Returning Ballots
Voters should not drop off their ballots at a polling place on Election Day. All voted ballots must be in the City Clerk’s office by 8 p.m. on August 9, 2022. Allow enough time for delivery so that the ballot is counted.
Wisconsin law requires that voted ballots be returned by the voter. Voters who choose to return their ballots in person, should bring it inside the Kenosha Municipal Building, to Room 104. Ballots may be returned in person Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or mail it and allow enough time for it to be received in the City Clerk’s office by 8 p.m. on August 9, 2022. The post office recommends mailing it seven days in advance. Ballots may also be shipped via other delivery methods (FedEx, etc).
Drop boxes are NOT available
Due to a recent court ruling, drop boxes will NOT be used for this election. Do not drop your ballot in a drop box. Ballots may only be delivered in person or via mail.
In the hospital?
If you are in the hospital within seven days before the election, you can designate someone as your agent to bring the ballot to you. The agent then needs to bring the voted ballot back to the City Clerk’s office by 8 p.m. on election day. The deadline to request this is by 5 p.m. on Election Day. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/early-voting-in-kenosha-begins-tuesday----heres-how-to-participate/article_b3817e36-0c75-11ed-8b68-e3d5b2cdc44f.html | 2022-07-26T00:53:41 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/early-voting-in-kenosha-begins-tuesday----heres-how-to-participate/article_b3817e36-0c75-11ed-8b68-e3d5b2cdc44f.html |
The city's Public Safety & Welfare Committee voted unanimously for an advisory referendum to measure public opinion on marijuana use Monday evening.
The Committee voted to send the proposed resolution – sponsored by Ald. Anthony Kennedy and co-sponsored by Alds. Jan Michalski, David Mau, Brandi Feree, Curt Wilson and Kelly Mackay – to the full City Council for a vote in the coming weeks.
The advisory referendum would measure public opinion on allowing adults 21 and older to engage in the personal use of marijuana, while also regulating commercial marijuana-related activities and imposing a tax on the sale of the drug with a question on the ballots in the Nov. 8 general election.
If approved by the City Council in its current form, the question that would appear on ballots is the following: "Should marijuana be legalized for adult use, taxed, and regulated like alcohol?"
More than half of states across the nation, including every state surrounding Wisconsin, have legalized some form of marijuana.
"Kenosha is failing to benefit from marijuana-related small business opportunities and sales tax that neighboring communities in Illinois are increasingly capitalizing on," the proposed resolution reads.
It also states that "legalization would undercut the illicit market, and ensure that marijuana use and sale are regulated and safe."
Kenosha County residents voted to legalize medical marijuana in an advisory referendum in 2018 with 56,000 votes, or 88% of the ballots cast.
"What you have in front of you is not to approve the legalization of marijuana, it is not to change any state law, it is to simply ask our citizens in the City of Kenosha what their opinion is and then offer that opinion," Kennedy told the Committee.
Michalski said he believes that "legalization in Wisconsin is pretty much inevitable."
"The tax revenue that Illinois and Michigan and our surrounding states that allow for legalization of marijuana, they're making a lot of money off of Wisconsin residents, even Kenosha residents that are just going across the border to purchase marijuana," he said.
According to a Gallup survey conducted in July 2021, 49% of Americans say they have used marijuana, up from 30% in 1985.
A Marquette University Law School poll conducted in February 2022, found 61% of Wisconsinites said that marijuana should be “fully legalized and regulated like alcohol.
Marijuana violations have taken over 10,000 truck drivers off the road this year, adding more supply chain disruptions
Marijuana violations have taken over 10,000 truck drivers off the road this year, adding more supply chain disruptions
Truck drivers are being tested more and the consequences for drug-related violations have increased
Differing marijuana laws by state are causing confusion among truck drivers
Truck drivers with violations tend to not return, adding to the shortage and supply chain woes
Rich Morris of Toadflax Nursery plants marijuana seedlings for the adult recreational market at Homestead Farms and Ranch in Clifton Park, N.Y., Friday, June 3, 2022. In a novel move, New York gave 203 hemp growers first shot at cultivating marijuana destined for legal sales, which could start by the end of the year. Big indoor growers are expected to join later. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kenoshas-public-safety-welfare-committee-votes-for-referendum-on-marijuana-use-in-city/article_e17fbb10-0c6e-11ed-a677-8f72713aaac6.html | 2022-07-26T00:53:48 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kenoshas-public-safety-welfare-committee-votes-for-referendum-on-marijuana-use-in-city/article_e17fbb10-0c6e-11ed-a677-8f72713aaac6.html |
DES MOINES, Iowa — Deena Alsabbah of Kenosha was named to Drake University’s president’s list for receiving a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the spring 2022 semester.
Nadia Clark of Kenosha and Paige Sala of Trevor were named to Drake University’s dean’s list for receiving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the spring 2022 semester.
Noah Cresco of Pleasant Prairie graduated with a doctor of pharmacy and master of business administration degree from Drake University.
Milwaukee School ofEngineering
MILWAUKEE — The following students graduated with degrees from the Milwaukee School of Engineering:
KENOSHA: Victoria Perez, bachelor of science in biomolecular engineering, honors; Tyler Christensen, bachelor of science in computer engineering, honors; Juan Sandoval, bachelor of science in electrical engineering.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE: Paul Rizza, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering, honors; Zachary Barrow, bachelor of science in construction management, high honors.
SALEM: Mikelle Miles, bachelor of science in nursing.
SILVER LAKE: Joshua Peterson, bachelor of science in software engineering, high honors.
Rochester Institute ofTechnology
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Cathryn Szulczewski of Pleasant Prairie was named to Rochester Institute of Technology’s dean’s list for receiving a grade point average of 3.4 or higher during the spring 2022 semester.
UW-Eau Claire
EAU CLAIRE — The following students were named to UW-Eau Claire’s dean’s list for outstanding academic performance during the spring 2022 semester:
BRISTOL: Madison Zerr.
KENOSHA: Mary Bolog, Gianna Hoppenjan, Adelynn Monk, Brenna Strojinc.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE: Alexandria Shea, Connor Garland.
SILVER LAKE: Haley Lamberson.
TREVOR: Gunnar Johnson, Olivia Pachol.
TWIN LAKES: Madelyn Lindeman, Kitana Volbright.
UW-Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — The following students were named to UW-Milwaukee’s dean’s list for outstanding academic performance during the spring 2022 semester:
BRISTOL: Jillian Argersinger, Emma Heller-Cavener, Daniel Persino, Alexis Saad, Nina Savaglio.
KENOSHA: Arica Bauer, Owen Bellevage, Bao Bui, Evan Callow, Claire Cannady, Crystal Carter, Kelsei Cecil, Jordann Cornett, Madison Crawford, Bobby Davis Jr., Matthew Deacon, Elijah Edwards, Johnny Folsom Jr., Angela Freeman, Gisella Greco, Esther Johnson, Hailey Johnson, Rachel Johnson, Rhett Kliger, Evan Krueger, Christopher Lee Jr., Benjamin Leipzig Nathan Leipzig, Anthony Madrigrano, Catherine Moddes, Jasmine Morris, Noah Nichter, Hannah Noel-Sieber, Lindsay Peck, Stephanie Petersen, Samantha Pierce, Matthew Rimkus, Ryane Santoro, Martin Schabel, Kyle Scoville, Megan Setter, Jaskirat Sidhu, Kay Tetzlaff, Michael Thomey, Jade Troha, Stephanie Ward, Luke Westhoff, Grace Ziehm.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE: Adam Antonneau, Andrea Bennage, Andreas Beyer-Bowden, Dylan Buss, Bryanna Gonzalez, Riley Hansen, Brandon Innis, Maas Jayah, Kyle Lange, Stevan Obradovich, Julie Rawa, Filip Saitis, Florin Saitis, Olivia Webers, Faith Wrycha.
TREVOR: Kathryn Boyd, Colten Pearson, Kevin Pedley.
TWIN LAKES: Jessica Curzon, Hannah Zimmermann.
UW-Whitewater
WHITEWATER — The following students graduated with degrees from UW-Whitewater this spring:
BRISTOL: Bekah Gruener, associate in liberal arts.
KENOSHA: Bryce Bigelow, bachelor of science in, physical education; Maddie Crum, bachelor of science in art education, summa cum laude; Nick DeCesaro, bachelor of business administration in accounting; Shannon Dufek, master in business administration; Zach Goebel, bachelor of business administration in finance; Adan Herrera, bachelor of arts in journalism; Sabrina Hiton, bachelor of arts in journalism; Allie Kiser, bachelor of business administration in marketing; Samuel Kristiansen, bachelor of music; Joseph Maldonado, bachelor of business administration in marketing, cum laude; Tyler McNutt, bachelor of business administration in information technology; Tracie Nielson-Newberry, master of science in business education; Katrina Polso, master of business administration; Cora Shircel, bachelor of arts in journalism, summa cum laude; Brittany Skau, bachelor of business administration in information technology; Krissy Swatkowski, bachelor of science in elementary education, magna cum laude; De’Andra Tucker, bachelor of business administration in accounting, magna cum laude; Brooklyn Willms, bachelor of science in communication sciences and disorders, cum laude; Tyler Zumbrock, master of business administration.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE: Noah Aron, bachelor of business administration in general management, cum laude; Sara Klimisch, master of science in communication sciences and disorders; Emily Smith, bachelor of business administration in finance; Brandon Zoerner, bachelor of business administration in marketing.
SALEM: Matthew Bruzas, bachelor of arts in journalism; Lauren Cygnar, bachelor of science in biology; Maggie Hillock, bachelor of music; Alex Klugiewicz, bachelor of science in computer science; Madeline Schmidt, master of business administration.
TREVOR: Vince Comaroto, bachelor of science in computer science, cum laude; Kyle Grzyb, bachelor of science in media arts and game development, magna cum laude; Augie Horak, bachelor of business administration in entrepreneurship; Megan Turk, bachelor of science in elementary education, cum laude.
TWIN LAKES: Ashley Falasz, bachelor of science in psychology, cum laude; Dylan Paprocki, bachelor of business administration in finance, summa cum laude; Jared Ticha, bachelor of business administration in finance, magna cum laude; Jordyn VanZeeland, bachelor of science in psychology, summa cum laude; Emily Vershowske, bachelor of arts in psychology, magna cum laude.
University of Wyoming
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Bradley Yarwood of Pleasant Prairie was named to the University of Wyoming’s president’s honor roll for receiving a 4.0 grade point average during the spring 2022 semester.
Upper Iowa University
FAYETTE, Iowa — The following students graduated with degrees from Upper Iowa University:
KENSOHA: Sheila Coleman, bachelor of science in psychology, cum laude; Maggie Kent, bachelor of science in human services, magna cum laude; Eric Nash, master of business administration in accounting; Angelique Ortiz, bachelor of science in business administration, magna cum laude.
TWIN LAKES: Kaitlin Tietz, bachelor of science in criminal justice, cum laude.
Western Illinois University
MACOMB, Ill. — Miles Bankston of Kenosha graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in general studies from Western Illinois University.
How college admissions have changed over the past 75 years
How college admissions have changed over the past 75 years
1944: GI Bill supports higher education access for veterans
1950s: Colleges begin using early admission
1958: National Defense Education Act creates federal scholarships to increase STEM research
1959: The American College Testing Program is created
1964: Civil Rights Act bans racial and gender-based discrimination against college applicants
1965: Higher Education Act provides additional financial aid opportunities
1972: Title IX is implemented to stem gender-based discrimination
1975: The Common App is created
1992: The FAFSA is created
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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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Nash Metropolitans are lined up at the Kenosha Homecoming car show at Kennedy Park during the 2014 Homecoming Car Show in kenosha.
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Tom Fenn, of Kenosha, who worked at the Kenosha AMC plants from 1975 to 1982, looks at a 1974 Gremlin during the AMC Homecoming Car Show in Kennedy Park in 2017.
The largest AMC show in the world is back in Kenosha this week after an extended time away due to the pandemic.
Hundreds of vehicles and collectors are descending on the city as events kick off Tuesday for the 2022 Kenosha Homecoming Car Show.
Automobile manufacturing took place in Kenosha for more than 100 years, ending full production when Chrysler shuttered its lakefront plant Dec. 21, 1988. Engines were still produced here until the engine plant closed in 2010, putting the last 500 out of work and ending the final vestiges of automaking in Kenosha.
The Kenosha History Center celebrates the area’s industrial history – including how Kenosha’s auto-making legacy shaped history through the 20th century – both inside its museum and through the Homecoming Car Show.
The week’s activities for the 2022 show kick off today with a car cruise-in, followed by activities daily. The big car show/swap meet is on Saturday at Kennedy Park on the Lake Michigan shore.
There were close to 1,000 cars on display and over 230 vendors in 2017, when the show was last held.
The schedule of events includes:
Tuesday
Evening Car Cruise-in at Ruffolo’s Special Pizza 2, 4 to 8 p.m., 3931 45th St.
Wednesday
Open House at Alfano Performance AMC Speed Shop, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 3401 Roosevelt Road.
Dyno Day at Don’s Auto Parts & Machine Shop, noon to 4 p.m., 6814 39th Ave. There is a fee to have your car tested.
Racing at Great Lakes Dragaway, 5 p.m., 18411 1st St, Union Grove. There is a fee.
Evening Car Cruise-in at Mars Cheese Castle , 4 to 8 p.m., 2800 West Frontage Road.
Thursday
Daytime Car Cruise-in at The Sandlot Bar and Grill, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 9251 Antioch Road, Salem.
Gremlin Event at Jeffery Elementary School, 1 to 2 p.m., 4011 87th St.
Evening Car Cruise-in at Filomena’s Restaurant and Cortese’s Banquet Hall, 4 to 8 p.m., 1300 Sheridan Road.
Friday
Homecoming Car Show Swap Meet at Kennedy Park, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 4051 5th Ave.
Ice Cream Social at Nash Elementary School, 1 p.m., 6801 99th Ave. Ice Cream will be available to purchase.
Homecoming Car Show “Parade” Staging at Southport Beach House parking lot, 7501 Second Ave. Depart Southport Park at 4 p.m. The route: travel west on 78th Street, right on 7th Avenue, continue through Downtown, continue on 6th Avenue, right into Pennoyer Park, continue through Kennedy Park, continue through Simmons Island Park, end at Kenosha History Center for Kenosha Homecoming Block Party.
Kenosha Homecoming Block Party at Kenosha History Center, 4 to 8 p.m., 220 51st Place.
Saturday
2022 Kenosha Homecoming Car Show & Swap Meet at Kennedy Park, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 4051 5th Ave. Free for spectators.
Sunday
Racing at Great Lakes Dragaway, 9 a.m., 18411 1st St, Union Grove. There is a fee.
The history center does not charge admission, but donations are welcome.
The Kenosha History Center recommends cars and swap meet vendors to preregister for the show. Registrations can be found on the History Center website and can be mailed or dropped off in person to the Kenosha History Center. Cars and Vendors can also register the day of the show at Kennedy Park.
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Four members of the Atlantic City Figure Skating Club joined more than 400 other skaters from around the country at the Excel National Festival in Norwood, Massachusetts, last week.
The competition outside Boston featured top skaters from the Excel Series at the novice, junior and senior levels.
Mia Hackerman, 12, of Cape May Court Couse finished fourth in the preliminary girls compulsory moves, fifth in the preliminary girls spin challenge, seventh in both the preliminary girls jump challenge and the preliminary girls free skate.
Jasline Ruiz, 13, of Galloway Township, finished fifth in the juvenile jump challenge and ninth in both the juvenile spin challenge and the juvenile girls.
Emma Vanrell, 12, of Egg Harbor Township, finished eighth in the preliminary girls spin challenge and was a top-10 finisher in the preliminary girls free skate.
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The beach volleyball team of Larissa Maestrini and Lili Maestrini won the women's championship at the Atlantic City Open on Sunday at the Albany Avenue beach.
The win was the third of the Association of Volleyball Professionals Tour Series season for the Brazilian duo on the AVP Tour Series. The playing partners, who also are married, also won the Muskegon Open on June 12 and the Denver Open on July 3.
The team of Cody Caldwell and David Lee won the Atlantic City Open men’s title, the first champonship for both players in an AVP event.
The Maestrinis dominated the winner’s bracket all weekend. In the final, they topped fifth-seeded Teegan Van Gunst and Aurora Davis, 21-16, 21-15.
“We came here to give our best, and we did it," Lili Maestrini said in an AVP release.
The Maestrinis also beat Van Gunst and Davis in a morning match in a winners' bracket quarterfinal, 21-18, 24-22. In the semifinal round in the afternoon, the Maestrinis defeated seventh-seeded Allie Wheeler and Deahna Kraft in a highly competitive match, 18-21, 21-12, 15-12.
Larissa Maestrini is a three-time Olympian who won a bronze medal in 2012 representing Brazil.
Caldwell and Lee, 10th seeded and playing together for the first time, pulled off an impressive run in the winners' bracket. They defeated fourth-seeded Avery Drost and Chase Frishman in the final, 21-15, 21-18.
Caldwell and Lee set the tone Sunday morning, beating third-seeded Andrew Dentler and Skylar del Sol 21-17, 21-17 in a quarterfinal match. In the semifinals, they defeated fifth-seeded Timothy Brewster and Kyle Friend, 13-21, 21-17, 15-9.
"We're stoked. We’re ready to train the next two weeks" to prepare for an Aug. 5-7 tournament in Atlanta, Lee said in the release.
Lee is a three-time Olympian with the men’s indoor team. He won a gold medal in 2008, placed fifth in 2012 and earned a bronze in 2016. He was named AVP Newcomer of the Year in 2019.
The three-day, $50,000 Atlantic City Open was the seventh of 16 tournaments on the AVP schedule.
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Students affected by COVID-19 can get free tuition at Maricopa Community Colleges, funded by Phoenix
Tami Smith moved to metro Phoenix from North Carolina earlier this year specifically to enroll at GateWay Community College’s machining program.
The 54-year-old wanted to shift from low-paying call center jobs to the manufacturing industry and she knew of the Maricopa Community Colleges from her brother’s time there. She moved cross-country and started learning machining as the only woman in her cohort.
But paying for the eight-month program isn't easy — she’s taken out student loans, worked at a pharmacy and balanced rent and health care costs. Her program ends in December, at which point she plans to get a machining job.
But reskilling at Maricopa Community Colleges is about to get easier for some county residents with a new program in partnership with Phoenix to fund training for career transitions towards high-wage, high-demand jobs.
Beginning this month, students whose jobs or income were affected by the pandemic can receive free tuition, monthly stipends and employment help in a range of workforce programs from manufacturing to health care at the county’s 10 community colleges.
Phoenix is using $7 million of its federal pandemic relief dollars to fund the "Route to Relief" program, which will run through December 2024.
“We are hoping today is the start to a career transformation for so many Phoenix residents,” Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said at the program’s launch Monday inside a spacious lab at GateWay’s Central City campus, where about a dozen machining students were mid-class.
“We have a unique opportunity to help people enter extremely high-wage careers in Maricopa County. We know it’s been a difficult few years for our residents, but we hope that today we celebrate some silver linings,” Gallego said.
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Funds for tuition and more
Eligible students can get up to $5,000 for tuition, fees and books. Training-related expenses, job search expenses and career services in programs like semiconductor, health care, business, manufacturing and information technology also are covered.
Students also will get monthly stipends during their studies of up to $1,000-$1,500 for other expenses like child care and transportation.
Maricopa Community Colleges Interim Chancellor Steven Gonzales said the program is an answer to a common challenge expressed by students — that it’s not just tuition that poses a burden, but also the costs of living while going to school.
The workforce development program is focused on helping residents gain new skills, said Maricopa County Community Colleges District Governing Board member Susan Bitter Smith.
"It provides so many people career opportunities to better their lives," she said. "This really is an opportunity to reskill for people who want to come back into the workforce in a different route.”
Phoenix leaders see the partnership as a way to help the city grow a talented workforce for local companies and to expand job opportunities for residents. Most of the programs are certificate and short-term in high-demand career areas.
One is the district’s new two-week semiconductor technician training program, which prepares students to work in semiconductor manufacturing, a growing industry in the Phoenix area.
“This program comes at a pivotal time for North Phoenix as we are poised to staff the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plant," Phoenix District 1 Councilwoman Ann O'Brien said in a statement.
Who is eligible for program?
Eligible students include Maricopa County residents affected by COVID-19 at any point since March 2020 in any of these ways: their household income was reduced by lost wages or hours, they are or were unemployed, they qualified for unemployment or pandemic insurance benefits, they were laid off of furloughed, they stopped work to care for a sick member of their household, they had a loss of child or spouse support, or they stopped work to care for kids home from school or day care.
It's unclear how many students will benefit because funds will depend on student needs and their programs, Gonzales said. If everyone received the full tuition and stipend, which is not likely, the program could assist over 1,000 students.
Eligible fields were selected based on high workforce need. Industries include: bioscience and health care, financial services, information technology and cybersecurity, manufacturing, construction, early childhood education, community health services, electric vehicle technician and technology, entrepreneurship and small business, and hospitality and tourism.
The CNC machining program that brought Smith to Arizona is one of many eligible programs. Instructor James Smith said the hands-on training gives students the core machining skills they need to work in manufacturing, ranging from aerospace and medical to semiconductor and toys.
“I see this (Route to Relief) as us responding to the workforce, and also preparing that workforce — those are two critically important things to do," Gonzales said. "We want to make sure that they’re ready to start on day one."
Students can learn more at www.maricopa.edu/r2r.
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Flagstaff could endure sustained rains, flash flooding this week. Here's how to stay safe
The Flagstaff area, along with much of northern Arizona, is likely going to experience a wide range of monsoon activity in the coming days.
The rain that started to fall in Flagstaff mid-afternoon Monday could taper off before the end of the night but it could also carry through to the next morning and then throughout the day Tuesday, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Paige Swenson.
When the rain suddenly intensified, the National Weather Service and Coconino County declared a flash flood warning at 3:20 p.m. extending at least until 6:15 p.m.
In less than two hours Monday, areas in south Flagstaff and around Northern Arizona University received between one and three quarters of an inch of rain. This caused temporary flooding of a busy stretch of Milton Road and Route 66 which forced traffic to slow to a crawl as cars made their way through the water-filled roadways.
The areas most at-risk of post-wildfire flooding escaped the worst of Monday afternoon's rainfall though the small amount of water was enough to muddy up much of the shoulder of U.S. 89 heading north out of Flagstaff where flooding forced a road closure July 14.
"This stretch (of monsoon activity) has definitely been pretty active, we haven't seen a huge break in it which has definitely been a little bit of a change so far this year," Swenson said.
The most recent rainfall comes as thousands of homes and businesses around Flagstaff work to recover from recent flash flooding with dark storm clouds looming above.
In the past weeks, the Coconino County Flood Control District has been working with the Arizona Army National Guard and countless volunteers to fill and distribute tens of thousands of sandbags throughout the community.
This flood mitigation managed to hold up throughout some minor rainfalls over the weekend but will likely face much heavier rain this week.
"The impact that we can always be mindful of is definitely going to be flash flooding, especially in areas that are near recent burn scars," Swenson said.
So far this year, the Doney Park, Fernwood, Timberline and Wupatki Trails neighborhoods have experienced severe flooding from the nearby Pipeline and Museum Fire burn scars that bring with them ash and debris, which can be dangerous.
In June, the City of Flagstaff along with the Coconino County Flood Control District and the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management implemented a new siren alert system for the neighborhoods downstream of the Museum Fire burn scar.
When 0.75 inches of rain falls on this burn scar in a 15-minute time span, an alarm will sound, followed by a voice message alerting of imminent flash flooding. Residents in this area will also receive text messages that include an alert as well as safety instructions.
Valley could see flood activity, too
A flood watch also was issued for most of central and southern Arizona, as well as parts of northern Arizona, until 5 a.m. Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service’s website, a flood watch is issued when flooding is possible, while a flood warning is issued when flooding is about to happen or is actively happening.
There likely will not be a blanket coverage of rain spanning multiple counties. In the Valley, the weather service said “pop-up” storms are expected throughout the week, with small-area thunderstorms they say will be difficult to predict.
“It’s going to be pretty sporadic, at least for the middle of the week,” said Bianca Feldkircher with the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
How do I stay safe?
Coconino County officials offered the following tips online and advised residents to be prepared for the approaching storms and potential flooding threat. They further recommended that residents sign up for emergency alerts and remember to be in READY status for potential emergencies.
- Plan for sheltering where you are and for evacuation.
- Evacuate if advised by authorities.
- Seek high ground (flash floods) or stay on high ground.
- Avoid walking or driving in flood waters.
- Do not attempt to evacuate through flood waters. Depth and velocity are not always obvious; the ground or road may suddenly wash away and hidden dangers may exist.
- Avoid injury from debris, contaminated water, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, and damaged buildings and infrastructure.
- Protect your property from floodwaters and purchase flood insurance.
- Seek professional review or inspection of structures and utilities before entering buildings that have been flooded.
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Sporadic 'pop-up' thunderstorms bring more bearable temperatures to Phoenix area this week
A stormy week awaits Arizona based on forecasts from the National Weather Service.
A Flood Watch has been issued for most of Central and Southern Arizona, as well as parts of Northern Arizona, until 5 a.m. Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service’s website, a Flood Watch is issued when flooding is possible, while a Flood Warning is issued when flooding is about to happen or is actively happening.
The service said there will be long periods of no rain during the Flood Watch’s active time and there likely will not be a blanket coverage of rain spanning over multiple counties.
“It’s going to be pretty sporadic, at least for the middle of the week,” said Bianca Feldkircher with the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
Feldkircher said “pop-up” storms are expected throughout the week, with small-area thunderstorms that are difficult to predict. However, she said the most active storm times of the day have been late at night and early in the morning and that trend should continue this week.
Northern Arizona: Flagstaff could endure sustained rains, flash flooding this week. Here's how to stay safe
The Valley in particular should expect more rain through Wednesday than at the end of the week, although storms are forecasted to linger into the weekend. The National Weather Service forecasted tonight into tomorrow to have the highest chance of rain at 40%.
Humid conditions are also expected to linger into the next few days, according to the forecast.
Storm potential tapers off near the end of the week for the Valley, although rain is still possible mainly for areas of higher elevation, according to the National Weather Service.
The increased storm activity will lead to lower-than-average temperatures this week, with highs not expected to reach 100 degrees until Friday, instead hovering in the high 90-degree range, according to the National Weather Service. Overnight lows are forecasted to be in the mid- to low 80s.
Is this year's monsoon season worse for Arizona?
Comparing this monsoon season with others is “hard to decipher” while still in the midst of it, according to Feldkircher.
However, she did say the recorded rainfall at Phoenix Sky Harbor is about half what it is on average for this time of year, with the total thus far being .36 inches of rain and the average being .66 inches.
Reach breaking news reporter Sam Burdette at sburdette@gannett.com or on Twitter @SuperSafetySam
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94-year-old man dies in crash in Scottsdale
One man died in a crash on Sunday morning in Scottsdale just north of the intersection of Scottsdale and McDowell roads.
The deceased man was identified by Scottsdale police as 94-year-old Donald Detzler.
At around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Detzler was attempting to turn left from Scottsdale Road into a private drive near Paul’s Ace Hardware when another vehicle driving south toward the intersection hit his car, according to Aaron Bolin, a Scottsdale police public information officer .
The car that hit Detzler then continued forward off-course and crashed into a USPS vehicle sitting at the private drive Detzler was attempting to turn into, Bolin said.
Detzler was transported to a hospital, but he did not survive his injuries, according to Bolin. The person driving the vehicle involved in the crash was also transported to the hospital “as a precaution.” The USPS driver did not require transportation to a hospital.
The road in the area of the crash was closed for approximately five hours after it occurred for Scottsdale police to collect evidence. Bolin said the Scottsdale Police Department is still investigating the circumstances of the crash.
“We would like to remind drivers in our community that when turning left unless obeying a green traffic light arrow, drivers must give the right-of-way to oncoming traffic going the opposite direction and right turners,” Bolin said.
Reach breaking news reporter Sam Burdette at sburdette@gannett.com or on Twitter @SuperSafetySam
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – After a power outage and shutdowns across Eastman Chemical Company’s Kingsport campus, state environmental officials told News Channel 11 that more than 600 gallons of material classified as a mutagen was released into the South Fork Holston River.
“TDEC received a notification from the National Response Center on Friday that Eastman Chemical Co. had reported a release of an unknown oil substance into the South Fork Holston River,” said Eric Ward of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). “The notification indicated that the facility had been shut down as a result while attempts to identify the substance were ongoing.”
As Eastman and state officials continued to investigate, it was determined that two spills on Friday consisted of an unknown amount of hydraulic fluid and roughly 600 gallons of ethylene glycol.
Ethylene Glycol, a key component in anti-freeze classified as a mutagenic that causes cell mutation in mammals, weighs roughly 9.3 pounds per gallon, according to charts listed by industrial chemical suppliers. Following that conversion rate, roughly 5,500 pounds of the material were released into the river on Friday.
Another release on Saturday consisted of an unknown quantity of firefighting foam as well, though the exact chemicals contained in the foam were not released by TDEC.
TDEC reported that no impact to fish or aquatic life has been observed.
Environmental officials are still waiting on the exact chemicals and quantities released into the air Friday, though Eastman communications stated that the materials were likely Iodine and Methyl Iodide found within a plume of purple vapors spotted over Eastman’s campus. According to ThermoFisher Scientific safety information, mutations were observed in experimental animals exposed to Methyl Iodide. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tdec-eastman-released-over-5000-pounds-of-mutagenic-chemical-into-river/ | 2022-07-26T00:59:47 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tdec-eastman-released-over-5000-pounds-of-mutagenic-chemical-into-river/ |
A growing animal clinic opened a newly constructed office at Ind. 421 and Ind. 2 in Westville.
Hero Pet Animal Hospital recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 5,400-square-foot location at 707 N. Flynn Road.
“This celebration finally gives us the opportunity to say thank you to all of those that played a part in making the clinic a reality," said Dr. Lisa Booth, owner and co-founder of the hospital. "We grew much faster than anticipated. In this last year, we have seen over 4,000 clients with over 6,300 pets."
She said the practice's staff has doubled since its opening last August. The clinic will have an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. It will be closed that day for tours.
"Our rescue partners will be present too, talking about their organizations, selling items to support their causes, and will have some of the pets they have up for adoption," Booth said.
The new building includes clinical facilities, an office, exam rooms and procedural space. Pet owners can take their dogs and cats there for medical, surgical, dental, and wellness services.
The new building is located at a business and heavily trafficked intersection. LaPorte County has been working to incentivize development there.
"When Mr. Ryan Booth and the LaPorte Community and Economic Development Director Mr. Tony Rodriguez proposed the creation of an Economic Revitalization Area we asked how can we help. And here we stand with an awesome new addition to Westville’s business corridor. Congratulations Hero Pet Animal Hospital and the Booth family," said Mike Albert, president of the Westville Town Council. “I am very excited about the growth opportunities that Hero Pet’s project has created."
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Joseph S. Pete is a Lisagor Award-winning business reporter who covers steel, industry, unions, the ports, retail, banking and more. The Indiana University grad has been with The Times since 2013 and blogs about craft beer, culture and the military.
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.
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GARY — The U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a second suspect in a January homicide in Gary after he jumped out of a second-story window with an assault rifle and tried to run away in an abandoned high school.
The federal agents served an arrest warrant from a Lake County court for the arrest of fugitive Cardia Combs, 28, on a charge of murder, according to police.
Combs, who's known to carry an assault rifle, was a suspect in the Jan. 23 shooting death of Gabriel D. Akins that took place in January outside a Clark gas station on the 2700 block of Fifth Ave. in Gary, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
The task force went to a known residence of Combs on the 2000 West block of Fifth Ave. in Gary last week.
"Once at the location, investigators knocked and announced numerous times the arrest warrant for Cardia Combs," the U.S. Marshals Service said. "Loud commotion was heard inside, with no attempt to open the door. Simultaneously as entry was made, the perimeter team, who was positioned on the exterior of the apartment building, radioed that Combs was fleeing on foot southbound on the 500 block of McKinley Street."
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He was armed while he tried to escape on foot after jumping out the window, officials said.
"During the foot pursuit, it transmitted that Combs kicked out his second-floor apartment window and jumped to the ground carrying an assault rifle," officials said. "The perimeter team ordered Combs to drop the rifle before Combs could effectively discharge the rifle at the perimeter team. Combs dropped the rifle and fled on foot."
Combs fled several blocks. Then the U.S. Marshals saw him running east near Horace Mann High School.
"Horace Mann is a permanently closed/abandoned school, located at 534 Garfield St., Gary," officials said. "With the assistance of Gary Police Department, Combs was pursued into Horace Mann High School and apprehended. Combs was transported to Gary Police Department for processing."
Combs is the second person to face charges in the murder of Akins who was found dead inside a black 2006 Jeep that had crashed into a fence by a business across the street from the gas station.
The driver, Aaliyah L. Collins, a 21-year-old Hammond resident, was arrested on one count of murder in March, according to court records. She pleaded not guilty and remains in custody.
Police also said a third suspect was believed to have taken part in the shooting, which transpired after Akins put air into his Jeep's tires at around 10:45 p.m. that night.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Cpl. Daryl Gordon, of the Lake County/Gary Metro Homicide Unit, at 219-755-3855. To remain anonymous, call 866-CRIME-GP.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Kyra Willis
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206110
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Thien
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206094
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEH AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kevin Rodriguez
Age : 36
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206098
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Thomas Silaj
Age : 34
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206096
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Moore III
Age : 47
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206095
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arionn Parent
Age : 52
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206108
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Philbin
Age : 34
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206105
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Germon Jones
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206101
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole McGregor
Age : 30
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206078
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Courtney Johnson
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206112
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeff Henderson Jr.
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206090
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Dukes
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206083
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Edwards Jr.
Age : 39
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206082
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jasmine Clayton
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206079
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ballard
Age : 58
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206092
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dawn Burton
Age : 56
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206091
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tre'Vion Carlisle
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206086
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremy Asfall
Age : 33
Residence: Sacramento, CA
Booking Number(s): 2206106
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Aguero Jr.
Age : 53
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206081
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Suckey
Age : 36
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206045
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Simona Trajceski
Age : 27
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206050
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrew Stover
Age : 35
Residence: Steger, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206068
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Storey Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206047
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE; DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jason Sivak
Age : 43
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206067
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Annette Roberts
Age : 48
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206060
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph McLeroy
Age : 48
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206066
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Kewon Price
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206073
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jonathan Huemmer
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206041
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Henderson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206054
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tamika Graves
Age : 42
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206058
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER (ATTEMPTED)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Malik Gross
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206059
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY; BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jamey Goin
Age : 44
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206051
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antonio Collins
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206071
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brigida Fortoso Gomez Rodriguez
Age : 49
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206056
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - STRANGULATION - AGAINST A PREGNANT WOMAN
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Missy Buhrmester
Age : 30
Residence: Linden, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206049
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Geno Carta
Age : 29
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206075
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Glorivette Bonilla
Age : 45
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206063
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamin Seramur
Age : 31
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206013
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vashon Sherman
Age : 33
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206020
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hannah Wagner
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206039
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jessica Whitlow
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206015
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Santiago Reyes
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206018
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Schulten
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206029
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Plucinski
Age : 49
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206021
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Popa
Age : 40
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206009
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alan Hughes
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206010
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Johnson
Age : 41
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206011
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melissa Johnston
Age : 39
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206031
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stafford Henderson
Age : 64
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206016
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vincent Banks
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206019
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Bowersox
Age : 26
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206023
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Francisco Flores
Age : 32
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206035
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stewart Foley IV
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206037
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Kryda
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205991
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Hanaway
Age : 30
Residence: Medaryville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205988
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Derek Johnson
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205999
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Favian Juarez
Age : 25
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206005
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Haddock
Age : 42
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206000
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ryan Dobos
Age : 29
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205998
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mary Granter
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205986
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Charles Barber
Age : 42
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206003
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENDANT USES A VEHICLE; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Michael Warren
Age : 62
Residence: Beecher, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205965
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jereyl Willis
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205977
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Zeondre Shenault
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205978
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Stovall Jr.
Age : 35
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205973
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tasha Barnes
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205982
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Eugene Golston
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205980
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Charlene Sandoval
Age : 60
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205974
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamarr Thompson
Age : 51
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205959
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dyron Wash
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205963
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Zurawski
Age : 35
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205956
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Lucio
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205955
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Angelee Luick
Age : 28
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205947
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; INTIMIDATION; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Gilbert Ortiz
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205951
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jesus Perez Jr.
Age : 28
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205946
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Carmella Lawrence
Age : 55
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205948
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Gilliam
Age : 47
Residence: Grant Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205957
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Orlando Guerra
Age : 47
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205954
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rondell Johnson
Age : 23
Residence: Rockford, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205950
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Bennett
Age : 28
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205943
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Bermingham
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205952
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Veronica Quijano
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205913
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alantae Thornton
Age : 29
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205908
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Armaun McKenzie
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205927
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert McKenzie Jr.
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205920
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharita Parks
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205911
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angelos Lujano
Age : 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205918
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffrey Lambert
Age : 49
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205898
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paris Larkin Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Park Forest, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205915
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kemetka Leftridge
Age : 44
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205894
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deauntre Lester
Age : 34
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205919
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Kaufman
Age : 25
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205897
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cordarryl Jones
Age : 35
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205914
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Olivia Justice
Age : 18
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205904
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Pamela Jenkins Reynolds
Age : 51
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205901
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Irvin
Age : 44
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205909
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nedal Hamed
Age : 40
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205895
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY; ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Quinton Hicks
Age : 36
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205910
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cortney Dixon
Age : 36
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205923
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Agee
Age : 26
Residence: Ford Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205912
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paul Brown Jr.
Age : 43
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205902
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Buczek
Age : 32
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205903
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamont Walls
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205861
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rickey Washington
Age : 31
Residence: Danville, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205862
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jessica Sanchez
Age : 24
Residence: Cicero, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205878
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Monique Smoot
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205874
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Davion Torry
Age : 21
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205854
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Kirkland
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205853
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amber Mackey
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205855
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel McGraw
Age : 36
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205875
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Purkey
Age : 34
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205871
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Marta Rodriguez
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205869
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; FALSE REPORTING - REPORT, CRIME, OR COMPLAINT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Nyia Hunter
Age : 22
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205881
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stacy Gorgas
Age : 44
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205856
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrei Guta
Age : 19
Residence: Baltimore, MD
Booking Number(s): 2205872
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Garcia
Age : 25
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205852
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dustin Freely
Age : 54
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205868
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Matthew Creekbaum
Age : 39
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205873
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Saya Dhiman
Age : 22
Residence: Palatine, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205891
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andrea Brown
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205867
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Clark
Age : 44
Residence: Grffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205860
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Bonner
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205850
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - W/PRIOR AN UNRELATED CONVICTION REFERENCE SAME PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stewart Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206122
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Elijah Harris
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206344
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenyata Williams
Age : 32
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206247
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shaquille Nailon
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206141
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ryan Scott
Age : 35
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206236
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PERSON < 14 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenshawn Anderson
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206279
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamont Wilkerson Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206301
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Robert Conner
Age : 32
Residence: Evanston, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206334
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: ARSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamin Terry
Age : 25
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206225
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Davon Jones
Age : 18
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206254
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Meadows III
Age : 43
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206191
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adrian Duran
Age : 22
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206212
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Amber Mazoch
Age : 31
Residence: Muskego, WI
Booking Number(s): 2206331
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lindsey Delgado
Age : 37
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206119
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Skarlet Cooper
Age : 38
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206288
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Emanuel Barnes
Age : 27
Residence: Dolton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206229
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Laquette Cain-Allison
Age : 32
Residence: Milwaukee, WI
Booking Number(s): 2206193
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Abel Moreno
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206333
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - RECKLESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Cooper
Age : 50
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206337
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Erich Boone
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206314
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY; - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Darion Key
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206348
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sarah Morden
Age : 29
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206248
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sommer Nicholson
Age : 36
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206125
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Trenton Terry
Age : 42
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206124
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Freeborn
Age : 36
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206268
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Clarion Phillips
Age : 32
Residence: Burnham, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206186
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darnell Turner
Age : 53
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206207
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Reginald Ryals
Age : 22
Residence: Dolton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206237
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mathew Demakas
Age : 39
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206118
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dwayne Fields
Age : 57
Residence: Milwaukee, WI
Booking Number(s): 2206335
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Peterson
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206130
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Emanuel England
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206218
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Durell Rhymes
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206241
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT; OWI; SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Samantha Cardenas
Age : 26
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206180
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hannah Kuckuck
Age : 26
Residence: Fort Myers, FL
Booking Number(s): 2206340
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Samuel Sledge
Age : 21
Residence: Decatur, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206246
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTATION - STATUTORY RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rebecca White
Age : 31
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206142
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Nuttall
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206137
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sammie Garrett Jr.
Age : 54
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206274
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Scott Porta II
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206179
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Leroy Williams
Age : 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206312
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jorie Fink
Age : 26
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206139
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Takyra Cunningham
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206273
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Denise Houldieson
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206171
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clark Smith
Age : 27
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206252
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakethia Johnson
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206275
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lawrence Galia II
Age : 42
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206214
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Cynthia Peach
Age : 47
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206132
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kristy Gibson-Miller
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206345
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremiah Parker
Age : 44
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206357
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Maurice Farley
Age : 24
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206251
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aubrey Wilson
Age : 22
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206271
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ellery Williams
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206189
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Victor Hernandez
Age : 30
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206199
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Hudson Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206183
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
John Davis
Age : 71
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206291
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ramon Jones
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206296
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING; CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Maximilian Aldridge
Age : 25
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206272
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cameron Bush
Age : 23
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206354
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lorenzo Padilla
Age : 20
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206276
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Wilson
Age : 32
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206318
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE; OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tonya Negele
Age : 47
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206299
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Julian Sanchez
Age : 23
Residence: Crestwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206332
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Gorman Jr.
Age : 40
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206328
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
DeSean Goings
Age : 25
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206200
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bobby Hall
Age : 41
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206259
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE; DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Keith Davis
Age : 49
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206277
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jack Hampton
Age : 42
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206127
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Voigt
Age : 24
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206255
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daveontay Clark
Age : 22
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206351
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mandi Powers
Age : 40
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206265
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gregory Jackson
Age : 30
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206182
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: RACKETEERING - CORRUPT BUSINESS INFLUENCE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jermani Keys
Age : 20
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206286
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamal Smith
Age : 21
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206304
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marshall Alfred
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206311
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arthur Stueber Jr.
Age : 33
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206338
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Carns
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206224
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jefforey Winn
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206175
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Douglas Ferguson
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206266
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjarmin Jeffries
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206245
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devon Mitchell
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206126
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Norton
Age : 24
Residence: Richport, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206267
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: UNLAWFUL GAMBLING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tywann Wilkerson
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206233
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Walden
Age : 52
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206289
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Nicholas Nash
Age : 30
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206196
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jordan Greer
Age : 23
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206202
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: SEX CRIME - CHILD EXPLOITATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Torrey Allen Jr.
Age : 20
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206290
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sandra Rose
Age : 33
Residence: Kingsville, OH
Booking Number(s): 2206240
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamont Murdaugh
Age : 22
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206197
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Seabrook
Age : 27
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206303
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marc McCollum
Age : 31
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206355
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Gregory Cox
Age : 44
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206136
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Funding city's trap-neuter-return program delayed during budget process. Here are the next steps.
LAS CRUCES — The city’s trap-neuter-return initiative for free-roaming, community cats has faced a bumpy rollout, as a shortage of surgical staff combined with an unexpectedly high number of animal intakes forced the city’s animal shelter to scale back the program just months after it began. At the same time, Las Cruces missed two deadlines before it finally passed policies for the program through the city council.
TNR is intended to be a more humane strategy for reducing the city's free-roaming cat population than euthanasia.
The TNR effort has additionally been hindered by a lack of dedicated resources — primarily a budget for the program. The revised city animal care ordinance, which included the establishment of TNR, does not set a budget amount, nor does it explicitly mandate the city fund the program.
"The city should provide funding annually, as part of its budget, for affordable low-cost spay/neuter procedures specific to community cats and/or low-income residents to assist with general spay/neuter needs in the community," the ordinance states. "Funding could be provided directly to the ASCMV or qualified non-profit partners that provide and/or coordinate such activities between residents and veterinarian service providers."
One planned resource is supposed to be a coordinator for the TNR program who will work at the Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley. The ASCMV is operated under a joint powers agreement between the city and county and receives its budget largely from both entities.
The TNR subcommittee of the city Animal Care Task Force — the task force which drafted the recent changes to the animal care ordinance — began to meet after the ordinance passed last August to propose policies and a specific budget for the TNR program. By ordinance, the city had until Dec. 14, 2021 to adopt a set of policies.
TNR subcommittee member Kathe Stark said right after the vote in August, where responsibility fell was questionable. Stark sees TNR as a city program, given the city drafted the ordinance and passed it through the city council. However, she said the municipality never took appropriate ownership over the program's implementation and instead seems to have offloaded most of the program's logistics and implementation to the ASCMV.
Geri Wheelis, another subcommittee member, and Stark contend the subcommittee has been largely cut out of the process of formalizing the TNR policy and budget. Their expertise wasn't valued and their input was disregarded, they told the Sun-News. The women said the subcommmittee turned in a draft policy and budget by October 2021. They said the shelter ultimately disagreed with the proposed policies but agreed with the budget. No city official gave any feedback on the draft budget or policies, they said.
The city council later voted to extend the deadline to adopt policies to June 14, 2022. The two subcommittee members also laid blame on the city council for not pushing city staff hard enough to get policies adopted and resources allocated sooner.
What about funding for the program?
Becky Corran, a Las Cruces city councilor and chair of the ASCMV board, told the Sun-News the city council is committed to funding the program and a coordinator position.
The June deadline passed, and the city council deliberated whether to pass a resolution adopting broad TNR policies at its June 21 meeting. Assistant City Manager Eric Enriquez said a TNR coordinator position had already been funded through the ASCMV’s annual budget. The council passed the resolution unanimously.
But Enriquez wasn’t being accurate. Though hiring a TNR coordinator has been the shelter's plan, the position remains unfunded. It was not approved in the ASCMV’s annual budget.
The ASCMV board had to roll over the shelter's $3.8 million budget from the past fiscal year rather than adopt a proposed $4.8 million budget which would have included the coordinator role and other new positions. Enriquez, in an interview with the Sun-News, said miscommunications about how far along the budgeting process was for the ASCMV led the budget to come before the board for approval before the city finance department had meetings about the budget with the ASCMV as expected. Clint Thacker, director of the ASCMV, concurred, saying miscommunication had been an issue.
Enriquez said he expects the TNR program to cost about $300,000 per year, accounting for the cost of surgeries, a coordinator, traps and educational materials for the public.
Last fiscal year, Enriquez said the county did not match the city's share of funding for the shelter as it is supposed to in accordance with the joint powers agreement. This year, he expects the county to increase its share of funding for the shelter by $300,000 to match the city's $1.7 million allocation. Once that happens, the ASCMV said it'll free up funds for the city to put toward the TNR program.
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Thacker said he was surprised to hear Enriquez’s claims at the city council June 21. Thacker was not present at the meeting himself.
“The communication is frustrating,” Thacker said in a July 1 interview. “When things are being said, but it hasn't actually been done.”
Thacker said when the shelter wants to add a new position, ASCMV staff write a job description and send it to human resources. HR suggests the position's pay before the shelter begins recruitment.
On July 1, Thacker said the city had not approached the shelter about writing a job description. Since then, Thacker said he'd met with the city about the position and has a job description ready to hand over to HR. The ASCMV board could approve the position as soon as its July 28 meeting. The city is prepared to allocate funding for the job, Thacker said, estimating job applications could be received in two to three months.
Enriquez said he cannot go to the city council with a budget adjustment until the county approves their budget and solidifies the extra $300,000. The soonest that could happen would be at the county commission's July 26 meeting.
But once the county budget is approved, "we're ready to get on this," Enriquez said.
Additionally, Thacker said the shelter has begun to phase back in public walk-in days for TNR in a limited way.
Michael McDevitt is a city and county government reporter for the Sun-News. He can be reached at 575-202-3205, mmcdevitt@lcsun-news.com or @MikeMcDTweets on Twitter. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/funding-las-cruces-trap-neuter-return-program-delayed-during-budget-process/65365562007/ | 2022-07-26T01:12:44 | 0 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/funding-las-cruces-trap-neuter-return-program-delayed-during-budget-process/65365562007/ |
Next Mega Millions Jackpot at $810 million, drawing Tuesday
LAS CRUCES – It may be time to press your luck — the Mega Millions Jackpot is now at $810 million.
The next estimated jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game was raised to $810 million Monday, with the drawing coming up at 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday. According to a news release from the New Mexico Lottery, this will be third largest jackpot win in the history of Mega Millions if it is hit.
Jackpots are based on ticket sales, so the final amount may vary by the end of the day Tuesday.
Players in New Mexico have until 8:45 p.m. MT to purchase tickets for the July 26 drawing. Tickets are $2 per play and can be purchased at any convenience store in the area.
“It’s fun for players to think about what they would do if they won a large jackpot prize,” said David Barden, CEO of New Mexico Lottery. “As exciting as this might be, please remember to play responsibly.”
All net proceeds from lottery ticket sales go toward the state’s Legislative Lottery Scholarship funding higher education for New Mexico students.
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PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced new accommodations on Monday, benefitting those with disabilities.
PennDOT announced that it will be rolling out a new online service to allow people who have parking placards to perform renewals and other updates online.
Officials from PennDOT said that this update is meant to treat people with disabilities with the highest ethical standards.
"This is not required by the Americans With Disability Act, but it is taking further ethical best practices to make accessibility options, such as parking placards, more accessible to those who need it," said Scott Caulfield, a UniqueSource Board Member.
Officials say that the new system will also cut down on customer wait times by eliminating the need to get placards in the mail.
Placard holders can continue to receive a renewal form by mail 60 days prior to its expiration.
More information on the program or renewing a placard can be found here. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/penndot-new-measures-help-disabilities/521-d63bfaa3-cbaf-4f41-acfc-0edf70d47099 | 2022-07-26T01:16:18 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/penndot-new-measures-help-disabilities/521-d63bfaa3-cbaf-4f41-acfc-0edf70d47099 |
KANSAS (KSNW) – A new school year is almost upon us, but before the bell rings, some districts are scrambling to fill open positions.
The superintendent of Goodland Public Schools said people aren’t applying. He has noticed the change overtime, and this year they are now preparing to adapt to three unfilled roles, and he isn’t alone.
“It’s an ongoing problem certainly not unique to Goodland, but it’s becoming crisis-mode a little bit as we search for people,” said Bill Biermann, the superintendent of the Goodland School District.
Getting competitive, Biermann said they have been focusing on keeping staff, but with several retirements and a dry applicant pool, they have to adapt.
“We have, in Goodland, four classes per elementary grade, so our two elementary openings that we’ve been trying to fill, that will probably go unfilled, that just means we’ll squeeze it down to three,” said Biermann.
Dr. Tiffany Snyder, the Director of Recruitment and Retention at Salina Public Schools, said they have five open teaching positions. Their board of education passed a pay increase for all staff, and the district has a retention incentive. She said the staff is volunteering to teach extra classes.
“Which, you know, we just don’t like to do. But we’ve had volunteers. We have great teachers, great staff that volunteer and are stepping up to help if it comes down to that,” said Dr. Snyder.
Newton Public Schools also has several teacher openings but has also recently hired some experienced staff.
“We do have to look at what we offer versus what people around us are offering, and we’re really proud we’ve picked up a couple of principals from area schools,” said Carly Stavola, the director of communications for Newton Public Schools.
The Superintendent for Belle Plaine School District said though applicants were slim, they have been able to fill all of their openings.
“Sometimes circumstances, geography, family and such. Allow someone to walk in your door that you weren’t expecting, and we had that happen,” said Dr. Kelly Arnberger, the Superintendent for Belle Plaine School District.
The Superintendent of Goodland did share they currently have about a dozen alumni who are getting a degree in education. He said he hopes they come back to teach in their hometown one day.
Interested in applying for a teaching position at one of these schools? Select a school district below to see available openings: | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/some-kansas-school-districts-short-teachers-as-the-school-year-approaches/ | 2022-07-26T01:16:27 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/some-kansas-school-districts-short-teachers-as-the-school-year-approaches/ |
Musicians from around region and globe visit Levelland for Camp Bluegrass
LEVELLAND — Last week, more than a hundred campers descended on the campus of South Plains College for summer camp. But these are not your typical summer campers. Hailing from all over the world and ranging in age from elementary school to retirement, these campers have one thing in common: a love for making bluegrass music.
Camp Bluegrass, now its 36th year, was held July 17-22 at SPC. Guitarists, fiddlers, bassists, mandolinists, Dobro players, banjo pickers and singers attended the event, ranging in skill level from beginner to professional. Musicians come to the camp from all over to hone their skills in bluegrass while learning from some of the genre's most respected players.
Paula Carr, camp director, said the camp started more than three decades ago as an offshoot of the college's bluegrass studies program and has grown significantly since. Carr's husband Joe Carr, who passed away in 2014, co-founded the camp with Alan Munde, who continues to teach at it today.
"In the first year, I think they had maybe 15 students, but the next year it got bigger," Carr said. Nearly 120 campers attended this year.
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"Thirty-six years passes pretty quickly," she added.
Campers attend small classes in the morning to workshop their instrument with expert instructors. In the afternoons, they attend workshops on topics like songwriting and sound reinforcement. Students also participate in "jams" throughout the week, which are opportunities to play with other musicians in an informal setting.
"A lot of them come because they get to pick with other people," Carr said. "Bluegrass musicians love to pick, so that's why we have jam sessions every night going on in the dorms."
Musicians come from literally all over the world to attend the camp. Guitarist Greg Narwocki drove all the way to Levelland from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada to attend the camp for the third time. Narwocki grew up taking guitar lessons, but he didn't experience bluegrass until adulthood when he spent some time in the States.
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"I went to work in the U.S. in 2014 and I heard my first bluegrass bands, and that's where I said, 'I have to learn that type of music,'" Narwocki said. "Just the caliber of musicians … they really know how to play their instrument, and I just like the happy feel of bluegrass music."
"I'm not looking to be an expert, and I'm always learning," he added. "It's an interest that never goes away, a puzzle that can't be solved."
Now, Narwocki makes it a point to roadtrip down to Texas each year for Camp Bluegrass, making a stop in Nashville along the way.
"Sometimes in the middle of (the trip), if I'm going through a long section where there's not major highways, I think 'Why am I doing this?' But then when I get here, I say, 'I'm going to come back next year,'" Narwocki said.
Alex Klein made his first trip to Camp Bluegrass this year, traveling from Switzerland to learn more about bluegrass. The 62-year-old Nestlé retiree has already established himself as an accomplished guitarist and popular Swiss country and blues singer, but he came to Levelland to explore the roots of the genre he already knows and loves.
"I wasn't born into this (country) culture, so for me it is very important to play it as authentic as possible," Klein said. "This is why I come to Nashville to do my recordings, and this is why I came also here. One of my aims with this bluegrass camp is to pick up a shot of authenticity."
"The spirit (of bluegrass) is very much open, friendly, very warm and — very important — there is no competition," Klein said. | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/levelland-tx-south-plains-college-camp-bluegrass-musicians-visit-around-region-globe/65382155007/ | 2022-07-26T01:16:55 | 0 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/levelland-tx-south-plains-college-camp-bluegrass-musicians-visit-around-region-globe/65382155007/ |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – This week’s Food Truck Friday features something that isn’t always easy to come by in Tennessee: seafood!
Based out of Knoxville, Lobster Dogs brings a taste of the Northeastern United States to Northeast Tennessee.
“Our rolls are considered probably better than Maine’s here in Tennessee,” said manager Tammy Lee.
While Lobster Dogs is Knoxville-based, the truck is not an uncommon sight in the Tri-Cities region. The mobile kitchen offers a variety of seafood.
“We offer rolls-wiches, lobster rolls, crab rolls, shrimp rolls, and then we have avocado dishes as well,” Lee said.
Despite operating in Tennessee, Lobster Dogs got its start in a different part of the South.
“It started in Mooresville, North Carolina,” Lee said. “A gentleman by the name of Chris Yelkin owns a restaurant there, and that’s where it got its start. The Tennessee truck has been around for a little over two years now, it is a franchise. They have trucks in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, New York and Florida.”
According to Lee, running a food truck is a unique experience but a rewarding job.
“You actually get to travel to different places, and you’re not stuck at one spot,” she said. “Meeting different people in different parts of Tennessee is actually pretty cool and, of course, we cover Virginia, too. “
On an average day, Lee said the truck dishes out anywhere from 100-200 rolls per shift. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/food-truck-friday-lobster-dogs/ | 2022-07-26T01:19:22 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/food-truck-friday-lobster-dogs/ |
Driver arrested and charged with manslaughter in weekend fatality
Wichita Falls police arrested the driver of a truck and charged him with manslaughter in connection to a weekend fatality.
According to a press release sent from WFPD spokesman Sgt. Charlie Eipper:
Just before 6 p.m. Sunday, police responded to the 800 block of northbound Lloyd Ruby Overpass for a single vehicle accident. They found a 2012 Ford F-15 pickup had struck a guardrail. They also found a man with a fatal head wound on the scene.
Witnesses told police the truck was driving recklessly and ran a red light at Broad at Eighth Street with two people riding in the bed of the truck. The truck entered the ramp to the overpass and struck the center guardrail. One of the passengers in the bed of the truck, Michael Lynn Little, 33, of Granbury, Texas, was thrown and struck the guardrail. Little died at the scene. The truck struck another guardrail before coming to a stop.
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The driver of the truck, Bryan Hernandez, 36, from Granbury, was arrested for manslaughter. No other injuries were reported. Sgt. Eipper said this investigation is on going.
Stay with the Times Record News for more information. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/driver-arrested-and-charged-with-manslaughter-in-weekend-fatality/65381875007/ | 2022-07-26T01:20:47 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/driver-arrested-and-charged-with-manslaughter-in-weekend-fatality/65381875007/ |
MIDLAND, Texas — Keep Midland Beautiful honored a local organization Monday that has been going the extra mile to bring beauty to the community.
The Midland Arts Council received the Community Achievement Award for its new sculpture garden.
The garden was created in collaboration with the Art Council and the F. Marie Hall Foundation and has been a project for the past six years.
KMB says the award represents not just the garden as it is now, but the great work the arts council has done to refurbish the area over the pats several years.
"People need to be recognized for the good work that they're doing out here, and there's a lot of people that are really paying to attention to what should be planted, what should be planted because of our lack of water, putting in natice and adaptive plants. There's so many good things going on in the community that we want to recognize," said Doreen Womack, Executive Director for Keep Midland Beautiful.
You can check out the award-winning garden any weekday between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-arts-council-awarded-new-sculpture-garden/513-e6080853-c790-4b8b-b12c-20013703a329 | 2022-07-26T01:20:47 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-arts-council-awarded-new-sculpture-garden/513-e6080853-c790-4b8b-b12c-20013703a329 |
Iowa Park newspaper going out of business
The Iowa Park Leader, the weekly newspaper that has served the Wichita County town, will cease publication after Thursday's edition.
In an article on the closing published this week, the paper attributed the closing to a slow decline in the newspaper industry over the past 20 years.
"Younger audiences especially have migrated to digitals platforms as their source of news and information," the article said.
Management of the Leader looked at moving to a digital-only publication, but found that advertising on weekly newspaper websites "failed to justify going that route."
The article pointed out the Leader had won awards for its news and sports reporting and photography during the 52 years of its existence.
The Leader began publication in 1969, created by co-publishers Bob and Delores Hamilton. Dolores continued publishing the paper after her husband died in 2008.
"I'm going to miss putting out a newspaper telling about the progress being made here, but I will be on the sidelines cheering," she said.
More than 2,500 newspapers have shut down in the U.S. since 2005, according to a study conducted by Northwestern University. Many were weekly publications or small community newspapers. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/iowa-park-newspaper-going-out-of-business/65380494007/ | 2022-07-26T01:20:53 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/iowa-park-newspaper-going-out-of-business/65380494007/ |
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas — The Midland County Commissioners and the Fresh Water District Number 1 both agreed to make some changes when it comes to who the water falls under in the county.
"We decided a while back that the cities doing some changing with their relationship with the fresh water district and we were looking at what we can do to get water to the citizens of Midland County and we thought it was in our best interest, the citizens' best interest to take the water rights that we have under the name of the midland fresh water district and get them back under out possession," said Judge Terry Johnson.
Both parties made an agreement and are just waiting for it to be finalized, but this is only part of getting water out to people of the county.
"If you're in the county and you want development out in the county, you've got to have water. No water, no development," said Judge Johnson.
This agreement is particularly relevant in certain areas like Greenwood.
"Your property values are based on if you've got water or not so living without it is hard. I've done it out there, I lived there 15 years on a half gallon a minute well and it's just tough to do," said Johnson.
The county is working to get the water out there as a solution, but not a requirement.
"We want to get water out there if folks want it to be able to get to it, or if they want to use their water wells and what they've been doing that's fine too. It's not going to be shoved down anybody's throat, we just want to make it available to those that need it," said Johnson.
The county is also trying to get cleaner water to people in certain areas.
"One of the things is south of the Horseshoe in southern Midland County we've got pollution, that plume of water that is underground that was done decades ago, so those folks literally have to haul drinking water and can't use any water coming out of the ground," said Johnson.
With Midland County growing, water is important for the future.
"We've got folks moving here from all over the country and trying to expand out into the county. This will help with that, help regulate how we do things," said Johnson. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-county-steps-to-more-water-to-county-residents/513-1f3b3fce-6c09-459f-901d-20687cfc9a46 | 2022-07-26T01:20:53 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-county-steps-to-more-water-to-county-residents/513-1f3b3fce-6c09-459f-901d-20687cfc9a46 |
MIDLAND, Texas — The Museum of the Southwest is now featuring the Mobile Oilfield Learning unit.
This exhibit travels to teach students about the science and technology in the oil and natural gas industry.
Children can drop by the Blakemore Planetarium during museum hours to enjoy learning from the MOLU.
The exhibit is geared toward students in 5th-8th grades.
"This program takes students or participants from how we discovered oil and natural gas through the developmental process, through the transportation of the resource and then ultimately what that resources turned into, whether it's plastics or gasolines," said Bill Desrosiers with Coterra Energy, the company who sponsered the MOLU.
For more information on the Museum of the Southwest you can click or tap here. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/museum-of-the-southwest-mobile-oilfield-learning-unit/513-7e4d0c69-a941-4fdd-a3de-e4e12c47f563 | 2022-07-26T01:20:59 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/museum-of-the-southwest-mobile-oilfield-learning-unit/513-7e4d0c69-a941-4fdd-a3de-e4e12c47f563 |
WFISD officially hires Donny Lee as new superintendent
Wichita Falls School District Board of Trustees on Monday officially hired Donny Lee as superintendent. The vote after a short executive session was unanimous.
The trustees had named Lee the sole finalist for the job at a meeting on June 27, virtually assuring he would get the job. He will be the 22nd person to serve in the district's top administrative position.
Lee, who comes to Wichita Falls from the small town of Buna in southeast Texas, said he is ready to go to work.
Lee replaces Michael Kuhrt, who resigned in April as the district became embroiled in a furor over a drop in enrollment, a budget shortfall and the handling of staff reductions.
Lee, who holds a doctorate in educational leadership, worked at a handful of other small school districts before landing the top job at Buna in 2019.
After his hiring was finalized, Lee said he credits his pursuit of education for his success in life, noting he was homeless for a short time when he was a child.
He said he will interview prospects for the district's chief financial officer to replace Tim Sherrod, who resigned amid the fallout from the district's financial problems. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/wfisd-officially-hires-donny-lee-as-new-superintendent/65381995007/ | 2022-07-26T01:21:05 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/wfisd-officially-hires-donny-lee-as-new-superintendent/65381995007/ |
HOUSTON — What exactly was that lighting up the sky over Texas on Sunday 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 on Sunday night. The AMS said 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. “We saw a meteoroid becoming a meteor.”
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, Texas, and broke up near Austin.
“The Austin area is interesting because of where it went across ... and what you want to do is look for the person who saw the meteor the most overhead," Sumners said.
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.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/what-was-that-lighting-up-the-sky-over-texas-sunday-night/285-0749c816-b020-4b4f-ad28-4908d6b5a5e8 | 2022-07-26T01:21:05 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/what-was-that-lighting-up-the-sky-over-texas-sunday-night/285-0749c816-b020-4b4f-ad28-4908d6b5a5e8 |
Zavala hosts second annual Taco Fest
The nonprofit organization Zavala held its second annual Taco Fest in downtown Wichita Falls Saturday, July 23, 2022.
Taco Fest was held at Bud Daniel Park; with a total of 35 vendors - 10 of them being taco vendors.
The 10 taco vendors lined up in what was called "Taco Row."
Across from Taco Row were booths that displayed and promoted the sweeter side of the Hispanic culture; with candy and desserts.
The money raised during Taco Fest will go to scholarships.
"We have a program where we provide scholarships for kids; Hispanic or non-Hispanic, everyone that can apply... we have that program at the beginning of the year and it will help them go to school."
Keyla Ahow, Chair of Taco Fest
People outside of Wichita Falls and the surrounding area showed up as well. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/zavala-hosts-second-annual-taco-fest/65381089007/ | 2022-07-26T01:21:12 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/25/zavala-hosts-second-annual-taco-fest/65381089007/ |
Two brothers were shot and killed during a confrontation at an east-side apartment complex on Sunday night, Tucson police said.
Shortly before midnight, officers were sent to a complex in the 7400 block of East 22nd Street, near South Kolb Road, for reports of a shooting. There they found two men with gunshot wounds.
One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified Monday as Michael Espinoza, 34. Officers rendering first aid to the other man who was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital with life-threatening wounds. Shortly after arriving at the hospital, the man was pronounced dead. He was identified as Mark Espinoza, 30.
While at the shooting scene, officers were contacted by an adult male who told the officers he was involved in the incident, police said.
Detectives later determined that the Espinoza brothers were part of a group that had a verbal confrontation with the man who later contacted police. The confrontation turned physical and gunshots were fired, striking the Espinoza brothers.
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Currently, there are no outstanding suspects. Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the shooting to call 911 or 88-CRIME. Police did not release any other details about the shooting.
There have been 46 homicides inside the city limits this year, compared to 51 at this time last year, police said.
A 27-year-old was shot to death at a midtown apartment complex early Saturday morning. The suspect died a day later in an apparent suicide, Tucson police said.
An 18-year-old was arrested in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man on Tucson's south side earlier this month.
Tucson Unified School District is assessing campuses for safety needs and will enact new measures for school visitors, its superintendent says. | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tucson-police-2-brothers-shot-killed-at-apartment-complex/article_12626bc8-0c75-11ed-9c6d-2757be7a14a5.html | 2022-07-26T01:25:51 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tucson-police-2-brothers-shot-killed-at-apartment-complex/article_12626bc8-0c75-11ed-9c6d-2757be7a14a5.html |
BALCH SPRINGS, Texas — A large grass fire in Balch Springs quickly spread and destroyed at least nine homes and damaged 17 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 26 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.
There were no injuries reported, but an unknown number of residents were displaced.
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.kcentv.com/article/news/local/balch-springs-grass-fire-spreading-to-homes/287-133500fc-e00d-402d-a0d3-f602404974c7 | 2022-07-26T01:25:51 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/balch-springs-grass-fire-spreading-to-homes/287-133500fc-e00d-402d-a0d3-f602404974c7 |
SOUTHSIDE, Ala. (WIAT) — A Gadsden woman was arrested for obstructing justice after giving officers a false name during a traffic stop Monday morning.
According to the Southside Police Department, Destiny Alston, 40, was being pulled over for a traffic offense around 8 a.m.
Alston then gave officers a false name because she had an outstanding warrant out of Etowah County. When officers discovered who she was, she was immediately arrested. Her bond is set at $2,500.
For more information, contact Public Information Officer, Capt. Jay Freeman at 256-442-2255. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/gadsden-woman-arrested-for-false-identity/ | 2022-07-26T01:28:44 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/gadsden-woman-arrested-for-false-identity/ |
TAMPA, Fla. — Busch Gardens is bringing in the holiday spirit with its "Christmas in July" extravaganza.
"Christmas in July" is bringing exciting deals and the announcement of a new holiday-themed haunted house at Busch Garden's Howl-O-Scream event this fall, Busch Gardens said in a news release.
The new haunted house, "The Residence: Home for the Holidays," will join the lineup of haunted houses including "The Forgotten" and "Witch of the Woods." The park is expected to reveal more haunted house attractions in the coming months.
If that's not enough, guests can also score limited-time Sinister Sale savings of up to 70% with single-night tickets starting at $29.99, according to the park.
Thrillseekers will also be able to ride nighttime attractions like Iron Gwazi, the world's fastest and steepest hybrid coaster.
"Iron Gwazi is one of seven thrill rides available at the parkwide haunt event," Busch Gardens says.
Howl-O-Scream events begin on Sept. 9 and last through Halloween night. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/christmas-in-july-busch-gardens-haunted-houses/67-c3936fc1-b6d7-4740-a4fa-444b56a025b0 | 2022-07-26T01:29:39 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/christmas-in-july-busch-gardens-haunted-houses/67-c3936fc1-b6d7-4740-a4fa-444b56a025b0 |
TAMPA, Fla. — A lightning strike caused an apartment in Tampa to catch on fire on Monday, authorities say.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said in a news release that crews responded to the apartment on fire at 4:53 p.m. on Blue Rock Drive after a person said smoke was coming out from one side of the building.
Firefighters say they saw a light haze of smoke from the roof of the apartment and used an attic ladder to find the fire.
After finding the affected apartment, authorities say the fire was coming from the attic of the building.
Fire rescue reportedly used water extinguishers to put out the fire and also used a thermal imaging camera to make sure there were no other hot spots for a fire in the attic.
Two searches were conducted and authorities say there was nobody inside the building and no reported injuries to people or first responders. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-apartment-fire-struck-lightning/67-8bcc1e29-1d96-4dd3-ad48-f0a85c530fef | 2022-07-26T01:29:50 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-apartment-fire-struck-lightning/67-8bcc1e29-1d96-4dd3-ad48-f0a85c530fef |
VENICE, Fla. — A U.S. Air Force veteran in Venice will receive a new roof on Tuesday as part of the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project, Mighty Dog Roofing Southwest Florida said in a news release.
Richard East was selected and approved to get the roof replacement through a partnership with Purple Heart Homes.
The project is a way to honor and show gratitude to veterans across the country and the families who support them, the news release said.
Since the project was first created in 2016, more than 350 military members have reportedly received new roofs.
The roof installment will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday on Roslyn Road.
To learn more about the Owens Coming Roof Deployment Project, click here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/venice-veteran-new-roof/67-5ff4006d-02fc-4c6a-b9ad-befc23bdce15 | 2022-07-26T01:29:56 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/venice-veteran-new-roof/67-5ff4006d-02fc-4c6a-b9ad-befc23bdce15 |
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.
The WCSO says the fire was in such a rural part of the county, that it made it difficult to put out the flames because of the travel involved and lack of water supply.
“So, we’re having to run multiple tanker trucks to keep the water flowing down to be able to put this out,” said Tyler McCartney with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. “Even though Washington County as a whole has a great job doing that… being able to supply water it’s still a logistics rather than hooking up to a hydrant.”
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."
“Anytime you have kids of any age, it makes it even harder and this is definitely considered a mass casualty if you will,” said McCartney. “To date, I even called the fire investigators that retired from doing this and they’ve never had a loss like this in Washington County.”
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.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As temperatures have continued to rise in Arkansas, the city of Little Rock has decided to open cooling centers to give residents a place to relax and escape the heat.
The cooling centers will be located at:
- Dunbar Community Center, 1001 West 16th Street, (501) 376-1084
- Southwest Community Center, 6401 Baseline Road, (501)918-3975
- Stephens Community Center, 3720 West 18th Street, (501)603-9974
- West Central Community Center, 4521 John Barrow Road, (501)379-1890
The centers will be open beginning on Monday, July 25 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will be open through Friday, July 29.
If the heat continues past this week, the city will determine if the cooling centers will remain open for a longer length of time.
Reports state that extreme heat is one of the leading causes of extreme weather-related deaths in the United States. People are encouraged to check on their neighbors, especially the ones who are most at risk of complications from extreme heat such as the elderly, children, and those with disabilities.
For more information on how to stay cool while in the hot weather, please click here. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/little-rock-cooling-centers/91-5c00fde8-4837-475d-8fd6-d4878fa4739c | 2022-07-26T01:31:14 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/little-rock-cooling-centers/91-5c00fde8-4837-475d-8fd6-d4878fa4739c |
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Improvements are underway for a street in North Little Rock that has been known for its persistent flooding issues. City leaders have now decided that the time to finally address those issues, is now.
On Monday morning, dozens gathered on Faulkner Lake Road to celebrate the groundbreaking of the $4.3 million dollar project.
Billy Brooks, a driver who has frequented Faulkner Lake Road, said "I know every pothole, I know every low area, I know every top area."
Brooks added that he drives on the road quite often and that it could definitely use some work.
"Unfortunately, off and on it's been closed due to flooding, road damage, the level of the road," Brooks said.
North Little Rock Mayor Terry Hartwick and other city leaders have decided that the way to fix the issue, would be to break ground on a project that will raise the road.
"So it will never flood, gonna re-do it. Just try to slow the traffic down a little bit. So it's good for the neighborhoods, it's good for this investment out here," Mayor Hartwick said.
The people that live near Faulkner Lake Road aren't the only ones that have been looking forward to the improvements. Mayor Hartwick mentioned that first responders are also excited.
"If that road is flooded, it takes several minutes to be rerouted. And within several minutes, sometimes a life to live could be lost or even the injury could be worse, or a house burning could be could totally be lost compared to maybe say and so this is very important for the east end of our city," he said.
Mayor Hartwick added that the area near Faulkner Lake Road is a growing area and he thinks that a new road will help draw more people in.
"We've made this a park that has basketball courts, playgrounds, and a hospitality room. So what's coming up just keeps this area growing, growing, but making sure a road that stays open," he said.
The mayor said the improvement project on Faulkner Lake Road is estimated to be completed by May 2023. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/north-little-rock/north-little-rock-improvement-faulkner-lake-road/91-7b2e2e4d-2b25-43a3-b3dd-9f89d686e7e6 | 2022-07-26T01:31:20 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/north-little-rock/north-little-rock-improvement-faulkner-lake-road/91-7b2e2e4d-2b25-43a3-b3dd-9f89d686e7e6 |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A heat wave is settling into the region for the next week, prompting officials in Clackamas County to open up daytime relief centers for those who need a break from the hot temperatures in the forecast.
Although no overnight cooling shelters have been announced for Clackamas County residents, there are a number of centers for people to go to during the day, with some potentially offering extended hours.
Canby
Canby Public Library
220 NE 2nd Ave., Canby
Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday–Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
503-266-3394
Canby Denny’s Restaurant
1369 SE 1st Ave., Canby
Open 24/7
503-263-3182
Notes: Anyone who needs to cool off for an hour can come by, no obligation to buy
Canby Adult Center
1250 S. Ivy St., Canby
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
503-266-2970
Zoar Lutheran
190 SW 3rd Canby, OR. 97013
2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Notes: Dinner will be from about 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Officials say dogs on a leash and small pets in carriers, but to also check in with staff
Estacada
Estacada Community Center
200 SE Club House Dr., Estacada
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
503-630-7454
Estacada Public Library
825 NW Wade St., Estacada
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
503-630-8273
Oregon City
The Father’s Heart Street Ministry
603 12th St., Oregon City
Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
503-722-9780
Oregon City Public Library
606 John Adams St., Oregon City
Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
503-657-8269
Note: The library may extend hours during heat waves; call to confirm.
Pioneer Adult Community Center
615 5th St., Oregon City
Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
503-657-8287
Note: Open to adults ages 21 and older
Gladstone
Gladstone Public Library
135 E Dartmouth, Gladstone
Sunday, Monday, Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday, noon to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
503-655-8540
Gladstone Senior Center
1050 Portland Ave, Gladstone
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
503-655-7701
Happy Valley
Happy Valley Public Library
13793 SE Sieben Park Way, Happy Valley
Sunday–Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
503-783-3456
Welches
Hoodland Public Library
24525 E Welches Road, Welches
Hours
Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, noon to 6 p.m.
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.
503-622-3460
Lake Oswego
Lake Oswego Adult Community Center
505 G Ave., Lake Oswego
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
503-635-3758
Lake Oswego Public Library
706 4th St., Lake Oswego
Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
503-636-7628
Milwaukie
Ledding Library
10660 SE 21st Ave., Milwaukie
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.
503-786-7580
Milwaukie Center
5440 SE Kellogg Creek Dr., Milwaukie
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
503-653-8100
Molalla
Molalla Cooling Center
209 Kennel Ave., Molalla
12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Molalla Adult Community Center
122 Grange Ave., Molalla
Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
503-829-4214
Note: Open to adults ages 50 and older and those with permanent disabilities
Molalla Public Library
201 E 5th St., Molalla
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday & Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
503-829-2593
Oak Grove
Oak Lodge Public Library
16201 SE McLoughlin Blvd., Oak Grove
Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday & Thursday, noon to 8 p.m.
503-655-8543
Sandy
Sandy City Hall
39250 Pioneer Blvd., Sandy
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
503-668-5533
Sandy Public Library
38980 Proctor Blvd, Sandy
Monday & Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
503-668-5537
Sandy Senior Center
38348 Pioneer Boulevard, Sandy
Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
503-668-5569
West Linn
West Linn Public Library
1595 Burns St., West Linn
Monday, Thursday & Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday & Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
503-656-7853
Wilsonville
Wilsonville Community Center
7965 SW Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
503-682-3727
Wilsonville Public Library
8200 SW Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville
Sunday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
503-682-2744
TriMet officials said drivers will not turn away passengers who are looking to get to a cooling center or shelter but cannot afford to pay fare.
Excessive heat warnings are in effect around the region starting from noon on Monday to 9 p.m. on Thursday, with highs expected to range between 99 degrees to 103 degrees. | https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/clackamas-county-oregon-list-cooling-shelters-heat-wave-july-2022/ | 2022-07-26T01:35:47 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/clackamas-county-oregon-list-cooling-shelters-heat-wave-july-2022/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Residents in Washington County have options for cooling spots amid this July heat wave setting in around the region.
Although county officials have not announced any overnight cooling shelters, multiple cooling center locations have announced extended hours ahead of the heat wave starting Monday.
Cooling center locations across Washington County are:
Beaverton Library (Main)
12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton, OR 97005
Extended hours Tuesday, July 26-Thursday, July 28, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Conestoga Rec. Center
9985 SW 125th Ave, Beaverton, OR 97008
Extended hours from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, July 25-Friday, July 29
Notes: The lobby is free to the public, entrance to the center may have fees apply
Hidden Creek Community Center
5100 NE Hidden Creek Dr, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Extended hours: 5:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday, July 25-Thursday, July 28
Hillsboro Library (Brookwood)
2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Extended hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. from Monday, July 25 to Thursday, July 28
Hillsboro Library (Shute Park)
775 SE 10th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123
Extended hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., from Monday, July 25 to Thursday, July 28
Sherwood Senior Center
21907 Southwest Sherwood Boulevard, Sherwood, OR 97140
Extended hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, July 25 to Friday, July 29
Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center
953 SE Maple St, Hillsboro, OR 97123
Extended hours: 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Monday, July 25 to Thursday, July 28
Note: Lobby open to the public for cooling; fees may apply for the main facility
Tualatin Hills Athletic Center (Lobby)
15707 SW Walker Rd, Beaverton, OR 97006
Extended hours: 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, July 25 to Thursday, July 28
Note: Lobby open to the public for cooling; fees may apply for the main facility
Tualatin Public Library
18878 SW Martinazzi Ave, Tualatin, OR 97062
Extended hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, July 26 to Thursday, July 28
The county also provided a list of other places to cool off at; however, these locations are not offering extended hours to beat the heat as of Monday, July 25.
Banks Public Library
42461 NW Market St, Banks, OR 97106
Beaverton Library (Murray Scholls)
11200 SW Murray Scholls Pl, Beaverton, OR 97007
Bethany Community Library
15325 NW Central Dr Suite J-8, Portland, OR 97229
Cedar Hills Recreation Center
11640 SW Park Way, Portland, OR 97225
Note: Fees may apply
Cedar Mill Library
1080 NW Saltzman Rd, Portland, OR 97229
Conestoga Rec. Center
9985 SW 125th Ave, Beaverton, OR 97008
Note: Fees may apply
Cornelius Public Library
1370 N Adair St, Cornelius, OR 97113
Forest Grove City Library
2114 Pacific Ave, Forest Grove, OR 97116
Garden Home Community Library
7475 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223
Hillsboro Community Senior Center
750 SE 8th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123
North Plains Library
31334 NW Commercial St, North Plains, OR 97133
Sherwood Center for the Arts
22689 SW Pine St, Sherwood, OR 97140
Sherwood Public Library
22560 SW Pine St, Sherwood, OR 97140
Tigard Public Library
13500 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard, OR 97223
Tualatin Hills Athletic Center
15707 Walker Rd, Beaverton, OR 97006
Note: Fees may apply
Tualatin Active Aging/Juanita Pohl Center
8513 SW Tualatin Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062
West Slope Library
3678 SW 78th Ave, Portland, OR 97225
TriMet officials said drivers will not turn away passengers who are looking to get to a cooling center or shelter but cannot afford to pay fare.
Excessive heat warnings are in effect around the region starting from noon on Monday to 9 p.m. on Thursday, with highs expected to range between 99 degrees to 103 degrees. | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/washington-county-oregon-list-cooling-centers-heat-wave-july-2022/ | 2022-07-26T01:35:57 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/washington-county-oregon-list-cooling-centers-heat-wave-july-2022/ |
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AUSTIN, Texas — An already overcrowded Austin Animal Center is again asking for the public's help and is encouraging those willing to foster or adopt pets in need.
Over the weekend, the shelter took in more than 40 small dogs after their owner was reportedly evicted from their residence.
"We are incredibly grateful to our rescue partners who stepped up to take the majority of them – all have been now been placed or adopted," the shelter wrote in a Facebook post.
Austin Animal Center said it has been seeing an increase in surrender requests due to Austin-area evictions.
"As the municipal shelter for the City of Austin and unincorporated Travis County, we MUST find space for cases like these," the shelter wrote. "Today we started at 142% capacity for dogs … we need fosters and adopters to help keep kennels open for evictions, court cases and cruelty cases."
Those interested in fostering or adopting can learn more here.
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AUSTIN, Texas — A grass fire at an encampment off of South Congress Avenue forced some home evacuations on Monday evening.
The Austin Fire Department first reported the incident around 7:43 p.m. south of Lareina Drive and West of South Congress. At that time, the AFD said forward progression had been slowed.
Before 8 p.m., officials said the fire was knocked down but fire crews remained on scene to mop up. Officials said several homes were threatened by the fire, noting that several small propane tanks at the encampment exploded.
"Quick deployment of wildland hose allowed crews to successfully protect the homes as residents were evacuating," the department said.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known. No further information was immediately available.
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UVALDE, Texas — Following county commissioners' footsteps, the Uvalde CISD School Board on Monday evening unanimously approved sending Gov. Greg Abbott a resolution urging him to convene a special Texas Legislative session to discuss raising the age to buy assault rifles from 18 to 21.
The gunman in the Robb massacre used an AR-15 to kill 19 students and two teachers, and was 18 years old.
“There’s no reason for an 18-year-old to have something like that," Superintendent Hal Harrell said.
Trustees also unanimously approved a revised academic calendar that pushes the start of the upcoming school year back by three weeks, allowing Uvalde CISD enough time to gather mobile learning pods and other resources to accommodate former Robb Elementary students who will be learning elsewhere. The first day of school is now set for Sept. 6.
Speaking later about plans for campuses ahead of the new school year, Harrell said one-entry facilities are a priority for the district, as are bulletproof windows and fixing communication gaps.
Monday's open meeting continues, and can be watched above as trustees discuss several items related to the May mass shooting at Robb Elementary. A 45-minute period of public comment preceded Monday's business, during which community members once again criticized, questioned and pleaded the board for accountability.
One woman said residents were fed up that little tangible action has been taken in the two months since Robb. Another woman identified herself as a bus driver for the district, saying she and her colleagues were unprepared for what transpired on May 24 and suggesting the transportation team be included in future training.
Perhaps the meeting's most dramatic moment came early, when a large number of attendees decried a public commenter who defended the district, in an attempt to create unity. That cadre of attendees then slowly left the auditorium where the meeting was being held in protest.
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 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, but another town-hall style meeting will be held August 8 to provide updates on security changes and plans.
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.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/uvalde-school-board-meeting-robb-elementary-shooting-texas/273-3583c605-6460-4d22-b620-69d565fa161a | 2022-07-26T01:40:54 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/uvalde-school-board-meeting-robb-elementary-shooting-texas/273-3583c605-6460-4d22-b620-69d565fa161a |
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Come along on vacation adventures with Arizona Storytellers
Six tellers from the community will share stories around the theme of "Vacations & Adventures" at the Arizona Storytellers show on Wednesday, Aug. 10.
The Arizona Republic-sponsored show will again be at the Tempe Center for the Arts, the 2022 home of Arizona Storytellers.
Among the tellers is Raquel Gomez, founder of a nonprofit that helps Black, Indigenous and other girls of color ages 8-12 experience nature and outdoor activities.
"It is important that the community knows about the participation gap between races in nature," said Gomez, who founded Atabey Outdoors in 2020.
"I would like to be the change in this world, part of being that change is telling my story so that people in my community can see that we do enjoy the outdoors."
Gomez is Dominican and Puerto Rican. When she joined the Girl Scouts at age 10, she quickly realized none of her peers looked like her, she told Arizona Republic reporter Shanti Lerner. That realization at a young age led her to forge to a career in youth development and promoting access to outdoor recreation for kids of color.
Other stories this night:
- Attorney Thomas Chiang will share how he humorously discovered that there is a difference between a vacation and a trip.
- John Dunlap, an academic counselor, watched his childhood Flagstaff neighborhood transition to upscale vacation rentals.
- Human resources specialist Matthew Knotts was 8 when he took an eventful family trip to an amusement park.
- Words from a past relationship echoed in Arizona Republic reporter Caitlin Mcglade's mind until a work trip gone wrong helped her see things from a new perspective.
- After graduating from college in 2001, photographer David Wallace hiked the Pacific Crest Trail which shapes his outlook on life until this day.
The show will be hosted by Storytellers founder Megan Finnerty. It's the fourth in-person Arizona Storytellers event post-COVID-19 shutdowns. More than 300 people attended June's "Neighbors" themed show.
All stories are true, first-person accounts. Tellers are coached by Republic journalists and by instructors at South Mountain Community College's Storytelling Institute.
Two other Arizona Storytellers shows are planned in 2022. The themes and dates are: "Food and Family," Oct. 12; and "Holidays," Dec. 14.
The Tempe Center for the Arts COVID-19 policy makes face masks optional. No proof of vaccination is required. Also note that because Storytellers evenings typically sell out, tickets can only be purchased online and will not be sold at the venue.
Arizona Storytellers: Vacations
Where: Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe.
When: Wednesday, Aug. 10. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show begins at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $12 and can be purchased online only at storytellersproject.com. No tickets will be sold at the door. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2022/07/25/arizona-storytellers-tempe-arts-center-features-vacation-stories/10118698002/ | 2022-07-26T01:53:47 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2022/07/25/arizona-storytellers-tempe-arts-center-features-vacation-stories/10118698002/ |
The man stood his ground, holding a white paperboard sign that read in block letters, "NO JUSTICE NO PEACE." He didn't seem to pose a threat to police officers, according to recently released body camera video of the June 1, 2020, protests on Monument Avenue.
But a Richmond police officer deployed a chemical agent to the man's face, anyway.
Richmond Police Chief Gerald Smith declined to comment Monday on the newly released videos.
The officer who sprayed the man holding the sign was a master patrol officer, a senior officer who mentors junior members of the force and has expert knowledge of various police subjects, according to the insignia on the officer's sleeve. The identity of the officer is unclear.
The officer, wearing tactical gear, including a round helmet and face shield, sprayed the protester's sign. The protester, who had on baggy shorts, a neck gaiter and a brown cap, ducked behind his placard, shielding his eyes.
The officer quickly swatted the demonstrator's sign to the ground, fired the pepper spray into the man's face with his right hand and pushed him in the chest with the left.
The officer pushed him again, and the demonstrator stumbled backward and off screen. His identity is unclear.
Later that evening, police said use of chemical agents was necessary to keep officers safe.
"We are sorry we had to deploy gas near the Lee Monument," police tweeted shortly after 8 p.m. "Some RPD officers in that area were cut off by violent protesters. The gas was necessary to get them to safety."
This statement was echoed by police officers in their reports. The officer in charge, a Richmond Police sergeant identified in court records simply as O-1, claimed two men carried long rifles and other demonstrators threw rocks, chunks of stone and other debris at officers.
In a historic vote, the Richmond City Council on Monday approved a code amendment that gives municipal workers the right to unionize and have collective bargaining. City workers filled council chambers as the affirmative vote was cast.
But video clips viewed by the Richmond Times-Dispatch, show little of what the officer described. They show officers standing at a distance from protesters at both the Lee and Stuart monuments.
Then, police fired canisters toward the Lee protesters, smoke rose into the air, and the line of officers advanced. At Stuart, a line of police officers advanced toward protesters, and police sprayed at individuals in close proximity.
The videos seem to contradict some of the reports made by officers.
Below is a retraction the City agreed to publish as a result of tear gas being dispersed in response to public safety threats regarding the J.E.B. Stuart Monument in June 2020.
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Earlier this month, Richmond police retracted its statement from two years prior, saying "it does appear, at the time tear gas was initially dispersed at the Lee monument, that the crowd was peaceful.
"There were no RPD officers cut off by violent protesters at the Lee monument. There was no need for gas at Lee monument to get RPD officers to safety."
The videos were released recently as a part of a settlement agreement in a federal lawsuit filed by six demonstrators at the Lee statue. Neither the police department nor the city has offered a full account of what happened that night.
Mayor Levar Stoney, in a May 2021 opinion piece published in The New York Times, said police used tear gas "unintentionally." The videos seem to disprove that claim. His spokesman, Jim Nolan, later said an internal investigation revealed police fired the chemical irritants by mistake "caused by miscommunication during a chaotic moment in the city that evening."
"I believe there are enough air medical services in the region to be adequate — especially during that time of the day."
"What is police doing about the dishonesty in these reports?" lawyer Andrew Bodoh said Monday. He is with Thomas H. Roberts & Associates, a Richmond-area law firm that represents the protesters.
The higher level of danger to police appeared to be not at the Lee statue, but a block away, where protesters were attempting to cut the horse's legs of the Stuart statue and lasso it with rope to bring it to the ground. Two men seen on surveillance video carried what appear to be long rifles. Another burned an American flag.
Most of the radio conversation fails to distinguish between the events occurring at the Lee statue, which were more peaceful, and the Stuart statue a block away. At Stuart, there were fewer officers handling a more chaotic scene. But officers on radio frequently spoke only of "the monument," making it difficult to tell which monument was of greater concern.
In their written reports, the officers seem to use the events at Stuart as an excuse for why they deployed gas at Lee, Bodoh said.
Inside one police cruiser, as officers sped toward the Lee statue, they heard a description of the events taking place at Stuart. They prepared to deploy gas.
"Are we free to use gas?" one officer asked on radio.
The response: "10-4" which they understood as an approval.
"Ah, f--- here it comes already," one officer said. "Gas, gas, gas."
"Gas masks on," a voice on police radio said. "Put it on them when you get there, brother."
"Soon as you're free, hit 'em with gas."
It's unclear what triggered the first shot of the gas. An officer fired the canister toward the north end of the Lee statue, causing demonstrators to scream and scatter. Smoke began to fill the air. Some demonstrators kicked the canisters back toward police. The officers complained of the smoke they breathed in.
"I was struggling for a second," one officer said.
A block away at the Stuart statue, protesters faced the police with their hands raised, indicating they were unarmed. The demonstrators slowly walked toward police, the crowd growing larger. The seven officers or so were worried they would be encircled.
"Those people on the ground are outnumbered," said an officer who could see from an aerial view. "They need more people over there."
Yellow smoke rose near the police officers. Its point of origin is unclear from the video.
Then reinforcements arrived. The officer with the aerial view said demonstrators were mostly meandering. One still had a rope and was trying to sling it over the Stuart monument.
Then police advanced. It's unclear why they chose that moment.
"OC being deployed. OC being deployed," one voice said on police radio, referring to O.C. Fogger, a type of chemical irritant.
The officers marched south and east, spraying the gas to encourage protesters to leave.
"The monument is secure. The monument is secure."
A small group of officers slowly pursued the protesters down West Franklin Street. The demonstrators cursed at the police. One threw a projectile at law enforcement. Police continued pushing them down the street, spraying gas repeatedly.
"Majority of the group is getting pushed down West Franklin," the voice from above said. "Excellent job officers."
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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.
Police recently released aircraft surveillance video of the protests around the JEB Stuart monument on Monument Avenue on June 1, 2020. At the time, Richmond police said they needed to deploy tear gas to protect themselves from violent protests. Earlier this month, the department retracted that statement, saying gas wasn’t necessary. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-now-body-cam-video-shows-richmond-police-deploying-gas-on-peaceful-monument-avenue-protesters/article_84b3acc4-1533-5c77-8ec6-adc1324e50ea.html | 2022-07-26T01:54:56 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-now-body-cam-video-shows-richmond-police-deploying-gas-on-peaceful-monument-avenue-protesters/article_84b3acc4-1533-5c77-8ec6-adc1324e50ea.html |
There’s a new elementary school in Chesterfield County.
After breaking ground in November 2020, Moseley Elementary School opened on Monday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by teachers, families, the Board of Supervisors and School Board members.
“It’s been incredible watching our school transform into this amazing place where students will thrive and thrive together ... we are thrilled to have so many people supporting our Mustangs,” said Principal Karen Dubiel, referring to the school’s mascot.
The 104,621-square-foot building will welcome roughly 900 students on Aug. 22. It also marks the 40th elementary school to exist across the district.
In November, school officials projected enrollment at the school to hedge between 92% and 97% in the first year. While planning administrators said there wasn’t an “ideal capacity” in mind, the target is within the 92% and 95% range.
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Officials said the school was completed on time and under the $36.2 million budget allocated for construction in the Capital Improvement Plan but did not specify the cost.
In speaking to media and onlookers prior to a tour of the building, Mataoca District Supervisor Kevin Carroll plugged the importance of improving infrastructure across the county, and noted how future school construction in Chesterfield hinges on the upcoming bond referendum.
“We have to continue to add infrastructure in order to meet the needs as our population grows,” Carroll said. “I think our board has shown that we have the capacity to do that.”
The upcoming Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday is expected to have an update on the $540 million bond referendum that includes the projects expected to be kicked off if residents vote in favor of the measure come November.
Bob Meister, chief finance officer for Chesterfield County Public Schools, said in a June School Board meeting that CCPS has a “running start” with the $130 million secured through a bond offering from the Virginia Public School Authority.
School Board documents indicate the planned referendum could result in an additional $375 million for school construction projects that officials say are needed to address excessive capacity issues and aging buildings — a problem the Virginia General Assembly estimated could be a multibillion-dollar undertaking statewide.
More than half of the school buildings in Virginia are over half a century old, which can be a safety and health risk. Census data numbers also show Chesterfield growing at a rate that outpaces most of the Richmond area.
From 2010 to 2020, the county boasted a 15% increase in residents, bringing the population to more than 364,000 people.
To help address this, the School Board outlined goals in the 2023-27 Capital Improvement Plan, to build or rebuild: five elementary schools, three middle schools and at least one high school.
Projects already underway include the $92 million rebuilding of Falling Creek Middle School in North Chesterfield, which is scheduled to open in August 2024 and can hold up to 1,800 students. The current building seats 1,435.
Construction is estimated to begin in 2023 with additional site work done after opening. Another middle school named West Area will have a capacity of 1,800 students and is presently in the design phase with a budget of $42 million, according to the county site. Another elementary school is expected to open in August 2025, with Bensley Elementary School following the year after an estimated 2025 groundbreaking.
The projects in the “to be determined” phase include three elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools.
“Each time we break ground at a ribbon cutting, it’s clear that Chesterfield is committed to basking in our future,” said School Board member Ryan Harter on Monday. “Everyone benefits when we work together to serve our students.” | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/moseley-elementary-opens-in-chesterfield-county/article_6cf331ae-23f7-58a1-886c-9b1f24f18dc4.html | 2022-07-26T01:55:03 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/moseley-elementary-opens-in-chesterfield-county/article_6cf331ae-23f7-58a1-886c-9b1f24f18dc4.html |
In a historic vote, the Richmond City Council on Monday approved a code amendment that gives municipal workers the right to unionize and have collective bargaining. City workers filled council chambers as the affirmative vote was cast and applause erupted.
The approval comes about six months after talks started and two years after Virginia lawmakers approved legislation giving collective bargaining rights to government workers. Mayor Levar Stoney and council members last week announced they’d reached an agreement that would allow employees to proceed in forming a union.
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Doris Crouse-Mays, president of the Virginia AFL-CIO, said during the public comment portion of the meeting that city workers will have a voice.
“You just need to realize the historical moment that you’re about the embark upon and how monumental this is,” said Crouse-Mays, one of several supporters who spoke Monday night.
The motion passed unanimously.
Collective bargaining is the process in which an employer and a union of workers negotiate terms and conditions of employment, including details about wages, hours, overtime, paid time off, safety and health.
Richmond Chief Administrative Officer Lincoln Saunders told the council that the move makes the city a “workplace of choice” and credited officials with striking a compromise and balance.
“It’s encouraging to see we are all united in wanting to see investment in our workforce,” he said.
About 3,000 employees are in the city’s workforce.
Larry Christian, 67, a Department of Public Works employee since 1998, said the approval is long overdue. When Christian first started working with the city as a trades helper, his starting salary was $18,000, he said.
“It’s still bad, man,” Christian said before the vote. “We’ve tried for many years to form an organized union. That’s why I say when the people get fed up, you’re going to hear from them and that’s what happened with us.”
Historically, Richmond has a history of poor wages, pension and health care benefits, according to research groups such as The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis, a Richmond-based progressive think tank.
Supporters of the city unionization effort said the move will improve conditions for municipal workers. Opponents say it will strain finances and present challenges for administrators.
Christian, a lifelong Richmond resident and married father of three, said he’s spent time “in the trenches” meeting city workers across departments meeting in the library about their struggles as employees and attending City Council meetings
“I’ve been down [to] City Hall every time since we’ve been talking about negotiations,” said Christian. “Every one of them were pushing to allow us to negotiate, but they kept dragging their feet.”
Before coming to a ununified agreement, Stoney and City Council debated multiple, competing bills that would allow workers to petition to unionize, which led to multiple delays.
Councilmembers Reva Trammell and Kristen Nye submitted measures that would allow city workers to negotiate with the city for new labor contracts. The mayor’s administration also prepared a plan of its own.
One notable distinction from past drafts submitted to City Council and the ordinance they agreed to is the list bargaining units recognized by the ordinance.
Although city workers have repeatedly advocated to be represented under one union, the ordinance recognizes five categorical groups:
- police employees
- fire and emergency services employees
- labor and trades employees
- professional employees
- administrative and technical employees
The ordinance approved Monday defines the role of a labor relations administrator to be a neutral negotiator between the city and bargaining agent.
Once selected, the administrator will serve a four-year term and be contracted by the city.
Workers also will take part in a union election. The petition must show that at least 30% of workers are interested in joining a union. Within 45 days of when the petition is recognized by the labor relations administrator, a mail-in ballot election will be held where employees will vote.
The earliest possible date for a union election would be the fall.
Councilwoman Ellen Robertson said during the meeting on Monday that the approval means employees will have a bigger say.
“I know there will not be another budget where your voice isn’t heard,” she said.
Nye on Monday also expressed her appreciation for her colleagues, city workers and union representatives.
“It’s fair and it’s the right thing for us to do for you all to have a seat at the table and to have meaningful dialogue as we move through all the issues that are important to you,” said Nye during the discussion period.
Before the 2020 General Assembly vote, Virginia was one of a handful of states that banned public-sector bargaining. In Richmond, teachers were among the first in the city and the state to garner the right to negotiate work contracts.
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Meet at 5:30 pm at 800 E. Broad St, across from City Hall. We will head in together at 6 pm. #UnionsForAll #CollectiveBargainingNow pic.twitter.com/xmOf2AWyKq | https://richmond.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/richmond-city-council-approves-collective-bargaining-measure/article_24e58de1-dc63-555e-ac2d-dded51cbb495.html | 2022-07-26T01:55:09 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/richmond-city-council-approves-collective-bargaining-measure/article_24e58de1-dc63-555e-ac2d-dded51cbb495.html |
Missing Grand Blanc teen found dead in Detroit, police say
Police are investigating the death of a missing Grand Blanc teen whose body was found Monday in Detroit.
The victim was found with gunshot wounds around 1 a.m. in the 22000 block of West Warren, the Detroit Police Department said in a statement.
“Medics made the scene and pronounced the victim deceased,” according to the notice.
DPD confirmed the victim was from Grand Blanc but did not release his name.
The victim was Jacob Hills, 18, who reportedl had been heading to a party in the city Saturday night, WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) reported. He did not return home.
His family tracked his phone to Dearborn Heights and filed a missing person’s report before receiving an anonymous call saying he was in a basement of a vacant apartment, the station reported.
Facebook posts alerting users to his case said the teen was from Lake Orion and graduated from Grand Blanc High School this year.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department at (313) 596-2260. Crime Stoppers of Michigan accepts anonymous tips at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/25/missing-grand-blanc-teen-found-dead-detroit-police-say/10150131002/ | 2022-07-26T01:57:50 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/25/missing-grand-blanc-teen-found-dead-detroit-police-say/10150131002/ |
Monday morning was supposed to be a normal travel day for thousands of people passing through Dallas Love Field Airport, but instead, it turned into a chaotic scene according to people inside.
Dallas Police said Portia Odufuwa, 37, pulled out a gun inside the ticketing area and fired several shots into the air before being shot by a DPD officer.
Witnesses who saw what happened said the woman was yelling about her marriage.
"She was like, 'I have an announcement to make,' basically kind of saying her husband was having an affair or some sort and she was going to 'blow up the f'ing airport.' She pulled a gun from under her hoodie and shot the first shot in the air. At that point, we all scattered, trying to get out of there, I left my shoes, luggage and everything at the little check-in area,” said Tiffany James who was checking in with her husband Coby.
"She fired the first shot in the air and basically everyone scattered," said Coby, "We were running and we heard maybe 10 more shots after that and we were just all over the floor trying to get out of there."
The couple said they were on their way back to New Orleans after a weekend getaway to Dallas with friends.
“Just trying to get home to my kids, see if my wife was okay, just to get out of there," said Coby.
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“When I go to church I’m going to lay flat on the alter and thank God because it was only God that we were able to get out of here safely," said James.
The sound of the gunshots could be heard throughout the airport.
“When I saw chaos, people running and scattering, like I began to kind of panic," said Antonio Chambers who was going through TSA at the time.
He said he had actually just arrived back home to Dallas from Los Angeles, but left his backpack in the terminal and had to go back through security.
Chambers said he didn't have shoes on when the chaos erupted. He ran up the escalator barefoot to get away, but that caused him to injure his foot, which was wrapped in gauze to stop the bleeding.
“Nobody is prepared for nothing like this," said Chambers. "Everything is based off of adrenaline and just trying to get to safety.”
Workers inside said people started to hop over counters of restaurants to hide.
"After they jumped over the counters, we heard about 4 or 5 gunshots and we thought they were right by us, but obviously, they were downstairs," said Janay who works at a restaurant inside the airport. "By the time we could turn around and figure out what was going on, everyone was running, it was like a stampede was coming, so when we turned around and tried to run to the back to get to our safe, they were jumping over. We were scared too because we didn’t know where the shooting was coming from, we didn’t know if the people who were jumping over the counter were the people shooting," described Janay.
Passengers arriving to Love Field had to sit on the planes for some time.
"We got to our gate and everybody was standing up and getting their overhead items getting ready to leave and they said, 'You might as well sit back down because nobody is getting off the airplane for a little while,' and we didn't know why," said Brian Ward who was on a plane from Lubbock.
He said when they finally did get off the plane, everybody was calm inside, but heard this on the intercom.
“They did come over the announcement, on the PA and said, 'Please call your family members and tell them you’re safe," said Ward.
At that point, he still didn't know what was happening.
"We started walking toward baggage claim and it got more and more evident something going on. We saw a woman being taken out on a gurney and there was a guy videoing her as she was going out," said Ward. "My son texted me a live feed from Facebook and asked me, 'Are you in Love field?' and I said, ‘I think there’s something going on,’ and he said, ‘Yeah, there was a shooting.'”
All flights coming into Love Field were held at their departure locations until 2:30 p.m. The airport came to a stop but resumed operations around 3:45 p.m.
There were still many delays and cancellations. Travelers were still encouraged to check the status of their flight before heading to the airport. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/chaos-is-how-people-described-moments-after-shooting-inside-love-field-airport/3031319/ | 2022-07-26T01:58:12 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/chaos-is-how-people-described-moments-after-shooting-inside-love-field-airport/3031319/ |
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ROANOKE, Va. – The Grandin community is wanting to make some improvements to Tarpley Park, named after James Tarpley, a man truly loved in the community for his willingness to give to others.
On Monday, the Raleigh Court Neighborhood Association teamed up with The Village Grill to host a dinner fundraiser to raise money for park improvements.
Improvements include replacing the current playset with a new one, repainting the playhouses, and adding new mulch to the playground.
Nathan Webster, owner of The Village Grill, said fundraising is imperative to help maintain the park.
“Doing fundraising nights is crucial to the upkeep and development of this park. And to keep that Tarpley spirit alive that we all love here in Grandin,” Webster said.
The Tarpley spirit ... an idea business owners in the area carry with them after Tarpley passed away in 2019.
Susan Lipes, owner of 7/11 in Grandin Village, met Tarpley over 30 years ago and still remembers the first time he stayed in her store.
“I had to work until midnight one night and he said I’m going to stay the whole night with you. And he stayed the whole night with me while I was working. And he did stuff like that all the time,” Lipes said.
It was the random acts of kindness Tarpley displayed that led to him being remembered in the community.
“You can see his picture on the wall. And more people come up to me and say that picture looks so real. Then they pass it, they’re always waving to it. It’s just ... everybody really does miss him,” Lipes said.
A mural and a park carrying his name are just a couple of things reminding people in the community about the legacy of James Tarpley.
Tarpley himself enjoyed the park named after him.
“He used to always sit in there. That was his place. He’d sit there and make sure nobody would come that he didn’t like,” Lipes said.
Someone that Tarpley didn’t like was a rare occasion in a neighborhood like Grandin, where the community is close-knit.
To find out more information about James Tarpley and his legacy, you can visit the Historic Grandin Village website. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/26/the-angel-of-grandin-village-dinner-fundraiser-aims-to-keep-james-tarpleys-legacy-alive/ | 2022-07-26T02:01:29 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/26/the-angel-of-grandin-village-dinner-fundraiser-aims-to-keep-james-tarpleys-legacy-alive/ |
Steven E. Ray of Yoncalla, Oregon, formerly of Myrtle Point, passed away July 13, 2022. Arrangements are under the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 541-942-0185 www.smithlundmills.com
Joy E. Layton, 79, of Myrtle Point, passed away July 7, 2022 in Coquille. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216
Wallace K. Jones III, 79, of Coos Bay, passed away July 7, 2022 in Coos Bay. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216
Laura D. Hege, 63, of Coos Bay, passed away July 10, 2022 in Coos Bay. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216
Ronda Cramm, 56, of Coos Bay, passed away July 13, 2022 in Coos Bay. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216
Carole Rother, 76, of Reedsport, passed away July 11, 2022 at Portland. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216
Julie Crockett, 61, of Coos Bay, passed away July 14, 2022 in Coos Bay. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216
Darwin L. Giles, 56, of Myrtle Point, passed away July 17, 2022 in Coos Bay. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216
Charlotte M. Pearce, 74, of Broadbent, passed away July 17, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. Arrangements are pending under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216
Nancy Holmes, 80, of Coos Bay, passed away July 19, 2022 in Coos Bay. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216
Lawrence M. Lentz, 58, of Coos Bay, passed away July 21, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are pending under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/july-26-2022-death-notices/article_1ccd73e6-0874-11ed-87d6-8f0d0dbc1bf1.html | 2022-07-26T02:07:15 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/july-26-2022-death-notices/article_1ccd73e6-0874-11ed-87d6-8f0d0dbc1bf1.html |
A celebration of life and memorial for John S. Burles, 74, of Coos Bay and Lakeside, will be held from 2 pm to 4 pm, Saturday, July 30, 2022 at the Bristol Event Center, 481 Bennett Avenue in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com
A Celebration of Life will be held for James E. Anderson, 63, of Coos Bay, at 1:00 pm Saturday, July 31, 2022 at the Bear Grass Room at the Mill Casino in North Bend. Inurnment will be at Sunset Memorial Park in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/july-26-2022-service-notices/article_3710f79c-0927-11ed-a131-7fe66fcaf8d9.html | 2022-07-26T02:07:19 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/july-26-2022-service-notices/article_3710f79c-0927-11ed-a131-7fe66fcaf8d9.html |
December 17, 1950 – July 12, 2022
William was born December 17, 1950 in St. Louis, Missouri, to William J and Elfriede McCallion. He passed away July 12, 2022 in Bandon, Oregon.
His father was in the military, and Pat lived with his family in France and England. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
After an adventurous and somewhat rocky early adulthood, he dedicated his life to being of service to others. He became a registered nurse and worked at Watsonville Community Hospital, California, and aided his aging parents until they passed.
William moved to Bandon in 2014. Pat kept contact with family members and enjoyed hearing people’s stories. He loved Coca Cola, jazz music and walking about town.
William is survived by his brother, Leslie O. McCallion; his sister, Joyce C Croes; his niece and nephew, Lerah McCallion and Dylan McCallion.
Inurnment will take place in Monterey, California.
Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.coosbayareafunerals.com. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/william-patrick-pat-mccallion/article_770f3634-0c6e-11ed-b143-eb09f2dc3ed8.html | 2022-07-26T02:07:20 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/william-patrick-pat-mccallion/article_770f3634-0c6e-11ed-b143-eb09f2dc3ed8.html |
A proposal being discussed by the Casper City Council would increase rates for services at Highland Cemetery.
The Casper City Council first discussed new rates in May. The council will discuss the second part of the proposal Tuesday night, with the aim of holding a final vote on the matter at the first meeting of August.
If passed, the updated rates will go into effect immediately.
“We’re really working hard to make sure that our rates kind of align with what the industry standard is,” Zulima Lopez, the parks, recreation, and public facilities director for the city of Casper said. “And then, probably just as important, we want to make sure that we are recovering costs to a rate that is acceptable to the city council.”
The goal of the change is recover 50% of the costs for the cemetery. With the changes in rates, the anticipated annual revenue increase averages out at $31,640.
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Over the years, the fiscal year budget reports of the cemetery show a continuous increase in expenses. That includes a $5,000 increase from 2018 to 2019, a $17,000 increase from 2019 to 2020 and a $10,000 increase from 2020 to 2021.
However, in the projected budget, an estimated $498,446 is predicted for this year’s expenses — an increase of $109,134 as compared to 2021’s report.
“Essentially, what happened is the city of Casper implemented our compensation plan at that time,” Lopez said. “And at the time our non-full-time employees, our part-time staff, were paid differently than our regular full-time employees.”
The document used in the May 24 City Council work session included additional research compiled by staff comparing the rates of municipal-owned cemeteries in Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, South Dakota and Idaho. Updated prices for Highland Cemetery were then determined using the averages.
Some of the updates include a change in burial fees, such as an adult traditional burial fee being increased from $700 to $850. In the past, no fee was included for an infant burial, but because five of the six compared cemeteries require payment for the services, a charge of $100 will be added. The same rate applies to an infant plot.
The price of plots and graves are also set to increase: All but two of the 16 listed prices will be raised by about 30%.
“I think that we did a pretty good job of getting us close with the proposed rates,” Lopez added. “We’re actually estimating for the fiscal year 2023, which just started July 1st. We will be at around 46% cost recovery, so we’re still not quite there, but we’re actively working to reduce some of our expenditures.” | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/city-could-raise-rates-at-highland-cemetery/article_1c682e82-0c6b-11ed-905e-2f589cbc2666.html | 2022-07-26T02:07:24 | 1 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/city-could-raise-rates-at-highland-cemetery/article_1c682e82-0c6b-11ed-905e-2f589cbc2666.html |
CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters.
Californians still won’t get a chance to vote on a minimum wage hike this November, after a judge ruled late today that the campaign was at fault for missing a key deadline to get the measure on the ballot.
Proponents, including investor and anti-poverty advocate Joe Sanberg, went to court to try to force Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office to place the initiative onto this November’s ballot. If approved by voters, it would raise the state minimum wage to $16 an hour next year and $18 by 2025.
But Sacramento County Superior Court Judge James P. Arguelles ruled that Weber acted properly in enforcing a June 30 deadline for counties to verify signatures for this November’s ballot.
The minimum wage campaign argued that Weber’s office confused county election officials because she told them they had until July 13 to finish the count, based on the requirement that counties get 30 working days for signature verification after campaigns turn in their petitions.
Proponents collected 1 million signatures, but didn’t turn in signatures until May, Weber’s office said, making them late to start the clock. By the June 30 deadline to qualify for this November’s ballot, several counties had not finished verifying signatures and the campaign fell short. Seven other propositions did make the ballot this November.
The minimum wage measure has since been cleared for the November 2024 ballot, after county elections offices finished verifying enough signatures this month.
Business groups have opposed the measure. On Thursday, an attorney representing the California Restaurant Association and the California Business Roundtable wrote Arguelles objecting to the effort to put the measure on this November’s ballot because it would force them to “hastily commence a campaign against the initiative.”
“Our television airwaves are already seeing campaign ads for and against initiative measures that have properly qualified for the ballot,” the attorney, Thomas Hiltachk, wrote. “While petitioner, using his personal fortune, might be able to ramp up a campaign, opponents of this initiative will have an impossible challenge in front of them.”
Arguelles is the same judge who extended the signature-gathering deadline by four months during the pandemic in 2020 for proponents of recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom, giving them enough time to trigger last year’s unsuccessful election.
But in this case, Arguelles refused to give proponents two more weeks. In a tentative ruling before a court hearing, he wrote that the minimum wage proponents’ argument that the pandemic slowed down their signature-gathering efforts was “unpersuasive.” The judge also agreed with Weber’s office that putting a new initiative on the ballot now would “interfere substantially” with conducting the upcoming election.
“The burden was on Sanberg (and all others proposing statutory initiatives) to conform to the June 30 deadline if he wished to place the initiative on the November 2022 ballot,” Arguelles wrote. “Sanberg’s failure to do so did not somehow reallocate the burden to Weber.”
In a statement after the ruling, Sanberg and other proponents slammed the judge’s decision as a “gross double standard,” saying that while Arguelles “saw fit to offer right-wing extremists” more time “to recall our governor, he declined to give voters an opportunity to pass a measure that would lift working people out of poverty.”
Proponents called on Weber to put the measure on the ballot voluntarily, joined progressives in urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to act and vowed to go to the Legislature when it reconvenes Aug. 1, though it’s too late for lawmakers to put a measure on the November ballot.
“Workers cannot wait another two years for a raise,” Sanberg, U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragán and UNITE HERE Local 11 Co-president Ada Briceño said in the joint statement.
Sanberg announced the proposition campaign last December and poured $10 million into signature-gathering. He said the campaign did the best it could to gather signatures quickly during the pandemic. Last week, he and other proponents sued to force it onto this year’s ballot, arguing a vote in two years would come too late to make the measure’s wage hikes to $16 next year and $17 in 2024 go into effect.
Under an inflation-triggered provision in state law, California’s minimum wage, already the nation’s highest, is scheduled to rise in January to $15.50 from $15 for most businesses and $14 for smaller employers.
Given that about a third of California’s private-sector employees are covered by dozens of local minimum wage ordinances that are higher than the state’s, the measure would result in raises for about five million workers, a UC Berkeley economist has found.
“We here are trying to prevent catastrophic injury to over five million Californians in the form of two years of lost wages,” Sanberg told CalMatters Thursday. “Over a million Californians signed the petition. Our objective is implementing the will of the people.”
Weber’s office has declined to comment on the litigation. In court filings, Weber said it was the campaign’s fault for turning in signatures too late to give the counties enough time to verify signatures. “It was their own decision to begin the signature gathering process late in the game,” attorneys for her office wrote.
At issue were what proponents called two “competing” deadlines enforced by Weber’s office for counties to verify signatures.
To qualify a ballot measure for any election, counties get 30 business days to verify signatures after they’re turned in. Based on when the minimum wage ballot proponents submitted their petitions, that deadline was July 13, Weber’s office told the counties.
But to make it specifically onto this November’s ballot, the cutoff to verify signatures was June 30 — a deadline also listed on the Secretary of State’s public guide for ballot measure proponents. By that day, not enough counties had finished the verification process to put the campaign over the 685,534 signatures needed to qualify. That threshold was reached a week later after more counties turned in signature numbers.
In his suit, Sanberg accused Weber’s office of confusing county officials by telling them the July 13 deadline and not the June 30 one. The campaign this week released a statement from San Mateo County’s chief elections officer, Mark Church, that “there was a misunderstanding about the deadline for validating signatures.”
The campaign was short more than 77,000 verified signatures on the June 30 deadline, but the Secretary of State was missing reports from several larger counties, including San Mateo. If a few more counties had verified signatures in time, the measure would have qualified for this November.
CALmatters.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.
Watch more from ABC10: Will raising California's minimum wage to $15.50 by 2023 make a difference? | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/calmatters/california-minimum-wage-vote-not-until-2024/103-945c48b9-cb4b-4d98-ae0a-b4acc561b513 | 2022-07-26T02:11:48 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/calmatters/california-minimum-wage-vote-not-until-2024/103-945c48b9-cb4b-4d98-ae0a-b4acc561b513 |
CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters.
If you’re a fan of local TV news, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a segment about so-called “rage rooms.” These are businesses – often in strip mall storefronts or office parks – where people pay to don a pair of safety glasses, grab a baseball bat and smash the heck out of things like old dishes, cabinets and fax machines.
There’s no shortage of fun features showing some affable news figure putting on coveralls and whacking glassware and old phones, often in a plywood-walled room adorned with funky graffiti. It’s de-stressing through destruction.
While the businesses have been growing in popularity, some California environmental officials say they are worried that operators often don’t know about safety regulations and could be releasing hazardous waste into the environment. One high-ranking state environmental regulator says her department is too thinly staffed to do anything about it.
“It’s like that nightmare that’s just out of my reach. Like, I know it’s a huge problem,” said Rita Hypnarowski, a senior environmental scientist and e-waste team leader in the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control. “Fundamentally, there’s nothing wrong with smashing some plates in a room for stress release. But the problem comes in when they’re breaking things like e-waste, which can seriously harm people’s health.”
Hypnarowski’s department cited a Sacramento rage room in 2019 for mishandling e-waste. The Los Angeles County Fire Department recently cited a rage room for similar issues.
Electronic waste includes things like old televisions, flat screen monitors and laptops. Some of that waste has leaded glass while others are lined with rows of mercury tubes, Hypnarowski said. Those items are supposed to be recycled at facilities that use special equipment to separate the hazardous elements. When people smash e-waste, the rooms can fill with a fine dust of toxic metals, Hypnarowski said.
“You’re getting exposed to flying airborne particles and you don’t even know you’re being exposed,” she added.
Hypnarowski said her department became aware of the issue around 2018. In 2019, they inspected a business in the Capital region, Smash Sacramento, state inspection records show.
Inspectors found old computers and other electronics, according to inspection records. The owner told the state he got the material from e-waste companies but refused to say which ones, the records show.
Inspectors scanned debris on site in April 2019 and found elevated levels of lead, zinc and cobalt, according to a statement of facts in the case. The department cited the company at that time for two alleged violations of the state’s hazardous waste control laws, which are supposed to protect the environment from improper waste disposal.
The agency didn’t conduct air sampling, so it’s unclear the degree to which the release of the heavy metals was a health risk to customers or employees. The inspector did indicate, however, that it was a concern, documents show.
“I informed him that I was seriously concerned about the health and well-being of not only Smash’s customers but of (the owner) as well,” the investigator wrote in a statement of facts regarding the case.
That case is still open and the owner did not respond to interview requests.
California has at least 14 rage rooms operating in the state, according to a list provided by Hypnarowski.
The danger to the environment and to customers from such businesses is likely minimal – especially compared to larger issues the Department of Toxic Substances Control regulates, said Antonio F. Machado, professor of environmental and occupational health at California State University, Northridge. The amount of toxic material rage rooms generate is probably small, and good ventilation could alleviate much of the concern for patrons, he said.
“To me the largest health concern potentially would be workers in the facility who are exposed daily,” Machado said.
The names of the 14 rage rooms aren’t listed in a database of sites the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has inspected.
Some of the businesses explicitly state on their websites that they don’t allow patrons to smash certain toxic items.
One rage room in Southern California says that outside items “must be reviewed by our staff prior to entering the rage room for safety. Items such as fluorescent lightbulbs, batteries, power tools and CRT TVs…are not allowed due to hazardous materials found inside of them.”
Hypnarowski acknowledged not all electronics pose a health risk. For example, computer towers pose a minimal danger as compared to monitors. But that’s why inspections are so important, she said.
The 2019 Sacramento inspection was both the first and last inspection the Department of Toxic Substances Control conducted of a rage room, Hypnarowski said.
The department has struggled to hire and retain scientists, making it difficult to keep up with inspections, said David Rist, a senior environmental scientist who’s been with the department for more than 30 years.
“We have lost inspectors in a variety of programs,” Rist said. “They come for the mission but leave because there are other opportunities and (they) don’t like being undervalued.”
Scientists like Hypnarowski and Rist are talking about shortcomings in their departments’ oversight as their union – the California Association of Professional Scientists – is currently in labor negotiations with the state. The starting salary for an environmental scientist is around $50,000 to $62,000 a year. A union spokesman said higher pay would help the state keep talented young scientists in departments like Toxic Substances Control and allow for better regulatory oversight.
“The state needs to pay equitably so we can pay to fill these positions to protect the people of California,” said Bianca Gutierrez Petzold, staff director at the California Association of Professional Scientists.
Without the state, oversight of rage rooms could fall to local regulators, as has happened in Los Angeles.
“Los Angeles County Fire has been looking into these sites and is concerned about potential hazardous waste issues,” according to a statement the Los Angeles County Fire Department provided to CalMatters. The department issued a citation in June to one local rage room for violating environmental regulations.
The department declined to provide a copy of that citation or provide details because the case is open, and the business can still attempt to defend itself against the alleged violations.
“It’s a concern to ensure that hazardous waste is not being illegally disposed of and also that the individuals in these so-called rage rooms are not being exposed to hazardous constituents,” according to the department’s statement.
A Riverside County environmental official said his office is aware of rage rooms but didn’t know there were any in that county until CalMatters reached out.
The county will contact the businesses to see if they’re allowing people to smash e-waste on site and, if so, to educate owners on the various regulations, said Nicholas Crain, program chief in the county environmental health department’s hazardous materials management branch.
An education campaign is often enough to make sure businesses know of and follow health and safety regulations, he said. But it’s a lot of work.
“There’s always another business popping up that’s generating hazardous waste,” Crain added.
CALmatters.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two deadly attacks over the weekend in California maximum-security prisons led to prison officials limiting the movement of prisoners on the yard as investigations are underway.
Death One
On Friday, 24-year-old Joseph Gama and 37-year-old Alvaro Saldana allegedly attacked 52-year-old Albert Martinez at High Rise State Prison in Susanville.
Martinez died of his injuries shortly after.
While both Saldana and Martinez were serving life sentences, Gama was incarcerated in 2016 on a 15-year sentence.
Death Two
On Saturday, 56-year-old Daryl Cull and 32-year-old Nicholas Mangelli allegedly killed 59-year-old Wayne Caskey with a manufactured weapon at the maximum-security yard of California State Prison, Sacramento.
Caskey was taken to the prison's triage and treatment area, but ultimately died shortly after the alleged attack.
All three men were serving a life sentence. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/california-corrections-two-inmate-killings/103-836cbf41-b29d-486c-b96c-6e731126f7fc | 2022-07-26T02:12:02 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/california-corrections-two-inmate-killings/103-836cbf41-b29d-486c-b96c-6e731126f7fc |
PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A former contestant of the "Naked and Afraid" survivalist television series was found dead inside a Prescott home earlier this month.
Melanie Rauscher was reportedly found deceased on July 17 at a home she was visiting, according to media reports. She was 35.
Prescott police told TMZ there were no signs of foul play in the home. Police did not immediately respond to an inquiry from 12News.
According to Rauscher's obituary, the reality television star served in the U.S. Navy and was employed at the Prescott VA Medical Center at the time of her death.
"She was an avid outdoor enthusiast who loved nature and all creatures big and small," the obituary states. "Melanie loved camping & hiking and finding adventure wherever she could."
Rauscher appeared in the seventh season of the Discovery Channel series that challenges contestants to survive in the wilderness for 21 days. She additionally appeared in the spin-off series "Naked and Afraid XL."
Jeremy McCaa, who appeared on the show with Rauscher, remembered his former "swamp wife" as a strong, amazing person.
"We had such a chemistry on the show and it blossomed into a friendship that goes beyond words could describe," McCaa wrote in a recent Facebook post.
According to her obituary, Rauscher's family is asking friends and fans to consider making a donation to the PTSD Foundation of America, an organization in which Melanie had a "deep devotion".
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — One side is calling Monday’s decision to push the House Health Committee’s bill that calls for a total ban on abortion, “an unprecedented attack,” while the other side is saying that it is, “an exciting day.”
The West Virginia House Health Committee voted 16-6 to push their drafted abortion clarification bill to the Judiciary Committee for further debate.
The bill calls for a total ban on abortion along with making it illegal for doctors to perform abortions and also give out abortion medications. It says it will not punish the mother.
Advocates on both sides had opposite reactions to the proposed bill as well as Gov. Jim Justice’s call to add abortion to the special session at the 11th hour.
“This is an unprecedented attack that has happened behind closed doors and without notice to the public or stakeholders who are interested in protecting the reproductive health of West Virginia,” said Margaret Chapman Pomponio, Executive Editor at WV Free.
“I think it’s an exciting day for West Virginians,” said Karen Cross, Political Director of National Right to Life. “We are family-oriented and we protect both women and their babies.”
The only exceptions in the bill are for fetal anomalies, ectopic pregnancies and medical emergencies. Along with no exceptions for rape, incest or the patient’s mental health.
All of the Democrat amendments to ease the abortion restrictions were voted against, and the bill now moves to the Judiciary Committee. After that, it will be sent to the House floor to debate.
There will also be a joint Health-Judiciary Committee public hearing on this bill Wednesday, July 27 at 9 a.m. in the Capitol.
“We are calling on the public to let their legislator and governor know that this will not stand. And we do not want to go back to the 19th century and that’s exactly what this legislative body is trying to do,” Pomponio said. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/both-sides-react-to-new-west-virginia-abortion-clarification-bill/ | 2022-07-26T02:15:32 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/both-sides-react-to-new-west-virginia-abortion-clarification-bill/ |
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated to reflect new developments in this incident.
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) — One person was taken to the hospital after reports of a shooting near the Riverbend Trailer Park area on Altizer Avenue in Huntington.
Cabell County dispatchers say the call came in just before 8 p.m.
Crews on the scene say they believe the incident started when a motorcyclist allegedly hit a parked vehicle. The altercation then escalated.
They say the victim is being taken to the hospital, but their injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening.
Law enforcement on the scene says they believe the suspect fled into the woods.
This is a developing story. We have a crew on the scene and we will continue to update you as more information becomes available. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/person-shot-in-face-near-trailer-park-in-huntington/ | 2022-07-26T02:15:41 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/person-shot-in-face-near-trailer-park-in-huntington/ |
KINGMAN, Ariz. — Kingman Mayor Jen Miles announced her resignation Monday, citing health concerns that will prevent her from completing the rest of her term ending in December 2022.
The mayor's last day will be August 5, 2022. City officials said Vice Mayor Ken Watkins will assume the role of mayor, and his position on the council will remain open unless the council appoints someone to fill it sooner.
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"It has been a privilege to serve the citizens of Kingman for almost ten years on the Council, elected as Councilor, Vice-Mayor and Mayor. I am proud of the progress made during these years and believe the City of Kingman is poised to continue a trajectory of positive growth and livability," Miles said.
"We have made important progress to improve and invigorate our airport, our historic downtown and our parks/trails. Importantly, our work to ensure water conservation and sustainability, while an example of excellent stewardship, must remain vigorous to ensure the long-term well-being of the city," Miles added.
Kingman is located 180 miles northwest of Phoenix.
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PHOENIX — At least 337 homeless people have already died this year on Valley streets and the numbers look to be growing at a record-breaking pace.
“It's devastating, shocking, sadly we knew it was coming,” said Marty Hames, a spokesperson for Phoenix's Circle the City.
Hames said the number of homeless people is on the rise and the Valley's higher housing costs are the fuel.
"They have nowhere else to turn but to the streets," Hames said.
Troy Kallhoff had been homeless just more than two weeks ago, forced to live in a friend's backyard.
“Not knowing where I'm going to eat or take a shower -- not knowing is devastating,” Kallhoff said.
Kallhoff lived on a fixed income after experiencing a list of medical issues.
“I've had four back surgeries, a titanium hip on my right side, and I need one on my left side,” Kallhoff said.
The home he had been renting was sold, and he could not afford a new location.
Once on the streets, Kallhoff said he became addicted to fentanyl to help deal with pain. The addiction created a cycle that threatened to keep him homeless forever.
"If you don’t have it, the body aches. Your whole entire body is cramping and hurting and cold sweats," Kallhoff said.
If it wasn't for a horrific diagnosis, Kallhoff would likely still be out on the streets. Leg pain forced Kallhoff to go to the hospital. Doctors would diagnose him with gangrene and said he was days away from losing his leg.
The diagnosis became a blessing because it got him in touch with Circle the City, which helped him get a new home.
“Had I not had the option to go to Circle the City, I would be back at the backyard, and I would be in the heat, and there is a good chance doing what I was doing, I would be dead today,” Kallhoff said.
But it shouldn’t take a near amputation to get help. Hames said more shelters and cooling centers are needed to help save lives. However, to truly solve the problem, more resources that help homeless people get jobs or face their addictions are needed.
“You are someone who can help or someone who needs help,“ Hames added.
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Kenosha police are in the midst of a response situation involving what could be a possible armed individual in a call which originally came in around 7 p.m.
At 8:35 p.m. the Kenosha Detectives Bureau indicated a fatality was not involved. No additional information was yet released.
As the incident progressed past sunset authorities have been using external lights to illuminate the area.
The area around 41st Street and 28th Avenue has been reported as closed down and police tape could be seen marking off the area. On the north side, 28th Avenue, which runs to the west of the municipal golf course, was blocked by Kenosha police at Washington Road.
Assisting at the scene were units with the Wisconsin State Patrol, Pleasant Prairie Police Department, Kenosha County Sheriff's Department along with several with the Kenosha Police Department.
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Mugshots: Racine County criminal complaints, July 15, 2022
Today's mugshots: July 15
These are images of people charged with a crime in Racine County. Booking photos are provided by Racine County law enforcement officials. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.
Tina M. Higginbottom
Tina (aka X Kenesha) M. Higginbottom, 1000 block of Pearl Street, Racine, disorderly conduct (use of a dangerous weapon).
Monica M. Hoffmann
Monica M. Hoffmann, 4800 block of Kinzie Avenue, Racine, disorderly conduct.
Lee D. Holton
Lee D. Holton, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operate motor vehicle while revoked.
Emonjae James Kinney
Emonjae James Kinney, 1100 block of Park Avenue, Racine, receiving stolen property (less than $2,500).
Shantrice P. Craig
Shantrice P. Craig, 900 block of Hamilton Street, Racine, felony personal ID theft (financial gain).
Keshari D. Gordon
Keshari D. Gordon, 700 block of 17th Street, Racine, possession with intent to deliver fentanyl (greater than 50 grams), possession with intent to deliver/distribute/manufacture THC (less than or equal to 200 grams), possession of drug paraphernalia.
Ruben Leal
Ruben Leal, 1300 block of Chatham Street, Racine, strangulation and suffocation (domestic abuse assessments), misdemeanor battery (domestic abuse assessments), disorderly conduct (domestic abuse assessments).
Dennis A. Myles
Dennis (aka Jermie Shine) A. Myles, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, possession of THC, misdemeanor bail jumping.
Jordan D. Parker
Jordan D. Parker, 33600 block of Contour Drive, Burlington, manufacture/deliver LSD (less than or equal to 1 gram), misdemeanor bail jumping, possession of THC, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence (2nd offense), felony bail jumping.
Paul Allen Puchter
Paul (aka Joshua Pickard) Allen Puchter, 2900 block of Fleetwood Drive, Racine, first degree child sexual assault (sexual contact with a child under age 13), second degree sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age.
Sarah B. Reidenbach
Sarah B. Reidenbach, 900 block of Hastings Court, Sturtevant, possession of narcotic drugs, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possess/illegally obtained prescription.
Jamie D. Siler Jr.
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Jamie D. Siler Jr., 700 block of Sheridan Road, Kenosha, armed robbery (violent crime in a school zone), attempt robbery (violent crime in a school zone), possession of a firearm by adjudicated delinquent. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/update-law-enforcement-units-investigating-kenosha-scene-after-gunshots-reported/article_98da750c-0c7e-11ed-9d58-1766c203c8b3.html | 2022-07-26T02:31:31 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/update-law-enforcement-units-investigating-kenosha-scene-after-gunshots-reported/article_98da750c-0c7e-11ed-9d58-1766c203c8b3.html |
DES MOINES, Iowa — A new federal program is providing more than $51 million to the state of Iowa to create an electric vehicle charging network.
The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy said building out the country's charging network is important to making those vehicles accessible to all Americans.
The money will come from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program which was created under President Joe Biden's infrastructure law.
The program will provide more than $5 billion over five years to states to create charging stations along "alternative fuel corridors." The Department of Transportation said those corridors are mainly along interstates.
"Initially we're focused on Interstate 29, Interstate 35, Interstate 80 and Interstate 380," said IDOT Transportation Development Director Stu Anderson.
IDOT is required to submit a proposal to the federal government by Aug. 1 in order to secure this funding. Once the plan is submitted, the federal government will have until the end of September to approve the plan or make some recommended changes.
Anderson says drivers could expect more charging stations surrounding metros like Des Moines, Council Bluffs and the Quad Cities. The stations are required to be built within a mile of the interstate, and would likely be placed at gas stations, convenience stores and hotel parking lots. Federal regulations state they cannot be placed at rest stops.
Ultimately, the goal is to increase the infrastructure for travelers going long distances.
"That's one of the big concerns we hear from the public is having that range anxiety," said Anderson. "Where they have that confidence that they have access to a charging infrastructure that's going to be open and operational, and available for them to charge." | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/electric-vehicle-charging-stations-iowa-federal-funding/524-ea5b2b47-eef9-469d-bed6-7d79983dfd45 | 2022-07-26T02:36:03 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/electric-vehicle-charging-stations-iowa-federal-funding/524-ea5b2b47-eef9-469d-bed6-7d79983dfd45 |
MAQUOKETA, Iowa — The question at the center of an investigation into the killings of three family members—including a 6-year-old girl—at an eastern Iowa state park campground is: Why?
It’s a question that, so far, investigators haven’t been able to answer as they look for any connection between the family and the suspected shooter. They have uncovered little to establish a motive, noting they have not turned up any connection between Anthony Sherwin and those investors say he killed.
What police have said is that Sherwin, 23, of the Omaha suburb of La Vista, had no criminal history prior to the attack, and investigators said he appeared to target the victims at random. The man’s parents, who had been camping with their son, expressed incomprehension that he would carry out such an attack.
The shooting happened early Friday morning, when the victims from Cedar Falls, Iowa, were found shot to death in their tent at the Maquoketa Caves State Park Campground, about 180 miles east of Des Moines. Police have said Tyler Schmidt, 42; his 42-year-old wife, Sarah Schmidt; and their 6-year-old daughter, Lula Schmidt, all died in the attack.
The couple’s 9-year-old son, Arlo, survived the attack without physical injury, but police have not said whether he was in the tent when the shootings happened. Mitch Mortvedt, assistant director of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, said Monday that investigators have spoken to the boy, but declined to reveal what the child said.
“At this time, there’s been nothing discovered as far as anything that precipitated the attack,” Mortvedt said.
Sherwin's parents had suggested that he might have heard the shots and grabbed a firearm in the family’s vehicle for self-protection, but Mortvedt discounted that theory.
"Without getting into the fine details of it, with everything that we have learned, we are confident that everything we have reported is how it played out and that he is responsible,” Mortvedt said.
Autopsies on the Schmidts and Sherwin began Sunday and were continuing on Monday, Mortvedt said.
The La Vista Police Department in Nebraska released records Monday showing that it had only one prior contact with Sherwin, when he walked into a police station in July 2017 to report someone had tried to use his insurance to get dental work done in Oklahoma. Sherwin later called police to inform them his insurance company had mistakenly sent him someone else's bill.
In a statement emailed to The Associated Press, Sherwin's mother, Cecilia Sherwin, described her son as kind, sensitive, an exceptional student and an aspiring businessman.
“We just arrived home and are trying to absorb the loss of our son and arriving home without him which is unfathomable,” she said. “I didn’t think we had any tears left, but we still find ourselves breaking down and care deeply for the little boy and the loss of his family.” | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/maquoketa-caves-state-park-shooting-suspect-motive/524-77168730-af83-40ae-bb9c-85812a12f7ce | 2022-07-26T02:36:09 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/maquoketa-caves-state-park-shooting-suspect-motive/524-77168730-af83-40ae-bb9c-85812a12f7ce |
POCAHONTAS, Iowa — It's the best time of the year for Iowa cyclists- RAGBRAI is back!
On Monday, riders kicked off their journey to the town of Pocahontas. Residents of one of the smallest towns on the year's route prepared to welcome riders to their corner of the Hawkeye state, hoping to offer a memorable experience
When RAGBRAI revealed the list of host towns for 2022, it was music to the ears of local business owners around the state. But for Jonathon Rittgers, who was part of a group that recently purchased a new space for a bar and restaurant in Pocahontas, it meant something else -- it was time to get to work.
"It's just kind of been a rush to get open for RAGBRAI. It was announced after we bought it that RAGBRAI was coming through," Rittgers said.
More than 18,000 riders are participating in this year's ride. And that's not even counting unregistered participants. For businesses used to a town of about 1,400 people, it makes the visit an opportunity like no other.
"You don't have 20, 30 thousand people come through town very often, so you gotta take advantage of it," Rittgers said.
Nathan and Steven Madachy, who are participating in the ride, came all the way from Colorado to try it out after seeing vloggers post about their rides on YouTube. After training for months back home, they've been happy with what they found.
"We're used to Denver, Boulder, Fort Collins. Those are huge cities. But right here, it's real home-y. We took showers in someone's yard, they're real nice people," said Madachy.
A common theme heard around Pocahontas: at a time when many rural communities and small tows are struggling, RAGBRAI is providing a much-needed spotlight.
"There's a lot we have to offer. Maybe it's some way to showcase this town. Maybe some people ride through the town think, this is a cool place, they've got a lot to offer. Maybe I'd like to live there someday too," Rittgers said.
As riders make their stop for the night in Pocahontas, Mayor Jada Hallber spoke about what RAGBRAI means for her community, as well as the economic impact.
"I would like to see all our all our vendors do well. The one reason we said yes to this was because we have seen our businesses take a hit during COVID, our local businesses, and then your nonprofits do as well," Hallber said. "And we wanted to see those businesses and nonprofits and benefit from having people come to town and do business with them."
The ride started in Sergeant Bluff, with the leg from Ida Grove to Pocahontas taking place today.
Next up is Emmetsburg, then on to Mason City, Charles City and West Union, before finishing out in Lansing. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/outreach/ragbrai/pocahontas-prepares-for-day-2-of-ragbrai/524-9566a21f-e8ed-4631-b57c-dffb677d655b | 2022-07-26T02:36:15 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/outreach/ragbrai/pocahontas-prepares-for-day-2-of-ragbrai/524-9566a21f-e8ed-4631-b57c-dffb677d655b |
Global steel production fell 5.9% year-over-year in June and by less in the United States.
The Brussels, Belgium-based World Steel Association reported steelmakers worldwide made 158.1 million tons of steel last month.
The United States produced 6.9 million tons of steel in June, a 4.2% year-over-year decrease. Steel production fell 2.2% to 41.1 million tons in the United States during the first six months of the year.
In June, China again led the world in steel production, making 90.7 million tons — more than half the steel made in the world. India ranked second with 10 million tons and Japan third with 7.4 million tons last month.
Thus far in 2022, China made 526.9 million tons of steel, India 63.2 million tons and Japan 46 million tons. The United States ranked fourth both in June and for the year.
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Russia, South Korea, Germany, Turkey, Brazil and Iran rounded out the top 10, according to the World Steel Association.
North America produced 9.6 million tons of steel in June, a 2.4% year-over-year decrease, according to the World Steel Association. North American output is down 2.3% to 57.2 million tons in the first half of this year.
In June, steel production fell by 18.7% to 1.2 million tons in Africa, by 3.1% to 118.8 million tons in Asia and Oceania, by 12.2% to 11.8 million tons in the European Union, by 10.9% to 3.8 million tons in the rest of Europe, by 34.3% to 5.9 million tons in Russia, Ukraine and the Commonwealth of Independent States and by 4.9% to 3.7 million tons in South Africa.
So far this year, the 64 steel-producing companies that report to the World Steel Association have made 949.9 million tons of steel, a 5.5% decline year-over-year. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/global-steel-production-fell-by-5-9-in-june/article_42716e17-9d2b-5ef6-9ea9-b237852e700e.html | 2022-07-26T02:45:10 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/global-steel-production-fell-by-5-9-in-june/article_42716e17-9d2b-5ef6-9ea9-b237852e700e.html |
CHICAGO — A Hobart man was killed in a crash late last week on Chicago's far north side.
James Robert Camacho, 20, died at the scene of the crash at 5718 N. Broadway.
Three people were in a black sedan that was driving at a high rate of speed northbound on Broadway. It hit a RAV4 traveling Westbound on Hollywood Avenue at the border of the Magnolia Glen and Edgewater neighborhood's on Chicago's far north side, just south of the Loyola University campus. The collision took place at about 10:50 p.m. Thursday night.
Camacho, who was a passenger in the black sedan, sustained trauma to the body and was pronounced dead on the scene, the Chicago Police Department said.
"The adult male driver of the striking vehicle sustained minor injuries and was transported to St. Francis Hospital in fair condition," police said. "A second male passenger of the striking vehicle, possibly an adult also sustained minor injuries and was transported to St. Francis in good condition. The adult male driver of the Rav 4 was transported to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with unknown injuries and condition."
The driver of the black sedan was placed into custody after the crash.
"Three parked unoccupied vehicles were also struck in this incident," police said. "There were no other injuries reported and citations and charges are pending. Area Three detectives are investigating."
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Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Kyra Willis
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206110
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Thien
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206094
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEH AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kevin Rodriguez
Age : 36
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206098
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Thomas Silaj
Age : 34
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206096
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Moore III
Age : 47
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206095
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arionn Parent
Age : 52
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206108
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Philbin
Age : 34
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206105
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Germon Jones
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206101
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole McGregor
Age : 30
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206078
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Courtney Johnson
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206112
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeff Henderson Jr.
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206090
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Dukes
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206083
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Edwards Jr.
Age : 39
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206082
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jasmine Clayton
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206079
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ballard
Age : 58
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206092
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dawn Burton
Age : 56
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206091
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tre'Vion Carlisle
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206086
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremy Asfall
Age : 33
Residence: Sacramento, CA
Booking Number(s): 2206106
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Aguero Jr.
Age : 53
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206081
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Suckey
Age : 36
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206045
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Simona Trajceski
Age : 27
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206050
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrew Stover
Age : 35
Residence: Steger, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206068
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Storey Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206047
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE; DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jason Sivak
Age : 43
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206067
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Annette Roberts
Age : 48
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206060
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph McLeroy
Age : 48
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206066
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Kewon Price
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206073
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jonathan Huemmer
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206041
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Henderson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206054
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tamika Graves
Age : 42
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206058
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER (ATTEMPTED)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Malik Gross
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206059
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY; BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jamey Goin
Age : 44
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206051
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antonio Collins
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206071
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brigida Fortoso Gomez Rodriguez
Age : 49
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206056
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - STRANGULATION - AGAINST A PREGNANT WOMAN
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Missy Buhrmester
Age : 30
Residence: Linden, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206049
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Geno Carta
Age : 29
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206075
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Glorivette Bonilla
Age : 45
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206063
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamin Seramur
Age : 31
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206013
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vashon Sherman
Age : 33
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206020
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hannah Wagner
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206039
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jessica Whitlow
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206015
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Santiago Reyes
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206018
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Schulten
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206029
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Plucinski
Age : 49
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206021
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Popa
Age : 40
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206009
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alan Hughes
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206010
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Johnson
Age : 41
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206011
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melissa Johnston
Age : 39
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206031
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stafford Henderson
Age : 64
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206016
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vincent Banks
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206019
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Bowersox
Age : 26
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206023
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Francisco Flores
Age : 32
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206035
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stewart Foley IV
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206037
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Kryda
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205991
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Hanaway
Age : 30
Residence: Medaryville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205988
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Derek Johnson
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205999
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Favian Juarez
Age : 25
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206005
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Haddock
Age : 42
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206000
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ryan Dobos
Age : 29
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205998
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mary Granter
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205986
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Charles Barber
Age : 42
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206003
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENDANT USES A VEHICLE; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Michael Warren
Age : 62
Residence: Beecher, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205965
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jereyl Willis
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205977
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Zeondre Shenault
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205978
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Stovall Jr.
Age : 35
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205973
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tasha Barnes
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205982
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Eugene Golston
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205980
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Charlene Sandoval
Age : 60
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205974
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamarr Thompson
Age : 51
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205959
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dyron Wash
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205963
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Zurawski
Age : 35
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205956
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Lucio
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205955
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Angelee Luick
Age : 28
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205947
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; INTIMIDATION; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Gilbert Ortiz
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205951
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jesus Perez Jr.
Age : 28
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205946
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Carmella Lawrence
Age : 55
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205948
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Gilliam
Age : 47
Residence: Grant Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205957
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Orlando Guerra
Age : 47
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205954
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rondell Johnson
Age : 23
Residence: Rockford, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205950
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Bennett
Age : 28
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205943
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Bermingham
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205952
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Veronica Quijano
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205913
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alantae Thornton
Age : 29
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205908
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Armaun McKenzie
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205927
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert McKenzie Jr.
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205920
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharita Parks
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205911
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angelos Lujano
Age : 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205918
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffrey Lambert
Age : 49
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205898
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paris Larkin Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Park Forest, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205915
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kemetka Leftridge
Age : 44
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205894
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deauntre Lester
Age : 34
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205919
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Kaufman
Age : 25
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205897
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cordarryl Jones
Age : 35
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205914
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Olivia Justice
Age : 18
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205904
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Pamela Jenkins Reynolds
Age : 51
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205901
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Irvin
Age : 44
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205909
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nedal Hamed
Age : 40
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205895
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY; ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Quinton Hicks
Age : 36
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205910
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cortney Dixon
Age : 36
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205923
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Agee
Age : 26
Residence: Ford Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205912
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paul Brown Jr.
Age : 43
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205902
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Buczek
Age : 32
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205903
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamont Walls
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205861
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rickey Washington
Age : 31
Residence: Danville, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205862
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jessica Sanchez
Age : 24
Residence: Cicero, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205878
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Monique Smoot
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205874
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Davion Torry
Age : 21
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205854
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Kirkland
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205853
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amber Mackey
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205855
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel McGraw
Age : 36
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205875
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Purkey
Age : 34
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205871
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Marta Rodriguez
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205869
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; FALSE REPORTING - REPORT, CRIME, OR COMPLAINT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Nyia Hunter
Age : 22
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205881
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stacy Gorgas
Age : 44
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205856
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrei Guta
Age : 19
Residence: Baltimore, MD
Booking Number(s): 2205872
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Garcia
Age : 25
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205852
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dustin Freely
Age : 54
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205868
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Matthew Creekbaum
Age : 39
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205873
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Saya Dhiman
Age : 22
Residence: Palatine, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205891
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andrea Brown
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205867
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Clark
Age : 44
Residence: Grffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205860
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Bonner
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205850
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - W/PRIOR AN UNRELATED CONVICTION REFERENCE SAME PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stewart Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206122
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Elijah Harris
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206344
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenyata Williams
Age : 32
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206247
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shaquille Nailon
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206141
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ryan Scott
Age : 35
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206236
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PERSON < 14 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenshawn Anderson
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206279
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamont Wilkerson Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206301
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Robert Conner
Age : 32
Residence: Evanston, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206334
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: ARSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamin Terry
Age : 25
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206225
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Davon Jones
Age : 18
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206254
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Meadows III
Age : 43
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206191
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adrian Duran
Age : 22
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206212
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Amber Mazoch
Age : 31
Residence: Muskego, WI
Booking Number(s): 2206331
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lindsey Delgado
Age : 37
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206119
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Skarlet Cooper
Age : 38
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206288
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Emanuel Barnes
Age : 27
Residence: Dolton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206229
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Laquette Cain-Allison
Age : 32
Residence: Milwaukee, WI
Booking Number(s): 2206193
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Abel Moreno
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206333
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - RECKLESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Cooper
Age : 50
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206337
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Erich Boone
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206314
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY; - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Darion Key
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206348
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sarah Morden
Age : 29
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206248
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sommer Nicholson
Age : 36
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206125
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Trenton Terry
Age : 42
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206124
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Freeborn
Age : 36
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206268
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Clarion Phillips
Age : 32
Residence: Burnham, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206186
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darnell Turner
Age : 53
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206207
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Reginald Ryals
Age : 22
Residence: Dolton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206237
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mathew Demakas
Age : 39
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206118
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dwayne Fields
Age : 57
Residence: Milwaukee, WI
Booking Number(s): 2206335
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Peterson
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206130
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Emanuel England
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206218
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Durell Rhymes
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206241
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT; OWI; SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Samantha Cardenas
Age : 26
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206180
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hannah Kuckuck
Age : 26
Residence: Fort Myers, FL
Booking Number(s): 2206340
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Samuel Sledge
Age : 21
Residence: Decatur, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206246
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTATION - STATUTORY RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rebecca White
Age : 31
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206142
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Nuttall
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206137
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sammie Garrett Jr.
Age : 54
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206274
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Scott Porta II
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206179
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Leroy Williams
Age : 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206312
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jorie Fink
Age : 26
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206139
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Takyra Cunningham
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206273
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Denise Houldieson
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206171
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clark Smith
Age : 27
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206252
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakethia Johnson
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206275
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lawrence Galia II
Age : 42
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206214
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Cynthia Peach
Age : 47
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206132
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kristy Gibson-Miller
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206345
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremiah Parker
Age : 44
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206357
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Maurice Farley
Age : 24
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206251
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aubrey Wilson
Age : 22
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206271
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ellery Williams
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206189
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Victor Hernandez
Age : 30
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206199
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Hudson Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206183
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
John Davis
Age : 71
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206291
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ramon Jones
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206296
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING; CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Maximilian Aldridge
Age : 25
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206272
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cameron Bush
Age : 23
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206354
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lorenzo Padilla
Age : 20
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206276
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Wilson
Age : 32
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206318
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE; OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tonya Negele
Age : 47
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206299
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Julian Sanchez
Age : 23
Residence: Crestwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206332
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Gorman Jr.
Age : 40
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206328
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
DeSean Goings
Age : 25
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206200
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bobby Hall
Age : 41
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206259
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE; DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Keith Davis
Age : 49
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206277
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jack Hampton
Age : 42
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206127
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Voigt
Age : 24
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206255
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daveontay Clark
Age : 22
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206351
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mandi Powers
Age : 40
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206265
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gregory Jackson
Age : 30
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206182
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: RACKETEERING - CORRUPT BUSINESS INFLUENCE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jermani Keys
Age : 20
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206286
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamal Smith
Age : 21
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206304
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marshall Alfred
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206311
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arthur Stueber Jr.
Age : 33
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206338
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Carns
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206224
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jefforey Winn
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206175
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Douglas Ferguson
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206266
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjarmin Jeffries
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206245
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devon Mitchell
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206126
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Norton
Age : 24
Residence: Richport, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206267
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: UNLAWFUL GAMBLING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tywann Wilkerson
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206233
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Walden
Age : 52
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206289
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Nicholas Nash
Age : 30
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206196
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jordan Greer
Age : 23
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206202
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: SEX CRIME - CHILD EXPLOITATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Torrey Allen Jr.
Age : 20
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206290
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sandra Rose
Age : 33
Residence: Kingsville, OH
Booking Number(s): 2206240
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamont Murdaugh
Age : 22
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206197
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Seabrook
Age : 27
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206303
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marc McCollum
Age : 31
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206355
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Gregory Cox
Age : 44
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206136
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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The Fort Wayne Community Schools board approved an unprecedented request Monday – naming rights to a commercial entity.
The seven members cemented the $625,000 sponsorship with 3Rivers Federal Credit Union about two weeks before the launch of Amp Lab at Electric Works, the district’s immersive half-day program for juniors and seniors. In exchange, one of Amp Lab’s four educational studios will be named for the credit union for five years.
Steve Corona, a board member, stressed the significance of the announcement, saying the partnership illustrates Superintendent Mark Daniel’s promise to engage businesses.
“We know that it costs money to run Amp Lab,” Corona said. “And we need our business partners to do that.”
Daniel became superintendent about a month after the board in 2020 approved a 10-year lease of Building 31 at the former General Electric campus along Broadway south of downtown. The district agreed to rent 26,046 square feet at a base rent of $15 per square foot, which was to rise 2.25% per year.
FWCS also agreed to pay a tenant improvement budget to ensure the 1940s-era building was renovated to meet classroom needs. That cost was estimated at $7.01 per square foot.
Amp Lab is expected to open with 400 students, and officials have said it will have about 15 employees. The academic year begins Aug. 10.
“We have to figure out how to fund this one,” Daniel said after the meeting, explaining the program isn’t adding to FWCS’ enrollment, which would generate more tuition support dollars from the state.
Mitch Sheppard, the district’s philanthropy director, expects to secure sponsorships for the three other educational studios.
“We anticipate some good news soon,” she said.
As part of its agreement, the credit union will also provide financial literacy curriculum. Lessons will cover information for both personal and entrepreneurial needs, said James Cashman, who plans to visit Amp Lab regularly. He is 3Rivers’ youth and college manager.
Sheppard said that wasn’t part of FWCS’ original pitch.
“We most gratefully accepted, in that they’re actually paying us money to save us money on another product,” she said. “So it’s working out quite well.”
Melissa Shaw, the credit union’s vice president of marketing, said the partnership aligns with 3Rivers’ mission to help people understand money matters.
“We see this opportunity to provide financial education to so many young people as an innovative and exciting way to expand our commitment to the community,” Shaw said.
Daniel plans to stop by during the new school’s Aug. 2 open house. Hours are 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.
FWCS supported Electric Works by becoming a tenant, Daniel said, and the new business sponsorship validates the district’s programming. “It’s a community coming together to help support economic growth,” he said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/amp-lab-lands-fort-wayne-communitys-first-corporate-sponsorship-for-naming-rights/article_f5cf0004-0c5e-11ed-a809-a327e5c2242e.html | 2022-07-26T02:49:06 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/amp-lab-lands-fort-wayne-communitys-first-corporate-sponsorship-for-naming-rights/article_f5cf0004-0c5e-11ed-a809-a327e5c2242e.html |
An Ohio woman died today after an accident in Adams County in which her vehicle ran off the road, a news release said.
Adams County deputies and other first responders were called just before 8:20 a.m. to the intersection of County Road 600 E and U.S. 224 on a report of a single-vehicle crash.
Upon arrival, the vehicle’s driver, Judith Myers of Paulding, Ohio, was found entrapped in her vehicle, located in the ditch of the intersection. Myers was extricated from the vehicle and flown by Lutheran Air in critical condition. She died due to injuries from the crash, the release said.
Preliminary evidence from the scene indicated Myers was travelling westbound on U.S. 224 when, for an unknown reason, she ran off the roadway. The Decatur Police Department is working an accident reconstruction, and the investigation is ongoing.
Agencies assisting in the investigation were Decatur Fire Department, Decatur police, Adams County Emergency Medical Services, Lutheran Air and the Allen County Coroner's Office. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/ohio-woman-dies-after-adams-county-crash/article_af04be02-0c77-11ed-8586-db145b4038d8.html | 2022-07-26T02:49:13 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/ohio-woman-dies-after-adams-county-crash/article_af04be02-0c77-11ed-8586-db145b4038d8.html |
Thousands gathered in and outside the Statehouse Monday as the legislature took its first steps down the road to an abortion ban.
Lines to enter the capitol stretched nearly around the building as activists on all sides of the abortion debate waited to enter for their chance to demonstrate and, for some, to testify.
The state Senate heard testimony the proposed abortion ban, Senate Bill 1, for more than four hours Monday afternoon. 39 people spoke – only a fraction of the 280 who had signed up to testify, according to a senate GOP spokeswoman.
A majority of the speakers argued Senate Bill 1 didn’t go far enough in restricting abortion access in the state, while many others expressed concern that the bill is too restrictive.
One thing all the speakers had in common, though? Not a single person spoke in favor of the bill, which had already drawn criticism from anti-abortion and abortion rights groups.
Those voices received national support Monday too: Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life, released a statement calling Senate Bill 1 a “complete disaster” and a “wolf in sheep’s clothing designed to expand abortion on demand in the state of Indiana.” Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris flew to Indianapolis to offer support for Democratic lawmakers.
The outside noise could be heard throughout the testimony during the Senate Rules Committee hearing – quite literally. Chants including “my body, my choice,” “pro-life is a lie; they don’t care if people die” and “vote them out” reverberated through the walls of the chamber from the hundreds of demonstrators gathered inside the Statehouse.
Following a few questions from Democrats for the bill’s author – state Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange – testimony began just before 1:30 p.m.
Two speakers were students from the Fort Wayne area: Merek Kizer and Homestead High School student Thomas Hill.
Hill said he opposes Senate Bill 1 as it “fails to adequately address” the issue of “chemical abortion,” commonly known as medication abortion.
“Hoosiers want substantial, real pro-life legislation that bans chemical abortion and provides protection at conception across the board,” Hill said. “Have courage to protect both our women and our children.”
Kizer criticized the bill and said it “denies life to these preborn children just on the basis of if one of their parents was a criminal,” an apparent reference to the bill’s exception for cases of rape. He also compared abortion to rape and incest.
“Rape and incest are horrible violations of a person. That’s why they’re wrong. It’s the stronger person using their body to violate someone else. That’s exactly why abortion is wrong, because it is the stronger person, the stronger abortionist, the stronger mother violating that life of that child in there.”
He also suggested the bill restrict access to Plan B and in vitro fertilization (IVF), both of which are currently not affected by the proposal.
Anti-abortion speakers often invoked religious themes and images from Christianity, frequently quoting passages from the Bible.
On the other side of the issue, two religious leaders from the Jewish and Episcopal faiths spoke advocated against a complete ban on abortion. That included Rabbi Aaron Spiegel, who read from a statement released by the Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council and the Indiana Board of Rabbis.
“We believe that the physical and mental health of the pregnant woman are of the utmost importance,” Spiegel said, “and we vigorously oppose any legislation that does not permit access to abortion at a minimum when Jewish law compels it.
Corrine Youngs, policy director and legislative counsel for the office of Attorney General Todd Rokita, told the committee that Rokita opposes the bill as written because it falls short. She said the bill contains several substantive and technical issues with the bill including “vague and broad exceptions to the prohibition on abortion.”
Many doctors testified against the bill, including at least four OB-GYNs. Dr. Mary Abernathy, an OB-GYN, raised concerns about SB1’s potential impact on maternal healthcare and mortality in the state, particularly in rural areas.
Two local doctors, however, expressed their opposition to Senate Bill 1 for vastly different reasons. Dr. Andrew Mullally, a family practice physician from Fort Wayne, said the bill has “no teeth” and he supports mandatory suspension of licensure and jail time for doctors that perform abortions.
Dr. Tyler Johnson, and emergency physician and the Republican candidate for Indiana’s 14th state Senate district, called for lawmakers to “remove or refine” the exemptions to the proposed abortion ban.
The Rules Committee includes two northeast Indiana lawmakers: Republican state Sen. Travis Holdman and the current occupant of the 14th district seat, outgoing state Sen. Dennis Kruse.
Senate Minority Leader Greg Taylor led much of the questioning of speakers throughout the hearing. In fact, Democrats asked so many more questions relative to their Republican colleagues that one anti-abortion speaker asked why GOP committee members haven’t had as many inquiries.
Testimony on the bill will continue tomorrow from 9 a.m. until noon. According to Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said Tuesday’s speakers will include some of those who did not have the opportunity to testify today, but that they will need to check in at the Statehouse again.
“If you’re on the list today,” Bray said, “then you’ll be on the list tomorrow.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/special-session-begins-with-rally-testimony/article_ba9722ae-0c6e-11ed-9aac-23044a77ddf6.html | 2022-07-26T02:49:14 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/special-session-begins-with-rally-testimony/article_ba9722ae-0c6e-11ed-9aac-23044a77ddf6.html |
A Lincoln man was sent to prison Monday for sexually abusing his teenage foster daughter.
"This case is about trust. It is about responsibility," Lancaster County District Judge Jodi Nelson told the 28-year-old. "You were the adult here. You knew full well what you were getting into when you agreed to be a foster parent."
The Journal Star has chosen not to name the man to protect the identify of his victim.
At sentencing, the man turned down a chance to say anything before Nelson told him a foster parent is there to protect and keep safe someone who already has faced significant problems.
"You took advantage of that opportunity, not to take care of her, but to satisfy your own wants and desires," she said. "That violation of trust is enormous."
In October, the 17-year-old victim disclosed a sexual relationship with her foster father that had been going on for nearly six months, and investigators found evidence on his phone that corroborated it.
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Lincoln Police arrested the man, who ultimately pleaded no contest to attempted second-degree sexual assault of a protected person.
On Monday, Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Matt Mellor argued against probation for the man who had no prior record, saying he had been put in a position of trust by the state and he broke that, as well as the trust the teen had in him.
In the end, Nelson gave the defendant the three-year maximum sentence, calling what he did "beyond the pale."
She said he had taken next-to-no responsibility for it.
"I haven't heard one word of remorse. I haven't heard one word acknowledging the pain and the damage that you have done. Not one. I find that telling, in large measure," the judge said, before sentencing the man to three years, plus 18 months of post-release supervision.
He also will have to register as a sex offender. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-goes-to-prison-for-sexually-abusing-foster-daughter/article_12f18713-5234-5430-9da2-45fe26cd4465.html | 2022-07-26T02:52:33 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-goes-to-prison-for-sexually-abusing-foster-daughter/article_12f18713-5234-5430-9da2-45fe26cd4465.html |
The Lincoln City Council on Monday approved a three-year labor agreement with its "M" Class employees.
The employees, who are represented by the Lincoln M Class Employee’s Association, include department heads such as the city clerk and city treasurer, as well as a number of other managers and professional employees.
The contract provides a 3.5% pay increase this fiscal year and 3% increases in each of the next two fiscal years.
Barb McIntyre, the city's human resources director, said the contract also includes gender-neutral language that the city has been trying to incorporate into all of its labor agreements.
The council also Monday approved pay increases for hundreds of other employees ranging from attorneys to firefighters to traffic workers.
The pay raises cover employees in the A, B, C, E, F, N, W and X classes, including employees covered by union agreements and some who are not.
The pay increases, which cover the 2022-2023 fiscal year, range from 3%-4% and take effect Aug. 18.
Highest paying jobs in Lincoln that require a graduate degree
Highest paying jobs in Lincoln that require a graduate degree
Those with graduate degrees earn more on average than those without them—but not all jobs are equal. And while rising tuition costs are enough to turn people away from the prospect of a master’s or doctoral degree, many high-paying professions still require such degrees to get in the door. Stacker compiled a list of the highest- paying jobs that require a graduate degree in Lincoln, NE using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics . Jobs are ranked by 2020 annual mean wage.
The best way to guarantee a high return on investment in a graduate degree is to be aware of professions that pay top-dollar for that added educational investment. Keep reading to see where a graduate degree is required—and can earn you the most.
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#42. Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $48,930 (#327 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 300
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,320 (292,230 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($91,420)
--- El Centro, CA ($91,110)
--- Fresno, CA ($90,860)
Job description: Advise and assist students and provide educational and vocational guidance services.
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#41. Healthcare social workers
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $51,830 (#269 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,470 (176,110 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($100,410)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,980)
--- Salinas, CA ($95,690)
Job description: Provide individuals, families, and groups with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses. Services include advising family caregivers. Provide patients with information and counseling, and make referrals for other services. May also provide case and care management or interventions designed to promote health, prevent disease, and address barriers to access to healthcare.
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#40. Survey researchers
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $52,480 (#27 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,960 (10,350 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($95,010)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($87,810)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($87,570)
Job description: Plan, develop, or conduct surveys. May analyze and interpret the meaning of survey data, determine survey objectives, or suggest or test question wording. Includes social scientists who primarily design questionnaires or supervise survey teams.
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#39. Instructional coordinators
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $54,260 (#282 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 90
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,160 (174,900 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New Haven, CT ($111,440)
--- Warner Robins, GA ($110,800)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($104,000)
Job description: Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology into instruction in order to provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. May train and coach teachers. Includes educational consultants and specialists, and instructional material directors.
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#38. Biochemists and biophysicists
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $59,640 (#47 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $104,810 (32,010 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($145,020)
--- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ($132,280)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($131,720)
Job description: Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.
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#37. Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $59,700 (#63 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $80,410 (22,790 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($129,500)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($122,220)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($118,390)
Job description: Teach languages and literature courses in languages other than English. Includes teachers of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#36. Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $62,750 (#254 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $89,290 (111,320 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($138,550)
--- Jefferson City, MO ($133,640)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($125,020)
Job description: Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests. Help individuals with distress or maladjustment understand their problems through their knowledge of case history, interviews with patients, and theory. Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. May design behavior modification programs and consult with medical personnel regarding the best treatment for patients.
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#35. Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $63,970 (#25 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $88,790 (9,960 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($143,090)
--- Rochester, NY ($133,150)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($121,010)
Job description: Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#34. Chiropractors
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $65,460 (#108 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $83,830 (34,760 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($273,530)
--- Raleigh, NC ($149,430)
--- New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($139,970)
Job description: Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.
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#33. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $66,850 (#74 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 160
National
- Annual mean salary: $81,340 (64,800 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($141,420)
--- Fresno, CA ($130,580)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($121,510)
Job description: Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#32. Urban and regional planners
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $67,310 (#107 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $79,410 (38,190 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($109,910)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($108,860)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,810)
Job description: Develop comprehensive plans and programs for use of land and physical facilities of jurisdictions, such as towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.
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#31. Social work teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $69,860 (#26 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $78,110 (13,580 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($110,520)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($104,020)
--- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ($97,490)
Job description: Teach courses in social work. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#30. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $70,200 (#88 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $84,060 (61,100 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ($145,990)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($120,040)
--- Savannah, GA ($117,610)
Job description: Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#29. Statisticians
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $70,410 (#88 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $97,170 (38,860 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,080)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($120,850)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($118,900)
Job description: Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.
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#28. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $74,640 (#49 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $90,160 (22,900 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($140,300)
--- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ($119,520)
--- Charlottesville, VA ($112,640)
Job description: Teach courses in philosophy, religion, and theology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#27. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $76,110 (#63 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 90
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,760 (49,550 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($147,770)
--- Fresno, CA ($129,330)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($126,580)
Job description: Teach courses pertaining to mathematical concepts, statistics, and actuarial science and to the application of original and standardized mathematical techniques in solving specific problems and situations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#26. Speech-language pathologists
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $76,450 (#202 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $83,240 (148,450 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Modesto, CA ($128,540)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($120,920)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($115,480)
Job description: Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.
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#25. Communications teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $78,090 (#34 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $80,940 (28,430 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($143,510)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($127,650)
--- Fresno, CA ($122,590)
Job description: Teach courses in communications, such as organizational communications, public relations, radio/television broadcasting, and journalism. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#24. Education teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $79,040 (#35 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 400
National
- Annual mean salary: $75,010 (57,560 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($104,950)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($103,700)
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($100,980)
Job description: Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#23. Veterinarians
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $82,980 (#244 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 90
National
- Annual mean salary: $108,350 (73,710 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($169,220)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($150,370)
--- Akron, OH ($150,330)
Job description: Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.
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#22. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $84,430 (#91 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $101,800 (126,110 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($143,800)
--- New Haven, CT ($142,330)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($136,230)
Job description: Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.
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#21. Psychology teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $85,240 (#50 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $89,960 (36,520 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($199,070)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($131,290)
--- Fresno, CA ($129,550)
Job description: Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#20. Occupational therapists
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $87,140 (#137 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 190
National
- Annual mean salary: $87,480 (126,610 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- The Villages, FL ($115,920)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($115,060)
--- Modesto, CA ($112,870)
Job description: Assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual's environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual.
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#19. Physical therapists
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $87,180 (#229 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 330
National
- Annual mean salary: $91,680 (220,870 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- El Centro, CA ($143,500)
--- Modesto, CA ($123,370)
--- Visalia-Porterville, CA ($119,510)
Job description: Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
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#18. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $87,640 (#27 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $84,780 (91,170 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($122,920)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($115,740)
--- Rochester, NY ($115,080)
Job description: Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#17. Biological science teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $90,130 (#54 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 180
National
- Annual mean salary: $101,320 (51,500 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($195,730)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($161,980)
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($147,290)
Job description: Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#16. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $98,860 (#50 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 180
National
- Annual mean salary: $124,890 (200,040 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($211,500)
--- Jackson, MS ($195,830)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($176,930)
Job description: Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.
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#15. Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $100,560 (#23 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $94,630 (21,530 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($140,380)
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($136,630)
--- College Station-Bryan, TX ($136,080)
Job description: Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#14. Physics teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $100,640 (#26 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $101,290 (13,670 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Rochester, NY ($160,370)
--- College Station-Bryan, TX ($148,480)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($141,180)
Job description: Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#13. Nurse practitioners
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $101,410 (#300 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 310
National
- Annual mean salary: $114,510 (211,280 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($188,070)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($177,800)
--- Salinas, CA ($155,310)
Job description: Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
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#12. Engineering teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $102,390 (#27 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $114,130 (38,520 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- College Station-Bryan, TX ($162,430)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($142,380)
--- Austin-Round Rock, TX ($141,860)
Job description: Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#11. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $104,200 (#104 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $103,010 (262,480 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Modesto, CA ($154,970)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,070)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($145,590)
Job description: Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.
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#10. Optometrists
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $106,160 (#122 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $125,440 (36,690 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Columbia, SC ($228,340)
--- New Haven, CT ($186,950)
--- Evansville, IN-KY ($182,980)
Job description: Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.
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#9. Physician assistants
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $114,190 (#143 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 190
National
- Annual mean salary: $116,080 (125,280 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($168,220)
--- Waterbury, CT ($165,230)
--- Portsmouth, NH-ME ($158,020)
Job description: Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.
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#8. Business teachers, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $116,430 (#33 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 220
National
- Annual mean salary: $107,270 (79,810 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($174,050)
--- College Station-Bryan, TX ($172,650)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($149,740)
Job description: Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#7. Lawyers
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $116,540 (#151 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 610
National
- Annual mean salary: $148,910 (658,120 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($231,610)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($201,920)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($186,070)
Job description: Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
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#6. Pharmacists
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $122,210 (#243 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 290
National
- Annual mean salary: $125,460 (315,470 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Madera, CA ($165,350)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($162,540)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($161,120)
Job description: Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
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#5. Dentists, general
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $125,550 (#247 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $180,830 (95,920 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dover-Durham, NH-ME ($286,540)
--- North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL ($278,790)
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($278,390)
Job description: Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.
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#4. Education administrators, postsecondary
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $135,040 (#29 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 260
National
- Annual mean salary: $115,200 (140,880 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ithaca, NY ($205,810)
--- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($178,210)
--- Charlottesville, VA ($176,040)
Job description: Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.
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#3. Family medicine physicians
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $228,760 (#108 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 130
National
- Annual mean salary: $214,370 (98,590 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA ($309,800)
--- Napa, CA ($302,040)
--- Gadsden, AL ($292,110)
Job description: Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.
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#2. General internal medicine physicians
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $268,380 (#18 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $210,960 (50,600 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Rochester, MN ($315,830)
--- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ($314,080)
--- Wichita Falls, TX ($311,260)
Job description: Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.
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#1. Surgeons, except ophthalmologists
Lincoln, NE
- Annual mean salary: $296,150 (#3 highest pay among all metros)
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $251,650 (37,900 employed)
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD ($305,480)
--- Akron, OH ($297,710)
--- Lincoln, NE ($296,150)
Job description: Diagnose and perform surgery to treat and prevent rheumatic and other diseases in the musculoskeletal system.
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WYOMING COUNTY, Pa. — The search is on for two men in Wyoming County who state police say were caught on camera breaking into a convenience store.
Surveillance pictures from inside Noxen Food Mart along Route 29 show the suspects.
Troopers say the duo shot through the front door of the business around 2:30 a.m. Monday morning.
Once inside, the crooks stole vape pens and alcohol.
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RUMFORD, Maine — Dozens of communities, mostly in rural parts of the state, will soon receive funding to help support improvements to wastewater infrastructure.
"Cleaning the water that we use in our homes and businesses before it's sent back into the environment could not be more important, but it is costly," Governor Janet Mills (D-Maine) said Monday.
According to Mills, the state is awarding $22 million through the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan to support 20 different wastewater facilities across the state.
"Maintaining our water and sewer infrastructure across the state of Maine is critical to preserving our clean water, to protecting public health, and to reducing costs for taxpayers," Mills said.
Gov. Mills made the announcement Monday in Rumford, one of the areas that will receive a grant for wastewater infrastructure improvement projects.
"The Rumford-Mexico Sewerage District hasn’t had any major upgrades since its inception in 1976," Rumford-Mexico Sewerage District Superintendent Roland Arsenault said. "So, the facility is in dire need of a lot of infrastructure improvements."
According to the Mills administration, the Rumford-Mexico Sewerage District will receive a $1 million grant to improve a number of pieces of equipment and the facility as a whole.
"There’s a lot of costs in just renovating the building itself, however the operational equipment is also in need of a lot of work," Arsenault said. "You can’t buy parts for 40 year old equipment anymore so, a great deal of work needs to be done."
The Rumford-Mexico Sewerage District also provides wastewater treatment for the town of Dixfield. According to Rumford's town manager, the region is actually showing signs of growth. Town officials hope infrastructure improvements will allow the facility to meet the needs of a growing community.
"Over this last 10-year census period, we’ve actually seen growth, and we’ve seen a lot of growth in businesses. We’re on the upswing and we’re gonna keep the train going in that direction," Rumford Town Manager Stacy Carter said.
"We'll be able to handle expanding growth in the community for a long time coming forward," Arsenault said.
The $22 million in Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan funding announced Monday will support projects around Maine over the next four years, including projects that will repair and replace wastewater infrastructure to improve operations, reliability, resiliency to climate effects, environmental impacts, and economic development.
Here is a full list of communities that will be receiving grant funding for wastewater improvements, according to the Governor's office.
- Anson-Madison Sanitary District - $2.278 million
- Biddeford - $1 million
- Greater Augusta Utility District (2 awards) - $2 million
- Calais - $2 million
- Ellsworth - $2 million
- Eagle Lake Water & Sewer District - $1 million
- Hartland - $1 million
- Houlton Water Company - $1 million
- Livermore Falls - $1 million
- Loring Development Authority - $167,950
- Mapleton Sewer District - $917,235
- Millinocket - $800,000
- Old Town - $733,020
- Pittsfield - $498,210
- Rockport - $1 million
- Rumford-Mexico Sewerage District - $1 million
- Stonington Sanitary District (2 awards) - $403,510
- Van Buren - $463,509
- Machias - $893,589
- Winterport Water District - $553,746 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/gov-mills-announces-22m-for-wastewater-infrastructure-improvements-funding-maine-state-water-maine-politics-environment-treatment/97-1621ab82-507e-4865-965e-a6fedbc4fdff | 2022-07-26T03:03:57 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/gov-mills-announces-22m-for-wastewater-infrastructure-improvements-funding-maine-state-water-maine-politics-environment-treatment/97-1621ab82-507e-4865-965e-a6fedbc4fdff |
NEWRY, Maine — A drive through Newry, Maine is food for the soul.
Untamed fields flow to jagged mountain cliffs in the sparsely populated Oxford County town.
Along one of its winding country roads, travelers find a gateway to a simpler time.
Each morning, Devon and Ryan Wheeler – parents to a toddler with another child on the way – wake up before sunrise and bake. From scratch, they create maple cream cookies, fruit pies, jams, and the most "Maine" treat of all: whoopie pies.
The Wheeler's run Puzzle Mountain Bakery, passed down by Ryan's mother and open five days a week. Monday and Tuesday are prep days for the couple.
The pair work long, sometimes 18-hour days, in the bakery next to their home, then carry their goods 50 feet to a lean-to next to the road.
Despite its location, tourists from Canada, Vermont, and New Hampshire frequent the Wheeler family's road. Whether through word of mouth or a glimpse of one of the business's signs, the parking spaces are rarely left empty and the shelves are rarely full for long.
It's an economy in a driveway.
"Our son doesn’t have any questions about what I do," Ryan Wheeler explained. "It’s not like, 'Oh, daddy goes off to work. I don’t know what he does.' He can come out here. He sees us making it. He sees the people up there buying it, paying for it. It’s like a closed loop and you can see the whole concept."
It’s honest work for the couple, and honesty is a theme of the business. No one mans the stand. Customers pull over, take what they want, and pay the till -- an old cast iron air tank filled with concrete, with a slit in the top. The couple printed their Venmo QR code and posted it inside the stand. It's the only evidence the stand exists in the 21st century. That's just how the Wheeler's like it.
The two feel romantic about their business model: everything baked from scratch and customers left to shop unbothered.
It proved to be a fortunate system recently. Being self-service oriented, the business was virtually COVID-proof.
"We didn’t have to change a thing," Ryan Wheeler said. "It was already socially distanced. They check themselves out."
But the bakery was not immune to other challenges. Whether due to inflation or supply chain issues, they've watched their ingredients and supplies skyrocket in cost.
"The prices of everything that we’ve bought have tripled, doubled," Devon Wheeler said.
On top of that, while the business has always faced theft, the couple said the past two years, in particular, have brought more than they've ever seen.
"If anyone was actually hungry and needed a pie, they could just come down and we’d definitely give them a pie," Ryan Wheeler exhaled. "I mean, it’s not about that."
He said kids have cleaned out the entire stand before, though. That's rare.
It's the cost of an unmanned stand; a cost the Wheeler's are willing to pay.
"We feel like, even putting cameras up there means that I don’t trust you," Ryan Wheeler said. "It’s the honor system. We trust you."
And, for every theft, someone seems to lift them up.
"We appreciate our customers that we hear that say, 'We always leave an extra dollar; we always leave an extra two dollars,'" Devon Wheeler smiled. "We’re so thankful for that."
Earlier that morning, Judy Grant stopped by the stand. She had just driven six hours from Ottawa and stretched her stiff legs as she walked to grab whoopie pies. She handed her money to Devon, who happened to be outside at the time, and told him she didn't want change.
"You brought me into this really nice place and it fed me," Grant smiled. It was her first ever experience in the state.
"Welcome to Maine!" Devon Wheeler exclaimed, before sending Grant on her way.
It was a welcome to Maine, to what used to be, and to what is still along some winding country roads. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/working-through-inflation-and-theft-roadside-bakery-maintains-honor-system-business/97-4d2b394b-2a74-4cad-aaef-887e11e0bb5a | 2022-07-26T03:04:03 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/working-through-inflation-and-theft-roadside-bakery-maintains-honor-system-business/97-4d2b394b-2a74-4cad-aaef-887e11e0bb5a |
Attorneys for three former Sharon Hill police officers accused in the shooting death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility after a high school football game last August asked for manslaughter charges against them to be dismissed.
In front of a Delaware County judge Monday, the defense for Brian James Devaney, 41, Sean Patrick Dolan, 25, and Devon E. Smith, 34, argued that without identifying which of three officers fired the shot that struck and killed Fanta, the prosecution does not have a case for manslaughter.
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said it was one of the three officers’ guns that killed her, but they aren't able to identify which one, adding that the bullet that took her life was a fragment.
The judge didn't make a decision Monday, stating the case is "technical" with the interpretation of the law. She asked both sides to file written briefs over the coming weeks before deciding whether to toss or uphold the manslaughter charges for trial.
The judge is expected to rule on the motion at a hearing on Sept. 16.
Family and supporters of Fanta Bility, 8, gathered in the Media courtroom on Monday.
"Our family is deeply troubled by the attorney's motion to dismiss two charges against the former Sharon Hill police officers," Fanta's uncle, Abu Bility, told reporters.
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Fanta Bility was killed in gunfire Aug. 27, 2021, that erupted following a high school football game in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, just south of Philadelphia. The girl and her family were caught in what was initially investigated as crossfire between local police and suspects in a passing vehicle.
A few weeks after the shooting Stollsteimer released more details that said it appeared "nearly certain" that bullets from officers' handguns killed Fanta. Four other people were hurt during the shooting.
The girl's family continued for months to press local authorities for answers.
In January, Stollsteimer announced manslaughter charges against three officers in Fanta's death. Murder charges against two young men initially charged with her death were withdrawn.
“This is an absolute tragedy," Stollsteimer said outside the courthouse Monday. "The officers shot at the wrong target and they shot into a crowd of people, and we brought charges."
The lawyer for the Bility family, Bruce Castor, said he believes it will be a tough case to prove.
"On the issue of whether there was intentional criminal conduct, it is a difficult technical matter," Castor said. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/attorneys-for-ex-cops-charged-in-shooting-death-of-8-year-old-ask-judge-to-dismiss-charges/3315351/ | 2022-07-26T03:10:38 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/attorneys-for-ex-cops-charged-in-shooting-death-of-8-year-old-ask-judge-to-dismiss-charges/3315351/ |
The steeple of a church in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood caught fire likely after being struck by lightning during Monday afternoon's storms, officials said.
Emergency crews raced to Grace Episcopal Church and the Incarnation at the corner of Venango and Richmond streets for a report of a fire after a lightning strike, officials on scene said.
The call came shortly after 4 p.m., just as strong thunderstorms came through the city.
SkyForce10 was overhead as firefighters worked to put water on the scorched steeple.
Photos posted on the church's Facebook page show there was inside, as well.
"A parishioner across the street called and said 'the church is on fire,'" Reverend Brian Rallison said standing next to a firetruck. "And I said 'excuse me?' And she said 'get down here' and hung up the phone."
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Rollison said he was told there's minimal water damage to the sanctuary.
"God love the people who put the steeple and cross up 100 years ago, but they never put a lightning rod on it," Rallison said.
Fire officials said no injuries were reported. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/lightning-strike-likely-cause-of-port-richmond-church-steeple-fire/3315376/ | 2022-07-26T03:10:45 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/lightning-strike-likely-cause-of-port-richmond-church-steeple-fire/3315376/ |
DALLAS — Aviation planners said it will take at least 24 hours for airlines to catch up after a shooting near ticket counters at Dallas Love Field forced them to cancel and delay dozens of flights.
Southwest Airlines said it canceled 69 flights on Tuesday in or out of its home airport.
FlightAware reported 125 delays between Southwest, Delta Airlines and Alaska Airlines at Love Field.
In all, an estimated 30,000 passengers were impacted in some way when a 37-year-old woman, Portia Odufuwa, said to have mental health issues opened fire into the airport ceiling near a Southwest Airlines ticketing counter.
The shooting happened at 10:59 a.m. on Monday, according to Dallas police.
Investigators did not immediately announce a motive.
A Dallas police officer returned fire and shot the woman in the abdomen. She was taken to Parkland Hospital to be treated.
The woman opened fire at the far corner of Love Field’s new first-floor ticketing area – the farthest area away from the TSA checkpoints.
Even though the gunfire happened outside the secured area of the airport, all screened passengers had to come out of the gate area to be rescreened.
Mark Duebner, Dallas’ director of aviation, said about 5,000 people were in the terminal and the process took a couple hours to complete.
TSA had all but one checkpoint open, Duebner added, and screening agents stayed overtime to get everyone back through quickly.
“I was frightened in making sure none of the passengers or employees were injured but I wasn’t that surprised,” Duebner said. “It is a common thing at airports across the country. We’ve learned a lot of lessons from other airports that have had active shooters. Unfortunately, it has become part of our reality.”
When passengers were forced out to be rescreened, they all flooded into the airport lobby and overflowed into the skybridge that leads to parking garage A.
Most everyone remained inside. The forecasted high temperature today was 105.
Duebner said even though the airport staff had prepared for emergencies like this, there are still improvements to be made.
“On a nice day moving people out to the sidewalk works really well or even out onto the aircraft ramp area. But a day like today, we just can’t run that risk of putting people outside,” he said. “I think operationally we’ve got some ideas on how we can get passengers out of the heat without putting them all in the lobby.”
Mike Boyd, a veteran aviation planning consultant who runs The Boyd Group International, complimented quick-acting police but said that security needs to start preparing for situations like this so as not to interrupt air travel across the country.
“Remember security is not just protecting us from idiots with a .45,” he said. “It’s also protecting our system. So, if we’re shut down for three to four hours because of one incident at the ticket counter that means we have a security problem that needs to be addressed.”
The shooting happened in a public area before anyone gets screened for firearms. Preventing such an act will be challenging, said Jeff Price, an aviation security expert, who manages a firm called Leading Edge Technologies.
“We can't get ridiculous with this and be screening, all the way out to the interstates,” he said, “so at some point you're going to have a public area. So, really the best defense is what we saw - a good offense. An immediate response to the shooter and visible law enforcement are really our best defenses and then each individual taking their own responsibility to run to hide to fly to whatever they need to do during an active shooter incident.”
Despite an estimated 30,000 people impacted by the shooting, the suspect was the only person injured. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/airport-shooting-left-30000-passengers-canceled-delayed-flights-dallas-love-field/287-eccd2981-140e-4be4-92b6-2d059a91d343 | 2022-07-26T03:11:34 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/airport-shooting-left-30000-passengers-canceled-delayed-flights-dallas-love-field/287-eccd2981-140e-4be4-92b6-2d059a91d343 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA — Hikers are used to seeing dogs up on a mountain, but this story is the tale of the trail and the hare.
"You ready to go?" Chelsea Eason asked as she slowly pried her nine-pound Mini Rex rabbit named Moose out of her backpack.
Moose, also known as littlemountainbunny on Instagram, is named after the first mountain she hiked: Mount Moosilauke. At the young age of just three-and-a-half, Moose has already summited New Hampshire's 48 4,000 footers.
When Eason moved to the Sunapee region of New Hampshire several years ago and wanted to explore, she started hiking, but quickly realized she wanted to share the trail with someone. Turns out a rabbit was the perfect partner.
"I have always been a weird kid," Eason explained.
When she was young, Eason would ride around her neighborhood on her bike with her pet bunny in a basket.
"I have never seen rabbits as a stationary pet or to be kept in a cage," Eason added.
In 2019, Eason took Moose on her first hike and they were both hooked.
"I was like, 'I guess she is a hiking rabbit,'" Eason chuckled.
Hiking with a nine-pound rabbit is never just a straight shoot up the trail. Moose's pace alternates between sprinting and complete halts to nibble on goodies she finds, to clean her coat, or to just take a break. (Aesop's fable was spot on).
When she's had enough, Moose catches a lift inside Eason's backpack. Typically, Eason says, Moose hikes around two miles of any given trail the pair have hiked.
"I swear, her favorite part is eating twigs along the trail -- like maintenance I guess," Eason chuckled.
Fellow hikers who encounter her on the trail find it a bit "hare-raising," but reactions online, specifically on TikTok, have blown Eason away.
Attention on TikTok happened almost by accident. Eason had so much video footage of Moose she decided to download the app and post a few clips. Moose gained popularity almost overnight.
"My phone was blowing up. The videos were all over the internet, and my friends were messaging me, 'Is this your rabbit?' I was like, 'Yeah,'" Eason explained.
With New Hampshire's 48 4,000 footers in the rearview mirror, Eason and Moose are currently working on hiking the NH 52-With-a-View. (That is, 52 peaks in New Hampshire that all have an elevation close to or above 2,500 feet). Eason predicts that will take a few years.
As a self-described introvert, Eason says all the attention on Moose has been a little unnerving, but the precious moments the pair have encountered along the trail have made it all worth it. On one hike, a woman wanted to hold Moose, which Eason is always happy to oblige.
"Once she held Moose she started crying tears of joys ... To make someone that happy on [the] trail made everything worth it," Eason shared. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hiking-bunny-in-nh-turning-heads-on-the-trail-and-on-tiktok-viral-outdoors/97-c39528fb-e923-4c1a-9a3a-587b49036390 | 2022-07-26T03:11:40 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hiking-bunny-in-nh-turning-heads-on-the-trail-and-on-tiktok-viral-outdoors/97-c39528fb-e923-4c1a-9a3a-587b49036390 |
DALLAS — The North Texas residential community Silverado in Aubrey was the top seller of homes in Texas for the first half of the year and third-highest in the nation, according to a new report.
Silverado, being developed by Arlington-based D.R. Horton, earned the third-place rank with 599 sales through the first half of 2022, according to the mid-2022 “50 Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities” report compiled by RCLCO Real Estate Consulting.
The 599 home sales was a 200% increase over the 200 homes sold in Silverado in the first half of 2021. It came during a period when many builders are seeing year-over-year sales declines.
Four communities in North Texas made the top 50.
Wildcat Ranch in Crandall ranked 27th nationally, with 276 home sales in the first half of the year. That’s down 3% from the 285 sold in the community midway through last year. Sessions Development and PMB Capital are building Wildcat Ranch.
Magnolia Ranch in Royse City ranked 32nd nationwide, with 255 home sales. The development by D.R. Horton fell by 15% from 301 home sales in the first half of last year.
Union Park, a Hillwood Communities development in Little Elm, ranked 42nd, with 227 home sales in the first half of this year. That’s down 19% from the 279 sold in the initial six months of 221.
Texas and Florida dominate in home sales at the halfway point of 2022, the RCLCO report says. Florida grabbed about 36% of sales among ranked communities while Texas logged 34%.
Nationwide, sales in the ranked communities fell 18% at mid-2022 compared to the first six months of 2021.
The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro area had 13 master-planned communities in the top 50, which is more than any other metro area. Sunterra, in the Houston suburb of Katy, ranked eighth, with 450 homes sold in the first half of 2022. The community is being built by Land Tejas/Starwood Land.
The Houston metro area also topped the rankings for total sales, with 3,430, which totals almost 20% of all master-planned community homes bought.
The Villages, a community in Central Florida, was the top-seller in the country with an estimated 1,500 sales. Lakewood Ranch, in Sarasota, Fla., claimed second place, with 1,026 sales.
Nationwide, supply chain issues and inadequate new home inventory have continued to cause problems for builders, and price increases and interest rate hikes have begun to impact traffic from potential buyers in recent months, according to the RCLCO report.
Home builders in North Texas saw increasing cancelations in the first half of the year.
The percentage of home sales that fell out of contract last month in the Dallas area was 19.9% — a full 5% higher than the national average, according to a Redfin study. In the Fort Worth area, 18.9% of contracts fell through.
Nationally, the average price among all new single-family homes is up 15% since mid-year 2021, and over 40% since April 2020 and the depths of pandemic pricing.
New home prices in DFW last month broke $500,000 for the first time, according to a HomesUSA report. The three-month moving average of new home sale prices in June was a record $501,327 compared to $486,172 in May. The average new home price in DFW is up over $85,000 since June 2021, an increase of over 20% year-over-year.
Despite slowing of new sales, many developers remain optimistic since higher prices have meant that they’ve been able to meet budget despite fewer sales, the RCLCO report says.
The fundamentals underlying new home demand for the longer term remain strong, according to the report.
“Specifically, as millennial households continue to enter their prime family formation years in large numbers, a life stage that traditionally precedes single-family home ownership, long-term demand for single-family housing is likely to remain strong,” the report says. “Furthermore, these strong demand projections brought on by demographic tailwinds are coupled with a housing environment that continues to be undersupplied.”
While a recession may result from the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to combat inflation, the housing market is not oversupplied the way it was in 2008, when home sales fell 66%.
“If a there is a recession, as some economists are predicting, it’s important to remember that on average, in past recessions new home sales declined by less than 10%,” the report says. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/silverado-wildcat-ranch-magnolia-point-dallas-fort-worth-hottest-master-planned-communities-in-nation/287-72b8fd71-4f2d-45a2-b0a7-05905f95e844 | 2022-07-26T03:11:46 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/silverado-wildcat-ranch-magnolia-point-dallas-fort-worth-hottest-master-planned-communities-in-nation/287-72b8fd71-4f2d-45a2-b0a7-05905f95e844 |
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — A whale breached and landed on the bow of a boat Sunday off a popular beach in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
A Facebook post from the town said the whale came out of the water and hit a small 19-foot vessel in the water off White Horse Beach. No one was injured according to reports.
A Harbormaster boat assigned to the area to watch for any potential violations of the Marine Mammal Act responded to check on the vessel occupants, said officials.
The boat's operator reported no injuries and no major damage that affected the seaworthiness of the vessel.
Humpback whales can grow up to 62-feet long and weight up to 53 tons.
They are popular with whale watchers because of their acrobatic displays – including spectacular breachings capable of launching their school bus-sized bodies entirely out of the water and slapping the surface with their pectoral fins or tails.
At the time of Sunday's incident, several boats were around the whale in Plymouth.
Video footage from the scene shows the animal launching its body out of the water and its head slamming onto the front of a nearby boat, tipping the rear of the vessel out of the water as it slid back into the Atlantic Ocean.
Local authorities forwarded all information to the Massachusetts Environmental Police to handle the investigation into the incident.
Photos showed a broken glass hatch in the boat.
Officials said that while this type of incident is rare, it can be dangerous for both boaters and whales. For more information on how to boat safely around whales, head to this website.
White Horse Beach is just south of the recently decommissioned Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. The beach in that area is open to the public.
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SARASOTA, Fla. — The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is searching for a woman last seen Monday evening.
Corinne Dunnigan, 43, was last seen at around 8:40 p.m. in the area of Central Sarasota Parkway, the sheriff's office says. Authorities have issued a Purple Alert as she is a missing and endangered adult.
She left her home with her 5-year-old son, Kelvin Chirinos, and is possibly headed to the Orlando area, the sheriff's office reports. Dunnigan was last seen driving a white 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe with a Florida tag of IXKE03.
The 43-year-old woman is 5-feet, 9-inches, weighs about 145 pounds and has brown hair and green eyes.
A Florida Purple Alert is used to help find a missing adult suffering from a mental or cognitive disability, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement says. To learn more, click here.
If you know of Dunnigan or her son's whereabouts, call the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office at 941-316-1201. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/purple-alert-sarasota-woman/67-3ced007a-1a22-476d-9ee2-f7eba95869e1 | 2022-07-26T03:16:54 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/purple-alert-sarasota-woman/67-3ced007a-1a22-476d-9ee2-f7eba95869e1 |
Thousands of you reading this article could soon find out by the end of the week that you need to get new home insurance.
That’s because the agency that rates Florida’s insurance companies plans to downgrade dozens of them.
The ratings firm Demotech, based in Ohio, plans to downgrade 27 of Florida’s nearly 45 insurance companies.
The CEO Joseph Petrelli didn’t deny the claim but when contacted about it said he had no comment.
However, homeowners, the state and insurance agents do and all of them are bracing for the impact.
North Fort Myers Insurance Agent Reid McDaniel warns that thousands of homeowners in Southwest Florida alone could see rate hikes heading into August.
“It’s huge! In Florida there are about 45 insurance carriers. If we take 27 of them and they’re not acceptable to Fannie Mae and Fannie Mac. It’s going to put hundreds of thousands of Floridians at risk,” McDaniel noted.
That’s because home loans must be backed by an “A” rated home insurance company and anything less could put a home loan in default.
District 47 Democrat Anna Eskamani predicted the downgrades would create more chaos to the system.
Florida’s CFO Jimmy Patronis in a letter to The Federal Housing Agency called Demotech a rogue rating agency, playing havoc with financial lives of millions of Floridians claiming not enough legislative reforms by the state lead to the down gradings.
Florida lawmakers met in special session this summer in an attempt to deal with the insurance crisis.
Republican State Representative Spencer Roach said, “The legislature should, can, and must do more to address contractor fraud and excessive litigation.”
Democrat Anna Eskamani agreed and pointed out she voted against the bill introduced by republicans during the special legislative session.
“It basically looked like a giveaway to the insurance companies,” Eskamani stated.
Homeowners like Doug Hefner who has already experienced rate increases call the downgrades bad timing as the height of hurricane season approaches.
“We came down here to paradise and all of the sudden it’s making it unaffordable for some people,” Hefner said.
The names of the companies downgraded have not been made public.
The state knows who they are but they’re not sharing the list and neither is Demotech. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/25/swfl-bracing-for-impact-from-recent-insurance-company-downgrading/ | 2022-07-26T03:16:55 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/07/25/swfl-bracing-for-impact-from-recent-insurance-company-downgrading/ |
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Thieves trying to rip off The Home Depot store in East Olympia have had a surprise this spring and summer: police waiting for them in the parking lot.
On several occasions since May, Olympia police officers have worked with plain-clothes store employees to identify and arrest potential thieves.
Within one hour in June, three people were either cited for theft or trespassing, accused of planning to steal items.
Officers said one woman removed the anti-theft device off a saw she took out of the store.
“She said she was intending to steal those items to pay for her daughter’s graduation trip,” said Officer Jacob Theis.
Theis said he was surprised how many people were either cited or arrested.
Organized retail theft is a growing problem in Washington.
The Home Depot went to Olympia police asking for help combatting organized retail theft, which is blamed for $2.7 billion in losses statewide in 2021.
Olympia police have also helped Rite-Aid with anti-theft operations.
“Shopping spree without the payments,” said Sgt. Paul Frailey, who heads up the department’s community policing program.
He said the city is happy to help businesses go after thieves.
One woman arrested Monday was accused of driving a stolen car that was full of items believed to have been taken from a Thurston County Lowe’s.
“Sometimes it’s just a couple of dollars of items,” said Frailey, “Sometimes there’s something else at play.”
This summer, Washington state announced the first Organized Retail Crimes Taskforce that will focus on sophisticated, organized crime rings and work to stop them. The task force met for the first time in early July. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/olympia-police-retail-theft-bust/281-2f2ee4b7-df84-4876-9f62-8c01f46b70e2 | 2022-07-26T03:17:00 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/olympia-police-retail-theft-bust/281-2f2ee4b7-df84-4876-9f62-8c01f46b70e2 |
SEATTLE — More people will be getting into the water to cool off this week, and the Seattle Fire Department is among the agencies urging everyone to keep safety in mind.
On Monday, Fiorella Rietti and her family, visiting from Portland, made the East Green Lake Beach a vacation destination. When they arrived, the sun was shining, and temperatures were in the 80s. They were also greeted by a sign that said, "No Lifeguard on Duty."
Seattle Parks and Recreation reports a lifeguard shortage is the reason why. Last month the agency said it had less than 200 lifeguards, and needs more than double that to staff the city's nine beaches and ten pools.
"People are still going to enjoy water with or without lifeguards," said Lt. Dan Johanns.
Lt. Johanns is one of the Seattle Fire Department's 40 rescue divers.
"Our program has been in existence for five years, and we've had five legitimate, viable saves during that time," he said.
University of Washington Medicine said 29 people drowned last year in just King County alone.
"Please use all due caution and always swim with a buddy, always be careful. If you ever see anybody that's in distress, please call 911 right away," said Lt. Johanns.
"I grew up in the water and I really respect the water because honestly, it's like it there's undercurrent, you can get swept in," said Rietti.
She said everyone in her family must wear life jackets in the water, and both of her kids know how to swim.
Seattle Fire also recommends swimming lessons for anyone who needs to learn. The city offers programs, but those swimming lessons can fill up fast.
If the community wants to support the department's Rescue Swimmer program, they can donate to the Seattle Fire Foundation. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/heat-wave-begins-seattle-agencies-urging-caution-on-water/281-78daa665-7fb1-4e69-beb5-3d9f9c551b85 | 2022-07-26T03:17:07 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/heat-wave-begins-seattle-agencies-urging-caution-on-water/281-78daa665-7fb1-4e69-beb5-3d9f9c551b85 |
SEATTLE — Six women have told KING 5 News they were either assaulted or sexually harassed by a man near Seattle Center. On social media, even more women say this happened to them. The women believe it’s the same man.
“I also have a kitchen knife until I get my switchblade," said a Belltown woman who asked not to be identified, and was the latest victim of a man exposing and touching himself while following her.
It happened Sunday at 2 p.m. during Pokémon Go Fest. She later went to the security kiosk on Seattle Center grounds.
“There were children around, so I didn’t want them to do that to someone’s child or to snatch someone’s child,” she said.
She was able to get away because her neighbor came to help.
“He ran away, but not before exposing himself and masturbating in front of her,” said Monika March, who believes she was approached by that same man days prior.
March said the man threw trash at her, was yelling obscenities and followed her. March said she was able to get away by running to another security kiosk on Seattle Center grounds.
“It’s the long-term effects, right? Because, yes, it was that one incident, but it’s impacted my daily life and I’m afraid to go outside," said March.
KING 5 reached out to Seattle Center. In an email they said they have one official report on their campus and there was no need for an interview. However, three additional women told KING 5 they made reports with Seattle Center security guards.
“The utmost importance is your safety and if you don’t have that then what’s the point being locked up in your apartment," said Megan Tucci, who is thinking about moving to a different city after she said she was followed Wednesday morning on Fifth Avenue by a man who exposed himself and lunged at her.
Tucci was able to get a picture of the man.
All six women KING 5 talked to believe it’s the same man.
“Next step is we’re going to put posters around the neighborhood,” said Tucci.
When asked if Seattle police are doing enough to find this man, both Tucci and March said no.
"I know they deal with so much crime and maybe this isn’t a big deal to them but this is still a crime and needs to be dealt with," said Tucci.
For now, the women are sharing their stories. They plan to put up posters and are choosing not to walk alone.
“I’m scared and my neighbor and I even coordinated walking our dogs together so that we’re not alone. It’s terrifying to know he’s still on the loose,” said March.
The Seattle Police Department told KING 5 they are investigating reports of harassment in the area, but they don’t know at this time if it’s the same man.
Police were out with one of the fliers looking for him on Monday. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/women-being-sexually-harassed-assaulted-near-seattle-center/281-23da68b7-c52c-4847-8fbd-088f174bdaaf | 2022-07-26T03:17:13 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/women-being-sexually-harassed-assaulted-near-seattle-center/281-23da68b7-c52c-4847-8fbd-088f174bdaaf |
Update: State police locate missing Vanderbilt man
Staff reports
On Monday afternoon, the Michigan State Police Gaylord Post requested help in locating a missing 21-year-old man, Jordan Martin Jose of Vanderbilt.
According to a press release, he was located sometime before 6:30 p.m.
He had been reported last seen at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday walking eastbound on Sparr Road in Otsego County. Troopers responded to Sparr Road for a vehicle fire and learned Jose was the driver of that vehicle. A witness in the area observed Jose walking away from the scene. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2022/07/25/state-police-request-help-locating-missing-vanderbilt-man/10149117002/ | 2022-07-26T03:21:20 | 1 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2022/07/25/state-police-request-help-locating-missing-vanderbilt-man/10149117002/ |
Four men were shot and one died during a fight at a house party in Dallas on Sunday morning, Dallas police said.
Around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Dallas police say they responded to a shooting call at 3638 Cortez Drive. When officers arrived, they found four men shot in the alley behind the home.
A preliminary police investigation determines the men got into a fight that spilled into the alley and escalated when one of the men drew a gun.
One of the victims, 21-year-old David Lemus, died at the scene according to police.
The three surviving victims were transported to a local hospital. One victim, 58-year-old Gustavo Monreal, remains in critical condition. The other two victims, 17 and 18, were treated and released.
Police said they determined Monreal drew a gun, shooting Lemus and the two other victims. Police also say that one of the other victims drew a gun, injuring Monreal.
Monreal remains in critical condition at a local hospital and is being accused of both Murder and Aggravated Assault.
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Police say the investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Tonya McDaniel at 214-671-4236 or tonya.mcdaniel@dallascityhall.com. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/four-shot-one-killed-at-dallas-house-party/3030873/ | 2022-07-26T03:32:27 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/four-shot-one-killed-at-dallas-house-party/3030873/ |
Three children are still missing after an Amber Alert was issued on Friday, July 22.
Christopher Robertson, 6, Christine Robertson, 4 and Kristen Robertson, 3, all siblings, have been missing since Friday.
The Lampasas County Sheriff's Office is looking for 35-year-old Kristine Amber Whitehead in connection to the abduction. Police issued the alert for Whitehead after she failed to show up for a custody hearing.
Whitehead was last heard from in Kempner, Texas near Waco. According to deputies, she is driving a white, 2007 Toyota Tundra with Texas license plate number GJZ8544.
Law enforcement believes the children to be in grave or immediate danger. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/three-children-still-missing-from-kempner-amber-alert/3031004/ | 2022-07-26T03:32:33 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/three-children-still-missing-from-kempner-amber-alert/3031004/ |
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – Despite staff shortages, this Franklin County group plays a pivotal role after the call to 9-1-1 and before the Red Cross arrives.
For the past 10 years, Franklin County Public Safety Chaplains volunteers have stepped up to offer an ear or a shoulder to cry on when families need it the most.
Back in May, Bailey Paxton and Ethan White called for help when they noticed their one-month-old daughter was struggling to breathe.
“I mean I was freaking out,” Paxton said. “It was very scary.”
That day they lost Paisley Lee-Anne White due to a heart defect.
“I was anxious, and all these random people were showing up,” Paxton said. “And then he shows up and he’s being friendly and I’m like I don’t know you.”
That’s when Paxton met JT Clark.
JT even paid a hotel for the parents for a couple of nights, out of his own pocket – he is a member of the Franklin County Public Safety Chaplains, a group of volunteers who step in to assist families when they need it the most.
“It’s the worst moment in their life,” JT said. “It’s really a privilege to have an opportunity to step in their situation and just love on them and just to be there for them.”
The group receives around 14 to 18 calls a month.
As staff shortages linger, Darrell Wilmer, the lead chaplain, organized the group to help fill the gap that first responders can’t always handle.
“And that actually causes a little more toll on people and a little more pressure when they are pulling on a lot more work than normal,” Wilmer said.
Paxton said to have the chaplains console her at the moment was one blessing, but the ability to reach out to Terri Lee Clark after the tragedy saved her even more.
“I’ll call Terri and I’ll text her and I’m just kind of like I need your help right now,” Paxton said.
Terri Lee Clark has worked with the organization for more than three years and said sometimes distressed families just need someone to give them a bit of hope.
“Sometimes there aren’t words to be spoken,” Terri said. “But it’s just being present. Just being in the moment with them.” | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/26/franklin-county-chaplains-step-in-to-help-first-responders-and-families-in-need/ | 2022-07-26T03:32:41 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/26/franklin-county-chaplains-step-in-to-help-first-responders-and-families-in-need/ |
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