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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Electric automaker Tesla filed trademarks last week for another logo that shows off the state of Texas, according to online records with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
During April’s grand opening party for the Travis County factory, you may remember the party’s branding sported a neon outline of the shape of Texas with the words “Cyber Rodeo” and “Giga Texas” inside.
The new July 19 trademark filings show Tesla’s looking to reuse the design, but this time with the words “Cyber Roundup” inside.
“The mark consists of a stylized outline of the U.S. state of Texas with the words CYBER ROUNDUP in stylized font in the center of the design,” the description for one of the filings reads.
The filings show the new logo could be used for, “providing information in the fields of electric cars and energy products” as well as “Clothing; t-shirts; shirts; hats; socks; jackets; sweaters.”
Tesla blogs theorize the logo will be used for the launch of the long-awaited Cybertruck model, which was unveiled in 2019.
In January, Tesla said the Cybertruck model was in the development phase. Plans are for the truck to be produced at Giga Texas along with the Model Y. | https://cw33.com/news/local/tesla-files-trademark-for-texas-shaped-logo/ | 2022-07-27T15:23:02 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/tesla-files-trademark-for-texas-shaped-logo/ |
DALLAS — Warning: This story contains graphic images that some may find disturbing.
The two women scalded with hot water by a north Dallas Taco Bell employee are out of the hospital. But their attorneys are talking for the first time about the extensive injuries and the lawsuit they have filed against Taco Bell Corporation and the, so far, unnamed Taco Bell employees.
"This is not just some hot water. It burned them very badly," said attorney Paul Grinke who represents Brittany Davis, Kira Davis and a 16-year-old identified in the lawsuit only as "C.T."
Grinke, speaking for the women, detailed to WFAA what they believe happened the night of June 17 at the Taco Bell at 11829 Abrams Road in Dallas. He says the women, with Kira Davis driving, went to the drive-thru and placed an order worth approximately $31. On the restaurant's own surveillance video, with a total of 12 camera angles, you can see the women drive away but return to the drive-thru a few minutes later.
It was a Sunday night after 11 p.m. and the dining room was not open. On video you can see, but not hear, the women and the employees discussing the problem they had with their order for a full seven minutes. The women drive away again and then drive around to the dining room door. Taco Bell employees unlock the door and let them in.
"Most of the time what you see is C.T. and Brittany standing peacefully and calmly at the counter," Grinke said.
But two and a half minutes later, as an apparent argument begins about the order, the women step forward into the kitchen.
"At some point a male Taco Bell employee started threatening her to a fight," Grinke said. "She's a 16-year-old girl. She's got a tough heart. She wasn't going to back down."
Which is when another employee can be seen dipping a pitcher into a sink of boiling water in the kitchen, walking toward the women and then dumping it on them. The 16-year-old falls to the floor. Then both women run for the door with employees following them. As they do, the same employee who doused them the first time can be seen filling up the pitcher again and then joining the employees who follow the women out.
In their lawsuit, the women claim that a Taco Bell employee "came outside the front door, laughing, clapping, and taunting the family."
Kira Davis, who was waiting for the women in the parking, drove them immediately to an emergency room where they say the 16-year-old "ran naked into the emergency room to get help."
And that Brittany who has a history of seizures, suffered at least 10 seizures and had to to be "sedated, intubated, and care-flighted to Parkland's ICU burn unit in Dallas." The 16-year-old was taken by ambulance to Parkland, as well.
Photos shared with WFAA show the women suffered severe burns: the 16-year-old with bubbling skin that extends from her shoulder all the way down to her left thigh, Brittany with deep burns to her chest and stomach.
In their lawsuit, the attorneys for the women also question what appears to be one of the employees pulling a handgun from his pants during the incident. Surveillance video also shows him handing the apparent weapon to another employee as the women fled.
"It's beyond comprehension to me that any employee inside of a Taco Bell store would be armed," Grinke said. He also said the two women did not have a weapon of any kind.
Taco Bell of America LLC has offered WFAA the following statement in response:
“We take the safety and wellbeing of team members and customers seriously. Taco Bell is in contact with the franchise owner and operator of this restaurant on this matter and cannot comment on specifics of pending litigation.”
"Hopefully Taco Bell will do the right thing here. If they don't, then we are prepared to go the distance," Grinke said.
Dallas police, who can also be seen on video responding to the Taco Bell approximately 10 minutes after the incident, confirm to WFAA that they are investigating potential charges of assault and aggravated assault by the Taco Bell employee.
Dallas police telling WFAA that "this remains an ongoing investigation with no arrest at this time." | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/attorney-explains-graphic-video-boiling-water-incident-dallas-taco-bell/287-8440d6fa-705d-4cb0-b155-61a5ba115a02 | 2022-07-27T15:23:42 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/attorney-explains-graphic-video-boiling-water-incident-dallas-taco-bell/287-8440d6fa-705d-4cb0-b155-61a5ba115a02 |
BOTHELL, Wash. — Their love story took flight years ago, but it was cemented on a Bothell street.
The small plane Allen Kang and his fiancée Rosseana Morales were traveling in crash-landed after losing its engine on July 20 in Bothell.
"The engine was gone," said Kang, who was piloting the experimental plane.
"The prop was at a dead stop," added Morales, who was in the cockpit with him.
It all started as the couple flew their plane home from Tacoma to Everett after visiting friends.
When the engine died, the plane started plummeting.
"At first I did get a (gasp), like this is scary," said Morales, who has a background in aviation. "I just remember telling Allen that this is what you've trained for. 'I love you, just glide. Let's find the best place to land.'"
Paine Field was still about 10 miles away and Interstate 5 was packed with cars.
It was dark.
The next best option was 228th Street Southeast - a busy Bothell arterial road in the daytime but not so much at night.
So, surrounded by streets and subdivisions filled with hundreds of houses, Kang made the decision to put the plane down.
"What's running through my head is the interstate is busy and I'm not taking anyone with me. It's us and no one else," said Kang, who has been flying for six years.
They clipped some powerlines but ended up with just minor injuries.
"I see him as my hero, to be honest," said Morales. "He is a hero that saved so many lives that night. I think it made our relationship a lot stronger."
So strong, just 5 days later the couple got married on the beach in Steilacoom.
They were already engaged and planned to tie the knot about a year from now, but after walking away from a plane crash together...why wait another minute?
"At the end of it, we were just like, we just survived the worst thing possible that anyone could experience. Let's do this," the couple quipped.
Now, pilot and co-pilot begin life as husband and wife; the ultimate wedding crashers.
"It's a very scary moment but one that helped me cherish my life more and cherish our relationship together," said the newly named Rosseana Kang.
"I can't imagine if I was alone what I would do," added her husband. "I was lucky to have her there."
The NTSB and FAA are still investigating the cause of the engine failure.
There is a GoFundMe to help with the couple's medical bills. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/bothell-plane-crash-survivors-marry/281-38866ebe-ae00-4360-9cc1-e9475ac9831a | 2022-07-27T15:23:48 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/bothell-plane-crash-survivors-marry/281-38866ebe-ae00-4360-9cc1-e9475ac9831a |
Churches aren't just for Sundays: Canton church hosting health care and wellness symposium
CANTON – The Rev. Sherman Martin Jr. knows what it's like when unspeakable tragedy strikes a family.
On Aug. 7, 2014, Martin's toddler grandson died of undermined causes. Hours later, his daughter Kayelisa, 20, stepped in front of a moving truck on Interstate 77 in Summit County.
After Ronda Hawkins lost her only son to murder, she left Akron and moved to Canton, where she joined Martin's church.
Her sister LaTrice Snodgrass recently shared how the shock of losing three family members in close succession nearly left her unable to work.
Because grief, depression, and anxiety can adversely impact and upend a person's life, they have organized a free Health & Wellness Symposium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Union Baptist Church at 415 Cornelia Ave. NE, with an emphasis on mental health.
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The event will include a panel discussion; local vendors; community service organizations such as the Greater Stark County Urban League, Akron Children's Hospital, Stark and Canton City health departments, and Stark County Community Action Agency; and health insurance information for people 65 and older.
The Stark County Black Nurses Association and Beacon Pharmacy will offer Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines and booster shots for adults and children.
'Peace is so important.'
Scheduled panelists include Hawkins, holistic health expert Courtney TK Chester, and nurse practitioner Latoya Dickens Jones of Massillon.
"From Union's point of view, health and wellness, with that mental health piece, is so important," Martin said. "Peace is so important, and so we want to have a space where people can come and know there's help out there in those areas of mental health. And I think the more symposiums and gatherings you have, people become more comfortable with sharing their challenges.
"The Bible says a lot about mental health," Martin said citing several scriptures including Philippians 4:8:
"Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things."
He said offering help is important because mental health is an issue that impacts families who often aren't always sure where to go for help. He stressed that it's a myth that Black people don't commit suicide, adding that shame often keeps loved ones from acknowledging it.
"We probably haven't talked about it enough," he said. "My daughter died from suicide; she had a breakdown. It was a chain of events. Her anniversary and my grandson's anniversary is Aug. 7. It wasn't just the breakdown on Aug. 7, but it was a chain of events of things that occurred that weakened her mentally.
"I think with the younger generation, when it comes to dating, you're seeing a lot of mental stress and breakdowns. ... I just think with my daughter, she got into a very stressful relationship."
Martin noted that his family's grief and mental stress was exacerbated by what he said were inaccurate media reports that were based on inadequate police investigations.
"I did my own investigation," Martin said. "I told them I needed to get some truth, not just because I was a grieving father, which I was, but because this means a lot to my wife, my children, and my family. The good Lord gave me the information I needed, and I was OK with it."
'We have to take the delivery of health care outside of the four walls of the hospital.'
Snodgrass is owner of the Equity House Consulting, which is cosponsoring the event, and author of the book, "Justice for the Health of it," which examines health disparities in Black and brown communities. She said the idea for the symposium came from a conversation she had with her friend, Shermell Martin, whose company Coco’s Oils and Creams is a cosponsor.
"Being a health care professional for 25 years, what I've noticed is that we have to take the delivery of health care outside of the four walls of the hospital," Snodgrass said. "In order to change the delivery of care, we've got to come to the people."
Snodgrass said some of the resistance in seeking mental health treatment is because it's viewed as "one more thing" minorities have to endure. COVID-19 killed a disproportionate percentage of Blacks, who already have higher infant mortality, diabetes and breast cancer rates.
Enlisting the help of pastors, she added, makes sense because they are still considered trusted leaders in the Black community.
"So, we have to begin to bring the faith-based community into these health and wellness discussions, mental health and physical health," she said.
'Faith without works is dead.'
Snodgrass said that too often, people feel that if they seek help outside of their church, their faith has faltered.
"Take it to the Lord, but also go and talk to somebody," she said. "Faith without works is dead. I speak from personal experience."
Snodgrass said when her dad died in 2015, her grandmother died a year later, followed in two weeks by an uncle.
"I spiraled into a space of severe depression and anxiety, but I didn't tell anybody, OK?" she said. "I just suffered in silence, and it was bad, and I did that for almost a year because I said 'I ain't going to no doctor' because they're not putting anything on my (work) record."
Snodgrass said she finally felt compelled by God to seek help, which she did.
"So, I think we have to start talking to people about these things so they can be comfortable enough to get help," she said.
'I feel grief is different for everyone.'
Hawkins, whose son was killed the same month that Martin lost his daughter and grandson, is using her experience to help others. Upon joining Union Baptist in 2015, Hawkins met her husband and organized the church's grief ministry.
"I feel grief is different for everyone," she said. "I feel like the Lord sent me here because of the pastor's and first lady's experience with losing their daughter the same month my son was killed. I shared hands with him because I believe the Lord gave me a grief ministry prior to my son's murder."
At her lowest point, Hawkins said she was unable to organize her son's funeral, and was only able to do it with God's help and consistent support from close friends.
But she also got professional help.
Hawkins said adults and children alike have experienced grief and stress from the pandemic, school shootings, and other crises, but they don't always express it, adding that her surviving daughters hid their grief.
"We just don't want you to come to church," Hawkins said. "We do want you to come to church, but we want to provide resources to help you get not only spiritually whole, but also emotionally mentally and physically whole."
The church has hosted previous minority health fairs in partnership with the Ohio Commission on Minority Health.
"Churches are a resource and not just for Sundays; not just for spirituality," Snodgrass said. "We're just trying to have a full-circle approach to health care and wellness."
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If you go
What: Health & Wellness Symposium for minorities, with emphasis on mental health. It will feature a panel discussion; local vendors; community service organizations; COVID vaccines; and health insurance information for people 65 and older.
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
Where: Union Baptist Church at 415 Cornelia Ave. NE, Canton
More details: 330-454-7450 or https://ubc-canton.org | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/07/27/union-baptist-church-works-destigmatize-mental-health-minorities/10108548002/ | 2022-07-27T15:29:03 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/07/27/union-baptist-church-works-destigmatize-mental-health-minorities/10108548002/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Academy Sports on Tuesday gifted $3,000 to the Greene County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association.
Store officials presented the gift card to the foster and adoption group in Johnson City. The funds are geared toward the association’s backpack drive.
Academy Sport’s senior regional marketing specialist, Liza Arnold, said the company aims to give back to the community.
“… For a lot of kids and a lot of parents, back to school is both exciting and stressful,” Arnold said. “So being able to help where we can is always great.”
This is not the first time the sporting goods store has helped its community; Academy has also hosted shopping sprees for children and gives back to first responders and those in the military. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/academy-sports-donates-3k-for-greene-co-backpack-drive/ | 2022-07-27T15:29:53 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/academy-sports-donates-3k-for-greene-co-backpack-drive/ |
Friends of the Upper Macungie Township man killed by an 18-foot snake in his home have launched a fundraiser to help his family.
Elliott Senseman, 27, died Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, four days after the snake — one of several he cared for in his home — wrapped itself around his neck and strangled him. Police had to fatally shoot the snake to make it loose its grip.
A GoFundMe for Senseman’s family had raised a little more than $1,700 Wednesday morning. The organizers set a $30,000 goal to pay for his funeral and other expenses.
The obituary included on the page said Senseman — his full name was Elliott Zachary Allen Lyons Weinstein Senseman — had a range of passions that included woodworking and sculpting and, above all, environmental science, which he wanted to harness in the fight against world hunger.
On her Facebook page, Senseman’s mother, Heather Lyons, said her son was an organ donor whose kidneys and lungs were taken for transplants. So was his remaining cornea. Senseman lost an eye in a woodworking accident last year.
Family members said Senseman, an accomplished handler who had been working with reptiles for years, had been cleaning cages when the snake, described as a “boa constrictor-type,” attacked him. He was discovered by his grandmother and was in cardiac arrest by the time police arrived.
His mother said he raised snakes and also rescued them from people who mistreated or could no longer care for them.
Senseman wasn’t political but he was “dedicated to global human rights and welfare,” his obituary says.
“He wanted to learn as much as he wanted to teach, never feeling like he knew enough. Passionate is a word that many people would use to describe Elliott but even that falls short to the energy that emanated out of him.” | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-snake-death-fundraiser-20220727-rs46efmnc5gy3mwwonuvkurqn4-story.html | 2022-07-27T15:30:22 | 1 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-snake-death-fundraiser-20220727-rs46efmnc5gy3mwwonuvkurqn4-story.html |
In November 2020, Hollywood production designer Ruth De Jong remembers seeing the headlines: Another Fry’s Electronics location was closing for good. By February of the following year, the Bay Area institution announced it was going out of business and would shutter all four of its remaining stores.
That was a problem.
The kitschy themed chain was a critical component of De Jong’s latest project, Jordan Peele’s forthcoming sci-fi horror Western “Nope.” The director had written the store into the script, and they had already scouted a few of the locations in Southern California.
Until that moment, however, “I don’t think any of us had been clocking that things were rocky for them,” De Jong said in production notes for the film shared with SFGATE. “Jordan’s gut reaction was to pivot and create a generic electronic store, but it was bothering me, and I think bothering [producer] Ian Cooper and Jordan too. We all came back around and were like, ‘Why not go out with Fry’s?"
The movie, released over the weekend and now No. 1 at the box office, is Peele's third directorial outing, following the success of 2019's "Us" and his 2017 debut "Get Out," for which he won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. “Nope” follows Otis Jr. (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald Haywood (Keke Palmer), siblings who find themselves at the helm of an isolated ranch in Agua Dulce, California, where their late father trained horses for Hollywood movies prior to his unexplained death. They struggle to keep the family business going, but when random objects start to fall from the sky, frequent power outages occur, and a bizarre, unmoving cloud appears on the horizon of the desert, they suspect something otherworldly is watching them.
Otis and Emerald decide to risk everything they have to capture evidence of the UFO, recruiting Fry’s Electronics employee Angel Torres (Brandon Perea) to install security cameras along the roof and eventually convincing renowned cinematographer Antlers Holst (Michael Wincott) to help them get “the Oprah shot.” But they’re not the only ones aware of the extraterrestrial being’s presence — former child actor Ricky “Jupe” Park (Steven Yeun) is cashing in on it as the main attraction of his gimmicky Western theme park, Jupiter’s Claim, unaware of the imminent danger it poses.
To explain the twists and turns of Peele’s latest work would be to ruin the mysteries that make it fascinating (not to mention that it’s a pretty futile endeavor to begin with). More than a UFO movie, “Nope” is the director’s most stunning achievement yet — his vision brings unsettling vigor to Crayola-colored inflatable air dancers and a seemingly innocuous night sky, and there’s plenty of nods to the cinematic masterpieces that influence his work, from Steven Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” to Katsuhiro Otomo’s cyberpunk anime “Akira.”
It’s a riveting critique of the film industry Peele has been so celebrated by in recent years, as well as modern society’s obsession with spectacle, and how we record everything we see. More than that, it’s about how desensitized people have become as a result of the horrific imagery they witness on a day-to-day basis, and leaves audiences questioning the increasingly exploitative nature of the world we live in.
The cast and crew spent four months in extreme heat and dust as they filmed along the border of Santa Clarita and Agua Dulce last summer — where many Hollywood craftspeople and animal wranglers actually live because of the area’s vast landscape and affordability, De Jong said. The Fry’s Electronics store may have been one of the more difficult locations to pin down, but the production designer, who counts “There Will Be Blood” and the hit television series “Yellowstone” on her resume, was determined to make it work.
The film’s producers had initially been eyeing a Fry’s location in Woodland Hills, the one replete with “Alice in Wonderland” decor, including life-size statues of the Queen of Hearts, the White Rabbit and Tweedledee and Tweedledum. The topsy-turvy theme was certainly fitting for Peele, who said the Lewis Carroll story had previously lent inspiration for “Us,” and it may have provided an interesting Easter egg for fans. But the store had already been dismantled, so the crew went back to the drawing board.
That's when they found the Burbank outpost of Fry’s, which boasted a 1950s sci-fi theme with a flying saucer crashing through the entrance. It was perfect. Unfortunately, they were a few weeks too late — or so they thought, until a representative from the chain reached out.
“They were like, ‘Hey, Ruthie. Hey, Jordan. Can you put this store back together?’ I was like, ‘Yup.’ The owner, Randy Fry, and his wife Vikki Loveikis and son were so pumped and so supportive,” De Jong said in production notes. “We’re thrilled to honor the legacy of that epic store, and I think Randy is very pleased to bring the Fry’s fame back to life. It’s just nice to capture that nostalgia, and the specificity of that family-owned business was something special that's forever now because it’s on screen.”
It’s not the film’s only Bay Area connection. Vallejo rapper E-40’s “Choices (Yup)” appeared in a promotional trailer for the film, notably following Peele’s use of Oakland rap duo Luniz’s “I Got 5 On It” in “Us.” Steph Curry also starred in a teaser for “Nope,” though it’s worth noting the Warriors point guard does not make a cameo in the movie. And in a surprising bit of real history, O.J. and Emerald claim to be the descendants of the unnamed jockey that appeared in San Francisco photographer Eadweard Muybridge's “The Horse in Motion,” a pioneering experiment that would eventually shape the development of motion pictures as we know them today.
Meanwhile, San Rafael-born actor Terry Notary is responsible for one of the film’s most terrifying scenes, portraying Gordy, a chimpanzee pushed to the brink on the set of a ’90s family sitcom in a flashback from Park’s past.
Notary, whom you might recognize from the 2017 thriller “The Square,” has made an unusual career for himself. The former UCLA gymnast and Cirque du Soleil acrobat is now the movement coach behind “Ape School,” where for decades he’s instructed actors how to mimic the gestures of primates and other creatures, in movies ranging from Tim Burton’s “Planet of the Apes” to M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Village.”
For his role in “Nope,” he remembers wearing a yellow sweatshirt and denim shorts over a motion-capture suit as he crouched on the ground, emitting low grunts while his eyes darted around the room with a primal unpredictability. He lunges toward one of the characters, and the camera cuts away just in time, allowing the audience’s minds to get carried away as they imagine the horrific attack.
“Jordan [Peele] and I had about two or three Zoom calls where we talked and chatted about what he wanted to accomplish in the scene, which was just to scare the living crap out of people,” he told SFGATE via phone. “It was really fun to do, really fun to play. Jordan’s a brilliant director because he’s an actor first. He knew how to give me enough freedom to explore and play and come up with my ownership of the character, but also steer you in a way that he gets what he wants when he’s telling the story.”
Filmed on the Universal Studios lot, the sequence required about four takes shot over the course of three days to get exactly right. The faux living room furniture was made about 30% larger than normal so that Notary would appear to be the same size as a chimp, and viewers could see from his perspective more clearly.
“It’s very eerie,” Notary said. “It puts the audience in a position where they can project themselves onto that character.”
The scene is never fully explained, and has already led to plenty of fan theories and speculation: What does this chimp giving into its primal instincts have to do with a UFO, anyway? But Notary insists the chimp is at the heart of the film’s message.
“It exposes the bad nature of humanity, to capitalize on people and animals and things for a spectacle. I think there’s a parallel between Gordy and the alien, and their untamability, and that’s the tie between the two stories that bring Jupe [Yeun] in,” he said. “The alien allows itself to be seen for what it truly is, just like Gordy did.”
"Nope" is now playing in theaters. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/jordan-peele-nope-revived-frys-17330372.php | 2022-07-27T15:31:04 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/jordan-peele-nope-revived-frys-17330372.php |
Buy light bulbs. Call Paul. File taxes. The seemingly mundane contents of an aged yellow Post-it note might appear inconsequential to most people, but not to Oakland librarian Sharon McKellar.
Lost to-dos lists are just one type of found object she catalogs online for the Oakland Public Library, a wayward item that could have great significance to someone, or mean nothing at all. McKellar won’t ever know, but she still finds every scrap of paper or weathered photo intriguing. “Right now I’m staring at a Southwest Airlines luggage tag and to me, that’s a nothing thing and they used it as a bookmark on a plane. But you don’t know,” she said. “Maybe that’s actually a significant object to somebody for whom that plane ride was a journey of great importance and you just don’t know that. It’s fascinating.”
Once the item is plucked from a returned library book by a branch librarian and sent McKellar’s way, it’s scanned and put up on the “Found in a Library Book” section of the OPL website. The website was redesigned at the end of 2021, and now the section is easier to navigate and sort by specific types of found objects.
Not every scrap of paper makes it to the site, but McKellar said she curates the items even less today than she did when she was first starting out. “To me, it all belongs … it's all interesting and plus, I don't want to be the decider of what’s interesting.”
She has just a few rules for what goes up — any last names are removed and pictures that look current are omitted.
After naming and categorizing the item, McKellar moves it into an ever-growing pile near her desk. She can’t bear to throw anything away, but she knows the chances of someone reaching out to claim an old photograph of a track meet or a receipt from 1997 are slim.
In the nearly 10 years she’s been doing this, it’s never happened, though that was never the goal.
In 2013, OPL was getting a new website and McKellar, who has worked for OPL in various roles since 2003, offered to help design and oversee the new site. She was searching for fun ideas to make the blog content more exciting and she remembered a magazine she’d always loved called “Found Magazine,” which collects and publishes found items that included everything from love letters to ticket stubs to doodles. Plenty of people leave artifacts like these in library books when they return them and she knew librarians had a habit of saving their favorites. She put a call out to the local branches and soon she was flooded with objects.
When she had spare time, she’d upload them, and she’s kept up the practice ever since. She’s still getting at least one new item each week. She said her favorites aren’t what you’d expect. “A lot of people are drawn to love notes or things like that,” McKellar said. “But the ones I really like are more strangely esoteric or just funny. There are a lot from kids that are really funny.”
Mostly, she likes to imagine the story behind the item. She’s thought about writing fictional stories about them but admits she probably never will. Instead, maybe that’s the next step in the project. She’s thought about doing a contest for library patrons to submit stories that go along with an object.
“It’s like looking at art. There is whatever the artist intended, which is great, but there’s also what you take from it that’s based on your own personal experiences,” she said.
During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the library was forced to shut down its physical services for months. While that forced many patrons to seek out more electronic materials, she said the demand for physical materials hasn’t gone down. As long as they’re still in demand, there will always be found objects.
“It shows you that despite of how much we live our lives online, many of us still do use physical objects in our everyday life,” McKellar said. “There’s just something different about writing down a to-do list on a piece of paper or making a doodle on scrap paper.” | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/oakland-library-chronicles-found-objects-17328357.php | 2022-07-27T15:31:10 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/oakland-library-chronicles-found-objects-17328357.php |
Chick-fil-A is comfort food for many people and it looks like at least one dog. In the case of an 8-year-old dog named Dylan, it was a feast to celebrate his rescue after he was removed from a drain pipe in Medford Township, New Jersey over the weekend.
On Saturday night, first responders were called out to the Medford area in Burlington County to find the stuck animal. The rescue would take several hours and went into early Sunday morning.
A photo from the Medford Township Police Department shows an officer and firefighter using shovels to dig out the hound.
It was soon learned that the dog that was found stuck in a drain pipe was Dylan, a hound that went missing from nearby Shamong about a week earlier. Jericho's Wish Animal Rescue president, Shellinda Fisher-Hardie, wrote about the missing dog in an earlier Facebook post.
Fisher-Hardie said Dylan is a Jericho's Wish Animal Rescue dog that somehow managed to get trapped in the drain.
Once rescuers removed Dylan from the drain pipe, he was taken to Mount Laurel Animal Hospital to treat his wounds, Fisher-Hardie said. The medical report showed Dylan had a 104 fever, cuts to his elbow, stiffness, and potential concerns of heat stroke after being trapped during the heat wave.
Caretakers wanted to encourage Dylan to eat after going through such a traumatic experience, so they decided to buy him two chicken filets from Chick-fil-A on Monday night that he enjoyed after a much needed nap, Fisher-Hardie said.
Dylan was taken in by a foster family Tuesday night and getting plenty of rest while taking pain medication for his injuries, and is thankful to be out of that drain, Fisher-Hardie wrote. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/dog-saved-from-nj-drain-pipe-eats-chick-fil-a-victory-meal-after-rescue/3316909/ | 2022-07-27T15:37:24 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/dog-saved-from-nj-drain-pipe-eats-chick-fil-a-victory-meal-after-rescue/3316909/ |
MAYS LANDING — The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday warned the public about "mailbox fishing" and "check washing," methods thieves are using to steal money.
The U.S. Postal Service suggests leaving pieces of mail in a mailbox shortly before they're expected to be picked up or bring them directly to a post office.
Doing so will thwart access to mail containing checks, gift cards, credit card information and cash, the Prosecutor's Office said.
Check washing is always becoming common, where thieves that obtain a check use household remedies to remove inked markings from paper. Typically, the check thieves will then write different information onto the check, including a new monetary amount and to whom the check is being made out, the Prosecutor's Office said.
Anyone who believes they fell victim to the scam should contact their bank immediately to prevent the check from being passed, as well as report the incident to the Postal Inspection Service, at 1-877-876-2455 or uspis.gov.
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BRIDGETON — A city man allegedly pushed a police officer during an investigation early Wednesday morning.
While investigating a report of a stolen car, police approached Donovan Thomas, 32, who pushed one of the officers, police said.
Thomas was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, police said.
He was later released, police said.
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Greenville County employees receive fourth pay raise in three years amid high inflation
After receiving a 2.5% pay raise for the third time in as many years at the start of the new fiscal year, county employees will soon see another pay increase.
At a specially called Greenville County Council meeting on Tuesday, council members unanimously passed an additional 3.5% raise for all county employees, excluding themselves, bringing this fiscal year's total raise to 6%.
County Administrator Joe Kernell said during the meeting the raises were discussed to help retain staff across multiple county offices and ensure the county can compete with other agencies for employees.
Kernell said that because council voted during Tuesday's special meeting, county employees will see the additional raise on their next paycheck this Friday.
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The additional pay bump comes after council last month allocated more than $3 million dollars of premium pay bonuses to frontline county employees, like sheriff's deputies and EMS technicians.
At Tuesday's meeting, Kernell said frontline workers should expect to see those bonuses deposited into their bank accounts next Wednesday, Aug. 3.
Greenville County, the most populous county in the state, employs approximately 2,200 people full-time, said County Spokesperson Bob Mihalic.
Based on data from February, 1,065 county employees were earning more than $50,000 in 2022, a 13% increase from the year before.
The Greenville News is in the process of obtaining updated payroll data from the county.
– Tim Carlin covers county government, growth and development for The Greenville News. Follow him on Twitter @timcarlin_, and get in touch with him at TCarlin@gannett.com. You can support his work by subscribing to The Greenville News at greenvillenews.com/subscribe. | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/2022/07/27/greenville-county-sc-council-talks-employee-raises-amid-record-inflation/10155566002/ | 2022-07-27T15:40:26 | 0 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/2022/07/27/greenville-county-sc-council-talks-employee-raises-amid-record-inflation/10155566002/ |
ALTOONA, Pa. — Sheetz announced Tuesday it has partnered with the Pennsylvania Lottery to launch a “Free Gas for a Year” contest running until September 30, 2022.
Customers at all 299 Sheetz locations in Pennsylvania now have an opportunity to win “Free Gas for a Year” by doing the following:
- Purchasing a minimum $10 Match 6 lottery ticket. Once purchased, each customer will receive a play ticket, as well as a trailing ticket that will include a QR code.
- Customers will then need to scan the QR code on their phone which will take them to the My Sheetz app, where they will enter the promo code on their trailing ticket to automatically be entered to win this grand prize.
Each customer can only enter the drawing once. By entering the contest, one free coffee or soda item, valid for 30 days, will be loaded to each customer’s My Sheetz account. The grand prize winner will be selected in October. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/sheetz-free-gas-year-pa-lottery/523-4b2686fb-8b9c-4573-afbe-af0218c67564 | 2022-07-27T15:50:28 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/sheetz-free-gas-year-pa-lottery/523-4b2686fb-8b9c-4573-afbe-af0218c67564 |
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A new program aimed at keeping Osceola County students safe will monitor when they are on a school bus, officials said.
The School District of Osceola County will start the Student Ridership Program on Aug. 10, the first day of school, according to officials.
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The new program will require students to scan their student ID card into a tablet when they get on and off the bus, the district said.
Officials said the tablet will be installed next to the bus door, and it will inform school administrators and transportation leaders when and where a student got off and on the bus, helping monitor a student’s movements in the mornings and afternoons better.
“So in the morning, when you think about it, it will tell us ‘Jimmy’ got on (his school’s bus at) Simpson Road and when he scans off, (we see) he got off at Gateway High School,” said Zach Downes, a spokesman for Osceola County Public Schools.
Since the program is new, students will not be turned away if they forget their ID. However, it will eventually be required to ride the bus, similar to school lunch programs, according to a news release.
The district said the new procedure will alert bus drivers when a child is trying to get on the wrong bus or at the wrong stop. The driver will not allow the students to get on or off the bus unless they have special permission from the school administration or transportation leaders.
Downes added he wants to reassure parents the district will give students time to adjust to the program.
“You know, some kids might forget their IDs the first day or they might leave them at home because they are rushing out the house. We will not be turning kids away... we’re just trying to get the kids in the habit of doing that, so it becomes a part of their daily routine,” he said.
The Ridership Program will also help the district determine how many students are relying on school transportation each day and how much funding the district will receive each year, according to a news release.
“And that information is important when it comes to our district funding,” Downes said. “Because it will tell the state how much money to give us based on each child coming on or off the bus.”
News 6 reached out to other Central Florida school districts to inquire if they’re implementing similar programs. You can find their responses below.
Seminole County
The Seminole School District will be implementing the program Traversa Ride 360 for the 2022-23 school year, according to the district.
Seminole County Public Schools said the 360 website and mobile app will allow families and students to look up bus route information and see real-time notifications and alerts.
To access student routing information through the Traversa Ride 360 mobile app, do the following:
- Download “Traversa Ride 360″ from the Google Play Store or Apple IOS Store.
- After the installation is complete, open the mobile app.
- When you’re asked to find your school district, search for Seminole School District.
- Once your district is selected, you’ll be presented with the login page. If you don’t already have a login, click ‘Register’.
- To register, enter your email address, and create your password and username.
- After registering, you’ll receive an email confirmation. The provided link will require you to confirm your registration through the Ride 360 website.
- Login, and then add your child by going to My Students and choosing the + button. This will present the Find a Student screen.
- Enter the unique information required by your district to find your child. Repeat this step to continue finding students.
- When all students are added, you can then view transportation information for each of your students.
- If you’d like to share a student link with another person, go to My Students and either long-press for Android or left-swipe for iOS.
- Choose which students to share, then enter the email address of the person you’d like to share with. That person will receive a confirmation email, which will then automatically link the student to that user. They will be required to register with Ride 360 if they haven’t already done so.
Sumter County
The Sumter County School District told News 6 in an email that they have been using a “Scan On and Scan Off” system similar to Osceola’s Student Ridership Program to ensure students’ safety since 2019.
Brevard County
Brevard’s Public Schools is introducing ReaXium School Bus Ridership Program for the 20222-2023 school year allowing transportation professionals and school administrators to improve the safety of students by having ridership tablets and GPS units.
Bus riders must have their badges or school-provided barcodes readily available to be scanned while boarding and exiting the bus at all times, according to Brevard District Schools.
For more information, visit.
Flagler County
Flagler County Public Schools are not implementing bus ridership systems at the moment.
Lake County
Lake County Schools do not have a ridership program either.
News 6 reached out to Orange County Public Schools and Volusia County Public Schools but has not received a response yet. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/21/florida-school-districts-to-monitor-students-on-buses-heres-how-and-why/ | 2022-07-27T15:55:54 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/21/florida-school-districts-to-monitor-students-on-buses-heres-how-and-why/ |
CASSELBERRY, Fla. – Casselberry police plan to question a person of interest in a shooting that killed one person and wounded another Tuesday.
According to a news release, officers responded to reports of a fight in a parking lot along Sandpiper Lane that ended in gunfire. When officers arrived at the scene, they said a vehicle was seen driving off.
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Police said a person got out of the vehicle in the area of Oxford Road before the car drove off again. The person who got out was suffering from a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital but did not survive, records show.
Officers said the vehicle was later found in the Lake Mary area when a second person showed up at an emergency room suffering from a gunshot wound.
Police said they have already questioned several people and expect to speak with another person of interest.
Investigators did not say what started the fight or release any information about the shooting victims.
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BELLEVIEW, Fla. – Just a simple game of basketball is creating a positive impact for Marion County.
The Belleview International Ballers is an adult league fostering community and outreach.
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24-year-old Andrew Humphries said there’s not much to do in the small community of Belleview for adults outside of work, even at the community Sportsplex.
“There used to be fights every single day. I’ve seen people get hit with baseball bats, I’ve seen people pull out guns, I’ve seen a lot of violence and chaos out here,” Humphries said.
In 2018, Leonard Attmore, known as “Unk,” dribbled up an idea to create a basketball league for adults, forming the Belleview International Ballers. Attmore has experience as a basketball coach for a community league in New York, continuing the idea when he moved to Belleview.
“A lot of gentleman have expressed how they love basketball. They just wanted to have this experience. It does fill a void for them. Gives them something to do before or after work,” Attmore said.
Attmore formed teams and has been hosting tournaments at the community basketball courts at Belleview Sportsplex. The league now has about 80 members.
“We’ve got people from Orlando, Leesburg and Jacksonville. I love it,” said Attmore.
Members living in Belleview said they have seen a change.
“There’s a lot of violence in this community, but it’s slowed down the past couple years since everyone started playing basketball together,” said Travis Bass, a BIB member. “We’ve got all the older guys 18 and up out here, not running the streets the way they are, it’s good for everybody.”
Local businesses and community leaders are getting in the game, sponsoring BIB.
Father Thomas Connery from St. Theresa Church said he has noticed a positive impact, watching practices and games from the sidelines with his two dogs.
“I bring food, grill, pizza just to be among the young people,” Connery said. “It’s a bit of a stretch, this is a retirement area so it’s like ‘Woah, I’m in a different world.’ I just try to learn about what these guys are going through.”
Father Connery has a special connection with Attmore, both are from New York.
“When I met the pastor last year, he came and said he wanted to be involved with the community and that’s what opened the doors for more people seeing us doing it,” Attmore said.
St. Theresa Church along with other local businesses chipped in to make improvements, sponsoring teams and paying for new basketball hoops. The names are displayed on the hoops and uniforms that BIB members wear.
Whether it’s to improve their skills, spend time with their families, build relationships or just offer support, different people from all walks of life coming together for a common purpose is a slam dunk for the entire community.
“When my son is out there watching me play, I feel like it gives me motivation. I hope he enjoys playing basketball when he gets older,” said BIB member Mike Acosta. “I feel like what he’s doing here is really good for the community. Probably better than anything else going on here.”
“These are some of my best friends now. I’ve gained more friends here than without BIB,” Bass said.
“Just to be there. To show support and say ‘Hey, we care about ya,’” Connery said.
Attmore is encouraging more businesses and community leaders to get involved in supporting the areas where they live. BIB is still looking for more sponsors for their summer and fall leagues, and hopes to form a youth league.
“If we’re not involved in the community in a positive way, what’s left for us?” Attmore said.
You don’t have to be from Belleview to get involved or become a member of the BIB league.
Right now, the cost is $50 and covers the uniform for the season.
To learn more about BIB or to join a team, you can email Leonard Attmore at zaadev1@aol.com. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/27/adult-basketball-league-curbs-violence-fosters-community-in-belleview/ | 2022-07-27T15:56:07 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/27/adult-basketball-league-curbs-violence-fosters-community-in-belleview/ |
With interest rates skyrocketing in recent months, that has caused a lot of hesitation for potential home buyers who could be feeling like they are now priced out of the market.
But how high are interest rates comparative to what they’ve been in past years?
On this latest episode of “You Have Real Estate with Justin Clark,” mortgage experts and area realtors join the show to offer insight on the current interest rates and what the current market is like.
Watch above for the full video and analysis. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/27/are-interest-rates-still-historically-low/ | 2022-07-27T15:56:13 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/27/are-interest-rates-still-historically-low/ |
PALM BAY, Fla. – A man staying at a Palm Bay house was arrested Monday after he was witnessed ripping the head off one of his host’s pet parakeets, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim told deputies the man had been at the home for about a week before he began to act “irate and not himself, possibly on an unknown drug,” with his speech and movement patterns described as incoherent and strange, a probable cause affidavit said.
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Deputies said the victim told them the man brought a bird cage into the residence’s front yard where he threw it on the ground, breaking the cage and freeing one bird before the man grabbed a second bird and “decapitated it by using his hands to rip the head off the body,” deputies said.
According to the affidavit, the man also caused a combined $105 in property damage throughout the home and continued to behave aggressively after being placed in a Palm Bay Police Department patrol vehicle.
He faces charges of felony animal cruelty and criminal mischief under $200. The man is currently awaiting trial in the Brevard County jail on $2,500 bond. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/27/man-staying-in-brevard-home-arrested-after-decapitating-owners-pet-parakeet-deputies-say/ | 2022-07-27T15:56:19 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/27/man-staying-in-brevard-home-arrested-after-decapitating-owners-pet-parakeet-deputies-say/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County commissioners met Tuesday evening to discuss a rent control bill aimed at lowering rent for county residents. According to one UCF professor, some of the guidelines in the ordinance could actually make the problem worse.
Dr. Owen Beitsch, a professor at the University of Central Florida’s Public Administration department, told News 6 that the housing crisis plaguing Central Florida residents stems from three main issues: migration, population growth and housing deficits.
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To start, Beitsch said that more people have been migrating to Florida, possibly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that the population was already been growing rapidly, but the amount of new affordable housing being built hasn’t been able to keep up with those increases.
These factors together mean that there just aren’t enough affordable homes for everyone, Beitsch said.
According to Beitsch, many of these problems began with The Great Recession between 2007 and 2009, wherein the United States’ housing market largely lost value due to improper mortgage lending. He told News 6 that many new homes were being built prior to the recession, though that stopped after the market crashed.
“In my mind, analytically, the problem really begins with recession,” he said. “The (2008) recession caused us to overbuild and then rapidly retreat from that overbuilding, allowing for that excess inventory to burn off the next several years after 2008. But what happened is that inventory burned off.”
Beitsch said that many tradespeople and home developers left the market, ultimately resulting in fewer affordable housing units.
“If my recollection is correct, those numbers show that we here in Central Florida are lower than the state and lower than the rest of the country...” Beitsch said. “And our claims on those units that are being created are growing far, far faster than the inventory is capable.”
Orange County Commissioner Emily Bonilla proposed the rent control ordinance that commissioners discussed Tuesday, which includes a rent-hike cap of 5% (or the rate of inflation) over a one-year period.
According to Beitsch, rent control may seem effective, but it’s only a surface-level solution. If builders can’t earn enough of a profit from building more homes, then they will likely refrain from doing so, creating even more scarcity in a market where people are already struggling to find affordable housing.
“I think the appropriate statement is that rent controls really don’t work anywhere,” Beitsch said. “They do represent a very visible policy and political action... However, it’s a flawed policy because again, there’s a rule that it doesn’t really accomplish much — it tends to discourage further investment in this marketplace.”
Beitsch discussed some alternative solutions that may work better for Orange County, including the creation of a trust fund to support housing developers in creating more homes.
“I believe we identified in (our) report maybe a dozen projects that were greatly accelerated as a result of rather small — at least I consider them small — incentives by closing the gap between what a developer... implementing projects or programs can be able to afford versus the gap that then was closed again, and sometimes in a very small way, by a trust fund,” he said.
Another small solution Beitsch talked about was transforming single-family homes in multi-family homes through creating accessory dwellings; this way, larger developers wouldn’t have so much influence over the cost of housing.
By allowing the owner of a single family home to use a smaller portion of the property as an additional unit, Beitsch argued, more homes could be made in Orange County, driving down prices and making the housing market somewhat more affordable.
“Suddenly, if we think of these individual property owners as potential developers, we have vastly improved the opportunities for multiple persons to deliver housing to the market without the constraints of relying on large developers,” he said.
However, in order to accomplish this, Beitsch said that more people would need to be open to turning their properties into multi-family dwellings and that regulations for unit sizes may need to be reduced.
Board members have been split about whether to vote for the ordinance. Bonilla has been pushing for the ordinance since it’s introduction, saying she wants to help her constituents struggling with rent.
Others, such as Commissioner Christine Moore, said the ordinance is the wrong way to go, fearing potential lawsuits if they try to push it through. Five members of the seven-member commission failed to attend a meeting organized by Bonilla last week.
The ordinance received criticism from Beitsch, other experts and Orange County landlords during a special commission meeting last month.
Following Tuesday’s Orange County commission meeting, the board will move forward with a public hearing on Aug. 9.
If passed, the ordinance will move to a vote on the ballot in November. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/27/orange-county-rent-controls-could-do-more-harm-than-good-ucf-professor-says/ | 2022-07-27T15:56:25 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/27/orange-county-rent-controls-could-do-more-harm-than-good-ucf-professor-says/ |
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County school board approved a number of proposals during its Tuesday evening meeting, including the approval of the district’s newest superintendent, Dr. Maria Vazquez.
Vazquez was selected for the position last month in a unanimous vote by the school board. The board approved a $330,000 base salary for Vazquez, which her contract stipulates may be raised pursuant to certain district salary increases.
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Vazquez is Orange County’s deputy superintendent and has been with the district for more than two decades. She has “served at every level of the education system and has extensive expertise in curriculum and instruction” after beginning her career in education as an elementary school and resource teacher in reading and language arts, according to the district.
Current superintendent Dr. Barbara Jenkins is retiring in December after 10 years in the role. Jenkins’ profile on the OCPS website says she’s been serving the district for 30 years. She was a former deputy superintendent, as well as chief of staff, handling human resources and labor relations, among other duties.
In addition, the school board approved a tentative budget for the 2022-23 school year, featuring more than $5 billion in expected funding allocation.
The board also approved a contract with the Orange Education Support Professionals Association — a teachers union in the county — to create a new structure providing a $15-per-hour minimum wage, pending ratification.
A 6% salary increase for school-based administrators, administrative/technical personnel, executive management and food service managers was approved, pending ratification of contracts with CTA and OESPA teachers unions.
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – As Central Florida continues to grow, some local leaders have said there’s land that should not be developed. Seminole County commissioners are considering two proposals to conserve natural lands.
“As Seminole county keeps growing — as Central Florida keeps growing — you have to find areas, large areas, for water recharge so that water is protected. It is conserved. It is going to be clean water,” said Commissioner Lee Constantine.
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At a meeting Tuesday, Constantine presented his suggestion to create a natural lands acquisition program called “Seminole Forever.” The program is modeled after the state’s “Florida Forever” conservation and recreation lands acquisition program.
“It has the same basic principles. One of them (is) to protect land use and water resources for future generations,” Constantine said.
Constantine said that much like the state’s program, “Seminole Forever” would establish a fund that would be used to acquire and improve properties. The county would then create a committee that would prioritize what land would be most valuable based on criteria like groundwater recharge.
Constantine added the money would come from multiple revenue streams already within the budget, and it could include other sources, such as donations, conservation easements and other tools to put land into conservation.
“We all want to conserve land. Everybody says it’s a priority, but every time we want to buy more, we ask the citizens to come forth and add new taxes to themselves to pay for it. Well, if it’s a priority, then we should find it within the budget,” Constantine said.
Constantine said conservation is a priority for the county and his constituents, noting that during the pandemic, the use of natural lands went up 700%.
He also mentioned that preserving lands supports the growing population, as land conservation is one of the best ways to protect our water resources.
“I think this is just a natural choice, and, you know, our monocle is the natural choice,” said Constantine.
Many people attending Tuesday’s meeting told commissioners that they want natural lands to be preserved in Seminole County, although they may differ on the means to achieve that goal.
Another proposal by a citizen group to the county commissioners asks them to let voters decide if they want to finance future natural land acquisitions. They want the county to place a referendum on the November ballot to ask voters for a temporary property tax.
The proposed ballot language is below:
“Shall Seminole County resume the acquisition, improvement and management of environmentally sensitive land for conservation, naturebased recreation, and/or protection of water quality, funded by levy of a 0.1 mill ad valorem tax for 20 years and issuing general obligation bonds not exceeding $75 million, bearing interest not exceeding the maximum legal rate, which are payable from such ad valorem taxes, with spending reviewed by a citizens advisory board and public disclosure through annual audit?”
Constantine said his proposal can finance natural land acquisitions without having to wait for a ballot measure this fall.
At the conclusion of Tuesday’s meeting, Constantine made a motion for the county to take the blueprint of the “Seminole Forever” plan he presented and draft an actual ordinance for the board to consider in the future. The motion passed, which advances the proposal to that next step. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/27/seminole-county-commissioner-proposes-lands-acquisition-program/ | 2022-07-27T15:56:37 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/27/seminole-county-commissioner-proposes-lands-acquisition-program/ |
LONGWOOD, Fla. – Longwood police have released a 911 call made from a McDonald’s after officers said a 12-year-old girl who was stabbed by her father ran to the restaurant for help.
The Longwood Police Department said the 12-year-old girl was critically injured and her 3-year-old sister was fatally stabbed by their father, Juan Bravo-Torres, on Thursday. The 911 call released by the department appears to be made by a worker at the McDonald’s.
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“She’s covered in blood, drenched in blood, and (she has) bruises and cuts,” a man tells the 911 operator.
When asked about where the girl is bleeding from, he replies with “mainly her hands, her face.”
“The victim appears to be in shock, she’s just a child,” the caller said.
Police said the stabbing took place at 798 Highland St., which is near the McDonald’s the girl went to for help. Police said the girl’s mother worked at that McDonald’s. According to an affidavit for an arrest warrant, the 12-year-old girl told police she was sleeping when Bravo-Torres came at her with a knife and slashed her throat.
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The affidavit said the girl found her 3-year-old sister in the hallway and, after Bravo-Torres returned with another knife, the two sisters fought back and she “acted dead” to get him to stop attacking. Police said Bravo-Torres took the girls into the bathroom, where he cut his own wrists and throat.
According to the affidavit, the 12-year-old girl waited for Bravo-Torres to lose consciousness before walking nearly a mile to the McDonald’s to tell her mother what had happened.
Police said the 12-year-old girl is still in the intensive care unit in critical condition but is improving.
Bravo-Torres faced a judge virtually on Tuesday and was ordered to be held without bond once he is transferred to jail.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A lawsuit filed in federal court on behalf of students, parents and advocates for the LGBTQ community is seeking to have a judge declare Florida’s HB 1557 “Parental Rights in Education” law unconstitutional.
Attorney Kell Olson with the Lambda Legal Defense Fund helped submit the lawsuit.
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“If you just scratch the surface at all, it falls apart — this façade of neutrality or a higher purpose,” Olson said. “Well, what does that do to the child? And, of course, the parents are concerned about the messages of shame and stigma it sends if their kids go to school, and they talk about their family, and they are immediately shamed or silenced.”
Olson said the 53-page lawsuit details the negative effects HB 1557 has caused the plaintiffs, which includes an Orange County student and same-sex parents with students in the district.
Supporters of the law argued students in grades K - 3 are too young to be taught about sexuality and gender identity — something the law prohibits.
According to HB 1557, the law “prohibits classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels.”
Olson said he’s spoken with a teacher who expressed she wasn’t certain what can and what can’t be discussed with students.
“She’s concerned, what does she do the kids says why does he have to dads, what does she say something supportive that she’d generically say about any other family structure. It’s not clear. If a kid goes home and complains to a parent, the school is going to be concerned about liability,” Olson said.
A spokesperson for Orange County Public Schools said the district doesn’t comment on pending litigation when reached for a comment.
OCPS corrected several myths about the law last month after teachers and parents voiced confusion about how the law would be implemented.
The district explained same-sex teachers were still allowed to display photos of their families and that they may still use preferred pronouns, among other clarifications. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/27/student-parent-groups-seek-lawsuit-against-parental-rights-in-education-law/ | 2022-07-27T15:56:50 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/27/student-parent-groups-seek-lawsuit-against-parental-rights-in-education-law/ |
Contractors with McCoy Construction will continue working on Orchard Drive between Harrison Street and Gregory Way through Aug. 26.
The new installations will include road widening, utility crossings, sidewalks and curbs and gutters for a new subdivision being built directly south of Orchard Drive.
During the route upgrade, expect intermittent lane closures and changing traffic patterns lasting four to five weeks. Speed limits are temporarily reduced on this section.
Drivers should use an alternate route if possible or expect intermittent delays. Local access will be maintained during the project. Questions about the project should be directed to Doug McCoy at 208-731-6345. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/road-work-to-continue-on-orchard-drive/article_a690f38c-0d29-11ed-9ba1-a3e068b2e466.html | 2022-07-27T15:57:33 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/road-work-to-continue-on-orchard-drive/article_a690f38c-0d29-11ed-9ba1-a3e068b2e466.html |
TWIN FALLS — Scoular announced a $500,000 donation to help fund the nation’s largest research dairy center, a sustainability initiative led by the University of Idaho.
“Scoular is proud of our long history of partnering with the dairy industry as well as our commitment to ag innovation and sustainability,” said Scoular CEO Paul Maass. “We are delighted to invest with the University of Idaho and others in this one-of-a-kind opportunity to develop the next generation of dairies.”
Construction of the research dairy is slated to be completed in 2023, with milking operations beginning at the $22.5 million farm in 2024.
Scoular, headquartered in Nebraska, provides agricultural supply chain solutions worldwide and offers custom dairy feed solutions throughout its network. Through the Scoular Foundation, the company is committed to giving back to the communities where its employees work and live. Scoular also has a robust sustainability strategy, in line with the university’s new investment.
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“Scoular is honored to support the University of Idaho and our valuable dairy customers in this region,” Maass added.
The university initiative is called Idaho CAFE, or the Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment. It includes a 2,000-cow research dairy and 640-acre demonstration farm in Rupert, which includes a commodity building that will recognize Scoular’s name in honor of the donation. The initiative also includes a public outreach and education center in Jerome and collaborative food science efforts developed with the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.
“The beauty of Idaho CAFE is the linkage between the research dairy and agronomic production, which makes us a unique facility in the U.S.,” said U of I College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dean Michael Parrella.
“Scoular’s generous investment in this project helps to strengthen that connection and demonstrates the interdisciplinary nature of this cutting-edge research.”
Scoular has had a presence in Idaho for almost 25 years. It operates an office in Twin Falls and a dairy feed blending facility in Jerome, along with grain elevators in southeast and eastern Idaho. Scoular recently built a facility in Jerome that manufactures a one-of-a-kind sustainable barley protein concentrate for pet food and aquafeed. And last year, the company launched a program in Idaho to expand barley as a sustainable rotation crop. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/scoular-donates-500-000-to-university-of-idaho-to-construct-the-nation-s-largest-research/article_8f829458-0d28-11ed-997c-278ce9a3cfdc.html | 2022-07-27T15:57:39 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/scoular-donates-500-000-to-university-of-idaho-to-construct-the-nation-s-largest-research/article_8f829458-0d28-11ed-997c-278ce9a3cfdc.html |
DALLAS — Warning: This story contains graphic images that some may find disturbing.
The two women scalded with hot water by a north Dallas Taco Bell employee are out of the hospital. But their attorneys are talking for the first time about the extensive injuries and the lawsuit they have filed against Taco Bell Corporation and the, so far, unnamed Taco Bell employees.
"This is not just some hot water. It burned them very badly," said attorney Paul Grinke who represents Brittany Davis, Kira Davis and a 16-year-old identified in the lawsuit only as "C.T."
Grinke, speaking for the women, detailed to WFAA what they believe happened the night of June 17 at the Taco Bell at 11829 Abrams Road in Dallas. He says the women, with Kira Davis driving, went to the drive-thru and placed an order worth approximately $31. On the restaurant's own surveillance video, with a total of 12 camera angles, you can see the women drive away but return to the drive-thru a few minutes later.
It was a Sunday night after 11 p.m. and the dining room was not open. On video you can see, but not hear, the women and the employees discussing the problem they had with their order for a full seven minutes. The women drive away again and then drive around to the dining room door. Taco Bell employees unlock the door and let them in.
"Most of the time what you see is C.T. and Brittany standing peacefully and calmly at the counter," Grinke said.
But two and a half minutes later, as an apparent argument begins about the order, the women step forward into the kitchen.
"At some point a male Taco Bell employee started threatening her to a fight," Grinke said. "She's a 16-year-old girl. She's got a tough heart. She wasn't going to back down."
Which is when another employee can be seen dipping a pitcher into a sink of boiling water in the kitchen, walking toward the women and then dumping it on them. The 16-year-old falls to the floor. Then both women run for the door with employees following them. As they do, the same employee who doused them the first time can be seen filling up the pitcher again and then joining the employees who follow the women out.
In their lawsuit, the women claim that a Taco Bell employee "came outside the front door, laughing, clapping, and taunting the family."
Kira Davis, who was waiting for the women in the parking, drove them immediately to an emergency room where they say the 16-year-old "ran naked into the emergency room to get help."
And that Brittany who has a history of seizures, suffered at least 10 seizures and had to to be "sedated, intubated, and care-flighted to Parkland's ICU burn unit in Dallas." The 16-year-old was taken by ambulance to Parkland, as well.
Photos shared with WFAA show the women suffered severe burns: the 16-year-old with bubbling skin that extends from her shoulder all the way down to her left thigh, Brittany with deep burns to her chest and stomach.
In their lawsuit, the attorneys for the women also question what appears to be one of the employees pulling a handgun from his pants during the incident. Surveillance video also shows him handing the apparent weapon to another employee as the women fled.
"It's beyond comprehension to me that any employee inside of a Taco Bell store would be armed," Grinke said. He also said the two women did not have a weapon of any kind.
Taco Bell of America LLC has offered WFAA the following statement in response:
“We take the safety and wellbeing of team members and customers seriously. Taco Bell is in contact with the franchise owner and operator of this restaurant on this matter and cannot comment on specifics of pending litigation.”
"Hopefully Taco Bell will do the right thing here. If they don't, then we are prepared to go the distance," Grinke said.
Dallas police, who can also be seen on video responding to the Taco Bell approximately 10 minutes after the incident, confirm to WFAA that they are investigating potential charges of assault and aggravated assault by the Taco Bell employee.
Dallas police telling WFAA that "this remains an ongoing investigation with no arrest at this time." | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/attorney-explains-graphic-video-boiling-water-incident-dallas-taco-bell/287-8440d6fa-705d-4cb0-b155-61a5ba115a02 | 2022-07-27T16:00:12 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/attorney-explains-graphic-video-boiling-water-incident-dallas-taco-bell/287-8440d6fa-705d-4cb0-b155-61a5ba115a02 |
Manitowoc visitor bureau faces future with low funding, hopes lawsuit will bring organization back on track
MANITOWOC - Despite an unsettled lawsuit by the Manitowoc Area Visitor and Convention Bureau against the cities of Manitowoc and Two Rivers, both cities have moved forward with creating new tourism departments.
The MAVCB has had to operate this year with more than $300,000 less in funds after both cities dropped their joint services agreement with the tourism organization for 2022, but hopes that the lawsuit might result in a reinstated contract with the two cities and a continuation of their funding.
What is the lawsuit about?
The MAVCB, together with the Wisconsin Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus and Manitowoc business The Hearty Olive, filed a lawsuit against the city of Manitowoc and the Manitowoc Room Tax Commission in December. The city of Two Rivers and the Two Rivers Room Tax Commission were later added as third-party defendants.
The lawsuit claims that as the only tourism entity in the municipality, the cities have no choice but to engage in a contract with the MAVCB and that the cities' newly developed tourism departments do not meet the state's requirements of a tourism entity.
According to state statutes, a tourism entity must be "a nonprofit organization that came into existence before Jan. 1, 2015, spends at least 51% of its revenues on tourism promotion and tourism development, and provides destination marketing staff and services for the tourism industry in a municipality."
What was the city of Manitowoc's response?
In response to the lawsuit from the MAVCB, the city of Manitowoc filed a brief claiming the MAVCB was disregarding another state statute that allows municipalities to create a commission for tourism and to forward all room tax revenue to the commission instead of any local tourism entities like the MAVCB.
The document states: "MAVCB does not have standing to prosecute this claim. Here, MAVCB is nothing more than a disgruntled entity that sought and ultimately lost out on a governmental contract. That is not sufficient to provide jurisdiction to the court."
What does the future hold for the MAVCB?
A lot is up in the air for the MAVCB.
Last week, MAVCB Executive Director Jason Ring announced he would be stepping down from his position and taking on the executive director's role at Two Rivers Main Street.
Two Rivers Main Street is part of the national Main Street organization, which seeks to strengthen and improve downtown areas, such as Two Rivers'. Former director Roger Russove stepped down last month.
The MAVCB has also dealt with a change in location this year. After Manitowoc ended the services agreement, the city evicted the MAVCB from its location on Calumet Avenue. The Visitor Center now operates out of the former Manitowoc Campus for Lakeshore Technical College on Dewey Street.
Ring's last day will be July 29. The MAVCB's Board of Directors will have to navigate their civil lawsuit without leadership until a new executive director is hired.
The MAVCB filed the lawsuit in December in response to the city of Manitowoc severing their long-standing contract for tourism services. In exchange for roughly half of the room tax dollars collected each year, the MAVCB provided a yearly visitor guide to the area, several events and the operation of the Visitor Center on Calumet Avenue, among other marketing strategies.
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Throughout 2021, the cities of Manitowoc and Two Rivers, along with the MAVCB, had been working on constructing a new agreement. However, the city of Manitowoc abandoned those talks after the Manitowoc Room Commission decided to create a new tourism department at City Hall.
At first, the city of Two Rivers continued negotiations with the MAVCB, but also eventually decided to cut ties and create a new tourism department.
In addition to his position with MAVCB, Ring was elected in April to serve on the Two Rivers City Council.
The civil case is ongoing with a scheduling conference set for October.
MAVCB Board of Directors Chairwoman Amy Meyer was unavailable for comment.
Contact Alisa Schafer at aschafer@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @AlisaMSchafer. | https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/26/manitowoc-visitor-bureau-faces-future-low-funding-lawsuit-looms-tourism/10088318002/ | 2022-07-27T16:03:06 | 1 | https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/26/manitowoc-visitor-bureau-faces-future-low-funding-lawsuit-looms-tourism/10088318002/ |
A look at attendance and records during the World Athletics Championships in Eugene
With Eugene’s World Athletics Championships now in the books, the attendance numbers show it was a mixed bag with how full the stadium was throughout the 10 days.
From July 15 to 24, six of the 16 sessions at Hayward Field sold out, according to a news release Monday from the event’s communications director Jessica Gabriel. Most nights came close to full capacity, while some other days and especially the mornings saw more modest turnouts, according to the daily attendance updates.
Here's a look at the impact of the World Athletics Championships and the Eugene Riverfront Festival by the numbers:
17
The number of morning and evening sessions during the 10-day championships. There were fewer morning sessions overall (none on Days 5-7) and some morning sessions were sparsely attended.
6
The number of sessions that sold out.
146,033
The number of ticketed people who attended the 10-day championships at Hayward Field. That excludes all the athletes, their trainers, event staff, volunteers, the media and others who weren’t counted with regular ticket buyers. Tickets were purchased by fans from all 50 states and nearly 40 countries.
12,500
The number of tickets available for purchase for each session. Capacity at the stadium was roughly 15,000, with around 2,500 of those seats going to media and rights holders, leaving 12,500 seats for purchase.
21,065
The number of ticketed people in attendance at Day 3's morning and evening sessions July 17, the first Sunday of the world championships. Other high attendance days include Day 2 with 19,543, Day 9 with 17,044 and Day 10 with 15,171.
10,881
The number of ticketed people on Day 6, July 20, the lowest ticket attendance day during the worlds. The days with only afternoon sessions, Day 6, Day 7 (11,253) and Day 8 (12,054) were also the lowest attended days.
8
A total of eight roads were closed or partially closed during the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, not including the temporary marathon closures.
Near Autzen Stadium, MLK Jr. Boulevard is expected to reopen Thursday, where it had been closed between both intersections for Leo Harris Parkway. The boulevard was closed for both the race walks and the marathon start areas.
The seven streets that were closed or limited to accredited vehicles around Hayward Field are expected to reopen July 31 — a week after the last day of the championships. Those include parts of Agate Street, East 18th Avenue, University Street, East 13th Avenue, Moss Street, East 15th Avenue and East 17th Avenue.
179
The number of countries that had athletes participate in the championships. There was also a record-breaking 29 countries that won gold medals at this year’s championships (the previous record was 26 in 2017).
More than 1,700 athletes competed in the event. Eighty-one countries reached the final stages of an event, which was also a World Athletics record.
This year, Liberia, Niger, Pakistan, Samoa, the Philippines and Guatemala reached a final for the first time in World Athletics Championship history.
58
Number of cases of COVID-19 among the country delegations. Of those 58, 10 were with athletes and three athletes had to withdraw (including former UO star Jessica Hull from Australia in the women’s 5,000).
33
Team USA broke the record for a country with 33 medals in the World Athletics Championships – 13 gold, nine silver and 11 bronze. This was the first year the event gave out a prize to the country that had the most top placings.
2,500 to 4,500
Roughly the number of people who attended the free Eugene Riverfront Festival each day during the championships, with the most packed days likely coming on the weekends, city spokeswoman Cambra Ward Jacobson told The Register-Guard. The Riverfront Park and the bike path are expected to reopen on Friday, according to Eugene Public Works spokesman Brian Richardson.
1,583
The number of volunteers that helped out at the World Athletics Championships. These volunteers filled a wide variety of roles such as monitoring the barriers for the marathons that went through Eugene and Springfield or working around Hayward Field or the University of Oregon campus.
8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Numerous Eugene and Springfield restaurants geared up for an anticipated flood of customers in town, but some are saying the local hype beforehand about how many people would be coming to the area was blown out of proportion.
Sweet Life Petite manager Jenn Hernandez said that was the case at her shop, where extra workers were hired but business consistently waned after a morning rush for the store that opens at 8 a.m.
"It definitely wasn't as busy as we thought it would be," Hernandez said while sweeping outside the store that sells coffee, baked goods and more a block away from Hayward Field. "A lot of locals were like, 'Are you prepared for what's coming?' and we were like 'Oh, as prepared as we can be!' To not need what we had was a little disappointing."
Employees also made more desserts than normal, which ended up not getting bought and were donated to different organizations such as FOOD for Lane County, Hernandez said.
7 p.m.
Around the time that Café Soriah hit a daily lull during the run of the championships.
Located near downtown Eugene, the restaurant's owner Ibrahim Hamide said he was underwhelmed by business over the past week.
In some ways the hype backfired, Hamide said, by dissuading regular local customers from trying to get reservations and thinking everything would be booked.
At night, there was some added business with event organizers and international visitors who came in to eat, but Hamide said there was a noticeable lull between when Eugene regulars ate at 5:30 p.m. and some groups from Hayward Field not trickling in until 9 p.m.
"At 7 p.m. or 7:30 at night, we were just twiddling our thumbs while paying for labor," he said. "We knew we would have reservations later."
"Regular customers were under the impression it would be impossible to get a reservation at those times because they thought we would be slammed," Hamide said.
Hamide said it was nice to have some customers who also spoke Arabic visit and to have different countries there wearing their nation's colors.
500 to 750
The number of pizzas cooked daily by Track Town Pizza — that's 5,000 to 7,500 pizzas in 10 days.
According to co-owner Tim Hill, it was an even split between customers ordering take-out and eating in.
"It was insane — we were crazy busy every day," said Hill, who added it was likely the busiest 10 days he has had at the restaurant.
Hill said he thinks the local pizza restaurant benefited from being not far from campus and Hayward Field on Franklin Boulevard, and the fact that it is named after the sport and Eugene's "Track Town" reputation.
"Our location is key, and we were open late too, open until midnight and 1 a.m.," Hill said, noting that he hired about 10 more people ahead of the championships.
The restaurant hosted a Nike promotional event on Thursday evening, which also featured athletes from the U.S. and other countries signing autographs, Hill said.
Louis Krauss covers breaking news for The Register-Guard. Contact him at lkrauss@registerguard.com, and follow him on Twitter @LouisKraussNews. | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2022/07/27/track-field-world-championships-attendance-road-closures-records-results-restauarants/65382595007/ | 2022-07-27T16:05:57 | 0 | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2022/07/27/track-field-world-championships-attendance-road-closures-records-results-restauarants/65382595007/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital is gaining national recognition once again.
According to the US News and World Report, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital has ranked as the fifth best hospital in the Commonwealth, up from last year when it tied for sixth place.
The hospital was named among the elite 12% of hospitals nationwide.
Carilion is ranked as high performing in 14 procedures and conditions, an increase from last year. Those procedures include:
- COPD
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Diabetes
- Heart attack
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Heart Failure
- Hip Replacement
- Kidney Failure
- Knee Replacement
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Stroke
- TAVR
- Uterine Cancer Surgery
- Maternity and prenatal care (announced separately in 2021)
To learn more click here. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/27/carilion-roanoke-memorial-hospital-ranked-fifth-best-hospital-in-virginia/ | 2022-07-27T16:14:58 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/27/carilion-roanoke-memorial-hospital-ranked-fifth-best-hospital-in-virginia/ |
The New Haven Police Department has canceled a statewide Silver Alert for a local teen who had been missing for three days and believed to be in danger, Indiana State Police said.
Lillian Englehart, 14, was last seen in New Haven at 12:15 a.m. Sunday.
No further information about her return was provided. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/silver-alert-canceled-for-new-haven-teen/article_0bff8caa-0d3f-11ed-bcd9-6b9ee6bb89e9.html | 2022-07-27T16:20:59 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/silver-alert-canceled-for-new-haven-teen/article_0bff8caa-0d3f-11ed-bcd9-6b9ee6bb89e9.html |
The Huntington County Community School Corp. has made an interim superintendent’s appointment permanent with a three-year contract offering an annual base salary of $150,000.
The school board formally approved John Trout’s promotion during a special meeting Monday. He replaces Chad Daugherty, who left the district for a position in South Carolina after 25 years, three of them as superintendent, a news release said.
“We truly believe that John’s extensive experience in education, along with his deep roots in our community, will be a tremendous benefit to our school corporation,” board President Matt Roth said in a statement. “John has a long history of success in education, and we look forward to working with him to continue to enhance and improve learning opportunities at HCCSC.”
Trout, a 1980 Huntington North High School graduate and lifelong Huntington County resident, thanked the board for the opportunity to serve his home district. It has about 5,000 students.
“The education that I received while as a student at Warren Elementary, Salamonie Junior High School and then Huntington North High School served as a foundation for me to build a professional career that I could have never imagined,” Trout said in a statement.
He began serving as interim superintendent this month. He also began his previous role – assistant superintendent for business and classified staff – in an interim capacity before he was hired full-time Feb. 28.
Trout spent 16 years as a principal in Whitley County Consolidated Schools and superintendent of the Madison-Grant United School Corp. for eight years and of Concord Community Schools for four years, the release said. He also served as the executive pastor at First Church of the Nazarene in Huntington for two years.
He and his wife, Cathy, have two daughters, Audrey and Allyson, and a son-in-law, Drew Schnitz, who are also Huntington North alumni, the release said.
Trout’s contract is effective through June 30, 2025. Benefits include an annual stipend of $5,250 in lieu of a teacher retirement fund contribution; $2,000 in business and professional expenses; $500 for local service club membership and dues; and health insurance and long-term disability premiums.
Daugherty received $139,180 in compensation in 2021, according to the Indiana Gateway for Government Units.
Huntington is at least the second area school system to change leadership this month. Wayne Barker began his tenure as Northwest Allen County Schools’ top administrator on July 1. And Smith-Green Community Schools is searching for a new leader because its superintendent, Daniel Hile, resigned this summer to lead Noblesville Schools. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/john-trout-named-huntington-schools-superintendent/article_cab3df8a-0d02-11ed-83e7-9b389135b457.html | 2022-07-27T16:21:05 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/john-trout-named-huntington-schools-superintendent/article_cab3df8a-0d02-11ed-83e7-9b389135b457.html |
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The family of Jacob Macduff, who was killed by Tigard police on January 6, 2021, has reached a settlement with the city and will discuss the case at a Wednesday afternoon press conference.
The attorneys for his mother, Maria Macduff, will reveal details and answer questions beginning at 1:30 p.m. KOIN 6 News will have more information as it develops.
The events of the case
Around 4 p.m. on January 6, 2021, officers were called out to the Edgewood Manor Apartments on a domestic violence call.
Police tried to arrest Jacob Macduff, who was in his vehicle, but he refused to be taken into custody, according to Tigard police. Officers said Macduff was armed with a knife. During the struggle to arrest him, a Tigard police officer shot and killed the 26-year-old.
The next night, a riot was declared shortly before 9 p.m. by Tigard police after a group of about 100 protesters began marching toward City Hall and the police department over the Macduff shooting. Windows were broken at the Tigard Police Department and city buildings were tagged with graffiti.
Washington County DA Kevin Barton asked the Oregon Attorney General’s office to investigate the shooting. The investigation was wrapped up by the county’s Major Crimes Unit on April 27 but never revealed the findings, according to a letter from DA Kevin Barton to the state’s attorney general office.
Maria Macduff hired an attorney in April 2021 to learn the details surrounding her son’s death that she had not been provided.
In January 2022, an internal review by the Tigard Police Department found former Tigard Officer Gabriel Maldonado, who shot and killed Macduff, did not violate the department’s use of force policy. | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/jacob-macduff-family-settlement-tigard-press-conference-07272022/ | 2022-07-27T16:30:26 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/washington-county/jacob-macduff-family-settlement-tigard-press-conference-07272022/ |
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GREENSBORO — Police say a juvenile has been charged in two bank robberies this month in the city.
The juvenile was charged with armed robbery in connection with Tuesday's robbery at the Wells Fargo at 1800 Battleground Ave. and the July 13 robbery at the Wells Fargo at 3001 Randleman Road, police said in a news release.
The suspect implied he had a weapon and left with an undisclosed amount of cash during both robberies, police said. No one was injured.
Police did not release any more information on the juvenile. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/juvenile-arrested-in-two-recent-greensboro-bank-robberies-police-say/article_f489ff7e-0dc5-11ed-b220-636136e84872.html | 2022-07-27T16:31:06 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/juvenile-arrested-in-two-recent-greensboro-bank-robberies-police-say/article_f489ff7e-0dc5-11ed-b220-636136e84872.html |
WASHINGTON — Millions of people every year pass the Korean War Veterans War Memorial, and most never know it was unfinished. Since its dedication in 1995, the memorial has a had a key piece missing: The names of the fallen soldiers.
“It was always envisioned that they would have a wall of remembrance about it,” Executive Director Jim Fisher explained.
Fisher said a lack of funding led to the wall being left off the original memorial. But over the last several years, donations poured in from a world away.
“The Republic of Korea, the people and government, have paid a huge amount of money for this, and we are will be forever grateful for it,” Fisher said.
This year, the names of over 36,000 U.S. servicemembers who were either killed or missing in action have been etched into a wall that surrounds the Pool of Remembrance.
Names that resonate with people like Jeff Cribben from San Diego, California.
“My dad and my uncle both joined the Marine Corps. together at 17 years old,” he said looking at the wall. “Then soon found themselves in Korea near the 38th parallel."
The Cribben brothers were identical twins. Walter was the name of Jeff’s father and James was the name of his uncle.
“If they were ever given an order that they didn't like they would flip a coin, and then switch shirts,” Jeff laughed. “So the loser had to go do whatever it was that they needed to go do.”
In March of 1953, one of those switches had fateful consequences. Swapping duties sent James directly into combat.
“The last time my dad ever saw his identical twin was heading out to the outpost,” Jeff said as emotions flooded him.
James Joseph Cribben was never seen again.
The Cribben story is one of the thousands of stories that have been told silently around the memorial since 1995. Until this week, the memorial never had names to go with those stories.
Tuesday, the families of Korean War soldiers got the first chance to see their family members names etched in stone. Among the names on the wall, Jeff found his uncle. A simple gesture that offered his family a small amount of closure.
“It's always just such an honor to be here,” he said. “Now to go see his name on one of these memorials, it's overwhelming.”
But it’s not just U.S. servicemembers that adorn the wall. The new Wall of Remembrance also lists the names of than more than 8,000 Korean troops that died alongside them.
“This is the first memorial United States that has foreign soldiers that have fought side by side with the Americans listed,” Fisher said.
The executive director of the Korean War Veterans Memorial said if it wasn’t for the funding from the Republic of Korea, he isn’t sure the new wall would have ever happened. According to him, the donations never amounted to enough to cover the cost. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/korean-war-veterans-memorial-adds-remembrance-wall/65-277165b5-522e-4374-8a90-6f7f5e398c64 | 2022-07-27T16:31:51 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/korean-war-veterans-memorial-adds-remembrance-wall/65-277165b5-522e-4374-8a90-6f7f5e398c64 |
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — "It's been a long journey, but I'm here, I'm happy, and I'm blessed."
These are the words you'll hear repeatedly from Mario Astorga, owner of the three Mario's Early Toast Placer County breakfast-brunch meccas located in Granite Bay, Rocklin, and Roseville.
"All good things began to happen to me when I moved to Sacramento and the Sacramento area," he said.
His journey began with his birth in Mexico. Then, his parents relocated to America where he was raised. He displayed a quick gift for soccer, and ultimately received a scholarship to Canada College and a pro soccer career starting back in Mexico with CD Mexico. He thinks his mixed loyalty to the U.S. may have stalled his time in Mexico.
"I was very vocal in the press when they would ask me who would win the World Cup first. I truly believed it would be [the] USA and I said so, and I believe it benched me for some time," he said.
His career continued and landed him a spot as an inaugural member of Sacramento's pro indoor team, The Sacramento Knights, where he was goal keeper with an impressive run. He was about to hit a career stride when his ACL snapped.
"My grandfather always said, 'Mario, you've got to have a plan B.' I didn't! So I turned to food, made some mistakes, learned from them, and Sacramento and the area has been blessing me ever since," said Astorga.
By blessing, Mario is talking about his Early Toast restaurant which opened five years ago in Granite Bay. Lines form every weekend (and most weekdays), and the same can be said for his two new locations in Roseville and Rocklin.
As for the love he says he's received, he's quick to explain how it's returned.
"I talk to my servers all the time, and I tell them that everyone has moments that are difficult, everyone has obstacles. They have LOVE PEOPLE on the backs of all of their t-shirts and I remind them that it's a reminder that they need to be understanding to what people are going through. Approach them with kindness and make sure they walk out of that door as they leave us, ready to have an amazing day," he said. "I know it sounds cheesy but if it wasn’t for the people in this area, if not for this community, I wouldn’t be here. We do this because we love them."
WATCH MORE ON ABC10: 7-year-old saves toddler from potentially drowning at apartment pool in Sacramento | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/retired-soccer-star-turns-restauranteur-in-placer-county/103-65d87a27-4fde-40ba-be10-bd38015beb6a | 2022-07-27T16:31:57 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/retired-soccer-star-turns-restauranteur-in-placer-county/103-65d87a27-4fde-40ba-be10-bd38015beb6a |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man died after being hit by a car Tuesday night in Sacramento.
Officers responded to reports of a crash around 8:30 p.m. near Power Inn Road and Elder Creek Road. They found a man in the area who died at the scene, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
The driver that hit the man left the area. Traffic detectives have taken over the investigation. The name of the man who was killed has not yet been released.
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — A car chase ending in a crash involving multiple cars in a South Sacramento neighborhood has residents speaking out about just how common crashes are on their streets.
Neighbors on Hitchcock Way and Valley Hi Drive saw and heard a crash Sunday around 6:20 pm.
Sacramento Police said they found a stolen vehicle and attempted to stop it. The driver sped off, leading to a chase. Edson So caught it all on his doorbell camera.
“I was just really surprised, honestly,” said So.
So was his neighbor, Eliana Ruiz, who still has one of the suspects' shoes sitting in her front yard two days later.
“He saw the guy jumping the fence into our backyard. My husband was still back there and my nephews, so they saw the guy running through the backyard,” said Ruiz.
One of the suspects ran through her sons' 12th and 16th birthday party. Ruiz said her family knew it was a car crash immediately because the familiar sound in their neighborhood gave it away.
“People come, they do doughnuts there all the time, we had a kid not too long ago lost control and hit my father-in-law's truck. My car has been hit by a Comcast worker that turned the corner too fast,” said Ruiz.
She says only one of her cars was damaged; her neighbors’ cars are the ones that are totaled.
ABC10 spoke to the woman who owns the property where the crash happened. She asked not to be on camera.
“We’re so lucky none of these kids were hurt over a kid in a stolen car. Look at this... thousands of dollars in damage and where am I? In limbo,” said the property owner.
For her, the accident goes beyond the physical damage. You can replace a car but not the memories it holds -- the gray car that was hit was her husband’s car. He died two years ago in a crash two blocks from their house.
“That was my husband’s car and it’s totaled now. We can’t even keep that as a memory to cherish, as anything to pass along to our kids, for us to use along the way. That’s gone,” said the homeowner.
She says she's received some information from the Sacramento Police Department but is looking for more. They are also looking for help to clean up the broken glass and damage left behind in the neighborhood.
Sacramento Police said the driver was caught with help from a K-9. The driver was arrested for stolen vehicle, pursuit, hit and run, and resisting officers. The passenger was also cited for resisting officers.
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JERSEYDALE, Calif. — Firefighters continue to make progress against a huge California forest fire that forced evacuations for thousands of people.
Crews battling the Oak Fire in Mariposa County got a break from increased humidity and lower temperatures as monsoonal moisture moved through the Sierra Nevada foothills, according to a Tuesday night report by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
The blaze has consumed more than 29 square miles of forest land, with 32% containment as of Wednesday morning, Cal Fire said. The cause was under investigation.
“Although good progress continues on the fire, there is much work to be done," Cal Fire said.
Crews were able to strengthen some areas of fire line, although steep, rugged terrain was challenging firefighters on the northern and northeastern sides of the blaze, making it inaccessible to bulldozers and requiring fire lines to be cut by hand, Cal Fire said.
STAY INFORMED
EVACUATIONS
An evacuation map for Mariposa County is available below.
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Mariposa County Elementary 5044 Jones St. Mariposa, CA
Road Closures
Closed:
- Triangle Road from Hwy 140 to East Westfall Road and all side roads
- Jerseydale Rd including all side roads
- Darrah Road from Quail Ridge to Triangle Rd including all side roads
- East Westfall Road from Triangle Road to Oliver Creek
- Carleton Road from Triangle to Indian Rock
- Hwy 140 from Allred Rd to Colorado Road
- Ponderosa Way including all side roads
- Carstens Road including all side roads
FIRE MAP
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SMOKE MAP
This map from the National Weather Service shows where smoke from the Oak Fire is expected to be visible.
WILDFIRE PREPS:
According to Cal Fire, the 2021 fire season started earlier than previous years, but also ended earlier, as well. January 2021 saw just under 1,200 acres burned from nearly 300 wildfires. Fires picked up in the summer when the Dixie Fire burned in five Northern California counties — Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama. The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and wasn't contained until Oct. 25, burning nearly 1 million acres. It has since become the second-largest wildfire in state history and the largest non-complex fire.
Overall, 2.5 million acres were burned in 2021 from 8,835 wildfires. Over 3,600 structures were destroyed and 3 people were killed.
If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. Defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris are completely cleared. At least 100 feet is recommended.
The Department of Homeland Security suggests assembling an emergency kit that has important documents, N95 respirator masks, and supplies to grab with you if you’re forced to leave at a moment’s notice. The agency also suggests signing up for local warning system notifications and knowing your community’s evacuation plans best to prepare yourself and your family in cases of wildfires.
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Carey H. Latimore IV had so many things he wanted to do: create a civil rights institute in downtown San Antonio, lead discussions on racial reconciliation and provide a deeper understanding of the Alamo and the complex history of Texas.
Latimore, who held a doctoral degree in history from Emory University, had just built a new house in Somerset that he and his wife, Almie, planned to surround with a vibrant flower garden.
A Virginia native and author of books on African American history, Latimore died Monday night. Close friends have said he’d recently become frail after being diagnosed with cancer.
Several members of the Alamo Citizen Advisory Committee, on which Latimore served, gasped when his death, at 46, was announced late Tuesday. Some of them spoke about the Trinity University history professor’s passion and listening skills.
“I’m very sad that we have lost him and his contributions and his knowledge, and his, in my opinion, level-headedness,” said Sue Ann Pemberton, a tri-chair of the 30-member committee helping guide a makeover of the Alamo mission and battlefield.
People who have reveled in his classroom lectures at Trinity or his sermons at Mt. Zion First Baptist Church, where he was an associate pastor, have said he imparted wisdom, yet invited students and congregants to share their own views and pursue their own paths. He encouraged people with differing opinions to engage in respectful dialogue, rather than withdrawing into ideological silos.
His most recent book, “Unshakable Faith: African American Stories of Redemption, Hope and Community,” released in January, chronicles the faith journeys of famous and lesser-known Black Americans in history who sometimes reached across philosophical lines toward a common good.
When discussing the role of slavery in the 1835-36 Texas Revolution and the Battle of the Alamo, Latimore recently said, “We can’t cancel the Alamo…we need to learn from it and speak to it bluntly, honestly and openly.”
Before the pandemic, he hoped to open a civil rights institute in the historic Kress Building, which once had a lunch counter that desegregated downtown in 1960.
“Maybe I’m crazy. But to me, I love the idea of people who are in different places becoming brothers,” he said in an interview in March.
Aaronetta Pierce, a personal friend and tri-chair on the Alamo citizens panel, said Latimore relished the idea of moving to Somerset because he “always called himself a country boy, and he liked land around him.”
As a force for progress on the Alamo project, he was a mediator who “could hear all of you and really process what you were saying,” Pierce told panel members Tuesday night.
“He was able to hear all sides and try to bring us to a stronger place. That is so valuable, is so important,” she said. “I hope that as we continue in this project, we take Carey with us, and his thoughts, and that some part of him helps us to get to the place where we have to get to in order to have a shared history and project.”
Former councilwoman and committee tri-chair Rebecca Viagran said Latimore’s death gives “a different urgency and impact to the work that we’re doing and about the legacy that we leave.” Tom Butler, associate vice president of Broaddus & Associates, the project’s program manager, strained with emotion to tell the group how he phoned his son to share the news of Latimore’s death before it was reported in the news. His son recently graduated with a history major and a minor in African American studies that he added after having Latimore as his faculty advisor.
“The Alamo has lost a great friend,” Butler said.
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UVALDE - Two months after a mass shooting that claimed 21 lives at Robb Elementary School, the Uvalde City Council unanimously approved a resolution calling on the Legislature to raise the age young people can buy assault-style weapons from 18 to 21.
Mayor Donald McLaughlin Jr. and Councilman Ernest “Chip” King III, both gun owners, predicted before the meeting that the resolution asking Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session would be approved.
Another council member, Hector Luevano, dismissed it as a waste of time, given the power of the gun lobby. He still voted for it.
The National Rifle Association “has invested more than $2.8 million with senators and legislators in the state of Texas. That includes the governor,” Luevano said after the meeting. “You don’t bite the hand that feeds you, unfortunately, in this case.”
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board had adopted a similar resolution a day earlier.
Uvalde is a conservative, rural county seat between the Hill Country and West Texas. But the ease with which an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School has crystallizedlocal opinions in the debate over gun rights vs. gun restrictions, officials said.
“There was a tragedy that occurred in our community … with a rifle that an 18-year-old can walk in and purchase,” Hal Harrell, the school superintendent, said at the school board meeting. “There’s no reason for an 18-year-old to have something like that.”
McLaughlin had to miss the meeting because of family business but said he supported the city resolution. A Republican who has been on the council for a decade, he spelled out a far more moderate position on gun control issues than Abbott and most GOP lawmakers have staked out in recent years.
Donald Trump drew 59.7 percent of the vote againbst Joe Biden for president in Uvalde County. McLaughlin holds a concealed handgun permit and has hunted much of his life.
But he said he believes most locals support raising the age to buy AR-15 or AK-47-style weapons — rapid firing, with a high muzzle velocity and capable of carrying large ammunition magazines.
“I don’t think anybody in Uvalde before the shooting or after the shooting was ever against an expanded background check. I don’t think anybody would have been against raising the age limit to 21,” the mayor said in an interview.
“I would support raising the age, and I’m a gun owner, but still, there’s nothing wrong with raising the age,” McLaughlin said. “You used to have to wait three days before you could get a gun. I didn’t like it, but when we grew up that’s what we had to do so we did it. What they used to call a cooling-off period.”
Of course people want a special session to tackle the issue, Luevano said.
“We all do, but I don’t believe we have to ask the governor to have a special session. I think as the leader of the state he needs to take the initiative and do the right thing,” Luevano said.
Abbott, who resisted similar calls in 2019, then spearheaded legislation allowing Texans to openly carry firearms without holding licenses, has defended the law allowing 18-year-olds to take assault-style weapons into public spaces, saying they’ve long been allowed to own “long guns” like hunting rifles.
McLaughlin said he’s always been in favor of stronger background checks, and believes “you ought to close the deal at the gun shows where you can go and buy a gun with just showing your driver’s license to a private seller. I don’t agree with that. I think it should be closed.”
Though undecided on banning assault rifles outright, he said perhaps the state could require classes to ensure gun owners are capable of handling such weapons responsibly, and make applicants take a mental competency test.
“I’m not a fan of assault rifles, I’ve said that all along,” McLaughlin said. “That’s not my gun of choice.”
The Robb Elementary gunman, Salvador Ramos, was able to legally purchase his rifle even though he had a troubled history well known to his family, friends and some acquaintances.
He held off more than 400 local, state and federal law enforcement officers for more than an hour because of slipshod, almost nonexistent leadership, but also because of the perception among some officers that they were outgunned, a Texas House investigation has found.
Some of the wounded inside the school might have survived if someone had gotten to them sooner, observers say, which has added to the fury against local officials for the pace of investigations that could hold police leaders accountable for the delay.
McLaughlin said prohibiting teenagers from buying assault rifles was no different from other laws restricting the rights of young people now on the books.
“You can’t buy cigarettes, you can’t buy tobacco, you can’t buy beer. You can’t buy any of those things, so why should you be able to buy an automatic rifle or a semi-automatic rifle? You shouldn’t,” he said.
Staff writer Claire Bryan contributed to this report.
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A Michigan City woman faces four counts of felony neglect of a dependent in a case that alleges the victims, approximately 3 months old, were kept in maggot-infested car seats “all the time.”
A probable cause affidavit filed in LaPorte Superior Court against Jessica Danielle Wisenbaugh, 29, also states a Department of Child Services investigation revealed that Wisenbaugh “does not clean or bathe the children … does not wash their clothes (and) does not clean her floors,” which had “garbage and cat feces” on them.
Police were alerted to the home after an acquaintance of Wisenbaugh’s made social media posts about its condition.
A family case manager for DCS visited the apartment June 10. One of the infant victims was observed drinking from a bottle containing curdled milk; the DCS case manager “thought Victim 2 wasn’t alive,” the affidavit states.
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“The residence was very hard to walk through with all the filth and items stacked everywhere,” the charging document states. “Filth was on every inch of the floors in the apartment.”
The DCS officials took the children to a hospital emergency room, where each was diagnosed with nutritional neglect of an infant.
Wisenbaugh was arrested and booked into the LaPorte County Jail on July 22 on two Level 6 and two Level 5 counts of felony child neglect.
Bond was set at $15,000 cash. Wisenbaugh's first court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 9.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into LaPorte County Jail
Preston Walker
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Theft
Class: Felony
Age: 32
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Terry Britney
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Battery
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 52
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Dominique Diaz
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Criminal Confinement; Intimidation
Class: Felonies
Age: 18
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Robert Payne
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Criminal Recklessness
Class: Felony
Age: 31
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Matthew Schutz
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Felony
Age: 38
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Antwan Fowler
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Battery
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 23
Residence: Michigan City, IN
John Floyd III
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: Long Beach Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 42
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Christian Delvalle
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Possession of a Stolen firearm
Class: Felony
Age: 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Carl Barrett
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Resisting Law Enforcement
Class: Felony
Age: 23
Residence: Chicago, IL
Rodger Thompson
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Return to Lawful Detention; Failure to Appear
Class: Felonies
Age: 41
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Brad Hudgins
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: OWI; Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator; Possession of a Controlied Substance
Class: Felonies
Age: 36
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Xuan Logan II
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department; Other
Offense Description: Domestic Battery; Battery Against a Public Safety Officer; Possession of Methamphetamine
Class: Felonies
Age: 26
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Matthew King
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: Failure to Return to Lawful Detention
Class: Felony
Age: 41
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Maria Carrillo-Macias
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear; OWI
Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Age: 45
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Deborah Bickel
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Possession of Methamphetamine
Class: Felony
Age: 60
Residence: Mishawaka, IN
Christopher Ownby
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 40
Residence: Lake Village, IN
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Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
William Sobolewski
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Possession of Methamphetamine
Class: Felony
Age: 45
Residence: Mishawaka, IN
Melissa Radcliff
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: Trail Creek Police Department
Offense Description: Battery
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 49
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Oshei Gerron
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: OWI
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 28
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Joshua Garus
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Possession of a Narcotic Drug
Class: Felony
Age: 33
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Jewlius Jackson
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Kidnapping; Criminal Confinement; Battery
Class: Felonies
Age: 31
Residence: Hammond, IN
Ashley Fearing
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Battery on a Person Less than 14 years old
Class: Felony
Age: 35
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Landon Bowerson
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: Kingsford Heights Police Department
Offense Description: Battery; Battery in the Presence of a Child
Class: Felonies
Age: 18
Residence: Kingsford Heights, IN
Javon West
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Felony
Age: 24
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Robert Stiffler
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Residential Entry
Class: Felony
Age: 28
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Leonard King
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Possession of a Narcotic Drug
Class: Felony
Age: 20
Residence: South Bend, IN
Melvin Dowdell
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 27
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Perry Hurley Jr.
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Auto Theft
Class: Felony
Age: 40
Residence: Westville, IN
Mondez Hurst
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Arresting Agency: Indiana State Police
Offense Description: Auto Theft
Class: Felony
Age: 18
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Michael Hawthorne
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Criminal gang intimidation; Criminal Recklessness
Class: Felonies
Age: 21
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Dante Sellers II
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Criminal gang intimidation; Assisting a Criminal
Class: Felonies
Age: 22
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Brent Loggins
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Burglary
Class: Felony
Age: 45
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Peter Muller
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 68
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Sherman Arnett
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Fraud; Failure to Appear
Class: Felonies
Age: 35
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Thaer Dahapna
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 34
Residence: Bridgeview, IL
Arthur Captain Jr.
Arrest Date: July 23, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Dealing in Cocaine; Possession of Methamphetamine; Theft of a Firearm
Class: Felonies
Age: 28
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Jason Bailey
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Auto Theft; Escape
Class: Felonies
Age: 35
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Frederick Stiffler
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: OWI
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 40
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Amelia McCullough
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Arresting Agency: Other
Offense Description: Unlawful Possession of Syringe
Class: Felony
Age: 31
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Clarence Sims Jr.
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Murder
Class: Felony
Age: 40
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Robert Curry
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Attempted murder
Class: Felony
Age: 25
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Christopher Webb
Arrest Date: July 24, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Domestic Battery
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 60
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Edwin Howard
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Dealing in cocaine
Class: Felony
Age: 59
Residence: Rochester, NY
Jorge Garcia Jr.
Arrest Date: July 24, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: OWI
Class: Misdemeanor
Age: 30
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Carlos Nolasco Rodriguez
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Battery; Resisting Law Enforcement
Class: Felonies
Age: 20
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Brett Lawson
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 38
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Jessica Wisenbaugh
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Neglect of a dependant
Class: Felony
Age: 29
Residence: Michigan City, IN
LaShayla Johnson
Arrest Date: July 24, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 22
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Billy Butler
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Failure to Appear
Class: Felony
Age: 53
Residence: South Bend, IN
LaShaun Murry
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Arresting Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Offense Description: Escape
Class: Felony
Age: 42
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Luke Hardin
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Strangulation; Domestic Battery
Class: Felonies
Age: 27
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Charles Curry
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Arresting Agency: Michigan City Police Department
Offense Description: Theft
Class: Felony
Age: 45
Residence: Chesterton, IN
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HAMMOND — A federal judge has sentenced two members of a violent street gang to prison.
U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon imposed a 23-year prison term Monday morning on Eduardo "Lalo" Diaz-Corral, 23, of Calumet City.
The judge then ordered a 19.5-year sentence later Monday afternoon for Gustavo “Barkley” Colunga, 29, of Hammond.
Both men pleaded guilty three years ago to being part of a racketeering conspiracy as members of the Latin Dragon Nation, a street gang based in Chicago with ties to Northwest Indiana.
They were among 19 men and women the U.S. Attorney and other federal investigators arrested and charged four years ago with trafficking illicit drugs and firearms for more than a decade.
The two men also were charged with murdering or attempting to murder rival street-gang members in a mission to protect the gang’s illicit trade.
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The U.S. Attorney’s office prosecutors have won convictions of all 19, and prison terms for all but four of them, ranging from five to 35 years.
Diaz-Corral was charged with murder in aid of racketeering activity for his alleged role in the killing of Paul Cruz, a Chicago man and rival gang member. Diaz-Corral also was charged with using firearms during crimes of violence.
Diaz-Corral had been facing a maximum penalty of life imprisonment when he entered into a plea agreement in late summer 2019, giving up his right to make the government prove his guilt in return for leniency.
He admitted in his plea agreement he was responsible for the homicide of Cruz, 31, who was gunned down the afternoon of Nov. 20, 2016 in the 10300 block of South Avenue M, on Chicago’s Southeast Side by men who pulled up in a SUV.
Colunga pleaded guilty in December 2019 to racketeering conspiracy charges that he was involved in a number of drive-by shootings including one on March 21, 2015.
In that crime, Delia Colunga, 23, of Chicago was fatally wounded in an attack in the 10900 block of South Green Bay, the same Chicago neighborhood where Cruz was killed.
Defense attorney Adam Tavitas, who represents Colunga, said, “It was a fair sentence.”
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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CROWN POINT — A new senior pastor has taken the helm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crown Point.
The church at 250 S. Indiana Avenue that dates back more than 150 years installed Rev. Hal Toenjes as senior pastor at a special service.
Rev. Dr. Dan Brege, president of the Indiana District of the Lutheran Church —Missouri Synod, presided over the service.
“Trinity is a lively place,” Toenjes said. “I’m looking forward to being part of a church and school family that together look up to Jesus, our Good Shepherd, for strength and life and also look out to our community with words and actions of love and service.”
Trinity Lutheran Church was founded in 1868 with a congregation of 20 Crown Point residents. It was originally named The German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Trinity Congregation.
The current church building was dedicated in 1958. The school and Christian Life Center followed in 1976 with Gov. Otis R. Bowen speaking at the dedication of an addition that included a gymnasium, library, 10 classrooms, cafeteria, kitchen and offices.
The church now has more than 1,000 baptized members and more than 240 students at its grade school.
“God calls us into a relationship with him through faith in his son Jesus Christ,” Toenjes said. “We have relationships with each other as church and school families. We have relationships with the Crown Point and Northwest Indiana communities. My priorities are to strengthen and expand all of these relationships as God provides the opportunities.”
He relocated from Bakersfield, California, where he served as pastor at the Lutheran Church of Prayer. He's also served at churches in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Genoa, Illinois, and as a missionary in Namibia.
“The challenges the Christian Church faces today are primarily spiritual and really haven’t changed in 2,000 years. Jesus said, ‘In this world, you will have trouble, but take heart for I have overcome the world,'" Toenjes said.
"The troubles we face are within each one of us as sinners—as well as in our society at large — and show up in our priorities, our busy-ness, and our care for one another or lack thereof. The answers to those troubles are found in Christ, in our relationship with him, and in our loving service to one another. We respond to challenges by maintaining a consistent witness to the truth that is ours in scripture where we hear of the truth who is Jesus Christ.”
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The Midland-based Mabee Foundation has given $5 million to the Permian Basin Quality of Place Conservancy in support of the Hogan Park renovation project.
This significant gift will bring to life the covered basketball and concessions pavilion located on the northern portion of the park, according to a press release from the conservancy. Two full length basketball courts will be highlighted in this area of the park along with new concession and restroom facilities in that same covered area.
On behalf of the Mabee Foundation Trustees, via a joint written statement from Mabee Foundation Chairman, John Mabee and trustee Danny Campbell, “The J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation trustees count it a privilege and honor to support the needs and quality of life across the Permian Basin with support of projects like the Hogan Park Initiative.”
Adjacent to the newly renovated and named Mabee Foundation Pavilion are plans for three sand volleyball courts, a new playground and five turf multipurpose sports fields, according to the conservancy press release.
“Thank you to the Mabee Foundation board for their generous gift,” QOP board Vice President Jeff Beard said. “We are excited to have them be a part of this project in such a large way. The Mabee Foundation Pavilion will be a great gathering spot for recreation and relaxation for many years to come.”
With groundbreaking for this project scheduled for early 2023, this gift from the Mabee Foundation highlights the excitement from the Permian Basin community as the total fundraising commitments for this project has climbed to more than $36.5 million.
QOP Board President, Lori Blong, emphasized the growing public access to the improved Hogan Park. “We believe the Mabee Foundation Pavilion will be a prime gathering spot in east Midland for families, organizations and church groups. The Quality of Place Conservancy is thankful for Mabee’s shared vision and support of our Hogan Park Initiative, and we are eager to see or community flourish in this new facility.” | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Mabee-Foundation-gives-5M-to-Hogan-Park-17332269.php | 2022-07-27T16:42:08 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Mabee-Foundation-gives-5M-to-Hogan-Park-17332269.php |
A southwest Missouri man was arrested near Lincoln after a deputy caught the 44-year-old transporting more than 1,100 pounds of marijuana from California to Illinois along Interstate 80, the Lancaster County sheriff said.
A member of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Criminal Interdiction Task Force stopped Daniel Cardinel Sr., of Forsyth, Missouri, at around 10 a.m. Tuesday near Emerald for following another vehicle too close and crossing the center line, Sheriff Terry Wagner said.
As deputies contacted Cardinel, Wagner said they smelled a strong odor of marijuana emitting from his U-Haul-style moving truck, which the sheriff said gave authorities probable cause to search the vehicle.
The sheriff's office found 1,144 pounds of marijuana in the truck's cargo area, packaged in 1-pound, vacuum-sealed bags, Wagner said.
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Deputies arrested Cardinel on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. He was taken to the Lancaster County jail.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/missouri-man-caught-with-more-than-1-100-pounds-of-marijuana-in-lincoln-sheriff-says/article_be075bbb-0ecf-530b-ae0c-c55def6a3cdd.html | 2022-07-27T16:42:24 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/missouri-man-caught-with-more-than-1-100-pounds-of-marijuana-in-lincoln-sheriff-says/article_be075bbb-0ecf-530b-ae0c-c55def6a3cdd.html |
HARPSWELL, Maine — Two years ago, Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63, was swimming in Mackerel Cove off Bailey Island in Harpswell with her daughter when she was fatally bitten by a shark.
A tooth fragment recovered from her body was examined, and officials confirmed to belong to a great white shark.
"When we found out what happened, it was just traumatic for everybody,” Cathy Piffath said. "It was a total shock.”
Piffath, who co-owns H2Outfitters near where the deadly attack happened, rents kayaks for a living. She said it was an activity few wanted to do following Holowach's death. To this day, she still gets customers who are nervous about going out on the water.
"It was an eye-opener for everyone in the community, and we had a staff meeting the very next day after the attack to figure out how we're going to make people feel better," Piffath explained. "We came up with tips to keep our kayakers safe, like staying together in groups and watching marine life from a distance."
The attack not only caused businesses like H2Outiffters to take action to protect folks, but it also motivated the town of Harpswell to do the same.
"[The incident] became the catalyst really for both a community discussion to some degree and awareness, but more a statewide awareness and communication," Arthur Howe, a Harpswell emergency management agent, said.
In 2021, a year after the attack, Howe said the town deployed a new lifesaving purple shark warning flag system.
"It was used twice this year in 2022 and twice last year in 2021," Howe said.
The flag is raised at any nearby public beaches for up to 24 hours following a shark sighting.
“It's a novelty, so people wonder what it is and they can ask questions about it," Howe said while explaining the importance of the flag system. "We’re just trying to create an awareness, if you will, and a little bit of education for the public so that they can make a relatively informed decision when they're kayaking, canoeing, sailing, swimming, whatever they’re doing."
Just this year, Harpswell expanded its flag warning system by adding a year-round 24/7 hotline for folks to call and report shark sightings.
The number, 1-800-501-1111, directs people to an answering service hosted by the Cumberland County Regional Communications Center, which will collect some information about the sighting and then reach out directly to a Harpswell representative who will contact the caller.
"Some of the shark work we do here now at the Maine Department of Marine Resources was spurred on following the really tragic event," DMR marine scientist Matthew Davis said. "It caused a lot of interest in tracking sharks because previously we didn't have much of a pulse on white shark activity here in Maine."
Davis said the department has been collecting long-term data on shark movement using dozens of passive acoustic receivers deployed off Maine's coast, which detected 29 different white sharks last year.
As of this summer, the department started a new pilot program using a large real-time shark warning buoy.
When a tagged white shark swims nearby, it will instantly ping allowing coastal communities to be warned faster than ever before.
“If we can prove this is a good use of funds for public safety, then in the future we could potentially purchase more,” Davis said. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/deadly-shark-attack-2020-coastal-maine-business-owners-safety-plans/97-3e61484e-f12f-4716-8514-f3cf3670b6f3 | 2022-07-27T16:43:57 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/deadly-shark-attack-2020-coastal-maine-business-owners-safety-plans/97-3e61484e-f12f-4716-8514-f3cf3670b6f3 |
PORTLAND, Maine — The body of a Roxbury man was recovered from a pond in Oxford County on Wednesday.
The man, believed to be in his mid-50s, was fishing alone Tuesday evening when he reportedly fell from his boat into Ellis Pond, according to Mark Latti, director of communications for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
People on shore reported seeing a boat traveling with nobody in it and hearing calls for help, Latti said. The man's body was recovered shortly before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/roxbury-man-body-recovered-from-ellis-pond/97-fb37140e-72f5-4ed4-9631-b2d0c6f9e9ed | 2022-07-27T16:44:03 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/roxbury-man-body-recovered-from-ellis-pond/97-fb37140e-72f5-4ed4-9631-b2d0c6f9e9ed |
MIDLAND, Texas — Spectrum of Solutions will be holding its annual Hope-In-One Golf Tournament on August 9 at the Ranchland Hills Golf Club.
There will be a morning flight beginning at 8:30 a.m. and an afternoon flight starting at 1:00 p.m. This event will have groups of four competing for 1st and 2nd place prizes.
All of the proceeds from this event will go directly to benefitting Spectrum of Solutions and its work in the community.
People can register for the event by going to Spectrum of Solutions website.
Lunch will be available for all participants, and people will have a chance to shoot an AR-15 at Hole 6. Also, if anyone is able to get a hole-in-one, they will win a brand-new truck. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/spectrum-of-solutions-to-host-its-annual-hope-in-one-golf-tournament-on-august-9/513-b8b5147c-666f-420b-821c-0efbfe2d47b3 | 2022-07-27T16:49:14 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/spectrum-of-solutions-to-host-its-annual-hope-in-one-golf-tournament-on-august-9/513-b8b5147c-666f-420b-821c-0efbfe2d47b3 |
Providence deploys surveillance cameras, vowing civil liberties won't be violated
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza announced on Wednesday the deployment of the city's license plate reading cameras, attempting to assure the public that there would be no infringement of civil liberties despite concerns over a lack of public input.
In the opening of his statement, Elorza said the family of Ger'Vonte Tilson, the 15-year-old who was fatally shot last week, immediately asked the mayor when more cameras were going to be used.
"The first thing that they brought up to me was cameras," Elorza said. "And they asked me, 'When are you going to put cameras up throughout the city so that we can keep our city safe and hold people accountable?' "
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While the Rhode Island chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has criticized the cameras and opposes the expansion of surveillance efforts, Elorza said that "concerns about civil liberties being compromised will not materialize."
"I just urge everybody to have an open mind," said City Council President John Igliozzi, who contended that the cameras are essential to creating "a safe and secure environment to live in."
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Public Safety Commissioner Steven Paré said it will likely be "30 days before we are up and running" with the cameras. Paré said the policy governing the use of the cameras, which was distributed to reporters, was crafted over the course of 60 days.
Flock is giving Providence 25 cameras at no cost for a one-year trial. The program did not receive any approval from the city council, apparently because it did not need to be factored into the city's budget.
Police have touted the cameras as a new tool to track down criminals and crack down on city violence.
"When I first heard about Flock technology, I was driven to it immediately, and I was intrigued by it," said Police Chief Col. Hugh Clements, who explained how the cameras would work.
Clements said "Flock will never share or sell the data" gathered by the cameras, but Providence police can share the information with other law enforcement agencies for use in criminal investigations. The data, according to the policy, will be deleted from servers after 30 days.
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To use the system, an officer must enter a "reason code" to search the database, which creates an "audit trail," Clements said.
Clements said police will be reporting back to the city council and the police civilian review board.
More to come. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/27/license-plate-surveillance-cameras-used-providence-ri-civil-liberties-concerns/10158090002/ | 2022-07-27T16:49:42 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/27/license-plate-surveillance-cameras-used-providence-ri-civil-liberties-concerns/10158090002/ |
DALLAS — Judge Amber Givens and Dallas County's 282nd Judicial District Court have come under spotlight in recent months, as Givens has been recused from roughly 100 cases after attorneys alleged bias.
Givens has either voluntarily recused from the cases, or motions filed by attorneys have been granted by First Administrative Judge Ray Wheless.
In total the Dallas judge has been recused from roughly 100 active cases. When a judge is recused the case is taken out of their court.
"I've never seen this many recusals in one county. I've never heard of it, never seen it," said Wheless, Regional Presiding Judge for First Administrative Judicial Region of Texas.
He told WFAA there's normally one or two recusal hearings a week. Wheless did not comment on specific cases, but he agreed to speak to the recusal process.
"You'd have to ask Mrs. Shiver but she's been really busy. She assigns the case to the court that is next in line," Wheless said.
Candy Shiver is the court coordinator responsible for re-assigning all of these cases which she admits is a tedious task. These 100 or so cases from the 282nd Court will be spread out over 17 felony district courts in Dallas County.
"In one word? Catastrophic. Because that encompasses all of the spiderwebs that come from a recusal," said Mark Lassiter, who is a defense attorney of 20 years.
Lassiter said he has six cases currently pending in Givens' court. He is also the attorney representing many DCDLA attorneys, the Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Lassiter said there are motions to recuse dating back to the beginning of the year. He argued bias and an inefficient court left him no other option but to file to recuse.
"People will stay in jail longer than they should be. People will not be able to make lawful requests they would normally be able to do and attorneys are not going to be able to resolve cases," Lassiter said.
Delays are inevitable when recusals happen. Lassiter said, at best, cases will get pushed for weeks.
In a statement to WFAA, Givens characterized the recusals as "attorney antics" meant to "suppress the will of voters."
"It's politics, politics, politics," said attorney Charles Maduka. "I don't think they're giving her respect. They are undermining her authority."
Givens did not give WFAA an on-camera interview, but her communications team connected us with Maduka, who is a Dallas defense attorney of 34 years. He told WFAA that any notion of major delays is exaggerated.
Here's the full statement from Givens and her team:
“The recusals are nothing more than a few people playing politics. Last fall officers of DCDLA leveled false accusations against me in conjunction with running two soundly defeated candidates against me in the primary. Having lost those elections after campaigning on blatantly false information, this is yet another attempt by DCDLA to suppress the will of the voters. In today’s political climate, we have seen multiple attacks on the integrity of elections in Texas including efforts to change voting laws, redrawing voting districts and prosecuting lawful voters. These recusal cases represent less than one percent of the more than 5,000 cases that my court disposed of within the last three years. The residents of Dallas County should rest assured that regardless of which judges hear these cases, the individuals accused in these cases will receive fair trials in spite of their lawyers’ antics. I was re-elected to serve the residents of Dallas County and I remain committed to the administration of justice."
Lassiter said there will be ethics and due process implications from all this. He anticipates former 282nd defendants to come out of the woodwork to attempt to re-try their cases. In fact, he said his firm has recently been hired by a client who had a case in Given's court.
"The delays hurt the clients, it hurts society, and it hurts constituents," Lassiter said.
Wheless and his staff were left to deal with the onslaught of recused cases. He said the law does allow him to offer immediate relief in certain circumstances.
"People who are in jail are supposed to take priority over people not in jail. Certain cases have priority over other cases. It's the duty of the new judge to look at the case and decide whether to move it to the top or not," Wheless said.
On Monday, four new voluntarily recused cases from the 282nd Court ended up on Shiver's desk. Wheless told WFAA that the ultimate hope is that all cases are reassigned in the next couple weeks. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/judge-amber-givens-dallas-county-as-recused-cases-from-dallas-judge-pile-up-whats-next-attorneys-warn-of-catastrophic-impact/287-810297cc-c645-4980-8b19-27514c0776e7 | 2022-07-27T16:53:41 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/judge-amber-givens-dallas-county-as-recused-cases-from-dallas-judge-pile-up-whats-next-attorneys-warn-of-catastrophic-impact/287-810297cc-c645-4980-8b19-27514c0776e7 |
BOTHELL, Wash. — Their love story took flight years ago, but it was cemented on a Bothell street.
The small plane Allen Kang and his fiancée Rosseana Morales were traveling in crash-landed after losing its engine on July 20 in Bothell.
"The engine was gone," said Kang, who was piloting the experimental plane.
"The prop was at a dead stop," added Morales, who was in the cockpit with him.
It all started as the couple flew their plane home from Tacoma to Everett after visiting friends.
When the engine died, the plane started plummeting.
"At first I did get a (gasp), like this is scary," said Morales, who has a background in aviation. "I just remember telling Allen that this is what you've trained for. 'I love you, just glide. Let's find the best place to land.'"
Paine Field was still about 10 miles away and Interstate 5 was packed with cars.
It was dark.
The next best option was 228th Street Southeast - a busy Bothell arterial road in the daytime but not so much at night.
So, surrounded by streets and subdivisions filled with hundreds of houses, Kang made the decision to put the plane down.
"What's running through my head is the interstate is busy and I'm not taking anyone with me. It's us and no one else," said Kang, who has been flying for six years.
They clipped some powerlines but ended up with just minor injuries.
"I see him as my hero, to be honest," said Morales. "He is a hero that saved so many lives that night. I think it made our relationship a lot stronger."
So strong, just 5 days later the couple got married on the beach in Steilacoom.
They were already engaged and planned to tie the knot about a year from now, but after walking away from a plane crash together...why wait another minute?
"At the end of it, we were just like, we just survived the worst thing possible that anyone could experience. Let's do this," the couple quipped.
Now, pilot and co-pilot begin life as husband and wife; the ultimate wedding crashers.
"It's a very scary moment but one that helped me cherish my life more and cherish our relationship together," said the newly named Rosseana Kang.
"I can't imagine if I was alone what I would do," added her husband. "I was lucky to have her there."
The NTSB and FAA are still investigating the cause of the engine failure.
There is a GoFundMe to help with the couple's medical bills. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/bothell-plane-crash-survivors-marry/281-38866ebe-ae00-4360-9cc1-e9475ac9831a | 2022-07-27T16:58:09 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/bothell-plane-crash-survivors-marry/281-38866ebe-ae00-4360-9cc1-e9475ac9831a |
OREGON, USA — Last year's heat wave brought big changes to Oregon, like new, permanent requirements for employers to protect employees who work in the heat from heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
According to Oregon Occupational Safety and Health (Oregon OSHA), when the heat index hits or exceeds 80 degrees Fahrenheit, employers need to provide shady areas for workers to rest, more break time and access to plenty of water. When it exceeds 90 degrees, breaks must be longer, communication must become more frequent and each worker must be monitored more closely throughout the shift.
"That might be a buddy system, where they only have maybe teams working together on a site where it's really remote. Or where the supervisors are going around checking in on the employees," said Paul Cirner, an associate attorney with Ogletree Deakins. "In addition to the communication and monitoring, they also require written plans ... the biggest one is a written rest break schedule that takes into account the type of work the workers are doing, what their exposure to heat is and certain intervals at which they have to take breaks."
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These rules apply mainly to outdoor workers — like those in construction or agriculture — but apply to indoor workers when there is no climate control.
Dangerous heat exposure is especially a risk for farm workers, according to Ira Cuello Martinez, policy at advocacy director for Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste ( PCUN), Oregon's farm worker union.
"You're constantly moving and doing repetitive motions, having to bend down, and there aren't many shaded structures when it comes to the field or doing work in agriculture," he said.
Just last year, Sebastian Francisco Perez, a migrant farm worker providing for his family back in Guatemala, died while installing irrigation pipes during the heat wave.
"Sebastian was working by himself during this heat wave and wasn't found until late after the fact that he was was missing and not showing up or other folks have not seen him," said Cuello Martinez. "That's very concerning, that anyone would work outside in excessive heat — 90 plus degrees, 100 plus degree weather — and the employer or other workers not knowing necessarily what they're doing or how they're experiencing working in those conditions."
OSHA inspectors will be checking on employers all summer to see their plans for protecting workers. Employees who feel rules aren't being followed can also submit complaints directly to the state without fear of retaliation. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-osha-rules-protect-workers-heat-illness/283-5e3e4798-5e78-4bca-92cb-c40233b7b768 | 2022-07-27T16:58:15 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-osha-rules-protect-workers-heat-illness/283-5e3e4798-5e78-4bca-92cb-c40233b7b768 |
Man who stole cigarettes, charity collection jar from Richmond store sought
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Richmond — Police are asking the public for help to find a man who broke into a store early Wednesday and stole cigarettes and a charity's collection jar, officials said.
Officers were called at about 3 a.m. to the store on Main Street near Lake Angela Drive for an alarm. They found someone had broken into the business.
Police reviewed video taken by the store's security camera system and saw a man with blonde hair and a face mask. It also showed he arrived at and left the area in a white Jeep Cherokee.
Anyone with information should call the Richmond Police Department at (586) 727-4000 or email Det. Ryan Roberts at rroberts@richmondpolice.net. Tips may also be submitted anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1 (800) SPEAK-UP. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/07/27/man-who-stole-cigarettes-charity-collection-jar-richmond-store-sought/10162419002/ | 2022-07-27T17:00:54 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/07/27/man-who-stole-cigarettes-charity-collection-jar-richmond-store-sought/10162419002/ |
Feds OK another collection pause on Michigan unemployment aid overpayments
Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency plans to again halt efforts to recoup some payments to 391,000 claimants who collected unemployment benefits during the pandemic.
The narrow waiver granted by the U.S. Department of Labor allows the state to stop new wage garnishments or intercepts of state tax refunds on individuals who used federal unemployment programs made available during the pandemic. A similar waiver expired in May.
The suspension does not extend to claims being investigated as fraudulent, overpayments made in state unemployment insurance programs or debts owed to other states. The suspension also does not apply to other existing collection activity such as wage garnishments, federal tax return intercepts or garnishment of current unemployment benefits.
The suspension lasts through Oct. 31.
"The suspension will put money back in the pockets of people who needed pandemic unemployment benefits and followed the rules when they asked for help," said Julia Dale, director for the Unemployment Insurance Agency. "This federal action will allow us the time we need to evaluate claims for overpayment waivers, which we will be announcing soon.”
The state has waived about 62,300 claims this year for a total of $484.2 million in overpayment forgiveness, according to the agency.
In all, the UIA has waived more than $4.4 billion in overpayment debts on more than 407,300 claims since July 2021 on pandemic unemployment aid, the agency said.
Dale said the suspension through the end of October will give the state breathing room to continue processing additional waivers for thousands of individuals whose claims were snarled in a rushed rollout of new federal pandemic benefits in 2020 and 2021.
The agency continues "advocating aggressively" with the U.S. Department of Labor to deliver on the waivers, the department said in a press release.
The suspension of collections comes amid more than two years of turmoil at the agency, which saw record numbers of claims during the pandemic that created a bottleneck and delayed payments for some individuals for months.
While getting those payments out, the agency also was juggling the implementation of new federal pandemic unemployment programs and fending off unprecedented attempts at fraud from within and outside the agency.
Over the past year, the agency has informed hundreds of thousands of claimants they were ineligible or overpaid — in many instances, because of a mistake made by the agency during the pandemic.
The overpayment notices have led to panic among individuals who legitimately believed they'd been eligible for benefits, especially after being granted the payments by the agency. A deluge of appeals and a class action lawsuit challenging the agency's overpayment demands as unconstitutional have been filed since those redeterminations were issued.
The agency is working to deliver waivers to individuals who were overpaid through no fault of their own, but the effort needs to be coordinated with the U.S. Department of Labor since those overpayments included billions of dollars in federal unemployment money.
eleblanc@detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/27/feds-ok-another-collection-pause-michigan-unemployment-aid-overpayments/10162118002/ | 2022-07-27T17:01:00 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/27/feds-ok-another-collection-pause-michigan-unemployment-aid-overpayments/10162118002/ |
NEW YORK — Investigators in Texas and New York are working to figure out if an unidentified man found in The Bronx is missing Texas State University student Jason Landry.
Landry went missing on Dec. 13, 2020, on his way to the Houston area. His family lives in Missouri City, Texas.
His vehicle was discovered crashed in Luling, Texas. He seemed to have stripped out of his clothing, leaving behind his belongings. Among them was a backpack, a useable amount of marijuana, a laptop, gaming equipment, a bag of toiletries and more.
Law enforcement officials have been trying to solve his disappearance for a year and a half. Now, investigators have a possible new lead.
On Tuesday, the New York Police Department posted a tweet asking for the public's help identifying a man found unconscious and unresponsive but apparently uninjured in the streets of The Bronx. The man did not possess any identification.
Now, Jason Landry's father, Kent Landry, has confirmed to KVUE that detectives are working to see if the man found by New York police is his son.
A post on the Facebook page "Missing Person - Jason Landry" also states that detectives with the Texas Attorney General's Office are in contact with the New York detectives about Jason Landry. According to the post, the Texas detectives have sent the necessary identification information for Jason Landry to New York and detectives should be able to positively conclude if the man is Jason Landry or not sometime Wednesday.
"Thank you to everyone who have contacted us to let us know about this young man," the post reads in part. "Please be in prayer for whoever this young man is and his family. We pray that he'll be identified, recover and be able to rejoin his family."
KVUE is working to confirm additional information about this developing story. Check back for updates.
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MINNEAPOLIS — After decades of research, a birth control pill for men — developed at the University of Minnesota — could soon begin human trials.
"We invented this drug candidate and then scaled it up in our own facility here," said Gunda Georg, regents professor and department head of the U of M's Department of Medicinal Chemistry.
Professor Georg says trials in mice showed the drug was both 99% effective at preventing pregnancies and 100% reversible within four to six weeks of discontinuing use.
She says it works by blocking a protein that is key to sperm production.
"It reduces sperm count to a level that makes a man infertile," she said. "It's exciting because it is both effective and reversible."
Georg says the pill showed so much promise that it was licensed by Your Choice Therapeutics, which is now submitting a request to the FDA for a phase one safety trial to put it to the test on men late this year.
"The plan, at this point, is to have about 80 men participate," Georg said. "This is cutting-edge stuff, right, and if it works out, this could be huge."
And unlike traditional birth control for women, it doesn't target or block hormones.
"Because it is non-hormonal, the side effects that you're seeing with hormonal contraceptives, we will not have," she said.
Though plenty of other concerns can arise in human trials, professor Georg says concerns over whether men will take a birth control pill, which has hampered research and development in the past, appear to be easing.
"When you have restrictions on abortions and worries about forms of contraception, then of course the need goes up, and so I think this comes at the right time," she said. "I think the interest in vasectomies also shows that men are going to be participating more than in the past, in helping with birth control.
"I can tell you, I get emails, even today I got an email from someone who wants to participate in the clinical trial, so there's a lot of excitement around it."
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LA PORTE, Texas — Battleship Texas will soon be moving from the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site.
The historic ship is tentatively scheduled to be towed to the Gulf Copper Shipyard in Galveston for necessary repairs in mid-August.
After the repairs, the Texas won’t be returned to La Porte, where it’s been since 1948.
The Texas will head to it's new permanent home, which will likely be in or near the Houston area. Beaumont and Baytown have also been discussed as options.
On Monday, teams began installing pumps that might be needed during towing to limit the ship's water intake from leaks.
Back in May, crews removed about 23,000 cubic yards of mud from the stern around the ship to clear a path for towing into the Houston Ship Channel.
The Battleship Texas has an amazing history and is a real point of pride for Texans.
It is credited with saving countless lives in both World War I and World War II.
The Battleship Texas Foundation states it was, "Commissioned in 1914 as the most powerful weapon in the world, the Battleship TEXAS is credited with the introduction and innovation of advances in gunnery, aviation, and radar. She is the last surviving Dreadnought as well as the only battleship in existence today that fought in both World War I and World War II." | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/battleship-texas-moving-in-august/285-8170eb61-1eca-40b4-b4a7-2fb297486c1c | 2022-07-27T17:03:56 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/battleship-texas-moving-in-august/285-8170eb61-1eca-40b4-b4a7-2fb297486c1c |
Sitting in air-conditioned vehicles and on the sides of the Restoration Church’s asphalt parking lot, Casper residents waited. The 80-degree heat on the blacktop wasn’t enough to dissuade them.
They were all there for the same thing: The promise of produce from the fruit truck.
The Fruit Truck is also the name of the family owned farm based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where the produce that’s sold on the road is grown. The trucks make stops in 15 states according to the The Fruit Truck website, including towns in Wyoming such as Laramie, Buffalo, Cheyenne and Gillette. During the summers, it makes a couple stops in Casper, too.
“The last thing we want is for you to wait unnecessarily,” a disclaimer on the company’s website reads. “While we work hard to stay on time, weather, traffic, or even our truck being stuck at a railroad crossing can throw off our entire schedule.”
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This was today’s case, as the designated 1:30 p.m. time of arrival passed with no sign of any fruit. After another 20 minutes though, a large red and white truck pulled into the church’s parking lot.
Inside the refrigerated back waited stacks of cardboard boxes containing cherries from Washington and Georgia peaches and pecans.
Less than 10 minutes later, a line curving in the shape of a “U” formed around the parking lot, beginning directly behind the truck.
The Fruit Truck Wyoming Facebook page could claim responsibility for most of those in line. With over 2,300 community members, it provides updates on the truck’s whereabouts and produce lineups. Additionally, members have taken to posting their own recipes and homemade ideas to put the fruit to good use.
The page isn’t lacking on ways to use the produce. A woman in line mentioned she’d be using the fruit to can and dry later on, but would most likely need to find other uses for her cardboard box full of peaches.
Plastic tables served as a divider between customers and staff, and those opposite to the line stuck to a system: one employee behind the counter taking orders, two inside the refrigerated truck gathering the produce and a fourth handing the cardboard boxes of fruit to customers.
A little before 3 p.m., the line of customers began to slow and the amount of cardboard boxes being moved outside the vehicle’s doors did too. And with that, the truck began to pack up the produce and hit the road again to make it to Laramie by 6 p.m., the last stop on the day’s route. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/peaches-and-cream-fruit-truck-makes-stop-in-casper/article_a3c18e22-0d34-11ed-bac1-231eeefd527e.html | 2022-07-27T17:05:25 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/peaches-and-cream-fruit-truck-makes-stop-in-casper/article_a3c18e22-0d34-11ed-bac1-231eeefd527e.html |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Students and faculty will return to school for the fall semester in a few days, but with COVID-19 cases on the rise there are questions about if masks will be optional or required for the school year.
Many school systems will not require their students or faculty to wear mask this school year.
“While we continue to monitor the situation, at this time, we are not planning any changes to our COVID procedures,” Jefferson County School Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin said. “Masks will remain optional. We continue to encourage all students and staff to get vaccinated if they are not already.”
“Mountain Brook Schools has been operating mask-optional since October 2021,” a spokesperson for Mountain Brooks Schools, William Galloway, said. “No changes have been made since then, and we look forward to seeing our faculty and students return to school very soon.”
School leaders say they want to go back to a normal learning environment.
Some school superintendents feel the worst of COVID-19 has passed, but they will continue to monitor the new COVID-19 variant and communicate with county health officials.
School leaders still encourage students and faculty members to practice proper hygiene and avoid close contact.
The new variant is highly contagious, and right now, outbreaks are happening across the state.
CBS 42 resident physician Dr. Celeste Reese-Willis recommends that students and teachers get vaccinated and wear masks to prevent a spread.
Dr. Celeste says frequent handwashing and increasing ventilation also play a role in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in schools.
Some parents are OK with the mask being optional this school year.
Homewood Parent Amy Helzer says she is confident in Homewood City School’s decision to make masks optional.
She said when the mandate lifted last year, her son and other students at Edgewood Elementary were happy because they could better interact with teachers and others. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/will-masks-be-required-or-optional-this-school-year/ | 2022-07-27T17:08:10 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/will-masks-be-required-or-optional-this-school-year/ |
NORTH WILDWOOD — Police are trying to identify two suspects accused of theft.
Both suspects were last seen leaving the 100 block of West Spruce Avenue in a blue Dodge Dakota around 9:15 p.m. on June 20, police said.
Anyone that can identify the suspects or has additional information about the incident is asked to contact police, at (609) 522-2411 or detectives@nwpd.org.
Anonymous tips can also be provided to police by texting "TIP NWPD," followed by the message, to 888777. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/north-wildwood-police-search-for-theft-suspects/article_ee5f88de-0dc1-11ed-a5cd-4364416103a6.html | 2022-07-27T17:11:04 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/north-wildwood-police-search-for-theft-suspects/article_ee5f88de-0dc1-11ed-a5cd-4364416103a6.html |
OCEAN CITY — The back bays are likely to see a dredging project during the offseason after City Council approved two new contracts against the backdrop of an old argument.
Council members Bob Barr and Tom Rotondi voted no on the resolutions, which gave professional service contracts to ACT Engineers of Robbinsville, Mercer County, to work on the design and permits for the projects.
Barr has been critical of ACT Engineers in the past. At Thursday's council meeting, Barr and Rotondi said they wanted the city to look to a pool of engineers previously established by council.
“I know the administration has their reasons. I respect that,” Barr said. “I would prefer the administration use the bidding process.”
For some contracts, municipalities are obliged to use the lowest bidder. For professional service contracts, including for engineering work, towns have more leeway. Rotondi argued the city could have sought other proposals, adding he expects the city to see a big increase in the tax rate next year.
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“I can’t sit here in good conscience and vote yes to this,” Rotondi said. “I just think it’s a bad look for the city.”
OCEAN CITY — A week after declining to vote on a new contract with the firm ACT engineering,…
In 2018, ACT engineers helped the city obtain an island-wide permit for the dredging of the city’s back bays, which allowed for municipal projects as well as for private homeowners to perform dredging to deepen the waterways. After that, the city administration worked closely with ACT on other projects, including drainage and paving.
Under the two resolutions approved by council in a 5-2 vote, the city will enter into a $225,790 contract with the firm to work on renewing the dredging permits for 2022 and another contract worth $104,360 to design a dredging program for the fall and continuing into the spring of 2023.
City Administrator George Savastano, who is also an engineer, said qualifications are the most important consideration in choosing a professional services provider, particularly for specialized work. If the project were just milling and paving a road, he said, the city could go with the lowest bidder. He said people do not pick an attorney or a doctor based on the lowest bid, and that engineering services are a tiny portion of the overall cost of the envisioned projects.
The city’s five-year capital plan envisions spending $1 million to $2 million a year on dredging projects, in which silt and mud are removed from waterways to keep boat routes clear.
They need to happen, argued Council member Terrence Crowley.
“The back bays are just in really bad shape. It’s the worst I have seen them in 25 years of being back there,” Crowley said. “I think it’s a safety issue. I think it needs to be done.”
OCEAN CITY — The city has spent millions on flood prevention in recent years, and is in line…
Rotondi suggested that situation is not a mark in favor of ACT Engineers, which has been working on the city’s back bay lagoons since 2015.
Council member Karen Bergman said ACT has performed consistently and supported the contracts.
Council member Jody Levchuk joined the majority, even though he said he agreed with what Barr and Rotondi said. He said he has high expectations for the work.
“If those expectations aren’t met, they’re not going to hear a yes out of me,” Levchuk said.
There is other work to be completed first, Savastano said. That includes preparing a site near 34th Street for the disposal of the material taken from the back bays, either through hydraulic or mechanical dredging.
There is still some capacity at the site, known as Site 83 off Roosevelt Boulevard, but it makes sense to remove the existing material before new material is added. Years ago, the city built a road to the site through the marsh to facilitate the removal of material.
OCEAN CITY — Water gushes through the bars of a 10-foot square steel box near Brighton Avenu…
Along the west side of Ocean City, there are several lagoons, mostly man made and lined by private homes bristling with docks. As silt builds up, the mouths of the lagoons become difficult to navigate at low tide and can eventually become impassible.
Resident George Robinson said at the meeting that marinas have been hurt and homeowners have less time on the water because of the lack of dredging. He said the local economy depends on the boating community, adding “the health of the boating community is directly dependent on water access and the depth of our waterways.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ocean-city-approves-contracts-for-dredging-projects/article_9de11090-0d20-11ed-9305-5f128f9ae9c1.html | 2022-07-27T17:11:07 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/ocean-city-approves-contracts-for-dredging-projects/article_9de11090-0d20-11ed-9305-5f128f9ae9c1.html |
This article was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch's magazine Discover Richmond in August 2019.
A strange pyramid emerged from the brush at Forest Hill Park several years ago, and local sleuths still can't explain the rocky oddity.
"I've done research before and encountered stone walls, but this is ridiculous," said Pat Wood, president of the nonprofit Friends of Forest Hill Park.
This South Side Stonehenge stands about 10 feet tall, nearly hidden among the trees in the southeastern corner of the 105-acre park along Forest Hill Avenue.
The mostly granite pyramid was covered with ivy and weeds until volunteers from the Friends group stripped away the greenery in 2011.
People have been trying to solve the puzzle of the pyramid ever since.
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Various theories suggested the pyramid could mark a burial site for the enslaved, or it could be a feature from a long-ago azalea garden. It could be some form of ancient art, or maybe a memorial to Confederate soldiers – like the much bigger granite pyramid in Hollywood Cemetery.
"Literally a hundred ideas at least and all of them wrong," area resident Lee Shewmake told the RTD in 2014.
One popular hypothesis holds that the pyramid was a monument to a friendly bear – possibly a pet – that wandered the Forest Hill area a century or so ago.
"Beloved by visitors, the bear behaved well enough to earn a place at many a picnic blanket," Shewmake said in the 2014 story. "When at last the bear departed this world, his human friends decided that a monument to mark his final resting place was in order.
"Hope you are not disappointed that the pyramid is not a neolithic UFO landing marker."
But the bear story doesn't fly for everyone.
Wood and colleagues investigated the pyramid in 2017, even checking newspapers from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.
"We found no mention of [the pyramid] in city newspapers of the time, which told us it was not built to memorialize anyone or anything," Wood said.
Richmond obtained the Forest Hill property in 1933 and turned it into a park. In a 2018 article for the Friends newsletter, Wood examined the idea that the pyramid may have been a type of sundial for a pre-park plantation, maybe going back to the 1700s. (The land's first documented owner was William Byrd III, son of Richmond's founder.)
"It's a good theory," Wood said, "but we have no proof."
So the power of this pyramid continues to lie in its mystery.
***
Forest Hill Park features some stonework that is better-known: The Old Stone House there had been part of an estate – called Boscobel (from the Italian for "beautiful woods") – that landowner, jurist and railroad entrepreneur Holden Rhodes developed in the 1830s and 1840s.
Late in that century, the land was developed into an amusement park, which operated until 1932 and was a destination for riders of Richmond's streetcars – the Old Stone House was the park's trolley stop. With the land subsequently deeded to the city, Depression-era federal projects used the skills of unemployed craftsmen and stonemasons to bring new features to the park.
Today, Forest Hill Park is a social hub for surrounding neighborhoods. The scenic Reedy Creek that runs through it leads to the James River and a main access point for the James River Park System – Richmond's top recreational destination. | https://richmond.com/news/local/outdoor-curiosities-forest-hill-park-pyramid/article_eeb28f32-d0ff-52fd-aa6a-88dc7ececb30.html | 2022-07-27T17:11:38 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/outdoor-curiosities-forest-hill-park-pyramid/article_eeb28f32-d0ff-52fd-aa6a-88dc7ececb30.html |
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The site of an existing antimony mine along the East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River east of the town of Yellow Pine.
BOISE — The Nez Perce Tribe and environmental groups are appealing the construction permit granted to Perpetua Resources, a mining company with plans to operate a new open pit antimony and gold mine east of McCall.
The proposed project would allow open-pit mining for those metals in an area that was once proposed as a Superfund site, as previously reported. The appeal claims that large quantities of dust would be generated by the project, and could cause health issues to mine workers as well as nearby recreationists, according to press release from Idaho Conservation League, one of the environmental groups appealing the permit. Environmental nonprofit Save the South Fork Salmon is also appealing the permit.
Health problems could include “aggravated asthma,” heart attacks, and premature death, the release said.
“People who work or recreate near the mine area could be exposed to dangerous levels of particulate and arsenic pollution,” said Bryan Hurlbutt, an attorney with Advocates of the West, in the release. That organization is representing the Nez Perce Tribe and Idaho Conservation League in the appeal, the release said. “Relying on assurances from a mining company, as (the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality) did here, without setting important permit conditions fails to protect the public and fails to comply with the law,” Hurlbutt said in the release.
Josh Johnson, a senior conservation associate with the Idaho Conservation League said that “despite going through three rounds of public comment, this air quality permit still fails to address all of the health concerns the public raised, leading (Idaho Conservation League) and our partners to appeal the decision.”
The permit is one of several the company will need to begin work at the site, the release said. The groups appealing would like the current permit invalidated, and “for any future permit to require additional safeguards for public health, and real-time monitoring processes, to ensure these safeguards are effective,” the release said.
Mckinsey Lyon, spokesperson for Perpetua Resources, disagreed with the claims in the appeal, saying in an emailed statement that the permit was issued following a three-year analysis by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, which found that the project “meets or exceeds the strict state and federal requirements, including the Clean Air Act and the National Air Quality Standards, and is protective of human health and the environment.”
In response to public comments, the department of environmental quality also “required additional layers of study and modifications to the proposed plan that decreased dust emissions by 27% and arsenic emissions by 56% before granting the permit,” Lyon said. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-indigenous-environmental-groups-appeal-mine-permit/article_cb9bbbea-2a0b-5176-bcb1-b117109fb6bc.html | 2022-07-27T17:13:59 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-indigenous-environmental-groups-appeal-mine-permit/article_cb9bbbea-2a0b-5176-bcb1-b117109fb6bc.html |
ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) – For four years, the small Southwest Virginia town of Abingdon has won big awards. The town’s most recent accolade is retaining the title of ‘Best Small Town Food Scene’ with a fourth consecutive win in the USA Today category.
However, a new addition to the town hopes what they provide will keep that title into the next year and the ones to follow.
Summers Roof and Cellar, located at 102 Court St. in the heart of downtown, is set to open this fall.
The building dates back to the early 1900s and used to belong to Lewis P. Summers, a Southwest Virginia author, according to owner Charlie Berg.
Berg, alongside his brothers, hopes to transform the space into an enhanced dining experience while keeping the history of the building intact.
With a bird’s eye view of downtown, a secluded spot for romantic candlelit meals, and fine wines from across the U.S, it aims to be another great addition to the town.
“One of the original thoughts we had was, ‘Wow! How cool would it be to have this airy rooftop space with birds and sunlight and also contrast this warm intimate cellar,’ so just call it roof and cellar,” said Charlie Berg.
He said altering the space was a huge undertaking — one his brother David led the operation on. The fourth floor, which acts as the rooftop bar and patio access didn’t exist just a few months ago.
“We took a lot of great pains to preserve the historical quality and the architecture of the exterior and interior,” said David Berg.
The rooftop and the cellar, which are the namesakes of the business, will be where their operations take place with room for other businesses and office opportunities on the floor in between.
“There will be other businesses on the other floors; we do have a large event space on the third floor which is exclusive for Summers Roof and Cellar but the restaurant itself is in the cellar and here on the roof,” said Charlie.
From speakeasy-like dining to delicious culinary creations, the Bergs plan to have it all. Joshua Young is the executive chef for Summers Roof and Cellar. He said he’s been curating a menu that will appeal to all the senses.
“Everything scratch-based is definitely a must for us,” said Young. “I don’t like to take things out of a freezer, and I love just highlighting excellent flavors and wonderful ingredients for what they are. We definitely have an excellent philosophy here, and as long as we don’t do much to adulterate excellent food, I think we’ll be alright.”
The Bergs said they want to offer an escape from everyday life.
“We just want people to come and feel a sense of restoration,” said Charlie Berg. “Right now, it’s not the easiest of times. People need a place to relax and to just be able to escape, unplug and just really enjoy being with friends and family.”
As of right now, they’re hoping to open in late August or early September.
For more on the menu and what the space has to offer, click here. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/rooftop-wine-bar-and-romantic-cellar-dining-coming-to-abingdon/ | 2022-07-27T17:16:55 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/rooftop-wine-bar-and-romantic-cellar-dining-coming-to-abingdon/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — More and more people are wanting to meet the mountains, and that’s helped push the Johnson City metro area to #3 nationally in a Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com’s latest quarterly emerging housing markets index.
The metropolitan statistical area (MSA) encompassing Washington, Carter and Unicoi counties rose from #17 this spring in the comprehensive study that includes 300 metro areas nationwide.
According to the story released yesterday, the top 20 markets “fall into one of two categories: affordable or outdoorsy.”
Johnson City hit both metrics, with the sixth-lowest median home price among the top 20 markets but a strong outdoors element with its proximity to lakes, rivers and the Appalachian Trail.
Johnson City City Manager Cathy Ball told News Channel 11 recently that despite rising interest rates and other economic pressures that threaten growth in some areas, her research is showing anything but a slowdown for the Johnson City area.
“I don’t have all the data to support it, but I would tell you that given just the research that I’ve looked at and the news headlines that I get on a daily basis, it’s just showing more of a trend of folks moving from more dense areas to less dense areas that have opportunities to be outdoors more,” Ball said.
She added that Tennessee is particularly attractive because of its tax structure, including no state income tax, and that “for a lot of folks coming here it is less expensive,” including home prices.
The Realtor.com article listed Johnson City’s median home listing price for June at $350,000. That was higher than the #1 market, Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., and slightly lower than #2 Burlington, N.C.’s $380,150. But half the top 20 markets had median prices of $499,450 or higher, including similarly-sized mountain metro Billings, Mont. ($544,000).
The article by George Ratiu listed “Active and Outdoorsy Lifestyles” as the “New Benefit.” Under that subhead, it mentioned access to mountains in states like North Carolina, Tennessee, Colorado or Montana. It also said the top locations were “well-suited for people looking for higher quality-of-life, in any generation,” listing things like good schools, parks, mountains and vacation homes.
The methodology breaks down into two broad categories of real estate market and economic health/quality of life. Sub-indicators include real estate demand, real estate supply and median listing price trend for real estate.
For economic and quality of life they include:
- Unemployment
- Wages
- Regional price parities
- Share of foreign-born
- Small businesses
- Amenities (measured by per capita “everyday splurge” stores
- Commute
- Estimated effective real estate taxes
This is a developing story. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-nations-3-housing-market-per-wsj-realtor-com-study/ | 2022-07-27T17:17:01 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-nations-3-housing-market-per-wsj-realtor-com-study/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center has a new identity.
The center held a press conference on Wednesday morning to unveil the logo and brand identity.
According to Century II’s Facebook page, “the logo features a color scheme of complimentary shades of blue as well as a modern yet classic design that is aesthetically pleasing while also paying homage to a historic and iconic feature of Century II that we all love.”
Of course, that iconic feature is the blue roof of the building.
The new facility logo is one of many enhancements taking place under the new management of ASM Global.
A new website will also be coming for the performing arts and convention center. Century II’s ticketing was recently moved to Select-A-Seat. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/century-ii-performing-arts-convention-center-has-new-identity/ | 2022-07-27T17:19:36 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/century-ii-performing-arts-convention-center-has-new-identity/ |
The Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery is now home to the Chosin Few Memorial, honoring the soldiers who fought in the Korean War.
After more than four years of working to gain approvals and funding, dignitaries were finally able to unveil and dedicate the memorial earlier this month after announcing construction plans earlier this year.
The Chosin Few Memorial was designed by Dallas artists Mark Austin Byrd, a Marine helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War who received the Distinguished Flying Cross, and Jenelle Armstrong Byrd.
The granite and steel memorial commemorates the 1950 Battle of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.
Several survivors were in attendance to witness the unveiling of the 12-foot-tall granite wall that tells the story of the battle, depicting 40 distinguishable men.
Displayed on top of the wall sits a stainless-steel Star or Koto-Ri, representing the one marines saw shining through a blizzard the night before evacuating 100,000 Koreans in what is known as the "Christmas Miracle."
The memorial can be found in the assembly area of the cemetery, immediately east of Veterans Lake. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/chosin-few-memorial-stands-tall-at-dfw-national-cemetery-honoring-korean-war-veterans/3032861/ | 2022-07-27T17:23:08 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/chosin-few-memorial-stands-tall-at-dfw-national-cemetery-honoring-korean-war-veterans/3032861/ |
A Dallas County jury awarded $7 billion in punitive damages to the family of an 83-year-old woman who was robbed and stabbed to death in her Irving home by a Charter Communications technician in 2019.
On June 23, Charter Communications was initially charged to pay 90% of a $375 million compensatory damages figure after the jury found Spectrum grossly negligent in the December 2019 murder of Betty Thomas by an employee.
The punitive damages awarded by the jury are in addition to the compensatory damages.
According to our partners at the Dallas Morning News, "the company said that the technician was solely responsible for the death and that it plans to appeal the verdict." Charter added the claims of company wrongdoing are "categorically false."
BETTY THOMAS MURDERED
According to the law firm representing the woman's family, Roy Holden plead guilty to the woman's murder and had a history of job firings for forgery, falsifying documents and harassment of fellow employees.
On the day prior to the murder, Holden performed a service call in Thomas' home. Holden was off-duty the following day but learned that Thomas was still having trouble with her internet. Thomas reportedly used a company card to secure a vehicle and drive to Thomas' house where he stabbed her with a knife supplied by Spectrum and proceeded to spend money on her stolen credit cards.
The firm said in the days leading up to the murder Holden made multiple outcries to supervisors about personal and financial issues relating to a divorce. He was reportedly denied money by Spectrum and began scamming female Spectrum cable customers, stealing their credit cards and checks.
The release also said that Holden had unauthorized access to a company van for weeks and was likely sleeping in the van in the weeks leading up to the murder.
The firm said that after Thomas was killed her family received several notifications from Spectrum of an outstanding bill that included a $58 charge for Holden's service call and that those unpaid bills were eventually sent to a collection agency.
In a previous statement to NBC 5, a Charter spokesperson denied the allegations: "Mrs. Thomas was the victim of a tragic crime, and we are grateful that justice has been served, with the perpetrator in jail for life. Charter is committed to customer safety. The pre-employment criminal background check of the perpetrator showed no arrests, convictions or other crimes, nor did anything in his work performance suggest he was capable of the crime he committed."
Holden plead guilty to murder in April 2021 and is now serving life in prison. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/spectrum-ordered-to-pay-7-4-billion-in-damages-after-technician-killed-irving-woman/3032007/ | 2022-07-27T17:23:14 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/spectrum-ordered-to-pay-7-4-billion-in-damages-after-technician-killed-irving-woman/3032007/ |
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- New York City is preparing to turn on speed cameras 24/7 starting next Monday, the city said.
- The city’s 2,000 automated speed cameras have only operated on weekdays, between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
- According to the city, this time-frame allowed for the cameras to miss 59% of traffic fatalities that took place during the time when they were required to be turned off.
New York City is preparing to turn on speed cameras 24/7 starting next Monday, the city said.
The city’s 2,000 automated speed cameras have only operated on weekdays, between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. According to the city, this time-frame allowed for the cameras to miss 59% of traffic fatalities that took place during the time when they were required to be turned off.
“Overnight and weekend crashes have become far too prevalent in recent years, and we are so grateful that state legislators heard our call for 24/7 speed-camera coverage,” the city's Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Rodriguez previously said.
A state law signed last month by Gov. Kathy Hochul allows for cameras to operate 24/7.
Speed cameras, according to the city, have been proven to slow speeding by 72%.
“New Yorkers deserve to be safe on our streets 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and keeping our cameras on is a critical step in that direction,” Mayor Eric Adams previously said. “Speed cameras work: They save lives, reduce speeding, and help protect New Yorkers all across the city. And we are expanding this proven program to ensure that New Yorkers have that protection at any time of any day.”
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NYC DOT, in conjunction with NYPD and other agencies, will conduct a citywide Day of Awareness on Wednesday ahead of the city's 24/7 camera enforcement Monday.
During the "Day of Awareness" street teams will canvass busy city locations during rush-hour periods, and during the mid-day, to provide motorists with cards notifying them of the change. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-dot-hosts-day-of-awareness-ahead-of-mondays-24-7-speed-cameras-launch/3797042/ | 2022-07-27T17:24:16 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-dot-hosts-day-of-awareness-ahead-of-mondays-24-7-speed-cameras-launch/3797042/ |
A wild cat of some sort, possibly a bobcat, might be running loose on Long Island.
Suffolk County cops said Wednesday that they got a call about a rogue feline near Boulevard Avenue in West Islip around 10:40 a.m. the day before. They responded but couldn't locate the animal.
An expert at the Bronx zoo who saw photos that had been circulating on Facebook said the animal might be a bobcat or a Eurasian Lynx. Bobcats are the smallest of the Lynx species. Neither are native to the area, and the Eurasian lynx typically is seen in Europe, parts of Asia and Siberia and the Himalayas, among other isolated locations.
Anyone else who sees the animal is advised to call 911 or the non-emergency police number, 631-852-COPS.
If the critter does turn out to be a bobcat, it would be a rare appearance for the animal on Long Island, Suffolk County SPCA President Roy Gross told Newsday. Gross told the paper he wasn't aware of any other bobcat sighting on Long Island, though he said bears, poisonous snakes and even alligators have been spotted in its counties in the past.
According to Gross, any bobcat on the loose likely would have been someone's pet and escaped. And if that's what happened, people in the area should be careful.
"If there is a bobcat out there, certainly do use caution," he told Newsday. "They're generally not going to bother people, but they certainly could with small pets or children."
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The bobcat, also known as Lynx rufus, is a fierce predator roughly twice the size of your average housecat. Most have a black-tipped tail and white underbelly and brownish red fur, according to National Geographic. Its tail is bobbed, hence its name. And it can kill prey much bigger than it, leveraging its stealth and pouncing skills for deadly strikes from 10 feet away.
Bobcats weigh up to 30 pounds and can be up to 41 inches long -- 48 if you include the long end of the tail range.
According to National Geographic, there may be more than 1 million bobcats in the United States. The animal is native to North America and while the largest U.S. populations are out west in states like California and Arizona, other states, like Georgia, for example, have seen rising bobcat populations over the last decade, too, according to reports.
Patrols were boosted earlier this year in New York's Westchester County after sightings. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/rare-possible-bobcat-sighting-reported-on-long-island-what-to-know/3796986/ | 2022-07-27T17:24:22 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/rare-possible-bobcat-sighting-reported-on-long-island-what-to-know/3796986/ |
A 34-year-old woman gashed her head open when she lost her balance and fell to the pavement as she was robbed in Manhattan earlier this month, police said Wednesday.
According to the NYPD, the woman was walking near Ninth Avenue and West 41st Street just before 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, when a stranger sneaked up from behind and grabbed her cellphone from her hand.
The two struggled, and the woman fell as she tried to grip the robber's hooded sweatshirt. He ran off with her iPhone 14, worth about $800, and she was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Authorities released surveillance images of the suspect (above). Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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VALDOSTA – Arglass and Gas South announced a $20,000 donation to the Wiregrass Foundation South for full-time students attending Wiregrass Georgia Technical College here. Wiregrass will award $1,000 scholarships to deserving students over the next 20 semesters.
"Arglass is proud to partner with Gas South and Wiregrass Technical College in launching the Arglass-Gas South Scholarship for students at the Valdosta campus,” Arglass founder and CEO José De Diego Arozamen said in a news release. “In addition to furthering our commitment to the local community, many of our best team members are graduates of Wiregrass, so we know firsthand the critical skills and technical training that Wiregrass provides.”
An innovative player in the glass production industry, Arglass is a Japan-based company that chose Valdosta as the home of its first manufacturing plant in the U.S., which opened in December 2020. Atlanta-based Gas South has served as a key partner with Arglass from the start of its entrance into the U.S. market, ensuring Arglass’s $123 million plant was both operationally and financially sound.
“The success of our customers and communities, especially local youth, is of the utmost importance to our team,” Gas South president and CEO Kevin Greiner said. “Giving $20,000 in scholarships to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College to help develop the work force for Arglass is another way we’re living out our purpose to ‘Be A Fuel For Good.’ We’re here to make a difference in the communities we serve, and the difference is good.”
While any student in the industrial system's technology program is eligible to apply for the scholarship, preference will be given to Arglass employees and family members of Arglass employees. The scholarship will help students cover general expenses, such as tuition, books and fees.
“Wiregrass is very appreciative to our partners at Arglass and Gas South for this generous donation,” Wiregrass Georgia Technical College president DeAnnia Clements said. “As they’ve seen through their own work force, our industrial systems technology program is filled with talented students that will see even more opportunities thanks to this gift.”
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is committed to preparing students for successful careers in an ever-changing work force. Established in 1963, Wiregrass is one of the leading technical colleges in the state. Recognized for achievements in work force development, the technical college provides individuals with the education, training, and skills to positively influence a stagnant economy.
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SAVANNAH – The Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP) has announced that Valdosta State University Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police Alan Rowe was sworn in as the GACP President on Tuesday.
Rowe is a 14-year police veteran and has served as the director of Public Safety and chief of police at Valdosta State for the last five years. Prior to assuming command at VSU, Rowe served as the chief of police for the city of Pavo for two years.
Before beginning his civilian law enforcement career, Rowe served in the United States Navy with assignments to support the 5th Fleet Operations in the Middle East as an Embarked Security Team Leader for Mobile Security Squadron 22 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. After departing 5th Fleet Operations, Rowe served as a command investigator/independent duty master at arms assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two One in Virginia Beach, Va.
Rowe holds master of science degrees in Emergency Management and Criminal Justice from Jacksonville State University and a master of public safety administration from Columbus State University. He is currently enrolled in the doctor of public administration program at Valdosta State. He is also a graduate of the Georgia Law Enforcement Command College, Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange to Israel, FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar, and the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police Chief Executive Training Course.
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HUDSON — Hudson police are investigating fires that damaged playground slides overnight Tuesday.
Authorities were called to a report of a slide on fire at City Park on Washington Street around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. A patrol officer was able to extinguish the blaze.
Police found a second slide and another piece of equipment had also been damaged by fire, said Chief Daniel Banks. The more serious damage was to the yellow tube slide.
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One person was injured in a fire at 101 Summit Ave., Waterloo, on July 24, 2019.
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Crews with Waterloo Fire Rescue were called to a house fire at 227 Gable St., on Dec. 3, 2019.
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Crews with Waterloo Fire Rescue were called to a house fire at 227 Gable St., on Dec. 3, 2019.
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Crews with Waterloo Fire Rescue were called to a house fire at 227 Gable St. on Tuesday.
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Fire damaged a house at 1633 Franklin St., Waterloo, on Nov. 14, 2019.
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Fire damaged an apartment at 1750 Flower St., Waterloo, on Nov. 11, 2019.
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Fire damaged an apartment at 1750 Flower St., Waterloo, on Nov. 11, 2019.
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Fire damaged an apartment at 1750 Flower St., Waterloo, on Monday.
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Fire damaged an apartment at 1750 Flower St., Waterloo, on Nov. 11, 2019.
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Crews with Waterloo Fire Rescue responded to a house fire at 408 Courtland St. on Nov. 7, 2019.
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Crews with Waterloo Fire Rescue responded to a house fire at 408 Courtland St. on Nov. 7, 2019.
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Waterloo firefighters extinguished a blaze at 324 Allen St. on Nov. 6, 2019.
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Two families are without a home following an afternoon fire at a Waterloo duplex Wednesday.
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Firefighters extinguished a fire in the attic of Ceilley Pallet Source , 907 Ricker St., on Tuesday.
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Fire damaged an auto repair garage at 179 W. 18th St., Waterloo, on Saturday.
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A kitchen fire damaged an apartment at 3223 Scenic Drive, Cedar Falls, on Wednesday.
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Fire damaged a detached garage Friday at a Cypress Avenue home in Cedar Falls.
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Fire broke out at Menards home improvement, 1051 E. San Marnan Drive, Waterloo, Iowa, on Aug. 29, 2019.
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One person was injured in a fire at 101 Summit Ave., Waterloo, on July 24, 2019.
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Firefighters fought a blaze at Greene Lumber Co. in Greene early Monday that destroyed the structure.
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Firefighters in Greene continue to water down the remnants of a fire that destroyed Greene Lumber Co. in Greene early Monday.
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Police Chief Jeff Olson and paramedic Mike Hall carry “Alley” after the dog was found unconscious in a burning Cedar Falls house.
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Evansdale authorities are investigating this early morning fire at 816 Colleen Ave. on Friday.
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Evansdale authorities are investigating this early morning fire at 816 Colleen Ave. on May 24, 2019.
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“Slim” breathes oxygen after firefighters pulled him from a burning house at 1107 Lincoln St., Waterloo, in May.
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Waterloo firefighters extinguished a house fire at 516 W. Eighth St., Waterloo, on Wednesday.
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Waterloo firefighters access a vent into the ceiling of 441 Campbell Ave. after pulling a woman from the burning home on March 25, 2019.
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Three people were taken to the hospital for evaluation after a fire broke out at 1004 Fulton St., Waterloo, on March 16, 2019.
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Crews with Hudson, Gilbertville and La Porte City fire departments were called to a house fire at 7216 Ansborough Ave. in rural Hudson on March 16, 2019.
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A mattress fire at 534-536 Western Ave., Waterloo, Iowa, sparked a flashover on Feb. 7, 2019.
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Fire started in a chimney at 612 Campbell Ave., Waterloo, Saturday morning.
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A mattress fire at 534-536 Western Ave., Waterloo, Iowa, sparked a flashover on Feb. 7, 2019.
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Albert Schmitt, 30, died in a fire at 429 Morrell Ave. in Evansdale early Tuesday.
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Fire destroyed a detached garage behind 226 Cottage Grove Ave., Waterloo, on Wednesday.
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WATERLOO — A Waterloo man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a handgun found during a 2021 traffic stop.
Judge C.J. Williams on Tuesday sentenced Edward Earl Roby Jr., 25, to up to three years and five months in prison during a hearing in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. Following prison time, Roby will be on supervised release for three years.
According to court records, Waterloo patrol officers stopped Roby’s Chevrolet Impala in the area of Donald and East Fourth streets on July 25, 2021. Police found a loaded 9 mm Taurus 709s handgun and marijuana in the vehicle.
Authorities said Roby is prohibited from handling firearms because of a prior felony drug conviction.
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Evidence photo of the Ruger 9mm pistol used to kill Jada Young-Mills in Waterloo in November 2020.
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Evidence photo of the .44-caliber revolver used to shoot Jean Smith at her Dundee home in March 2009.
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Evidence photo shows a 9mm Taurus PT92F handgun found in a couch during the search of 122 W. Wellington St. in January 2021.
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Hi-Point C9 9mm handgun police seized from Marcus DeShawn Harmon-Wright in April 2020.
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Court exhibit photo shows a shortened .22-caliber Mossberg Plinkster rifle seized in May 2019 that had the fingerprints of Devonner Coleman.
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Court exhibit photo shows a shortened .22-caliber Mossberg Plinkster rifle and bags of marijuana seized in May 2019 that had the fingerprints of Devonner Coleman.
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A SIG Sauer pistol investigators found near a truck parked at Dan Niebuhr’s Fairbank home in March 2019.
A SIG Sauer pistol investigators found near a truck parked at Dan Niebuhr’s Fairbank home in March 2019.
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Police seized four handguns in connection with an investigation into three shootings on Tuesday, April 7, 2015
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Court exhibit photo shows military-style rifles, a handgun and ammo found in a trunk during a March 12, 2016, traffic stop in Charles City.
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Prosecutors allege Kyle Hattrup pointed this Mossberg shotgun at an officer who went to his home after Hattrup allegedly started a fire in his parents’ garage in 2015.
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Prosecutors allege Kyle Hattrup pointed this Mossberg shotgun at an officer who went to his home after Hattrup allegedly started a fire in his parents’ garage in 2015.
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One of five shotgun shells found in the street near where Gary Lee Wilson collapsed after being shot in the early morning hours of Aug. 2, 2014.
Police found a shotgun shell after responding to a report of gunfire in the area of Linn and Cottage streets on Thursday, June 4, 2015.
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Police seized a .40-caliber Glock pistol found in Steve William Fordyce’s pickup truck shortly after Donald Harrington was shot on Locust Street in August 2015.
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A pistol and magazine sit in a squad car after police found the weapon in the backyard of a home following gunfire on West Parker Street on Sunday.
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Evidence photo shows a .40-caliber Smith and Wesson pistol ATF agents found in an Elma home were Michael Duane Strain was living in 2011.
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Court exhibit of a .50-caliber Desert Eagle pistol found while searching Damon Montano’s RV in July 2018.
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Exhibit from government's sentencing memo shows photo of three pistols found on Wayne Jones' phone.
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This .22-caliber Sig Sauer pistol was stolen during an April 2011 burglary to a home on William Drive. Police recovered it when they stopped Queshandis Seals in July 2014. Seals was found guilty of firearm and drug charges following trial in August 2015.
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A .22-caliber Chiappas Firearms pistol found during a May 2014 traffic accident in Dunkerton had been stolen from a New Franken, Wis., gun shop in May 2013.
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Police seized a .25-caliber Raven Arms pistol following a shooting at the former Rumors Bar on July 22, 2012.
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Waterloo police seized a 9mm Tec-9 handgun, left, and a .380-caliber Lorcin pistol while searching a home at 525 Locust St. on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (COURTESY PHOTO)
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Evidence photo shows an AR-7 takedown rifle ATF agents found in an Elma home were Michael Duane Strain was living in 2011.
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Evidence photo of a refurbished Mosin Nagant, a Russian bolt-action surplus rifle ATF agents found when searching Michael Duane Strain’s Elma home in 2011.
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Authorities found this Ruger rifle during a June 6, 2017, search in Ossian while investigating opioid sales. The same gun had been seized in October 2012 during an investigation into a shooting in Calmar.
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Evidence photo showing a rifle seized during a search of an Ossian home during the investigation into furanyl fentanyl and heroin distribution on June 6, 2017.
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Police found a handgun, sawed-off shotgun and a shortened rifle in a Lehman Circle mobile home following a shooting Nov. 23, 2013.
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Authorities recovered an AK-47 style rifle, a 45-caliber handgun and a .40-caliber Glock handgun from Jeremiah Mumford and William Clayton following a bank robbery, chase and shootout that spanned two counties in October. A second rifle was found in the getaway vehicle. (Contributed photos)
Authorities recovered an AK-47 style rifle, a 45-caliber handgun and a .40-caliber Glock handgun from Jeremiah Mumford and William Clayton following a bank robbery, chase and shootout that spanned two counties in October. A second rifle was found in the getaway vehicle. (Contributed photos)
Authorities recovered an AK-47 style rifle, a 45-caliber handgun and a .40-caliber Glock handgun from Jeremiah Mumford and William Clayton following a bank robbery, chase and shootout that spanned two counties in October. A second rifle was found in the getaway vehicle. (Contributed photos)
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Authorities found this Remington shotgun during a June 6, 2017, search in Ossian while investigating opioid sales. The same gun had been seized in October 2012 after it was used in a shooting in Calmar.
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Police found this altered Mossburg shotgun in the back of a parked car in August 2013. On Dec. 31, 2013, jurors found Patrelle Green-Bowman guilty of felon in possession of a firearm and unauthorized possession of a sawed-off shotgun following trial.
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Police found this altered Mossburg shotgun in the back of a parked car in August 2013. On Dec. 31, 2013, jurors found Patrelle Green-Bowman guilty of felon in possession of a firearm and unauthorized possession of a sawed-off shotgun following trial.
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Authorities said a resident found this Smith & Wesson handgun in an alley in April 2014 a few blocks from a June 2013 fatal shooting. It was entered as evidence in the trial of Antonio Hutchins on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015.
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Waterloo police said they found this .22-caliber Beretta handgun in an alley behind Travon Jones’ Iowa Street home in Cedar Falls in January 2015.
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Police photo of a .45-caliber handgun and a .22-caliber handgun recovered during the investigation into the death of Ronald Randall.
Waterloo police said they seized this H&R revolver in September 2017. The weapon was an exhibit in the trial of Davionte Dashawn Barksdale in February 2018.
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An AR-15 rifle recovered by police in a traffic stop following a July 2018 shooting in Waterloo.
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An AR-15 rifle recovered by police in a traffic stop following a July 2018 shooting in Waterloo.
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The .38-caliber revolver that Vickie Butler was shot with during an argument with Michael Fristo in October 2016. Fristo was acquitted of charges in the shooting following trial on Nov. 30, 2017.
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A photograph of the .357-magnum revolver prosecutors said was used to kill Robert Shannon as he sat in a car on Dec. 14, 2011. Introduced as evidence in the trial of Montez Caples on Oct. 31, 2012. (JEFF REINITZ/ Courier Staff Writer)
Police found a sawed-off Ithaca .410-bore shotgun in the back of Adrian Zarate’s girlfriend’s SUV when it was parked at the Isle Casino Hotel parking lot in October 2018.
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Police found a Jimenez Arms .380-caliber handgun with an obliterated seriall number in Adrian Zarate’s hotel room in October 2018.
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Savage Model 67F 20-gauge shotgun found while searching Levi Farren Miller’s West Mullan Avenue in Waterloo in February 2019.
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Crime scene photo shows were police found a shotgun resting in a cat dish while searching a Waterloo apartment on Feb. 2, 2019.
Police found this Ruger handgun under Delvonn Battles’ seat during a traffic stop in Waterloo in January 2013. The weapon was used in a Des Moines shooting in December 2012. (Contributed photo)
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CEDAR FALLS -- The Rooted Carrot Co-op Market will host an Ice Cream Social from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Three Pines Farm, 9611 Wagner Road.
Attendees will learn more about the fifth-generation farm from owner Kara Grupp, including a chance to interact with Leonard the llama, Lulu and Flora the kunekune pigs and a herd of goats.
Parking is limited, and carpooling is encouraged. To carpool, meet at Gateway Park at 6:45 p.m. All ages are welcome, and non-members may attend.
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A man was arrested and charged with murder after human remains were found near a cemetery in Mercer County, New Jersey.
Harley Wildmann, 42, was charged Tuesday evening with first-degree murder second-degree desecration of human remains, third- and fourth-degree weapons offenses and fourth-degree tampering with evidence in the death of 39-year-old Lisa Lloyd, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday.
Police said they discovered Lloyd’s severely burned body Tuesday on Clover Lane in Hamilton Township around 7 a.m. after someone in the area called in what appeared to be human remains near the cemetery.
Video from the surrounding area showed a pickup truck driving by the area and stopping for several minutes around 1:48 a.m. Tuesday, the prosecutor’s office said. Shortly thereafter, a large fire could be seen next to the vehicle.
Later that morning, Wildmann was driving with a female passenger when police officers pulled the pickup over, the prosecutor’s office said. Prosecutors did not announce charges against the woman, who was released after a police interview.
It was not immediately clear if Wildmann had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
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LYCOMING COUNTY, Pa. — There's more than just a bit of a healthy competition behind this cornhole tournament for Keith Heller. He's a member of West Branch Cornhole in Lycoming County, the group that's helped put on "Survivors on the Sock" for the last three years.
"Survivors on the Sock hits home with me due to our daughter being affected by brain cancer and battling it for the last ten and a half years. So it means a lot to me personally, but as a group, West Branch Cornhole, we love doing these types of fundraiser," Heller said.
Survivors on the Sock is so named because it benefits cancer survivors, and it takes place at Pier 87 along Loyalsock Creek.
Brad Russell is the co-owner of the bar and restaurant near Montoursville.
The tournament this Sunday is in honor of his friend, Larry Allison Sr., who lost his battle with cancer in 2014.
"He was a leader in the community. People looked up to him, just a great guy, great fisherman, dear friend of mine. I always remember Larry and the days we spent together on his boat. So I'm really looking forward to this weekend," Russell said.
Every dollar raised from the cornhole tournament goes directly to the Livestrong program at the Eastern Lycoming YMCA.
It's a national program that helps cancer survivors reclaim their health and wellbeing.
"Our first survivor, she came in, she was going on a trip to Italy, and all she wanted to do was to be able to walk around Italy. The first day she was with us, she was able to do four minutes on the elliptical. By the end of the program, she was over 30 minutes on the elliptical and had the most magical trip with her family," said Elisa Allen from Eastern Lycoming YMCA.
It's 100 percent free for survivors. Events like this help keep it that way.
"There is a cost to it, meaning that we have very specialized trainers who are doing this group personal training specifically designed for cancer survivors," Allen said.
"It's really been very successful in the past, and we hope we've been able to run quite a few classes with the money that we've raised, so I'm hoping for a great turnout this year so we can continue doing that," added Megan Bowman from Eastern Lycoming YMCA.
If you're ready to show off your tossing skills, the tournament is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pier 87 on Sunday.
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No one got the $830 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday, but two lucky New Jersey residents did manage to snag a $1 million prize.
The pair were among the nine people across the U.S. who matched five winning numbers, according to the Mega Millions website. One person in Ohio played the Megaplier and took home a $3 million as a result.
The other $1 million winners were from California, Florida, Illinois, New York (two winners) and Ohio.
The winning numbers for Tuesday’s jackpot were 7, 29, 60, 63 and 66 with a Megaball of 15. Since no one got all the numbers, the jackpot for Friday’s drawing will surpass more than $1 billion for only the third time in Mega Millions history.
Friday's estimated $1.02 billion jackpot is for a winner who takes the annuity option, paid out over 30 years. Most players choose the cash option, which will be $602.5 million, of which about one-third would go toward federal taxes with possibly more for state taxes, depending on where the buyer lived.
The record Mega Millions prize is $1.536 billion, sold in Oct. 2018. Powerball holds the world record for a jackpot worth $1.586 billion, which was shared among three winning tickets on Jan. 13, 2016.
Even as the big prize has increased, the odds of winning all that money have remained the same — a staggering one in 302.5 million.
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7-year-old girl dies in Great Smoky Mountains National Park after tree falls on her tent
A 7-year-old girl from Georgia has died after a tree fell on the tent she was staying in with her family at Elkmont Campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Rangers responded at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the park service.
The other family members, including her father and two siblings, were not hurt, the release said. The large red maple was about 2 feet in diameter.
The campground is on the Tennessee side of the national park, between Townsend and Gatlinburg.
The National Weather Service has warned thunderstorms and damaging winds could crop up throughout the week in East Tennessee. Flash floods are possible across the region through Saturday.
Previously:Smokies black bear dies after locking itself inside car that hit 140 degrees | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/27/great-smoky-mountains-national-park-7-year-old-girl-dies-tree-fall/10162891002/ | 2022-07-27T17:33:53 | 0 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/27/great-smoky-mountains-national-park-7-year-old-girl-dies-tree-fall/10162891002/ |
LPGA Tour rookie Sophia Schubert has breakthrough runner-up finish at major in France
Sophia Schubert caught a glimpse of a leaderboard at No. 14 of the Amundi Evian Championship in France on Sunday. The LPGA Tour rookie was tied for the lead.
Schubert, playing in her second major, started the final round four shots behind leader Brooke Henderson.
Schubert, who calls Oak Ridge home and was a standout at Christian Academy of Knoxville, stopped checking the leaderboard and didn't know she was still tied with Henderson going into the last hole.
"I didn't want to think about it too much, I didn't want it to distract me," Schubert told Knox News on Tuesday. "Going into that last hole ... I just tried really hard to maintain my focus, which was difficult because I knew the camera was on me. I knew there was a few thousand people watching me out in the crowd. So my caddy really helped me on that hole specifically, she just talked to me, helped me stay calm. We laughed, we smiled and just tried to embrace that moment."
Schubert closed her round with three pars, but her 3-under-par 68 wouldn't stand with Henderson hitting a 12-foot birdie for a one-shot win.
Schubert strung together four rounds below par to finish at 16-under 268, 16 shots better than her previous career-best. She made 22 birdies, but also had two bogeys and a pair of double bogeys.
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For Schubert, the second-place finish was a "great feeling." So was the runner-up payday of $586,262, which was seven times as much she had previously made all season ($82,796).
"I've really been able to put a lot of hard work in and focus, and I just feel like that has finally paid off halfway through the season," Schubert said. "I feel like my game has been really going in the right direction. So just to be able to get this top 10, almost win, definitely helps my confidence ... I mean, they say in golf that it just takes one tournament, and I felt like this was hopefully my one tournament to really boost my confidence."
Schubert entered the tournament ranked No. 99 in the Race to CME rankings – golfers have to stay in the top 100 to keep their cards for the 2023 season. Schubert, who won U.S. Women's Amateur in 2017, had earned her card with her performance on the Epson Tour.
In the first 11 appearances, she missed five cuts. But Schubert's second-place finish launched her to No. 38 in the CME rankings and she jumped 230 spots in the Rolex Rankings to No. 53.
"It feels like a big weight lifted off (of me)," Schubert said. "I can now just kind of go out and play free and not have to worry about that aspect of it."
The final major of the LPGA Tour is the AIG Women's Open in Muirfield, Scotland, beginning Aug. 4. Schubert's finish didn't automatically qualify her for AIG, but she's hoping to be awarded a spot from her boost in the Rolex Rankings. If she isn't given one of the remaining spots, she plans to go to Scotland to compete in Final Qualifying at North Berwick on Monday, where 12 spots will be available for the final major of the year. | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/local/2022/07/27/lpga-tour-rookie-sophia-schubert-finishing-second-major-france/10160938002/ | 2022-07-27T17:34:06 | 0 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/local/2022/07/27/lpga-tour-rookie-sophia-schubert-finishing-second-major-france/10160938002/ |
DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds has made David May her fifth appointment to the Iowa Supreme Court.
Reynolds appointed May to the Iowa Court of Appeals in 2019.
"Good justices understand that the role of the courts is to interpret and apply the law not to create or rewrite it. Above all, their loyalty is to the law as it is not as they want it to be," Reynolds said Wednesday.
The State Judicial Nominating Commission narrowed a list of five candidates down to three in late June. Justice Brent Appel left the court earlier this month after he reached the mandatory retirement age of 72.
"I am very excited about beginning my work on the Iowa Supreme Court," May said. "I know the work will involve new challenges, certainly a different kind of case mix. But whether you're at the district court or the court of appeals, or the Supreme Court, the basic principles of judging remains the same."
The Iowa Supreme Court recently reversed a 2018 decision that guaranteed the right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution, clearing the way for lawmakers to severely limit or even ban abortion in the state.
A lawsuit over the state's 24-hour waiting period for abortions has been sent back to district court following the high court's reversal, meaning the law is now in effect.
The finalists to replace Appel were:
- William Miller, Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Des Moines
- Alan Heavens, District Court Judge, First Judicial District, Garnavillo
- David May, Judge, Iowa Court of Appeals, Polk City
This is a breaking news story and will be updated | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/kim-reynolds-iowa-supreme-court-appointment-brent-appel-retirement/524-d10f05d4-fae6-4675-bca5-34ed45f6684b | 2022-07-27T17:34:57 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/kim-reynolds-iowa-supreme-court-appointment-brent-appel-retirement/524-d10f05d4-fae6-4675-bca5-34ed45f6684b |
DAVENPORT, Fla. — A shooting in Polk County may be connected to one that happened just minutes later in which a gunman killed a 17-year-old boy from Davenport, the sheriff's office said.
The teen's body was found just before 5 p.m. Thursday, July 21, just off the roadway near Jennings and Jack Watkins roads in Haines City, according to a Polk County Sheriff's Office news release.
But just 16 minutes earlier, the agency says a 17-year-old from Winter Haven was shot in the area of Lemon Street and Dundee Road — located about 8 miles away.
That teen survived his injuries, according to the sheriff's office.
Anyone with information about the shootings is asked to call the Polk County Sheriff's Office at 863-298-6200. Tips can be sent in anonymously — and people can be eligible for a reward — by calling Heartland Crime Stoppers at 863-226-TIPS. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/davenport-deadly-shooting-polk-county/67-85bbf963-56c4-4aea-8870-d118b4a9db16 | 2022-07-27T17:38:27 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/davenport-deadly-shooting-polk-county/67-85bbf963-56c4-4aea-8870-d118b4a9db16 |
DALLAS (KDAF) — The gift keeps on giving!
Dunkin’ of Dallas/Fort Worth along with the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation have presented a grant of $7,500 to the W.I. Cook Foundation in Fort Worth.
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This donation, along with another donation to Children’s Health in Dallas, was made possible in part due to the $1.8 million raised during Dunkin’s Ice Coffee Day. This past May 25, $1 from every iced coffee purchased at participating Dunkin’ restaurants nationwide supported the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation.
To learn more about the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/dunkin-grants-7500-to-w-i-cook-foundation-in-fort-worth/ | 2022-07-27T17:41:01 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/dunkin-grants-7500-to-w-i-cook-foundation-in-fort-worth/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Last year, President Joe Biden announced new steps to fight the increase in violent crime, which included a 30% rise in homicides and an 8% rise in gun assaults in large cities.
As officials say homicide rates continue to rise, a new study from WalletHub is looking at which cities are seeing the largest increases in homicide rates and according to them, Dallas is one of those cities.
To determine which cities are experiencing the biggest homicide problems, officials looked at the number of per capita homicides from 2022 to 2020.
So how did North Texas stack up? Dallas ranked 12th in the nation with officials citing one of the largest changes in homicides per capita from 2021 to 2022, 8th overall.
Here’s how other Texas cities ranked:
- El Paso – 14th
- Austin – 32nd
- Fort Worth – 37th
- Arlington – 41st
- Garland – 46th
For more, visit WalletHub. | https://cw33.com/news/local/study-dallas-has-one-of-the-highest-homicide-rate-increases-in-the-nation/ | 2022-07-27T17:41:07 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/study-dallas-has-one-of-the-highest-homicide-rate-increases-in-the-nation/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — A Dallas Chinese restaurant is celebrating its one-year anniversary this weekend with a free-to-the-public event.
On Saturday, July 30, Wok Star Chinese will be hosting a celebration event at 8041 Walnut Hill Lane Suite 854 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Officials say to be prepared for an afternoon filled with fresh, savory food, cultural dances.
There will also be happy hour specials following the celebration from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Attendees will also enter a drawing with the chance of winning giveaway items, including free Wok Star for a year, gift cards and more.
Wok Star Chinese set up shop on Walnut Hill Lane around this time last year. The American-style eatery serves up flavorful dishes of modern, American-style Chinese cuisine.
“Growing up in Hong Kong led to my passion for creating cultural Chinese cuisine,” Chef Ping Lee, Executive Chef of Wok Star Restaurant, said in a news release. “For me, it’s not just about creating great-tasting food — it’s also about the connections made through the communal dining experience. My mission with Wok Star is to connect with each guest, making them feel as if they’re at home eating a homemade meal.”
For more information, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/wok-star-chinese-is-celebrating-one-year-at-its-dallas-location-with-a-free-to-the-public-event/ | 2022-07-27T17:41:13 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/wok-star-chinese-is-celebrating-one-year-at-its-dallas-location-with-a-free-to-the-public-event/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – New homes are being built in Wichita, but with existing homes being in relatively short supply, the average price is around $386,000, is it better to buy or build?
“A big thing is is just the people who are doing the physical building of it the lack of people doing the work and the amount of jobs and then they just get pulled into a wait pattern,” said Managing Broker for RE/MAX Premier, Stacy Latimer.
And people are catching on to the cost of building leveling out to the same as buying.
“People are saying, you know what, for the same price, I can get brand new and exactly what I want,” said Controller for Nies Homes, Kayce Martin.
More Wichitans are turning to build.
In 2019, 200 permits were pulled to build, and so far this year, 305 have already been pulled.
It does come at a cost when building. It can take up to a year to build, and experts say there is a shortage of workers and supplies.
“They are not able to get transformers out in new areas when they are starting from the ground up,” Latimer said.
Nies Homes in Wichita has been in business for over 60 years.
They said while there can be issues, they have ways to work around them.
“We are using new suppliers that maybe we haven’t used in the past. And we are now using valued engineering plans on our new freestone development,” said Martin.
Valued Engineer Plans allow them to make things easier for the builders and the new homeowners.
“We are using this as an opportunity to just be innovative and find the best ways to help people through the home buying process where they can get what they want, and we can give them the tools to do so the best possible way,” said Martin.
Kansas does have advantages. Buying a home is lower compared to other states, so that levels out costs when you are trying to decide to buy or build.
Experts say if you build, make sure to get a realtor, do your research, and ask plenty of questions. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/is-it-better-to-buy-a-home-or-build-one-in-wichita/ | 2022-07-27T17:52:20 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/is-it-better-to-buy-a-home-or-build-one-in-wichita/ |
NEWTON, Kan. (KSNW) — The Newton Public Library Foundation (NPLF) has received a donation of $300,000 to go towards the construction of a new Newton Public Library.
The donation comes from The Sunderland Foundation out of Overland Park. It will go to the Where Community Connects Campaign, which has a goal of $2.7 million. The donation pushes the campaign over the $2.2 million mark.
“We are grateful for the generosity of the Sunderland Foundation to this campaign and our community,” Angela Becker, NPLF board president and campaign co-chair, said in a news release. “Their gift will have a positive impact on the library and Newton for generations to come.”
The Sunderland Foundation focuses on brick-and-mortar projects, helping to fund the construction, design, and renovations of nonprofit facilities. The gift is the second out-of-county donation from the foundation.
The Where Community Connects Campaign has reached the 80% mark of its goal, with a deadline of Fall 2022.
To learn more information about the Newton Public Library, click here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/newton-library-receives-300k-donation-for-new-building/ | 2022-07-27T17:52:27 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/newton-library-receives-300k-donation-for-new-building/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Wichita Police Department (WPD) is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 13-year-old girl.
Lakeysha White, 13, is described as a black female, 5 feet and 4 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black crop-top shirt, a pink jacket, pink leggings, a purple backpack, and her hair in box braids.
She was last seen on foot in the 3100 block of Bunker Hill Dr. area at approximately 3:15 p.m.
WPD made the request via Facebook around 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
If you know the whereabouts of Lakeysa, please call 911 immediately. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-police-ask-for-help-locating-13-year-old-girl/ | 2022-07-27T17:52:34 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-police-ask-for-help-locating-13-year-old-girl/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – On Tuesday night, a three-alarm fire took place at Aspen Park Apartments in west Wichita. According to the Wichita Fire Department (WFD), the fire started after someone threw out a cigarette, leading to the blaze that left many without a home.
About 20 people have now been displaced. Two of those people are a young couple who had just moved in two months ago. They said they are just happy to be alive.
“Shooken up, scared, shocked that that happened to us. We just moved out. It’s our first time living by ourselves, and it’s crazy,” said Aubrey Schnieders, who lost her apartment in the fire.
It’s been a wild 24 hours for the young couple. Schnieders said she was taking a nap when she awoke to someone pounding at her door.
“I thought it was just somebody at the wrong house, so I got up and went to the bathroom, and someone banged on the door again, and I saw the smoke coming into the bathroom, and I was like, ‘Oh god, I need to get out of here,'” said Schnieders.
Schnieders said it was her neighbor from downstairs that was at getting everyone out of the building before firefighters arrived.
“They knocked down the door to the apartment that was on fire, and they got the dog that was out because the tenant wasn’t there. He was at someone else’s house,” said Schnieders.
Schneider’s boyfriend Jonathan Wcislo was at work and raced home as soon as he heard.
“It’s a total loss, but we still have each other, so that’s the biggest thing we got,” said Wcislo.
Both of the couple’s families came out to the fire to help them out. They have not been able to go inside their unit.
“To see how much we lost, that’s probably what I’m most nervous about, and I’m kinda hoping we can save some stuff like from the bedroom and the closet,” said Schnieders.
Red Cross and the apartment staff have already stepped in to help out this couple. If you would like to also help out, click here for their GoFundMe.
So far, the Red Cross has helped people in 11 units impacted by the fire. Volunteers carry kits of hygiene items and toiletries to replace those people lost, and many of those volunteers know what it’s like to experience disaster.
“They share these stories like, ‘Hey, I had a disaster. Red Cross helped me, so I want to help back too.’ So really, it’s this amazing like, ongoing cycle of people just caring and giving and paying it forward. And it’s emotional. It really is,” said Jaime McHugh, the Disaster Program Manager for Red Cross.
You can learn how to help out at RedCross.org. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/young-couple-displaced-after-large-apartment-fire/ | 2022-07-27T17:52:41 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/young-couple-displaced-after-large-apartment-fire/ |
NEW YORK — Investigators with the New York Police Department confirmed early Wednesday afternoon that a previously unidentified man found in The Bronx is not missing Texas State University student Jason Landry.
Investigators in Texas and New York worked to figure out if the man was the missing student but, in an update, the NYPD said the man was later identified as a resident of Yonkers.
Landry went missing on Dec. 13, 2020, on his way to the Houston area. His family lives in Missouri City, Texas.
His vehicle was discovered crashed in Luling, Texas. He seemed to have stripped out of his clothing, leaving behind his belongings. Among them was a backpack, a useable amount of marijuana, a laptop, gaming equipment, a bag of toiletries and more.
Law enforcement officials have been trying to solve his disappearance for a year and a half. Investigators believed they had a possible new lead when the unidentified man was found in New York.
On Tuesday, the New York Police Department posted a tweet asking for the public's help identifying a man found unconscious and unresponsive but apparently uninjured in the streets of The Bronx. The man did not possess any identification.
Jason Landry's father, Kent Landry, then confirmed to KVUE that detectives were working to see if the man found by New York police is his son.
A post on the Facebook page "Missing Person - Jason Landry" also states that detectives with the Texas Attorney General's Office were in contact with the New York detectives about Jason Landry. According to the post, the Texas detectives sent the necessary identification information for Jason Landry to New York and detectives should be able to positively conclude if the man is Jason Landry or not sometime Wednesday. The afternoon update confirmed the man was not Jason Landry.
"Thank you to everyone who have contacted us to let us know about this young man," the post reads in part. "Please be in prayer for whoever this young man is and his family. We pray that he'll be identified, recover and be able to rejoin his family."
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AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Water announced Wednesday that they replaced their oldest storage reservoir to "improve resiliency for the entire water system."
Construction on the new North Austin Reservoir began in 2020. The original reservoir, located near the Koenig Lane and North Lamar intersection, was built in 1913.
Austin Water filled the new reservoir with 8 million gallons of drinking water this month, and it is now serving the community six months earlier than expected.
A new electrical building and pump station at the North Austin location are set to complete construction next fall.
“We are celebrating this exciting milestone during a time of extreme heat and drought for our region," Robert Goode, Austin Water's interim director, said in a statement. “Our reservoirs are there to meet demand now, as well as during extreme cold weather events. Getting this infrastructure online ahead of schedule and during peak summertime demands improves the resiliency of our entire system to serve the community when we need it most.”
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Nearly a year after news leaked about its potential sale for warehousing, the Dutch Springs quarry has new owners and a new name.
Former Northampton County councilmember Kenneth Kraft and Jim Folk have purchased the water-filled quarry from Trammell Crow Co., which has acquired most of the land off Hanoverville Road in Northampton County to develop two warehouses. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Kraft and Folk — who owns the Atlantis Aquatics dive shop in Bethlehem Township — plan to resume scuba diving in April at the quarry under the name Lake Hydra. The former Dutch Springs aqua park will not reopen, Kraft said Tuesday.
Warehouses will still be erected on the land on either side of the quarry.
Kraft said initial plans will be to open it for scuba diving training by reservation, with the fee to be determined. They also hope to provide free entry to first responders for their training, he said.
Plans to sell Dutch Springs, first confirmed last August by former owner Stuart Schooley to The Morning Call, had put into question the future of the well-known diving site, and the community it drew from throughout the area and beyond to its 100-foot-deep quarry. Because Dutch Springs is a relatively short drive from New York City, Philadelphia and elsewhere, it became a magnet for seasoned divers and amateurs seeking scuba certification.
Kraft, who like Folk is an active diver, said the pair approached Matt Nunn of developer Trammell Crow before the deal with Dutch Springs became public. They presented an offer to buy the quarry.
As part of the agreement of sale between Trammell Crow and Dutch Springs, the third part of the subdivision, the 57.1 acres where the quarry lake is located, will remain open for diving.
“They [Trammell Crow] saw how important it was for the first responders,” Kraft said of the quarry. “There is no other place like it because of the clear water and its size.” The Morning Call attempted to contact Nunn on Tuesday and Wednesday for comment.
Trammell plans to erect two warehouses totaling nearly 600,000 square feet on either side of the quarry, adding to the others that have risen in the area in recent years.
Meanwhile, Trammell recently closed on the purchase of the land — which straddles Lower Nazareth and Bethlehem townships, not far from Route 22 — from Recreational Concepts Development Corp. The sale price of 95.5 acres and quarry: $16.1 million, according to Northampton County property records.
Recreational Concepts is led by Schooley, who was involved in the diving venture since Dutch Springs opened more than 40 years ago. He and his wife, Jane Wells-Schooley, later became sole owners. A posting on its website and a telephone message at Dutch Springs’ number says refunds are available through Sunday on season passes, gift cards and more.
Kraft resigned as council president in 2018 to become Northampton County corrections public safety administrator. Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure said Kraft’s business role should not pose a conflict of interest with his county position.
Morning Call journalist Anthony Salamone can be reached at asalamone@mcall.com. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-dutch-springs-deal-20220727-l3jvsq5v7jf37is35paep4crum-story.html | 2022-07-27T18:00:40 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-dutch-springs-deal-20220727-l3jvsq5v7jf37is35paep4crum-story.html |
Muncie animal shelter receives $10,000 grant for spay/neuter services
MUNCIE, Ind. — Muncie Animal Care and Services has been awarded a $10,000 grant from BISSELL Pet Foundation for spay and neuter procedures at veterinarian clinics for adoptable animals.
This dedicated grant is intended to help reduce the homeless pet population by preventing unwanted litters of stray cats and dogs in the community, according to a release. The grant funds will be used to spay or neuter homeless cats and dogs at the shelter and ready them for adoption.
Rokita staffer to meet with public at Kennedy Library
MUNCIE — A representative from Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office will be at Kennedy Library, 1700 W. McGalliard Road, 10:30 a.m.-noon Monday, Aug. 1, to meet with local residents.
Anyone who might need help with filing a consumer complaint, searching for unclaimed property or getting information about data privacy, identity theft, or robocalls is invited to stop by that day, according to a release.
Karate tournament to give out backpacks to kids
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Back 2 School Karate Championship “Backpack Attack” will be Aug, 20, at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Grand Master Ron White is the host and event promoter.
Doors will open at 8:30 a.m., and the official bow in for black belts will be at 9:30 a.m.. The tournament will begin at 10 a.m.
The entry fee is $50 per competitor or $45 for U.S. AMA members. There is a discounted price of $125 per family for three participants. There is a $5 spectator fee, with children younger than 5 admitted for free. A backpack and school supplies will be given to all youth.
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Idaho Falls Fire Department trauma responders were recently nominated for two national awards for their efforts to protect the well-being of community members.
The city of Idaho Falls announced in a Monday news release the department’s Traumatic Response Unified Support Team, or TRUST, was nominated for the 2022 Hooley Awards in the Service category and the Emergency Medical Service Awards of Excellence through EMS World.
Both awards programs recognize achievements and innovation for emergency medical services. The EMS World program is the "gold standard of accomplishment in the profession"and award winners will be presented the week of Oct. 10 in Orlando, Fla., the release said.
Mike Scadden, a trauma response team member, represented the team during the Hooley Awards dinner in St. Paul, Minn., on July 20. The winner of the Hooley Award in Service was TimSeplakiof the New Jersey Department of Health Office of Emergency Medical Services.
Hooley Awards are presented by ImageTrend, a data capture company that works with a variety of industries including government, medical, human resources, business, education and nonprofits. The awards were founded to acknowledge contributions in innovation and excellence.
The fire department’s traumatic response team was formed three years ago with the Idaho Falls Police Department to create a peer support team and address the stigmas associated with mental health, as well as the concern of stressors for public health and safety responders, the release said.
“Breaking down the stigmas associated with mental illness in the fire service is no small feat, but we are committed to getting our personnel the assistance they need,” response team member Whit Albertson said in the release.
The response team is one of the largest combined fire and EMS departments in Idaho with 125 personnel who responded to nearly 18,000 service calls in 2021 including some calls from department members, the release said.
“The support we receive from our local counseling center has been tremendous. Their staff spent hours working with our public safety departments to understand the unique culture and nature of our work, while providing us with the tools and resources needed to recognize and address the challenges our members may be experiencing. We cannot thank them enough,” Fire Chief Duane Nelson said in the release.
The fire department also works with the Law Enforcement Chaplaincy of Idaho, a volunteer group that provides assistance to victims and families.
“We are very fortunate to have local elected officials, administrative personnel and medical providers who wholeheartedly support this program. We are also grateful to our partners in public safety at the (police department) who built the foundation for the TRUST model for our department to build upon,” Albertson said in the release. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/idaho-falls-trauma-responders-nominated-for-two-national-awards/article_f32aef04-fca0-5c78-b474-928c570a19a5.html | 2022-07-27T18:09:26 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/idaho-falls-trauma-responders-nominated-for-two-national-awards/article_f32aef04-fca0-5c78-b474-928c570a19a5.html |
The Moose fire, located about about 17 miles north of Salmon, was estimated at 37,264 acres as of Tuesday morning and is just 10% contained. The estimated containment date is Aug. 30.
The cause of the fire, which started on July 17, has not been determined. The fire is threatening "residences, energy infrastructure, the Salmon municipal watershed, mining operations, heritage resources, fisheries, livestock grazing allotments, and a variety of recreational opportunities, particularly river rafting," according to the InciWeb Incident Information System. The fire also is encroaching on U.S. Highway 93 as the area continues to see hot and dry conditions.
The Lemhi County Sheriff's Office placed residents on both sides of Highway 93 from Tower Creek to North Fork in a “GO” evacuation status.
A community open house to discuss the fire will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Gibbonsville Improvement Association Building (old schoolhouse).
The fire is currently being managed by Great Basin Team 2, a Type 1 incident management team. There are 789 personnel, 23 hand crews, 35 engines and six helicopters deployed on the fire.
There is high potential today for the fire to spread to the south and east due to northwest winds. There are potential fire impacts to Highway 93, private property and the municipal watershed for the city of Salmon, the InciWeb report said.
In the next 36 hours there is high potential for the fire to spread south and east due to northwest winds. In that scenario there are potential impacts to power transmission lines to Blackbird Mine.
The Salmon‐Challis National Forest has implemented the Moose Fire Emergency Area, Road, and Trail Closure, Order Number: 04‐13‐22‐503. Details and a map can be found at bit.ly/3crDrDe. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/moose-fire-tops-37-000-acres-community-meeting-planned/article_82ff05bf-b33d-56b6-87ff-5fb293131f8f.html | 2022-07-27T18:09:32 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/moose-fire-tops-37-000-acres-community-meeting-planned/article_82ff05bf-b33d-56b6-87ff-5fb293131f8f.html |
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