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A former Kerr County sheriff, a bullfighting clown and an Irish immigrant to Bandera were inducted into the Frontier Times Museum’s Texas Heroes Hall of Honor.
Frances Hubble Kaiser, a Bandera County native, served as one of the few female sheriffs in Texas from 1989 to 1999. She was Kerr County’s first female sheriff. She and the other honorees accepted their awards at a ceremony last week.
“I am so overwhelmed,” Kaiser said.
She thanked everyone who’s helped her along the way.
“I feel very honored by the life I’ve had, and I give all credit to God,” Kaiser said.
Leon Coffee, who has been a bullfighting clown for more than 40 years and has broken more than 140 bones, recounted the first time he realized being a bullfighting clown might be an option for him.
He’d been watching some rodeo cowboys practicing, and the guy in charge asked him to go in and try distracting the bull from the cowboys, which is one of the main purposes of a rodeo clown. The man told him that all he had to do was “run fast and act goofy.”
“They kicked me out of school for that, and you’re going to pay me?” Coffee said, spurring laughter from the standing-room-only crowd.
In addition to other rodeos, Coffee has performed at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo since 1983.
Inducted posthumously into the Texas Heroes Hall of Honor was Irish immigrant Mary McGroarty, who disembarked from the Queen Mary at Ellis Island in 1951 at the age of 26. She and her husband ran the M. Boyle Mercantile General Store and later the Old Spanish Trail Restaurant, or OST, in Bandera.
“Mary’s devotion to St. Stanislaus was deep as she prepared the altar with Mary Stein for several decades and through her work in the church’s food pantry,” according to a news release from the museum. “Her love of history came through in her work to help establish the Bandera County Historical Commission with Margie Langford. Mary was instrumental in installing the county’s first historical marker at the old First State Bank on 11th Street in Bandera, a building Mary and Patrick once lived in with their sons, James and Patrick.”
McGroarty’s son, James, accepted the award on her behalf.
“She would help anyone, anytime, any day,” he said of his mother.
He told a humorous story about taking his mother to see a justice of the peace after she was accused of running a stop sign.
“‘There used to not be a stop sign there. … I’ve been running that stop sign for 65 years,’” he quoted her as saying to the judge.
McGroarty was described as being just as proud of her Irish heritage as she was of being a Texan and Bandera resident.
“In my mother’s name, thank you very much,” her son told the assemblage. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/3-inducted-into-Bandera-museum-s-Hall-of-Honor-17340356.php | 2022-07-30T19:17:09 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/3-inducted-into-Bandera-museum-s-Hall-of-Honor-17340356.php |
LOWER TOWNSHIP — The moon was wrapped in fog over Cape May Harbor, like a pearl in an oyster. It was a little after 5 a.m., and air conditioners hummed along the docks on this steamy July morning.
The only light in the Lobster House, it seemed, came from the counter of the coffee shop, where a lone night watchman peered into his laptop as his shift came to a close.
"I wasn't expecting anyone," Tony Senteneri said. "Sometimes I think this place is haunted."
The business, at its bones, hasn't changed much since the Laudeman family began hauling their catch to the wharf here in 1922, but the volume and size of the operation is mind-boggling today, a century later.
The Lobster House — despite a handful of devastating fires and a century's worth of hurricanes — floats the way a cruise ship does. According to Restaurant Business Magazine, the restaurant served 320,000 meals in 2020 and brought in $15.4 million, earning it the 62nd spot on the list of America's Top 100 independent restaurants.
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We spent a day there to see how that ship stays on course.
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6:01 a.m.
In the Lobster House's coffee shop, waitress Rita Foss slides the first customer a steaming cup and a glass of ice, while oranges roll down chutes into the mechanical juicer.
Within minutes, a dozen customers are beside him. Talk centers on fishing — they're hitting pink lures — and what closing time at the bars looked like. Most don't glance at the menu.
"'I'll take the special."
That was three eggs with a choice of meat.
"Grits or home fries with that?" Foss asks.
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The coffee shop is mostly locals, Foss said, and while it's not a secret, people can eat dinner there, too, instead of waiting for a table later in the day.
Outside, by the raw bar, workers are pressure-washing bar mats. Gulls lie in wait for scraps on the roof above them.
7:56 a.m.
Across the hall from the coffee shop, the fish market is arguably the steadiest part of the Lobster House. It opens at 8 a.m., but customers are already inside, wiping the condensation off the glass case to ogle the offerings. Staring at fresh seafood, it seems, is a good way for grandparents to give mom and dad a break on vacation.
Keith Laudeman, 67, is the unassuming captain at the helm of the Lobster House. As owner, he could be surfing in Fiji or fishing for weakfish in Cape May, but instead he spends most of his days the way he spent most of his life: at the restaurant and adjacent Cold Spring Fish & Supply.
"Ah, I don't mind doing work," he said, shoveling ice into a bin at the fish market that morning. "Everybody talks about me retiring but me."
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As a former scallop fisherman, Laudeman has a love for the market. Most of the scallops are local, unloaded from the boats up the pier. One of them, the Susan L, is named for his wife; the Vaud J in honor of his grandmother.
"Yesterday, we packed 30,000 pounds of scallops," he said.
11:24 a.m.
Laudeman has a rule for oysters and clams behind the raw bar. He wants them buried in ice, all day.
"His saying is 'No shell shall show,'" bartender Katie Salasin, 43, said while shucking oysters.
Customers wandered around the deck, looking out at pricey boats and multimillion-dollar waterfront homes in Cape May.
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"You're six minutes early," she tells a patron looking for a beer.
11:59 a.m.
The Lobster House's schooner, dubbed the American, is one of its most popular locations. The boat is a steel replica of the original wooden schooners, also named American, that docked there over the century.
Getting a seat there, particularly at the bar at the bow, is a hot commodity, and 20 waited in line to get on before noon.
"Folks, we're going to get everybody aboard in a minute," the hostess said.
Every seat is filled out on the dock, and the occasional gull raids a customer carrying food from the takeout window.
Aryiane Hill, 12, of Atlantic City, watched the presidential inauguration Wednesday with her mom.
"Oh my God, it fluttered in my ear," one woman said, moments after screaming.
3:40 p.m.
The first customers arrive for dinner, about 50 minutes early. By 4 p.m., the line is out the door of the Lobster House's dark, iconic bar. Waiting for a table there is as much a summer tradition in Cape May County as catching sand crabs and reading banner planes.
The Lobster House doesn't take reservations, Laudeman said, "because we never have."
The two dining halls can seat approximately 550 people, but sometimes the wait can extend over two hours.
5:30 p.m.
"I'm behind you," boiler cook Joseph Fulton yells out while moving a tray of crab imperial from the oven.
"Behind" is the most important word at the Lobster House, the easiest way for waitstaff, cooks, bussers and everyone else to let others know they're walking behind them with hot soup or a tray full of wine glasses.
The kitchen is hot and raucous. The Lobster House is known for staples like stuffed flounder. Longtime customers, Laudeman said, will notice the slightest change in ingredients.
"I know that we're only as good as our last meal," he says.
6 p.m.
From her perch behind the hostess station out in the Lobster House's main lobby, Tina Wood, 55, spends a full hour taking names and numbers.
Most people are relieved at a 45-minute wait time, Wood said. They frown if it's over an hour. Wood invites them to walk around the dock and grab a drink. She tells parents to go look at the lobsters or the boats.
"The key is to let them know it's not the end of the world," she said during a break. "You will be seated, eventually."
9 p.m.
The Lobster House stops seating for dinner at 10 p.m., but the dining halls are are ebbing. Outside, on the dock, party boats filled with bachelorette parties cruise the harbor. Children doze off while their parents finish their crabs.
At the coffee shop, two customers remain. The fish market is empty, and the crew is cleaning up. There's not much seafood left.
"Someone bought 20 pounds of flounder," cashier Jessica Allen said.
Allen, 37, took 400 phone orders this Saturday. In October, she'll be getting married at the Lobster House.
10 p.m.
Tony Senteneri, the night watchman, was back for his shift. In the coffee shop, a waitress erased the day's special from the chalkboard.
"I need a foot massage," she said.
The fish market was dark. Workers were setting tables for Sunday in the dining hall. Gulls still looked for scraps and found none.
High tide lifted the schooner American up by the dock and brought in the first waves of silence until the Lobster House came back to life Sunday morning. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-lobster-house-the-jersey-shores-most-iconic-eatery/article_fbd6516a-101d-11ed-a1b8-17ca1a624ab1.html | 2022-07-30T19:19:00 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-lobster-house-the-jersey-shores-most-iconic-eatery/article_fbd6516a-101d-11ed-a1b8-17ca1a624ab1.html |
BRIDGETON — Authorities are looking for two men in the fatal shooting of a third early Saturday morning.
Warrants have been issued for Ryan A. Askins, 29, of Fayette Street, on murder and weapons offenses, and Desmond L. Bethel, 29, of Cohansey Street, on weapons offenses, police Chief Michael Gaimari said in a news release.
Bridgeton police were called to the Maplewood Gardens apartment complex about 3 a.m. Saturday on reports of several people fighting and shots being fired. Responding officers found the victim, Herbert R. Lee, 36, of South Avenue, who was pronounced dead at Inspira Health Center Bridgeton shortly after being transported there, Gaimari said.
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Officers arrested one man, Kvaughn Walker, 22, of South Avenue, at the scene, charging him with possessing a handgun, but Gaimari said he was not involved in the fatal shooting.
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Askins was additionally charged with eluding Saturday afternoon by Millville police who, along with detectives from the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, spotted the suspect operating a black 2011 Audi A6 in the city and initiated a pursuit that was eventually terminated on Delsea Drive for safety concerns, Gaimari said.
Askins and Bethel should be considered armed and dangerous, Gaimari said. Anyone with information about the shooting can call Detective Mark Yoshioka at 856-392-9031 or visit bpd.tips. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bridgeton-police-seek-2-in-fatal-shooting/article_1cc3d762-1032-11ed-a383-fb0064e98498.html | 2022-07-30T19:19:06 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bridgeton-police-seek-2-in-fatal-shooting/article_1cc3d762-1032-11ed-a383-fb0064e98498.html |
Man arrested in west Phoenix hotel double homicide
Police have made an arrest in a Thursday morning double homicide at a west Phoenix hotel.
Sgt. Melissa Soliz with the Phoenix Police Department confirmed on Saturday morning that an arrest had been made in the fatal shootings of two unidentified men at a hotel near 48th Avenue and McDowell Road.
Phoenix police officers had found both victims with gunshot wounds at the hotel after receiving reports at 9:15 a.m. about gunfire, according to previous information from the department.
Police previously said both shooting victims died from their injuries. It was unclear whether the men died on scene or were taken to the hospital.
The unidentified suspect, whose image from a surveillance video was shared by police following the shooting, reportedly left the scene in a 2004 blue Dodge Ram truck.
No other details were immediately available on the case. As of Saturday morning, Maricopa County Jail did not list any recent arrests for homicide.
Reach breaking news reporter Jose R. Gonzalez at jose.gonzalez@gannett.com or on Twitter @jrgzztx.
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Desireé Coyote’s fight to empower survivors of violence
The stories in this series include descriptions of physical and sexual abuse. Underscore's policy is to protect the privacy of survivors of sexual violence by withholding their names. However, the women telling their stories here chose to be named. Resources are available for trauma survivors at the Strong Hearts Native Helpline and the National Sexual Assault Helpline.
Indigenous domestic violence advocate Desireé Coyote endured struggles at nearly every turn in her life, like so many Indigenous women in Oregon have. It could have ruined her life. She refused to let that happen.
Her determination and strength to find her voice, and help others find theirs, have served as an inspiration. Coyote's story, told through hours of interviews and documents, reveals how years of trauma and systemic failures drove her to fight for survivors like her. To understand it, you have to go back to the beginning.
Coyote, now 62, grew up in Sweetwater, a single-block, unincorporated town on the Nez Perce Reservation in North Idaho. The family moved into a two-story home there when Coyote was 3 years old, and when she and her nine siblings arrived, the children were thrilled to see a swing set and merry-go-round in the backyard.
In school, a two-mile walk away, Coyote took up softball and wrestled on the boys' team. “Not that I could compete,” she said, “but I could practice with them.”
Though Sweetwater was on reservation land, Coyote recalls seeing few Native Americans like her around town. She grew up learning little of the customs, traditions or ceremonies of her people. Her father, Clifford Allen Sr., an Army veteran of many trades, worked under Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus. As a member of the Idaho State Human Rights Commission, his focus was revamping education around tribal nations in Idaho, Coyote said. But during childhood, he taught her: “It’s a white man's world; you gotta learn the white man’s ways.”
Her father eventually started a relationship with Coyote's aunt. When Coyote was 3, her aunt became her abuser, she said. When Coyote was 7, her father kicked her mother out of the house. It would be nearly a decade before Coyote would see her mom again.
Meanwhile, Coyote’s relationship with her aunt soured. To avoid her, Coyote began doing her chores early in the morning and would stay at school late after athletics. “It wasn’t safe for me at home, with her,” Coyote said.
One day, when Coyote was 10, her aunt stormed into her room, furious that she had found blood in the bathroom. She accused Coyote of being on her period and scolded her for making a mess. Coyote replied that it wasn’t her. She began hitting, punching, slapping and pushing Coyote. For the first time, Coyote fought back. Then, Coyote’s older sister jumped off their bunk bed and “got involved.” They never fought again.
When the abuse from her aunt ended, her dad returned from a work trip. For the first time, he hit her. She was surprised, and the abuse escalated quickly. One day, he thrust her head into a wall, scraping her scalp against a nail, creating a scar that remains on the back of her head.
Boarding school
Coyote knew from a young age that she needed to escape her home. The escape she got would be a turning point in her life.
At age 14, her father surprised her again and shipped her off for a summer at Chemawa Indian School in Salem, the oldest continuously operated, federally run American Indian boarding school in the U.S. In the 19th century, these schools were established across the country with the goal of eradicating Indigenous cultures and assimilating Native Americans into the white, Christian man’s society.
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To Coyote, the school was “odd.” There were few staff, none of whom she recalls being Native American, despite the many Indigenous students. Coyote learned skills that were meant to help her find jobs immediately after school. Instead of home economics and wood shop, Coyote learned how to operate a mimeograph. She learned nothing about her culture and heritage, and any lessons about Native American history were "off mark."
“It was depressing,” Coyote said. “It’s being alone in a strange place."
While at school, Coyote stopped eating and became “skinny as a rail.” But she came to appreciate the solitude of life at school. It kept her from the home she feared.
“It was just something I had to go through,” Coyote said. “I didn’t have a choice.”
The summer months passed. Coyote returned home to Idaho.
Another escape
Coyote was home for less than a month before deciding to leave again.
Coyote packed a bag and joined her friends on a backpacking trip across the Pacific Northwest, visiting Portland, Salem, Yakima and Seattle. She began to think of her mother, wondering where she was. About a decade had passed since she had last seen her. Coyote knew her mother had grown up on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, so that’s where she found her.
Coyote lived with her mother for six or seven months, but life even there wasn’t safe. Her mother struggled with alcoholism and threw parties full of scary men who would break into her room. Without much of an education to lean on, she decided, at 16, to join the military. Her mother was by her side when she signed the papers.
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The bulk of Coyote’s service occurred at Fort Riley in Kansas, where she worked in communications. It was here that she met a handsome infantryman from New York, with whom she bonded over daily runs around the base. His name was William Cruz. The two started dating and would eventually marry. When Coyote left the military, they moved into a home in Kansas, where they remained for three years. She took care of their two children as Cruz’s service moved them from Kansas to Germany to New York and back to Kansas.
Early on, Coyote said she began to notice the “manipulation and coercion that forms a tight rope around the leg.” At first, the signs were subtle. A devout Christian, Cruz would only allow Coyote to listen to Christian music and watch Christian television. She was not allowed to leave the house unless she was going to church. “Being a good Christian woman, I did what I was told,” she said.
“Everybody thinks that domestic abuse is a physical thing,” she said. “It’s not ... when they take who you are away, piece by piece, when they dehumanize you, make like you’re less than — that’s when it all begins.”
Cruz and Coyote arrived in Oregon with their four children in 1983, moving into a home on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Cruz became a leader at three local churches while working as a student mechanic at Blue Mountain Community College. Coyote worked as a secretary for economic development for the tribe and attended the community college.
On the outside, he appeared as a polite husband, walking Coyote to class and taking her to lunch. But life at home was a different story.
“For me, as well as all victims, what we’re going to remember is all the holes in the walls, the holes or dents in the doors, because they know not to hit you physically,” she said.
But the emotional abuse turned into physical violence, she said. She sometimes called the police two or three times a week, but officers seldom responded. She couldn’t take it anymore. She divorced Cruz in 1990 and promptly obtained a restraining order. He moved out.
Coyote’s nightmare didn’t end there. She would walk outside to her car and find her tires punctured and parts dismantled, and because Cruz was a mechanic, she assumed it was him. For months, she and her five children stayed in a single room in the four-bedroom house, sleeping stacked against the windows and door, hoping to feel the slightest breeze in case he broke in.
Soon enough, Coyote’s life appeared to be improving. Her mother had moved in, and Coyote was helping her get sober. She worked with U.S. Forest Service in nearby Walla Walla and began going on dates with a coworker there.
“It was the first time I’d been happy in I don’t know how long,” she said.
What happiness she had found would be shattered in a single night, the night she says Cruz kidnapped and attacked her in the Blue Mountains near Pendleton.
Cruz declined to be interviewed for this story.
Coyote comes home
After the alleged assault by her ex-husband on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Coyote feared for her life and was contemplating suicide. About a year later, Cruz was sentenced to federal prison for child sexual abuse. Coyote moved with her five children to New Mexico, where she lived for around three years before moving back to Oregon.
In 1995, she began her work in domestic violence services and advocacy while living in Lakeview. It didn’t pay well. It offered no retirement or medical benefits. Meanwhile, her kids were facing racial harassment in school. And even though Cruz was in prison, Coyote was worried that, having stayed in one town for three years, he would find her again. The family hit the road. This time for Salem.
Coyote felt that she was a floater in Salem, “not here, not there but still trying,” she said.
Then, a representative from the Oregon Women of Color Caucus called, asking if she was interested in contracting with the group. They were lacking in Native Americans in the group and they wanted her help filling that role. She accepted and became its director in 2000.
Soon, she also joined Gov. John Kitzhaber’s council on domestic violence, becoming the only Native American woman on the council. She started traveling around to communities of color and tribal nations, hearing from survivors about what services were lacking. In time, the state called on her so much that she considered herself its “token Indian,” she said.
"I was invisible on these teams, but they needed me to represent communities of color and tribal nations," she said. "I was an object, not something that was important. My voice often was not heard."
In 2001, her mother fell ill. She started driving home to the Umatilla Indian Reservation every weekend to take care of her. Though they had been apart for the majority of Coyote’s upbringing, she had always appreciated how hard her mother had tried to be there for her children. After Coyote's mother died in 2002 at the age of 62, Coyote moved into her mother’s home on the reservation.
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She took a job as the tribe’s domestic violence coordinator. She began learning about tribal jurisdiction, law enforcement and tribal courts. She started meeting with survivors. More often than not, they were tribal members, the offenders were non-Native, and the abuse occurred on reservation land, meaning that tribal authorities could not prosecute them due to a 1978 Supreme Court ruling that barred them from doing so.
Alongside law enforcement, she would drive survivors out to the spot of their alleged assault. The officer would then use maps to see whether it was on or off tribal land, and they would explain who had jurisdiction to take the case.
“This job really taught me what it means to be an Indigenous woman,” she said.
At the same time, Coyote began learning about tribal customs and traditions. Having grown up in her father’s home and attended boarding school, she knew little about the traditions of her people. But when she moved to the reservation, she met with elders, attended powwows and learned about dancing, drumming, singing and tribal regalia. Her mother’s land and the people there made her feel at home.
Coyote helped the Umatilla tribe gain essential legal protections for survivors. She helped the tribe become authorized for the sex offender notification registration act and helped tribal authorities regain jurisdiction over non-Native perpetrators of domestic violence on tribal land. She also pushed forward a batterers intervention program to help perpetrators.
But much of Coyote’s most notable work has been behind closed doors, away from courtrooms, legislators and police. It has focused instead on the untold number of survivors whose lives she has touched.
Coyote changed her last name from Cruz to Coyote in 2012.
Coyote is still searching for any record of what happened that night in 1991, some written acknowledgment that, for her, reaffirms what happened. What records she finds she keeps in a corner of her shed, far enough back so she won't stumble on them.
This story is part of an investigative project in partnership with EO Media Group that shows how obstacles to prosecution of violent crimes against Indigenous people in Oregon prompted survivors to use their stories of trauma to empower others and inspired initiatives encouraging change, as well as how evolving policies are shaping the legal landscape. Read the entire series at underscore.news | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/desire-coyotes-fight-to-empower-survivors-of-violence-trauma-indigenous-domestic-violence-advocate/65386219007/ | 2022-07-30T19:33:44 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/desire-coyotes-fight-to-empower-survivors-of-violence-trauma-indigenous-domestic-violence-advocate/65386219007/ |
Justice lags for Indigenous survivors of violence
For Indigenous families, the struggle to prosecute crimes committed by non-natives on tribal land has created lasting trauma.
The stories in this series include descriptions of physical and sexual abuse. Underscore's policy is to protect the privacy of survivors of sexual violence by withholding their names. However, the women telling their stories here chose to be named. Resources are available for trauma survivors at the Strong Hearts Native Helpline and the National Sexual Assault Helpline.
Desireé Coyote stared at the red and white confidential envelope she’d spent four days fearing to open. Inside was a police report from 30 years ago detailing the Indigenous woman’s account of a sexual and physical assault.
Until May, she had no idea the report existed.
The police record documented what Coyote told tribal police. Coyote's ex-husband, William Cruz, from whom she had filed for divorce following years of alleged domestic abuse, came to her house on the Umatilla reservation and kidnapped her. She said Cruz drove her up to the foothills of Oregon's Blue Mountains, beat her and sexually assaulted her, according to the report.
She’d lost an earring that night, and she told a tribal officer where he could find it up in the tall grass on the hillside, the report says. A few months later, Coyote heard a knock at the door. The officer returned her earring.
It wasn't the first time Coyote, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, reported Cruz's alleged domestic abuse to tribal police, she said. But since Coyote is Indigenous and her ex-husband is not, and the reported assault occurred in 1991 on tribal land, federal law barred the tribe or state from prosecuting him. Tribal police forwarded the case to the FBI, according to the police report.
“Nothing happened,” Coyote said with tears in her eyes. Cruz was never charged for his alleged crimes against her.
Coyote’s not alone.
A study released this year estimated that Indigenous people in Oregon reported experiencing domestic violence over the previous year at a rate more than three times the state’s average. Nationwide, Native Americans suffer higher rates of violence than other Americans.
Violence is more often committed against Indigenous people by those who aren't Indigenous than those who are, according to the most recent U.S. Department of Justice study. Most Native victims of violence, including 97% of women and 90% of men, have experienced violence committed by a non-Native person, while 35% of female victims and 33% of male victims have experienced violence committed by another Native person.
For Indigenous families, the struggle to prosecute crimes committed by non-Natives on tribal land has created lasting trauma. And a lack of crime data, high rates of cases being declined by federal prosecutors and meager resources for help leave some feeling abandoned, a consensus among tribal officials, advocates and survivors.
Violent criminal acts committed on tribal land by non-Natives have historically fallen through the cracks due to a dizzying jurisdictional maze that critics say made Indian Country lawless. Changes to laws giving tribes more authority over non-Native offenders started in 2013. However, those came with a caveat: finding the resources, including jail space, courts and court-appointed attorneys before tribal courts could be authorized to prosecute.
A ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court last month could also shake the legal landscape by giving states concurrent jurisdiction with federal authorities over crimes committed by non-Natives on tribal land, according to legal experts, though others are hopeful the ruling won't make a big difference in Oregon.
Despite painfully slow progress and a growing movement calling attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women, generations of survivors like Coyote have suffered decades of trauma with only each other to turn to.
"The United States has done a terrible thing for Indigenous people and continues to do terrible things to Indigenous people,” said Coyote. “Left to our own ways before boarding school, before fur trappers, this would not exist. Sexual violence would not exist here.”
Changing laws
Critics tie the high rates of violence on tribal land in part to a 1978 ruling, Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, when the U.S. Supreme Court stripped tribes of the authority to prosecute non-Natives. Instead, cases involving non-Natives were forwarded to federal authorities.
But the threshold for prosecuting these crimes is high, tribal and legal experts say. Between 2011 and 2019, the only years for which data is available, federal figures show that the U.S. Attorney's Office in Oregon has declined to prosecute nearly 25% of violent crime cases forwarded by law enforcement from tribal land, while nationwide case declination was around 35%. The U.S. Attorney's Office declined to provide comparative data about declined non-Indian Country crimes, citing Justice Department policy.
The Violence Against Women Act reauthorization in 2013 gave tribal courts authority to prosecute non-Native offenders for acts of domestic violence, if certain conditions were met.
"Before, abusers could do horrible things to their wives, their partners, and run free and nothing would happen to them because they couldn’t be prosecuted by the tribes,” said Rep. Tawna D. Sanchez, D-Portland.
Minimal funding has hindered progress, however, officials said. Only 31 of 574 federally recognized tribes in the U.S. have been authorized to prosecute non-Natives as of May 2022, according to the National Congress of American Indians. Only one tribe — Umatilla — is authorized in Oregon.
Starting Oct. 1, 2022, tribal courts will legally be able to exercise their inherent jurisdiction over non-Natives for additional crimes, including child violence, sexual violence, stalking, sex trafficking, assaults of tribal justice personnel and obstruction of justice.
Most Native victims of violence, including 97% of women and 90% of men, have experienced violence committed by a non-Native person, while 35% of female victims and 33% of male victims have experienced violence committed by another Native person.
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Brent Leonhard, an attorney for the Umatilla tribe, says that the reauthorization is another step toward overturning the 1978 case that has prevented tribes from holding non-Natives accountable.
“It'll just show, once again, those who have concerns about Indian Country exercising authority over non-Indians that they’re just wrong, that there isn't anything really to be concerned about,” Leonhard said.
Still, before being able to prosecute non-Native offenders the tribes will need resources — trained law enforcement, developed tribal codes and robust courts — to carry out justice.
“A lot of tribes don’t have their own financial capacity to run this program,” Sanchez said, “and federal resources are relatively thin.”
Since Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, the high court earlier this month placed limits on a 2020 decision recognizing a large area of Oklahoma as unceded Indian reservation land. This gives states the authority to prosecute non-Natives who commit crimes against Native Americans on tribal land.
While state officials in some parts of the country have applauded the ruling, many tribal leaders say the decision strikes a major blow to nearly two centuries of precedent and could imperil tribal sovereignty and further complicate law enforcement on tribal lands.
Umatilla Tribal Court Chief Judge William Johnson said many tribal leaders are still trying to figure out what the ruling could mean, but that it's a reversal of centuries of policy and practice. Still, he's hopeful that Oregon's history — where state authorities have had some jurisdiction on tribal land since the 1950s, and where reservation boundaries are more clearly defined than in other states — will mean the ruling won't have a big impact in Oregon.
“I think it’s a wait and see thing, and we hope it just stays simmering in the background and doesn’t explode into anything else — that’s what I would hope,” Johnson said in an interview after the decision.
Finding a way forward
For families whose loved ones' cases were declined by the FBI, there are unhealed wounds. Mavis MayAnne Kirk of Warm Springs, whose family lives on the Warm Springs, Umatilla and Yakima reservations, and in urban areas of Oregon and Washington, is among those cases and her family has been repeatedly struck by tragedy.
In 1957, a 32-year-old family member, Mavis Josephine McKay, was found dead in an irrigation canal in Washington, and a criminal investigator said at the time that there was “a strong possibility she was murdered,” as reported by the Yakima Herald-Republic. Forty years later, another 28-year-old family member, Lisa Pearl Briseno, went missing. She remains one of the 11 missing Indigenous people in Oregon, according to a February report from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The latest tragedy came in 2009, when Mavis MayAnne Kirk died after she was hit by a car following a workplace Christmas party on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, said her sister, Merle Kirk. Family members at first did not suspect foul play. But an autopsy report indicated that Mavis Kirk had been run over twice, and the family later learned that the driver — Mavis Kirk’s boyfriend at the time — asserted his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent in an interview with authorities, Merle Kirk said. That's when the family suspected Mavis Kirk was murdered.
In less than a year, however, the U.S. Attorney’s Office told the family that they would be dropping the case, Kirk said. No one has been prosecuted for Mavis Kirk’s death.
“They made it like she didn’t matter,” Merle Kirk said. “It hurts. She matters.”
A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in an email response to questions about this case that the office "cannot discuss the specifics of investigations that do not result in criminal charges.”
Merle Kirk remains shaken. Every year, she pins red ribbons on every stop sign in the Warm Springs community to remind people of her sister. This year, six days before the anniversary of her sister’s death, Merle Kirk’s daughter had a child. She named her newborn daughter Mavis.
Money for justice
Congress has passed two pieces of landmark legislation providing billions of dollars in federal support for crime victims: the Victims of Crime Act in 1984 and the Violence Against Women Act in 1994. In 2001, Oregon also established the Oregon Domestic & Sexual Violence Services Fund, which began funding 49 nonprofit organizations supporting victims statewide.
Tribal victims' services programs rely heavily on state and federal grant awards that are funded by these pieces of state and federal legislation, according to state and tribal officials. But for years, Oregon struggled to connect these resources with tribes across the state, in part because only nonprofits could apply to receive state or federal grant funds.
During listening sessions with tribes in 2010, Diana Fleming, program analyst for the Oregon Department of Justice Crime Victim and Survivor Services Division, and Coyote, who also worked for the state, said many tribes told them they didn’t even know grant funds through the state of Oregon were available to them.
“The bottom line is, yes, we acknowledge that the funding wasn’t getting to tribal nations in the way that we had thought it was,” Fleming said.
It wasn’t until 2011 that the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon became eligible to receive funding from the Oregon Domestic & Sexual Violence Services Fund and the Violence Against Women Act. Two years later, seven of the tribes could start receiving these grant funds for victim's services — $20,000 per year, per tribe.
In the following years, state and federal grant funds for tribal victims' services would continue to increase. Now, tribes in Oregon can receive $120,000 per year from the Oregon Domestic & Sexual Violence Services Fund and the Violence Against Women Act, and eight of the nine tribes in Oregon can receive an additional $125,000 per year from the Victims of Crime Act.
But advocates say the slow progress and meager funds help explain why it is such a challenge for victims of crimes on tribal land to get support. In Oregon, there is one domestic violence shelter on tribal land.
Voice of resilience
In the decades since Coyote reported the alleged kidnapping to tribal police in 1991, and the authorities did not charge him, Cruz has twice pleaded guilty in federal court to child sex crimes, the latest coming in 2013, when he pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree child molestation in Rhode Island. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
William Cruz declined to comment for this story.
Coyote has shared her story from that night near Deadman Pass in northeastern Oregon countless times. As an advocate for Indigenous survivors of violence, she hoped to amplify injustice and help survivors feel less alone. And yet, as she opened the red and white envelope with the police report in May, she wondered if memory served her right, or if perhaps it had all been a bad dream. She was silent as she read the four-page report in her office in the Nixyáawii Governance Center in Pendleton.
For years, she had said that Cruz did not rape her, that somehow she convinced him to stop and drive her home. But now, the report told a different story. A memory she had long suppressed flooded back.
“I think I chose not to remember it,” she said. “I do think it happened. Because it wasn’t the only time he raped me.”
No matter how many years go by, she cannot forget that night up near Deadman Pass. But that hillside has taken on a new meaning. Each year, on Memorial Day Weekend, Coyote returns to those foothills near the Blue Mountains. There, alongside her daughter and grandchildren, she picks flowers and spreads them on her mother’s grave.
Resources are available for trauma survivors at the Strong Hearts Native Helpline and the National Sexual Assault Helpline.
This story is part of an investigative project in partnership with EO Media Group that shows how obstacles to prosecution of violent crimes against Indigenous people in Oregon prompted survivors to use their stories of trauma to empower others and inspired initiatives encouraging change, as well as how evolving policies are shaping the legal landscape. The series also offers an urban Indigenous perspective and examines efforts in Portland to combat violence against Native Americans.Read the entire series at underscore.news. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/unhealed-wounds-justice-lags-for-indigenous-native-american-indian-survivors-of-violence-oregon-us/65386215007/ | 2022-07-30T19:33:45 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/unhealed-wounds-justice-lags-for-indigenous-native-american-indian-survivors-of-violence-oregon-us/65386215007/ |
Week of heat puts new rules for outdoor workers to the test
Oregon's agricultural workers spent the week navigating one of the longest-lasting heat waves on record, with temperatures consistently reaching near or above 100 degrees.
But they did it with more tools — and knowledge — than they had during last summer's record-breaking high temperatures.
Last June's heat wave killed nearly 100 people, including a Mid-Valley nursery worker who had just arrived from Guatemala.
At least 96 deaths:Oregon has done little to determine why people died in 2021 heat wave
OSHA in June enacted new heat rules to keep outdoor workers safer.
Farmworkers are among hundreds of thousands of Oregon employees most exposed to heat, alongside construction workers, warehouse employees and anyone else working outside or without air conditioning.
But even with the new rules, workers and employers said compliance and safety still largely rely on personal responsibility.
Taking care of the people
By noon Thursday, temperatures hovered just above 85 degrees in Dayton — still relatively mild, said Jose Martinez, crew lead on-site at Stoller Family Estate.
But as soon as temperatures reached 90, Martinez said, he and his crew would call it a day.
The crew was taking a break, some in the shade of a tent, others in an air-conditioned van parked near the field of wine grapes they were working in. They had spent the morning spacing out canes and adjusting the guides to prevent mildew.
Air flow is good for wine grapes. It's also good for people. But even as workers made sure air was flowing through the vines, they noticed it didn't flow as freely between rows.
The air in the field, just yards away from the tent, was warmer and more stagnant, Martinez said.
Martinez works for a contract labor company, Willamette Farm Labor Contracting. Owner Zachary Ramirez said safety has always been his top priority.
If you don't treat your workers well, you won't have any left, he said, adding that he only works with farms that share his commitment to safety.
Stoller Family Estate is one such farm.
OSHA's new heat rules, which require access to water and shade and breaks at certain temperature gradients, among other things, didn't change much for them, winery vice president of communications Michelle Kaufmann said. The biggest adjustment was making a more robust written safety plan, which is one of the requirements of the new rule.
The property has an air-conditioned break room big enough for roughly 40 people and equipped with internet, a computer, a TV and plenty of water. There are also tents like the one Martinez rested in scattered throughout the property.
"It's no different than farming," Kaufmann said.
Plants need nutrients and good conditions to survive, and farmers provide those conditions. They should take care of their people, too, she said.
But Ramirez said he wanted to be clear: "Not all farms are like this."
Rules made, broken
More than half of the 61 complaints involving heat in the workplace since July 14 were made on July 26 and 27, according to Oregon OSHA spokesperson Aaron Corvin.
Workplace inspectors have spent "extra time" in the field this week looking for heat-related issues.
So far, most of the complaints have been in warehouses, restaurants and construction sites. One agricultural workplace in Hermiston is being investigated after a worker reported symptoms of heat stress July 20, before the heat wave hit, Corvin said.
"It's heartening to know that person recognized the symptoms of heat stress," Corvin said in an email to the Statesman Journal.
OSHA's heat rules kick in when temperatures reach 80 degrees. Employers are required to supply shade, water and a written safety plan, which includes a designated break schedule. When the heat index reaches 90 degrees, employers must monitor workers for signs of heat stress and be in regular communication with employees via a buddy system or through cell or radio.
Specific rest schedules change the warmer it gets. When temperatures reach 100, as they did this week, workers are required to take at least a 15-minute break every hour.
Even with rules in place, "one of our responsibilities is [knowing] our own capacity," Martinez said.
The reality of farm work, Martinez and Ramirez agreed, is that people want to keep working even in extreme conditions. It's money, Martinez said. Not everyone can afford to stop early and lose income.
That's where good supervision comes in, they said.
Ramirez has a designated safety advisor on his team. Lourdes Cortes splits her time between the office and the fields, offering training and reminding people to hydrate or wear protective clothing.
Sometimes people don't want to rest, she said. She makes sure they do.
Better prepared
Where personal responsibility or employer compliance fail, some groups have stepped in to fill the gaps.
The ARCHES Project officially launched its Fuerza Campesina program in 2021. The program's mission is to provide resources to under-housed migrant workers. But this week, staffers focused on keeping workers cool.
"We're better prepared this year," said Breezy Poynor, housing and supportive services director.
Yuleni Rodriguez and Maria Dominguez Jacobo spent Wednesday afternoon driving around Woodburn and Salem distributing water and other cooling tools to nursery workers outside in the heat.
She passed out bags containing informational fliers, sun-protecting shirts and baseball caps. Workers were especially excited about cooling compresses, kept damp and frozen in a cooler.
Rodriguez said the same thing to each worker she met: "We're just here to give you water and resources."
"Does anyone have kids?" Jacobo asked, holding an informational flier about childcare.
"Yes, but in Mexico," a worker said, to laughter.
One worker in a hoodie admitted he was hot under his layers, but said he had been drinking water "constantly." This crew usually works until 5 p.m., but would likely stop at 2 or 3 p.m. due to the temperature that day. Their boss allows them to make that call for themselves.
Rodriguez and Jacobo generally only go to places they're invited, Jacobo said. But Wednesday, they passed a group of workers tilling in a sun-baked field and pulled over.
Jacobo found the supervisor and asked permission to give out water and whatever else they had in their van.
He said no. They already had water, he told her, and he didn't want to call them all back in from the field.
"That’s what we do," Jacobo said. "Sometimes they say yes, sometimes they say no.”
When the heat rules took effect in June, the Oregon Farm Bureau told the Statesman Journal that one of its biggest objections was the rest schedule. Requiring 40 minutes of rest every hour, as the rule does when temperatures exceed 105, is effectively a "stop order," Mary Anne Cooper, vice president of governmental affairs, said at the time.
The workers interviewed and observed by the Statesman Journal this week did, indeed, end their days early to stay out of the highest temperatures. But they also started early.
The crew at the Salem nursery started an hour earlier than usual.
Martinez, the crew lead at Stoller Family Estate, started working at 5:30 a.m. Thursday — even earlier if you count the time he spent picking up his crew from their homes, he said, or the time he spent repairing the van.
"I'm the driver, the mechanic, everything," Martinez said.
Shannon Sollitt covers agricultural workers in the Mid-Willamette Valley as a corps member for Report for America, a program that aims to support local journalism and democracy by reporting on under-covered issues and communities. You may reach her at ssollitt@statesmanjournal.com. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/week-of-heat-puts-new-rules-for-outdoor-workers-to-the-test/65386891007/ | 2022-07-30T19:34:00 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/week-of-heat-puts-new-rules-for-outdoor-workers-to-the-test/65386891007/ |
CANTON, Ga. — The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said Saturday afternoon that one of its deputies shot a man they'd been looking for after he allegedly tried to shoot his way into a home where his wife and daughter were inside.
The wife and daughter were said to have a protective order against him.
The sheriff's office said it happened at a Red Lobster inside a shopping plaza on Riverstone Parkway in Canton. The man was said to be in serious condition, according to a statement from the sheriff's office.
"There is no active threat to the public as the incident has been contained," the Canton Police Department said in its own statement.
According to the sheriff's office, deputies first responded to a domestic dispute call on Meadowbrook Lane a little after 11 a.m. They said the man "had an active Temporary Protective Order and could not legally be at the property."
He allegedly "fired rounds at the lock on the front door" to get inside. His wife and daughter were home at the time but not injured, the sheriff's office said.
When he could not get into the home, he left and went to the Red Lobster.
"Deputies put a lookout for the suspect and a Cherokee Sheriff’s deputy located the suspect parked at the Red Lobster near Riverstone Parkway in Canton. It appears from preliminary information obtained at the scene that as the deputy approached the suspect, the suspect reached for a firearm and the deputy fired at the suspect. The suspect was shot. He was then transported to Northside Cherokee Hospital with serious injuries," the sheriff's office said.
The GBI said it was asked to respond to the incident, but did not have any additional information at this time.
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An Arizona nonprofit is working to educate citizens about challenges of the current primary election system, in hopes of creating a ballot initiative that would move the state to an open, nonpartisan system.
Save Democracy is comprised of 19 Arizonans — many with connections to Tucson — who say primary elections divide citizens, discriminate against unaffiliated voters and candidates, and prevent commonsense bipartisan legislation.
Because not every election system gives all voters the opportunity to cast their ballot, according to the group, Save Democracy is raising public awareness around which systems do and do not, and the consequences of those that don't.
Members include former U.S. Rep. Ron Barber, Pima County Supervisor Rex Scott and founding chair of the Pima County Regional Transportation Commission, Si Schorr.
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The group will be listening to suggestions, examining what's working in other jurisdictions, and identifying election reforms for Arizona, with the goal of having an initiative measure on the 2024 ballot for open, nonpartisan elections they say would treat all candidates and voters equally.
Variances in voter turnout
The problem is, not many do, said Save Democracy executive board member Sarah Brown Smallhouse. "Because so few people (request a ballot), we almost have closed primaries," she said.
"This is an educational effort to raise awareness around the connection between how we elect our representatives and the results we get."
In an open primary, any registered voter, regardless of party affiliation, can vote in any one party primary. Only one candidate from each party can go on to the general election.
In a nonpartisan system, all candidates are included on the same ballot and every registered voter, regardless of party affiliation, may vote for any candidate.
Nearly 11 million independent voters are prohibited from voting in 10 states with closed primaries, and another 19 states prohibit voters registered with one party from voting in another party's primary election.
This often results in minority party voters being excluded from the election that matters the most in electing their representative, says Unite America, a grassroots group working to bridge the growing partisan divide and foster a more representative and functional government.
Unite America reported that in 2020, turnout in nonpartisan primaries averaged 36.2%, significantly higher than in most open, semi-open, semi-closed or closed primaries, for which turnout data varies.
Despite operating under a semi-closed system, Arizona's system saw turnout on par with that of nonpartisan primaries that year, thanks to a surge in voter turnout. In 2020, 36% of registered Arizona voters cast ballots in the primary, an increase of about 10% over the 2018 primary and 25% more than in 2016, according to the Arizona Secretary of State's Office.
In Pima County, roughly 43% of registered voters cast ballots in the 2020 primary election, up just 3% from 2018's primary, according to the County Elections Department.
Texas has an open primary system, but only 18% of registered voters cast primary ballots in this year's midterm election. Despite that percentage being higher than in the last six midterm primaries, it still meant that less than one in five registered voters participated, the Texas Tribune reported.
Different rules for candidates
In Arizona, if you don't cast a vote in the primary election, essentially your vote in the November general election doesn't count, said Save Democracy executive board member and Tucson attorney Ted Hinderaker.
Hinderaker got his first taste of the political scene during a legislative internship in college, when it was very different.
"At that time, people worked together across the aisle. The system seemed to work," he said of his experience, which included working for a variety of candidates who all lost in primary elections "It dawned on me over the years that it's not enough to have good people run and that we have to reform the system."
Hinderaker said the group's efforts aren't partisan, a misconception its members sometimes hear, but that they're working to change the system so that it works for everybody.
"This gives the candidate a chance to address issues instead of just towing the party line," he said.
Smallhouse said the core of the issue is the state's low turnout in primary elections, which are often stacked with candidates who are "highly motivated and often, well-funded."
And then, when the general election rolls around, it doesn't matter as much as the primary did in who wins the seat, because there are so many uncompetitive districts, she said.
"Primaries have been designed to exclude people," she said. "If you're an active, engaged, civic person and you're registered as an independent and don't request a ballot, that's sort of the end of the story."
Independent voters represent a large part of today's population, making the current system unfair to independent or unaffiliated voters, as well as to candidates who are not running under one of the two major parties, Smallhouse said.
A 2021 Gallup poll found that 42% of Americans identified as independent.
And as of April 2022, nearly 34% of Arizonans were registered as "other," a category that includes independent voters, secretary of state records show.
In Pima County, there were 198,056 voters registered as "other," a higher number than registered Republicans, as of July 25, according to the Pima County Recorder's Office. The "other" category represents 32% of the 624,028 registered voters in the county.
"There are much higher requirements to get on the ballot and they're often not included in debates," Smallhouse said of candidates from outside of the two major parties. "This gives an edge to the two main political parties and agendas which are often nationally driven and not locally driven."
Signature requirements are higher for unaffiliated candidates than for Democratic or Republican candidates.
Independent candidates in Arizona are required to get a number of signatures that is equal to at least 3% of all registered voters who are not affiliated with a recognized political party. However, the affiliation of people signing the petition doesn't matter. For candidates running as a Republican or Democrat, the signature requirement varies by office. Candidates running for U.S. senator or a state executive position must get signatures equal to 0.25% of registered voters. For candidates for U.S. representative or state legislative offices, the requirement is 0.5% of registered voters.
Moreover, candidates from other parties don't have access to other parties' voter rolls and don't get as much clean election money, Hinderaker said.
In Arizona, the Clean Elections Commission provides an optional public financing program to qualified statewide and legislative candidates. Candidates must meet requirements including collecting a certain number of $5 qualifying contributions and agreeing not to accept contributions from PACs and corporations.
But independent candidates can only receive 70% of the combined primary and general election funding amounts. For example, in 2022, a Democratic or Republican candidate will receive a combined total of $43,233, while an independent candidate is only eligible for $30,263, according to the committee's website.
Alternative systems in place
While most other jurisdictions have worked to change the primary system for municipal elections, Tucson has not, said Schorr, who has been involved in local politics for decades.
"Every city in Arizona has an open, nonpartisan primary except for Tucson," Schorr said. "It's worked so well, people don't even understand that they're the beneficiaries of the system."
Save Democracy is working to develop the details of the ballot initiative and trying to figure out which system is best for Arizona.
Both California and Washington have top-two primary elections, where the top two vote-getters advance to the general election, Hinderaker said.
Washington's top-two primary system was passed into law by voters in 2004 with nearly 60% of the vote. The two candidates who receive the most votes during the primary election move on to the general election, which sometimes results in two candidates from the same party facing off. Washington's top-two primary does not apply to elections for president or vice president, nonpartisan offices or special districts.
In 2003 — before the law took effect — voter turnout in the primary election was just 18%. By 2008, voter turnout in Washington's primary election was up to 43%, and in 2020, it jumped to nearly 55%, according to data from the Washington secretary of state.
California's top-two primary system was approved by voters in 2010 and rolled out for the first time statewide two years later. A decade after its passage, critics say the system too regularly produces confusing results, makes primary races more expensive and therefore dependent on big spending by public interest groups and is prone to other issues, Cal Matters reported in June.
Barbara Norrander, a professor in the University of Arizona's School of Government and Public Policy, said evidence from California's top-two system doesn't show that the candidates being nominated are more moderate candidates, which advocates claimed would happen under the change.
"Voters generally vote for the candidate they prefer. They don't strategically vote for a candidate that may be more competitive in the general election," she said.
Another issue under the top-two system is candidate crowding, according to Norrander, even though it's a nonpartisan system. In a Republican-leaning district, if four Republicans decide to compete and two Democrats, the candidates will likely split the vote several ways, she said.
"Quite possibly the people who get nominated could both be Democrats, or it could be the one Democrat or the more extreme Republican," Norrander said. "The candidates that run under that system aren't going to be much different than under a partisan primary."
In 2020, Alaska voters approved an initiative to establish a nonpartisan pick-one primary election system to implement ranked choice voting in the general election. In each race, voters will rank their choices in order of preference with votes counted in rounds. During the first round, the Alaska Division of Elections counts all first choices. If a candidate gets 50% plus one vote in round one, that candidate wins and the counting stops. If no candidate achieves that number of votes, the voting goes to round two.
For round two and beyond, the candidate with the fewest votes gets eliminated. If a person voted for that candidate, their vote goes to their second choice and the voter still has a say in who wins. If a person's first choice candidate was not eliminated, their vote stays with that candidate and votes are counted again. This keeps happening in rounds until two candidates remain and the one with the most votes wins.
Advocates of the change told radio station KTOO this year's primary was a "big success," saying there was a "wide and diverse candidate list."
Voter turnout for the June primary — the state's first by-mail election — was 27%, according to the Alaska Division of Elections, with KTOO reporting it was the highest voter turnout for a primary since 2014.
UA professor Norrander said there's not as much evidence to gauge how the system works or the outcomes of the change when it comes to ranked choice voting. Most ranked choice systems exist within local offices, she said. San Francisco, Minneapolis and about 20 other cities all use ranked choice voting.
In addition to Alaska, Maine also has a ranked choice voting system, but both states still have partisan primaries, Norrander said.
The one benefit to a ranked choice system, according to Norrander, is that eventually, the outcome is a candidate supported by the majority.
"That doesn't mean that the majority choice is more moderate, since voters don't necessarily rank candidates from moderate to more ideologically extreme," Norrander said. "People have different preferences based on geography or name recognition."
She said that while primary election voters are often described as a small portion of the population who have different views than general election voters, data shows that two-thirds of general election voters voted in the primary.
Nevada residents will be voting on an initiative to change the state's election system in November. The measure would establish a top-five primary and ranked choice. Efforts are also underway in Missouri to change the way citizens vote in primary elections.
"There's a groundswell to do this," Hinderaker said. "And we wouldn't have to change that many states to change what's happening in Washington, D.C., as well, given how narrowly split the Senate and House are."
Hinderaker said the byproduct of an open, nonpartisan system is elections that are more fair and independent, and campaigns that are less divisive.
"What it takes to win in the primary election is to be an extreme in your party," Save Democracy executive board member Don Budinger said.
But an open primary rewards candidates whose messages speak to the largest number of people, he said.
Open elections also result in diversity in candidates and voters, according to Smallhouse.
Additional questions remain
Smallhouse called Save Democracy's efforts a long game, saying that even if they do get an initiative on the 2024 ballot and voters approve it, the change wouldn't take effect until 2025. From there, it would take a few election cycles for people to catch on and for real change to take place.
"It's a heavy lift to get this done," Smallhouse said, adding that because the group is proposing an amendment to the state's constitution, the signature requirement is high. But she added, "Lots of groups in Arizona and nationally are concerned about politics in America today."
Even if the initiative does pass, the group is prepared for legal challenges, despite the fact they're not currently aware of any organized opposition to their efforts.
A representative of the Pima County GOP did not respond to the Star's request for comment about the idea of moving to an open, nonpartisan system.
The chairwoman of the Pima County Democratic Party, Bonnie Heidler, said that while her group hasn't heard from Save Democracy, it has had other presentations about various ways to hold elections.
She said that while she's open to exploring a change to the system, she sees a bigger barrier to improved election results than the state's semi-closed primary — the roles partisans play in redistricting.
"That's an area where we've tried to make it nonpartisan, but unfortunately we have not reached that goal. In Pima County, there are districts that have been gerrymandered," she said. "We could change how we do voting to be any way we want it, but until we fix the redistricting problem, I'm not sure how it will make a difference."
Save Democracy members believe partisan redistricting and partisan primaries, while different, are related issues, Hinderaker said.
For a variety of reasons, 80% to 90% of Arizona districts are noncompetitive. In a district with a Republican voter advantage, the Republican candidate who wins the Republican primary election will almost always win the general election, and the same principle applies for Democrat-dominated districts, he said.
"To get elected, a candidate only has to appeal to those voters in his or her party who vote in the party-controlled primary, and these tend to be the most ideologically rigid voters. All other voters can safely be ignored because the candidate is assured of victory in the general election," Hinderaker said.
In a single-choice nonpartisan primary election, independent voters — who will soon become the single largest voting bloc — would not have to request a ballot for each primary election and therefore would be more likely to participate, Hinderaker said.
In addition, instead of appealing to only their party's base, candidates would be incentivized to address issues and concerns that are important to a wider spectrum of voters in their district, he said.
"Although the successful candidate would likely still be a Republican in a Republican-dominated district or a Democrat in a Democrat-dominated district, to win, the candidate would have to focus on issues rather than just party loyalty and would be free to vote their conscience without the threat by party bosses of being 'primaried' in the next election cycle," Hinderaker said.
"Instead of always voting strictly along party lines, legislators would have more freedom to enact bipartisan and commonsense legislation."
Smallhouse said the group's plan to implement change is a multi-stage approach, but they can see a path to victory at every stage.
"We are committed to the conclusion that if we don't do this, we're enabling a bad system to exist," she said. "This is about empowering all voters and giving all voters and all candidates a chance."
"If you feel disaffected, if you feel like the system has left you out, if you feel like your voice doesn't matter, it matters to us," Smallhouse said. "We want you involved."
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SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday requested information from the public in the overnight shooting death of a man at a pub in Lake Panasoffkee, according to a news release.
Around 12:20 a.m., deputies responded to a report of a shooting and death on County Road 300 at The Dam Pub, where they said Shaun Farkus, of Oxford, was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound, the release states.
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The incident poses no threat to public safety, officials said.
Detectives are currently speaking with witnesses and following leads, according to the release. Anyone with information or who may have witnessed the incident was urged to contact the sheriff’s office at (352) 793-2621 or Crimeline at (800) 423-8477 to remain anonymous. The release added “a person involved has been identified and is cooperating with the investigation.”
The sheriff’s office is still investigating the shooting and no further information will be released at this time, officials said.
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BOISE — Idaho officials are looking to expand the number of participants in auctions for state lands and potentially bring in more money by allowing remote bidding.
The announcement by the Idaho Department of Lands on Wednesday comes ahead of an Aug. 13 auction in Coeur d’Alene for 10 cottage sites at Priest Lake in northern Idaho and an auction this fall for a 14-acre “high-end” island in Payette Lake near the vacation and second-home town of McCall in west-central Idaho.
“The former live auction process limited participation to those who could attend in person,” Jim Elbin, the department’s division administrator for Trust Land Management, said in a statement. “Remote bidding may increase competition at endowment auctions, helping us better meet our constitutional mandate to maximize the return for our endowment beneficiaries.”
The Priest Lake lots can be viewed online at Corbett Bottles Real Estate Auctions and Proxibid and the Idaho Department of Lands.
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The department is overseen by the Idaho Land Board comprised of the governor and four other statewide elected officials. The state constitution requires the Land Board to maximize financial return over the long term, benefitting mainly public schools.
Statewide, the Land Board directs the Idaho Department of Lands in managing about 3,900 square miles of state-owned land. The big revenue producer on those lands is timber.
The decision to use remote auctions comes at a time when the Land Board is facing increasing pressure to sell lands that have skyrocketed in value, outpacing the value of keeping the land as an ongoing asset. But state land, especially in the McCall area, is also prized as public land accessible to outdoor recreationists.
Idaho has been selling hundreds of residential home sites in recent years as it gets out of the business of leasing that land. The move began amid concerns the state wasn’t getting fair-market value for the leases. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/idaho-officials-will-allow-remote-bidding-for-state-lands/article_616d4602-0f54-11ed-abad-6bba93bcb362.html | 2022-07-30T20:04:22 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/idaho-officials-will-allow-remote-bidding-for-state-lands/article_616d4602-0f54-11ed-abad-6bba93bcb362.html |
With county drug overdoses more than doubling last year compared to 2019 and rates expected to continue to rise, a mobile behavioral health resource unit “Human Services on the Go” is actively reaching out to underserved neighborhoods and communities.
On Friday, the unit was at the Alliance Women’s Clinic, 6105 22nd Ave., providing Narcan training and various information and resources on mental health, substance abuse and more. The unit was started last year, during the pandemic, when overdoses began to spike.
In 2019, Kenosha County had 16 fentanyl overdose deaths, an increase from past years. By 2021, that total had risen to 40.
Kari Foss, behavioral health manager with Kenosha County Division of Aging, Disability & Behavioral Health Services, said 2022 could be just as bad, if not worse.
“There’s fentanyl in every street drug out there right now,” Foss told one resident. “I want to train as many people as possible.”
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Evan Gorr, with the Kenosha County Health Department, said the mobile approach meant taking the data and finding where such resources and services are needed most.
“Our overdose deaths have risen, especially since COVID,” Gorr said. “We go where it’s needed the most and have that face-to-face interaction that’s so important.”
That face-to-face interaction can also help educate the public in ways online resources cannot, such as when one resident expressed worries about being caught with Narcan, as he has a criminal history with drugs and would get into trouble. Foss explained that Narcan was legal, non-addictive and not considered drug paraphernalia.
Free gun locks
In addition to free doses of Narcan, the unit was also handing out free gun locks, donated by the Kenosha Police Department. Foss said it was just another way to help the community.
“If we’re out here trying to keep people safe, we should provide whatever we can,” Foss said. “Everyone wants to keep their family safe.”
Within 20 minutes of setting up, Foss said they had handed out seven doses of Narcan and eight gun locks.
She said the unit had plenty of plans for the coming weeks and months, including at the ELCA Outreach Center, 6218 26th Ave., on Wednesday, Aug. 2, and at the Kenosha County Fair in mid-August.
Overdose Unit
Gorr said a Kenosha County Overdose Unit is also in the works, which would be focused on response, treatment and recovery.
For more information on substance use disorder resources, residents can reach out to the Kenosha County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Resource Center at 262-764-8555 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Kenosha County crisis hotline, operated by Kenosha Human Development Services, is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, at 262-657-7188. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-kenosha-county-mobile-health-unit-returns-combats-drug-overdoses/article_f22dae26-0f94-11ed-b4e2-532cff96badc.html | 2022-07-30T20:08:17 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-kenosha-county-mobile-health-unit-returns-combats-drug-overdoses/article_f22dae26-0f94-11ed-b4e2-532cff96badc.html |
State management of the troubled Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant could end in as little as five weeks, an official from the Maryland Department of the Environment said during a community meeting Tuesday night in Essex.
“I’m not going to say that we don’t have concerns about the city managing the facility,” Currey said during Tuesday’s meeting. “But what we’re going to do is work with the city to make sure that transition occurs as smooth as possible.”
Nearly 200 people attended Tuesday’s meeting hosted by the Back River Restoration Committee, many of them homeowners living along the river who expressed exasperation with the pollution from the plant — and that it could soon return to city control.
“Can the state somehow — one way or another — say: ‘We don’t want 90 days. We’re going to make it six months. We’re going to make it a year. We’re going to make it two years’?” said county resident Joe Cooke, who lives near Todd Point along Back River.
“I don’t know if we can legally do that,” Currey said. “What we can do is work with the city to say, ‘Okay, can we keep MES on-site?’ ”
Toward the end of Tuesday’s meeting, a representative from Baltimore’s Department of Public Works revealed they were in attendance, but did not answer questions, causing frustration among the crowd.
In a statement, the department said it plans to “connect with Essex Community leaders soon to discuss the status of the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant.”
It pointed to a recent progress report indicating that it has hired two more technicians for the plant and reached an agreement with National Technology Transfer Inc. to provide more electrical training for staff.
Department spokeswoman Yolanda Winkler said the department is still in discussions about whether it would like MES to remain on-site after 90 days of compliance.
Some, including Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., have suggested changes to the plant’s management, allowing the county to exert more control, given that it pays to have its waste treated there.
MDE ordered the Maryland Environmental Service to take over the city plant’s operation following an inspection that showed serious maintenance problems causing months of excess discharges of nutrients and bacteria into the Back River, which flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The Environmental Service, a government entity that operates smaller wastewater treatment facilities around the state, sent a team to assess the facility and jump-start repairs.
The state has said a similar team could be sent to the city’s other wastewater treatment plant along the Patapsco River, where yearly limits for phosphorous and nitrogen pollution have been bypassed, and monthly violations continued in June. Tuesday night, Currey said the state has prepared a draft agreement for the Maryland Environmental Service to come on-site at Patapsco, and will seek the city’s approval soon.
The city initially balked at the state’s intervention at Back River, challenging it in court. But after negotiations, the city agreed to reimburse the state for its help at the plant. The state agreed that it would leave once the plant had achieved 90 straight days of compliance.
So far, the Maryland Environmental Service has not received reimbursement for its help at the plant, said Charles Glass, its executive director. That tab includes the cost of sending mechanics and operators to the facility, and completing work like rehabilitating primary settling tanks where solid waste is separated out of wastewater, which cost more than $2 million, he said.
Under its agreement with the state, Baltimore has 30 days from when it is billed to issue payment, although it can challenge certain charges.
During his remarks Tuesday, Glass said MES is “demobilizing,” meaning that staffers are beginning to leave, having trained operators employed by the city. He added that the facility is “stabilized, but not resilient.”
“We don’t want to be leaving,” he said, “but we’re not in control of that.”
Throughout Tuesday’s meeting, frustrated residents lambasted city and state officials alike about the facility’s woes. How, they asked, did the plant sink into disrepair?
Currey said the plant was functioning at a high level in 2019, following the installation of costly “enhanced nutrient removal” technology paid for with state funds. An MDE inspection of the facility in 2018 didn’t reveal any lacking maintenance, he said.
But when the state returned for an inspection in 2021, equipment failures were evident. The city has said that the coronavirus pandemic, departures of key staffers and supply chain issues all contributed.
During Tuesday night’s meeting, local property owners shared how the plant’s pollution has changed the way they interact with the waterway in their backyard.
“I can’t do anything on the river. My boat is hanging on the lift,” Essex resident Jason Glanville said. “I can’t even wade out to it to put the plug into it in fear of getting a[n] . . . infection.”
Some said they’ve continued to see clumpy matter floating in Back River that they worry comes from the plant. MDE scientists previously concluded that some of the material found floating in the river was mats of algae. The release of excess nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, both found in sewage, can cause excess algae growth in bodies of water, which starves it of oxygen and can kill marine life.
Other residents expressed concern about individuals seen swimming and kayaking on Back River, or at Hart-Miller Island, located near the river’s mouth.
Baltimore County has issued a public health advisory for the river, and installed signage at Cox’s Point Park across the river from the wastewater treatment plant, warning people to wash off if they came into contact with the water because of high bacteria readings during some sampling efforts, including just before the July Fourth holiday. But no swimming advisories have been issued for the popular Hart-Miller Island.
Dabney Maranto, who lives near the Rocky Point golf course at the mouth of Back River, said she thinks the county should issue robocalls to residents about any problems on the river, informing more people about any high bacteria readings. She also hopes a riverkeeper will be designated for Back River.
Meanwhile, she and her family have avoided contact with the river as much as possible, she said.
“We do go on our Jet Skis,” she said. “We get right on the ladder and jump on. We don’t get in the water. We don’t kayak. We used to go kayaking every morning.”
Residents like Maranto say they’re worried the pollution from the Back River plant is impacting their property values, and it’s discouraging because of the taxes they pay for their waterfront homes.
“We pay top tax dollars because we have that property that has the water view,” she said. “It’s kind of sad.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/baltimore-city-could-soon-regain-control-of-troubled-water-treatment-plant/2022/07/30/ac52c1ce-0ed7-11ed-bf3a-cdf532019c52_story.html | 2022-07-30T20:10:13 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/baltimore-city-could-soon-regain-control-of-troubled-water-treatment-plant/2022/07/30/ac52c1ce-0ed7-11ed-bf3a-cdf532019c52_story.html |
Rate design keeps infrastructure safe and sound for the future
Setting the rates people pay for utility services has been the job of Las Cruces Utilities Deputy Director Business Services Jose Provencio for over 40 years. But it could have been different if he had decided to take the job at the power plant instead of the new rates department at El Paso Electric.
“I was more curious about what they’d be doing,” he said.
The rest was history. After graduating from New Mexico State University with an engineering degree, Provencio became an EPE manager for regulatory affairs. After his first retirement in 2008, he had the opportunity to join LCU, but as of July 31, 2022, he will be trying his hand at retirement again. During his last weeks at LCU, Provencio reflected on his time helping to dig deeper into the infrastructure needs of the community and how those are met by the rates paid by its customers.
“That’s our mandate: We must provide services as requested by our customers and developers," Provencio said. "The challenges are to operate, and appropriately fund, an enterprise fund, which is how the Utilities department is structured. Each utility operation — Natural Gas, Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste — has rate charges that recover revenue to cover operations and maintenance, salaries and benefits, and capital projects.”
The rate design and rate setting process that has evolved at LCU focuses on each Utility operation.
“The review process examines the financial position of an audited financial statement and cash requirements to cover known and measurable operating and maintenance expenses, cost of materials and supplies, salaries and benefits, construction and rehabilitation projects,” he said.
Provencio and his team not only examine historical financial and operating data but research the unique characteristics of each of the Natural Gas, Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste operations. He explained that, for example, Water operations have huge equipment and infrastructure that pumps and treats water from the ground, stores water in huge tanks, and distributes and boosts water throughout the city to supply all customers.
“Wastewater operations also have a huge infrastructure to collect and bring sewage to the treatment plants to clean and treat wastewater for safe discharge,” he said. “On the other hand, Solid Waste operations have specialized collection trucks that pick up and transfer trash waste to the transfer station for burial at the landfill. Each Utility operation has a unique infrastructure, construction, and support requirements to meet its objective of serving our customers.”
The rate reviews quantify the revenue required for each utility to cover expenses, fund construction, and pay debt obligations to ensure services will be provided to our customers.
“During the rate review for Solid Waste operation several years ago, LCU realized that trash trucks were not replaced soon enough and were in the repair shop and affected trash pickup schedules,” said Provencio. “So, the increase in rates for Solid Waste service involved setting a schedule to replace aging Solid Waste collection trucks to ensure reliable trash pick-up for our residential and commercial customers.”
“The Utilities Department’s prime responsibility is to provide quality reliable utility services 24/7, and LCU must have the infrastructure, qualified staff, field crews, technicians and engineers to pump and distribute water, collect and treat wastewater, procure and distribute natural gas and collect and dispose of solid waste on demand and on schedule,” Provencio said. “My experience has been involved on the financial and rate setting side of a business model that is always online and plans well into the future so that our customers are continually provided natural gas, water, wastewater and trash services.”
LCU – Your Utility Connection. Customer Central can be reached at 575-541-2111 from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. LCU provides clean, safe, and reliable services to Las Cruces residents and businesses. Learn more at: las-cruces.org/180/Utilities. For emergencies, call Dispatch at 575-526-0500.
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UP! Coalition: It's important to stay hydrated during summer
Urinary tract infections. Kidney stones. Dull, dry skin. Sunken eyes. From serious health consequences to looking our best, dehydration can impact us at every level. Living in the desert, we all know how important it is to stay hydrated — especially in the summer months. Consuming enough water can feel like a full-time job.
When we kick back, it’s important that we keep drinking enough water, but sometimes we can let alcohol consumption get in the way. What are some ways to stay hydrated if we are also drinking alcohol?
First, it’s important that we know that alcohol is a diuretic, which means it promotes water loss in the body. One of the ways that we determine if we are hydrated is how much we are peeing and the color of our urine. We want to be urinating often and for our urine to be light in color. If it’s gold or brown, we’re starting to get into trouble!
Drinking alcohol can fool us into thinking we are well hydrated, because we’re peeing often, and the color is light. We can’t forget that alcohol promotes water loss in the body through our urine, so it’s important to hydrate even more when we are drinking alcohol. What are some tools we can use to do that? We can drink a big glass of water (think a pint glass!) or even two, for every alcoholic beverage we consume (remember that “one drink” is about 12 ounces of regular beer, five ounces of wine, or one-and-a-half ounces of distilled spirits). We have already talked about “mocktails,” and they aren’t just for the holidays! Another strategy might be to consider substituting a mocktail in place of an alcoholic drink. Many great local watering holes now offer a non-alcoholic menu, such as the delicious mocktails offered at Dry Point Distillers in Mesilla. You can easily make your own! (“Spa Water” anyone?)
Another thing to consider when drinking alcohol in the summer, and avoiding dehydration, is the setting of the consumption. Are we going to be outside where it is hot and we’re sweating? Are we going to be at the lake or the river? Don’t forget that when we are dunking in the water, we may be sweating more than we realize and, therefore, losing more water. Also, we forget because it’s so fun, but bodies of water and alcohol really don’t mix. 70 percent of teen and adult water recreation deaths involve alcohol. It’s important to keep our wits about us when around water, so we can look out for children, teens and loved ones. We can be both safe and fun-loving.
The summer is my favorite season. Whether you love it or just tolerate it, don’t forget these tips to keep ourselves comfortable, safe and hydrated these summer months — whether we choose to drink alcohol or not.
Athena R. Huckaby, MPH, serves on the UP! Coalition Leadership Team and is the New Mexico Community Outreach Coordinator with Ideal Option, a low-barrier outpatient treatment clinic for opioid, alcohol and polysubstance use disorders. If you think you may have a problem and would like to talk to someone about getting help, please give Ideal Option a call at 877-522-1275.
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'Breaking Bad' statues shine light on actors, Albuquerque
SANTA FE - Bronze statues of mythical methamphetamine cookers Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were installed at a convention center in Albuquerque on Friday to celebrate the "Breaking Bad" TV series and its entertainment legacy, winning applause in a city that played its own gritty supporting role.
Local politicians including Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller mixed with "Breaking Bad" stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and director Vince Gilligan to help unveil the artwork, donated by Gilligan and Sony Pictures.
The 2008-2013 show and its ongoing prequel "Better Call Saul" helped fuel a renaissance in filmmaking across New Mexico, while also cutting close to Albuquerque's real-life struggles with drug addiction and crime.
Gilligan said he recognized that the statues of "two fictional, infamous meth dealers" won't be universally cherished in New Mexico.
"In all seriousness, no doubt some folks are going to say, 'Wow, just what our city needed.' And I get that," Gillian said. "I see two of the finest actors America has ever produced. I see them, in character, as two larger-than-life tragic figures, cautionary tales."
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Still a fixture on Netflix, AMC's "Breaking Bad" follows the fictional underworld trajectory of a high-school science teacher, played by Cranston, and a former student, played by Paul, as they team up to produce and distribute meth amid violent, cliffhanger plot twists.
The show and its iconic lead characters already are lionized on T-shirts and airport merchandise, while tour guides in Albuquerque shepherd fans to former film locations in a replica of the RV from the show that doubled as a meth lab.
New Mexico has long struggled against the toll of addiction, with more than 43,000 deaths linked to alcohol and drug overdoses in the last three decades. Albuquerque also currently contends with a record-setting spate of homicides.
Surging overdose deaths from meth and fentanyl surpassed heroin and prescription opioids as the leading causes of drug overdose deaths across the state in 2020.
Keller heralded the positive economic impact of "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" on Albuquerque, acknowledging the dollars and delight it brings to a city he jokingly called "Tamale-wood."
"While the stories might be fictional ... jobs are real every single day," Keller said. "The city is also a character. ... We see ourselves in so many ways, good and bad."
Republican state Rep. Rod Montoya of Farmington said he admires Cranston as an actor but that the statues bring the wrong kind of attention.
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"I'm glad New Mexico got the business, but really?" Montoya said. "We're going down the road of literally glorifying meth makers?"
He also questioned the logic of the tribute after Albuquerque in June 2020 removed a statue of Spanish conqueror Juan de Oñate.
Demonstrators tried to topple that bronze artwork in denunciation of Oñate's brutal treatment of Native Americans roughly 500 years ago. A fight that broke out at the protest resulted in gunfire that injured one man.
New Mexico politicians, including Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, have pinned their hopes on the film industry to boost economic opportunity in a state with the highest unemployment rate in the nation.
New Mexico's film and TV industry recently hit a new production peak, with record-setting in-state spending of $855 million for the fiscal year ending in June. Recent video projects drawn to the state include the Netflix series "Stranger Things."
New Mexico offers a rebate of between 25% and 35% of in-state spending for video production that helps filmmakers large and small underwrite their work. Incentive payments crested at $148 million in 2019. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/07/30/breaking-bad-statues-put-spotlight-on-actors-albuquerque/65387326007/ | 2022-07-30T20:12:04 | 1 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/07/30/breaking-bad-statues-put-spotlight-on-actors-albuquerque/65387326007/ |
Investigation underway after shooting leaves one dead in Greenville
Brandi Wylie
Greenville News
An investigation is underway after one person died in an overnight shooting in Greenville.
The Greenville County Coroner's Office was called to 28 Liberty Lane at 1:16 a.m. The shooting's location is believed to be a club.
One victim was taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital and later pronounced dead.
No other details have been released at this time.
This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.
Brandi Wylie is an intern for the Spartanburg Herald-Journal and The Greenville News. Reach her via email at bwylie@gannett.com. | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/2022/07/30/overnight-shooting-leaves-one-dead-greenville-sc/10191060002/ | 2022-07-30T20:17:59 | 1 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/greenville/2022/07/30/overnight-shooting-leaves-one-dead-greenville-sc/10191060002/ |
Indiana Senate narrowly votes to ban most abortions. Bill heads to House.
Over the protests of most doctors, every major medical association, thousands of women that descended on the Statehouse this week and 10 of its own members, Republicans in the Indiana Senate narrowlyvoted Saturday to ban nearly all abortion in the state.
Saturday's vote puts Indiana on track to be one of the first states in the nation to pass new abortion restrictions after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that had protected women's right to an abortion for 50 years.
A majority of Senate Republicans supported the controversial measure, despite concerns from some on the far right of the caucus that it doesn't go far enough to restrict abortion and concerns by more moderate Republicans that a zero-week ban is too strict.They voted to pass the bill with the fewest number of yes votes needed, 26-20, with no support from Democrats.
Several Republicans who voted for the bill said they did so to keep it moving through the process, but hoped to see it improved in the House.
Republicans who voted against the measure were split. Some, like Sens. Kyle Walker and Veneta Becker, said the bill was too restrictive. Others, like Indianapolis Sen. Michael Young, voting against the measure because it didn't go far enough.
Sen. Jean Breaux, an Indianapolis Democrat, said the bill "feels very much like an attack on womanhood."
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"In the history of Indiana, this will be a bad day," Breaux said. "There are some in this chamber who rejoice about what we're doing today. I, however, bow my head in shame and sorrow and pray that this regressive and cruel policy fails to become law in Indiana."
While lawmakers debated the proposal for three hours, protesters just outside the chamber kept up a near-constant drumbeat of boos and chanting that occasionally drowned out senators at the microphone.
As passed, Senate Bill 1 bans all abortion except in cases of rape, incest or when the pregnant person's life is at risk. Exceptions for rape and incest only apply within the first 12 weeks for girls age 15 or younger and the first eight weeks for pregnant girls and women age 16 or older.
Earlier in the week, 18 Republicans voted in favor of stripping exceptions for rape and incest − an effort ultimately failed. The Senate debated amendments to the bill for five hours Thursday, stretching past midnight, also defeating an effort supported by some moderate Republicans and Democrats to lengthen the number of weeks to legalize abortion to 20 in cases of rape and another that would have thrown the entire question of abortion to voters in a referendum.
As the votes were tallied, protestors in and outside the chamber shouted "shame."
If the atmosphere outside the chamber was hot fury, inside the chamber was icy tension. Even the sharp rap of Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch’s gavel couldn’t break it. In her role presiding over the Senate, Crouch reprimanded members of the public in the gallery for the rogue comment and occasional peal of sarcastic laughter. Senate rules would have the gallery stay silent.
The usual strictly-held decorum of the chamber has wilted this week as those lawmakers most firmly entrenched in their positions have struggled to bend even toward respectful disagreement.
Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne, one of the chamber’s fiercest anti-abortion members tossed papers onto her desk after a heated exchange with a colleague over votes on previous abortion-related legislation.
A few minutes later, Sen. Fady Qaddoura, a Democrat from Indianapolis, shouted questions at his colleagues on the other side of the aisle.
“What happened to the Republican Party that I appreciated and respected?” he said.
Nearly toppled by in-fighting, Senate Republicans now send the bill to the House. The House is expected to take up the bill next week.
Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, the bill's author, said she expects the bill to change in the House. During Saturday's debate, she encouraged senators to vote in favor of the bill to keep in moving through the legislative process.
When asked by a fellow lawmaker if she was happy with the bill, Glick said: "Not particularly."
Indiana Right to Life thinks bill is too weak
No one seems particularly happy with the bill. Indiana Right to Life issued a statement Friday, ahead of the vote, to say they still oppose SB 1 because it doesn't go far enough to restrict abortion. The anti-abortion group is concernedabout what it considers vague language allowing for an exception when a pregnant person's life is at risk could be "easily exploited to cover most abortions."
While Indiana Right to Life opposes the bill because it doesn't go far enough, many medical associations have advocated for the right to access abortion as health care. Julie Reed, executive vice president of the Indiana State Medical Association, issued a statement Friday to oppose the bill and what sees as its detrimental impact on doctors and patients.
“Hoosier patients and their physicians deserve to be treated with dignity and respect," Reed said.
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Democrats chided Glick, and her fellow Republicans, for moving so quickly to pass a bill without taking more time to discuss the issue.
Originally, the special session was called to address inflation and give Hoosier economic relief through a taxpayer refund. When Roe was overturned in late June, it was clear they would add abortion to the agenda. The special session, though, offers a limited timeframe for which lawmakers can craft and pass legislation.
Had they waited until the upcoming long legislation session, set to start in January, they could have worked on the bill over months. Instead, they're attempting to do so in two weeks. Sen. Tim Lanane, D-Anderson, said he's concerned that legislators are caving to pressure from a few individuals with the most extreme views to pass something quickly.
"There's a feeling (among some) we've got to do something," he said. "We're not going to take the time to properly analyze what is it that most people in the state of Indiana really want, what makes sense... So I fear we are going to, really, pass a bad bill."
Democrats tried to make abortion ban less restrictive
Democrats attempted to soften the bill with amendments to lengthen the timeframe for women to get an abortion and provide exemptions for individuals with religious beliefs that allow for abortion. Those efforts failed.
Sen. Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis, tried to amend the bill in committee to extend benefits owed to children, such as life insurance policies, child support and child tax deductions, to a fetus at any stage of development. If a fetus is a child, Taylor reasoned, their parents should get benefits afforded to children. That amendment was defeated along party lines.
When Indiana legislative leaders announced they planned to restrict abortion access in Indiana, they also promised to look at how they could help women and children. They're advancing two bills to help that cause. House Bill 1001 would increase the adoption tax credit, make diapers sales tax exempt and provide $58.5 million of funding for programs that support needy families and mothers. Likewise, Senate Bill 2 dedicates a one-time allocation of $45 million to establish the Hoosier Families First Fund and $5 million for adoption tax credits.
Democrats have decried the measure as not going far enough to support women, children and families. Republican leadership have said that they will consider additional allocations to such programs when they return in January to write the state's next biennial budget.
The bulk of Saturday's hours-long debate was spent by Democrats, with little power to shape policy in a chamber controlled by a Republican supermajority, attempting to shape public opinion. Recognizing there was little they could to defeat the bill, Democrats instead appealed to those watching from the gallery, the halls and voters who would see the debate in 30-second clips later, on television news.
Taylor admitted as much in his floor speech, saying "you're the only ones who can do something about this" to loud cheers and applause from the hundreds pressed against the chamber's windows.
This story will be updated.
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ST. LOUIS — A strike at Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) in the St. Louis area scheduled to start Monday has been temporarily averted, as members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 are set to vote Wednesday on a modified contract offer from the company.
The modified offer resulted from a bargaining session with Boeing and the union that lasted from about 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. It followed a mediation session that ended without a resolution.
The modified contract offer from Boeing consists of two parts:
* an $8,000 lump-sum payment to employees on the July 25 payroll. Employees can defer up to 100% of that lump sum into the company's 401(k) plan.
* Boeing is withdrawing its 401(k) savings proposal that members voted down on July 24. As a result, Boeing will continue to make 4% contributions of the employee's base rate and incentive pay into his or her 401(k) account without that employee being required to make a contribution. The company also will continue the 75% match on the first 8% of an employee's contribution. The previous proposal was 2% each in 2023 and 2024 and a 100% match on the first 10% of an employee's contribution.
A Boeing spokesperson said in an email: "This new offer builds on our previous strong, highly competitive one and directly addresses the issues raised by our employees. We are hopeful they will vote yes on Wednesday."
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STOCKTON, Calif. — A 45-year-old man has died after being in the custody of the Stockton Police Department, the agency wrote in a Facebook post.
At 10:51 p.m. Wednesday, Stockton Police officers say they were called to the 5400 block of Covey Creek Circle in Stockton's Quail Lakes neighborhood after reports came in of a suspicious person walking up to front doors and screaming.
Officers say after arriving on scene, they found an adult man sitting on a car wearing only his underwear and bleeding from his head. As officers approached the car, the man fell off and began rolling on the ground while screaming, police say.
Police officers reportedly tried to calm the man down and called medics who arrived at the scene.
While on the ground, the man allegedly grabbed rocks and began throwing them at officers prompting officers to handcuff him, according to the Stockton Police Department.
Medics brought over a gurney and the man was unhandcuffed after being put on the gurney and brought into the back of an ambulance, police say.
According to the Stockton Police Department, the man became unresponsive in the ambulance a short time later and officers began performing life-saving measures.
He was taken to an area hospital where he died Friday night, two days after the attempted arrest, police say.
A multi-agency critical incident investigation was opened up by the Stockton Police Department as the death was considered in-custody.
Officials with the Stockton Police Department, the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office, the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner's Office and the California Department of Justice are now looking into the case.
Those with information are asked to call the Stockton Police Department at 209-937-8323.
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SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — The wind-fueled McKinney Fire burning in Siskiyou County exploded in size overnight growing to 18,000 acres just 18 hours after igniting, according to a Saturday morning update from the U.S. Forest Service.
The wildfire has forced evacuations in northern California communities near the California-Oregon border as hot weather conditions Saturday are expected to be "problematic for firefighters," the Forest Service said.
Thunderstorms late in the evening Friday kept the fire active throughout the night and a red flag warning for potential lightning has been issued for the area.
The cause of the fire, which started Friday afternoon near Highway 96 and McKinney Creek Road not far from the Klamath National Forest, is under investigation.
The Siskiyou County Office of Emergency Services has opened evacuation shelters at the Karuk Wellness Center at 1403 Kahtishraam, Yreka, California 96097, and at the Seiad Volunteer Fire Department Fire at 44601 California Highway 96, Seiad Valley, California 96086.
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An evacuation map for Siskiyou County is available below.
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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.
Some counties use Nixle alerts to update residents on severe weather, wildfires, and other news. To sign up, visit www.nixle.com or text your zip code to 888777 to start receiving alerts.
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WATERLOO — The following weekly events are planned in August at the Waterloo Public Library:
Mondays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., shop the basement for books at Friends Used Book Store prices; open to all ages, proceeds benefit special events and programming at the library.
First and third Saturday, 10 a.m.–1 p.m., shop the basement for books at Friends Used Book Store prices; open to adults, teens, youth with proceeds benefiting special events and programming at the library.
In addition, a number of activities are happening during the first week of August:
Thursday, 2-3:30 p.m., The Must List: What’s hot? What’s not? Adults can participate in this monthly forum to discuss the latest “binge-worthy” books, movies and TV shows in the Library Conference Room
Thursday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Hive: DIY Galaxy T-shirts, library garage. Adults can learn to create these T-shirts using the Cricut, a spray bottle, and some bleach. Registration is required and limited to 20 participants. Bring your own T-shirt and an idea of the image you'll want on it.
Friday, 10 a.m.–noon, First Friday Flick, see the movie “Belfast” (2021) in Meeting Room AB. Popcorn and soda provided free of charge. Sponsored by Friends of the Waterloo Public Library and open to adults.
I cover local schools and higher education for The Courier, where I’ve been a reporter for the past two decades. I’m a Minnesota native and have previously worked for newspapers there and in Illinois.
There were just three competitors in Thursday’s Black Hawk County 4-H Dog Show on the National Cattle Congress grounds, but it was still a howling success.
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Republicans in the Indiana Senate on Saturday narrowly voted to pass a near-total ban on abortion despite opposition from within their own party.
Senate Bill 1, which now advances to the House, would ban all abortions in the state, with exceptions for the life of the mother and cases of rape or incest.
The bill passed the Senate by a 26-20 vote, with 26 Republican senators voting in favor of the ban, while 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans voted against.
Democratic senators spoke – often at length – against the bill.
Sen. Shelli Yoder, D-Bloomington, talked about going to Planned Parenthood multiple times while pregnant. She ultimately decided not to have an abortion.
“There was no coercion, no forcing, no pressure,” Yoder said. “There was compassion. There was dignity.”
Yoder said the goal of her speech was “to buy Hoosier women a few minutes, just a little more time, to be full human beings.”
Sen. David Niezgodski, D-South Bend, said he’s pro-choice, not pro-abortion.
“I am not an advocate for abortion,” Niezgodski said, “but I will not impose my beliefs upon someone else by law.”
Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne, questioned Niezgodski and Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis, about what limits they believe should exist on abortion access. Later, Sen. Fady Qaddoura, D-Indianapolis, responded to those questions during an impassioned floor speech.
“I don't want to play God,” Qaddoura said, “and that's my limit.”
Echoing comments from Sen. Eddie Melton, D-Gary, who said “history will remember,” Qaddoura mentioned his own daughters and then told other senators, “If you're blessed to have daughters, they're watching, too.”
At one point during Qaddoura’s speech, Lt. Gov. Crouch reminded people in the Senate gallery to stay quiet.
“It's okay, Hoosier women, no one is going to silence your voices,” Qaddoura said in response. “We've got your back.”
Addressing his remarks to people watching the session, Senate Minority Leader Greg Taylor suggested “strategies to cure this problem” and read a list of state Senate districts that will be on the ballot in November.
“The only way to yield and terminate power is to raise your voice,” Taylor said. “The only voice you have in this matter here is the power to vote.”
Sen. Vaneta Becker, R-Evansville, spoke against the bill and said that polls show a majority of Hoosiers oppose the bill.
“Shame on us for doing this,” Becker said.
Republican Sen. Kyle Walker, who represents the Indianapolis suburb of Lawrence, also voted against SB 1 and said he does not see the issue as black and white. He said government should allow women to make their own health care decisions in the first trimester.
SB 1 was opposed by groups on both sides of the debate over abortion access.
Indiana Right to Life President Mike Fichter said in a statement Friday that “we did not wait 50 years for the full reversal of Roe v. Wade for this.”
LaKimba DeSadier, state director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, said in a statement Tuesday that an outright abortion ban “directly ignores the will of the people.”
Under SB 1, doctors who perform abortions in violation of Indiana law could face felony charges punishable by one to six years in jail and $10,000 in fines.
In cases of rape or incest, access to abortion care is restricted to eight weeks for girls 16 years old and older, and to 12 weeks for those who are younger than 16. Those cases also require a notarized affidavit swearing the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest. The document would be included in the woman’s “permanent health record.”
Eighteen Republicans joined 10 Democrats in voting Thursday against an amendment that would have removed exceptions for rape and incest from the bill.
SB 1 also gives the state attorney general concurrent jurisdiction in cases when a local prosecuting attorney categorically refuses to enforce a law. The measure defines that categorical refusal as a “blanket refusal to enforce one or more specified laws.”
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'She would not stop harassing me': New threat allegations emerge in Volusia School Board election
Volusia County School Board candidate Kim Short — who recently defended herself against allegations of bullying, including threatening another candidate's job if she didn't drop out — was the subject of a police complaint Wednesday.
Wendy Weisheimer, who exited the School Board District 3 race just before the qualifying deadline in June, called Edgewater Police at 6:58 p.m. Wednesday complaining that Short had just made more threats against her job and her husband's job. The two women ran into each other at a campaign event at the Bagel Barn Café and Deli.
Earlier in the day, The News-Journal reported on allegations that Short had forced her rival out of the race by suggesting she could get Weisheimer fired from her job as executive director of the Neuroscience Institute at AdventHealth. Short has a relative who works at AdventHealth.
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In an interview for the story, Short denied threatening Weisheimer's job but explained she did call Weisheimer asking her to consider dropping out because her presence in the race raised the chances one of Short's other two opponents, Justin Kennedy and Jessie Thompson, could win.
"At this event, (Short) came up to me, yelling at me, telling me that I need to contact the paper. … Threatening me, harassing me that I need to call the paper. I need to remove it now," Weisheimer said in the audio of the call to police.
"It got to the point where I kept telling her, 'Move on. I don’t want to have this conversation with you,' because we were at an event. She would not stop harassing me," Weisheimer said in the 6-minute, 6-second non-emergency call.
'A living hell'
Weisheimer said she "cannot have this person consistently threatening me and harassing me."
"The only thing I did was try to run for the school board. That’s why this is so stupid," Weisheimer told a dispatcher. "I dropped out, because I don’t want problems in my life.
"This candidate has really made my life a living hell since then and continues to do so," she told a dispatcher.
Weisheimer did not return a call Friday seeking comment.
Short's retort: 'Absolutely not true'
Short said Friday the conversation didn't go the way Weisheimer told dispatch it had.
“I don’t know what to say. This is mind-blowing. I don’t know if someone is threatening her. I can only speculate," Short said. "This is absolutely not true and to call in and make up a story like this is irresponsible.”
According to Short, while they were at the Bagel Barn, Weisheimer approached Short, who told her former rival: "I don't understand why you won't clear it up. … I'm sorry if you don't think I was kind to you, but there's a difference between being kind and threatening."
She said Weisheimer "started to flip out and left."
Moms for Liberty president backs Short
Weisheimer previously denied Short had threatened her job, said Jenifer Kelly, president of the Volusia chapter of Moms for Liberty, which endorsed Short earlier this year after holding a forum where Short and Weisheimer debated; the other two candidates did not attend.
Kelly describes a phone call about a month ago where Weisheimer told her Short had been “a little rude to her,” then said something about her job being threatened.
“I said, ‘Hold on, did Kim threaten your job?’ She said, ‘Absolutely not,’” Kelly said. “She didn’t want to tell me who had threatened her job.”
Then on Friday, Kelly said she asked Weisheimer about the threat allegations again.
“I asked you, ‘Did Kim say your job was being threatened,’ and you said no,” Kelly said. “She kind of alluded to the fact that I misunderstood her at that time. I don’t know how I can misunderstand ‘Absolutely not.’”
The Moms for Liberty has not discussed rescinding their endorsement of Short.
“As of now, we’re sticking with Kim,” Kelly said. “(Speaking for) myself, with meeting her and getting to know Kim, I have never seen what has been described about her behavior. And I’m with Kim a lot.”
Weisheimer: Short threatened husband's teaching job, too
In the call to dispatch, Weisheimer shared other details of threats she said Short made against her.
The call Short made to Weisheimer in June was one hour and 12 minutes long, Weisheimer said.
"On that phone call, she was not nice. She was threatening my job. She knows that I love my job. My job means everything to me. My husband is a school teacher. We need our jobs," Weisheimer said.
Clifford Weisheimer is a history teacher at New Smyrna Beach High School, part of the Volusia County district.
"I think it’s enough that I dropped out of the race, but clearly, it’s not," Weisheimer said. "And we just … we don’t want problems. We just want to live our little lives. I’m not saying anything about her. I’m not doing anything about her.
"I don’t need her coming up and threatening my job, you know, trying to force me to call the newspaper and say that it’s a lie, because it’s not a lie. She has a pattern and a history of bullying and threatening people."
The Bagel Barn event Wednesday was in support of Edgewater mayoral candidate Diezel Depew, who said others at the event told him they saw the two women having a discussion.
"We didn't hear much of what they had to say," Depew said. "Wendy came up to me and my mom and said, 'I've gotta go. I'll talk to you all later.' We didn't ask about any further details."
Short's volunteer privileges were revoked in 2017
Following the Wednesday News-Journal story, the Volusia County School District responded to a public records request about Short's history as a volunteer. Documents included in the response included a 2016 memo from Michael Dyer, then the general counsel for the district, who wrote that Sweetwater Elementary Principal Tamara Hopkins revoked Short's volunteer privileges for the remainder of the 2016-17 school year because Short had signed in to help in one classroom, but instead visited another, where she disrupted class.
Short was attempting to convince Hopkins to support her plan to offset a proposed $50 fee for families of children who would be performing in the school's musical that year. Short had questions for the music teacher, Sarah Fuhr, who was teaching class when Short approached her.
Fuhr wrote in a memo that she had offered to discuss the matter with Short during her planning period later in the morning, but Short continued to ask questions of Fuhr's paraprofessional, interrupting the class.
Short later wrote to Hopkins: "I deeply regret having disrupted her classroom. It was not my intent." In that message, she called the decision to revoke her volunteer privileges "severe and unfair," that she had never been warned.
And in a follow-up letter to Short dated Feb. 27, 2017, then-Superintendent Tom Russell addressed an allegation made by Short that Hopkins had "bullied school employees to complain" about the interruption of Fuhr's class.
A district investigation determined the teacher and paraprofessional denied that the principal had bullied them.
"I believe that the revocation of your volunteering privileges for the remainder of the year was justified," Russell wrote. "A school principal has the tremendous responsibility of maintaining an orderly educational environment and your interruption of classroom instruction was not appropriate."
Short vowed not to let Weisheimer's allegations and past controversies trip her up, but she couldn't help but muse: “This is so bizarre to me … it’s the craziest cycle ever.”
Short said she plans to continue knocking on doors and winning voters' support, one by one.
"I look at it like we're all running for the school board. I'm not running against anybody. We're all running for it. You focus on yourself and the campaign and let the voters decide," she said. "I won't play like this."
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Future of Medicine: 180 Texas Tech HSC students receive their white coats
After years of hard work, applying to medical schools, interviewing and waiting for letters of acceptance, 180 students walked the stage at the Buddy Holly Hall on Friday afternoon to receive their white coats at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center's School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony.
“The sun is always shining here in West Texas, and today is your day, your place, your time,” said Dr. Steven Berk, dean of the School of Medicine. “Your medical career starts now.”
Among the 180 students who were selected out of 5,000 applicants, at least three students’ paths have crossed before.
Heidi Gonzalez, Avery Garcia and Joselin Garcia, all from Denver City, graduated from the same high school and are attending the same school once more.
All three of them chose different paths when attending college, but their passion to serve the community and love for medicine has brought them together again.
All three students agreed that donning their white coat not only represents their oath as doctors, but also the journey they have taken to get to where they are.
“I think it symbolizes all the hard work, all the obstacles we've overcome, and all the time and lessons that we've learned putting into this,” Avery said. “It's like a reflection of all of our mentors, educators, family and friends that have helped us along this journey. But also at the same time, it's like a sense of responsibility. It's your first step into learning how to help people and change their lives for the better.”
Following in the footsteps of the previous class, the students decided that rather than taking the Hippocratic Oath, they would create their own based on their values and understanding of the journey that lies ahead of them.
“With honor and gratitude, we, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine class of 2026, remain steadfast in our continual journey to pursue excellence in medicine,” the oath stated.
The students promised to always remember that each of them is a member of a patient-centered team while also acknowledging that there are limitations to their knowledge.
The students also promised to see health as holistic and provide evidence-based care while respecting a patient's autonomy and standing for a patient’s background, beliefs and values.
“We appreciate the sacrifice of those who empowered us to achieve this opportunity to improve healthcare for future generations,” the oath stated. “Celebrate the art of medicine as an everlasting endeavor in which we embody the roles of a life-long learner, educator and innovator.”
With this being Dr. Berk's 17th White Coat Ceremony he has overseen during his 16-year tenure as dean of the TTUHSC School of Medicine, he said he has seen 13 classes walk the stage at the white coat ceremony and then again at graduation.
Being a dean at a medical school so long, Dr. Berk had some wisdom to impart to the new students.
“The best advice I would give them is to find the joy in medicine, find the joy of being in medical school,” he said. “Then later on, find the particular passion of these special fields in medicine that would meet their interests and meet their basic personality.” | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/future-of-medicine-180-hsc-students-receive-their-white-coat-take-oath/65387088007/ | 2022-07-30T20:51:52 | 1 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/future-of-medicine-180-hsc-students-receive-their-white-coat-take-oath/65387088007/ |
First Merchants Bank profits slid to $38.5 million in the second quarter, a 30.7% decline year-over-year.
The Muncie-based bank, which has a large footprint in the Region, made $55.6 million in the second quarter of 2021 and $48.6 million in the first quarter. Its earnings per share were 63 cents per share in the second quarter, as compared to $1.03 per share in the second quarter of 2021 and 91 cents in the first quarter.
First Merchants, the second largest bank headquartered in the state of Indiana, made $60 million in adjusted net income in the second quarter, up from $48.3 million in the second quarter of 2021 and from $47.3 million in the first quarter.
The bank grew its loans by $2 billion in the second quarter, including by $1.6 billion from acquiring Level One Bank. It grew loans organically by $468.3 million, or 20.1%.
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“First Merchants is encouraged by second quarter annualized organic loan growth of 20 percent combined with core margin expansion of 22 basis points," CEO Mark Hardwick said. "The legal close of Level One was a key accomplishment of our second quarter improving our prospects for future growth.”
First Merchants Bank grew deposits by $1.7 billion in the second quarter. The bank pulled in $128.7 million in net interest income, a 25.8% increase.
The bank ended the quarter with $17.8 billion in assets and $11.4 billion in loans. It now has $14.6 billion in deposits, which is up $2.4 billion over the past year.
First Merchants Bank's allowance for credit losses totaled $226.3 million at the end of the quarter, which was up $30.3 million or 1.98% as compared to the previous quarter because of the acquisition of Level One.
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MERRILLVILLE — The Merrillville Police Department is pursuing a potential method to generate funding to cover the cost of regularly sending resources to town hotels and motels.
Merrillville Assistant Police Chief Kosta Nuses said the department has “an insane amount of calls” to local hotels and motels, and it’s been putting a strain on the force.
Nuses said it’s been difficult to address the situation because of financial hurdles.
“Merrillville has grown over the years, but we haven’t really grown in the financial aspect of it for public safety,” he said.
That situation led to a recent discussion with state Rep. Julie Olthoff, R-Crown Point, regarding potential funding options for the department.
“One of the options we’re looking at is (establishing) a public safety user fee,” Nuses said.
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The one-time fee would be placed on hotel bills, and funding generated from it would go directly to public safety.
“That would be a great help,” Nuses said.
He said it hasn’t yet been determined how much the fee could be, and the town is still in the early discussions about the matter. Merrillville police and town officials are expected to have more conversations with Olthoff regarding the potential fee.
As the Police Department explores funding options, the force also has been experiencing a general increase in calls for service.
Nuses said Merrillville had about 4,600 calls for service in June.
“That’s almost 1,500 more than we had the month prior,” he said.
Nuses commended his officers for handling the increased call volume well. He also indicated Merrillville isn’t the only community with a growing number of calls.
“There is unrest throughout the whole world, throughout the country,” he said.
In addition to handling the increased calls, Councilman Leonard White, D-7th, said he wants the council to examine how it can help the Police Department following multiple incidents of shots fired in recent weeks.
Khamari Andrews, 22, of Merrillville, died after a shooting Monday night in the 7300 block of Noble Street. White said other recent incidents of shots fired didn’t result in injuries.
White wants to discuss how to help the Police Department in an upcoming Public Safety Committee meeting.
“There has to be a way to get more officers on the street,” he said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/merrillville/merrillville-police-explore-public-safety-fee/article_ecb83073-9edb-5a58-9f68-7ff2df1de28a.html | 2022-07-30T20:56:01 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/merrillville/merrillville-police-explore-public-safety-fee/article_ecb83073-9edb-5a58-9f68-7ff2df1de28a.html |
HAMPTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – Businesses, churches and community members in Carter County came together to give out free backpacks and supplies at the Hampton Back to School Bash on Saturday.
“We just want to help people that are in need, show them the love of God and give them a fun-filled day and they don’t have to worry about anything. They can eat, play, get a backpack and be ready for the school year,” said Harmony Freewill Baptist Church pastor and Valley Forge Elementary principal Brandon Young.
Young told News Channel 11 that the event costs around $25,000 to do, with school supplies alone costing $17,900.
Carter County Director of Schools Brandon Carpenter said this is a needed event. “The supplies, the backpacks- just the day of enjoyment, just community, it’s wonderful.”
Through the help of churches, businesses and people in the community, 1,500 backpacks filled with school supplies were handed out to students in the area.
Everything at the Hampton Back to School Bash was free, including food, activities and haircuts. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/carter-co-community-helps-out-at-hampton-back-to-school-bash/ | 2022-07-30T21:01:12 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/carter-co-community-helps-out-at-hampton-back-to-school-bash/ |
About 2,000 people filled the parking lot outside the Spirit Halloween flagship store in Egg Harbor Township on Saturday morning for the franchise's opening for the upcoming season. EHT's location was the only store of the 1,450 across the U.S. to open Saturday, with the rest to join the fray Sunday.
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Ryan Ohr, 19, of Guilford, Connecticut, holds up some of the merch he had been waiting to by since Thursday. He was one of the first people in the store Saturday morning when Spirit Halloween opened for the season.
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"Spirit Halloween: The Movie" actors Jaiden J. Smith, Marissa Reyes, Dylan Martin Frankel and Donovan Colan talk about seeing the trailer for the upcoming movie for the first time Saturday.
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Keith Payne, 32, of Egg Harbor Township, takes his 1-year-old son, Danny, through a spooky tunnel at Spirit Halloween in EHT on Saturday.
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Egg Harbor Township Mayor Paul Hodson is joined by the cast of "Spirit Halloween: The Movie" for the ribbon cutting at the franchise's flagship store Saturday.
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Staying overnight in a Spirit Halloween store sounds like fun for fans of spooky season.
Maybe not so much if that store is haunted by a spirit who wants to torment a group of kids locked inside on a dare.
That's the gist of "Spirt Halloween: The Movie," which debuted its trailer in front of VIP guests Saturday morning at the franchise's flagship location in the Harbor Square shopping center. About 2,000 people lined up outside Spirit — some since Wednesday — to get first dibs at this year's merch ahead of the Halloween season.
Spirit, headquartered in Egg Harbor Township, has 1,450 stores around the country. The EHT location was the first store in the United States to open Saturday, as others are expected to unlock their crypt doors starting Sunday.
"This year's turnout has a lot to do with the strength of the brand," said Nikki Balles, corporate director of public relations at Spencer's and Spirit Halloween. "Spirit Halloween now has a movie coming out in October, and people are so excited about it."
Even the cast of the upcoming movie, which will hit select streaming services at an October date to be determined, Balles said, had not seen the trailer until Saturday morning.
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The movie was filmed at a Spirit store in Rome, Georgia, said Mike Hagerty, one of the film's producers.
Four of the young actors who will star in the movie — Jaiden J. Smith, Marissa Reyes, Dylan Martin Frankel and Donovan Colan — were on hand to sign posters and greet fans. The movie also will star Rachael Leigh Cook, who played Laney Boggs in "She's All That," and Christopher Lloyd, known for his role as Dr. Emmett Brown in the "Back to the Future" trilogy.
Smith didn't know exactly why, but he was a little bit nervous ahead of the trailer's unveiling.
"But once I saw the love that the fans gave and when we were giving out the (autographed) posters and taking pictures, I knew that we all had true, loyal fans that will love the movie and our characters," said Smith, who has appeared on TV shows such as "Blue Bloods" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
The festivities Saturday started two hours before doors opened. There was music, photo opps, games and refreshments — including mocktails made by Mountain Dew — for VIP guests. Fox 29's Bob Kelly emceed the event.
Many people had camped out since Wednesday to be the first to get their haunted hands on this year's merchandise. Every fan who lined up got a numbered lanyard. Store employees allowed the first wave of 50 people in at 11 a.m.
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Tyler Gee, 17, of Central Jersey, and Evan Stitt, 13, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, were Nos. 1 and 2.
"We got a tent set up and had been camping out since Wednesday afternoon," said Gee, who buys new Halloween animatronics every year. He has been coming to the EHT store since 2017 and plans to make a creepy clown costume this year.
Stitt, who has been coming to the EHT store since 2019, didn't know what he's going to dress as this year, but he has been collecting animatronics since 2016.
"It's been a great time. They have treated us amazingly," Stitt said.
Mayor Paul Hodson was there to cut the ribbon. He thanked Spirit for its continued success and business within the township as well as township police for being present at the shopping center since Wednesday to make sure those who had camped out were safe.
Christmas gets a lot of attention when decorations roll out early. But Halloween does the same. August is the heart of Halloween shopping, Balles said, and the numbers show it.
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According to the National Retail Federation, Americans spent more than $10 billion on Halloween in 2021, more than $2 billion more than 2020. This year is expected to surpass that.
Spirit, established 39 years ago, has reaped the benefits of the rise in consumer interest. The stores are adding more than 35,000 jobs nationally, Balles said.
"It was incredible to see all different ages, all different types of fans gather around and really see this movie come to life. And not only that, but to celebrate Halloween in July," Balles said.
In addition to sales, the store has an initiative called Spirit of Children, under which 100% of donations made by customers this year will benefit Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Balles couldn't quite give away what's expected to trend this year — Spirit will release that info in the coming weeks — but as expected, the hottest movies and TV shows will be popular. She also said people will heavily participate in do-it-yourself costumes on the latest pop culture trends.
One Spirit employee said the first things people run toward every year are the animatronics. Boxes filled with some of Spirit's scariest characters — from Mr. Punchy the clown and Buzzsaw to the Possessed Pumpkin and Lord Raven, who greeted shoppers as they entered the store — were piled up behind the counters. Shoppers hovered by the employees-only doorway into the back, waiting for the coveted creatures to be restocked.
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Ryan Ohr, 19, who drove down at 4 p.m. Thursday from Guilford, Connecticut, and was customer No. 15, got his hands on Lord Raven as well as a Pumpkin Master doll he had been coveting.
"This is my baby. I started coming here in 2009 ... and I really wanted him (as a big animatronic)," Ohr said. "But when I heard they were making this, I came down for him."
Keith Payne, 32, of Egg Harbor Township, walked through one of the spooky tunnels in the store with his 1-year-old son, Danny. This was the first time he came to Spirit's season opener. He and his son were there shopping for clown costumes, this year's theme for the neighborhood he lives in.
"This was awesome, a good time, a really good time," Payne said.
Spirit has fans who are into spooky season year-round, Balles said, not just during the fall. That's why about 2,000 people turned out on a hot and breezy late July morning, some decked in stuffy costumes, to upgrade their collections.
"It's really a lifestyle. It's not just a holiday anymore," she said.
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About 2,000 people filled the parking lot outside the Spirit Halloween flagship store in Egg Harbor Township on Saturday morning for the franchise's opening for the upcoming season. EHT's location was the only store of the 1,450 across the U.S. to open Saturday, with the rest to join the fray Sunday.
Ryan Ohr, 19, of Guilford, Connecticut, holds up some of the merch he had been waiting to by since Thursday. He was one of the first people in the store Saturday morning when Spirit Halloween opened for the season.
"Spirit Halloween: The Movie" actors Jaiden J. Smith, Marissa Reyes, Dylan Martin Frankel and Donovan Colan talk about seeing the trailer for the upcoming movie for the first time Saturday.
Egg Harbor Township Mayor Paul Hodson is joined by the cast of "Spirit Halloween: The Movie" for the ribbon cutting at the franchise's flagship store Saturday. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/spirit-halloween-in-egg-harbor-township-opens-spooky-season-debuts-trailer-for-upcoming-movie/article_a936cb4c-1027-11ed-8a59-9ba961fd5fa6.html | 2022-07-30T21:02:57 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/spirit-halloween-in-egg-harbor-township-opens-spooky-season-debuts-trailer-for-upcoming-movie/article_a936cb4c-1027-11ed-8a59-9ba961fd5fa6.html |
20-year-old Virginia woman killed, 2 injured in Milton crash Saturday morning: police
A 20-year-old woman from Woodbridge, Virginia has died following a car crash in Milton Saturday morning, Delaware State Police reported.
Two other people in the car with her — a 19-year-old woman also from Woodbridge and a 28-year-old man from Hyattsville, Maryland — were injured and taken to the hospital.
State police said the 20-year-old woman was driving east on Milton Ellendale Highway toward the Mulberry Street intersection in a silver 2014 Toyota Corolla at 7:04 a.m. At the same time, police said a 24-year-old man from Lewes was approaching the intersection from the opposite direction in a gray 2016 Chevrolet Colorado truck.
The Colorado began to turn left onto Mulberry Street, according to police, putting it in the Corolla's path. The front left of the truck hit the sedan's left side, sending both cars spinning counterclockwise, according to police. The Corolla ended up in the grass off the south edge of Milton Ellendale Highway and the Colorado stopped in the eastbound lane.
The 20-year-old driver of the Corolla, the 19-year-old sitting behind her and the 28-year-old passenger in the front seat were all taken to the hospital, police said. The driver, whose identity has not yet been released, later died at the hospital. The other two are not in critical condition, police said.
The 24-year-old driver of the Colorado and the 20-year-old man from Woodbridge sitting in the back right seat of the Corolla were not injured, according to police. Everyone in both cars was wearing a seatbelt.
Police said the road was closed for over three hours while the scene was cleared and investigated. Anyone who saw the crash is asked to contact Sgt. J. Burns at 302-703-3269 or call Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.
Send story tips or ideas to Hannah Edelman at hedelman@delawareonline.com. For more reporting, follow them on Twitter at @h_edelman. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/milton-ellendale-highway-crash-leaves-1-dead-2-injured-saturday/65387346007/ | 2022-07-30T21:03:18 | 0 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/milton-ellendale-highway-crash-leaves-1-dead-2-injured-saturday/65387346007/ |
Mill Creek firefighter injured while responding to Limestone Hills house fire Friday night
A Mill Creek Fire Company firefighter was injured Friday night while responding to a two-alarm fire in the Mill Creek neighborhood of Limestone Hills. The blaze was reported on Belmont Drive just before 10 p.m.
"We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all those working the Limestone Hills alarm Friday night for your quick actions and diligent efforts on this scene," the Mill Creek Fire Department posted on Facebook Saturday. "Your work and dedication made a difference for one of our own and we will be forever grateful."
The department has not yet released the name of the firefighter injured or their medical status.
The State Fire Marshal's Office said the fire led to about $400,000 in damage. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
This is a developing story. Check back with delawareonline.com for more information.
Send story tips or ideas to Hannah Edelman at hedelman@delawareonline.com. For more reporting, follow them on Twitter at @h_edelman. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/mill-creek-firefighter-injured-in-limestone-hills-fire-friday-night/65387329007/ | 2022-07-30T21:09:39 | 0 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/mill-creek-firefighter-injured-in-limestone-hills-fire-friday-night/65387329007/ |
Concho Valley Farmer's Market hanging tough during drought, challenging times
Despite the extreme heat and drought this summer, the Concho Valley Farmer's Market continues to offer fresh produce and all sorts of goods three times a week, keeping customers smiling.
The Farmer's Market is open from 7 a.m. until they sell out every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 609 S. Oakes Street.
In addition to offering fresh produce like tomatoes, watermelons, onions and so forth, vendors are also selling steaks, kettle corn popcorn, potted plants, locally grown honey, hand-painted rocks and all kinds of items.
A lot of the produce and items sell for $1 apiece, but a number of the vendors have had to go up a little on their prices to make ends meet during tough economic times.
Farmer's Market president Margie Jackson talked about the challenges that she and all of the other vendors have been facing in 2022.
"We start planting in February," Jackson said. "That's when we start getting a lot of stuff in the ground. And the weather this year has taken a toll on everything because it got hot too early and we got too much rain at one time and then we didn't get any rain.
"And then we've been having these sandstorms. And this year, out of the 25 years I've been doing this market, this is the second year we can't hardly grow a garden. We (typically) have squash the whole summer, and this year we've had it like maybe four weeks. It's taken a toll on everything, and it's not just us farmers out in the country."
Jackson said a lot of people in the city limits of San Angelo and elsewhere are leaning on her green thumb and asking for advice for their backyard gardens.
"They're coming and asking me, 'What's going on? Why can't we raise anything?' " Jackson said. "No matter what you put on it, if you fertilize and you put whatever you have to on it to get it to grow, this is a bad, bad year.
"It's not just the vegetables, it's the cotton crops and all the crops out in the country at Wall. It's horrible out there, just horrible."
In a typical year, grasshoppers, beet armyworms and other insects will take their toll on West Texas crops, but they haven't had much to chew on this year.
"Yeah, this has not been one of our good years, but we can't complain," Jackson said. "We've had a lot of other good years. We've got every (vendor) stall full. Of course, we've got a lot of watermelon and cantaloupe people because the melons like this kind of weather.
"The hotter it is, the sweeter the melon. That's why everybody keeps coming back because they taste them and see how sweet they are. They come back here instead of going to Walmart or HEB and getting them."
Ty and Kristie Williams' family in Wall had a truckload of watermelons for customers to choose from during a busy Saturday morning.
Kristie Williams talked about the growing process for melons.
"We do have some drip-water irrigation on the watermelons and so we keep that going as the vines are growing," Williams said. "And then once the fruit starts to make and it heats up, you turn the water off and let them sweeten up. They're some juicy, sweet melons."
The Williams family has been vending at the Farmers Market for the last five or six years. Kristie's children -- Tate, who plays football for Baylor, and Kamryn, an Angelo State volleyball player -- play big roles in the family business.
"It's kind of their summer job and they do it by themselves now," their mother said.
The Williams family also plants cotton, but they weren't able to put seeds down until later than normal this season because of the drought.
"I know a lot of people are just wanting to get functional water for their homes and stuff, and it's hard to keep a farm going with the water (situation) and the heat dries it up so fast," Williams said. "But watermelons, they're a lot easier to keep in the heat."
Michael Felcman and his family are in the honey business, and they offer a wide variety of the sweet nectars.
"We live in Wall and we keep bees in Wall, Vancourt, Miles, Mertzon and here in San Angelo and all over the Concho Valley," Felcman said. "It's just raw honey that we extract from the hives and put in the bottles.
"Honey has been good, but it's been a struggle with the drought. The flowering season has not been as long, so it's been a lot harder effort to put bees on flowers locally."
Like all area farmers, the Felcman family has faced its share of adversity in 2022.
"We're making sure we're keeping (the hives) hydrated with sources of water," Felcman said. "We have to do different equipment, like we have vented inner covers to keep them cooler so they don't overheat.
"We're really having to work extra to keep the populations up. Right now, there's nothing blooming, except for cotton, so we'ved move a lot of the hives to irrigated cotton fields."
Felcman's family has a commercial-licensed honey house.
"We have kids and they help do everything, too, so it's a true family enterprise," Felcman said.
The honey vendor spoke about the health benefits of his products.
"The best part about raw honey is that it has active enzymes and bacterias and micro-nutrients in it, so all of that stuff boosts your immune system," Felcman said. "That's really the beneficial part of honey."
Felcman isn't the only honey vendor at Farmers Market, as customers have a lot to choose from.
If you're looking to purchase some lip-smacking Wagyu beef, check out what Randy and Kimberly Mull from ZR1 Ranch have to offer.
"We raise Wagyu cattle between Veribest and Paint Rock," Kimberly Mull said. "They're born at our place and they never leave until I take them to a USDA-inspected packer and they're delicious."
So what's the difference between Wagu beef and other beef?
"There's more marbling," Mull said. "Ours feed out longer on alfalfa. They're more tender and they taste better and they're supposed to be healthier for you. I love all the propaganda, but what I really love is the taste."
For more information about the Farmer's Market, call Margie Jackson at 325-653-9577. | https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/concho-valley-farmers-market-2022/65387334007/ | 2022-07-30T21:18:35 | 0 | https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/concho-valley-farmers-market-2022/65387334007/ |
BRADENTON, Fla. — A 16-year-old boy was killed in a shooting Friday night in Bradenton.
Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies say shots rang out just after 6 p.m. in the parking lot of the Garden Walk Condos on 26th Street West.
Limited information has been made public so far. However, investigators say the gunman – also a teenager – was seen getting into a parked car that had several males inside before hopping back out and beginning to fire bullets at the car. The car sped east through the complex, but the 16-year-old inside was shot.
Friends brought the wounded teen to Manatee Memorial Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. Due to Marsy’s Law, his name was not released.
The sheriff's office said the shooter, a 15-year-old boy, turned himself in after learning a juvenile pickup order had been issued for his arrest. The 15-year-old was charged with second-degree murder and booked into the Manatee Regional Juvenile Detention Center.
The accused shooter lives in the complex, but detectives have not yet commented on any potential motives. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/bradenton-shooting-homicide/67-b9a8f957-4f4a-41fe-a2e7-2704bccd2f84 | 2022-07-30T21:23:13 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/bradenton-shooting-homicide/67-b9a8f957-4f4a-41fe-a2e7-2704bccd2f84 |
Fifty-six years after the original Star Trek first aired, and William Shatner is showing no signs of slowing down.
"I've been lucky. I've broken things, bones and things like that in stunts and other things, but I've never really been wrecked. I’ve got the life force still. I’ve got the vitality," Shatner said.
At 91 years old, the actor continues to break boundaries, last year he made history as the oldest person to fly into space. He was noticeably emotional when he returned. He said it made him think about the destruction of such a beautiful planet.
“I've been fascinated by this very interconnection about how the 5 billion years of evolution have resulted in this most beautiful planet, and we're seeing now everything burning and drying up and changing," he said. "I felt that. I saw that implicitly on my trip there. That's what moved me. I was in mourning. I was in grief for the world."
It’s not the first time Shatner has made history. His on-screen kiss with co-star Nichelle Nichols is often referred to as the first interracial kiss on American television.
"To me it was a kiss, and people took it as groundbreaking and you talk about it 60 years later. My god, that's a piece of historical stuff, flint," he said.
His portrayal of James Kirk in Star Trek is arguably his most iconic role, but Shatner says he’s never even seen many of the his own episodes and hasn't caught up on any of the current Star Trek Series either.
"It's embarrassing," he laughed. "I got to tell you, people come up and say, I'm Captain Kirk! I go whoa, really?"
Shatner attended the Tampa Comic Convention on Friday and Saturday. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/william-shatner-tampa-comic-con/67-ac686d3c-2d3d-41f2-b6c1-6693368cf528 | 2022-07-30T21:23:15 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/william-shatner-tampa-comic-con/67-ac686d3c-2d3d-41f2-b6c1-6693368cf528 |
Drug smuggling in Arizona has almost completely shifted away from marijuana and to harder drugs including fentanyl.
In Border Patrol sectors and at ports of entry in Arizona, marijuana seizures have nearly disappeared since the state's voters legalized medicinal use in 2010 and recreational use in 2020, and as other states also legalized the plant.
In the Tucson Sector, marijuana seizures are about one-one-thousandth what they were a decade ago and one-tenth what they were a year ago.
In fiscal year 2012, Border Patrol agents in the sector, which covers most of Arizona’s southern border — 262 miles that stretch from New Mexico to Yuma County — seized more than a million pounds of marijuana.
Last fiscal year, they seized about 12,000 pounds. In the first nine months of the current fiscal year, they seized less than 900 pounds.
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But fentanyl seizures are moving toward a 60% increase in the Tucson Sector and a 21% increase at Arizona ports of entry this year compared to last year.
Nogales port seizures have exceeded 5 million fentanyl pills so far this fiscal year, says Nogales Port Director Michael Humphries.
“Here in Nogales, we've seen high amounts of fentanyl, some of the highest along the Southwest border,” Humphries said. “Whatever transnational criminal organizations control this area here are heavy into fentanyl pills, methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine.”
Fentanyl-smuggling hotspot
The Sinaloa Cartel, which is in Sonora, is the primary pill maker for fentanyl, which can come in all shapes and colors, even made to look like prescription medication, says Cheri Oz, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Phoenix.
“The Sinaloa Cartel uses routes that come through Arizona,” Oz said. “So because they are the major producer of the fentanyl pill, we are seeing more fentanyl pills here in Arizona than other Southwest border states.”
Arizona has the second highest amount of fentanyl seizures after California. Fentanyl seizures are on track to be about the same nationwide this year as last, while they are increasing dramatically year-over-year in Arizona.
Nogales, Arizona, has a population of around 20,000 people, so most of the 5 million fentanyl pills seized this year at its ports are not intended for Nogales residents, notes Humphries, the port director. Drugs that come through the Nogales ports are intended for Tucson, Phoenix and all over the country.
“They're going throughout the U.S., so what we do here matters for Ohio and West Virginia and Connecticut and Kentucky where we're seeing a high rate of overdose deaths from opioids,” he said.
There were nearly 81,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. involving opioids in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control, a 15% increase over 2020.
Here in Pima County, opioids in general, including fentanyl, contributed to at least 71% of the 498 overdose deaths during the 2021 calendar year, the county health department says.
Seizure weights drop
Although marijuana smuggling has dropped nationwide as more states legalize medical and recreational use, Arizona has seen a more drastic change than nationwide numbers, as there are still substantial marijuana seizures in Texas.
As well, the average weight of seizures in Arizona has dropped dramatically, to levels indicative of personal use rather than intent to distribute.
The marijuana seized in the Tucson Sector this fiscal year came from 360 seizures, meaning the average seizure was less than 2½ pounds. Just three years prior, in 2019, the average individual seizure was nearly 56 pounds.
Seizure weights during some months are even lower. For example, in May, there were 36 seizures that added up to one pound, meaning the average amount of marijuana confiscated in each was less than a half-ounce.
Although marijuana was legalized in Arizona last year — adults over 21 can legally carry one ounce for personal use — it is still federally illegal and federal agents are required to seize it, even many miles from the border.
Cartels move away from marijuana
Two likely reasons for the shift away from marijuana to harder drugs are that more states have legalized the once illicit plant and Americans’ addiction to fentanyl has increased.
“When we arrest somebody with marijuana, we just ask ‘Why?’” said Tucson Sector agent and spokesman Jesus Vasavilbaso. “It's getting legalized in many different states so that marijuana is just not lucrative for the cartels anymore.
"Obviously cartels are always looking to make money. They're not going to be put out of business just because you've legalized marijuana. So they just move to harder drugs.”
Vasavilbaso has been a Border Patrol agent for 13 years, and the drop in marijuana seizures has changed things, he says. For one, marijuana smugglers were easier to spot because the load was larger and more visible and had a strong smell. Now, when they find drugs on someone crossing the border, they don’t know until they look into the person’s backpack.
Tucson Sector agents have seized more than twice the amount of methamphetamine than marijuana this fiscal year.
It is a strategy of transnational criminal organizations, which control nearly all aspects of when and where migrants cross the border, to sometimes persuade migrants to carry drugs across the line. Agents also seize drugs from people going through Border Patrol checkpoints that are away from the border, often being smuggled by U.S. citizens.
Still, the vast majority of drugs now come through ports of entry, also often smuggled by U.S. citizens. Arizona customs officers at ports of entry confiscated more than 15,600 pounds of drugs so far this fiscal year, nearly five times what Tucson Sector agents seized.
Of fentanyl seized in Arizona sectors and ports this fiscal year, more than 80% was at ports of entry.
Hard-drug smuggling likely to increase
If you look at drug smuggling as a business model, the shift to harder drugs makes sense, says Victor Manjarrez Jr., former head of the Tucson Sector, who is now assistant director for the Center of Law and Human Behavior at the University of Texas-El Paso.
“When you talk about marijuana, you're talking about a big logistical chain,” he said. “You have to have real estate to grow it. You have to have workers to attend to it, to harvest it. You’ve got to transport it. You’ve got to store it. You’ve got to let it dry. And then the profit margin isn't all that great.”
Harder drugs, on the other hand — “you can cook that stuff in a house.”
And it’s easier to hide — 8 pounds of meth rather than 8 pounds of marijuana takes up less space and has a much higher profit margin.
Manjarrez thinks the transition to smuggling of harder drugs will just get more pronounced over time.
“I think you'll see even less marijuana, and you’ll see harder drugs,” he said. “Quite honestly, I think you're gonna see drugs that we don't even know about yet, designer drugs.”
With a little over two months left in this fiscal year, fentanyl seizures have already exceeded last year's complete total, which has happened every year for the last few, port director Humphries said. In 2014 there was probably no fentanyl seized, and in 2015 officers confiscated around 10,000 fentanyl pills, he said. This year, they’ve seized more than 5 million.
“When we exceed 5 million fentanyl pills, I don't see it slowing down until the demand goes down,” he said. “It’s easy to get addicted to, so until we stop all that, it's probably going to take a whole-government approach to be able to tackle this issue.”
Contact reporter Danyelle Khmara at dkhmara@tucson.com or 573-4223. On Twitter: @DanyelleKhmara | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/pot-seizures-nearly-gone-in-az-as-fentanyl-busts-hit-5-million-pills/article_082455c4-06f6-11ed-91fb-0f2abfc53650.html | 2022-07-30T21:27:37 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/pot-seizures-nearly-gone-in-az-as-fentanyl-busts-hit-5-million-pills/article_082455c4-06f6-11ed-91fb-0f2abfc53650.html |
Originally published July 28 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
Case managers and legal interns at Jesse Tree have discovered questionable and illegal clauses written in the leases of Treasure Valley tenants.
Jesse Tree is a Boise-based nonprofit whose mission is to prevent eviction and homelessness. It provides financial assistance and case management to households who are unable to pay rent. This summer, Jesse Tree’s legal interns conducted a project looking into the legality of their clients’ lease agreements. During the project, the interns came across many lease clauses that do not conform to Idaho code.
The rising costs of today’s housing market puts pressure on some prospective Treasure Valley tenants to sign a lease regardless of what is stated in the contract.
“There are leases with terms that we’re not sure if they’re illegal, but then there are some that are confirmed illegal,” said legal intern, Nicole Davidson.
Several of the lease clauses reviewed by the nonprofit are explicitly illegal under Idaho law, such as entering a property without properly notifying a tenant or shutting off utilities for missing a rent payment. The legal interns also found many leases with questionable rules such as charging fees on various ways of paying monthly rent.
“About 40% of the 40 leases we have read have questionable clauses,” Jesse Tree legal intern Alex Silveira said.
With many leases ranging from two pages to 50 pages, many of these illegal and questionable lease clauses might be difficult to spot. The team at Jesse Tree is hopeful their findings will inform renters of what they should be aware of when signing a lease.
Unethical fee structuring
In their findings, the nonprofit staff found unethical fee structuring.
Except for a city ordinance limiting how much a property management company can charge for application fees in Boise, Idaho, code does not limit rental fees. That means many property management companies in the Treasure Valley can charge up to a $500 flat fee for late payments or up to $50 per day. Jesse Tree also found property management companies that charge $50 for a rent check payment or a 4% fee for paying rent with a card, limiting tenants to pay by direct deposit.
DJW Property Management was one company found to have multiple questionable lease clauses, such as waiving a tenant’s right to trial by jury and having unethical fee structuring. Renters filed 13 complaints against the company in the past five years, according to records received through a public records request to the Idaho Attorney General’s Office. They described problems such as failure to return refundable security deposits, expensive move out fees and an inaccessible rent payment system.
The company declined to comment on this story.
One tenant described his frustration with the company in a complaint to the attorney general’s office after the company closed the staffed onsite office in Boise and required that tenants mail their rent to a P.O. Box address in Eagle. In his letter to the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, there were 12 signatures of fellow tenants who shared a similar experience, many of whom wrote that they are retired, veterans or terminally ill.
“A lot of the residents relied on the convenience of hand delivering their rent checks to the office,” the tenant said. “A lot of us are on fixed incomes with payday being on the third of the month, but rent is due on the fifth!”
With the stress of mailing in their rent to the offsite location, many tenants were not able to make payments on time. The tenant said in the complaint that the property management company would threaten eviction if the $50 late fee was not sent in immediately.
“For a disabled veteran or a senior citizen, to receive an eviction call, past due call or receive a letter can feel devastating and embarrassing,” he said.
Mike Flanick, a property owner of apartment complexes in Boise, stepped in to advocate on behalf of his tenants after someone reported that the property management company was charging tenants extra fees to renew their leases and to pay monthly rent. In 2018, Flanick filed a complaint against DJW Property Management with the Idaho Attorney General’s Office.
Flanick said that he understood the financial strain of his tenants having to pay extra fees. The tenant who contacted him was a retiree working at a public school as a custodian.
“I think tenants know their rights, but they don’t have the resources to fight against it,” Flanick said. “I tried to help where I could, because as the property owner, I want the tenants to be happy and in good standing. I need good tenants just like they need a good place to live.”
Flanick still owns his three-unit apartment complex in Boise, but he no longer works with the management company.
“What they were doing was criminal,” he said. “The company was not charging me directly, but they were hurting the tenants. I advised the tenants to go through Idaho Legal Aid because there are people who can help them.”
While Jesse Tree’s main focus is to help with rent assistance, it partners with other housing organizations in the Treasure Valley. When it comes to cases of evictions and tenant rights issues, Jesse Tree refers clients to Idaho Legal Aid.
Unethical fee structuring is one example of what Jesse Tree’s legal team discovered in their project. The legal interns also discovered lease clauses that go against the formal process of eviction under Idaho code.
What is the legal process for eviction in Idaho?
The Treasure Valley is now facing a surge in eviction rates. Depending on how busy a court is, the legal process for eviction can take from a week to a month.
When a tenant does not pay rent or fails to comply with a lease agreement, a landlord can give a tenant a written three-day notice to pay rent or a quit notice. The landlord must deliver the document in person or post it to the rental with a copy sent in the mail. The notice gives tenants three days' time to solve the issue. If a tenant does not comply with the lease or pay rent after three days, then the landlord can file for eviction in court.
Morgan DeCarl, the eviction court case manager at Jesse Tree, said that clients are misled by the language used in some three-day notices.
“The language that’s written in the notice is very misleading,” she said. “It states that it’s an eviction notice, and it says you have three days to pay or you must vacate the unit at the end of the three days. This leads people to believe that if they are not out in the three-day period, they are getting evicted and the process is over. They have no options or rights.”
DeCarl said that on average, the legal eviction process takes two weeks. After a landlord files for eviction with the court, the court must schedule a hearing and send a summons to the tenant to attend. Once the hearing happens, a judge must enter a judgment for eviction. Finally, the sheriff can come and remove a tenant’s property after 72 hours of court judgment.
Landlords cannot engage in self-help evictions. It is unlawful for a landlord to force a tenant out of a unit by themselves without going through the legal process. Landlords cannot shut off utilities, confiscate personal property or change the locks of a unit without going to eviction court.
Unlawful and questionable lease clauses in Treasure Valley rentals
Many lease clauses pressure tenants with high fees and personal consequences should they be late on a rent payment. However, landlords must follow the legal eviction process when a tenant does not pay rent or when there is a violation of the terms of their lease.
Confiscating personal property
Several property management companies have lease clauses stating that if a resident fails to pay rent, the landlord can detain and sell a tenant’s personal property. Other leases would charge tenants to put their items in a storage unit when rent is late. According to the Landlord and Tenant Manual under the Idaho Office of the Attorney General, it is unlawful for a landlord to confiscate the tenant’s personal property without following the formal eviction process.
Shutting off utilities
Similarly, several lease clauses in the Treasure Valley claim that landlords can turn off utilities including heat and water for failure to pay rent. Similar to confiscating personal property, this action is unlawful without going through the eviction court process.
Davidson said that lease clauses threatening to shut off utilities pose a health and safety risk to tenants who are struggling to pay rent.
“The clause about switching off utilities can be really dangerous depending on the time of year it is,” she said. “If a landlord switches off your heat for not paying rent, it can be really dangerous if it’s freezing outside and you have kids in the house.”
Property entry without notice
The team at Jesse Tree found lease clauses allowing the landlord to enter a unit without notice. Under Idaho law, a landlord cannot enter the premises without notice to the tenant. In the Idaho Landlord and Tenant Manual, claims to enter a unit without notice are even used as an example of an improper lease provision.
Waiving right to trial by jury
The nonprofit staff found clauses waiving a tenant’s right to a trial by jury or agreeing not to sue a landlord under any circumstance. However, tenants cannot be forced to waive their legal right to a jury trial.
“Tenants have a right to trial by jury in eviction cases in Idaho, and the right to sue a landlord for not fulfilling their rights and responsibilities,” Jesse Tree executive director Ali Rabe said in a press release.
Rabe said that many of the lease issues stem from large property management companies who are investor owned and operated outside of Idaho who come to invest in property because there is very little regulation.
With increasingly high housing costs and eviction rates, the case managers and legal interns are hopeful that their work will raise awareness on tenants’ rights and keep clients in their homes.
“I think the nature of Idaho being so in favor of landlords makes it really hard on the tenants to try to negotiate a lease, even if they do read it and see things that aren’t right,” Davidson said. “They are not in a great position to negotiate because it’s hard enough to find housing as it is. The landlord probably has other applications that won’t question their lease.”
In the current housing crisis, Jesse Tree urges Idaho tenants to closely read their lease and seek legal advice if they do have questions on the agreements. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-nonprofit-jesse-tree-finds-illegal-clauses-in-leases-of-treasure-valley-tenants/article_91245bfb-fc7d-5ca2-a7a9-2d3d858c3e28.html | 2022-07-30T21:31:42 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-nonprofit-jesse-tree-finds-illegal-clauses-in-leases-of-treasure-valley-tenants/article_91245bfb-fc7d-5ca2-a7a9-2d3d858c3e28.html |
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A Kuna firefighter sprays parade attendees to end the Kuna Days parade Aug. 3, 2019. Some attendees retaliate with water balloons.
The city of Kuna’s annual Kuna Days celebration is set to kick off at Bernie Fisher City Park on Aug. 5 at 4 p.m. The event will run through Aug. 6.
This year’s theme is “Tailgating Party” and will feature a host of vendors and activities, according to the Kuna Chamber of Commerce website. On Aug. 5, community members will be able to enjoy live music, a Reptile Adventures exhibit, a beer garden and a movie to be played at the east baseball field. This year’s movie is “Remember the Titans.”
The bulk of activities will occur Aug. 6. The day starts off with a pancake breakfast at the basketball courts. The breakfast will be followed by a fun run. The Saturday portion of the program will also feature events like the second annual “Mullet Catwalk,” where contestants will compete for the longest, thickest, most spirited and best overall mullets; the Kuna Days parade; a youth mud obstacle course and a pet costume contest.
The event will conclude with a fireworks show in the park.
More information for Kuna Days, including a complete schedule of events, can be found on the Kuna Days Facebook page. Those interested can also check out kunachamber.org.
The Kuna Chamber of Commerce, which puts on Kuna Days, did not respond to requests for comment by press time. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/kuna-days-celebration-set-to-kick-off-aug-5/article_57d8ca19-4f5b-5b47-b432-ebde0ceb0c55.html | 2022-07-30T21:31:48 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/kuna-days-celebration-set-to-kick-off-aug-5/article_57d8ca19-4f5b-5b47-b432-ebde0ceb0c55.html |
SEATTLE — Seattle’s mayor is taking action against a growing backlog of sexual assault cases.
“We're hearing from victims whose cases just are not being moved forward,” said Mary Ellen Stone, CEO of the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center.
Stone has been helping victims navigate as their cases are stalled.
“What makes Seattle unique is that they weren't notifying people of what was happening, either. So victims were really just waiting and wondering what if anything was going to happen or not,” said Stone.
That’s something Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrel and Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz are working to change with a new executive order that calls for a systemic review of the department’s investigation practices, expands support services for victims, and assigns a detective to outstanding cases.
The order includes a deadline of August 31st for felony crimes with sufficient evidence allowing for a follow-up investigation.
“It really sort of lays out a framework of what we as advocates have been asking for some time. So I'm encouraged with that,” said Stone.
The backlog is blamed on staffing shortages. This was evident in a May internal memo showing sexual assault detectives having to triage cases, focusing on those cases involving children and vulnerable adults.
Harrell's office says officer staffing is at a more than 30-year low with an exodus of more than 400 officers in less than three years.
The mayor has a police recruitment and retention plan, seeking to raise the number of deployable officers to 1,450.
Stone said it can be hard on survivors who come forward, as they wait in limbo.
“When that effort is ignored it just sort of minimizes the whole experience that people went through both the sexual assault as well as their efforts to say, I should tell somebody about this,” said Stone.
Detectives refer cases to the King County Prosecutor's Office. Data from the prosecutor’s office shows the number of referrals dropping after 2020, but it thinks the new plan will help.
“The more detectives there are the better it is for prosecutors because we need someone to investigate those reports to get them to us,” said Casey McNerthney, spokesperson for the King County Prosecutor’s office.
McNerthney said prosecutors want to collaborate with police and support services and recently added a director of victim’s services and additional victim advocates.
Several advocacy groups including King County Sexual Assault Resource Center sent a letter to the mayor's office and King County prosecutor the same day of Mayor Harrell’s executive order. It calls for several actions by September 1st including cases to be referred to prosecutors within 60 days of the victim’s interview.
“We also ask for the prosecutor and law enforcement to work together to see how they could expedite these cases because investigation is one part of it,” said Stone.
“We hear them and we’re absolutely open to working collaboratively. Survivors and the groups that help them are the most important,” said McNerthney.
McNerthney said sometimes cases don’t have enough evidence to go forward but that doesn’t mean they don’t believe the victim.
Stone said King County Sexual Assault Resource Center responds to 5,000 people a year.
“We're here for anybody who feels like they want to talk through something that happened. Maybe it was yesterday, maybe it was 20 years ago. We know that it takes time for people to speak out,” said Stone.
If you are a victim or survivor of sexual assault you can call King County’s Sexual Assault Resource Center’s 24-hour hotline for help at 1-888-99-VOICE. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-mayor-executive-order-sexual-assault-investigation-backlog/281-dd785625-33c2-4102-9a12-be787c76f987 | 2022-07-30T21:41:38 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/seattle-mayor-executive-order-sexual-assault-investigation-backlog/281-dd785625-33c2-4102-9a12-be787c76f987 |
BEAR CREEK, Pa. — Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire on a wind turbine in Luzerne County Saturday morning.
Crews arrived at the Bear Creek Wind Farm around 9:30 a.m.
There was a lot of black smoke but no flames showing. Crews were able to put out the fire in about an hour.
Officials say they are still investigating the cause of this fire in Luzerne County.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/wind-turbine-catches-on-fire-bear-creek-wind-turbine-farm-fire-luzerne-county-smoke/523-1633264c-5c75-48ed-adc7-3c73dc9d52bc | 2022-07-30T21:50:06 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/wind-turbine-catches-on-fire-bear-creek-wind-turbine-farm-fire-luzerne-county-smoke/523-1633264c-5c75-48ed-adc7-3c73dc9d52bc |
The Nel will soon be home to those who have long been without
The Nel, a new downtown Eugene apartment building from Homes for Good, was named to invoke a personal feel. It purposefully sounds like the name of a person, but it’s not based on a real person. Its origins can be found within the name of the street it sits on, Charnelton.
“It’s kind of cute and it’s very human and it’s easy to remember,” Homes for Good spokesperson Ela Kubok said.
In the coming weeks, the red brick building’s 45 studios will fill with people who have dealt with chronic homelessness and are in need of support as they seek stability and health.
The Nel, on 11th Avenue and Charnelton Street, is a Permanent Supportive Housing program, which means tenets’ leases last as long as they need and residents have supportive services available such as case management, health services, peer support, substance abuse treatment, and help finding employment. Laurel Hill Center will be the provider of the support services that aim to help residents stay in housing and achieve their goals related to self-sufficiency. Laurel Hill staff can be found on the bottom floor of the building.
Explainer:What is trauma-informed care and how is it being implemented in Eugene?
The building was designed with the trauma of homelessness in mind. There are big windows in the laundry rooms so residents can keep an eye on their possessions, bed bug-resistant mattresses and social spaces where neighbors can build community. The building is strategically located near public transportation, the downtown library, bike lanes and employment resources.
“We know that housing and health supportive services can help people heal,” Jacob Fox, Executive Director of Homes for Good, said. “That’s why buildings like this are a responsible investment for our community.”
As of June, there were at least 4,286 people experiencing homelessness in Lane County. The Nel will add 45 units to the county’s current inventory of 734 units of Permeant Supportive Housing.
Cost of the project is $14.5 million. Homes for Good was awarded funding by Oregon Housing and Community Services for 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits in July 2020. Additional funding for The Nel came from the City of Eugene HOME Funds, capital support from Pacific Source and other public and private funds. Project Based Vouchers have been awarded for rental subsidies of all The Nel’s units. Lane County secures funds for the services.
Homes for Good is Lane County's local housing authority. Kubok hopes staff from regional and out-of-state U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offices can take note of the partnerships that have made Permanent Supportive Housing projects like The Nel and The Commons on MLK possible.
“We have a very strong partnership with Lane County, and without them we are not able to really do Permanent Supportive Housing,” Kubok said. “Then there are other nonprofits that come together to help and I think that is what our area can show to some of those out-of-state leaders… our partnership is definitely unique, for the Housing Authority and the county to work so closely together to address homelessness, it’s special.”
Waitlists for other Homes for Good housing open now
People can get only get a spot at The Nel by referral. However, the opening coincides with the organization’s waitlist connect event, which began July 26 and will continue until Aug. 9.
For the first time, Homes for Good opened all 50 of its waitlists for housing programs around Lane County at once. This will include the Housing Choice Voucher program (also known as the Section 8), the Project Based Voucher program, Public Housing, Multifamily Housing, and Affordable Housing waiting lists. Staff have organized pop-up events around the county to talk to people about what waitlists they are eligible for and help people decide where they might want to live. There’s also phone support available at 541-682-2550 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day until Aug. 10.
Kubok said the idea came from focus groups made up of those who had previously applied.
“We asked them what worked and what didn't work because some of them got housed through the process and others were still on the waiting list,” Kubok said. “So, we'll just see if this has worked, if this has made a change or if we need to evolve that event into something else."
Applications can be completed online at https://www.homesforgood.org/. People can also go to Homes for Good’s office at 100 W 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401 for help and internet.
As of July 28, Homes for Good received 7,000 applications.
Upcoming waitlist connect events:
- Ray's food place: Oakridge Wednesday, Aug. 3, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Centro Latino Americano, Eugene: Friday, Aug. 5, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Catholic Community Services, Springfield: Monday, Aug 8, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Contact reporter Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick at Tatiana@registerguard.com or 541-521-7512, and follow her on Twitter @TatianaSophiaPT. Want more stories like this? Subscribe to get unlimited access and support local journalism. | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/45-housing-units-of-permanent-supportive-shelter-open-in-downtown-eugene/65383841007/ | 2022-07-30T21:55:05 | 1 | https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/45-housing-units-of-permanent-supportive-shelter-open-in-downtown-eugene/65383841007/ |
Leases
Commonwealth Commercial Partners LLC reports the following leases:
Richmond Eye Associates Inc. renewed 4,463 square feet at 10800 Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield.
Magdalenas Cristales LLC leased 1,197 square feet at 20 N. 25th St. in Richmond.
Noleft Turns Inc. leased 1,600 square feet at 211 N. 18th St. in Richmond.
Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Richmond leased 11,844 square feet at 201 W. Seventh St. in Richmond.
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer reports the following leases:
Mazda Motor Of America Inc. renewed its lease of 72,672 square feet of industrial space at Enterchange at Walthall — Building A, 1980-1998 Ruffin Mill Road, in Colonial Heights.
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Spirit Halloween leased 7,000 square feet of retail space at Westchester Commons, 15786 Wc Main Street, in Chesterfield.
Penelope renewed its lease of 3,200 square feet of retail space at Ivymont Square Shopping Center, 14101-14257 Midlothian Turnpike, in Chesterfield.
The Weight Room LLC leased 2,360 square feet of industrial space at 6010 N. Crestwood Ave. in Richmond.
Clover Glass Shop Inc. renewed its lease of 2,070 square feet of retail space at Huguenot Trade Center, 1101-1135 Alverser Drive, in Chesterfield.
Club Pilates leased 2,000 square feet of retail space at Westchester Commons, 15786 Wc Main Street, in Chesterfield.
Marco’s Pizza leased 1,600 square feet of retail space at Chippenham Forest Square Shopping Center, 2518 Sheila Lane, in Chesterfield.
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Porter Realty Co. Inc. reports the following leases:
Keysville Property Investments LLC leased 5,080 square feet of office/warehouse space at 1829 E. Nine Mile Road in Henrico.
El Obrero Hardware Supply LLC leased 30,000 square feet of warehouse space at 5400 Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond.
ISO Group leased 12,250 square feet of office/warehouse space at 291-295 Turner Road in Chesterfield.
Sales
Colliers reports the following sale:
Lakeland Capital LLC purchased 1140 West Grace Street, an 18-unit building in Richmond, from Boatwright Investments LLC. The property sold for $3,300,000. Garrison Gore, Charles Wentworth, G.S. “Hank” Hankins and Victoria Pickett with the Colliers Virginia multifamily team represented the seller.
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One South Commercial reports the following sale:
South South One LLC purchased 1,882 square feet for $435,000 at 7 S. First St. in Richmond.
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Joyner Commercial reports the following sales:
Richmond Animal League purchased 1.4 acres of land at 717 Branchway Road in North Chesterfield from Barranger & Co. Inc. Lebs Breeden represented the seller.
Towne 1031 Exchange LLC as Q1 for TVEH II LLC purchased 10.901 +/- acres on Old Staples Mill Road in Henrico from Pruitt Associates for $1,200,000. Ben Bruni and Russell Wyatt represented the purchaser.
The Remnant Church purchased 3,482 square feet of special purpose space on 1.42 acres of land at 626 Plank Road in Farmville from Cloverhill Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses Inc. for $160,000. Susan Haas represented the seller.
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Porter Realty Co. Inc. reports the following sales:
NJR Group LLC purchased a 25,786- square-foot office/warehouse building at 10040 Whitesel Road in Hanover from Dice Enterprises Inc. for $2,000,000. Kevin Cox represented the seller.
Greendale Railing Inc. purchased a 22,871-square-foot office/warehouse building at 11046 Leadbetter Road from TP Leadbetter LLC for $2,440,687.
American Fleet Holdings LLC purchased 7.028 acres of industrial land at 10501 Vermeer Place in Hanover from 10501 Vermeer LLC for $562,500. Kevin Cox represented the seller. | https://richmond.com/business/local/commercial-real-estate-highlights-richmond-animal-league-buys-land-1140-west-grace-street-sold/article_6a0fbd0d-969c-5421-81d3-dc069d6261a2.html | 2022-07-30T21:57:02 | 0 | https://richmond.com/business/local/commercial-real-estate-highlights-richmond-animal-league-buys-land-1140-west-grace-street-sold/article_6a0fbd0d-969c-5421-81d3-dc069d6261a2.html |
Wiltzius, who has previously owned other AMC vehicles, said he was drawn to the Pacer he drives now because of the brown color of the car, which he described as, “A very mellow earth tone, which I find very comforting to my soul.”
After saving up portions of his paychecks, Wiltzius was able to purchase the Pacer from AMCpacer.com in 2011.
“I bought it out of Topeka, Kansas,” Wiltzius said. “So I found it online, bought it and then basically got it to the point where it’s running and driving and more presentable than when I found it with a clear title.”
Kiki and Mike Lane of Minneapolis, Minn., came to the parade for the first time sporting the bright lime green Gremlin they’ve owned for the past nine years.
“Oh, we love it (the AMC Homecoming),” Kiki said. “This is amazing.”
Mike shared a similar sentiment.
“It’s great,” Mike said. “It’s very well organized, planned and executed. All these cars here ... It’s wonderful.”
Mike said he was interested in the Gremlin in particular because he used to see one on his walk to school as a kid.
“I walked by one on my way to school daily for a year or two and I was just fascinated by the look of it,” Mike said. “I didn’t know anyone that had one. I never rode in one, but when the midlife crisis hit I was like, ‘I got to have one.’”
As it became time for the parade to commence from its starting point at Southport Park, onlookers began to gather along 78th Street. Jim Zuhlke, Marianne Brickley, Linda and Rick Berger were stationed at the intersection of 78th Street and Seventh Avenue to watch the parade outside of Linda and Rick’s house.
“It (the parade) evoked a lot of memories,” Brickley said. “I took my driver’s test in a Rambler.”
For Zuhlke, this was his first time attending the parade, but he had visited the car show in Kennedy Park in the past.
“I’ve gone to the car show that they have on Kennedy Park,” Zuhlke said. “I always liked it because, ever since I was a kid, I could identify the year (and) the model for AMCs, so that’s sort of a game I like to play.”
Although the AMC plant in Kenosha it is gone now, its impact remains even with people who did not grow up in locally, such as Wiltzius, who is from Pewaukee.
“I appreciate all of the cars are made here in Kenosha through the course of time going back to what looks like the early 1900s.” Wiltzius said. “And through that evolution, many people... they woke up every morning and created these cars, painted them and put them together. And each car has a story.”
UPDATED IN PHOTOS: 2022 AMC Homecoming Week events and shows in Kenosha | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-amc-homecoming-parade-cruises-through-kenosha-after-five-year-hiatus/article_e392888c-0f8a-11ed-9f20-db92d38fe86e.html | 2022-07-30T22:05:33 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-amc-homecoming-parade-cruises-through-kenosha-after-five-year-hiatus/article_e392888c-0f8a-11ed-9f20-db92d38fe86e.html |
Colton Howell, 4, enjoys his ice cream during an ice cream social on Friday at Nash Elementary School as part of the AMC Homecoming Car Show events.
SEAN KRAJACIC photos, Kenosha News
AMC cars are lined up in car show fashion during an ice cream social on Friday at Nash Elementary School as part of the AMC Homecoming Car Show events.
SEAN KRAJACIC Kenosha News
Garrett Aiello, 3, looks at a Nash vehicle during an ice cream social on Friday at Nash Elementary School in Kenosha.
SEAN KRAJACIC Kenosha News
There were a number of AMC cars lined up at the ice cream social on Friday at Nash Elementary School as part of the AMC Homecoming Car Show events.
Kenosha community members and AMC Homecoming visitors gathered at Nash Elementary for ice cream cones and sundaes Friday afternoon as part of the 2022 AMC Homecoming events.
About a dozen American Motors cars rolled into the parking lot and drivers stopped to soak up the sun and enjoy an ice cream cone.
“We were here in 2014 and the people that we came with said this is a must-see event,” said Valerie Bedsaul, who was attending AMC Homecoming events from Maryland. “We’ve been here every year since it’s been offered.”
Bedsaul and Gayle Thomas also said they’ve encountered friendliness and hospitality throughout their time spent in the area for the homecoming events.
The inside of Nash Elementary’s library features imagery of Nash cars and models, and even a model of a Nash Metropolitan.
AMC cars are lined up in car show fashion during an ice cream social on Friday at Nash Elementary School as part of the AMC Homecoming Car Show events. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-amc-homecoming-visitors-gather-for-ice-cream-at-nash-elementary-school/article_1bc6c874-0f74-11ed-9e37-7f010ed465f3.html | 2022-07-30T22:05:39 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-amc-homecoming-visitors-gather-for-ice-cream-at-nash-elementary-school/article_1bc6c874-0f74-11ed-9e37-7f010ed465f3.html |
Greg Voss, of New London, brought a bronze 1981 Scrambler to Saturday’s Kenosha Homecoming Car Show. Thousands attended the event in Kennedy Park, which featured hundreds of classic vehicles.
Daniel Gaitan
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The 2022 Kenosha Homecoming Car Show drew thousands of car enthusiasts from across the nation to Kennedy Park on Saturday.
The world’s largest AMC/ Nash vehicle show, hosted by the Kenosha History Center, served as a huge weekend showcase for the week’s Homecoming events, which returned this summer after five years.
Drivers from across North American displayed their vehicles in the park, 4051 Fifth Ave., and swapped materials and tips. Those in attendance indicate they were happy to be back at the event.
“There’s a nice crowd here and there’s a lot of people representing other states here. It shows that Kenosha in its day of industrial production touched many, many lives throughout the United States,” former Kenosha alderman Patrick Juliana said while attending with his family.
Juliana, who worked for AMC in the late 1970s and early 1980s, said the event brings back “a lot of good memories.”
“We had a lot of great people who worked there,” he said. “As a matter of fact, I feel that the City of Kenosha had the best workforce of all the automotive industries put together. We had very, very high-quality products with a lot of good people working here.”
Mike Spangler, one of the event organizers, said it’s “wonderful being back.”
Spangler, of Jefferson, said Saturday felt like a “family reunion.”
“I come down here a lot and we had a lot of planning meetings over the last couple of years to get this going,” he said. “You don’t see this anywhere else in the country. The next biggest AMC show is probably 200 or 300 cars. We have well over 1,000 cars.”
Spangler said AMC has a special place in many Kenoshans’ hearts because “most everybody knows somebody who worked for them if they didn’t work for them themselves.”
Spangler owns 17 AMC vehicles and brought an orange Gremlin to the event.
Tracy McCarthy brought her prize-winning pink 1959 Nash Metropolitan.
“We’ve had it about four-and-a-half years, and it was restored about 15 to 18 years ago. The previous owner had it for about nine years. The previous owner took great care of it,” she said.
McCarthy said whenever she drives the car people honk and wave.
“You cannot drive this car and be in a bad mood,” she added. “Sometimes I just take it to the grocery store. If I have a bad day at work and I need a pick-me-up, I drive this car.”
Greg Voss, of New London, brought a bronze 1981 Scrambler to the event.
“It’s the cleanest Scrambler in the state of Wisconsin, I can tell you that,” he said. He put about $15,000 into the vehicle he purchased for just a few thousand dollars.
This was also his first time in Kenosha.
“There’s a lot of cars here,” he said. “This is the biggest AMC show around, guaranteed.”
UPDATED IN PHOTOS: 2022 AMC Homecoming Week events and shows in Kenosha
Greg Voss, of New London, brought a bronze 1981 Scrambler to Saturday’s Kenosha Homecoming Car Show. Thousands attended the event in Kennedy Park, which featured hundreds of classic vehicles. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-kenosha-homecoming-car-show-draws-thousands-to-kennedy-park-saturday/article_2d8d1c06-103d-11ed-bf45-1388bc7c7d48.html | 2022-07-30T22:05:45 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-kenosha-homecoming-car-show-draws-thousands-to-kennedy-park-saturday/article_2d8d1c06-103d-11ed-bf45-1388bc7c7d48.html |
Western Kenosha County Transit will be implementing service changes effective Aug. 15.
WKTC is a public bus service that operates in western Kenosha County. Hours of operation for the door-to door service will be Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No Sunday hours will be available.
Limited service is also available to the Lake Geneva, Antioch (Metra only) and the Aurora clinic in Burlington.
- Lake Geneva: Arrival 11 a.m., departure 1:30 p.m.
- Antioch: Arrival 6:30 a.m., departure 6 p.m.
- Burlington: Arrival 9 a.m., departure 11:30 a.m.
All rides must be scheduled at least a day in advance. It is recommended to give as much notice as possible, up to 30 days. Reservations may be made by calling WKCT at 1-888-203-3498. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/western-kenosha-county-transit-plans-service-changes/article_453209fc-101f-11ed-838d-4f4d7f6a9743.html | 2022-07-30T22:05:52 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/western-kenosha-county-transit-plans-service-changes/article_453209fc-101f-11ed-838d-4f4d7f6a9743.html |
EASTMAN, Ga. — A self-proclaimed 'Average Joe' from a small town in Georgia is now forever connected to the community of Uvalde through a labor a love, which was inspired by the loss of his sister.
Sean Peacock lives in Eastman, which is a tightly knit community of under 5,000 in rural Georgia. He told us he when he first learned about the shooting in Uvalde on May 24, he turned off the media and purposely didn't try to read anything about it, because of the truly awful nature of what had occurred. That would change in a matter of days for Sean. You see, Sean is a craftsman who builds wooden benches as tributes to loved ones lost.
The first bench he crafted was in memory of his sister Donna, an RN who loved to do yardwork and had died unexpectedly at an early age. He made the bench as a gift for his momma, a pure labor of love for him.
On May 31, Sean received a message through the Etsy store to his business, Jass Graphix, Inc., inquiring if he could make a custom butterfly bench for the loss of a 10-year-old child named Makenna, and could they get a discount if two were ordered? Sean said his gut told him that this child had to be connected to the tragedy in Uvalde, so he searched the name Makenna and Uvalde. The list of victims that popped up had her name at the very top of the list. For Sean, that was a sign that he needed to make the bench. He said the news had him "discombobulated." He immediately reached out to the mom and replied that he would make the bench and give a discount as well.
But then he didn't hear back from the mom for a few days, and when he did, the response was equally heartbreaking. "Hello, I'm sorry for just now getting back to you, I've been attending funerals. My daughter's is this Saturday," said the mom.
Sean, a father of children ranging in age from two to 29, said he had a tough time wrapping his brain around that information. How could he make a bench for just this one mom, when there were 20 more who were also grieving the loss of their child or loved one at way too young of an age?
The answer was simple. Sean decided to handcraft benches for all of them. He knew he needed help with the costs, so he created a gofundme to raise the money needed for supplies and delivery expenses.
"Hello, my name is Sean Peacock located in Eastman Georgia and also the owner of JassGraphix Inc," said the gofundme listing. "The recent tragedy of the Robb Elementary School shooting has resulted in one of the parents that lost a child in that horrific event reaching out to us via our Etsy shop wanting to purchase two Butterfly memorial benches that we produce here at JassGraphix. She was asking for a discount if she ordered two but I think every child there deserves to be remembered and we as a community can shine a light on a dark time in the lives of many, not only there, but across our country. We have to let the good flow so the evil can go."
The response was overwhelming! He had set a goal of $20,000 and within the first two days, the goal had been reached... and then some.
Sean said he wasn't surprised by the response, because he knew that his community would rally, but he was astonished by how quickly the money poured in. He said that what happened in Uvalde "was an act of pure evil" and what happened in his tiny town of Eastman was the exact opposite, "an act of pure love."
"I hope and pray that Eastman and Dodge County can be a light to this community half way across the country," said Sean. "They surely need it."
Sean has been posting the completed benches daily on his Facebook page and sharing their stories.
View all of the benches here:
Georgia man handcrafts 21 benches for Uvalde victims
The community of Eastman is holding Eastman Day of Prayer for Uvalde / Bench Mission on Saturday, July 30 at 6 p.m., so members of the community can bless the benches before they depart to Uvalde.
After the benches arrive in Uvalde, there will be a community-wide prayer service on Monday, August 1 in the Uvalde Town Square at 7 p.m. The benches will be delivered privately in the days following.
"There's so much more to this story than just the benches," said Sean. "Hand-made prayer pillows donated by Sailor Kate Ministries will also be given to each family, as well as the bench crafted with a photo and inscription."
Sean said this whole experience has been nothing short of divine intervention.
"God works in mysterious ways, and I have been blessed to be able to connect to each of the families impacted by this horrible tragedy," said Sean. "We will forever be connected." | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/georgia-man-handcrafts-21-benches-as-labor-of-love-paying-tribute-to-lives-lost-in-robb-elementary-school-tragedy-uvalde-texas-eastman-angels/273-06bea67a-320e-43d8-96f6-35c1a9008434 | 2022-07-30T22:06:47 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/georgia-man-handcrafts-21-benches-as-labor-of-love-paying-tribute-to-lives-lost-in-robb-elementary-school-tragedy-uvalde-texas-eastman-angels/273-06bea67a-320e-43d8-96f6-35c1a9008434 |
MACON, Ga. — Country music superstar Jason Aldean grew up in Central Georgia, went to Windsor Academy, and even titled his last album, "Macon."
He's a legend, but some people are calling a mural with his likeness a big miss.
The artist Shamika Bussey doesn't mind a bit.
Some folks have a pet peeve over paint on the side of the South Plaza Shopping Center in Macon.
The hometown guy Jason Aldean sits in the company of Otis Redding and the Reverend Pearly Brown.
Jimmy Carter is a syndicated entertainment reporter, and he says recently the internet has lit up like a big green tractor over the fella that wears a cowboy hat.
"I think it's the eyes that might make him look more like the 'Beavis and Butthead' character," Carter suggested.
That's a common sentiment, but don't worry, Bussey isn't easily baited.
"I love the hate," she said with a big grin. " I was laughing when he said his dad said I did him dirty."
There isn't a mean bone in Bussey's body.
When friends asked her to paint Aldean on the side of their store, she said, "Sure."
That happened a year ago.
"I did it in the rain -- in two hours because of the rain -- and I stood on the top of my truck and did it, and I put my heart into it and I felt so proud when it was done. Nobody could take that away from me," she said proudly.
Bussey believes her art isn't everyone's cup of tea, but she also figures folks are talking about what she created.
"I saw was people have an opinion -- everybody has a right to their opinion and I'm like, 'That's life,' and in life, people love us or hate us," Bussey said.
You can't argue with that.
She doesn't know how long Aldean and the others will stay on the wall -- the tenants have moved on -- but she knows that she made one of the town's favorite sons a little more famous.
"I get it. I think she did a fine job and I think he ought to just be happy that someone wants to remember him," Carter exclaimed.
Shamika is having a meet-and-greet at South Plaza this Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon.
She says she will have prints of the mural for sale.
The plaza is off Pio Nono Avenue near Rocky Creek Road. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/macon-artist-stands-by-her-depiction-of-country-music-star-jason-aldean-in-mural-2/93-54defd31-3bf2-4d2e-878f-f8e054c526de | 2022-07-30T22:06:53 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/macon-artist-stands-by-her-depiction-of-country-music-star-jason-aldean-in-mural-2/93-54defd31-3bf2-4d2e-878f-f8e054c526de |
BENTON, Ark. — The family behind Holy Roller Bike Shop in downtown Benton is turning an old concession stand behind Tyndall Park into a fresh snack bar and sports gear rental shop.
Scott Elliott, the owner of Holy Roller, discovered his first taste of freedom when he learned how to ride a bike as a child.
One day, Elliott and his son took a bike ride in Tyndall Park for the first time in years and noticed that many of the kids lacked bikes or proper sports gear.
That's when they decided that they could do better.
The renovated concessions stand will be called 'Big Juicy" Burger and Dog— while it may just sound like a cool place to eat in the park, they plan to make it much more than that.
Upstairs, they will open Tyndall Pro Shop, where visitors can purchase or rent equipment such as sports gear, bikes, skateboards, and more.
Their goal is to create a spot for kids to get a bite to eat before or after school and have access to good gear and equipment to play at the park.
The city council approved the project yesterday, and the Elliott family is excited to begin this endeavor to bring joy to this beloved park. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/outreach/benton-cycle-shop-concessions-tyndall-park/91-27f35689-f2cc-4908-aa69-1ac4dc206c76 | 2022-07-30T22:06:59 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/outreach/benton-cycle-shop-concessions-tyndall-park/91-27f35689-f2cc-4908-aa69-1ac4dc206c76 |
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — More than two weeks later, 25-year-old Nicholas Bostic is still recovering.
“Part of the fire landed on me and just kind of melted and stuck and kept singeing,” Bostic said as he pointed to some of his burns and scrapes, along with his stitches.
Despite the pain, he said it was all worth it.
On July 11, Bostic saved five kids from a burning home. It happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 2200 block of Union Street.
He said he was driving by the home when he saw the fire. Bostic stopped in the road, put his car in reverse, turned around and pulled into the driveway.
Knowing he had to act, Bostic said he ran around the back of the home and went inside, yelling to try to alert anyone that could be inside the burning home.
Bostic said nobody answered his call, possibly meaning everyone had already gotten out. Instead of taking that chance, Bostic said he went in and went up the stairs, where he found four kids.
“I went in through the back door and the second step of the staircase is when I saw the faces coming out and they ran past me. I followed behind and then at the back porch I asked them if there was anyone left in the house,” Bostic said.
That’s when he learned a 6-year-old girl was still inside. Without hesitation, Bostic went back inside.
He wrapped his shirt around his mouth and nose before going through the smoke and fire. Bostic said he couldn't see anything in front of him and the heat from the fire made it seem as if he was walking into an oven.
Crawling on the ground, Bostic was able to locate the 6-year-old girl and took her upstairs. Then, he broke a window by punching it with his hand to get out of the burning home.
“We looked out the window and I went shoulders first through it and I landed on my right side with her on my left side,” he said.
Bostic suffered severe smoke inhalation and a cut on his right arm. He was flown to an Indianapolis hospital for treatment where he stayed for a few days.
As soon as he could leave, Bostic made a special visit to see the family he saved. Since then, they continue to spend time together
“We went to church a lot, every Sunday since the incident,” he said.
Bostic will be honored Aug. 2 during "National Night Out" at the Lafayette Aviators baseball game.
Attendees can save $2 on tickets with the promo code FUND2022, and $4 of each ticket price will be donated to Bostic's GoFundMe page.
A fundraiser has also been started for the Barrett family who was inside the house at the time. Even though everyone made it out, the family lost everything in the fire. Click here to donate to the family. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/please-tell-me-that-baby-is-ok-lafayette-man-who-saved-five-kids-from-burning-home-shares-his-story-nicholas-bostic/531-d5405182-f75e-42ee-862d-78e2afbbb170 | 2022-07-30T22:07:05 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/please-tell-me-that-baby-is-ok-lafayette-man-who-saved-five-kids-from-burning-home-shares-his-story-nicholas-bostic/531-d5405182-f75e-42ee-862d-78e2afbbb170 |
ATLANTA — Atlanta Fire Rescue crews worked to help a group of people stuck along the Chattahoochee River Saturday afternoon.
Six people were involved in the river rescue, AFR officials said. Crews were called to a home along Cochise Drive in southeast Atlanta to help the group. The neighborhood is by The Lovett School off Paces Ferry Road.
Officials said it was early in their response and they did not have any details about injuries at the time. However, all six people were safely removed from the water.
Metro Atlanta had a 60 percent chance for evening storms, according to 11Alive StormTrackers. The pop-up showers were moving through Atlanta's midtown area as of 4:20 p.m., with the forecast track showing much of north Georgia projected to see rain.
Rescue crews did not say if the weather was a factor in their operations.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
Also download the 11Alive News app and sign up to receive alerts for the latest on this story and other breaking news in Atlanta and north Georgia. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/6-people-rescued-from-chattahoochee-river/85-e346a244-b10f-431f-9f32-1dadb800f990 | 2022-07-30T22:10:23 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/6-people-rescued-from-chattahoochee-river/85-e346a244-b10f-431f-9f32-1dadb800f990 |
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Warmer temperatures mean black bears are out to play, and they've been spotted roaming around Gainesville, Georgia.
Gainesville Police Department posted about a recent sighting Saturday.
"We are aware of bear sightings in and around the downtown area, no need to call 911," the department said.
Police also posted a warning to residents, asking them to not feed the wildlife.
Officers shared a photo of the bear walking along the street and another picture of it climbing a fence. It seemed to have some sort of collar or tracking device, as depicted in the photos.
"The bear is being tracked by wildlife management and will eventually find its way home," GPD said. "We are fortunate to live in beautiful North Georgia amongst the wonderful wildlife."
Be "BearWise"
Black bears are the only bears found in the state, according to Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The agency's wildlife resources division said they live in three distinct regions in the state:
- North Georgia mountains
- Along the Ocmulgee River drainage in central Georgia
- Around the Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia
Georgia's DNR said these bears typically live in forested areas and can live between eight to 15 years. They can grow up to 6 feet in length.
If bears are spotted in your area, here are steps you can take to be safe, according to wildlife experts.
- NEVER FEED OR APPROACH BEARS: Feeding bears (intentionally or unintentionally) trains them to approach homes and people for more food. Bears will defend themselves if a person gets too close, so don’t risk your safety and theirs!
- SECURE FOOD, GARBAGE AND RECYCLING: Food and food odors attract bears so don’t reward them with easily available food or garbage.
- REMOVE BIRD FEEDERS WHEN BEARS ARE ACTIVE: Birdseed and other grains have a high calorie content making them very attractive to bears. The best way to avoid conflicts with bears is to remove feeders.
- NEVER LEAVE PET FOOD OUTDOORS: Feed outdoor pets portion sizes that will be completely eaten during each meal and then remove leftover food and food bowl. Securely store these foods so nothing is available to bears.
- CLEAN AND STORE GRILLS: After you use an outdoor grill, clean it thoroughly and make sure that all grease and fat is removed. Store cleaned grills and smokers in a secure area that keeps bears out.
- ALERT NEIGHBORS TO BEAR ACTIVITY: Share news with your friends and neighbors about recent bear activity and how to avoid bear conflicts. Bears have adapted to living near people; are you willing to adapt to living near bears? | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/gainesville/gainesville-police-warn-of-bear-sightings/85-1249ef32-fb98-4e54-80ff-ba478e2d5fae | 2022-07-30T22:10:29 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/gainesville/gainesville-police-warn-of-bear-sightings/85-1249ef32-fb98-4e54-80ff-ba478e2d5fae |
BEAR CREEK, Pa. — Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire on a wind turbine in Luzerne County Saturday morning.
Crews arrived at the Bear Creek Wind Farm around 9:30 a.m.
There was a lot of black smoke but no flames showing. Crews were able to put out the fire in about an hour.
Officials say they are still investigating the cause of this fire in Luzerne County.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/wind-turbine-catches-on-fire-bear-creek-wind-turbine-farm-fire-luzerne-county-smoke/523-1633264c-5c75-48ed-adc7-3c73dc9d52bc | 2022-07-30T22:10:35 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/wind-turbine-catches-on-fire-bear-creek-wind-turbine-farm-fire-luzerne-county-smoke/523-1633264c-5c75-48ed-adc7-3c73dc9d52bc |
GREENSBORO — A woman found shot early Saturday has died, police said.
Officers responded about 2:20 a.m. to the 2500 block of West Gate City Boulevard and found one person with life-threatening injuries after being shot, police said in a news release.
Police said about 8:30 a.m. that 41-year-old Joyeil Glover had died, and her death was now being investigated as a homicide.
Police did not release a motive or other details in the shooting and said they had no suspect information.
Anyone with information is asked to call Greensboro/Guilford Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000. People can also leave a tip via the P3Tips app or website. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-found-shot-early-saturday-has-died-greensboro-police-say/article_663ddcac-1047-11ed-8c1f-4b25420d0657.html | 2022-07-30T22:13:00 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-found-shot-early-saturday-has-died-greensboro-police-say/article_663ddcac-1047-11ed-8c1f-4b25420d0657.html |
“I read the news today, oh boy.”
— The Beatles
This is what I do:
I get the paper out of the mailbox (when it comes ... like many of you, I’ve come not to rely on USPS, which was two-for-five this week), look over everything, although I’ve read most of the copy, some of it several times, to see if there are errors and to determine what I might have done differently to make the paper better.
I read the stories I wasn’t responsible for editing, read the Sports, then do the two crossword puzzles and the Seven Little Words feature. I challenge myself, do the puzzles in pen, and consider it a failure of I make one mistake on any of the three features.
Here’s what some friends, acquaintances and other readers do:
Some go straight to the Squawkbox to see what burs are under the “keyboard warriors’” saddles that day or the Obituaries to see if anyone they know passed in the night. Some peruse features like Today in History, check the lottery numbers, take on the Celebrity Cipher and Wonderword challenge. Others go to the Classified Ads to see if there are yard sales coming up this weekend or in search of a particular item of interest or job opportunities.
Many people read the latest editorials, local and national, to see what the folks they agree with and those they oppose have to say about specific issues. Readers who have heard the sound bites on TV or read the Facebook posts look for deeper information from writers who actually covered the events and talked to the participants involved. There are others looking for feature stories about people, places, things and events in the region.
That’s a lot of stuff, and it’s not all, but that’s what your local newspaper — The Albany Herald — brings to you. People who tell me I’m too old to be working for this publication seven days a week — those who love me and others who just want me to go away — don’t get the value I see in this job and this thing we produce six days a week. Sure, I’ll admit to an idealized view of my community that was more suited to a different era, but I think the value of this paper — and any local newspaper — can’t be overstated.
A lot of people have come to the conclusion that there is no longer a need for newspapers, that everything they get from such publications is now available online. To some extent, I concede, they are right. But people who think that way must, as the saying goes, consider the source most of the time when they read the latest gossip, half-truths and outright bullsh — that they get from media whose contributors have no guiding principles that hold their contributions to any standards.
And, yes, it’s true that the standards of many newspapers — especially those that long have been regarded as the gatekeepers of the medium — like television “news” before them have had their lines blurred by management eager to “keep up” with the blogs and social media posts whose practitioners long ago decided that ethics and accountability are antiquated notions.
I plan — sorry, some of you — to keep doing this at this newspaper until they run me off, put me out to pasture, close up shop or until I cease to feel what we do here is important. My retirement plan right now is to die.
And, lest you think me a lone voice crying in the dark, there are a lot of people who — and this includes those with love/hate relationships with their newspapers — acknowledge the value, the entertainment, the importance of such publications. To those people, I say thank you. I do this for you. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/carlton-fletcher-continuing-a-worthwhile-pursuit/article_d352acb8-1020-11ed-9159-13bb47e633a6.html | 2022-07-30T22:13:22 | 0 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/carlton-fletcher-continuing-a-worthwhile-pursuit/article_d352acb8-1020-11ed-9159-13bb47e633a6.html |
MILTON, WV (WOWK) — Cabell County 911 says a two-vehicle crash with entrapment occurred on South Main Street in Milton.
The vehicle was turned on its topped, according to dispatchers.
Dispatchers also say one person was trapped and freed, and one person was injured with a potential headwound.
The call came in to 911 around 4:19 p.m., and the accident was reported in the 1200 block of South Main Street.
Westbound traffic is closed on South Main Street, according to Cabell County 911.
Responders at the scene include Milton Police Department, Milton Fire Department, and Cabell County Emergency Management Services. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/one-injured-after-two-vehicle-rollover-crash-in-milton/ | 2022-07-30T22:13:40 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/one-injured-after-two-vehicle-rollover-crash-in-milton/ |
Wichita County COVID-19 numbers rise slightly
The Wichita Falls Wichita County Health District reported 333 new cases of COVID-19 for the week that ended Friday.
The district had reported 342 cases on July 22, but that was for a two-week period, meaning cases per week rose.
No deaths from the virus were reported in the past week. Twelve people were hospitalized.
Most of the new cases -- 297 -- were not up to date on their vaccinations.
Eighty of the new cases were reinfections, meaning the patients had been afflicted with the disease before and 91 percent of that number were people not up to date on their vaccinations. Six of those hospitalized Friday were vaccine breakthrough cases, meaning they were up to date on their vaccinations, but caught the virus anyway.
The positivity rate among those tested was 40 percent, which was slightly lower than earlier. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/wichita-county-covid-19-numbers-rise-slightly/65387007007/ | 2022-07-30T22:19:47 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/07/30/wichita-county-covid-19-numbers-rise-slightly/65387007007/ |
Isabelle "Izzy" Martin was more than your average 12-year-old middle school girl. She was a force in fundraising for the rare cancer she fought so hard against for more than two years: osteosarcoma, a bone cancer.
Izzy died Friday morning surrounded by her family at home.
"Our warrior went home to Jesus. Her earthly burdens lifted, her job here on Earth was well done and we know God has welcomed her home in His loving arms," Izzy's mother, Christine Martin, wrote in an Instagram post.
Izzy made headlines in December of 2021 when she was named "Person of the Year" by People Newspapers, beating out Mark Cuban. Cuban responded to the loss by donating $25,000 to her foundation, Team Izzy's Osteosarcoma Science Fund at the Osteosarcoma Institute.
In the months afterward, Izzy went on to raise more money. To date, that figure stands at $298,371, with Izzy's grandparents matching gifts this month up to $25,000.
Izzy's mother, Christine, once said, "Izzy's wish is one day, no child will have to go through what she did." When asked by The Dallas Morning News about her daughter's cancer diagnosis, she said, "It's our superpower as a family," who shared a commitment to giving.
Izzy was a talented dancer. While practicing a solo dance at age 10 in February of 2020, she injured her upper leg, breaking her femur. It was a serious injury that caused doctors to look deeper and in doing so, they found the underlying cause of the break: osteosarcoma, the most common form of bone cancer in children.
She was treated, but a year later, it came back. She fought valiantly, attending classes at the Episcopal School of Dallas when she wasn't in the hospital.
Her classmates remember her quick wit, determination and deep faith in God. Her dance community, Dance Industry, wrote Friday, "she is no longer feeling earthly pain and is twirling in the clouds."
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Izzy is survived by her parents, Christine and David Martin, her sisters, Faith and Madeleine and brother, Luke. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-12-year-old-loses-battle-to-bone-cancer-leaves-legacy-of-giving/3035974/ | 2022-07-30T22:21:42 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-12-year-old-loses-battle-to-bone-cancer-leaves-legacy-of-giving/3035974/ |
WAVERLY — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach-Bremer County is offering a workshop designed to answer questions that landowners and tenants have about farmland leasing and land management issues. It will be held 1-4 p.m. Wednesday at the Waverly Civic Center, 200 First St N.E.
Melissa O’Rourke, ISU Extension Farm & Agribusiness Management Specialist will present a wide range of topics related to farmland leasing and management. She is a licensed attorney with extensive experience in working with farm, ranch and agribusiness interests.
More than half of Iowa farmland is rented. In some Iowa locations, as much as 70% of the land is farmed by farmers who don’t own the land.
Workshop attendees will receive a comprehensive workbook packed with information about land values, leasing and different types of farm lease arrangements. A registration fee of $20 per person is charged to cover costs and includes a 100-page workbook. Pre-registration is preferred by calling the Bremer County Extension office at (319) 882-4275. Walk-ins may attend for a $25 fee at the door.
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More information about this and other farmland leasing meetings in Iowa can be found at ISU Extension’s Ag Decision Maker website: extension.iastate.edu/agdm. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/isu-extension-sets-farmland-leasing-workshop/article_33827c12-1f9f-54e3-942a-495c8ac0e2f4.html | 2022-07-30T22:27:21 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/isu-extension-sets-farmland-leasing-workshop/article_33827c12-1f9f-54e3-942a-495c8ac0e2f4.html |
WATERLOO — The Northeast Iowa Food Bank is hosting an open house 5:30–7 p.m. Tuesday for its community garden.
Community members are invited to the food bank's back parking lot near the corner of Vinton and Mulberry streets to learn how the organization provides fresh produce to its neighbors. All produce is distributed to clients on-site through the Cedar Valley Food Pantry with help from master gardeners, gardening clubs, youth groups, corporate groups, student clubs, church groups, and other organizations who volunteer in the garden.
The garden plot utilizes organic growing practices to create a habitat designed to attract butterflies, bees and other beneficial species. Garden debris and food waste are composted to provide nutrient rich soil while diverting waste from landfills.
The food bank provides educational activities on-site through the summer feeding program by engaging children in the food cycle and growing process. Children are able to take what they harvest in the garden into the on-site kitchen to prepare a nutritious food item.
Attendees are encouraged to bring friends, neighbors or family to learn about hunger in the community.
About the Northeast Iowa Food Bank Community Garden The Northeast Iowa Food Bank’s Community Garden provides the people we serve with healthy food grown in their community.
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On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors had $100,000 to allocate to six services. Grow Cedar Valley requested $50,000 and the organization received no money. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/northeast-iowa-food-bank-hosts-garden-event-tuesday/article_610eceae-4223-57bc-92c8-cf5b280e45a0.html | 2022-07-30T22:27:27 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/northeast-iowa-food-bank-hosts-garden-event-tuesday/article_610eceae-4223-57bc-92c8-cf5b280e45a0.html |
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A former Kerr County sheriff, a bullfighting clown and an Irish immigrant to Bandera were inducted into the Frontier Times Museum’s Texas Heroes Hall of Honor.
Frances Hubble Kaiser, a Bandera County native, served as one of the few female sheriffs in Texas from 1989 to 1999. She was Kerr County’s first female sheriff. She and the other honorees accepted their awards at a ceremony last week.
“I am so overwhelmed,” Kaiser said.
She thanked everyone who’s helped her along the way.
“I feel very honored by the life I’ve had, and I give all credit to God,” Kaiser said.
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Leon Coffee, who has been a bullfighting clown for more than 40 years and has broken more than 140 bones, recounted the first time he realized being a bullfighting clown might be an option for him.
He’d been watching some rodeo cowboys practicing, and the guy in charge asked him to go in and try distracting the bull from the cowboys, which is one of the main purposes of a rodeo clown. The man told him that all he had to do was “run fast and act goofy.”
“They kicked me out of school for that, and you’re going to pay me?” Coffee said, spurring laughter from the standing-room-only crowd.
In addition to other rodeos, Coffee has performed at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo since 1983.
Inducted posthumously into the Texas Heroes Hall of Honor was Irish immigrant Mary McGroarty, who disembarked from the Queen Mary at Ellis Island in 1951 at the age of 26. She and her husband ran the M. Boyle Mercantile General Store and later the Old Spanish Trail Restaurant, or OST, in Bandera.
“Mary’s devotion to St. Stanislaus was deep as she prepared the altar with Mary Stein for several decades and through her work in the church’s food pantry,” according to a news release from the museum. “Her love of history came through in her work to help establish the Bandera County Historical Commission with Margie Langford. Mary was instrumental in installing the county’s first historical marker at the old First State Bank on 11th Street in Bandera, a building Mary and Patrick once lived in with their sons, James and Patrick.”
McGroarty’s son, James, accepted the award on her behalf.
“She would help anyone, anytime, any day,” he said of his mother.
He told a humorous story about taking his mother to see a justice of the peace after she was accused of running a stop sign.
“‘There used to not be a stop sign there. … I’ve been running that stop sign for 65 years,’” he quoted her as saying to the judge.
McGroarty was described as being just as proud of her Irish heritage as she was of being a Texan and Bandera resident.
“In my mother’s name, thank you very much,” her son told the assemblage. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Texas-museum-hall-Hill-Country-17340356.php | 2022-07-30T22:28:29 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Texas-museum-hall-Hill-Country-17340356.php |
Phoenix police arrest teen in connection with the death of a 17-year-old
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Phoenix police arrested an unidentified teenage boy in connection with the death of a 17-year-old boy.
The 17-year-old had been dropped off at a Phoenix hospital Friday before he was pronounced dead, according to police.
The unidentified male juvenile was taken into custody without incident and jailed in the shooting death of Hector Matthew Pena-Dominguez that occurred around 1:30 p.m. on West Devonshire Avenue near 68th Drive and MacKenzie Drive, according to Phoenix police.
Officers interviewed several people that dropped the victim off and were informed of where the shooting happened and proceeded to talk to witnesses there, according to police.
No other information on the shooter were made immediately available by police. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2022/07/30/teen-dies-phoenix-shooting-injury-juvenile-arrested/10193054002/ | 2022-07-30T22:36:23 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2022/07/30/teen-dies-phoenix-shooting-injury-juvenile-arrested/10193054002/ |
VENTNOR — Hundreds of pickleball players, pickleball enthusiasts and locals looking for a good time came out to the pickleball courts on Atlantic Avenue Saturday morning for the second annual Funky Pickle Ventnor Classic, hosted by Funky Pickle Productions and presented by Atlantic Medical Imaging.
The classic is a free public event that features vendors, live music and entertainment and also a pickleball tournament.
Last year the tournament bought in about 500 attendees, but Maggie Corrado, co-founder of Funky Pickle Productions, hoped to bring in about 1,000 people throughout the day this year since there are new aspects to the event, including live music, a social scramble and more vendors.
"The pickleball community is very passionate," said Corrado. "We have people playing with their families, friends. It's something everybody can do."
Pickleball is a paddle sport played with a plastic ball on a court, kind of like tennis but easier, which adds to its ever-growing popularity in the area and across the United States. About 4.8 million people play pickleball in the U.S., according to data from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association.
"The sport itself is social by nature," said Geriann Picchioni, a summer resident of Margate who was participating in the Pickle Down bracket of the tournament with her pickleball partner Ari Goldberger, who also has a summer home in Margate. "You have to partner up with people, so you get to know people like that. You can just show up and people welcome you."
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That's how Picchioni started playing pickleball four years ago, when her friends encouraged her to play with them instead of running on the Ventnor Boardwalk.
"This is like a music festival for pickleball players. Anybody and everybody that plays pickleball will be there," said Picchioni, who also participated in last year's classic with Goldberger as team Smash 08402.
More than 200 players of varying ages and skill levels played in three tournament brackets that spanned seven courts for the chance to get a first-, second- or third-place medal or trophy, but most importantly, bragging rights. The Get Funky bracket was for intermediate players, the Get Funkier bracket was for high intermediate players and the Pickle Down bracket was for more advanced players, including pros.
“Funky Pickle is not just a pickleball tournament. It is live music, great food and drink, engaging social activities and friendly competition to bring to life a party atmosphere around a pickleball tournament,” said Alex Greer, co-founder of Funky Pickle Productions. “It’s more of a spirited gathering than a typical sports event, and there are elements that cater to all attendees of all ages.”
The classic had sponsors like Water Dog Smokehouse providing food to attendees, live bands like Don't Call Me Francis performing in the Sandbox section of the courts, and pickleball merchandise from Landing Creek and Fromuth Pickleball.
There was even a Pickleball 101 clinic with pro pickleballer and Pickleball Forum creator Aspen Kern. Additionally, there was the chance to challenge Top 3 world-ranked pickleball pros Riley and Lindsey Newman.
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The classic includes a philanthropic block party that raises funds for a different cause each year. Last year's event took place on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and raised funds for the All Clear Foundation, which provides mental health services and resources to emergency responders and their families.
This year's proceeds will go to the AMI Foundation's Digital Mammography Van, which provides free breast cancer screenings for women in underserved communities throughout South Jersey.
"This has been great. It's definitely grown since last year, and we've already done four screenings," said Carla Wyatt, the AMI Foundation's director of marketing.
Rose Marie Quirk, a two-time breast cancer survivor from Egg Harbor Township, made the ceremonial first serve for this year's classic.
"It keeps you healthy and gives you a purpose," said Quirk, who's been playing pickleball for more than six years and was there with friends competing in Saturday's Pickle Down bracket. "Tennis courts are big, so the older you get, the harder it gets to play. But playing a game of pickleball gets you in shape faster than you think. I'm doing pretty good for 64."
Quirk said after her second diagnosis of breast cancer, her "pickleball people" came through for her. They encouraged her to keep active by continuing to play the sport, and even decorated a pickleball court to support her throughout her fight with breast cancer.
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Pickleballers at the classic agreed that the culture and community that surround pickleball were the main draws to the sport.
"You can play for hours and not realize it," Quirk said.
"I've met so many people, so many friends because of pickleball," Picchioni said.
Corrado's goal is to expand the classic not just in the shore town but beyond.
"The community rallied for it," said Corrado. "It gives the community something to do. And it's not something specific to this area; you can do it everywhere."
For anyone interested in trying pickleball, Quirk had some advice.
"Take a lesson first. Get lots of practice, and then play," she said.
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Susan and Andrew Pessano, of Egg Harbor Township, play a doubles match Saturday during the Funky Pickle Ventnor Classic. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/funky-pickle-classic-has-ventnor-dinking/article_8405c3b4-1022-11ed-927e-c35e60b142ec.html | 2022-07-30T22:38:33 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/funky-pickle-classic-has-ventnor-dinking/article_8405c3b4-1022-11ed-927e-c35e60b142ec.html |
WILDWOOD — Thousands of Ultimate Frisbee lovers gathered on the beach Saturday afternoon for the first day of a two-day tournament.
Organized by Len Dagit and Michael Adlis, the event is the largest Ultimate Frisbee tournament in the world, and nearly 300 teams from across the country and Canada participated.
All of the action took place on 83 playing fields that were spread out on the beach between Poplar and Spencer avenues.
The event got underway Saturday morning with the opening rounds for the Beer 3/1 Mixed and Beer 2/2 divisions. The 3/1 teams consisted of three men and one woman, and the 2/2 teams consisted of two men and two women.
Each team played three rounds throughout the afternoon. After each division finished the last game of the opening rounds, it needed to report its scores by 2:15 and 2:30 p.m., respectively, so organizers could set up the bracket for the prequarter finals later in the day.
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Once the prequarter brackets were set, the on-field action resumed about 4 p.m. and wrapped up at 5:45 p.m., followed by an after party on the beach to close out the first day of play.
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Any player over 18 could play in the tournament, and there was no shortage of participants ranging from college students to seniors of all skill levels.
The event is free to watch, and those who decided to stop by one of the fields and check out a game agreed that playing it on the beach takes it to a whole new level.
“Ultimate Frisbee is tough to play on dry land, and now that you add the sand to it, it’s even more difficult,” said Raquel Alexander, of Lewes, Delaware, who was on vacation with her husband and two kids. “But it’s fun to watch. We were walking out here and the kids wanted to stop and watch a little bit of it, and I gotta give credit to the people that are out here playing today because I don’t think I would ever have the strength in my body required to do this.”
Jim Matthews, of Cape May, said he could feel something breaking watching some of the players.
“I could feel my ankle snap watching how quick some of those guys move their feet in the sand,” Matthews said. “I’ve never seen something like this before, and I could only just imagine how hard these players need to train in order to do this.”
Mitchell Turner, of the Greenville, South Carolina-based team TJ Lazer, said you need to train for this just like any other sport.
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“I’m in the gym all of the time because you need to be strong all around but especially in the lower body since you have to be able to shuffle your feet through the sand really fast,” Turner said. “So I treat the training aspect like you are going out for your high school or college football or basketball team. Although we don’t play on the beach much, we play in other tournaments to keep our skills sharp as well.”
Tournament play will resume at 10 a.m. Sunday with the quarterfinals and then the semifinals shortly after. Finals for each division will start at 2 and 3:15 p.m., and award presentations will follow each final.
For more information on the tournament, visit wwbeachultimate.ultimatecentral.com.
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Josh and Spencer Axelrod, 9, of Cherry Hill, look over a display of Babe Ruth memorabilia Saturday at the 42nd National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City. "It's nice being here with my son. For him, this is all history," Josh Axelrod said of the massive memorabilia show, "but for an older guy like myself, just having lived through some of it is really cool.
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Dan McKeehan, of Philadelphia, watches as his son, Grant, 4, opens a pack of basketball cards Saturday at the 42nd National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City. Below, Grant shows off one of his acquisitions.
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Andy, left, and Patton Lile were among the thousands Saturday getting autographs at the at the 42nd National Sports Collectors Convention at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
The Malvern, Pennsylvania, resident started the hobby when he was younger and, over 35 years, has accumulated thousands of signatures, many from Hall of Fame athletes. Camp added to his impressive collection Saturday at the 42nd National Sports Collectors Convention at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
The five-day convention known as The National ends Sunday.
“I just like the experience of it,” Camp said. “Finding the collectables and going to the shows. It’s kind of the search for it and interacting with the players and meeting them. It always makes it the best.”
But these autograph sessions do not come cheaply.
Autograph prices varied from athlete to athlete. Regular tickets were as low as $30 or as high as $200, which allowed only specific items to be signed. Then there were additional ticket options, such as premium (any item not listed), inscription (where an athlete adds one career achievement or up to five words), a photo op, and some even offered more.
If multiple options were purchased, some fans would have to pay $300 or more. For instance, an inscription or photo op ticket does not include an autograph, so a regular ticket would need to be purchased first.
Lines were very long early Saturday, and sessions lasted all day.
“It’s something I have done since I was a kid and something I enjoy doing,” said Camp, who was there to get autographs from Floyd Mayweather, Dan Fouts, Ray Lewis and others.
Also signing Saturday: Dan Marino, Barry Sanders, Wade Boggs, Bo Jackson, Mariano Rivera, Dickey Henderson, Bernie Parent, Joe Montana, Tony Oliva, Frank Gore, Mike Vick, Jaromir Jagr and more.
An impressive roster of big-name athletes have appeared since the show began Wednesday.
“Money is just an entertainment type thing for me,” Camp said. “I collect mostly Hall of Famers and big-name guys, so I just look at it more as an entertainment type of thing just like other people would do anything. It has been a good show so far and is really crowded. Great to see the hobby is doing well.”
Brothers Aaron Lile, 21, Patton, 14, and father Andy were among the thousands who sought autographs. The family drove 13 hours to the convention Thursday from Tennessee. Earlier in the week, Aaron had a bat signed by David “Big Papi” Ortiz, who was inducted last Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Aaron, a New Orleans Saints fan, likes to collect autographs, not cards. He mainly has past and present football stars, including Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and Brett Favre. But he has many other greats, too, like Henderson.
Aaron pays for his own autographs now and shares the hobby with his father.
“They are worth it,” said Aaron, who met Rivera, Gore, Vick, Adrian Peterson and others Saturday. “It is a cool hobby to have. You can be, like, ‘Guys, look what I got.’ And they would be, like, ‘No way, you got that.’ It’s just really cool. It’s really cool stuff.”
Family bonding
There was so much more to do at The National.
More than 650 exhibitors from around the country participated. Among those were Heritage Auctions, which is auctioning off a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card that could sell for $10 million. The bidding ends Aug. 27. As of Saturday morning, the current bid was $5.5 million, Heritage executive vice president Derek Grady said.
Heritage also had a huge Babe Ruth display with a game-used bat worth $2 million. For Cherry Hill, Camden County, residents Josh Axelrod and his son, Spencer, 9, the Ruth display was one of the first they looked at, which also featured ticket stubs from the legendary players’ games and signed balls.
Booths filled 400,000 square feet of the Convention Center.
“It’s very cool,” the elder Axelrod said. “It’s nice being here with my son. For him, this is all history, but for an older guy like myself, just having lived through some of it is really cool. Having an appreciation for history, it’s just an experience I can share with my son. A good bonding experience.”
Card Country had another booth with a ton of vintage cards, but there were also game-used bats, including a $29,000 Derek Jeter, a $45,000 Mickey Mantle, s $48,000 Johnny Bench a $15,000 Mike Trout and more.
Another booth had bats from many past and current Phillies, including Bryce Harper, JT Realmuto, Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino, Larry Bowa, Pat Burrell and Carlos Ruiz.
Thousands of people, many decked out in sports jerseys, shirts and hats, streamed in and out of Convention Center on Saturday.
“It’s overwhelming the amount of people, memorabilia, cards and all that. I did not even expect it to be this big,” said Barry Hodgdon, who has been to the same venue for comi-cons and car shows. “This is crazy. This is absolutely nuts.”
Hodgdon was there with his son, Sawyer, 11, and wife Laura. The family lives in Little Egg Harbor Township. Sawyer plays baseball, and they are big on the sport, so the bats were the first thing they checked out. The Hodgdons are Boston Red Sox fans and hoped to find team merchandise.
“I saw a lot I like, but a lot I can’t afford,” Barry joked. “But there are acres of stuff, so we still have ways to go.”
“Too much to see,” said Mike Paladino, who was with his wife, Vicky. The Paladinos were looking at a table full of expensive stadium replicas. “A lot of things are nice. We didn’t know what to expect coming here. Certainly overwhelming.”
Dan McKeehan and his son Grant, 4, from Philadelphia, loved the event. Dan planed to purchase a signed jersey patch from Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey that Grant wanted. Both wore Sixers gear Saturday.
“So much to do here,” Dan said. “It’s to experience the hobby and share something we have in common. It’s a fun time.”
Note: The show runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Josh and Spencer Axelrod, 9, of Cherry Hill, look over a display of Babe Ruth memorabilia Saturday at the 42nd National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City. "It's nice being here with my son. For him, this is all history," Josh Axelrod said of the massive memorabilia show, "but for an older guy like myself, just having lived through some of it is really cool.
Dan McKeehan, of Philadelphia, watches as his son, Grant, 4, opens a pack of basketball cards Saturday at the 42nd National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City. Below, Grant shows off one of his acquisitions.
Andy, left, and Patton Lile were among the thousands Saturday getting autographs at the at the 42nd National Sports Collectors Convention at the Atlantic City Convention Center. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/from-autographs-to-the-enormous-amount-of-booths-the-national-thrills-in-atlantic-city/article_7ab243b8-1019-11ed-9b8f-0f91307cbe49.html | 2022-07-30T22:39:04 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/from-autographs-to-the-enormous-amount-of-booths-the-national-thrills-in-atlantic-city/article_7ab243b8-1019-11ed-9b8f-0f91307cbe49.html |
Linwood’s Zach Vasser won the Atlantic City Pageant Swim’s overall title for the second straight year Saturday, this time with a 32 minutes, 51 seconds.
Former Ocean City High School swimming standout Maggie Wallace was third overall and won the women’s championship for the fifth time. Her time was 33:55.
The Pageant Swim, in its 93rd year, is a 1.2-mile race that is believed to be the oldest, continuous open-water race in the United States. The race had a box course in the ocean with four turns, and it a began and ended at the Albany Avenue beach in Atlantic City.
Vasser, 17, was a first-team Press All-Star in swimming as a junior at Mainland Regional High School last winter.
Dylan DeWitt, of Egg Harbor Township, was second overall in 33:45. Wallace was next. Matt Woodside, of Ocean City, was fourth overall and the third male finisher in 34:19.
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The race had 58 finishers.
“The Pageant Swim is always a great race to participate in,” said Vasser in a news release from race director Brian Elko. “Despite the cold water, it was still great swimming, and I was glad to do so well. It was also great to race against great swimmers this year.”
Second for the women was Katarina Gagnon, of Voorhees, in 35:09. Megan Fox, of Margate, was third in 35:28.
Wallace is a rising senior swimmer at the University of Indiana. She was the 2018 Press Girls Swimmer of the Year at OCHS and an outstanding ocean competitor with the Ocean City Beach Patrol. She’s now a resident of Bloomington, Indiana.
She last did the Pageant Swim in 2020 and won the women’s title.
“It was a little chilly today. It definitely took my breath away,” Wallace said. “Once I got to the second buoy (turn), I started feeling OK. There were three right turns on a box course and then a left, and you came in the same way you went out. It was a good swim and a nice day today.”
The race was originally known as the Miss America Pageant Ocean Swim, and it had a direct connection to the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. Years ago, the reigning Miss America would give out the awards.
Elko is the head coach of the Egg Harbor Township Seahawks Swim Club, which hosted the event.
“It’s always an honor to host this long-standing open-water race,” Elko said. “The event would not be possible without the Seahawk volunteers and the Atlantic City Beach Patrol. One of my favorite aspects of the swim is seeing the younger open-water athletes compete and interact with the masters open- water community. It was a great morning for the 93rd annual, and we move onto the 94th.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/vasser-wins-second-straight-pageant-swim-wallace-wins-for-the-women/article_24145e96-1024-11ed-ab41-bb14e572c81d.html | 2022-07-30T22:39:10 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/vasser-wins-second-straight-pageant-swim-wallace-wins-for-the-women/article_24145e96-1024-11ed-ab41-bb14e572c81d.html |
GARY — Two Gary residents were shot and killed this weekend in separate homicides in the Steel City.
According to the Lake County coroner's office, Raven Washington, 31, of the 2000 block of Carolina Street, was pronounced dead of a single gunshot wound shortly before 6 p.m. Friday at 1338 Roosevelt St.
Gary police reports indicate Washington was found at the site slumped over in an abandoned vehicle "with blood all over."
Records show Lake County police dispatchers received a report of a homicide at that location Friday afternoon.
An abandoned house and empty lot next door were cordoned off with police tape. A neighbor, who declined to provide her identity, reported hearing gunshots late Thursday evening.
The coroner's office said the second shooting victim was Diondray Gill, 32, of the 500 block of S. Vermillion Street. He was shot and wounded at 4901 E. Melton Rd.
Gill was pronounced dead around 5 a.m. Saturday in the emergency room at Methodist Hospitals Northlake Campus, 600 Grant St., according to the coroner.
Gary police did not immediately respond to requests for more information about the circumstances of each homicide, or whether anyone is in custody in connection with the slayings.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Kyra Willis
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206110
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Thien
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206094
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEH AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Kevin Rodriguez
Age : 36
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206098
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Thomas Silaj
Age : 34
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206096
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Moore III
Age : 47
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206095
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Arionn Parent
Age : 52
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206108
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Philbin
Age : 34
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206105
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Germon Jones
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206101
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole McGregor
Age : 30
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206078
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Courtney Johnson
Age : 39
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206112
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeff Henderson Jr.
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206090
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Dukes
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206083
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Edwards Jr.
Age : 39
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206082
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jasmine Clayton
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206079
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Ballard
Age : 58
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206092
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dawn Burton
Age : 56
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206091
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tre'Vion Carlisle
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206086
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremy Asfall
Age : 33
Residence: Sacramento, CA
Booking Number(s): 2206106
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Aguero Jr.
Age : 53
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206081
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Suckey
Age : 36
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206045
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Simona Trajceski
Age : 27
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206050
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrew Stover
Age : 35
Residence: Steger, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206068
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Storey Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206047
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE; DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jason Sivak
Age : 43
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206067
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Annette Roberts
Age : 48
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206060
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph McLeroy
Age : 48
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206066
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Kewon Price
Age : 21
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206073
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jonathan Huemmer
Age : 23
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206041
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Henderson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206054
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tamika Graves
Age : 42
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206058
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER (ATTEMPTED)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Malik Gross
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206059
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY; BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING - W/NO INTENT OF FELONY THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jamey Goin
Age : 44
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206051
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antonio Collins
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206071
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brigida Fortoso Gomez Rodriguez
Age : 49
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206056
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - STRANGULATION - AGAINST A PREGNANT WOMAN
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Missy Buhrmester
Age : 30
Residence: Linden, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206049
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Geno Carta
Age : 29
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206075
Arrest Date: July 14, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Glorivette Bonilla
Age : 45
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206063
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamin Seramur
Age : 31
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206013
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vashon Sherman
Age : 33
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206020
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hannah Wagner
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206039
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jessica Whitlow
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206015
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Santiago Reyes
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206018
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Schulten
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206029
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Plucinski
Age : 49
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206021
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Popa
Age : 40
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206009
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alan Hughes
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206010
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Johnson
Age : 41
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206011
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melissa Johnston
Age : 39
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206031
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stafford Henderson
Age : 64
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206016
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vincent Banks
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206019
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicole Bowersox
Age : 26
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206023
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Francisco Flores
Age : 32
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206035
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Stewart Foley IV
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206037
Arrest Date: July 13, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Kryda
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205991
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Hanaway
Age : 30
Residence: Medaryville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205988
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Derek Johnson
Age : 60
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205999
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Favian Juarez
Age : 25
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206005
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Haddock
Age : 42
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206000
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ryan Dobos
Age : 29
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205998
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mary Granter
Age : 31
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205986
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESS LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Charles Barber
Age : 42
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206003
Arrest Date: July 12, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENDANT USES A VEHICLE; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Michael Warren
Age : 62
Residence: Beecher, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205965
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jereyl Willis
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205977
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Zeondre Shenault
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205978
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Stovall Jr.
Age : 35
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205973
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tasha Barnes
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205982
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Eugene Golston
Age : 52
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205980
Arrest Date: July 11, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Charlene Sandoval
Age : 60
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205974
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamarr Thompson
Age : 51
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205959
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dyron Wash
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205963
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Zurawski
Age : 35
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205956
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcus Lucio
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205955
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Angelee Luick
Age : 28
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205947
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; INTIMIDATION; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Gilbert Ortiz
Age : 40
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205951
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jesus Perez Jr.
Age : 28
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205946
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Carmella Lawrence
Age : 55
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205948
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Gilliam
Age : 47
Residence: Grant Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205957
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Orlando Guerra
Age : 47
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205954
Arrest Date: July 10, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rondell Johnson
Age : 23
Residence: Rockford, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205950
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Joshua Bennett
Age : 28
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205943
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Bermingham
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205952
Arrest Date: July 9, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Veronica Quijano
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205913
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alantae Thornton
Age : 29
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205908
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Armaun McKenzie
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205927
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert McKenzie Jr.
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205920
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharita Parks
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205911
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angelos Lujano
Age : 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205918
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffrey Lambert
Age : 49
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205898
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paris Larkin Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Park Forest, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205915
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kemetka Leftridge
Age : 44
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205894
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deauntre Lester
Age : 34
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205919
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Kaufman
Age : 25
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205897
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cordarryl Jones
Age : 35
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205914
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Olivia Justice
Age : 18
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205904
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Pamela Jenkins Reynolds
Age : 51
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205901
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Irvin
Age : 44
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205909
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nedal Hamed
Age : 40
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205895
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY; ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Quinton Hicks
Age : 36
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205910
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cortney Dixon
Age : 36
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205923
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Agee
Age : 26
Residence: Ford Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205912
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paul Brown Jr.
Age : 43
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205902
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Buczek
Age : 32
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205903
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamont Walls
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205861
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rickey Washington
Age : 31
Residence: Danville, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205862
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jessica Sanchez
Age : 24
Residence: Cicero, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205878
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Monique Smoot
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205874
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Davion Torry
Age : 21
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205854
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Kirkland
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205853
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC INDECENCY - PROMOTING PROSTITUTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amber Mackey
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205855
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel McGraw
Age : 36
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205875
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Purkey
Age : 34
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205871
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Marta Rodriguez
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205869
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS; FALSE REPORTING - REPORT, CRIME, OR COMPLAINT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Nyia Hunter
Age : 22
Residence: Riverdale, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205881
Arrest Date: July 8, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stacy Gorgas
Age : 44
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205856
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrei Guta
Age : 19
Residence: Baltimore, MD
Booking Number(s): 2205872
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Garcia
Age : 25
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205852
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dustin Freely
Age : 54
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205868
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Matthew Creekbaum
Age : 39
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205873
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Saya Dhiman
Age : 22
Residence: Palatine, IL
Booking Number(s): 2205891
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andrea Brown
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205867
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jason Clark
Age : 44
Residence: Grffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205860
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Bonner
Age : 37
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2205850
Arrest Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - W/PRIOR AN UNRELATED CONVICTION REFERENCE SAME PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Stewart Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206122
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Elijah Harris
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206344
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenyata Williams
Age : 32
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206247
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shaquille Nailon
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206141
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ryan Scott
Age : 35
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206236
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PERSON < 14 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenshawn Anderson
Age : 35
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206279
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamont Wilkerson Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206301
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Robert Conner
Age : 32
Residence: Evanston, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206334
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: ARSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjamin Terry
Age : 25
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206225
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Davon Jones
Age : 18
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206254
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Meadows III
Age : 43
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206191
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adrian Duran
Age : 22
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206212
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Amber Mazoch
Age : 31
Residence: Muskego, WI
Booking Number(s): 2206331
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lindsey Delgado
Age : 37
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206119
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Skarlet Cooper
Age : 38
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206288
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Emanuel Barnes
Age : 27
Residence: Dolton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206229
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Laquette Cain-Allison
Age : 32
Residence: Milwaukee, WI
Booking Number(s): 2206193
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Abel Moreno
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206333
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - RECKLESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Cooper
Age : 50
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206337
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Erich Boone
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206314
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY; - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Darion Key
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206348
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sarah Morden
Age : 29
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206248
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sommer Nicholson
Age : 36
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206125
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Trenton Terry
Age : 42
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206124
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Freeborn
Age : 36
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206268
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Clarion Phillips
Age : 32
Residence: Burnham, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206186
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darnell Turner
Age : 53
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206207
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Reginald Ryals
Age : 22
Residence: Dolton, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206237
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mathew Demakas
Age : 39
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206118
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dwayne Fields
Age : 57
Residence: Milwaukee, WI
Booking Number(s): 2206335
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Peterson
Age : 51
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206130
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Emanuel England
Age : 32
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206218
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Durell Rhymes
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206241
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT; OWI; SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Samantha Cardenas
Age : 26
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206180
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hannah Kuckuck
Age : 26
Residence: Fort Myers, FL
Booking Number(s): 2206340
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Samuel Sledge
Age : 21
Residence: Decatur, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206246
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTATION - STATUTORY RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rebecca White
Age : 31
Residence: Rensselaer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206142
Arrest Date: July 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Nuttall
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206137
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sammie Garrett Jr.
Age : 54
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206274
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Scott Porta II
Age : 22
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206179
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Leroy Williams
Age : 35
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206312
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jorie Fink
Age : 26
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206139
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Takyra Cunningham
Age : 26
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206273
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Denise Houldieson
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206171
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clark Smith
Age : 27
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206252
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakethia Johnson
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206275
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lawrence Galia II
Age : 42
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206214
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - SCHEDULE I
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Cynthia Peach
Age : 47
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206132
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kristy Gibson-Miller
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206345
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeremiah Parker
Age : 44
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206357
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Maurice Farley
Age : 24
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206251
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aubrey Wilson
Age : 22
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206271
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ellery Williams
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206189
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Victor Hernandez
Age : 30
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206199
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Hudson Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206183
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - HANDGUN - W/NO PERMIT; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
John Davis
Age : 71
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206291
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ramon Jones
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206296
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING; CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Maximilian Aldridge
Age : 25
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206272
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cameron Bush
Age : 23
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206354
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lorenzo Padilla
Age : 20
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206276
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Wilson
Age : 32
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206318
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE; OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tonya Negele
Age : 47
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206299
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Julian Sanchez
Age : 23
Residence: Crestwood, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206332
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Gorman Jr.
Age : 40
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206328
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: SEXUAL BATTERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
DeSean Goings
Age : 25
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206200
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bobby Hall
Age : 41
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206259
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE; DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Keith Davis
Age : 49
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206277
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jack Hampton
Age : 42
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206127
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Voigt
Age : 24
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206255
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daveontay Clark
Age : 22
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206351
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mandi Powers
Age : 40
Residence: Chicago Heights, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206265
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gregory Jackson
Age : 30
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206182
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: RACKETEERING - CORRUPT BUSINESS INFLUENCE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jermani Keys
Age : 20
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206286
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamal Smith
Age : 21
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206304
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marshall Alfred
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206311
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arthur Stueber Jr.
Age : 33
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206338
Arrest Date: July 21, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Carns
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206224
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE; POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Jefforey Winn
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206175
Arrest Date: July 17, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Douglas Ferguson
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206266
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Benjarmin Jeffries
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206245
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devon Mitchell
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206126
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Norton
Age : 24
Residence: Richport, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206267
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: UNLAWFUL GAMBLING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tywann Wilkerson
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206233
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Walden
Age : 52
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206289
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Nicholas Nash
Age : 30
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206196
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jordan Greer
Age : 23
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206202
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: SEX CRIME - CHILD EXPLOITATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Torrey Allen Jr.
Age : 20
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206290
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sandra Rose
Age : 33
Residence: Kingsville, OH
Booking Number(s): 2206240
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lamont Murdaugh
Age : 22
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206197
Arrest Date: July 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Seabrook
Age : 27
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206303
Arrest Date: July 20, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marc McCollum
Age : 31
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206355
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Gregory Cox
Age : 44
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206136
Arrest Date: July 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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The debate over whether Indiana should enact a near-total abortion ban will continue for at least one more week.
Without a single vote to spare, the Republican-controlled Senate reluctantly agreed Saturday to advance to the House its plan to prohibit all abortions in the state, with limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest, or when the life of the mother is at stake.
Senate Bill 1 was approved with the bare minimum of 26 votes needed to send it to the House, with several "yes" votes coming from senators, including state Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores, who said he only was supporting it in its current form to "keep the conversation going."
Others had seemingly less rational reasons for backing the measure. For example, state Sen. Gary Byrne, R-Byrneville, said he initially opposed the plan because it fails to stop all abortions, but he voted for it to spite the abortion rights protesters variously cheering and booing outside the Senate chamber during debate on the legislation.
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Twenty senators opposed the measure, including 10 Republicans preferring either a "no exceptions" abortion ban or fewer restrictions than those contained in the proposal. All 10 Democrats voted "no." Three Republicans and one Democratic senator were absent.
In the Northwest Indiana delegation, the roll call split along party lines with Bohacek, state Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso; and state Sen. Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, voting to keep the proposal moving, knowing that changes expected to be made by the Republican-controlled House will require a subsequent up-or-down vote in the Senate.
Opposing the measure were state Sens. Michael Griffin, D-Highland; Eddie Melton, D-Gary; and Rodney Pol Jr., D-Chesterton. State Sen. Lonnie Randolph, D-East Chicago, was absent.
As it currently stands, the legislation requires a person who becomes pregnant because of rape or incest to obtain an abortion within eight weeks of fertilization if she is age 16 or older, or prior to 12 weeks post-fertilization if the girl is less than 16 years old.
A non-confidential affidavit attesting to a pregnancy caused by rape or incest, signed and notarized under penalties of perjury, must be submitted and permanently included in the woman's medical record as a condition of receiving an abortion, according to the proposal.
In all other cases, abortion would be prohibited in Indiana except when a doctor determines — and is willing to risk his or her professional license on the belief — that an abortion is needed to prevent substantial permanent impairment to the life of a pregnant woman.
Remarkably, not a single senator explicitly spoke in favor of the proposal during the more than three hours of debate in an ultra-rare weekend meeting of the Senate, amid an already rare summer special session of the Indiana General Assembly.
State Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, the sponsor of the measure, even admitted she's not particularly satisfied with the plan. But she insisted, "It's a step, and I believe it's a step in the right direction."
"We're trying to hit a place that we can live with, where we can protect as many people as possible," Glick said. "This bill pretty much stops elective abortions in the state of Indiana — 98.5% of those abortions will stop."
That's not good enough for some Republican senators, and their allies in the anti-abortion community, who said anything less than a total abortion ban, with no exceptions but for the life of the mother, is unacceptable when the U.S. Supreme Court has given states, through its June 24 Dobbs v. Jackson ruling repealing the right to abortion established in 1973 by Roe v. Wade, the green light to prohibit all abortion.
"It's about the babies," said state Sen. Jim Tomes, R-Wadesville, who opposed the measure. "It doesn't protect all babies."
The National Right to Life Committee, through its Terre Haute attorney Jim Bopp Jr., likewise claimed the legislation "would fail to protect lives" and instead "endanger vulnerable women and their unborn children."
"Senate Bill 1 contains vague language and ill-defined terms which would actually protect abortion instead of protecting unborn children. Senate Bill 1 also would undermine existing protections for unborn children with disabilities. The pro-life movement calls upon pro-life legislators in the Indiana legislature to reject this travesty of a bill," the Bopp organization said.
Democrats actually did most of the talking in the Senate as they pleaded with their Republican colleagues Saturday to try putting themselves in the shoes of Hoosier women and girls who no longer will have access to abortion if the proposal becomes law.
State Sen. Shelli Yoder, D-Bloomington, said she was in those shoes not so long ago as an unmarried, 34-year-old woman who made three consecutive appointments at an abortion clinic but ultimately decided not to follow through with the procedure because she had the time she needed to think about all her options — up to 20 weeks under current Indiana law — and then make a decision on her own.
Yoder said it's wrong for a 50-member legislative body comprised of 42 men and 8 women beyond childbearing age to take that option away from young Hoosier women, and even more wrong to set strict time limits for rape and incest victims to seek an abortion when they may not even realize they're pregnant until it's too late.
"This law will bring terror and despair to thousands of women," Yoder said. "Rape and incest exceptions do not make this a good bill. ... A woman should never have to be raped to guarantee her liberty, her reproductive freedom."
"This is the end result of unchecked power, ego and hubris," Yoder added.
Pol described the legislation as "government overreach into women's doctors' offices that "cruelly and callously" denies women access to reproductive health care and makes a mockery of what government is supposed to do.
"Your birth control or your IUD failed? Too bad, you're going to be forced to give birth," Pol said. "We were called here to help families, not to strip away rights, not to force births on women, not to debate Bible verses."
Similarly, Griffin said that after praying over the decision, he could not in good conscience vote in favor of denying women the choice of whether to bear or beget a child.
"It is a deep breach of my oath to use the powers of government to enact a policy that's based on a religious view of when life begins," Griffin said.
"My colleagues and I brought many amendments to the table that attempted to improve family services and better define and exempt life-threatening pregnancies: All were shot down. This bill will drive health care workers out of our state when they’re desperately needed, further burden our insufficient social infrastructure and do irreversible harm to many Hoosier women," he added.
Melton emphasized the eyes of the nation are on Indiana as it is the first state in the country to convene its Legislature post-Dobbs and take up the issue of abortion. He said the nation should be horrified by what it's seeing play out at the Statehouse.
"I cannot say this enough — Hoosiers, advocacy groups and doctors told us not to pass this bill. I can’t understand why this excessive majority won’t leave doctors alone to do their jobs — the government has absolutely no business being involved in a matter as private and nuanced as abortion," Melton said. "I can only hope this proposal dies in the House."
In addition to the abortion measure, the Senate voted 40-4 to send Senate Bill 3 to the House.
It scuttles the governor's proposed $225 taxpayer rebate checks in favor of taking a penny off the state's record-high gasoline tax, suspending the collection of Indiana's 7% sales tax on residential utility bills through the end of the year, setting aside up to $1 billion for future state construction projects and depositing $400 million in Indiana's pension stabilization fund.
Headed to the Senate, meanwhile, is House Bill 1001, which implements Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb's plan to spend about $1.1 billion in excess state revenue to provide $225 taxpayer rebate payments to some 4.3 million Hoosiers already in the process of receiving $125 checks linked to unanticipated state revenue growth during the 2021 budget year.
It also increases state income tax exemptions and credits for children and adopted children, eliminates the 7% sales tax on children's diapers, and appropriates $58.5 million to state agencies and other programs through June 2023 to cover expanded prenatal services, Medicaid birth and delivery costs, child care, contraceptive availability and other anticipated expenses linked, in part, to the proposed abortion restrictions in Senate Bill 1.
A smaller, $45 million package of social service programs for women, children and families was approved 46-1 by the Senate on Thursday in Senate Bill 2 and next will be considered in the House.
The House and Senate currently are planning to end the special legislative session around Friday and are required to adjourn, by law, no later than Aug. 14.
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WEATHER AWARE: Heavy storms and isolated flooding remain likely through this evening. A Weather Aware remains in place through tonight for heavy storms capable of gusty winds, heavy rain, and localized flooding.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Scattered storms continue, and may linger past midnight, particularly north of I-20. Some localized flooding will remain possible through the evening. Patchy fog could develop after midnight tonight. Lows dip into the low to mid 70s.
SUNDAY: After a relatively dry morning, more showers and storms develop in the afternoon. Rain coverage may be more limited Sunday south of I-20, with another round of more widespread storm coverage north of I-20. Still, any one spot could get a storm capable of heavy rain. Highs in the upper 80s and low 90s.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Rain tapers off in the evening, and ends by midnight. Patchy fog will again be possible. Lows in the low to mid 70s.
MONDAY: We’ll have less coverage of rain and storms Monday, but we won’t eliminate those summer pop-up chances. Highs in the low 90s, with a heat index in the low 100s. Scattered storms develop in the afternoon and evening, but rain coverage is closer to 30% across Central Alabama, but will still be more widespread across the Tennessee Valley.
TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: We get more scattered showers and storms through the middle of the week. Heavy rain will again be possible, but at this point it does not appear the rain will be as widespread as it was the previous week. Highs will stay in the upper 80s and low 90s, with the heat index approaching triple digits where it remains drier each day.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Rain chances pull back a bit and the heat builds as we round out the week. Highs in the 90s, and a head index in the 100s will stick around through the end of the week, but showers and storms will be more isolated than they were during the week.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man has died and two other people were rescued from the American River near the San Juan Rapids, officials with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said Saturday.
Friday afternoon, fire crews were called to the American River near the San Juan Rapids for a water rescue of three people. Two people made it out of the river Friday but the third person was not immediately located.
On Saturday, firefighters say they continued their search efforts for the third person and found him dead along the American River just downstream from the San Juan Rapids.
Officials said the man was not wearing a life jacket at the time of the drowning.
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It’s not a Republican or Democrat issue, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb assures us.
He and the people behind the “2000 Mules” movie just want to make sure no election fraud happens.
I don’t believe him — and you shouldn’t either.
Lamb has teamed up with the group True the Vote to try to ensure that the massive voter fraud they are certain happened in 2020 doesn’t happen again. They announced their effort earlier this month, and the leaders of True the Vote celebrated their new alliance with self-described “constitutional sheriffs” at a mid-July conference in Las Vegas.
To be clear, large scale voter fraud didn’t happen in 2020, no matter what Lamb and True the Vote leaders claim. But nothing will convince Lamb of that. And that’s what makes Lamb’s new effort sinister.
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He says his effort is something all Americans should back, regardless of political orientation. But his own political activities and statements make it clear this nationwide effort could lead to partisans like Lamb using sheriff’s departments to swing the vote in favor of far-right candidates.
A politician like Lamb, ignorant of election procedures but armed with cocksure certainty that his side has been wronged, could insert his uniformed officers on the side of people claiming election irregularities. Or he could allow posse volunteers or militia groups to take actions themselves.
Remember the controversy over the use of Sharpie pens in Maricopa County in 2020? There was absolutely nothing wrong with it, as it turned out, but what would a sheriff like Lamb do if told by his partisans that election officials were forcing them to use faulty pens on election day?
Fame ‘an amazing ride’
You may not be familiar with Lamb unless you live in Pinal County or are a devotee of conservative news media. Lamb replaced a similarly telegenic Pinal County sheriff, Paul Babeu, when he took office in 2017. Like Lamb, Babeu used frequent appearances on Fox News to rally nationwide support behind conservative causes.
Lamb has even gone beyond Babeu in his branding effort. He became the figurehead of a group trying to rally sheriffs to conservative causes, called Protect America Now. He started a paid online streaming service called American Sheriff, and he wrote a self-published book with the same title — American Sheriff.
I plowed through the short book’s aw-shucks aphorisms and its self-congratulation this week. One thing that becomes clear is Lamb thinks his branding effort has made him famous.
“I’m not going to lie — the fame is a pain in the rear sometimes,” he writes. “Actually most times, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. It’s been an amazing ride!”
Beyond the branding effort, Lamb has also outpaced Babeu in his embrace of the “constitutional sheriff” concept. This is the idea, promoted by former Graham County Sheriff Richard Mack for decades, that sheriffs should serve as sort of interpreters and arbiters of constitutional rights in their counties, wielding powers even superior to the state and federal governments.
The idea emerged from the Posse Comitatus movement of the 1970s and 1980s, which posited that counties were the most important level of government and that sheriffs had supreme constitutional duties because they are law enforcement officers elected by the people.
Mack has driven the idea forward with his Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, the group that met in Las Vegas. The Anti-Defamation League categorizes it as an anti-government extremist group and notes Mack’s long association with the Oath Keepers, a group whose leaders are charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021 coup attempt.
Babeu stuck his toe into the waters of constitutional sheriff ideology when he was in office, but he never submerged himself in it. Lamb has plunged in. In a July 13 interview on the Falun Gong-affiliated news site, Epoch TV, Lamb explained it this way:
“The sheriff is elected by the people. It’s the highest law enforcement official in the county. The beauty of that is I’m not beholden to anybody,” he said. “I’m the county sheriff, I protect you from bad guys and I protect you from government overreach. I think that’s one of the key roles of a sheriff to ensure people are able to pursue life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
Of course, this is not really the sheriff’s role — it’s an invented power of a government official, ironically enough. It’s government overreach, if you will.
Jan. 6 sympathizer
Similarly, it has not been the sheriff’s role to monitor elections or enforce election laws as ballots were being cast. But you can see why Lamb got interested — he has long believed and repeated Donald Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
In an interview on Nov. 4, 2020, the day after the election, he repeated a variety of unsubstantiated election-fraud claims and concluded Trump was right all along.
“The president has been seeing things coming down the pike for a long time,” Lamb said on the Joe Pags online show. “He’s got his ear to the ground a lot better than we do. The reason he’s talking about the fraud and the mail fraud and different things is because he’s probably seeing things that indicate this is going to happen.”
On Jan. 6, 2021, at a rally in Phoenix, Lamb expressed sympathy for the rioters in Washington D.C., the Arizona Mirror reported.
“This is about the fact that our Supreme Court isn’t hearing our voices. This is the fact that our governor and our governments are not hearing our voices,” he said. “I don’t know how loud we have to get before they start to listen to us and know that we will no longer tolerate them stripping our freedoms away.”
And he has repeatedly suggested that elections must produce the policies he thinks are right for the country — not necessarily the people’s will. In the Nov. 4, 2020 interview, he said:
“We are in 2020, if we can’t put a better process together on the national level, to ensure there is the least amount of voter fraud, to ensure that the people get the person that is right for the country, then we have a lot more problems than we think we have.”
In his July 13, he said something similar: “Granted right now we’re dealing with chaos everywhere we turn — this administration has set fire to just about everything. But voter integrity is still one of those things, because if we’re going to change bad policies, we have to be able to believe and trust in the voting process.”
In Lamb’s view, it appears, the vote is legitimate only if it leads to the election of the person he thinks is “right for the country” or to change policies he thinks are bad.
Partisan sheriffs not neutral
Lamb has remained a consistent ally of Trump, appearing with him as a speaker on Trump’s “American Freedom Tour.” He came out of viewing the “2000 Mules” movie, which claims to demonstrate massive voter fraud, completely convinced. Subsequent analyses, even by Trump attorney general William Barr, have pointed out that the movie doesn’t actually show what it claims to show — a pattern of fraudulent ballot-stuffing.
So perhaps it’s no surprise that he reached out to True the Vote founder Catherine Engelbrecht, whose group backed the film, and suggested that sheriffs could get involved in investigating their election-fraud claims.
“Once we had been burned by both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and state-level law enforcement, we realized we’ve got to take this more local”, Engelbrecht said at the meeting of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association last week.
“As God would have it, at the same time, both Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pinal County, Arizona and Sheriff Mack reached out,” she went on. “All of a sudden it’s like the lights went on — it’s the sheriffs. That’s who can do these investigations. That’s who we can trust.”
In fact, the public should not trust them to investigate claims of election irregularities, especially as ballots are being cast. A blindered partisan like Lamb could never use his powers neutrally, and he could insert law enforcement or its allied volunteers to sway the election in the official’s preferred direction.
This, by the way, would be a classic case of government overreach by a self-described constitutional sheriff.
Contact columnist Tim Steller at tsteller@tucson.com or 520-807-7789. On Twitter: @senyorreporter | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/tim-stellers-column-beware-of-sheriffs-inserting-themselves-into-election-issues/article_830c4342-0f6a-11ed-8e0b-cfe629351b23.html | 2022-07-30T23:11:56 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/tim-stellers-column-beware-of-sheriffs-inserting-themselves-into-election-issues/article_830c4342-0f6a-11ed-8e0b-cfe629351b23.html |
SEMINOLE, Fla. — A senior citizen was killed when another driver ran a red light Saturday morning in Seminole, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies say 49-year-old Brent Rozic drove a pickup truck west on 102nd Avenue North "at a high rate of speed," veered around stopped cars, ran the light and crashed into 77-year-old Roger Kupsoff's 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera.
Kupsoff was ejected and died at the scene, investigators said.
Rozic was arrested and booked into the Pinellas County Jail, where he was charged with reckless driving and vehicular homicide. The sheriff's office said more charges were pending.
"According to investigators, speed and impairment appear to be factors in the
crash," the sheriff's office wrote in an email. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/pinellas-crash-vehicular-homicide-seminole/67-727f163b-5790-476d-9001-022dc64e2845 | 2022-07-30T23:12:32 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/pinellas-crash-vehicular-homicide-seminole/67-727f163b-5790-476d-9001-022dc64e2845 |
EMMITSBURG, Md. — A 26-foot statue of the Virgin Mary is back in place at a Catholic university in Maryland.
That work continues even as the statue is back in place, surrounded by scaffolding. Workers are now in the process of layering gold leaf to statue’s exterior.
The university has raised $400,000 to support the restoration; about $450,000 more is needed.
The statue is expected to be completed next month, with a formal ceremony planned for October.
The grotto draws about 300,000 visitors a year; it is a replica of the grotto in Lourdes, France, that draws pilgrims to a site where believers say the Virgin Mary appeared in the 19th century. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virgin-mary-statue-returns-to-mount-st-marys-in-maryland/2022/07/30/53e1dc4c-1057-11ed-88e8-c58dc3dbaee2_story.html | 2022-07-30T23:12:47 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virgin-mary-statue-returns-to-mount-st-marys-in-maryland/2022/07/30/53e1dc4c-1057-11ed-88e8-c58dc3dbaee2_story.html |
ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke Police say one man and two dogs are dead after a shooting Saturday afternoon.
It happened around 1:40 p.m. in the 800 block of Hershberger Rd NW.
When police arrived, they found a man inside of a residence with life-threatening injuries. Roanoke Fire-EMS personnel pronounced him dead on scene.
One dog was found dead and a second dog was taken to an emergency veterinarian office where it later died.
The victim’s identity will be released after next-of-kin is properly notified.
The suspect in this case is in custody at this time.
Police say the victim and suspect knew each other and there is no on-going danger to the public.
This remains an active homicide investigation. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call (540)344-8500. You can also text us at 274637; please begin the text with “RoanokePD” to ensure it’s properly sent. Both calls and texts can remain anonymous. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/30/one-man-two-dogs-shot-to-death-in-roanoke/ | 2022-07-30T23:22:00 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/30/one-man-two-dogs-shot-to-death-in-roanoke/ |
Roanoke, Va. – Dozens of Roanoke people grabbed their gardening gloves Saturday to spruce up homes in Northwest. It’s the Star City’s way of celebrating National Beautification Day for the third year in the row.
Before raking the soil, city leaders and dancers pumped up the crowd for a long day of dirty work.
John Drury who became famous on Tik Tok as the dancing trucker, even made an appearance.
But then it was time to get down to business.
More than 100 volunteers throughout the day planted flowers for seven homes near Staunton Park.
Every year, a new location is selected to bring some brightness again to a neighborhood.
“Every neighbor that I had the privilege and the honor of meeting have almost been brought to tears and they have been so excited,” Southwest Virginia Diverse Chamber of Commerce Vice President Eric Sparrow said. “They have been humbly open and welcoming to everyone that has come up to do work on their property.”
More than 20 awards were handed out to sponsors and local leaders who make an impact in the community. Douglas Pitzer is one of them.
Pitzer started a tutoring service called Strokes of Genius after the coronavirus pandemic created further learning disparities.
“Over the past two years I’ve just been finding ways to implement myself in the community with areas in need such as technology,” he said.
When he sees community camaraderie, he said it’s a moment of self-preservation for the city.
“This has been an important city for quite some time,” he said. “We’ve done what was needed to make this city grow. And now we are understanding that it is easier to happen, if we come together and do these areas of need.” | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/30/roanoke-community-gets-dirty-for-national-beautification-day/ | 2022-07-30T23:22:06 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/30/roanoke-community-gets-dirty-for-national-beautification-day/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke nonprofit is selling t-shirts to raise money for the Regional Center for Animal Care & Protection (RCACP).
Friends of RCACP is selling ‘Rescued Roanoke’ t-shirts for $15 each to raise money for pets who are heartworm positive.
It’s not a tail-wagging moment if a pet develops heart failure due to the disease. Keila Divers, a member of Friends of RCACP, says heartworm treatment can be pricey, starting at $1,500.
”I feel like I’m paying back because so many people got my dog her heartworm treatment. So that’s what it means to me. It’s very important,” said Divers.
The money will help treat the dogs whether they are being fostered or about to be adopted. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/30/t-shirt-fundraiser-helping-treat-dogs-with-heartworms/ | 2022-07-30T23:22:12 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/30/t-shirt-fundraiser-helping-treat-dogs-with-heartworms/ |
The Governor’s Commission for Women is gearing up for its annual initiative to support women entrepreneurs across the state.
Over the next two months, it will mark the return of the Women-Owned Business Series for 2022, in partnership with the Beacon State Fund.
Texas ranks third among all states for women-owned businesses, boasting nearly over a million. In 2020, Texas was named the number one women-owned business-friendly state in 2020 and had five of the top 50 fastest-growing women-owned and led companies.
Small businesses across the state will be able to take part in two different opportunities: the annual pitch competition and a series of free webinars.
"The wealth of knowledge we are bringing together as a Commission will inspire and empower women all throughout Texas," said Amy Henderson, vice chairwoman of the Governor’s Commission for Women. “There is truly something for all industries to take part and gain something from the experience, as well as enter the pitch competition. Opening opportunities up to the younger generation of entrepreneurs with the Junior Pitch Competition is something we are very proud of and excited to see who applies among all ages.”
PITCH COMPETITION
Female business leaders from each region of the state have the opportunity to enter a pitch competition, and potentially receive a $7,000 award from the Beacon State Fund.
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Click here to learn more information about requirements. The deadline is July 31 at 11:59 p.m. CT.
The Commission is also unveiling a Junior Pitch Competition for the first time ever, in partnership with Lemonade Day and the Beacon State Fund, to promote entrepreneurship among the state’s youngest business minds. The newly forged partnership with Lemonade Day is congruent with the mission of its program, that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business: a lemonade stand.
The award for junior level winners is $1,000.
Finalists from each region will be invited to present a live pitch to judges on the designated day listed below. Finalists will present immediately following the women-owned business series event.
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022: East Texas
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022: West Texas
Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022: North Texas
Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022: Central Texas
Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022: South Texas
BUSINESS SERIES
The Governor’s Commission for Women was established in 1967 to serve as a champion and resource for women throughout the state of Texas. It specializes in providing leadership through outreach, education, research and referral services. Specifically, the commission focuses on advancing opportunities for women-owned businesses in Texas.
This year, the commission will host a series of informative webinars for each region of Texas with the intention of sharing information about resources for women-owned businesses and women entrepreneurs.
The first four events in the series will take place in a virtual format, with the fifth and final event culminating in person. Each session focuses on a primary topic, as well as spotlighting available resources for women-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs that may be untapped or unknown by community members.
"We wanted to be able to reach as many women and business owners as possible to give them resources and tell them that there's hope and help – and provide great resources through our webinars series," said Nathali Parker, chairwoman of the Governor's Commission for Women.
The webinars are free and open to communities across the state covering the following topics:
- Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022: Legal & Accounting Considerations for Small Businesses (virtual)
- Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022: Finance & Supply Chain Planning for Small Businesses (virtual)
- Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022: Marketing Your Small Business (virtual)
- Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022: Managing Burnout & Employee Retention for Small Businesses (virtual)
- Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022: In-Person South Padre Island Governor’s Small Business Series - Honoring Women-Owned Businesses
Click here to register for the webinars.
Parker said it’s important for small business owners to seize the opportunity for resources from the commission, especially as the pandemic and rising inflation present more challenges.
"I'm a fellow woman entrepreneur. And I understand just how intense in everchanging, especially now, it is to own a business," she said. “It's never easy but it is a time that we need to fortify together. Be a community. We have to come together because the only way small businesses can survive is if the community supports their neighbors.”
She encourages female entrepreneurs across Texas to also find help through the new Governor’s Small Business Resource Portal, which launched March 2021. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/women-owned-small-businesses-encouraged-to-apply-for-7000-state-competition/3035852/ | 2022-07-30T23:27:06 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/women-owned-small-businesses-encouraged-to-apply-for-7000-state-competition/3035852/ |
Behind crime scene tape outside a New York City smoke shop Saturday lay a cane and a pool of blood, signs left over from a bloody brawl between employees and a man well known on the block.
Police sources said the bloodshed started after a run-in between a man in his 50s and one of the store workers carrying a stack of boxes at Magic 7 Smoke Shop on Fordham Road.
It was just a few minutes after 12 p.m. when the altercation between the two turned physical and the man allegedly took a swing at the worker, police said. A second employee soon entered the fray and tried to subdue the man.
Sources said it was that second worker who delivered a fatal blow by stabbing the man in the neck. EMS rushed to victim to Jacobi Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Officials later identified the victim as 59-year-old Kenneth Fair.
Kenneth Gowdy, 54, of the Bronx, was arrested on charges of murder and manslaughter, police said late Saturday.
Neighbors on the block were shocked to see the blood covered sidewalk next door to the restaurant where they said the victim often sat outside. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/nyc-smoke-shop-murder-59-year-old-stabbed-in-neck-during-fight-with-employees-ny-only/3802105/ | 2022-07-30T23:29:08 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/nyc-smoke-shop-murder-59-year-old-stabbed-in-neck-during-fight-with-employees-ny-only/3802105/ |
What to Know
- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order declaring a state disaster emergency in response to the monkey outbreak, as the state has become the epicenter of another health crisis
- NYC topped 1,000 confirmed monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases and then some this week and now accounts for 27% of the largest-ever U.S. outbreak of the disease, which is typically confined to the African continent
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams applauded the state health commissioner's previous threat response to the outbreak, adding that a state of emergency declaration is under consideration for the city
New York City is declaring a public health emergency in response to the monkeypox outbreak, a step that officials say will unlock additional tools to help slow the spread in the city that's become the epicenter of another health crisis.
Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan officially issued the declaration Saturday, one day after Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a disaster emergency to get additional federal aid to the state.
"Today, we are declaring monkeypox a public health emergency in New York City," Adams and Vasan said. "This declaration, which is effective immediately, will allow DOHMH to issue emergency commissioner’s orders under the New York City Health Code and amend provisions of the Health Code to provide for measures to help slow the spread."
Late Friday night, Hochul issued an executive order declaring a state disaster emergency in response to the outbreak. In addition to allowing the state to act more swiftly in getting the necessary supplies, it also allows health car professional to take more steps that will get more New Yorkers vaccinated.
"After reviewing the latest data on the monkeypox outbreak in New York State, I am declaring a State Disaster Emergency to strengthen our aggressive ongoing efforts to confront this outbreak," Hochul said. "More than one in four monkeypox cases in this country are in New York State, and we need to utilize every tool in our arsenal as we respond. It's especially important to recognize the ways in which this outbreak is currently having a disproportionate impact on certain at-risk groups."
More health care professionals will now be able to administer the monkeypox vaccines, according to the state, as EMS, pharmacists and midwives will be able to give out doses. Health care providers will also now send vaccine data to the state health department, as the emergency declaration should cut some of the red tape and speed up re-supplying efforts.
The emergency declaration comes as the state has 1,383 cases as of Friday, according to the New York State Department of Health. The vast majority of those cases can be found in New York City — with at least 1,289 cases, up a few dozen cases after the previous days' report ballooned nearly 200 from two earlier. That total, widely believed to be significantly underreported, still accounts for a quarter of the burgeoning national caseload.
"My team and I are working around the clock to secure more vaccines, expand testing capacity and responsibly educate the public on how to stay safe during this outbreak," Hochul said.
A new breakdown of the suspected positives reflect a lion's share of the cases are in people living in Manhattan, where just over 50% of cases have been discovered.
Given the dramatically high number of cases found in the five boroughs, it was expected that NYC would soon declare a state of emergency for itself, as the city accounts for more than a quarter of all monkeypox cases nationwide.
Questioned Friday morning during an unrelated media briefing, Mayor Eric Adams said the city's health commissioner was making a determination whether the city should declare such an emergency that would free up additional resources in the city's overall response. Adams also downplayed reports that one top scientist got kicked to another department in a dispute over messaging.
"About the personnel that was transferred, we don't about it, but we do it in a fair way," the mayor said.
Such a declaration had plenty of support from local politicians, including a number of Manhattan representatives who expressed concern over further spread of the virus once the city's 1 million college students resume instruction next month. They applauded Thursday's imminent threat declaration by the state health commissioner to open funding opportunities for local governments, but said the move was insufficient.
"A state and local declaration of emergency will help facilitate disaster response efforts by cutting the red tape standing in the way of effective and speedy distribution of testing, treatment, and vaccines," state Senator Brad Hoylman, Congressman Jerry Nadler, Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Assembly Health Chair Dick Gottfried, Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, and NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher said in a statement.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Thursday that 80,000-plus monkeypox vaccine doses, or more than 10%, of 786,000 additional vials from the federal stockpile will go to the five boroughs. New York state will get another 30,000, Schumer said.
The doses are allocated based on case burden and high-risk population, according to the senator, so the heavily weighted allocation for New York comes as no surprise.
Thousands of vaccine appointments are continuously being scooped up within a half-hour of opening, and the state has warned New Yorkers in recent allocation rounds that they may be insufficient to cover everyone eligible who wants one.
Thursday's federal stockpile release is part of a series of intensifying efforts to contain America's still-growing and already largest-ever monkeypox outbreak. Anyone can get the disease, but the vaccine already exists, unlike with COVID-19.
"As we learned throughout the pandemic, vaccines not only save lives, but they contain the spread of the virus. Containing Monkeypox, our latest public health challenge, demands the same kind of resolve and focus," Schumer said. "For weeks, I have been on the phone with each and every agency working to overcome monkeypox. We know our biggest hurdle right now is that we need more vaccines, and I’ve told the FDA, we need those vaccines in New York state."
Calling the latest allocations a "big win for public health, and New York," Schumer acknowledged more work must be done, "but today marks a critical step in that fight and delivers a huge sigh of relief to New Yorkers waiting for their monkeypox vaccine. More are on the way."
While Hochul cheered the additional vaccine doses coming to her state, she added that the vaccines "will be delivered over the next four to six weeks" throughout the state.
Also on Thursday, New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett declared monkeypox an imminent threat to public heath, which will allow local health departments will have access to reimbursement from the state after other federal and state funds get depleted.
As for surrounding states, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wrote a letter to the federal government earlier in the week asking for more vaccine doses, pleading that his state had not been giving its fair share. He also announced two new vaccine sites in Bergen and Camden counties.
Meanwhile in Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont said he’s confident the virus can still be contained — especially compared to COVID — if states get the resources they need.
"When New York City sneezes Connecticut catches a cold," he said. "I believe this will be a narrower population much less likely to be transmitted broadly but be careful."
As of Thursday, the CDC reports 4,639 confirmed monkeypox or orthopox virus (the same family) cases across the United States. Alaska, Vermont, Wyoming and Montana are the only four states without a confirmed case, though that doesn't mean monkeypox isn't already spreading in those areas.
Earlier this week, Dr. Anthony Fauci called the outbreak a "serious problem" said the White House was considered establishing a monkeypox coordinator role similar to its COVID one to streamline response, distribution and other outreach efforts.
MONKEYPOX IN NYC
The New York State Department of Health listed steps people should take in order to help prevent the spread of monkeypox:
• Ask sexual partners whether they have a rash or other symptoms consistent with monkeypox.
• Avoid skin-to-skin contact with someone who has a rash or other monkeypox-related symptoms.
• Contact a healthcare provider following exposure or symptoms, and check with your local county health department about vaccine eligibility.
• New Yorkers who receive the JYNNEOS vaccine should receive both doses, given four-weeks apart, and stay vigilant until fully vaccinated, two weeks following the second dose.
• If you or your healthcare provider suspect you may have monkeypox, isolate at home. If you can, stay in a separate area from other family members and pets.
• Follow reputable sources of health information, including NYSDOH, CDC, and your local county health department. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-declares-public-health-emergency-in-response-to-monkeypox-outbreak/3802116/ | 2022-07-30T23:29:15 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-declares-public-health-emergency-in-response-to-monkeypox-outbreak/3802116/ |
QUESTION: Have you found that applicants lying on resumes is a big issue for small businesses? If so, what do they do and how do they get away with it?
ANSWER: Sadly, statistics reveal that up to 50% of resumes contain one or more major misrepresentations. When reviewing resumes, small businesses must protect themselves from unscrupulous people who falsify their accomplishments.
When presenting credentials, we all want to show ourselves in the most favorable light. That’s natural, expected, and there is nothing wrong with this. It’s just good marketing. However, when good marketing crosses the line into intentionally leading others to believe things that aren’t true, that’s a problem.
Applicants attempt to deceive prospective employers in many ways. Some candidates tell outright lies, but using clever wording to intentionally mislead people is no better. One executive proudly proclaimed that he had graduated from Harvard Business School. The statement was clearly intended to cause people to believe that he held a Harvard MBA. At Harvard, the MBA program has very high admissions standards and requires a lot of hard work over a two-year period to successfully complete.
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In fact, the man had “graduated” from an executive education seminar conducted at HBS. The program took one week to complete and the primary requirement for admission was having the wherewithal to pay the cost of the program. Clearly, his accomplishment was a far cry from earning an MBA. The executive might argue that he hadn’t lied because he had actually “graduated” from HBS. Perhaps, but the intent to deceive was clear. The executive was subsequently terminated for unspecified reasons.
Another equally misleading practice is claiming to have a degree from one of the all too prevalent diploma mills. Such enterprises have names that sound like legitimate academic institutions. The programs most often require little or no academic work and grant credit for “life experience.” These “schools” are not accredited and many will perpetuate the scam by providing a phone number that prospective employers can call to verify the degree. People who participate in such schemes are likely to come up with a justification for their actions, but deep down, unless they are completely devoid of character, they know that what they are doing is wrong.
More recently, services have sprung up that will provide an applicant with a phone number that prospective employers can call to get a reference. The service will answer the phone any way the applicant requests and provide prior employment verification. The service might answer the phone using the name of a real company or one that is completely made up. Either way, it’s a scam.
The message is clear. In the words of Ronald Reagan, “Trust, but verify.” Learn how to validate claims of educational and professional accomplishment. The internet-age makes this easy and inexpensive. Don’t use numbers provided by the applicant when verifying employment. Look up the company’s phone number yourself. Ask for references from people who are familiar with the applicant’s work who were not on his/her reference list. Most people are clever enough to list references who will say nice things about them. Don’t let fraudsters infiltrate your organization through benign neglect on your part. Make sure that the claims of prospective employees reflect the truth, the whole truth, and… you get the idea. | https://richmond.com/business/local/ask-doug-polly-lying-on-resumes/article_1a0425f8-aa13-532e-9c78-e6ca91493711.html | 2022-07-30T23:34:17 | 0 | https://richmond.com/business/local/ask-doug-polly-lying-on-resumes/article_1a0425f8-aa13-532e-9c78-e6ca91493711.html |
The state was building a new park in the hills and hardwood trees above and along the Platte River — midway between Lincoln and Omaha — and it needed a name.
So four decades ago, it asked Nebraskans: What should we call it?
More than 5,300 ideas poured in, submitted from all corners of the state. Oto State Park. Little Falls State Park. Water Falls State Park. Wild Turkey. Winding River. Meandering River. Mahoney, for the Game and Parks Commission’s director at the time. Mallet, for the French brothers who’d explored the area 240 years earlier.
And in Omaha, 9-year-old Lori Coon wrote down her suggestion.
Platte River State Park.
Her family had learned of the contest in Nebraskaland Magazine and mailed in several suggestions.
“I knew it was going to be near the Platte River and I came up with that name,” Coon, now a 50-year-old labor and delivery nurse at CHI Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in Omaha, said recently. “And, of course, my family made fun of me. My parents said, ‘Oh, that's too obvious.’”
But then, a little later, she got a call at school from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Coon wasn’t the only one to use the word Platte; at least half of the submissions had some version of the word in their suggested name, so Coon won in a drawing.
Her prize for picking the park’s new name? Her picture in the newspaper and a week’s stay in the park for her family.
Game and Parks initially spent $5 million, half of it state money, the rest private and federal funds, in opening Platte River State Park. It refurbished cabins that were a part of a pair of former camps and planted 12,000 trees, some of them 20 feet tall. Nearly two dozen prisoners performed much of the labor.
Officials planned to open the park in July 1982, so the state installed signs along Interstate 80, but the opening was delayed because of heavy rains. There were other problems, too. One of the park's horses bucked off an Omaha World-Herald reporter previewing the park; a Journal Star reporter fell, too, when his saddle slipped sideways.
But on Aug. 13, 1982, Platte River State Park opened with 18 cabins, a staff of 80 and not enough parking spaces.
Game and Parks officials had known the park would be popular after all of its cabins and campsites were booked months in advance, even before it opened.
They urged those without lodging reservations to stay away until Labor Day, to prevent overcrowding. It worked that first weekend. A week later, though, they had to turn back 200 cars because there was no place to park them.
Today, on its 40th anniversary, the original 404 acres have grown to 511. The cabin count has nearly tripled, to 50 — including three glamping cabins. The number of parking spots now totals about 600. The park has added a splash pad, rifle and archery range, miles of mountain bike trails.
Last year, Platte River State Park drew nearly 650,000 visitors, making it the fourth most-popular park behind Mahoney, Fort Robinson and Ponca.
But the woman credited with naming the park hasn’t been there for about 20 years. She hopes to change that Aug. 13, when Game and Parks hosts a daylong celebration:
* 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Bison stew cookout, Dutch oven desserts and other food concessions at ballfield. Live classic and country swing music.
* 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Naturalist activities, family campground games, water games for kids at tennis court area.
* 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m.: Presentations at the amphitheater, in this order — Plains Native history; early settlement in Otoe County; past employees honored.
* Guests of all ages can participate in the Platte River Anniversary Quest, a series of activities they must complete — and record on a form — to become eligible for a prize drawing. Forms may be picked up at the park office starting Aug. 12 and submitted complete by 10 a.m. Aug. 14.
For more information, call the park at 402-234-2217.
Melanie Severin, a graphic designer with the state Game and Parks Commission, photographs the interior of one of three glamping cabins at Platte River State Park. The cabins have double doors, so renters can push the wheeled bed outside and onto the deck.
Lori Coon was 9 when she won the state's contest to name its newest park in 1982. She was presented a certificate from Shirley Costello, chairwoman of the Game and Parks Commission. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/platte-river-state-park-which-could-have-been-called-wild-turkey-or-winding-river-celebrates/article_5ca1ee4f-dd71-58de-a5e2-dfb52814d360.html | 2022-07-30T23:42:07 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/platte-river-state-park-which-could-have-been-called-wild-turkey-or-winding-river-celebrates/article_5ca1ee4f-dd71-58de-a5e2-dfb52814d360.html |
Multiple injured, two dead in Ionia Co. bicycle tour accident, police say
Five cyclists and at least two people have died from injuries after being struck by a passing vehicle during a bicycle tour, the Ionia County Sheriff's Office said Saturday evening.
At 11:15 a.m., the Ionia County Central Dispatch received a 911 call about a car that had run into a group of bicyclists in the 3000 block of Stage Road of Ronald Township in Ionia County, police said.
The police concluded five cyclists were injured by an SUV that crossed the center line into northbound traffic while trying to pass another vehicle.
Police said emergency responders tried to save the five victims, but one was immediately pronounced dead at the scene. The other died from injuries after being flown to Spectrum Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, according to authorities.
All three of the surviving cyclists had severe injuries, according to police. Two cyclists were taken to Sparrow Ionia Hospital, while the other was transported to Spectrum Butterworth.
The driver was arrested for two counts of operating while intoxicated causing death, and after receiving medical treatment was lodged at the Ionia County Jail, police said.
No names were released.
The roadway in which the cyclists traveled re-opened around 4:30 p.m. after being closed for an undetermined amount of time, according to Fox 17.
The fatal accident occured during the 35th annual, three-day Wish-A-Mile Bicycle Tour, sponsored by Make-A-Wish Michigan.
The Ionia County Sheriff’s deputies were assisted by multiple agencies including, Michigan State Police, Lakeview Troopers, Ionia Department of Public Safety Officers, Lyons/Muir Fire Department, Ronald Township Fire Department, LIFE EMS, and Aero Med.
Make-A-Wish Michigan could not immediately be reached for statements following the deadly accident.
jaimery@detroitnews.com
Twitter: @wordsbyjakkar | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/30/multiple-injured-two-dead-during-bicycle-tour-ionia-county/10194126002/ | 2022-07-30T23:43:35 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/30/multiple-injured-two-dead-during-bicycle-tour-ionia-county/10194126002/ |
By a 74-13 vote, acting Allen County Surveyor Mike Fruchey was chosen Saturday morning to stay in the job by a caucus of Republican precinct leaders.
Fruchey defeated David Devine, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican Party’s surveyor nomination in 2020. He was defeated then nearly 2-1 by Jeff Sorg.
Sorg announced his resignation from the job in June, after the Allen County commissioners transferred the job’s duties to Fruchey, saying Sorg had been neglecting his responsibilities for months, missing meetings and being unavailable to sign documents.
Fruchey has been an Allen County Highway Department employee and previously was a hydrologist in the county surveyor’s office. He will officially become surveyor Sept. 17, the day after Sorg’s resignation becomes effective.
Sorg cited health reasons for his decision to bow out of the position he was elected to fill two years ago. His resignation wasn’t offered until after months of being unavailable to the office’s support staff.
After the vote Saturday, Fruchey told The Journal Gazette he intends to serve out Sorg’s term, which ends in 2024, and run for election beginning with the May 2024 primary.
Annual salary for the surveyor position is about $64,000.
Both candidates stressed the importance of the surveyor’s office at a time when residential and commercial development is soaring. The surveyor is responsible for ensuring stormwater does not become a problem and development plans are appropriately filed and executed.
Devine, a licensed professional surveyor and a professional engineer, said he is interested in the job “to make the surveyor’s office ‘more perfect,’ ” a reference to the preamble of the U.S. Constitution.
“My boots have been muddied, and I have sweated out in the field,” he said.
Devine received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree from Purdue University, both in civil engineering. He was director of undergraduate studies at Notre Dame from 2007 to 2009 and assistant professor at IPFW, now Purdue Fort Wayne, from 2001 to 2007.
Fruchey received a bachelor’s degree from Taylor University and a master’s degree from Ball State University; both are in physics.
He holds a professional engineering license and has held multiple positions with the city of Fort Wayne. He also has taught construction engineering technology at Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Fruchey said he will apply development rules “consistently, fairly and in a timely manner.”
He added: “I will be a working surveyor; I promise all of you that. If you have any questions, just give the office a call, and the voicemail will not be full.”
Steve Shine, a Fort Wayne attorney who is Allen County Republican Party chairman, said the area is “fortunate to have two eminently qualified candidates” for a technical position.
“It is really impressive,” he said.
About 45% of the party’s 197 precinct leaders attended the countywide caucus at 9 a.m. at Republican headquarters at 135 W. Main St. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/countys-acting-surveyor-will-stay-in-the-job-after-republican-caucus-vote/article_d8d79264-1018-11ed-af5a-33de225c28b4.html | 2022-07-30T23:54:41 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/countys-acting-surveyor-will-stay-in-the-job-after-republican-caucus-vote/article_d8d79264-1018-11ed-af5a-33de225c28b4.html |
Republicans in the Indiana Senate on Saturday narrowly voted to pass a near-total ban on abortion despite opposition from within their own party.
Senate Bill 1, which now advances to the House, would ban all abortions in the state, with exceptions for the life of the mother and cases of rape or incest.
The bill passed the Senate by a 26-20 vote, with 26 Republican senators voting in favor of the ban, while 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans voted against.
The bill received the exact number of votes required for passage as a constitutional majority of the chamber – in the Senate, 26 votes – must vote in favor to pass a bill on third reading.
Democratic senators spoke – often at length – against SB 1. During the session, protesters in the statehouse could be heard inside the chamber as they voiced opposition to the bill.
Sen. Shelli Yoder, D-Bloomington, talked about going to Planned Parenthood multiple times while pregnant. She ultimately decided not to have an abortion.
“There was no coercion, no forcing, no pressure,” Yoder said. “There was compassion. There was dignity.”
Yoder said the goal of her speech was “to buy Hoosier women a few minutes, just a little more time, to be full human beings.”
Sen. David Niezgodski, D-South Bend, said he’s pro-choice, not pro-abortion.
“I am not an advocate for abortion,” Niezgodski said, “but I will not impose my beliefs upon someone else by law.”
Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne, questioned Niezgodski, and Sen. J.D. Ford, D-Indianapolis, about what limits they believe should exist on abortion access. Later, Sen. Fady Qaddoura, D-Indianapolis, responded to those questions during an impassioned floor speech.
“I don’t want to play God,” Qaddoura said, “and that’s my limit.”
Echoing comments from Sen. Eddie Melton, D-Gary, who said “history will remember,” Qaddoura mentioned his own daughters and then told other senators, “If you’re blessed to have daughters, they’re watching, too.”
At one point during Qaddoura’s speech, Lt. Gov. Crouch reminded people in the Senate gallery to stay quiet.
“It’s okay, Hoosier women, no one is going to silence your voices,” Qaddoura said in response. “We’ve got your back.”
Addressing his remarks to people watching the session, Senate Minority Leader Greg Taylor suggested “strategies to cure this problem” and read a list of state Senate districts that will be on the ballot in November.
“The only way to yield and terminate power is to raise your voice,” Taylor said. “The only voice you have in this matter here is the power to vote.”
Sen. Vaneta Becker, R-Evansville, spoke against the bill and said that polls show a majority of Hoosiers oppose the bill.
“Shame on us for doing this,” Becker said.
Republican Sen. Kyle Walker, who represents the Indianapolis suburb of Lawrence, also voted against SB 1 and said he does not see the issue as black and white. He said government should allow women to make their own health care decisions in the first trimester.
Although Republicans including Walker and Becker voted against SB 1 because they believe it is too restrictive, others in their party voted against the bill because they believe it doesn’t go far enough.
Meanwhile, some Republicans who voted in favor of SB 1 said they did so in order to advance the bill despite their reservations.
Brown, who in the past has said she opposes exceptions for cases of rape or incest – exceptions currently included in SB 1 – was among those who voted in favor of the bill. In a statement released after Saturday’s vote, Brown said she’s encouraged by the steps the Senate has taken in making the bill “stronger than when it was introduced” but that “more work remains.”
“I urge my fellow elected officials to continue striving to close loopholes and clarify language so that abortion providers don’t exploit vague terms to continue taking the lives of innocent human children in the womb,” Brown said. “I urge my constituents and fellow pro-life Hoosiers from every corner of the state to continue conversations with their representatives until there is a signed bill.”
Fort Wayne area lawmakers were divided on the bill. Sens. Justin Busch and Travis Holdman joined Brown in voting in favor of SB 1, while Sen. Dennis Kruse voted against.
SB 1 was opposed by groups on both sides of the debate over abortion access. That dynamic was also reflected during public testimony as not a single person spoke in support of the bill.
Indiana Right to Life President Mike Fichter said in a statement Friday that “we did not wait 50 years for the full reversal of Roe v. Wade for this.”
After Saturday’s vote, Fichter said in a statement that “serious issues remain with SB 1.”
“We are hopeful these concerns will be fixed in the House and that SB 1 will become a bill we can support,” Fichter said. “As it stands today, we remain opposed to SB 1.”
LaKimba DeSadier, state director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, said in a statement that SB 1 will “separate those who can afford to leave the state and access care from those who cannot.”
“We cannot let extremist Indiana lawmakers take away our control over our own bodies,” DeSadier said. “Forced pregnancy, which is what this legislature is promising, does not stop people from needing abortion care.”
The legislation, which will be debated and voted on in the House next week, bans abortions beginning when a fertilized egg is implanted in a uterus, except for cases of rape or incest, or when a doctor determines “based on reasonable medical judgment” that the procedure is necessary in order to “prevent a substantial permanent impairment of the life of the pregnant woman.”
In cases of rape or incest, access to abortion care is restricted to eight weeks for girls 16 years old and older, and to 12 weeks for those who are younger than 16. Those cases also require a notarized affidavit swearing the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest. The document would be included in the woman’s “permanent health record.”
Eighteen Republicans joined 10 Democrats Thursday in voting against an amendment that would have removed exceptions for rape and incest from the bill.
Under SB 1, doctors who perform abortions in violation of Indiana law could face felony charges punishable by one to six years in jail and $10,000 in fines.
SB 1 also gives the state attorney general concurrent jurisdiction in cases when a local prosecuting attorney categorically refuses to enforce a law. The measure defines that categorical refusal as a “blanket refusal to enforce one or more specified laws.”
That measure is aimed at Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears, who signaled shortly after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade that his office might choose not to prosecute new charges under an abortion ban and stated it will “continue to use its limited resources on addressing violent crime” in Indianapolis. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/statehouse/near-total-abortion-ban-passes-indiana-senate/article_1f3c1caa-1039-11ed-bf55-b767b6bade27.html | 2022-07-30T23:54:43 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/indiana/statehouse/near-total-abortion-ban-passes-indiana-senate/article_1f3c1caa-1039-11ed-bf55-b767b6bade27.html |
ELMORE COUNTY, Idaho — An Idaho man crashed his car while trying to avoid an animal in Elmore County Friday night.
According to Idaho State Police (ISP), a 1991 Jeep Cherokee was traveling north on Pine-Feathervill Road, at mile marker 10, in Elmore County. At approximately 11:51 p.m., the driver swerved while trying to avoid an animal and drove off the road, causing the vehicle to roll.
Three people from Jerome were inside the Jeep, the driver a 23-year-old man, a 23-year-old woman, and a child.
The woman was transported by air ambulance to a local hospital while the child and man were transported by ground ambulance. All three occupants were wearing their seatbelts.
ISP is investigating the incident.
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SALMON, Idaho — U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations have determined the cause of the moose fire, which was first spotted July 17 and is now estimated at 45,137 acres, to be human-caused.
The specific cause and the events around the fire are still under investigation, but investigators say information will be released as the investigation unfolds.
The area of the Moose Fire is now about twice the size of the Meridian city limits.
The moose fire is still burning despite efforts of containment. It is burning in the Salmon-Challis National Forest in Lemhi County, and fire officials say there is still potential for the fire to reach the Highway 93 corridor north of Salmon, but operations have been successful so far in keeping the fire from reaching and crossing the highway.
The Salmon‐Challis National Forest is reminding visitors to be extra careful with all potential sources of wildfire ignition while the weather conditions are hot and dry.
Visitors should also be mindful of parking vehicles near flammable vegetation and make sure all cigarettes are disposed of properly.
Any items being hauled in trailers or truck beds including chains and other metal objects, need to be secured.
Campfires should always be thoroughly drenched and stirred before visitors leave to ensure it is put out, in areas where allowed during Stage 1 Fire Restrictions.
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BRISTOL -- The Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Ave., will host a Perseids meteor shower viewing on Aug. 11.
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the summer phenomenon and how best to view it before spending the evening stargazing under the dark sky in Bristol Woods.
This event is open to the public, with no registration required, and "pay what you wish." Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Center staff recommend bringing a blanket or lawn chair, insect repellent, and whatever else needed to comfortably enjoy the skies.
In the event of clouds or adverse weather, the program will be rescheduled for Aug. 12.
Visit www.pringlenc.org/events for more information and upcoming programs.
Photos: Supermoon graces skies worldwide
A supermoon rises over the Mediterranean Sea, in front of a residential compound, in the southern coastal city of Mersin, Turkey, Wednesdsay, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Hussein Malla
The full moon rises over the Mediterranean sea as people on a boat enjoy, in southern coastal city of Larnaca, in the southeast island of Cyprus, on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The Full Moon is known as the Buck Moon and also a Supermoon. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
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The Buck Supermoon rises behind lights near the town of Aegio, in the northern Peloponnese, Greece, on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Petros Giannakouris
The full moon rises in the evening behind the Frauenkirche in Dresden, Germany, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. At the same time, the moon is close to the earth, which is why it is called a supermoon. (Robert Michael/dpa via AP)
Robert Michael
Numerous people stand on the Olympiaberg and look at the sunset or the moonrise in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The moon shows up in the night to Wednesday as a supermoon. In the south clouds have partly prevented the view of the moon. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)
Sven Hoppe
The full moon rises over the Statue of King Faisal I, in central Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The Full Moon is known as the Buck Moon and also a Supermoon. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Hadi Mizban
The full moon rises over Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The Full Moon is known as the Buck Moon and also a Supermoon. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Hadi Mizban
The full moon rises over a private house in the village of Putilovo, 70 kilometeres (43 miles) east of St. Petersburg, Russia, late Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Dmitri Lovetsky
The full moon rises over a private house in the village of Putilovo, 70 kilometeres (43 miles) east of St. Petersburg, Russia, late Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Dmitri Lovetsky
The full moon rises over a private house in the village of Putilovo, 70 kilometeres (43 miles) east of St. Petersburg, Russia, late Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Dmitri Lovetsky
The full moon rises over the 'Mr Arbitrium' sculpture by Italian artist Emanuele Giannelli leaning to the Peace Arch, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Full Moon is known as the Buck Moon and also a Supermoon. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Luca Bruno
The full moon rises over the 'Mr Arbitrium' sculpture by Italian artist Emanuele Giannelli leaning to the Peace Arch, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Full Moon is known as the Buck Moon and also a Supermoon. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Luca Bruno
The full moon rises over the Sforzesco Castle, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Full Moon is known as the Buck Moon and also a Supermoon. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Luca Bruno
A plane passes in front of a full moon Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Milwaukee. The moon's orbit brought it closer to Earth than usual. This cosmic combo is called a supermoon. One name for Wednesday’s full moon is the “Buck moon”==a reference to the time of year when new antlers are growing on male deer, or bucks. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Morry Gash
A bird passes in front of a full moon Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Milwaukee. The moon's orbit brought it closer to Earth than usual. This cosmic combo is called a supermoon. That can make the moon appear slightly bigger and brighter, weather permitting. One name for Wednesday’s full moon is the “Buck moon”--a reference to the time of year when new antlers are growing on male deer, or bucks. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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BLOOMINGTON — A vibrant display of many cultures returned Saturday to Miller Park in Bloomington.
Dubbed the Cultural Fest, the event has celebrated diversity and heritage in the Twin Cities annually since 1979, according to program director Tony Jones.
He said the previous year’s event was scaled down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, he said, they wanted to bring it back to full speed.
“This used to be a three-day event,” the event program director said.
He said they intentionally host a variety of performances, in hopes that visitors will be exposed to something outside of their normal rounds.
“This year, I’m looking forward to the return of the ballet,” Jones said, noting that their performance requires more considerations, such as special flooring.
The festival featured 28 vendor tables from a range of businesses and organizations.
“What I really liked about the festival is that we have a variety of cultures that are represented,” said Elaine Hill, the vendor coordinator. “Not just one but everybody in the community. And everybody feels welcome.”
Hill performed gospel music herself with Giving All Praise, and was followed by belly dancing by Tenth Muse Dance. After that, McLean County Dance put on a tap dancing show, and there was another dance performance by BCAI Cultural Arts & Humanities. R&B band Unfinished Business closed out the afternoon.
USA Ballet Director Michelle Holmes-Bello said they’ve been part of the event “pretty much since its inception.”
She agreed the fest is a great experience for their performing students, while adding it also helps her teach them “that giving back to the community is extremely important.”
“Community involvement is one of the key foundations for the USA Ballet — our belief and our mission,” Holmes-Bello said. “Being part of this is just amazing. I really love it.”
Bloomington-born author Andrew Snorton returned to Miller Park from the Atlanta, Georgia, area to showcase his books. He said thanks to the fest, “people know there are good people and good things taking place in Bloomington-Normal.”
Snorton, who also appeared at a Juneteenth celebration earlier this summer, is selling copies of his book “Nothing Minor,” which he said focuses on minor league baseball with several interviews of Black players. A special section of the release highlights the Birmingham Negro Southern League Museum, and he said he sends a portion of proceeds to the museum as well.
Another vendor at the event was Sketchcustomtees. Owner Fallon Carruthers, of Bloomington, said she offered custom shirts, tumblers, mouse pads, and other items for small businesses.
Carruthers said she loved the festival because she got to meet new people, and got her son signed up with a martial arts organization. She said she also networked and enjoyed the entertainment.
“It's pretty awesome,” she said.
The Project XV Museum was also present at the festival. Board member Tabitha Noward said their museum is restoring the El Paso barbershop of the first Black man to have ever voted in Illinois: David Storther.
She explained that one section of the in-progress museum at the Legacy Building, 1 W. Front St. in El Paso, will focus on civil rights, with another on women’s suffrage, as well as indigenous people. Opening is slated for 2024.
Fellow board member Renee Thompson said community engagement at the festival has been wonderful for downstate Illinois.
“There's just a lot of energy and passion behind it,” continued Thompson. “Voting rights are so important. We appreciate that we are honoring that legacy and we are going to engage and empower people as they move forward to continue to be involved in voting rights.”
She was out with the Bloomington-Normal Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, which was registering people to vote at the event. First Vice President said Takesha Stokes said everyone has a choice and everyone has a vote.
“We are just encouraging people to be a part of the political process,” she said.
The West Bloomington Revitalization Project’s Book Bike was also wheeled out to the festival to offer free books to kids. Board president Kristen Buhrmann said it was fun being at the event and having people stop by for the books.
“I see a lot of kids getting new backpacks, and so fill them up with new books too,” she encouraged.
Jajwanica Johnson, of Springfield, was also back at Miller Park since showcasing her wellness wares for Juneteenth earlier this year. And, she was previously at the Sunday Funday Market last month at the Vrooman Mansion.
The owner of S&J Wellness Products said she’s originally from Bloomington, and as an adult she had performed onstage at the festival with a dance group in the past.
“I'm so happy to be back at the park,” Johnson said, adding it’s great seeing all different cultures represented.
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LAKE ARIEL, Pa. — A brand new music festival was born Saturday in Wayne County. Lake Genero is using events like their brand new Jam Fest to give back to the community.
Wayne County's newest music event, Jam Fest, made its debut at Lake Genero in Lake Ariel, and folks are giving it a standing ovation.
Kevin Kerns bought Lake Genero a year ago with a mission to revitalize it to bring more people to their up and coming community.
"My wife, myself, and our staff, we have a great manager here, Katie; we're collaborating so we can create events on a monthly basis," explained Kerns.
Jam Fest is Lake Genero's largest event to date. Featuring 40 vendors for their audience members to visit in between performances.
"We figured this area really doesn't have anything like this. Local bands play at bars and everything, but there isn't an all-day thing with vendors and fun things to do for all ages," said Katy Foley, Lake Genero Manager.
The Jam Fest was a hit. Bringing in crowds not only to enjoy ax-throwing and the mechanical bull but to see the improvements to the lake.
"This place wasn't existent a couple months ago, not ever years. Even pre-Covid this is such an amazing time right now," Chris Rhatigan from Drafts Bar And Grill said.
"It's just amazing with all the vendors here and how there's all the live bands and all the food and everything," said Mason Muir from Archbald.
Lake Genero's goal is to give back to the community.
"We want to support local. All of these bands are right from the area, they grew up here. All the vendors are local," said Foley.
This year's Jam Fest was such a success, Lake Genero plans to make this an annual summer tradition.
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Vice President Kamala Harris was one of the dignitaries to speak at the recently completed NAACP National Convention in Atlantic City.
Bill Barlow, Staff Writer
NAACP President Derrick Johnson, left; U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C.; NAACP Board of Directors Chair Leon Russell; and Vice Chair Karen Boykin-Towns celebrate Clyburn’s receipt of the Spingarn Medal during the NAACP National Convention in Atlantic City.
CHRIS DOYLE, Staff Writer
Performers re-create the days of Club Harlem during a concert on the Missouri Avenue beach as part of the wrap-up to the NAACP convention.
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Jennifer Seibert, of Oakland, California, poses within the NAACP logo on the floor of the Atlantic City Convention Center.
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Attendees fill a hall for one of the many events, panels and discussions that made up the convention.
ATLANTIC CITY — The 113th annual NAACP National Convention left a positive mark on the city and also has left it hoping for the chance to host more large-scale events in the coming years.
Over the course of the weeklong event, the city saw about 6,000 visitors, city officials said. Prior to the convention, Meet AC, Atlantic City’s visitors bureau, projected about 8,000 people would attend and that the convention would bring in nearly $10 million to the local economy.
Larry Sieg, president and CEO of Meet AC, said economic impact data for the convention should be released soon.
“We are extremely proud to have been able to host and highlight Atlantic City to a national audience of this magnitude,” Sieg said.
Mayor Marty Small Sr. believes the convention was a big win for the city.
“Whenever that many people visit our great city, it’s a win in my book,” Small said. “The city was able to garner national attention, and we’ll never forget that historic vice presidential visit.”
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An array of notable figures attended the convention, including Vice President Kamala Harris, who gave a speech in front of a packed audience that highlighted some of the steps the current administration has taken to better protect civil rights.
Harris wasn’t the only one from Washington to make an appearance.
Democratic House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina was honored during the convention and received the NAACP’s highest award, the Spingarn Medal.
Small hopes the national convention will one day come back to the city, and that since the city was in the national spotlight once again, other organizations will consider holding big events here.
“The NAACP put their faith in us, and we delivered,” Small said.
Outside of city officials, the city’s local NAACP chapter also viewed the convention as a big win for the organization.
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“Over the past year, there has been an increase in membership and interest for the Atlantic City NAACP, and we encourage more community members to become involved,” said Yolanda Melville, the vice president of Atlantic City’s NAACP branch. “The convention is over now, but the work continues. Moments like this build the framework for our community’s future efforts.”
Prior to this year’s convention, Atlantic City last hosted the event in 1955. This year’s event was the first since 2019 in Detroit that was held in person as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the conventions to go virtual in 2020 and 2021.
Black-owned businesses were largely helped by the convention, according to Small.
Upon arriving, delegates received a list of 16 Black-owned businesses to patronize during their time in the city. Those businesses have told Small they greatly benefited from the convention, he said.
“Many Atlantic City Black-owned businesses reported back to us and said they saw a huge boost,” Small said.
Kelsey’s and Kelsey and Kim’s are both owned by the husband-and-wife team of Kelsey and Kim Jackson. The two restaurants have been staples in the local community for quite some time, and were on the list that delegates received upon arrival in the city.
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Both places hosted brunches and live entertainment. Convention attendees flocked there to get a little taste of what Atlantic City has to offer.
While some businesses saw an influx of visitors and an economic boost, Boardwalk business owners said they didn’t see much of a difference, despite events taking place on the Boardwalk and at Tropicana Atlantic City .
Muhammad Soleman, owner of the Shops At The Shore on the Boardwalk, didn’t really notice an increase in visitors to his store.
“Its been kind of about the same, in fact it feels like business has been slower than usual for the month of July,” Soleman said. “Obviously there are some contributing factors to that, and hopefully as we get later into the summer, things will start to pick up a little bit.”
Soleman was aware that the convention was in town and did see people walking the Boardwalk outside his store who were affiliated with it.
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He was a little surprised he didn’t see an increase in people, but at the same time he understood that most of the events were taking place inland.
“I know since a lot of the events took place in the Convention Center, that is where people spent most of their time,” Soleman said. “People might’ve not had the opportunity to go out and walk the Boardwalk even if they were staying in one of the casinos out here because they were busy with what was going on.”
A little farther along the Boardwalk, Pulin Shah, owner of the Pier News Stand inside the Playground Pier across from Caesars Atlantic City, also felt like the convention didn’t have much impact on his business.
“I didn’t see anybody walk in that looked like they were here for the convention,” Shah said. “It’s been kind of tough here recently, there isn’t really much going on in here, so its hard to attract people to stop in.”
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Shah also said this year has been tougher than last, which he attributes to the cost of travel.
“The price of everything has gone up, the cost of gas, hotels and airfare,” Shah said. “So because of that, I think not as many people are traveling and that’s probably why the people that did travel here for the convention didn’t spend much on the stores along the Boardwalk since they are already on a tight budget.”
NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said he was pleased with the efforts that were made in Atlantic City and the organization is looking forward to next year’s National Convention in Boston.
“While much progress was made during our time together in Atlantic City, our work is far from over,” Johnson said. “We look forward to taking it back to our roots next July when we visit our brothers and sisters in Boston, NAACP’s first-ever local branch. All roads lead to Boston.”
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Vice President Kamala Harris was one of the dignitaries to speak at the recently completed NAACP National Convention in Atlantic City.
NAACP President Derrick Johnson, left; U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C.; NAACP Board of Directors Chair Leon Russell; and Vice Chair Karen Boykin-Towns celebrate Clyburn’s receipt of the Spingarn Medal during the NAACP National Convention in Atlantic City. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/naacp-convention-leaves-positive-mark-on-atlantic-city/article_c29e4a4c-0cee-11ed-a56e-97477ade7bce.html | 2022-07-31T00:14:08 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/naacp-convention-leaves-positive-mark-on-atlantic-city/article_c29e4a4c-0cee-11ed-a56e-97477ade7bce.html |
A 45-year-old man and a toddler were killed in a three-vehicle crash in Worth County Saturday night.
According to an Iowa State Patrol report, Maggie Harvey, 24, of Northwood was driving a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica north on Highway 65 near Kensett when she crossed the centerline and struck a 2002 Toyota Avalon being driven by John Hinderscheid, 45, of Albert Lea.
Hinderscheid's came to rest in a ditch. Harvey's vehicle flipped on its top in the middle of the highway, and was then struck by a 1999 International semi driven by 62-year-old Dennis Stoneking of Northwood.
Hinderscheid and Harvey's passenger Theilen Fausnaugh, 3, of Northwood both died at the scene. Harvey was transported by accident to MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. Stoneking was not injured.
Kensett Fire Department, Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement, Worth County Sheriff's Office, Northwood Fire and Rescue, Cerro Gordo Sheriff's Office and Mason City Fire and Ambulance all assisted at the scene.
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WATERLOO — Nearly two dozen exhibitors showed off their entries in the breeding beef show at the National Cattle Congress on Saturday.
While entries were low in the category, participation numbers increased overall for this year’s Black Hawk County 4-H and FFA Fair in Waterloo.
With competition classes ranging from beef and dairy cattle, swine, rabbits and poultry, the efforts of 4-H and Future Farmers of America youths were on display all week at the annual fair.
Taking home the best in show award in the beef show was Michael Frisbie of the La Porte City-Dysart FFA and his first year shorthorn breeding heifer.
The swine class showed the most growth this year as about 100 head of livestock were judged in the swine show Thursday.
The STEM Fair at Estel Hall on Friday allowed kids to get hands-on experience with activities from ag-related organizations, including Center of Energy and Environmental, Iowa Corn Growers, Program for Women in Science and Engineering and Forward Learning Experience.
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The fair also featured a fashion revue, pet show, dog show, and cooking and photography contests, which included a new challenge class this year, with a focus on wild or domesticated animal photographs.
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WHITING — There’s nothing quite like a grandma, especially when she’s in curlers, knee-high stockings and plenty of lipstick.
Throw in a healthy use of the word “damn,” and you have the buscias, Polish for grandmothers, of Pierogi Fest.
Six women entertained Saturday with their annual cooking show, this year with a "Wizard of Oz" theme.
“There’s no place like home for a good meal, family, friends and camaraderie,” said Carolyn Kruszynski, one of the six, adding, “and a little Jeezy,” a Polish liquor.
A Robertsdale resident, Kruszynski said there aren’t many requirements for being a buscia.
“Being a grandma,” she explained, “means you take care of your family. She cooks, cleans, laughs and makes sure everyone is taken care of.”
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Most of the buscias come from the Hammond-Whiting area, and most have been together nearly every year of the festival since 1993.
“We enjoy each other,” Kruszynski said. “Our cheeks hurt from laughing, and we love the interaction with the people.”
Those people come from all over, including North and South Carolina, Texas and Maryland. Buscias have met international visitors from Africa, Australia, Poland and the former Yugoslavia.
Media coverage also draws visitors, Kruszynski said. Some people discovered the fest on the Travel Channel. Others, she said, “saw it on the news in the morning and came in the evening.”
Sue Betustak, a 20-year veteran, said being a buscia is “just a lot of fun. We laugh a lot, and we meet a lot of people from across the area and the country.”
Theresa Meyer is a relatively new buscia of six years. Originally from Robertsdale and a Clark High School graduate, she now lives in Hobart. Her two daughters, both recent college graduates, were in the Oliver Street stage audience.
Besides the fun aspect, Meyer said, “I’m carrying on my heritage. My father came to this country from Poland in 1952. I was the third child, so I understand a little Polish.”
Meyer tries to continue traditions, such as the oplatki wafers at Christmas.
When it came time for the cooking show, John Lovasko, the husband of one of the buscias, led the women.
Dressed in bright green as the great and powerful Oz, Lovasko commented, “My wife talked me into this.”
Every show begins with the concoction of the libation because, as the buscias say, “Liquor lets everything go down better.”
This year’s “buscia brew” featured Blue Curacao, vodka and orange and pineapple juices and was topped with a maraschino cherry. The fruit juices, the women said, provide the drinker with vitamin C.
First up were cucumber sandwiches as an appetizer, followed by sausage and sauerkraut and homemade pierogies.
As Kruszynski noted, “It’s all safe, and, if not, they know where we live.”
Judging from audience responses, many people make their own pierogies. Recipes vary, but one constant, certainly among the buscias, is butter, from drenching to frying.
After eating these pierogies, Kruszynski said to women, “you’ll never have to use lip gloss again.”
Although the buscias cannot give samples of their cooking to everyone, they set up a table for two area women, Margaret Saliga and Ann Kruszynski.
Both women praised the meal. “Can I reserve a seat for next year?” Ann Kruszynski asked.
Saying they had “no damn time” to make desserts, the buscias provided their audience with Ding Dong chocolate treats in honor of the dead witch song from the Wizard of Oz.
There was also time for a game of pin the heart on the Tin Man. Using a cardboard cutout of the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion, the buscias moved their target to further baffle contestants. For their efforts, contestants received a “deluxe” prize of either a giant lollipop or a soap-on-a-rope kit.
Gayleen Hume, of Stickney, Illinois, actually stuck the Tin Man.
“I loved the show,” said Hume, who is a little Polish. “They’re a blast.”
Carol Bobby, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was a first-time Pierogi Fest attendee, coming with her three sisters.
“The show was excellent,” said Bobby, whose mother is of Ukrainian descent. “They had so much fun doing their stuff.”
Rick and Melanie Aulbach, of Annapolis, Maryland, are also part of the family. “The show was fantastic,” Rick said. “They just flowed with their routines.”
Melanie Aulbach, who makes her own pierogies and has an apron her mother made in 1950, added, “I fell in love with the buscias.”
She said she combines her potato and kraut fillings in pierogies to “cut down the sourness.”
Diane Kaminsky, the buscia who made the sausage and kraut, said that regardless of one’s ethnicity, “we remind them of their grandmothers.”
Kaminsky is also passing down her cooking heritage to her young niece, Maggie Peller, of Whiting.
“This has helped me a lot,” Peller said. “I’m learning traditions and passing them on to a younger generation.” | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/whiting/watch-now-buscias-entertain-with-annual-cooking-show-at-pierogi-fest/article_df90113c-da1d-5561-a53b-e0d66a805636.html | 2022-07-31T00:20:44 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/whiting/watch-now-buscias-entertain-with-annual-cooking-show-at-pierogi-fest/article_df90113c-da1d-5561-a53b-e0d66a805636.html |
ARKANSAS, USA — The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has announced the death of Arkansas Highway Commissioner, Bobby Hopper.
"The Arkansas Department of Transportation and Arkansas Highway Commission are deeply saddened by the news that the longest serving Highway Commissioner, Bobby Hopper, has passed away," said ARDOT.
ARDOT says Hopper served a total of 16 years on the Highway Commision making him the longest serving Highway Commissioner. Hopper served twice as Chairman from 1987 through 1988 and again in 1997 through 1998.
“Bobby Hopper built a legacy of public service, hard work and perseverance in working towards a vision” according to ArDOT Director Lorie Tudor.
ARDOT says Hopper’s determination was most evident in the work put forth to make Interstate 49 between Alma and Bella Vista a reality, which includes the Bobby Hopper Tunnel that opened in 1999.
Hopper once said he was there “from the start to the finish" of the I-49 project and was proud of how it changed Arkansas’ landscape.
“While we have lost a great friend, a wonderful person, and a dedicated servant of the people, he and his legacy will never be forgotten,” says Tudor.
President Bill Clinton also released the following statement regarding Hopper's death:
“Bobby was a remarkable person -- a good man, a great friend, a model citizen, and one of the finest and most effective Highway Commissioners ever. I loved him, and my thoughts and prayers are with Lois, Regina, Robert, and all who will miss him. We need more people like him in public life.”
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ARKANSAS, USA — The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has announced the death of Arkansas Highway Commissioner, Bobby Hopper.
"The Arkansas Department of Transportation and Arkansas Highway Commission are deeply saddened by the news that the longest serving Highway Commissioner, Bobby Hopper, has passed away," said ARDOT.
ARDOT says Hopper served a total of 16 years on the Highway Commision making him the longest serving Highway Commissioner. Hopper served twice as Chairman from 1987 through 1988 and again in 1997 through 1998.
“Bobby Hopper built a legacy of public service, hard work and perseverance in working towards a vision” according to ArDOT Director Lorie Tudor.
ARDOT says Hopper’s determination was most evident in the work put forth to make Interstate 49 between Alma and Bella Vista a reality, which includes the Bobby Hopper Tunnel that opened in 1999.
Hopper once said he was there “from the start to the finish" of the I-49 project and was proud of how it changed Arkansas’ landscape.
“While we have lost a great friend, a wonderful person, and a dedicated servant of the people, he and his legacy will never be forgotten,” says Tudor.
President Bill Clinton also released the following statement regarding Hopper's death:
“Bobby was a remarkable person -- a good man, a great friend, a model citizen, and one of the finest and most effective Highway Commissioners ever. I loved him, and my thoughts and prayers are with Lois, Regina, Robert, and all who will miss him. We need more people like him in public life.”
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CLARKSVILLE, Ark. — Viewers sent in videos and pictures from the start of the fire sending up smoke that could be seen for miles.
“I’ve never seen it…it was like you could tell it was over with. With the flames coming out, they had two dormers that were starting to collapse,” said hotel guest, Gary Hamilton.
A couple from Texas had just checked in moments before the fire erupted through the hotel.
“Firemen come through and pounded on our door and I opened it and he says get out now it’s on fire,” said Juanita Van Norman.
Juanita Van Norman and her husband stay in this hotel every time they visit Clarksville and she says she’s never seen anything like this before.
“They also helped me run back in and get all of my things and our medicine in stuff, my insulin and it was scary,” Norman recalled.
The motel guests were very grateful the fire department helped them evacuate safely and put out the fire as quickly as they could.
“The firefighters…they did a hell of a job,” Hamilton said.
“We just got out, but I couldn’t have done it without the firemen’s help and getting him out because there’s not a ramp over there….so he got him in a safe spot and then helped me,” said Van Norman.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. We also learned tonight from the Clarksville police department, that a local family with two small children had to evacuate during the fire and lost their car seats.
Safe Haven and the Pregnancy Help Clinic stepped up to donate two new seats to the family. The department also says Walmart donated water for firefighters and police officers on the scene working today. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/clarksville-motel-guests-escaping-fire/527-5a335f04-4c6f-454e-bb04-1263646f2abe | 2022-07-31T00:27:06 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/clarksville-motel-guests-escaping-fire/527-5a335f04-4c6f-454e-bb04-1263646f2abe |
INDIANAPOLIS — On Saturday, some of the best mullets in America will face off to see who rocks the infamous "business in the front, party in the back" style best, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
For most, it's a chance to show off the might of their mullets for a shot at $500.
For one contestant, though, the competition is a time to pay homage to a hairstyle that represents the boldness of life itself.
Lissa Sears is an Indianapolis-based comedian who was diagnosed with breast cancer several years ago. The color of her mullet pays tribute to that hard fight.
"After chemo, when I was bald, I wanted to grow it out into the mullet. Because I was like, 'What is the most opposite thing of bald?' It made total sense," she said.
As she recovered through the years, and was eventually cured of the cancer, her enthusiasm for life became expressed through bold hair styles. Namely, the bright pink mullet she continues to wear.
"That who I am. I just do it because YODO. You only die once. Live every day, take all the chances," Sears said.
Sears began growing this current mullet out in 2019.
"I saw a meme once that said if somebody has a mullet they don't give a darn believe them, and it's true," Sears said. "It brings me joy it doesn't matter at the end of the day."
She knows people may scoff at the mullet, or turn their noses up at it. Sears is used to people trying to snap sneaky photos.
"I get stopped on the street daily. It's not that they love pink. It's not that they love a mullet. They love that I have the courage and ability to step outside my box. Do something I wanted to do for me," Sears said.
Saturday will mark her first time in a mullet competition, but she already knows training for this event is unlike any other. "This isn't like a hot dog competition. You train for years. You can't just wake up one day with a mullet," Sears said.
USA Mullet Championships is the nation's official mullet-ranking authority. Judges will assess multiple categories, including adult male, adult female, teen and children.
Sears is excited to be in the arena with other mullet wearers, who have embraced life to the fullest like she has.
"It brings me joy," Sears said.
The winner of USA Mullet Championships' Indiana State Fair competition will automatically earn a spot in the highly competitive 'Top 25 for the Mane Event' this Fall.
WTHR 13News' own Dave Calabro will be among the judges. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/for-breast-cancer-survivor-rocking-a-bright-pink-mullet-is-an-homage-to-life-itself/531-ddc8b41f-2d97-44a9-9206-e698012a0340 | 2022-07-31T00:27:12 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/for-breast-cancer-survivor-rocking-a-bright-pink-mullet-is-an-homage-to-life-itself/531-ddc8b41f-2d97-44a9-9206-e698012a0340 |
CARROLLTON, Ga. — A former University of West Georgia professor is behind bars, accused of publicly shooting and killing an 18-year-old woman leaving a small community grieving. Anna Jones was killed overnight Saturday.
Carrollton Police Department investigators said Richard Sigman, 47, was taken into custody after officers were called to Tanner Medical Center around 12:30 a.m. about a woman who arrived at the facility shot.
Callers to 911 said the woman, identified as Jones, was hurt off Adamson Square in the courthouse parking deck, according to police.
Investigators said that initial evidence shows that Sigman and another man got into a verbal fight at Leopoldo's, a popular pizzeria in the square. The man alerted security that Sigman threatened to shoot him. When security approached Sigman, they noted he had a gun and told him to leave. Sigman obeyed and walked toward the parking deck, officers said.
Sigman then started shooting in the area and struck Jones who was sitting in a parked vehicle, authorities said. Friends quickly drove her to the hospital where she died.
Jones was enrolled to attend UWG in the fall, however, police said she was not one of Sigman's students. They noted that Sigman was intoxicated during the altercation and shooting.
The 18-year-old was a recent graduate from Mount Zion High School, according to a memorial posted by school leaders.
"It is with great sadness that we write to inform you of the passing of Anna Jones, a recent Class of 2022 graduate of MZHS. Anna loved this school and this community and she will be missed dearly by many," a spokesperson wrote on social media.
She also attended Mt. Zion Elementary, which honored the recent graduate with a statement calling her "an outstanding student and friend."
Jones was enrolled as an incoming freshman at UWG, a university spokesperson said, adding that Sigman's employment has been terminated in the wake of her death.
“On behalf of the university, we wish to convey our deepest condolences to Anna’s family and many friends,” said Dr. Brendan Kelly, UWG’s president in a prepared statement. “We know this news is difficult to process and affects many members of our university community. We ask that you keep Anna’s family, friends, and all who have been touched by this tragedy in your thoughts during this tremendously difficult time.”
As Jones' death was sudden, loved ones have organized a fundraiser to help her family cover funeral expenses.
People can donate to the Sweet Anna fund here.
As for Sigman, he is facing three counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and murder charges. He was booked into the Carroll County Jail. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/carrollton/former-university-of-west-georgia-professor-accused-of-murder-in-anna-jones-death/85-4970ae98-f2f2-4770-9194-c1b9fe96ed1a | 2022-07-31T00:29:35 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/carrollton/former-university-of-west-georgia-professor-accused-of-murder-in-anna-jones-death/85-4970ae98-f2f2-4770-9194-c1b9fe96ed1a |
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages in World War II using a code based on their native language, has died.
Sandoval died late Friday at a hospital in Shiprock, New Mexico, his wife, Malula told The Associated Press on Saturday. He was 98.
Hundreds of Navajos were recruited from the vast Navajo Nation to serve as Code Talkers with the U.S. Marine Corps. Only three are still alive today: Peter MacDonald, John Kinsel Sr. and Thomas H. Begay.
The code, based on the then-unwritten Navajo language, confounded Japanese military cryptologists. The Code Talkers are celebrated annually on Aug. 14, the day the Japanese surrendered.
Malula Sandoval said her husband had been looking forward to participating in the celebration this year and seeing a museum built in honor of the Code Talkers.
“Sam always said, ‘I wanted my Navajo youngsters to learn, they need to know what we did and how this code was used and how it contributed to the world,’" she said Saturday. “That the Navajo language was powerful and always to continue carrying our legacy.”
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