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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Justice Department is urging a federal judge to let a class-action lawsuit go forward against an Alabama town accused of policing for profit with excessive fines and aggressive enforcement of local laws.
The U.S. attorney’s office this week filed a statement of interest in the civil lawsuit against Brookside. The lawsuit was filed by four people who paid hundred of dollars in fines and said they were humiliated by what they described as a scheme to boost town revenue.
Brookside is seeking to dismiss the lawsuit. The Justice Department argued that it should proceed against the police department and local officials.
“Courts, prosecutors, and police should be driven by justice—not revenue,” an assistant U.S. attorney wrote in the court filing.
The Justice Department said the United States has an interest in enforcing federal laws regarding the imposition and enforcement of unlawful fines and fees. “The United States also has an interest in addressing practices that punish people for their poverty, in violation of their constitutional rights.”
AL.com reported in January that Brookside, which has a population of 1,253, saw revenue from fines and forfeitures jump 640 percent between 2018 and 2020 and grew to make up half the city’s total income.
Lawyers for the town, in seeking to dismiss the case, wrote in a court filing that, “very little is necessary to show that the fines and fees imposed by the Town of Brookside and/or the Brookside Municipal Court are rationally related to a governmental interest.”
Institute for Justice, a group representing the plaintiffs in the case, welcomed the Justice Department action.
“The Justice Department’s statement recognizes that Brookside’s abusive system of policing for profit violates the Constitution, and that the town should be held accountable,” Jaba Tsitsuashvili, a lawyer with the group, said in a statement. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/doj-lawsuit-should-proceed-over-alabama-towns-police-fines/ | 2022-08-01T15:08:28 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/doj-lawsuit-should-proceed-over-alabama-towns-police-fines/ |
SHORELINE, Wash. — Seattle and King County Public Health has said extreme heat will become more intense and last longer, which is prompting people to call for more resources to keep residents cool.
Seattle has now seen historic heat waves two years in a row. An estimated 56% of households in the Seattle metro area do not have air conditioning.
"Having five to six fans inside, plus an AC unit is what I currently have going on and it's still 87 (degrees) in my house," said Shoreline renter Kathleen Parrish. "It was 90 (degrees) plus the other day. This is unacceptable."
Parrish lives in a two-story Shoreline apartment with her husband and 11-month-old daughter, Lilly. She said the layout traps heat. While there are several windows, only a few can open. Parrish's landlord gave her an AC unit to borrow, but only after a tragedy.
"I was feeding Lilly eggs and next thing there were eggs everywhere and my dog is convulsing," Parrish said.
The 9-year-old, boxer-lab mix named Belle suffered a heatstroke. Parrish said Belle had at least two seizures.
"They said based on her age, the severity of the heatstroke at that time, the most humane option was to put her down," Parrish said.
Parrish said she took all the right steps to keep Belle cool, including wet towels, lots of water and ice cubes. She said as a new mom, the family was not financially in a place where they could afford an AC unit. She's worried about her young daughter and the next heatwave.
"It's just been a constant headache of heat, dizziness, and actually heat sickness that I've felt and feeling helpless," Parrish said.
Parrish has reached out to her property manager in hopes of finding a solution, but she said they've been slow to respond.
She's calling on the people with the power to make changes to take action as extreme heatwaves become a predictable part of Seattle summers.
In response to the 2021 heatwave that killed 30 people in King County, the county is in the process of developing its first extreme heat mitigation strategy.
Parrish hopes to see protections for renters without AC.
"I just can't imagine the next few years how it's going to continue rising," Parrish said. "We see this as a pattern. We know it's going to happen. I think apartments need to commit to funding renovation and making it [safer] living conditions." | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/family-calls-protections-renters-extreme-heat/281-81b15d53-4c80-4d5c-a2d5-fd1c6da93798 | 2022-08-01T15:16:02 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/family-calls-protections-renters-extreme-heat/281-81b15d53-4c80-4d5c-a2d5-fd1c6da93798 |
Three adults and two children escaped a fire at their mobile home early today, Fort Wayne firefighters said.
A firefighter who suffered a medical issue unrelated to the fire was treated at the scene, the Fort Wayne Fire Department said in a statement.
Firefighters were called to the 200 block of Country Forest Drive shortly before 4 a.m. and found fire consuming the front of the home, the statement said. It said they controlled the blaze within 20 minutes of arrival; the home sustained heavy fire, smoke and water damage.
No working smoke detectors were present in the home, the statement said. It said a resident stated he had purchased new smoke detectors but had not installed them.
Fort Wayne police, the Three Rivers Ambulance Authority, Northern Indiana Public Service Co., American Electric Power and Neighborhood Code Enforcement assisted. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/5-escape-mobile-home-fire/article_f1454432-118e-11ed-939a-33713e79c6ea.html | 2022-08-01T15:17:13 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/5-escape-mobile-home-fire/article_f1454432-118e-11ed-939a-33713e79c6ea.html |
Ruth Hacha doesn’t have a classroom at Heritage Junior-Senior High School, but that hasn’t stopped the assistant food service manager from getting to know its almost 800 students.
“I try to know all their names and greet them all personally,” Hacha recently told the East Allen County Schools board. “A lot of them need that.”
That’s among the reasons why the Indiana School Nutrition Association named Hacha as the Manager of the Year, EACS spokeswoman Tamyra Kelly said as the board celebrated Hacha’s honor July 19.
Hacha, who has worked for the district since November 1996, was also recognized for her positive outlook and her efforts to make the kitchen and cafeteria inviting places with seasonal decorations.
“As years go on and relationships grow, she has come to understand the importance of really listening to the needs, the wants of our customers,” Kelly said. “By doing so, she can address them personally and follow up with each person, whether it be food service related or personal experiences. Patience and kindness go a long way, and she has been an expert at both.”
Hacha said she loves what she does.
“I’m there for the kids,” she said. “They’re my reason why.”
“Hang onto that reason,” said Tim Hines, board vice president.
The Indiana School Nutrition Association’s award recipients are to be honored at the group’s annual conference in November. Its website indicates honorees also included Sara Laboube, a food service employee at North Adams Community Schools. She was named Employee of the Year.
Concordia
Concordia Lutheran High School named members to its board of directors: Matthew Leighty, Mitch McKinney and the Rev. Douglas Punke. They will each serve three-year terms. James Goodwin and the Rev. Daniel May were reelected for a second three-year term.
Defiance
• In fiscal year 2021-22, Defiance College saw its donor base increase 45% – the largest increase in year-to-year donors in more than a decade. The college received more than $1.1 million in total giving. In May, it launched the Defi the Odds campaign, which surpassed the goals set for number of donors and donations, 200 and $200,000, respectively. More than 300 donors gave $209,005.
FWCS
Fort Wayne Community Schools has hired Courtney Lumbley as curriculum director and promoted Ashley Finneran to principal of Lakeside Middle School.
• A team comprising Christian Burlison, Jackson Johns and Jekhi Buchanan from the FWCS Career Academy was awarded the high school silver medal in promotional bulletin board at the 2022 SkillsUSA Championships held in Atlanta in late June. Max Adams, from New Haven and a FWCS Career Academy student, received the high school bronze medal in carpentry.
Grant
• The Indiana Department of Education awarded 97 schools and community partners with $57 million in Explore, Engage and Experience grant funding. The funding will aid schools and local partners as they work to expand students’ access to pathways leading to high-wage, high-demand careers. Recipients included Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District, Central Noble Community Schools, DeKalb County Central United School District, DeKalb County Eastern School District, East Allen County Schools, Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community Schools, Lakewood Park Christian School, Manchester Community Schools, Region 8 Education Service Center, South Adams Schools, and Whitko Community School Corp. Go to www.in.gov/doe for more information, including award amounts and community partners.
Huntington
Jill Linder, assistant professor in the occupational therapy doctoral program at Huntington University, and Kathleen Melei, program alumna, published “From Isolation to Connection: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Older Adults’ Social Participation using the COV19-QoL Scale” in The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy. The accepted paper is a product of a level 2 fieldwork project that evolved into a mixed-methods study for Melei’s doctoral capstone project. Follow their work on ResearchGate, go online to researchgate.net/profile/Kathleen-Melei.
Indiana Wesleyan
• Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global is launching a life coaching certificate program, which will prepare students to become certified life coaches through the International Coaching Federation. Go to indwes.edu/clc for information.
PFW
Purdue University Fort Wayne selected William “B.J.” Hull as its chief development officer. He has 15 years of advancement and development experience in higher education, most recently as vice chancellor of university advancement at the University of Michigan-Flint.
David Johnson• , associate vice chancellor for communications and marketing at Purdue Fort Wayne, will take on the additional title of chief marketing officer.
• Representatives from Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend and Purdue University Fort Wayne last month formalized the relationship between the two organizations. Dan Florin, Catholic Charities chief executive officer, and university Chancellor Ron Elsenbaumer signed a memorandum of understanding that solidified an agreement of collaboration on research and discovery, learning and teaching, and engagement programs.
Scholarships
The National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced Daniel X. Liu of Canterbury School and Lauren B. Cabe, Melody L. Sutter and Gabrielle E. Waterman of Homestead High School received college-sponsored scholarships.
• The Old Fort Mustangers Club held its 39th annual Old Fort Mustangers Club Mustang & Ford Show last month at Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne. Automotive student Sabrina Al-Kadhimi received a $1,000 scholarship from the Old Fort Mustangers at the event.
Trine
Amy Heavin will join Trine University as director of the new Transition to Teaching program within the university’s Franks School of Education this fall. Transition to Teaching is an accelerated program that will help career professionals who hold bachelor’s degrees earn the credentials to teach.
Constantina Sloffer , a faculty member in Trine’s Master of Physician Assistant Studies program, will receive specialized training in mental health conditions and substance use disorders through a new initiative sponsored by the American Academy of Physician Associates and the Indianapolis Colts. In turn, she will train Trine students and potentially other faculty to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
A $19,000 grant from the Indiana State Library has provided computer equipment, study carrels and increased access to scholarly databases for Trine University library facilities in Angola and Fort Wayne.
Students and parents can nominate a teacher for Teacher Honor Roll. Send nominations to The Journal Gazette, 600 W. Main St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802; fax 461-8893 or email asloboda@jg.net.
To submit an item, send a typed release from the school or organization to Education Notebook, The Journal Gazette, 600 W. Main St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802; fax 461-8893 or email asloboda@jg.net at least two weeks before the desired publication date. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/east-allen-county-schools-assistant-food-service-manager-honored-calls-students-my-reason-why/article_d2a621fe-0919-11ed-b753-c3a179051350.html | 2022-08-01T15:17:19 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/east-allen-county-schools-assistant-food-service-manager-honored-calls-students-my-reason-why/article_d2a621fe-0919-11ed-b753-c3a179051350.html |
- People living with mental health disorder: 14.5%
--- 19.2% of adults 50-54
--- 17.8% of adults 55-59
--- 13.5% of adults 60-64
--- 11.8% of adults 65 or older
- Those reporting a significant negative impact on mental health due to the pandemic:
--- Among all respondents: 14.2%
--- Those with any mental health disorder: 43%
--- Those with serious mental health disorders: Data not sufficient
The majority of U.S. adults between the ages of 50 and 80 in January of 2021 perceived their mental health as being as good or better than, it was 20 years ago, according to a survey from the National Poll of Healthy Aging. Still, nearly half of this age group reported feeling stressed and isolated from others. Mental health conditions may be treatable and manageable with the right support, but nearly one in three older adults said they would have some hesitation about seeking mental health care in the future.
Women, lower-income earners, and those with worse physical health experienced mental illness symptoms more often.
During the first six months of the pandemic, workers aged 55 and older were 17% more likely to get laid off than their younger colleagues. This put a burden on financial security during retirement and the loss of benefits necessary during this stage of life.
This story originally appeared on Sidecar Health and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/memory-cafe-sponsored-by-adrc-to-be-held-at-kenosha-county-park/article_c2b47694-101f-11ed-a15b-875bf5637ee2.html | 2022-08-01T15:19:19 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/memory-cafe-sponsored-by-adrc-to-be-held-at-kenosha-county-park/article_c2b47694-101f-11ed-a15b-875bf5637ee2.html |
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Editor's note: The above video is from July 30.
Governor Tom Wolf on Monday announced that one member of Pennsylvania Task Force 1 (PA-TF1) Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) has been deployed to Kentucky to assist several communities in the state that were devastated by historic floods in the past week.
Specifically, the deployed member will be assisting in response and recovery efforts, and will serve as a deputy planner with a federal Incident Support Team.
“It will take years for survivors to recover from the destruction of entire communities, and those who lost their lives will never be forgotten,” Gov. Wolf said in a statement Monday. “Pennsylvania stands ready to assist now in the immediate aftermath, and in the weeks and months to come by providing whatever support we can.”
The deployed member could remain deployed in Kentucky for up to two weeks, also according to a statement from Gov. Wolf.
PA-TF 1 is one of 28 teams that are part of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System and is a federal resource that can quickly be mobilized to deploy to incidents anywhere in the country.
The team is sponsored by the Philadelphia Fire Department, and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency is also monitoring the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) system for requests for assistance. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/pa-task-force-1-member-deployed-to-kentucky-flooding/521-39a55da4-fd36-43d2-b92b-c7e57f18a3d9 | 2022-08-01T15:26:46 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/pa-task-force-1-member-deployed-to-kentucky-flooding/521-39a55da4-fd36-43d2-b92b-c7e57f18a3d9 |
If there’s one thing you have to admire in Idaho’s Senate delegation, it’s their consistency.
Unlike many of their Republican colleagues, they didn’t reverse their votes Wednesday on the Honoring our PACT Act, which would provide health care to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who have developed injuries and diseases related to exposure to burn pits and extend benefits for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange.
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly and bipartisanly passed the bill in June. In the House, where it also passed overwhelmingly and bipartisanly, a minor correction was made to the bill, which meant it had to be sent back to the Senate for another procedural vote.
But in between the June vote and Wednesday, there was a political development. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, long a holdout on President Joe Biden’s big spending package, announced he had reached a deal he could support. It would spend billions on climate change and reduce the deficit by raising taxes on the wealthy.
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Republicans who oppose this appear to have reacted in an unspeakably callous way: by holding the Honoring our PACT Act hostage. Though 34 Republican senators originally supported the bill, that suddenly dropped to eight on Wednesday, dipping the bill below the filibuster threshold and effectively blocking it.
Senate Republicans may have principled reasons for opposing the Democratic reconciliation package, but turning veterans into a political bargaining chip to try to buy off votes on the spending bill is utterly unconscionable.
But Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo cannot be accused of any such hypocrisy. They did not switch their votes. They simply have shown principled and consistent opposition to providing veterans with adequate health care.
Crapo and Risch have opposed the Honoring our PACT Act from the start. They were among the only 14 votes against the bill in June, and they voted against it again this week.
Now, of course, you could compare these votes to what Crapo and Risch say about veterans. And there you might be tempted to detect a bit of hypocrisy.
“I am proud to promote programs to help service members transition back to civilian life once their tour of service has ended, and to ensure surviving spouses and families of deceased veterans have access to the full benefits promised by the federal government,” wrote Risch in a statement on Veterans Day in 2020.
No mention of caring for veterans injured by duties they were ordered to perform, such as standing guard over or sleeping near pits full of burning trash, human waste, chemicals, fuel, paint and who knows what else. So there’s no hypocrisy in Risch’s vote.
“More than 130,000 veterans and their families call Idaho home,” Crapo wrote on Facebook last Veterans Day. “These brave men and women have sworn an oath to defend the freedoms and liberties we all hold dear. We owe each of our veterans our undying gratitude for their commitment to service and the sacrifices they have made.”
But it’s important to remember that “undying gratitude” and “paying to treat lung damage incurred while deployed overseas” are not the same thing. So there’s no hypocrisy here.
“But it is important we continue to support their service well beyond their deployment,” Crapo wrote in a second Facebook message that Veterans Day. “Ensuring veterans have access to quality care and benefits they have rightfully earned remains a top priority in Congress, and we cannot waver in that endeavor.”
Well, OK. Maybe a little hypocrisy. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/idaho-view-our-senators-are-not-hypocrites-they-consistently-voted-to-deny-care-to-our/article_d2830544-0f58-11ed-af1a-fbb8da611ed6.html | 2022-08-01T15:35:09 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/idaho-view-our-senators-are-not-hypocrites-they-consistently-voted-to-deny-care-to-our/article_d2830544-0f58-11ed-af1a-fbb8da611ed6.html |
ALBANY – Following several strategic moves that have further positioned AB&T for continued success well into the future, the Albany-based community bank announced Monday the addition of Blair Blackburn as chief financial officer.
A certified public accountant, Blackburn has spent the past two years working as an in-house CPA for a family-owned business out of Camilla, following a five-year stint with Albany's Mauldin & Jenkins Financial Institutions practice.
As CFO, Blackburn will serve on the bank's senior management team. As the lead financial officer, she'll be responsible for preparing and interpreting financial analysis for management, directors, shareholders, and regulatory agencies while also serving as an advisor to the board and executive management. Blackburn will be vital in advising senior management about capital planning, budgeting, asset and liability management, and liquidity forecasting.
"With this announcement and Blair on the team, we'll reach a significant mile marker in our strategic execution," AB&T CEO Perry Revell said in a news release. "Blair's public and private accounting experience and her drive to be part of a team building a legacy community bank position her as the ideal person to join our leadership team and lead our accounting and financial management.
"Blair also maintains an appreciation for the vital role a true community bank plays in the financial health of our community. She's the right person for this position, and we're excited to welcome Blair to the team."
A native of Macon, Blackburn graduated from First Presbyterian Day School before ultimately earning a bachelor's degree in Business Accounting from Middle Georgia State University.
Blackburn and her husband, Ty, a native of Lester, are the parents of two daughters and are active members of First United Methodist Church of Albany.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — North Fort Myers Fire Commissioner James Leroy Nottingham has passed away.
The North Fort Myers Fire Control District announced the news on their Facebook page.
Nottingham served the district and citizens of NFM for almost 30 years. Prior to serving NFM, he retired from Fort Myers Fire Department as a Captain, according to a Facebook post from NFMCD.
One of Nottingham’s greatest successes is establishing Southwest Florida Professional Fire Fighters Local 1826 Union Chapter in Lee County.
Nottingham was “instrumental, recognized, and respected to the Fire Fighter Union on a Federal and State level.”
He was a massive supporter of the local MDA and “believed in the cause with his whole heart.”
He will be extremely missed, the Facebook post states. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/08/01/north-fort-myers-fire-commissioner-james-leroy-nottingham-passes-away/ | 2022-08-01T15:42:01 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/08/01/north-fort-myers-fire-commissioner-james-leroy-nottingham-passes-away/ |
2022 Huk Big Fish Classic features Michael Jordan appearance, tons of big catches
The fishing tournament season is in full swing on the Eastern Shore, with boats full of competitive anglers trying to reel in big catches in exchange for even bigger cash prizes. And for one Ocean City tournament that hosted its competition this past weekend, tons of fireworks look place at the scales, including a major celebrity appearance.
The Huk Big Fish Classic held its annual three-day tournament over the weekend in Ocean City, with a total purse of just over $1 million on the line for the competing boats. And legendary NBA player Michael Jordan not only was one of the competitors in the tournament, but also found himself atop the leaderboard for a time during its second day.
After his plane was spotted in Salisbury Friday afternoon, Jordan fished in Day Two of the Big Fish Classic on Saturday and reeled in two big eye tuna, one yellowfin and a swordfish that he and the crew of his Catch 23 yacht brought to the scales in Ocean City.
His 91.5-pound swordfish would put him on the tournament's leaderboard as the first place swordfish when it was weighed, and would end the day in second place after being surpassed later on by a 170.5 lb swordfish caught by Mitch Grooms of the Big Stick boat.
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Jordan's swordfish catch would end up being surpassed again by the end of the tournament's third and final day on Sunday, taking him out of the top three.
Jordan and his Catch 23 boat are also registered to compete in next week's White Marlin Open, which would be the fourth year in a row competing in the world's largest billfishing tournament for the NBA Hall-of-Famer.
Jordan also had success last month during the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in North Carolina, where he caught a 24-pound dolphin fish. It will be exciting to see if his luck on the water this summer will carry over to next week's big tournament.
Jordan was not the only angler to reel in big catches over the weekend, as the scales at the Big Fish Classic saw a lot action over the weekend, especially in its third and final day on Sunday.
Here were the five largest total payouts to the boats who won big at the 2022 Huk Big Fish Classic:
Boss Hog - $225,000.00
Gret's 3 J's - $201,885.00
No Limit - $192,253.00
Big Stick - $98,550.00
Low Profile - $96,743.00
More:Reliving the 2021 White Marlin Open's most thrilling moments | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/sports/local/2022/08/01/michael-jordan-fishing-season-2022-huk-big-fish-classic-ocean-city-md/65388147007/ | 2022-08-01T15:46:15 | 0 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/sports/local/2022/08/01/michael-jordan-fishing-season-2022-huk-big-fish-classic-ocean-city-md/65388147007/ |
TAMPA, Fla. — For one hour only, drivers can swing by a Marathon gas station to fill up their tanks for $2.38 per gallon — a price not seen since early 2021.
The conservative organization, Americans for Prosperity, says it's partnering with the Flatwoods Marathon station at 17519 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. to highlight "rising costs for Americans and their businesses."
The deal runs from 2-3 p.m. Monday with only regular, unleaded gas available for the reduced price. It's first-come, first-serve and no RVs or gas cans will be accepted.
Americans for Prosperity argues that recently passed budgets by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in Washington, D.C., have contributed to higher prices in grocery stores and gas stations.
"It’s easy for politicians to blame these rising costs on geopolitical instability or scapegoat corporate greed. But the reality is, out-of-control government spending and burdensome regulations have been fueling the problem all along," the organization said in a statement.
Patrick De Haan, the head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.com, counters the organization's claim, saying that in early 2021, demand for gasoline grew following a weak 2020 because of a strengthening economy and the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.
It's crude oil prices that are the largest contributor to the rise and fall of gas prices, De Haan says.
The average price for a gallon of gas has been on the decrease since mid-June amid fears of an ongoing recession and falling oil prices. According to GasBuddy, the average nationwide price is $4.17 per gallon.
In Florida, the price is even lower at $3.89 per gallon. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-cheap-gas-americans-for-prosperity/67-bd3a52fc-43a0-48e9-a33d-9ac3075ec468 | 2022-08-01T15:49:23 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-cheap-gas-americans-for-prosperity/67-bd3a52fc-43a0-48e9-a33d-9ac3075ec468 |
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — The Pinellas Park Fire Department says no one was found during a search for a person inside a manhole on Monday morning.
Police say they were dispatched around 9 a.m. to 66th Street North near 84th Avenue North in Pinellas Park after receiving reports that a man fell through a manhole opening into a sewage drain.
Crews from the Pinellas Park Public Works Department reportedly spoke with the man, but no one was found after the fire department completed a search. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/man-falls-in-manhole-rescue-pinellas-park/67-f89f8926-22df-45d6-872a-71858ee47fa1 | 2022-08-01T15:49:38 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/man-falls-in-manhole-rescue-pinellas-park/67-f89f8926-22df-45d6-872a-71858ee47fa1 |
ELKHART, Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued from a missing teen, who was last seen in northern Indiana.
The Elkhart County Sheriff's Office said 15-year-old Antonio Mikell was last seen Saturday, July 30 at 3:15 p.m. in Elkhart, Indiana.
Mikell is described as 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 120 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a Trump 2020 T-shirt and pajama pants with Christmas lights, and carrying a silver suitcase.
Deputies said Mikell is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.
Anyone with information on Mikell's whereabouts is asked to call the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office at 574-533-4151 or 911.
Elkhart is roughly 165 miles north of downtown Indianapolis.
Amber Alert vs. Silver Alert: What's the difference?
There are specific standards a person's disappearance must meet in order for police to declare an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.
Amber Alerts are for children under the age of 18 who are believed to have been abducted and in danger. Police also need to have information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.
Silver Alerts are for missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common for missing people. It was not until last year when the standards for Silver Alerts were expanded to include children.
In both situations, these alerts must be issued by police.
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On Nov. 20, Casper will welcome facial hair aficionados from around the country for the National Beard and Moustache Championships.
The event — taking place at the Ford Wyoming Center — is a collaboration between facial hair enthusiasts group Beard Team USA and Visit Casper, Natrona County’s Travel and Tourism Council.
It’s expected to draw 300 contestants who will compete across 47 categories, according to Visit Casper.
That includes categories for both natural and styled moustaches and beards.
Those are further split into sub-groups for facial hair of various styles: handlebars, Dalis, goatees and Garibaldis, to name a few.
The competition even has divisions for craft mustaches and beards (fake facial hair, in other words).
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In the “creative” craft mustache and beard sub-categories, competitors are allowed make facial hair out of practically any material. It just has to be attached to their face, be recognizable as a beard or mustache and not be made of anything dangerous or illegal, the competition’s website says.
There’s also the “natural” craft facial hair contests. For those, competitors make fake beards and mustaches out of their head hair. The goal is to make it look as real as possible.
Depending on the category, competitors will be judged in part on neatness, symmetry and creativity of their designs, according to the contest’s website.
One contestant will be named the competition’s grand-prize winner.
It’s the first time the Beard and Moustache Championship has come to Wyoming. Previously, the contest has taken place in locations including Las Vegas, New Orleans, Nashville, Portland and Brooklyn.
To enter the National Beard and Moustache Championships, or to become a vendor or sponsor, visit nationalbeardchampionships.com.
The Ford Wyoming Center is hosting Casper’s annual Booze & Bacon Festival the same day. Visitors can sample locally made bacon dishes, and beer and liquor from Wyoming-based and national vendors.
Tickets to attend both events are available at fordwyomingcenter.com. They’re $20 to reserve in advance, $25 at the door and $75 for VIP access. (One ticket gets you into both the competition and the festival.)
A portion of the money raised from the events will go toward Joshua’s Storehouse, according to the Ford Wyoming Center’s website. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/national-facial-hair-competition-coming-to-casper-in-november/article_cfd4721c-0f88-11ed-b13f-57440e0fbc60.html | 2022-08-01T15:51:15 | 1 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/national-facial-hair-competition-coming-to-casper-in-november/article_cfd4721c-0f88-11ed-b13f-57440e0fbc60.html |
DES MOINES, Iowa — If you thought you were smelling barbeque around downtown Des Moines on July 31, there was a good reason for it.
The Food Bank of Iowa hosted their annual "Smoke Out Hunger" fundraiser, helping keep their shelves stocked for families in need.
It's the biggest fundraiser the Food Bank of Iowa hosts every year, and officials say the extra help couldn't come at a better time with demand for services on the rise.
According to the Food Bank of Iowa, in the last six months, pantries they help supply have seen double, triple, or even quadruple the number of people coming in. One factor driving that: additional SNAP benefits given out during the COVID-19 pandemic were ended back in in April.
"It's people living on fixed incomes, and it's people that are working hard but just can't make ends meet. One in seven working Iowans aren't making enough to pay their basic bills," said Michelle Book, CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa.
And that's just the start. With inflation driving up food costs and many children lacking access to school meals during the summer, it's creating a perfect storm for pantries.
"On the heels of the COVID crisis, we have another disaster with heightened need. We need more food today than we needed during COVID," Book said.
According to the Food Bank of Iowa, approximately 300,000 Iowans are dealing with food insecurity. 100,000 of them are children. If you're looking to donate or volunteer at any local pantries, information about how to help can be found here. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/smoke-out-hunger-food-bank-of-iowa/524-0864479a-c2c5-43a3-90f0-a43d514b3b9a | 2022-08-01T15:56:18 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/smoke-out-hunger-food-bank-of-iowa/524-0864479a-c2c5-43a3-90f0-a43d514b3b9a |
What to Know
- A woman who pleaded guilty to setting fire to police cars amid the 2020 racial justice protests in Philadelphia has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison.
- The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that since 35-year-old Lore-Elizabeth Blumenthal of Jenkintown has been in custody since her arrest two years ago, she could be released in a matter of months.
- Blumenthal pleaded guilty to two counts of obstructing law enforcement during civil disorder related to throwing a piece of burning police barrier at a police car.
A woman who pleaded guilty to setting fire to police cars amid the 2020 racial justice protests in Philadelphia has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that since 35-year-old Lore-Elizabeth Blumenthal of Jenkintown has been in custody since her arrest two years ago, she could be released in a matter of months.
Blumenthal pleaded guilty to two counts of obstructing law enforcement during civil disorder related to throwing a piece of burning police barrier at a police car. Police used photos from the protest and social media profiles to find Blumenthal, who was wearing a distinctive shirt investigators tracked down on Etsy and had a recognizable tattoo.
Blumenthal acknowledged in court Thursday that the fires recklessly put the lives of other demonstrators at risk. She said she had been high on drugs and filled with fear and rage following the death of George Floyd and the economic uncertainty produced by the COVID pandemic.
“My substance abuse left me feeling utterly self-righteous and impervious to critique,” Blumenthal told the judge, the Inquirer reported. “I channeled all of my outrage and grief into the police, and I wish I’d not done that and had had the coping skills and self-de-escalation I do today.”
U.S. District Judge Barclay Surrick cited Blumenthal's 25 months behind bars and said he believed she had “learned her lesson,” but believed it was important to “deter others from getting involved in this activity.”
Ayoub Tabri, 25, was sentenced earlier this month to 364 days behind bars -- less time than he had already served in custody, and short enough to avoid triggering deportation proceedings for the Moroccan immigrant. Four other people are awaiting trial or sentencing. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/woman-gets-prison-in-police-car-fires-amid-2020-protest/3320889/ | 2022-08-01T15:58:41 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/woman-gets-prison-in-police-car-fires-amid-2020-protest/3320889/ |
SHAMOKIN, Pa. — A convicted killer is scheduled to be back in Northumberland County court later today.
Brandon Brown is set to be re-sentenced for the rape and murder of six-year-old Jasmine Stoud.
It was the crime that shocked the area back on 2001. The then-teenager was tried and convicted of sexually assaulting and killing Jasmine Stoud in Coal Township. The child was found near Shamokin with a fractured skull back in 2001. He was found guilty of first-degree murder two years later and sentenced to life in prison.
A Supreme Court ruling, handed down several years ago, gives teenagers sent to prison for life the chance to seek parole or a new sentence-- and that's what lawyers for Brandon Brown have done.
Today Brown is set to learn his fate for a second time. Investigators called Stoud's murder one of the worst crimes they have ever seen.
Brandon is now 36 years old. He is scheduled to go before a county judge in Sunbury.
See news happening? Call our Newstip hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/back-to-court-for-the-murderer-of-a-6-year-old-in-2001-brandon-brown/523-8082d9b2-d888-4493-a69e-100d38a29850 | 2022-08-01T15:58:43 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/northumberland-county/back-to-court-for-the-murderer-of-a-6-year-old-in-2001-brandon-brown/523-8082d9b2-d888-4493-a69e-100d38a29850 |
KLAMATH, Ore. — Firefighters are battling multiple wildfires burning in the forests between Bend and Crater Lake in Southern Oregon this weekend.
As of early Sunday, the Windigo Fire has burned more than 100 acres of timber in the Umpqua National Forest. It was first reported Saturday afternoon near Forest Service Road 60 along the Douglas-Klamath county line, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Because of this wildfire, the Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA) asked hikers to stay off the trail between Crater Lake National Park and Willamette Pass. More information can be found on the PCTA website.
Several miles south-southeast, the Tolo Mountain Fire has burned 41 acres in the Deschutes National Forest. It's estimated to be 20% contained as of Sunday morning.
A third fire was reported near Potter Mountain in the Willamette National Forest around 9 a.m. Sunday, the U.S. Forest Service said in a Facebook post. This fire is "very active although in a relatively remote area," the agency said.
A map from central Oregon fire officials shows numerous lightning strikes in the area of these wildfires over the weekend.
These mark the first significant fires of Oregon's wildfire season.
Just south of the Oregon border in northern California, the McKinney Fire has burned more than 80 square miles in just two days in the Klamath National Forest. About 2,000 residents of the Yreka, Calif., area have evacuated.
On Sunday, the Oregon State Fire Marshal sent three task forces made up of 41 firefighters to assist with the response to this fire. | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/wildfire/wildfires-south-central-oregon/283-ad152e48-1bc9-427e-8a48-813097ceb74a | 2022-08-01T15:59:31 | 1 | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/wildfire/wildfires-south-central-oregon/283-ad152e48-1bc9-427e-8a48-813097ceb74a |
HOBART — One Dyer resident is dead and another is in critical condition after being pulled Sunday night from Robinson Lake in Hobart, according to Indiana Department of Natural Resources spokesman Tyler Brock.
The deceased is being identified at this time only as a 19-year-old resident.
The person was declared dead at the scene, Brock said.
A spokesperson for the Lake County coroner's office was not immediately available Monday morning for comment.
A 54-year-old Dyer woman was in critical condition Monday morning, Brock said.
Hobart police were called out around 8:10 p.m. Sunday to 5300 Liverpool Road for a possible drowning at the lake, Chief Garrett Ciszewski said Monday morning.
"Upon arrival, officers learned there were possibly two drowning victims," he said.
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Officer Garrett White, with the help of others, removed a female from the water and he began CPR, Ciszewski said.
Officers Andrew Cafiero and Ryan Zuklin continued CPR until Hobart firefighters arrived to take over.
"Officers continued to search the water for second, male victim until divers arrived from Hobart Fire Department and Lake County Dive team entered the waters," he said.
"Heroic efforts on the part of bystanders, Hobart Firefighters & Hobart Police saved the life of one person that went under the water at Robinson Lake tonight," the Hobart Fire Department posted on social media. "Unfortunately, one other person has passed."
"Personal flotation devices are necessary pieces of equipment when on any body of water," the department said.
Come back to nwi.com for updates as they become available. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-dyer-resident-dead-another-critical-after-being-pulled-from-lake-official-says/article_81e837fe-47d4-5f29-a81d-f717037fd21e.html | 2022-08-01T16:03:03 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-dyer-resident-dead-another-critical-after-being-pulled-from-lake-official-says/article_81e837fe-47d4-5f29-a81d-f717037fd21e.html |
CALUMET CITY — In a pair of unanimous votes last week, the City Council approved a $53 million budget and the first step in a redevelopment plan for River Oaks Center, which the city is negotiating to buy.
Council members OK'd $22 million in bonds for phase one of the River Oaks redevelopment, which will include replacing the vacant Sears store — which closed in 2013 — in the mall's northeast corner with a $79 million water park. Construction for that attraction could start later this year, according to a release from the city.
The second phase of the project would include the construction of the south wing of a hotel catering to families with younger children. The third phase would feature building the north wing of the hotel, targeted at the business community with conference facilities and a rooftop bar and pool.
The city already owns the former Sears property, which covers 27 acres and has been appraised at $1.9 million, and plans to sell it to Chicago-based Jackson Nuckolls Group LLC for redevelopment.
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River Oaks was opened as an outdoor mall in 1966 and was converted to an indoor mall in a 1994 redevelopment. Two anchor stores, Sears and Carson's, closed in 2013, leaving two remaining anchors: Macy's, the successor to original anchor Marshall Field's, and JCPenney. The latter was announced to be closing in 2020, but that decision was reversed.
The River Oaks redevelopment plan also includes an overhaul of the 200-acre indoor mall, whose lack of upkeep has been a source of criticism from both business owners and the administrations of current Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones and his predecessor, Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush.
That has spurred Jones' push for the city to buy the mall from current owners, Namdar Realty Group and Mason Asset Management.
"Upon being elected in 2021, I made it quite clear to the mall owners that Calumet City would no longer tolerate the current disposition of the property," Jones said in a statement. "The current operation has become the laughingstock of Cook County. The City Council and I will not stand idle and allow this precious gem to continue to be a cesspool for crime and mismanagement."
Budget
The city's $53 million budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year is an increase of $4 million from the current year.
It includes $8 million in new revenue, without a tax increase. Jones credited that in part to an increase in the number of businesses in the city from 415 to 628.
Other highlights of the budget:
- Cutting city expenditures by $500,000;
- Reducing Fire Department overtime from $1.3 million to $800,000 in conjunction with the hiring of additional firefighters;
- Hiring nine additional police officers, with plans to hire 10 more in 2023, and the implementation of bike and ATV patrols;
- Reduced health care costs by $350,000.
"I am grateful to the Aldermen for passing this budget," Jones said in a statement. "It addresses a variety of issues and potential challenges impacting our residents. This budget will allow us to not only fulfill the obligation to our residents and youth, but we now can aggressively capture this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform our city for the better." | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/calumet-city/calumet-city-council-oks-redevelopment-plan-for-river-oaks-center-53-million-budget/article_cbcaa993-03e0-587b-8546-37e4a46511cb.html | 2022-08-01T16:03:09 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/calumet-city/calumet-city-council-oks-redevelopment-plan-for-river-oaks-center-53-million-budget/article_cbcaa993-03e0-587b-8546-37e4a46511cb.html |
Hold the dairy: Valley 101 samples nontraditional ice cream
One of the most popular ways to beat the heat is with a scoop of ice cream. Whether it's a classic flavor like chocolate or something more adventurous like olive oil, there's always something for everybody.
For some people, ice cream may not be an option. They may have learned of a recent allergy or have decided to become vegan. But plenty of shops around the Valley serve ice cream that anybody, regardless of their allergies or diets, can safely eat.
In this week's episode of Valley 101, a podcast by The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, we visited ice cream shops in the Phoenix area that cater to customers with dietary restrictions.
Recipe: This is the easiest way to make ice cream at home
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Listen to Valley 101 on your favorite podcast app or stream the full episode below.
Click here to submit questions you have about metro Phoenix for a chance to be chosen for the podcast.
Note: Valley 101 is intended to be heard. But we also offer a transcript of the episode script. There may be slight deviations from the podcast audio.
Follow Valley 101 and all azcentral podcasts on Twitter here. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2022/08/01/valley-101-samples-unique-ice-cream-shops-metro-phoenix/10185373002/ | 2022-08-01T16:09:58 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2022/08/01/valley-101-samples-unique-ice-cream-shops-metro-phoenix/10185373002/ |
Authorities are in search of a driver accused of fleeing a Queens intersection where a 32-year-old riding on the outside of a van was thrown to the ground and left injured.
City DOT officials said the injured man was transported by EMS to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition.
The puzzling incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Forest Hills. According to the DOT, a grey Ford passenger van was making a turn from Metropolitan Avenue onto 71st Avenue when the 32-year-old fell.
It wasn't clear why the victim had been riding on the outside of the vehicle.
After the man was thrown to ground during the van's turn, officials said the driver kept on going and left the man lying on the pavement.
There were no arrests related to the incident as of Monday morning. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-left-critically-injured-in-fall-after-riding-van-in-queens-ny-only/3803419/ | 2022-08-01T16:16:48 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-left-critically-injured-in-fall-after-riding-van-in-queens-ny-only/3803419/ |
A 2-year-old boy drowned in a backyard pool in New Jersey Sunday afternoon, authorities say.
Police in Union County's Linden responding to a call about a possible drowning at a McKinley Street home around 5:15 p.m. Sunday say family members had already pulled the toddler from the water and were trying to revive him.
He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
No other details were immediately available.
A joint investigation between Linden police, local child welfare workers and the Union County Homicide Task Force is ongoing, officials said.
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A veteran police officer shot to death in Rochester, New York as he sat in a parked vehicle will be eulogized by his children and fellow officers Monday.
The funeral for Rochester Police Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicsz will begin at noon at a downtown arena and was expected to draw officers and elected officials from around the region.
Mazurkiewicz, a 29-year member of the department, was in an unmarked vehicle with Officer Sino Seng late on July 21 when 17 rounds were fired into the vehicle from behind in what police describe as an ambush. Seng and a 15-year-old girl in a nearby house were wounded.
The two officers were part of the department’s plainclothes tactical unit and were investigating a murder.
Police say they found the suspect, Kelvin Vickers, hiding in the crawl space of a vacant house near the scene about an hour after the shooting. Vickers has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault and weapons counts, and was being held without bail.
Eleven people were scheduled to give eulogies at his funeral, including all four of Mazurkiewicz’s children. He also is survived by his wife of 28 years. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/veteran-officer-shot-to-death-in-rochester-ambush-remembered/3803369/ | 2022-08-01T16:17:00 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/veteran-officer-shot-to-death-in-rochester-ambush-remembered/3803369/ |
FILE - NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. Bubba Wallace says the pointed criticism he made toward members of his crew last weekend were a result of his passion to win and shouldn’t harm his relationship with them. “We have a team capable of winning, cars capable of winning,” Wallace said as he prepared for the Cup Series race at Road America on Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
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Music recording artist Wale performing during halftime of an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Football Team, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Landover, Md. The halftime show was the main event of a daylong schedule of Inspire Change events. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Wallace is NASCAR's only Black driver in the top-level Cup Series, and the sport is working to bring in new fans outside of its traditional Southern roots.
NASCAR held its season-opening race this year at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, with a concert from Pitbull, and will stage a street race in Chicago next year, a nod to Formula 1's recent success in the American market.
Wallace is trying to raise the sport's profile, and participated in a Netflix documentary, "Race," about his rise in the motorsports ranks.
The event page said in addition to the performances, there will be a NASCAR gaming hauler with the iRacing video game, live pit stops, and a "food truck village" featuring Black-owned businesses.
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FILE - NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Avondale, Ariz. Bubba Wallace says the pointed criticism he made toward members of his crew last weekend were a result of his passion to win and shouldn’t harm his relationship with them. “We have a team capable of winning, cars capable of winning,” Wallace said as he prepared for the Cup Series race at Road America on Sunday, July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Music recording artist Wale performing during halftime of an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Football Team, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Landover, Md. The halftime show was the main event of a daylong schedule of Inspire Change events. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) | https://richmond.com/sports/local/rapper-wale-to-headline-bubbas-block-party-ahead-of-august-nascar-race-in-richmond/article_d049a646-4135-50fa-9048-751638621964.html | 2022-08-01T16:20:44 | 0 | https://richmond.com/sports/local/rapper-wale-to-headline-bubbas-block-party-ahead-of-august-nascar-race-in-richmond/article_d049a646-4135-50fa-9048-751638621964.html |
BALTIMORE — An 18-year-old man who worked cleaning windshields for cash was fatally shot in West Baltimore over the weekend, police said.
Officers called to Gwynns Falls Parkway around 11 a.m. Saturday found the man with gunshot wounds and he later died at a hospital, police said.
The shooting comes weeks after a man with a baseball bat was fatally shot during a dispute with so-called squeegee workers at a downtown intersection. However, police spokeswoman Lindsey Eldridge said there’s no sign that Saturday’s shooting was related to the man cleaning windshields or any interaction with a motorist, The Baltimore Sun reported. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/police-squeegee-worker-killed-no-motorist-interaction-link/2022/08/01/c31d77ec-11b0-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html | 2022-08-01T16:20:53 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/police-squeegee-worker-killed-no-motorist-interaction-link/2022/08/01/c31d77ec-11b0-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Charleston residents can join the soup kitchen Manna Meal for its 12th annual “Bean Stringin’ Event” on Aug. 6 at the Capitol Market.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., community members can participate in an Appalachian by purchasing green beans from any market vendor and sitting down to string them while enjoying live music by The Band Wagon.
Manna Meal says this event allows all ages to come together and help provide food for the most vulnerable community members while also supporting local farmers. The organization freezes beans acquired from the event for use in their soup kitchen.
The soup kitchen, located at St. John Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, serves two meals a day all year, no questions asked.
The Capitol Market is located at 800 Smith St. in Charleston. Free parking is available to market customers and “Bean Stringin’ Event” goers in the lots outside by the interstate.
For more information on Manna Meal’s event, contact Executive Director Amy Wolfe by calling (304) 345-7121. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/manna-meal-to-host-annual-bean-stringin-event-at-charlestons-capitol-market-on-aug-6/ | 2022-08-01T16:21:15 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/manna-meal-to-host-annual-bean-stringin-event-at-charlestons-capitol-market-on-aug-6/ |
16-year-old charged as an adult in Detroit teen's fatal shooting
Detroit — A 16-year-old boy has been charged as an adult with murder in a teen's fatal shooting last week, the county prosecutor's office said.
Ryan McLeod, 16, was charged Monday with first-degree murder, felonious assault, and two counts of using a firearm during a felony, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
He was arraigned on the charges in 36th District Court in Detroit.
A magistrate remanded McLeod to a youth home and scheduled his next court date, a probable cause conference, for Aug.15.
If convicted, he faces up to life in prison for the first-degree murder charge.
According to authorities, Detroit police were called at about 7 p.m. last week Tuesday to a home in the 8320 block of Homer near Interstate 75 and Springwells on the city's southwest side for a report of a shooting.
Officers found a 13-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to his back.
Medics took the victim to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, officials said.
Prosecutors allege McLeod drove by the residence and fired multiple shots, fatally wounding the victim.
Last week, police said they had two suspects in custody in connection with the shooting. They said multiple shots were fired and at least one round struck the victim. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/01/16-year-old-charged-adult-detroit-teens-fatal-shooting/10200823002/ | 2022-08-01T16:25:19 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/01/16-year-old-charged-adult-detroit-teens-fatal-shooting/10200823002/ |
Wayne State University President Wilson set to step down
Wayne State University President M. Roy Wilson said Monday he will be stepping down as leader of the Detroit-based university in about a year.
"I believe that the time is right for a leadership transition," Wilson wrote in a letter to the WSU community.
The nine-year president added that Wayne State is well-positioned to continue providing access to the public urban, research university and reach its goal of becoming the top research university for social mobility in the nation.
“Wayne State today is strong and has a promising future,” Wilson said. “Together we have made great strides and I am proud to have served this institution, and privileged to be a part of this community. Wayne State’s values and mission aligned closely with my personal values, and I am deeply grateful that this university gave me my voice as a leader."
Wilson became WSU's 12th president in August 2013. He said he will be stepping down at the end of the 2022-23 academic year, completing a 10-year tenure at the helm of Michigan's third largest public university. His contract expires July 31, 2023.
Wilson's tenure has been marked by many accomplishments but was also wracked by a split governing board for many years, including a faction that wanted him replaced.
Among Wilson's accomplishments were improvements in student success, fundraising and diversity.
The Detroit News named Wilson a Michiganian of the Year in 2022 for dramatically improving graduation rates, especially among African-American students.
“The impact of President Wilson’s transformative leadership will be felt for years to come,” Board of Governors Chairman Mark Gaffney said in a Monday statement. “He has led our campus in putting students and their success above all else, furthering the university’s role in providing life-changing opportunities for all students to earn a college degree. We are grateful for his years of service and commitment.”
Gaffney said the board will begin the search process for a new president this fall.
Wayne State and Wilson struggled for many years when a faction of the university governing board that included Michael Busuito, Dana Thompson, Anil Kumar and former board member Sandra Hughes O'Brien fought about many issues and led to the derailing of WSU's talks to expand a partnership between Henry Ford Health System and the university medical school.
Some of those board critics said Wilson should have left the university then.
Busuito said Monday the tensions on the board have calmed down in recent years but individual members had the best interests of Wayne State at heart during the political infighting.
Wilson has "been a pleasure to work with" in recent years, he said, and the president made the best decision for the university.
Wayne State has numerous department chair positions that are open and it's hard to attract people to join the university when a president may be departing, Busuito said.
He also noted that Wilson's 10-year tenure at the end of next academic year is unusual in the world of university presidents.
"Because of the nature of the universities nowadays and the politics surrounding them, it’s like NFL coaches: They get five or six years and they are moving on.” Busuito said.
Wilson served at numerous other institutions before coming to Wayne State, including as deputy director for strategic scientific planning and program coordination at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health.
He said that deciding to depart a position is key to being a leader.
"After leading multiple institutions, I had come to realize that a leader is most effective when they find their voice. For that reason, nine years ago, I sought to lead a university with institutional attributes — public, urban, diverse, very high research and inextricably connected to its community — that closely aligned with my personal values.
"I knew when I first stepped on campus and explored the surrounding community that Wayne State was just such a university. Wayne State gave me my voice, and I am deeply appreciative."
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ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia State Police is investigating after a 76-year-old man lost his life after crashing in Charlotte County on July 24.
Authorities say that shortly after 7 a.m., they were called to Drakes Main St. for a report of the single-vehicle crash.
We’re told 76-year-old Willis M. Muska, of Roanoke, was driving south in a 2019 Subaru Outback when he ran off the right side of the road and hit a mailbox and a tree.
Muska was transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital for treatment, but unfortunately, he did not make it.
VSP says Muska was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Most students in Central Florida will be heading back to class next week but on Monday, some got the opportunity to shop for new clothes and uniforms thanks to the “Shop with the Sheriff” event in Seminole County.
“It’s a nice experience because you don’t get to do it every day it’s nice of them,” Austin Long said.
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Long and his twin brother, Aaron will be starting ninth grade and were filling up their cart with a few things like socks and shirts.
About 250 children from Midway Safe Harbor Center, Boys and Girls Clubs, and other community organizations got to shop with a deputy at Walmart.
Ahead of the event, they received bookbags full of free school supplies.
Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said the annual event is something his deputies look forward to and it also creates a good bonding experience between law enforcement and children.
‘We are hopeful as our school resource deputies and officers start off the school year, they can start off with a good relationship that maybe started right here at an event just like this,” Lemma said.
Lemma also explained how multiple families are struggling with inflation, paying rent, and said the event will be a huge help.
“Maybe we can at least close the gap with what the needs and demands. I can’t think of any time in recent years it is as important or beneficial as it is right now,” Lemma said. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/seminole-students-shop-with-a-sheriff-ahead-of-first-day-of-school/ | 2022-08-01T16:34:23 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/seminole-students-shop-with-a-sheriff-ahead-of-first-day-of-school/ |
TAVARES, Fla. – A suspect with a criminal history was arrested after a woman walked into the Tavares Police Department covered in blood, officers said.
Oren Warren, 58, was arrested Saturday morning. He is accused of stabbing and beating a friend, who is his ex-girlfriend from 20 years ago, according to an arrest affidavit.
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Officers said the woman walked into the police department’s lobby with stab wounds and injuries from kicks or punches. She told officers that she and Warren argued when she would not let him borrow her car, according to the affidavit.
Warren’s front door was wide open when officers arrived to his residence, reports show. Officers said they observed blood on the floor and a bloody napkin, and Warren told them he had a knife in his pocket.
Warren told officers he was intoxicated the night before and did not remember what happened. When questioned, Warren told officers his ex-girlfriend “always made him angry.”
The woman is Warren’s ex-girlfriend, but they maintained a friendship, reports show. Warren recently moved from California, where the two met, and she has been helping him with food and a place to shower, according to the affidavit.
Officers said Warren has a criminal history in California and Texas, which include a murder conviction in 1984, burglary in 1987, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in 2019.
Warren was taken to Lake County Jail with no bond. He faces five charges, including aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, possession of a concealed weapon by a convicted felon, and false imprisonment.
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Those with graduate degrees earn more on average than those without them—but not all jobs are equal. And while rising tuition costs are enough to turn people away from the prospect of a master’s or doctoral degree, many high-paying professions still require such degrees to get in the door. Stacker compiled a list of the highest- paying jobs that require a graduate degree in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2020 annual mean wage.
The best way to guarantee a high return on investment in a graduate degree is to be aware of professions that pay top-dollar for that added educational investment. Keep reading to see where a graduate degree is required—and can earn you the most.
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#50. Social work teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $72,300 (#22 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $78,110 (13,580 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Ann Arbor, MI ($110,520)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($104,020)
— Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ($97,490)
Job description: Teach courses in social work. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
#49. Political science teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $72,910 (#43 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 370
National
– Annual mean salary: $100,970 (15,130 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($163,420)
— Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ($144,260)
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($129,530)
Job description: Teach courses in political science, international affairs, and international relations. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
#48. Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $74,370 (#190 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 2,310
National
– Annual mean salary: $89,290 (111,320 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Rosa, CA ($138,550)
— Jefferson City, MO ($133,640)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($125,020)
Job description: Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests. Help individuals with distress or maladjustment understand their problems through their knowledge of case history, interviews with patients, and theory. Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. May design behavior modification programs and consult with medical personnel regarding the best treatment for patients.
#47. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $74,910 (#112 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 1,770
National
– Annual mean salary: $101,800 (126,110 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($143,800)
— New Haven, CT ($142,330)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($136,230)
Job description: Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities.
#46. Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $76,680 (#26 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 70
National
– Annual mean salary: $98,740 (5,590 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($133,450)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($127,900)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($109,560)
Job description: Teach courses in anthropology or archeology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#45. Urban and regional planners
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $77,120 (#68 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 790
National
– Annual mean salary: $79,410 (38,190 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($109,910)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($108,860)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,810)
Job description: Develop comprehensive plans and programs for use of land and physical facilities of jurisdictions, such as towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas.
#44. Sociology teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $78,780 (#37 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 170
National
– Annual mean salary: $85,180 (13,420 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($130,150)
— Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ($123,960)
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($117,690)
Job description: Teach courses in sociology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
#43. Epidemiologists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $79,950 (#19 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $83,620 (7,500 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($134,580)
— Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ($122,520)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($121,560)
Job description: Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.
#42. Biochemists and biophysicists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $80,200 (#37 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 410
National
– Annual mean salary: $104,810 (32,010 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($145,020)
— Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ($132,280)
— Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($131,720)
Job description: Study the chemical composition or physical principles of living cells and organisms, their electrical and mechanical energy, and related phenomena. May conduct research to further understanding of the complex chemical combinations and reactions involved in metabolism, reproduction, growth, and heredity. May determine the effects of foods, drugs, serums, hormones, and other substances on tissues and vital processes of living organisms.
#41. Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $82,810 (#34 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 180
National
– Annual mean salary: $104,710 (11,750 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($147,900)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($138,440)
— College Station-Bryan, TX ($135,290)
Job description: Teach courses in the physical sciences, except chemistry and physics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#40. Business teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $83,360 (#84 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 1,890
National
– Annual mean salary: $107,270 (79,810 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Ann Arbor, MI ($174,050)
— College Station-Bryan, TX ($172,650)
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($149,740)
Job description: Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
#39. Genetic counselors
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $83,640 (#9 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $89,710 (2,280 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($134,590)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($133,640)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($101,360)
Job description: Assess individual or family risk for a variety of inherited conditions, such as genetic disorders and birth defects. Provide information to other healthcare providers or to individuals and families concerned with the risk of inherited conditions. Advise individuals and families to support informed decisionmaking and coping methods for those at risk. May help conduct research related to genetic conditions or genetic counseling.
#38. Biological science teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $83,720 (#71 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 720
National
– Annual mean salary: $101,320 (51,500 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($195,730)
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($161,980)
— Salt Lake City, UT ($147,290)
Job description: Teach courses in biological sciences. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
#37. Political scientists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $87,760 (#8 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $124,100 (6,010 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($156,110)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($131,110)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($130,790)
Job description: Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decisionmaking, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents.
#36. Chemistry teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $87,830 (#43 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 310
National
– Annual mean salary: $94,630 (21,530 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($140,380)
— Salt Lake City, UT ($136,630)
— College Station-Bryan, TX ($136,080)
Job description: Teach courses pertaining to the chemical and physical properties and compositional changes of substances. Work may include providing instruction in the methods of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching, and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#35. Computer science teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $88,020 (#50 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 1,020
National
– Annual mean salary: $98,680 (32,230 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($153,430)
— College Station-Bryan, TX ($150,480)
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($143,650)
Job description: Teach courses in computer science. May specialize in a field of computer science, such as the design and function of computers or operations and research analysis. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
#34. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $88,140 (#217 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 7,770
National
– Annual mean salary: $103,010 (262,480 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Modesto, CA ($154,970)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,070)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($145,590)
Job description: Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of kindergarten, elementary, or secondary schools.
#33. Chiropractors
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $88,430 (#46 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 820
National
– Annual mean salary: $83,830 (34,760 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($273,530)
— Raleigh, NC ($149,430)
— New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($139,970)
Job description: Assess, treat, and care for patients by manipulation of spine and musculoskeletal system. May provide spinal adjustment or address sacral or pelvic misalignment.
#32. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $89,260 (#75 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 530
National
– Annual mean salary: $131,850 (28,550 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,940)
— Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($210,160)
— Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ($185,950)
Job description: Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.
#31. Occupational therapists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $89,860 (#94 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 2,560
National
– Annual mean salary: $87,480 (126,610 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— The Villages, FL ($115,920)
— Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($115,060)
— Modesto, CA ($112,870)
Job description: Assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual’s environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual.
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#30. Anthropologists and archeologists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $90,730 (#2 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $69,960 (7,180 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($91,610)
— Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($90,730)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($89,560)
Job description: Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human cultures, in order to determine the history, customs, and living habits of earlier civilizations.
#29. Physics teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $91,700 (#40 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 240
National
– Annual mean salary: $101,290 (13,670 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Rochester, NY ($160,370)
— College Station-Bryan, TX ($148,480)
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($141,180)
Job description: Teach courses pertaining to the laws of matter and energy. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
#28. Audiologists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $94,380 (#17 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $89,230 (13,300 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Reno, NV ($151,460)
— Tulsa, OK ($128,620)
— Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($127,210)
Job description: Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
#27. Environmental science teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $94,650 (#12 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 60
National
– Annual mean salary: $94,520 (5,860 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($150,620)
— Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($125,850)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($124,540)
Job description: Teach courses in environmental science. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
#26. Statisticians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $95,870 (#23 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 590
National
– Annual mean salary: $97,170 (38,860 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,080)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($120,850)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($118,900)
Job description: Develop or apply mathematical or statistical theory and methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide usable information. May specialize in fields such as biostatistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.
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#25. Physical therapists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $95,880 (#75 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 4,550
National
– Annual mean salary: $91,680 (220,870 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— El Centro, CA ($143,500)
— Modesto, CA ($123,370)
— Visalia-Porterville, CA ($119,510)
Job description: Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury.
#24. Engineering teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $101,460 (#28 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 720
National
– Annual mean salary: $114,130 (38,520 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— College Station-Bryan, TX ($162,430)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($142,380)
— Austin-Round Rock, TX ($141,860)
Job description: Teach courses pertaining to the application of physical laws and principles of engineering for the development of machines, materials, instruments, processes, and services. Includes teachers of subjects such as chemical, civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, mineral, and petroleum engineering. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
#23. Nurse midwives
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $101,560 (#34 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $115,540 (7,120 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($191,440)
— Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($171,000)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,870)
Job description: Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.
#22. Law teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $102,560 (#22 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $134,760 (14,930 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN ($190,320)
— Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA ($180,020)
— Tallahassee, FL ($164,590)
Job description: Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
#21. Economics teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $103,680 (#40 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 290
National
– Annual mean salary: $123,720 (13,080 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ($180,450)
— Rochester, NY ($175,010)
— Pittsburgh, PA ($171,450)
Job description: Teach courses in economics. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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#20. Physician assistants
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $106,570 (#223 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 3,430
National
– Annual mean salary: $116,080 (125,280 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Salinas, CA ($168,220)
— Waterbury, CT ($165,230)
— Portsmouth, NH-ME ($158,020)
Job description: Provide healthcare services typically performed by a physician, under the supervision of a physician. Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients. May, in some cases, prescribe medication. Must graduate from an accredited educational program for physician assistants.
#19. Optometrists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $111,240 (#109 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 900
National
– Annual mean salary: $125,440 (36,690 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Columbia, SC ($228,340)
— New Haven, CT ($186,950)
— Evansville, IN-KY ($182,980)
Job description: Diagnose, manage, and treat conditions and diseases of the human eye and visual system. Examine eyes and visual system, diagnose problems or impairments, prescribe corrective lenses, and provide treatment. May prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat specific eye conditions.
#18. Education administrators, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $113,940 (#80 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 2,140
National
– Annual mean salary: $115,200 (140,880 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Ithaca, NY ($205,810)
— Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($178,210)
— Charlottesville, VA ($176,040)
Job description: Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.
#17. Veterinarians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $114,340 (#69 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 1,280
National
– Annual mean salary: $108,350 (73,710 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($169,220)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($150,370)
— Akron, OH ($150,330)
Job description: Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.
#16. Economists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $115,100 (#14 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 200
National
– Annual mean salary: $120,880 (17,520 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($153,610)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($148,980)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($142,580)
Job description: Conduct research, prepare reports, or formulate plans to address economic problems related to the production and distribution of goods and services or monetary and fiscal policy. May collect and process economic and statistical data using sampling techniques and econometric methods.
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#15. Nurse practitioners
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $116,740 (#107 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 4,320
National
– Annual mean salary: $114,510 (211,280 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($188,070)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($177,800)
— Salinas, CA ($155,310)
Job description: Diagnose and treat acute, episodic, or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team. May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x rays. May prescribe medication. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
#14. Pharmacists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $118,030 (#311 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 6,950
National
– Annual mean salary: $125,460 (315,470 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Madera, CA ($165,350)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($162,540)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($161,120)
Job description: Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
#13. Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $119,990 (#17 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 160
National
– Annual mean salary: $102,050 (14,570 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($145,340)
— Kansas City, MO-KS ($139,930)
— Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($139,150)
Job description: Conduct hearings to recommend or make decisions on claims concerning government programs or other government-related matters. Determine liability, sanctions, or penalties, or recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or settlements.
#12. Podiatrists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $120,940 (#44 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $151,110 (9,710 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA ($229,330)
— Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC ($226,260)
— Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ($221,380)
Job description: Diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.
#11. Computer and information research scientists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $134,250 (#12 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 540
National
– Annual mean salary: $130,890 (30,220 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($170,890)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($163,330)
— Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($150,090)
Job description: Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
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#10. Physicists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $139,590 (#14 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 420
National
– Annual mean salary: $137,700 (16,160 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($170,690)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($164,420)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($159,290)
Job description: Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.
#9. Lawyers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $150,230 (#24 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 15,510
National
– Annual mean salary: $148,910 (658,120 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($231,610)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($201,920)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($186,070)
Job description: Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
#8. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $163,910 (#7 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 4,840
National
– Annual mean salary: $124,890 (200,040 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($211,500)
— Jackson, MS ($195,830)
— Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($176,930)
Job description: Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.
#7. Obstetricians and gynecologists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $165,420 (#55 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 600
National
– Annual mean salary: $239,120 (18,900 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI ($294,450)
— Tulsa, OK ($294,400)
— Albuquerque, NM ($292,740)
Job description: Provide medical care related to pregnancy or childbirth. Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases of women, particularly those affecting the reproductive system. May also provide general care to women. May perform both medical and gynecological surgery functions.
#6. Nurse anesthetists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $174,540 (#62 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 480
National
– Annual mean salary: $189,190 (41,960 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Duluth, MN-WI ($271,940)
— Ann Arbor, MI ($262,890)
— Green Bay, WI ($239,140)
Job description: Administer anesthesia, monitor patient’s vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
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#5. Surgeons, except ophthalmologists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $199,990 (#77 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 720
National
– Annual mean salary: $251,650 (37,900 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sioux City, IA-NE-SD ($305,480)
— Akron, OH ($297,710)
— Lincoln, NE ($296,150)
Job description: Diagnose and perform surgery to treat and prevent rheumatic and other diseases in the musculoskeletal system.
#4. Family medicine physicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $210,000 (#160 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 2,740
National
– Annual mean salary: $214,370 (98,590 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA ($309,800)
— Napa, CA ($302,040)
— Gadsden, AL ($292,110)
Job description: Diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care to individuals and families across the lifespan. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.
#3. Pediatricians, general
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $214,170 (#23 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 90
National
– Annual mean salary: $184,570 (27,550 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($280,860)
— State College, PA ($275,730)
— Salt Lake City, UT ($275,610)
Job description: Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries in children. May refer patients to specialists for further diagnosis or treatment, as needed.
#2. Psychiatrists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $215,040 (#58 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 400
National
– Annual mean salary: $217,100 (25,540 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($297,710)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($289,580)
— Kansas City, MO-KS ($287,220)
Job description: Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.
#1. Dentists, general
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $230,750 (#31 highest pay among all metros)
– Employment: 3,010
National
– Annual mean salary: $180,830 (95,920 employed)
– Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Dover-Durham, NH-ME ($286,540)
— North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL ($278,790)
— Portland-South Portland, ME ($278,390)
Job description: Examine, diagnose, and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues affecting oral hygiene and retention of teeth. May fit dental appliances or provide preventive care.
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On Friday, ExxonMobil and Chevron reported more windfall profits in the second quarter of 2022 amid ever-increasing oil and gas prices. Exxon netted $17.9 billion, and Chevron $11.6 billion through June.
More recently, oil and gas prices have been steadily in decline, following decreased demand globally and domestically. The national average gas price Friday was $4.26 a gallon, according to AAA—down 76 cents a gallon from the record high of $5.02 set on June 14.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Dallas, TX metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 29, 2022. State gas tax data is from World Population Review. Connecticut and New York have temporarily suspended gas taxes to help consumers while the cost of gas has increased.
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Dallas by the numbers
– Gas current price: $3.65
— Texas average: $3.74
— Texas gas tax: $0.20 per gallon (#42 highest among all states)
– Week change: -$0.18 (-4.7%)
– Year change: +$0.82 (+29.1%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.84 (6/16/22)
– Diesel current price: $4.76
– Week change: -$0.11 (-2.3%)
– Year change: +$1.83 (+62.6%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.48 (6/20/22)
Metros with the most expensive gas
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA: $5.95
#2. Bakersfield, CA: $5.85
#3. Napa, CA: $5.83
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Laredo, TX: $3.39
#2. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: $3.41
#3. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.43
States with the highest gas tax per gallon
#1. Pennsylvania: $0.59
#2. California: $0.53
#3. Washington: $0.52
States with the lowest gas tax per gallon
#1. Alaska: $0.0895
#2. Hawaii: $0.16
#3. Virginia: $0.162 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-dallas-in-the-last-week-12/ | 2022-08-01T16:37:22 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-dallas-in-the-last-week-12/ |
On Friday, ExxonMobil and Chevron reported more windfall profits in the second quarter of 2022 amid ever-increasing oil and gas prices. Exxon netted $17.9 billion, and Chevron $11.6 billion through June.
More recently, oil and gas prices have been steadily in decline, following decreased demand globally and domestically. The national average gas price Friday was $4.26 a gallon, according to AAA—down 76 cents a gallon from the record high of $5.02 set on June 14.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of July 29, 2022. State gas tax data is from World Population Review. Connecticut and New York have temporarily suspended gas taxes to help consumers while the cost of gas has increased.
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Fort Worth by the numbers
– Gas current price: $3.65
— Texas average: $3.74
— Texas gas tax: $0.20 per gallon (#42 highest among all states)
– Week change: -$0.16 (-4.3%)
– Year change: +$0.80 (+28.2%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.84 (6/16/22)
– Diesel current price: $4.74
– Week change: -$0.12 (-2.4%)
– Year change: +$1.81 (+61.6%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.45 (6/20/22)
Metros with the most expensive gas
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA: $5.95
#2. Bakersfield, CA: $5.85
#3. Napa, CA: $5.83
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Laredo, TX: $3.39
#2. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: $3.41
#3. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.43
States with the highest gas tax per gallon
#1. Pennsylvania: $0.59
#2. California: $0.53
#3. Washington: $0.52
States with the lowest gas tax per gallon
#1. Alaska: $0.0895
#2. Hawaii: $0.16
#3. Virginia: $0.162 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-fort-worth-in-the-last-week-12/ | 2022-08-01T16:37:28 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-fort-worth-in-the-last-week-12/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — When someone tells you that they’re from Dallas, what comes to your mind? Do you think, ‘Big city vibes with a southern twist?’
With every city, there is a natural reaction from people who don’t live there. When Texans hear that someone is from California, they think about surfers.
We wanted to see where the people of Dallas are from, so Inside DFW reporters strolled through Klyde Warren Park and asked around.
Watch the video player above to see their answers! | https://cw33.com/news/local/inside-dfw-asked-dallasites-where-they-are-from-some-of-their-answers-may-surprise-you/ | 2022-08-01T16:37:34 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/inside-dfw-asked-dallasites-where-they-are-from-some-of-their-answers-may-surprise-you/ |
SEATTLE — As investigators look into what caused a plane to make an emergency landing in the water at Alki beach, the pilot was back in the air Thursday.
He said he’s lucky to be alive and thankful to those who helped pull him from the water.
“It’s getting lower and lower and the engine is starting to slow down,” that’s what pilot John La Porta said to air traffic control as he was flying back to Boeing Field from Tacoma.
La Porta said the oil pressure started to go down as well.
“I didn’t think I’d make it across the land so I made the decision to stay over the water and tried to make it around Alki point,” said La Porta.
Air traffic control warned that landing in the water will be at La Porta's own risk.
“That was the thing going through my mind. How do I get this thing down so I'm not hurting somebody else and possibly get out myself? I think I lucked out," said La Porta.
La Porta made an emergency landing in a small empty spot of water along Alki Beach early Tuesday evening. Two days later, La Porta showed KING 5 what happened in the same type of plane.
“I pulled this back to get the nose up as high as I could so when I hit the water it wouldn't totally flip it over,” said La Porta.
People rushed to the water to help pull him out, but right before impact, La Porta cinched his shoulder strap which locked him in. La Porta said for a brief moment he didn’t know if he’d make it but said it ultimately ended up saving his life.
“It prevented me from snapping my head forward and getting knocked out. The water was coming pretty fast, I probably would've drowned at that point,” said La Porta.
Now he’s urging all pilots to keep a tool on hand.
“If I had the knife I would've been able to cut both of (the straps). I would've been able to get out,” said La Porta.
The 66-year-old pilot has been flying since 1974 and said he's lucky, but not hesitant to take to the skies.
“You just gotta keep thinking positive. Anything that’s mechanical can break. In a car, you just pull over, but in an airplane, you just start going through the process of 'how do I get down,'” La Porta said.
La Porta is back in the air Thursday, teaching new pilots how to fly. This time, with new lessons learned.
“If you give up you're done but if you keep looking and find a way, you might make it. I was lucky. I did,” La Porta said. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/pilot-survived-plane-crash-alki-beach/281-b511c077-c51f-4d13-a7f5-2456d477d781 | 2022-08-01T16:38:58 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/pilot-survived-plane-crash-alki-beach/281-b511c077-c51f-4d13-a7f5-2456d477d781 |
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.thv11.com/article/news/local/former-university-of-west-georgia-professor-accused-of-murder-in-anna-jones-death/85-4970ae98-f2f2-4770-9194-c1b9fe96ed1a | 2022-08-01T16:40:29 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/former-university-of-west-georgia-professor-accused-of-murder-in-anna-jones-death/85-4970ae98-f2f2-4770-9194-c1b9fe96ed1a |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Family members said a five-year Navy veteran and aspiring doctor sacrificed his life to save people who were in need along the American River Friday.
"My brother was a humble guy and anybody who knew him knew he had the biggest heart ever imaginable. He would do anything, He'd give you the shirt off his back and just be there," said Jessica Crane, sister of Joshua Crane. "That's something that I knew that he would do. No matter no matter what."
She said her brother Joshua Crane, 30, drowned after he dove into the American River to help two rafters in need of help. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District was ultimately called out for a three-person water rescue, but Joshua didn't make it out of the river.
Crews eventually found him dead downstream from the San Juan Rapids.
Jessica said her brother had orchestrated a get together at the river with some first-year students from UC Davis. She said the group had gone out tubing along the American River, but some of the students had gotten stuck near the rapids.
"There were two females that were stuck on tubes and my brother was on a paddleboard and they were asking for help. So he jumped off his paddleboard, like he would (to) help anybody, and no hesitation, no questions asked, jumped off his paddleboard and jumped in the water and got them out," Jessica said.
Before he died, Joshua was studying to become a doctor and was expecting to graduate in Spring of 2023, according to his sister.
"That's the biggest thing that gets me is that a great life was cut short. I know he touched a lot of lives, and he made a lot of great friends and people along the way," Jessica said.
Being a veteran, his work took him all over the world, including to Camp Pendleton and even Japan. Jessica said he joined the military right out of high school, trading in his long hair and rock band for a chance to pursue a new dream.
"One day, he cut his hair off and started carrying a backpack with 40 pounds of rocks in it. He'd run every day trying to cut weight and get in shape, so he can join right out of high school when he was 18 years old," she said.
Life took Joshua to Chico State University where he got a degree in biology and pursued an education in medicine at UC Davis.
"He wanted to go into internal medicine, and that was his goal. He lived to serve and help people, and that's who he is in a nutshell," Jessica said.
Since the news came in, the family has been taking things minute by minute and day by day. For Jessica, it was just last week when she was sharing stories, drinks and laughs with her older brother.
"Every minute spent with him was the best smiles and the best time, and he was my best friend, my biggest motivator, my hero... and he proved that in everything that he did," Jessica said.
While Joshua didn't have kids of his own, he did have nephews that meant a lot to him. Jessica's two boys are eight and nine, and as they grow up, she wants them to remember the kind of person their uncle was until the end.
"I always want them to remember that he loved them and he would do anything for them and anybody else in this world...," she said. "He loved and cared deeply about every every person, if it was a pass in the hallway or if it was a meal plan or a workout or a study session or anything that anybody needed. He was that phone call away. No hesitation, no questions asked he would be there.
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BANGOR, Maine — The Ronald McDonald House is working to raise money to support renovation costs at it's location on State Street in Bangor. The nonprofit held a yard sale Saturday to help meet the fundraising goal.
The event was held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A number of kitchen supplies, furniture, decorations, and kids clothing were up for sale.
The Ronald McDonald House offers its rooms up to families who have to come to the Bangor area for their child to receive medical care.
Lauren Genenbacher is the community engagement manager for the Ronald McDonald House in Bangor.
"We are raising money to help renovate our 14 guest rooms that we have here at the Bangor House, which includes getting new TVs and streaming services for all of the rooms and then redoing some of the electrical--some of it's original to the 1983 house," Genenbacher said.
Genenbacher added the renovations cost about $500 per room.
Genenbacher said any items leftover from the yard sale would be donated. This event is part of its ongoing effort to raise money for renovation costs.
If you'd like to donate to the Ronald McDonald House, click here. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/ronald-mcdonald-house-in-bangor-raising-money-for-room-renovations-children-hospital/97-bee19de2-968c-475a-aa2d-aae1ffa74487 | 2022-08-01T16:48:43 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/ronald-mcdonald-house-in-bangor-raising-money-for-room-renovations-children-hospital/97-bee19de2-968c-475a-aa2d-aae1ffa74487 |
OLD TOWN, Maine — For 20 years, LifeFlight has offered the state of Maine's only emergency air services.
To help cover equipment costs, supplies, and training, the nonprofit runs a month-long fundraiser every year to raise money to support its efforts.
“We’re a flying ICU. Any piece of equipment that they would need in an intensive care unit, we carry," Chuck Hogan, chief clinical officer at LifeFlight, said.
"The ability to pay for new aircraft, new medical equipment," he added. "I mean, all of the things that we use on a daily basis really depend upon activities like this and people participating like this to help us do this.”
The self-led fundraiser, "Cross for LifeFlight," aims to get others to stay active. Anyone can join the fundraiser by doing whatever they are passionate about: running, hiking, biking, sailing, and more.
This month, Ali Simonds from Belfast is diving in for LifeFlight for the month of August.
For the next 31 days, Simonds is swimming in a lake or pond in Maine every single day.
Simonds has been swimming all of her life. However, the challenge went from a hobby to a goal after her father jokingly dared her to swim in every lake and pond in Maine.
Simonds is now doing just that. This month's efforts will add to her overarching goal.
Although she is raising money for LifeFlight, Simonds also sees this opportunity as a perfect way to honor her father as well.
“He was a firefighter. So this would’ve been something that he would’ve felt so strongly about, and the medical service and just helping others runs so deep in my family that this really is honoring him," she explained.
Simonds has already raised more than $1,500 in donations.
To help with her goal, Simonds asks anyone with lake access to reach out to her on her Facebook page or Instagram @mainelakesmermaid.
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RELATED: Mainers swim, paddle, bike, hike, run, sail, and even jump to show their support for LifeFlight | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/belfast-maine-woman-to-swim-in-lakes-or-ponds-every-day-for-a-month-lifeflight-fundraiser-cross-for-lifeflight/97-7ee5da67-f2f6-45fe-9713-85ecdcd744ae | 2022-08-01T16:48:49 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/belfast-maine-woman-to-swim-in-lakes-or-ponds-every-day-for-a-month-lifeflight-fundraiser-cross-for-lifeflight/97-7ee5da67-f2f6-45fe-9713-85ecdcd744ae |
WINDHAM, Maine — A group of cyclists started their trek by dipping their back tires in Seaside, Oregon, and rode all the way to Sebago Lake, Maine, to dip their front tires.
"It was challenging at times, and other times it was extremely gratifying. Being able to do that, the different portions of the country. We are from all over the country, I believe there are 10 of us that have pedaled from coast to coast," Tom Thibeau, the only cyclist from Maine this year, said.
It's a 4,000-mile route across 14 states over ten weeks. While the sights and sounds along the way make the trek easier, the mission's goal is greater.
"I wanted to bike across America. That was my main goal, and once I got involved with the Fuller Center, I realized there was much more than that," Thibeau explained.
During those ten weeks, the team of cyclists made stops on what they call "build days" to serve families in need. This year they were able to help more than 15 different families in six of the 14 states they rode through, including Maine.
One of the goals of pedaling their way across the northern part of the country is to raise awareness about the Fuller Center for Housing and raise money to keep helping many others throughout the country. The projects are led by the center's local chapters throughout the country. In New England, there is only one of them: the Sebago Lakes Region Fuller Center for Housing.
Right now, the chapter is only taking projects in the Standish, Windham, and Raymond areas.
Jim Mcbride is a treasurer and board member for the center. He said the goal is to grow and help Mainers in more towns and cities across the state, but they need monetary donations and more church partners.
"There are 85 chapters around the country. We are the only ones in New England," McBride said.
When the cyclists got to Maine, McBride and his team had eight projects that they divided up and worked on all day with local volunteers. One of the projects was building a front porch on John and Linda Gregoire's house.
"John Gregoire has advanced ALS, he's been struggling with that for 15 years now," McBride explained.
He said Gregoire hasn't been able to get out of his house easily on his wheelchair. In an effort to provide him the opportunity to breathe fresh air and soak in some sunshine, his family had been hoping to build a porch for him to spend some quality time outdoors.
"We really have no place on our two acres that I can safely navigate my power chair to get some sun and fresh air. The porch will allow me to roll out the front door," Gregoire said, using his IPad for communication.
"Knowing how gratifying it is to be able to help somebody out made cycling a second thought at that point," Thibeau said.
McBride added that the projects have a sweat-equity component where families are expected to contribute financially or with manual labor.
The center hopes that with more donations, it can expand its footprint and help other people in even more Maine towns.
If you are interested in volunteering for a future project, have a project you need help with in the qualifying towns, want to make a donation to help a family in need, or are looking for more information about the Sebago Lakes Region Fuller Center for Housing, click here. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-sebago-lakes-region-fuller-center-for-housing-cyclists-build-houses-and-memories-on-coast-to-coast-trek/97-66839fbe-e20d-4080-bf7e-400f000ada25 | 2022-08-01T16:48:55 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/maine-sebago-lakes-region-fuller-center-for-housing-cyclists-build-houses-and-memories-on-coast-to-coast-trek/97-66839fbe-e20d-4080-bf7e-400f000ada25 |
MAINE, USA — Monday, August 1
An extension of post-partum care covered by Medicaid takes effect Monday. That means women who use Medicaid will have a whole year of coverage after they give birth, instead of two months. According to Gov. Janet Mills' administration, this will include care for child birth recovery, family planning, and mental health. It means as many as 2,000 more women get access to this care.
Tuesday, August 2
On Tuesday, fishery regulators plan to discuss increasing the minimum size of lobster that fishermen are allowed to keep. Right now, lobstermen are allowed to keep lobsters between 3.25 inches and 5 inches long, from the eyes to the tail joint. That regulation is meant to protect breeding lobsters. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is considering a proposal to increase the minimum length by up to 1/8 of an inch.
Saturday, August 6
The annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K race is on Saturday. It was started by Maine native and Olympian Joan Benoit Samuelson to benefit charities for children. This year, the money raised is going to The Cromwell Center, which focuses on disabilities awareness and anti-bullying.
For the latest breaking news, weather, and traffic alerts, download the NEWS CENTER Maine mobile app. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/the-week-ahead-in-maine-august-1-2022-post-partum-care-maine-td-beach-to-beacon-10k/97-93a5f961-0141-4dd5-b6b0-12f7608f876a | 2022-08-01T16:49:01 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/the-week-ahead-in-maine-august-1-2022-post-partum-care-maine-td-beach-to-beacon-10k/97-93a5f961-0141-4dd5-b6b0-12f7608f876a |
WATERLOO — Police are investigating a shooting that injured one man in Waterloo.
According to witnesses, the man was standing outside 616 Logan Ave. around 6:15 p.m. on Friday when someone began shooting from a passing vehicle.
A bullet struck the man in the leg, and he was taken to UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital by private vehicle. Police said his injuries don’t appear to be life-threatening.
Zachary Andersen said in Senate Judiciary Committee testimony Tuesday that he reconsidered his law enforcement career after watching Sgt. Jim Smith die in a Grundy Center standoff. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/one-injured-in-shooting/article_c70f5a17-618f-578e-b614-d35efacf34d2.html | 2022-08-01T16:53:56 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/one-injured-in-shooting/article_c70f5a17-618f-578e-b614-d35efacf34d2.html |
A 28-year-old Odessan died Sunday morning after a collision west of Kermit, according to the Department of Public Safety troopers.
DPS officials reported Monday that Eduardo Lozoya died at the scene following a collision that took place around 1:35 a.m. Sunday about 15 miles west of Kermit.
DPS officials said that Lozoya was driving east on State Highway 302 and crossed the centerline into the westbound lane. It was then that the vehicle struck the front of a Kenworth truck tractor with trailer. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/DPS-Odessan-dies-in-collision-near-Kermit-17342802.php | 2022-08-01T16:53:58 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/DPS-Odessan-dies-in-collision-near-Kermit-17342802.php |
Waterloo police are at the scene of a standoff after shots were fired early Sunday in the 1100 block of Leavitt Street.
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Waterloo police are at the scene of a standoff after shots were fired early Sunday in the 1100 block of Leavitt Street.
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A police officer provides cover from an armored vehicle while a tactical team enters a home during a gunfire investigation on Leavitt Street on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
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A tactical team enters a home during a gunfire investigation on Leavitt Street on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
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Police and tactical medics release a dog that was in a home they searched as part of a gunfire investigation on Leavitt Street on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
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A tactical team prepares to enter a home during a gunfire investigation on Leavitt Street on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
WATERLOO — Police continue to investigate an early Sunday shooting that damaged at least two homes and led police to cordon off a block while they waited to search a house.
Officers were called to a report of gunshots on Leavitt Street around 5:40 a.m., and police found a hole in a window at 1208 Leavitt and damage to siding at 1214 Leavitt.
No injuries were reported.
Authorities turned their attention to a home at 1126 Leavitt St., and they were able to get a group of people to exit the home.
Officers were concerned others were still inside, and the department’s tactical team entered around 11 a.m. and found no one else at the house.
Crime scene officers photographed damage to the homes and collected spent shell casings and bullets from the scene.
A police officer provides cover from an armored vehicle while a tactical team enters a home during a gunfire investigation on Leavitt Street on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
Police and tactical medics release a dog that was in a home they searched as part of a gunfire investigation on Leavitt Street on Sunday, July 31, 2022. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-now-standoff-over-in-shooting-investigation/article_9e580ca0-886c-5e28-bb67-3a176a41f46d.html | 2022-08-01T16:53:59 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-now-standoff-over-in-shooting-investigation/article_9e580ca0-886c-5e28-bb67-3a176a41f46d.html |
WATERLOO — For the Rev. Charles Daniel, the dozens of people building a structure near Antioch Baptist Church on Friday morning to help grow fresh fruit and vegetables is about revitalizing and re-imagining the Unity community.
The Unity neighborhood, which spans an area south of Newell Street to the Canadian National Railroad tracks and from North Barclay Street to Linden Avenue, is now home to a seasonal high tunnel system. It sits in a once-empty lot behind the church.
The structure, 30 feet by 72 feet, will hold seven rows of crops almost year-round.
The idea was brought to Waterloo by James Bunch and the Hip Hop Farmers Initiative, based in Tennessee. Help in Waterloo consisted of volunteers associated with the church, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Resources Conservation Services, the Black Hawk County Veterans Association, the American Legion, Home Depot, Hawkeye Community College and Habitat for Humanity. Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart kicked off the event with opening remarks.
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Originally, the Guinness Book of World Records was invited to make an appearance as the volunteers attempted to raise the structure in record time. But organizers said there weren’t the 100 veterans there Bunch had hoped to get as volunteers and the cost to bring Guinness was too expensive – at $20,000.
The veterans who did participate, along with some active duty National Guard, were ready on the grounds at 7 a.m.
Bunch was also there with his wife, Christine; daughter, Latisha; sister-in-law Gwen; son-in-law Ricco; and his granddaughter, Freedom, who started the clock to see how long the building would take.
He and his team have built two other structures, one in Arkansas and another in Mississippi.
The Waterloo seasonal high tunnel was funded through a $461,000 grant from the USDA. Bunch said the purpose is to combat food deserts.
Food deserts are defined by the USDA as low-income areas where residents do not have easy access to a large grocery store or supermarket that sells healthy and affordable food.
Daniel, Antioch’s pastor, has worked on the project for a year and said 13.8 million people go hungry every day in the U.S.
“In order for us to close that gap … this is a small way to service the community,” Daniel said. “And it’s an opportunity to show youth there are careers and opportunities in agriculture.”
Starting next week, 10 teenagers and the project’s master gardener, Karen Moore, will start tilling and planting seeds. She said she received a phone call from the church, and “that was that.” She said the structure will always be 20 degrees warmer than the temperature outside. Moore said since they’re starting late in the season, she’s hoping to plant green beans, onions and collard greens.
For the rest of summer, Moore and the teens will work in the early morning until around 11 a.m. Once school begins, she said, they will work every Saturday morning.
There will also be two workshops for the youths. One in October will focus on healthy eating. Long-term goals are to teach teens about agricultural marketing.
“Agriculture is a lot more than driving a tractor,” NCGS District Conservationist Shaffer Ridgeway said. “I hope young people understand they can make money off of a small lot. It’s got great potential.”
The harvest will go to the food bank, as well as local farmers markets and donations to the community.
Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity, most known for building houses, put its construction skills toward helping build the tunnel. Dylan Does, development director for the organization, said giving back and offering its volunteers’ blue-collar skills was a perfect marriage for the event.
“This is not just an empty lot but a place of growth, life and where people come together,” Does said. “Today is a step toward hope.” | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/watch-now-community-helps-build-hub-for-growing-crops/article_71470d7b-a0b1-5e54-8796-2c461dbcd867.html | 2022-08-01T16:54:00 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/watch-now-community-helps-build-hub-for-growing-crops/article_71470d7b-a0b1-5e54-8796-2c461dbcd867.html |
WATERLOO — Waterloo’s population is expected to swell by nearly 50,000 as festivalgoers descend on the community for the 16th annual Iowa Irish Fest Friday through next Sunday.
Organizer Chad Shipman couldn’t be more excited.
“We have the best lineup we’ve ever had in 16 years of Iowa Irish Fest. We have so many new experiences to offer this year. The family area has expanded. There are so many free things to do in the kids’ area. The entire fest will be a ton of fun. The Red Hot Chilli Pipers are back as headliners on Friday, and the High Kings will close out the fest on Sunday,” he said.
A full range of activities, performances, events and workshops will take place in Lincoln Park and the surrounding area in downtown Waterloo during the open-air gathering. “We’re more than just a music and beer festival. Iowa Irish Fest is actually a cultural event,” Shipman noted.
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Organized by the Cedar Valley Irish Culture Association, the group fosters and develops Irish fellowship and community outreach. Shipman credits widespread community support for the fest’s success.
“We have strong corporate backing with 80 companies and corporate partners. If it wasn’t fun and successful, they wouldn’t be partnering with us. It’s a gated event, a premium festival. There are costs involved, and the fest is well-managed financially to be in a position to come back year after year and continue to expand and grow,” he explained.
In addition to entertainment, food, beverages, sports, games, dance, contests and special events – including a bike rally, 5K run and motorcycle cruise, there are numerous workshops to attend.
The public can learn about everything Irish from the language, music and dance to the best places to visit in Ireland, its history, and gain an appreciation for Irish whiskey and Guinness beers through tastings and master classes. Workshops begin Friday and are offered throughout the weekend. For a full listing and registration details, visit IowaIrishFest.com.
“Workshops have been a large addition to our mission in the past few years. Some workshops this year are already sold out or almost sold out. And there are so many different elements happening all three days of the fest,” Shipman said.
More than 20 additional premier musical acts will take part in the three-day event on multiple stages, including: The Screaming Orphans, the Dublin City Ramblers, Ian Gould, Blame Not the Bard, Brother Crowe, Scythian, the Black Donnellys, Peadar Hickey and The Langer’s Ball.
Also performing will be The Elders, Socks in the Frying Pan, the Logues, Aoife Scott, Boxing Banjo, Shane Hennessey, the Friel Sisters, the Lads of Dubuque, Ballyheigue, Wylde Nept, Kellen O’Cullom and Cedar Glenn Pipes and Drums.
A variety of other performers, including Celtic dancers and traditional Irish musicians, will be on stage, as well.
In addition, the Iowa Irish Fest will host the USS The Sullivans DD537/DDG68 reunion, beginning Thursday. The Sullivans was named for the five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo – Albert, George, Francis, Joseph and Madison – who were killed in action when their light cruiser USS Juneau was struck by a torpedo and sank in the South Pacific around Nov. 13, 1942, during World War II’s Battle of Guadalcanal.
More volunteers are always needed, Shipman said, and they will receive benefits, including three-day pass and T-shirt. To volunteer, sign up at IowaIrishFest.com.
General admission weekend passes are $30 available at IowaIrishFest.com, or admission can be paid at the gate. Eligible veterans, active-duty military personnel, first responders and their families can request free tickets at vettix.org or 1sttix.org, or show ID at the gate. Youth ages 15 and younger are free.
An official Irish Fest app is available to download on the Apple App Store and Google Play. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/watch-now-three-day-iowa-irish-fest-opens-friday-expected-to-draw-nearly-50-000/article_eb6efe10-e845-5cd3-8fc9-35c990ebc245.html | 2022-08-01T16:54:01 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/watch-now-three-day-iowa-irish-fest-opens-friday-expected-to-draw-nearly-50-000/article_eb6efe10-e845-5cd3-8fc9-35c990ebc245.html |
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August 1 marks the universal birthday for shelter dogs and cats. DOGust encourages and raises awareness of pet adoption services, according to National Today.
Celebrate DOGust by helping the adoptable pets at the Midland Animal Shelter find a furver home.
Every week, volunteer photographer, Tasha Sport, photographs some of the animals available for adoption. The adoption fee is $62 and includes microchip, rabies vac, license, tag and alter.
On a monthly basis, the shelter takes care of approximately 350 – 400 pets.
Here's more information on how you can adopt:
To adopt one of these pets, please call the Shelter to set an appointment at (432) 685-7420.
Hours of operation Monday -- Thursday 9:30-5:30, Friday 9:30-4:30
1200 N. Fairgrounds Road | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Want-to-adopt-Check-out-these-adoptable-animals-17342916.php | 2022-08-01T16:54:04 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Want-to-adopt-Check-out-these-adoptable-animals-17342916.php |
Almost 50 years ago – in 1973 – Don Sparks decided to stop relocating his family for work and put down roots. To do so, he took a leap of faith and started his own oil and gas production company, which he named Discovery Operating.
“When Dad started, he was like, ‘OK, I’ll be drilling wells and hoping they will make some discoveries so we can keep going. So that’s how the name got started,” recounted his son, Jeff, who serves as the company’s chief operating officer.
Continued Jeff, “His plan was to drill new wells as opposed to buying producing wells.”
And the plan worked, he said, because the company did make several discoveries.
“That’s why we’re still here,” said Jeff. “We drilled a lot of wells and discovered a number of fields.” | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/What-s-in-a-name-Discovery-Operating-17343062.php | 2022-08-01T16:54:10 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/What-s-in-a-name-Discovery-Operating-17343062.php |
Originally published July 30 on KTVB.COM.
SALMON — 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 43,226 acres, to be human-caused.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 108. * WHERE...Treasure Valley, Upper Weiser Basin, and Malheur County. * WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. &&
Originally published July 30 on KTVB.COM.
SALMON — 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 43,226 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, now estimated at 43,226 acres, 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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Did Chincoteague ponies come from a Spanish shipwreck? Centuries-old tooth adds to legend
The origin of the Chincoteague ponies has boggled the minds of scholars for thousands of years, sparking debate along the way.
At the same time, these stocky, short-legged ponies with long, shaggy manes have captured the hearts of millions across the globe.
A weeklong celebration called Pony Penning takes place each year in their honor on Chincoteague Island, Virginia. Spectators gather to watch as the esteemed ponies glide across the murky channel and step ashore, onto the marsh, shaking water off their manes.
Those who partake in the celebration are intrigued by the long-standing mystery of the ponies.
Some, including Marguerite Henry, famed author of the 1947 children’s novel "Misty of Chincoteague," say the animals originated from horses that escaped the sinking of a Spanish galleon off the Virginia coast near 1750. Others believe they descended from livestock released to forage on the island by early settlers.
Recently, researchers re-examined a tooth fragment, found in 1980 in present-day Haiti during an excavation of the 16th-century town of Puerto Real. They found the specimen, originally thought to belong to a cow, actually belonging to a horse of southern European origin, according to a study published July 27 in the journal PLOS One. Mitochondrial DNA showed the tooth was closely related to the Chincoteague pony breed.
Nicolas Delsol, a Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville zooarchaeologist and coauthor of the findings, told Popular Science that historical literature indicates horses were boarded in southern Spain for the first expeditions to the area.
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The specimen represents the earliest complete mitogenome of a post-Columbian domestic horse in the Western Hemisphere, the published study says.
Shedding some clarity on how horses moved into the Americans, this new DNA evidence give some credence to the shipwreck theory of the Chincoteague ponies.
Although the findings are said to have filled in a major gap, the mystery lives on.
Olivia Minzola covers communities on the Lower Shore. Contact her with tips and story ideas at ominzola@delmarvanow.com. | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/01/chincoteague-va-ponies-origin-theories-dna-evidence-spain/65385501007/ | 2022-08-01T17:04:32 | 0 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/01/chincoteague-va-ponies-origin-theories-dna-evidence-spain/65385501007/ |
On environmental action, Maryland General Assembly earns high marks for 2022
The bevy of bills discussed and passed during the recently concluded 2022 Maryland General Assembly has garnered legislatures high grades on the passage of key environmental laws.
The Maryland League of Conservation Voters comprised the scorecard based on the specific areas of environmental concerns including on the Eastern Shore. According to 2022 Environmental Scorecard by the organization, the session received an A for Climate and Energy Policy, a B+ for Transportation, a B for Environmental Justice, and an A- for Land and Water Conservation.
The Maryland League of Conservation Voters is a statewide, nonpartisan organization that "uses political action and education to protect our air, land, water, and communities," its website states.
"The General Assembly did tremendous work this year, and the large number of perfect scores shows the commitment of members of both the House and Senate to bold climate and justice policy," said Kim Coble, the organization's executive director. "In addition to the country’s most significant climate legislation, the General Assembly passed a number of other bills that promise a cleaner, more equitable future for Maryland. We create this report so we can both hold elected officials accountable for their votes and (keep) Marylanders informed."
Aside from the emphasis on efforts to fight climate change in the state, the organization also added that such information is key to making an educated decision during the 2022 election season.
Taking center stage was the state vowing to cut greenhouse gases across the state.
Climate Solutions Now Act
Senate Bill 528, which became law without Gov. Larry Hogan's signature, sets the most ambitious short-term greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal in the nation, at 60 percent by 2031. It also pledges a net-zero emissions target by 2045. Among its many provisions is the creation of new energy performance standards that require larger buildings to become all electric, provides resources to finance new clean-energy strategies.
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Environment Permit Applications and Environmental Justice Screening
Senate Bill 818/ House Bill 1200, which also became law without Hogan's signature, requires the applicant for certain types of permits from the Maryland Department of the Environment to include the Environmental Justice Score for the census tract where the applicant is seeking the permit. This score, which includes pollution burden, exposure and environmental impacts, sensitive populations, and socioeconomic factors, will be verified by the state as part of the application process and be included in public notice about the permit application.
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Discharge Permits, Inspections, and Administrative Continuations
Better known as "zombie permits" as a result of an overwhelmed Maryland Department of the Environment, Senate Bill 492/House Bill 649 aims to improve the department's monitoring and enforcement of water discharge permits, including clearing a backlog of expired water pollution control permits. It must also must also report staffing needs to the governor and General Assembly to avoid future permitting backlogs. This legislation requires them to inspect facilities monthly if they are found to be significantly noncompliant. It improves inspection transparency, requiring MDE to maintain a list of noncompliant permit-holders on its website.
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George "Walter" Taylor Act concerning PFAS
Senate Bill 273/House Bill 275 limits the use of hazardous PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are chemicals in consumer products and firefighting foam. PFAS are chemicals are synthetic chemical compounds that can cause immense damage to individuals and the environment due to their toxic and persistent nature. It became law without Hogan's signature
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"We need your help to ensure positive answers to these questions. This election cycle is pivotal for determining Maryland’s climate future," the writers of the report urged. | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/01/maryland-legislative-session-2022-garners-high-environmental-grades/65377717007/ | 2022-08-01T17:04:38 | 1 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/01/maryland-legislative-session-2022-garners-high-environmental-grades/65377717007/ |
Chincoteague Pony Auction sets new records in 2022
For the third year in a row, the annual Chincoteague Pony Auction has raked in record bids.
This year’s auction was held in-person and online after two years of online-only auctions thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
And Chincoteague pony lovers were out in force to make 2022 a year to remember with a record total of $450,200 raised from the auction of 63 ponies, including 10 buybacks, according to a tally posted on the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce and Certified Visitor Center's site.
It was not the only record notched up at the annual fundraiser that benefits the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, which manages the pony herd on Assateague Island.
The other records:
- Average cost of a pony auctioned: $7,146
- High bid: $32,000 for a buyback
- Low bid: $2,500
In 2021, 75 ponies, including 10 buybacks, were auctioned for $416,950 while the auction in 2020 raised $388,000 from the sale of 68 ponies.
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The Pony Auction follows a day after the iconic Chincoteague Pony Swim, which attracts thousands of people to the Virginia island to see the horses made famous by the book, "Misty of Chincoteague."
Most of the Chincoteague ponies born on Assateague Island are auctioned off annually to keep the herd a manageable side. According to data from the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce, 1,586 ponies were sold between 1999 and 2021. Several "buyback" ponies are purchased and donated back to the fire department to replenish the herd each year, living out their years on Assateague Island.
The record high bid this year was for Lot 60, a buyback black pinto filly sired by Beach Boy (Dam: Wings), which sold for $32,000, according to the Pony Auction site hosted by the Live Auctions. The Chincoteague Legacy Group Friends of the Chincoteague Pony, a Facebook group that pools money to bid, claimed ownership in a social media post. The pony is Beach Boy's first surviving foal and a descendent of Misty.
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The next highest bid was Lot 26, another buyback, bay pinto filly sired by Hoppy (Dam: Tuney) that sold for $30,000.
A non-buyback, Lot 64, went for $10,500. The pony is a chestnut pinto filly sired by Riptide (Dam: Wildfire), the auction site posted.
All sires are probable and based on breeding sightings and extensive notes on who the mare was with when the foal was conceived.
A saddle owned and used by the late Maureen Beebe Hursh was auctioned for the Maureen Beebe Hursh Scholarship Fund. It sold for $7,400, according the auction site. The "Misty of Chincoteague" book based a character on her.
The auction did see one hiccup when one foal was sold to two buyers. A post on the Chincoteague fire company's Facebook page said the mix-up was a result of a “serious miscommunication.”
“The one buyer agreed to let the family with the little kids have the foal and in return we let her have Lot 67. So everyone is happy, kids are happy, buyers are happy,” the post quoted the Pony Committee chairman as saying.
For full auction results, go to https://liveauctions.tv/auction/1815/detail | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/virginia/2022/08/01/chincoteague-pony-auction-sets-new-records-in-2022-pony-penning/65386516007/ | 2022-08-01T17:04:44 | 1 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/virginia/2022/08/01/chincoteague-pony-auction-sets-new-records-in-2022-pony-penning/65386516007/ |
Relive the best moments and winners from the thrilling 2021 White Marlin Open
Every year, the annual White Marlin Open provides its competitors and fans with exciting moments at the Harbour Island Marina scales. Whether it's record-breaking catches or last-minute leaderboard changes, the world's largest billfishing tournament is always capable of providing thrills for the anglers and onlookers who make the trek to Ocean City each year.
This year's tournament will surely provide some thrills of its own, but before jumping ahead to next week's White Marlin Open, here is a look back at some of the memorable moments from the 2021 tournament:
Butch Wright grabs the title at the last seconds
For the majority of the 2021 White Marlin Open, Mike Atkinson of the Fender Bender was atop the leaderboard in the White Marlin category. After catching the only qualifying white marlin of the tournament on Day 1, it looked like Atkinson would walk away with the first place victory as time at the scales wound down on Friday night.
But then, as the night lingered on and the scales remained open past its scheduled time, Butch Wright and the Sushi pulled up to the Harbour Island Marina and toppled the previous leader.
With an 85 1/2 pound white marlin that was brought to the scales late Friday night, Butch Wright placed himself atop the leaderboard at the tournament's end and won the $3.2 million prize for he and his team.
Seven wins the tuna and blue marlin divisions
Another big winner of last year's White Marlin Open were the anglers aboard the Seven. Most people competing in the tournament would be overjoyed if they found themselves at the top of just one of the tournament's categories by the end of the final day of fishing. But for the Seven, winning just one category wasn't enough last year.
On Day 1 of last year's tournament, angler Lawrence Morejon caught a first place tuna that put him atop that category's leaderboard all the way through the end of the tournament. And on Day 5, David Cash hauled in a massive 775 pound blue marlin, winning the blue marlin category and the biggest fish division. Cash said that it took four hours for the crew to bring in the blue marlin that would be the Seven's second winning catch of the week.
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Final year of the shark category goes out with a bang
There won't be any sharks in this year's tournament, with new federal restrictions forcing the tournament to replace the shark category with a new swordfish division. But while it wasn't known last year that it would be the last time for the foreseeable future that sharks would be apart of White Marlin Open, last year's shark category definitely excited the fans at the Harbour Island Marina.
The Go Fish boat brought in two qualifying sharks in the tournament, one on Day 1 by Anthony Sapanero, and another on Day 5 by Michael Lupachinni, which also happened to be the final boat brought to the scales in the 2021 tournament.
The new swordfish division will replace the shark division in the 2022 tournament, and for anglers looking for swordfish this year, they'll likely have a hard time surpassing the record-breaking swordfish caught in 2021's tournament.
Angler Jacob Bertonazzi and the crew of the Jersey Boys reeled in a 318.5 pound swordfish last year during the White Marlin Open, breaking the Maryland state record. That catch by the Jersey Boys, along with increasing swordfish catches at White Marlin Open in the last few years will make the category one to look out for next year.
Fishbone crew rescues sinking boat during tournament
Another moment to remember from last year's tournament didn't end up taking place at the scales, but out on the water, where one boat's heroic efforts assisted another's while they were each competing in the tournament.
When the Fishbone heard the distress call from the Coast Guard that a boat nearby was sinking, they made the 1.5 mile trip to assist the Knot Stressin crew. With members of the Knot Stressin boat having abandoned their ship, members of the Fishbone sprung into action and helped pull people to safety on Day 1 of the tournament. | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/sports/local/2022/08/01/white-marlin-open-results-ocean-city-md-boat-sinks/65382961007/ | 2022-08-01T17:04:50 | 1 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/sports/local/2022/08/01/white-marlin-open-results-ocean-city-md-boat-sinks/65382961007/ |
How to go to the 2022 Indiana State Fair for free with IndyStar
Life is expensive right now, and we're all looking for ways to save a few dollars - including on attending the 2022 Indiana State Fair.
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Here's how. Grab a paper copy of IndyStar on Thursday, Aug. 4, or look at the digital e-edition to get a ticket to the State Fair. This ticket will be valid for free admission on Wednesday, Aug. 10 only.
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You can get as many papers as you need for your fair group, but supplies are limited. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/indiana-state-fair-2022-free-tickets-dates-events-indystar/65386323007/ | 2022-08-01T17:05:12 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/indiana-state-fair-2022-free-tickets-dates-events-indystar/65386323007/ |
Design plan submitted for Fishers apartment complex at White River and 96th Street
An apartment complex on 96th Street in Fishers will have seven buildings and a center greenspace next to the White River, where a large interactive nature park is planned.
Architect American Structurepoint, Indianapolis, will submit the development plan to the Fishers Planned Unit Development Committee during a meeting Wednesday. Carmel-based developer CRG Residential also plans to build townhomes and commercial buildings later at the site, which is near the Allisonville Road intersection.
Riverplace Apartments buildings — with 380 units — will number seven total, with five buildings facing each other with shared parking spaces, a swimming pool, sidewalks, tennis courts and a lawn, according to the site plan. Two buildings will be closer to the park, which is just to the west at the river.
CRG is investing $98 million in the project and the city will be providing $23 million in revenue from a bond sale. Eventually the site also will include 66 townhomes and 35,000 square feet of commercial retail space.
At the same time, the Fishers Parks and Recreation Department is developing 98 acres along the river into a park.
More:Fishers plans park and $98M development along the White River at 96th Street
The park will stretch from 96th Street north to 106th Street at Heritage Park. The area could have a canoe launch, quarry ponds, adventure course, pavilion, bike and ropes course, treehouse, river overlook and hammock grove.
As part of the project Fishers is planning to covert the 96th and Allisonville intersection to a roundabout to make entry to the development easier. The cross streets now are built as a "Michigan Left," in which drivers need to make a right turn and a U-turn before turning left.
'It's about time':Fishers does U-turn on Michigan Left; change coming to 96th St. intersection | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/fishers/2022/08/01/fishers-indiana-apartment-complex-white-river-design-plan-submitted/65386611007/ | 2022-08-01T17:05:18 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/fishers/2022/08/01/fishers-indiana-apartment-complex-white-river-design-plan-submitted/65386611007/ |
Fishers City Hall relocates during construction of new arts center and municipal complex
Fishers closed City Hall Monday and transferred municipal services elsewhere to begin construction of a new municipal and arts center at the site.
The changeover will last until a least the spring of 2024, when the new buildings is scheduled to open, according to a news release from the city.
Residents doing in-person business with the city can go to the City Services behind City Hall for court and utility payments, zoning assistance, and public bids. The building, with an in information desk, is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays.
Most public meetings will be held at Launch Fishers Huston Theater, 12175 Visionary Way, including City Council meetings, on the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Some meetings may be held in other locations depending on availability. Changes to this plan will be posted before each meeting at www.fishers.in.us/AgendaCenter.
Residents can park at a limited number of spots located south of the current City Hall but not north of it, which will be used for construction staging. There is ample free parking at garages around Municipal Drive, as well as street parking. Some spots will be available in the lot behind the City Services Building for guests conducting City business. Disabled parking will be available just south and north of the City Services Building.
The Fishers Farmers Market, concerts, and other community events will continue to be held at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater and lawn throughout the construction. The Nickel Plate District Pavilion, which includes a meeting room, public restrooms, and fountain, will also stay open.
Fishers Arts Council’s Art Gallery at City Hall will be moved to the Hamilton County Community Foundation Community Hub, 11810 Technology Dr.
Fishers Police and Fishers Fire will use the current City Hall for public safety training through September. The City will provide public notification before each training.
The city is building a $22.8 million arts center and city hall because the current building is sinking into the ground and its foundation is in danger of cracking. Mayor Scott Fadness and the council decided to add a center for the arts because local artists have been searching for years for a permanent home.
The first floor of the three-story building will be for arts programming, such as theater and musical performances, studios and galleries. It will be run by the Indianapolis Arts Center in a partnership with the city.
The second and third floors will be for city offices and conference, with some room for expansion. City Council meetings will be conducted in the theater. The plans were discussed during a work session before the City Council meeting Monday.
Demolition of Fishers City Hall is scheduled for October 2022, with construction to follow | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/fishers/2022/08/01/fishers-indiana-city-hall-relocates-during-construction-of-new-building-traffic/65388237007/ | 2022-08-01T17:05:24 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/fishers/2022/08/01/fishers-indiana-city-hall-relocates-during-construction-of-new-building-traffic/65388237007/ |
Heart of Stark: Massillon Public Library opens new teen space
In partnership with The Repository, every Monday, Stark Community Foundation is highlighting positive happenings in our community. Here’s to Good News Mondays!
The Massillon Public Library is launching its new Teen Lounge to provide our community’s young adults with a modern space that fosters creativity and enhances their education.
The new teen lounge features an ultramodern design with the library’s collection of young adult literature, a makerspace, comfortable seating, computers and teen programming in partnership with various community organizations.
"Now more than ever, spaces like the Teen Lounge are incredibly important for teens," said Susan Baker, Massillon Public Library’s young adult specialist. "Experts in the field of young adult library services overwhelmingly recommend providing teenagers with their own, separate space within the public library.
"The purposes of these spaces are to make teens feel welcome in the library, give them a sense of privacy and independence and allow them to learn and socialize in a space designed explicitly for their needs. Furthermore, having a space of their own gives teens an incentive to take ownership of the library and make it theirs."
The library has wanted a designated teen space for years, but has never had the physical space or the means to make it a reality. With declining public computer usage, along with a young adult print collection that was rapidly outgrowing its designated shelving and a need for a new space to conduct teen programming — it finally had the opportunity to repurpose its former Computer Center as a designated teen space.
One of the special features of this area is its makerspace. Equipped with a 3D printer, Cricut machine and heat press, button maker, coffee mug printer and laminator, the makerspace is available for anyone to use by appointment.
The print collection is also available to all library patrons whenever the building is open, however the teen space and its computers, lounge area and programming is reserved for students grades 7-12.
This new space was made possible by an American Rescue Plan grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, and awarded by the State Library of Ohio.
"When we learned about the LSTA/American Rescue Plan Act Outreach Grant, we knew that this would be a perfect opportunity to furnish this new space with materials and equipment that would normally be out of our reach," said Baker. "We acknowledge the importance of services for younger children by providing them with an entire floor that is just for children — why shouldn’t teenagers receive similar treatment?
"A designated teen space can also help meet the social needs of teenagers, many of which have struggled with loneliness, mental health issues, and isolation during the pandemic. The Teen Lounge will provide them with a safe space to be creative, collaborate on schoolwork, spend time with friends, participate in STEM and makerspace activities, and enjoy library programming."
The grand opening will be held at noon Aug. 8, and the first 50 teens through the door will receive a free gift bag. For more information, contact Baker at 330-832-9831 ext. 321 or bakersu@massillonlibrary.org.
The Stark Community Foundation helps individuals, families, businesses and nonprofits achieve their philanthropic goals through a variety of charitable funds and strategic initiatives. Ranked in the top 10% of community foundations in the country, the foundation and its family of donors have granted $215 million to nonprofits since 1963. Learn more at www.starkcf.org. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/heart-stark-massillon-public-library-opens-new-teen-space/10184802002/ | 2022-08-01T17:06:13 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/heart-stark-massillon-public-library-opens-new-teen-space/10184802002/ |
New Stark County Republican Party Chairman discusses goals for party
Janet Weir Creighton said her goal for the Republican Party in Stark County is to get people involved.
She said she plans to recruit candidates and others who support the party by hosting events, getting out in the community and seeing that people are at the party's office at 2729 Fulton Dr. NW in Plain Township to answer questions and help anyone looking to get involved with the party.
"It's important that headquarters is open every day," she said.
Creighton took over as chairman of the Stark County Republican Party in June. She succeeded Jeff Matthews, who had led the party since 2008. Matthews is the director of the Stark County Board of Elections.
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She is a Stark County commissioner and has been elected to the board since 2010.
The Republican Party chairman role is a volunteer position. Creighton's primary job will continue to be as county commissioner.
Creighton has been involved in numerous areas of Stark County government. She has previously served as recorder, auditor and mayor of Canton. She also was director of intergovernmental affairs for President George W. Bush in 2008 and 2009.
She has served on many boards and commissions, including ArtsinStark, the Exchange Club of Canton-Stark County and the Stark Housing Network.
Creighton said the Stark Republican Party hasn't been able to hold many events over the last three years because of the pandemic. She said she intends for the party to have more activities.
Ryan Stenger is chief operating officer of McKinley Strategies, a firm that provides business and political consulting. He has been active in the Republican Party for years and previously served as chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs.
"I think that Janet is bringing a lot of energy to the Republican Party," he said. "If you drive past headquarters pretty much any day of the week right now, you'll see a lot of cars in the parking lot and a lot of people in the building."
Stenger said he believes Creighton has been able to bring a lot of people within the party together.
Reach Paige at 330-580-8577 or pmbennett@gannett.com, or on Twitter at @paigembenn. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2022/08/01/janet-weir-creighton-serving-chairman-stark-republican-party/10067263002/ | 2022-08-01T17:06:19 | 1 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/stark-county/2022/08/01/janet-weir-creighton-serving-chairman-stark-republican-party/10067263002/ |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee gas price averages have been on a steady decline for nearly two months, according to a release from AAA on Monday.
Officials with the Auto Club Group revealed that the state is heading into its seventh week of price plummets, with Tennessee seeing, on average, a 68-cent drop in gas prices in July.
The average stands at $3.78 a gallon and is 88 cents more expensive than pump price averages this time one year ago.
“After the state average fell below $4 per gallon last week, this week brings the good news that all major metro areas in the state now also have averages below $4 per gallon,” said Megan Cooper with AAA in a news release. “Oil and gasoline futures made notable gains last week, which could potentially cause falling gas prices to stall and level out, but it’s too early to tell. For now, Tennesseans can breathe a sigh of relief as they head into the seventh straight week of falling gas prices.”
In addition to all major metro areas selling gas below $4 a gallon, 90% of Tennesseans can fill their vehicles for less than $4 a gallon, with the lowest prices at $3.40 and the highest at $4.19 — still below the national average of $4.21 a gallon.
The highest gas prices in Northeast Tennessee are in Carter, Sullivan and Washington counties at $3.81, $3.84 and $3.86, respectively.
Across the state line in Southwest Virginia, several counties top prices seen in Tennessee. Buchanan County, for example, has a gas price average of $4.32, which remains on the high end of the scale. Dickenson, Smyth and Washington counties also have gas price averages that remain more expensive than surrounding areas, at $4.12, $4.07 and $4.09 respectively.
Click here to see gas price averages by state and county. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/aaa-tn-gas-price-averages-drop-another-15-cents/ | 2022-08-01T17:12:59 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/aaa-tn-gas-price-averages-drop-another-15-cents/ |
SAN ANTONIO — We all know San Antonio is the place to be in the Lone Star State. And apparently, a recent study agrees.
The study found the San Antonio’s River Walk is one of the top 20 most beautiful sights around the world. Kuoni analyzed over 452,000 TripAdvisor reviews to see where travelers had reviewed sights as "beautiful" most often.
San Antonio is number 16 out of 20 on the list. Here's the Top 20:
1. New York
2. Rome
3. Las Vegas
4. Barcelona
5. Paris
6. Prague
7. Cape Town
8. Abu Dhabi
9. Vancouver
10. Seattle
11. Dubai
12.Vienna
13. Madrid
14. Christchurch
15. San Francisco
16. San Antonio
17. Milan
18. Seville
19. Sydney
20. Brussels
"We are proud of this recognition for our city and our beautiful River Walk," said Communications Manager of Visit San Antonio Ja’Nise Solitaire.
More on KENS 5: | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-river-walk-ranked-beautiful-sights-around-world-study-trip-advisor-tourist/273-9bf3cb26-2d6a-4633-a768-09da7b3cb85c | 2022-08-01T17:21:35 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-river-walk-ranked-beautiful-sights-around-world-study-trip-advisor-tourist/273-9bf3cb26-2d6a-4633-a768-09da7b3cb85c |
DENVER — A woman died after falling off an escalator inside Empower Field at Mile High Saturday night.
The initial call for an outdoor death investigation at 1701 Bryant St. came in at 10:52 p.m., Denver Police Department (DPD) said.
Investigators determined the woman was attending the Kenny Chesney concert and was sitting on an escalator railing when she fell, landing in the concourse below and dying from her injuries.
The death is being investigated as accidental, DPD said.
Empower Field at Mile High released the following statement on the death:
"We extend our deepest sympathies to the loved ones of the woman involved in the tragic incident that occurred at the end of Saturday's concert at Empower Field at Mile High."
"There is nothing more important than the safety of our guests, and Stadium Management Company is in communication with the Denver Police Department as it investigates this unfortunate incident."
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The North Texas man who was found guilty earlier this year of taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. capitol is expected to be sentenced to prison Monday.
Guy Reffitt, of Wylie, was convicted in March of several charges including storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, obstructing Congress' joint session to certify the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, 2021, interfering with police officers who were guarding the Capitol, and of threatening his two teenage children if they reported him to law enforcement after the attack.
According to a criminal complaint, Reffitt is a member of a militia group, the Texas Three Percenters, and told his family he went to the Capitol to “protect the country.”
Judge Dabney Freidrich on Monday said that under sentencing guidelines Reffitt should be facing 87-108 months in prison.
The DOJ is asking for a sentence higher than the guideline range. The Justice Department said Reffitt should receive 15 years in prison for his role and prosecutors wanted to add what's called a "terrorism enhancement" that would nearly triple his time behind bars because they said he was "planning to overtake our government."
Freidrich denied the sentencing enhancement for domestic terror and for possession of a gun during the crime on Monday saying there were previous cases where defendants committed very violent assaults and possessed weapons and they were not given that enhancement.
Freidrich agreed with the government that Reffitt should receive a sentencing enhancement for extensive scope, planning, or preparation but that he should not be treated too harshly for pleading not guilty and exercising his constitutional right to a trial.
“He did drive halfway across the country with another person,” Assistant US Attorney Jeffrey Nestler said of Reffitt’s planning for Jan. 6. "The defendant intended to go to the Capitol from the time he was in Texas."
Freidrich said she would consider each enhancement sought by prosecutors critically and declined to grant a request to add an "aggravating role" enhancement based on Reffitt's leadership during the riot.
"To make him out to be the leader who, but for him, individuals were not going to go to the Capitol, or for that matter, storm the Capitol, I think is a stretch,” she said.
GUY REFFITT
Reffitt's wife Nicole and two daughters were seen entering the U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. Monday morning. In March, Nicole Reffitt said her husband was being used as an example by the government but on Monday only told reporters outside the courthouse that she was excited to see her husband's face.
When asked if her son Jackson was present she said she hadn't spoken to him today.
Jackson testified in March that his father threatened him and his sister after he drove home from Washington and said they would be traitors if they reported him to authorities. Jackson testified his father told them "traitors get shot" and he used a cellphone app to secretly record his father boasting about his role in the riot.
Jackson said he was terrified by the threat, but his mother and sister said the comments were taken out of context.
On Christmas Eve 2020, less than two weeks before the riot, Jackson initially contacted the FBI to report concerns about his father's behavior and increasingly worrisome rhetoric. But the FBI didn't respond until Jan. 6, after the riot erupted. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texan-guy-reffitt-expected-to-be-sentenced-monday-for-role-in-u-s-capitol-riot/3036679/ | 2022-08-01T17:22:47 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texan-guy-reffitt-expected-to-be-sentenced-monday-for-role-in-u-s-capitol-riot/3036679/ |
The fire at Jim's Steaks that rocked Philadelphia far beyond just South Street last week was caused by electrical wiring.
The fire marshal's office determined Monday the cause of the blaze that caused smoke and flames to come from the popular Philadelphia cheesesteak spot at 4th and South streets Friday, the Philadelphia Fire Department said.
The fire department didn't reveal the exact issue with the wiring or make any other statements about the blaze Monday.
Firefighters responded after someone reported that some wires had caught fire around 9:15 a.m. Friday, Philadelphia Fire Department Commissioner Adam Thiel said. Smoke could be seen billowing from every floor of the four-story building as firefighters knocked down windows.
The fire burned for several hours before it was placed under control as the flames weaved through the heating and cooling system.
The floors on top of the cheesesteak shop were empty and are used for storage, Thiel noted. A manager at the restaurant told NBC10 that everyone was able to make it out OK after seeing smoke coming from the air conditioning system.
Firefighters had to proceed with caution because of the risk that the building was structurally unstable, Thiel said, referencing an incident in which a firefighter died earlier this year after a building collapsed following another blaze.
The owner of the cheesesteak shop already promised to rebuild the iconic eatery for locals and tourists alike.
Jim’s Steaks owner Kenneth Silver told NBC10 Saturday that the city’s licensing and inspections department does not believe the building on South Street is a total loss and that its structural integrity will be able to be maintained.
Jim's Steaks first opened in 1939 in West Philadelphia, but the South Street location opened in 1976. The building on South Street was originally constructed around 1900, according to city property records.
“We are definitely going to be back for year 48, so just give us a break," Silver said standing outside the boarded-up restaurant. "Visit the other great establishments in Philadelphia. There are so many of us. We’re one big family and we’re one big cheesesteak community."
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FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - He could have quit when they hurled racial slurs at him, but he didn't.
Instead, 88-year-old Joe Davis Jr. kept working as Flint's first Black firefighter decades ago. For that courage, the Flint fire station that Davis said was his shelter is now named after him.
"He was a pioneer for getting us into the fire department," said Flint Fire Chief Raymond Barton.
They came to Flint Fire Station No. 1 on Saturday to honor a man, who persevered through racial strife and changed the look of the Flint Fire Department. Davis became the city's first Black firefighter in 1961.
"I didn't hire on to become a Black minority firefighter. I hired on to become firefighter," said Davis, whose remarks were greeted with applause.
The Flint City Council recently voted to change the name of Fire Station No. 1 to Joe Davis Jr. Fire Station No. 1. Family and friends were on hand for the unveiling.
His son Jesse followed in his dad's footsteps as a Flint firefighter.
"I couldn't imagine just how tough it was to be a Black man to be coming through the doors and being the only Black man for 12 years," said Jesse Davis.
He knows if his dad wasn't tough enough to take the verbal attacks and poor treatment by some, things would be different today.
"Dad, thank you for doing what you did," Jesse Davis said. "I am glad you didn't quit because all else would have failed. I don't know what this department would be like today, but because of you it is what it is today."
Joe Davis said the fire station became his home away from home.
"The Big House here gave me shelter," he said. "It allowed me to find a hiding place where I could get away from the racial slurs and loud riff-raff. You see, there were a lot of good Whites on the department, but they were enslaved because if they became friends to me, they would become minority lover."
He served 24 years as a Flint firefighter. He's worn three uniforms over his lifetime -- a scout, an Army soldier and a Flint firefighter. It's that last one that paved the way for other African-Americans in Flint to do the same.
"He made it through so given the opportunity, African-Americans knew it, so I feel its a big part of why I am here and I am the chief today," Barton said.
Samuel Stewart, a former fire union president, came up with the idea to name the fire house after Davis. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/flint-honors-citys-first-black-firefighter-by-renaming-fire-station-1/article_c2a31d66-11a2-11ed-8051-3325f6d018ce.html | 2022-08-01T17:30:30 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/flint-honors-citys-first-black-firefighter-by-renaming-fire-station-1/article_c2a31d66-11a2-11ed-8051-3325f6d018ce.html |
A Wright State professor who works in biochemistry and molecular biology has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship.
As a Fulbright Scholar, Oleg Paliy will travel to Giza-Cairo, Egypt, in the summer of 2023 to conduct research in collaboration with his long-term colleague Laila Hussein, a professor at the National Research Center in Egypt.
The Fulbright is one of the most competitive fellowship programs for academic faculty across the world. The program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of State, was established in 1946 with the goal of improving intercultural relations between Americans and other countries through the exchange of people, knowledge and skills.
The program got its start under the legislation introduced by U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. Since then, it has given more than 360,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists and scientists the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
Paliy’s and Hussein’s research will assess how supplementation of the diet of teenagers in Egypt with soluble plant fiber might modify their gut microbiota, according to Wright State. Paliy said that Egyptian children often suffer from GI tract illnesses such as diarrhea.
“Soluble fiber is a type of food component that is not degraded by human enzymes, and thus we do not absorb it. Instead, it goes through our stomach and small intestine and reaches the colon,” Paliy said in a release. “In the colon, there are trillions of microbes, which in contrast to us, can break down the fiber and use it as a food source. Resident ‘good’ microbes can use the fiber much better than the pathogens. So, adding such fiber to the diet can increase the numbers of beneficial microbes in Egyptian children’s guts and therefore make it harder for pathogens to infect these kids, which in turn will prevent GI tract illness.”
Paliy said that the Fulbright program will provide him with an unique opportunity.
“We hope that the results of such a project will benefit Egyptian children and will provide nutritional guidance to improve their gut health,” Paliy said in a release. “The Fulbright program facilitates the project by providing travel, accommodation and research support for the U.S. Fulbright Scholar to conduct research in Egypt.”
Paliy joined Wright State in 2004 as an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, originally to work on a collaborative project between the Boonshoft School of Medicine and the Air Force Research Laboratory.
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Polk State President Angela Garcia Falconetti appointed to national education commission
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Polk State College President Angela Garcia Falconetti to the Education Commission of the States.
Falconetti of Winter Haven is the immediate past chair of the Association of Florida Colleges Council of Presidents and is a member of the Florida Chamber Foundation Board. Falconetti earned her bachelor’s degree in communications and education from New York University and her master’s degree in educational and instructional leadership and doctorate in educational leadership from the University of North Florida.
The Education Commission of the States serves as a partner to state policymakers through providing research, reports and other resources.
“I am honored and humbled to be appointed by Governor DeSantis to serve in this national capacity. I am proud to represent our state, the Florida College System, and Polk State College,” Falconetti said.
The Commission comprises seven members from each state and territory. In most states, these appointees include the governor, four individuals appointed by the governor, and a representative from each chamber of the state’s legislature. Often, gubernatorial appointees include the head of the state education agency, the governor’s education policy advisor, a representative from higher education, a state board member, and/or industry and community partners. However, state statute governing each of these appointments can vary across the states. | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/polk-state-president-serve-education-commission-states/10188271002/ | 2022-08-01T17:37:33 | 0 | https://www.theledger.com/story/news/local/2022/08/01/polk-state-president-serve-education-commission-states/10188271002/ |
'It's all about quality of life': Plant City rescue offers refuge for mistreated horses
Some of the animals that come to RVR Horse Rescue in Plant City may never be rehomed and will live out their days on an adoption list.
That’s not the goal, but it’s OK with RVR founder and president Shawn Jayroe.
“Being able to give a horse that had a crappy life a good life, that’s the most rewarding part,” Jayroe said. “There’s been times I’ve lost my cool and did some chest bumping when I see what a horse has been through.”
RVR, a 501(c)3 tax-deductible nonprofit, was founded in 2011. Originally, the rescue was located in Riverview. As residential neighborhoods began to surround the horse farm, the area became a magnet for pollution runoff.
In 2021, it was time to move the miniatures, donkeys and horses to a new home.
Jayroe bought 26 acres in Plant City, at 1710 W. State Road 60, and began running RVR out of the much larger, rural Plant City location.
“Some of the horses originally lived in Riverview,” said RVR Vice President Julie Dennis. “They’ll stay with us until they find a forever home, or maybe just forever.”
Jayroe, a Texas transplant, grew up on a Fort Worth ranch riding horses and attending rodeos. It was everyday life for her, until she began noticing what she thought was animal abuse.
“I never thought much about how people treated their horses,” Jayroe said. “But then I started seeing things and becoming against the rodeos.”
At 18, Jayroe moved to Florida and worked as a hairdresser in Temple Terrace. On the side, she adopted deteriorating horses as a passion project.
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It turned out to be too much time and money for one person, and in 2011, Jayroe began what is now known as RVR Horse Rescue.
More than a decade later, not much has changed aside from the location, size and bandwidth of Jayroe’s rescue. The horses (more than 80) are either in quarantine, healing, waiting to be adopted or permanent residents of RVR after being adopted by a volunteer.
Mr. T is a special case.
He’s a white horse that RVR vets have aged to be in his 30s from dental records. Mr. T was found in Wimauma living in the backwoods area of an abandoned property more than a year ago.
“He was surviving on his own for years,” Jayroe said. “He has melanoma and leg injuries… he will most likely live out his days here, it’s all about quality of life.”
Mr. T is currently skin and bones. He was brought back to goal weight at RVR. But a few months ago, he met Gadget, a female horse with one eye.
When his stall mate lost her eye, Mr. T became obsessively bonded to her. Jayroe said he can't leave the barn without her; he won’t eat or drink water if she’s away.
“I’ve never seen anything like it, and it’s completely unhealthy,” Jayroe said.
It all makes adopting out the geriatric horse even more difficult.
“He’s been so badly mistreated, I want to show him that people are good,” Jayroe said. “If someone wanted to come along and give him a good life, absolutely dote on him, and if they were the right person who could accommodate his medical issues, yes I would adopt him out.”
Not now though, not while he’s so closely bonded to Gadget.
Aside from mistreatment rescue cases like Mr. T and Gadget, RVR works with Tampa Bay Downs, a Tampa horse racing track, to provide aftercare for retired racers. Many of the animals who previously raced can no longer perform, and RVR works to adopt out the Thoroughbreds as pets or pleasure trail ride horses.
Jayroe may not agree with racing, but working with Tampa Bay Downs is necessary.
“I’ve learned to hold my feelings close to my chest in order to save these animals,” Jayroe said.
It’s not always a cut-and-dry case rescuing horses. Many die from injuries or prove un-adoptable.
Every animal is different, but Jayroe and Dennis said that owning a horse costs at least $10,000 minimum a year in boarding, vet care and food. While RVR hopes adopters will come to the Plant City barns to see the available animals, it’s not something everyone can do.
RVR urges that donations are what keep the rescue going.
“To be able to expand and buy more paddocks, that would be amazing,” Dennis said. “That’s all possible through donations.”
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Skeletal remains found in woods near Holly Hill dog park
The skeletal remains of a person wearing boots, a backpack and clothing were found in Holly Hill on Thursday in some woods near a dog park, according to a report.
Holly Hill Police were called about 6:23 p.m. Thursday to the 1100 block of Alabama Avenue, where a man led officers about 100 yards into the wood line south of the dog park, the report stated.
This is the second time in two weeks that skeletal remains were found in the area of Volusia and Flagler counties.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office called in help from the University of South Florida anthropology team after a construction worker discovered a human bone on a worksite at the Toscana housing development in Palm Coast.
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The Holly Hill skeletal remains were found face down behind a fallen tree.
“The bones appeared human and still had boots, shorts, shirt and backpack on,” the report stated.
A wallet containing an identification card was found in one of the pockets of the shorts, according to the report. The possible identity of the decedent was redacted from the report as was the name of a parent.
Nothing suspicious was located at the scene, wrote Holly Hill Police Public Information Officer Chris Yates in an email.
Police are waiting on the medical examiner’s office to positively identify the remains, Yates wrote. | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/08/01/skeletal-remains-found-woods-near-holly-hill-dog-park/10193215002/ | 2022-08-01T17:41:42 | 1 | https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/local/volusia/2022/08/01/skeletal-remains-found-woods-near-holly-hill-dog-park/10193215002/ |
TOWN OF PARIS -- An Illinois man has died of injuries suffered in a high-speed crash Saturday at Great Lakes Dragaway in the Town of Paris.
The crash occurred at 4:28 p.m. Saturday at the track at 18411 1st St.
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department said Charles Weck, 66, of Marenga, Ill., was operating a custom late model Corvette drag car and lost control on the track while racing and struck a concrete wall at a speed of 200 miles per hour. Weck was wearing a helmet and full safety restraints while operating the race car.
According to deputies on scene, Weck, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was removed from the race car and transported to a local hospital by Paris rescue. He was later pronounced deceased.
Units responding to the incident included the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department, and Fire/Rescue personnel from the Town of Paris and Village of Somers.
The vehicle sustained extensive damage.
Dragaway officials made the determination to close down operations for the remainder of the day Saturday due to the seriousness of the crash. Operations at the Dragaway resumed, including the special AMC Homecoming Week observance at the track on Sunday.
The public is encouraged to contact the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department with any information regarding the crash at 262-605-5100.
Photos: Scenes of devastation from Kentucky floods
Men ride in a boat along flooded Wolverine Road in Breathitt County, Ky., on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says it's some of the worst flooding in state history. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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A Perry County school bus lies destroyed after being caught up in the floodwaters of Lost Creek in Ned, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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The Whitesburg Community Pool is filled with flood water in Whitesburg, Ky., on Friday, July 29, 2022. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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People work to clear a house from a bridge near the Whitesburg Recycling Center in Letcher County, Ky., on Friday, July 29, 2022. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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Volunteers and city workers try to reconnect the water supply to a nursing home in Elkhorn City, Ky., on Friday, July 29, 2022. The pipe, along with some of KY-197, washed away yesterday when the Russell Fork flooded. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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Mud covers tennis courts near Whitesburg Middle School in Whitesburg, Ky., on Friday, July 29, 2022. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
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FILE - Homes and structures are flooded near Quicksand, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022. The same stubborn weather system caused intense downpours in St. Louis and Appalachia that led to devastating and in some cases deadly flooding. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, File)
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FILE - Members of the Winchester, Ky., Fire Department walk inflatable boats across flood waters over a road in Jackson, Ky., to pick up people stranded by the floodwaters on Thursday, July 28, 2022. The same stubborn weather system caused intense downpours in St. Louis and Appalachia that led to devastating and in some cases deadly flooding. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
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FILE - Homes and structures are flooded near Quicksand, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022. The same stubborn weather system caused intense downpours in St. Louis and Appalachia that led to devastating and in some cases deadly flooding. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, File)
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Hindman, Ky., Mayor Tracy Neice operates a backhoe to clear debris from the road in downtown Hindman, Ky., Friday, July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Muddy debris sits at the side of the road where it is being piled up for disposal in Ogden Hollar at Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Teresa Reynolds sits exhausted as members of her community clean the debris from their flood ravaged homes at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Volunteers from the local mennonite community carry tubfulls of debris from flood soaked houses for disposal at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Members of the local Mennonite community remove mud filled debris from homes following flooding at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Volunteers from the local mennonite community clean flood damaged property from a house at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Flood damaged photos and awards hang on the wall destroyed by floodwaters at the home of Teresa Reynolds at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Volunteers from the local Mennonite community clean flood damaged property from a house at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Volunteers from the local mennonite community clean flood damaged property from a house at Ogden Hollar in Hindman, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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The flood water line is visible on the exterior wall of Appalshop in Whitesburg, Ky., Saturday, July 30, 2022. Appalshop is a media, arts, and education center created during the War on Poverty, in 1969. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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in this aerial photo, some homes in Breathitt County, Ky., are still surrounded by water on Saturday, July 30, 2022, after historic rains flooded many areas of Eastern Kentucky killing multiple people. A thin film of mud from the retreating waters covers many cars and homes. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP)
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In this aerial photo, some homes in Breathitt County, Ky., are still surrounded by water on Saturday, July 30, 2022, after historic rains flooded many areas of Eastern Kentucky killing multiple people. A thin film of mud from the retreating waters covers many cars and homes. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP)
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In this aerial photo, recovery has begun in many of the narrow hollers in Breathitt County, Ky., on Saturday, July 30, 2022, after historic rains flooded many areas of Eastern Kentucky killing more than two dozen people. A layer of mud from the retreating waters covers many cars and homes. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP)
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In this aerial image, the river is still high around the homes in Breathitt County, Ky., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. Recovery has begun in many of the narrow hollers after historic rains flooded many areas of Eastern Kentucky killing more at least two dozen people. A layer of mud from the retreating waters covers many cars and homes. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP)
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In this aerial image, some homes in Breathitt County, Ky., are still surrounded by water on Saturday, July 30, 2022, after historic rains flooded many areas of Eastern Kentucky killing more than two dozen people. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP)
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In this aerial image, a car drives over a bridge in Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, July 30, 2022, after historic rains during the week flooded many areas of Kentucky killing at least two dozen people. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP)
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In this aerial image, a home in Eastern Kentucky is washed onto a road on Saturday, July 30, 2022, after historic rains during the week flooded many areas of Kentucky killing multiple people. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP)
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In this aerial photo residents of Whitesburg, Ky., are beginning to return to the small city in the eastern part of the state, Saturday, July 30, 2022. The area is beginning to asses the damage after historic rain brought catastrophic flooding to the area killing multiple people. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP)
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Residents of Whitesburg, Ky., are beginning to return to the small city in the eastern part of the state, Saturday, July 30, 2022. The area is beginning to asses the damage after historic rain brought catastrophic flooding to the area killing more than two dozen people. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP)
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The river is still high around the homes in Breathitt County, Ky., on Saturday, July 30, 2022. Recovery has begun in many of the narrow hollers after historic rains flooded many areas of Eastern Kentucky killing more than two dozen people. A layer of mud from the retreating waters covers many cars and homes. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP)
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Paul Williams inspects the damage to a dobro guitar damaged by floodwaters from Troublesome Creek at the Applachian School of Luthery workshop and museum in Hindman, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Stockpiles of wood lay destroyed from the floodwaters of Troublesome Creek at the Applachian School of Luthery workshop and museum in Hindman, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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A car lays overturned in Troublesome Creek in downtown Hindman, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Firefighters from the Middle Creek Fire and Rescue gather clothes for distruibution at the Knott County Sportsplex in Leburn, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, center, answers question from residents of Knott County Ky., that have been displaced by floodwaters at the Knott County Sportsplex in Leburn, Ky., Sunday, July 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
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UPPER TOWNSHIP — An overturned truck meant lengthy traffic delays on the southbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway on Monday morning.
“It was like a complete stop,” said Cheryl Keenan, of Linwood, who was stuck in the delay a little after 10 a.m. She said it appeared that a vehicle swerved from the right lane and overturned. An image from the scene shows a truck resting on its side.
The delay began on the bridge over the Great Egg Harbor Bay connecting Atlantic and Cape May counties.
Keenan believed it to be carrying road signs, such as those used around construction. She also said it appeared to her that only one vehicle was involved.
There was no information on Monday morning about the cause or if there were any injuries. The public information office of the State Police did not immediately have information about the accident, which took place north of Exit 25, leading to Ocean City and the Marmora section of Upper Township.
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CAPE MAY — A resolution awarding a contract for the renovation of the former Franklin Street School is set to return to the Cape May City Council on Tuesday at a 1 p.m. meeting at City Hall, 643 Washington St., after council twice delayed a vote.
The expected project cost has increased by millions of dollars, Council member Stacy Sheehan said at a recent public meeting.
Council held off on making a decision about the contract on July 19 and again on Wednesday, at which point Mayor Zack Mullock said the city was waiting for more details on the contract from Cape May County.
In a special meeting held Wednesday, with the library project the only item on the agenda, City Council members met with Cape May County administrator Kevin Lare and assistant county administrator Ronald Simone behind closed doors for about an hour to discuss a contract with the county and the county library system. State law requires most public business take place at open meetings, but there are some exceptions.
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“The county has taken the lead on the bidding process, but the city still has a role in that process,” city attorney Christopher Gillin-Schwartz said at the meeting. That needed a discussion between the county and city officials. “We can do that in closed session if talking about it in the open would jeopardize the award of the bid.”
In 2019, officials presented a proposal to rehabilitate the long-vacant school as a new branch of the county library system, moving the Cape May branch from its current location on Ocean Street. The plan would mean much more space for the library branch.
Built in 1927, the school building on Franklin Street has ugly roots. It served as the segregated school for Black children in the community until New Jersey ended school segregation in 1949. Since the 1990s, the organization the Center for Community Arts held a long-term lease on the property, preserving the structure and striving for years to raise enough money to renovate it and reopen the building.
Advocates have described the building as an important part of the community’s history, potentially joining the Harriet Tubman Museum, the Macedonia Baptist Church, a home owned by abolitionist Stephen Smith and the Allen AME Church in the same neighborhood as landmarks of Black history in the resort community.
City officials have described the plan for the area as “museum row,” with the Tubman museum around the corner and talks of allowing the East Lynne Theater Company to take over the nearby AME Church, which has been vacant and was damaged by fire in 2018 after a downed utility pole sparked a fire.
Plans presented for the Franklin Street School include space for special events and programing, including a demonstration kitchen and a children’s area. The building would need to be accessible under the standards of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
In previous discussions, plans were to seek grants to fund the planned work.
After the closed session, Sheehan indicated at the City Council meeting that the county would look for additional funding from Cape May. She said the original cost was estimated at $6 million.
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Paul Sacco has been actively involved with St. Joseph Academy football for nearly half a century.
That will end after this season.
Sacco, the winningest coach in South Jersey history, announced Monday this will be his last season as the Wildcats' coach. The decision came after a meeting with the Hammonton school's administration Monday morning. Sacco said he plans to coach again after this season.
"From the word go, when we met with the new administration I knew the school was going in a different direction," Sacco said Monday afternoon. "That's fine. That's their prerogative.
"Things don't always go the way you want. You don't always get to make the choices you thought you were going to be able to make. This choice was made to stand by the (current players), see them through it and then I guess I go my own way."
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Sacco, 65, said he considered stepping down the past few days before this season began but heard from countless alumni and current players who asked him to stay. Several alumni and current players visited his Hammonton home this past weekend. Sacco said he would have regretted not coaching this year's team.
"I told the (current players) I'm not going to be here your sophomore year. I'm not going to be here your junior year," Sacco said. "They didn't care. They said they just wanted to finish with me. That's what it came down to. I'll stand by them the best I can. They'll stand by me. When it's done, it's done."
Sacco boasts a 352-71-5 record in 40 seasons. St. Joe has won 20 state titles since the state Non-Public playoffs began in 1993. At the foundation of the program was the Wing-T offense and a zealous commitment to weight lifting.
The Wildcats won the West Jersey Football League Continental Division title and were 9-3 last season. St. Joe faces a rebuilding season this fall. The Wildcats are scheduled to open the season at St. Augustine Prep on Sept. 2. Practice officially starts Aug. 10.
No one is more identified with St. Joe than Sacco. He grew up and still lives in Hammonton, graduating from St. Joe in 1973. He played defensive back on the football team, was the point guard on the basketball team and manned second base for the baseball team. Sacco became the St. Joe football coach in 1982 at the age of 24.
Sacco has a new staff of assistants this season. He also didn't want to leave those coaches behind.
"They've been phenomenal," he said. "They don't miss a weight lifting session. They're at meetings. They want extra meetings. I felt like I was letting them down too."
The Wildcats won eight straight state titles from 1999-2006. They won seven straight state titles from 2009-2015. St. Joe’s success under Sacco was essential to the school’s survival. Parochial schools everywhere are struggling to attract students. The success of the Wildcats’ football team gives St. Joe plenty of attention.
The Camden Diocese, however, closed St. Joe at the end of the 2019-20 school year. The school reopened as St. Joseph Academy in the fall of 2020.
Sacco made it clear he intends to keep coaching, probably as an assistant. He said his plan was to coach another three to five years.
"I knew I wasn't ready (to stop coaching)," he said. "I have things in my mind where I would like to go if people take me, but who knows?"
Sacco said there will be a celebration in November to commemorate what the program has achieved.
"Great kids, great families," Sacco said. "I'm thankful."
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Greg “The Hitman” Williams returned to the air Monday on Wichita’s Power 93.5.
Williams has been off the air since last month when a former employee at the station, Johnny Starks, alleged he was the victim of sexual battery after Williams followed him into the bathroom at work. Starks made the claim online in a Facebook post after being terminated from Audacy, the company that owns Power 93.5. An attorney for Williams called the allegations “verifiably false.”
Starks posted last week that the detective responsible for investigating his assault declined to press charges.
Audacy released the following statement on Monday: “Based on findings from our internal investigation and working with local law enforcement, Greg Williams has returned to Power 93.5 airwaves.”
Donald N. Peterson, II, an attorney for Williams, released the following statement: “We are pleased that the Wichita Police Department determined there was no crime to prosecute. We are not surprised by this outcome, as Mr. Williams did not do the things he has been accused of doing. Mr. Williams is grateful to be back on the air and for the vocal support of those who know him best — his family, friends and many loyal listeners.” | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/greg-williams-back-on-the-air-at-power-93-5/ | 2022-08-01T17:52:25 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/greg-williams-back-on-the-air-at-power-93-5/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Four-time NBA champion and TV personality Shaquille O’Neal is making an appearance in Wichita this September at Hoops 4 Literacy, a charity basketball game to support early literacy for Kansas children. The game is scheduled for Sept. 10.
The charity game is put on by Storytime Village, LLC, a Kansas-based nonprofit with a mission to serve low-income Kansas children and families.
Storytime Village making the announcement at an 11 a.m. news conference inside Charles Koch Arena.
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Hanover County investigators are still waiting on the results of a DNA analysis of human bones discovered three months ago near the Atlee Recreation Center to determine the person's identify.
The sheriff's office has made a tentative identification of the remains; no foul play is suspected.
“Currently, investigators are waiting on DNA from the Department of Forensic Science to make a positive identification," Hanover sheriff's spokesman Lt. James Cooper said. "Investigators have a tentative identification of the remains found but can’t say for certain until laboratory analysis of the DNA comes back.”
The remains were discovered after authorities received a call just after 5 p.m. April 29 from residents collecting trash near the recreation center at 9411 Staple Lane in Mechanicsville. They reported they may have discovered human bones and clothing. | https://richmond.com/news/local/hanover-sheriffs-office-still-waiting-on-dna-analysis-of-human-remains-to-confirm-id/article_bdf0f0d1-31ef-57f2-a115-b50e864b8cb8.html | 2022-08-01T17:52:53 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/hanover-sheriffs-office-still-waiting-on-dna-analysis-of-human-remains-to-confirm-id/article_bdf0f0d1-31ef-57f2-a115-b50e864b8cb8.html |
There's a new effort to curb New York City's outdoor dining program designed to help struggling restaurants and provide diners a safer environment to eat during the pandemic.
A lawsuit filed with the state Supreme Court seeks to dissolve the emergency orders that have continued to allow restaurants to serve diners outdoors.
The petitioners argue that efforts by the state and city to extend the program on an emergency basis are arbitrary, since most other safety measures spurred by the health crisis has been scaled back or entirely dissolved.
"By July 2022, respondents' chief executive officers had abandoned vaccine and mask mandates, occupancy limitations on indoor dining and social distancing requirements and recognized that no public health emergency now exists," the text of the lawsuit argues.
The lawsuit in great detail lists the pandemic programs designed to assist New Yorkers that have since gone by the wayside, including unemployment assistance, certain vaccine and mask mandates, the eviction moratorium, as well as the city's test-and-trace program.
Allowing the continuation of outdoor dining structures, the group claims, is detrimental to the city. They point to "increased and excessive noise, traffic congestion, garbage and uncontrolled rodent populations, the blocking of sidewalks and roadways" among the many ways the program is an "illegal encroachment" upon the city's residents.
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The Daily News, first to report the lawsuit, spoke to a Manhattan store owner who felt the outdoor structures needed better regulation or the city should kill the program.
“Either removal or reformation, or some sort of standards,” David Owens, 78, told the outlet. “If they removed them, I wouldn’t miss them.”
Requests for comment into the city's law department were not returned over the weekend. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/illegal-encroachment-group-sues-to-end-nyc-pandemic-era-outdoor-dining-program/3803485/ | 2022-08-01T17:52:55 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/illegal-encroachment-group-sues-to-end-nyc-pandemic-era-outdoor-dining-program/3803485/ |
What to Know
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order declaring a local state of emergency in response to the monkey outbreak, as the five boroughs have become the epicenter of another health crisis
- NYC has reported nearly 1,500 cases to date and now accounts for more than 28% of the largest-ever U.S. outbreak of the disease, which is typically confined to the African continent
- A citywide public health emergency for monkeypox is also in effect, while both state and public health emergency orders were issued by New York. Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Department of Health
New York City declared a local state of emergency in response to the ballooning monkeypox outbreak on Monday, with Mayor Eric Adams signing the latest in a series of executive orders as efforts intensify to stem the tide.
It shouldn't come as a surprise. As of Monday, New York City has reported 1,472 monkeypox cases, a widely believed well-underreported number that accounts for 28% of the CDC's also likely underreported 5,189 national case count.
"We are continuing to see the numbers rise. This order will bolster our existing efforts to educate, vaccinate, test, and treat as many New Yorkers as possible and ensure a whole-of-government response to this outbreak," Adams, a Democrat, said in part. "In partnership with federal, state, and local officials we will continue to respond with the urgency required to keep people safe and this order is another tool to help us do so."
The health department also launched a new monkeypox data page, charting daily cases since the NYC outbreak began in June and breaking out the demographics by borough, age, gender and other factors. For those wondering, Manhattan far and away holds the most cases of any borough (562), more than a third of the known citywide total, and only three cases identify as women. People aged 30 to 39 account for more than a third of the known total, though more parity appears to exist from a racial/ethnic perspective: a bit more than a quarter are white, while a quarter are Latino and a fifth are Black.
A citywide public health emergency over the still-spreading disease took effect Saturday, a day after Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration issued both state and public health emergency orders for monkeypox.
If that feels redundant, it's not.
By federal regulation, public health emergencies may be warranted when a) a disease or disorder presents a critical public health threat or b) that a public health emergency, including significant outbreaks of infectious diseases or bioterrorist attacks, otherwise exists. They can be issued at local, state and federal levels. States of emergency can, too.
State-issued emergency orders supersede local ones, and federal ones supersede state, but in the event of viable legal challenges or no superseding protections, local emergency orders empower municipalities like New York City to adapt to the threat more aggressively and in a more all-encompassing manner.
States of emergency essentially drastically expand access to aid for a crisis -- in this case, allowing New York to get more monkeypox vaccine doses faster and seek additional state and federal assistance via funding, personnel or other means. They also allow governments to suspend local laws and enact rules as needed to curb the threat, monkeypox in this case.
Public health emergency orders are issued by departments of health and allow governments to amend health code provisions to implement measures like the still-in-effect COVID mandates to curb viral spread. The source of the order, the health department versus the governor's office, is critically important from a legal perspective.
That's the reason former Mayor Bill de Blasio was adamant his citywide worker vaccine mandate would hold up when federal ones did not. There is a "legal right of the health commissioner to keep the people of this city safe," de Blasio and his counsel said in December when he announced that mandate.
The declarations last through the emergency or for 90 days unless they are extended.
At the state level, Hochul's emergency declaration also allows more healthcare professionals to administer monkeypox vaccines. Groups like EMS, pharmacists and midwives who aren't typically permitted to administer vaccinations can do so to expedite access as was done with COVID earlier in the pandemic. It facilitates re-supply efforts as well.
Only three U.S. states -- Vermont, Wyoming and Montana -- have yet to report a monkeypox case to the CDC. That doesn't mean the disease isn't spreading, though.
Last week, Dr. Anthony Fauci called the outbreak a "serious problem" . He said the White House was considering creating a monkeypox coordinator role similar to its COVID one to streamline response, distribution and other outreach efforts.
MONKEYPOX IN NYC
How to Prevent Monkeypox
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.
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MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — If you're planning on taking a trip to the beach and a dip in the ocean, make sure you avoid these few beaches across the Tampa Bay area. Beaches in Hillsborough, Manatee and Sarasota counties are still being affected by high bacteria levels, prompting "no swim" advisories for several beaches in each county, according to their respective health departments.
Each of these beaches has high enterococci bacteria levels, which usually is found in the intestinal tracts of humans and animals, the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County said. The bacteria can cause disease, infections and/or rashes.
The bacteria-infected water indicates the presence of fecal pollution, which can come from stormwater runoff, pets and wildlife and sewage.
Under a "no swim" advisory, the beaches remain open, but wading, swimming and water recreation are not recommended.
So what beaches are affected?
Hillsborough County
On July 28, Hillsborough County's health department said a beach advisory was issued for the following beaches:
- Bahia Beach
- Simmons Park Beach
Water samples are scheduled to be collected and retested by Aug. 4.
Manatee County
According to the Department of Health in Manatee County, no-swim advisories are still in effect for four beaches across the county.
- Bayfront Park North
- Manatee Public Beach North
- Coquina Beach North
- Palma Sola South
"No-swim advisories remain in effect at four Manatee beaches," the Manatee DOH tweeted Monday morning. "We should know more about water quality at these sites Wednesday morning (8/3): Bayfront Park North, Manatee Public Beach North, Coquina Beach North and Palma Sola South."
Sarasota County
Some good news: some beaches that were previously under "no swim" advisories no longer are affected. The bad news: a few beaches are still experiencing high bacteria levels and have the "no swim" advisory in place.
Here are the beaches:
- Brohard Beach
- Bird Key Park/ Ringling Causeway
- Venice Fishing Pier
Is your favorite beach affected?
You can always check out the Florida Department of Health's website for a list of public beaches and their water quality.
The interactive list and map will let you know which beaches have good, moderate or poor water quality and if there is an advisory issued for that beach.
You can find the list below or by clicking here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/no-swim-advisory-beaches-tampa-bay-sarasota-manatee-hillsborough-county/67-62c36c72-bd0b-49ed-a712-e465f6fd1c02 | 2022-08-01T17:56:40 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/no-swim-advisory-beaches-tampa-bay-sarasota-manatee-hillsborough-county/67-62c36c72-bd0b-49ed-a712-e465f6fd1c02 |
Eau Gallie restaurateur set to fly to space Thursday on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket
Blue Origin has scheduled a Thursday morning launch for its sixth New Shepard crewed mission, which will take Pineapples owner Steve Young and five companions soaring into space.
The suborbital rocket-capsule's NS-22 launch window opens at 9:30 a.m. from rural West Texas. A webcast will begin 30 minutes before launch at blueorigin.com.
“I’m unusually calm still. It may change when I'm sitting in that seat, waiting for it to light. But right now, I still feel fine," Young said Monday morning en route to Blue Origin’s Launch Site One near Van Horn, Texas.
Young briefly chatted with FLORIDA TODAY via phone during his flight's refueling stop in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
"I'm excited for the launch and excited to meet the astronauts. They are a very interesting group," Young said.
"I'm like the blue-collar boy from Melbourne that's not as interesting as the rest. But I’m going to be happy to represent," he said.
More:Owner of Pineapples in Eau Gallie to fly into space on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket
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Young's flight is scheduled to make history: He will share the capsule with the first people from Egypt and Portugal to fly into space. His fellow commercial astronauts:
- Coby Cotton, who cofounded the YouTube sports-entertainment channel Dude Perfect — which has more than 57 million followers.
- Mário Ferreira, a Portuguese entrepreneur, investor and president of Pluris Investments Group, which includes more than 40 companies.
- Vanessa O’Brien, a British-American explorer who will set a Guinness World Record by becoming the first woman to complete the "Explorers’ Extreme Trifecta." She has climbed Mount Everest and journeyed to the deepest point of the Mariana Trench, and she will next cross the Kármán line, the internationally recognized boundary of space.
- Clint Kelly III, who is credited with starting the development of the technology base leading to today’s driverless cars.
- Sara Sabry, an Egyptian mechanical and biomedical engineer who founded Deep Space Initiative.
Thursday may be uniquely busy for Space Coast launch fans. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is slated to lift off between 6:29 and 7:09 a.m. from Pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Then at 7:08 p.m., a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter from the Cape.
NS-22 marks Blue Origin's sixth human flight for the New Shepard program, its third human flight this year, and the 22nd in its history.
Young is an Indialantic resident who has lived in Brevard County since 1969. The former CEO of telecommunications-installation giant Y-Com opened Pineapples, a three-story restaurant-bar-concert venue, in April 2021 on Highland Avenue in downtown Eau Gallie.
He said he was scheduled to attend flight briefings Monday afternoon in Texas, then embark on astronaut training all day Tuesday and Wednesday.
The New Shepard crew capsule is autonomous, and there is no pilot aboard. It measures 10 feet high and 12½ feet wide with six passenger seats, six windows, handholds to help passengers maneuver in zero-G, and 530 cubic feet of interior space.
The booster rocket stands 53 feet tall and is propelled by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.
If all goes according to plan during Young's 11-minute journey, the capsule will separate from the booster roughly 47 miles above Earth, then continue climbing beyond the 62-mile Kármán Line.
The capsule will enter a stable freefall back to a landing in the West Texas desert, slowed by three drogue chutes and a retro-thrust system.
Blue Origin officials unveiled the NS-22 mission patch on Friday. Young, who is an avid fisherman, shared an image of the patch on his Facebook page.
"We all had input. The fish under the ship and the colors represent me," Young said in his Facebook post.
Young is accompanied on his Texas trip by his wife, Melodie, who will watch the launch from terra firma. She will be joined by a group of Young's well-wishers.
“I've got the friends and family coming in on Wednesday, and they get to see me at 5:30 in the morning before the launch on Thursday — and hugs and kisses," Young said.
"I go to the rocket, and they go to their two different viewing sites. And I get to see them right after I land," he said.
More:Huge crowd at Surfing Santas of Cocoa Beach 2021 Christmas Eve
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Young said he is allowed to bring up to 3 pounds of items aboard the capsule to fly into space. One item: a small Surfing Santas of Cocoa Beach plush toy.
Founded in 2009, Surfing Santas drew thousands of spectators and participants to downtown Cocoa Beach on Christmas Eve. Co-founder George Trosset said rocketing the plush toy into space is a tongue-in-cheek promotion for the popular event.
“Then, what if he could go to the space station sometime? What if he could go to Mars? I mean, he doesn't weigh much. I think he weighs 4 or 5 ounces," Trosset said.
“He doesn't eat. He doesn't drink. He don't need potty breaks, don't need a special suit for traveling in space. He just a good traveling companion," he said.
Young is also taking along his father Henry's U.S. Army dog tags, his mother Erika's golden cross, and stickers from his son Austin's band Gary Lazer Eyes — along with a few Pineapples hats.
“I'm just very happy to represent the Space Coast. I’m done watching them. I want to ride one," Young said.
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HIGH POINT — Three people who attempted to carjack a 55-year-old man at gunpoint fled the scene after he pointed a handgun back at them, according to a release from High Point police.
The incident occurred at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday in the 700 block of Russell Terrace. The victim told officers he was sitting in his vehicle when three males approached him, pointed a shotgun and demanded his car keys, according to the release.
The victim told police he pointed a handgun at the suspects and they dropped the shotgun and ran away. Officers located the three suspects nearby.
Police charged Anthony D. Coleman, 25, of Dry Fork, Virginia, with robbery with a dangerous weapon and simple possession of marijuana, and Antonio X. Jones, 18, of High Point with robbery with a dangerous weapon, the release said.
A juvenile was charged on a juvenile petition with robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to police.
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GREENSBORO — Family visitation and a celebration of life service have been announced for the Rev. T. Anthony Spearman.
Family visitation will be tonight at 7 p.m. at Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church. The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Greensboro Consistory #106 and St. John's Lodge #12 F&AM (PHA) will conducted the fraternal and masonic rites.
A celebration of life service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 631 E. Florida St.
Spearman, former president of the North Carolina NAACP, will lie in repose beginning at 9 a.m. Pastor Daran H. Mitchell will officiate and Bishop Darryl B. Starnes Sr. of the Piedmont Episcopal District will preside.
Spearman, who also was a member of the Guilford County Board of Elections, will be buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.
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CROWN POINT — A Gary woman accused of ramming another woman's car with her SUV in 2019 was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident.
Markisha L. Lacefield, 39, was sentenced to six months in jail, suspended in favor of probation, Lake Criminal Court records show.
Lacefield admitted in a plea agreement to striking another woman's car Nov. 20, 2019, near 49th Avenue and Delaware Street in Gary and leaving the scene of the crash.
In exchange for Lacefield's plea, Lake County prosecutors agreed to dismiss felony counts of battery by means of a deadly weapon and criminal recklessness and a misdemeanor count of criminal mischief.
According to charging documents, Lacefield became angry after seeing her ex-boyfriend in the passenger seat of the woman's car, followed them and rammed the woman's car two times.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A person was hospitalized and another is in custody following a shooting in Apopka Monday morning, police said.
According to investigators, the shooting occurred around 10:10 a.m. in the area of 820 S Robinson Ave., near an auto body shop in Apopka.
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Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the shooting.
No other information is available at this time. Check back here for updates.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Five Mega Millions winning tickets from Friday’s drawing were sold in Florida, including one from a Kissimmee Publix.
A $2 million winning ticket was sold at a Publix located on 3343 S. Orange Blossom Trail, according to the Florida Lottery.
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The tickets matched all white ball numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. Friday’s drawing had a $1.3 billion winner in Illinois and 26 second-tier winners across 17 states.
Two other $2 million tickets were sold in the state—one in Walton County and one in in Pinellas County.
Florida also sold two $1 million tickets in Martin and Highlands counties.
The Mega Millions winners have 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize.
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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Flagler County deputies are searching for a teenager who has been missing since Friday.
Pedro Mondejar is about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 150 pounds, the sheriff’s office said. He has long black hair and brown eyes.
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Mondejar was last seen wearing a black FPC soccer hoodie, blue jeans and black boots.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office at 386-313-4911.
Missing juvenile pic.twitter.com/iwGuAVYcbq
— FlaglerSheriff (@FlaglerSheriff) August 1, 2022
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A roundtable discussion tonight will discuss the impact rising rents and inflation are having on the Orlando area’s biggest industry, tourism.
The discussion at 6 p.m. tonight at the Bear Creek Recreation Complex will talk to theme park workers specifically, the latest in a string of discussions on how to tackle rising rents.
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Union leaders say the high rent prices are driving families out of their homes, while the cost of gas and food also continues to go up. However, hospitality wages are not keeping up.
At a recent meeting, one tenant said his rent went up 23%.
Last week, Orange County commissioners passed an ordinance requiring landlords to give 60 days notice if they’re going to raise rents by more than 5%.
But the big debate right now is whether to limit just how big those annual rent increases can be.
That’s something commissioners would have to consider passing soon in order to get it on the November ballot.
Orange County Commissioner Maribel Gomez Cordero is expected to be at the meeting tonight. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/roundtable-in-orlando-to-talk-rising-rent-struggling-hospitality-workers/ | 2022-08-01T18:07:24 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/roundtable-in-orlando-to-talk-rising-rent-struggling-hospitality-workers/ |
With higher interest rates and a lack of inventory still out there for potential homebuyers, many are worried that a crash in the real estate market is looming.
But is that really the case?
On this latest episode of “You Have Real Estate with Justin Clark,” area realtors join the show to offer insight on a potential crash and what the current market conditions are.
Watch above for the full video and analysis. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/will-there-be-a-crash-in-the-real-estate-market/ | 2022-08-01T18:07:30 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/01/will-there-be-a-crash-in-the-real-estate-market/ |
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FLOYD COUNTY, KY (WOWK) – As part of the relief efforts following the devastating flooding that hit Eastern Kentucky last week, the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office has shared a list of resources for residents in need and for those who are able to offer help.
The list includes locations to drop off water, cleaning supplies, pet supplies, etc. or to make donations, as well as where to find, shelter, food, showers, laundry services or to report missing persons and apply for FEMA assistance.
According to the sheriff’s office:
- For shelter:
- Martin Community Center located at 7199 Key Route 80 in Martin, KY; contact 606-285-9400.
- For food supplies:
- Heavens Harvest Food Pantry located at 3634 KY Rt. 122 Ste. 101 in Printer, KY; contact 502-517-9233 or email reneedthornsberry@hotmail.com.
- All Floyd County Schools with the exception of Betsy Lane High School from Monday, Aug. 1 through Friday, Aug. 5.
- For showers:
- Martin Community Center located at 7199 Key Route 80 in Martin, KY; contact 606-285-9400.
- South Floyd Elementary School on 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 1, 2022, located at 299 Mt. Raider Drive in Hi Hat, KY; contact 606-263-6175.
- Floyd Central High School located at 651 KY Rt. 680 W. Eastern, KY; contact 606-358-9200 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
- To report Missing Persons:
- Kentucky State Police located at 3499 N. Mayo Trail in Pikeville, KY; contact 606-433-7711. (NOTE: See more details on how to report a missing person in Eastern Kentucky at the end of this article.)
- To apply for FEMA assistance for individuals and families:
- Call 1-800-621-3362 or visit disasterassistance.gov. (Note: federal funding is available to impacted residents in Breathitt, Clay, Knott, Letcher and Perry counties, but with the damage sustained, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear expects federal funds to be available to Floyd and Pike counties in the future.)
- To donate to flood relief:
- Visit the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund website.
- For laundry-mat trucks:
- Duff-Allen Central Elementary located at 180 Rebel Road in Eastern, KY; contact 606-358-0110.
- Floyd Central High School located at 651 KY Rt. 680 W. in Eastern, KY; contact 606-358-9200.
- Wayland Gymnasium located at 2501 King Kelly Coleman Highway in Wayland, KY; contact 606-284-2010.
- South Floyd Elementary School located at 299 Mt. Raider Drive in Hi Hat, KY; contact 606-263-6175.
- To drop off laundry supplies:
- Hall & Clark Insurance located at 123 S. Lake Drive, Ste. 101 in Prestonsburg, KY; contact 606-886-2318.
- Duff-Allen Central Elementary located at 180 Rebel Road in Eastern, KY; contact 606-358-0110.
- Floyd Central High School located at 651 KY Rt. 680 W. in Eastern, KY; contact 606-358-9200.
- Wayland Gymnasium located at 2501 King Kelly Coleman Highway in Wayland, KY; contact 606-284-2010.
- South Floyd Elementary School located at 299 Mt. Raider Drive in Hi Hat, KY; contact 606-263-6175.
- Water drop off:
- Maytown Fire Department located at 376 KY-777 in Langley, KY; contact 606-285-9543.
- To drop off cleaning supplies:
- Wayland Gymnasium located at 2501 King Kelly Coleman Highway in Wayland, KY; contact 606-284-2010.
- Martin Community Center located at 7199 Key Route 80 in Martin, KY; contact 606-285-9400.
- Maytown Fire Department located at 376 KY-777 in Langley, KY; contact 606-285-9543.
- Garrett Fire Department located at 638 Stonecoal Road in Garrett, KY; contact 606-358-3473.
- The Mountain Muse located at 128 South Front Street in Prestonsburg, KY; contact 606-276-7232.
- Century 21 American Way Realty located at 421 N. Arnold Avenue in Prestonsburg, KY; contact 606-886-9100.
- McDowell ARH Hospital located at 9879 KY-122 in McDowell, KY; contact 606-377-3400.
- For medical services (including Tetanus, Hepatitis A and COVID-19 vaccinations):
- South Floyd Elementary School gymnasium located at 299 Mt. Raider Drive in Hi Hat, KY; contact 606-263-6175. (Note: Vaccinations will be given Aug. 1, 2022 between 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.)
- Duff-Allen Central Elementary located at 180 Rebel Road in Eastern, KY; contact 606-358-0110. (Note: Vaccinations will be given Aug. 2-3, between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.)
- Floyd Central High School located at 651 KY Rt. 680 W. in Eastern, KY; contact 606-358-9200. (Note: Vaccinations will be given Aug. 2-3, between 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.)
- Animal Food drop-off:
- DUMAS Rescue in Garrett, KY; contact 606-339-8090.
- Hall & Clark Insurance located at 123 S. Lake Drive, Ste. 101 in Prestonsburg, KY; contact 606-886-2318.
- For Flood Refuse and trash:
- Floyd Landfill located at 200 Garth Hollow Road in Martin, KY; contact 606-285-0033.
- To report price gouging contact 502-696-5485.
On Monday morning, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said on Monday that the death toll in Eastern Kentucky has risen to 30, with 7 deaths in Breathitt County, 2 in Clay County, 16, including 4 children, in Knott County, 2 in Letcher County, and 3 in Perry County.
More than 12,000 customers in the region remain without power, according to Kentucky Power’s outage map.
Reporting Missing Persons in Eastern Kentucky:
According to the Kentucky State Police, if you want to report someone in Magoffin, Johnson, Martin, Floyd or Pike counties, contact Post 9 Pikeville at 606-433-7711.
If you want to report someone missing in Breathitt, Perry, Knott, Letcher or Leslie counties, contact Post 13 Hazard at 606-435-6069.
If you want to report someone missing in Jackson, Owsley or Lee counties, contact Post 7 Richmond at 859-623-2404.
If you want to report someone missing in Wolfe or Morgan counties, contact Post 8 Morehead at 606-784-4127.
If you want to report someone missing in Harlan County, contact Post 10 Harlan at 606-573-3131.
If you want to send an email, send an email to ksppubaff@ky.gov.
They say to make sure you include:
- Your name
- Your phone number
- Missing person’s name
- Missing person’s county of residence
- Missing person’s description (gender, age, race, etc.)
- Missing person’s home address and phone number | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/here-are-the-flood-relief-services-in-floyd-county-kentucky/ | 2022-08-01T18:14:58 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/here-are-the-flood-relief-services-in-floyd-county-kentucky/ |
LOGAN COUNTY, WV (WOWK)—A home in Man, West Virginia has sustained damage after a mudslide hit a home.
Logan County Emergency Management said that the affected home is on Vine St.
They say that multiple people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/photos-heavy-rains-cause-mudslide-into-house-in-man/ | 2022-08-01T18:15:04 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/photos-heavy-rains-cause-mudslide-into-house-in-man/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Three major drug companies and several West Virginia counties and cities have reached a historic settlement in an opioid lawsuit.
Officials say the state has reached a $400 million settlement against Cardinal Health, Amerisource Bergen, and McKesson, the “Big Three” of opioid distributors. Attorneys say this is the largest settlement in West Virginia history and the settlement funds will be paid out over a 12-year period.
Dozens of counties and cities across the Mountain State filed a lawsuit against the three companies, saying they dumped millions of opioid pills in West Virginia for decades, causing the opioid epidemic.
The trial in the case was initially supposed to begin July 5 but was continued.
The continuation happened just one day after the City of Huntington and Cabell County lost their lawsuit against the same companies. That lawsuit accused the drug distributors of creating a public nuisance with the onslaught and ignoring signs that the area was ravaged by addiction. Federal Judge David Faber ruled that the city and county did not prove their case in the trial and Huntington Mayor Steve Williams said he plans to “fight on” against the opioid epidemic.
While the plaintiffs in this case claim the companies are at fault for an increase of opioid pills in the state, the companies claim that the cause is from an increase in doctors writing prescriptions, poor communication federal agents allegedly setting poor pill quotas. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-reaches-400m-settlement-in-big-three-opioid-lawsuit/ | 2022-08-01T18:15:11 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-reaches-400m-settlement-in-big-three-opioid-lawsuit/ |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As of July 28, the state of California was reporting 786 probable and confirmed monkeypox cases statewide.
According to health officials, monkeypox, a flu-like virus in the same family as smallpox, is rarely found in the U.S.
Symptoms of monkeypox include high fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a widespread rash across the face and body. Infections typically last between two and four weeks and only one in every 100 cases is fatal, generally only seriously affecting those that are immunocompromised.
According to the CDC, the first human case of monkeypox was discovered in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus has since been tracked on several continents and transmission rates are continuously being investigated by the CDC.
In Northern California, some counties have seen both possible and confirmed cases of monkeypox.
- Placer County: 1 case of monkeypox
- Sacramento County: 43 cases of monkeypox
- Solano County: 6 cases of monkeypox
- Stanislaus County: 1 case of monkeypox
These numbers are updated daily and may not necessarily reflect the current number of cases in the county.
How is monkeypox spread?
Monkeypox is spread mostly through close or intimate contact with someone who has monkeypox, according to the CDC.
Should I get a monkeypox vaccine?
The monkeypox vaccine, Jynneos, is available for people who are at a higher risk of contracting monkeypox and meet at least one criteria. Some of the criteria include having tested positive for an STI in the past three weeks, having two or more sexual partners in the past three weeks, and others.
Sacramento County Public Health occasionally gets doses of the vaccine. To date, public health has received a total of 2,620 doses of Jynneos. The next allocation is for 578 doses.
Monkeypox Vaccine Clinics:
Additional clinics will be scheduled as the vaccine supply increases.
- Pucci's Pharmacy: 3257 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento is by appointment only
More information about monkeypox can be found on the CDC website.
Watch more on ABC10: 'Quick' | 1,000 Sacramento residents receive Monkeypox vaccine | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/monkeypox-california-cases-sacramento-placer-solano-stanislaus/103-da960c47-8ff4-4673-b58a-c5993b96176a | 2022-08-01T18:18:32 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/monkeypox-california-cases-sacramento-placer-solano-stanislaus/103-da960c47-8ff4-4673-b58a-c5993b96176a |
SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. — The man police say was behind the wheel at the time of a quadruple fatal accident in Rio Vista last week was arrested earlier this year on charges of DUI and hit-and-run, according to Folsom Police.
Last week, Rio Vista Police Chief Jon Mazer confirmed that 20-year-old Jordan Colvin was driving the Honda Accord full of open alcohol containers that veered into an oncoming SUV.
Now, the Folsom Police Department confirmed to ABC10 that Colvin was arrested in April for an alleged hit-and-run while intoxicated.
A Folsom Police spokesperson said the accident happened around 1:30 a.m. on April 3.
Colvin was never arraigned on those charges in Sacramento County Court because his July 6 arraignment was continued to October 5.
What we know about the Rio Vista accident
It happened around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday on SR 12 near Summerset Road and Church Road.
Rio Vista Police say Colvin was driving a 2003 Honda Accord west when he veered off the road, overcorrected, and hit a Chevrolet Suburban going east. Colvin and rear passenger Lacy Conway were ejected from the car.
Colvin, Conway and front passenger, Erica Anderson, died from their injuries.
The seven people riding in the Chevrolet Suburban were all Mexican nationals on vacation in the U.S. One of the occupants, Laura Poiret, died from her injuries.
Rio Vista Police say they won't make a determination on if DUI was the cause of the accident until BAC test results are returned by the coroner’s office.
WATCH ON ABC10: Navy veteran drowns after saving others along American River
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TWIN FALLS — A Utah man drowned Saturday after being pulled under the water at Pillar Falls, police say.
Corey Grant Collard, 30, of Payson, Utah, was walking in the water with friends at about 1:30 p.m. when he got sucked into the main chute of the falls, Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Lori Stewart said Monday.
Friends eventually pulled him out, but Collard had been underwater for a significant amount of time, Stewart said.
Collard was transported by private boat to the docks, where he was met by paramedics and law enforcement officers. He died Saturday night at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center.
Drownings are a regular occurrence at the popular destination, Stewart said as she warned that strong undercurrents can pull people under the water.
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Knoxville police officers will no longer respond to minor, non-injury car crashes
Beginning Sept. 1, Knoxville police will no longer respond to some non-injury car crashes, Knoxville Police Chief Paul Noel announced Monday in a press release.
Officers will stop responding to minor crashes unless injuries have been reported or a car is disabled in the roadway and requires a tow truck.
KPD officers still will respond to non-injury crashes involving a suspected intoxicated driver, an unlicensed or uninsured driver, or a disorderly or uncooperative party.
An analysis of recent crash data showed that officers cumulatively spend around 24 hours a day working minor, non-injury crashes, the release stated.
Drivers involved in a non-injury crash should first move their car out of the roadway to a safe location, the release stated. They should then exchange information, take cell phone photos and contact their insurance companies, as well as file any required documents with the state.
For more information, visit www.knoxvilletn.gov/crash.
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Shooting that left 2 dead, 6 wounded part of bloody weekend in Detroit
Detroit — The city is reeling from a bloody weekend of seven homicides and 24 nonfatal shootings, including a mass shooting over a parking space early Sunday that left two dead and six wounded, police officials said Monday.
During a press conference at Detroit Public Safety Headquarters, Detroit Police Chief James White said most of the shootings were the result of people making "poor decisions."
"I'm not going to get on a political platform about guns," White said. "It's not about guns; it's about people using guns and making poor decisions."
White stressed that the issue isn't confined to Detroit and said there have been eight mass shootings nationwide during the last 72 hours.
Despite the weekend violence spike, homicides and nonfatal shootings in Detroit are down over the same period last year, White said. As of Monday, there were 542 nonfatal shootings and 176 homicides in Detroit in 2022, down 5% and 15%, respectively, over the same period last year.
Sunday's shooting, which occurred at about 2:30 a.m., started when a homeowner became angry because people attending a party across the street in the 11600 block of Coyle reportedly blocked his driveway, White said.
The two victims who died were driving to the hospital, but "while on the way to the hospital they had a collision at Six Mile and Greenfield," Detroit Police Cmdr. Michael McGinnis said.
One of the other victims was in critical condition, while the five others were in "various states of recovery," White said.
The alleged shooter, a man in his 30s, is in police custody, he said.
"We deserve better than this," White said. "This senseless violence is all of our responsibility."
The police chief expressed frustration with the criminal justice system, saying his officers often arrest violent suspects, only to see them back on the street with low bond and/or a tether.
White said his command staff will start seeking federal charges against gun criminals.
"As of this morning, I've directed that all felony weapon arrests be sent to the U.S. Attorney for review," White said.
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield, who attended Monday's press briefing, said the problem is people's inability to resolve problems peacefully.
"I want to drill down on conflict resolution," Sheffield said. "Let's talk to our young people about how to solve conflicts without using a gun."
Among other recent cases, 16-year-old Ryan McLeod was charged Monday with first-degree murder after he allegedly fatally shot a 13-year-old boy over a stolen iPhone, while two 14-year-old girls were shot at a party "less than 24 hours ago," White said.
Quincy Smith, an organizer for the anti-gang program Operation CeaseFire, said: "The community is tired. This is out of control. How many more conferences do we have to have like this? How many more burials do we have to go through?"
ghunter@detroitnews.com
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MSU's Fee Hall being evacuated due to threat
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Fee Hall on Michigan State University's campus is being evacuated after a bomb was reported, university police said.
Officials are investigating and plan to use canine units to sweep for any explosive devices, according to a Facebook post.
Police ask everyone to report any unattended packages, suspicious activity or suspicious people by calling (517) 355-2221. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/01/msus-fee-hall-being-evacuated-due-threat/10204229002/ | 2022-08-01T18:31:15 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/01/msus-fee-hall-being-evacuated-due-threat/10204229002/ |
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