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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers during a meeting that was disrupted by protesters who said it criminalizes homelessness.
The council voted 11-3 to vastly broaden an existing ban on sitting, sleeping or camping that currently only applies to daycare centers and schools specified by the council. The vote, which applies to public and private schools, came after a previous vote last month failed to pass unanimously.
The meeting was recessed for about an hour before the vote after dozens of people became unruly, at one point chanting “shut it down!”
A second and final vote will still be needed next week.
About 750 public school sites are within the city limits, Los Angeles Unified School District officials told the Los Angeles Times, which said nearly 1,000 commercial day-care businesses are registered with the city. The next public school year starts on Aug. 15.
Los Angeles is among many cities struggling to deal with a surge in homelessness and large encampments scattered along sidewalks that have sparked public outcry.
Supporters of the blanket ban said homeless camps are a health and safety threat to schoolchildren, especially because of the disruptive presence of people with drug addictions or mental illness.
The camps “are unsafe and traumatic for students, families and staff as they enter school campuses,” Martha Alvarez, who is in charge of government relations for the school district, told the council.
Opponents, including homeless advocates, said the measure would further criminalize homelessness.
The ban comes as several hotels are set to end their involvement in the government’s Project Roomkey, which paid them to provide hundreds of rooms to unsheltered people.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If you’ve ever wanted to take a cruise around Northern California, now’s your chance!
American Cruise Lines is launching a California cruise that leaves from San Francisco and stops in Napa, Vallejo, Stockton and Sacramento. The 8-day trip will take you through the San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, Napa River and San Joaquin River.
There are special excursions on the trip including a Napa Valley winery experience, driving at the Stockton 00 Speedway, a guided tour of Old Sacramento’s port, and a visit to the California Railroad Museum.
The first departure date is set for Feb. 17, 2023. The ship, named the American Jazz, has a guest capacity of 190 and the trip starts at $6,000 per person.
You can find more information on the American Cruise Lines site here.
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This image released by the Richmond Police Department on July 6 shows firearms that authorities say are tied to a threatened mass shooting on Independence Day. Two men have been arrested.
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(L-R, middle) Julio Cesar Alvarado-Dubon and Rolman Balacarcel Ac, both charged with felony possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, stand with defense attorneys Jose Aponte, left, and Samuel Simpson during a preliminary hearing before Judge David M. Hicks Wednesday, August 3, 2022.
Julio Alvarado-Dubon was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on a charge of possession of a firearm by a non-U.S. citizen, his attorney, Jose Aponte said.
Rolman Balcarcel Ac was charged in a federal criminal complaint with entering the U.S. illegally, said his attorney, Samuel Simpson, who added he hasn’t yet seen the paperwork.
In another development, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Clint Seal, in response to a question from Richmond General District Court Judge David Hicks, said prosecutors had no evidence to present that the alleged mass shooting was planned for July 4 at Dogwood Dell.
However, Seal said there was evidence of a planned shooting but not at a specific location.
Hicks raised the issue because he said in comments from the bench that two of his sons were at Dogwood Dell on July 4, and if there was evidence the shooting was planned for that location, he would have a conflict of interest and must recuse himself from hearing the case.
During a news conference last month, Richmond police described the tipster as a “hero citizen” who helped authorities thwart the shooting at Dogwood Dell. An officer in the 2nd Precinct received the tip, police said.
The announcementcame two days after seven people were shot and killed during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, north of Chicago.
"As you all know, nearly every city in our nation is experiencing a rise in gun violence. And Richmond is no exception," said Mayor Levar Stoney on Tuesday.
This image released by the Richmond Police Department on July 6 shows firearms that authorities say are tied to a threatened mass shooting on Independence Day. Two men have been arrested.
(L-R, middle) Julio Cesar Alvarado-Dubon and Rolman Balacarcel Ac, both charged with felony possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, stand with defense attorneys Jose Aponte, left, and Samuel Simpson during a preliminary hearing before Judge David M. Hicks Wednesday, August 3, 2022. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/prosecutor-says-no-evidence-dogwood-dell-was-target-of-alleged-planned-shooting-duo-face-federal/article_79eb10a2-3721-5749-9aea-c36922b3558b.html | 2022-08-03T17:11:02 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/prosecutor-says-no-evidence-dogwood-dell-was-target-of-alleged-planned-shooting-duo-face-federal/article_79eb10a2-3721-5749-9aea-c36922b3558b.html |
Nothing marks the end of summer like the return of pumpkin spice.
Lattes, cinnamon rolls, beer.... You name it. Everything is pumpkin-flavored in the fall.
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And now another company is getting back in on the fun, weeks ahead of the fall season.
After a five-year hiatus-- Oreo’s pumpkin spice sandwich cookies are returning.
The limited-edition cookie hits shelves Aug. 15.
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – After providing help for more than 17 months, Seminole County is closing its Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
The county made the decision to shut down the application portal at 5 p.m. Wednesday because of a lack of funding.
Carrie Longsworth, who is the community assistance manager, said there was an influx of applicants for rental assistance after the OUR Florida Rental Assistance Program closed.
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“We are coming to a point where we don’t have enough funds to assist everyone that’s applying,” Longsworth said.
According to county officials, $19 million in federal grants has been distributed since the program began on March 1, 2021. The funds have been used to help 3,121 income-restricted households with negative financial impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Seminole County ERAP has approximately $2.5 million remaining, according to officials.
While workers helped last-minute applicants Wednesday, they also directed families to the county’s regular rental assistance program.
“The program is running now as well, so it will continue to run. That program does not run out of funding,” Longsworth said. “If you need assistance, it’s always best to apply early. Up to a month before your rent is due.”
For details about Seminole County’s community assistance, call 407-665-2300 or click here.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Local start up Cascadia Carbon is helping people connect the trees in their yard to the lucrative carbon offset market while fighting climate change. In short, you could get paid for the good care you take of your trees.
"Eighty percent of fortune 500 companies have committed to either go net zero or net negative," said Alex Wick, the founder of Cascadia Carbon.
Because most of these companies cannot remove all of the carbon from their process, they buy carbon offsets. A carbon offset negates the greenhouse gas emissions by producing an emission reduction elsewhere.
Here's a simple analogy: Company "XYZ" creates 1,000 tons of CO2 each year, so they pay company "ABC" to plant a million trees. Trees are some of nature's best carbon captures.
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"The voluntary carbon offset market has been around probably since the late 70s, but historically, individuals, homeowners [and] small landowners have been unable to participate because it costs too much to verify and list your offsets for sale," said Wick. "We're the Airbnb for offsets. We allow individual homeowners to take that carbon stored in their trees and sell it to corporations."
To participate, people must document their tree, including the species, size, health and location. Then Cascadia Carbon creates a digital certificate of authenticity. The non-fungible token, or NFT, becomes an NF-Tree. Then any growth of the tree – which is mostly carbon – goes onto the carbon offset market. As the tree grows, so does the vestment.
Because the trees are individually validated every year for their carbon capturing ability, it's possible these offsets are of higher value than what's currently on the marketplace. But of course, it's not just about the money.
"The idea behind tokenization is that it allows you to verify and validate that you and your family are doing something to stop climate change. There are so few things an individual can do just in their daily life that are carbon negative. There’s actually one thing you can do that’s carbon negative and that’s photosynthesize."
Chris McGinness is a meteorologist and reporter for KGW. Got a story idea or a great photo you want to share? Email him at cmcginness@kgw.com or reach out on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram
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HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — An AT&T truck operator was electrocuted Wednesday morning after coming into contact with live power lines in an Ellenwood neighborhood, according to an investigation by the Henry County Fire Department.
The man was found lying on the ground on fire after another crewmen heard an explosion and ran toward the scene, Cpt. Ralph Fench said.
Witnesses told authorities that the victim was attempting to stow the bucket back into the bed of the truck before he was electrocuted.
AT&T began working at 8:15 a.m., Fench said, running fiber optics cable through a neighborhood before the accident took place at approximately 11:30 a.m.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our employee in this tragic accident and our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues," an AT&T spokesperson said in a statement.
Henry County Police was also included in the investigation and is in the process of notifying the victim's next of kin.
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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Gwinnett County's Board of Commissioners said Tuesday they had officially adopted a priorities outline for the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall.
The county purchased the mall from a developer in 2020 for $23 million. A staple of 80s and 90s Gwinnett childhoods that was featured in "Stranger Things," the iconic mall has long been in decline and is largely empty but for a few stores still operating, such as the Macy's.
Earlier this summer the county put forth a reclamation and revitalization campaign that they said would include "affordable housing, neighborhood services, incentives for existing businesses in the area, job support and a central location with regional and accessible transit."
The county commission outlined five themes, with 10 specific action recommendations, based on community input for prioritization when they begin to take in development proposals:
- Housing: Build affordable housing on the redeveloped mall site.
- Neighborhood Services: Provide neighborhood services on the redeveloped mall site.
- Small Business: Encourage the incubation and growth of small business in the redeveloped mall site; create a resource hub in the redeveloped mall site.
- Jobs: Incentivize developers to hire locally and prioritize contracting with local small businesses and residents of color; attract employers who will provide living wages; provide workforce development programs in the redeveloped mall site.
- Cultural Activity Center: Create spaces for celebrating Gwinnett's diversity; create well-designed greenspace; invest in transit connectivity within and around the redeveloped mall site.
Additionally, the plan calls for
- Launching a "small business loan program in partnership with and administered by a Community Development Financial Institution."
- Creating an "Affordable Housing Trust Fund to prevent indirect displacement of residents."
- Developing zoning tools to incentivize affordable housing.
- Developing "programming and legislation that support Gwinnett residents to build wealth through homeownership."
- Completing an upcoming "disparity study" related to small businesses.
- Investing in transit connectivity at the mall site.
What's next
- The plan calls for the creation of an advisory group to "center community voice in the redevelopment" of the mall, which will "inform planning, design and construction on the mall site, as well as monitor the redevelopment process and the impact on surrounding neighborhoods."
- More specifically, the county will "prepare a Request for Information and invite developer teams to be evaluated and determine the best teams to submit proposals for the full redevelopment process."
The county directs anyone interested in the ongoing process to visit GwinnettPlaceMallEquity.com.
“By creating a community-driven redevelopment process and listening to the priorities of Gwinnett residents, the plan can respond to community needs, create an innovative cultural destination and attract new economic opportunities,” Gwinnett Commission Chairwoman Nicole Hendrickson said in a statement. “We are proud to adopt Gwinnett County’s first Equitable Redevelopment Plan that is focused directly on equity, is informed by thousands of community touchpoints and will lead Gwinnett Place Mall into its next phase.” | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/gwinnett-place-mall-equitable-redevelopment-plan-adopted/85-4f965a53-8587-4efc-8541-f5acaed0aa28 | 2022-08-03T17:35:00 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/gwinnett-place-mall-equitable-redevelopment-plan-adopted/85-4f965a53-8587-4efc-8541-f5acaed0aa28 |
Parts of northeast Bismarck are experiencing low water volume and low water pressure due to the 43rd Avenue construction project.
The impacted area is around Legacy High School and Sunrise Elementary School, according to the city Public Works Department. Crews are working to resolve the issue. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/water-issues-impacting-northeast-bismarck/article_c0ff58b6-1347-11ed-a451-2f89da44c1ef.html | 2022-08-03T17:36:29 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/water-issues-impacting-northeast-bismarck/article_c0ff58b6-1347-11ed-a451-2f89da44c1ef.html |
NEWTON, Kan. (KSNW) — The skunk traps are working in Newton. About 10 days after Newton Schools closed the high school track because of skunks, the track reopened.
Many people in the community use the track, but the school district warned them to stay away because of a lot of skunks, especially under the high jump mats. One skunk charged at a person using the track.
Cody Abney, a master tracker and trapper, got to work on the problem.
On Wednesday, the district announced on Facebook that five of the 11 skunks have been caught.
“We also feel confident we know where they are living, and we are currently taking measures to get them out,” the post said.
Newton Schools reopened the track and the football field. If someone notices a skunk in the area, keep a safe distance from it and notify school officials immediately. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/some-skunks-remain-but-newton-track-reopens/ | 2022-08-03T17:38:27 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/some-skunks-remain-but-newton-track-reopens/ |
7:30 a.m. update: Several statewide races received significant updates overnight, going from 33% of precincts reporting to 97% this morning.
In CD2, Republican Eli Crane appears set to face Democrat Tom O'Halleran, who was unopposed in the primary. Crane had 26,824 votes (33.9%) to emerge from a pool of seven GOP candidates, including Walt Blackman (19,127, 24.2%) and Mark DeLuzio (14,186, 17.9%). Williams mayor John Moore finished a distant fifth.
Wendy Rogers (16,929 votes, 59%) has fended off the Republican primary challenge from Kelly Townsend (11,749, 41%) for District 7, which includes Flagstaff, and will advance to face Democrat Kyle Nitschke -- who was unopposed in the primary -- in November's election.
While most races were further solidified with the additional results overnight, one significant change happened: Kari Lake overtook Karrin Taylor Robson's 9% lead as of 10 p.m., and now has the advantage on the Republican side for governor. She has 294,259 votes (46.2%) to Taylor Robson's 282,935 votes (44.5%).
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10:30 p.m. update: In CD2, Eli Crane still leads by about the same margin, with 19,346 votes (33.5%). Walt Blackman is holding in second place (14,176, 24.5%), with Mark DeLuzio in third (10,241, 17.7%) and the other four candidates trailing by a substantial margin.
For LD7, Wendy Rogers' lead has increased slightly, with 10,271 votes (55.8%) compared to 8,128 for Kelly Townsend (44.2%).
Original post: Arizona's primary elections for 2022 were Tuesday, deciding candidates for county and city offices as well as for statewide representative positions.
The first unofficial results came in at 8 p.m. Tuesday, an hour after the polls closed.
Results will continue to be updated at regular intervals through early Wednesday morning.
Coconino County has 92,988 registered voters. As of the first Tuesday update, the county reported a 17.41% voter turnout, with 16,190 total ballots cast. None of its 75 precincts have reported results as of the 8 p.m. update.
Results for Coconino County elections can be found at results.arizona.vote/#/featured/32/3, with results for federal and state elections at results.arizona.vote/#/featured/32/0.
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Incumbent Tom O’Halleran is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination in Congressional District 2, while there are seven Republican candidates: Walt Blackman, Eli Crane, Mark DeLuzio, Steven Krystofiak, John W. Moore, Ron Watkins and Andy Yates.
As of the first Tuesday update, Crane has the most votes (15,365 or 33.20%) of the Republican candidates, followed by Blackman (11,123 votes or 24.03%), then DeLuzio (8,610 or 18.60%). Yates (8.08%), Moore (6.77%), Krystofiak (6.22%) and Watkins (3.10%) each have less than 10% of the total votes at this time.
There are two Republican candidates for District 7 state senator: incumbent Wendy Rogers and Kelly Townsend. Only one Democrat, Kyle Nitschke, is running.
Rogers is leading with 55.14% (7,188 total votes) as of the first Tuesday update, compared to Townsend's 5,847 total votes (44.86%).
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Two Democrats are running for a two-year term on the county Board of Supervisors for District 2: Tommy Hernandez and incumbent Jeronimo Vasquez.
Vasquez leads with 67.39% of the vote as of the 8 p.m. Tuesday update. He has 1,021 votes compared to Hernandez's 494.
Many candidates are running unopposed for partisan offices in Coconino County. For county-wide positions, this includes Democrat Valerie Wyant for clerk of the Superior Court and Democrat Cheryl Mango-Paget for superintendent of schools.
For justice of the peace, Democrat Howard Grodman is running unopposed in Flagstaff, as is Republican Serena Cutchen in Fredonia, Democrat Don Roberts in Page and Republican Rob Krombeen in Williams. Constable positions are similarly unopposed, with Democrat Danny Thomas running in Flagstaff and Republican Gregory King in Williams.
Several mayoral races are included in county nonpartisan elections in addition to Flagstaff’s. These include Bill Diak and Rich Yanke for Page, Donald Dent running unopposed for Williams, Kimley Purvis and Christy Riddle for Fredona, Brady Harris and Clarinda Vail for Tusayan, and Kurt Gehlbach, Samaire Armstrong, Sandy Moriarty and Scott Jablow for Sedona.
Diak is leading the mayoral race in Page (354 votes, or 63.67%), while Riddle is leading for Fredonia,(43 total votes, or 50.59%), Vail for Tusayan (24 votes, or 63.16%) and Jablow for Sedona (310 votes, or 45.52%).
Information about elections in Coconino County is available at coconino.az.gov/195/Elections. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/coconino-county-updating-results-from-statewide-primary-elections-crane-rogers-advance/article_b1df8602-12c6-11ed-9e6c-37f14ea7afd6.html | 2022-08-03T17:47:33 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/coconino-county-updating-results-from-statewide-primary-elections-crane-rogers-advance/article_b1df8602-12c6-11ed-9e6c-37f14ea7afd6.html |
7:30 a.m. update: The unofficial results barely budged from last night's update, meaning that with 100% of precincts now reporting, Becky Daggett and incumbent Paul Deasy will move on to the general election in November for the mayor position.
Only five more votes were added in the last Board of Supervisors update of the evening, four of them going to Jeronimo Vasquez, further solidifying the results of that race.
Some results from other northern Arizona races, all with 100% of precincts reporting:
-- Christy Riddle has 30 more votes for Fredonia mayor than Kimley Purvis, 116-86
-- Incumbent Bill Diak has about a 17% lead over Rick Yanke for Page mayor, 545-383
-- Scott Jablow has separated himself from a pack of three other candidates for Sedona mayor, with 39.2% of the vote
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-- Clarinda Vail leads for Tusayan mayor, with 42 votes to Brady Harris' 33
10:30 p.m. update: For Flagstaff mayor, we're up to 85% of precincts reporting, and Becky Daggett's lead has mostly stayed the same. She has 4,414 votes (50.7%), leading Paul Deasy (2,337, 26.9%) and Daniel Williamson (1,953, 22.4%). The top two candidates will advance to November's general election.
For Board of Supes, Jeronimo Vasquez has 1,118 votes, while Tomas Hernandez has 558.
9 p.m. update: With 72% of precincts reporting, Becky Daggett is still holding a comfortable lead for Flagstaff mayor with 4,243 votes (52.2%), while Paul Deasy is in second with 2,207 votes and Daniel Williamson had 1,684 votes. The top two advance to the general election in November.
For the county Board of Supervisors, District 2, Jeronimo Vasquez had 1,094 votes (67%) and a big advantage over Tomas Hernandez with 538 votes.
8 p.m. update: Coconino County posted results of 16,190 tabulated early voting ballots -- about 17% of registered voters in the county. In the Flagstaff mayoral race, Becky Daggett had a strong lead of 3,941 votes (53.98%) followed by incumbent Paul Deasy with 1,993 votes (27.30%) and Daniel Williamson with 1,367 votes (18.72%).
In the county board of supervisors race for District 2, Jeronimo Vasquez was leading with 1,021 votes (67.39%) against Tomas "Tommy" Hernandez with 494 votes (32.61%).
The City of Sedona mayoral race showed a strong lead from Scott Jablow with 310 votes (45.52%) followed by Samaire Armstron with 138 votes (20.26%), Sandra J Moriarty with 12 votes (17.62%) and Kurt Gehlbach with 113 votes (16.59%).
The Arizona primary elections got off to a slow start in Flagstaff as voters trickled in to polling places to select candidates who will proceed to the Nov. 8 general election.
According to the county recorder’s office, as of last Friday, about 17,000 (18%) of the 93,000 registered voters in Coconino County had returned early ballots. The lower-than-usual early ballot return could have been balanced by robust in-person turnout on election, but initial on-the-ground observations did not suggest this would be the case.
The Northern Arizona University voting center, one of three major voting centers in Coconino County, was fully staffed and running smoothly, but less than a dozen voters showed up during the peak hours of 7 and 8 a.m.
“It's a little disappointing to walk in there and not see very many people,” said Brittany Montague, who came to vote on her way to work. “And not a lot of young people either -- which is important.”
Montague, who has served as a poll worker in the past, vouched for increasing voting accessibility by allowing people to register at polling sites on election day. With her personal vote, Montague was most interested in selecting Flagstaff’s mayor.
“Change happens at the local level,” she said.
While she did not share who she voted for, Montague’s top priority was “protection for our forests.”
“That’s near and dear,” she said.
Dylan Rust also stopped by the NAU voting center on his way to work. He said he was interested in supporting candidates with a sense of “decorum,” who would “spend money well” and “work across the aisle.”
“I'm looking for candidates who are patriotic, not for party but for country,” Rust said.
To that end, he did not mind sharing how he voted in the Flagstaff mayoral election.
“I voted for Becky Daggett,” Rust said.
Turnout rates were similar, if not marginally better, at the Flagstaff Mall voting center between the hours of 8 and 9 a.m. On his way out, Regnar Billie said the voting center operation seemed to disprove the accusations of election mismanagement that plagued the 2020 elections.
“It looks like it’s well organized, properly staffed,” Billie said. “I don’t see anything that can go wrong.”
Billie was happy to share that he voted for Daniel Williamson in the Flagstaff mayoral race, but lamented that he did not feel he was sufficiently educated about the candidates.
“I wish I had known more,” he said. “Hopefully I chose the best out of all of them.”
Angela Bercu also shared that she voted for Williamson, saying she had come to trust him through his work in the faith community.
“He's a pastor,” Bercu said. “I used to attend his church and I did some ministry with him in the past.”
Justice system reform was a priority for Bercu, as she feels that a family member had been wrongfully sentenced for crimes surrounding an addiction that was the result of a medical prescription.
Because of his background experience in drug courts and rehabilitation programs such as Teen Challenge, Williamson was an attractive candidate for Bercu.
“I think he would do a great job as far as that's concerned, as well as the other things needed in our community,” she said.
The upside of low turnouts was that they made for a quick and “super easy” voting experience, said Jesse Hornbeck, who voted at the Shepherd of the Hills Church polling location. To her, the most important reason to participate in the primaries was making sure her “voice was heard.”
Hornbeck shared that she had voted for Daggett in the Flagstaff mayoral race. Influential to her decision had been recent experiences helping residents of Stevanna Way cope with post-fire flooding.
“I saw a lot of local politicians come by and ask questions and then not follow through by the end of the day,” Hornbeck said.
She wants a mayor who “represents everyone and not just hot button places or popular places.”
While the she was pleased that her voting experience was “10 minutes in and out,” Hornbeck did express some dismay that there weren’t more voters present at the polling locations.
“I just wish everyone would vote,” she said. “If they don’t vote, I don’t think they should complain.” | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/updated-results-flagstaff-votes-in-primary-elections-daggett-deasy-advance-for-mayor/article_1e5348fe-12af-11ed-86d3-27fa06f364e6.html | 2022-08-03T17:47:39 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/updated-results-flagstaff-votes-in-primary-elections-daggett-deasy-advance-for-mayor/article_1e5348fe-12af-11ed-86d3-27fa06f364e6.html |
Kiki Locket, a Sinagua High School graduate and former professional basketball player from Flagstaff, is heading into her second year running the Unlocked Potential fall youth basketball league.
The company is also in the midst of hosting a back-to-school drive.
With help from organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff and Trinity Heights United Methodist Church, Unlocked Potential put on its first youth basketball league last fall, and now Locket and the organization are looking to grow the brand and league.
“I was really happy with the first year. God is great and the league was successful because the turnout was good and the kids had a great time,” Locket said. “But the goal moving forward is to keep it consistent, because kids in Flagstaff definitely need a program where they can build confidence and the fundamentals while having fun and competing.”
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Players from as young as kindergarten to those entering ninth grade are eligible to play for the various teams starting in September, with games hosted at the Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff. A Flagstaff native, Locket wants to see the sport flourish in the city, but also the character of the kids who turn out for the leagues she runs.
She’s seen increased talent -- as well as confidence -- in the past year.
“I have some kids who might not come in too confident in scoring or dribbling. The improvement from the beginning of the year is important, and I really believe every kid is better by the end of the season,” Locket said.
Back to school drive
Aiming to help underprivileged kids with school on the horizon, Unlocked Potential is looking for donations of school supplies.
Locket said she has already received a gracious donation from Bert Locket of HN Music, and she is continuing to ask the community for help. Among the items needed are pencils, erasers and notebooks, but she said anything people can give helps.
Donations will be taken every day until Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 4:30 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club of Flagstaff. Those needing supplies can pick them up Monday at Trinity Heights Unified Methodist Church.
For more information on the fall league, drive or more, visit Unlockedpotential.net or reach Kiki Locket at (928) 853-0014. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/local-company-unlocked-potential-hosting-fall-hoops-league-back-to-school-drive/article_b1571258-129f-11ed-a306-93d2efe7cda2.html | 2022-08-03T17:47:45 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/local-company-unlocked-potential-hosting-fall-hoops-league-back-to-school-drive/article_b1571258-129f-11ed-a306-93d2efe7cda2.html |
LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - The November ballot will include a number of familiar names seeking re-election to State House and Senate races around Mid-Michigan.
Incumbents around the region won their races in the August primary on Tuesday and will advance to the general election on Nov. 8.
67TH DISTRICT
Republican State Rep. Phil Green of Millington won a crowded race for the nomination on Tuesday. He received 25% of the vote to beat Chris Tuski with 23%, Gabriel Lossing with 22% and Chad Moore with 13%.
Linda Glisman, Eric Gunnels, Sherri Cross and Kurt Hausauer all received less than 10% of the vote.
Green will face Democrat Brian LaJoie, who ran unopposed for his party's nomination on Tuesday.
The 67th District includes western Lapeer County, northeastern Genesee County and a small part of southern Tuscola County.
68TH DISTRICT
Incumbent Republican David Martin of Davison advanced to the November general election after beating three other candidates for the party's nomination Tuesday.
Martin received 45% of the vote while Kristen Swanson got 27%, Vern Miller got 21% and Lynne Freiberger got 7%.
Cheri Hardmon of Grand Blanc Township beat two other candidates for the Democratic nomination and will advance to the November ballot. She received 58% of the vote to beat Amie Carter with 28% and Raymond Freiberger with 14%.
Martin and Hardmon will square off on Nov. 8 for a two-year term. The 68th District includes Davison, Burton, Atlas Township, eastern Grand Blanc Township and Groveland Township.
69TH DISTRICT
Jasper Martus of Flushing won a three-way race for the Democrat nomination on Tuesday. He received 39% of the vote to beat Jennifer Almassy with 31% and Kenyatta Dotson with 30%.
No Republicans filed to run in the race, so Martus will be unopposed in the Nov. 8 general election. The 69th District includes most of northwestern Genesee County.
70TH DISTRICT
Incumbent Democrat Cynthia Neeley easily won her party's nomination to run for a second term on Tuesday. She won 67% of the vote to beat DeWaun E. Robinson, who received 23%.
Thomas James Harris Jr. and Rich Jones each received less than 10% of the vote on the Democratic side.
Tim Butler won the Republican nomination with 62% of the vote Tuesday compared to 38% for Trevor Berryhill.
Neeley will face Butler in a head-to-head runoff on Nov. 8. The 70th District includes the city of Flint and part of Flint Township.
71ST DISTRICT
Shiawassee County Sheriff Brian BeGole easily advanced to the Nov. 8 general election on Tuesday by winning 46% of the vote against three other candidates in the Republican race.
Kevin Rathbun won 36% of the vote while Bob Carlin got 14% and Ali Williston got 3%.
Mark Zacharda ran unopposed for the Democrat nomination on Tuesday and will advance to face BeGole in a head-to-head runoff on Nov. 8. The 71st District includes most of Shiawassee County, part of southwestern Genesee County and southern Saginaw County.
72ND DISTRICT
Incumbent Republican Mike Mueller of Linden easily won the Republican nomination on Tuesday by beating two other candidates. He received 77% of the vote to 13% for Dylan Pescarolo and 10% for Brandy Bush.
Stacy Taylor easily topped Jacob William Crevier for the Democratic nomination with 74% of the vote.
Mueller and Taylor will square off on Nov. 8 for a two-year term representing part of Grand Blanc and Mundy townships, the Fenton area and northwest Oakland County.
92ND DISTRICT
Jerry Neyer won a five-way race for the Republican nomination on Tuesday. He received 32% of the vote compared to 23% for Erin Zimmer, 21% for Gene Haymaker, 19% for Todd Schorle and 6% for Thomas Anderson.
Anthony Feig ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination Tuesday and will face Neyer on the Nov. 8 general election. The 92nd District covers Isabella County and the Alma area in Gratiot County.
93RD DISTRICT
Incumbent Republican Graham Filler easily won nomination for another term by beating Alan Hoover with 64% of the vote. Filler will take on Democrat Jeffrey Lockwood, who ran unopposed Tuesday, in the Nov. 8 general election.
The 93rd District covers western Saginaw County and most of Gratiot County, along with small parts of Montcalm, Clinton and Ionia counties.
94TH DISTRICT
Incumbent Democrat Amos O'Neal ran unopposed for his party's nomination while James Shepler ran unopposed for the Republican nomination on Tuesday. They will square off on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.
The 94th District covers the city of Saginaw, along with parts of Carrollton, Saginaw and Bridgeport townships.
95TH DISTRICT
A new generation of the Schuette family won the Republican nomination for State House on Tuesday. Bill G. Schuette, who is the son of Michigan's former attorney general, claimed 64% of the vote to beat two other candidates.
Ann Manary received 31% of the vote while Charles A. McGinnis Jr. won 5%.
Matthew Dawson easily won the Democratic nomination with 70% of the vote compared to 30% for Larry Grell.
Schuette and Dawson will square off in the Nov. 8 general election. The 95th District includes all of Midland County and a small part of southern Gladwin County.
96TH DISTRICT
Incumbent Republican Timothy Beson and Democrat Kim J. Coonan both ran unopposed Tuesday for their parties' nominations. They will square off in the Nov. 8 general election.
The 96th District covers most of Bay County.
97TH DISTRICT
Incumbent Republican Rodney Wakeman lost his bid for another term in Lansing, as Matthew Bierlein beat him for the Republican nomination with 59% of the vote. Dean Riley finished third in the race.
Paul Whitney ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination and will face Bierlein in the Nov. 8 general election. The 97th District covers eastern Saginaw, western Tuscola and northern Genesee counties.
98TH DISTRICT
Gregory L. Alexander narrowly won the Republican nomination over three other candidates on Tuesday. He claimed 35% of the vote compared to 33% for Joe O'Mara, 29% for Kurt E. Damrow and 4% for Wesley Tehash.
Robert Mroczek ran unopposed Tuesday for the Democratic nomination and will face Alexander in the Nov. 8 general election. The 98th District covers Huron, Sanilac, eastern Tuscola and northern Lapeer counties.
99TH DISTRICT
Mike Hoadley easily won the Republican nomination with 58% of the vote on Tuesday. He beat Shawn Petri with 32% of the vote, along with Alan Hover and Earl Lackie with less than 10%.
Kenneth Kish ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination and will face Hoadley in the Nov. 8 general election. The 99th District covers Arenac, Iosco and Ogemaw counties, along with most of Gladwin, eastern Clare and northern Bay counties. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/one-state-house-incumbent-from-mid-michigan-loses-all-others-advance/article_41407316-132f-11ed-879a-ffbf6e025825.html | 2022-08-03T17:50:59 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/one-state-house-incumbent-from-mid-michigan-loses-all-others-advance/article_41407316-132f-11ed-879a-ffbf6e025825.html |
Fort Wayne Community Schools issued this news release today:
Schools are hosting Back-to-School Nights for families in all Fort Wayne Community Schools buildings between Aug. 8 and through Sept. 9. Many schools offer events prior to the school year to allow students to drop off school supplies and meet their teachers. The informative evenings will provide parents with what they need to know to help their children have a successful 2022-23 school year.
Below is a schedule of Back-to-School Nights. For more information about your child’s Back-to-School Night, contact your school.
School Date Time Additional Information
Abbett Aug. 24 6-7:30 p.m. Open house
Adams Aug. 9 5-6 p.m. Whip & Chill food truck
Arlington Aug. 9 4:30-6 p.m.
Blackhawk Aug. 31 6-8 p.m.
Bloomingdale Aug. 8 4-5 p.m.
Brentwood Aug. 8 5-6 p.m. Title I meeting, supply drop-off
Bunche Sept. 7 6:30-7:30 p.m. Food trucks 5:45-7 p.m.
Croninger Sept. 8 TBD
Fairfield Aug. 18 5-6:30 p.m.
Forest Park Aug. 8 4:30-6:30 p.m. Title I meeting, transportation info
Franke Park Aug. 9 4-5:30 p.m. Title I –5-5:30, Open House 4-5 p.m.
Glenwood Park Aug. 8 5-7 p.m.
Haley Aug. 8 5-7 p.m. Supply drop-off
Harris Aug. 9 4-6 p.m. Title I meeting, supply drop-off, food trucks
Harrison Hill Aug. 24 5-6:30 p.m.
Holland Aug, 16 6 p.m.
Indian Village Aug. 8 5:30-6:30 p.m. 5pm Title meeting, school supply drop-off, class visits
Irwin Sept. 1 6-7:00 p.m.
Jefferson Aug, 31 6-7:30 p.m.
Kekionga Aug. 31 6:00 p.m.
Lakeside Aug. 30 5:30-6:30 p.m. Kona Ice will be there
Lane Aug. 31 6-7 p.m.
Lincoln Aug. 8 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Lindley Aug. 9 3:15-4:30 p.m. Title I and Open house
Maplewood Aug. 8 4:15-5:30 p.m.
Memorial Park Aug. 30 6-7 p.m.
Miami Sept. 1 5:30-7:00 p.m. Light snacks, Open house
Northcrest Sept. 6 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Northrop Aug. 29 5-6:30 p.m.
Northwood Aug. 23 6-7:00 p.m. Open House
North Side Aug. 26 5:15-6:30 p.m. Light snacks and games
Portage Aug. 11 6-7:00 p.m. Outdoor activities, Kona Ice
Price Aug. 9 6-7 p.m. Title I meeting, supply drop-off
Levan Scott Aug. 18 6:00 p.m. Title I meeting at same time
Shambaugh Aug. 9 4:30-6:00 p.m. Title I meeting, supply drop-off, plant & flower show
Shawnee Aug. 23 5-6:00 p.m.
Snider Aug. 10 6-8 p.m.
South Side Sept. 9 Prior to football game Working to secure food trucks
South Wayne Aug. 25 6-7:00 p.m.
St. Joseph Central Aug. 8 4:30-6 p.m. Title I meeting, supply drop-off, Kona Ice
Study Aug. 25 5:30 p.m.
Towles Sept. 1 5:45-7:30 p.m. 5:45-7:00 p.m. food trucks 6:30-7:30 p.m. Class visits
Washington Sept. 13 5-6:00 p.m. Light refreshments
Washington Center Aug. 9 6-7 p.m.
Wayne Aug. 24 6-7:30 p.m.
Waynedale Aug. 9 3:30-5:30 p.m. Ribbon cutting, supply drop-off
Weisser Park Aug. 30, Sept. 1 5:30-6:30 p.m. Grades 1-2 on Aug. 30 Grades 3-5 on Sept. 1
Whitney Young Aug. 29 5:30-6:30 p.m. Food trucks | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/verbatim-fwcs-announces-back-to-school-nights/article_8db5bca0-133f-11ed-9a5f-ebba1638d83e.html | 2022-08-03T18:05:16 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/verbatim-fwcs-announces-back-to-school-nights/article_8db5bca0-133f-11ed-9a5f-ebba1638d83e.html |
GREENSBORO — The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded N.C. A&T a $23.7 million grant as part of the American Rescue Plan's Good Job Challenge.
The university is expected to make an announcement later this morning.
The grant was among 32 awarded from the $500 million challenge administered by the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration and will enable communities across the country to invest in innovative approaches to workforce development.
N.C. A&T's project, called STEPs4GROWTH, aims to train workers in 16 distressed counties in the state by using mobile training units in rural areas to remove barriers to access and meet workers where they are, according to information provided by the university. This coalition’s efforts can be used as a replicable model for providing quality, demand-driven training for the growing clean energy sector across the U.S., officials said.
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The winning projects were selected from a competitive pool of 509 applicants and are designed to increase the supply of trained workers in key industries essential to U.S. supply chains, global competitiveness, and regional development, according to a news release about the grant awards.
This story will be updated as more details become available today. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/nc-a-t-awarded-23-7-million-federal-grant-for-project-focusing-on-job-training/article_f5eb3400-131a-11ed-a87c-ff26ebe26e19.html | 2022-08-03T18:05:23 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/nc-a-t-awarded-23-7-million-federal-grant-for-project-focusing-on-job-training/article_f5eb3400-131a-11ed-a87c-ff26ebe26e19.html |
Wicomico County Council primary election unofficial winners
Wicomico County Council primary races drew a total of 21 candidates. Democrats did not put up a candidate for two of the districts.
After six days and three canvassing sessions to count mail-in and provisional ballots in the 2022 primary election, voters continue to await the certification of the Wicomico County Council race. The Maryland Board of Elections pushed back its date to certify the election, under authority granted by the courts due to redistricting delays of the primary election. The state will certify the election on Aug. 15.
Here is where unofficial election results stand as of Aug. 2, after the final canvasing for the county Board of Elections:
In the at large field, Republicans John T. Cannon, Katherine Jones, Dutch Schwemlein and James Winn faced off. Cannon, with 37.94%, or 4,224 votes, and Winn who received 28.18%, or 3,285 votes. Two Democrats entered the race and will move on to the general election: Bradley J. Gillis and Megan Outten. Voters in the primary were asked to select two candidates in this race.
For District 1, Republican Kyle E. Cole was unopposed. Democrats Monica Brooks, Amber Green and Shanie P. Shields were in the race, with Shields with 535 votes equaling 40.65%; Brooks getting 502 votes, or 38.15%; and Green receiving 279 votes, or 22.20%.
In District 2, the Republican candidates were Jasmine Knorr, Jeff Merritt and David Louis Snyder, with Merritt getting 1,327 votes totaling 63.43%; Knorr receiving 23.18%, or 485 votes; and Snyder getting 280 votes, or 13.38%. Democratic candidates were Darrin L. Johnson Sr. and Talana D. Watson, with Watson getting 65.26% by way of 853 votes, and Johnson receiving 34.74%, or 454 votes.
District 3 Republican candidates were Shane T. Baker and Larry W. Dodd, with Baker ahead with 1,012 votes, or 57.96%. Dodd's 734 votes placed him at 42.04%.
For District 4, Republican Kyle Lamonte Brown and Democrat Josh Hastings were both unopposed in the primary.
For District 5, the Republican candidates were AJ Angello and Joe Holloway, with Holloway winning with 1,336 votes (73.45%). Angello getting 483 votes (26.55%). | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/03/primary-election-2022-wicomico-council-races-unofficial-winners/65388689007/ | 2022-08-03T18:09:01 | 1 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/03/primary-election-2022-wicomico-council-races-unofficial-winners/65388689007/ |
Wicomico County Board of Education unofficial winners in primary 2022
The Wicomico County Board of Education races drew 22 candidates. The school board election is nonpartisan.
The certification of mail-in ballots was pushed back to Aug. 15. This follows three canvases by the Wicomico County Board of Elections, with the last one taking place July 29. The delay is due to the Maryland State Board of Elections voting Tuesday to extend three deadlines related to the 2022 Gubernatorial Elections due to the primary being held roughly three weeks later than originally planned.
Currently, the unofficial results are as follows:
At large: The top four vote-getters in the field of eight advance for the two at-large seats:
- Bonnie H. Ennis with 5,332 votes, or 21.79%
- Kristin N. Hazel with 4,026 votes, or 16.45%
- Darren J. Lombardo with 3,098 votes, or 12.66%
- George M. Demko with 3,487 votes, or 14.25%
District 1: Luc Angelot and Allen C. Brown will automatically appear on the general ballot as a minimum of three candidates are needed to trigger a primary election.
District 2: Gene Malone with 1,392 votes, or 39.43%; and Karin Miller with 980 votes or 27.8%
District 3: Susan W. Beauchamp with 1,749 votes, or 54.79%; and Leonard Arvi with 923 votes or 29.01%
District 4: David Plotts with 957 votes, or 56.90%; and Ann Brittingham Suthowski with 530 votes or 31.51%
District 5: Jake Blank and John Palmer will automatically appear on the general ballot as a minimum of three candidates are needed to trigger a primary election.
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White Marlin Open 2022: What you need to know about the Ocean City fishing tournament
White Marlin Open week is right around the corner in Ocean City, with the world's largest billfishing tournament set to kick off its 49th year of competition.
The 2021 White Marlin Open featured a record number of boats and prize money, and the 2022 tournament may end up surpassing the 2021 tournament in both categories.
As anglers and fans prepare for the big tournament, here are some things you need to know about the 2022 White Marlin Open.
When is the 2022 White Marlin Open?
The 2022 White Marlin Open will be held from Aug. 8-12 in Ocean City, MD.
Weigh-ins at White Marlin Open will be held each afternoon at the Harbour Island Marina in Ocean City, where anglers will bring their catches to the scales, and onlookers can see the fish.
General rules and regulations for anglers
Fishing is set to take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day, with weigh-ins taking place afterward from 4-9:15 p.m.
Each boat is allowed to fish for no more than three days during the five-day tournament.
Here are the minimum weights and/or lengths that must be met for a fish to qualify for prize money and points:
- White Marlin - 70 lbs and 70"
- Blue Marlin - 114", no minimum weight. To be eligible for weighing a blue marlin must meet the minimum length of 114". The winner will be determined by weight.
- Swordfish - 60", no minimum weight. To be eligible for weighing a swordfish must meet the minimum length of 60". The winner will be determined by weight.
- Tuna - 50 lbs
- Dolphin - 20 lbs
- Wahoo - 40 lbs
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Potential new record for prize money
Part of the reason the White Marlin Open is known as the world's largest billfishing tournament is due to the prize money that is available for anglers to reel in alongside their big catches. Last year's total payout was $9.2 million, a new record for the tournament. This year's might end up being even more.
According to White Marlin Open, the tournament projects that this year's total payout will exceed $10 million, eclipsing the record that was just set a year ago. There is always a lot of money on the line when White Marlin Open comes around, and this year may clear the already high bar the tournament has continually set for itself.
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2021 winners and other notables
Last year's White Marlin Open gave onlookers an incredible last-minute fish, with a jam-packed final day at the scales featuring multiple catches that would end up being the big winners.
Most notably, Butch Wright and the Sushi won the white marlin division, with an 85 1/2 pound white marlin caught on Day 5, after catching the fish and radioing the people at the scales that they had one, and arriving after the usual 9:15 p.m. deadline. The white marlin and their first place finish would end up netting them $3.2 million.
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Last year also featured a boat winning in two categories, with Lawrence Morejon and David Cash of the Seven capturing the tuna and blue marlin divisions.
Watch out for celebrities and stars who may compete
Due to its stature as the world's largest billfishing tournament, the White Marlin Open not only attracts some of the best anglers around, but also celebrities as well.
According to the tournament's website, the Catch 23 yacht owned by legendary NBA player Michael Jordan is registered to compete for the fourth year in a row this year after arriving in Salisbury last week and competing in the Huk Big Fish Classic. Jordan's arrival on the Eastern Shore and appearance at the Big Fish Classic has already created excitement in the Eastern Shore community.
Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse also competed in the White Marlin Open in 2019.
Where can I watch live and follow along?
Delmarva Now will provide live coverage throughout the week on social media, as well as through live blogs, leaderboards, end of day wrap ups and photo galleries.
Marlin Fest changes locations in 2022 to the Ocean City Inlet beach. Featuring a jumbotron of the livestream, entertainment, food, vendors and games, the festival will run from 1-9 p.m. each day of the tournament.
MARLIN:Ocean City's first white marlin of the season has Wrecker Sport Fishing in line for a big payday | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/sports/local/2022/08/03/white-marlin-open-2022-ocean-city-md-maryland-fishing-tournament/65386384007/ | 2022-08-03T18:09:13 | 1 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/sports/local/2022/08/03/white-marlin-open-2022-ocean-city-md-maryland-fishing-tournament/65386384007/ |
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) approval of a $52 million purchase of Pacific Northwest seafood products. This purchase will support our State’s seafood industry which has been hit hard by COVID-19 and climate chaos.
“Not only do our fisheries deliver incredible products all around the world, they have been the lifeblood of communities up and down Oregon’s coast for generations,” said Merkley, who led several Congressional pushes to ensure that the USDA included Pacific Northwest seafood processors in its important purchasing programs. “This announcement ensures Oregon’s coastal fishermen and seafood producers receive critical financial assistance needed to continue operating and providing services here in Oregon and beyond. I am elated the USDA has made the decision to extend their purchasing agreement—this is huge for Oregon’s coastal communities.”
“Oregon’s globally renowned seafood industry generates jobs and builds stronger economies in towns stretching for hundreds of miles along the Oregon Coast,” Wyden said. “Today’s news providing vital federal aid to coastal fisheries and processors is a real shot in the arm for Oregon communities hit by the climate crisis and the pandemic’s financial fallout. I’m gratified the teamwork to secure this support has produced such well-deserved dividends for seafood jobs and activity in our state.”
Senators Merkley and Wyden have been long-time advocates for fisheries in the Pacific Northwest and ensuring that the USDA include Pacific Northwest fisheries and seafood processors in critical purchasing programs. Last fall, the Senators secured $16.5 million in Pacific seafood purchases, and in April, Senators Merkley and Wyden led colleagues in a letter urging USDA to continue purchasing West Coast seafood.
The $52 million will be distributed among three main seafood products, all of which are sourced from prevalent fisheries in the state of Oregon:
• Pacific pink shrimp - $12 million
• Pacific whiting fillets - $22 million
• Pacific rockfish fillets - $18 million
“This announcement is a huge boost for our processors, our fishermen, our communities,” West Coast Seafood Processors Association Executive Director Lori Steele said. “We have been able to keep our doors open, our processing employees working, and nutritious, sustainable seafood flowing to the American public, thanks in part to the USDA’s purchases these last two years. We would like to thank our Senators, Congressmen and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack for their ongoing support. These purchases will continue to help supplement and stabilize our fishing and processing crews and their families through the rest of the year.”
Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, which supports the fishing sector and encourages the continued domestic consumption of locally caught seafood by diverting it from the normal channels of trade and commerce and into domestic food assistance programs. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/merkley-wyden-announce-52-million-usda-seafood-purchasing-agreement-that-will-boost-oregon-s-seafood/article_be812a90-11c8-11ed-b31d-7f8cfc923952.html | 2022-08-03T18:09:38 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/merkley-wyden-announce-52-million-usda-seafood-purchasing-agreement-that-will-boost-oregon-s-seafood/article_be812a90-11c8-11ed-b31d-7f8cfc923952.html |
November 19, 1953 – July 28, 2022
Gloria was born November 19, 1953 to Geneva “Arlie” and Elton Loree Forbes. Growing up in Coos Bay, Oregon she developed a love of the ocean and of music. In third grade she had the opportunity to hear the Oregon Symphony and from that point on she was set on the path of playing, teaching and sharing her love of music with anyone that she came into contact with.
In 1972 Gloria graduated from Marshfield High School and went on to study music education at Southern Oregon University, later obtaining her Master of Education from her beloved University of Oregon. She was a die-hard Oregon Ducks fan often ribbing the other school that shall remain unnamed.
Always believing that every child has the capacity to learn and that no one is not musically inclined, she set out on spreading her love of music. Gloria taught band and private lessons throughout Douglas County and the Pacific Northwest for 13+ years, before returning back to school for her Certificate in School Administration. She would continue to enrich the education of students acting as Vice Principal at McGovern Elementary in Winston, Oregon and Principal at Hawthorne Elementary School in Sweet Home, Oregon until her retirement.
When not sharing her love of music and education with her students, Gloria was the proud parent of her only daughter, Laura Lane. She met the love of her life, Rick Mittleman through mutual friends in 1997 and later married on July 15, 2000. They spent the next 21+ years building memories and sharing their home with their beloved pets.
In her free time, Gloria enjoyed playing in various bands including the Roseburg German Band, the Bay Area Community Band and the Roseburg Community Band. She played any and every instrument she touched from clarinet to bagpipes. Gloria also enjoyed sewing, antiquing, pottery and supporting her local PEO chapter, where they celebrate, educate and motivate the advancement of women through scholarships, grants and awards.
Those left behind celebrating her life are her husband, Rick Mittleman; daughter, Laura; her siblings, Buzz Forbes (Barbara), Betty Noggle, Patty Blaznak (Bob) and Karen Marchant (Mike); brother-in-law, David Nelson; her nieces and nephews; her beloved pets, Gage, Russell, Flo, Bandon, Quill, and Polli; long time friends, Marsha Goodsell, Sally Hampton, Lana Graf, Janet Budiselich and many more too numerous to count.
We often joke that Gloria has 6 degrees of separation from anyone on the earth. Gloria is preceded in death by her beloved sister, Rhonda Nelson and her fur babies, Joe Cool, Sammy, Chrissy Eve, Missy, Emmett, Happy Cat and many more.
A celebration of life will be held at Bullards Beach State Park on August 20, 2022 at 12:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the PEO Chapter FM and mailed to Mary Bjornerud, 63235 Rice Road, Coos Bay, OR 97420. Gloria started a special fund to assist their scholarship recipients in memory of her sister, Rhonda. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/gloria-a-mittleman/article_38f76af4-1350-11ed-9f9c-b3a5cec290f4.html | 2022-08-03T18:09:40 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/gloria-a-mittleman/article_38f76af4-1350-11ed-9f9c-b3a5cec290f4.html |
April 14, 1946 – July 25, 2022
Thomas “Tom” John Lindstrom, 76, passed away in Coos Bay, Oregon on July 25, 2022. He was born April 14, 1946, in Murdock, Minnesota to mother, Colleen Lindstrom and father, Richard Lindstrom who predeceased him. He grew up in a loving home with 2 bothers and a sister. Tom joined the Army where he served his country proudly until his honorable discharge.
He met the love of his life, Julie Ann Walsh and they married on August 16, 1969. Tom and Julie had a wonderful life together raising their two daughters, Sara and Stacey. They spent most of their marriage between various parts of California and Minnesota before they finally settled down in Bandon, Oregon.
Tom and Julie were strong in their faith and active members of their church. He was a Knights of Columbus and lifelong altar server. He was driven in all business and hobbies he participated in. Tom loved his family and was very beloved by his family, friends, and fellow parish members.
Tom is survived by his daughters, Sara (Steve) White and Stacey (Jaime) Mulgado; his grandchildren, Stefanie (Ryan) Hanson, Megan Mulgado, Samantha (Steve) Martin, Macie Mulgado (Roen Johnson), Amanda Mulgado (Daniel Lagunas), Steven White, Sean White, and Sierra White; his great grandchildren, Naomi Martin, Brandon Hanson, Steven Martin III, Oliver Blevins, Brody Hanson, Joseph Martin, Bryson Hanson, and Julia Martin; his sister, Connie (Randy) Ryski; his sisters-in-law, Linda Raeburn and Toni Lindstrom; his nieces and nephews, Derrick (Christina) Lindstrom, Deidre (Kevin) King, and Emilyn Ryski; his great nieces and nephews, Ella Lindstrom, Charlie Lindstrom, Ellie King, and Kirby King.
Preceded in death by his parents, Colleen and Richard; his wife, Julie Lindstrom; his brothers, Dennis Lindstrom and Kevin Lindstrom; his grandson-in-law, Sergio Inostros; and his great grandsons, Mason Mulgado and Bennet Inostros.
Tom requested to be cremated. As a military Veteran, his ashes will be interred at Roseburg National Cemetery with a visitation headstone to commemorate his life. A funeral were held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bandon, Oregon at 11: 00 a.m. on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Military honors were presented accompanying burial at Roseburg National Cemetery in Roseburg, Oregon at 2:00 on Friday, August 5, 2022. All are Welcome. The family asks in lieu of flowers to please make donations to the ALS Association. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/thomas-tom-john-lindstrom/article_8ecbe4f8-1352-11ed-8208-2f869129b44b.html | 2022-08-03T18:09:40 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/thomas-tom-john-lindstrom/article_8ecbe4f8-1352-11ed-8208-2f869129b44b.html |
ROME, N.Y. – State police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that happened on Route 49 in Rome around 9:40 a.m. Wednesday morning.
One of the vehicle occupants reportedly had to be extricated following the crash, which happened eastbound near the Route 825 ramp.
It is not clear how many people were involved or the extent of any injuries.
This is a developing story and will be updated. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/1-person-extricated-from-vehicle-following-crash-on-route-49-in-rome/article_54f251b0-134b-11ed-a9d0-d3361d31eecb.html | 2022-08-03T18:13:29 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/1-person-extricated-from-vehicle-following-crash-on-route-49-in-rome/article_54f251b0-134b-11ed-a9d0-d3361d31eecb.html |
UTICA, N.Y. – Fourteen people have been displaced following a fire at a three-story building on Stark Street in Utica early Wednesday morning.
Fire officials say flames started in a second-floor apartment toward the back of the building above the former Spilka’s restaurant located at the corner of Stark and Noyes streets.
Fire officials arrived at the scene around 4 a.m. to find smoke and fire coming from the second floor. Because of the fire conditions and the number of people still inside the building, officials upgraded it to a second alarm fire.
Firefighters were able to safely evacuate all of the residents and contain the fire to the room where it started.
Several of the residents were evaluated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
Fire officials say the cause is still under investigation.
The American Red Cross is assisting 11 people following the fire. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/14-displaced-after-fire-breaks-out-in-second-floor-apartment-in-utica/article_dc45e510-1340-11ed-a299-23ceb08e1880.html | 2022-08-03T18:13:35 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/14-displaced-after-fire-breaks-out-in-second-floor-apartment-in-utica/article_dc45e510-1340-11ed-a299-23ceb08e1880.html |
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Driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike is once again going to be more expensive next year.
On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) approved a 5% increase on tolls for 2023.
This will impact both drivers who pay tolls with E-ZPass and Toll-by-Plate. The increase will reflect on the Turnpike tolls at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2023.
The upcoming 2023 increase marks the 15th-straight year of rising toll rates.
“The PTC has been forced to increase tolls annually through the foreseeable future to meets its financial obligations under Act 44 of 2007," PTC CEO Mark Compton said in a news release.
As of July 1, the PTC's yearly requirement to the Commonwealth decreased from $450 million to $50 million in cash proceeds. There are no further bond issues because of PA Act 89 of 2013.
Even with the requirement decrease, toll rates will still be rising.
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"Due to the terms of the Act-44 bonds, the PTC’s debt service will continue to rise even though borrowing has ended, growing to an annual maximum of $600 million by 2038 before it starts to decrease, " the release states.
Revenue projections created by the PTC have projected future toll increases of 5% through 2025, 4% in 2026, 3.5% in 2027 and then a 3% annual increase from 2028 until 2050.
The PTC notes that even with these ongoing annual increases, the per-mile toll rate on the PA Turnpike remains below the midline this year compared with rates of other tolling agencies in the country.
"Because of [Tuesday's] action, the most-common toll for a passenger vehicle next year will increase from $1.70 to $1.80 for E-ZPass customers and from $4.10 to $4.40 for Toll By Plate customers," the commission says.
Drivers using E-ZPass will continue to pay the lowest rates on the Turnpike, which the PTC says are 60% lower than that of Toll-By-Plate rates.
The PTC's Electronic Toll Collection - or E-ZPass - 13.8 cent per mile rate is 20% less than that of the 17.8 cent per mile national average.
If you don't have an E-ZPass, the PTC recommends downloading the PA TOLL PAY mobile app, where drivers who pay by plate receive a savings of 15% on monthly invoices. Drivers can also use this app to find a nearby retailer to pay an invoice in cash.
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Two child victims of the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia will finally have a final resting place after the city returned their remains to their brother, the latest twist in a saga that began when the city infamously ordered the bombing of a home in 1985, killing 11 people inside.
The remains of Katricia, 14, and Zanetta, 12, will be cremated and then transported to North Carolina to be buried, brother Lionell Dotson told NBC10 outside the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s office Wednesday morning. The girls were two of the five children killed in the bombing.
“For the city to give me this is a momentous occasion. It’s not about me; it’s about them. Finally giving them a resting place permanently – I can do this for them,” Dotson, who was 8 years old when his sisters were killed, said.
The bombing and subsequent handling of the victims’ remains has been a source of controversy and sorrow for years.
“I’ve got family members who told me that they buried my children,” Consuewella Africa, mother of Katricia and Zanetta, told NBC10 last year. “Now, 36 years later they’re talking about, they’ve got bones.”
Consuewella Africa died last year.
“I’m carrying the torch for Consuewella Dotson, Katricia and Zanetta Dotson,” Lionell Dotson said. Members of MOVE went by the surname Africa at the time, with other members keeping the surname in the decades since.
The MOVE bombing remains one of the darkest days in Philadelphia history. On May 13, 1985, the City of Philadelphia ordered the bombing of a home housing members of the revolutionary, back-to-nature group in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood following a standoff and shootout with police. The bombing culminated with a city block going up in flames.
Last year, MOVE members learned that that decades ago, the city medical examiner gave human remains from the bombing site to Penn Museum for identification, sparking protests and outrage.
Former health commissioner Thomas Farley later revealed that he had ordered the remains, thought to be bone fragments, cremated in 2017. However, the remains were not destroyed after all. A subordinate of Farley's in 2017 decided not to follow the commissioner's orders and saved the remains, a lawyer involved with the Africa family said.
The ordeal led to Farley’s ouster.
Some of the remains were eventually returned to other members of the Africa family, but Dotson had to wait until Wednesday to receive the remains of his sisters, a development that he called “bittersweet.”
The city declined to comment on the return of the remains, but Dotson said after stepping out of the medical examiner's office that the medical examiner came out of her own accord and gave him a "sincere" and "heartfelt" apology for the actions of her predecessors.
“I finally get to take them away from the city that helped kill them,” Dotson said about his sisters. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/remains-of-2-girls-killed-in-1985-philadelphia-move-bombing-returned-to-brother/3324600/ | 2022-08-03T18:15:02 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/remains-of-2-girls-killed-in-1985-philadelphia-move-bombing-returned-to-brother/3324600/ |
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Oxford security guard didn't stop shooting, thought injured student was covered in makeup: lawyer
Detroit — An armed Oxford High School security guard failed to stop a mass shooting that killed four students and injured seven others, thinking the attack was a drill and that one student was wearing “really good makeup" as he bled to death, a victim's lawyer argued Wednesday.
Attorney Ven Johnson leveled the allegation against the security guard after viewing school surveillance video and moved to amend a civil lawsuit to name the retired Oakland County sheriff's deputy as a defendant. Speaking during a news conference attended by victims of the Nov. 30 shooting, Johnson and parents of victims criticized school officials for a lack of transparency in the nine months since police say Oxford student Ethan Crumbley waged the attack.
The security guard failed to activate her body camera that could have captured details of the attack and school surveillance footage shows her walking in the hallway and opening a bathroom door but not entering more than one minute before authorities say Crumbley fatally shot 17-year-old student Justin Shilling.
Shilling’s mother, Jill Soave, called the latest development “heartbreakingly unbearable to accept,” according to a message read by Johnson on Wednesday.
“Our only comfort is that after eight months, the truth is coming to light,” Soave wrote.
Johnson wants to amend a lawsuit that would mark the latest legal fallout from the Oxford shooting. Also killed in the Oxford attack were Oxford High School students Hana St. Juliana, 14; Madisyn Baldwin, 17, and Tate Myre, 16.
Law enforcement response to school shootings have drawn increased scrutiny since May. That is when a shooter in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 students and two teachers as police waited in the hallway, believing the gunman was barricaded and children were not at risk.
School district lawyer Timothy Mullins and the security guard did not respond immediately Wednesday to messages seeking comment. According to the guard's LinkedIn profile, she retired after more than 28 years as a sheriff's deputy and spent more than two years working at the high school before leaving in June.
Her bio lists her as being "involved in the November 30th school shooting."
Oxford parents and students who survived the Nov. 30 attack have filed at least 10 lawsuits in state and federal courts seeking tens of millions of dollars from the school district, administrators, counselors and the firearms dealer who sold the weapon used by the accused shooter.
Johnson wants to add the security guard to a lawsuit initially filed in January in Oakland County Circuit Court. The original lawsuit was filed on behalf of the families of Myre and Schilling and three other students who survived the shooting incident but remain traumatized, according to court documents.
Johnson recently viewed surveillance footage during a meeting at the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office. At one point, the security guard spotted a victim on the floor of a hallway, according to Johnson's request Wednesday to amend a civil lawsuit against the school district and several officials.
"She saw Tate Myre’s body on the floor with him bleeding to death and informed the investigators that she thought he had 'really good makeup' on," Johnson wrote. "She informed the investigators that when the shooting started, she assumed that it was an 'ALICE' drill."
The drills are used to practice responses to situations involving active shooters. The ALICE acronym stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate.
The video also shows moments leading up to the shooting, according to Johnson. The security guard is shown opening the door to a bathroom where Crumbley was with Shilling and student Keegan Gregory, who survived.
The guard opened the door but did not enter the bathroom, Johnson said.
She "clearly had an opportunity to intervene and prevent Justin’s death. (The guard) informed the investigators that she did not see anything or hear anything, which is why she decided not to enter the bathroom," Johnson said in the filing.
Parent Meghan Gregory, whose son, Keegan, survived the shooting, said actions revealed on surveillance footage felt like an "absolute punch to the gut."
It truly shattered us — knowing Justin was still alive," she told reporters. "It hurts to the core."
Johnson has said he wants to argue the unconstitutionality of the Oxford Public School District — or any government body — “to hide behind governmental immunity.”
Mullins, the attorney representing six Oxford school defendants named in the complaint, previously said he filed legal briefs months ago that government immunity protection was appropriate, but is prepared to argue the matter further if necessary.
Two Oxford High School staffers who met with Ethan Crumbley hours before the shooting were placed on paid leave but no one has resigned or been fired. Then-Superintendent Tim Throne retired and new superintendent Ken Weaver, who came to the high school the day of the shooting, took over the district in March.
Ethan's parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, had been called to the school the morning of Nov. 30 because of teachers’ concerns about their son’s behavior, including watching violent videos, searching for ammunition on his phone, and scrawling disturbing drawings and words on his math homework.
Ethan Crumbley explained to officials he did not pose a threat to himself or others, shot guns as a hobby and the drawing was for a video game he was creating. Unconvinced school officials asked the teen’s parents to remove him from school and seek mental health counseling for their son. The couple refused, saying they had to work that day and Crumbley was handed his backpack and allowed to return to class.
Less than two hours later, investigators said he pulled a handgun his parents had purchased for him earlier in the month from his backpack, exited a restroom and began shooting.
Associated Press contributed. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/03/oxford-security-guard-didnt-stop-shooting-thought-injured-student-covered-makeup-lawyer/10214730002/ | 2022-08-03T18:18:33 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/03/oxford-security-guard-didnt-stop-shooting-thought-injured-student-covered-makeup-lawyer/10214730002/ |
Temperatures heating up, but widespread rain, storms expected across Michigan
This afternoon will keep heating up, as the National Weather Service warns temperatures in southeast Michigan could feel close to 100 degrees Wednesday afternoon.
A heat advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. for Detroit, Howell, Pontiac, Warren, Ann Arbor, Adrian and Monroe. Sara Schultz, the weather service's observation program leader, said, "it's really for areas south of I-69."
This includes Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe counties, where hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Temperatures are expected to reach 90-95 Wednesday afternoon and top out around 100 degrees for a couple of hours before showers and thunderstorms develop later in the day, providing some cooling relief. But rain will be persistent across much of the state.
Schultz suggested residents stay hydrated and be cautious of the heat and severe thunderstorms that may occur. The National Weather services advises residents to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun and check up on relatives, neighbors and pets. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/03/temperatures-heating-up-but-widespread-rain-storms-expected-across-michigan/10226359002/ | 2022-08-03T18:18:35 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/03/temperatures-heating-up-but-widespread-rain-storms-expected-across-michigan/10226359002/ |
AMES, Iowa — For more than three decades, drama teacher Wayne "Hank" Hansen made Ames High School a better place.
Now, a group of former Ames High drama students are working to carry out his legacy by petitioning to get the new auditorium named in his honor.
Hansen taught drama for 33 years before retiring in 2003. He passed away in 2020.
Even though he's gone, the memories are still very much alive.
"Mr. Hansen was getting to have a teacher that was a friend and a mentor you know," said former student Andrew Hoiberg. "Teachers come and go but people like Mr. Hansen hold a special place in a lot of hearts because of that interaction you had with him."
Hoiberg, who graduated high school in 1997, said he only experienced Hank as a teacher for one year, but it was a year that helped define his life.
During his senior year, he gave up running on the track team, auditioned for a play and landed the lead.
"As a result of that, I really got more interested in the artistic side of life which is all of the things I'm still involved with today," Hoiberg said.
Another of Hansen's students, Tracey Stoll, said having a building named after Hansen would be the ultimate token of appreciation for the former drama teacher.
"He exacted professionalism from all the cast and crew," Stoll said. "He treated us like adults, like we were capable of this and there was never a question about it."
Victoria Van Voorhis, who was a student of Hansen's from 1970 to 1973, said the productions he helped the students put together were top-notch and could rival professional ones.
She also said Hansen made everyone who walked into his classroom feel like they belonged.
"He was so inclusive of everyone, [it] didn't matter who you were," Van Voorhis said.
This group of alumni, along with other former students, have created an online petition to get the new auditorium named after the drama teacher. As of Wednesday, more than 1,700 have signed.
They've also sent in testimonials to the school board about why a name change would be a good idea and spoken at school board meetings on this topic.
Despite their efforts, the group has not received any word back from school officials on whether a name change would be made.
Local 5 received the following statement from the Ames Community School District communications director, Eric Smidt, about the petition and the renaming process:
"We are aware of community members asking the school board to consider naming the auditorium at our new Ames High School in honor of Hank Hansen. Many have emailed the district and school board, as well as spoken during the public forum of our school board meetings. This topic is governed by school board policy 801.5, which you can find on our website. The topic is under review, however, no immediate recommendation will be made quite yet. Our focus right now is to get the school year started for all of our students and to open our brand new high school." | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/ames-high-school-auditorium-petition-rename-after-wayne-hank-hansen/524-8eab7645-1375-4d3a-a190-3323752ba217 | 2022-08-03T18:18:39 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/ames-high-school-auditorium-petition-rename-after-wayne-hank-hansen/524-8eab7645-1375-4d3a-a190-3323752ba217 |
Kellams remembered as a judge who sought balance between his faith and justice
It was 22 years ago when a mix of community leaders that included Christian ministers, a financial adviser, a Catholic priest, the Dalai Lama's oldest brother, a deputy mayor, a Jewish rabbi, a Muslim imam and a criminal court judge organized an interfaith prayer breakfast in Bloomington.
Marc Kellams was the judge on that committee. He had attended national prayer breakfasts in Washington, D.C., and a few at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. He wanted to bring Bloomington's diverse religious communities together to share stories and to pray.
"I've come away from these meetings knowing there are many people of faith involved in leadership," he said then.
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Kellams, with the Rev. Dan Dix, then-pastor at Southside Christian Church, launched their prayer breakfast project as a way to confirm the connection many leaders have between their spirituality and daily living.
"People are always careful to keep their spiritual life and their professional life separate," Kellams told a Herald-Times reporter in 2020. "On the other hand, people of faith rely on their God for guidance as they go about their lives. Many of us look to God for the wisdom necessary to do our jobs."
Kellams, a Monroe Circuit Court judge for 38 years who retired in 2018, was killed July 29 in a traffic accident on I-465 in Indianapolis. He was 73. His wife, Chris Kellams, suffered a broken arm and was hospitalized a few days.
The couple moved to Johnson County in 2020, to be closer to a daughter and three grandsons who had lost their Greenwood home in a fire. But the couple planned to return to Bloomington to live next summer, according to Father Tom Kovatch at St. Charles Borromeo Church, where Kellams was a deacon.
"He coordinated our ministry to the hospital, the nursing homes and the homebound, which was a pretty significant undertaking. He was doing this while working full time as a judge," Kovatch said. "He loved going out and visiting those who were sick or weren't able to function like they once did."
He said Kellams helped serve mass and delivered inspiring homilies. He counseled people struggling with grief, hopelessness and addiction and visited people serving decades in prison.
Like the scales of justice, he balanced roles of judge and deacon.
"He would share with me generalities of what he had witnessed in the courtroom, and I think his view was very Catholic there, too, as he was always trying to help people," the priest said. "Sometimes, putting a punishment on somebody may be a chance to help them turn around and at the same time protect society. I see his job on the bench and his job here with us as being similar."
He and Kellams discussed the political divide in America and the need to return to compromise and listening to both sides. Kellams was a Republican in a liberal-leaning county that doesn't elect many Republicans. He never lost an election.
"He was one of the few that could bridge that divide, and said, 'You know father, now that I'm retired, there likely will never be another Republican on the bench here."
Kovatch said Allen Funeral Home in Bloomington is handling arrangements, which will include a funeral mass at St. Charles Church.
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Indiana Supreme Court Justice Loretta Rush said she and her supreme court colleagues are mourning the loss of a man they all knew and respected.
"I was a trial court judge 24 years before this, and I've known Marc all this time," she said. "He was at the top level of what we all should aspire to be, and for him to die like this … we are just devastated. We are reeling."
She said Kellams mentored other judges and was a volunteer for the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, where lawyers counsel and advise fellow lawyers suffering mental, physical or substance abuse issues.
Retired Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor Alex Tanford knew Kellams as a fellow instructor.
"His humility and his deep compassion for the poor, the suffering and the downtrodden were his most obvious feature," Tanford said. "He was a devout man who lived life in Christ's image — caring for the sick, bringing communion to Catholics in nursing homes, and running a prison ministry on behalf of the Indianapolis diocese."
Early in his career at IU, Tanford and Kellams both taught trial advocacy classes. "I had a student come and tell me they were switching from my section to Marc's. I asked why, and the student said after some hemming and hawing, 'Judge Kellams is nicer than you are.'"
Contact H-T reporter Laura Lane at llane@heraldt.com or 812-318-9567. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/03/monroe-county-judge-marc-kellams-dead-crash-allen-funeral-home/65389045007/ | 2022-08-03T18:26:29 | 1 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/03/monroe-county-judge-marc-kellams-dead-crash-allen-funeral-home/65389045007/ |
Could smoking pot as a teen contribute to mental health problems in adulthood?
In the 1930s, a certain mythology surrounding marijuana began to sprout. A propaganda film began spreading that marijuana use would immediately send teenagers into a life of criminal activity and psychosis-like frenzies. The film was initially financed by a church group and marketed to parents as a cautionary tale.
Of course, this portrayal of cannabis’ danger was entirely fictionalized and wholly inaccurate; that film, “Reefer Madness,” has achieved cult status as an exploitation film and unintended satire.
But that isn’t to say cannabis has zero risks. Now, as cannabis products become more readily available alongside relaxing state laws across the country, Indiana University researchers are assessing how regular use of cannabis can impact teenagers’ mental health in adulthood.
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Neuroscientists Ken Mackie and Hui-Chen Lu have received more than $2 million from the NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse to research the impact of cannabis use during adolescence, with the intention to contribute to the development of new therapies and treatment options.
As part of their study, Lu and Mackie will use male and female mice with diverse genetic backgrounds to study the impact cannabis has on people.
Recent studies have indicated cannabis products, especially modified strains that have risen in popularity, can have a negative effect on brain development.
“The THC content of cannabis has increased dramatically in the last 20 to 25 years. That's concerning because a lot of the adverse effects seem to be due to THC,” Mackie said.
THC is the chemical compound in marijuana that causes the psychological effect of feeling high. While cannabis can be used as a relaxant in the moment, it can have the opposite effect later on.
“A lot of teenagers like that thrill and they think it has no impact when they grow up,” Lu said. “We want to know how it leads to long-term changes.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports people who use marijuana are more likely to develop temporary psychosis, where they may have hallucinations or extreme bouts of paranoia. Long-term use, especially at a young age, also may contribute to developing mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, later in life.
“We are not trying to say marijuana is bad overall,” Lu said. “We just need to understand the risks and try to be aware and be careful.”
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“I like to emphasize that our brains are not identical,” Lu said.
The brain is elastic, Lu explained. Much like the body, it undergoes growth spurts. This explains why people can learn new things faster at a young age compared to when they are older. During stretches of time when the brain is rewiring, it is more vulnerable to environmental factors.
During adolescence, the brain is developing its prefrontal cortex.
“That part of the brain is really important for what's called executive functions, which are things that are involved in planning, working memory and more complex social interactions. During that period, the way the brain develops is by establishing specific synaptic connections,” Mackie said.
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These connections are primarily established at a young age and are strengthened or eliminated over time. But elements of cannabis products, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can overwhelm these functions.
That being said, Mackie was quick to note marijuana use does not always result in brain dysfunction.
“A lot of these neurodevelopmental disorders — autism, schizophrenia — often seem to be caused by multiple small ‘hits.’ Any one of them alone is not enough to cause a problem, but when you cumulate all of them, then it causes a problem. Cannabis use seems to be one of those hits that can increase risk for panic disorder or schizophrenia,” Mackie said.
As detailed in a 2020 study, about 8% of eighth graders, 19% of 10th graders, and 22% of 12th graders reported vaping marijuana in the past year. This follows a two-fold increase in use by adolescents over the past two years.
Lu and Mackie also will be treading new territory by exploring the possible impact of cannabidiol (CBD), which is still widely unknown in the scientific community.
“You see it everywhere on the street. I see it even in my doctor's office and my yoga studio,” Lu said. “It has been advertised as a wonder drug without any harm.”
According to Mackie, CBD could have a positive effect as it has previously shown to lessen the negative impact of THC when taken together. However, further testing by Lu and Mackie intends to identify that potential impact.
One possible preventative solution is to follow Vermont and Connecticut's lead in imposing caps on THC concentration. Also, California recently had a proposed bill that would require large mental health warnings to be included on cannabis products.
But Mackie and Lu's research aims to be used for possible care options later on.
“We are not interested in just telling people how bad this is happening to them when they get to adulthood. We also help to understand at a mechanistic level so we could find treatment options for them,” Lu said. “Because you don't want to just give people bad news without treatment options.”
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BLOOMINGTON — A parking lot east of the McLean County Government Center, 115 E. Washington St. will be closed next week for improvements, according to a social media post from the city of Bloomington.
Due to these improvements, access to the city's adjacent payment drop box also will be unavailable through the end of next week.
The lot will be off limits to vehicle and foot traffic. However, street parking and parking in the Lincoln Deck are still available next week.
Anyone with questions about these temporary closures should contact McLean County administration at 309-888-5110.
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Fishermen move their wooden boat between the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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A mourner cries while she takes the last look at the body of Dherar al-kafrini, 17 years old, at the family house during his funeral in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Al-kafrini was killed and another Palestinian wounded during an Israeli military raid late Monday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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Rochester Police Officer Sino Seng stands up from his wheelchair so he can stand at attention as the cemetery procession lines up after the funeral for his partner, Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz, at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY., Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Seng was injured and Mazurkiewicz was killed in an ambush as they investigated a murder on July 21. (Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat & Chronicle via AP)
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WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted in a court prior to a hearing, in Khimki, just outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Since Brittney Griner last appeared in her trial for cannabis possession, the question of her fate expanded from a tiny and cramped courtroom on Moscow's outskirts to the highest level of Russia-US diplomacy. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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A former paratrooper and his son place flowers at an eternal flame during celebration for Paratroopers' Day in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Paratroopers are an elite unit of the Russian Army, and everyone in the country recognizes their blue berets. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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Becky Daggett, Paul Deasy advance to November election for Flagstaff mayor
Challenger Becky Daggett and incumbent Paul Deasy will advance to the November general election in the race for Flagstaff mayor.
Daggett held a comfortable lead throughout most of election day Tuesday and with 100% of precincts reporting she received just over 50% of the vote.
The rest of the votes were about split with Deasy receiving just under 27% of the vote and Daniel Williamson receiving about 22%.
If elected, it would not be her first time serving the people of Flagstaff. In 2020, Daggett was elected to the Flagstaff City Council and was later selected to serve as vice mayor.
A longtime resident of Flagstaff, Daggett graduated from Northern Arizona University with degrees in public relations and sustainable community development. Before running for office, she worked as the business retention and executive manager for the city as well as the executive director of two local arts organizations.
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Deasy is a statistician and educational research analyst when he's not working on city business since being elected to a two-year term in 2020. He moved to Flagstaff when he was just 12 years old and has stayed ever since, now raising his family here.
In his bid for reelection, Deasy championed his record while mayor including securing funding for wildfire and flooding mitigation, expanding high-speed internet access and growing the local economy.
His administration was also responsible for implementing the city's new C.A.R.E. Team, which manages 911 calls related to mental health and substance abuse without the need for a police presence.
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Williamson, who will not be on the ballot in November, has been the lead pastor of the Church of Nations Flagstaff for 15 years.
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Nine Brevard sports grants approved for events ranging from surfing to softball
Brevard County will help fund nine Space Coast sports events — including running events, a softball camp, golf and soccer tournaments, and a multisport "Beach 'n Boards Fest" — during the first half of the 2022-23 budget year.
County commissioners approved the grants in a 3-1 vote, after the funding received unanimous support from the Brevard County Tourist Development Council and its Sports Committee. County Commissioner John Tobia voted no on the grants.
The grants — which totaled $94,252 and ranged from $3,725 to $16,160 per event — are funded by Brevard County's 5% tourist development tax on hotel rooms and other short-term rentals.
"Our first cycle of sports grants had some great events that we are very excited about coming back this year," Space Coast Office of Tourism Executive Director Peter Cranis said. "Everything from soccer to golf to surfing. We continue to support an eclectic mix of sports activities.”
The first cycle runs from Oct. 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.
Grants amounts are limited to $20,000 apiece, and are determined based on a formula tied to lodging room nights and scoring of applicants done by the Sports Committee members. To qualify for a grant, at least 200 room nights must be rented.
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These are the events that will be getting funding; the event organizer; the grant amount; the dates of the event; the number of previous grants the event has received; the expected "room nights" of lodging rentals generated by the event; the expected number of visitors from outside the county; and the estimated economic impact.
- Cocoa Beach Half Marathon; Smooth Running LLC; $13,076 grant; Oct. 15-16; seven previous grants; 1,050 room nights; 2,604 visitors; $583,296 estimated economic impact.
- Space Coast Cup Soccer; Space Coast United Soccer Club; $12,675 grant; Nov. 11-13; one previous grant; 1,100 room nights; 2,475 visitors; $3,358,402 estimated economic impact.
- Softball Magazine Senior Softball Camp; Brevard Softball Magazine; $3,725 grant; Nov. 16-19; four previous grants; 500 room nights; 275 visitors; $497,541 estimated economic impact.
- Florida Marathon Weekend; Smooth Running LLC; $14,895 grant; Feb. 11-12, 2023; 14 previous grants; 1,100 room nights; 3,502 visitors; $784,448 estimated economic impact.
- Moon Golf Invitational; University of Louisville; $5,841 grant; Feb. 19-21, 2023; two previous grants; 400 room nights; 204 visitors; $276,814 estimated economic impact.
- Space Coast Showdown Soccer; Gorges Classic Soccer Tournaments; $15,750 grant; March 2-6, 2023; one previous grant; 1,100 room nights; 5,265 visitors; $11,907,061 estimated economic impact.
- Beach 'N Boards Fest; Beach 'N Boards Fest LLC; $17,160 grant; March 8-12, 2023; eight previous grants; 2,000 room nights; 35,610 visitors; $80,533,796 estimated economic impact.
- American Cancer Society Gateway to Space Race; American Cancer Society; $5,310 grant; March 11, 2023; three previous grants; 201 room nights; 401 visitors; $44,912 estimated economic impact.
- Softball Magazine Spring Training; Brevard Softball Magazine; $5,820 grant; March 15-18, 2023; four previous grants; 750 room nights; 575 visitors; $1,040,313 estimated economic impact.
The Space Coast Office of Tourism estimates that it will get reimbursements from the Florida Sports Foundation of $40,000 for these events through a matching grant program.
Applications for Cycle 2 grants — for the period from April 1 through Sept. 30, 2023 — will be reviewed by the Sports Committee on Aug. 9, and then go to the Tourist Development Council on Aug. 24 and to the County Commission by Sept. 13.
Five events have applied for the grants for the second half of the budget year:
- Space Coast Clash Soccer Tournament, April 1-3, 2023.
- Cocoa Beach Triathlon and Duathlon, April 16, 2023.
- American Junior Golf Association Moon Golf Junior All-Star, April 20-23, 2023.
- Eastern Surfing Association 2023 Southeast Regional Surfing Championships, April 21-23, 2023.
- National Kidney Foundation Rick Salick Surf Fest, Aug. 31-Sept, 4, 2023.
Cranis has proposed increasing the Office of Tourism budget for sports marketing from $200,000 for the current budget year to $320,000 in the 2022-23 budget year that begins Oct. 1. Some of the money would go to the sports grants program and some toward efforts to attract new events to the area.
“It is important that we support returning events to ensure they can grow and new events that bring new opportunities to us," Cranis said. "I think there is room in our budget to do both.”
Cranis said the Office of Tourism is seeking to attract about a half-dozen new events to Brevard.
Tourist Development Council Sports Committee member Jaime Teijeiro said he would like to see an emphasis on attracting new events for the sports grants, rather than giving grants to the same events year after year.
Teijeiro — who is general manager of the Best Western Cocoa Beach Hotel & Suites and the Days Inn Cocoa Beach-Port Canaveral — said he would support a cap placed on how many years a sports event could qualify for a county sports grant.
At some point, Teijeiro said, those longtime events should be pursuing other funding sources.
"I'd like to see some new faces, new entities" in the roster for county sports grant funding, Teijeiro said.
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Gov. DeSantis announces in Rockledge expansion of multi-county opioid recovery program
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the expansion of an opioid recovery program to 12 counties including Brevard during a stop at the Space Coast Health Foundation in Rockledge Wednesday morning.
The program, Coordinated Opioid Recovery, or CORE, began as a pilot program in Palm Beach County almost two years ago and will expand in two phases, with the first phase including Brevard, Clay, Duval, Escambia, Gulf, Manatee, Marion, Pasco and Volusia counties, DeSantis said.
It will work to help provide those battling addiction with treatment and stabilization, he said.
"We have to try to work to try to break the cycle of addiction," DeSantis said. "We want for families to be able to break free from these really, really harmful cycles. Today we are announcing a massive expansion of a first-of-its-time model of care for substance use disorder, coordinated opioid recovery, a network of addiction care, and we're calling it the CORE network."
The program, which is coordinated through the Florida Department of Health, Florida Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Healthcare Administration, implements a "three-pronged approach to recovery," DeSantis said.
This includes rescue response to overdoses, medical stabilization and assessments of critical patients and long-term treatment.
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The program comes at a time when drug overdoses, especially fentanyl-related, have reached an all-time high on the Space Coast and statewide. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine.
It also comes just a month after nine people died from fentanyl-related overdose deaths in rural Gadsden County near Tallahassee over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Statistics from the Florida Department of Health show Brevard ranked third in the state for the number of overdoses in 2020, with 357 people dying of an overdose.
DeSantis said in 2021, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, with the Central Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Team, saw an increase of 72% in drug overdose fatalities related to fentanyl.
More than 6,150 people died from overdoses involving fentanyl, according to the latest statewide data.
"How much fentanyl would we need to kill everyone here? Just enough to hold in your hand," DeSantis said. "It is very, very devastating, and the amount of fentanyl that comes across the border — it's been enough to kill hundreds of millions of people over the last two years."
DeSantis blamed some of the spike on President Joe Biden's border policies.
"Part of the reason that we're here is because we have an open border," he said. "A border that was deliberately opened in January of 2021. The sheer volume of people coming in illegally -- what that does to social services, education, of course it does lead to more criminal activities."
Other speakers included State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo and Florida Department of Health Deputy Secretary for Health Dr. Kenneth Scheppke, Director of Behavioral Health for the Health Care District of Palm Beach County Dr. Courtney Phillips — who DeSantis announced as the statewide director of opioid recovery — and Justin Perse, a recovered addict and peer recovery coach at Haven House, a nonprofit in Santa Rosa Beach in the Panhandle, and in other states, helping people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.
They were accompanied by Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey, Sen. Debbie Mayfield and Sen. Tom Wright.
"It's going to help struggling alcoholics and addicts, mainly addicts, get the help that they need," Perse, a resident of Holmes County, said. "In the communities I work in in Northwest Florida, it's rural, and we need more facilities to help combat this epidemic. Anything I can add to my list for facilities that can help people who are struggling with drugs and alcohol, I'm on board."
Details about how and where the program would begin in Brevard were not discussed.
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Brevard County Commission puts on ballot third-time tax for environmental lands
Conservationists twice persuaded Brevard County voters to tax themselves to protect green space — with taxes that ultimately expire.
Now, they'll ask voters to pay again — for another two decades — to save the threatened Florida scrub jay, gopher tortoises, and opportunities for hiking, biking and experiencing nature in less intrusive ways.
By a 3-1 vote, Brevard County Commission decided Tuesday to put a renewal of the Environmentally Endangered Lands or EEL tax on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Commissioner John Tobia dissented, citing lost tax revenue, inflation, increased borrowing costs and failure to maintain current EEL lands.
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"Purchasing land keeps money off the tax rolls," Tobia said. "I don't understand why we would go out and purchase more land, when we're not currently taking care of the land we've got."
The measure would issue general obligation tax bonds, in an amount not to exceed $50 million, payable from the proceeds of yearly property tax rate not to exceed 14.65 cents for every $1,000 of taxable property. At that maximum rate, the owner of a single-family home in unincorporated Brevard with a taxable property value of $200,000 would pay $29.30 a year.
The existing 20-year EEL tax, which passed in November 2004, approved a maximum rate of 28.5 cents for every $1,000 of taxable property.
After more than three decades of the EEL tax, advocates for approving it a third time say Brevard voters need to do so for another 20 years to fill the gaps in conservation lands that link key habitats together, to prevent genetic bottlenecks in scrub jays and other threatened wildlife that result from fragmented ecosystems.
"It's never been more important," Vince Lamb of south Merritt Island, one of the ballot initiative's key advocates, said before Tuesday's vote. "EEL program properties are already providing a substantial benefit to the lagoon. It's also at a time when we're having a lot of development."
Before Tuesday's vote, about a dozen residents spoke in favor of putting the EEL tax back on the ballot, and a few against.
Bo Platt of Melbourne, one of the initiative's advocates, called EEL lands "a great investment."
"So I just ask that you allow the voters to vote again," Platt urged commissioners before Tuesday's vote.
The vote came after a lengthy slide presentation by Tobia on the reasons he doesn't support renewing the tax. He cited the 2,568-acre Fox Lake Sanctuary in north Brevard, as an example of lost tax revenue. The sanctuary includes 1,041 acres of developable land. Using surrounding zoning, and minus space for infrastructure, the land could support 292 housing units, Tobia said. That equates to a $2.8 million one-time loss of impact fees.
"Just this one property, reoccurring, lost tax revenue is more then $1.7 million" a year, Tobia added. "I'm not talking jobs lost from the lack of building homes. … So when we make these decisions, I think it's important that we look at it from a financial perspective."
While supportive of the program overall, a few speakers Tuesday opposed putting the EEL tax on the ballot, citing current inflationary recession economic conditions.
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"We need to protect our environment, clean water, clean air and all that," said William Haskell of Melbourne. "You should be looking at what economists are saying today. … With this kind of economy now, we're facing some very dire times."
Brevard voters, by wide margins, OK'd local property taxes in 1990 and again in 2004 to buy and manage green space. Both times, some critics warned about the costs of long-term maintenance of so much public land — warnings that became reality.
The county used the tax money to finance the purchase of 28,000 acres to protect in perpetuity under the EEL program, but it did so without a permanent funding source to maintain the land, some of the same longtime critics of the program say.
In 2013, county officials and advocates for EEL warned of an inevitable maintenance fiscal cliff.
As a result, EEL education centers would open less often, habitat for threatened species would degrade, and the areas between houses and EEL lands would grow increasingly flammable as the county-owned land becomes overgrown. That put some 500 homes near EEL lands more at risk from wildfires, such as the June 2010 blaze at EEL's Cruickshank Sanctuary in Rockledge. More than 20 families evacuated when the brush fire came within feet of their Chelsea Park homes.
EEL issued bonds to raise $88 million, and pledged the revenue stream from the taxes to repay the bonds. Any excess could go toward operations and maintenance, such as prescribed fires and salaries.
County Commissioners in the 1990s had planned to gradually transfer such management costs to the county's general fund. That never happened.
Scott Ellis — a former county commissioner, former Brevard County clerk of courts and longtime critic of EEL — echoes his criticisms from the last time the county asked voters to renew the tax. He says the program bought too much land at inflated prices during the housing boom, and did not plan sufficiently for the long term. He sees the same pattern happening again.
"This is how they got thoroughly ripped off on all the North Brevard properties in 2007 to 2010. We paid double and triple their market value," Ellis said via email before Tuesday's vote. "With a falling market again, 2024 would again be perfect timing for developers to unload loser investments to the county and The Nature Conservancy for a huge profit, instead of a market loss."
For about half of the lands, EEL typically splits the cost of buying land with the state, which holds title to the lands, but not the maintenance responsibility.
According to EEL Director Mike Knight, more than 31% of the 28,048 acres (8,920 acres) "was purchased by the county and subsequently transferred to the state for 50% reimbursement. Approximately 10,500 acres of the 28,048 was purchased directly by the state on behalf of the county. There is also about 1,500 acres that have been donated to EEL."
EEL directly manages 17,394 acres of these lands in all three categories, he added.
"So about 51% of the 17,394 acres (8,920 acres) was transferred to the state," he said.
Tobia clashed with some in his district when he led the charge earlier this year to block off the popular Malabar Scrub Sanctuary, after a disagreement over a county plan to remove oaks and other trees at the EEL property.
EEL officials say the program has been limited by a rule the Florida Legislature created in 2008 that restricted the ability of a local government to raise voter-approved millage rates as needed within the voter-approved maximum rate range.
The 2008 recession also caused declines in property values, resulting in a revenue shortage that forced the EEL program to begin reducing its operations budget in 2009. That resulted in a 26% loss in revenue and a 35% reduction in staffing over the following eight years, according to county documents.
With the sunsetting of the first 1990 referendum in 2011, EEL took another $1 million loss in annual operating revenue.
But the option to bring the 2004 referendum tax rate up to the voter-approved maximum to make up for this loss in revenue, although still allowable under the County Charter, was restricted by the then-new Florida rule enacted in 2008, when two EEL taxes were in place at the time.
After three consecutive years — 2017, 2018 and 2019 — of incremental rate increases by Brevard County Commission at the maximum allowable rate under the new state law, EEL was able to prevent further budgetary reductions.
EEL only once paid more than the appraised value, for the Thousand Islands in Cocoa Beach. That was a directive from then-County Commissioner Ron Pritchard. The county paid $4.4 million in two land deals that totaled 338 acres.
In 1990, about 61% of Brevard voters approved the EEL program, allowing up to $55 million in bonds to buy and maintain land, and develop recreation and environmental education centers.
During the housing boom in the early 2000s, EEL officials said they needed more cash on hand to buy the most important habitats before they filled with development.
So, in 2004, by a 69% majority, voters approved borrowing another $60 million for EEL over 20 years.
Biologists said Brevard needed to keep buying the most important habitats — such as scrub, pine flatwoods and oak hammocks — to create corridors that connect existing conservation lands. They said wildlife needs such connections for long-term survival, and they targeted about 70,000 acres for conservation
Scrub land needs to burn often, or shrubs and exotic species take over and threatened gopher tortoises and scrub jays leave — until there is no scrubby place left to go. Then those species perish.
The lack of prescribed burns would endanger more than birds and tortoises. Increased vegetation on EEL land means more fuel for wildfires. That would put any adjacent properties in greater danger, which would be magnified by the lack of firebreaks typically cut as part of controlled burns.
County Commission Chair Kristine Zonka, Vice Chair Curt Smith and Commissioner Rita Pritchett agreed that the decision of whether to extend the EEL tax should be left to the taxpayers.
"There are things that we vote on here to give the public an opportunity to vote on," Smith said. "I want the people to have the opportunity to vote."
Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands program
- 28,000 acres protected
- $42 million in partnerships and grant funding from the state, the St. Johns River Water Management District, The Nature Conservancy and others.
- 37 miles of shoreline along the Indian River Lagoon and its tributaries protected
- 75 miles of trails
- Protects Florida scrub jays, bobcats, black bears, otters, gopher tortoises, bald eagles and other imperiled species.
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A second person, an 18-year-old woman, has been arrested in connection with a shooting of a McDonald's worker in Brooklyn that a law enforcement source said apparently stemmed from, of all things, a fight over cold french fries.
Camellia Dunlap, of Nostrand Avenue, is accused of criminal weapon possession and possession of a loaded firearm in the Monday evening shooting outside the fast-food restaurant in Bedford-Stuyvesant, officials said Wednesday. Cops allege the gunman passed the firearm off to her after firing at the 23-year-old man who had been working at the McDonald's that night.
The alleged gunman, 20-year-old Michael Morgan, has been charged with attempted murder and weapons possession. His relationship to Dunlap wasn't immediately clear. It also wasn't clear if either had an attorney.
According to a law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the case, Dunlap allegedly argued with the 23-year-old McDonald's worker about the temperature of her French fries. She supposedly thought they were too chilled.
The fight spilled out into the street and down the block, which is when police said the woman called over another man, potentially Morgan. Soon after, shots were fired, leading to a bloody scene on the sidewalk.
The worker was shot in the neck and he was last said to be hospitalized in critical condition.
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McDonald's released a statement Tuesday condemning the violence.
“The safety and well-being of our customers and employees is paramount to our organization, and violence has no place in or near our restaurants," McDonald's restaurant owner and operator Roy Iraci said. "We are praying for a swift recovery and the health of our crew member and will cooperate with authorities as their investigation moves forward."
An investigation is ongoing. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mcdonalds-shooting-woman-now-charged-in-cold-french-fry-charged-gunfight/3808074/ | 2022-08-03T18:35:24 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mcdonalds-shooting-woman-now-charged-in-cold-french-fry-charged-gunfight/3808074/ |
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The remains of a missing Pennsylvania woman were found in Pasco County, the Pennsylvania State Police reported Wednesday.
Since starting the search for Jasmine Forbes back in February, the investigation led the police agency to look into Florida after it was revealed she may have traveled there, according to a news release.
This was when the Pasco County Sheriff's Office started to help out. Deputies went out to the property on June 14 where authorities believe Forbes "may have been harmed."
After searching around the property in the Shady Hills area, they found human remains which were later identified as Forbes.
"The Pennsylvania State Police are currently working with the Pasco Sheriff's Office in furtherance of their active investigation into Forbes' death which is currently believed to be a homicide," the police agency wrote in a press release.
Anyone with information surrounding Forbes' death is asked to contact the Pasco Sheriff Crime Tips Line at 1-800-706-2488 or PascoSheriff.com/tips. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/jasmine-forbes-missing-pennsylvania-woman-pasco-county-florida/67-059d076e-1d2f-42e3-9be3-ae7c336590e1 | 2022-08-03T18:37:04 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/jasmine-forbes-missing-pennsylvania-woman-pasco-county-florida/67-059d076e-1d2f-42e3-9be3-ae7c336590e1 |
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A new Polk County Sheriff's Office telecommunicator was in for a surprise when he helped deliver a baby a day before he completed his training, according to a TikTok from the sheriff's office.
Isaac Lavigne joined the agency six months ago before he was inducted into the office's "storkclub," the sheriff's office said in the post.
In the video, Lavigne is heard calmly stating that emergency services are on their way but quicker than you know it, the baby is born and can be heard crying in the background.
Watch the interaction below: | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/baby-polk-county-telecommunicator-tik-tok-isaac-lavigne/67-39ff4ee0-78ff-45ff-a582-5b95203c39eb | 2022-08-03T18:37:06 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/baby-polk-county-telecommunicator-tik-tok-isaac-lavigne/67-39ff4ee0-78ff-45ff-a582-5b95203c39eb |
Salem man dies in crash on I-5
Dejania Oliver
Salem Statesman Journal
One man is dead after a rollover crash on Interstate 5 Tuesday afternoon north of Albany.
Oregon State Police said a white box truck driven by Jay Ward of Salem was northbound near milepost 236 when the vehicle left the roadway onto the median shoulder. After going on the median, the truck rolled multiple times.
Ward was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/03/salem-man-dies-in-crash-on-i-5/65390575007/ | 2022-08-03T18:40:30 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/03/salem-man-dies-in-crash-on-i-5/65390575007/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — In keeping up with all the latest trends, 7-Eleven has released a new limited edition clothing line with Overtime and Easy Otabor.
Officials say the clothing line is inspired by the pick-up basketball phrase “Game to Eleven. The clothing line is described as “streetwear-meets-sportswear” with designs based around fan favorite 7-Eleven items, including Slurpee drinks and Big Gulp fountain drinks.
The line features branded hoodies, T-shirts, and mesh shorts. It drops on Friday, Aug. 5 at noon at 7-Eleven.com/lp/Overtime.
“It has been a blast teaming up with Easy Otabor and Overtime for this ‘slam dunk’ capsule – and we can’t wait to see how our customers sport these designs both in and out of stores,” Marissa Jarratt, 7-Eleven Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer said in a news release on 7-Eleven’s site.
Customers can also have the chance to win the collection by purchasing select items through 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards loyalty programs or through 7NOW Delivery.
For the full release, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/7-eleven-releases-new-limited-edition-apparel-collection/ | 2022-08-03T18:44:22 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/7-eleven-releases-new-limited-edition-apparel-collection/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Summer is coming to a close soon, but not without a bang. Old City Park is celebrating the end of the summer with some style.
This iconic Dallas park will be hosting some fun events to close out the summer, throughout the month of August. Here’s all the fun they have in store:
- Bigger than Budweiser: Adolphus Busch’s Investments in the Lone Star State: Join us for a free reception in Old City Park’s Browder Springs Building, followed by a talk given by Dr. Todd Barnett from Trinity University. Dr. Barnett will be shedding light on the complexities of Busch’s business operations in Texas, and how rising populist, nativist, and prohibitionist sentiments affected Busch’s career in Texas.
- When: Thursday, August 18
- 6:00-6:30p.m. – Opening Reception; wine and snacks provided
- 6:30-7:30p.m. – Dr. Todd Barnett presentation.
- Foodies of America Festival: Join us for a pop up food truck festival featuring 10+ food trucks, live entertainment, retail vendors and more!
- When: August 27-28, 10:00a.m. – 4:00p.m. | https://cw33.com/news/local/celebrate-the-end-of-summer-with-these-fun-events-at-dallas-old-city-park/ | 2022-08-03T18:44:28 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/celebrate-the-end-of-summer-with-these-fun-events-at-dallas-old-city-park/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — North Texas’ own and arguably favorite celebrity Selena Gomez is rumored to be taking her hand in the art of rebooting a popular 1980s comedy, Working Girl.
Variety reports Gomez, alongside 20th Century will be looking to revive the comedy that once starred Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, and Sigourney Weaver. The publication says that negotiations for the reboot are in their final steps.
The cast of the rumored reboot hasn’t been set but of course, why not let Grand Prarie’s favorite superstar star in it? We don’t have that choice of course but her recent work in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building might just set her up to do just that. Only time will tell though.
Variety said, “Working Girl was a critical and commercial triumph, bringing in more than $100 million at the global box office and landing six Oscar nominations, including best picture and best director for Nichols.” | https://cw33.com/news/local/report-north-texas-selena-gomez-to-reboot-popular-1980s-comedy-working-girl/ | 2022-08-03T18:44:34 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/report-north-texas-selena-gomez-to-reboot-popular-1980s-comedy-working-girl/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Have a backyard and need some extra side cash? A new mobile phone app allows you to rent out your backyard space as a private dog park.
It’s called Sniffspot. Just download the app, make an account and you can find private dog parks around North Texas hosted by area locals.
Whether you want a fully fenced dog park, lots or land or you just want to find a park all to yourself, there are plenty of options on the app. Other dog park options include:
- Dog water parks
- Dog hiking trails
- Dog agility parks
- Dog fields
- Dog beaches
- Indoor dog parks
- Small dog parks
- And more
After a quick glance through the app, North Texas has dozens of spots for you to explore, with places charging as low as $4 per hour. For more information, visit sniffspot.com. | https://cw33.com/news/local/texas-backyards-turn-profits-this-app-lets-you-rent-out-your-backyard-as-a-private-dog-park/ | 2022-08-03T18:44:40 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/texas-backyards-turn-profits-this-app-lets-you-rent-out-your-backyard-as-a-private-dog-park/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A man convicted of attempted murder and firing at an officer in 2021 was sentenced in Kanawha County Circuit Court this morning, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.
According to the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Joseph Larch was sentenced to three to 15 years on a charge of attempted murder and 10 years for a charge of use and presentment of a firearm. The prosecutor’s office says the sentences will run consecutively.
Larch was one of four suspects in a traffic stop around 2:30 p.m. on July 28, 2022 that led to three different pursuits in Charleston. Three of the suspects, including Larch, took off from the scene. Larch was accused of fleeing on foot and then shooting at an officer who was gaining on him. The officer fired back, striking Larch in the shoulder.
Larch then ran into the Habitat for Humanity Restore store where he was handcuffed.
The two other men accused of fleeing from the scene of that traffic stop are James Evans and Brandon Bandy. Evans is accused of fleeing in the vehicle, which led to a pursuit that ended in a crash, and Bandy is accused of fleeing on foot and was captured around 7 p.m. that night.
Officers said the fourth person in the vehicle was compliant at the traffic stop scene. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-sentenced-for-attempted-murder-firing-at-charleston-officer/ | 2022-08-03T18:46:19 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-sentenced-for-attempted-murder-firing-at-charleston-officer/ |
SCRANTON, Pa. — Regional Hospital of Scranton and Moses Taylor Hospital will operate under one license, according to a release from Commonwealth Health, the parent company of both facilities.
Commonwealth Health is requesting the Pennsylvania Department of Health to formally join the two hospitals.
Moses Taylor will offer obstetrics and senior mental health services, and Regional Hospital will offer medical and surgical care, intensive care, and cardiovascular services. A single medical executive committee will lead the joined medical staff, and the two boards of trustees will become one.
Commonwealth Health hopes to complete the transition by the end of the year.
Regional Hospital, formerly Mercy Hospital, and Moses Taylor Hospital have served the Scranton community for more than 100 years.
Commonwealth Health announced Monday that First Hospital in Kingston will close in October.
The company also operates Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and about 70 clinic locations and home-health services in the state, according to its website.
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The Richmond Police Department in a statement Wednesday said Chief Gerald Smith "stands behind the investigative work" done by police to stop a mass shooting planned on July Fourth.
Police during a July 6 press conference said they received a tip that two men had threatened the shooting at Dogwood Dell.
However, during a court hearing on Wednesday, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Clint Seal said prosecutors had no evidence to present that the alleged mass shooting was planned at that location. A judge also withdrew two firearm charges against two men who police say are involved in the plot.
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'Mass shooting on the Fourth of July' intent of Richmond shooting suspects, police say
Richmond police on Wednesday said a tip from a “hero citizen” prevented a mass shooting at the Dogwood Dell Fourth of July celebration Monday. Two men were arrested, and two assault rifles, a handgun and several hundred rounds of ammunition were seized in a South Richmond residence, authorities said.
The announcement came two days after a rooftop gunman opened fire during an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killing seven in a massacre that wounded dozens of others.
Police in Richmond did not release information about a possible motive in the Dogwood Dell case. Police Chief Gerald Smith during a press conference Wednesday said an officer in the 2nd Precinct received the anonymous tip from a concerned citizen, who overheard a conversation regarding a mass shooting.
Officers and agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigated the information, which led them to a residence in the 3100 block of Columbia Street, Smith said. One of the occupants Friday allowed police to search the home, where several firearms were found out in the open, police said.
Police later arrested Julio Alvarado-Dubon, 52, of Richmond, who faces a preliminary charge of being a non-U.S. citizen in possession of a firearm. He is being held at Richmond City Jail without bond.
Police also monitored Alvarado-Dubon’s roommate “very, very closely,” Smith said, until obtaining probable cause for an arrest warrant. Rolman Balacarcel, 38, of Richmond, was arrested by Virginia State Police in Charlottesville on Tuesday.
He faces the same preliminary charge as Alvarado-Dubon and is being held in Albemarle County Jail with no bond.
We must get illegal guns off the streets and have better gun control measures that ban assault rifles. But while @RichmondPolice is on the job we have a lieutenant governor @WinsomeSears posing with an assault rifle in a political ad. This is not the progress that Virginia needs. pic.twitter.com/0b8FxHhzHr
— Michael Jones (@thedrmikejones) July 6, 2022
Police spokesperson Tracy Walker said both men are from Guatemala. Initial documents filed in General District Court in Richmond say both Alvarado-Dubon and Balacarcel are not in the U.S. legally. The documents, which say Alvarado-Dubon has an expired visa, did not include any details about the alleged plot.
Court documents note bond was set at $15,000 for Alvarado-Dubon on Wednesday, but it was unclear if he had been released. The documents say he has lived in the Richmond area for three years and works full time in the construction industry. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled in Richmond on Aug. 2. Alvarado-Dubon’s attorney, Jose Aponte, declined to comment Wednesday.
The suspects may face more charges as law enforcement’s investigation continues. A Richmond police spokesperson said Homeland Security officials are leading the investigation.
Smith said they’re unsure how the weapons were obtained, but the suspects did say their intent was to “conduct a mass shooting on the Fourth of July.”
He credited the officer in the 2nd precinct and the person who provided information with preventing the shooting.
“There is no telling how many lives this hero citizen saved from one phone call,” Smith said. “It is the responsibility of law enforcement that if we hear something, that we do something, and that is the message I would like to get out there — that ‘see something, say something’ works.”
‘A constant state of vigilance’
The Dogwood Dell event, which featured music and fireworks, was held despite the threat.
Isaiah Cabino, 23, of Richmond, was at the Dogwood Dell event Monday and said the crowds spanned all the way to the Fan.
Cabino, who was with his partner, said he has gotten into the habit of looking for exits and places to hide when going out in public, a routine he said feels common for a generation that’s grown up in an era of mass shootings.
And in the wake of a Fourth of July parade shooting in a Chicago suburb, Cabino was already uneasy about Monday night.
“It was a constant state of vigilance,” said Cabino, a 23-year-old Richmond resident. “This reality is not OK. You shouldn’t have to go to these events with an expectation of potentially being shot ... The sense of inaction by all levels, both the federal and state level, it’s something that’s not sustainable, especially for kids and folks in my generation.”
While music played and people settled into their chairs around 9 p.m. Monday night, Kristin Dittmann sat with her spouse on the curb of Pump House Drive waiting for the fireworks to begin.
“It was dark and crowded. Chaos and terror would have ensued,” said Dittmann, 63. “We must now recognize that we’re not safe anywhere from gun violence. Guns are everywhere in this country, and what few regulations we have are falling away by the day.”
‘Got to stop’
Smith said police “had a very robust plan” for security for Dogwood Dell. He said they also were monitoring The Diamond, which had fireworks Friday night.
In the Illinois shooting, hundreds were sent fleeing after gunfire erupted in Highland Park. Robert E. Crimo III was charged with seven counts of murder Tuesday.
Two Philadelphia police officers were also wounded during a shooting Monday night at an Independence Day celebration.
In Richmond, a pair of shootings occurred on Independence Day: one incident occurred at a business on Broad Street in which four men and two women were injured. Another person was shot and killed at the City Dogs Restaurant on Main Street the same night.
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Smith said the pattern of violence has to end.
“It’s just got to stop,” said Smith. “You know, I may be the police chief, but I’m also a citizen. It’s ridiculous. At some point in time, this has got to stop.”
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney on Wednesday urged citizens, local, state and nationally elected officials to do more to curb gun violence.
“We need more,” Stoney said during the press conference, “More policies to keep people safe, so these firearms, these weapons of war don’t get in the hands of the wrong people.”
When asked if he believes Richmond police have enough resources to continue to prevent tragedies from occurring, Stoney said he and the City Council have taken steps. The city approved a $17 million public safety plan that included pay hikes for police and firefighters and funding for the city’s gun buyback program.
Stoney said he’s also had conversations with the Commonwealth’s Attorney Colette McEachin about how to help in this effort, but the justice system is just one piece of the solution.
“We can’t just be tough on crime and say investing law enforcement is the only answer. We also have to be tough on the root causes of crime,” said Stoney.
“Whether you’re at home in your cul-de-sac or in your neighborhood or in a park or at a parade, out dining — you have to keep your head on a swivel,” Stoney said. “And that’s not the country that I know I desire to live in ... but those are the facts of the matter at this moment.”
PHOTOS: Richmond police discuss mass shooting plot planned for July Fourth
Tipster about planned Richmond mass shooting said suspect showed 3 guns in June, affidavit says
A “concerned citizen” who tipped Richmond police off about a potential mass shooting at Dogwood Dell on Monday told investigators that one of the men in custody showed him two rifles, a red dot sight and a “longer higher caliber gun” with a kickstand on June 21, according to a court affidavit filed Thursday.
The tipster identified Rolman “Chapin” Balcarcel Ac, 38, as the person planning the shooting, and told police that “Chapin” has connections to a gang called “Los Zetas,” Richmond Detective Michael Kiniry wrote in an affidavit used to obtain a warrant to search 3112 Columbia St. in Richmond.
Kiniry noted in the affidavit that “Zetas” is a reference to the gang affiliate that operates in Mexico and the U.S. The affidavit makes no mention that the tipster informed police that Dogwood Dell was where the mass shooting would take place.
During a news conference Wednesday, Richmond police described the tipster as a “hero citizen” who helped authorities thwart the shooting at Dogwood Dell. An officer in the 2nd Precinct received the tip, police said.
The announcement by Richmond police came two days after seven people were shot and killed during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Ill., north of Chicago.
Richmond police reached out to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in reference to the tipster’s information on the Zetas cartel, and their investigation led to the home on Columbia Street, authorities said.
Officers conducted a “knock and talk” at the address on July 1, and another man, Julio Alvarado-Dubon, 52, came to the door, police said. Officers then asked Alvarado-Dubon if they could step inside to speak with him, and he allowed them to enter, according to the affidavit.
There was a loud party with a DJ outside, which made it difficult to hear, police said. Once inside, officers observed two Glock magazines and a rifle round in the living room in plain view, the affidavit said. At that point, a second man appeared and provided police with a Colorado ID with the name Rolman A. Balcarcel Ac. He also was in possession of two Colorado driver’s licenses and IDs from Guatemala and Mexico, police said.
Alvarado-Dubon then gave police permission to search the residence, but was not present during the search, police said. Officers recovered two AR-15 semiautomatic assault-style rifles, a handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
Alvarado-Dubon lived at the Columbia Street home with his adult son, 20, the affidavit said, and police during Wednesday’s news conference said Balcarcel Ac was his roommate.
After further investigation, a Homeland Security agent advised Richmond police that both Alvarado-Dubon and Balcarcel Ac were residing in the U.S. illegally.
On Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement that Balcarcel Ac was deported twice from the U.S. to Guatemala — first in October 2013 and then in August 2014. An immigration spokesman said Balcarcel’s full name is Rolman Balcarcel Ac, which slightly differs from the name provided Wednesday by Richmond police.
Immigration authorities also said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Washington placed immigration detainers on both men on Wednesday. Alvarado-Dubon is in custody at the Richmond City Justice Center, and Balcarcel Ac is being held at the Albemarle County Jail. Both are charged with possession of a firearm by non-U.S. citizen.
A Richmond judge granted Alvarado-Dubon a $15,000 bond on Wednesday, but court documents show prosecutors appealed the judge’s decision and that a hearing on the matter will be held Monday. He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 2 in Richmond General District Court.
Court documents say Alvarado-Dubon has lived in the Richmond area for three years and works full time in the construction industry.
Homeland Security Investigations, in conjunction with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations and the FBI, is assisting Richmond police in an investigation of the men, immigration officials said.
PHOTOS: Richmond police discuss mass shooting plot planned for July Fourth
Bond revoked for man accused in Richmond mass shooting plot
A Richmond judge on Monday revoked bond for one of two defendants charged with gun offenses in connection with an alleged mass shooting that police said was planned for July 4 at Dogwood Dell.
In a joint agreement signed by both the prosecution and defense, Richmond Circuit Judge Claire G. Cardwell revoked a $15,000 bond that had been granted to Julio Alvarado-Dubon, 52, on Wednesday.
Monday’s hearing was scheduled after Richmond prosecutors appealed the bond granted by Richmond General District Court Judge David Hicks.
Had Cardwell upheld bond for the defendant, he likely would have remained in custody due to U.S. immigration authorities placing federal detainers on both defendants on July 6. During Monday’s hearing, Cardwell asked defense attorney Jose Aponte about the detainers, which Aponte confirmed.
Immigration Customs and Enforcement last week advised news outlets that both men are from Guatemala and were illegally residing in the U.S.
During Monday’s bond hearing, the revocation order signed by the judge set Aug. 3 as a preliminary hearing date for Alvarado-Dubon.
In a separate hearing Monday in Richmond General District Court-Manchester, the second defendant, Rolman Balcarcel Ac, 38, was arraigned during a brief proceeding via video feed from the Richmond City Justice Center. It was his first appearance in a Richmond courtroom since he was arrested in Albemarle County on July 5.
His preliminary hearing date is Aug. 3, which coincides with Alvarado-Dubon’s. Richmond attorney Samuel P. Simpson has been retained to represent Balcarcel Ac.
Both men are charged with possession of a firearm as a non-citizen and being illegally present in the U.S.
Richmond police on Wednesday said they thwarted the potential mass shooting on Independence Day after receiving a tip from a “concerned citizen.” The announcement came two days after a gunman opened fire on a parade in suburban Chicago, killing seven.
The person who tipped Richmond police identified Balcarcel as the person who was planning the shooting, according to a search warrant affidavit. The tipster further advised that Balcarcel, known to the tipster as “Chapin,” had connections to a gang called “Los Zetas.” Police said Zetas is a reference to the Zetas cartel that operates in Mexico and the U.S.
In court records made public Monday, Balcarcel told a Richmond magistrate that he has been living in Richmond for three or four months and resided in Denver for three years before that. He was employed doing electrical work and earned $1,100 weekly when working 40 hours a week.
Alvarado-Dubon has lived in the Richmond area for three years and worked full time in construction, according to court documents.
Balcarcel and Alvarado-Dubon were living in a house at 3112 Columbia St. in Richmond. During a search of the residence, police said they recovered two AR-15 semiautomatic assault-style rifles, a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol and about 200 rounds of ammunition, police said.
Court records filed so far in the case, which include an affidavit used to obtain a search warrant for the suspects’ residence, makes no mention that Dogwood Dell was the intended target of the mass shooting, as police announced last week. After questions arose about the location, Richmond police late Friday issued a “supplemental release” in an effort to clarify.
In the release, police said that following the tip they said they received from a concerned citizen about a plot to conduct a mass shooting that targeted the city’s Fourth of July celebration, “the Richmond Police Department began an exhaustive investigation to determine its validity.”
Based on the initial information and subsequent investigation, investigators concluded that Dogwood Dell was the intended target, police said without elaboration.
“Over the course of the investigation, we believed it necessary to keep the information secure, not wanting to risk tipping off any suspects while also not desiring to incite fear in our residents,” said Richmond Police Chief Gerald Smith in a statement. “I stand behind the thoroughness of this investigation and continue to be proud of the work that our officers did to thwart a plot that could have proven disastrous for Richmond.”
Stoney won't release certain documents related to Richmond mass shooting press conference
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney is withholding some of his public records regarding a news conference he held about an alleged foiled mass shooting plot.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch through the state Freedom of Information Act asked for emails and other documents from Stoney and the Richmond Police Department following the July 6 news conference, where officials said authorities had thwarted a planned Independence Day mass shooting at the crowded Dogwood Dell amphitheater.
Speaking to the media, Stoney referenced what he called an epidemic of gun violence. The news conference was held days after a gunman opened fire on a July Fourth parade in suburban Chicago, killing seven.
“Whether you’re at home in your cul-de-sac, or in your neighborhood, or in a park, or at a parade, out dining — you have to keep your head on a swivel,” said Stoney, standing in front of City Council members and other officials.
Police Chief Gerald Smith said during the news conference that the investigation began after getting a tip from a “hero citizen” on July 1. The person overheard a conversation regarding the shooting, he said.
Julio Alvarado-Dubon, 52, was arrested that same day. Rolman Alberto Balcarcel, 38, was put under surveillance and arrested days later near Charlottesville, police said.
“One phone call saved numerous lives on the Fourth of July,” Smith said during the news conference.
But while Smith said a citizen tipster told police that the men were going to shoot up Dogwood Dell, a police spokeswoman told television station WRIC-TV a few days later that the tip did not include a specific location.
Court documents also revealed details of the correspondence between the tipster and Richmond police. The affidavit makes no mention that the person informed police that Dogwood Dell was where the mass shooting would take place.
Officials have not responded to questions about a possible motive of the attack they say was planned. The Fourth of July events and fireworks show at Dogwood Dell were still held.
The Times-Dispatch on July 8 submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Richmond Police Department and a second FOIA request to the mayor’s office to obtain correspondence related to the news conference, including emails, texts and notes.
Richmond police told The Times-Dispatch that it would be charged $568.32 as a deposit for an IT employee to spend an estimated 12 hours searching for the records. The newspaper is negotiating with police about that request. The mayor’s office charged $54.61 for records.
Stoney’s office opted not to disclose several documents, including two emails containing drafts of statements from the news conference, four text messages and one text message between the mayor and press secretary Jim Nolan.
The mayor cited an exemption in Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act for executive working papers, one of about 150 discretionary records exemptions in the state’s open records act. The exemption allows elected officials to not make public documents that are for “personal or deliberative use.”
Stoney did not respond to questions from The Times-Dispatch about the documents. Nolan also did not immediately return messages for this story.
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According to Alan Gernhardt, the executive director of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act Advisory Council, nothing in Virginia Code requires the mayor’s office to answer why the records will not be made public. The state agency helps resolves FOIA disputes.
“As long as localities cite the exemptions as written in state code, they’re not compelled to tell you anything more than that,” Gernhardt said.
He also pointed out a change to the FOIA law effective July 1 that states a public body searching for the requested records “shall make all reasonable efforts to supply the requested records at the lowest possible cost.”
Although VFOIA law does not require localities to charge per request, they still have the option to do so, Gernhardt said.
“With the way the law’s been phrased, it just says, ‘You may charge,’ so it’s permissive not required,” he said. “Technically since it says ‘may’ in the law, a locality could say our policy is to charge every request or every single time in some cases.”
A Richmond city regulation says the city’s VFOIA representatives shall charge the requester for the response.
“I have heard of some other bodies that are like that. That they literally charge every single time. You get one sheet of paper and it’s 10 cents; you get 100 and it’s 10 bucks,” Gernhardt said. “I mean that’s really up to them and their policy.”
But he said Richmond’s regulation isn’t in conflict with the state’s new FOIA law as written.
“A hypothetical example of a conflict is if somebody were to say, ‘We shall charge a minimum of five dollars per record for every record to go out of this office,’” Gernhardt said. “That would be a violation, because that could exceed a reasonable cost.”
Gernhardt said there are rules outside FOIA that may require minimum fees for such records as Virginia court systems or the Department of Motor Vehicles, but lawmakers have addressed concerns over high charges for FOIA requests before.
Del. Danica Roem, D-Prince William, this year submitted House Bill 599, which would limit the charges incurred by an individual seeking four or fewer individual record requests. That bill was killed in committee. The new law that passed that requires government to keep costs minimal was sponsored by Del. Nick Freitas, R-Culpeper.
Gernhardt said that in general, citizens have expressed concerns about higher charges for FOIA records, but he’s unsure how those issues should be addressed.
“Again as the law currently stands, technically it’s an allowed expense as long as it’s reasonable,” he said. “Should it be that way in an ideal world, that’s not for me to say, but that’s the way it is as the law as written.”
The men arrested in the threat case are both from Guatemala and are not in the U.S. legally. Documents filed in General District Court in Richmond said Alvarado-Dubon has an expired visa, but did not include any details about the alleged plot.
PHOTOS: Richmond police discuss mass shooting plot planned for July Fourth
Stoney stands by not releasing alleged July Fourth shooting plot documents
Mayor Levar Stoney on Wednesday said he’s following state code by not releasing certain internal city documents related to a mass shooting plot that authorities said was planned on July 4 in Richmond.
The Times-Dispatch has filed two Freedom of Information Act requests for emails and other documents from Stoney and Richmond police related to a July 6 news conference about the alleged plot and the arrest of two suspects. Other media outlets have filed similar document requests.
Police Chief Gerald Smith said they were tipped off by a citizen who overheard a conversation about a shooting. Smith said the shooting was to have occurred during an Independence Day celebration at Dogwood Dell amphitheater.
But a police spokeswoman later told television station WRIC-TV that the tip did not include a specific location. A court affidavit also doesn’t give a location for the shooting.
Stoney’s office opted not to disclose several documents pertaining to the request, citing one of the 150 record exemptions outlined in the state’s open records act.
The exemption allows elected officials to not make public documents that are for “personal or deliberative use,” available.
“We are following the code of Virginia,” Stoney said Wednesday.
However, the code Stoney referenced is permissive, not mandatory. The code states that records of this nature “may be disclosed by the custodian in his discretion, except where such disclosure is prohibited by law.”
So although Stoney has the ability to release some personal records, the mayor has opted not to, as is consistent with FOIA law and the mayor’s own policy.
“Those documents are protected and that’s always been our policy since day one, since I took office here in 2017,” said Stoney.
The alleged Richmond shooting was to occur the same day a gunman opened fire during a July Fourth parade in suburban Chicago, killing multiple people.
UPDATE: Prosecutor says no evidence Dogwood Dell was target of alleged plot; Richmond chief 'stands behind' investigation
A Richmond judge withdrew two firearm charges Wednesday against two Guatemalan immigrants in connection with an alleged mass shooting planned for July 4 at the request of a Richmond prosecutor, who disclosed both men now face federal charges.
Attorneys Jose Aponte and Samuel Simpson, who represent the two men, confirmed after the hearing in Richmond General District Court that federal authorities had placed charges against their clients on Tuesday.
Court documents show that Rolman Balcaracel-Bavagas, 52, was charged in a federal criminal complaint with re-entering the U.S. after being previously deported; and Julio Alvarado-Dubon, 38, was charged in a criminal complaint with possession of a firearm by a person illegally and unlawfully in the United States
The state charges that were withdrawn Tuesday accused both men of possession of a firearm by a non-U.S. citizen.
In another development, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Clint Seal, in response to a question from Richmond General District Court Judge David Hicks, said prosecutors had no evidence to present that the alleged mass shooting was planned for July 4 at Dogwood Dell.
“Mr. Seal, I’m asking as an officer of the court based off what I just told you, does the Commonwealth have information that either of these individuals were involved in something that could have potentially affected Dogwood Dell on the Fourth of July where my children were present," Hicks asked from the bench. "I need to know that before I do anything else on this matter.”
To that, Seal replied, "No."
But Hicks pressed, asking if it was Seal's representation "that the commonwealth has no information that either of these individuals were involved in a potential shooting, a planned shooting at Dogwood Dell on Fourth of July here in the city of Richmond."
Seal replied that he believed "there is evidence to support the potential for a shooting" but not at a specific location.
Hicks raised the issue because he said in comments from the bench that two of his three sons were at Dogwood Dell on July 4, and if there was evidence the shooting was planned for that location, he would have a conflict of interest that would require him to recuse himself from hearing the case.
During a news conference last month, Richmond police described the tipster as a “hero citizen” who helped authorities thwart the shooting at Dogwood Dell. An officer in the 2nd Precinct received the tip, police said.
Without mentioning Dogwood Dell, Richmond police issued a statement Wednesday afternoon that Police Chief Gerald Smith "stands behind the investigative work done by Richmond Police Detectives to stop a mass shooting planned for July 4th."
"As you all know, nearly every city in our nation is experiencing a rise in gun violence. And Richmond is no exception," said Mayor Levar Stoney on Tuesday.
"Following up on a tip from a concerned individual who heard a plot of a mass shooting planned for July 4th, the Richmond Police Department began an exhaustive investigation to determine its validity," police said in a statement. "Based on the initial information and subsequent investigation, investigators recovered firearms and several hundred rounds of ammunition from the suspect's residence."
"Today, we have been informed that based on the evidence presented, the case will go Federal and is now in the hands of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. As the case moves forward, we will learn more about what charges will be pursued federally."
After questions were raised about the location of the alleged mass shooting plot, Richmond police last month said based on the initial information they received and a subsequent investigation, "investigators concluded that Dogwood Dell was the intended target."
The Richmond police announcement about the alleged mass shooting planned for the city came two days after seven people were shot and killed during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, north of Chicago. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/read-the-statement-chief-stands-behind-the-investigative-work-into-alleged-richmond-mass-shooting-plot/article_a2a5dc15-8cba-52b2-a008-d2b8124788e2.html | 2022-08-03T18:52:07 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/read-the-statement-chief-stands-behind-the-investigative-work-into-alleged-richmond-mass-shooting-plot/article_a2a5dc15-8cba-52b2-a008-d2b8124788e2.html |
This image released by the Richmond Police Department on July 6 shows firearms that authorities say are tied to a threatened mass shooting on Independence Day. Two men have been arrested.
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(L-R, middle) Julio Cesar Alvarado-Dubon and Rolman Balacarcel Ac, both charged with felony possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, stand with defense attorneys Jose Aponte, left, and Samuel Simpson during a preliminary hearing before Judge David M. Hicks Wednesday, August 3, 2022.
Attorneys Jose Aponte and Samuel Simpson, who represent the two men, confirmed after the hearing in Richmond General District Court that federal authorities had placed charges against their clients on Tuesday.
Court documents show that Rolman Balcaracel-Bavagas, 52, was charged in a federal criminal complaint with re-entering the U.S. after being previously deported; and Julio Alvarado-Dubon, 38, was charged in a criminal complaint with possession of a firearm by a person illegally and unlawfully in the United States
In another development, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Clint Seal, in response to a question from Richmond General District Court Judge David Hicks, said prosecutors had no evidence to present that the alleged mass shooting was planned for July 4 at Dogwood Dell.
“Mr. Seal, I’m asking as an officer of the court based off what I just told you, does the Commonwealth have information that either of these individuals were involved in something that could have potentially affected Dogwood Dell on the Fourth of July where my children were present," Hicks asked from the bench. "I need to know that before I do anything else on this matter.”
To that, Seal replied, "No."
But Hicks pressed, asking if it was Seal's representation "that the commonwealth has no information that either of these individuals were involved in a potential shooting, a planned shooting at Dogwood Dell on Fourth of July here in the city of Richmond."
Seal replied that he believed "there is evidence to support the potential for a shooting" but not at a specific location.
Hicks raised the issue because he said in comments from the bench that two of his three sons were at Dogwood Dell on July 4, and if there was evidence the shooting was planned for that location, he would have a conflict of interest that would require him to recuse himself from hearing the case.
During a news conference last month, Richmond police described the tipster as a “hero citizen” who helped authorities thwart the shooting at Dogwood Dell. An officer in the 2nd Precinct received the tip, police said.
Without mentioning Dogwood Dell, Richmond police issued a statement Wednesday afternoon that Police Chief Gerald Smith "stands behind the investigative work done by Richmond Police Detectives to stop a mass shooting planned for July 4th."
"As you all know, nearly every city in our nation is experiencing a rise in gun violence. And Richmond is no exception," said Mayor Levar Stoney on Tuesday.
"Following up on a tip from a concerned individual who heard a plot of a mass shooting planned for July 4th, the Richmond Police Department began an exhaustive investigation to determine its validity," police said in a statement. "Based on the initial information and subsequent investigation, investigators recovered firearms and several hundred rounds of ammunition from the suspect's residence."
"Today, we have been informed that based on the evidence presented, the case will go Federal and is now in the hands of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. As the case moves forward, we will learn more about what charges will be pursued federally."
After questions were raised about the location of the alleged mass shooting plot, Richmond police last month said based on the initial information they received and a subsequent investigation, "investigators concluded that Dogwood Dell was the intended target."
The Richmond police announcement about the alleged mass shooting planned for the city came two days after seven people were shot and killed during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, north of Chicago.
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Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
At Richmond police headquarters on July 6, Mayor Levar Stoney addressed the arrests and seizure of firearms that officials said had thwarted a planned mass shooting at the city’s crowded Dogwood Dell amphitheater on Independence Day.
On July 6, Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms that prevented a mass shooting planned for the Fourth of July.
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. TV screen shows one of two arrests.
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. TV screen shows one of two arrests.
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. TV screen shows seized fire arms.
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. TV screen shows one of two arrests.
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. TV screen shows one of two arrests.
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
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At Richmond police headquarters on July 6, Mayor Levar Stoney addressed the arrests and seizure of firearms that officials said had thwarted a planned mass shooting at the city’s crowded Dogwood Dell amphitheater on Independence Day.
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Chief Gerald M. Smith
On July 6, Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms that prevented a mass shooting planned for the Fourth of July.
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Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
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Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
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Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
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Chief Gerald M. Smith
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. TV screen shows one of two arrests.
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Chief Gerald M. Smith
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. TV screen shows one of two arrests.
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Chief Gerald M. Smith
TV screen shows seized fire arms.
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Chief Gerald M. Smith
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
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Chief Gerald M. Smith
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. TV screen shows seized fire arms.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Chief Gerald M. Smith
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. TV screen shows one of two arrests.
Daniel Sangjib Min/TIMES-DISPATCH
Chief Gerald M. Smith
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. TV screen shows one of two arrests.
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Chief Gerald M. Smith
Last week, Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith detailed how a citizen tip derailed a potential massacre. Seized firearms are shown.
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Chief Gerald M. Smith
Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith addressed the recent arrests and seizure of firearms, that prevented a mass shooting planned for July 4th, at Richmond Police Headquarters in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
This image released by the Richmond Police Department on July 6 shows firearms that authorities say are tied to a threatened mass shooting on Independence Day. Two men have been arrested.
(L-R, middle) Julio Cesar Alvarado-Dubon and Rolman Balacarcel Ac, both charged with felony possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, stand with defense attorneys Jose Aponte, left, and Samuel Simpson during a preliminary hearing before Judge David M. Hicks Wednesday, August 3, 2022. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-prosecutor-says-no-evidence-dogwood-dell-was-target-of-alleged-plot-richmond-chief-stands/article_79eb10a2-3721-5749-9aea-c36922b3558b.html | 2022-08-03T18:52:14 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-prosecutor-says-no-evidence-dogwood-dell-was-target-of-alleged-plot-richmond-chief-stands/article_79eb10a2-3721-5749-9aea-c36922b3558b.html |
Here’s an update of the COVID-19 numbers in the state.
New positive cases: 2,627
New deaths: 17
Total positive cases: 2,221,405
Total number of deaths: 31,211
Total vaccine doses administered: 14,158,077
Rate of transmission: 1.00
CASES BY COUNTY
Atlantic: 62,522 cases, 962 deaths, 381,109 doses administered
Cape May: 12,376 cases, 265 deaths, 134,607 doses administered
Cumberland: 36,936 cases, 580 deaths, 187,018 doses administered
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Ocean: 151,628 cases, 2,881 deaths, 704,152 doses administered
Figures as of 1 p.m. Aug. 3
Source: N.J. Department of Health | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-more-than-2-600-new-covid-19-cases-17-new-deaths-rate/article_fefe79e2-1358-11ed-9ce5-3f9eb5538ce0.html | 2022-08-03T18:52:27 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-more-than-2-600-new-covid-19-cases-17-new-deaths-rate/article_fefe79e2-1358-11ed-9ce5-3f9eb5538ce0.html |
COMMERCIAL TOWNSHIP — The Bayshore Center at Bivalve is throwing a bash for the AJ Meerwald, New Jersey's oldest tall ship.
On Aug. 12 and 13, the center will feature guest speakers, food trucks and live music.
The newly restored vessel will have open deck tours from noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 13, the center said.
Zack Smith, from Sunriver, Oregon, will speak about his marine-science research and other experience, the center said.
The ship is a restored oyster dredging schooner whose home port is in the Bivalve section of the township. First setting sail in 1928, the Meerwald was one of hundreds of schooners built along South Jersey’s bayshore during a booming shipbuilding period prior to the Great Depression, the center's website says. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/return-party-planned-for-famous-south-jersey-schooner/article_502e6eb6-134b-11ed-9ee7-bb81043214c0.html | 2022-08-03T18:52:33 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/return-party-planned-for-famous-south-jersey-schooner/article_502e6eb6-134b-11ed-9ee7-bb81043214c0.html |
MIDLAND, Texas — West Texas has ties with cryptocurrency mining using natural gas from things like flares to power machines that mine bitcoin.
In the past month or so, the cryptocurrency market has seen a dip.
"Well right now there is kind of a downturn in the crypto market." Said James Beauchamp with MOTRAN. "Weather you like cryptocurrency or don't, from a Permian Basin perspective it's very unique because your using a product that's fairly expensive to capture and collect and to get into a normal system where you would sell your natural gas in a lot of cases and your providing a secondary market for it."
Here in the Permian basin, oil and gas is used to power cryptocurrency mining. This type of cryptocurrency mining is also important because it doesn't put a strain on the states power grid, especially in these hot summer months.
"I think one of the big concerns from a statewide perspective on cryptocurrency has always been if we already have an overtaxed electric grid, and we do if you're mining crypto off of that grid then that's just another burden in an already overburdened system," Beauchamp said
Mining cryptocurrency does have benefits for both groups.
"It's not just the fact that your utilizing natural gas or for the end user gathering the accumulation of the cryptocurrency they're mining for but also the carbon credits as we talk about air quality issues of that nature," Beauchamp said. "There are a number of credits out there, tax credits so again I think its another way we can be proactive and show our industry and our area is proactive."
From here, things are up in the air but for the Permian Basin things are looking up.
"Where's it going to end up?" Beauchamp said. "Nobody really knows, but at the same time not knowing there's some benefits in the Permian Basin. The good part is even if all the rest of it goes downhill in certain way the Permian wins at least in short term." | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/a-downturn-in-the-cryptocurrency-market/513-4c4464de-cb64-4353-a8bf-f2c71c85ee1e | 2022-08-03T18:52:40 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/a-downturn-in-the-cryptocurrency-market/513-4c4464de-cb64-4353-a8bf-f2c71c85ee1e |
MIDLAND, Texas — Bellview Baptist Church will be holding its school supplies drive on August 3 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
There will be a block party, food, school supplies, and backpacks for all. The event is completely free until it is all gone.
MIDLAND, Texas — Bellview Baptist Church will be holding its school supplies drive on August 3 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
There will be a block party, food, school supplies, and backpacks for all. The event is completely free until it is all gone.
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BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas — Big Bend National Park will be holding its third fee-free day of 2022 on August 4.
This day is honoring the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act. The remaining two fee-free days included September 24 and November 11. These days look to encourage discovery and increase visitation at National Parks across the country.
The Great American Outdoors Act was passed in 2020 with the goal to improve infrastructure and expand recreation opportunities in National Parks.
The Big Bend National Park also announced earlier this week that the Window Trail is open again. According to their Facebook page, the bears have left this area of the park and moved to another area in their quest for food. The park still warns people to stay alert just in case there were some bears that stayed. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/big-bend-national-park-to-hold-its-third-fee-free-day-of-2022-on-august-4/513-0d0c96be-ce6a-421d-831e-83d5feaa9b7d | 2022-08-03T18:52:52 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/big-bend-national-park-to-hold-its-third-fee-free-day-of-2022-on-august-4/513-0d0c96be-ce6a-421d-831e-83d5feaa9b7d |
MIDLAND, Texas — Midland Memorial Hospital will be offering students ages 14-18 free heart screenings.
The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on August 6. People can reserve a spot on www.champhearts.org.
For more information, people can visit the Midland ISD Facebook page. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-memorial-hospital-to-provide-free-heart-screenings-for-students/513-7a741f53-b83f-491c-862d-405295ee6e36 | 2022-08-03T18:52:58 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-memorial-hospital-to-provide-free-heart-screenings-for-students/513-7a741f53-b83f-491c-862d-405295ee6e36 |
Stockton University hired Chris O’Brien as its interim head rowing coach and associate athletic director for athletic development, the university announced Wednesday.
O'Brien was the head women's rowing coach for 16 years at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He was also the associate athletic director for athletic development at Jefferson. At Stockton, O'Brien will also work closely with its office of development and alumni relations.
O’Brien is expected to start at the Galloway Township college later this month. He will take over as the rowing coach from John Bancheri, who played a crucial role in building the program and was Stockton's first full-time rowing head coach.
O'Brien was Jefferson's women's rowing coach since the program started in 2006. During his tenure, O’Brien led the Rams to six NCAA Championships berths (varsity eight in 2008 and 2015, team in 2009, 2010, 2019 and 2022 team). His squads finished third at the championships in 2010 and fourth in 2009 and 2022.
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Jefferson captured three medals at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta under O’Brien. He led the freshman/novice eight boat to gold in 2007, and the varsity four to a second-place finish in 2021 and a third-place finish in 2012.
Under Bancheri, the Ospreys won their first varsity eight gold medal at the Dad Vail, finished second at the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference Championships (their highest finish in program history) and were ranked 14th in the final 2021 Pocock/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division III poll.
O’Brien began his coaching career at Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, in 2002. He spent five seasons as the head freshman coach. In 2004, O'Brien made school history after leading the freshman eight to the Catholic League Championship, Stotesbury Cup and High School National Championship titles.
It was the first time the freshman crew won all three titles in one season at Bonner.
O’Brien competed as coxswain at Monsignor Bonner and at Villanova University. He won every major regatta at the high school level and captured a Dad Vail gold medal and competed in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships at the collegiate level.
O'Brien still competes internationally as a coxswain. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/stockton-hires-chris-o-brien-as-interim-rowing-coach-associate-ad/article_323cbe0c-134c-11ed-be99-77554e3cf238.html | 2022-08-03T18:52:58 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/stockton-hires-chris-o-brien-as-interim-rowing-coach-associate-ad/article_323cbe0c-134c-11ed-be99-77554e3cf238.html |
MIDLAND, Texas — The Midland Soup Kitchen has been holding its free clothing giveaway this week.
The event takes place each day from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on 1401 Orchard Lane in Midland.
For more information about the event, people can go to the Midland Soup Kitchen Ministry Facebook page. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-soup-kitchen-holds-free-clothing-giveaway/513-e81215a6-5c15-4829-abd6-3f697d3d5b42 | 2022-08-03T18:53:04 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-soup-kitchen-holds-free-clothing-giveaway/513-e81215a6-5c15-4829-abd6-3f697d3d5b42 |
FORT WORTH, Texas — A North Texas man has made history with a recent announcement of his new role with the U.S. military.
Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley is the first Black four-star general in the U.S. Marines’ 246-year history. The confirmation Tuesday by the U.S. Senate also means he officially assumes command of all U.S. military forces in Africa.
Langley is the son of a former non-commissioned Air Force officer. He attended Fort Worth ISD’s Leonard Middle School and graduated from Western Hills High School in 1980. Langley also graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington in 1985.
Langley's formal military education includes a masters in National Security Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.
According to Langley’s biography on the Marines website, he has commanded at all levels during his 37-year career and served overseas in Afghanistan, Somalia and Okinawa. He has held senior jobs at the Pentagon and the military’s Central Command. Langley assumed command of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa last year.
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The Wasco County Board of Commissioners approved a $1,000 sponsorship in support of The Dalles Civic Auditorium’s 100-year celebration Nov. 12-13, 2022, during their regular session Aug. 3.
“We are going to have a celebration to honor the people who have helped get this done,” said Steve Lawrence, chair of the Civic Auditorium Historic Preservation Committee and 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization formed in 1990.
Lawrence told the commissioners that almost all restoration work at the iconic building, which was built in the 1920s, has been completed. The theater, which has been the primary focus of restoration work in recent years. “Sound and lights, that’s the only work left to be done,” he said.
With new meeting and event spaces coming to The Dalles, including the Fort Dalles Readiness Center, Neon Sign Museum and Granada, the theater has been the primary focus as theater space in the city is limited.
The board of commissioners approved the funding unanimously. The Civic will be seeking event support from the City of The Dalles as well. | https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/local/wasco-county-approves-funding-for-civic-celebration/article_a4cf72f2-134c-11ed-899c-6f988c248823.html | 2022-08-03T18:53:10 | 0 | https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/local/wasco-county-approves-funding-for-civic-celebration/article_a4cf72f2-134c-11ed-899c-6f988c248823.html |
ODESSA, Texas — Odessa Arts will be holding a grant writing workshop on August 8 for organizations that are interested in applying for 2023 grants.
The workshop will be happening from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Odessa Marriott Hotel & Conference Center's Wolfcamp Room. An organization must attend one session to be eligible for a grant.
The workshop is free, but organizations must register. Click here to find the registration site. Grants will be awarded in October for the calendar year 2023.
For more information, people can visit the Odessa Arts website. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/odessa-arts-to-host-grant-writing-workshop-on-august-8/513-0dffa874-7406-454e-b0c6-f4159af1ff40 | 2022-08-03T18:53:14 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/odessa-arts-to-host-grant-writing-workshop-on-august-8/513-0dffa874-7406-454e-b0c6-f4159af1ff40 |
BIG SPRING, Texas — Scenic Mountain Medical Center will be holding its 10th annual Back to School Bash.
The event will assist children in Howard County with obtaining school supplies as they prepare for school. This will take place on August 4 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
This event will be for children and families in Kindergarten through 12th grade who live in Big Spring, Forsan and Coahoma.
There will be 1,000 backpacks with school supplies in them. It is a first come first serve event, and children must be in person to receive the backpack. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/scenic-mountain-medical-center-to-host-its-10th-annual-back-to-school-bash/513-84ad878f-6619-49d6-b9b2-fe003968065d | 2022-08-03T18:53:20 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/scenic-mountain-medical-center-to-host-its-10th-annual-back-to-school-bash/513-84ad878f-6619-49d6-b9b2-fe003968065d |
TEXAS, USA — The Texas juvenile prison system is in very bad shape, according to a new investigation by The Texas Tribune.
The Tribune reports that the Texas Juvenile Justice Department's (TJJD) five facilities are severely understaffed, "an ongoing problem that worsened traumatically last year when its turnover rate hit more than 70%." The department recently announced a 15% permanent pay raise for direct-care staff, but the Tribune reports that even amid retention measures, most new hires are gone within six months.
The agency is so understaffed that teens have reported spending up to 23 hours locked in their cells, using water bottles as makeshift toilets. The Tribune reports that teachers and caseworkers routinely work in security roles so the prisons' nearly 600 inhabitants can get out of their cells to use the restroom or take showers.
Last month, the TJJD started pausing the intake of committed youth, citing safety concerns that coincide with staffing shortages. The Tribune also reports that more and more children in the agency's care are hurting themselves, either out of distress or as a way to get attention in their isolation.
"Nearly half of those locked in the state’s juvenile prisons this year have been on suicide watch," according to the report.
The TJJD's problems aren't new. The agency is under federal investigation for an alleged pattern of abuse and mistreatment, and the Tribune reports that it has "gone through several iterations of major and moderate reform following scandals marked by sexual abuse and violence, including a full restructuring in 2011."
"But the agency has never escaped its problem of chronic understaffing, exacerbating systemic failures and spurring a vicious cycle of worsening conditions for imprisoned children, as well as more difficult work and longer hours for the staff that remains," the Tribune's report reads, adding that the TJJD consistently loses detention officers at a faster rate than any other position in Texas government.
The answer? It comes down to money, according to the report.
TJJD leaders and independent legislative analysts have said the agency first needs more money to hire and retain officers, while juvenile justice advocates and lawmakers have pushed for closing the state’s five prisons and investing in better care at the local level, or creating smaller, narrowly focused facilities in urban areas with more mental health resources," the report reads.
To learn more about the current state of the TJJD, how Texas got here and what might be done in the future to solve some of these issues, read the Tribune's full report.
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EL PASO, Texas — On Aug. 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, leaving 22 people dead.
Prosecutors said Patrick Crusius targeted Mexicans in hopes of scaring Latinos into leaving the U.S., and that he had outlined the plot in a screed published online shortly before the attack.
The related video above was originally published August 5, 2019.
A man who was wounded in the shooting died in April 2020 after months in the hospital, raising the death toll to 23.
Crusius has pleaded not guilty to state murder charges; he also faces federal hate crime and gun charges.
A memorial was created outside the Walmart to honor the victims. The 30-foot tall golden obelisk called the “Grand Candela,” or “Big Candle. You can see photos of that memorial below.
Photos: Memorial honors the victims of El Paso mass shooting
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Hattiesburg Zoo sloths welcome first male cub, get a chance to explore the great outdoors
Three times is the charm for Hattiesburg Zoo sloths Chewy and Mo. This time it's a boy.
The new sloth was born July 5 and made its public debut Saturday. The Hattiesburg American on Friday got a preview of the new addition to the sloth family as well as the new outdoor enclosure.
Lumpawaroo — Lumpy for short — is the couple’s third cub and first male. It likely will be their last, zoo officials said. Lumpawaroo is a character in the Star Wars franchise and is the son of the film series' star wookiee, Chewbacca.
Dad Chewbacca, better known as Chewy, was moved to a separate enclosure to keep the pair from mating again, said Stephen Taylor, the zoo's animal care manager.
Momma Mo was outside, toting around baby Lumpy while sister Mochi — the middle child — was busy exploring her new environment and trying to get attention from her mother.
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The eldest sloth cub, Maple, wasn’t outside Friday, but visitors were kept busy keeping up with Mochi’s antics or trying to spot Lumpy. His protective mother moved and turned her body to shield her new cub from onlookers.
When Lumpy was born, his mother wasn't producing milk so zookeepers had to intervene.
“When little Lumpy was born the keepers noticed pretty quickly that he wasn’t nursing,” Kristen Moore, the zoo's animal curator, said in a news release.
Zookeepers began feeding goat's milk to Lumpy and gave Mo some medication that helped her produce milk, all the time keeping the two together.
“By keeping Lumpy with his mother, the two were able to maintain the mother/baby bond, which is so important,” Moore said.
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Mo is a Linnaeus' two-toed sloth, which is found in South American tropical and subtropical rainforests. Chewy is a Hoffman's two-toed sloth, found in the rainforests of Central and South America.
Hattiesburg Zoo first opened its sloth exhibit in 2015, when Chewy was added to the zoo's collection. Mo arrived the following year. Maple was born in 2018 and Mochi arrived in 2021.
The zoo offers a Sloth Experience where visitors can get to see the sloths up close and personal. Participants are able to interact with the animals. The Sloth Experience, held at 2 p.m. Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, must be booked in advance and costs $100 per person. August experiences are fully booked. To book a Sloth Experience visit hattiesburgzoo.com/sloth-experience.
If you go
Hattiesburg Zoo, 107 South 17th Ave., is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.
Admission is $8 for visitors 13 and older; $7 for seniors 65 and older, college students and active military with ID; $6 for children 2-12; and free for children younger than 2.
Group rates and annual passes also are available.
For more information, visit hattiesburgzoo.com or call 601-545-4576.
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BOISE, Idaho — Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus (WNV) have been detected in Elmore County and Payette County, prompting health officials to issue precautions to the public.
The positive mosquitoes, collected on July 29 by the Elmore County Mosquito Abatement District, are the first ones to be detected in the state this year. Last year, the first WNV-positive mosquitoes in Elmore County were detected on July 27.
"The detection of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes in Elmore County indicates that conditions are right for transmission of the virus to people," said Dr. Leslie Tengelsen, state public health veterinarian. "This is the time of year when we typically start finding positive mosquitoes and reports of human and horse infections."
During routine surveillance in the Kiwanis Park area, Payette County's Mosquito Abatement Program collected mosquitoes in a trap to test them for WNV on August 2. The mosquitoes tested positive for the virus, producing Payette County's first positive results of the year.
"The positive sample consisted of a pool containing 45 Culex pipiens mosquitoes. The early detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes is one of the primary reasons for our comprehensive adult mosquito surveillance program," Nikki Harris, the program's manager said. "Furthermore, it allows us to focus our control efforts in areas determined to be at risk for West Nile virus."
In 2021, 14 Idaho counties reported WNV-positive mosquitoes, horses, birds or people. WNV infections were reported in 16 people, 15 horses, and two birds. The virus contributed to two human deaths.
"We strongly encourage Idahoans to take measures against biting mosquitoes," Tengelsen said. "These include wearing insect repellent and protective clothing and reducing standing water around gardens and homes where mosquitoes can lay their eggs."
The Payette Abatement Board said they will be increasing mosquito surveillance and will continue to treat larvae-infested waters. In the surrounding areas of Payette, ground adulticide applications will be made using truck-mounted sprayers.
WNV is not spread through casual contact between people, but can be contracted through a bite from an infected mosquito. Mosquitos mainly get infected by WNV after biting infected birds, which are the primary hosts of the virus
If you feel ill, talk to your healthcare provider about testing for WNV.
Most people that are bitten by WNV-infected mosquitoes either experience no symptoms, or a short period of mild flu-like symptoms. Infections usually begin within 14 days following the insect bite.
Infection symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, muscle and joint aches, fatigue, nausea, and sometimes swollen lymph glands or a skin rash. WNV infections can result in more severe illness, especially for those 50 years and older.
In severe but rare cases, a high fever, neck pain, severe headache, a rash on the torso and disorientation may be an indication of encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).
To protect against getting infected with WNV, healthcare providers advise people:
- Cover up exposed skin when outdoors and apply DEET or other EPA-approved insect repellents to exposed skin and clothing. Carefully follow instructions on the product label, especially for children.
- Insect-proof your home by repairing or replacing screens.
- Reduce standing water around homes and properties. Check and drain toys, trays, and pots that are outdoors and can hold water.
- Change bird baths, static decorative ponds, and animal water tanks weekly to reduce suitable mosquito habitats.
- Door and window screens should fit tight and be in good repair. This will prevent mosquitoes from entering your home.
- Dawn and dusk are times to avoid being outdoors, since this is when mosquitoes are most active.
- Dress appropriately by wearing long sleeves and pants when outdoors and mosquitoes are present.
Domestic animals are not usually affected by WNV, but it can cause severe illness in horses and some species of birds. While there is no vaccine for people, there are several options for vaccinating horses and should be done annually.
More information is posted on the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare's website.
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Woman dies after car runs off Pellissippi Parkway, crashes into tree
A woman was pulled from her car after crashing into a tree Wednesday morning but later died at the hospital, police said.
Knoxville police officers responded to the single-car crash on Pellissippi Parkway near Interstate 40 at around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, a department spokesperson said in a press release.
The woman, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was driving south on Pellissippi Parkway towards the ramp to I-40 east when her car went off the right side of the road and hit a tree. She was pulled from the car by a witness before it caught on fire, the release stated.
The woman was transported to Parkwest Medical Center before being transferred to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, where she died from her injuries, the release stated. There were no other occupants in the vehicle and no other vehicles were involved. | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/03/woman-dies-single-vehicle-accident-pellissippi-parkway-knoxville/10226425002/ | 2022-08-03T19:17:33 | 1 | https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/03/woman-dies-single-vehicle-accident-pellissippi-parkway-knoxville/10226425002/ |
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) on Wednesday announced in a press release that it has completed a preliminary plan of proposed locations for electric vehicle charging stations and submitted it to the federal government.
All 50 states were required to submit a National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Deployment Plan by Monday, Aug. 1, according to the release.
West Virginia’s NEVI plan, submitted on Thursday, July 28, calls for installing electric vehicle charging stations in the following areas:
- Interstate 64, 77 or 79 in the Charleston area.
- Interstate 64 near Huntington and somewhere near Lewisburg.
- Interstate 77 in the Beckley area and somewhere in Mercer County.
- Interstate 68 or 79 in the Morgantown area.
- Interstate 79 near Flatwoods and Weston.
- Interstate 70 near Wheeling
- Interstate 81 near Martinsburg.
Currently, electric vehicles can only travel for about 300 miles on a full charge, so access to charging stations is one of the major obstacles for drivers.
The Mountain State is expected to get $45.7 million over the next five years through the NEVI program to help pay to deploy more charging stations. The WVDOT said under the NEVI plan, charging stations will ideally be located about 50 miles apart on major travel routes. More information about West Virginia’s NEVI plan is available online here.
What powers West Virginia’s electric grid?
The push for electric vehicles as a cleaner alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles has led to some pointing out that much of the nation’s electric grid is powered by fossil fuels.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that in 2020, 88% of West Virginia’s grid was powered by coal, whereas renewable energy resources, including hydroelectric power and wind energy, accounted for less than 6%.
West Virginia also ranked fifth among the states in total energy production in 2019, producing 5.2% of the nation’s energy in 2020 despite only making up 0.5% of the nation’s labor force as of 2022. The state produces more energy than it consumes. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/wvdot-submits-electric-vehicle-charging-station-plan-what-powers-them/ | 2022-08-03T19:22:01 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/wvdot-submits-electric-vehicle-charging-station-plan-what-powers-them/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Sedgwick County is paying $190,000 in a settlement over a deputy’s use of force against an inmate.
On Wednesday morning, the Board of County Commissioners approved the payment for an incident involving a deputy and an inmate on Jan. 30, 2020.
Sheriff Jeff Easter held a news conference a few weeks after the incident to announce the deputy had been charged.
He said deputies had transferred the inmate to the courthouse for a scheduled court appearance. While the inmate was handcuffed and shackled in a court-holding cell, he rubbed the handcuffs against the wall. He was told to stop.
Easter said a deputy went into the cell, pushed the inmate against the wall and slapped him. The sheriff’s office immediately contacted the Wichita Police Department to investigate what happened.
On Feb. 21, 2020, the city prosecutor’s office charged Deputy Matthew H. Stineman with the mistreatment of a confined person. The case is still going through the court system.
In announcing the $190,000 settlement, Sedgwick County included this statement, “Sedgwick County respects the legal process and has been working with the Plaintiff to reach an amicable settlement.” | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/deputys-use-of-force-costs-sedgwick-county-190000/ | 2022-08-03T19:22:08 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/deputys-use-of-force-costs-sedgwick-county-190000/ |
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — An 11-year-old girl was shocked when she walked up to Anna from "Frozen" at Disneyland –and she started talking to her in sign language.
Her mother, who is from New Braunfels and appeared on CBS This Morning Wednesday, posted the heartwarming video to on TikTok. It has more two million views.
Zoe Tapley, 11, is deaf and usually has to have her parents translate, but was surprised that Princess Anna from Frozen and Frozen 2 knew American sign language.
This trip was Zoe's second trip to Disneyland but according to her mom, this was the first time she has had an interaction with a character that knew ASL, the Uplift reported.
Take a look at the video below: | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/disney-princess-surprises-family-by-speaking-to-11-year-old-in-sign-language/273-018ceac5-c4da-478d-a2f0-aabdc3bf0dc2 | 2022-08-03T19:22:10 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/disney-princess-surprises-family-by-speaking-to-11-year-old-in-sign-language/273-018ceac5-c4da-478d-a2f0-aabdc3bf0dc2 |
Enchanted Rock State Park and Perdenales State Park both announced they were closed Wednesday due to wild fires in close proximity.
Crews are responding to multiple wildfires in the Hill Country area. The "Smoke Rider Fire" in Hays County is estimated at around 800 acres and is 30% contained, as of Wednesday morning.
The forest service also reported a fire burning northeast of Fredericksburg on Tuesday afternoon off of Eckert Road, near Big Sky Drive and Foster Ranch Road. That fire was estimated at around 1,400 acres. The forest service is referring to it as the Big Sky fire. As of Wednesday morning, the fire is about 25% contained.
Enchanted Rock State Park shared a photo to its Facebook page Tuesday evening that shows smoke seen in the distance.
Pedernales Falls State Park is also closed due to the fire. Roads leading to the park have been impacted by smoke and first responders are using them to stage. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/enchanted-rock-and-pedernales-falls-state-parks-wildfires-crews-contained/273-ff304aea-cac7-4ed4-a3b0-c289b27857ac | 2022-08-03T19:22:17 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/enchanted-rock-and-pedernales-falls-state-parks-wildfires-crews-contained/273-ff304aea-cac7-4ed4-a3b0-c289b27857ac |
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Housing Authority on Wednesday announced their name change and unveiled their new logo on Twitter.
The organization formerly known as SAHA has changed their name to "Opportunity Home San Antonio" accompanied by a yellow and blue logo.
In the past, SAHA has come under fire for having long waitlists. In 2021, the organization met with Texas Representative Elizabeth Campos to host a community wide resource fair.
At that event, it was said that 5,000 applicants would be chosen through a lottery system for the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Those who were selected were told to expect to wait up to two and a half years on the waitlist for the housing assistance eligibility.
The organization hopes to change that with the new look and mission.
“It is time to disrupt the existing affordable housing system,” said Ed Hinojosa, Jr., President and CEO of Opportunity Home San Antonio. “With one out of fifteen San Antonians on a waitlist for affordable housing, we are committed to structural changes including expanding income-based housing amid an incessant global pandemic, and economic challenges.”
The housing authority was also under fire following the 2021 winter storm. They were accused of leaving elderly and disabled residents without shelter during the storm.
"The City of San Antonio and Bexar County were warned of extreme temperatures and the potential for prolonged power outages causing potential risk of injury or death. The failure of SAHA and city leadership to plan, prepare and to quickly respond to the crisis caused needless suffering and potential for serious injury and death of some of our community's most vulnerable residents. We have yet to see the SAHA Board of Directors, CEO, the Mayor and City Manager of the City of San Antonio accept responsibility or to hold themselves accountable. After seeing the complete failures in leadership, we demand accountability," said Queta Rodriguez, retired Marine Captain in 2021. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-housing-authority-changes-name-and-logo-waitlist-housing/273-966e4bd9-d5c8-4b33-a00f-4b16e795424c | 2022-08-03T19:22:23 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-housing-authority-changes-name-and-logo-waitlist-housing/273-966e4bd9-d5c8-4b33-a00f-4b16e795424c |
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — U.S. Coast Guard crews say they busted four men for illegally fishing for sharks in federal waters Tuesday.
They seized 40 sharks the boat crew had already caught. Coast Guard crews also confiscated their illegal fishing equipment before turning the four Mexican fishermen over to Border Protection agents.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents alerted the Coast Guard when they spotted the boat about seven miles north of the Maritime Boundary Line.
They were in a lancha boat, which is a fishing boat used by Mexican fishermen that can travel at speeds over 30 mph.
Lanchas are often used to transport illegal narcotics to the U.S. and illegally fish in the United States’ Exclusive Economic Zone near the U.S./Mexico border in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the Coast Guard.
If you witness suspicious activity or illegal fishing in state waters -- up to nine miles offshore -- contact the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s “Operation Game Thief” at 1-800-792-GAME (4263).
For all suspicious activity or illegal fishing occurring in federal waters -- out to 200 miles offshore -- please contact the U.S. Coast Guard at 361-939-0450.
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HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — An AT&T truck operator was electrocuted Wednesday morning after coming into contact with live power lines in an Ellenwood neighborhood, according to an investigation by the Henry County Fire Department.
The man was found lying on the ground on fire after another crewmen heard an explosion and ran toward the scene, Cpt. Ralph Fench said.
Witnesses told authorities that the victim was attempting to stow the bucket back into the bed of the truck before he was electrocuted.
AT&T began working at 8:15 a.m., Fench said, running fiber optics cable through a neighborhood before the accident took place at approximately 11:30 a.m.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our employee in this tragic accident and our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues," an AT&T spokesperson said in a statement.
Henry County Police was also included in the investigation and is in the process of notifying the victim's next of kin.
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Arnitta Holliman removed as head of Milwaukee's Office of Violence Prevention
Arnitta Holliman has been removed from her post as the director of Milwaukee’s Office of Violence Prevention, Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s office announced Wednesday.
Holliman was notified Wednesday that her appointment at the position has concluded, Johnson’s Chief of Staff Jim Bohl said in a statement.
“It is the administration’s intent to continue the work underway in the violence prevention office, while, at the same time, increasing the office’s responsiveness to changing demands and expectations in public safety,” Bohl said.
“Over the past year, additional millions of dollars have been directed to the Office of Violence Prevention through the State of Wisconsin, city resources, and philanthropic sources," the statement continued. "Looking forward, we want those new resources effectively deployed to make Milwaukee safer.”
His statement did not elaborate further on her departure.
Holliman was appointed to the position by Mayor Tom Barrett in May 2021 following the resignation of Reggie Moore.
This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.
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BLOOMINGTON — Home invasion charges are pending against a Normal man.
Michael C. Young, 30, is charged with two counts of home invasion, accused of entering a home armed with a firearm “and a dangerous weapon other than a firearm” when he knew people were inside, using force or threatening imminent force.
According to a probable cause statement read in court, police reported that Young went to a home in Normal on Monday and began ringing the doorbell and “banging” on the front door.
“As (the resident) was opening the door, the defendant pushed his way into the residence.” While inside the residence, Young showed that he had a firearm but “did not brandish it,” according to the statement.
Young is being held in lieu of posting $20,035. His next hearing will be Aug. 26.
Updated mug shots from The Pantagraph
Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aaron Parlier
Aaron M. Parlier , 40, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 450 years in prison after he was found guilty in a bench trial of 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor and 10 counts of child pornography production.
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexandria S. Macon
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MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze, 32, is charged with unlawful possession of:
15 to 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of cocaine (Class 1 felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony) Less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Less than 15 grams of clonazepam (Class 4 felony) 30 to 100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor) She also is charged with two counts of permitting the unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Austin S. Waller
Austin S. Waller, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary at a Bloomington smoke shop. He is separately charged with three counts of burglary at the Corn Crib.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E. Reynolds
Brandon E. Reynolds, 35, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation for a charge of grooming.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E.J. Frieburg
Brandon E.J. Frieburg, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brenden P. Cano
Brenden P. Cano , 23, of LeRoy, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography production.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brennen M. Whiteside
Brennen M. Whiteside, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of vehicular invasion and aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brettais J. Lane
Brettais J. Lane, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in a public park and ulawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
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Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Caleb W. Collier
Caleb W. Collier, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class 1 and 2 felonies). He is accused of possessing between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine and less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
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Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Chester Johnson
Chester Johnson, 69, of Chicago, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher A. Johnson
Christopher A. Johnson, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher Garza
Christopher O. Garza, 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
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Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, was sentenced to 167 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, was sentenced to 142 days in jail in June 2022 for aggravated battery to a peace officer. He was originally charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey B. Dowell
Corey B. Dowell , 24, of Bloomington, is charged with failure to report an accident or injury.
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Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey W. Elizondo
Corey W. Elizondo, 31, of Peoria, is charged with possession of a stolen or converted stolen vehicle and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Craig O. Harrington
Craig O. Harrington , 23, of Chicago, was sentenced to 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of burglary.
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Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius J. Heard
Darrius J. Heard, 21, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced to six days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal, 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of 15-100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony), and possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destinee M. Nuckolls
Destinee M. Nuckolls, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine and permitting unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 31, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 36 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery-strangulation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Duane K. Martin
Duane K. Martin, 34, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, three counts of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine and four counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
PROVIDED BY BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Enrique D. Sosa
Enrique D. Sosa, 55, of Spanish Fork, Utah, is charged with theft, financial institution fraud, wire fraud and two counts of computer fraud.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 22, of Chicago, was sentenced to 60 days in jail, plus 30 months of probation, after pleading guilty July 2022 to illegal possession of stolen vehicle parts. He was previously charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Franklin P. Roberts
Franklin P. Roberts, 50, of Bloomington, is charged with threatening a public official (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
George E. Wisehart
George E. Wisehart, 44, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and two counts of meth possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hannah J. Jackson
Hannah J. Jackson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter A.W. Williamson
Hunter A.W. Williamson, 23, of Heyworth, is charged with cannabis trafficking and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
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Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob S. Upton
Jacob S. Upton, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahda R. Davis
Jahda R. Davis, 20, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates, 24, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason M. Harris
Jason M. Harris , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated arson (Class X felony), residential arson (Class 1 felony) and two counts of arson (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
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Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jawarren L. Clements
Jawarren L. Clements, 25, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jessica N. Huff
Jessica N. Huff, 35, of Peoria, was sentenced to seven years in prison. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua A. Lindsey
Joshua A. Lindsey, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of MDMA) Two counts of unlawful possession of meth (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of MDMA) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (amphetamine) Four counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of amphetamine, less than 15 grams of clonazepam, less than 15 grams of lorazepam, less than 15 grams of cocaine) Unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (30 to 500 grams) Unlawful possession of cannabis (30 to 500 grams)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua K. Wilson
Joshua K. Wilson, 39, of Normal, was sentenced to 152 days in jail and 24 months on conditional discharge after pleading guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, was sentenced to 143 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to one year in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kavion J. Anderson
Kavion J. Anderson, 18, of Hazel Crest, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He earned credit for 197 days served in jail. Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular hijacking.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kelyi G. Kabongo
Kelyi G. Kabongo, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession 5 to 15 grams of meth and less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver, possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth and possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta C. Chissell
Kenyatta C. Chissell, 40, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerrigan T. Spencer
Kerrigan T. Spencer, 18, of Normal, is charged with two counts of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerry M. Huls
Kerry M. Huls, 47, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful delivery of 5 to 15 grams of meth, unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of meth, unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth, and unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, was sentenced to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Malik A. Wilson
Malik A. Wilson, 23, of Chicago, is charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Carter
Mark A. Carter, 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mason A. Artis
Mason A. Artis, 22, of Shirley, is charged with possession of a stolen license plate, unauthorized use of a license plate and three counts of theft. He is separately charged with unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 102 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael S. Parkerson
Michael S. Parkerson, 54, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Noel R. Castillo
Noel Ramirez-Castillo, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful vehicular invasion, aggravated battery, theft, criminal damage to government supported property and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Penny S. Self
Penny S. Self , 59, of Ashland, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Randy M. Turner
Randy M. Turner, 39, of Danville, is charged with two counts of disarming a peace officer, five counts of aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, attempted possession of a stolen motor vehicle, criminal damage to government supported property and driving under the influence of drugs.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca L. Gormley
Rebecca L. Gormley , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhiannan O. Keith
Rhiannan O. Keith, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Richard L. Kletz
Kletz
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ronnie Cannon
Ronnie Cannon, 43, of Chicago, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Roosevelt Williams
Roosevelt Williams, 43, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion, criminal trespass to a residence and battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Sarah E. Myers
Sarah E. Myers, 39, is charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony) after she knowingly made physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature by spitting upon a correctional officer, court documents said.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shanarra S. Spillers
Shanarra S. Spillers , 36, of Normal, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, was sentenced July 13, 2022, to 68 days in jail and 30 months of probation after pleading guilty to residential burglary, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stephon T. Carter
Carter
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Terrance T. Jones
Terrance T. Jones, 34, of Chicago, is charged with armed robbery (Class X felony), aggravated battery causing great bodily harm (Class 3 felony), and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 and 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 60, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 months on probation and 96 days in jail for one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Trevon J. Triplett
Triplett
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler C. Neely
Tyler C. Neely, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with four counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class X and Class 1 felonies), reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) and methamphetamine possession (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyrone L. McKinney
Tyrone L. McKinney, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 1 to 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyson Brown
Tyson Brown is charged with burglary and forgery for attempting to cash a stolen check at CEFCU in Normal.
Provided by the McLean County Sheriff's Office
Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Xavier M. Moreau
Xavier M. Moreau, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and violation of the Firearm Owner’s Identification Card Act.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Zachary J. Williamson
Williamson
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Cierra A. Hazlett
Cierra A. Hazlett, 26, is charged with unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) as well as six other related charges across two separate cases.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Edin O. Portillo-Lopez
Edin O. Portillo-Lopez, 37, is charged with 30 counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and child pornography (Class 2 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Matthew T. Huett
Matthew T. Huett, 40, was arrested Wednesday after multiple bills of indictments were signed by a McLean County grand jury. He was charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies) and four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyson S. Moore
Tyson S. Moore, 40, is charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony) after he knowingly made physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature by pushing a corrections officer, court documents said.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Contact Kelsey Watznauer at (309) 820-3254. Follow her on Twitter: @kwatznauer.
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HAMMOND — Major demolition will start soon at a more than 120-year-old hospital that has served generations of Region residents in downtown Hammond, as well as south suburban residents just across the state line in Calumet City and other communities.
A demolition fence has gone up around 226-bed Franciscan Health Hammond Hospital at 5454 Hohman Ave. in downtown Hammond. Mishawaka-based Franciscan Health has been migrating services out of the former St. Margaret Hospital to its hospitals in Dyer and Munster since announcing a radical downsizing plan of one of the Region's biggest and oldest hospitals last spring.
Interior demolition has been underway for months, but now structures themselves will start to come down. A sign says "Hammond campus renovation underway," directing both outpatient and inpatient visitors to use the entrance on Clinton Street.
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The 800,000-square-foot hospital, which now stands nine stories tall, will be reduced to just 85,000 square feet once much of the campus is razed. More than 700 doctors practiced out of the hospital before Franciscan Health said it became too expensive to maintain at a time when market conditions shifted and more patients sought care in the suburbs.
Franciscan Health plans to spend $45 million to tear down much of the hospital and renovate what's left. It will continue to operate on a diminished scale as 8-bed acute care hospital, emergency department and primary care center.
The nonprofit health care system has been building newer hospital buildings to replace older ones. It recently built a new hospital along Interstate 94 in Michigan City to replace the St. Anthony Hospital that was constructed in 1904. It's in the process of building a new hospital near Interstate 65 in Crown Point to replace the St. Anthony Hospital on S. Main Street that opened in 1974.
Franciscan Health transferred most of the hospital staff to Dyer and Munster over the past year but notified the state it was laying off 83 workers there. Kindred Hospital Northwest Indiana, which operated on the fifth floor of the hospital, also shut down and laid off 110 workers.
The hospital will continue to provide a 24/7 emergency room, primary care, acute care, in-patient stays on a short-term basis, imaging services, laboratory services, wound care, dialysis and prenatal care. It will keep the parking garage and the McAuley Clinic serving low-income residents and families in need.
Earlier this year, Franciscan Health disposed of much of the furniture and equipment at the historic hospital at a community garage sale where it was given away for free.
The health care provider said the coronavirus pandemic accelerated an ongoing trend of moving health care services away from traditional hospital towers and closer to where patients live. About 50 to 60 patients were staying overnight at the hospital when Franciscan Health made the decision to shrink it by about 90%.
The hospital dates back to 1898 when it was founded by pastor of the nearby St. Joseph's Church in downtown Hammond, back when Hammond was still largely a company town serving the G.H. Hammond Company slaughterhouse. It moved to its current location in 1899. It originally had 70 beds in a four-story building but was greatly expanded over time.
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CEDAR LAKE — A 42-year-old Lowell man faces numerous criminal charges after allegedly fleeing the scene of a drunken driving crash, leaving behind a severely injured woman, Cedar Lake Deputy Police Chief Carl Brittingham said.
Police said they responded at 2:12 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a crash on the curve of South Lake Shore Drive and Cline Avenue.
They determined a 2009 RAM pickup truck driven by William Howard had been travelling recklessly when it left the roadway and struck a utility pole leaving it disabled in the middle of the roadway.
Howard and passenger Brian Watson, 38, of Cedar Lake, fled the scene on foot, leaving a 37-year-old female front seat passenger behind with severe injuries and a bleeding arm, Brittingham said. The Cedar Lake woman was treated for her injuries.
Howard was later nabbed after a brief struggle with officers, and it was determined he had been drinking alcohol, police said.
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"An open bottle of an alcoholic beverage was also located on the driver's side floor of the vehicle," Brittingham said.
Howard was taken to the Lake County jail and faces felony counts of leaving the scene of an accident with serious injury, resisting law enforcement and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with serious bodily injury.
Watson, who refused to stop when ordered, was also taken into custody following a brief struggle with officers, police said.
He faces a charge of resisting law enforcement and it was discovered he has an active warrant out of Porter County, Brittingham said.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Jenell Echols
Age : 36
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206430
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Elijah Joshua
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206376
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ruben Ogden
Age : 23
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206429
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Taylor Ecsy
Age : 25
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206457
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
DeAndre Tillotson
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206423
Arrest Date: July 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tyronn Jones Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206393
Arrest Date: July 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jamel Kennedy
Age : 22
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206474
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenyon Phelps
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206449
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Yesenia Calderon
Age : 42
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206505
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
John Petrassi
Age : 45
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206428
Arrest Date: July 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alexandra Rojo
Age : 19
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206489
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth McCammon
Age : 42
Residence: Schneider, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206362
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kurt Van Nugtren
Age : 51
Residence: Winfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206433
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Daniel Ferguson
Age : 42
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206418
Arrest Date: July 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bobbie Fields
Age : 44
Residence: Whitesburg, KY
Booking Number(s): 2206444
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Monique Randolph
Age : 23
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206441
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shane Camp
Age : 32
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206499
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTATION - STATUTORY RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keith Lasenby
Age : 58
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206493
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ayanna Williams
Age : 31
Residence: Oak Lawn, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206422
Arrest Date: July 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Logan Atkins
Age : 23
Residence: Bloomington, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206372
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Mathison
Age : 42
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206409
Arrest Date: July 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Green Jr.
Age : 68
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206455
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kristy Gibson-Miller
Age : 32
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206424
Arrest Date: July 24, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - ORGANIZED THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tony Clark
Age : 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206487
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kristin Mobus
Age : 32
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206385
Arrest Date: July 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adan Reyes
Age : 19
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206453
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Losano
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206472
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Zlatanovski
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206419
Arrest Date: July 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Brooks
Age : 40
Residence: Elkhart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206395
Arrest Date: July 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Markale Bolden
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206380
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ky Pryor
Age : 35
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206397
Arrest Date: July 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shavesz Johnson
Age : 25
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206421
Arrest Date: July 24, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mayra Reyes
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206458
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Johnnie Cobb Jr.
Age : 50
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206486
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffrey Meeks
Age : 42
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206466
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Darren Stocky Jr.
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206504
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ernest Howard III
Age : 31
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206459
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edwin Cabrera
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206361
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Erin Baldwin
Age : 38
Residence: Saline, MI
Booking Number(s): 2206442
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: HEALTH - LEGEND DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Jimenez
Age : 26
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206476
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antonio Brown Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206470
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Shaw Jr.
Age : 42
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206448
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Frank Pfeifer
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206482
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Terrence Thomas Jr.
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206500
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cardia Combs
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206375
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andrew Hudson
Age : 28
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206460
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Hexadore Randall
Age : 28
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206477
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: HOMICIDE - MURDER (ATTEMPTED); BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Kimus Williams Jr.
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206440
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL; RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING; NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Scorcese Steveson
Age : 30
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206398
Arrest Date: July 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anh Tuan Phung
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206484
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kolin Burgess
Age : 23
Residence: Kouts, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206439
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: - DEALING - METHAMPHETAMINE; NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tabitha Kirk
Age : 37
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206432
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Camron Gill
Age : 19
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206394
Arrest Date: July 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Hanas
Age : 40
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206373
Arrest Date: July 22, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Sitarski
Age : 32
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206426
Arrest Date: July 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kristy Meyers
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206447
Arrest Date: July 25, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lawrence Tobel
Age : 40
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206401
Arrest Date: July 23, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Brown Jr.
Age : 34
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206485
Arrest Date: July 26, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
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VALPARAISO — Police checking on the welfare of a 21-year-old Valparaiso woman said they found a dead kitten in her apartment, and a dog and two other cats in distress after having been left several days without food or water.
Eilish Chambers was taken into custody Tuesday and is charged with a misdemeanor count of neglect/cruelty to an animal, court records show.
Valparaiso police said they went the afternoon of July 24 to check on Chambers at her apartment in the 500 block of Locust Street. Officer found a dog barking in distress and two cats inside the unit.
A neighbor reportedly told officers Chambers was last seen at the apartment July 21 and surveillance footage showed her entering and leaving that night with a man, police said.
Officers entered the apartment and found it ransacked, and with dog and cat waste on the floor, according to the incident report. There was no water or food left out for the animals.
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"The animals inside appeared to be in distress without food or water," police said.
Animal control was called in to remove the alive and dead animals.
Bond is set at $800 cash and Chambers appeared to still be behind bars Wednesday, records show.
Her case has been assigned to Porter Superior Court Judge Christopher Buckley.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
Miguel Salinas
Arrest date: July 22, 2022
Age: 38
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202958
Charges: Possession or use of legend drug or precursor, felony
Bradley Ernhart
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 19
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203034
Charges: Battery, felony
Diamonelle Thompson
Arrest date: July 26, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: Maywood, IL
Booking Number: 2203014
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Christopher Evon
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 57
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203059
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Gregory Sirko
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 26
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203053
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
William Hanyard
Arrest date: July 26, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2203009
Charges: Criminal confinement, felony
Christopher Mendoza
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2202970
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Antonio Mitchell
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number: 2202986
Charges: Auto theft, felony
Matthew Fancher
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 36
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2203041
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Serreana Jackson
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 39
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number: 2202974
Charges: Battery, felony
Robert Truelove
Arrest date: July 25, 2022
Age: 56
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202998
Charges: OWI, felony
Renee Sorensen
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2203051
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
John Gardner III
Arrest date: July 26, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2203004
Charges: OWI, felony
Jarett Piornack
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2202973
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Francisco Rodriguez-Cardenas
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 36
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202983
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Austin Kirk
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202968
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Joseph Kovats
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 44
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203035
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Christine Buczek
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number: 2203036
Charges: OWI, felony
Jason Landry
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 46
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203050
Charges: Battery, felony
Isaiah Spann
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 20
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2203058
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Daniel Geruschat
Arrest date: July 26, 2022
Age: 53
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2203000
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jessica Ruskowsky
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202985
Charges: Neglect of a dependant, felony
Kenneth Barker
Arrest date: July 22, 2022
Age: 51
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2202957
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Seth West
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202965
Charges: OWI, felony
Destiny Millender
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203043
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Ronald Cadle
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203037
Charges: Domestic Battery, felony
Walter Bergstrom III
Arrest date: July 25, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: Kouts, IN
Booking Number: 2202989
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Bryce Lange
Arrest date: July 26, 2022
Age: 27
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203002
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Caleb Schmal
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2202984
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Vince Mileski
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 48
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2203062
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Christen Stokes
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 18
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number: 2202980
Charges: Maintaining common nuisance, felony
Charles Folts
Arrest date: July 25, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Watertown, WI
Booking Number: 2202995
Charges: Possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia, felony
Johnny Casper
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2202972
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Justin Starks
Arrest date: July 26, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2203006
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jessika Pokropinski
Arrest date: July 22, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Union Mills, IN
Booking Number: 2202956
Charges: OWI, felony
Dale Pryle II
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 44
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203052
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
Laura Elkins
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 59
Residence: Westville, IN
Booking Number: 2203040
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Leo Hefright
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 19
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202981
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jennifer Link
Arrest date: July 25, 2022
Age: 39
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202990
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Devon Wiggins
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2202982
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Candice Henderson
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 30
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number: 2202971
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
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FORT WORTH, Texas — A series of sculptures will soon be installed in Fort Worth along Forest Park Boulevard adjacent to the South Holly Water Treatment Plant, according to the city.
Artist Lynné Bowman Cravens created the piece, called "Beauty In Becoming," which is an artwork in five parts that shows the steps in folding an origami scissor-tailed flycatcher bird.
The scissor-tailed flycatcher’s habitat is specific to Texas, Oklahoma, parts of other southern states and Mexico, and it can readily be found along the Trinity River during the spring and summer months.
Each of the sculptures stand approximately eight feet tall and will be installed along the east side of Forest Park Boulevard. The five aluminum sculptures were manufactured by Ion Art in Austin and painted in a white automotive paint to contrast with the colors of the sky, the levee and nearby Trinity Park, city officials said in a release.
The artwork was conceived to be primarily viewed as a traffic calming device for drivers along Forest Park Boulevard, but the sculptures will also be visible to trail users on the east side of the Trinity River.
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Originally published Aug. 2 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
Boise jewelry artist Mike Rogers made it through several waves of COVID-19 outbreaks without getting sick — until mid-June, when the omicron variant caught him.
Six weeks after his breakthrough coronavirus infection, Rogers isn’t back to normal. His brain feels as though it’s encased in plastic wrap, being squeezed and buzzed with electrical currents.
Rogers is now among the ranks of Idahoans who survive coronavirus infections but are left with post-COVID health problems.
There is no official data on how many Idahoans recover from COVID-19 only to experience “long COVID” for weeks or months. But new data obtained by the Idaho Capital Sun suggests it is not rare.
What does ‘long COVID’ mean?
Studies have identified a range of post-COVID health problems.
There’s the hard-to-define “long hauler” condition that comes with a grab bag of symptoms: erratic heartbeat, breathing problems, fatigue, “brain fog,” altered senses and more.
For patients whose COVID-19 puts them in the hospital or on life support, post-COVID recovery can mean months of physical therapy, rehabilitation and ongoing medical care.
And some COVID-19 patients will later develop life-altering health conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, heart failure or strokes.
“When this whole pandemic recedes, we’re going to be left with the legacy of this pandemic — a legacy of chronic disease,” said Ziyad Al-Aly, chief researcher for the VA St. Louis Healthcare System in Missouri, in the March edition of Nature, an international science and technology journal. Al-Aly co-authored a study that found a 40% increased risk of diabetes among veterans who had COVID-19 compared with those who hadn’t been infected.
The research team previously found higher rates of cardiovascular conditions and kidney disease, too, Nature reported.
The size of the long-COVID burden
How much of a legacy of chronic disease will COVID-19 leave in Idaho?
The Sun asked Idaho’s largest health insurers — Idaho Medicaid and Blue Cross of Idaho — for data that might offer some insight into the size of “long COVID” in Idaho.
Last year, as it became clear that COVID-19 cast a long shadow on long-term health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved a new diagnosis code for doctors to use on medical claims, starting in October.
The Sun asked the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare how many people enrolled in Idaho Medicaid have received that diagnosis.
The state’s claims data showed 1,401 people on Idaho Medicaid with the diagnosis as of July. At least 259 of them were previously hospitalized for COVID-19; the rest had no record of hospitalization in their Medicaid claims.
But that is likely a drastic underestimate of the true number of Idahoans with post-COVID health conditions.
The vast majority of Idahoans aren’t on Medicaid, so the claims data reflects just a small cross-section of the state.
And within that cross-section, the tally is limited to Medicaid recipients who received medical care for their post-COVID syndrome; and whose doctors included the diagnosis code in their Medicaid claim; and only for medical claims filed since October.
Blue Cross of Idaho also told the Sun earlier this year that its claims showed an increase of 3.7% to 5.5% in diabetes and cardiovascular disease since before the pandemic, although it’s unclear how much of that is direct fallout from COVID-19.
Health care may take ‘decades’ to stabilize
Deaths and critical illness are much less common in the current wave of COVID-19 than a year ago. But the pandemic’s legacy of chronic illness could stretch into the middle of this century, according to analysts.
Fitch Ratings, the credit rating agency, warned last summer that “long after the acute phase of the pandemic has concluded,” people will need more health care for long-term damage from COVID-19.
That will drive up medical costs and insurance premiums “for decades,” Fitch said. “These costs will emerge from the necessary addition (of more clinics) to deal with ongoing treatment of chronic conditions related to potentially permanent damage caused by COVID-19.”
It may add pressure to an already strained and understaffed health care system, Fitch said.
One of Idaho’s newest post-COVID patients is experiencing that firsthand.
Mike Rogers slept almost all day and night, every day, in the weeks following his COVID-19 illness.
“After a couple of weeks, I was getting surprised it wasn’t over,” he said. Two weeks became three weeks, then four.
Rogers made an appointment with his nurse practitioner, who discovered that COVID-19 “had spiked my blood pressure astronomically,” he said. He immediately began taking blood pressure medication.
That helped a bit, he said. But almost two months later, he sleeps 11 hours or more, with naps on the couch in his studio.
The odd sensation of pressure and electricity in his head hasn’t gone away, he said.
A few weeks ago, he got a referral to the post-COVID clinic in Boise, operated by St. Luke’s Health System. Then, he got a referral to a neurologist.
The clinic was fully booked, he said, and he’s still waiting for a call back from the neurologist. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/how-many-idahoans-have-long-covid-new-data-gives-us-a-hint/article_43a28f69-ea96-5935-b57c-fe9090121cbc.html | 2022-08-03T19:44:56 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/how-many-idahoans-have-long-covid-new-data-gives-us-a-hint/article_43a28f69-ea96-5935-b57c-fe9090121cbc.html |
The West Nile virus has been detected in Idaho mosquitos for the first time this year. Multiple cases were announced Wednesday.
Mosquitos carrying the virus were detected in Elmore County on July 29 and in Payette County on Aug. 2, as announced by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and the Payette County Mosquito Abatement District in separate press releases.
The positive mosquitoes in Elmore County were collected by the Elmore County Mosquito Abatement District; in Payette County, they were collected "during routine surveillance within the Kiwanis Park area" in Payette by the Payette County Mosquito Abatement District.
Infection with the virus can result in severe illness, especially in people 50 years and older, the department said in a press release.
West Nile virus infections were reported in 16 people, 15 horses and two birds in Idaho last year, and contributed to two human deaths.
“The detection of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes in Elmore County indicates that conditions are right for transmission of the virus to people,” Dr. Leslie Tengelsen, state public health veterinarian, said in the Department of Health and Welfare's release. “This is the time of year when we typically start finding positive mosquitoes and reports of human and horse infections. We strongly encourage Idahoans to take measures against biting mosquitoes. These include wearing insect repellent and protective clothing and reducing standing water around gardens and homes where mosquitoes can lay their eggs.”
In response to its findings, the Payette County Mosquito Abatement District is increasing mosquito surveillance in the area and continuing to locate and treat larvae-infested waters, its release said. In addition, ground adulticide applications, made via truck-mounted sprayers, will be increased in the surrounding areas of Payette.
The virus is usually contracted from the bite of an infected mosquito. It is not spread from person-to-person through casual contact, the release said. Symptoms of infection can include fever, headache, body aches, nausea, and sometimes swollen lymph glands or a skin rash. If you feel ill, talk to your health care provider about testing for the virus.
West Nile virus does not usually affect domestic animals but can cause severe illness in horses and some species of birds. Although there is no vaccine for people, there are several vaccines for horses, which should be vaccinated annually, the release said.
To protect against infection, people should avoid mosquitoes, particularly between dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active. In addition, everyone should:
Cover up exposed skin when outdoors and apply DEET or other EPA-approved insect repellent to exposed skin and clothing. Carefully follow instructions on the product label, especially for children.
Insect-proof your home by repairing or replacing screens.
Reduce standing water around homes and properties. Check and drain toys, trays, and pots that are outdoors and can hold water.
Change bird baths, static decorative ponds, and animal water tanks weekly to reduce suitable mosquito habitat. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/multiple-cases-of-west-nile-virus-detected-in-idaho-1st-cases-this-year-in-state/article_0d878e0f-f8a2-59f5-9432-9a440a734076.html | 2022-08-03T19:45:03 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/multiple-cases-of-west-nile-virus-detected-in-idaho-1st-cases-this-year-in-state/article_0d878e0f-f8a2-59f5-9432-9a440a734076.html |
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Cintas awards America's Best Restroom each year with a nationwide contest, and a Delaware restroom has made the list of 10 finalists for 2022.
Set in Dagsboro, Delaware, you'll find Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek. The florals and landscape is not what is getting their name out there this time -- it's the bathroom.
Cintas says the 21st annual contest celebrates businesses that develop and maintain innovative restroom facilities.
"How a business maintains its facilities is a reflection of a business’ commitment to customer service," the company says.
If you look at photos of this restroom in Dagsboro, you're sure to be impressed. Delaware Botanic Gardens makes the restroom "part of the unique garden experience".
These new restrooms are made of natural cedar cladding and encompass floor-to-ceiling south windows, all designed by local firm of SEA Studio Architects.
"Several didactic features on the exterior demonstrate simple stormwater management practices, including a rainwater collection cistern and rain chains that feed a 'living' wall, dry riverbed, and rain garden," Cintas said in a release.
These gorgeous features, the location of the washroom within the gardens, combined with these environmental practices make it a standout nominee and now finalist for the title of America's Best Restroom.
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The public was able to nominate their favorite restroom starting in April, and the 10 finalists were announced on July 26.
Eligibility requirements met by these washrooms were quite simple -- nominees must be open to the public and within the United States.
Other finalists for the award include two restrooms in Florida, one in Georgia, South Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Missouri and even one within the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey.
To view images of the restrooms and to vote on your favorite, head to Cintas website. Voting is open through Aug. 26. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/americas-best-restroom-delaware-botanic-gardens-cintas/3322940/ | 2022-08-03T19:54:05 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/americas-best-restroom-delaware-botanic-gardens-cintas/3322940/ |
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TEMPLE, Texas — The City of Temple announced they would not move forward with Chicago consulting firm, Nova Collective, to help analyze its policies, procedures and operations when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion.
If hired, the firm would have evaluated the City Council, conduct a City employee survey, and look into Temple's strategic planning.
However, city staff received a lot of feedback from Temple residents who did not support what they called the culture of Nova Collective.
City of Temple Spokeswoman Kiara Nowlin told 6 News Tuesday that city staff made a recommendation to not hire the firm to the city's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission after hearing the community feedback.
The commission was set to review the proposed contract with Nova Collective Tuesday night before sending it to city council but the meeting was canceled.
Instead of hiring the third party to help, Nowlin said city decided to create an internal DEI program.
"We want to be a diverse organization that reflects the diverse community that we serve," Nowlin said.
Nowlin said it will be internally focused and will utilize city leadership, city staff, the DEI Commission and community members to make sure it's a diverse group in helping the efforts.
"It is imperative and important to us to make sure that we're still utilizing the diverse groups and demographics and their voices and perspectives and experiences in this program," she explained.
Outside Temple City Hall Tuesday night more than 100 Temple residents joined together where the DEI Commission would have met if the city had moved forward with plans to consider hiring Nova Collective.
Temple resident Elena Aydelotte said they still met in order to pray, spread love and send a message.
"First and foremost, our representatives and our city officials, making sure that they make the right decision for our community," said Aydelotte.
Aydelotte also criticized 6 News for our previous coverage of the DEI commission.
"My role in this event is to make sure that Channel 6 News reports fair and balanced news," said Aydelotte.
6 News first reported on the commission on July 27 when the commission was still involved in the process. We interviewed Rayford Brown who did not want to see Nova Collective hired.
"You, Channel 6 News, butchered a complete and utter fake news with my friend who is standing up for righteousness and for our community," said Aydelotte.
Aydelotte said Nova Collective, which will not be hired, is a firm that doesn't represent the community of Temple. She recommended the city use a local firm to analyze DEI. She did not offer an example of a local firm.
"We'll happily advise you what works for us if you if you need that, but this right here is the culture of the Nova Collective," she said while holding a flyer with a picture of a person in drag.
"We believe we are made in the image of God. We are here about love unity and we are here to hold those accountable who have grossly misrepresented us."
The picture came from a video on the group's Facebook page. It highlighted a person who said drag helped them discover their gender identity.
6 News reached out to Nova Collective who in a statement said that video was posted more than a year ago.
Brynne Hovde, a Partner with the firm, said they were heartbroken by the response to the city's consideration of hiring Nova.
"Our team is primarily comprised of people of deep faith - many of them specifically Christian or Abrahamic faiths," the statement reads. "To a person, they have denounced what has happened in Temple, ostensibly in the name of God, over the past several months."
Hovde said the protests against Nova were based on fear not God.
"Your fear is unfounded. You fear change, but you must know that God is Change. And God is Love," the statement reads. "No amount of pitchforks can stand in the way of that. All of the hate and fear that has been espoused during this process only produces one reaction for us: profound sadness. We have compassion for those of you who truly believe the words you say."
Aydelotte also questioned whether the staff did research about Nova before proposing to work with them.
"For some reason, our city officials said they didn't even know anything about it," Aydelotte said. "They're willing to spend tax dollars money, $112,000, for a survey and they don't even know what this culture is or do they?"
Aydelotte said she and others like her with the same beliefs will stay involved throughout the process as the city looks for ways to prioritize DEI.
"We're going to pray and we're going to just seek God's wisdom, because he's leading this effort and it's growing by the minute," Aydelotte said.
Nowlin said there is no start date for the internal DEI program at this time.
Read the Nova Collective full statement below:
At Nova, we all came into this work through different paths. But all of us have felt called to this work, in one way or another, as our small piece of making the world a better place and uplifting the voices that are so often silenced. We regret that we aren’t able to live into that purpose in this instance. Our hearts are broken…not because of a contract, a survey, or a client -there will always be more of those - but because of the message that so many community members in Temple have received: The loud, scared voices of a few will dictate the needs of the many. I want to tell you all a little bit about Nova. Not the fearmongering and hate speech that you might have heard based on a Facebook post from over a year ago. But the true Nova. Our team is primarily comprised of people of deep faith - many of them specifically Christian or Abrahamic faiths. To a person, they have denounced what has happened in Temple, ostensibly in the name of God, over the past several months. Many of us have children. As you all love your children, we love our own. Fiercely. Desperately. With our whole hearts. Several of our team members live in Texas, Alabama, and South Carolina. To put a finer point on it, your defamations (and truly, legally, they are defamations) are untrue. Your fear is unfounded. You fear change, but you must know that God is Change. And God is Love. No amount of pitchforks can stand in the way of that. All of the hate and fear that has been espoused during this process only produces one reaction for us: profound sadness. We have compassion for those of you who truly believe the words you say. We hear the fear in your voices and we can read your version of the truth in your words. We are so sorry you are so afraid. We are so sorry you are pushing away the pain. It breaks our hearts to see you so broken. Most importantly - to the allies, to the marginalized, and most lovingly to the LGBTQ+ community in Temple, Tx: We love you more than they can ever hate you. You are the beloved children of the God of your understanding. Never doubt that. We will continue to hold out hope that one day your community will hold space for you, will embrace you, and will love you for your whole selves. Until such time, please take care of yourselves and each other. With critical hope & joy, Brynne Hovde Partner, The Nova Collective | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/temple-residents-gather-prayer-protest-chicago-diversity-firm-city-decided-not-hire/500-64ed04c2-e100-43a1-992c-221d79e0786c | 2022-08-03T20:03:52 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/temple-residents-gather-prayer-protest-chicago-diversity-firm-city-decided-not-hire/500-64ed04c2-e100-43a1-992c-221d79e0786c |
The $100,000 City Councilwoman Sãndra Washington asked to have added to the proposed budget for an environmental impact study was prompted by concerns raised by opponents of the planned Wilderness Crossing development adjacent to Wilderness Park near First Street and Pioneers Boulevard.
The city approved zoning changes and annexations that will allow the housing development to go forward despite concerns about flooding and the effect on wildlife and native habitat raised by environmental advocates.
Opponents are appealing the City Council's action to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Washington's colleagues approved the budget addition, which would be added to the capital improvement plan. The study would look at the effects on the Salt Creek watershed if the development goals of the 2050 Comprehensive Plan are realized. The upper watershed covers the part of the creek that runs through southwest Lincoln.
The study is called "scenario planning" to assess the impact of development both inside the city and beyond, and what Lincoln can do to mitigate that impact on environmentally important areas, Washington said. The city also will review the Wilderness Park Master Plan, she said.
"It was very clear to me during the Wilderness Crossing public hearing that there was a great amount of love or high value placed on Wilderness Park and the Salt Creek watershed and flooding in Lincoln," she said. "I thought, how do we get to that? ... How do we actually make actions or policies (addressing those issues)."
Margaret Reist is a recovering education reporter now writing about local and county government and the people who live in the city where she was born and raised.
The StarTran advisory board rejected a proposal in the mayor's budget to reinstate lower bus fares in favor of continuing free rides but agreed to reducing hours to deal with a driver shortage.
Nebraska's governor and attorney general have gone on the attack against a federal policy aimed at preventing discrimination in school lunch programs based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
A home visitation program for new moms, continuing free bus rides and investments in climate change were among the issues raised at a public hearing on the mayor's proposed budget.
The three-year contract includes a 3.5% increase for the current fiscal year. The council also approved pay raises of 3-4% for hundreds of other employees.
Members voted to move $1 million from budget reserves to the Fast Forward Fund and $100,000 to fund a study of how development will affect the upper watershed of Salt Creek. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lincolns-wilderness-crossing-concerns-lead-to-study/article_99b194af-d567-560f-9f60-ae3945410500.html | 2022-08-03T20:03:53 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lincolns-wilderness-crossing-concerns-lead-to-study/article_99b194af-d567-560f-9f60-ae3945410500.html |
Gratiot Cruise to shorten route due to construction
The 19th annual Clinton Township Gratiot Cruise, set for this Sunday, will feature a shortened route.
Construction on Gratiot Road itself is causing the Cruise’s route to run from Quinn Road to Wendell Street on Gratiot.
“The construction that’s currently happening on Gratiot in Roseville between essentially 12 Mile to 14 Mile is what’s causing the route change,” the cruise’s Director of Public Relations Paul Silvestri said. “Because of the construction, they have lane closures on southbound Gratiot starting just south of 15 Mile where they essentially take Gratiot down to two lanes, and our cruise route in years past has usually gone all the way to 14 Mile.”
First started in 2003, the cruise shuts down parts of Gratiot road in Clinton Township to “showcase our community to neighboring residents, and visitors from across the state and Midwest. With almost 250,000 in attendance the cruise has continually increased each year in attendance, classic cars, family activities, and business involvement year after year,” according to the cruise’s website.
It is a precursor to the mid-August Woodward Dream Cruise.
This Sunday’s cruise will run from noon to 6 p.m.. There are also car shows from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. every night leading up to Sunday and festivities associated with the cruise will start as early as 9 a.m.
The cruise is a free public event, as is the family fun zone that will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the day of the cruise in the parking lot of the AMC Theater at 15 Mile & Gratiot.
Silvestri said the Michigan Department of Transportation told cruise organizers that further construction on Gratiot will affect the cruise’s route next year as well.
“We have been told by MDOT that they are scheduled to repair Gratiot next year essentially between 14 Mile and 16 Mile,” Silvestri said.
The cruise’s preliminary plans are for next year’s rout to take the cruise from 15 to 16 Mile.
“MDOT has been gratuitous enough to tell us that if we give them a mile stretch, they will put it into the construction contract to have it open for us to have out cruise for next year’s cruise because next year will be our 20th anniversary cruise,” Silvestri said.
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2 killed in plane crash near South Haven
Two men who were in a plane reported missing late Tuesday died after it crashed near South Haven, officials said.
Authorities found the plane's wreckage early Wednesday morning about one mile north of South Haven Regional Airport, South Haven Police Chief Natalie Thompson said.
"Based on where the crash site was located, indications are that the plane crashed shortly after take-off," she said.
Thompson made the remarks during a meeting to update the media Wednesday.
The bodies of the two men were found in the wreckage of the Aerospace 600 at about 7 a.m. Wednesday, she said.
She said the men are both believed to be about 70 years old. Investigators said one man was from the Lawton area, southwest of Kalamazoo, while the other was from the Wayland area, south of Grand Rapids.
According to a preliminary investigation, the Lawton-area man was the plane's owner and the other man was his flight instructor. Police said the instructor was certifying the owner to fly the aircraft before it crashed.
Thompson said the investigation into the cause of the crash has been turned over to the National Transportation Safety Board.
The chief said Federal Aviation Administration officials in Chicago notified her department at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday about a missing plane. They told police the aircraft had taken off at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday and didn't have any further contact with anyone.
Thompson said because the airport is small and the aircraft flight plan called for travel to nearby areas, the plane wouldn't have been closely monitored by air traffic controllers.
"Family members who had not heard from either of the two men reached out to air traffic controllers who then called the FAA," she said. "Then they started to check radar."
The families of both men said they were both experienced pilots and instructors.
Police found no indications of an explosion, she said, and "it doesn't appear it was visible or apparently not heard by anyone."
Officials began a search for the plane, which was located by the Michigan State Police's Aviation Unit Tuesday night in a rural, wooded area. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/03/2-killed-plane-crash-near-south-haven/10226844002/ | 2022-08-03T20:07:39 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/03/2-killed-plane-crash-near-south-haven/10226844002/ |
'This causes us to pause:' Gen Con issues statement in favor of abortion rights
Potential abortion restrictions could factor into Gen Con's future in Indiana, similar to how passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act did in 2015, as Gen Con's president David Hoppe said Wednesday that the convention was "deeply troubled by the action currently underway in the Indiana General Assembly."
"Passage of Senate Bill 1 will have an impact on our stakeholders and attendees and will make it more difficult for us to remain committed to Indiana as our long-term annual home," Hoppe said at the press conference.
As of now, no major conventions have publicly and explicitly threatened to pull out of Indiana if Senate Bill 1, which imposes a near-total ban on most abortions in the state, passes.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act stated that the government could not infringe on a person's ability to practice their religion, though its controversy stemmed from people fearing the legislation could allow businesses to discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community. Days after then-governor Mike Pence signed the bill into law, a "fix" was added to clarify that the law's purpose was not to override local civil rights protections.
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The passage of RFRA into law may have caused the city to lose up to 12 conventions and $60 million in business, according to Visit Indy.
In 2015, then-CEO of Gen Con Adrian Swartout wrote in a letter to then-Governor Mike Pence that passing RFRA would "factor into our decision-making on hosting the convention in the state of Indiana in future years." Gen Con did end up signing on to stay in Indianapolis.
The tabletop gaming convention returns to the Indiana Convention Center this week, as just a few miles away at the statehouse, lawmakers debate abortion rights.
The convention also issued a Twitter statement Wednesday morning, affirming their stance in favor of reproductive rights.
“We at Gen Con believe in the right to autonomy over our bodies and the right to choose,” the statement said. “Reproductive rights are human rights. Like many of you, we are hurt, angry, and frustrated by recent events, including the recent advancement of SB1 by the Indiana General Assembly.”
“These actions have a direct impact on our team and our community, and we are committed to fighting for safety, tolerance, and justice in all the places we operate,” the statement continued.
While Hoppe said it's too early to say how potential abortion restrictions could affect Gen Con's presence in Indiana, "this causes us to pause," he said.
"This is relatively new for us and it's quite complicated as you see," Hoppe said. "We are going to be here through 2026. We do have to think about what this means beyond that."
Lone Shark Games, which creates games like Apocrypha and Lords of Vegas, announced in a social media statement Tuesday night that they would not be attending Gen Con 2022 due to the Indiana Senate passing SB 1 on Saturday.
The House could vote on the legislation Friday.
“With this latest decision, Lone Shark Games and its staff are not comfortable supporting the state of Indiana with our presence, so we have made the decision not to attend this year’s Gen Con," the statement said. "Though we are sorry to miss our friends and our fans, we feel it is important to not even tacitly support those who would rob people of their basic human right to bodily autonomy and medical privacy.”
"I don't have any comment on Lone Shark in particular, but, you know, we've heard from a number of our stakeholders and I expect we will hear from others ... going forward," Hoppe said. "It's obviously a major factor for us."
Gen Con attracted 70,000 attendees in 2019, and in 2022, between 60,000 and 65,000 attendees are expected this year, senior vice president for Visit Indy Chris Gahl said.
Gahl said that conventions and major trade shows have reached out to Visit Indy to ask for "clarification on what's happening with the bill and how it's moving."
Visit Indy is keeping an eye on how potential abortion restrictions could affect other conventions that hold events in Indianapolis, Gahl said, but it's "too soon to tell how Senate Bill 1 can or will impact the convention business as a whole."
"Our job is to keep tourism moving forward so people can continue earning paychecks and we continue to fill up the convention center, the stadium and our hotels with visitors to drive economic impact," he said. "So we listen, we learn and we communicate any time there's an issue, like Gen Con's voice today."
Gen Con will take place from Thursday to Sunday at the Indiana Convention Center. Face coverings and proof of vaccination are required to attend. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/08/03/indiana-abortion-law-gen-con-senate-bill-1/65390732007/ | 2022-08-03T20:10:34 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/08/03/indiana-abortion-law-gen-con-senate-bill-1/65390732007/ |
Visitation, procession and funeral plans for fallen Elwood officer Noah Shahnavaz released
Visitation and funeral services for Noah Shahnavaz, a police officer in Elwood who was shot and killed early Sunday during a traffic stop, will be held this weekend.
In a news release, Indiana State Police said the visitation service for Shahnavaz will occur from 2-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5 at ITOWN Church in Fishers.
His funeral will occur at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, also at ITOWN Church in Fishers, at 12491 E. 136th St.
Any police officers planning to attend the funeral are asked to begin arriving at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
More:In ‘small-town’ Elwood, Officer Noah Shahnavaz’s killing sends community reeling
After the funeral, Shahnavaz will be taken for internment at Crown Hill Cemetery, at 700 38th Street in Indianapolis.
A memorial fund has been launched in honor of 24-year-old Shahnavaz, who died after being shot while conducting a traffic stop on a 2012 Buick LaCrosse near the intersection of State Road 37 and County Road 11 North in Madison County.
More:Officer Shahnavaz died in hail of bullets, never unholstered firearm, court docs state
Anyone wishing to donate to the fund can visit any First Merchant Bank and reference the Indiana Fallen Heroes Foundation. Donations can also be made by visiting the foundation’s website and selecting “fallen heroes,” then “Noah Shahnavaz.”
Elwood police officer Noah Shahnavaz's procession route through Fishers, Elwood, Indianapolis
The procession will travel from ITOWN Church to Crown Hill Cemetery along this route:
• ITOWN Church to Brook School Road• North (Left) on Brook School Road to Campus Parkway• East (Right) onto Campus Parkway to Interstate 69 North• East (Left) onto Interstate 69 North to State Road 13 (214 Exit)• North (Left) on State Road 13 to County Road 300 S• West (Left) on County Road 300 S to Atlantic Road• North (Right) on Atlantic Road/ State Road 13 to State Road 37• Continue North (Right) on State Road 37 to State Road 128• East (Right) onto State Road 128 to County Road 900 West• North (Left) onto County Road 900 West / Anderson Street to South "B" Street• Continue on South "B" Street to 16th Street (Elwood)• North (Left) onto 16th Street to Main Street/ State Road 28• West (Left) on Main Street / State Road 28 to US 31 South (Meridian Street)• South (Left) onto US 31 South (Meridian Street) to 34th Street• West (Right) onto 34th Street into Crown Hill Cemetery
The procession will pause in front of the Elwood Police Department, located at 1505 South B Street, Elwood, Indiana for the final 10-42 call. The procession will then continue under a Garrison Flag, which will be located at South 16th and Main Street.
Contact Sarah Nelson at 317-503-7514 or sarah.nelson@indystar.com. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/08/03/visitation-and-funeral-plans-for-fallen-elwood-officer-noah-shahnavaz/65390887007/ | 2022-08-03T20:10:40 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/08/03/visitation-and-funeral-plans-for-fallen-elwood-officer-noah-shahnavaz/65390887007/ |
Former jail's $120M redevelopment to include concert venue, affordable housing, retail
Indianapolis' former jail site will have a new lease of life as a $120 million redevelopment featuring a 60,000-square-foot, second live music venue for the famous Vogue theatre, affordable housing, retail and education centers.
The city announced Wednesday that Indianapolis-based developer 1820 Ventures has won the bid for the mixed-used repurposing of the former Marion County Jail II and Arrestee Processing Center near College Avenue and Market Street. The architects will be Meticulous Architecture and DKGR, two Indianapolis-based firms.
"The redevelopment of this city property is, in short, a key milestone in our overall downtown resiliency strategy," Mayor Joe Hogsett said at a Wednesday press conference. "We are promoting affordable housing, economic mobility, recreational public spaces, connected infrastructure and more support for vibrant, mixed-use development. Wednesday's announcement promises to be transformational for this area of downtown and for the Mile Square as well."
The project, called the Cole Motor Redevelopment, is envisioned as a "dynamic neighborhood hub that bridges downtown to the Near Eastside," according to a news release. It is located at 730 E Market St.
It will feature 110 to 140 new units of factory loft-style apartments, a portion of which will be designated affordable housing under the city's Tax Increment Financing (TIF) policy. The city is still discussing financing for the site with the developer, Department of Metropolitan Development director Scarlett Andrews told IndyStar.
If it is confirmed, the redevelopment will have to reserve either 10% of units for households making 50% of the area median income, which is about $45,000 for a 4-person family, or 5% of units for households making 30% of the area median income, which is about $27,000 for a 4-person family.
Hogsett said the plan is to convert Market Street into a pedestrian-focused district through $250 million in investment funneled into the Elevator Hill campus, another 1820 Ventures project along Market St, and improvements planned around the IndyGo Blue Line.
The site opened in 1911 as the Cole Motor Car Company manufacturing facility and served as a retrofitted city jail from the mid-1990s until February this year, when detainees were transferred to the new community justice campus.
Education partnerships are in the works for the site. The developer has reserved 15,000 square feet of space for an early childhood center and is planning the project in collaboration with Ball State University and Indianapolis Public Schools. The site also may include a career pathways center.
On the first-floor, 20,000 to 30,000 square feet of space is planned for neighborhood-oriented retail, like restaurants, 1820 Ventures Managing Partner Jeremy Stephenson told IndyStar.
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"We look forward to welcoming our new neighbors, The Vogue, the Ball State early childcare center and the many new residents who will flock to this exciting historic site," said Jill White, President of the Cole-Noble Neighborhood Association, at the news conference. "In the 20 years since Market Square Arena came down, Cole Noble, once known for warehouses and parking lots, is now known for thriving businesses like Sun King Brewing, as well as many professional services."
Construction will begin in 2023.
Contact IndyStar reporter Ko Lyn Cheang at kcheang@indystar.com or 317-903-7071. Follow her on Twitter: @kolyn_cheang. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/08/03/120m-redevelopment-by1820-ventures-eyed-for-former-marion-county-jail/65390726007/ | 2022-08-03T20:10:46 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/08/03/120m-redevelopment-by1820-ventures-eyed-for-former-marion-county-jail/65390726007/ |
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — A York County man has been charged with fraudulently obtaining federal funds while working at a York charter school, U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam said Wednesday.
Leonard Hart, 50, of Mount Wolf, allegedly misappropriated approximately $6,400 in U.S. Department of Education funds from Lincoln Charter School, where he was employed as principal and CEO, Karam said in a press release.
Hart is accused of fraudulently obtaining the funds in 2018, according to Karam.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ravi Romel Sharma is prosecuting the case.
The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is 10 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/leonard-hart-lincoln-charter-school-theft-charges/521-494d92f1-f7eb-4b63-92b6-7474fbb92315 | 2022-08-03T20:11:18 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/leonard-hart-lincoln-charter-school-theft-charges/521-494d92f1-f7eb-4b63-92b6-7474fbb92315 |
Indian River Power Plant shutdown delayed for 4 years. Why your electric bill will rise?
The scheduled June shutdown of Delaware's only remaining coal-fired power plant, and one of the state's top polluters, has been delayed at least four years while upgrades to the electrical grid are made.
The ultimate cost of the extension will be passed on to electric customers and could impact Delaware's clean energy goals.
The Indian River Power Plant has had at least one unit in operation since 1957. Only one of the original four units has been in operation since 2014.
The future of the power plant, and of Delaware's energy profile, lies in the hands of a few corporations. NRG, the company that owns the power plant; PJM, the regional grid manager; Delmarva Power Co., which delivers the power to customers; and CONSOL Energy, the corporation overseeing the coal mines that supply the power plant.
In June 2021, NRG notified grid manager PJM of its intent to shut down the power plant by June 2022, saying the operation was no longer profitable.
More:Indian River coal-fired power plant slated to close next year amid low power prices
However, in September 2021, PJM requested that the one unit of the plant remain open until enhancements to the electric grid can be made by Delmarva. NRG and PJM negotiated a "Reliability-Must Run" agreement to extend the plant's life.
The enhancements required include rebuilding or upgrading four transmission lines and three substations in the Delmarva area.
Jeffery Shields, manager of media relations for PJM, said the company has no vested interest in keeping the plant open, and that the main focus of the company is to ensure reliable electric service.
"Specific to Indian River [unit] four, our analysis identified a series of transmission solutions needed to address reliability issues brought on by this deactivation," Shields said. "Most of these upgrades will not have been in service before the announced retirement date, including some with in-service dates in 2026."
The upgrades will expand the capacity of the electric grid across the state to ensure customers have reliable service once the power plant shuts down, said Ben Armstrong, director of communications for Delmarva Power Co.
The projects are still in the planning stages, but Delmarva Power has agreed to complete the projects in time for a 2026 shutdown of the power plant.
“If we are able to accelerate that process, we will do so,” Armstrong said.
The cost of keeping the power plant running is being passed on to Delaware ratepayers.
Beginning Sept. 13, the average customer will have a bill increase of around $6.45 per month. According to Armstrong, a majority of that increase is directly related to keeping the Indian River Power Plant in operation.
Coal-fired power industry lingers despite green energy push
Despite the environmental impact of coal-fired power plants, the industry is still not going away.
In January of this year, Bloomberg found that the global demand and benchmark price for coal was at a near record-high, symbolizing a strengthening of the market for the fossil fuel industry. In fact, coal generation reached an all-time high in 2021 despite public outcry to divest from the industry as a whole.
The Indian River Power Plant uses the Bailey Mine in Pennsylvania as its source for coal. The stock price for CONSOL Energy (CEIX), the coal producer that owns Bailey Mine, has been rising and it is anticipated that the company's growth will continue.
The delay in the shutdown of the Indian River Power Plant could impede the state’s clean energy goals and exacerbate air quality problems within the state.
Delaware has set clean energy goals to reach 40% renewable energy by the year 2035. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, only 2% of the state’s electricity was generated from renewable sources in 2020.
In 2018, Gov. John Carney filed four petitions to the EPA for relief from out-of-state air pollution that “significantly impacts Delaware’s air quality.”
Dustyn Thompson, advocacy and outreach organizer for the Sierra Club Delaware, said the group is disappointed about the decision to keep the coal plant running.
“The startup-shutdown sequence for the plant is not environmentally friendly to say the least,” Thompson said. “We already have some of the worst air quality in the nation, and we can blame out of state emissions all day long, but when you have a coal plant starting up and shutting down frequently, that puts out an excessive amount of air pollution into our immediate surroundings.”
The Indian River Power Plant and its environmental impact have been a source of concern for decades.
More:Report highlights dirtiest power plants in Delaware
In August of 2007, the Delaware Division of Public Health confirmed the presence of a “cancer cluster” in the area immediately surrounding the Indian River Power Plant, with a cancer rate 17% higher than the national average at the time.
The 2007 toxic release inventory, released in 2009, listed the Indian River Power Plant as the top emitter of toxic releases, with 88% of the emissions being acid gasses known to have harmful effects on human health and safety.
In March of 2009, the grassroots environmentalist organization Citizens for Clean Power sued the Indian River Power Plant for committing over 6,000 violations of state and federal air pollution regulations.
However, in 2011, the Delaware Cancer Consortium, the Department of Health and Social Services, and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control commissioned a study on the potential link between toxin exposure in nearby residents. It concluded that the power plant was not responsible for the impact on people’s health.
In 2019, the Environmental Integrity Project confirmed that the Indian River Power Plant was contaminating groundwater with unsafe levels of toxic pollutants found in coal ash including arsenic, lithium and mercury among others.
While waiting for the transmission upgrades to be made, Thompson remains committed to steering Delaware away from its reliance on fossil fuels, particularly coal.
“We have an entire campaign designed to transition away from dirty fossil fuels because it is so toxic to health and the environment,” Thompson said.
One of the major clean energy substitutes that could be implemented in the near future is using offshore wind energy sources to fuel Delaware's needs. The Indian River Power Plant has been discussed as a potential site for offshore wind power lines to come ashore. | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/03/coal-powered-indian-river-power-plant-shutdown-delayed/65384383007/ | 2022-08-03T20:15:14 | 0 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/03/coal-powered-indian-river-power-plant-shutdown-delayed/65384383007/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Tiajuanna Harris said if you see someone dancing on a street sign in Woodlawn, you’ve come to the right place.
Harris owns Pink Poles Studio, an Atlanta-based pole fitness business that just opened a new location in Birmingham’s Woodlawn neighborhood. A video promoting the business showing a pole dance on a street sign in the historic neighborhood has gone viral, garnering well over 100,000 views on Facebook alone.
Harris started the business in Atlanta in 2013, having only taken one pole dancing class herself.
“I wasn’t even good at it,” Harris said. But in time, she’d come to believe that running a pole fitness studio was her calling.
“Just honestly speaking, it was a vision from God,” she said. “It’s a way to connect and empower women.”
She said that since opening her Atlanta studio, multiple customers had made the trip over from the Magic City. Expanding into Alabama, then, was a no-brainer.
“We thought it was a good audience to connect with,” she said.
She said for nearly a decade now, she’s worked to expand the narrative of what pole dancing means to people.
“You’ve got to look at this differently,” Harris said. “We’re not naked. We’re not performing for men. We’re in a safe space, encouraging one another, uplifting one another.
Harris said she’s been blown away by the Magic City’s interest in pole dancing.
“Our target was to open three days a week,” she said. “As of this week, we’re open seven days a week. Classes are at capacity.”
The viral video, Harris said, was a way for the studio to connect to the community it seeks to serve.
“All around the world, pole dancers use whatever they can — even street signs — to get up there and do something fun,” she said. “And that’s what we did.”
Harris said that those interested in exploring pole dancing her in the Magic City can reach out to the studio on Facebook or by phone at (470) 232-8174. Pink Poles’ Birmingham studio — called the PYNK — is located at 5359 1st Ave. North.
“You can walk in our door, and once you’re in there, nothing else matters,” Harris said. “You’ve got people rooting you on.” | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/a-vision-from-god-owner-discusses-viral-pole-dance-new-birmingham-studio/ | 2022-08-03T20:19:34 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/a-vision-from-god-owner-discusses-viral-pole-dance-new-birmingham-studio/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Human remains that were found in a wrecked car in Georgia are believed to be those of a nurse from South Carolina who was on her way to Birmingham last month but never made it, police report.
Shauna Brown, a nurse who worked at Prisma Baptist Health in Columbia, South Carolina, was last seen July 10 after she had left home to go to Samford University to do clinical work.
On July 20, Georgia State Troopers found a black Toyota Corolla registered to Brown in the woods near Exit 154 of I-20 in Warren County, Georgia. According to a report from the Columbia Police Department, the body of a woman wearing medical scrubs was found inside the car.
“While we have not positively identified the person inside, we do believe that it is the body of Shauna Brown,” Deputy Chief Melron Kelly said in a press conference posted on Twitter July 21. “We’re working with the family to positively identify her. It’s not an outcome we wanted, but we’re working with the family very closely to bring them some closure.”
Kelly said no foul play is suspected and that it appears that the wreck was the result of a single-vehicle collision where the car went off the road and went down into an embankment. Kelly said the car could not be seen from the road.
A press release from the CPD stated that officers believe the crash may have happened July 10, the day Brown left home.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an autopsy and DNA test to confirm if the remains are Brown’s. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/human-remains-found-in-wrecked-car-believed-to-be-of-missing-nurse-who-was-last-seen-on-her-way-to-alabama/ | 2022-08-03T20:19:40 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/human-remains-found-in-wrecked-car-believed-to-be-of-missing-nurse-who-was-last-seen-on-her-way-to-alabama/ |
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Authorities are searching for a kangaroo that has reportedly been on the loose in Tuscaloosa since Monday.
Residents in north Tuscaloosa reported sightings of a kangaroo around the area of Highway 171 Monday morning. A Tuscaloosa County Animal Control Unit investigator confirmed that as of Wednesday, officers are on the lookout for the animal.
Bigham Farms & Exotics, an exotic animal zoo in Coker, informed the public about the situation via their Facebook page. The company clarified that the kangaroo does not belong to their zoo and is allegedly from the Fayette County area.
Martha Hocutt, an investigator with Tuscaloosa County Animal Control, confirmed that the kangaroo was still on the loose as of Wednesday. She also confirmed that the kangaroo was last seen around the area of Rose Boulevard Tuesday, and they are in collaboration with Bigham Farms to ensure the animal’s safe capture.
The zoo stated it’s important for the public not to approach the marsupial if spotted.
Anyone who spots the animal is encouraged to call the Tuscaloosa County Animal Control at 205-248-5840. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/kangaroo-on-the-loose-in-tuscaloosa/ | 2022-08-03T20:19:46 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/kangaroo-on-the-loose-in-tuscaloosa/ |
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