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Cross coming to Cactus as part of 40th anniversary tour
Christopher Cross made history with his 1980 self-titled debut album, winning five Grammy Awards, including — for the first time in Grammy history — the “Big Four” most prestigious awards: Record of the Year (for the single “Sailing”), Album of the Year, Song of the Year (also “Sailing”) and Best New Artist.
Cross is scheduled to perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. Doors open at 6:50 p.m.
In a career spanning more than five decades, Cross has sold more than 10 million albums. His music has garnered five Grammys, an Oscar, a Golden Globe and five Top 10 singles.
This year, he is celebrating the 40th anniversary of his breakthrough debut album with a major tour featuring songs from his debut album: “Sailing,” “Ride Like the Wind,” “Say You’ll Be Mine,” and more.
“This tour celebrates the first chapter in what has been my life’s journey. I look forward to seeing everyone on the road,” Cross said.
Within a year of the first album’s release, Cross joined music royalty Burt Bacharach to write “Arthur’s Theme,” for the movie "Arthur", which won an Academy Award for Best Song. With his 1983 release, "Another Page", Cross was again in the Top 10 with the singles “All Right” and “Think of Laura.” His song, “Swept Away,” composed for the hit television series, Growing Pains, was nominated for an Emmy.
Cross started his own label and, since 2007, has released eight albums of new material, including "A Christopher Cross Christmas" and "The Café Carlyle Sessions", jazz treatments of hits and favorites born out of a residency at the famous Hotel Carlyle in New York City. "Take Me as I Am", released in 2018, features richly crafted melodies and elegant guitar work. The latest project for Christopher Cross Records is aptly titled "The Complete Works". Released in 2020, it celebrates his 40th anniversary as a recording artist and is a collection of all 12 previously released CDs, one CD of singles and bonus tracks, and a pink vinyl containing one track from each album chosen by Cross.
The historic Cactus Theater, circa 1938, is one of the most intimate venues represented on the entire 40th Anniversary tour, with only 383 seating capacity – giving audience members an up-close “living room” concert experience in a storied venue matching the iconic status of the artist and cast of support.
“We are extremely pleased to present this legendary Texas artist and this milestone anniversary tour date in the intimate environment of the Cactus Theater in Lubbock,” said Cactus owner and music promoter Darryl Holland. “This concert represents one of the most familiar names in the pop music world and the opportunity to showcase this landmark event in what many consider the ultimate listening room in West Texas is very special and will be incredibly meaningful to the fans in attendance. As most music aficionados on the South Plains know, the Cactus Theater has been fully updated over the past six years with state-of-the-art sound, lighting and seating to give audiences one of the most unique listening experiences found anywhere in the country."
Cactus Theater in-person box office hours are Monday-Friday, 3-5:30 p.m. at 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. Box office phone: (806) 762-3233 – answered during these same box office hours.
For more information on Cross, visit www.christophercross.com/ or follow him on social media at: Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/ChristopherCrossOfficial/; and Instagram & Twitter: @itsmrcross | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2022/08/05/cross-coming-to-cactus-as-part-of-40th-anniversary-tour/65391322007/ | 2022-08-05T12:43:53 | 1 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2022/08/05/cross-coming-to-cactus-as-part-of-40th-anniversary-tour/65391322007/ |
DUPONT, Pa. — A driver had to be cut from his vehicle after a crash Thursday night in Luzerne County.
It happened around 11 p.m. on Sathers Drive in Dupont.
Authorities say the convertible crashed into the tractor-trailer.
The driver of the car became trapped.
Crews say they cut through the metal to free him.
Officials say that driver went to the hospital. There's no word on his condition.
Sathers Drive is open after the wreck in Dupont.
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SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — A man is dead in Schuylkill County after getting pinned under his lawnmower.
State police say the victim is 79-year-old John Lippert from Wayne Township, near Schuylkill Haven.
Troopers say Lippert rode his lawnmower to get the mail on his property because he couldn't walk for it.
On Thursday, authorities say he lost control of the machine, and it landed on top of him.
His family found Lippert, but it was too late.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/man-dies-after-getting-pinned-under-lawnmower-schuylkill-county-wayne-township/523-abdc564e-482a-443f-b75b-ebd2bbc08a34 | 2022-08-05T12:49:20 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/schuylkill-county/man-dies-after-getting-pinned-under-lawnmower-schuylkill-county-wayne-township/523-abdc564e-482a-443f-b75b-ebd2bbc08a34 |
The University of Nebraska will ask state lawmakers for 3% more in state appropriations in each of the next two years.
The biennial budget request, which will go before the NU Board of Regents on Aug. 11, would cover the years of 2023-24 and 2024-25.
If approved by the Legislature and signed by the next governor next year, the increase would bring NU's total state appropriation to $665 million beginning in 2023 and $696 million in 2024.
The boost to state aid would provide $41.5 million more for salaries and benefits over the two-year budget cycle, and would also seek to increase fringe benefits by $5.1 million, health insurance costs by $10.7 million, and other budget needs by $7.2 million.
In all, the request would provide NU with $64.6 million more at the end of the biennium to fund university operations. Revenue from student tuition is also used to fund the state-aided budget at NU.
But, according to the summary included with the regents' agenda published Thursday, the request for more state appropriations would not cover all of NU's needs.
The university is projecting a $12.5 million shortfall in both years of the biennium, which will need to be made up through enrollment growth, tuition hikes or budget cuts -- or some combination of the three.
NU, which has campuses in Lincoln, Omaha and Kearney, is entering the second year of a two-year budget freeze proposed by President Ted Carter and approved by the Board of Regents last year.
The university is also continuing to make progress toward $49 million in budget cuts adopted by regents in 2020, as institutions of higher education across the country sought to cut costs due to plummeting enrollments.
Part of those cuts have included shifting funding in order to expand the Nebraska Promise program, which allows in-state students from families with qualifying income levels to attend NU for free.
Regents will also consider increasing the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture's budget by 3% over the next biennium.
The increase would provide the campus in Curtis with $307,000 more in state funding over the next two years.
However, NCTA will be required to cut $80,000 from its budget during that same time period.
Upon approval from regents, both budget requests will go to the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education for review before they are submitted to the governor and the Legislature in September.
The chair of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee said water resource and tourism development, workforce initiatives and rural broadband development might get funding, and he "100%" supports improved mental health access.
Leaders from the state's public higher education systems highlighted proposals during a legislative hearing ranging from new brick-and-mortar facilities to expanding programs in areas where Nebraska is experiencing shortages.
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will consider giving President Ted Carter a performance bonus and will hold a public hearing on a resolution from Regent Jim Pillen opposing the teaching of critical race theory on campus.
The budget includes a 1.5% increase in merit pay for faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and provides funds to chancellors to pursue strategic objectives.
Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers said Thursday that he has contacted multiple lawmakers to discuss a special session, but would not confirm whether he is proposing a 12-week ban. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/nu-will-seek-3-increase-in-state-appropriations-over-next-biennium/article_ab688c68-0695-558b-961f-27b77a62709d.html | 2022-08-05T12:50:50 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/nu-will-seek-3-increase-in-state-appropriations-over-next-biennium/article_ab688c68-0695-558b-961f-27b77a62709d.html |
American Airlines canceled 170 flights across the country Friday morning and delayed 73 others according to the flight tracking app Flight Aware.
The Fort Worth-based airline canceled 33 flights and delayed 29 at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Passengers complained about cancellations and delays on social media. American Airlines replied to one passenger who wanted to know why he was missing a family wedding.
"We're currently managing weather delays and cancellations which have also affected other carriers," the airline tweeted.
"Cancelations are never part of the plan," AA added.
We have reached out to American Airlines to find out more about the flight issues. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/american-airlines-cancels-more-than-150-flights-friday/3041115/ | 2022-08-05T12:53:44 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/american-airlines-cancels-more-than-150-flights-friday/3041115/ |
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — It’s back-to-school season. Time to grab pencils, backpacks, and so much more.
For some teachers, it’s a time when they are digging into their own pockets.
“This year, I probably spent over $500,” said Gabriel Padilla.
Gabriel is entering his sixth year at West High School teaching math. He knows shopping for school supplies is key for a successful year.
“We’re struggling, and we’re in places in like socioeconomic status is low. So parents can’t always provide that, and if they’re not getting a lot of money to provide, then they look to us in the schools to be able to provide that,” Gabriel said.
This back-to-school shopping season is bringing extra costs with inflation. It might not be as bad as you expect, though.
“The national average inflation is 9.1%, but education and the books and supplies is only 3.7% year over year as of June,” said Jeremy Hill, director for the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University.
Hill says that’s because of a broader trend, “Those schools supply additional school supplies were growing faster than inflation over the last decade, but over the last two years, those costs have not gone up as much as overall inflation.”
Many families will still feel the burden of back-to-school shopping, especially lower-income families.
“Sometimes, it takes more than the district and schools. It takes the community as well. If we want to give these kids a good education, then we need to be able to supply that for them,” Gabriel said.
Gabriel said many teachers are looking for community support to fill the need. Initiatives like Wichita Teachers Wishlist have been extremely helpful doing so. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/back-to-school-how-inflation-can-impact-your-shopping-list/ | 2022-08-05T13:06:07 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/back-to-school-how-inflation-can-impact-your-shopping-list/ |
CASSODAY, Kan. (KSNW) — A loss of pressure in the distribution system that provides water to the city of Cassoday in Butler County forced the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to issue a boil water advisory on Thursday.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
- Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or use bottled water.
- Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.
- If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.
- Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
- Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.
The advisory took effect on Aug. 4 and will remain in place until the conditions that place the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved.
For more information, you can visit the KDHE’s website by clicking here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/boil-water-advisory-issued-for-city-of-cassoday/ | 2022-08-05T13:06:13 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/boil-water-advisory-issued-for-city-of-cassoday/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – On Wednesday night, The Kansas African American Museum (TKAAM) launched its 25th-year celebration at Newman University and announced a $6 million campaign to fund a new home for the museum.
The new facility will be located at 201 N. Main in downtown Wichita.
“We are extremely pleased to announce this evening that we have raised $2.8 million as part of our TKAAM Museum & Cultural Center Campaign,” said Sherman.
The museum shared its vision alongside major corporate donors and supporters, such as Fidelity, Cargill, Intrust, Evergy, Meritrust, Cox, Commerce Bank, and Emprise, that were present at the event. The Wallace Foundation, William T. Kempter Foundation, and The Charitable Foundation were also in attendance.
“We will use our extensive Collection with expanded and original programming to create understanding, inclusion, and opportunity,” said Sherman. “As the place where individuals and communities learn about and experience the Kansas African American story, TKAAM will focus on the individual and collective stories of Kansas African Americans to engage museum visitors, program participants, and children.”
Leaders of TKAAM also put the spotlight on the capacity of its new facility, educational components, and statewide engagement.
“We have one of the largest and most diverse collections of original Kansas African American history,” said current president John Rolfe. “We are also the stewards of the Kansas African American History Trail, an eight-member consortium, and other unique and important historical and heritage assets. The new museum and cultural center allows us to expand on current programming and engage in new programming.”
The Kansas African American Museum, currently housed at 601 N. Water St., strives to be the premier place where communities can come together to learn about or tell the Kansas African American story.
“These stories of challenges and triumphs in everyday life provide people of all ages with hope and inspiration that they too can achieve success in life, great and small,” said Denise Sherman, TKAAM Executive Director. “These stories told through a historical archive—created and maintained by TKAAM—help Kansas neighborhoods, communities, and cities to gain perspective for current challenges by seeking an understanding of past challenges.”
To learn more about TKAAM, click here. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/kansas-african-american-museum-working-to-fund-a-new-home/ | 2022-08-05T13:06:19 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/kansas-african-american-museum-working-to-fund-a-new-home/ |
The 23-year-old Brooklyn McDonald's worker shot amid a gunfight that a law enforcement source said apparently stemmed from a fight over cold french fries has died, police said Friday as they declared his case a homicide investigation.
Police identified the victim as Matthew Webb, of Queens. He had been shot in the neck and was taken to a hospital in critical condition after Monday's shooting. Police say he died Wednesday.
That was the same day a second person, an 18-year-old woman, was arrested in the case. Camellia Dunlap, of Nostrand Avenue, is accused of criminal weapon possession and possession of a loaded firearm in the Monday evening shooting outside the restaurant in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Cops allege the gunman passed the firearm off to her after firing at Webb.
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 wasn't clear if either he or Dunlap had attorneys or if upgraded charges would be filed against one or both of them.
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.
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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. Webb was hit in the neck.
McDonald's released a statement earlier this week 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/nyc-mcdonalds-worker-shot-over-cold-french-fries-days-days-later-source/3811938/ | 2022-08-05T13:12:06 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-mcdonalds-worker-shot-over-cold-french-fries-days-days-later-source/3811938/ |
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find a missing woman.
According to a post from the TSCO Facebook page, Cayla Michelle Garner has been reported missing as of Thursday afternoon. Garner is described as having 5’7″ and 155 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair.
She may be occupying a black 2015 Mazda 3 Touring with an unknown tag number.
Anyone with information on Garner’s whereabouts is asked to contact TCSO at 205-752-0616. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/tuscaloosa-woman-reported-missing/ | 2022-08-05T13:17:04 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/tuscaloosa-woman-reported-missing/ |
CLEVELAND (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has chosen former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey to hear the appeal of the six-game suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson.
Watson was suspended this week by independent disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson, who concluded he violated the league’s personal conduct policy after being accused of sexual misconduct by two dozen women in Texas.
The league, which had been pushing for an indefinite suspension for Watson, wanted further discipline and appealed Robinson’s ruling on Wednesday.
Under the collective bargaining agreement, the appeal gave the power back to Goodell to enact punishment but he instead chose Harvey, currently a partner at a law firm in New York.
In noting his qualifications, the league said Harvey “has deep expertise in criminal law, including domestic violence and sexual assault, and has advised the NFL and other professional leagues on the development and implementation of workplace policies, including the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy.”
Harvey has also served as Goodell’s designee in other arbitrations.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Editor's note: The above video is from Feb. 2020.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg announced on Thursday that it has reached an agreement with the Tort Claimants Committee to settle the diocese’s Chapter 11 reorganization case.
This process has been going on since Feb. 2020, when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg became the first in Pennsylvania to declare bankruptcy after it paid out a combined $12 million to more than 100 child sex abuse survivors, according to previous FOX43 reporting.
According to a statement from the diocese, the decision to file for bankruptcy came after approximately 54 timely filed proofs of claim from clergy abuse survivors were received during the reorganization process. The diocese had been struggling financially for years prior to the decision as well, also according to previous FOX43 reporting, and its money troubles were only exacerbated by a grand jury investigation and subsequent lawsuits.
The agreement between the diocese and the committee will be incorporated into a reorganization plan and voted on and submitted to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for approval. The plan, according to a statement, "will seek to establish the most comprehensive and in-depth child protection protocols of any diocese in the United States."
“The steps we take today continue our commitment and responsibility to support survivors of clergy abuse, and to make restitution for the suffering they have endured,” Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer, Bishop of Harrisburg, said. “While I have acknowledged many times that no amount of money could ever compensate for the abuse these survivors have experienced, it is my prayer that this settlement will be the next step toward healing.”
The agreement that was announced Thursday will also establish a Survivor Compensation Trust, which will provide funding in an amount equal to $7.5 million to survivors of clergy sexual abuse. The details of this specific part of the reorganization plan will be announced at a later date.
The diocese also said in their statement that it understands that there will be questions about the settlement plan. It will be posting updated information on its website, as it becomes available. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/diocese-of-harrisburg-chapter-11-bankruptcy-case-sex-abuse/521-d0241c6a-f78c-48c4-8cf4-5fc48828cfc9 | 2022-08-05T13:18:49 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/diocese-of-harrisburg-chapter-11-bankruptcy-case-sex-abuse/521-d0241c6a-f78c-48c4-8cf4-5fc48828cfc9 |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Diocese of Harrisburg has a deal to settle claims of people who say they were sexually abused by priests.
The Diocese has agreed to set up a $7.5 million trust.
The trust is part of a proposed settlement that will allow the Diocese of Harrisburg to come out of bankruptcy protection.
The Diocese filed for chapter 11 in 2020.
Since then, more than 50 people have filed claims that they were abused by priests.
Want to see what was in news in 1983? Head on over to WNEP's YouTube. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/diocese-of-harrisburg-reaches-settlement-sexually-abused-by-priests/523-5d7684ee-8b84-4ccf-8751-84f629a417e5 | 2022-08-05T13:18:55 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/diocese-of-harrisburg-reaches-settlement-sexually-abused-by-priests/523-5d7684ee-8b84-4ccf-8751-84f629a417e5 |
Brevard LGBTQ clinic's response to proposed transgender healthcare restrictions
As transgender healthcare guidelines have been called into question by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and multiple Florida healthcare agencies, a Brevard clinic serving the LGBTQ community is grappling to figure out a response.
Spektrum, an LGBTQ-focused clinic with an office in Orlando and in Melbourne, serves about 3,500 patients. They provide gender-affirming healthcare for all ages, which includes hormone replacement therapy, blockers, support letters for gender-affirming surgeries and mental health services.
With the Florida Department of Health, the Agency for Health Care Administration and DeSantis’ administration looking to potentially restrict transgender people’s access to healthcare — specifically those on Medicaid and those under 18 years old — the clinic is facing many unknowns.
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"We have to wait until we see what sticks to the wall before we can fully plan our response, but of course we're kind of preparing for everything,” said Joey Knoll, founder and CEO of Spektrum.
With so much uncertainty, the clinic is struggling to keep up with the number of patients it needs to see. Typically, they could see about 40 to 50 patients a day. But with so many people coming in with fears about what’s going to happen, that number has dropped to 30.
“Our patients and their families' appointments are taking longer because they're all panicking,” he said. “What used to just be a quick appointment -- we're checking your labs, things are looking good, how are you feeling, what results are you noticing? Now it's, ‘do I need to move and what's going to happen? Am I going to get my medicine?’”
Proposed changes in Florida
Transgender healthcare has been a topic of discussion for several months with a focus on gender dysphoria, which is defined by the federal government as "significant distress that a person may feel when sex or gender assigned at birth is not the same as their identity." It was previously called “gender identity disorder.”
Transgender healthcare was first brought into question in April, when the Florida Department of Health released a guidance seeking to "clarify evidence" regarding the treatment of gender dysphoria in anyone under the age of 18. It advised not only that medical transition should not be allowed under the age of 18, but also social transition, which can involve allowing a transgender child to go by a preferred name, pronouns and different clothing options.
Since then, the Agency for Health Care Administration released a 46-page report on June 2 titled "Generally Accepted Professional Medical Standards Determination on the Treatment of Gender Dysphoria." The six medical professionals who compiled the report said treatment for gender dysphoria — which can include gender reassignment surgery, hormone replacement therapy and puberty blockers — had the potential for harmful long-term effects, saying the treatments were "experimental and investigational."
At the time of the release of the report, AHCA requested Florida's Medicaid program review whether treatments for gender dysphoria met generally accepted professional medical standards, additionally arguing that treatments didn't meet the definition of "medically necessity." If this were found to be the case, low-income and adolescent transgender individuals would no longer have their treatments covered by Medicaid.
Separately, DeSantis' administration has asked the Florida Board of Medicine to review their findings and create a standard of care for "those complex and irreversible procedures" for gender dysphoria.
Since the initial release of its guidance in April, the Florida Department of Health filed a petition on July 28 to initiate rulemaking related to trans healthcare, saying that "children do not possess the cognitive or emotional maturity to comprehend the consequences of ... invasive and irreversible procedures."
In its proposed standard of care, it suggested procedures and treatments such as sex reassignment surgeries or anything altering primary or secondary sexual characteristics, puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy and hormone antagonists be banned for transgender patients under the age of 18.
Knoll, who has helped more than 10,000 people transition over the course of his career, said he believes the studies cited in the proposed guidelines have been misrepresented or twisted.
"It's outdated research that began in 1975 that talks about persisters and desisters when it comes to gender identity, failing to include the fact that in 1975, how was someone going to access gender affirming care?" he said. "Maybe they are classified as a desister because they are living in their birth-assigned gender, but it could have been because they didn't have access to affirming care or a support system — it doesn't mean that their gender identity wasn't real, so that's very terrible information for them to take."
Response in Brevard
Sebastian Cook, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Melbourne, said the proposed changes are dehumanizing.
"It's honestly really scary, because it makes us look like we're just political objects and not real people,” he said. “We have feelings, we're human, and we just want to have our bodies feel and look the way that (they're) supposed to."
Cook will turn 18 in a few weeks, which should keep proposed guidelines surrounding healthcare for trans minors from applying to him. However, he’s still facing uncertainty regarding covering the cost of hormone replacement therapy and is worried about how the guidelines will affect younger people.
"Gender-affirming healthcare — it definitely does save lives,” he said. “We know what we want and we know how to achieve what we want, and that's something that will actually save our lives ... When it's restricted, it's going to cause so many more issues down the road, leading to depression and suicide and stuff like that."
Though it’s not clear how Spektrum will be required to proceed, Knoll, who has helped more than 10,000 people transition over the course of his career, has ideas for counteracting what he believes to be misinformation cited in the proposed guidelines.
"One of the things that we're trying to do to combat this is put together some research or get something published, but I'm not a publisher, I don't know how to do that stuff, I'm not a statistician," he said.
His goal is to gather statistics from the practice regarding transgender patients and their experiences. But without experience in publishing and a lack of resources in this area, he needs a volunteer to help.
“The truth is, organizations like mine, other organizations around the state, we just don't have the bandwidth to gather this information,” he said. "We just need help — that's the hold up."
Finch Walker is a Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at 321-290-4744 or fwalker@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @_finchwalker | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/08/05/brevard-lgbtq-clinic-responds-proposed-restrictions-trans-healthcare/10211860002/ | 2022-08-05T13:21:32 | 1 | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/08/05/brevard-lgbtq-clinic-responds-proposed-restrictions-trans-healthcare/10211860002/ |
The entire Miami Valley is once again at a “high” COVID-19 community level, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Last week Champaign and Clark counties moved down to “medium,” but returned to “high” following the CDC’s latest update Thursday. Butler, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Warren counties have remained at “high” the last few weeks.
There are only two counties in Ohio with a “low” community level — Hancock and Seneca counties. There are 19 Ohio counties at “medium,” according to the CDC. The remaining 67 counties are at a “high” community level In the U.S., 41.7% of counties have a “high” COVID community level, 38.91% are “medium” and 19.39% are “low,” the CDC reported.
The CDC recommends the following for people in a “high” community level county:
- Wear a mask indoors in public regardless of vaccination status;
- Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines;
- Gett tested if you have symptoms.
People who are immunocompromised or at risk of severe illness should talk to their doctor about additional precautions, as well as possible coronavirus treatment options.
The CDC uses the number of new coronavirus cases per 100,000 people in the past week, new COVID hospital admissions and the percent of staffed inpatient hospital beds occupied by coronavirus patients to determine COVID community levels.
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BUFORD, Ga. — A Gwinnett County woman thought she was going to finally get justice for her husband, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in 2019. But the suspect, who's charged with vehicular homicide, never showed up to court this week to enter a plea deal.
Holly Frankovich met her husband Geoffrey 23 years ago. The two were looking forward to enjoying retirement together until she got the tragic news he was clinging to life in the hospital.
He was a successful medical executive and die-hard Steelers fan until his untimely death on Oct. 27 of 2019.
On that day, Geoff, an avid golfer, didn't show up for his outing with friends, Holly said.
“The police went to that Wal-Mart and found Geoff's car still in the parking lot and then learned from a witness of some sort that a person had been run over earlier that morning," she said.
That person it turns out was the man she had been married to for 19 years.
“He was the love of my life, my best friend," Holly said. ”He was on life support at that time and he never woke up. A week later, he passed away.”
Gwinnett County Police said Mario De Paz Hurtarte, who was 20 years old at the time of the hit and run, sped through the Wal-Mart parking lot in Buford as he got off work there. He wound up striking Geoff, and then taking off before getting into another crash.
“He [Hurtarte] was reckless, careless, heartless, and now I would add malicious because he’s run," Holly said.
Holly has been to every court date but said Hurtarte didn't show up or his plea deal on Tuesday.
“Getting justice for him is important, and I hope for my son and I, it will give me some closure," Holly said.
For now, Holly prays she gets justice for Geoff as she holds memories of her best friend close to her heart.
She's offering a $5,000 reward of her own money for information leading to the his arrest. Anyone who knows where Hurtarte may be is asked to contact the Gwinnett County Police Department at (770) 513-5000. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/gwinnett-county-hit-and-run-death/85-71b09464-2d4f-45e0-a3f8-887b39216f57 | 2022-08-05T13:23:27 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/gwinnett-county-hit-and-run-death/85-71b09464-2d4f-45e0-a3f8-887b39216f57 |
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR champion, and his family safely escaped the Mall of America Thursday after someone fired shots.
Bloomington police, which said no one appeared to be injured, was still searching for a suspect after securing the scene shortly before 6 p.m. The police said two groups at the mall got into an altercation at a store and one group left, but someone in that group fired three rounds.
A video posted on Twitter shows Busch walking away from the chaos while holding hands with his son, Brexton.
Busch's wife, Samantha, posted videos on her Instagram story, showing their son winning a youth racing event on Wednesday and riding roller coasters with her husband on Thursday before providing a sobering update after the shooting.
“If you are seeing the news about the @mallofamerica we got out and are safe,” she posted. “Praying others inside are too.”
Kyle Busch, the 2015 and 2019 champion and winner of 60 career Cup races, is scheduled to race in the No. 18 Toyota on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway.
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Two men pumping air into their tires at a gas station were shot during an apparent drive-by shooting near the Philadelphia-Montgomery County border early Friday morning.
The shooting took place just after 1:30 a.m. at the Sunoco gas station on the 400 block of West Cheltenham Avenue at Oak Lane Road in the East Oak Lane neighborhood, Philadelphia police said.
Two men were shot, one in the foot and one in the hand, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said. Both men were listed in stable condition at the hospital.
The two men and a friend suddenly saw a white SUV pull up next to the gas station parking lot along Cheltenham Avenue moments before the shooting, Small said.
The rear passenger-side window went down and "they saw a gun come out the window," Small said.
At least four shots were fired, investigators said. Bullets also struck a tire on the victims' vehicle and the gas tank, causing gas to leak onto the parking lot.
The white SUV was last seen going eastbound on Cheltenham Avenue, Small said.
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Police didn't have a motive for the shooting and said no words were exchanged prior to the shooting.
Surveillance video captured the shooting, Small said.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/cheltenham-ave-gas-station-shooting/3326952/ | 2022-08-05T13:24:09 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/cheltenham-ave-gas-station-shooting/3326952/ |
Have you seen them yet this summer?
A cloud of birds spiraling down into someone’s chimney tends to catch people’s attention.
So what birds fly down and up Pacific Northwest chimneys? Vaux’s swifts.
Up close, Vaux’s swifts are dark gray birds with rump and underparts that are lighter gray, and with a black smudge in front of each eye. Perhaps not all that impressive in appearance, swifts’ aerial agility more than makes up for their looks. The tiny hunters dart through the air at high speeds, suddenly turning and twisting to catch their flying insect prey.
A little over 4” long and with a wingspan just under a foot, Vaux’s swifts are a little smaller than chimney swifts, and are the smallest swift in North America. (While our swifts will roost and nest in chimneys, “chimney swifts” are a different species, found in eastern North America.)
Although the name looks French, the bird is named after Englishman William S. Vaux, who pronounced his name “Vawk,” giving the bird’s name pronunciation as “Vawk’s swift.”
Swifts are usually noticed as they leave or enter communal roosting or nesting sites in chimneys, chimneys being an urban substitute for the natural hollow trees and snags the birds generally nest in. While swifts can’t wrap their toes around something to perch, the tiny birds can cling to the wall by hanging by their toenails.
What kind of nest does one build inside a chimney? A few small twigs held together and glued to the wall with saliva -- spit. (Spit-infused Asian swiftlet nests are the key ingredient in classical “birds nest soup,” though most American restaurants today don’t serve soup featuring that expensive feature.)
Swift nests are barely large enough to contain the three to seven young ones. Yes, sometimes the babies fall into the fireplace. (If that should happen, gently pick up the little one and ease it back up into the chimney where it can grab hold of the wall again. Fortunately, they’re nesting when we’re not apt to build fires.) Youngsters fledge very quickly, however, and are able to leave the nest within three weeks of hatching.
Swifts in a chimney are usually audible, too, making chattery or chirpy calls to each other rather than full-blown songs. As you might expect, families are especially noisy as each meal arrives.
We have other airborne hunters, too, notably swallows and bats, but you can usually tell them apart from the ground by watching their flight patterns.
Swifts seem to vibrate in flight, stiff wings beating constantly and almost too fast to see; swallows repeatedly flutter and glide. Swift wings seem stiffer, narrower, and more swept-back than swallow wings (they remind me of nearly-straightened out boomerangs); swifts have tails so short they barely extend past the body while swallows usually have more noticeable tails -- and swift tail feathers end in stiff quill-points. Swallows perch on wires and such, swifts cling to vertical wood and walls.
Bat flight is also different from swift flight: bat flight tends to be more erratic in rhythm and direction. And bats usually fly about on the darker side of dusk and dawn than swifts and swallows fly.
Why might you notice Vaux’s swifts in Coos County in August?
Soon now, the newly fledged youngsters will probably increase the number of Vaux’s swifts flying about, and the birds, old and young, will start to gather for their southward migration. By the time you’re ready to build a cozy fire, they may already be wintering in Central America.
For information on how you can arrange your own exploration of our fascinating natural history, contact Marty at mgiles@wavecrestdiscoveries.com, www.facebook.com/wavecrestdiscoveries, or by calling 541/267-4027. Questions and comments about local natural history are welcome. www.wavecrestdiscoveries.com | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/nature-guide-journal-vaux-s-swift/article_93d07e5e-1358-11ed-830b-47fcc7f63547.html | 2022-08-05T13:32:04 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/nature-guide-journal-vaux-s-swift/article_93d07e5e-1358-11ed-830b-47fcc7f63547.html |
Taming the Indian River Inlet: A continuing challenge
The Indian River Inlet has a mind of its own. Over the years, the waterway would fill with sand and then reopen whenever it pleased. Sometimes, the tides and currents would reopen the waterway in the same location. Other times, the forces of nature would create a new channel a short distance away.
Often appearing calm, without a ripple on its surface, the Indian River Inlet could turn violent and erode everything in its path. Nothing, it seemed, could tame the Indian River Inlet.
At the dawn of the 20th century, the inlet filled with sand, and several hundred farmers armed themselves with shovels and attacked the silt that blocked the inlet. For two days, the men assaulted the muck and created a shallow channel that allowed some water to flow from the bay to the ocean; but the wet sand on the new inlet’s banks slid back into the watery ditch.
When the shovel brigade returned for a second attempt, they dug a wider waterway; but it, too, silted closed quickly. The inlet remained little more than a wet spot in the sand crossed by a low wooden bridge.
In 1928, former governor John G. Townsend Jr. was determined to reopen the clogged Indian River Inlet. Working on a limited budget, Townsend persuaded the Hercules Powder Company to donate a ton of dynamite for the project. After the explosives had been buried in the sand, everyone took cover, and at four o’clock on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 3, 1928, Townsend threw the switch.
According to historian, Richard Carter in "Clearing New Ground, , The Life of John G. Townsend Jr.", “What was almost certainly the grandest explosion in the history of Sussex County … The 2,400 pounds of dynamite threw up vast amounts of sand 150 feet in the air on both sides of the intended channel. Almost instantly the impounded waters of the bay began running out into the ocean through the opening.”
That, however, did not tame the Indian River Inlet. Within days, sand began to accumulate in the newly-blasted channel. Within a few months, the inlet was closed, and few traces remained of the explosive effort to reopen the waterway.
After Townsend’s abortive attempt failed to tame the inlet, federal funds became available in the 1930s to cut a new inlet across the dunes and to build a new bridge across it.
In 1938, a modern dredge, the Margate, armed with powerful sand-moving equipment, arrived on the coast, and it began cutting the new waterway across the dunes. At the same time, plans were drawn for the new bridge.
According to the Milford Chronicle, “The bridge is to be 704 feet long, with a swing center which will hold the operator’s house. The swinging part of the bridge will be 182 feet long and will open a channel of 60 feet on each side of the swing center.”
The Indian River Inlet, however, was not to be tamed so easily.
On Nov. 4, 1938, the Milford Chronicle reported, “Workmen of the State Highway Department discovered Monday of this week that the south end of the old bridge over the Indian River Inlet had again been swept by the tides and that it was unsafe to travel, and it is again closed to traffic until new 65 foot pilings can be put in place to hold against the swift tide.”
The inlet and new bridge were finished the next year, but the bridge only lasted until 1948, when it collapsed killing three people.
Several decades later, construction of the current bridge across the inlet was delayed several years because of the problems with the shifting sands. Even today, storms erode the sands on the northern approaches to the bridge, the Indian River Inlet has not been tamed.
Principal sources
Richard B. Carter, The History of Sussex County, n. p.: Community Newspaper Corp., 1976, p. 44.
Richard B. Carter, Clearing New Ground, The Life of John G. Townsend Jr., Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 2001, pp. 393-394.
Milford Chronicle, Sept. 23, 1938; Oct. 14, 1938; Nov. 4, 1938. | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/delaware/2022/08/05/taming-the-indian-river-inlet-a-continuing-challenge/65389564007/ | 2022-08-05T13:33:42 | 1 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/delaware/2022/08/05/taming-the-indian-river-inlet-a-continuing-challenge/65389564007/ |
Meet Salisbury University's new president, eager for new school year to start
As college freshman, transfer students, and fresh faces of all kinds step onto Salisbury University's campus for the first time, they cannot help but feel overwhelmed. Between navigating new surroundings and meeting strangers at every twist and turn, it can add up to a big change.
Newly elected Salisbury University President Carolyn Ringer Lepre wants her students to know they are not alone. Similar to them, Lepre, who recently replaced retired president Charles Wight, is also a newcomer to town.
The new president officially took the reins on July 15, after she, her husband, and twin daughters packed their bags and moved to Salisbury — their new home.
Lepre, whose academic background is in mass communications and journalism, was previously interim president of Radford University in Virginia since July 2021. Before that, she served as the university’s provost and vice president for academic affairs.
At Radford, Lepre spearheaded several priorities, with the university debuting three fast-track online programs in 2021 geared toward working adults — RN-to-BSN, MSN, and MBA. During her tenure in that post, Radford also introduced general education curriculum that gives students more control over their coursework and cultivates individualized pathways to degree completion.
Before arriving at Radford, Lepre served for eight years at Marist College in New York, holding a host of academic and administrative positions, culminating with her deanship of the School of Communication and the Arts.
Lepre’s career has evolved over time, and she has her mentors to thank for launching her into her current educational and leadership role.
“I will be forever grateful. It was mentors, people who I was fortunate enough to come across in my life who were generous enough with their time to say, ‘You know what, we think you’d be good at this,’” the president said. “Then one thing leads to another and suddenly I’m not doing journalism at all, I’m an administrator, and it’s a whole different ball game.”
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Lepre attended Miami University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and journalism. She received her Master of Science in Journalism degree from Ohio University and her Ph.D. in mass communication from the University of Florida.
Lepre is all too familiar with nerves that stem from embarking on a journey in a new town, surrounded by new people.
“Know that I am, indeed, going through it with you. If you need someone to talk to, I’ll understand,” Lepre said with a smile.
'Let's tell that story'
A word of advice from the president: If someone is willing to lend a helping hand, take it.
“Take advantage of the people who are offering you help. Take advantage of all the resources that are going to be offered throughout the process of getting on campus and going through orientation,” Lepre said. “I think you’ll find that just about everyone you meet will want to put their hand out and help you.”
The president believes that it is her obligation, once students are admitted, to work as hard as she can to make sure they cross the finish line. Now, she is eagerly awaiting the start of the school year, when she will begin to meet students as they walk through the campus gates.
Lepre is already Salisbury University’s No. 1 fan.
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“We need to tell our story. We need to be celebrated,” she said. “There’s so much good that’s already happening here. Let’s tell that story as loudly and as strongly as possible.”
Olivia Minzola covers communities on the Lower Shore. Contact her with tips and story ideas at ominzola@delmarvanow.com. | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/05/salisbury-university-welcomes-new-president-carolyn-ringer-lepre/65389428007/ | 2022-08-05T13:33:48 | 1 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/05/salisbury-university-welcomes-new-president-carolyn-ringer-lepre/65389428007/ |
Water spouts, possible tornado damages Smith Island structures
Keith Demko
Salisbury Daily Times
As rough weather came to Delmarva on Thursday night, Smith Island residents may have had the worst of it, as several residents reported on Facebook. See the water spouts in action and the possible tornado image as reported by residents here.
The remote island can only be accessed by boat or helicopter. The archipelago, home to about 260 people, consists of three distinct communities: Tylerton, Rhodes Point and Ewell.
The National Weather Service had issued a severe weather statement for the area earlier warning of possible wind at 45 mph and hail.
Here is some Facebook footage recorded by residents. | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/05/water-spouts-possible-tornado-reported-by-smith-island-residents-weather/65392857007/ | 2022-08-05T13:33:54 | 0 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/05/water-spouts-possible-tornado-reported-by-smith-island-residents-weather/65392857007/ |
For most, the Jersey Shore usually means the Atlantic Ocean beaches. But there's another Jersey Shore on the Delaware Bay, too, full of towns and water lovers. That's where Joe Martucci is for this episode of THE SEASON, showcasing a day in the life of a commercial crabber on the bay.
The Morse family has had the bay in their blood for decades. Six months a year, the middle and youngest Martin Morses start their day at 4:30 a.m., ending 12 hours later. It's a hard day's work, they say, but the water is in their veins. They can't imagine being anywhere else.
The video starts by heading out to sea with the eldest Martin Morse. His career took him to the Bridgeton Public Works department but his soul is in the bay. He says his son and grandson work long and hard, but he's proud of their work.
With a pair of thick rubber gloves and bushels everywhere, Joe tries his hand at commercial crabbing just offshore Greenwich, in Cumberland County. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/the-season-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-delaware-bay-commercial-crabber/article_a4ce5cd4-144e-11ed-ba91-d35c2ee6e725.html | 2022-08-05T13:36:52 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/the-season-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-delaware-bay-commercial-crabber/article_a4ce5cd4-144e-11ed-ba91-d35c2ee6e725.html |
Guilford County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal shooting Thursday night that happened in the eastern part of the county.
Deputies who responded at 9:44 p.m. located a gunshot victim, who died at the scene, according to a news release this morning from the sheriff's office.
The news release did not provide any additional details.
Authorities ask anyone with information to call Detective J. Allen at 336-641- 5963 or Guilford County Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.
This story will be updated as more information become available. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/guilford-county-deputies-respond-to-fatal-shooting-thursday-night-officials-say/article_537dec42-14b6-11ed-9ba4-8f77d7d23156.html | 2022-08-05T13:37:24 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/guilford-county-deputies-respond-to-fatal-shooting-thursday-night-officials-say/article_537dec42-14b6-11ed-9ba4-8f77d7d23156.html |
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday will hold a news conference at a history museum in West Palm Beach.
The governor is scheduled to speak at 11 a.m. from the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County Historical Museum, according to a news release.
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The news release stated DeSantis would make a “major announcement” at the event. The same rhetoric was used by DeSantis’ spokeswoman Christina Pushaw on Twitter ahead of a news conference Thursday, where the governor announced the immediate suspension of Tampa Bay-area State Attorney Andrew Warren.
No other details were shared ahead of the event.
ClickOrlando.com will stream the conference live at the top of this story when it begins.
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SAN ANTONIO — A driver died Thursday night after they were trying to avoid hitting a mattress, but instead crashed into an area filled with heavy brush.
Bexar County Sheriff's said a man was approaching the Atascosa and Bexar County line on I37 when he swerved to try to avoid hitting a mattress that was laying on the highway.
Instead, he lost control and rolled his vehicle 80 yards into heavy brush. Police said the driver died on the way to the hospital.
Speed is believed to be a factor and no other vehicles were involved. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/driver-crashes-dies-after-trying-to-avoid-hitting-mattress-highway/273-290668a3-9656-4769-b0d5-be8d8c3833f7 | 2022-08-05T13:39:27 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/driver-crashes-dies-after-trying-to-avoid-hitting-mattress-highway/273-290668a3-9656-4769-b0d5-be8d8c3833f7 |
SAN ANTONIO — An 18-year-old is in the hospital after firing at officers Thursday night, officials said.
It started when San Antonio police found out the suspect shot at his girlfriend's vehicle. Because they knew who his dad was, they went to his house and waited for him. When the suspect saw police, he fled.
That’s when officers started following the teen. SAPD police chief William McManus said when the suspect made it to an overpass on SW Military Drive near Kelly Field, he got out of the car and began shooting at officers.
Officers shot back at him, hitting him multiple times.
“There were four, maybe five officers involved in the shooting. They had between one and five years. Again, this is preliminary right now,” Chief McManus said.
The suspect was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
No officers were hurt but they were placed on administrative leave, which is customary in this type of incident, officials said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/teen-injured-after-exchanging-gunfire-with-police-near-lackland/273-db24aa2d-2fe9-4f0f-b3fd-4ef3839bf486 | 2022-08-05T13:39:33 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/teen-injured-after-exchanging-gunfire-with-police-near-lackland/273-db24aa2d-2fe9-4f0f-b3fd-4ef3839bf486 |
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – A lawsuit filed Thursday by 25 Texas cities claims that Disney, Hulu and Netflix have for years stiffed the cities out of dollars the streaming giants are required to pay under state law — and now cities are coming to collect.
Austin, Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth are among the cities that sued the streaming services in Dallas County to recover money they say they has been owed since 2007 and to require the services to pay each year going forward. Under state law, the services have to pay cities a franchise fee — which traditional cable providers also pay — in exchange for using communication lines over public rights of way to transmit their services into homes.
As more people abandon cable subscriptions in favor of streaming services, cities have lost franchise fee revenue — money that goes to fund city services like police and fire protection as well as roads, parks and libraries.
Cities haven’t made up that revenue with fees from streaming services, said Steven Wolens, a former Texas lawmaker and lead attorney for the cities. Even though state law classifies them as video service providers that must pay the fees, the major streamers haven’t paid cities a dime, Wolens said.
“They should have been paying this fee from the very beginning,” Wolens said. “Shame on them because they are using the public right of way that every other company pays the city to use.”
Exactly how much the streaming giants owe Texas cities isn’t known, Wolens said. For a smaller city, the losses could number in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, he said. For a larger city, that figure could be in the millions.
Other Texas cities that joined the lawsuit are Abilene, Allen, Amarillo, Arlington, Beaumont, Carrollton, Denton, Frisco, Garland, Grand Prairie, Irving, Lewisville, McKinney, Mesquite, Nacogdoches, Pearland, Plano, Rowlett, Sugar Land, Tyler and Waco.
The cities are seeking funds dating to when the services launched — Netflix in 2007, Hulu in 2008 and Disney+, The Walt Disney Co.’s streaming service, in late 2019. Their subscriber bases number in the tens of millions worldwide, with Netflix on top with more than 220 million subscribers.
Representatives for Disney, Hulu and Netflix did not immediately return requests for comment.
This story originally appeared in The Texas Tribune.
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BAYONET POINT, Fla. — One person is dead after an early morning fire at a mobile home in Bayonet Point.
Around 4:30 a.m. Friday, Pasco County Fire Rescue responded to Clermont Street near Clarita Drive.
Firefighters say they arrived to find a single-wide mobile home fully engulfed in flames. During a search of the home, one adult was found dead, according to the fire department.
Investigators from Pasco County Fire Rescue, the State Fire Marshal's Office and the Pasco County Sheriff's Office are investigating the cause of the fire.
No other injuries were reported. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/person-killed-bayonet-point-pasco-mobile-home-fire/67-4f4fd729-ffff-4eff-8d77-711d36a00e21 | 2022-08-05T13:40:39 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pascocounty/person-killed-bayonet-point-pasco-mobile-home-fire/67-4f4fd729-ffff-4eff-8d77-711d36a00e21 |
Food, music and Hamlet kicks off Carnation Festival
ALLIANCE ‒ Heads were bobbin'. Feet were tappin'. People danced to the groove.
Jimmy & the Soul Blazers, blending soul and funk, provided the soundtrack to Thursday night's Carnation Food Fest on Main Street in downtown Alliance.
And they didn't disappoint.
"This an annual event and I love Jimmy and the Soul Blazers, and you can see the food is delicious," said Lisa Mallard, an Alliance resident, sitting with friends and eating a gyro at the concert.
The Food Fest, which ends Saturday night, was one of the marquee events to kick off the 62nd annual Greater Alliance Carnation Festival. The complete festival runs through Aug. 14.
Tom Hines, a festival board member, said the Food Fest is a "perfect way" to start the Carnation Festival.
"We have super bands every night," and a variety of fair foods, he said.
Situated between Park and Arch avenues, Food Fest features about a dozen vendors and live music all three nights. The food offerings range from barbecue to sausage sandwiches and funnel cakes to snow cones.
"We heard there was going to be funnel cake," said Allyce Bryant, an Alliance resident. She and her boyfriend Xavier Loveless were with her two sons John and Bradley Dallas.
"So we brought the kids down," she said. "It was cool to see stuff down here."
Corey Shofroth, owner of MoonshineQ, was smoking brisket, ribs and pulled pork for paying customers. He has been part of Food Fest for the last several years.
"I get to be in my hometown and sell barbecue, which I love," the Alliance-area resident said.
Prior to music, new Carnation Queen Kayla Martin and the court of First Attendant Chloe Orzo, Second Attendant Catarina Hagan and Third Attendant Kenna McElroy took the stage and introduced themselves. Martin was crowned July 30.
Kayla Martin named Greater Alliance Carnation Festival queen
"I'll probably come two days (to Food Fest)," Mallard said. "And then we'll go out to the Days in the Park. We participate. We love seeing the people and all that good stuff."
The popular Days in the Park event starts Aug. 10 at Silver Park and runs through Aug. 13.
"It's a monsterous family reunion, city reunion," Hines said of the Days in the Park.
Food Fest continues
Food Fest continues Friday and Saturday in the downtown area starting at noon and ending at 11 p.m. Country musicians Caliber perform Friday 7 p.m. and '80s tribute band New Wave Nation takes stage at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Staci Gurney, president of the Carnation Festival, said the pedal tractor pull also will take place there 2 to 4 pm. Saturday. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m.
"It used to be at Lowe's," she said.
To be or not to be ... in the rain
In addition to Food Fest, the first of four performances of "Hamlet" were held Thursday night as part of the University of Mount Union's Shakespeare at the Castle.
Due to potential stormy weather, which delayed the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, the performance was moved from Glamorgan Castle to Brush Performance Hall in the Giese Center.
The other three showings of "Hamlet" are scheduled to take place at the castle. Check their Facebook page for any changes at https://www.facebook.com/UniversityofMountUnion.
For a complete list of Carnation Festival events, go to the festival website at http://www.carnationfestival.com/.
Reach Benjamin Duer at 330-580-8567 or ben.duer@cantonrep.com
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Southwest Gas customers in Arizona could see an average bill increase of nearly 12% by January under a proposed rate increase the utility says is needed to cover increased operating costs and system improvements.
The rate case before the Arizona Corporation Commission would boost the average monthly single-family residential bill by an estimated $5.12, or about 11.6%, to $49.40, Southwest Gas says.
The average residential bill during winter months would increase by $7.68, or about 12.6%, according to the company, which serves more than a million customers in Arizona.
The company’s rate request comes less than two years after regulators approved a 9.7% average rate increase that went into effect in January 2021, and as a pass-through charge for gas Southwest Gas purchases is on the rise due to higher wholesale gas prices.
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The utility also is proposing a new program to allow customers to buy carbon credits to offset the environmental effects of their gas usage, and plans to expand its discount rate program to more low-income customers.
But as the case moves toward formal hearings at the ACC starting in late September, one of Southwest Gas’ biggest commercial customers says it’s too soon for the gas company to raise rates.
Too soon?
In a filing with the commission, Casa Grande-based Arizona Grain Inc. noted that the company’s filing for this proposed increase in December 2021 came less than a year after the last rate increase went into effect, resulting in “pancake” rate filings.
“There are many other pressing matters for the commission to attend to that will devour resources. It is simply too soon for a new rate case,” said Craig Marks, a Phoenix attorney for Arizona Grain.
Arizona Grain, which supplies durum wheat and Southwest grain seed with four locations in the state, also asked the commission to reject Southwest Gas’ rate filing as “defective,” based on the so-called “test year” the company used to calculate the new revenue it needs.
Test years are typically 12-month periods utilities and regulators use to determine past revenues and expenses in order to calculate new rates.
Arizona Grain contends that the test year Southwest Gas used to formulate its rate request ended Aug. 31, 2021, which includes four months of revenue under older, lower rates — which could make the company’s current revenue needs seem higher without some complex adjustment.
A Southwest Gas spokesman said the company typically files rate cases about every two to three years to recover costs of system investments.
“The timing of this rate case is consistent with past timing and is aligned with the period between test years,” spokesman Sean Corbett said in an email.
Recovering costs
Southwest Gas is seeking an overall annual revenue increase of $90.7 million, which the company says reflects $711 million in system investments the company has made or planned since 2019 to ensure safe and reliable service in Arizona.
The Las Vegas-based gas company serves about 2 million customers in Arizona, California and Nevada, with 1.1 million in Arizona including Tucson and much of eastern Pima County and parts of Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Pinal and Yuma counties.
In January, the company added 5,300 customers in Graham County with the acquisition of the county’s gas system.
Southwest Gas says that over the last five years, the company has added 61,000 customers, with both customer growth and expenses increasing about 9%.
System investments the company has made in Southern Arizona since 2019 include the addition of a Liquid Natural Gas storage facility in southeast Tucson to ensure reliability, replacement of customer-owned yard lines, modernized customer service and data systems, Corbett said.
The company is not proposing any changes to the basic monthly service charge on residential accounts, at $10.70, and it is not proposing any new rate plans.
But Southwest Gas also is looking to recover over three years $2.5 million in late-payment fees that were suspended under ACC orders from April 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021, to help customers cope with the economic havoc wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Expanded assistance
The gas company is proposing to expand its Low Income Ratepayer Assistance program by extending the 30% discount to apply year-round, instead of from November through April now, and to increase the income eligibility threshold to 250% of the Federal Poverty Level, from 200% currently.
The eligibility threshold is based on household size and under current guidelines apply to single-person households with total gross income of $27,180, or $55,500 for a household of four, for example.
Carbon-credit plan
Southwest Gas also is proposing a new program called “Move2Zero,” in which most residential and business customers could voluntarily sign up to buy blocks of carbon offset credits through the utility to offset their greenhouse-gas emissions.
The company would buy certified carbon credits — generated by projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere such as reforestation and renewable-energy projects — and offer them to customers in blocks that would cost $5 per month and offset 10 therms of fossil-gas usage per month.
Gas price hikes
Besides the 2021 rate increase, Southwest Gas customers are seeing higher gas bills because of a global run-up in natural gas prices that are passed through to customers in a monthly charge based on usage.
The Monthly Gas Charge is adjusted twice a year, apart from base rates, based on what Southwest Gas pays for wholesale natural gas and is not marked up by the utility.
That charge was increased on Aug. 1 to about 52 cents per therm, from 47 cents previously, an increase of about $1.20 for an annual average monthly bill for 24 therms usage and nearly $2 more for the average winter bill at 36 therms.
The winter storm that crippled Texas’ power grid and curtailed natural-gas supplies in February 2021 caused a spike in short-term gas costs to Southwest Gas and other gas companies in the region.
Southwest Gas said that its Arizona gas costs, including pipeline transportation charges, totaled about $191 million in February 2021 — compared with costs of about $133 million in all of 2020.
Corbett said those price spikes are reflected in the higher Monthly Gas Cost charge on customers’ bills.
He noted that Southwest gas uses a 12-month, rolling average of gas prices to smooth out price volatility, and customers are protected from huge increases in the gas-cost charge with a 15-cent per therm cap on any increase in gas prices and a 10-cent cap on increases to a balancing account that tracks actual gas costs and revenue from the charge.
What’s next
Southwest Gas has asked that new rates become effective “no later than January 2023.”
The Corporation Commission utilities staff and other intervenors in the case have yet to file their initial testimony ahead of hearings scheduled to start Sept. 26 in Phoenix before an administrative law judge, who will submit a recommended rate order to the full commission.
The first of five telephonic public-comment meetings is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 6 p.m. and can be accessed online at azcc.gov/live, where information on phone access also will be available.
Contact senior reporter David Wichner at dwichner@tucson.com or 520-573-4181. On Twitter: @dwichner. On Facebook: Facebook.com/DailyStarBiz | https://tucson.com/news/local/business/tucson-gas-bills-could-rise-nearly-12-under-southwest-gas-plan/article_01518708-0eb7-11ed-b29b-2bb544aaf108.html | 2022-08-05T14:08:55 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/business/tucson-gas-bills-could-rise-nearly-12-under-southwest-gas-plan/article_01518708-0eb7-11ed-b29b-2bb544aaf108.html |
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: Ukraine is currently launching a counter-offensive at Kherson, a southern Ukrainian city that was overrun by Russians in the early weeks of the Russian/Ukrainian war. Most analysts recognize that the second battle for Kherson is going to be extremely destructive and deadly. However, the Russians can be expelled from Kherson without a battle.
To date, the U.S. has supplied the Ukrainian fighters with the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). HIMARS has effectively destroyed Russian targets inside Ukraine with precision projectiles that have a 50-mile range. The U.S. supplied the HIMARS to Ukraine with the proviso that the systems would not be used to strike targets inside the Russian border. The Biden administration is concerned that strikes inside Russia with U.S. supplied weapons could potentially expand the conflict.
The HIMARS, in addition to the 50-mile projectiles that are currently in use in Ukraine, has the capability to launch projectiles with a 188-mile range. These longer range projectiles have not been supplied to the Ukrainians. The longer range HIMARS would ideally engage targets inside Russia, a scenario the U.S. wants to avoid. However, the Crimean peninsula, although controlled by Russia since 2014, is still recognized by the U.S. as Ukrainian territory.
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HIMARS with the 188-mile range could be used to launch projectiles from the Ukrainian mainland against targets in Crimea. Specific targets of interest include the Russian Black Sea Naval Base at Sevastopol and the rail and vehicular bridge linking the eastern end of Crimea with the Russian mainland. HIMARS could devastate the Russian Black Sea Fleet at Sevastopol and stop Russia’s sea-launched cruise missile attacks against Ukrainian targets. Without the bridge to Russia, Crimea would be isolated and the peninsula would become a quagmire for Russian troops rather than a launching point for attacks. Without the Crimean supply route, the Russians would have difficulty sustaining their troops in Kherson and would likely evacuate the area without a fight. The city and hundreds of lives would be spared.
Surely, the U.S. and Ukrainian strategists have considered such a move. An escalation in material support from the U.S. would certainly antagonize Mr. Putin. Yes, there may be hazards associated with antagonizing Mr. Putin, but the heroism displayed by the Ukrainians deserves a more robust commitment from the U.S. President Biden has been much too risk averse in this conflict. That caution is emboldening Mr. Putin and costing Ukrainian lives every day. The scenario as proposed herein (isolate Crimea) will likely occur eventually if this war drags on. The opportunity is there to make it happen now and in the process save hundreds of souls that are about to perish at Kherson!
George Kalman is a retired Navy Captain and a resident of Saddlebrooke. He has worked with Ukrainians and Russians on military and civilian matters for more than a decade. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-u-s-should-act-to-save-lives-in-ukraine/article_eaf61e34-140f-11ed-9333-6f2ab11b6640.html | 2022-08-05T14:09:01 | 0 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-u-s-should-act-to-save-lives-in-ukraine/article_eaf61e34-140f-11ed-9333-6f2ab11b6640.html |
CLARE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - Funeral services will take place Friday for a member of the Clare County Sheriff's Mounted Division who died in the line of duty last month.
The sheriff's office says Mounted Deputy Nichole Shuff was getting off her horse while responding to a medical issue at the Clare County Fair around 8:15 p.m. July 25. She fell and sustained a head injury.
Shuff, who was a member of the Mounted Division for nearly two years, was pronounced dead at an area hospital a few days after the accident.
She is survived by her husband, brother, parents and other family members.
A public visitation for Shuff will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Farwell Community Schools Jamie Performing Arts Center at 480 E. Ohio St. in Farwell. The funeral will take place immediately after at 1 p.m.
After the funeral, a motorcade will carry Shuff's casket west on Ohio Street from the school, south on Corning Street and then east to Surrey Township Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest.
Only family members and Clare County Sheriff's Office staff will be allowed in the cemetery for graveside services.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered flags across Michigan to fly at half-staff on Friday in Shuff's honor.
Clare County Sheriff John Wilson believes Shuff's horse, Ringo, stumbled on uneven ground, causing her to fall. He does not believe the horse was spooked by a noise or sound.
"Those horses are highly trained. We do a lot of training with them. We introduce them to a lot of sounds and noises, banging and stuff and they are trained to pretty much sit through it," Wilson said.
Ringo will retire from law enforcement after a final ride to help lay Shuff to rest on Friday. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/fallen-clare-county-mounted-deputy-laid-to-rest-friday/article_c5e1fcaa-14b2-11ed-95b1-131adf90b1e4.html | 2022-08-05T14:09:37 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/fallen-clare-county-mounted-deputy-laid-to-rest-friday/article_c5e1fcaa-14b2-11ed-95b1-131adf90b1e4.html |
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – A piece of paper circulating through social media by Flint councilman Eric Mays is causing confusion among other City of Flint official members about what it is and what it even does.
“That form was actually the public input form,” Eva Worthing, who represents Flint’s 9th ward, said. “That was the first part of the process.”
Councilman Eric Mays sat down ABC 12’s Rachael Eyler to say otherwise, calling it an "official application" for any one who would like to request dollars from the American Rescue Plan.
“It's an initial request,” Mays said. “It's the application and it's the only one in the city right now.”
However, according to the other eight other council members, the mayor and the city chief financial officer, Robert Widegan, it's not and the actual application won't come out for a couple more weeks.
“It is part of the mayor’s administration plan for ARPA funds and council is 100%, behind residents being able to fix up their homes and use this money,” Worthing explained. “But a form for residents to fill out and get that needed help is not available yet.”
Since Mays posted about the “official application,” to request ARPA funds, residents have come to city hall non-stop to fill out the form. Each one telling ABC 12 News they thought it was an application.
“We were just told that this has a certain amount of money that they have for people's homes and to come down and fill out an application,” one resident said.
Another resident said the same thing, grabbing an application for herself and her mother to request money to repair their roof.
“I was just told that they had a budget of 74 million to help Flint residents to help with their homes but I honestly don't know what it's for,” the resident said.
ABC 12’s Rachael Eyler spent about 20 minutes outside the office of city council seeing at least a dozen people come in to request the form.
As she was leaving she one resident was asking councilman Mays questions about the form but she didn't get many answers.
“I'm very frustrated and I'm frustrated with him,'' she said. “You have no answers, you should have something.”
So then if it’s not an application to request money from the ARPA fund what is it exactly? Council tells ABC 12 News, it just collects data.
“The forms would go to Administration and then I'm not actually sure of the process yet, because we haven't discussed it,” Worthing said. So it's hard to direct residents now when there's actually no information to be given.”
The form is intended to help the city council know what people need, it is not an application to get those funds.
“Claims are spreading online that residents can use this form to apply for funds to improve their homes, to have their past due water bills paid, and to purchase commercial property. None of this is true,” Chief Financial Officer Robert Widigan said in a statement to ABC 12 news. “You cannot get money by filling out this form.”
Mayor Sheldon Neeley will decide how the funds are dispersed. Council will approve or deny those requests.
An actual application is coming out in a few weeks from the city which will be identified as a NOFA or a notice of funds available application.
Follow ABC 12 News to know when that application becomes available. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/flint-leaders-no-application-yet-to-request-arpa-funds/article_7ed3d426-1437-11ed-a549-7b4e48d75dd5.html | 2022-08-05T14:09:43 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/flint-leaders-no-application-yet-to-request-arpa-funds/article_7ed3d426-1437-11ed-a549-7b4e48d75dd5.html |
LAPEER COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - A Lapeer mother died on Wednesday after a falling tree crashed through the windshield of her pickup truck while it was driving.
The Lapeer County Sheriff's Office says severe thunderstorms moved through the area after 4 p.m. The Furneaux family was driving a Dodge Ram on Peppermill Road near Force Road when a tree fell onto the roadway around 4:30 p.m.
The tree landed on the pickup truck and one of the limbs tore through the windshield, hitting 36-year-old Katelyn Furneaux. An ambulance rushed her to McLaren Lapeer Region hospital, where she was pronounced dead around 8 p.m.
Furneaux's 39-year-old husband and 12-year-old son, who also were in the truck, did not sustain any injuries from the accident.
The sheriff's office blamed weather conditions for the accident, but an investigation will continue. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/lapeer-mother-killed-when-falling-tree-crashes-through-windshield/article_feec65d2-14b0-11ed-b68a-eb4286072ab0.html | 2022-08-05T14:09:49 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/lapeer-mother-killed-when-falling-tree-crashes-through-windshield/article_feec65d2-14b0-11ed-b68a-eb4286072ab0.html |
Indy artist recreates memories in paintings of homes, landmarks
Skye Lee Smith likes to paint memories.
Smith, an artist based out of Broad Ripple, does watercolor paintings of people’s homes and Indianapolis landmarks. Though she stays true to the architecture and line work of the buildings, she mixes this realism with a bit of nostalgia.
Memories of spaces are typically a bit romanticized, Smith said. People blur out blemishes on the brick, forget scuff marks on the concrete and remember the grass a little bit greener.
So when Smith is creating the images, she leaves out all of the unmemorable details, sometimes making the sky a bit brighter or coloring in flowers with more buds and blooms. If she's painting a house, she captures the important things the homeowners remember, such as the tree in the front yard. If she's painting a landmark or historic building, she likes to change up the lighting and focus on some features over others.
“I try to paint it,” Smith said, "like you remember it."
The painting process
About four years ago, Smith, 29, bought her first home and decided to commemorate it by doing a watercolor painting of the exterior.
She loved it, her husband thought it was cool and so did others after she posted it online.
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Almost immediately she started working on commissions at night after coming home from her teaching job.
Since she started she has painted images for homeowners, realtors wanting to give their clients a memorable welcoming or farewell gift and sometimes for people who want to have a painting of a location that is memorable for them, such as their wedding venue. She has also created paintings of landmarks and distinct locations in TV shows which people can purchase prints of on Etsy and Facebook.
In addition to prints, customers can also purchase different items with her work printed on them, such as water glasses or wood art.
About a year ago, Smith left teaching to pursue her business full-time.
Now she spends the majority of her days in her home office, sitting in the midst of unpacked merchandise and walls filled with inspirational quotes, some of which are recycled from her former classrooms. One of the sticky notes on her desk read, “Be your favorite version of yourself.”
Her days mainly consist of flowing through her painting process: gathering images of the building, talking with the client, sketching the structures with pencil and a ruler (to keep the edges straight) inking over those lines with a micron ink pen and then painting. Painting typically takes a few days because the watercolor paper needs to dry in between each step to avoid becoming a “soppy mess,” Smith said.
Over the years, she has developed ideas for what colors to use for wood and greenery, some tricks to paint more efficiently, such as painting the dark shadows and black windows last, and techniques for how to draw and paint brick walls.
“It feels very intuitive," Smith said about painting the middle section of the brick. "It’s less about representing exactly what’s happening in front of you and more just the feel of this brick.”
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'Something a photograph can’t do'
Smith said she loves painting homes because every one of them tells a story. If the client is asking for a painting of a childhood home, she loves hearing about the memories made inside. If the painting is for an older homeowner, she wants to know the meaning behind the flowers they chose.
“Getting to know why they chose these parts of their home is so special,” she said.
Part of capturing these homes is painting them to match a memory instead of directly copying a photo.
One time she was painting the home of a woman who was very proud of her landscaping. While her plants flowered during different seasons, Smith was able to create one painting in which every rose, tulip and daffodil was blooming.
“That’s something that a photograph can’t do,” she said.
Smith's customer, Amy Jones, realtor for @properties in Indianapolis, said she buys paintings from Smith for her clients because of how personalized and detailed the paintings are, like an architectural drawing.
Last year, Jones was doing an estate sale for a family that had just lost their mom. She commissioned two paintings of the house for the woman's children and asked that the garage be a little bluer than it looked in the submitted pictures because of the color's significance.
“The kids always were like, ‘Mom, why did you paint the garage this blue? It’s hideous. It doesn’t match,’" Jones said about the family's interactions. "But it was their mom’s favorite color.”
After the kids received the painting, they were overjoyed, talking about how Smith had even gotten the blue color right, Jones said.
"It was special to them," she said, "because someone paid attention to that small detail."
Indianapolis architecture
In addition to painting people’s homes, Smith also looks to encapsulate Indianapolis architecture in her art.
Smith moved to Indianapolis to attend the Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI and never left.
“I loved the city and it was just so beautiful,” she said. “I just wanted to stay there for a long time.”
For her, a part of this beauty comes from Indianapolis architecture: the artsy and eclectic styles in Fountain Square, the bungalow homes in Broad Ripple and the streets with a mix of modern and classic styles. One example of this is Massachusetts Avenue, where the Athenaeum, a building that was named a National Historic Landmark in 2016, can be found a few blocks from FortyFive Degrees, a modern sushi restaurant and bar.
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“I just love the contrast between seeing a historical building and then seeing a super hip bar,” she said. “It shows how different we all are in Indianapolis and we can find joy in all of these places.”
To capture her love for this architecture, Smith began researching and painting different Indianapolis landmarks. Some of the ones she has painted are the Indianapolis Canal Walk, Union Station, Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the entrance to the Indianapolis Zoo and Dancing Ann on Mass Ave. This past Thursday, she completed her paintings of The Vogue Theatre and the Rainbow Bridge, two recognizable buildings in her neighborhood.
Recently, Smith started working on more pieces in the Irvington neighborhood. She said she was drawn to the area because of its Halloween festival, which will celebrate its 76th year this October, and the “spookier undertone” of the architecture.
Some of the locations she painted in this neighborhood are the Kyle Oak Tree, the Irvington Masonic Lodge and the Irvington Theater, which is a plant shop. Her painting of the lodge is showcased in another Irvington shop and the plant shop has the painting of their space displayed in-house. She said she plans to complete more paintings around Halloween.
Smith's husband Levi Smith said the two have explored more in Irvington, which they hadn't frequented before, because she started painting and making connections in that area. They both fell in love with the city in college and Smith's work over the past two years has allowed her and her husband to explore more of it.
"It’s made me feel a little more connected to our communities," he said, "and I know it has for her in bigger ways."
Remembering home
While Smith’s paintings encapsulate the architecture and history of Indianapolis, that is not the reason she started painting and has continued to paint buildings.
Smith started doing watercolor paintings because of the reactions she saw on her initial Facebook post. She continued her business because she wanted to spread that feeling to other people and help them remember their home, whether that be their house or their city.
Smith keeps the painting of her home on the top of a bookcase in her living room. One of Jones' clients keeps Smith's painting of their first home in their second home.
One of Smith's favorite projects was getting to paint a photo of someone’s childhood home, which had been destroyed in a fire. The person had never taken a complete photo of their house, so Smith constructed one by looking at several photos taken on the porch and in their yard. She was able to give them a lasting image of their home.
“It’s hard when you don’t have a photo,” Smith said. “It was just really cool that I was able to do that for her.”
For more information on Smith's art, go to www.lovelyhomesbyskye.com or www.etsy.com/shop/LovelyHomesbySkye.
Contact IndyStar reporter Madison Smalstig at MSmalstig@gannett.com. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/08/05/indianapolis-artist-recreates-memories-in-paintings-of-homes-landmarks/65380898007/ | 2022-08-05T14:13:38 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/08/05/indianapolis-artist-recreates-memories-in-paintings-of-homes-landmarks/65380898007/ |
Remembering 'Renaissance man' Rozelle Boyd, Indy's first Black city councilor
The three-hour funeral Monday was fit for the mourning of not just a man, but an era.
They called Rozelle Boyd, who was Indianapolis' longest serving and first barrier-breaking Black council member, a "Renaissance man," likening him to a Galileo or a Langston Hughes; they invoked the divine, as council president Vop Osili considered him a man worthy of living forever.
They also know that Boyd, who died July 21 at 88 years old, would never dream of these accolades. Boyd was the upright bass guitarist ― a band's glue, not its glamour. He was an avid hunter and fisherman who didn't gloat about his game. He was a lifelong man of God who sat in the back pew at Witherspoon Presbyterian Church, and helped govern as part of a group of elected Elders. And to his nieces and nephews, he was "Uncle Bud."
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Boyd was most known for his 42 years of public service to Indianapolis as the city's first Black councilor and, in 2004, first Black and Democratic council president. Colleagues use words to describe him that Boyd himself, a well-studied man, probably taught them: erudite, magnanimous, adroit. A teacher and professor by trade, he was the intellectual backbone of the council, but demonstrated this through meticulous, researched, even-keel debate, and not by riding the coattails of his graduate degrees.
Boyd, born April 24, 1934, wasn't protesting in the streets or marching on the governor's mansion in the late 1960s. His way was quieter: at 31, in 1965, he joined the city-county council. He channeled the civil rights movement through debate and policy. He created programs and served on countless community boards that tried to lift up the disadvantaged. He chose optimism in the face of tumultuous times.
"He gave us the foresight to look beyond where we were standing. To look to tomorrow," said city-county councilor William "Duke" Oliver, who in the late 60s was a rabble-rouser in the United Auto Workers union. "It was difficult for many of us to be patient. To be quiet. He was quiet and unassuming, but he could articulate the movement better than many."
"He had wisdom."
A 'quiet leader' who paved a path for many
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., believed that jazz musicians carried some of the first drumbeats of the civil rights movement.
"Sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment and many different situations," he said in 1964 at the Berlin Jazz Festival.
Jazz is triumphant. It's a power source for the Freedom Movement, King said. And Black jazz musicians fed these truths to both Black and white audiences.
Some people only learned of Boyd's early days playing the bass on Indiana Avenue at his funeral. Longtime friend Marcella Taylor told of Sunday night dances, where Boyd would play alongside his brother on the saxophone. He was mellow, steady, but skilled, and this persona would track him the rest of his life.
He collected degrees from Crispus Attucks High School, Butler University, Northwestern University and Indiana University. He taught history at Crispus Attucks for a decade, then lectured in African-American studies at IU.
On the city-county council, he wasn't the type to grab headlines. He believed in conversation over confrontation, councilor Monroe Gray said. From a historical lens, he advocated for topics like equal pay and education, fair housing and infrastructure spending. He did so with a voice people remember.
"He had this very slow, measured, precise way of speaking that was a kind of calling card for him," former councilor Ron Gibson said.
"And we listened to him," said Phil Borst, who spent 28 years as a Republican coinciding with Boyd on the council. "When Rozelle spoke, people listened."
Borst and Boyd were the poster children for civility when they left council at the same time in 2007, the Indianapolis Star declared in an editorial at the time. Boyd was unseated when voters punished incumbents for tax increases; Borst decided not to run again.
The two went on a "road show" together afterward, Borst said, visiting various business and political groups to talk about how local government works.
Boyd's reputation was such that Borst was on pins and needles the first time he had to debate him.
"I was kind of scared, because I wasn’t sure I could keep up with him," Borst said. "I don’t even remember what the subject was."
The respect Boyd earned across party lines was part of his power, colleagues said.
He pushed for an amendment to the city's human rights ordinance to include protections for the LGBTQ community, which in the early 2000s was not an easy vote to achieve, former mayor Bart Peterson said. Boyd was invited into former Republican Mayor Richard Lugar's tight circle that crafted the vision for bringing development to downtown, including two major gambles: the Circle Centre Mall and the NFL stadium, for a city that had yet to nail a deal with an NFL team.
He created the Citizens Police Complaint Board in 1989, to the objections of the police department, following the death of 16-year-old Michael Taylor in the back of a police car.
Before it became a national holiday, Boyd established King's birthday as a legal holiday in Indianapolis.
As a dean at Indiana University, he created what's now called the Groups Scholars Program, which seeks to increase college attendance rates among first-generation, low-income and physically challenged students.
"He was a quiet leader across all of those things," Peterson said. "He wasn’t the face of any of them."
An 'unfailingly positive' man who always chose optimism
Boyd never married or had children of his own. Instead, he was a second father to his brother's children, niece Marsha Williamson said.
In true Uncle Bud fashion, if Boyd asked her how she was doing and didn't hear optimism in her voice, he'd say, "I’m not convinced that you’re doing good."
He was the kind of uncle who took them on fishing and camping trips all over when they were kids. Later, he dropped off leftover fish fry from a church event or stopped by for a well-visit long after he was supposed to stop driving, willing away the failing health of his final years.
He first got elected in a time when the civil rights of Black people were only just enshrined into law, and he persisted election after election even if he didn't receive the official backing of the Democratic Party, Oliver said. Toward the end of his career, there was political tumult to navigate: When Boyd became president, Democrats also had to learn how to govern for the first time. Boyd was unseated just a year later by one of his students from Crispus Attucks, Steve Talley.
In an unprecedented move, Talley overthrew Boyd with the help of Republicans. Talley served briefly before Gray won the position.
And yet, Gibson said, Boyd's response was to move forward with dignity and work together, same as before.
At his funeral, Mayor Joe Hogsett called Boyd an "unfailingly positive" man who used to say, "If crying would help me, I would spend more time crying."
King inspired that optimism in Boyd, Boyd told the Star in 2007. Boyd watched his "I Have A Dream Speech" in Washington, and described it as an emotional, pivotal moment in his life, one that made him realize how far Black people could go in a white-dominated society.
"As a person of color in this culture, I think every day of his life he met some challenge that would test that optimism," said former councilor Joanne Sanders, who ran with him in 1999 along with two other at-large candidates.
They would become Indianapolis' first Democratic at-large candidates.
Speaking to the Star in 2007, Boyd regarded with optimism an envelope stuffed with racist hate mail, too. He had been through more "overt" racism, he said: going to a segregated school, being restricted to the Madam C. J. Walker theater.
"While these letters remind me that it still exists, they are in a way a testament to how far we have come," he said.
Boyd's passing marks the end of an era
Indianapolis lost many leaders of a Boyd's generation during the coronavirus pandemic. Some did not get the send-off they deserved due to public health concerns. Boyd got his.
Pastor Winterbourne Harrison-Jones of Witherspoon Presbyterian called him "the last of the generation of the great Renaissance men," whose imagination allowed them to see the world as it ought to be, not just how it is.
Boyd's public service and moral leadership was tied to his faith, Harrison-Jones said. He mentored everyone, led Bible studies, served in church elected leadership, and was consistent across all areas of his life.
"He was the same person in the classroom, in City Hall, if you met him in the grocery store, in the sanctuary," he said. "He saw himself as a steward as the gifts that God gave him."
He worked on service projects in Africa through Operation Crossroads, served on many community boards, like the National Educational Opportunity Centers Association and the NAACP. Mentioning all of them would have made his obituary read like a resume, Washington said.
Today, family and colleagues mourn the loss of not just a person, but a model for human interaction: unassuming, kind, thoughtful, yet strong.
"He opened doors that hadn’t been opened before. He wasn’t afraid," Washington said. "And he didn’t have attitude about it; he had passion about it. And there’s a difference. He didn’t feel entitled, he just felt passionate. He did it with grace, humility and respect."
When he became council president in 2004, many people were as surprised to see a Black man take the role as they were a Democrat, Osili said at Boyd's funeral.
Since the city's founding, there had been zero. Since 2004, he said, there have been about half a dozen.
"Every one of us owes him a debt of gratitude for lighting our way," Osili said.
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The 2022-23 academic year begins today at Kenosha Unified School District, with classes in Frank and Wilson elementary schools getting underway.
Students and their families were welcomed late Wednesday afternoon to open houses at their respective schools.
Both had food and refreshments, community resources from orgnizations such as the United Way, and free t-shirts for students to wear on the first day of school. Families could also receive help with online registration.
Autumn Horn, a second grade teacher at Frank Elementary, said she was excited to meet students and parents.
“It’s good to be back to normal,” Horn said. “The last couple of years have been kind of hard for kids and teachers, and to just be able to see people and shake hands and meet people compared to seeing them virtually has a different feel to it.”
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Families walked around the schools to get a layout of where everything was and meet their teachers for the year.
“I did have a parent who commented this was her first time ever in the school while her child has been at Frank already for two years,” Horn said. “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she’s never stepped foot in the building, so I think that’s really exciting for our families to come in and check it out.”
Cabrisha Shaw and her family moved from Racine to Kenosha, and will be attending school in the district for the first time this fall. The previous school the kids attended was mostly virtual.
“I like that they will be able to engage with other kids and be able to have a relationship with their teachers aside from being virtual,” Shaw said.
Because her children attended a different school, and because Frank and Wilson start earlier than most schools in the area, Shaw said her kids had a shorter summer but were excited to go back to school nonetheless.
Ted Caron, who attended the Wilson Elementary open house, said he appreciates the work that goes into putting on the vent.
“They’re always welcoming and I appreciate all the good things they did with the school this year as far as the new windows (and) sprucing it up,” Caron said. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/frank-and-wilson-elementary-schools-welcome-students-back-with-first-day-of-2022-23-today/article_f4a3cfa6-135d-11ed-9ad2-53ce96176b2e.html | 2022-08-05T14:16:53 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/frank-and-wilson-elementary-schools-welcome-students-back-with-first-day-of-2022-23-today/article_f4a3cfa6-135d-11ed-9ad2-53ce96176b2e.html |
BOISE, Idaho — Firefighters in and around Boise have been very busy with several grass and brush fires that broke out Thursday night and early Friday morning.
After a wet spring, grass that grew in the foothills and rangeland is dried out, said Kyle McQuillin, an engine captain with the Bureau of Land Management's Boise District.
McQuillin was at a fire that's been burning near Highway 21 west of Lucky Peak State Park's Discovery unit. That fire has burned an estimated 5 to 10 acres since about 1 a.m. Friday.
The fire reached up to the rimrock along the canyon. McQuillin said the steep slope made it difficult and dangerous to fight the fire in the dark.
"We're pulling off the hill for the night. The fire's knocked down right now, so it's just not worth the risk to put people up on the hill with the likelihood of getting hurt in the dark. We'll get back up there in the daylight," McQuillin said.
Crews will continue to monitor that fire Friday.
Another fire broke out around 11 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, off of North Cartwright Road near Pierce Park Lane. As of 2:30 a.m. Friday, the Boise District Bureau of Land Management said the fire was close to containment.
Smaller fires burned in southeast Boise near Eisenman Road, which is located near mile marker 59 along I-84; also, along the eastbound side of I-84 at Blacks Creek. As of 3 a.m. Friday, the BLM said the fire was about one-tenth of an acre in size.
Cooler nighttime temperatures, increased humidity, and the availability of firefighting resources in the Boise area are helping firefighters contain the fires. The causes of the fires have not been determined.
This is a developing story; will be updated here on KTVB.COM as new information is confirmed.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — As the economy continues to flux, there is no surprise that businesses are struggling. From supply chain issues to staffing shortages, restaurants have continued to feel the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
A restaurant struggling in the Metroplex made headlines recently after posting an outcry on social media. That outcry was shared thousands of times since.
The Arlington Foodies Facebook group, managed by the Arlington Foodies Farmer’s Market, has nearly 20,000 members in its mission to “build a kind and positive community.” The group’s goal is to primarily share some of their favorite food in Arlington with each other.
Fork in the Road, a restaurant serving American favorites, was close to shutting down for good when it posted to its social media account about the struggles it faced amid a changing landscape. With the rising cost of materials, a staffing shortage and supply chain issues, the mom-and-pop restaurant was struggling to get customers through the door.
Everything changed when owners Josh and Sonya Hopkins posted about their struggles to the restaurant’s Facebook page. The post was shared widely on social media, including Arlington Foodies. Since then, customers have poured into the restaurant, reminding the Hopkins of the community that has rallied around keeping the doors open.
Jennifer Hurley is the founder and one of several admins and moderators in the Arlington Foodies Facebook group. To her, the example of Fork in the Road is just one of many instances of the community taking that extra step beyond just recommending their go-to spot to other Arlingtonites.
For Hurley, the idea for Arlington Foodies came from helping one of her favorite restaurants that was struggling amid an increase in other restaurants and chains competing for customer attention.
Those local mom-and-pop restaurants’ marketing budgets do run significantly smaller than most chain restaurants, Hurley points out.
“Some of these local mom and pop restaurants were really losing their opportunities. Just because they didn't have anything out there to help support and promote them,” Hurley said.
Hurley started Arlington Foodies nearly seven years ago to get the word out about helping local businesses. Since then, it has grown to include thousands of members each day sharing suggestions, asking for recommendations and just spreading the word about places like Fork in the Road, which are struggling to keep up.
“A foodie is somebody that truly has a passion for food, and they appreciate, they respect the local restaurant that’s out there,” said Hurley. “I’m just really proud of the members that we have.”
Similarly, the Asian Grub in the DFDub Facebook group was born out of the effects of the pandemic: both financially and to combat increasing stereotyping of the Asian community.
“When the pandemic hit, there was a lot of issues with coronavirus, and a lot of restaurants were closed down,” said Nancy Lee, an administrator for Asian Grub in the DFDub Facebook group. “I think there's a lot of racism... in place. Where, you know, [someone] is like, ‘we're not going to eat at Chinese restaurants.’”
Asian Grub in the DFDub has only existed for two years but already has more than 50,000 members who are also on a mission to save local businesses.
Lee has seen firsthand how just word of mouth (or, in this case, sharing a post on Facebook) has pushed a struggling business to where it needed to be.
“It all started with how do we find a way to help these families and these kids, and their livelihoods with their restaurants?” Lee said.
The outreach of the group doesn’t go unnoticed. For Lee, helping the community through social media has been rewarding and an easy way to get involved.
“We had one family. They’re like ‘man, we didn’t know what we were going to do. We’re going to shut down.’ It was a restaurant in Mansfield. They said, ‘I didn’t know how I was going to feed my family and my kids, but we’re so grateful for your group,’” described Lee.
The group also prides itself on its easy-to-find suggestions, including a map of different cuisines and organized group topics for different communities in the Metroplex.
Though Arlington Foodies and Asian Grub in the DFDub may have different members, supporting local businesses is the piece that ties them together.
“Each one of these little mom and pop restaurants, it’s not just... getting food, you’re actually getting that chef, and all of their passion, all of their interests, and their dedication on a plate,” said Hurley. “There’s something special about putting a name to a restaurant.”
Feeling the pinch of inflation
Numbers from a late July report found that consumer prices surged to 9.1% in June, making it the largest increase in the past four decades.
On a month-to-month basis, prices rose 1.3% from May to June. The government's report also found that consumer spending had managed to outpace inflation, rising 0.1% from May to June.
In an Economic Event Sensitivity Survey released earlier this year from the Innovating Commerce Serving Communities, 64% of consumers facing economic hardships, such as rising prices due to inflation, were likely to cut costs by eliminating dining out, but if their economic situation improved or they saw the overall economy improve, 41% of consumers said they would spend more money on dining out.
“Now, more than ever, it’s important that people get out there, and they support these restaurants, because this is a time that [the] community needs to stand up and come together for these mom and pop places, or we will lose our favorites,” said Hurley. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/how-local-facebook-groups-have-helped-a-struggling-industry/287-bdf45b25-3472-4258-87f8-4422ab5b3afd | 2022-08-05T14:24:41 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/how-local-facebook-groups-have-helped-a-struggling-industry/287-bdf45b25-3472-4258-87f8-4422ab5b3afd |
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What to Know
- Yaser Abdel Said, 65, is accused of killing his teenage daughters in 2008 in what prosecutors have called an "honor killing."
- Said spent six years on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List before he was arrested in Justin in August 2020.
- The death penalty is not an option in this case. If convicted of capital murder, Said would automatically be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The capital murder trial of Yaser Abdel Said, a 65-year-old cab driver from Lewisville accused of murdering his two teenage daughters in a purported "honor killing" continues Friday in Dallas.
TEEN'S MOTHER TESTIFIES ON DAY 3 OF YASER SAID'S TRIAL
On Thursday, the girls' mother taking the stand. Patrica Owens, Yaser Said's ex-wife, testified before the jury Thursday morning and said why she fled her home with her daughters only to return days before they were killed.
Owens, who visibly had trouble on the stand and has been diagnosed with PTSD and is on medication, said she met Said when she was 14 and he was 29. She said she married him at the age of 15, with the permission of her parents after dating for three weeks, and had three children with him over the next three years.
She said she and her two daughters, Amina and Sarah, returned to her husband because he was abusive and she was scared of getting hurt.
She said she urged Amina to return home on the day of the murders even though the teen said she feared for her life. Owens said on the day her daughter returned Yaser appeared happy and he kissed her on the forehead and shed a tear.
When asked to identify her ex-husband in court, Owens raised her arm, pointed at Said and said, “That devil there.” She told jurors she and her husband had not spoken since the night their daughters were killed.
Prosecutors asked Owens if she had any idea what might have happened to her daughters when they left to eat with their father and she said, “Part of me did. Part of me didn’t" before saying, "I'm sorry."
Owens said her ex-husband was abusive and controlling and would look over the girls' phone records and would call numbers to see if they belonged to a boy or a girl. Prosecutors said Said was angry the girls were dating out of their culture and that they had recently ran away to be with their boyfriends.
Prosecutors claim Said's daughters made an outcry that he'd sexually abused them and had touched them inappropriately.
Said's defense argued Owens' story had changed so much over the years that she was close to becoming a suspect herself and also claimed police were fixated on blaming a Muslim man for the killings instead of looking at other potential suspects. The defense is also expected to try to discredit Sarah's chilling 911 call, played before the jury on Wednesday, where she said her father shot her.
The girls' bodies were found in their father's taxi cab outside the Omni hotel in Irving, both of them had been shot multiple times. Said disappeared and had not been seen for 12 years until his arrest in Justin by the FBI in August 2020.
Said entered a not guilty plea Tuesday and faces an automatic life sentence if convicted.
911 CALL TAKES CENTER STAGE DURING DAY 2 OF YASER SAID TRIAL
Silence filled Dallas County District Court 7 Wednesday as prosecutors prepared to present the chilling 911 call made by a dying Sarah Said on New Year 2008.
“My dad shot me! I’m dying! I’m dying,” yelled a frantic woman identified as Sarah.
Yaser Said sat emotionless, holding a finger to his ear to listen to the disturbing audio.
The potential key piece of evidence was admitted on day two of testimony, despite objections by the defense who previously cautioned jurors their expert will later testify that the 17-year-old victim may have been ‘hallucinating’ after being shot nine times when she named her father as her shooter.
Jurors also saw the orange taxi cab where she and her 18-year-old sister, Amina, were found shot to death.
Hotel employee Nathan Watson testified about the moment a taxi cab driver reported seeing two injured people in the cab lane of the hotel.
YASER SAID TRIAL DAY 2
“I could see a young lady who had her eyes fixed open and there was stuff coming out of her nose,” said Watson.
Police allege these were ‘honor killings’ committed by an abusive, controlling and possessive father who was angry his daughters dated outside their culture and had left home recently.
Said’s three public defenders argue this was a botched police investigation fixated on a Muslim man in a post-9/11 world full of Islamophobia.
Day two of testimony ended with a former crime scene investigator who wheeled in a cart full of evidence including the bullet-riddled cab seats, shell casings and projectiles found throughout the car and photographs showing a shell casing found on Amina’s shoulder.
Former Irving police officer Steven Hazard testified he believed the girls were not shot at the location they were found.
He also told evidence on Sarah’s body indicated she was shot at very close range.
OPENING STATEMENTS ON DAY 1 OF YASER SAID CAPITAL MURDER TRIAL
During opening statements Tuesday morning, prosecutor Lauren Black said Said was "obsessed with possession and control."
About a week before the sisters were killed, they and their mother fled their home in Lewisville to Oklahoma to get away from their dad, who worked as a taxi driver, Black said. The sisters had become "very scared for their lives," and the decision to leave was made after Said "put a gun to Amina's head and threatened to kill her," the prosecutor said.
But, Black said, in another act of "control" and "manipulation" by Said, he told them he had changed and convinced them to return home. The evening the sisters were shot, their father wanted to take just the two of them to a restaurant, she said.
The girls' aunt, Connie Moggio, broke down on the stand as she identified autopsy photos of her nieces. She told jurors about a conversation she had with a frantic Amina the day of the murders. "She didn't want to go back home, she would rather be dead than ever go back there," Moggio testified.
In a letter written to the judge overseeing the case, Said said he was not happy with his kids' "dating activity" but denied killing his daughters. Defense attorney Joseph Patton said in opening statements that the evidence would not support a conviction, that police were too quick to focus on Said, who was born in Egypt, and suggested that anti-Muslim sentiment played into that focus.
"It is wrong for the government to generalize an entire culture, criminalize an entire culture, to fit their narrative, and to fit their objective. The state wants to convict Yaser for being Muslim in 2008," said Patton.
His defense said no one will testify they saw Said at the crime scene, adding police should have investigated the girls' mother or Amina's boyfriend. "They were the last people to see Amina and Sarah alive," he said.
Amina's boyfriend testified he and his father indeed saw Said and both girls in his cab shortly before the shooting and that they briefly followed them out of concern. "Her look was in fear, she didn't look like she wanted to be there," said Amina's boyfriend Edgar Ruiz.
YASER SAID TRIAL DAY 1
The girls, who were both students at Lewisville High School, were reportedly shot multiple times by their father. Their bodies were later discovered inside his cab, parked outside of an Omni hotel.
Before she died, Sarah was able to call 911 and told the operator, "Help, my dad shot me! I'm dying, I'm dying!"
Black said Sarah Said was shot nine times and Amina Said was shot twice.
In moments of extreme trauma, like being shot multiple times, people can have hallucinations, Patton said.
Black said the sisters, both high school students in Lewisville, dreamed of becoming doctors, and that Yaser Said grew "angrier" as they grew up and became more educated and independent.
"When they had more independence, that was less control for him," Black said.
Sarah's boyfriend testified about why she kept their relationship a secret. "Something would happen to me or something would happen to her," Erik Panameno told jurors.
Prosecutors presented an email Amina reportedly sent her Lewisville teacher days before her death, confiding that her father was arraigning her marriage so she and her sister were going to run away. "He will kill us," Amina wrote.
More than 58 people are expected to be called to testify, including the girls' mother as well as local and federal investigators and experts on Muslim culture.
The judge is also allowing prosecutors to tell jurors about allegations that Said sexually abused his own daughters, who later recanted.
YASER SAID TRIAL
A film made about the murders, "The Price of Honor," alleged the girls were killed by their father as an "honor killing," a cultural practice where someone is killed after bringing shame on their family. The film furthers speculation the girls' father objected to his daughters living an "American lifestyle."
Yaser Said, who had been sought on a capital murder warrant since the slayings, was placed on the FBI's most-wanted list. In August 2020 Said was arrested in Justin and two relatives were arrested in Euless. The relatives were identified by the Dallas FBI as Said's brother Yassein and his son Islam.
Both men were charged with harboring a known fugitive and are now serving time in federal prison.
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PORTLAND, Maine — One man died in a house fire in Baileyville on Friday.
Firefighters responded to a call about a fire on Summer Street shortly after midnight and, upon arrival, discovered the body of an adult male inside the residence, according to a news release issued by Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss.
The man is believed to be 67-year-old Craig Thompson, who lived alone at that residence.
The man's body was brought to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta, "where an autopsy will be conducted to confirm identity and cause of death," Moss said.
Several nearby fire departments also aided in extinguishing the fire.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing, but the release states that there is no initial indication of foul play. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/baileyville-resident-dies-in-house-fire-maine/97-74d30fb0-0bd2-42f5-943e-48eef79e88b4 | 2022-08-05T14:28:33 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/baileyville-resident-dies-in-house-fire-maine/97-74d30fb0-0bd2-42f5-943e-48eef79e88b4 |
WASHINGTON — A couple in their 70s have died and two other people are hospitalized in critical condition following a lightning strike near the White House in Northwest D.C.
In a press conference Thursday night, officials explained that just after 6:50 p.m. officials received a call about the lightning strike in Lafayette Park involving multiple people.
U.S. Secret Service agents and U.S. Park Police officers were standing nearby when the lightning strike happened and was able to help the victims until first responders arrived.
According to a tweet from DC Fire and EMS, the four people were at the park outside the White House when the lightning strike happened. Witnesses tell WUSA9 that the four people were standing under a tree when the lightning strike hit.
The four people, two men and two women who have not been identified, were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. DC Police said a couple visiting from Janesville, Wisconsin died at the hospital, while the other two victims remain in critical condition. The couple was identified as James and Donna Mueller, 76 and 75 respectively.
Officials advise the public to go indoors and seek shelter whenever there is lightning or thunder.
"If it roars, go indoors," a DC Fire/EMS official said during the press conference.
With more storms rolling in Friday, the National Park Service offers advice if you get caught outside in one of them:
- Keep moving towards safe shelter. If you are caught out in the open, do not stop.
Stay away from isolated trees or other tall objects. You do not want to be the tallest object! If you are in a forest, stay within a lower group of trees.
Avoid open fields, hills, boulder fields, rocky outcrops, and ridge tops. Do not lie flat on the ground.
Avoid bodies of water and metal objects, which can conduct electricity.
- Distance yourself from others in your group. Spread out so that at most only one person is likely to be hurt by lightning and the others can apply first aid.
This is a developing story. More details will be added as they become available.
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR champion, and his family safely escaped the Mall of America Thursday after someone fired shots.
Bloomington police, which said no one appeared to be injured, was still searching for a suspect after securing the scene shortly before 6 p.m. The police said two groups at the mall got into an altercation at a store and one group left, but someone in that group fired three rounds.
A video posted on Twitter shows Busch walking away from the chaos while holding hands with his son, Brexton.
Busch's wife, Samantha, posted videos on her Instagram story, showing their son winning a youth racing event on Wednesday and riding roller coasters with her husband on Thursday before providing a sobering update after the shooting.
“If you are seeing the news about the @mallofamerica we got out and are safe,” she posted. “Praying others inside are too.”
Kyle Busch, the 2015 and 2019 champion and winner of 60 career Cup races, is scheduled to race in the No. 18 Toyota on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway.
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OWLS HEAD, Maine — “Quite simply, we’re running out of room.”
That, says Kevin Bedford, executive director of the Owls Head Transportation Museum, is the major reason the popular museum has launched a $9.7 million capital campaign.
The money will pay for a major expansion of the museum’s buildings and allow it to add more educational programs for local grade school students.
The museum held a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday to announce the public portion of the campaign. Bedford says they have raised $4.6 million in pledges so far, and are cautiously confident they will be able to meet the full amount “within two years.”
The museum says it attracts about 30,000 visitors each year, drawn by events and the extensive collection of vintage automobiles and trucks, and the historic airplane collection.
It showcases 20th century transportation, from the era of the Wright Brothers and the early automobiles, through the elegant cars of the 1930s and the rapid developments of the 50s and 60s.
The expansion will provide more space for museum volunteers to do restoration work on vehicles and planes, such as the recently completed rebuild of their replica WWI Fokker triplane. The changes will also allow more space for displays.
Bedford says expanding the technical area for restoration work will also allow the OHTM to expand its work with local schools, providing hands-on technical and STEM classes to help youngsters better understand technology and invention.
“I meet people every day whose kids don’t know how to use a screwdriver, or don’t know a flat blade screwdriver,” Bedford said.
Learning from the skilled volunteers at the museum, he says, can help fill those gaps and help the students understand how things work.
“From that rudimentary [knowledge] all the way up to the workings of a gear box or a gasoline or reciprocating engine.”
He says the museum has always taught adults, but began reaching out to schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, when they needed new ideas for helping students learn.
The expansion, Bedford says, will help teach students STEM skills of invention, team work, and experimentation — and that even failure can teach lessons.
“What we found during the pandemic is every week, working with young people in school systems and teachers in local school systems, we had nothing but positive results, engagement, and requests for more.”
The fundraising work is ongoing, but with nearly half of the target amount raised in pledges, the museum isn’t waiting to begin the expansion.
They have started work on the Restoration Annex and plan to begin the Expanded Restoration Workshop this fall. Completing those areas first, says Bedford, will help grow the education program.
Other portions of the project, including exhibit space, a new museum entrance HVAC system and other details, will follow as fundraising allows.
The museum is open most days in summer, and has several major events coming up including the Wings and Wheels Air Show this Saturday and Sunday, August 6 and 7, and the annual New England Auto Auction, August 25 through 27. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/museum-needs-space-for-more-cars-airplanes-and-students-owls-head-land-transportation-museum-maine-expansion-fundraising-education/97-751199d9-bfed-43e8-a90e-bd73d230234d | 2022-08-05T14:28:52 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/museum-needs-space-for-more-cars-airplanes-and-students-owls-head-land-transportation-museum-maine-expansion-fundraising-education/97-751199d9-bfed-43e8-a90e-bd73d230234d |
First week of August events: Movies, walks to galleries, comedy and biking for a cause
The first week of the month means it's time for Bloomington Gallery Walk, with this month will include an art exhibit in Indiana University's Maxwell Gallery and a screening of "Tongues Untied." An outdoor screening of "Josie and the Pussycats" at Upland Brewing and a return of comedian Matt Braunger both happen on the weekend. Bicyclists may want to participate in a fundraiser Saturday at Switchyard Park and the Bloomington Jazz Orchestra will add some big-band music midweek.
"Tongues Untied" screening about gay Black men plus an art exhibit at Maxwell Hall
Gay Black men give us perspective on their thoughts about homophobia, being marginalized and racism in a 7 p.m. Friday screening, part of August's Gallery Walk. Filmmaker Marlon Riggs' 1989 "Tongues Untied" is hosted by the Indiana University Arts and Humanities Council with the Black Film Center and Archive and the Kinsey Institute.
Beforehand, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Tom Fox photography exhibit will open and be available for viewing. Maxwell Hall is on the IU campus, at 750 E. Kirkwood Ave. Visit https://artsandhumanities.indiana.edu/for-students/maxwell-hall.html.
Gallery Walk for August includes "Evocative Explorations: in the Realm of Glass"
The August Gallery Walk will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at various galleries in Bloomington. More information on participating galleries can be found at gallerywalkbloomington.com.
This month's By Hand Gallery exhibition runs Friday through Aug. 28, with an opening reception for "Evocative Explorations: in the Realm of Glass" 5-8 p.m. Friday. Narrative glass work of Anne Simon, Christy Weezer, Frank Lewis and Michal Ann Carley will be exhibited at By Hand Gallery, in Fountain Square Mall, 101 W. Kirkwood Ave., Suite 109. By Hand Gallery is a locally owned cooperative gallery with 12 artisan members. In addition to members, more than 70 other artists sell their work through the gallery.
Matt Braunger performs at Comedy Attic — again
Actor, writer and stand-up comedian Matt Braunger, known for recurring roles on ABC's "Agent Carter," NBC's "Up All Night" and Netflix's "Disjointed" will perform at The Comedy Attic on Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $15-$20. Visit comedyattic.com/shows/181581. Catch his show at 7 and 9:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday at The Comedy Attic, 123 S. Walnut St., for $15-$20.
Outdoor rock movie for all at Upland
Nobody believed in three small-town girls aspiring to become rock stars. Then, the 4/4 beat, the reporters and the lipstick went nuts. See the outdoor screening, for all ages, of "Josie and the Pussycats" at 9 p.m. Friday at the Upland Brewery, 350 W. 11th St. Cost is $7. Feel even better because all proceeds go to Girls Rock Camp, rock n’ roll summer camp and after-school programs for girls, trans and non-binary youth ages 8-14 and based in Bloomington.
Rain date is Friday, Aug. 12, inside at the near-door Upland Wood Shop, which is 21+.
Bike 4 Fitness is Saturday in Switchyard Park
The second annual Dr. Wrasse Memorial Bike 4 Fitness event will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the outside stage area of Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers St. Registration opens at 9 a.m. The event remembers one of Bloomington's pediatricians and is the bike version of Hoosiers Outrun Cancer with the proceeds benefitting Riley Children's Fund-Bloomington. For more, go to 4drwrasse.com or bike4fitness.com.
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Toasted Coclunt Rum Luau at Hard Truth
Just a short drive from Bloomington is Hard Truth Distilling Co. in Nashville, where the second Toasted Coconut Rum Luau will celebrate the end of summer with Hawaiian-themed food, drinks and music. The ticketed event starts at 6 p.m. Saturday and includes live music, a buffet, a fire show, tropical cocktails and a photo booth. Live music and performances will be 7-10 p.m. and include The Electric Martinis and a fire show. Tickets to enter for for the luau are $10 per person. Buffet tickets are extra and are $29.95 for people age 13 and older and $16.95 for ages 12 and younger. For more, go to visithardtruth.com/event/hard-truth-luau/.
See 1940s Morocco and "Casablanca" the old-fashioned way
Some say radio plays are the best way to absorb a good story. As your brain sketches the scenes and fills out the characters, the fog, kisses and boat rides live, for awhile, right inside you. Experience "Casablanca: Live Retro Radio Show" (based on the 1942 film) 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St., Nashville, for $10. You'll soon believe that 1940’s Morocco has come to Brown County, as you loll in romantic heroism, entertained by actors and snappy dialog.
Jazz orchestra at Blockhouse Bar
Bloomington Jazz Orchestra will perform two sets on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at Blockhouse Bar, 205 S. College Ave. The 18-piece band will play classic big band music from Count Basie, Woody Herman, Al Cobine and others in two sets, at 7:30 and 9 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for students for the 21+ shows. Proof of vaccination is required. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/05/laugh-with-matt-braunger-watch-movies-visit-exhibits-or-bike-for-a-cause/65389575007/ | 2022-08-05T14:36:40 | 1 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/05/laugh-with-matt-braunger-watch-movies-visit-exhibits-or-bike-for-a-cause/65389575007/ |
PORTAGE — Police say a 23-year-old Gary man dealing marijuana at a local hotel was in possession of handgun reported stolen in Merrillville.
A Portage police officer said he became aware of the illegal activity Tuesday morning after noticing a vehicle parked in the middle of the travel lane outside the Days Inn at 6161 U.S. 20.
When the vehicle headed west on U.S. 20, the officer followed and pulled it over west of Dombey Road, according to the incident report. The officer said he found a man, a woman and a juvenile inside the vehicle.
The driver, Dandre Beard, was shaking, had darting eyes and repeatedly asked to call an uncle, police said. It was later learned he initially identified himself by his brother's name.
Beard told police at first there was nothing illegal in the vehicle, but the officer discovered a backpack that he said contained three plastic baggies containing just more than two ounces of marijuana, a box of unused plastic baggies, a small scale and a Glock 19 9mm handgun with 21 rounds of ammunition that was discovered to be stolen.
Beard denied dealing the marijuana and said it was for his own personal use, police said.
"He began stating it was just weed and asked why they could not smoke it," according to the incident report.
Police said they did not learn Beard's real identity until he was at the Porter County jail.
He faces felony counts of identity deception and dealing marijuana, and misdemeanor false informing and driving while suspended with a prior conviction.
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Gary police did not immediately respond to requests for more information about the circumstances of each homicide, or whether anyone is in custody in connection with the slayings.
The U.S. attorney Friday charged Teddia “Teddy” Caldwell and Paronica Bonds, both of Gary, with conspiracy to provide contraband into the Porter County Jail in Valparaiso. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-nabbed-dealing-drugs-outside-portage-hotel-had-stolen-loaded-gun-police-say/article_4b72a7e5-2776-58fd-bf94-b52e21d3d934.html | 2022-08-05T14:41:03 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-nabbed-dealing-drugs-outside-portage-hotel-had-stolen-loaded-gun-police-say/article_4b72a7e5-2776-58fd-bf94-b52e21d3d934.html |
A 19-year-old man died in an armed robbery in the parking lot of a Brooklyn BJ's store late Thursday, authorities say.
Investigators responding to reports of a shooting in the wholesaler's Shore Parkway lot, in Gravesend, around 10:15 p.m. found Dereck Chen, of Bensonhurst, shot in the face and shoulder. He died at a hospital.
According to investigators, someone had tried to rob Chen in the parking lot. He had been hanging out on the third floor of the parking structure with three other friends when they decided to leave and exit via the elevator, a senior law enforcement official said. They walked into the elevator, followed by an unknown man.
The friends told police the stranger pulled out a firearm and took belongings from everyone inside the elevator. Once it reached the bottom, the official said a couple of the friends fled while Chen tried to recover the items taken from him -- that's when the suspect opened fire.
An 18-year-old is in custody. Police say a weapon was recovered at the scene. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-dead-after-armed-robbery-in-brooklyn/3811711/ | 2022-08-05T14:43:23 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/man-dead-after-armed-robbery-in-brooklyn/3811711/ |
HOUSTON — Parents doing their back-to-school shopping may be in for sticker shock.
It pays to do your homework ahead of time and compare prices for the best bang for your buck. The Passionate Penny Pincher blog is chock full of suggestions and price comparisons.
The best time to shop for supplies across Texas will be the Sales Tax Holiday weekend beginning this Friday through Sunday, Aug. 5-7.
- You won't pay taxes on school supplies or most clothing and footwear that cost up to $100.
- There's no limit on the number of items you can buy and the $99.99 limit is per item -- not per purchase.
- Many stores will have sales that weekend to help save even more money!
In our back-to-school survey, one of the top responses from parents was saving money. So we've put together this tax-free weekend guide to help craft your game plan for this weekend.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL SURVEY: What questions do you have?
School supplies that qualify for Sales Tax Holiday
- Binders
- Blackboard chalk
- Book bags
- Calculators
- Cellophane tape
- Compasses
- Composition books
- Crayons
- Erasers
- Folders – expandable, pocket, plastic and manila
- Glue, paste and paste sticks
- Highlighters
- Index cards
- Index card boxes
- Kits offered by retailers
- Legal pads
- Lunch boxes
- Markers (including dry erase markers)
- Notebooks
- Paper – loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper, poster board, and construction paper
- Pencil boxes and other school supply boxes
- Pencil sharpeners
- Pencils
- Pens
- Protractors
- Rulers
- Scissors
- Writing tablets
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Clothing and footwear that qualify for Sales Tax Holiday
- Adult diapers
- Aprons (household)
- Athletic socks
- Baby bibs
- Baby clothes
- Baby diapers (cloth or disposable)
- Backpacks for elementary/secondary students
- Baseball caps
- Baseball jerseys
- Blouses
- Boots: General purpose; fashion; cowboy; hiking
- General purpose/fashion
- Bow ties
- Bowling shirts
- Bras
- Camp clothes
- Caps (baseball, fishing, golf)
- Chef uniforms
- Children’s novelty costumes
- Clerical vestments
- Coats and wraps
- Coveralls
- Diapers (cloth and disposable)
- Dresses
- Earmuffs
- Employee uniforms (unless rented)
- Fishing caps
- Fishing vests (non-flotation)
- Football jerseys
- Gloves: General use; leather
- Golf caps
- Golf dresses
- Golf jackets and windbreakers
- Golf shirts
- Golf skirts
- Graduation caps and gowns
- Gym suits and uniforms
- Hats
- Hooded shirts and hooded sweatshirts
- Hosiery, including support hosiery
- Hunting vests
- Jackets
- Jeans
- Jogging apparel
- Knitted caps or hats
- Leg warmers
- Leotards and tights
- Mask, costume
- Mask, cloth, and disposable fabric face masks
- Neckwear and ties
- Nightgowns and nightshirts
- Painter pants
- Pajamas
- Pants
- Pantyhose
- Raincoats and ponchos
- Rain hats
- Religious clothing
- Robes
- Safety shoes (adaptable for street wear)
- Scarves
- Scout uniforms
- Shawls and wraps
- Shirts
- Shirts (hooded)
- Shoes
- Boat
- Cross trainers
- Dress
- Flip-flops (rubber thongs)
- Jellies
- Running (without cleats)
- Safety (suitable for everyday use)
- Sandals
- Slippers
- Sneakers and tennis
- Tennis
- Walking
- Shorts
- Skirts
- Sleepwear, nightgowns, pajamas
- Slippers
- Slips
- Soccer socks
- Socks
- Suits, slacks, and jackets
- Support hosiery
- Suspenders
- Sweatshirts
- Sweat suits
- Sweaters
- Swimsuits
- Tennis accessories
- Tennis dresses
- Tennis shorts
- Tennis shoes
- Tennis skirts
- Ties (neckties - all)
- Tights
- Trousers
- Underclothes
- Underpants
- Undershirts
- Uniforms (school, work, nurse, waitress, military, postal, police, fire)
- Veils
- Vests (generally)
- Fishing (non-flotation)
- Hunting
- Work clothes
- Work uniforms
- Workout clothes
Items that don't qualify for Sales Tax Holiday
- Items sold for $100 or more
- Clothing subscription boxes
- Specially-designed athletic activity or protective-use clothing or footwear
- For example, golf cleats and football pads are usually worn only when people play golf or football, so they do not qualify for the exemption.
- Tennis shoes, jogging suits and swimsuits, however, can be worn for other than athletic activity and qualify for the exemption.
- Clothing or footwear rentals, alterations (including embroidery) and cleaning services
- Items used to make or repair clothing, such as fabric, thread, yarn, buttons, snaps, hooks and zippers
- Jewelry, handbags, purses, briefcases, luggage, umbrellas, wallets, watches and other accessories
- Barrettes
- Belt buckles (sold separately)
- Bobby pins
- Elastic ponytail holders
- Ribbons
- Hair bows
- Hair clips
- Headbands
- Computers
- Software
- Textbooks
- Certain baggage items: Framed backpacks; luggage; briefcases; athletic, duffle or gym bags; computer bags; purses
- Office supplies under a business account
Online Purchases and Telephone Orders
During the holiday you can buy qualifying items in-store, online, by telephone, mail, custom order or any other means. The sale of the item must take place during the tax-free weekend. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-sales-tax-holiday/285-866aee38-4a37-4d2d-8091-f0fd53613ec6 | 2022-08-05T14:47:08 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-sales-tax-holiday/285-866aee38-4a37-4d2d-8091-f0fd53613ec6 |
ARIZONA, USA — Rumors that El Jefe, the only known jaguar living in the United States, has been spotted and is alive and well in Mexico are true, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
The nonprofit said Thursday El Jefe’s fate had been unknown for seven years, but Thursday, several Mexican nonprofits announced that he’d been spotted in central Sonora, 120 miles south of his last sighting in Arizona.
While El Jefe's return is promising, the nonprofit said there are concerns the animal's journey back to the United States could be blocked by the border wall. Experts are also concerned that the jaguar's last known territory, Arizona's Santa Rita Mountains, is threatened by the construction of a copper mine.
Center officials said two other jaguars have recently had their journey thwarted by the border wall, failing to arrive in Arizona where it appeared they had been headed.
Experts said El Jefe was born sometime around 2010, which makes him at least 12 years old. Those who spotted him said he still appears to be in great condition.
“We know he’ll need to leave the breeding population eventually, and when he does it’s reasonable to expect him to head back home to Arizona,” said Chris Bugbee, a scientist with the Conservation CATalyst and the Center. “Perhaps he’ll return to live out his golden years in the Santa Rita Mountains.”
Center officials said El Jefe had been photographed repeatedly by remote cameras in the Santa Rita Mountains for over three years. He was one of only five verified jaguars to be photographed in the United States, or immediately south of the border, since 2015.
In 2016 Conservation CATalyst and the Center released the first video footage of El Jefe, the only known wild jaguar in the United States at the time.
Experts said northern jaguars' future is still uncertain, but El Jefe has given conservationists hope.
“El Jefe has once again shown us that it isn’t too late to restore these magnificent, endangered cats to the U.S.,” said Dr. Aletris Neils. “We don’t want to see him poached like the jaguar Yo’oko, or impeded by the border wall like jaguars El Bonito and Valero. We hope El Jefe can still find his way back home.”
Background
Jaguars, the third-largest cats in the world after tigers and lions, once lived throughout the American Southwest, with historical reports on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, the mountains of Southern California and as far east as Louisiana, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
Jaguars disappeared from their U.S. range over the past 150 years, primarily because of habitat loss and government predator-control programs intended to protect livestock. The last verified female jaguar in the country was shot by a hunter in 1963 in Arizona’s Mogollon Rim.
Jaguars are protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and now have a federal recovery plan, and more than 750,000 acres of protected habitat north of the border, experts said.
El Jefe, which means “the boss” in Spanish, disappeared from his home in the Santa Rita Mountains of Arizona in late 2015.
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WASHINGTON — A couple in their 70s have died and two other people are hospitalized in critical condition following a lightning strike near the White House in Northwest D.C.
In a press conference Thursday night, officials explained that just after 6:50 p.m. officials received a call about the lightning strike in Lafayette Park involving multiple people.
U.S. Secret Service agents and U.S. Park Police officers were standing nearby when the lightning strike happened and was able to help the victims until first responders arrived.
According to a tweet from DC Fire and EMS, the four people were at the park outside the White House when the lightning strike happened. Witnesses tell WUSA9 that the four people were standing under a tree when the lightning strike hit.
The four people, two men and two women who have not been identified, were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. DC Police said a couple visiting from Janesville, Wisconsin died at the hospital, while the other two victims remain in critical condition. The couple was identified as James and Donna Mueller, 76 and 75 respectively.
"We are saddened by the tragic loss of life after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. "Our hearts are with the families who lost loved ones, and we are praying for those still fighting for their lives."
Officials advise the public to go indoors and seek shelter whenever there is lightning or thunder.
"If it roars, go indoors," a DC Fire/EMS official said during the press conference.
With more storms rolling in Friday, the National Park Service offers advice if you get caught outside in one of them:
- Keep moving towards safe shelter. If you are caught out in the open, do not stop.
Stay away from isolated trees or other tall objects. You do not want to be the tallest object! If you are in a forest, stay within a lower group of trees.
Avoid open fields, hills, boulder fields, rocky outcrops, and ridge tops. Do not lie flat on the ground.
Avoid bodies of water and metal objects, which can conduct electricity.
- Distance yourself from others in your group. Spread out so that at most only one person is likely to be hurt by lightning and the others can apply first aid.
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SAN DIEGO — The price of health insurance for those enrolled in Covered California is expected to increase by $1,000 per policy holder, if the federal government does not pass the 'Inflation Relief' package.
That's according to Health Access California, who teamed up with other organizations on Thursday to express their concern and urge the passage of the legislation.
The bill includes provisions dealing with the environment, but health wise it would try to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, by allowing Medicare to negotiate with big pharmaceutical companies instead of the government.
It would extend the subsidies granted during COVID to help Americans pay for health insurance.
“I'm almost overwhelmed that we're here today discussing this, excuse me,” said Steven Martin, who struggled to get out during the discussion Thursday.
Martin recalls the worst day of his life back in 2016.
“I was diagnosed with an incurable form of leukemia,” he said.
On that same day, he found out the cost to try to save his life would be, $147,000.
It’s why he joined Health Access California Thursday to talk about the national inflation-fighting package, which includes provisions on health.
“This legislation is so profound because it returns dignity back to patients,” he said.
Health Access Director Anthony Wright said if it doesn’t pass those in San Diego, for example, could see premiums increase by upwards of $1,000.
“Almost 110,000 enrollees in Covered California in San Diego, the estimate is that premiums would go up $1,000.74 on average for subsidized members,” Wright said.
He said premiums are expected to go up even higher in Northern California.
“For Sacramento, which has about 60,000 books enrolled in Sacramento county, the premium average increase is going to be $1,124,” Wright said.
He said the state of California can only do so much to offset the cost if it does not pass.
“The money that's budgeted in the budget that was just signed a month ago is only about a fifth of the $1.7 billion that would be lost,“ Wright said.
The package can be voted on as soon as this week, but wright knows it’s not going to be an easy battle. Republican lawmakers both in D.C. and California are calling the package a tax increase on Americans.
"So, the legislation we apparently are going to be asked to vote on this week is called the inflation reduction act. And in fact, it is the 'inflation increase act. 'And we've seen here today why that is true. When you put taxes on the economy that fall to workers and fall to consumers and fall to shareholders, it increases inflationary pressures," Sen. Rob Portman (R- Ohio) said.
Democrats disagree with that sentiment, saying the only people who are going to see tax’s increase are large corporations and those who make more than $400,000 a year.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Californians, how much money do you have saved in your bank account, do you think it's enough to get you by until you land your next job?
If the answer is no and you are still planning to stay in California then it's time to start saving that extra change and become more frugal with spending.
The reason financial advisors are warning consumers to save is that California is number two in the United States for going broke while living on savings alone, according to a recent study from Consumer Affairs.
The study found most Americans have enough savings to last them just two months.
“We had a pretty high savings rate during covid-19 what happened was when all the stimulus checks came in, the savings rate came really high, and now what’s happening is really that's starting to dwindle or be non-existent quite honestly,” said San Diego Financial Advisor David Reyes.
He adds that part of it is because of disparities in living costs, there’s also a generational divide and an alarming low savings rate from retirees.
“The lack of savings in general for retirees, I mean the average retiree has $100,000 dollars in savings,” said Reyes.
Which brings up the question of, what does that mean for struggling families in San Diego?
“To start a family here, it’s almost impossible,” said Reyes.
The survey also says depending on where you live you could have even less time. To put it into perspective, a San Diego County resident with $9,647— the average amount of money Americans have in savings— would quickly see their bank account deplete in less than 2 months because of skyrocketing rent, gas, and utilities, and food.
Compared to the state of Wyoming where you can survive on savings for almost 109.7 days.
“I mean it's a problem, they have no state income tax. you know our state income tax is up to 13.3 percent. they have no corporate income tax, we do. their property tax is half what California is. their gas price is 30% less,” said Reyes.
To break it down even further, the average rent in San Diego is $2,916, if you pay two months of rent with the average savings you are already down to $3,000.
“At a minute that you can’t afford a house, just maximize your savings, just put as much away as possible,” said Reyes.
If you're interested in seeing how your savings would hold up against your expenses in the event of income loss, go to this link to help calculate how long your savings will last.
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Expect freeway closures, somewhat warmer weather this weekend in Phoenix area
Temperatures are expected to return to normal this weekend following a cooling trend brought on by thunderstorms that have swept through the state in the past couple of weeks.
According to meteorologist Austin Jamison with the National Weather Service in Phoenix, temperatures will be close to the seasonal average, with the highest digits expected for Saturday at 108 degrees.
Jamison added the recent stormy weather will likely be more tranquil over the weekend.
Rain chances for Friday are low to none, Jamison said, but they are expected to climb to 30% for Saturday and 40% for Sunday.
Flood risks are lower than in past days, but Jamison advised residents to keep an eye on weather forecasts.
“We have a chance of heavy rain and flooding," Jamison said. "The flooding tends to be very localized and it can get very dramatic."
Jamison added strong winds can also be a hazard as they can extend quickly if thunderstorms form during the weekend.
Higher rainfall and thunderstorm chances are expected for northern Arizona, mainly near the Mogollon Rim and Flagstaff areas, Jamison said.
Jamison advised people planning on doing outdoor activities to look at the weather before heading out.
“Especially if people are wanting to go camping, where you can be exposed to the elements and encounter dirt roads which can be prone to flooding,” he said. "If you're planning on doing something outdoors, look at the sky before going and watch for lightning, flooding, downpours."
He also said drivers, especially those traveling up north, should drive cautiously and always turn around if they encounter flooded roadways.
Part of westbound US 60 to close for the weekend
The westbound lanes of U.S. 60 will be closed between Loop 101 and McClintock Drive from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for pavement and lane striping, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The Loop 101 south and north ramps to westbound U.S. 60, the on-ramp at Dobson Road and the off-ramp at McClintock Drive will also be closed.
Drivers are advised to take Loop 101 north and use Loop 202 west instead to go to the Sky Harbor Airport area or take Interstate 10 to reach the downtown Phoenix area.
I-10 will also narrow down to two eastbound lanes between 48th Street and Broadway Road from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday for bridge work, ADOT said.
Broadway Road between 48th and 55th streets will also be closed in both directions, along with all on- and off-ramps in that segment.
Detour alternatives include Baseline Road, Priest Drive, University Drive and State Route 143.
The right two lanes on Loop 101 north will also close between Warner and Baseline roads from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, with all on- and off-ramps closed.
ADOT advised drivers to plan ahead for extra travel time, look for alternate routes, and be prepared to slow down when traveling through work zones.
Reach breaking news reporter Laura Daniella Sepulveda at lsepulveda@lavozarizona.com or on Twitter @lauradNews.
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Phoenix history: Flame-inspired precast concrete panels ignite a rescue operation
Having an affinity for Phoenix’s impressive mid-century architecture comes easily for many in the construction industry. But preserving this unique heritage requires a tad more passion, especially when the task requires moving 325,000 pounds of delicate precast concrete from the Arizona Public Service administrative building in Deer Valley.
Fortunately, the firm that took on the task had both the enthusiasm for architectural panels and a skilled crew capable of salvaging them: 180 Degrees Design + Build. James Trahan, AIA, principal and partner, states, “Our work not only kept some of Phoenix’s irreplaceable mid-century architectural heritage out of a landfill but provides our company the opportunity to reuse them in new projects around the Valley.”
The APS building’s panels were attached to the exterior and used to shade the entire glass façade, including an entry walkway. The panels feature flame and lightning motifs, appropriate for a power company, and were designed by architect Fred Guirey.
Since being installed in 1961, several panels over the walkway had developed hairline cracks, making them a safety hazard. With safety in mind, APS had those panels removed. When the company decided to renovate the building, they found that replicating the damaged panels would be prohibitively expensive.
"They decided to create an aluminum composite on the exterior instead of new precast panels," Trahan says. Unfortunately, the remaining precast concrete panels became expendable.
Alison King, the founder of ModernPhoenix.net, was the first to hear of the panels' fate in 2021. Ryan Ferguson of McCarthy Building Companies, a local builder on the project, recognized their significance and reached out to see if there was any interest in re-use.
"It's not uncommon for Modern Phoenix to be contacted by total strangers interested in saving Modern cultural resources," says King. "But when I heard about the scope of the screen removal and wrapped my head around how heavy and technical the screens would be to remove, I had to think about who could step in and coordinate such a large-scale rescue."
King had to act quickly, as removal was imminent. She scrolled through the Modern Rolodex in her mind. "I called 180 Degrees Design + Build first for their skill in historic preservation. They had the specialized workforce, equipment, and vehicles for dismantling and storing literally 325,000 pounds of material skillfully," says King.
“She’s the most knowledgeable person about mid-century architecture in Phoenix,” Trahan says. Trahan then contacted David Ramirez, an APS Project Manager for APS Facilities Design & Construction, about salvaging the panels, and told him, “We’ll take as many as you don’t want!”
In the end, 180 Degrees Design + Build collected 95 panels, each weighing 3,800 pounds, while APS retained around 20 panels for use around their building. The project, which occurred in October 2022, went smoothly, according to Trahan.
"Evan Emery and Mikhail Gladchenko led the charge along with Casey Fowler and Jesus Carillo of 180, running a smooth snatch and grab," he says. "We craned the panels off and layered them on a flatbed truck, and they're safely stored awaiting their next life."
Desert Services coordinated the removal of the panels from the building, and Marco Crane & Rigging provided their expertise and experience. Ramirez's coordination from the APS side was key to this venture's success.
So, what's 180 Degrees going to do with this treasure trove of mid-century precast concrete? "We have 56 panels reallocated for use on three separate projects and are actively seeking homes for the remaining 39 panels," Trahan says. "We hope to utilize the others in future jobs, but if others have any projects that these might be a good fit for, please reach out to me."
Asked what it was like to preserve 165 tons of mid-century heritage, Trahan says, "It was an expensive operation even though the panels were free." Trahan has served on the Rio Salado Architecture Foundation's Archives Committee for years. Typically, the committee conserves and archives architectural drawings of prominent Arizona architects, but these panels were entirely different in scale. The mission, however, was the same, to salvage our architectural heritage at any expense.
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She climbed out of tiny cars and wore red noses. Now she lives the life of a retired clown
To her fellow residents in a Tempe retirement community, she is known as Lida Mainieri. But what most of them don't know is that she once went by another name.
Rainbow the Clown.
It's an unusual past, one that you don't expect to tumble forth from your neighbor. But retired clowns live among us, people who once capered about with a white face and huge red lips and an enormous colorful wig in the service of making others laugh. Most now quietly go about their lives, encountering people every day who have no idea about the absurd antics of their past.
This is the life Mainieri lives at Friendship Village, where she and her husband John moved 1.5 years ago. She mentioned her clowning history once, at a welcome event for new residents.
"Everyone laughed when they found out I had been a professional clown," she says. "They said, 'you? Really?'"
Mainieri, who is 78, hasn't really brought it up since. She isn't sure why.
"It's a good question," she says, after a long pause.
She's sitting in an otherwise empty lounge in the Village Center, the community's social hub, holding a colorful bouquet of flowers and a rainbow-shaped helium balloon, a makeshift clowning kit purchased earlier that morning at a Fry's supermarket.
It's not that she doesn't want to reveal she was a clown, Mainieri says, though people do tend to react in shock. Her eclectic work history, she explains, is more than just a fun piece of personal trivia.
Clowning helped make her the Lida Mainieri she is today.
'A wallflower type'
Born in New York and raised in Sarasota, Florida, Mainieri was an introverted child.
Once, she recalls her mother dropping her off and watching as she crossed the street with her shoulders hunched and her head slung low. Her mother got out of the car and chased after Mainieri.
"Always hold your head up," she instructed her daughter.
"I was just sort of there," Mainieri says. "A wallflower type."
The city where she grew up had a rich circus history. In 1927, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus had made Sarasota its winter headquarters, and plenty of circus performers called the southwest Floridian city home.
Sarasota High School had a circus, a real one, with a big top and rings and a trapeze. In her senior year, Mainieri decided to check it out.
She thought she might venture onto the high wire, but ended up as a clown. She rapidly became enchanted by the prospect of disappearing into a wacky new persona.
Local professional clowns trained the students in the art of clown makeup, taught them physical comedy and even lent them their costumes.
"I enjoyed it, putting on all the make-up and being a completely different person and acting wild and crazy, which was something nobody else saw me do," Mainieri says. "I got a big kick out of that."
From the safety of her colorful clown suit and full makeup, teenage Mainieri worked the circus crowd, playing tricks with flowers on unsuspecting toddlers.
One memorable night, she sprang out of an orange Volkswagen Beetle with about 20 of her peers.
The tiny clown car had been stripped of all interiors, keeping only the necessary stick shift and a backless seat for the driver, who was actually one of the trapeze artists. The students had been taught how to pile in, four of them lying flat one way, another four stacked on top the other way, and so on.
It was a Jenga tower of teenage clowns. As the trapeze artist drove a loop around the ring, they lay there, limbs and heads and torsos smushed together, trying not to giggle or smear their makeup.
Then one jumped out. And then another, and another, and another. After an improbably high number of clowns had left the vehicle, Mainieri recalls, they feigned pulling hard on a thick rope to reveal the car's final — apparently very heavy — occupant.
Out popped a tiny chihuahua. "The audience just went wild," she says.
An unfortunate allergy
After graduating, Mainieri did not run away and join the circus.
She donned elaborate costumes to play pranks on her neighbors, or play the part of an interjecting witch inexplicably attending the accounting class her husband taught at a community college.
In 1980, she and John moved to Arizona. A couple of years later, with two children and in her 40s, Mainieri enrolled in a clowning course at ASU.
As it turned out, a neighbor had a friend who ran a clown business. Was Mainieri interested in putting clown makeup on kids? Sure, she said.
Her return to professional clowning started with a real estate grand opening, where she and two others transformed hordes of kids into mini-clowns. Eventually, the owner wanted out, and Mainieri took over the business.
Armed with her own helium tank and a business card reading "Rainbow the Clown," Mainieri did birthday parties and work events, employing her flower tricks and contorting slender balloons into an astonishing array of animals.
She loved it.
Entertaining children and adults, making them laugh, she felt like she was spreading joy, doing something good for other people.
Occasionally, she'd meet a baby perturbed by the makeup.
But surprisingly, she almost never encountered people who were afraid of clowns.
"This was pre-clown fear," she says. "Before the movies came out."
The business fell victim to the liability insurance crisis of the 1980s. Mainieri's premiums climbed so high that the insurance cost more than she could possibly make as a clown.
So after about three years of doing it professionally, she threw in the wig. She kept the clown gear, though, bringing it out now and then for family or friends.
Then came another blow: She discovered she was allergic to the makeup.
At first, when it started to make her eyes sting and turn them a bright, irritated red, Mainieri thought she was painting it too close to her sensitive corneas.
But then her eyes started flaring at any makeup. Today, she can only wear a little stick blush before eliciting an angry reaction.
"So that kind of put the kibosh on my clowning," she says.
'Would you like a flower?'
Mainieri had hung on to the clown gear for years, stowing it in a box in the closet. But it all got thrown out when she moved into Friendship Village.
"So this is what I have left," she says, gesturing to her little bouquet and the rainbow balloon. When she walked into the grocery store to buy flowers, the balloon felt like a sign, a nod to her former name.
So she bought it. "It made me feel good inside," she says.
"I couldn't blow up one of those long balloons and make balloon animals anymore if I tried," she adds, laughing.
"I can barely blow out the candles."
Mainieri isn't sad that liability insurance and allergies ended her clowning career. By the time she left it behind, it had well and truly given her what she was looking for.
"It was sort of a new me," she says. "And I found that I was comfortable with myself."
It shifted how she saw herself, from a resolute introvert to somebody who, yes, could be very quiet, but who was a lot of other things, too.
"Since I've been a clown, I've always been a little bit more… I don't want to say fun to be with," she says. "That sounds like I'm patting myself on the back.
"But I tend to try to be a little funnier. I can be very sarcastic at times. And I don't think I would have done that, if I hadn't had the experience of being someone else."
Now, she says, "I like being here and doing the things I want to do and saying the things I would like to say and just being a clown on my own."
She holds out the little bouquet, the multi-colored flowers cut short, their stems placed in striped paper straws.
"Would you like a flower?" she asks.
As a flower is drawn from the bouquet, she motions smoothly upwards, taking the blooms with her and leaving behind only an empty paper straw.
Mainieri grins. It's an old trick, one she learned back in Sarasota. She'd do it to little kids, always feeling a little guilty taking the pretty flower away from them.
And today, at least, she is bringing it back, for her fellow retirees.
They don't know her history. As she sat in the Village Center waiting, someone noticed her flowers and balloon.
"Is it your birthday?" they asked.
"No," Mainieri replied, not explaining any further.
Then the old instinct kicked in. "Here, have a flower."
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PHOENIX — Editor's note: The above video aired before Tyler's trach was removed.
A Phoenix police officer shot eight times eight months ago is continuing his recovery faster than doctors predicted.
Officer Tyler Moldovan's trach, a device that provided a direct airway through his neck, was removed on Monday, Moldovan's wife, Chelsea, said in an Instagram post. His doctors reportedly thought the removal would come much later or never at all.
The officer was released from rehab two months ago, but has already made strides in his recovery effort. The next steps in his recovery process include keeping the trach's previous insertion site infection-free while it heals.
Tyler has undergone months of recovery after sustaining severe injuries during a shooting on Dec. 14, 2021. He wasn't expected to survive his injuries and was put on life support not long after.
Essa Williams allegedly shot Tyler several times as officers were searching for a suspicious person at an apartment complex near 19th Avenue and Camelback Road. Williams was arrested and is facing several felony charges.
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BLOOMINGTON — Fair season can delight the senses in many ways.
There are the sounds: children laughing as they enjoy the carnival, animals snorting and braying in their pens, folks exclaiming as they run into each other for the first time this summer.
And there are the sights: the lights of the amusements, the array of treasures and trinkets for sale at vendor booths, the joyful expression on so many small faces.
But for the moment, we will concern ourselves with the much-loved smells — sugary fried dough and savory smoked meats — and most importantly, the tastes.
There are so many delicious options at the McLean County Fair that it can be hard to decide what's for dinner ... and dessert ... and maybe second dessert ... and perhaps a snack ...
It was in this spirit that an intrepid crew of Pantagraph journalists headed out to the fairgrounds on Wednesday afternoon, braving the sporadic downpour in the name of local journalism. Their mission: Scout out some of the best food offerings and report back.
The testers
Jack Alkire, 33, was hired in May as a summer intern, but was recently promoted to general assignment reporter. He is always down for good food and a good time.
Mateusz Janik, 23, is our Normal government reporter and a recent transplant to the Twin Cities. He was along for the ride to capture the adventure and had a few treats along the way.
Olivia Jacobs, 23, our newsroom clerk and "Eats of the Week" columnist, was very excited to sample some of her fair favorites.
The following offerings are available in the fair's food court area. The fair runs through Sunday, Aug 7.
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Lemon shakeup
Price: $7
Tester: Olivia Jacobs
Location: Alan McKinney Food Services
Observations: I had never tried a lemon shakeup before, but I have always wanted to, especially at the fair. It was full of fresh lemonade and sugary goodness. Definitely a good way to help quench your thirst if you are planning to be a the fair for a long time or simply a way to wash down all that fried food. Also, if you buy a large you can get $4 refills throughout the day.
Hot dog
Price: $3
Tester: Jack Alkire
Location: McLean County Beef Producers
It was well cooked, had a good snap, it was flavorful and cooked to perfection. 10/10.
Polish sausage
Price: $8
Tester: Mateusz Janik
Location: Engine 1 Concessions
It looked like the same size as a regular hot dog and tasted a bit saltier than I expected, but it would still suffice for anyone looking for a quick bite. There was no spicy brown mustard or sports peppers to put on as condiments though.
Funnel cake
Price: $9
Tester: Olivia Jacobs
Location: Alan McKinney Food Services
Funnel cakes are my favorite fair food of all time and I think it's the best fair food you can get. I just had the original funnel cake with powdered sugar all over it and it was absolutely delicious, and worth the money. The generous portions make it easy to share with friends and family as well.
Ice cream
Price: $4
Tester: Mateusz Janik
Location: Cloverleaf's ice cream
I got a cookie dough bite sundae, and you get two toppings for $4 or you can get additional topping for $1 extra. The sundae was made up of creamy vanilla ice cream provided by Carl's Ice Cream, so you know it's good. It was also a heavy serving, so there's no need for seconds.
Other topping choices included chocolate syrup, strawberry syrup and caramel. I would 100% recommend to anyone on their way to the Food & Farm Fun Zone to grab ice cream for yourself and your family.
Pulled pork street tacos
Price: $9 for two
Tester: Jack Alkire
Location: D-Dirty Burger
The pork was cooked very well and was tender. The pork is meant for barbecue, not specifically tacos, but the sauce helped bring it up. Too many pickled onions though. 7/10.
Soft pretzel
Price: $6
Tester: Olivia Jacobs
Location: Duchess Funnel Cakes
You can't go wrong with a salted soft pretzel and cheese to dip it in, except when it gets rained on. However, I was still able to enjoy it for the most part. Would definitely recommend eating it dry.
Ribeye
Price: $7
Tester: Jack Alkire
Location: McLean County Beef Producers
The ribeye sandwich was finely seasoned and cooked thin ribeye. I could have used barbecue sauce, though, as it was a little dry. 8/10.
Corn dog
Price: $4
Tester: Olivia Jacobs
Location: Duchess Funnel Cakes
I was very excited about my fried hot dog. I ate less than half of it before it unfortunately started raining and made my corn dog soggy. What I learned is that you should definitely go to the fair when there isn't rain on the forecast. Luckily, there was a food tent that helped keep us — and most of our food — safe.
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A new series of rules aiming to protect tipped workers is now in effect across Pennsylvania.
One update to the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act stipulates that employees must now make at least $135 a month in tips before bosses are allowed to drop their hourly pay from $7.25 an hour to as low as $2.83 an hour. Before, employees needed to make only $30 in monthly tips before their bosses could drop their hourly pay.
Additionally, tip pooling will be allowed among employees but will in most cases exclude managers, supervisors and business owners.
Employers will also be prevented from deducting credit card and other non-cash payment fees from workers’ tips, and they must clarify to customers that automatic service charges are not tips for workers.
Workers must be allowed to spend at least 80% on their time doing work that generates tips.
“These updated regulations not only seek to keep tips in the pockets of workers who rightfully earned them, but to also ensure employers are playing by the same, fair rules,” Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrie said in a written statement. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/new-protections-for-tipped-workers-take-effect-in-pa/3327179/ | 2022-08-05T14:55:42 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/new-protections-for-tipped-workers-take-effect-in-pa/3327179/ |
CEDAR FALLS — Businesses are preparing for this year’s tax-free weekend by marking down merchandise.
Clothes and shoes priced less than $100 will have no 7% sales tax — including the 1 cent local option sales tax — on Friday and Saturday. The exemption applies to each article under $100, no matter how many items are sold on each receipt.
Businesses open those two days are required to participate. Sunday is not included.
Scott Gall, owner of The Runner’s Flat in Cedar Falls, said his store is usually busy during the weekend. He said it’s difficult with shoes, which are often more than $100, so he is marking down some to be eligible for exemption.
Gall said all other apparel also will qualify. He hopes to put shoes on sale outside the store to attract customers, as long as the weather cooperates.
“It’s fun for us because it marks the beginning of cross country season,” Gall said. “It’s more of a community party than a sale.”
However, shoes and apparel specifically used for sports – such as skates, cleats, helmets and pads – are excluded from tax exemption.
Another store on Cedar Falls’ Parkade taking advantage of the weekend is Main Street Exchange. Owner Tracy West sets up her 50-cent sale specifically for the sales tax-free weekend. She said every year people line up outside the store, trying to be the first in to get the half-dollar deals.
Staff at other businesses in downtown Cedar Falls, such as Peekaboo! Baby and Stone Feather Road, said their stores participate in the tax-free weekend but feel they are usually an afterthought.
A list of allowed and excluded items can be found online at tax.iowa.gov/iowas-annual-sales-tax-holiday. Apparel not eligible for tax exemption includes jewelry and watches, purses, bags and wallets, glasses, and makeup and cosmetics.
Apparel included that people may not think of are items like socks, underwear, bras and diapers.
The purchase of a gift card is already not taxable. Items sold during the tax-free period using a gift certificate will qualify for the exemption.
A couple of hundred people attended an hour-long celebration of life ceremony for Tyler and Sarah Schmidt and their six-year-old daughter, Lula. The Cedar Falls family members were found shot to death July 22 in their tent at Maquoketa Caves State Park. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-valley-businesses-prepare-for-the-tax-free-weekend/article_f21d5c1a-2ec6-5d71-b168-dbd3228898ce.html | 2022-08-05T15:09:57 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-valley-businesses-prepare-for-the-tax-free-weekend/article_f21d5c1a-2ec6-5d71-b168-dbd3228898ce.html |
WATERLOO --- One person has been arrested in connection with a shootout outside a Waterloo nightclub in May.
On Thursday, officers with the Violent Crime Apprehension Team and US Marshals Service Northern Iowa Fugitive Task Force arrested Jaylon Jerrod Holmes, 23, of 112 Leland Ave., on charges of felon in possession of a firearm and reckless use of a firearm. Bond was set at $10,000.
Holmes is currently on probation for burglary and conspiracy charges for allegedly trying to break into a drug dealer’s home while it was under surveillance by police in April 2018. Corrections officials have filed a probation violation because of the new charges.
According to court records, police investigators obtained surveillance video of Holmes standing near the door to Club Legacy, 120 Sumner St., and firing wildly into the parking lot around 10:55 p.m. on May 30.
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One person was shot in the leg during the shootout, but it wasn’t clear if Holmes had fired the shot. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/one-arrested-in-may-shootout-outside-waterloo-nightclub/article_24ffcb7f-8888-5e53-8314-480f11fdb9e5.html | 2022-08-05T15:10:03 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/one-arrested-in-may-shootout-outside-waterloo-nightclub/article_24ffcb7f-8888-5e53-8314-480f11fdb9e5.html |
CEDAR FALLS — Malfunctioning electrical components are believed to be the cause of a Thursday evening fire that damaged a mobile home in Cedar Falls.
Residents at Country Terrace Mobile Home Park, 700 W. Ridgeway Ave., called 911 shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday after spotting smoke and flames coming from Lot No. 225.
Firefighters found the mobile home on fire and forced their way inside to look for possible occupants before finding the residence vacant. They quickly extinguished the flames.
Black Hawk County Dispatch and MercyOne assisted firefighters.
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PALM COAST, Fla. – A man accused in a Maryland rape case was arrested Thursday afternoon in Flagler County by deputies acting on tips provided by U.S. Marshals, the sheriff’s office said.
Shawn Patrick Scott, 41, of Glen Burnie, was arrested after U.S. Marshals conducting surveillance saw him enter a vehicle and requested that Flagler deputies conduct a traffic stop, which occurred around 12:15 p.m. at the intersection of State Road 100 and Interstate 95, according to a charging affidavit.
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Scott had a warrant out of Maryland’s Anne Arundel County, where he faces charges of first and second-degree assault, second-degree rape and a third-degree sex offense, a news release stated.
According to the release, Scott had been hiding in a home in the Seminole Woods area.
Scott is being held in the Flagler County jail on no bond as he awaits extradition.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The executive producer of the canceled Orlando Music Festival has pleaded not guilty to wire fraud charges in Texas.
James Walker Watson was arrested in May, just weeks before the Orlando Music Festival was set to take place at the Central Florida Fairgrounds.
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Watson stands accused of bilking investors out of more than $3 million when he organized the Southfork Music Festival just outside Dallas.
Watson was denied bond by a federal magistrate when he was arrested, and he was returned to the custody of U.S. Marshals at his arraignment, this week.
The judge set a preliminary trial date of October 7.
To date, none of the ticket holders for the Orlando Music Festival has received a refund from the festival.
Festival organizers sent an email to ticket holders last week, insisting refunds were coming, but “protocols” needed to be followed. They did not clarify what those protocols were when News 6 asked for clarification.
FBI investigators told News 6 they want to speak to anyone who may have invested money with Watson in his Texas music festival or the event that was canceled in Orlando.
Contact can be made by contacting ic3.gov, tips.fbi.gov or 800-CALL-FBI. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/05/orlando-music-festival-producer-pleads-not-guilty-to-fraud-charges/ | 2022-08-05T15:10:16 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/05/orlando-music-festival-producer-pleads-not-guilty-to-fraud-charges/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – This is not your normal spa experience.
You’ll be soaking in hops and barley at My Beer Spa in Orlando.
The spa is located on International Drive (11787 International Drive, Suite 106, Orlando) just south of SeaWorld, has only been open for about a year and has two treatment rooms with tubs filled with warm beer, without the alcohol.
It’s called a hop infusion treatment, which is a mix of all the beer-making ingredients: water, hops, barley and brewer’s yeast. It does not go through the fermentation process before going in the tub.
The experience lasts from an hour to an hour and a half and includes a private room with beer treatment tubs, a private sauna, a hay lounge and beer tap with complimentary beer and wine.
One of the owners, Barbara Corzo, said the concept is inspired by the beer spas she and her husband visited through her travels in eastern Europe.
“Beer is very nutritious and has some wellness properties. The bad part is the alcohol,” Corzo said.
Some doctors say hops in the beer release oils that moisturize the skin. It also reportedly improves microcirculation and prevents premature aging.
Hops also have anti-anxiety and anti-inflammatory properties, which is why you may see hop extracts in some skincare products.
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Brewer’s yeast is rich in B vitamins and helps moisturize the skin as well. Corzo said beer also contains iron, zinc and magnesium.
By soaking in beer, minus fermentation, Corzo said the warm water opens the pores and allows the skin to absorb the treatment.
“Hops release oils over time and your skin feels moisturized when you get out of the tub,” Corzo said.
The one hour and 90-minute treatments include:
- Soak in a tub with Hop Treatment mix
- Private Sauna
- Oversized hay lounge
- Self-serve tap with complimentary beer and wine
After spending time in the tub and sauna, Corzo said the hay lounge helps the body cool down because the hay is not a solid. (Don’t worry, you won’t be sitting directly on the hay, but on a blanket on top of the hay lounge.)
“I know you’re probably wondering if the spa is stinky, or if you end up all sticky after the hop treatment. The answer is no to both. The hops we use for the treatment are of a citrus flavor profile so it smells fruity. And you won’t end up sticky because the treatment isn’t fermented beer so it doesn’t stay on the skin,” Corzo said.
Corzo is a University of Central Florida graduate and works as a CPA full time with her husband, Kevin Ortiz. She said My Beer Spa is her ‘side gig’ and enjoys sharing the experience with Central Floridians and travelers.
“Being on I-Drive, we wanted to make sure we had local beers for the tourists that visit My Beer Spa,” Corzo said. “We have local beers on tap from Ivanhoe Park and even wines on tap.”
My Beer Spa is the only spa of its kind on the East Coast.
It has two treatment rooms with two spa tubs each. You can book up to five guests for each treatment room with one-hour sessions starting at $129. You must be 21 or older to use My Beer Spa.
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YORK COUNTY, Pa. — The proprietors of Fat Daddy's, a York County nightclub known for its shark head on the wall and cornhole tournaments, announced on Friday that the establishment has permanently closed.
PCI Auction Group, located in Manheim, is auctioning off everything inside the building, according to the statement. The auction includes restaurant and bar equipment, chairs, tables, bar stools, and yes, even the shark head.
Everything is starting at a penny, and there are no reserves, so the public has the chance to bid and win all items from the nightclub.
The auction is live, and bids are being accepted now. It will run through Aug. 22 at 8 p.m.
For more information, or to bid on an item, click here. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/fat-daddys-permanently-closes/521-4171efd0-5e85-41fb-b218-68be11099753 | 2022-08-05T15:12:27 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/fat-daddys-permanently-closes/521-4171efd0-5e85-41fb-b218-68be11099753 |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Harrisburg City is tackling the dirty issue of illegal trash dumping. Officials said they’re stepping up enforcement of dumping laws in order to make the city cleaner.
Multiple sites throughout the city are piled up with trash, often dumped by people who don’t live there.
Illegal trash dumps are a problem both ugly and bad for the environment.
Landfills are designed to contain waste and keep any dangerous materials from seeping into the ground. In contrast, leaving trash on the ground can pollute the soil and groundwater in the area.
Depending on what’s being dumped, illegal dump sites can attract vermin and insects. Mosquitoes are known to breed in the stagnant rainwater that pools in abandoned tires.
“You’re going to create termites, other animals to come and fester, and it’s going to be torn up all over the place,” Dave West, director of the city’s Department of Public Works, said. “It just makes it bad for the community. It looks bad when you have illegal dumping all over this area.”
West said city officials are working to educate people about responsible ways to recycle and dispose of trash. For example, each household can leave one large item—such as a mattress—a week for pickup with the normal trash collection. Tires can be recycled for as little as $2 per tire.
They are also installing cameras at some high-volume dump sites to identify repeat dumpers.
In Harrisburg, the penalty for dumping trash illegally is a fine of up to $1,000 and up to 90 days in jail.
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After threatening legal action when state lawmakers passed legislation that undermined his company’s plans to build a casino in Richmond, Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins announced Thursday night that he will focus on promoting a casino referendum in 2023 instead of this fall.
Speaking at a community meeting in the city district where national media conglomerate Urban One has sought to build a nearly $600 million casino resort, Liggins said he has asked the city to suspend its plan to hold a second casino referendum this year because of the legal situation and uncertainty about whether it could be litigated and resolved before the election process begins next month.
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After 51% of Richmond voters rejected the casino plan last year, the Virginia General Assembly in June adopted a budget that included a provision prohibiting Richmond from holding another referendum until 2023, and only after the state completes a study about the potential economic impact a casino located in Petersburg would have there, about a 30-minute drive south of Richmond.
“This has created a legal conflict and a huge cloud of doubt,” Liggins said before an audience of approximately 100 people at the Satellite Restaurant and Lounge on Richmond Highway, about one mile from the proposed casino location at the Philip Morris industrial complex off Interstate 95.
“We don’t think that a protracted legal battle is in the best interest of the city of Richmond and the state of Virginia, and also would probably not get decided in time for us to have early voting in late September,” he said.
In a statement Thursday evening, the city announced it would file a petition to remove the question from the ballot for this year’s election.
“Understanding Urban One’s reason, the city stands ready to move the proposed One Casino and Resort forward in 2023,” the statement reads. “This temporary delay will not deter Urban One or the City of Richmond from working together to ensure a bright future for our residents.”
After last year’s referendum, several state lawmakers and officials from the city of Petersburg pushed to amend the state’s new casino gambling law so that Petersburg residents could decide whether a casino should be built there.
The casino law, originally adopted in 2020, authorized only Richmond, Norfolk, Danville, Bristol and Portsmouth to permit casinos with the approval of local voters. Voters in every locality but Richmond have since approved casino plans in their communities.
While legislative efforts to add Petersburg to the list failed earlier this year, Sen. Joe Morrissey, D-Richmond, and other lawmakers sought to block a second Richmond referendum this year through a budget amendment.
Richmond officials said at the same time that they wanted to roll the dice again, often highlighting how $30 million in projected annual tax revenue for the city had been left on the table. Seeking to make the project more appealing to voters in a second vote, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney also proposed cutting the city’s real estate tax by 2 cents if the referendum passes.
Urban One and city officials have contended that the budget provision was “unlawful,” as the Richmond City Circuit Court had already granted the city’s request for another ballot referendum prior to the adoption of the state budget.
In a joint statement after the state budget was passed, both Urban One and the city said they would work together to resolve the issue, potentially “through litigation,” to still hold the referendum this year.
Carl Tobias, a University of Richmond law professor, said the law is clear “that Richmond cannot hold the referendum this fall.”
“The budget would generally supersede any prior court order, and someone would probably challenge Richmond’s efforts to conduct the referendum, if the city decides to proceed,” Tobias said in an email Thursday. “If there were no court challenge and the referendum passes, a court might nullify it.
Just hours before the meeting Thursday night, Morrissey’s office disclosed that he and Del. Kim Taylor, R-Dinwiddie, had sent a letter to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin asking him to intervene if the city moves forward with holding another referendum. Both lawmakers’ districts include Petersburg.
Though Morrissey had supported the One Casino and Resort project in Richmond last year, he has since advocated for allowing Petersburg to hold its own referendum.
In the letter to the governor, the two state legislators said they had contacted Keith Balmer, the city’s elections director, to determine whether the city has ordered him to include the referendum question on the election ballots for this year. The letter says they “were not provided a definitive answer,” as Balmer said the city had not told him what to do yet.
“We find this answer unacceptable and shows Richmond’s intent to possibly ignore the law,” the letter to the governor says. “We are respectfully requesting that you direct the Attorney General’s Office to utilize its legal authority to prevent Richmond from placing the above mentioned referendum on the November, 2022, ballot.”
Balmer told the Richmond Times-Dispatch in an interview Wednesday morning that he had asked city officials to let him know within the next three weeks, as he must soon print the ballots so that the city’s office of elections can be ready to send out mail-in ballots and begin early in-person voting on Sept. 23, in accordance with state election law.
In an interview Wednesday, before he and Taylor sent the letter to the governor, Morrissey said city leaders have been making a mistake in continuing to promote the idea that another referendum could be held this fall.
“I don’t know what to say. ... They’re misleading their constituents,” he said. “It shows complete and utter disregard for the laws of the commonwealth.” | https://richmond.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/urban-one-ceo-asks-richmond-to-focus-on-casino-referendum-in-2023-instead-of-fall/article_ac66101d-18a8-52d8-933b-4371cc041b6c.html | 2022-08-05T15:16:08 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/urban-one-ceo-asks-richmond-to-focus-on-casino-referendum-in-2023-instead-of-fall/article_ac66101d-18a8-52d8-933b-4371cc041b6c.html |
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE – A lawsuit filed Thursday by 25 Texas cities claims that Disney, Hulu and Netflix have for years stiffed the cities out of dollars the streaming giants are required to pay under state law — and now cities are coming to collect.
Austin, Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth are among the cities that sued the streaming services in Dallas County to recover money they say they has been owed since 2007 and to require the services to pay each year going forward. Under state law, the services have to pay cities a franchise fee — which traditional cable providers also pay — in exchange for using communication lines over public rights of way to transmit their services into homes.
As more people abandon cable subscriptions in favor of streaming services, cities have lost franchise fee revenue — money that goes to fund city services like police and fire protection as well as roads, parks and libraries.
Cities haven’t made up that revenue with fees from streaming services, said Steven Wolens, a former Texas lawmaker and lead attorney for the cities. Even though state law classifies them as video service providers that must pay the fees, the major streamers haven’t paid cities a dime, Wolens said.
“They should have been paying this fee from the very beginning,” Wolens said. “Shame on them because they are using the public right of way that every other company pays the city to use.”
Exactly how much the streaming giants owe Texas cities isn’t known, Wolens said. For a smaller city, the losses could number in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, he said. For a larger city, that figure could be in the millions.
Other Texas cities that joined the lawsuit are Abilene, Allen, Amarillo, Arlington, Beaumont, Carrollton, Denton, Frisco, Garland, Grand Prairie, Irving, Lewisville, McKinney, Mesquite, Nacogdoches, Pearland, Plano, Rowlett, Sugar Land, Tyler and Waco.
The cities are seeking funds dating to when the services launched — Netflix in 2007, Hulu in 2008 and Disney+, The Walt Disney Co.’s streaming service, in late 2019. Their subscriber bases number in the tens of millions worldwide, with Netflix on top with more than 220 million subscribers.
Representatives for Disney, Hulu and Netflix did not immediately return requests for comment.
This story originally appeared in The Texas Tribune.
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A look back on the life of renowned Wisconsin pastor, speaker and author Stuart Briscoe, who died Wednesday
At the end of Stuart Briscoe's days, the renowned Wisconsin pastor, speaker and author said he hoped someone would look back on his life and say:
"Stuart Briscoe served God's purpose in his own generation, and now he has fallen asleep and is ready to meet his Lord" — a reference to the biblical figure of David in Acts 13:36.
"I'd be thrilled if that was the conclusion," he told the Journal Sentinel in 2020.
Wednesday was Briscoe's time to meet his Lord. The 91-year-old Oconomowoc resident and former Elmbrook senior pastor died "of natural causes unexpectedly," he and his wife Jill's media ministry, Telling the Truth with Stuart and Jill Briscoe, shared on their Facebook page Thursday.
"For many of you he was preacher, pastor, mentor or friend," the post, signed by the family, said. "To us, he was ‘Stu,' ‘Dad’ and ‘Poppa’ and we already miss him achingly."
Stuart is survived by his wife, Jill, their three kids — Dave Briscoe, Judy Briscoe Golz and Pete Briscoe — their spouses, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, said Mel Lawrenz, Elmbrook's teaching pastor and the individual who had succeeded Briscoe as senior pastor.
Briscoe stepped down as senior pastor in 2000, but remained involved in the church and continued his ministry work. In 2019, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, but was in remission after receiving treatment.
A memorial service will be held at a future date at Elmbrook Church, 777 S. Barker Road, Brookfield.
"Stuart had an enormous influence on untold thousands of people throughout Milwaukee and literally around the world," Lawrenz said. "He was known for his character and integrity, the clarity that he helped us all have about life. And in a time of self-centeredness in our culture, his whole life was about Christ-centeredness. Everybody that knew him was delighted by his wit and wisdom. And he helped all of us raise our vision above ourselves and our circumstances."
Back in 2020, Stuart and Jill's eldest son, Dave, described his father as "a very gifted and important person" who could have been very proud, but instead was very humble.
"He's helped me with everything," Jill said in a previous interview. "It's been such a privilege to be married to the man. He's the love of my life and always will be till we're together in heaven."
Leading Elmbrook as senior pastor for three decades
Asked why he dedicated his life to ministry, Briscoe simply said, "I believe that's what God has called me to do."
In 1970, he moved to the United States from England to become senior pastor of Elmbrook Church — long before it became the megachurch it is today.
When Stuart started at Elmbrook, he had said there were between 300 and 400 churchgoers. By the time he stepped down as senior pastor in 2000, he had recalled preaching to as many as 7,000 people on a given week.
During those 30 years, he preached and taught, mostly at Elmbrook. He also preached internationally and did personal counseling.
“I just have immense respect for him," longtime Elmbrook member George Bogdanovich told the Journal Sentinel in 2020. "Watching and learning from him, there’s just been such a consistency with how a Christian ought to live his life. He’s easy to love because he serves others with everything he is."
To Bogdanovich, Briscoe was much more than a pastor. He was a mentor, favorite author and friend.
Following Briscoe's time as senior pastor, he and Jill remained "deeply involved" with the church. They continued with international ministry work — with Elmbrook as their home base — wrote or co-wrote over 60 books, and ministered through various media platforms with Telling the Truth, which they founded in 1971. Telling the Truth — which used to be part of Elmbrook Church but now operates independently — features recorded sermons delivered by Stuart and Jill that air on radio stations around the country and in London
His early life, meeting his wife Jill
Briscoe was born in the town of Millom in Cumbria, England.
Growing up, he and his brother worked at their parents' grocery store. Their father was also a lay pastor.
Briscoe was brilliant in many ways, including academically. He graduated from high school at the age of 16. Since he wouldn't be permitted to attend university until he reached the age of 18, he got into banking and youth ministry.
When he turned 18, he was drafted into the military during the Korean War and joined the Royal Marines.
When the war ended, he returned to banking, and helped out at a nearby youth center, Capernwray Hall, in his spare time. It was at that youth center where he met his wife, Jill, who was also doing youth ministry work, when they were both in their 20s.
The two married in 1958.
They spent years working with the center and youth ministry organizations all over the world. Around 1970, Briscoe was invited to speak in the U.S., which ultimately led to Elmbrook.
"I just look back and am amazed at the opportunity I had to meet him, to marry him, and together, to be able to minister is such a joy," Jill said in a previous interview.
Family life
The family got to meet many inspiring individuals over the years, including evangelist Billy Graham (who visited their home), Corrie ten Boom, Joni Eareckson Tada and Reggie White, Dave said in a previous interview.
After each of Stuart's kids graduated from Brookfield East High School, he'd take the graduate on a trip — in part a mission trip — "anywhere in the world" they wanted to go, Dave had said.
Stuart, who preached on every continent, carried on this tradition with many of his grandchildren.
Stuart and Jill's children have each, to an extent, followed in their footsteps.
Dave was an associate pastor at Elmbrook for 25 years and is now pastor of Grace Church in Delafield, Judy Briscoe Golz has her Ph.D. in psychology and is a college professor, and Pete was senior pastor at Bent Tree Bible Fellowship in Carrollton, Texas, for nearly 30 years.
'A long, eventful, and thoroughly wonderful life'
A few years ago, Briscoe was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer. He underwent treatment and was in remission.
"No matter what he’s faced in his life, personally, professionally or his medical conditions, he’s been the same person all the way through, which is remarkable," Bogdanovich said in a previous interview. "It’s a testament to his deep faith in Christ.”
In 2020, Briscoe contracted sepsis twice after a urinary tract infection. He said they were planning to move him into hospice care at that time, and told Jill to gather the family to say goodbye. But he recovered.
"I've had a long, eventful, and thoroughly wonderful life," Briscoe said in 2020. "I have no complaints.
"I think all of this is bonus time. Jill and I intend on using it wisely and well, seeing our children and grandchildren doing well, and our many, many friends, and the people we've ministered to around the world. We are very blessed people."
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Average daily flows
Snake River at Heise 10,385 cfs
Snake River at Blackfoot 4,307 cfs
Snake River at American Falls 11,656 cfs
Snake River at Milner 1,500 cfs
Little Wood River near Carey 133 cfs
Jackson Lake is 40% full.
Palisades Reservoir is 51% full.
American Falls Reservoir is 23% full.
Upper Snake River system is at 39% of capacity.
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Ashlyn Weeks picks sunflowers Thursday with her daughter, Eloise, at Blue Rock Farmers Market. The market offers sunflower picking through Saturday.
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Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Ashlyn Weeks picks sunflowers Thursday at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Ashlyn Weeks and her daughter, Eloise, pick sunflowers Thursday at Blue Rock Farmers Market.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Sunflowers are seen at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Ashlyn Weeks picks sunflowers on Thursday at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Ashlyn Weeks and her daughter, Eloise, pick sunflowers on Thursday at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Sunflowers at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Sunflowers at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls offers sunflower picking through the weekend.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
A sunflower at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Ashlyn Weeks picks sunflowers Thursday at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Ashlyn Weeks and her daughter, Eloise, pick sunflowers Thursday at Blue Rock Farmers Market.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Sunflowers are seen at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Ashlyn Weeks picks sunflowers on Thursday at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Ashlyn Weeks and her daughter, Eloise, pick sunflowers on Thursday at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Sunflowers at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Sunflowers at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls offers sunflower picking through the weekend.
Picking sunflowers at Blue Rock
A sunflower at Blue Rock Farmers Market in Twin Falls.
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The Inner Basin pipeline, which carries Inner Basin spring and well water into the Cty of Flagstaff’s water treatment and distribution system, has been damaged by post-fire flooding and is no longer serviceable.
The water supply line accounts for up to 20% of Flagstaff’s potable water during the summer season. To make up for the deficit, the city is currently pulling water from other well fields. Impacts to Flagstaff residents are not expected, but there is currently no projected timeline for the repair of the damaged line.
The situation is similar to what was experienced after the 2010 Schultz Fire, said Flagstaff stormwater manager Ed Schenk. Back then, similar post-fire flooding caused erosion that exposed and damaged the Inner Basin waterline. The city responded with repairs and “hardening” at 28 locations along the line to help prevent future damage in these areas.
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“This time around the Pipeline Fire burned in areas that Schultz did not,” Schenk said.
One of the areas is a drainage upstream of Wupatki trails that “scoured pretty significantly” and exposed the underlying waterline, leaving it vulnerable to damage from debris carried in floodwaters.
“There has been a failure there, and at some point it will have to be replaced,” Schenk said.
It’s likely not the only place where the waterline has taken damage. Schenk has reported that the city is using drones and personnel to locate other areas where flooding has compromised the line.
“There's a quite a bit of rock coming off that mountain on the east side,” Schenk said. “We do expect quite a bit of damage.”
Because the full extent of damage remains unknown, it’s too early to estimate when the line might be repaired. Ongoing monsoons conditions could result in more floods and more damage.
As long as there’s a chance of continued flooding in the areas where the lines are damaged, it’s too risky to begin construction, Schenk said.
“It's probably going to get worse before the season's over,” he said. “Maybe the monsoons will shut off today. I kind of doubt it.”
The National Weather Service forecast calls for at least a 40% chance of rain each day through Thursday, with the likelihood increasing going into next week.
Given the likelihood of more damage to the line, it’s also difficult to estimate the cost of repair, said Brian Huntzinger, Flagstaff water production manager.
“Most likely, though, to repair the pipeline, road and structures already in place, the costs will be in the order of millions,” he said.
The broken line can account for anywhere from 5 to 20% of Flagstaff’s daily water supply in the summer, Huntzinger said.
While it’s broken, the city’s water production has compensated by taking more water from other groundwater sources.
The city can also source water from the Upper Lake Mary (ULM) reservoir. ULM is sitting at 24.7% of its full capacity -- a low mark historically. Averages from the past 60 years show that ULM usually sits at 44% capacity in August.
Such a low reservoir level is “primarily due to the lack of spring runoff ULM received last winter and spring; ULM peaked at 35% for the year in the first week of April,” Huntzinger said.
Huntzinger said there is no reason to expect that the broken line will result in impacts to water availability for Flagstaff residents.
“Thanks to the efforts of many of those involved in Flagstaff’s water sources over the years, Flagstaff is fortunate to have redundant water supplies,” he said. “Even without surface water from Upper Lake Mary or spring and well waters from the Inner Basin, Flagstaff still has enough groundwater supplies to meet the city's current peak daily consumption.” | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-water-supply-line-compromised-by-flood-damage/article_4c00eca2-137c-11ed-8d22-7713ddc735ce.html | 2022-08-05T15:28:48 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-water-supply-line-compromised-by-flood-damage/article_4c00eca2-137c-11ed-8d22-7713ddc735ce.html |
Since the Flagstaff Eagles football team’s season ended last fall, coach Sean Manning’s staff has put an emphasis on strength and depth in hopes to improve moving forward.
Nowhere has that become more important than in the trenches, especially the team’s offensive line.
At points during its six-game losing streak that ended last year's campaign, Flagstaff was right in games. Endurance, physicality and line strength from opponents won out, however, and Manning doesn’t want to see that anymore. He said the coaching staff talked about it right after the final game, a home loss to a bitter rival.
“Right there on the field after the loss to Coconino, we knew exactly what we needed to do to enhance the outcome of our program. It starts and ends with the line. I know the importance of it. We didn’t have the depth we needed last year and it showed,” Manning said. “We knew we had to improve in that area, build up a better second unit and make the first better.”
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The players on the offensive line, as well as those slated to man the inside portion of the defense, believe they can give the team a push toward more wins.
“It starts with the line. We’ve got to be hard to be the leaders of the team to be able to make our specialists look really good,” said senior Kent Davison.
“Our entire starting five right now is seniors. We’ve all been together since freshman year and we want to have a really good last season, so we’re really close there,” added senior Trevor Westover.
In the staff’s first full offseason together -- Manning, offensive coordinator Kevin Aguas and others were fully formed as a coaching group quite close to the 2021 season -- there’s been an increased emphasis on weight training.
Like many schools, the Eagles have implemented records for the best overall lifting amounts. Weights lifted from exercises such as bench press, clean and squat are totaled up for combined with goals of 700, 800, 900 and 1,000 total pounds. The earners of those marks are featured on a wall in the weight room.
All of the team’s position units have put more work in when it comes to strength and conditioning, Aguas said. But the ball began rolling with the players set to man the trenches.
“This group came together early in January and we started to see the camaraderie together. As the line started getting into the weight room, other guys started to join them. And then the line core grew and started getting stronger,” Aguas said.
It is still yet to be seen how the work will translate onto the field come the regular season, but Aguas believes that if the group can succeed, it could lead to results for the entire offense. It also could open up the playbook more and allow greater responsibility for the line.
Still, the Eagles believe their efforts have produced results already. Flagstaff was one of 40 teams that participated in a Northern Arizona Lumberjacks lineman challenge in June, as specialists on offense and defense played in a 7-on-7 passing tournament. Flagstaff took fourth overall in the lineman challenge, beating teams with many more athletes and bigger school populations along the way.
“We were one of the smallest line groups there, really one of the smallest schools there. We were really proud to score high out there,” Westover said.
And if that result is any indication, the Eagles feel they are on the right track to play well inside during the season.
“That’s when everyone noticed that this is the year we could do this on the line, move the ball, score those touchdowns. I think that was the turning point, that was the switch we needed,” Davison said.
Flagstaff is scheduled to open the season Sept. 3 at the Northern Arizona University Walkup Skydome against Camelback, with a scrimmage against Lake Havasu set for the week before. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/eagles-emphasize-line-play-in-football-offseason/article_eb0fc4a4-1439-11ed-9d7f-df0a29a7a9e9.html | 2022-08-05T15:28:50 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/eagles-emphasize-line-play-in-football-offseason/article_eb0fc4a4-1439-11ed-9d7f-df0a29a7a9e9.html |
The House voted 93-6 to approve Senate Bill 2, which combines inflation relief with funding for women and families.
The bill is a compromise between priorities introduced in separate bills last week by Republicans in both chambers.
While the initial proposals had significant differences, leadership from the two caucuses eventually agreed to a plan that was added to SB 2 by an amendment Thursday from Rep. Tim Brown, R-Crawfordsville.
Before today’s vote, Brown told the House he expects the Senate to concur with the bill, a vote that is expected later today.
Gov. Holcomb also announced his support for the bill Thursday and said in a statement he plans to sign SB 2 “as soon as it arrives on my desk.”
SB 2 would send $200 payments to Hoosiers who filed taxes last year and would provide a $200 refundable tax credit next year to those who aren’t eligible for the refund but who receive Social Security benefits and aren’t claimed as a dependent in 2022.
It would also transfer the first $1 billion of the state’s excess reserves in 2023 – if the state has sufficient reserves next year – to the pension stabilization fund, a priority of Senate Republicans, and would cap the state gas tax at 29.5 cents until July 1, 2023.
As for wraparound services, SB 2 incorporates parts of both chambers’ proposals for funding aimed at assisting women, children and families.
The bill would give $45 million to the new Hoosier Families First Fund, money that will be allocated by the state’s budget agency to several stage agencies to pay for new and existing programs, including those that support pregnant and postpartum women, assist foster and adoptive families and to help low-income families with young children.
In addition, SB 2 would also send about $29 million in funding directly to existing initiatives including the Child Care and Development Fund voucher program and the Nurse Family Partnership program.
The state’s adoption tax credit would increase to $2,500 from $1,000 under SB 2 as well.
The bill also drew support from some Democrats, although many minority caucus members who voted both ways criticized SB 2’s funding as inadequate. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/bill-for-inflation-relief-funding-for-women-passes-house/article_2e49f018-14cc-11ed-b3b4-335808d32aac.html | 2022-08-05T15:29:52 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/bill-for-inflation-relief-funding-for-women-passes-house/article_2e49f018-14cc-11ed-b3b4-335808d32aac.html |
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TAMPA, Fla. — Two people were hurt Friday morning in a crash involving a Road Ranger on southbound Interstate 75 after Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, authorities said.
The crash happened around 10 a.m., according to Tampa Fire Rescue.
One person was airlifted by medical helicopter to Tampa General Hospital for treatment of unknown injuries. A Florida Department of Transportation Road Ranger worker also was taken to the hospital; they suffered minor injuries, fire rescue said.
Three vehicles were involved in the crash.
Drivers in the area should expect slow-going traffic for some time.
Get live up-to-date traffic updates below or by clicking here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/southbound-i-75-closed-near-bruce-b-downs-after-crash/67-3dad51fc-b098-4ad6-bbab-e63f492fb262 | 2022-08-05T15:35:14 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/southbound-i-75-closed-near-bruce-b-downs-after-crash/67-3dad51fc-b098-4ad6-bbab-e63f492fb262 |
BLOOMINGTON, Minn — Bloomington Police say an argument at the Mall of America ended with someone shooting three times inside a store, prompting a lockdown of the building Thursday afternoon.
Bloomington Police said no one was injured and the two suspects got away on foot. Friday morning, police they are still looking for the people responsible for firing the shots and have no additional information available to the public beyond what was released Thursday night.
At a press conference just after 8 p.m. on Aug. 4, Bloomington Chief Booker began by saying "I really wish we didn't have to be here today." He called the shooting a "complete lack of respect for human life."
Chief Booker said the shooting started after an altercation between two parties at a cash register in the Nike Store around 4:15 p.m. One party (with two people) walked out of the store, but one of the individuals in the group turned around and fired a pistol into the store "full of people."
Police said they are looking for the shooter and the other person. They did not provide a description of them.
Anyone with information should call 952-563-4900.
The mall reopened Friday morning at 10 a.m. with increased security and police presence. Guest services will work with people who may have left any personal items at the mall during the chaos.
The lockdown, which lasted about two hours, was lifted at 5:45 p.m. The mall remained closed for the remainder of the night and Metro Transit service halted service.
Ava Malloy, an employee at Air Traffic Toys in the Mall of America, spoke to KARE 11 over the phone during the lockdown. "I turned off the lights and everyone's huddled behind something," Ava said.
"We were working with customers and then all of a sudden there were people running in the store. There was probably about 25 to 30 people and we looked and thought they were kids just goofing around," Macy's employee Brenda Wachello said via phone while taking cover inside the store. "And then people were saying, 'There's a shooter."
KARE 11's Morgan Wolfe spoke to a woman who said she heard "two gunshots above the DSW." The woman was able to leave the mall, but said her daughter had to stay inside during the lockdown.
Wolfe spoke with employees at the Nike store in the mall, who said a fight started between two groups of men. One of the men took out a gun and started shooting.
WATCH: Police say no arrests made after shots fired in the Mall of America Thursday | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/mall-of-america-reopens-after-shooting-and-lockdown/89-a727b712-90e1-4c6b-bb7e-5d76a254e507 | 2022-08-05T15:35:20 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/mall-of-america-reopens-after-shooting-and-lockdown/89-a727b712-90e1-4c6b-bb7e-5d76a254e507 |
An advisory for mosquito-born illnesses was issued Friday after some chickens located in Sarasota County near North Port tested positive for West Nile virus, the Florida Department of Health announced.
The chickens, known as sentinel chickens, are used to monitor mosquito-transmitted viruses because they do not become sick nor can they spread viruses such as West Nile virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis and St. Louis Encephalitis, according to the agency.
No human cases have been reported in the county, however, the department says Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services and DOH-Sarasota will continue surveillance and prevention efforts.
According to the department, the West Nile virus can affect the central nervous system and cause serious illness.
The department says residents should remember to "Drain and Cover" to avoid being bitten:
- DRAIN standing water to stop mosquitoes from multiplying.
- COVER skin with clothing or repellent.
More information on how to protect yourself from mosquitos can be found here.
For more information about Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services, visit https://www.scgov.net/government/health-and-human-services/mosquito-management-services or call 941-861-5000. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/west-nile-virus-sarasota-chickens/67-2ab96ad3-5c6e-4e25-9831-0610b25d4b90 | 2022-08-05T15:35:26 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/west-nile-virus-sarasota-chickens/67-2ab96ad3-5c6e-4e25-9831-0610b25d4b90 |
PORTLAND, Oregon — In Portland’s Old Town, the recent streak of deadly violence is not lost on those who serve people in that neighborhood.
"It's disconcerting, obviously," said Jason Christensen, executive director for Union Gospel Mission on Northwest 3rd Avenue and Burnside Street. "We've had to take measures in terms of staff. We walk with each other, it's just being extra vigilant."
Union Gospel Mission provides homeless services and a program for men recovering from addiction. For Christensen, watching the violence unfold hurts.
"We have people that are really killing themselves on an installment plan," he said.
On Tuesday morning, police responded to a deadly stabbing on Northwest 5th Avenue and Davis Street. Court documents indicate the suspect, 31-year-old Judyann Edmond, stabbed 38-year-old Stephanie Hack in the neck multiple times. Hack later died at the hospital.
Police found Edmond in a nearby tent. The man she was with told officers that he and Edmond had just smoked meth together before they arrived. Court papers went on to say that Edmond told officers that a man standing nearby during the stabbing was her grandfather, and that, "his eyes told her she had to ... do it to stop the pain and to save people."
For Christensen, a crime like that points to growing and changing concerns over drugs.
"In the last six months, there's been this new strain of methamphetamine, it's fentanyl-laced, that's going around," Christensen said. "What we have seen is a little more erratic behavior among users."
For that reason, Union Gospel Mission is continuing to serve meals to-go, rather than bringing guests indoors again, which they had hoped to be doing by now.
"Because of the volatility, it only takes one individual that we have to be very careful and measured about things," Christensen said.
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Much of the recent violence is also gun-related. On Friday, police said 19-year-old Lauren Abbott Jr. was shot and killed near Northwest 5th Avenue and Couch Street. Two others were injured. And over the weekend in the same area, there was another shooting. Police said a man was shot in the torso. He lived despite the dozens of bullet casings left behind.
Christiansen said Union Gospel Mission continues to see beyond the violence, while trying to serve others.
"We're here, we're not leaving, this is our neighborhood, we're very proud of it," Christensen said. "We clean our sidewalks twice a day and we want to be a beacon of hope for the neighborhood." | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/violence-old-town-portland-oregon/283-38a99018-d3b8-4441-af6c-ace990fe633e | 2022-08-05T15:42:50 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/violence-old-town-portland-oregon/283-38a99018-d3b8-4441-af6c-ace990fe633e |
VAN BUREN, Ark. — Some residents in the River Valley woke up Friday, Aug. 5, without water.
According to Van Buren utilities director Steve Dufresne, residents north of Interstate 40 up to Highway 59 in Crawford County are experiencing a water outage. Customers in Van Buren, Cedarville and Rudy share the same water system and are all dealing with the outage.
Those at higher elevations are being affected the most.
Dufresne says there is not an exact count yet of how many people are without water. He says they are working to "re-valve" water from another source, but most of the surrounding communities get their water from Fort Smith. It's unclear when water will be restored to those without it.
The outage comes a day after Fort Smith residents were asked to conserve water due to maintenance and repair issues at the Lee Creek Water Treatment Plant.
A mechanical issue was first found Tuesday morning, Aug. 2, and the plant was shut down for repairs. During the maintenance, Lee Creek was still able to produce water using a "small backup system," while Lake Fort Smith increased its water production to continue providing clean drinking water to residents.
The maintenance needed to repair the second issue isn't projected by the city to be done until Monday, Aug. 8 with the plant being back to full-water production on Friday, Aug. 12.
No other information has been released at this time.
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn — Bloomington Police say an argument at the Mall of America ended with someone shooting three times inside a store, prompting a lockdown of the building Thursday afternoon.
Bloomington Police said no one was injured and the two suspects got away on foot. Friday morning, police say they are still looking for the people responsible for firing the shots and have no additional information available to the public beyond what was released Thursday night.
At a press conference just after 8 p.m. on Aug. 4, Bloomington Chief Booker began by saying "I really wish we didn't have to be here today." He called the shooting a "complete lack of respect for human life."
Chief Booker said the shooting started after an altercation between two parties at a cash register in the Nike Store around 4:15 p.m. One party (with two people) walked out of the store, but one of the individuals in the group turned around and fired a pistol into the store "full of people."
Police said they are looking for the shooter and the other person. They did not provide a description of them.
Anyone with information should call 952-563-4900.
The mall reopened Friday morning at 10 a.m. with increased security and police presence. Guest services will work with people who may have left any personal items at the mall during the chaos.
The lockdown, which lasted about two hours, was lifted at 5:45 p.m. The mall remained closed for the remainder of the night and Metro Transit service halted service.
Ava Malloy, an employee at Air Traffic Toys in the Mall of America, spoke to KARE 11 over the phone during the lockdown. "I turned off the lights and everyone's huddled behind something," Ava said.
"We were working with customers and then all of a sudden there were people running in the store. There was probably about 25 to 30 people and we looked and thought they were kids just goofing around," Macy's employee Brenda Wachello said via phone while taking cover inside the store. "And then people were saying, 'There's a shooter."
KARE 11's Morgan Wolfe spoke to a woman who said she heard "two gunshots above the DSW." The woman was able to leave the mall, but said her daughter had to stay inside during the lockdown.
Wolfe spoke with employees at the Nike store in the mall, who said a fight started between two groups of men. One of the men took out a gun and started shooting.
WATCH: Police say no arrests made after shots fired in the Mall of America Thursday | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/mall-of-america-reopens-after-shooting-and-lockdown/89-a727b712-90e1-4c6b-bb7e-5d76a254e507 | 2022-08-05T15:49:42 | 0 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/mall-of-america-reopens-after-shooting-and-lockdown/89-a727b712-90e1-4c6b-bb7e-5d76a254e507 |
DUBLIN, Ga. — The oldest living WWII nurse celebrated her 108th birthday right here in Central Georgia.
The Carl Vinson Medical Center threw Meta Monteleon a birthday celebration to recognize her for her service.
For nurses Tina Montford and Nicole Dent, Monteleon has plenty of nuggets of wisdom to share.
"She's just a joy to take care of. She brightens my day every time I see her," Dent said.
She was wearing a birthday crown that sparkled, and pearls she wears everyday.
"Pearl earrings and pearl necklaces, and that fits her personality. If you think about Monteleon you definitely think of a jewel," Montford said.
Her jewelry preferences, fitting, because the pearl is a symbol for wisdom.
"She has a very welcoming and warm spirit. She's genuine everything about her is just lovely," Montford said.
Monteleon served a total of 3 years in the army, with 2 of those years in Pearl Harbor taking care of German prisoners of war.
"She's always been a life long learner and insatiably curious," Duke said.
Monteleon's daughter Martha Duke enjoys seeing the recognition her mother has gotten these last 10 years of her life once she arrived at the Dublin VA.
"She tries things and does things that other people don't necessarily do at that age, and other people like knowing that," Duke said.
At 98, Meta gave a speech at the VA's memorial day service.
"I am telling you when she gave that speech she brought the house down," Duke said.
At 99, she did chair yoga, making CBS news.
"Everybody was so fascinated by the fact that a 99 year old was doing chair yoga," Duke said.
Her secret for a happy life, and longevity?
"Learn to labor and to wait and those words that have followed me throughout my whole entire time here at the VA, and those are certainly words to live by. Learn to labor and to wait," Monteleon said.
Meta's daughter says among the many things she learned from her mother is resilience, and keeping a good sense of humor.
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NAPLES, Fla. — Two Baby squirrels are in recovery after reportedly falling from their nest, according to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.
One of the babies hurt his toe when he fell from the nest. To prevent the loss of his toe, the baby is receiving a laser treatment on the laceration that will help with the swelling and healing process.
A gel ointment is applied to keep the wound clean and moist. Antibiotics are part of the treatment plan to prevent infection, as well.
Fortunately, the prognosis for the toe is looking great! Wildlife officials are hopeful for their release back into the wild when they are old enough to eat on their own.
Before being released, every animal goes through different types of treatment plans. Baby squirrels need “warm incubators, daily weigh-ins, specialized formula, and extra care,” reported the conservancy. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/08/05/two-baby-squirrels-in-recovery-after-fall-from-nest/ | 2022-08-05T15:49:57 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/08/05/two-baby-squirrels-in-recovery-after-fall-from-nest/ |
Police arrested a 23-year-old Lincoln man on a string of charges at the end of a chase in a stolen SUV Thursday morning near the center of the city.
It started with a gas drive-off at the Super C at 33rd Street and Sheridan Boulevard shortly before 8:30 a.m.
Lincoln Police Sgt. Chris Vollmer said an employee reported that a man in a ponytail had left in a white SUV after pumping $78.15 and not paying.
Soon after, a member of the Metro Fugitive Task Force doing surveillance near 28th and N streets spotted the Toyota Highlander with the same license plate sitting with the driver still inside.
The SUV had been stolen a week earlier across town.
Vollmer said when officers approached, the man drove through the backyard and a privacy fence and hitting an empty police cruiser, then continuing on to hit a second car near 27th and J, and running.
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MAYS LANDING — The case involving an Absecon man shot multiple times by police outside a Dollar General in May will proceed to a grand jury, a judge in Atlantic County Superior Court ordered Friday.
The man, Jalial Whitted, 37, was shot outside of the store in Absecon near the city's border with Pleasantville on May 24 around 9:30 a.m. Police responding to the store have said that Whitted was carrying a gun, which prompted them to use deadly force.
Whitted is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and certain persons not to possess weapons.
The charges were filed by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, while an investigation into the incident is being handled by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.
The charges were initially dropped through an administrative dismissal but were handed down again.
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Whitted, for a second time, appeared in court on Friday in front of Judge Bernard DeLury, wearing an orange prison outfit having to rely on a walker and arm brace to keep him stable, evidence of his gunshot wounds and the hours-long surgery his family said he needed.
He was previously detained on June 29 during his first appearance.
One of Whitted's family members and local activist Steve Young were present in the courtroom but declined to comment immediately following the hearing.
Whitted is being represented by Peter A. Wujciak, with the Clemente Mueller law firm, which is based out of Morristown, Essex County.
The case is going straight to a grand jury, who will hear the facts of the case as state prosecutors present it, after which the jury will determine if there's probable cause for an indictment, Wujciak said.
"It's basically just one more step in the judicial process in order to determine if the charges that were brought are supported by some level of evidence," Wujciak said.
Whitted will be in court again Sept. 16, DeLury said.
Whitted has not made a plea to his charges. Evidence will likely be shared in the near future between the prosecution and defense, after which a plea offer may arise, Wujciak said, adding that he was just recently retained to the case.
Whitted's mother, Kim Whitted, said her son has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, which may have contributed to the incident in May.
Whitted entered the store armed, and the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said he fired at least one shot off inside while some morning shoppers were buying groceries.
Police body camera footage was released earlier this week by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, which will handle the investigation under a New Jersey Attorney General's directive.
Several clips from separate officer cameras were made public, showing various angles of the shooting.
The first officer at the store can be seen approaching Whitted while he is in the doorway, with the officer warning dispatch that he may be armed with what was thought to be a "fake gun." The officer was pointing his gun at Whitted shouting commands at him, while the 37-year-old told the officer to shoot him.
Moments later, the standoff took to the parking lot, where officers continued pleading with Whitted to surrender. One officer can be heard on the camera's audio saying he saw a firearm in Whitted's left pocket. The officers momentarily tell Whitted to drop the gun while he was was positioned behind a car in the parking lot. Then gunfire erupts, lasting seconds before officers moved into cuff Whitted before being approached by his frantic mother.
He was then taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, where he was later released and then arrested.
He remains in the Atlantic County jail. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/indictment-possible-for-absecon-man-shot-by-police-in-may/article_7b999d6a-14cb-11ed-8e73-2795a17ae7be.html | 2022-08-05T15:51:31 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/indictment-possible-for-absecon-man-shot-by-police-in-may/article_7b999d6a-14cb-11ed-8e73-2795a17ae7be.html |
Semi truck crashes into 'slower' car in Sarasota County
Melissa Pérez-Carrillo
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
A semi-truck crashed into a car in Sarasota County early Friday morning, leaving two people injured.
The semi, driven by a 50-year-old Wesley Chapel man, crashed into the back of a BMW that was traveling at a "slower speed" in the center lane of Interstate 75 at mile marker 207 at 4:55 a.m., according to a written report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
Previously:Bicyclist left with injuries after hit-and-run in Manatee County
The BMW rotated and traveled onto the west shoulder. The 21-year-old man driving the car and the 36-year-old and 21-year-old female passengers were transported to an area hospital with serious and critical injuries, according to the report.
The crash remains under investigation. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2022/08/05/sarasota-county-semi-truck-crashes-into-slower-car/10245633002/ | 2022-08-05T15:53:21 | 0 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2022/08/05/sarasota-county-semi-truck-crashes-into-slower-car/10245633002/ |
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DALLAS (KDAF) — August marks the end of summer and the beginning of the back-to-school season, but this doesn’t have to be a sad time.
Instead, let’s raise our glass and say cheers to new beginnings. What better place to do that than The Boardwalk at Granite Park, where officials are offering delicious specials to celebrate the end of summer.
It’s Blue Mesa’s 26th Annual Hatch Chile Festival! Hatch chile menu specials, the Pineapple Hatch Margarita cocktail, a Family Pack To-Go (in 2 sizes), and Hatch specials are featured in our weekend brunch all month long. Enjoy all things, Hatch, this month!
- Hatch Steak Taco & Relleno Combo
- Half pack for 2-3 people $35 or full pack for 4-6 people – $65
- Pan of Hatch Cajeta Swirl Brownies – $7
- Quart of Pineapple Hatch Margaritas – $25
- Enjoy a Pineapple Hatch Margarita during Blue Mesa’s 26th Annual Hatch Chile Festival with Casamigos silver tequila and grilled pineapple ($12 and $38 for the 64 oz. Craft Jar to share).
- B-Bar Griddle – $7
- Sausage Patty, House-made Cheese Sauce, Scrambled Egg, on a French Toast Biscuit | https://cw33.com/news/local/celebrate-the-end-of-summer-with-these-specials-at-the-boardwalk-at-granite-park/ | 2022-08-05T16:09:39 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/celebrate-the-end-of-summer-with-these-specials-at-the-boardwalk-at-granite-park/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Raise your cans, glasses, bottles and whatever might be the vehicle for your beer on this glorious day; International Beer Day! August 5 signifies to fans of ale, sours, lagers, IPAs and whatever beer you fancy, it’s time to drink (responsibly).
NationalToday says, “Beer somehow manages to do what politicians have tried to do for centuries – unite people in a common cause for good. Our insatiable thirst for beer gives us reason to pause; to stop what we’re doing, sit down and converse with one another over a pint or two. The conversation may be pleasant or not, calm or animated, but somehow beer makes it possible to agree to disagree and still walk away friends. Plenty of us have no doubt solved many of the world’s problems over a few pints of beer.”
We think you deserve to enjoy the best pints around town whether it be a brewery or even some top spots for beer tasting. We checked out some of the best breweries around Dallas from Tripadvisor as well as some of the best spots for beer tasting in Dallas from Yelp:
- Deep Ellum Brewing Company
- Four Corners Brewing Company
- Pegasus City Brewery
- Peticolas Brewing Company
- Community Beer Company
- Texas Ale Project
- Noble Rey Brewing Company
- Oak Highlands Brewery
- Westlake Brewing Company
- Breaking Brew Meadery
For more from Tripadvisor’s list, click here.
- Deep Ellum Brewing Company Taproom
- Pegasus City Brewery
- Four Corners Brewing
- Craft Beer Cellar Dallas
- Peticolas Brewing Company
- Cidercade Dallas
- Community Beer Company
- Uptown Liquors
- Bitter Sisters Brewery
- Brutal Beerworks
For more from Yelp’s list, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/happy-international-beer-day-these-are-the-best-breweries-spots-for-beer-tasting-around-dallas/ | 2022-08-05T16:09:45 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/happy-international-beer-day-these-are-the-best-breweries-spots-for-beer-tasting-around-dallas/ |
As monkeypox continues to spread in Indiana, here's what you need to know
MUNCIE, Ind. — As of Thursday the number of cases of monkeypox in Indiana had reached 62 cases, up from 45 the previous Thursday, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Those figures included at least two pediatric cases.
The illness, largely spread by skin on skin contact, has been spreading in the United States since May 17, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started their response to the outbreak in the U.S. The spread has been global, with Europe being the focus of the outbreak. The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a "global emergency" in late July.
Megan Wade-Taxter, a spokesperson for the Indiana Department of Health, said the agency doesn't have the data about monkeypox broken down to the county level or region at this time. She had no information about the presence of the disease in East Central Indiana.
More:Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency
By late July, Marion County was reporting 17 presumed cases of monkeypox there, The Indianapolis Star reported. Cases have been cropping up elsewhere around the state as well; the Tippecanoe County Health Department on July 28 announced that the county had three confirmed but "mild" cases of monkeypox, and just days before that St. Joseph County announced its first confirmed case.
Is the monkeypox vaccine available near me? Maybe, but supply is the key
As of last week Indiana had received 3,232 doses of Jynneos vaccine used to combat monkeypox. Due to limited vaccine supply, vaccines initially are being prioritized for those who are close contacts with positive cases to prevent severe disease, according to the IDOH.
Additional vaccine is expected in the state soon, according to a IDOH statement. Eligibility for the vaccine will be expanded to groups at high risk for exposure as supplies increase.
Is monkeypox an STD?
Jammie Bane, administrator of the Delaware County Health Department, said monkeypox poses a general risk to the population.
"Our citizens need to be aware that anyone can contract monkeypox," he stated in an email. "This appears to be an equal opportunity virus spread primarily through direct contact. However, epidemiogical data seems to point to a smaller subset of our population having a more elevated risk so far in this outbreak. "
Pandemic update:Delaware County's COVID new cases flat; Indiana cases up 5.8%
Some 99.1% of total confirmed cases were male and 98.4% of these males reported male-to-male sexual contact, Bane said.
"Some patients report very mild symptoms, and because of this fail to protect others by avoiding contact," he said. "Skin lesions tend to be the primary symptom people associate with monkeypox. These lesions can be obvious, but they can also appear benign like a number of other common rashes or skin conditions."
Bane said having an understanding of common monkeypox symptoms and risk factors is helpful to avoid contracting monkeypox.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, has advised those most at risk to consider reducing their sexual partners.
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“That means making safe choices for yourself and others, for men who have sex with men,” Tedros told the Associated Press. “This includes, for the moment, reducing your number of sexual partners.”
"Monkeypox does not easily spread through brief casual contact, but it’s important to remember that anyone can be affected if they are a close contact of a positive case," Indiana Health Commissioner Kris Box said in a release. “Hoosiers who believe they may have been exposed or who develop symptoms consistent with monkeypox are urged to contact a healthcare provider.”
How is the monkeypox virus spread?
Marshall Glesby, an infectious disease specialist at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian, told USA Today that the illness can be transmitted to anyone; for example, two children in the U.S. contracted monkeypox through close contact with infected family members.
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The contagion is part of the same family of viruses as smallpox, according to IDOH. Symptoms are similar to smallpox, but milder, and monkeypox is rarely fatal.
In addition to contact with rash, scabs, or body fluids from a person with monkeypox, the spread can also occur by touching objects, fabrics (clothing, bedding, or towels), and surfaces that have been used by someone with monkeypox or by contact with respiratory secretions. WHO officials said anyone in close contact with a patient or their contaminated clothing or bedsheets is at risk.
Monkeypox was discovered in 1958 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research, hence its name, said the CDC. Rodents and non-human primates (like monkeys) might harbor the virus and infect people.
What are the symptoms of monkeypox?
According to the CDC, symptoms of monkeypox can include:
- Fever
- Headache
- Muscle aches and backache
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Chills
- Exhaustion
- Respiratory symptoms (e.g. sore throat, nasal congestion, or cough)
- A rash that may be located on or near the genitals or anus but could also be on other areas like the hands, feet, chest, face, or mouth.
The U.N. health agency has warned that the disease could be more severe among children and pregnant women.
Bane said the county health department encourages anyone with concerns to visit in.gov/health/monkeypox for more detailed information, and sign up at http://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/lUaRCL91K8fNgKqw7TPqxxp?domain=bit.ly to be notified of clinic opportunities in the ECI area.
To date, according to the CDC, about 25,391 cases have been reported in more than 83 countries and 6,325 cases have been reported in the U.S.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Back to school can mean sending your child back to face their bully. Luckily, school districts across the region have new efforts in place to combat bullying on and off campus.
Kelly Grosfield sat down with Dr. Greg Wallace of Johnson City Schools to discuss a new app that targets putting an end to bullying before it even begins. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/jc-schools-launching-new-app-to-combat-bullying/ | 2022-08-05T16:12:58 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/jc-schools-launching-new-app-to-combat-bullying/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – While going back to school is a big step for students, going back to an entirely new campus can be an even bigger step.
Dr. Holly English, a Science Hill High School Counselor, sat down with Kelly Grosfield to discuss easing the transition to middle and high school for students going through that phase. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/school-officials-discuss-making-the-transition-to-middle-and-high-school/ | 2022-08-05T16:13:04 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/school-officials-discuss-making-the-transition-to-middle-and-high-school/ |
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — A South Fork Utility District (SFUD) customer who was without water service from mid-morning Thursday into Friday said he and his neighbors are disappointed with the level of communication they’ve received about it.
Allen Pressley, who lives on Lewis Road, told News Channel 11 he was showering around 8:30 or 9 Thursday morning when the water pressure dropped, and eventually, there was no water.
The cause was infrastructure work by Bristol Bluff City Utility District (BBCUD), which supplies water to SFUD, but Pressley didn’t know that until a News Channel 11 representative told him.
“They actually told me that they were working on a line somewhere,” Pressley said about reaching a representative from SFUD Thursday. “She couldn’t tell me where or when it might be back on.”
News Channel 11 contacted BBCUD and was told to call Tony Treadway at public relations firm Creative Energy. Treadway said he first heard about the issue Friday morning and was compiling details for a news release.
Treadway sent a release at 11 a.m. in which BBCUD issued “apologies for the service disruption and inconvenience to customers affected by the temporary outage.”
The release said an outage that also affected BBCUD customers in the Pleasant Grove Road service area occurred when crews were installing an enhanced water meter to serve SFUD and “a break near the meter caused the outage.”
The release stated repairs were nearly complete and service would be restored gradually throughout the afternoon to ensure air is removed from the lines. All customers should have water by late Friday afternoon.
Pressley said affected customers hadn’t been able to get through to SFUD since late Thursday afternoon and weren’t informed of the BBCUD connection.
“Our main concern and I think that of everyone else around here is just, ‘let us know what’s going on,'” Pressley said.
A recent Tennessee Comptrollers Office (TCO) investigation found irregularities at SFUD and recommended the utility merge with BBCUD, which itself has been ruled financially distressed. SFUD first announced in April it would complete a merger but later declined to follow through.
A state hearing on SFUD’s future is set for next month. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/water-outage-has-left-south-fork-utility-customers-in-dark/ | 2022-08-05T16:13:10 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/water-outage-has-left-south-fork-utility-customers-in-dark/ |
A popular beach escape for sweltering New Yorkers took a hit this week, the same day heat indices climbed back near the triple digits.
Park officials announced the closure of all swimming at Jacob Riis Park until further notice citing unsafe water conditions.
Samples taken from water along the Queens beachline produced high bacteria levels that exceed the National Park Service safety standards.
Regular swimmers to NYC beaches know well the challenges of getting in the water this summer. In addition to a handful of shark sightings that have suspended swimming for brief periods, large stretches of the Rockaways have been closed through much of the summer for construction and restoration of the beach.
New York City reminds the public that it opens cooling centers when the heat index is forecast to be 95 degrees or above for two or more consecutive days, or if the heat index is forecast to be 100 degrees at any time. Cooling centers located at older adult center sites will be reserved for older New Yorkers, ages 60 and older.
To find a cooling center, including accessible facilities closest to you, call 311 or visit the NYC Cooling Center Finder at NYC.gov/beattheheat. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/jacob-riis-park-closed-for-swimming-until-further-notice/3812269/ | 2022-08-05T16:14:37 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/jacob-riis-park-closed-for-swimming-until-further-notice/3812269/ |
A home on a sprawling New Jersey estate was charred to its foundation early Friday after an apparent fire, aerial footage the scene shows, though no confirmed details were immediately available on the circumstances.
Chopper 4 was over the Morris Township wreckage on Normandy Heights Road around 11 a.m., about 40 minutes or so after emergency correspondence indicated a house fire at the location had intensified to three alarms and more support was needed. It's not clear how many people lived in the home or if anyone may have been injured.
It's not clear what caused the fire. Multiple trucks, including a fire engine and a bulldozer, were still at the scene by late morning. It wasn't clear if construction was underway at the home or the bulldozer was brought in post-fire to clear debris.
Photos from the scene showed much of the structure had collapsed. Even the still-standing walls, and the chimney, looked like blackened relics of what may have once been used to hold up a home.
No other details were immediately available.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/morris-township-estate-gutted-by-fire-in-new-jersey/3812395/ | 2022-08-05T16:14:43 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/morris-township-estate-gutted-by-fire-in-new-jersey/3812395/ |
What to Know
- Police responded to a Wednesday report of a woman seen screaming from a white semi-truck cab in South Brunswick, New Jersey; a full-scale investigation was launched and quickly intensified
- Federal and state authorities got involved as well. The woman, man and truck were all safely recovered Thursday, but with officials sharing few details initially, that did little to resolve questions about what had happened
- Now, it turns out, the whole thing was a misunderstanding, a source says. Here's what really went down
It was an alarming report -- a bloodied woman was seen screaming inside the cab of a white semi-truck near a car dealership in New Jersey on Wednesday afternoon. It was captured on camera. A man was behind the wheel.
A full-scale investigation launched and intensified, with federal and state authorities joining local investigators in the hunt for the screaming woman and the man in the truck. After a 26-hour manhunt, the woman, man and truck were safely recovered.
Few other details were released at the time of that development, leading to even more confused speculation about what transpired. On Friday, a law enforcement source directly familiar with the case explained what really happened -- and as is the case in many cases that seem not to make sense, this apparent emergency stemmed from a huge misunderstanding.
The man and woman knew each other, investigators had learned, and tips from the community helped police track the pair down. Those tips came in from as far away as California, officials said -- and cops found the two after they stopped at a truck rental company near where the surveillance video of the woman screaming was captured.
Ultimately, they got the pair down to a police station, where the two explained that yes, the woman was, in fact, bloody and screaming, but not for a nefarious reason, the law enforcement source said.
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She had been standing in the back of the truck cab at one point when it moved. She fell and hit her head, the police source said. The truck jerked to a stop and the woman yelled for help -- and the part of the video where it looked like the man was yanking her back inside was actually him pulling her back in to take her to a hospital, the official said.
Rather than go to an emergency room they ended up going to a spot where they had friends and applied pressure to stop the bleeding.
According to the police source, the two never had any idea they were the subject of a sprawling investigation and they were able to confirm the story of what happened through texts and photos sent by phone.
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