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The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade stripped away the long-standing federal right of tens of millions of women to make critical decisions about their own bodies. Now, Arizona leaders have a critical decision themselves: Continue to attack women’s health care and bodily autonomy, or protect them and their freedoms. As a family physician and abortion care provider, I implore them to protect my patients’ health and rights.
Without federal protections for abortion access, Arizona women and physicians are left with a confusing tangle of laws to interpret. One law passed earlier this year by Republicans in the Legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey would ban abortions after 15 weeks. But recently, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced he’ll seek to enforce a 120-year-old law banning all abortions except to save the person’ss life. This confusion makes it difficult for physicians to know what we can do, impeding our ability to do the jobs we were trained to do. Worse, both of these laws interfere with personal health care decisions that should be made between patients and doctors — not by politicians.
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The vast majority of Arizonans agree. Polling from May shows that 87% of Arizona voters want abortion to remain legal in all or some cases.
Arizona’s confusing abortion bans are not just unpopular, they’re dangerous. Doctors know how important it is to be able to use the full range of treatment options when serious medical complications arise in pregnancy. Sometimes, that includes abortion.
Abortions are a safe, integral part of health care. For many patients, abortion is vital to overall health and well-being. The American Medical Association, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Nurse Midwives, and many professional medical associations agree.
A ban on abortion in Arizona, whether at 15 weeks or a total ban, will force Arizona women seeking care to scrape together funds to travel to other states. Those who can’t afford to travel or take time off will be forced to remain pregnant.
That can be dangerous, especially here. Compared to 10 similarly developed nations, the United States has the worst maternal care and highest maternal mortality rate. Banning abortions means many women will be forced to carry pregnancies to term, even with serious medical conditions that could lead to more adverse health outcomes and even deaths.
Even without medical concerns, women who just don’t want to be pregnant shouldn’t be forced to give birth. By banning abortions, politicians are forcing victims of rape and incest to give birth to the child of their rapists. They are preventing people in abusive relationships from being able to get out.
Gov. Doug Ducey and his radical allies in the Arizona Legislature have been working for years to put up barriers to abortion: Patients must wait 24 hours to get an abortion, safe and approved self-managed abortion medications can’t be prescribed by telemedicine, and patients must undergo an ultrasound 24 hours before an abortion and be told they have the option of seeing the image. Banning abortion after 15 weeks, or banning nearly all abortions, even in cases of incest and rape, as Attorney General Brnovich seeks to do, will only threaten women’s health and freedom further.
In the face of these dangerous prohibitions against a basic element in health care, Arizonans who care about the safety and well-being of our loved ones must demand politicians put their radical partisanship aside and protect abortion. At the same time, as a physician, I urge policymakers to listen to doctors and the majority of Arizonans who agree that decisions around abortion belong between women and their doctors.
Every Arizonan deserves the freedom to decide what happens to their bodies, free of political meddling. The health, safety and lives of countless Arizonans are on the line.
Gabrielle Goodrick is a family medicine physician in Phoenix and a member of the Committee to Protect Health Care. | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/arizona-opinion-arizona-leaders-must-protect-women-s-health-autonomy/article_2d4da904-14e8-11ed-b983-b764e833d7c3.html | 2022-08-06T13:42:16 | 1 | https://tucson.com/opinion/local/arizona-opinion-arizona-leaders-must-protect-women-s-health-autonomy/article_2d4da904-14e8-11ed-b983-b764e833d7c3.html |
WINCHESTER, Va. — Kim Craig wanted to create a revitalized space for people to do their laundry.
“I thought, why not revitalize the idea of a laundromat? I like to be community-oriented in things I do, so I thought, why not make a nice, clean, contemporary laundromat,” she said. “I did my best on that part so people would feel safe with lots of lights and security.”
Craig said she researched ways to run a laundromat and decided to give the honor system a try.
“All the washers and dryers are there for use and across from them is a Square (digital payment system) where you check yourself out,” Craig explained. “Customers load up their cart and swipe their card and it checks them out. There’s also a mailbox for people to put cash in.”
When a customer comes to the door, they send a text to get a keyless door code. That code gives customers access to the laundromat’s coinless machines and products. The customer will keep the code as long as they are a good steward of the establishment.
Craig said she doesn’t have any reservations about using the honor system.
“I really think, for the most part, do the right thing, because it feels good to do the right thing. A couple people here and there might get away with something, but as long as my numbers add up to pay the bills, I’m pleased. I really believe if you make the space look good and clean, people are going to want to pay for the service.”
Let’s Get Fresh charges $5 to wash and dry a single load of laundry. If you just want to wash or dry a load, it’s $3. Additionally, it’s $3.75 to steam and press clothing on two LG Stylist Steam Machines. Customers can steam and press up to five or six pieces per cycle. Tide Pods are available for customers to purchase from a vending machine for $1.
The space also offers snacks, a coffee bar and a place to sit and do homework or research on a Mac computer.
“I think it turned out exactly like I wanted it to,” Craig said. “I like to buy buildings and refurbish them. Downtown Winchester is more historical, but I like to come at it with a more contemporary look — it just sort of reflects my personality.”
Craig said she has not-so-pleasant memories of using a basement laundromat when she was a child, so she wanted this space to be more inviting.
She also understands it fulfills a community need.
“I’d read that most people who use a laundromat are typically on the lower socioeconomic scale, and I want everyone who uses our laundromat to feel respected. You have to use a laundromat if you don’t have a washer and dryer; it’s a necessity,” she said. “I’ve really been enjoying getting to know the customers. It’s been rewarding to feel like they’re happy to be there.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/at-new-virginia-laundromat-honesty-is-the-best-policy/2022/08/06/f6cee276-1587-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html | 2022-08-06T13:42:32 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/at-new-virginia-laundromat-honesty-is-the-best-policy/2022/08/06/f6cee276-1587-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html |
SABILLASVILLE, Md. — In the depths of Catoctin Mountain Park, a mile from Camp David, 19-year-old Melita Bell was overwhelmed. She had been working at Camp Greentop, a summer camp for people with disabilities, for just a week and didn’t think she could keep going.
The second week, a switch flipped in her mind. She grew to love what she was doing.
Bell came back to camp year after year until she began working full-time at the camp’s parent organization, The League for People with Disabilities, in 2013.
She didn’t feel like she had any forward momentum in the organization, Bell said. She decided to take a job as director for different camps in 2016.
But Bell found it difficult to work with neurotypical children. She missed working at Camp Greentop.
“It’s more physical and harder, because we have campers who have a lot of personal care needs and things like that, but I just got more joy out of it,” Bell said.
In 2018, she said “the stars aligned” and she rejoined The League as the director of camping and recreation. Bell said she has a unique perspective in the role, having worked at multiple levels in The League.
The League created the camp in 1937. The League provides support for those who have disabilities for ages 6 and up, according to CEO and President David Greenberg.
He began his career as a registered nurse, working in pediatric rehabilitation. His work at The League allowed him to work with children beyond just treating their physical condition.
“They’re not (at the league) for their condition. They’re here to have fun, they’re here to find a job, they’re here to socialize, to find other people to connect with,” he said.
The League supports people with intellectual and physical disabilities, whether they are developmental or acquired.
Greentop is split into six sessions, each about a week long. Two are for adults (18-plus) only, two are just for ages 7 to 21, and two are for all ages.
Because of COVID-19, the camp ran very differently the last two years. In 2020, there were virtual options and an option for the whole family to attend camp together. In 2021, the only in-person sessions were in July.
This year, the camp could open to at least half of its pre-COVID capacity. It took precautions, including mandatory vaccination and testing upon arrival.
Ensuring safety was extremely important. Greenberg said many of the campers can be on up to 25 different medications. There are two trained nurses on site to help provide care.
The adult-only sessions are relatively unstructured, allowing campers to do whichever activity appeals to them, Bell said.
They can work on art projects, or choose to have relaxation time, where they can lie on beanbags or sit in a chair and watch movies. Other options include nightly campfires, going to the pool, playing sports, or day trips to cinemas, arcades, or casinos, according to Bell.
Other sessions are much more structured. Campers cycle between different activities around camp in 45-minute sessions, Bell said.
“Some of our campers, when they have that free time, it kind of gets them into trouble,” she said.
Counselors also make sure to “put ability first,” Bell said.
They create ways for every camper to participate in an activity. If a camper can’t use their hands, they can use their mouth to paint during arts and crafts. If a camper is in a wheelchair, they can be a referee or a goalie in soccer games.
Counselors get a 10-day-long orientation before camp starts. They get to know how to take care of people with disabilities, and they can meet the parents of those children.
Having the camp, where parents can trust that their children will be taken care of, can be life-changing, according to Bell.
It can save marriages and allow other kids in the family to get attention, she said.
“Being able to have their kids at this program, it’s a week for them as parents to reconnect. They go on vacations. They’re able to kind of focus on themselves and their marriage a bit more,” she said. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/camps-reopening-helps-families-campers-with-disabilities/2022/08/06/f3487de2-1587-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html | 2022-08-06T13:42:33 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/camps-reopening-helps-families-campers-with-disabilities/2022/08/06/f3487de2-1587-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html |
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Quinay Gatling wanted to do something to remember her stepsister, so she wrote a song, “Granby Street,” as a tribute.
The song includes Gatling’s vocals, clips from news reports, Jenkins’ parents, the vigil and more. She included the different elements to “show how people are feeling.”
As a student in the Advanced Technology Center in Virginia Beach, Gatling was encouraged to work on a project that could be entered into a competition. She worked with her partner in the class, Kevin Payne, under the music production category.
At first, they had created a different song. After Jenkins died, Gatling took some time off from school. When she returned, they agreed that the tribute was something more powerful and meaningful.
They entered “Granby Street” in the National Technology Student Association Competition this year in the music production category and won third place.
Mack Stevens, an advisor in Advanced Technology Center, said “you can feel the long in the song.”
The June competition was held in Dallas with thousands of students in attendance, including seven from the Virginia Beach school division. More than 70 teams competed.
On stage with her third-place trophy, Gatling said she had mixed emotions: she was thrilled with the award, but missed her stepsister. Her hope is that the song promotes awareness about gun violence.
“I feel like the only way we can make a difference is if everybody comes together and speaks about it,” Gatling said. “We see these things every day, and I never would have thought it’d be someone so close to me.”
As she sang in the song, “How am I supposed to feel when time moves too fast, and it don’t feel real?”
Gatling is getting ready to start her junior year at Tallwood High School and plans to be a representative for the Advanced Technology Center and help guide students through the competition process. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/students-tribute-to-slain-reporter-stepsister-wins-award/2022/08/06/efb19d08-1587-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html | 2022-08-06T13:42:48 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/students-tribute-to-slain-reporter-stepsister-wins-award/2022/08/06/efb19d08-1587-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html |
Off the downtown path on the south end of Mason City sits a home on South Harding Avenue. This home, which belongs to Karon Trejo, has been turned into an herbal apothecary.
Trejo got the idea to open Morning Glory Apothecary when visiting her grandmother. She has 10 years of herbalist experience, and after moving to Mason City, she saw a need for more traditional remedies to common ailments. When she visited her grandmother, a woman named Gloria who loved gardening, for the last time before her death, Trejo felt the push to begin.
"She reignited my passion for this, and I started this apothecary as kind of an ode to her" Trejo said. when she talked to her grandmother before her death, Trejo asked her grandmother to visit her in her garden. Every time she sees a hummingbird, she feels her saying hello. And the brand name, Morning Glory Apothecary, also stands tribute to her grandmother.
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A hummingbird came to eat from the purple Bee Balm as Trejo walked around her apothecary garden, showing a wide range of vegetables and herbs she uses for teas, tinctures, elixirs, balms and other remedies. Though there are common herbs in the garden, such as lavender and calendula, Trejo enjoys growing more uncommon vegetables in her garden space.
"I'm probably out here two hours a day just harvesting right now" Trejo said, pulling Ground Cherries and Long Beans from the garden. She showed how quickly some plants need to be harvested before the ripeness fades and the crop is lost. Even after harvesting large amounts of Calendula, there were flowers two days after blooming that had dried out from the August heat.
What Trejo harvests often goes onto several drying racks throughout her space. Different parts of herbs are utilized for products, so Trejo separates the stems and flowers of herbs for what is usable. After drying, the herbs may be used in a number of ways within Morning Glory Apothecary.
"My favorite part of the process is formulating. I love figuring out what I want a product to do, and finding herbs that will work for that end result." Trejo said she also enjoys working with clients seeking more traditional treatments for common issues.
Herbs have many different effects on the body, from helping to oxygenate the blood to calming the nervous system. Trejo said between different aversions people may have to tea or the alcohol in tinctures, she can help find solutions that allow clients to be comfortable with integrating the herbs.
Some of her favorite herbs to use in the apothecary are chamomile, yarrow, plantain, lemon basil and mullein. During the summer she integrates more spearmint into her products for its cooling effect. For those interested in gardening and herbs, but aren't sure where to begin, Trejo lends some advice:
"I often suggest that people start with using herbs culinarily. People should try the herbs on foods they're already comfortable with if they aren't used to tinctures or teas." Trejo makes a variety of herbal blends, hair and beard oil, granola, lip balm, bug off, salves, tinctures, drinks and more in her shop. Trejo has brought her products to the Mason City Farmers Market for most of the summer, and has considered this a successful first year of business.
For the fall season Trejo plans to move into some cozier products with bath salts and teas. Looking around at the backyard filled with flowers and leaves, Trejo said she gets lost in the bees that visit her pollinating plants. Planting her garden for the first time has been a long process; Trejo found the soil type wasn't conducive to the no-till style she wanted to use and had to till for her first season. After listening to gardening recommendations, she learned quickly what the plants liked for space and shade.
"It's funny to say, but plants really do talk to you. If you see a plant wilting, it's asking for water." And with Trejo's plants blooming in the intense heat of August, she's learned quickly which plants need more shade throughout the day, and which ones like the sun more than their directions may say. Trejo said in her experience, people have begun going back to the garden to find other sources since supply chain issues began. And because there are so many mini-ecosystems within a climate, the best thing a gardener can do is learn on the job.
"You can only do so much research before you just have to get out there and start learning from experience" Trejo said.
Rae Burnette is a GA and Crime & Courts Reporter at the Globe Gazette. You can reach her by phone at 641.421.0523 or at Rae.Burnette@GlobeGazette.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/morning-glory-apothecary-brings-herbal-healing-to-mason-city/article_5de99c0a-9580-5877-8d5f-6b3093ff5826.html | 2022-08-06T13:46:12 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/morning-glory-apothecary-brings-herbal-healing-to-mason-city/article_5de99c0a-9580-5877-8d5f-6b3093ff5826.html |
Monsoon 2022: Rainfall totals across much of northern Arizona far exceed normal
Almost every location recording rainfall totals across northern Arizona reported measurements far above what they would have normally experienced by this point in the summer monsoon season, according to data from the National Weather Service.
"The next one to two weeks also seem like they're going to be pretty active and wet in a lot of the area," said Justin Johndrow, a weather service meteorologist.
"So that's just going to add on to these totals and maybe even get farther above normal over the next couple weeks," he said.
The departure from the normal rainfall varies widely across northern Arizona, with many places reporting between a half-inch to 2 inches more rain than usual.
But the rainfall totals in a few places including Bellemont, the Heber Ranger Station, Prescott's Sundog Water Plant as well as Sunset Crater and Walnut Canyon national monuments recorded over 3 inches more rainfall than they typically receive at this point in the season.
The increased recorded rainfall can likely be contributed to an early start to the monsoon season in addition to moisture coming in from Northern California, said Lee Born, staff meteorologist for KNAU and faculty at Northern Arizona University.
"It really aided in bringing deep Gulf of California moisture into Arizona," Born said. "Just where that high-pressure cell set up, it just really ramped up our moisture values across the state and we had a bunch of moisture to work with there for a couple of weeks."
Only three locations recorded rainfall less than the area's typical average but these deviations were minimal, involving less than half an inch of rain.
But when looking at the monsoon season as a whole, "It kind of all washes out in the end," Born said.
Because monsoon rains are so spotty, Born said, by this point in the season it's not particularly surprising there is such a wide range in rainfall totals across Northern Arizona so far.
For example, Flagstaff airport has gotten only 4 inches of rain while the east side of the city has gotten more than 10 inches. That means the airport has recorded just around half of the rain it normally does by this point in the year while other areas have seen a 200% increase. As the season continues, storms will likely impact areas like the airport that haven't seen much rain yet, bringing the rainfall totals closer to normal.
"In the end, we'll probably all be right around the same place," Born said. "So how great this last four weeks of rain has felt, we're still half of normal just in 2022."
With the increased rainfall, some areas, particularly those around wildfire burn scars, have experienced extreme flash flooding repeatedly this summer. Flagstaff residents on both sides of the Pipeline Fire burn scar have been dealing with weeks of sustained rains and flooding that have brought with them sediment and debris from the scorched mountainside.
But this flooding, while more extreme this year than most, can sometimes be a necessary hazard when dealing with such prolonged drought conditions, Johndrow said.
"Obviously it's unfortunate that it's caused this flooding but to get runoff into the rivers and the reservoirs, it's going to cause some flooding at times so there's really no way to avoid that," Johndrow said.
"We really don't get, especially in the summer, long gentle rains that fill reservoirs," he said. "It comes in large storms that have heavy runoff and flooding that helps fill those lakes."
With weeks of monsoon season still ahead, the city of Flagstaff met with community members Thursday evening at City Hall to address the concerns of residents living on the west side of the Pipeline burn scar and discuss short- and long-term mitigation efforts.
"The decision to hold a community meeting was made as we have seen multiple flood events to date, and we want to provide another opportunity to make sure residents have all of the information they need as we continue through monsoon season," said a spokesperson for the Flagstaff mayor's office.
Storms are expected to continue this weekend in the Flagstaff area. According to a weather service forecast Friday, isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible Friday and Saturday with afternoon temperatures a bit warmer due to the reduced cloud cover and precipitation.
"Storm chances increase on Sunday with scattered to numerous thunderstorms expected each afternoon through the middle of next week," the forecast stated.
Contact northern Arizona reporter Lacey Latch at llatch@gannett.com or on social media @laceylatch. Coverage of northern Arizona on azcentral.com and in The Arizona Republic is funded by the nonprofit Report for America and a grant from the Vitalyst Health Foundation in association with The Arizona Republic. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-weather/2022/08/06/rainfall-totals-across-much-northern-arizona-exceed-normal-monsoon/10217499002/ | 2022-08-06T13:49:46 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-weather/2022/08/06/rainfall-totals-across-much-northern-arizona-exceed-normal-monsoon/10217499002/ |
Scottsdale history: The dangers of having fun as a 1940s farm kid
As I reflect back on what we farm kids did for fun in the 1940s, I realize it’s a wonder some of us lived to tell about it.
For instance, I remember the time when Bill Schrader, who was my school classmate, farm neighbor and good friend, was riding his dad’s big horse, Nubbins. Betty Jo Hanchet, another classmate, was riding with him just behind the saddle.
Another friend, Loren Walker, was taking Betty Westfall for a ride on Bill’s Springcycle, which was a fancy version of a motor scooter.
Both pairs of kids were riding eastbound on Indian School Road, just west of Hayden Road.
As Loren passed Bill and Betty Jo, Bill thought it would be fun to rope his friends. Making a quick loop, he pitched a hoolahan, or underhanded throw, catching both Loren and Betty around the shoulder.
It was only after Bill roped them that he realized the end of his rope had been “hard-tied” to the saddle horn. Making matters worse, Nubbins had been used for roping, so he automatically set up to hold the shock of whatever was being caught on the other end of the rope. Luckily, Nubbins was on asphalt, which slowed his ability to stop quickly.
The rope slid up around Loren’s and Betty’s necks, slapping their heads together and stretching them out like a calf being roped. Other than a rough landing on the pavement, some rope burns and solid headaches, they weren’t badly hurt.
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The consequences could have been much worse, but farm kids were tough.
Another brush with what could have been a serious accident occurred when Bill’s cousin, Theo, came out from Phoenix to hunt doves one fall.
Theo had a pump shotgun. Bill, myself and a few other young hunters were sitting on an empty old concrete stock water tanker when Theo pumped his shotgun to eject a shell. The gun went off and shot sprayed into the concrete tank, bouncing once or twice, then hitting us all on our backsides.
It really stung, but the power of the shot was somewhat spent.
We asked Theo what he was doing, and he immediately pumped the gun again. We all got sprayed again. Seems Theo had his finger on the trigger while he pumped. Luckily, we always pointed the muzzles of our guns away from each other.
Serious injury was averted once again when we were all practicing mounting Croppy, one of the Schrader family’s horses, “Alan Ladd” style. We would come at Croppy from the rear, jump over his rump, land in the middle of his back and then ride off.
We were all getting pretty good at this when someone thought it would be a good idea to startle the horse just as Bill was making his approach. When Bill jumped, the horse was already gone, and Bill landed rather unceremoniously in a heap on the ground. He was not happy, and that finished our movie-style horse mounting for the day.
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Bill Schrader later became mayor of Scottsdale, a successful farmer and rancher, a director and longtime president of Salt River Project and a great family man.
We farm kids had some serious brushes with calamity back when we were young. Today’s city kids have their own hazardous challenges. They’re just different from what we experienced.
Reared on a local dairy farm, former Scottsdale city councilman (1971-76), state legislator (1979-85) and honored oral historian Paul Messinger founded Messinger Mortuaries in 1959. He can be reached at 480-860-2300 or 480-945-9521. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale-history/2022/08/06/shotgun-shells-and-violent-horses-growing-up-1940-s-scottsdale/10229356002/ | 2022-08-06T13:49:52 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale-history/2022/08/06/shotgun-shells-and-violent-horses-growing-up-1940-s-scottsdale/10229356002/ |
The person of interest named Friday by police in the slaying of four people in a Butler Twp. neighborhood grew up in the Dayton area.
Stephen A. Marlow, 38, was named a person of interest in the deaths by Butler Twp. police chief John Porter. He’s described as 5-foot-11, 160-pound white male with short brown hair. He was last seen wearing shorts and a yellow T-shirt, and Porter said he was possibly driving a white 2007 Ford Edge SUV with Ohio license plate JES-9806.
He is considered armed and dangerous.
Marlow graduated from Butler High School in 2001 and attended the University of Kentucky in Lexington, according to background check obtained by the Dayton Daily News.
He lived and worked in Chicago for many years, but also had connection with a Butler Twp. home owned by his parents on Haverstraw Avenue, one of the streets where a part of the shooting took place, police said.
Two homes were surrounded by crime scene tape near the intersection of Hardwicke and Haverstraw. One of the homes, in the 7200 block of Hardwicke, shares part of a back fence with his parents homes that was purchased in 1999, according to county property records.
Marlow was convicted of aggravated burglary and aggravated menacing in February 2020, stemming from a July 2019 incident in Vandalia. He was sentenced to five years of community control but that probation was terminated Feb. 9, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records.
The FBI said Friday that Marlow had connections with Chicago, Lexington and Indianapolis. They asked people to call 937-233-2080, 1-800-Call-FBI or http://tips.fbi.gov with info about Marlow.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After a victim was carjacked at gunpoint Friday evening near Lake Sherwood, Orange County deputies on Saturday shared descriptions of the two suspects they said did it, as well as a photo of the vehicle itself.
The carjacking occurred at 6 p.m. on Sherwood Terrace Drive as the victim was removing items from the car, deputies said. According to the sheriff’s office’s social media posts, an armed man pushed the victim into the passenger seat of the car while a woman got in the back seat and restrained the victim from behind.
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The suspects drove for about a mile before pulling over and making the victim leave the car, deputies said.
Have you seen this car?
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) August 6, 2022
On 08/05/22, at 6 p.m., two armed suspects carjacked a victim at gunpoint on Sherwood Terrace Dr, near Apopka-Vineland Rd & W. Colonial Dr. Detectives searching for the 2022 Red Acura ILX sedan (FL Tag 15AMTC) & suspects. More info: https://t.co/ckHx4pTL4x pic.twitter.com/9lQGEtidOI
Detectives are now searching for the suspects, as well as for the red, 2022 Acura ILX sedan with Florida tag 15AMTC pictured at the top of this story.
The man was described as Black and in his mid-20s with a clean-shaven face, short afro and skinny build; deputies said he was approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and that he wore a black T-shirt and black shorts during the incident. The woman, who deputies said was Black and also in her mid-20s, reportedly wore a light-yellow hat or shower cap and was carrying a pink umbrella.
Those who see the car were urged to call 911 or Central Florida Crimeline at (800) 423-8477.
No other details were shared.
This is a developing story. Check back with News 6 for updates.
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Nasim and Marzia Jafari still recall the chaos at the Kabul Airport after the Afghan government collapsed last year amid the Taliban's takeover.
She, a military pilot, remembers sleeping on the runway at night and seeing lights of crossfire overhead. She recalls seeing people falling from a plane leaving the airport, "the worst memory" for her of that particular bad day.
He still has the sign of the leg injury he suffered amid the rush of people at the airport as evacuations unfolded.
The newlyweds, both 32, were able to evacuate from Kabul to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where they spent eight months before their resettlement in Bismarck in May through Church World Service and Bismarck Global Neighbors.
They are among 69 Afghan refugees resettled in North Dakota, including three in Bismarck, according to State Refugee Coordinator Holly Triska-Dally.
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The Jafaris are thankful for their opportunity in America.
"We are happy that we have a good life here," Nasim said.
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Marzia graduated from Kabul University in 2015 and applied for pilot exams after seeing an Afghan Ministry of Defense announcement calling for pilots for the U.S. Air Force.
"I was the only girl that could pass all of the exams," she said.
She studied aviation for a year in Kabul, then studied for 1 ½ years in the Czech Republic on a scholarship before graduating and returning to Afghanistan in 2018.
She was the first woman pilot in her tribe, helping to carry military personnel, weapons and equipment.
She met her future husband in 2018 after returning from the Czech Republic. Nasim noticed "everybody was talking about her" on social media, and he sent her a message concerned for her safety.
They exchanged messages and began a courtship. They became engaged in 2019, with an elaborate engagement party.
The coronavirus pandemic upended gatherings in 2020, but they eventually married -- just before the Afghan government collapsed in August 2021.
Evacuation
Initially, after the government collapsed, Marzia was inside the airport and Nasim was outside.
The two were not able to meet, and for two nights Marzia and her colleagues slept on the runway, waiting for a plane after the Air Force commander stopped their departing aircraft from leaving.
"We were in a complicated situation because the Taliban was everywhere," Nasim said.
The couple reunited when Marzia and her colleagues left the airport for their safety. A brother of one of her colleagues later notified them of a gate at the airport that wasn't busy, and after connecting with U.S. military advisers at the airport, they were able to evacuate Kabul on a plane to Abu Dhabi.
What was expected to be a two-week stay in Abu Dhabi's Emirates Humanitarian City stretched into eight months. The couple endured two to three months of quarantine for COVID-19.
They also went through a lengthy process with federal agencies to come to the U.S., involving interviews, fingerprints, background checks, documents and COVID-19 tests.
The Jafaris were connected with Church World Service, a national organization that started their resettlement process. They arrived in Virginia in April.
New life
The couple stayed in Virginia for about a month before being resettled in North Dakota, rather than their preferences of California or Maryland.
Nasim researched North Dakota's cost of living, employment situation and other factors before the couple agreed to go.
Upon arriving he was struck by the capital city's lack of skyscrapers and tall buildings, and the weather felt freezing to Marzia.
Another Afghan family in Bismarck was among the couple's greeting reception. The Jafaris also have met another Afghan family in Dickinson.
The couple lived with Bismarck Global Neighbors Executive Director Julie Ramos Lagos' family for about a month before they obtained an apartment.
Ramos Lagos said the "sweet" couple has been nice to work with, noting that both Nasim and Marzia are well-educated and speak English well.
"I think they'll be doing very well in Bismarck," she said.
Her organization is helping them get settled; donors provided furniture for their apartment.
Nasim is looking for a job in human resources and is working weekends at Walmart. He has an MBA.
Bismarck Global Neighbors helped Marzia submit documentation to continue with her career as a pilot.
And the couple is expecting their first child in December.
"Hopefully after we have the baby ... she can continue her own profession in the U.S., as well," Nasim said. "We hope we can make it happen."
They said they hope to reunite someday with their family still in Afghanistan. Nasim said the couple had "a good life, happy life" in Afghanistan before they fled.
"We have to begin everything from zero, but at least we are safe," Marzia said. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/afghan-couple-building-new-life-in-bismarck-after-evacuation-resettlement/article_857b7ca8-0f4a-11ed-89f2-777f8de61ae7.html | 2022-08-06T14:06:37 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/afghan-couple-building-new-life-in-bismarck-after-evacuation-resettlement/article_857b7ca8-0f4a-11ed-89f2-777f8de61ae7.html |
Lincoln police have arrested a man suspected of selling fentanyl that led to an overdose last year.
Prosecutors charged Pau Lantos, 34, with delivery of a controlled substance and four counts of possession (fentanyl, hydrocodone, methamphetamine and alprazolam, which also is known as Xanax), all felonies.
Lincoln Police Investigator Forrest Dalton said on June 25, 2021, police and rescue workers were sent to 24th and Dudley streets on a report of an unresponsive man in a parked truck.
The 33-year-old inside had overdosed on fentanyl and was revived with Narcan, then hospitalized.
Dalton said police since have tied Lantos to the crime through texts and phone records. They believe he provided the man with a fentanyl pill, then left him in the truck when he overdosed.
About a month later, on July 19, 2021, police contacted Lantos and interviewed him about his alleged involvement in selling fentanyl, "which may have caused several overdoses," according to the affidavit for his arrest.
Dalton said Lantos had a fentanyl pill on him at the time, along with a small amount of meth, four hydrocodone pills and three alprazolam pills.
Police arrested Lantos on Wednesday at a gas station at 27th and Dudley streets. At a court hearing Thursday, a judge set his bond at $150,000.
Lincoln police want the public's help solving these cases
Investigators arrested Jason A. Jones after linking the Laurel man to a pair of receipts and a gun left at the scene of two Thursday morning house fires. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-accused-of-delivering-fentanyl-that-led-to-mans-overdose/article_a5eadb51-45cb-507f-bebb-e923812b83b5.html | 2022-08-06T14:11:46 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-accused-of-delivering-fentanyl-that-led-to-mans-overdose/article_a5eadb51-45cb-507f-bebb-e923812b83b5.html |
POTTSVILLE — The attorney for an 18-year-old Tamaqua man charged with attacking a juvenile in the Tamaqua Area School District’s “football house” last year is asking a Schuylkill County judge to dismiss the three most serious charges against him.
Zachary McGlinchey is charged with two counts of misdemeanor simple assault and three summary charges of harassment stemming from the alleged assault on Nov. 4, 2021.
McGlinchey’s attorney, Jeffrey Markosky, of Mahanoy City, filed a motion in Schuylkill County Court on July 25 requesting the charges of simple assault be dismissed due to a lack of evidence.
In filing the pretrial motion, Markosky wrote, “The Commonwealth failed to establish a prima facie case on the charges of simple assault in that it failed to show that the defendant struck the alleged victim in the face with a closed fist and also failed to show that the defendant attempted to forcefully push a banana against the alleged victim’s anus.”
A hearing is scheduled 2:30 p.m. Sept. 6 before Judge James P. Goodman.
Tamaqua police Sgt. Thomas Rodgers charged McGlinchey on March 28 after the victim reported being assaulted by several members of the football team. During the attack, McGlinchey punched the victim in the face and forcefully “pushed a banana against his clothed anus,” according to court documents.
In THE affidavit of probable cause, Rodgers said he met with the victim and his father at the Tamaqua Area School District building the night of the alleged assault. The district forfeited its District 11 semifinal football game after the alleged assault.
The incident prompted the expulsion of McGlinchey and two other students.
Schuylkill County District Attorney Michael A. O’Pake said earlier that one juvenile was charged with summary harassment and two other juveniles were referred to county juvenile probation authorities.
In connection with the incident, the Tamaqua Area School District has been named in a federal lawsuit filed by the fathers of two of the alleged victims.
IThe plaintiffs claim the Tamaqua Area School District failed to protect their children and took no action after the alleged sexual assaults.
O’Pake said that he doesn’t anticipate anyone else over 18 years old being charged.
McGlinchey faces a maximum sentence of two years in prison for each of the simple assault charges and a maximum of 90 days in jail for each of the harassment charges, if convicted. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-tamaqua-football-player-charges-20220806-kngncnl4gfgntnczkrjf2rd7pe-story.html | 2022-08-06T14:16:14 | 1 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-tamaqua-football-player-charges-20220806-kngncnl4gfgntnczkrjf2rd7pe-story.html |
CROWN POINT — If anyone was hungry for fair food but on something of a budget, the Lake County Fair had the answer with Frugal Friday.
For $2 or some reduced price or offer, you could get a sampling of what vendors were offering at the fair.
How about mushrooms or red-skinned mashed potatoes? Pickle Barrel from South Bend was offering that choice, and Sara Bessell, of Chicago, was on the spot for those mushrooms.
“I like this,” she said of the fair promotion. “We used to have this for Taste of Chicago, but not anymore. This is a lot for $2.”
But Bessett was far from over in her quest for meal deals. Next was Town Fryer, out of Clio, Michigan. She ordered the nachos and cheese special.
“This is a good advertisement,” said owner Kellie Thick. “It gets people to come here and taste different things.”
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Thick’s business specializes in fries and corn dogs, with a variety of toppings.
Some eateries offered other specials, such as a free drink with a gyros sandwich from Johnny’s Gyros of Lowell.
Citing rising costs and uncertainty about the number of customers, owner Jim Petro said, “We try to anticipate it and be realistic as to how many people will stop by.”
Rich Ratliff, of Beecher, tried the special, while his wife tried a veggie tray from a nearby merchant.
‘We don’t want to miss anything,” Ratliff said.
His wife’s veggies came from Portage-based Dr. Vegetable, whose $2 special was a sampling of pickle bites. That’s a cut-up pickle, breaded and deep-fried.
“I like this idea,” manager Nick Ogrodowski said. “There’s not a lot of items you can get cheaper at the fair.”
Citing rising costs in operations, fuel, and provisions, Ogrodowski added, “Frugal Friday is a way for people to get a little taste and see what we’re offering without spending a whole lot.”
Elsa and David Osorio paid a visit to Dr. Vegetable, where Elsa tried the special and her husband went for the veggie combo.
“It’s really good,” Elsa said, and David added, “That’s why we came today.”
A little down the fairgrounds walkway, Steak Boys of Charlotte, North Carolina, was offering fries or rice, or hot dogs or corn dogs.
Owner Amer Amtragi, who said he came to Indiana for cool weather, said the promotion “brings people in, because fair food can be pricy.”
Louann Dmmer, of Dyer, tried a corn dog. “We came as a family,” she explained. “I came here to eat and play at the petting zoo.”
Amtragi said he showcases a Mediterranean diet from his Lebanese background. Another vendor of Lebanese descent, Elie Assaly, of Hebron, was offering garlic fries from his business, Assally’s House of Garlic.
Samantha Oatler, of Lowell, tried and loved those fries, which come with whipped, potent-smelling garlic. Through Frugal Friday, she said, “You get to try it all.”
Assaly, who started his business a year ago, said Frugal Friday “actually gets people to try garlic. If people like it, then they can come back for more on the menu.”
For those fearful of garlic breath, Assaly’s did offer free mints.
Tammy Szostek, owner of Smoke Stack Pizza in DeMotte, was offering nachos and cheese. This promotion, she said, “gives people a chance to taste something for a lower cost. That way they know what they like and come back.
Szostek’s specialty is mac-and-cheese pizza. She does many fairs in southern Indiana and came to Lake County after doing five back-to-back fairs.
Jasper County, Szostek said, offered a similar deal, with a $2 Tuesday.
Chrissie Scutchfield, owner of Spuds N Moo in North Judson, offered white cheddar macaroni and cheese. Appearing at her second Lake County Fair, Scutchfield said this promotion “gives people a little sampling, and if they like it, hopefully, they’ll come back for more.” | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/frugal-friday-offers-good-eats-for-budget-conscious-diners/article_8518bf49-6f44-5c92-8594-3d3d2d3372b2.html | 2022-08-06T14:19:44 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/frugal-friday-offers-good-eats-for-budget-conscious-diners/article_8518bf49-6f44-5c92-8594-3d3d2d3372b2.html |
Deborah Grad has been committed to community volunteering for the past 20 years.
It's time and effort neither she nor her husband, Tom, consider work. It's something they enjoy doing.
Grad, manager of the Crown Point branch of the Old National Bank, came to St. Jude House in Crown Point on Friday to volunteer her time as part of the United Way of Northwest Indiana's annual Day of Caring.
She was joined by her husband and 10 other volunteers.
"It's a great cause and we believe in it and are proud to be part of it," said Suzy LaBarge, a volunteer of 30-plus years who works at the Highland branch of Old National Bank.
They were assigned gardening duties, including weeding and mulching, and planted yellow lilies, furnished by the bank, which were planted in flower beds at the back.
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LaBarge, joined by Maureen Cipolla, a mortgage lender at the Highland branch of Old National Bank, took on kitchen duties, cleaning the stove and countertops.
This year marks the 19th year for the Day of Caring, said Anicia Kosky, chief impact officer for United Way of Northwest Indiana
The Day of Caring, the largest single-day volunteer event across the Region, brings together nonprofits, businesses, municipalities, civic groups and residents to help local nonprofits with facility improvements and client-support projects.
This year 1,074 volunteers tackled 70 projects in Lake, Porter, LaPorte and Starke counties, Kosky said.
"We are so grateful to our community. Our nonprofit partners work so hard and couldn’t do what they do without volunteers," Kosky said.
The day kicked off with a free breakfast rally in Valparaiso, presented by Strack & Van Til Food Market.
“Our nonprofits are always looking for help, and not necessarily manual labor,” board chair Jeff Strack said.
Volunteer Kaye Frataccia has been participating in Day of Caring since it began in the early 2000s, she said. Frataccia said maybe 400 people showed up that first year. She remembers it well because she was a United Way board member.
“This is the work we need," Strack said. "This is what keeps us a vibrant community."
Matt Holowell led his team of Shive Hattery employees at Sunset Hill Farm County Park. “It’s a lot of fun and gets some team-building benefits for the group,” he said.
Joszelyn Hill stood in the prairie, peering out between ragweed and other plans as she yanked invasive species. “This feels like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” walking off the trail into the prairie. “I hope I don’t get a rash after this.”
Porter County Parks & Recreation Superintendent Jake McEvoy said pulling the invasive plants lets native species grow.
At Whispering Pines Retirement Communities, Don Evans and his team from Peoples Bank pulled thistles from the banks of a pond. “We’ve got nine people out here, and we’ve already worn through a few pairs of gloves,” Evans said. “The thicker the better. Cheap gloves don’t pay off.”
United Way has several projects that can be handled by volunteers through the end of the month.
Those who would like to volunteer through the United Way of Northwest can still do so by signing up by visiting nwivolunteer.org, Kosky said. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/volunteers-pitch-in-to-help-at-day-of-caring/article_52ee2f6a-c146-51c1-9104-c8781f64a1c2.html | 2022-08-06T14:19:50 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/volunteers-pitch-in-to-help-at-day-of-caring/article_52ee2f6a-c146-51c1-9104-c8781f64a1c2.html |
Gainesville Sun wins four awards in annual Florida Society of News Editors contest
A collection of editorials written by the Gainesville Sun's editor for opinion and engagement Nathan Crabbe won first place in the Florida Society of News Editors journalism contest for 2022, presented Thursday in Ponte Vedra.
The editorials covered a range of topics including related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the need to reduce the jail population where the disease was spreading rapidly, criticizing the local school board's decision to buy land in western Alachua County for a school that is not yet planned, and the need for better safety measures at the University of Florida.
Brad McClenny, senior visual journalist at the Sun, teamed up with other staff members to win two awards.
A history of Paynes Prairie, written by staff writer John Henderson, that included a podcast produced by McClenny, won second place for multimedia.
A feature story written by former staff writer Emily Mavrakis on the sale of the Gilchrist County jail, which is said to be haunted, that included a video produced by McClenny, won third place for multimedia.
Sports columnist David Whitley won third place for columns.
The Sun competes in Division C, for news organizations whose websites have fewer than 1 million average monthly unique visitors.
The Ocala Star-Banner also won four awards, including one first-place award in sports photography for a collection of photos by staff photographer Doug Engle.
The Sun and Star-Banner compete in Division C, for news organizations whose websites have fewer than 1 million average monthly unique visitors. The awards, for work published during 2021, were distributed Thursday during the society's annual conference.
The Sun is a member of the USA TODAY NETWORK-Florida, which includes 19 daily newspapers. In total, the USA TODAY NETWORK won 80 awards, including two gold medals and 27 first-place awards. The network’s newspapers also won 24 second-place awards and 27 third place awards. | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2022/08/06/gainesville-sun-wins-awards-florida-society-news-editors-contest/10255536002/ | 2022-08-06T14:22:28 | 1 | https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/local/2022/08/06/gainesville-sun-wins-awards-florida-society-news-editors-contest/10255536002/ |
Flagstaff Youth Riders (FLYRS) has hosted its final week of camps for the summer, with kids between the ages of 2 and 13 practicing their trail riding skills across the city.
Junior FLYRS program manager Stephanie Adams described the camp's focus as “a combination of building foundational skills, building friends and also falling in love with the trail stewardship."
The camp has been operating since FLYRS started in 2016, but has only this year expanded to run seven weeks (in the past, it ran two to four weeks each summer). While camps in June last a full day, the July programs run from 9 a.m. to noon, to avoid the afternoon monsoon rains.
Some kids are repeat campers, while others come from across Arizona to get out of the heat.
Each day of camp, families bring their kids to a trailhead around Flagstaff -- locations such as Sinclair Wash, Fort Tuthill County Park and Campbell Mesa -- and the kids start riding almost immediately. A bike ride both starts and ends the day, with snacks, practice and games taking place in between.
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The idea is to have campers on trails that are manageable yet challenging, Adams said. She added that the kids were riding as many as 9 miles a day in the half-day sessions.
“We do these rotating locations so kids can get a variety of different terrain and experience around Flagstaff, because one of the challenging things about mountain biking is sometimes you can get stuck with what you know,” she said. “ ... It’s good to see the other areas so you can expand your mountain biking skills and try lots of different things.”
Some of the camp’s past typical locations have had to change because of forest closures, Adams said, but there are still plenty of places available. Only one week was canceled due to closures earlier in the summer.
Since the camp accepts riders aged 2 to 13 years old, the participants are placed in groups based on age. Every group has two coaches, who ride at the front and the back of the kids for safety and to assess their riders’ skill levels.
Groups containing kids 7 years old and younger stay on concrete and doubletrack trails such as ones at Foxglenn, Buffalo and Thorpe parks so they can practice braking control and body position with more room. Older kids, on the other hand, may be on a singletrack trail in the forest.
FLYRS also tries to spread the groups between locations to minimize the impact on a trailhead and other recreationalists. The camp teaches kids about trail etiquette and stewardship, such as showing respect to nature and other trail users and doing their part to clean up.
Adams said the focus, especially for the younger campers is “to build team camaraderie in a sport that’s very individualized.”
FLYRS programs for students in middle and high school include more competition, but for kids up to fifth grade, the goal is have fun and build a foundation they can use throughout their life.
“We just want them to fall in love with biking, fall in love with the trails, have a great time with their peers and, through all of that, build great foundational biking skills,” she said.
More about FLYRS, including upcoming programs, can be found at flyrsaz.com. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/flagstaff-youth-riders-hosts-summer-biking-camp-for-kids/article_f45c5ebc-0d01-11ed-9142-d300dd69148d.html | 2022-08-06T14:32:23 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/education/flagstaff-youth-riders-hosts-summer-biking-camp-for-kids/article_f45c5ebc-0d01-11ed-9142-d300dd69148d.html |
On Wednesday, the Saudi-led OPEC+ agreed to increase oil output by 100,000 barrels per day beginning in September—far less than President Biden was aiming for following his trip to Saudi Arabia in July and, according to experts, not enough to impact crude prices, but just enough to be considered a political snub.
Gas prices in the U.S. fell for the seventh consecutive week, and according to Biden more than half of gas stations across the country are selling gas for less than $4 per gallon. The national average gas price Thursday was $4.13 a gallon, according to AAA, down 14 cents from one week ago and 67 cents in the last 30 days.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area using data from AAA. The cheapest gas stations are from GasBuddy. Gas prices are current as of August 4, 2022. State gas tax data is from World Population Review. Connecticut and New York have temporarily suspended gas taxes to help consumers while the cost of gas has increased.
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Fort Worth by the numbers
– Gas current price: $3.55
— Texas average: $3.64
— Texas gas tax: $0.20 per gallon (#42 highest among all states)
– Week change: -$0.14 (-3.8%)
– Year change: +$0.73 (+25.8%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.84 (6/16/22)
– Diesel current price: $4.66
– Week change: -$0.12 (-2.5%)
– Year change: +$1.73 (+59.1%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.45 (6/20/22)
Cheapest gas stations
#1. Sam’s Club: $3.22 (8351 Anderson Blvd, Fort Worth)
#2. Costco: $3.29 (8900 Tehama Ridge Pkwy, Fort Worth)
#3. Murphy Express: $3.34 (2228 Jacksboro Hwy, Fort Worth)
Metros with the most expensive gas
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA: $5.89
#2. Napa, CA: $5.75
#3. Bakersfield, CA: $5.75
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Henderson, KY: $3.32
#2. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: $3.33
#3. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.34
States with the highest gas tax per gallon
#1. Pennsylvania: $0.59
#2. California: $0.53
#3. Washington: $0.52
States with the lowest gas tax per gallon
#1. Alaska: $0.0895
#2. Hawaii: $0.16
#3. Virginia: $0.162 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-fort-worth-in-the-last-week-13/ | 2022-08-06T14:32:26 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-fort-worth-in-the-last-week-13/ |
Dateline May 2022, remembering back before the rain: The mountain is burning this summer, so I am raking up needles, dead grass stems and leaves in my huge backyard. I have a couple of days to go, and then it’s done. This lovely yard, this relict landscape, with its native plants, kind of courses through me as it has over the last 30 years.
It has been a magical place, but now with warming, it is a liability.
Looking out the window at my precious little slab of the world; this place helped me find my way in life. My yard’s vegetation is comprised of stuff that may have been here for hundreds or thousands of years, longer than we’ve been here, by a lot.
Since moving into this house in 1990, I got to watch the plants emerge each spring, through the summer and fall and on and on. The yard is dominated by the mesic bunchgrass, muttongrass (Poa fendleriana). As a cool-season grass, it is one of the earliest plants to emerge in spring, red seed stalks emerging under snow in February, in the old days. It is a beautiful grass, worthy of endless expanses. It is blue green, which becomes especially apparent with monsoon rains, when its involute or rolled leaves unfold. Ahh, that economy of nature thing. Biscuit root, wild candytuft and, of course, the dayflower are here, too.
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By raking the grasses this year, I am combing out the old leaf blades. This might previously have been done by fire and/or grazing herbivores. As I rake, more stones turn up, dislodged from clay soil turned to dust. The spaces between the bunchgrasses are getting wider, and it pains me to remove this organic debris, laying the soil bare to further drying. So, this is happening here, this measure of change. And yet, of course, muttongrass had a spectacular year in seed production. It’s so touching.
This is what I keep coming back to and hanging on to these days -- this beautiful nature that is all around. Plants blooming in a year like this seem kind of amazing, really. Watching juncos tool around so casually, checking cracks in the flagstone for bounty. Birds taking baths; ohh, don’t get me started. With it so dry, watching birds drink and bathe in the pans I have about the yard is a damned good time. The other day, a robin got in and went to town splashing around, got out, shook off and then jumped right back in for more.
The birds seem very polite around the water. When a pair arrives, one often keeps watch while the other drinks. Different species seem to wait their turn. The lesser goldfinches are chowing down on the niger seed with great gusto. I bet they’re headed for a second nesting session.
So, the Peaks and most of the Inner Basin made it through the last fire — the Pipeline Fire — pretty well. The southeast flank burned ... again, reburn of the north side of the southern flank near Lockett Meadow, and it kind of looks like Sugarloaf burned again, too. While recovery of forests on the Peaks has been shown to be remarkably fast historically, the pace of that process appears be slowing considerably due to warming and drought, according to Peter Fule, forest ecologist with Northern Arizona University, in a recent Arizona Daily Sun article.
He found this to be the case while studying the burned slopes of Schultz Peak -- which have shown little pine recovery since the fire in 2010.
I got to visit Bob Hoffa, manager of the Nature Conservancy Hart Prairie Preserve, the other day. Driving up 151 in the morning, on the west side of the mountain, well, the place just kind of sparkled. The preserve lies at the base of Hart Prairie. In recent years, Coconino National Forest has been restoring the prairie, with intensive thinning of pines that have encroached in the last 140 years or so, without regular fire.
Bebb willow, a circumboreal willow species, has made its home along the various drainages coming from the Peaks across the preserve; the drainages coalesce at the base of Fern Mountain and continue on to Volunteer Wash and then Sycamore Creek -- the one point on the mountain that drains that way! The Bebb willow population at Hart Prairie population is the largest in the Southwest, by a lot. Like so many plants, it may have migrated south to this area, the southernmost edge of its distribution, when the world was quite cold and wet, as in the last ice age. I sure love that imagery.
These days, most of the Bebbs are small, stout trees, with some dieback in their canopies; their trunks are often quite large, spanning several meters in diameter across the base, suggesting some very long-lived plants. There is little recruitment, or establishment of younger plants, though there are a few super wet places on the preserve where they are coming in. This is the nature of this species’ populations through much of its western range. Hard to know if it’s drying and warming, or a natural condition. So much to learn.
As other plants are losing ground to global warming in their southern ranges, like aspens, it's hard not to wonder if Bebb is, too. We don’t know how long-lived Bebb willow is, and we don’t know if it is clonal or spreading, and we don’t know when it got here. An understanding of these features will speak to its risk here. If it is a long-lived plant, kind of like creosote bush, then producing offspring every year is not such a big deal. The Preserve is considering using carbon-14 dating to get at the age of some of the plants, and perhaps how long they’ve been at Hart Prairie.
Boy, will that be a story. Stay tuned.
Hart Prairie Preserve plans start up its public natural history walks next year, after being interrupted for several years due to COVID. Please stay tuned for that, too.
So, Schultz Peak is now sending down rocks as well as soil on the east side of the mountain with monsoon rains, while Schultz Creek has started to assert itself on the west side, as it tries to find its way to the Rio de Flag. Wild, unimaginable times are upon us. Here’s to us, Flagstaffians, and this wild world.
Gwendolyn Waring is an artist and ecologist based in Flagstaff. Her books on the natural history of the Peaks and the Intermountain West are available locally, and through WaringArts.com. Thanks to Ellen Wade, Sue Pratt, Bob Hoffa, and Elizabeth Upham for reviews. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/nature-notes-a-drying-world-from-flagstaff-to-hart-prairie----and-then/article_7c7076b2-14ff-11ed-9672-233dee4d069c.html | 2022-08-06T14:32:29 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/nature-notes-a-drying-world-from-flagstaff-to-hart-prairie----and-then/article_7c7076b2-14ff-11ed-9672-233dee4d069c.html |
It took Gabe Faust a little longer than anticipated to find a spot to play college baseball.
After graduating in 2021 from Flagstaff High School, he went a year without playing at the next level. Now, ahead of the fall semester, Faust finally feels he is going to the right home for him.
The All-Grand Canyon Region infielder in his high school days committed to play for the Colorado Christian Cougars, a Division II school in Lakewood, Colorado.
He’d always been fond of the school, even in his varsity years. But after visiting the school earlier in the summer and making arrangements, he made the final decision.
“The coach was awesome, the area was great. And I made a bunch of new friends right off the bat from just being there, and I felt like the Lord was telling me that was the spot to be,” Faust said.
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After graduation from Flagstaff, Faust spent a semester at Berea College, a D-III school in Kentucky. Things did not work out the way he’d expected, and he never suited up for the baseball team. He moved back to Flagstaff after a semester, and worked at a local construction company, practicing when possible and hoping to find another school somewhere else.
Taking batting practices at his old high school in his free time, there were times Faust was frustrated at the recruiting process. He would see the success of former Eagles teammates at various colleges and wondered what it would be like to still be on a team himself.
He remembers reminding himself repeatedly that his time would come.
It took even longer than just the spring semester to figure out his plans. Faust wanted to have his situation finalized before the summer. Still, he feels like the time spent searching led to the right choice.
“I feel like when I was going to Kentucky, I just wanted to find a spot to play. This time around, it was more of finding a spot that fits me best,” Faust said.
Faust has also already gained a bit of college-like experience, playing with the Flagstaff Star Chasers in their inaugural season in the summer.
“It definitely gave me some confidence, because seeing college-level pitching for the first time and having success against them helps my self-esteem reach a new level,” he said.
He will not be an official member of the Cougars ballclub his first school year, because the roster was already full when he committed in the summer. He still will be able to practice alongside the team to be fit to compete for a roster spot a year later.
The journey to his first official college game will have taken two years by the time he steps to the plate for the Cougars -- presumably in 2023 -- but if things work the way Faust expects, it will all have been worth the wait.
“It takes all the pressure off me a bit. I can get more comfortable with the team atmosphere and find out a bit more about how things are going to go at the college level before I am out there myself,” he said. “Now I can just spend the last few days here at home with my family and some of my best friends and then go out there and get ready for when it’s my time.” | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/former-flagstaff-eagles-ballplayer-faust-commits-to-colorado-christian/article_33b130e2-14e1-11ed-a78e-af4c36d54c80.html | 2022-08-06T14:32:36 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/former-flagstaff-eagles-ballplayer-faust-commits-to-colorado-christian/article_33b130e2-14e1-11ed-a78e-af4c36d54c80.html |
NESCOPECK, Pa. — State police have confirmed that ten people died when fire destroyed a home in Luzerne County early Friday.
Crews were called to a single-family home along the 700 block of First Street in Nescopeck around 2:30 a.m. Friday.
Investigators said seven adults and three children died.
Their ages range from 5 to 79.
- Dale Baker, 19
- Star Baker, 22
- David Daubert Sr., 79
- Brian Daubert, 42
- Shannon Daubert, 45
- Laura Daubert, 47
- Marian Slusser, 54
- a boy, age 5
- a boy, age 6
- a girl, age 7
Three adults made it out of the fire safely.
“It’s a complex criminal investigation with multiple fatalities," Pennsylvania State Police Lt. Derek Felsman said.
Newswatch 16 talked to a neighbor who lives across the street who said he woke up around 3 a.m. to a loud popping noise he thought was a gunshot.
"I woke up this morning, and I was downstairs watching TV, and I heard a pop. I looked outside and on the front porch. It just started, and it was already almost fully involved," said Mike Swank, a neighbor.
Neighbors tell us several people were inside at the time of the fire.
"There was a gentleman out here running around the street. He was yelling- really upset, saying not everyone made it out. Animals. I mean, there was a lot of people living in there," added Swank.
"This is an extensive tragedy for the family, our community here in Nescopeck, and for all of the first responders at the scene," said Lt. Felsman.
"Firefighters have provided meals to the families and things like that so we could not (be more thankful for) the communities that we live in," said Heidi Knorr, secretary of the Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Company.
The American Red Cross is providing help to residents and first responders.
There's no word on what caused Friday morning's deadly fire in Luzerne County.
A firefighter describes the Nescopeck blaze that took his family members: | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/at-least-one-dead-after-fire-luzerne-county-nescopeck-first-street-flames/523-6546a9cd-57ec-4c16-ab45-22f15c26810a | 2022-08-06T14:41:28 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/at-least-one-dead-after-fire-luzerne-county-nescopeck-first-street-flames/523-6546a9cd-57ec-4c16-ab45-22f15c26810a |
DECATUR, Ga. — People out in Decatur today can take advantage of an event providing some relief to the high prices at the gas pump.
Generation of Hope Church will be giving away the gas at the Exxon at 4847 Covington Hwy. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Get there early if you want to get a free fill, though - it'll only be available to the first 150 cars that arrive.
It comes as prices generally are falling from their particularly painful highs of the last couple weeks. According to AAA, an average gallon of gas is now about $3.65 in Georgia, below the national average of $4.08.
That's still a bit higher than the average of a year ago this time, which was $2.97. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/free-gas-event-decatur/85-198d1377-8728-4f44-bcac-017dd25fc2c9 | 2022-08-06T14:46:17 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/free-gas-event-decatur/85-198d1377-8728-4f44-bcac-017dd25fc2c9 |
ATLANTA — Police in Atlanta said Saturday morning they were searching for a missing 81-year-old man with Alzheimer's for whom they had issued a Mattie's Call.
According to APD, Franklin Benton was last seen around 4 p.m. on Friday.
The person who reported him missing said Franklin had said he was going to the Family Dollar at 1723 Lakewood Ave.
Franklin is described as standing 5-foot-9, weighing 150 pounds with gray/balding hair and brown eyes. He was wearing brown short pants with beige shoes and beige socks when he left for the Family Dollar. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/franklin-benton-81-year-old-missing-atlanta/85-7c9d832b-2824-4700-a2ca-669e35ae4e5e | 2022-08-06T14:46:17 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/franklin-benton-81-year-old-missing-atlanta/85-7c9d832b-2824-4700-a2ca-669e35ae4e5e |
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Around 200 customers are without water near Peachtree Corners on Saturday morning due to a water main break,
Fulton County said in a tweet that repairs weren't expected to be complete until around 3 p.m. this afternoon.
According to the county, the break is affecting people around Nesbit Ferry Road between Rivermont Parkway and Holcomb Bridge, an area just outside the Peachtree Corners city limits. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/water-main-break-near-peachtree-corners-200-customers-affected/85-0445bd3b-bf8e-479f-b400-6d2ed9dd6fb5 | 2022-08-06T14:46:18 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/water-main-break-near-peachtree-corners-200-customers-affected/85-0445bd3b-bf8e-479f-b400-6d2ed9dd6fb5 |
A native of Euclid, Benjamin Duer has been in journalism for more than 24 years
Local journalism requires local journalists. Every couple of weeks, we will spotlight Canton Repository staff members who serve the Stark County community.
Benjamin Duer grew up in Euclid and is a graduate of Villa Angela-St. Joseph's High School in Cleveland. He is the oldest of four and a former athlete.
Duer graduated from Ohio University in 1998 and is a former Postie, working for the student-run newspaper, The Post. Duer also has a MBA from Malone University.
After college he spent five years in New Philadelphia at The Times-Reporter before arriving at The Canton Repository in April 2004.
He has been a beat reporter, a videographer and a multi-media editor for The Repository. His video work frequently involves high school football.
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Why I became a journalist
There was no single moment or news event that drew me into the profession.
I love history, and I believe journalists capture and record history as it unfolds. The stories we write lay a foundation for tomorrow's history books, locally and nationally. That has always excited me ― and it still does.
What I like most about my job
It is the best classroom to learn and teach from.
It is my honor and privilege to learn from others in the community, to hear their stories and knowledge and turn around to share what I've learned with readers.
In that way, I feel like a student and a teacher.
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My favorite story or stories I've written
My favorite stories were the ones that grabbed the headlines like breaking news or a political scandal. At least they were when I entered the profession.
Now, as I'm older, the stories that motivate me are the ones that I hope add value and make a difference in the community. They are the ones that provide some closure or help others be heard.
They are the stories that shine spotlights on injustices or on the good work of those who help communities move forward.
If I wasn't a journalist...
I would've been a firefighter.
I think the men and women in that profession are real-life superheroes. They run into the chaos, all to save others.
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Favorite quote
"If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, 'Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well. '" - Martin Luther King Jr.
Life away from journalism
I am married with two children living in North Canton. My wife is a preschool teacher.
We love to travel and explore the country. We mix history and family fun in our adventures.
Before journalism, I worked for a steel mill, a golf course, an ice rink and a fertilizer company. I have two brothers who are Army veterans and a sister who teaches. I am a lifelong fan of Cleveland sports.
Countries I want to visit
In my youth, I saw the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo perform in front of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. A lone bagpiper, high atop the castle, ended the concert.
A very cool experience.
Now I would love to see the fjords of Iceland, playing golf at midnight, and the beaches of Guam.
How to reach me
You may reach me at 330-580-8567 or bduer@gannett.com. On Twitter at @bduerREP.
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News-Review hires new education reporter Karly Graham
PETOSKEY — The Petoskey News-Review recently hired a new education and enterprise reporter who has just wrapped up her first week on the job.
Karly Graham comes to the paper from Michigan State University where she studied journalism and acted as a reporter and editor at the university's school run paper — The State News. However, Graham was first bitten by the journalism bug in high school.
"I have two older brothers and my oldest did journalism in college and now works as a writer. My other brother went a different route but was in this robotics team in high school," she said.
"My brothers are both 10 and seven years older than me but my friend had wanted me to join the same robotics club with her and so I did."
It was through the club that Graham got her first look into the journalism and communications world.
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"I was a member of the PR department. I never touched the robot," she said.
"At every competition though we would interview people and then write a newsletter that we would pass out. My junior year I then worked for the school paper and was the editor-in-chief my senior year before heading to Michigan State."
Graham also interned for Bridge Michigan before accepting her new position with the News-Review and is now excited to dive into her beats and learn more about the Tip of the Mitt region. She will mostly be covering education in the Char-EM ISD area while also spending time working on larger enterprise stories.
"I like both reporting and editing for different reasons but I love talking to people and telling stories when I'm reporting," she said.
"I knew I would take any offer and I love being Up North and Petoskey. I'm excited to call it home now at least for a little while."
Graham is currently residing in her hometown of Sterling Heights and is working remotely. However, she is eager to move to Petoskey with her cat Kiwi and spend time exploring the region and reporting on the local school districts and local stories.
Contact reporter Sean Miller at smiller@petoskeynews.com. Follow him on Twitter, @seanmillerpnr, and Instagram, @sean_everest. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/06/news-review-hires-new-education-reporter-karly-graham/10245735002/ | 2022-08-06T14:53:13 | 1 | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/06/news-review-hires-new-education-reporter-karly-graham/10245735002/ |
Average daily flows
Snake River at Heise 10,367 cfs
Snake River at Blackfoot 3,905 cfs
Snake River at American Falls 11,689 cfs
Snake River at Milner 1,500 cfs
Little Wood River near Carey 144 cfs
Jackson Lake is 40% full.
Palisades Reservoir is 50% full.
American Falls Reservoir is 22% full.
Upper Snake River system is at 38% of capacity.
As of August 5. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_5484c770-14dc-11ed-a529-072f8c768aeb.html | 2022-08-06T15:07:08 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/average-daily-streamflows/article_5484c770-14dc-11ed-a529-072f8c768aeb.html |
If a group of Idaho politicians who probably had trouble getting through eighth grade biology are going to substitute their judgment for people intelligent enough to graduate from medical school, they’ll have to get past U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland first.
Garland’s Justice Department sued the Gem State over its anti-abortion law Tuesday because it criminalizes life-saving health care for women.
It may be Idaho’s law is no worse than any other state. But if Garland is singling out Idaho, it may be because no state matches its reputation in the arena of reproductive rights for acting without discretion, restraint or wisdom.
Certainly that describes the current law, which is about to subject health care providers to the loss of their livelihood, a felony conviction and a prison sentence if they terminate a pregnancy anytime after the sixth week.
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That goes not just for a pregnancy terminated because the woman did not want a child.
It includes victims of rape and incest who do not want to carry to term the progeny of their assailant.
Also caught up in this web of political extremism are women who through no fault of their own — and with no intention —- must now sacrifice their own lives for that of their fetuses.
Garland is relying on the Reagan-era Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, which requires hospitals that receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement to deliver emergency care to whoever walks through their doors.
But health care providers can’t practice medicine based on education, experience and best practices if they operate in fear. Idaho’s law does not give them the benefit of the doubt. If these providers terminate a pregnancy, they may have to go to court to establish an “affirmative defense.”
Who might not be at least tempted to hedge their bets, offer timid medical advice or temporarily delay treatment when threatened with the loss of livelihood, a costly and disruptive criminal prosecution or even a prison term — in circumstances such as these:
An ectopic pregnancy where the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus. The pregnancy is not viable, but left untreated, it could lead to life-threatening bleeding.
The woman has been diagnosed with cancer. If she undergoes chemotherapy or radiation, the fetus will die. If she delays treatment to deliver the child, her cancer may kill her. A doctor facing criminal prosecution may be hesitant to provide unvarnished advice.
Cervical cancer is even more dire. Treatment can produce the side effect of making the uterus incapable of continuing the pregnancy. Failure to treat it means the woman likely will die before or after she delivers the baby.
The fetus has been diagnosed with anencephaly — it has no brain. While it is physically capable of surviving to term, the child will die shortly after birth. Does a health care provider permit the emotional and physical torture of the woman for the remaining three or four months of her pregnancy?
Preeclampsia, pregnancy-induced high blood pressure, puts the woman at risk of seizure and bleeding to death if the pregnancy is not ended.
As Boise physician Kylie Cooper outlined in the Idaho Capital Sun, a woman’s water can break too early in her pregnancy, leaving with a life-threatening uterine infection. Antibiotics only delay the inevitable need to terminate the pregnancy. And even if she doesn’t die from it, allowing the infection to fester will probably leave the woman unable to have other children.
The woman has any number of chronic ailments — a heart condition, liver failure, kidney failure or complications of diabetes — that leave her physically incapable of surviving a pregnancy.
If Garland does not prevail and Idaho’s anti-abortion law takes effect, some Idaho women — your wife, your mother, your sister or your friend — may die needlessly thanks to legislative interference and indifference. But unintended consequences occur when you elect to political office people who would prefer to play doctor rather than be one. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/idaho-view-garland-comes-to-the-rescue-of-idaho-women/article_52cd63e6-14fb-11ed-9970-83bf72c8d256.html | 2022-08-06T15:07:14 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/idaho-view-garland-comes-to-the-rescue-of-idaho-women/article_52cd63e6-14fb-11ed-9970-83bf72c8d256.html |
DUNEDIN, Fla — A vehicle struck and severed a power pole early Saturday morning on Dunedin Causeway, causing significant traffic delays as crews fix downed power lines, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies responded to the scene at about 2:20 a.m. and assisted a woman who had non-life threatening injuries.
Dunedin Causeway will operate as two-way traffic for several hours, the Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies turned the scene over to Duke Energy, which has crews working to fix multiple downed power lines.
The crash remains under investigation. No further details are available. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/causeway-honeymoon-island-traffic-crash/67-5be2951f-8ed0-4c53-a1f4-025953937df7 | 2022-08-06T15:15:40 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/causeway-honeymoon-island-traffic-crash/67-5be2951f-8ed0-4c53-a1f4-025953937df7 |
After a Tucson-area resident shared on the Nextdoor app that she heard that the company that picks up her recycling takes it to the landfill, without trying to recycle it, several neighbors responded that they would cancel their service.
Is the rumor true? The answer is, it depends.
A survey of companies in eastern Pima County outside the city of Tucson that pick up trash revealed that they all accept recycling and only take it to the landfill when it is severely contaminated.
The two smallest companies may not accept recycling in neighborhoods when only one or two households want to recycle. Then it isn’t cost effective.
Recycling is confusing. There’s no doubt about that. Winter visitors to Tucson may find it even more so if the rules are different from their summer homes.
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In some areas around the country, residents separate their plastics, metals and papers and often their glass in separate bins. This cuts down on contamination because it is very obvious when each bin has specific materials.
In the Tucson area, we use single-stream recycling. Everything goes in one bin, and it is sorted at the materials recovery facility. When everything goes in one bin, it’s easier to make mistakes.
When one recycling hauler accepts glass and another doesn’t, that’s confusing.
When residents don’t believe the things they put in their recycling containers are recycled, but are instead taken to the landfill, they feel it is OK to put almost anything in their curbside recycling containers. Once they do that, it is almost guaranteed it will go to a landfill because the entire load will be contaminated.
Never use your recycling container for trash. All of the trash and recycling companies in the area will work with someone who wants two trash containers and no recycling container, or some other combination. This would be preferable to the contaminated loads. Some may charge a fee for an extra container.
The most important thing to know about recycling in Tucson and Pima County is that you should not put anything in your recycling bin that doesn’t belong there. That includes plastic grocery bags, greasy pizza boxes, trash and — something you may find hard to believe is regularly found in recycling bins — dirty diapers.
The mantra for all recycling companies is: “When in doubt, throw it out.”
Rules of recycling
These items are typically allowed in curbside recycling:
#1-#7 plastic bottles and jugs. Rinse them out and then replace the caps.
Corrugated cardboard like packing boxes. Break them down and remove excessive packing tape. Pizza boxes are not accepted because they are greasy. If the top is clean, tear it off and put it in recycling without the bottom.
Such cardboard as cereal or pasta boxes.
Milk and juice cartons, if they are clean.
Junk mail and office paper.
Phone books.
Aluminum cans and other metal food cans. You may leave the labels on.
All items must be clean with no food or grease on or in them.
As a general rule, don’t put anything smaller than a tennis ball in curbside recycling. When it is sorted by machine, these smaller things can fall through the machinery.
Never put plastic grocery bags or other flexible plastic materials such as bubble wrap and cellophane in curbside recycling. These can be recycled at most grocery stores.
There is a lot more that is recyclable and a lot more that is not recyclable. Check the website for your company for details.
Tucson Environmental Services
tucsonaz.gov/recycle, 520-791-5000
If you live in the city of Tucson, your trash and recycling is handled by Tucson. Recycling is picked up every other week and taken to the ReCommunity Recycling Center, owned by Republic Services.
Both trash and recycling containers are supplied by the city.
Tucson does not accept glass in curbside recycling. However, you may drop glass bottles and jars at several locations, which you will find online at tucne.ws/1l27.
Waste Management
wm.com, 520-744-2600
Recycling is taken to the ReCommunity Recycling Center, owned by Republic Services.
Fees vary depending on location, deals with homeowners associations, how often pickup is needed and other factors.
Both trash and recycling containers are supplied.
Waste Management accepts items on the standard list, but it also accepts glass bottles and jars and is willing to pay a little extra to recycle it. Shredded paper is not permitted.
If the materials recovery facility reports heavy contamination from a specific truck, operators will be more vigilant in the neighborhoods that truck services and may try educating customers about what is permitted in curbside recycling.
Silver Point Disposal
silverpointdisposal.com, 520-477-7961
Residential recycling is taken to the Marana Regional Landfill to the single-stream recycling containers there. Waste Management then takes the contents to the ReCommunity Recycling Center.
Quarterly fees are usually $65 for twice weekly collection with some variations based on location. Discounts are available for military, first responders and teachers, but you must ask.
One container is supplied. Customers should put recycling loose — no plastic bags — in the bottom and put all trash in trash bags on top. The trash bags will be separated out when it is picked up.
This is a one-man operation, so owner Stephen Squires sees contamination right away. Anything more than the occasional mistake and the customer is notified by email or text.
Silver Point Disposal accepts the standard list of recyclables and glass bottles and jars.
Squires will also make pickups of just about any other items if notified by customers in advance. He will pick up yard waste, appliances and just about any large item. He will take these to appropriate places to recycle them when appropriate and to the landfill, if that is the only option. He will also take hazardous waste separately if notified in advance.
Those who are not customers of Silver Point Disposal may call Squires to arrange the pickup of something that can’t be left for their regular hauler. The fee will depend on what the pickup is and where it must go.
Hughes Sanitation Services LLC
tucsontrash.com, 520-883-5868
Residential recycling is taken to the Tucson Transfer Station on Ina Road. Residents can no longer drop off their own recycling at this location.
Fee is up to $10 per month for every-other-week pickup. Trash containers are supplied. There is an additional fee if a second trash bin is requested. Customers provide their own recycling container.
Hughes Sanitation accepts the standard list of recyclables with the exception of #2-#7 plastics and glass.
If contamination is seen, flyers are left for the customer.
Republic Services
republicservices.com and recyclingsimplified.com, 520-745-8820
Recycling is taken to the Republic Services’ materials recovery facility.
Trash and recycling is picked up once per week. Charges vary based on location and HOA contracts. Trash and recycling containers are provided; different sizes are available.
Operators try to watch for contamination but usually use automatic side loaders so checking isn’t easy.
Republic accepts the standard list of recyclables including glass bottles and jars.
Right Away Disposal (RAD)
wasteconnections.com/arizona, 520-881-4227
RAD is now Waste Connections of Arizona. Go to tucne.ws/1l2a for a comprehensive list of what’s accepted.
Recycling is taken to a materials recovery facility in Apache Junction and sorted by hand.
Containers are provided. Fees vary based upon location and other circumstances.
RAD put recycling services on hold for a few months at the beginning of COVID because recycling was hand sorted and it was being cautious for its employees’ sakes. It is back to recycling regularly.
Apartment living
What if you live in an apartment that doesn’t have recycling?
You have a few options:
Talk to the manager of your complex and try to convince them to add recycling containers near the dumpster.
Take your recycling to a neighborhood recycling center. You’ll find a list of those in Tucson at tucne.ws/1l2b and information about Pima County recycling at tucne.ws/1l2c.
Johanna Eubank is a digital producer for the Arizona Daily Star and tucson.com. She has been with the Star in various capacities since 1991. | https://tucson.com/news/local/heres-why-your-recycling-sometimes-ends-up-at-a-tucson-landfill/article_1114b5ce-0c56-11ed-9f42-0f60e0b27155.html | 2022-08-06T15:29:52 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/heres-why-your-recycling-sometimes-ends-up-at-a-tucson-landfill/article_1114b5ce-0c56-11ed-9f42-0f60e0b27155.html |
Glen Canyon Dam’s “archaic” design could spell trouble for the federal government’s ability to release adequate water supplies from Lake Powell downstream to Lake Mead, a new environmentalist report finds.
That, in turn, could make it impossible for the four Upper Basin states to meet their legal requirements under the 1922 Colorado River Compact to deliver water to the four Lower Basin states, including Arizona, the report says.
“The climate impacts on the Colorado River hydrology have exposed a major engineering flaw at Glen Canyon Dam, which raises the specter of a serious problem for the desert Southwest: How will the Lower Basin deal with dramatically reduced water deliveries from the antique plumbing inside the dam, and will there be consequences to the Upper Basin for delivering reduced quantities of water to the Lower Basin?” the report asks.
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The report focuses on the problems Lake Powell, with its declining water levels, could face delivering water when and if it drops below 3,490 feet. At that level, about 45 feet below where Powell stands today, the dam would have to stop generating electricity, which is done by sending river water into the dam's turbines through penstocks, or large steel pipes.
Then, the water instead would have to be sent through steel “outlet” tubes lying alongside the dam — tubes that don’t have the wherewithal to accommodate nearly as much water as the turbines.
The report also registers harsh criticism for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, alleging the bureau should have but didn’t address the dam’s infrastructure problems long ago.
It offers two detailed, technical solutions to the problem. Both involve re-engineering the dam, so it can release more water at lower lake elevations, by sending it around rather than through the dam.
"Alarmingly, there has been relatively little public dialogue about this problem and its solution," says the Aug. 3 report written by the Utah Rivers Council, the Great Basin Water Network and the Glen Canyon Institute.
The report urges congressional action to finance the necessary studies, permitting actions and construction to retrofit the dam.
"This work must begin immediately to avoid a water delivery crisis since Glen Canyon Dam is effectively becoming an obstacle to delivering water to downstream water users," warns the report.
If the scenario outlined by this report took place, that would mean less water delivered each year to the Lower Basin states of Arizona, California and Nevada from the Upper Basin states of Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming.
That in turn would mean less water for Tucson, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, and for farmers and tribes in California and Arizona, including the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui tribes in the Tucson area and the Gila River Indian Community near Sacaton.
"A toxic asset"
The report appears as the river and the states that depend on it already are in a crisis or at least on the edge of one.
Under orders from the Interior Department, Reclamation’s parent agency, the basin states have been negotiating since mid-June to try to find cuts in the range of 14% to 28% in their annual use of river water, to keep the two reservoirs from falling too low. They’re due to come up with an agreement on cuts by mid-August.
Also, the bureau has already agreed to spend $2 million over the next two years to study engineering solutions that would allow it to generate power when and if Powell falls below 3,490 feet. But the report says the lake's potential problems in delivering water are more significant than the possibility it couldn't generate electricity, because of the Upper Basin's water delivery obligations under the compact.
One of the solutions the report proposes to re-engineer the dam is similar to what the Glen Canyon Institute has already proposed to significantly lower Lake Powell and re-establish the historic Glen Canyon that the reservoir drowned decades ago.
But, "for anyone to accuse us of having ulterior motives about caring about sustainability and nature misses the point," said Zach Frankel, the Utah Rivers Council's director. "We have a toxic asset with Glen Canyon Dam's antique plumbing. Unless it’s remedied, we can’t do anything to manage the reservoir."
The Bureau of Reclamation declined immediate comment on the report. Agency spokeswoman Becki Bryant said its officials want to wait to respond and answer questions about it at an Aug. 16 news conference that will also deal with the efforts to cut water use.
Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke endorsed the idea of studying potential fixes for the dam’s infrastructure. An ADWR spokesman, Doug MacEachern, said, however, that Buschatzke hasn’t read the report and has no comment on it, “other than to encourage an examination of the dam's infrastructure that may lead to enhancements of its ability to move large volumes of water safely.”
“Given the current uncertainties facing the Colorado River system, as well as the engineering uncertainties involving moving water through the existing infrastructure of Glen Canyon Dam with historically low levels, it would be prudent to thoroughly investigate all reasonable options” for making changes to the infrastructure, Buschatzke said.
Water delivery obligations
The report focuses on the four outlet tubes lying at 3,370 feet elevation. That's about 330 feet below the reservoir's maximum level of 3,700 and about 165 feet below the reservoir's current elevation of 3,535.7 feet, a level that's expected to keep dropping until next spring's runoff begins.
At 3,370 feet, Powell would be at "dead pool," the level at which it couldn't deliver any water downstream.
But the ability to deliver water through the outlet tubes starts to decline at higher elevations, when the lake falls below 3,490 feet. At 3,430 feet, the outlet tubes would be unable to deliver the 7.5 million acre-feet a year that the Upper Basin is supposed to deliver to the Lower Basin over a 10-year period, the report says. The actual requirement under the compact is for the Upper Basin to not deplete the river's water so it can't supply 75 million acre-feet over 10 years, to allow for cyclic fluctuations in available water supplies.
If the U.S.'s obligation to deliver 1.5 million acre-feet of additional water annually to Mexico is also taken into account, the Upper Basin's obligation then grows to 8.25 million acre-feet a year over 10 years. At 3,440 feet at Powell, the outlet works could no longer deliver that much water every year, the report says.
Many legal scholars, however, have disputed whether the Upper Basin actually is obligated under the compact to deliver that additional water to Mexico.
As the report notes, the outlet tubes were designed for emergency purposes and not to routinely deliver water. That means "serious questions exist regarding whether these outlets are capable of functioning long-term, as will be required" when Lake Powell falls below 3,490.
The outlet tubes are limited in how much water they can convey, partly because there are fewer of them than there are penstocks, which take water in from the dam and lead to the dam's turbines. The outlet tubes are also smaller in diameter than the penstocks.
As the lake declines, so too does the water pressure at the river outlet tubes' intakes, the report says. That reduces the amount of water that can pass through the outlet works at a given time.
"Shocking observation"
The limits on the outlet tubes' ability to deliver water at Lake Powell are well documented, in a 1970 Bureau of Reclamation technical report and in a "white paper" prepared in recent years by Utah State University's Center for Colorado River Studies, the new report says.
But, "public officials remain tightlipped about the engineering and operational conundrum at Glen Canyon Dam stemming from its antique plumbing system."
"If future conditions on the Colorado River system mimic the dry period we have experienced in the 21st Century to date, a significant part of the 40 million people who depend on the water in the river and its tributaries could be in jeopardy. This shocking observation leads observers to rightly ask how we could have found ourselves so unprepared for the future," says the report.
Potential problems with the outlet works were mentioned in April 2022 by Assistant Interior Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo, when she proposed, then approved a plan to hold back 480,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Powell that had been planned for release to Lake Mead.
But her comments were in more general terms, as she said the department's major concern is uncertainty about how the dam’s infrastructure will respond if Powell falls below 3,490.
“Our operators have not seen these conditions before. They haven’t operated the system using those jet tubes for any extended period,” Trujillo said at the time. “They don’t know exactly how the infrastructure will respond.”
These and other comments were "pretty nebulous," said the Utah Rivers Council's Frankel.
Why, Frankel asked, were officials only having this conversation in April, when the bureau has known about this problem for decades?
Other issues cited
David Wegner, a retired Bureau of Reclamation official and a former science director for the Glen Canyon Institute, praised the report.
"Overall, the report is correct in what it states. It is a good consolidation of lots of technical data with some excellent graphics," said Wegner, who later became staff director for a U.S. House water resources subcommittee and now serves on various advisory boards, including one for the National Academy of Sciences.
But what the report doesn't say is that the same issues it raises about limits on the ability to deliver water through Powell at low elevations also apply to six other reservoirs in the river's Upper Basin, Wegner said.
"You draw them down to move water to prop up Lake Powell, that reduces their ability to supply water in the future," Wegner said.
The report also didn't mention that existing declines in Glen Canyon Dam's ability to deliver electricity have already reduced power sale revenues to the point where financing of conservation programs for endangered species has been effected, said Wegner, who was also a founding trustee for the institute.
"These conservation programs have been funded through power revenues, and without those funds, the government and states may be in violation of commitments made under the Endangered Species Act," Wegner said. "Also, those power revenues pay for operation and maintenance of the dams and a great deal of the supporting infrastructure."
Without that revenue, he said, Congress will have to fund more projects for the bureau at increased costs, or "dam safety could be compromised." | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/southwests-water-supplies-at-risk-from-dams-archaic-design-report/article_461a63c6-1445-11ed-91b2-6b3fba726d3d.html | 2022-08-06T15:29:58 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/southwests-water-supplies-at-risk-from-dams-archaic-design-report/article_461a63c6-1445-11ed-91b2-6b3fba726d3d.html |
A team of thieves are splitting a $2 million payday after successfully targeting a jewelry store in the Bronx in the middle of the afternoon Friday.
Police are now on the lookout for the four men captured on store footage storming Rocco's Jewelry off Webster Avenue. They hit the store Friday around 2:40 p.m.
The brazen smash-and-grab starts innocent enough, as one man buzzes to be let into the store. When he gets the door open, he's seen propping it open for three others dressed in black to run inside.
Video shows the trio smash display cases with a hammer and make quick work of the high-value diamonds kept behind the glass.
Police said the jewelry stuffed inside their bags is valued around $2.15 million. They were last seen running southbound on Webster. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/2m-in-30-seconds-diamond-smash-and-grab-thieves-score-big-at-bronx-jeweler/3813387/ | 2022-08-06T15:51:41 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/2m-in-30-seconds-diamond-smash-and-grab-thieves-score-big-at-bronx-jeweler/3813387/ |
A wild scene erupted outside a party in Queens overnight where bullets flew across a neighborhood street between a group of suspects, partygoers and police who were stationed nearby the house at the center of the commotion.
The NYPD said a team of plainclothes officers were observing the block Springfield Gardens in an unmarked car when four suspects arrived and began opening fire in the direction of the house party, where investigators estimate 75 to 100 people were in attendance.
An unknown number of people at the party on 130th Avenue returned fire moments before the officers exited their vehicle and engaged the suspects, firing a total of 14 shots, according to NYPD officials.
"Earlier this evening, about 11:35 p.m., members of our Violent Crime Squad were in the vicinity," Chief of Patrol Jeff Maddrey said. "They were observing a party in the area and they were observing this party because they believed that there was potential to be violence involving some of the local street crews."
Four people, ages 16, 17, 18 and 24, were being treated for gunshot wounds at local hospitals early Saturday morning. One of the people shot was said to be in critical condition.
NYPD officials said the four people shot are also in custody, with criminal charges pending. Three firearms had been recovered overnight, but investigators were still searching for other weapons possibly involved and any additional suspects.
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The plainclothes officers had been positioned near the party after receiving tips that gang members might be involved, but hours later NYPD officials would not directly tie the overnight gun violence to gangs.
Investigators Saturday morning were unclear if any innocent bystanders were injured in the shootout.
Surveillance video obtained by News 4 shows dozens of people climbing the fence of a neighbor's house in an attempt to escape the gun violence.
"I ran to the bathroom and looked through the back window and the kids were screaming, they're jumping over the fence into my backyard," one neighbor said. "So there's blood on my fence in the side yard and it was just total chaos." | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/house-party-shootout-sends-4-suspects-to-hospital-after-nyc-cops-open-fire-nypd-ny-only/3813338/ | 2022-08-06T15:51:47 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/house-party-shootout-sends-4-suspects-to-hospital-after-nyc-cops-open-fire-nypd-ny-only/3813338/ |
The 12th Annual Rotary “Bike the Rogue” bicycling event will take place Saturday, September 10, in Gold Beach, offering spectacular scenery, low-traffic roads, great food, and SAG support.
Riders have their choice of three different routes through this wild and remote southwestern corner of Oregon: 23 miles/1,100 vertical feet ($45); 38 miles/2,000 vertical feet ($55); and 62 miles/3,700 vertical feet ($65).
All three rides follow the banks of the Rogue River, and cross at least two bridges. The 38- and 62 mile-rides finish along the Pacific Ocean, with panoramic views of beaches, sea stacks and rugged coastline.
A continental breakfast for all registered riders will be provided to kick off the event, and well-stocked rest stations will be positioned every seven to 15 miles along the route. At the end of the ride, there will be a cold Arch Rock beer waiting for thirsty bikers, and a free custom-ordered, wood-fired pizza from the Wandering Pizzaioli food truck.
The Rotary Club of Gold Beach hosts Bike the Rogue in collaboration with sponsors Century 21 Agate Realtor Mary Stansell, Umpqua Bank and the city of Gold Beach. First Chapter Coffee House of Gold Beach will serve coffee during registration, and High Hill Cycles of Gold Beach will provide SAG support and technical assistance.
Registration for “Bike the Rogue” will start at 7 a.m. on Sept. 10 in Buffington Park for those who have not pre-registered.
The entrance to the park is four blocks east of Highway 101 on Gauntlet Street in Gold Beach. Registration and waiver forms are available at the “Bike the Rogue” website: www.http://goldbeachrotary.com/bike-the-rogue/, or Google “Bike the Rogue, Gold Beach.”
This is a “safety first” event, and bicycle helmets are required. For additional information about “Bike the Rogue,” visit the “Bike the Rogue” website or email biketherogue@gmail.com. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/12th-annual-rotary-bike-the-rogue-set-september-10/article_1df2ca74-1359-11ed-9935-5bb92e022aff.html | 2022-08-06T16:00:19 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/12th-annual-rotary-bike-the-rogue-set-september-10/article_1df2ca74-1359-11ed-9935-5bb92e022aff.html |
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Top 10 reasons to join the Chamber: Number 5, Make Business Contacts.
As a business person, one of the most important things you do is to get the word out about what you produce, its excellent value, your great staff and where you can be found.
At the Chamber of Commerce our purpose is to get people together to promote the development of a healthy economic and social climate. This past couple years, with the dominance of the pandemic, we all have had to find ways to make those connections virtually, and now we are returning to actual gatherings.
Over 20 years ago, a group of Chamber businesses and the college got together to propose an event that would inform us about the developments on the national, state and regional economic fronts and celebrate local efforts and successes throughout the past year.
Through that effort the Economic Outlook Forum was launched. This past December, the Forum was both virtual and in person with a wonderful participation.
The annual Chamber of Commerce Awards banquet is traditionally held the last Saturday in January.
Besides acknowledging the Officers, Board members, and Committee Chairs for the past year, and introducing the members who will serve in those roles for the upcoming year, we have a variety of awards and recognitions which truly make this a community celebration. It’s a unique opportunity to make connections with a wonderful gathering highlighting our mutual successes.
In our everchanging world, we are looking to stage many of our networking opportunities, like our Business after Hours programs, making you the focus of an evening, with two hours to acquaint everyone with what makes your operation special! Also, our Wednesday Business Connection luncheon will return in September to give you many opportunities to promote yourself. Whether it’s the open mic you can use to introduce new staff or products, door prizes provided for drawings at the end of the session or giving a business spotlight.
How about becoming active in one of our committees like Tourism, Education or Business Development? Not only are you visible in the community, but you are making it a better place to live.
So, come on down and join the team today.
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(Timm Slater is executive director of the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. For more information on your Chamber, email timmslater@oregonsbayarea.org.)
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SAN ANTONIO — One person is dead and another person is in critical condition following a shooting on the west side early Saturday morning, officials say.
Just before 2 a.m., San Antonio Police responded to the 6500 block of West Commerce for a shooting. When they arrived, they found two victims with gunshot wounds --- one with a fatal shot to the head, the other with multiple gunshots.
A group of guys including the victims were drinking in the parking lot when at some point, shot were fired. Police said the shooters fled the location in a grey sedan.
The second victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/1-person-dead-another-injured-following-west-side-shooting/273-51401035-1b0f-483c-8287-ab61b777920b | 2022-08-06T16:13:40 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/1-person-dead-another-injured-following-west-side-shooting/273-51401035-1b0f-483c-8287-ab61b777920b |
SAN ANTONIO — Several people were injured including two children after a motorcyclist crashed into an SUV near La Cantera Saturday morning, officials say.
San Antonio Police and the San Antonio Fire Department responded to the crash at I-10 at the La Cantera exit.
Police said a motorcyclist was driving too fast when he drove into the back of an SUV. The impact was so strong, it sent the cyclist through the back of the SUV, officials said.
One adult and two children as well as the motorcyclist were injured in the crash. The two children were taken to the hospital in stable condition. The adult and motorcyclist were taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Police say speed was a factor in the crash and they will continue to investigate. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/4-injured-including-2-children-in-crash-near-la-cantera-news/273-22add7f8-bda4-4dee-965a-4ec93a88e1ca | 2022-08-06T16:13:46 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/4-injured-including-2-children-in-crash-near-la-cantera-news/273-22add7f8-bda4-4dee-965a-4ec93a88e1ca |
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced his appointment of indicted Austin police officer and defeated Texas House candidate Justin Berry to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).
Berry will now serve on the regulatory state agency that, according to its website, establishes and enforces standards to ensure Texas residents are served by highly trained, ethical law enforcement, corrections and telecommunications personnel. He was appointed for a term that will expire on Aug. 30, 2027.
Berry, a senior police officer with APD, was among the 19 Austin Police Department officers indicted in February 2022 who were accused of excessive use of force by a Travis County grand jury. Those indictments and accusations were made in connection with protests following the murder of George Floyd and the shooting of Michael Ramos in Austin in 2020.
Berry is now set to appear in court later this year on Oct. 31 on an aggravated assault by a public servant charge.
Following his indictment, Berry denied any wrongdoing and said that an APD internal investigation had "long since cleared" him and the other officers. He also accused Travis County District Attorney José Garza of trying to influence his campaign to represent Texas House District 19 at the time.
Gov. Abbott endorsed Berry in March after the primary election went into a runoff when neither Berry nor former Austin Councilmember Ellen Troxclair secured a majority of the vote. Troxclair went on to defeat Berry in the Republican primary runoff in May. She will now face Democrat Pam Baggett in November.
Berry received a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in leadership and management from Sam Houston State University. He completed his basic peace officer training at the Austin Police Academy and has a Texas master peace officer license from TCOLE.
Gov. Abbott also appointed Martina Lemond Dixon of Kingwood to the TCOLE. Her term will expire on Aug. 30, 2023.
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Fort Wayne police are investigating a shooting that left a man with life-threatening injuries Friday night.
Officers said they found the victim in the street near the 500 block of Charlotte Avenue about 11:47 p.m. after receiving a report of shots in the area.
The man had multiple gun blast wounds and paramedics took him to a hospital.
Police said a white SUV was in the area before witnesses heard the gunshots. One person called 911 and another tried to help the victim until officers arrived, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Fort Wayne Police Department at 260-427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 260-436-7867 or use the free P3 Tips app. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/1-critical-after-late-night-shooting/article_4348b030-158f-11ed-aaa6-4be922faa766.html | 2022-08-06T16:17:37 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/1-critical-after-late-night-shooting/article_4348b030-158f-11ed-aaa6-4be922faa766.html |
According to state data from the fall of 2020, 18.5% of the district’s student body was Hispanic, while Black students made up 55.4% of the student body and white students accounted for 21%.
For the past three school years, according to state data and the organization’s letter, Latino students in RPS have trailed all of their peers with on-time graduation rates. For example in the 2020-2021 school year, 57.2% of Latino students graduated from RPS compared with 80.1% of Black students, 93.3% of white students and 78.5% of all students, according to state data.
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Establishing a community-wide Commission on the Status of Latino students in RPS “is needed to comprehensively assess current issues related to the academic and non-academic success of Latino students (including English learners) and to identify policy, programmatic, and administrative steps aimed at significantly improving academic and non-academic outcomes for RPS’ Latino students,” according to an Aug. 1 letter from the Richmond chapter of LULAC.
A report on K-12 performance that the Youngkin administration released in May found that following the state's public school closures during COVID-19, the most “devastating” learning loss affected Black and Hispanic students and students living in poverty.
Vilma Seymour, president of the Richmond branch, submitted the letter this week to Richmond Schools Chief Jason Kamras and School Board Chairwoman Shonda Harris-Muhammed. She also read portions of the letter during public comment during Monday's School Board meeting. There was no formal discussion of the proposal.
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However, later during the meeting, School Board member Stephanie Rizzi asked for her colleagues to consider LULAC’s proposal in full, including forming the commission. Harris-Muhammed immediately concurred.
The proposal looks to charge a commission with assessing existing programming that is designed to meet the needs of Latino students and English learners, develop a multi-year plan to improve academic outcomes and the well-being of Latino students, gather perspectives from the Latino community and more.
“[While] Latino students are the fastest-growing segment of RPS enrollment … RPS has never focused sustained system-wide priority attention on specific issues impacting the well-being and achievement of Latino students,” the proposal letter reads.
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The commission, according to the proposal, would have between four to six community members (including parents of RPS Latino and English learner students), two or three Latino high school students, community organization representatives, RPS staff, two school board members (with at least one representing a Southside district) and more.
The Richmond LULAC chapter wrote that their proposal is consistent with the DREAM4RPS Strategic Plan and district’s overall commitment for equity for all students.
DREAM4RPS, a five-year plan that ends in 2023, includes prioritizing safe and loving school cultures, hiring high quality staff, fostering a passion for learning with engaging instruction, establishing community and family partnerships, and modernizing buildings.
In a July appearance before the School Board, Seymour asked for the commission to be formed. She brought a letter from a concerned member of the George Wythe High community that she said “detailed unacceptable treatment of the Latino and English learner population” at the school.
Seymour said English-learner students are crammed into small classrooms with not enough desks, forcing some to sit on the floor.
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Spanish-speaking school visitors “are routinely ignored by front desk personnel,” Seymour said, adding that teachers have been told they will not receive a substitute to cover their class because the substitutes only want to work with students who speak English.
The Richmond LULAC chapter is asking for the commission to be established ahead of the upcoming school year and for members to be named no later than Sept. 20. The 2022-2023 academic year begins Aug. 29.
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The artwork, "March 13th, 2020," was created by Toan Vuong using date stamps.
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Artist Toan Vuong poses for a portrait on his front porch with his compositions created using stamps. Vuong will participate in Porch-Art-Palooza, a sprawling art sale on 30 front porches in the Near South and Everett neighborhoods, on Sunday.
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Toan Vuong demonstrates using a stamp to produce patterns to form his artwork.
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A detail shows the artwork, "March 13th, 2020," created by Toan Vuong using date stamps.
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"Bicycle Thieves" is artwork created using stamps by Toan Vuong.
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The artwork, "March 13th, 2020," was created by Toan Vuong using date stamps.
For five hours Sunday, the historic neighborhoods south of the Capitol will become a sprawling, open-air art gallery.
Nearly 40 artists will show and sell their work -- including paintings, prints, ceramics, rugs and handmade paper -- on 30 front porches during the second annual Porch-Art-Palooza.
And much of it will be reasonably priced.
“Most people will have things in the price range of $5, $10, $20 and on up,” said Peggy Gomez of Tugboat Gallery, which is organizing the event. “I think people will do a good job at having something for everyone -- the littles and the bigs.”
Porch-Art-Palooza began in 2015 as the Lincoln Bicycle Art Tour, which included art and artists across the city. But it never flourished, so when it was forced to take a COVID hiatus in 2020, Gomez and others took that as an opportunity to make changes.
They narrowed its footprint, limiting the event to the Near South, Everett and South Salt Creek neighborhoods. And they eliminated the emphasis on bicycling.
Last year, the rebranded event drew 200 to 300 people on bikes, by foot or in cars.
At one point, artist Toan Vuong was greeting 20 to 30 people per hour on his front porch near 17th and A.
“It was a grand success; a lot of people were out that day,” he said. “And I think a lot of people who were selling stuff made a lot of sales that day.”
Vuong made about $300 that day, and will be back on his porch Sunday showing his drawings, woodcuts, lithographs and ceramics to new potential customers.
And teaching them, too. This year’s event features three interactive porches, where participants can print a linoleum block, make a cyanotype or help Vuong make a portrait using a rubber stamp.
The college art instructor plans to set his prices between $10 and $50, to make his pieces accessible. Porch-Art-Palooza participants are people who appreciate art and want to support artists, he said, though they might not have the means to shop at galleries.
“So I think that's a really great idea -- to sell small things that go into people's homes that are kind of integrated into their lives.”
Porch-Art-Palooza
* 1-6 p.m. Sunday
* Nearly 40 artists on 30 front porches
* Free and open to the public
* South Salt Creek, Everett and Near South neighborhoods
* Win prizes: Gather at least 10 artist signatures on passport and be eligible for gift cards from local businesses
In court records, police said two men beat, tortured and branded a 26-year-old Lincoln man in a warehouse, later tying him to a tree and threatening to kill him.
A Lincoln orthopedic surgeon was sentenced to probation in federal court Tuesday for writing fraudulent prescriptions to a patient, then buying back thousands of painkillers.
Lauren Vlach moved to Lincoln after losing more than $1,000 to a fraudulent company. She believes she was the victim of a moving scam, something that's becoming increasingly more common.
"He violated me and so many other underaged women. He did not have the right to do that," one woman, identified as Victim 4, said at Gregory Dightman Sr.'s sentencing.
Deputies noticed Brett Balak had "bloodshot and watery eyes" as he approached his vehicle that night, and later observed "a strong odor" of alcohol, according to court filings.
"It was at that moment ... I saw him with the gun in his hand," State Patrol Trooper Adam Strode said according to a transcript. "I honestly thought I was going to be shot."
Kolby Nash, known as “Catfish Kolby” by the locals, began selling his bait at gas stations three years ago. Now, his product is in 30 stores across three states.
Officials said the delay of the start date will not extend the school year for Robinson students, who instead will attend school several minutes longer each day.
Officials said construction at the U.S. 77 interchange with the new South Beltway has progressed to the point that the traffic signal at Saltillo Road can be removed.
Artist Toan Vuong poses for a portrait on his front porch with his compositions created using stamps. Vuong will participate in Porch-Art-Palooza, a sprawling art sale on 30 front porches in the Near South and Everett neighborhoods, on Sunday. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/something-for-everyone----porch-art-palooza-returns-with-nearly-40-artists-30/article_c1e80248-1c1c-5368-bd23-cabc58eff609.html | 2022-08-06T16:26:18 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/something-for-everyone----porch-art-palooza-returns-with-nearly-40-artists-30/article_c1e80248-1c1c-5368-bd23-cabc58eff609.html |
On Wednesday, the Saudi-led OPEC+ agreed to increase oil output by 100,000 barrels per day beginning in September—far less than President Biden was aiming for following his trip to Saudi Arabia in July and, according to experts, not enough to impact crude prices, but just enough to be considered a political snub.
Gas prices in the U.S. fell for the seventh consecutive week, and according to Biden more than half of gas stations across the country are selling gas for less than $4 per gallon. The national average gas price Thursday was $4.13 a gallon, according to AAA, down 14 cents from one week ago and 67 cents in the last 30 days.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Dallas, TX metro area using data from AAA. The cheapest gas stations are from GasBuddy. Gas prices are current as of August 4, 2022. State gas tax data is from World Population Review. Connecticut and New York have temporarily suspended gas taxes to help consumers while the cost of gas has increased.
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Dallas by the numbers
– Gas current price: $3.56
— Texas average: $3.64
— Texas gas tax: $0.20 per gallon (#42 highest among all states)
– Week change: -$0.15 (-4.2%)
– Year change: +$0.73 (+25.9%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.84 (6/16/22)
– Diesel current price: $4.69
– Week change: -$0.11 (-2.4%)
– Year change: +$1.76 (+60.0%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.48 (6/20/22)
Cheapest gas stations
#1. Exxon: $2.64 (2410 S Hampton Rd, Dallas)
#2. Sam’s Club: $3.22 (8351 Anderson Blvd, Fort Worth)
#3. Sam’s Club: $3.23 (6760 Westworth Blvd, Westworth Village)
Metros with the most expensive gas
#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA: $5.89
#2. Napa, CA: $5.75
#3. Bakersfield, CA: $5.75
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Henderson, KY: $3.32
#2. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: $3.33
#3. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.34
States with the highest gas tax per gallon
#1. Pennsylvania: $0.59
#2. California: $0.53
#3. Washington: $0.52
States with the lowest gas tax per gallon
#1. Alaska: $0.0895
#2. Hawaii: $0.16
#3. Virginia: $0.162 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-dallas-in-the-last-week-13/ | 2022-08-06T16:34:31 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-dallas-in-the-last-week-13/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Dates, they can be nerve-wracking, and anxiety-inducing, but also filled with fun, love, and a heck of a good time.
North Texas is filled with some of the most delicious and great-for-dates restaurants in all the land; that rings true to OpenTable and Bumble’s research of the 100 best restaurants for a date in America.
“After countless messages, you’re finally taking the next step: meeting IRL. That’s stressful enough, so don’t sweat the restaurant choice. Find everything from grand special occasion spaces to cozy neighborhood restaurants on this list of spots that diners always rate highly for date night,” the two said.
These are the five restaurants that made this illustrious list in North Texas:
- Reata – Downtown Fort Worth
- Al Biernat’s – Oak Lawn
- Kenny’s Wood Fired Grill – North Dallas
- Bob’s Steak & Chop House – Grapevine
- Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille – Grapevine
For more of this list and OpenTable & Bumble’s findings, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/north-texas-restaurants-named-on-reports-rankings-of-100-best-for-a-date-in-us/ | 2022-08-06T16:34:37 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/north-texas-restaurants-named-on-reports-rankings-of-100-best-for-a-date-in-us/ |
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — An Englewood man was greeted by an unlikely guest in his backyard. Michael Williamson spotted a gator close to his Englewood barn.
Williamson said he was backing his wife’s car under a nearby cover when he saw something move in the mirror. Soon he realized it was a gator looking for a place to spend the night.
“I looked out and ‘That ain’t a rabbit’,” Williamson said. “They lassoed it and tied it to the tree and then they waited for the guy with the pole to come out to close his jaw and tape his jaw up.”
The gator was taken away to be released at another location. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/08/06/gator-spotted-near-englewood-barn-and-lassoed-by-trapper/ | 2022-08-06T16:34:59 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/08/06/gator-spotted-near-englewood-barn-and-lassoed-by-trapper/ |
Gay men in Phoenix confront monkeypox threat, warn against stigmas
At first, Alessandro Rugge was worried about a rash on his face that looked like razor burn. By the Fourth of July weekend, the Phoenix resident developed a 100-degree fever, chills and swollen nymph nodes throughout his body.
Rugge was mildly skeptical of the severity of the current global monkeypox outbreak, but the 51-year-old tech professional would test positive for the virus on July 6.
He made a full recovery after feeling ill for a few weeks. Since then, Rugge has aimed to educate fellow men who have sex with men, or MSM, about monkeypox since he felt it was hard to navigate through testing and treatment. Through Facebook posts, he has implored other MSM to take preventative measures like vaccination.
He also wants to warn about the broader implication of mischaracterizing the virus as a so-called gay disease.
“When we stigmatize, people go into the dark. And what that will cause, just like we saw with HIV, is that this disease coming out and propagating through other segments,” Rugge said in an interview with The Arizona Republic. “It’s important to focus the resources and the attention and the messages to where it is needed now, but at the same time we need to make sure that everybody — the general population — understand that this could impact them too.”
That urgency about educating the general public about the virus comes as President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday declared monkeykpox a public health emergency with the aim of expanding vaccine availability.
Based on U.S. monkeypox case reports through July 27, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited that men made up 99 percent of cases and that 94 percent of men with available information reported sexual or intimate contact with another man three weeks prior to experiencing symptoms.
As of Friday, the CDC has counted more than 7,500 cases of monkeypox in the U.S. in 2022. As of Friday, according to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, there are 85 confirmed and probable monkeypox cases in the county. The Arizona Department of Health Services does not have a statewide accounting of monkeypox cases in Arizona.
FAQ: What to know about the monkeypox virus and how to get the vaccine
In Maricopa County, vaccines are currently limited to men or transgender women who have sex with men or have multiple or anonymous partners, anyone who shares a household with someone who has tested positive for monkeypox, lab workers dealing with monkeypox specimens and health care providers working at sexual health or STI clinics or who primarily serve LGBTQ patients.
Vaccines will be available 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at the Maricopa County Health Department's immunization clinic at 1645 E. Roosevelt St. in Phoenix. No appointment is needed, but doses will only be administered to those eligible and as supplies last, the Health Department noted. Those interested in vaccine eligibility can fill out a county online form for updates.
Jynneos is one of three smallpox vaccines available for use against monkeypox and is the only one licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use. It is administered in two doses. Following a second vaccine event on Wednesday, the county said it had administered just under 2,400 doses.
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A gay issue or a public health issue?
At the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS at The Parsons Center for Health and Wellness in central Phoenix, Shane Barrera, 23, heads up the prevention team conducting free HIV and STI testing. Barrera has been fielding questions from patients about the virus and vaccine availability.
Barrera, who identifies as gay and got his first dose of the vaccine July 27 at a previous county health event, said he wants to underscore that the virus is not an STI and that its transmission occurs through skin-to-skin contact between people, regardless of sexual orientation.
“I think instead of making this a gay thing, we need to make it a public health thing in general and realize this could happen to anybody and it does happen to anybody,” Barrera said.
Journalist Hank Plante, 75, covered the HIV/AIDS epidemic in San Francisco for CBS affiliate KPIX. Plante, who thinks he may have been the country’s first openly gay TV reporter, sees some parallels between AIDS then and monkeypox now and their disproportionate impact on gay and bisexual men and other MSM.
Plante blames federal inaction to curb AIDS for homophobia within President Ronald Reagan’s administration. Pointing to New York Times reports of 20 million vials of the Jynneos vaccine held by the Strategic National Stockpile that spoiled in the past decade, Plante has a simpler explanation for what he deemed as the Biden team’s “unprepared” response to monkeypox.
“I don’t think the Biden administration is homophobic. I think it was just government ineptitude,” Plante said.
Plante said more U.S. officials should follow the lead of the World Health Organization, whose leader last week advised MSM to limit their sex partners. This, he said, is what San Francisco officials “had the guts to say” 40 years ago, adding that most epidemiologists agreed with this course of action then.
“It would be a disservice to not warn the gay community this is most prevalent in your community, our community,” Plante said. “Our first priority should be protecting the gay community.”
Without addressing any specific group, the CDC has advised people to avoid sex with those who disclose monkeypox symptoms.
Lifelong Phoenix resident Peter Moraga, 57, said he was hopeful the country learned from the perils of stigmatizing during the HIV/AIDS epidemic and hopes those attitudes would not repeat themselves with monkeypox.
Seeing an uptick in monkeypox cases among gay men and knowing that he and his husband of 10 years like frequenting summertime pool parties, the couple decided to get the first vaccine dose at Maricopa County's July event.
Waiting in a long but briskly moving line of mostly men, the two saw many social acquaintances there. The following day, the two had dinner with a couple of friends who had also gotten their initial vaccine dose.
“They were happy to see us there as we were to see them there because we felt like we were taking control and ownership of our own health care, and we were responding to a possible breakout in the community. We were doing our part to try and mitigate that,” Moraga said.
Moraga heard of a friend whose boyfriend has come down with monkeypox. Rugge said he knows upward of 25 friends and acquaintances in the Valley who have been infected with monkeypox.
Rugge assumes he contracted the virus through a sexual encounter based solely on the reported spread among the community, but he isn't sure of it.
Rugge had three lesions on his face with one inside his mouth and another on his lips, causing them to swell about four times their size. Though he has some minor facial scarring from the lesions and some discomfort from those that grew on his body, Rugge said his case was not as severe as some others he has heard about.
“Trust us who’ve gone through this, you don’t want this. Go out and get a safe vaccine as soon as you can get your hands on it,” Rugge said.
Reach breaking news reporter Jose R. Gonzalez at jose.gonzalez@gannett.com or on Twitter @jrgzztx.
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NORFOLK, Va. — A nightclub shooting that wounded four people appears to be the last straw for officials in Norfolk.
City Manager Chip Filer said conditional use permits for the businesses will be evaluated and the City Council will start asking “hard questions” about whether it wants any businesses staying open until 2 a.m. on Granby Street.
The shooting Friday highlights the struggles the city has had maintaining a safe nightlife environment in recent years. Filer commended the city’s staff and the businesses for correcting issues with overcrowding, long lines spilling into the streets and loitering that were common around the time of a triple homicide in March. He said the challenge now is to address the problems that start inside.
“You are no longer able to claim immunity for things that occur outside your establishment when we can find evidence that creates no doubt that the genesis of the activity occurred in your establishment,” Filer said during a news conference Friday.
Police responded to the Legacy Restaurant and Lounge Friday at about 1:15 a.m., where they found four people with gunshot wounds, including a sheriff’s deputy. The deputy was on duty helping other officers deal with an altercation. Sheriff Joe Baron said they were attempting to move people out of the club when the suspect fired into the crowd. All four shooting victims are expected to recover. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/norfolk-to-crack-down-on-nightclub-violence-after-shooting/2022/08/06/135f5eee-159b-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html | 2022-08-06T16:45:31 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/norfolk-to-crack-down-on-nightclub-violence-after-shooting/2022/08/06/135f5eee-159b-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html |
OVIEDO, Fla. – A Seminole County nonprofit is helping kick off the new school year by giving away free supplies, clothing and hygiene products to families who are struggling to make ends meet.
HOPE Helps held its 14th annual Kids of HOPE Back to School Bash on Saturday.
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Pre-registered families made their way through the gym at the First Church of Oviedo to fill up their backpacks with free school supplies, socks, underwear and hygiene products.
Lisa Isaac and her two children were among those picking out the supplies.
“It helps a lot,” Isaac said. “I really can’t afford to spend a few hundred dollars on school supplies.”
CEO Joan Faulkner said the nonprofit’s mission is to prevent homelessness in Seminole County. She adds with record high inflation, many families are struggling to make ends meet.
She said HOPE Helps is getting results before the first day of school by making sure more than 300 kids have everything they need to have a successful year.
“Many families might have been struggling already, but then school comes around,” Faulkner said. “It’s a relief for them to come through and get things and not have to worry about costs of school supplies this year and we’re able to do that.”
Isaac said she is grateful for the help.
“They’re such a blessing. They’ve helped me so much,” she said.
Click here to learn more about HOPE Helps. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/06/it-helps-a-lot-hope-helps-gives-away-free-school-supplies-clothes-to-300-students/ | 2022-08-06T16:58:49 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/06/it-helps-a-lot-hope-helps-gives-away-free-school-supplies-clothes-to-300-students/ |
Absecon police are investigating gun shots fired Thursday night at the Oyster Bay condominium complex.
Officers responded to the complex around 11:15 p.m. after shots were reported. Evidence of gunfire was found at the scene, police said.
Police did not say if anyone was injured by the gunfire or if any particular person was considered a target.
Information about the incident should be given to city police at 609-641-0667. Tips or reports can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers, at 1-800-658-8477 or by texting "TIPCOP," followed by the information, to 274637.
Arrest made in Brigantine Acme theft: Brigantine police tracked down a Delaware man accused of stealing money from the city's Acme grocery store last month.
After investigating the July 13 incident, Logan J. Dunn, of Camden-Wyoming, was arrested and charged with fourth-degree theft of movable property. He was released on a summons, police said Thursday.
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Dunn allegedly stole cash from an outdoor register at the Acme, police said.
After the theft was reported, police issued a social media post that featured an image of a suspected SUV and asked for help to track down the vehicle.
Anyone with additional information about the theft should contact city police at 609-266-7414.
Man with machete arrested: Bridgeton police on Tuesday arrested a city man who reportedly chased a woman with a machete.
After speaking with the woman, police charged Edgar R. Escalante-Perez, 43, with contempt, harassment, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, police said Wednesday.
He was taken to the Cumberland County jail.
Escalante-Perez also had outstanding warrants when he was arrested, police said.
Detours coming for Coombs Douglas Run: Drivers traveling throughout Town Bank and North Cape May the morning of Aug. 13 may be forced to adjust their routes while the Coombs Douglas Run is ongoing.
The run starts at 8:30 a.m., causing detours on Town Bank Road, Clubhouse Road, Miramar Avenue, Beach Drive, Shore Road and at Douglass Park, Upper Township police said Thursday.
Drivers are asked to avoid that area from 8 to 11 a.m. on Aug. 13, police said.
Douglass Park will be closed from 10 p.m. Aug. 13 until the race ends on the following morning, police said.
Missing man might be in AC: A missing Camden County man may be in the Atlantic City area, having possibly traveled there by public transportation, police said.
Edward Bruce was last seen in the township's Sicklerville section on Thursday. He's 5-feet, 9-inches tall and weighs around 170 pounds, police said.
Police believe Bruce may have used NJ Transit since he does not drive a car.
Information about Bruce or his whereabouts should be directed to township police at 609-567-0700.
Tuckerton man faces child porn charge: The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office tracked child pornography downloaded from the internet to a Tuckerton man, leading to his arrest.
Jeremy Bradley-Forman, 34, was arrested Thursday and charged with possession of child pornography, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said Friday.
The county prosecutor was notified by the State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that it detected a Google user downloading the pornography. The Prosecutor's Office then was lead to Bradley-Forman's address, it said.
When Bradley-Forman's residence was searched by authorities, a desktop with a hard drive storing child pornographic images was discovered, officials said. Other electronic devices were seized as well and were being given forensic tests, the Prosecutor's Office said.
Bradley-Forman was arrested, taken to the borough police headquarters and then transported to the Ocean County jail. He will stay there until a detention hearing, the Prosecutor's Office said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/absecon-police-investigating-shots-fired-at-oyster-bay-condo-complex-briefs/article_26b9aa62-15a0-11ed-a0c9-bbce64062403.html | 2022-08-06T16:59:16 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/absecon-police-investigating-shots-fired-at-oyster-bay-condo-complex-briefs/article_26b9aa62-15a0-11ed-a0c9-bbce64062403.html |
COVID-19 in NJ
Here’s an update of the COVID-19 numbers in the state
New positive cases: 2,746
New deaths: 9
Total positive cases: 2,230,446
Total number of deaths: 31,239
Total vaccine doses administered: 14,164,509*
Rate of transmission: 0.96
CASES BY COUNTY
Atlantic: 62,728 cases, 963 deaths, 381,275 doses administered*
Cape May: 12,437 cases, 266 deaths, 134,641 doses administered*
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Cumberland: 37,180 cases, 581 deaths, 187,106 doses administered*
Ocean: 152,114 cases, 2,884 deaths, 704,347 doses administered*
Figures as of 12:15 p.m. Aug. 6 (*vaccination totals not updated Saturday)
Source: N.J. Department of Health | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-9-new-covid-19-deaths-rate-of-transmission-0-96/article_a98f3d68-1522-11ed-b448-5b0280e54b02.html | 2022-08-06T16:59:23 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-9-new-covid-19-deaths-rate-of-transmission-0-96/article_a98f3d68-1522-11ed-b448-5b0280e54b02.html |
Cooper Pavkov dismounts his horse after roping a calf Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, during the junior rodeo at the Minidoka County Fairgrounds in Rupert. Pavkov finished with a time of 20.32 in the Senior Calf Roping event.
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Addison Carmichael competes in the Junior Girls Goat Tying event Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, during the junior rodeo at the Minidoka County Fairgrounds in Rupert. Carmichael finished with a time of 17.40.
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Minidoka County Fair and Rodeo Queen Sarah Bateman carries the American flag during the national anthem Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, before the start of the junior rodeo at the Minidoka County Fairgrounds in Rupert.
“It was muddy and the worker was excavating gravel for the roads. When he lifted a load there was a skull sitting on top of the loader bucket,” Cassia County Coroner Craig Rinehart said. “He dumped it out and called 911.”
Cooper Pavkov dismounts his horse after roping a calf Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, during the junior rodeo at the Minidoka County Fairgrounds in Rupert. Pavkov finished with a time of 20.32 in the Senior Calf Roping event.
Addison Carmichael competes in the Junior Girls Goat Tying event Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, during the junior rodeo at the Minidoka County Fairgrounds in Rupert. Carmichael finished with a time of 17.40.
Minidoka County Fair and Rodeo Queen Sarah Bateman carries the American flag during the national anthem Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, before the start of the junior rodeo at the Minidoka County Fairgrounds in Rupert. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/roping-a-win/article_923419a0-1422-11ed-a0f9-9b040b62e434.html | 2022-08-06T17:08:31 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/roping-a-win/article_923419a0-1422-11ed-a0f9-9b040b62e434.html |
Bursey seeks another term on WFISD School Board
His priority is getting children educated
Place 5 Trustee Tom Bursey wants Wichita Falls ISD to bring kids who have dropped out back into the classroom and to give students sufficient education for a career — not just a job.
He also believes the newly hired superintendent, Dr. Donny Lee, will greatly benefit WFISD. Bursey, an active volunteer and Air Force veteran, has served about six years on the School Board. He is seeking his second full term in Nov. 8 elections.
“My main goal is get the kids educated," Bursey said in an interview Friday. "If we can get the right programs in here, we'll help kids get careers.”
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Bursey, who serves as secretary for the School Board, filed Aug. 3 for a place on the ballot. Banker Jim Johnson is challenging him for the Place 5 seat. Four of the seven seats on the School Board are in play for elections. Aug. 22 is the last day to file.
Bursey said his constituents encouraged him to seek re-election.
“I'm going to do the best that I can for my constituents, primarily for the kids," Bursey said. "And with the new superintendent, listening to his plans, I think we'll be able to get things done that's going to help the kids and the city.”
The School Board appointed Bursey in July 2016 to fill the Place 5 seat vacated by former School Board President Trey Sralla, who was moving outside of town.
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Bursey was subsequently elected in 2016 and reelected in 2018 to serve District 5.
During his latest term, WFISD has been weathering financial struggles, declining enrollment, budget cuts and changes in top leadership.
Trustees adopted a budget for the 2022-2023 school year with a shortfall of about $4.3 million, and the district has lost about 800 students since March 2020 when the pandemic began.
“We've got a new superintendent who has experienced very similar conditions at previous jobs, and I think he will bring us through this," Bursey said.
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The School Board hired Superintendent Donny Lee July 25.
"I think our morale will go up, and I think some of the programs that are out there that we haven't had will come into play and will also help the kids get a better education," Bursey said.
Lee is replacing former Superintendent Mike Kuhrt, who left amid controversy after submitting his resignation effective June 30.
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One of the new superintendent's first major tasks is to seek a replacement for former Chief Financial Officer Tim Sherrod, who resigned effective July 22 to take a position at another district.
"Once we get a new CFO, I think that'll help tremendously, as well," Bursey said.
He said he is still "completely" in support of the two new high schools under construction.
They are slated to open for the 2024-2025 school year with new mascots chosen in a student vote. The planned retirement of Wichita Falls High School and its Coyotes mascot stirred up a controversy that is still smoldering.
“I think we need to move on. The majority of the people wanted us to move on. We got new facilities. So let's move forward with new mascots," Bursey said.
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He said his children went to Hirschi High School and are grown up, and they feel it's time to move on.
Hirschi and Rider High School are slated to eventually become middle schools in one of the changes coming to WFISD with the advent of Wichita Falls Memorial High School and Wichita Falls Legacy High School.
Serving on the School Board isn't the only way Bursey donates his time to the Wichita Falls community.
His volunteer work ranges from being transportation coordinator for the Disabled American Veterans organization to delivering Meals on Wheels and serving as president of the Sonshine House.
The charity provides free food and clothing to needy families and is sponsored by four local Church of Christ congregations.
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Bursey moved to Wichita Falls in 1976 while serving in the Air Force. He retired after 22 years in the military and became a private investigator for two years.
He went on to work as a Delphi plant supervisor for five years and then went to work for the U.S. Postal Service, first as a carrier and then a supervisor.
He and wife Margaret put three kids through Hirschi High School, including daughters Nadajalah and Phlecia, and son James, who died in 2010.
The Nov. 8 School Board elections also include seats for Place 1 and Place 3 and an at-large seat.
Place 3 Trustee Mark Lukert, a longtime educator, is seeking a second term on the School Board. WFISD parent and volunteer Susan Grisel is running for the Place 1 seat, now held by Trustee Bob Payton who is not seeking re-election.
Sandy Camp, also a longtime educator, and businessman Mark Hood are vying for the at-large position, held by Trustee Elizabeth Yeager. It was unknown Friday whether she was going to seek reelection.
The newly drawn map of single-member districts is available at wfisd.net. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/06/place-5-trustee-tom-bursey-running-for-reelection-on-wfisd-board/65392852007/ | 2022-08-06T17:11:16 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/06/place-5-trustee-tom-bursey-running-for-reelection-on-wfisd-board/65392852007/ |
White House condemns Indiana abortion law
Less than a day after Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a near total ban on abortion in Indiana, the White House condemned the legislation.
In a statement to the media, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called Indiana's ban another radical step taken by Republican lawmakers to curb women's constitutionally-protected right to abortion and to put health care decisions in the hands of politicians rather than physicians. Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden is dedicated to protecting women's reproductive rights and, until Congress acts, will be taking action.
She did not specify what action.
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"Yesterday’s vote, which institutes a near-total abortion ban in Indiana, should be a signal to Americans across the country to make their voices heard. Congress should also act immediately to pass a law restoring the protections of Roe – the only way to secure a woman’s right to choose nationally," Jean-Pierre said in the statement.
The ban will go into effect on Sept. 15, and the law makes Indiana the first state to pass legislation of its kind in a special session since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
More:Kansas held a referendum on abortion access. Here's why Indiana isn't.
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced late Friday that he had signed Senate Bill 1 within an hour of its passage, capping a marathon day that saw both chambers pass the bill outlawing abortion apart for exceptions for rape, incest and fatal fetal anomalies at 10 weeks plus language protecting the health and life of the mother.
“Following the overturning of Roe, I stated clearly that I would be willing to support legislation that made progress in protecting life," Holcomb said in a statement at the time. "In my view, SEA 1 accomplishes this goal following its passage in both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly with a solid majority of support."
More:Here's how every member of the Indiana House voted on SB 1, the abortion ban bill
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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Two firefighters were injured while battling a fire at a Chambersburg house on Friday afternoon, according to fire officials.
One firefighter suffered an injured shoulder after a partial ceiling collapse and the second was injured after an electrical shock from a damaged appliance.
Both injuries happened within the first 15 minutes of their arrival. The firefighters' injuries were evaluated at the scene and no one was taken to the hospital, fire officials said.
Fire crews were rotated to prevent heat exhaustion due to the high humidity and temperatures of the day.
On Friday, around 1:15 p.m., fire crews were called to the scene of a fire on the 300 block of Glen Street. Once at the scene, crews found a one-and-a-half-story, single-family home on fire.
Residents of the home were already outside when crews arrived at the scene but firefighters rescued two pets from the home.
The fire is currently under investigation but no foul play is suspected at this time.
Damages are estimated at around $200,000. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/franklin-county/2-firefighters-injured-chambersburg-house-fire-glen-street/521-957003a4-dae7-4cf2-bc14-b0d560be2b2e | 2022-08-06T17:22:37 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/franklin-county/2-firefighters-injured-chambersburg-house-fire-glen-street/521-957003a4-dae7-4cf2-bc14-b0d560be2b2e |
AUSTIN, Texas — Two people were shot in Downtown Austin early Saturday morning. While one is recovering in the hospital, Austin police say the other person died at the scene.
It happened near the intersection of East Seventh and Red River streets.
Austin police said they heard gunshots just after 2 a.m. before receiving a phone call that someone had been shot.
When police arrived, they found the first victim with obvious signs of trauma. EMS took them to the hospital where they are recovering.
Less than 10 minutes later, Austin police found the second victim with life-threatening injuries. They died just before 2:30 a.m.
Police say they haven't arrested anyone yet.
Detectives believe it was an isolated incident but remind the public to stay vigilant.
Austin police say if you know anything to call their homicide tip line at 512-477-3588.
APD is investigating this as its 46th homicide of the year.
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ST PAUL, Minn. — Thursday seemed like just another day at work for Officer Bill Beaudette of the St. Paul Police Department.
But then he noticed smoke in the sky.
His instincts told him to go check out the area over by Case Avenue and Forest Street.
When he got closer to the source of the smoke, Officer Beaudette realized it was coming from a house fire. He then called for help from the St. Paul Fire Department, St. Paul PD's said in a Facebook post.
Officer Beaudette was able to help someone get outside from the upper level. After assisting the first person, he didn't want to take any chances of potentially leaving another resident inside the smoking house.
So, Beaudette "kicked the door open and found four children inside," all ranging from three to seven years old, the post says. He then brought all the children back to safety to reunite with their father.
St. Paul Fire soon arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire inside the family's home.
Beaudette, who is a 29-year law enforcement veteran, "was in the right place, at the right time, and was able to change the course of this event for this family," the department said.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Comb through the racks at Fat Fancy in Northeast Portland and you’ll find just about anything: gowns, swimsuits, business attire, denim and more.
The thing you’ll notice about all these clothing items is that they’re plus-sized.
For more than a decade, the consignment store has made shopping a fun and enjoyable experience for people who often have a difficult time finding their size in most apparel stores.
Erica Bauer took ownership of the business 10 months ago and said she’s working to ensure the shop remains a special place.
“Taking over a spot that has had so much history and so much love was a little intimidating at first,” she said. “I can only do the best I can and the best way for me to do that is to really turn the shop into a reflection of me.”
In Bauer’s words, that means making the store “a little bit extra.”
She’s added to the artwork around the store and in addition to selling plus-size clothing, she’s added products made by plus-size creators.
Otherwise, for the most part, the store Portlanders have known and loved for years remains the same.
Bauer said she’d been a longtime customer at Fat Fancy before she offered to help out around the store. One thing led to another and the owner one day asked if she’d like to be a business partner.
Her passion for the shop continued to grow and when her partner decided to pursue other passions, Bauer bought the store. She’s the fourth owner in the store’s history and while the shop has changed hands over the years, its mission has withstood the test of time.
“It really was, I think, just built out of love for the community and a need to keep us clothed in fashionable ways and fun ways because our bodies deserve that too,” Bauer said.
She said there’s always a box of tissues available at the store, because for some people the experience of walking into a store where there are clothes that fit them, where they’re not forced to only shop a small, pluz-size selection in the back corner of a store, can be overwhelming.
“Even the art that we buy, it reflects our customers’ faces and curves and double chins and it’s so wonderful to walk into a space that’s made just for you,” Bauer said.
The store has received international attention over the years, but Bauer knows there are still people in Portland who haven’t discovered it yet. She hopes those people walk through her doors one day so she can share the space she loves so much with them.
Fat Fancy does not accept or refuse consigned clothing by style. Bauer said store employees simply determine whether or not they’ll keep it based on its condition. Bauer thinks this process helps ensure there’s something in the store for everyone.
She wants her customers to know that “You’re still a body. You’re still important and what you do and what you are should be celebrated.” | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/new-owner-adds-her-extra-touch-to-plus-size-portland-boutique/ | 2022-08-06T17:39:27 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/new-owner-adds-her-extra-touch-to-plus-size-portland-boutique/ |
It is a tale as old as time — a music festival ends, and people need to get home. Unfortunately, that few mile trip back to your apartment almost always ends up being a nightmare.
To try to soften the travel apocalypse, Outside Lands runs extra MUNI service throughout the festival, with added buses along the 5R Fulton bus on the north of Golden Gate Park, and more service along the N-Judah light rail line on south of the park. However, despite these additional reinforcements, other bus routes like the 38 Geary were swamped shortly after the festival let out.
Biking is the easiest way to get to and from the festival, and Outside Lands offers extensive bike parking near the entrances.
If you dared to use a ride-hailing company after the festival, dedicated pickup zones a few blocks off of Fulton and Judah tried to lessen the logistical burden, but even so, you likely experienced some serious sticker shock.
Up until around 9 p.m., prices remained fairly reasonable by 2022 standards, with a short trip to the Lower Haight costing around $20, and a trip to Oakland costing $45.
However as dueling headliners SZA, Phoebe Bridgers and Disclosure began letting out at 10 p.m., prices surged wildly, with that same 4-mile Lower Haight trip costing $62, and that Oakland ride clocking in at $140. A ride to North Beach neared $80. and the cost of trips to further-flung San Francisco neighborhoods like Mission Bay or Glen Park almost hit triple digits, topping $90.
So if you're planning on hailing a ride the next few nights, it unfortunately might be best to skip out on that headliner's encore.
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— The best bands to see at San Francisco's Outside Lands music festival | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/uber-prices-sf-outside-lands-17356343.php | 2022-08-06T17:44:43 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/uber-prices-sf-outside-lands-17356343.php |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Recently there has been a familiar hum in the air of The Muffler Shop in Little Rock.
Jerry Duvall, the shop manager said he has come to know all too well.
He typically sees cars in his shop for all sorts of issues, but lately, many of them have been there for one specific reason.
Some parts of the city have seen an uptick in catalytic converter thefts.
Duvall added that the reason customers have been coming into the shop is unfortunate to have to see.
"That's what they did, they take a saw and they cut right through them," Duvall said, as he pointed out a gaping hole on the underside of a Kia Soul.
There should be a catalytic converter in that spot. Duvall said, unfortunately, that business has been steady for them due to the recent thefts.
"It's times where it'll pick up and slow down," he said. "We still see anywhere from five to ten a week, if not more."
Thieves can make a quick buck from selling the catalytic converters.
Unfortunately for you, it costs significantly more to have them replaced.
Duvall said they can start at around $250 to replace, but for the bigger cars and trucks, those repairs can cost upwards of thousands.
On Wednesday morning, residents at the Riverside at Rockwater in North Little Rock got an email, that stated "Two men were apprehended and arrested while attempting to remove catalytic converters from our vehicles."
That email went on to say, "It breaks my heart to report that these suspects had access to the community because they were residents."
The company that manages the property reached out to amend some misinformation given in the email— they stated that property managers were mistaken when they identified the men as residents on Wednesday.
The owners of the vehicles were residents, however, the suspects were not.
"We've had gated communities have converters stolen off of them, so that doesn't exactly help you there," Duvall added. "It really boils down to if they want it, they're gonna get it."
There are some things you could do that might deter thieves from taking the catalytic converters.
"Paint them with a high temp orange spray paint that tells a converter buyer that they're not supposed to be buying that," Duvall said. "That it came off of a vehicle that it wasn't supposed to come off of."
It's not guaranteed that it will stop a thief, but Duvall said anything you can do to try and stop them, can help.
"I feel bad for people that come in here and have had them stolen, there are some people that just can't afford to replace them," Duvall said. | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/arkansas-catalytic-converter-thefts/91-d6128eb6-7a47-4fca-bdde-a376f610ad92 | 2022-08-06T17:54:11 | 1 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/arkansas-catalytic-converter-thefts/91-d6128eb6-7a47-4fca-bdde-a376f610ad92 |
ARKANSAS, USA — Jobless rates in all eight metro areas within or including parts of Arkansas were up compared with June 2021, but all areas posted year-over-year job gains. The largest job growth was in Northwest Arkansas which added an estimated 16,084 jobs since June 2021.
June jobless rates ranged from 2.8% in Northwest Arkansas to 5.8% in the Pine Bluff metro, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The June report is preliminary and subject to revisions. Arkansas’ jobless rate in June was 3.2%.
Arkansas’ three largest metro regions – areas with most of the workforce in the state – accounted for 83.4% the state’s 35,117 year-over-year job gains in June, with the Northwest Arkansas metro accounting for 45.8% of the increase.
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Robert and Gemma Ricciardi were still missing more than a day after their New Jersey estate caught fire and burned down to its foundation early Friday morning.
The husband and wife, both in their 80s, were feared dead hours later after all that remained of the Morris Township residence off Normandy Heights Road were the remnants of a once sprawling estate.
It's still unclear what sparked the overnight fire, ignited around 3 a.m. Friday.
Firefighters tried to get the flames under control for hours in hopes of getting inside to find any potential survivors, but were unsuccessful. Once the sun came up Friday, it was clear most of the home was gone.
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.
The Ricciardi couple, of the family-run paint supply stores, were presumed dead late Friday but had not been recovered as of Saturday morning.
"I have no words to say except that they’re the two greatest people in the world and that they don’t make people like them anymore," Tommy Casanola, the couple's godson, said.
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Note: District 6 includes Guilford County and part of Forsyth County; District 10 includes all of Yadkin, Surry, Stokes, Rockingham, Lincoln, most of Catawba and Iredell and part of Forsyth counties; District 13 includes all of Davie, Davidson, Rowan, Randolph, Alamance, Caswell, Person and parts of Chatham and Lee and a small section of Iredell counties. These boundaries will change with the new Congress after the 2022 election.
WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted recently.
U.S. House
Semi-automatic guns: The House has passed the Assault Weapons Ban to criminalize the purchase or possession of semi-automatic guns (also called assault weapons) or devices that feed large amounts of ammunition into a gun. The vote on July 29 was 217-213.
Nays: U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-Denver, 10th District; U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, R-Advance, 13th District
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Yeas: U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning, D-Greensboro, 6th District
Wildfires and water management: The House has passed the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act to authorize various water management projects and change federal wildlife programs, including increasing firefighter wages. The vote on July 29 was 218-199.
Nays: McHenry, Budd
Yeas: Manning
Regulating big cats: The House has passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act to tighten federal restrictions on the trade and use of large feline species, such as lions, tigers, cheetahs, and mountain lions. The vote on July 29 was 278-134.
Nays: McHenry, Budd
Yeas: Manning
Restoring coal mine sites: The House has passed the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act to allow states to reserve up to 30% of their federal grants for reclamation of abandoned coal mines to fund the treatment and abatement of drainage of acidic water from the mines. The vote on July 29 was 391-9.
Yeas: Manning, McHenry, Budd
Computing infrastructure reviews: The House has passed a bill to speed regulatory reviews of computer and networking manufacturing infrastructure projects. The vote on July 29 was 303-89.
Yeas: Manning, McHenry, Budd
U.S. Senate
Virginia judge: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Elizabeth Hanes to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Hanes has been a magistrate judge in the district for two years, and previously was a private practice lawyer, and an assistant public defender in the district for seven years. The vote on Tuesday, Aug. 2, was 59-37.
Not voting: U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C.
Yeas: U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
Veterans and toxins: The Senate has agreed to the House amendment to the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, to increase medical benefits and treatments for military veterans who were exposed to toxins in Iraq and Afghanistan. The vote on Tuesday, Aug. 2, was 86-11.
Yeas: Burr
Nays: Tillis
New NATO members: The Senate has agreed to a resolution to have the U.S. ratify the proposal for Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The vote on Wednesday, Aug. 3, was 95-1.
Yeas: Burr, Tillis
Environmental regulations: The Senate has passed a joint resolution to disapprove of and cancel a Council on Environmental Quality rule, issued this April, changing procedures for the development of regulations issued under the National Environmental Policy Act. The April rule expanded the allowable scope of such regulations by, for example, requiring regulators to consider the reasonably foreseeable indirect and cumulative effects of a given regulation. The vote to cancel the rule on Thursday, Aug. 4, was 50-47.
Yeas: Burr, Tillis
Appeals court judge: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Roopali Desai to be a judge on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Desai has been a private practice lawyer in Phoenix, specializing in elections and voting law, since 2007. The vote on Thursday, Aug. 4, was 67-29.
Not voting: Burr
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Detroit police investigating second mass shooting in less than a week
Police are investigating the second mass shooting in less than a week in Detroit.
One person is dead and four are wounded in a shooting Saturday morning near Gratiot and Saratoga on the city's east side, Detroit Police Sgt. William O'Brien said. The four wounded were taken to the hospital, he said.
At a media briefing at the scene, Detroit police Deputy Chief Tiffany Stewart said the deceased person is a man and his name and age are now known. Two of the victims are in critical condition and two are in temporary serious condition and they range in age from 35 to 76 years old.
Stewart said police received a report of shots fired and arrived at the scene about 10:45 a.m. They found one person outside a house she called "a known narcotics, vacant location" and heard multiple people screaming inside the house, she said.
Stewart said a possible suspect fled on foot west bound on Saratoga, and encouraged people with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP to report information anonymously or call the Detroit police homicide unit at (313) 596-2260.
"We're still looking for additional information, video assets, if the community has any information," Stewart said. "I'm sure they're tired, we're all tired as this is exhausting. This is what, the second mass shooting in Detroit when we have multiple victims in the span of a couple of weeks."
On July 31, a mass shooting near Coyle and Plymouth on Detroit's northwest side left two people dead and six injured. The shooting unfolded when the homeowner was angered over people attending a birthday party across the street, police Chief James White said.
On Wednesday, Winston Kirtley Jr. was arraigned in 36th District Court on charges including first-degree murder and assault with intent to murder in connection with the shooting.
Other recent mass shootings in Detroit include a brawl in May that led to four people being shot; a July 2021 shooting outside an eastside banquet hall that left six wounded; and an April 2021 candlelight vigil in which four were shot.
Despite the spate, through Monday, there were 542 nonfatal shootings and 176 homicides in Detroit so far in 2022, declines of 5% and 15%, respectively, over the same period last year, officials said.
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SOMERS -- Multiple fire departments are on scene at a structure fire at the site of J&M's Bar and Grill, 8013 12th St. in Somers.
The fire call late Saturday morning originally came in for smoke showing at the scene and has been upgraded by calling in a box alarm.
The Somers Fire Department is being assisted by units called in including an engine from the Southshore Fire Department, a Pleasant Prairie fire truck, tenders from Paris and Kansasville departments, as well as equipment and personnel from Pleasant Prairie, Bristol, Union Grove, Salem and the Racine Fire Belles.
This is an ongoing story. Check back here for updates.
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David Benjamin shot out of the red slide at Washington Park Pool and straight into the pool. He then started to bob up and down in the water, seemingly unable to stay afloat.
That was the scene at the beginning of a water safety demonstration as part of a Washington Park Pool Family Swim and Water Safety event Friday. It was sponsored by the City of Kenosha and presented in cooperation with the Kenosha Safety Around Water Coalition.
"He knows what to do is remind himself how to flip ... he has now gone onto his back," said Seth Weidmann, the head men's swimming and diving coach at Carthage College, who was narrating the demonstration. "That leaning back motion allows him now to float, figure out where he is and figure out how to get back to shore."
The "flip, float, follow" method was emphasized throughout the water safety event as the most important tip to remember.
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"The emphasis is, if you want to survive a water emergency, you have to stay at the surface and continue breathing for as long as possible for either self rescue or for professional rescue to arise," said Dave Benjamin, the co-founder and executive director of the Great Lakes Search and Rescue Project (and David's dad).
"So if you can get over the initial signs of drowning panic attack, and you don't submerge in that first minute -- and if you could float for two minutes, five minutes, 10 minutes -- you're buying more time for either self rescue or professional rescue to arrive," he said.
He emphasized people may know how to swim, but usually don't have the endurance to prevent themselves from drowning in a lake.
"Most people assume that knowing how to swim (means) that you (couldn't) drown," he said. "But most people don't associate swimming as an endurance sport."
Danger not limited to Lake Michigan
Tyler Cochran, a Kenosha Police officer, said there has been extra emphasis on the dangers of swimming in parts of the lakefront, but the same" flip, float, follow" method works in inland lakes and pools as well.
"We've always really hit that lakefront as being so dangerous, but we've never really talked about the inland lakes," Cochran said. "We're trying to spread that message, like just at a pool, to make sure you're practicing that same water safety that you're practicing down at the lake."
Benjamin said the signs of a drowning person are typically the person is facing shore, mouth is at water level, head is tilted back, the body is vertical and the person will be making a ladder-climbing motion.
"You're going to submerge in less that one minute," Dave said.
In a presentation given before the demonstration, Weidmann gave the following safety tips:
- The pier (and pike river) is not for play;
- When in doubt don't go out;
- Flip, float, follow;
- Reach and throw, don't go;
- Don't just pack it, wear your life jacket;
- Know what drowning looks like.
Swimming lesson programs available
Cindy Altergott, CEO of the Kenosha YMCA, echoed those tips, along with recommending swimming lessons.
"One thing we have at the Y is the ability to offer reduced-rate swim lessons through a couple of different programs," Altergott said. "We have our scholarship program and the centennial program with the Red Cross, so even if someone doesn't have the ability to afford swim lessons, we can provide them."
Benjamin and Cochran also recommended swimming lessons.
"I think if we all remember that there are dangers along with the fun, we can build a healthy respect for it," Altergott said. "No one wants to stop having fun in the water, but we have to try to build that healthy respect. That's what events like this do.. (It) reaches out and brings education to the community."
Dave said water safety is not taught in the same way other public health issues are addressed.
"We don't have a water safety school curriculum, but we have other curriculums for public health issues like fires, tornadoes, school shootings and earthquakes," Dave said. "So it's very important that we have face-to-face interaction with people about water safety."
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More common than you think
Dave Benjamin, co-founder and executive director of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, usually starts his water safety classes by talking about fire. “What do you do in case of a fire emergency?” He normally asks the crowd of children. “Stop, drop and roll,” they say.
“What do you do if you’re drowning?” More often than not, the kids stay silent.
“Now, how often do you play in fire?” He asks. Heads shake. “And how often do you play in water?” For many children and teens, the answer to this last question is: Every. Single. Summer.
Drowning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is responsible for more deaths among children age 1 to 4 than all other causes except birth defects. For children age 1 to 14, drowning remains the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths, just behind motor vehicle crashes. Water safety, Benjamin (pictured speaking) said, “is not common sense.” Even the most advanced swimmers could be at risk.
A precautionary tale
On July 27, 2013, 15-year-old Matthew Kocher was away from home on a camp trip to New Buffalo City Beach in New Buffalo, Michigan, earning community service hours for school. While standing in the shallow Lake Michigan waters, Kocher got caught in a rip current.
“We were basically pool people, like most people,” John Kocher (pictured in orange), Matthew’s father, said.
Matthew had little experience in open water. Kocher suspects his son and several other people in his camp group, were unaware that the waving red flags on the beach signaled hazardous water condition
The Matthew Kocher Foundation
After Matthew’s funeral, John and his wife, Kathy, set up a foundation in their son’s name. They have since partnered with Benjamin and the GLSRP to sponsor more than 300 water safety talks in Illinois.
The following are the water safety tips they hope will save a life.
“We would have told Matt about this. Matt would have listened,” John said. “He was that kind of kid.”
1. Know before you go
“Check the weather reports, check the wave reports and check for a rip-current warning. See if any flags are up,” Kocher said.
All of this information can be found on the National Weather Service’s website weather.gov. It is updated each day with watches, warnings and other advisories.
When at a beach, red flags signal hazardous conditions that would make swimming more dangerous. Yellow flags indicate rough but non-life threatening water conditions and green flags signal normal conditions.
2. Keep an eye on your child
Whether at the beach or pool, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance suggests parents designate a water watcher or water guardian.
“Even if you are with a group of people, have one adult whose main responsibility is to keep an eye on the kids in the water,” Adam Katchmarchi, the executive director of NDPA said.
Lifeguards should be additional, rather than sole supervisors.
3. Flip, float, follow
In a water emergency, GLSRP recommends swimmers flip, float and follow.
First flip over onto your back to float. Keep your head above the water, remain calm and conserve energy.
If in open water with a current, swim perpendicular to its flow, parallel to the shore, until you reach an area free of the current. If you see someone who appears to be drowning, toss a flotation device into the water then alert lifeguards.
4. Learn to swim
Swimming is an essential skill. However, 64% of African American children, 45% of Hispanic children and 40% of white children cannot swim.
This statistic becomes even more harrowing when it is revealed that of all nonswimming children, 87% plan to visit a beach or pool at least once during the summer. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-water-safety-event-teaches-drowning-prevention-and-other-water-safety-tips/article_9eeb9b8c-1521-11ed-97b6-2395b77061c7.html | 2022-08-06T18:02:07 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-water-safety-event-teaches-drowning-prevention-and-other-water-safety-tips/article_9eeb9b8c-1521-11ed-97b6-2395b77061c7.html |
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — A Nebraska woman struck by a vehicle while walking on a sidewalk near the University of Alabama campus Thursday night has died from her injuries.
In a new press release by Tuscaloosa Police Department spokesperson Stephanie Taylor on Friday, Charlotte Wallin, of Imperial, Nebraska was walking west on Jack Warner Parkway just before 7 p.m. Thursday.
A Tuscaloosa resident driving a 1999 Buick Century was heading east on Jack Warner Parkway. The driver lost control of their vehicle before driving onto the sidewalk between Marrs Spring Road and Hackberry Lane, striking the victim. The car crossed the median and came to rest in the westbound lanes.
Wallin was transported via ambulance to DCH Regional Medical Center and was later airlifted to UAB for treatment. The woman’s family was on-scene and accompanied her to the hospital. She was taken off life support just after 5 p.m. Friday.
The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation as TPD continues to investigate. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/tuscaloosa-woman-struck-by-vehicle-near-ua-campus/ | 2022-08-06T18:04:10 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/tuscaloosa-woman-struck-by-vehicle-near-ua-campus/ |
With the unrelenting spam calls received daily on cell owners’ phones, Idaho will be joining a task force of 50 attorneys general to crack down on illegal robocalls and hold providers accountable.
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced this move earlier this week.
“The creation of the task force is a big step forward in our fight against scam robocalls,” Wasden said in a press release. “These calls are universally loathed by consumers and some telecommunications companies aren’t doing what they can and should to help solve the problem.”
The task force will investigate and take legal action against telecommunications involved in bringing these illegal foreign calls to the U.S., as most come from other countries. Gateway providers that profit from these calls often fail to protect against them, said Brett DeLange, chief of the attorney general’s Consumer Protection Division.
“Quite a few originate overseas, whether it’s India or the Caribbean or Europe,” DeLange said in an interview. “It makes it very difficult, just as a jurisdictional sort of thing, trying to reach out to these companies to stop them.”
DeLange estimates 160,000 robocalls are made to Idaho every day, with providers profiting from the cell traffic.
Idaho will be taking part in the task force by reviewing data and coordinating resources with other states to determine which providers are at fault.
“You can’t facilitate something that’s unlawful,” DeLange said. “If you know something’s unlawful and you continue to allow it, there’s different laws on the books that can hold you accountable.”
The task force has begun investigations on 20 gateway providers and other groups.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, any call with a recorded message instead of a live person is a robocall. Some robocalls are allowed under FTC guidelines, such as calls from health care providers or candidates campaigning for office.
Robocalls that try to sell something over the phone to an individual without their written consent are illegal, and oftentimes, a scam.
As for dealing with unknown numbers, DeLange said to not give them any attention.
“It doesn’t do any good to listen, it doesn’t do any good to try to click on a button that says ‘remove me,’ because that just tells them that you’re a live number,” DeLange said. “Just hang up.”
At a minimum, robocalls can be intrusive, but for some individuals, it can result in them losing out on business, DeLange said.
“I can tell you what the DeLange family does, we don’t answer the phone,” he said. “But not everyone can do that.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-joins-nationwide-anti-robocall-litigation-task-force/article_66d1518a-2fb6-5fb3-9fc1-d800199d3620.html | 2022-08-06T18:14:16 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/idaho-joins-nationwide-anti-robocall-litigation-task-force/article_66d1518a-2fb6-5fb3-9fc1-d800199d3620.html |
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MODESTO, Calif. — An outbreak of a "highly infectious respiratory disease" has prompted officials with the Stanislaus County Animal Services Agency to halt intake of dogs and cats at the county's Modesto shelter.
Saturday morning, a notice appeared on the agency's website saying that the shelter has confirmed the presence of streptococcus zooepidemicus, also known as strep zoo.
"This is a contagious bacterial infection that spreads rapidly in overcrowded shelter environments which can cause severe pneumonia and fatalities in dogs," the notice says. "To end the further spreading of the virus and fully treat the animals already in our care, we are temporarily suspending the intake of stray animals. We apologize for the inconvenience."
According to officials with the Modesto Police Department, the shelter's intake program will remain suspended for at least three weeks.
"Modesto PD Animal Control will still be responding to reports of vicious animals, injured animals, and animal attacks, but please understand we cannot take in any stray animals as we utilize Stanislaus Animal Services Agency for all of our shelter needs," The Modesto Police Department said in an Instagram post. "We encourage you our community to look into local rescues to place any stray animal you may come in contact with, or foster the animal until SASA can be utilized again."
According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, there is no vaccine for strep zoo meaning that prevention of the disease relies solely on limiting its spread.
Dogs infected with the disease generally display symptoms similar to "kennel cough" and the rapidly progressing disease eventually leads to depression, anorexia and tachypnoea, according to a report from the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
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Do you speak Klingon? Lie awake at night trying to decide on your favorite Federation starship? Or maybe just think space is cool?
On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Friends of the Natrona County Public Library will be selling an assortment of "Star Trek" collectibles in the library's Crawford Room.
In addition to a treasure trove of books, comics and games, more obscure items — like a "Star Trek" clock and Barbie and Ken dolls — will be up for grabs, too. The group is also putting other sci fi reading materials not related to "Star Trek" up for sale.
The Friends of the Natrona County Public Library raises money for the library and promotes literacy around the community — by donating books to schools, for instance. As part of its fundraising efforts, the group organizes seasonal sales where visitors can buy books from the library’s collection for cheap.
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But it’s never hosted a sale dedicated to a single franchise, said Sharyle Good, co-president.
The collection was donated by an estate, Good said. Its owner had been amassing "Star Trek" memorabilia for 30 or 40 years.
By late July, Friends of the Library already had 45 boxes worth of it — with “several more” boxes on the way, she said.
Anyone interested in attending the sale must register for an appointment beforehand.
Friends of the Natrona County Library started out with 90 appointment slots. Good ended adding up 10 more.
As of Thursday evening, only 20 remained.
The organization’s other sales usually draw between 200 and 300 visitors.
But the attention this one has received is impressive for such a niche demographic, Good said.
"Star Trek" has die-hard fans all over the world. And, as with any fanbase, they can get pretty competitive about merchandise.
Good said one man called her to see if he could have first dibs on some of the DVDs going up for sale.
“He wanted to know, could he buy them, and what the prices were going to be,” she said.
Good is happy to give potential buyers more information about the inventory, but the group isn’t reserving items for anybody.
As with the Friends of the Natrona County Library’s other sales, most of the collection will be sold for bargain prices: $2 or less. Rarer items will cost more, Good said.
To register for the sale, visit the group's Facebook page. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/natrona-county-public-library-to-host-special-sale-of-star-trek-books-comics-and-more/article_a1c784a4-09fc-11ed-b91f-d36cd20071cb.html | 2022-08-06T18:24:04 | 1 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/natrona-county-public-library-to-host-special-sale-of-star-trek-books-comics-and-more/article_a1c784a4-09fc-11ed-b91f-d36cd20071cb.html |
Former president Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder in his bid for election to the post.
Gov. Mark Gordon appointed Schroeder to the position in January after former superintendent Jillian Balow left to take a similar job in Virginia. Now he's running for election to the post against four other candidates — three Republicans and one Democrat.
Another former Republican candidate, Thomas Kelly, dropped out of the race on Monday to cast his vote for Schroeder.
“Brian is the only other candidate who really seems to get the federal government attempts to influence Wyoming through monetary policy, and he’s more likely to win than I am,” Kelly told the Star-Tribune on Tuesday. “It didn’t make any sense for me to stay in for my own personal ego.”
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Republican candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Thomas Kelly has dropped out of the race to cast his vote for incumbent Brian Schroeder.
Schroeder is the former head of Veritas Academy, a private Christian school in Cody, and has experience as a family and youth coordinator and as a teacher and administrator in private schools in California, Wisconsin, Michigan and Wyoming.
He's deeply conservative; he's called for Wyoming to enact a law similar to Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act, which, among other things, "prohibits classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels." He advocates for more parental control in public schools. He opposes the teaching of critical race theory (it isn't currently taught in Wyoming public schools).
In addition to Trump, Schroeder has also received endorsements from Gun Owners of America and Montana State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen.
"Brian Schroeder asked for Superintendent Arntzen’s endorsement and in their discussion, he showed commitment to partnering on her priorities as she works to bring the focus in education back to the basics," a spokesperson for Arntzen said in a Wednesday email to the Star-Tribune.
Community members got to hear from GOP candidates for the Wyoming superintendent of public instruction position during an election forum in Casper. Here are the candidates' take on some issues.
Schroeder reached out to Arntzen and the state superintendents of North Dakota, South Dakota, Florida and Texas in regards to a May USDA Food and Nutrition Service nondiscrimination policy update to include protections against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
The update means any organization that gets money from the Food and Nutrition Service, which includes public schools in Wyoming, has to “investigate allegations of discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation” and “update their non-discrimination policies and signage to include prohibitions against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation,” the USDA statement says.
The update is meant to give LGBTQ+ individuals an avenue to file a complaint if they experience discrimination by or within a Food Nutrition Service program, a USDA spokesperson previously told the Star-Tribune.
Wyoming's schools leader suggested a federal nondiscrimination update on gender and sexual orientation would impact pronouns and locker rooms, when the guidance he received behind-the-scenes indicated otherwise.
Schroeder denounced the update in several statements and called for Wyoming to reject federal funds for nutrition programs.
“We categorically reject gender ideology and will not bow to the coercive will of a bully government," he said in one of his statements.
Some teachers and organizations, including Wyoming Equality, the Wyoming Education Association and ACLU of Wyoming, pushed back on Schroeder's statements.
“Schools have a moral and legal duty to follow the law and to provide a safe learning environment for all students, and the penalties for discriminating against a student because they are transgender are no different than the penalties for any other kind of sex discrimination,” ACLU of Wyoming Campaigns Director Libby Skarin said in a June statement.
The other Republican candidates in the superintendent race are Megan Degenfelder, formerly chief policy officer at the education department and currently the government and regulatory affairs manager for Morningstar Partners Oil & Gas, Casper-based substitute teacher and cosmetologist Jennifer Zerba and underground trona miner Robert White.
Degenfelder, a sixth generation Wyomingite, has been endorsed by former state superintendent Judy Catchpole. She wants to "empower parents as the number one voice in their children’s education," increase direct classroom spending, improve K-3 literacy and "fight back against anti-American curriculum and policies."
A former top official at the Wyoming Department of Education announced Thursday she will run for superintendent of public instruction.
Zerba said that parents and teachers should work together to find alternatives if a parent disagrees with what their child is being taught. She's a proponent of upholding and bringing more attention to the educational opportunities that the state already has to offer and increasing financial transparency in schools.
White is the only candidate without a background in education, an attribute he previously said gives him more ability to think outside of the box. He was formerly an amphibious assault vehicle crew chief and a corporal in the Marine Corps. His top priority is addressing school safety.
In addition to Schroeder, Trump has also endorsed another Wyoming candidate, land attorney Harriet Hageman, who is running against Rep. Liz Cheney for Wyoming's lone House seat.
The primary elections end on Aug. 16. After that, the winning Republican superintendent candidate will face off in the general elections against Democrat candidate Sergio Maldonado, a member of the Northern Arapaho tribe who has been a teacher, college administrator and school board trustee in Arizona and Wyoming. He has also served on the National Advisory Council on Indian Education under former President George H.W. Bush and as the liaison with the Northern Arapaho Tribe under former Gov. Matt Mead. Maldonado has received the endorsement of the Wyoming Education Association. | https://trib.com/news/local/education/state-schools-chief-gets-trump-endorsement/article_00f7bacc-137e-11ed-ac08-3fc304ed855d.html | 2022-08-06T18:24:10 | 0 | https://trib.com/news/local/education/state-schools-chief-gets-trump-endorsement/article_00f7bacc-137e-11ed-ac08-3fc304ed855d.html |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Everyone has that childhood memory of trying a root beer float for the first time. This delicious drink/dessert is the perfect combination of sweet and savory.
In celebration of this delectable drink, Saturday, Aug. 6 is National Root Beer Float Day, “It’s National Root Beer Float Day, after all — a time to enjoy one of the best beverage/dessert combos on the planet, as stated on NationalToday.com.
If you want to get in on all the fun, here are the best places to get a Root Beer Float in Dallas according to Foursquare:
- Dairy-ette
- American Girl Dallas
- Grub Burger Bar
- Lucky’s Cafe
- The Mermaid Bar at Neiman Marcus
- Coolhaus
- Mama’s Daughters’ Diner
- Hunky’s
- Neuhaus Cafe
- J Macklin’s Grill
- Pocket Sandwich Theatre
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday warned the public to avoid the area of an active crime scene on South Orange Blossom Trail.
In a Twitter post at 1:22 p.m., the sheriff’s office said police activity had converged in the area of 7900 S. Orange Blossom Trail, also warning of traffic backups nearby.
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ALERT: Police activity in the area of 7900 S. Orange Blossom Trail. Please avoid the area if possible because of traffic backups and active crime scene.
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) August 6, 2022
MEDIA: Staging area in parking lot of 7873 S. Orange Blossom Trail. pic.twitter.com/5TdoK5ZsRW
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Les Greer, who has owned and run Lefty's Records for the past 11 years, announced that he is closing the store in Lincoln.
Greer posted on Facebook recently that he plans to retire and will close his store at 2776 South St. at the end of August.
Greer opened the store in August 2011 and told the Journal Star in a 2012 article that he did so because, "vinyl is coming back."
"I want to thank everyone for their support over the last 11 years," Greer said in the Facebook post.
Lefty's closing appears to leave just two Lincoln stores dedicated to selling vinyl records, and none south of O Street. Backtrack Records, which has been in business since 1988, is at 1549 N. Cotner Blvd. The other store is Lincoln Vintage Vinyl at 908 N. 70th St. in the Meadowlane Shopping Center.
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Gateway Mall is continuing the trend of adding smaller, local retailers.
The mall has added some new tenants this summer and has several more that are scheduled to open Sept. 1.
* Chicago Dog 42, an Omaha-based hot dog stand, opened June 1 in the food court. The company's only other location is at Oakview Mall in Omaha.
* Fiesta Rolled Ice Cream opened earlier this summer next to The Buckle. Among the store's offerings are rolled ice-cream tacos, monster shakes and mangonadas, a frozen mango treat.
* Wakanda African Hair Braiding Salon opened at Gateway earlier this summer. It had previously been at a location near 27th and Vine streets.
Three stores are scheduled to open Sept. 1. They are:
* Awakenings, which bills itself as a "new age" crystal shop. The store, which has an Omaha location, also sells home decor, jewelry and wellness products.
* Shiloh Scrubs and More and Great Plains Tactical Apparel & Gear are affiliated stores that are both owned by Great Plains Uniforms, which is based in Omaha.
Rent-A-Center returning
According to a building permit filed last month, Rent-A-Center is planning a store in a strip mall at 4451 N. 26th St., which is on the southwest corner of 27th and Superior streets.
It appears the store will be going into the north end of the mall, where there has been a 6,400-square-foot space vacant for more than two years.
Rent-A-Center, a national chain that offers furniture, appliances and electronics on a rent-to-own basis, does not currently have a store in Lincoln. It had a location at Edgewood Shopping Center at 56th and Nebraska 2 that closed several years ago.
Directions 2022: Changing times in Lincoln
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Several residential projects in or near downtown, including the 250-foot-tall Lied Place Residences, will open to residents this year.
Delta Nelson's entire life has been rooted in the auto industry, so it only made sense when she decided to open The Mechanix Garage in Lincoln.
Downtown Lincoln's population is expected to reach 10,000 in 2025 — a 730% increase since 2010.
The history, culture and DNA of the Cornhusker state are woven throughout the Scarlet, which is scheduled to open this spring.
Robin Eschliman's annual review of restaurants in Lincoln found more dining options opened in 2021 than shut down.
Over $2 billion worth of inventory was sold online through HiBid in 2021, and there are typically anywhere from 700,000 to 1 million items listed on the site at any given time.
Assurity's Jack Douglas moved with his wife from South Carolina in 2020, the height of the pandemic.
What started as an ambitious vision in 2015 has nearly come to fruition for Speedway Properties and Nelnet, which partnered together and bought more than a dozen properties in the once-blighted area in the 2010s.
Union Bank & Trust executive vice president Doris Robertson attributes the bank's recent success in part to the innovations the company made during the early days of the pandemic.
Before Boxcar BBQ officially served its first slab of ribs to a paying customer in October, the staff experimented with hundreds of pounds of meat and dozens of tweaks to their recipes.
Even when the work is hard and frustrating, Jayne Ellenwood says it fills her bucket to be a part of Bryan's response to the community.
The golf club that opened in 2001 has gone private and among its new features will be a 250-foot-long lazy river, an adults-only pool with a swim-up bar and a six-lane competition lap pool.
"I wrote thank-you cards to anyone that spent money with us. … I wrote hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of cards," owner Laurie Frasier said, even if someone only spent a few dollars.
With the South Beltway set to open next year, some developers worry the city isn’t thinking aggressively enough about spurring growth in an area still largely unserved by sewer and other infrastructure.
Jason Ball returns home to lead the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce with determination to "keep the ball rolling" for Lincoln as the city develops and grows.
CHI Health plans to open a new clinic at 40th Street and Yankee Hill Road, while Bryan Health will wrap up a multiyear expansion and renovation at its East Campus hospital.
Directions 2022: Growing chickens for Costco a link to origins of five-generation Seward County farm
Each of the eight Schulz Poultry barns holds 45,000 birds, which arrive at just a couple hours old and spend the next 42-44 days in the barns before going to Fremont for processing.
Jada Picket Pin said she enjoys serving first-time visitors to the Green Gateau, as well as regulars who return for the excellent food and quality service.
Christina Melgoza has seen big changes in Lincoln during her eight years as director of lot sales at Kreuger Development. She spoke to the Journal Star about Lincoln’s growth, the housing market and more.
Since CompanyCam's inception, more than 400 million photos have been stored and 15 million projects created largely by contractors looking to better document their work.
Monolith led a record year for investment in Lincoln-based companies, which collectively raised nearly $300 million in venture capital in 2021.
Many employees moved to remote work during COVID-19, a trend that's likely to stick around, experts say. But other pandemic effects, such as labor shortages and pay increases, are likely to be short-term changes.
A fundraising campaign brought in more than $10.3 million for the 7 acres of land near the airport and the 60,000-square-foot new office building and warehouse, almost doubling the Food Bank's current space.
Watch Now: Veteran coach and broadcaster Derrick Pearson brings a new sports radio vision to Lincoln
Jay Foreman, Erick Strickland and Vershan Jackson have shows on the The Ticket, which also has programs featuring 22 current Nebraska athletes.
The Journal Star invited businesses and other offices celebrating an anniversary divisible by five this year to share their history with readers.
The Journal Star invited readers to share honors that businesses or employees received as best of state, region or nation. Also included is a recap of the major awards presented by business organizations locally.
In June, the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce resumed ribbon-cutting events to mark new businesses, businesses with new owners, relocated and renovated businesses, business anniversaries and ground-breaking ceremonies. | https://journalstar.com/business/local/retail-roundup-the-end-of-leftys-and-a-bunch-of-new-stores-at-gateway/article_e591ffa6-fe88-56e1-8471-cfdd3d6d0639.html | 2022-08-06T18:32:21 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/business/local/retail-roundup-the-end-of-leftys-and-a-bunch-of-new-stores-at-gateway/article_e591ffa6-fe88-56e1-8471-cfdd3d6d0639.html |
SEATTLE — Seattle Fire Department crews battled a fire for more than an hour Friday night in Seattle's Westlake neighborhood.
The Seattle Fire Department said the fire broke out at around 11 p.m. near the 2000 block of Westlake Avenue N. The fire reportedly involved two houseboats and two boats docked in the area.
Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire just before 12:30 a.m.
No injuries were reported, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
The Seattle Fire Department is investigating the cause of the fire.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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HOGANSVILLE, Ga. — Police in Hogansville said Saturday that one person died and two others were hospitalized in a shooting that happened in the early morning.
According to a Facebook post by the Hogansville Police Department, it happened a little after 4 a.m. at a location on Ware Street.
Police identified the victim who died as Terriah Le'Von Long of Hogansville. They said she was taken to a hospital after the shooting, where she was "pronounced deceased from injuries sustained."
The identities of the other two victims have not been released.
The department said it was receiving assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
"The Hogansville Police is asking anyone who may have witnessed this incident, or have information please contact Captain Marcus Rakestraw or Sgt. Williams at 706-637-6648," a police statement said. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/hogansville-georgia-shooting-one-dead-two-hospitalized/85-9fb41fbc-49c3-40ff-9bb9-40826b37209e | 2022-08-06T18:37:04 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/hogansville-georgia-shooting-one-dead-two-hospitalized/85-9fb41fbc-49c3-40ff-9bb9-40826b37209e |
Arizona Daily Star
The Tucson Saguaros did away with a team of Train Robbers, beating visiting Bakersfield 13-4 and 6-4 in the first round of the Pecos League playoffs, held at Kino Stadium.
The club scored four runs in the fifth inning of Friday's Game 2 to secure a 6-4 win and the series sweep. Tucson's Steve Joyner, BJ Minarcin and Sadler Goodwin all had RBI hits in the inning. The Saguaros' bullpen allowed just one run over the final four innings to secure the victory.
The two-time defending Pecos League champions will head to Northern California for a best-of-three Pacific Conference finals against the top-seeded San Rafael Pacifics that starts Monday. Win that series, and Tucson will advance to the Pecos League finals, where they'll take on either the Trinidad Triggers or Roswell Invaders.
Few teams in the Pecos League are hotter than Tucson, whose logo features a saguaro with a bat slung over his shoulder and spines ready to prick the opponent. Following the Thursday-Friday sweep, the Saguaros are 36-8 so far this season … and a whopping 14-2 at home.
Star photographer Kelly Presnell followed the team during its playoff sweep. Here are his photos:
Photos: Tucson Saguaros open Pecos League playoffs with 13-4 win against Train Robbers
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaro's Steve Joyner (12) slides into second as Bakersfield's second baseman Jamie Carey (3) goes sprawling to knock down the errant throw in the first inning of their Pecos League playoff game at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 4, 2022. The Saguaros opened the best of three series with a 13-4 win.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' second baseman Patrick Music (21) flips to first baseman Chris Caffrey (44) to retire Bakersfield's Jamie Carey (3) on a slow roller to the gap in to end the Train Robbers' half of the third inning of their Pecos League playoff game at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 4, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' Kendon Strachan (32) watches his hit clear the right field fence for a two RBI homer, his second homer of the night, for a 7-0 lead against Bakersfield in the fifth inning for their Pecos League playoff game at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 4, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' Mike Hernandez (35) warms up as the sun sets over Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium as the team prepares to face Bakersfield in the first round of the Pecos League playoffs, Tucson, Ariz., August 4, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' starting catcher Caden Ledbetter (36) stands with his team as the national anthem is played before the first pitch of the opening game of the Pecos League playoffs against Bakersfield at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 4, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' shortstop Sadler Goodwin (31) can't quite reach a shot back up the middle from Bakersfield's Joe Riddle (14) in the second inning for their Pecos League playoff game at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 4, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' second baseman Patrick Music (21) twists his way under the ball after ranging into right field to track down a blooper into no man's land by Bakersfield's Omar Ortiz (7) in the fourth inning for their Pecos League playoff game at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 4, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' starter Frank Dickson IV (30) throws against Bakersfield in their 113-4 win to open the Pecos League playoff series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 4, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Bakersfield's second baseman Jamie Carey (3) crashes to the turf in front of right fielder Alex Cornell as the two can't get to looping fly ball down the line by Saguaros' Caden Ledbetter (36) for a single in the fifth inning for their Pecos League playoff game at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 4, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Bakersfield's third baseman Christian Harrington (8) gets the throw a second too late to stop Saguaros' Patrick Music (21) from advancing from first on an RBI single from Clayton Stephens (47) in the sixth inning for their Pecos League playoff game at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 4, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' John Kea (40) pitches in relief against Bakersfield in the seventh inning for their Pecos League playoff game at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 4, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' first baseman Chris Caffrey (44) ranges to his right to snare a grounder and throw out Bakersfield's Adam Mathias (13) to lead off the Train Robber eighth inning of their Pecos League playoff game at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 4, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Photos: Tucson Saguaros sweep Bakersfield with a 6-4 win in Game 2 of the Pecos League playoffs
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Bakersfield's Jamie Carey (3) heads to the dugout as the Tucson Saguaros celebrate a come from behind 6-4 win to eliminate the Train Robbers two games to none in game two of their Pecos League playoff best of three series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' centerfielder Steve Joyner (12) charges in to snare a sinking liner by Bakersfield's Daryl Donerson (2) in the third inning of game two of their Pecos League playoff series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' catcher Caden Ledbetter (36) slaps a sweeping tag on Bakersfield's Adam Mathias (13) nailing him at the plate in the fifth inning of game two of their Pecos League playoff series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022. Bakersfield's Luke Kelley (16) dropped a blooper in the shallow right field gap that centerfielder Steve Joyner couldn't run down to score a run before Mathias was thrown out by right fielder Kendon Strachan.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' left fielder BJ Minarcin (17) has to get low to handle a sinking liner by Bakersfield's Daryl Donerson (2)) in the first inning of game two of their Pecos League playoff series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Bakersfield's centerfielder Daryl Donerson (2), left, and right fielder Alex Cornell (12) narrowly avoid a collision bringing down a long fly ball from Saguaros' BJ Minarcin (17) in the first inning of game two of their Pecos League playoff series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' Blake Garrett (48) shatters his bat grounding out to third against Bakersfield in the third inning of game two of their Pecos League playoff series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' centerfielder Steve Joyner (12) just misses grabbing a looping RBI liner into no-man's land by Bakersfield's Luke Kelley (16) in the fifth inning of game two of their Pecos League playoff series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' Patrick Music (21) just beats the tag from Bakersfield's second baseman Jamie Carey (3) for a stolen base in game two of their Pecos League playoff series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Bakersfield's right fielder Alex Cornell (12) goes sprawling but just misses a Saguaro fly ball that dropped foul in the fifth inning of game two of their Pecos League playoff series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Bakersfield's shortstop Joe Curcio (24) can't believe Saguaros' Patrick Music (21) safely stretched a single into a double in the sixth inning of game two of their Pecos League playoff series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' Brock Ephan (50) shatters his bat fighting off pitch against Bakersfield in the eighth inning of game two of their Pecos League playoff series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022. Ephan eventually worked a walk out of his plate appearance.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Saguaros' third baseman Brock Ephan (50) stretches out to snare a pop-up by Bakersfield's Jamie Carey (3) on a sacrifice bunt attempt that ended up being a double play in the seventh inning of game two of their Pecos League playoff series at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros vs Bakersfield Train Robbers
Bakersfield's Adam Mathias (13) reacts as he's called out at home trying to score the second run on an RBI hit from Luke Kelley (16) in the fifth inning of game two of their Pecos League playoff series against the Saguaros at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., August 5, 2022.
Kelly Presnell, Arizona Daily Star
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It is always time to prevent fraud and protect your Medicare number. Did someone call (or email or text) demanding your Medicare number? Don’t share it. Report it. Last year, the Federal Trade Commission/FTC got almost a million reports about impersonation scammers: fake government agents, pretend grandkids, bogus sweethearts, and others who took almost $2.3 billion from people across the country. So far this year, impersonation scams are still the most-reported fraud.
Scammers keep changing their stories to catch you off guard. Some scams may even ask you for your Medicare number. If anyone surprises you with a call, email, text or message on social media and asks for money or personal information — no matter what story they tell — it is likely a scam.
Email scams continue falling into categories.
• Rewards/Free/You are a winner. Recent ones include: “You get a chance to win a Best Buy $500 gift card. Hurry up, the number of prizes to be won is limited. Just answer the survey to ensure you are entered.” Others include the same format – you won or need to send survey information which will only take a minute. Costco, Home Depot, Sam’s Club, Shell gas card. Scam? Absolutely. Look at the email addresses for the key: Adam@ililii.basebastill.com & Adam@askvik.abilitarian.biz. All examples required "taking a survey" which would have exposed your device as well as other items of potential identity theft.
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• Renewals/Expiration notices. Recent examples include: “Urgent, your Norton (virus security) expired. Reactivate today to limit your risk.” “McCaff—(another virus security system)-has expired. Confirmation needed so you are eligible for a 50% renewal discount.” “Thanks for using Norton’s LifeLock Computer protection plan for the last 2 yrs. Your subscription has been auto-renewed and your account card has been debited by $589.78.” In all examples, were any of these valid before receipt of the emails? Always look at every email address: Genarobotner6224@gmail.com; pecials@eml.cigar.com; f@campiqueity.com; & Admin@majedu.phaulthony.com. All are scams. Do not reach out as they will pressure you to provide details, like checking your credit card to ensure nothing was charged in error! WOW – big red flag.
Here are the golden rules to protect your identity and resources:
- Never give your personal information to anyone.
- Never click or go to a link unless you requested the information or reference from a trusted source.
- Never return a call or answer a call from an unknown number.
- Always read the email address and when in doubt, do a search for credibility.
Always report any fraud to the Federal Trade Commission/FTC. Be sure to sign up to get your free alerts or to file a complaint, go to http://www.ftc.gov/complaint or call customer services 202-326-2222. And/or ReportFraud.ftc.gov and outline what the scam was/FTC specifically.
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Dramatic landscape images featured in new show
Public invited to free opening reception Aug. 20
LAS CRUCES - Wayne Suggs says “landscape photography is magical to me.”
The renowned New Mexico photographer will share some of that magic with the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces.
The opening for his show, “The Color of Dreams,” is Saturday, Aug. 20 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The public is invited to meet Suggs and enjoy refreshments at the free opening reception in the Museum’s Arts Corridor. Regular admission is required to see the rest of the Museum: $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, and $3 for children 4 to 17.
The Color of Dreams exhibit features 25 of Suggs’ most-recent photographs that are included in his book of the same title. His images capture the beautiful, rugged landscape of New Mexico. Whether the composition includes night skies, cacti, petroglyphs, boulders, or abandoned structures, Suggs’ photographs have a distinct feel and look.
“For 47 years, I’ve held a camera in my hand,” said Suggs, who has lived his whole life in Las Cruces. “My love and passion for the art of photography has continued to grow with each passing year. To return in my mind to that moment in time, and to remember the joy I felt when I pressed the shutter has made the photographs a part of who I am. I’m not in love with my photographs, I’m in love with all the experiences, the friends I’ve made, and most of all, being out in nature.”
The 2015 New Mexico Magazine Photographer of the Year has won numerous awards, including The Oliver Award for his work in night photography with petroglyphs. His work can be seen in national, state, and local publications such as New Mexico Magazine, The Reflector Astronomy Magazine, New Mexico Travelers Guide, and the Wilderness Society publications. He currently teaches photography for Muench Workshops.
“These days, teaching photography is a big part of my life,” he said. “I get just as much joy from teaching someone how to capture an image as I do in taking my own. I still crave the solitude of the wild places, but with my camera, I feel I am sharing a small glimpse of the reverence I feel in the wild.”
The art show will be on display through Dec. 3, 2022.
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Garcia joins American Public Gas Assn. board
Las Cruces Utilities Deputy Director Natural Gas and Energy Lucio Garcia was appointed to the American Public Gas Association Board of Directors during the July 20 APGA Annual Meeting.
Garcia begins his three-year term with APGA — a national, not-for-profit association representing more than 700 publicly-owned natural gas distribution systems in 38 states. APGA is the only trade association representing the interests of public natural gas systems at the federal legislative and regulatory levels.
“Mr. Garcia brings to the APGA Board of Directors many years of experience working in the natural gas industry. His leadership ability and knowledge of energy issues, especially natural gas utilities, will serve our members and industry well,” said APGA President and CEO Dave Schryver. “With the many natural gas issues our industry faces in Congress, the administration, and federal agencies, public natural gas systems are presented with numerous challenges and opportunities.”
Schryver added, “Our current supply projection provides our country with a unique opportunity to utilize our domestic natural gas resources to reduce our energy dependence, increase overall energy efficiency, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. Garcia understands the issues we face, and APGA looks forward to his leadership and guidance over the next three years to meet these challenges and to address the needs of natural gas consumers.”
“I’m honored by the appointment to the Board, which will let me share the perspectives and experiences from southern New Mexico,” said Garcia. “LCU is working toward ways to expand our energy resources that will not only enhance efficiency and decrease gas emissions but look to make long-term decisions that are favorable for the true sustainability of the energy needs of our communities.”
LCU Director Delilah Walsh added that Garcia’s leadership in the APGA will be beneficial in elevating the scope of local efforts to transition into new avenues of energy production.
“Natural gas in Las Cruces gives us a foundation for our customers’ energy needs until we can supplement our system with renewable energy sources that make sense to our city and state,” said Walsh. “We are already seeing this in the collaboration with the City of Las Cruces and its photovoltaic effort, where LCU has set up solar panels at various locations, like the West Mesa Wastewater Treatment Facility. Those collaborations are key in growing more sustainable resources in the future, while at a national level we are still represented in the natural gas community by our own Lucio Garcia.”
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FRANKFORT, KY (WOWK) — Local governments and some nonprofit organizations in three more Kentucky counties are eligible for public assistance grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for flood damages.
The funds will go toward debris removal and permanent work in Clay, Martin and Perry counties. Other areas previously approved for reimbursement include Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Owsley, Pike and Wolfe counties.
FEMA’s Public Assistance program provides reimbursement to local and state agencies for the cost of emergency response, debris removal, and restoration of damaged public facilities and infrastructure. Houses of worship and other nonprofit organizations may also be eligible.
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KENTUCKY (WOWK) — Kentucky Power gave final numbers on how many of its customers were impacted by catastrophic flooding in the southeastern part of the state on July 28.
A total of 23,000 customers lost power at the peak of the natural disaster. Now, about 350 customers in heavily damaged areas are still without power.
More than 900 Kentucky Power personnel, business partners and external resources worked to restore power.
Crews are continuing work in Breathitt, Knott and Perry counties over the weekend. Other county, state and utility agencies are also working in these areas.
Kentucky Power will do a post-assessment for flood damages and debris. During the inspection, the power company will assess for additional repairs or cleanup that may be needed.
Kentucky Power, part of American Electric Power (AEP), announced the AEP Foundation is donating $100,000 to four organizations working to aid flood-stricken areas in southeastern Kentucky: Save the Children, American Red Cross of Kentucky, The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky and the Team Kentucky Fund. Each organization will receive $25,000.
Customer safety information:
If your home’s electric service entrance (meter loop) has been damaged, was submerged or pulled away from the structure, it needs to be repaired in accordance with the National Electric Code.
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BLOOMINGTON — A reorganization of school administration should help Central Catholic High School better serve its students and the wider community, the principal and the president say.
For the first time, the principal can focus solely on educational operations, while the president will handle broader organizational issues like community involvement and fundraising. Sean Foster, the former principal, is stepping into the president role, while Chris McGraw has joined the school as principal.
The decision follows a strategic planning process held three years ago. To further pursue the goals set out there, it became clear to Foster that a change was needed.
“The school was great, we were in a great position (…) but if we wanted to take the next step, we had to make some changes,” he said.
Foster has been with Central Catholic for 13 years, including eight as principal. McGraw is joining Central Catholic from Evans Junior High School where he was principal.
The model is a change for Central Catholic but is already common across the country. The National Catholic Education Association estimates between 60% and 75% of Catholic high schools use the model.
“The model is new to us but it’s not new to Catholic education,” Foster said.
As president, his new role is focused on growth and fiscal sustainability for the school. That includes growing enrollment and program offerings. Long-term goals include increasing pay for teachers, which Foster said would help improve the education Central Catholic offers, and expand tuition assistance and expand services for students with special needs.
“How do we break down the barriers for families who might not have access?” he said.
Enrollment has hit a low point of around 280 students, Foster said. That was expected based on enrollment at Catholic elementary schools in the area, but is a number that the school would like to see grow.
“We want to pretty aggressively pursue 400,” Foster said.
On the fiscal side, the past few years have been a period of fast growth for the school. Annual donations are four times what they were five years ago. The endowment has grown by more than $3 million and is now above $7 million.
The new organization frees McGraw up to focus on the day to day operations inside the school.
“I can full-force put my energy and time towards serving our students and especially staff,” he said.
Having the two roles lets each person fill the role they are more suited for, Foster and McGraw said. They both report to the diocesan education staff, and they said they are hoping to be a model for any other high schools in the diocese that might want to move to this model.
“I can see why schools across the nation are moving to this governance model,” McGraw said.
Photos: Scenes of devastation from Kentucky floods
Contact Connor Wood at (309)820-3240. Follow Connor on Twitter:@connorkwood
"How do we break down the barriers for families who might not have access?"
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A woman was found stabbed to death inside a van in Philadelphia Saturday morning.
The woman, in her early 30s, was in the front passenger seat when she was discovered with multiple stab wounds throughout her body, including one to her face, around 8:23 a.m. along the 5300 block of Chestnut Street in the University City neighborhood, the Philadelphia Police Department said.
Bystander video showed police officers, firefighters and medics surrounding the gold Honda Odyssey van the woman was in as they placed a white sheet next to the passenger’s side door and removed her body.
The investigation into her killing remained ongoing. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/woman-found-stabbed-to-death-in-van-in-university-city/3328129/ | 2022-08-06T19:22:14 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/woman-found-stabbed-to-death-in-van-in-university-city/3328129/ |
Fort Worth wants help from the public when it comes to naming a new public library.
According to the city, the new library will be located in the southwest area of the city at the corner of McCart Avenue and Risinger Road.
The library is taking name nominations here until the end of the month. Please note that municipal buildings in Fort Worth cannot be named after living people.
A panel will review the nominations and select five options for the community to vote on in September. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-wants-help-from-the-public-in-naming-new-library/3036828/ | 2022-08-06T19:47:00 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-wants-help-from-the-public-in-naming-new-library/3036828/ |
The parents of an 18-year-old boy struck and killed last summer in the Hamptons were stunned to hear a judge sentence the driver responsible to serve only six months of community service.
Daniel Campbell left court on Friday without comment after the 20-year-old pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a crash last August.
Campbell's vehicle had struck and killed Devesh Samtani, as the 18-year-old was walking from a house party while on vacation in Amagansett.
In court on Friday, Campbell admitted he never stopped to try and help Samtani. Campbell's lawyer said the 20-year-old accepted responsibility for what happened, but he did so with a promise from Judge Richard Ambro to sentence the man to six months of community service.
"Please explain why I can't get my son back and the boy who killed my son can go scot-free," his mother, Mala Samtani, asked outside the Suffolk County court.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Suffolk County district attorney said prosecutors had asked for a prison term of one to three years. But the court has the independent authority to sentence as it sees appropriate.
"If he would have been given some jail time, at least it would have given him a chance to reconcile that what he did was wrong," Kishore Samtani, the boy's father, said.
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Samtani's family, who traveled from Hong Kong for Friday's hearing, said the judge appears to be ignoring their pain -- a pain that causes his mom to sleep with a photo of her son. His dad has also tattooed his son's name and face onto his arms.
At just 18 years old, Samtani had already written a children's book about COVID-19 with plans to donate the proceeds, and was killed jus two weeks before enrolling at New York University.
The judge provided no reason in court why his sentence would include no jail time, and no further comment was offered by a court spokesperson. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/no-jail-time-for-hit-and-run-driver-who-killed-prospective-nyu-student/3813413/ | 2022-08-06T19:59:43 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/no-jail-time-for-hit-and-run-driver-who-killed-prospective-nyu-student/3813413/ |
A summertime tradition has returned to New York City, giving residents a rare treat: car-free streets.
The Summer Streets program is back for three Saturdays, starting Aug. 6. From 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lafayette Street and Park Avenue will be free of cars from the Brooklyn Bridge all the way up to 109th Street in East Harlem.
The otherwise busy stretch of Manhattan will be turned into an 8-mile-long park for people to play, run, walk and bike for the first half of the day.
As in previous years, there will be several rest stops along the path that have activities and refreshments.
This year's event returns to three days after the COVID-19 pandemic truncated past years. It was also expanded to nearly eight miles.
"We are bringing back Summer Streets this August to a record number of blocks, bringing car-free streets and exciting programming to East Harlem for the very first time," DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said.
A full list of the more than 120 programs offered during this year's Summer Streets event are listed here. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/these-manhattan-streets-are-car-free-for-3-saturdays-in-august-heres-why/3813402/ | 2022-08-06T19:59:50 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/these-manhattan-streets-are-car-free-for-3-saturdays-in-august-heres-why/3813402/ |
MACON — Georgia Farm Bureau is accepting entries of Bermudagrass hay until Oct. 31 for its 2022 GFB Quality Hay Contest. Hay entered in the contest will be tested at a University of Georgia lab using the Relative Forage Quality Test, which provides an analysis of the nutritional value of the hay. Winners will be determined by the RFQ analysis.
Winners will be announced at the GFB convention in December. Prizes will be presented to the top five producers. The first-place winner will receive the free use of a Vermeer 604R baler for one year, courtesy of the Vermeer Manufacturing Company. The winner will have the option to purchase the baler at a reduced price at the end of the year.
“If you grow Bermudagrass hay, entering this contest is a great way to have the nutritional quality of your hay analyzed,” Dougherty County Farm Bureau President Laney Wooten said in a news release. “Everyone who enters hay samples in this contest will benefit from learning what management adjustments they can make to their hay fields to improve the quality of their hay.”
Contest rules, applications and instructions for submitting samples are available at the Dougherty County Farm Bureau office or may be downloaded at www.gfb.ag/HayContest. All hay entered must have been grown in Georgia on a field with at least 25 days of maturity or regrowth.
Hay samples should be naturally dried in the field and taken from the center of at least five different bales (rolls or squares) that come from the same field. Contestants must be a Georgia Farm Bureau member to enter the contest.
There is a $20 entry fee for each sample entered in the contest to cover the cost of the lab analysis. Hay producers may enter more than one sample and will receive RFQ analysis for all samples submitted. Contestants submitting multiple samples, however, may only place in the contest’s top five for the sample with the highest RFQ score.
Checks to cover the entry fee should be made payable to Georgia Farm Bureau. Entry fees, forms and samples should be sent to the GFB Public Policy Department, 1620 Bass Road, Macon, Ga. 31210. Entry fees, forms and samples also may be taken to a county Farm Bureau office.
Previous first-place winners of the GFB Hay Contest may enter their samples for the purpose of having them officially analyzed but are not eligible to win any prizes in the contest for three years after winning.
GFB is also accepting listings for its online hay directory. Farm Bureau members with hay for sale or who offer custom harvesting or custom sprigging services are invited to list their hay and/or services in the GFB Quality Hay Directory published on the GFB website. Hay for sale or services can be listed or removed from the directory throughout the year.
To be included in GFB’s online hay directory, complete a submission form by visiting a county Farm Bureau office or online at www.gfb.ag/hay. Hay producers who enter the GFB Quality Hay Contest receive a free listing in the GFB Hay Directory. Hay producers who don’t enter the hay contest but would like to list their hay for sale should include a $10 check made payable to Georgia Farm Bureau for each listing of hay, custom harvesting or custom sprigging. Multiple listings are allowed.
Founded in 1937, Georgia Farm Bureau is the largest general farm organization in the state.
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SAN ANTONIO — About a week after she was reinstated from administrative leave by district officials, Robb Elementary School Principal Mandy Gutierrez will now start preparing for a new role.
The district on Friday announced Gutierrez will shift to the position of assistant director of special education for Uvalde CISD. The district website indicates she was previously set to serve as principal of Uvalde Elementary at the Benson educational complex, one of the learning centers which will take on former Robb students when the new school year begins Sept. 6.
Uvalde CISD officials said the reassignment fulfills her "desire to support special education students across the district."
Gutierrez's lone year at the helm at Robb was punctuated in tragedy when an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in the last week of school. One of numerous people interviewed by the Texas House investigative committee created in the wake of the shooting, Gutierrez was suddenly placed on paid administrative leave by Superintendent Hal Harrell on July 25, during which time she wrote to committee members seeking to clarify her role in the emergency response on May 24.
"It is unfair and inaccurate to conclude that I ever (became) complacent on any security issue at Robb Elementary," she wrote in part, specifically clarifying why she didn't use the intercom system to warn the school population and contending she received no report that the door to Classroom 111 was faulty.
Gutierrez was eventually reinstated after three days of leave.
Christy Perez, a former assistant principal at Uvalde High School with a background in counseling, will take over the reins as principal at Uvalde Elementary, the district says.
Other administrative additions
Uvalde CISD on Friday also said it has created and filled two new roles "to oversee our recovery and infrastructure enhancement efforts."
Nichole Henderson, a former counselor who has been with the district for seven years, will work as the director of recovery to oversee support services across campuses, including the "implementation of enhanced training in trauma-informed care and recovery."
Meanwhile, district newcomer Esequiel De La Fuente will serve as director of special projects within the maintenance department, and oversee "safety and security infrastructure enhancements across the district." | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/robb-school-principal-gutierrez-uvalde-cisd-shooting/273-71a97d0d-4fda-4f14-9795-17716b88bcf6 | 2022-08-06T20:15:02 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/robb-school-principal-gutierrez-uvalde-cisd-shooting/273-71a97d0d-4fda-4f14-9795-17716b88bcf6 |
The Somers Fire Department, with help from other area departments, responds to a fire at J&M’s Bar & Grill on Saturday. The cause of the fire is as yet unknown. Damage estimates were not immediately available.
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The Somers Fire Department, with help from other area departments, responds to a fire at J&M's Bar & Grill on Saturday.
SEAN KRAJACIC Kenosha News
The Somers Fire Department, with help from other area departments, responds to a fire at J&M's Bar & Grill on Saturday.
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The Somers Fire Department, with help from other area departments, responds to a fire at J&M's Bar & Grill on Saturday.
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The Somers Fire Department, with help from other area departments, responds to a fire at J&M's Bar & Grill on Saturday.
SOMERS — Multiple fire departments were called to a structure fire at the site of J&M’s Bar and Grill, 8013 12th St. in Somers at midday Saturday.
One of the owner’s, Megan Strandell, said they noticed smoke filling the bar, but was initially uncertain as to the reason. Another witness said they saw flames above the kitchen hood, in the ceiling. Then the electricity reportedly “popped”, and everyone evacuated.
The fire department was called sometime before noon.
The Somers Fire Department was assisted by units called in including an engine from the Southshore Fire Department, a Pleasant Prairie fire truck, tenders from Paris and Kansasville departments, as well as equipment and personnel from Pleasant Prairie, Bristol, Union Grove, Salem and the Racine Fire Belles.
Assisting departments were dismissed shortly after 1 p.m.
A crash early Sunday morning involving a wrong-way car on Interstate 90 in northern Illinois left seven people dead, including five children, authorities said.
The Somers Fire Department, with help from other area departments, responds to a fire at J&M’s Bar & Grill on Saturday. The cause of the fire is as yet unknown. Damage estimates were not immediately available. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/update-multiple-fire-departments-respond-to-mid-saturday-fire-at-j-ms-bar-and-grill/article_3ff55378-15aa-11ed-94c0-f764622e65bd.html | 2022-08-06T20:29:39 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/update-multiple-fire-departments-respond-to-mid-saturday-fire-at-j-ms-bar-and-grill/article_3ff55378-15aa-11ed-94c0-f764622e65bd.html |
Three local cancer survivors led the first lap at Kenosha’s Relay for Life, which started Friday evening and ran to just after midnight early Saturday, a fundraising event by the American Cancer Society to help raise awareness in communities across the country.
It was the 10th year the event has been held at UW-Parkside, an anniversary that was meant to be held two years ago until the pandemic shutdown the event in 2020 and moved it to the lakeshore in 2021.
Pauline Holtz, with event leadership of the American Cancer Society, said she hoped this year’s event is a return to form, and looks forward to how the relay would grow in coming years.
“I feel like this year is kind of a rebirth,” Holtz said. “This is where we want to be. It’s a smaller group, but the participants are excited.”
The three honorary survivors, who spoke at the opening ceremony about their experiences, included Tiffany Peterson, Tasha Rutchik and Steve Tindall.
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Peterson, who got her cancer diagnosis during the pandemic, said she had actually attended the event in prior years. On Friday, after speaking to the crowd and walking laps on the track as a survivor with her friends and family there to support her, the meaning had changed.
“It’s the first time I’ve done this as a survivor,” Peterson said. “The emotions hit a little different.”
Tindall, who had his prostate removed after his cancer diagnosis, said telling people to get tested regularly was critical for getting ahead of cancer.
“We raised some money, got the word out,” Tindall said. “It’s important for men especially; we don’t go to the doctor.”
Ruchik, who survived a childhood diagnosis of cancer, was pleased with how the event went this year.
“It’s wonderful, I’m really happy; the turnout has been good,” Rutchik said. “This brings awareness to the community and gets the word out that people need to listen to their doctors.”
Twenty-five teams signed up this year for the Relay. This year’s theme was “Wave Cancer Goodbye,” with various beach and summer themed laps and activities.
After sunset, there was the Luminara Ceremony, where white bags with the names of cancer survivors and passed loved-ones were placed around the track with glowsticks.
“I pretty much love everything about the Relay,” Holtz said. “When you’re here and you listen to people speak, there’s so much hope. The camaraderie, it’s amazing. I’m just always grateful when people come out here and experience it.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-three-featured-cancer-survivors-lead-first-lap-as-community-holds-kenosha-relay-for/article_839f1440-15a2-11ed-aeb0-4387d986cfa9.html | 2022-08-06T20:29:49 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-three-featured-cancer-survivors-lead-first-lap-as-community-holds-kenosha-relay-for/article_839f1440-15a2-11ed-aeb0-4387d986cfa9.html |
At least one individual is in serious condition after a multi-vehicle accident Saturday at the intersection of N. 1st St. and Cornhusker Highway, according to police.
The Lincoln Police Department and Lincoln Fire and Rescue were called to the scene of the car crash involving three vehicles at 12:07 p.m. Saturday.
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Police couldn't say how many were involved in the accident at this time. The person in serious condition was transported to Bryan West, Lincoln Police Cpt. Jake Dilsaver said.
The intersection will be closed for a significant period of time. Police are asking drivers to use alternate routes until further notice.
This is a devolving story. Stay with JournalStar.com for updates.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/car-wreck-involving-3-vehicles-at-1st-and-cornhusker/article_6895bd86-94c0-5768-ac7b-146e7c0311c2.html | 2022-08-06T20:29:58 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/car-wreck-involving-3-vehicles-at-1st-and-cornhusker/article_6895bd86-94c0-5768-ac7b-146e7c0311c2.html |
When Oliver Tree exited the Lands End stage at Outside Lands last night, the stage went dark and people scattered about. The stage stayed dark and the silence continued until Lil Uzi Vert’s DJ took the stage and started playing bangers like Ye’s “Father Stretch My Hands Pt.1” to warm up the crowd. It was like a beacon of hype, drawing folks out from their beer lines and their merch shopping and back into the Lands End stage.
When Uzi finally got up a few minutes later, people were already raging and he didn’t let them slow down. He was rapping so fast, most couldn’t keep up with the lyrics if they tried. As the set continued, Uzi’s ability to keep the crowd going was in full force. He had to keep reminding people to stay a few steps back of the stage for their own safety because the energy was rising so quickly. The hype kept building until it felt like the pit was about to open up and go crazy, with standouts including “The Way Life Goes,” “Sauce It Up” and “444+222.”
Right then, a man, who was clearly a little too excited, rushed the stage and was forcibly apprehended by security. Although the man couldn’t be heard over the music, it was clear he was yelling something at Uzi. The beat abruptly stopped and the crowd silently watched as Uzi said “Don’t hurt him! Don’t hurt him! Let him take a picture with me.”
Uzi then walked over and gave a dap and a hug. He was so nice, that it almost seemed as though he and the stage crasher had a prior relationship. Then, almost as quickly as it had begun, security gave the man a shove and led him off stage as a reminder that despite Uzi’s efforts, there were consequences for breaking through the barriers.
Uzi turned back to the crowd and said “I was just trying to be nice!”
After the interruption, boom — “XO Tour Lif3” drops and the crowd goes crazy once again. It was like the break in the music made that next beat drop harder. He had successfully found humanity in the man who rushed the stage and treated him with dignity without compromising the performance whatsoever. And yes, that pit did indeed open up soon after. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Fan-rushes-onstage-during-Lil-Uzi-Vert-17356617.php | 2022-08-06T20:47:25 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Fan-rushes-onstage-during-Lil-Uzi-Vert-17356617.php |
As Phoebe Bridgers reached the serene chorus of “Moon Song” in front of an audience of thousands at San Francisco’s Outside Lands, it slowly began to drizzle, enveloping the musician in a mist that swirled around the stage while she sang about self-sabotaging love.
“I will wait for the next time you want me, like a dog with a bird at your door,” she crooned, softly grinning to herself as if holding in a secret she wouldn’t let anyone else in on.
It was the perfect touch for the Grammy nominated singer-songwriter’s melancholy set after uncharacteristically sunny and warm weather persisted throughout much of the first day of the festival. It was also a stark contrast to her band’s first moments on the Twin Peaks stage, when they walked out to the heavy riffs of Disturbed’s “Down with the Sickness.” Flames covered the screen, accompanied by her name, which had the agitated scrawl of a metalcore logo.
These joyful contradictions are part of the reason why Bridgers has developed such a steadfast cult following. Amassing thousands of mostly millennial fans since the release of her 2017 album, “Stranger in the Alps,” she’s adored just as much for her sardonic Internet humor as she is for her candid songwriting. To go to one of her shows is akin to opening someone else’s diary you’re not supposed to read as she weaves through topics of intimacy, mortality and nostalgia. She dissects nightmares, petty arguments and fizzled-out relationships with the casual cadence of someone you just met on a road trip, where deeply personal conversations bloom in a way they wouldn’t anywhere else.
“I’ve always wanted to play here. It’s been a dream of mine,” Bridgers told the crowd. “I’ve been going to festivals here since I was a kid, so this is pretty special … My grandpa is here.”
As she powered through her latest record, “Punisher,” her breezy banter seemed to provide a break of dark comic relief between lovesick acoustic ballads and hushed pop melodies, altogether bleak and dreamlike with a touch of country-folk earnestness. (“This is about the time that I cried in a grocery store parking lot,” she deadpanned.) It seemed fitting that she asked for a tissue after playing the graceful and goosebump-inducing “Garden Song.”
“Who has the sniffles right now?” she asked before abruptly shifting gears to transition into her next song. “Who has a complex relationship with their dad? That’s cool.”
She also addressed the surreal reality of returning to her home state after touring across Europe over the summer. Bridgers was performing at Glastonbury Festival when she learned about the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal Roe v. Wade in June.
“I feel like America is so romanticized, it’s insane,” she said. “Um, I don’t know. It’s nice to have a good time while we watch the world burn around us. There’s a really cool abortion fund if you have some dough. It’s called the Mariposa Fund, they work with a lot of undocumented people and I think that’s really cool, and they’re doing great work”.
And of course, Bridgers made a point to acknowledge the elephant in the room – that is, the difficulty of having to perform during the same time slot as R&B legend SZA, who was playing on the Lands End stage across the festival grounds.
“The only bummer is missing SZA. The hugest bummer,” Bridgers said. “But next time I guess … Phoebe-SZA collab?”
Among one of the most memorable moments during the set was when a fan waved a sign reading, “It’s my birthday, let me sing ‘Scott Street,’” one of the standout tracks from “Stranger in the Alps” that catapulted Bridgers to fame. Not one to disappoint, the musician handed over the mic at the end of the song to let a couple of people sing the line, “Anyway, don’t leave a stranger,” as she hopped off the stage to dash through the crowd, touching everyone’s hands over the metal barrier.
Also impressive was the elaborate backdrop to the stage. Made to resemble a pop-up storybook, it transformed from song to song, going from fairytale greenery and stained glass windows to UFOS and glimmering galactic skies with shooting stars exploding on the horizon. The final image depicted an abandoned house in flames as she kicked off “I Know The End,” the song that culminates in a ceremonious battle cry and once accompanied her now-famous guitar smash stunt on “Saturday Night Live.”
On Friday night, however, she opted for a stage-dive, buoyed by her fans as she hovered over the crowd. As I looked around, I noticed several people around me crying, swaying and making out. “This is the song that got me through last year,” one guy emphatically disclosed to his friend. No further explanation was needed.
It’s Phoebe Bridgers’ world and we were lucky to be in it, if only for a night. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Phoebe-Bridgers-Outside-Lands-San-Francisco-17356639.php | 2022-08-06T20:47:31 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Phoebe-Bridgers-Outside-Lands-San-Francisco-17356639.php |
No disrespect to Disclosure, but the hardest decision for most fans at Outside Lands on Friday was whether to catch Phoebe Bridgers or SZA.
Those who choose the New Jersey R&B queen were not disappointed.
Performing from atop an elevated lighthouse set on the main Lands End stage, SZA opened her set with "Go Gina," featuring a hotshot band of musicians recreating the jazzy backing track live. Out of the gate, her voice had a sterling confidence, portraying the strength and emotional authority that's drawn her legions of fans, almost all of whom were singing along.
At first, the lighthouse set piece seemed a bit random, but like most all of SZA's work, it ended up conveying a sense of introspection and fleeting desire for connection. The height of the lighthouse gave fans a better view of her, and when she climbed down to stage-level, she sat with her legs hanging over the edge of a pier, fitting for the dreamy and wistful elements of her sound. A video backdrop of crashing waves shifted from dark and stormy to psychedelic, with digital fireworks exploding on screen.
After the first song ended, she held her arms straight up, then slowly ticked one of them down to her side. Fans immediately got the clue: the next song would be "Broken Clocks," another favorite from her 2017 debut "Ctrl."
Perhaps the most striking moment of the set came next, when SZA revealed that she had just recovered from a COVID infection.
"I had COVID a week ago, and it beat my ass... I was definitely fighting for my life to be with you," she said.
She continued speaking to the crowd about how surreal the world is today, briefly addressing how women's rights are being taken away (presumably a reference to abortion), and how the earth is even spinning faster than usual (which is true, although she exaggerated by saying it was spinning twice its normal rate). SZA just wished things were normal: cue "Normal Girl."
Although short, these simple transitions sprinkled throughout the set were welcome treats for the crowd, and felt like an intimate view into the mind of the notoriously press-shy artist.
Before "Drew Barrymore," she shared a relatable anecdote about feeling lonely while going to keg parties when she was younger, and introduced the 2021 single "I Hate U" by telling the crowd that she had trouble forgiving because she is a Scorpio. In the moments before "Hit Different," she stopped the band mid-intro after noticing a fan in distress at the front of the crowd. "You know that the vibes hit different," she said pensively after the fan was safe, presumably a reference to the tragic deaths at Travis Scott's Astroworld festival in 2021.
Other standout tracks included a high-energy rendition of "Kiss Me More," "Doves in the Wind" (in which SZA rapped along with Kendrick Lamar's verse) and "Love Galore," featuring one of the most satisfying slow-build intros in pop music. During "Garden (Say It Like Dat)," her guitar player erupted into a fiery solo.
Although the first half of the set brimmed with confidence, on-stage sound troubles plagued the last few songs. SZA expressed frustration about not being able to hear herself, repeatedly removing her in-ear monitors. Despite the sound issues, she ended the set with a splash — literally.
After the last song, she jumped from atop the lighthouse onto an inflatable airbag, with the sea scene on the video screen erupting with a large splash of water. It was a cheeky moment of levity, and a perfect gift for fans that stayed loyal until the end. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/outside-lands-headliner-sza-covid-17356494.php | 2022-08-06T20:47:37 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/outside-lands-headliner-sza-covid-17356494.php |
Grand Parade wows crowd with sights, smiles
CANTON – The tradition marched on.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival Canton Repository Grand Parade stepped off at 8 a.m., near Sixth Street SW. It travelled north on Cleveland Avenue, passing thousands of people who lined both sides of the street for more than two miles, to its conclusion at 25th Street NW.
"To me, every year it gets better," said Lawrence Harris, a city sanitation worker and lifelong Canton resident.
Harris has attended about every Grand Parade for the past 50 years and used to bring his children, who are now grown. It was his second year helping clean after the parade.
This year's lineup included 111 units − Hall of Famers, new and returning; plenty of high school bands; floats such as a giant Idaho potato and Oscar the Grouch; balloons; the high energy performance of the South Shore Drill Team; and gobs of classic cars, to name a few.
Here's some of what we saw along the route:
Parade prep
Parade floats lined Cleveland Avenue south of Sixth Street SW as spectators made their way north to the start of the route.
Ashley and Jason Holderbaum brought their 1-year-old daughter Olivia in a stroller to watch her second Grand Parade. The Holderbaums try to come every year, and were on their way to sit with relatives.
"We like the balloons," Ashley said. Jason added that his favorite group is the South Shore Drill Team from Chicago.
They walked past Marty Rischar, of Youngstown, who sat in the Mabel Schwebel toaster mobile — a 1966 vehicle that replaced a 1936 bread truck from Schwebel’s Baking Company. He's been with the company 31 years and said he enjoys the camaraderie of parade day in Canton.
"We always seem to get a warm reception here," Rischar said.
He operates bread slices atop the toaster-like truck with a two-button controller, the motor for which usually burns out by the end because "everyone wants to watch the bread go up and down."
Camping and cookouts
Finding a good spot to watch the parade is all about planning.
Arrive early and plan to stay late.
Early often means the evening before. A smattering of tents lined grass and asphalt lots along the northern half of the route, between 12th Street NW and Malone University.
Shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday, Tylor Shahan flipped sausage patties on a sizzling grill to feed a contingent of about 20 family members near 25th Street NW. He maneuvered his breakfast menu around a table filled with pizza boxes, left over from last night's dinner.
As is the case with so many locals, the the parade is a family tradition.
'Roll off now'
Marching bands began playing with high energy as they approached the "roll off now" signs on Cleveland Avenue SW.
Aside from a brief burst of sunlight, the morning was cloudy and humid with temperatures in the 70s. Police officers from several area departments were stationed at intersections along the route.
People watched the enshrinees, marching bands and balloons from bleacher seats, folding chairs and buildings facing the street. Coffee drinks and boxes of sugary, fried dough from Dunkin' Donuts, Mary Ann Donuts, Giant Eagle and other generic brands were plentiful.
Chants of "spin it" − with a variation of "unscrew it" for the AEP lightbulb balloon − were frequent requests from the crowd to balloon handlers, who often obliged.
The color of the day
About 200 people come to Pioneer Financial Services for a good parade seat every year. Owner Tom Crank, who’s also the baseball coach at Malone University, invites employees, clients, friends and friends of friends to the soiree.
His mom, Linda Crank, provides sausage gravy and biscuits and cinnamon rolls to help feed the hungry throng.
Pioneer’s location, at 2515 Cleveland Avenue NW, provides premier seating.
“We do a different color each year,” Crank explained, showing off a table full of hundreds of Pioneer T-shirts.
The shirts were green when Green Bay’s Brett Favre was enshrined.
Blue when Colts’ and Broncos’ star Peyton Manning got in.
This year was gray and black for the Raiders’ Cliff Branch.
Crank said typically they’ll run a few of the shirts out to the corresponding hall of famer, as he passes – and they usually graciously accept the gift.
Steelers in Browns territory
Theo Satterwhite is a regular at the parade.
“I’m a hardcore Steelers fan,” he said.
He and Tanya Whitehouse spent the night in his black Jeep Wrangler. A Steelers banner, noting the team’s six Super Bowl titles, dangled from the top. Next to a couple yellow Terrible Towels. Just behind a chair draped with a Steelers blanket.
He’s usually surrounded by Browns’ fans.
“Them ... and them … and them,” he shouted while pointing his finger left, then right, and finally across the street. “That’s why I got to be loud. I’ve got to be louder than anyone..”
Last night, he paid the price, though.
Someone dumped a beer on his blanket.
Satterwhite is pretty sure it was a Browns fan.
Tight white pants
Sue Sprandel proudly displayed a "We (love) Bob Golic" sign in front of her seat at her family’s business, Sprandel Chiropractic Clinic in the 1400 block of Cleveland Avenue NW. She said she was hoping to embarrass him a bit.
Golic − who played 14 seasons in the NFL, including seven with Cleveland − is now a talk show host for WNIR 100.1 FM.
Sprandel has met Golic, because she said she used to date Tom Cullison, the radio station's production director. However, she admitted to being a Golic fan long before that. In fact, it began during his time with the Browns.
“I always liked his white football pants,” she said with a smile. “And he knows it, because I’ve told him so.”
Showing some love
Many returning hall of famers are regulars on parade units.
And so many of them enjoy the 2.5-mile slow ride north from downtown to their exit point at Bill’s Cobbler Shop.
While it’s common for parade watchers to take photos of the stars, Raiders’ tight end Dave Casper returned the favor, taking photos of the crowd with his cell phone; Vikings’ lineman Ron Yary signed a football for a little boy; Mike Haynes profusely thanked the crowd and told them he’d see them again next year.
Skilled autograph-seekers know the best place to watch the parade is from a grassy hill, north of the post office – beyond the official end of the route. While most of the units head east into the Malone Parking lot, just south of the post office, all the Hall of Famers continue on for a few more blocks to the cobbler shop.
“Ten so far,’ said Chad Rucker, showing off a photo of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, signed by 10 members of the Hall.
Local pride
Darin and Jenifer Hill grew up coming to the parade as city residents and now were sharing the experience with their sons, 3-year-old Callen and 5-year-old Davis. They said it's changed over the years, with fewer tractors and horses this year. They still find it fun.
The Hills planned to attend the Concert for Legends and Dave Chappelle shows this weekend.
"We try to do all of the Hall of Fame things," Jenifer said.
Robyn Rohr and her daughter Madison, a Jackson High School band alumnus who previously marched in the parade, said they enjoy seeing all the marching bands. Madison noted that watching it is less tiring than participating.
"It's just nice to come out and see people from all over Stark County united for something fun," Robyn Rohr said.
After nearly two hours of entertainment, police and firefighter sirens signaled the parade's end.
Float winners for 2022
The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce had previously announced the float winners of the 2022 Canton Repository Grand Parade. Eight floats were entered.
- Grand Prize Award – Best overall entry in the parade: Freedom Float, sponsored by Newcomer’s Chapel of Pigeon Run United Methodist Church
- Ohio State Award – Best nonprofessional builder entry: Anya Van Rose Music
- Enshrinees' Award – Most-effective use of color: Fairplay Family Center
- Mayor's Award – Best display of animation: 12th Man, sponsored by Akron Auto Auction
- HOF Board of Trustees’ Award – Most original concept: Black College Football Hall of Fame
- NFL Award – Best use of flowers: Louisville Constitution Court
- Exceptional Merit − Ohio Lottery, Summit Academy School
The panel of judges were: David Whitehill of ArtsinStark, Mark Vandegrift of Innis Maggiore, Chris Lesho of Shattered Window Productions and Janelle Lee of the Black College Hall of Fame.
Reach Kelly at 330-580-8323 or kelly.byer@cantonrep.com. On Twitter: @kbyerREP.
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Clouds still hung over Richmond on Saturday morning, the remnants of storms that swept through the area Friday night and left thousands without power.
But the storm couldn't deter hundreds of paddlers and spectators from converging on Rockett's Landing for the annual Richmond International Dragon Boat Festival.
Local nonprofit Sports Backers partnered with Great White North, a Canadian promoter, to host the festival, which was returning after missing 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Capital Punishment, a team from the D.C. Dragon Boat Club, held off a furious comeback by Charlotte-based Organized Chaos to claim victory in the event's headlining race.
The festival is part of GWN's Major League Dragon Boat series, and the promoter refers to Richmond as "the liveliest festival stop on the MLDB circuit."
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Dragon boating, which traces its history back more than 2,000 years to ancient China, involves a team of 20 paddlers piloting a long boat -- traditionally adorned with a Chinese dragon head at the bow -- 500 meters down a waterway.
A drummer, affiliated with the team, keeps rhythm in the front, similar to a coxswain in rowing, and someone from GWN oversees steering from the back to ensure that competing boats do not crash into each other.
Pete Woody, communications manager for Sports Backers, says that dragon boating has gained popularity as a niche water sport in the United States and Canada in recent years.
"It's a unique way to experience being on the water," he said.
Competitive and recreational teams from North Carolina to Pennsylvania came together to participate, spanning the gamut from Organized Chaos, a team that has been dragon boating for more than a decade, to groups from Richmond-area companies like Markel Corporation and Dominion Energy, which participate as a form of team building.
Sports Backers chief operating officer Megan Schultz said that most of the corporate teams practiced just once in the week leading up to the festival. The fact that anyone can participate levels the playing field, she said.
In addition to the races, festival attendees were treated to several cultural performances. Matthew Tran, a 15-year-old black belt, performed martial arts routines with a broadsword and a spear. And dancers from Pacific Arts Troupe, On the One Dance Company and the Richmond Chinese Folk Dance Group twirled their way through routines inspired by popular Chinese movies, poetry and China's tea culture. | https://richmond.com/news/local/return-of-richmond-international-dragon-boat-festival-makes-a-splash-at-rocketts-landing/article_5e7521df-32ff-520c-8d09-322156547d6e.html | 2022-08-06T20:55:31 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/return-of-richmond-international-dragon-boat-festival-makes-a-splash-at-rocketts-landing/article_5e7521df-32ff-520c-8d09-322156547d6e.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. — The historic Roseway Theater in Northeast Portland was severely damaged after a fire broke out on Saturday morning.
Portland Fire and Rescue says firefighters were called to a fire at the theater at 5:48 a.m., and they arrived to find the building covered in black smoke. Upon entering the building, firefighters began searching for the fire when the floor began to collapse and flames started to burn through the roof of the building.
After calling for a third alarm, at least 80 fire personnel responded to the scene. Fire crews were forced to use aerial ladder trucks to extinguish the fire from above due to the severity of the situation inside the building, according to Portland Fire. There appear to be no reports of injuries or deaths.
Portland Fire reports the fire is currently under control and that fire investigators are waiting for the building to stabilize before they can begin to search for a cause. Crews will remain on scene throughout the day and it's expected that the investigation will take several days.
City of Portland crews were also called in to deal with the water runoff caused by the firefighting efforts, Portland Fire said.
"Events like these force us to further stretch our firefighting resources and the public is asked to be especially vigilant as todays weather poses a significant risk for fires to start and spread quickly," the agency said in a statement. "In short the summer fire season is here and were busy, so please help us by being fire safe."
The Roseway Theater was originally built in 1924 and opened its doors in 1925.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more details as they emerge. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/roseway-theater-northeast-portland-fire-damaged/283-d184db96-0ba6-40f6-8dd9-02ce935b59f5 | 2022-08-06T20:58:30 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/roseway-theater-northeast-portland-fire-damaged/283-d184db96-0ba6-40f6-8dd9-02ce935b59f5 |
BLOOMINGTON — Would you hold a picnic, or even your wedding, at a sewage treatment plant?
Believe it or not, it happened in the early 20th century — right here in the Twin Cities.
For this part of The Pantagraph’s "Off Limits" series, we’re taking a close look at one of the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District’s facilities. The Bloomington treatment plant on West Oakland Avenue doesn’t offer free access to the general public due to safety concerns, though district Executive Director Timothy Ervin noted they do hold educational tours for schools, colleges and industry professionals.
The plant first began operating in 1928, according to The Pantagraph archives. Its path to fruition was marked by legal battles, financial obstacles and public contention over costs. Ervin said the district was court-ordered into existence by McLean County, and the State of Illinois passed special legislation to enact it as one of the first treatment districts to serve multiple municipalities.
McLean County Judge Homer Hall commented in a district-published 1930s pamphlet: “This interesting plant belonging to the people is becoming an attractive park, which can be, and should be, visited by our citizens so that they may inspect their property and realize just what it is.”
Illinois State University assistant professor Keith Pluymers, who teaches a course on environmental history, likened the sense civic pride residents held then for local water treatment to that of the Hoover Dam. He said picnics and weddings were held in the park around the west Bloomington plant.
However, he said that enthusiasm for treating wastewater wasn’t universally shared at the time.
“There were people who thought it was stupid idea, cost too much money or was bad in one way or another,” he said.
Today, most people don’t get much thought to where the water ends up after it goes down the drain. That’s a sentiment shared by Ervin and Pluymers, who said the Oakland facility is a place that kind of gets left out of history, when compared to bigger water infrastructure projects completed for Chicago and Los Angeles.
There are no future weddings currently planned at the site, which looks much different today following late 1970s expansions updating their treatment methods. A rock garden remains and is abundant with fauna. Water fowl can be found in the nearby discharge channel, where treated water is returned to Sugar Creek and the Salt Creek of Sangamon Watershed.
Ervin said the Oakland Avenue site is rated for handling an average wastewater intake of 22 million gallons daily. He said one person uses 100 gallons of water per day, and one million gallons a day serves about 10,000 people.
Before the plant’s existence, Ervin said, raw sewage was dumped into streams like Sugar Creek, and then washed away from urban centers. It ended up in another unwelcome destination.
“Citizens downstream of Bloomington-Normal were tired of waking up with sewage in their yard,” he said of heavy rainfall events.
Ervin added people began to discover that exposure to raw sewage resulted in impacts to public health, including a typhoid epidemic.
A natural process
In 1914, Bloomington citizen John Dugan filed a complaint with the Illinois Rivers and Lakes Commission over the pollution of Sugar Creek. Then in 1919, two lawsuits were filed against both the City of Bloomington and Town of Normal and several “industrial concerns,” leading to the formation of the district.
Historic district documents show that the district’s first project was to deepen and straighten Sugar Creek for additional storm water capacity, and link several independent sewage outflows into one connected system.
Ervin said large interceptor pipes were laid along streams in town, utilizing gravity to bring fluids to the plant.
Once at the Oakland facility, fluids are lifted upward by pumps known as Archimedes screws and screened for debris. Ervin said that technology was invented centuries ago by the Greeks.
The now-decommissioned part of the 1920s plant once treated water with a chemical process involving chlorine, the director said. Currently, the plant makes use of two treatment sequences that involve biological processes, instead of chemical. About 40% is diverted to Plant 1, and 60% goes to Plant 3, a section added in 1977.
The latter plant is an activated sludge plant, capable of processing 16.5 million gallons per day. It starts with an aeration tank, which blows air through pipes at the bottom of the tanks.
District Safety Manager Caitlin Raasch explains the aeration creates an environment where microorganisms can thrive, thereby feeding off organic waste matter, removing ammonia content and lowering what is known as the biochemical oxygen demand of raw sewage. Without lowering the oxygen demand, she said microbes will continue eating up oxygen in natural waterways and cause ecological impacts.
Next are the clarification tanks, where Raasch said solids settle about 15 feet deep to the bottom. Two sets of arms circle around the rims of the tanks, cleaning greasy scum off water weirs that allow fluids to spill to the next stage: sand-based filters that remove finer particulates.
Water will then pass through ultraviolet light. Ervin said it affects cell mitochondria so that bacteria cannot reproduce and will eventually die off in effluent waters.
Although UV light can be harmful to humans without proper eye protection, Raasch said it’s much safer than working with chlorine.
Lastly, the water is oxygenated by aerators again before being discharged into the watershed.
“It’s adapted over time and become more efficient,” explained Ervin of Plant 3’s treatment methods, “because a lot of the water qualities have changed over time and technologies have had to catch up to help comply with those standards.”
Wastewater enters clarification tanks, where liquids are separated from solids, at both Plant 1 and Plant 3, though the process varies slightly. Liquids are then sprayed over a layer of small rocks as part of a trickling filter system from the 1920s.
“Microorganisms grow on the rocks, and over time they die and fall down into the water,” Ervin said, and those microbes settle at the bottom of a secondary clarification tank. After that, the water heads to a biotower, a mechanism that continues the filtration process.
Through a process called nitrification, the water’s ammonia content is oxidized by bacteria, before continuing into a secondary clarifier, sand filter and UV light treatment.
Water samples are tested at several points throughout the treatment process, Raasch said, ensuring that nitrogen, ammonia, nitrate and nitrite levels remain under limits set by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Foul smells can be detected in initial phase of the intake process. But by the later stages, water leaving the clarifiers has lost much of its smell it arrived with.
Ervin said they add in hydrogen peroxide to help keep odors under control.
Resonating with history
To Pluymers, the ISU professor, the problem of dealing with sewage is as old as the country.
He said the infrastructure is incredibly expensive, but serves as an “institution that transformed the waterway and watershed through town.”
For Bloomington-Normal, the cost was so great that propositions to issue a bond funding the district failed to pass at least twice in the 1920s.
And for some residents, the idea of preventing sewage overflow from heavy rains was inconceivable: S. B. Mason penned a Dec. 1921 letter to The Daily Pantagraph editors claiming "no sewage disposal plant can be built that will handle such a flood as will fill the sewers and the creek."
Mason continued to argue against issuing the bond, insisting that engineers were exceeding their “reasonable limits.”
Ervin said in a wet weather, or an “excess flow” event, the Oakland Avenue facility can handle up to roughly 45 million gallons per day, about double its standard throughput. Raasch noted they have on-call operators ready to respond overnight.
When Sugar Creek conditions were unsanitary, it may have taken a toll on human lives. McLean County Museum of History librarian Bill Kemp detailed this in a 2009 column titled “Railroad shops center of deadly 1920 typhoid outbreak.”
He wrote Bloomington struggled to supply enough water for both residents and industry in the city, and the Chicago & Alton Railroad relied on an “industrial” source pumped either directly from Sugar Creek or wells south of its shop, for non-potable uses like locomotive boilers or toilets.
The librarian reported state investigations identified the outbreak culprit as “a leaky 4-inch valve that was supposed to separate the good water from the bad.”
Twenty-four died following the typhoid rash, and a new drinking water reservoir was created: Lake Bloomington.
When considering ecological impacts of water treatment, Pluymers sees a historical resonance in the Oakland facility first serving as a park, and how the second BNWRD facility in Heyworth neighbors the restored wetlands of the Schroeder Nature Preserve. That park is open to public access.
“Both plants in that way reflect of significance of institutions like this for shaping the environment relationships for cities, towns and surrounding areas and the water that flows through them,” he said. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/watch-now-inside-the-plant-where-bloomington-normals-wastewater-is-cleaned-and-returned/article_03e5e68c-1509-11ed-a382-a3cdd2265a8a.html | 2022-08-06T21:07:45 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/watch-now-inside-the-plant-where-bloomington-normals-wastewater-is-cleaned-and-returned/article_03e5e68c-1509-11ed-a382-a3cdd2265a8a.html |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Law enforcement officials in Sacramento County are searching for the gunman accused of shooting and killing a man in Rancho Cordova Friday night.
According to a joint statement by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office and the Rancho Cordova Police Department released Saturday, around 11:21 p.m. Friday, dispatchers received a 911 call from the girlfriend of a shooting victim in Rancho Cordova.
The woman reported to police that her boyfriend had been shot in the 3000 block of Ramsgate Way and was lying on the ground.
When officers arrived to the scene, they say they found the man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Officer reportedly attempted life-saving measures while waiting for paramedics.
Officials with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District took the victim to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police say.
Homicide detectives responded to the scene and are working to gather evidence and interview witnesses. Authorities have not released any information on a suspect or potential motive in the homicide.
Those who may have witnessed the deadly shooting or have information are asked to call investigators at 916-874-5115.
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Less than 1 year after joining Elwood police, Officer Noah Shahnavaz laid to rest
When the time came for Elwood’s police chief to eulogize slain Officer Noah Shahnavaz, he stood behind the young man’s casket covered in an American flag and shared how the pair met.
Chief Jason Brizendine recalled how Shahnavaz, just before his in-home job interview for a position in the city of Elwood’s police department, answered the door in a pressed suit and tie, with a big grin. His integrity and honesty, Brizendine said, made him seem more like a seasoned police officer versus a prospect.
The chief quipped that despite his reputation among his force for being picky when it comes to hiring, his decision to offer Shahnavaz a job only took a matter of minutes after that interview. The 24-year-old was hired Aug. 21.
More:Elwood feels loss of police officer
“Noah loved his job and excelled at it,” Brizendine said. “He was a little brother to the family at the Elwood Police Department.”
On Saturday, less than one year after that encounter, Brizendine found himself speaking at his own officer’s funeral – something he prays no other police department leader has to do.
That morning, police officers hailing from local departments to those from California, Hawaii, Texas and beyond came in droves to ITOWN Church in Fishers on Saturday to pay their respects to Shahnavaz.
The young officer was shot and killed July 31 while conducting a traffic stop at the intersection of State Road 37 and County Road 1100 North in Elwood. During the stop, police said the driver of the car shot at Shahnavaz, striking him, then drove away. He was later arrested.
Each law enforcement member on Saturday filed inside the sanctuary to fill the auditorium, which seats more than 1,000. The service came before the 77-mile-long procession route from Fishers, up to Elwood and down again to Crown Hill Cemetery where Shahnavaz is to be buried.
Shahnavaz’s death sent the city of Elwood reeling. The city, which has a population just under 8,400 people about 40 minutes north of Fishers, according to recent census data, has the feel of a small town where everyone knows each other by their first name. Though Shahnavaz, Chief Brizendine noted, touched lives beyond just the ones in the city where he proudly served.
During his time at Fishers High School, school officials remembered Shahnavaz for his easy-going, caring personality. He played in the marching band, drumline and wrestled. He enrolled in a specialized class his senior year after expressing an interest in law enforcement.
After his graduation in 2016, he joined the U.S. Army, where he served for five years.
Nick Tracy, who met Shahnavaz in the 591st Military Police Company, said during the service that he can’t sum up a life as full as his friend's in one speech, but said Shahnavaz will be remembered for being a natural leader and making others feel confident in achieving their goals. He also noted that "Shanny,” a nickname they called Shahnavaz, will be remembered for his distinctive belly laugh.
“It would catch anybody's attention,” Tracy said. “I asked our company about something we should never forget about Noah.
"Each one mentioned his laugh.”
To his family, Shahnavaz was also known as the funny one.
“Everyone always laughed at his jokes,” said his younger sister, Sarah Shahnavaz, alongside her younger brother. “So every single time I’d make him laugh, I was really proud of myself.”
In front of their brother’s casket sat a clear pitcher filled with water. When the siblings came to the stage to speak, Sarah Shahnavaz explained how the jug was one of her brother’s simple joys in life. She said the jug was given to her roughly five years ago, until her older brother claimed it, and drank from it every night with a specific, characteristic order – water, no ice.
On the day her brother died, Sarah Shahnavaz said she came home to find the jug empty.
In their parting request to the funeral attendees, the Shahnavaz family asked the crowd to never forget Noah, a brother, a son and a grandson.
“Noah never had the chance to become a homeowner, a husband, a father, a grandfather or an uncle,” the family’s eulogy read. “We should all seek to honor Noah’s life and sacrifice by choosing to move forward, do hard things and always strive to make the world a better place.”
To further assist his family, the Indiana Fallen Heroes Foundation has started a memorial fund for Shahnavaz. Anyone wishing to donate can visit any First Merchants Bank and reference the Indiana Fallen Heroes Foundation. Donations can also be made by visiting the foundation’s website and selecting “fallen heroes” then “Noah Shahnavaz.”
Contact Sarah Nelson at 317-503-7514 or sarah.nelson@indystar.com. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/08/06/elwood-indiana-funeral-police-department-officer-noah-shahnavez-death/65392593007/ | 2022-08-06T21:09:10 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/08/06/elwood-indiana-funeral-police-department-officer-noah-shahnavez-death/65392593007/ |
Indiana abortion ban goes into effect in September: What you need to know
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a near total ban on abortion in Indiana Aug. 5.
Here's what you need to know:
When the ban goes into effect
The ban will go into effect on Sept. 15. The law makes Indiana the first state to pass legislation of its kind in a special session since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
How abortion is banned
The bill bans abortion at zero weeks, with narrow exceptions for rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormalities, plus the life and health of the mother.
Here are the exceptions
Victims of rape and incest have up until 10 weeks in their pregnancies to get an abortion. Abortions are also permitted when the long-term health and life of the mother are at risk, as well as for fatal fetal abnormalities.
Planned Parenthood can't offer abortions
The law terminates the licensure of abortion clinics, meaning the procedure will only be performed at hospitals and ambulatory outpatient surgical centers owned by hospitals.
Currently, 98% of abortions in Indiana take place in abortion clinics.
Last year, only six hospitals in the state performed abortions of any kind and only one of those – Deaconess Hospital in Evansville – was located outside of Indianapolis.
Planned Parenthood plans to keep open its 11 facilities would open in the state. Only four of its centers currently offer abortion procedures, while all locations offer comprehensive reproductive health care services, a Planned Parenthood official said.
Doctors can be sent to jail
It's a level 5 felony for a physician to perform an illegal abortion. That means an abortion provider could face 1 to 6 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 under the amended bill.
There are no criminal penalties for women who receive abortions.
Increased power for attorney general was removed
The House nixed a provision the Senate wanted that would have granted the attorney general the ability to prosecute abortion and other crimes in counties in which a prosecutor refuses to prosecute.
Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced in June his office would not prosecute abortion-related cases if Republicans in the state legislature criminalized the procedure.
Instead, the House added the creation of a task force to study instances where prosecutors make "a blanket refusal" to enforce certain laws. Such abortion-related cases do not appear to be common.
Here's how the House and Senate voted
The Indiana Senate voted 26-20 on July 30. The Indiana House amended the bill and voted 62-38 on Aug. 5. The Senate voted 28-19 Aug. 5 to accept those changes and to send the bill to the governor.
Republicans in both chambers attempted to remove exceptions for rape and incest but failed.
Gov. Holcomb's reaction
Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Aug. 5 that he had signed Senate Bill 1 within an hour of its passage, capping a marathon day that saw both chambers pass the bill.
“Following the overturning of Roe, I stated clearly that I would be willing to support legislation that made progress in protecting life," Holcomb said in a statement at the time. "In my view, SEA 1 accomplishes this goal following its passage in both chambers of the Indiana General Assembly with a solid majority of support."
White House reaction
The White House condemned the legislation the day after Holcomb signed the bill into law.
In a statement to the media, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called Indiana's ban another radical step taken by Republican lawmakers to curb women's constitutionally-protected right to abortion and to put health care decisions in the hands of politicians rather than physicians. Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden is dedicated to protecting women's reproductive rights and, until Congress acts, will be taking action.
She did not specify what action.
The General Assembly added $75M for services
Social services programs for expectant mothers and children are wrapped into the bill.
The bill includes:
- $45 million to establish Hoosier Family Fund, which will distribute funds through the Department of Health and Department of Homeland Security
- $2 million to Real Alternatives, a crisis pregnancy center
- $10 million to expand the Nurse Family Partnership program
- More than $5 million to the Safety PIN grant fund
- $10 million to Child Care and Development Fund voucher program
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IndyStar archives contributed to this report.
Contact IndyStar reporter Lizzie Kane at ekane@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter: @lizzie_kane17. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/08/06/indiana-abortion-bill-ban-law/65394328007/ | 2022-08-06T21:09:16 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2022/08/06/indiana-abortion-bill-ban-law/65394328007/ |
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