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Carnation Festival: Hundreds of classic, custom vehicles showcased at Auto Show
ALLIANCE − An early threat of rain Saturday didn't deter car lovers or owners from coming out for the Greater Alliance Carnation Festival's Car Show at Glamorgan Castle.
Hundreds of classic cars and trucks, hot rods and customs were on display. Also on hand were food vendors, military vehicles, and a Sept. 11, 2001, display.
Bob Dailey, 70, of Alliance showed his orange and white 1958 Edsel Pacer, a car he's owned for 40 years. It's only had two owners.
Dailey said he comes every year to the auto show.
"It's always a nice, big show with something new to see," the retiree said. "This is social time when you're retired. You get to meet so many nice people."
Rich Vicencio, 67, of Canton brought his custom 1920 Ford T Bucket to the show for the first time.
"It looked like rain," he said, sitting near his car. "I didn't think there would be that many people who'd come. It looked bad."
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But the gloomy sky eventually turned blue with plenty of sunshine. "It's nice," Vicencio said.
Clarence Givler, 66, of Louisville brought one of his collectibles, a blue 1966 Ford Fairlane 500, to the show. He owns three others.
Givler said he goes to other shows, and this is, he said, is "one of the better ones."
Remembering 9/11
In addition to classics, a special display that pays tribute to those killed or injured during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City, Washington D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, greeted visitors who entered the show from the castle parking lot.
William Kroah III of Malvern and his wife, Rebecca, brought the mobile Rescue 343-2 Memorial to the show, which event organizers highlighted in the brochure. The memorial features U.S. flags, a replica of twisted steel from the World Trade Center, and other artifacts.
"Shortly after 9/11, I had this gut feeling people would forget. That's exactly what has happened," said Kroah, a truck driver.
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Kroah said he is friends with a man who lost his son in the attacks, and the purpose of his display to keep the memories of all lost loved ones alive, because for the families, "it's still fresh."
To them, he said, "it's not 21 years ago."
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — No one was hurt after a fire at a popular Scottsdale restaurant sent a large plume of smoke into the air on Sunday.
The fire happened at Fogo de Chao around 3 p.m. That's near Lincoln Drive and Scottsdale Road.
It’s unclear how the fire started, but Scottsdale firefighters are working to get control of it and examine the extent of the damage.
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The restaurant had to be evacuated, but no one was injured.
The fire is still under investigation.
Fogo de Chao caught fire in 2016 in a separate incident. No one was hurt in that fire either.
This is a developing story. Stay with 12News for the latest updates.
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The Kenosha County Fair “Wheels and Squeals” is ready to run Wednesday, Aug. 17 to Sunday, Aug. 21 at the fairgrounds at 111th St., Wilmot.
New this year will be a featured rodeo on Friday night at the grandstand on the grounds. The T&C Rodeo will feature bull riding, bareback riding, barrel racing and more. The event will include an additional fee of $5 for those ages 12 and older. Children age 11 and younger can attend free.
The fair will also feature many of Kenosha County’s favorites from past years, including the hay bale throwing contest, kids’ pedal tractor pulls and the demolition derby.
“Wheels and Squeals” is the County Fair’s official theme of this year, Kenosha County Fair Manager Denise Zirbel said.
“Think pigs, think racing, think Ferris wheels, think ride squeals,” Zirbel said. “Lots of wheels and squeals will be involved this year at Kenosha County Fair.”
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Between indoor and outdoor vendors, around 90 vendors will be at the fair this year, Zirbel said. While there are some new vendors, Zirbel takes pride in the fact that almost all vendors return to the fair every year.
“Probably 90% of our vendors return year after year. I think that says a lot about, they obviously do well financially,” Zirbel said. “It’s a credit to our staff, my staff and the people who work here every year that the vendors return year after year after year.”
One of Zirbel’s personal favorite aspects of the fair is that it is an inter-generational event.
“Kids that I went to school with brought their kids here, and now we’re all bringing our grandkids here,” Zirbel said. “It’s so generational in that people enjoy it, and want to bring their kids and then their grandkids, so I get a big kick out of that.”
What’s on tap
Grandstand events this year are set to include: Dirt Track Racing on Wednesday and Saturday; an Antique Tractor Parade and a Truck and Tractor Pull & Combine Demolition Derby on Thursday; the T&C Rodeo on Friday; and an International Demolition Derby on Sunday.
Entertainment on the Creekside Stage is scheduled to include: WIIL ROCK Wednesday night; In The Stix on Thursday night; The Now on Friday night; Bella Cain on Saturday night; and the Doo-Wop Daddies on Sunday.
Family entertainment this year includes five live shows, all included in the cost of admission: Nick’s Kid Show, the Barnyard Adventure Show, Milwaukee Flyers, Rock-N-Circus and Pleasure Valley Pig & Duck Races.
The kids’ pedal pulls will be held Thursday and Friday, Aug. 18-19, and are open to contestants 5 thru 12 years of age/ Entries will be accepted between 10 and 11 a.m. each day. The Thursday Pedal Pull is at 11 a.m., and Friday’s Pedal Pull is at 11:30 a.m.
The annual Children’s Parade will be the morning of Friday, Aug. 19. The parade is held at the southeast end of the fairgrounds near the Fair Office. On-sight registration begins at 9:30AM. All entries must be registered by 10:15AM to participate.
Fairest of the Fair
The crowning of The Fairest of the Fair will take place on Saturday, Aug. 20, at 10:30 a.m. The Fairest of the Fair winner will serve as an ambassador of the Kenosha County Fair and represent the Fair during a year of official duties, including appearances at local events and parades.
Aside from events throughout the year, this individual is the official host of Kenosha County Fair during the five-day event of the upcoming year. As official host, the winner is given the opportunity to participate in events/contests, perform media interviews, greet fair-goers, attend judging sessions, and crown next year’s Fairest of the Fair.
During the final days of their reign, they compete at the Wisconsin Association of Fairs Annual convention for the title of Wisconsin Fairest of the Fairs.
Know before you go
The Kenosha County Fairgrounds are open 8 a.m. to midnight Wednesday through Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.
Daily general admission is $10 for adults (ages 12 and older), $5 for children ages 7-11, free for children 6 and under, $7 for senior citizens (ages 65 and up) and $7 for retired or active military members (ID required). Friday and Saturday night Grandstand events require separate admission fees. General parking is free.
More information on the fair is available at https://www.kenoshacofair.com/. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/wheels-and-squeals-kenosha-county-fair-returns-aug-17-21/article_7dd5c81c-1366-11ed-b3b3-4f74439f1680.html | 2022-08-07T23:48:33 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/wheels-and-squeals-kenosha-county-fair-returns-aug-17-21/article_7dd5c81c-1366-11ed-b3b3-4f74439f1680.html |
CANNONSBURG, KY (WOWK) — While some flood victims in Kentucky are having to start completely over after losing everything to the recent flood, an organization hosted their second donation drive Sunday to help them out.
The Rush Cartel, a local off-road group, spent Sunday at the Walmart in Cannonsburg loading a trailer and bus with donated items from people in the community.
“It’s about helping people in need, and we hope that if we were ever in need, someone would do the same for us,” said Rush Cartel President Steven Newsome. “Community’s not always local. We’re a big off-road group. That’s what we do, that’s what we started, but we’re also a people helping people group.”
Organizers say although everything is helpful, right now Kentucky communities could really use hygiene products in addition to food and cleaning supplies.
Young people in the community say they are also doing what they can to get the donations rolling.
“I just posted on Instagram that I’m taking donations and bringing it out here,” said Kentucky resident Alycen Hurst. “A lot of people donated money, some people donated cases of water, and we just went and bought the water and brought it out.”
Hurst says she hopes this inspires others in the community to do what they can as well. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/ky-organization-hosts-donation-drive-for-flood-victims/ | 2022-08-07T23:51:19 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/ky-organization-hosts-donation-drive-for-flood-victims/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Sunday, Aug. 7 is National Purple Heart Day in the United States.
More than 1.8 million Purple Hearts have been presented since the award was created in 1782.
It is given to service members who have been wounded or killed as a result of enemy action during their time of service and sacrifice. The decoration is specifically for those involved in combat.
Captain James McCormick, (Ret. Army) of New Haven, West Virginia, is a three-time Purple Heart recipient and the National Commander for the Military Order of the Purple Heart USA (MOPH).
…on this day we honor those who received the Purple Heart and reflect on the tremendous cost of freedom that stands in the gardens of stone in Arlington and a thousand cemeteries around the world where many of our fellow patriots are buried who fell in battle. It can also be found in the ranks of the Military Order of the Purple Heart on the faces of our members who each received a Purple Heart for our sacrifices made on battlefields all around the world in the name of Freedom and for the United States of America.
Captain James McCormick, Army veteran
The MOPH was established in 1932. It is made up of exclusively Purple Heart recipients, and “it is the only veterans service organization comprised strictly of combat veterans.”
You can find out more about the organization and its members by clicking here. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/wv-veteran-celebrates-national-purple-heart-day/ | 2022-08-07T23:51:25 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/wv-veteran-celebrates-national-purple-heart-day/ |
BERWICK, Pa. — Bandit's Roadhouse in Berwick has only been open for two years, but owners here always take the time to lend a helping hand. Especially after a fatal fire in Nescopeck on Friday. The fire in Luzerne county claimed the lives of 10 family members.
“It's important to give back to the family that lost everything because they lost a lot of family members, and they lost a lot of stuff,” said Allison Issler from Berwick.
“Like the thing that happened with the whole fire burning down and everything, we just really want to give back to the people who lost their lives in that and give it back to their family,” Emily Issler, Berwick said.
Daughter of the owners, Emily Issler, came up with the fundraiser idea. The restaurant is donating a portion of its Sunday sales to the family.
As well as collecting water and Gatorade donations for the local firefighters who helped battle the blaze. There's also a 50/50 raffle for customers to take part in.
“Half to the winner, half to the family that lost everything,” added Allison Issler.
“Sometimes the winner will say just donate it to the family and won't keep the money for themselves. Which I'm hoping what happens today because the money will really help if it goes to them,” Emily Issler said.
Co-owner of Bandit's Roadhouse, Chris Issler, is also a local volunteer firefighter, and hearing about this tragedy impacted him and his family.
“We were going to redo the basement in our house, and we figured out there's only one exit, and that's going upstairs. And now my parents are thinking about putting an exit downstairs because of what happened,” shared Emily Issler.
While the fire was a devastating loss to the close-knit community. It's given Bandit's Roadhouse an opportunity to serve its customers outside of the restaurant.
“I feel like if something happened like if something happened to our house, I feel like other people, since we're helping other people, they would also help too,“ said Emily Issler.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — Car enthusiasts came out to benefit a church on Sunday in Scranton.
Gear-heads flocked to the car show at St. Ann's Basilica Monastery on St. Ann's Street in the city.
The fundraiser for the church included barbecue, music, vendors, raffles, face painting, instant bingo, and more.
Last year more than 200 cars came out for the event, and organizers expected to see the same amount this year.
"We couldn't do this without all of our fans who bring their show cars. I mean, we'd be nothing without them. And they're great people. They're generous. They're kind. They're giving, and they're proud of what they've accomplished over the years," said Bill Tonti, organizer.
This was the 8th year the church has held the car show in Scranton.
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OLD FORGE, Pa. — A little competition, all to help raise money for a fire department in Lackawanna County.
Old Forge Fire Department joined forces with NEPA Cornhole on Sunday for a tournament at Revello's Pizza.
44 teams across three divisions competed for the chance to win a top prize of $250.
Fire officials say it means a lot to have the support of the community.
"Our community has always supported us. This is just one more example of all the ways that they come out and help us. We love that they're here to help us for the community. So yeah, we're just really, really excited today that they can offer to help us with this," said Brittni Williams, Treasurer, Old Forge Fire Department.
Revello's provided pizza and drinks for the players. The cornhole tournament also featured live music in Old Forge.
Want to see what was in news in 1983? Head on over to WNEP's YouTube. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/cornhole-tournament-benefits-fire-department-revellos-old-forge-fire-department-brittni-williams-teams/523-37d4311d-94de-481c-98db-90ea894b7e0c | 2022-08-07T23:52:46 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/cornhole-tournament-benefits-fire-department-revellos-old-forge-fire-department-brittni-williams-teams/523-37d4311d-94de-481c-98db-90ea894b7e0c |
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A big day for car lovers across northeastern Pennsylvania at the NEPA Jeep Fury Fest.
More than 50 off-road enthusiasts spent the day at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre, showing off their jeeps.
The event featured food trucks and raffles.
For $10, Jeep lovers registered their SUVs in the hopes of being crowned Best Overall.
"People come together with Jeeps. This is our passion. This is our love. This is what we're about. We love to meet new people so we can learn new things about our community and what people like to do so we could join them and do things with them together," said Gina Bryk-Boice, President NEPA Jeep Fury.
Even though Joe Snedeker's 25th annual Go Joe ride is over, a portion of the proceeds from the Jeep Fest in Wilkes-Barre will benefit St. Joseph's Center.
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FACTORYVILLE, Pa. — People in Wyoming County had their eye on the prize this afternoon.
Folks came out to Factoryville Sportsmen's Club to raise money for Individual Abilities in Motion.
The day consisted of sporting clays on a 100-target course spread out over 5 outdoor stations.
Shooters received a playing card at different stations, and the person holding the best poker hand at the end of the day won $100.
"We really try to help people see that there are still things that you can do despite having a mobility impairment. A lot of the things are possible as long as you have the support and some of the adaptive equipment that makes it possible, and that's what our organization tries to do," said Joe Salva, President of Individual Abilities in Motion.
All the money raised at the event in Wyoming County will support Individual Abilities in Motion's REACH program and individuals with mobility impairments.
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Lincoln City Council members proposed several changes to the mayor’s budget Friday but continuing free StarTran bus rides was not among them.
The StarTran Advisory Board – a mayor-appointed group that advises the city on rates, routes and other operations – took the unusual step of earlier rejecting the mayor’s proposal to reintroduce reduced rates.
Members of the advisory board and others appealed to the council during a public hearing Monday to continue no-fare busing for two more years as a pilot, to give the city more time to gather data to analyze its effectiveness, encourage and increase ridership and help low-income and refugee families.
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities Director Liz Elliott estimated the cost – despite the anticipated increase in ridership – would be $1.2 million a year.
StarTran had been offering fare-free busing during the pandemic, using federal stimulus money to pay for it and those funds will be gone soon.
Also, it appears a home visitation program for new moms and infants will remain in the budget.
In an earlier round of proposed changes, Councilman Richard Meginnis suggested not adding the eight additional public health nurses to run the program. His colleagues did not support the change during the first round of discussion.
Despite questions from some council members during the public hearing worried about the cost of sustaining such a program, Meginnis did not reintroduce that change on Friday.
The first year, the program would be paid for with existing money. It would cost $153,633 the following year and $737,725 annually thereafter.
The council will discuss the latest round of proposed changes at 1 p.m. Monday and will vote on the final changes at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Although the vote Wednesday indicates what changes council members want, it’s still possible for them to propose additional changes prior to the final vote on the budget Aug. 22.
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird proposed a $243.5 million tax-funded budget for 2022-23, a 7.4% increase in spending — or nearly $16.7 million. The biennial budget would increase $9.8 million, or 4%, in the second year of the budget cycle.
The budget — bolstered by an anticipated 18% increase in sales tax revenue in 2022-23 and a smaller 1.2% increase the following year — adds 67 new city jobs.
The two primary sources of revenue are property and sales taxes, though various fees and an occupation tax comprise about a quarter of the city’s revenue.
Property valuations aren’t expected to increase as dramatically as they did last year. The mayor proposed lowering its tax rate by a half-cent, saving taxpayers $1.2 million.
Other budget changes proposed Friday include:
* Councilman Bennie Shobe reintroduced a proposal to transfer $250,000 from the reserves in both years to use as incentives for homeowners to replace heating and cooling systems with more efficient options. During the first round of discussions, council members didn’t support the addition, and Shobe reduced the amount by $50,000 each year.
* Meginnis recommended removing a proposed Health Department environmental health educator, and removing a vacant position to fund an additional city clerk employee. He'd use remaining funds from the vacant position for budget education and training for the City Council.
* Meginnis recommended freezing two proposed fee increases for child care programs and food handlers and reducing general fund reserves.
Two changes suggested earlier -- and approved by the council at an earlier meeting -- are back. They include adding $1 million to the little-used business incentive called the Fast Forward Fund and $100,000 to fund a study of the upper watershed of Salt Creek.
Margaret Reist is a recovering education reporter now writing about local and county government and the people who live in the city where she was born and raised.
A home visitation program for new moms, continuing free bus rides and investments in climate change were among the issues raised at a public hearing on the mayor's proposed budget.
The study is called "scenario planning" to assess the impact of development both inside the city and beyond, and what Lincoln can do to mitigate that impact.
The StarTran advisory board rejected a proposal in the mayor's budget to reinstate lower bus fares in favor of continuing free rides but agreed to reducing hours to deal with a driver shortage.
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AUSTIN, Texas — A new social media trend is bringing back an older way of managing money. What was formerly known as the "envelope system" has now become viral as "cash stuffing."
It has grown in popularity by Gen Z to help combat inflation.
Nathan Fort, the founder and president of Vital Retirement Planners in Cedar Park, said all you need is some envelopes and cash.
"The principle of cash stuffing is actually very old. It was created long before hashtags were around. It's a simple concept of dividing your income into expenses," Fort said.
The way it works is you divide your income into envelopes labeled with different expense categories and stuff them with money.
When you pair rising costs along with credit card and student loan debt, Fort said it's easy to understand why this has become so popular recently, especially among younger generations.
"They're having to be really forced to be much more careful with how they spend their money and they can't afford miscellaneous, impulsive spending," Fort said.
The "cash stuffing" method is a strategy to get out of debt and keep your finances on track.
"You can really be caught off guard and even be shocked and surprised by your spending habits when you finally get into your statement and see where your money's going," Fort said.
That's why he said it's important to review your finances at least once a month.
While the "cash stuffing" method works, Fort said it's more of a short-term solution to manage spending. One drawback is you're not building credit.
"If you're not using credit in your spending, then you're not building that credit. That could be useful later down the road if you need to buy a house or qualify for a car," Fort said.
Compulsive spending can be a difficult habit to break, but Fort said it's possible if you take a few steps to prioritize your expenses.
"The practice and the principle in and of itself are excellent and I think it can just graduate into a more professional electronic format at some point when people are ready," Fort said.
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THORNTOWN, Indiana — A semi-truck fire shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 65 in Clinton County for hours on Sunday.
A semi-truck hauling corn crashed and caught fire at the 151-mile marker, which is near Thorntown and about eight miles north of Lebanon, at around 2 p.m.
The Clinton County Sheriff's Office posted about the crash and said no injuries had been reported.
Indiana state troopers and Clinton County deputies investigated the crash, while crews worked to clear it.
At around 4:35 p.m., more than two hours after the crash was first reported, INDOT said the cleanup was still in progress and that the entrance ramp from State Road 47 to northbound I-65 was closed.
By around 6:15 p.m., INDOT said all lanes of I-65 northbound had reopened.
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Prior to the highway reopening, traffic was being diverted at US-52 and INDOT was urging drivers to avoid the area and give first responders plenty of room to work.
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Greg Simms, of Valparaiso, chairman of the Hot Wheels Racing competition at the Lake County Fair in Crown Point, releases the scale-model cars during Sunday’s race.
Steve Euvino
Greg Simms, of Valparaiso, chairman of the Hot Wheels Racing competition at the Lake County Fair in Crown Point, releases the scale-model cars during Sunday’s race.
“It’s a staple,” Nick Habel said. “It gets you into cars. It’s just one of those things.”
Mattel introduced these scale-model cars in 1966. Hot Wheels became the primary competitor to Matchbox cars until 1997 when Mattel purchased Tyco Toys, then owner of Matchbox.
Jackson Habel entered two cars, though his father said the boy owns 200 Hot Wheels. Matchbox, his father said, is better known for its trucks and off-road vehicles, while Mattel’s line features more racing cars and “crazy design” vehicles.
Jerry Christian and son Jackson, 5, of Hobart, own more than 500 Hot Wheels.
“Every kid likes playing with cars,” the father said. “It’s like going to a car show.”
Jackson Christian brought three cars after testing his vehicles on a 15-foot-long, six-lane track his father built at home.
“We brought the fastest ones,” his father said.
Steven Scheeringa and son Landon, 10, of Highland, also have an indoor track at home.
“We raced a bunch of cars, and whichever was fastest, we brought,” the father said.
Mattel estimates that 41 million children have played with Hot Wheels. Children ages 5-15 have an average of 41 cars, the company added.
A mother of three, Julie Fink, of Munster, has owned Hot Wheels since her children were born.
“We love Hot Wheels,” she said. “It’s really exciting when yours is one of the top ones in the heat.”
Malachi Neal, 15, of Munster, has owned Hot Wheels for 10 years.
“They’re concept cars, really nice,” he said. “I wish I could own one.”
Shelley and Dave Szymonek and daughters Bailey, 8, and Sydney, 5, of Crown Point, were in their first Hot Wheels race.
“The kids love them,” Shelley Szymonek said. “We always get them at the grocery store.”
Don and Angela Gogal, of Crown Point, brought son Luke, 7, to race some of his cars.
“I like how fast they are,” the boy said.
Simms said he’s now seeing second generations of contestants. “That means people like it,” he said.
“It’s good to see people having fun,” Simms added. “The way it is meant to be.”
Hobart police officers rescued a woman and began CPR after responding about 8:10 p.m. to a report of multiple people struggling in the water, Cmdr. Simon Gresser said.
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Just after 12:52 a.m., two troopers from the Lowell Post were hit by a silver 2013 Subaru Legacy while conducting a traffic stop on the westbound side of I-80 near the Grant Street exit.
Greg Simms, of Valparaiso, chairman of the Hot Wheels Racing competition at the Lake County Fair in Crown Point, releases the scale-model cars during Sunday’s race.
Youngsters watch as Hot Wheels vehicles near the finish line of the scale-model car competition Sunday at the Lake County Fair in Crown Point. This was the 22nd year for the miniature car racing event.
Maysen Szany, 8, of Portage, registers for the Hot Wheels Racing competition Sunday at the Lake County Fair in Crown Point. Szany brought 11 scale-model cars to the competition.
Greg Simms, of Valparaiso, chairman of the Hot Wheels Racing competition at the Lake County Fair in Crown Point, releases the scale-model cars during Sunday’s race. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/big-dreams-on-little-wheels-at-lake-county-fair/article_8e196ec8-9693-56c5-921f-adbbcdeb1eb4.html | 2022-08-08T00:01:35 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/big-dreams-on-little-wheels-at-lake-county-fair/article_8e196ec8-9693-56c5-921f-adbbcdeb1eb4.html |
VALPARAISO — Police asked drivers to avoid the area near Ind. 49 and LaPorte Avenue because of a crash.
Valparaiso police shut down the eastbound lanes of LaPorte Avenue at the roundabout at Silhavy Road. The closure was expected to continue for an extensive amount of time.
Police also shut down the southbound ramp from Ind. 49 to LaPorte Avenue and the ramp from LaPorte Avenue to southbound Ind. 49.
A white van with damage to the front end sat along LaPorte Avenue, near the highway interchange, as police took measurements. The van appeared to be pulling a black trailer.
To travel east of the crash site, take Silhavy Road north to Evans Avenue or south to U.S. 30, police said.
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Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
Miguel Salinas
Arrest date: July 22, 2022
Age: 38
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202958
Charges: Possession or use of legend drug or precursor, felony
Bradley Ernhart
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 19
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203034
Charges: Battery, felony
Diamonelle Thompson
Arrest date: July 26, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: Maywood, IL
Booking Number: 2203014
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Christopher Evon
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 57
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203059
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Gregory Sirko
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 26
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203053
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
William Hanyard
Arrest date: July 26, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2203009
Charges: Criminal confinement, felony
Christopher Mendoza
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number: 2202970
Charges: Battery, misdemeanor
Antonio Mitchell
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number: 2202986
Charges: Auto theft, felony
Matthew Fancher
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 36
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2203041
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Serreana Jackson
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 39
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number: 2202974
Charges: Battery, felony
Robert Truelove
Arrest date: July 25, 2022
Age: 56
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202998
Charges: OWI, felony
Renee Sorensen
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2203051
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
John Gardner III
Arrest date: July 26, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2203004
Charges: OWI, felony
Jarett Piornack
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 21
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2202973
Charges: Domestic battery, misdemeanor
Francisco Rodriguez-Cardenas
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 36
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2202983
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Austin Kirk
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202968
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Joseph Kovats
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 44
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203035
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Christine Buczek
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number: 2203036
Charges: OWI, felony
Jason Landry
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 46
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203050
Charges: Battery, felony
Isaiah Spann
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 20
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2203058
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Daniel Geruschat
Arrest date: July 26, 2022
Age: 53
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2203000
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jessica Ruskowsky
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202985
Charges: Neglect of a dependant, felony
Kenneth Barker
Arrest date: July 22, 2022
Age: 51
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2202957
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Seth West
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202965
Charges: OWI, felony
Destiny Millender
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 22
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203043
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Ronald Cadle
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 35
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203037
Charges: Domestic Battery, felony
Walter Bergstrom III
Arrest date: July 25, 2022
Age: 40
Residence: Kouts, IN
Booking Number: 2202989
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
Bryce Lange
Arrest date: July 26, 2022
Age: 27
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203002
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Caleb Schmal
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Porter, IN
Booking Number: 2202984
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Vince Mileski
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 48
Residence: Michigan City, IN
Booking Number: 2203062
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Christen Stokes
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 18
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number: 2202980
Charges: Maintaining common nuisance, felony
Charles Folts
Arrest date: July 25, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Watertown, WI
Booking Number: 2202995
Charges: Possession of marijuana, hash oil, hashish or salvia, felony
Johnny Casper
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 23
Residence: Chesterton, IN
Booking Number: 2202972
Charges: Intimidation, felony
Justin Starks
Arrest date: July 26, 2022
Age: 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number: 2203006
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jessika Pokropinski
Arrest date: July 22, 2022
Age: 32
Residence: Union Mills, IN
Booking Number: 2202956
Charges: OWI, felony
Dale Pryle II
Arrest date: July 29, 2022
Age: 44
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2203052
Charges: Resisting law enforcement, felony
Laura Elkins
Arrest date: July 28, 2022
Age: 59
Residence: Westville, IN
Booking Number: 2203040
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Leo Hefright
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 19
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number: 2202981
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Jennifer Link
Arrest date: July 25, 2022
Age: 39
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number: 2202990
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Devon Wiggins
Arrest date: July 24, 2022
Age: 31
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number: 2202982
Charges: OWI, misdemeanor
Candice Henderson
Arrest date: July 23, 2022
Age: 30
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number: 2202971
Charges: Domestic battery, felony
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland area is forecasted to get a brief encore performance of last month's heat wave, with temperatures approaching 100 degrees in the late afternoon Sunday and remaining in the 90s on Monday before cooling off on Tuesday.
Counties and cities in the Portland area are once again opening cooling shelters for residents who need a place to wait out the worst of the heat. Here's where to go to cool off:
How to stay cool in Portland and Multnomah County
Multnomah County and the City of Portland are opening two daytime cooling spaces in partnership with Do Good Multnomah and Cultivate Initiatives, the county announced Sunday morning.
Both sites will be open from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday and will have food, water, cooling items and places to rest. Both sites are pet-friendly. Anyone who needs a ride can dial 211.
- Medford Building in Old Town, 435 N.W. Glisan St.
- Sunrise Center in East Portland, 18901 E. Burnside
Two county libraries will also operate on extended hours until 8 p.m. Sunday, with other libraries on regular hours. A full list can be viewed here.
- Midland, 805 S.E. 122nd Ave.
- Gresham, 385 N.W. Miller Ave.
The Lloyd Center will also operate on extended hours until 10 p.m. More Portland cooling resources can be found here.
How to stay cool in Beaverton, Hillsboro and Washington County
The City of Beaverton will open the main branch of its library on extended hours Sunday evening to serve as a cooling center, the city announced Sunday. The main branch will be open until 9 p.m. Sunday. Both branches are also available as cooling areas during their regular operating hours.
- Beaverton City Library main branch, 12375 SW 5th Street
- Beaverton City Library Murray Scholls branch, 11200 SW Murray Scholls Place, Suite 102
More Beaverton cooling resources can be found here.
The City of Hillsboro will open four libraries and community centers on partially extended hours to serve as cooling shelters, the city announced Friday. In addition to air conditioning, each location will have seating, activities and access to water.
- Brookwood Library, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday, 2850 N.E. Brookwood Parkway
- Shute Park Library, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday, 775 S.E. 10th Avenue
- Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday and 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, 953 S.E. Maple Street
- Hidden Creek Community Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and 5:40 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, 5100 N.E. Hidden Creek Drive
More Hillsboro cooling resources can be found here. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/cooling-centers-portland-area/283-578efb74-d7f6-41b2-85de-6fc56b2613b9 | 2022-08-08T00:07:57 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/cooling-centers-portland-area/283-578efb74-d7f6-41b2-85de-6fc56b2613b9 |
PORTLAND, Ore. — A pedestrian was struck by a car and killed on eastbound Interstate 84 in Portland early Sunday morning, Portland police announced in a news release.
East Precinct officers responded to a report of a crash on I-84 at 1:05 a.m. Sunday. They located the crash on the eastbound freeway just east of the exit for Northeast 82nd Avenue.
The pedestrian was deceased when police arrived. The drive of the car remained at the scene, police said.
The Portland Police Major Crash Team responded to the scene to investigate and closed I-84 eastbound at the Northeast 68th Street exit, although westbound traffic was not affected.
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The eastbound closure lasted for at least an hour; the police news release at 2:30 a.m. said the team was still on site and investigating.
The incident was the 39th traffic fatality of the year in Portland, police said, and the 49th activation of the Major Crash Team.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact crimetips@portlandoregon.gov, attention Traffic Investigations Unit, or call 503-823-2103 and reference case number 22-211464.
The number of Portland traffic fatalities hit a three-decade high last year of 63, with pedestrians accounting for 27 of those deaths. A report in February also found that 70% of pedestrians killed in Portland in 2021 were homeless.
Traffic deaths on highways in Portland have also seen a major uptick in recent years, with more than 50% of 2021's traffic deaths on highways compared to an average of 36% from 2017 to 2020. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/fatal-pedestrian-crash-i84/283-809e5d77-b66c-480b-a0f6-d620118e4131 | 2022-08-08T00:08:03 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/fatal-pedestrian-crash-i84/283-809e5d77-b66c-480b-a0f6-d620118e4131 |
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Scientists at the Oregon Institute of Technology were recently awarded a $1 million grant from the federal government that could result in research that improves health outcomes in Southern Oregon due to wildfire smoke.
Since 2019, a team of Oregon Tech scientists has been studying the capacity of hospitals in the Rogue Valley to handle patients arriving with respiratory problems during wildfires when air quality plummets due to wildfires.
“If it’s in what we call ‘the purple,’ which is the really bad air quality, the likelihood that a hospital is going to exceed their capacity goes up to about 70 percent,” Kyle Chapman, an associate professor of sociology and population health at the Oregon Institute of Technology, told Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Chapman and his colleagues will now expand their focus to include admissions due to heart conditions experienced during wildfires in addition to respiratory illnesses such as asthma, which wildfire smoke can exacerbate.
“We have a feeling that some of these other conditions related to heart disease, which is much more widespread than chronic respiratory diseases, are also a big player here,” he said.
Chapman said looking at how hospital admissions change during wildfires could lead to changes in staffing levels, similar to what is already done during the summer when emergency room visits increase.
The federal grant will also allow the scientists to install new monitors outdoors and inside homes in Klamath Falls that can reveal the chemicals in wildfire smoke, a new area of study that has taken on increasing importance as wildfires grow more intense and spread beyond forests to threaten homes and businesses.
“Instead of only looking at the bulk measurement of how much smoke is in the air … what it’s made up of gives us an indication of where it came from, what sort of things burned in the fire that created the smoke and potentially, how dangerous that smoke is to human health,” said Adelaide Clark, a former associate professor of chemistry at Oregon Institute of Technology who is now on faculty at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island.
Last year, Klamath Falls had 38 days where the air quality was found to be unhealthy for all groups of people, tying a record set in 2018 for the city, according to a newly released report on wildfire smoke trends from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
If climate change is making wildfires more intense, extreme heat conditions more common and droughts more prolonged, new policies may need to be crafted to protect public health from wildfire smoke.
“We have all through the state with the heat wave, a much heavier use of our cooling centers,” said Chapman. “It might be a good idea to make sure that those cooling centers are also clean breathing centers.” | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/southern-oregon/scientists-expand-study-air-quality-health/283-d956ea79-9d54-42ba-96c2-f2a259431bab | 2022-08-08T00:08:09 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/southern-oregon/scientists-expand-study-air-quality-health/283-d956ea79-9d54-42ba-96c2-f2a259431bab |
ORCHARDS, Wash. — A suspect in a stolen vehicle struck a pedestrian and led Clark County Sheriff's Office deputies on a high-speed chase late Saturday night, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.
A deputy spotted what appeared to be a stolen vehicle parked at a gas pump at an Arco station on Fourth Plain Boulevard in east Vancouver at about 11:45 p.m. Saturday.
The car was occupied by a single male suspect, and when the deputy attempted to contact him, the suspect drove away with the gas pump handle still inserted and dragging the severed hose, striking a nearby bystander in the process.
The deputy followed but broke off the pursuit for safety reasons when the vehicle exceeded 110 miles per hour on Northeast 76th Street in the Orchards neighborhood to the northeast of Vancouver, according to the press release.
Several other deputies located and pursued the vehicle after it turned around several times and continued to drive haphazardly through Orchards, police said. The suspect eventually came to a dead-end and fled on foot into the Curtin Creek Natural Area.
Deputies searched the area with assistance from a Vancouver police K-9 unit and apprehended the suspect without further incident, police said.
The suspect was identified as 18-year-old Weston Walker of Woodland, and he was hospitalized after claiming to have ingested controlled substances, police said. His vehicle was confirmed to have been stolen out of Medford.
Deputies returned to the gas station but were unable to locate the bystander who had been hit by the vehicle, police said. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/teen-strikes-pedestrian-leads-police-car-chase/283-ed6b92b0-db2d-47d7-80e0-39529629a9d7 | 2022-08-08T00:08:15 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/teen-strikes-pedestrian-leads-police-car-chase/283-ed6b92b0-db2d-47d7-80e0-39529629a9d7 |
MAUPIN, Ore. — Fire agencies reported Sunday that they had made progress against multiple wildfires currently burning in Oregon, including near-total containment of the Miller Road wildfire.
The Miller Road Fire near Maupin is 95% contained as of Sunday morning, according to the a news release from the Oregon State Fire Marshal's office, having burned an estimated 10,847 acres and one residential structure.
Crews are focusing on mop-up operations along the 25-mile perimeter, according to the news release, trying to create a containment line that will prevent any lingering fire from escaping. Evacuation orders remain in place but the levels have decreased.
Various firefighting resources assembled at the site will be gradually demobilized back to their home districts in the coming days as the need for personnel decreases. A smaller crew will remain on the fire to patrol due to hotter and drier weather expected this week, according to the news release.
Separately, crews fighting the Windigo Fire near La Pine reported Sunday that they had increased containment to 15% after crews and heavy equipment dug lines around the entire perimeter yesterday. Ground resources on Sunday went towards mop-up efforts and holding the line.
Crews also dug lines all the way around the Potter Fire near Toketee Lake, although the fire was still reported to be 0% contained as of Sunday, according to a news release from Northwest Incident Management Team 6.
The Windigo Fire has burned about 1,052 acres and the Potter Fire has burned about 185 acres. Both were started by lightning strikes, and they're among 27 known fires across the Umpqua, Willamette, Deschutes and Fremont-Winema National Forests.
Hot weather and less favorable wind conditions over the next few days are expected to make the fights more challenging, according to the news relase. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/crews-report-progress-windigo-miller-wildfires/283-5ad54b25-43bb-4d58-8bca-ed2a46998010 | 2022-08-08T00:08:21 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/crews-report-progress-windigo-miller-wildfires/283-5ad54b25-43bb-4d58-8bca-ed2a46998010 |
SPOKANE, Wash. — Several fires are burning across the state of Washington, prompting various responses from state emergency management crews.
Below you will find details on each active fire.
Riparia Fire
- Location: Near Ridpath Road south of Hay
- Date started: August 4, 2022
- Acres burned: 5,000
- Containment: Contained
- Current evacuations: No evacuations
- Cause of fire: Under investigation
For more information, click here.
Lind Fire
- Location: 3 miles south of Lind
- Date started: August 4, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
- Acres burned: 2,500
- Containment: Contained
- Current evacuations: Level 3 in place for entire town
- Cause of fire: Under investigation
For more information, click here.
Williams Lake Fire
- Location: Williams Lake Road in Cheney
- Date started: August 3, 2022, 2:34 p.m.
- Acres burned: 1,868
- Containment: 10%
- Current evacuations: Level 2 evacuations for 40 homes
- Cause of fire: Under investigation
For more information, click here.
Vantage Fire
- Location: Near Vantage Highway in Kittitas County
- Date started: August 1, 2022
- Acres burned: 30,000
- Containment: 60%
- Current evacuations: Town of Vantage under Level 2 evacuation
- Cause of fire: Undetermined
For more information, click here.
Cow Fire
- Location: 12 miles southwest of Ellensburg
- Date started: August 3, 2022, 2:45 p.m.
- Acres burned: 4,600
- Containment: 15%
- Current evacuations: Level 2 and Level 3 evacuations in place for 1.5-mile radius from Malloy Road and North Wenas Road.
- Cause of fire: Under investigation
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Cop union wants Grosse Pointe Woods to cut ties with facility after alleged insults
An official for the union that represents Grosse Pointe Woods police officers wants the city to cut ties with a health care facility whose employees allegedly asked cops insulting questions, including "How many people have they killed?"
The alleged incident happened July 5, when a uniformed Grosse Pointe Woods police officer went into the Michigan Urgent Care facility on Mack Avenue for his annual physical checkup, said David Willis, director of labor services with the Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council.
A NextCare Holding's representative said it was aware of an incident and an employee involved no longer works for the company, according to a media report.
Two female employees allegedly began insulting the officer and a sergeant who was later called to the scene, according to a July 8 letter Willis wrote to Grosse Pointe Woods City Administrator Frank Schulte.
In the letter, Willis demanded that the city stop doing business with Michigan Urgent Care. Willis told The Detroit News that the Police Department has used Michigan Urgent Care for officer physicals "for years."
Willis said he's still waiting on a meeting with Schulte, adding that various issues have caused the delay. Emails Sunday to Schulte and NextCare Holdings, which owns the health care facility, were not returned.
A company representative told Fox 2 in a statement: "NextCare is aware of an incident that occurred July 5 at our Michigan Urgent Care Facility in Grosse Pointe Michigan involving inappropriate comments made to a member of local law enforcement. This type of behavior is not condoned, nor is it consistent with NextCare's mission or values. The employee involved is no longer with NextCare."
According to Willis' letter, the Michigan Urgent Care employees asked the officers "How many people were they going to kill when they left the urgent care," and commented on "How many people (one of the officers) was going to beat up tonight."
In his letter, Willis said: "The Michigan Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council is calling on the city to immediately stop using that facility and seek an apology to the Officers involved in this unacceptable incident."
While Willis said the alleged incident is the only one of its kind that he's seen, some police officials report an increase in reported instances of officers being assaulted or disrespected.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard testified during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee meeting last week that police are being maligned more than ever.
"I’ve been in this profession since the mid-1970s and some of the differences we are seeing today in our interactions with the public are alarming," Bouchard said. "That is for a host of complex reasons, but respect for each other, let alone respect for authority,
seems to have greatly diminished in our society.
"The demonization of police has added to the diminished respect and responsiveness to their authority," Bouchard told the panel.
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The Verde Mining district grew to become one of the greatest copper producers in Arizona from 1883 until 1992. Two primary mines produced more than 99% of the district’s copper production: the United Verde and the United Verde Extension, also known as the UVX.
The district, located on the northeastern slope of the Black Hills (Mingus Mountain), has an intricate geologic history dating back 1.74 billion years. Its abundant mineralization was formed by metal rich black smokers, classified as hydrothermal vent chimneys, along the seafloor.
This is in contrast to many of Arizona’s copper deposits to the south, which are classified as porphyry copper molybdenum deposits, formed less than 180 million years ago by hydrothermal fluids originating from an underlying magma reservoir.
The volcanic massive sulfide deposits of the Verde Mining district are described as small, compact and exceedingly rich ore bodies compared to the large, low-grade disseminated qualities of the porphyry copper molybdenum deposits.
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The Verde Valley has a long history of mineral exploration and mining dating back over 1,000 years ago to the Indigenous people affiliated with the ancient Tuzigoot pueblo, located 7 miles northeast of the present town of Jerome, who were attracted by surface mineral outcroppings.
Small excavations along with stone hammers were evident and recorded in the area, as noted by Spanish explorer Antonio de Espejo in 1582, who was guided there by local Native Americans.
Diego Pérez de Luxán, a member of the expedition, noted the prevalence of copper with no traces of silver. Another visit in 1599 by Spanish explorer Capt. Marcos Farán de los Godos described the vein as wide and rich with many outcrops composed of ores. Average depth was described as three estados (one estado, according to Spanish explorers, represented the height of a man).
The prevalent blueish green copper minerals were used for personal adornment and coloring for blankets and pottery by Native Americans.
Despite these discoveries, the Spanish did not have the resources involving labor or capital, along with a viable market based upon the technology at the time, necessary to exploit the deposit for profit.
Several hundred years later, after the Mexican War culminated in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, the United States government acquired jurisdiction over the area. The emergence of Prescott 35 miles to the southwest as both territorial capital and supply hub in 1864 increased mining activity in the region.
Al Sieber, a renowned prospector and chief Army scout, was noted for having located one of the first mining claims in the Verde area in 1876. Christened “Verde” because of the rocks' green carbonate stain, the area attracted other prospectors around the same time.
These included Morris Andrew Ruffner, John Dougherty, John D. Boyd and Josiah Riley, who were credited with having discovered what became known as the original United Verde Claims comprised of the Eureka and Wade Hampton, located around the upper reaches of Bitter Creek Gulch north of the present town of Jerome.
Ruffner obtained capital from financial partners George and Angus McKinnon to develop the mine until they sold their interests to territorial governor of Arizona Frederick A. Tritle, whose mining ventures were in turn sponsored by financial interests in New York which included James A. McDonald and Eugene Jerome.
The district was visited by James Douglas, a metallurgist, on behalf of the interests of two Philadelphians, J.P. Logan and Charles Lennig, in 1880. Douglas, though impressed with the mineral potential of the property, noted its remoteness regarding ore transport from the nearest railroad 180 miles distant and advised against the purchase. Douglas would later partner with Phelps Dodge to develop copper mines in Morenci and Bisbee in Southern Arizona. Lennig would proceed to purchase the Eureka claim.
The United Verde Copper Co. was incorporated in 1883 with James A. McDonald its president. That year, the town of Jerome was established on the steep northeastern slope of Cleopatra Hill at an altitude of 5,435 feet. It was named after New York banker Eugene Jerome, who invested $200,000 to develop the property.
Mining operations commenced at large scale under the lease held by Tritle with the erection of the first reduction furnace. A wagon road for supply transport by mule team costing $19,000 was financed by the Yavapai County government and built 60 miles north to Ash Fork, an access point along the Atlantic Pacific Railroad completed the year before.
Douglas again visited the mine in 1887, recommending its purchase to Phelps Dodge, which had acquired an option on the property. Purchase efforts were stymied by lengthy monetary negotiations with Lennig, the mine’s principal creditor, which included a last-minute $300,000 increase in price wherein the option was dropped. The property was immediately snatched up under a two-year purchase option by William A. Clark, who purchased its entirety in 1890.
Since the early 1870s, Clark was already an established copper king in Butte, Montana, having held mining properties that included the Travona silver mine, Colusa, Gambetta, Mountain Chief and Original. He became interested in the United Verde Mine while serving in the capacity of commissioner representing Montana at the New Orleans exposition in 1885. It was there that United Verde Mine mineral samples were on display and Clark noted their assays which included gold and silver associated with copper. It was under his guidance that the mine finally prospered.
Clark monopolized the mine’s stock during his 37-year ownership with the exception of James A. McDonald (former president of the United Verde Mine), who owned the remainder until it was purchased by Clark’s heirs years later.
Joseph L. Giroux, superintendent of Clark’s Montana mining operations, was sent to Arizona to survey and make improvements to the property which included transport and ore processing. A new smelter consisted of several 160-ton, 48-inch-by-240-inch blast furnaces that treated 1,000 tons of ore per day. In addition, a reverberatory furnace was added to treat gold and silver values from flue dust and ores along with adjacent mine shops and offices all built over the ore body (determined to be 800 feet wide and 1,000 feet long) valued at 20% copper glance (chalcocite).
Mining operations would continue to prosper into the 20th century despite challenges such as fires, unstable ground, transition from underground operations to open pit, and competition from other mining interests in the district that sought to discover neighboring ore bodies or exploit an extension of the United Verde. Read about those in the Star's next Mine Tales column, on Sept. 12.
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Mohave County is known as the second-highest gold producing county in Arizona, behind Yavapai County.
The purpose of these missions was to aid in the colonization and exploration of land to the financial benefit of the Spanish Empire.
The land that was to become Arizona territory in 1863 and a state in 1912 was, for centuries before, a destination for multiple Spanish explorations in search of gold, and also served as a prominent area for notable silver processing techniques — and stories of lost treasure.
Arizona’s mines and their history have contributed to the backdrop and premise of some remarkable films, from Hombre to Edge of Eternity.
Underground mining operations have had to deal with development challenges including drainage, ventilation, illumination, and excavation support.
Petrified Forest National Park is world- renowned for its petrified wood deposits, but much less known for its mining history and potash deposits.
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William Ascarza is an archivist, historian and author of seven books available for purchase online and at select bookstores. These include his latest, “In Search of Fortunes: A Look at the History of Arizona Mining,” available through M.T. Publishing Co. His other books are “Chiricahua Mountains: History and Nature,” “Southeastern Arizona Mining Towns,” “Zenith on the Horizon: An Encyclopedic Look at the Tucson Mountains from A to Z,” “Tucson Mountains,” “Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum” with Peggy Larson and “Sentinel to the North: Exploring the Tortolita Mountains.” Email William Ascarza for a signed copy of his publications at AZMiningHistory@gmail.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/history/mine-tales-copper-around-jerome-az-has-especially-ancient-geology/article_1a4517ce-f3ec-11ec-bc8b-57f9a28c52f7.html | 2022-08-08T00:20:23 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/history/mine-tales-copper-around-jerome-az-has-especially-ancient-geology/article_1a4517ce-f3ec-11ec-bc8b-57f9a28c52f7.html |
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — August means Pennsylvanian college students can pack up their suitcases and make their way back to campus.
However, Monkeypox is on the rise, and local medical experts say students should shed precautions just yet.
Dr. John Goodman, an infectious disease expert at UPMC, said that Monkeypox is mostly spread through skin to skin contact. He says colleges could be a great space for the virus to grow.
"We have a lot of kids crowded in dorms and by the nature of college kids there is a lot of skin-to-skin contact,” said Dr. Goodman.
According to the CDC, there are currently more than 7,500 cases of Monkeypox in the United States-- 205 of those cases in Pennsylvania.
However, local health experts are optimistic. Dr. Goodman said that avoiding the virus takes common sense.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health told FOX43 that it advises people to go back to the basics to avoid the virus. That includes proper handwashing, avoiding skin-to-skin contact with people who have an obvious or lesions, and try not to handle or touch bedding or clothing of a person with Monkeypox.
And Dr. Goldman thinks that while the virus is on the rise, it's still very uncommon.
Even still, campuses are preparing.
A Millersville University spokesperson told FOX43 that health services on campus are available to all students-- providing evaluation, testing and treatment of Monkeypox.
Anthony Mansfield, a freshman education major and football player at Millersville University, wont let this new virus stop him this school year.
“I'm not concerned, I got other actual things to worry about like school and football,” said Mansfield.
And Dr. Goodman agrees with him.
“You're not going to get Monkeypox from sitting in class with someone who has it or by being in a dorm room with someone that has it," said Goodman, "it really requires close contact.” | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/pennsylvania-colleges-prepare-to-defend-against-monkeypox/521-42f1f15d-c1d5-4166-9c91-491d77c04a18 | 2022-08-08T00:36:16 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/pennsylvania-colleges-prepare-to-defend-against-monkeypox/521-42f1f15d-c1d5-4166-9c91-491d77c04a18 |
Drivers are being warned to expect traffic delays when a major construction project to completely rebuild the driving surface of the Delaware Memorial Bridge begins next month.
The News Journal reports that the project will remove the top two inches of the northbound (New Jersey-bound) side of the bridge deck and replace it with an “ultra high-performance concrete,” according to the Delaware River and Bay Authority.
In the first phase of the project, two lanes of the Delaware side of the bridge will be closed to traffic, with a third lane shut down overnight. The remaining two lanes will be open to traffic, as well as a bypass lane that will divert traffic around the construction. The bypass lane will only be for traffic headed to the New Jersey Turnpike.
The second phase of the project — expected to run from Feb. 1 to May 25, 2023 — will close the left two lanes along the entire length of the bridge.
The third phase, estimated for Sept. 5 to Nov. 21 of 2023, will close the two right lanes of the New Jersey side of the bridge.
Drivers headed south on the bridge into Delaware likely won’t see much change in traffic, given almost all the construction is occurring on the New Jersey-bound side. But DRBA said motorists “should expect traffic congestion and delays heading into New Jersey.”
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Police search for 5-month-old in foster care taken by biological mother
Phoenix police are looking for 5-month-old Eunice Salinas who they say was taken from her foster family by her biological mother on Saturday.
Around 8:30 p.m. Eunice was in the care of her foster family when her biological mother, identified as Angelica Salinas, 24, came to the home and "forcibly removed her," according to a Phoenix police bulletin. Angelica Salinas doesn't have the custody of the baby and "there is concern for the child's safety," police said.
Eunice is described as a 2-foot-6-inch baby of about 15 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a blue and pink flowered onesie, according to the bulletin. Angelica Salinas is described as a 4-foot-10-inch woman of about 135 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact 911 to reach Phoenix police.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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Isabella Wood ran up to her father in downtown Fort Wayne on Sunday afternoon, asking to use his shirt as a towel.
"I got bubbles in my eyes," the 6-year-old said, soaked from the bubble machine set up near the intersection of Calhoun Street and Douglas Avenue for Open Streets Fort Wayne, a free annual event that debuted in 2017.
More than 100 activities – including miniature golf, animal meet-and-greets, yoga and pickleball – dotted Calhoun Street between Promenade Park and Pontiac Street. With most of the 1.5-mile route closed to cars, participants had to dodge only pedestrians, bicyclists and people on roller skates and scooters.
The Fort Wayne Police Department provided crossing assistance at Washington and Jefferson boulevards, the only east-west corridors that remained open.
Attending Open Streets has become a family tradition for Karen Guzman, who traveled the route by bicycle. She acknowledged the sweltering heat and humidity but said skipping the four-hour event wasn't an option.
"The kids would probably get mad if we didn't come," Guzman said, straddling her bike near a rock wall set up by The Landing. "It's fun for the kids, especially right before school starts."
A few blocks south, Xavier Howard of Fort Wayne Dance Collective taught a few children and adults some hip-hop moves on a portable dance floor covering the pavement. People dining outside applauded after the group performed with music.
"That was great," Howard said. "Want to try it again?"
Bicyclists whizzed by as Howard called out directions, but some onlookers paused and held up their phones, presumably to record the dancers. Howard, who was new to Open Streets, said afterward that he enjoyed the experience.
"Especially the kids," Howard said. "You've got to match their energy."
Aaron Wood seemed content to watch his daughter, Isabella, dash under the suds spilling from the bubble machine rather than joining in. This marked their first year attending Open Streets.
"So far, we're having a great time," Wood said as Isabella played.
The festivities were cut short in the last hour by a downpour, however.
Jamarcus Eldridge Jr. felt the first raindrops as his young cousin was finishing a tractor ride on a brick side street in the Hoagland Masterson neighborhood. He warned the boy rain was coming, he said, noting the pair had a "nice little time" before that.
About three dozen people, including the Teeple family, waited out the storm beneath the train overpass near Baker Street. Andrew and Elizabeth Teeple watched as their 6-year-old son, Fenton, briefly stood in the rain.
"Little did we know this was going to happen," Elizabeth Teeple said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/open-streets-brings-people-activities-to-calhoun-street/article_a013eaa0-168e-11ed-be19-03bfd6cc2b71.html | 2022-08-08T00:38:27 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/open-streets-brings-people-activities-to-calhoun-street/article_a013eaa0-168e-11ed-be19-03bfd6cc2b71.html |
NORTH WILDWOOD — It was a chance to shine a light on South Jersey history.
About two dozen people gathered at the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse on Sunday to celebrate National Lighthouse Day. The audience listened to a presentation about the inlet and lighthouse along with speeches from state and federal guests of honor.
North Wildwood historian W. Scott Jett spoke about the importance of the lighthouse to the city and its residents. He praised those who have worked to maintain the lighthouse and hosted National Lighthouse Day.
State Sen. Mike Testa, R-Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, spoke at the ceremony. He praised the fixture’s role in history and highlighted it as an important part of his district’s history.
“Today’s celebration pays tribute to the important role which lighthouses plays in the history of our country and out state and the values of safety, heroism and American ingenuity which they represent,” Testa said.
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For much of the ceremony, Jett focused on what happened to the lighthouse and inlet during World War II. He said that in July 1942 a nationwide order was issued to extinguish all lighthouse beacons on the East Coast to keep them from aiding German U-boats patrolling the Atlantic Ocean. The lighthouses remained in the dark until May 1945, after the defeat of Nazi Germany on VE Day.
Robert O’Neil, then the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse keeper, joined the Navy and went out on patrol. Volunteers tried to maintain the property while the inlet and lighthouse grounds were used by Coast Guard auxiliary patrol. The beach had been covered in oil by damaged ships.
“It was something that my mother used to tell me you just got used to in those years because that’s what was happening right off shore,” Jett said.
The person who featured most prominently in the ceremony was Carlyle Dennis, who served as the commander of the Hereford Inlet Lifeboat Station from 1951 to 1958. During World War II, Dennis served in the Coast Guard and eventually received the rank of lieutenant. Jett described Dennis' time fighting in the Pacific Theater and how he was recognized for his valiant service.
“I’ve never seen Carlyle Dennis’ name in the headlines, I’ve never saw him on the front page of a paper, but if there’s anyone who’s a hero in the eyes of the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse community, it’s Carlyle Dennis," Jett said.
Diana DeNote, Dennis’ granddaughter, was in the audience Sunday. She donated a photograph of her grandfather to be hung inside the lighthouse.
“I can feel him next to me,” DeNote said of her family's legacy. “And I feel like he’s looking down from heaven.”
Patrick Murphy, the former Under Secretary of the Army and a former Pennsylvania congressman, spoke at the ceremony honoring the lighthouse. As the first Iraq War combat veteran to serve in Congress, Murphy said the story of Dennis particularly resonated with him. He thanked those who served in the military and celebrated the role of the lighthouse.
“This Hereford Inlet Lighthouse is a guiding light to this community and for so many that reside here,” Murphy said.
The history and specifications of the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse are laid out on its website. While whalers and sailors had been using the inlet itself since the 17th century, the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse was established in May 1874.
A storm in August 1913 severely damaged its foundation at the spot where it had stood for more than 39 years. The lighthouse was then moved 50 yards west to its current location.
It ceased active use until 1964 — nine decades after its opening. North Wildwood eventually secured a lease to the lighthouse from the state Department of Environmental Protection in 1982 and organized its restoration.
The Coast Guard continues to actively use the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse as a navigation aid for sailors.
Stacey Friedman, a North Cape May resident, was in attendance Sunday. She recalled how she used to visit the lighthouse with her mother and how landmarks like the lighthouse were importing to building a family community in North Wildwood.
“We’re more than a town, we’re more than North Wildwood. We’re a family community, and that’s what it should be here," Friedman said.
National Lighthouse Day is celebrated annually on Aug. 7. The date commemorates when President George Washington in 1789 signed the Lighthouse Act into law, creating federal oversight of lighthouse operations and maintenance.
While national in scope from the outset, the holiday’s origin does have roots in South Jersey, according to the website of the United States Lighthouse Society. Jett said that U.S. Rep. William J. Hughes, who represented several South Jersey counties, was a leading advocate for the joint resolution of Congress that first created the holiday in 1988. The date was chosen so that the first National Lighthouse Day could be celebrated on the bicentennial of the 1789 Lighthouse Act.
The designation was only for the year 1989. Jett said he hoped South Jersey state and federal politicians would continue to push for the day to be proclaimed every year.
The ceremony held at the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse on Sunday was originally scheduled to take place during National Lighthouse Day in 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There are other big plans in store for the lighthouse. Jett said he was looking forward to National Lighthouse Day 2024, which will be the year of Hereford Inlet Lighthouse’s 150th anniversary.
“That light shined in my bedroom when I was growing up, one white flash every 10 seconds on the wall above my bed,” Jett said. “And I wouldn’t change that for anything. That was always like someone was watching out for you.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/north-wildwood-atlantic-city-shine-a-light-on-national-lighthouse-day/article_3a9375c6-165a-11ed-b705-cfcadbdd858f.html | 2022-08-08T00:38:28 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/north-wildwood-atlantic-city-shine-a-light-on-national-lighthouse-day/article_3a9375c6-165a-11ed-b705-cfcadbdd858f.html |
East-side home catches fire
Three adults and one child escaped a late-night house fire that caused heavy fire, water and smoke damage, fire officials said.
The Fort Wayne Fire Department was called to 3502 New Haven Ave. on the city's far east side at almost 10 p.m. Sunday. When they arrived at the two-story home, they found smoke and fire coming from the first floor.
It took crews about 40 minutes to get the blaze under control – after it spread to the second floor.
The home's occupants had left the building before firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, a news release said.
Woman suffers arrow injury
A woman was shot with an arrow in the lower back Saturday afternoon, the Kendallville Police Department said in a news release.
Officers were called to a home on Glory Avenue in Kendallville about 1:40 p.m. on a report that a woman had been shot with an arrow. When they arrived, they found the woman in the home's garage, suffering from an arrow wound. She was transported to a hospital in stable condition.
Police, who didn't release the woman's name, described the incident as being "still a very active investigation."
Officials plan to forward the same to the Noble County Prosecutor's Office, the release said.
Spencerville man injured
A Spencerville man suffered a head injury when his vehicle left the road and hit a telephone pole, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.
David Schmidt, 36, was driving north in the 6800 block of County Road 71 about 6:20 p.m. Saturday when he drove through the intersection with County Road 68 then veered off the west side of the road.
The Dodge Ram 1500 first struck a stop sign before hitting the telephone pole, snapping it in half, the release said. The vehicle, which was deemed a total loss, finally came to rest in a field, law enforcement officials said.
No information was provided about the potential cause of the crash. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/police-fire-roundup/article_f4cb7012-15f9-11ed-ab1c-93c26964f4c2.html | 2022-08-08T00:38:33 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/police-fire-roundup/article_f4cb7012-15f9-11ed-ab1c-93c26964f4c2.html |
Two men were wounded in an Atlantic City shooting Friday, according to a police news release issued Sunday.
Police responded to the Brigantine Homes section of the city at about 11:24 p.m. in response to reports of gunfire and a ShotSpotter alert. The news release said the responding officers found evidence of gunfire near1062 Brigantine Blvd.
Two male shooting victims had arrived at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, police were later told.
The victims, whose names were not provided in the news release, are said to be 23 and 28 and residents of Atlantic City. Their injuries are considered non-life-threatening.
Those with information about the shooting are urged to contact the Violent Crimes Unit of the Atlantic City Police Department at (609) 347-5766. Anonymous texts can be sent to tip411 or 847411 by beginning the text ACPD. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/two-wounded-friday-in-atlantic-city-shooting/article_484a0e10-169a-11ed-bda5-439ae8014464.html | 2022-08-08T00:38:35 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/two-wounded-friday-in-atlantic-city-shooting/article_484a0e10-169a-11ed-bda5-439ae8014464.html |
BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — The Benton County Sheriff's office has requested for a silver alert to be activated for 52-year-old Billy Camp from Pea Ridge who was last seen at 865 Earl Lane.
Authorities stated that he was last seen wearing a navy blue jacket and blue jeans, and he could be traveling in a red GMC Sierra.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact the Benton County Sheriff's Office at (479) 271- 1005. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/silver-alert-missing-benton-county-man/91-70bdb011-e43c-4775-84e3-8c38deaa854c | 2022-08-08T01:08:00 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/silver-alert-missing-benton-county-man/91-70bdb011-e43c-4775-84e3-8c38deaa854c |
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — The body of 48-year-old Jeremiah T. Bueker, an Arkansas County Northern District Court judge was recovered from a lake on Sunday morning.
According to reports, Bueker and family and friends spent their weekend in Jefferson County.
At one point Bueker ventured off for a while and later the family began to worry. He had been last seen near Mud Lake and since the family could not locate him, and it began to get dark, they contacted the police.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies arrived and began an extensive search on the ground and in the water alongside the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol and wildlife officers with the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.
Shortly after 9:00 a.m., they detected a body at the bottom of the lake. Once they were able to recover the body, the family assisted the deputies and investigators in the positive identification of Bueker's body.
Bueker was pronounced dead by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, and his death is being investigated as an accidental drowning. The body will be sent to the state medical examiner for an autopsy.
The investigation into this incident remains ongoing and we will update with information as soon as it becomes available. | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/body-arkansas-county-judge-recovered-lake/91-be748721-4fd9-4dcd-ad9b-e2c7ba14513a | 2022-08-08T01:09:43 | 0 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/body-arkansas-county-judge-recovered-lake/91-be748721-4fd9-4dcd-ad9b-e2c7ba14513a |
PEA RIDGE, Ark. — A Silver Alert has been activated for a missing man in Benton County.
Billy F. Camp was last seen on Sunday, Aug 7, at 865 Earl Lane wearing a navy blue jacket and blue jeans. Camp has short brown hair and hazel eyes. He is 5'6", and weighs 135 lbs.
Officials say Camp could be driving a red GMC Sierra.
Anyone with information on Camp's whereabouts is asked to contact the Benton County Sheriff's Office at (479) 271-1005.
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Monday
KENOSHA POLICE & FIRE COMMISSION: 9 a.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 204. The meeting is for closed sessions to review candidates for the position of probational police officer, to review police chief interviw questions, and to get updates on Assessment Center planning.
BROOKSIDE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 3 p.m., at Brookside Care Center, 3506 Washington Road. Items on the agenda include: monthly reports including Willowbrook, Life Enrichment, administrator and Nursing Department.
KENOSHA CITY COUNCIL LICENSES/PERMITS COMMITTEE: 4:30 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 202. The agent includes beer and cabaret license requests; and Kenosha Police Department Tavern Squad informational update.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE VILLAGE BOARD: 4:30 p.m., at the Village Hall, 9915 39th Ave., in the training room. This is a closed executive session for discussion with respect to litigation which the village is or may be involved specifically concerning claims made by Staab Construction Co. against the Village concerning the construction of the 165 Lift Station project.
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PLEASANT PRAIRIE VILLAGE BOARD: 5 p.m., at the Village Hall Auditorium, 9915 39th Ave. Items on the agenda include: discussion and/or action concerning the matter discussed in executive session as it relates to the construction of the 165 Lift Station Project; consider approval of settlement agreement between the Village and We Energies concerning abandoned water pipelines; consider approval of master conceptual plan, comprehensive plan update and zoning map amendment related to the redevelopment of a portion of the former We Energies Pleasant Prairie Power Plant site at 8000 95th St.; consider approval of tower structure license agreement between the Village and New Cingular Wireless PCS, for the Ladish Water Tower Site; consider bid for Hwy. 165 Lakeview force main repair project; consider contract for Beverly Lane water main extension project; consider agreement between Lake County, Ill., and the Village for intersection improvements at Russel Road and 47th Avenue; consider two-year contract agreement between the Village and the Pleasant Prairie Professional Firefighters Association Local 3785 for 2022-23 calendar year.
KENOSHA UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD: 5:30 .m., at the Educational Support Center, 3600 52nd St., Room 153. This is for a closed session to select superintendent of schools applicants for first interviews.
KENOSHA BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS: 5:30 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 202. Items on the agenda include: award of contract for sanitary sewer lining; presentation from Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. regarding compliance with industrial waste discharge permit; and update on state and federal regulations related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Tuesday
SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD: 9 a.m., virtual meeting to include update on labor market, contract allocations, and targeted industries.
KENOSHA COUNTY PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 11 a.m., at the Kenosha County Center, 19600 75th St., Bristol, in the Planning & Development Conference Room. This is a monthly work session and possible tour of sites related to committee matters. A quorum of County Board members may be present.
KENOSHA COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH: Noon, virtual meeting. Items on the agenda include health officer/director’s report; asthma grant report; and other business to come before the board.
TOWN OF SOMERS BOARD: 5:15 p.m., at the Town/Village Hall, 7511 12th St. Agenda includes a beer license for Somers Fire & Rescue Association for Uke’s Harley Davidson Hometown Rally on Sept. 1-5.
SALEM SCHOOL BOARD: 5:30 p.m., in the Large Group Instruction Room of the school at 8828 Antioch Road, Salem. This is a special meeting to include: liquidated damages for teacher resignation; P.E. teacher resignation; 2022-23 contracts for special education teacher, art teacher and P.E. teacher; paper contract; Otus contract; and contract for Chromebook repair services.
Wednesday
KENOSHA COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE COMMISSION: 3 p.m., Kenosha County Job Center, 8600 Sheridan Road, Room North 1. Items on the agenda include: update on services in western Kenosha County; updates on Kenosha County Veterans Honor Portal/Memorial Park; 2022 Homeless Veterans Stand Down and Veterans Celebration.
KENOSHA COUNTY RACIAL AND ETHNIC EQUITY COMMISSION: 6 p.m., public listening session at the Kenosha County Job Center, 8600 Sheridan Road, Entrance D. Comments from the public will be limited to 3-5 minutes based on number of attendees. As a listening session, the commissioners will not be addressing speakers or comments.
KENOSHA COUNTY PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 6 p.m., at the Kenosha County Center, 19600 75th St., Bristol, in Conference Room B. Agenda includes a feature program on “Nia: Pathways for the Future;” and UW-Extension educator/program updates.
RANDALL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BOARD: 6 p.m., at the school, 37101 87th St., Burlington. This is the district’s annual meeting with agenda items including: set salaries for school board members for 2022-23; presentation on 2022-23 budget; motion to adopt budget; motion to approve the tax levy; capital planning update; approve length of school year; and other related items.
KENOSHA COUNTY PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & EXTENSION EDUCATION COMMITTEE: 7 p.m., at the Kenosha County Center, 19600 75th St., Bristol, in the Public Hearing Room. Agenda includes public hearings on land use items; appointments and citizen comments.
Thursday
KENOSHA SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY BOARD: 4:30 p.m., at the municipal building, 625 52nd St., Room 204.
KENOSHA COUNTY BOARD FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE: 6:30 p.m., in the Kenosha County Administration Building, 1010 56th St., second floor committee conference room. Items on the agenda include: resolution to approve FY2022 Law Enforcement Justice Assistance Grant Award; monthly reports.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A large crowd of Del Paso Heights neighbors gathered for the 20th annual Unity N' Community cookout Sunday afternoon. There was no shortage of soul food, music and entertainment.
"One thing about the Del Paso Heights area is that we're all a family," said event co-host Patricia Smith.
Food and fun aside, the community gathering has a deeper message; it's about stopping the violence in Del Paso Heights and across the Sacramento area.
"Every day, I hear about violence, and I see that we just need to start participating more and getting involved more," said Smith.
In Sacramento, there were 57 homicides in 2021. Smith's own son, Arnold 'DayDay' Butler was killed in 2006.
"Ever since then, I have gotten involved with the community to let them know that I'm down for stopping the violence or at least helping reduce it in some type of way," said Smith.
Smith, along with other community members, are now making it a goal to show the next generation that violence is never the answer, and that there's still love in the Del Paso Heights neighborhood.
"It's a problem all over, not just in the Del Paso Heights community, but it's a problem in Oak Park, South area, Manors, so what our message is is to make sure that we be a part of trying to get a solution for the problem," said event coordinator Michael Brandon. "We care for one another, and we want to show the youngsters that that care is still here."
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It's been a long and sometimes rocky journey for Susana Valladares and her mother, Rosario Zavaleta, in opening their O Street restaurant.
The transition from a popular food truck to a brick-and-mortar eatery can be deemed nothing short of a success story — another example of the American Dream coming to fruition — but it didn't come without heartache, pain and its share of fear.
Valladares thinks back to that night in 2019 when she stood inside the family’s red chrome-plated food truck and wondered if anyone outside could see the fear in her eyes, or the man holding her at gunpoint.
Valladares had just shut off all the lights and signs that signaled “we’re open,” so it was strange when a man approached the truck just after 1 a.m.
She had already cleaned up and shut off her stoves; she felt bad turning away a customer.
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A few seconds later, she realized he wasn’t a customer, but rather a distraction from the other man at the back door.
For years, Valladares had enjoyed working at her mother’s food truck. As an immigrant, she liked that she and her mother had a passion that provided their family with a stable income.
It gave her a sense of peace because, unlike many other immigrants, they didn’t have to work at meatpacking plants or other manual labor jobs.
As business owners, she thought, they wouldn't be taken advantage of or paid poorly for their work.
That summer night, Valladares felt she had been taken advantage of, that the robbers had seen immigrants as "an easy target," she says.
They opened Rosari's Kitchen in 2010. The mother and daughter had migrated a decade earlier from Olocuilta, El Salvador — the "pupusa capital" — where the most popular Salvadoran dish was created.
Although their family initially arrived in California in 2001, they didn't stay long. Zavaleta hoped to start her own business when she arrived in the U.S., but California's living expenses made it nearly impossible, she says.
With her sister living in Nebraska, Zavaleta and her family moved to Lincoln in 2006 and started their business shortly after.
They began serving tacos, tortas and pupusas with curtido–Salvadoran cabbage slaw.
They were well-received in the community, and were often hired to cater several community events and stations outside of local businesses.
For nearly five years until last December, they could be found outside of Jiffy Lube on 33rd and O streets. There, they'd help bring new customers to Jiffy Lube as they waited for their orders.
Oftentimes, the two businesses partnered with each other offering discounts at one business for purchasing from the other.
That's where Valladares says their business grew; being on a busy street like O Street drew more customers in but also brought them issues.
With limited parking at Jiffy Lube, customers began parking at the neighboring business, Tornado Car Wash. Although Zavaleta and Valladares advised their customers to park elsewhere, the issue continued and they no longer felt welcomed by their neighbors.
For months last fall, they would be greeted every day with dumpsters placed in front of their entrance that Valladares believes were placed by the owners of the car wash.
Being stationed outside of Jiffy Lube soon became a hostile environment for them, Valladares says. They eventually felt they had no choice but to leave.
For months they received Facebook messages and phone calls from loyal customers asking where they had gone. For five months, they stationed themselves at Valladares' driveway
"We never wanted to go through something like that again. Being pushed out isn't a good feeling, we wanted something we could call ours," Valladares said.
With the help of Speedway Properties, Zavaleta says they're on track to open their restaurant this fall.
Their new brick-and-mortar restaurant will be located at the former Re Rides location at 2600 O St. where their food truck is currently stationed.
After being robbed in 2019, Valladares said they thought about walking away from the business, but it's overcoming adversities like those they've faced that keep them going, she says.
"We came to this country to better ourselves, and I don't think we'll ever let a little adversity get in the way of our dreams for Rosari's Kitchen," Zavaleta said. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/mother-daughter-duo-behind-rosaris-food-truck-will-soon-open-a-restaurant/article_08ed7ba7-eefe-5fa0-9377-3c123b2178ee.html | 2022-08-08T01:32:34 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/mother-daughter-duo-behind-rosaris-food-truck-will-soon-open-a-restaurant/article_08ed7ba7-eefe-5fa0-9377-3c123b2178ee.html |
WAYNE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A teenager shot and killed an adult on Sunday in Wayne County, West Virginia. Investigators say the teen was the victim of domestic violence incidents throughout the day.
That is according to West Virginia State Police, who say the 14-year-old is now in the care of Child Protective Services as prosecutors review the case.
The victim, Ermal Mullins III, 37, of Fort Gay, was found on the front porch by police with a single gunshot wound.
The call about the shooting came in around 3:45 p.m. on Lost Creek Road near the Wayne County community of Fort Gay.
Trooper J.A. Wellman says the investigation showed “the teen shot the victim after continuing domestic violence incidents throughout the day, in which the victim was the aggressor.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/one-dead-after-shooting-in-wayne-county-wv/ | 2022-08-08T01:34:43 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/one-dead-after-shooting-in-wayne-county-wv/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Metro 911 says one person was hit by a car on Washington Street West in Charleston.
The incident happened near the Kentucky Fried Chicken on Charleston’s West Side around 7:40 p.m.
Dispatchers say one person was transported, but they did not know the extent of the injuries.
Charleston Police Department responded to this incident.
This is a developing story. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/one-person-injured-after-being-hit-by-car-in-charleston/ | 2022-08-08T01:34:49 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/one-person-injured-after-being-hit-by-car-in-charleston/ |
KENTUCKY (WOWK) — On Saturday, President Joe Biden made additional federal disaster assistance available to southeastern Kentuckians affected by severe flooding that started on July 26.
Under the President’s order, federal funding was made available for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation at 75% of the total eligible costs. Federal funds for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct federal assistance, have been raised to 100% of the total eligible costs for a 30-day period within the first 120 days of the order.
The areas that will benefit from the President’s order include Clay, Floyd, Knott, Martin, Owsley, Perry and Pike counties.
For updates on the Kentucky flooding recovery, visit FEMA’s website or follow them on Twitter. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/president-biden-orders-additional-fema-assistance-for-ky/ | 2022-08-08T01:34:55 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/president-biden-orders-additional-fema-assistance-for-ky/ |
SAN ANGELO, Texas — San Angelo’s former police chief has been sentenced to 15 1/2 years in federal prison, plus a $35,000 fine with one year of supervised release after serving the sentence.
Timothy R. Vasquez was found guilty in March 2022 on one charge of bribery and three counts of honest services mail fraud.
The sentencing phase for Vasquez was held at the OC Fisher Courthouse in US District Court. Vasquez has been in the Terry County Jail since he was booked March 25, 2022, because the prosecution able to show he was a ‘significant flight risk.” His trial was held in Lubbock.
Vasquez was indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2020 on charges of public corruption - one count of receipt of a bribe by an agent of an organization receiving federal funds; and three counts of honest services mail fraud - following an investigation by the FBI Dallas Field Office.
Vasquez allegedly used his official position to help a radio system vendor land two government contracts worth more than $11 million, the indictment said. In return, the vendor and its affiliates allegedly funneled him and his band, “Funky Munky,” more than $130,000.
Per the indictment, in February 2007, the City of San Angelo solicited bids for a new radio system for first responders, including the police department. Three vendors submitted bids.
Vasquez allegedly asked one of the vendors for a vacation trip, but was rebuffed.
In April, Vasquez recommended the City of San Angelo award the $5.6 million contract to a different vendor, identified in the indictment as “Vendor 1,” who was eventually selected for the contract.
Three months later, in July, Juniper Valley, L.P., an affiliate of Vendor 1, cut a $10,000 check to “Funky Munky Band.” Vasquez deposited the funds into his personal checking account.
For the next eight years, Mr. Vasquez received yearly payments of approximately $8,000 from Vendor 1 and its affiliates, Juniper Valley and Trixie & Fini, either made out to Vasquez or his band.
By 2015, Vasquez and Funky Munky had collected more than $84,000, including $38,200 the defendant deposited directly into his personal bank account and $29,800 he withdrew in cash.
However, seven years after the original contract was awarded, the radio technology provided by Vendor 1 was “phased out.” In an email with City employees, Vasquez indicated he wanted to “use the same vendor” for the new equipment, and urged the city manager to support Vendor 1. In another email with a City employee, he discussed an exemption from the competitive bidding process that would allow San Angelo to award the contract to Vendor 1.
In federal court in March 2022, the former police chief took the stand in his own defense. Vasquez said his band and the Dailey & Wells radio system had nothing to do with one another.
He told the court his job as a police officer and as a member of the band, RU Ready, in the 1990s were kept separately from each other. Vasquez said while playing with Oklahoma band, the Easy Money Band, he had the opportunity to leave his job as an officer and tour after being approached by band member Toby Keith.
Additionally, Vasquez said, in about 1995-1996, he was playing with Shane Stockton for eight months, and as the band was about to tour with George Strait, he decided to stay with the SAPD and be a "weekend warrior" for financial reasons.
When his defense team asked why Vasquez didn't complete a form about a conflict of interest related to his band, Funky Munky, being paid for performances by Dailey & Wells, which had been awarded a contract with the City of San Angelo, Vasquez said, "I didn't know about the form. I didn't know until I got arrested that there was a conflict of interest."
Vasquez told the court he never hid that Funky Munky played gigs for Dailey & Wells.
Vasquez became emotional when asked by his defense if he knew then what he knows now, would that have changed things.
He tearfully said after everything he's gone through - "I would've filled out that form. I would have filled out the conflict of interest paperwork that I didn't know existed."
The jury found Vasquez guilty on all counts. He was then remanded into the custody of federal marshals and booked into the Terry County Jail.
Vasquez was remanded into the custody of marshals before being transported the Federal Correction Institute in Seagoville. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/former-san-angelo-police-chief-sentenced-to-15-12-years-in-federal-prison/504-f91bb178-9086-4770-8508-1ccb7603eb7b | 2022-08-08T01:56:41 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/former-san-angelo-police-chief-sentenced-to-15-12-years-in-federal-prison/504-f91bb178-9086-4770-8508-1ccb7603eb7b |
AUSTIN, Texas — The hot and dry days continue in Central Texas. Many industries have felt the impact.
Central Texas wineries have lost crops, but some, like Solaro Estate Vineyard and Wineries, are finding ways to adapt to the hot and dry conditions.
Viticulturist at Solaro, Erica Fritz, said they've changed the way they plant their vines.
"A new drought-resistant rootstock," she said. "So that we don't have to give them quite so much water. So they'll, you know, push their roots down a little bit further so that they can get their own water."
The goal of this new rootstock is for the vines to not rely on them for water. Instead, they find it themselves. Also, Frtiz said, the harder the plant works, the better the grape.
"The grapes themselves are going to be better," she said. "So, you know, whenever you get great grapes throughout the world, they all need to kind of suffer a little bit. So you want them in a little bit of a strenuous environment."
Under these conditions, the yield will be less, but the quality will be higher. Fritz said many of their vines died last year because they couldn't get enough water.
Now, they will wait for three to four years for their new vines to bear fruit. In the meantime, they'll be sourcing their grapes from other vineyards they manage in the Hill Country.
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There will be a single-lane, alternating traffic pattern in on Mill Road in Absecon between Holly Road and Ohio Avenue this week, according to an Atlantic County traffic advisory.
The new traffic pattern, necessitated by county road work, will run from Monday through Friday this week lasting each day from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Drivers and other motorists may experience delays and should schedule their commute accordingly or look for an alternate route. Weather may impact the road-work schedule.
A complete list of Atlantic County traffic advisories can be found at the www.aclink.org website. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/traffic-advisory-for-mill-road-in-absecon-in-effect-this-week/article_3507f886-169e-11ed-963a-cbb80564412b.html | 2022-08-08T02:09:44 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/traffic-advisory-for-mill-road-in-absecon-in-effect-this-week/article_3507f886-169e-11ed-963a-cbb80564412b.html |
Six people were hospitalized following a crash near Snow Hill Road in Seminole County on Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
One of those hospitalized is in critical condition, troopers said.
Troopers said a vehicle was turning left out of Publix onto County Road 419 near Snow Hill Road when it collided with another car going eastbound, resulting in a T-Bone type of crash.
The vehicle going eastbound then caught fire, troopers said.
Three people from each car were transported to the hospital, troopers said.
The crash remains under investigation. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/08/6-people-hospitalized-after-crash-in-oviedo-troopers-say/ | 2022-08-08T02:20:29 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/08/6-people-hospitalized-after-crash-in-oviedo-troopers-say/ |
ODESSA, Texas — One person has been killed after a fatal crash occurred in Odessa on August 7 according to Texas DPS.
The multiple-vehicle crash happened around 3:45 p.m. on West University Blvd. between Vega Ave. and Timberline Ave. Those injured in the crash have been transported to the local hospital.
At this time, we do not have the exact number of vehicles involved in this crash and the identity of the person killed in the incident. The Ector County Sheriff's Office, Texas DPS and OPD are all at the scene.
We will continue to update this story as we receive more information and the investigation is still ongoing. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-fatal-crash-in-odessa/513-2d7d9117-7ac6-4528-9f60-8046563ff98f | 2022-08-08T02:22:40 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-fatal-crash-in-odessa/513-2d7d9117-7ac6-4528-9f60-8046563ff98f |
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The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is mourning the death of a 24-year-old giraffe whose offspring marked three generations of giraffes with ties to the local attraction.
Jelani was suffering from neurological abnormalities that quickly worsened. The animal care and veterinary teams made the difficult decision to euthanize the giraffe Saturday after a comprehensive assessment showed he would not recover, the zoo said in a news release Sunday.
“Although we were treating for any potential causes, his welfare became compromised and he was humanely euthanized, surrounded by many that cared for him,” head zoo veterinarian Dr. Kami Fox said in a statement.
Jelani, whose birthday was Wednesday, moved to the zoo in May 1999 from Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas. The zoo described Jelani as an important member of the giraffe herd, noting he sired six calves.
“He was a sweet, gentle giant who actively participated in his own care,” the zoo said. “He was especially fond of hoof work and having his feet filed. He was easy to work with and always enjoyed attention.”
The zoo received hundreds of condolences on its Facebook post about Jelani’s death. People shared recent photos of Jelani, called him a favorite zoo sight and said he awed children when he approached the viewing and feeding platform.
Zoo member Sarah LeBlanc said the giraffes are a highlight for her two daughters.
“I’m sorry to hear there will be one fewer,” she said.
The zoo said it appreciates the community’s support.
“Jelani was loved by all, and his loss is felt deeply,” the zoo said. “We share this heartbreak with our animal care professionals, who cared for him daily. We thank them for their outstanding work, not only with Jelani, but with all the animals here at the zoo.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-childrens-zoo-grieves-loss-of-giraffe/article_0342d3b0-16a4-11ed-8520-274e3cba05db.html | 2022-08-08T02:22:53 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-childrens-zoo-grieves-loss-of-giraffe/article_0342d3b0-16a4-11ed-8520-274e3cba05db.html |
HOPE, Maine — Tim Davis at Ridgeberry Farm is participating in Wild Blueberry weekend. His farm is one of 14 farms around the state taking part this year,
Davis invited vendors to his farm along with a tractor tour to watch harvesters gather blueberries.
"For me, it's always a Maine tradition... These are the super fruits everyone is seeking when they think about blueberries," Davis said.
He said Wild Blueberry Weekend is good for farmers as not many people think about blueberries when they hear "Maine."
"Unless you were born into it, you don't know what it is... these are particularly Maine... as Mainers, these are our berries," Davis said.
Farmers that spoke with NEWS CENTER Maine said Wild Blueberry Weekend is much needed, as farms have faced hurdles in recent years, such as drought conditions.
"This field, in particular, wasn't too bad... thankfully we were able to get just enough rain... a little bit to make the damage not so horrible," Davis added.
Another challenge is passing the baton on to new farmers.
"Farmers are starting to get out of it because they're getting older and don't have anyone to pass it down to, this Wild Blueberry Weekend is going to help that out so much more... building awareness and building information about this commodity," Davis said.
Just a few miles down the road in Hope, Brodis Blueberries showed off its expansive history.
"It goes back farther than any farm in this area that I know of so it's pretty unique," Ron Howard, a seventh-generation farmer at Brodis, said.
His wife's family, he tells us, got the land grant back in 1799. He agrees the new tradition of Wild Blueberry Weekend will help farmers looking to diversify.
"We make jams and pies and a lot of different things we do to utilize our wild blueberries.... out of the four generations with us right now, none of us want to be the last so we're working hard to keep it viable," Howard said.
Howard's whole family is involved, including his granddaughter, the ninth-generation farmer in the family. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/wild-blueberry-weekend-brings-business-to-maine-farmers/97-07749d59-2697-4865-8bd6-210969220fd4 | 2022-08-08T02:31:46 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/wild-blueberry-weekend-brings-business-to-maine-farmers/97-07749d59-2697-4865-8bd6-210969220fd4 |
MOUNTAIN TOP, Pa. — A celebration in Luzerne County will go a long way towards helping an American Legion in Mountain Top.
American Legion Post 781 hosted its second annual Summer Fling Sunday afternoon.
The event featured food trucks, drinks, and of course, some live music.
Organizers say the turnout is especially meaningful because it means their hard work is being acknowledged.
"It's not only veterans. we're an organization - a one-legion family helping each other. We give back to the community, we give back to the veterans, we make our grounds beautiful, and god bless America," said Martine Columbo, Post Commander.
Money raised at the Summer Fling will go towards repairing roads on the Legion's property in Luzerne County.
Want to see what was in news in 1983? Head on over to WNEP's YouTube. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/american-legion-hosts-summer-fling-event-in-luzerne-county-post-781-martine-columbo-mountain-top-live-music/523-e6e75086-555c-4048-9eb3-64fbc5721777 | 2022-08-08T02:33:34 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/american-legion-hosts-summer-fling-event-in-luzerne-county-post-781-martine-columbo-mountain-top-live-music/523-e6e75086-555c-4048-9eb3-64fbc5721777 |
EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. — Fire damaged an apartment Sunday afternoon in Luzerne County.
According to fire officials, flames broke out along Roosevelt Street in Edwardsville just after 4:30 p.m.
Everyone made it out safely. Officials say the fire caused significant damage to the apartment.
A fire marshal has been called in to determine the cause of the fire in Edwardsville.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/fire-damages-apartment-in-edwardsville-roosevelt-street-luzerne-county-damage-flames-fire-marshal-apartment/523-2da2b15a-f126-40d1-9189-36a8a1154cd8 | 2022-08-08T02:33:40 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/fire-damages-apartment-in-edwardsville-roosevelt-street-luzerne-county-damage-flames-fire-marshal-apartment/523-2da2b15a-f126-40d1-9189-36a8a1154cd8 |
SAN ANTONIO — Consumer spending, which makes up more than two-thirds of the U.S. economy, is changing in this high-inflation environment. Food, gas, clothes – you name it. Everything is costing more.
KENS 5 spoke with Ryan Bailey, senior vice president and head of retail banking at USAA, who shared the latest data from their financial institution. USAA has served military members, veterans, and their families nationwide for more than a century.
Bailey says discretionary spending is showing signs of softening, as prices for non-discretionary items continue to go up.
"In those categories of non-discretionary, such as gas prices and groceries, those areas are where they're really spending money. In fact, gas prices are up. Spending is up 21 percent year-over-year," said Bailey.
People are increasingly turning to borrowed money to offset the rising costs.
"You are starting to see people spend more on their credit card. With the stimulus payments coming in last year, we saw a significant amount of money both happening in spending but in particular, savings. Now they are taking that money that they had in savings, and starting to spend it," said Bailey.
For example with groceries, another non-discretionary category, USAA July data shows that spending is up 4.6% with credit card showing a higher year-over-year increase at 7.9% than debit card use at 3.1%.
"I think we have to get used to the stimulus payments not coming in anymore and really adjusting our spending back down to normal levels. I also advise to pay off your credit card every month instead of building up those balances," he said.
You can also consider looking for options to consolidate variable rates into a fixed rate. You should see if it makes sense to consider a fixed-rate personal loan to consolidate variable-rate debt, especially during these inflationary times. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/hot-inflation-increasing-credit-card-usage-usaa-bank-expert-shares-insight-san-antonio-texas-money-savings-spending/273-e4a7ac01-a026-4e95-8a88-3728f89a9ba5 | 2022-08-08T02:56:13 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/hot-inflation-increasing-credit-card-usage-usaa-bank-expert-shares-insight-san-antonio-texas-money-savings-spending/273-e4a7ac01-a026-4e95-8a88-3728f89a9ba5 |
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Increased costs are eating away at people’s wallets, especially when stocking up the kitchen.
“We definitely had to cut back in a lot of ways," York resident Megan Sheely said when FOX43 caught up with her outside of the Grocery Outlet in Springettsbury Township, York County. "It’s a lot easier to come here and get the cheaper prices."
Record high inflation is making consumers more considerate of what they put in their cart, and the bill they're forking over.
“Overall our grocery bill is up 20 to 25 percent," York resident Bill Morgan said.
This is leading many to change their shopping habits. Sheely says she’s loyal to Grocery Outlet, but will change where she goes to help save money.
“I would definitely shop around to get the best price," Sheely said.
Market analytics show that average spending at discount chains has spiked since last fall, with variety of factors driving prices up.
“In specific sectors, the inflation has been quite different," Dr. Fariborz Ghadar from Penn State University's Smeal School of Business said. "In food, it's been over 10%.”
Dr. Ghadar says eggs are just one item that have noticeably gone up in price. According to the federal reserve – the average price for one dozen eggs in June 2021 was a $1.64. Year-over-year the price rose to $2.70. On August 7, the cheapest dozen at the nearest grocery story to FOX43 at $3.19.
These little increases add up, leaving consumers more conscious about where they put their money
“We are being much more value based and much more cautious about what we buy," Dr. Ghadar said.
Among the factors driving up prices are supply chain issues, labor shortages, and increased operational costs such as fuel to transport goods.
Many are also making lifestyle changes to adjust, from passing up on a dinner date to staying home altogether.
“During the summer we take our son different places," York resident Pawan Madhogarhia said. "We’re not going as much.”
“The weekends are a little more boring for sure," Sheely said.
“We don’t eat out a lot. Maybe once a month, once every six weeks," Morgan said. "And we’re just really careful.”
Following a promising jobs report and and a decline in gas prices, Dr. Ghadar says he’s hopeful shoppers will soon find some relief in their cart.”
"I think the worst is behind us," Dr. Ghadar. "We're gradually going to see going down." | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/shoppers-adjust-food-prices-inflation-bargain/521-56b5c20d-555d-4b4b-9bdb-c053554c8ffb | 2022-08-08T02:57:12 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/shoppers-adjust-food-prices-inflation-bargain/521-56b5c20d-555d-4b4b-9bdb-c053554c8ffb |
SAN DIEGO — The Oak Fire burning in Mariposa County near Yosemite National Park broke out a little over two weeks ago. So far it's burned more than 19,000 acres but is nearly fully contained at around 92%.
This has been a devastating fire for the people in Mariposa with nearly 200 structures destroyed. One of those destroyed homes belonged to San Diego native Dana Robinson and her 11-year-old daughter. The two are now homeless after moving to Mariposa County just a few years ago. Robinson moved a few years ago to Mariposa County for her job as a social worker. Now, her daughter is back in San Diego with her grandma while Robinson has stayed back to look through the ashes of what's left of their home.
“All my life I always wanted to be a good mom, that’s all I ever wanted and I felt like because I didn’t have a stable housing that I just felt really bad that she wasn't getting the proper childhood and then I finally got a house, ”said Dana Robinson.
In an emotional interview she could not contain her tears when talking about how she raised her 11-year old daughter Lola on her own and finally found stability for her, but Robinson says there's no longer stability, after losing their home in the Oak Fire.
Currently Lola is staying with her grandma Debbie Robinson, while Robinson is in Mariposa dealing with this devastating reality.
“I have to drive past it and it’s just so heavy because I’m a renter and I don’t know where to live. I just want stability for my daughter, that’s all I ever wanted,” said Robinson.
She told CBS 8 that two weeks ago she was coming back from work when she noticed her neighborhood had been blocked off by fire officials.
The next morning Robinson learned the home where she had built dozens of memories with her daughter had been destroyed with everything inside it, including family antiques.
All burned to ashes by the Oak Fire that has burned more than 19,000 acres near Yosemite National Park.
“I lost everything except what I was wearing to work that day,” said Robinson.
CBS 8 talked to Lola from her grandma's La Mesa home, CBS 8 asked her what was one of the items that burned in her house that can no longer be replaced, she responded and said, “My teddy bear Mr. snuggles and the house itself, It used to belong to my great grandmother before she passed away five years ago.”
With no house to return to and without Mr. Snuggles, Robinson and Lola are both devastated with this reality.
“My mommy is really strong,” said Lola.
The two are grappling with the thought of starting over, but without insurance and without enough affordable housing in that area, the two fear starting over will take years.
Robinson has created a GoFundMe account.
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SAN ANTONIO — A body was found in San Pedro Creek on Sunday, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
Officials confirmed that a decomposing body was found in the creek near West Mitchell and Flato, and said it was likely there for some time. The medical examiner will work to determine the person's identity and cause of death.
This is a developing story. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement/body-found-in-san-pedro-creek-sapd-says/273-c952a3db-aeb8-4e4f-9981-f1133eee07c4 | 2022-08-08T03:21:16 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement/body-found-in-san-pedro-creek-sapd-says/273-c952a3db-aeb8-4e4f-9981-f1133eee07c4 |
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — A teenage girl has died and her father is seriously injured after a pickup truck crashed into their house in White Settlement on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Police said they responded to the crash in the 9300 block of Jason Court in a neighborhood near West Loop 820 and Interstate 30.
Police said the driver of the pickup, which was pulling a trailer, lost control, entered a backyard and then crashed through multiple bedrooms of the house.
The teen, who was pinned underneath the pickup, died at the scene, police said. Her father was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
The teenager's mother was also inside the home at the time but was not seriously injured, according to police.
Police said the driver of the pickup truck, later identified as 63-year-old Donald Gruber, was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault.
A passenger who was inside the pickup told officers they had been drinking prior to the crash, police said.
The victims have not yet been identified. Police confirmed the teenager was a high school student at Saginaw ISD.
"We’ve been in conversation with the school district to make sure they have awareness because no doubt this will affect a lot of people, not only here in our community but across North Texas," White Settlement Police Chief Chris Cook said.
A witness told WFAA he tried to help the victims inside the home after seeing the crash while driving by.
"I looked and there was a piece of wall missing, and I told my wife somebody drove inside the house, so I got off and went inside the house," David Sosa said.
"He looked very seriously injured from the head," Sosa said about the father. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/teen-dead-father-injured-vehicle-crashes-into-house-white-settlement-texas/287-2399576a-59f9-4b84-b0de-8294589901a4 | 2022-08-08T03:21:23 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/teen-dead-father-injured-vehicle-crashes-into-house-white-settlement-texas/287-2399576a-59f9-4b84-b0de-8294589901a4 |
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The seventh annual South Jersey Rescue Board Championships will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the 16th Street beach in Brigantine.
The event will have six races, each one involving a paddleboard.
Brigantine won the first three races last year and took the team title with 24 points. Cape May finished second place with 21 points and Ocean City was third with 18.
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DETROIT, Ore. — Parts of the Willamette National Forest have just reopened after being shut down by the devastating wildfires of 2020. The U.S. Forest Service is welcoming visitors back, but urging them to be aware of hazards that remain.
The Willamette National Forest covers a lot of the Cascades, from south of Eugene to up north to the Detroit Ranger District. The Beachie Creek fire did a lot of damage through the Santiam Canyon, in the city of Detroit, and on the Willamette National Forest.
“It was definitely, as it's been coined, a once-in-a-century event, so it was definitely an experience that I'll keep with me the rest of my life,” said acting Forest Supervisor Duane Bishop.
Bishop was there for the fires and has been directing the recovery.
And after two years of rebuilding and regrowth, the woods are making a comeback, and the U.S. Forest Service says the time has come to reopen 188,000 acres in the Willamette National Forest.
Plenty of forest was untouched, and some other land was not as severely burned, but certain sections were hit very hard.
“Visitors will see a lot of fire-killed trees and vegetation, and so it will be very much dependent on where they want to go in the forest, in (terms of) what they might see or experience,” Bishop said.
The recovery is still a work in progress that will take years to complete, the forest supervisor said, especially around roads and trails, so hazards will remain in some places, and visitors will need to be aware of their surroundings.
“It's called the four steps for safety: look up, look down, look around, and look below,” Bishop said.
Visitors should also plan their journeys carefully, he said, being mindful of their own strengths and abilities in the forest.
“We're asking people who come out and visit public land to really take into account, based on your skill level, about where you want to be and some of the hazards around you, and just be cognizant of that and really pay attention to your surroundings," he said. "But we also are very excited to open these areas up and for to people come out and visit and enjoy and continue to make memories.”
Visit the U.S Forest Service online for more information about specific openings and current or continuing closures | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/fire-damaged-areas-reopen-willamette-national-forest/283-3ed10902-6df5-4481-ae66-e983c4e71c06 | 2022-08-08T03:40:59 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/fire-damaged-areas-reopen-willamette-national-forest/283-3ed10902-6df5-4481-ae66-e983c4e71c06 |
If there is any justice in the world, Rina Sawayama, the prodigious British-Japanese pop singer, is well on her way to being a top-billed, household-name pop star. And Sawayama's set at San Francisco's Outside Lands Saturday was her putting in the work to get to that point, an athletic, all-encompassing hourlong performance that sated her stans, named the Pixels and welcomed newcomers to her multitude of charms.
"I got three questions for you," she told the crowd with a winking grin several songs in. "Are you ready to dance? Are you ready to slay? And are you ready to scream?"
This was a threat and a promise. Sawayama's set started with brutish, hard-rock riffs and ended with a Lady Gaga dance party (courtesy of her take on Gaga's “Chromatica” highlight “Free Woman"). And the hour between melded the two dissonant styles with ease, an act of alchemy that hits even harder on a live stage than on-record. Her voice can shift on a dime from Y2K-era pop girl coos and Evanescence's operatic frontwoman Amy Lee, and often fits somewhere along the middle. Sawayama, ever the assiduous student of the radio, recognizes that both these artists were slotted next to each other on the radio and on MySpace playlists; that the angsty kids and the preppy kids had more in common than either of them probably cared to admit at the time.
She, along with her live drummer Simone (who celebrated her birthday on stage) and guitarist Emily, emphasized all of the singalong moments in roaring nu-metal joint "STFU!" — what a treat to just get to sing-yell “shut the f—k up” without reservation — and transformed the downbeat electronica number "Akasaka Sad" into a revving, guitar-led ripper. At one point, she segued the song "Snakeskin," which talks about turning your family drama into consumable commercial art, with Nicholas Brittell's score for "Succession," a show where familial drama and commerce intertwine. It all ruled.
But that's not what draws her most devout of fans in; it’s her songwriting. The songs she writes are heady, emotionally and intellectually intense things put through the pop factory. (She double-majored at Cambridge, go figure.) Her most popular song is a lampoon of "Material Girl" capitalism; the topic of intergenerational trauma and inherited mental illness recurs often in her music and shows. (Veins and DNA strands featured heavily in her backing visuals, a reminder that your trauma shapes you at a cellular level.) When she said, "I can't not write a deep song" midway through her set as a throwaway comment before “Catch Me In the Air,” a song she wrote about her single mother, she is underselling her songwriting capacity severely.
All this is to say: Whether her new material, which spins country pop, or the big hits of her breakthrough album “Sawayama," her gaggle of fans were adoring, worshipping her every move. They were rewarded handsomely, too: She performed the U.K. garage-meets-power ballad "Hold the Girl,” a resonant number about healing your inner child, for the first time at Outside Lands; she also debuted a new, yet-to-be released song titled "Hurricanes."
The clear standout of the set was the lead single off her forthcoming album called "This Hell," a country-pop stomper that asks the question: "What if Shania Twain made a song about the horrors of being alive in 2022?" It is eminently catchy, with a chorus about the devil wearing Prada and loving drama. When Sawayama introduced the song, she led off by asking drummer Emily (the token American on stage, she joked) about where country music and hoedowns come from.
"Probably Texas," Emily gamely responded.
"Pretend we're in Texas right now," Sawayama told the crowd.
She was roundly booed by the largely young crowd; we're in San Francisco, after all, and given the abortion ban and anti-trans legislation in Texas, her fans did not feel particularly stoked to fantasize about the American Southwest, even for a fake hoedown. It was a reminder that pop music, as joyous as its highs are, can't always be rooted in escapism — even if the songs that defined our childhood often felt like three-minute getaways. But throughout her set, Sawayama made the case that she is the pop star to confront this hellscape we're in head-on.
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TAMPA, Florida — Volunteers in Tampa gathered on Sunday to counter sex trafficking during the Skull Games, an event that helps identify survivors of trafficking and those responsible for the crimes.
Volunteers with experience on what's called "open-source intelligence" used online tools, data and shared knowledge from experts.
Participants worked together at Echo Analytics Group Operations Center, a veteran-owned and operated intelligence firm based in Tampa. The event was in partnership with All Things Possible.
Jeff Tiegs, Chief Operating Officer of All Things Possible Ministries, said people are actively being sold on the internet and groomed on social media. They often include teenage girls or boys who weren't given enough support, along with adults 18-20 years of age, but have been groomed by criminals earlier.
“The ability to recruit and groom victims is at an all-time high,” Tiegs stated in a news release from Echo Analytics Group. “Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat are riddled with predators. They are all over Minecraft and Roblox. They use mediums where you can share photos and videos. They are on Whisper and Scout, and they are on all the dating sites.”
Volunteers over the weekend aimed to find clues and information, then alert authorities of their reports in hopes that it can lead to rescues or arrests.
So far, volunteers have been able to identify 45 survivors of trafficking and 20 persons of interest through previous Skull Games events, the news release mentioned.
“The work that Jeff and the team at All Things Possible is critical to helping law enforcement across the country,” Buddy Jericho, CEO of Echo Analytics Group, said in a statement. “Through our work together, we can help save lives and put an end to human trafficking.”
In addition, anyone with an interest in countering sex trafficking can become a volunteer by contacting the Echo Analytics Group. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/skull-games-human-sex-trafficking/67-0cd937ef-708e-49ab-a8d9-04621d86f526 | 2022-08-08T03:45:41 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/skull-games-human-sex-trafficking/67-0cd937ef-708e-49ab-a8d9-04621d86f526 |
TAMPA, Fla. — A group of people protested in front of Tampa City Hall in response to council members' decision not to put a rent control measure on the ballot this November.
The measure failed on Wednesday, Aug. 4, one week after the city council voted 6-1 in favor of plans to let voters decide on a housing emergency declaration.
Craig Birchfield of the Tampa Tenants Union said living in the area feels like a monthly battle due to the rising rent prices. He said he's having to live paycheck to paycheck.
"I don't know anybody who's not feeling their nervous system attacked every month wondering if you're gonna have a roof over your head," Birchfield said.
Birchfield was among those who spoke in favor of rent control at Thursday's packed city council meeting where city staff expressed their concerns about legal challenges the city would face under state law and the idea that rent control could actually hurt tenants instead.
However, demonstrators disagreed with the arguments and said the harm is already being done.
Tampa-native Maya Mitchell attended the protest and said she's seen people she knows having to disperse into different neighborhoods because of the rent prices.
"Personally, my family, they have had to move in with one another and overall just curb the other expenses that they have in order to be able to afford rent," Mitchell said.
The average renter in the city of Tampa is spending 42% of their income to keep a roof over their head, according to a report from Online Mortgage Advisor.
Analysis from Realtor.com shows the median rent from December 2020 to December 2021 went up 19.3% across the nation.
Regions in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater saw the second-highest median rent increase in the country, with prices rising to $2,038 or 35% from the previous year.
Birchfield said worries he may be forced to leave the Tampa Bay region, his home for most of his life, if rent prices continue to rise.
"We love the city. We want to see the working class here thrive and I want to be a part of that, but it is hard, some months to think how long can we afford to stay here," Birchfield said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-tenants-rent-control-housing-emergency-declaration/67-2f0128fb-c499-4d8e-9ff2-63cb5c17b03b | 2022-08-08T03:45:47 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-tenants-rent-control-housing-emergency-declaration/67-2f0128fb-c499-4d8e-9ff2-63cb5c17b03b |
Road rage suspect arrested, charged
LAS CRUCES - Police say the man suspected in Friday's road rage shooting that injured a 3-year-old girl has been arrested and charged.
Estevan Miguel Jimenez, 24, turned himself in to police on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Jimenez is charged with one count of shooting at or from a motor vehicle causing great bodily harm, three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of tampering with evidence.
Police investigators said Jimenez acknowledged his involvement in Friday’s shooting.
Jimenez, who was the passenger in a Honda Civic, is accused of shooting at a Ford pickup following "a road rage altercation" with the driver of the pickup along Amador Avenue near the railroad tracks. The shooting happened at the Amador and Valley Drive intersection about 3:50 p.m. Aug. 5.
A 3-year-old girl in the backseat of the pickup was hit by gunfire. She's recovering from her injuries, police said.
Police said no charges have been filed against the driver of the Civic.
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The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is mourning the death of a 24-year-old giraffe whose offspring marked three generations of giraffes with ties to the local attraction.
Jelani was suffering from neurological abnormalities that quickly worsened. The animal care and veterinary teams made the difficult decision to euthanize the giraffe Saturday after a comprehensive assessment showed he would not recover, the zoo said in a news release Sunday.
“Although we were treating for any potential causes, his welfare became compromised and he was humanely euthanized, surrounded by many that cared for him,” head zoo veterinarian Dr. Kami Fox said in a statement.
Jelani, whose birthday was Wednesday, moved to the zoo in May 1999 from Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas. The zoo described Jelani as an important member of the giraffe herd, noting he sired six calves.
“He was a sweet, gentle giant who actively participated in his own care,” the zoo said. “He was especially fond of hoof work and having his feet filed. He was easy to work with and always enjoyed attention.”
The zoo received hundreds of condolences on its Facebook post about Jelani’s death. People shared recent photos of Jelani, called him a favorite zoo sight and said he awed children when he approached the viewing and feeding platform.
Zoo member Sarah LeBlanc said the giraffes are a highlight for her two daughters.
“I’m sorry to hear there will be one fewer,” she said.
The zoo said it appreciates the community’s support.
“Jelani was loved by all, and his loss is felt deeply,” the zoo said. “We share this heartbreak with our animal care professionals, who cared for him daily. We thank them for their outstanding work, not only with Jelani, but with all the animals here at the zoo.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-childrens-zoo-grieves-loss-of-giraffe-jelani/article_0342d3b0-16a4-11ed-8520-274e3cba05db.html | 2022-08-08T04:02:50 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-childrens-zoo-grieves-loss-of-giraffe-jelani/article_0342d3b0-16a4-11ed-8520-274e3cba05db.html |
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — A teenage girl has died and her father is seriously injured after a pickup truck crashed into their house in White Settlement on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Police said they responded to the crash in the 9300 block of Jason Court in a neighborhood near West Loop 820 and Interstate 30.
Police said the driver of the pickup, which was pulling a trailer, lost control, entered a backyard and then crashed through multiple bedrooms of the house.
The teen, who was pinned underneath the pickup, died at the scene, police said. Her father was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
The teenager's mother was also inside the home at the time but was not seriously injured, according to police.
Police said the driver of the pickup truck, later identified as 63-year-old Donald Gruber, was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault.
A passenger who was inside the pickup told officers they had been drinking prior to the crash, police said.
The victims have not yet been identified. Police confirmed the teenager was a high school student at Saginaw ISD.
"We’ve been in conversation with the school district to make sure they have awareness because no doubt this will affect a lot of people, not only here in our community but across North Texas," White Settlement Police Chief Chris Cook said.
A witness told WFAA he tried to help the victims inside the home after seeing the crash while driving by.
"I looked and there was a piece of wall missing, and I told my wife somebody drove inside the house, so I got off and went inside the house," David Sosa said.
"He looked very seriously injured from the head," Sosa said about the father. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/teen-dead-father-injured-vehicle-crashes-into-house-white-settlement-texas/287-2399576a-59f9-4b84-b0de-8294589901a4 | 2022-08-08T04:20:06 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/teen-dead-father-injured-vehicle-crashes-into-house-white-settlement-texas/287-2399576a-59f9-4b84-b0de-8294589901a4 |
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The three men convicted of federal hate crime charges in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery are set to be sentenced on Monday, August 8th.
A federal jury found shooter Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael, and neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan, who is white, guilty of killing Arbery, who is Black, in February. That was the first federal hate crimes conviction ever in Georgia.
The men are already sentenced to life on state charges for the murder. The recommended federal sentence is a life term on top of the state charges.
11Alive News legal analyst Page Pate believes the trio will likely spend the rest of their lives in prison.
“You're looking at potentially very, very lengthy sentences," Pate said. “They're not going to a Martha Stewart type camp, even if they're allowed to go to federal prison.”
Travis and Gregory McMichaels want to stay in federal prison. Their lawyer said they don't want to go to state prison because they're afraid they'll be killed.
"The state prisons in Georgia are horrible, especially right now. In fact, many of them are subject to a federal Department of Justice investigation as as to the conditions of confinement," Pate said. “You've got severe staff shortages. You have violence. Inmate on inmate attacks, inmate on guard attacks. You even have guard on inmate attacks.”
Pate said it's unusual for inmate deaths to happen in state prison, but he does believe the three men could be targets. Arbery's family said they want the men to go state prison for chasing Ahmaud down and killing him in a Brunswick neighborhood when he went for a jog in February 2020.
“That's given both the nature of the crime, their convictions and all of the evidence that we heard during the trials, the racial hatred, the language and not to mention what actually happened to Ahmaud Arbery," Pate said.
It's unlikely they won't be transferred to state prison after Monday's federal sentencing, according to Pate.
“What happens in a situation like this when someone's first been charged in state court and then they have federal charges brought against them is that the state loans them to federal court until their federal case is finished and then they take them back," Pate said.
Pate believes federal prosecutors want to communicate that actions like the McMichaels' and Bryan's won't be tolerated.
“I think the message that this sends is that this current Department of Justice is very focused on prosecuting hate crimes, even if people have been prosecuted previously in the state system," Pate said.
The McMichaels were not given the possibility of parole on their state sentence.
"Bryan has the opportunity to seek parole in the state system. If he's given a life sentence in federal court, though, won't matter because there is no parole in the federal system," Pate said,
Pate thinks the only way the men won't spend their lives in prison is if they win an appeal, which he expects their lawyers to do immediately after sentencing. But he believes it's unlikely an appeal will be successful unless there are legal errors. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/ahmaud-arbery-sentencing-greg-travis-mcmichael-william-roddie-bryan-federal-hate-crime/85-4d5b9c68-f708-453a-b38f-b064ce4d3291 | 2022-08-08T04:20:14 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/ahmaud-arbery-sentencing-greg-travis-mcmichael-william-roddie-bryan-federal-hate-crime/85-4d5b9c68-f708-453a-b38f-b064ce4d3291 |
ATLANTA — Family and friends of 24-year-old Allahnia Lenoir braved the heat Sunday to hand flyers near where she was last seen. The young woman has been missing since July 30th.
According to Atlanta Police, Lenoir was last seen at an apartment complex at 1660 Peachtree St NE in Atlanta, GA. Her mother, Jannette Jackson, said her daughter went to the complex with a friend. Jackosn Said she hadn't been heard from since.
"I cannot accept that as a mother, and I won't," Jackson said Sunday. "I will keep knocking on doors, and I will keep asking,"
Lenoir's family believes she was abducted from the complex one week ago. She's described as being 5-feet, 4-inches and weighs around 120 pounds, according to police. She has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts and cream-colored shoes.
Lenoir's father, Abraham, said he was in the Baltimore area where he lives when he was notified of her disappearance. He said he "got on the first thing smoking" t come to Atlanta.
He made a passionate plea to his daughter, surrounded by friends holding posters with her face on them.
"If you can hear me. Your mother and your father. We love you very much. And we will not stop until you are found."
Friends on Allahnia made an Instagram account with information. They hope that it will help the public know what to look for and share information that could help bring her home.
Anyone with any information on Lenoir's whereabouts is asked to call 911 or 404-546-4235. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/family-missing-24-year-old-1660-peachtree-st-ne-atlanta-ga-allahnia-lenoir/85-7c710422-76a2-4e2b-8b6a-9444480ecbc3 | 2022-08-08T04:20:20 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/family-missing-24-year-old-1660-peachtree-st-ne-atlanta-ga-allahnia-lenoir/85-7c710422-76a2-4e2b-8b6a-9444480ecbc3 |
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A horse stuck in the mud was rescued by Denton County Fire Department officials and volunteers Sunday.
Officials said they received a call Sunday morning shortly after 7 a.m. and later arrived at the scene, where they found the horse, laying on its side and unable to get up.
Firefighters dug through the mud and underneath the horse so the rope could be applied and used to help get the animal out. Ropes were eventually ineffective and even at one point, a tractor was used. A winch was eventually used successfully.
A veterinarian was on the scene with medication and assisted in taking care of the horse, who is still resting with IV fluids, food and water and is with the owners.
One firefighter was submerged in the mud all the way to his waist to assist the horse and when trying to get out himself, was suctioned in and injured his knee. He was checked by medical officials.
Stephen Forrest, Denton County Fire Captain, said the collective work from volunteers and officials proved to be successful and life-saving.
"Anything where we have to get together and work as a team and try and solve problems and difficult situations— we enjoy doing that," Captain Forrest said. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/horse-stuck-in-mud-saved-by-denton-fire-officials-volunteers/3042399/ | 2022-08-08T04:43:57 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/horse-stuck-in-mud-saved-by-denton-fire-officials-volunteers/3042399/ |
An infant boy was found dead Friday evening after Rowlett Police were dispatched to a welfare concern call, officials confirmed Saturday.
Rowlett PD responded to calls at 7 p.m. Friday where a caller reported she was concerned that her husband was behaving strangely and that their infant child was in his care.
Officers arrived at the location at the 3000 block of Silver Springs Way and were able to make brief contact with the suspect. Quickly, communication stopped and further attempts were unsuccessful.
Officers eventually gained access to the garage where the child was found unresponsive. He was administered CPR by police and was eventually transported to a nearby hospital where was pronounced dead.
After being informed by the suspect's wife that he was armed, officers set up a perimeter in the neighborhood and evacuated surrounding houses. Officers continued to make unsuccessful attempts to contact the suspect and for over an hour, deployed multiple types of gas irritants into the residence.
At 2 a.m. Saturday morning, Rowlett SWAT made entry into the residence, where the suspect was located and taken into custody.
Three members of the SWAT team were treated at a local hospital for injuries made during the operation. They were later released. The suspect, who was also hospitalized, is currently being detained and facing multiple felony charges, pending the outcome of an investigation by Rowlett PD's Criminal Investigation Unit. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/infant-dead-suspect-in-custody-after-standoff-in-rowlett/3042336/ | 2022-08-08T04:44:05 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/infant-dead-suspect-in-custody-after-standoff-in-rowlett/3042336/ |
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As monkeypox cases spike and Dallas County declares a health emergency, it is surprising even Dr. Nikhil Bhayani, an infectious disease physician at Texas Health Resources.
“This is pretty rare, even training in med school, and when we’ve been in residency and doing infectious disease fellowship training,” said Dr. Nikhil Bhayani, Assistant Professor at Burnett School of Medicine at TCU.
He talked about the number of people he has seen who have been exposed to monkeypox.
“We have seen just large amounts of people who’ve been coming into various entities within Texas Health, that it’s, I can tell you it’s more than a handful,” said Dr. Bhayani.
Bhayani said he remembers hearing about monkeypox cases when animals were imported from West Africa.
“I remember, when I was training in Chicago, there was out outbreak in 2003 in Wisconsin and Illinois," said Dr. Bhayani. "It turned out that the pet shop had these guinea pigs that were from West Africa. The folks who purchased them had lesions that were suggesting monkeypox."
So far, health experts say most cases involve men who have sex with other men.
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But they stress, anyone can contract the virus, so it's important to understand the risk.
“If you are in contact with someone who has been infected with monkeypox, don’t be sharing the same towels, sheets, especially with someone in the same household, because exposure to someone with those lesions is how you can contract monkeypox,” said Dr. Bhayani.
The most important advice he can give: don’t panic. Be vigilant, and follow public health guidance.
Dallas County has the highest number of monkeypox cases than any other county in the state.
At last count, there are now 224 confirmed cases -- and 36 suspected cases. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-infectious-disease-physician-sees-rise-in-patients-exposed-to-monkeypox/3042281/ | 2022-08-08T04:44:18 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-infectious-disease-physician-sees-rise-in-patients-exposed-to-monkeypox/3042281/ |
BOISE, Idaho —
Firefighters are responding to a grass fire in Collister near the corner of N. Pierce Park Ln. And N. Cartwright Rd.
According to Ada County Dispatch the fire was reported just after 7:15 P.M.
Boise Fire Department (BFD), Eagle Fire Department, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are responding to the incident.
No structures are threatened at this time, according to BFD.
People are asked to avoid the fire as crews gain access to the roads.
Any hikers and bikers are asked to stay out of the trails.
As of 9:50, BFD updated that the fire is 8 to 10 acres, 100% contained and that it is only burning within their control lines. Crews will continue to work on the fire into the morning.
This is an ongoing incident, check back for more details.
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The Ronald McDonald House of Dallas serves as a home away from home for sick kids needing medical treatment, but now, it’s finding itself in unfamiliar territory - desperately needing volunteers to step up.
Ronald McDonald House of Dallas CEO Jill Cumnock said occupancy is up 75% percent since the pandemic started, and the Ronald McDonald House is now serving over sixty families.
She thinks one thing keeping volunteers away is the strict vaccine and mask requirements in place to keep kids and their families protected.
Volunteers are crucial to the house’s mission. They host activities for kids and families, help with special events, and help cook hot meals.
Volunteers were suspended for a year and a half because of the pandemic.
The Ronald McDonald House is still operating below 50% of volunteers right now - meaning it’s short about 20 volunteers a day.
“We have never really had to really search for volunteers or groups," said Jill Cumnock, CEO of the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas. "As a matter of fact, pre-COVID-19, there was usually a 4-6 month wait for groups to come in to cook a meal because it’s such a popular fun activity. So to now have to say, ok, we have openings, this is something new for us."
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Four people riding in a golf cart were killed — including two juveniles — when an allegedly intoxicated man driving an SUV ran a stop sign at an intersection in Southeast Texas, police said.
Miguel Espinoza, 45, has been charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter in the crash about 11:30 p.m. Saturday in Galveston, roughly 50 miles southeast of Houston, police said.
Espinoza was being held in Galveston County jail Sunday on $400,000 bond, police said. Jail records did not list an attorney for him.
Investigators believe that after the SUV failed to stop, it struck the golf cart that had six people aboard and a pickup truck, police said. Police Sgt. Derek Gaspard said the golf cart and pickup were traveling in opposite directions through the intersection on a street that did not have a stop sign.
Police said the adult driver of the golf cart was pronounced dead at the scene while a woman and two juveniles on the golf cart were taken to a hospital, where they died. The two other passengers — an adult and a juvenile — were hospitalized Sunday in critical condition, police said.
Espinoza, who lives in Galveston, and his passenger had minor injuries, police said. They were taken to the hospital and later released.
Gaspard said the occupants of the pickup were not injured. Names and ages of the dead weren’t immediately released. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/4-killed-in-crash-involving-suv-golf-cart-at-texas-intersection/3042285/ | 2022-08-08T04:44:50 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/4-killed-in-crash-involving-suv-golf-cart-at-texas-intersection/3042285/ |
As summer drags on, a familiar scene plays out almost every day somewhere in Texas: Dry brush ignites and flames race across fields and hillsides, sometimes destroying homes. Wildfires fueled by extreme drought and triple-digit heat have left a scorching mark, burning more than 625,000 acres so far this year statewide.
Most days, the roar of engines on a red-stained ramp in West Texas signals the start of a new fight against the flames. The Abilene Regional Airport serves as the launch pad for one of the Texas A&M Forest Service’s air tanker bases.
“We’ve flown the most retardant out of Abilene, more retardant here than anywhere else in the country at this point,” said Mike Pedersen, the man in charge of the base.
Pedersen invited NBC 5 to tag along and see the fast-moving operation that launches aerial attacks in Texas and surrounding states like Oklahoma and Louisiana.
“It's like a pitstop, NASCAR,” Pedersen explained. “We just get them and load them. Get them on their way.”
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“We don't have any permanent facilities here,” said Pedersen. “We're using trailers, mixed-match tanks and pumps.”
Three trailers sit just a few yards from where the planes park on the ramp. They're flanked by tanks for the materials that make up the retardant, as well as portable toilets.
“We're making it work. What we really need is a permanent facility with more ramp space, so that we can better serve the people of Texas and protect communities,” said Pedersen.
Right now, the base operates with a single pump, and it takes about 7 minutes to load the planes and get them out of the pit. A permanent facility could provide more pumps and pits to speed up the process.
“It would be a huge win for the state of Texas,” explained pilot Aaron Knobloch, “It would cut down on some of the time it takes for us to get in and out.”
The airport is also on board with the idea of a permanent facility. Officials said they’ve already identified a potential spot to build on, but they need funding. The next step is getting state lawmakers to greenlight funding during the 2023 legislative session.
Photos: Texas Wildfire Air Tanker Base
WHAT'S IN THE TANKS?
When tankers make their drops, they send thousands of gallons of retardant raining down near the fire lines. There’s no denying it looks pretty dramatic, but it’s not something you want to see from below. Each gallon of mixed retardant weighs about 9 pounds.
“It does hurt if it hits you,” warned Adam Turner, a Texas A&M Forest Service spokesman. “We spend a significant amount of time coordinating between ourselves, local volunteers, and then trying to make sure that we if we see any citizens or civilians out floating around along the fire, we have to make sure that they're out of the way.”
Given the intense color, it’s no surprise the drops can leave behind stains as they slow down fires, but there’s a hidden benefit that might surprise you. Find out 5 Things to Know about fire retardant in the video below: | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/aerial-attack-what-it-takes-to-fight-texas-wildfires-from-the-sky/3041671/ | 2022-08-08T04:44:56 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/aerial-attack-what-it-takes-to-fight-texas-wildfires-from-the-sky/3041671/ |
Two adults and one child are dead after a wrong-way driver collided with their vehicle early Sunday morning in Seagoville, police confirmed.
At 1:07 a.m., Crandall police responded to calls of a wrong-way driver on Highway 175. The driver, an adult male in a blue Chevrolet, was located and police attempted to get his attention by shining spotlights into his window. Instead of slowing down, the driver accelerated and continued driving.
The driver entered Seagoville city limits, eastbound on Highway 175 near the intersection of FM 1389. There, he collided with a Toyota sedan occupied by the victims. The impact of the collision resulted in the death of all three occupants.
The suspect was transported from the scene to a Dallas hospital. A search warrant was issued and executed on the driver to obtain blood to check his blood alcohol levels. Investigators at the scene believe intoxication is a factor in the crash. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/two-adults-one-child-after-wrong-way-seagoville-crash/3042385/ | 2022-08-08T04:45:02 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/two-adults-one-child-after-wrong-way-seagoville-crash/3042385/ |
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A 15-year-old girl is dead after a pickup truck crashed into her home Sunday evening, White Settlement Police say.
Investigators said the crash occurred at the 9300 block of Jason Court. The girl was found underneath the vehicle when first responders arrived, White Settlement PD said.
The driver was arrested for intoxication manslaughter and assault.
"It's evident there was speed involved in this collision and if the facts bare out, this person should have never been behind the wheel," Chris Cook, White Settlement Police Chief, said. "This is a preventable crime, should not have happened at all and we'll hold the person responsible accountable.
The girl's father was taken to the hospital and is currently in critical condition with a head injury. Her mother was also inside but did not have major injuries. The mother is a teacher at Saginaw High School, where her daughter also attended.
Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD said in a statement that crisis counselors for staff will be on-site tomorrow and that support for students will also be available once classes start Aug. 15.
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Check back and refresh this story for the latest update. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/white-settlement-teen-dead-after-truck-crashes-into-home/3042425/ | 2022-08-08T04:45:17 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/white-settlement-teen-dead-after-truck-crashes-into-home/3042425/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — The growth in Downtown Austin shows no signs of stopping any time soon. Austin Energy is working to meet the power demand in the area.
The energy company's Rainey Street Substation is closer to completion. Crews are completing structural work and installing new transformers and transmission poles.
"We realized that if we didn't look ahead and provide for added infrastructure, that we were going to be in a situation where downtown Austin would be susceptible perhaps to more blackouts or a deficiency in energy," Matt Mitchell said, a spokesperson for Austin Energy.
The Rainey Street project is part of Austin Energy's "Repowering Downtown" initiative.
"This is going to allow us to have greater flexibility in how we provide reliable energy to our customers down there, plan for the future, refurbish the Breckenridge substation, and just continue to supply reliable power to a very essential part of Austin," Mitchell said.
The new Rainey Street Substation will support downtown energy needs and allow the Brackenridge substation to be taken offline for construction. The more than 40-year-old Brackenridge substation will be rebuilt, and the transmission lines will be upgraded.
Once the project is completed, the Rainey Street Substation will be the third in the downtown area.
Council member Kathie Tovo represents District 9, which covers downtown Austin. She said this new substation is essential because it will provide reliability.
"As Austin grows and changes, we are welcoming many more residents to just about every part of the city," Tovo said. "And we need to make sure that we have the services in place to meet their needs and where they are."
Tovo said although there isn't a need yet, this project anticipates what's coming.
"You don't want to be in the position of starting on a substation at the point where you need it. You really have to anticipate that demand and get out in front of it. And with downtown especially, so much of that growth has happened really, really fast and especially in the Rainey area," Tovo said.
The Rainey Street Substation is expected to be up and running by summer 2023.
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GALVESTON, Texas — Four people are dead, including two children, following a three-vehicle crash that involved a golf cart, according to Galveston police. Two other people remain in critical condition.
The crash happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday on 33rd Street, a few blocks away from Seawall Boulevard.
Sgt. Derek Gaspard, with Galveston police, said two adults and two children were killed in the crash. All four of them were in the golf cart.
The adult driver of the golf cart was pronounced dead at the scene. An adult female passenger and two children in the golf cart were taken to the hospital, where all three later died.
Two other people, an adult and another child, were riding in the golf cart at the time of the crash. Police said those two remain in critical condition at the hospital.
Police said a black Hyundai SUV failed to stop at the intersection of Avenue R and 33rd Street, hitting the golf cart and a black Dodge truck.
Police said the driver of the black Hyundai suffered minor injuries.
The driver was identified as 45-year-old Miguel Espinoza from Rosenberg. Police say they plan on charging him with four counts of intoxication manslaughter.
Neighbors are still traumatized by the devastating scene.
"The image of them kids won't get out of my mind at all," Donna Bekkema said.
Bekkema's neighbor tried to save one of the victims.
"My friend is holding the boy's hand and the other little boy is over there and the other little boy is under the truck like a ball," she said.
Family and friends said the people in the golf cart were on vacation.
“It hasn’t really hit. We know about it. We felt it, but it will take time” Minnie Villaloboz said.
They said the victims were also from Rosenberg.
“It’s just a really bad tragic accident that a drunk driver that’s from Rosenberg hit someone from Rosenberg,” Sylvia Martinez said.
Kimberly lives near the crash site. She said the tragedy hits especially close to home.
“It was hard. I mean, I have four children of my own and having to see what we witnessed last night ... it was terrible,” she said.
Another neighbor said her mother is still traumatized from what she saw in the aftermath of the crash.
“There’s always a lot of traffic around here. Maybe if they had a four-way stop, maybe the golf cart would have seen the guy run the stop sign,” Nayeli Perez said.
Galveston City Council recently passed a new ordinance targeting golf cart safety on the island.
"I think the key for our city is enforcement of our current ordinances and to look at we can do maybe expand the ordinances to provide a safer environment for these golf carts," Mayor Craig Brown said.
Under the ordinance, golf carts can be operated on public roadways that have speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less.
The golf carts must also have a license plate and be inspected regularly unless they're used in a master-planned community.
Here's an update provided by Galveston officials on Sunday: | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/golf-cart-crash-galveston/285-6aa2a307-c7f4-4e5b-af2b-6b2dd958d817 | 2022-08-08T04:47:58 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/golf-cart-crash-galveston/285-6aa2a307-c7f4-4e5b-af2b-6b2dd958d817 |
Dominican Festival draws thousands to Providence on a hot August day
This story was edited to reflect broadcast reports that former Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez was unable to attend the festival.
PROVIDENCE – As they stood at the corner of Thurbers Avenue and Broad Street late Sunday morning, Carina Monge and Yannery Rodriguez spoke of the enduring significance of the Dominican Festival of Rhode Island.
The day-long celebration of Dominican culture was about to kick off with a parade that would wind its way through South Providence to Roger Williams Park, where music, food and fun awaited. The festival drew thousands despite the sweltering heat and humidity.
For years, said Monge, a member of Quisqueya In Action, whose objective is preserving traditional Dominican values in the state, the annual event has been a highlight of Rhode Island’sDominican and other Latino communities – so popular that this summer, as in the past, people from out of state traveled to Providence to participate.
Rodriguez, who also belongs to Quisqueya In Action, described an enduring tradition built on a foundation of caring. The festival’s dozens of sponsors – insurance companies, banks, restaurants, grocers, broadcast outlets, newspapers, tourism organizations and others – attested to the Dominican community’s contributions to city and state that Rodriguez praised.
Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Paré, one of the parade’s six grand marshals, also saluted the city's Dominican community – and the cooperation he sees between it and Providence police.
“We’ve always had a great relationship,” Paré said.
In a separate conversation, previous grand marshal Police Chief Hugh T. Clements Jr. agreed and he called the Dominican Festival one of his favorite events of the year.
Joining Paré as 2022 grand marshals were entrepreneurs Mercedes Mendez and Huascar Montilla, Providence Sports & Leadership director Kennedy Arias and Miss Rhode Island USA Elaine Collado.
Former Major League Baseball player Manny Ramirez was scheduled to be the grand marshal this year, but had to cancel due to a family emergency, according to abc6. A native of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, the 12-time All-Star played in the outfield for the Boston Red Sox from 2001 to 2008, during which time the Sox won two World Series titles.
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This being an election year, Sunday’s parade inevitably attracted candidates for congressional offices, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, Providence mayor and Providence City Council.
According to a Quisqueya In Action news release, the festival “is put together with the participation of over 250 youth performers.…The groups focus their performances on folkloric and theatrical carnival themes. The parade [included] floats from different countries, Latino organizations, colorful folkloric dancers and more.”
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TRUCKEE, Calif. — The Placer County Sheriff's Office is calling for help after a 16-year-old girl disappeared from a party.
The sheriff's office identified the missing girl as Kiely Rodni. She was last seen at a party near the Prosser Family Campground in Truckee on Aug. 6. Deputies said she was last seen around 12:30 a.m. with more than 100 juveniles and young adults at the party.
Her silver 2013 Honda CRV is also missing, and her phone has been out service since the party, according to the sheriff's office. The Honda has a California license plate of "8YUR127."
A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said deputies are treating the case as an abduction because Rodni's car hasn't been found yet despite the resources they've dedicated to the search.
Kiely is described as standing at 5 feet, 7 inches and weighing 115 pounds with blonde hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen with green Dickies pants, a black tank top, numerous piercings, a nose ring and jewelry.
Anyone with information on where she is is asked to contact the sheriff's office at 530-886-5375 or the tip line at 530-581-6320, option 7.
Her mother shared the following message on Facebook through the Placer County Sheriff's Office on Sunday.
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NESCOPECK, Pa. — The Luzerne County Coroner released the cause of death for the remaining five victims who passed away after flames broke out at a home in Nescopeck early Friday morning.
Officials now believe all 10 victims, ranging in age from 5 to 79, all died from smoke inhalation.
The coroner is working to identify the remains through medical and dental records.
The manner of death is pending the investigation into the fire.
State police still have not said what may have sparked the deadly blaze in Luzerne County.
The acting State Fire Commissioner Charles McGarvey is also speaking out after the tragic fire in Nescopeck.
Saying in part, "The circumstances surrounding the recent house fire in Nescopeck are profoundly saddening, and we'd like to extend our condolences to the family for the loss of their loved ones."
He went on to talk about the importance of fire safety, including making sure you have functioning smoke detectors and an escape plan with your entire family.
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LABENZ-PEARSON — To Nikki Labenz and Jon Pearson, of Villas, a daughter, July 30. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/south-jersey-hospital-births-for-aug-8/article_49f522b2-14ca-11ed-a7e5-17f3d3c3b9fd.html | 2022-08-08T05:12:21 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/south-jersey-hospital-births-for-aug-8/article_49f522b2-14ca-11ed-a7e5-17f3d3c3b9fd.html |
Arizona lottery numbers, August 7
Associated Press
These Arizona lotteries were drawn Sunday:
Pick 3
6-9-8
Fantasy 5
13-14-22-23-35
Estimated jackpot: $134,000
Triple Twist
04-23-34-35-40-41
Estimated jackpot: $270,000
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $52 million
Powerball
Estimated jackpot: $26 million | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/08/07/arizona-lottery-numbers-august-7/10263004002/ | 2022-08-08T05:21:08 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/08/07/arizona-lottery-numbers-august-7/10263004002/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department said officers were at a SWAT situation late Saturday night near an apartment complex in northeast Austin.
APD said officers were called at 8:47 p.m. to the 9600 block of Middle Fiskville Road after reports of someone shooting a gun at nearby apartments. That's in North Austin right off of Interstate 35 near Rundberg Lane.
When APD arrived on the scene, officers found a victim who told them he'd been shot.
Police tracked the suspect down to a nearby apartment, where they say the suspect refused to come out.
Officers called in the SWAT team to help, but they were unable to locate the suspect.
Austin police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
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ORANGE, Texas — Southeast Texans are no strangers to storms and floods, and they know how great it feels when others lend a helping hand during natural disasters.
That's why one Southeast Texas native says he didn't think twice about helping those suffering through the recent floods in eastern Kentucky.
At least 37 people lost their lives in the flooding after 8 to 10 1/2 inches of rain fell in just 48 hours in the Appalachian mountain region.
As part of his job, Father Jim Sichko travels the world performing random acts of kindness for others. His latest mission is right in his backyard, in the flooded parts of eastern Kentucky.
“Go and help others and allow them to be transformed by your goodness and mercy," said Sichko.
Seven years ago, Father Sichko was one of hundreds of priests around the world designated to be a Papal Missionary by Pope Francis.
"I travel throughout the world preaching and doing extreme random acts of kindness," he said.
Father Sichko now lives in Kentucky, but still has family in Orange. He's helped people get back up after storms like Imelda and Harvey.
He is now focused on helping his neighbors in Kentucky, which he calls one of the poorest areas in the world
“They don't have indoor plumbing, running water, any of that. Electricity," he said.
On Sunday, July 31, Father Sichko put out an Amazon wish list, hoping to get donations to help those affected by the floods.
A week later, he says people have donated over 100,000 items, along with over $20,000 in gift cards.
"There's been 5,000 pounds of dog food sent by Ellen DeGeneres. There's been a whole, I would say at least maybe 300 cots sent by Delta Airlines," he said.
Over 60,000 packages have shown up at Father Sichko's doorstep since last Sunday.
He says he even got a little help with the heavy lifting from the University of Kentucky football team.
"Three buses. 110 players. They came out and they knocked out 50,000 boxes and loaded three semi trucks," he said.
Father Sichko plans to visit parts of eastern Kentucky starting Monday and says he has a few things up his sleeve for residents there.
"These people, just like the people of Southeast Texas, are going to need a lot of love and a lot of help over the next few years. I'm in there for the long haul," he said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/pastor-southeast-texas-ties-kentucky-flood-victims/502-babfb476-63ff-484b-be82-4e2e23e84446 | 2022-08-08T05:21:54 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/pastor-southeast-texas-ties-kentucky-flood-victims/502-babfb476-63ff-484b-be82-4e2e23e84446 |
Marion County Sheriff's Office asking for tips on parolee who walked away
Dejania Oliver
Salem Statesman Journal
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is asking for help locating a parolee.
Brent Breshears, 31, left the Marion County Transition Center on Saturday where he was being held for parole violation. He has not been found as of noon Sunday, according to Sgt. Jeremy Landers.
Breshears pleaded guilty to assault in June and was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail. He is 6 feet tall and 200 pounds.
Deputies ask that anyone with information call 503-588-5032. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/07/marion-county-sheriffs-office-parolee-brent-breshears-walked-away/65394713007/ | 2022-08-08T05:29:51 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/07/marion-county-sheriffs-office-parolee-brent-breshears-walked-away/65394713007/ |
Body of missing swimmer found off shore in Grand Haven
Rescue crews have found the body of a 21-year-old man who went missing while swimming off the shore in Grand Haven earlier Sunday.
The discovery capped off an hours-long effort to locate the swimmer, who was swept away from shore at Grand Haven State Park just before 4 p.m.
Members of the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety and the State Park Rangers went into the lake to look for the lost swimmer, but the rescue effort failed to find the man.
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They were later joined by the Grand Haven Township Fire Department, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Sheriffs Office in Ottawa County. The Coast Guard reportedly dropped a rescue swimmer into the water as part of the effort.
According to a press release from the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety, at one point, first responders and beachgoers organized human chains, which made multiple attempts to find the missing person over the course of the afternoon.
The man’s body eventually was located around 6 p.m. by a Coast Guard helicopter.
The Grand Haven Department of Public Safety has not released the swimmer’s name while in the process of notifying family.
This weekend’s incident comes after the July 14 drowning deaths in South Haven of a 7-year-old boy and the 33-year-old Ohio man who drowned trying to save him.
More than 60 drownings have been reported in the Great Lakes so far in 2022, according to data reported by the Detroit News. In recent years, the highest number of deaths was recorded in 2018, when there were 117 drownings reported.
The deadliest month in 2022 so far has been March, when 19 people drowned. June followed with 16 deaths. As of July 24, there were 12 deaths that month.
Of all five Great Lakes, Lake Michigan has been the deadliest, in part because of the number of people who frequent the beaches. This year, 28 people have died there.
In Michigan, half of the reported deaths were in southwest Michigan, with two each near South Haven and Warren Dunes State Park. Two others were near Bay City, while the remaining deaths happened near Muskegon on the western part of the state, according to the Great Lakes Rescue Project. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/07/grand-haven-lake-michigan-drowning-body-of-missing-swimmer-found/10262913002/ | 2022-08-08T05:32:03 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/07/grand-haven-lake-michigan-drowning-body-of-missing-swimmer-found/10262913002/ |
SEATTLE — A new home for a new family.
“I mean this is our family home, right? This has been passed around through our whole family,” said Gerald Gutierrez. He, his wife and their one-year-old son moved into a South Beacon Hill home in the spring.
“We personally like this neighborhood, it’s super quiet here. We have the community garden, I work up in Beacon Hill, so everything is so close," said Gutierrez.
They wanted to raise their son close to family and this was a perfect opportunity.
“The housing itself is comfortable with the exception of this problem right here,” Gutierrez said.
A recreational vehicle (RV), shed, and a couple of other vehicles are parked on the side of his property line, in the city right-of-way.
“Chairs, there’s rotting wood, all of this stuff that’s piling up,” said Gutierrez, who has called the exterminator multiple times for bugs and rats.
Gutierrez said he has tried to reach out to multiple avenues within the city.
“I’ve opened up multiple cases with every avenue of find it fix it app, Department of Health Sanitation and nothing happens.”
Going through the same channels, Vong Doan has spent three years trying to get a resolution,
“The cable is running over the road, you can see the messy cable, it looks really dangerous.” Doan was referring to an exposed cable running across the street.
KING 5 reached out to the city who confirmed they are aware of this encampment and went on to say that “Although the City is not able to immediately address every one of the hundreds of documented sites of people living in tents and RVs, the Unified Care Team will continue to respond with urgency and compassion, working to keep public spaces accessible while helping people move off the streets and into shelter and housing. The City will continue to partner with the Regional Homelessness Authority who is the independent agency responsible for developing, communicating, and executing an evidence-based strategy to address homelessness in the City of Seattle."
Councilmember Tammy Morales also responded in part that “We hear this family's concerns and my office is happy to assist. This is an issue many constituents have emailed us about.”
In May, the city began enforcing its 72-hour parking rule that prohibits vehicles parked on a city street for more than 72 hours. Neighbors told KING 5 they report the vehicles weekly.
“I mean it’s frustrating you know, it’s like what else can you really do,” said Gutierrez.
At a loss, Gerald doesn’t know what the future holds.
“Everyone has a right to live somewhere, but not against someone’s house and it sucks because it’s private property but once you get out there over that fence it’s nothing else.”
KING 5 reached out to the man in the RV, who goes by Henry. He told KING 5 he would make a statement but he has not sent one. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/south-beacon-hill-residents-rv-location-encroaches-property-line/281-e601f0fc-8085-469f-b029-e6b2b914dff1 | 2022-08-08T05:36:01 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/south-beacon-hill-residents-rv-location-encroaches-property-line/281-e601f0fc-8085-469f-b029-e6b2b914dff1 |
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Sadie is a 1-year-old spayed cat looking for her forever home. She is very friendly and will greet you, especially if you have some treats! To meet Sadie, call 744-0454.
Humane Fort Wayne
Raven is a 2-year-old spayed long-hair cat. She is a bit on the shy side but will warm up to new people quickly. She has a lot of energy and loves to play with all kinds of toys. To meet Raven, call 427-5502.
Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control
Pelusa is a 1-year-old spayed Husky mix. She is very friendly and loves to go on adventures. She enjoys long walks but is not a fan of cats. If you have other dogs in the home, bring them along! Call 744-0454 to meet Pelusa. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/pets-of-the-week/article_3e00dc4c-13b4-11ed-a9db-bb8232e6644c.html | 2022-08-08T05:43:06 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/pets-of-the-week/article_3e00dc4c-13b4-11ed-a9db-bb8232e6644c.html |
Trine University estimates more than 25,000 pre-college students could benefit from a grant it got from Lilly Endowment Inc.
The Angola-based university will launch the Center for Pre-College Outreach and Engagement with the $845,557 award from the private philanthropic foundation’s Indiana Youth Programs on Campus Initiative, a Trine news release said.
The center will partner with area organizations to provide students and families with camps and programs building on STEM skills – science, technology, engineering and math skills, the release said. For example, the university said, it will begin by expanding Trine’s Lego Robotics Camp and the STEM with Storm program, which offer activities related to engineering fields.
A new program, named Storm STEM Trackers, will offer after-school, weeklong or weekly STEM programming in partnership with organizations serving youth, the release said.
“We want to provide regional K-12 students with additional opportunities to explore new areas and learn new skills to prepare them for postsecondary education,” Gretchen Miller, the university’s vice president for administration and chief of staff, said in a statement. “We trust that these experiences will help foster the excitement and encourage the realization that they can succeed as college students.”
Programs will be offered at reduced or no cost over the first three years, the release said, adding participants will earn grants and scholarships toward tuition at Trine.
Contest
The Journal Gazette is seeking entries from Fort Wayne high school students for an essay contest about diversity, equity and inclusion. In 500 to 600 words, students should convey why they think it is important to feel a sense of belonging in the classroom and in extracurricular activities. They should also address what sort of efforts they see being taken or that could be taken to ensure a culture where all students are welcomed, valued and encouraged to succeed. The deadline is 5 p.m. Aug. 24. The first-place winner will receive $500; the second-place winner will receive $250; and third-place winner will receive $100. Visit www.journalgazette.net• for information.
Dual credit
• Indiana teachers and faculty have two additional years to complete requirements so they can continue teaching dual-credit courses. The Higher Learning Commission, a regional college accreditor, announced it will extend the previous deadline from Sept. 1, 2023, to Sept. 1, 2025, to allow more time for states and institutions to ensure dual-credit instructors have the necessary credentials to teach dual credit. It requires anyone teaching dual credit to hold a master’s degree and complete at least 18 credit hours of coursework in the content area in which they teach.
Fellowship
Kiara Smith• of Howe was awarded a fellowship worth $8,500 by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Smith is one of 62 recipients nationwide to receive a Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship. Smith received a bachelor’s degree in biomedical health sciences from Purdue University. As a Phi Kappa Phi Fellow, Smith will pursue a Doctorate of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Grace
• The 2022 graduates of Bethel University’s School of Nursing at Grace College boasted a 100% pass rate for a nurse licensure exam. This surpasses the national average pass rate by 14%. Nursing students at Grace participate in the Grace College campus life and liberal arts courses while studying nursing with Bethel University nursing professors.
Grant
• The Indiana Department of Education announced a record number of schools statewide will receive grants to establish or expand dual language programs as part of Indiana’s Dual Language Immersion Pilot Program. For the 2022-2023 academic year, 30 schools in 21 districts were awarded a combined $595,000, with state grant dollars supplemented by federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds. This includes 28 schools, including Manchester Elementary School, Leesburg Elementary School and Eisenhower Elementary School, that are expanding programs.
Kiddie Academy
Ally Layson• was promoted to curriculum coordinator of Kiddie Academy of southwest Fort Wayne.
Manchester
Anuj Gurung• has been named the new Gladdys Muir associate professor of peace studies at Manchester University. The endowed professorship is a faculty position named after Gladdys Muir, who in 1948 founded the world’s first undergraduate peace studies program at what was then Manchester College.
Kendall Brown• was hired as the peace studies coordinator for the 2022-23 academic year. Brown graduated summa cum laude from Manchester in May with a Bachelor of Arts in peace studies and Spanish, with minors in religious studies and teaching English to speakers of other languages.
• A work by Tim Reed• , a Manchester music professor, has been selected for Int-Act 2022 in Thailand. Int-Act 2022 will showcase new works with a diversity of art forms. Reed’s “ ... the land that happened inside us ... ” will be featured as a video installation in the experimental studio of the December event at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
Scholarships
The Monroeville Lions Club awarded Emma Brames• , a 2022 Heritage Junior-Senior High School graduate, with a $1,000 scholarship based on community service.
• Questa Education Foundation announced the Walter and Lucile Beckman Scholarship recipients are Ashlynn Armstrong, Yahnea’ Gentry, Emily Stetka and Emily Szelis• . They are majoring in education, social work or related fields.
• Questa announced the fall 2022 recipients of the Virgil J. and Mildred C. Roy Nursing Scholarship are Halle Beiswanger, Tricia Jackson, Ema Miljkovic, Shelbie Stahl and Anna Stayner of Indiana University Fort Wayne; Sara Lake, Damascus Mickey and Alexa Schrader of Manchester University; Katherine Thompson of Trine University; and Tierra Bowling, Macy Maggert and Macy Schlotterback• of the University of Saint Francis.
• Applications are due Aug. 31 for the William A. Crawford Minority Teacher Scholarship, which is open to minority students, and Sept. 30 for the Earline S. Rogers Student Teaching Scholarship for Minorities and the Student Teaching Scholarship for High-Need Fields. Recipients agree to apply for teaching positions at an accredited school in Indiana and, if hired, teach in the state for at least three years.
• Applications are also due Aug. 31 for the Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship, a one-time $4,000 scholarship for students who graduate from a publicly supported high school at least one year early.
For information on all scholarships, go to www.learnmoreindiana.org/finaid for application instructions and eligibility requirements.
Trine
Trine University named Shane Steele as its assistant vice president of the College of Health Professions. Nadeena Frye• was named director of accreditation and compliance for the college after serving as dean.
• Trine named Alison Rynearson as its new registrar. She had served as associate registrar since 2021 and began her new role July 5. She replaced Deb Helmsing, who retired this summer after 38 years at the university. Rae Henderson• succeeds Rynearson as associate registrar.
• Trine promoted Stephanie George to director of human resources from assistant director.
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WATERLOO – Police arrested a 17-year-old boy who allegedly fired a handgun outside Saturday evening in the 200 block of Reber Avenue, said Sgt. Jordan Ehlers.
The boy was charged with reckless use of firearm, minor carrying dangerous weapons, persons ineligible to carry dangerous weapons, and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said Sunday.
Officers responded to the shots fired call at 227 Reber Ave. at 7:22 p.m., or what was the first of two calls that evening when evidence of gunfire was found.
On this occasion, police found one spent shell casing.
The teen, who police have encountered before in response to previous incidents, was found with a 40 caliber semi-automatic handgun and arrested at 8:03 p.m.
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There were no injuries or property damage. Why exactly the teen fired the gun was not stated in the latest update.
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Ehlers said it’s believed to have been an isolated incident, and the public is not in any danger.
About a mile away and a little more than three hours later, at 10:31 p.m., police responded to another shots fired call at 915 Grant Ave.
Sgt. Melissa Ludwig said officers found four spent shell casings and damage to the back side of a house, but no weapons or people in the vicinity.
Within the past five days, police have responded to the same address on two occasions, once for a weapons violation and the other for a drug violation.
WATERLOO — Bond has been set at $100,000 for the latest person to be arrested in an investig… | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-juvenile-charged-after-firing-handgun-saturday-night-in-waterloo/article_836c3692-f1da-5d8e-b9be-4f82ab2a6765.html | 2022-08-08T05:56:31 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-juvenile-charged-after-firing-handgun-saturday-night-in-waterloo/article_836c3692-f1da-5d8e-b9be-4f82ab2a6765.html |
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