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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Buck Van Huss Dome at Dobyns-Bennett High School is closed until further notice.
Kingsport City Schools Assistant Superintendent Andy True said the dome was closed out of an abundance of caution after a structural analysis test was performed on the structure as part of a re-roofing project.
The results came back last week, and the school system decided Friday to close the dome until further data comes back.
Physical education classes have been relocated to other parts of the school. Volleyball will practice at TNT Sportsplex downtown, and the school system is working on finalizing a location for the team’s home games until the dome is reopened.
The volleyball team is scheduled to play its first home game on Aug. 18 against David Crockett, according to the school’s athletics website.
True said the dome was built in the 1960s. There is no timeframe on when it could reopen. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/dobyns-bennetts-buck-van-huss-dome-closed-until-further-notice/ | 2022-08-08T23:12:59 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/dobyns-bennetts-buck-van-huss-dome-closed-until-further-notice/ |
BLUFF CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – News Channel 11 sat down with Jeff Broyles, the newly elected mayor of Bluff City, Tennessee.
Broyles spoke in a live interview about his hopes for Bluff City and how leading the community has been a lifelong dream of his.
BLUFF CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – News Channel 11 sat down with Jeff Broyles, the newly elected mayor of Bluff City, Tennessee.
Broyles spoke in a live interview about his hopes for Bluff City and how leading the community has been a lifelong dream of his. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/meet-the-mayor-bluff-city-mayor-jeff-broyles/ | 2022-08-08T23:13:05 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/meet-the-mayor-bluff-city-mayor-jeff-broyles/ |
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — New Braunfels’ homeowner Alexandria Stephenson said opening her her $395 power bill was an eye-popping, heart-stopping experience.
“Huge sticker shock,” she said. “It was definitely something that no homeowner wants to see.”
Others in New Braunfels are seeing even bigger power bills: $500, $600, and $700 bills. Stephenson said she keeps her home at 77 degrees and still her power bill keeps rising.
“If anything, I’ve taken more conservative measures to make sure we’re not using power during peak hours, making sure that we’re keeping the lights off as much as possible,” she said. “We’re doing everything we can to keep the blinds closed. We raised our thermostats.”
She has three small children. She said she spends most of her days at home with them because it is too hot to go outside.
“I’m not one of those families that leave their house all day long,” Stephenson said. “We’re actually here. Water gets used, and electricity gets used. We need to cook food.”
It is the Power Cost Recovery Adjustment or the PCRA charge that is of concern. Sometimes it is more than double the cost of power usage. New Braunfels Utilities said that cost includes two charges, the cost of natural gas to run power plants and a fee to recover costs from the February 2021 winter storm. Those costs have no markup.
“It’s a pure pass-through,” said Ian Taylor, CEO of New Braunfels Utilities. “There is no profit on that part of the bill.”
Yet, the high bills are hitting at a time when budgets are already stretched thin from inflation.
“I think the hardest part to accept is to know that there are families out there right now having to choose between whether they pay their power bill or buy groceries,” Stephenson said.
Taylor there are three reasons why electricity bills are so expensive this summer. First, the cost of natural gas has climbed. Second, everyone is paying more for power reliability measures after the February 2021 blackout. Third, it has been hotter for longer this summer, so people are using more power running their air conditioners.
“I can’t think of a time when we’ve had three months in a row in the summer where every month was a record for heat,” Taylor said. “It’s just been difficult this summer and remarkable. I don’t know where August is going to land, but it’s hot right now.”
Taylor said New Braunfels Utilities is taking several actions to help customers including:
- waiving late fees
- not disconnecting power
- offering high bill alerts
- offering payment plans
- offering assistance program for those that need help paying their bills
- offering energy and water assessments so customers can find ways to cut their usage
- discounting power bills for August and September
The average customer will have around $37 taken off their power bill for two months. The utility is cutting bills in the only place it can. It will stop collecting the 2021 winter storm recovery fee. The fee will be charged again starting in October, when bills are expected to go down because cooler weather will mean less power used for air conditions.
Yet, a planned rate increase across all utilities including power, water, and sewer will add about $11 to customers’ bills, so the total savings will be about $26, each month for two months.
Still, Stephenson said even with the discount, she is sweating her next bill.
“I’m very worried that it’s going to come out to even more next month,” she said. “I have no doubt that it probably will.”
Steep power bills are expected to scorch wallets until the weather cools.
New Braunfels Utilities said to reach out if you need help paying your bill because it wants to work with customers.
The utility will be giving a presentation on high power bills Monday, August 8 at the city council meeting at 6 p.m. You can watch the meeting on Spectrum Cable on Channel 21, AT&T UVerse on Channel 99 or online. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/electric-new-braunfels-utilities-discount-power-bills-rate-hike/273-9de1263f-df6f-4a54-bb55-fcff071b2496 | 2022-08-08T23:21:11 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/electric-new-braunfels-utilities-discount-power-bills-rate-hike/273-9de1263f-df6f-4a54-bb55-fcff071b2496 |
SAN ANTONIO — When a young boy ran from a south-side retail restroom, crying because he had just been attacked, his parents started screaming for help.
Tyrone Turner answered the call.
"Everyone started screaming and yelling and we all thought it was an active shooter," Turner said. "Everyone was hiding behind tables, hiding behind walls."
But Turner quickly realized it was a different kind of threat.
"I saw a young boy holding his face with his mom screaming. His parents were around him, and everyone around said, 'Go get him!'"
Turner said at first he didn't know what had happened to the boy in the bathroom. But when people pointed out the man responsible, he took action.
The parents said that in a store crowded with shoppers, Turner was the only one who jumped to chase the suspect out the door and down the street.
"I ran outside and he was across the street, so I bolted across the street and I just chased him down because I felt like I needed to go after him. I felt like I needed to stop him for what he did," Turner said. "It was assault. It was on a child."
The chase, which saw both men dodging cars as the suspect ran across busy Southwest Military Drive, happened early Saturday afternoon.
With eyewitnesses calling police all along the route, Turner said the suspect ran into two different businesses trying to get away, but he refused to give up.
Turner said when police finally caught up with the pair, they were at least one mile down the road.
"He tried to jump off of a bridge. He was trying to tell me that the kid was trying to sexually assault him! Nothing that he said made any sense, so I just kept throwing him down, throwing him against the wall," Turner said.
Turner said as a black man chasing another man down a crowded street, he was aware that things go badly for him. So he called police while he ran and explained what was going on.
Turner said he also shot a short video clip in case the man got away, so that he would have some evidence. He said he felt confident that with so many witnesses following along and calling police, he wasn't in danger.
"I mean, he was jumping across in traffic, zig-zagging, and I'm pretty sure people were calling in. So I didn't feel like I was in a situation where I was going to be hurt. I was in a situation where I wanted to protect a kid."
Turner said as police closed in, the suspect – out of breath – gave up.
"He said, 'You got me, you got me. I give up. Stop chasing me.' But he wouldn't stop, so I didn't stop. But he felt defeated, and he knew what he did. He was crying. But at that point? No, that's not OK," Turner said.
With the suspect safely in police custody, Turner said he returned to the store to reassure the boy.
"We already feel that in this country we can't go anywhere or do much of anything because people are getting attacked, especially our children. So I just wanted to make sure that he felt OK and he knew the guy was found," Turner said.
Turner said meeting the family was an awesome experience.
"My son's 9 years old, so when I saw him he gave me this big hug and I was like, 'It's OK,'" Turner said. "I don't want the boy to think he can do that to someone else, you know? That was my only mission, to make sure that he was OK."
As for the parents, who were shopping on tax-free weekend, the father said he was right outside the bathroom with another child when he heard the commotion. The boy's mother said she was nearby helping her other children.
To protect the family from further harm, we are not identifying them by name.
"I heard a loud bang coming from the restroom and I heard my son yelling, 'Dad, he hit me!'" the boy's father said.
The dad said that, with his son crying, he chose to look after his boy and urged bystanders to give chase.
"There were a lot of people looking and I yelled, 'Get him! He hurt my son!'" the dad said. "Tyrone saw what was happening and he took off and ran after him."
"I took off running, but I didn't know who I was running to or for," the mother said. "So when I saw the man being chased way down the street, I ran back to the store."
Overcome with emotion, the mom said that while the chase continued outside, "a family was praying for us. I closed my eyes and I felt calm and then the firefighters and paramedics and SAPD got there and everybody was freaking out."
"It happened so very, very fast," she added. "They examined my son. They said, 'Put ice on the injury on the back of his head.'"
The mom said it took a while for word to filter back that a man had been arrested.
"If it wasn't for Tyrone risking his life, he could have escaped. I mean, he hit a boy in the restroom. He grabbed him. My son said, 'What are you doing?' and then the man pushed him really, really hard and he hit his head."
The mom said that, at first, investigators told her they didn't want the family talking with Turner. But they eventually got their chance.
"I just wanted to tell him thank you from the bottom of my heart, to thank him because he didn't have to do that," the mom said, adding Turner was humble and grateful. "He said, 'All that matters is that your son is OK.' But what would have come of this if he hadn't risked his life?"
Police said 27-year-old Marcus Zapata is the man arrested in connection with the incident. He is charged with injury to a child with bodily injury.
The charge is a third-degree felony and bond has been set at $20,000.
We reached out to the store to learn more about their investigation into the incident and received the following statement:
“At Target, the safety of our guests and team members is our top priority. We are partnering with the San Antonio Police Department on their investigation into this incident. Since this is an active investigation, please contact law enforcement with further questions.”
"This is San Antonio you know, and we look out for family and we look out for kids," added Turner, who has lived in the Alamo City for 10 years. "This is our community and we came together at the end."
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SAN ANTONIO — Northside ISD is working on activating a new system that monitors students’ activity while logged onto school computers in an effort to identify potentially threatening behavior.
“The goal is simply to keep students and our schools safe or safer,” said Barry Perez, NISD executive communications director.
The Bark program is a digital safety net linked to school-assigned Google accounts with the capability of monitoring various social activities, including chat features, Gmail and Google Drive.
Perez said the school is not using Bark to surveil students’ personal email or social media accounts.
The Bark website notes the system can be set to detect varying levels of red flag-behavior. The triggers are then automatically sent to school district staff on campus or NISD police who are able to investigate the situation.
“It looks for any triggers that might indicate self-harm, it might indicate a threatening text, threatening comments, threatening language, sexual content,” Perez said.
NISD first tested out Bark last school year at five middle school campuses, which Perez said proved beneficial across the board.
“I think what we found from the pilot was the monitoring that we were able to get, the reports that were made allowed us to respond in situations where that might be a student who had exhibited some language or some communication that was indicative of potential self-harm in some cases or perhaps cyber bullying or perhaps threatening comments that needed some investigation,” Perez said. “In most cases, those things necessarily weren’t true, would not come to fruition but we don’t want to take that chance. Any time any communication is of a threatening or of a concerning nature, we want to make sure that we have staff on it, that can address it and can follow up appropriately.”
The Bark system will not be ready at all campuses on the first day of school Aug. 22. Parents will be notified when the monitoring program is operational at their child’s school.
To learn about other ways NISD is addressing school safety and security, go here. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-northside-isd-bark-computer-monitoring-system/273-74682301-a492-4a9a-ada7-71a3ca47ec49 | 2022-08-08T23:21:23 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-northside-isd-bark-computer-monitoring-system/273-74682301-a492-4a9a-ada7-71a3ca47ec49 |
SAN ANTONIO — It may still be summer break for many, but for thousands of kids in the South San Antonio ISD today was the first day to head back to school.
"Last year I had athletics, so it was like, really important because you need that energy to move and be active," said middle school student Trissa Castillo who knows how important a good breakfast is.
She says the district's ClassDash program where they eat in in the classroom instead of in the cafeteria just makes sense.
She told us, "You don't have to take your time going back to the classroom and wasting your time so you can keep keep on doing stuff like probably like working at the same time."
Debra Rice, the South San ISD Child Nutrition Director said, "Last year we actually piloted the program and found really good response with breakfast in the classroom. We saw more students eating breakfast."
And the district is going bananas over the program, which brings breakfast to classrooms in these coolers in over a dozen schools.
Rice added, "This really gives our students an opportunity to eat breakfast if they get here right at the bell."
Conrad Antoon, a construction teacher at Kazen Middle School said, "Sometimes they're get up a little late sometimes and they're just grabbing whatever they can get outside to go outside the door. But when they get here, they're having a meal plan for them, nutritious. It is going to meet all their needs."
Thanks to a $125,000 grant breakfast in the classroom won't cost the district a penny. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/south-san-isd-breakfast-classroom-san-antonio-school/273-1c5036c1-10fc-423c-b08f-c6c7f8d27981 | 2022-08-08T23:21:29 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/south-san-isd-breakfast-classroom-san-antonio-school/273-1c5036c1-10fc-423c-b08f-c6c7f8d27981 |
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — The three men convicted of federal hate crime charges in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery are set to be sentenced on Monday.
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 2020 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.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/ahmaud-arbery-sentencing-greg-travis-mcmichael-william-roddie-bryan-federal-hate-crime/85-4d5b9c68-f708-453a-b38f-b064ce4d3291 | 2022-08-08T23:28:05 | 0 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/ahmaud-arbery-sentencing-greg-travis-mcmichael-william-roddie-bryan-federal-hate-crime/85-4d5b9c68-f708-453a-b38f-b064ce4d3291 |
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean is going to Washington, D.C., to see President Biden sign into law the bill providing millions of dollars of investment into domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean will be in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for the signing of the CHIPS bill into law by President Joe Biden.
According to a news release from McLean’s office, the bill will provide a $52.7 billion investment in domestic semiconductor manufacturing and science research, boosting national and local economies, and national security.
The bill has a direct impact on Boise, which is home to Micron Technology – the fourth-largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world.
The news release from McLean’s office said the investment in advanced manufacturing, innovation, and research and development will improve the nation's supply chain resiliency and address bottlenecks that are contributing to inflation. It will also bolster the city of Boise’s efforts to attract employers looking to create a city for everyone, support a diversified workforce, and continue encouraging innovation and growth in the region, the news release stated.
Last month, however, Micron had not yet decided if U.S. expansion will take place in Idaho or in another state, according to a report from KTVB.
In a July 29 news release, Micron – the primary U.S. producer of computer memory – said that currently just 2% of global memory supply is manufactured in the U.S. The company also thanked the Biden Administration and "the bipartisan work of Congress" for passing the legislation.
"This is a big step towards securing the future of semiconductor manufacturing in the United States and advancing American innovation and competitiveness for years to come," Micron said. "This legislation will bring leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing to the U.S., creating tens of thousands of jobs and tens of billions of dollars of new investments – transforming U.S. semiconductor innovation and supply chain resilience."
"As a result of this bipartisan effort to ensure our economic and national security, Micron has an historic opportunity to invest in bringing the most innovative leading-edge memory manufacturing to the U.S. We look forward to sharing more details regarding our plans in the coming weeks," Micron said in its statement.
Also, according to KTVB’s report, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra appeared on CNBC on July 20 and was asked about reports that Micron was looking at building a new fabrication plant in Boise. He would not confirm a decision, and said the company was evaluating "multiple states across the U.S."
Though the legislation passed, all four members of Idaho's all-GOP congressional delegation voted against it. Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher and Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch said they supported U.S. semiconductor production, and countering China's growing position in an industry critical to national security, but they objected to a lot of the spending added to the bill just days before the votes that sent it to the president's desk, KTVB reported. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-mayor-will-head-to-d-c-for-signing-of-chips-bill/article_c1c8ae87-38dd-55a8-926e-c505a1a8b682.html | 2022-08-08T23:28:07 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/boise-mayor-will-head-to-d-c-for-signing-of-chips-bill/article_c1c8ae87-38dd-55a8-926e-c505a1a8b682.html |
ARKANSAS, USA — Arkansas is ranked 43rd in the U.S. in child-well being, according to a study that measures youth mental health, economic challenges and other factors that go into analyzing children and families in the country.
The 2022 KIDS COUNT Data Book is a 50-state report with calculations and research developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to get insight on what challenges American children are facing and how they are more likely to affect minorities.
According to the data, Arkansas is ranked 39th in economic well-being for children, 34th in education, 46th in health, 46th in family and community, which averages the state as the 43rd worst overall for child well-being.
"This year’s Data Book shows Arkansas is a harder place to be a child than almost anywhere else in the country," a statement from Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF)— a nonprofit in the state— said about the study.
In 11 out of 16 indicators, the study says Arkansas is worse than the national average when it comes to a child's well-being.
"And while Arkansas’s outcomes have generally improved over time, we are losing ground in preschool enrollment; our low birth weight babies rate has worsened far faster than the national rate; and we’re seeing a concerning increase in child and teen deaths and teen obesity rates," AACF said.
The data also called the current conditions of youth mental health, sourcing the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, a "youth mental health pandemic.”
“There are state-level policy solutions to every troubling piece of data,” said Rich Huddleston, executive director of AACF, which is Arkansas’s member of the KIDS COUNT network.
“Lack of political will and lack of targeted investments in our children keeps Arkansas near the bottom of the states. While Arkansas’s lawmakers this week begin debating giving generous tax cuts to the wealthiest Arkansans, we’ve got more children living in poverty, more students lacking proficiency in reading and math, and more teens giving birth than in most other states.”
The report notes a jump in the percent of children between the ages of three and 17 who experience depression and anxiety from 9.4% in 2016, to 26% in 2020. This increase represents 1.5 million more children who say they are struggling with mental health.
"Arkansas’s data are especially bleak," AACF said, "with 14.4% of children with anxiety or depression, a 67.4% increase." This puts Arkansas as the third-highest state in the country.
These numbers also show a racial disparity among wellness conditions and mental health of children of color. While racial minorities make up of 9% of all high schoolers, 12% of Black students, 13% of students who are two or more races and 26% of American Indian or Native Alaskan high schoolers attempted suicide in last year's federal survey.
"Many LGBTQ young people are encountering challenges as they seek mental health support. Among heterosexual high school students of all races and ethnicities, 6% attempted suicide; the share was 23% for gay, lesbian or bisexual students," AACF said.
The indicators that are measured in the study come from four categories:
- Economic well-being
- Education
- Health
- Family and community factors
The data in this year’s report are a mix of pre-pandemic and more recent figures and are the latest available.
“American policymakers must prioritize solutions that don’t leave anyone behind,” said Lisa Hamilton, president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. “Children deserve to thrive regardless of their background or in which state they live.”
AACF made the following policy recommendations to Arkansas lawmakers:
- Extend postpartum coverage for new mothers in Medicaid. Right now, women insured under pregnancy Medicaid lose their coverage 60 days after delivery. We should expand that to 12 months, as 34 states and the District of Columbia have done or are in the process of implementing.
- Provide presumptive Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women, allowing them to be approved for Medicaid coverage quickly based on their income level.
- Allow children and babies in the lowest-income families to keep their ARKids First health insurance for a full year of continuous coverage, rather than kicking them off their insurance when their family incomes fluctuate month-to-month.
- Change the state-level policies that unnecessarily make it more difficult for Arkansas families to obtain SNAP benefits and to get enrolled in the WIC program – the nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children.
- Require scientifically based sex education in schools, and make it easier for Arkansans, including teens, to obtain long-acting contraception.
To read more about what the AACF asks from Arkansas lawmakers, you can read the full blog post here.
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CALDWELL — The Caldwell City Council approved a housing development Thursday, despite a request from the Vallivue School District that all developments be put on hold until the district passes a bond issue for new facilities.
Joseph Palmer, spokesman for the district, asked the city to deny new housing developments during public comment at Thursday’s council meeting. The development passed in a 5-1 vote after around five minutes of discussion. The council encouraged the developer to cooperate with the district.
The development will include 74 townhomes, 44 single-family cottages and 23 estate lots. The council denied another development, also located in the Vallivue district, citing concerns about roadways and public safety.
Palmer’s request was not new. Each time the city considers new developments, Vallivue sends a letter to Caldwell leaders, reminding them of growth’s impact on schools and asking them to reject the plans, Palmer said.
Six out of seven Vallivue elementary schools are over capacity, and the district can no longer use portable classrooms or shift attendance boundaries to absorb the growth, Palmer told the Idaho Press.
Vallivue floated a $55 million bond to build two new elementary schools in March, but the measure failed with 64.4% of the vote, just under the two-thirds supermajority required to pass.
Since then, the district has met with developers, asking for a $500 per-door donation to help with costs of overcrowding.
“Since the bond failed, and seeing that the city council will approve new development regardless of the impact it will have on schools, the Vallivue School District decided to be proactive rather than doing nothing,” Palmer said.
Some developers have agreed to donate the money, but others meet with district personnel and deny their request, or refuse to meet with them at all.
City and county agencies can collect impact fees to reduce negative consequences of growth, but school districts are currently prohibited from doing so by Idaho law.
“Until state legislators decide to include school districts as recipients of impact fees, we are at the mercy of developers voluntarily donating funds to assist in mitigating the impact of growth,” Palmer said Thursday.
The district will float the $55 million bond again in an Aug. 30 election.
Approved developer has not consulted with Vallivue
Steve Arnold of A Team Land Consultants presented the development plan to the council on behalf of Doeppl Premier Properties. Arnold said the developers had not consulted with the Vallivue School District.
“It’d be something that we’d take under consideration,” Arnold said of the $500 donation. He added that he believed the requested money was an impact fee with a different name and didn’t think it would make a dent in the district’s overcrowding problem.
Councilman Brad Doty was the lone vote against the motion.
“I felt that the developers, or the representative that they sent, didn’t care much about our issues within our school districts,” Doty told EdNews. “It seemed like someone from outside the area that wasn’t interested much in our issue saying, ‘We’re gonna do the development and I’m not obligated to help the city or the school district in any way.'”
After Thursday’s vote, Caldwell mayor Jarom Wagoner encouraged Arnold to reach out to the school district, saying he hoped the district and the developer could create a “good partnership.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/city-of-caldwell-oks-housing-development-despite-school-district-s-plea-to-wait/article_64a5d0ff-7b79-5c11-a2bc-11d87332393d.html | 2022-08-08T23:28:13 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/city-of-caldwell-oks-housing-development-despite-school-district-s-plea-to-wait/article_64a5d0ff-7b79-5c11-a2bc-11d87332393d.html |
BOISE – The state of Idaho and the U.S. Department of Justice will face off in court Aug. 22 over the DOJ’s legal challenge to Idaho’s far-reaching anti-abortion “trigger” law.
The Department of Justice filed suit against Idaho on Aug. 2, charging that the 2020 “trigger” law, which makes all abortions in Idaho felonies except for narrow exceptions in cases of rape, incest or to prevent the death of the mother, violates federal laws guaranteeing emergency medical treatment. It was the first major federal challenge to a state trigger law after the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that established a constitutional right to abortion nationwide.
In the federal lawsuit, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill held an informal status conference with the parties and established a briefing and hearing schedule. The United States will file its motion for injunctive relief by the end of Monday. The state will file its response by Aug. 16.
Following that, the U.S. will file a reply brief by noon on Aug. 19, and then the parties will meet in court for a hearing on the motion on Aug. 22.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland held a press conference on Aug. 2 to announce the lawsuit filing, and said, “We will use every tool at our disposal to ensure that pregnant women get the emergency medical treatment to which they are entitled under federal law. And we will closely scrutinize state abortion laws to ensure that they comply with federal law.”
Both Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden last week decried the filing of the federal lawsuit, with Little calling it “federal meddling” and Wasden calling it “unnecessary” and “politically motivated.”
Wasden maintained that rather than filing suit, the federal government could have worked with Idaho to “reconcile” the Idaho trigger law with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, which requires emergency care to be provided by hospitals that receive Medicare funding.
The trigger law would create an affirmative defense for doctors accused of performing abortions in cases of rape or incest in which a police report was provided to the doctor, or to prevent the death of the mother other than by suicide. All other abortions in Idaho, at any stage of pregnancy, would be felonies.
It is one of three far-reaching anti-abortion laws in Idaho currently being challenged at the Idaho Supreme Court in lawsuits filed by Planned Parenthood.
Betsy Z. Russell is the Boise bureau chief and state capitol reporter for the Idaho Press and Adams Publishing Group. Follow her on Twitter at @BetsyZRussell. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/hearing-set-for-aug-22-in-federal-lawsuit-against-idaho-over-abortion-law/article_63757383-67ec-5dde-8eb2-605ed4b60e9d.html | 2022-08-08T23:28:19 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/hearing-set-for-aug-22-in-federal-lawsuit-against-idaho-over-abortion-law/article_63757383-67ec-5dde-8eb2-605ed4b60e9d.html |
Monkeypox vaccine will be distributed in Pima County the same way shots were first planned for COVID-19: those at highest risk go first.
Based on what health officials know so far, the risk of monkeypox infection for the general population remains very small, said Pima County's Health Department director, Dr. Theresa Cullen. Nationally there have been about 7,500 cases reported, including 100 in Arizona, and six in Pima County.
Local numbers are expected to increase this week, Cullen said, because they are currently investigating some suspected, but as yet unconfirmed, cases.
Those considered at high risk include health-care workers in contact with infected patients; people directly exposed to a friend or family member with an active infection; and individuals who have multiple male sex partners. However, monkeypox is not being classified as a sexually transmitted disease. Instead, it's skin-to-skin contact that's one of the main ways it transmits, Cullen said.
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People with monkeypox get a rash that may be located on or near their genitals or anus as well as on their hands, feet, chest, face, or mouth, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. The rash may look like pimples or blisters, and may be painful or itchy. Scabs will form before healing.
Other symptoms of the virus can include fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches, headache and respiratory symptoms such as a sore throat, congestion or cough.
Overall, the symptoms are similar to those once seen in smallpox patients, although less severe. The death rate currently reported by the World Health Organization is 3% to 6%.
The county is using the vaccine called Jynneos, which is also known as Imvamune or Imvanex, that's being imported to the United States from Europe. The drug is approved to prevent monkeypox and smallpox.
"Overall, the supply is inadequate for what we are seeing not only with the number of cases but the subsequent risk for individuals that are self-identifying (as high risk) based on behavior and exposure," Cullen said.
For this reason, the county is considering following what other jurisdictions are doing and just giving the first dose — which she said gives 85% to 90% protection — instead of the recommended two doses, which are to be administered 28 days apart.
People who are getting the vaccine here so far include those who filled out an online health questionnaire and then were invited to a county clinic for a shot. The online monkeypox risk questionnaire can be found at pima.gov/monkeypox.
Arizona has received 7,914 vaccine doses so far, with about 6,500 more expected during August. Half of that second round is scheduled to be shipped in mid-August, state Health Department spokesman Steve Elliott said, and the other half late in August.
Over the last weekend, about 398 county residents received the vaccine and about 230 more were distributed last week. Anyone who believes they have come in contact with an infected person is urged to contact the county's health department in order to get vaccinated, and also to help the county trace cases.
"One of the points of that case investigation is to ensure that the individual has appropriate access to care but also to ensure that we can identify contacts," she said. Those contacts then become eligible for the vaccine.
People can prevent infection by reducing the number of sex or intimate partners in their lives, Cullen said. In order to reduce the spread of the disease, Cullen said people who are high risk should check their skin regular. Only one lesion is needed for there to be in infection.
The disease is also believed to spread through respiratory droplets, but only after many hours of exposure. Bedsheets are also believed to be a way the virus can spread if an infected person used the sheets and then another person sleeps against the sheet for at least six hours.
"Now, that may modify as we go along and learn more about this disease," Cullen said.
The vast majority of the cases are not occurring in those situations, she said, but with skin-to-skin or intimate contact.
On Wednesday, the county and Tucson Medical Center will offer a monkeypox Webinar starting at 6 p.m. The website is tucne.ws/1l3o
Contact reporter Patty Machelor at 806-7754 or pmachelor@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/monkeypox-vaccine-offered-only-to-pima-countys-most-vulnerable-residents/article_e2112064-172c-11ed-bb3f-1b4a25f3245f.html | 2022-08-08T23:29:45 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/monkeypox-vaccine-offered-only-to-pima-countys-most-vulnerable-residents/article_e2112064-172c-11ed-bb3f-1b4a25f3245f.html |
We’d say our Kenosha Kingfish are in the homestretch, but we hate to mix up our sports metaphors.
Instead, let’s say the local Northwoods League baseball team has rounded third base and is barreling toward home plate.
With just three home games left in the 2022 season, the Kingfish are looking to end the summer on a high note, said team co-owner Bill Fanning.
As a bonus, the Tuesday and Wednesday games will be streamed on national TV through the ESPN+ streaming service.
“We’ve been begging this entire season to get on TV,” Fanning said, after the Northwoods League signed a deal with ESPN+ to show games.
To boost the team’s chances of getting on ESPN+, he said, “We did some work to upgrade the lighting system here and are working to really fill the stands for those games.”
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Saturday’s sold-out game was broadcast on ESPN+, a last-minute decision, Fanning said.
“We’re all really excited about all this,” he said. “We had a full house with 3,000 fans here on Saturday, and the crowd atmosphere was really great. It translated well on TV.”
ESPN+ “takes our regular webcast feed,” Fanning said, adding that getting selected by the national streaming service “is a feather in our cap for our broadcasting team. It also gets some recognition nationally for the team.”
Saturday’s game also featured a 50th anniversary vow renewal ceremony with local couple Kurt and Terri Wruck.
“That was really awesome,” Fanning said. “Everyone had a good time with that.”
While he can’t promise more on-field weddings or anniversary celebrations, Fanning is excited about the special features planned for the team’s final three home games:
“Summerween” on Tuesday, Aug. 9: “This is our Halloween celebration,” said, “and we encourage people to come to the game in costume.” Kids can look for trick-or-treat candy throughout the stadium and can take part in a scavenger hunt. There will also be costume contests (with prizes!) for children and for adults.
“Bark in the Park” on Wednesday, Aug. 10: This is the third and final “Bark in the Park” game this season. “We sold a special Puppy Pass this season for the three dog-friendly games,” Fanning said. “It’s been really fun this summer. We expect 60-75 dogs in the ballpark on Wednesday.” One of those dogs will be Bubba, the team’s Ballpark dog, who has been making special appearances this season.
“Fan Appreciation Night” on Thursday, Aug. 11: “We’ll be handing out team posters and clearing out all our promotional items,” Fanning said with a laugh. “We don’t even know yet what we’ll be handing out, so expect some Mystery Prizes for fans.”
After a rookie summer with the Kingfish — that included the team’s mascot going viral after a collision with Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon during last month’s Celebrity Softball Game at Simmons Field — Fanning is looking ahead to more good times in 2023.
“We’ve had great crowds all season, with our attendance averaging 2,100 fans each night,” he said.
After giving credit “to the phenomenal staff here,” Fanning said he’s already making plans for next year.
“We’re excited to come back and have more fun.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-3-more-games-kenosha-kingfish-heading-toward-home-plate-and-theyll-be-streaming/article_caf71702-1737-11ed-92bc-57d2e2168e34.html | 2022-08-08T23:30:13 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-3-more-games-kenosha-kingfish-heading-toward-home-plate-and-theyll-be-streaming/article_caf71702-1737-11ed-92bc-57d2e2168e34.html |
A crowd gathers on the lawn of the Anderson Arts Center for a 2019 Twilight Jazz concert. The free music series returns on Tuesday with the Yesterday's Children performing.
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Right: Rich Allen, front left, poses in the 1960s with the other members of The Four Dimensions. The quartet morphed into Yesterday’s Children, which is performing Tuesday at Twilight Jazz.
Twilight Jazz continues its 2022 season this evening at the Anderson Arts Center grounds, 6603 Third Ave.
Yesterday’s Children performs, starting at 7 p.m. The concert grounds open at 6 p.m.
The Kenosha band is a horn-driven group that performs classic tunes — think bands like Chicago, Bryan Setzer, Blood Sweat & Tears, The Buckinghams, The Grass Roots and sometimes even Frank Sinatra.
The band was formed in 1965. Yes, 1965, and is still entertaining audiences. Although there have been breaks between performances and 40 or so different members over the years, the music has remained the constant.
Original member Rich Allen — interviewed by the Kenosha News in 2016 — said the group’s first gig was playing outside the J.C. Penney store during Downtown Kenosha’s Crazy Days.
At that time, the band was a quartet called The Four Dimensions.
“When we added horns,” Allen explained, “it drastically changed the sound — and the size — of the group. So, we changed the name.”
Adding trumpets, a trombone and saxophones was a natural in Kenosha, Allen says.
“This town has so many great musicians who came through the Kenosha Unified music system.”
The horns also allowed the band to expand its playlist and “include a lot of Motown hits in that era that were using trumpets,” Allen says.
In those early years, Yesterday’s Children played all over the area, from local gigs at the Kenosha Youth Foundation’s “Dry Dock” to performing at Summerfest in 1970.
Yesterday’s Children is listed on a Summerfest fest poster from that year, along with other performers like Doc Severinsen, Bobby Sherman, The Cowsills, the James Brown Revue, Sarah Vaughan, Jose Feliciano and the Buddy Guy Blues Band.
Yesterday’s Children was supposed to play a short opening set before headliner Sly and the Family Stone.
But that’s not exactly what happened.
“Sly was tripping on something that night, and he showed up about 90 minutes late,” Allen recalls. “We stayed on stage and kept playing more and more songs.” (Sly and the Family Stone finally did perform but only did about 30 minutes of a very rough set, Allen said.)
After getting married and having a career in human resources at Abbott Laboratories, Allen “got the band back together” about 15 years ago, playing in Allen’s backyard for a reunion.
Those backyard jam sessions eventually grew into the band performing again.
At Twilight Jazz, concert-goers should bring lawn chairs and/or blankets. No seating is provided.
The 2022 Twilight Jazz season wraps up on Aug. 23 with Dave Sturino & Friends.
Food and drinks, including a full bar and charcuterie boxes provided by Kemper Center, will be available for purchase. No carry-ins of alcohol are allowed. For more details, log on at andersonartscenter.com.
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People listen to Janet Planet sing Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Janet Planet performs Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Janet Planet performs Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
People listen to Janet Planet sing Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
People listen to Janet Planet sing Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Janet Planet performs Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Janet Planet performs Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Janet Planet performs Tuesday at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline. The singer’s previous planned performance was rained out.
Janet Planet performs Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Janet Planet performs at the Aug. 31, 2021, Twilight Jazz series at the Anderson Arts Center on Kenosha's lakefront.
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People listen to Janet Planet sing Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
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Janet Planet performs Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Rex Davenport
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Janet Planet performs Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Rex Davenport
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People listen to Janet Planet sing Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Rex Davenport
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People listen to Janet Planet sing Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Rex Davenport
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Janet Planet performs Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Rex Davenport
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Janet Planet performs Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Rex Davenport
08312021-KN-TWILIGHT_JAZZ-
Janet Planet performs Tuesday at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline. The singer’s previous planned performance was rained out.
Rex Davenport
08312021-KN-TWILIGHT_JAZZ-
Janet Planet performs Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Twilight Jazz Summer Concert Series at the Anderson Art Center. The annual series features regional and local jazz bands on the Lake Michigan shoreline.
A crowd gathers on the lawn of the Anderson Arts Center for a 2019 Twilight Jazz concert. The free music series returns on Tuesday with the Yesterday's Children performing.
Right: Rich Allen, front left, poses in the 1960s with the other members of The Four Dimensions. The quartet morphed into Yesterday’s Children, which is performing Tuesday at Twilight Jazz. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/yesterday-s-children-performing-at-twilight-jazz-free-concert-in-kenosha-on-tuesday/article_9351655c-1749-11ed-aee4-a7b06fa694cf.html | 2022-08-08T23:30:19 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/yesterday-s-children-performing-at-twilight-jazz-free-concert-in-kenosha-on-tuesday/article_9351655c-1749-11ed-aee4-a7b06fa694cf.html |
When students begin classes at Lincoln's newest elementary school Aug. 29, they'll be staying 17 minutes longer than their counterparts across the city.
On Friday, Lincoln Public Schools Superintendent Paul Gausman announced plans to delay the opening of Robinson Elementary School by two weeks, allowing more time to wrap up construction in core areas.
But while students at Robinson will start two weeks after classes begin across LPS on Aug. 15, they won't have to make up extra days during the school year. Instead, officials will add 17 minutes to the school day at Robinson, where classes will run from 8:15 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.
Parents and students will get a look inside the new school at an open house scheduled for Aug. 25.
"I want to thank you for your patience and understanding as Lincoln Public Schools and Kingery Construction work to get the school open as soon as possible," Principal Jeff Vercellino said in an email message to parents Monday afternoon.
Superintendent Paul Gausman announced Tuesday that LPS will use a "targeted model" to start the school year in which decisions on masking will be made building by building.
Superintendent Paul Gausman on Friday unveiled the district's return-to-school plan, which spells out its pandemic procedures for the upcoming school year. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/delayed-opening-will-extend-school-day-by-17-minutes-at-new-lincoln-elementary-school/article_059532c2-de84-5bbd-b3de-710b9e04c0fc.html | 2022-08-08T23:34:02 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/delayed-opening-will-extend-school-day-by-17-minutes-at-new-lincoln-elementary-school/article_059532c2-de84-5bbd-b3de-710b9e04c0fc.html |
LOS ANGELES — Bert Fields, for decades the go-to lawyer for Hollywood A-listers including Tom Cruise, Michael Jackson, George Lucas and the Beatles, and a character as colorful as many of his clients, has died at age 93.
Fields had been suffering from long-term neurological effects of COVID-19, firm spokesman Seth Horowitz said.
“Bert Fields was a gentleman; an extraordinary human being,” Cruise, a longtime client, said in a statement. “He had a powerful intellect, a keen wit, and charm that made one enjoy every minute of his company. I loved him dearly and always will.”
Fields was known for his fierce advocacy in the courtroom and his personal flair outside it, with bespoke suits, chauffeured cars and an unmatched set of talents.
“He was extremely witty and charming with all the elegance of a true gentleman,” producer Jerry Bruckheimer said in a statement. “But he also had the determination and grit of a street fighter.”
Law partner and close friend Pierce O’Donnell called Fields “the greatest lawyer of his era” and “truly a Renaissance man: advocate, author, historian, actor, raconteur, recording artist, and a music enthusiast who knew every Cole Porter lyric.”
His cases included a multimillion-dollar judgment for Beatle George Harrison against his former business manager, and a win for Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Pictures in an attempted injunction against the release of the director’s film “Amistad,” and a successful attempt by Warren Beatty to prevent cuts to a TV showing of his film “Reds.”
Powerful clients meant taking on powerful opposition. Many of Fields’ most famous cases came against the Walt Disney Co. He represented former executive Jeffrey Katzenberg in his heated split from the company, getting him a $250 million settlement. He represented Lucas in his negotiations with Disney parks. And he represented Harvey and Bob Weinstein in their attempt to separate their company, Miramax, from Disney. Fields would negotiate a deal where the brothers got money to start the new Weinstein Co. instead.
“In the entertainment business walking into litigation without Bert Fields is like walking into the Arctic without a jacket,” Harvey Weinstein, now a convicted rapist serving a prison sentence, told the New York Times in 2005.
In the early 2000s, Fields became entangled in the investigation of a private detective he used, Anthony Pellicano, who would later be sentenced to 15 years in prison for illegal wiretapping and other convictions. Fields was questioned by federal investigators, but denied any knowledge of illegal activity and was never charged.
Bertram Fields was born in Los Angeles on March 31, 1929, the son of a retired ballet dancer and an eye surgeon. He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles, and Harvard Law School, and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War before beginning his work as a lawyer.
He was also a prolific author, with published books on William Shakespeare and King Richard III.
His clients, who often became his close friends, were steadfast in their loyalty to him and effusive in their praise after his death.
“He was a brilliant renaissance man,” Dustin Hoffman said in a statement, “and, yet, he still had time to be an incredible, kind friend.”
Along with Guggenheim, Fields is survived by son James Elder Fields and grandchildren Michael and Annabelle.
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Follow AP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andyjamesdalton | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bert-fields-legendary-lawyer-to-a-list-clients-dies-at-93/2022/08/08/c5c2f530-176e-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html | 2022-08-08T23:35:39 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bert-fields-legendary-lawyer-to-a-list-clients-dies-at-93/2022/08/08/c5c2f530-176e-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html |
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TEMPLE, Texas — Temple police said a man drowned in Belton Lake at Temple Lake Park Monday morning.
Police were first called a little before 10:30 a.m. after getting reports that a man had gone underwater and not resurfaced. Several people tried to go in after him but were not successful, police said.
The Morgan's Point Resort Dive Team, Temple Fire and Rescue, Army Corps of Engineers and Texas Parks and Wildlife worked to find the victim.
He was pulled from the water a little before 1:30 p.m.
Police only identified the victim as a 21-year-old man. Police said his identity would be released once family was notified.
This case is still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Temple Police Department at 254-298-5500 or the Bell County Crime Stoppers at 254-526-8477. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/temple-police-investigate-drowning-temple-lake-park/500-522edba0-f103-4e32-b799-f50247439395 | 2022-08-08T23:41:59 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/temple-police-investigate-drowning-temple-lake-park/500-522edba0-f103-4e32-b799-f50247439395 |
Jerold Cameron “JC” Luoto, 64, of Dallas, Oregon, died June 5, 2022 in Salem, Oregon of cancer. He was born in Riverside, California to Jerry and Salli Luoto of Coquille, Oregon.
JC is survived by his mother, Salli Luoto currently of McMinnville, OR; his son, Jerry “Chris” Luoto of Coquille; his brother, Deric Luoto (Molly) of Goodyear, AZ; and niece, Rachel Luoto of Lake Oswego, OR.
JC graduated in 1977 from Coquille High School where he excelled in sports and music. He was a member of the state championship basketball team under Coach Tom Leaton, and was selected second-team Sunset league conference all-star. He also excelled in track and field under Coach Larry Phillips throwing the disc, and running the high hurdles in which event he still holds the school record. That same year he auditioned, and was accepted to play trombone for both the Southwestern Oregon Honor Band, as well as with Music in May at Pacific University. He received the John Phillip Sousa award for service and musical excellence from Coquille High School.
Upon graduating from Coquille High School, JC went on to Linfield College (3rd gen.) where he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in 1982. While at Linfield he was a member of the track team throwing the hammer, including the opportunity to compete at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. He was also the assistant women’s volleyball coach in 1981 leading the team to play in the AIAW Div. III national championship match in LaVern, California. He was also active in the school’s music program playing trombone throughout the Pacific Northwest with the college jazz band, trombone quartet and other ensemble groups.
JC later obtained his nursing degree from Southwestern Oregon Community College, and had a successful career with the South Coast Surgery Center until his early retirement due to health reasons. He loved serving and caring for his patients throughout Southwestern Oregon. He was a member of the Coquille Christian Community Church where he served many years as an audio technician. He was also a member of the Coquille Valley Elks Lodge. A memorial golf tournament will take place on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at the Coquille Valley Elks course where he loved to play. Contact the Coquille Valley Elks for more details.
Donations can be made to the American Cancer Society in his honor. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/jerold-cameron-jc-luoto/article_a854f15c-1763-11ed-9d89-aba1015cf6c4.html | 2022-08-08T23:42:49 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/jerold-cameron-jc-luoto/article_a854f15c-1763-11ed-9d89-aba1015cf6c4.html |
Texas Tech using some COVID-19 protocols to counter Monkeypox threat
With the fall semester set to begin Aug. 25 at Texas Tech as cases of Monkeypox virus continues to spread across the state and country, the university has taken precaution aimed at ensuring the safety of students and the community.
Alison Hirth, senior director for marketing and communications at Tech, said the university is going to continue to practicing the same cleaning and sanitization protocols the university adopted during COVID-19.
For context, prior to the start of the fall semester in 2020, the university announced the Texas Tech Commitment program. Through the commitment, the university outlined its sanitization efforts, which include deep cleaning with hospital grade disinfectant and frequent sanitization of high-touch surfaces.
Hirth also said the university has communications planned to inform the campus community about Monkeypox virus, how its spread, symptoms and the threat it poses.
This comes at a time when a second case of Monkeypox was confirmed in Lubbock on Aug. 4. The number of cases in the U.S has grown to over 7,500 cases and over 600 cases in Texas.
Also on Aug. 4, the Biden Administration designated the virus as a public health emergency.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the virus spreads through close contact or intimate contact with an infected individual and can be transmitted through bodily fluids. The virus can also be transmitted through contact with objects that have been touched by an infected individual.
Symptoms of the virus include rash, fever, respiratory infection and exhaustion.
More information can be found on the Lubbock Health Departments website.
Suspected or confirmed Monkeypox cases in Lubbock County can be reported to the health department at 806-775-2935. | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/08/texas-tech-using-some-covid-19-protocols-to-counter-monkeypox-threat/65394446007/ | 2022-08-08T23:44:35 | 0 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/08/texas-tech-using-some-covid-19-protocols-to-counter-monkeypox-threat/65394446007/ |
FORT MYERS, Fla – A lightning strike sparks an attic fire at a Fort Myers home.
The Iona-Mcgregor Fire Department responded to the fire at 1446 Medoc Lane, shortly after 4:30pm this afternoon.
Officials say the fire was started following a lightning strike causing damage to the structure’s attic. Fire fighters were able to put the fire out.
No one was at home at the time of the fire. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/08/08/lightning-strike-sparks-fire-in-fort-myers-home/ | 2022-08-08T23:47:11 | 0 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/08/08/lightning-strike-sparks-fire-in-fort-myers-home/ |
BOISE, Idaho —
On Friday, August 5, Idaho Department of Transportation’s (ITD) board declared the 61-year-old headquarters building on state street to be ‘surplus property,’ allowing ITD to sell the facility.
According to ITD, the department's Board of Examiners will transfer the property to the Department of Administration to have the property appraised and then be sold.
The decision to sell the property comes after the building suffered extensive flood damage when a pipe connected to the building’s HVAC system burst at the beginning of 2022. After the flooding, many employees moved to a temporary location at the State of Idaho Chinden Campus.
"The old HQ building served us well for decades," said Idaho Transportation Department Director Scott Stokes. "There have been entire generations of our workers who served their whole career in that building since it opened in 1961."
ITD is temporarily located in Chinden campus’s Building 8, but Building 3 will be remodeled and become the department’s permanent headquarters.
"This vote will facilitate the department's colocation with other state agencies, which will enhance efficiency and allow for better collaboration," Idaho Transportation Board Chairman Bill Moad said.
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See the latest news from around the Treasure Valley and the Gem State in our YouTube playlist: | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/itd-selling-long-time-headquarters-state-street/277-a0954f05-c945-43ab-879b-e2830896332c | 2022-08-08T23:50:01 | 1 | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/itd-selling-long-time-headquarters-state-street/277-a0954f05-c945-43ab-879b-e2830896332c |
BOISE, Idaho —
Firefighters have contained a grass fire that broke out Sunday night near Pierce Park Lane and Hill Road in Boise.
According to Ada County Dispatch, the fire was reported just after 7:15 p.m. Sunday. Boise Fire Department (BFD) and Eagle Fire Department responded to the fire with assistance from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
BFD said as of 9:50 p.m. Sunday, the fire was burning only within control lines.
The fire did not threaten any structures, and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries.
The fire was 100% contained Monday morning and is estimated to have burned 11 acres. BFD said one crew will stay out until midday to "make sure nothing flares up.”
Traffic was shut down on Pierce Park to Cartwright Road from Sunday night to Monday morning, but the road was fully reopened around noon on Monday.
at 7:55 a.m. Monday, the fire department said it would reopen later in the morning.
While the fire is still under investigation, BFD investigators have determined that it was human-caused.
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See all of our latest coverage in our YouTube playlist: | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/wildfire/11-acres-grass-fire-northwest-boise-human-caused/277-cf24248f-4d4a-4099-966d-35f561bdc831 | 2022-08-08T23:50:07 | 0 | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/wildfire/11-acres-grass-fire-northwest-boise-human-caused/277-cf24248f-4d4a-4099-966d-35f561bdc831 |
PORTLAND, Maine — Musicians are eager to get out and play after the pandemic forced them to stay off the road for a couple of years. That why this summer is featuring all kinds of concerts taking place in all kinds of venues in Maine.
What’s coming up in Portland this weekend, though, stands out. It is the band Guster’s annual On the Ocean event, which consists of an acoustic concert Friday at the State Theatre, an outdoor show Saturday at Thompson’s Point, and then Camp Guster on Sunday.
“Camp Guster?” you ask. “What the heck is that?”
Here’s the description from the band: “A day of your favorite summer camp games, hosted by the band. End the day with s’mores and an acoustic set by the campfire.” It will take place at an actual summer camp, Camp Winnebago in Fayette, and it’s “for kids and grownup kids of all ages.”
It sounds like a hoot, but if you don’t already have tickets you’re out of luck. Camp Guster and the Friday concert are both sold out.
None of this would likely be happening if it weren’t for the Maine ties of Adam Gardner, who’s been with the band since he, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel formed it in 1991 when they were students at Tufts College.
Adam, who now lives in the greater Portland area, dropped by the 207 studio to talk about On the Ocean and what else Guster is up to these days.
Watch our conversation to learn more. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/the-band-guster-is-coming-back-to-maine-and-its-bringing-smores-music-portland-on-the-ocean-event/97-4b8baa75-fb94-4f8e-9ec4-e6bfb2c95c6d | 2022-08-08T23:53:42 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/the-band-guster-is-coming-back-to-maine-and-its-bringing-smores-music-portland-on-the-ocean-event/97-4b8baa75-fb94-4f8e-9ec4-e6bfb2c95c6d |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Demolition has finally begun on the former Sears building at the Charleston Town Center despite the objections of the mall’s owner.
Workers are currently doing interior demolitions, but walls are expected to come down in about 60 days.
On Friday Aug. 5, 2022, a Kanawha County Judge ordered the owners of the mall to allow the demolition without any further delays.
The owner of the former Sears building plans to replace it with a Homewood Suites by Hilton in the future.
The demolition is set to last around three months. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/demolition-begins-on-old-sears-building-at-charleston-town-center/ | 2022-08-08T23:53:44 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/demolition-begins-on-old-sears-building-at-charleston-town-center/ |
BREWER, Maine — Construction for phase three of the Brewer Riverwalk project along the Penobscot River has begun.
The entire project started with a children’s garden and has grown into a trail stretching from Penobscot Street to Mason's Brewing Company.
The riverwalk will be getting a 300-yard extension from Mason’s Brewing Company down to South Main Street.
This newest phase of the project was funded by leftover grant money from MaineDOT and the Federal Highway Administration after completing phases one and two.
“A lot of people have come down to it, we are seeing businesses come down to it," Renee Doble, the deputy director of economic development in Brewer, said. "Once you get the people here, then the businesses come and we are going to have all the same amenities in phase three as we do on the rest of the river walk with the benches, free wifi for anyone who comes down here, security cameras that the police monitor on a weekly basis, so it feels like a really safe place.”
According to the city of Brewer, phase three is set to completely finish by late spring or early summer in 2023. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/city-of-brewer-begins-construction-on-phase-3-of-riverwalk-community-maine/97-38631791-f708-4dde-8a25-6e3468b44169 | 2022-08-08T23:53:48 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/city-of-brewer-begins-construction-on-phase-3-of-riverwalk-community-maine/97-38631791-f708-4dde-8a25-6e3468b44169 |
UPDATE (7:20 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022): A man was charged after he led law enforcement on a chase in the Medina area of Jackson County on Monday.
According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy engaged the driver after someone reported a person was “acting a fool, driving like an idiot, and endangering the lives of other drivers.”
The Sheriff’s Department says the suspect, bystanders and law enforcement were all uninjured in the chase.
Eric Charles Liotti, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, was charged with Felony Fleeing in a Vehicle. He was arraigned and taken to South Central Regional Jail.
JACKSON COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — One man was detained after reports of reckless driving on Interstate 77 in Jackson County, West Virginia, turned into a pursuit and a crash Monday afternoon.
According to Jackson County dispatchers, at around 2:45 p.m., they were alerted by drivers about a reckless driver in a pickup truck.
They say a deputy with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department tried to pull the driver over, but he did not stop. The driver then crashed on Medina Road and was detained.
No injuries are being reported, according to dispatchers. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-detained-after-pursuit-on-i-77-in-jackson-county-wv/ | 2022-08-08T23:53:50 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-detained-after-pursuit-on-i-77-in-jackson-county-wv/ |
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Dozens of people seeking asylum arrive in Portland each week despite the city's announcement in May that it could no longer guarantee housing for those who presented.
One option they are currently using is hotels acting as temporary shelters in South Portland. The city council voted on Aug. 2 to allow the hotels to keep their licenses amid concerns from South Portland's fire and police chiefs that an increase in 911 calls was spreading crews thin.
That vote came with conditions on the hotels, including bringing comprehensive health and social services on-site, maintaining a guest list, performing frequent room checks, and more.
One of those conditions affects both the Days Inn and Comfort Inn, and the two hotels will no longer take in people on any type of assistance program starting Jan. 1, 2023. That includes asylum seekers, according to South Portland City Manager Scott Morelli.
"Where are these families going to sleep this weekend or next week?" Tobin Williamson, advocacy manager for the Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition, said. "It's very unpredictable. Sometimes there will only be a couple of families and few individuals arrive, and then with no rhyme or reason, the next week we'll see a couple dozen. It's tough to allocate resources when you don't know when will be the busy week or the slow week."
The conditions on the hotels also cite a March 1, 2023 deadline -- the expected opening date of Portland's Riverside Street Homeless Services Center -- after which hotels will pay a penalty of up to $500 per guest per night still staying in the hotels' rooms. The hotels can ask the agencies that placed the people there to reimburse them.
"It's certainly going to be an issue we want to raise awareness to and encourage people to proactively think through it so that we're not scrambling at the last moment to try to find a safe place for someone to go," Andrew Bove, vice president of social work for Preble Street, said.
People seeking asylum can still go to the Howard Johnson and Quality Inn, but Williamson says for every room that becomes vacant, dozens of people seeking asylum are waiting to take shelter there. Though, he acknowledged that hotels are not the ideal setup for families because most lack a kitchen and other household basics.
He says families and community groups are having to call around to find places for them to stay.
In a statement to NEWS CENTER Maine, Morelli said it should not be up to a hotel to determine whether or not someone has shelter.
"We need reforms to how the system operates, including a state-run program to help families and individuals with resettlement across Maine," Morelli wrote in an email.
NEWS CENTER Maine reached out to representatives from Maine's Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future and will update this story when we receive a response and learn more.
Previously, Greg Payne, senior advisor for housing policy with the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, told NEWS CENTER Maine the state was offering up to $2.5 million to help with housing these populations sheltering in hotels. He said that money cannot be used to pay the penalty fees for people who stay past the March 1, 2023 deadline.
"If we have another surge, another week with 80 new arrivals, that would be a challenge to try to figure out where to place them," Williamson said. "This is not a problem or a challenge that's unique to Maine's immigrant community. It's just become more pronounced as more people have arrived." | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/immigrants-rights-groups-concerned-about-housing-asylum-seekers-in-portland-area-homeless-south-maine/97-033d0196-4ba2-4ee9-ad5e-d482550ad7da | 2022-08-08T23:53:55 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/immigrants-rights-groups-concerned-about-housing-asylum-seekers-in-portland-area-homeless-south-maine/97-033d0196-4ba2-4ee9-ad5e-d482550ad7da |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia’s new law that protects the coal and natural gas industries is suddenly getting nationwide attention.
The law targets banks and other financial institutions that are defunding investments in coal, oil and natural gas.
Those banks are also not loaning fossil fuel companies money, either. So, the state has already stopped doing business with five banks including Chase and Wells Fargo.
“There’s a conflict of interest there. We can’t have banks handling our dollars that are generated from the fossil fuel industry, while at the same time, trying to diminish those funds. Essentially, we’re not going to pay for our own destruction. We’re not going to subsidize that. We’re not going to allow them to weaponize our own money against us,” said Treasurer Riley Moore, (R) West Virginia.
But the tough stance is having some impact. US Bank, the nation’s fifth largest, says it will now comply with West Virginia’s new law, and will not target the fossil fuel industry.
Other states considering a similar law include Kentucky, Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/new-west-virginia-law-protects-fossil-fuel-industry-interests/ | 2022-08-08T23:53:56 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/new-west-virginia-law-protects-fossil-fuel-industry-interests/ |
PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Police Department has issued an alert for Geraldo Mbacu of Portland Monday afternoon.
Mbacu, 12, was last seen at his home on Cumberland Avenue at approximately 10 a.m., according to a news release issued by the Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss.
Mbacu is a black male who weighs about 85 pounds and is approximately 4 feet, 10 inches tall. He has brown hair and brown eyes and may be wearing a gray shirt and blue shorts, according to the release.
Police say Mbacu has only been in Portland for four days and is not yet familiar with the area. Police do not currently know the direction of his travel.
Mbacu may be experiencing mental health issues at this time, according to the release.
If you may have information regarding Mbacu's location, please contact the Portland Police Department at 207-874-8479 or dial 911. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/portland/police-search-for-missing-portland-12-year-old-silver-alert-youth-maine/97-492bc953-82c0-42b2-956a-6ca3f63356fc | 2022-08-08T23:54:01 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/portland/police-search-for-missing-portland-12-year-old-silver-alert-youth-maine/97-492bc953-82c0-42b2-956a-6ca3f63356fc |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California delayed or improperly denied unemployment benefits for roughly 6 million people during the pandemic because state policies "do not prioritize getting benefits to workers quickly," according to a nonpartisan report released Monday by the Legislative Analyst's Office.
The report said payments were delayed for about 5 million people — up to half of all workers who applied for benefits during the height of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the California Employment Development Department denied benefits for 3.4 million workers during that time. Of the 200,000 workers who appealed those denials, nearly 80% of them won their case.
"We believe many of the workers who did not appeal likely were eligible, meaning the state may have improperly denied 1 million additional claims," said Chas Alamo, principal fiscal and policy analyst for the Legislative Analyst's Office.
The report blamed these failures on the basic design of California's unemployment program, which it said is geared more toward the businesses that fund the program than the workers who benefit from it.
Businesses' tax rates go up each time one of their former workers is awarded unemployment benefits. From 2019 through 2021, more than half of the Employment Development Department's decisions to deny benefits were overturned on appeal. But in other states, less than 25% of denials were overturned on appeal, according to the report.
"State policies and practices formed under this orientation would tend to emphasize holding down business costs potentially at the expense of making sure eligible workers can get benefits easily," the report said.
Of the 3.4 million workers who had benefits denied during the pandemic, most of them were for not providing necessary documents on time — rules aimed at preventing fraud. But during that time, the report said the Employment Development Department had no system to process unopened mail and answered less than 1% of its phone calls because of overwhelming demand.
The report said California denied some benefits despite the fact that the claimants were clearly eligible. In one case reviewed by the Legislative Analyst's Office, the state denied a claim because the worker was caring for her children while unemployed, thus making her "unavailable for work." State rules allow parents to look after their children while they are unemployed, as long as they arrange child care once they get a new job.
"Individually, policies and actions aimed at preventing fraud may appear justified and reasonable," the report said. "Viewed as a whole, however, the collection makes getting benefits unreasonably difficult for eligible workers."
The Employment Development Department said it will "carefully review the LAO's ideas," adding that it has already adopted many of its recommendations. Earlier this year, the state Legislature gave the department $136 million for improved call centers, simplifying forms and notices, coming up with new tools to better reveal fraud and upgrading training for workers to get payments approved faster.
"During the pandemic, EDD has paid over $180 billion to Californians in need," the department wrote in an unsigned email to The Associated Press. "The pandemic tested every benefit system in the country, exposing the need to deliver better systems and modernize operations."
Michael Bernick, a former director of the Employment Development Department, said the report was unfair because it placed too much blame on the state. Unemployment benefits is a joint program with the federal government. Much of the anti-fraud policies are mandated by federal rules, he said.
At the start of the pandemic, California officials took several steps to speed up the payment of benefits. But soon it was clear the state was the victim of unprecedented amounts of fraud, with state officials estimating as much as $20 billion in unemployment payments going to criminals. Audits revealed hundreds of millions were paid in the names of death row inmates and, in one case, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Nearly all of that fraud came from a special federally funded program aimed at giving unemployment benefits to people who usually are not eligible to receive them because they are either independent contractors or self-employed. That special program, which has now ended, did not include many anti-fraud safeguards that are part of the traditional unemployment program.
In the face of intense criticism, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration reacted by installing new identify verification software and making other changes to root out fraud.
"There is a balance between rapid payment and paying out fraudulent or inappropriate claims, and it's not true that EDD has not made getting benefits a priority," Bernick said.
Assembly member Cottie Petrie-Norris, a Democrat and chair of the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee, said lawmakers hope to see "major advances in how quickly the department can assess threats and resolve claims."
Assembly member Jim Patterson, a Republican from Fresno, is skeptical. He noted the state was warned in an audit just before the pandemic that the state was not prepared to handle a large influx of claims.
"They were warned and didn't do anything about it," he said. "I just don't buy the excuse they were overwhelmed."
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/report-california-jobless-benefits/103-412348b2-111f-418b-9025-1de1bb5f0aa7 | 2022-08-08T23:56:23 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/report-california-jobless-benefits/103-412348b2-111f-418b-9025-1de1bb5f0aa7 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California schools are officially implementing a program that provides free meals to all students across the state starting in the 2022-23 school year.
The California Universal Meals program allows for district nutrition programs to receive the necessary funding to provide free breakfast and lunch to all public school students, regardless of income status.
All lunch debts have also been forgiven for previous outstanding balances on student accounts.
Some school districts, such as Sacramento City Unified (SCUSD), have been providing most if not all of their students with free meals since the start of the pandemic.
“The last two and a half years, since COVID started in March 2020, the USDA allowed flexibilities in our meal programs and therefore we were able to offer free meals to all students since March 2020,” Assistant Director of Nutrition Services for SCUSD, Kelsey Nederveld said. “USDA extended those flexibilities during the school year when kids did come back to campus in the last previous two years."
Temporary free lunch programs were offered at districts across the state during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when students began returning to school.
California's Universal Meals legislation extends these free lunch programs for students indefinitely and indiscriminately.
“That was maybe a silver lining of COVID," Nederveld said. "We were able to feed children at no cost, and now because of the universal free meals and in California it's just kind of a smooth transition into the start of the school year for this."
Students at SCUSD were also not being denied food regardless of whether or not they were able to pay for school meals.
“With our district policy, we were never denying kids meals,” Nederveld said. “If they had a negative balance on their lunch account, or if they didn't qualify for free and reduced, we would still offer them a lunch anyways and they were still offered the same lunch that everyone else received.”
According to Nederveld, the district integrated this policy in 2017 that also allowed for students to be clear of outstanding lunch balances using the program's budget.
District nutrition programs are federally funded separately from the school district. These departments are reimbursed by the state for every student that is provided free meals for the cost of the food, resources and labor.
Now that school breakfast and lunch will be free to all at California public schools, nutrition departments at SCUSD and across the state will receive as much federal funding as is necessary to feed its students.
“We're hoping to change the perception that school lunch isn't just for the kids that are unable to pack a lunch,” Nederveld said.
More information and frequently asked questions can be found through the California Department of Education or by contacting local school district offices.
Watch more from ABC10: ABC10's Teacher of the Month Anita Guzman-Turner | August 2022 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/california-universal-meals-2022/103-025864b4-b2a4-4509-b9fe-bcc97b32d6a8 | 2022-08-08T23:56:29 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/california-universal-meals-2022/103-025864b4-b2a4-4509-b9fe-bcc97b32d6a8 |
More flooding hits Flagstaff's west side with week of rain ahead
Monsoon storms returned to Flagstaff Sunday afternoon causing extensive flooding near the Pipeline West and Museum Fire burn scars, areas that have already dealt with numerous bouts of extreme flooding so far this season.
Rain first began falling high up on the western channel of the Pipeline Fire burn scar around 11 a.m., according to Brian Klimowski, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service office in Flagstaff.
"We had some pretty intense rainfall falling at 1 to 3 inches per hour up there with totals upwards of an inch and a half of rain estimated up on the Pipeline scar that flows into Schultz Creek," Klimowski said.
With 1.5 inches of rain recorded, this is the largest rain event so far this year for this side of the burn scar, he said.
Areas near Schultz Creek and Highway 180 quickly became inundated with flash flooding within an hour of when the rain began.
Shelter in place orders were first issued starting around noon for neighborhoods in the Pipeline West burn area including Mt. Elden Estates followed by Cheshire, Coconino Estates, Creighton Estates, Coyote Springs, Anasazi Ridge and along Highway 180.
Shortly thereafter, shelter in place orders were issued for the Museum Fire flood area including Paradise, Grandview and Sunnyside.
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The Rio de Flag, which flows through the neighborhoods on the west side along Highway 180 and into downtown Flagstaff, overflowed from flood waters in the early afternoon, prompting yet another shelter in place order for residents nearby.
Countless sandbags and hand-dug trenches have become the primary mitigation efforts to address the immediate impact of the flood waters as they rush through properties and fill streets.
A large trench dug by the Flagstaff Fire Department along with the help of residents on Stevanna Way helped to funnel some floodwaters from the street that was full of at least a foot of brown, debris-filled water by 2 p.m.
Mayor Paul Deasy posted videos online of the outflow from the trench along with the sitting water on the street, stopped in front of houses by walls of sandbags.
"Moisture across our region is only going to keep expanding over the coming days," said National Weather Service meteorologist Benji Johnson. "And that's going to help increase the chance for storms across all of northern Arizona at the same time."
The chance of rain again Monday is high in pretty much all parts of northern Arizona with the exception of the border with Utah, Johnson explained in the daily Monsoon Outlook report. Radar indicates that storms are likely to start in areas at higher elevations before moving south and west throughout the day.
Numerous storms with the potential for heavy rain and flash flooding are expected throughout the rest of the week, and areas that have so far remained relatively dry this season are likely to be impacted, he said.
Looking ahead at a week of potential storms, Johnson encouraged residents to continue following any instructions from the weather service, the city and emergency services.
"We'll all have to pay attention to the current watches and any warnings that go out," Klimowski said.
At last week's community meeting addressing flooding on the west side, officials urged all residents to enroll in Coconino County's Emergency Notification System at coconino.az.gov/ready to receive timely and often critical alerts as storms move through the area.
Contact northern Arizona reporter Lacey Latch at llatch@gannett.com or on social media @laceylatch. Coverage of northern Arizona on azcentral.com and in The Arizona Republic is funded by the nonprofit Report for America and a grant from the Vitalyst Health Foundation in association with The Arizona Republic. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-weather/2022/08/08/more-flooding-hits-flagstaffs-west-side-week-rain-ahead/10266609002/ | 2022-08-08T23:59:53 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-weather/2022/08/08/more-flooding-hits-flagstaffs-west-side-week-rain-ahead/10266609002/ |
National Weather Service warns of 'life-threatening' rip currents along Wisconsin's Lake Michigan beaches into Tuesday
People should avoid swimming at beaches along Lake Michigan from Kenosha County all the way up to Door County into Tuesday morning due to expected "life-threatening" rip currents, the National Weather Service in Sullivan said.
Rip currents are jets of water coming out perpendicular to the shore.
A cold front came through Monday morning, said Kevin Wagner, meteorologist for the NWS in Sullivan. North/northeasterly wind gusts of 20 to 25 miles per hour are possible.
"With the northeasterly component to it, it's pushing winds and higher waves along the lakeshore, which is resulting in life-threatening rip currents this afternoon through overnight," he said.
Three-to-five foot waves are expected.
"Definitely try to avoid swimming," Wagner said, especially in areas with structures in the water, including piers, breakwalls, jettys and river inlets.
"Those are hot spots for where rip currents actually occur," he said.
The Beach Hazards Statement issued by the NWS includes beaches in Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties in the Milwaukee area.
Beaches that will be "most susceptible" to dangerous swimming conditions include Sheboygan's Vollrath Park, Shorewood's Atwater Beach, Milwaukee's Bayview Beach, and Racine's Shoop Park Beach and Wind Point Lighthouse Beach, the statement said.
On Tuesday, winds will become lighter due to high pressure moving in, Wagner said.
"The waves will start to lessen and be less of a risk," he said.
But even when the swim risk isn't high, like it currently is, or even moderate, rip currents are still possible, especially around structures in the water, Wagner said.
If you get caught in a rip current, here's what to do
Experts say to never attempt to outswim a rip current and instead recommend swimming parallel to shore to escape the current, a previous Journal Sentinel report said.
The streams of water flowing away from the beach are relatively narrow and generally are relatively short. If you can swim out of the narrow band of fast-moving water or can float until the current slows down, you can easily swim back to shore or get help. But if you spend all of your energy trying to fight the current, you will get tired and may have trouble staying above the waves.
Former Journal Sentinel intern Brittany Trang contributed to this report.
Contact Hannah Kirby at hannah.kirby@jrn.com. Follow her on Twitter at @HannahHopeKirby. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2022/08/08/dangerous-rip-currents-expected-along-wisconsin-lake-michigan-beaches/10269780002/ | 2022-08-09T00:01:48 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2022/08/08/dangerous-rip-currents-expected-along-wisconsin-lake-michigan-beaches/10269780002/ |
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore judge has scheduled Keith Davis Jr.’s fifth murder trial for next May.
Despite persistent calls from Davis’s supporters to “Free Keith Davis Jr.,” Mosby has not wavered from her position that there is enough evidence to support a conviction and that her prosecutors are committed to seeking justice on behalf of Kevin Jones, the Pimlico Race Course security guard who was gunned down more than seven years ago. Mosby’s term ends Jan. 2.
The competing perspectives between the incumbent and her presumptive successor add uncertainty to an already unique case. Some scholars say Davis’s repeated prosecutions are unprecedented in the courts, though Mosby’s office disputes the contention that he is among the most prosecuted people in American history.
“The incoming state’s attorney vowing not to pursue a case that the current state’s attorney is pursuing is a pretty unusual scenario,” said David Jaros, faculty director of the Center for Criminal Justice Reform at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
This demonstrates a problem “we wrestle with constantly in this country,” Jaros said, “that politics infect and shape prosecutorial decisions and actions.”
Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Wednesday scheduled Davis’s trial for May 1 through May 19. The lawyers are expected to handle his fifth murder trial, and his unrelated attempted murder trial, over those three weeks.
Phinn scheduled motions hearings for March 28 through March 30, as both the prosecution and defense plan to call experts to debate the legal matters.
Bates has vowed in the past not to prosecute the case if elected. In March, he said he believed the charges against Davis should be dismissed. After winning the Democratic primary last month, he told reporters he couldn’t speak about the case, but he had been vocal about his position on the campaign trail and said he keeps his promises.
“As State’s Attorney-elect, I am no longer a private citizen. I must be mindful of the gag order imposed to the current State’s Attorney and how it would ethically apply to me. For this reason, I can provide no further comments on the Keith Davis Jr. case,” Bates said last week in a statement to the Baltimore Sun.
The gag order issued June 7 by Circuit Court Judge John Nugent prohibits lawyers involved in the case and their staffs from making statements outside court that could sway public opinion about the case. It’s one of several outstanding legal matters set to be addressed before trial and before Bates takes office.
Davis’s lawyers have accused Mosby of violating the gag order twice: when she spoke about the case on Baltimore’s public radio station, WYPR-FM, within hours of the order taking effect, and when she commented in July on a social media post from someone claiming to be a voter who said Mosby lost her support because of her administration’s repeated prosecutions of Davis.
Nugent set a hearing for Aug. 12 to litigate the issue, ordering Mosby to appear in court to try to persuade the judge not to hold her in contempt of court.
Davis’s supporters became a thorn in Mosby’s side. The two-term Democrat has clashed more than once with people calling for her to dismiss the charges.
Defense attorneys for Davis highlighted those spats and Mosby’s public comments as part of a pattern of animosity they used to argue that Davis’s murder and attempted murder cases should be dismissed. Mosby’s office brought the latter charges against Davis almost a year after an alleged jail fight and weeks after he won a new murder trial.
Nugent stopped short of dismissing either case, but found Davis’s lawyers had provided enough evidence to show there was a “presumption of vindictiveness” underlying his attempted murder case — an exceptionally rare ruling in the courts. His order requires Mosby’s office to provide Davis’s lawyers with any evidence of animosity before an evidentiary hearing about the legal issues.
Online court records do not show a date for that hearing yet.
Bates won the primary election comfortably and faces no challengers in November’s general election, though it’s possible that someone may launch a write-in candidacy. It’s unclear whether his clear path to office and previous stance on the case will impact scheduling or the prosecutors’ position on the case now.
Mosby’s office first charged Davis with murder in Jones’s death in 2016, days after he was largely absolved in an attempted armed robbery case that stemmed from an incident the same morning Jones was killed. The jury found he was guilty of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.
Police and prosecutors say that firearm was recovered from a garage that officers chased Davis into the day of Jones’s death. The officers suspected Davis was armed and had robbed an unlicensed cabdriver. They fired 32 rounds at Davis, striking him three times.
The jury deadlocked at Davis’s first murder trial in 2017. His second trial the same year ended in a conviction that was overturned when a judge found prosecutors withheld information from the defense. Another hung jury came at his third trial, in 2018.
In 2019, a jury found Davis guilty but the conviction was reversed in the aftermath of an appellate court ruling that applied to jury selection across the state.
Davis is being held in jail without bond.
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An 18-year-old man died from a gunshot wound at an Arlington apartment Saturday night, police say.
According to police, officers were called at about 11:43 p.m. to a report of a shooting at an apartment in the 800 block of East Sanford Street. Officers found an 18-year-old man with an apparent gunshot wound lying on the floor inside one of the apartment units.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name will be made public once his family is notified of his death, police said.
The 911 call came from a resident of the apartments who informed officers that the victim was hanging out with four other people at the location. He also told them one of the men present was handling a shotgun that went off and hit the victim.
As of now, multiple people have been detained for further questioning, police said.
The investigation is ongoing and no criminal charges have been announced, police said.
If you have any information about the incident, please call Det. Krystallyne Holly at 817-459-5935. You can also report details anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-8477. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/18-year-old-fatally-wounded-saturday-in-arlington-apartment/3042727/ | 2022-08-09T00:20:41 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/18-year-old-fatally-wounded-saturday-in-arlington-apartment/3042727/ |
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What is so routine, almost cliché about the start of school, from changing classes to navigating the building, feels foreign nowadays.
Over the past few years, back-to-school has been an exercise in masks and social distancing. Finally, it seems, it’s just about finding the way to math class.
At Reed Middle School in Duncanville, Principal Bryan Byrd said it’s not just the students who have needed help navigating the building this year.
"Lots of new teachers coming on board, they’ve been phenomenal," said Byrd. "From last week getting to know our culture to today."
Duncanville ISD, like almost every district across the area, has struggled to find teachers.
"We had 170 vacancies with six weeks to go, that’s more than double than we have in a normal school year," said Dr. Marc Smith, Duncanville ISD superintendent.
Smith added that today, day one, the district's goal was to make sure there was not just an adult standing before all students but someone who wanted to be there.
CARTER IN THE CLASSROOM
"We have substitute teachers in regular classrooms and these subs are working on their credentials for certification. It’s not ideal but it’s our situation and we’re having to make the best of it," said Smith.
While this year may be starting with fewer masks and jugs of hand sanitizer, the lingering impact of the pandemic is heavy.
"We saw a good bounce in a positive direction with our reading scores," Smith added. "Math- still a way to go still a lot of gaps to close."
While the district is excited to usher students back to the classroom, officials are putting more focus than ever before on making sure students and teachers are secure while they’re in the building.
"We’ve taken time this summer to see where are we strong, where are we vulnerable, what do we need to do to shore up our campuses from a physical staff from a training standpoint so we know what to do when to do it so everyone is on the same sheet of music," he said.
Smith said all schools in his district have controlled access and that there is extra attention placed on making sure all security cameras and features are working.
"We had a really large police presence today and we’ve worked on that to increase that presence," he added.
Not far away in Arlington ISD, the district unveiled a new communication plan for how to handle security issues on campus. The district said it reviewed everything and is confident and prepared but wanted to make sure parents and students understood too.
They wanted their community to have clear instructions on what’s expected of them if something were to arise on campus.
"The things we’ve practiced and practiced we revisit every year, as you know, school safety is everyone’s commitment," said Marcelo Cavazos, Superintendent, Arlington ISD.
Dallas ISD unveiled their plan last week and talked about active shooter training police were taking part in. Officials have put metal detectors in all middle and high schools.
Overall, school leaders across North Texas who spoke about security said it is vital in making sure the process and training are not too traumatic for their students
"We have these drills and these things cause anxiety and we know that we know it causes concern, but we also want people to be prepared," said Cavazos. "If you think of a new school year with the new staff they have to be habit forming with the new protocols." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/carter-in-the-classroom/school-leaders-focus-on-security-as-students-get-back-to-school/3043216/ | 2022-08-09T00:20:56 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/carter-in-the-classroom/school-leaders-focus-on-security-as-students-get-back-to-school/3043216/ |
DFW International Airport is picking up service to five small cities as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s program to strengthen service to regional airports.
The federal government’s Small Community Air Service Development Program gave $3.65 million combined to airports in Rochester, MN; Great Falls, MT/; Natchez, MS.; Pasco, WA., and Charleston, WV, to start flying non-stop routes to DFW International Airport. Some of the flights still need final approval between the airlines and the airport before they are officially scheduled.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines and its regional carriers will do the flying to Rochester, Great Falls, Pasco and Charleston, while Southern Express Airways will operate the route to Natchez, Miss. Southern Express has an agreement with American Airlines that lets passengers book flights, connect tickets and transfer bags as if they were one airline.
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The school bells are ringing in a few North Texas school districts on Monday.
The fifth-largest school district across our region – Garland ISD – is among the earliest to welcome kids back to class. GISD has over 55,000 students attending 71 schools.
"It's a fun and nervous feeling. We are so excited to welcome the students. They're anxious to learn. They love their teachers. And I think they were just ready, so we're super excited to bring them back and get the year going,” said Caldwell Elementary School principal Victoria Sanchez.
Parents and teachers have longed for a sense of normalcy over the last two years since the pandemic. Sanchez said she believes this will the year to find that.
“It’s definitely better to be able to have all the activities, all the engagement, just being present and being able to do that one-on-one with parents and with children,” she said.
Fist bumps and masks are still part of the reality in schools right now. But breakfast time, group activities, and hugs from teachers are very much making a comeback going into the third big school year since the pandemic.
"We've overcome the COVID years and kind of bringing things back to normal. So now it's time to step it up,” said Sanchez.
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Garland ISD also welcoming a new district chef, Kevin Jenkins. He's helping to roll out new healthy strawberry smoothies on the menu at all district middle schools. It's already available at the high schools.
The district is also looking to revamp the lunch menus in the future with some plant-forward diets and other ideas in the works.
“We have a partnership with Kikkoman this year. They’ve been developing recipes which are sort of a fusion – so we’re looking at sort of an Asian Mexican fusion in a couple of them,” said said Jennifer Miller, Garland ISD Student Nutrition Services director. “That’s really fascinating because it’s really a blending of flavors now,”
Other districts going back to class this week:
Tuesday, Aug. 9:
Mesquite ISD
Wednesday, Aug. 10:
Plano ISD
Frisco ISD
Lewisville ISD
Allen ISD
Thursday, Aug. 11
Denton ISD
Forney ISD
Waxahachie ISD
Crowley ISD
Little Elm ISD
Wylie ISD
Monday, Aug. 15
Dallas ISD (final wave)
Fort Worth ISD
Arlington ISD
Grand Prairie ISD
Irving ISD
DeSoto ISD
Red Oak ISD
Tuesday, Aug. 16
Richardson ISD
Granbury ISD
Wednesday, Aug. 17
Mansfield ISD
Grapevine/Colleyville ISD
Keller ISD
Birdville ISD
Coppell ISD
Burleson ISD
Aledo ISD
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Everyone has their favorite part of the Iowa State Fair. For many, there's no better place to grab a bite to eat.
"I like to eat healthy, so I'd say it'd probably be the pork tent, because the pork is really good," said Dean Small, who was visiting the fairgrounds with his granddaughter Monday.
More than a million people came out to the Iowa State Fair in 2021, and those crowds always come hungry.
"Our family, we say 'If you don't go home from the fair sick, you didn't do it right' because of all the food," Small said.
That's music to the ears of vendors like Jane Harris, manager of Best Around Funnel Cakes. She and her staff have been hard at work making sure they are ready for all the fairgoers with empty stomachs.
"Our season starts officially Fourth of July weekend, and we head north and would just start setting up for our individual fairs. We got here last Wednesday, and we've been working every day trying to get everything set up in the heat," Harris said.
RELATED: It's officially Iowa State Fair week
But all that hard work is happening with a much smaller crew. Harris tod Local 5 she and many other vendors are still dealing with staffing issues. That missing help could impact the wait for some of your state fair favorites.
"Staffing has been down. It's hard to get enough help, so when people come out just make sure you're patient with your vendors that are waiting on you because they are short staffed," Harris said.
Opening day for the 2022 Iowa State Fair is Thursday, Aug. 11. Opening ceremonies kick off at the Alliant Energy Landing at 9 a.m.
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A man is in custody after leading officers from Mesquite and Dallas on a high-speed chase Monday afternoon.
Mesquite police confirmed officers tried to pull over a silver sedan reported as stolen along westbound Interstate 30 near Interstate 635.
As of about 1:30 p.m., the chase was going through neighborhood streets in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood of Dallas. The driver continued along I-635 into Lake Highlands before circling back into Mesquite.
Preliminary information indicated the chase had reached speeds up to 90 to 100 mph. At several points, the car was speeding the wrong way, weaving in between oncoming traffic.
Shortly after 2 p.m., the man jumped out of the car and began running in the area of the 2600 block of Blynth Drive in Dallas and was taken into custody shortly after.
Early information was limited.
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With the 88th Texas legislative session just 6 months away, special committees are looking at school safety and mental health. Witnesses testified at a joint committee hearing of the Texas House Select Committee on Youth and Health Safety, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety.
“It really does take a village to meet the needs of our children in Texas,” said Sonia Gaines, Deputy Executive Commissioner Behavioral Health, Health and Human Services Commission.
After the mass shooting in Uvalde, Governor Greg Abbott asked the Lieutenant Governor, and House Speaker for special committees to develop legislative recommendations on school safety, mental health, social media, police training, and firearm safety.
Six panels of witnesses addressed the House committees today.
“We talk a lot about first line of defense. First line of defense is whomever is talking to that child, whomever that is. Whether it is a school counselor, or a principal, or the LPC, an LMSW, it doesn’t matter, whomever is talking with that child. So we need to focus on professional development,” said Dr. Steve F. Bain, founding director, TAMUK Rural Mental Health Institute
This hearing also looked at ways to solidify reporting and detecting threats. A senior manager of the Department of Public Safety's intelligence and counterterrorism division explained a system called IWATCH Texas.
“The use of a single statewide reporting system ensures tips from different parts of the community integrate to link critical data,” said Kimberly Jones, Senior Manager, DPS intelligence and counterterrorism division.
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The police response in Uvalde was investigated by the Investigative Committee on the deadly Robb Elementary shooting. They presented that report last month. The Texas Senate Special Committee to Protect All Texans met in June.
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What to Know
- Yaser Abdel Said, 65, is accused of killing his teenage daughters in 2008 in what prosecutors have called an "honor killing."
- Said spent six years on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List before he was arrested in Justin in August 2020.
- The death penalty is not an option in this case. If convicted of capital murder, Said would automatically be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Defendant Yaser Abdel Said took the stand as the only defense witness Monday in his trial for the purported "honor killing" of his daughters. The 65-year-old cab driver from Lewisville is accused of murdering his two teenage daughters in 2008.
The father said he loved his daughters and is not to blame for their killing.
Speaking through an interpreter in his native Arabic, Said testified someone else is responsible for the crime, but investigators never found that person because they only pursued him.
"If the FBI did their work, they would know, but they were looking for Yaser Said and they did not do what they have to do," he said.
Defense lawyers unsuccessfully tried to limit the scope of cross-examination. The judge warned Said that prosecutors would be allowed to raise any issue from the trial with him but he said he wanted to talk anyway.
The father told the courtroom that he only wanted to take his two daughters to dinner on New Year's Day 2008 but on the road in his taxi, he said he saw someone following them.
He said he assumed that he was the target and so he claimed he got out of the car at an Irving Transit Center where he assumed the girls would be safe.
"I told them the car is yours. You do whatever you want since you know how to drive. I left the car for them," he said.
Later, Said added he heard about an accident and learned that his girls had been murdered. He said he regrets leaving them alone and denied killing them.
A prosecutor picked at Said's story and asked why he was on the run for 12 years if he was not guilty despite seeing media reports that he was wanted.
"Because I believed behind this coverage there was a secret agenda. And I feel the media was against me in a certain direction, that I would not get a fair trial," Said said.
The defense rested after the defendant's testimony.
The judge said the jury would be given instructions and closing arguments would be delivered Tuesday morning.
Jurors were told to pack a bag. They will be sequestered in a hotel if deliberations continue for more than a day.
JURY SHOWN BULLET-RIDDLED CLOSING, FORENSIC PHOTOS ON DAY 4 of SAID TRIAL
On Friday, graphic crime scene evidence was shown to the jury, including bullet-riddled clothing worn by the girls on the night of the murders.
The cause of death for both victims was listed as multiple gunshot wounds and homicide as the manner of death.
Said refused to look up as two medical examiners who conducted the victims’ autopsies took the stand and described photographs of each victim’s examination displayed in the courtroom. Each girl, they said, had been shot multiple times.
Amina suffered two gunshot wounds, including a fatal wound to the chest. The medical examiner found 1,500 milliliters of blood in Amina’s right chest cavity, the equivalent of three water bottles.
Sarah suffered nine gunshot wounds, mostly to her abdomen, according to the medical examiner. Her chilling 911 call was played before the jury on Wednesday where she was heard saying her father shot her and that she was dying.
FBI AGENT RECALLS HUNTING 'MOST WANTED' MAN
FBI agent Daniel Gimenez, who led the federal government’s effort to track down Said, took the stand Friday afternoon.
Gimenez detailed the local and global search for Said who was on the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list before his 2020 arrest at a home in Justin.
“Upon the SWAT team’s notice and knock announced, the defendant came out and surrendered,” said Gimenez. “We took him into custody without incident.”
WAS IT AN HONOR KILLING?
Whether the girls were victims of an honor killing for allegedly bringing dishonor to their family has been widely speculated by loved ones and media since their murder in 2008.
On Friday, that phrase took center stage.
"I do not have first-hand knowledge of what an honor killing is. There's no such thing as an honor killing, you kill somebody there's no honor to it. It's a murder," Irving Police Detective Joe Henning said.
A film made about the murders, "The Price of Honor," alleges the girls were killed by their father as an "honor killing," a cultural practice where someone is killed after bringing shame on their family. The film furthers speculation the girls' father objected to his daughters living an "American lifestyle."
Dr. Brasheer Ahmed, with the Muslim Community Center in North Richland Hills, told NBC 5 in 2020, following Said's arrest, that murder was against Islamic principal.
"Under no way, this is honor killing. This is just killing. This is murder. And this is not acceptable," Ahmed said.
TEEN'S MOTHER TESTIFIES ON DAY 3 OF YASER SAID'S TRIAL
On Thursday, the mother of Amina and Sarah Said took the stand. Patrica Owens, Yaser Said's ex-wife, testified before the jury Thursday morning and said why she fled her home with her daughters only to return days before they were killed.
Owens, who visibly had trouble on the stand and has been diagnosed with PTSD and is on medication, said she met Said when she was 14 and he was 29. She said she married him at the age of 15, with the permission of her parents after dating for three weeks and had three children with him over the next three years.
She said she and her two daughters returned to her husband because he was abusive and she was scared of getting hurt if they didn't.
She said she urged Amina to return home on the day of the murders even though the teen said she feared for her life. Owens said on the day her daughter returned Yaser appeared happy and he kissed her on the forehead and shed a tear.
When asked to identify her ex-husband in court, Owens raised her arm, pointed at Said and said, “That devil there.” She told jurors she and her husband had not spoken since the night their daughters were killed.
Prosecutors asked Owens if she had any idea what might have happened to her daughters when they left to eat with their father and she said, “Part of me did. Part of me didn’t" before saying, "I'm sorry."
Owens said her ex-husband was abusive and controlling and would look over the girls' phone records and would call numbers to see if they belonged to a boy or a girl. Prosecutors said Said was angry the girls were dating out of their culture and that they had recently ran away to be with their boyfriends.
Prosecutors claim Said's daughters made an outcry that he'd sexually abused them and had touched them inappropriately.
Said's defense argued Owens' story had changed so much over the years that she was close to becoming a suspect herself and also claimed police were fixated on blaming a Muslim man for the killings instead of looking at other potential suspects. The defense is also expected to try to discredit Sarah's chilling 911 call, played before the jury on Wednesday, where she said her father shot her.
The girls' bodies were found in their father's taxi cab outside the Omni hotel in Irving, both of them had been shot multiple times. Said disappeared and had not been seen for 12 years until his arrest in Justin by the FBI in August 2020.
Said entered a not guilty plea Tuesday and faces an automatic life sentence if convicted.
911 CALL TAKES CENTER STAGE DURING DAY 2 OF YASER SAID TRIAL
Silence filled Dallas County District Court 7 Wednesday as prosecutors prepared to present the chilling 911 call made by a dying Sarah Said on New Year 2008.
“My dad shot me! I’m dying! I’m dying,” yelled a frantic woman identified as Sarah.
Yaser Said sat emotionless, holding a finger to his ear to listen to the disturbing audio.
The potential key piece of evidence was admitted on day two of testimony, despite objections by the defense who previously cautioned jurors their expert will later testify that the 17-year-old victim may have been ‘hallucinating’ after being shot nine times when she named her father as her shooter.
Jurors also saw the orange taxi cab where she and her 18-year-old sister, Amina, were found shot to death.
Hotel employee Nathan Watson testified about the moment a taxi cab driver reported seeing two injured people in the cab lane of the hotel.
YASER SAID TRIAL DAY 2
“I could see a young lady who had her eyes fixed open and there was stuff coming out of her nose,” said Watson.
Police allege these were ‘honor killings’ committed by an abusive, controlling and possessive father who was angry his daughters dated outside their culture and had left home recently.
Said’s three public defenders argue this was a botched police investigation fixated on a Muslim man in a post-9/11 world full of Islamophobia.
Day two of testimony ended with a former crime scene investigator who wheeled in a cart full of evidence including the bullet-riddled cab seats, shell casings and projectiles found throughout the car and photographs showing a shell casing found on Amina’s shoulder.
Former Irving police officer Steven Hazard testified he believed the girls were not shot at the location they were found.
He also told evidence on Sarah’s body indicated she was shot at very close range.
OPENING STATEMENTS ON DAY 1 OF YASER SAID CAPITAL MURDER TRIAL
During opening statements Tuesday morning, prosecutor Lauren Black said Said was "obsessed with possession and control."
About a week before the sisters were killed, they and their mother fled their home in Lewisville to Oklahoma to get away from their dad, who worked as a taxi driver, Black said. The sisters had become "very scared for their lives," and the decision to leave was made after Said "put a gun to Amina's head and threatened to kill her," the prosecutor said.
But, Black said, in another act of "control" and "manipulation" by Said, he told them he had changed and convinced them to return home. The evening the sisters were shot, their father wanted to take just the two of them to a restaurant, she said.
The girls' aunt, Connie Moggio, broke down on the stand as she identified autopsy photos of her nieces. She told jurors about a conversation she had with a frantic Amina the day of the murders. "She didn't want to go back home, she would rather be dead than ever go back there," Moggio testified.
In a letter written to the judge overseeing the case, Said said he was not happy with his kids' "dating activity" but denied killing his daughters. Defense attorney Joseph Patton said in opening statements that the evidence would not support a conviction, that police were too quick to focus on Said, who was born in Egypt, and suggested that anti-Muslim sentiment played into that focus.
"It is wrong for the government to generalize an entire culture, criminalize an entire culture, to fit their narrative, and to fit their objective. The state wants to convict Yaser for being Muslim in 2008," said Patton.
His defense said no one will testify they saw Said at the crime scene, adding police should have investigated the girls' mother or Amina's boyfriend. "They were the last people to see Amina and Sarah alive," he said.
Amina's boyfriend testified he and his father indeed saw Said and both girls in his cab shortly before the shooting and that they briefly followed them out of concern. "Her look was in fear, she didn't look like she wanted to be there," said Amina's boyfriend Edgar Ruiz.
YASER SAID TRIAL DAY 1
The girls, who were both students at Lewisville High School, were reportedly shot multiple times by their father. Their bodies were later discovered inside his cab, parked outside of an Omni hotel.
Before she died, Sarah was able to call 911 and told the operator, "Help, my dad shot me! I'm dying, I'm dying!"
Black said Sarah Said was shot nine times and Amina Said was shot twice.
In moments of extreme trauma, like being shot multiple times, people can have hallucinations, Patton said.
Black said the sisters, both high school students in Lewisville, dreamed of becoming doctors, and that Yaser Said grew "angrier" as they grew up and became more educated and independent.
"When they had more independence, that was less control for him," Black said.
Sarah's boyfriend testified about why she kept their relationship a secret. "Something would happen to me or something would happen to her," Erik Panameno told jurors.
Prosecutors presented an email Amina reportedly sent her Lewisville teacher days before her death, confiding that her father was arraigning her marriage so she and her sister were going to run away. "He will kill us," Amina wrote.
More than 58 people are expected to be called to testify, including the girls' mother as well as local and federal investigators and experts on Muslim culture.
The judge is also allowing prosecutors to tell jurors about allegations that Said sexually abused his own daughters, who later recanted.
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A film made about the murders, "The Price of Honor," alleged the girls were killed by their father as an "honor killing," a cultural practice where someone is killed after bringing shame on their family. The film furthers speculation the girls' father objected to his daughters living an "American lifestyle."
Yaser Said, who had been sought on a capital murder warrant since the slayings, was placed on the FBI's most-wanted list. In August 2020 Said was arrested in Justin and two relatives were arrested in Euless. The relatives were identified by the Dallas FBI as Said's brother Yassein and his son Islam.
Both men were charged with harboring a known fugitive and are now serving time in federal prison.
The death penalty is not an option in Yaser Said's case. If convicted of capital murder, he would automatically be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/state-rests-yaser-said-takes-stand-in-murder-trial/3042689/ | 2022-08-09T00:22:09 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/state-rests-yaser-said-takes-stand-in-murder-trial/3042689/ |
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A McAllen church is facing controversy for its rendition of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s popular musical "Hamilton," which had several scenes edited to incorporate biblical themes, followed by a sermon that compared being gay with having an addiction.
Much of the criticism about the show, produced by RGV Productions and The Door McAllen church, centers on the idea that the edited performance and sermon are the antithesis of what Hamilton and Miranda, known for his support of LGBT causes, represent.
The Dallas Morning News obtained video of the performance, which ran for about two hours, and a brief sermon that followed. The show incorporates several biblical messages and references not included in Miranda’s original musical. Theater-centric OnStage Blog first reported on the controversy.
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Erica Brown, assistant principal at Northside Elementary School in Waxahachie, wanted a facility dog on campus to help lower stress and lift spirits.
She found Patches, a Labrador/Golden Retriever mix through Canine Companions in Irving.
"I mean, it's my dream and it's here," Brown, who is Patches' official handler, said. "I've always been a dog person."
Brown went to dog training school over the summer. In fact, the Top Gun-themed welcome billboard at the school is of all the teachers and staff sporting aviator sunglasses— Patches included.
"We're always looking to connect with children," Hollingsworth said. "This is a very positive place already, but adding Patches is just another way that we're able to reach children."
This need for connection became even more apparent after the isolation and quarantine that was brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
"Just something about the eyes, and just the way they look at you," Brown said. "There's just something about a dog."
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Brown has trained staff on how to interact and communicate with Patches. After school starts on Aug. 11, she will introduce students to Patches.
"I always tell kids I'm your school mom, and so it's my job to help you through whatever it is you're going through," Brown said. "Patches is just another piece to that."
Patches is the first facility dog in Waxahachie ISD.
"Humans need love and eye contact and one-on-one interaction," Brown said. "I hope this trailblazes the way for other people who want to do it." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/waxahachie-isd-school-introduces-first-facility-dog/3043269/ | 2022-08-09T00:22:29 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/waxahachie-isd-school-introduces-first-facility-dog/3043269/ |
Police are investigating the hit-and-run death of a woman struck by a vehicle as she walked across an Arlington highway Sunday morning, investigators say.
In a statement, Arlington police said officers responded to a traffic assistance call in the 6300 block of West Interstate 20 at about 8:42 a.m. Officers found a woman dead on the highway after being struck by multiple vehicles.
Police say the driver who initially struck the pedestrian did not stop and render aid or report the crash. As a result, Arlington Police Department is working this incident as a hit-and-run offense.
Police said the woman's name will be made public once her family is notified of her death.
It wasn't immediately known why she was walking on the highway.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crash Investigator Towns at 817-575-8603. Tipsters can remain anonymous by contacting Tarrant County Crime Stoppers at 817-469-TIPS.
Authorities closed all westbound lanes of the highway for about three hours as police investigated.
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AUSTIN, Texas — With school just days away, we spoke with the executive director of the School Safety Advocacy Council to find out exactly what questions you should be asking your child’s school.
Here’s question number one:
“When was the last time this school was assessed for its school safety needs from outside the school?”
This is so that you can make sure there are several different areas of safety being addressed.
Question number two:
“Who manages the visitors on our campus? Is it easy for parents to come and go, or visitors to come and go without being checked or screened?”
Lavarello said that this is so that the school can easily identify people who shouldn’t be on campus.
Question number three:
“I want my school leaders, my principal, that area’s superintendent, to have a good engaging relationship, with local law enforcement, be it the sheriff, be it the police department. They may not have to be there all day, but will they come by the school everyday?”
Question number four:
“Are the gates left unlocked around the school?”
Question number five:
“Is there a single point of entry, and is there good signage that directs parents where to go and where not to go?”
That way the school can keep a close eye on who is coming onto campus.
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Indiana American Water Co. officials were joined Friday by community leaders and project partners for a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate completion of a new $600,000 solar array at the company's Northwest Indiana distribution center in Gary.
The project will provide enough power to meet the energy needs of the facility and will abate more than 200 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually, according to the company.
“This project is a great example of our commitment to incorporating efficiency and sustainability components into our operations and facilities,” said Indiana American Water President Matt Prine. “Over the last several years, we have already significantly reduced our electrical usage and carbon footprint by constructing several LEED certified facilities, replacing many of our older pumps with variable frequency drives that adjust pumping levels based on demand, and implementing other electrical and water efficiency measures at our facilities across the state."
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He said the solar array will generate nearly 300,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually and produce approximately $1 million in savings over the next 25 years.
Indiana American Water's first solar array was put into service in 2017 in Newburgh, Indiana. Parent company American Water maintains alternative energy supplies across the country to reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions, including solar, wind and biomass facilities, the company said.
The Gary solar energy project was designed and constructed in partnership with Sweney Electric of Gary and Night & Day Solar of Collinsville, Illinois. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/new-solar-array-to-help-water-utility-cut-emissions-reduce-costs/article_cedfd392-de63-51de-bf22-f891720f7b29.html | 2022-08-09T00:30:10 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/new-solar-array-to-help-water-utility-cut-emissions-reduce-costs/article_cedfd392-de63-51de-bf22-f891720f7b29.html |
The United Steelworkers union said it is continuing to work toward a new contract with both Cleveland-Cliffs and U.S. Steel, even as many of its negotiators left Pittsburgh to head west to the union's constitutional convention in Las Vegas.
The current contracts setting the pay, benefits, workplace safety and working conditions for more than 11,000 steelworkers in Northwest Indiana expire in September. The union and steelmakers have been working toward a new deal.
"As our constitutional convention occurs this week, we remain hard at work to achieve a fair contract. Our experts on pensions and healthcare continue to analyze info and evaluate proposals," the USW said in an update to members. "We also are working through data provided by U.S. Steel to understand employment costs and how that impacts proposals and responses."
Meetings with U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh were scheduled to resume Monday. Talks with Cleveland-Cliffs will pick back up sometime in mid-August.
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"Work toward a new contract continues, although many members of our Cleveland-Cliffs negotiating committee are participating in USW International Executive Board meetings and the USW International Convention in Las Vegas," USW said in the update to members. "Bargaining over plant-specific issues have continued between your elected local leaders and management counterparts, and our committee will review information to determine our next steps, calculate the cost of our proposals and focus on resolving our issues quickly when meetings resume."
More than 3,000 union members are gathering in Las Vegas for the convention that was supposed to take place in 2020 but was postponed because of the pandemic.
"The USW conducts critical business, including changes to our constitution, strike and defense fund and consideration of resolutions that set our union's priorities at the International Convention, which is typically held every three years," the USW member said in its update to members. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/usw-still-working-toward-new-contract-during-constitutional-convention/article_5ccfc0e5-7cde-5131-8e35-82c1682a79a3.html | 2022-08-09T00:30:16 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/usw-still-working-toward-new-contract-during-constitutional-convention/article_5ccfc0e5-7cde-5131-8e35-82c1682a79a3.html |
HAMMOND — The family of a former Lake County police detective and county officials have settled claims he was wrongfully fired eight years ago.
Lake County commissioners have agreed to pay $180,000 to relatives of Jon O. Breitweiser to dismiss their civil suit seeking unspecified monetary damages.
Breitweiser, who passed away Jan. 10, had claimed his job as a law enforcement officer in the sheriff’s department drove him to abuse alcohol and eventually batter a woman, leading to his criminal conviction.
County attorneys argued in 2019 that Breitweiser’s suit was without merit on grounds it was legally defective and that he failed to control emotional disabilities that rendered him unfit to be a police officer.
Lake County Assistant Attorney John Dull said the two sides agreed to resolve their differences with the cash settlement.
Court papers stated that Breitweiser joined the county police force in 2004 and rose from patrol officer to detective.
He claimed the department’s job training forced him to act aggressively against members of the public and “create situations that would cause individuals to be charged with crimes in order to reach desired (arrest) quotas for the department.”
He said he began to suffer mental exhaustion from the demands of his job. He further claimed former Sheriff John Buncich created a hostile work environment by punishing county police officers he disliked with demotions and undesirable job assignments.
Buncich was sheriff between 1994 and 2002 and again from 2011 until his removal from office in 2017 for bribery in 2016. He is serving at a federal prison in Springfield, Missouri.
Breitweiser claimed the stress of the job gave him depression and anxiety that drove him to abuse alcohol.
He was suspended from duty, underwent psychological testing and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar disorder through the department employee assistance program.
Breitweiser said that the department failed to put him in a less stressful job position when he returned to work and that Buncich ridiculed him to “suck it up and act like a man.”
Breitweiser, who resigned from the department in 2014, was later charged with assaulting a woman in Highland.
He pleaded guilty in 2017 to battering the woman under a plea deal in which the other charges were dropped, and he was sentenced to two years in the Lake County Community Corrections program.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Samuel Hill
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206626
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: OWI; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanors
Armaun McKenzie
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206525
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Ciserella
Age : 34
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206650
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenyon McNeil
Age : 47
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206687
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dale Rollins
Age : 61
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206707
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Andre Ruff
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206664
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nicholas Aubuchon
Age : 26
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206592
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Colin Westbrooks
Age : 32
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206624
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gregory Swiontek II
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206590
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mitchell Pritchard
Age : 42
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206747
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dakar Brown
Age : 19
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206741
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH MINOR/FONDLING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Louise Dagnillo
Age : 59
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206669
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Fandl
Age : 33
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206539
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alijah Williams
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206562
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Maurishia Brown
Age : 28
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206521
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Leroy Blackwell
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206619
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTATION - STATUTORY RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devon Dunbar
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206714
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - USING A DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Fair
Age : 57
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206657
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Allen Pick II
Age : 47
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206673
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Javyon George-Boatman
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206595
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH MINOR/FONDLING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Hollis
Age : 46
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206713
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Nichols II
Age : 38
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206545
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE IV
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brooke Elrod
Age : 29
Residence: N/A
Booking Number(s): 2206654
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angelos Lujano
Age : 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206731
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - STALKING VIOLATIONS; RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT; ROBBERY; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Renee Rodriguez
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206556
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Laron Hudson
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206608
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffery Gawlinski
Age : 53
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206512
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devante Winters
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206614
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Frederic Dellenbach
Age : 64
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206686
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amador Santos
Age : 49
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206696
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jose Rios
Age : 37
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206752
Arrest Date: Aug. 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jerry Boyd
Age : 23
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206570
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lilia Hernandez-Cervantes Beltran
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206695
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Freeman
Age : 47
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206710
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Duane Jackson
Age : 53
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206698
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: HABITUAL TRAFFIC VIOLATOR - LIFETIME
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenyata Williams
Age : 32
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206247
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Aguilar-Tapia
Age : 26
Residence: Lafayette, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206573
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michal Skrzyniarz
Age : 37
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206685
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Aaron Collins
Age : 28
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206629
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Francesca Brown
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206746
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Steven Galecki
Age : 52
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206653
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Russell III
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206661
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; POSSESSION - COUNTERFEITED SUBSTANCES
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Raynold Gore
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206551
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ivan Torres
Age : 35
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206723
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Genardo Diaz
Age : 35
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206667
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POSSESSION - STOLEN PROPERTY; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Christopher Swan
Age : 48
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206697
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brandt Guzman
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206706
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON; CONFINEMENT; CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Charles Roy Sr.
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206563
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Denise Johnson
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206582
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bianca Dominguez
Age : 32
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206625
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Gutierrez Delgado
Age : 30
Residence: Greenfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206655
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Austin Click
Age : 23
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206568
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Otis Marshall
Age : 34
Residence: Los Angeles, CA
Booking Number(s): 2206745
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Kirincic
Age : 40
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206630
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Deidra Merritt
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206726
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Melissa Carraway
Age : 37
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206724
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Guzman
Age : 26
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206538
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakeisha Walker
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206754
Arrest Date: Aug. 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tony Vitaniemi Jr.
Age : 29
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206712
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: COMMON NUISANCE - MAINTAINING - LEGEND DRUGS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Alexander
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206577
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jack Fiorio
Age : 19
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206670
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Edgar Murphy Jr.
Age : 63
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206579
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darlene King
Age : 49
Residence: Country Club Hills, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206704
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Leonard Johnson
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206578
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - USING A DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gloria Blue
Age : 51
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206709
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Featherston
Age : 43
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206609
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dana Stevens
Age : 41
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206507
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Coleman
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206569
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Andres
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206662
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Veela Morris
Age : 52
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206611
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Famous McKenny
Age : 45
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206647
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Emmett Williams Jr.
Age : 46
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206739
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Safa Alrub
Age : 36
Residence: Orland Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206564
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Darrick Royal
Age : 47
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206601
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Demarco Gillis
Age : 25
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206622
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Goodpaster Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206721
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jourdan Castellanos
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206529
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Junice Stewart
Age : 64
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206516
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Igras
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206543
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ulysses Perry
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206627
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cedric Higdon Jr.
Age : 25
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206692
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Cruz-Lopez
Age : 31
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206580
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luis Rangel Sanchez
Age : 28
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206693
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rodney Youngblood
Age : 32
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206742
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Badovinac
Age : 26
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206640
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kamari Stephens
Age : 29
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206591
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Stoddard
Age : 38
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206523
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Bogard
Age : 47
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206555
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Johnny Peluyera
Age : 41
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206524
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS (AGGRESSIVE DRIVING/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hailee Newell
Age : 29
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206588
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donald Collins Jr.
Age : 55
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206520
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Porter Jr.
Age : 39
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206638
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Idubis Nash
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206743
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tywoun Nixon
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206530
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tyrone Dabney
Age : 59
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206576
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vernell Hemphill Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206631
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marta Rodriguez
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206711
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Rodriguez
Age : 75
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206641
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Wardell Sanders
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206651
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
William Lipsey
Age : 58
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206535
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carl Hopkins Jr.
Age : 41
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206668
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sade Boyd
Age : 36
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206644
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jacob Stewart
Age : 36
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206602
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shaun Brame
Age : 51
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206561
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kori Arguelles
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206603
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jimmie Lee
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206733
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ria Swelfer
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206617
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jesse Duque
Age : 29
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206506
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rick Thang Ngo
Age : 26
Residence: Key Largo, FL
Booking Number(s): 2206722
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keith Price
Age : 51
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206552
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Leobardo Costilla
Age : 22
Residence: Shelby, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206674
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Vasquez
Age : 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206528
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Leon Elliott Jr.
Age : 50
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206575
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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CROWN POINT — A 17-year-old Merrillville boy fatally shot a man in January after the man entered his home and began to argue with him, Lake Criminal Court records allege.
Ryan J. Rose pleaded not guilty last week to one count of murder in the Jan. 19 homicide of Jarcques Gaston in the 7800 block of Hendricks Street.
Gaston, 23, died on a stairway inside Rose's bi-level residence from gunshot wounds to his back, buttocks and neck, according to court records.
The wounds showed Gaston was shot while facing away from Rose, according to documents.
Rose met police at his front door and came out holding his hands up. An officer took a handgun from Rose's front pants pocket and secured it.
The officer's body camera footage showed Rose said, "He came in my house threatening my life," records state.
After talking privately with his mother at the police station, Rose declined to speak to police without an attorney present, documents state.
Police found Gaston, Rose and Rose's mother inside the residence when they arrived, but detectives later tracked down several witnesses who fled the home after the shooting.
One witness told police Gaston entered the home through the front door, started walking upstairs and made a comment about people talking about him, records state. He heard Rose say, "Stop," before gunfire broke out.
A second witness told police he was in a bedroom when he heard gunshots, walked out and saw Rose holding a gun. He fled before police arrived because he had an active warrant in an unrelated case, records state.
Police found no evidence that Gaston had a gun when he was shot and killed, according to documents.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Samuel Hill
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206626
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: OWI; BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanors
Armaun McKenzie
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206525
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Ciserella
Age : 34
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206650
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenyon McNeil
Age : 47
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206687
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dale Rollins
Age : 61
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206707
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Andre Ruff
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206664
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Nicholas Aubuchon
Age : 26
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206592
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Colin Westbrooks
Age : 32
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206624
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gregory Swiontek II
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206590
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mitchell Pritchard
Age : 42
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206747
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dakar Brown
Age : 19
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206741
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH MINOR/FONDLING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Louise Dagnillo
Age : 59
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206669
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Fandl
Age : 33
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206539
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATING A VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING PRIVILEGES ARE SUSPENDED
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alijah Williams
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206562
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Maurishia Brown
Age : 28
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206521
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Leroy Blackwell
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206619
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: CHILD MOLESTATION - STATUTORY RAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devon Dunbar
Age : 22
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206714
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - USING A DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Fair
Age : 57
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206657
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Allen Pick II
Age : 47
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206673
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Javyon George-Boatman
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206595
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH MINOR/FONDLING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Hollis
Age : 46
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206713
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Nichols II
Age : 38
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206545
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE IV
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brooke Elrod
Age : 29
Residence: N/A
Booking Number(s): 2206654
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Angelos Lujano
Age : 21
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206731
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - STALKING VIOLATIONS; RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT; ROBBERY; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Renee Rodriguez
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206556
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Laron Hudson
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206608
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffery Gawlinski
Age : 53
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206512
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devante Winters
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206614
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Frederic Dellenbach
Age : 64
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206686
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amador Santos
Age : 49
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206696
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jose Rios
Age : 37
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206752
Arrest Date: Aug. 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jerry Boyd
Age : 23
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206570
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Lilia Hernandez-Cervantes Beltran
Age : 33
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206695
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Freeman
Age : 47
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206710
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Duane Jackson
Age : 53
Residence: Wheatfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206698
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: HABITUAL TRAFFIC VIOLATOR - LIFETIME
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenyata Williams
Age : 32
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206247
Arrest Date: July 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Aguilar-Tapia
Age : 26
Residence: Lafayette, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206573
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michal Skrzyniarz
Age : 37
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206685
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Aaron Collins
Age : 28
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206629
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Francesca Brown
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206746
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Steven Galecki
Age : 52
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206653
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Russell III
Age : 21
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206661
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; POSSESSION - COUNTERFEITED SUBSTANCES
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Raynold Gore
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206551
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ivan Torres
Age : 35
Residence: South Holland, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206723
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Genardo Diaz
Age : 35
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206667
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POSSESSION - STOLEN PROPERTY; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Christopher Swan
Age : 48
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206697
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brandt Guzman
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206706
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON; CONFINEMENT; CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Charles Roy Sr.
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206563
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Denise Johnson
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206582
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Bianca Dominguez
Age : 32
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206625
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Juan Gutierrez Delgado
Age : 30
Residence: Greenfield, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206655
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Austin Click
Age : 23
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206568
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Otis Marshall
Age : 34
Residence: Los Angeles, CA
Booking Number(s): 2206745
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Kirincic
Age : 40
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206630
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Deidra Merritt
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206726
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Melissa Carraway
Age : 37
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206724
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Guzman
Age : 26
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206538
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lakeisha Walker
Age : 32
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206754
Arrest Date: Aug. 3, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tony Vitaniemi Jr.
Age : 29
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206712
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: COMMON NUISANCE - MAINTAINING - LEGEND DRUGS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Alexander
Age : 37
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206577
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jack Fiorio
Age : 19
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206670
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Edgar Murphy Jr.
Age : 63
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206579
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darlene King
Age : 49
Residence: Country Club Hills, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206704
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY; COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Leonard Johnson
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206578
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - USING A DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gloria Blue
Age : 51
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206709
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Featherston
Age : 43
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206609
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dana Stevens
Age : 41
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206507
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Coleman
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206569
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Andres
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206662
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Veela Morris
Age : 52
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206611
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Famous McKenny
Age : 45
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206647
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Emmett Williams Jr.
Age : 46
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206739
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Safa Alrub
Age : 36
Residence: Orland Park, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206564
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Darrick Royal
Age : 47
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206601
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - OBTAINING PROPERTY - BY CREDIT CARD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Demarco Gillis
Age : 25
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206622
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Goodpaster Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206721
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jourdan Castellanos
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206529
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Junice Stewart
Age : 64
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206516
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Igras
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206543
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Ulysses Perry
Age : 41
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206627
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cedric Higdon Jr.
Age : 25
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206692
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Cruz-Lopez
Age : 31
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206580
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luis Rangel Sanchez
Age : 28
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206693
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rodney Youngblood
Age : 32
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206742
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Badovinac
Age : 26
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206640
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kamari Stephens
Age : 29
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206591
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Stoddard
Age : 38
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206523
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gerald Bogard
Age : 47
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206555
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Johnny Peluyera
Age : 41
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206524
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS (AGGRESSIVE DRIVING/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Hailee Newell
Age : 29
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206588
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Donald Collins Jr.
Age : 55
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206520
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Porter Jr.
Age : 39
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206638
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Idubis Nash
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206743
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tywoun Nixon
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206530
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tyrone Dabney
Age : 59
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206576
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - W/PRIOR CONVICTION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vernell Hemphill Jr.
Age : 19
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206631
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Marta Rodriguez
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206711
Arrest Date: Aug. 1, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joseph Rodriguez
Age : 75
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206641
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Wardell Sanders
Age : 20
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206651
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
William Lipsey
Age : 58
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206535
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carl Hopkins Jr.
Age : 41
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206668
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sade Boyd
Age : 36
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206644
Arrest Date: July 30, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jacob Stewart
Age : 36
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206602
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shaun Brame
Age : 51
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206561
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION VIOLATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kori Arguelles
Age : 26
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206603
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jimmie Lee
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206733
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ria Swelfer
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206617
Arrest Date: July 29, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jesse Duque
Age : 29
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206506
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rick Thang Ngo
Age : 26
Residence: Key Largo, FL
Booking Number(s): 2206722
Arrest Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - COUNTERFEITING AND APPLICATION FRAUD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keith Price
Age : 51
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206552
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Leobardo Costilla
Age : 22
Residence: Shelby, IN
Booking Number(s): 2206674
Arrest Date: July 31, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- INVASION OF PRIVACY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Timothy Vasquez
Age : 25
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206528
Arrest Date: July 27, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Leon Elliott Jr.
Age : 50
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2206575
Arrest Date: July 28, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Kayce Kean and other abortion rights demonstrators protest outside the Indiana Statehouse on Friday.
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People march back and forth in a crowded area outside the Senate chambers at the Indiana Statehouse on June 25.
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State Sen. J.D. Ford, a Democrat who voted against Senate Bill 1, hugs demonstrator MeChelle Callen after the bill passed, 26-20, during special session Saturday.
It took the Republican-controlled Indiana General Assembly just six weeks to enact a near-total abortion ban following the June 24 U.S. Supreme Court ruling repealing the right to abortion established in 1973 by its Roe v. Wade decision.
The fallout for Hoosiers is likely to last much longer.
Almost immediately after Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed Senate Enrolled Act 1 into law late Friday night, two major Indiana employers — pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. and engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. — both said future expansions of their businesses likely will be made outside Indiana because of the state's new abortion restrictions.
"Cummins believes that women should have the right to make reproductive health care decisions as a matter of gender equity, ensuring that women have the same opportunity as others to participate fully in the workforce and that our workforce is diverse. This law is contrary to this goal and we oppose it," said Jon Mills, Cummins external director of communications.
"For Cummins to be successful it is critical that we have a safe and welcoming workplace, and communities where we embrace our differences and enable all employees to thrive. As we continue to grow our footprint with a focus on selecting communities that align with our values and business goals, this law will be considered in our decision-making process," he added.
Lilly similarly chastised the enthusiasm of some Hoosier lawmakers to make Indiana the first state in the nation to legislatively prohibit nearly all abortions, as Lilly said the lawmakers seemingly took no account that abortion is a "divisive and deeply personal issue with no clear consensus among the citizens of Indiana."
"We are concerned that this law will hinder Lilly’s — and Indiana’s — ability to attract diverse scientific, engineering and business talent from around the world. Given this new law, we will be forced to plan for more employment growth outside our home state," Lilly said.
Records show Lilly and Cummins each employ approximately 10,000 Hoosiers, primarily in central Indiana.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also condemned Indiana's new abortion law, set to take effect Sept. 15, as "another radical step by Republican legislators to take away women’s reproductive rights and freedom, and put personal health care decisions in the hands of politicians rather than women and their doctors."
She said Hoosiers, and all Americans, should make their voices heard in opposition to it and urged Congress to immediately adopt legislation reaffirming the abortion rights formerly available under Roe and secure a woman's right to choose nationwide.
State Sen. Eddie Melton, D-Gary, echoed that sentiment. He said, "I mourn for women who are being stripped of vital health care and bodily autonomy," and he vowed "to keep fighting for the essential health care access that all women deserve."
"My caucus will never stop fighting to right the wrong that was done here (at the Statehouse). Next session and beyond, we will be fighting to restore women’s bodily autonomy, freedom and equality in Indiana. This is the 21st century — no Hoosiers should be suffering the indignity of living as a second-class citizen without full human rights," Melton said.
State Sen. Michael Griffin, D-Highland, said his concern, in addition to Hoosier women and Indiana's future, is the General Assembly choosing to elevate one religious faith, and its view of when life begins, above all others.
"My faith and beliefs — while earnestly and deeply held — should not be a legal basis for the choices of others. Senate Bill 1 is an imposition on religious freedom and exercise, and a deeply troubling governmental overreach into individuals’ most private matters and decisions," Griffin said.
He also noted practically no one spoke in favor of the legislation during some 16 hours of committee hearings, with most Hoosiers urging lawmakers to leave Indiana's abortion laws unchanged and a smaller group asking the measure be stripped of its limited exceptions allowing abortion in cases of rape, incest or to preserve the life or physical health of the pregnant woman.
Indeed, even anti-abortion advocacy organizations seemed to applaud the governor's enactment of the new law only as a partial victory after their repeated pleas during the two-week special session for a "no exceptions" abortion ban failed to win majority support in either the House or Senate.
Sue Liebel, state affairs director for Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said "the process has worked the way it is supposed to" — but more remains to be done.
"Elected officials made critical decisions after hearing from thousands of Hoosiers. The Indiana experience is illustrative for other states because it envisions new protections for life in Indiana based on the will of the people, highlighting that our work will continue in the future," Liebel said.
State Sen. Ed Charbonneau, R-Valparaiso, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services, likewise said he views the new law as "a starting point for Indiana to become a more pro-life state."
"While this bill does not protect all babies, it is a step forward for the pro-life movement and provides room for Indiana to continue making strides," Charbonneau said. "I hope for a future where there are no unwanted pregnancies by expanding sex education for young people and allowing easier access to contraceptives."
State Sen. Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, who initially voted for a "no exceptions" abortion ban, said he expects to continue working toward that goal in the future and is fine with a law that, in the meantime, will eliminate an estimated 95% of Indiana abortions.
"I supported legislation that progresses the pro-life movement. This is an excellent step forward, and I hope we can continue to advance legislation that promotes pro-life measures while supporting new mothers," Niemeyer said.
Under the law, all abortions in Indiana are prohibited from the moment of conception, except within 10 weeks of fertilization for pregnancies caused by rape or incest, or 20 weeks if necessary to prevent serious physical impairment or the death of a pregnant woman, or because of a lethal fetal anomaly.
It also shuts down all abortion clinics in the state, such as the Planned Parenthood facility in Merrillville, by requiring every abortion be completed in a hospital or hospital-owned surgical center, and puts doctors at risk of losing their medical license if they fail to sufficiently justify the legal basis for an abortion.
However, even after Sept. 15, women living in Northwest Indiana still can easily access abortion services across the state line in Flossmoor and Chicago, Illinois.
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Indiana is the first state to legislatively impose new abortion restrictions following the June 24 Dobbs v. Jackson ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that rescinded the right to abortion.
The government of Indiana is on the verge of mandating nearly every Hoosier woman who becomes pregnant to carry the pregnancy to term and deliver a baby.
"I really believe this bill is where it needs to be. It's in a good place," said state Rep. Wendy McNamara, R-Evansville, a LaPorte native and sponsor of the legislation.
State Rep. Wendy McNamara, R-Evansville, chairwoman of the House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code, said the changes are "a thoughtful way forward" that "shows compassion for mothers and babies."
The House Committee on Public Health is scheduled to hear public testimony on the legislation at the Statehouse beginning at 8 a.m. Region time Tuesday.
The Republican Senate reluctantly agreed to advance a prohibition all abortions in the state, with limited exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest, or when the life of the mother is at stake.
It's not clear whether Senate Bill 1 will reach the 26 votes required for approval, even though Republicans, who generally oppose abortion, control 39 seats in the 50-member chamber.
State Sen. Sue Glick said the time limits ensure exceptions to her proposed abortion ban remain available, but aren't open-ended opportunities to terminate a pregnancy after viability is reached.
Thousands of people, including the vice president of the U.S., showed up at the Indiana Statehouse on Monday to make their voices heard as Hoosier lawmakers consider enacting a near-total abortion ban.
Some of the more than 50 women, men and children who rallied Sunday at Wicker Memorial Park vowed to keep fighting until the right to abortion is fully restored.
Women's access to abortion largely could be eliminated in Indiana as soon as mid-August under legislation unveiled Wednesday by Republican Senate leaders.
"Politicians are wading into an issue they are not smart enough to understand outside of their Washington talking points," said Ali Brown, a Portage native and Democratic city leader in Indianapolis.
Attorney Jim Bopp, of Terre Haute, said his proposal offers "the best opportunity to protect the unborn" following last month's U.S. Supreme Court ruling rescinding the constitutional right to abortion.
The 2021 Terminated Pregnancy Report shows 8,414 women had an abortion in Indiana last year, up from 7,756 in 2020, a total of 658 more abortions, or an 8.5% increase.
"We are elected to do what you want us to do. And right now, 79% of the individuals in our country are against the ban on abortion. ... So let your voices be heard," said state Rep. Carolyn Jackson.
Following Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Indiana lawmakers are almost certain next month to enact severe restrictions on abortion access, or outright ban the procedure in the Hoosier State.
Gov. Eric Holcomb on Wednesday issued an official proclamation directing the General Assembly to convene on July 6 “in order to consider and address the current adverse economic conditions."
State Sen. J.D. Ford, a Democrat who voted against Senate Bill 1, hugs demonstrator MeChelle Callen after the bill passed, 26-20, during special session Saturday. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/near-total-indiana-abortion-ban-spurs-businesses-to-look-elsewhere-for-expansion/article_0a643afc-2eaa-5dde-b418-d89d1b0d5f4c.html | 2022-08-09T00:30:34 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/near-total-indiana-abortion-ban-spurs-businesses-to-look-elsewhere-for-expansion/article_0a643afc-2eaa-5dde-b418-d89d1b0d5f4c.html |
A Mandan man under federal pretrial services supervision as he awaits trial in U.S. District Court on drug charges now faces drug conspiracy charges at the state level following an investigation by local authorities.
Deshawn Taylor, 26, was arrested Sunday, according to an affidavit. He allegedly backed into an unmarked Bismarck Police Department patrol vehicle and fled Friday after undercover police arranged to buy drugs from him in a south Bismarck retail parking lot.
Detectives communicated with Taylor, who was using a Facebook profile under another name, and identified him by the profile photo, the affidavit states.
A federal grand jury in October indicted Taylor on five counts including drug conspiracy, possession with intent to deliver drugs, and delivery of drugs, court records show. A federal judge on June 10 granted Taylor’s request for release from custody while he awaits trial.
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Taylor and a co-defendant in the federal case, Kasheena Dunbar, were to stand trial March 29. A judge in the case granted a continuance about a week earlier. A new trial date is not listed in court documents.
Taylor was in state custody pending payment of $100,000 cash bail. Court records do not list an attorney for him. The state charges carry a possible 10-year prison term. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/mandan-man-under-federal-indictment-arrested-on-state-drug-charges/article_f80fa6c0-175d-11ed-88d8-474c3c11d372.html | 2022-08-09T00:34:17 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/mandan-man-under-federal-indictment-arrested-on-state-drug-charges/article_f80fa6c0-175d-11ed-88d8-474c3c11d372.html |
The next step in a Morton County investigation of an assistant prosecutor running for the post of state’s attorney will give her an opportunity to respond to a complaint that she created a hostile work environment.
State’s Attorney Allen Koppy placed Assistant State’s Attorney Gabrielle Goter on administrative leave June 27. The move followed a complaint by an employee on June 7. Goter's attorney says the investigation into that complaint is being mishandled and is politically motivated.
County Human Resources Director Wendy Bent told the Tribune, “The complaint in general is a hostile work environment complaint. The remaining contents of the investigation are considered a closed record at the current time.”
Goter previously has stated the complaint came as a shock to her and that she would cooperate in the investigation “in any way necessary.” She and attorney Tom Dickson have not yet filed a response.
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“We have not seen the complaint,” Dickson told the Tribune.
Dickson in an Aug. 3 letter to Bent called the investigation unprofessional and harmful to Goter's reputation. He said it violates time constraints in county policy and "needs to be completed." He also said the probe "smacks of political opportunism at its worst."
"The undeniable fact that this endless investigation is being coordinated with the political rival of Ms. Goter is inappropriate and is a clear conflict of interest," Dickson wrote.
Goter is challenging Koppy in the November election. In the June 14 primary election, Goter garnered 1,517 votes or just more than 53%. Koppy had 1,333 or about 47%, according to the North Dakota Secretary of State's website. The top two candidates in the primary move on to the general election. There was not a third candidate. Koppy in 2018 overcame a primary deficit to beat Goter in the general election.
Koppy “was simply following the recommendations of Human Resources and our protocol to initiate the investigation” when he placed Goter on administrative leave, Bent said. Koppy has not commented on the matter.
Bent said the process includes investigation of the complaint, and interviews of witnesses and any secondary complainants. If there's an alleged violation of a county rule, policy or standard, the accused has the opportunity to evaluate and respond to the complaint. Officials will then interview additional witnesses and allegations.
County officials are finalizing complaint information and will then seek a response from Goter, Bent said. Officials after further evaluation with an attorney will complete the investigation by “substantiating or unsubstantiating each individual allegation” in the complaint, she said.
“Although this investigation has taken longer than we all hoped, we can assure the complainant, the witnesses and the accused that the process has been and will continue to be thorough, ethical, and law-abiding,” Bent said.
Goter’s administrative leave “is not considered disciplinary in nature,” Bent said, but is a way to separate an employee from the incident during the investigation.
Austin Gunderson, who served as an assistant prosecutor in the state's attorney's office for 4 ½ years before recently leaving for another job, told the Tribune the work environment in the office was "pretty normal." Doors were always open, and staff frequently turned to Goter for advice on cases and laws.
"She's the smartest and most hard-working attorney I've ever worked with or seen in the courtroom," Gunderson said, adding that no unprofessional conduct came to his attention while he was in the office.
Goter has continued to handle cases since being placed on leave, including the July sentencing hearing of a man who pleaded guilty to murder in the March death of a Mandan man. A judge sentenced Wade Bison, 39, to life in prison with no chance of parole.
Goter led the prosecution team in the August 2021 murder trial of Chad Isaak, who was convicted of the April 2019 shooting and stabbing deaths of four people in Mandan. He received four life sentences with no chance of parole. He died of suicide in late July. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/workplace-investigation-of-morton-assistant-prosecutor-continues-goters-attorney-says-probe-mishandled/article_694aafc4-1745-11ed-b517-0fb72d2393f8.html | 2022-08-09T00:34:23 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/workplace-investigation-of-morton-assistant-prosecutor-continues-goters-attorney-says-probe-mishandled/article_694aafc4-1745-11ed-b517-0fb72d2393f8.html |
ATLANTA — A proposal that would punish Atlanta businesses where crime takes place is getting a lot of pushback from owners. Critics say the ordinance would shut down businesses that were themselves victims of crime.
City council members and police said they are tired of answering calls for shootings at the same Atlanta nightclubs and other businesses over and over again. The question is whether the businesses themselves should bear some of the blame.
"'Nuisance properties' must be resolved. And I’m not just talking about bars and nightclubs," Mayor Andre Dickens told the council's public safety committee Monday. Dickens is behind the measure that would target businesses that are repeat locations for shootings and other violent crimes. The idea is that it would motivate businesses to police themselves more effectively.
"We now know how to differentiate and make sure that bad actors can become good actors or bad actors that stay bad actors are eliminated from having permission to operate in our city," Dickens said.
But critics of the measure say it would be a challenge to decide whether an ordinance targeting businesses would be fairly enforced. A council member asked if it would apply to the city’s most popular commercial areas.
"I believe there was a mugging in Lenox Square mall this weekend," said councilwoman Keisha Waites. "And my feelings is that when it comes to Lenox Square mall, they're not going to be treated as a bad actor."
Others questioned what would the penalty be if crime just so happens outside of the business.
"When two people unrelated to the business have a dispute within four feet of your business, how do they take responsibility to abate that nuisance?" asked Hakim Hilliard during the public comment section of Monday's meeting.
Dickens asked council members to consider the details. One proposal would make two incidents in 48 months the threshold to close a business; another would make it three incidents in 18 months. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-city-council-measure-to-punish-nuisance-businesses/85-1a8133de-c625-41ed-9ee0-a4bf94f043d1 | 2022-08-09T00:35:01 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-city-council-measure-to-punish-nuisance-businesses/85-1a8133de-c625-41ed-9ee0-a4bf94f043d1 |
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TAMPA, Fla. — Suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren said he was escorted from his office by armed security last week in a move he likened to a third-world political coup.
He said he plans to fight his suspension in court and, if necessary, in the Florida Senate.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Warren had been neglectful in his duty and showed incompetence when it came to prosecuting certain crimes and criminals.
But Warren said crime statistics show otherwise.
Warren said the move was purely political since he has publicly said he’d oppose prosecuting cases against women and doctors who violate the state’s 15-week abortion law.
That law is still being challenged in the courts.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re Democrat, Republican or libertarian. Everybody should be outraged. Everybody. This is not how our democracy works,” Warren said. “If the governor, the king, can just throw out elected officials, what’s the point of having elections? This is what happens in Venezuela and in Russia - and in North Korea. This is not democracy. This is not America."
10 Tampa Bay reached out to the office of DeSantis’s appointed State Attorney Susan Lopez asking for an interview. So far, they’ve declined. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/warren-fight-hillsborough-state-attorney-suspension/67-be51d694-d4f3-4392-b0df-1cb620a512ea | 2022-08-09T00:38:18 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/warren-fight-hillsborough-state-attorney-suspension/67-be51d694-d4f3-4392-b0df-1cb620a512ea |
Applications for the 2023 arts and history grants funded by the state are now available on the website of the Atlantic County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.
There will be two grant workshops in the coming weeks to help people prepare and improve their proposals, according to a county news release issued Monday.
The first workshop, to be held on Aug. 31, will focus on art applications. The second, on Sept. 7, will focus on history applications. There is some overlap between the two workshops, so potential applicants are encouraged to attend one even if they cannot attend the workshop specific to their interest.
The two workshops will each be held at the Atlantic County Library on Farragut Avenue in Mays Landing at 6 p.m.
Attendees must register in advance and can do so at the www.atlantic-county.org/cultural-affairs web page. Applications can be found on the same page.
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The New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Historical Commission are providing funding for the grants. In 2022, the county Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs awarded over $218,000 to local, non-profit applicants for art and history projects that provided public benefit and increased accessibility.
Those looking for additional information can contact Kim Brown at kbrown@aclsys.org or (609) 909-7309.
An application form available on the website says that applications must be delivered to Brown, the county Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs administrator. The deadline to submit a grant application is Oct. 14.
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker seemed fascinated by details of Black history in Cape May, from family stories to the Underground Railroad, as he visited the Harriet Tubman Museum on Monday.
The museum had its grand opening last year on June 19, also known as Juneteenth, celebrating history on a local and national level. Booker arrived in Cape May on Monday as part of what he is calling his summer road trip, visiting areas throughout the state.
Later in the afternoon, Booker also visited Atlantic City, meeting participants in the Boys and Girls Club.
In Cape May, Booker recorded significant portions of his visit on his phone, while staff also captured the discussions from other angles.
Local officials said they were not sure if Booker, a Democrat, would be able to make it after his party pushed through the legislation Sunday investing $370 billion in climate initiatives and allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.
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While local officials talked about that, and Cape May Mayor Zack Mullock praised Booker over a promise of a federal investment in Cape May’s drinking water system, Booker did more listening to museum representatives who spoke about the project that took a near-collapsing former parsonage and created a museum, and about the history it contains.
Hampton Taylor, a trustee on the museum board and deacon of the Macedonia Baptist Church, spoke about the renovation project and the museum collection.
Cynthia Mullock, the museum executive director and the sister of the mayor and Dr. Stephanie James Harris, an adjunct professor of African American History, spoke of Cape May’s place in the Underground Railroad and in the Abolitionist movement.
Booker said the history showed Black and white people working together against slavery, despite the risk at that time.
He also met with student participants of the Friday is Tie Day program, who worked on creating virtual tours of the museum, and heard from Emily Dempsey, whose family has lived in Cape May for generations.
She told the senator that there is now increasing interest in the area’s Black history, a history she said had at one point almost been forgotten. Booker said he was thrilled to connect with both young people and community elders on the visit.
“Harriet Tubman is a personal hero of mine and was a harbinger of hope for many,” Booker said after the visit. “Even after securing her own freedom, Tubman led hundreds of other people held as slaves out of bondage, a testament to her unfathomable courage and righteous calling.”
He said he was proud to see her life memorialized in the museum.
“Senator Booker has been an important supporter of the Harriet Tubman Museum of New Jersey since its inception,” Cynthia Mullock said, crediting Booker with advocating for issues of social justice.
After Cape May, Booker headed north to visit the Boys & Girls Club on Pennsylvania Avenue in Atlantic City, meeting with Mayor Marty Small Sr. for a tour.
He was first taken to the building’s STEAM Lab, learning about how the club’s introduces city kids to science and technology industries. The senator had a chance to experiment with the gear the kids handle.
“I’m blown away,” Booker said.
He made his way through the building, stopping at different spots before sitting down in the lounge with 20 kids. He took multiple photos with the kids.
An energetic Booker spoke to them about how he went from being a lawyer to becoming the fourth Black U.S. senator in history, the first since former President Barack Obama represented Illinois.
Booker fielded questions from the kids, telling them to continue working hard throughout their lives while they pursue careers while reflecting on his own obstacles to public office.
“A failure is not final unless you give up,” Booker said.
Staff Writer Eric Conklin contributed to this report. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/sen-booker-visits-cape-may-atlantic-city-on-his-road-trip-across-nj/article_28d3a8e8-1767-11ed-8930-27bafc106af2.html | 2022-08-09T00:41:26 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/sen-booker-visits-cape-may-atlantic-city-on-his-road-trip-across-nj/article_28d3a8e8-1767-11ed-8930-27bafc106af2.html |
There is lots of stuff going on here in the heat.
Fishing might be summed up this way: Summer flounder catches continue with sheepshead, tautog, triggerfish, kingfish, croaker, spot, bluefish and striped bass in the inshore, inlet and back-bay lineup.
Ray Scott Bonar, known as Scott, from Ray Scott’s Dock in Margate said Monday morning that Tony Tabasso Jr., his wife, Amanda, and his dad, Tony Sr., all caught their limit of three summer flounder Saturday. And so did another dock regular, James Texada.
All were caught in the back bays of Margate.
Plus, the Tabasso crew caught 20-some bluefish that day.
John Herron took the afternoon trip off with the popular Margate-based back-bay pontoon party boat The Keeper on Monday because of high winds. He said they have sometimes been catching 100 fish per trip, including a few keepers.
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Tourney time
The tournament schedule also is heating up, headed by a couple of youth events.
The Ocean City Fishing Club has revived its Youth Surf Fishing Tournament after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.
It will be held Saturday at the beach next to the Ocean City-Longport Bridge on the Ocean City side of Great Egg Harbor Inlet.
It is a boys and girls event, now in its 45th year, that is open to the public.
Boys and girls will compete separately in three age divisions — 8-10, 11-13 and 14-16. Registration is free and will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. Fishing will go from 10 a.m. to noon followed by the awards presentation. Ed Hoban of the OCFC is chairman of the event, and club members will officiate.
The info provided by Greg Borak said everyone who signs up will go home with a prize. Fin-Atics in Ocean City and Century Rods were named sponsors.
Parents or guardians will be asked to sign a waiver for insurance purposes, and each child must bring his or her own bait and fishing equipment.
Parents of contestants age 8 to 10 can assist with the casting, but then the kids have to do the fishing on their own.
The artificial reef replenishment project has another deployment scheduled for Friday on the Little Egg Harbor reef with 20 concrete reef balls.
This patch of reef will be named the Captain Carl Sheppard Site to recognize the longtime captain of the Star Fish partyboat and one of the founding members of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association.
Teenagers in the BHCFA Junior Mates program started the current project to improve initial construction of reefs begun 25 years ago. A New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection boat will transport the reef balls to the site.
Thanks to Jim Hutchinson Sr. for the info.
Well-known and respected fisher Bill Shillingford provided details about the Strathmere Fishing and Environmental Club Youth Tournament set for the following Saturday, Aug. 2O. Signups for youth age 17 and under will be free beginning at 8 a.m. at the Prescott Avenue beach in Strathmere.
Contestants should bring their own rods and reels. Pyramid weights are required.
Fish-Bites bait are provided for free along with T-shirts and drinks. Any other bait can be purchased at Boulevard Bait and Tackle, Sea Isle Bait and Tackle and Whale Creek Marina in Strathmere.
Ed DiMarcantonio is the tournament director.
Another Strathmere Fishing and Environmental Club event is set for Saturday — the Jack Clements/Bud Lyons Memorial Reef Tournament. Fishing will take place on the Ocean City and Sea Isle reefs from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is a three-heaviest fish contest for summer flounder, bluefish and weakfish with registration and weigh-ins at Whale Creek Marina.
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The seventh annual South Jersey Paddleboard Championships, scheduled for Monday in Brigantine, was postponed.
Brigantine Beach Patrol Chief Kip Emig said Monday morning the weather report included small-craft advisories and a forecast of high winds.
The event was rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at the 16th Street beach in Brigantine. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/south-jersey-paddleboard-championships-posptoned/article_41441fc4-1772-11ed-bfae-736f303b8c2a.html | 2022-08-09T00:41:45 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/south-jersey-paddleboard-championships-posptoned/article_41441fc4-1772-11ed-bfae-736f303b8c2a.html |
NORMAL — Illinois State University is expected to have a new trustee with the addition of Anthony Byrd.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office announced Monday it is naming Byrd as a new trustee. The position requires state Senate approval.
The board has been down one member since 2021, and former Trustee Rocky Donahue resigned earlier this summer. The body also lost its expected student trustee after it was determined the student elected this spring is not eligible to serve. The school is planning a new election for a student trustee this fall.
Byrd is a special offender specialist with the U.S. Pretrial Service Office and an adjunct instructor in criminal justice for Lindenwood University. He has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from ISU and a master's degree in criminal justice administration from Lindenwood, the press release said.
The university postponed its scheduled July 22 meeting as officials anticipated that there would not be enough trustees in attendance to meet quorum. The university has not yet announced a new date.
24 Illinois State students who found fame
Paul DeJong '15
Paul DeJong, 24, made his major league debut with the St. Louis cardinals on May 28, 2017. On March 5, 2018 he agreed to a six-year contract extension with St. Louis through the 2023 season. He has a had 32 home runs, 79 runs batted in and a batting average of .281 in his Major League Baseball career.
Jeff Roberson
Gary Sinise
Gary Sinise, 63, is an actor, director and musician who has won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and been nominated for an Academy Award. He is known for several roles including Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump , Harry S. Truman in Truman , Detective Mac Taylor in CSI: NY and George C. Wallace in George Wallace .
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Jeff Perry '78
Jeff Perry, 62, currently stars in the ABC drama Scandal . He is an original co-grounder of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago and has been in multiple stage productions in addition to his work in film and television. He is best known for his work in Nash Bridges , Wild Things and Scandal .
Willy Sanjuan
Richard Roeper '82
Richard Roeper, 58, is a film critic and columnist for The Chicago Sun-Times . He was the co-host of the TV series At the Movies with Roger Ebert from 2000 to 2008.
Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP
Jane Lynch '82
Actress who appeared in such films as Best of Show , A Mighty Wind , and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby . She is more recently recognized for her Emmy-award winning portrayal as Sue Sylvester on the hit TV series Glee and as host of NBC's Hollywood Game Night .
John Shearer
Craig Robinson '94
You may recognize Robinson from his role as Darryl Philbin on the American version of The Office ; he was promoted to a starring role in the fourth season. He has appeared on other television shows, including Arrested Development , Lucky , Friends , Halfway Home , and Reno 911! ; he has also appeared in Hot Tub Time Machine and Pineapple Express .
Chris Pizzello
Cecilia Suarez '95
Actress who starred on the Lifetime TV series, For the People and who also starred in the Adam Sandler movie, Spanglish . Suárez is the first Spanish-speaking actress ever to be nominated for an International Emmy in the category for Best Actress for her performance in the HBO series Capadocia ; she also spoke at Illinois State's Latino Cultural Dinner in 2012.
Eduardo Verdugo
Sean Hayes
This Emmy award-winning actor starred as Jack McFarland on the hit NBC series Will & Grace . He also was nominated for a Tony Award for Promises, Promises . He can also be seen in the movies Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! , Bucket List and heard in The Cat in the Hat and Cats and Dogs .
Matt Sayles
Gary Cole
A notable lead actor from various TV series, including a recurring role on The Good Wife. He has also starred in numerous films including Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! , The Brady Bunch Movie , Office Space , and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby .
Richard Shotwell
Michelle (Tenitra) Williams
A Grammy-award winning member of the R&B/Pop music group Destiny's Child, she also starred on Broadway in the Tim Rice and Elton John production of Aida . She could be seen on stage as Shug Avery in The Color Purple .
Dan Steinberg
Adam Kinzinger '00
Kinzinger serves as a U.S. House representative for Illinois's 11th Congressional District; he got his political start as a member of the McLean County Board.
Susan Walsh
Jay Blunk '86
Blunk is the executive vice president of the Chicago Blackhawks; in this photo, Blunk, left, sits with Chicago Blackhawks President John McDonough, right.
Nam Y. Huh
Suzy Bogguss '79
Suzy Bogguss, 59, is a country music singer and songwriter. Bogguss began her career in the early 1980s as a solo singer. In the 1990s, she released one platinum and three gold albums and charted six top ten singles, winning the Academy of Country Music's award for Top New Female Vocalist and the Country Music Association's Horizon Award. In this photo, Bogguss performs at the 2014 SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas.
John Davisson
Judith Ivey '73
Judith Ivey, 63, is an actress and director. Ivey is often associated with her one-year run on the CBS series Designing Women in its final season, playing the Texan B.J. Poteet. She also played a notable role on the NBC series Will & Grace and also appeared on Grey's Anatomy , Person of Interest , White Collar , and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit .
Charles Sykes
Laurie Metcalf '76
Laurie Metcalf, 59, is an actress, perhaps most widely known for her performance as Jackie Harris on the ABC sitcom Roseanne . She also has had TV roles in Desperate Housewives and on The Big Bang Theory . Her film work critically acclaimed roles in Making Mr. Right , JFK , and Mistress . Metcalf frequently works in Chicago theater. She is a three-time Emmy Award winner, and has been nominated four other times, as well as having been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, a Satellite Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award; she has won both a Theatre World Award and two Obie Awards for her work on the stage.
Jonathan Short
Rondi Reed '77
Rondi Reed, 62, is a stage actress, singer and performer. She has been a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago for decades, appearing in 51 productions. She has also starred on Broadway in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice and The Grapes of Wrath , among others. In August: Osage County , she won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. She is also known for her role as Mike's mother in the TV series Mike & Molly .
Evan Agostini
D.A. Weibring '75
Donald Albert "D. A." Weibring, Jr., 61, is a professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments, including several on the PGA and Champions tours. His first was in 1979 at Quad Cities — an event he would win three times. His last Tour victory was at the Canon Greater Hartford Open in 1996. Weibring's had five top-10 finishes in major championships. He joined the Champions Tour after turning 50 in May 2003, and has won five times thus far. Weibring was inducted into the Illinois PGA Hall of Fame in 2001, and he also has his own golf course design and management company.
Nam Y. Huh
Cathy Boswell '83
Cathy Boswell, 52, is a former basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In this photo, Boswell speaks after being honored for her basketball career at ISU during the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame induction ceremony March 8, 2003, in St. Louis.
Tom Gannam
Doug Collins '73
Doug Collins, 63, is a former All-American basketball player who was the top pick of the 1973 NBA draft and a four-time NBA All-Star. He's also coached the Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards and most recently the Philadelphia 76ers. An acclaimed broadcaster, Collins was chosen to represent the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The court at Redbird Arena is named in his honor.
Carlos Osorio
Dan Rutherford '78
Dan Rutherford, a Chenoa native, is Illinois' state treasurer. He served as a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 53rd district, from 2003 to 2011, and in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003.
Seth Perlman
Boomer Grigsby '07
James Harvey "Boomer" Grigsby, 33, is a former ISU football player who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He's also played with the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans.
Tom Gannam
John Malkovich
John Malkovich, 61, is an acclaimed actor, producer, director, and fashion designer. Over the last 30 years, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 films, including Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire , for which he received Academy Award nominations. Malkovich was awarded a degree from ISU in 2005.
Jordan Strauss
Donald McHenry '57
Donald F. McHenry served as ambassador and U.S. reresentative to the United Nations from September 1979 until January 1981. He was also a member of President Carter's cabinet. He graduated from ISU in 1957 and two years later received a master's degree from Southern Illinois University. He has done post-graduate work at Georgetown University.
CWH
Mike Zimmer '79
Mike Zimmer, 58, is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He previously was a defensive coordinator in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals.
Ann Heisenfelt
Contact Connor Wood at (309)820-3240. Follow Connor on Twitter:@connorkwood
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She was a high school senior who knew she wanted to be a hairstylist and who, like so many successful business owners, turned to people she knew — in Dionne Hughes’ case, her grandpa — for her launch.
It was the hair dryers and other tools her grandfather bought and set up for her in his basement that started Hughes on a 30-year career with salons in her Richmond hometown and New York.
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She shared her story at The Collaboratory of Virginia on Maywill Street on Monday during the BLCK Street Conference, a daylong teaching and networking session for Black-owned businesses.
Hughes made a point that many others did as well: it’s not just long hours and hard work that make business success. Having a clear idea of where you’re going, and a network to support you, are key.
“If you can envision yourself doing it, you can do it,” she said.
It’s not just dreaming, either. When Hughes began thinking about the idea of moving into the New York market, it meant some careful thinking about that market, about new stylings and approaches she’d need to do.
Envisioning herself doing it meant thinking hard about regularly traveling to New York and what that would mean for her Richmond salon, as well as whether she could tackle the new styles and demands of New Yorkers.
But she’s used to turning to others when running her business.
Early on, a salon-owner, hearing of her business in the basement, offered both a place in her shop and the advice that Hughes needed to go to school to get a state license.
Working there, Hughes saved the money she needed to buy the equipment and rent space for her own salon.
It was only later, once that business was solidly on its feet, that she felt ready to borrow money to expand her operations.
“That was the first time I had a loan, and I was SO glad when I paid that off,” she said.
Starting a business with her own savings, rather than getting into debt immediately, was the old-fashioned way of doing things, she said afterward. But it was the way that worked, she added.
Fellow panelist Jershon Jones, a managing director in the Harris Williams investment bank, said he was struck by one thing Hughes did as her business grew: that she shared some of her profit with the stylists working for her.
“She gave up some margin but got more productivity,” he said.
“You need to think about all your resources ... capital isn’t out there all alone,” Jones said.
Those resources go beyond the money investors put into a business, but also include possible mentors and networks of others in business and the community, he said.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought home the need for business owners to make one especially important connection: a banker, said Jetheda Hernandez, senior director for strategic alliances and programs for the National Minority Supplier Development Council and owner of two businesses.
Some 70% of Black-owned businesses had to close their doors for at least some time during the pandemic, but many struggled because they did not have that vital banker connection, she said.
That meant access to the federal lifeline of Paycheck Protection Program loans was a lot more difficult.
“You’ve got to be proactive,”said Floyd Miller, president and CEO of the Metropolitan Business League, echoing Hernandez’s point, after only a handful of conference attendees raised their hands when Hernandez asked how many had a business banker.
In the end, said Markeia Johnson, manager of the Primis Works financial education and life skills program for single mothers, the thing about business is that “it always starts with something small, and grows bigger.” | https://richmond.com/business/local/vision-networks-key-to-black-businesses-success-richmond-conference-hears/article_3c4fd8a5-e46f-5e77-86c0-ba5441b31739.html | 2022-08-09T00:49:59 | 0 | https://richmond.com/business/local/vision-networks-key-to-black-businesses-success-richmond-conference-hears/article_3c4fd8a5-e46f-5e77-86c0-ba5441b31739.html |
TEMPE, Ariz. — Editor's Note: The above video is from an earlier broadcast.
The City of Tempe has ramped up its efforts to address the growing number of people experiencing homelessness.
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In the past two years, the city added more homeless outreach specialists with dedicated teams in geographic zones and extended weekend coverage for more consistency and visibility throughout the city.
Last week, the city debuted more new tools developed to help those experiencing homelessness and to track the city's progress:
- A dedicated phone number – “The CARE & HOPE Line” – operates 24/7. Anyone can call to let the city know about a person who needs help or may be experiencing homelessness. It’s 480-350-8004. Or you can email HOPE@tempe.gov.
- An online tool to directly report encampments. Find the form here.
- A public dashboard with data for our homeless outreach and encampment efforts. Find it at homeless-solutions.tempe.gov.
“Tempe is a leader among cities in establishing a comprehensive response to homelessness. The call now is to leverage innovation to be even more effective,” said Mayor Corey Woods. “Today, cities across the country are seeing more homelessness. Tempe is leading again by adding new tools and data critical to the strategies that promote the continued health, safety and quality of life of our entire community.”
“Homelessness is an incredibly complex issue. We are continually evaluating results and pivoting strategies to meet needs,” Woods said.
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Major reported crime rose 28% in Richmond during the first six months of this year, although property crime — not violent crime — was the driving factor, Richmond Police Chief Gerald Smith said during a crime briefing Monday.
“Property crime for the year is up 32%, and this a whopping difference of over 1,000 [offenses],” Smith said. “This is what’s driving crime right now. Not violent crime, but property crime is pushing the envelope for us here in Richmond.”
Reported violent crime — homicides, rapes, robbery and aggravated assaults — rose by a modest 1.7%, from 522 offenses during the first six months of 2021 to 531 for the same period this year. By comparison, property crime — larcenies, burglaries, vehicle thefts and arson fires — surged from 3,119 offenses to 4,134, the chief reported.
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The number of homicides remained even from Jan. 1 through June 30 — a total of 31 killings — compared with the same period in 2021. Of those, 28 were committed by firearms. Smith noted the department has created a new category that tracks killings by guns.
Nonfatal shootings also were even — 109 offenses — for the first six months of 2021 and this year.
The chief began Monday’s briefing with a statement about the ongoing controversy concerning the alleged mass shooting that police said was planned for Dogwood Dell on July 4.
“We are closing all discussion about the planned Fourth of July mass shooting,” Smith announced at the onset. “The matter is now in the hands of the federal government. As it has already been stated, we’ll follow wherever the investigation leads us.”
The chief then reiterated his previous account that the investigation started with a tip about a mass shooting plot on July 4, and that the tipster provided information about firearms and other noteworthy information to assist in the investigation. “While the tipster did not explicitly say Dogwood Dell as the location, the department, based on all information available at the time, determined Dogwood Dell was the most likely target.”
At briefing’s end, two reporters tried asking questions about the incident, but Smith quickly squelched further discussion.
During a preliminary hearing last week in Richmond General District Court for the two men charged, a Richmond prosecutor told Judge David Hicks that he had no evidence that the alleged July 4 mass shooting was planned for Dogwood Dell. The prosecutor said there was evidence to support “the potential for a shooting” but not at a specific location.
The prosecutor then withdrew state charges against Guatemalan immigrants Julio Alvarado-Dubon, 38, and Rolman Balcarcel-Bavagas, 52, because he noted the U.S. Attorney’s Office has assumed prosecution of the case and filed federal charges against the pair.
Both men are scheduled to appear Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Richmond for detention hearings.
Continuing with his crime report, Smith noted the surge in property crime was fueled by a 33% jump in larcenies — from 2,403 offenses in 2021 to 3,194 so far this year.
“We’ve seen vehicles being the main target,” he said. “Car break-ins, theft of vehicles. We’re also seeing quite a few packages that are being stolen. Lock your cars, keep your valuables in your car out of sight.”
Reported vehicle thefts rose 32%, from 340 to 449. “Don’t leave your car running, even if you’re running into the convenience store,” the chief said. “Take your key fob with you; also, don’t leave your valet key in the car. That is a great deal of how these thefts happen, is the valet key is left in the car, and people are just going through cars and will take the valet key and take the car.”
Arson fires spiked a whopping 254%, from 11 in 2021 to 39 so far this year. Between April 1 and June 30 alone, there were 15 buildings, six vehicles and six super cans set ablaze, Smith said.
Break-ins also rose during the first six months of this year, but less significantly than the other categories of property crime. A total of 410 burglaries were reported through June 30, a 21% increase over the 339 reported during the same period last year.
Under violent crime, reported rapes inched up from 24 to 27, while robberies dropped from 162 to 133, or 18%. Reported aggravated assaults rose from 305 to 340, or 11%.
As part of the department’s ongoing efforts to reduce gun violence, Smith noted that officers seized 532 firearms through the first six months of the year.
“We’ve gone back five years to find out where exactly the violent crime occurs, and we’ve located some areas — and 2% of [the city’s] land mass for the last five years account for 26% of the violent crime here in Richmond,” the chief said. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/major-crime-has-risen-28-so-far-this-year-in-richmond-with-property-crime-driving/article_4dec161e-fd21-5a96-9558-565337cff6dc.html | 2022-08-09T00:50:11 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/major-crime-has-risen-28-so-far-this-year-in-richmond-with-property-crime-driving/article_4dec161e-fd21-5a96-9558-565337cff6dc.html |
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — People in Arkansas County have been grieving the loss of one of their District Court Judges after search crews recovered the body of Judge Jeremiah Bueker from Mud Lake on Sunday morning.
"There's nothing that we can think of that we investigated on seeing up to this point that speaks any foul play," said Lafayette Woods, Jefferson County sheriff.
Woods added that they are investigating Bueker's death as an accidental drowning.
"It was actually recovered from the body of water approximately 9 or 10 feet in depth," he said.
Sheriff Woods said at least two boats searched for Bueker, one with the sheriff's office, and the other with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
"Our boats are equipped along with Game and Fish boats, with sonar that allows us to get a bird's eye view of the water to the large, large depths, where obviously your natural eyes cannot be able to see," he said
He hopes the family has the closure to begin to grieve and start healing.
"There were a score of emotions, obviously on the scene, if you can imagine going from, you know, recreational, just fellowship with family and friends to having to deal now with the loss of a loved one," he stated.
Woods also added that the family aren't the only ones who have been grieving the loss of Judge Bueker.
"Being somebody like Judge Bueker, who is obviously a public figure, he is a Judge. Not only what it means to the family, but also the judicial world as we know it. And so our hearts and prayers go out to the family. This is a trying time right now," he said.
The City of Stuttgart announced that this Thursday's trial court for the northern district of Arkansas has been canceled out of respect for Judge Bueker. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/arkansas-county-judge-drowns-lake-sheriff-speaks-investigation/91-347eeb97-e745-4eb1-9eb4-1b4a2e1b3fe9 | 2022-08-09T01:04:24 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/arkansas-county-judge-drowns-lake-sheriff-speaks-investigation/91-347eeb97-e745-4eb1-9eb4-1b4a2e1b3fe9 |
Friday, Aug. 19 is the last day for candidates to file nomination papers for the Sept. 13 West Fork School special election.
People who are interested in being a candidate for the school board should contact the county auditor for nomination papers and information on signature and filing requirements.
For more information visit www.cerrogordoauditor.gov or call (641) 421-3041.
Abby covers education and entertainment for the Globe Gazette. Follow her on Twitter at @MkayAbby. Email her at Abby.Koch@GlobeGazette.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/education/filing-deadline-aug-19-for-the-west-fork-school-special-election/article_b5d646fd-45e2-5648-8c1a-3f3451cc5836.html | 2022-08-09T01:07:57 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/education/filing-deadline-aug-19-for-the-west-fork-school-special-election/article_b5d646fd-45e2-5648-8c1a-3f3451cc5836.html |
Discrepancy leads to hand recount of early walk-in ballots cast in Reno County
The Reno County election office is conducting a hand recount of early walk-in voting in the county after an audit of ballots in the Kansas State Treasurer’s race showed a discrepancy between election night results and the count from randomly drawn precincts.
Election officials believe they know why the count is off, and it involves that race only. But a recount of all races on all walk-in ballots will occur to ensure accuracy, said Deputy County Clerk and Election Official Jenna Fager.
They always do a hand count of randomly drawn precincts after every election, and this is the first time since she’s worked there, Fager said, that the count was off.
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Issues with the walk-in vote count
“Everything was perfect except the walk-in,” Fager said. “We’ve never been not perfect.”
With about 3,400 walk-in ballots cast, it was unclear how long the hand count will take. It could push Thursday’s planned vote canvass – which will decide the winner of the Reno County Commission District 1 race – into next week.
As of Friday night, state Rep. Steven Johnson held a slim 375-vote lead over opponent state Sen. Caryn Tyson in the race for the Republican nomination. The eventual winner will face Democratic state Treasurer Lynn Rogers in the November general election.
In Reno County, Johnson led Tyson by 954 votes on election night.
More:Reno County election results for 2022 primaries
The post-election audit is normally done using races and precincts randomly drawn from a hat, Fager said. Or, at the Reno County office, a cup.
Because the Treasurer’s race is so close statewide, a recent change in state law required that every county audit an additional 10% of their precincts in that race.
“We ended up having to do 11 precincts,” Fager said of the mandated recount. “Some of the precincts were fine, and some weren’t.”
Fager was reluctant to try to explain the issue out of fear of confusing voters, but basically, it involved the names of the two candidates rotating on ballots when they were not supposed to.
More:Reno County election officials say many ballots from Tuesday's primary are left to count
The Kansas Secretary of State’s office provides the ballot rotation, or the order the names will appear on the ballot. The local office then creates PDFs of the ballot.
But it was an early ballot version, which had the names switched, and not the final PDF that was used inadvertently on some days.
The machine doesn’t read the candidate’s names but is programmed to count based on the name’s placement on the ballot.
Only those who showed up to vote early at the courthouse during the first three days of early voting got the wrong ballots, Fager said.
But County Clerk Donna Patton decided to do a full recount of all advance walk-in ballots.
The walk-in, mail-in, and election night ballots are all kept and tallied separately. The random hand counts for the mail-in and polling place results matched exactly, Fager said.
More:Reno County sees "steady" turnout at polls throughout election day
How will the recount be performed?
To do the recount, the office has nine “boards” of three members each who go through the ballots. Six of them are in the conference room at the County Annex, while the others are in other offices in the building.
“I’m really hoping we’ll be done today, but it’s all-new, so I can’t tell for sure,” Fager said.
“We’re glad to do the audit,” she said. “It’s why we have paper ballots, and it shows the audit works. When we’re done, if we get a number different than was previously reported the audit number trumps the election night number.”
More:Tight Reno County Commission races likely to be decided at vote canvass
County commission race
Meanwhile, the race for the county commission district ended up with the same 6-vote difference as on election night, though each candidate received three more mail-in votes.
Monday’s counts showed Randy Parks continued to lead the race with 1,499 votes versus 1493 for Cris Corey. There are still 50 provisional ballots cast in precincts that involve that race.
The canvass will determine which ones will be counted. It is currently set for 9 a.m. Thursday.
If the hand recount is still going on, Fager said, the canvass likely will be moved to Monday. | https://www.hutchnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/08/kansas-state-treasurer-voting-results-recount-reno-county-hutchinson/10264761002/ | 2022-08-09T01:08:24 | 1 | https://www.hutchnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/08/kansas-state-treasurer-voting-results-recount-reno-county-hutchinson/10264761002/ |
EDGEWATER, Fla. – A “high priority incident” in the area of East Knapp Avenue and North Ridgewood Avenue Monday evening led to roads being closed as law enforcement deals with the incident, according to the Edgewater Police Department.
Both north and southbound lanes on North Ridgewood Avenue were shut down from 10th Street to Dixwood Avenue, police said.
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Police added that the “suspect is contained at this time,” and there is no danger to the general public. However, police asked that members of the public avoid the area and seek shelter if near the area.
Police have not yet released any further information about this incident.
This is a developing story. Check back with News 6 for updates.
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Michigan woman sentenced as teen to life in prison set to be paroled
Muskegon – A western Michigan woman sentenced to life in prison as a 16-year-old is scheduled to be released from prison next month, a corrections spokesman said Monday.
Amy Lee Black, convicted of killing a Muskegon County man in 1990, is set to be paroled from the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility the week of Sept. 4-10, Chris Gautz of the Michigan Department of Corrections, told The Muskegon Chronicle in an email.
Black, now 48, received a sentence reduction after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that life sentences for juveniles were cruel and unusual punishment. She received a sentence of 35 to 60 years in August 2021.
The Michigan Parole Board recently approved her release after denying it once, Gautz said.
Black and her boyfriend, Jeffrey Abrahamson, then 19, killed 34-year-old Dave VanBogelen in 1990. She was tried as an adult and convicted of first-degree murder.
VanBogelen was bludgeoned, repeatedly stabbed, and left on a rural road in Fruitport Township. Black and Abrahamson also stole $1,500 from the man, court records show.
Muskegon County Circuit Judge William Marietti on July 2 ordered Black to pay $1.87 million in restitution to VanBogelen’s estate.
Barb VanBogelen, the victim’s wife, said she was “livid at this whole justice system. It has failed my family miserably.” | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/08/juvenile-life-sentence-murder-parole/50578611/ | 2022-08-09T01:11:44 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/08/juvenile-life-sentence-murder-parole/50578611/ |
2 hurt when fleeing car runs off road, catches fire, rolls down embankment in Livonia
A driver and his passenger were injured Monday after leading state and Detroit police on a chase through western Wayne County, investigators said.
Troopers responded around 5 p.m. to help Detroit officers pursuing a stolen vehicle on Interstate 96 near Merriman. Someone inside the car was wanted for a homicide, Michigan State Police said in a statement on Twitter.
As troopers caught up with the pursuit, the suspect tried to exit northbound Interstate 275 at Six Mile, according to the post.
The vehicle was speeding before it lost control, ran off the road near the ramp then rolled down an embankment, state police said.
The passenger, a 25-year-old man, was ejected. The 46-year-old driver was tossed into the back. The vehicle also caught fire but was extinguished, MSP reported.
Both men were treated for injuries by troopers on the scene then transported to a local hospital by the Livonia Fire Department.
They remained at the hospital late Monday with Detroit police, who were expected to file charges. Their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/08/08/two-hurt-stolen-car-flees-police-crashes-livonia/10272169002/ | 2022-08-09T01:11:50 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/08/08/two-hurt-stolen-car-flees-police-crashes-livonia/10272169002/ |
MIDLAND, Texas — It's the start of the budgeting season, and on Monday Midland County kicked off the start to their budgeting process.
This year things are looking a little bit different due to increased costs of just about everything.
"This will be my fourth budget that I've worked on in the county and I've took it more seriously this year than any year before because we know our numbers for our sales tax which is half of our revenue source, it's so volatile," said Judge Terry Johnson.
Money to the county from taxes has gone up two fold since a couple of years ago.
"When I first came in here we were receiving 5 million a month and during Covid we got about 2 million a month, so that up and down swing opened my eyes, we need to be real frugal on what that budget is in the budget process." said Johnson.
Even though the county is receiving more money than they did during peak COVID-19, inflation has had its impacts.
"Just the normal increase we've had, the fuel and just a lot of things we're experiencing just like everybody out there, those prices have gone up and it did increase the budget just trying to do the regular things how we've always done it," said Johnson.
The budget is not final, there are still conversations and decisions to be made
"Not everybody out of the 27 elected officials in all the different departments the county has, not everybody got everything they asked for so next court they have the opportunity to come to court," said Johnson. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-county-annual-budget/513-04d2eb58-aed8-411b-9260-9a32821f55af | 2022-08-09T01:29:02 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-county-annual-budget/513-04d2eb58-aed8-411b-9260-9a32821f55af |
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Investigators in Placer County are still searching for a missing teenager who vanished Friday night following a party of up to 300 people.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said 16-year-old Kiely Rodni was last seen at 12:30 a.m. Saturday at the Prosser Family Campground near Truckee.
“I was one of the last people with Kiely, and I’m just desperate to do anything that can bring her home,” said Sami Smith, the last friend to see the missing teen.
Kiely told her mother. Lindsey Rodni-Nieman, that she would be back home just after midnight, but she has not been heard from since. Officials said her phone is now out of service and her 2013 Honda CRV with California license plate 8YUR127 cannot be located.
“She’s always so good about checking in and just letting me know where she is and I haven’t heard from her,” Rodni-Nieman said. “It’s just scary when you don’t know where your kid is.”
Detectives with the Placer County Sheriff’s Office spent the last two days combing through the campsite and surrounding area in Nevada County. Crews are searching from the ground and the sky with the help of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said because her car cannot be found, they are now investigating the case as a possible abduction.
“We are continuing to follow up on each and every lead we receive, and we urge anybody who was at that party Friday evening to please come forward with any information that can lead us to Kiely,” said Angela Musallam, spokesperson for the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. “We believe out of the 200 to 300 juveniles at that party, somebody must know something.”
Her family said a $50,000 reward is being offered for information that they hope leads to Kiely’s safe return.
“She just graduated high school at 16 with high honors,” Rodni-Nieman said, fighting back tears. “She’s so intelligent and beautiful and just a kind and wonderful person.”
The 16-year-old stands at 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 115 pounds with blonde hair and hazel eyes. Anyone with knowledge of her disappearance is asked to call the anonymous tip line at 530-581-6320 and press option 7.
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VENTURA, Calif. — Remains of a man killed in the attack at Pearl Harbor have been identified as a Navy sailor from Southern California.
Shipfitter 2nd class Claude Ralph Garcia was 25 years old on Dec. 7, 1941, when Japanese forces bombed the military installation in Hawaii, the Ventura County Star reported Sunday.
News accounts at the time described Garcia as the first resident of Ventura to be killed in World War II, the Star said.
Garcia had been one of more than 72,000 service members unaccounted for since the war. The military's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has been using new DNA technology to identify them.
Garcia was a member of the 1933 graduating class of Ventura High School who attended community college prior to joining the Navy, according to the Star.
He was assigned to the USS West Virginia, one of 21 ships sunk or damaged at Pearl Harbor. Garcia's remains had been buried in a grave at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
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LAKE STEVENS, Wash. — Workers at Braven Metals process about 10,000 vehicles every year.
Scrapyard workers routinely go through the abandoned cars they buy at auction before recycling the metal.
They come across all kinds of stuff, but this was a first.
"I haven't come across something like that before," said Braven HR Director Michael Smith. "I didn't know what to think when my name was called on the radio and I got called to take a look and see what was going on."
Workers discovered the body of a man last Thursday after buying a 2002 Ford Explorer at an auction in Lynnwood.
"To me it looked like he may have been staying in his vehicle," says Smith, "There was a sleeping bag."
The SUV was supposed to have been inspected by a third party prior to its arrival, but somehow it slipped through the cracks.
Witnesses say it's unclear how long the man had been in the SUV or how he died.
"Just when you think there's nothing else that's gonna shock you something like this happens," says Smith. "We really have seen it all at this point."
The discovery was made just before the car was to be crushed and sold for scrap.
Smith said he is grateful his crew was on top of things.
"We're happy that our process worked and we were able to get him into the hands of someone who can identify him and hopefully find a loved one or family because everybody is somebody's someone."
Lake Stevens police are still trying to identify the man and determine how he died but at this point they say it does not appear to be a homicide. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/body-found-trunk-car-sold-lynnwood-auction/281-8329ae39-577c-44d8-8b11-411ea95ff0e7 | 2022-08-09T01:36:39 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/body-found-trunk-car-sold-lynnwood-auction/281-8329ae39-577c-44d8-8b11-411ea95ff0e7 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Fire crews are shoring up a tattoo shop after a vehicle crashed into it Monday afternoon in Orangevale.
The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said they were helping several patients in two vehicles with treatment and transport after the crash.
Officials said two patients were ultimately taken away in an ambulance.
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EVERETT, Wash. — Snohomish County leadership wants to buy a Days Inn in Everett to expand its temporary shelter space.
County Executive Dave Somers announced the county would use funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to buy the 74-unit facility.
The purchase agreement was forwarded to the county council for consideration.
The facility would serve unsheltered adults and offer help such as providing food, employment services, legal services, and mental health and substance use services. It would have a 24/7 staff.
“With these one-time federal funds, we have an opportunity to make transformational investments in our housing system. By increasing our bridge housing capacity, we can provide safer places for vulnerable residents, create stability to support communities’ overall health and wellbeing, and make Snohomish County an even better place to live, work, and play – for everyone,” said Somers. “We have heard the community loud and clear: Now is the time to make substantial, creative investments to increase housing supply across our county.”
Over the past year, the county estimated that 120 people have received emergency shelter at the Days Inn through motel voucher referrals, according to information from the county.
Shelter and housing capacity was identified as a priority through the Office of Recovery & Resilience's COVID-19 pandemic recovery efforts.
The county council will hold public comment on the plan Aug. 17.
The county plans to purchase additional properties, with council approval.
“Providing shelter for those in need and significantly reducing public safety challenges related to chronic homelessness is a top priority for Everett residents. Snohomish County’s purchase of the Days Inn will provide shelter to some of the most vulnerable members of our community. This is a necessary action to making all our residents safer,” said Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin.
Snohomish County, along with most of the Puget Sound region, has a significant number of homeless residents throughout its towns and cities. In the point-in-time count for 2020, the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic hindered counting, Snohomish County reported 673 individuals said they were unsheltered and another 459 individuals were in temporary housing like shelters or transitional housing. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/everett/snohomish-county-expand-housingdays-inn-everett/281-bc6462df-6958-424e-8ce6-2a22973eb5c7 | 2022-08-09T01:36:45 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/everett/snohomish-county-expand-housingdays-inn-everett/281-bc6462df-6958-424e-8ce6-2a22973eb5c7 |
KENT, Wash. — Firefighters responded to five separate fires in Kent Monday morning. At least four of the fires happened within an hour of each other.
According to Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, crews responded to two dumpster fires, a pile of tires that was on fire and a car fire on the east hill of Kent within an hour. The fire agency tweeted about the fires around 5:45 a.m. Monday.
Firefighters responded to the fifth fire in a wooded area of Kent. Puget Sound Fire tweeted around 6:15 a.m. that the fire was “very small” but “kept one unit busy for several hours.”
The cause of the fires is under investigation. No other information is available at this time.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control has received a $37,135 grant from the Orphan Kitten Club to support the shelter’s growing foster department.
The grant, announced Monday, was used to hire two additional staff members to address an increase in animals being saved. The additional staff will allow the foster department to take in more animals, provide more support to foster families, and more positive outcomes, a news release said.
The foster department’s life-saving efforts rely solely on donations and grants to provide care to the most at-risk animals, the release said. More than 1,550 animals were saved by foster families last year, which is nearly five times more than saved five years ago. More than 850 animals have been saved by the foster program so far this year.
Families interested in opening their homes to foster animals can find more information at https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/volunteer/foster.html | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/animal-care-agency-gets-grant-adds-staff/article_8d42854c-176c-11ed-8318-5f030e4a50d6.html | 2022-08-09T01:39:59 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/animal-care-agency-gets-grant-adds-staff/article_8d42854c-176c-11ed-8318-5f030e4a50d6.html |
A 19-year-old accused of trying to kill another man told police an argument preceded a shooting that left the victim fighting for his life.
Jevonte Bates was charged Monday with attempted murder in Saturday’s shooting that left a man in life-threatening condition and needing surgery, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Allen Superior Court.
The man was found lying in a yard in the 2300 block of South Hanna Street about 4:30 p.m.
Bates told Fort Wayne police Detective Brian Martin he shot the man after a backyard argument turned physical. The man dropped his fanny pack and Bates picked it up and unzipped it to get the man’s gun. After the shooting, Bates took the gun inside a house and hid it in a floor vent, according to the affidavit written by city police officer Ben MacDonald.
Police interviewed Bates and others after looking at surveillance video. It showed Bates confronting the man and a woman during an argument between the two. Bates and the man shoved each other, and the woman – the mother of the man’s child – swung a baseball bat at the man, court documents said.
In the video, Bates appears to have picked something up off the ground before the victim grabbed his waist and fell. Bates then tried to render aid to the man before Bates, the woman and another person went inside the house as police arrived and surrounded the building.
The three came out of the house after police ordered them to and were taken to police headquarters to be interviewed. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/backyard-fight-precedes-shooting/article_7fbf8538-1766-11ed-8db4-331da1b9c7bb.html | 2022-08-09T01:40:06 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/backyard-fight-precedes-shooting/article_7fbf8538-1766-11ed-8db4-331da1b9c7bb.html |
No one spoke in opposition Monday to a proposal for 322 apartments on Getz Road at a Fort Wayne Plan Commission public hearing.
Flats of Walnut Hills has been proposed for 38 acres in the 2000 block of Getz Road, south of Constitution Drive. The development would have 12 three-story buildings with a clubhouse, heated pool and walking trails.
The site was zoned for multifamily use in 2015 for a proposed 672-unit apartment complex, but the approval expired without anything being built. John Lassaux, CRG Residential’s director of development, said the developers decided a more appropriate plan for the property would be 322 apartments.
The plans include 169 one-bedroom apartments, 141 two-bedroom units, 12 three-bedroom flats, and 491 parking spaces. The Flaugh Maria drain would run through the middle of the apartment complex.
Along with the plans, Lassaux asked for approval for two waivers. One waiver would allow the buildings to be up to 45 feet and 11 inches tall, instead of the 40 feet multifamily developments are limited to.
A waiver for setbacks of less than the required 40 feet was also requested for two areas – by the pool area and by Building 8, which neighbors an office building.
The plans include three access points with two on Getz and one on Constitution Drive. One of the Getz entrances is dependent on the Indiana Department of Natural Resources approval on a box culvert bridge design.
Don Schmidt, plan commission vice president, said one letter was submitted for the public hearing, but he didn’t say if it was in support or opposition of the project. Aside from Lassaux, no one spoke at the meeting.
Members Rachel Tobin-Smith, Connie Haas Zuber and Councilman Tom Freistroffer, R-at large, were absent.
The members will discuss the plan before voting on a decision at a 5:30 p.m. meeting Monday in Room 30 of Citizens Square. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/no-one-speaks-in-opposition-to-plans-for-322-apartments-on-getz-road/article_0a2365f8-1778-11ed-8f0c-db8b939ee732.html | 2022-08-09T01:40:12 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/no-one-speaks-in-opposition-to-plans-for-322-apartments-on-getz-road/article_0a2365f8-1778-11ed-8f0c-db8b939ee732.html |
Police in Steuben County Monday identified a woman who died and two people who were badly injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday.
Breanna Jeanne Bright, 33, of rural Fremont, died at the scene of the crash at Indiana 120 near County Road 850 West. She was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Lonnie Lee Bright, 43, of rural Fremont. He was in critical condition Monday, police said.
Journey Bright, 5, a back seat passenger, remained hospitalized in critical condition. Granger Bright, 3, was released from a hospital, police said.
The sheriff's department said a 2007 Nissan Titan pickup driven by Donald Gene Squires, 50, of Howe was traveling west on Indiana 120 when it crossed the center line into the path of an eastbound silver 2012 Volkswagen passenger car driven by Bright.
Squires suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene, police said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-identify-victims-in-steuben-crash/article_fc48a7e2-1770-11ed-84c0-3f65064764bb.html | 2022-08-09T01:40:18 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-identify-victims-in-steuben-crash/article_fc48a7e2-1770-11ed-84c0-3f65064764bb.html |
TWIN FALLS — Firefighters responded to a fire burning Monday afternoon near Indian Springs, 10 miles south of Kimberly.
The blaze, reported at 4:08 p.m. and estimated at 4 acres late Monday afternoon, was burning on private land but threatened Bureau of Land Management ground, Kelsey Brizendine of the Twin Falls BLM told the Times-News.
The fire is in the area of McMullen Creek in the South Hills.
One dozer and three engines have responded to the fire and firefighters with the Salmon Tract and Rock Creek fire departments are on the scene, along with BLM crews. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/fire-burns-near-indian-springs/article_c140b6f2-1771-11ed-a8c2-8b487cc17c45.html | 2022-08-09T01:40:50 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/fire-burns-near-indian-springs/article_c140b6f2-1771-11ed-a8c2-8b487cc17c45.html |
Brevard gains 3 cases of monkeypox; Florida nears 1,000 cases, FDOH says
Monkeypox cases continue to climb in Florida, with a few counties reporting sharp increases, including Brevard
Brevard County is up three cases from Aug. 1, when monkeypox first was detected here, bringing the county total to four.
As of Aug. 8, the Florida Department of Health reported 938 confirmed or probable cases of monkeypox in 28 counties, according to its tracker on flhealthcharts.gov. A week ago, the state reported 442 cases in 22 counties — that's a jump of 496 probable or confirmed monkeypox cases here since Aug. 1.
It should be noted that the case numbers in Florida vary from what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report. The CDC, for example, shows 633 confirmed cases for the Sunshine State. According to the CDC, here's a snapshot of U.S. and Florida confirmed cases in the past few weeks:
- As of Aug. 8, the CDC listed 7,510 total confirmed monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases in the U.S. and 633 in Florida.
- On Aug. 1, the CDC had reported 5,189 confirmed cases in the U.S. and 373 cases in Florida.
- On July 22, the CDC had reported 2,891 cases in the U.S.
A presumptive positive case was first announced in Florida on May 22.
The week of July 20, Florida department of health reported 226 cases and the CDC reported 1,470 nationwide.
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Top 5 counties in Florida for monkeypox cases
According to the Florida Department of Health's tracker, these are the Top 5 counties reporting confirmed or probable monkeypox cases:
- Broward
- Miami-Dade
- Orange
- Palm Beach
- Pinellas
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Monkeypox cases in Florida
Here's a list of total cases by county with notes in increases and first case. This info is from the Florida Department of Health's reportable disease frequency report, with data range from May 22 to Aug. 7:
Alachua, 1
Brevard, 4 (up 3 from Aug. 1, when monkeypox first was detected here)
Broward, 330 (up 119 from Aug. 1; up 131 from July 25)
*Charlotte, 1
*Clay, 1
Collier, 3 (unchanged since July 25)
Duval, 7 (up 3 from Aug. 1; cases were first detected here week of July 25)
Flagler, 1 (unchanged from Aug. 1, when monkeypox case was detected here)
July 29:Flagler County reports its first monkeypox case
Hillsborough, 37 (up 27 from Aug. 1)
Lake, 3 (up 1 from Aug. 1)
Lee, 6 (up 3 from Aug. 1)
Martin, 4 (up 2 from Aug. 1, when 2 possible or confirmed monkeypox cases were detected here)
Aug. 1:Martin County reports 2 cases of monkeypox
Miami-Dade, 367 (up 259 cases from Aug. 1; a week before that, cases increased to 35 from July 25)
Monroe, 13 (up 1 from Aug. 1)
Orange, 54 (up 28 from Aug. 1; a week before that, cases increased to 9 from July 25)
Osceola, 4 (up 1 from Aug. 1, when monkeypox was first detected here)
Palm Beach, 43 (up 16 from Aug. 1; the previous week, the county reported 17 possible or confirmed cases)
Pasco, 3 (up 2 from Aug. 1, when monkeypox was first detected here)
Pinellas, 36 (up 18 from Aug. 1; the previous week, the county reported 5 possible or confirmed cases)
Polk, 4 (up 1 from Aug. 1)
Santa Rosa, 1
Sarasota, 1
Seminole, 6 (up 3 from Aug. 1)
*St. Lucie, 1
Aug. 5:First monkeypox case reported in St. Lucie County, third in Treasure Coast region
Volusia, 3 (up 2 from Aug. 1)
July 29:Volusia County reports its first monkeypox case
*denotes first confirmed or probable cases for the county since the USA TODAY Network-Florida's July 25 report, using stats from the state department of health
Previous USA TODAY Network-Florida reports for monkeypox
- Aug. 1 report, when the state was near 500 cases, according to FDOH
- July 25 report, when the state reported 273 cases
Monkeypox symptoms, vaccines and other info
Below are some common questions associated with monkeypox and other things to know. The USA TODAY Network-Florida will produce a weekly report on the virus, the counties affected and case counts every Monday using stats from the Florida Department of Health and the CDC.
The Florida Department of Health reported more confirmed or probable cases of monkeypox in more than 20 counties. A week ago, the state reported 442 cases in 22 counties. The first presumptive case was reported here May 22.
What are monkeypox symptoms?
Monkeypox symptoms are milder than those of smallpox, according to the CDC.
It begins with fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion. Within 1 to 3 days after fever, the patient develops a rash, often beginning on the face and then spreading to other parts of the body. Incubation period (time from infection to symptoms) is usually 7-14 days but can range from 5-21 days.
How is monkeypox transmissible?
Possible human-to-human transmission includes:
• coughing. If an infected person coughs, it can be spread through respiratory droplets via the eye, nose or mouth.
• animals. The virus can be transmitted by a bite, scratch or body fluids. Rodents are the primary source.
• broken skin. The virus can enter the body through broken skin, even if the break is not visible.
Is monkeypox a gay disease?
No. Although the latest majority of monkeypox can be transmitted through close or intimate contact, it's not required, and the virus can spread to anyone of any sexual orientation. At least two children in the U.S. in close contact with infected family members have been diagnosed with it.
When should I get tested?
The CDC and the Florida Department of Health recommend testing if you see suspicious skin lesions or if you've had close personal contact with someone who may have a confirmed or probable case.
Is there a monkeypox vaccine?
Yes. The CDC states: "Because monkeypox and smallpox viruses are genetically similar, vaccines developed to protect against smallpox viruses may be used to prevent monkeypox infections. The U.S. government has two stockpiled vaccines — JYNNEOS and ACAM2000 — that can prevent monkeypox in people who are exposed to the virus. Vaccines may be recommended for people who have had or may have contact with someone who has monkeypox, or for healthcare and public health workers who may be exposed to the virus."
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Monkeypox hotline
If health care providers suspect a possible case of monkeypox, immediately contact your county health department via the Florida Department of Health website or the 24/7 disease reporting hotline at 850-245-4401.
Contributing: USA TODAY
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To prosecutors, Deontae Rush was a man who stormed in to rob a Lincoln man of marijuana and killed him in the process. To the defense, he was a fall guy, framed by James Shekie's real killer.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a murder case," Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Eric Miller said in opening statements Monday. "This is a case where Mr. Rush went into somebody's house, kicked the door open, encountered him in the bedroom, back against the wall, and he shot at him three times, hit him once and he killed him."
He said early Feb. 23, 2021, Rush kicked in the back door to Shekie's mobile home at Mark IV Estates near 20th and Superior streets to rob him of 4 pounds of marijuana, then fired off three rounds, hitting Shekie in the torso and leaving him to die.
Defense attorney Jeff Pickens pointed the finger at Marquis Moten, who is accused of conspiring with his sister, Anna Feilen, to commit the robbery.
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Attacking the state's assertion that Moten is paralyzed from the waist down, Pickens told jurors that inmates at the Lancaster County Jail say they've seen him get up and walk and that he told them he was the one who shot Shekie.
"And he got away with it because he's in a wheelchair," Pickens said.
Pickens said Rush was a "sacrificial lamb," framed because Moten had Rush's cellphone with him at the time.
Miller said a shoe print left on the door to Shekie's trailer ties Rush to the crime, in addition to his cellphone pinging off a nearby tower.
Rush faces charges of first-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony for Shekie's killing, discovered the morning of March 1 after a neighbor called police to check on him because his door was wide-open on a chilly day with snow on the ground.
Police arrived to find it had been kicked in.
Body-worn camera footage shows the officers going in to find Shekie dead in the hallway.
He'd been shot six days earlier.
Miller said investigators learned siblings Moten and Feilen, a teenager who had lived with Shekie briefly, talked about stealing the marijuana she'd seen in his trailer.
Early Feb. 23, 2021, Moten and another man, allegedly Rush, came to Lincoln from Omaha, met up with Feilen, then drove to Shekie's place. The siblings would later tell police Rush went in alone and they drove away when they heard gunfire.
"They both indicate they were involved in this robbery. That they were going to get this marijuana from Mr. Shekie. They also indicated that killing Mr. Shekie wasn't really part of the plan," Miller said.
On March 4, 2021, police arrested Moten and Feilen after a search of Feilen's phone showed a Facebook Messenger conversation between them about the plan to rob Shekie.
Four days later, Rush was arrested in Chicago.
Pickens said the defense was going to be that Feilen hated Shekie and she also hated Rush because both men had kicked her out. He suggested a third person was involved. Just hours before Shekie was shot, he said, Moten messaged someone who went by Ermac (the name of a Mortal Kombat character) talking about a "sting on deck," and used an emoji to ask if he had any peppers, allegedly a veiled reference to guns.
He said cellphone records show Moten was the one flashing guns in selfies, not Rush, and he'd allegedly told his sister he wanted the marijuana however he had to get it.
Feilen and Moten are expected to enter pleas to conspiracy charges in a deal with prosecutors. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/murder-trial-begins-for-omaha-man-accused-of-killing-lincoln-man-over-marijuana/article_91555bff-7ace-530d-bf91-53795ae6da0e.html | 2022-08-09T01:44:08 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/murder-trial-begins-for-omaha-man-accused-of-killing-lincoln-man-over-marijuana/article_91555bff-7ace-530d-bf91-53795ae6da0e.html |
The Lincoln City Council on Monday unanimously approved a three-year contract that will make the city’s police officers the highest-paid in the state.
Council members supported the contract, which will cost the city $3.2 million this year and $5 million in the second year of the biennial budget, saying public safety is a priority.
“I’ll support this motion as law enforcement agencies across the state continue to increase wages,” said Councilman Tom Beckius. “It’s crucial Lincoln remains competitive.”
Councilman Richard Meginnis said public safety is one of the city's most important assets and having top-notch officers is part of that.
“Paying more is just part of the deal. It’s just showing them we are standing behind them,” he said.
Beginning Aug. 18, starting pay for officers will increase 8% and for sergeants by 10%. That means officers’ starting pay goes from $28.55 an hour to $30.83. Starting pay for sergeants goes from $37.06 an hour to $40.77.
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Annual salaries for officers will range from $64,128 to $90,646 and for sergeants from $84,793 to $107,369.
Next year officers will get a 6.5% increase and sergeants a 4.5% increase. Pay for both officers and sergeants will increase 3% in 2024.
Lincoln-Lancaster Human Resources Director Barb McIntyre said high wages help set high expectations and draw people who want to meet them.
Councilwoman Tammy Ward asked why recruitment is centered in human resources — and wages — rather than part of the department’s budget.
Police Chief Teresa Ewins said the department already is recruiting, and high wages help.
“This is about competitiveness,” Ewins told the council. “We’re competing nationally for people to be police officers. We need contracts like this to get the best.”
Jane Kinsey, part of a group called Watchdogs of Lincoln, said high wages aren't what attract candidates. Instead, prospective officers should know how well the city treats officers and how well the department performs.
“I’m not sure whose idea it was to raise these wages so high when it's not even an issue,” she said.
Ewins plans to use the higher wages as a carrot in a “very big” recruiting effort soon. The department, which has struggled to fill positions, is currently short 20 officers, despite a new recruiting class.
“We want the best and aren’t going to settle for anything less,” she said. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lincoln-city-council-oks-contract-making-police-officers-highest-paid-in-the-state/article_0557a380-af68-5ce3-8546-8c053bdaa191.html | 2022-08-09T01:44:14 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lincoln-city-council-oks-contract-making-police-officers-highest-paid-in-the-state/article_0557a380-af68-5ce3-8546-8c053bdaa191.html |
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — The Lower Paxton Township Police Department is requesting the public's help in locating a missing teen.
Antonio Natal left his home on the morning of Aug. 8 and has not returned home.
He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, red shorts, and white shoes and was on a black bicycle, but may have changed clothing.
Authorities believe Natal may be in the area of the Harrisburg mall.
Any active sightings should be reported immediately to 911. Non-active tips can be submitted through the CRIMEWATCH website or called into the Lower Paxton Township station at 717-657-5656. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lower-paxton-township-police-searching-missing-teen-antonio-natal/521-6f1b4353-3532-4124-a297-fd6658694573 | 2022-08-09T01:45:24 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lower-paxton-township-police-searching-missing-teen-antonio-natal/521-6f1b4353-3532-4124-a297-fd6658694573 |
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Editors note: The attached video is from July 28.
Local fire companies across the Midstate are warning of a new scam.
Many fire companies, including Union Deposit, Lancaster Township, and Rheems Fire Departments have posted announcements on their Facebook pages warning residents of the new scam.
Typically, the potential victim will receive a text message claiming that a local fire department is selling shirts for $10 off, with an attached link.
The Union Deposit Volunteer Fire Company posted that the text is not endorsed by the fire company in any way.
The Lancaster Township Fire Department posted a similar screenshot of the targeted scam.
The department also warned against clicking on the link associated with the message. Fire departments would not send a direct text message to residents within the area.
For tips from the BBB on how to spot a text scam, click here. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/scam-fire-department-money-fraud-pennsylvania/521-db095a22-bfa0-4325-8609-8dd96274061b | 2022-08-09T01:45:30 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/scam-fire-department-money-fraud-pennsylvania/521-db095a22-bfa0-4325-8609-8dd96274061b |
Eastern Shore police death: Anton Black settlement reached, adds police reform
- Officers handcuffed Anton Black and shackled his legs before he stopped breathing.
- The agreement doesn’t resolve the family’s claims against former Maryland chief medical examiner
Relatives of a 19-year-old Black man who died during a struggle with police officers on Maryland's Eastern Shore have reached a $5 million partial settlement of their wrongful death lawsuit, an agreement that also requires improvements in police training and policies, family attorneys announced Monday.
The family's federal lawsuit accused police of using excessive force on Anton Black after they chased him and tried to restrain him outside his family's home in rural Greensboro, Maryland, in 2018. Officers handcuffed Black and shackled his legs before he stopped breathing.
The lawsuit also accused police of trying to cover up an unjustified killing, falsely claiming that Black was high on drugs and exhibiting "superhuman" strength.
Black's death fueled calls for an independent investigation and inspired legislative reforms. A state law named after Black expanded public access to records about police disciplinary cases. It took effect last September.
The lawsuit's settlement resolves the family's claims against three Maryland towns — Greensboro, Ridgely and Centreville — and several individuals: former Greensboro Police Officer Thomas Webster IV, former Greensboro Police chief Michael Petyo, former Ridgley police chief Gary Manos, Centreville Police Officer Dennis Lannon and former Greensboro town manager Jeannette Cleveland.
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The $5 million settlement amount includes attorneys' fees and costs, according to a family lawyer. The agreement requires the three towns to update their policies governing police officers' use of force, to provide officers with mental health training and annual training on "implicit bias" and de-escalation techniques.
Black had been diagnosed with a severe form of bipolar disorder. He was hospitalized less than two weeks before his death after his father called police, concerned that his son had been acting strangely at home.
Still to be decided
The agreement doesn't resolve the family's claims against former Maryland chief medical examiner David Fowler and the state medical examiner's office. The medical examiner's autopsy report listed Black's death as accidental and said a congenital heart condition, mental illness and stress from the struggle likely contributed to his death.
An expert for the lawsuit's plaintiffs, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins University, concluded that asphyxiation was the cause of Black's death.
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"There was nothing accidental about it," family attorney Rene Swafford said at a news conference Monday.
What happened
A police body camera captured parts of Black's encounter with police Sept. 15, 2018. The video shows Webster confronting Black in response to a 911 call that a man was roughly dragging a child down the road in a headlock.
The boy, a friend of Black's family, told the officer that Black was "schizophrenic" and had been acting strangely. When Webster ordered Black to place his hands behind his back and told him he was under arrest, Black said, "I love you," and then turned and jogged in the opposite direction.
Manos and Lannon were off duty when they tried to help Webster arrest Black.
After Black jogged back to his family's home and got into a car, Webster used a baton to smash a car window and then used a stun gun on Black. Later, during a struggle on the porch of his family's home, Black lost consciousness as Manos, Lannon and Webster tried to restrain him.
"Even after Anton was handcuffed, the officers ignored the danger they were causing and kept Anton in a prone restraint for approximately six minutes as he struggled to breathe, lost consciousness and suffered cardiac arrest," the lawsuit says.
Black's mother stood nearby, yelling his name and begging for him to respond. Black later was pronounced dead at a hospital.
"They had to know that he was dying," said Anton's father, Antone Black. "They killed my son for no reason."
In January, a federal judge refused to throw out the lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Catherine Blake said body camera video of the deadly encounter doesn't conclusively contradict the family's claims that police used excessive force on Black. The judge concluded that a reasonable jury "could reach more than one conclusion" about whether officers used a reasonable degree of force against Black.
A county prosecutor didn't ask a grand jury to consider criminal charges in Black's death.
Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland are among the attorneys representing Black's family.
Attorneys for the three towns and other municipal defendants didn't immediately respond to a telephone call seeking comment on the settlement.
The family and the Coalition for Justice for Anton Black filed their lawsuit in December 2020. The suit said Black died in a "chillingly similar manner" as George Floyd, the Black man whose May 2020 killing by a Minneapolis police officer led to global protests against racial injustice and police abuses. | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/08/5-million-settlement-reached-wrongful-death-lawsuit-anton-black-maryland-police-reform/65396121007/ | 2022-08-09T01:49:25 | 1 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/08/5-million-settlement-reached-wrongful-death-lawsuit-anton-black-maryland-police-reform/65396121007/ |
Police pursuit of man who allegedly stabbed roommate leads to officer-involved shooting
A shootout erupted between Maricopa police officers and 50-year-old Michael Zapata after he allegedly stabbed his roommate and fled the scene on Sunday afternoon, Maricopa Police Department said in a statement.
Maricopa police officers responded to a report of an aggravated assault with a knife around 6 p.m. on Sunday. According to the statement, they found a man with stab and burn wounds who told them he'd been attacked by his roommate, Zapata. The injured man was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Zapata fled the house and ultimately collided with another car near Maricopa Casa Grande Highway and Porter Road. He then shot at Maricopa police units and officers returned fire but didn't hit him, according to the police statement. No officers were injured.
While he wasn't shot, Zapata did receive minor injuries and has since been released from the hospital and booked into Pinal County Jail, the police statement said. The driver of the other car involved in the crash was taken to the hospital as a precaution, treated and released.
The events are being looked into by several agencies.
The officer-involved shooting is being investigated by the Pinal County Sheriff's Office while the crash at Maricopa Casa Grande Highway and Porter is being investigated by the Pinal County Vehicular Crimes Unit. The Maricopa Police Department is in charge of the original aggravated assault, according to the statement.
Reach criminal justice reporter Gloria Rebecca Gomez at grgomez@gannett.com or on Twitter @glorihuh.
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Phoenix Zoo seeks help naming 21 newborn, endangered black-footed ferrets
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo welcomed five more litters of the highly-endangered black-footed ferrets this May and June at its Elaine V. Johnson Conservation Center.
There are 21 baby ferrets, or kits, in all born to mothers Akoya, Roseanne, Vermillion, Lady Mary and Canneles, and some will be identified as candidates to be released into the wild.
According to Tara Harris, the director of conservation and science for the Phoenix Zoo who oversees its breeding and recovery programs, there are only a few hundred of the animals living in the wild today.
Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered animals in North America and were actually thought to be extinct, though they were rediscovered in 1981 in Wyoming, according to the Black-footed Ferret Connection. They are one of only three species of ferret in the world and the only species native to North America. The Black-footed Ferret Connection’s website says they were originally native to 12 U.S. states, living in areas of short or mixed grass, but they are now only found at reintroduction sites.
When they were rediscovered, biologists captured the remaining ferrets they could find and began breeding them, and all black-footed ferrets are likely descended from just seven ancestors as a result, according to Harris.
The Phoenix Zoo is one of six facilities in the world breeding the ferrets for reintroduction into the wild in an effort to save the species from extinction. It has been breeding ferrets since 1992 and has produced over 500 ferrets total in those 30 years, Harris said.
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Just last year, 13 ferrets bred at the Phoenix Zoo were released into the wild in Colorado, according to a press release from the Phoenix Zoo. There are also reintroduction sites in Arizona and a total of 30 sites across the country, Harris said.
Later in August or September, Harris said they will begin identifying which kits would make good release candidates. Those kits will then go to a facility in Colorado for pre-conditioning.
“You can kind of think of it like a boot camp for black-footed ferrets where they go and they have to learn all the survival skills that they need to live out in the wild,” Harris said.
The conditioning includes living outdoors in underground burrow systems, where they get the chance to hunt on their own, Harris said. If they complete the tasks necessary to survival in the wild, they will be released.
For now, the ferrets will remain with their mothers at the Johnson Conservation Center, and in the meantime, the zoo is asking the public’s help in naming one litter of ferrets born to mom Canneles and dad Juniper. According to the press release, there are four kits to be named, and four themes to choose from.
The four themes are: trees (Maple, Acacia, Cedar and Willow), Avatar the Last Airbender (Kyoshi, Toph, Suki and Azula), Norse mythology (Freya, Eisa, Idunn and Senua) and Pokemon Eevee evolutions (Espeon, Umbreon, Flareon and Jolteon).
To vote for a name theme, visit the zoo’s website. Voting is open now until Aug. 16, and the winning names will be announced Aug. 19, according to the press release.
Reach breaking news reporter Sam Burdette at sburdette@gannett.com or on Twitter @SuperSafetySam
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DUNMORE, Pa. — Two men are wanted for stealing catalytic converters in Lackawanna County.
Surveillance cameras captured the pair Sunday afternoon at Datom Products Inc. in Dunmore.
Police say multiple catalytic converters were stolen from vehicles at the business.
The search is still on for those thieves.
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NAMPA, Idaho — Monday marked the first day of a multi-day training for Meridian and Nampa school resource officers (SRO).
SROs ran through several mock active shooter drills, including clearing hallways, entering into classrooms and finding a suspect, Meridian SRO sergeant John Gonzales said.
A lot of times, people just think about lockdown drills. In reality, there are many other safety protocols to develop, according to Gonzales.
Learning from other schools around the country – about what to do and what not to do – helps create safer and more effective responses, Gonzales said.
“We do take a lot of that information to make sure that our officers are ready,” Gonzales said, “and if they had to encounter a situation like what happened in Uvalde, they are ready to act.”
This year, there are sixteen Meridian SROs and three supervisors assigned to various West Ada Schools. Five of those officers will split their time between elementary schools, Gonzales said.
Last year, they had a 12-person team. He said the more training, the better equipped SROs are.
“What we're hoping for is that our training just takes over if one of these situations was to occur, to be able to get us through that situation.” Gonzales said.
Third-year SRO Jared Haustveit said as a father himself, keeping children safe is his top priority. While working, he runs through scenarios in his mind if there is something suspicious happening.
He said for something as serious as a school shooting, emotional processing is something that comes afterward.
“I think is in this profession, you have to be able to separate yourself from training in reality at times,” Haustveit said.
SROs have many different responsibilities – like dealing with mental health crises, first aid and various health and welfare issues, Haustveit said.
Haustveit said building positive relationships between not only schools and police, but also students and police, is the recipe for success.
“Everyone kind of has their perception of what law enforcement or what SROs are," Haustveit said. "And a lot of that is maybe knocking those barriers down and just showing them, 'hey, I'm just a normal person, just like you. But I'm also here, you know, as a policeman to help out if needed.'"
A lot of times, Gonzales said people are aware of a potential incident before it happens. He encourages people report anything suspicious to law enforcement.
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HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) — One bar in Huntington added a new drink to its menu, but it is not your typical beverage. It is called the “pink drink,” and it is part of an initiative by LaFontaine’s Rooftop Lounge to ensure safe dating.
Every year in the United States about 1.5 million women are sexually assaulted while dating. Statistics like these are the reason LaFontaine’s owners say they are taking steps to keep their customers safe.
“I actually recently spoke to the sexual assault crisis people here locally, and one of the representatives told me: ‘If there was a protocol like this twenty to thirty years ago, my life would’ve turned out a lot differently,” Mack Gleason, co-owner of LaFontaine’s said. “And that statement alone made me feel like what we’re doing here is something that could really expand to the whole area.”
The new policy starts with a simple sign located in the women’s bathroom. It tells women that if they don’t feel safe with their date, they should go to the bar and order a “pink drink.”
“If you order it from a cocktail waitress or at the bar, they will let management know right away, and we will see where it needs to go from there,” Gleason said.
He said the idea came from one of his employees.
“One of my staff members, she’s a female here. She said that: ‘You know, I’m seeing this go viral on TikTok or Instagram or whatever, and I think that would be great if we offered something ourselves,” Gleason said.
Gleason also said that just because the sign is in the women’s bathroom, it does not mean that men cannot order the “pink drink” too if they are in an uncomfortable situation.
“You can order this as a male or female,” he said. “This happens on both sides, so we don’t want it to just be female-oriented. The reason it’s in the women’s bathroom is because it’s the most discreet location right now, but if you order it, either way, we’ll take care of you.”
With Marshall University less than a mile away, the initiative is already putting the college community at ease.
“Especially, with a new bar just taking initiative to provide safety not only for women but also men, it could open doors for other bars to do the same thing,” said Jimal Vineyard, a Marshall University employee.
“I personally believe that there have been situations with my girlfriends, and they weren’t able to get out of it,” said Shifa Khan, a Marshall University graduate student. “It’s a great initiative.”
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