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The Coos Bay Public Library is hosting a summer bash geared towards young people and families at the Mingus Park Pool Saturday, August 20, from 4-6 p.m. Young people ages 18 and under are invited to a celebrate summer with a free swim, pizza and snacks. Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult in the pool; all adults must be accompanied by a child. Each participant can pick up a free book to take home and enjoy throughout the rest of the summer.
The program is part of the library’s ongoing efforts to provide enrichment activities throughout the year for all ages. For information on other activities at the Coos Bay Public Library, visit the Coos Bay Public Library’s website at www.coosbaylibrary.org, call (541) 269-1101 x 236 or email Jennifer Knight at jknight@coosbaylibrary.org. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/library-to-host-bash-at-mingus-pool/article_f35b8802-18f1-11ed-91da-037ebe6b91a8.html | 2022-08-12T17:48:27 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/library-to-host-bash-at-mingus-pool/article_f35b8802-18f1-11ed-91da-037ebe6b91a8.html |
The North Bend Police Department is planning to implement a property watch program to help business owners watch their property during off hours.
Police Chief Gary McCullough said the program has been successful in many Oregon communities, including in Coos Bay when he was police chief there.
"It worked really well for us in assisting our downtown businesses and property owners in helping police their downtown properties when there's nobody there," McCullough said.
The program, which will kick off in September, would allow business owners to sign up to have police keep a closer eye on their properties after the business has closed.
McCullough said businesses that sign up will give police the authority to remove people from the property for a variety of violations.
Those include anyone making unreasonable noise, fighting, exhibiting violent behavior, violating state or city laws, or people who remain on the property for more than 20 minutes, violate curfew laws, consume alcohol or controlled substance, litter, ride skateboards, drive a vehicle in a careless manner, obstruct traffic or carry firearms.
Basically, McCullough said, business that sign up will give police authority to remove those causing any trouble from the business property without having to contact the owner at the time.
"Without this, if we go on a property and someone broke a window or made a mess at 4 o’clock in the morning, we have to contact a business owner and say what would you like us to do," McCullough said.
Similar programs are used in Astoria, Pendleton, Salem, Coos Bay and other communities. McCullough said when he was chief in Coos Bay, more than 75 business were signed up and most were pleased with the results.
"There are limits to the property watch program," McCullough said. "If you sign up to be a part of the program, please be aware the North Bend police officers cannot give you legal advice, cannot evict someone for you, cannot tow vehicles from your property. The one we have stress the most is we do not take the place of private security. We are not there. If we happen to drive by and see someone of your property, we can stop and take action."
The free program is only for commercial business. Business owners who sign up will be placards to place in their windows, showing police and the public they are part of the program. North Coos Dispatch will also keep the list, so they can inform officers that come to a scene.
When the program kicks off, business owners can sign up by filling out a form on the North Bend police website or by filling out hard copies that will be available at the police department.
"We'd like to start it here in September and they would be eligible until the end of the year," McCullough said. :We'd like to renew it every year." | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/north-bend-to-start-property-watch-program/article_f5f21622-18f0-11ed-b3a2-77f925eb057d.html | 2022-08-12T17:48:33 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/north-bend-to-start-property-watch-program/article_f5f21622-18f0-11ed-b3a2-77f925eb057d.html |
November 18, 1938 – August 10, 2022
Gary Craig Briggs – November 18, 1938 – August 10, 2022 - logger, father, son, brother, friend, larger than life optimist who loved a good and hearty laugh with friends, family and anyone he encountered. He also loved two-stepping, fast cars, large photos of himself and his man jewelry.
Born in Roseburg, Oregon, Gary grew up on the family homestead up South Myrtle near Myrtle Creek, Oregon. When the family home burned, he moved to Roseburg with his family, where he graduated from Roseburg High School in 1956. After high school, Gary joined the Marine Corp and spent most of his military time at Camp Pendleton. When he returned home to Oregon, he studied business at the University of Oregon and Southern Oregon College. He joined the family business of R.A. Briggs & Sons, and in 1960, married Jeannie Simpson, the mother of his 5 children. They spent summers with the family living and working at Briggs Logging Camp near Diamond Lake. He loved being in the woods logging, hunting and fishing. The family moved to Coquille, Oregon where he started 3 Son Loggers, Inc. These were good, but also tumultuous times, with losing his son Todd, and surviving a shooting in Dora, Oregon in 1977.
Gary’s love for his work was present in every conversation. Each day was focused on logging, but it didn’t stop him from taking a photo of a stunning sunrise on his way to work. He was the president of the Associated of Oregon Loggers in 1979, and in 1995 he was proudly quoted in National Geographic as a local logging expert on forest issues. He later started D-9 Construction then moved to Lookingglass, Oregon. His logging career took him too many areas around the west including Baker City, Oregon; Pocatello, Idaho; Logan, Utah; and Naches, Washington. He finally returned to Bandon, Oregon to be closer to his family.
Preceded in death by his son, Todd Adrian at age 8; parents, Russell and Trudy Briggs; brothers, Bruce and Jim Briggs; and nephews, Bruce and Jimmie Briggs. Gary is survived by his children and their families, Craig and Colleen Briggs; Jennifer (Briggs) and Dean Criscola; Josie Briggs and Robert Murray; and Neel Briggs. He was the proud grandfather of their 12 children – Nick, John, Cate and Claire Briggs, Piper (Criscola) and Zach Rouse, Joe, Lexie and Sam Criscola, Vivian and Willa Murray, Ellie and Maren Briggs. He loved his nieces and nephews and was survived by Stephen and Jennifer Briggs, Jamie (Briggs) and Randy Gill, Jonnie (Briggs) and Jon Lauch, and Rusty and DeAnn Briggs. His extended family includes many cherished great and great-great nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at The Coquille Christian Community Church, 625 East 10th Street, Coquille, Oregon.
Friends may offer condolences online at westrumfuneralservce.com Arrangements are under the direction of Amling Schroeder Funeral Service, Bandon. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/gary-craig-briggs/article_ebb71e58-1a5f-11ed-8ca5-bf1f7b5107ed.html | 2022-08-12T17:48:39 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/gary-craig-briggs/article_ebb71e58-1a5f-11ed-8ca5-bf1f7b5107ed.html |
The first time the Dallas Cowboys took the field in front of fans in Texas was in San Antonio.
In their inaugural season, the Cowboys battled the then-St. Louis Cardinals in a preseason game on Aug. 13, 1960, at Alamo Stadium. Dallas' first preseason game was in Seattle against San Francisco the week before.
St. Louis won the game 20-13 in front of a crowd of 14,000 in Alamo Stadium, according to Pro Football Archives.
That first season was a forgettable one for the Cowboys, who went 0-11-1 during the regular season.
Much has changed since that first season and the San Antonio preseason game. The Cardinals now play in Arizona, and the Cowboys are worth $6.5 billion as of August 2021, according to Forbes. Dallas has won five Super Bowls and is often referred to as America's Team because of the team's popularity nationally.
As for San Antonio, the city has hosted several professional teams at Alamo Stadium, including the San Antonio Wings of the World Football League in 1975; the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League from 1984 to 1985; the San Antonio Riders of the World League of American Football in 1991; and the San Antonio Matadors of the Spring Football League in 2000.
The Alamodome hosted the New Orleans Saint for a handful of games in 2005 after the team was displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
San Antonio is expected to host a currently unnamed XFL team at the Alamodome in 2023 under the guidance of head coach and former NFL player Hines Ward.
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FISHERS, Ind. — Conner Prairie announced $24 million in new capital projects Friday that will offer visitors an enhanced museum, new educational trails and a permanent exhibit that "will tell a more inclusive story of Indiana’s history."
The museum enhancements should provide more space for hands-on exhibits and collections.
Two trails will take advantage of the outdoor museum's natural assets, the White River, prairie and woods, by including up to four "education hubs" featuring the river's role now and in the future, along with other environmental educational opportunities and art displays. One of the planned trails will be fully accessible.
A new, permanent history exhibit set to open in the summer of 2023 called "Promised Land as Proving Ground" will offer an inclusive look at Indiana’s religious traditions, agriculture, music and "the art of the African Diaspora and the African American culture and traditions."
Conner Prairie's theater will be renovated to include more space for historic artifacts.
Visitor access to the museum and Prairietown will reflect a commitment to accessibility for all guests.
Norman Burns, CEO of Conner Prairie, said the enhancements show how “Conner Prairie is taking proactive steps towards telling a more complete and more inclusive story, both in person and virtually. These projects ensure that we’ll be a place where the doors are always open to a diversity of voices and limitless experiences for generations to come.”
Private donations of more than $15 million to the Prairie Pathways Campaign will support the new capital projects, and the museum anticipates the remaining funds will be provided by "partnerships currently in development." | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/conner-prairie-announces-24-million-capital-enhancements-museum-trail-exhibits/531-54bc1bb9-f41a-4c10-84a6-1ef46358db8e | 2022-08-12T17:54:26 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/conner-prairie-announces-24-million-capital-enhancements-museum-trail-exhibits/531-54bc1bb9-f41a-4c10-84a6-1ef46358db8e |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Police Department officers are investigating two explosions in two different areas of Sacramento they believe are related.
According to the Sacramento Police Department, the first explosion happened on May 29 in the 6800 block of 14th Avenue. Police say the second explosion happened on Aug. 4 on the 900 block of Seamas Avenue.
According to police, the bombs used in both cases appear to be homemade and both explosions are believed to be related.
Police are asking the community to move away and call 911 if they see a suspicious device.
Watch more from ABC10: Stockton bank shooting | 23-year-old man killed in shooting near Sherwood Mall | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-explosions-seamas-avenue-14th-avenue/103-42f9d74d-24bc-499d-950d-82b125325954 | 2022-08-12T18:02:00 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-explosions-seamas-avenue-14th-avenue/103-42f9d74d-24bc-499d-950d-82b125325954 |
GIBSONVILLE — A rabid fox was found on Huffine Mill Road, the Guilford County health department said in a news release.
The fox tested positive for the rabies virus on Wednesday and is the seventeenth confirmed case of animal rabies in 2022, the department said.
North Carolina law requires that all domestic pets (cats, dogs, and ferrets) aged 4 months or older be vaccinated for rabies. Supervising pets when they are outdoors could prevent contact with wild animals and lessen the possibility of rabies exposure.
Here are some tips to help prevent you or your family from being exposed to the rabies virus:
• Avoid direct contact with wildlife, dead or alive. If you find a sick or injured animal, contact Guilford County Animal Control at 336-641-5990.
• Avoid any animal displaying unnatural behavior. Wild animals are not usually friendly so be very careful if they approach you.
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• Do not try to separate fighting animals.
• Feed your pets indoors. Leaving food outside will attract dogs, cats, and other wildlife into your yard.
• Report all stray animals to animal control at 336-641-5990 in Greensboro and 336-883-3224 in High Point.
• If a person is bitten by an animal, wash the bitten area immediately with soap and water, seek medical attention and report the bite to animal control.
For more information on rabies prevention, contact Guilford County Animal Services at 336-641-2506 or visit www.guilfordcountync.gov/our-county/animal-services. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/rabid-fox-found-in-gibsonville/article_7513e058-1a4e-11ed-b4ea-f3b157031f40.html | 2022-08-12T18:02:06 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/rabid-fox-found-in-gibsonville/article_7513e058-1a4e-11ed-b4ea-f3b157031f40.html |
GREENSBORO — Construction work this weekend will close the U.S. 29 north ramps from Interstate 40 and MLK Drive, state transportation officials said.
Contractors will be paving and installing barriers, N.C. Department of Transportation said in a news release.
The northbound ramps will be closed at 8 p.m. today and are expected to reopen at 8 p.m. Sunday, weather permitting, DOT said. Traffic will be detoured down I-40 to merge on to Interstate 785 and then back onto U.S. 29.
DOT asks motorists to slow down, be patient and pay extra attention while driving near the work zone. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/us-29-north-ramps-from-i-40-and-mlk-drive-close-tonight-as-part-of/article_fb776da2-1a4b-11ed-95b0-4fb71e3dcf1a.html | 2022-08-12T18:02:12 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/us-29-north-ramps-from-i-40-and-mlk-drive-close-tonight-as-part-of/article_fb776da2-1a4b-11ed-95b0-4fb71e3dcf1a.html |
A stranger ambushed a 50-year-old woman as she walked on a Brooklyn street early last weekend, punching her repeatedly and then trying to rip off her pants and shirt in what police say was an unprovoked attack, the latest in a chilling citywide series.
The woman was walking near Eighth Avenue and 58th Street in Borough Park around 4 a.m. Sunday when she was attacked, police say. First the stranger punched her, then he shoved her to the ground and tried to tear off her clothes before molesting her, authorities say. He grabbed her purse, which had her phone, keys and cash in it, just before he rode off on a bicycle.
The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of cuts and bruises, police said.
The suspect was last seen riding west on 58th Street toward Seventh Avenue, police said. They released surveillance footage of him (above). Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/50-year-old-woman-walking-on-nyc-street-blindsided-in-punch-throwing-sex-attack/3822574/ | 2022-08-12T18:06:39 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/50-year-old-woman-walking-on-nyc-street-blindsided-in-punch-throwing-sex-attack/3822574/ |
A 58-year-old Manhattan man has been arrested on grand larceny and other charges in connection with an April joyride on a stolen flatbed truck that ended with a pedestrian knocked unconscious and a crash into a utility pole, authorities say.
Carl Jenkins, who was arrested Thursday, also is charged with leaving the scene of a serious vehicle accident and vehicular assault in the April 22 jaunt through the Bronx. It wasn't immediately clear how cops tracked him down or whether he had an attorney who could comment on the allegations as of early Friday afternoon.
Cops had been looking for Jenkins since he allegedly hit a 49-year-old pedestrian who had been standing behind a parked pickup truck as he barreled through the Bronx on the stolen flatbed. No update on the victim's condition was provided Friday, but authorities have said he was left on the road near East 238th Street with "severe body trauma," including broken bones.
Officers found the stolen flatbed hours later near East 235th Street and White Plains Road where it was apparently abandoned after crashing into a utility pole. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-flatbed-thief-who-hit-pedestrian-during-joyride-arrested-months-later-cops/3822543/ | 2022-08-12T18:06:51 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-flatbed-thief-who-hit-pedestrian-during-joyride-arrested-months-later-cops/3822543/ |
Mesa police close University Drive, Extension Road intersection to investigate death
The intersection of University Drive and Extension Road was closed in all four directions Friday morning due to an investigation into a death, according to Mesa Police Department.
"Officers are on scene investigating and currently have someone detained," said Brandi George, spokesperson for Mesa Police Department.
Police did not provide further information.
Motorists were advised to use Alma School Road or Country Club Drive as alternate routes for northbound and southbound traffic, as well as Main Street or Rio Salado Parkway for eastbound and westbound traffic.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Reach breaking news reporter Haleigh Kochanski at hkochanski@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @HaleighKochans.
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Man fatally stabbed in Phoenix after 'argument turned violent,' police said
Haleigh Kochanski
Arizona Republic
A Phoenix man is dead after an "argument turned violent" near 19th Avenue and Beardsley Road on Thursday night, according to Phoenix Police Department.
Officers were sent to the area just after 5 p.m. They found a person injured and several witnesses to a reported stabbing.
The man believed to have stabbed the victim had left the area but was quickly found by police. He was detained without incident, said Sgt. Brian Bower with Phoenix Police Department.
The person stabbed was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries.
Neither man was identified by police.
Reach breaking news reporter Haleigh Kochanski at hkochanski@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @HaleighKochans.
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Richmond area transit riders will soon be boarding 19 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses that GRTC will purchase with $10 million in federal funding.
The funding will come from the U.S. Department of Transportation following the passage of legislation that includes an additional $952,000 for GRTC to build a new vehicle storage facility by its headquarters on East Belt Boulevard and $565,000 for the City of Suffolk to purchase new electric buses and charging stations.
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, announced the federal award this week, saying that the money is part of a federal program intended to provide funding for local and state governments to buy zero- or low-emission vehicles and related facilities.
“Electric and natural gas vehicles offer a clean and affordable alternative to traditional fuel vehicles,” the senators said in a joint news release. "We are glad to see Virginia receive this funding to support the adoption of more energy efficient vehicles and the needed infrastructure to continue our transition to a transportation system with a significantly lower impact on the environment.”
GRTC first started moving toward acquiring CNG buses about 10 years ago. Richmond and GRTC officials at the time said the transition would help reduce fuel costs, improve air quality and make buses quieter.
Mike Frontiero, GRTC's spokesman, said the $10 million grant will be used to replace 19 diesel buses.
"The newly funded vehicles will replace buses that will be at the end of their useful lives when delivery of the new buses is projected to occur," he said. "Useful life is generally 12 years."
He said the additional funding for the new facility will be used to demolish an existing building, conduct site remediation and pave new space for vehicles.
"Demolishing and remediating the existing building will remove sources of potential pollution from the surrounding community and new paving will allow GRTC to leverage millions of additional dollars to expand its fleet to meet growing ridership," he said.
In June, the General Assembly allocated $100 million of the state budget toward seed funding for the establishment of lab schools, an alternative form of public K-12 education that's allowed greater autonomy and is funded through a separate budget.
The case, which had been watched nationally, tested the constitutionality of a "geofence" warrant that allowed Chesterfield County police to obtain Google location records of 19 cellphones near the bank at the time of the heist.
The overall number of people experiencing homelessness in the Richmond area has decreased since last summer, but more people are living on the street than ever before, according to the region's shelter and homeless services coordinator. | https://richmond.com/news/local/grtc-to-purchase-19-new-buses-build-new-vehicle-facility-with-11m-in-federal-funding/article_0a6c08eb-1ad4-55a3-a514-3fe5a1edb471.html | 2022-08-12T18:17:11 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/grtc-to-purchase-19-new-buses-build-new-vehicle-facility-with-11m-in-federal-funding/article_0a6c08eb-1ad4-55a3-a514-3fe5a1edb471.html |
CEDAR FALLS — Sunday’s Weddings Event is a one-stop shop for everything a bride needs to plan a dream wedding.
Presented by the Courier Media Group and Weddings magazine, the event is from noon to 3 p.m. at Bien Venu Event Center, 7400 Hudson Road.
Tickets are $3 in advance and $5 at the door. Admission is free for the bride or groom. Pre-register and purchase tickets at go.wcfcourier.com/weddingsevent.
Sponsors are Milroy’s Tuxedos, Mara, Bien Venu Event Center, Our Stress-Free Wedding, Dinner for Two by Kitchen Charm, and Evolve Aesthetics & Regenerative Medicine.
More than $5,000 worth of prizes will be given away, including a trip for two adults and two guests to seven nights of resort accommodations.
An ingenious, delightful and relatively inexpensive reception decoration idea for an outdoor or indoor country wedding -- lightbulbs-turned flower vases, intermingled with strands of Edison lights and flowers in plastic single bud vases attached to the fence.
A gallon pot of garden mums in a galvanized bucket and wrapped with burlap and twine and mason jars filled with colorful dahlias and other flowers accent a burlap runner.
A country wedding isn’t necessarily rustic. There’s a bit more polish appearing in today’s countrified weddings and a lot of charm. Country-inspired weddings have a more natural color palette with a mix of homespun textures – lace and wood, flowers and foliage, linen napkins and wooden tables, elegant china with mismatched glassware or silverware.
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An ingenious, delightful and relatively inexpensive reception decoration idea for an outdoor or indoor country wedding -- lightbulbs-turned flower vases, intermingled with strands of Edison lights and flowers in plastic single bud vases attached to the fence.
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Blush dresses and gorgeous bouquets with ribbon streamers is both elegant and countrified.
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Botantical and simple floral designs can set a polished tone for a country-themed wedding.
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Roses in all shades of pastel pinks, purples and a touch of fuschia.
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A DIY banner and strands of light are romantic touches.
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A gallon pot of garden mums in a galvanized bucket and wrapped with burlap and twine and mason jars filled with colorful dahlias and other flowers accent a burlap runner.
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An elegant and earthy spread for reception guests.
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Strands of lights and flowers can go a long way in transforming a large space into a more intimate setting for a reception.
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A naked cake adorned with flowers and fruit is rustic, but with an air of sophistication and fashion. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/couriers-weddings-event-aug-14-at-bien-venu-event-center/article_efef0fa8-42f9-538d-9051-0495c3985699.html | 2022-08-12T18:27:39 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/couriers-weddings-event-aug-14-at-bien-venu-event-center/article_efef0fa8-42f9-538d-9051-0495c3985699.html |
WATERLOO — A Waterloo man has been arrested after allegedly attacking convenience store workers and breaking merchandise because he was carded.
Willie Smith Jr., 34, was arrested Wednesday for two counts of assault, disorderly conduct and fifth-degree criminal mischief. He was released pending trial.
According to court records, Smith began arguing with staff at Kwik Star on West Ninth Street on Wednesday afternoon because a clerk had asked him for ID when he attempted to buy beer.
He allegedly threw items at store employees, hitting two workers, and threw items to the floor, causing $107 in damages.
Photos: Missing children in Iowa
Photos: Missing children in Iowa
Jade Colvin
Jade Colvin
Missing Since: Jun 10, 2016
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 2002
Age Now: 18
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 135 lbs
When Jade was last seen, her hair was dyed auburn. She may dye her hair.
Contact
1-800-843-5678
or
Des Moines Police Department (Iowa) 1-515-283-4811
NCMEC: 1408941
Fredrick Workman
Fredrick Workman
Missing Since: Aug 2, 2013
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB:1998
Age Now:22
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color:Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 145 lbs
He was last seen on August 2, 2013. Fredrick has a scar under his chin. He may use the alias last name Shields. Fredrick may go by the nickname Fred.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Des Moines Police Department 515-283-4811
NCMEC: 1222001
Benjamin Roseland
Benjamin Roseland
Missing Since: Feb 9, 2008
Missing From: Clinton, IA
DOB: 1988
Age Now: 32
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height5'11"
Weight: 175 lbs
He was last seen at home on February 9, 2008. He has a vertical scar which extends from his lower lip to his chin, a scar on the right side of his mouth, a scar on the left side of his nose, and a scar on the upper left side of his chest. His nickname is Ben.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Clinton Police Department 563-243-1458
NCMEC: 1092332
Erin Pospisil
Erin Pospisil
Missing Since: June 3, 2001
Missing From: Cedar Rapids, IA
DOB: 1986
Age Now: 34
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 125 lbs
She was last seen at home on June 3, 2001 and she has not been seen or heard from since that day. She has a small scar above her left eye. When she was last seen, Erin had red highlights in her hair.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Cedar Rapids Police Department 319-286-5491
NCMEC: 919997
Marc Allen
Marc Allen
Missing Since: March 29, 1986
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB:1972
Age Now: 48
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 85 lbs
He was last seen leaving his home is Des Moines, Iowa, on March 29, 1986. He was on his way to a friend's home, but never arrived. The last time he was seen, Marc was wearing a light blue t-shirt, blue jean shorts, white socks, and gray tennis shoes.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Des Moines Police Department 515-283-4811
NCMEC: 1053047
Eugene Martin
Eugene Martin
Missing Since: Aug 12, 1984
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 1970
Age Now: 50
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 110 lbs
He was last seen between 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. as he was delivering newspapers. A paper bag was found outside of Des Moines with papers still inside. He has a scar on his right knee and has had a broken right wrist.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Des Moines Police Department- Missing Persons Unit - 515-283-4864 Or Your Local FBI
NCMEC: 601815
John Gosch
John Gosch
Missing Since: Sep 5, 1982
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 1969
Age Now: 51
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Lt. Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 140 lbs
He was last seen delivering newspapers. He has facial freckles, a gap between his front teeth, a birthmark on his left cheek, and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his tongue.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
West Des Moines Police Department 515-223-3211 Or Your Local FBI
NCMEC: 601763
Kimberly Doss
Kimberly Doss
Missing Since: Sep 1, 1982
Missing From: Davenport, IA
DOB: 1966
Age Now: 54
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 120 lbs
She was last seen in the Davenport, Iowa area on September 1, 1982. Kimberly has not been seen or heard from since. She may use the alias name of Kimberly Kathleen Gardner. She has a gap between her two front teeth.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Davenport Police Department 563-388-3664
NCMEC: 601057
Colleen Simpson
Colleen Simpson
Missing Since: Oct 5, 1975
Missing From: Bedford, IA
DOB: 1960
Age Now: 60
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Hazel
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 90 lbs
She was last seen at home where she disappeared during the night. Colleen has a scar on her right forearm.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Taylor County Sheriff's Office 712-523-2153
NCMEC: 601905
Xavior Harrelson
Xavior Harrelson
Missing Since: May 27, 2021
Missing From: Montezuma, IA
DOB: 2010
Age Now: 11
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 4'9"
Weight: 100 lbs
Xavior was last seen on May 27, 2021.
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
1-800-843-5678
or
Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office (Iowa) 1-641-623-5679
NCMEC: 1421892
Fatima Conteh
Fatima Conteh
Missing Since: May 19, 2022
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 2006
Age Now: 16
Sex: Female
Race: Biracial
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 4'11"
Weight: 120 lbs
She has tattoos on her chest, left forearm and right shoulder.
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
1-800-843-5678
or
Des Moines Police Department (Iowa) 1-515-283-4811
NCMEC: 1450978
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Hotel use, stadium events add to revenue for Hall of Fame Resort, but company posts loss
CANTON – Revenue generated from events at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium and use of the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel has helped Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. cover the loss of sponsorship dollars because of a dispute with Johnson Controls.
The company expects to end the year with revenue of more than $20 million, company officials said Friday. New tenants are expected to begin occupying the Fan Engagement Zone retail complex and Constellation Center for Excellence later this year.
Michael Crawford, president and chief executive officer of the company developing Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls, reviewed the company's finances through the first half of 2022 during a conference call Friday morning. The company released first half results late Thursday.
The dispute with Johnson Controls, which became public in May, is headed for mediation, Crawford said. Both companies contend the other has breached agreements that gave Johnson Controls, with U.S. headquarters in Milwaukee, naming rights to the Hall of Fame Village developments. Under the agreement, Johnson Controls would pay $4.75 million per year as a sponsor.
The sponsorship payment hasn't been made this year because of the dispute. The sponsorship agreement was struck in November 2016, before Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. formed in July 2020 and took over development of the Village project.
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Total revenue increases for Hall of Fame Resort
Although Hall of Fame Resort isn't receiving sponsorship payments from Johnson Controls, the company still has seen revenue increase this year.
The company had revenue of $2.69 million for the second quarter ending June 30, a 13.9% increase over $2.36 million last year. The company posted a loss of $9.2 million, or 8 cents per share, compared with a profit of $15.5 million, or 16 cents per share, last year. The second quarter 2021 profit was because of a change in calculating the value of warrants the company issued.
Through the first half of 2022, the company revenue is $4.79 million, a 12% gain from $4.28 million last year. The loss for 2022 is $17 million, or 16 cents per share, compared with $110.6 million, or $1.30 per share, in 2021.
More than half of the revenue this year has been generated the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Canton. The company lists revenue through the end of June at $2.51 million compared with $1.91 million last year. Meanwhile, events and rentals at Hall of Fame Village have generated more than $1 million in revenue this year, compared with $103,680 during the first half of 2021.
The figures don't include revenue generated by an event tied to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement last week. The company also saw revenue from multiple events in July at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
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Construction continues, tenants prepare
Over the past year, Hall of Fame Village has been building the retail complex, the center for performance at the Play Action Plaza.
"In one year we've gone from dirt to destination," Crawford said during the conference call.
The center for performance, a domed structure west of McKinley High School, hosted events during the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement last week, Crawford said. The building is hosting an event this weekend and will be home to a variety of programs and events later this year.
A tenant is lined up to occupy the third floor of the Constellation office building, and another tenant is lined up for the first floor. A Starbucks already is open in that building.
In the Fan Engagement Zone, a Build-A-Bear shop and Visit Canton are expected to take occupancy before Oct. 1, while a Don Shula's restaurant, Smoosh Cookies and TopGolf Swing Suite that is affiliated with The Brew Kettle should open before the year ends.
Crawford said groundbreaking for a 180-room hotel and a water park at the village should occur later this year.
Stock trading issues
Crawford also reviewed trading of Hall of Fame Resort stock. Earlier this year, the share price dropped below $1 per share, and after trading at less than $1 the stock was delisted on NASDAQ.
The company's managers and directors are reviewing options to have the shares listed again. Crawford noted that one option is for shares to begin trading at a price higher than $1 per share. That happened earlier this month when the stock closed over $1 for several days. The company needs that trend to occur for 10 consecutive trading days.
Crawford said that he, other managers and directors have been acquiring shares, and plan to step up their personal investment in the company.
There is value in the company, Crawford said during the conference call, adding that he has purchased shares and will continue making purchases as trading rules permit.
"I see where it (Hall of Fame Resort) is," he said. "And I see where it is going to go."
Reach Edd at 330-580-8484 or edd.pritchard@cantonrep.com On Twitter: @epritchardREP | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/hall-of-fame-resort-revenue-rises-with-hotel-use-stadium-events-michael-crawford/65392521007/ | 2022-08-12T18:31:46 | 0 | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/hall-of-fame-resort-revenue-rises-with-hotel-use-stadium-events-michael-crawford/65392521007/ |
BLOOMINGTON — The McLean County Museum of History has once again gained recognition for a 10-part online program chronicling the shared experiences of local migrant communities.
In July, Hannah Johnson, former director of youth and family education at the museum, attended the Association of Midwest Museums' annual conference in Milwaukee to accept the Best Practices 2022 Award on behalf of over 20 contributors to the "Breaking Bread in McLean County" series.
This series shares stories of communities from the Kickapoo Nation to Congolese Americans focusing on subjects such as food, family, tradition and trauma. In April, the museum also won an award for Superior Achievement in Community Partnerships from the Illinois Association for Museums in recognition of the series.
The American Alliance of Museums said the Best Practices Award recognizes museums and cultural organizations whose innovative projects or community partnerships and collaborations have pushed beyond the status quo and led to the advancement of best museum practices or the establishment of new practices at their institutions in order to better fulfill their missions.
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"Breaking Bread" is a partner program of the McLean County Museum of History, BN Welcoming, Design Streak at Illinois State University and Heartland Community College.
Program facilitators will be making two presentations in October about the making of "Breaking Bread."
The first will be from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Oct. 6 at the 24th annual Conference on Illinois History in Springfield.
The second will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. for ISU Senior Professionals. Registration information is on the "Senior Professionals" page of the university's website.
The entire series is available on the McLean County Museum of History's YouTube channel. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/mclean-county-museum-of-history-earns-second-award-for-breaking-bread-series/article_e1944eb8-1a60-11ed-84b3-5705ec71ebb0.html | 2022-08-12T18:32:36 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/mclean-county-museum-of-history-earns-second-award-for-breaking-bread-series/article_e1944eb8-1a60-11ed-84b3-5705ec71ebb0.html |
HOMEDALE, Idaho — Idaho Power crews continued working Friday to restore service after more than 2,900 homes and businesses lost electricity in a strong thunderstorm.
A total of 2,937 customers lost power at 5:48 p.m. Thursday, according to the Idaho Power outage map.
Owyhee County authorities said 10 double-circuit poles went down and four others were broken.
As of 11:25 a.m. Friday, Idaho Power estimates electricity service will be restored by 6 p.m.
As the storm moved through the area, telephone service was also knocked out in Murphy, the county seat. Phone service, including county dispatch and 911, was back on Friday morning.
The Murphy Airport was still closed Friday morning because of flooding.
Power outages were also reported early Friday morning in Marsing, affecting 43 customers, and shortly after 10 a.m. Friday in Caldwell, affecting 94 customers; Idaho Power lists the probable cause of those outages as line interference. Estimated restoration was noon Friday for both of them.
An outage reported shortly after 10 a.m. Friday in Meridian is listed as a "planned outage," with restoration expected by noon.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — This one goes out to all the people who are very proud of their collection of records.
Friday, Aug. 12, is National Vinyl Record Day, so it’s time to bring out the turn tables, pull your favorite record out of its sleeve, and turn up the music. If you want to celebrate the day with some chill vibes, North Texas is home to many great record shops.
To help you find the right place for you, we took a peek at Yelp’s list of the best and present them to you. Here is their list:
- Josey Records
- Spinster Records
- Forever Young Records
- Good Records
- The Spin Coffee and Vinyl
- Top-Ten Record Shop
- 14th Records
- CD Universe
- CD Warehouse
- NTX Vinyl | https://cw33.com/news/local/its-national-vinyl-record-day-here-are-the-best-record-stores-in-north-texas-according-to-yelp/ | 2022-08-12T18:36:26 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/its-national-vinyl-record-day-here-are-the-best-record-stores-in-north-texas-according-to-yelp/ |
Philadelphia International Airport is among the 10 airports with the most canceled flights in the U.S. this summer, according to recently released data.
It’s not quite the worst, but PHL ranks No. 7 on the list, with 3.8% of flights canceled, according to AirHelp, an air passenger rights company, which released its report Aug. 3.
In an emailed response to a request for comment about flight cancellations at the airport, PHL spokesperson Shawn Hawes pointed to “weather, air traffic congestion and airline operational issues” as some of the causes for canceled flights.
“While we work hard every day to provide the most efficient and customer friendly experience, unfortunately there are factors outside of our control. PHL will continue to work with our carriers to provide the best and safest service possible to travelers,” Hawes said.
Flight cancellations and delays have been a mounting problem, with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg taking aim at the industry as a result.
“When Americans buy an airline ticket, they should get to their destination safely, reliably, and affordably,” Buttigieg said in a statement earlier this month.
The Transportation Department is now proposing requiring airlines to offer passengers a refund if their flight schedule is changed significantly or if the airline makes major changes to their itinerary.
Below is AirHelp’s top 10 list of airports with the most flight cancellations this summer, based on percentage of flights canceled.
- LGA – New York LaGuardia Airport – 7.7%
- EWR – Newark Liberty International Airport – 7.6%
- DCA – Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport – 5.9%
- PIT – Pittsburgh International Airport – 4.1%
- BOS – Boston Edward L Logan International Airport – 4%
- CLT – Charlotte – 3.8%
- PHL – Philadelphia International Airport – 3.8%
- CLE – Cleveland Hopkins International Airport – 3.7%
- MIA – Miami International Airport – 3.7%
- JFK – New York J F Kennedy International Airport – 3.6% | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/phl-among-top-10-u-s-airports-with-most-canceled-flights-this-summer/3333998/ | 2022-08-12T18:39:38 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/phl-among-top-10-u-s-airports-with-most-canceled-flights-this-summer/3333998/ |
DALLAS — A Spirit Airlines agent, employed through a local partner company according to the airline, has been suspended after a video surfaced online that shows him fighting with a woman who called him racial and homophobic slurs in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
Video of the fight was posted on Twitter by DTX Daily with the date "7/11/22," but the statement from Spirit confirmed that the incident occurred on Aug. 11 and not on July 11.
The video has gone viral online, garnering more than 5 million views in only 24 hours.
In the video, you can see a man in a maroon shirt – the airline employee – yelling at a woman, saying "you have lost your mind... don't you touch me ever in your life."
"You touched me first, and then you got in my face," the man added. "Don't ever invade my personal space."
The woman then yells "get out of my face" back at the man while pushing him multiple times. Throughout the video, the woman says racial and homophobic slurs at the man. Another man intervenes, then the woman hits the airline employee. In response to being hit, the man then runs after the woman and eventually hits her back.
The video also shows multiple people trying to subdue the man and break up the fight.
At the end of the video, another man confronts the Spirit Airlines agent for "fighting a woman," where the two square off chest-to-chest with their hands behind their backs.
You can watch the video here (warning: the video contains language some may find offensive. Viewer discretion is advised.):
Spirit Airlines and the DFW airport told WFAA in a statement Friday morning they were aware of the altercation between the agent and the passenger. They added the "vendor at DFW has suspended the agent."
"Spirit Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind, and we are working with local law enforcement to investigate this matter," the statement continued.
WFAA has reached out to law enforcement to see if the woman is facing any charges from the incident, as well.
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Elana Thompson named as new Arts for Lawrence executive director
Elana Thompson will step into the role of Arts for Lawrence's executive director in September, following the retirement of current director Judy Byron.
A long-time Lawrence resident, Thompson previously worked as a college recruiter, pharmaceutical sales representative, fundraiser and a consultant in philanthropic, educational and nonprofit sectors.
“Lawrence is my home. Community leadership is the core of my being, and art stirs my soul," Thompson said in a written statement. "Thrilled describes my feeling about being the next Executive Director. I am prepared to lead this organization to its next stage of greatness.
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"We will continue to build a connection between art and community; while holding steadfast to breaking barriers to ensure that everyone has access to a vibrant and creative life.”
Arts for Lawrence, a nonprofit offering art programs including festivals, theater performances, concerts and art classes, selected Thompson out of 60 applicants for the position.
“We are thrilled to welcome Elana as Arts for Lawrence’s new leader,” Board Chair Emily Leiserson said in a written statement. “She has all the qualities we were searching for: warmth, charisma, strength, experience, and the ability to inspire. We are confident that she will strengthen the legacy that Judy Byron has built.”
Byron, the outgoing director of 10 years, wrote that she is honored to pass the baton of leadership to Thompson.
“Having led AFL from a scrappy grassroots organization to the strong arts advocacy and presenting organization it has become, I admit I worried about the future of the organization," Byron wrote. "Elana checks all the boxes of the needed skills for its leadership. But more importantly, her positivity and passion are contagious!”
Thompson's first day as executive director is Sept. 6.
You can reach Pulliam Fellow Griffin Wiles at GWiles@gannett.com or on Twitter at @griffinwiles. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/arts-for-lawrence-elana-thompson-executive-director-judy-byron/65401506007/ | 2022-08-12T18:42:38 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/arts-for-lawrence-elana-thompson-executive-director-judy-byron/65401506007/ |
Indianapolis public works addresses trash pickup delays, need to fix driver shortage
The Indianapolis Department of Public Works is well aware of the issues with trash pickup lately.
"Please don’t blame the women and men in solid waste for the past few weeks on missed and delayed pickups," DPW Director Dan Parker said at Thursday night's public works committee meeting. "Please blame me."
Residents have been reporting missed and late pickups, from a few days to a few weeks.
The department's main issue is a shortage of trash truck drivers.
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This month, the solid waste division is, on average, short 31 drivers each day, Parker said. Last year, the division was short 20 drivers a day on average.
Though the department has hired 11 new employees this year, 25 have also left. Those that remain, he said, work six days a week.
"They’re busting their butts. They’re working hard as they can," AFSCME Local 725 President Steve Quick said. "The bottom line is this: dollars."
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Most drivers who are leaving are going to the private sector for better pay. Starting pay for DPW drivers is $21.30 an hour, while many private companies start around $28 an hour, he said.
“If we want to keep folks, we got to pay them," he said. "We got to figure out, I think, sooner than later, how we’re gonna stop the bleeding."
"If not," he said, "It’s gonna get even worse."
What DPW is doing about it
A major barrier to becoming a truck driver is the requirement to have a commercial driver's license, which involves two weeks of training and can cost around $4,000.
DPW is nearing an agreement with a vendor to bring a CDL training program in-house, so it can pay new employees to take the course and get their license on the clock. The department built this into the 2023 budget and is hoping to get 25 new employees through the program offering, Parker said.
The department is also commissioning an analysis of its union wages compared to private sector rates to see how it could become more competitive. It is also working on offering signing and retention bonuses.
These line items are part of a $212 million operational budget that DPW leaders introduced to the City-County Council committee Thursday night, a record budget for the department and a $24 million increase over last year.
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Most of the new investments are in the engineering department, including several new positions: a safety engineer dedicated to reviewing crashes and intersection safety, and an in-house stormwater engineering team.
Revenues from stormwater fees and state gas tax accounts are also on the upward trend as recovery from the pandemic continues.
“In the meantime, residents need to please just be patient," Parker said. “Please leave your cart at the curb. We will get it.”
Contact IndyStar transportation reporter Kayla Dwyer at kdwyer@indystar.com or follow her on Twitter @kayla_dwyer17. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/08/12/indianapolis-trash-pickup-delays-department-public-works/65401510007/ | 2022-08-12T18:42:44 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/transportation/2022/08/12/indianapolis-trash-pickup-delays-department-public-works/65401510007/ |
City Council faces full agenda on Tuesday
Big budget and rusting railroad cars among items up for discussion
Wichita Falls city councilors face a busy day Tuesday when they conduct a public hearing on the city manager’s proposed 2022-2023 budget and also take care of some regular business.
The proposed budget calls for spending $233.8 million, which is significantly more than the current year budget of $195,449,875. The increase is due in part to a large increase in property values, which will allow the council to reduce the tax rate by 6.6 cents per $100 valuation and still come out ahead.
Councilors will also vote on:
- Awarding $1,192,530 to Bowles Construction Company for a sewer improvement project.
- Awarding $881,287 to Scales Concrete Construction Company for the 2022 Concrete Street Rehabilitation Project.
- Authorizing an agreement with “Suga B” for food, beverage and gift concessions at the regional airport.
- Approving a settlement with Atmos Energy over natural gas rates.
- Making changes to ordinances and revisions to zoning relating to the downtown area of Wichita Falls.
Councilors will also get information on the exhibits and holdings of the former Wichita Falls Railroad Museum. The museum closed two years ago after a turbulent history of operation under a nonprofit. It sits on property owned by the city and the Museum of North Texas History stepped in to inventory the exhibits. The status of the defunct museum has been in limbo ever since. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/city-council-faces-full-agenda-on-tuesday/65400484007/ | 2022-08-12T18:43:22 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/city-council-faces-full-agenda-on-tuesday/65400484007/ |
A massive thunderstorm dumped torrents of rain over Casper on Thursday night, causing area roads to flood. And now more flooding could be on the way.
Sections of Poplar Street near Interstate 25 were swamped with water at about 11 p.m. Water streamed down English Avenue and spurted up out of the road near a fast food restaurant.
Cars passed slowly through what appeared to be several inches of water as lightning lit up the sky for more than an hour.
A Star-Tribune editor saw police cars blocking eastbound traffic at First Street and Poplar. Several emergency vehicles were also situated at Poplar Street and the Interstate 25 overpass.
Other minor flooding was seen on parts of 12th Street.
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Natrona County and much of western Wyoming. That watch was in effect Friday morning and set to last through Sunday evening. Localized flooding was expected, with heavy downpours leading to floods in low-lying areas, the weather service said.
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Rainfall totals of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible, especially in the higher elevations such as the Bighorn Mountains. Flooding was most likely in a swath of western Wyoming that includes Jackson, Kemmerer and Dubois and a stretch in northern Wyoming that includes Greybull, Worland, Buffalo and Kaycee.
Flooding is not expected in major rivers in the area, but flash floods are possible in small streams and creaks, along with areas of poor drainage, the weather service said. | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/after-local-flooding-in-casper-more-rain-is-on-the-way/article_493fd41e-1a67-11ed-bf17-f79fa325aca7.html | 2022-08-12T18:45:00 | 1 | https://trib.com/news/local/casper/after-local-flooding-in-casper-more-rain-is-on-the-way/article_493fd41e-1a67-11ed-bf17-f79fa325aca7.html |
An inmate who escaped from the Community Correctional Center-Omaha has been arrested by the Lincoln Police Department, according to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services.
Semaj Ross walked out of the facility June 27, the Corrections Department reported, triggering the fire alarm. Ross removed his electronic device upon escape, which authorities found along East Locust Road in Omaha.
Ross began his sentence in 2015 and was set to finish Jan. 25, 2025. He was initially sentenced to 20 years for shoplifting, burglary, criminal possession of a financial transition device and other charges for acts committed in Lancaster County.
He was booked in the Lancaster County jail on Wednesday on new charges, including delivery/possession of a hazardous drug.
Jenna Thompson is a news intern who has previous writing and editing experience with her college paper and several literary journals. She is a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln pursuing degrees in English and journalism.
Narcotics investigators served the warrant around 7 p.m. Friday night at a house near 28th and Washington streets, where they found 193.2 grams of suspected methamphetamine, the authorities said.
"The state believes he has crossed the Rubicon, that he has passed the point of no return, where there are irreversible consequences for his actions," Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Chris Reid said.
Narcotics task force investigators met with the 30-year-old woman Wednesday at a north Lincoln hotel under the guise of a drug deal, according to police.
Instead of finding flames at the reported fire scene, near Northwest 38th and Webster streets, officers found an unattended vehicle and 17 stolen laptops, according to police.
Issa Augustino has been charged with sexual assault of a child and felony child abuse, but remains at large, with recent bank activity indicating he's now in Canada.
While on work release for a local construction company, a 37-year-old man began communicating with a 12-year-old girl in June, sending sexually suggestive messages. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/inmate-reported-missing-from-omaha-correctional-facility-arrested-in-lincoln/article_c9358cde-4bfe-5b19-bb1d-b9c03ec21eae.html | 2022-08-12T18:45:03 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/inmate-reported-missing-from-omaha-correctional-facility-arrested-in-lincoln/article_c9358cde-4bfe-5b19-bb1d-b9c03ec21eae.html |
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old Lincoln man to five years and four months in federal prison for possessing a pair of handguns while trafficking drugs.
Law enforcement had surveilled the alleged gang members on social media, and later through their text messages, where they found videos of Escamilla displaying gang signs, guns, cash, and marijuana while inside his home near 32nd and Q streets, FBI Special Agent Brandon Day said in the two-part complaint against Escamilla.
Police served a search warrant on Escamilla’s residence Dec. 16, 2020, where they arrested the then-19-year-old after a brief foot pursuit, Day said in the complaint. Lincoln Police officers found a loaded 9 mm handgun, which Escamilla threw as he was running from the officers, Day said.
In Escamilla’s residence, investigators found 153 grams of marijuana, THC brownies, suspected MDMA pills, psilocybin mushrooms and 8 grams of cocaine, as well as $582 cash, a digital scale and a loaded Taurus 856 revolver, Day said.
He was convicted of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
After serving his full prison sentence — there is no parole in federal prison — Escamilla will serve three years on supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
A Kansas City, Missouri, native, Andrew Wegley joined the Journal Star as breaking news reporter after graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in May 2021.
Narcotics investigators served the warrant around 7 p.m. Friday night at a house near 28th and Washington streets, where they found 193.2 grams of suspected methamphetamine, the authorities said.
"The state believes he has crossed the Rubicon, that he has passed the point of no return, where there are irreversible consequences for his actions," Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Chris Reid said.
Narcotics task force investigators met with the 30-year-old woman Wednesday at a north Lincoln hotel under the guise of a drug deal, according to police.
Instead of finding flames at the reported fire scene, near Northwest 38th and Webster streets, officers found an unattended vehicle and 17 stolen laptops, according to police.
Issa Augustino has been charged with sexual assault of a child and felony child abuse, but remains at large, with recent bank activity indicating he's now in Canada.
While on work release for a local construction company, a 37-year-old man began communicating with a 12-year-old girl in June, sending sexually suggestive messages. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-gang-member-gets-5-years-in-federal-prison-for-weed-drug-charges/article_f32307e0-ba28-5d3b-b9e5-55d2c30434e3.html | 2022-08-12T18:45:09 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-gang-member-gets-5-years-in-federal-prison-for-weed-drug-charges/article_f32307e0-ba28-5d3b-b9e5-55d2c30434e3.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man has been arraigned on assault charges for allegedly smashing a woman in the head with a basketball-sized boulder just after he was released from an emergency center for people experiencing mental health crises in Portland, Oregon.
Dwayne Simpson, of Missouri, on Wednesday was ordered held without bail until another hearing in Multnomah County Circuit Court later this week, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
Court documents say Simpson, 40, is accused of striking the woman in the back of the skull, causing her head to hit a concrete barrier as she fell to the ground.
Officers responding to the Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Northeast Portland on Tuesday saw a 55-year-old woman with “significant amounts of blood” around her, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Witnesses told police the woman appeared unconscious for about two minutes afterward, according to the affidavit written by Deputy District Attorney Michael Lee.
She was taken to a hospital for treatment. Her condition wasn't released.
An officer recognized Simpson as having spurred a police response July 24 after 911 callers reported an agitated man screaming that he was “going to bash a woman’s skull,” according to the affidavit.
Police had Simpson taken to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in that case, but he was released later that day, and more 911 calls were made about his behavior, documents said. Police were then unable to locate him, according to court documents.
Details about his recent treatment at the Unity Center weren't released.
Simpson has been charged with first-degree attempted assault, second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. It wasn't immediately known if he has a lawyer to comment on his behalf. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/man-accused-assaulting-woman-after-hospital-release/283-035238b3-6b2e-4843-9d45-99301d177c66 | 2022-08-12T18:52:41 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/man-accused-assaulting-woman-after-hospital-release/283-035238b3-6b2e-4843-9d45-99301d177c66 |
YORK, Pa. — Tyreika Tate has been in the nursing home industry for over 30 years and says the job has become overwhelming.
"On numerous occasions, I’ve had to work 12-hour shifts to make sure that the residents get their food, clean up behind them, and take care of the rest of my duties," said Tate.
Tate says everything has been slowly going downhill.
"Operators realized they could make more money by limiting the food we make, hiring fewer cooks, and not catering to the resident’s needs," said Tate.
Just last month, the nursing home industry was able to secure $600 million in state funding.
“Those funds come with accountability, 70% of the funding must go to bedside care, funds that will truly transform this industry, and provide the care nursing home residents need and the good jobs workers deserve," said Matt Yarnell, the President of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania.
Workers in 39 homes owned by Comprehensive Nursing Services, Guardian Healthcare, and Priority Healthcare are currently negotiating union contracts to make sure those funds go where they must. However, they say these nursing home chains are not doing right by workers, residents, families and taxpayers.
“Because they are not giving us the information we need in negotiating in good faith. We’ve asked for information about the use of staffing agency and the expense of that use," said Yarnell.
On Thursday, nursing home workers filed unfair labor practice charges against the three chains. Workers say they are ready to go on strike if their demands are not met.
“No one wants to go on strike, certainly not me. but if we are forced to go on strike, it will be because I’m standing up for my residents to demand that the nursing home industry treats our residents and us essential workers fairly," said Tate. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/central-pa-nursing-home-workers-frustrated-over-lack-of-transparency-regarding-600-million-funds-money-nurses-health/521-5579bbb0-a752-48e1-86c5-d29314bee9a6 | 2022-08-12T18:56:32 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/central-pa-nursing-home-workers-frustrated-over-lack-of-transparency-regarding-600-million-funds-money-nurses-health/521-5579bbb0-a752-48e1-86c5-d29314bee9a6 |
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The trial of a Virginia police officer charged in the fatal shooting of a mentally ill man has ended in a mistrial.
The Virginian-Pilot reports that a Chesapeake Circuit Court judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked following nine hours of deliberations over two days.
Hoyt, 36, testified in his own defense, telling jurors he drove toward the store and confronted White after his wife called and said a man was threatening her and their two young daughters. Hoyt said he opened fire after White tried to stab him.
White, 42, had a long history of mental health problems, including a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, according to trial testimony.
About a dozen members of White’s family attended the trial. They declined to discuss the outcome as they left the courthouse.
It’s unclear whether prosecutors will seek a retrial. Hoyt’s attorney said he plans to file a motion to have the charges dismissed. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/mistrial-declared-for-officer-charged-with-manslaughter/2022/08/12/e7ee76fe-1a69-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html | 2022-08-12T19:01:42 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/mistrial-declared-for-officer-charged-with-manslaughter/2022/08/12/e7ee76fe-1a69-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html |
DeLAND, Fla. – DeLand police are actively searching for a man accused of battering his pregnant partner and threatening her and their one-year-old child with a shotgun.
Omar Thomas, 22, faces several charges, including aggravated battery of a pregnant person, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and carjacking with a deadly weapon, police said.
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According to investigators, Thomas may be traveling in a silver 2010 Nissan Rogue with a Florida license plate reading “67ABXW.” Police said the suspect was last seen traveling westbound into Lake County Thursday afternoon, but could possibly be back in the DeLand area.
Officers said they believe there is no danger to the general public at this time.
Anyone with information on Thomas’s whereabouts is encouraged to call 911 or to send an anonymous tip with the DPD CrimeWatch portal or by calling CrimeStoppers of Northeast Florida at 1-888-277-8477.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to allow text messages be used in the case against a Marion County man charged in connection with the Capitol riot.
FBI agents arrested Kelly Meggs, of Dunnellon, soon after Jan. 6, 2021.
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They claim he was the Florida leader of the Oath Keepers group at the time, and he is charged with conspiring with other members of the group to overthrow the government. In court documents filed on Friday, federal prosecutors asked a judge to deny a motion submitted by Meggs’ attorneys.
They had asked that text messages sent by Meggs to his family on Election Night in 2020 be taken off the table for use in his trial.
According to prosecutors, the messages were sent to Meggs’ wife Connie and his son Zack at 7:54 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2020.
“I’m gonna go on a killing spree,” Meggs is reported to have written.
“Then 10 seconds later, ‘Pelosi first,’” the court filing reads.
Meggs’ attorneys claim the text message were privileged since they were exchanged between a husband and wife.
Prosecutors disagreed, arguing that privilege does not apply to these text messages because it shows participation in criminal activity.
A judge has not ruled on whether the text messages will be allowed in court.
Meggs’ trial date is set for Sept. 26.
He is one of 30 Central Florida residents charged in connection with the Capitol Hill riot.
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HAMMOND — Police are seeking tips in the wake of a shooting Thursday night that left two injured, one seriously enough to be transported to a Chicago-area hospital.
Hammond police responded at 7:55 p.m. Thursday to a report of a shooting the 1000 block of Lyons Street, police Lt. Steven Kellogg said.
"Upon arrival, officers located a subject that had been shot multiple times," Kellogg said. "He was immediately treated by the Hammond Fire Dept. and then transported to a Chicago area hospital."
The man, who was not identified by police, remained at the hospital Friday and his condition is unknown.
"Officers located items leading them to believe there were several subjects involved," Kellogg said. "A short time later, another victim arrived at the hospital who was also present on Lyons."
"Information is still being gathered at this time," according to police.
Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to contact Hammond police Detective Sgt. Rich Ray at 219-852-2970 or Detective Lt. Mark Tharp at 219-852-2988.
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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Bismarck's Broadway Avenue from 31st Street through Eastdale Drive will be closed to traffic next week for water main work.
The closure begins at 7 a.m. Monday and will be in place until late Friday, according to the city. Access to adjacent properties will be maintained. No detour will be in place.
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TACOMA, Wash. — Nearly half of consumers say the rising costs of basic necessities are impacting their family's lifestyle, with 40% saying they can't put any money into savings at all right now, according to a survey by American Consumer Credit Counseling.
To help those in need, Bremerton-based charity Abraham's House is trying to help ease the burden of furniture costs through a one-of-a-kind furniture donation giveaway happening at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday.
Abraham's House Executive Director Kristina Munger said the organization has been collecting donations in Kitsap County for months.
"There has been a real spirit of giving," said Munger, who added the organization didn't have the storage to keep all the donations.
On Friday, volunteers worked to unload and stage 12 semi-trucks worth of furniture, toys and other home goods to give away during the event.
"This is our 23rd year, and we do mobile events when folks can't come to us,” said Munger. “We went to Louis County in 2008, and now Tacoma.”
The event, which is called the Festival of Giving, is open to anyone in need.
"The transition from COVID, they've had to move some families multiple times. And, you know, when you move a lot of times, these families can't afford to move their things with them and so they're left behind," added Munger.
The organization is also working with the Pierce County Health Department to make sure some Ukrainian families that recently came to the country from Poland have a chance to get what they need safely.
"People come and they're excited,” said Munger. “Our job is to slow them down because there is an order to how the shopping will go.”
The event is taking place at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., but Munger advised shoppers to arrive early.
Shoppers will also need to arrange their own furniture transportation. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/abrahams-house-festival-of-giving-tacoma-dome/281-4b60e040-98ed-465a-a7fb-037774e578cd | 2022-08-12T19:09:08 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/abrahams-house-festival-of-giving-tacoma-dome/281-4b60e040-98ed-465a-a7fb-037774e578cd |
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Pets Alive! urgently needs your help to save some dogs!
The City of San Antonio municipal shelter says 25 dogs and puppies are at risk of being euthanized due to lack of space at the shelter. This seems to be happening more frequently this year.
The related video above was originally published June 17, 2022.
SAPA! says their rescue center transition kennels give these pups more time to find an urgent placement.
"The number of animals we can save depends entirely on the number of people who open their hearts and homes to foster or adopt them. Our Rescue Center is completely full! We urgently need fosters and adopters to step up and help free up kennels so that we can pull dogs into our care that are at risk of losing their lives," said San Antonio Pets Alive! "These dogs are currently in our transition kennels and are available for foster or adoption."
Spread the word to all of your friends and family that adopting or fostering a dog or puppy actually saves TWO lives, your new fur baby and their empty kennel space to save another. Many of the animals have less than hours.
If you are interested in helping to save (two) lives, please fill out a foster application or email placement@sanantoniopetsalive.org with the name of the pup you would like to foster.
To learn more about adoption visit https://www.sanantoniopetsalive.org/adopt.
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DALLAS — A Spirit Airlines agent, employed through a local partner company according to the airline, has been suspended after a video surfaced online that shows him fighting with a woman who called him racial and homophobic slurs in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
Video of the fight was posted on Twitter by DTX Daily with the date "7/11/22," but the statement from Spirit confirmed that the incident occurred on Aug. 11 and not on July 11.
The video has gone viral online, garnering more than 5 million views in only 24 hours.
In the video, you can see a man in a maroon shirt – the airline employee – yelling at a woman, saying "you have lost your mind... don't you touch me ever in your life."
"You touched me first, and then you got in my face," the man added. "Don't ever invade my personal space."
The woman then yells "get out of my face" back at the man while pushing him multiple times. Throughout the video, the woman says racial and homophobic slurs at the man. Another man intervenes, then the woman hits the airline employee. In response to being hit, the man then runs after the woman and eventually hits her back.
The video also shows multiple people trying to subdue the man and break up the fight.
At the end of the video, another man confronts the Spirit Airlines agent for "fighting a woman," where the two square off chest-to-chest with their hands behind their backs.
You can watch the video here (warning: the video contains language some may find offensive. Viewer discretion is advised.):
Spirit Airlines and the DFW airport told WFAA in a statement Friday morning they were aware of the altercation between the agent and the passenger. They added the "vendor at DFW has suspended the agent."
"Spirit Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind, and we are working with local law enforcement to investigate this matter," the statement continued.
WFAA has reached out to law enforcement to see if the woman is facing any charges from the incident, as well.
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VON ORMY, Texas — The driver of an 18-wheeler had to be rescued after the big rig rolled over on in the Von Ormy area.
It happened Thursday morning at Loop 1604 and I-35 on the far southwest side.
It is not clear what led up to the accident, but the driver was extricated by emergency crews. He reportedly refused treatment from EMS services. There were no other injuries reported.
Officials say the truck was also leaking fuel. Officials say the leak was plugged and the spill was mitigated by crews.
This is a developing story and further updates will be added as they are received.
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A Jackson Township man was sentenced to state prison for distributing drugs in Ocean County, possession of a weapon and resisting arrest, county Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced Friday.
Cory Winston, 31, was sentenced to five years as a result of his previously-entered guilty plea to possession of more than a half-pound but less than 5 ounces of heroin with intent to distribute. He was also sentenced to five years with a 42-month period of parole ineligibility for unlawful possession of a weapon, and to three years for resisting arrest.
All charges stem from illegal activity that occurred in Brick Township, Stafford Township and an Absecon hotel between February and March 2021, ending in his arrest on March 10, 2021. He entered guilty pleas to all three charges April 20 of this year.
The investigation was led by the Stafford Township Police Department’s Drug Enforcement Unit and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Narcotics Strike Force.
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Winston was arrested as a result of search warrants executed on a storage facility and vehicle in Brick Township and a hotel room in Absecon, according to previous reports.
Winston was found to be in possession of 3,000 individual doses of heroin, 200 grams of eutylone, various quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl, as well as paraphernalia for drug distribution. Additionally, he was found to be in possession of 9mm and .40-caliber handguns with high-capacity magazines.
It took three detectives to arrest Winston. While attempting to arrest Winston, he resisted and struck several detectives, police said. The officers were treated for minor injuries, and Winston was taken to the Ocean County jail where he has been lodged since. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jackson-township-man-sentenced-in-distributing-drugs-in-ocean-county-weapons-charge/article_cf5fec36-1a68-11ed-8a17-7793c0dc1374.html | 2022-08-12T19:10:05 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jackson-township-man-sentenced-in-distributing-drugs-in-ocean-county-weapons-charge/article_cf5fec36-1a68-11ed-8a17-7793c0dc1374.html |
Here’s an update of the COVID-19 numbers in the state.
New positive cases: 2,448
New deaths: 11
Total positive cases: 2,243,964
Total number of deaths: 31,296
Total vaccine doses administered: 14,172,258
Rate of transmission: 0.91
CASES BY COUNTY
Atlantic: 63,138 cases, 968 deaths, 381,341 doses administered
Cape May: 12,548 cases, 269 deaths, 134,648 doses administered
Cumberland: 37,494 cases, 582 deaths, 187,247 doses administered
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Ocean: 152,812 cases, 2,893 deaths, 704,355 doses administered
Source: N.J. Department of Health
Figures as of 1 p.m. Aug. 12
Source: NJ Department of Health | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-more-than-2-400-new-covid-19-cases-11-new-deaths/article_9136cee6-1a6f-11ed-b4eb-97d4cfb68ade.html | 2022-08-12T19:10:06 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-reports-more-than-2-400-new-covid-19-cases-11-new-deaths/article_9136cee6-1a6f-11ed-b4eb-97d4cfb68ade.html |
An unlikely friendship between a raccoon and a fawn at a Parker County nonprofit is spreading smiles across social media.
Carrie Long runs the nonprofit Texas Fawn and Friends, which rescues, rehabs and releases orphaned and injured fawns.
"I am permitted through Texas Parks and Wildlife, and I'm governed by the warden and I specialize in fawns,” Long said.
She and her family have horses and cows. So, when friends would call about an orphaned fawn, Long says it was natural to start taking them in.
A few other animals find a home here, too. Like Jasper, the raccoon that came a year ago and stayed.
"He was about two weeks old. And his eyes had just opened. And he was the cutest thing ever," Long smiled. "He has free choice. Cat food is one of his favorite treats and he likes Rice Krispies. So, he eats a lot of those and it has went to his waistline."
Hope the fawn arrived about a year ago, too, and Jasper took a liking to her.
"Jasper is kinda like that irritating little brother that you just gotta put up with him. And he has just become very infatuated with Hope. When he sees her, he runs and jumps on her and she just deals with it," Long said.
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Long recently posted a video of the pair with Jasper appearing to hug his friend, and the likes and comments started coming in. A national publication then picked up the story, and off it went.
“My middle daughter was like, 'mom, do you know how many hits you have?' I said, 'please explain that in English.' I didn't know what she was talking about. So it has just kind of bombarded in the last two weeks," she said.
Long says she posted the video simply to make folks smile and share in their sweet friendship, one born at Texas Fawn and Friends. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/orphaned-raccoon-and-deer-fawn-share-hugs-form-friendship-on-parker-county-farm/3047043/ | 2022-08-12T19:11:07 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/something-good/orphaned-raccoon-and-deer-fawn-share-hugs-form-friendship-on-parker-county-farm/3047043/ |
DES MOINES, Iowa — Local 5 and CW Iowa 23 are bringing exciting 2022 Iowa State Fair experiences to you, from live newscasts to an interactive Local 5 Weather Lab experience. Come see us in front of the Administration Building (Grand Concourse) each day between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Friday is Day 2 of the 2022 Iowa State Fair, and the "Good Morning Iowa" team got to try a little bit of everything.
Get a close-up of everything from woodworking to LEGOs, dollhouses and tie-dying. Be sure to watch all of their live interviews below.
Ethan Gonzalez won the People's Choice Award for his LEGO construction at the 2022 Iowa State Fair.
"LEGO is really just an amazing medium, you can do so many things with it," he said. "I want to show people that you can use your creativity and talents to build whatever you want."
MORE VIDEO: Experience the beauty and versatility of LEGOs
MORE VIDEO: Dollhouses provide a miniature taste of home
MORE VIDEO: The art of tie-dying clothes
MORE VIDEO: Learn the basics of woodworking | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/state-fair/iowa-state-fair/iowa-state-fair-tie-dying-woodworking-lego-dollhouse-tutorials/524-a7263718-c61b-43a4-a251-c6167358971e | 2022-08-12T19:11:10 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/state-fair/iowa-state-fair/iowa-state-fair-tie-dying-woodworking-lego-dollhouse-tutorials/524-a7263718-c61b-43a4-a251-c6167358971e |
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Kingsport Area Transit System (KATS) drivers will gather on Saturday to test their skills and enjoy time together, according to city officials.
Starting Saturday morning, drivers are set to meet at Hunter Wright Stadium to tackle tight turns and see who takes the smoothest route through a new driving course.
According to KATS Transit Planner Candace Sherer, the 5th annual KATS “Roadeo” will pit 15 drivers against each other in a friendly competition in front of 14 judges. Depending on their speed and precision, each driver will receive points based on how quickly the course is finished and which traffic cones they touch during the attempt.
The winners will receive gift cards and trophies, and if staffing allows it, the champion will compete in state-level competitions later this year.
Once the main event is over, drivers will gather for their own picnic and host a Price is Right-style gameshow for employees. Sherer said the event provides a valuable opportunity for training and teambuilding since most drivers spend their time on the road away from each other. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kats-bus-drivers-to-compete-in-5th-annual-roadeo/ | 2022-08-12T19:14:02 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kats-bus-drivers-to-compete-in-5th-annual-roadeo/ |
WISE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – After a grant allowed for the purchase of a new Virtual Reality (VR) system, the Wise County Sheriff’s office is now incorporating the tech into their training program.
According to a Facebook post, deputies will use a ChimeraXR virtual reality rig to experience training scenarios in real time. The system’s software will allow trainers to build out new scenarios that test needed skills.
This gives us another training option to help better prepare deputies to serve our communities,” the post read. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/wise-co-sheriff-adds-vr-to-training-regime/ | 2022-08-12T19:14:04 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/wise-co-sheriff-adds-vr-to-training-regime/ |
HONESDALE, Pa. — A man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Wayne County.
Gabriel Wagner, 32, of Honesdale, was driving his motorcycle south on Route 670 in Honesdale Thursday afternoon when he was hit by a vehicle, according to the coroner.
Wagner later died at the hospital.
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Suspect in July shooting that wounded man in downtown Detroit sought
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Detroit — Police are looking for a man in connection with a shooting last month that wounded one person.
Officials said the shooting happened at about 12:50 a.m. on July 24 in the area of State Street and Washington Boulevard in downtown Detroit.
According to authorities, a group of people was standing under an awning when a man approached, produced a gun and fired shots. A 32-year-old man was struck and wounded.
Investigators said the shooter then ran away.
Police said the victim was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released.
Anyone with information should call the Detroit Police Department's Third Precinct at (313) 596-1340 or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1 (800) SPEAK-UP. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/12/suspect-july-shooting-wounded-man-downtown-detroit-sought/10308440002/ | 2022-08-12T19:23:02 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/12/suspect-july-shooting-wounded-man-downtown-detroit-sought/10308440002/ |
Westland man arraigned, charged with murder of Grand Blanc teen
Detroit — A Westland man was arraigned Friday morning on murder charges in connection with the death of an 18-year-old man from Grand Blanc, prosecutors said.
Avion Sanders, 23, was remanded to jail in 36th District Court after being charged with first-degree murder, felony murder, larceny, having a firearm as a felon and three counts of felony firearm, according to a press release from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office.
A probable cause conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Aug. 26, followed by a preliminary examination on Sept. 2.
Detroit police arrested Sanders on Tuesday. He is accused of fatally shooting Jacob Hills, stealing his rifle and abandoning his vehicle at a hookah lounge in Dearborn Heights.
Dearborn Heights police found Hills' vehicle just after 3 p.m. July 24 at a hookah lounge in the 6120 block of North Telegraph after going to the business for a welfare check, according to the press release.
Early the next day, Detroit police found Hills' body in the basement of a residence in the 22330 block of West Warren, investigators said. He had multiple gunshot wounds.
Sanders and Hills went to a party in Detroit the night of Hills' death, according to the Prosecutor's Office. Hills brought his new AR-15 with him, which he had bought that day in preparation for boot camp with the National Guard, his mother, Sadie Hills, told The Detroit News.
They both left the party and drove to the West Warren home, but only Sanders left, prosecutors said.
“We try to never rush to judgment on cases because the facts are sometimes not as they initially appear or as reported. After thoroughly reviewing the DPD investigation and the timeline of events, we believe that we can prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt in court,” Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a statement.
Sanders had failed to show up to a sentencing hearing earlier this year after he barricaded himself for hours and kept the police at bay in 2020.
kberg@detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/08/12/murder-grand-blanc-westland-shooting-fatal-detroit-police-dearborn-heights/10310865002/ | 2022-08-12T19:23:08 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2022/08/12/murder-grand-blanc-westland-shooting-fatal-detroit-police-dearborn-heights/10310865002/ |
CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters.
On most days, California lawmakers deliberate, debate and decide bills out in public for every Californian to see.
Today is not one of those days.
In simultaneous marathon hearings, the appropriations committees in the Assembly and Senate rattled through hundreds of bills in a single discharge of rapid-fire legislating. Many proposals lived to see another day. Among them: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal for new courts to compel more homeless individuals to seek mental health and substance abuse treatment, and bills to strictly limit the use of solitary confinement in California jails and prisons, allow for the composting of human remains and increase family leave payments for lower-wage workers, though it wouldn’t take effect until 2024.
But many other closely-watched bills came to an unceremonious end, killed in one of Sacramento’s most opaque lawmaking processes. They included a Republican-backed bill that would have capped copays for insulin, a California Medical Association-backed proposal making it easier for doctors to approve procedures and prescriptions without first getting permission from an insurance company, and a bill to allow prosecutors to go after social media companies for knowingly addicting children.
It’s called the suspense file. For months, the appropriations committees, tasked with assessing the fiscal impact of any bill outside the annual budget, gather any legislation with more than a negligible price tag and put it to the side. Then twice a year, after legislative leaders decide which bills live and which die behind closed doors, they announce the results in a single hearing. In most cases, no public votes are taken and no debates are held.
In theory, this arcane procedure allows lawmakers to quickly run through the hundreds of fiscal bills they need to consider by the end of the legislative session, which arrives at the end of this month. Today, the two committees ran through more than 820 bills.
In practice, it’s also a good way for Democratic lawmakers, who hold super-majority power, to kill legislation without having to take a public, and potentially politically difficult, stand. The stakes were especially high today. The legislative session ends this month and many lawmakers will either retire or be replaced before the next one begins, making this the last opportunity for some legislators to leave their mark on state policy. Politically, it’s also a tense time: the November general election is less than three months away.
Thus, bills requiring gun owners to buy liability insurance and forcing law enforcement agencies to let the public listen to police radio transmissions were also quietly killed. Who pulled the trigger? The public often has no way to know for sure. We can only count the legislation that succumbed.
In this case, more than 200 were killed, while nearly 600 stayed alive.
Here are some of the bills that were culled — and the advocacy and interest groups that lobbied on them:
No help for diabetics
Dead for the session: A bill by Sen. Pat Bates, a San Clemente Republican, that would have capped insulin copays at $35 per prescription per month for diabetics. With insulin list prices increasing on average 15% to 17% per year since 2012, some state and federal leaders have been pressing for action with little success. A similar effort for privately insured patients was also recently abandoned in the U.S. Senate; Congress is, however, moving forward with a $35-a-month cap for Medicare patients.
“The decision by Assembly Democratic leadership to hold the bill blocked meaningful relief for millions of California residents struggling to pay for the rising cost of insulin. This was a missed opportunity for the California State Legislature to accomplish what Washington D.C. failed to do,” Bates said in a statement.
Her bill was opposed by the health insurance lobby that has long argued that copay caps do nothing to bring down the actual list price of the drug and would only shift the cost in the form of higher premiums.
Supporters said such a bill could have provided more immediate relief to patients. California has plans to manufacture and distribute its own, more affordable insulin, but that could take years. As of last week, the governor’s office said it has started a “request for information” process with drug manufacturers interested in partnering with the state. In California, 3.2 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes and many of them rely on insulin to survive.
— Ana B. Ibarra
A mixed bag for tech regulation
Amid fervent opposition from the tech industry, lawmakers killed a nationally watched bill co-authored by Republican Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham of San Luis Obispo and Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks of Oakland that would have permitted public prosecutors, such as the state attorney general and county district attorneys, to bring civil lawsuits against social media companies for deploying products or features they know will addict kids. The bill had already been amended to remove a clause that would have also allowed parents to file civil lawsuits, but that evidently wasn’t enough to overcome pushback from powerful industry players — some of whom gathered last week with influential lawmakers at a swanky Napa Valley resort.
Cunningham, who called the bill the most important of his career, pitched it as a response to a youth mental health crisis exacerbated by social media companies conducting “an unfettered social experiment on children.”
Cunningham said he was “extremely disappointed” that Senate Appropriations Committee Chairperson Anthony Portantino, a Glendale Democrat, made “the unilateral decision” to hold the bill and warned that “the bill’s death means that a handful of social media companies will be able to continue their experiment on millions of California kids, causing generational harm.”
“I believe that this idea would be overwhelmingly supported if presented directly to the voters, as it would be prohibitively expensive for social media companies to take every California voter on a Tech Caucus junket in Napa,” Cunningham added in a statement.
But tech companies countered there were better ways to address kids’ mental health than impinging on online platforms’ First Amendment rights.
“As we’ve said from the start, protecting children online is a priority but must be done responsibly and effectively,” Dylan Hoffman, TechNet’s executive director for California and the Southwest, said in a statement. TechNet, an industry group that represents such companies as Meta (the parent of Facebook and Instagram), Apple and Google, lobbied aggressively against the bill. “We’re glad to see that this bill won’t move forward in its current form. If it had, companies would’ve been punished for simply having a platform that kids can access. It would’ve done little to improve child safety.”
Also dead: Another Cunningham bill that would have authorized a study into whether using blockchain technology could help California’s beleaguered unemployment department verify applicant identities and prevent fraud — two things it’s struggled to do amid the pandemic.
However, other closely watched bills to regulate the tech industry advanced with amendments. They would expand kids’ privacy rights online, force social media companies to be more transparent about their terms of service, allow people targeted by violent posts online to seek an order requiring social media companies to remove them, and increase oversight of the budding cryptocurrency industry.
— Emily Hoeven
Pay transparency, kind of
Lawmakers in the Assembly Appropriations Committee advanced a pay transparency bill intended to root out discrimination and pay disparities — but only after stripping out its most significant provision: To require the state to post for public view businesses’ pay data, broken down by position, race and gender.
That proposal by Sen. Monique Limón a Santa Barbara Democrat, landed SB 1162 on the California Chamber of Commerce’s “job killer” list, a designation policy advocate Ashley Hoffman said the Chamber is now prepared to remove.
Businesses with 100 or more employees are required to report the data to the state under a 2020 law, but the reports are not available for the public. The bill would have required the reports be published online for businesses with 1,000 employees or more by 2025 and 250 employees or more by 2027. The Chamber and other employer groups pushed back hard against the public reporting provision, arguing the reports are too broad to show discrimination but would be “held out to the public, whether it’s a media headline or a lawsuit … as representing something it’s not.”
Other parts of the bill, which proponents say will still help narrow the wage gap, survived. The bill would still require the companies also to report the pay data of their contractors, and require all employers with more than 15 workers to post the pay ranges for open positions and add state enforcement authority for businesses not reporting the data.
In a statement, Limón said that she was “deeply disappointed” in the amendments.
“One day California will lead on pay equity and our actions will match our aspirations,” she said. “That day is just not today.”
— Jeanne Kuang
No leeway for doctors
The doctor’s lobby took an “L” on one of its priority bills for the year. Senate Bill 250 by Sen. Richard Pan, a Sacramento Democrat, sought to ease administrative hurdles for physicians. More specifically, the bill would have required health insurance plans to exempt certain medical providers from prior authorization rules.
Prior authorization is seen as a cost-control tool that keeps doctors from providing and charging for unnecessary care. Health insurance plans must deem certain medication and procedures as “medically necessary” before a doctor can prescribe or render services.
The California Medical Association argued that reducing red tape would allow doctors to spend more time on patient care and less on paperwork — most importantly, it would help patients access the care and medications they need more quickly. A timely example: one Orange County pediatrician shared on Twitter this morning that one of his premature baby patients can’t access “life-saving medication” because he can’t get a hold of the patient’s insurer.
Health insurance plans, in opposition of the bill, argued that SB 250 could instead lead to over-prescribing and inefficient care, ultimately raising costs.
— Ana B. Ibarra
Student housing money in limbo
If lawmakers have a plan to spend $1.8 billion in loans to public colleges and universities to build student housing, the public doesn’t know about it. Held on the suspense file today was a bill that would have set the rules for a revolving loan to build student housing. It’s a strange development for a spending plan that lawmakers and the governor already approved in the state budget this year. Basically, the money is there, but the rules for spending the money are not.
Among advocacy groups, the lone registered foe of the bill is the all-powerful State Building and Construction Trades Council. The construction union knocked the bill in June for what it said were “watered down” provisions to ensure that workers who build the campus housing are part of an apprenticeship program. But other unions whose workers are key to housing development backed the bill, including the California State Association of Electrical Workers and California State Pipe Trades Council.
The bill sought $5 billion for a revolving loan fund to build campus housing for students and staff. The budget deal approved over the summer would commit a smaller amount, $1.8 billion, for that purpose starting in the 2023-24 fiscal year. Either way, the idea is that the state lends campuses money to build housing, and as they pay back the loans over time, the state replenishes its campus housing reserves to lend out additional dollars. The loan fund would add to the several billion dollars in grants lawmakers have already committed to building student housing.
The bill’s author, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, a Democrat from Sacramento, said “we still need some further clarification on how it’s actually implemented in next year’s budget.”
What that language will look like is unknown. Portantino’s office and the leadership of the Senate and Assembly didn’t respond to emails from CalMatters seeking comment.
— Mikhail Zinshteyn
Police radios can stay silent to the public
If they’re willing to wade through the crackly radio and police patois, reporters assigned to the newsroom scanner will hear about unexplained booms, cats lost, lawn equipment missing, kitchens smoking and shots fired.
That is, unless they’re in parts of the Bay Area and Inland Empire, where some police departments and sheriff’s offices encrypt radio communications.
Sen. Josh Becker, a San Mateo Democrat, and First Amendment advocates tried to change that this year, but Senate Bill 1000 today failed to clear Assembly Appropriations.
At issue: a state Justice Department memo mandating that California police agencies submit a plan to keep identifying information such as people’s driver’s license numbers and criminal histories off police airwaves by December 2020. Some police departments ran with it, encrypting all of their communications. Others, including the California Highway Patrol, relay personal info on special channels while keeping most communications public.
The bill, while requiring unencrypted radio traffic, would have created exceptions: Officers would be urged to communicate identifying information through something other than a radio, and tactical or undercover operations communications could be encrypted.
Asked why the bill died, Becker said “I think there’s some misinformation on the cost side. This is not a cost issue. This bill would have saved money.”
The California State Sheriffs’ Association argued it would force police agencies that have already encrypted their radios to revert to their original, unencrypted transmission “at tremendous expense” — and that alternatives such as cell phones or laptops would not work in places where there’s no signal.
“We think it’s really critical for our reporters to cover not only breaking news, but also how police respond to those situations as they occur,” said Brittney Barsotti, general counsel for the California News Publishers Association, which backed the bill. (CalMatters is a member of the association.)
— Nigel Duara
A cut for carbon sequestration
Today’s suspense file saw the death of Assemblymember Cristina Garcia’s bill that calls for sequestering at least 60 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in California’s wildlands, parks, forests and farmland by the end of 2030 — and more by the end of 2035.
The Democrat from Downey faced steep opposition from agricultural interests, who agreed that farmland can soak up and store carbon but questioned whether the targets were feasible. Critics also questioned whether the bill might alter the state’s forest management strategies to maximize carbon storage.
Despite support from environmental groups, the bill failed to clear the suspense file. “This summer is a stern reminder that bold action is needed now, and we must use all the tools available to us, it’s literally a matter of life and death,” Garcia said in a statement.
The move could be a setback for Gov. Newsom’s climate agenda for the final days of the legislative session, which called for state policy to “support sequestering carbon through natural carbon sequestration.”
Or it could signal that there may be life yet for natural carbon sequestration in another form. There’s less than three weeks left to find out.
— Rachel Becker
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CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom today unveiled a broad strategy for bolstering the state’s water supply that includes targets to recycle more water, expand reservoir storage and collect more data on the amounts farmers use.
Newsom warned that new strategies are essential because California’s water supply will shrink by 10% as climate change brings warmer, drier conditions throughout the state.
The plan, however, has limited details, distant deadlines and does not include a water conservation mandate.
It also does not include measures to substantially address water use by agriculture, which uses about four times more water in California than people in urban areas use.
Included in the plan are possible grants to fallow fields and programs to collect timely data on how much surface water growers use. It also floats the possibility of regulations to curtail growers’ pumping from rivers and streams beyond drought emergencies.
The new report mentions that the state’s administration of a complex and archaic water rights system — entrenched since the Gold Rush — needs changes. ”That is something (Newsom) will lean into,” Anthony York, a spokesperson for the governor, told CalMatters. “That’s a huge deal for ag.”
Despite an ongoing drought that grips the state, the governor’s strategies will not increase the amounts of water available to urban areas and farms in the near future: For instance, it sets a 2030 target for recycling 800,000 acre-feet of water by 2030 — an 8% increase from the amount recycled in 2020. The 2040 target climbs to 1.8 million acre-feet.
The drought “is not a short-term situation. It’s the new reality. And we cannot conserve our way out of this given how our climate has changed,” York said.
In the 19-page document released today, the Newsom administration outlined efforts that include bolstering recycled water supplies and storage capacity, both in reservoirs and groundwater. Included are:
- Increasing desalination of brackish water by 28,000 acre-feet per year by 2030 and 84,000 acre-feet per year by 2040. An acre foot of water can serve on average three Southern California households for a year.
- Expanding reservoir and groundwater storage capacity by about 4 million acre-feet — through more groundwater recharge, stormwater capture, completing storage projects and expanding or rehabilitating existing reservoirs and dams.
- Finalizing water efficiency standards for houses and businesses called for by 2018 “in ways that make sense in each region.”
- Considering rules or other ways to “streamline and modernize the water right system, clarify senior water rights, and establish more equitable fees.”
A key theme of the strategy is expediting permitting for a range of projects, including groundwater recharge and desalination. At the briefing, Newsom bemoaned what he called the “regulatory thickets” slowing these efforts, and pledged to work with the Legislature in its last weeks of session to “help us fast track these projects.”
“The time to get these damn projects is ridiculous. It’s absurd. It’s reasonably comedic,” Newsom said.
Newsom recently moved to streamline permitting for renewable energy projects, a contentious effort that lawmakers called “rushed” and “lousy.”
The report also touted the state’s controversial tunnel proposal to replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and pump more water south. Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe criticized the tunnel plan during remarks today with Newsom, although he voiced support for the rest of the administration’s water strategy.
Asked during the briefing about often-heard, far-fetched ideas such as container ships ferrying water from Canada and the Pacific Northwest, Newsom answered, “I assure you, we have some more novel ones…that are more interesting. But that’s for later.”
The strategies released today were already “identified broadly” in the state’s Water Resilience Portfolio, a news release says, “but they will now be expedited given the urgency of climate driven changes.”
Peter Gleick, co-founder and senior fellow at The Pacific Institute, a global water think-tank, applauded the announcement, but noted its limitations.
“Many of the things in this strategy are important, many of these things need to be done. All of them need to be done faster. And there’s some gaps,” Gleick said. “There’s very little in here for agriculture … a hard challenge, because there are fewer knobs and levers that the state can turn and twist here.”
For urban users, Newsom has not followed in the footsteps of former Gov. Jerry Brown, who imposed a statewide conservation mandate. Newsom has thus far preferred to leave the details to local water agencies in what he has called a “mandate of local mandates.”
Newsom said today’s that his voluntary approach came out of a comprehensive analysis of lessons learned from the last drought. “One of the principal recommendations in that report was do not impose one-size-fits-all,” Newsom said. He said he has met twice with water agency leaders to tell them, “You’ve got to step up your conservation efforts, or we will impose these statewide mandates.”
But water use has not substantially declined under his voluntary measures. Urban usage dropped by about 7.6% in June compared to two years ago, but only 2.7% since last July compared to the same stretch in 2020.
Today’s press conference, with a backdrop of a brackish-water desalination plant in Antioch that is under construction, comes on the heels of a poll revealing that more than two-thirds of Californian adults surveyed said that state and local governments must do more to combat the current drought.
Newsom’s announcement also follows a high-profile resignation of a California water official who lambasted the administration for “nearly eviscerat(ing)” the state water board’s “ability to tackle big challenges.”
Newsom called on the Legislature, in its last weeks of session, to “streamline processes so projects can be planned, permitted and built more quickly, while protecting the environment.”
CALmatters.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.
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PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Two adult men were found dead by police Thursday night at a home in Placerville.
According to a news release, a man called in a 'suspicious odor' coming from his neighbor’s home in the 3100-block of Wiltse Road around 7 p.m.
When officers got to the home, they confirmed the odor and looked through the window to see an adult male dead in the living room.
Officers went inside the home and found a second man dead. Neighbors told police the only two people living at the home were a 57-year-old man and his 35-year-old son.
According to the news release, the Placerville Police Department believes the case is a murder-suicide where the son killed his father before taking his own life.
Placerville Police say it appears to be an isolated case and there is no threat to public safety. The names of the two men have not been released yet.
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WACO, Texas — Vendors who are a part of Cen-Tex African American Chamber will now get the opportunity to sell their goods at Baylor's Touchdown Alley pre-game area, thanks to a partnership with Baylor Bear Sports Properties.
On Friday, the chamber announced the partnership and the launch of its Small Biz in Sports program, which is valid through the 2022 calendar game year.
"This is an enormous opportunity for many of our small businesses who otherwise may not be able to afford this venue," according to a news release.
Vendors may now receive support and exposure that could help propel their business to the next level, thanks to funds by local corporate companies and public donations, the release said.
"Thank you, Baylor Bear Sports Properties! We are looking forward to strengthening our community and and empowering local small businesses together," the chamber said in a news release.
If you are a member of the chamber and are interested in vending at an upcoming Baylor home game this year, you can submit your letters of interest to info@centexchamber.com.
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Subway riders in Manhattan got a lunchtime scare at one of the borough's busier stations Friday afternoon, with smoke seen pouring from the tunnel at Lexington Avenue after the train hit some object on the tracks, according to the MTA.
It wasn't clear what the northbound 6 train hit as it pulled into 51st Street around 12:45 p.m., but the impact, which transit officials say may also have involved the third rail, sent smoke spewing through the underground station on both sides.
All 6 train service was running express from 125th Street to 14th Street for a time to assist in the investigation. Get real-time transit alerts from all your key commute sources here.
The FDNY had said the smoke appeared to come from a trash fire on the tracks, but it wasn't clear if the trash was the debris. Fire officials said the issue had been fully contained before 1:30 p.m.
No injuries were reported. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/smoke-fills-manhattan-subway-station/3822664/ | 2022-08-12T19:38:01 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/smoke-fills-manhattan-subway-station/3822664/ |
EL MIRAGE, Ariz. — Thompson Ranch Elementary School in El Mirage was on lockdown Friday morning after police say they received a call about a suspicious person at the school at 10:30 a.m.
The El Mirage Police Department said officers did not find the person but did locate a suspicious package and removed students from the area.
Sky12 at noon showed parents meeting up with students outside of the school.
Police said there is no longer a threat and the area is safe.
Thompson Ranch is part of the Dysart Unified School District.
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The Allen County commissioners said today they are still open to other location options for a new county jail, but seven people voiced their anger at the proposed southeast site.
The commissioners said at today’s meeting they are meeting with Fort Wayne City Council members who oppose the county officials’ proposal to put a new 1,100-bed jail on 200 acres at 5080 Adams Center Road near East Paulding Road. They are also meeting with some local pastors and a small group from the Help Not Handcuffs advocacy group to share their opposing sides to addressing overcrowding and understaffing at the Allen County Jail.
“Again, (I) apologize for some of the lack of communication, but we were put in a position where we had to move before we had to opportunity to really even talk to each other,” Commissioner Nelson Peters said.
The commissioners and Sheriff David Gladieux are required by a federal court order to fix the Allen County Jail's conditions. A lawsuit filed by Vincent Morris and the American Civil Liberties Union said the jail is chronically overcrowded and understaffed, leading to numerous problems that threaten and cause inmates' injuries.
Seven people spoke against the commissioners’ plan for a new confinement center during public comment. Some asked the commissioners to look for a location in any other part of the county than the southeast side, which has historically not seen the amount of economic and residential development as other parts of the county.
Others asked the commissioners to look for a different solution to the county’s jail problems than a new facility.
Peters tried to clear up misconceptions at the end of the meeting, including how the commissioners feel about building a new jail.
“We don't get up every morning and say, ‘Yay! We get to build a new jail, and we get to make some of our constituents really unhappy,’” Peters said. “That just isn't the way this thing works.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/allen-county-commissioners-respond-to-concerns-about-new-jail/article_d556a11c-1a58-11ed-9881-cf41056658cd.html | 2022-08-12T19:41:32 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/allen-county-commissioners-respond-to-concerns-about-new-jail/article_d556a11c-1a58-11ed-9881-cf41056658cd.html |
A Defiance, Ohio, motorcyclist was seriously injured this morning when he collided with a deer on Ohio 2 in Farmer Township, south of Beerbower Road, the State Highway Patrol said.
Logan T. Riehle, 27, was taken by Samaritan helicopter to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, the highway patrol at Defiance said in a statement.
It said Riehle, who was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, was driving south on Ohio 2 about 6:30 a.m. when he collided with a deer attempting to cross the road.
The county sheriff's department and Farmer Township firefighters also assisted at the scene. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/defiance-motorcyclist-seriously-injured-in-collision-with-deer/article_ed690ff2-1a6b-11ed-b904-4b2f85a88855.html | 2022-08-12T19:41:38 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/defiance-motorcyclist-seriously-injured-in-collision-with-deer/article_ed690ff2-1a6b-11ed-b904-4b2f85a88855.html |
Fort Wayne is one of the 25 cheapest places to live in the U.S., according to a list by Kiplinger that also includes Kokomo.
Fort Wayne's cost of living is 13.7% below the U.S. average, Kiplinger said in an article. The median household income is $57,693, though, compared to the U.S. median of $64,994. The median home value is $138,200 compared to $229,800 nationally.
Kiplinger is a Washington, D.C.-based publisher of business forecasts and personal finance advice, including through its website and email newsletters.
"The Fort Wayne metro area offers an enviable combination of affordability and amenities," Dan Burrows wrote in his Kiplinger article, which was posted Sunday. "Not only does this northeastern Indiana city host a collection of pleasant and quiet neighborhoods, but it also boasts a thriving arts scene with year-round festivals and events. The annual Three Rivers Festival is just one such family-friendly summertime favorite."
Kiplinger compiled its rankings based on the Council for Community and Economic Research's calculations of living expenses in 267 urban areas. It then narrowed the scope to focus on metro areas with at least 50,000 residents. The council's Cost of Living Index measures prices for housing, groceries, utilities, transportation, healthcare, and miscellaneous goods and services. Those would include going to a movie or getting your hair done at a salon, Kiplinger said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-makes-list-of-cheapest-places-to-live/article_135b24f2-1a6c-11ed-bc30-03bf36516252.html | 2022-08-12T19:41:44 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-makes-list-of-cheapest-places-to-live/article_135b24f2-1a6c-11ed-bc30-03bf36516252.html |
Some put their paychecks in the bank to save up for necessary life expenses as they become adults.
Others help their families to get by. And, of course, some like to use their hard-earned money to treat themselves from time to time.
No matter how they approach it, participants in Kenosha County’s Summer Youth Employment Program gained more than a little spending money.
The program, now in its 14th season, offers at-risk youth a productive way to spend time during the summer while teaching valuable work and life skills for the future.
“These youth are taking so much more than a paycheck from their experience with the program,” Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman said. “They’re learning skills that will help them throughout their adult lives.”
The Summer Youth Employment Program represents a successful public-private partnership between Kenosha County, the Kenosha Unified School District, the Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha, Community Impact Programs and the participating worksites, said Donna Rhodes, Kenosha County Gang Intervention supervisor.
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Rhodes said the goals of the program include: improving employment skills and learning appropriate work conduct; developing strong work ethic and learning the value and pride of an honest day’s work; increasing knowledge of career interest; and decreasing gang involvement and juvenile crime in the community.
Participants, ages 14-21, are referred by social workers, counselors or other professionals knowledgeable about their risk levels. Once in the program, they work 20 hours per week for eight weeks, earning $9 per hour. Kenosha Unified students also earn a half credit toward their high school graduation after completing the program and a related work-skills curriculum.
About 125 youth are participating in the program this summer, stationed at mentor worksites representing government and private, nonprofit agencies, as well as private businesses.
Kenosha County itself is a user of the program, putting youth to work in the county parks. Among other things, youth in the program are painting playground equipment and park shelters, weeding, mulching and performing trail maintenance — tasks Parks Division staff do not have the time to perform amid their daily maintenance duties.
At Fox River Park, for example, a team of Summer Youth Employment participants restored a sand volleyball court that had become overgrown with grass and weeds.
Sam Nachtigal, an incoming freshman at Harborside Academy and one of the youth working on the team that revitalized the court, said making connections with new people is one of his favorite parts of working in the program.
“I’m going to get a job after this,” Nachtigal said. “I want to save up for a car.”
Amayah Houston, an incoming junior at Indian Trail High School & Academy, is spending her summer at an entirely different type of worksite, but her objective is similar to Nachtigal’s.
“I want to save for driver’s school, and for clothes for the new school year,” Houston said of her plans for her summer earnings.
Houston is part of a team that worked on another annual beneficiary of the program: The Youth Employment in the Arts initiative, in which participants create a mural for public display in Kenosha County government facilities. They also paint smaller signage as a “thank you” to private businesses and other organizations that support the program.
“This program is just a wonderful example of public and private entities collaborating, all for the benefit of these youth and the community,” said Rhodes, who coordinates the Summer Youth Employment Program.
Rhodes also noted an important preventative benefit of the program: Summertime youth arrests have declined sharply during the years Summer Youth Employment has been operating — from 1,140 in 2008, to 117 in 2021.
At the current Wisconsin Department of Corrections daily rate of $1,178 for a minimum nine-month stay in juvenile corrections, one youth deferred from that system saves Kenosha County over $300,000.
“This program is a good investment in prevention and setting a positive path forward for many youth and families in our community,” Kerkman said. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-county-s-summer-youth-employment-program-marks-another-season-of-success/article_56662f68-18c2-11ed-823b-2fce7941aee9.html | 2022-08-12T19:41:49 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-county-s-summer-youth-employment-program-marks-another-season-of-success/article_56662f68-18c2-11ed-823b-2fce7941aee9.html |
For the grandmother of a 17-month-old boy whose heart was literally ripped in half during physical abuse, 20 years in prison wasn’t enough for the man who did it, especially if he didn’t account for how he did it.
“You do not get to hide behind silence,” Nicole Clark said to Shaquille Rowe at his sentencing Friday. “Admit what you’ve done.”
Rowe, 29, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on July 18. As conditions of the plea agreement, he was sentenced to 30 years total, 20 of those to be served in prison and 10 to be suspended.
Six of the suspended years will be served on probation, including a year on some sort of community corrections, such as electronic monitoring, according to the sentence Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull set down. Rowe originally faced 65 years in prison on a murder charge, but that charge was dropped as part of the plea agreement, as were felony charges of aggravated battery and neglect of a dependent resulting in death. The felonies could’ve each resulted in sentences of 40 years if he’d been found guilty of either.
The child, Aiden Mishawn Clark, died of blunt-force trauma to his chest May 17, 2021, according to the autopsy performed by Dr. Scott Wagner. He designated the death a homicide and said that along with Aiden’s heart being ripped in half, his pericardium sac was torn and there was a massive amount of internal bleeding.
The infant’s left midsection suffered blunt force trauma with a lacerated spleen, he had bleeding around the left kidney and pancreas and his sternum was fractured.
Rowe was alone with Aiden and his twin sister in the apartment that morning and called 911 about 12:30 p.m. He told the dispatcher that he had gotten out of the shower and heard the twins crying. The girl was standing, and the boy laying on the ground, wheezing and raspy.
Clark said, “I just don’t think the plea is enough.” She said Rowe could get out in 10 years with good behavior.
She told the judge that she and her daughter, Aiden’s mother, Jasmine Clark, gave Rowe the benefit of a doubt and let him continue living with them in the 2700 block of Millbrook Drive until he was arrested. Then Rowe tried to communicate with Jasmine Clark all through the legal proceedings, as though they were still a couple.
She was also mad that Rowe didn’t plead guilty until a week before the trial was scheduled instead of ending their anxiety by pleading earlier.
Allen County Deputy Prosecutor Rebecca Grove and defense attorney Jeff Stineberg both told Gull that the investigation, interviews, depositions of people involved and consideration of circumstances, adding the possibility of voluntary manslaughter and making the plea was the best possible option.
Rowe addressed both Nicole and Jasmine Clark, without speaking their names, when given a chance to speak to the court. “I apologize for everything you guys have been through, the pain and the suffering,” Rowe said.
At the end of his sentencing, the judge seemed to agree with Clark’s need to know what happened to get closure.
“You owe them more than an apology,” Gull said. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-man-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-in-infants-death/article_2435a612-1a49-11ed-b700-cf207fbb1b32.html | 2022-08-12T19:41:51 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fort-wayne-man-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-in-infants-death/article_2435a612-1a49-11ed-b700-cf207fbb1b32.html |
Northbound Harrison Street between Main and Superior streets will be closed to through traffic from Monday to Wednesday during sewer work, the city of Fort Wayne said today.
For questions or to report problems, contact the city's right of way department at 427-6155. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/northbound-harrison-street-portion-closing-for-sewer-work/article_d66c9120-1a66-11ed-ad64-b724d1a3512c.html | 2022-08-12T19:41:57 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/northbound-harrison-street-portion-closing-for-sewer-work/article_d66c9120-1a66-11ed-ad64-b724d1a3512c.html |
Yet another Bay Area CVS store has closed, this time in Emeryville.
The location at 4349 San Pablo Avenue — the chain's only full store in Emeryville — will close on September 8, as first reported by the E'ville Eye.
CVS Health spokesperson Monica Prinzing confirmed the closure to SFGATE.
"We’ve made the difficult decision to close our pharmacy at 4349 San Pablo Avenue," Prinzing wrote in a statement provided to SFGATE. "... Maintaining access to pharmacy services in underserved communities is an important factor we consider when making store closure decisions. Other factors include local market dynamics, population shifts, a community’s store density, and ensuring there are other geographic access points to meet the needs of the community, including COVID-19 testing and vaccinations."
All prescriptions will be transferred to the CVS Pharmacy located inside Target at 1555 40th Street in Emeryville, and all employees at this location are being offered roles at other CVS locations.
In late 2021, CVS announced its plans to close 900 stores across the country due to “too many overlapping locations” and other factors such as "depressing interiors" and "a weak assortment of products," reported CNN. Six locations in San Francisco closed in January. Then, in June, the Downtown Berkeley CVS store at 2300 Shattuck Avenue also closed. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/emeryville-cvs-closing-17369975.php | 2022-08-12T19:42:07 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/emeryville-cvs-closing-17369975.php |
Pretrial release revoked for Titusville foster mom accused of killing Joy King-Castro
A Titusville foster mom accused of killing a 4-year-old girl placed in her care was put back in Brevard County Jail after prosecutors argued she had violated the conditions of her pretrial release.
Lakeisha Mitchell, 42, was arrested Aug. 23, 2021 after 4-year-old Joy King-Castro was found unconscious in Mitchell's bathtub. The foster child died two days later.
The Brevard County medical examiner found at least 11 isolated bruises, or contusions, on Joy's head, seven on her face, three on her torso and at least six on other parts of her body, as well as a mark on her neck that Dr. Sajid Qaiser said was consistent with strangulation made by "either a belt or a piece of cloth or a piece of string or a rope."
Mitchell was charged with first-degree murder. She pled not guilty and was released on bond Dec. 8, 2021.
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According to Mitchell's pretrial release conditions, she was not to travel anywhere outside of work, church, medical or essential activities.
During a one-day hearing Thursday, prosecutors showed evidence that she had violated the 24-hour curfew, including more than 40 incidents between Dec. 16, 2021 and June 17 where her electronic monitoring device showed her at private residences, shopping centers, retail stores and restaurants in Brevard County and Orlando, according to a statement by Todd Brown, a spokesperson for the state attorney's office.
Additionally, Mitchell was hired as a security guard assigned to screen visitors at the Titusville Courthouse, Brown said. When employees and Brevard County Sheriff's Office deputies recognized her, she gave a false date of birth and was "evasive" about the criminal case, Brown said.
Prosecutors also said Mitchell had made more than 100 calls, messages and video calls with inmates charged with murder, manslaughter, grand theft, drug trafficking, dealing in stolen property and other crimes, Brown said.
Mitchell's attorney, Jason Wandner, declined comment when contacted Friday.
Circuit Judge Samuel Bookhardt III ordered Mitchell tor return to Brevard County Jail. She will remain in custody while awaiting trial. A trial date has not been set.
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Winsupply is taking to the air with the goal of faster, more efficient delivery of the products its customers need.
The company, with the help of Dayton-based Drone Express, made its first drone delivery of a product Friday morning from the Winsupply Distribution Center at 9300 Byers Road in Miami Twp. to Centerville Winsupply at 875 Congress Park Drive in Washington Twp.
The 3-mile delivery process, delivering an item from NIBCO, which manufactures flow control products, was monitored through a visual line of sight, called VLOS, and the flight software used to guide the drone, according to Anne Felts, associated vice president of marketing at Drone Express.
“Our pilots are stationed at the launch site, central point, and delivery location to maintain VLOS throughout the route,” Felts said.
During the flight, the drone was never out of the VLOS of a pilot, she said.
While flying over private property might seem problematic if the drone would crash or drop a product, “Drone Express carries the appropriate liability insurance, just like all aviation companies,” she said.
As of now, the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, limits payloads to five pounds, Felts said.
Although five pounds significantly limits what can be flown, that number may go up as operations and technology advance, she said.
The flight marked the beginning of Winsupply “consistently delivering a wide range of products” weighing under five pounds from the Winsupply Distribution Center, the company has said.
One of the Dayton area’s largest businesses, employers and fastest-growing companies, Winsupply supplies thousands of different products to contractors and installers nationwide for residential and commercial construction.
It shares risk and equity with partner companies — more than 650 of them — in 45 states. It has more than 8,150 employees nationwide, including more than 600 throughout the Dayton area, 500 of them at its Moraine campus.
Drone Express is a logistics firm that aims to bring safe, reliable, autonomous, eco-friendly package delivery throughout the country.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WBOY) — West Virginia Democratic Party is asking for lawmakers of all parties to “let the people decide” on abortion by offering a vote for a new constitutional amendment.
When Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in June, it gave power to the states to decide whether abortions would be legal medical procedures. Since then, a law that banned abortion from the 1800s was blocked in Kanawha County Circuit Court, and West Virginia has failed to pass any laws that ban, limit or guarantee abortion rights. Both the House of Delegates and Senate have passed a version of a bill that limits abortions in the state, but neither has been agreed upon by both legislative bodies.
“Since the Republican leadership can’t agree on what to do regarding the criminalization of reproductive health care, West Virginia Democrats say, ‘Let the people decide,'” said the release.
The WVDP’s release calls for Gov. Jim Justice and other Republican legislators to reconvene and add a reproductive rights amendment to the agenda. If passed, the amendment would then be added to an election ballot where it would be decided by popular vote.
“The legislature had its chance to clarify the laws and failed. The session was a slow-motion train wreck that spectacularly went off the rails. Compassion and common sense are in short supply in the capitol right now, so let’s put it before the people to decide,” said Senate Minority Leader Stephen Baldwin (D – Greenbrier).
House Minority Leader Doug Skaff (D – Kanwawha) added, “It’s imperative that we let the residents of our state have a say in how we move forward on this issue. In the past the legislature has approved ballot measures dealing with gambling, Sunday hunting and taxation. Why should the deeply personal issue of abortion be any different? There are half a million women in our state, and they should have a voice on this issue.”
There are four other West Virginia Constitution amendments that are up for vote in the General Election in November, including rules on impeachment, Board of Education power, and incorporation of churches.
In a statement in June, West Virginia’s Senate President Craig Blair (R – Berkley) and Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw (R), said that the majority of West Virginians “have shown us and told us” that they support a ban on abortions that would give unborn children “the same rights as everyone.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-democrats-call-for-public-vote-on-abortion-amendment/ | 2022-08-12T19:50:43 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-democrats-call-for-public-vote-on-abortion-amendment/ |
19-year-old motorcyclist dies in crash in Manatee County
A 19-year-old motorcyclist died early Friday morning in Manatee County after losing control of his vehicle, according to a written report from the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Parrish man lost control of the motorcycle and entered the median side of the road, according to a written report from the Florida Highway Patrol. He was traveling at the posted speed limit southbound on Interstate 75 heading toward Moccasin Willow Road.
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The crash caused major delays for morning commuters on I-75 near the Manatee and Hillsborough County line.
After hitting a guardrail, he was separated from the motorcycle and came to rest within the grassy median, according to a written report from the Florida Highway Patrol. Manatee County Emergency Medical Services declared him dead on the scene.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/19-year-old-man-dies-motorcycle-crash-manatee-county-florida/10307305002/ | 2022-08-12T19:51:39 | 0 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/19-year-old-man-dies-motorcycle-crash-manatee-county-florida/10307305002/ |
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FORT SMITH, Ark. — The City of Fort Smith has now lifted the water restriction caused by emergency maintenance to repair issues at the Lee Creek Water Treatment Plant.
The water conservation was issued on Aug. 4 but has since been lifted.
The city says water conservation was critical.
A mechanical issue was first found Tuesday morning, Aug. 2, and the plant was shut down for repair. During the maintenance, Lee Creek was still able to produce water using a "small back-up system," while Lake Fort Smith increased its water production to continue providing clean drinking water to residents.
"After the maintenance was completed, staff began the process to return the plant to full water production, but another maintenance issue was found that required Lee Creek to be completely shut down to repair," the City of Fort Smith said in the announcement.
The maintenance needed to repair the second issue was fixed on Monday, Aug. 8 with the plant being back to full-water production on Friday, Aug. 12. On Monday, the city said that "the clearwell at Lee Creek is full and the plant is operational... Friday the 12th remains the target date for repealing the Phase II water conservation but that could change if conditions warrant it."
"Unfortunately, the repairs are the result of unforeseen maintenance issues and needed to be completed immediately."
The Fort Smith City Administrator issued a Phase II emergency water conservation declaration, with special requirements from residents and businesses to conserve water.
Phase II stated that nobody should "use water to such an extent as to allow water to escape from his premises onto public property, such as alleys or streets, nor onto another person's property."
Parts of Crawford County are still under a boil water order. The City of Van Buren and the City of Cedarville are still under a boil notice until water testing is complete.
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PELL CITY, Ala. (WIAT) — Last month, 52 dogs were rescued from a home in Pell City, resulting in a 73-year-old man being charged with dozens of counts of animal cruelty, law enforcement and court documents confirm.
Jerry Goodwin, of Pell City, was formally charged Thursday with 49 counts of animal cruelty and two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals. Juana Corbin, public information officer with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, said Goodwin turned himself in to police Thursday and has since been released.
According to court documents, St. Clair County deputies were called to a home on Cook Springs Road in Pell City on July 2 regarding a neighbor’s report of dozens of dogs that were being mistreated next door. The neighbor claimed that Goodwin was intentionally withholding food and water from the dogs and that the water at his home had been turned off, keeping her from watering the dogs herself.
Arriving at the property, deputies found that most of the dogs were being kept in small pens or chained outside in 91-degree heat. Two dogs were found dead on the property and are believed to have died from neglect. Deputies did not find Goodwin at the home.
Due to the number of animals that had to be dealt with, the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office recruited Pell City Animal Control, Lincoln Animal Control and Moody Animal Control to assist.
Stephanie Salvago, director of public relations for the Greater Birmingham Humane Society, said they took in the dogs, most of whom were smaller breeds, such as chihuahuas. Of these, 16 were sent down to the Humane Society of Tampa for adoption, the group confirmed. The HST said they received some of the dogs from a “hoarding situation” in Alabama, although police have not referred to it as such.
Law enforcement have not specified where Goodwin was at the time the dogs were rescued. Corbin said that in the weeks leading to his arrest, Goodwin was in the hospital due to a “lengthy illness.”
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The 7000 block of Riverside Drive in the Stratford Hills area of Richmond will be closed 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 15-17 for a project.
A crane will be placing boulders and stone at 7475 Riverside Drive.
Detour signs will be in place to direct traffic.
The 7000 block of Riverside Drive in the Stratford Hills area of Richmond will be closed 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 15-17 for a project.
A crane will be placing boulders and stone at 7475 Riverside Drive.
Detour signs will be in place to direct traffic.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested an Allentown man on homicide charges Friday at Philadelphia International Airport, the agency said in a news release.
CBP officers arrested Francisco Alfredo Romero-Encarnacion, 31, after he arrived on a flight from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Romero-Encarnacion was wanted by the Allentown Police for felony homicide by vehicle and multiple other charges.
Romero-Encarnacion was sought in relation to a May 10, 2020 fatal crash on Martin Luther King Boulevard, according to the release. The crash occurred early in the morning and resulted in the death of 27-year-old Ariel Vargas, who was a passenger in a car that struck another vehicle. The driver of the vehicle Vargas was a passenger in sustained serious injuries and the driver of the other vehicle sustained moderate injuries, according to reports from the time.
Officers verified that the warrant remained active and confirmed that Romero-Encarnacion was the subject of that warrant. He was turned over to Allentown Police.
Charges against Romero-Encarnacion include:
- homicide by vehicle
- involuntary manslaughter
- recklessly endangering another person
- reckless driving
- driving an unregistered vehicle
- along with several other traffic-related offenses
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ALBANY — Albany State University is launching a new program that focuses on helping incoming students succeed. The program, University College, will serve as a national model for how to effectively prepare first-year students for university-level expectations, bridge the gap between first-year students’ natural interests and academic success, and promote on-time graduation in every major.
“Providing a transformative first-year experience is key to supporting an effective transition to higher education for freshmen,” ASU President Marion Fedrick said in a news release. “This additional support will lead to an increase in retention rates, as students will learn to balance student life and prepare for the academic rigor of upper-level courses.”
The students will participate in engaging and innovative learning communities where they will spend time exploring academic-related events and student engagement activities. In the learning communities, a cohort of students will enroll in three linked courses, centered around a specific theme. These courses are not an extra requirement but are required core courses or pre-requisites for a major. The Learning Communities include Future Nurses, Future Teachers, Speaking the Language of Criminal Justice, Songs in the Key of American History, Men Achieving Purpose, The STEM Community, The American Dream and Embracing Global Commerce.
While the faculty to student ratio at ASU is 1 to 20, University College participants will attend classes on an even smaller scale. They will have dedicated advisors, as well as study-abroad, internship, and on-campus work opportunities.
Students will enter their sophomore year as self-regulated learners committed to learning and invested in their academic success, school officials said. They will have selected appropriate academic, networking and career opportunities, and will recognize the importance of self-care as a critical component of student success.
“University College is a place where first-year students will learn, grow and build community,” Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Tiffany Pogue said. “The program will touch every first-year student and provide both academic and non-academic support.”
University College is founded on three principles to create and deliver best practices that foster the education, career development and student success of first year students: collaboration, connection and engagement.
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Proud dads, moms, family members and friends watched as their students moved into the dorms at Albany State University in advance of the start of fall semester.
Proud dads, moms, family members and friends watched as their students moved into the dorms at Albany State University in advance of the start of fall semester.
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ALBANY — Albany State University is welcoming more than 6,000 students back to campus this week.
The university’s 11 residence halls for campus housing are expected to be at capacity with approximately 2,400 students living on both the East and West Campuses.
“The strategic focus we are placing on increasing student enrollment and retention is evident in the record number of students we are welcoming to campus this year,” Vice President of Student Affairs Terry Lindsay said in a news release. “As students return to ASU, we are committed to providing a positive campus life experience, including providing myriad resources that will help them achieve academic excellence, while balancing their health and well-being.”
More than 1,000 incoming freshmen will reside in the residence halls for the upcoming fall semester. Many of these students will be participating in University College, ASU’s new living/learning communities program. The incoming freshmen arrive one week before classes begin to participate in RAM Success Week, a week dedicated to preparing the students for their transition to higher education.
This year, students can expect a range of activities designed to increase campus life involvement, focusing largely on mental and physical health. Students are encouraged to be involved in campus life programs, build life-long friendships, and engage in academic activities.
The university invites the community to participate in the Ram Success Week by wearing ASU or blue and gold apparel throughout the week.
ASU is one of only three of the 26 USG institutions to have seen an increase in enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year and has seen a record number of applications for the fall. Classes begin on Aug. 15.
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BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - A Saginaw County man died after being struck by a car last night.
Police say 31-year-old Gregory Agee Jr. was walking on Hess Avenue near Weymouth Court in Buena Vista Township when he was hit by a car. Agee was pronounced dead at the scene.
The person driving the car told police he saw the man in the street, but couldn't stop in time. The driver is cooperating with police.
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AUSTIN, Texas — KVUE and For the Children are once again teaming up to help provide school supplies for children in need.
Next time you’re at H-E-B, you can donate when you’re checking out! Grab a tear-off sheet, hand it to the checkout clerk and they’ll add it to your bill. All proceeds go toward purchasing school supplies for the children. If you order your groceries online, there’s a link for you to add them to your cart. The drive goes through Aug. 16.
You can also donate online here: https://schoolsuppliesforthechildren.com/donate
For The Children Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides school supplies to children in the Central Texas area. Since it was created in 1989, For The Children has provided supplies to over 991,000 children.
Serving over 64,000 students each year, the For The Children school supply drive raises money for the bulk purchase of supplies distributed directly to Austin elementary schools.
Currently serving 11 Austin-area school districts, For The Children provides supplies for all elementary-age children that qualify for the federally funded free and reduced-price lunch program.
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A 6-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet as he sat in a car when someone opened fire on a Philadelphia street Friday afternoon, police said.
The child was in the rear seat when a gunman fired on the 1600 block of West Glenwood Avenue in North Philadelphia around 12:11 p.m., the Philadelphia Police Department said.
The boy was grazed in the bicep and taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where he was in stable condition, according to the PPD.
No one was immediately arrested in the shooting.
The 6-year-old is one of at least 158 minors shot in Philadelphia this year as of Aug. 11, according to the city controller’s office. Of those shootings, 25 have been fatal.
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Applications are open for the 2022 IdeaFunding competition co-led by Startup Tucson and the University of Arizona Center for Innovation.
The 25th annual edition of IdeaFunding, Southern Arizona’s largest and longest entrepreneurial conference and pitch competition, will take place on Nov. 3 during the 2022 TENWEST Impact Festival with title sponsorship from the Arizona Commerce Authority.
Learn more or apply online at startuptucson.com.
IdeaFunding application submissions are due Aug. 24. Over $50,000 in prize funding will be awarded to Arizona companies participating in the competition. This year’s event includes a main-stage prize of $25,000 sponsored by UAVenture Capital Fund.
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WATERLOO — A Waterloo couple has been arrested for allegedly taking thousands of dollars’ worth of items from a home improvement store.
Waterloo police arrested Jeffrey Dean Goddard Jr., 41, and Jennifer Leigh Goddard, 40, on Monday on charges of second-degree theft. Jennifer Goddard has been released pending trial.
Police allege Jeffrey Goddard took more than $8,186 in merchandise from Menard’s on San Marnan Drive during 18 visits between May and July.
He is also awaiting trial for allegedly taking $924 worth of items from Menards on Brandilynn Boulevard in Cedar Falls on July 1. In that case, he is accused of placing merchandise in a shopping cart and wheeling it through the garden center to the outside yard where it was apparently picked up.
Iowa Irish Fest 2022
Iowa Irish Fest 2022
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Festivalgoers weave through the vendors on Fourth Street during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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Cedar Glen Pipes and Drums performs during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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John Baron of Madison, Wis. makes a throw in the Braemare stone throw during the Highland Games at the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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Lincoln Park is filled with people in lawn chairs as they watch the main stage entertainment during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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The Dublin City Ramblers perform during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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People watch the blacksmithing tent during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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Festivalgoers look for their family's place of origin on a map of Ireland during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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Festivalgoers watch the Highland Games during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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Festivalgoers watch as local children dance with members of the Trinity Irish Dancers on stage during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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Local children dance with members of the Trinity Irish Dancers on stage during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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The Trinity Irish Dancers perform during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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The Trinity Irish Dancers perform during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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The Trinity Irish Dancers perform during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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The Trinity Irish Dancers perform during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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The Trinity Irish Dancers perform during the Iowa Irish Fest in downtown Waterloo on Saturday.
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Milwaukee Common Council supports new juvenile prison on the city's northwest side to replace Lincoln Hills
A proposed site for a new youth prison in Milwaukee to replace Lincoln Hills gained its first key approval Friday from the city's Common Council, just days after the plan was announced.
The 11-1 vote in support of the measure followed brief comments from council members about the upcoming process and assurances that there would be opportunities for the public to weigh in as neighbors expressed alarm about their lack of input ahead of the vote.
Ald. Milele Coggs was the lone vote against the legislation expressing the city's support for the proposed site.
"I think it needs to be stated for the record that our action today is merely for the purpose of satisfying a statutory requirement" in the state legislation that funded a new juvenile facility, Ald. Robert Bauman said. "Our approval today does not circumvent or overrule or override the normal process of a zoning change and any other approvals that may be required in order to build this facility."
Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic said there would be "plenty of opportunity" for public input over the course of the process.
Gov. Tony Evers' administration announced the proposed site at 7930 W. Clinton Ave. on Tuesday. The 6.7-acre former vehicle emissions inspection center is largely surrounded by light industrial buildings with residential streets farther to its north, south and west.
The site was praised by local advocates and officials working to bring kids back to Milwaukee from Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls youth prison north of Wausau — and those seeking to preserve a separate state facility in Milwaukee for men that had been considered as a possible location for the local youth prison. The Lincoln Hills campus is more than 200 miles from Milwaukee
The aldermanic district where the facility would be located is currently without representation on the Common Council after Ald. Chantia Lewis was removed from office as part of a plea deal related to misconduct in office last month.
The lack of communication from city officials raised concerns among some nearby residents, about 10 of whom wrote to the council expressing their opposition ahead of Friday's meeting.
"As a resident of the 9th Aldermanic (a district without representation on the Council at this time), it is alarming that residents have not been notified of this project in advance and have only learned of this through the publication of articles in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Urban Milwaukee," resident Kari Gipson wrote in a letter to the Common Council opposing the site.
Gipson also wrote that it was alarming that council members who do not live in the district were "rushing to vote on a matter just because the state and the governor thinks it's a 'good location.'" Gipson also argued that the facility could drive away new businesses the district has been trying to draw.
Residents of the street closest to the new location had mixed reactions when told of the plan by the Journal Sentinel earlier this week.
The legislation taken up by the council Friday expresses the city's support for the proposed site. The location must have the city's support to move forward under a state law that approved $42 million for the new juvenile facility, which would be run by the state.
The council resolution states that it is "only the first in a long series of steps to obtain the required approvals for the construction" and that its passage "does not circumvent or negate any authority of the City of Milwaukee to proceed with the necessary rezoning process and procedures."
There are also a series of steps that must take place at the state level before construction could begin.
Lawmakers have long struggled to close the problem-plagued youth prison. It houses young people with the highest needs who have committed serious crimes or are repeat offenders.
State lawmakers promised to close Lincoln Hills more than four years ago, in response to dangerous conditions that persisted for years at the prison and made it an unsafe environment for both staff and the young people incarcerated there. The state has paid more than $25 million in settlement and legal fees.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — There’s nothing more Texan than loading up the family and heading out to your favorite steakhouse to get a slab of meat tossed on your plate with some delicious sides.
Wide Open Eats released its list of the Best of the Best Texas Top 10 Steakhouses earlier in the year and it more than likely holds true to this day. “Some of the most well-known aspects of this large state are its cattle country and its prized beef, so it is no surprise that Texas also houses some of the best steakhouses in the United States.”
We know that you probably solidified your go-to steakhouse many moons ago, but that shouldn’t stop you from venturing to a new, possibly better spot. There are superb eateries and steakhouses all over North Texas and that statement rings true with this report.
Two Dallas steakhouses made it to this publication’s top 10 and no surprise, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse indeed made the list.
Wide Open Eats top 10 Texas steakhouses:
- Killen’s Steakhouse – Pearland
- Bohanan’s Prime Steaks and Seafood – San Antonio
- Taste of Texas – Houston
- Pappas Bros. Steakhouse – Dallas/Houston
- Nick and Sam’s – Dallas
- Republic of Texas Bar and Grill – Corpus Christi
- Ruth’s Chris Steak House – Austin
- Las Brisas Southwest Steakhouse – Lubbock
- Four Winds Steakhouse – Wills Point
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DALLAS (KDAF) — The time has finally come, back-to-school season. North Texas families are sending their children back to school these next few weeks and organizations around the state are giving out great advice to help parents and children adjust to this new season.
Including the Texas Department of Public Safety, which has just released some tips and resources ahead of the new school year.
“Heading back to school is such an exciting time and we all need to work together to ensure everyone stays safe,” DPS Director Steven McCraw said in a news release. “Please, be cautious and do your part by talking to your kids about safety, reporting suspicious activity and by following traffic laws in and around school zones.”
Tips
- Give students extra room and don’t assume they are paying attention to traffic. Students are frequently distracted by mobile devices or listening on electronic devices and may not be paying attention to their surroundings.
- Don’t block a crosswalk when stopped at a red light or stop sign.
- Follow the directions of school crossing guards.
- Watch for children on bicycles traveling to and from schools.
- Reduce your speed when you spot a school bus and know children may unexpectedly step into the road without checking for oncoming traffic.
- Be careful around railroad crossings. School buses are legally required to stop at them.
- Know laws regarding school buses. According to Texas law, if a bus has alternating flashing red signals visible from the front or rear, drivers MUST stop before reaching the bus. Drivers can only proceed if the flashing lights are no longer activated, the driver signals you to proceed or the bus has resumed driving. Approaching drivers do NOT have to stop for a school bus that is operating a visual signal if the road is separated by a physical barrier or an intervening space. If a highway is only divided by a left-turn lane, it is not considered divided and drivers must stop for school buses.
- Drivers who illegally pass a school bus face fines up to $1,250 for the first offense. For people convicted of the offense more than once, the law allows for the person’s driver license to be suspended for up to six months. A ticket for this offense cannot be dismissed through defensive driving. Criminal charges are possible if a driver causes someone serious bodily injury.
- Always obey speed limits and traffic laws in school zones.
- Remember, texting while driving is illegal in Texas.
Programs
- iWatchTexas: report suspicious activities in schools and communities in order to help prevent dangerous attacks. You can report tips on their website or by calling 844-643-2251. Officials say this program is not for emergencies. If there is an emergency, call 911
- The Texas School Safety Center: part of Texas State University, this program offers resources on school safety for parents and members of the school system. Officials say it was designed to be a central location for research, training and technical information for all school districts, charter schools and community colleges in the state
- Active School Shooter Alert System: This alert system is designed to notify people in close proximity to an active school shooter situation
For the full report from the Texas DPS, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/back-to-school-tips-from-the-texas-department-of-public-safety/ | 2022-08-12T20:21:15 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/back-to-school-tips-from-the-texas-department-of-public-safety/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. — This Sunday morning, Portlanders will have a rare opportunity to get up on top of the Fremont and Marquam bridges, car-free, to enjoy breathtaking views of the city.
Providence Bridge Pedal and Stride returns for its 26th year this Sunday, Aug. 14. The celebration of bicycling, a Portland summer event, offers the opportunity to bike across bridges with various ride options for cyclist of all ages and skill levels.
"And so I think the people are most surprised about is one, the sense of camaraderie that builds among all the cyclists, and two, really the fun of being up on those two bridges, they were both built in the 60s and early 70s when there was absolutely no consideration for any access except for cars and trucks," said founder Rick Bauman.
Proceeds from this year's event will benefit the Providence Better Outcomes thru Bridges (BOB), which focuses on serving vulnerable groups in the community.
“Helping build bridges back to stable and normal lives, it’s a great relationship, we’re all about bridges, and they’re building bridges," said Bauman.
The event is scheduled to run from 7 a.m. until noon, impacting traffic on I-5 and I-405. Six bridges will be closed off to cars.
Bridge closures
The Burnside and Broadway bridges will remain open to cars throughout the event.
There is still time to ride through the bridges this Sunday; registration is required. Online registration is encouraged, but participants can still signup in person at any of the starting points for the various routes. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/bridge-pedal-stride-portlands-bicycling-summer-event/283-72b76305-c7c4-47c4-beb0-e6d16d4abff0 | 2022-08-12T20:23:43 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/bridge-pedal-stride-portlands-bicycling-summer-event/283-72b76305-c7c4-47c4-beb0-e6d16d4abff0 |
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 100,000 pound construction crane tipped over and pinned the operator inside near the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) campus in Southwest Portland Friday morning.
Portland Fire and Rescue tweeted about the incident on Southwest Campus Drive around 11:20 a.m. Crews were able to pull the crane operator outside of the crane.
A KGW crew arrived to the scene and found firefighters transporting the crane operator, who was in a stretcher, into an ambulance.
Portland Fire and Rescue said in a post on Twitter that the extent of the crane operator's injuries were unknown. Fire officials initially said the person had non-life threatening injuries in a since-deleted tweet. The crane operator has not been identified.
OHSU is Oregon's only public academic health center, with schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry and public health. It is a network of hospitals located across Oregon and southwest Washington. OHSU's primary campuses are the South Waterfront Central District and the Marquam Hill campus in southwest Portland.
Last year, OHSU's board of directors approved a project to expand the hospital on Marquam Hill. The five-year project is scheduled to be completed in 2026. Among the changes, the construction will add a total of 184 new inpatient beds, which will increase hospital capacity by a third.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Fire and Rescue now says only one person was injured during a crane collapse in Southwest Portland.
According to Portland Fire & Rescue, a construction crane weighing approximately 100,000 pounds toppled over at 545 Southwest Campus Drive — the location of OHSU — around 11 a.m. The operator was pinned inside and crews were working to extricate them as of 11:21 a.m.
In a tweet just before 1pm, the agency says that the operator was trapped and, with the help of the construction company, crews were able to extricate the operator. That person was transported to a trauma center with what are being described as serious injuries.
Earlier tweets about the incident mentioned the operator and also mentioned a “victim.” It was unclear until the 12:54 p.m. tweet that the operator and the “victim” were the same person and only one person had been injured.
Officials have not disclosed what led to the crane tipping over.
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(STACKER) — Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in Oregon using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the dollar change in Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from the twelve months ending June 2022.
Data was available for 308 cities and towns in Oregon. Home values in the top city on the list grew by $187,232 over the last 12 months.
Oregon metros with the most cities in the top 50
1. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro: 22
2. Newport: 11
3. Astoria: 3
3. Corvallis: 3
3. Salem: 3
6. Albany: 2
6. Bend-Redmond: 2
6. Eugene: 2
9. Coos Bay: 1
9. Prineville: 1
Read on to see which cities made the list.
50. Monroe
- Typical home value: $508,991
- 1-year price change: +$102,230 (+25.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$209,228 (+69.8%)
- Metro area: Corvallis
49. Lorane
- Typical home value: $506,190
- 1-year price change: +$103,056 (+25.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$239,850 (+90.1%)
- Metro area: Eugene
48. Tangent
- Typical home value: $510,034
- 1-year price change: +$103,218 (+25.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$221,664 (+76.9%)
- Metro area: Albany
47. Happy Valley
- Typical home value: $737,350
- 1-year price change: +$105,331 (+16.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$241,214 (+48.6%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
46. Siletz
- Typical home value: $454,485
- 1-year price change: +$105,369 (+30.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$225,627 (+98.6%)
- Metro area: Newport
45. Alsea
- Typical home value: $444,871
- 1-year price change: +$105,528 (+31.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$166,564 (+59.8%)
- Metro area: Corvallis
44. Saint Paul
- Typical home value: $599,361
- 1-year price change: +$105,777 (+21.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$260,043 (+76.6%)
- Metro area: Salem
43. Bandon
- Typical home value: $505,636
- 1-year price change: +$105,933 (+26.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$215,598 (+74.3%)
- Metro area: Coos Bay
42. Newport
- Typical home value: $497,286
- 1-year price change: +$106,051 (+27.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$222,049 (+80.7%)
- Metro area: Newport
41. Powell Butte
- Typical home value: $789,725
- 1-year price change: +$106,223 (+15.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$294,827 (+59.6%)
- Metro area: Prineville
40. Durham
- Typical home value: $804,795
- 1-year price change: +$106,655 (+15.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$259,057 (+47.5%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
39. Gearhart
- Typical home value: $660,005
- 1-year price change: +$107,462 (+19.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$230,179 (+53.6%)
- Metro area: Astoria
38. Eagle Creek
- Typical home value: $721,946
- 1-year price change: +$108,418 (+17.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$292,142 (+68.0%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
37. Boring
- Typical home value: $767,681
- 1-year price change: +$108,629 (+16.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$292,498 (+61.6%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
36. Otis
- Typical home value: $499,483
- 1-year price change: +$108,738 (+27.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$245,329 (+96.5%)
- Metro area: Newport
35. Maywood Park
- Typical home value: $622,366
- 1-year price change: +$109,000 (+21.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$215,889 (+53.1%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
34. Garden Home-Whitford
- Typical home value: $697,958
- 1-year price change: +$109,279 (+18.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$241,631 (+53.0%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
33. Aurora
- Typical home value: $731,392
- 1-year price change: +$109,440 (+17.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$260,868 (+55.4%)
- Metro area: Salem
32. North Plains
- Typical home value: $623,571
- 1-year price change: +$109,543 (+21.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$230,264 (+58.5%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
31. Tigard
- Typical home value: $665,527
- 1-year price change: +$113,515 (+20.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$234,759 (+54.5%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
30. Yachats
- Typical home value: $533,451
- 1-year price change: +$115,864 (+27.7%)
- 5-year price change: +$246,929 (+86.2%)
- Metro area: Newport
29. Waldport
- Typical home value: $488,490
- 1-year price change: +$115,900 (+31.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$230,834 (+89.6%)
- Metro area: Newport
28. Sherwood
- Typical home value: $679,303
- 1-year price change: +$116,981 (+20.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$241,666 (+55.2%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
27. Oak Hills
- Typical home value: $702,698
- 1-year price change: +$118,097 (+20.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$243,898 (+53.2%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
26. West Linn
- Typical home value: $793,707
- 1-year price change: +$118,156 (+17.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$268,307 (+51.1%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
25. Gales Creek
- Typical home value: $602,946
- 1-year price change: +$118,385 (+24.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$262,949 (+77.3%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
24. Tualatin
- Typical home value: $697,710
- 1-year price change: +$118,904 (+20.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$248,075 (+55.2%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
23. Beavercreek
- Typical home value: $809,626
- 1-year price change: +$119,242 (+17.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$313,182 (+63.1%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
22. Seal Rock
- Typical home value: $533,658
- 1-year price change: +$119,474 (+28.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$253,363 (+90.4%)
- Metro area: Newport
21. Banks
- Typical home value: $653,305
- 1-year price change: +$119,713 (+22.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$253,531 (+63.4%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
20. Gaston
- Typical home value: $680,999
- 1-year price change: +$120,705 (+21.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$289,308 (+73.9%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
19. Logsden
- Typical home value: $509,995
- 1-year price change: +$121,841 (+31.4%)
- 5-year price change: data not available
- Metro area: Newport
18. Rockcreek
- Typical home value: $697,073
- 1-year price change: +$122,291 (+21.3%)
- 5-year price change: +$254,457 (+57.5%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
17. Rickreall
- Typical home value: $735,599
- 1-year price change: +$123,373 (+20.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$311,825 (+73.6%)
- Metro area: Salem
16. Mulino
- Typical home value: $798,341
- 1-year price change: +$125,169 (+18.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$318,227 (+66.3%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
15. Lincoln City
- Typical home value: $522,276
- 1-year price change: +$126,516 (+32.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$253,305 (+94.2%)
- Metro area: Newport
14. Dunes City
- Typical home value: $677,558
- 1-year price change: +$127,372 (+23.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$305,530 (+82.1%)
- Metro area: Eugene
13. Cannon Beach
- Typical home value: $875,164
- 1-year price change: +$132,510 (+17.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$280,799 (+47.2%)
- Metro area: Astoria
12. Millersburg
- Typical home value: $610,351
- 1-year price change: +$132,788 (+27.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$256,202 (+72.3%)
- Metro area: Albany
11. Blodgett
- Typical home value: $509,272
- 1-year price change: +$134,896 (+36.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$237,595 (+87.5%)
- Metro area: Corvallis
10. Lake Oswego
- Typical home value: $932,118
- 1-year price change: +$136,346 (+17.1%)
- 5-year price change: +$306,216 (+48.9%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
9. Depoe Bay
- Typical home value: $617,412
- 1-year price change: +$138,168 (+28.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$283,073 (+84.7%)
- Metro area: Newport
8. Arch Cape
- Typical home value: $956,920
- 1-year price change: +$139,373 (+17.0%)
- 5-year price change: +$324,352 (+51.3%)
- Metro area: Astoria
7. Otter Rock
- Typical home value: $573,300
- 1-year price change: +$143,583 (+33.4%)
- 5-year price change: +$235,502 (+69.7%)
- Metro area: Newport
6. Bend
- Typical home value: $779,482
- 1-year price change: +$148,336 (+23.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$369,566 (+90.2%)
- Metro area: Bend-Redmond
5. Neotsu
- Typical home value: $559,436
- 1-year price change: +$150,711 (+36.9%)
- 5-year price change: +$302,282 (+117.5%)
- Metro area: Newport
4. Sisters
- Typical home value: $814,685
- 1-year price change: +$155,432 (+23.6%)
- 5-year price change: +$382,459 (+88.5%)
- Metro area: Bend-Redmond
3. West Slope
- Typical home value: $879,994
- 1-year price change: +$167,458 (+23.5%)
- 5-year price change: +$323,680 (+58.2%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
2. Cedar Mill
- Typical home value: $922,696
- 1-year price change: +$167,800 (+22.2%)
- 5-year price change: +$303,131 (+48.9%)
- Metro area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro
1. Raleigh Hills
- Typical home value: $1,089,016
- 1-year price change: +$187,232 (+20.8%)
- 5-year price change: +$351,479 (+47.7%)
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A Lancaster County jury has found a Lincoln man guilty of first-degree assault and two gun charges for shooting a man last October in the parking lot of an apartment complex near Pentzer Park.
David "DJ" Hickman Jr., 38, will face a mandatory minimum of eight years in prison on the charges and could get up to 50 years on each count at his sentencing next month.
According to court records, on Oct. 7, Lincoln police were called to the area of North 27th and Potter streets about gunshots and arrived to find blood and shell casings.
Soon after, Michael Nunn, then 46, showed up at a Lincoln hospital with gunshot wounds to his legs and feet.
On the way, he had called his brother and told him Hickman had shot him.
A witness said Hickman had told Nunn to turn down his car stereo shortly before she heard the gunshots and saw Hickman pointing a gun at Nunn, police said in court records.
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BLOOMINGTON — A third round of conditional cannabis dispensary licenses issued by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday included one license awarded in Bloomington's "BLS" region, which includes McLean and DeWitt counties.
This brings the total number of issued licenses statewide to 182 out of an available 185. However, the conditional licenses do not immediately entitle the licensee to buy or sell cannabis.
The license approved in the Bloomington region was for Project Equity Illinois Inc.
In June, the Bloomington City Council approved a special permit request from Project Equity Illinois Inc. for an adult-use dispensary at 1006 JC Parkway, near Walmart.
According to city documents, the dispensary would add 20 full-time jobs with benefits and anticipates bringing in $300,000 in additional tax revenue each year.
The dispensary would sell a variety of cannabis flower, pre-rolled joints, concentrates, vape cartridges and disposables, edibles and beverages, tinctures and topicals, according to records.
The other license awarded in the Bloomington region was for Illinois Health and Wellness LLC in July.
Licenses were issued based on a lottery process. Of the businesses selected, 41% are majority Black-owned, 7% are majority white-owned, 4% are majority Latino-owned and 38% of awardees did not disclose the race of the business' owners.
All entities that have been awarded these conditional licenses will have 180 days to select a physical storefront location and receive a full Adult Use Dispensing Organization License.
A 180-day extension may be granted to those business unable to find a physical location by the deadline.
Licensees may also be eligible for the Social Equity Cannabis Loan Program, which offers low-interest loans to qualified applicants.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. – Multiple people, including a child, were injured late last month when a Florida man fleeing from a traffic stop in Melbourne crashed into at least five vehicles, officials said.
After two Melbourne police officers were dispatched July 25 at 5:41 p.m. regarding a possible aggravated battery with a motor vehicle, they witnessed a red Ford traveling west in the eastbound lanes of Aurora Road, east of Mosswood Drive, according to an arrest affidavit. The Ford swerved back into westbound lanes before striking a black Mercury sedan, police said.
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Police said officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicles. The woman driving the Mercury pulled over and spoke with police, providing the Ford driver’s nickname — Raul — and telling police the Ford driver had struck her intentionally, but the Ford itself did not stop and prompted a pursuit, the affidavit states.
The woman driving the Mercury told police she had gone looking for the man in the Ford — later identified as Dominquie Scott, 30 — to tell him to pull over near the intersection of Eau Gallie Boulevard and Wickham Road, police said.
At this time, the woman said Scott turned into her vehicle and fled, doing so several more times before both drivers stopped off of Aurora Road, at which point Scott pushed her and the two began fighting, the affidavit says.
The officer pursuing Scott stated the chase lasted around two miles and reached speeds over 100 mph. Scott eventually crashed at the intersection of Parkway Drive and North Wickham Road, causing “substantial” damage to five vehicles, police said.
During the crash, Scott, his passenger — whom police have only so far identified as a woman — and a child on the passenger’s lap were ejected from the Ford, according to the affidavit.
The child was airlifted as a trauma alert to Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando, police said. Additionally, police found that Scott was driving a stolen vehicle with a permanently revoked license, the affidavit states.
Scott faces charges of aggravated battery involving domestic violence, battery with a prior conviction, aggravated child abuse, driving with a permanently revoked license, fleeing with disregard to safety causing injury or death, reckless driving resulting in serious bodily injury and grand theft of a motor vehicle. All are felonies, and he is being held in the Brevard County jail on no bond.
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BAY LAKE, Fla. – First lady Jill Biden is coming to Orlando next week to deliver the opening remarks at Walt Disney World’s 2022 Veterans Institute Summit.
The summit, presented by Disney Institute & Wounded Warrior Project, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19 and Saturday, Aug. 20 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
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Biden is scheduled to deliver the opening remarks at the complimentary event, “designed to help support those who served in uniform find meaningful employment after their military service,” Disney officials said in a news release.
Biden is joining Disney as part of the White House’s Joining Forces initiative, which aims to support military families and empower veteran and military spouse hiring, training and support programs.
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Teachers and students at Volusia County Schools head back to the classroom on Monday, and this year, the district is under new leadership with a newly appointed superintendent.
“It feels great to be back in Volusia,” Dr. Carmen Balgobin said.
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Though she’s the new superintendent, Balgobin is no stranger to Volusia County Schools.
“As the deputy superintendent here for two and a half years, I had the opportunity of working with staff and really getting to know the community,” she said.
She stepped in as superintendent during the pandemic while the former superintendent, Dr. Scott Fritz, went on medical leave. She then left the district for a year to work in Broward County but when the school board suddenly fired Fritz in April, they brought her back.
“I met approximately with over 400 employees in all divisions based on where we were and where we were heading,” Balgobin said. “And that’s where we came up with as a team to say, ‘You know... moving forward, we’re going to be leading with grace and respect.’”
Balgobin said two of her top goals are to fill two gaps.
One is to fill the learning gap still lingering from the pandemic when students had to resort to virtual education methods and the other is to hire more teachers. Currently, the district has over 200 instructional vacancies.
“When the school starts, every single classroom will have a teacher. If that means we have to look at some district personnel to fill in temporarily until we hire, then we’ll do so,” she said.
The district leaders made other big changes over the summer, too. Now, breakfast and lunch will be free for all students in Volusia County.
They also worked with law enforcement to create new emergency action plans so now, each campus has a dispatch radio for direct access to law enforcement. All teachers must also keep their classrooms locked now.
“Every single one of our schools has SRDs or SROs or a guardian (who is) armed,” Balgobin said.
She added they also reworked middle schools so students will rotate between teacher teams that work together and the first dual language programs are opening in the county at two schools this year: Spirit Elementary School in Deltona and Holly Hill School in Holly Hill.
“The ultimate goal is to provide the curriculum in both languages, English and Spanish. So it’s about promoting bilingualism and biliteracy,” she said.
As for buses, which have been a big problem for many districts with the lack of drivers, Balgobin said they only have eight vacancies left so all routes will be covered.
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An invasive crawfish species known for its large left claw and signature red patches has been found for the first time in South Texas.
Six Australian redclaw crayfish, which are capable of reaching up to 2 pounds in less than a year, were found between January and July in a pond next to an apartment complex in the Rio Grande City of Brownsville, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The agency said reproduction is of concern because both female and male crayfish were found in the pond and in a nearby resaca, a type of oxbow lake that is connected to the pond.
The crayfish, which is also distinguished by its four distinct ridges on the top of their heads, was also discovered in California in 2019.
"We don't know when these invasive crayfish were first introduced or how far they have spread, but we do know they can have a negative effect on local species and biodiversity," Archis Grubh, an aquatic biologist with TPWD, said in a statement.
Female Australian Redclaw Crayfish mate up to five times each year, with 1,000 eggs per clutch. These crayfish can move between bodies of water over moist terrestrial vegetation, and seasonal rainfall can also wash the crayfish across bodies of water.
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The Australian Redclaw Crayfish can significantly alter habitat and vegetation, competitively exclude native crayfish species, and impact native fish communities through direct predation, according to TPWD. The Australian Redclaw Crayfish also carries some diseases and parasites that could impact native crayfish.
All members of the crayfish family Parastacidae, including the Australian Redclaw Crayfish, are prohibited exotic species in Texas and cannot be legally purchased, sold or possessed in an aquarium, TPWD wrote. It is also illegal to release this species into a public body of water.
Crayfish go by several names in different parts of the country, including crawfish, craydids, crawdads and rock lobsters.
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AARP North Dakota is holding a free document shredding event in Bismarck on Saturday.
The event is from 8 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of the nonprofit's office building at 107 W. Main in Bismarck. Only 500 slots are available, and registration is encouraged.
“Fraud and identity theft are crimes that occur far too often -- especially in the over-50 population," AARP North Dakota Executive Director Josh Askvig said, referring to the age group for whom the nonprofit advocates. "One of AARP’s top priorities is fighting fraud. Shredding sensitive documents is an important tool in that battle.”
For more information or to register, go to aarp.org/NDevents. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/aarp-hosting-document-shredding-event/article_12267d36-1a6a-11ed-846f-3f98ac76eb69.html | 2022-08-12T20:41:22 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/aarp-hosting-document-shredding-event/article_12267d36-1a6a-11ed-846f-3f98ac76eb69.html |
BELFAST, Maine — EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above aired Oct. 21, 2019.
A private shipyard is preparing for a painstaking stem-to-stern restoration of a floating piece of presidential history.
The Sequoia is a 1925 motor yacht that served eight presidents before being sold by President Jimmy Carter in 1977.
French & Webb, a custom boat building company, was tapped for the restoration by the current owner. Strict guidelines must be followed because the vessel is on the National Register of Historic Places.
“It’s slowly happening, but the needle is moving,” Todd French told the Bangor Daily News.
For now, the 104-foot vessel remains under a white tarp. Behind the scenes, workers have created a three-dimensional model because the original design plans couldn't be found and assembled materials including longleaf pine from the Southeast and white oak from Denmark.
Once the physical work begins, likely in the spring, the restoration of the Sequoia should be a three-year project, he said.
Over the years, several different vessels have served as a floating White House for presidents.
The Sequoia was designed by a Norwegian-born naval architect and went through a couple of owners before going up for sale following the stock market crash of 1929.
President Herbert Hoover encouraged the Navy to buy the vessel and began using it as a presidential yacht.
This Sequoia holds plenty of presidential history: John Kennedy celebrated his last birthday aboard the vessel; Harry Truman held atomic arms talks with the leaders of Canada and Great Britain after World War II; and Richard Nixon hosted Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
The vessel, which is owned by FE Partners LLC, a private investment firm based Washington, D.C., has been in Belfast since 2019. The pandemic delayed the start of work. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/former-presidential-yacht-sequoia-to-be-restored-at-belfast-maine-shipyard-french-webb/97-bd31f6be-eb14-432b-b9f6-e53bf78f6094 | 2022-08-12T20:45:22 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/former-presidential-yacht-sequoia-to-be-restored-at-belfast-maine-shipyard-french-webb/97-bd31f6be-eb14-432b-b9f6-e53bf78f6094 |
ATLANTIC CITY — Three city flood mitigation projects will have help from grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The projects are part of a $100 million plan Mayor Marty Small Sr.'s administration is undertaking to reduce nuisance flooding and bolster storm protection.
All of the projects involved in the plan are funded by the state and federal governments.
“This is part of our effort to make the City of Atlantic City one of the most resilient cities on the east coast,” Small said in a written statement on Friday.
Approximately $5 million of grant funding will be earmarked for building a water-pump station on Atlantic Avenue. Two sets of $178,000 grants will each go toward flood protection improvements in Bungalow Park and Chelsea Heights, city officials said.
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State and local governments submitted record-breaking requests for funding worth about $4.7 billion in FEMA grants, city officials said. Rutala Associates, the city’s grant consultant, prepared the FEMA applications and also submitted applications for other federal and state funding.
Several projects nearly completed include bulkhead construction on South Boulevard in Chelsea Heights and the replacement of check valves along the back bay.
The $6.5 million Lower Chelsea bulkhead already underway calls the replacing all public bulkheads is now underway, city officials said.
That project includes replacing various sections of city-owned bulkhead along Sunset Avenue, Winchester Avenue, and various street ends, between Jackson Avenue and North Albany Avenue in the Lower Chelsea Neighborhood.
The bulkhead replacement project at Tallahassee Avenue was recently been completed.
Other projects that will be under construction soon include Gardner’s Basin dredging and bulkhead repair, Chelsea and Ducktown public bulkhead replacement from Albany Avenue to the Atlantic City Expressway, and dry floodproofing at City Hall, city officials said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-city-chosen-by-fema-for-5-4-million-in-flood-protection-grants/article_3b7ee3c6-1a6f-11ed-8dd6-0fcacda6bed2.html | 2022-08-12T20:46:28 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-city-chosen-by-fema-for-5-4-million-in-flood-protection-grants/article_3b7ee3c6-1a6f-11ed-8dd6-0fcacda6bed2.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — Assemblyman Don Guardian will draft legislation to require identification tags for off-road vehicles in New Jersey, to help police trace owners of those ridden illegally, he said at a Friday meeting of a group working on public safety issues in the resort.
"We have asked (the Office of Legislative Services) to look at every other state to find out if any legislation has been put together," said Guardian, R-Atlantic, and a former city mayor. "Whatever we can do at the state level to help, we want to do that."
Currently police have no way of identifying riders who illegally drive on roads and city rights-of-way, ignoring traffic laws and creating a public safety hazard, Acting Police Chief James Sarkos said.
Police are not allowed to pursue illegally ridden dirt bikes and ATVs, under rules set out by the state Attorney General, because of the risk of causing a serious accident, Sarkos said.
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That has made it difficult to apprehend those breaking the law.
New Hard Rock Hotel & Casino President Anthony Faranca said illegal riders are endangering themselves and visitors who are walking in the area of the casino parking areas.
"They do wheelies down our drive," Faranca said of the entry to valet parking. And they don't wear helmets, putting themselves at grave risk of severe injury, he said.
Council Vice President Kaleem Shabazz, a Democrat who is the organizer of the "Clean and Safe Atlantic City" meetings, said the idea for putting identification tags on off-road vehicles was jumpstarted by an Aug. 7 Press of Atlantic City editorial.
Guardian expects to have a draft bill by the next public safety meeting Aug. 26, he said.
Sarkos also said he and other city officials are rewriting an ordinance that fines gas stations and storage facilities for servicing all terrain vehicles and dirt bikes illegally ridden on resort roads and rights-of-way, after a similar ordinance failed to garner support last month.
"We feel public safety is a shared responsibility," Sarkos said. "They should not be servicing those riding illegally."
The amended ordinance would allow gas station attendants and storage facility workers who feel their safety would be jeopardized by refusing to sell gas or give access to those riding illegally to avoid fines if they quickly notify police of the illegal activity, Sarkos said.
"That will be a safe ordinance for everyone," he said.
The new ordinance will be back before City Council soon, Sarkos said.
Some council members were concerned that the ordinance presented at the July meeting could put gas station attendants and storage facility workers at risk if they have to refuse to sell gas to, or provide storage, for those breaking the law.
At the July meeting, council did pass another ordinance setting out rules for confiscating and destroying all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes illegally ridden on city streets and rights-of-way.
Sarkos said after the meeting that police have seized a small number of illegal ATVs and dirt bikes under the new ordinance, but none destroyed yet.
"We are ironing out the process," Sarkos said.
Sarkos was recently driving with his wife on Atlantic Avenue when he witnessed an illegally ridden off-road vehicle leave the roadway and crash on the sidewalk, Sarkos said. He jumped out an apprehended the rider, who was attempting to flee.
"The vehicle wouldn't start," Sarkos said. So Sarkos was able to confiscate it.
Under the amended ordinance, it would not be illegal for storage facilities to rent to people storing off-road vehicles, but the facilities would have to stop people from riding them out of the facility and back into the facility illegally, Sarkos said.
It would also be legal to sell gas to those bringing off-road vehicles to a gas station on a trailer, but not to those riding them illegally into and out of the gas station, he said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-city-public-safety-group-takes-on-illegally-ridden-atvs-dirt-bikes/article_13c106e2-1a52-11ed-8192-5baed144f045.html | 2022-08-12T20:46:34 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-city-public-safety-group-takes-on-illegally-ridden-atvs-dirt-bikes/article_13c106e2-1a52-11ed-8192-5baed144f045.html |
A Mays Landing man on Thursday admitted to raping two underaged sisters and impregnating them on three separate occasions.
The sisters were between the ages of 11 and 13 at the times of the incident.
Isaiah W. Banks-Carey, 28, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated sexual assault. The plea calls for a 25-year sentence in State Prison, after which Banks-Cary must register as a sex offender under Megan's Law, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release issued Friday.
Additionally, Banks-Carey must also have lifetime parole supervision and submit to an adult diagnostic and treatment sexual offender evaluation, the Prosecutor's Office said.
Charges filed against Banks-Carey included six counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, one count of second-degree sexual assault, and 10 counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
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Banks-Carey confessed to raping the sisters three separate times between Jan. 1, 2018, and Nov. 22, 2019, impregnating them three times. The girls were 11, 12 and 13 when the assaults happened, the Prosecutor's Office said.
Banks-Carey was acting as a father figure to the girls in their home in Atlantic City, the Prosecutor's Office said.
The Department of Child Protection and Permanency reported the case to the Prosecutor's Office after both girls experienced simultaneous pregnancies. After giving birth, one of the girls became pregnant again and delivered a second child.
After Banks-Carey was considered a suspect, paternity tests confirmed he was the father of the three newborns, the Prosecutor's Office said. He was arrested on Sept. 4, 2019, the Prosecutor's Office said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-man-pleads-guilty-to-impregnating-underaged-sisters/article_da78c4c4-1a74-11ed-a380-9f0c7eb6dce3.html | 2022-08-12T20:46:40 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-man-pleads-guilty-to-impregnating-underaged-sisters/article_da78c4c4-1a74-11ed-a380-9f0c7eb6dce3.html |
Melissa Manchester entertained a crowd of more than 900 people at the Schultz-Hill Foundation’s annual fundraiser at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City on Aug. 5. The event raised more than $135,000 for the Schultz-Hill Foundation, whose mission is to provide music and arts education for students and seniors in the greater Atlantic City area.
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LONDON — Tyson Fury has decided to "walk away" from boxing, only three days after saying he was returning to the sport.
Fury turned 34 on Friday and posted a message on social media saying: "Massive thanks to everyone who had an input in my career over the years & after long hard conversations (I've finally) decided to walk away & on my 34th birthday I say Bon voyage."
That seemingly puts Fury back into retirement, after he announced Tuesday that he was returning to boxing to set up a fight against Derek Chisora, a fellow Briton whom he beat twice early in his career.
That announcement had sparked speculation that Fury, the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, was targeting a possible unification bout against the winner between Oleksandr Usyk, the reigning WBA, IBF and WBO title-holder, and Anthony Joshua, who are fighting on Aug. 20 in Saudi Arabia.
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Fury did not give a reason for his apparent change of heart.
The undefeated Fury initially said after his win over Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in April that he was retiring from the sport. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/boxing/fury-to-walk-away-from-boxing-after-short-lived-comeback/article_0db1fd06-1a75-11ed-b1fc-cfc62e919aa4.html | 2022-08-12T20:46:53 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/boxing/fury-to-walk-away-from-boxing-after-short-lived-comeback/article_0db1fd06-1a75-11ed-b1fc-cfc62e919aa4.html |
A Frisco man on trial in Denton died Thursday after drinking from a large water bottle containing a cloudy liquid as a jury found him guilty of child sexual assault, officials said.
Edward Leclair, 57, was accused of five counts involving one victim. The Tarrant County medical examiner’s office doesn’t yet list his cause or manner of death. Leclair had been released on bond following his arrest.
Prosecutor Jamie Beck told the Denton Record-Chronicle that Leclair didn’t drink from the water bottle until the verdict was read, then he “just chugged it.”
After the verdict, Leclair was sent to a holding cell next to the courtroom as the timing of his punishment phase was discussed. Beck said that an investigator assigned to the courtroom had told the bailiff what Leclair had done and suggested he check on him.
Leclair’s attorney, Mike Howard, said sheriff’s deputies gave Leclair medical aid until EMS arrived.
“I saw him being taken out on the gurney,” Howard told the newspaper. “His color and pallor didn’t look good — gray — and then he was taken to the hospital. Beyond that, that’s all I can say.”
The sheriff's office said the in-custody death is currently being investigated by the Texas Rangers. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/frisco-man-found-guilty-of-child-sex-assault-dies-after-drinking-cloudy-liquid-in-courtroom/3047046/ | 2022-08-12T20:51:16 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/frisco-man-found-guilty-of-child-sex-assault-dies-after-drinking-cloudy-liquid-in-courtroom/3047046/ |
A man who flew a drone loaded with drugs and electronics over a federal prison in Fort Worth was arrested Thursday, authorities said.
Bryant Henderson, 42, of Smithville, flew a drone loaded with methamphetamine, compressed marijuana, two prepaid smartphones and nine music players, over FMC Fort Worth around midnight on May 4, according to his critical complaint.
The drone crashed on prison property and was recovered by guards, the complaint said.
The FBI used surveillance video from nearby O.D. Wyatt High School to identify Henderson, according to court documents.
The video showed a young man in a red Chevy Tahoe pull into the school parking lot and launch the drone, prosecutors said.
Investigators later found the Tahoe abandoned in Dallas and found Henderson’s debit card, a drone remote controller and other items.
A drone log showed it had also flown near other federal prisons in Seagoville and Bastrop.
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Henderson is charged with attempting to provide contraband in prison, serving as an airman without an airman’s certificate and drug possession with intent to distribute.
He faces up to 45 years in prison.
Henderson was set to appear before a federal magistrate in Fort Worth Friday morning.
An attorney for him was not listed in court records.
The use of drones to deliver contraband to prisons is a growing problem, authorities said. Just last month a Houston man was charged with operating a drone over a federal prison in Beaumont. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-used-drone-to-try-to-smuggle-drugs-into-fort-worth-prison-feds/3047125/ | 2022-08-12T20:51:22 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-used-drone-to-try-to-smuggle-drugs-into-fort-worth-prison-feds/3047125/ |
Midland police reported Friday that two people involved in a shooting Wednesday in south Midland were taken into custody on Friday.
"At approximately 9 a.m. Isabel Arlene Losoya, 29, and Caleb Lucas Rodriguez, 21, were taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon," MPD reported.
MPD reported earlier that a warrant had been issued for a woman involved in a shooting that took place earlier in the week in south Midland, according to Midland police.
Losoya was identified as being involved, according to Midland police. Midland police also reported that officers responded to Midland Memorial Hospital at 9 p.m. Wednesday in reference to two gunshot victims. During the investigation, it was learned that the incident occurred near the 800 block of South Midkiff Road. The victims are a 29-year-old female and her 2-year-old daughter, both with non-life-threatening injuries, according to MPD.
The investigation is ongoing. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/MPD-Gunshots-wound-two-in-south-Midland-17369299.php | 2022-08-12T20:56:51 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/MPD-Gunshots-wound-two-in-south-Midland-17369299.php |
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