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PLYMOUTH, Pa. — The smell of smoked meats is in the air, and that can only mean one thing — the return of the Plymouth Kielbasa Festival.
The crowd started pouring into Plymouth around lunchtime on Friday for the 18th annual Plymouth Kielbasa Festival.
Vendors of all kinds are lined up on Main Street and ready to serve the crowds. For many people in northeastern and central Pennsylvania, kielbasa is something that was often on the family dinner tables.
"It's definitely a family tradition with everybody around here. The holidays are always busy, and this festival brings a lot of people out. Everybody loves kielbasa," said John Vishnefski from Tarnowski's Kielbasa.
"I've been coming here for seven years now, and it's always a good time for me. It's more of a hobby for me, but I like the entertainment," said Joe Triplett from Joe's Smoke House.
There's live music and a kids zone with games and a bounce house, but festival goers say they look forward to trying all the good food and seeing old friends around town.
"The food, everything, that's the amazing part, the food," said Christopher O'Rourke. "Potato pancakes, I also had a sausage sandwich."
"You've got to support your town, right? Look at Edwardsville; they have the pierogi festival. Each town should have something to support your town," Donna Krasavage said.
The Plymouth Kielbasa festival runs until 11 p.m. Friday and picks up Saturday at 11 a.m.
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Little League Baseball and South Williamsport go hand in hand, and in just a few days, the boys of summer will be back again. It's the 75th anniversary of the Little League World Series.
Baseball fans are ready.
"It's such a highly visible event in Williamsport, so I think a lot of people pay attention to it more so than the other activities," said Dave Frey of Williamsport.
Fans were not allowed inside the complex during last year's event because of the pandemic. This is the first time fans will be inside Lamade and Volunteer Stadiums since 2019.
"It is really great for the kids, especially," Stacie Budman said.
Fans will have even more opportunities to watch the games this year. Little League added four more teams meaning there are more games.
"Everybody here keeps up with it. If they're not at the games, they're at least watching them or keeping up with them over coffee or something," Frey said.
"I've been in New York City for the last 28 years, but I just moved back. This will be my first Little League World Series since I was a kid to see live," Ben Coates said, adding that he is looking forward to seeing the games in person.
"We used to go every year and sit and watch all the games. Sit on the hillside, slide down the hill."
The Little League Grand Slam Parade in Williamsport is Monday.
The games start Wednesday.
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LYCOMING COUNTY, Pa. — Little League teams will start arriving in Lycoming County as soon as this weekend. Restaurants and hotels in Williamsport are ready for the increase in business that comes along with the Little League World Series.
Williamsport is typically a busy place, but according to the Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce, the population here will grow by about 70,000 people next week. That's because the Little League World Series is once again coming to South Williamsport.
"It brings a lot of tourists. I do DoorDash, and it brings a lot of business for those of us who have side companies or the little companies on this street especially," Stadie Budman said.
According to the Chamber of Commerce, the Little League World Series brings in around $40 million to the local economy.
"Residually, it's a lot of money for our little town every August when things are slow. It picks us up," Fred Daniele said.
Franco's Restaurant has been in Williamsport for nearly 40 years. Employees look forward to the Little League World Series each year.
"Years ago, they would only run it Wednesday to Saturday. It was a very quick event. Then they expanded it to two weeks. That's really helped with our businesses and stuff," Daniele said.
All of those people need a place to stay.
"We'll have some pretty decent occupancy numbers though Little League, which is 13 days. That will really get us over the hump till the end of the year," Kathy Taylor said.
The Genetti Hotel in Williamsport usually has at least five teams staying here.
"The parents of those teams will be calling and booking rooms at the last minute. 10-15 rooms at a shot, so we'll be pretty busy on the phones this weekend," Taylor said.
All the action starts Monday with the Grand Slam Parade in Williamsport. The games start Wednesday.
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EFFORT, Pa. — It's been a busy 48 hours for Colleen Stipeck of Chestnuthill Township.
"It's been a whirlwind. I mean fielding phone calls and text messages and Facebook messages and just people reaching out that wanna help. It's been truly overwhelming and heartwarming, " she said.
Stipek heard from people around the area and beyond.
Someone stole her son Mikey's special pediatric wheelchair from the front yard of their home near Effort Thursday.
Stipek said the wheelchair is her son Mikey's main mode of transportation.
When he was just a baby, he suffered a traumatic brain injury, making it difficult for him to walk.
So she put out a call on social media, not realizing how many people would answer.
"There's a lot of medically complex kids in and around our community, so I knew maybe someone out there would help. I didn't think it would happen anywhere near this quickly and that, you know, we would be set to go and have a fun weekend," Stipek said.
Within 24 hours after posting that Mikey's wheelchair was stolen on Facebook, Stipek said a mother reached out to donate her child's old wheelchair.
"You know, these chairs, they measure the kids up, down, left, right to make sure they fit perfectly. But I mean, I couldn't ask for a better fit for something that wasn't specifically for him," Stipek said.
Mikey will use the donated wheelchair this weekend.
Then on Monday, Stipek expects to receive a newer pediatric wheelchair, also donated by a member of a community.
"It looks almost identical to his, just that it's red and black, and it was blue and black. But it looks like that one will be a perfect fit. Everything looks like it's going to be good to start kindergarten, and it has all the transportation straps and everything. So it's just been a blessing," she said.
While Mikey has been able to get a replacement wheelchair, for now, Stipek said she's received messages about people wanting to help with other things Mikey needs.
So she started a GoFundMe to help raise money for a wheelchair lift for their van.
Stipek said this is one of the last pieces of medical equipment he would need to make life and getting around easier.
If you want to help Mikey's family, click here to donate.
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STOCKTON, Calif. — Waiting for over a half hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a two-lane road is not how Stockton parent Renee Gray imagined she would spend her son Joshua’s first morning at Stockton’s Lincoln High School Tuesday.
“We were expecting the traffic commotion, but we weren't expecting how it was,” Gray said. “It was kind of beyond chaos.”
The source of the chaos, according to Gray and other parents, is a culvert construction project running underneath Alexandria Place. Alexandria Place, one of three streets intersecting at the front of Lincoln High School, has been closed to pedestrian and car traffic since the construction project began on May 31.
Fall classes for the Lincoln Unified School District, which operates both Lincoln High School and Sierra Middle School near the construction zone, resumed Tuesday.
“We just got an announcement on Facebook requesting that they recommend us to take this (detour) route, which was like a one-way route for all these parents to take,” Gray said. “There could have been better communication and planning on this.”
What Gray says is normally a 10-15 minute route from her home to the school has turned into a 45-minute commute, much of it spent fully stopped or at a crawl as nearly 2,800 students attempt to reach campus.
“The normal route that the school had provided us, that took us 45 minutes, just waiting in line,” Gray said. “The parents are frustrated and I'm pretty sure also the neighbors too, because of the traffic congestion in their neighborhoods, and especially where before they weren't getting the traffic from the school, now they're getting it because parents are taking different routes.”
The construction-fueled delays and detours forced some parents to let their students out while waiting in traffic, Gray says.
With students exiting cars while in the slow-moving line and bikers and pedestrians flooding detour routes, Carolyn King, who lives near the high school fears it could only be a matter of time before an accident happens.
“It is really a mess and very dangerous,” King said. “There's no policing, the kids are darting in and out of cars, because of the traffic. There's road construction cones, so they're trying to get through that.”
Both Gray and King say drivers often run red lights at intersections near the school or make illegal U-turns on the neighborhood's small streets, fed up from waiting in traffic.
“You have people who are running the red lights because they've been sitting in traffic for a while,” King said.
With construction work on Alexandria Place not expected to wrap up until Oct. 1, King says she would like to see more police presence and traffic control measures around the school.
In a statement to ABC10, Lincoln Unified School District Superintendent Kelly Dextraze blamed some of the traffic congestion on SB 328, the law that forces high schools in the state to begin classes no earlier than 8:30 a.m.
“Traffic at the beginning of school is always challenging. We have taken many steps to improve this by having staff available, communicating with families, identifying alternate pick up and drop off points and working with local agencies on traffic flow,” the statement says. “The necessary construction projects have impacted traffic by limiting access from north of the school, forcing most automobile traffic into Alexandria or Harrisburg from south of the schools, off of Benjamin Holt. The late start bill (SB 328) has also impacted traffic flow as we now have more students arriving at the same time.”
Dextraze added the district will continue to work with the City of Stockton and San Joaquin County to analyze traffic patterns and minimize traffic challenges.
In light of those challenges, the King family says they are hoping for less congested days while setting earlier alarms as they prepare for week two of being back in school and back in traffic.
“I drive (my daughter) as close as I can in all that traffic and then sometimes I have her just get out and walk the rest because it's so bad,” King said. “I feel for these kids, you know, they’re walking a mile that used to take them, you know, 10 minutes to get to school. So it's frustrating.”
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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. — Three people are now in custody and facing charges after a Stockton 2-year-old died from a fentanyl overdose in April.
According to a news release, first responders were sent to a home on the 2300 block of North Marine Avenue on April 27 for a child in cardiac arrest. The toddler was taken to a hospital, where she later died.
The release says there were no obvious signs of abuse or medical issues, so a toxicology test was performed, which showed fentanyl in the child’s system.
Investigators say it appears the fentanyl was brought to the home by the child’s father, who had become addicted after taking prescription opiates following an injury.
A search warrant was served Wednesday, and 28-year-old Dominique Gray admitted to bringing the fentanyl into the home. He was arrested on suspicion of murder and felony child endangerment.
Two other adults and their 5-month-old child were at the home during the search. The two people were arrested on suspicion of child endangerment.
Gray’s two other children are now in the custody of family.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Johnson City-based company Crown Laboratories held a ceremony Friday morning as company leaders broke ground on a multi-million dollar expansion.
Crown Labs previously announced it planned to build a 60,000-square-foot warehouse, representing a $7.5 million investment. The warehouse will be separated from the main manufacturing facility by a breezeway.
CEO Jeff Bedard previously told News Channel 11 that the quickly growing company was in need of a new facility as it faced space constraints. On Friday, Bedard said it was an easy decision to remain in Johnson City while Crown Labs continues to grow.
We’ve moved over 50 families in here in the last five to six years,” Bedard said. “It’s a great place to be, and the community invests in us, so why wouldn’t we invest back in them?”
Crown Labs expects to move into the new warehouse during the first half of 2023. It will feature nearly 5,000 additional pallet locations and is expected to improve the company’s production process.
Local government leaders, including Johnson City Mayor Joe Wise and Washington County Mayor Joe Grandy, joined Crown Labs at the groundbreaking ceremony Friday
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BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) – The Bristol Food Truck Park had its grand opening Friday afternoon.
The Bristol Food Truck Park offers a variety of food and treats from local trucks in the region. According to the food truck park’s Facebook page, at one point, they had close to 300 people in the park.
“There is a great variety, it is accessible for everybody, picnic tables and it brings a lot to the area,” said customer Alli Hayter.
“It is an amazing outcome,” said Blended Pedaler general manager Emily Linderme. “I did not expect this many people, but we are overwhelmed with happiness, we will say that.”
Bristol Food Truck Park
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Here's what parents of Arizona babies need to know about parechovirus
Parents should be aware but not alarmed about a recent federal health warning on parechovirus in young infants, two leading Arizona pediatricians say.
Parechoviruses are a group of viruses that cause a range of disease in humans and are known to circulate in summer and fall.
"I think it's true we are seeing more cases of the parechovirus, but it is not true that there's any higher degree of bad disease or negative outcomes," said Dr. Sean Elliott, medical director of infectious diseases and immunizations for the Arizona chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
"This is a seasonal virus. We do have clusters of cases every year, typically around the summer. ... Some years are good years, and some years are not so good years. To that regard I think we are seeing more cases of parechovirus in young children this summer."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on July 12 issued a parechovirus health alert that says clinicians should consider a parechovirus diagnosis in infants who have fever, sepsis-like syndrome (symptoms like not feeding well, being irritable, and rapid breathing or breathing pauses), or neurologic illness like seizures and meningitis without another known cause.
The test for parechovirus is aggressive: a spinal tap.
"We don't want them (parents) to be alarmed. We want them to be aware of the virus and the types of presentations it can cause and also how they can prevent transmission of the virus," said Dr. Wassim Bellan, an infectious diseases pediatrician at Phoenix Children's Hospital.
"There are reports coming from other states where it seems the trend is higher than other years. But the comparison to previous years isn't easy because this is not a reportable disease, so there is no mechanism in place to count those numbers."
Human parechovirus is not a new virus — every year it tends to cause illness in some very young infants. And since there's no requirement that health providers report parechovirus cases to public health, there's no way to gauge exactly how big of a problem it's been year over year.
What is new this year is that there have been reports around the country of an unusually high number of parechovirus cases, including a cluster of 23 cases that led to hospitalization in previously healthy young infants at a Nashville hospital over six weeks in April and May.
None of the Tennessee infants died, but two of the 23 had complications, including one who experienced persistent seizures and was anticipated to experience severe developmental delay, and another who was at risk for hearing loss and blood clots, according to a CDC report. The report calls the Tennessee cases "an unusually large cluster" of infections.
Shortly before the CDC issued its parechovirus health warning, several media outlets had reported on the June 24 death of Ronan Duffy Delancy, a Connecticut infant who died of parechovirus when he was 34 days old. His parents are now trying to raise awareness about parechovirus.
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'Our baby woke up inconsolable'
Phoenix journalist Jen Fifield recently tweeted about her baby's experience with parechovirus, which included hospitalization.
In an interview, she said she decided to share her experience because her son did not initially have a fever, which is one of the parechovirus symptoms. She knew something was very wrong but had to be persistent to get medical attention for him.
"Our baby woke up inconsolable late Sunday night. He didn’t have a fever according to our head thermometer. He refused to nurse or lay flat the rest of the night," she tweeted on Aug. 5.
When she called the doctor in the morning, she was told they only consider a fever to be 100.4 and that all the doctors were too busy to see her baby, whose rectal temperature was 99.2, she tweeted. But Fifield persisted, and insisted that her baby get medical attention, which he ultimately did.
"Trust your parental instincts," she tweeted.
Her son's condition worsened and he was hospitalized.
"His oxygen dipped at times. I’ll never forget watching the ER nurses scramble to find an oxygen mask small enough for my tiny baby. His temp at times was near 103," she wrote.
"He slowly improved and we got home yesterday. Other newborn parents aren’t so lucky and as I type this I’m still scared we will end up back in the hospital — he’s not through this all the way yet."
Fifield told The Arizona Republic on Wednesday that her baby has continued to improve.
Here are five things for parents to know about parechovirus:
Parechovirus infection is most concerning in infants younger than 3 months
"The group of patients that gets in trouble with the virus and may need to be admitted to the hospital are the young infants, less than 3 months of age," Ballan said.
"The reason is that any fever in a child who is less than 3 months of age is usually evaluated differently than older kids because they are at high risk of complications."
Infants in the Tennessee cluster ranged in age from 5 days to 3 months old. The median age was 24 days. Thirteen of the infants were girls and 10 were boys, the CDC report says.
Older infants and toddlers may have mild symptoms but can infect their younger siblings
Anyone can get infected with parechovirus, but only infants and toddlers tend to get symptoms and illness from it.
In older infants and young children, symptoms are typically mild, such as a rash, cold symptoms or sometimes gastrointestinal issues like vomiting and diarrhea.
The danger is that they can pass the virus onto their younger, more vulnerable siblings.
"If you have a child at home with those types of symptoms and you have a young infant at home, you have to be very careful," Ballan said.
"It's (transmitted) through droplets from respiratory secretions and from stool ... handwashing is going to be the most important mode of prevention."
Both symptomatic and asymptomatic infected individuals can transmit parechovirus, the CDC health alert says.
Shedding from the upper respiratory tract can occur for one to three weeks and from the gastrointestinal tract for as long as six months after infection, and the incubation period is unknown, CDC officials say.
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Test for parechovirus includes a spinal tap but has not always been routine
The test to confirm a parechovirus diagnosis detects the DNA of the virus in cerebrospinal fluid, which requires a lumbar puncture, often known as a spinal tap.
The test looks for more than just parechovirus, Elliott said. Some hospitals, like Tucson Medical Center where Elliott works, have the specialized test in-house.
"It detects like 15 different infectious pathogens, one of which is the parechovirus," Elliott said. "Whereas before, we never knew that kids had it because we did not have a specific test. We just chalked it up to routine summer viral meningitis of unknown etiology ... Now we can put a name on it because we have a test."
The spinal tap is an aggressive test, but in a very young infant it's often the only way to know what's wrong, he said.
"Babies are not very good at telegraphing symptoms," he said. "I cannot trust an exam on a 6-week-old to tell me if they have evidence of meningitis. We're far more likely to do aggressive testing on young children who just cannot give us all the answers we need clinically."
Also, making the diagnosis of parechovirus can be helpful to avoid further testing on babies for other causes of their symptoms, Ballan said.
Symptoms of parechovirus in babies can include fever, fussiness
Fifield, a former Arizona Republic reporter, wrote that signs to watch out for include a newborn who suddenly is very upset, can’t or won’t nurse or eat, and seems different.
For some infants that's an inability to sleep, for others it may be sleeping more than usual, Ballan said.
Babies who are getting ill from parechovirus typically have fever, fussiness and a decreased appetite, Elliott said.
"That is certainly not unique to parechovirus," Elliott said. "Unfortunately it could also be a more severe bacterial infection. With fevers, fussiness and not feeding well, they need to contact their primary care provider and ask for the next steps."
Most babies with parechovirus end up recovering, even if hospitalized
"The good news with this (parechovirus) is that the majority of patients who develop the infection, they actually recover with no long-term problems, even without treatment," Ballan said.
"Realistically there's no treatment for this virus. This is a virus that we don't have an effective medication to treat, so all we do even when we make the diagnosis, it's just supportive care — make sure the child is not getting dehydrated, they are starting to improve before we send them out of the hospital."
Some infants with parechovirus will have seizures and additional complications, up to and including death. But such cases are rare.
"The babies (with parechovirus) that I've diagnosed and treated have all gone home with no complications after a very short hospital stay," Elliott said.
Reach the reporter at Stephanie.Innes@gannett.com or at 602-444-8369. Follow her on Twitter @stephanieinnes
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VA working with pest control, says no rodent activity at nursing home in past week
Three weeks after rats were found living in the ceilings and walls of the Community Living Center, a Veterans Affairs nursing home, Interim Medical Center Director Michael Welsh announced in a statement to the press Friday morning that there has been no sign of rodent activity for eight days.
The initial discovery came after an employee reported a damaged ceiling tile on the first floor of the building July 22, which on closer inspection proved to be due to rodent activity, said Welsh. He said staff inspected the first and second floors of the building and found more evidence of rodent activity.
“As is common in this part of Arizona, we believe the rodents probably entered the building to escape the recent flooding caused by the monsoon season,” Welsh said.
Welsh said, the VA worked with outside pest experts and searched the entire facility, finding additional rodent activity in one first-floor office and a second-floor storage room.
The Community Living Center has 25 residents – who are all 70 years old or older, Phoenix VA center chief nurse Stephanie Kendricks said earlier.
All were relocated “out of an abundance of caution,” Welsh said. Additionally, the VA canceled all elective surgeries scheduled at the facility.
Welsh said no veterans were harmed or reported any contact with the rats.
In the last eight days, Welsh said pest control experts have checked the facility daily with no continued signs of rodent activity. He also said the VA’s engineering team is working internally and with outside help to close all potential gaps in the building.
As of noon Friday, there is still not a date set for when residents will be able to move back, said Kristen Schabert, chief of the communications department for the Phoenix VA Health Care System. Currently, she said the displaced veterans are either living in VA facilities in Prescott or Tucson, or at hospice facilities in the Phoenix area.
Reach breaking news reporter Sam Burdette at sburdette@gannett.com or on Twitter @SuperSafetySam
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13-year-old boy dead, 5 hurt in car accident on I-17 in Phoenix
A 13-year-old boy is dead and five people suffered life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 17 near Union Hills Drive in north Phoenix on Thursday night.
According to the Department of Public Safety, a dark-colored SUV lost control and struck another white SUV, causing both cars to roll over at approximately 10:30 p.m.
The front passenger of the dark SUV, a 13-year-old boy, died after being ejected from the car.
Three other passengers in the dark SUV sustained life-threatening injuries, with two of those people also ejected from the vehicle.
Both the driver and passenger of the white SUV also had life-threatening injuries, and the passenger was ejected, said the Department of Public Safety.
Impairment was not a factor for both drivers. The people injured have not been identified.
Reach breaking news reporter Haleigh Kochanski at hkochanski@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @HaleighKochans.
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El Mirage elementary school locks down after reports of armed man; police say 'no threat at this time'
Thompson Ranch Elementary School in El Mirage was locked down for about an hour Friday morning after someone reportedly saw a man with a gun inside the school facilities, El Mirage Police Department said.
Officers with different police agencies responded to the location but did not find the man or the gun, El Mirage police said.
All children are safe and are expected to return home for the day.
Police said staff found a "suspicious package" at the school. El Mirage Police Chief Paul Marzocca said there is no threat at this time and the school is safe.
Marzocca advised parents and family members to stay away from the school until the school district advises otherwise.
No further details were available.
Reach breaking news reporter Laura Daniella Sepulveda at lsepulveda@lavozarizona.com or on Twitter @lauradNews.
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UNION GROVE — The Tri-County Model Railroad Club in Union Grove is hosting an Open House from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13.
There will also be a car show nearby.
Everyone is welcome to come and see what club member Bob Zink calls “lots of trains running. We have a big, 39-by-39 foot layout with over 1,800 feet of track, covering 20 scale miles.”
The club, which formed on Dec. 7, 1970, and was located in Kenosha until December of 2007, now meets in Union Grove at 1010 Vine St.
Initially, the club ran as a conventional DC block system but converted to the NCE DCC operating system.
Club members “model everything from late era steam to present day diesel motive power.”
Most Tuesday nights, the club members gather for what they call “work nights,” from 5:30 to 8 p.m. And on the fourth Tuesday of each month, “the trains will be running,” Zink said.
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Members of the public are always welcome to come and see the trains and meet club members.
Upcoming club events include:
Sept. 10: “Super Saturday” event
Oct. 15: Regular open house
Dec. 3: Cookie Crawl
For more information about the club, call club president Bob Lewis at 262-880-2976. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/all-aboard-train-club-hosting-open-house-aug-13-in-union-grove/article_b27534a4-19b0-11ed-ab8e-035c6be4ca41.html | 2022-08-12T21:21:51 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/all-aboard-train-club-hosting-open-house-aug-13-in-union-grove/article_b27534a4-19b0-11ed-ab8e-035c6be4ca41.html |
The Kenosha Police Department said they issued $4,301 in citations to a 56-year-old Kenosha man accused of spreading hundreds of anti-Semitic flyers across the city.
Anti-Semitic leaflets blaming the Jewish community for profiting off the COVID-19 pandemic were left in bags of rice and beans in the Allendal…
In December of 2021 Kenosha Police Department began to investigate complaints of anti-Semitic flyers being distributed throughout some Kenosha communities. The flyers were showing up on vehicle windshields, in driveways and walkways.
"Technically, the flyer is a form of free speech, protected by First Amendment; however, many members of the Kenosha community had very deep concerns regarding the materials, even questioning if the distribution qualified as a hate crime. It does not, pursuant to WI 6 939.645 which covers crimes committed against certain people or property," Kenosha Police Public Information Officer Joseph Nosalik said in a release. "Recognizing the fear and concerns surrounding the flyer distribution, KPD committed to continuing the investigation, which we did."
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On Wednesday, Kenosha Police issued 23 citations to the man, whose identity has not been released as it is an ongoing case. The citations are for violations of the city's littering ordinance.
The ordinance reads: "Littering: Throw, place or deposit any paper, glass, bottle, cans, containers, grass clippings, rubbish, waste, filth or other debris upon private property without consent of the owner or occupant, or upon the streets, alleys, highways, sidewalks, parks, or beaches, or into any pond, stream, river or lake."
Rabbi Dena Feingold speaks in front of Beth Hillel Temple during a demonstration and walk to cleanse the community of antisemitism organized b…
Each citation carries a fine of $187. The citations can be argued in Municipal Court.
Rabbi Dena Feingold, who leads the Beth Hillel Temple, 6050 Eighth Ave., she she is "very, very pleased with the work of the Kenosha Police Department."
"We still don't know if this is the only person dropping off leaflets," Feingold added.
Feingold said citations against those spreading such materials is something "that we've long wanted in the interfaith community." She said members of Congregations United to Serve Humanity began partnering with the Kenosha Police Department by alerting them to new anti-Semitic document sightings with a "rapid response number."
The Kenosha News first reported on the disturbing propaganda in February.
Feingold said she was made aware of pamphlets placed in bags of rice in both the Sunnyside and Allendale neighborhoods in late 2021.
One of the pamphlets, obtained by the Kenosha News, claims “every single aspect of the COVID agenda is Jewish.” The pamphlet had a Star of David printed on the top of it and listed numerous falsehoods about the Jews. Other pamphlets spread falsehoods about the media and politicians.
“Anti-Semitism has been on the rise in our country for quite some time,” Feingold said at the time.
The flyers continued to make appearances throughout the first half of the year.
In April, Kenosha City Council voted unanimously to support the Jewish community and condemn anti-Semitism, as portions of the city continued to be inundated with hate propaganda.
In June, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and state Rep. Tip McGuire were at Beth Hillel Temple to meet with community members and discuss hate crimes.
Feingold began the discussion talking briefly about the rise in anti-Semitic activity in Kenosha, specifically the distribution of anti-Semitic leaflets in city neighborhoods peddling various falsehoods about Jewish people.
“This year has been the most difficult year for the Jewish community in Kenosha,” Feingold said. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-kenosha-police-issue-4-300-in-citations-to-man-accused-of-spreading-anti-semitic/article_3e5234f4-1a6f-11ed-bd54-3fee71cb3997.html | 2022-08-12T21:21:57 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-kenosha-police-issue-4-300-in-citations-to-man-accused-of-spreading-anti-semitic/article_3e5234f4-1a6f-11ed-bd54-3fee71cb3997.html |
First probable monkeypox case reported in the Tri-County Area
EUREKA – The Woodford County Health Department and Illinois Department of Public Health announced in a Friday press release that a Woodford County resident likely has monkeypox.
Based on test results that came back positive for orthopoxvirus – the genus to which the monkeypox virus belongs – health officials have labeled the case a presumptive monkeypox infection.
The case marks the first evidence of monkeypox in the Tri-County Area.
"Woodford County Health Department and IDPH are working closely to identify individuals with whom the patient may have been in contact while infectious," the news release noted. "This contact tracing approach is appropriate given the nature and transmission of the virus."
So far, no additional cases have been identified, and officials noted that "there is no indication there is a great risk of extensive local spread of the virus, as MPV does not spread as easily as COVID-19 virus."
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Cases of monkeypox, a virus first identified in 1958 that can cause fever, headache, and swollen lymph nodes, have been documented elsewhere in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health lists 771 probable and confirmed cases on its website. Cases have so far been largely concentrated in the city of Chicago.
"People who have a new or unexplained rash, sores, symptoms, or have a confirmed exposure should see a healthcare provider, remind them that the virus is circulating in the community, and avoid sex or being intimate with anyone until they have been seen," the news release continued. "If a person or their partner has MPV, they should follow treatment and prevention recommendations outlined by their healthcare provider." | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/first-probable-monkeypox-case-reported-in-peoria-area/65402041007/ | 2022-08-12T21:25:09 | 0 | https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/first-probable-monkeypox-case-reported-in-peoria-area/65402041007/ |
KILLEEN, Texas — Kaitlin Kizito is Killeen's first-ever Downtown Revitalization Director. She will assume her role on Aug. 15, according to the city.
Her job will involve revitalizing, revamping and restoring economic development programs in downtown and north Killeen, according to the city.
Before her new position as director, she worked previously as Main Street Director and Public Relations Manager for the City of Fountain Inn, Neighborhood Services Coordinator for the City of Greer and Assistant to the County Administrator for Spartanburg County all in South Carolina.
For more information about the history of Historic Downtown and events, click here.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Earlier this month, the Texas Tribune reported that the Texas Juvenile Justice system is in bad shape and in need of immediate reform.
Similar to teachers, juvenile supervision officers are responsible for overseeing multiple youths at a time. However, their jobs focus on youth who are being processed through the juvenile justice system, which can create its own share of hurdles and obstacles for employee retention.
In a previous report, 3NEWS spoke with Homer Flores, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer for Nueces County. Flores said that employee retention is a key issue in his department.
"We're having problems recruiting, hiring, and retaining staff," Flores said.
For Nueces County, a full-time juvenile supervision officer for the post-adjudication department makes $15.52 an hour, which equals some $31,040 annually. The application lists multiple responsibilities and certifications/licenses that officers must meet or acquire within 30 days to six months of employment.
Desiree Taylor was a former juvenile supervision officer who said there were many challenges that came with the job. For one, she would often have to file large amounts of paperwork after conducting a restraint on a juvenile, which sometimes could take hours at the end of her already long shift.
“Most of the time, paperwork is done at the end of the shift, which means that instead of me getting home in enough time to get my kids ready for school, or pick them up from wherever they are in the morning, I'm staying an extra hour just doing paperwork," Taylor said. "It messes up the whole schedule.”
Being a mother herself, Taylor had to juggle the responsibilities of supporting her own family of three as well as the troubled youth she had to supervise at work in the midst of a global pandemic.
"We don't get breaks like every other job, we eat when the kids eat," Taylor said.
Even though Taylor understood the responsibilities of her job, the inconsistency made it difficult for her to properly schedule other familial obligations.
"From a staffing point of view, it was almost like I had no control over how long and how often I worked. I signed on with this schedule and toward the end of me working there, my schedule was completely different," Taylor said.
"Yes, they would give me somewhat proper notice before I switched from days to nights, but not when I'm going to be having to work seven days straight with no days off."
The pay for juvenile supervision officers varies across the state, with Corpus Christi sitting on the lower end of the spectrum. Here is a list of salaries for some other full-time juvenile officer positions around the state, according to governmentjobs.com:
- Midland: $44,294.76 Annually
- Lubbock: $33,176.00 Annually
- San Marcos: $36,164.04 - $54,245.52 Annually
- Galveston: $35,705.00 Annually
- Texas City: $35,705.00 Annually
- Denton: $39,915.00 Annually
Nueces County Judge Barbara Canales said that the work juvenile supervision officers perform can be draining and making sure they're compensated accordingly is an issue the County has struggled with for a long time across multiple departments.
"There's no doubt that we all recognize, when we did the group compensation study over a year-and-a-half ago, that countywide we had historical neglect in our salary increases," Canales said. "And so it's not one department. It's all departments."
Flores said the department is meeting the required ratio of staff to residents; but in order to meet that required ratio, they've had to pull from other departments, like probation staff who work in the field.
"We've had to use them in order to cover supervision ratios, supervision ratios in the institutions," Flores said.
According to Judge Canales, the problem of retention extends well beyond Nueces County with staff shortages being present on a state level. Canales said the position needs adequate pay to better accommodate the workers who sacrifice a lot of their time.
"Across the state of Texas, there is a shortage of juvenile officers. So, you're right to note it is a hard job. It's an important job, and it's a calling that no doubt needs to be compensated," Canales said.
Due to the nature of the job, juvenile supervision officers can be in charge of multiple youths, often making it difficult to make sure each youth receives adequate attention.
3NEWS spoke to another former juvenile supervision officer who wanted to remain anonymous. They shared that, for them, the job was nothing short of a calling. However, while their working conditions were standard, a core issue lied in the treatment of the juveniles.
“They just want respect, and inside that facility, depending on the JSO, they didn't get it,” said the former officer.
The former officer detailed how, due to rules and regulations, officers were not able to physically touch the juveniles, which in some cases may cause more harm than good.
“You can't put your hands on them. You can't give them a hug when you know they need one. You can't do that. You can't help the girls, put their hair in a ponytail. You can't do none of that,” the former officer said.
The officer said she wanted nothing more than to help those she supervised, but some of those rules and regulations made it difficult to feel like she was making a difference.
Canales said that preventative action can play a large role in helping juveniles in Nueces County. She added that there are plans in place to try and deter youth from entering the system and getting the assistance they need.
"I can also tell you that because of the crisis care center we just approved in court on Friday, we think that there can be an adolescent component to that crisis care center," Canales said. "So, before (an) arrest even occurs there might be ways we can assist our juveniles by not sending so many and overloading the system, but by addressing their very needs."
On Friday, Aug. 5, Nueces County Commissioners approved funding to create a Mental Health Restoration Program through the use of the American Rescue Plan Act, according to a press release from the City.
"American Rescue Plan Act funds totaling $5 million will be used to fund infrastructure for jail diversion, with $4 million going to crisis care and sobriety and $1 million going to transitional recovery housing with the goal to get people the help they need rather than ending up in jail," Xavier Gonzalez, Director of Nueces County Mental Health Programs said.
Canales added that the center will also bring new jobs to the county, and will help bridge that economic gap in pay that she and county leaders are trying to address.
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HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas — Crews will begin overlay work Aug.14 on I-14 from Harker Heights to Nolanville.
Eastbound mainlanes of I-14 from Indian Trail to FM 2410/Simmons Road will be closed during construction from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Construction will be complete on Aug. 19. Delays should be expected and drivers are asked to obey all rules of the road, as stated by the City.
The video above and below are previous segments from other TxDOT projects.
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Defendant in 2014 Providence shooting incompetent to stand trial, murder charge dismissed
A Superior Court judge has dismissed murder and related firearms charges against a former Johnston man after finding him incompetent to stand trial.
Indicted in February 2015, Zackery Khamvongsa, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, has been in the custody of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) for seven years.
"Based on all of the evidence before the Court and the applicable law, the Court finds that Defendant is incompetent to stand trial and that no reasonable likelihood exists that he will become competent in the foreseeable future," Judge Netti C. Vogel wrote in the decision issued Thursday.
What happens next to Khamvongsa?
The judge's ruling does not mean Khamvongsa will be set free. The state will ask a court to civilly commit him to the custody of the BHDDH.
Khamvongsa was charged with killing Anthony Mitchell, 22, as Mitchell and Areis Degraca walked out of the Rodriguez Meat Market and Grocery in Providence on Dec. 17, 2014.
Vogel noted that Khamvongsa's mental health history was "significant and complex." His contacts with the mental health system began in his late teens and, starting in 2013, he had a series of in-patient psychiatric admissions, with his behavior becoming "increasingly psychotic," which included harming himself several times, attacking fellow patients and refusing to take prescribed medication.
How Vogel came to her decision
Vogel made her decision after presiding over two hearings, in July and August, during which two psychiatrists, Dr. Barry Wall and Dr. Patricia Ryan Recupero, "opined that Defendant remains incompetent to stand trial and further testified that his competence is nonrestorable."
Both doctors explained that Khamvongsa "suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, a severe mental illness," Vogel wrote. He also "suffers from anosognosia, a symptom of this condition which causes Defendant to lack the insight necessary to understand and perceive his mental illness."
She wrote: "This lack of insight prevents Defendant from appreciating the facts and circumstances of the event that resulted in Anthony Mitchell’s death and his alleged involvement in that event. It also prevents him from understanding why he should consider pleading [not guilty by reason of insanity] rather than 'not guilty.' "
In a footnote to her ruling, Vogel mentioned Mitchell's mother.
"The circumstances surrounding Anthony Mitchell’s death are particularly tragic," Vogel wrote. "The Court notes the presence of the victim’s mother at both hearings and would be remiss if her attendance and suffering went without mention.
"The Court recognizes the magnitude of her loss and how difficult it must have been for her to observe the technical court proceedings focused on Defendant’s ability to stand trial rather than on the senseless loss of human life. Her attendance honored her son’s memory and displayed an impressive act of courage."
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – A Punta Gorda mom says her baby received second degree burns after playing on a park’s splash pad.
She said it happened at the fountains at Laishley Park. She tells NBC2 her baby had on water shoes, but he kicked one off and was burned in seconds.
City officials said they have never had any issues or complaints about the splash pad, now or in the past.
Parents and grandparents at the park on Friday say they had no problem with the temperature, but they could see how it’d get hot.
“The sun baking down on the pavers and if the waters not running, I could see where it could get hot,” says Greg Sullivan, from Punta Gorda.
They watched their grandchildren play on the pad all day long.
“It’s great for the kids, they love it, one of the better additions the city has put out, but you just gotta be careful,” says Kelly Stern, from Punta Gorda.
The city does have unrelated plans for a refurbishment of the Laishley Park Splash Pad for later this summer. Those plans include additional water features, shade structures, and surfacing. | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/08/12/baby-suffers-second-degree-burns-at-punta-gorda-parks-splash-pad/ | 2022-08-12T21:36:49 | 1 | https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2022/08/12/baby-suffers-second-degree-burns-at-punta-gorda-parks-splash-pad/ |
SAN MARCOS, Texas — A downed telecommunications line caused traffic problems on Interstate 35 in San Marcos on Friday.
The San Marcos Police Department reported around 3:40 p.m. that all lanes on I-35 had reopened after crews along with SMPD and the San Marcos Fire Department lifted the downed line from the roadway.
The City of San Marcos first said all lanes both northbound and southbound were closed between McCarty Lane and Wonder World Drive after an 18-wheeler pulled down the line.
By 2:50 p.m., officials said crews were still on the scene and were working to reopen the road "as quickly as possible."
Video shared by San Marcos Daily Record editor Nick Castillo showed traffic at a standstill.
The road was reported as fully open around 3:40 p.m.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — "I won't wrestle grizzly bears or something like that," Stewart Conover says with a grin.
But this 97-year-old veteran says he would tackle just about everything else.
That included invading the Beaches of Normandy on D-Day and fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, two of the most bloody and significant battles in World War 2.
"Steward Conover, Corporal, U.S. Army, 83rd Infantry Division" is how his family says he would like to be identified.
Conover is celebrating his 97th birthday at Clyde E. Lassen Veterans Nursing Home in St. Augustine. He chose a carrot cake and says he stashed an extra piece in his room.
Quick with a smile, he changes moods when he talks about the D-Day invasion in June 1944.
"The beach was covered with pieces of bodies," he remembers when he describes Omaha Beach. He says he was "stumbling over the body parts." He can still see the water in his mind's eye. "The water was pink," he says.
Almost 3,000 Americans were killed in that battle, but the Normandy invasion helped stop Hitler's Nazi war machine.
Then only six months later, Conover was in the famous Battle of the Bulge, a catastrophic conflict for the Germans.
Four months later, they surrendered to the Allies.
Conover still carries the results of his wound. "I stepped on a land mine," he says, lifting his right pant leg to expose the prosthetic limb he has now.
Still though, would he go right back into combat, if he could?
"I'd do it all over again," he says with pride.
And his thoughts about our country? Three words and an exclamation point.
"I love it!"
And one more note. After the war, he came back home to work and designed a timing device for the space industry. His watch device was used in the Gemini space program.
And --- to his surprise --- he saw his own invention in the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.
"I was so proud, I designed that instrument," he says.
And when he spotted it on display? "I almost fainted," he says, of course, with that great big smile of his. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/happy-birthday-to-greatest-generation-dday-space-device-is-in-the-smithsonian/77-cf38bf13-56b4-440b-ac25-dc9dd28340a8 | 2022-08-12T21:39:10 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/happy-birthday-to-greatest-generation-dday-space-device-is-in-the-smithsonian/77-cf38bf13-56b4-440b-ac25-dc9dd28340a8 |
A Richmond man who provided a false story about how his 3-week-old daughter died in a letter to Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has been sentenced to serve 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing the child.
While incarcerated on a murder charge, 23-year-old Matthew Sebolka wrote Stoney and "gave one last story attempting to explain" his daughter's fatal injuries, according to a summary of evidence included in Sebolka's plea agreement.
"This time the defendant stated that his wife Elizabeth struck the victim in the face and head, and prevented the defendant from protecting the victim by poking him in the eye, thereby temporarily blinding him," the agreement's narrative says.
But his story was an outrageous lie.
Sebolka told police four other stories but none of them added up, and none would have resulted in the fatal injuries that Raven Michelle Sebolka suffered on July 30, 2021. She died 11 days later. Had the case gone to trial, medical experts would have testified that the constellation of injuries the baby sustained was consistent with abusive head trauma.
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During the course of the child's treatment at VCU Medical Center, it was revealed that Raven's brain had pushed past her skull, with large bilateral brain herniations. Brain herniation occurs when something inside the skull produces pressure that moves brain tissues, and it is most often the result of brain swelling or bleeding from a head injury, stroke, or brain tumor.
Ahead of his jury trial scheduled for Monday, Sebolka pleaded guilty on Aug. 3 to second-degree murder, reduced from first-degree, and felony child abuse. In accordance with his plea agreement, Richmond Circuit Judge Bradley Cavedo convicted Sebolka and sentenced him to a total of 50 years in prison with 32 years suspended, leaving him 18 to serve.
The punishment was within discretionary state sentencing guidelines, which called for an active prison term of between 13 years and six months and 22 years and six months.
According to the prosecution's summary of evidence, Richmond emergency services received a 911 call at 10:31 p.m. on July 30 about a 10-day-old baby being "scratched in the face by a cat." The child's mother decided to ride the Pulse bus to take Raven to VCU Medical Center.
Upon arrival, it became immediately apparent the child had multiple head fractures.
Sebolka told investigators that his wife had left the house and he was the only person watching the baby. He said at one point he noticed the family cat sitting on the child's face, and after removing the pet, his daughter seemed fine. Sebolka said he dozed off for a moment and when his wife returned, the baby was having "issues" and 911 was called.
After Sebolka was advised of his Miranda rights, detectives told him his daughter's head trauma was inconsistent with his initial statement of what occurred. Sebolka then changed his story, and said he was riding in a car with his father, who had to slam on the brakes, which caused the infant's head to go forward and make contact with a seat.
After being told that could not cause his daughter's injuries, Sebolka gave a third explanation and blamed his wife, stating she dropped the child. But Sebolka's wife denied dropping her baby, and Sebolka's father denied the child was unsecured in a car seat.
Sebolka was then arrested on a charge of child abuse. He provided a different statement, and "admitted he lied about knowing how [his daughter] was injured."
He told detectives he "blacked out" while holding the baby and "fell into the wall with her head first." Sebolka said when he regained consciousness, the child was underneath him crying. "The defendant stated that he put [his daughter] in the car seat, went to the bathroom, and upon returning observed the family cat on the [child's] face." | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/father-who-wrote-richmond-mayor-with-false-story-of-his-babys-death-pleads-guilty-to/article_ef983982-2c54-58a7-b896-2cde50ab13a3.html | 2022-08-12T21:39:12 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/father-who-wrote-richmond-mayor-with-false-story-of-his-babys-death-pleads-guilty-to/article_ef983982-2c54-58a7-b896-2cde50ab13a3.html |
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — The Manatee County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man they say was last seen Tuesday.
Ashley Dawes, 41, hasn't been seen since Tuesday after he left his home in Parrish driving his 2009 Buick Lacrosse with the FL tag DVHG89.
The agency says Dawes is disabled and requires a variety of medications, and family members are concerned about his declining health and "unusual behavior."
Dawes is described as being 6 feet, 1 inch tall and 200 pounds. He's believed to have been wearing a burgundy t-shirt with a Tuskegee tiger university logo and dark color jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at 941-747-3011 or 911. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/deputies-search-missing-parrish-man-last-seen-tuesday/67-5136d070-6afe-4215-a613-f5fbbc0a5513 | 2022-08-12T21:42:02 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/deputies-search-missing-parrish-man-last-seen-tuesday/67-5136d070-6afe-4215-a613-f5fbbc0a5513 |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A proposal from Moffitt Cancer Center made back in May to build a 75,000-square-foot facility in downtown St. Petersburg has officially been rejected by the city mayor.
In an announcement Friday, the office of Mayor Ken Welch marked the decision by saying it was determined the TPA/Moffitt project "does not provide sufficient community benefit."
According to the mayor, the proposal, even with guidance and recommendations from the community, didn't address the administration's goals for affordable and workforce housing on projects developed on city-owned land.
The initial proposal reportedly included 10 percent affordable housing, which was negotiated to 15 percent and then up to 17.5 percent.
“I appreciate the TPA/Moffitt team’s work to increase the level of community benefits within their proposal. However, our city faces continued challenges with affordable and workforce housing access and community consensus is clear on the priority of housing as a component of equitable economic development,” Welch said in a statement.
“We must ensure we are strategically and equitably utilizing City assets to respond to community needs. This decision reflects my administration’s intentionality on the issue of equitable economic development.”
Negotiations with the TPA/Moffitt group resulted in a final proposal of 400 total residential units, with 70 affordable and workforce housing units. Half of those were reserved for those earning at or below 80 percent of the area median income and half for those earning at or below 120 percent of area median income.
“This was a strategic decision based on community benefit, shared priorities and the significant value of the subject city land. The proposed project included many attractive components, including access to a 75,000 square-foot cancer center," Welch said in the statement. "While we welcome the addition of this facility and hoped we could successfully negotiate this plan to meet our community benefit goals, negotiations did not meet needed affordable housing.
"We hope future opportunities can be identified to further plans for such a center in our city.”
As of now, there aren't any next steps set up but the city does have options. Those options include continued use as parking while going over future opportunities. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-petersburg-mayor-rejects-moffitt-development-proposal/67-e0bc1a7d-fb69-45a8-9d0e-55215d153df8 | 2022-08-12T21:42:08 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-petersburg-mayor-rejects-moffitt-development-proposal/67-e0bc1a7d-fb69-45a8-9d0e-55215d153df8 |
The Interstate 19 northbound on and off ramps at Esperanza Boulevard are closed in Green Valley after one person was injured in a crash on Friday afternoon.
The vehicle using the off ramp on I-19 lost control and crashed, Green Valley Fire District said. Units extricated the victim and took them to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.
East and westbound Esperanza Boulevard is also closed between Los Olmos and Abrego Drive.
GVFD working mva accident Esperanza / I-19 The Vehicle using the ramp off of I-19 northbound lost control. Units extricated the victim to attempt medical treatment. Person was transported to NW Hospital Sahuarita with life threatening injuries. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/QPoEILFyFQ
— Official GV Fire PIO (@GVFDPIO) August 12, 2022
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GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - Genesee County Judge Joseph Farah will not hear any more cases from the bench after sexual harassment allegations against him were publicized this week.
Genesee County's 7th Circuit Court says Farah was relieved of his in-person docket as of noon on Friday after local court officials conferred with the State Court Administration Office in Lansing.
Farah already had announced plans this week to retire effective Nov. 9 after a former intern went public with allegations that the judge sexually harassed her for several months.
He will continue working remotely as a judge until his retirement date, but only to "complete any pending matters that were taken under advisement," according to a statement from Chief Judge Elizabeth Kelly.
Farah's courtroom in Flint was dark on Friday and no cases were being heard.
Grace Ketzner, who was a third-year law student when she interned under Farah, said he sexually harassed her from June to October of 2021.
Ketzner brought her allegations to the Michigan State University Resolution Office, which conducted an investigation. The university determined that Farah, who also was an adjunct professor at MSU, violated the university's relationship violence and sexual misconduct rules and Title IX policies.
Sources say a deal was brokered with Farah, which allows him to resign effective Nov. 9 with his pension. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/judge-farahs-in-person-docket-removed-after-sexual-harassment-allegations/article_9bd72276-1a7c-11ed-a7d6-ff41f1499b1b.html | 2022-08-12T21:46:51 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/judge-farahs-in-person-docket-removed-after-sexual-harassment-allegations/article_9bd72276-1a7c-11ed-a7d6-ff41f1499b1b.html |
(NEXSTAR) — Despite devastating flooding that washed away homes and killed at least 39 people in eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear reports the Federal Emergency Management Agency is denying numerous relief requests from victims.
Surging waters last month swept away homes and inundated communities in the Appalachian region. While the search and rescue phase of the response is largely over, the cleanup effort has hit roadblocks.
Earlier this week, Beshear urged citizens to take their cases directly to the offices of FEMA employees who are stationed in the area. The governor said “we need to see better outcomes” for more eastern Kentuckians applying to FEMA for recovery assistance. Beshear, a Democrat, voiced his concerns to Democratic President Joe Biden during a visit to the region Monday. While on that visit, Biden said the federal government would provide support until residents were back on their feet.
The governor said most of the rejected claims centered around people not having the necessary documents.
FEMA Press Secretary Jeremy Edwards responded Thursday night that agency personnel will be in the flood-stricken region “as long as it takes” to help Kentuckians recover. Edwards said the agency’s leadership is working to “reduce barriers and cut red tape.”
“If you were denied assistance, that is not necessarily the end of the road,” Edwards said. “Something as simple as a missing document can cause an application to be deemed ineligible. The system isn’t perfect, and we know that the bureaucracy can be frustrating.”
If you want to help quickly get help to victims, WDKY-TV, our sister station in Lexington, is organizing efforts with the Kentucky-based non-profit Christian Appalachian Project. The group is actively engaged in on-the-ground support and could use financial assistance to keep the relief efforts running. If you want to donate, those donations can be made online by clicking here or by mail to:
Christian Appalachian Project
P.O. Box 55911
Lexington, KY 40555-5911
“We need volunteers to assess properties, begin cleanup, help sort and distribute needed items to families, cook, and help in the volunteer lodging facility,” said Becky Neuenschwander, coordinator of the command center and manager of CAP’s Mission Groups Program for volunteers. “The devastation covers so many counties, we are going to need help to provide assistance to families in need.”
The governor announced a fund to help gather resources for those in need.
“All donations to the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund are tax-deductible and donors will receive a receipt for tax purposes after donating. If you wish to donate to the Relief Fund, please select an amount and click on the donate button below,” the website reads.
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Early voting: Where, when you can cast ballots for primary election in Volusia, Flagler
Early voting starts Saturday in Volusia and Flagler counties. Here's a rundown of what you need to know.
Who can vote?
Republicans, Democrats and no-party affiliation voters alike will have choices. Florida is a closed-primary state, meaning only members of a particular party can cast ballots in party primaries, but several key offices are non-partisan and will be on all ballots. These include school board races in both counties, County Council races in Volusia County and municipal elections.
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How can I vote?
First, you must be registered. The registration deadline for this month's primary is passed, but the deadline for the Nov. 8 general election is Oct. 11. Voters can find more information at the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections and Flagler County Supervisor of Elections websites.
There are three methods for voting in Florida: vote-by-mail, early voting and Election Day precinct voting.
Early voting in Volusia County is from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. starting Saturday and ending Saturday, Aug. 20, at the following locations:
- DeLand: Supervisor of Elections Office, 1750 S. Woodland Blvd.
- Deltona: The Center, 1640 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.
- Daytona Beach: City Island Library, 105 E. Magnolia Ave.
- Daytona Beach: Midtown Cultural Center, 925 George Engram Blvd.
- Port Orange: Port Orange Regional Library, 1005 City Center Circle.
- Ormond Beach: Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St.
- New Smyrna Beach: New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway.
Early voting in Flagler County is from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday through Saturday, Aug. 20, at the following locations:
- Bunnell: Flagler County Supervisor of Elections Office, 1769 E. Moody Blvd., Building 2, Suite 101.
- Palm Coast: Flagler County Public Library, 2500 Palm Coast Parkway NW.
- Palm Coast: Palm Coast Community Center, 305 Palm Coast Parkway NE.
- Flagler Beach: Flagler Beach United Methodist Church, 1520 S. Daytona Ave.
What's on the ballot?
The primary election ballots vary depending on where you live and your party affiliation. But Democrats will be selecting a candidate to challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis, with Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried being the frontrunners. And Republicans will be electing a new state representative from District 30 in southeast Volusia and northern Brevard counties, either Chase Tramont or Robyn Hattaway. GOP voters in House District 29, in West Volusia, will also be choosing between two incumbent Reps., Webster Barnaby and Elizabeth Fetterhoff, for their party's nomination in the race against Democrat Rick Karl. There are Republican primaries for two congressional seats, the 6th and 7th, while Democrats will also be voting among four nominees in the 7th. A full list of races can be found at news-journalonline.com.
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SAN MARCOS, Texas — A downed telecommunications line caused traffic problems on Interstate 35 in San Marcos on Friday.
The San Marcos Police Department reported around 3:40 p.m. that all lanes on I-35 had reopened after crews along with SMPD and the San Marcos Fire Department lifted the downed line from the roadway.
The City of San Marcos first said all lanes both northbound and southbound were closed between McCarty Lane and Wonder World Drive after an 18-wheeler pulled down the line.
By 2:50 p.m., officials said crews were still on the scene and were working to reopen the road "as quickly as possible."
Video shared by San Marcos Daily Record editor Nick Castillo showed traffic at a standstill.
The road was reported as fully open around 3:40 p.m.
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KANAWHA COUNTY, (WOWK) – The Kanawha County Commission has set the date and times for Trick-or-Treat 2022.
According to the commission, Trick-or-Treat will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. The City of Charleston will use the same time and date, and the commission says they are working with other municipalities throughout the county to coordinate using the same night.
The commission approved the date and time for Trick-or-Treat at the Thursday, Aug. 11 meeting.
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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.kgw.com/article/news/local/abrahams-house-festival-of-giving-tacoma-dome/281-4b60e040-98ed-465a-a7fb-037774e578cd | 2022-08-12T21:59:35 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/abrahams-house-festival-of-giving-tacoma-dome/281-4b60e040-98ed-465a-a7fb-037774e578cd |
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 100,000 pound drill rig tipped over and pinned the heavy equipment 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 heavy equipment operator out.
A KGW crew arrived to the scene and found firefighters transporting the equipment operator, who was in a stretcher, into an ambulance.
Portland Fire and Rescue said in a post on Twitter that the extent of the operator's injuries were unknown. Fire officials initially said the person had non-life threatening injuries in a since-deleted tweet. The equipment operator has not been identified.
The construction site is located next to the Casey Eye Institute on the OHSU campus. Construction work has resumed at the site.
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.
This is a developing story and it may be updated.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — The judge in a case brought by Gov. Tom Wolf's administration against three counties that aren't reporting mail-in ballots lacking handwritten dates on their return envelopes told lawyers Friday she will rule as quickly as possible.
Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer presided over an online conference in the litigation brought by the Department of State under Wolf, a Democrat, against three Republican-majority counties over about 800 mail-in ballots from the May primary.
The counties argue the ballots shouldn't be counted because of the legal requirement for the exterior envelope dates, which are not used to determine if voters are eligible or if the ballots are received in time.
Wolf sued Berks, Fayette and Lancaster counties a month ago, seeking a court order to compel them to “certify” the mail-in votes in question. Cohn Jubelirer, an elected Republican jurist, said Friday she “will work very diligently” to issue an opinion.
The dispute has stalled certifications of statewide results from the primary in the high-profile races for Pennsylvania governor and U.S. Senate, as well as results for congressional and state legislative contests involving the three counties.
A Berks County commissioner testified last month that in his county, which invalidated the most ballots, adding them could change down-ballot races for state party.
The dispute has also created problems for a Republican state House member from Fayette who has sued, seeking to withdraw from his reelection contest even though his status as primary winner has yet to be certified.
The case became more complicated last week, when one of the lawyers learned a fourth elections board, in Butler County, also had not certified the mail-in ballots from undated envelopes.
The Department of State's attorney, Michael Fischer, told Cohn Jubelirer on Friday that Butler's actions had been overlooked and apologized for it, saying the administration was not asking to have Butler added to any order she might issue. He said there are no other counties in the same position.
Fisher said he sought a balance between getting results as right as possible and “achieving finality.”
“They are not counting legal votes,” he told the judge. “We believe they have a legal duty to do that and they've refused to do so.”
Berks and Lancaster attorney Jeffrey Bukowski argued the state’s position regarding Butler contradicts the state’s claim to want to enforce uniformity among county vote-tallying practices.
“This case has more warts than the frog who kissed the princess,” said Tom King, lawyer for Fayette County. He called the lack of certification for U.S. Senate and governor an emergency created by the state.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled May 20 that mail-in ballots without a required date on the return envelope must be allowed in a 2021 county judge race in Pennsylvania. Although the U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt the Senate vote-counting after the primary, three justices signed onto an opinion that said the 3rd Circuit was “very likely wrong.”
Cohn Jubelirer, in a separate case about reporting this year’s Senate primary election results, ruled in June that county boards of election should count mail-in votes that lack the security envelopes’ hand-written dates, and report vote totals with and without those ballots.
A 2019 law greatly expanded mail-in voting, and since then Pennsylvania Democrats have voted by mail in far greater numbers than Republicans. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/judge-vows-to-move-quickly-on-dispute-over-mail-in-votes-pennsylvania/521-4134a6ce-62a5-42a7-9adf-be6d993f8d94 | 2022-08-12T22:00:37 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/judge-vows-to-move-quickly-on-dispute-over-mail-in-votes-pennsylvania/521-4134a6ce-62a5-42a7-9adf-be6d993f8d94 |
CEDAR FALLS — The Volunteer Center of the Cedar Valley has announced the following needs of local organizations for volunteers:
Hartman Reserve Nature Center needs a front desk greeter for its building. The volunteer would answer questions for others and be a smiling face.
The Riverview Center is having its Duck Derby fundraising event. The center needs people to sort the rubber ducks for the derby.
The Northeast Iowa Food Bank needs people to help out in its pantry. Volunteers will help serve those in the community by filling their carts, and help bring them out to their cars.
Main Street Waterloo is looking for volunteers to water the flowers it cares for downtown. Volunteers will work in teams of two to get the flowers watered.
Contact the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley at (319) 883-3015 or information@vccv.org, or go online to vccv.org for a complete listing of volunteer opportunities in the Cedar Valley. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/area-groups-seek-volunteers/article_a74efcc0-9c54-597e-9f13-2336ceefaab1.html | 2022-08-12T22:02:35 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/area-groups-seek-volunteers/article_a74efcc0-9c54-597e-9f13-2336ceefaab1.html |
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WATERLOO — The Waterloo Public Library announces upcoming events:
The monthly Coffee and a Classic Book Club will discuss "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley Wednesday 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Sidecar Coffee on West Jefferson Street. To participate, email Haley at hbunnell@waterloopubliclibrary.org and learn more meeting details. A limited number of copies of each month's selected titles will be available for checkout of digital copies may be downloaded from Hoopla.com . Hive: Planter People will be held Thursday 5:30-6:30 p.m. Create unique "Planter People" using vinyl face cutouts, fabric for headbands, and terra cotta pots. Registration is required and limited to 10 participants. All materials will be provided.
PHOTOS: The Nick Ellis Collection
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Offensive lineman Nick Ellis poses for a photo during University of Northern Iowa football media day at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Wednesday.
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Union Community's Ellie Rathe, right, set pace for the opening laps of the Class 3A state 3,000-meter run. Rathe held on for a strong second-place finish Thursday at Drake Stadium.
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Northern Iowa's Suni Lane is hoisted in the air by teammate Nick Ellis after scoring a touchdown against Indiana State during action at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019.
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UNI's Nick Ellis, left, and Aaron Graham lay on the field and check their phones during media day at the UNI Dome on Wednesday morning.
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Aplington-Parkersburg's Nick Ellis returns the ball during a match Tuesday at the NICL tournament in Waterloo.
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Aplington-Parkersburg's Nick Ellis looks to put the ball up past Treynor's Jacob Flathers.
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Aplington's Nick Ellis, is fouled under the basket by a Woodward Academy defender at the 2-A quarter final Iowa Boys High School Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, in Des Moines, Monday.
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Aplington-Parkersburg's Nick Ellis makes the shot during the second half of the substate game against New Hampton Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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Aplington-Parkersburg's Nick Ellis, left, goes up for a shot against Gladbrook-Reinbeck's Zach Pierce during Tuesday's matchup of No. 1 ranked teams in Reinbeck. Tonight, A-P takes on Dike-New Hartford in a district final.
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Waterloo Columbus' Christian Hellman, left, looks to pass the ball as Aplington-Parkersburg's Nick Ellis defends during Tuesday's game in Waterloo.
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Aplington-Parkersburg returns a core group of letterwinners who will try to lead the Falcons back to the postseason after a are losing campaign a year ago. Left to right are Nick Ellis, Tyler Duster, Ross Cooper, Scott Eiklenborg, Corbin Brungard, Nolan Prier, and Davonius Reed.
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BOISE, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
The Soul Food Festival is coming home to Boise’s Julia Davis Park on Aug. 13 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
“The festival is my heart,” said Shari Baber, president of the Soul Food Festival. “It’s how I love my community.”
The festival is a remake of the Soul Food Extravaganza that began in 1992. The extravaganza was held at Julia Davis for over 20 years. According to Baber, this year is technically the fifth year of the festival but the first year it’s being held in its original location.
A few years after the extravaganza came to an end, Baber was encouraged by her 30-year-old daughter to bring it back so her son could share his culture with others.
Being able to celebrate your culture with your community is what makes home, home, Baber said.
“What our biggest goal for the extravaganza, besides having good food to eat, is to build bridges,” Baber said. “We want to uplift our Black businesses. We want to share with our community.”
Timberlake's Cuisine is one of the businesses being uplifted at the festival.
With pop-ups every Saturday, Brandon Timberlake describes his food as “soul fusion cuisine.” Timberlake creates unique flavor combinations and has a seasonal menu cycle, including a homemade alfredo paired with a smoked garlic parmesan rib. At the festival, Timberlake will be serving smoked bourbon ribs, smoked mac and cheese, collard greens, smoked turkey greens, hot dogs and hamburgers. His food takes him back to the kitchen, cooking with his grandma and watching her invent new food combinations.
“It's something special. And to me that's what I want my food to do. I want it to time travel, you know, take people back to a good place,” Timberlake said.
Being a part of the Soul Food Festival has been Timberlake's goal for three years, but this is his first year being a part of it.
“It's a dream come true,” Timberlake said. “But it’s taken a lot of hard work.”
Sweetz Dipped Treats just opened in May, and owner Andrea Dixie is just as excited to be at the festival.
“I feel blessed to be a part of it,” Dixie said, “because it is a family business I try to attract the younger crowd — the kids, the teenagers — and just give them a safe space to just hang out and talk.”
A self-proclaimed sink-or-swim kind of girl, Dixie decided to be a part of the festival because of her love for the community.
“Community connections are so important to a person's well being and a person's self worth and self esteem,” Baber said.
Nicole Beall is adding to those community connections by teaching a yoga class the morning of the festival, starting at 8 a.m. in the rose garden.
“This event is to help educate people on the Black community here in the Treasure Valley,” Beall said. “And us being there also helps to show that Black people are in places that perhaps you wouldn't expect us to be.”
Not only is this yoga practice a nice opportunity to experience yoga outside of a studio, Beall said she hopes it will help yoga become more inclusive.
“A lot of times when you take a yoga class, your teacher is not going to look like me,” Beall said. “So hopefully when people see me, they'll see themselves in a yoga class.”
This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press, read more on IdahoPress.com.
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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A 33-year-old Palm Coast woman was arrested Thursday after witnesses saw her shave a girl’s head, write derogatory words on her face and shove a pipe in her mouth, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said Priscilla Florentino, 33, performed these acts on the girl — whom deputies identified as a member of Florentino’s family — after finding “sexually explicit photographs” on the girl’s phone.
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During a confrontation over the pictures, Florentino handcuffed the girl to a steering wheel and left her in a hot vehicle for some time before taking the girl inside a hotel near Palm Coast Parkway and Old Kings Road, which is where the abuse took place, deputies said.
A witness told deputies they saw Florentino writing a sexually derogatory phrase on and gripping the girl’s face.
According to the arrest report, Florentino tried to flee from and hit deputies who showed up at her home to investigate her.
“You have the right to discipline, but this woman took her anger out on the victim in completely unacceptable ways and then tried to impede the deputies who responded to investigate,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. “In my career, I’ve never seen someone do these kind of horrific acts to a minor as disciplinary measures. I hope she gets anger management classes, which she obviously needs.”
Florentino is being held without bond at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Center, deputies said. She faces charges of child abuse without great bodily harm, battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer without violence.
Deputies said Florentino does not have a prior criminal history in Flagler County and that the Florida Department of Children and Families has been notified of the incident.
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WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – A Winter Garden High School is remembering one of its graduates after he was killed in an Army training exercise earlier this week.
U.S. Army Fort Benning said 2nd Lt. Evan Fitzgibbon died during a training exercise in Dahlonega, Georgia, on Tuesday after being struck by a falling tree at Yonah Mountain.
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Staff Sgt. George Taber also died in the incident, and three others were injured.
“As a teacher, one of the worst things you can hear is that a student passed, especially someone like Evan who… the world was at his feet,” said Linda Schefstad.
Schefstad taught Fitzgibbon from sophomore year until his senior year at Foundation Academy located in Winter Garden.
The school has lowered its flags to half-staff to honor Fitzgibbon.
Scheftstad showed us Fitzgibbon’s senior yearbook. He won Best Smile, was on the homecoming court, was an honor student, and an athlete participating on the football team.
“He is the type of student we hope our current student would aim to be,” said Schefstad.
After graduation from Foundation Academy, Fitzgibbon attended West Point and was engaged to his high school sweetheart.
The military academy sending out this statement:
“2nd Lt. Fitzgibbon was an incredible leader of character who exemplified Army values and the West Point ideals of Duty, Honor, and Country. The entire West Point Community and the Long Gray Line share in this loss and are keeping the Fitzgibbon and Taber families in our thoughts and prayers.”
“As a military person in general, you sign up knowing there is a risk of the possibility of endangering your life,” said James Campbell, who taught Fitzgibbon but is also a former commander in the Navy.
He tells News 6 deadly training accidents are rare. An Army spokesperson said an investigation will be taking place.
Campbell says while this time is hard for everyone, their faith provides comfort.
“Our foundational belief is that Evan is not gone,” said Campbell, “You know he’s still in heaven, he’s probably thinking, you need to chill don’t worry about this... I am now serving the lord for eternity.”
The Foundation Academy will be holding a candlelit vigil Tuesday, August 17, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Tilden’s Campus Lion Field. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/12/winter-garden-school-honors-soldier-killed-in-training-accident/ | 2022-08-12T22:06:47 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/08/12/winter-garden-school-honors-soldier-killed-in-training-accident/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando woman was arrested Thursday in connection with the murder of a 46-year-old man found dead last year, according to police.
Investigators said they found a man, identified as Tarus Dontes Coleman, on Nov. 30, 2021, near the 700 block of South Ivey Lane.
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According to officers, Coleman was killed in a domestic-related homicide.
Police later arrested 44-year-old Tiffany Sharelle Gray, who lived near the area Coleman was found, on Thursday in connection with the murder, according to the arrest affidavit.
Gray faces charges for first-degree murder with a weapon and is being held without bond.
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An apartment complex near 16th and Garfield streets caught fire Friday afternoon, causing extensive damage to the attic and third floor.
According to Lincoln Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Mark Major, firefighters were dispatched to the scene shortly after 2 p.m. to find smoke and flames coming from a third-story unit. LFR extinguished the fire shortly after arrival.
Fire Investigator Jason Relford said the fire originated from the top floor balcony on the building's southeast corner.
The cause and amount of damage has not yet been determined. Occupants evacuated the building without injury.
Major said it's unclear whether the building is uninhabitable at this point. LFR and the Lincoln Police Department will be on scene for several more hours, which will impact traffic flow in the area.
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.
Investigators served a search warrant on a west Lincoln residence and found a device that contained at least seven child pornographic videos, police said in court records.
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/apartment-complex-catches-fire-in-central-lincoln/article_f68d884f-ad75-5b25-9239-17f2eb647fd2.html | 2022-08-12T22:09:16 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/apartment-complex-catches-fire-in-central-lincoln/article_f68d884f-ad75-5b25-9239-17f2eb647fd2.html |
A judge has granted a mistrial in Deontae Rush's murder trial for the killing of a Lincoln man during a drug robbery last year.
Prosecutors on Friday morning filed a motion for mistrial over COVID-19 delays that meant the jurors would have been outside of the courtroom and unsequestered for at least six days.
Trial started Monday over James Shekie's fatal shooting in his home near North 20th and Superior streets on Feb. 23, 2021.
They did jury selection, opening statements and the state called its first witnesses. But on Tuesday morning, jurors arrived to be sent home after the judge and at least three Lincoln police witnesses tested positive for COVID-19.
Initially jurors were told to return Friday, when trial tentatively was set to resume.
But in the motion for mistrial, Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Eric Miller said the attorneys learned Thursday that the judge still was symptomatic so they wouldn't start back up until Monday at the earliest.
"As of the filing of this motion, the parties do not know with any certainty as to when his symptoms will abate or when he will test negative, and thus it is not clear as to when his isolation will end and when trial can resume," Miller wrote.
Miller said, if convicted, Rush likely would argue that the jury had the opportunity to engage in jury misconduct or to be exposed to improper influence given media attention to the case; and they are unlikely to have a fresh recollection of the evidence already presented.
The delay also could cause problems with the state's ability to secure the attendance of witnesses from out of state, Miller said.
Lancaster County District Judge Kevin McManaman granted the motion for mistrial Friday afternoon.
"The court finds that the events at trial, through no fault of the state or the defendant, constitute sufficient grounds for declaration of a mistrial," he wrote.
He said a mistrial was necessary to avoid prejudice and injustice to both sides.
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.
Investigators served a search warrant on a west Lincoln residence and found a device that contained at least seven child pornographic videos, police said in court records.
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/judge-grants-mistrial-in-case-over-lincoln-mans-murder/article_7ba958a8-6dee-5ff7-ba82-3831982a1b69.html | 2022-08-12T22:09:22 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/judge-grants-mistrial-in-case-over-lincoln-mans-murder/article_7ba958a8-6dee-5ff7-ba82-3831982a1b69.html |
A federal judge 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 investigated 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 him after a brief foot pursuit. Lincoln Police officers found a loaded 9 mm handgun, which Escamilla threw as he was running from the officers.
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.
Escamilla 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.
On Jan. 4, 2021, when a Lancaster County Sheriff’s deputy arrested Michael Tinsley at a Lincoln hotel, he had about 7.6 grams of meth and a pipe on him.
Prosecutors on Friday filed a motion for mistrial over COVID-19 delays that meant the jurors would have been outside of the courtroom and unsequestered for at least six days. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-gang-member-gets-5-years-in-federal-prison-for-drug-charges/article_f32307e0-ba28-5d3b-b9e5-55d2c30434e3.html | 2022-08-12T22:09:29 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-gang-member-gets-5-years-in-federal-prison-for-drug-charges/article_f32307e0-ba28-5d3b-b9e5-55d2c30434e3.html |
A 47-year-old Lincoln man has been sentenced to 15 years and four months in federal prison for a conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine in the area.
Michael Tinsley pleaded guilty and Thursday, U.S. District Judge John M. Gerrard gave him the prison term, plus five years of supervised release.
In a news release, acting U.S. Attorney Steven Russell said in December 2020, Tinsley fled a Richardson County Sheriff's deputy trying to stop him in a red Chevy Avalanche. Tinsley ditched the truck, which had 131 grams of methamphetamine, syringes, spoons with residue, two scales and two cellphones that contained evidence Tinsley was dealing drugs.
On Jan. 4, 2021, when a Lancaster County Sheriff’s deputy arrested Tinsley at a Lincoln hotel he had about 7.6 grams of meth and a pipe on him.
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.
Investigators served a search warrant on a west Lincoln residence and found a device that contained at least seven child pornographic videos, police said in court records.
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-man-gets-15-years-in-federal-court-for-meth-conspiracy/article_d5e34227-72af-5857-bc0c-561ef873b05a.html | 2022-08-12T22:09:35 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-gets-15-years-in-federal-court-for-meth-conspiracy/article_d5e34227-72af-5857-bc0c-561ef873b05a.html |
The Bismarck Public Library will host "The Unique History of the Bank of North Dakota," a discussion set for 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Historian, author, and public humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson and historian and former Bismarck State College president Larry Skogen will explore the historical factors that led to the development of the Bank of North Dakota at a time of widespread agrarian discontent.
This event will be held in Meeting Room A and in coordination with the Thinking Money for Kids exhibit at the library through Aug. 22. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck-veterans-memorial-public-library-sets-bnd-history-talk/article_1439fa22-19b5-11ed-9485-7f48a7297d9d.html | 2022-08-12T22:13:42 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck-veterans-memorial-public-library-sets-bnd-history-talk/article_1439fa22-19b5-11ed-9485-7f48a7297d9d.html |
1953-2022
After a short cardio and respiratory illness, Karen Sue Chilton passed away on June 16, 2022 at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, Oregon. She was born July 30, 1953 in Hayward, California and was the youngest of three children.
Karen is preceded in passing by grandparents, Lilian and Frank Spicer, and her parents, Virginia and John Chilton. She is survived by sister, Kathleen Chilton Loverin (John) and brother, Steve Chilton (Barbara). She is also mourned by nephew, Michael Chilton (Brigitte); cousins, Sheryl Weaver, Richard Willard (Nanci), Eileen Aragon (Bill), Louise Glendinning (Jim) and Denis Carruth (Patti Jo); including a multitude of family, friends, and coworkers.
Karen attended Nyack College. She lived and worked in six states from California to Rhode Island, and held positions mainly in finance and accounting with nonprofits, private industries, and religious organizations. She lived in Coos Bay for many years and during this time, worked for Harmony United Methodist Church.
She will be remembered as a loyal and supportive friend and a deeply religious individual who was generous and kind hearted.
No service is planned at this time. Donations in memory of Karen can be made to any one of her favorite organizations, Homeward Bound Pets Humane Society (hbpets.org), USO (secure.uso.org), or the Sawdust Theatre, Coquille (sawdusttheatre.com). | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/karen-sue-chilton/article_9c06fd14-1a74-11ed-b9a1-2f05784d7f20.html | 2022-08-12T22:13:49 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/karen-sue-chilton/article_9c06fd14-1a74-11ed-b9a1-2f05784d7f20.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — A 32-year-old city man is accused of hiring another man to commit a murder that took place about 3½ years ago, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said Friday.
Khalif Toombs hired Jamie Sewell, of Atlantic City, to murder Lamir King, who was found dead Jan. 1, 2019, the Prosecutor's Office said in a news release.
Toombs was charged with conspiring with another to purposely cause death, accomplice to procuring the commission of murder, possession of a weapon without a permit and possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose.
On Jan. 1, 2019, officers were dispatched to the 700 block of North Ohio Avenue where they found King, 21, dead inside a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
Sewell, then 53, was charged in June 2019 with King's murder. His trial is still pending a court date, an official with the Prosecutor's Office said.
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Toombs is in custody, and if convicted of hiring another to commit murder, he will face mandatory life in prison.
Atlantic City police and the FBI assisted in the investigation.
Toombs was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison in November 2020 for his role as the leader of a drug trafficking ring. His guilty plea was the result of a federal drug investigation that culminated in the arrests of 21 other people.
Toombs admitted conspiring with the other members to traffic between 3 and 10 kilograms of heroin from Paterson into Atlantic City. From Jan. 1, 2017, to June 21, 2019, the heroin package stamps were linked to 48 deaths and 84 nonfatal overdoses in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said earlier this month.
Toombs was a 2008 Atlantic City High School graduate and former standout on the boys basketball team. He was a second-team Press All-Star for the 2007-08 season. He attended and played basketball for NCAA Division I South Carolina State University from 2010 to 2013. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-man-accused-of-hiring-another-to-commit-murder-in-2019/article_1a44126c-1a7e-11ed-be5b-c78844c98eac.html | 2022-08-12T22:21:25 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-man-accused-of-hiring-another-to-commit-murder-in-2019/article_1a44126c-1a7e-11ed-be5b-c78844c98eac.html |
A Mays Landing man Thursday admitted raping two underage sisters and impregnating them on three separate occasions, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
The sisters were between the ages of 11 and 13 at the time of the incidents, the Prosecutor's Office said Friday in a news release.
Isaiah W. Banks-Carey, 28, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated sexual assault. The plea calls for a 25-year prison sentence, after which Banks-Carey must register as a sex offender under Megan's Law, the Prosecutor's Office said. Additionally, he must undergo lifetime parole supervision and submit to evaluation.
Charges filed against Banks-Carey included six counts of aggravated sexual assault, one count of sexual assault and 10 counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
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Banks-Carey confessed to raping the sisters three times between Jan. 1, 2018, and Nov. 22, 2019, impregnating them three times, the Prosecutor's Office said. At the time, he was acting as a father figure to the girls in their home in Atlantic City.
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The state Division 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.
Paternity tests confirmed Banks-Carey was the father of the three newborns, the Prosecutor's Office said. He was arrested Sept. 4, 2019. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-man-pleads-guilty-to-impregnating-underage-sisters/article_da78c4c4-1a74-11ed-a380-9f0c7eb6dce3.html | 2022-08-12T22:21:31 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/atlantic-city-man-pleads-guilty-to-impregnating-underage-sisters/article_da78c4c4-1a74-11ed-a380-9f0c7eb6dce3.html |
A Jackson Township man was sent to prison for distributing drugs in Ocean County, possession of a weapon and resisting arrest, county Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said Friday.
Cory Winston, 31, was sentenced to five years as a result of his guilty plea to possession of more than a half-pound but less than 5 ounces of heroin with intent to distribute. He also was sentenced to five years with a 42-month period of parole ineligibility for unlawful possession of a weapon and three years for resisting arrest.
All charges stem from activity that occurred in Brick Township, Stafford Township and an Absecon hotel between February and March 2021, ending in his arrest March 10, 2021. Winston entered guilty pleas to all three charges April 20 of this year.
The investigation was led by the Stafford Township Police Department and the Prosecutor’s Office.
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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 the designer drug 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, authorities said.
It took three detectives to arrest Winston as he resisted and struck several of them, police said. The officers were treated for minor injuries, and Winston was taken to the Ocean County jail, where he has been held since. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jackson-township-man-sentenced-for-distributing-drugs-in-ocean-county-weapons-charge/article_cf5fec36-1a68-11ed-8a17-7793c0dc1374.html | 2022-08-12T22:21:38 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jackson-township-man-sentenced-for-distributing-drugs-in-ocean-county-weapons-charge/article_cf5fec36-1a68-11ed-8a17-7793c0dc1374.html |
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — The Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccredited Stockton University for another eight years.
The evaluation team that visited Stockton, comprised of representatives of peer institutions, commended Stockton in its report for the university's implementation of "high-impact practices to develop students' critical thinking skills and social consciousness," approving of the school's student-first initiatives.
Middle States will reevaluate Stockton again in 2029-2030, the university said in a news release on Friday.
Stockton has been open since the 1970s.
“We are delighted to receive this exceptional affirmation of the quality education and environment we have cultivated over Stockton’s 50 years,” Robert Heinrich, vice president for Enrollment Management and co-chair of Stockton’s 2021-22 Middle States Self-Study Team, said in a statement on Friday.
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The reaccreditation report commended Stockton for building a healthy climate through “its efforts to expand the diversity and inclusion practices of its student body, especially those of gender, race, and ethnicity.”
Stockton is also known as a student-friendly college, given that it has a 17:1 student-to-faculty ratio, Provost Leamor Kahanov said.
"The reaffirmation of our accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, as well as our high rankings by U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review, support what we already know,” President Harvey Kesselman, who last month announced his upcoming retirement from his position, said in a statement. “Stockton is a leading institution to live, work and learn. We are delivering on the promise to make a Stockton degree more valuable every day.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/stockton-reaccredited-by-middle-states-commission-on-higher-education/article_abf373ec-1a79-11ed-a295-bf0ad4194373.html | 2022-08-12T22:21:44 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/stockton-reaccredited-by-middle-states-commission-on-higher-education/article_abf373ec-1a79-11ed-a295-bf0ad4194373.html |
There has been a significant increase in requests for protection orders under New York’s Red Flag Law since May, when Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order requiring New York State Police to train all members on filing extreme risk protection order (ERPO) applications.
Hochul signed the order four days after the mass shooting at a Buffalo Tops on May 14.
According to the state, more ERPO applications have been filed in the past three months than all of 2021, which is a 93% increase.
There were 95 ERPO applications filed by state police in 2021 and since the executive order was signed in May, there have been 184.
After the mass shooting in Buffalo, I took swift action to keep our communities safe by strengthening New York's Red Flag law.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) August 12, 2022
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The Red Flag Law allows people to request an ERPO when there is probable cause to believe that someone may seriously harm themselves or others.
“The Red Flag law gives law enforcement, family members, school administrators, teachers and mental health professionals the ability to step in and prevent violence before it occurs. The state police encourages the public to remain observant of suspicious activities in their schools or communities. By reporting relevant information, we can all help prevent tragedies from occurring," said State Police Superintendent Kevin Bruen.
State data shows that 832 temporary and final ERPOs have been issued from May to August. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/hochul-requests-for-protection-orders-under-nys-red-flag-law-increase-significantly-after-buffalo-shooting/article_d115e722-1a74-11ed-8368-1b885d67876c.html | 2022-08-12T22:27:00 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/hochul-requests-for-protection-orders-under-nys-red-flag-law-increase-significantly-after-buffalo-shooting/article_d115e722-1a74-11ed-8368-1b885d67876c.html |
Years ago, Sauquoit resident Lynne Lee used to compete in horseback riding competitions, but that all changed in a blink of an eye.
"I have a brain injury from cardiac arrest," she said.
Lynne’s episode cut off the oxygen to her brain, and now she has short term memory loss and some physical limitations, but her husband Jonathan Lee explains how the Root Farm helps her recover from the emotional distress of her injuries with a horse named Kruzer.
"It helps her emotionally first of all. She loves horses. It gives her something to do. It gets her out of the house. She becomes active. She’s very proud of it. She’s very proud of the fact that she’s riding again."
Lynne’s only able to do that because of the programs offered at the Root Farm. Those programs are open to anyone who might need physical or emotional support.
"My goal has always been to give her a good life, and that she’s going to be active still and have fun and enjoy herself, and Root Farm really gives us that opportunity."
There’s a number of animals at the Root Farm that help with mental healing, but Recreation Program Coordinator Alexis Lalor says the horses seem to connect in a special way.
"They’re really great at helping us sense things that maybe we don’t want to process. You know maybe kids are having a hard time adjusting to being back in school, or a lot of depression and anxiety has really come to the forefront lately, and they’re just great teachers at helping us learn more effective ways to channel those feelings."
Root Farm Executive Director Joan Grande says you don’t need to have physical limitations, or special needs to visit the Root Farm, all you really need is a reason to get away.
"I always tell everybody like I’ve told you, if you’re ever having a bad day take a ride to the Root Farm. It will change your day."
Pricing on individual programs vary. To check for pricing and all the Root Farm has to offer here's a link to their webpage and facebook page.
website: https://www.rootfarm.org/
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BLOOMINGTON — Multiple drug and gun charges are pending against a Hudson man.
Izaiah N. Lemos, 18, is charged with two counts of armed violence (Class X felonies) for possessing a loaded firearm while in possession of and attempting to deliver cannabis and methamphetamine.
He also was charged with the following felonies and a misdemeanor:
One count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver more than 5 grams but less than 15 grams (Class 1 felony)
One count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver less than 5 grams (Class 2 felony)
One count of unlawful possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony)
One count of unlawful possession of more than 5 grams but less than 15 grams of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony)
One count of unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine (Class 3 felony)
One count of violating the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony)
One count of unlawful possession of more than 30 grams but less than 500 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor)
In a probable cause statement read in court, police said Lemos was arrested by the Bloomington Police Department on Friday and was in possession of a Ruger .380 LCP firearm that was reportedly stolen from Missouri.
Lemos was held in the McLean County jail in lieu of posting $25,035 to be released on bail.
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BOISE — There have been a few drownings at Lucky Peak this summer. As of Thursday, one man was still missing.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 518 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IDAHO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IDAHO CAMAS IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO GOODING JEROME TWIN FALLS IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO ADA CANYON ELMORE GEM PAYETTE WASHINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL IDAHO ADAMS BOISE VALLEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTA, BOISE, CALDWELL, CASCADE, COUNCIL, EAGLE, EMMETT, FAIRFIELD, FRUITLAND, GARDEN CITY, GOODING, HORSESHOE BEND, IDAHO CITY, JEROME, MCCALL, MERIDIAN, MOUNTAIN HOME, NAMPA, NEW MEADOWS, PAYETTE, TWIN FALLS, WEISER, AND WENDELL.
Originally published Aug. 12 on KTVB.COM.
BOISE — There have been a few drownings at Lucky Peak this summer. As of Thursday, one man was still missing.
“I haven't been able to sleep at night,” Sarah Gracia Mendoza said.
Mendoza is the girlfriend of Jose Nunez, a man believed to have drowned in Lucky Peak.
“I haven't been able to really eat. As far as emotionally, I’m a mess,” Mendoza said.
She was with the 47-year-old Nunez when he was at Lucky Peak on July 31. That was the last time she saw him.
“We went out to the lake to have fun. I was out on jet skis and he went out with a couple of friends," Mendoza said. "They got off the boat to swim and he went under never came back up."
Nunez was not wearing a life jacket.
“Waiting for them to find him, it's been really, really hard and since he's been gone, things are just broke, falling apart,” Mendoza said. “It's just really, really difficult.”
KTVB checked with the Ada County Sheriff's Office and as of Thursday, a spokesperson said while the active search has been suspended, marine patrol checks the area where Nunez was last seen several times a day, but he has not surfaced.
Mendoza has now created a GoFundMe to raise money to have search and rescue non-profit Bruce’s Legacy continue the search for Nunez.
“Bruce's Legacy is actually a company that searches for drowning victims in bodies - big masses of water, versus legacies actually found bodies in 1500 feet of water,” Mendoza said. “So, where he went under, he was in about 190 feet of water. So, in the initial search, they were unable to find them because it is really deep.”
She went on to say, they are continuing to search so they can have peace.
“I just don't want to leave him there on the bottom of the lake,” Mendoza said.
Loved ones said Nunez loved horses and racing, and his daughter was his whole world.
“He was an amazing person, he was an amazing person," Mendoza said. "A lot of people loved him. He was always smiling and always happy and it's hard to know that he's just gone."
Mendoza adds the money raised will also go toward funeral expenses.
You can find that GoFundMe page by going online to https://www.gofundme.com/f/search-and-rescue-and-funeral-expenses.
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NAMPA – Faculty at Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary School is looking to make the learning environment as welcoming and inclusive as possible for the 2022-23 academic year.
They enlisted the Kiwanis Club of Nampa to help.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 518 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IDAHO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IDAHO CAMAS IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO GOODING JEROME TWIN FALLS IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO ADA CANYON ELMORE GEM PAYETTE WASHINGTON IN WEST CENTRAL IDAHO ADAMS BOISE VALLEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTA, BOISE, CALDWELL, CASCADE, COUNCIL, EAGLE, EMMETT, FAIRFIELD, FRUITLAND, GARDEN CITY, GOODING, HORSESHOE BEND, IDAHO CITY, JEROME, MCCALL, MERIDIAN, MOUNTAIN HOME, NAMPA, NEW MEADOWS, PAYETTE, TWIN FALLS, WEISER, AND WENDELL.
NAMPA – Faculty at Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary School is looking to make the learning environment as welcoming and inclusive as possible for the 2022-23 academic year.
They enlisted the Kiwanis Club of Nampa to help.
On Thursday, a small handful of Kiwanis Club members were at Roosevelt, painting sidewalks outside the school in an attempt to create a welcoming atmosphere for students as the first day of instruction approaches on Aug. 18.
The paintings are also designed to help bridge the gap between autistic students and the general student body.
Paintings on the north side of the school are silhouettes of individuals dancing and performing yoga. The idea is that students drop by before entering the building and imitate the poses as a form of stimulation.
The east side of the school features a large blacktop where paintings are laid out to help students exert physical activity. The stencils, which were provided by St. Luke’s Medical Center, include a space for squats, jumping jacks, lunges, tight rope, sprints and hopscotch.
“You can call it mindfulness, you can call it being grounded. Any of those things,” said Roosevelt Elementary School Principal Shaun Tegethoff. “Knowing your space, feeling energized and calm, and get kids back into learning mode in the classroom.”
Tegethoff added that it’s a place to “give kids an activity and to integrate kids. I wanted to make sure every child could access the playground.”
She was referring to students with autism who might not utilize the fields on the east side of the school for fresh air and exercise. The newly painted blacktop can provide an alternative.
“It’s good for students with autism to come over and interact with others and it’s good for the general students, too,” said Dr. Stephanie Martin, a speech language pathologist and certified autism specialist at Roosevelt. “It’s a chance for each to initiate those interactions.”
Kiwanis Club of Nampa did similar projects last year at Iowa and Central elementary schools. The club will be out painting the grounds at Central on Monday.
Kiwanis Club President Kenny Wroten said the student activity can benefit teachers as well.
“It’s fun. They can do things in pairs, individually and as a group,” he said. “It’ll help the kids be ready to learn when they get into the classroom.”
Teddy Feinberg is the Managing Editor at the Idaho Press. He can be reached at 208-465-8110. Follow him on Twitter: @TeddyFeinberg
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Police are investigating a deadly shooting involving a police officer in Richland Hills Friday afternoon, authorities say.
A police spokesperson confirmed the shooting was reported in the area near the intersection of Texas 26 and Glenview Drive, along the border between Richland Hills and North Richland Hills. Officers from both cities are involved in the investigation, the spokesperson said.
According to a police source, officers were first called to a report of a shooting. The suspect was armed with a rifle and confronted by officers from Richland Hills, with at least one officer opening fire at the shooter, police said.
The suspect was confirmed dead, police said. No officers were hurt and no other injuries were reported.
Highway 26 was closed between Glenview Drive and Vance Road. People are urged to stay away from the area.
Police said the Texas Rangers will lead the investigation.
No further information was released.
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Earlier this week, iconic Potrero Hill rock venue Bottom of the Hill launched a petition protesting a proposed bike lane improvement that would pass by the venue. San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's 17th Street quick-build project would upgrade the bike lane between Potrero and Pennsylvania streets to a protected bike lane.
According to the petition, SFMTA’s current intentions to add a protective barrier to the bike lanes would eliminate more than half the parking on the street, which the petition deems a serious problem, considering the neighborhood has primarily residential permit parking and a lack of parking garages. Given the need for bands to load equipment into the club, Bottom of the Hill said on Twitter that the specific change would destroy their venue, causing them to close.
That’s when bike advocates piped up, leaving more than 200 comments on the post, including from some users who said they planned to boycott the venue.
Co-owner Kathleen Owens has operated the venue for 31 years. Located at 17th and Missouri streets, Bottom of the Hill is known as a launching pad for local bands, as well as a smaller room to see touring acts (notable upcoming bookings include Homeboy Sandman, Mustard Plug and the Black Lips). Owens thinks there was some context lost in the concert venue's tweet.
“Somehow this has become Bottom versus bike coalition, which is not the way it is,” Owens said.
The proposed change could affect many other businesses in the area. “We’ve got the skateboard factory, repair shops, there’s a food distribution center and apparel production,” Owens said. “A lot of these people have worked at these places for a long time, so it would be just devastating for them,” citing the needs of employees who travel from outside the city.
There is already a bike lane on that stretch of 17th Street, although it is not protected by a physical barrier, and delivery vehicles frequently obstruct the lane. Kepa Askenasy, a former cyclist who lives in the neighborhood, co-founded the Save the Hill neighborhood advocacy group, which in the early 2010s lobbied for the existing bike infrastructure.
“What we saw on Twitter yesterday was fear,” Askenasy said. “You see Kathleen, fearful that she’s going to lose her business. You see the bike people fearful that they’re going to get killed. Those are two extreme reactions to what’s going on, and what’s going on is that SFMTA is not doing their job, not talking to stakeholders, and not making sure everybody has a happy and safe compromise.”
The SFMTA agreed that there’s been misinformation spreading, leading to the misconception that the project is further along in the development process. An SFMTA representative said that there currently isn’t yet an official design proposal, and that a mockup that has been shared around the neighborhood has not been submitted for official review. The outreach program is just now beginning, with informational mailers going out to residents. Businesses are being contacted for input, and a public forum is expected to take place in late fall. SFMTA’s website states that construction is planned for spring 2023.
However, regardless of the status of a design plan, BOTH co-owner Lynn Schwarz said that she’s been told all versions of the plan will eliminate parking.
Nesrine Majzoub, spokesperson for the SF Bicycle Coalition, expressed support for the new protected lanes. She called 17th Street a crucial bike connector for the Mission and Mission Bay neighborhoods, while acknowledging the concerns of businesses like Bottom of the Hill.
“We are hopeful that the new designs that come from this project will address the existing curb management issues to mitigate the effects on businesses, as well as protecting the safety and lives of people biking along 17th Street,” Majzoub said. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/potrero-hill-bar-bike-lanes-17370270.php | 2022-08-12T22:31:29 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/potrero-hill-bar-bike-lanes-17370270.php |
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Two 18-wheelers and a van crashed on Interstate 476 and shut down the busy highway west of Philadelphia during the second half of the evening rush hour Friday.
A person was reported trapped in one of the vehicles, which could be seen turned on their sides.
All northbound lanes were closed shortly after 5 p.m. along I-476 in Radnor, Delaware County, near Route 3.
The person trapped was rescued about 45 minutes later and rushed to a nearby hospital in an unknown condition.
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FOLSOM, Calif. — Crews responded to a fire at a restaurant in Folsom's Palladio Wednesday evening.
Folsom Fire Department, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, and El Dorado Hills Fire Department crews responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of Palladio Parkway around 10:40 p.m.
According to the Folsom Fire Department, "firefighters arrived to find an audible alarm, audible water flow alarm and smoke banked down to the floor."
Officials say the building was not occupied at the time of the fire. They determined the cause of the fire to be related to a cooking appliance.
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DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is offering incoming pharmacists and pharmacy technicians signing bonuses to help alleviate their staffing issues.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the company plans to ramp up spending focused on recruiting more workers.
Staffing is in short supply at pharmacies nationwide, and with competition between hospitals, retail chains and independent pharmacies becoming so fierce, Walgreens is offering huge signing bonuses to compete.
Bonuses for pharmacists are being offered up to $75,000, but the more common rewards are $30,000 or $50,000. Technicians are also being offered sign-on bonuses of about $1,250.
Pharmacists who get the bonuses are required to stay in the position for at least a year or more. Technicians are also required to stay for 12 months but will receive half their bonus after three months of employment.
The Wall Street Journal said at least 3,000 stores have reduced pharmacy hours due to the lack of pharmacists, which also caused a loss in revenue on prescriptions.
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CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — A home was heavily damaged by fire Friday in Carbon County.
It started just after 11:30 a.m. on Susquehanna Drive in Penn Forest Township near Albrightsville.
No one was home at the time and no injuries were reported.
The fire chief says they're still looking for what started the fire in Carbon County.
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ELDRED TOWNSHIP, Pa. — What was once a schoolhouse to teach children in the Kunkletown area is now a place to learn all about its history.
"This is almost like a museum, except you can touch everything and I think that's the biggest contribution to the way we act as the caretakers of the building," Giordano said.
Tony Giordano and his wife bought the 1855 Frantz Schoolhouse back in 2015.
They planned to donate it to Eldred Township but officials said maintaining it would be too much work.
Not wanting the building to become rundown and vacant again, the Giordanos started work to renovate the schoolhouse and preserve it.
"I just fell in love with it, doing research, and looking into it and saying 'alright, let's see what we can do,' so what we just did was every day, we would just come over here and do a little part of this," he said.
The schoolhouse was in use from 1855 to 1945. Students were taught first in German and later in English.
Since reopening to the public a few years ago, visitors can see hundreds of old photos, antiques, and even original schoolbooks and desks.
"What really touches people the most is it sort of validates themselves. It sorts of says 'I was here, I existed and I did things, I did good things,'" Giordano said.
This weekend, the caretakers of the schoolhouse are inviting everybody and anybody to come out and learn a piece of history, of what life was like here in Eldred Township.
"As important as it is to preserve the building and the history, it's the human part of it. It's the experience people have. It's the nostalgia being brought back into the present day and it's just so great. It's wonderful," Giordano said.
The 1855 Frantz Schoolhouse will be open for a special event tomorrow from noon to 2 p.m.
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NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — A house fire broke out in Northumberland County Friday.
It started around 1:30 p.m. on Alpha Avenue in Ralpho Township near Elysburg.
We're told it was a brush fire that extended into the home.
No word on any injuries in the house fire in Northumberland County.
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Police are learning more information about the suspect who allegedly stormed onto a New York stage and stabbed author Salman Rushdie in the neck on Friday.
The suspect, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, is from New Jersey, according to authorities. His last listed address was in Fairview, a Bergen County borough just across the Hudson River from Manhattan. FBI officials were seen going into the home of Matar Friday evening.
A motive for the attack was not immediately clear, and law enforcement sources said authorities were looking into Matar's social media to see whether he had any radical Shiite views, or sympathies to the Iranian regime.
Spectator Kathleen Jones said the attacker was dressed in black, with a black mask.
“We thought perhaps it was part of a stunt to show that there's still a lot of controversy around this author. But it became evident in a few seconds” that it wasn't, she said.
Rabbi Charles Savenor, another of the roughly 2,500 people in the audience, said spectators, spectators were ushered out of the outdoor amphitheater amid gasps.
The assailant ran onto the platform "and started pounding on Mr. Rushdie. At first you’re like, ‘What’s going on?’ And then it became abundantly clear in a few seconds that he was being beaten,” Savenor said. He said the attack lasted about 20 seconds.
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After Rushdie was pushed or fell to the floor, Matar was arrested by a New York State Trooper. It was not immediately clear what charges he would face for the attack on the author whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran's leader in the 1980s.
A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was flown to a hospital after getting attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck as he was about to give a lecture in western New York, state police said. His condition was not immediately known. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the writer was undergoing surgery, but he had no other details.
An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man confront Rushdie on stage at the Chautauqua Institution and punch or stab him 10 to 15 times as he was being introduced.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said later that he was alive and “getting the care he needs.” Dr. Martin Haskell, a physician who was among those who rushed to help, described Rushdie’s wounds as “serious but recoverable.”
Event moderator Henry Reese, a co-founder of an organization that offers residencies to writers facing persecution, was also attacked and suffered a minor head injury, police said. He and Rushdie were due to discuss the United States as a refuge for writers and other artists in exile.
A state trooper and a county sheriff's deputy were assigned to Rushdie’s lecture, and state police said the trooper made the arrest. But after the attack, some longtime visitors to the center questioned why there wasn’t tighter security for the event, given the decades of threats against Rushdie and a bounty on his head offering more than $3 million for anyone who kills him.
Rushdie has been a prominent spokesman for free expression and liberal causes. He is a former president of PEN America, which said it was “reeling from shock and horror” at the attack.
“We can think of no comparable incident of a public violent attack on a literary writer on American soil,” CEO Suzanne Nossel said in a statement.
Rushdie's 1988 novel was viewed as blasphemous by many Muslims, who saw a character as an insult to the Prophet Muhammad, among other objections. Across the Muslim world, often-violent protests erupted against Rushdie, who was born in India to a Muslim family.
At least 45 people were killed in riots over the book, including 12 people in Rushdie's hometown of Mumbai. In 1991, a Japanese translator of the book was stabbed to death and an Italian translator survived a knife attack. In 1993, the book’s Norwegian publisher was shot three times and survived.
The book was banned in Iran, where the late leader Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death. Khomeini died that same year.
Iran’s current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has never issued a fatwa of his own withdrawing the edict, though Iran in recent years hasn’t focused on the writer.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday’s attack, which led a night news bulletin on Iranian state television.
The death threats and bounty led Rushdie to go into hiding under a British government protection program, which included a round-the-clock armed guard. Rushdie emerged after nine years of seclusion and cautiously resumed more public appearances, maintaining his outspoken criticism of religious extremism overall.
He said in a 2012 talk in New York that terrorism is really the art of fear.
“The only way you can defeat it is by deciding not to be afraid,” he said.
Anti-Rushdie sentiment has lingered long after Khomeini’s decree. The Index on Censorship, an organization promoting free expression, said money was raised to boost the reward for his killing as recently as 2016.
An Associated Press journalist who went to the Tehran office of the 15 Khordad Foundation, which put up the millions for the bounty on Rushdie, found it closed Friday night on the Iranian weekend. No one answered calls to its listed telephone number.
In 2012, Rushdie published a memoir, “Joseph Anton,” about the fatwa. The title came from the pseudonym Rushdie had used while in hiding.
Rushdie rose to prominence with his Booker Prize-winning 1981 novel “Midnight’s Children,” but his name became known around the world after “The Satanic Verses.”
Widely regarded as one of Britain’s finest living writers, Rushdie was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008 and earlier this year was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honor, a royal accolade for people who have made a major contribution to the arts, science or public life.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted that he was “appalled" that Rushdie was stabbed "while exercising a right we should never cease to defend."
The Chautauqua Institution, about 55 miles southwest of Buffalo in a rural corner of New York, has served for more than a century as a place for reflection and spiritual guidance. Visitors don't pass through metal detectors or undergo bag checks. Most people leave the doors to their century-old cottages unlocked at night.
The Chautauqua center is known for its summertime lecture series, where Rushdie has spoken before. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/who-is-hadi-matar-nj-man-suspected-in-salman-rushdie-attack/3822984/ | 2022-08-12T22:40:18 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/who-is-hadi-matar-nj-man-suspected-in-salman-rushdie-attack/3822984/ |
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — One person is dead following a shooting involving Richland Hills police officers, officials say.
The shooting occurred near 26 Boulevard and Vance, according to police, just near the border of North Richland Hills and Richland Hills.
The Richland Hills Police Department said no one else was injured and the Texas Rangers are handling the investigation, per protocol.
Crews currently have nearby roads blocked off, as law enforcement continues to investigate the incident.
This is a developing story. We'll update as more information becomes available. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-shooting-in-north-richland-hills-texas/287-943f13fd-3c88-46fc-9839-0cc6881dbba3 | 2022-08-12T22:43:41 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-shooting-in-north-richland-hills-texas/287-943f13fd-3c88-46fc-9839-0cc6881dbba3 |
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — An Ector County Sheriff's Office spokesperson has confirmed that an in-custody death occurred on Thursday.
The investigation has been turned over to the Texas Rangers, which ECSO said is common practice in this situation.
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PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — Heroism can often come in many shapes and sizes.
Six Rome High School football players displayed their courage on Friday morning after a woman, who a witness believed was in her 50s, was trapped in her car following an accident in the middle of an intersection, according to a viral Facebook post from Luis Goya.
Goya, an educator at Rome City Schools, said he heard a loud noise at an intersection while in front of the school on his morning duty. While running towards the intersection, he says he noticed a wreck involving two cars.
As the lady was trapped in her car, Goya noticed that she couldn't get out.
"Smoke started to come out of the car, and fluid started to spill everywhere in the intersection," Goya recounted in his Facebook post. "The door was jammed and in terrible shape."
While he was on the phone with the 911 dispatcher, Goya said he witnessed "something amazing."
A group of football players from Rome High School who had witnessed the incident ran to the car and started helping the lady, Goya said. He said that the players started using their strength to pry the door open so the woman could be released.
The students were named as Cesar Parker, Treyvon Adams, Antwiion Carey, Messiah Daniels, Tyson Brown and Alto Moore, according to the Rome City Schools' Facebook page.
After a few seconds of maneuvering the door back and forth, they were able to open the door and helped the woman get out of her car, Goya said. Although she was still shaking and panicked, Goya said that the players gave her comfort.
"The Rome High School football players really showed up today," Goya said on his Facebook post that now has over 6,000 likes and 3,000 shares. "They went above and beyond to help this lady without hesitation."
According to an incident report acquired by 11Alive, the accident occurred at Veteran's Memorial Highway at approximately 8 a.m. A 16-year-old was cited with a failure to yield while turning left after an officer reviewed surveillance video from the intersection's camera, the Rome Police Department said. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/high-school-football-players-pull-woman-out-smoking-car/85-de51f5c7-1053-467a-a74e-c4925cb3d57f | 2022-08-12T22:53:02 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/high-school-football-players-pull-woman-out-smoking-car/85-de51f5c7-1053-467a-a74e-c4925cb3d57f |
Weekly count shows 234 COVID-19 cases
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A total of 234 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Wichita County during the week ending Friday. There were seven hospitalizations but no deaths.
Of the new cases, 216 were not up to date on their vaccinations. Among those tested for the disease, the positivity rate was 30.7 percent. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/weekly-count-shows-234-covid-19-cases/65401457007/ | 2022-08-12T22:55:40 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/weekly-count-shows-234-covid-19-cases/65401457007/ |
Wichita County drought worsens
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Nearly all of Wichita County has slipped into Extreme Drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The latest map from the agency shows only a small sliver in the southeast part of the county remains in the somewhat better Severe Drought Category.
Wichita Falls is more than seven inches behind its average rainfall total for this time of the year. Area reservoirs are declining. The city will release the latest lake levels on Monday.
A small chance of rain is in the forecast next Wednesday and Thursday. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/wichita-county-drought-worsens/65401386007/ | 2022-08-12T22:55:46 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/12/wichita-county-drought-worsens/65401386007/ |
An iconic tavern near Downtown Kenosha is set to close its doors for the last time after more than 100 years in operation.
Owner Kristine Brittich of Kenosha said tg’s Restaurant and Pub, 4120 Seventh Ave., will be closed today and Sunday, and open for the last time for a special final event on Monday.
The site, which traces its history to 1889 and was a popular spot for political candidates in its heyday, will be closed Saturday and Sunday. It will then host a “Drink the Bar Dry” party from 4 p.m. to close on Monday.
“Have you ever had those moments where you know you’re walking away from something and you turn off that light switch? And you know that’s going to be the last time you turn off that light switch?” Brittich said. “If you’re an emotional person, that’s it, you’re done for. I know it wasn’t my last time but I was thinking about it (Thursday) night.”
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A combination of factors including the COVID-19 pandemic, the city curfew due to the civil unrest in 2020, and general financial problems led to her decision to close the business.
“Once this place closes, I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Brittich said. “I don’t know what the next person is going to do.”
Brittich acquired the business in 2019 with her then-husband. She said he was the one who wanted to own the bar after being talked into the idea by a friend.
“’They got a good reputation, let’s go buy it,’” Brittich recounted her ex-husband saying. “We didn’t know anything about the place.”
Upon acquiring the bar, they found that one of the exhaust hoods was not up to code, the stove in the kitchen did not have a hood at all (which was not up to code either), the cooler died and had to be replaced, the freezer died and had to be replaced and the burners on the grill had to be replaced.
“We never had an inspection done (and) never did our homework on this place at all,” Brittich said. “If we would have, I would have really been adamant about saying no, don’t buy this one and find something else.”
After struggling with the new business, Brittich hired a general manager to assist her. While his efforts led to an initial increase in business, shutdowns during the pandemic soon took their toll.
“COVID hit and it happened on St. Patrick’s Day, which is a very big moneymaker for this town for all the small businesses,” Brittich said. “We did not get that money and then you go into a slump the month after that, so there’s no business ... we were in shutdown.”
After businesses began reopening after the initial lockdown restrictions were lifted, the tavern still struggled to attract customers.
Brittich said she tried bringing in customers with live music, DJs and adding Mr. Wings to its menu offerings on certain days of the week, but nothing seemed to bring them in.
“I put my everything into this,” Brittich said. “Even though I made a lot of mistakes, it was all learning mistakes.
“I’ve learned a lot but I still put everything I had into this place,” she said, adding to leave with nothing in the end is what upsets her the most.
Throughout her ownership, Brittich was never able to fully finish pulling the place together.
“This place is going to shut down and this was never finished,” Brittich said. “It’s sad that I put all this money into this and never got to use it.”
Brittich said her customers and staff became friends and family to her, and she will continue to keep in touch with them after the business closes.
The tavern will be closed Saturday and Sunday. An estate sale will be held Sunday starting at 10 a.m. ahead of Monday’s final night open.
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The Kimberly ranch model is a 2123 sq. ft. ranch that was featured in the 2021 Racine Kenosha Parade of Homes. This split bedroom home plan has 3 beds, 2 baths, and a 3 car garage and is on a spectacular walk out basement lot. This craftsman-inspired home features a striking standing seam metal roof on the dormer and the garage eave as well as an inviting front porch. There is a conveniently-located flex room just off the entry, a nice-sized workspace with ample storage opportunities in the mudroom as well as a large work/craft space in the expanded laundry room. Stepping into the home, you will focus in on the continuous luxury vinyl plank flooring. The great room features a beautiful monochromatic fireplace. The kitchen has an oversized island and striking ceramic tile backsplash.
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Homeowner pride abounds! This gorgeous custom built, all brick ranch home on a beautiful corner lot is sure to check every box of your most discerning buyers. Quality constuction combined with meticulous care, equals perfection! Look no further for your 3-4 bedroom, 3 full bath, one level living. Volume and vaulted ceilings throughout the entry and gathering spaces. Large family room with full masonry wood burning fireplace adorned with a David Kimberly solid metal and tempered glass door. Eat-in kitchen with 42' cherry cabinets with dove tail drawers and plywood construction, granite counters, travertine backsplash, all stainless updated appliances, instant hot water dispenser, septic safe disposal and mounds of counter prep and serving space with nook seating. Master retreat with full ensuite bathroom, oversized tub and walk in closet. Generous sized secondary bedrooms with 4th bedroom/flex room on separate end of home next to a 3rd full bath...perfect for an in-law arrangement or in home private office space. All plaster walls with skip trowel finished ceilings and sand and smooth wall finishes throughout. Full, 9' ceiling basement with 6 egress windows, a second full masonry fireplace, loads of storage and finishable space. Not to be overlooked is the 3 car garage with 3 over head doors and a 10' garage ceiling, extended driveway parking and the rear paver patio overlooking the beautiful, private yard. Culligan whole house water purifier system, 50 gallon hot water heater, AprilAire humidifier, attic exhaust fan, 200 amp electric service with a 50 amp sub panel in the garage with a 220 volt outlet, Pella windows and a brand new roof! The attention to detail cannot be overlooked, from the brick corner coins on the front exterior to the 2x12 floor and roof joists and solid 6 panel oak doors. This home certainly will not disappoint the most scrutinizing buyer. Don't miss this opportunity, in the highly sought after school district 56, to call this gem your very own!
4 Bedroom Home in Salem - $549,000
OLD WORLD CHARM & CHARACTER combined with modern updates and conveniences make this beautiful 5-acre hobby farm a dream come true! Step into this grand old lady to see all the gifts she has to offer: Lovely original woodwork with crown molding, original 5-panel doors and door knobs, 9 foot+ ceilings, and hardwood floors refinished this year. New appliances, large kitchen island, master with vaulted ceiling and walk-in closet plus awesome views of the property. Fruit trees and bushes - apple, pear, blackberry, raspberries and more. Several outbuildings and lovely pastures and paddocks with new fencing. New barn roof Aug 2022. Newer house roof, vinyl windows, well tank, and septic. See agent for complete list of BRAND NEW amenities added this year. You won't want to miss this one!
4 Bedroom Home in Lake Villa - $600,000
***RARE WATERFRONT*** opportunity on DEEP LAKE with 100ft of lake frontage, excellent fishing, boating, kayaking and one of the cleanest lakes in Lake County! 4 Pins, 2 Homes and a Large 2.5 Car garage on just under 1 acre of dry land. The remaining 1.5 acres are underwater lots. The large home is the former "Tegan's Resort" and features Original wood floors & Woodburning stove!!! First floor full bath, bedroom & laundry room, large open living room with skylights & excellent lake views and a full walkout basement. It has been vacant for a few years and could use some TLC. The second home (38770 Gratton) features 1 Bath, 1 bedroom and loft with vaulted ceilings, spiral staircase & deck with lake views! It has also been consistently rented out and is currently on a month to month lease. Boat launch right next door for easy access through the voluntary association. This is your chance to have your historic waterfront getaway and earn some income at the same time!
5 Bedroom Home in Salem - $500,000
Holy Moly! Even the professionally designed and maintained curb appeal doesn't give away the surprises within. Glorious upscale finishes, kitchens, baths, everywhere. Custom kitchen lighting, extra tow kick drawers at baseboards, $4k+ refigerator, $20K in Pella sliders with electric interior blinds. Whole house generator! This house just keeps going. See detailed list in documents. In-law suite with accessibility features and beautifle ensuite. New high end roof, upgraded epoxy coated floors in heated garage. Lake access, Kohler fixtures, tankless water heater, new HVAC, 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, screen porch , central vac, concrete driveway, laundry chute, hidden wall safe. 4000ft sq of living space! WOW! Come see it quickly!
4 Bedroom Home in Wind Point - $725,000
sStuated on 1.2 acres at end of private drive. This home has been beautifully and meticulously reconstructed and designed from the ground floor up. The main features beautiful entry open to chefs kitchen w/wolf oven ,Dining rm,great rm, sitting area and family rm .This space also features coffee bar , lg walk/in pantry, Lg mudrm with pet wash & loads of custom storage, half bath + a front office/flex space. 2nd Flr boasts Luxurious Master en suite w/balcony and spa room. Three additional generous sized bdrm's have walk in closets (Including 1 with rock wall leading to 3rd floor) Lg laundry rm, and 2 beautiful full baths. 3rd floor has more flex space do do as you wish. A must see in person, the limited space on mls cannot do justice to this home or property. See Private remarks! | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/iconic-restaurant-and-pub-tgs-closing-its-doors-in-kenosha-this-weekend/article_014eb80c-1a5b-11ed-97d6-ebd6c3ed91ab.html | 2022-08-12T22:57:25 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/iconic-restaurant-and-pub-tgs-closing-its-doors-in-kenosha-this-weekend/article_014eb80c-1a5b-11ed-97d6-ebd6c3ed91ab.html |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy held a traditional white coat ceremony on Friday to welcome 54 student pharmacists in the Class of 2026.
Dr. Debbie Byrd, dean of Gatton College of Pharmacy, led the ceremony’s address. “Class of 2026, you are on a career path that will allow you to serve, lead and impact your community in a wide variety of ways as student pharmacists,” said Byrd.
The white coat signifies a student pharmacist’s status as a health care professional and a tradition of humanistic care, the release states.
The Class of 2026 was cloaked by Byrd and special guest Dr. Lucy Adkins Shell, executive director of the Tennesse Board of Pharmacy and a Gatton College of Pharmacy alumna, who also spoke at the ceremony.
Other speakers included ETSU President Dr. Brian Nolan; Dr. Kimberly D. McCorkle, provost, and senior vice president for academics at ETSU and Bailey Boyd, president of Gatton’s Class of 2025. The Oath of a Student Pharmacist was administered by Jonathan Holand, president of the college’s Class of 2023. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/etsu-college-of-pharmacy-welcomes-class-of-2026/ | 2022-08-12T22:57:29 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/etsu-college-of-pharmacy-welcomes-class-of-2026/ |
Kenosha County has maintained the highest bond rating achievable from Standard & Poors for a second consecutive year, the county announced Friday.
“Maintaining our fiscal health has been a priority for me since day one,” County Executive Kerkman said Thursday. “Great bond ratings and a great team of people that help us achieve those ratings are key for the county to continue building on our successes.”
The Triple A (AAA) designation is not only an indication of the county’s strong financial health, but also a mark of its ability to meet future financial commitments. It helps the county receive the lowest possible interest rates when securing funds.
In its report, S&P stated “the county will continue to show positive budgetary performance” and its “stable outlook reflects S&P Global Ratings’ expectation the county will likely maintain balanced operation during an inflationary environment.”
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Kerkman extended thanks to the budget team – County Finance Director Patricia Merrill, Budget Director Barna Bencs, and Assistant Budget Director Matthew Leys – for their collective knowledge, guidance, and passion for financial excellence. She also expressed gratitude to the county board chair, vice-chair, and finance and administration committee hair for their commitment to good governance.
“This is terrific news,” County Board Chairman Gabe Nudo said. “A top rating agency has again recognized Kenosha County’s overall commitment to fiscal excellence; a team effort.”
The S&P report states the Triple A rating reflects its view of the county’s:
Strong reserves, with additional levy capacity to provide a cushion in the event of budgetary stress.
Strong level of financial management and successful implementation of sophisticated long-term financial projections.
Adequate debt profile with participation in a well-funded state pension plan.
County Finance and Administration Committee Chairman Terry Rose said the county’s ability to maintain the rating is a testament to the county’s “financial management and soundness.”
Kenosha County is one of only seven of the state’s 72 counties to attain a Triple A rating. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-county-maintains-triple-a-bond-rating/article_5498f8de-1a64-11ed-ba4c-c7692ccadfd5.html | 2022-08-12T22:57:31 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/kenosha-county-maintains-triple-a-bond-rating/article_5498f8de-1a64-11ed-ba4c-c7692ccadfd5.html |
BIG STONE GAP, Va. (WJHL) – The Cluck Truck has been cooking up some tasty eats in Virginia for over a month now, specializing in none other than chicken.
“Chicken has always been a strong suit for me and I guess he just knew that I could capitalize on it, smart man,” said Micah Nida, co-owner and chef of The Cluck Truck.
Nida said it was an idea brought to him by his business partner Greg Kiser. He told News Channel 11 that while Greg handles the business aspect, Micah is running this mobile kitchen with a menu that could make your mouth water.
“We have a hot honey chicken tender, we also have a Nashville hot chicken sandwich which we also offer in tender form, we have an original chicken sandwich which I’m dubbing the Blue Ridge, and we have garlic parmesan truffle fries, a five cheese mac,” said Nida.
He said he initially set out to practice law, but his passion for cooking was overwhelming, and his reason for making the career jump. “It’s always been my dream for a food truck, primarily because of the Jon Favreau movie ‘Chef’.
“I like to make what I want to, I’m able to interact with people instead of being back of the house, and it’s a lot more gratifying and rewarding being on the food truck. It was an easy jump, easy transition and I get to actually trying the food,” said Nida. “I know some things get a little wild with food truck menus but we keep it short and sweet. We want things the kids can eat. We have a kids tender on there, we offer the plain tenders, and then we have things for people who enjoy hot stuff, of course and your sweet people. We try to make it so everyone from all walks of life will enjoy it and it won’t be too complex, especially for our area.”
While right now they’re mainly in Virginia, they plan to make their way over to Tennessee as soon as they can. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/food-truck-friday-the-cluck-truck/ | 2022-08-12T22:57:35 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/food-truck-friday-the-cluck-truck/ |
On Saturday, Lois McDonald officially turns 100.
On Friday, McDonald celebrated her birthday with friends and family at her residence at St. Catherine Commons.
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McDonald has lived in the St. Catherine Commons community for nine years after moving from Arizona.
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Some of McDonald’s fondest memories come from her time traveling the world with her husband, who was an active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force.
“My husband was in the service, so I traveled with him,” McDonald said.
Through her travels, McDonald had the opportunity to observe war crime trials, including that of Japanese general Tojo Hideki, who was prime minister of Japan during most of the Pacific theatre portion of World War.
Lois McDonald celebrates her 100th birthday at her home in St. Catherine's Commons on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.
“She said security (personnel) went through her purse, which she wasn’t expecting, and it was full of used Kleenex,” said Maureen Glynn, McDonald’s daughter.
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“Thank God I didn’t have anything embarrassing,” McDonald said.
McDonald also had memories of living in the Philippines during her husband’s service, where she worked as a registered nurse after graduating nursing school in 1943.
She recalled a time when she made seven dollars from an eight-hour private duty shift.
“The first thing I bought was a coat,” McDonald said. “A new red coat with a fur collar.”
Also while living in the Philippines, McDonald helped to distribute the polio vaccine to enlisted servicemembers in 1953.
“Mom helped out in the Philippines when they began dispensing the original polio vaccine to enlisted men,” Glynn said. “The nurses club (was asked) if they would help and not too many volunteered but mom did, but she said the condition for her helping was that the three of us would get vaccinated.”
McDonald was a stay-at-home mother and homemaker taking care of three children.
Today, though, she likes to pass the time by reading from her Kindle, going for walks outside her home, which overlooks the lake, watching the news and enjoying the view from her window. At her home in Arizona, there was a higher concern for safety all well-being for people enjoying time outside, according to Glynn.
“She mostly reads and she likes to sit by the window and look out at the park and the children with the playground and people riding their bikes walking their dogs and the geese people feeding the seagulls down there,” Glynn said. “It’s been a cultural difference for her because in Phoenix there was escalating vandalism and crime in her area, and here she’s just amazed that people are out with their children, buggies and dogs and leaving the door open.”
There is nothing left on McDonald’s bucket list. She said her greatest accomplishment was raising her three children and feels she has lived a fulfilling life.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Science Hill High School senior recently earned a perfect score on the ACT test.
Logan Smith’s score of 36 is something that less than 0.5% of ACT test-takers earn.
“I think I just about fell out of my chair,” Smith said. “I was shaking really bad, pretty much until I got home. I was super-duper shocked because I didn’t expect it at all.”
Smith plays cello in the school orchestra, is a member of the school’s swim and dive team, and is finishing up his final project for his Eagle Scout Award.
While he is still a little unsure of his future plans, he did say he might want to be a teacher or professor. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/science-hill-senior-earns-perfect-act-score/ | 2022-08-12T22:57:41 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/science-hill-senior-earns-perfect-act-score/ |
DES MOINES, Iowa — Editor's Note: The above video is from October 2020.
Former Vice President Mike Pence will visit three Iowa cities in support of Republican candidates in the state Aug. 19 and 20.
His impending visit further spotlights the possibility of a 2024 presidential run.
Pence will attend a fundraising event for Chuck Grassley, who is running for reelection in the U.S. Senate, on Friday, Aug. 19.
Later that day, Pence will visit the Iowa State Fair, accompanied by GOP leaders such as Grassley and former Gov. Terry Branstad. He will also attend the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition House Party at 5:30 p.m. in Cumming.
On Saturday, Aug. 20, he will attend the Bremer County Annual Summer Grill and Chill Fundraiser in Waverly, joining Rep. Pat Grassley and Rep. Sandy Salmon.
Pence has visited Independence, Cedar Rapids and Carroll so far in 2022.
In 2021, Pence spoke at the Family Leadership Summit, as well as at the University of Iowa. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/mike-pence-iowa-state-fair-2022-cumming-waverly-visit-gop/524-6d176cdc-11be-4de2-b3e5-dac06b6b41df | 2022-08-12T23:01:43 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/local-politics/mike-pence-iowa-state-fair-2022-cumming-waverly-visit-gop/524-6d176cdc-11be-4de2-b3e5-dac06b6b41df |
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.
82,862 people attended the opening day of the 2022 Iowa State Fair, according to the fair's website.
That means this year's Day 1 attendance surpassed that of 2021 (22,700) by more than 1,000 visitors.
However, 2022's opening day turnout fell short of the fair's 2019 Day 1 (81,948) by 2,000.
The first Grandstand concert of the 2022 Iowa State Fair, Skillet, brought in 4,537 people. The full Grandstand lineup is:
- Thursday, August 11: Skillet
- Friday, August 12: Brooks & Dunn
- Saturday, August 13: Nelly
- Sunday, August 14: Demi Lovato
- Monday, August 15: Alanis Morrissette
- Tuesday, August 16: ZZ Top
- Wednesday, August 17: John Crist
- Thursday, August 18: Kane Brown
- Friday, August 19: Disturbed
- Saturday, August 20: Keith Urban
- Sunday, August 21: Carrie Underwood
Throughout the fair, you can track daily attendance numbers below to see how 2022 compares to the last Iowa State Fair in 2021, plus 2019.
There was no Iowa State Fair in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Next year's fair is scheduled for Aug. 10-20, 2023.
Stay with Local 5 as we continue to update you with day-by-day attendance totals.
Day 1
- 2022 — 82,862
- Grandstand (Skillet): 4,537
- 2021 — 77,700
- 2019 — 84,928
Watch: Complete coverage of the 2022 Iowa State Fair | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/state-fair/iowa-state-fair/2022-iowa-state-fair-attendance-grandstand-schedule-lineup/524-676107e3-be3d-4fd9-9aaf-371478094714 | 2022-08-12T23:01:49 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/state-fair/iowa-state-fair/2022-iowa-state-fair-attendance-grandstand-schedule-lineup/524-676107e3-be3d-4fd9-9aaf-371478094714 |
DES MOINES, Iowa — The next time you're out on Ingersoll Avenue, you might come across a salsa garden on the sidewalk. If you see produce that's ready to be picked, the Avenues of Ingersoll and Grand say you should help yourself.
"We want people to eat the produce," said Avenues of Ingersoll and Grand Executive Director Lauren Kollauf. "There are some tomatoes, some banana peppers, green peppers, a whole variety of things. So come and check it out."
Kollauf says originally some tomatoes and other plants were planted by an anonymous neighbor. The plants were planted in the newly renovated streetscape flower beds.
Kollauf says she reached out to Eat Greater Des Moines, who'd recently received a donation of tomato and pepper plants.
"I was like, 'come to Ingersoll! Let's get them planted!' So we kind of took over two of the beds. The bed that a neighbor had started planting things in and then also another bed," Kollauf said.
The Streetscape Salsa Garden is located on the north side of the street and has plenty of signage. It's free to the public to pick. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/streetscape-salsa-garden-ingersoll/524-4f065594-d454-451a-a642-6365999ca31d | 2022-08-12T23:01:55 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/streetscape-salsa-garden-ingersoll/524-4f065594-d454-451a-a642-6365999ca31d |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – This group is showing the world that nothing is impossible.
Team Synapse, comprised of 12 runners all living with Parkinson’s Disease, will participate in one of the most grueling relays in September – the Blue Ridge Relay – and one of those runners is from Lynchburg, according to the release.
The team will only have 35 hours to reach the finish line during the Blue Ridge Relay, the release said, and the 208-mile race is broken into 36 segments for teams to rotate through each member, meaning each person will run nearly 18 miles.
According to the release, Renee Trent from Lynchburg is part of Team Synapse, and she said she is glad to be a part of a team that raises awareness and funds to help find a cure for PD.
“We all share the passion of running and inspiring others who have Parkinson’s to tap into the ability to slow the progression of the disease,” Renee said. “We want a visible example of what you can do while living with Parkinson’s, all while raising money for a cure.”
Renee was diagnosed with PD in 2017, the release said, and she said that her diagnosis had a major impact on her.
“It was a huge blow to be a healthy 47-year-old and told this disease will not kill you, but will slowly take away your ability to move and be independent,” Renee said.
And, Renee is a strong believer that exercise can help those with the disease.
“Rest is rust, and motion is lotion,” Renee said. “When I had an injury and had to stop running, my tremors were unbearable.”
The release said that Renee had big goals as a runner, and even chose to chase after qualifying for the Boston Marathon, but then COVID hit, causing her goal to be delayed. Since the peak-COVID-era has subsided, Renee hit that goal of qualifying for the marathon last year, according to the release.
Now, Renee hopes to get accepted next Spring, and she’s taking on the Blue Ridge Relay as an added challenge, she said.
“The Blue Ridge Relay Race is a huge challenge with the elevation. Most of the team don’t have hills, much less mountains to train on.Living and training in the Blue ridge area of the state gives me an advantage,” Renee said.
Renee went on to say that being part of such an incredible team is challenging her in new ways, too.
“Being part of this team has been a humbling experience,” Renee said. “To be asked to run with those whom I have chosen to follow as examples. I only hope to do the same for others.”
If you want to donate or learn more about Team Synapse on their website. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/closing-the-gap-for-a-cure-team-of-12-living-with-parkinsons-disease-to-run-in-blue-ridge-relay/ | 2022-08-12T23:06:43 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/closing-the-gap-for-a-cure-team-of-12-living-with-parkinsons-disease-to-run-in-blue-ridge-relay/ |
GILES, Va. – If you need a ray of sunshine in your life, Jan is your girl.
At 40 pounds, Jan is full of nothing but smiles, despite not having a forever family to enjoy her dog days with – yet, that is.
This one-and-a-half-year-old girl loves to be outside, go for walks, and like other dogs, will be your best friend for a treat.
Shelter staff said that Jan does well with other larger dogs, particularly males.
Her adoption fee is $120, and includes a spay, microchipping, and basic vaccinations, according to the website.
If you’re ready to meet Jan and potentially welcome her happy-go-lucky self to your family, you can contact the Giles County Animal Shelter on their website or by phone at 540-921-2053. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/jan-the-dog-that-just-doesnt-stop-smiling/ | 2022-08-12T23:06:47 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/jan-the-dog-that-just-doesnt-stop-smiling/ |
A preliminary hearing was held Friday for the two men charged with killing one man and wounding another outside a Target in Lower Nazareth in 2021.
The Friday afternoon proceedings for Jakiye Taylor, 18, of Harrisburg and Kevin Littles, 22 also of Harrisburg were before Judge Alicia Zito in the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas. Eight witnesses, including Jayzell Sanders who was wounded during the August 2021 shooting, were called to testify during the nearly 4-hour hearing.
Davin Jurgenson, spokesperson for the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office, said Taylor and Littles face charges of criminal homicide, robbery-serious bodily injury, firearms not to be carried without a license, recklessly endangering another person, conspiracy to commit robbery, criminal use of a communications facility and possession of an instrument of a crime. Charges of theft by unlawful taking and criminal mischief were dropped for both men during the hearing.
Terry Houck, Northampton County District Attorney, previously told The Morning Call the Aug. 8, 2021, shooting was a drug deal that turned into an attempted robbery. Elijah Johnson, 20, was shot in the head and shoulder. He fell from the passenger’s side of a car parked in the back of the shopping center parking lot and was later pronounced dead.
Sanders, 23, was wounded by gunfire and was later found bleeding in front of the Target store.
First Call
Sanders previously told authorities Johnson contacted him earlier that day and requested that Sanders go with him to an outlet store in Monroe County. Both men live in Monroe County. They instead detoured to the Target where the shooting occurred.
Sanders said that Johnson was armed with a Smith & Wesson .22 caliber handgun, and when he parked the car two men entered the rear of their vehicle. Sanders determined Johnson was there to sell drugs and said he was instructed to retrieve a black bag from the trunk that he believed contained what authorities said was five pounds of marijuana.
According to Sanders, he gave the bag to the two men in the back of the car. He said they both pulled out handguns and pointed them. Johnson began to wrestle with one of the men, while Sanders got out of the car and began to run toward the Target.
Sanders claimed one of the men exited the vehicle and began to shoot at him, so he returned fire with his own weapon, which was later found near the entrance to the store. Sanders was charged with reckless endangerment and carrying a firearm without a license. He is free on bail while awaiting trial.
Houck said Taylor and Littles fled with four pounds of marijuana. Police found the other pound in the car, along with a handgun and ammunition.
A forensic exam of Johnson’s cell phone, which included texts and messages on the Snapchat app, led police to Taylor and Littles and the men were further tied to the crimes by DNA evidence, Houck said, noting how crucial phones are to investigations.
Taylor was arrested on May 5 and Littles turned himself in on May 18. Taylor is being held in the Bucks County Prison and Littles is held in the Lehigh County Jail. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-lower-nazareth-shooting-duo-preliminary-hearing-20220812-cdodosqskrdmpmq2d5h3ey3imm-story.html | 2022-08-12T23:06:49 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-lower-nazareth-shooting-duo-preliminary-hearing-20220812-cdodosqskrdmpmq2d5h3ey3imm-story.html |
WASHINGTON – The search warrant related to the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s residence has been unsealed
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WASHINGTON – The search warrant related to the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s residence has been unsealed
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Copyright 2022 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/live-search-warrant-related-to-fbi-search-of-trumps-residence-unsealed/ | 2022-08-12T23:06:53 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/live-search-warrant-related-to-fbi-search-of-trumps-residence-unsealed/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – After police responded to a call for shots fired in Roanoke on Thursday night, many questions remain, and some surrounding neighbors are in disbelief of the arrest made.
10 News spoke with a woman who lives close by to where the incident took place, and who wished to remain anonymous.
The woman said she was surprised that the man, 31-year-old Damoan Townes, is a suspect and is accused of shooting at police.
“I think somebody tried to shoot at his apartment first,” the woman said. “The only thing I can think of is that he might have tried to shoot back.”
The woman explained her perspective on Townes’ interactions in their community.
“He’s very good with people in the community,” the woman said. “He’ll help an elderly person if somebody is bothering them to get cash.”
Police said the incident started Thursday around 11 p.m. after a call for shots fired on Elm Avenue and ended after a four-hour standoff.
“I was like, oh my God, how did this happen, and why is he putting up his hands,” the woman said. “He was just an all-around good guy.”
Police said that Townes is charged with two counts of discharging a firearm within a building with malicious intent.
The officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave until the investigation is complete, according to authorities.
Police said no one was hurt in the incident. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/neighbor-in-disbelief-of-arrest-made-after-roanoke-officer-involved-shooting/ | 2022-08-12T23:06:59 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/neighbor-in-disbelief-of-arrest-made-after-roanoke-officer-involved-shooting/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – ALCOVA Mortgage raised over $20,000 for Roanoke City Schools to help give kids the supplies they need to feel ready to go back to school.
The group accepted donations on Friday at their Park it on the Market event to fill a school bus with supplies.
Posted by ALCOVA Mortgage - Roanoke on Friday, August 12, 2022
The mortgage company has branches across the nation that helped raise money for students heading back to the classrooms soon.
Kim Foerst, Vice President and Marketing and Communications with ALCOVA Mortgage announced the funds with glee.
“We know that a lot of kids are really hurting – families are hurting this year with the economy being down and coming out this pandemic,” Foerst said. “We are thrilled to announce we have raised 20,000 dollars worth of school supplies.”
Posted by ALCOVA Mortgage - Roanoke on Friday, August 12, 2022
This is their fourth annual event, and all the money they raised at the Roanoke event will be given to Roanoke City Schools. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/park-it-on-the-market-raises-20k-for-roanoke-city-schools/ | 2022-08-12T23:07:05 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/park-it-on-the-market-raises-20k-for-roanoke-city-schools/ |
NEWPORT, Va. – The state’s oldest agricultural fair opened its gates on Friday, celebrating 87 years of fair fun.
The Newport Fair is a beloved tradition in the New River Valley, celebrating life “the way that it was.”
The two-day fair blends a touch of the past with the present while teaching others about the future.
As part of their tradition, on Friday night, they will hold the Miss Newport Beauty Pageant along with the agricultural exhibit entries for local farmers and even a pet show.
Kevin Law, Newport Fair Board Chair, said that the fair brings families together.
“I’ve heard lots of people refer to it as a family reunion. It’s like every year everybody was able to get together and see people they don’t get to see on a regular basis,” Law said.
The Newport Fair will continue through Saturday with a horse show, children’s games, and a jousting tournament. Gates will open at 9 a.m. on Saturday, and fireworks will be set off at dusk.
Admission to the fair is $3 for children and $4 for adults.
You can see the fair schedule here. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/virginias-oldest-agricultural-fair-kicks-off-friday-in-newport/ | 2022-08-12T23:07:12 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/12/virginias-oldest-agricultural-fair-kicks-off-friday-in-newport/ |
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Two men accused of leaving a man for dead and another man accused of firing gunshots at an East Side intersection leading to a standoff with San Antonio police were indicted by Bexar County grand juries this week.
Uriah Huffman, 24, and Darryl King, 36, were indicted on counts of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Their cases are among 232 felony indictments handed down this week, according to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office.
On April 23, a motorist found Joshua Sandoval, 24, bloody and naked about 7:30 a.m. in the 11200 block of La Vernia Road. He was bleeding from his head with his hands zip-tied behind his back and his feet hogtied with an electrical cord.
Sandoval had been stabbed in the chest and had lacerations on his liver, arms, eye and scalp. He had trauma to the face, head and ear with a possible jaw fracture and had been shot three times in the head and arms.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar called his survival a “miracle.”
King has told investigators that Huffman and Sandoval got into a fight. He told police he left to stay with another friend after seeing them bloodied, according to a previous report. He said that Huffman later admitted to shooting King three times.
But Huffman has said that King became angry when he found out Sandoval hit Huffman with a guitar, so he pistol whipped Sandoval in the face several times, a previous report states.
The men put Sandoval in the trunk of his Ford Focus, and drove him to Adkins in far east Bexar County where they shot him at least three times before leaving him on the side of the road, according to a previous report.
Huffman remains in the Bexar County Jail as of Friday. King remains in the Guadalupe County Adult Detention Center.
The criminal trial division is prosecuting these cases in the 187th District Court. Aggravated kidnapping is a first-degree felony punishable by five to 99 years or life in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
In a separate case, Roger Flores Jr. is named in a four-count indictment on charges of aggravated assault against a public servant.
On May 28, Flores was was firing shots about 1 a.m. in the 1200 block of Ada Street at the Goliad Road intersection. Flores had called 911 himself and told a dispatcher that he had a gun and was “ready to do this.”
SWAT and negotiators surrounded the intersection, attempting to negotiate with Flores for more than two hours. At one point, he raised his gun toward officers and a SWAT officer fired one round, striking Flores.
Flores was booked into the Bexar County Jail after he was treated for his injury. Court records show that a motion was filed to revoke Flores’ probation for a previous conviction of aggravated robbery from May 2017.
The criminal trial division is prosecuting these cases in the 144th District Court. Aggravated assault against a public servant is a first-degree felony punishable by five to 99 years or life in prison and a possible fine of up to $10,000, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
jbeltran@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Bexar-County-Men-who-allegedly-left-man-for-dead-17370590.php | 2022-08-12T23:13:10 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Bexar-County-Men-who-allegedly-left-man-for-dead-17370590.php |
Tired of seeing the national media portray the Rio Grande Valley through the narrow lense of the border and immigration crisis, one Weslaco native has taken it upon himself to highlight the beauty, culture and life that makes his home unlike any other.
Through the use of social media platforms such as Facebook, 31-year-old Gene De La Garza has created a space that sheds a positive light on the Valley.
And he does it all through the creative use of “Puro 956” stickers and other merchandise and items representative of Valley life and culture. The stickers make use of the region’s area code — 956 — shorthand for the Rio Grande Valley.
When he travels to different parts of the country, De La Garza always brings a pack of those stickers to leave a piece of the Valley in each place he visits. Currently, he has placed stickers in places such as the Brooklyn Bridge and near One World Trade Center in New York, near the Route 66 sign in Chicago and in locations around Boston, Philadelphia and the Big Bend area in Texas.
Study Butte, a ghost town near the Big Bend National Park and a few miles from Terlingua, is also home to one of those stickers.
There, at a gas station, De La Garza saw something interesting.
“The funny thing is that I saw someone else’s ‘Puro 956’ sticker there and I went ahead and placed one there,” he added.
Apparently, the word, or perhaps the gospel of 956, is spreading.
De La Garza said he has started an unintentional trend. The more stickers he places while traveling, the more he hears from people across the Valley who want to purchase his stickers as they prepare to set off on their own adventures.
He said people have begun to tag him on Facebook to show off the places where they’ve placed a 956 sticker.
“I have seen other people put some in New York and other parts of the country as well as the world — so that is a pretty cool, unique experience to have,” De La Garza said. “To get that and receive that feedback that people want to purchase those stickers and then go out and do that on their own, that is pretty unique. ”
His plans to champion the Valley are not confined to the United States. De La Garza want to take Puro 956 global.
“Putting one on the eastern hemisphere would be pretty cool. In fact, someone in the military, based out there somewhere in one of the European countries, … actually reached out and bought some so they can post some over there,” he said, clearly excited about the notion that the Valley could be represented across the pond.
For De La Garza, these stickers and merchandise do more than just represent aspects of the Valley, they also serve as a reminder of home.
Such is his quirky affinity for the 956, that he didn’t mind entertaining a pressing question: If the Valley was a Looney Tunes character, which one would it be?
He cheated and went with a hybrid.
“I think it’s a combination of a bunch of characters. I think we have a lot of attributes of Bugs Bunny, I think we have a lot of attributes of Elmer Fudd,” De La Garza said with a laugh. “I’m gonna go with a safe one and say that we are a combination of all characters … we are not all one in the same.”
On a more serious note, De La Garza said he hopes to realize a long-held dream. Throughtout his travels, he’s amassed what he beleives are the makings of a great story of love of home. He hopes to one day take the next step: film a documentary.
“I am continuing to work and research and find different things out that happened in the past here in the Valley (and Texas) and continue to work on things about the history and the culture,” he said of his plans to create a full-length documentary or series of documentaries.
De La Garza said his love for South Texas grew from his appreciation for the region’s history, an affection passed down from his father.
“I’m a big history buff and I get it from my dad, who is a big history nerd, and I just wanted to tell stories about the Valley and the history of it,” he said.
You can follow him on Facebook and Instagram by searching Gene De La Garza. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/One-sticker-at-a-time-Valley-man-champions-956-17370396.php | 2022-08-12T23:13:16 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/One-sticker-at-a-time-Valley-man-champions-956-17370396.php |
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Metro Ports took over handling bulk cargo at the Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan five years ago.
The stevedore, the largest bulk cargo stevedore in the United States with operations up and down the coasts, invested millions at the deepwater port in Portage, brought in more environmentally friendly equipment and helped drive the port to record cargo volumes.
It came as a shock to the company and the longshoreman unions that represent workers there when the port told Metro Ports its lease would not be renewed at the end of this year.
"It's been a huge success," Metro Ports Vice President of Operations David Parrott said. "There's been a high quality of work, a lot of volume added, jobs for families and environmentally friendly equipment."
Parrott estimated Metro Ports boosted bulk traffic at the port by 50%.
"We've put in millions. We've invested a lot in eco-friendly equipment and machines. Anyone else that came in would have significantly older pieces of equipment, odd pieces of junk that would pollute the air and water," he said. "It was surprising to hear the port doesn't want us anymore and wouldn't renew our lease for another five years."
Metro Ports also has a good relationship with the unions that represent dockworkers.
"They're good guys. They're hard workers. They know their jobs," Parrott said. "They are committed to the community."
Leases typically get renewed in the maritime industry unless the stevedore is falling short somehow, whether not bringing in enough traffic, polluting the environment or creating unsafe work conditions that get workers hurt.
"We've utilized our existing customer base throughout North America to encourage new business into Burns Harbor and the Great Lakes," he said. "We're disappointed in the way the port has approached this. We've done everything asked of us. We've increased working hours. We've brought more cargo. We've been a good steward of the environment. We've done it all and the port still says no, they're going to bring in someone else. I've been in this business 32 years and never seen anything like this."
The Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor did not immediately return requests for comment.
Union leaders with the International Longshoremen's Association questioned why the stevedore that brought record traffic to the port would be let go and expressed dismay that the ports system, a quasi-governmental agency based in Indianapolis, has not answered their questions.
"We haven't been able to find out why," International Longshoremen's Association Local 2038 President Rusty White said. "There's no transparency."
White said Metro Ports employs 25-30 full-time workers and got regular hours loading and unloading ships for most of its 180 workers.
Local 1969 Business Agent Joseph Perez III said Metro Ports was a great employer that brought job opportunities to the Region.
"Over the course of five record-breaking years, they've brought in eco-friendly equipment, investing in the city and had very good employment for the union," he said. "The union is concerned we will no longer have a shot to continue with these jobs. To be honest, they're union-friendly. They pay well and give overtime."
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Historic Maplewood Cemetery Sexton Tom Hawes has been digging up the old Crown Point Mausoleum more than a half century after its demise at the cemetery at 347 Maple Lane.
The Michigan-based movie theater chain completed the first phase of its two-phase renovation plans to add amenities like faux-leather recliners and brick oven pizza.
The United Steelworkers union said it is continuing to work toward a new contract with both Cleveland-Cliffs and U.S. Steel, even as many of its negotiators left Pittsburgh to head west to the union's constitutional convention in Las Vegas. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/unions-troubled-ports-of-indiana-not-renewing-metro-ports-lease/article_686a42b3-3daa-5fc1-8b4a-d1b934d2139c.html | 2022-08-12T23:14:06 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/unions-troubled-ports-of-indiana-not-renewing-metro-ports-lease/article_686a42b3-3daa-5fc1-8b4a-d1b934d2139c.html |
RICHMOND, Va. (WJHL) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered that U.S. and Virginia state flags be flown at half-staff on Saturday in memory of former Del. Joe Johnson.
In accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth of Virginia in memory and respect of former Virginia Delegate Joseph Pickett Johnson, Jr.
I hereby order that the flags shall be lowered at sunrise on Saturday, August 13, 2022, and remain at half-staff until sunset.
Ordered on this, the 12th day of August 2022
Sincerely,
Glenn Youngkin
Governor’s Order for the Commonwealth of Virginia
Johnson represented Bristol and parts of Smyth and Washington counties for nearly three decades. He retired in 2014.
Last week, Johnson died at the age of 90. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/youngkin-orders-flags-to-be-flown-at-half-staff-for-former-del-joe-johnson/ | 2022-08-12T23:19:52 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/youngkin-orders-flags-to-be-flown-at-half-staff-for-former-del-joe-johnson/ |
Henrico County police said an arrest has been made in a May 19 homicide.
Police identified the suspect as a “juvenile male” and said he’s not being identified due to his age. He was taken into custody on an involuntary manslaughter charge.
Police responded to the 3800 block of Delmont Street after getting reports of gunfire in the area. Officers found cartridge casings as well as multiple parked vehicles struck by gunfire at the scene, police said.
Officers also learned that a victim was taken to a hospital in a personal vehicle. Deonte’ Deron Price, 24, of Henrico was later pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.
Although a suspect is in custody, law enforcement’s investigation remains active, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Henrico police at (804) 501-4878 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/juvenile-arrested-in-henrico-homicide-investigation/article_98f21ca2-f080-510e-b8cf-e210192df725.html | 2022-08-12T23:22:10 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/juvenile-arrested-in-henrico-homicide-investigation/article_98f21ca2-f080-510e-b8cf-e210192df725.html |
Authorities used surveillance footage to identify a Henrico County man who they say tried to break into multiple homes and vehicles.
Police on Monday were called to the 7900 block of Wistar Woods Court for a report of a larceny. Henrico County police in a statement Friday said the victim provided a description of the man and surveillance footage of him attempting to open doors of multiple homes and parked vehicles. The man was able to gain entry into a home, police said.
Other residents approached the officers with similar experiences, the statement said. Eight incident reports were taken and a search warrant was issued.
Jonathan Andreas Aceves, 22, was taken into custody and charged with burglary, grand larceny, petit larceny and other charges.
$2.3 million Windsor Farms home tops list of Richmond-area home sales for July | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-now-police-say-surveillance-footage-shows-man-trying-to-break-into-henrico-county-home/article_3d8675ab-0807-56b8-bfdf-9aa77e3fb52e.html | 2022-08-12T23:22:16 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-now-police-say-surveillance-footage-shows-man-trying-to-break-into-henrico-county-home/article_3d8675ab-0807-56b8-bfdf-9aa77e3fb52e.html |
Dick's Sporting Goods is hosting its grand opening celebration this weekend and local residents seemed excited to see what it had to offer.
A large crowd lined up Friday outside the store's doors at the Grand Teton Mall before it even opened.
Dick's Sporting Goods is hosting its grand opening celebration this weekend and local residents seemed excited to see what it had to offer.
A large crowd lined up Friday outside the store's doors at the Grand Teton Mall before it even opened.
"The opening has gone so well, we are so happy with the turnout," said Chris Obay, operations manager for Dick's. "Today is our grand opening but we have been open for the last few days with such great support from the community.
"There were nearly 200 people waiting outside of our store this morning. People were all the way down past Barnes and Noble."
During the grand opening celebration, which continues through Sunday, Idaho Falls' newest sporting goods store will offer shoppers the chance to win prizes, participate in raffles and see what the store has to offer.
Dick's, 2240 E. 17th St., is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
The store has a variety of promotions going on throughout the weekend including mystery gift cards to the first 100 adults in line each day, including one lucky winner who will get a $500 gift card, Dick's Grand Challenge, which includes photo ops, agility courses, trivia and games as well as the chance to enter to win a grand prize valued up to $500, according to a company news release.
Obay said Dick's is the only sporting goods store in Idaho Falls with a full-service section for ice skates, archery gear, bike gear and golf gear. The service section can help with fittings, repairs, tune-ups and more, Obay said.
Although the store has a wide variety of sporting goods, it also has shoes and clothing items for everyone.
The Hernandez family, residents of Idaho Falls, were in the store for two hours doing back-to-school shopping.
"We saw all the people coming in and out and couldn't help but go inside," Lizzy Hernandez said. "My kids and I got all of our new shoes and gym clothes in one store, it was amazing."
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FILE — Rep. Phil Lyman, R-Blanding, is shown on the floor at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City on Jan. 28, 2019. Lyman says he plans to introduce legislation that would require all clergy to report child abuse to authorities. Lyman's proposal, announced Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, would eliminate the clergy-penitent privilege in a state where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the predominant religion. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker in Utah said Friday he plans to introduce legislation that would require clergy to report child abuse to authorities, eliminating the clergy-penitent privilege in a state where The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the predominant religion.
Rep. Phil Lyman's news release came a week after The Associated Press published an investigative story focusing on cases in Arizona and West Virginia that found the church's abuse reporting system can be misused by church leaders to divert abuse accusations away from law enforcement and instead to church attorneys who may bury the problem, leaving victims in harm's way.
Lyman, a member of the faith who himself served six years as a bishop of a local congregation, said he had already been working for months on his legislation but called the AP story "powerful" and an example of the kinds of problems caused by delaying report of the abuse.
He said he deeply values the repentance and confessional process. But he argued the clergy exception can delay intervention for victims and create uncertainty for clergy members. He would prefer to have clarity so clergy members could tell parishioners at the beginning of confessions that they are required to report abuse.
"People should be able to go and confess their sins to their bishop without fear of being prosecuted up until when they are confessing something that has affected someone's else life significantly," Lyman said. "Right now, you'd hear their confession and you would say, 'Gosh, I don't know what to do with this.' "
Church officials didn't immediately respond to an email Friday seeking comment. The faith said in a statement issued one day after the AP story was published that the piece "seriously mischaracterized" the reporting systems and that a help line that local leaders are supposed to call to report abuse focuses on helping victims.
William Maledon, an attorney representing bishops and the church in a lawsuit filed by children who say they were abused in Arizona, told the AP last month that the bishops were not required to report the abuse.
Arizona and Utah are among more than 20 states with similar laws that give reporting exceptions to clergy who receive information about child neglect or sexual abuse during spiritual confessions.
Lyman has already discussed the legislation with Democratic Rep. Angela Romero, who introduced a similar proposal in 2020 that didn't go anywhere in Utah's statehouse. Romero said she believes a majority of people in Utah — regardless of their faith — would support removing exceptions. Though she still expects some resistance from some religious institutions, her conversations with other lawmakers have given her confidence it will be seriously considered when the Legislature reconvenes in January.
"It's going to require individuals contacting their elected officials and telling them they want to see the exemption go away," she said.
Lyman said his bill isn't directed solely at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but he reached out to inform the faith on Thursday of his plans. He hadn't heard back yet as of Friday afternoon but said he expected to have a "meaningful conversation" with church officials about his proposal.
The church has its headquarters in Salt Lake City and an estimated two-thirds of the state's residents and the majority of state legislators belong to the faith.
"The exception for clergy seems to create some subjectivity and some ambiguity," said Lyman, who is from southeastern Utah. "At best, it creates some delays. And to me it puts clergy in a little bit of an awkward position. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/mormon-lawmaker-pushes-abuse-reporting-reform-in-utah/article_2a57fe97-e6d7-5020-939c-c34191edd499.html | 2022-08-12T23:22:37 | 0 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/mormon-lawmaker-pushes-abuse-reporting-reform-in-utah/article_2a57fe97-e6d7-5020-939c-c34191edd499.html |
TAMPA, Fla. — It's been around for more than 40 years but by the end of the weekend, it will be part of Tampa Bay's past.
"Gallopsville" is a vintage-style town one Tampa man built. Owner, Ronald Gallops, wants the public to take part of this history home with them through an auction on Saturday.
"I want them to buy something that they will remember," Gallops said. "Put it on a shelf somewhere and look at it and say, 'Man, that's kind of neat.'"
Gallops said he bought the property in 1979 and one day, the idea came to his head.
"I said, 'Man, I could make a neat, little town back here," Gallops said.
Gallopsville has a vintage-style barber shop, saloon and even a sheriff's office. Gallops said it's been used for photo and television sets before.
Every piece is carefully chosen to fit Gallops' vision. All of the roughly 200 items must go now.
"I'm 80 years old, and I can't maintain it anymore," Gallops said. "I'm at the end of the book, so now, I have a new chapter started for however long I can make it last."
Gallops said he's moving to Dade City with a slower pace of life in a country setting.
John Harris is the auctioneer at the event and said he expects everything will be sold. That's how valuable he said the vintage collections are.
"Everything they see is gonna go back to a time period before 1930," Harris said. "If they want to own something from it, they need to be here tomorrow."
Aside from vintage items, Gallops who found success in the automotive industry is also auctioning off a one-of-a-kind "steampunk" prop he built. The vision is to make it appear usable for land, air, and sea.
Plus, there will be another vehicle inspired by the Inspector Gadget film up for the highest bid.
The auction takes place starting at 10 a.m. and can be found on 914 East 128th Avenue in Tampa. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-vintage-old-west-gallopsville-ronald-gallops/67-830c611a-d730-410d-a34c-1d80deffbe6f | 2022-08-12T23:27:16 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-vintage-old-west-gallopsville-ronald-gallops/67-830c611a-d730-410d-a34c-1d80deffbe6f |
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — The School District of Manatee County announced Friday that it will implement districtwide enhanced safety and security measures at district athletic events.
According to a news release, these measures will include the use of new weapons detection systems, wanding and the resumption of a clear bag policy.
In the statement, the district says fans will be allowed to bring in one large clear bag, plus a small clutch-type handbag.
"The large clear bag must be no larger than 12” x 6” x 12” and made of clear material that may be easily searched. A gallon-sized Ziploc bag is a readily available clear bag that meets these requirements, the district explains.
"The small clutch-type handbag can be used to carry personal items and will be subject to search by security officials or law enforcement. The clutch must be no larger than 4.5” x 6.5”. Every spectator, including children, may bring in one clear bag."
The district says the new measures will go into effect immediately.
More information can be found here. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/manatee-county-district-schools-clear-bag/67-3427423e-e421-4c13-9dce-1eeeaece73dd | 2022-08-12T23:27:22 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/manatee-county-district-schools-clear-bag/67-3427423e-e421-4c13-9dce-1eeeaece73dd |
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