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An idea that started more than a decade ago to help preserve centuries of Kent County history is a million steps closer to reality in Camden.
The county has received a $500,000 federal grant for a proposed museum at the historic farmhouse at Brecknock Park – and has committed another $500,000.
County Commissioner Jody Sweeney said the idea for the museum started more than 10 years ago with Lucreatia Wilson, curator of the Star Hill African Methodist Episcopal Church and Museum near Camden.
The county was already working to stabilize and weatherproof the house at the park, “and Lucreatia picked up on that and said it would be the perfect vehicle to showcase the county’s history.”
Wilson has gathered hundreds of artifacts and books at the church museum, mostly focusing on the life of freed and enslaved African Americans, the Underground Railroad in Kent County and inventions by African Americans.
She started the museum with friends at the church 34 years ago, but the other members of the group have all died. Wilson said it’s been difficult to find new volunteers who have time to learn about all the artifacts and give tours.
Now 81, she wants to ensure the history is preserved in the area because she’d like to move to be closer to her son’s family in another state.
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“I’d love to see this museum created while I’m still alive,” Wilson said.
In addition to displays in the historic home, she would like the county to use another building at the park to illustrate how slaves lived.
Sweeney has also been working with the Friends of Historic Camden on museum ideas.
“The final plans aren’t set in stone,” he said. “We still have some negotiating to do on Levy Court. We want to show the area’s role in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Underground Railroad and what Harriet Tubman did here, along with how agriculture and industry shaped the county.”
The Camden area has several ties to the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape to freedom in the north.
Star Hill AME Church started as Star of the East Church in the 1860s.
“Members of the church are believed to have participated in the activities of the Underground Railroad, and the church’s name is attributed to the symbol of the star as a guide for escaping slaves,” according to the Delaware State Archives’ historic marker.
The Camden Friends Meeting House built in 1805 was “a hub of anti-slavery minded individuals who assisted countless slaves in their quest for freedom,” according to the Visit Delaware website.
Wilson said “station masters” harbored escaped slaves and guided them north to other safe stops.
One of the station masters was John Hunn, according to the National Park Service. He was an abolitionist and Quaker who lost his farm in his effort to help fugitives from slavery. Years later, his son of the same name would become governor of Delaware.
Both are buried at the Camden Friends Meeting site.
Sweeney said the finished museum is probably a few years away, but obtaining the funding was the biggest hurdle.
The $500,000 federal grant came from the National Park Service’s Saving America’s Treasures program. The application was written by Jeremy Sheppard, director of community services for Kent County Parks, Recreation and Library.
Sheppard said the county has been working to preserve the house since 1994 after taking over ownership of the property, a gift from Elizabeth Howell Goggin in her will. She donated her family’s home and 86-acre farm just west of Route 13 on Old Camden Road with instructions to use them for “recreational, educational, conservation, and wildlife and historic preservation purposes.”
Sheppard said Brecknock Park is already “the jewel of Kent County,” with the park, programs about nature and the mill that once operated at the site.
But the historic home has rarely been open to the public.
On the National Historic Register, the house dates back to the mid-1700s but has had three additions.
The county plans to hire an architect to assess restoration priorities for the house.
Sweeney said the museum will be shaped in part by Wilson.
“She has gathered many artifacts and it was her vision to house the site here to promote Kent County history,” he said. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/new-museum-delaware-underground-railroad-history/3334933/ | 2022-08-15T16:14:03 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/new-museum-delaware-underground-railroad-history/3334933/ |
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New Albany has been named Mississippi's newest certified retirement city under the Welcome Home Mississippi (WHM) program. Administered by the Mississippi Development Authority, the goal of WHM is to attract retirees from around the country to communities throughout the state.
Other certified retirement cities in Northeast Mississippi include Aberdeen, Oxford, Starkville and Tupelo.
"New Albany joining the Welcome Home Mississippi community gives retirees another great reason to come to Mississippi," said MDA Deputy Director Laura Hipp. "Mississippi is the perfect place to retire with a significant low cost of living, as well as welcoming communities. New Albany offers an array of shopping in its vibrant downtown and numerous outdoor activities."
A July 2019 study conducted by Alan Barefield and Kalyn Coatney of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Mississippi State University revealed that in 2017 the economic impact of the Welcome Home Mississippi program was significant, especially in the communities engaged in the program. Incoming retirees contributed $25.9 million to the state’s economy, and more than 200 jobs were created. The economists estimated that in 2017, 434 sectors of the state’s economy experienced increased output as a result of the program.
In addition to the economic impact retirees have in their communities, they contribute in numerous other ways, including volunteering in and contributing monetary donations to local churches, schools, agencies and arts/cultural organizations. In turn, the study concludes the WHM program is a valuable asset to the state.
New Albany also joins Brandon, Cleveland, Clinton, Hattiesburg, Madison, Natchez, Picayune, Southaven and Vicksburg in the WHM program.
The program will be managed locally by the community development division of the city of New Albany. | https://www.djournal.com/news/local/new-albany-named-certified-retirement-city/article_ef10d65b-92e6-551a-b8f1-60833e8b9d29.html | 2022-08-15T16:17:03 | 1 | https://www.djournal.com/news/local/new-albany-named-certified-retirement-city/article_ef10d65b-92e6-551a-b8f1-60833e8b9d29.html |
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ARKANSAS, USA — A group recently submitted more than twice the number of signatures for a ballot issue that, if approved, would allow for adult-use or recreational cannabis in Arkansas. While the issue was conditionally certified to be on the November ballot, the Arkansas Supreme Court will decide whether the votes will count.
Responsible Growth Arkansas gathered more than 193,000 signatures, more than twice the 89,151 signatures required to make the ballot. In late July, Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston confirmed the group had the signatures to meet the requirement. But in early August, the Arkansas Board of Election Commissioners, on which Thurston is chairman, denied certifying the ballot issue amid concerns regarding sufficient background checks for dispensary owners and limits on THC, tetrahydrocannabinol, a marijuana chemical.
Steve Lancaster, attorney for Wright Lindsey Jennings and spokesman for Responsible Growth Arkansas, appealed to the Supreme Court, and it ruled to conditionally certify the ballot issue. Lancaster said the ruling was needed to meet the Aug. 25 certification deadline, so the ballots could be printed on time.
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PEA RIDGE, Ark. — The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 49-year-old woman.
Dawn Rene Wynn was last seen in the area of Jennifer Lane in Pea Ridge.
Wynn is 5 foot 2 inches tall, weighs between 150 and 170 pounds and has short black hair.
Officials say she is believed to be headed to northeastern Oklahoma but has ties in southwestern Missouri.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Benton County Sheriff’s Office at 479-273-5532.
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Rocker Melissa Etheridge has found a new stage: The Grammy- and Oscar-winner will unveil a solo show mixing her music and stories off-Broadway.
“Melissa Etheridge: My Window – A Journey Through Life” will play 12 performances only starting Oct. 13 at the midtown multi-stage venue New World Stages.
“While I’ve been telling my life stories through my lyrics and concert tours for many years, this is going to be something new for me," Etheridge said in a statement.
"I cannot wait to feel the exchange of energy and deep connection that’s provided by an intimate theater experience. That’s going to rock.”
Etheridge, best known for her songs “Come to My Window” and “I’m the Only One,” has been smitten by theater all her life and even stepped into the Green Day musical “American Idiot” for eight shows in early 2011 on Broadway, replacing Billie Joe Armstrong.
Like Bruce Springsteen's recent Broadway run, her new show will have songs and stories, "from tales of her childhood in Kansas to her groundbreaking career highlights – with all of life’s hits and deep cuts between,” producers said in a statement.
Etheridge's career and life have many twists, including winning an Oscar for writing “I Need to Wake Up” from Al Gore's documentary on global warming, “An Inconvenient Truth,” being diagnosed with breast cancer, coming out when the music industry was less evolved and receiving two Grammys.
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The show has been written by Etheridge, with additional material by Linda Wallem-Etheridge, her wife and the co-creator and showrunner for the Emmy Award-winning Showtime series “Nurse Jackie.” It will be directed by Amy Tinkham.
Prior to hitting the New York stage, Etheridge will finish her One Way Out national concert tour and release a graphic novel “Heartstrings” with Z2 Comics.
Etheridge, Springsteen and Armstrong are just a few rock stars who have played New York stages in their own shows, a list that also includes Sting, David Byrne and Sara Bareilles. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/rock-icon-melissa-etheridge-announces-solo-off-broadway-show/3824718/ | 2022-08-15T16:22:17 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/rock-icon-melissa-etheridge-announces-solo-off-broadway-show/3824718/ |
Weed World Candies has taken a bite out of its headline-making half-million dollars worth of outstanding parking tickets.
The street-side CBD product seller had at least a dozen of its trucks seized back in June by the New York City Sheriff's office, some towed because the company's tickets were in judgment, while others were picked up because they were parked illegally.
More than $200,000 worth of parking tickets have now been paid, Weed World announced Monday, with a payment plan established to pay off their remaining fines.
The owner of the company, Bilal Muhammad, said that the company's ticket situation "got out of hand" after contractors didn't pay, leaving Weed World to deal with it. He said they "took for granted tickets were just being taken care of," and that going forward, tickets will be paid on time.
Muhammad called tickets a "natural byproduct" of having a fleet of trucks operating in a congested city like NYC, but said he does take issue with accusations the company selling cannabis products without a license, which are still not available in New York.
“We’re being grouped with these up and newcomers that are actually selling real weed and we don’t sell real weed. We never have," the owner said in a statement.
According to its website, Weed World Candies launched in 1999 with the goal to get marijuana and hemp legalized and industrialized.
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"We tour the country in a fleet of 'loud' vehicles promoting the legalization and decriminalization of the cannabis plant and all its components," it says.
It's not clear what the so-called "weed trucks" were selling in Weed World's name. The website lists only CBD products, which lack THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and says its campers sell "lollipops." | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/weed-world-pays-off-200k-of-half-million-nyc-parking-ticket-debt/3824667/ | 2022-08-15T16:22:23 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/weed-world-pays-off-200k-of-half-million-nyc-parking-ticket-debt/3824667/ |
Five teens were referred to the juvenile court system after police say they drove two stolen cars around south Lincoln and crashed one of them Friday morning.
Lincoln Police Sgt. Chris Vollmer said the alleged joyriding started sometime before 6:20 a.m. Friday, when a 43-year-old man reported two cars — a 2011 Nissan Maxima and a 2005 Dodge Magnum — stolen from his driveway near 60th Street and Leighton Avenue.
Twenty minutes later, police responded to Antelope Park after a passerby reported a gray SUV — later identified as the stolen Dodge — driving erratically in the parking lot, Vollmer said. Officers found the car abandoned in the lot with a flat tire.
Witnesses told police that the male driving the Dodge had been picked up in a maroon vehicle.
Thirty minutes later — at 7:10 a.m. — the stolen Nissan crashed into a tree on Stephanos Drive, just south of Tierra Briarhurst Park. Four teenagers fled the scene, leaving a 15-year-old "heavily intoxicated" girl in the backseat unresponsive, Vollmer said.
The girl was transported to a local hospital. She was not seriously injured in the crash, Vollmer said.
Police detained the other four teens — two 15-year-old girls, a 15-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl — after a foot pursuit near Tierra Park, Vollmer said.
Officers later identified two of the teens as suspects in a Friday morning larceny in the area south of the park, where two guns, ammunition and a wallet were taken from a vehicle, Vollmer said.
All five teens were referred to the county attorney's office on suspicion of theft by receiving stolen property.
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.
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.
"The state believes he has crossed the Rubicon, that he has passed the point of no return, where there are irreversible consequences for his actions," Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Chris Reid said.
Narcotics task force investigators met with the 30-year-old woman Wednesday at a north Lincoln hotel under the guise of a drug deal, according to police.
Instead of finding flames at the reported fire scene, near Northwest 38th and Webster streets, officers found an unattended vehicle and 17 stolen laptops, according to police.
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.
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. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/five-teens-crash-stolen-car-in-south-lincoln-joyride-police-say/article_f9809d0b-e77c-5463-b508-307d6184abed.html | 2022-08-15T16:27:21 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/five-teens-crash-stolen-car-in-south-lincoln-joyride-police-say/article_f9809d0b-e77c-5463-b508-307d6184abed.html |
Star City Shores wasn't filled with its normal sounds of children shrieking as they went down the slides or splashed around in the water.
Instead, Sunday night's swimmers had four legs, fur, tails and loud barks.
Pups from across the Lincoln area cooled down at the Lincoln pool for the 14th annual dog splash Sunday evening.
Dogs — small and large alike — played fetch in the lap lanes, showed off their favorite tricks in the shallow areas and shook off on the pool deck.
The pool had a limit of 300 dogs, and was close to meeting that goal just 30 minutes after opening.
Among the masses was Martha Jane, a 5-year-old retired racing greyhound with only three legs.
Her owner, Andi Hart, adopted Martha Jane following an accident during her final race in February 2020, which led to a broken leg that never healed correctly.
The missing leg hasn't slowed Martha Jane at all, Hart said, but her love for water is minimal.
“I love this. Even though she doesn’t like the water, I love seeing all the other dogs," Hart said. "There’s a lot of fun chaos here, but no bad chaos.”
This was Hart's first year at the dog splash, which she attended with a group of five people and their greyhounds who also belong to the Heartland Adoption and Omaha Greyhound Lovers groups.
Participants paid $10 per dog and two handlers 8 years and older. Dogs were allowed to roam free while swimming, but were required to be leashed outside of the water. Handlers could wade knee-deep while playing with their dogs.
The event — sponsored by Lincoln Parks Foundation and the Greater Lincoln Obedience Club — marks the end of the pool season, as Lincoln Public Schools students return to school Monday.
Another pup, Paddington "Paddy," a labradoodle celebrating his first birthday, had his first real experience in the water Sunday, which he handled with grace, according to his owner, Emily Kazyak.
"It's so cute," she said. "It's great that Lincoln and the public pools do this for us. We're just very thankful for it."
Thanks to a soon-to-be Waverly Middle School eighth grader, School District 145 students will enjoy a beefed up version of the food that appears on their trays, for at least a week’s worth of meals.
Island Oasis manager Diane Miller grew up in a swimming pool. The last 30 years, the self-described "pool rat" has worked for Grand Island Parks & Recreation.
A dog swims in the water during Dog Splash at Star City Shores sponsored by the Lincoln Parks Foundation and the Greater Lincoln Obedience Club on Sunday.
Dogs and owners wade in the pool during Dog Splash at Star City Shores sponsored by the Lincoln Parks Foundation and the Greater Lincoln Obedience Club on Sunday.
A dog runs past a walk sign during Dog Splash at Star City Shores sponsored by the Lincoln Parks Foundation and the Greater Lincoln Obedience Club on Sunday. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/last-splash-hundreds-of-dogs-get-the-final-swim-at-star-city-shores-sunday/article_fe9b946b-ff62-5386-a7e6-235fd18d9110.html | 2022-08-15T16:27:27 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/last-splash-hundreds-of-dogs-get-the-final-swim-at-star-city-shores-sunday/article_fe9b946b-ff62-5386-a7e6-235fd18d9110.html |
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The following content is created in partnership with Hill’s Pet Nutrition. It does not reflect the work or opinions of NBCUniversal Local stations’ editorial staffs. Click here to learn more about Hill’s Pet Nutrition and its annual Clear The Shelters campaign, a mission to help shelter pets find the loving homes they deserve.
The duality of a veterinarian’s job can be challenging—a vet must be both caring and analytical, combining scientific training and technical skills with empathy, compassion, and sensitivity towards both pets and their humans. Add the often-chaotic environment of an animal shelter, and you have a career that’s not for the faint of heart, albeit an extremely rewarding one.
“We go through so much with these animals and really help change their lives. We’re there for them when they’re scared, hurt, or injured, and we’re able to gain their trust and have them allow you to provide them with medical care and love,” says Dr. Edlin Cornejo, Shelter Veterinary Services Team Lead at the Dumb Friends League of Denver, Colorado. “The most rewarding part is seeing them go off to their forever homes and being adopted by families that truly appreciate the work you’ve put in to get their new pets where they are.”
Animals sometimes arrive at the Dumb Friends League in dire straits, either brought in from the streets by good Samaritans or rescued from cruelty. With journeys and origin stories as diverse as the kindhearted vets, technicians, and volunteers that take care of them at the shelter, these animals are ready to start a new chapter. That’s why Hill's Pet Nutrition—partnering with NBCUniversal Local—is once again working with the Dumb Friends League and hundreds of other shelters throughout August, for one of the largest pet adoption campaigns in the country, Clear The Shelters.
Seeing the inspiring and tenacious veterinary team at Dumb Friends League in action illuminated the ins and outs of shelter medicine, including the variety of roles they must embrace for a variety of animals, personalities, and even surprises. With the ultimate goal of finding homes for all adoptable animals, these vets are part doctor, part nutritionist, part animal whisperer, and all heart.
Shelter Medicine vs Private Practice
All fields of veterinary medicine provide a valuable service; however, shelter vets face some unique challenges. “The main difference between being at a shelter or working at a private practice is that shelter pets don’t have an owner at that moment who will advocate for them and provide the care they need,” explains Dr. Erin Hickey, Lead Veterinarian at Dumb Friends League. “In a private practice, those pets already have owners, they have somebody looking after and providing for them. They also have consistent veterinary care. What we’re hoping to do is to be that bridge until the adoptive parent can take charge.”
While everyone at the Dumb Friends League can’t help but fall in love with the varied personalities they encounter, their work primarily focuses on two fronts: Population-level care and getting the animals adoption-ready. That means addressing the needs of the individual animal, the shelter population, and the sustainability of the organization, all while navigating the challenges of sometimes limited resources.
Shelters are also the embodiments of second chances for animals—and for some humans as well. After a first career in finance, Hickey decided it wasn’t what she was looking for. “Life is too short not to do something you’re not passionate about,” she explains. After working in different staff and volunteer positions at the shelter, she decided to go back to school, this time to become a vet. “Shelter work can be very challenging; you tend to work long hours and see rough cases. But at the same time, it’s extremely rewarding.”
For shelter vets to provide the care and interventions that animals need, shelters across the country rely on donations, community organizing, and the support of partners like Hill’s. The Dumb Friends League, and over 800 other North American animal shelters, receive food for all the dogs and cats in their care, through Hill’s Food, Shelter & Love Program. It truly takes a village, and it’s key for shelters to generate a culture of enthusiasm for animal welfare and develop a network of support so that vets in the shelter system can help animals get ready to find their new homes.
The Road to Adoption
For shelter vets, the most heartening and rewarding part of the job is the moment an animal is matched with new parents. “Seeing families be made, it’s thrilling and so rewarding. To feel like you were a big part of that, it's huge,” says Hickey. But getting an animal from intake to home-sweet-home requires logistics, procedures, lots of pet food and indeed lots of love.
First, the team evaluates the animal, provides any immediate care that may be needed, and starts them on the appropriate Hill’s pet food. But before making any big decisions, they allow time for owners to find lost pets.
“When they come in as a stray, we hold them for a 5-day loss period to make sure that if their owner is out there, they have adequate time to look around. We also post the animal’s photo and information to our website,” explains Hickey. After the loss period is up and the animals are evaluated, the vet team can proceed to more advanced treatments such as spaying and neutering, bloodwork, and dental work. Additionally, they will develop a nutrition plan using Hill’s pet food that best addresses the animals’ needs. Once ready, they’re put up for adoption, along with the appropriate information and suggestions so they can be matched with the best possible home—for both animals and owners. “If an animal might not be good with children, then we make that recommendation,” says Hickey.
Another important role for shelter veterinarians is helping future pet parents understand that the choice goes beyond looks. “Lifestyles should be kept in mind when thinking about adopting an animal,” explains Cornejo. “If you’re an avid hiker, or if you’re looking for your very own couch potato, it’s important to recognize that all these animals have different requirements depending on breed, size, and age.”
The Power of Nutrition
A shelter vet must also provide proper nutrition for these furry friends, but it’s far more involved than just giving out kibble. Different animals have different nutritional needs, and over 800 shelters across the country rely on Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s Food, Shelter & Love Program to provide their dogs and cats with science-led nutrition to help them be as healthy as they can be.
“Good nutrition is a critical part of every healthy animal. It helps maintain their digestive system, supports their immune system, and helps them reach their ideal weight,” explains Cornejo. “It also provides the right nutrients the animals need for their organs to function properly and helps them have a healthy and shiny coat and skin.”
Pet nutrition shouldn’t rely on a one-size-fits-all approach. Specific formulations can help animals flourish at different life stages. “When choosing the right food, we consider a series of factors. They may have unique nutritional considerations or age-related concerns. Hill’s helps us provide them with the nutrients they need for their specific age and size.”
This support should go beyond the shelter. “When pets go to their new homes, as exciting as it is, it’s also a stressful experience due to all the changes. It’s important that new pet parents keep feeding the animals the same food,” says Hickey. “It’s an easy way to offer them some consistency and lower their stress levels.” Thanks to Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s ongoing support through the Food, Shelter & Love program, hundreds of shelters are able to provide new pet parents with samples of the same premium food they’ve been eating while at the shelter.
Behavior and Wellness
Because shelter animals arrive with different life experiences and exposure histories, proper behavioral care is another crucial part in getting pets adoption-ready. In fact, behavioral problems are a leading cause of pet surrenders by owners to animal shelters in the United States.
In addition to the trauma associated with experiencing homelessness or cruelty, animals can be further stressed by a high-density shelter setting and often require extra TLC as they navigate socialization with other animals as well as humans. The skills and techniques of shelter vets help to mitigate aggression, anxiety, urine marking, and other behavioral issues, so animals can put their best paw forward throughout the adoption process.
“We see a lot of pets that come into the shelter that maybe didn’t have the appropriate socialization before they got here. We’re able to work with them on how to walk on a leash, meet new people, and how to be around other animals. A lot of the socialization, especially for dogs, comes down to learning all these things and associating them with rewards that range from treats to a belly rub,” notes Hickey. In other words, shelter vets help the furry friends of the Dumb Friends League prepare for a life outside of the shelter and in the homes of loving owners. They even set up for success by providing guidance and education that owners can apply once their 4-legged friend arrives at their new home.
A Second Chance for Karmen
“For me, this is my dream job,” says Hickey.
Indeed, working with doe-eyed kittens or cuddly dogs is an ostensibly desirable career. It’s even a common misconception that veterinary medicine provides an easier path than traditional human medicine when, in fact, many of the prerequisites are the same, and veterinarians must additionally learn about a vast multitude of species. Oh, and the patients don’t usually talk.
And while Hickey and Cornejo both have achieved their dream job, they’re as familiar with the unglamorous road to veterinary medicine as they are with the reward: The incomparable joy of seeing an animal get a second chance at life. Today, Cornejo, Hickey, and many other shelter vets throughout the country can have a much larger impact thanks to programs such as Clear the Shelters and Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s Food, Shelter & Love Program.
When hope for certain animals feels elusive, Erin Hickey remembers Karmen’s story, a severely injured pup who was in the care of the Dumb Friends League for a particularly long time. “We didn’t know if she had chemical burns or electrical ones. She was antisocial, was afraid to walk on a leash and she was very timid around most people.” Karmen required a lengthy stay at the shelter, allowing time for the burn wounds on her eyes and face to improve.
While Karmen began to flourish and became a staff favorite, she did struggle to find the right home for her. “She was adopted out a couple times and returned because it wasn’t the right fit. It was hard seeing her in a shelter and feeling like she was missing out on a normal dog life in a home,” explains Hickey.
Karmen’s patience paid off when the perfect pet parent finally arrived. “It was the perfect home, it was the perfect set up,” says Hickey. So perfect, in fact, that Karmen’s new owner affectionately referred to Karmen as her soul dog. “It made sense to me. Now I realize the reason why she was here as long as she was. It’s because she was waiting for that perfect person.”
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BASTROP, Texas — A five-acre wildfire in Bastrop County has grown to 700 acres, according to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management and the Texas A&M Forest Service. It is around 50% contained as of Sunday night with forward progression currently stopped.
The Pine Pond fire was first reported Thursday afternoon just before 3 p.m. in the 500 block of Old Antioch Road. At first report, the fire was moving slowly south-southeast from its origin point. The fire has since shifted westward, and a rapid wind shift caused erratic fire behavior that helped spark its progression.
Neighborhood resident Carla Grube said they were scared that this fire could be like the fires in 2011 and 2017.
“We didn’t leave this time, but the other two times we actually had to leave. One time we had to leave actually for almost a week, and didn’t know if our house was gone or what," said Grube.
Grube stayed home while 10 homes were evacuated, but the uncertainty was taxing.
“It was scary. It was scary because we weren’t sure if we were going to have to evacuate, we have cats and chickens and dogs,” she said.
Officials provided an update Friday morning:
Several locations were asked to evacuate on Thursday, but all evacuations have been lifted as of Friday morning. The following locations were evacuated:
- 105 Turkey Trot Lane
- 125 Turkey Trot Lane
- 135 Turkey Trot Lane
- 115 Turkey Roost Lane
- 231 Old Antioch Road
- 280 Old Antioch Road
- 281 Old Antioch Road
- 297 Old Antioch Road
- 315 Old Antioch Road
- Rolling Pines Drive
- East Broken Tree Lane
- Agget Road
- Tall Pines Road
Anyone who needs help with lodging or livestock is asked to call 512-521-3001.
An operations section chief from Texas A&M Forest Service said on Friday that fire behavior is anticipated to pick up. He also said there is now an anchor point where the fire started, and the south end of the fire "is looking very good" as of Friday morning.
The smoke column is expected to grow.
Several aircraft mobilized by the Texas A&M Forest Service are responding to the fire, including one very large air tanker, one large air tanker, three single-engine air tankers, two Blackhawks and three helicopters.
Responding agencies include the Heart of the Pines Volunteer Fire Department (VFD), the Smithville VFD, Bastrop County Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 2, Bastrop Fire Department, Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Texas A&M Forest Service including air assets.
Williamson County Emergency Services also reported another fire southeast of Thrall on Friday. Two homes were evacuated with multiple resources responding.
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SAN ANTONIO — An Amazon 18-wheeler delivery truck hydroplaned on I-35 and crashed into Grady’s BBQ restaurant on the Northeast Side on Monday morning.
The big rig apparently lost control heading southbound on I-35 near AT&T Center Parkway around 4 a.m., police say.
The truck ran into the front of Grady’s BBQ, and spilled packages all over the road.
No word on any injuries. It is not clear at this time just how much of the restaurant was damaged.
We are told that the packages that were in the truck were transferred to another trailer.
This is a developing story.
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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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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A month after a burglary at a Woodbridge apartment resulted in a couple's 8-month-old puppy being brutally beaten, a couple has some closure with the arrest of a suspect.
Just before 12:30 p.m. on July 6, police found themselves responding to Misty Ridge Apartments, located on Sequoia Court, to find Teddy, the poodle, hiding under a bed with severe bruising to his head and his eye so damaged it would need to be surgically removed.
On the morning of Aug. 7, a month later, the suspect was spotted in the area of where the crime first happened. Officers with the Prince William Police Department responded to the area, talked to the man matching the description and ultimately determined he was involved in the burglary.
The suspect, identified as 27-year-old Umair Nauman Khan, was arrested and charged with burglary and cruelty to animals, police said.
"It is something that you just can't let go easily. Especially the way it happened, him breaking in and him physically assaulting our dog, and now we know he physically punched him," said Darwin Orellano to WUSA9.
Orellano says his father saw the suspect walking in Woodbridge so he decided to follow him and contact police. Prince William County Police later arrested Khan, but released on bail. He is set appear at the Prince William County Court on Oct. 24.
There's still no answer to lead to the brutal attack. "It is satisfying to know who did this, but at this point we just want justice," said Orellano.
Teddy's owners say the violent incident made the puppy more nervous and kept the entire family on edge. Nothing was stolen from their home, but the couple still does not have an answer as to what led to the attack.
A GoFundMe account was developed for the young couple after the incident and an outpouring of support from pet owners across the country was received. In total, $13,057 was raised to help them pay for the rising vet bills.
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SAN ANTONIO — A recent poll is highlighting the toll a school year can take on teachers. According to Gallup, Kindergarten through 12th grade teachers report the highest burnout rate of all U.S. professions. And The National Education Association reports a staggering 55 percent of educators are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned.
But at Alamo Heights ISD, two educators are proving to be the exception. They are a couple of Elementary school teachers with more than a century of experience combined. KENS 5 Anchor Sarah Forgany shows us how they’ve kept going for so many years.
It never gets old for Debbie Dixon and Carol Walters.
“I went into Walmart and bought all these folders and spirals, I love school supplies it’s the weirdest thing. I mean, really weird.. hahaha,” Walters said.
No matter how many years they’ve had to do it
“We are 51,” Dixon and Walters said, “51st year of teaching”.
Teaching they say, is their purpose.
“It's the connection with the children first. It's that walking into the room and they walk into the room and you look at each other. And it's this energy that happens,” Dixon said, “It happens day after day, every day.”
They’ve had to do it every day.. combined for more than a century in the profession. Their teaching careers dating back to the early 70s.…
“I've taught in North Dakota. I taught overseas in Japan,” Dixon said, “I taught in California, I've taught in Alabama. And then my last 34 years have been here.”
Here is Alamo Heights ISD’s Woodridge Elementary where Dixon teaches 5th grade science and social studies and Walters walks the same hallways teaching the gifted and talented.
“My favorite Aunt Henrietta said I think you need to be a teacher. Well, at that time, St Mary's University didn't have elementary ed, so I ended up going to Incarnate Word and got a degree in elementary ed and it was the best decision I've ever made!”
And oh how the times have changed “we had slate chalkboards, real Slate so when you were writing, pieces of slate would fall off. We had outdoor bathrooms there,” Dixon said as she looked at Walters while reminiscing.
“Remember when we started?,” Walters told Dixon, “I mean the technology when we would do notecards and when we were doing research. Oh, gosh, the basic research project was awful. Now that you think about them and now we're on technology and they could do these wonderful projects and learn all this new things.”
Like their students, the Duo learned to embrace a new way, over and over again.
“For people our age or my age, change is not easy,” Walters said, “But that's what you have to do. You have to be flexible and adaptable to what the children want to do or see. “
And no counting how many children have they’ve seen by now, but of this, they are certain.
“You see them as they graduate, you know, they go to elementary school, you make those connections to middle school, high school, and you see them getting married and coming back,” Walters and Dixon said, “And we have their kids. Yes, and their grandkids “
As for retirement talk?
“ I don’t know. We don't feel old. We're not getting old at all. We are not. They are growing up and getting old. We are still in the prime of life,” Added the Duo,” I don't know where the years have gone. We've been having so much fun.” | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/meet-two-alamo-heights-teachers-with-more-than-a-century-of-experience-combined-san-antonio-texas-school/273-65cf6765-1c16-404d-8328-3b797dff7ddf | 2022-08-15T16:34:04 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/meet-two-alamo-heights-teachers-with-more-than-a-century-of-experience-combined-san-antonio-texas-school/273-65cf6765-1c16-404d-8328-3b797dff7ddf |
SAN ANTONIO — The circus is coming to town!
The Carden International Circus announced the Spectacular Circus is coming to Joe Freeman Coliseum for five shows in September.
"Thrills and excitement will fill three rings with acrobats, aerialists, animals, daredevils, and clowns," said a press release. "All this and more come to life bringing unforgettable memories to all. No video games required, bring your entire family to see real-life masters of gravity, jaw dropping stunts, belly-jiggling hijinks and so much more."
The Carden family has been presenting the circus tradition to audiences across the U.S for almost sixty years. This year features a new generation of circus performers from across the globe.
The two-hour performances include contortionists bending and twisting in extreme ways, acrobats tumbling and spinning through the air with the greatest of ease, aerial artistry from high above, and heart-stopping risks and tricks as daredevils defy the laws of physics.
The Carden herd of Asian elephants will be leading the charge as they adorn the rings while they demonstrate their enormous grace, intelligence, and strength. Horses and camels dance in unison and dogs leap through the air as if they have wings. Enjoy the “dancing bears” and other surprises throughout the spectacle.
Doors will open one hour before show time for the preshow festivities including performer meet and greets, animal rides, fun activities, and so much more.
Get your tickets at www.spectacularcircus.com, ticketmaster.com, or one hour before show time at Joe Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX 78219.
General Admission tickets are $10 for children 12 & under, adult tickets are $20 with special online rates for a limited time including $9.99 for adults and $12 Early Bird Special for Reserved Seating.
Show Schedule
- Friday, September 9 7:30pm
- Saturday, September 10 1pm & 7pm
- Sunday, September 11 1pm & 6pm
Acts subject to change without notice.
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RICHMOND, Ind. — We've received an update on the K-9 whose police partner in Richmond was shot in the line of duty.
Richmond Police said Saturday Officer Seara Burton's partner, Brev, was taken to a local kennel the night someone shot Officer Burton during a traffic stop.
(Note: The attached video is a previous 13News report on a vigil held Aug. 2 to pray for Officer Burton.)
One of the department's former K-9 handlers is now caring for Brev at home with his family.
On Monday, a Richmond Police spokesperson said Burton remained in critical conditon.
State police said Burton was assisting other officers with a traffic stop in the area of 12th and C streets around 6:30 p.m. Aug. 10. The Richmond Police Narcotics Unit was conducting an operation when they saw 47-year-old Phillip M. Lee stop at a detached garage and believed a drug transaction happened.
Lee's moped was stopped by officers and Burton was called in to assist with her K-9 partner, Brev. During an "open-air sniff" of the moped, police said the dog indicated the possible presence of narcotics. The stop was being recorded on video by a narcotics officer north of the stop.
According to court documents, while officers were speaking with Lee, he allegedly pulled out a concealed firearm and shot several rounds toward officers. Court documents claim video of the incident shows Lee aiming at the officers' "head and facial areas." Burton was struck by the gunfire. An officer next to her was nearly shot in the head. Other officers on the scene returned fire, and Lee shot at them as he ran away.
“He just pulled the gun and fired. He was just so close to her. She didn’t stand a chance. It’s just not fair to her. It’s not fair to her family," said Michelle Partin, who is Lee's neighbor and witnessed the shooting. “He fired one shot and pop and there was a slight pause and then pop, pop, pop where [officers] returned fire and there was anywhere from 10 to 15 shots.”
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Bethlehem police Monday said the Saturday night shooting that shut down Musikfest and sent crowds fleeing wounded a man.
A 20-year-old male suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to a post on the Bethlehem police Facebook page. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment and is listed in stable condition.
“From the investigation to date, it appears that this was an isolated incident between two individuals,” police said in the post, without elaborating.
The shooting happened on Main Street between West Lehigh and Spring streets, on the Lehigh County side of the city, shortly before the festival was to close at 11 p.m. Saturday. It sent festival patrons scrambling from the scene.
In one video, people of all ages were seen sprinting away from the Plaza Tropical, with police yelling to clear the area. As the crowd began to flee, a shot could be heard, and police on horseback were seen heading in the opposite direction of the crowd and toward the gunfire.
The festival resumed at noon Sunday for its final day.
Capt. Nicholas Lechman, a police spokesperson, said overall, crime was down for the festival. Though he did not have a final count, he said police reported fewer summary crimes such as disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
“It’s tough to say,” Lechman said, when asked for an explanation. “I guess everybody was better behaved.”
Musikfest spokesperson Shannon Keith said a post-Musikfest news release should be available later Monday or Tuesday.
The festival, which opened Aug. 4, is billed as the largest free music festival in the U.S. — except for certain entertainment acts. This year’s event, which has drawn about 1 million people per year, ended Sunday night, and featured entertainers included Willie Nelson and Counting Crows.
Anyone with information about or videos of the shooting is asked to contact Bethlehem police at 610-997-6660 or email Detective Noah Klingborg at nklingborg@bethlehem-pa.gov.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park parking fees begin March 1
Starting March 1, drivers that park in Great Smoky Mountains National Park must pay $5 for a daily fee, $15 for a tag for up to seven days and $40 for an annual tag.
The money generated will "provide sustainable, year-round support focusing on improving the visitor experience, protecting resources, and maintaining trails, roads, historic structures, and facilities," according to a news release from the Park Service.
It will still be free to use all park roads and tags aren't required for drivers who park vehicles for less than 15 minutes. Unlike many other of the park service's national treasures, entrance to the vast Great Smoky Mountains National Park park is free.
Parking will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis, including at sites that have seen tremendous crowding in recent years.
“I have been incredibly encouraged by all the support, from across the country, and especially here in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, for the opportunity to invest in the future care of this treasured park," Park Superintendent Cassius Cash said in a statement.
The park along the Tennessee-North Carolina border is the busiest in the National Park System and attendance soared during the pandemic when people spent more time outdoors. In 2021, the park had its busiest year on record with 14,137,812 visits.
Masks required:Masks are once again required in Great Smoky Mountains National Park as COVID cases spike
Park officials spent months seeking input on the grogram and finding the right balance for visitors.
Former Sen. Lamar Alexander, a tireless advocate for the park, supported the plan.
"Funding from the new parking fee and from the Great American Outdoors Act enacted in 2020 will provide the most new financial support for the Great Smokies since the park was created in 1934. Every penny raised from the fee will be spent on creating a better visitor experience in the Smokies," he said. "Superintendent Cassius Cash and the National Park Service deserve thanks from all of us who enjoy the Smokies for solving a big problem with an obvious solution."
More details on the plan:
- Drivers must display a physical tag.
- Tags are not refundable or transferrable.
- Tags will be available to buy online or at the park.
- Tags work for any area within the park.
- Other National Park Service passes, like America the Beautiful passes, will not be accepted in lieu of parking passes.
- Parking passes do not guarantee a spot in popular locations.
- Back country campers need a pass. Front country campers will not need a pass for their designated spot, but passes are required at other park locations.
Proposed in April, the parking fee idea sparked tens of thousands of comments and correspondence from all 50 states. About 41% and 16% of all correspondence was from Tennessee and North Carolina residents, respectively.
According to the release, 85% of responses, "expressed either strong support or included constructive ideas to improve the program," the release stated, adding none of them voiced opposition to the fee itself.
In addition, back country camping fees will double to $8 per night, with a maximum of $40 per camper, the release stated. Front country family campsite fees will increase to $30 per night for primitive sites and $36 per night for sites with electrical hookups.
Additionally, the park expects picnic pavilion fees will increase between 20% and 30%.
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ODESSA, Texas — The Ector County Sheriff's Office recently held its award ceremony and honored a group of residents for their selfless actions.
Eight citizens earned the Life-Saving Award for saving another's life. Five of the individuals helped save the life of Tamika Pride back in February of 2021, while three others helped save the life of Ronnie Benoit in October of 2020.
The five people that helped Tamika Pride were Kara Thurman, Kirstie Goins, Christopher Kristufek, Cynthia Acosta and Christi Becker.
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MIDLAND, Texas — As of August 14, there are 815 cases of monkeypox in the state of Texas.
However, there are no cases at either Midland Memorial Hospital or Medical Center Hospital
"Begins with fever headache, muscle aches and exhaustion, very classic programmed symptoms that were described with small pox," said Dr. Inger Damon with the CDC.
There are also vaccines and medications that help fight against monkeypox
"We have two vaccines and two antiviral treatments that can be used, one of the vaccines, the trade name JYNNEOS is approved for the prevention of adults 18 years of age and older, it's a two dose vaccine," Dr. Damon said.
But Monkeypox vaccines are in high demand, so there is a limited supply. Right now, Midland Memorial Hospital and Medical Center Hospital don't have any vaccine at the moment. The JYNNEOS vaccine is currently the only one with FDA approval.
Since the JYNNEOS vaccine hasn't been used on a very large scale, it's hard to know exactly how effective it is
"We haven't seen a smallpox vaccine or any Orthopox vaccine be used in broad with strokes for places where monkeypox is endemic," said Dr. Anne Rimoin with UCLA. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/monkeypox-cases-on-the-rise-in-the-state/513-62033e18-73e1-41b7-9163-110a956fa77c | 2022-08-15T16:39:33 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/monkeypox-cases-on-the-rise-in-the-state/513-62033e18-73e1-41b7-9163-110a956fa77c |
MIDLAND, Texas — One person has been killed in a fatal crash in Midland County on August 12.
44-year-old Charles Johnson of Midland was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred on FM 1787.
The initial investigation revealed that Johnson was traveling westbound on FM 1787 and failed to drive in a single lane. Johnson eventually veered off the roadway into a ditch and rolled over.
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Douglas County Commissioners Tim Freeman, Chris Boice and Tom Kress recently announced the opening of a new modern full-service RV dump station at Salmon Harbor Marina in Winchester Bay. The RV dump station located at the north end of Salmon Harbor Marina on Ork Rock Road, has been reconfigured to feature twin dump lanes with unlimited capacity, two potable water fill stations, three boat wash stations and an automated pay station that can accept cash, as well as credit and debit cards.
The modern dump station is the latest of several ongoing improvement projects initiated by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners for the Winchester Bay community. Boice worked with Salmon Harbor Marina Director Jim Zimmer, the Winchester Bay Sanitary District, and engineers from Dyer Partnership to reconfigure the previous site layout in order to modernize services, increase user efficiency and double the capacity for RV users, travelers, local fishermen and marina visitors alike.
RV dump stations offer an easy and convenient way for RVers and campers to get rid of waste while traveling on the open road. The modern station allows patrons to pull in, connect a hose, empty their tank and also refill potable water in a relatively short and convenient manner. The new station replaces an old single lane station that was limited to 25 users per day. The renovation project was completed by contractor Jesse Rodriguez Construction, LLC and also included extending utility services and paving the road to the end of Ork Rock Road. The fee to dump waste at the new station is $10, and both cash and credit/debit cards are accepted at the automated pay machine.
“Renovating the RV dump station at Salmon Harbor not only immediately enhanced the experience for dry campers and RVers by providing the total camping package, but it allowed us to prime the unused empty lot at the end of the marina for future development, which will add value and services to the community long-term,” stated Boice, liaison commissioner for Salmon Harbor Marina and the Winchester Bay community. “As commissioners, we are always thinking about how to best optimize projects like this to bring maximum benefits to the residents and travelers recreating in Douglas County.”
Salmon Harbor Marina, “the best kept secret on the Oregon Coast,” is one of the largest recreational facilities along the Oregon Coast. Salmon Harbor has immediate access to the Umpqua River, the Umpqua River Lighthouse and Coastal History Museum, the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, the Pacific Ocean, and miles of public white-sand beaches. The full-service marina offers 550 moorage slips with power and water, two launch ramps, a full-service fuel dock and 124 self-contained first-come, first-served camping sites with restroom and shower facilities. They also operate the nationally renowned Winchester Bay RV Resort with 138 large full-hook up sites with newly upgraded WiFi service. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/full-service-rv-dump-station-opens-at-salmon-harbor-marina/article_951d2858-18e8-11ed-80ee-2f249933e7ca.html | 2022-08-15T16:49:39 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/full-service-rv-dump-station-opens-at-salmon-harbor-marina/article_951d2858-18e8-11ed-80ee-2f249933e7ca.html |
Hundreds of youth swimmers converged on Coos Bay last weekend to take park in the Big Kahuna Open, which was sponsored by the Gold Coast Swim Team. Dozens of tents were set up near the Mingus Park Pool as some of the visiting families camped outdoors, while many others stayed in local hotels. At the pool, swimmers competed in a variety of strokes as volunteer timers waited at the finish line to catch the exact moment each swimmer finished.
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) has fired an employee for encouraging a 14-year-old in the state's foster care system to consider sex work, according to a report from The Texas Tribune.
The Tribune reports that the child was being housed at a Harris County hotel awaiting placement. She was asking for food when the staff member proposed sex work. The child recorded the interaction in a video obtained by a Houston news station.
"The person in the video – who was employed as [Child Protective Services] support staff — was dismissed from her position August 10," Marissa Gonzales, a DFPS spokesperson, said in a statement to the Tribune. "The safety and appropriateness with which children in care must be treated is our paramount concern. Nothing less will be tolerated."
Gonzales told the Tribune that all employees are trained before supervising youth. DFPS Commissioner Jaime Masters has apologized to the child and her mother, according to the Tribune.
The identity of the fired CPS employee has not been made public.
To learn more, read the Tribune's full report.
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BERWICK, Pa. — Flowers and messages express the community's grief at the growing memorial at the crime scene from the weekend.
It started as a day filled with food, fundraising, and water balloon fights and ended with a woman dead and more than a dozen hurt.
"This is a complete tragedy in a community where there's already been tragedy. We are going to do our job to the best of our abilities to conduct a thorough investigation, not only for the families but the community members. They're already hurting, and if there's anything we could do to help those families beyond our investigation, we absolutely will," said Tpr. Anthony Petroski of the Pennsylvania State Police.
Intoxicology Department, a bar and restaurant in Berwick, hosted a benefit to help the family members who lost ten people in a fire earlier this month in Nescopeck.
Adrian Sura Reyes, 24, admitted to police that he spotted the crowd outside the bar on Second Street and intentionally plowed into it, hitting several people. One person died, and five people are still in critical condition.
Sura Reyes told troopers, "I didn't ram them. I just ran them over."
Arrest papers say Sura Reyes then drove home to Nescopeck, hit his mother with the car, and beat her to death with a hammer. He told police he was tired of fighting with his mother over things like money.
Several of the victims from the crash at the Berwick benefit are related to people who died in the Nescopeck fire.
State police tell Newswatch 16 that Sura Reyes is not a suspect in the fire investigation at this time.
Sura Reyes is locked up without bail.
The fire on August 5 and the weekend deaths are all still under investigation.
Benefits for those affected are being set up.
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BANGOR, Maine — When you were younger, you probably learned a handful of basic life skills from a home economics class or by joining the Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts.
However, learning a new skill later in life can sometimes be a little intimidating or tricky, especially when you don't know where to start.
Christen Gordon lives in Bangor and has spent the past 15 years working in the health care field, but he's always had a knack for hands-on homestead skills. With long hours, she never really found the right time to pass on that knowledge.
“I would do things and tell friends or talk about it at work, and people would go, ‘You should teach a class about that!’ or ‘Can I come and learn that?'" Gordon said.
Just late last year, she quit her job and began running “Downtown Homesteader” to show others that you can never stop learning.
For Sunday’s class, she taught all things foraging to help people take advantage of plants that might be right in your backyard. Gordon says the best way to be prepared is to wear long-sleeve shirts and long socks to avoid ticks.
With her, she brings a basket, scissors, a paintbrush to brush off dirt on mushrooms, and small plastic containers used for strawberries or blueberries, so your pickings don't get squished.
People like Greg Sarnacki of Kenduskeag can speak first-hand on the importance of practical skills. He picked up a foraging guidebook over 20 years ago and has seen benefits.
“There’s all kinds of plants and mushrooms like that. You can get high anti-oxidants, essential vitamins, vitamin C," Sarnacki said. "There’s just so much out there that there is to offer that we just need to get out there and learn.”
To find out more about upcoming classes being offered, you can visit Gordon's Facebook or website here. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/ever-wanted-to-learn-a-new-skill-downtown-homesteader-school-bangor-maine-classes-aim-to-teach-life-skills/97-6d291cb9-bf71-425f-af9b-75510fba0391 | 2022-08-15T17:07:05 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/ever-wanted-to-learn-a-new-skill-downtown-homesteader-school-bangor-maine-classes-aim-to-teach-life-skills/97-6d291cb9-bf71-425f-af9b-75510fba0391 |
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RHODE ISLAND, USA — Vermont farmer Brian Kemp is used to seeing the pastures at Mountain Meadows Farm grow slower in the hot, late summer, but this year the grass is at a standstill.
That's “very nerve-wracking” when you're grazing 600 to 700 cattle, said Kemp, who manages an organic beef farm in Sudbury. He describes the weather lately as inconsistent and impactful, which he attributes to a changing climate.
“I don’t think there is any normal anymore," Kemp said.
The impacts of climate change have been felt throughout the Northeastern U.S. with rising sea levels, heavy precipitation and storm surges causing flooding and coastal erosion. But this summer has brought another extreme: a severe drought that is making lawns crispy and has farmers begging for steady rain. The heavy, short rainfall brought by the occasional thunderstorm tends to run off, not soak into the ground.
Water supplies are low or dry, and many communities are restricting nonessential outdoor water use. Fire departments are combatting more brush fires and crops are growing poorly.
Providence, Rhode Island had less than half an inch of rainfall in the third driest July on record, and Boston had six-tenths of an inch in the fourth driest July on record, according to the National Weather Service office in Norton, Massachusetts. Rhode Island's governor issued a statewide drought advisory Tuesday with recommendations to reduce water use. The north end of the Hoppin Hill Reservoir in Massachusetts is dry, forcing local water restrictions.
Officials in Maine said drought conditions really began there in 2020, with occasional improvements in areas since. In Auburn, Maine, local firefighters helped a dairy farmer fill a water tank for his cows when his well went too low in late July and temperatures hit 90. About 50 dry wells have been reported to the state since 2021, according to the state's dry well survey.
The continuing trend toward drier summers in the Northeast can certainly be attributed to the impact of climate change, since warmer temperatures lead to greater evaporation and drying of soils, climate scientist Michael Mann said. But, he said, the dry weather can be punctuated by extreme rainfall events since a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture — when conditions are conducive to rainfall, there's more of it in short bursts.
Mann said there's evidence shown by his research at Penn State University that climate change is leading to a “stuck jet stream” pattern. That means huge meanders of the jet stream, or air current, get stuck in place, locking in extreme weather events that can alternately be associated with extreme heat and drought in one location and extreme rainfall in another, a pattern that has played out this summer with the heat and drought in the Northeast and extreme flooding in parts of the Midwest, Mann added.
Most of New England is experiencing drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor issued a new map Thursday that shows areas of eastern Massachusetts outside Cape Cod and much of southern and eastern Rhode Island now in extreme, instead of severe, drought.
New England has experienced severe summer droughts before, but experts say it is unusual to have droughts in fairly quick succession since 2016. Massachusetts experienced droughts in 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 and 2022, which is very likely due to climate change, said Vandana Rao, director of water policy in Massachusetts.
“We hope this is maybe one period of peaking of drought and we get back to many more years of normal precipitation,” she said. "But it could just be the beginning of a longer trend.”
Rao and other water experts in New England expect the current drought to last for several more months.
“I think we’re probably going to be in this for a while and it’s going to take a lot,” said Ted Diers, assistant director of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services water division. “What we really are hoping for is a wet fall followed by a very snowy winter to really recharge the aquifers and the groundwater.”
Rhode Island’s principal forest ranger, Ben Arnold, is worried about the drought extending into the fall. That's when people do more yardwork, burn brush, use fireplaces and spend time in the woods, increasing the risk of forest fires. The fires this summer have been relatively small, but it takes a lot of time and effort to extinguish them because they are burning into the dry ground, Arnold said.
Hay farmer Milan Adams said one of the fields he's tilling in Exeter, Rhode Island, is powder a foot down. In prior years it rained in the spring. This year, he said, the dryness started in March, and April was so dry he was nervous about his first cut of hay.
“The height of the hay was there, but there was no volume to it. From there, we got a little bit of rain in the beginning of May that kind of shot it up,” he said. “We haven’t seen anything since.”
Farmers are fighting more than the drought — inflation is driving up the cost of everything, from diesel and equipment parts to fertilizer and pesticides, Adams added.
“It's all through the roof right now," he said. “This is just throwing salt on a wound.”
The yield and quality of hay is down in Vermont too, which means there won’t be as much for cows in the winter, said Vermont Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts. The state has roughly 600 dairy farms, a $2 billion per year industry. Like Adams, Tebbetts said inflation is driving up prices, which will hurt the farmers who will have to buy feed.
Kemp, the president of the Champlain Valley Farmer Coalition, is thankful to have supplemental feed from last year, but he knows other farmers who don't have land to put together a reserve and aren't well-stocked. The coalition is trying to help farmers evolve and learn new practices. They added “climate-smart farming” to their mission statement in the spring.
“Farming is challenging,” Kemp said, “and it’s becoming even more challenging as climate change takes place.”
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PORTLAND, Maine — The person who died in their cell Sunday at the Cumberland County Jail has been identified.
James Mannion, 30, of Portland, died while in custody at the jail, according to a news release issued Monday by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.
A corrections officer was making rounds and discovered Mannion unresponsive in his cell. The officer reportedly called for help and attempted to revive Mannion with the help of medical staff at the jail and Portland MEDCU, but the efforts to revive him were not successful.
Mannion has been incarcerated at the jail since Dec. 2, 2021, and was facing several charges.
According to the news release issued Monday, the death is being investigated by the Portland Police Department, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and the Maine Department of Corrections.
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ASU expects to set another enrollment record with 140,000-plus students this fall
Arizona State University just keeps getting bigger.
University officials are projecting another record year in terms of student numbers this fall, with over 140,000 enrolled for the fall semester, an increase of more than 5,000 students from a year ago.
ASU expects that during the first week of classes, it will have record enrollment university-wide, plus the largest first-year on-campus student cohort in school history, about 58% of whom are Arizona residents.
Nationally, many universities are continuing to see declining enrollment even as pandemic impacts wane, amid questions about whether a college degree is necessary in the job market. ASU, however, has seen sustained enrollment growth, even throughout the pandemic.
Total enrollment across the university is projected to be about 4.4% higher than a year ago, according to ASU.
ASU is likely to have over 79,000 students on its campuses, plus more than 61,000 students in an online degree program, with faster growth online, per early numbers. Close to one in three students enrolled at ASU this fall is new to the university, officials said.
Officials also are predicting records in terms of Arizona resident new students, veteran students and minority first-year students on campus. And one in three Sun Devils will be a first-generation college student.
It’s especially important for Arizona schools to boost enrollment for in-state students to help position the state for future economic success. College-going rates in Arizona have trailed the national average for several years, worsened by the pandemic.
ASU starts classes for the fall semester on Thursday. The other state universities start later: Aug. 22 for the University of Arizona and Aug. 29 for Northern Arizona University.
UA did not yet have enrollment projections available, and an NAU spokesperson said the university wouldn’t have that data until about three weeks into the semester when the official count happens. NAU last fall saw enrollment drop for the third consecutive year, while the other two universities grew.
ASU’s early numbers are projected enrollments for the first week of the semester based on student registrations. Numbers are expected to change up to the official headcount on the 21st day of the semester.
So far, the projected enrollments show another year of growth at a university that has sought to prioritize scalability and access.
Growth online and on-campus
Continuing a trend from recent years, ASU is seeing faster increases online than on-campus, although both are growing.
ASU will have over 61,500 students in online degree programs, about 4,000 students more than this time last year, for an increase of 6.9%. Over 45,000 of those online students will be undergraduates in online degree programs, an 8% increase from a year ago.
There will be close to 2,500 more students on campuses, for a total of over 79,000. That’s a 3.2% increase from last year.
ASU’s overall student body will have increased by about 36% in the past five years if projections hold, driven by a doubling of online students and nearly 9% growth in campus enrollment since fall 2017.
More new students on campus
Students new to college are greater in number, more diverse and more academically prepared than in previous years, according to the university.
ASU is expecting over 15,000 new first-time, first-year undergraduate students on its metro campuses, the largest group in school history. Officials say that’s a 6.4% enrollment increase from a year earlier.
Of those first-year campus students, about 46% identify as a minority, making up the largest number of minority first-year students ASU has seen.
And about one in four identifies as Hispanic or Latino, another university record. This summer, ASU announced the U.S. Department of Education designated it a Hispanic-Serving Institution, which means at least a quarter of undergraduate students identify as Latino.
The new first-year campus class is coming in with a 3.88 average weighted GPA, tying the ASU record.
Out-of-state and international students
As in recent years, ASU’s student body remains a geographic mix.
The metro campuses will see the largest Arizona resident class in university history, with about 8,750 new first-year students.
That Arizona resident number is an important one the universities focus on in terms of boosting college attainment in the state. In 2020, less than half of Arizonans graduating high school enrolled in a two- or four-year college, below both the national average and Arizona's rates for the previous few years.
About 5,315 new first-year, on-campus students are from other states, including 1,510 from California.
The in-state students represent a 1.8% increase from a year ago, compared with an 8.9% increase in out-of-state students, per the university.
Over 11,300 international students are enrolled to study at an ASU campus this fall, a 27% increase from a year ago.
International student counts are rebounding from losses during the pandemic caused by travel restrictions and visa changes. In August 2020, for example, ASU saw international student enrollment drop by about 15%.
Before COVID-19, the university had nearly 13,500 international students during the 2017-18 school year, putting it fifth nationally and the top public university for international student enrollment.
Among those international students, ASU expects to see 1,050 first-time, first year students on campus, which it says is an increase of 323 students, or 44%, from last year. The school will have more students from Brazil, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mexico and Vietnam.
More than 10,000 veteran and military-affiliated students are enrolled this fall, a record number for ASU.
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Valley 101 explores the rich history of olives in Arizona
Cotton, cattle, climate, copper, and citrus. These have been the driving forces of Arizona’s economy for generations. Flora and fauna and industries that do very well in our arid desert.
While the 5 C’s won’t quickly become the 5 C’s and an O, there is another overlooked product that has nonetheless taken root here.
Olives.
Olive trees are among some of the oldest agricultural trees in the state from the Valley all the way down to the University of Arizona in Tucson.
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In this week's episode of Valley 101, a podcast by The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, we explore the ways olive trees and their fruits have thrived in the desert for over 100 years.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Wichita students headed back to school Monday to begin the new year.
KSN News was on hand as students at Gordon Parks Academy were greeted bright and early by teachers and Dr. Alicia Thompson, USD 259 superintendent, for a back-to-school clap-in parade.
The stop was part of several Dr. Thompson was making across the district. She also visited Heights High School to greet students and staff and participate in getting-to-know-you activities.
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15-year-old boy killed in shooting in Guadalupe
Laura Daniella Sepulveda
Arizona Republic
A 15-year-old teenager died early on Monday following a shooting near Avenida del Yaqui and Calle Magdalena in Guadalupe, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said.
Sgt. Calbert Gillet, an Sheriff's Office spokesperson, said deputies received reports of the shooting just before 1 a.m.
Officers who responded found the 15-year-old boy with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the location.
No suspects were located and detectives continued to investigate, Gillet said. No further details were available.
Reach breaking news reporter Laura Daniella Sepulveda at lsepulveda@lavozarizona.com or on Twitter @lauradNews.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The median home price in Orlando fell for the first time in six months and the inventory of homes for sale jumped again, according to the latest report from the Orlando Regional Realtor Association.
The report for July shows the median home price for the Metro Orlando area was $380,900, down 1.6% compared to June.
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Meanwhile, the number of houses on the market jumped 19.9% from June to July. ORRA said that’s the third straight month of double-digit inventory increases. That’s 6,518 homes for sale. In July 2021, there were only 3,542 homes for sale.
Pending sales also fell 4.8% from June to July.
With interest rates remaining about the same over the last two months — 5.4% in July — the ORRA says this is more evidence that the housing market in Orlando is finally stabilizing.
“We’ve now seen three consecutive months of significant increases in inventory. While prices may not be dropping much, buyers finally have more options when looking to purchase a home,” ORRA president Tansey Soderstrom said in a news release.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Animal Services waived its adoption fees in an attempt to get animals into forever homes as it cares for over 300 animals.
Animal Services said in a Facebook post on Saturday, there are over 300 animals inside the shelter and over 200 in foster care.
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“And every day brings 20-25 more animals; as surrenders, strays, abandonments, cruelties. We are doing everything we can, but we cannot do this alone,” the shelter wrote.
Orange County Animal Services said animals who are ready to go home will be available for adoption at no cost.
Animal Services said kennels are doubled up with dogs and their staff is stretched thin.
“It’s up to our community now. To step in, step up, and lend a hand. This is about our animals,” the shelter said.
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Lake levels slide as drought holds its grip
Wichita Falls reservoirs continued their slow decline over the past week.
The city reported that as of Monday morning Lake Arrowhead was at 74 percent of capacity while Lake Kickapoo was 64 percent full. That works out to 71.3 percent combined capacity.
If that combined capacity drops to 65 percent, more stringent water use restrictions will kick in.
Lake Kemp water can also be used, but it is not counted in the combined capacity. As of Monday, Lake Kemp was at 58.4 percent.
The area has a slight chance of rain Wednesday night into Thursday morning, but otherwise the National Weather Service predicts continued hot, dry weather.
So far in 2022, Wichita Falls has received 10.02 inches of rain, compared to a normal average of 17.47 inches.
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Ask the candidates: Incumbent Toles faces two challengers in Council District 1
Incumbent Cynthia Toles faces two challengers in the race for the District 1 seat on the Gadsden City Council.
Toles, a retired educator, is opposed by Chari Bostick, head of Grace Heritage Foundation, and Tonya Latham of Tonya Latham Ministries.
Gadsden's municipal election is Aug. 23. A runoff if necessary would be Sept. 20.
The Times asked the candidates for their short-term goals and long-term objectives should they be elected. The responses are published as submitted, subject to minor editing.
Chari Bostick
Short-Term Goals:
Promote a safe and secure community; maintain city infrastructure; promote economic prosperity; maintain effective government; provide life-affirming programs and services to the city’s youngest, oldest and most vulnerable populations; financial support of our public schools, K-12; preservation of the city’s history, aesthetics and beauty.
Long-Term Objectives:
Address a number of complex challenges in the area related to poverty, homelessness, housing, community safety, mental health and substance use, particularly opioid-related overdoses; priorities that guide the city’s cultural programs and services; shape investments related to the arts, film and entertainment industries, and museums and heritage; focus on ways to better integrate government, economic development and employment services for the mutual benefit of employers and jobseekers.
Tonya Lynn Latham
Short-Term Goals:
If elected to the office of City Council for District 1, I will serve with integrity.
My short-term goals include:
To build a relationship of trust and confidence between myself and the constituents;
To voice concerns, opinions and views of the constituents;
To improve neighborhood safety and cleanliness;
To raise awareness by providing information and stimulating community engagement through town hall meetings and forums.
Long-Term Objectives:
To develop and promote programs and projects that will improve the overall quality of life of the constituents;
To enhance and expand education;
To develop opportunities for employment and affordable housing;
To generate and increase business revenue;
To promote programs and activities that engage and involve youth and senior citizens.
Cynthia Toles
Short-Term Goals:
My goals for the next four years are to continue to be committed, caring and concerned about the city I serve. It is my goal to progressively seek the completion of the 29 projects that are currently underway in the city. I would also seek to ensure that the 26 drainage projects in the city be complete. Paving is a continuous infrastructure that will always be a goal to accomplish, and I want to inform citizens of how the pavement of streets is selected and their progress of completion.
Long-Term Objectives:
My long-term goals are quite extravagant, but realistic in the future: a City Hall that would house all the departments of the city, a performance arts center, a hotel/convention center and a must-need 50+ senior housing community. I would also like to see and seek to have a City Council forum (not a committee) that would meet monthly to inform the citizens of Gadsden in real time of the city's business that affects the welfare of the city and families. | https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/15/gadsden-district-1-city-council-2022-meet-candidates-q-a/10090126002/ | 2022-08-15T17:16:17 | 1 | https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2022/08/15/gadsden-district-1-city-council-2022-meet-candidates-q-a/10090126002/ |
PHOENIX — There's a rapidly growing trend in the Valley of thieves stealing catalytic converters from cars. The City of Tempe teamed up with Maricopa County to keep you from becoming a target.
"I'm getting my catalytic converter etched, we've just felt kind of unsafe, we've heard a lot of stories from our friends and families, so this is just a preventative measure that happens to be free," one car owner said.
Many drivers took advantage of another etching event Sunday out at Midas Auto and Tires in Tempe to deter thieves from cutting off the parts.
Midas Owner and Operator Nick Maselli explained that employees tagged the converters with the VIN and plate number plus sprayed them with orange paint.
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"It's a marking so that way if someone gets caught with it, you'll be able to identify it. If someone decides to go under the vehicle hopefully they’ll see that's colored and they'll stay away from it," he said.
Tempe Police Sgt. Hector Encinas said this sort of community call to action will hopefully help car owners sidestep this crime.
"Hey, this does not belong to this person, this is in fact stolen, so we're going to see better and stronger cases and better enforcement to stop this problem from occurring," Encinas said.
It's a problem countywide which is why the Maricopa County Attorney's Office is on board with such efforts.
"We have people that are supporting their fentanyl addictions by stealing catalytic converters and they sell them because they have desired materials inside and then it leaves the person with 10 times the cost to repair their vehicle," Rachel Mitchell explained.
Authorities reported 4,700 thefts last year, a 6,000% increase from 2019.
"It's on pace to beat even last year, so it is an increasing problem, as County Attorney I want to put a stop to this, it's really disrupting people's lives," Mitchell added.
Tempe Police say they may host more events like this in the future, but they're hopeful this specific crime will decrease over time, with efforts like this in place.
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During the latest creditors meeting in Christopher “Chris” Pettit’s bankruptcy case, a woman who says she and her mother lost everything they had with the ex-San Antonio attorney asked him a couple of questions seemingly out of left field.
“Are you now or have you been in the past blackmailed by someone? And if so, was it a former employee?” Christina McQueary said, her voice quavering.
Under oath during Friday’s meeting conducted via telephone, Pettit answered “yes” and added that he has an investigator and attorney looking into it.
He said he paid at least $1 million to three former employees he identified as the blackmailers — attorney Robert “Bobby” Walsh, his brother Brendan Walsh, and Shayla San Miguel Aston.
Pettit also recalled paying more than $100,000 in a blackmailing scheme to Matthew Countryman, a San Antonio lawyer for a Pettit client who obtained a big judgment against him in March.
They dispute the claims.
Pettit never reported the alleged schemes to police.
With allegations swirling that he had looted his clients’ money, Pettit surrendered his law license and filed for bankruptcy protection for himself and his defunct law firm this spring. He reported about $40 million in assets and $112 million in debts in the bankruptcy. The FBI has been investigating.
Pettit has yet to offer an explanation for how millions of dollars have gone missing.
“We’re trying to track down where funds went, who was responsible,” he replied to a question from McQueary about where her and her 81-year-old mother’s money went. Pettit specialized in estate planning and personal-injury cases, but also handled trust and probate matters, prepared tax returns and provided financial advice.
Former employees
In an interview Monday, McQueary said she asked about blackmail because “something just hasn’t sat right with me.”
“I don’t understand how somebody who has been such a part of a family for so many people, it seems, and has always followed through and done what he said he’s going to do, all of a sudden” ends up in such a predicament, she said. “Something bigger is going on here, I just feel.”
McQueary’s questions led attorneys for other creditors in the case to grill Pettit about the alleged schemes during the 3½-hour meeting — including the nature of the blackmail.
The blackmailing related to the allegations raised in lawsuits filed against him by clients, Pettit said. Some of the suits alleged he used their money for his personal benefit and commingled trust fund money with other funds. Others claimed fraud and “felony theft.”
“Well, the statement was if you don’t pay x, y and z, we’ll make sure — as Bobby said — you’re going to lose your license, you’re going to go to jail and end up dead,” Pettit said. “You know, it was pretty relentless.”
He added the alleged blackmailing started at least 2½ years ago, with him paying the three employees in “smaller increments over a period of time” from law firm bank accounts.
Pettit has listed in bankruptcy papers $4 million legal claims against both Bobby Walsh and Aston, as well as a claim for an unknown amount against Brendan Walsh.
Bobby Walsh responded facetiously when asked about the allegations.
“Apparently I’m richer than I thought,” he quipped. “He says I owe him $4 million because of fraud, defamation and removal of files and now it appears I got paid part of $1.5 million in blackmail. Wish I knew where it was.”
Pettit is “lying” to deflect scrutiny, Walsh said. He said the allegations against his brother also are not true.
Just before he left Pettit’s law firm in March, Walsh said he alerted the State Bar of Texas that he believed Pettit was misusing client funds and investment money. He also said Pettit was stealing from law firm employees by failing to direct payroll deductions to their 401(k) retirement accounts. The employees eventually received their contributions, Walsh said.
Clients calling
Walsh said Pettit is angry with him for the complaint to the bar and for leaving the firm.
“He wanted me to be his scapegoat,” Walsh said, adding that funds were going missing long after he left the firm. He said he knows of a Pettit client who handed over $500,000 to him two weeks before the bankruptcy and that money is missing.
Aston, who worked 22 years as a case manager at Pettit’s firm and is now employed by Walsh, expressed disappointment with her former boss.
“He’s not telling the truth about anything he’s saying,” said Aston, who listened to the creditors meeting. “Money doesn’t disappear. These people are not upset for no reason.”
She recalled her plans to resign from Pettit’s firm last year so she could care for her cancer-stricken mother, who died in January. Pettit urged her not to leave, she said.
“He asked me not to resign, to stay,” she said, adding she has texts to prove it. “So for him to allege that we were blackmailing him, then why didn’t he let me go? None of this makes sense.”
Aston quit in February after the phone calls from Pettit’s clients demanding their money became too much for her to take.
“I was getting called every name in the book,” she said.
$13.8 million judgment
Pettit also said he was blackmailed by Countryman, attorney for Dr. Salvador Ortiz, who sued Pettit and his firm in September for fraud, unjust enrichment and breach of fiduciary duty. The doctor alleged Pettit “didn’t have permission to do the investments I’d done for Dr. Ortiz,” Pettit said.
In bankruptcy papers, Pettit has disclosed Ortiz received about $13.8 million in settlement of the lawsuit. Pettit sold various real estate holdings to raise cash to pay Ortiz.
An attorney asked Pettit what information Countryman allegedly threatened to reveal.
“With Mr. Countryman, it was if you don’t pay a premium on what is owed to Dr. Ortiz, then we’ll get you disbarred and file a criminal complaint,” Pettit said.
“That is not a true statement,” Countryman said in an interview. “I never threatened Chris Pettit with either criminal action or disbarment. That just didn’t happen.”
The agreed final judgment in the case, signed by a judge in March, shows Pettit would pay $200,000 in attorneys’ fee to Ortiz’s counsel.
The large payment to Ortiz has many creditors wondering why Pettit paid him but not them.
In an email, Ortiz said he has not communicated with Pettit since April 2021 when he hired counsel. The doctor directed questions to Countryman. But Countryman said he no longer represents Ortiz and suggested asking Pettit about why he made the payment.
“That’s part of what the other attorneys are working on,” Pettit said when asked about it during the creditors meeting. A June court filing shows he’s seeking to recover the money paid to Ortiz.
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Gillespie County’s elections administrator is stepping down Tuesday over death threats, stalking and understaffing that followed the 2020 election, according to the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post.
“I’m understaffed and underpaid and I’ve been asking for help for a while, and at some point, you just have to take care of yourself,” Anissa Herrera told the Standard-Radio Post.
But Herrera is not the only person to step down from the county’s elections department. Gillespie County Judge Mark Stroeher told the Standard-Radio Post that the entire staff resigned for similar reasons, leaving the county in a dire situation for the upcoming November election.
He said that the county has “some people who are pretty fanatical and radical about things” and drove out Herrera and the staff. Stroeher said that the job became more difficult than it probably should be “because of some individuals who are continuing to question how they are doing things,” according to the Standard-Radio Post.
“Elections are getting so nasty and it’s getting dangerous,” Stroeher said to the Standard-Radio Post.
Stroeher told the outlet that he will be contacting the Texas secretary of state for guidance about holding the November elections.
“It’s unfortunate because we have candidates that need to be elected, and we have voters who want their voices to be heard by the ballots,” Stroeher said. “I don’t know how we’re going to hold an election when everybody in the election department has resigned.”
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Despite recent rain, the Edwards Aquifer Authority on Saturday announced Stage 4 drought restrictions for all counties under its purview, including Bexar, Comal and Medina counties. For San Antonio, however, watering restrictions will stay at Stage 2, but citations will get more stringent.
The San Antonio Water System will offer no warning to those who do not comply with water restrictions. A first-time offense will draw a fine of about $150. So far, SAWS said that patrolling has accounted for 1,200 citations throughout the community.
“We have been patrolling neighborhoods, including gated communities, in an effort to enforce compliance with Stage 2,” said Karen Guz, SAWS director of conservation. “We’re past the point of issuing warnings; anyone caught wasting water or breaking Stage 2 watering rules will receive a citation.”
Now, because of these restrictions, all counties and permit holders under the aquifer authority will need to reduce their pumping of the Edwards by 40 percent, up from 35 percent under Stage 3. For most, this will mean further watering restrictions, such as watering lawns every other week or no watering at all.
Not much will change for San Antonio, however. SAWS has advised the city to remain in Stage 2 watering restrictions, which means watering with a sprinkler, irrigation system or soaker hose is allowed only between 7 and 11 a.m. or 7 and 11 p.m. and only on a designated day based on the last digit of a resident’s address.
Because of its diversity of water sources, the City of San Antonio does not need to enter Stage 3 or Stage 4 watering restrictions, according to SAWS. Non-Edwards Aquifer water supplies, such as the Vista Ridge Pipeline and the Aquifer Storage and Recovery site, have kept the city from restricting water from customers.
The city can cut back 40 percent on the Edwards Aquifer and still have enough water for its customers.
“We have been through this before and have not needed to go into Stage 3,” said Robert Puente, CEO of SAWS. “We can manage this again together if everyone complies to the watering rules.”
The aquifer authority’s change in drought restrictions comes after the flow in Comal Springs reached less than 100 cubic feet per second on a 10-day rolling average. On Thursday, the spring’s average was at 96 cfs. A healthy and flowing Comal Springs is about 225 cfs or above. The J-17 well, which monitors the levels of the Edwards Aquifer, is at 633.44 feet today, having dropped significantly since the beginning of the summer.
For San Antonio, watering with a hand-held hose is allowed any time on any day. Watering with a sprinkler, irrigation system or soaker hose is allowed on these specific days:
Monday - 0 or 1
Tuesday - 2 or 3
Wednesday - 4 or 5
Thursday - 6 or 7
Friday - 8 or 9
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“Good morning! Welcome back to Heritage,” Principal Elise Puente repeated, over and over, as students lined up last week outside their campus for a new school year.
She had some good news she couldn’t tell them yet, but on Monday it was official. Heritage Elementary School was an A-rated campus, the first ever at Southside Independent School District, according to the Texas Education Agency’s report card for schools and school systems.
It showed widespread improvement throughout the region and the state compared to 2019, the last time the TEA issued such grades.
The coronavirus pandemic ejected students from classrooms and hampered their return, but an unprecedented push to get them back on track delivered results that counted in the state’s complex grading system, which is calibrated to notice students’ academic growth.
In 2019, six Southside ISD campuses received an F rating and two had Cs. On Monday, seven of those campuses learned they had a B. Heritage Elementary went from a 59 to a 95.
“We anticipated that we would be a B, in the state accountability, because as each month progressed, we saw the growth in our students,” Puente said. “The A is just… we are in shock. I’m still in shock.”
Letter grades for school districts and their campuses show most San Antonio-area school districts riding what Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said was a statewide trend.
“We’ve seen significant gains academically for our students,” Morath said in a call with reporters Thursday. “There are more high performing campuses this year than there were in 2019. There are fewer lower performing campuses this year than there were in 2019.”
“Even with all of the disruptions of the pandemic, we have seen significant gains, especially in academic growth,” Morath added.
The new ratings show 33 percent of Texas public schools improved their letter rating, while 15 percent of them slipped. In total, 1,006 campuses that had received a B, C, D, or F in 2019 scored an A this year.
Four of Bexar County’s traditional public school districts received As, eight districts got Bs and two received a C.
Only one, East Central ISD, with an overall score of 69, received the “Not Rated” designation that is this year’s stand-in for a failing grade, a rating that doesn’t carry the legal consequences. In normal years, schools can face closure for repeated Ds or Fs.
“This year we will be providing A, B and C ratings for all of our campuses, but we will not necessarily submit our campuses to interventions. They do not formally receive a D or F label because we want to make sure that the system has some time to recover” from pandemic interruptions, Morath said.
Among the A-rated districts was Somerset ISD. With an overall score of 90, Somerset joined three districts that routinely are the highest rated locally: Alamo Heights ISD, which had a 91 score, Fort Sam Houston ISD, with a 93, and Randolph Field ISD, with a 95.
In 2020, TEA shelved its STAAR test - the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness - and suspended the accountability system, partly based on test results, because all students suddenly were forced to learn from home.
Previous versions of the Texas school accountability system rested much more heavily on the STAAR, drawing criticism because school districts’ relative affluence or poverty correlates with their average test scores, something clearly visible in San Antonio year after year.
The STAAR was made voluntary in 2021, when many students were back in classrooms but a significant number were still learning at home. This year it was again a requirement, providing a key metric in an school accountability system based on performance in three main “domains,” labeled Student Achievement, School Progress and Closing the Gaps.
Student achievement at the elementary and middle school level is based solely on STAAR results, while high schools are also scored using graduation rates and student readiness for college, career or the military.
School progress is based on students’ academic growth from year to year, regardless of where they started. A child who started the year testing below grade level but ends it “approaching” grade level - as measured by the STAAR test - is demonstrating growth. So does a child who starts the year approaching grade level knowledge and ends up meeting or mastering it.
The performance of students in high poverty areas, those with special education needs, English language learners, and other harder-to-teach groups — when compared to the general student population — produces the system’s “closing the gaps” score.
This year 49 percent of Texas school districts saw higher scores in academic growth, part of the School Progress domain, Morath said. That compares to 17 percent in 2019.
“What we’ve seen is that educators all over the state of Texas have stepped up remarkably to give our kids their absolute best during this time,” Morath said.
Educators had to change directions and craft new plans to address widespread learning loss caused by more than a year of virtual learning, and they had to do it during a return to in-person classes hampered by teacher and staff shortages, quarantines and other interruptions.
At some districts, the need to figure out new ways to “meet every student where they are,” as many educators put it, might have helped not only catch them up on what they missed, but push them forward.
Southside ISD, which received an C in 2019, received a B in this year’s state ratings, with an 88 overall grade, to accompany the staggering improvement in its campus grades.
“We are talking about those F-rated campuses bumping up about 30-plus points,” Southside ISD Superintendent Rolando Ramirez said proudly.
“When doing a comparison from this year to last year, we knew there were going to be gains, because last year a lot of the kids were in remote instruction still,” he said. “What surprised us was how much of an increase when compared to 2019.”
Ramirez, who arrived in Southside ISD in April 2020 amid the pandemic, had set a turnaround goal to make the district A-rated, but the pandemic’s constant problems forced him to think of “baby steps,” he said.
Puente said the push at Heritage involved a new mentoring program that drew paraprofessional and office staff to help students.
“The teachers are the boots on the ground,” she said. “But then again, everyone steps in and does their part to support our classroom teachers.”
The largest districts in the area - Northside, North East and San Antonio ISDs - kept their B rating from 2019 and saw gains in some areas.
San Antonio ISD had an 83 score in 2019 and now has an 85. A little more than half of its 94 rated campuses earned As, Bs and Cs in 2019. This year 84 percent of them earned those grades.
That left 10 schools deemed “Not Rated,” compared to dozens with Ds and Fs in 2019.
“It was a huge jump for us, and we are super excited,” said Theresa Urrabazo, executive director of accountability, research, evaluation and testing at SAISD. “Our campuses worked really, really hard and they deserve all the accolades for all their hard work, given such a very difficult time.”
The focus was on being “prescriptive for each individual child,” which meant finding out what each didn’t know and teaching it, she said, based on a curriculum aligned to grade-level content that could revisit areas where students lagged.
“It sounds so basic, but it was really important during the time that we were remote and when everyone started coming back, that we really reassessed and diagnosed every single student as to where they were and met them where they were,” Urrabazo said.
North East ISD got an overall score of 89.
Superintendent Sean Maika predicted last week that at least four more campuses earned an A this year, bringing the total to 27. But there’s more to do, he said, especially in the area of finding enough qualified staff to run a large district.
“We are happy but not satisfied,” Maika said. “We definitely made some great gains. … We have to continue to move the needle.”
Northside ISD — the fourth largest in Texas with 115 campuses rated - received an overall 84 score this year, down three points from 2019.
In total, 19 of its campuses got an A rating, 61 earned a B, 31 earned a C and four were deemed “Not rated.”
“Considering the impact of the disrupted couple of school years, we feel good about that,” said Janice Jordan, Northside ISD’s deputy superintendent for curriculum and instruction. “Even the campuses that were not rated, they were just on the cusp, like one percentage point away or two percentage points away (from passing grades).”
Several campuses leapt forward in in the rating system, with some surprises in the number that were able to land grades in the 90s, Jordan said.
But while Northside complies with the metrics needed to calculate these grades, it’s no secret that its administration, including Superintendent Brian Woods, has never given much weight to the state’s analysis.
“The message that we sent to campuses, to students, to families, is that we are so much more than a letter grade,” Jordan said, adding that even campuses with high ratings have opportunities to get better.
“We do look at the letter grade, but it’s not part of our daily conversation. It’s not even a part of our monthly conversation,” Jordan said. “What we talk about is; where is every student in their learning, in their mastery? So how do we take the students from where they are each day and incrementally move them forward?”
Edgewood and South San Antonio ISDs both earned a C this year, with overall scores of 70 and 72, respectively.
“We weren’t too surprised,” said Joel Gaines, executive director of curriculum and instruction at South San ISD. “We weren’t really blown away or shocked with the scores that came in.”
“You saw big increases this year because of the running loss from the last two years,” Gaines said.
Most educators attributed much of the growth in student performance to their success in repairing never-before-seen damage to learning caused by the pandemic. That means sustaining this year’s scores could be a challenge in upcoming years.
Morath, the education commissioner, said he was confident that Monday’s results and other tools provided by the state can help public schools shape their next steps.
“It is incumbent upon us - us as educators, us as leaders of school systems around the state - to use this information to make sure that our action plans for next year build upon the progress of last year,” Morath said. “We do not live in a utopia. We need to recognize the world for where it is today and our key task is to improve… to grow as adults and how we grow our kids.”
Staff writer Claire Bryan contributed to this report.
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Police seek tips in fatal shooting of woman on Detroit's east side
Charles E. Ramirez
The Detroit News
Detroit — A woman Monday was found fatally shot outside of a vehicle on the city's east side, police said.
Officers were called at about 8:40 a.m. to a location in the 4000 block of Fairview Street near Mack Avenue and St. Jean for a report of a shooting, officials said.
They arrived and found the victim.
Officials said the investigation is ongoing and anyone with information about the shooting or suspects should call the Detroit Police Department's Homicide Unit at (313) 596-2260 or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1 (800) SPEAK-UP.
More:Detroit endures five mass shootings in last three months | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/15/police-seek-tips-fatal-shooting-woman-detroit-east-side/10329450002/ | 2022-08-15T17:28:01 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/15/police-seek-tips-fatal-shooting-woman-detroit-east-side/10329450002/ |
Army Corps opens lengthy environmental review of Line 5 tunnel, asks for comment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday opened a two-month window for the public to comment on a plan to dig a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac to house Enbridge's controversial Line 5 oil pipeline.
The federal agency's publication of a "notice of intent" of its scoping process allows for public comment through Oct. 14 at line5tunneleis.com.
The public comment period is part of the corps' potentially years-long effort to develop an environmental impact statement to determine what the impact of tunnel construction in the straits would be. The corps announced in June 2021 that it would conduct an environmental impact review of the tunnel.
“Comments should help identify areas for in-depth review, including historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects and other public interest factors," Lt. Col. Brett Boyle, commander for the corps' Detroit District, said in a Monday statement.
"This is a great opportunity to have an impact in the Corps of Engineers scoping process for developing the Draft EIS.”
Environmental impact statements are prepared to determine what the potential effect is of the project, whether it is "contrary to the overall public interest," or what, if any, special conditions need to be placed on the project when the corps eventually issues a permit.
It's likely a draft of the environmental impact statement won't be ready until at least fall of 2023 for public comment.
Two other public comment periods between May 15 and July 14, 2020, and Nov. 6 and Dec. 17, 2020 — before the corps decided an environmental impact statement was necessary — received more than 15,000 comments.
The Detroit District in March selected Potomac-Hudson Engineer Inc. out of Maryland to prepare the environmental impact statement, which will be paid for by Enbridge.
Several tribes and federal agencies will cooperate in developing the environmental impact statement, according to the corps, including Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the State Historic Preservation Office.
"...it is extremely important the Corps of Engineers ensure all potential impacts and reasonable alternatives associated with this project are thoroughly analyzed as it will ultimately support the permit application decision,” Boyle said.
The federal directive comes amid treaty negotiations between the United States and Canada regarding the future of the pipeline as Canada lobbies to keep it operating through tunnel construction — an effort that runs counter to Michigan leaders' efforts to shutter the line.
Enbridge had requested a construction permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the pipeline, but the corps in 2021 insisted on a more in-depth environmental impact statement be prepared first.
The construction of the roughly 4-mile tunnel between Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas was agreed to between Enbridge and outgoing Republican Gov. Rick Snyder in late 2018. At the time, the estimated cost was between $350 million and $500 million to build, and the estimated timeline for construction ranged from seven to 10 years.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel, Democrats who campaigned on promises to close the 69-year-old pipeline, began to negotiate with Enbridge on a shorter timeline when they took office in 2019. But the company said it couldn't meet the governor's two-year timeline.
Whitmer in November 2020 rescinded Enbridge's 1953 easement in the straits and ordered the pipeline shut down by May 2021.
Enbridge ignored the shutdown order as the parties fought in court. Michigan lost a key portion of its federal case in November 2021, when a federal judge said the case had to stay in federal court and could not be moved into state court where the state may get a more favorable ruling.
The state moved its focus to a separate state suit, which was immediately moved to federal court again by Enbridge. A federal judge has yet to decide whether that case will remain in federal court.
The November 2021 decision came about a month after Canada formally invoked a 1977 treaty that the country says prevents the U.S. government or Michigan from disrupting the operation of Line 5.
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Firefighters suppressing wildfire near Isle Royale National Park trails
A weekend wildfire at the Isle Royale National Park appears to be slowing in growth, officials said Monday.
The fire, located near the park's Tobin Harbor and Mt. Franklin Trail "is being suppressed by (National Park Service) personnel and requested wildland firefighters," they said in a statement Monday. "With favorable weather, the fire has seen little growth over the last day."
The fire covered about 11 acres of the park's land, officials reported Saturday. Park staff received reports of a plume of smoke coming from an apparent wildfire burning in the area of the Three Mile campground.
Visitors were evacuated from Three Mile and Lane Cove campgrounds. Visitors also were contacted and brought in from the Rock Harbor, Tobin Harbor, Mt. Franklin, and Greenstone Ridge trails for their safety, officials said.
The park in the Upper Peninsula is on the northwest area of Lake Superior and "is a unique and remote island archipelago" on the largest freshwater lake in the world, according to the National Park Service.
The park covers 132,018 acres of land and has 36 campgrounds located across the island. Campsites are accessible only by foot or watercraft. The Three Mile Campground, where the fire was reported, has 15 campsites and eight shelters. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/15/isle-royale-national-park-wildfire/10329608002/ | 2022-08-15T17:28:13 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/15/isle-royale-national-park-wildfire/10329608002/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A crash has closed K-42 near 79th Street South.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened shortly after 9:15 a.m. on K-42 near 79th Street South, southwest of a Clonmel.
The driver of a Waste Connections truck reportedly lost control and rolled the vehicle. One person was seriously injured.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation. No other details have been released. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/crash-closes-k-42-near-79th-street-south/ | 2022-08-15T17:28:46 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/crash-closes-k-42-near-79th-street-south/ |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 27-year-old motorcyclist died at the hospital a day after crashing Saturday on Gandy Boulevard.
Brendon Courson was heading east on Gandy Boulevard in the median lane around 9:25 a.m. Saturday when he drifted off the road and into a guide rail, according to a St. Petersburg Police Department news release.
His motorcycle continued to travel when, at some point, he was thrown from the bike.
Courson was taken to an area hospital for treatment of police called life-threatening injuries. He died Sunday, Aug. 14.
An investigation is ongoing. So far, it appears that high speed was a factor in the crash, police said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-petersburg-deadly-motorcycle-crash-gandy-boulevard/67-3379cb2f-6a89-48bd-8d07-6f9ca0a1e491 | 2022-08-15T17:33:09 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-petersburg-deadly-motorcycle-crash-gandy-boulevard/67-3379cb2f-6a89-48bd-8d07-6f9ca0a1e491 |
'We're resilient': Smith Island residents stick together after tornado tears through area
The week following the devastating EF-1 tornado has felt utterly surreal to Smith Island residents — most of whom are still reeling from the frightening ordeal. To some, life, at present, feels like a movie.
As recovery efforts progress and donations continue to pour in, Delmarva may rest assured that this calamity, although brimming with panic and fear, could have been much worse.
The small, coastal community was caught in the path of a destructive tornado that tore through the island on Aug. 4, 2022.
“What you see in the movies is how it really played out,” said EMS Captain Janet Tyler.
Winds hit over 100 mph
The tornado, with winds between 73 to 112 mph, resulted in zero fatalities and one injury. The injured woman, 88-year-old Doris Lee Bradshaw, was hospitalized in Salisbury at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional after being discovered underneath the rubble of her destroyed home.
“It’s amazing she’s even alive,” Tyler said of Bradshaw.
According to reports Tyler obtained on-scene, the outer wall of Bradshaw’s home fell onto the end of her hospital bed. This initial collapse prevented more debris from falling on top of Bradshaw.
Bradshaw has since been released from the hospital and is now recovering at Alice B. Tawes Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Crisfiled, where she is receiving physical therapy for her injury.
The remote island, which can only be accessed by boat or helicopter, is home to about 260 people and consists of three distinct communities: Tylerton, Rhodes Point and Ewell.
STATISTICS:Smith Island EF1 Tornado Preliminary Damage Survey Results
MORE:'The damage is devastating': Tornado strikes Smith Island, damaging more than dozen homes
“We’re a pretty strong community. We’re resilient,” Tyler said. “Everybody’s just sticking together, trying to see how we can help each other out and put ourselves back together.”
Buildings, homes destroyed by storm
Nearly one dozen homes and buildings were harmed during the storm, with damages varying in size and scale. This includes Island Time, a bed and breakfast on Rhodes Point, which was empty when the tornado struck. Nearby, a church was nearly demolished as 30 people sat inside, worshipping. The tornado, which was headed directly for the place of worship, spun away onto a different path.
“After seeing firsthand the path of destruction of the waterspout tornado on Smith Island, I am in awe of the resiliency and faith of the people of Smith Island,” said State Sen. Mary Beth Carozza in an Aug. 6 Facebook post detailing the destruction.
Carozza visited the island that same week to observe the damage and console distraught residents.
According to Somerset County Emergency Services, The Ewell Volunteer Fire Department has been at the forefront of recovery efforts and in close contact with the county. Also aiding is A&N Electric, which is working to identify specific areas where power is still down.
Anything that can be burned, including trees, branches and other debris, will continue to be disposed of on the island. Materials that cannot be discarded in fire, including metal, pieces of furniture or other household items, will be loaded into dump trucks and carried away on barges.
Cutting Crew Lawn Care recently donated its time by traveling to the remote island, chain saws in-hand, to assist with cleanup and debris removal. First Light For First Responders, a Maryland-based nonprofit delivering support to first responders, has also been lending a helping hand.
As of Friday, Aug. 12, an online fundraiser organized by Jay Fleming to repair and rebuild damage has reached its initial goal of $100,000 after collecting nearly $114,000.
Donations have reached an all time high, said Tyler, who is a member of a seven-person committee working toward dispersing monetary donations for tornado-related damage. Other committee members include Eddie Somers, Johnny Crantz Tyler, Scott Andreozzi, Duke Marshall, Jay Fleming and Pastor Everett Landon, who is overseeing the process.
“We really, really do appreciate all of these donations but we’re good on them right now. It’s a little overwhelming, the amount that’s come in,” Tyler said of donated supplies.
Although there is plenty to go around, some residents are struggling to accept help.
“We have one lady here whose whole roof had lifted off her house, but she’s still in there,” said Tyler. “She said, ‘It’ll be okay. They’ve got some tarps on it. You don’t need to worry about me. There are other people to worry about.’ ”
RELATED:How to help Smith Island in tornado recovery
Everyone is hanging in there, said Tyler. It is the endless support from various counties and communities across the Eastern Shore that makes tragedies, such as the very one Smith Island is facing, easier to recover from.
Olivia Minzola covers communities on the Lower Shore. Contact her with tips and story ideas at ominzola@delmarvanow.com. | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/15/smith-island-residents-stick-together-after-ef-1-tornado-struck-delmarva-storm/65396421007/ | 2022-08-15T17:35:39 | 0 | https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2022/08/15/smith-island-residents-stick-together-after-ef-1-tornado-struck-delmarva-storm/65396421007/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – After a Saturday night crash left a juvenile injured in Johnson City, crash report details shed more light on what led to the incident.
According to a crash report compiled by the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) and obtained by News Channel 11, the crash took place across from a gas station where a witness said the injured juvenile planned to meet her mother’s boyfriend.
As the driver of a 2017 Honda Civic was traveling east down Unaka Avenue, a witness told officers that the 15-year-old ran across the street and into traffic where they were hit by the car.
The driver told officers that they were unable to brake in time after they saw the pedestrian, and the report said no drug or alcohol use by either party was suspected.
As a result of the crash, the minor sustained a “suspected major injury” and was transported to Johnson City Medical Center for care, though the details of the injury were not listed in the report.
According to JCPD officials, the injured minor was in stable condition as of Monday. The document lists the driver, a 22-year-old from Elizabethton, as uninjured in the incident. The Honda did receive “disabling damage” and was towed from the scene, according to the report. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/docs-show-new-details-in-jc-pedestrian-crash/ | 2022-08-15T17:36:15 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/docs-show-new-details-in-jc-pedestrian-crash/ |
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – After a 51-year-old woman was reported missing by her husband, authorities are searching for any clues on her whereabouts.
According to a Facebook post from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Sandra Pryor was last seen on Saturday night at the Hyperion Grill around 11 p.m.
Pryor was reported as wearing a white shirt and a gray/blue skirt at the time and was driving a pearl white 2017 Nissan Rogue with a Tennessee BCH1507 license plate. The vehicle has a “Lakeway Auto” sticker on the back and a sunroof, according to the post.
Pryor was expected at her employer’s home to dog-sit but reportedly never arrived.
Anyone with information regarding Pryor’s location is asked to contact Detective Chuck Humphreys with the Greene County Sheriff’s Department at 423-798-1800 ext. 1514, or call 911. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/greene-county-sheriffs-dept-looking-for-missing-woman/ | 2022-08-15T17:36:21 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/greene-county-sheriffs-dept-looking-for-missing-woman/ |
BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) – The Bristol Casino run by Hard Rock generated nearly $12 million in its first month off of table games and slots alone, according to a report published by the Virginia Lottery.
In a casino activity report released on Monday, the lottery organization overseeing all casinos in Virginia said the newly opened business made $11,717,478.46 in Adjusted Gross Revenues (AGR) in July. According to the release, a casino’s AGR is determined by subtracting winnings paid out from wagers paid to the business.
The vast majority of that total came from slot machine gaming, which generated $10,236,488.59 throughout the month. Table games brought in $1,480,989.87 in that same period.
From that gross revenue, VA Lottery said $2,109,146.13 will go to the state as part of an 18% revenue tax. That money is broken down for multiple causes:
- Regional Improvement Commission (6% of AGR) – $703,048.71
- Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund (0.8% of total taxes) – $16,873.17
- Family and Children’s Trust Fund (0.2% of total taxes) – $4,218.26
- Gaming Proceeds Fund – $1,385,005.96
In previous reports, gamblers at Bristol Casino spent over $37 million in the business’s first ten days of operation, while winning nearly $34 million in the same time. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/va-lottery-bristol-casino-generated-almost-12-million-in-july/ | 2022-08-15T17:36:28 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/va-lottery-bristol-casino-generated-almost-12-million-in-july/ |
Residents and a firefighter hospitalized following a Chesterfield apartment fire on Saturday have been released.
Crews were dispatched at 3:46 a.m. to the 800 block of Boulder Springs Drive, according to the Chesterfield Fire and Emergency Medical Services.
Three people who were sent to a hospital had been released as of Monday. A firefighter also has been released and returned to full duty, the department said.
Red Cross Virginia on Saturday said the organization was helping 35 residents who had been displaced.
From the archives: 100 photos of Pony Pasture
05-08-1989: Aqua cycling--Mark Oliver (left), 20, and his 16 year-old brother, Justin, drove down to Riverside Drive from the Fan district yesterday to look for "aqua cycling" challenges. Here, they pedal through flood waters in the parking lot of Pony Pasture. Richmond police had closed off sections of about 10 streets yesterday because of flood waters.
P. Kevin Morley
Fishing the James River is a natural pasttime and has been for as long as there have been inhabitants in the area. Here, Dale Huggins tries to lure a fish in on fly rod near the Pony Pasture. July 11, 1998
STUART T. WAGNER
Dam between Huguenot Bridge and the Pony Pasture. July 2, 1998
STUART T. WAGNER
Courtney Webb, 16, meets 'Bo-Bo' while enjoying a day off from school, Tuesday, May 26, 1998 at the Pony Pasture section of the James River. Courtney and other students flocked to the river to enjoy a 'snow day.' She is a student at Manchester High School.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Local high school students flocked to the Pony Pasture section of the James River on Tuesday, May 26, to take advantage of a 'snow day.' (Since local schools did not have to use any 'snow days' since snow did not cause any school closings this winter, Tuesday was a day off.
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Sandra Slocum and her son, Brooks, 6, cool off in a puddle of the James River at the Pony Pasture area of James River Park. They and Brooks' brother, Phil, 8, spent part of the afternoon having fun and checking out the low water conditions created by the current drought. It was the boys' first romp in the river.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Kristi McCullough and her ten-month-old son Andrew took a break from errands to enjoy the warm weather at Pony Pasture Thursday, February 10, 2000. They live in Chesterfield.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
With just a few days left before the summer ends and school begins, Godwin High School senior Ashley Gill and her boyfriend, Stephen Serge, spend a day on the rocks at the Pony Pasture, a popular summer hangout for students. Serge attends a private school in Hampton, Virginia, so the two will see less of each other when school begins.
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Cheryl Richards, 20, right, tries to coax Gracie, her 17-week-old Beagle mix puppy, into the James River at the Pony Pasture Friday, July 20, 2001. Gracie was less than thrilled with the water and later had to be carried back to dry land.
BOB BROWN
People enjoying the James River at the Pony Pasture . A report issued by the state Department of Envrionmental Quality says that the Pony Pasture and other parts of the James are too polluted with fecal bacteria to be fit fit for swimming . July 18 , 2002
CLEMENT BRITT
A dog plays in the James River at the Pony Pasture . A report issued by the state Department of Envrionmental Quality says that the Pony Pasture and other parts of the James are too polluted with fecal bacteria to be fit fit for swimming . July 18 , 2002
CLEMENT BRITT
These swimmers on rocks in the James River at the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA, were ignoring several signs posted in the immediate area warning against swimming, since the river was over five feet over flood stage Monday, July 7, 2003.
BOB BROWN
Jos Munos enjoys the dryer weather by skip's rocks at Pony Pasture with his friends Monday, June 9, 2003.
TIMES-DISPATCH
Elizabeth Esfahani relaxes at pony pasture Wednesday, August 20, 2003.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Pony Pasture proved to be just the right spot to cool off for Norma Ryan and a friend's children. From left: Emilio Lyton, 6; Raquel Lyton, 4; Norma Ryan; Sabrina Lyton, 2; and Catalina Lyton, 8.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Low water on the James River near Pony Pasture . October 10 , 2007
CLEMENT BRITT
Warm weather brought bathers to Pony Pasture on 8/3/07.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Riverside Dr. , shot near Pony Pasture , is being proposed to be designated as Virginia's first urban scenic byway. December 24 , 2008
CLEMENT BRITT
A goose glides through fall colors reflected in the James River along Riverside Drive near the Pony Pasture.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
The Pony Pasture rapids of the James River. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
P. KEVIN MORLEY
As the sun starts to illuminate fog on the James River, a photographer waits for just the right moment on the rocks of the Pony Pasture lower rapids.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Sunrise at the Pony Pasture section of the James River.
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Sunrise on the James River lights up the stepping stone-like highly accessible area of the James River known as the Pony Pasture.
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With the arrival of cold air, mixed with relatively warm water, fog forms on the James River in the lower rapids of Pony Pasture. The Carillon tower is in the background.
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A canine visitor to the dog-friendly Pony Pasture jumps (successfully) to a rock.
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Jamie Wilbar, 13, of Glen Allen, leaps from a rock at Pony Pasture for what might have been his last James River swim of the year.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Jamie Wilbar, 13, of Glen Allen, jumps into the rapids at Pony Pasture for what might have been his last James River swim of the year.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Despite written warnings that swimmers must wear life jackets, river-goers play in the water at Pony Pasture Rapids, in Richmond, on June 02, 2009.
Eva Russo
A couple heads for the Pony Pasture along the James River in Richmond, VA Monday, June 8, 2009.
BOB BROWN
Jumping into the James was the rule of the day for many who flocked to the Pony Pasture on Memorial Day.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Swimmers at Pony Pasture watched the Regional training of the Tactical Rescue Teams doing a quarterly drill and swift water awareness course on Aug. 4. Morning showers gave way to another hot humid day. Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover agencies were involved in the river rescue training.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Participants in the "Dive & Draw!" program head into the James River near Pony Pasture on Saturday. The program, a collaboration between Chesterfield County Environmental Engineering and Friends of the James River, is designed to promote stewardship of the river.
JOE MAHONEY
Lorne Field of Chesterfield county's Environmental Engineering department talks of algae blooms during a "Dive & Draw!" event in the James River near Pony Pasture on Saturday. The program, a collaboration between the Chesterfield County agency and Friends of the James River, is designed to promote stewardship of the river.
JOE MAHONEY
Participants in the "Dive & Draw!" program head into the James River near Pony Pasture on Saturday. The program, a collaboration between Chesterfield County Environmental Engineering and Friends of the James River, is designed to promote stewardship of the river.
JOE MAHONEY
The James River, downstream a few hundred yards from the Pony Pasture, on Richmond's southside.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Med-Flight paramedic David Powell, with Chesterfield County Fire, grabs a 'cinch' vest lowered to him from a Virginia State Police helicopter during a training exercise in the James River in Richmond Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters, paramedics and pilots with Med-Flight ran through medical evacuation drills near the Riverside Meadow Greenspace along Riverside Drive, near the Pony Pasture. Two choppers were involved in the drills.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Med-Flight paramedic David Powell, with Chesterfield County Fire, hangs from a 'cinch' vest om a cable hanging from a Virginia State Police helicopter during a training exercise in the James River in Richmond Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters, paramedics and pilots with Med-Flight ran through medical evacuation drills near the Riverside Meadow Greenspace along Riverside Drive, near the Pony Pasture. Two choppers were involved in the drills.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Waterfowl in the James River's Pony Pasture catches the attention of swimmers, June 30, 2012.
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The ever-popular Pony Pasture area of the James River draws hundreds on warm summer days. Sept. 1, 2012.
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After putting his head into the cold water at Pony Pasture, Luke Logan, 9, emerges during the Polar Bear Plunge, Jan. 1, 2013.
P.Kevin Morley
Lorene Davidson and a family friend, Rachel Cryster, 11, bundle up to keep warm after jumping into the frigid water of the James River at Pony Pasture for the annual Polar Bear Plunge, Jan. 1, 2013.
P.Kevin Morley
Fog covers the James River across from Pony Pasture Monday afternoon, January 15, 2013.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Mike Martin kayaks in the James River near Pony Pasture Thursday, May 9, 2013.
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Amelie Williams, 9, climbs across a log at the James River Parks' Pony Pasture a few minutes after the winter solstice hit at 12:11 pm Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. She and some of her friends were enjoying the unseasonal weather.
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Nicole Harrison of Durham celebrates to recorded music Funk Brothers played at Pony Pasture on Riverside Drive during the Richmond Marathon Saturday, November 15, 2014.
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James Richardson, center foreground, misses his tube as he and his friends, all of Yorktown,from left, Raychel Blanchette, Bryce Burgner, and Devin Lapp visit Pony Pasture Rapids, part of The James River Park System, for tubing in Richmond on Monday, June 16, 2014.
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A video camera stationed in James River Park caught these river otters between the Huguenot Bridge and Pony Pasture Rapids in South Richmond. A project that started last spring is using video to document wildlife in the park.
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Many sought refuge from the heat by jumping into the James River at the Pony Pasture, June 23, 2015.
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Kayakers start their guided tour by Riverside Outfitters at Pony Pasture in Richmond on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.
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Lucas Crain and his five-year-old daughter McKenzie Crain head back to their car after taking a cooling dip in the James River at the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA Monday, August 24, 2015.
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(L-R) Emmett Shreve, age 3, his friend Alice Hunter, age 4, and her cousin Ford Hunter, age 3, watch the churning waters of the James River at Pony Pasture after the river rose to over nine feet Sunday, October 4, 2015.
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Deepannita Hossain, left, 22, and Sahba Abolfazli, right, 22, (cqbb both names) both senior chemical engineering students at UVA, pause to watch the James River flow by the Pony Pasture area in Richmond, VA Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. Hossain is a native of Bangaladesh and Abolfazli is a native of Iran.
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Interpretive signs for the John Smith Trail are located at a few historic sites around Richmond, including this one on at Pony Pasture Rapids Park. Photo taken Nov. 11, 2015.
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His first visit to the Pony Pasture rapids, part of the James River Park System, and Wyatt Lifsey said he picked a good day to relax. He moved to Richmond from Blacksburg, Va. about one month ago. April 21, 2016.
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Oeuyown Kim (left) and friend Morgan Moore relax with drinks in the James River at the Pony Pasture early Saturday evening before a thunderstorm rolled through. Aug. 6, 2016
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Two young women jump off a log into the James River at the Pony Pasture area in Richmond, VA Thursday, August 11, 2016 as high temperatures and humidity caused many people to head to the river to cool off.
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Geoffrey Zindren of Richmond makes his way to a spot for fishing at Pony Pasture in Richmond on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Zindren said he doesn't expect to catch any fish but this is his excuse to be out more often.
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With temperatures in the mid-80's, fall break for these VCU students has been feeling more like summer vacation. The six friends (and a dog named Leona, lower left) spent part of the afternoon reclining and eating cookies at the Pony Pasture along Riverside Drive. From left: Muneera Hassan, Tiffany Tran, Connie Tran, Igor Tsvetkov, Isaiah Klimek, and Samantha Muehlbauer. Oct. 20, 2016
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Ryan McKinnon and his dog Rudy sit on a rock at Pony Pasture on Sunday May 29, 2016.
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Rudy took her first plunge into the James River at Pony Pasture on Sunday May 29, 2016 and jumped right back onto the dry rock after her owner Ryan McKinnon pulled her into the water with him.
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Driftwood and high river levels kept many of the popular granite boulders hideen at Pony Pasture Rapids, May 16, 2016.
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A prothonotary warbler. The small songbird was spotted by bird watchers along the James River at the Pony Pasture section of James River Park. May 11, 2016.
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Barbara Eck (left) and Alice Boller look for birds along the James River at the Pony Pasture, May 11, 2016. The two joined a few other local birders there Wednesday morning.
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Lightning Bug at Pony Pasture in Richmond on June 20, 2017.
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The James River in Richmond, VA offered some relief from the upper 90's heat Thursday, July 13, 2017 to many folks who visited the Pony Pasture rocks.
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This couple had a little difficulty getting their dog interested in entering the water at the Pony Pasture area of the James River in Richmond, VA Thursday, July 13, 2017. The dog eventually entered the water and appeared to enjoy it.
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A couple share a quiet moment on the Pony Pasture rocks in the James River in Richmond, VA Monday, August 7, 2017.
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A group of swimmers enjoy a cooling dip in the water along the Pony Pasture rocks in the James River in Richmond, VA Monday, August 7, 2017.
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Canada geese appear to be performing a water ballet in the Pony Pasture area of the James River in Richmond, VA Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. The geese were actually feeding on underwater plants.
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Some land along the James River in Richmond's West End was recently cleared, and state officials say the work violated a law requiring that a 100-foot buffer of natural vegetation be maintained along the river to protect it from pollution. The home of Stuart and Dawn Siegel sits above the cleared area. City officials say the Science Museum of Virginia Foundation, which allowed Siegel to have the work done, is responsible because it owns the land. This view is from the Pony Pasture Rapids section of James River Park in South Richmond. Pic taken 11/17.
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Jay Ross, age 8, swings on a grape vine along a Pony Pasture trail Sunday, February 25, 2018. It is a native plant to Virginia.
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Jay Ross, age 8, gets a higher view while standing on a grape vine along a Pony Pasture trail Sunday, February 25, 2018. It is a native plant to Virginia.
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Some sunbathers were ignoring warnings posted by sitting on the rocks amid rapids at the Pony Pasture section of the James River in Richmond, VA Wednesday, May 2, 2018. A half-dozen others sat on rocks along the stretch also.
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A young woman sat on the bank at the Pony Pasture section of the James River in Richmond, VA Wednesday, May 2, 2018. A half-dozen others chose to ignore high water warnings and sat on rocks out in the rapids.
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Annika Licht, 15, left, from Charlotte, NC, rides a line down a 100 ft tall hickory tree with the help of instructor Jocelyn Lohse, right, with Riverside Outfitters, in the woods near the Pony Pasture section along the James River in Richmond, VA Friday, July 6, 2018. This and other activities are part of the Riverside Outfitters Day Summer Camp program.
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Two hikers (no names given) paused to look at the James River as it flowed past the Pony Pasture area in Richmond, VA Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 on a balmy fall day.
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Cade Cooper, left, from Powhatan and Amanda Yowell, right, from Culpeper, took advantage of great weather on the first day of summer to float down the James River near the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA Friday, June 21, 2019.
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Cade Cooper, left, from Powhatan and Amanda Yowell, right, from Culpeper, took advantage of great weather on the first day of summer to float down the James River past a group of sunbathers near the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA Friday, June 21, 2019.
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A couple took advantage of great weather on the first day of summer to share a quiet moment in the James River near the Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA Friday, June 21, 2019.
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A young boy watches a family of ducks swim past as he stands beside the James River at the Pony Pasture section in Richmond, VA, Monday, July 15, 2019 as the temperature climbed above 90 degrees.
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A man talks on his phone while cooling off in the James River at the Pony Pasture section in Richmond, VA, Monday, July 15, 2019 as the temperature climbed above 90 degrees.
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Brothers Shawn (11) and Miguel Johnson (6) from Washington, DC spent part of Monday afternoon at Pony Pasture in the James River with their grandparents, who are from Richmond. Miguel looks toward his runaway Croc, which his older brother retrieved.
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Brothers Shawn (11) and Miguel Johnson (6) from Washington, DC spent part of Monday afternoon at Pony Pasture in the James River with their grandparents, who are from Richmond.
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Ballard Payne, 17, transports his friend Claire Zeno, 17, back to shore after the two spent part of the afternoon swimming the waters of the James River at the area known as the Pony Pasture along Riverside Drive. The two went straight to the river after classes ended for the day at Trinity High School.
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7:08 a.m.-Along Riverside Drive, between Williams Dam and Pony Pasture, a group of runners sets out on a 6.5-mile training run for a half-marathon they will run in August. Scenic Riverside Drive attracts many runners.
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9:37 a.m.-Bob Willis, 62, gives his dog “Valentine” a treat while walking along the Louise Burke Nature Trail at the Pony Pasture. Willis has been coming to the park for many years. He remembers the time when there were no trees.
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12:48 p.m..- At the bottom of the staircase boat ramp at the Pony Pasture, children venture into the chilly water of the James River. The children are: On the left, Brando Contreras, 3; Jasmine Vigil, 3 (right); Arlett Vigil, 9 (left, center) and Armondo Guevara, 7 (right, center). JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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7:42 a.m.- Geese fly above the rapids at Pony Pasture. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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11:15 a.m.- Trevor Frost slides down the staircase boat ramp and into the James River at the Pony Pasture. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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1:15 p.m.- "Duke" romps in the rapids of Pony Pasture. He was there with his owners, Emily and Brandon Hoffman. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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7:33 a.m.-The rocks at the Pony Pasture rapids were accessible enough to lure this man out for some shoes-off time. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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1:56 p.m.- The rapids at Pony Pasture make venturing into them a challenge and potential hazard. JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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1:30 p.m.- After spending a few hours on the rocks at Pony Pasture, Danielle Schaevitz gives Lindsey Crawford a hand crossing back to shore. They were with fellow University of Richmond students Casey Kelly (third from left, on rock), Natalie Simons (to Casey Kelley’s left). JAMES RIVER JOURNAL
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A swimmer snorkels in the Pony Pasture, near shore.
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A visitor to the Pony Pasture section of the James River Parks system navigates the rocks which are normally covered with what is referred to as the "Upper Rapids."
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Greg Mills (front) and Chad Horohoe relax in the Pony Pasture section of the James River.
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The flow of the water in the James River's Pony Pasture was just right Thursday afternoon for Tobias Barth, 14, of Chesterfield, and about a hundred others.
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A retriever returns a stick from its thrower in the James River's Pony Pasture section.
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The heat was no problem for 7-year-old Jose' Gill Thursday afternoon. He and his two brothers and a cousin soaked in the waters of the James River near the Pony Pasture. About two hundred others had the same idea. Later in the afternoon, a thunderstorm rolled in and most of the rivergoers left. But Jose' and his brothers and cousin stayed in the water.
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WILDWOOD – About 8,000 people attended the Wildwood Tattoo Beach Bash at the convention center this weekend, a three-day celebration of ink.
Tattoo artists from throughout the area set up booths, along with other vendors. The event also included sideshow entertainers, tattoo contests and more.
But the tattoo artists appeared to be the main attraction, with more than 150 in attendance and most keeping busy with customers.
Among them was Matt Miranda, of Forked River, who was getting a Celtic design on his right leg to sit beside an upside-down smiley face and the symbol of the Deathly Hallows from the “Harry Potter” franchise.
He said he and his friends did their own tattoos while he was in the Navy, a smiley face, but that one has faded away, replaced by one completed by a pro.
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Jarehd Herbert, a South Jersey resident who works with Upscale Ink Studio, was preparing the spot for the new tattoo.
Several at the event had their children with them, and many said they either made a weekend in Wildwood of the convention or are regular visitors to the beach town.
The event has taken place for several years, presented by Rebel Image Tattoo and Villain Arts. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/a-three-day-celebration-of-ink-as-thousands-attend-wildwood-tattoo-event/article_fa09c284-1c1d-11ed-b89f-4b1504b9c2e9.html | 2022-08-15T17:44:39 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/a-three-day-celebration-of-ink-as-thousands-attend-wildwood-tattoo-event/article_fa09c284-1c1d-11ed-b89f-4b1504b9c2e9.html |
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP — "Bark in the Park," held to raise money to help families care for pets facing health issues, is returning to the Atlantic County 4-H Fairgrounds on Sept. 17.
In its second year, the event hosted by the Absecon Veterinary Hospital's "Laddie’s Legacy" nonprofit charity will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the animal hospital said in a news release on Monday.
Laddie's Legacy was started after a cat named Laddie was surrendered to the hospital by her owner, who, because of mounting costs, could not care for the animal when she became sick. The charity sets itself out to help pet owners care for their animals when financial constraints occur.
“It's a great way to raise funds to support Laddie's Legacy, which seeks to alleviate this heartbreaking decision by aiding pet owners to help offset the financial burden of emergency care when the pet has a favorable outcome, said Cherie Scheurich, hospital administrator and Laddie’s Legacy board member. "We believe that the place of loving, cherished animals in families should never be threatened by concerns over the cost of unforeseen veterinary care.”
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The animal hospital is looking for food vendors to volunteer for the event. A $50 participation fee, which goes toward the nonprofit, is needed upon registering, the hospital said. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/bark-in-the-park-returning-to-atlantic-county-4-h-fairgrounds/article_7db1f5ac-1caa-11ed-a8c8-3b7c69fc79be.html | 2022-08-15T17:44:45 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/bark-in-the-park-returning-to-atlantic-county-4-h-fairgrounds/article_7db1f5ac-1caa-11ed-a8c8-3b7c69fc79be.html |
TRENTON — New Jersey will no longer require routine COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated state contractors or workers in school districts and child care settings, the governor's office said in a news release Monday.
Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed an executive order rescinding the requirement. However, nothing in the governor's order prevents the affected agencies from issuing their own testing policies, Murphy said.
The decision follows relaxed guidance issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in which those exposed to the coronavirus no longer need to quarantine, given they don't test positive for the virus.
Last school year, New Jersey required public and private school staff — including teachers, administrators, support staff, and substitute teachers — to be fully vaccinated or submit to COVID-19 testing one to two times weekly.
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New Jersey is more protected against the coronavirus now that children as young as 6 months old are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination, Murphy said Monday.
Over 18.4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in New Jersey, with more than 1.9 million doses having been administered to children under the age of 18.
"As always, I encourage everyone to stay up-to-date on their vaccination and take other precautions as necessary to protect themselves and their loved ones from this virus," Murphy said in a written statement.
Monday's order lifts the school and child care policy requirement immediately, but state contractors must wait until Sept. 1. Testing requirements for state employees will also end on that date, Murphy's Office said, adding that the decision is separate from Monday's order.
Since the pandemic began affecting New Jersey in March 2020, Murphy, a Democrat, has been admonished by Republicans for his COVID-related orders, specifically relating to lockdowns, as well as the state's masking and vaccine requirements.
Recently, the governor faced mounting pressure to end the testing mandate. In July, State Sen. Kristin Corrado, R-Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic, sent a letter to Murphy, writing that “September marks a return of confusion and concern for thousands [of] school employees who are not vaccinated and have no idea what to expect regarding weekly COVID testing.”
State Sen. Michael Testa on Monday commended the announcement, insisting New Jersey is taking another step toward normalcy thanks to the persistent advocacy from Republican lawmakers.
“This is a victory for science and personal freedoms, and welcome news for teachers who have one less worry as they prepare to go back to school in the coming weeks," Testa, R-Cape May, Atlantic, Cumberland, said in a statement issued by the Senate Republicans on Monday.
While testing requirements for thousands of school and child care employers are no longer mandated, employers are still required to report vaccination and testing data to the state Department of Health, as it continues monitoring COVID trends.
Covered workers in congregate care, health care, and correctional facility settings will still be required to be up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations, including the first booster dose, as per prior executive orders, Murphy's Office said.
The Philadelphia Inquirer contributed to this report. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-ending-testing-requirements-for-school-workers-others/article_5fbee68a-1cb0-11ed-a09c-571408cb6d58.html | 2022-08-15T17:44:52 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-jersey-ending-testing-requirements-for-school-workers-others/article_5fbee68a-1cb0-11ed-a09c-571408cb6d58.html |
TRENTON — With a handful of legal cannabis retail operations open for the recreational market around New Jersey, the newly-legal market saw a brisk demand, and regulators are expecting sales to continue to expand.
With the first legal sales taking place April 26, by the end of June, almost $79.7 million worth of cannabis had been sold at licensed dispensaries throughout New Jersey, bringing in $4.6 million in tax revenue. That includes $219,482 in social equity excise fees, according to information recently released by the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
As additional licenses receive approval and more retail locations open, officials expect those numbers to grow. They also expect the prices for consumers to drop as competition increases.
“The market is improving. It is performing as we expect with the current number of dispensaries, the spread of locations, and the high prices,” said Jeff Brown, the executive director of the commission. “As more cannabis businesses come online, consumers won’t have to travel as far to make purchases, and prices will fall with increased competition. The market will do even better.”
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Dianna Houenou, the chair of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission, also sees promise in the numbers. “New Jerseyans are looking forward to supporting new businesses — which will increase sales figures and generate more revenue to be reinvested in our communities,” she said. “We are working to make that happen. We are issuing awards to start new businesses on their path to operation and look forward to the industry growth we see coming in the near future.”
In the first weeks of retail sales to adults without medical marijuana cards, customers waited in long lines, usually for more than an hour, to purchase cannabis from licensed dispensaries. There are still lines, but people familiar with the market say they have eased.
“I don’t hear too many people complaining after they get to the front of the line,” joked Edmund DeVeaux, the president of the New Jersey CannaBusiness Association when contacted on Monday. He said the wait is not as long in most locations as in the first weeks of legal sales.
Regulators expect lower prices and more convenience for cannabis customers in the future. On Monday, DeVeaux said he has been happy with the pace of the work of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission, which has been focused on conditional licenses and the cultivation and manufacturing side of the industry.
In the coming months, DeVeaux said, more annual licenses and more retail dispensary licenses are expected to see approval.
A bigger limit to the expansion of the market may be local restrictions, he said. New Jersey has allowed municipalities to opt out of allowing cultivation or sales within their communities, and far more have said no than have said yes.
That may be a good thing, DeVeaux said, slowing the expansion of the market and allowing it to grow at a sustainable pace.
Other states have seen more of a gold-rush, with a boom in new businesses soon after legalization. DeVeaux cited Oklahoma, which is set to hold a referendum this fall on allowing recreational sales. But when Oklahoma voters legalized medical marijuana in 2018, it kicked off a race to open shops, with more than 2,000 licensed dispensaries opening in a state with just under 4 million people. New Jersey has 8.8 million people.
That explosion led to an immediate contraction, DeVeaux said.
“We heard that people were just walking away from their businesses,” he said. While he envisions a time when buying a package of pre-rolled joints is as convenient in New Jersey as grabbing a six-pack of beer, he sees the slower pace of expansion as better for the long-term prospects of the industry.
Lines at the existing retail operations remain “robust,” DeVeaux said.
According to the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, the expansion of the recreational market has not quashed the medical marijuana industry.
After a small decline to $55,838,072 in the first quarter of 2022, total sales for medicinal cannabis have ticked up to $59,262,014, which is more in line with sales figures for the last quarter of 2021, according to the commission.
“The demand for medicinal cannabis continues to be strong and we are committed to ensuring access for patients,” Brown said, stating that patients are the commission’s priority.
New Jersey legalized medical marijuana in 2010, but the first sales did not take place for years. Voters strongly supported legalization for recreational use in 2020, with the first sales taking place in April.
The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission establishes and enforces the rules and regulations governing the licensing, cultivation, testing, selling, and purchasing of cannabis in the state. Tax revenue certifications come from the New Jersey’s Department of the Treasury Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/njs-cannabis-sales-have-been-brisk-and-officials-say-market-will-continue-to-grow/article_fd737f3e-1cb6-11ed-b253-7fefd2cccb88.html | 2022-08-15T17:44:58 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/njs-cannabis-sales-have-been-brisk-and-officials-say-market-will-continue-to-grow/article_fd737f3e-1cb6-11ed-b253-7fefd2cccb88.html |
The annual 10-day Musikfest in eastern Pennsylvania's Lehigh County wrapped up Sunday after a shooting sent participants scrambling for safety just before the conclusion of Saturday night's concert.
On Monday, the Bethlehem Police Department confirmed that a 20-year-old was shot on Main Street between West Lehigh and Spring streets during Saturday night's festival in Lehigh County.
The man was shot in his abdomen and hospitalized in stable condition, police said.
"From the investigation to date, it appears that this was an isolated incident between two individuals," police said, while noting the investigation was ongoing.
Bethlehem police converged on the area just before the Musikfest entertainment was to end for the night at 11 p.m. Saturday after people reported hearing a gunshot.
The city had authorized the festival to resume at noon Sunday, police said. The music wrapped up as planned Sunday night.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Philadelphia office, which has agents at the festival every year to support city police, is assisting with the investigation, a spokesperson told LehighValleyLive.com.
Last month, a 16-year-old was wounded in a shooting during a fireworks show at Easton's July 10 Heritage Day celebration that sent spectators fleeing. In Philadelphia, bullets grazed two police officers during a Fourth of July fireworks show, prompting an evacuation that sent scores of people running from the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Authorities later said the shots came from the same weapon, but were probably fired from “quite a distance away.”
Musikfest security was beefed up after two shootings in four days during the festival in 2014, one of which wounded a 17-year-old blocks away at closing time following an argument between two groups of teens.
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MCPHERSON, Kan. (KSNW) – Six crew members with the McPherson Fire Department (MFD) are expecting their wives to have babies by the end of this year!
MFD made the announcement on Facebook:
“The joy of welcoming a baby has multiplied by six at McPherson Fire Department! We feel blessed to announce that we have six crew members expecting before the end of this year.”
The above photos show six wives of the MFD crew wearing their husband’s gear while showing off their baby bumps.
From left to right:
- Baby Becker is due Oct. 9
- Baby Krebaum is due Dec. 4
- Baby Rush is due Nov. 1
- Baby Hainline is due Sep. 27
- Baby Ricardez is due Nov. 9
- Baby Kuluva is due Dec. 21
KSN News reached out to MFD. They said that they are all very excited to watch these families grow and can’t wait to see them all at future family events. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/6-wives-of-the-mcpherson-fire-crew-are-expecting-babies-this-year/ | 2022-08-15T17:46:24 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/6-wives-of-the-mcpherson-fire-crew-are-expecting-babies-this-year/ |
RENO COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — One person has been reported dead after a crash occurred in Reno County on Friday afternoon.
A news release from the Reno County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to the 2000 block of E. Parallel Road for a vehicle that was driving in and out of the ditch. As they were responding, they were advised the vehicle was stuck in the ditch.
A female passenger was able to get out, but the driver was still trying to get the vehicle out of the ditch. The vehicle then caught fire while the driver was still inside.
Others who were on the scene attempted to pull the driver out, but they were unable to. As the fire grew, there was an explosion from the vehicle, and it was totally consumed by fire.
The driver of the vehicle was still inside and died from the flames.
A passerby who stopped and tried to help remove the driver from the car was injured in the fire and is being treated for those injuries. There is no update on their condition. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/one-dead-in-car-explosion-near-cheney-reservoir/ | 2022-08-15T17:46:31 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/one-dead-in-car-explosion-near-cheney-reservoir/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Inflation is taking a bite out of our wallets seemingly everywhere we look, and pet food is no exception.
For several years Table of Hope in Wichita has offered pet food to those in need. Each week they help 200 families feed their furry friends.
As pet food prices go up, their donations have been decreasing.
“You don’t get as much food for your money, and if you only have so much money to buy food, you just don’t get as much,” said Jackie Carter, Senior Pastor for Table of Hope. “WAAL, Wichita Animal Action League, contributes to our pantry, and we usually get, I don’t know, 600-700 pounds of food from them. This week, we got about 250. So people just don’t have the resources.”
Currently, Table of Hope gives each family eight pounds of dog food. As the community need rises, they are considering changes.
“We were just talking this morning that maybe we need to cut that in half so that we can serve more pets. So that more people get a little,” Carter explained.
The Kansas Humane Society (KHS) is trying to help pet owners as well.
“They’re struggling to afford pet food, and that’s going to be a reason that they would consider surrendering a pet to us. We really work with them to try to find a solution. You know, is there a way that we can give them pet food? If we don’t have any, can we direct them to that resource list?” said Ericka Goering, KHS Director of Communications and Marketing.
Caring Hands Humane Society in Newton started seeing its donations drop two months ago.
“We didn’t even come close to our goal, and so then that was when we kind of started getting scared. Because we used to meet those goals every time,” said Lauren Kingsley, Caring Hands Humane Society’s Marketing Director.
As a humane society that feeds purely off food donations, it’s tough.
“Our frequency is increasing on when we have to ask for food and try to keep it in the back of people’s minds all the time to think of us when they go to the store thinking on your next amazon order,” Kingsley said.
If you are a pet owner and are considering switching to a brand that is cheaper. KHS recommends you slowly mix the new brand with the old to avoid any stomach issues for your furry friend. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/pet-food-prices-rising-with-inflation-food-pantries-see-bigger-need/ | 2022-08-15T17:46:38 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/pet-food-prices-rising-with-inflation-food-pantries-see-bigger-need/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Friday, Aug. 12, is World Elephant Day, and the Sedgwick County Zoo (SCZ) is celebrating the birthday of one of its elephants, Stephanie, who is turning 51 on Saturday.
According to a Facebook post by the SCZ, Stephanie is an African elephant that is part of a multigenerational herd at the zoo. She is tied for the third oldest African elephant in North America, as the average life expectancy for African elephants is roughly 38 years.
Keepers at the SCZ have prepared a special birthday enrichment for her and the rest of the herd. Festivities begin on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Elephants of the Zambezi River Valley Overlook.
“Come help us celebrate this grateful old gal!” reads the Facebook post. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/today-is-worldelephantday-and-the-scz-is-celebrating/ | 2022-08-15T17:46:45 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/today-is-worldelephantday-and-the-scz-is-celebrating/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — On Saturday, Aug. 13, Freeman Bail Bond Agency is hosting its 4th Annual Food and Back to School Drive for children in the Wichita area.
This event is open to all kids. There will be free school supplies, clothing, food, and fun activities such as train rides, mini-golf, a paddle boat, bounce house and pony rides.
This event is also presented by NFL star Davontae Haris’ charitable organization Reverse Mindset and Chick-fil-A, who will be providing catering.
“Wichita — now is the time to come together and be that village our youth need. We want to set the kids up with the confidence and pride to walk into school and focus on learning instead of worrying about what they are wearing,” said Corrina Webber with Reverse Mindset.
Reverse Mindset is an all-inclusive nonprofit organization that trains and mentors youth in literacy, financial education, entrepreneurship, mental health, and leadership skills.
Freeman Bail Bond Agency has been serving Wichita since 2019. This agency advocates for victims’ rights and ensures that victims have their “day in court.” Its mission is to help people in need and protect the rights of victims.
Again, all food and activities for this event are free. Donations are gratefully accepted.
“Please join us at this event where the kids that pick up these items will be celebrated and welcomed to show how important they are and that we are making an event to celebrate them,” said Webber.
This event takes place in OJ Watson Park, 3022 S McLean Blvd, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-youth-food-and-back-to-school-drive-happening-this-saturday/ | 2022-08-15T17:46:51 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/wichita-youth-food-and-back-to-school-drive-happening-this-saturday/ |
PEA RIDGE, Ark. — The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 49-year-old woman.
Dawn Rene Wynn was last seen in the area of Jennifer Lane in Pea Ridge.
Wynn is 5 foot 2 inches tall, weighs between 150 and 170 pounds and has short black hair.
Officials say she is believed to be headed to northeastern Oklahoma but has ties in southwestern Missouri.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Benton County Sheriff’s Office at 479-273-5532.
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LANCASTER, Texas — The man wanted in the killing of another man during an argument at a youth football game in Lancaster has turned himself into authorities, his attorney told WFAA on Monday.
Yaqub Salik Talib was identified as the suspect in the shooting, which happened Saturday night.
Police on Sunday said Talib, the brother of former NFL cornerback Aqib Talib, was wanted in the shooting.
Shortly before noon Monday, Yaqub Talib's attorney, Clark Birdsall, confirmed that his client had turned himself into authorities.
It was not immediately clear where, or if, Talib was being held in custody.
The Saturday shooting happened about 8:50 p.m. at the Lancaster Community Park at 1749 Jefferson Street in Lancaster, which is in southeast Dallas County.
Police said responding officers were told of a "disagreement among coaching staff and the officiating crew," according to a news release.
While the disagreement unfolded, the coaches got into a physical altercation, and one of the people involved in the fight fired a gun. One man was shot, police said.
He was taken to a hospital, where he later died, according to the news release.
While authorities haven't officially released an identification, coaches with the youth team D.E.A. Dragons told WFAA the victim was Mike Hickmon.
“We saw one of our coaches laying down on the ground right there. It was tough," Dragons' president Mike Freeman said. “More than just a coach. Great father, great man, great role model, great mentor.”
Police named Yaqub Talib as the suspect, but more information about his involvement in the shooting was not released.
Talib is the brother of former NFL cornerback Aqib Talib. Both are coaches on the North Dallas United Bobcats, the other team playing at the time of the shooting.
Tevar Watson owns the team and was on another field cleaning up at the time of the shooting. He's been friends with Hickmon for roughly a decade after the two played in a 9v9 adult football league.
“I think it’s all senseless, man. Yesterday was probably the worst day of my life man," he said. “Lost a good guy. What we call a standup guy, one of the guys that’s there for his family.”
Watson said roughly 80 kids were in the area when it happened.
“I held my son after that for 20 minutes of him just crying because no kid should have to see that," he said.
Freeman said the argument started when Hickmon went to pick up a football and someone kicked it away. That led to the fighting and eventually the shooting.
Hickmon, 43, had been an offensive coordinator on the team for two years and made a name for himself playing at Maceo Smith High School and then the University of North Texas. His son was one of the 9-year-olds on the field at the time of the shooting.
“I held his son, Little Mike Jr, and I held him like my son, and it was very, very, very hard to hold him and console him because again – just letting him know that we’ll be there for him," Freeman said.
The team will begin school Monday, just two days after the shooting, and Freeman said they're trying to get counselors for the team.
“I’m lost at words. I don’t know how to explain it to the kids. That’s the part that I’m stuck on right now. How do I explain it them. Why?," Freeman said. “This is something that these kids will remember for the rest of their life. They’ll never forget this moment.”
"The only thing that I want right now is just justice," Freeman said. "That’s all." | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/yaqub-talib-lancaster-football-shooting-man-wanted-in-killing-of-another-man-at-a-lancaster-youth-football-game-police-say/287-146f7389-c53d-4f04-9b7b-7e976d01de85 | 2022-08-15T17:48:30 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/yaqub-talib-lancaster-football-shooting-man-wanted-in-killing-of-another-man-at-a-lancaster-youth-football-game-police-say/287-146f7389-c53d-4f04-9b7b-7e976d01de85 |
4 injured in Mims collision involving pickup truck and fire engine
Four people, including two Brevard County Fire Rescue firefighters from Station 21 on U.S. 1 in Mims, were injured late Sunday after a collision involving a pickup truck and a fire engine in Mims.
The drivers of the fire engine and the Ford pickup truck remain in hospitals after being airlifted to area trauma centers, Don Walker, spokesperson for Brevard County said Monday.
Video from the crash show the pickup truck mangled with debris scattered along the road where the collision with the fire engine happened.
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The crash happened about 10 p.m. along a darkened stretch of U.S. 1 and Burkholm Road in the rural Brevard town, east of Interstate 95.
Walker said it was unclear if the fire crew was returning to the station. He said three people in the badly-wrecked fire truck were injured.
"We've had fender-benders before but this (crash) was pretty bad," Walker said.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers investigating the crash said that the fire engine was turning onto U.S. 1 when the collision with the southbound pickup happened.
Two people, including the critically injured fire truck driver, were transported by helicopter while the other two were placed in ambulances and taken to a hospital. Their conditions were not available.
One of the firefighters was treated and released.
The 25-year-old driver of the pickup truck sustained the most serious of injuries, Walker said. He did not specify the injuries. A passenger in the pickup had minor injuries.
Investigators will look at a number of factors to determine the cause of the crash, including speed.
Walker said the crash remains under investigation.
J.D. Gallop is a Criminal Justice/Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Gallop at 321-917-4641 or jgallop@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @JDGallop. | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/08/15/brevard-county-firefighters-pickup-driver-hurt-mims-collision/10326818002/ | 2022-08-15T17:54:22 | 0 | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/08/15/brevard-county-firefighters-pickup-driver-hurt-mims-collision/10326818002/ |
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park is set to host multiple demonstrations and experiences surrounding Cherokee culture later in August, and the public is invited to attend.
According to a release from the park, educational and artistic events will begin at 10 a.m. on August 27 and continue until 5 p.m. that same day.
You can find the full schedule below:
From talks on Cherokee history and stories to performances by tribal flutes and dancers, visitors can experience what day-to-day life might have been like for some of the region’s original settlers.
Admission is $8 per adult and $3 per child older than 6. Concessions will be available on-site, and craft workers will be set up to demonstrate their work. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/cherokee-heritage-day-to-bring-living-tribal-history-to-sycamore-shoals/ | 2022-08-15T17:55:07 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/cherokee-heritage-day-to-bring-living-tribal-history-to-sycamore-shoals/ |
BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – Food City presented a check for more than $153,000 to the United Way of Southwest Virginia to aid in flood relief.
On Monday, Food City CEO Steve Smith and other company leaders presented the funds to help the victims of devastating floods in Buchanan County. The money was raised with the help of Food City customers who could make donations at check out during the week-long campaign.
Food City kicked off the drive with a $10,000 donation, while all the rest came from community members.
Smith said the campaign was Food City’s way of giving back to people in need.
“We really wanted to step up and help people, get them back on their feet and get them the support and resources that they really needed,” Smith said during the presentation.
The flooding resulted in dozens of buildings being destroyed, with more being damaged and impacted. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/food-city-presents-153k-in-donations-to-buchanan-county-for-flood-relief/ | 2022-08-15T17:55:14 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/food-city-presents-153k-in-donations-to-buchanan-county-for-flood-relief/ |
TEXAS, USA — A state agency responsible for investigating abuse and exploitation of children has fired an employee for encouraging a 14-year-old in the state’s care to do sex work, a spokesperson with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services said Sunday.
The child in the state’s foster care system was being housed at a Harris County hotel while awaiting placement. She was asking for food when the staff member proposed sex work. The child recorded the interaction in a video obtained by a Houston television station.
“The person in the video – who was employed as [child protective services] support staff — was dismissed from her position August 10,” Marissa Gonzales, the DFPS spokesperson, said in a statement. “The safety and appropriateness with which children in care must be treated is our paramount concern. Nothing less will be tolerated.”
Gonzales told The Texas Tribune that all employees are trained before supervising youth. DFPS Commissioner Jaime Masters has apologized to the child and her mother.
“My daughter told me that the worker had been telling her to do these things, so she said she decided to video her,” Keisha Bazley, the mother of the child, told Fox 26. Bazley had filed a formal complaint with the department.
The identity of the dismissed CPS employee has not been made public.
This is only the latest controversy to befall the state’s child welfare department, which has been under years of scrutiny for its inadequate care of some of the state’s most vulnerable children.
A federal judge has repeatedly slammed the state for failing to properly punish or shut down unsafe child care placement facilities. U.S. District Judge Janis Jack has also criticized the state for its inadequate background checks of caregivers, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
A quarter of children who DFPS identified as victims of sexual abuse were victimized or revictimized after entering foster care, according to court-appointed watchdogs.
Texas ordered a state-contracted shelter to close in March after a court revealed that staff members were trafficking the children in their care. Nine staff members are accused of subjecting seven children to sexual and physical abuse, neglectful supervision and medical neglect. One caretaker accused of selling nude photos of two teenage victims of sexual abuse at the shelter was previously fired from a nearby state juvenile facility for having inappropriate relationships with children in her care, state records show.
And most recently, Jack ordered Texas to develop a plan to remove foster care kids from out-of-state facilities run by organizations facing a federal child abuse investigation.
This story comes from our KHOU 11 News partners at The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans - and engages with them - about public policy, politics, government, and statewide issues. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-child-welfare-agency-fires-employee/285-ff5638bd-9ca7-4826-a755-1a09cd7332fe | 2022-08-15T17:58:20 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-child-welfare-agency-fires-employee/285-ff5638bd-9ca7-4826-a755-1a09cd7332fe |
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) has fired an employee for encouraging a 14-year-old in the state's foster care system to consider sex work, according to a report from The Texas Tribune.
The Tribune reports that the child was being housed at a Harris County hotel awaiting placement. She was asking for food when the staff member proposed sex work. The child recorded the interaction in a video obtained by a Houston news station.
"The person in the video – who was employed as [Child Protective Services] support staff — was dismissed from her position August 10," Marissa Gonzales, a DFPS spokesperson, said in a statement to the Tribune. "The safety and appropriateness with which children in care must be treated is our paramount concern. Nothing less will be tolerated."
Gonzales told the Tribune that all employees are trained before supervising youth. DFPS Commissioner Jaime Masters has apologized to the child and her mother, according to the Tribune.
The identity of the fired CPS employee has not been made public.
To learn more, read the Tribune's full report.
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NORMAL — The Normal Town Council will not be voting on rezoning property and a preliminary development plan for the Wintergreen subdivision Monday.
According to an email to the mayor and town council, the Champaign-based developer Fairlawn Capital has requested that the two line items be pulled from the council's agenda.
The items will be brought back to the council at a future meeting when the developer is ready to proceed, the email said.
Wintergreen, which encompasses roughly 26 acres, is north of Raab Road and west of Towanda Avenue. The proposed ordinance would have changed the approximately 4-acre portion of Wintergreen from a single-family residential area (R-1) to a mixed residential designation (R-2).
The preliminary plan would have also allowed for the developer to build out the remainder of the subdivision, constructing lots north and east of Beech Street and Chuck Murray Drive to accommodate duplexes, rather than single-family homes. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/normal-council-delays-vote-on-wintergreen-subdivision-plans/article_4ca5a9f0-1cb3-11ed-8e55-f3a8acf6a983.html | 2022-08-15T18:03:35 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/normal-council-delays-vote-on-wintergreen-subdivision-plans/article_4ca5a9f0-1cb3-11ed-8e55-f3a8acf6a983.html |
Two would-be home invaders dressed in construction crew garb were thwarted by the screams of a 12-year-old boy at a Brooklyn apartment building last week, authorities say.
The men entered the Sunset Park building near 61st Street and 6th Avenue around 8 p.m. Friday, dressed in neon green shirts and wearing white construction helmets, police said.
Entering through an unlocked hallway, the duo rang the door bell of a unit and were met at the door by the 12-year-old boy.
Police said the men struck the boy in the neck with an unknown object and attempted to cover his mouth with tape, but amid the struggle the 12-year-old yelled out for help.
The shouting sent the suspects running back out of the building and into a gray Nissan.
Surveillance images show the attempted home invaders wearing the construction gear, dark pants and white face masks. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/2-men-sneak-into-nyc-building-assault-boy-in-home-invasion-attempt-cops/3825055/ | 2022-08-15T18:09:30 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/2-men-sneak-into-nyc-building-assault-boy-in-home-invasion-attempt-cops/3825055/ |
A New York City neurologist convicted last month of sexually assaulting patients under his care died by suicide at Rikers on Monday, sources familiar with the case said.
The Department of Correction reported a death at Rikers, the 12th so far this year, but did not name the inmate and said a cause of death was still pending.
But sources confirmed to News 4 that it was in fact Cruciani and the death was being investigated as a suicide. The Daily News was first to report the details.
Ricardo Cruciani, 68, was found guilty July 29 of one count of predatory sexual assault, one count of sexual abuse, one count attempted rape, two counts of rape and seven counts of criminal sexual act in connection to six patients who sought medical expertise to treat chronic and debilitating pain disorders.
The conviction followed a months-long trial that also found Cruciani overprescribed serious pain medication in order to keep those patients in his care.
Cruciani was due to be sentenced on Sept. 14.
Prosecutors claimed during the trial that Cruciani manipulated and sexually abused six patients at a New York City hospital and, later, at facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Eventually, Cruciani allegedly developed a personal relationship with each patient, including discussing personal matters and issues. Prosecutors say that Cruciani started physical contact with his patients by stroking their hair, complimenting their appearance and giving them hugs. Through time, however, Cruciani ended up forcibly kissing the women, groping them, and forcing them to perform oral sex and have sexual intercourse.
Prosecutors say that Cruciani then forced his patients to perform sexual acts in order to receive prescriptions for pain medications that he over-prescribed to the point of addiction -- ensuring his patients could not leave his care despite the abuse.
"When patients sought outside care, some doctors refused to see them because of the dangerously high doses they were prescribed. The survivors were left with opioid addictions, sexual trauma, and without proper medical care for their extremely rare and painful diseases," according to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
Aside from the charges he faced in New York, Cruciani was also arrested in October 2021 on similar federal charges alleging that he was a serial, sexual abuser of women who went to him for help with debilitating chronic pain. The abuse allegedly took place over 15 years at his offices in New York City, Philadelphia and Hopewell, New Jersey.
If you or someone you know is in crisis now, please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to be connected to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ny-neurologist-dies-by-suicide-at-rikers-after-sex-assault-conviction-sources-say/3824866/ | 2022-08-15T18:09:36 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ny-neurologist-dies-by-suicide-at-rikers-after-sex-assault-conviction-sources-say/3824866/ |
What to Know
- A new 146-page report outlines failures by NYC jails to adequately care for and house transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and/or intersex (TGNCNBI) people
- The Task Force on TGNCNBI People in Custody recommends NYC immediately release all people to prevent further abuse and neglect, in addition to carrying out jail-wide improvements in care
- NYC City Council formed the task force in July 2019, one month after Layleen Polanco died in solitary confinement on Rikers Island
NYC jails fail to protect and adequately care for transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary and intersex people in its custody, leading to routine abuse and neglect, a new 146-page report outlined Monday.
The task force formed by the Board of Correction, in the wake of Layleen Polanco's death on Rikers Island in June 2019, details the difficulties in the years since to obtain relevant access to inmates, jail conditions and data to compile and publish their report.
But at the heart of the report, the task force's 17 members found many TGNCNBI individuals in jail custody spend months trying to get proper medication and are subjected to housing inconsistent with their gender identity. Transgender women, the report says, are also routinely directed through men's jail intake facilities "and endure days to weeks in custody that is mis-aligned with their gender identity."
Members of the task force are clear in their messaging that the best course of action is to completely remove people from the problem-riddled jail system for the health and safety of those in its custody.
"Advocates have been demanding more since long before Layleen Polanco’s life was taken, and we know the price of inaction is too steep. Our demands must be abolition and liberation," Council Member Crystal Hudson, co-chair of the New York City Council’s LGBTQ Caucus, said.
Long-term solutions proposed in the report include a revision of all documentation at the DOC and relevant city agencies to appropriately capture all gender identities. Often is the case, they say, paperwork completed by NYPD officers with incorrect or out of date records follows people throughout their time in the jail system without ever being corrected.
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The DOC also needs to create a plan to appropriately transfer TGNCNBI people to gender-appropriate intake buses and facilities, the task force recommends. And before arraignments, medical and mental health screenings should confirm correct gender identities and relay to the court of previously outdated identifications on any paperwork.
“There is a clear pattern and practice of discrimination against TGNCNBI people. Our clients feel this on the ground when they are denied correct housing or deprived of basic respect, safety and dignity, but this is system-wide," Mik Kinkead, a task force member and attorney with The Legal Aid Society, said.
The task force additionally calls on New York to provide accessible and affordable housing to people released from custody, with a focus on TGNCNBI people.
“Since 2018, we have been a national leader in housing TGNCNBI people in custody in a manner consistent with their health and safety, and their gender identities. We recognize that TGNCNBI people coming into our care are at a higher risk of victimization, which is why we welcome efforts, including the work of the task force, to address the needs of this community," a spokesperson for the DOC told News 4.
The statement went on to say the department had not received the final draft of the task force's report, and that "not all of the opinions, conclusions, or recommendations in the report reflect the views of the agency or correctional best practices." | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/task-force-formed-in-wake-of-layleen-polanco-death-finds-nyc-jails-fail-transgender-people/3824846/ | 2022-08-15T18:09:42 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/task-force-formed-in-wake-of-layleen-polanco-death-finds-nyc-jails-fail-transgender-people/3824846/ |
VALPARAISO — A 25-year-old Lakes of the Four Seasons man is accused of molesting one of three teenage girls he met after they sneaked out of a house during a sleepover, according to a newly filed charging document.
One of the girl's friends had reportedly taken a video of the alleged abuse and had already shared it with others by the time police got involved.
Police said they learned the three girls sneaked out of a house around midnight on June 10 going into June 11 during a sleepover and went to a nearby bridge to take pictures when they met the accused, Jacob Georgiefski-Rios.
The alleged victim, who was 13, said Georgiefski-Rios was fishing and initially told them he was 16, but later said he was 18 and then said he was 20, according to a charging document.
The girl's agreed to go to his house, but Georgiefski-Rios kicked them out when they became too loud, police said. One of the girls stayed in contact with Georgiefski-Rios and she and the alleged victim returned to his house a short time later after chatting about having a sexual encounter.
After smoking marijuana, the alleged victim said she wanted to leave, but her friend wanted to stay and have a sexual encounter with Georgiefski-Rios, according to police. The alleged victim said her friend talked her into going first with the encounter and learned later her friend had recorded it.
When the friend opted not to take part in the encounter, the girls left.
"She confirmed that they had informed Jake they were 13 years of age," a court document reads.
While the friend reportedly deleted the original video, police said they found two other videos on her phone relevant to the investigation.
Georgiefski-Rios initially denied meeting the three girls on the night in question, but later admitted they came to his house and were kicked out by him for being too loud, police said. He said two of the girls later returned and he had sexual contact with one of them.
"Jacob advised that after approximately three seconds he realized that what he was doing was wrong," police said.
He reportedly admitted knowing the young age of the girls and confirmed he had provided them with marijuana, according to police.
Georgiefski-Rios is charged with a felony count of child molesting and misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor, records show.
The case has been assigned to Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary DeBoer.
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Teddia “Teddy” Caldwell formally pleaded guilty to two of 20 felony counts he faces — conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine between 2016 and 2018 and ordering a fatal 2017 robbery.
The defendants are accused of fatally shooting Tyrae D. Hayes, 25, of Gary, who arrived at the Citgo gas station in the 900 block of East Fifth Avenue on July 31 as they were leaving in a gray Hyundai.
The man previously was arrested in Porter County in September 2018 after leading a sheriff's officer on a pursuit in a maroon 1993 Chevrolet Camaro, court records show. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/teen-molested-recorded-after-sneaking-out-during-sleepover-porter-county-police-say/article_d0d95849-a51d-5980-864a-57b8fb307a70.html | 2022-08-15T18:16:41 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/teen-molested-recorded-after-sneaking-out-during-sleepover-porter-county-police-say/article_d0d95849-a51d-5980-864a-57b8fb307a70.html |
The number of regular licenses in each municipality is determined by the state based on population. Councilman Mike Aurelio, R-at large, has said St. John is entirely out of licenses, meaning the only way new restaurants can obtain them is by purchasing them from other businesses at prices as high as $500,000.
Because of the hefty price tag that comes with buying liquor licenses from other businesses, Aurelio said many licenses go to chain restaurants. Creating a riverfront district allows for more licenses in the designated area, which could help local restaurants. While an exact number of licenses and the precise cost of each license has not been determined, Town Manager Joe Wiszowaty said they would likely be in the neighborhood of $1,000.
The riverfront district will extend along U.S. 41 from the train tracks near Schillings to just south of the Shrine of Christ's Passion. Schilling Development owns the majority of the unoccupied land in the district, about 25 acres on the west side of U.S. 41.
Now that the council has approved the designation, the town's legal team is working to finalize the necessary ordinances, work Wiszowaty said will likely be completed sometime in September.
Each license will be site-specific, meaning businesses will have to locate within the district boundaries to be eligible. Wiszowaty said the town will develop some sort of review process to select businesses.
"What we don't want is someone to come into business to try and make a quick buck," Wiszowaty said.
While there are no specific plans, Wiszowaty said he would like to see a nice array of different businesses: potentially a hotel, high-end restaurants and some sort of banquet facility.
During a January Town Council meeting, Jack Slager of Schilling Development said that the development would be "cohesive" with the nearby Shrine of Christ's Passion and that the restaurants and hotel could even be a draw for shrine visitors.
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MICHIGAN CITY — All nine members of the City Council are sponsors of a resolution opposing NIPSCO’s proposed rate increase to pay for coal ash cleanup at the Michigan City Generating Station.
The company seeks to recover the $40 million cost of the project.
The resolution also calls for full removal of 2 million cubic yards of historic fill containing coal ash at the power plant. The fill is being held in place by an aging seawall.
“It’s possibly leaching through those steel walls,” council Vice President Don Przybylinski, D-at large, said.
“I cannot honestly believe what NIPSCO wants to do in asking for $40 million for the cleanup cost,” Councilman Paul Przybylinski, D-2nd, said. “They’ve known about this for years.”
He blasted NIPSCO for its handling of the coal ash issue in The Pines.
“I think it’s obnoxious that they wouldn’t pay for another main to go on the south side of U.S. 12 for people who are really near to the area when they put a lot of ash down on the street,” he said.
“Once you start stirring that stuff up and it gets in the air, what’s going to happen to us?” political activist Rodney McCormick said.
Don Przybylinski said the proposed rate increase would create a hardship for residents.
“This rate increase is not only going to affect all of us, it’s going to affect the poor, the underprivileged,” he said. “How can we afford $40 million?”
The city would also take a big hit, paying $100,000 or more per year, he guessed.
“We’re talking about money that could go for raises, money that could go for park equipment, money that could go for equipment anywhere in the community,” he said.
“NIPSCO made the mess. NIPSCO should clean it up,” he said. “NIPSCO has to pay the whole bill and 100% clean up.”
The council also approved seeking a Community Crossing matching grant for future roadwork.
Don Przybylinski questioned the selection of roads for the grant application.
“The PASER system for Michigan City and these streets need to be reinspected,” he said. “I know that there are some streets that ought to be blacktopped that are worse than the streets that are getting blacktopped.”
“There’s been no crack seal done that I’m aware of since we took office,” Paul Przybylinski said. Sealing cracks prevents water from getting into the cracks and making them worse.
Inspecting the city’s roads every two years is work done by the city engineer. That position is vacant.
The city is offering a $70,000 salary for the city engineer and considers it a part-time position. That’s just not enough money to be competitive, Mayor Duane Parry said. “They make well above what we offer.”
That salary would work for a newly registered engineer or someone at the end of their career easing into retirement, Parry said, but no one suitable has responded to the city’s recruitment efforts.
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The public has until Aug. 10 to offer written comments. The hearing, held last week, was in regard to a rate increase NIPSCO is requesting to help pay for the cleanup.
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Routine inspection work is wrapping up on one Missouri River bridge between Bismarck and Mandan, but inspections planned on two other bridges connecting the cities will periodically impact traffic over a nine-day stretch.
Crews are wrapping up inspection work on the Grant Marsh Bridge on Interstate 94 over the river. That inspection began Aug. 8 and is to wrap up Wednesday. The daily work is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with lane reductions and a 16-foot width restriction for vehicles.
Inspections on the Memorial and Expressway bridges are scheduled to begin Wednesday and continue through the following Thursday, Aug. 25. The work will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following days:
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- Westbound on Tuesday, Aug. 23, and Wednesday, Aug. 24
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Motorists should be prepared for speed reductions and single-lane closures, and they're urged to be cautious in the work area, according to the state Transportation Department.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association says their lower parking lot and the bridge to reach their facilities have been impacted by the storms and flooding that hit the area Sunday night, Aug. 14, 2022.
According to the KCHA, when staff members arrived this morning, they found the bridge that leads to the facility covered with logs, branches and debris and the lower parking lot in front of the building flooded. The KCHA also shared a photo that shows a line where water previously been up around the building through the night.
Unable to drive over the bridge, staff members walked to the facility to check on the animals. According to the KCHA, all of the animals were safe and none of the animal care areas appear impacted by flooding. Officials with the KCHA say all of the damage appears to be restricted to the lower parking lot and the bridge.
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ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - Crews are moving forward with repairing a broken 10-foot water main that left nearly 1 million people under a Boil Water Advisory over the weekend.
Only seven communities in Lapeer, Macomb and St. Clair counties remain under the advisory as of Monday morning: Almont, Bruce Township, Burtchville Township, Imlay City, City of Rochester, Shelby Township and Washington Township.
The massive water main failed near the Great Lakes Water Authority treatment plant, which serves the northern part of Metro Detroit. Initially, 23 communities serving 935,000 people were under a Boil Water Advisory, but that was trimmed to seven communities by Monday.
Residents in those seven communities who receive municipal water should boil it for 60 seconds before cooking, drinking, making ice or brushing teeth. Residents in the affected area also are asked to stop watering their lawns.
Crews from the Great Lakes Water Authority isolated the broken water main on Sunday and removed water from the area so they could safely work on the repair. An engineering inspection is planned to evaluate the remaining pipe on Monday.
A new section of 10-foot water pipe to replace the broken section arrived at the repair site on Sunday. The Great Lakes Water Authority expects the repair to take a week with another week planned to testing.
The utility hopes to restore normal operations on the broken pipe by around Aug. 27. A Boil Water Advisory will remain in place for the seven affected communities until then.
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MODESTO, Calif. — There is a heavy police presence in Modesto Monday morning after reports of a gun being fired in a home.
Officers responded to reports of a shooting around 2:15 a.m. on Mavis Court. A man who is suspected of shooting a gun has barricaded himself inside a house, according to the Modesto Police Department.
People in the home and nearby neighbors have been evacuated. SWAT and crisis negotiators have been on the scene since the early morning hours attempting to make contact with the man.
No injuries have been reported and Officer Adam Foster said they do not know the man's motive or reason for firing a gun.
People are advised to stay away from the area.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Crews with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District responded to a Tesla that caught fire Monday morning on Interstate 80.
One person was taken to a hospital in an ambulance. The front half of the Tesla burned, leaving the trunk intact.
Grass and a utility pole on the shoulder of I-80 near Madison Avenue caught fire and have since been extinguished.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County Sheriff John Mina’s 27-year-old son was arrested Sunday night on a DUI charge after being found asleep at the wheel of a car on the side of a Winter Garden road, police said.
According to an arrest affidavit, officers responded to a call about a possible disabled vehicle around 11:40 p.m. Sunday in the area of S. Dillard Street and E. Story Road in Winter Garden.
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Upon arrival, police said they found Chris Mina “slumped over and asleep” at the steering wheel of a truck with two open beer containers in the cup holders.
The affidavit shows an officer woke Chris Mina up before asking him to exit the vehicle and questioning where he was coming from, to which he responded “the ride home.”
When asked for his driver’s license, Chris Mina searched his pockets, finding nothing but money, and proceeded to search inside his truck for the ID, despite being told to stay where he was, the affidavit continues.
According to investigators, Chris Mina also admitted to having “a little” to drink when pressed by officers.
Winter Garden police added that the suspect “spoke with slurred speech, had blood shot eyes, had difficulties standing straight up, and had a very strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath.”
Chris Mina refused to partake in a field sobriety test, and as a result, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, according to the affidavit.
When transported to the Orange County DUI Testing Center, Chris Mina refused to provide a sample of his breath and was subsequently transported to Orange County jail.
“This is a personal matter involving my adult son, and I expect this case to be handled like any other case through the justice system,” Sheriff John Mina said in a statement following the arrest.
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Three people are facing animal neglect charges and the town of Marana is facing questions over its handling of complaints about a boarding kennel where a Tucson family’s pet dog recently died of suspected dehydration.
The town received three reports of troubled conditions at Buhrke’s Pet Resort in the three weeks before Ella, a 7-year-old Lab mix, was found lifeless next to a dry water bowl July 5, inspection reports show.
Steven Buhrke, owner of the now-closed boarding kennel in the 8100 block of West Tangerine Road — a facility once so reputable some police departments used it to board police dogs — is charged with three counts of animal neglect, a misdemeanor under the town code. Also charged are two relatives who ran the facilities in Buhrke’s absence, a stepson facing two counts and a stepdaughter facing three counts
Their next court date is Aug. 23. The charge carries a maximum penalty of a $2,500 fine, six months of jail and 3 years of probation.
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Buhrke, 52, could not be reached for comment. His main business phone number still works but the voicemail was full. Also, he did not respond to two text messages sent to three different cell phone numbers listed as alternate contacts on the kennel’s website as of late last year. The website no longer exists but much of its former content is preserved on the internet archive.
Buhrke’s business license was revoked by the town on July 15 after authorities removed the animals, the reports show. The town provided the inspection reports, arrest sheets and more than 300 photos to the Arizona Daily Star in response to a public records request.
Cesar Nava said he and his wife and kids are bereft over the loss of Ella, the protector and best friend of their children ages 2 and 7 years old.
As soon as each child learned to talk, “Ella was literally the first name they learned. That’s how important she was to us,” said Nava, a Tucson native who moved back home with his family last year after eight years in the Marine Corps.
Nava said he hopes the defendants get jail time.
“I know every dog has to die someday,” he said. “But they shouldn’t have to die like this.”
Three complaints in 10 days
The town of Marana received three complaints about Buhrke’s between June 13 and June 23, records show.
The first complainant said her two healthy dogs spent two weeks at Buhrke’s and came home “emaciated.” The second said her three dogs did not receive enough food or medicine and had “feces and urine on them” after a five-day stay. The third complaint was an anonymous call to 88-CRIME that reported kennels “covered in feces” and requested an animal welfare check.
Lisa Shafer, Marana’s director of community services, who oversees animal services, said the first two complaint inspections found no evidence animals were being mistreated. So an inspector made a note to go back and check again in “a week or two.” Inspections are unannounced, she said.
A third inspection on June 26, in response to the June 23 complaint, found the first hint of a problem: a German Shepherd whose outdoor kennel run was “mostly covered in feces,” reports show. Burhke’s stepdaughter, the caretaker on duty, received her first citation for animal neglect that day.
Shafer said up to that point, inspectors hadn’t seen anything serious enough to suggest animals were at risk of death. The dogs all had water during those visits, inspection reports show.
So nine days after the third complaint, Nava dropped off Ella and their other dog at Buhrke’s while the family visited friends in Phoenix over the July 4 weekend. They had used the same kennel last year without incident, he said. Both dogs were healthy, he said.
Nava said when he went back to get the dogs, Buhrke’s stepson said he couldn’t find them. So Nava went looking himself and found one dog alive and Ella deceased, her body “already stiff” with an empty water bowl nearby. The other dog’s water bowl also was empty, he said.
The stepson and the stepdaughter, who also was on site for part of the day, both were charged on suspicion of neglect in Ella’s death. The photos Nava took that day with his cell phone are now in the hands of a town prosecutor.
Shafer said the post-mortem exam showed a “strong possibility” Ella’s death was due to “heat exhaustion and dehydration.” The fatality prompted the town to start inspecting Buhrke’s at least once a day, a move that may have saved another dog’s life, records show.
No water, 96-degree heat
On July 11, an inspector found “all the dogs without water in their bowls,” a report said. Buhrke and his stepchildren were all on duty that day, and the town charged all three of them on suspicion of animal neglect.
On July 12, an inspector found several more dogs without water bowls and cited Buhrke.
On July 13, a white French bulldog named Lola was discovered alone with no water in an overheated area separate from the main kennel, reports show. Lola was “panting and breathing heavily” in 96-degree heat and “appeared in distress” the report said. When an inspector gave her water, she quickly lapped up two full bowls, it said. Buhrke was cited again for that incident.
Two days later, on July 15, the town pulled boarding kennel’s business license. Buhrke had 10 days to appeal the revocation, but did not do so, said Shafer, the town official.
On the day of the shutdown, one of the town’s inspectors asked Buhrke when he first realized his business was in decline. Buhrke, who moved to Prescott last year, said noticed some things slipping earlier this year. He also said the pandemic took a big toll on his business.
Until recently, Buhrke’s was an accredited member of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona and boasted an A+ rating. The BBB board revoked the accreditation a few weeks ago in the wake of recent problems.
Town faces criticism
As word of Ella’s death has spread on social media, the town of Marana has been vilified for not acting sooner to put Buhrke’s out of business. Shafer, the town official who oversees animal services, rejects the criticism.
She said inspectors did their best in a tough situation and needed time to gather evidence the kennel would pose a threat if allowed to remain open.
“I have read a lot of the comments online. People were just like ‘Shut ‘em down,’” Shafer said in an interview.
“Well, yeah. But you can’t just shut down a business. You have to have a legal basis.”
Nava said he’s reluctant to criticize the town’s actions without more facts. “Right now, I honestly can’t say. I just don’t know yet,” he said.
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Nava said he is seeking legal advice. It’s unclear, though, whether the business had any assets left when it closed.
On July 12, three days before the town put Buhrke’s out of business, a California bank filed a notice of intent to sell the kennel property at public auction later this year, Pima County land records show.
The bank said it is looking to collect the balance owing on a $384,000 business loan Buhrke took out in 2014 using the property and its contents as collateral.
Nava said he takes some solace from the thought other dogs won’t have to suffer.
“I’m just glad the situation has been corrected,” he said. “Does it suck that it took my dog dying for it to be corrected? Yeah. It does.”
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A young black bear that spent days roaming neighborhoods across Tucson's northwest side has been captured, officials said.
The bear, a female believed to be no more than 2 years old, was first spotted Wednesday. The bear was popular of social media, with videos showing it walking through yards and filling up on garbage.
Arizona Game and Fish officers captured and tranquilized the bear about 5:30 p.m. near West Ina Road and North La Canada Drive.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland raised a record $1.5 billion for the state from gambling revenue in the last fiscal year, the lottery announced Monday.
The lottery and casinos both contributed more than ever before to the state. Lottery profits totaled $673.7 million. Casinos contributed $832.3 million.
The lottery’s profits to the state in the last fiscal year beat the record set in the previous year by $6.3 million. Sales totaled almost $2.67 billion, an increase of $51.5 million, compared to the prior record set in fiscal year 2021. Scratch-off tickets have boosted the lottery’s growth in recent years.
John Martin, the Maryland lottery and gaming director, said the lottery, which will be 50 years old next year, has developed a variety of games to play over the years.
“We have a fairly equal product mix,” Martin said. “We’re not overly dependent on any one thing.”
The $832.3 million from casinos is an increase of $108.9 million, compared to last the fiscal year’s record total. The amount set aside for the Education Trust Fund was an all-time record of $611.6 million.
Total gaming revenue at the casinos was just over $2 billion, up about $242 million from the previous record set in fiscal year 2019.
The combined revenue of $1.5 billion from the lottery and casinos beat the $1.39 billion raised during the previous fiscal year.
The start of sports betting and wagering on fantasy competitions in Maryland raised another $5.6 million. Maryland’s first five retail sportsbooks opened in December. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund, which supports public schools, received a total of $3 million from the $174.8 million in wagers that were placed in the last fiscal year.
More retail sportsbooks and online sportsbooks are expected to open this fiscal year. It is estimated that when the sports wagering program is fully developed, it will contribute roughly $30 million per year to education funding.
Maryland Lottery and Gaming is the state’s fourth-largest source of revenue after income, sales and corporate taxes.
Lottery ticket profits go to the Maryland General Fund, which helps pay for schools, public health and safety services as well as environmental programs.
Money the state raises from casino revenue supports education. Some casino revenue also is allocated to the communities where the casinos are located, the state’s horse-racing industry and small, minority- and women-owned businesses.
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A toast to the roast: New Mexico green chile at area groceries
The pungent but unmistakable odor of New Mexico’s most iconic vegetable is wafting from groceries stores across the state this week. It reminds New Mexicans of their pasts, gathering with family over traditional dishes like enchiladas or stew.
Green chiles are an icon in the state, and the summer months see stores throughout New Mexico roasting the peppers for weeks.
The peppers are sold in large 20-pound crates and incorporated into specialty, seasonal items for sale at stores.
From southwest New Mexico’s Hatch Valley, the peppers are also shipped throughout the state, nation and world, igniting debate on their superiority to the Pueblo green chile of Colorado.
This year’s harvest, which began in July and August could continue until November, said Preston Mitchell, owner of the Hatch Chile Store and 4-A Packing in the Hatch valley.
He estimated his business would harvest about 850 tons of chile this year, an increase and a better quality than last year Mitchell attributed to a dryer summer producing a better pepper.
Heavy rainfall a summer ago imperiled the crop, leaving much of it impacted by bacteria or mold, he said.
“Last year, we had a lot of quality issues with all the rains we had,” Mitchell said. “It really bit into not only the total acres, but also the quality. You get a lot of diseases out there when you have a lot of water. You get a lot of bacterial growth. It’s just a mess.”
In 2021, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture reported a 22% drop in green chile harvested from the year before, from 65,000 tons in 2020 to 51,000 tons last year.
Luna County led the state in 2021, records show, as it did in 2020 and 2019, with 20,200 tons harvested, followed by Doña Ana at 16,300 tons and Sierra County at 9,125 tons.
Chris Franzoy, owner of Young Guns Hatch Chile Factory, which supplies the pepper to Albertsons, said he was confident that by the end of the season, 2022 will prove a more successful harvest.
He said he expected to produce about 30 million pounds of green chile this year, a growth Franzoy estimated was about 20 percent more than last year.
“The crop has performed very well, and we’ll continue to harvest as long as mother nature allows,” he said. “As long as we have good weather, we’ll be able to meet consumer demand.”
Mitchell said the pepper was emblematic of New Mexico, proven by orders to ship it as far away as Japan or Australia to people who once tasted Hatch green chile and cannot get their fix from anything else.
“It sort of is the lifeblood of our state and is tied to our identity,” he said. “I can’t think of another product where people move away from New Mexico, and still spend hundreds of dollars to have it shipped to them.
“That’s big part of our business.”
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Fort Worth Fire Department is currently investigating an apartment fire that took place on the 5400 block of Boca Agua Drive in East Fort Worth Monday morning.
Upon arrival, firefighters saw heavy fire coming from the roof of the apartment building and within 10 minutes, the Incident Commander requested a second alarm, according to Fort Worth Fire Department.
Many residents were able to safely evacuate their apartment, and the American Red Cross is assisting those displaced resident and pets.
More than 40 firefighters were on the scene for over two hours. They were able to rescue two kittens and reunite the pets with their owners.
Two people were injured but released on the scene.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — A man was critically injured after he was hit by a pickup early Monday morning on the east side of Des Moines, police say.
Officers responded to the intersection of East 15th Street and Dean Avenue around 5:25 a.m. for a pedestrian and vehicle crash, to the Des Moines Police Department. When they arrived on scene, they found a man injured.
Police believe the man was crossing the eastbound lane of E 15th St when he was hit by a pickup truck going north.
The pedestrian was taken to Iowa Methodist Medical Center, where he is still being cared for.
That intersection was closed for almost three hours Monday morning as police investigated. It was reopened around 8:15 a.m
At 11:49 a.m. Monday, DMPD tweeted details of another crash: this one also involving a car and a motorcycle at E Grand Ave and Penn Ave.
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Play ball! Warrior League a chance for children of all abilities to take the field
LAS CRUCES - Children of all abilities will get the chance to participate in T-ball this fall via the Warrior League.
The league features 80 players with special needs in grades first through sixth and every Sunday, starting Sept. 11, these little warriors will take over Presley Askew Field on the New Mexico State campus for an afternoon of fun and games.
"Every parent deserves to cheer on their child as they round first base or hit a ground ball," a news release stated. "Adaptive equipment and modified rules will allow for a fun experience for all."
The Warrior League's 10 teams will play hour-long T-ball games from 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 11 through Nov. 6, at the college baseball field. Players from the NMSU baseball team will be on the field to guide the teams. The community is invited to come out and watch the games at no charge. The league's players receive a hat and jersey to keep and are not charged for their participation.
"We want to thank our sponsors and NMSU for helping us showcase this league," said local restauranteur Marci Dickerson, who helped organize the Warrior League.
The league began with a draft and media day Sunday, Aug 14.
For information, contact Dickerson at 575-644-0778 or marcidickerson@aol.com.
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Fort Worth ISD, the second largest district in North Texas, welcomed over 70,000 students back into 140 schools on Monday.
Superintendent Kent Scribner paid a special visit to one of his district's most unique campuses, FWISD Early Collegiate High School at Tarrant County College South Campus.
The students at were treated to an all-star welcome from Scribner, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, and Fort Worth police chief Neil Noakes on the first day of school.
This particular high school helps prepare students for college or the workforce by helping them earn dual credits for both high school and college at the same time. The students will have an associates degree by graduation.
These moments with students will be some of the last for superintendent Scribner, as he prepares to step down at the end of this month.
"This is my last first day of school. I will be finishing my 7th year as superintendent, 20 years in total as a superintendent. My wife and I have decided that twenty is plenty."
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Scribner said addressing learning loss from the pandemic and improving district grades will be something he hopes the next leader can continue to build on.
"Our students did experience the loss of opportunity to learn. We are focused on making that time up with Saturday school, with an extended school day, with focus on the basics like reading and writing and math," he said. "We've seen a great increase in our academic achievement -- we're up three letter grades since that time."
The school district has also been focused on hiring more teachers and bus drivers.
The operations chief said the district revamped its entire bus route system to fix the delays and other issues they had last year. No major bus delays are expected this week.
And just an extra reminder for parents -- the school days have been extended by 15 minutes.
The measure to extend the school day was approved last year to help students catch up from learning loss during the pandemic.
Pre-K and elementary are staying later in the afternoon while middle school and high school are starting earlier in the day. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-isd-welcomes-students-back-to-class-monday/3048414/ | 2022-08-15T18:43:00 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-isd-welcomes-students-back-to-class-monday/3048414/ |
DES MOINES, Iowa — If you are looking to get up close to some Iowa livestock, the Iowa State Fair Avenue of Breeds is the place for you.
Staffed by FFA students, it's an opportunity for them to get experience taking care of the animals and for visitors to meet some very cute animals.
"I love working Avenue, it just gives me the opportunity to meet new people and friends and teaches me life skills," said Regan Schmieding.
Avenue of Breeds is located in the southwest corner of the fair, near Gate 9. Watch more videos from "Good Morning Iowa" at the fair below.
"It's not like you can see an elk every day in Iowa. It's just a cool experience to see while you're down here" one of the students told Local 5's Jackie Schmillen Monday morning.
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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.
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A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting that took the life of a youth football coach during a game on Saturday night has surrendered to police.
Lancaster Police said 39-year-old Yaqub Salik Talib surrendered late Monday morning at the Dallas County Jail on an outstanding warrant for first-degree murder.
Clark Birdsall, Talib's attorney, told NBC 5 that a bond has not yet been set and that his client will likely see a magistrate late Monday afternoon.
“Mr. Talib regrets the tragic loss of life and so he turned himself in today so that he would be able to say his side of the story," Birdsall said.
Over the weekend Talib was named a suspect in the murder of 43-year-old Mike Hickmon, a youth football coach who was fatally shot Saturday night during a reported disagreement between opposing coaches and officials.
According to police, officers were dispatched to Lancaster Community Park on Jefferson Street just before 9 p.m. after dispatchers received multiple calls.
Investigators learned the opposing coaching staffs of two youth football teams were involved in a physical altercation, and one of the individuals involved pulled out a gun and fired a shot, striking an adult male, Lancaster police said. No other injuries were reported.
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That person was later identified by Lancaster Police as Yaqub Talib, the brother of Aqib Talib, a former NFL cornerback and five-time Pro Bowler who announced his retirement in 2020.
Following the shooting Hickmon was transported to Methodist Central Hospital for treatment where he was later pronounced dead.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. Lancaster Police said several witnesses, including children, were present during the incident and are being interviewed as part of the ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Senad Deranjic at 972-218-2756 or Crime Stoppers at 1-877-373-8477. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-accused-of-fatally-shooting-lancaster-coach-surrenders-monday/3048521/ | 2022-08-15T18:43:03 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-accused-of-fatally-shooting-lancaster-coach-surrenders-monday/3048521/ |
A man is in custody after allegedly shooting his girlfriend's son during a dispute, police say.
On Sunday evening, Fort Worth police, firefighters, and MedStar crews were called to Fairview Apartments in reference to a shooting.
Upon arrival, officers found an adult male, Talon Connery, 24, who had been shot in his back.
This incident began as a verbal argument between the victim and his mother's boyfriend in the parking lot of the apartment complex.
According to police, the argument escalated from verbal to gunfire being opened, with the suspect shooting the victim one time.
The suspect, Murphy Ward, 76, remained on the scene and was taken into custody by responding officers.
The victim was transported to John Peter Hospital for medical treatment and is reportedly in stable condition.
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A woman was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle Monday morning at Madison and Chew streets in Allentown, according to Allentown police.
The accident happened about 11:41 a.m. The woman was transported by Allentown EMS to a local hospital, according to Michael Becker, Jr., the assistant chief of police operations. The woman is expected to survive, Becker said.
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GREENSBORO — Students at 23 Guilford County elementary and middle schools were back in class on Monday.
These are "restart" schools — a designation meaning they receive flexibility on certain state rules as part of their attempts to improve academics. That flexibility applies to areas such as the school calendar, finances and staffing.
These schools have a longer academic year, with 181 students days, as opposed to 173 for schools following the traditional calendar.
All but one of the district's so-called "restart" schools follow the restart schools calendar. That exception is Smith High, the only restart high school in the district, which is continuing to align its schedule with other high schools on the traditional calendar.
Most schools and students in the district follow the traditional calendar and will return on Aug. 29. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/early-returns-guilfords-restart-schools-back-in-class-as-new-academic-year-begins/article_57759cc2-1caf-11ed-b18b-83c9461c18a6.html | 2022-08-15T18:56:27 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/early-returns-guilfords-restart-schools-back-in-class-as-new-academic-year-begins/article_57759cc2-1caf-11ed-b18b-83c9461c18a6.html |
GREENSBORO — Guilford County's local emergency declaration regarding COVID-19 will end today at 5 p.m., Guilford County commissioners' Chairman Melvin “Skip” Alston announced in a news release.
The action coincides with the termination of the North Carolina’s pandemic state of emergency declared by Governor Roy Cooper more than two years ago.
The governor declared a state of emergency in March of 2020 as the first cases of the coronavirus began showing up in North Carolina.
Since then, nearly 3 million people have reported testing positive in the state and more than 25,000 people have died from the disease, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. In Guilford County, 137,858 people have reported testing positive and 1,276 people have died, according to the NCDHHS' website.
On March 13, 2020, Guilford County declared a countywide emergency related to COVID-19. The state and local emergency declarations led to mask mandates and the closure of some businesses. They also allowed governments to apply for aid from the state and federal governments for response and recovery expenses. A similar declaration for the city of Greensboro was rescinded after the county imposed its emergency declaration.
The county's transmission level is still considered high, according to the Guilford County health department.
“We recognize that COVID-19 is still an emergency issue, with the transmission on the rise," Guilford County Emergency Management Director Steven Grose said in the release. "While the local state of emergency is being allowed to expire in conjunction with the Governor’s, ... there are resources and processes in place to meet the immediate needs.”
“We continue to offer vaccines in Guilford County for anybody who wants them,” county Health Director Dr. Iulia said in the release. “We will continue to monitor locally and recommend reactivation if appropriate.”
The health department still advises people to wear a mask indoors, stay up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccinations and get tested if symptoms of the disease appear.
For more information about COVID-19 or to schedule a vaccination, go to healthyguilford.com.
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Kurt Brenneman, the public information request tracking administrator for the Greensboro Police Department, said in an email that the department is not identifying the officers. He did not provide a reason. The police department is also not releasing any information about the officers' salary or information about whether the officers had previously been demoted or suspended.
An estimated 1,500 people are expected to staff the Greensboro Piedmont Academy Influx Care Facility for UC (unaccompanied minors), the federal government says.
The building is in Greensboro's downtown district listed on the National Register of Historic Places, making it eligible for federal and state historic-preservation tax credits. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/guilford-countys-covid-19-local-emergency-declaration-ends-at-5-p-m-today/article_0caadcf0-1cb6-11ed-a049-e73de43edddc.html | 2022-08-15T18:56:33 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/guilford-countys-covid-19-local-emergency-declaration-ends-at-5-p-m-today/article_0caadcf0-1cb6-11ed-a049-e73de43edddc.html |
Two men are out $1,000 in cash and a cellphone after they were approached by two knife-wielding robbers outside a central Lincoln apartment building early Sunday morning, according to police.
Officers responded at around 10 a.m. Sunday to the apartment building, near 26th and Vine streets, where a 21-year-old man and his 39-year-old friend said they were robbed sometime between midnight and 2 a.m. Sunday, Lincoln Police Sgt. Chris Vollmer said.
The robbers, who remain unidentified, punctured a tire on the victim's car before fleeing the scene in their own vehicle with the cash and phone in tow, Vollmer said.
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.
Randall Stollar also will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life and be subject to a possible civil commitment when he's released. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/2-men-robbed-of-cash-cellphone-outside-central-lincoln-apartment-police-say/article_67ec59fc-931d-5042-9634-c86729987c1c.html | 2022-08-15T19:06:10 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/2-men-robbed-of-cash-cellphone-outside-central-lincoln-apartment-police-say/article_67ec59fc-931d-5042-9634-c86729987c1c.html |
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