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Detectives are looking to question two teenagers, one of them just 14-years-old, in connection to the girl shot and killed by a duo on a moped that opened fire at a group of men on a Bronx street corner in broad daylight, multiple law enforcement sources tell News 4 New York.
Kyhara Tay was with family members when she was shot in the stomach while on Westchester Avenue in Longwood Monday evening. She died at Lincoln Hospital.
According to sources, the shooter is believed to be a 14-year-old -- not much older than the unintended 11-year-old victim -- while the driver is believed to be an 18-year-old.
The death of the young sixth-grader has rocked the community. Family members gathered Tuesday night at a vigil for Kyhara, Kyky for short. Her parents were inconsolable as they visited the memorial that has taken over the street where she was shot. At a vigil, balloons soared through the air as loved ones said goodbye.
""I'm sad and I miss her a lot and I can't believe she's dead. It hurts," said friend Kaylany Alvarez, who said she knew Kyhara since preschool. "She would come over sometimes and we would be together and I woke up today and I found out that she got shot. I really miss her and I hope she's doing OK in heaven."
On Wednesday, a crowd gathered for a rally in the Bronx in the girl's memory and to support her family, saying they are tired of living in fear of the violence in the streets, and angry those responsible are still being sought.
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"These kids are doing wild, wild west out here," Longview resident Luis Torres said, adding "this is the worst tragedy I have seen in my whole entire life."
Law enforcement sources said the sixth-grader did not appear to have been the intended target of the shooting. No one else was wounded.
The girl, who was struck by a bullet in the stomach, was rushed to Lincoln Hospital, where she died. She was with family members at the time of the shooting.
Surveillance video released by police shows a man running down nearby Fox Street, apparently being chased by the two moped riders. The man riding on the back opened fire, the video showed. The child was half a block away from where the gun was fired.
The two men on the moped, both wearing dark-colored sweatshirts, immediately fled from the scene of the shooting, heading north on Fox Street.
Witnesses described the horrifying aftermath.
"The girl, she just kept saying 'Ow, ow, ow' and holding her stomach. We were trying to figure out where she got shot at, we checked her leg there was nothing," said witness Maya Jones. "She kept holding different places, then she stopped responding."
"When I heard her age I broke down, because it's like, she just came from school, and it's like, why her? Why it had to be her? Why y'all doing this?" Jones added.
Kyhara's family said they believe people in the neighborhood may know something, but could be hesitant to come forward.
"We're talking about an 11-year-old girl with her whole future. Her whole family is devastated with this loss," said the victim's aunt, Norka Sanchez. "At this point, we cannot bring her back. But we want somebody to say something. Please, please, please say something if you know. Because this is ridiculous."
The girl was at least the second young child to be shot in the Bronx in 2022. In January, an 11-month-old girl, just days away from her first birthday, was shot in the face while sitting in a car with his mother in the Bronx. That victim left the hospital just days ago after having to relearn how to eat and walk again on her own.
NYPD Crime Stoppers has distributed a flyer of the scooter-riding duo wanted in the death of Kyhara Tay and is offering up to $10,000 in reward for information in connection to the case.
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Health officials are investigating a possible case of monkeypox in New York City, according to the city's health department.
The patient is being cared for at NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue, according to health officials.
The Health Department’s Public Health Lab will conduct preliminary tests to determine if the patient does have monkeypox.
Monkeypox - which presents itself as a flu-like illness accompanied by lymph-node swelling and rash on the face and body -- is uncommon in the U.S.
The CDC is urging healthcare providers in the U.S. to be alert for patients who have rashes consistent with monkeypox, regardless of whether they have traveled or have specific risks for monkeypox.
However, health officials say the risk to the general population remains low.
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New Jersey police are searching the area of Rutgers University's Livingston campus for a "possible armed subject" on Thursday, according to an alert sent on the school's Emergency Notification System.
Piscataway police alerted residents to avoid the area of Metlars Lane near Suttons Lane in News Brunswick as they searched for a fleeing suspect who is possibly armed with a weapon.
No other information was immediately available.
This is a developing story.
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Efforts to create a national Asian Pacific American museum in Washington, D.C., pushed ahead Thursday with the passage of legislation that would create a commission to study the issue.
The bill approved unanimously by the Senate would establish a new commission to consider the feasibility of a new National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture.
The commission would be tasked with studying the costs involved with the proposed National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, whether it should be considered as part of the Smithsonian Institution and possible locations in the Washington-area.
“I can’t think of any better way to celebrate AAPI heritage month than signing this historic bill into law!,” said Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y.
The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk.
Meng argued on the House floor that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have shaped the nation's history from its earliest days, from the Chinese laborers who helped build the transcontinental railroad to today's contributions made in culture and the economy.
“Those contributions are often unheard of and simply forgotten,” she said. “It is time to change that.”
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The legislation comes as visitors have flocked to the latest addition to the National Mall, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened in 2016. Plans are underway for two other museums, the National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian Women’s History Museum.
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In a five-hour hearing Thursday, Ohio legislators debated a bill that would severely restrict minors’ access to gender transition counseling or treatment.
Testimony included representatives of at least two organizations identified as anti-LGBTQ hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Bill co-sponsor state Rep. Gary Click, R-Vickery, retorted by calling the SPLC itself a “hate group.”
House Bill 454, dubbed the “Save Adolescents From Experimentation” Act, was introduced in October by Click and state Rep. Diane Grendell, R-Chesterland. It came up for a supporters-only second hearing Thursday before the House Families, Aging & Human Services Committee.
It would:
· Forbid healthcare workers from providing gender transition assistance to minors.
· Force school personnel to tell parents if a student confides gender dysphoria — even if they know the parent will react with hostility.
· Prohibit insurance from covering gender transition care for minors.
· Ban any public health service from providing that care and stop any public funding of other groups that provide it.
“This is not an anti-LGBTQ bill,” Click said.
He said parents are being “fed false information” about the desire to be of another gender and are “intimidated and manipulated” into agreeing to gender affirming care.
Similar bills are being debated in other states. Matt Sharp, senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom — one of the groups identified by the SPLC — said the bill is “based pretty largely” on a law Arkansas enacted last year.
Several bill proponents asserted that desire for another gender in young people is based on childhood trauma or various mental illnesses and that it often fades in adulthood.
In a long, awkward moment near the end of the hearing, Click asked Corinna Cohn from the Gender Care Consumer Advocacy Network — who identified herself as a transsexual who had gender reassignment surgery — if she was able to have a fulfilling sex life.
Cohn struggled for an answer, finally saying she could not have an orgasm with a sexual partner.
“This is pretty common for males who have been on puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones from a young age,” Cohn said.
Cohn said she was concerned that young people considering gender transition may be receiving an overly optimistic impression of their future sex lives.
“It’s going to be compromised,” she said.
Sharp and others said the response to minors who wish to be another gender should be “watchful waiting,” not gender-affirming counseling or medicinal or surgical intervention, which he described as “dangerous and poorly understood” treatments. Sharp likened gender identity to smoking and driving, saying adolescents aren’t considered mature enough to independently decide on many things.
Daniel Weiss, an endocrinologist from Mentor, alleged that the major professional medical societies are “heavily influenced by activists” and support gender-affirming care for profit.
Maria Polaris of the Cardinal Support Network, described as a parents’ group opposing transition therapy for “gender-confused children,” said young people are being “gaslighted” by therapists into believing they’re transgender.
“I think we all know that nobody is born in the wrong body,” she said.
State Rep. Beth Liston, D-Dublin, asked Polaris if she believed that transgender people actually exist. Polaris didn’t answer yes or no, saying that trans identity was a “horrible, negative label” to put on children.
Several times in the hearing, Democrats complained that bill proponents quickly and directly answered friendly Republican questions but replied to Democratic questions with long evasions.
Helena Kerschner described herself as a “detransitioned woman.” Now 23, she said she identified as trans for about five years. Due to parental opposition she did not begin transition therapy and testosterone until she turned 18.
Kerschner said as an adolescent she was socially isolated and struggled with mental health, and online discussions convinced her she was transgender. But gender-affirming care “greatly exacerbated” her problems, and high doses of testosterone caused her more medical issues, so she stopped.
Now Kerschner blames “sociological theory of gender identity” for exacerbating her mental and social difficulties.
State Rep. Monique Smith, D-Fairview Park, asked several proponents if they would oppose the requirement for school personnel to tell parents about a student’s desire to be another gender, noting that some parents would react by abusing children or throwing them out of the house.
Most of the speakers supporting the bill said they would still support that mandate.
Abortion ban
In a shorter but no less contentious hearing, the House Government Oversight Committee heard from supporters of a “trigger ban” that would outlaw abortion in Ohio if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
Testimony Tuesday came only from invited proponents, a list that included anti-abortion and religious groups. Opponents generally testify at the third hearing of a bill. Committee Chair Shane Wilkin, R-Hillsboro, said he and the committee’s ranking member, state Rep. Richard Brown, D-Canal Winchester, had agreed to limit spoken testimony to 10 proponents and 10 opponents.
House Bill 598 is sponsored by state Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Miami Twp. The bill would make it a felony for doctors to perform abortions. It does not include exceptions for rape, incest or the mother’s health.
Instead the bill would allow doctors who perform abortions to prevent the mother’s death or serious harm to mount an “affirmative defense” — contingent on written certification from another doctor that abortion was necessary, on efforts to keep the fetus alive and other factors.
During Thursday’s hearing, state Rep. D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, amended the bill to add ectopic pregnancies — those in which a fertilized egg grows outside the main cavity of the uterus — to the list of affirmative defenses.
House Bill 598 would make “promoting abortion” a first-degree misdemeanor, “abortion manslaughter” a first-degree felony punishable by four to 25 years in prison and a $10,000 fine and “criminal abortion” a fourth-degree felony drawing six months to two years in jail and a fine up to $2,500. Doctors would also be open to wrongful-death lawsuits and medical license revocation.
Mary Parker, director of legislative affairs for Ohio Right to Life, said HB 598 would “end abortion in the state of Ohio,” but wouldn’t ban emergency contraceptives or emergency abortion-causing drugs.
“These (standards) are in keeping with the pre-Roe penalties in Ohio,” she said.
Parker said similar trigger bans have already been enacted in 13 states, while six more have pre-Roe bans still in place.
Rep. Brown asked another bill supporter, Right to Life of Northeast of Ohio Executive Director Allie Frazier, if she objected to the lack of exceptions for rape or incest.
“Two lefts don’t make a right,” Frazier said. “Abortion merely creates a new victim.”
Denise Leipold, a board member of Ohio Right to Life and Right to Life of Northeast Ohio, told legislators she was “part of the team that originated this legislation.”
Democratic committee members complained several times that proponents gave quick, direct answers to friendly Republican questions, but replied to Democrats with long evasions.
Partly in reaction to Schmidt’s bill, Democratic legislators announced Tuesday they will seek a state constitutional amendment to permanently legalize abortion in Ohio. They acknowledged it’s improbable that the amendment would get the needed three-fifths support in the Republican-dominated General Assembly, but framed it as “step one” toward a statewide referendum.
Another motivating factor is the leaked draft majority opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court, indicating the conservative majority may soon overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. The court’s final ruling is expected in June.
Ohio Republican leaders signaled they may wait until the final Supreme Court decision to push ahead with the trigger ban. Since that court decision is expected sometime in June, it would likely punt Schmidt’s bill until the General Assembly reconvenes in the fall.
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Mohegan Bluffs staircase on Block Island to close to repair safety concerns
Bad news for anyone planning their first Block Island trip of the season: After this weekend, you won't be able to climb the stairs down to the bottom of Mohegan Bluffs.
The wooden staircase that zigzags down the 150-foot bluffs will be closed for "critical repairs" starting Monday, the Department of Environmental Management announced on Thursday.
The Edward S. Payne Overlook and adjacent parking lot will also be closed during construction.
DEM didn't immediately respond to an inquiry about when the repairs are expected to be completed. The agency's news release alluded to safety concerns with the staircase, which has more than 140 steps and sees large numbers of visitors every summer.
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"Public spaces must be accessible for public enjoyment and accessibility starts with safety," DEM Director Terry Gray said in a statement. "We hope that those wishing to take in the dramatic view of the Atlantic from the overlook will understand that it must be temporarily closed while the staircase is being repaired. As always, DEM appreciates the partnership of the Town of New Shoreham and The Nature Conservancy in ensuring public access to this spectacular vista."
Concerns about the safety of the heavily trafficked staircase have arisen in the past. In 2015, then-Gov. Gina Raimondo visited the bluffs on vacation with her children and said that the drop-off at the end of the stairs was "too dangerous" and needed to be fixed, according to the Block Island Times. That led to the creation of a new pathway at the bottom of the bluffs.
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It will still be theoretically possible to reach the beach at the bottom of Mohegan Bluffs by hiking from other access points along the coast, like Vaill Beach, though that will require a longer hike.
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The Lincoln Police Department says they have arrested two people — 32-year-old Derrick Pearson and 31-year-old Briana Jelinek — on suspicion of manslaughter in connection to a 57-year-old man's death early Thursday morning in central Lincoln.
They haven't yet released the name of the man who died.
According to a news release, officers responded to a duplex in the 2800 block of F Street at about 6:30 a.m. Thursday on a report of two men fighting. When they got there, they found a 57-year-old man who was unresponsive.
Officers attempted life-saving measures and the victim was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.
A neighbor at the scene said they heard loud noises coming from one of the units, and that's when another neighbor called police.
Police Captain Jeff Bucher said patrol officers and investigators collaborated to quickly gather evidence and investigate the details.
A Lancaster County Sheriff's deputy saw the suspects getting into two vehicles at the U-Suds, 946 S. 27th St., and traffic stops led to them contacting five people.
Ultimately, they arrested Pearson and Jelinek on suspicion of manslaughter and use of a weapon to commit a felony, and a third person, 25-year-old Micah Berggren, on suspicion of second-degree assault and use of a weapon to commit a felony.
The death is Lincoln's first homicide of the year.
This is a developing story. Stay with JournalStar.com for updates.
Evelyn Mejia is a news intern and current sophomore at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She covers breaking news and writes feature stories about her community.
The girl told police she met the 19-year-old through social media and invited the man to her house after he posted and said he wanted to play video games with someone, police said in court filings.
"Despite legal protections, Nieveen, who suffers from mental illness, will lose her home of nearly 50 years based on today's ruling," Sandra Nieveen's attorney said.
"I want to be clear — there is no active threat at Southwest High School today," Principal John Matzen said in an email to parents after Lincoln Police investigated "disturbing comments and photos mentioning violence at Southwest."
Jury Commissioner Troy Hawk said they've always had people here or there not show up. But in the past three to six months more people have been ignoring the summons they're required by law to fill out.
The woman was smoking near 41st Street and Baldwin Avenue around 1 a.m. Monday when she told the man she didn't have any cigarettes left to spare, according to police.
Isaac A. Sanchez was charged with third-degree sexual assault of a child and felony child abuse for his alleged role in the incident, which occurred at a central Lincoln apartment April 29, police said.
Officers responded to the area of 56th and Fremont streets at around 8:45 p.m. Friday and found the victims, a 29-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman, according to police.
"We got justice for Ali, and we are really happy," Ali Al-Burkat's aunt, Dunia Al-Musa, said outside the courtroom after Majdal Elias was sentenced Wednesday.
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December 22, 1928 – April 28, 2022
Deane Lavaughn Nordahl of Florence, Oregon passed away on April 28, 2022 at 93 years young. She was born on December 22, 1928 in Stayton, Oregon to Jemma and H. L. Prindel.
Deane is survived by her sister, Dorene Splawn of Junction City; children, Christine Montalbano, Leslie Labrousse and husband, Bob, Gunnar Nordahl and wife, Salli, baby Gregg Nordahl and wife, Laurie; grandchildren, Mike, Jon, Jason, Sierra, and Jessica; and ten great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry J. Nordahl.
Deane married Harry Nordahl in 1947; they raised their kids in North Bend/Coos Bay, Oregon. Upon retirement they moved back to Florence. While in NB/CB Deane went to Skelton Beauty Academy, became an instructor, and later owned Aree’s Beauty Shop. They were active members of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and in Florence, New Life Lutheran. Deane was generous of her talents and time and volunteered at church, and numerous other groups including the Ladies Elks, the soup kitchen and the Siuslaw Pioneer Museum.
She passed knowing she was well loved and cared for. The family wishes to express their appreciation to NW Memory Care staff and Hospice for their loving care in her final days.
Deane loved everyone, had a great sense of humor, and always had a smile on her face and a sparkle in her eyes. As Gunnar said, “Keep it short and sweet - just like mom.” Our lives are better because of our loving mother.
There will be a Celebration of Life on Saturday, June 04, 2022 at 1:00 pm, at New Life Lutheran in Florence, Oregon. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to New Life Lutheran Church, the Siuslaw Pioneer Museum, or a food bank of your choice.
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Getting a summer job might typically be a challenge for teens, but now its employers who are facing the challenge of finding enough of them in these rapidly changing times.
Unemployment among 16- to 19-year-old workers sat at 10.2% in April, just short of the 68-year low of 9.6% it reached in May last year, according to figures recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall, about a third of U.S. teens in that age group are now working, the federal data show.
Those numbers are a far cry from April 2020, when lockdowns sent teen unemployment soaring to a record high of 31.9%. But as jobs for teens became more plentiful last year, businesses found themselves scrambling to fill enough positions to deal with the pent-up demand from customers who hadn’t ventured out much in a year or more.
That’s the case at Young’s Jersey Dairy in Yellow Springs, which had difficulty with its employment numbers when more experienced workers headed back to college, according to CEO Dan Young.
“All of sudden we were having to deal with two to two-to-half months or so of really busy days and it was difficult to find folks,” he said.
So the popular longtime area attraction, whose workforce is comprised mainly of high school and college age students, met with some of its staff over the winter and crafted a solution employed by other businesses nationwide heading into this spring: offer incentives and bonuses. For Young’s, that included a $2 an hour bonus for weekends, a time when staffing had been a considerable challenge, he said.
“Weekend gratitude, we call it,” Young said. “We’re thankful you’re going to work on the weekends because that’s when we’re busy, when we really need you.”
Young’s Jersey Dairy also bumped up starting pay to $12.50 for employees as young as 16 years old, “a pretty high rate” compared to previous years, which helped to boost staffing levels, he said. It also created a finder’s fee, of sorts.
“If your family or friends or someone you recruit comes in here and stays for three months, you get a nice little couple of hundred dollars of a ... recruiting bonus,” he said. “Those are the main things we’ve done. It seems to be working pretty well.”
Young’s will continue to hire all summer long to help it get through the summer and fall months, Young said.
At least for the time being, jobs, in general, appear to be abundant. According to the latest Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey released this month, there were 11.5 million job openings in March, up from the 11.3 million seen at the end of February.
But a new outlook from Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., a global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm that analyzes data, shows that “a perfect storm of current events” affecting American teens might prevent them from entering the workforce.The firm found that last summer, despite the availability of jobs teens typically fill, a lower amount of COVID cases and lifted pandemic restrictions, 41% fewer teens found jobs than in 2020, when the most teen jobs were added on record.
Challenger, Gray & Christmas predicts teens will gain 1.3 million jobs in 2022, on par with last year’s teen job market.
“There’s no lack of opportunities,” Andy Challenger, the firm’s senior vice president, told this news outlet Friday. “This is a really unique job market where we see more job opening than maybe at any point in American history. Wages are rising, people are quitting and moving positions all the time, so teenagers have a lot of opportunities out there, if they choose to take them.”
Businesses that rely heavily on summer crowds, including restaurants, summer camps and amusement park, need teenage labor but might not get it this summer if a teen labor shortage persists over the next few months, Challenger said.
“There was a lot of opportunity last year (and) even more this year, but we’re certainly not seeing teenagers flow into those roles in the way that businesses would like to see because they’re pretty short-staffed,” he said.
Montgomery County has identified an approximate 10% unemployment rate among local teens age 16 to 19 years old, “which is higher than we would obviously like it to be,” said Kara Hamby, spokeswoman for Montgomery County’s Business Services.
However, programs like the county’s YouthWorks can help young adults, typically high school age, to prepare for the workforce, Hamby said.
“They might come in with no experience whatsoever and we are training them and working with local companies and employers and placing these kids at work sites,” she said. “It’s beneficial because employers get to assist in training the upcoming workforce and then these kids are getting the skills that they need to make themselves more marketable for the job market.”
A 10.2% U.S. unemployment rate among teens is “a little complicated,” he said, because that statistic is the percentage of teenagers who can’t find jobs among those who want to find jobs, not overall teenage employment.
“They’re not considered part of the denominator, part of the teenage workforce, unless they’re out actively looking for a job,” Challenger said. “Even though the unemployment rate for teens has dropped, so has the participation rate.”
Part of that could be the result of anything from summer school and extracurricular activities to volunteering for something altruistic that helps build their resume for college or a job after school, Challenger said. Teens, especially in the recent past, also may have wanted to prevent getting COVID
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BLOOMINGTON – Police are investigating after a report of shots fired during a robbery Wednesday at a business on the city’s southeast side.
Bloomington police responded about 2:40 p.m. Wednesday to the 2000 block of Ireland Grove Road for a “hold up alarm,” police said.
Officers found evidence of gunshots fired inside the business. An employee who was battered was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Authorities have identified two suspects who wore masks, “a yellow traffic style vest” and a “blue vest with white lines” during the incident. They left the scene in a black, four-door vehicle with silver rims and chrome trim around its windows.
The suspects appear to be Black or Hispanic males in their 20s, police said.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Bloomington police Det. Paul Jones at 309-434-2548 or pjones@cityblm.org .
Anonymous tips can be submitted at 309-434-2963 or ciau@cityblm.org .
Wednesday's shooting was at least the 19th confirmed shooting in Bloomington-Normal in 2022, of which 17 have occurred in Bloomington. It was the third shooting reported in May.
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Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
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David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
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Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
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Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal, 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of 15-100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony), and possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
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Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
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Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
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Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
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Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of meth, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and aggravated assault.
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Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
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Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
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Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
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Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
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Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
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Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
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Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
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Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
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Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
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Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and two counts each of unlawful possession of 5-15 grams (Class 2 felony) and less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
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Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
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Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
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Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
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Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
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Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
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Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
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Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
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Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
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Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
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Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
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Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
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Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
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Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
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Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
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Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
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Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, is charged in McLean County with aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery as a subsequent offense.
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Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
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Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
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Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
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Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
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Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
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James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
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Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
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Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
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David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
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Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
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Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
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Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
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Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
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Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
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Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
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Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
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Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 21, of Chicago, is charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
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Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
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Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
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Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
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Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
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Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
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Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
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Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
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Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
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Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
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Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
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Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
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Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
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Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
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Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
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Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
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Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
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Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
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Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
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Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
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Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
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Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 4 felony.
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Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
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Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
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Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
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Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
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Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
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Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
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Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
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Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
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Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
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Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
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Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
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Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
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Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, is charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony.
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Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
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Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
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Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
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Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
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Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
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William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
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Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
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Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
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Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
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Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 59, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, each a Class 2 felony.
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David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
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Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated domestic battery, Class 2 felonies.
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Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
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Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
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Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
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Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 30, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery, charged as a Class 3 felony for a subsequent offense.
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Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
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Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
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Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
Provided by Bloomington Police
Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aaron Parlier
Aaron M. Parlier , 40, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 450 years in prison after he was found guilty in a bench trial of 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor and 10 counts of child pornography production.
Rebecca L. Gormley
Rebecca L. Gormley , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Penny S. Self
Penny S. Self , 59, of Ashland, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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BLOOMINGTON — Wags & Wishes, Wish Bone Canine Rescue's signature fundraising event, will be held Friday, June 17, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Bloomington.
Guest emcee David G. Lewis and auctioneer Kevin Birlingmair will host the event. This year's keynote will be a performance by Christian Stoinev, an Illinois State University alumnus and "America's Got Talent" finalist known for his acrobatics with Chihuahuas.
The event will also include silent and live auctions, a pooch parade, a raffle for a sterling silver and diamond bracelet by SOHO of Italy, donated by Jack Lewis Jewelers in Bloomington, and more.
Tickets are $75 and may be purchased at wishbonecaninerescue.org. Sponsorships are available starting at $500.
Wish Bone has completed more than 6,500 adoptions since its start in 2009.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — City officials announced on May 13 that Spring Street from Tipton Street to State of Franklin Road would be closed to drivers and pedestrians for several days as crews worked to repair a building.
A week later, a spokesperson with the City of Johnson City revealed the repairs were conducted after a public works employee found bricks in the street and on the sidewalk. Since the announcement, the single lane on State of Franklin and the section of Spring Street have reopened to drivers.
The sidewalk, however, remains closed.
“The owners took steps to protect the public street and to maintain a closed sidewalk over the weekend,” the spokesperson stated. “A contractor has been contacted and is evaluating the wall to determine the repairs that need to be made.”
No injuries were ever reported, city officials stated.
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Public pools become a godsend over long summer vacations. It’s a place to gather, cool off, relax, but it doesn’t help if it’s closed due to staffing shortages.
That’s the predicament the City of Kingsport finds itself in at the aquatic center.
Kingsport Aquatic Center Assistant Manager Chassy Smiley told News Channel 11 to open a pool for one shift, 23 lifeguards are necessary. That’s not counting all the other necessary positions to keep operations running.
“Most times when people think of a pool, they think lifeguards, but it takes a full team of people to make our operation run successfully,” Smiley said.
The center needs roughly 160 extra employees during the summer to keep a solid schedule, but they still need to fill more than 50 positions as of Thursday.
“We’re always looking for lifeguards, so we’re always hiring them,” Smiley said. “We would take 100 of them if we could find them. But in our other support positions, we’ve got about 20 to 30 positions because of vacations or other activities or things, and we try to be really flexible. So having enough team members on to make that flexibility work really helps us as an organization as well.”
There are plenty of other job opportunities at the center as well.
“If water and lifeguarding isn’t your thing, we have front desk workers who help greet our customers and get them hooked up with rentals and other things. And then we also have gate workers who do daily admissions, concession workers, aquatic attendants, and a lot of support team members who make it all happen every day,” she said.
Smiley noted that each summer, students obtaining their two-year associate’s degrees at Northeast State Community College would flock to the center for part-time work. However, this year they’ve only been able to attract a handful of college students to work the summer.
With summer vacation just around the corner, Smiley added that the aquatic center is a great place for teenagers to work.
“If you’re that kid that’s sitting at home, let me tell you gas is not cheap nowadays,” she said. “So we can help you with some gas money, cell phones. It teaches some self-accountability. So parents if you’re looking for your kids to learn a little bit of that, we definitely pride ourselves in teaching people some life skills and getting them ready to kind of go out into the world.”
The city offers a pay scale of $9 to $13 per hour depending on experience. An increase of between $1 and $3 was made to incentivize applications.
Red Cross lifeguard courses are necessary to become a lifeguard, and those are offered at the aquatic center for those interested in that position.
“I also want to emphasize whether you’re 15 or 85 or 100 years old, we’ve got a place for you if you want something to do with us,” Smiley said. “So that’s the one thing we really try to tell people is it’s not just the facility for the young at heart. We also have the people who are obviously older that are also younger at heart and you fit in in our role too.”
She said the center is counting on lots of people to apply so they can offer flexible hours to all workers.
“It’s a great summer job,” Smiley said. “We’re looking for anybody who’s reliable, dependable, has a good attitude, and is just willing to come and learn and be a part of a team. I think our whole philosophy is we are team-oriented. If somebody doesn’t show up, it hurts somewhere.”
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Arizona prisoner Frank Atwood won’t be executed in gas chamber
An Arizona prisoner is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection in less than three weeks for killing an 8-year-old girl, marking the second condemned man to decline lethal gas since the state refurbished its gas chamber — a method of execution that hasn’t been used in the United States in more than 20 years.
Frank Atwood declined to pick a method of execution when corrections officials asked him if he wanted to die by lethal injection or the gas chamber. Lethal injection is Arizona’s default execution method when condemned prisoners refuse to make a selection.
Clarence Dixon, who earlier this month became the first prisoner to be executed in Arizona since July 2014, also had refused to make a choice on his execution method.
The last lethal gas execution in the United States was carried out in 1999 in Arizona, which refurbished its gas chamber at the prison in Florence, southeast of Phoenix, in late 2020. The state also had purchased materials to make hydrogen cyanide gas, which was used in some past U.S. executions and by Nazis to kill 865,000 Jews at the Auschwitz concentration camp alone.
Death penalty experts say the United States turned away from the gas chamber and switched to lethal injections due to the horrific nature of the lethal gas deaths. They said gas chamber executions were slow deaths in which prisoners gasped for breath, thrashed their restrained bodies and appeared to be in excruciating pain.
Arizona, California, Missouri and Wyoming are the only states with decades-old lethal-gas execution laws still on the books. Arizona is the only one that still has a working gas chamber.
Atwood is scheduled to be executed with an injection of pentobarbital on June 8 for his murder conviction in the killing of 8-year-old Vicki Hoskinson in 1984.
Authorities have said Atwood kidnapped the girl, whose remains were discovered in the desert northwest of Tucson nearly seven months after her disappearance. Experts could not determine the cause of death from the bones that were found, according to court records.
Atwood’s defense team didn’t have immediate comment on the method of execution for their client.
Who is Frank Atwood? What to know about Arizona's next scheduled execution
Deborah Denno, a Fordham Law School professor who has studied executions for more than 25 years, said a substantial number of condemned people don’t make a selection when asked how they want to be put to death.
“No one knows the reasons (why), but one factor is they are depressed and have given up,” Denno said. “This is the least of their worries. They are going to die.”
The state's nearly eight-year hiatus in executions that ended with Dixon's May 11 death has been attributed to the difficulty of securing lethal injection drugs as manufacturers refuse to supply them and problems encountered during the July 2014 execution of Joseph Wood.
Wood was given 15 doses of a two-drug combination over nearly two hours. Wood snorted repeatedly and gasped before he died. His attorney said the execution had been botched.
In recent years, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Alabama have passed laws allowing executions with nitrogen gas, at least in some circumstances, though experts say it’s never been done and no state has established a protocol that would allow it, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
The last prisoner to be executed in a U.S. gas chamber was Walter LaGrand, the second of two German brothers sentenced to death for killing a bank manager in 1982 in southern Arizona. It took LaGrand 18 minutes to die in 1999.
Both brothers chose the gas chamber in hopes that courts would find the method unconstitutional. While Karl LaGrand accepted the state’s last-minute offer of lethal injection, Walter LaGrand rejected it, saying he would prefer a more painful execution to protest the death penalty.
For subscribers:As Ariz. resumes death penalty, a former executioner tells his story
The case drew widespread criticism in Germany, which has no death penalty, and prompted repeated diplomatic protests.
Arizona’s gas chamber refurbishment was condemned internationally, including coverage in Israel and Germany drawing parallels to Holocaust atrocities.
In early April, a judge denied a request by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix to bar the state from using cyanide gas to carry out executions in Arizona.
Arizona now has 112 prisoners left on the state’s death row.
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DALLAS — A man has been indicted on a charge of capital murder in the 2016 death of a North Texas lawyer, according to court records.
A Dallas County grand jury indicted Steven Aubrey on Wednesday.
Police said Aubrey, 61, was taken into custody on April 27, in connection to the death of Ira Tobolowsky.
On May 13, 2016, police said Tobolowsky was preparing to leave for work from his home on Kenshire Drive in Dallas, when Aubrey allegedly assaulted him, doused him with gasoline and set him on fire.
Police said the bottle of fuel was found at the crime scene.
The medical examiner ruled Tobolowsky’s death a homicide as a result of thermal burns, smoke inhalation and blunt force trauma, according to the report.
Police said the bottle of fuel was found at the crime scene.
The medical examiner ruled Tobolowsky’s death a homicide as a result of thermal burns, smoke inhalation and blunt force trauma, according to the report.
Tobolowsky was a prominent civil attorney’s lawyer.
The Dallas Police Department said at the time of Tobolowsky’s death that Aubrey was questioned and was a person of interest in the case. The department said Aubrey and Tobolowsky knew each other, saying that Tobolowsky represented Aubrey’s mother in litigation against him concerning a family trust.
Dallas Police said over the last four years, detectives have poured over the evidence and conducted interviews, which, ultimately, led to Aubrey’s arrest.
More information about his arrest has not been released by police, to this point.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WIAT) — The Alabama Education Association has announced that it will sue Chilton County Schools Superintendent Jason Griffin in relation to letters the system sent out demanding payment of tens of thousands of dollars by employees who were allegedly overpaid due to payroll errors.
The professional association said in a press release that the lawsuit “will seek to prevent any monies deducted from the employees who are also plaintiffs in the case.”
The AEA’s suit will be on behalf of two employees in the system, Christie Payne and Shellie Smith, who were told by the system that they owed $23,000 and $32,000 because of repeated overpayments.
Christie Payne, a lunchroom manager at Verbena High School, was told she owes $23,465.40, dating back to the 2016-2017 school year.
Shellie Smith, wife of Chilton County School Board member Chris Smith, was sent a letter by the district asking her to repay over $33,000 they said she was overcompensated as a result of repeated payroll errors.
AEA’s press release said that the letters demanding repayment amounted to an “illegal act.”
“This illegal act has caused Christie Payne and Shellie Smith and their families emotional and financial hardship,” the statement said.
In his only statement on the issue, Superintendent Jason Griffin said that the system is required to recoup the money.
“We cannot comment on specific personnel matters,” a joint statement from Griffin and board officials said. “The Chilton County Board of Education recently discovered several overpayments. These overpayments date back several years, and were initiated prior to the tenure of the current Finance Department, Superintendent, and Board. Under Board policy and the law, board officials are required to recoup any overpayments. We are mindful of the financial impact that this matter can have on our employees, and we are working to balance that impact with our obligation to recover the funds.”
The employees represented by AEA in the lawsuit are not the only individuals to receive letters demanding repayments.
A bus driver who’s worked for the school system for two decades was also sent a letter. He said he has no plans to respond to the letter or repay the money.
“It’s their mistake,” he said. “Why do the little people have to pay for it?”
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham Water Works kicks off its Hydrate the City initiative next week to remind communities in the area to stay hydrated by drinking water.
This year’s edition will begin May 22 at Regions Field alongside the Barons game against the Rocket City Trash Pandas.
Throughout May and June, BWW staff members will set up hydration pop-ups at local parks and venues, where they will give out fruit-infused water samples, recipes and promotional items.
Following the Barons game, pop-ups will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. each Friday starting May 27 at Alabama Farmers Market and conclude June 23 at Railroad Park.
All events are free except the May 22 event, which will require the purchase of a ticket to the Barons versus Trash Pandas game.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A former chief deputy has been charged with bank fraud, extortion, and selling a stolen firearm after soliciting money from the Stone County Sheriff's Office.
According to reports, 36-year-old Zachary Hunter Alexander was indicted on May 3, but made his first appearance in court on Thursday.
The indictment states that Alexander allegedly solicited money in 2018 from the Stone County Sheriff's Foundation in order to 'purchase AR-15 firearms for the Sheriff's Office.'
The foundation supplied Alexander with over $4,000 for the firearms, which he then deposited into his own personal bank account.
Alexander allegedly provided an invoice that listed six different firearms and their serial numbers, but the invoice turned out to be fraudulent.
Authorities discovered that the invoice was actually used to authorize a charge of $3,090 on the Sheriff's Office's credit card.
The indictment also claims that Alexander allegedly sold a sniper rifle that had been previously purchased with funds from the Stone County Sheriff's Foundation.
Alexander is now facing 5 different charges of extortion for utilizing the funds that he obtained from the Sheriff's Office for something other than its intended purpose.
In addition to those funds, the indictment alleges that Alexander made several deposits that totaled more than $105,000.
If convicted, Alexander will face multiple penalties for bank fraud. These penalties could include up to 30 years in prison, a fine up to $1 million, and up to 5 years of supervised release.
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SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio family is suing Apple and its AirPods manufacturer, blaming the companies for their son's hearing loss.
"We don't want anybody to experience this terrible accident," Ariani Reyes, the 14-year-old's mother, told KENS 5. "It shouldn't happen. They haven't fixed that problem with loud noises and alerts."
During a 2020 road trip, Reyes says her son was watching a video at low volume using a single AirPods Pro earbud. The child's ear drum ruptured when an Amber Alert sounded at an "unexpected" and "dangerous" volume, the lawsuit claims.
"It was an extremely loud noise and he complained right away," Reyes said.
"He was a different boy... dizzy with nausea."
Reyes says her son became ill that evening and battled vertigo. Doctors treated his inner ear with steroid shots, but could not restore his hearing.
Two years later, the 14-year-old still wears a hearing aid in his right ear.
"He's a teenager, so he doesn't like to wear that," Reyes said. "It has impacted his life."
Family attorneys argue the Apple products are defective and dangerous, since they do not automatically adjust notifications' volume.
To bolster their case, plaintiffs cite numerous AirPods users who've asked for similar fixes on Apple's community forum.
"When a notification comes through, I want to rip my AirPods out," one user writes. "It is so loud... Why can't it just be a soft background noise like when I have used other head or ear phones?"
There is a method to reduce notification volume in the phone's settings, but some users complain the process is cumbersome and counter-productive.
"There is a solution... that will fix the loud alerts," another forum user writes. "But it also means, when you take out the AirPods, you will likely miss phone calls and alerts because the volume of the phone has been turned down in settings. It makes no sense at all."
The lawsuit alleges that Apple should warn users about sudden spikes in volume.
Attorneys filed the suit in the Northern District of California's federal court.
"It's something we feel we should do," Reyes said.
Apple did not respond to our request for comment.
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Just as it is throughout the U.S., finding baby formula is becoming more difficult in North Iowa.
Along with the supply chain constraints that have effected homes and businesses nationwide, Abbott issues a major recall of formula with an expiration date of April 1, 2022, or later. Abbott also closed a production facility in Michigan recently, further exacerbating supply issues.
This has left many parents scrambling for alternatives as shelves are cleared of product. The Iowa Departments of Public Health and Human Services said "Iowans are urged not to use homemade infant formula or other alternatives as they do not contain the vitamins and minerals that a growing infant requires." People are also urged not to ration formula or use alternatives such as goat milk.
Those in need are encouraged to call their pediatricians for help in finding formula. Additionally, those who use the WIC program are encouraged to call their local WIC clinic for help finding formula.
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North Iowa Community Action WIC Coordinator Carla Miller has noticed an uptick in calls recently as the shortage becomes more severe. Miller said that WIC, which usually has specific requirements for what products can be purchased on their program, has opened up their formula requirements to allow a variety of formula products to be purchased with WIC.
"If you are struggling, please just give us a call" Miller said to anyone struggling to find formula. NICA WIC has been working with residents these last few months to help them find resources to purchase formula and find similar types of formula for those who cannot find the formula they are looking for.
Another North Iowa resource ready to be utilized is Mother's Milk Bank of Iowa, based out of Coralville.
"We are experiencing an increase in milk donors who mention the formula shortage and their desire to help. They are remarkable and generous women." said Jean Drulis, Director and Cofounder of Mother's Milk Bank of Iowa.
Mother's Milk Bank of Iowa has a good inventory of pasteurized donor-human milk (PDHM) as of now, which Drulis said could be dispensed to additional hospitals or infants at home. The first quarter of the year there was a 25% increase in PDHM dispersion, which Drulis said hasn't been traced to the formula shortage.
But with the increase in dispersion, mothers have come from surrounding states to donate breastmilk at 41 depots. Mason City has one milk collection depot located in MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in the Birth Center Nursery. Drulis noted being grateful for the partnership.
Mother's Milk Bank of Iowa ships across the nation; in 2021 they dispensed to nine states and 49 hospitals. For those wishing to donate or order PDHM, visit https://uichildrens.org/mothers-milk-bank-iowa for more information.
Rae Burnette is a GA and Crime & Courts Reporter at the Globe Gazette. You can reach her by phone at 641.421.0523 or at Rae.Burnette@GlobeGazette.com
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The Florence Trap Shooting Range will open for the season on Wednesday, May 25. It will continue to be open once a week through July. Dates may change in late summer and fall depending on interest. The range is located at 42435 60th Avenue, just south of Highway 9 between Thompson and Buffalo Center.
The May, June, and July public shooting dates for the trap range are all on Wednesdays: May 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. Shooting dates in July are 6, 13, 20 and 27. Times each day will be from 5-7 p.m. The cost to shoot at the range will still be three dollars for 25 targets. If there is inclement weather, shooting will have to be canceled and that announcement will be posted on our web site (www.winnebagoccb.com), our Facebook page, and our Twitter feed. It will also run on KIOW Radio (FM 107.3).
Shooters are reminded that they will need to bring their own gun, ammunition and eye and ear protection. All releases are voice-activated and all shooting will be supervised by a certified Range Safety Officer. For more information about the Florence Trap Shooting Range or the public shooting dates, people can contact the Winnebago County Conservation Board at 641-565-3390.
Rae Burnette is a GA and Crime & Courts Reporter at the Globe Gazette. You can reach her by phone at 641.421.0523 or at Rae.Burnette@GlobeGazette.com
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Car lovers in North Texas, here is your chance to be on TV.
The Dallas Film and Creative Industries Office has shared a casting call from Warm Springs production. They are looking for car lovers and restoration experts for a new season of their show
According to the listing, “Warm Springs Productions are looking for people who have one special family member or friend who always talks about their favorite car they used to have or it has been on a property untouched for years and needs to be restored.”
The show documents the journey of finding a car, giving it 1 to 2 months’ worth of restoration, then surprising the recipient with the refurbished car.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — We get it. Sometimes, the team you are rooting for lets you down. It’s part of the game.
So in the spirit of being open about the tribulations of being a sports team fan, a new report from Play Canada looked at when Major League Baseball fans were ’embarrassed’ by their teams.
Of course, we are looking at where North Texas falls in this subject. According to the study, the most embarrassing year for fans of Arlington’s Texas Rangers was 2021. Runner-up years included 2020 and 2018.
With the rain comes the rainbow; so to keep things more positive the report also asked fans what their favorite year was and fans said 2011 was their favorite year to be a Rangers fan. Runner-ups for that category were 2008-2016 and 1994-1997.
Overall MLB fans across the board said 1998 was the best season to be a baseball fan. To get this information, Play Canada surveyed more than 2,000 baseball fans. To view the full report, visit playcanada.com.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Anyone up for some live music, lawn games and great food? Also, did we mention it was free?
You can find all of that and more over at Community Day at the Film Friendly Texas Forum! The Texas Film Commission is throwing a Community Day on May 20 from 2-6 p.m. with food trucks, networking, tours of Southfork Ranch, live music by Lorena Leigh and more.
“Live music, lawn games, great food, FREE ADMISSION…you’ll find all of this at Community Day at the Film Friendly Texas Forum, so please – come hangout with us at @Southfork_Ranch! RSVP to filmmarketing@gov.texas.gov ahead of time if you plan on attending. We’ll see you there!”
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SALMON CREEK, Wash. — Authorities said at least six teenagers were hospitalized after a single-vehicle rollover crash Thursday afternoon in Salmon Creek, just north of Vancouver, Wash.
The Clark County Sheriff's Office said nine teens were crammed in a small SUV traveling eastbound on Northeast 117th Street at high speeds when the driver lost control and slid into the oncoming lane.
The vehicle then struck a curb, jumped the sidewalk and rolled down a 50-foot embankment, coming to a rest on the edge of Salmon Creek below an Interstate 5 overpass, the sheriff's office said.
Witnesses said the the SUV was going at least 70 miles per hour and driving erratically when the crash occurred, Clark County Fire District 6 said. All of the occupants are students at Brush Prairie High School.
"Authorities say it is a miracle that no one was killed in this crash," the fire district said.
The sheriff's office said all nine occupants crawled out the vehicle and and six of them were were transported to Randall Children's Hospital in Portland for various injuries. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.
Authorities will be investigating to determine if criminal charges will be filed.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — With bird flu hitting nine flocks scattered across seven counties, the Washington state Department of Agriculture on Thursday requested that live market poultry sales cease for the next 30 days. The closure is not mandatory.
Confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 have shown up in nine small backyard flocks in Thurston, Pierce, Pacific, Clallam, Spokane, Whatcom and Okanogan counties since May 5, the agency said.
Dr. Amber Itle, the Washington state veterinarian, said bird flu has been reported in 35 states this year.
“We are one of the last states to get hit,” she said during a news conference.
All nine infected locations consisted of backyard flocks with substantial exposure to wild waterfowl. No commercial flocks have been infected. Commercial poultry products remain safe to consume, the agency said.
Itle said the bird flu does not appear to have human health risks at this time, and is unlikely to impact dogs, cats or other pets. But she cautioned pet owners to keep their animals away from dead birds.
Markets that choose to continue bird sales risk disease transmission, state officials said. If a case of HPAI were detected in connection with a market, there would be significant impacts. The market would face thorough animal tracing and extensive cleaning and disinfection requirements, officials said.
WSDA has reached out to all markets that have live sales of birds and advised them to stop sales. Some markets had already voluntarily stopped selling birds even before receiving the advice from the state veterinarian.
“Temporarily suspending poultry and waterfowl sales is recommended until detections across Washington slow down. This may extend until the end of June,” Itle said.
For markets that choose to remain open, Itle made several recommendations to reduce the risk of transmitting disease, including increasing biosecurity measures, only selling birds destined for slaughter, prohibiting birds with signs of illness, keeping birds in transport containers and not comingling
So far, the infected flocks have been relatively small, backyard flocks.
“Stopping these sales protects not only these backyard flocks but small and large commercial flocks as well,” Itle said. “It is all about reducing risk. Bringing birds from different flocks together definitely increases opportunities for this virus to spread and impact more birds."
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A combination of simultaneously-occuring factors have long-time Oneida County Executive, Anthony Picente, Jr., considering a run for Congress in the 22nd district. Among those factors: concerns about the newly-drawn districts, timing, and who isn't running.
"Oneida County was always the largest county in whatever number congressional district this was in years past now that's changed; now we're getting lumped into the west with Onondaga and that changes the dynamics. I'm concerned about our representation," says Picente.
Timing is of the essence. Petitions for Congress start Saturday. While the decision window might be short, this isn't the first time Picente has considered a run for Congress.
"Last time I thought of it was six years ago, when the seat was open at that time but that was a much different district," says Picente. "It's the only other office I've thought of other than being here and it's one last chance to think about it or at least attempt it."
Another factor for Picente-who's not running.
"If Claudia Tenney was gonna run for re-election in Oneida County, we wouldn't be having this discussion," says Picente.
Another long-time local Republican, Senator Joseph Griffo, says his plan is to run for Senate, in his newly-expanded district. Republican Steve Wells, who lost to Claudia Tenney in 2016, has declared his candidacy in the 22nd Congressional district. The former criminal prosecutor, who also founded American Food and Vending, is from Cazenovia.
Former Congressman, Anthony Brindisi, says he does not intend to run for Congress this year in any district. Picente will announce his decision Friday.
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ROME, N.Y. – The Rome Department of Motor Vehicles office on West Dominick Street will be closing until further notice due to staffing shortages.
The office will be closed starting Monday, May 23.
Officials say the office cannot function within the DMV guidelines with its current staff.
Services will still be available at the Utica DMV office located at 321 Main St.
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BOISE, Idaho — The playing of Taps could be heard around Gowen Field Memorial Park on Thursday as the Idaho Army National Guard held its annual Memorial Day Dedication ceremony.
Each year, the event pays tribute to those who have served and made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our nation.
The dedication ceremony includes a wide variety of honorary events, ranging from multi-service color guard, to Staff Sergeant Michael Robinett of the 25th Army Band playing 'Taps,' on bugle.
Command Sergeant Major to the Joint Staff of the Idaho Army National Guard, Linda Burkhart, described the importance of the annual ceremony.
"Today serves as an annual tradition, to remember and honor those who came before us. Those who have made this organization a part of their lives and who gave all," Burkhart said. "It's just a small token of our appreciation to our service members of all the organizations, past, present and future."
Thursday's ceremony also included a cannon salute by the Idaho Military History Museum, a flyover featuring an A-10 Thunderbolt II and UH-60 Black Hawk and a performance of the National Anthem, sang by Kacy Clemens, an Idaho National Guard family member.
During the memorial ceremony, officials conduct a commemorative brick-laying dedication. More than 50 bricks that were purchased over the past year were acknowledged to honor Idaho soldiers, airmen, citizens and family members.
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The year’s first case of monkeypox in the U.S. was confirmed in Massachusetts this week, and New York City health officials are investigating another possible case.
Though a potentially serious disease, monkeypox is typically rare outside of West and Central Africa. Health officials however are monitoring outbreaks that seem to be spreading among people who have not traveled to Africa.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been tracking unusual clusters in Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom, countries that do not normally report monkeypox. They say it is not clear how people in the clusters were exposed but that they include men who have sex with men.
The New York Times reported that officials in Canada are investigating at least 15 possible cases in Montreal. The man hospitalized in Massachusetts had recently traveled to Canada via private transportation, the CDC said. It did not immediately respond to an inquiry from NBC.
The CDC is urging healthcare providers in the U.S. to be alert for patients who have rashes consistent with monkeypox, regardless of whether they have traveled or have specific risks for monkeypox.
Health officials say the risk to the general population remains low.
Here's what to know:
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What is monkeypox?
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with a virus that is related to those that cause smallpox and cowpox. It was first discovered in 1958, when outbreaks occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research. That accounts for its name.
The first case in a human was reported in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which still has the majority of infections. Other African countries where it has been found: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone.
Typically cases recorded outside of Africa have been linked to international travel or animals that have been imported.
What Are the Symptoms?
The symptoms in humans are similar to smallpox but not as severe. The incubation period is usually seven to 14 days, though it can be as long as 21 days. The disease starts with a fever, a headache, muscle aches, chills and exhaustion, according to the CDC. One sign that it is monkeypox and not smallpox is that in monkeypox, lymph nodes swell.
Within one to three days, or sometimes longer, a rash will appear. It often begins on one’s face and then spreads to the rest of the body. Lesions develop that become scabs that fall off.
How is it Transmitted?
The virus enters your body through broken skin, your respiratory tract, or the mucous membranes of your eyes, nose or mouth. Human-to-human contact is thought to be through large respiratory droplets, the CDC says. It can also be transmitted by direct contact with body fluids or indirectly through contaminated bedding, and through the bites or scratches of infected animals or through the preparation of bush meat.
How Long Does the Illness Last?
Usually, monkeypox last for two to four weeks. Most people recover without needing to be hospitalized.
How Serious is it?
In Africa, monkeypox has resulted in the death of as many as one in 10 people who contracted the virus. It is believed to be more serious in children. The current version circulating is milder with a fatality rate of less than 1%.
How is it Treated?
There is no proven, safe treatment for monkeypox virus infection but the Food and Drug Administration approved a vaccine for monkeypox, which also protects against smallpox, in 2019. Outbreaks can be controlled through smallpox vaccine or antivirals. Smallpox vaccine is not available to the general public but in the event of an outbreak, the CDC could establish guidelines for vaccinations.
How Many Cases Occur Each Year?
Each year, there are an estimated thousands of cases in Africa. About 6,000 cases are reported each year in Congo, and another 3,000 in Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization. Other people are likely infected but their cases go unrecorded.
An outbreak in the U.S. in 2003 infected 47 people in six states. They got the virus from pet prairie dogs that were kept near some small mammals that had been imported from Ghana.
Two cases in the U.S. in 2021 were linked to travel.
How Are These Cases Different?
These cases appear to involve people who are becoming ill without having traveled to Africa.
In Europe, infections have been reported in Britain, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Most of the cases involve men who have had sex with men, The Associated Press reports.
Britain's Health Security Agency said its cases are not all connected, suggesting that there are multiple chains of transmission happening, according to The AP.
The infections in Portugal were picked up at a sexual health clinic, where the men sought help for lesions on their genitals. It is not clear whether monkeypox is being spread through sex.
Michael Skinner, a virologist at Imperial College London, said it's still too early to determine how the men in the U.K. were infected.
“By nature, sexual activity involves intimate contact, which one would expect to increase the likelihood of transmission, whatever a person’s sexual orientation and irrespective of the mode of transmission," Skinner told The AP.
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Editor’s Note: First installment in a two-part satire.
A female friend of mine once told me her significant other gave her flowers to celebrate their three-year anniversary of living together. No marriage, no promotion, and no death in the family; simply another year of living together.
I immediately said that her significant other needed to surrender his man card.
The Urban Dictionary defines a man card as “something owned by a respectable member of the male community.” Failing to live up to the (as yet undefined) rules of manhood could result in the suspension — or in extreme cases, loss of said card. Sending flowers for an anniversary of living together falls in the latter category.
I’ve already mentioned the three acceptable reasons for flowers: marriage, promotion or a death in the family. Go ahead and add one more: seeking forgiveness for an otherwise unforgiveable act. A felony, for instance. But not living-together-flowers under any circumstances.
As mentioned earlier, the rules of manhood haven’t been clearly defined, although anyone with a man card knows a violation when he sees one. Here are a few examples for those not in the know:
♦ Watching any romantic comedy alone — and of your own free will;
♦ Just thinking about reading a Harlequin romance novel;
♦ Crying for the loss of something other than a family member, an old dog, a close friend, a baseball card collection or a vintage automobile;
♦ Opting to spend a night by the fire with your significant other when there’s a perfectly good bachelor party requiring your attendance;
♦ Being caught with an “umbrella drink” in your hand;
♦ Asking your buddy to explain the infield fly rule;
♦ Shooting a free throw underhanded. Or worse, intentionally trying to make one off the backboard;
♦ Commenting on the wonderful “presentation” of a plate of food;
♦ Wasting precious stomach capacity on a salad while dining at an all-you-can-eat house of beef;
♦ Watching anything other than college football on a Saturday in the fall;
♦ Marveling at the intricate offensive and defensive schemes of a ladies’ college basketball team;
♦ Hitting a drive off of the women’s tee, even if it’s “just for fun”;
♦ Taking your significant other to an Indigo Girls concert, even if it’s to seek forgiveness for — well, most likely for being a man;
♦ The use of questionable adjectives. “Adorable,” for example. “That last pass Brady threw was adorable.” See my point?
So what happens once a man is stripped of his man card? Is it taken away forever? Is he in fact no longer a man? Is there any way for him to get his man card back? Or is he sentenced to a lifetime of watching Meryl Streep movies, sipping on a Blue Hawaii, and reading books with someone on the cover who looks like Fabio?
Assuming said ex-man still hasn’t become addicted to the Lifetime network or started a career as a Mary Kay product salesperson, he still has a chance of getting his man card back. A very, very slim one at best, but still … a chance.
So, ex-man, here’s a few legitimate ways to get your cojones back … umm ... your Man Card back in your wallet.
♦ Slowly walk barefoot across a 20-foot path of hot burning coals, after first stepping in a bucket of lighter fluid;
♦ Intentionally do a belly flop from a 30-foot (or higher) diving board;
♦ Shotgun a liter of beer, then chug a shot glass of wasabi sauce. Repeat. Then once more for good measure;
♦ Any time, any place, anywhere — pluck a whisker from a tiger, after which you’re free to run if you deem necessary. (Other options: lion, cheetah, jaguar, panther, leopard);
♦ Bench press a Kia a minimum of three times;
♦ Tell Steven Segal — to his face — that he fights like a girl. (Other options: Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Jesse Ventura, Chuck Norris, Jet Li and Jason Statham. Basically anyone in “The Expendables”);
♦ Jump from a train traveling at no less than 50 miles per hour. (Note: If you intend to land on a field of grass or in a body of water, increase the minimum acceptable speed at least by 20 miles);
♦ Position your body in an Iron Cross for a minimum of 90 seconds.
Note: These requirements change frequently. Make sure to check for the latest updates at www.i’mamandammit.com.
There you have it, “man.” Once you successfully fulfill one of these requirements, feel free to submit your request to have your man card reinstated (www.neuvasgonadas.com). Should you be fortunate enough to earn it back, I suggest you promptly place your reissued man card in your wallet.
You can put it in the slot where you currently keep your Bed, Bath and Beyond charge card. After all, you won’t be needing it anymore.
And remember: Stay away from umbrella drinks.
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LEE COUNTY, Fla. — With nearly 50 thousand registered boaters in Lee County, Memorial Day Weekend could be busy if the weather is nice.
That’s why FWC is kicking off National Boating Safety Week with a reminder to boaters not only to be prepared, but to be responsible as well.
Starting on May 21, FWC, alongside other agencies like the Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), will be increasing the amount of marine patrols in Southwest Florida, in order to better ensure boaters are being safe.
“We find that the vast majority of people involved in a boating accident, or even a fatality, they did not have a formal boater education,” said Officer Adam Brown, from FWC.
Out on patrol, Officer Brown said he’s seen just about everything.
“We’ve had a number of very young individuals who are trying to drive mom and dad home. Thats not okay, arrests are still made,” he said. “I expect to see congestion, I’m expecting to see quite a few people enjoying this wonderful atmosphere, we want that to happen. But we also want to make sure people are doing it safely.”
In a county with this many registered boaters, Officer Brown, and others like him have their work cut out for them. More than ever, they’ll be checking for safety equipment, like flares, life vests, throwable devices like a life preserver, as well as IDs and Registrations.
“Anyone born after January 1st 1988, you are required to have your boater ID card,” Brown said.
They’ll also be checking for anything boaters shouldn’t have on board.
“We are looking for contraband, drugs, any kind of illegal activity. It’s a pretty typical thing we see,” Brown said.
To find out more about how to safely take to the water for Memorial Day, you can find more here.
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2-year-old girl drowns in apartment complex pool in Palm Bay Wednesday while under care of babysitter
A 2-year-old girl under the care of a babysitter drowned in a Palm Bay apartment complex's pool Wednesday evening, police said.
Palm Bay police responded to the Woodlake Village Apartment Homes complex at about 5 p.m. Wednesday after the 2-year-old girl wandered down to the pool with an unrelated 8-year-old child and fell into the pool, said Lt. Jeff Spears with the Palm Bay Police Department.
Spears said police did not know how long the toddler had been in the water. She was transported to a local unspecified hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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The babysitter, a local adult woman, had been watching the children at her residence at the apartment complex, Spears said. He did not provide any other identifying information about her.
Police are working to find out how the children got out from the babysitter's residence and to the pool area, Spears said. The state Department of Children and Family Services is assisting with the case. The parents of the child have no history with DCF.
Finch Walker is a Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at 321-290-4744 or fwalker@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @_finchwalker
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A proposed housing amendment bill that would establish a mortgage financing program for civil servants across the country was introduced in October 2021 by Senator Marco Rubio.
The HELPER Act – Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator and Responder – is a one-time, $0 down home loan option for teachers, firefighters, police, EMT and other public servants to combat the perpetual rise in housing costs.
A number of local elected officials are in favor and are heavily advocating for this bill, including Rep. Josh Harder (D-Turlock).
“When I was growing up, people could afford to live near where they worked,” Harder said. “If you were a cop, a firefighter, a teacher, then you could actually live in the community that you served – that's no longer the case.”
Public education, law enforcement, fire and other emergency services have faced consistently high statewide staffing shortages in recent years, partially due to the rising cost of living.
“Increasingly, a lot of folks in our area who serve as teachers or firefighters have to commute from very long distances, or they're completely priced out of our area to begin with,” Harder said.
Harder said his concern is that public servants, especially in the Central Valley, can't afford to work in the communities where they are needed most.
“I remember when it used to be $700 for a one bedroom in Tracy, now it's over $2,000,” Harder said. “We have to do more in terms of making the Valley affordable for the folks who actually live and work here.”
The HELPER Act aims to address this issue by providing housing relief to state-funded service workers and educators.
According to Harder, the bill would likely save state-funded employees up to $35,000 on housing costs, a considerable amount compared to their average salaries.
“The average price of a home in San Joaquin County is over half a million dollars,” Harder said. “Not a lot of folks living on a teacher salary can afford that, and yet our kids need to be educated and so a bill like this is really important to make sure that we can close that gap.”
With 66 cosponsors so far, 37 Democrat and 29 Republican, this bill has become a bipartisan effort with very little opposition.
“I think anytime you're looking at something like this, a lot of folks look at how much it's going to cost,” Harder said. “I think we have to be able to really showcase to people... how much it costs our community if we don't have cops and firefighters and teachers that can actually afford to live here.”
Harder said this is the first step in a much larger issue with housing that needs to be addressed, as high housing prices impact every person in the Central Valley and beyond.
“I think we have to do a lot more, not just for firefighters and teachers and cops, but for everybody,” Harder said.
In April 2022, the median home price in California reached $790,475, an over 22% increase since the year prior.
Some prevalent contributions to increases in housing costs include the recently inflated price of lumber and construction.
“One of the things I'm working on right now is trying to make it easier, simpler and cheaper to actually build a home in the first place,” Harder said.
This HELPER Act is still in the beginning stages of processing and must complete review by the committee before it can be passed on to the Senate and the House.
“There's a lot of different parts of the country, and if you live in a different state or different community, moving housing costs are not quite as top of mind as they are for us in the Valley,” Harder said. “We really need to make sure that we're showing 435 representatives and 100 senators that this is a problem that's actually being felt in a lot of places, and we need to do more."
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SUTTER CREEK, Calif. — Dylan Yoacham, a sophomore at Amador High School, died Wednesday night after being hit by a car the night before in Sutter Creek, according to the Sutter Creek Police Department.
The Sutter Creek Police Department wrote in a Facebook post that around 8:35 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, he was crossing a roadway near Highway 49 and Valley View Way in Sutter Creek with another person. The teen was hit by a car and taken to a trauma center in Sacramento where he later died.
The driver of the car left the area but was later found and identified as Matthew Galea, 40, of Shingle Springs. He was booked into Amador County Jail on suspicion of felony hit and run.
"We're all trying to kind of just take it all in right now," said Jesse La Vielle, Yoacham's brother. "You know, it happens too sudden and shouldn't happen to a 15-year-old."
La Vielle said he got word of the crash from a call from his mom late that night.
"She usually doesn't do anything like that," he said. "She was just crying and I just threw my shoes on... she just told me Sutter Hill, and I jumped in my truck and drove over there."
From there, he said they went to the hospital.
"We went to the hospital and took it from there... I knew from what I saw that he was going to be too late," La Vielle said.
He said as the days passed since his brother's passing, his family has no hate for the person who hit and killed Dylan.
"You know, he knows what he did. And he has to live with that for the rest of his life," La Vielle said. "And us hating him or wanting bad for him isn't gonna do anything for us."
"My little brother was the most loving man I've ever met, more than anybody I've ever known," La Vielle said. "And he wouldn't want that. He wouldn't want that hate. He always wanted to be the peacekeeper."
La Vielle told ABC10 he opened an Eldorado savings bank account today for him — the Dylan Yoacham Memorial Fund.
"People said that they would rather send money to our hometown than do it over the internet like that," he said.
The address for the account for those who would like to donate is:
The Eldorado savings bank, 135 Main Street PO Box 727, Jackson, California 95642
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information can call the Sutter Creek Police Department at (209) 267-5646.
A GoFundMe was also created to help cover Yoacham's funeral expenses.
"Dylan at 15 had touched so many lives with his amazing personality and laughter that he often shared with others. The family asks for continued prayers and some time to start processing this tragedy," a GoFundMe fundraiser reads.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento City Unified School District won't be extending the remaining school year to make up for lost instructional time due to a teacher strike.
District officials made the announcement Thursday afternoon. School for Sacramento City Unified students ends as scheduled on June 16, and the next school year will start as scheduled on Sept. 1.
"We had hoped to be able to provide additional instructional time for students this school year to recover the learning time lost due to the recent strike. Unfortunately, we were not able to reach a student-centered agreement with the Sacramento City Teachers’ Association (SCTA) to extend this school year without the necessary assurances to appropriately staff our schools, especially given the varying needs of our diverse student population," the district said in a news release.
Officials had been in talks with the SCTA as to when and how the school year was going to end. However, they weren't able to reach an agreement.
ABC10 reached out to the SCTA for comment, but the inquiry was not immediately returned.
From late March to April, an 8-day teacher strike kept students out of the classroom. Talks were meant keep the district from falling short of providing the minimum amount of instructional time as required by law.
School officials said the plan now is to add 16 days of instruction over a two-year period.
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It may seem odd to hear the CEO of one of America's largest student loan companies say that student debt is a problem, but that's exactly how Jeff Noordhoek sees it.
The Nelnet CEO showed shareholders a chart during Thursday's annual meeting in Lincoln that illustrated how the amount of outstanding student loan debt has grown more than five-fold in less than 20 years — from $330 million in 2003 to $1.75 trillion last year.
"That's a big number," Noordhoek said. "In fact, it's too big."
He and other Nelnet officials expect that President Joe Biden is going to use an executive order to forgive some level of student loan debt, but as far as Noordhoek is concerned, that won't solve the problem of the runaway cost of higher education.
"Even if they forgive debt to any level, there will be $160 billion more borrowed the next year and the year after that and the year after that," he said.
Jacque Mosely, the company's director of government relations, said "the probability's pretty high" that Biden will provide student loan forgiveness through executive action of $10,000 per borrower, possibly within the next few weeks.
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Jim Krueger, Nelnet's chief financial officer, estimated that a $10,000-per-borrower loan forgiveness program would reduce the company's expected future cash flow from its loan portfolio by about $600 million, from $1.8 billion to $1.2 billion.
Nelnet, which has a portfolio of older federal loans and also services billions of dollars of federal student loans, would not be on the hook for the forgiven debt, but it would lose servicing fees as well as future interest payments if loans are paid off early.
On the other hand, those prepayments would mean more revenue than expected in the short term, Krueger said, which the company could choose to deploy in existing businesses or new ones.
Student loan forgiveness is not the only threat Nelnet is facing. Rising interest rates and rising inflation are both likely to have a mixed bag of effects on the company.
Mike Dunlap, Nelnet's executive chairman, said the company could benefit from higher interest rates in its payments division and also could get higher rates on the cash it holds. On the other hand, higher interest rates could hurt Allo Communications, which Nelnet has a minority interest in, because the company carries a lot of debt due to recent expansions.
Noordhoek said one effect of inflation is increased wages for its roughly 8,000 employees, although Dunlap said that could be offset somewhat by the ability to raise prices.
Overall, 2021 was a strong year for Nelnet, with total earnings per share of $8.37, its second-best performance ever. As for 2022, Noordhoek said it's "shaping up to be another wild ride of a year."
Reach the writer at 402-473-2647 or molberding@journalstar.com.
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A 33-year-old woman is facing six felony charges following her arrest by Lincoln drug investigators Tuesday night.
At a brief court appearance Wednesday, Kaylyn Robison's bond was set at $250,000 for possession with intent to deliver oxycodone and/or fentanyl, possession of methamphetamine, cocaine and LSD, as well as money while violating drug laws and being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon.
In the affidavit for Robison's arrest, Officer Sam Wiarda said at about 6 p.m. Tuesday investigators with the Lincoln/Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force saw Robison, who had a warrant out for her arrest, driving near North 60th and Fremont streets and followed her to a gas station nearby.
Wiarda said when they took her into custody, they smelled marijuana coming from her. A search of her fanny pack turned up $100 cash, 7.1 grams of marijuana in two small bags, eight LSD tabs, 2 grams of cocaine, 5.3 grams of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
When they searched the van she was driving, he said, they found five pills believed to be fentanyl pressed pills counterfeited to appear like oxycodone and 10 throwing knives, which she can't legally possess as a convicted felon.
The girl told police she met the 19-year-old through social media and invited the man to her house after he posted and said he wanted to play video games with someone, police said in court filings.
"Despite legal protections, Nieveen, who suffers from mental illness, will lose her home of nearly 50 years based on today's ruling," Sandra Nieveen's attorney said.
"I want to be clear — there is no active threat at Southwest High School today," Principal John Matzen said in an email to parents after Lincoln Police investigated "disturbing comments and photos mentioning violence at Southwest."
Jury Commissioner Troy Hawk said they've always had people here or there not show up. But in the past three to six months more people have been ignoring the summons they're required by law to fill out.
The Lincoln Police Department says they have arrested two people — 32-year-old Derrick Pearson and 31-year-old Briana Jelinek — on suspicion of manslaughter in connection to a 57-year-old man's death early Thursday morning in central Lincoln.
The woman was smoking near 41st Street and Baldwin Avenue around 1 a.m. Monday when she told the man she didn't have any cigarettes left to spare, according to police.
Isaac A. Sanchez was charged with third-degree sexual assault of a child and felony child abuse for his alleged role in the incident, which occurred at a central Lincoln apartment April 29, police said.
Officers responded to the area of 56th and Fremont streets at around 8:45 p.m. Friday and found the victims, a 29-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman, according to police.
"We got justice for Ali, and we are really happy," Ali Al-Burkat's aunt, Dunia Al-Musa, said outside the courtroom after Majdal Elias was sentenced Wednesday.
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SIDNEY, NY – A street sign in Sidney has been dedicated to a young girl who lost her life to cancer.
Six year-old Trinity O’Connor passed away in March of 2022. She was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma at the age of two.
A Go-Fund-Me was created in February to raise money so Trinity could check items off of her bucket list. That fundraiser ended up raising over eighteen-thousand dollars.
Now, at the corner of West Main Street and Delaware Ave, where Trinity lived, the town of Sidney has put up a sign entitled “Trinity Way.”
Family friend Mike O’Connor described Trinity as a very upbeat, and cool kid. She remained happy despite everything she endured.
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Cyclist dies after Thursday morning accident
A Wichita Falls woman is dead after she was struck by a vehicle on Southwest Parkway Thursday.
According to Wichita Falls Police spokesperson Sgt. Charlie Eipper:
At 7:41 a.m., first responders, emergency AMR medics and police responded to the 6600 block of Southwest Parkway for a injury accident. Nancy Kiel Beaver, 65, was riding her bicycle westbound on Southwest Parkway and attempted to turn onto Sisk Road. Beaver proceeded into the intersection but did not see a truck.
The truck driver was northbound on Sisk Road and was attempting to turn onto Southwest Parkway. The driver of the truck did not see Beaver and proceeded into the intersection.
The front end of the truck struck her bicycle. She was wearing a helmet and talking with first responders during the investigation.
She was transported by ambulance to the hospital where she was later pronounced deceased. Beaver’s body is being sent for autopsy.
Police said this is an ongoing investigation, but there are no charges pending at this time.
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BLOOMINGTON — The former CII East building in downtown Bloomington has secured its first tenant, developers said Thursday.
Northwestern Mutual will occupy offices on the first floor of the building at 102 East St., “and they’re getting the naming rights for the building, so it will be the Northwestern Mutual building,” said Andrew Kaufmann, president of Catalyst Construction Inc. and one of the managers for 102 South East LLC.
The LLC, which is also managed by Catalyst business development director Robbie Osenga, entered a redevelopment agreement with the City of Bloomington last month, committing to investing a minimum of $4 million to renovate the building that has been vacant since at least 2014 and fallen into disrepair. It is the former location of CII East Bar and Lounge.
Kaufmann said they had been helping Northwestern Mutual find a space prior to the redevelopment agreement, so “when we were able to secure this property, we were, right away, able to engage them.”
The redevelopment process is expected to begin this fall, with hopes of getting the financial services organization into the building by June 2023, Kaufmann said.
Northwestern will have the first floor, but the project will also include apartments on the upper floors, with eight traditional long-term rentals and four short-term rentals.
Normal-based property management company Young America Realty will manage the apartments, Kaufmann said.
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COOKSVILLE — A Gibson City teenager was killed in a Wednesday evening crash on Illinois Route 9 about 6 miles east of Bloomington, Illinois State Police said Thursday.
Troopers were called about 6:22 p.m. Wednesday for a two-vehicle crash at Route 9 and McLean County Road 2600 East, also known as the LeRoy-Lexington Blacktop.
A preliminary investigation by ISP indicates that a 2017 white Volvo tractor semitrailer driven by Day-Quan R. Love, 28, of Killeen, Texas, was traveling northbound on McLean County 2600E when it failed to stop at the stop sign and struck a 2003 light blue Audi traveling westbound on Route 9 and driven by a 17-year-old male from Gibson City. The teen was pronounced deceased on the scene, ISP said.
Love was issued a citation for failure to obey a stop sign, according to ISP.
An autopsy was scheduled for Friday morning at the McLean County Coroner's Office.
No further information, including the name of the deceased, was available Thursday.
The cities with the most break-ins and burglaries
Cities With the Most Break-Ins / Burglaries
Despite perceptions of rising crime, theft has become far less common in recent years than it used to be, and property crime rates declined even more sharply during the pandemic. That said, there are still hotspots where break-ins and burglaries are far more common than the typical American neighborhood. While approximately 400 burglaries and 1,700 larceny-thefts per 100,000 people annually have been the national norm over the past five years, there are cities in the United States that report rates double or even triple those numbers.As with anything, an understanding of what burglars are after and where they are active can help keep the trend heading lower. Over the last decade, the number of larceny-thefts fell nearly 20% from 6.3 million to 5.1 million, and the number of burglaries were cut in half from 2.2 million to 1.1 million, according to FBI statistics from 2015 to 2019. And it’s not a new trend. Since 1993, property crimes declined dramatically—55% to 71% depending on which source of stats you look at, Pew Research found.
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Over the past decade burglary and larceny rates have declined
Looking at the past five years of crime data, burglars were about twice as likely to target a home than a business or other building, and nearly half of all burglaries occurred during broad daylight. Once in, thieves were often after two items in particular: money and jewelry. Together, those valuables were worth more than the remaining top categories of stolen goods combined. Of those other items, office equipment, electronics, and clothing were common targets.
Daytime break-ins of homes are most common
Protecting your home and taking initiatives to deter potential burglars are obvious steps to fight crime, but choosing a safe location to begin with is one of the most important factors. For example, burglaries occur in New York, New Hampshire, and Virginia less than half as many times as the national average, while residents of New Mexico, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana are burglarized nearly twice as often. In general, states in the South have higher-than-average property crime rates, and the states in the Northeast enjoy the lowest theft rates of any region in America.
Southern states experience the most property crime
To find out which cities were hotspots for theft, researchers at Porch analyzed data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program between 2015 to 2019 and then calculated the average number of burglaries and larceny-thefts per 100,000 residents. For comparison, cities were divided into three groups based on population. Here are the 15 U.S. cities with the most burglaries.
Small and midsize cities with the most burglaries
15. Dallas, TX
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 752 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 1,925 Average annual burglaries total: 10,044 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 25,729
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14. Houston, TX
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 763 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 2,931 Average annual burglaries total: 17,762 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 68,295
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13. Las Vegas, NV
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 782 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 1,608 Average annual burglaries total: 12,618 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 26,052
12. Columbus, OH
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 782 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 2,558 Average annual burglaries total: 6,833 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 22,374
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11. Minneapolis, MN
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 818 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 2,950 Average annual burglaries total: 3,445 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 12,438
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10. Milwaukee, WI
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 828 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 1,794 Average annual burglaries total: 4,943 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 10,710
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9. Wichita, KS
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 841 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 3,935 Average annual burglaries total: 3,289 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 15,381
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8. Kansas City, MO
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 872 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 2,592 Average annual burglaries total: 4,216 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 12,577
7. Oklahoma City, OK
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 918 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 2,532 Average annual burglaries total: 5,936 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 16,364
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6. Bakersfield, CA
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 1,014 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 2,471 Average annual burglaries total: 3,869 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 9,425
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5. Seattle, WA
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 1,064 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 3,583 Average annual burglaries total: 7,669 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 25,807
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4. Baltimore, MD
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 1,132 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 2,772 Average annual burglaries total: 6,927 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 16,942
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3. Detroit, MI
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 1,168 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 2,161 Average annual burglaries total: 7,825 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 14,471
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2. Tulsa, OK
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 1,314 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 3,351 Average annual burglaries total: 5,302 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 13,518
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1. Memphis, TN
Average annual burglaries per 100k: 1,384 Average annual larceny-thefts per 100k: 4,070 Average annual burglaries total: 9,056 Average annual larceny-thefts total: 26,609
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Contact Roger Miller at (309) 820-3233. Follow him on Twitter: @pg_rmiller
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STREATOR — Woodland High School graduation was held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 15.
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The 15 most educated US cities
The Most Educated U.S. Cities
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Amid the intersection of mounting debt and rising college costs comes an honest question: Is college worth it?
The nation’s student loan debt levels were around $1.4 trillion in 2020 , making it the second-biggest debt pool behind mortgages. That figure is ahead of auto loans, credit cards, and other personal loans. After adjusting for inflation, the average cost of a college education more than doubled between 1985 and 2019, while median household income only rose by28%.
The data points to a larger issue for high school graduates pondering their future. Even if college is worth it, do graduates want to carry tens of thousands of dollars in student debt for the next 10, 20, or 30 years?
Today’s high school seniors are wrestling with significant questions that have no easy answers, and this may explain why the gig economy has become popular. Freelancers often don’t have to prove their education to get hired. Rather, they can showcase their skill. Talent, in some cases, is taking workers further than a diploma could have.
But despite a seismic shift in the way college is viewed, nearly 70% of recent high school graduates enroll in college. While there are widespread doubts about the benefit of a college diploma, recent data from the Federal Reserve’s Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households indicates that the average college graduate believes that the benefits of a degree far exceed the costs.
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College grads typically feel benefits of college outweigh costs
While sentiments over the value of a college education are fractured, 2020 provided evidence that, for all the frustration over college costs, earning a bachelor’s degree or higher provided significantly more stability during the recession than only obtaining a high school diploma, or less. Nearly 90% of people with at least a college degree reported they were doing “okay” financially, while just 67% of those with a high school degree could say the same, according to the same Federal Reserve survey.
Self-reported financial well being is correlated with educational attainment
At the national level, there’s a relatively decisive notion that a college degree’s benefits outweigh the costs. However, that decisiveness has not led to an even distribution of college, graduate, and doctoral degrees across states. Research indicates that states in the northern U.S. have significantly higher levels of education than states in the South.
Using a composite scoring system based on how many years of education a state’s over-25 population had, researchers at HireAHelper found that Massachusetts had the nation’s highest level of education, followed by Colorado, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Notably, not a single state south of Virginia ranked in the top 20.
The northern US has significantly higher levels of education
State-by-state comparisons don’t tell the whole story, as research indicates there are large variations not just in regional education levels but within states themselves. For example, California cities rank in the top five for small, medium and large cities. At the same time, the state has the three least-educated locations among small, medium and large cities. These disparities are common among several states.
To identify which cities have the highest levels of education, researchers at HireAHelper analyzed Census Bureau data and calculated a composite score (from 0 to 100) based on the average number of years of education residents completed. For example, someone who finished high school was considered to have completed 12 years of education; whereas someone who earned a bachelor’s degree was considered to have completed 16 years.
Only cities with 100,000 or more people were included in the analysis. Additionally, to improve relevance, cities were grouped into cohorts based on population size: small (100,000–149,999), midsize (150,000–349,999), and large (350,000 or more).
Here are the U.S. cities with the highest education rates.
The most educated small and midsize US citites
15. New Orleans, LA
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Composite score: 65.4Average number of education years: 13.9Graduate or professional degree: 18.0%Bachelor’s degree only: 21.7%Associate degree only: 3.9%High school diploma only: 23.1%Less than a high school diploma: 12.3%
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14. Nashville, TN
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Composite score: 67.0Average number of education years: 14.0Graduate or professional degree: 17.2%Bachelor’s degree only: 28.1%Associate degree only: 6.4%High school diploma only: 20.2%Less than a high school diploma: 10.5%
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13. San Diego, CA
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Composite score: 67.1Average number of education years: 14.1Graduate or professional degree: 19.3%Bachelor’s degree only: 28.1%Associate degree only: 7.0%High school diploma only: 15.6%Less than a high school diploma: 10.5%
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12. Boston, MA
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Composite score: 68.5Average number of education years: 14.2Graduate or professional degree: 24.3%Bachelor’s degree only: 27.5%Associate degree only: 5.1%High school diploma only: 19.1%Less than a high school diploma: 11.4%
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11. Virginia Beach, VA
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Composite score: 69.0Average number of education years: 14.2Graduate or professional degree: 15.3%Bachelor’s degree only: 22.9%Associate degree only: 12.2%High school diploma only: 18.7%Less than a high school diploma: 5.9%
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10. Colorado Springs, CO
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Composite score: 69.2Average number of education years: 14.2Graduate or professional degree: 15.4%Bachelor’s degree only: 24.9%Associate degree only: 10.6%High school diploma only: 20.0%Less than a high school diploma: 5.6%
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9. Austin, TX
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Composite score: 70.7Average number of education years: 14.3Graduate or professional degree: 21.1%Bachelor’s degree only: 33.9%Associate degree only: 5.5%High school diploma only: 14.2%Less than a high school diploma: 10.1%
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8. Minneapolis, MN
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Composite score: 71.6Average number of education years: 14.4Graduate or professional degree: 20.7%Bachelor’s degree only: 31.5%Associate degree only: 7.7%High school diploma only: 14.6%Less than a high school diploma: 8.7%
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7. Raleigh, NC
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Composite score: 71.7Average number of education years: 14.4Graduate or professional degree: 18.7%Bachelor’s degree only: 31.6%Associate degree only: 7.2%High school diploma only: 16.8%Less than a high school diploma: 8.2%
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6. Denver, CO
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Composite score: 71.8Average number of education years: 14.4Graduate or professional degree: 20.5%Bachelor’s degree only: 32.6%Associate degree only: 5.0%High school diploma only: 17.0%Less than a high school diploma: 8.8%
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5. San Francisco, CA
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Composite score: 72.0Average number of education years: 14.4Graduate or professional degree: 24.1%Bachelor’s degree only: 35.1%Associate degree only: 4.9%High school diploma only: 11.9%Less than a high school diploma: 11.6%
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4. Portland, OR
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Composite score: 75.0Average number of education years: 14.7Graduate or professional degree: 21.4%Bachelor’s degree only: 31.4%Associate degree only: 6.5%High school diploma only: 15.0%Less than a high school diploma: 6.5%
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3. Atlanta, GA
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Composite score: 78.7Average number of education years: 14.9Graduate or professional degree: 24.3%Bachelor’s degree only: 32.2%Associate degree only: 5.3%High school diploma only: 17.0%Less than a high school diploma: 7.5%
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2. Washington, DC
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Composite score: 81.3Average number of education years: 15.1Graduate or professional degree: 34.0%Bachelor’s degree only: 25.7%Associate degree only: 3.3%High school diploma only: 15.8%Less than a high school diploma: 8.2%
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1. Seattle, WA
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Composite score: 83.5Average number of education years: 15.3Graduate or professional degree: 28.1%Bachelor’s degree only: 36.9%Associate degree only: 5.4%High school diploma only: 9.5%Less than a high school diploma: 5.3%
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ELKINS, Ark. — The 2nd Annual A Taste of Elkins Area event announced its dates and benefits the Elkins Senior Activity and Wellness Center.
The A Taste of Elkins Area event will be on June 4 at the Elkins Community Center, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The fundraiser helps benefit the programs of the Elkins Senior Activity and Wellness Center, including nutrition, socialization and transportation programs.
A Taste of Elkins Area event is an opportunity to eat local food and listen to local music. Eight food establishments will be represented including:
- Nellie B’s
- Harps Foods
- Boba’s Asian Café
- The BBQ Place
- Tequila Grill
- Creations by Cindy
- The Swalty Kernel
- Elkins Senior Activity and Wellness Center
According to Center Director Claudine Stark, the Elkins Senior Activity center serves around 1600 meals per month to local seniors with over half of the meals being delivered daily to Meals on Wheels recipients.
“Food and gas costs continue to rise and it’s a struggle to keep up. Meals, and all services, are free for anyone who is 60 years of age or older, with a suggested donation. Some people can afford to donate, and others can’t, but no one is ever turned away," Stark said. "That’s why we have fundraisers. We get very limited funding, around 50 percent, so the rest is up to us. Since feeding senior citizens is our number one priority, it seemed natural to have a fundraiser with our local food community.”
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ARKANSAS, USA — Officials are giving advice as bear sightings rise in Arkansas.
Keith Stephens, Chief of Communications with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, said Spring is the time of year the commission receives more calls about bear sightings in towns. He says this is completely normal as young yearlings are just now separating from their mother bears.
“She's going to breed again and get pregnant, so she'll have you know a new set of Cubs to take care of very shortly it's time for the kids to get out,” said Stephens. “like humans, it's time for the teenagers to get out, go to college, get a job, bears are the same way.”
According to a press release, “female bears will spend two winters with their cubs: the first when they are newborns, and the second as adolescents. In their second year, female cubs will be allowed to stay in a portion of their mother’s territory, but male bears are forced away to find a new home on their own.”
“Usually they're looking for an easy meal like in a trash can or open containers of dog food things of that nature,” said Stephens.
Stephens says not to approach the bears if they do enter a residential area. He explained the young bears would eventually leave on their own but following them could complicate the situation.
“We have problems with more people watching and keeping them in the tree than letting them come down,” said Stephens. “A lot of time pets will get after them. That scares them they'll run up a tree, well they're not going to come down until they feel comfortable”
With Spring arriving, Stephens says it could be possible to see the bear in the wild, but not likely. He explained bears may seem scary, but the bears are often more scared than humans.
“The best thing you can do is just make a lot of noise to scare them off. They're going to run back, they're going to run away. They don't want to be around you so that's all you got to do,” said Stephens. “It's nothing to be afraid of. I mean you get to see a black bear, which is a rare sighting in Arkansas, so just enjoy it but just keep your distance.”
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BELLA VISTA, Ark. — Two people are in the hospital after their truck flew off an overpass on I-49, on Thursday, May 19.
According to the City of Bella Vista Communications Director, the truck was traveling on I-49 around 2:45 p.m. near the Arkansas-Missouri border when it went off of the Bella Vista Bypass and hit the ground below.
It is reported a female passenger was thrown from the truck and airlifted to a hospital. The male driver was also taken to a hospital in an ambulance. Both of the passenger's conditions are unknown.
Police are investigating why the truck left the roadway.
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Don't hoard baby formula, warn Peoria officials. Here are tips to survive the shortage
PEORIA – Local health officials have issued an urgent plea to parents – do not stockpile baby formula.
“That formula sitting in your pantry could be used to feed a child today,” said Monica Hendrickson, administrator of the Peoria City/County Health Department, on Thursday afternoon. "Get what you need and make sure there's enough for others."
Hoarding is exacerbating a nationwide shortage – the result of supply disruptions and a massive safety recall that have swept many leading brands of formula off store shelves. Nationwide, about 40% of large retail stores are out of stock, according to Datasembly, an analytics firm that collects data from 11,000 locations. Hoarding has forced retailers like CVS, Target and Walmart to limit purchases, according to The Associated Press.
Related:Biden invokes Defense Production Act to boost baby formula production
As efforts ramp up nationally to address the shortage, local health officials offered tips for parents.
“You may have to reach out to stores or vendors that you hadn’t thought about in the past,” said Dr. Terry Ho, a pediatrician with OSF Medical Group, who suggested searching online for retailers that have formula in stock.
It’s also generally OK to try a different type of formula – but call your pediatrician first, said Ho.
“Most children can take any formula," he said. "I know a lot of families find a formula that works for their child early on and would like to stay with it, but in reality – for most kids – they should be able to switch without issues."
Ho said his office has received numerous calls from parents in the last few weeks, and he welcomes those calls. He urged parents to contact their pediatrician with any questions they may have.
“One of the big questions we’re getting from families is, 'Is it OK to stretch out my formula supply?’” said Ho. “We really recommend against that. When you water down formula, you’re changing the nutritional composition of the formula, and that can lead to some harmful issues in your child.”
Related:FDA reaches deal with Abbott to reopen baby formula factory; how long until it's back on shelves?
Another common question is about using recipes for homemade formula that are popping up on social media.
“That can be very, very dangerous,” said Ho. “Formula is a complex combination of fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals you likely are not going to be able to re-create at home by making your own formula. You also run the risk of bacterial contamination. We really recommend against using those recipes.”
Older children may be able to transition to toddler formula or cow's milk a little early – but again, a call to the pediatrician is warranted, said Ho.
“We don’t want to recommend families just do that on their own because not every child will be ready to handle that,” he said.
The shortage has had an impact on the WIC nutrition program as well. Because WIC subsidies only cover certain brands and certain sizes of those products, people are urged to check the label for the WIC symbol before buying.
"They have a small tag that says 'WIC approved,' and you'll see it's typically the smaller cans,” said Michelle Compton, the child and family health program coordinator at the Peoria City/County Health Department. “If you are not a WIC participant and you find a larger can, purchasing that larger can frees up that smaller can for the WIC participant.”
But the ultimate way to eliminate the stress of the formula shortage is to breastfeed, which also has the added benefit of being very good for your child, said Compton.
“We strongly recommend considering this as an option,” she said. “If you are pregnant and considering breastfeeding, or if you're a breastfeeding parent who needs support, please reach out and know that we are here and happy to help you reach those goals so that you don't have to go through the stress of trying to find that formula.”
Leslie Renken can be reached at 309-370-5087 or lrenken@pjstar.com. Follow her on Facebook.com/leslie.renken.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Part of downtown Fort Worth is about to grow big.
City leaders reached out to Texas A&M University about a partnership that's making Cowtown the talk of the country.
The Texas A&M University Board of Regents voted to approve a $1.5 billion investment in Fort Worth.
The vote approves several projects, including the first two buildings for an urban research campus downtown.
It's a five-year capital plan that involves $85 million to start construction on a law and education building in 2023. Then in 2024, the public university fund will use another $85 million towards the construction of a research and innovation center in Fort Worth.
John Goff, who co-chairs the city program called Fort Worth Now, calls it their biggest undertaking that will also attract business.
Goff said, "I think many corporations will relocate because of having a major Tier One research university like A&M here in the city limits."
"It's an incredibly exciting time for Fort Worth and all of Tarrant County," said Besty Price, who was serving as mayor when the city talks with Texas A&M started more than a year ago. Price has two children who graduated from the university and a grandchild who is an Aggie, as well.
The Texas A&M partnership started when former Mayor Price ran the city. Her successor, Mattie Parker, helped keep the partnership talks going, saying this is just the start.
Parker said, "This partnership is truly transformational for our city, not only for higher education, but we also understand the workforce opportunities that are existing today and in the growth."
Parker calls the vote and partnership one of her "go" moments which stems from her campaign slogan while running for mayor. She is in charge of one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, which comes with growing pains and challenges.
So, city program organizations like Fort Worth Now are priceless when it comes to city development, investments, education expansion and growth.
"I think this is the most single impactful thing to Fort Worth that will occur this entire century," said Goff.
Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley will retire by the time construction crews break ground for the project. Whitley played a pivotal role to help sell the investment to the university board members.
Texas A&M University Systems has other big projects underway as part of its capital growth plan that will also be a benefit to Fort Worth and Tarrant County.
Texas A&M University operates with a $9.6 billion budget and it's one of the largest higher-education systems in the country.
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TRI-CITIES, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tri-Cities region experienced some severe weather on Thursday.
Take a look below at some of the photos and videos that viewers from around the area have submitted.
Storms brought with them hail, winds, rain, thunder and lightning.
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BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) – Virginia state senators are curious if a new venture in Bristol, Virginia could result in a significant economic boost for the state.
An amendment to the state’s 2022-2024 budget indicates that state leaders want to commission a study on bringing an inland port to Bristol.
The Senate has pushed forward a budget addition of $200,000. Those funds would pay for a study to see if Bristol would be a proper fit for an inland port.
An inland port is a landlocked transfer station where shipping containers are routed to destinations around the country.
About 60 miles west of Washington D.C. is Virginia’s inland port in Front Royal. At that port, shipping containers are brought in by way of the rail system.
While it remains presently unclear as to how an inland port in Bristol would operate, state senators are pushing for the launch of the study. Sen. Todd Pillion, who represents Bristol, told News Channel 11 that he believes the proposed study of Bristol would be the first commissioned by the state.
“The idea of an inland port in Southwest Virginia is not entirely new, but to my knowledge, this is the first time that the state would officially commission a feasibility study—if the current language remains intact through ongoing state budget negotiations,” Pillion said in a statement.
Pillion said given Virginia’s geographical location and current supply chain issues facing the country, there has never been a better time to conduct the study.
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A 5-year-old boy is recovering after he was shot in the arm inside a North Philadelphia home.
Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, police were notified of a 5-year-old boy who arrived at Episcopal Hospital suffering a gunshot wound to the arm. The boy is currently in stable condition and will be transferred to St. Christopher's Hospital.
Police responded to the boy's home along the 2400 block of North 5th Street. They searched through what they believed to be the child's bedroom and found a semi-automatic handgun under the bed, blood inside the room and a large bag with marijuana and numerous vials containing marijuana inside.
Police are currently interviewing the child’s father and grandmother as they continue to determine what led to the shooting.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
This story is developing. Check back for updates.
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Red flag warnings, fire weather watch issued for most of Arizona
A red flag warning has been issued for most of Arizona on Friday due to dangerous fire weather.
According to meteorologist Isaac Smith with the National Weather Service in Phoenix, the dry conditions combined with strong gusts will promote critical fire weather conditions for "all of the northern terrain, and then across eastern and southeastern Arizona."
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff issued a red flag warning for the region that went into effect Thursday and will last until 9 p.m. Another warning was issued for Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Gusty winds and low humidity, especially in the Mogollon Rim, are expected. On Friday, temperatures will be cooler and humidity will be slightly higher, according to the NWS. However, winds with gusts around 35 and 45 mph are forecasted.
A fire weather watch will also be in effect for most of north and central Arizona including Coconino County, Yavapai County mountains, Gila County, Navajo County and Apache County on Friday from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m.
According to Smith, these critical fire conditions will favor the spread of ongoing wildfires across the state. Currently, two major fires burning in Arizona, the Tunnel Fire in Coconino County and the Crooks Fire in Yavapai County, have yet to be fully contained. The cause of each is still being investigated.
Smith advised residents to follow fire-related bans and guidelines placed by local agencies to avoid starting any new fires.
During critical fire weather, NWS Phoenix recommends the following safety measures:
- Avoid using a lawnmower on weeds or dry grass.
- Dispose of cigarettes and matches properly.
- Avoid using power equipment that creates sparks.
- Avoid dragging vehicle parts on the ground, including towing chains.
"Make sure you're being very careful outside, make sure you're not starting any new wildfires going forward," he advised.
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Mixed verdicts of not guilty and hung jury for former Phoenix police officer accused of sexual assault
The trial for former Phoenix police officer Sean Pena ended Thursday with a not guilty verdict for two charges and a hung jury in the remaining five charges against him, a Maricopa County Superior Court spokesperson confirmed for The Arizona Republic.
Pena was accused of sexually assaulting three women while on duty as a Phoenix police officer.
On Thursday, a jury found Pena not guilty of one of the sexual assault charges and one of the unlawful sexual conduct charges against him, Maricopa County Superior Court spokesperson Vincent Funari told The Republic.
Those charges correlated with counts three and four of the indictment, Funari said. The indictment shows counts three and four stemmed from an incident that occurred "on or about June 1, 2019," which was when a claim with one woman, Krystofer Lee, occurred.
The jury was hung on the other five charges against Pena and a status conference was scheduled for June 21, according to Funari.
The claims
Krystofer Lee claimed she was handcuffed after a welfare check, placed in Pena's vehicle then molested and raped by him in June 2019, according to court documents.
One woman claimed Pena raped her in August 2018 while she was handcuffed in the back of his patrol vehicle, according to a probable cause statement. A rape kit was performed, but Pena's DNA was not detected on the swabs, the statement said.
A third woman, Lisa Gutierrez, claimed Pena sexually assaulted her twice in the same day in August 2019 after she called Phoenix police for an incident involving a family friend, according to court documents.
Both Lee and Gutierrez filed separate lawsuits against the city of Phoenix, and they were each awarded $425,000 settlements in 2021.
More in courts:Phoenix police Chief Jeri Williams 'falsely' claimed she wasn't told of gang charges, lawsuit alleges
About a month after he was fired by the Phoenix Police Department in July 2020, Pena was indicted on three counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual abuse and two counts of unlawful sexual conduct of a peace officer. He entered a not guilty plea through his lawyer, Jess Lorona, according to court documents.
Lorona did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
Lee and Gutierrez could not immediately be reached for comment on Thursday.
Reach the reporter at chelsea.curtis@arizonarepublic.com or follow her on Twitter @curtis_chels.
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Choose Life Midland recently participated in college fairs to speak to students about life that it begins at conception, the act of abortion and how the child is developed in the womb.
Midland College nursing instructor Kristen Spencer accepted fetal models for their classroom.
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Reel Thanx welcomed four veterans to Permian Basin on May 12 for an all-expenses-paid fishing trip to Lake Amistad.
Reel Thanx's 54th group consisting of veterans SSG Deron, SSG Sam, SPC Chris and PV2 Jake arrived at Midland International Airport, where they were greeted by the Patriot Guard Riders and Reel Thanx members.
During their visit to Midland and Odessa, the veterans visited the Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans Memorial, KD’s Bar-B-Q in Midland for an evening of fellowship, the Chris Kyle Memorial and Veva’s Cafe in Odessa.
The group was escorted by the Patriot Guard Riders, Midland County Sheriff’s Office and the Northeast Midland County Volunteer Fire Department as they traveled through Midland County. Greenwood ISD students also lined the road to welcome the veterans.
The nonprofit's mission "is to honor our country’s combat wounded/injured active military service members and veterans with an all-expenses-paid fishing trip to Lake Amistad." Founded in 2007, Reel Thanx has taken more than 300 individuals on its fishing trips.
Online: www.reelthanx.org .
Mercedes Cordero is the online editor for the Midland Reporter-Telegram and the Plainview Herald.
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NRC Health on Thursday announced the appointment of a Microsoft executive to its board of directors.
The publicly traded Lincoln company that provides health care performance and measurement services, said Parul Bhandari, Microsoft's director of partner strategy for worldwide media and communications, has joined its board.
"Parul is an accomplished technology leader who brings a wealth of expertise on leveraging data and AI for positive impact to her new board role," said NRC Health CEO Michael Hays. "Her experience driving industry solutions and engaging in digital transformation initiatives are central to serving our NRC Health partners."
Bhandari has held various leadership roles at Microsoft since joining the company in 2012. She previously worked for management consulting firm Acelsior.
Directions 2022: Changing times in Lincoln
Explore all of the articles, videos and photos in this year's Directions section here.
Several residential projects in or near downtown, including the 250-foot-tall Lied Place Residences, will open to residents this year.
Delta Nelson's entire life has been rooted in the auto industry, so it only made sense when she decided to open The Mechanix Garage in Lincoln.
Downtown Lincoln's population is expected to reach 10,000 in 2025 — a 730% increase since 2010.
The history, culture and DNA of the Cornhusker state are woven throughout the Scarlet, which is scheduled to open this spring.
Robin Eschliman's annual review of restaurants in Lincoln found more dining options opened in 2021 than shut down.
Over $2 billion worth of inventory was sold online through HiBid in 2021, and there are typically anywhere from 700,000 to 1 million items listed on the site at any given time.
Assurity's Jack Douglas moved with his wife from South Carolina in 2020, the height of the pandemic.
What started as an ambitious vision in 2015 has nearly come to fruition for Speedway Properties and Nelnet, which partnered together and bought more than a dozen properties in the once-blighted area in the 2010s.
Union Bank & Trust executive vice president Doris Robertson attributes the bank's recent success in part to the innovations the company made during the early days of the pandemic.
Before Boxcar BBQ officially served its first slab of ribs to a paying customer in October, the staff experimented with hundreds of pounds of meat and dozens of tweaks to their recipes.
Even when the work is hard and frustrating, Jayne Ellenwood says it fills her bucket to be a part of Bryan's response to the community.
The golf club that opened in 2001 has gone private and among its new features will be a 250-foot-long lazy river, an adults-only pool with a swim-up bar and a six-lane competition lap pool.
"I wrote thank-you cards to anyone that spent money with us. … I wrote hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of cards," owner Laurie Frasier said, even if someone only spent a few dollars.
With the South Beltway set to open next year, some developers worry the city isn’t thinking aggressively enough about spurring growth in an area still largely unserved by sewer and other infrastructure.
Jason Ball returns home to lead the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce with determination to "keep the ball rolling" for Lincoln as the city develops and grows.
CHI Health plans to open a new clinic at 40th Street and Yankee Hill Road, while Bryan Health will wrap up a multiyear expansion and renovation at its East Campus hospital.
Directions 2022: Growing chickens for Costco a link to origins of five-generation Seward County farm
Each of the eight Schulz Poultry barns holds 45,000 birds, which arrive at just a couple hours old and spend the next 42-44 days in the barns before going to Fremont for processing.
Jada Picket Pin said she enjoys serving first-time visitors to the Green Gateau, as well as regulars who return for the excellent food and quality service.
Christina Melgoza has seen big changes in Lincoln during her eight years as director of lot sales at Kreuger Development. She spoke to the Journal Star about Lincoln’s growth, the housing market and more.
Since CompanyCam's inception, more than 400 million photos have been stored and 15 million projects created largely by contractors looking to better document their work.
Monolith led a record year for investment in Lincoln-based companies, which collectively raised nearly $300 million in venture capital in 2021.
Many employees moved to remote work during COVID-19, a trend that's likely to stick around, experts say. But other pandemic effects, such as labor shortages and pay increases, are likely to be short-term changes.
A fundraising campaign brought in more than $10.3 million for the 7 acres of land near the airport and the 60,000-square-foot new office building and warehouse, almost doubling the Food Bank's current space.
Watch Now: Veteran coach and broadcaster Derrick Pearson brings a new sports radio vision to Lincoln
Jay Foreman, Erick Strickland and Vershan Jackson have shows on the The Ticket, which also has programs featuring 22 current Nebraska athletes.
The Journal Star invited businesses and other offices celebrating an anniversary divisible by five this year to share their history with readers.
The Journal Star invited readers to share honors that businesses or employees received as best of state, region or nation. Also included is a recap of the major awards presented by business organizations locally.
In June, the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce resumed ribbon-cutting events to mark new businesses, businesses with new owners, relocated and renovated businesses, business anniversaries and ground-breaking ceremonies.
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A Lincoln judge Thursday sentenced a former Nebraska Department of Correctional Services employee to seven years in prison in connection to inappropriate relationships she had with two inmates and for smuggling in marijuana.
Michelle Dicini, 39, had worked at Lincoln Correctional Center until a year ago, when a NDCS investigator interviewed her about emails that had been discovered between her and an inmate.
Investigator Ross Bartlett said Dicini quickly admitted she had relationships with two inmates, kissing one in a closet and having sex with another in the religious center at LCC.
And she admitted to getting money for smuggling in marijuana three times and a cellphone.
Dicini later pleaded no contest to three felonies: two counts of unlawful acts in prison and attempted delivery of marijuana.
Her attorney, Doug Kerns, said she had been law abiding before this and knew what she was doing was wrong.
"When she talked to investigators, she spilled everything. She was completely honest with them. She wanted it over with," he said. "She knew she was violating the law. She knew that she was letting down the warden and her employer, because she promised not to do any of the things that she did."
Kerns said it was Dicini's first job in corrections, she was working 16-hour shifts and grew enmeshed in the prison culture and crossed boundaries.
"She just made very bad choices in a bad situation," he said.
He said then the inmates threatened to expose what she was doing if she didn't bring in drugs. But Dicini acknowledged she was in a position of authority and power over them.
"She went down that path and she should not have," Kerns said.
Dicini apologized to the staff at NDCS for letting them down.
"I never wanted to break the law. And I'm not going to do it ever again," she said.
Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Chris Reid said correctional officers engaging in romantic relationships with inmates and bringing in contraband to the prison system is a major problem.
"She is in a position of trust, where she is tasked with ensuring the safety of inmates, ensuring the safety of her co-workers, as part of her job … and she violated that," he said.
It wasn't until emails were intercepted by prison staff that it was discovered, Reid said.
Lancaster County District Judge Jodi Nelson said Dicini had engaged in wholly inappropriate relationships with not one, but two inmates, and brought drugs into the prison.
Any indication that she had been in over her head and manipulated fell flat with the court, she said, because Dicini had ways to stop it and didn't.
"Ms. Dicini was the mover and shaker here. She was the one who set in motion and kept in motion the illicit conduct and the inappropriate conduct with these inmates. And then, when apparently that wasn't enough, she agreed to bring contraband in … and make money off of that," the judge said.
Dicini will have to serve 3½ years before she is released on nine months of post-release supervision.
After she fled Ukraine following an invasion by Russian forces, Oksana Iziumova landed this week in Lincoln, where she was met by her daughter and her new family in Nebraska.
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ADA COUNTY, Idaho — For months, deep in the distance at Lucky Peak Reservoir, sat a lonely boat. The blue and white Bayliner boat sat, stranded, for nearly 9-months. Some Idahoans traveling by Lucky Peak have seen it and the first question that comes to mind is: how did it get stuck there? Owner Gene Saldana explains.
"So last year we came out here and we were camping across the way. And so, we didn't even see the sign about them lowering water until we heard about it, they said we're going to release four feet a day," Saldana said.
Last August, water levels at Lucky Peak dropped because of ongoing drought conditions. The weather got hot, and agriculture operations needed the water. So, water levels dropped to a spot usually seen later in the year, think October and November. Saldana thought the boat would be okay as they headed to bed one night.
"Well, we woke up around noon, we came out and my boat was not quite submerged. It was like we still had a little bit, so we're trying to work it out," Saldana said.
At that same time, several other boats were in metaphorical deep water as the actual water levels dropped. Owners rushed to get their boats, Saldana's didn't get saved.
"I was feeling kind of hopeless, you know, because, my boat was stranded, and I was trying to cry out for help for people to come down and help pull it out. Everybody was exhausted from pulling boats out," Saldana said.
Bad luck for Saldana, the only option was to wait, and wait, and wait for water levels to get deep enough to float the boat out. Finally, today, the boat is free and back on solid ground, in an intentional way, as water levels slowly creep up.
However, Saldana was warned by a friend who saw the boat before him.
"'There's some stuff missing. Just be prepared.' So, I said, ok, so we pull up and sure enough," Saldana said.
We aren't talking about damage done by the weather, or water that flooded in. This damage is human-caused.
"Somebody came and apparently they stripped all my seats. They took my stereo, my fish finder. They just kind of stripped all my boat. It's pretty sad, you know, for the circumstances that I've already been in already, that, you know, for them to just come in and just take this have at it with my stuff. You know, it's pretty frustrating for sure," Saldana said.
Saldana's bad luck turned into bad choices made by others.
"Yeah, for sure. I was worried about the weather, I show up and the weather's not really what did it. The people did. The people came in and just ransacked my boat and had just pretty much got whatever they wanted," Saldana said.
Saldana says it stings even more thinking about the regular family outings that are now off the agenda, replacing everything taken will take time.
"We go out, we go barbecue, and I get all my family together. So this boat has been around for a long time, you know, within our family," Saldana said.
Saldana expected the weather to have an impact on his boat, but the human aspect genuinely surprised him.
"To see this happen it's kind of like, man, this is not what we do here. Here in Boise, everybody is friendly, everybody's nice. you know," Saldana said.
The hope, though, is that new family memories will be created on this boat in years to come. Gene Saldana plans on getting it back together, piece by piece.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes. Hopefully, sometime during the summer, I'm going to manage a way and see if I find something like seats on Craigslist or something,” Saldana said.
Saldana has started a campaign to see if anyone knows who stole from his boat and to get it fixed up. You can connect with Gene Saldana and his efforts by clicking here.
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BOISE, Idaho —
There is good news and bad news for fans of the ‘Greater Idaho’ initiative.
On Tuesday, voters in three Oregon counties had the initiative on their ballot. It asked voters "should the county cede from Oregon and become part of a future state to be called 'Greater Idaho.'?"
The original goal was to get 19 counties in Oregon, from the east to a small slice of the west, to consider a conversation about becoming a greater Idaho. With a big circle around the Portland area, which would be the part left out, or left behind, and would be what is left of Oregon.
The initiative gained some ground in the beginning, with the first two years seeing voters in eight counties agreeing to slide into Idaho. Those counties are Harney, Sherman, Lake, Grant, Union, Jefferson, Baker, and Malheur Counties.
On Tuesday, fans were hoping to add three more counties: Klamath, Douglas, and Josephine.
Klamath County joined in, with 56% of voters wanting to join the journey of Greater Idaho.
However, Douglas and Josephine Counties voted no. Which means Greater Idaho just lost its proximity to the Pacific ocean.
A greater Idaho without ocean-front property? Maybe it’s not so great. More like like ‘just a little bit better Idaho.’
The initiative is expected to be on the ballot in two more Counties in November, Wallowa and Morrow.
As we have reported before, the initiative is not technically a vote to secede from Oregon. What it actually is, is a talking point encouraging state leaders from both Oregon and Idaho to talk about the idea. Even if both state legislatures agree to move the border, several other things have to happen, including getting congressional approval.
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RIGGINS, Idaho — "There's a war going on and the scariest thing about this war is that these tactics, they're being waged against society," Rep. Heather Scott said. "Most people are just unaware it's even happening."
Scott (R-Blanchard) was part of a presentation at Regeneration Calvary Chapel in Kootenai on how to remove inappropriate materials from Idaho schools and libraries.
She referred to it as a war of perversion against Idaho children, an orchestrated attack on their minds and their souls, and one that hasn't happened overnight.
During the hour-long talk, Scott made comments such as this:
"Does anyone here even remember when local school boards across the country began writing policies to promote the girls using the boys bathrooms and showers," Scott said. "How long ago was that?
"Do you remember how, or even when it started, when drag queens were reading to little children, when did that start? When did school counselors start doing counseling to counsel children to change their sex and then hide it from the parents? And when did high school boys - I went to Taco Bell the other day and a boy had the longest fingernails I'd ever seen, painted, lipstick. When did this happen?"
This presentation Rep. Scott was involved with last month came on the heels of the defeat of House Bill 666, the legislation that would have removed the, "disseminating harmful materials to minors" exemption from Idaho libraries and schools.
Although the Senate considered it mischief and killed it, that doesn't mean it would just die.
"When did we allow a law in this state to say that it was okay for libraries across Idaho to promote pornography," Scott said. "Give them an exemption?"
1972 is actually when, but it didn't say it was okay for libraries to promote pornography. However, a lot of Idahoans believed it was and started questioning what books were in their school libraries.
For example, the Nampa School District permanently removed 22 books from their library shelves last week. The reasons why, were plenty.
KTVB is waiting for a response from the district on whether any of those books had been challenged by parents.
After seeing the Nampa School District story, a school librarian in Riggins reached out to KTVB.
Ashley Mayes has been an English teacher at Salmon River Junior/Senior High School since 2005.
She has also been the district librarian since 2013, meaning she helps choose the books that are on the shelves based on selection criteria which is clearly explained in policy, Mayes said.
They also choose books based on student interest and ones they get some through donations. Mayes manages about 10,000 books between the elementary school and the high school.
Mayes said interest in library books picked up about a year ago when the district had two books challenged. She said she didn't have that many challenges the previous 10 years combined, all of which were resolved with just a conversation.
That was also about the same time when school board meetings went from about 10 people in attendance, to about 70 by October, all to re-work a "reconsideration policy" when it comes to books in the library, Mayes said.
They made one policy, but it took about a year to do so, because of that sudden increase in community involvement, which Mayes said she had to endure public defamation and witness book burning.
Mayes said there seemed to be a theme with the books being questioned in Riggins. The first one, "Drama" by Raina Telgemeier and the second, "Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women."
"The one page that was problematic was about Coy Mathis, who, it was a transgender student whose family was originally responsible for the transgender bathroom bill," Mayes said. "But, the challenge was specifically related to that particular page.
"The other book was about a relationship, a young relationship in which a young female character finds out that someone that she had a crush on happened to be gay, and the ending is a story of tolerance and acceptance, but the people that had a problem with the book didn't think that it fit in our elementary library."
When asked if any of these books had been check out on a regular basis, Mayes said she did a circulation report in the last two years, and found out of 6,000 books to go through the library's scanner, less than 40 of those were for those two books.
"When I was asked to remove them, I simply was concerned, because we just can't remove books," Mayes said. "So, at that point, working closely with my administration, we decided that we needed to have a policy in place so that parents can have a say in what his or her own child experiences in the library, and then what to do if they think that nobody should be reading those books."
KTVB's Brian Holmes: "Why did you think there's a heightened scrutiny with what's going on with school libraries and such all of a sudden?"
Mayes: "I wish I had a good answer for that. I don't know if its a combination of fear, what seems to be an easy target historically, but honestly, I do not have a good answer for that."
Holmes: When somebody like Rep. Heather Scott considers this back and forth between libraries and schools and parents and the community, what do you think about something like that?"
Mayes: "I have honestly found it terrifying. I have spent, and I know other librarians and teachers who have found themselves in this similar situation, have honestly felt sick to my stomach. The idea that someone, without a conversation or without any evidence or proof of what's going on in our local library or in any other local library, is hurtful and is harmful.
"I work with children. I coach children. I have four children of my own and to be personally insinuated those things are happening or that people that I highly regard in my profession and institution, is alarming."
Holmes: "Why did you want to reach out and say, here's what's happening in Riggins?"
Mayes: "I felt when this started a year ago, that being the only librarian in the district, I felt very alone in the work that I was doing. So, being able to reach out to other librarians and now hearing lots of other stories of where this is happening, I want it to serve as a precautionary or an opportunity to educate others on the rights that parents and students have, and the professional responsibilities that librarians have. It is not up to us to decide what somebody should and should not read."
After all that, Mayes Salmon River schools set up a policy everyone seems to be good with and because of that, "Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls" remains on the shelf in the elementary school.
The graphic novel, "Drama," was moved to the middle school library.
A decision, Mayes said, that reflects their local demographics, the concerns of the parents and the needs of the students.
Mayes hopes going forward, the school can return to uniting Riggins, instead of dividing it with disinformation.
KTVB did reach out to Rep. Heather Scott to ask her about her presentation last month and whether she has actually spoken with any local school districts about their policies and such.
Scott has yet to respond.
Mayes did make it clear, she wants other smaller school districts out there to know they are not alone and she would be happy to share her experiences in getting through one of the most difficult years she's had as a librarian.
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KUNA, Idaho — Avian influenza killed more than 50 birds at Dominifarm Animal Sanctuary in Kuna after a sick goose infected the rest of the birds.
"The goose looked completely alright," Dominifarm Owner Dominique Delobbe said.
Dominifarm welcomed in the goose on Monday, May 9th. Within 48 hours, 13 birds died from an illness. Delobbe's veterinarian contacted the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA).
ISDA tested the remaining birds, finding avian flu - commonly known as the bird flu - in 5 birds. ISDA euthanized all birds on Dominifarm in response.
"It hit us really hard and really quickly. Our birds got sick so fast," Dominifarm volunteer Sara Meyrovich said. "A lot of these birds were with us for years, and we were very close with them."
Bird flu is moving through Idaho, and is especially prevalent in the Treasure Valley, Idaho Fish and Game wrote in a press release. The virus has no treatment or vaccine and must run its course.
“We are aware sick and dead birds are being seen by the public in many ponds, irrigation ditches, etc., especially in the Treasure Valley, and we do not know how long this avian influenza outbreak will last,” said Fish and Game’s Wildlife Health Program Coordinator Stacey Dauwalter. “Infected geese, ducks, and other birds will continue to be found until the outbreak has abated."
People should leave sick birds alone and wash their hands if they touch any bird, according to Fish and Game. It is not common for people to catch the avian flu.
"We're cleaning everything out. Whether an animal was in there or not. All the straw is coming out. All the hay is coming out. We're putting all fresh hay in. Fresh blankets in," Dominifarm volunteer Gail Muzzey said.
After the outbreak, Dominifarm cannot have birds for 150 days. By their own decision, they are temporality closed to sort out their next steps.
"It's traumatic. It's like when people know they have to put their dog down. It's very hard. When it's so many animals, it's a huge shock," Delobbe said.
Fish and Game encourages the public to report sick or dead wild birds in an effort to monitor the avian flu spread.
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Vadym Pyetrakov, 58, of Lakeside, passed away on May 11, 2022 in Lakeside. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440 www.coosbayareafunerals.com.
Wanda McLain, 67, of North Bend, passed away on May 12, 2022 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440 www.coosbayareafunerals.com.
Dennis Lyle Gerber, 72, of North Bend, passed away on May 15, 2022 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440 www.coosbayareafunerals.com.
Florence J. Moon, 90, of Myrtle Point, died May 15, 2022 in Myrtle Point. Arrangements are under the direction of Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service - Myrtle Point Chapel, 541-572-2524
Robert Scheel, 93, of Eugene (formally of Coos Bay), died May, 11, 2022. Arrangements by Sunset Hills Guneral Home, Crematorium & Cemetery in Eugene.
Conrad Michael Womack, age 3, of Reedsport died May 5, 2022 in Reedsport. Arrangements are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel. 541-267-3131. ww.coosbayareafunerals.com
Alice M. Grant, 91, of North Bend died May 13, 2022 in Coos Bay. Cremation rites will be held at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crematory, Coos Bay with inurnment at Olney Cemetery in Pendleton under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com
Paul L. McDonald, 79, of North Bend, passed away on May 17, 2022 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, www.coosbayareafunerals.com, 541-756-0440.
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Graveside service for William "Bill" Radford, 60, of North Bend, will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at the Coquille Masonic Cemetery. Online remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.westrumfuneralservice.com Arrangements are under the direction of Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service - Coquille Chapel, 541-396-3846
A celebration of life will be held for Billy Middleton, 74, of North Bend, on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at the Sunset Bay State Park Indoor Gazebo located at the south end of Sunset Bay. Please bring a lawn chair as seating is limited. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440.
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BLOOMINGTON — Game lovers will soon have twice the space to shop and play in downtown Bloomington, Red Raccoon Games owners announced Thursday.
Jamie and Kelly Mathy reached an agreement with the City of Bloomington on an incentive package that will allow them to remodel and move into the Main Plaza building at 301 N. Main St., which is next to the game store's current premises at 309 N. Main St.
“The last couple of years have been a crazy ride of just trying to keep up with people's expectations,” Jamie Mathy said, noting the game industry grew by 31% in 2021 as people rediscovered the fun in games during the pandemic.
“Main Plaza came onto the market at the perfect time. This summer is the store’s 15th anniversary, and we’re bursting at the seams.”
Since the Mathys bought the store in 2014 and rebranded Gryfalia’s Aeire to Red Raccoon Games, the staff has gone from just Jamie Mathy and “one high school kid who came in after school” to a full staff of 13.
“It’s been fun,” Mathy said. “I love having a job where I’m happy every day to get up and go to work.”
Remodeling the Main Plaza building will allow the shop’s retail space to grow from about 2,000 square feet to 3,200 and the in-store game play area to grow from 1,200 square feet to 3,500, Mathy told The Pantagraph.
The agreement, which includes a package with rebates on sales and property taxes dependent on the business’ performance, will come before the Bloomington City Council on Monday for approval.
Mathy said the Main Plaza building has been empty for 13 years and it’s been even longer since it had a substantial remodel.
The biggest challenges of the renovation will be updating the sprinkler system and the elevator that will make the 8,500-square-foot basement ADA accessible, Mathy said.
Bloomington’s economic development department used the same third party evaluation processor that is used for every development project, the store owner said.
“When it became clear that even evaluating the project could be a conflict under Illinois law, Mathy stepped down from his role as Ward 1 alderman the same day he was notified,” according to a news release from Red Raccoon.
“For 9 years I put the residents and city first in so many things. This time I had to put my family and employees first,” Mathy said of the decision to resign from the council.
City Manager Tim Gleason said it's great to see a local business expanding.
“The added bonus is that it’s creating a true downtown destination, while bringing new life to a long vacant downtown space,” he said.
Mathy said some of the problem with attracting businesses to downtown is the size of available spaces — “for a long time there were a lot of 2,000 square foot spaces but the next jump was 9,000 square foot.”
He said they are hopeful that by beginning this remodel and taking 9,200 square feet, the remaining space at Main Plaza will give other businesses an opportunity to join downtown.
Red Raccoon is working with Catalyst Construction, with the goal of moving into Main Plaza in late January or early February 2023.
“We’ve been working toward this for a long time,” Mathy said. “It’s been great doing this in partnership with our customers and of course our employees. I couldn’t do any of it without them.”
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BLOOMINGTON — The Crossroads Area Home School Association graduation will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 21.
The ceremony will take place at Calvary Baptist Church in Normal. Advance registration is required to attend.
Natalie Barker, Hunter Beatty, Maximilian Beck, Ethan Brokken, Rachel Dawson, Dylan Elder, Ethne Heiniger, Tannin Nelson, Daniel Opperman, Dillon Opperman, Rebecca Rafferty, Ashley Rambeck, Justin Robbins, Jesse Sladek, Mikaela Walden and Brayden Young.
Photos: Ghost signs bring back Bloomington's past
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The painted sign for the A.G. Erickson grocery store at 1311 W. Olive St. in Bloomington was recently restored. A mural below the sign was added to celebrate the building's new promise for the community.
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SIGNS OF THE PAST
An exterior painted sign on the former Johnson Transfer warehouse at 401 S. Center St., pictured here April 20, is among several ghost signs that tell the story of commerce in turn-of-the-century Bloomington.
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Bloomington City Councilperson De Urban, pictured here April 20, said the interior of the old warehouse at 400 S. Madison St. has been kept in remarkably good shape, although some say there may be ghosts in the building.
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An antique child's bed is just one of the gems in De Urban's Alley Kats Arts and Antiques inside the old warehouse at 400 S. Madison St. on April 20.
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One of the interesting ghost signs that is close to disappearing is on the side of Timothy Kent Galleries, 214 W. Jefferson St., seen here April 20.
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Bloomington City Councilperson De Urban lifts the gate for the elevator in the old warehouse at 400 S. Madison St. on April 20. The elevator once carried Model T cars into the building's upper floors and can still pass city inspections, she said.
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Beautiful old books are cherished by De Urban as she operates her Alley Kats Arts and Antiques in the old warehouse at 400 S. Madison St. in Bloomington on April 20.
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SAN ANTONIO — The Biden Administration is taking steps to alleviate the baby formula shortage, but it’s still unclear when parents can expect to see canisters on the shelves.
“It’s not like during the toilet paper crisis of 2020 where as long as there is some kind of toilet paper, you would use it” said Elyse Bernal, president & CEO of Any Baby Can – San Antonio, a non-profit that offers support for families with special needs
“That’s not what you have here,” she said. “You can’t just get any formula and hope it works. It may or may not.”
For San Antonio, Any Baby Can has been on the front lines of the baby formula shortage.
“During this crisis, we have dropped the requirement for any of the people that we serve to have some kind of special healthcare need and have opened it up to any parent who has a child who needs formula,” Bernal said.
In light of the ongoing shortage, the White House is launching “Operation Fly Formula” which will contract commercial planes through the Defense Department to pick up formula that meets U.S. safety standards from overseas
“Bypassing traditional cargo routes will speed up the importation and distribution of formula and serve as an immediate support as manufacturers continue to ramp up production,” a senior administration official said.
The White House also invoked the defense production act to give formula manufacturers special priority from suppliers
The company that makes one of those items like a label has a lot of customers, one of which happens to be in some formula manufacturer,” a senior administration official said. “By having DPA authority available for infant formula. We make sure formula manufacturers are at the top of the list for that item
Says as encouraging as that move is, it should have happened sooner.
“I think we’re all comforted to see that the administration is moving with speed to bring in more imported formulas from other countries, but also speed up production. I wish that we could have seen that sooner. In the meantime, we don’t know yet when that’s going to get to shelves.”
Until the formula does get to those shelves there are a few things Bernal says parents should keep in mind.
“First of all, call Any Baby Can,” she said. “We will be happy to help get you to the right place,”
She also says it’s important to talk to your pediatrician about the formula your baby had previously been on and ask what suitable alternatives exist. She also stressed that any formula you give a baby must come from a trusted source.
“Definitely do not try to make your own formula. Definitely be careful where you are finding that formula and be sure that it’s coming from a trustworthy source.”
Bernal hopes the weaknesses exposed by this shortage and the challenges that have arisen from them can serve as a learning moment to lawmakers and regulators in the future, before something like this happens again.
“There are perfectly safe formulas that exceed the standards of FDA regulations in other countries,” she said. “I think that we can learn from this and utilize that, import those more quickly so that when we do have situations like this, we’re not in these desperate times.”
Any Baby Can can be contacted for advice on baby formula at 210-227-0170.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — A man who was shot Monday while attempting to repossess a vehicle at an Arlington apartment complex died Thursday afternoon, police say.
The man was shot at a complex south of Green Oaks Boulevard near Highway 360, police added. He reportedly was shot after showing up to the complex to repossess a vehicle, according to police.
Police say witnesses told them the shooter left the area in a vehicle following the shooting. He is still on the run.
Further details were not immediately released as the investigation continues.
This is a developing story.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark — If you walk into Charlie's Place in southwest Little Rock, it might feel a little familiar. Well that's because the restaurant, that also acts as a bar and live music venue, saw its original debut on Super Bowl Sunday.
The restaurant's opening goes far beyond just business for owner, Maurice Mahmoud-- the restaurant is intended to help those in the community.
"As I started looking at southwest [Little Rock] I didn't see anything that comes here of any value," Mahmoud said. "So, I decided to do this so I can let the people of southwest enjoy themselves."
Mahmoud has been living in southwest Little Rock for the past 20 years.
In the time that he's lived there, he said the community has always been good to him. With that in mind, he said the venue is his small way of giving back to the community.
It may be his small token of appreciation, but when you walk into the restaurant and you'll notice that there's nothing small about the venue.
The building sits at a spacious 35,000 square feet and is able to accommodate 1,900 people.
The building also features several entertainment options with 50 television screens, several pool tables, multiple bars, and a large stage.
"You can come here and watch games, or you can come here and shoot pool. You can come here and eat dinner, or you can come here and sit at the bar and grab a drink. You can watch a concert, anything," said Mahmoud.
That's something that's also seen among the staff at Charlie's Place too.
Michael Christopher Norris serves as manager and host over the venue. He grew up in southwest Little Rock and has several relatives in the area.
He said when you give people activities in the city, that stops them from having to travel across town to do something else.
"My history in southwest goes back before the 90s, so I want to see it successful. We want this to be a melting pot. It's a place for everybody-- old, young, white, Black, it does not matter," Norris said. "Whatever type of music you like, we have it. Whatever type of food you like, we have it."
It's also an effort that's being seen by those away from restaurant.
Little Rock officials, like Ken Richardson, said that it's important for the city to concentrate on diversity and redevelopment opportunities in the community.
"I think unfortunately this area gets defined by only certain types of businesses that come here, when we need diversity in business here too," Richardson said. "We don't want to have just convenient stores and liquor stores that would limit the attraction of a Charlie's Place."
He also adds that there's talk for new redevelopment plans for southwest.
Norris and Mahmoud just want people to know that there was a lot of work put into bringing the space alive just for them.
"I want to make sure that the entire city comes here and recognize that we have a new venue. It's a venue for everyone to enjoy. If you want to go somewhere else you can go somewhere else, but here under one roof you can just enjoy yourself," said Mahmoud.
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RIO LINDA, Calif. — A three-year-old girl died after she was hit by a van in Rio Linda Tuesday.
The North Sacramento California Highway Patrol said the girl was hit while her father was backing the van down the driveway of a home, and that the 43-year-old father didn't know his daughter was nearby.
Emergency medical personnel were called for help, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene.
No criminal charges are anticipated, and police say drugs and/or alcohol were not a factor in the collision.
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STOCKTON, Calif. — Speaking to an audience of hundreds of public officials, entrepreneurs, nonprofit owners, students and Stockton residents, Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln spoke on a city rising from the pandemic while dealing with a simultaneous increase in crime and homelessness during his State of the City address Thursday.
The address Thursday, hosted at the Port of Stockton by the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce, was the first in-person State of the City address in two years due to the pandemic.
During his speech, which lasted just over 30 minutes, Mayor Lincoln spoke on the city’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, touting past efforts to get residents in the city vaccinated.
“Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Stockton came together to provide critical resources, testing, vaccine access to our residents and we were intentional about reaching our underserved communities and those who are disproportionately impacted,” Lincoln said. “To date, 96% of Stockton residents have at least received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination.”
According to Lincoln, part of the city’s economic recovery from the pandemic will include three new hotels slated to open soon, marking the first time a new hotel was constructed in the city in nearly 15 years.
“Small businesses are also the backbone of our economy and we are investing nearly $8.6 million over the next two years in support of the opening of the International Food Hub featuring women entrepreneurs,” Lincoln said. “Organizations rooted in our community must have a seat at the table”
While Stockton is on the rise from COVID, Lincoln noted that homelessness and crime have simultaneously increased in the city in the past year.
According to Lincoln, homelessness is the top humanitarian crisis in the city, an issue that he says is impacting the quality of life for all residents.
“Homelessness has impacted all of our lives in one way or fashion either directly or indirectly,” Lincoln said. "There are still barriers that our unsheltered population face that are preventing them from taking the next steps toward healing in their life.”
While no new initiatives or solutions to the crisis were announced during the speech, Lincoln discussed the city council’s past actions which have included greenlighting more affordable housing projects, a low-barrier shelter and a safe parking site for the homeless.
“Through our public, private and nonprofit partnerships, we have increased shelter and transitional housing units and services and have several projects in process,” Lincoln said. "Last year alone, we invested as a city $7 million to support services for sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals and families.”
In a year that started with a 62% increase in homicides, Lincoln says there is still more work to do when it comes to addressing crime but adds that the city’s current crime prevention strategy is “solid.”
Lincoln compared the situation in Stockton to other cities nationwide that are also dealing with an increase in crime and expressed optimism as the city’s new Chief of Police Stanely McFadden prepares to take office in June.
"Stockton does have a solid crime prevention strategy through our cease fire model, our intelligence and planning, ballistic analysis and investigation, our neighborhood impact team, our information sharing and our enhanced traffic patrolling," Lincoln said. "We will continue these strategies with the understanding that the status quo is not acceptable."
While crime and homelessness have been top of mind for many Stockton residents, according to Lincoln, the issue of internet connectivity and the city's digital divide has also been a concern for the mayor.
"We have to understand that 35% of Stockton households are without internet access and 8% of Stockton households do not have a computer," Lincoln said. "To begin bridging the digital divide in Stockton, we have invested over $8 million towards internet connectivity launching our digital equity program."
Before wrapping up his speech in a large Port of Stockton shed, Mayor Lincoln described Stockton as a city that is under construction with new neighborhoods and businesses popping up in north Stockton and downtown.
"Stockton is building folks, and Stockton is on the rise," Lincoln said. "Stockton will be the best city in America to live, raise a family and grow a business. Not only will we be the anchor of San Joaquin County, but we will be the example for the rest of the nation."
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STOCKTON, Calif — Two more women have come forward to accuse Stockton Police Sgt. Nicholas Bloed of sexual misconduct, according to the attorney representing the women.
San Diego-based attorney Dan Gilleon said the women had sex with Bloed while he was on the clock in his police uniform.
"I'm surprised that only two other women have come forward at this point given how egregious and over-the-top reckless this sergeant's conduct has been," Gilleon said.
The new accusations stem from a Feb. 21 meetup this year. Gilleon said it happened at a Stockton motel while Bloed was on duty.
According to Gilleon, Bloed had been in a relationship with a female escort for several years and arranged a sex date with the escort, who on this night was reluctant to take part in it.
"And he says, 'I'm on my way.' So, she gets this other woman, a friend, to stay there and say, 'Hey, can you just be here because just maybe when he shows up and sees there is somebody else with me he'll just turn around and go away.'"
However, Gilleon said Bloed stayed and coerced both women to have sex with him. Fast forward to last month and one of the women is involved in testifying in a separate abuse case.
"While they were there with the DA's investigators, they said, 'Hey, we're going to show you this,'" Gilleon said, referring to the woman's phone.
Gilleon said the phone was filled with back and forth sexting messages between the woman and sergeant.
In what Gilleon said was the actual texts given to ABC10, the sergeant uses the fake name "Jay" in conversations and asks in one, 'Before I go can you send me a pic?' and 'Gotta take one for me sexy?'" Graphic sexual images were then exchanged.
The 14-year veteran of the Stockton Police Department is currently not under arrest and is on paid administrative leave.
About a week ago, Gilleon detailed the first woman who came forward accusing Bloed of sexual misconduct. In that case, Bloed allegedly had sex in several instances with the 51-year old woman, described in a complaint to the City of Stockton as a low-income house cleaner, while he was on duty.
Gilleon said the woman was pulled over on a traffic stop by Bloed last October. He got her cell phone number and passcode.
The attorney said the last sexual encounter on duty was in March of this year.
Gilleon said all three women have reported what happened to them to the Stockton Police Department. Police said they will not confirm or deny whether any more women have come forward in this case.
They do say it is an active investigation and encourage anyone with additional information to contact them.
Gilleon is complementary of the Stockton Police Department and believes it is doing an "extremely thorough job" working the case.
Chuck Harris, president of the Stockton Police Officers' Association, issued this statement today:
“The Stockton Police Officers’ Association was shocked and disturbed to learn of the accusations made against one of our Sergeants. However, no matter how shocked we are, or regardless of who is involved, if criminal accusations are found to be true against any person, Officer or Civilian, that person needs to be held accountable for their actions. The SPOA has no room in our ranks, or in our community for those who participate in criminal behavior.”
The Stockton Police Department said last week it is aware of "these serious allegations" and that the allegations in "no way reflect the values of our department."
An internal affairs investigation is underway.
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LANCASTER, Pa. — "It's very odd. You're not used to seeing a bear," said Lancaster County resident Thomas Martinelli.
Martinelli was surprised when he heard a black bear was on the loose in his community. He lives on Todd Lane in East Hempfield Township and took immediate action.
"I yelled at the kids to go inside 'cause [with] a bear, you never know what they're going to do – especially one that's around the public," he said.
According to West Hempfield Township Police, the Game Commission has been looking for a black bear for two days.
It was seen in the areas of Fairview Road, Farmdale Road and Centerville Road near the Hempfield Green Development.
"I live in Mountville, and I'm surprised we haven't heard anything because our neighborhood – even though it's small – has a lot of wildlife," said local resident Jamie Giuliani.
According to Game Warden Greg Graham, it's becoming more common for bears to travel to populated areas. They've had bear sightings in cities like Philadelphia.
On Wednesday night, the Game Commission set up a trap at Centerville Road where the bear was last seen. Since then, Graham says they haven't gotten any calls on possible sightings, which is something Giuliani said she would observe from afar.
"[It's] Intriguing but scary at the same time," she said. "I'd probably just observe from the window inside my house and take pictures there."
While Graham says there haven't been any recent incidents where someone was attacked by a black bear, he advises you to not approach a bear and bring your pets indoors.
Martinelli says he has no problem following that advice.
"I'm just a regular Joe Schmo, so I don't have survival tactics to handle if I'm coming across a bear," he said. "I [would] just rather not come across a bear right now."
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The Idaho State Historical Society is honoring two local residents and the Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls with Esto Perpetua Awards, along with eight other recipients.
The Esto Perpetua Awards honor Idaho residents and businesses for their actions in preserving and restoring Idaho’s history and heritage, according to a news release. The award’s name demonstrates this honor as “Esto Perpetua” meaning “let it be perpetual,” the state motto.
“Each recipient has demonstrated a truly exceptional level of achievement in their efforts to preserve a part of Idaho’s heritage,” said ISHS Executive Director Janet L. Gallimore in the release.
The local honorees include the Museum of Idaho Aero Mark owner Robert Hoff, and Brandi Burns, of Island Park, the former history programs manager for the city of Boise. Burns recently started a new job as executive director of Yellowstone Historic Center in West Yellowstone, Montana.
The Museum of Idaho is being awarded for its permanent exhibit “Way Out West” that displays a culmination of thousands of years of eastern Idaho history.
When asked about the award, Jeff Carr, the museum’s director of public relations, said, “We opened the ‘Way Out West’ exhibit early last year. We put a lot of effort into it over the course of three or four years. We are so grateful and honored to be recognized.”
Carr referred to this exhibit as a “labor of love from a large team at the museum.”
“We wanted to write a story about our region. There’s not been a real comprehensive history of eastern Idaho in a century really. There’s a false notion that there is nothing interesting in eastern Idaho. This exhibit shows what makes our region dynamic, and I am grateful to be a part of that.”
Fellow awardee Robert Hoff demonstrated his passion and commitment to Idaho in a few ways.
Hoff is an eastern Idaho native. He served as a trustee for the Museum of Idaho. He also worked to preserve the Red Baron Hanger, which sits across from the Idaho Falls Airport, and maintains the Rainbow Ranch Airport with his wife Jane Hoff.
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“He has been instrumental in preserving the Red Baron Hanger. The hanger and other structures on the property were built between 1930-1936 and are significant to local history as they represent air-related transportation, area commerce, and community life. The hanger, along with its contemporaneous administrator’s cabin and 1930 beacon are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and continue to serve the Idaho Falls aviation community,” the State Historical Society said in reference Hoff’s work.
Hoff said, “I can’t brag about myself. I have lived here for 81 years. I just try to be a constructive citizen. It’s an honor that my peers think I benefit the community.”
“Having the confidence of my community is most important. This award means more to me because it was given by my own fellow people” Hoff said.
Burns is being honored for sharing Boise’s history through her “So We Did” project that commemorated the passage of the 19th Amendment.
The 23rd annual ceremony will be held on June 6 at the Idaho State Museum in Boise. The honorees also include: Bill Scudder, of Kingston; the Coeur d’Alene Press; Dulce Kersting-Lark, of Moscow; Ryan Hatfield, of Council; TAG Historical Research & Consulting of Boise; Don Aslett, of Pocatello; Richard L. Hansen, of Pocatello; and Stephanie Palagi, of Pocatello.
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For Reclaim Idaho Cofounder Luke Mayville, the Quality Education Act is an opportunity for Idahoans to support the people that potentially make the greatest impact to a child, teachers, like his third-grade teacher Betty Collins at Sagle Elementary School in Lake Pend Oreille District 84 did for him.
Mayville shared his story of Collins on Thursday to Idaho Falls residents at a City Club of Idaho Falls forum about the Quality Education Act. He said his class considered her to be more of a scientist than a teacher and she sought to share her passion for science and education with all her students. He recalled her bringing typed versions of her students’ revised short stories to give them the chance to see their work in print during a time when most elementary students didn’t have access to a home computer.
Collins won a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in 1999, and Mayville said it is the state’s duty and the duty of Idahoans to do everything possible to keep the many teachers who demonstrate passion, talent and commitment that Collins did for him teaching in Idaho.
Teachers such as Collins helped spur Mayville’s love of learning. After graduating from Sandpoint High School in 2003, he went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in political science with honors from the University of Oregon as well as master’s degrees in political science and philosophy and a Ph.D. in political science from Yale University.
The Quality Education Act is a ballot initiative that will likely appear on the November 2022 ballot which would increase funding for K-12 public schools by $323 million a year if passed. Reclaim Idaho recently submitted nearly 97,000 signatures in support of the Quality Education Act to the Secretary of State and the group says this is more than enough signatures to ensure the initiative will appear on the ballot.
Mayville said the initiative would be funded by restoring the corporate income tax to 8%, which is what it used to be from 1987 to 2000. The initiative also adds a 4.5% income tax on any amounts earned over $500,000 a year for married couples or $250,000 a year for individuals.
“If we can make sure that everyone understands that this is a very reasonable tax proposal, it’s a very reasonable way to do it, we’re confident that we can win the majority of the vote in November,” Mayville said.
The additional education funding would be directed toward better pay for teachers and support staff, increased support for programs ranging from career-technical courses to arts, music and special education.
Mayville referenced a recent report published in April by the National Education Association which ranked Idaho 51st among U.S. states and the District of Columbia in education spending per pupil to explain why the initiative is necessary.
The association’s report also ranked Idaho’s average teacher salary of $51,817 45th in the nation, which is $27,571 less than Washington state’s; $16,748 less than Oregon’s; $8,417 less than Wyoming’s; $6,350 less than Nevada’s; $5,409 less than Utah’s and $1,316 less than Montana’s.
“No matter what you think of how much money (teachers and support staff) deserve to earn, can’t we all agree that people need to be paid competitively and if they’re not paid competitively they’re probably not going to stick around?” Mayville said.
Reclaim Idaho is a nonpartisan organization that spearheaded the Medicaid Expansion ballot initiative in 2018. The measure passed with 61% of the statewide vote and provides health care to more than 100,000 Idahoans, while also bringing back more than $400 million federal funds to Idaho that is directed to Idaho’s rural hospitals.
Mayville said he expects some legislators to write bills that attempt to repeal the additional funding provided by the Quality Education Act if it passes, which also happened with Medicaid expansion.
The Quality Education Act states the additional education funding should be used to supplement what the Legislature already funds, not replace it. Mayville said he hopes that makes it clear to lawmakers what the peoples’ will is if the initiative passes.
An effort to fight ballot initiatives from groups such as Reclaim Idaho also occurred in 2021, when the state Legislature passed Senate Bill 1110, which would have required signatures from 6% of voters in all 35 legislative districts to get an initiative on the ballot. The Idaho Supreme Court blocked the implementation of the law “because the initiative and referendum powers are fundamental rights, reserved to the people of Idaho, to which strict scrutiny applies” and the Legislature “failed to represent a compelling state interest for limiting that right.”
Karole Honas, a retired local TV news anchor who moderated the City Club forum, said it is important for initiatives that collect the required number of signatures to make it to the ballot and allow voters to decide if they should be passed rather than allow the Legislature to have total control of policy.
“You get elected, yes sometimes in Idaho by all of 20% of the entire population,” Honas said. “It’s hardly a mandate that everything you think as a lawmaker is the be all end all.”
The forum will be rebroadcast on KISU at 7 p.m., Monday, May 23 and will be posted on City’s Club website at a later date.
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WISE, Va. (WJHL) – Economic impacts from the future Hard Rock Bristol Hotel and Casino will be the center of discussion at the Southwest Virginia Economic Forum.
This will be the seventh year that the university has hosted the forum, but this year entrepreneurs from around the region have their sights set on the soon-to-be-established hotel and casino in Bristol, Virginia by Hard Rock.
The university says it will host a panel of experts to talk about the new casino. The panel will include business leaders and owners who will discuss how regional entrepreneurs are gearing up for the temporary casino’s grand opening in July.
UVA-Wise will hold the event at the David J. Prior Convocation Center on May 25 starting at 8 p.m. The event will cost $20 to attend virtually and $40 to attend in person.
For more information on the event and to see the entire agenda, click here to visit the UVA-Wise website.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – This weekend marks the first time every Northeast Tennessee animal shelter is coming together under a common cause.
They’re working to stop the chaining of dogs on people’s property. Often times the dogs are left outdoors for very long periods of time, tethered on a chain with little freedom and often poor access to shelter and food or water.
These local animal shelter leaders are advocating for new laws to stop it.
“People that chain dogs, it’s legalized animal cruelty,” said Kevin King, director of the Unicoi County Animal Shelter.
Shelters, humane societies and animal rescues from all Northeast Tennessee counties are joining hands, hosting an “anti-chaining” event on Saturday in Downtown Johnson City to inspire change and educate members of the community.
“When the dogs aren’t socialized or they get free a lot of people don’t look for them, they end up in shelters, and the shelters are the ones responsible for trying to save these dogs,” said King.
“An animal or dog has a better life if they do not have to live on a chain,” said Tammy Davis, director of the Washington County/Johnson City Animal Shelter.
Johnson City is the only municipality in the Tri-Cities region with an anti-chaining ordinance in place.
The ordinance, which went into effect in 2020, limits the time a dog may be tethered outside unsupervised to 12 consecutive hours.
The shelter leaders hope that expands to all cities and counties.
“We want for that person to keep the animal but for the animal to be properly taken care of and have the best life possible in its home,” said Davis.
King added that the chaining of dogs is something they encounter every single day; and it perpetuates vicious cycles at local shelters as many dogs break free from their chains, run free and have unwanted litters. Many dogs also end up emotionally distressed and anti-social after being chained and wind up in shelters as dogs that are not adoptable.
“Everyone is just tired of dealing with this issue over and over and over,” said King.
They say if you want change, contact your local city and county representatives and ask for an anti-chaining ordinance.
“We need the people to contact their representatives to tell them to stop this. We don’t want them chained, you don’t want them chained, we need you to tell them that. And if they won’t vote for it, you need to vote for somebody else,” said King.
The shelter leaders hope the community will show up in support of their mission on Saturday, May 21 at King Commons Park from 11-4pm.
The anti-chaining event will feature local vendors, food trucks, education and many resources on animal welfare.
“This event is just a great way for the local shelters and rescues to come together and let everybody know we all have that same common goal,” said Davis.
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Rural Arizona Engagement (RAZE) and the Southwest Center for Equal Justice (SWCEJ) will be hosting a free voting rights restoration clinic at the Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.
The clinic is designed to help people with felony convictions receive assistance in filling out the legal documents necessary to restore their voting rights. Trained employees and lawyers will be available on-site to help with questions or issues that may arise.
According to the World Population Review, Arizona has the fifth-largest incarcerated population in the nation and imprisons people at a rate of 536 per 10,000 people — higher than the national average. The felony disenfranchised population — the number of people who have lost their rights to vote due to felony convictions — totaled 233,816 Arizonans as of 2020.
“We believe that the right to vote is a fundamental part of citizenship,” said Emma Schraner, community outreach coordinator at RAZE. “Given that particular communities, especially those who are Black, brown and Indigenous, are disproportionately affected by the discriminatory nature of the criminal justice system, it is vitally important to our democracy to provide free services to restore those rights."
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RAZE and SWCEJ intend to host similar clinics on a monthly basis.
Virtual attendance is also available for the Saturday event.
More information can be found at raze.org/myrightmyvote.
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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Neighbors in a NW Cape Coral neighborhood are concerned after a teen duo was spotted throwing rocks from a bridge at young alligators in the water.
It happened Tuesday evening at the bridge along NW Douglas Parkway, near NW 4th Place. A neighbor saw the teens, who looked between 16 and 18 years old, bring their bikes past a ‘No Trespassing’ sign.
When the neighbor asked what they were doing, the teens allegedly replied that throwing rocks at the water is how they’ve caught the 2.5 foot long, young gators in the past.
The neighbor contacted the Cape Coral Police Department. Officers responded to the area and told the teens to head home. But it wasn’t long before the neighbor called CCPD again and said their friend saw one of the teens return with a flashlight and rope.
Nearby residents hope the teens stop before someone gets hurt. Matthew Hollenbeck said, “If these small gators are hungry and mama is teaching them how to feed, that’s kind of dangerous.”
FGCU Professor of Ecology and Environmental Studies Dr. Win Everham said excursions like this could have long-term effects on the area’s ecosystem, like algae blooms.
Dr. Everham said alligators are top predators in the food chain. Shrinking theory population could also shrink algae-eating specie populations.
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There was a short break after Coconino football fell to Glendale in the first round of the 4A Conference playoffs in November, but coach Mike Lapsley said the returning players wanted to get back to work immediately. The kids started trickling back into the weight room in January, and have worked until spring practice, which began in mid-April.
A young team in 2021, the Panthers will have to replace a few key players from the graduating class of seniors but have plenty of returning starters on both sides of the ball.
Much of the core is still intact, and the Panthers have seemingly slid back into the routine with little trouble.
“I would say they know the dynamic," Lapsley said. "We had a lot of sophomores on varsity last season, so they know the system, they know the expectations of our program. And with all these guys back there’s a ton of excitement."
“We had a lot of young guys last year that were role players that will step up as starters or play more,” added junior Jacob Clouse, who has led the Panthers in tackles for two consecutive seasons.
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There are plenty of newcomers to the squad; athletes who might have played in years past and competed with other Coconino High School teams but are now getting back into football.
Pierson Watson, who totaled 45 tackles and tied with Clouse for the most tackles for loss in 2021 at seven, said he is happy to see the new faces, whether young or just returning to the sport after some off time.
“With them there’s so much potential,” he said.
“I think you break down the last three years, getting into the state playoffs, everyone knows we’re on the bubble of kind of making a deep run. So that excitement level is up and people want to be a part of it,” Lapsley added.
Asked about the team’s major strengths, two in particular come to Lapsley's mind.
“Speed and aggressiveness. They want to hit right now. I think overall our team speed might be fastest overall since I’ve been here,” he said.
Watson noted that these two qualities have shown themselves in drills. He said players are flying to the ball in practice, cutting well and are just generally doing everything fast.
They might need that speed to overcome a current lack of size. Among the 2022 graduates were some of the biggest and strongest players on the roster.
Right now, the goal, Watson said, is to grow the current roster, both in numbers and individual mass.
“We need to build more size on the team, and that will come with time in the weight room,” he said. “And right now we’re just getting ready for everything.”
Coconino will wrap up its spring session soon and prepare for a summer filled with practice, 7-on-7 passing tournaments -- including a pair at Northern Arizona University -- and hopefully a team camp at some point.
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NAPLES, Fla. — An LGBTQ pride event for teens is happening in Naples this weekend and there’s been so much controversy the organizer is now asking Naples Police for extra police protection.
The request comes after the church hosting the event and its organizers have faced threats of protests and anger. Organizers say it’s all due to misinformation about the event.
These days many LGBTQ students don’t feel safe talking about their lifestyle in school so they were excited to hear about the Youth Pride Conference being held in Naples on Saturday but they were not excited to hear that people plan to show up here to protest them.
Organizers say the Naples United Church of Christ is the perfect place to host the event.
The campus is filled with beautiful foliage, water fountains and chirping birds which make for a peaceful serene setting for teens to talk about their lifestyle.
“It’s just fear I guess. People are afraid of the unknown,” said Hornet Bosa who will attend the event.
I’m really hoping people will still show up despite the negative publicity,” Bosa said.
Online misinformation; however, has led to threats of protest at the private event.
“Kids are constantly feeling attacked and everything especially in Florida now,” Bosa said, referring to a new law which takes effect in July and limits LGBTQ discussion in classrooms.
Daniel Shaw is one of the organizers of the GLSEN event and he has now asked Naples Police for extra protection.
“We know we’re going to be able to keep these kids safe. We’ve worked with the Naples Police Department to make sure,” he stressed.
Shaw said the GLSEN will also provide pickup locations for those who may not have transportation to the event.
Students between the ages of 12-18 year olds will get to talk about issues they’re facing.
Shaw is coming under fire for allowing a drag show during the event.
“This will obviously be a family friendly event. It’s nothing I wouldn’t take my 3 and 4 year old kids to,” Shaw responded.
Reverend David Greenshaw now pastors the Naples United Church of Christ which is allowing the group to use their campus.
It was a decision made by the former pastor who recently left because of a planned career move. A decision that Rev. Greenshaw and his congregation support.
“It is appropriate for Christian believers in God to understand that God includes and loves all people,” he said.
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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A busy Cape Coral intersection could get busier with new annexed properties along Pine Island Road.
On Wednesday, the city council approved a property owner’s request to annex 37 acres of privately owned land into city lines.
The eight parcels were previously located in unincorporated Lee County.
City officials said the owner will be able to benefit from city utilities.
The owner plans to develop the properties, however, official plans have not yet been discussed.
A city ordinance allows for building of multi-family residential housing, retail developments, hotels, motels, banks, all types of office developments.
Count on NBC2 for updates as we learn them.
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Hudl is branching out into a new area of sports.
The Lincoln-based company that specializes in video and analysis announced Thursday that it has acquired Realtrack Systems, a Spanish company that provides wearable technology for measuring human performance. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“We helped revolutionize the scouting and recruitment industry with the addition of Wyscout nearly three years ago — merging workflows across analysis and recruitment," said Sam Lloyd, senior vice president of elite business at Hudl. "Now, with Realtrack Systems on board, our emergence into the wearable and player monitoring space allows us to continue our commitment to help clubs of all sizes make impactful, data-driven decisions every day.”
Realtrack's flagship athlete monitoring device, the WIMU PRO system, tracks workload, intensity, recovery and recuperation during training sessions and matches. The product tracks up to 20,000 data points per second and monitors more than 250 variables for each individual athlete, with applications for real-time monitoring, post session in-depth analysis and cloud-based customizable dashboards.
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Hudl said the WIMU devices were the first in the industry with the hybrid capability to transmit data using GPS and ultra-wideband, resulting in highly accurate data generated in both indoor and outdoor settings. WIMU PRO received the International Match Standard certification from world soccer governing body FIFA in 2018 and is used by top-end organizations globally including the Spanish LaLiga, FC Barcelona, the Spanish National Team and Liga MX in Mexico.
Hudl said combining its video and data solutions with human performance data from WIMU will allow sports scientists, analysts and coaches to connect their data, allowing data points to be quickly turned into insights, leading to more impactful decisions and time savings.
Reach the writer at 402-473-2647 or molberding@journalstar.com.
On Twitter @LincolnBizBuzz.
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What's the latest on Shasta County's new emergency alert system? Ask the R-S mailbag
Ask the Record Searchlight is a newsroom-wide initiative to connect with you, our readers. If you wondered about something happening in town or had questions on a North State issue, please email your questions to RRSEdit@redding.com. We'll do our best to answer in our live chat, our mailbag or in a story.
Our mailbag handles questions we were not able to answer during our last live chat held on May 12. The next Q&A session will happen online in real-time from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 26.
Here are answers to the latest R-S reader questions, which have been edited for clarity, length and accuracy.
Scroll to the bottom of this story to find out how you can ask the Record Searchlight.
What's up with Shasta County's new emergency alert system?
Q: Where is the Alert FM? No one seems to be answering any emails/phone calls regarding the Alert FM.
A: With devastating wildfires becoming more frequent, Shasta County has invested in an emergency alert system that uses the FM radio band to deliver life-saving messages.
The thought is the radio signal won’t go down during a fire, which can damage cell phone towers and knock out service. There also are many people in Shasta County who live in areas that can’t get cell service or where the signal is spotty.
Enter Alert FM.
The Board of Supervisors late last year approved a $935,000 contract for Alert FM to provide an alternative to what is already available for broadcast alerts.
Matthew Straeb, executive vice president of Alert FM, said Shasta County residents can start purchasing the radio receivers by going to https://www.alertfm.com/store. He added that there are about 7,000 radio receivers waiting for orders. Customers also can call 1-866-869-5180.
During a presentation last fall of the Alert FM system it was announced that the cost of the receivers was be around $60.
Unfortunately, Straeb said, supply chain issues, increase in the cost to manufacture the devices and a rise in shipping costs have pushed the retail cost to $99.
“The parts have all increased in price for the actual unit, so it costs more to build the unit by about 25 to 30 percent,” he said, adding that shipping costs have gone up five times of what they expected it to be. “We have absorbed about 20 percent of the cost but the rest we have to pass on to the users.”
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. provided funding to help qualified residents in Butte County purchase the Alert FM receivers.
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PG&E spokesman Paul Moreno said the utility is providing $50,000 in funding to Shasta County “to support its emergency wildfire response efforts.”
It wasn’t clear if that money will be used to help income eligible residents purchase a receiver as county public information officer Tim Mapes didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Alert FM messages will be broadcast by satellite using existing FM radio stations.
"The receivers can be programmed to emit an audible hi-low siren, a flashing light, as well as display the alert message as text," Shasta County Assistant CEO Eric Magrini wrote in a report to supervisors last year. The receiver is designed so individuals with hearing or sight impairments can receive emergency alerts, he said.
— David Benda
Would ex-prisoners from bigger jail get released into Shasta County?
Q: If the large jail proposed for Shasta County gets built here, where would the prisoners be released? Into Redding/Shasta County?
A: According to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, all county jails release people being held in custody at lock-up facilities into the community where those facilities are located.
So, if the jail proposed for Shasta County is built here, people eligible for release would be released from the front door of the facility, said Public Information Officer Tim Mapes.
'Wagon wheel of justice' model proposed for Shasta County's new, multifaceted jail
The current 484-bed jail on West Street in Redding has gained a reputation for having a “revolving door” because prisoners must be released under court order when the facility reaches 90% capacity.
The new jail would be able to hold 750 to 800 inmates. The new jail would focus on rehabilitation as well as incarceration.
The proposed one-story jail is now being called the Shasta County Corrections and Rehabilitation Campus.
And at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting, supervisors directed county administrators to come back with a plan that would dedicate $25 million in federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds toward the construction of a new jail.
Supervisors have been told that it would cost $100 million to $125 million for a new jail.
County Executive Officer Matt Pontes said in March the new jail facility could be built with a combination of county general fund dollars, state and federal funds and possibly bond funds.
— Michele Chandler
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DALLAS — It is a conversation vital to our democracy: free and fair elections.
On Wednesday, the Bush Library in Dallas hosted "Elections. A More Perfect Union." The event was attended by former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
"I think we are at an inflection point to say, 'how can we improve the system?'" said Holly Kuzmich, who serves as executive director of the George W. Bush Institute.
The event had three separate panels to discuss the current state of elections, elections processes and the impact of current events.
"If we don't have an acceptance of the rules and acceptance of the results, I don't think the system continues to work," said Jon Meachem, co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy.
Seven of ten people polled have eroded trust in elections, and there are forces, both external and internal, that undermine an election's legitimacy.
Historians, local government officials and elections administrators at all levels met around the table on Wednesday.
They all spoke unequivocally, saying there was no rampant fraud in the last election.
"Agency is important, local action is important, we still have trust in the local level," said Rachel Kleinfeld, senior fellow of Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program.
The panelists danced around between topics surrounding former President Donald Trump, voter disenfranchisement and even about the current threats against public officials from extremist groups.
"The big lie they are pushing, it assumes that literally thousands of people are in on it," said Bill Gates, chairman of Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
Former Secretary Rice spoke of the events surrounding the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which one panelist described as an extreme reaction to eroded trust.
"It was jarring... it was awful. The peaceful transfer of power is the one thing that distinguishes democracy from authoritarians," said Rice.
They all agree regaining trust starts at the local levels at that means local elections.
"I'm pretty confident we'll heal ourselves so long as people vote," said Bush.
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Shasta County CEO Pontes will leave his position next month
Shasta County CEO Matt Pontes is leaving his position and his last day will be June 20.
Pontes did not immediately return two phone messages, one to his office line and the other to his cell phone.
Supervisor Mary Rickert said she found out about Pontes' upcoming departure Wednesday. She called it a sad day for Shasta County.
“I was not surprised,” she said. “He has had to lead in one of the most difficult political climates and hostile work environments that any CEO has ever had, probably in any county. … Irregardless, he has accomplished much. I could go down the list of things we implemented and tried to do for the citizens of Shasta County. He’s a tremendous leader.”
County public information officer Tim Mapes emailed the Record Searchlight the text message Pontes sent to supervisors.
"I am proud to be leaving the county on the most solid financial ground it's seen in decades; this balanced budget will enable county leadership and staff to strategically plan and implement the priorities and goals of the board. I am confident the county team will bring continued success in enhancing programs and facilities, that will serve the community for decades to come," Pontes' text said in part.
Pontes continued by saying he was was impressed by the talented team that works for the county and also mentioned the board of supervisors.
Related: After claim he was blackmailed, Shasta supervisors give CEO confidence vote
"We have a Board that represents the will of our districts, department heads and leadership who are seasoned experts in their fields, and passionate community/business leaders to ensure our County remains focused on doing what is right," he said.
Pontes in the text did not say what he will do after he leaves his position as Shasta County CEO.
Supervisor Les Baugh, who chairs the board, said he is happy for Pontes and that "everybody should be bold enough to chase their dreams. ... I told him he can certainly count on me for positive referrals."
Pontes’ decision comes about a month after he told the Record Searchlight that he planned to stay in his job despite one county supervisor’s efforts to “blackmail” him and destroy his career with information about a 28-year-old felony conviction.
The political battle between Supervisor Patrick Jones and Pontes played out in a closed-door job evaluation on April 19 of the county executive officer by the board for the second time in less than six months.
"Supervisor Jones is attacking me. He's been threatening me and blackmailing me and telling me you need to resign over this, otherwise it's being released publicly. And, you know, I was 100% transparent when I applied for this position, as well as several other government positions," Pontes told the Record Searchlight before the April 19 evaluation.
Supervisors spent two hours in closed session at the time before giving Pontes a 4-1 vote of confidence. Jones cast the lone dissenting vote.
Jones said Thursday afternoon that he was somewhat surprised by Pontes’ decision.
“We had a performance review and obviously he successfully passed that by a 4-1 vote. So he can remain there, so why would he resign thereafter is beyond me. That is up to him,” Jones said.
Jones added that he is neither pleased nor happy about the news, and claims Pontes lied when he told the Record Searchlight that Jones threatened and blackmail him.
"I am getting tired of it," Jones said.
Baugh expects the board to act quickly to appoint an interim CEO to take over after Pontes leaves. Baugh emphasized that it will be a collective decision.
"If you look at Shasta County leadership, you will see some brilliant folks that work for the county," Baugh said.
Supervisor Joe Chimenti also said he was sad to hear Pontes will be leaving his position as CEO.
"He was such an outstanding CEO, in my opinion," Chimenti said.
But given the at times toxic environment board of supervisor meetings have taken on over the past two-plus years, Chimenti says he understands.
"I can appreciate the decision that he made," he added.
Pontes will be at least the third high-ranking county administrator to leave since the beginning of the year.
Health and Human Services Agency Director Donnell Ewert retired in April, in part because of the bitter political climate that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic in the county.
This week, Public Works Director Pat Minturn retired after nearly 30 years with the county.
Earlier this month, supervisors fired embattled county Health Officer Dr. Karen Ramstrom following a closed session. The vote was 3-2 in favor of terminating Ramstrom. Voting to dismiss Ramstrom were Baugh, Jones and Tim Garman. Voting against the termination were Rickert and Chimenti.
More Shasta County news: Supervisors press for more COVID-19 relief money to get new jail built
“I am tremendously concerned about the future of Shasta County,” Rickert said Thursday. “I have been concerned that this very kind of thing is going to happen. I think more people will become disillusioned within the county system. I think (Pontes leaving) is just basically one of the first people deciding life is too short to continue working in this political environment.”
Pontes, 48, was hired in January 2020, after four years as assistant CEO in Santa Barbara County.
A short few months after Pontes was hired, the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
The weekly board meetings became a venue for public anger, threats and recriminations toward the supervisors. Following that, a groundswell of public anger over coronavirus restrictions led to the attempted recall of three members of the board.
While recall backers could not gather enough signatures to force a vote on removing supervisors Joe Chimenti and Rickert from office, the effort led to District 2 Supervisor Leonard Moty being recalled in February.
The election also brought in Garman of Happy Valley to replace Moty on the board.
In a statement emailed to Record Searchlight, Garman thanked Pontes for his work and said he understands Pontes' vision for Shasta County.
"I supported Mr. Pontes and I am disappointed in his resignation. I will miss his leadership and wish him nothing but the best moving forward," Garman said.
Garman added that his focus now shifts to Pontes' replacement, and that public safety will remain his top priority as supervisors work to hire a new CEO.
"I want to emphasize that the people of Shasta County really need to become engaged in their local government and they need to carefully make decisions as to who they select for leadership," Rickert said.
Chimenti said after an interim CEO is installed, the county needs to take its time to find Pontes' permanent replacement. He favors impaneling a citizen's committee to help find the right person, like they did with Pontes.
Both supervisors and the citizen committee were unanimous in selecting Pontes in January 2020.
"I just want to reinforce what a great selection Matt Pontes was for the position. He brought everything we needed in terms of government ... business experience. He really was the ideal candidate," Chimenti said.
"But he's got put himself and career and health and his family first," he added.
David Benda covers business, development and anything else that comes up for the USA TODAY Network in Redding. He also writes the weekly "Buzz on the Street" column. He’s part of a team of dedicated reporters that investigate wrongdoing, cover breaking news and tell other stories about your community. Reach him on Twitter @DavidBenda_RS or by phone at 1-530-225-8219. To support and sustain this work, please subscribe today.
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Arizona prisoner Frank Atwood requests execution using nitrogen instead of cyanide gas
Death row prisoner Frank Atwood is requesting the state execute him in the gas chamber, but with nitrogen gas, as opposed to the cyanide specified in the Arizona Department of Corrections protocols.
Atwood is scheduled to be executed on June 8. He was sentenced to death in Pima County in 1987 for the murder of an 8-year-old girl, Vicki Lynne Hoskinson.
Because Atwood’s crimes occurred before the gas chamber was outlawed in Arizona in 1992, he has a choice between death by lethal gas or lethal injection.
On background:Who is Frank Atwood? What to know about Arizona's next scheduled execution
State law requires that Atwood choose a method of execution 20 days prior to the execution, which leaves Atwood’s deadline to choose as 12:01 a.m. on May 20.
If Atwood does not make a choice, then the default method to be used by the state is lethal injection.
Atwood’s attorneys have argued both methods would lead to a “torturous” amount of pain, and therefore neither are constitutional. They say Atwood is in a wheelchair and suffers from a spinal condition that would cause him "the maximum level of pain the human brain can process" if he were strapped to a gurney for lethal injection, pointing to the extended amount of time it takes the Arizona execution teams to insert IVs into death row prisoners.
More:After acquiring lethal injection drugs, Arizona struggles to administer them
Attorneys for Clarence Dixon, who was executed by lethal injection on May 11, said execution members took 40 minutes to insert IVs in Dixon's arms, before finally resorting to cutting into his groin and administering the drugs into his femoral vein.
Atwood's attorneys say the use of cyanide in a gas chamber is also unconstitutional, because it would lead to a gruesome death by asphyxiation.
The state's last gas chamber execution using cyanide was Walter LaGrand in 1999, documented by witnesses as “agonizing” and lasting 18 minutes.
The last cyanide gas chamber death prior to LaGrand, the 1992 gas chamber execution of Don Harding, was described by his attorney as “slow, painful, degrading and inhumane.”
“To be clear, locking a human being in a chamber and flooding it with gas to extinguish his life should be a barbarism banished to history, not a current mode of correctional administration,” Atwood attorney Joseph Perkovich wrote in a letter to the Arizona Attorney General's Office and the Department of Corrections. “Nonetheless, numerous other gases instead of cyanide may be used to conduct a constitutional execution under Arizona law.”
Perkovich said Atwood proposed the use of nitrogen through an administrative grievance procedure sent on May 1, but the state refused to process it.
He said Atwood had indeed made a choice of death by nitrogen gas, and the state was wrong to determine his failure to choose cyanide gas or lethal injection as a failure to choose at all.
“Thus, this letter demands that the Department immediately implement a nitrogen lethal gas method,” Perkovich wrote on May 14. “Arizona’s constitution and statute fail to designate a kind of gas for its lethal gas method, and historically that determination has fallen to the Department.”
In a response letter to Perkovich written May 16, Chief Counsel of the Office of Attorney General Capital Litigation Section Jeff Sparks said current Department of Corrections procedures using cyanide did not violate any applicable statutory or constitutional provision, “and, therefore, ADCRR will not be making any changes to these procedures.”
Arizona is the only state that still has a functioning gas chamber.
Atwood’s attorneys said a warden and deputy warden at the Eyman prison complex where he is being held “have approached Mr. Atwood ... and exhorted him to elect one of the existing methods of execution, notwithstanding the unavailability of a legally valid choice.”
“The choice between one form of torture and another form of torture is no choice at all,” Perkovich said Thursday.
The Department of Corrections and the Attorney General’s Office did not immediately respond to questions about Atwood’s request as of Thursday evening.
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Teen, woman killed after vehicle crashes into block wall in Phoenix
Two people were killed in a collision after a white sedan plowed into a block wall in Phoenix on Thursday morning, according to police.
Sgt. Andy Williams, a spokesperson for the Phoenix Police Department, said police responded to the area of Seventh Street and Bethany Home Road where they found the sedan.
Williams said the vehicle's passenger, 36-year-old Reyna Murillo Martinez, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicle's driver, 16-year-old Victoria Cruz, was taken to a local hospital where she too was pronounced dead.
Williams said investigators believe the vehicle's speed was a factor in the collision.
Reach the reporter Perry Vandell at 602-444-2474 or perry.vandell@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @PerryVandell.
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Officials: Incarcerated man dies by suicide at La Palma Correctional Center in Eloy
Perry Vandell
Arizona Republic
A man incarcerated at the La Palma Correctional Center died by suicide on Wednesday evening, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry.
Authorities say prison staff found Aaron Smiley lying unresponsive in his cell that evening.
Staff conducted life-saving measures before paramedics transported him to Banner Casa Grande Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Smiley was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison in 2011 for second-degree murder out of Pima County.
Reach the reporter Perry Vandell at 602-444-2474 or perry.vandell@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @PerryVandell.
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MERIDIAN, Idaho —
Idaho State Police (ISP) is investigating a multi-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on I-84 near Meridian.
ISP said that a juvenile was driving a 2015 Kia westbound on I-84. The individual made an unsafe lane change and struck a 2011 Volvo, driven by a 41-year-old man from Caldwell.
The juvenile then overcorrected and struck three other vehicles, including a 2014 Dodge, driven by a 39-year-old woman from Kuna; a 2010 BMW, driven by a 45-year-old woman from Meridian; and a 2015 Toyota, driven by a 63-year-old man.
The Toyota then struck a 2006 Lincoln, driven by a 36-year-old man from Caldwell.
According to ISP, one lane for East and West bound I-84 was blocked for two hours while emergency responders assisted everyone involved.
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SWATARA, Pa. — People in the Harrisburg area are getting a chance to buy professional clothes at low prices, all while helping a local initiative.
Suits to Careers, Inc. is giving folks a chance to shop its closet at the organization's annual "Fall Inventory Reduction Sale" at the Harrisburg mall in Swatara Township, Dauphin County.
All proceeds from the sale will benefit the organization's "Dress for Success" and "Tied to Success" programs, which help people in south central Pennsylvania transition from unemployment to employment.
"We work with a diverse population of men and women who have overcome different barriers in their life, and now they're ready to go out into the workforce, and so we're there able to support and help them get ready," said Joann Romain, the VP of Income and Education at YWCA Greater Harrisburg.
Suits to Careers, Inc.'s reduction sale runs daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through this weekend and wraps up with a big bag blowout sale on Sunday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. At that sale, people can bring a $25 donation at the door in exchange for a bag of clothes or get two bags for $40.
The sale is on the first floor of the Harrisburg Mall at 3501 Paxton Street.
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HAMPTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — A special graduation ceremony was held Thursday for Hampton High School’s baseball team.
Eight seniors on the team won’t be able to make the school’s regular graduation, so an early graduation ceremony was held just for them.
“It’s been a memorable year for our athletic department,” coach Nicholas Perkins said. “It’s a memorable year for the baseball program. I’m happy for my players, their parents, the community, everyone who cares about Hampton High School baseball. It’s just an exciting time for all of us.”
“It means everything to me,” said baseball player and graduating senior Travis Roystonhead. “I love baseball. I played it since I was 4 years old and just still being able to graduate early and for the teachers, everybody to be able to make this work out for us is amazing.”
The ceremony also included the sister of one of the players because she wanted to get her diploma at the same time as her brother.
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BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy said an inmate “pay to stay” program would not work at the county jail, despite the efforts of some county commissioners to institute such a program.
The program would require inmates staying in the Sullivan County Jail longer than 24 hours to pay $35 per day.
Cassidy said he agreed inmates should have to pay for various costs, but did not see how a pay to stay program would work for the county.
“I understand the concept. These individuals should pay for the food, the shelter, the incarceration fees, but whether it be successful or not, I really just don’t think so,” Cassidy said.
Sullivan County commissioners were expected to discuss a resolution that would have requested county judicial system officials to review a pay to stay program at Thursday night’s meeting, but sponsor Hershel Glover moved hearing the resolution to next month’s meeting.
That daily $35 fee adds up. Inmates with longer sentences would have to pay over $1,000 per month.
Cassidy doesn’t see where that money would come from.
“It sort of sets an inmate up for failure. Most of the inmates that get incarcerated, they already live in poverty,” Cassidy said.
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office did not request the program be implemented, Cassidy said.
According to the resolution, the program would be instituted to save taxpayers money on the jail, which is one of the biggest expenditures for the county.
If passed, 90 percent of the fees would go to the county’s general fund to pay for the Jail Obligation Bond, 6% toward jail employee raises, and the remaining 4% would pay for jail maintenance.
But Cassidy said if those inmates fresh out of jail can’t pay, then fees could be passed onto family members.
“Is this going to hinder the inmates’ families?” Cassidy said. “Are they going to be the one that actually has to pay these bills? So, something else that you’re going to have to look at.”
Additionally, Cassidy said charging the fees could result in higher recidivism, leading those inmates back to jail.
“Is that going to be a contempt of court or another arrest warrant where it just bogs up our system all over again?” Cassidy said. “Let’s see what we can do to set these individuals up for success, get them a job, get them back to their families where they’re tax-paying citizens, and where they don’t repeat this cycle and just come right back through our system.”
Cassidy said the jail already incurs fines for things like ankle monitoring and doctor visits inside the jail. He said many inmates already do not pay those fees.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee’s state budget included funds for Kingsport’s Miracle Field Park.
Miracle Field, located at Brickyard Park, includes a ball field and playground with rubber surfaces that can be used by special needs children and young adults as well as seniors and wounded veterans.
The budget included $250,000 for construction at the park, which was opened in June 2020.
Miracle Field was named last year’s “project of the year” by the Tennessee Chapter of the American Public Works Association.
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City updates on timeline for ballot measures for adult-use marijuana sales, new municipal judge
The city is planning on sending decisions over whether to allow adult-use marijuana sales within city limits as well as whether to add an additional municipal court judge to help mitigate increasing caseloads to the public this November.
City Commissioners heard an update from City Attorney Jeff Hindoien on the expected timeline to put such measures on the ballot during the commission’s Tuesday work session.
According to the outlined schedule, public hearings for both measures would be scheduled during the Aug. 2 commission meeting, with the deadline of Aug. 30 to transmit resolutions with ballot language to the Elections Administrator Rina Moore.
As it relates to the adult-use marijuana sales, Hindoien said that staff will work to bring a regulatory framework for operative businesses within city limits so that the city prepared in the event the voters decide they want to authorize sales.
“That's going to take some digging, probably a work session or two, and then bringing that forward ultimately for action in the form of a provisional or conditional ordinance,” Hindoien said. “So that if the vote comes down the other direction so to speak, that we've got a framework in place immediately.”
Ballot Initiative 190, legalizing recreational marijuana for those 21 and older, passed statewide in Montana and by a majority with 54% in support and 46% against in Cascade County in 2020. The Legislature then passed HB 701 which outlined the specific regulations surrounding adult use of marijuana. The legislation went into effect Jan. 1.
Mayor Bob Kelly said this reminded him of another contentious issue within the community: urban chickens. He said that the city had to prepare the rules surrounding allowing chickens within the city in the event citizens voted in favor of allowing them. He said working on the rules surrounding adult-use marijuana sales would follow a parallel track to that of chickens, which are still prohibited within city limits.
Great Falls is also looking to Billings, which took a vote on this issue last year. Billings voted not to permit adult-use marijuana sales within city limits. Hindoien said that the city did not address other permissible activities like growing and cultivating, so the only activity banned was sales. Hindoien confirmed that this was an intentional choice by the city.
Local counselor Julie Bass, who spoke in favor of putting this issue to a vote before both city and county commissions, told the Tribune that the language of the petition that she is helping to orchestrate to ban adult-use sales at the county level would be sure to include language banning all the permissible activities like growing and cultivating.
Cascade County Attorney Josh Racki recently released a legal opinion that the county commission did not have the power to put the issue to a vote without collecting signatures. The petition would need to be signed by at least 15% of the local government's qualified electors to require an election, full requirements are outlined in the Montana Code Annotated.
Potential municipal judge addition
Following recommendations outlined by the Crime Task Force, the city is looking at the potential of adding another municipal judge to help with the uptick in cases at the city level.
“Right now it's like drinking through a fire hose,” Judge Steve Bolstad told the Tribune.
The 2021 Legislature passed SB127, requiring all municipal judges be elected officials and dismantling the ability for the city to hire a part-time assistant judge, which Great Falls had done previously.
Hindoien explained that the city will need to go to the voters to request a change in the charter’s language to permit two municipal judges, as the language currently permits one.
He said this would be in tandem with the commission passing an ordinance to make the amendment to the charter effective Jan. 1, 2023, where after the city commission would appoint a judge to fill the spot before the next election.
He compared the appointment process to how the Legislature creates judicial positions.
“They don't do it every time, and part of it's a stagger and depending on the need, but the Legislature has taken action to both create the new judicial position and direct that it'd be filled by appointment pending the next election.”
In response to a question over what he would do if electors chose not to add an additional judge, Bolstad initially told the Tribune that he would consider leaving his position, citing fatigue from the workload.
Bolstad emailed the Tribune Wednesday to clarify that although he is burned out, “the prospect of another judge and the support of the Commission has given me some hope.”
“I have done this job for seven years and have thought all along that the numbers would get manageable. There was a lull during COVID, but since it has been crazy,” he said in the email. “I would not quit if the electors did not approve the language. I love my job and I care about the people that I see every day. I do not want to lose that care or become jaded.”
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A West Campus High School vice principal is resigning after she was the victim of racist messages in 2021.
The Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) confirmed the resignation will be effective June 17 with ABC10, however, few details from the district have not been released at this time. ABC10 also reached out Dr. Elysse Versher, the vice principal resigning, but the inquiry was not immediately returned.
The resignation comes after a racist incident in November 2021, where she told ABC10 that the district failed to prevent a hate crime on campus. She said that students wrote the "N-word" five times on a wall near her designated parking spot and posted threats on social media.
When ABC10 last spoke to her in March, she said she had seen no follow through or accountability.
"It's just been a persistent dragging and sweeping the case under the rug with the district," Versher said in March. "The pain keeps growing the longer the investigation takes place."
In a statement from SCUSD, they said the investigation was nearly done.
"Dr. Versher made complaints of racist acts directed toward her during her employment and the District immediately initiated an investigation into those complaints. That investigation is nearly complete. At this point, out of respect to Dr. Versher and the process, the District will not have further comment until the investigator’s final report is issued. We expect that will happen soon," SCUSD said in a statement.
They continued on to say that they appreciated Dr. Versher's service to the students in the district.
"The Sacramento City Unified School District is committed to providing an environment that is free of racism and harassment for students and staff. We have taken steps to address racism on campuses, including anti-racism training for staff. Sac City will not tolerate racist behaviors and we will continue striving to achieve racial justice," the district said.
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DALLAS — It was 3 a.m., and Sarah Mazariegos thought someone had broken into her home and started shooting a gun.
"All I could hear was loud screams," Mazariegos said. "My daughter woke up. She was screaming as well. Obviously, I'm freaking out.
Mazariegos had been asleep. Her two young children were tucked in, and her brother and sister had spent the night, as well, because her husband was out of town on business.
"We heard a loud boom, and there were several," Mazariegos said. "He first hit the stop sign, then the porch, then the house, so there were several loud booms.”
A man had driven a minivan into Mazariegos' home in North Oak Cliff. The vehicle pulled up a stop sign that was sitting at the corner of 12th Street and Clinton Avenue and dragged it into the home, destroyed half of the porch, knocked over one of the home's support beams and crumbled part of the home's foundation.
“A living nightmare," Mazariegos said. "I go into the living room. It’s smoky. My brother’s on the floor waking up. When he wakes up, he starts screaming.”
She said her neighbors helped the driver get out of the vehicle before police and the ambulance arrived.
Dallas police confirmed the driver was taken to the hospital for minor injuries but could not provide information about his condition or whether or not he'd be arrested or face any charges.
This is not the first time something like this has happened on 12th Street in North Oak Cliff.
“We’ve been in this house almost seven years, and I’ve seen it happen twice," Mazariegos said.
Mayor Pro Tem Chad West, who also serves as the Dallas City Council member for District 1, shared an email with WFAA that was sent to residents following this crash.
In the letter, West states there have been 81 crashes on the stretch of 12th Street from Hampton Street to Polk, or "12th Street Corridor," from 2019 through last month. The letter lays out efforts the city has made to ease traffic issues on the roadway since 2019, but confirms there is still an issue with speeding and reckless drivers.
West's email lays out a plan for residents that includes an immediate increase in DPD patrols and enforcement in the area as well as the creation of a task force that will hold community meetings to assess the issue and get feedback for short and long term solutions.
West plans to have the task force created by next week. Anyone in the area with questions or feedback is asked to email ashley.long@dallascityhall.com until the task force is created and someone is selected to handle that correspondence.
Mazariegos said she is grateful. Her brother, who was sleeping on the couch in the front room, was thrown more than 20 feet and suffered a concussion and some bruises.
"That is definitely a miracle," she said.
While her family will physically be okay, she said fear and trauma have settled in. She no longer feels safe in her home.
"It’s been our home for seven years, and that’s really sad but I don’t think I can live there anymore," Mazariegos said.
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