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CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — A reddish bundle of joy, weighing somewhere between 30 and 70 pounds, arrived at the Cape May County Zoo on Thursday with the birth of a new bison calf.
Cape May County officials Monday announced the new arrival, born to the zoo’s female bison, Beverley, on Aug. 18. The zoo has several bison, a large American land mammal that many people call a buffalo.
"‘Beverley’s new baby was born in the bison habitat right around noon on Thursday afternoon. Her calf is strong and healthy and mom is taking very good care and is very protective of her," reported Dr. Alexander Ernst, the associate veterinarian at the zoo.
Bison can weigh more than a ton, and adults stand between 5 feet and 6 feet, 6 inches at the shoulder. After about two months, the calf will begin to develop shoulder humps and horns and the reddish color will go to brown. The calf is usually weaned by seven months and will stay with its mother until about one year. Gestation is nine months and female bison, known as cows, give birth to a single calf.
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"Beverley’s calf is the newest addition to our familial herd here at the zoo that includes dad, mom and four older siblings. This little calf can be seen daily in the North American Prairie habitat," Ernst said.
The animals can live 15 to 20 years, and have curved, sharp horns that can grow up to 2 feet long. They are herbivores.
"We are thrilled to announce the new addition to our zoo family,” said County Commissioner E. Marie Hayes, liaison to the Parks and Zoo. “The variety of species that call our zoo home allows visitors to see up close animals they would not typically see living in the Northeast region of the United States.”
She praised the conservation efforts by zoo staff and the addition of a new bison.
“Bison were important to the development of the country and named the National Mammal of the United States," she said.
Entrance to the zoo is free, and it is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. The zoo is in the Cape May County Park, 707 Route 9, off Exit 11 on the Garden State Parkway. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/baby-bison-born-at-cape-may-county-zoo/article_c6699e70-225a-11ed-80da-23c9d619da12.html | 2022-08-23T00:08:46 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/baby-bison-born-at-cape-may-county-zoo/article_c6699e70-225a-11ed-80da-23c9d619da12.html |
OCEAN CITY — A food truck in the parking lot of the Ocean City Airport, 2600 Bay Ave., is now open daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., the city announced Monday.
The “On the Way Café” is run by the owners of the former Arlene’s on Asbury, and it serves breakfast and lunch items, along with daily specials, a gluten-free menu, and vegetarian and vegan options.
In July, City Council approved a $6,600 contract for the site.
"I'd like to welcome Paul and Arlene Stryker and their staff to the new location and wish them luck in the new venture," Mayor Jay Gillian said Monday. "It's great to have food back at the Airport."
There are picnic tables at the site, and the food truck also offers takeout. There is free parking at the airport. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/food-truck-opens-at-ocean-city-airport/article_2093540e-2260-11ed-bfa1-a3ba8cb1e83b.html | 2022-08-23T00:08:52 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/food-truck-opens-at-ocean-city-airport/article_2093540e-2260-11ed-bfa1-a3ba8cb1e83b.html |
The Bud Tarbotton North Wildwood Beach Patrol Around The Island Row will begin at 7 a.m. Tuesday near 1st and Surf avenues in the Hereford Inlet in North Wildwood.
The 47th annual race goes 18 miles counterclockwise around the island. The row ends at a finish line in the water at the 15th Avenue beach in North Wildwood.
Bill Ciavarelli, the North Wildwood Beach Patrol chief, said 14 doubles crews had entered and that there could be a couple of more entries before race time.
Defending champions Mike McGrath and Sean Duffey of the Longport Beach Patrol are back. McGrath and Duffey won the race for the first time last summer in 2 hours, 54 minutes, 53 seconds.
Wildwood Crest's Terry McGovern, a seven-time winner, will row Tuesday with Pat Bakey. Also back are Ventnor's Brett Hanson and Doug Davis, who won in 2019.
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The race was even held in 2020, with much protocol due to COVID-19. McGovern and Darrick Kobierowski won it that year, and they were second in 2021 in 2:58.30.
The event honors the late Tarbotton, who started the race in 1976 as a member of the North Wildwood City Council. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/around-the-island-row-set-for-7-a-m-tuesday/article_a39bf33a-224a-11ed-b10b-07dc379792b1.html | 2022-08-23T00:08:59 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/around-the-island-row-set-for-7-a-m-tuesday/article_a39bf33a-224a-11ed-b10b-07dc379792b1.html |
South Jersey high schools came alive Monday.
Official practices for cross country, soccer, field hockey, gymnastics and girls volleyball began. Football and girls tennis started earlier this month.
“There’s a lot of buzz,” Absegami athletic director and Cape-Atlantic League president Steve Fortis said Monday afternoon. “The building is a whole lot louder today than it’s been the past couple of weeks. You get that sound of noise coming down the hallway, and you say, ‘That’s this team.’ It’s good. The kids are excited. It gets them back into their routine. It’s that time of year.”
Regular season football games begin this week and girls tennis matches Sept. 6. All other varsity regular seasons will start Sept. 8.
“It’s nice that they spread the start dates out,” Fortis said. “It really took a lot of pressure off our medical staff to get all the physicals done. So far, knock on wood, it’s been a smooth start.”
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A look at some teams that gathered Monday as the ramp up to the regular season begins:
EHT girls soccer
Christian Wiech is preparing for his 11th season as the varsity girls soccer coach at Egg Harbor Township.
"This was probably one of the best 'Day 1s' our program has seen in a long time," Wiech said, citing the players' energy level and commitment. "They came to play today. There's a lot of hungry kids looking for roster spots. I'm super happy with how it went today."
About 40 girls showed up Monday morning, and the Eagles expect to find a role for all of them in the program. In eight of the past 10 years, EHT fielded freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams. The numbers likely won't support a freshman team this fall, but there will be a place in the program for any girl who wants to be part of it, Wiech said.
"Our hope and our plan is to make sure every kid has a shot to participate in soccer here at Egg Harbor Township High School."
Fielding competitive teams is a goal, but it's not the only goal, he said. So some students could find roles as practice players or team managers.
"End of the day," Wiech said, "we want to meet the emotional and social needs of the students."
The Eagles lost a chunk of last year's team to graduation, so there are opportunities to earn playing time. "We're hoping to develop leaders in our upperclassmen," he said.
Not a lot of time was spent on the team rules Monday because those things are covered during the optional summer practices. Players are expected to sign a contract acknowledging the rules and expectations.
The Eagles' first day included fitness tests, speed and agility drills, competitions and more. They'll do more as this first week goes on, and the girls get feedback along the way so they understand why and where they fit into the program.
"Part of our tryout process is to help the girls self-assess where they are at this point," Wiech said.
OC boys cross country
The Ocean City boys cross country team practiced Monday evening for two reasons.
First, cooler temperatures and less humidity than during the afternoon.
Second, it makes it easier for the athletes who are still working summer jobs.
Scheduling practice around work schedules is something many Atlantic and Cape May county schools must navigate.
“We have a lot of lifeguards and kids who work on the Boardwalk during the day,” Red Raiders coach Matt Purdue said. “They’re an important part of the labor force.”
The Red Raiders planned a 7-mile run Monday.
Later this week, the Red Raiders will take a road trip to Holmdel Park (Monmouth County), the site of this fall's state group championships and the Meet of Champions.
“It sets a goal,” Purdue said, “that we’re hopefully gong to be racing there later in November.”
Vineland girls tennis
The high school girls tennis season begins a bit sooner than other fall sports, so practices started sooner, also. Vineland began Aug. 17.
"We have about 24 girls, and that's a ton for us," coach Vince Luciano said. "Last year we had about 16. There's an influx of freshmen and those inexperienced in the sport.
"Practices have gone very well and been very competitive. In our sport, we have what we call 'challenge matches' to see which players will be in the lineup. That's what we've been doing the first few days."
With mostly non-seniors last year, Vineland went 10-11-1 overall, including 8-6-1 in the Cape-Atlantic League American Conference.
"We're still a young team and may only have two seniors in the lineup," Luciano said.
LCM field hockey
The Lower Township area had rain and some lightning Monday, so the Lower Cape May Regional field hockey team practiced indoors on the artificial turf in the school's adjoining field house.
"The turnout was about 25 girls, the same number we've had all summer," coach Anne Bracken said. "The practice was two hours. Everyone was real excited about practice, and they can't wait for the season to start. We have a lot of new girls. Eight freshmen.
"We did conditioning and stick skills and watched film. We were in a tournament at Stockton (University) on August 13, and we had film of that. The fieldhouse has a field hockey net, so we did some shooting."
The Caper Tigers went 15-3 overall in 2021 and finished second at 12-2 in the Cape-Atlantic League National Conference. But nine senior starters from that team graduated, including first-team Press All-Stars Maddie Schiffbauer and Maggie Boyle.
"We have many who were juniors and sophomores last year who can step into those roles, and some freshmen who will, too," Bracken said.
Middlegirls volleyball
With only three seniors, the Middle Township girls volleyball team is a young group. The Panthers also had only three seniors last year.
"We had a pretty group of about 20 to 25 today, including the returnees," coach Nicole Robinson said. "It was my best first practice in my five years of coaching. The majority were freshmen and sophomores, and some of them had experience playing. I could tell right away that some of them were further along than I thought."
Robinson worked with the team on passing and basic setting, movements and contact.
"They were a very excited group, and that got me excited," Robinson said. "I've got a good team to build." | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/across-region-high-school-fall-sports-teams-go-to-work/article_4ca159fe-2258-11ed-86ac-5fba74a3f2ae.html | 2022-08-23T00:09:05 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/across-region-high-school-fall-sports-teams-go-to-work/article_4ca159fe-2258-11ed-86ac-5fba74a3f2ae.html |
The amount of fentanyl pills seized at the southern border in Arizona drastically increased in August, from already historically high numbers.
Over the weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Port of Nogales made two significant seizures. The combined total was 1.57 million fentanyl pills, 114 pounds of cocaine, 13 pounds of heroin and 2 pounds of fentanyl powder, according to Customs and Border Protection.
The majority of the fentanyl pills and cocaine were concealed in a floor compartment of a commercial tractor trailer, and the rest were removed from the floor compartment of a separate vehicle.
Director of Field Operations Guadalupe Ramirez called it a “massive seizure” in a tweet Monday.
In August alone, officers at the Nogales port have seized 3.1 million fentanyl pills, “highlighting the dangerous trend of deadly narcotics smuggling,” Ramirez’s tweet said.
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More than 3 million in one month shows a large increase to an already record-setting trend. Toward the end of July, Nogales port seizures had exceeded 5 million fentanyl pills so far this fiscal year, which only had two months to go, according to Nogales Port Director Michael Humphries.
There are more fentanyl pills being seized in Arizona than in other Southwest border states due to the fact that a huge producer of the drug, the Sinaloa cartel, uses routes that come through Arizona and are intended to be distributed throughout the country, Humphries told the Star in July.
The amount of fentanyl smuggled across the border has increased as Americans’ addiction to it has increased.
Nationwide, fentanyl seizures increased 203% in July over June while cocaine seizures decreased 56%, according to Customs and Border Protection data released last week.
Ports of entry in Arizona saw record-breaking amounts of fentanyl seized in July, at 567 pounds, a 318% increase from June. Cocaine seizures at ports in July slightly decreased in Arizona at 60 pounds.
At more than 2,600 pounds, the amount of fentanyl seizures at Arizona ports has increased 34% over what it was this time last year. And more than 87% of fentanyl this year has been seized at ports of entry rather than by Border Patrol in the field.
Contact reporter Danyelle Khmara at dkhmara@tucson.com or 573-4223. On Twitter: @DanyelleKhmara | https://tucson.com/news/local/1-57-million-fentanyl-pills-seized-at-arizona-ports-over-weekend/article_66012046-225d-11ed-873d-4755adcd0462.html | 2022-08-23T00:10:12 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/1-57-million-fentanyl-pills-seized-at-arizona-ports-over-weekend/article_66012046-225d-11ed-873d-4755adcd0462.html |
The National Autonomous University of Mexico, a public university, is inviting Spanish-speaking people living outside of Mexico who have not completed high school to register for its online program.
Known as B@UNAM, the UNAM Distance Learning Baccalaureate program is designed for people of any age to earn the equivalent of a high school diploma. The school offers full scholarships.
Students will be able to connect to online classes from any device and will receive personalized attention from advisors.
Classes take place at the student's pace and schedule, using texts, videos and audio clips in Spanish.
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Those completing the online program may also qualify for UNAM's bachelor's program without the need for an admissions exam, according to the official information on the program's website.
The requirements for B@UNAM distance learning are:
- Original high school certificate with a minimum average of 7 (1.7 GPA in U.S.)
- Original birth certificate.
- Proof of residence abroad.
- CURP (for Mexican people).
Registration is open until Aug. 29. It is not necessary to have the documents ready at the time of online registration.
To apply and for more information, visit tucne.ws/1l72. | https://tucson.com/news/local/education/mexican-university-opens-online-high-school-program-to-us-students/article_8a7a0278-1cc5-11ed-9170-b7b76786ae8e.html | 2022-08-23T00:10:18 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/education/mexican-university-opens-online-high-school-program-to-us-students/article_8a7a0278-1cc5-11ed-9170-b7b76786ae8e.html |
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Switching up who you vote for. Wichita School Board Members are discussing a potential change to how members are elected. If approved in Monday’s board meeting, the change would appear on the November General Election ballot.
More than 13 people are signed up to talk about this possible election change. The school board president said this change in how candidates are elected could simplify the voting process.
“Our problem is every time we try to explain our system to the voters, it’s confusing. Matter of fact, I get confused sometimes,” said Stan Reeser, the president of the USD 259 school board.
Right now, there are 6 districts that makeup USD 259. In a primary election, when candidates run for a position on the board in a district, only those who live in that district can vote on those particular candidates. In a general election, everyone can vote for all the candidates in all the districts. Monday’s discussion could let voters change that process.
“Hopefully, we’re putting a ballot question for the voters to decide in November on whether or not to go district-only elections,” said Reeser.
Meaning the process for the primary election would remain the same for the general election. Community advocate LaWanda DeShazer said this change would let neighborhoods decide who they want to represent their district.
“I do believe that there is the possibility of the district saying ‘We want this person.’ Right? But then when you open it up to the entire city, that person could lose,” said DeShazer.
Reeser said the school board is the only election body that opens up to vote to everyone in the general election. He said he hopes everyone on the board all votes to let the public decide on this change.
“Even if you disagree with, if you are satisfied with the current confusing system, we could still put it on the ballot and let the voters decide,” said Reeser.
If school board members vote for this to move forward, it will become a ballot question in November for the public to decide if they would want to switch to district-only voting. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/usd-259-board-members-to-vote-on-a-potential-ballot-question/ | 2022-08-23T00:11:42 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/usd-259-board-members-to-vote-on-a-potential-ballot-question/ |
James Herbert Wilson passed away on June 5, 2022 at the age of 79, at Southern Coos Hospital in Bandon, Oregon.
Jim leaves behind his son, Steven Wilson and daughter in law, Sherry Wilson of Burney. Jim had two grandchildren, Lacy Wilson and Tyson Wilson; as well as four great grandchildren, Adalyn Wilson, Easton Wilson, Wyatt Olson and Eisla Wilson. Jim will also be missed by longtime friend, Patty Shelton. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/james-herbert-wilson/article_3aa77200-226d-11ed-a5e1-3f3b26fb6783.html | 2022-08-23T00:12:58 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/james-herbert-wilson/article_3aa77200-226d-11ed-a5e1-3f3b26fb6783.html |
James Herbert Wilson passed away on June 5, 2022 at the age of 79, at Southern Coos Hospital in Bandon, Oregon.
Jim leaves behind his son, Steven Wilson and daughter in law, Sherry Wilson of Burney. Jim had two grandchildren, Lacy Wilson and Tyson Wilson; as well as four great grandchildren, Adalyn Wilson, Easton Wilson, Wyatt Olson and Eisla Wilson. Jim will also be missed by longtime friend, Patty Shelton. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/james-herbert-wilson/article_9c5ab714-226d-11ed-99b5-978091c89176.html | 2022-08-23T00:13:04 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/james-herbert-wilson/article_9c5ab714-226d-11ed-99b5-978091c89176.html |
GREENWOOD, Ind. — To help recruit more police to IMPD, the city of Indianapolis is boosting salaries and adding bonuses for new officers.
But law enforcement recruitment challenges aren't exclusive to Indy. The Greenwood Police Department is competing for cops, too.
Ofc. Nicole Lisch was top of her class at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, with the highest GPA of more than 130 graduates.
She said being a cop is her calling. Serving in Greenwood is her choice.
"I'm really glad I did it because it's a really fulfulling job," Lisch said.
Lisch is one of the positives for police in Greenwood. She is one of six rookies at GPD, at a time when recruitment for police everywhere is a challenge.
Ofc. Camden Peters and Ofc. Roger Lindsay recently joined the force, too.
"This is home," Peters said. "I've just always wanted to protect and serve the community that's protected and served me - so just give back a little bit."
In Greenwood, retirements created a lot of vacancies and a very young department.
The average age for Greenwood officers is now 36. They've hired 32 officers just in the past five years. There are still seven open positions right now.
Full-staff would put the department at 74. Filling the gaps, though, has been tough.
"We're just not getting the numbers even applying," said Greenwood Assistant Police Chief Matthew Fillenwarth. "When I was applying here, there were over 300 people taking the written exam for four open jobs. We just held a written exam yesterday. We have six, soon to be seven openings, and we had eight people show up."
Starting pay in Greenwood is $65,000.
Still, Fillenwarth said for young potential recruits, salaries, on-the-job dangers and a perception problem with officers under the microscope are likely keeping numbers down.
"We've got great benefits, great equipment and a great community," Fillenwarth said. "It's not just us either. Federal agencies are having the same recruitment problems that we are. So it's just not the money. It's just not the job. It's just not the benefits."
"There's a lot going on in the world today," Lisch said. "I think sometimes that can kind of deter people from stepping up and taking that additional responsibility."
"It's not necessarily a media problem. It's a social media problem," Lindsay added. "I think there are a lot of people out there who have really bad misconceptions about what we do."
Lindsay is actually a "second time" rookie. He knows the reality of police dangers, having worked the Pulse Nightclub shooting as an officer in Orlando.
After a few years off, processing that tragedy and deciding what to do next, he made a new home in Greenwood and got on the force here.
"This is what I'm meant to do," Lindsay said. "It's what I love doing. It's what I'm good at so that's what I got back into."
But without others choosing to wear the badge, there are consequences on the streets.
Greenwood Police, without full staff, can't do as many proactive patrols. Officers often have to just go run-to-run.
Veterans and these rookies want that to change.
"I think if more people knew the in-depths about the job and what all it really requires, more people would be interested in it," Lisch said.
"We're not about going out and trying to cause problems for people and hurt people. We're literally here because we love our communities," Lindsay said. "We want to keep them safe and want to keep them from harm." | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/greenwood-police-indiana-police-departments-recruitment-challenge/531-38589f9e-43d5-43c8-b57d-6a7c3fc00984 | 2022-08-23T00:17:27 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/greenwood-police-indiana-police-departments-recruitment-challenge/531-38589f9e-43d5-43c8-b57d-6a7c3fc00984 |
CLARK COUNTY, Ind. — A overturned semi-truck hauling eggs caused quite the traffic scramble late Monday morning.
According to Indiana State Police, the accident happened on I-65 North near the 9-mile marker blocking the right lane.
The roof of the Rose Acre Farms semi was damaged, causing cracked eggs to spill along the interstate.
Traffic was diverted onto State Road 60 at Exit 7 while cleanup took place.
It’s unclear if anyone was hurt in the incident.
The investigation is ongoing.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Police department has requested the help of the public in locating a runaway juvenile.
14-year-old Gavion Martin was last seen in Little Rock on August 15.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to please contact Detective Boyd (501) 404-3016, Detective Dearing (501) 404-3014, or the Little Rock Communications Center at (501) 371-4829. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/little-rock-police-search-runaway-juvenile/91-f334a668-6b81-4ec7-9495-2383da50090b | 2022-08-23T00:19:10 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/little-rock-police-search-runaway-juvenile/91-f334a668-6b81-4ec7-9495-2383da50090b |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Police department has requested the help of the public in locating a runaway juvenile.
15-year-old Aaliyah Martin was last seen in Little Rock on August 15.
Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is urged to please contact Detective Boyd (501) 404-3016, Detective Dearing (501) 404-3014, or the Little Rock Communications Center at (501) 371-4829. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/little-rock-police-searching-runaway-juvenile-girl/91-6913ba71-9106-4efc-bff3-6963b7586f59 | 2022-08-23T00:19:16 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/missing-persons-reports/little-rock-police-searching-runaway-juvenile-girl/91-6913ba71-9106-4efc-bff3-6963b7586f59 |
SCHERTZ, Texas — A man threatened to kill a woman following a road rage incident, a report from the Schertz Police Department says.
The incident happened around 7 a.m. on Friday.
The investigation is ongoing, but the report describes a person of interest who was tailgating a woman on the highway after she tried to pass him so she could exit. The woman, who we are not identifying, said she noticed the man who appeared to be in his 50s or 60s driving a Jeep "aggressively on the highway."
She noticed the man began following her and was driving close to her vehicle. That's when she tapped on her brakes to get man to back off, according to the report. She also stated she was assaulted in her vehicle somewhere in the Schertz area. She was unsure as to the exact location of where the incident occurred, but she knew it was in Schertz.
The woman said her vehicle doors were locked and her windows were down due to her air conditioner being broken. She stated the man got out of his vehicle and confronted her.
The man was reportedly yelling at her and slapped her chest and neck area. According to the woman, the man made a threat to her that "he knows her plates and knows where she lives." She stated the man said "he would kill her."
There is video footage circulating of the incident where the threat can be heard. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/report-man-slaps-woman-threatens-to-kill-her-following-road-rage-incident/273-8c1344ab-ac03-4a9b-ae44-c6670a1c1007 | 2022-08-23T00:19:22 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/report-man-slaps-woman-threatens-to-kill-her-following-road-rage-incident/273-8c1344ab-ac03-4a9b-ae44-c6670a1c1007 |
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department’s SWAT team will be getting a new vehicle.
It’s official name is the Rook, but as Councilman Manny Pelaez phrased it, it’s basically a Bobcat with special equipment for police use.
City council approved the purchase of a tactical response vehicle that police say could be used to respond to incidents like an active shooter.
Some council members were skeptical it could be used during protests—but police say it could save officer’s lives.
During her presentation on Thursday, SAPD Assistant Chief Karen Falks provided one example of how it could be used.
“It would’ve been helpful in that standoff out at Stone Oak [earlier this month],” Falks said the Rook will come with a ballistic shield that can provide cover for up to four officers and a hydraulic lift that can extend 11’ for second story access. The vehicle will also be equipped with an integrated video system, and city documents state no other City owned equipment can provide the tactical advantages the Rook gives.
The grapple claw could remove fortified doors and burglar bars or could be used to remove debris following natural disasters.
Councilwoman Ana Sandoval wanted to be sure it wouldn’t be used otherwise.
“When we see something like this come up and we say armored and ballistic, there are concerns about it possibly being used in, let’s say, a protest,” Councilwoman Sandoval said.
Those concerns were also brought up by councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez.
“Here’s what also gives me pause is that this vehicle is capable of increased levels of surveillance, mechanical invasion of personal property,” Councilman McKee-Rodriguez said.
City staff and SAPD state the equipment would not be used during peaceful protest and pushed back against the perception this is military style equipment.
“This is not a piece of equipment used by military, it’s a piece of equipment that can save the lives of the residents we serve and our officers,” deputy city manager Maria Villagomez said.
An SAPD spokesperson sent KENS 5 a statement saying: "The approval for the purchase of this equipment gives SAPD another tool to make the community we serve safer. This is a recovery/rescue tool that can be used in any situation-- from a natural disaster recovery incident to a hostage rescue situation. It provides officers with a protective barrier to rescue someone where there is the potential for someone to shoot at the officers. This tool will only be used defensively, and not offensively."
Council approved the purchase in an 8 to 2 vote. Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda was absent when the vote was taken. The Rook will be bought with federal grant funds from the 2021 Urban Area Security Initiative costing $396,000.
It's estimated the Rook could take up to one year for construction and delivery, according to city documents. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement/san-antonio-police-swat-gets-new-tactical-vehicle-after-city-council-approval/273-7295aad9-8c97-4891-9a77-5262315ba7f9 | 2022-08-23T00:19:25 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement/san-antonio-police-swat-gets-new-tactical-vehicle-after-city-council-approval/273-7295aad9-8c97-4891-9a77-5262315ba7f9 |
SAN ANTONIO — A 57-year-old woman found in "deplorable" conditions due to neglect has passed away, officials said Monday.
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar held a news briefing on Monday afternoon to provide more details on the incident. He said this is "certainly a heartbreaking situation" and said he is not opposed to authorities "trying to up the bond" on the suspects. Right now, each suspect is facing an $85,000 bond.
The suspects are 37-year-old Oscar Dominguez, 24-year-old Roxanna Carrero and 18-year-old Pedro Luis Carrero. They've been charged with injury to a disabled person with serious bodily injury. The victim was their mother.
An arrest affidavit details the unsanitary conditions Patricia Martinez was forced to endure. The mother was found in "filthy conditions" when located by deputies, including insect infestations in her room and mold growing on parts of her body.
The affidavit also reveals that when Martinez was rushed to a hospital, she was placed in ICU and on a ventilator due to acute hypoxia, septic shock, diabetic shock and end-stage renal failure.
"She was in such deplorable condition that we felt the need to take resolute action very quickly," Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said in a press conference Thursday.
According to Salazar, the suspects were aware of their responsibilities and had arranged to split up the duties of feeding their mother and providing her with medical care. He also mentioned the suspects were previously trained and given equipment for at-home care. This included an iPad provided by the state.
Instead, the sheriff said, "it appeared none of them were doing what they were supposed to be doing."
The Medical Examiner confirms Martinez died Saturday afternoon.
At the time the arrests were made last week, sheriff's investigators said the Injury to the disabled charges filed against her three children might be upgraded if Martinez died. On Monday, Sheriff Salazar said he doesn't know if the charges will be upgraded at this time.
He also said that in the investigation, authorities will look into if anything was reported to medical staff the times the woman was taken to a local hospital. Sheriff Salazar said it was reported that some staff noticed the suspects never helped the woman out of the vehicle, and that she would come in with a T-shirt and no shoes at times. It will be investigated if anything could have been done to prevent her death on the hospital administration level, he said. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-mother-dies-after-being-found-in-deplorable-conditions-3-arrested-bexar-county/273-8d882441-d2cf-441d-ab44-96949989defd | 2022-08-23T00:19:29 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-mother-dies-after-being-found-in-deplorable-conditions-3-arrested-bexar-county/273-8d882441-d2cf-441d-ab44-96949989defd |
SAN ANTONIO — A serial robber is off the streets, arrested in connection to a crime spree that spanned over three months.
In multiple arrest affidavits, detectives with the San Antonio Police Department said 37-year-old Jose Ventura Delgado is responsible for at least 19 armed robberies of San Antonio convenience stores.
Delgado was arrested and charged with Aggravated Robbery in May after police said he robbed a west-side convenience store at gunpoint. But new charges have surfaced in the last week as investigators connected Delgado to other convenience store robberies across the city.
Those arrest affidavits outline the violent crime spree that started in February when police said Delgado robbed three convenience stores in one night.
Officers said Delgado would hit the stores late at night, and used a black revolver with a wooden handle that detectives said is rarely seen in armed robbery cases.
Detectives said in the arrest affidavits that Delgado had the same modus operandi for each crime, holding the victims at gunpoint while demanding they hand over money.
In total, Delgado is accused of robbing eight convenience stores in February, five in March, three in April, and another three in May.
The crime spree ended on May 21 when Delgado was picked up by the SAPD Street Crimes Unit when he tried to run from officers, according to an arrest affidavit.
Investigators said he was arrested on Evading and Felony Possession Firearm charges, but investigators quickly connected Delgado to an aggravated robbery that occurred a few miles away from where Delgado was picked up.
According to police documents, Delgado robbed the El Paso Food Mart and ran from the store with over $1,000 in cash on May 21st.
When Delgado ran from officers, he was seen running from a blue Honda van.
Detectives searched the van and found a bag with over a thousand dollars inside detectives believe was stolen from the El Paso Food Mart.
Investigators also found a black revolver in the van.
After reviewing surveillance video of other armed robberies, investigators connected clothing and shoes obtained during a search warrant of Delgado’s home, to the robberies. The affidavits listing the clothing items found in the van and at Delgado’s home as matching items Delgado wore during the robberies.
Police said some of the robbery victims identified Delgado during a police line-up as the man who held them at gunpoint and took their money.
According to online court records, Delgado is facing at least nine charges of aggravated robbery.
However, the arrest affidavit for the May 21 robbery lists the other cases that investigators say Delgado is responsible for, 19 in total, so more charges could be on the way. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/man-arrested-19-armed-robberies-san-antonio-texas/273-44576bb3-9a21-40ff-a708-f37750806a35 | 2022-08-23T00:19:31 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/man-arrested-19-armed-robberies-san-antonio-texas/273-44576bb3-9a21-40ff-a708-f37750806a35 |
SAN ANTONIO — A 24-year-old man was arrested in connection to five armed robberies, the San Antonio Police Department said.
Authorities identified the suspect as Giovanni Norman. Police said on Aug. 6, Norman robbed a Culebra Meat Market employee at gunpoint and took money from the register. He has reportedly robbed multiple Culebra Meat Markets as well as taco trucks in south San Antonio.
In total, Norman has 12 warrants; five counts of robbery and seven for other crimes committed.
Police said Norman "was a dangerous suspect" and praised the department for their work of getting him off the streets and behind bars.
No injuries were reported in the robberies, but police said Norman did fire his gun inside the Culebra Meat Markets, possibly to serve as a distraction to steal money.
Authorities said they are not considering any other suspects at this time.
Watch the full livestream of the SAPD news conference here:
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UVALDE, Texas — With the start to a delayed school year about two weeks away, Uvalde CISD trustees are providing another chance Monday night for families to ask questions regarding security and protocol after May's mass shooting at Robb Elementary.
The public-comment portion of the meeting will be followed by the school board going into closed session, during which at least some of the private conversation will center around "parent and public grievances" against Superintendent Hal Harrell, according to the public agenda.
The more consequential of this week's school board meetings will come Wednesday, which is when a twice-postponed hearing to determine the future of district Police Chief Pete Arredondo is expected to take place. The meeting is expected to be packed with community members and relatives of Robb victims who have spent most of the summer calling for the district to sever ties with Arredondo, who has been blamed for the failed law enforcement response on May 24.
Part of Monday's closed-door session is also earmarked for "attorney consultation," presumably with Arredondo's legal representation ahead of Wednesday. Harrell recommended his firing last month.
Texas DPS identified the chief as the on-scene commander, and he made the decision to treat the situation as a barricaded suspect, not an active shooter. Even as children called 911 from inside the classroom with the shooter, heavily armed law enforcement waited to breach the room for over an hour.
Legally, the district cannot terminate Arredondo's contract without first detailing their reasons for firing him and allowing him to defend himself. He has been largely out of the public eye since May, and has been on unpaid leave from Uvalde CISD since July 22.
The school year is set to begin Sept. 6. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/uvalde-cisd-meeting-school-robb-massacre-arredondo-harrell/273-1a62aa1e-e6c0-4035-b114-2cad7585a7b3 | 2022-08-23T00:19:43 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/uvalde-cisd-meeting-school-robb-massacre-arredondo-harrell/273-1a62aa1e-e6c0-4035-b114-2cad7585a7b3 |
A 58-year-old disabled woman whom officials said was neglected by her three children — ceasing to provide her medical treatment and leaving her in filthy conditions — died Saturday.
Patricia Martinez died that afternoon due to her medical condition, which included late-stage renal failure, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Monday.
Her children — Oscar Dominguez, 37; Roxanna Carrero, 24; and Pedro Luis Carrero, 18 — have been charged with felony injury of a disabled person causing serious bodily injury.
Each is being held on $85,000 bail. They could face additional charges and/or increased bail.
Bexar County deputies were called to the family’s home in the 7900 block of Caballo Canyon on Aug. 10 after Adult Protective Services reported that Martinez was being neglected.
Roxanna Carrero had medical power of attorney as her mother’s medical conservator to provide hospice care at her residence, and the three siblings were trained in how to care for their mother and given the necessary equipment, each one adopting responsibility for a different aspect from feeding to medical care, the Express-News previously reported.
They were supposed to administer and log Martinez’s dialysis treatments to Alamo City Dialysis, but neither task was performed.
Medical personnel reported that they had to counsel the siblings three times on how to take care of their mother’s basic needs and treatments, the affidavit supporting their arrest said. They reported that the residence was filthy, that Martinez wasn’t being fed or changed regularly, and that she had several open, molding sores on her body.
Martinez was in hospice for several months, but Salazar said they didn’t know how long she had been suffering from medical neglect. She had medical care providers that would come to the house, but Salazar said he didn’t know how frequently that happened.
Martinez was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died there.
“This is a heart-breaking situation and development,” Salazar said.
Salazar said that because there was evidence of neglect prior to the sheriff’s office being called, investigators are looking into the facilities providing the medical care — Alamo City Dialysis and Magnolia Hospice Services — to determine whether there was any wrongdoing on their parts and whether they were aware of what was happening.
taylor.pettaway@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Disabled-woman-dies-children-accused-of-neglect-17390633.php | 2022-08-23T00:19:59 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Disabled-woman-dies-children-accused-of-neglect-17390633.php |
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Bexar County and many of the surrounding counties until Wednesday afternoon.
The flood watch stretches from Rocksprings and Uvalde counties to the west, through San Antonio, New Braunfels, Fredericksburg as far east as Georgetown. The flood watch is in effect through 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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Multiple rounds of showers and storms are forecast today through midday Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. Rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches an hour are possible in some areas and could lead to flooding, especially in low-water crossings.
"Our biggest concern right now are the storms producing the heaviest rain rates, which could lead to flooding across the area," said Matthew Brady, a meteorologist with the NWS. "These two to three inch rain rates could overcome creeks and soil, even though they have been abnormally dry."
As of 3:30 p.m., several thunderstorms have developed across the Hill Country, producing rainfall rates as much as two to three inches per hour, Brady said. These rates could quickly lead to flooding concerns.
These storms are expected to filter into areas further south this evening. A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms is expected in San Antonio after 4 p.m. today. Rain chances are as high as 70 percent after 7 p.m. There is a 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms through Wednesday.
Currently, the greatest concern is around the Austin area where a flash flood warning is in effect for Travis County.
timothy.fanning@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Flood-watch-bexar-county-san-antonio-17390289.php | 2022-08-23T00:20:05 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Flood-watch-bexar-county-san-antonio-17390289.php |
The father of a boy suspected of running into Ingram Park Mall after a shooting on Friday was arrested Monday by Bexar County sheriff’s deputies.
Mike Fuentes, 48, is charged with aiding and abetting.
Sheriff Javier Salazar said video surveillance from a nearby establishment showed the 14-year-old suspect calling Fuentes after fleeing from deputies in the mall. Fuentes, the boy’s father, arrived at the establishment with a change of clothes and helped the suspect escape, Salazar said.
The incident occurred Friday as deputies received reports of shots fired in the 12000 block of Old Onyx on the Far West Side. When deputies arrived, they saw a stolen vehicle that was possibly involved in the shooting fleeing from the area.
Deputies pursued the vehicle, which was driven to Ingram Park Mall, where two 14-year-old suspects fled on foot into the mall. One of the suspects was arrested at the mall.
Fuentes’ son ran though the mall and to a second establishment, where he was picked up by his father. He remains at large.
Deputies found a gun in the stolen vehicle, and a second weapon was found in the Macy’s store the next day.
Investigators were able to identify Fuentes and executed a search warrant at his home in the 100 block of Exeter Place Monday morning. Inside, deputies found two handguns and an AR-15 style rifle, Salazar said.
The suspect at large is considered armed and dangerous. When caught, he will face felony charges, Salazar said.
taylor.pettaway@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Ingram-Park-lockdown-17390543.php | 2022-08-23T00:20:11 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Ingram-Park-lockdown-17390543.php |
DES MOINES — Widespread rain across the state resulted in 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sunday, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Fieldwork included harvesting corn for silage, cutting hay, and applying pesticides.
Topsoil moisture condition rated 18% very short, 30% short, 50% adequate and 2% surplus, the weekly report said. Due to widespread rain during the past week, less than half of the topsoil is considered short to very short compared to 53% a week ago. Subsoil moisture condition rated 21% very short, 33% short, 44% adequate and 2% surplus.
“Iowa experienced cooler temperatures and much-needed rainfall over the final week of the State Fair,” Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said. “While showers and thunderstorms brought heavier totals across the drought region, we need several months of above-average precipitation to relieve the most intense drought conditions. The rain received last week was welcomed as stressed soybeans continue to set and fill pods.”
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Corn silking or beyond was 97% with 84% of the corn crop in dough stage or beyond. That's five days behind last year but two days ahead of the five-year average. Thirty percent of Iowa’s corn crop has reached the dent stage, fiv days behind last year and one day behind average. Some of the corn crop has started to mature at 1%. Corn condition remained 66% good to excellent.
Ninety-seven percent of soybeans were blooming with 88% of the soybean crop setting pods, eight days behind last year and two days behind the five-year average. Two percent of the soybeans were turning color. Iowa’s soybean condition was 62% good to excellent. Oats harvested for grain reached 91%, eight days behind last year and 10 days behind the average.
Fifty-three percent of the state’s third cutting of alfalfa hay was complete. All hay condition rose slightly to 48% good to excellent. Pasture condition rated 33% good to excellent. Grasshoppers are a concern in some areas.
Unseasonably cool conditions greeted Iowans throughout the State Fair’s final week of festivities, according to Justin Glisan, state climatologist with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
Temperatures were anywhere from one to four degrees below normal with a statewide average temperature of 69.2 degrees, 2.9 degrees below normal. A more active storm track also brought widespread rainfall statewide with above-average totals, on the order of two to three inches, across parts of the western drought region. Glisan said this was the first reporting period since early July to have above-average statewide rainfall.
Weekly precipitation totals ranged from 0.14 inch in Mount Pleasant (Henry County) to 3.42 inches in Estherville (Emmet County). The statewide weekly average precipitation was 1.12 inches while the normal is 0.91 inch. Several southeastern Iowa stations reported the week’s high temperature of 88 degrees on the 19th, on average five degrees above normal. Knoxville (Marion County) reported the week’s low temperature of 50 degrees on the 17th, 13 degrees below normal. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cooler-temperatures-much-needed-rain-aid-crops-across-iowa/article_4ff57d11-8730-5b62-adea-82c15b486c53.html | 2022-08-23T00:20:19 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cooler-temperatures-much-needed-rain-aid-crops-across-iowa/article_4ff57d11-8730-5b62-adea-82c15b486c53.html |
WATERLOO — A Waterloo man has been arrested for allegedly firing a rifle following an argument with his sister on Monday morning.
Tywaun Antonio Wilson, 21, was arrested for domestic assault while displaying a weapon.
Police were called to a disturbance in the 1200 block of South Street around 4:10 a.m. and, when they were arriving, they hear a single gunshot.
Officers surrounded the house and eventually coaxed the resident’s outside.
Witnesses said Wilson had been involved in an argument with his sister. He allegedly threatened to shoot her and she left the house. As she was walking away, Wilson stepped out on the porch and fired a round, police said.
Officers searched the house and found a .22-caliber rifle, according to police.
Residents called 911 shortly before 10:20 p.m. Sunday after hearing gunshots in the 1000 block of West Fifth Street, where police found the person dead on the sidewalk. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-for-firing-shot-following-argument/article_5d7c9ae9-fa45-57df-9b43-9d640cb43709.html | 2022-08-23T00:20:25 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-arrested-for-firing-shot-following-argument/article_5d7c9ae9-fa45-57df-9b43-9d640cb43709.html |
Nonprofits are sometimes not recognized for the important work they do or are unknown in the community they serve.
As a nonprofit leader for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Racine and Kenosha Counties, I feel it is important to engage with people from community businesses, networking groups, and civic groups within Racine and Kenosha counties. This allows for a time to share who I am and develop relationships within this network.
To increase my circle of contacts, networking will bring awareness but also allows me to learn about other nonprofits and businesses to explore ways to help each other and expand our service profile.
Attending a network event is not easy for some. While meeting someone new can feel intimidating, I encourage you to put yourself out there. To ease your nerves, come prepared with your elevator speech. The internet provides many examples of how to prepare for and what to include. It’s important to keep it between 30-45 seconds.
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At the event, I recommend standing back to observe the room. Have a number in mind of how many people you want to meet. The approach, asking someone you already know to introduce you to a few people, or introduce yourself to a table or group of people you don’t know? Both ways are successful. I find myself talking with people I know first, then gradually approaching people. You’ll find what’s comfortable for you.
Networking is a form of speed dating (though I’ve never gone through it). The gist is spending a little time with someone to see if there are common interests. With networking, the first encounter is short and to the point (using your elevator speech). You hand them a business card or information about your nonprofit and move along.
The goal is to find a connection, a way to build a relationship and contribute to each other’s business. If there is a way to help each other, you’ll circle back with an email to meet for coffee. The next event will be easier now that you have a plan of approach and have increased your network circle.
Fundraising, recruitment of volunteers and board members is a running theme amongst nonprofits. I have met amazing people while networking and now have two new board members from those events. There are many opportunities to get involved and meet people in the community.
My favorite places to meet people and expand my network are through events hosted by the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce (KACC), Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce (RAMAC) and meeting monthly with the Kenosha Women’s Network (KWN). Networking isn’t work, it’s a lot of fun with endless possibilities. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/community-update-networking-an-important-way-for-nonprofits-to-make-connections/article_533ce8dc-2096-11ed-86de-03c33d186a27.html | 2022-08-23T00:24:35 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/community-update-networking-an-important-way-for-nonprofits-to-make-connections/article_533ce8dc-2096-11ed-86de-03c33d186a27.html |
GURNEE, Ill. -- A second suspect, Joey Gonzalez, in the 2021 fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Zion man near the Gurnee Mills Mall was taken into custody by Gurnee Police last week.
Gonzalez, a 25-year-old Vernon Hills resident, was arrested on Friday with the assistance of the United States Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force after being located in Woodridge, Ill.
Gonzalez was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, second-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
On Nov. 27, 2021, a 26-year-old man was killed in a shooting near the Gurnee Mills Mall in the 6100 block of West Grand Avenue at approximately 2:10 p.m. He was taken to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
In a release, the Gurnee Department of Police thanked the marshals for their assistance with the investigation.
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Anyone with additional information about the case are asked to contact the police at 847-599-7000, or submit anonymous tips to the Lake County Crime Stoppers at 847-662-222.
Mugshots: Racine County criminal complaints, Aug. 16, 2022
Today's mugshots: Aug. 16
These are images of people charged with a crime in Racine County. Booking photos are provided by Racine County law enforcement officials. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty and convicted.
Mitaiya A. Watkins
Mitaiya A. Watkins, Waldo, Wisconsin, possession of a controlled substance, possession of THC, possession of a drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor bail jumping, failure to install ignition interlock device, operate motor vehicle while revoked.
Chad P. McCloskey
Chad P. McCloskey, 3400 block of 5th Avenue, Racine, possession with intent to deliver cocaine (between 15-40 grams), possession with intent to deliver schedule IV drugs, possession of narcotic drugs, maintaining a drug trafficking place, misdemeanor bail jumping, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Paul D. Horne
Paul D. Horne, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, felony bail jumping.
Cameron L. Holbrook
Cameron L. Holbrook, 1100 block of Reschke Avenue, Racine, misdemeanor retail theft (intentionally take less than or equal to $500), misdemeanor bail jumping, felony bail jumping.
Monique L. Valentine
Monique L. Valentine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, obstructing an officer, misdemeanor bail jumping.
John K. Moore
John K. Moore, 4500 block of Taylor Avenue, Racine, possession of THC, misdemeanor bail jumping, disorderly conduct (use of a dangerous weapon).
Eric Jeremy Brannon
Eric Jeremy Brannon, 2000 block of DeKoven Avenue, Racine, criminal damage to property (domestic abuse assessments), disorderly conduct (domestic abuse assessments), misdemeanor bail jumping (domestic abuse assessments).
Marell D. Lacey
Marell D. Lacey, 1400 block of Carlton Drive, Racine, attempting to flee or elude an officer, possession with intent to deliver/distribute/manufacture THC (less than or equal to 200 grams), possession of drug paraphernalia. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/second-arrest-announced-in-2021-gurnee-homicide-case/article_13155390-2256-11ed-b3d3-6f1979064665.html | 2022-08-23T00:24:41 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/second-arrest-announced-in-2021-gurnee-homicide-case/article_13155390-2256-11ed-b3d3-6f1979064665.html |
SOMERS —The University of Wisconsin-Parkside has announced the UW System Board of Regents has approved a new Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant (MSPA).
The 27-month program will accept its first class of professional students in May of 2024 and has grown out of the long-standing strength of UW-Parkside’s “Signature” Pre-Health program.
The MSPA program will offer students a natural pathway from the Pre-Physician Assistant concentration which facilitates the development of students’ basic clinical skills through its required 300-hour internships.
UW-Parkside noted advantages from graduating through the Signature Pre-Health program include:
Seventy-one percent of students who complete the Pre-Physician Assistant concentration, have successfully entered PA programs across the country over the past twenty years.
UW-Parkside undergraduate Pre-Health students have also successfully gained admission into other professional health schools including medicine (91%), pharmacy (90%), physical therapy (77%), veterinary (86%) and chiropractic (100%).
The MSPA program will advance UW-Parkside’s Bold Goal to increase the number of graduates by 50% by 2025 – a key element of the university’s 2025 Strategic Framework.
The MSPA is the seventh master’s degree program added in the past 10 years, bringing the total master’s degrees in the College of Natural Health Sciences to eight.
“This program can be a game changer for UW-Parkside in preparing graduates for the future and will strengthen the university’s position as a premier institution for training future healthcare professionals,” said UW-Parkside Chancellor Debbie Ford.
The MSPA program is a partnership with regional healthcare facilities, namely, Advocate-Aurora Hospital, Ascension Hospital, and Froedtert South Hospital. The cohort-based, MSPA program will follow the requirements, standards, and guidance of the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
“I am delighted UW-Parkside has been authorized to implement this program. Health provision in our region will be impacted positively in the years to come, said Dean Emmanuel Otu.
For more information, call Dr. Bryan Lewis at 262-595-2330, or the College of Natural and Health Sciences office at 262-595-2977.
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The owner of the proposed cannabis dispensary on the border with Wisconsin said, to be honest, the value of the location is because he knows people will come across the border from Wisconsin, where they cannot buy marijuana legally. “I don’t want to pretend anything else.”
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Demonstrators rally in Detroit against proposed DTE Energy rate hike
Detroit — Dozens of people gathered downtown Monday to decry a proposed rate hike by DTE Energy, ahead of a Michigan Public Service Commission hearing to discuss the utility's request to increase customers' utility bills by an average of $10 a month.
Carrying signs with messages that included "Stop the Rate hike" and "DTE Can't Silence Me," a group of about 100 people assembled outside the Wayne County Community District's Downtown Campus on Fort Street.
After the rally outside the college, some members of the group went into the auditorium to ask the MPSC to vote against giving DTE permission to raise rates.
In January, DTE, which last month reported second-quarter earnings of $37 million, applied for $388 million in additional funding "in order to recover, among other things ... increased investments in plant involving generation and the electric distribution system and the associated depreciation and property tax increases," the utility said in its Jan. 21 request.
The proposed hike, which DTE said it wanted to implement by November, would cost the average residential customer up to $10 extra per month.
"The proposed revenue increase described in this application is necessary in order
to allow the company to continue to provide safe and reliable electric service, to meet customers’ service quality expectations, and to allow the company a reasonable opportunity to recover its costs of operation, including a reasonable rate of return," the company said in its application.
Ken Whittaker, director of the Michigan People's Campaign, said during Monday's protest that DTE is "greedy" for requesting the increase.
"What you have is a corporation funding legislators off the backs of people who can't afford it," he said.
A phone call to DTE on Monday night seeking comment was not immediately returned.
The January rate hike request is the utility's first since 2019. In 2020, the MPSC approved DTE's plan to keep rates the same until 2022 in order to give customers relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Although DTE last requested a rate hike in 2019, customers in January saw a gas rate increase of $84.1 million, which cost the average ratepayer an extra $3.18 a month. The utility said most of that additional revenue would go toward modernizing its gas delivery network.
Several protesters wore green T-shirts from the Michigan People's Campaign, part of the Defend Black Voters Coalition, which promoted Monday's rally. Protest organizers said the gathering aimed to call attention to the utility's proposed rate increase.
A recurring theme during Monday's protest was what they called an increase in power outages, which happen "every time the wind blows," Whittaker said.
Protester Erik Shelley called on the MPSC to "do its job, which is to protect consumers. Their concern should be the public, not DTE energy."
Before leading a group into the MPSC meeting, Corzetta Renee led the demonstrators in a rendition of "Whose Side Are You On?" by Tommee Profitt and Ruelle, with lyrics altered to frame the question to MPSC members.
Pastor Kevin Harris of Detroit's Nazarene Baptist Church said: "We need to remind the Public Service Commission of their mission statement, which says, 'To serve the public by ensuring safe, reliable services at reasonable rates.' We don't believe this rate increase is reasonable."
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SEATTLE — Seattle Public Schools' transportation contractors don't have enough drivers to offer all of the bus routes at the beginning of the school year, according to a message the district sent to parents on Monday.
That means some parents will have to find another way to get their kids to school for a period of time. The district said parents will receive notification if their child's route isn't in service before the start of the school year.
Classes begin for grades 1-12 on Sept. 7 and for kindergarten and preschool students on Sept. 12.
SPS and other school districts nationwide have been experiencing challenges finding enough bus drivers.
SPS warned parents last year that transportation challenges were likely to continue after the district abandoned a proposal to switch to a three-tier bell schedule. The plan was intended to stagger school start times between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. to allow fewer bus drivers to drive more routes. However, the school board declined to move forward with the proposal after hearing concerns from parents.
SPS is contracting with two transportation vendors for the 2022-2023 school year: First Student and Zum. Between the two companies, the district still doesn't have enough drivers to staff all of the bus routes.
The providers are undergoing "robust recruiting efforts" and the district plans to offer more routes as the companies hire more staff.
"We are committed to making sure that all students who need it have safe and dependable transportation to and from school. We hope that the driver shortages will be resolved quickly so we can resume all bus service," the message to parents said.
The district suggested additional transportation options for families who will not have bus service at the start of the school year.
Beginning on Sept. 1, riders 18 and younger can ride King County Metro, Sound Transit's Link light rail system and many other regional transit services for free. Visit the Free Youth Transit Pass website for more information.
The district also has resources on walking, biking and rolling to school on its website. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/not-enough-bus-drivers-seattle-public-schools/281-43ec9b7e-a55a-44a2-a719-2d416ae5159b | 2022-08-23T00:33:21 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/not-enough-bus-drivers-seattle-public-schools/281-43ec9b7e-a55a-44a2-a719-2d416ae5159b |
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GREENSBORO — When language-arts teacher Julia Moore-Evans pictures a newly rebuilt Kiser Middle School, she is most excited about the potential for consistency.
That includes even temperatures across the building and up-to-date classroom equipment in all rooms and departments.
"With the new school, it's understood that everyone is going to have the same technology across the board," the Kiser teacher said. "It's going to be nice for kids to be able to go from class to class, and not have to fumble to figure out what's working in that particular class."
Moore-Evans was among the attendees at the official groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the new Kiser Middle School. It's one of six Greensboro schools the district looks to rebuild by 2024, with early site work on the projects planned for this fall.
District officials also held groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Claxton and Brooks elementary schools on Monday. They have ceremonies planned Tuesday for the new Foust Elementary, the new Peck K-8 school, and the yet-unnamed visual and performing arts elementary on the campus of the former Peeler Elementary.
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Tabi Makia, a senior project manager with Metcon, said Monday that workers started two weeks ago on a temporary road that will allow people to continue to get to the old Brooks Global Studies Elementary. A parking lot planned for the new Kiser will interfere with the existing entrance for Brooks.
Brooks Global Studies is being rebuilt on a new site near the Greensboro arboretum, but the old Brooks adjacent to Kiser will house the elementary school's students in the meantime.
Monday's groundbreaking at Kiser featured remarks from local officials, including outgoing Superintendent Sharon Contreras. Contreras has handed over authority to Acting Superintendent Whitney Oakley, but still has nine days left with the district.
"When I was younger, my brothers and sisters and I — there are ten of us — we would sing in children's church: '... joy, joy, joy, down in my heart,'" she said. "And that's how I feel today, just so much joy to be here this morning."
The groundbreakings for these schools represent a major milestone within a much longer and broader project for the district.
In 2017, less than a year into Contreras' time with the district, schools and county leaders created a joint committee to take a holistic look at the district's facility needs. They brought in consultants to help them rank and prioritize the condition of the district's buildings and to create a nearly $2.7 billion plan. The plan addressed issues like deficient facilities and overcrowded or underused schools.
Through two separate referendums in 2020 and 2022, Guilford County voters gave the go-ahead for county commissioners to borrow money for the project by issuing up to $2 billion in bonds.
These first six projects are the district's top priorities, with hundreds more to follow. District and county leaders had anticipated the $300 million from the first bond referendum would pay for the first eight construction projects, acquiring needed land and drafting designs for two more schools. However, they now think the projects could cost over 50 percent more than first expected.
And so, as they gear up for additional high-stakes decision-making about financing the projects, Monday's festivities represented an opportunity for local leaders to celebrate the progress already made.
Representatives of the Kiser Middle School Alumni Association were on hand for the school's groundbreaking, including James Avent Jr., who was the first black student to attend the previously all-white school in 1965. Alumni association members have been energetic advocates for the school and for the bonds.
"Most people make sacrifices for their children, and I think we need to make sacrifices for children that are coming behind us," Avent said. “And so I hope that we will never get, in this community, to the point that we were, and having to fight like we had, to try to get this bond referendum done. I’m thankful that we had leadership in this community that said, 'enough is enough.'" | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/watch-now-guilford-county-breaks-ground-on-six-new-greensboro-schools/article_e35889c0-2236-11ed-8a6b-4fc1fec236bb.html | 2022-08-23T00:40:26 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/education/watch-now-guilford-county-breaks-ground-on-six-new-greensboro-schools/article_e35889c0-2236-11ed-8a6b-4fc1fec236bb.html |
KNOX COUNTY, Ohio — More than 1,000 guns and 140,000 rounds of ammunition were seized from the property of a man who law enforcement officers shot and killed in Knox County over the weekend, according to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Law enforcement officials were called to a property in the 15000 block of Gilchrist Road in Mount Vernon Friday night for a report of shots fired at a vehicle.
Sheriff David Shaffer said a bail bondsman called 911 saying it was his vehicle that was shot. The bondsman was at the residence to arrest 56-year-old Randy Wilhelm, who failed to appear in court on a $100,000 bond.
Knox County Common Pleas Court records say Wilhelm was charged in 2020 with domestic violence, felonious assault, bribery, menacing by stalking and intimidation of an attorney in a criminal case.
Around 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, Randy and his 53-year-old brother, Bradley Wilhelm, were traveling in a side-by-side vehicle towards officers who were outside an armored vehicle.
Both men were armed at the time, according to the sheriff's office. Captain Jay Sheffer with the sheriff's office said an officer-involved shooting occurred when law enforcement attempted to initiate a traffic stop.
BCI said law enforcement officers were acting under a search warrant to search for and seize Randy along with all firearms present on the property.
Shaffer detectives received information from multiple sources that Randy had a stockpile of firearms and ammunition. Authorities added Randy made threats stating he would not be arrested.
BCI said most of the guns seized were sporting shotguns and hunting caliber rifles. Most of the ammunition is target ammunition for trapshooting.
No officers were injured in the shooting
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department is asking for the community’s help in locating a missing 17-year-old girl last seen on Sunday morning.
Destiny Jackson Wallag was reported missing on Friday, Aug. 19, after disappearing from the Springhill Suites at 10936 Stonelake Blvd. in North Austin.
Wallag’s family is originally from Michigan, police said, and were passing through Austin at the time of her disappearance.
She was last seen on Sunday, Aug. 21, at 12:45 a.m. in the 16000 block of FM 1325, north of Wells Branch.
Wallag is described as a Black female, 5 feet, 4 inches tall, 130 pounds, with braided dark hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a Mickey Mouse hoodie, gray leggings and a black backpack.
Anyone with any information on her whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.
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UVALDE, Texas — With the start to a delayed school year about two weeks away, Uvalde CISD trustees are providing another chance Monday night for families to ask questions regarding security and protocol after May's mass shooting at Robb Elementary.
The public-comment portion of the meeting will be followed by the school board going into closed session, during which at least some of the private conversation will center around "parent and public grievances" against Superintendent Hal Harrell, according to the public agenda.
The more consequential of this week's school board meetings will come Wednesday, which is when a twice-postponed hearing to determine the future of district Police Chief Pete Arredondo is expected to take place. The meeting is expected to be packed with community members and relatives of Robb victims who have spent most of the summer calling for the district to sever ties with Arredondo, who has been blamed for the failed law enforcement response on May 24.
Part of Monday's closed-door session is also earmarked for "attorney consultation," presumably with Arredondo's legal representation ahead of Wednesday. Harrell recommended his firing last month.
Texas DPS identified the chief as the on-scene commander, and he made the decision to treat the situation as a barricaded suspect, not an active shooter. Even as children called 911 from inside the classroom with the shooter, heavily armed law enforcement waited to breach the room for over an hour.
Legally, the district cannot terminate Arredondo's contract without first detailing their reasons for firing him and allowing him to defend himself. He has been largely out of the public eye since May, and has been on unpaid leave from Uvalde CISD since July 22.
The school year is set to begin Sept. 6. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/uvalde-cisd-meeting-school-robb-massacre-arredondo-harrell/273-1a62aa1e-e6c0-4035-b114-2cad7585a7b3 | 2022-08-23T00:40:38 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/uvalde-cisd-meeting-school-robb-massacre-arredondo-harrell/273-1a62aa1e-e6c0-4035-b114-2cad7585a7b3 |
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A 46-year-old man was arrested Sunday after trying to carjack a woman near A1A, according to Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety.
Officers said Christopher McHaffie, 46, approached a woman as she was putting beach gear into her car in a parking lot in the 2200 block of South Atlantic Avenue.
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McHaffie demanded the woman’s car and car keys, threatening to hurt her, officers said.
Officers added that both the woman and her boyfriend tried to fight off McHaffie, though the boyfriend was knocked unconscious. McHaffie then threw the woman’s car keys into the middle of A1A and fled on foot, officials said.
Minutes later, public safety officers found and arrested McHaffie, who resisted officers and caused minor injuries, according to the department.
Officers said McHaffie admitted to trying to steal the woman’s vehicle and fighting with the couple.
McHaffie is being held at Volusia County Branch Jail and faces charges for attempted carjacking, strong armed robbery, burglary, battery, resisting an officer with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer.
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Cassandra Moholt Cheek has filed to run for a seat on Midland College’s board of trustees.
Cheek will run in Place 3 against G. Larry Lawrence, according to Midland College officials.
Midland College Places 1, 2 and 3 are on the Nov. 8 ballot. Monday was the last day for a person to file for the election.
Lawrence was one of three current board members to have previously filed (Steve Kiser in Place 1 and Linda Cowden in Place 2 are the others).
All of Midland College’s seats are at-large positions. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Cheek-files-to-run-for-Midland-College-board-17390642.php | 2022-08-23T01:07:13 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Cheek-files-to-run-for-Midland-College-board-17390642.php |
Brandon Hodges is running for Midland ISD school board.
The man who led the campaign to defeat the school bond in 2019 and is the co-creator of the MISD Homework Facebook page filed Monday to run for the District 5 seat.
Hodges will face John Trischitti III, the current seat holder. Monday was the last day a person could file to be on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Elections on Nov. 8 will include MISD Districts 3, 5 and 6 and Midland College Places 1, 2 and 3.
Midland ISD also announced Monday that the race for District 3 will have two candidates on the ballot as Tim Lirley withdrew his name.
Tommy Bishop and Reagan Hignojos are running for the District 3 seat. Sara Burleson and Carie McNeil are running for the District 6, currently held by Rick Davis.
The Midland County Elections Office reported that the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 election is Oct. 11. Two weeks of early voting will start on Oct. 24, and the deadline to submit an application for ballot by mail is Oct. 28. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Hodges-to-run-against-Trischitti-for-school-board-17390554.php | 2022-08-23T01:07:19 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Hodges-to-run-against-Trischitti-for-school-board-17390554.php |
Former Midland Mayor Jerry Morales will run for his old seat.
Morales has filed to run in the Nov. 8 election. Morales was mayor for two terms, the last ending in 2019. Morales’ businesses include Casita Gerardo’s and Mulberry Café.
Other filers include current Councilwoman Lori Blong and Robert Allen Dickson.
Monday is the last day a person can file for the Nov. 8 election. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Jerry-Morales-files-for-mayor-17390012.php | 2022-08-23T01:07:25 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Jerry-Morales-files-for-mayor-17390012.php |
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The wet weather this week made a significant impact on the forest fire potential in Midland County, according to Texas A&M University.
The University’s Texas Weather Connection shows daily results from the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, which is used to determining forest fire potential. The drought index is based on a daily water balance, where a drought factor is balanced with precipitation and soil moisture (assumed to have a maximum storage capacity of 8-inches) and is expressed in hundredths of an inch of soil moisture depletion.
On Sunday, following 2.43 inches in around 10 hours, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index showed Midland County dropped 149 points to 491. That meant in a matter of a week, the index went from threatening a top-level ranking (between 700 and 800) and had fallen to below burn ban levels.
On Monday the reading was 493. Still, instead of being at a level “Often associated with more severe drought with increased wildfire occurrence” and where “intense, deep-burning fires with extreme intensities can be expected,” Midland County is at a level where “Lower litter and duff layers contribute to fire intensity and will burn actively. Wildfire intensity begins to increase significantly.”
Midland County Fire Marshal Justin Bunch previously told the Reporter-Telegram that the county will not “enact a burn ban until our KBI is at or above 575.” The score Sunday is dramatically lower that the burn ban level.
The current burn ban is scheduled to end in September.
The National Weather Service has reported 3.16 inches of rain at Midland International Airport this month. That included 2.43 inches at Midland International Airport between 6 p.m. Saturday and 4 a.m. Sunday.
The typical average for the month of August is 1.72 inches.
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BURNS HARBOR — Crews continued to clean up Monday after 700 to 800 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from a barge at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Coast Guard responded to the scene after a tug boat operator reported the spill to authorities about 8 p.m. Sunday, Coast Guard Lt. Rachel Ault said.
The towing vessel Coloma L. Warner notified the Coast Guard of a diesel spill from the Warner Provider, a barge the vessel was pushing, Ault said.
The spill occurred as staff aboard the barge was transferring diesel from one storage tank to another within the barge, said Jennifer Hanson, spokeswoman for the Ports of Indiana.
No port operators were involved in the spill, she said. The Ports of Indiana was not notified of the spill until 6:30 a.m. Monday, Hanson said.
Staff on the Coloma L. Warner initiated a spill response, calling in a company to deploy containment booms around the fuel, Ault said.
The company also brought in two vacuum trucks to assist with the cleanup, she said.
Wind and wave conditions were favorable during the cleanup because most of the diesel was pushed into a natural collection point along a pier, Ault said.
Hanson said the spill was contained to the southwest corner of the port's east harbor arm.
Most of the diesel had been cleaned up by Monday afternoon, the Coast Guard said.
No adverse effects to the environment had been observed as of Monday, Ault said.
Two Coast Guard officials were expected to visit the port again Tuesday to ensure the cleanup is complete and that the spill did not affect the shoreline or wildlife in the area.
IDEM said an investigation was ongoing and details about the spill were still being gathered.
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MARICOPA, Ariz. — In a playroom filled with toys for a one-year-old boy going on two years old, Amy Maher watches her son play.
“He surprised us,” Maher said.
Maher said her son, Bradley, is the first boy in a long line of girl-cousins and her first baby earth side.
“We had a bumpy road leading up to him, given we had had a miscarriage before him,” Maher said.
Earlier this year, Maher was pregnant again. “We have been trying for, I want to say, seven months,” Maher said.
But the unexpected this time was the bills Maher’s now getting in the mail.
“We have these mounds of bills that we’re looking at, and no baby,” Maher said.
Back in March 2022, Maher said she started feeling pains. Maher said she went to Exceptional Community Hospital-Maricopa and her OB-GYN. Her doctor was the one to confirm she was likely having a miscarriage.
But the pains continued.
Maher said she woke up around 1 a.m. one morning in pain different than what she’d felt before.
“I remember telling my husband, something's wrong, something's wrong. This is not like the last miscarriage,” Maher said.
Maher went back to Exceptional Community Hospital-Maricopa, where Maher said they did another ultrasound.
“The next thing I know, the doctor’s coming in and telling me it’s an ectopic pregnancy and you need to have surgery,” Maher said.
Maher was airlifted via helicopter to Chandler Regional Medical Center.
“The ER doctor at Chandler comes in and says, ‘Why are you here? And why were you helicoptered?’” Maher said.
Maher said the doctor told her all she needed was a shot from her OB-GYN. Maher said she went home after the hospital did some bloodwork, and she got the shot from her doctor.
Then the bills started coming in. Before insurance, all the bills totaled $74,257.17. After insurance, Maher still owes at least $14,840.10.
“Healthcare prices in our system are standout among other industrialized nations. You know, both, particularly hospital prices, are kind of the biggest driver of our high health care spending in this country,” Loren Adler, associate director of USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy.
Adler reviewed Maher’s bills.
“In this specific case where the patient didn't have, you know, maybe that advice on what was actually needed, and sort of leads again to one of these things where the system can be unfair to many people,” Maher said.
While unfair is one word, Maher uses another.
“It’s corrupt,” Maher said. “It’s corrupt. That’s the best way to say it.”
Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center told 12 News in an email they’re required by law to accept suspected ectopic pregnancy transfers.
Air Methods, the air ambulance company that took Maher from Maricopa to Chandler refused to discuss Maher’s $50,000 bill.
“This needs to be known that this is not okay,” Maher said. “You can’t charge these outrageous fees.”
Exceptional Health did not respond to 12 News’ multiple and repeated attempts to contact them regarding Maher’s experience.
While Maher’s expecting more bills, the impacts go beyond her bank account.
“We are still trying to grow our family,” Maher said. “But now, with all these bills, I just don’t see how that’s possible anymore.”
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PHOENIX — A Phoenix man was charged Monday with robbing 10 stores in Southern California and Arizona before accidentally shooting himself after a bullet-punctuated high-speed chase, federal prosecutors said.
Samuel Sven Smith, 26, was charged with interference with commerce by robbery, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer, authorities said.
He remained hospitalized and it wasn't immediately clear whether he had an attorney to speak on his behalf.
Smith used a handgun to rob 10 stores, including nine PetSmarts, over three weeks beginning on July 31, according to an affidavit filed with the federal criminal complaint, the U.S. attorney's office said in a statement.
Most of the stores were Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties but one was in Phoenix, and Smith stole about $7,000, prosecutors said.
After robbing a PetSmart store in Rancho Cucamonga on Aug. 20, Smith noticed law enforcement approaching, shot at and hit an unmarked U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives car, then began a 20-minute chase through several cities during which he fired at law enforcement pursuers, prosecutors alleged.
The chase ended with a pursuer ramming into Smith's vehicle, causing him to accidentally shoot himself in the chin, prosecutors said.
He could face up to 20 years in prison on some charges if convicted.
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Interstate crash leaves deputy injured
Justin Garcia
Las Cruces Sun-News
LAS CRUCES - A Doña Ana County sheriff's deputy unit was involved in a single-vehicle crash near the Interstate 10 and Interstate 25 split Sunday evening.
The crash occurred around 7:30 p.m. and left one deputy with minor injuries, according to DASO Sherriff Kim Stewart.
Stewart said that the deputy was not involved in a pursuit at the time of the crash.
Information about the crash was limited as of this article's publication. An investigation is ongoing.
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Las Cruces police auditor recommends improved disciplinary procedures
LAS CRUCES — In its second regular report to the Las Cruces City Council on the police department’s internal affairs processes, the city’s independent auditor recommended the department develop a clearer, more consistent disciplinary procedure, improve transparency and communication with complainants and investigate some matters in a more thorough manner.
There was some discussion among the council about amending the existing contract between the city and the OIR Group, the auditing firm, to mandate the firm audit every use-of-force incident within the police department as the firm does in some other places. Currently, OIR reviews only incidents which include allegations of excessive force.
OIR, which has been under contract to audit the Las Cruces Police Department since spring 2021, reviews internal investigations into employee misconduct to make sure the investigations are completed fairly, in a timely and thorough manner and with "principled" outcomes and “appropriate” disciplinary actions.
By contract, OIR reviews all formal citizen complaints, internally initiated complaints, and LCPD-related complaints received on the city's anonymous ethics hotline, investigated by the department's Internal Affairs Office.
OIR’s second audit covered complaints which were initiated, investigated and closed between Dec. 1, 2021 and May 31, 2022. The firm reviewed 16 cases — 11 formal citizen complaints and 5 internal complaints — during that period. The firm said that total doesn’t represent all cases opened during that period, since some are still pending. OIR also reviews the outcomes of police-related lawsuits, two of which were closed during that period.
OIR representatives Stephen Connolly and Teresa Magula told the council during a work session Monday that while some of LCPD’s internal investigation processes have improved in accordance with the recommendations the firm made in its first report seven months ago, they still presented ways the department could continue improving. Though similar to the first report, OIR said LCPD’s overall investigative processes have still been “commendable.”
OIR offers discipline guidance
The audit report said sometimes the disciplinary actions resulting from an internal investigation were “noticeably lenient,” more so than what auditors would have recommended. But OIR wouldn’t advocate for significantly increased discipline, the report stated. Rather, the firm wants to ensure that any discipline is sufficiently accompanied by measures, such as training, that could improve an employee’s future performance.
“Our intent in commenting on discipline is not to advocate for an overly punitive system of discipline,” the report stated. “Rather, our commentary is meant to ensure that discipline serves a meaningful and effective corrective purpose.”
Connolly said there's often an individualized approach to discipline for each incident investigated within LCPD, which he said can lead to inconsistency in consequences or officers who could feel they've been treated unfairly.
In response, LCPD is reportedly developing a “chart of sanctions” to “ensure discipline is taken in a prompt, fair, and consistent manner,” the report said. The department also said it will formally document training and counseling components of a disciplinary outcome when appropriate and take steps to fully account for an employee's conduct.
“Because there's some possible subjectiveness to the way our discipline is handed out, that's why we're starting to look at this chart of sanctions,” said Police Chief Miguel Dominguez.
The 16 incidents reviewed included 59 formal allegations against 27 LCPD employees across several ranks. Nineteen of those allegations were sustained, and 22 were exonerated. The rest either resulted in no finding, a training referral, were unfounded or were not sustained.
For the sustained allegations, disciplinary actions included a verbal reprimand, a 10-day suspension and a recommendation for termination.
Other areas that could improve
Other recommended process improvements include:
- A warning against making false statements on the department’s citizen complaint form, including the threat of possible punitive measures, could have a chilling effect on the willingness of some members of the public to file a complaint, the report stated, and remained on the form despite an earlier recommendation by the auditor. The firm recommended LCPD remove or amend that language, and the department will reportedly comply.
- Internal Affairs should always interview a complainant and relevant witnesses. Sometimes, the report stated, investigators used information provided on complaint forms to proceed with an investigation instead of conducting a full interview with a complainant and other witnesses to an incident.
- Internal Affairs should investigate every allegation to the fullest extent possible. In some instances, investigators didn't seek materials that could have helped determine the veracity of an allegation to the fullest.
- LCPD could be more transparent with complainants, such as notifying them when an investigation is taking longer than anticipated. While OIR approved of the department’s attention to notifying complainants by letter of an investigation’s outcome, sometimes those letters were misleading by not specifying which allegations were sustained when multiple were part of an investigation — sometimes some allegations are sustained while others are not, and the firm cautioned against vague letters which could lead a complainant to mistakenly believe one of their allegations was affirmed.
- The firm recommended LCPD "offer complainants the opportunity to view video evidence," such as from a body-worn camera, when the video clearly disproves a complainant's allegations.
The auditor also provided several policy and training recommendations in their second report. They recommended the department work to improve the professionalism of officers in their interactions with the public, which stemmed from concerns about the use of profanity on the job.
The firm also recommended that officers involved in a force incident should not be the same officer who transports an suspected offender for medical care or detention.
Councilors advocate for more use-of-force reviews
While OIR is not tasked with reviewing all of LCPD’s use-of-force incidents, it said it was “compelled to make recommendations related to uses of force when we observed areas for improvement” when it came up during the incidents reviewed.
The department appears responsive. LCPD is reportedly forming a seven-person “force review cadre.” The group will feature subject matter experts who will “evaluate any incidents where the force used does not seem commensurate with the call for service … or where force is used frequently … as well as any questionable uses of force that require more than the standard BlueTeam / chain of command review.”
Some on the council expressed an interest in having OIR review each use-of-force incident within the department. Connolly said their firm audits departmental use-of-force policies in other cities.
“Council was very clear (in the past) what we wanted to see (from an auditor) and I want to say that some of that got negotiated off,” said Mayor Pro Tempore Kasandra Gandara, who represents District 1. “Council has certain things that we'd like to see happen, and use of force (reviews) was one of them.”
Mayor Ken Miyagishima said he had emailed City Manager Ifo Pili during the discussion to mention the possibility of the contract being amended to include uses of force.
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Southern New Mexico drenched over the weekend. Here's a look at rainfall totals.
LAS CRUCES – Monsoonal rains drenched southern New Mexico this past weekend leaving above normal numbers of precipitation across the desert.
A weather system moved across New Mexico beginning late last week with much of the rain falling Saturday. According to New Mexico Climatologist David DuBois, few parts of the state were missed by the system. Most areas received steady rains.
The National Weather Service reported downtown Las Cruces received about .75 inches to 1.5 inches from Friday to Sunday, while 3 to 4 inches fell along US Highway 70 near Organ.
Frenger Park, located near Farney Lane on the south central side of town, was turned into a lake Saturday. Kris Flores and his family took a boat out to the park and went "fishing," catching various debris on their lines. Flores' video documenting the experience was shared hundreds of times on social media.
Anna Denton Ransom visited La Llorona Park on Sunday to find Rio Grande water levels had risen. While there wasn't exactly flooding, the water was higher than usual for this time of year.
On the other side of the Organ Mountains, White Sands Missile Range received around 5 inches of rain between Aug. 18 and the morning of Aug. 22, DuBois said.
NWS Meteorologist Joe DeLizio said over the three days, Silver City received between 2 and 3 inches, Deming received between 1 and 2 inches and Truth or Consequences received between 1.5 inches and 2.5 inches of rain.
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Several portions of the Gila and Mimbres rivers flooded due to the rains and oversaturation of the soils. DeLizio said some damage was sustained along the riverbed but nothing too serious. Near Virden, the Mimbres River broke an all-time water-level high when it crested at 30.28 feet Sunday evening.
DuBois said the closed dam is likely what kept the Rio Grande from flooding completely.
The monsoon season still has about a month and a half to go before it wanes. DuBois said forecasts still show rain chances of precipitation for southern New Mexico, though not quite as high as the past weekend.
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Michael Martinez out as Sunland Park city manager
Michael Martinez has resigned after two years as Sunland Park's city manager.
The city council met in closed session Friday evening to discuss authorizing Mayor Javier Perea to accept a resignation, severance and release agreement. They met in closed session on Aug. 15 as well to discuss personnel matters pertaining to the city manager, according to meeting agendas.
The council was in closed session for 80 minutes Friday before convening an open session at 7:20 p.m. that lasted approximately one minute, as councilors voted to approve a severance package without any discussion or announcement to the public as to the severance terms.
One council member, Jeffrey Cox, abstained while the other five members of council vote to approve the package.
In January, the city extended Martinez's contract through 2026 and promised a salary hike from $100,000 to $125,000 after pay raises for city staff took effect. The agreement also provided for a severance package equivalent to one year's salary, not to include unusual vacation or sick leave, if Martinez was terminated without good cause. For good cause, the contract states he is not entitled to the severance or to the balance of his pay for the year.
Martinez followed Julia Brown as Sunland Park's manager in 2020, having previously worked in various positions for the El Paso city and county governments, following a stint writing grants for the El Paso Independent School District in 2011, according to a job history on his LinkedIn profile.
The border city adjacent to El Paso and Santa Teresa has a population of approximately 17,000 and grew by 16 percent from 2010 to 2020, per U.S. Census data. The city is also the headquarters of the Gadsden Independent School District, the state's fourth-largest.
It also boasts the Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino and a growing number of cannabis dispensaries, businesses that benefit from their proximity to Texas where cannabis and casino gambling are prohibited.
The Las Cruces Sun-News is seeking Martinez's resignation letter and severance terms from the city.
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Following wildfires, New Mexico city now faces drinking water shortage
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, buzzing chainsaws interrupt the serenity. Crews are hustling to remove charred trees and other debris that have been washing down the mountainsides in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico's recorded history, choking rivers and streams.
Heavy equipment operators are moving boulders dislodged by the daily torrential summer rains that have followed the flames.
Workers have dug trenches and built barriers to help keep the flood of muddy, ash-laden runoff from causing more damage so it won't further contaminate the drinking water supply for the community of more than 10,000 that sits at the edge of the forest.
The clock is ticking for Las Vegas, a college town and economic hub for ranchers and farmers who have called this rural expanse of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range home for generations.
It has less than 30 days of drinking water left.
Events have been canceled in an effort to discourage more people from coming to town. Residents are showering with buckets in hopes of salvaging extra water for other uses. Restaurants are worried they may have to cut back on serving their signature red and green chile dishes. The three universities that call Las Vegas home are coming up with conservation plans as the school year kicks off.
“It is disheartening to our families and our children to not know that they may not have water in a month from now,” said Leo Maestas, the city manager.
It was just months earlier that thousands of residents from Las Vegas and dozens of surrounding mountain villages were forced to pack up their belongings, load their livestock into trailers and flee as the wildfire raged, fueled by unprecedented hot, dry winds.
They watched from a distance as an area larger than Los Angeles was devoured by a conflagration sparked by the federal government when two planned burns meant to reduce the threat of wildfire went awry due to a combination of human error and outdated modeling that didn't account for extreme weather. Hundreds of homes were destroyed and livelihoods lost.
Amid an undercurrent of heartbreak and anger, residents are feeling the sting yet again as their water supply dwindles as a result and the pressures of climate change show no signs of letting up.
“I mean what else could possibly happen?” asked Las Vegas Mayor Louie Trujillo, not wanting to tempt fate.
Trujillo said the community is no stranger to watering restrictions as drought has long been part of life in northern New Mexico. He and other residents have become experts at using just half the water of the average American, or about 44 gallons.
“So asking the citizens to do even more is quite an imposition. It's very hard,” said Trujillo, as he prepared for federal emergency managers to arrive with another truckload of bottled water for distribution to community members.
Utility managers have been unable to tap into their usual source — the Gallinas River — since it has been choked by ash and debris.
Trujillo declared an emergency in late July and New Mexico's governor followed with her own declaration, freeing up funding to help pay for the installation of a temporary treatment system that will allow for water from a nearby lake to be used to supplement supplies.
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City officials expect that system to be installed next week. It will be capable of treating about 1.5 millions gallons a day, about what the city consumes daily. But it's only a Band-Aid, Trujillo said.
Like other western cities, Las Vegas is in search of alternative sources of water as nearby rivers and reservoirs shrink amid hotter, drier conditions. The wildfire complicates matters.
New Mexico's largest city, for example, was forced to stop pulling water from the Rio Grande this year as it dried up within Albuquerque city limits for the first time in decades. And for the second year in a row, Arizona and Nevada will face cuts in the amount of water they can draw from the Colorado River as the western drought becomes more acute.
Las Vegas is hoping the temporary treatment system will slow down the ticking clock as crews continue work upstream to keep more ash, debris and sediment from clogging the Gallinas River that feeds the city's reservoirs.
Trujillo said a permanent treatment system on the river could cost more than $100 million, far beyond the city's means. There's no timetable for designing or building such a system.
What is heartbreaking for the mayor is that the region is experiencing one of the best monsoon seasons in several years. Had it not been for the fire and the contamination, the city would have been able to capture the storm runoff pulsing through the river and bolster its reservoirs for the future as drought persists.
For Trujillo, his neighbors, the governor and members of Congress, the blame for the current water crisis falls squarely on the federal government.
“We’re going to continue to hold them responsible and expect them to pay for all of the improvements that we’re going to have to make,” the mayor said.
Daniel Patterson, a resource adviser with the U.S. Forest Service, called it an all-hands-on-deck approach as the agency works with local officials to protect the watershed that supplies Las Vegas. He acknowledged the Forest Service’s responsibility to restore the watershed as well as people’s access to their private property and traditional practices like gathering firewood from the forest.
“Those are all top priorities right now,” he said. “But it’s a heavy lift and it’s a long haul.”
President Joe Biden flew over the burn scar during a quick visit in June, promising the federal government would step up. Still, many residents feel abandoned.
Danny Lopez, who owns a ranch just outside of Las Vegas, called the past few months a nightmare. The fire charred nearly one square mile of land where he used to graze his cattle. His fences burned and the roof of his home was singed, damage now worsened by the summer rains.
His alfalfa fields have been compromised by the mud, ash and debris rolling off the surrounding hillsides. And with electricity cut off for months, he and his neighbors lost everything they had stockpiled in their fridges and freezers.
His request for aid from FEMA is tangled in red tape, with federal officials requiring something that simply does not exist for many rural properties — a street address.
“They don’t understand the devastation,” said Lopez, who has been forced to reduce his herd by half. “They don’t know how the people live here and how they get by here.”
Charlie Sandoval is the owner of Charlie’s Bakery Café in downtown Las Vegas. It has served as a gathering spot for the community and travelers for decades, made famous by its homemade chile recipes, fresh tortillas and cinnamon rolls.
It takes as much as 13 gallons (49 litres) of water to make one big batch of chile. Then there's the water needed for the tortillas and the dough for the pastries.
“Everything that we do just takes water,” Sandoval said. “And it just really scares me. What would happen if we run out of water, you know?”
The bakery is using more plastic and paper items to cut down on dishwashing. But supplies are expensive, and the bottom line is taking a hit.
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If more restrictions are imposed, Sandoval worries about how long he can keep the bakery open and what that might mean for his employees.
At the end of July, the city implemented Stage 6 restrictions, meaning no more outdoor watering, no refilling of swimming pools, restaurants cannot serve water to customers unless requested, and no new water accounts can be activated.
For City Manager Maestas, it's been a sleepless month. More than once he's jumped into his pickup in the middle of the night and rushed down to check on a diversion point along the Gallinas River. Standing there, he stares down an impossible decision: If the contaminated river rises fast enough post-monsoon, will he direct the flow into town and flood homes? Or will he further pollute the city's back-up drinking water supply?
Fear, sadness and then anxiety set in. He wants to make the right decision.
"No city official or government official should ever be put in that predicament,” he said. | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/08/22/following-wildfires-new-mexico-city-now-faces-drinking-water-shortage/65414707007/ | 2022-08-23T01:11:14 | 1 | https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2022/08/22/following-wildfires-new-mexico-city-now-faces-drinking-water-shortage/65414707007/ |
The Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park budgeted for nearly $250,000 in increasedrevenue this year but is reportedly not on track to meet that goal.
The "Best Little Zoo in the West" is not only below its annual revenuegoal but has "decreased in admissions by 10% compared to last year," said Eric Grossarth, public information officer for the city of Idaho Falls.
But despite lighter-than-expected visitor numbers, the zoo remains a prime eastern Idaho attraction.
"Life has been hard with four kids and being inside all the time," said Shelley Kendrick, an Idaho Falls resident. "I could have gone crazy. The zoo has been a place where we can get out, get some fresh air and remember that there is life outside of our home."
From April, the start of the season for the zoo, to now, the zoo has hosted 112,907 visitors. That's a 26% drop compared to the numbers in 2021 when it saw 146,649 visitors throughout the season. Though the zoo has more than two months of the season left to make up for this drop, admissions are not expected to reach the goals set for the year.
"We honestly don't really know why numbers are down," Grossarth said. "It could be inflation, it could be less tourism, it could be a number of things."
The average annual zoo attendance for the five years before the pandemic was 140,740. Zoo officials saw decreases in admission for two of the previous three years, with 2020 overlapping with the start of theCOVID-19 pandemic. Attendance in 2019 dropped 4%, with 134,884 visitors, which was down from 2018's count of 144,000. In 2020, which saw the zoo's opening date pushed back a month, attendance dropped by 34% from the previous year, with 95,993 visitors as public facilities saw their attendance limited by COVID-19 restrictions on crowd size.
Zoo officials were not surprised by the low numbers in 2020considering the forced closure for part of the year, as well as not hosting educational programs or events.
Attendance in 2021 saw a sharp uptick as people began to get back to regular life. The year brought a 42% increase, bringing attendance back up to 146,649, becoming the zoo's second highest year in admissions. The zoo set its attendance record in 2017 when 160,000 visitors entered its gates.
Though attendancenumbers are down, people filter in and out of the zoo daily and are no less excited than they have ever been, if anything they're more excited, Zoo Director David Pennock said. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/idaho-falls-zoo-admissions-drop-10-from-last-year/article_dba23dfe-2252-11ed-b972-77b421e174a8.html | 2022-08-23T01:11:53 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/idaho-falls-zoo-admissions-drop-10-from-last-year/article_dba23dfe-2252-11ed-b972-77b421e174a8.html |
The human-caused Moose fire has burned nearly 95,000 acres in the Salmon-Challis National Forest as of Monday afternoon and is the largest active wildfire in the lower 48 states of the U.S., according to National Interagency Fire Center statistics.
The fire started July 17 about 17 miles north of Salmon and remains under investigation. According to the fire’s InciWeb Incident Information System, the fire started due to an escaped campfire.
Salmon River Road between Spring Creek and Panther Creek was closed on Aug. 15 due to increased fire activity hazards. The road was open for through traffic from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday and Monday to allow access to Corn Creek.
The fire is 36% contained and 785 firefighters, 10 crews, six helicopters and 41 engines are working to contain the fire. Full containment is estimated by Oct. 31.
Thunderstorms remain a threat for the fire to continue growing over the next two to three days, the InciWeb report said.
Residents in Zone 1 and Zone 8 are in “SET” evacuation status. Zone 1 cover Fairgrounds to Tower Creek and Zone 8 is Cadigan to Pine Creek Bridge Crossing. All other residents near the fire are in “READY” status.
Residents in “Set” evacuation status should prepare an emergency supply kit with supplies to be away from home for an extended period of time and a determined destination to evacuate to, according to the Lemhi County Sherrif’s fire evacuation plan. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/moose-fire-grows-to-94-740-acres/article_a11cb618-225d-11ed-abe4-2b05d9a2c5c5.html | 2022-08-23T01:11:59 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/moose-fire-grows-to-94-740-acres/article_a11cb618-225d-11ed-abe4-2b05d9a2c5c5.html |
Mystery remains as Eastside High School graduate Tammy Zywicki's death is unsolved 30 years later
An Eastside High School graduate was on the way to start her senior year at Grinnell College in Iowa before her stabbing death 30 years ago.
Today, decades later, who killed her remains a mystery.
On Aug. 23, 1992, 21-year-old Tammy Zywicki was driving in the heart of the Midwest near LaSalle, Illinois, before she was found dead along a stretch of rural Missouri highway 200 miles from her intended destination.
Her family, friends, and members of the community have been left to ponder the unknown in the years since.
A group of people in the Who Killed Tammy Zywicki Facebook group, which has more than 4,000 members, have planned a motorcycle ride on Sept. 3 at the Pickens County Speedway to raise awareness of her death.
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Here's what to know about the case and the mystery.
What happened to Tammy Zywicki
- In the summer of 1992, Tammy Zywicki and her younger brother, Daren, were on their way to their colleges in Illinois and Iowa when they experienced car problems throughout the trip, according to previous coverage by The Greenville News.
- Tammy Zywicki dropped her brother off at Northwestern University and continued her trek to Iowa, where she was expected to check in with her mother upon arrival.
- Near an exit outside Utica, Tammy Zywicki pulled over to check her car.
- Witnesses told police that Zywicki was seen with her car's hood up around 4 p.m., with a man and his tractor-trailer parked behind her car apparently attempting to help her.
- Some witnesses said they saw a truck nearby with a "brownish orange, rust-colored stripe" with a faded area in the center.
- The driver of the truck was described as a white man around 30 to 40 years old with dark, bushy hair, according to an FBI Most Wanted poster.
- Police did not start investigating her disappearance until three days after the initial report of her being missing, telling the family that Zywicki had probably gone off with a boyfriend, although she did not have one, according to previous coverage from The News.
- An Illinois State Police officer found Zywicki's car along a highway. It was presumed to be abandoned and was towed.
- After a search for Zywicki, her body, wrapped in a sheet and red blanket and secured with duct tape, was found days later by a trucker who stopped along Interstate 44 in Missouri.
- Dental records confirmed the body was Tammy Zywicki, who was wearing the same clothes she had been last seen in. She had been stabbed in the chest several times and sexually assaulted, police said.
- Several suspects were identified by police, but no arrests were made. No murder weapon was found, nor was a murder scene found.
- At least one retired Illinois investigator believed a trucker who had family in LaSalle, Illinois, was involved in Zywicki's death, according to previous coverage by The News. That man was questioned by police in 1992 but released after providing hair samples and fingerprints when there was no physical evidence tying him with Tammy's body. He died in 2002.
- Another suspect was identified by police after DNA testing tied him to other women in 2020, but he was ruled out as a suspect in Zywicki's death by investigators.
- In 2015, the Illinois State Police reported that investigators turned to members of the Vidocq Society in Philadelphia where suggestions were made regarding Zywicki's death. The Vidocq Society is a crime-solving club composed of federal and state law enforcement, psychologists, and forensic experts. Discussions of the scenes where Zywicki's car was found and where her body was discovered were retold during monthly meetings between members of the society and the Illinois State Police.
- The Illinois State Police and the FBI still have open investigations in the case and declined to comment.
Tamia Boyd is a Michigan native who covers breaking news in Greenville. Email her at tboyd@gannett.com, and follow her on Twitter @tamiamb. | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/23/tammy-zywicki-eastside-high-school-death-unsolved-30-years-later/10333205002/ | 2022-08-23T01:16:10 | 1 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2022/08/23/tammy-zywicki-eastside-high-school-death-unsolved-30-years-later/10333205002/ |
Weather Permitting: 90-plus temps will be held at bay in the coming days
Has the Cape Fear region seen the last of 90-degree days?
With a month to go in summer, I wouldn't bet on it. But thanks to shifting air patterns, and a parade of upper-level disturbances, it looks certain that Fayetteville will remain cooler and wetter than usual in the near future.
Air conditioners and mosquitoes are enjoying this unusual mixture of events. Look for warm, muggy conditions to linger for at least another week.
Here's the setup
A string of troughs has stalled over the Carolinas, leaving us with unsettled weather. With the usual late-summer ridges pushed to the south, the Cape Fear region is sitting under cooler, humid air.
A series of weak energy clusters will ride along the decaying frontal boundary. Each will trigger scattered showers, primarily in the afternoon and early morning. The rest of the time, we're looking at scattered clouds and generally light winds. Rain totals should be higher to the south and east of Interstate 95.
High temperatures all week will likely hold in the mid-80s in Fayetteville, with lows of about 70. The warmest days should be Wednesday and Thursday, with some spots slipping into the upper 80s. Rainfall is pretty much a given at some point, with generally light accumulations.
The weekend
Another cold front is expected to trudge into the region on Friday or early Saturday. With ample moisture in place, Fayetteville should see more clouds and rain Saturday, with some clearing on Sunday. Highs both days across the region should hold in the low 80s — well below late-August norms.
In the tropics
Most modeling projects an increase in tropical action — not surprising since we're reaching a traditionally active phase. However, any systems that want to develop will need to avoid a large upper-level low — called a TUTT — in the Atlantic. This TUTT will shred any systems that it meets over the next week at least.
Have a great week!
Got a weather question? Chick Jacobs can be reached at ncweatherhound@gmail.com or NCWeatherhound on Twitter.
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BELLMEAD, Texas — All water restrictions for the City of Bellmead has been lifted Monday afternoon, according to a news release by the city.
The city issued strict water restrictions since July 13 when a water well went down. It impacted outside water uses, closed the Brame Park splash pad and put residents on a schedule when it came to suing major appliances to even washing their car.
"We appreciate the citizens working with us to conserve our water resources," the news release read. "The tremendous effort put forth by our community and city crew has allowed us to move out of a water restrictive stage."
Even so, the Brame Park splash pad will remain closed for the time being, the release said.
No other information was given at this time. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/all-water-restrictions-city-of-bellmead-lifted/500-a790bcc0-38d2-48ab-b6a9-723d21a89ee0 | 2022-08-23T01:27:55 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/all-water-restrictions-city-of-bellmead-lifted/500-a790bcc0-38d2-48ab-b6a9-723d21a89ee0 |
MCGREGOR, Texas — The Texas A&M Forest Service knew they would have a tough summer since back in April. They just didn't know how tough. Spokesman Kiley Moran said some crews have been out three weeks at a time and only had a few days to rest before their next assignment.
"It's been months of long hours. Lots of fires. Lots of people going in and out our office from different states and different areas. We've had all kinds of equipment between dozers and engines staying here, or checking in here, and then going all over the state," Moran said.
Central Texas got less than an inch of rain on Monday, but it was enough to leave puddles in the parking lot and give the forest service a slower day at work.
More importantly, it's the first sign that the current fire season could be reaching a stopping point.
One day of rain is, of course, not enough to reduce the fire risk, but Moran said several days of rain, and of high humidity, would be enough slow the fire season down.
"When it all comes at once, in floods, that's not the best kind of rainfall, for getting your fire danger out. It's those days stretched out will a little bit of rain everyday," Moran said.
Having a several days with high humidity and low wind would also help reduce the fire danger.
Moran said the Forest Service will have to wait and see how the rest of the week goes, but he is hopeful that the fires, and the hours of work, will eventually die down.
"It's a big relief for everyone. (The fires) are hard on a lot of people, hard on the families, so its good to see the rain and know that we are going to spend some time with our family soon," Moran said. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/rain-could-finally-give-texas-am-forest-service-a-break-ough-fire-season/500-85ba66c7-13a9-498e-9e9d-abd19b3dfd4c | 2022-08-23T01:28:01 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/rain-could-finally-give-texas-am-forest-service-a-break-ough-fire-season/500-85ba66c7-13a9-498e-9e9d-abd19b3dfd4c |
TRUCKEE, Calif. — A body found in a Northern California reservoir is believed to be that of 16-year-old Kiely Rodni, who went missing weeks ago after attending a large party at a Sierra Nevada campground, authorities said Monday.
Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon told a press conference that the body had not been identified yet but "we believe it is our missing person." The body was found when the teen's submerged car was located, but officials offered no theory of how it ended up in the water.
Rodni's family thanked the searchers for their help in a statement Monday and said they would be grieving privately.
“While we accept this sadness cast under death’s shadow, the rising sun shines light upon us, reminding us not to mourn our loss, but to celebrate Kiely’s spirit and the gift that we all received in knowing her,” the Rodni-Nieman family wrote in the statement. "Kiely will surely remain with us even though we will not get her back."
Volunteer divers with a sonar-equipped group called Adventures with Purpose said they found Kiely Rodni of Truckee on Sunday inside her car, which they said came to rest upside down under about 14 feet (4.2 meters) of water in Prosser Reservoir, about 55 feet (16.7 meters) offshore.
Adventures with Purpose search members Doug Bishop and Nick Rinn briefly described the search in a Facebook livestream Monday morning. Rinn said they were limited in the scope of details they could release. The Oregon-based group says it has solved more than 20 missing persons cases using sonar and search-and-rescue techniques for its dive team.
Bishop said they put two sonar boats in the water at 10:40 a.m. and by 11:15 a.m. Rinn detected an object with sonar technology. Bishop said he was able to confirm it was a vehicle. Rinn put on his gear and conducted the dive to examine the car.
“Once we confirmed it was indeed Kiely’s vehicle we immediately notified family, law enforcement and (the teen's) dad and grandpa were on scene within minutes,” Bishop said.
Ann Riordan, a longtime Truckee resident and family friend, said she had been holding out hope and joined in the search every day she wasn’t working.
“It’s probably one of the worst things that’s happened in this community in the 45 years I’ve lived here,” she said.
Nevada County sheriff’s Capt. Sam Brown said the law enforcement task force now needs to determine how and why Adventures with Purpose divers found Rodni's body despite searches in the area by the task force. He said it was not yet clear whether the volunteer group had better equipment or advanced training — or both — that the sheriffs' offices and other agencies may not have.
Brown also noted among changed conditions the reservoir's water level has dropped as much as 4 feet (1.2 meters) since Aug. 6.
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"In hindsight, everything looks 20/20,” Brown said. “The reality is, it’s not that simple. It is pretty complex and it’s tough.”
Brown did not say whether police believe she drove into the lake or could have been a victim of foul play. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
The area has curvy roads, and photos of the area where the car was pulled out of the reservoir show a wide expanse of bare shoreline that appears to gradually slope toward the water.
Rodni was last seen alive Aug. 6 near the Prosser Family Campground in Truckee, attending a party with hundreds of young people, authorities have said. The campground is at the reservoir in the Sierra Nevada, about 165 miles (266 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.
Her friend, Sami Smith was at the party with her and said Rodni had been planning to spend the night at the campground.
“I know that she wasn’t in the right mindset or state to drive. And if she were to have driven, she wouldn’t have made it far,” Smith told KOVR-TV.
Friends and family feared she had been kidnapped. Her phone had been out of service since the party, and her 2013 silver Honda CR-V had not been found.
Marine units from three local sheriff's offices searched the reservoir. The search grew to a wide area of California and Nevada and involved at least 16 local, state and federal enforcement agencies.
Shane Weinreis, president and dive officer of Montana-based U.S. Water Rescue Dive Team, said such searches are akin to looking for a needle in a haystack.
“It’s not uncommon for agencies and teams to do a search and not find anything and then another team comes in and does find something,” he said.
Rodni’s car probably traveled 75 feet (22.8 meters) from the shoreline on the day it went into the reservoir -– a long distance for divers to cover initially, Weinreis said.
But as the water level dropped several feet the shoreline expanded, meaning the distance in the water to the car, decreased to a more reasonable distance.
“If divers were searching from the shore, it would have been easier for them to be searching now versus when they first started,” he said.
Dozens of family and friends also searched and offered a $50,000 reward. Authorities did not know Monday if Adventures with Purpose would receive the reward.
Officials praised Adventures with Purpose, but said the group’s success was based on information that law enforcement shared with them, including maps and cellphone ping locations.
Yet Brown said he did not think the task force had been officially notified that the group had discovered Rodni’s car.
“I think we reached out to them after we read it online,” he said.
Adventures With Purpose announced on Facebook that divers had located Rodni just before 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The group's YouTube page, which has nearly 2.5 million subscribers, features heavily edited videos of their cases, as well as footage of dives for underwater treasure, missing cars, boats and guns. The “episode” featuring Rodni's case will be uploaded within a week or so, Bishop said Monday.
The team provides its services to families for free but relies on donations, sponsorships and merchandise purchases for funding.
But the group considered taking legal action in 2020 after the team found the body of Ethan Kazmerzak, an Iowa man who had been missing since 2013, and wanted to collect the $100,000 reward. It was not immediately clear whether a lawsuit was ever filed.
“We understand that the resource we provide with our unique skill set is rare and it is an honor to help agencies and families all across the nation," Bishop said Monday. “We will be working together with authorities here to share this knowledge over the next couple of days.”
Associated Press journalists John Antczak and Stefanie Dazio in Los Angeles contributed to this report. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-diving-group-finds-missing-california-teen-kiely-rodni/283-30dac15c-bd87-499c-a21f-82cf510072f5 | 2022-08-23T01:39:49 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-diving-group-finds-missing-california-teen-kiely-rodni/283-30dac15c-bd87-499c-a21f-82cf510072f5 |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Investigators have determined that a three-alarm fire that heavily damaged the historic Roseway Theater earlier this month was triggered by an electrical accident, ruling out the possibility of arson.
Portland Fire & Rescue has completed its investigation and turned the scene over to private fire investigators, spokesman Sean Whalen said Monday.
The fire broke out on the morning of Aug. 6, and firefighters found the building already covered in black smoke when they were called to the Northeast Portland site just before 6 a.m.
Firefighters entered and began searching for the fire, but the floor began to collapse and flames spread to the roof, so the crews had to rely on aerial ladder trucks to extinguish the blaze from above. A third alarm was called, bringing a total of about 80 fire crew personnel to the scene.
The theater was closed and empty at the time of the fire, and there were no reported injuries or deaths.
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There's still no word about the extent of the damage or how long it might take the theater to reopen, although the PF&R public information officer, speaking to KGW on the day of the fire, said that based on what could be seen in aerial photos of the building "they would have to rebuild the whole structure."
A message on the Roseway Theater website as of Monday says only that it is "temp closed due to recent fire" and that moviegoers should stay tuned.
The theater at 7220 N.E. Sandy Blvd was built in 1924 and opened the following year. Several neighbors who stopped by to watch on the day of the fire expressed heartbreak at seeing the nearly century-old structure so heavily damaged.
"The Roseway Theater — it's a really special place to me and my son. We've come here many times," Randall Hobson said at the time. "It's such a neighborhood kind of place ... it wasn't a big mega theater where we have six films playing. It was just one thing — and it just had such heart." | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/roseway-theater-fire-ruled-accidental/283-085efa3d-9179-4b39-b312-3fe02c7fc59a | 2022-08-23T01:39:55 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/roseway-theater-fire-ruled-accidental/283-085efa3d-9179-4b39-b312-3fe02c7fc59a |
PORTLAND, Ore. — The amount of graffiti in Portland has risen to become quite literally a million-dollar problem. Earlier this year, the Oregon Department of Transportation awarded $2 million to a contractor in order to clean up graffiti and litter. But for a long time, it has seemed like clean-up after the fact is the best that anyone in Portland can hope for — and even that is hit or miss.
Viewers have let KGW know several times how frustrating the issues can be. Jay emailed earlier this month, remarking that the response for clean-up has been slow.
"I write to the Graffiti Abatement department often to remove graffiti in the neighborhood. They used to react — now, nothing. Are they shut down?" he asked.
The program is not shut down, but it may feel that way with the sort of response people like Jay are getting.
Someone with the pseudonym "one txt" emailed back in June to say, "I've reported several highway signs covered in graffiti to ODOT, PBOT and Portland Civic Life's graffiti program multiple times since January 2021 — no change. Nothing was ever done."
This viewer also included some snapshots of the ODOT signs leading from the Fremont Bridge to Highway 30. It wasn't a pretty sight, though they have received a clean-up since.
Also in June, Jennifer emailed to say, "The graffiti that litters our buildings, garbage cans and everything else is not art. It's ugly and makes our city look trashy. But what can the city do about this? Is there a schedule or plan to wash and repaint? Are we stuck with all this?"
KGW's Pat Dooris tried contacting the city office that handles graffiti to ask them that very question, but they did not respond.
Taking taggers to task
These examples only scratch the surface of frustration over graffiti in Portland. A recent stroll down to Pioneer Square from the KGW studio turned up a number of examples of graffiti. It's so common that many people probably walk or drive by without even noticing any more.
Of course, there are some blocks downtown that appeared untouched. But the beautiful Jackson Tower building just off Pioneer Square, for example, has loads of graffiti way up by the top.
Over the weekend, Portland police marked at least one example of a sea change on the topic of graffiti. The agency put out a statement notifying the public that they were looking for 22-year-old Emile Laurent, an alleged "prolific" tagger. He was taken into custody Monday morning.
Laurent was charged with 25 counts of criminal mischief. A statement from the Multnomah County District Attorney's office said that the charges stemmed from a series of incidents over the last four years, when Laurent allegedly tagged buildings and structures with his nom de plume, "TENDO." Investigators think it was meant to be shorthand for Nintendo.
The district attorney's office issued a list of places Laurent is charged with tagging, and the costs required to cover it all up. Some of the most expensive were American Medical Response off Southwest 2nd, $6,000; Public Storage off North Gantenbein Avenue, $5,700; F.E. Bennett off Northeast Broadway Street, $2,700; and various City of Portland properties, costing at least $1,600.
The D.A. reported that the total cost of these and other clean-ups have reached nearly $20,000.
Big bucks for clean-ups
But a single bad actor is just a small slice of the problem. Graffiti is so bad in the Portland area that the state legislature approved that extra $2 million for ODOT to finance clean-up activities in the city. The funding isn't free money — it all comes from tax dollars, and it's costing taxpayers every year.
"It's all over the place. It's alongside the freeways, it's on the highway signs themselves ... we've got extra crews out there, we've got our own maintenance crews out there taking this on," said Don Hamilton, a spokesman for ODOT. "It's really underway everywhere and we're doing the best we can to take this on right now."
We asked Hamilton why the clean-up isn't happening faster, especially when it impacts important traffic signs.
"We are taking these on as quickly as we can," Hamilton said. "The legislature last year authorized an additional two million dollars for us to start attacking graffiti."
Hamilton said that the state has hired a local company called Portland Graffiti Removal, which has a crew working for ODOT five days a week cleaning up graffiti.
Despite efforts to meet the problem, Hamilton said that it's frustrating for everyone when the paint is wiped away, painted over — and then the taggers come right back.
"We're very pleased the police are going after the bad guys in this and we're doing everything we can to work with police, to do everything we can to get these bad guys to their attention and get the police to take care of them," Hamilton said.
The hard line
After Laurent's arrest on Monday, the Mayor's office put out a statement:
"We will not allow Portland to be marred by graffiti and vandalism. I hope those responsible for defacing our city are held accountable for the damage caused. I want to thank the Portland Police Bureau for their work to investigate and apprehend the suspect."
But in the opinion of our own Pat Dooris, the arrest may be a case of too little, too late.
"In the 32 years that I've reported here, I don't really remember Portland ever 'cracking down' on graffiti vandals in anything more than an isolated arrest or two," Dooris said. "The city did try to make it harder for them to buy markers about 13 years ago, which is why it can be a hassle to buy spray paint to touch up your lawn furniture. But that move had questionable impact."
Plenty of people will argue that graffiti is an art form, and Dooris said that he's seen some beautiful work. But tagging — the spray painting of a simple word or signature — isn't art, he said. He thinks it's a statement that rules and laws aren't being enforced.
"So that statement from the Mayor's office, in my opinion, rings hollow," Dooris continued. "You're not going to allow Portland to be marred by graffiti and vandalism? Way too late for that. It is right now. And I think it's a good sign that police, specifically the Neighborhood Response Team from Central Precinct, is going after these folks." | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/portland-graffiti-tagger-problem-clean-up-cost/283-dea641ad-095f-40af-bb63-d1f47b25b2e5 | 2022-08-23T01:40:01 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/portland-graffiti-tagger-problem-clean-up-cost/283-dea641ad-095f-40af-bb63-d1f47b25b2e5 |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Kingsport city leaders are set to approve funding models for two neighboring downtown housing developments.
At Monday night’s Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen work session, city leaders went through the financing plans for Brickyard Village and Centennial Row Townhomes, both near Main Street in downtown.
Brickyard Village will sit next to Brickyard Park on the former site of the General Shale factory.
The project will include 386 housing units, including 204 apartments, 70 townhomes, 52 duplexes, 30 single-family rental homes, and 21 single-family homes.
Centennial Row Townhomes will consist of 32 units at the former location of the Citizen Supply warehouse.
Both properties have been vacant for years, and are considered “blighted,” defined by vacant and underutilized property, “deleterious” land use, dilapidated improvements, and impact to surrounding properties.
Each project will be partially financed through tax increment financing (TIF).
City Manager Chris McCartt said that model of financing helps the city find developers willing to tackle projects in redevelopment districts that sit on undesirable properties.
“There’s often a reason why it [a property] hasn’t been developed,” McCartt said. “The tax increment finance, the redevelopment district really offsets that cost and provides them with funding to be able to tackle those obstacles that have prevented the redevelopment or in some cases the development of that property for many years.”
Both projects require significant concrete and asphalt demolition from the foundations of the former industrial buildings.
If the financing is approved, the city will provide $9,500,000 over 25 years for the developer, Edens Investments for the Brickyard Village project.
The total cost of the project is $100 million.
The city will provide $500,000 over 25 years. to BLB Properties for the Centennial Row Townhomes. Total cost for that project is expected to be $1.5 million.
With over 400 housing units expected near the heart of downtown, Mayor Pat Shull expects the projects to provide a boom to the downtown economy.
“We’re excited about it because it’s right next to downtown, and we think it’s going to be a real catalyst for growth in the downtown area,” Shull said.
The Sullivan County Commission approved the TIF at its meeting last week.
The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen will formally vote on the matter at its business meeting Tuesday night. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-bma-set-to-approve-funding-for-downtown-developments/ | 2022-08-23T01:42:04 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-bma-set-to-approve-funding-for-downtown-developments/ |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – With heavy gear and blacked-out visors, local firefighting recruits got a taste of what a real call might be like on Monday.
The Northeast Regional Fire Training Academy Class of 2022 consists of recruits from throughout the region and multiple local departments. Starting last week, recruits are taught the basics of firefighting and put through some of the challenges they might run into when responding to calls.
From a pitch-black crawling maze to a hallway of hanging ropes and cords to tangle their heavy equipment on, rookies were put through high-stress simulations that trainers say prepare them for the world of emergency services.
Trainers blared sirens overhead to simulate the sounds they might hear in the field, and blackout blinders were placed over each trainee’s visor since smoke often keeps firefighters from seeing anything inside a burning structure.
“Everything we do here is basic firefighting skills,” said Wesley Jennings, senior captain with the Kingsport Fire Department. “We build on those basics, we send them back to their departments, and of course the departments will continue to train them.”
In addition to the physical strength and stamina to do their jobs, Jennings said the academy creates a common vocabulary and standard practices for the many different departments that often cooperate with each other.
When they weren’t sweating in their 60 pounds of equipment, recruits spent time learning the fundamentals of their work for knowledge tests at the end of the course. All in all, new firefighters will participate in over 400 hours of training before their final evaluations.
The class of 2022 is set to graduate on October 31, making Halloween the start of several local careers. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-firefighter-recruits-run-intense-training/ | 2022-08-23T01:42:10 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/local-firefighter-recruits-run-intense-training/ |
HAMPTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — State troopers say two people were injured in a head-on crash Monday in Carter County.
According to a preliminary crash report by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, it happened around 4:50 p.m. on U.S. Highway 321 near Rat Branch.
A Chevrolet Silverado was traveling south when it left the road and the driver over-corrected, causing the vehicle to cross the middle of the road and strike a Toyota Corolla head-on, according to the report.
The highway patrol says both drivers were injured. The extent of their injuries is unclear. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/thp-2-injured-in-head-on-crash-near-rat-branch-in-carter-county/ | 2022-08-23T01:42:16 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/thp-2-injured-in-head-on-crash-near-rat-branch-in-carter-county/ |
ATLANTA — Monday is the first day Georgia voters can apply for an absentee ballot for the November election. Republicans in the legislature added restrictions that reduce the amount of time – and the number of locations – where voters can use absentee ballots.
After Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won U.S. Senate seats last year – and after Joe Biden beat Donald Trump – Republicans at the Capitol decided to rein in absentee voting in the name of election security.
This year, the government won’t mail an absentee ballot unless the voter requests it.
"Today is 78 days out. So you can go ahead and request it. And that way you don’t have to worry about it," Georgia's Elections Director Blake Evans said.
State officials said it’s still easy enough to get an absentee ballot – though not as easy as it was two years ago. That’s when state officials mailed absentee ballot applications unsolicited to voters statewide because of the pandemic.
Two years ago, a voter could punch a driver’s license number onto a state website, add an address and other details, and get an absentee ballot. This year, the voter has to print the application, add a signature, then upload the printed application – or request it by U.S. mail.
Go here to get to the state website that will produce an absentee ballot.
Under the old law, voters could request absentee ballots 180 days before the election. The new law cut that to 78 days.
Previously, counties could send ballots to voters 49 days prior to the election. The new law cuts that to 29 days.
That means voters won’t get their absentee ballots until October.
Republicans at the Capitol made those changes with a law, SB202, that Democrats unsuccessfully tried to stop. Now election officials predict voters will be able to easily manage the new absentee ballot process.
"One of the keys is that they will need a pen and ink signature this time around," Evans said. "And that was the same way for anybody who applied for the May primary election, and it’s going to be the same way this election." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/absentee-ballots-nov-election-2022-ga/85-fe99ed46-ae17-4aff-a82e-27ed0a85bdba | 2022-08-23T01:44:24 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/absentee-ballots-nov-election-2022-ga/85-fe99ed46-ae17-4aff-a82e-27ed0a85bdba |
ATLANTA — An Atlanta woman sentenced to life in prison for a murder she did not commit is out on parole. It's a years-long fight that's only happened now - thanks to a new unit at the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office reviewing the integrity of past convictions.
Michelle Morrison's family always believed she would be released.
They also never made excuses for that night in 2007 when a man was killed during an armed robbery in Fulton County. However, they did think Michelle should be punished fairly for her role in it - and given a second chance.
"At first, it was just unbearable," said Cynthia Holland, Morrison's daughter.
In 2007, Morrison drove the getaway car for an armed robbery that turned into a shootout. One person died.
Morrison has been in prison since 2009. Even though she never went inside the home where the murder happened, she was sentenced to life.
But Monday, she walked out of jail.
"It feels great, it feels amazing," Morrison said. "Words can't even explain how I feel. I'm just grateful. I made it through, came out strong and I am ready to hit the world."
When her case was initially working its way through the court system, Morrison had been offered five years for attempted armed robbery as part of a plea deal. But her current attorney said she did not understand the offer and went to trial where she was convicted of felony murder.
"To have that conviction overturned, it's huge, that's Georgia History," said Attorney Janis Mann.
It's a history the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is helping rewrite. District Attorney Fani Willis started the conviction integrity unit to review cases like Morrison's.
"Mass incarceration is a huge problem in Georgia. And to fix it, we have to learn to work together," Mann said.
Holland advocated for years at the Georgia State Capitol for the creation of the unit and for her daughter's release.
"The fight has kept me alive, I turned my pain into passion and my passion into purpose," she said.
While waiting for her daughter to be released, she helped dozens of other families advocate for their loved ones who are locked away. Morrison spent that time on herself.
"I learned to love me. And to know my value and self-worth, to make better choices. I think I am phenomenal now, nothing can stop me now," she said.
She doesn't want to wait another minute to start her new life. She's currently enrolled in a master’s program -and already has a job lined up. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-woman-parole-release-life-sentence-murder-conviction-case/85-def147f8-d1d9-46a3-b2f9-331ef4843b48 | 2022-08-23T01:44:30 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-woman-parole-release-life-sentence-murder-conviction-case/85-def147f8-d1d9-46a3-b2f9-331ef4843b48 |
Visit Casper, Natrona County’s Travel and Tourism Council, created a new dial-in audio tour for Casper’s murals.
So far, it includes 10 murals contributed by three different artists. Visit Casper plans to add more in the future.
The council wanted to give visitors a new way to engage with the city, Visit Casper spokesperson Tia Troy said.
“Murals are kind of an ever-growing attraction for destinations throughout the entire country,” she said.
During the tour, artists share the stories behind the murals, how they designed the pieces and what the paintings mean to them.
Visit Casper worked closely with artist Tony Elmore to put together a list of all the murals in the city, Troy said.
Eight of 10 works in the audio tour are Elmore’s — including a mural honoring Rev. James Reeb, a Casper-grown civil rights activist who was killed by segregationists while participating in the Selma-Montgomery marches of 1965 .
The mural wasn’t meant to focus on Reed himself, Elmore says in the audio tour, “but rather his impact and his legacy of standing up for the underserved.”
The piece, completed in 2019, depicts Reeb linking arms and marching with civil rights leaders Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Annie Cooper, Jimmy Lee Jackson, Rev. Orloff Miller and Rev. Clark Olsen. Mini scenes depicting Reeb’s life and legacy trail behind them.
You can find it on Center Street between Second Street and Midwest Avenue.
Another mural included in the tour is “Prometheus Bound” by artist Roy Uptain.
Located behind the Nicolayasen Art Museum, the mural is a nod to the Prometheus statue in front of the Natrona County library just across the street.
In the audio tour, Uptain calls the piece a “contemporary interpretation” of the Prometheus myth — more specifically, a commentary on Wyoming’s history.
Prometheus is regarded a hero for stealing fire from Mount Olympus and giving it to humankind, Uptain says, but “promethean rebellion isn’t always a good thing.” The piece portrays that through images of Wyoming’s industrialization and the impact the “pursuit of power” has on people, he says.
The mural tour is live 24-hours-a-day, so people can participate whenever they want, at their own pace.
To start the tour, check out Visit Casper’s mural map, located on its website, visitcasper.com . Dial 307-224-2469, and plug in each mural’s location codes on the map to begin listening.
A look back: Casper family honors Rev. James Reeb in Selma
Fifty-Year March
John Reeb looks through boxes full of memories of his late father, Rev. James Reeb, on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at his home in Casper. John was just 13 when his father, a Unitarian Universalist minister, was killed in Selma, Alabama, after traveling from Boston to march with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. John decided to face the legacy and death of his father after a near-death experience in August. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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John Reeb looks through boxes filled with memories of his father, Rev. James Reeb, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at his home in Casper. Rev. Reeb was killed in Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 for his support of the civil rights movement. The Reeb family has about a dozen boxes filled with memories from across the country of Rev. James Reeb, from news clippings about his death to transcripts and recordings of memorial sermons to letters, both offering support and condemnation for the civil rights supporter's actions in Selma. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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John Reeb, the oldest son of the late Rev. James Reeb, gives up a photo of his father to his daughter Leah after standing for a family portrait in front of Casper's First Presbyterian Church, where Rev. Reeb was first ordained in 1953. A near-death experience led to John's decision to come to terms with his father's legacy and death in the months leading up to the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches, where Rev. Reeb was attacked and killed in March 1965 when John was just 13 years old. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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John Reeb reads a news clipping about the trial of the men accused of killing his father, the Rev. James Reeb, who was clubbed on the head after leaving a cafe with two other Unitarian ministers on March 9, 1965, in Selma, Alabama, during the voting rights campaign. The men were acquitted. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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Shortly before leaving for the premiere of the movie "Selma," Leah Reeb looks through boxes filled with news clippings, letters, mementos and other memories of her late grandfather Rev. James Reeb on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at her home in Casper. Rev. Reeb was attacked and killed in Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 after answering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s call to clergy across the nation to join him in the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march. Reeb's death sparked outrage across the country, leading Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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First light reaches the span of the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Selma, Alabama. The town of roughly 20,000 woke to a downtown transformed to accommodate thousands of visitors from across the world who had traveled for the 50th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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The night before visiting the site where his father was brutally attacked, John Reeb takes a moment to himself in his Montgomery, Alabama, hotel room. "Back when I had all the opportunities in the world - the different anniversaries, the dedications such as the Civil Rights Memorial Wall - I was still ... I didn't have any desire to go face that, I guess - be a part of it," John said. "There was still too much, not hatred, but I just didn't want to go down south." (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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While his family watches video from the day's events, John Reeb prepares for bed on the eve of the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Montgomery, Alabama. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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The family of the late Rev. James Reeb, including his daughter Karen Reeb, left, and granddaughter Corrie Lubenow, join the congregation in song on Thursday, March 5, 2015, during a memorial service for martyrs of the civil rights movement at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama. John Reeb's health prevented him from joining his family on their six-hour round trip from Atlanta to Selma due to health reasons. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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John Reeb passes the former Walker's Cafe, where his father, the Rev. James Reeb, dined with fellow Unitarian ministers Orloff Miller and Clark Olsen before the three were attacked on March 9, 1965, in Selma, Alabama. The Rev. Reeb died two days after the attack in a Birmingham hospital, one week after John's 13th birthday. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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With his wife Norine at his side, John Reeb comforts his mother, Marie, at the site of the fatal attack on his father, the Rev. James Reeb, on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Selma, Alabama. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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After visiting the site of the deadly attack on his father, the Rev. James Reeb, John Reeb and his daughter, Leah, walk through downtown Selma, Alabama, on Saturday, March 7, 2015. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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John Reeb, center, and his family join the Rev. Clark Olsen and the Rev. Orloff Miller at the site of the attack on his father, the Rev. James Reeb, and the two Unitarian ministers on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Selma, Alabama. "In a way, I guess I was having a different picture of how the event would unfold," John said. "To tell you the truth, I wish I would've been alone for a little bit. Just to reflect. There was just too much going on." (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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Sitting at the site of the Rev. James Reeb's memorial, Rev. Orloff Miller points out an old photograph of Walker's Cafe, where he dined with Reeb and Rev. Clark Olsen before being attacked, on Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Selma, Alabama. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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Donning bow ties in honor of the late Rev. James Reeb, John Reeb, right, marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge beside his mother Marie Reeb and daughter Corrie Lubenow on March 8 in Selma, Alabama. The family traveled to Selma for the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, where the Rev. James Reeb was killed for his support of the civil rights movement before he was able to complete the march.
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Fifty-Year March
Dick Howlett lays a bouquet of flowers at a memorial for the Rev. James Reeb on Saturday, March 7, 2015, outside the Old Depot Museum in Selma, Alabama. Howlett remembers Reeb as his caring youth minister during his service at All Souls Church in Washington, D.C., where Howlett's father served as minister. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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John Reeb takes his mother Marie's hand on Sunday, March 8, 2015, as the family crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in memory of their patriarch, the Rev. James Reeb, who was killed in Selma during the March 1965 campaign for equal voting rights for African Americans. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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Fifty-Year March
"They told him to take the wheelchair, but he's been fighting it," Norine Reeb said about her husband John, as the family prepared to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday, March 8, 2015, in Selma, Alabama. John often experiences a great deal of pain in his feet and was worried about whether he would be able to complete the march across the bridge in memory of his father. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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Fifty-Year March
Donning bow ties to pay homage to the Rev. James Reeb, John Reeb speaks with his mother, Marie, as the family prepares to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday, March 8, 2015, in Selma, Alabama, fulfilling the goal that his father was never able to achieve before he was killed in March 1965. "We'll march across and be able to say to my dad, 'We've done this, and I hope you're proud of us,'" John said. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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Flanked by his daughter Corrie Lubenow, left, and his wife Norine, right, John Reeb takes in the sights as tens of thousands of people complete a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday, March 8, 2015, in Selma, Alabama, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" attack on protesters during the Selma-to-Montgomery marches. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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Fifty-Year March
John Reeb, third from left, is recognized alongside his family, including his mother Marie, left, and daughter Leah, right on Sunday, March 8, 2015, after crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The march marked the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when police attacked black demonstrators marching to Montgomery for equal voting rights. The horrific events prompted Reeb's father, the Rev. James Reeb, to join the cause in Selma, where he was killed for his support of the movement. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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Fifty-Year March
John Reeb takes in the sight of tens of thousands of people during the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday, March 8, 2015, in Selma, Alabama. The march marked the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when police attacked black demonstrators marching to Montgomery for equal voting rights. The horrific events prompted Reeb's father, the Rev. James Reeb, to join the cause in Selma, where he was killed for his support of the movement. (Ryan Dorgan, Star-Tribune)
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Eviction orders in Pima County have already surpassed all of 2021 as officials anxiously await more emergency funds to help people avoid homelessness.
These so-called writs of restitution have been issued 2,345 times through the end of July this year compared to 2,318 times for all of 2021, county data shows. Of those 2021 orders, the county’s constables carried out evictions only 1,672 times due to a federal eviction moratorium, which discontinued about a year ago. Information was not available on how many of this year’s eviction orders have been carried out.
These numbers aren’t the only way to gauge how things are going in terms of evictions here.
Currently, more county residents facing eviction are leaving before their cases are processed — and before they might get help — possibly contributing to a growing number of people who are homeless or housing insecure.
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“I would say about 40% of my eviction (orders) are for people who are already gone,” said Bennett Bernal, a constable with Precinct 6, which is bounded by Linda Vista Boulevard to the north, Interstate 10 to the west, Sixth Street to the south and Country Club Road to the east.
Bernal said he is continuing to provide information to tenants in advance of their eviction, information about shelters and information about services that are available. It’s an extension of what he started while working with former presiding constable, Kristen Randall.
Funding cliff looms for county
Both Pima County and the city of Tucson have depended on Emergency Rental Assistance, or ERA funds, to provide rent and utility assistance throughout the pandemic as part of more than $46 billion federal program that funnels the aid to state and local governments. The city received $61.5 million of those funds, and the county received about $44.2 million.
After the city ran out of ERA funds, it transferred its portion of eviction assistance cases to the county in June, leaving Pima County’s Community and Workforce Development Department to handle eviction aid for the region on its own.
The county has about $13.2 million left of the funding, which Community and Workforce Development Director Dan Sullivan estimates will sustain the program until the end of November.
As of July 12, the department had dispersed about $25 million in ERA funds to nearly 5,000 households and their respective landlords, according to the county.
The city and county have been able to expand eviction assistance after receiving more money when the Arizona Department of Economic Security failed to meet the spending threshold of the program that required recipients to use at least 65% of their ERA funds by September 2021. Some of those unused funds were rerouted to Pima County and Tucson, which have received about $17 million and $24 million in reallocations, respectively.
The county is expecting to receive another $15 million reallocation that Sullivan said would extend the program into spring of 2023, but it has yet to reach the county’s coffers.
If it takes too long for the state reallocation to come in, Sullivan worries there could be a “gap in the community.”
“When (ERA funding) goes away, we’re gonna be living like we were before, in an area of scarcity,” he said.
While the pandemic-induced eviction funds have bolstered the county’s ability to keep people in their homes, distributing funds for eviction assistance isn’t a new task for the county. It has historically provided aid through the Community Assistance Division, a sub-department of Community and Workforce Development that connects low-income residents to a variety of social support services.
Before ERA funding, however, the county had to draw from a bucket of about $10 million from various funding streams with differing and more restrictive guidelines for spending.
“The funds that we work on an annualized basis are far more restrictive and have really antiquated rules. … It was never enough,” Sullivan said. “And that’s really been the opportunity we’ve had with the ERA programs — something that I think was intended to be a pandemic response, but we saw that it was just a need.”
‘Not taking money’
The number of writs issued for an eviction is going up much more slowly than judgments entered, or eviction requests being filed in the first place.
Andy Flagg, deputy director of the county’s Community and Workforce Development, believes that’s partly due to his team of five workers helping with rental assistance, as well as people just leaving without any supports or assistance in place.
The number of judgments entered this year has already surpassed 2020’s total judgments, and has nearly surpassed 2021’s. As of July 31 this year, 6,756 judgments have been entered in eviction cases in the county’s Consolidated Justice Court. In all of 2021, there were 6,929 cases and in 2020, there were 6,617.
Of those filed so far this year, the majority were in favor of the landlord and only four were in favor of the tenant. In addition, 1,805 were dismissed for reasons that can include the county delivering rental assistance to the landlord, a tenant being able to pay up after all, or the person self-evicted.
Many of the property managers Bernal works with will wait an extra day or two beyond the time an eviction should occur in order to get rental assistance. This allows the tenant more time to find a place to go.
However, Bernal said, “a lot of the bigger complexes are not taking money because it’s taking too long.” With rental price increases booming, he said, landlords want to get tenants who can afford more.
Some of the rentals in Bernal’s 85705 area are not seeing big increases because the owners know they are not going to get tenants who can pay that much, he said.
“I think a lot of the smaller owners are realizing they are not going to be able to sustain that level so they don’t raise the price,” he said.
Impactful programs
A substantial part of the county’s eviction prevention efforts lies in the Emergency Eviction Legal Services, or EELS, program that the county launched in August 2021 to provide free legal help to those facing evictions.
Flagg, who oversees the EELS program, said he’s seen an increase in eviction filings based on nonpayment of rent, which were halted during the nearly 16-month long federal eviction moratorium that ended last summer.
However, Flagg said he’s seen an increasing willingness among landlords to hold off on eviction orders even after a judge gives the go-ahead. The EELS program can escalate cases to ensure a landlord is paid before executing an eviction.
He said the number of writs of restitution issued, which allow the enforcement of an eviction, is not going up as fast as filings or judgments. “It’s a little bit of supposition, but based on the numbers that we’re processing, I think it’s reasonable that part of the reason for that is that we are continuing to get help to people after judgment,” Flagg said.
The program has provided legal assistance to more than 1,000 households from August 2021 to July 2022, with 53% of cases resulting in tenant-favorable outcomes such as dismissal, settlement or judgment in the tenant’s favor, according to Flagg.
The EELS program is funded with a blend of ERA and American Rescue Plan Act dollars. While ARPA funds pay lawyers and provide bridge housing at hotel rooms, ERA funds are often distributed in cases where tenants owe rent and can pay landlords to settle their cases. Flagg estimates the ARPA funding will sustain the program until 2024.
“Even after ERA goes away, we’re not an exclusively ERA-funded program. So we will still be able to provide legal services until our ARPA funding runs out,” he said. “There are other ongoing programs that we’ll still be able to help get people into. It’s just that our services and the department will be more limited if that ERA funding goes away.”
While the county’s soliciting more ERA money to avoid a funding cliff that would more than halve its annual eviction assistance funds, it’s connecting people to other resources like work programs to reduce the need for government assistance.
“We’re intentionally linking people to services that look at the people, everything that’s going on with folks — it could be underemployment or lack of employment that is causing people to have to come back around for rent utility assistance — and we have programs that are specifically designed for those interventions to get people into dignified work that has the ability to sustain them and their families,” Sullivan said.
But as pandemic-era eviction assistance wanes, Sullivan hopes future funding funneled down to the county will grow to level with the need for eviction aid.
“(The loss of funding) is going to be rough. The data, I believe, will show that these programs are impactful,” he said. “And I hope that there’s a national policy or statewide policy that shows that this is something we should continue, that it’s just good for folks. You know, that this experiment worked.” | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/2022-eviction-orders-in-pima-county-already-surpass-all-of-2021/article_74858ed6-1db7-11ed-9567-0bec2b7b7297.html | 2022-08-23T01:47:46 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/2022-eviction-orders-in-pima-county-already-surpass-all-of-2021/article_74858ed6-1db7-11ed-9567-0bec2b7b7297.html |
Sun Tran, Tucson’s transit service, will receive $12 million from the federal government to purchase 19 electric vehicles and 10 charging stations.
The city of Tucson, Tucson Electric Power, the Pima Association of Governments and the Regional Transportation Authority also will contribute money to bring the total amount for this project to $15 million, according to a Sun Tran news release.
The Federal Transit Administration’s Low or No Emissions Grant will be used to purchase 10 electric buses for Sun Tran, seven electric vehicles for Sun Van and two electric vehicles for a new transit route to the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area. In addition to the vehicles, the money will be used to install five dual-sided charging bays at the Sun Tran north yard, four Sun Van charging stations, and one charging station dedicated for the Sabino Canyon service.
The Federal Transit Administration recently announced $1.66 billion in grants to transit agencies, territories and states to invest in 150 bus fleets and facilities.
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Funded by the President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, more than 1,100 of those vehicles will use zero-emissions technology, which reduces air pollution and helps meet the President’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. This year’s funding alone will nearly double the number of no-emission transit buses on America’s roadways, according to a news release from the FTA.
“This represents a major step forward in our efforts to reduce emissions and improve air quality in Southern Arizona. We would like to thank our partners who helped make this happen,” said Steve Spade, Sun Tran general manager.
He said the grant will allow Sun Tran to double its electric fleet and will allow Sun Van to begin using its first electric vehicles.
Sun Tran was the first public transportation system in Arizona to launch electric buses in 2021. Its goal is to replace all of its all-diesel buses with either electric or compressed natural gas buses by 2028, the news release said.
The city of Phoenix received a $16 million grant to fund up to 12 hydrogen fuel cell buses, six electric buses, charging stations and employee training.
The Low or No Emission program provides funding to state and local governments for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses as well as acquisition, construction and leasing of required supporting facilities. | https://tucson.com/news/local/tucsons-sun-tran-gets-12m-grant-for-new-electric-vehicles-charging-stations/article_e15539f2-2254-11ed-b678-a3a3a3732d57.html | 2022-08-23T01:47:52 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/tucsons-sun-tran-gets-12m-grant-for-new-electric-vehicles-charging-stations/article_e15539f2-2254-11ed-b678-a3a3a3732d57.html |
Ex-Pima College softball coach Armando Quiroz is returning to the Aztecs as an assistant. He will join his daughter, head coach Rebekah Quiroz, as well as other assistants Jennifer Martinez-Abbs, Nicki Johnson, Jesus Lozania, John Herrera and Manny Gomez.
Quiroz, who also coached at Flowing Wells High School, was 501-197-2 as Pima's head coach from 2007-18. He won two NJCAA Region I, Division I titles, and the Aztecs finished fourth at the national tournament in 2012 and third in 2013.
He was inducted into the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
“Coaching side by side with a legend again will just strengthen an already strong family atmosphere," Rebekah Quiroz said in a news release. "He brings knowledge, experience, and a winning expectation.
"Although his name and reputation speak for itself, he is our biggest supporter and he is here to build off of the hard work Jen (Martinez-Abbs), Nicki (Johnson) and myself strive for every day we step between those lines. He’s an exceptional tool we just added to our tool box." | https://tucson.com/sports/local/former-pima-softball-head-coach-armando-quiroz-coming-back-as-assistant/article_4642f5a6-2279-11ed-9e11-7f948414ce2c.html | 2022-08-23T01:48:04 | 1 | https://tucson.com/sports/local/former-pima-softball-head-coach-armando-quiroz-coming-back-as-assistant/article_4642f5a6-2279-11ed-9e11-7f948414ce2c.html |
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — The lake at the center of Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown is a staple of the burial grounds. But there's a bit of a problem: the funds keeping the lake full are drying up, and now community members are worried that the lake itself might not be far behind.
The battle for the lake's future dates back to October of last year. Originally, Marshalltown Water Works covered the bill for the water line as part of a series of informal agreements, with payments coming in the form of small land donations from the cemetery.
After decades without any sort of exchange, that informal agreement ended, so the bill went to the cemetery. Cemetery officials estimated it would've cost up to $4,000 per billing cycle to keep the water on, and that was a tough pill to swallow.
"We can't handle it after the derecho. We were hit hard. That was $800,000 worth of tree removal, plus the fence and all the other things that go with it, and we're still trying to pay that off," said David Shearer, a Riverside Cemetery board member.
As a result, Riverside chose to shut off the water line. Now, the lake is beginning to shrink.
"We hate to lose it. As you can see, the level of the lake is dropping. And today, we had to shut the fountain off because it was starting to suck mud in," Shearer said.
Supporters of the cemetery have been circulating a petition to try and return public funding to the lake, and Shearer estimates it's received more than 1,000 signatures. However, officials with Marshalltown Water Works say they can't provide free water to the cemetery without being discriminatory to other local nonprofits who don't receive that same benefit.
"[The Water Works Board] very much value the cemetery's place in the community (...) but not all nonprofits get free water," said Shelli Lovell, General Manager of Marshalltown Water Works.
Marshalltown Water Works told Local 5 that as of August 22, they have no plans to change course regarding Riverside Cemetery's lake. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/marshalltown-riverside-cemetery-lake/524-eb271200-ed5d-4e03-a85f-e8ee82f716ee | 2022-08-23T01:48:39 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/marshalltown-riverside-cemetery-lake/524-eb271200-ed5d-4e03-a85f-e8ee82f716ee |
MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho —
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responding to a brush fire off of I-84 near Simco Road.
BLM is estimating the Doubletapp fire to be 100 acres.
Currently, four engines, 2 dozers, 3 air-tankers, and a water tender are responding to the incident.
BLM asks the public to drive with caution and to expect traffic delays.
This is an ongoing incident check back for more details.
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The Lincoln City Council on Monday narrowly voted to make an exception to zoning ordinances, allowing 14 unrelated recovering addicts and alcoholics to live together in a sober-living house in the Near South neighborhood.
Following a public hearing that lasted nearly three hours last week, the council had to weigh concerns of neighbors who argued the house skirted zoning regulations to operate a home with too many residents with proponents who said such homes provide affordable, supportive and needed housing for people in recovery.
Council members Tom Beckius, Sändra Washington, James Michael Bowers and Bennie Shobe voted to allow what’s known as a “reasonable accommodation” to the house at 1923 B St. from local zoning ordinances that limit how many unrelated people can live in one home.
Tammy Ward, Jane Raybould and Richard Meginnis voted against it.
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Beckius said he understood and empathized with concerns of some Near South residents, but, following federal guidelines for determining such “reasonable accommodations,” it's clear the request doesn’t create an undue administrative or financial burden on the city, nor does it permanently alter the city’s land use and zoning plans.
“We don’t get to pick our neighbors so we can’t always guarantee outcomes or impacts or that everyone will follow the rules," he said. "But simple speculation that Oxford House and its occupants will be better or worse neighbors or more or less predisposed to violate city code is just that: Speculation.”
Those residents must still follow other city regulations regarding upkeep of their property and noise, he said.
The house in question is an Oxford House, part of a national, nonprofit umbrella organization for a network of thousands of democratically-run, self-supporting homes for those in recovery across the country.
The nonprofit was seeking the “reasonable accommodation” under the federal Fair Housing Act, which requires that cities grant accommodations to people with disabilities. Federal courts have consistently ruled that those recovering from substance abuse qualify as disabled.
City ordinance generally doesn’t allow more than three unrelated people to live together unless they are in some sort of licensed care setting, but Oxford House attorneys said the men living in the house act as a family.
Last week, several residents or former residents of Oxford Houses testified about how important the support from living with others going through the same thing was to their recovery. Others, including some Near South residents, testified about the need for such affordable housing to help people who’ve gone through treatment to get back on their feet.
Scott Moore, the attorney representing Oxford House, said residents are responsible for paying for their own rent, doing household chores and holding each other accountable. Residents can vote to kick fellow residents out if they relapse.
But neighborhood residents said there are other Oxford Houses in the neighborhood, and they increase the density and related infrastructure issues, especially in a core Lincoln neighborhood where residents have been working hard to increase home ownership.
They noted that Oxford Houses have filed lawsuits against cities that don’t approve accommodations — something Moore characterized as fighting discrimination.
Opponents also raised safety issues associated with having that many people in one home, and questioned whether the owners were taking advantage of people in recovery to make a profit.
Ward said among the reasons she planned to vote against granting the accommodation was the lack of drug testing, oversight or due process for those asked to leave.
“Just because it’s legal doesn’t make it right,” she said.
The council has been inundated with letters and emails on both sides of the issue, and last week postponed the vote until Monday so it could consider all the issues raised.
Earlier Monday, the council met in executive session under an exception to the state’s public meetings act to discuss potential litigation or legal strategies regarding the Oxford House.
City Attorney Yohance Christie said during the process, which started with the planning commission, Oxford House attorneys spoke to an assistant city attorney saying they should keep all correspondence and communications on the issue — an indication they would sue the city if the request was denied.
Initially, the planning commission voted to recommend denial of the Oxford House accommodation, but because not enough voting members were present for a sufficient number of votes, reconsidered at a later meeting. At that meeting they recommended approval.
The planning commission and council previously approved reasonable accommodations for two houses owned by Michael House, an Omaha company that operates a similar model to Oxford House but provides more oversight.
Washington said the Oxford House request, when viewed through the lens of the Fair Housing Act, the American Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act, should be granted — but she welcomed further discussion about how the city can strengthen neighborhoods. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-council-narrowly-approves-reasonable-accommodation-for-near-south-sober-living-house/article_65ebd224-87ff-5ee3-b1bf-cb9e28db36d8.html | 2022-08-23T01:55:20 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-council-narrowly-approves-reasonable-accommodation-for-near-south-sober-living-house/article_65ebd224-87ff-5ee3-b1bf-cb9e28db36d8.html |
The Lincoln City Council on Monday approved a biennial budget that — bolstered by an anticipated 18% increase in sales tax revenue the first year — will add more than 60 new positions, including firefighters, police officers, 911 dispatchers and public health nurses.
The council approved several amendments to the budget that will have the net effect of using $1.5 million from two cash reserve funds for a business incentive and energy incentives for homeowners.
Richard Meginnis, the only Republican on the council who introduced several of the amendments, ultimately was the only vote against approval of the two-year tax-funded budget.
“It’s too much of an increase in one year,” he said in an interview after the meeting. “The budget presented to us was too robust in today’s times.”
The $243.5 million tax-funded budget for 2022-23 represents a 7.4% increase in spending — or nearly $16.7 million. The budget will increase by $9.8 million, or 4%, the second year of the budget.
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The two primary sources of revenue are property and sales taxes, though various fees and an occupation tax comprise about a quarter of the city’s revenue.
The budget was built on the assumption that property valuations will rise 3% in 2022-23 and 7% the following year, and that robust sales tax revenue will level out in the second year, rising just 1.2%.
The city plans to lower its tax rate by a half-cent, saving taxpayers $1.2 million.
The overall tax rate — for the general fund, plus smaller levies for the library, police and fire pension and bond repayment — will be 31.293 cents per $100 of valuation. The owner of a $226,342 home in Lincoln — the average price in 2021 — would pay $708.29 to fund city government, a savings of $11.31 compared with last year.
The city’s share of property taxes collected is 16%. The lion’s share of a homeowner’s tax bill — 61% — goes to support Lincoln Public Schools.
The budget marks the return to the city's practice of passing biennial budgets. The past two budgets were each single-year budgets because of the uncertainty of the pandemic.
More than half of new positions in the budget will bolster public safety and health departments, including five additional police officers the second year of the budget cycle, along with three civilian employees; six additional firefighters, two emergency dispatchers and eight public health nurses to expand a visitation program for all new mothers.
Meginnis had initially suggested amending the budget proposed by Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird to eliminate expansion of the visitation program, but he didn’t get the support of his colleagues so it remained.
Existing funds will pay for expanding the program the first year, and it will cost $153,633 the following year. After that, the annual cost will be $737,725, a portion of which will be paid by the county.
Meginnis’ colleagues also narrowly voted against another of his proposals, which would have eliminated a new Health Department position, a job intended to create an emergency management plan for human impacts of natural disasters.
Not all the added positions are paid through the tax-funded budget. Some will be paid through pet licensing fees, and others are paid with federal funds. Some are in joint city-county offices, so the county assumes a portion of the cost.
The council did approve other budget amendments by Meginnis, as well as by Bennie Shobe and Sändra Washington.
Those include Meginnis’ proposal to add $1 million from the cash reserves to a little-used business incentive called the Fast Forward Fund; Shobe's proposal to add $250,000 each year for incentives for homeowners buying more efficient heating-and-cooling systems; and Washington's proposal to add $100,000 to the capital improvement program to study the impact of development in the Salt Creek watershed.
The council also approved freezing fee increases for child care programs and food service businesses, and shifting money from an unfilled City Council position to pay for additional employees in the city clerk’s office.
Both Tammy Ward and Meginnis voted against increases on occupation taxes for refuse haulers, though those increases ultimately passed on a 5-2 vote.
Despite a recommendation from a mayor-appointed StarTran Advisory Board to continue fare-free bus ridership, the council went along with the mayor’s proposal to reintroduce fees but at a lower rate than before the pandemic.
The budget also includes plans to spend $42.6 million in 2022-23 and $45.5 million the following year on street improvements and new construction. That includes about $15 million each year in revenue from the quarter-cent sales tax for streets. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lincoln-city-council-oks-budget-with-7-4-increase-the-first-year-4-the-following/article_d97a2140-d2bd-5293-a30b-a7c840d5bbc4.html | 2022-08-23T01:55:22 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lincoln-city-council-oks-budget-with-7-4-increase-the-first-year-4-the-following/article_d97a2140-d2bd-5293-a30b-a7c840d5bbc4.html |
BOISE — Edward Vance, 64, of Hagerman has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
According to court records, Vance has a prior federal conviction for possession of child pornography. While Vance was on supervised release for that conviction, Vance’s probation officer located child pornography on his electronic devices.
Vance’s probation officer referred the investigation to the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (“ICAC”) Task Force, the documents say. ICAC obtained a federal search warrant to examine Vance’s electronic devices and located thousands of images and videos of child pornography.
Vance was also ordered to serve a lifetime term of supervised release following his prison sentence and to forfeit the electronic devices that were used to commit the offense. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/hagerman-man-sentenced-to-prison-on-child-porn-charges/article_a1d9b83e-2263-11ed-9ad2-a7a9d2e315ec.html | 2022-08-23T01:56:47 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/hagerman-man-sentenced-to-prison-on-child-porn-charges/article_a1d9b83e-2263-11ed-9ad2-a7a9d2e315ec.html |
TWIN FALLS — The fentanyl problem rages in southern Idaho even as a local man was sentenced last week to more than 10 years in federal prison for drug charges, being targeted as a "highest-level" drug trafficker, police say.
Danny Eugene Smith, 28, of Twin Falls was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 121 months in prison in a case investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and assisted by a handful of local agencies as an operation that targets high-level drug traffickers.
Smith distributed large quantities of fentanyl in Magic Valley in 2020 and 2021, court records say, including three occasions where he sold a person fentanyl pills at a store parking lot in Twin Falls.
In October, law enforcement officers, acting on a search warrant, seized 5,578 fentanyl pills and $123,505 in drug proceeds from his Twin Falls residence, along with two vehicles, court documents say. That month, the Idaho State Police announced a raid in which six people were arrested in a large drug bust that involved multiple locations.
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The District of Idaho U.S. Attorney's Office didn't return phone calls to comment on others who might be facing drug charges.
The case shows that law enforcement agencies are doing their part in making life "miserable" for drug dealers, said Twin Falls County Sheriff's Capt. Scott Bishop. The fentanyl problem, however, remains at an epidemic level.
"Virtually every time we have a search warrant or drug stop, there is fentanyl there," Bishop said.
He said users of the powerful synthetic opioid don't realize how dangerous the drug is and that potency levels on pills can vary dramatically, increasing the chances of overdose or death.
"People are rolling the dice every time they take it," Bishop said. According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, 152 fentanyl-related deaths were reported in Idaho last year.
Idaho Gov. Brad Little launched "Operation Esto Perpetua" this spring to help fight the growing problem of fentanyl and methamphetamine. The project includes both a law enforcement panel and a citizens' action group.
Between March and May 2022, the citizens' action group held public meetings across Idaho, including one in Twin Falls, to hear from local law enforcement and members of the public about their loved ones’ experiences with fentanyl and meth.
Bishop said the root of the problem lies with drug users, as drug dealers fill the void when others are caught and jailed. Bishop admits he doesn't have all the answers, but a key is to work with drug users "to make their lives better so they don't want the drug," he said, "to make their lives more meaningful, to give them purpose."
The Smith case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Idaho State Police, Twin Falls Police Department and sheriff's offices in Twin Falls, Minidoka and Cassia counties. The prosecution was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF aims to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations, a written statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
In addition, the task forces leverage the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye ordered Smith to serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/high-level-drug-trafficker-from-twin-falls-sentenced/article_ccab2b82-2237-11ed-9ec9-13ee9499b4f3.html | 2022-08-23T01:56:53 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/high-level-drug-trafficker-from-twin-falls-sentenced/article_ccab2b82-2237-11ed-9ec9-13ee9499b4f3.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two weeks after a destructive fire swept through Portland’s historic Roseway Theater, authorities have officially determined the cause.
The 3-alarm blaze collapsed the floor and burned through the roof of the theater on Sandy Boulevard in the early hours of Saturday, August 6, according to Portland Fire & Rescue. Once the fire was under control, officials dubbed the theater a total loss.
Following the fire, investigators worked to determine whether it was intentionally set — however, PFR now tells KOIN 6 News they’ve ruled arson out.
Officials confirmed the blaze’s cause to be “electrical/accidental in nature” on Monday. The scene has been turned over to private investigators, according to PFR.
When crews arrived at the building around 6 a.m. on August 6, they reportedly found it filled with dark black smoke and began searching inside the theater for the fire. However, firefighters pulled back and began fighting the flames from the exterior when the floor started to collapse and the fire began burning through the roof.
Aerial ladder trucks were used to pour water into the building to keep it from spreading to other businesses in the area. According to officials, over 80 fire personnel worked to douse the flames.
“From what I’ve seen from the aerial photos, they would have to rebuild the whole structure,” PFR’s Terry Foster said. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/devastating-roseway-theater-blaze-ruled-accidental-in-nature/ | 2022-08-23T01:58:53 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/devastating-roseway-theater-blaze-ruled-accidental-in-nature/ |
In a jarring attack caught on security camera footage, a man was sent falling to the floor of a Brooklyn shopping center after he was sucker-punched from behind, with police now searching for the suspect.
The victim was at the Kings Plaza Mall in Mill Basin around 6 p.m. Saturday when the violent incident occurred. As the 36-year-old was standing, another man snuck up behind him and punched him in the side of the head.
He immediately fell to the floor, where he appeared to be knocked out cold. The suspect and another man who was with him turned and walked away right after, as others nearby were shocked to see what had happened.
The victim was taken to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, where is recovering and is expected to survive. It was not clear why he was attacked.
Police are searching for the suspect. No arrests have yet been made.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips on the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/video-shows-man-knocked-out-cold-in-sucker-punch-attack-from-behind-at-brooklyn-mall/3834463/ | 2022-08-23T01:59:12 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/video-shows-man-knocked-out-cold-in-sucker-punch-attack-from-behind-at-brooklyn-mall/3834463/ |
Scattered showers, cooler temperatures help keep Montana wildfires under control
Scattered showers and light winds combined to help give firefighters the upper hand over the weekend, which saw only moderate growth in most of the wildland fires currently burning in western Montana. Fire crews are widely reporting rebounding relative humidity levels aiding their efforts to suppress extreme fire activity.
Around the state crews continue to extend their fire lines, and attack interior hot spots using hand crews and bulldozers, with aerial tankers and helicopters dropping water and flame retardant. The most immediate threats to structures and private property have abated.
Previous coverage:Montana firefighters hold lines on more than 20 wildfires despite prolonged heat wave
Cooler temperatures and an increased chance for showers are forecasted for the coming week; however, with it comes a greater chance of thunderstorms. Thus far, Montana has largely escaped the same widespread devastating fires it experienced in 2021, when close to 750,000 burned across the state.
According to Northern Rockies Coordinating Center (NRCC), as of August 22 of this year, 26,395 acres have burned in Montana, of which two-thirds were due to lightning-caused wildland fires.
Moose Fire
The most concerning fire now burning in the Northern Rockies isn’t in Montana at all, but just across the border into Idaho. The Moose Fire, 17 miles north of Salmon, Idaho, has now consumed 92,859 acres within the Salmon-Challis National Forest. Just 36% contained, the Moose Fire continues to expand to the south and west.
Fire containment lines along the fire’s north flank and in east along U.S. Highway 93 have halted the Moose Fire’s eastern expansion, with crews working to minimize the potential for the fire to jump the Salmon River. The forecast for the area calls for an increased chance of evening showers and thunderstorms and gradually cooling daytime high temperatures.
“Overall, minimal spread expected over most of fire,” the most recent report from the Northern Rockies Coordination Center (NRCC) states. “In the higher elevations the fire is predominately burning in mixed conifer with light to moderate dead and down surface fuels. In the lower elevations the fire is predominately burning in grass and shrub. Interior pockets of heavies will continue to burn out as fuels become more available.”
Investigators believe the Moose Fire was human caused.
Elmo Fire
Burning along the northern edge of the Flathead Indian Reservation, the Elmo Fire is now 81% contained — but not before scorching 21,349 acres, destroying eight structures including four homes, and very nearly burning into the Flathead Lake communities of Elmo and Dayton.
Both human and material resources are now gradually being diverted away from the area to be reassigned to more active wildland fires.
“Crews continue patrolling and mopping up along containment lines,” a NRCC report states of the Elmo Fire. “The public will continue to see some interior smoke. Fire crews are patrolling those areas.”
Garceau Fire
The Garceau Fire burning on the Flathead Indian Reservation seven miles northeast of Hot Springs, Montana, and is believed to have started due to an electric fence. Since last Thursday, the fire has more than quadrupled in size, having now burned 6,724 acres along the eastern flank of the Salish Mountains.
The Garceau Fire is now 40% contained, with 340 personnel aided by dozers and skidsteers to build fire control lines. There are no evacuations and no structures threatened at this time.
“Crews will continue to secure perimeter and grid for hot spots on both divisions,” a NRCC report states. “Helicopters will also be used on hot spots.”
Indian Ridge Fire
The Indian Ridge Fire started by lightning on July 7 in the Indian Creek drainage in Idaho’s Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and has grown to approximately 5,474 acres. It’s burning five miles from the Idaho/Montana border and approximately 30 miles southwest of Darby, Montana. Smoke from the Indian Ridge Fire is visible in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley south of Hamilton.
The fire is burning in very steep, rugged and remote terrain with heavy surface fuels and dead standing timber making access for firefighters difficult and dangerous. It’s also burning in continuous fuels of Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir.
Moderate to high fire activity is expected to the north, east and south, with low to moderate activity west toward the border with Montana.
No structures are currently threatened by the Indian Ridge Fire.
Weasel Fire
The Weasel Fire is burning across the U.S/Canada border northeast of Eureka, Montana and was likely ignited by lightning on Friday, July 29. On Aug. 4 the fire exhibited extreme wind-driven fire behavior and made an extended 5-mile run northeast towards Frozen Lake, expanding from 170 acres to 2,174. The fire crossed onto the Flathead National Forest and then on into Canada.
The fire continues to burn in heavy dense fuels in steep, rough and unpopulated terrain. Close to 1,700 acres have burned on the U.S. side of the border, with another 2,269 having burned in Canada.
As of Aug. 22, the Weasel Fire was just 20% contained, with moderate single-tree torching and creeping toward the northeast. Ground crews anticipate the fire will continue to smolder with low to moderate fire behavior in the coming days; however, erratic gusty winds may become a factor with the arrival of an approaching weather front from Friday through Tuesday. | https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2022/08/22/moose-fire-continues-expanding-montana-elmo-fire-flathead-indian-reservation-81-percent-contained/65414465007/ | 2022-08-23T02:10:25 | 1 | https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2022/08/22/moose-fire-continues-expanding-montana-elmo-fire-flathead-indian-reservation-81-percent-contained/65414465007/ |
KEYES, Calif. — When Martha Lorenzo was told she could get clean drinking water simply by installing some panels and extracting moisture from the air, she was in disbelief.
"I could hardly believe it because I had never heard of such a thing. It was like, what are you going to do? How does it work?" said Lorenzo, whose home sits in an agricultural area near Keyes.
In April, Lorenzo had three solar, hydro panels installed outside her home by the company Source Global, based in Scottsdale, Arizona. The panels absorb water vapor pulled from the air.
Connected to a line under a panel and run into her home, she gets about nine to 11 gallons of drinking water every day.
"We're able to get the water for our cooking, drinking," Lorenzo said, adding that it's plenty for the four people that live in her home, which includes two grandchildren.
The water comes from a number of sources including humidity from plants and trees and much more on rainy or foggy days.
"With this technology, we can provide drinking water to any part of the planet that are hard to reach with traditional water lines or having to drink out of a plastic bottle. People can now have a clean source of drinking water at a tap inside their home for the very first time," said Colin Goddard, vice president of business development in the United States for Source Global.
He says the company has been creating their system since 2014, and that 52 countries have Source Global systems.
Valley Water Collaborative, a non-profit, supplies the system for the Lorenzo household. Instead of supplying countless bottles of water to Lorenzo, Valley Water Collaborative wanted something more sustainable, so they gave Source Global a try.
It's a pilot project for homeowners whose wells are contaminated by agricultural runoff that includes harmful levels of nitrates. It's paid for through assessments on growers and others who contributed to the problem.
"If you have contamination in your water, yeah, it is certainly worth considering and it's a viable option for individuals that are in a contaminated area," said executive director Parry Klassen. "None of the pollutants that are in the air are taken into the system."
Klassen says the non-profit is observing the Source Global system for a year. If all goes well, more homes will be added to the pilot program.
Source Global says each panel costs $2,000 and supplies eight gallons of water a day. Lorenzo's installed three-panel system costs $8,000.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento City Council is set to vote on a homeless ordinance Tuesday that if passed, would allow law enforcement to move homeless encampments blocking the entrance of businesses and sidewalk access.
It comes at a time when many residents are raising safety concerns about these spaces.
“It’s just become a difficult area to live in,” Jenny Reiken, a Midtown Sacramento resident, said.
Neighbor Lauren Wesche added that the homeless crisis in Sacramento needs more attention.
“I found two individuals shooting up in front of my kitchen window,” Wesche said.
They told ABC10 it has become more than a public nuisance in what was once a peaceful neighborhood, and it remains a safety concern.
“We’re finding drugs in our yard,” Reiken said. “Most of us have dogs, so in the morning, we have to make sure our yards are clean and safe before we let the dogs out. We find a lot of people passed out along our fence line. Needles, drugs are on our property.”
It’s feedback like this from the community that has Sacramento City Council taking action. Leaders are set to vote Tuesday on an ordinance to bar some homeless encampments. Under the ordinance, the city must provide alternative shelter options and store the person’s belongings in a safe location.
“We want people to feel good about their experiences,” Michael Ault, executive director of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership, said. “We want people to be able to get into their businesses.”
Ault said the sidewalk ban would give police more tools to help.
“We know the human side of what’s taking place,” he said. “Absolutely, we need more resources. We need the city and county to come together to help bring more services to help provide opportunities but the basic core issue of opening the sidewalks, getting the community back, being able to let businesses run their business should be a core priority.”
However, homeless advocates like Bob Erlenbusch said people living on the street have no where else to go.
“We have 10,000 homeless people in our community. 7,000 who are outside through no fault of their own. Some people are going to be on the sidewalk,” Erlenbusch, with the Sacramento Regional Coalition to End Homelessness, said. “Why criminalize people who are experiencing homelessness because of your failure, i.e. you being the city council and board of supervisors for failing to create enough shelter and affordable housing.”
Those who violate the ordinance could face a misdemeanor charge with up to six months in jail or a fine of up to $1,000.
“You’re going to fine people who have no money? This is counter-productive,” Erlenbusch said.
If approved, the sidewalk ordinance would take effect by the end of September.
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An appeals court ruled Monday that a school resource officer involved in a 2015 altercation with a Kissimmee Middle School student used excessive force during the incident, records show.
According to the court opinion, Trellus Richmond, a seventh-grader at Kissimmee Middle School, was being dropped off at the school lobby by his mother while “wearing a hoodie to hide an embarrassing haircut” — a violation of the school’s rules.
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As his mother pulled at Richmond’s hoodie to take it off, Richmond pushed her away, prompting an office attendant to call for the school resource officer, Mario Badia, the opinion states.
Documents show Badia spoke with Richmond for more than two minutes in the lobby before grabbing Richmond’s face, shoving Richmond in the chest and throwing him to the ground in an “armbar” technique.
Based on a video of the incident, Badia was later prosecuted for and pleaded guilty to battery against Richmond, records show.
However, the opinion states that a district court granted judgment in favor of Badia regarding Richmond’s claims of false arrest, excessive force and battery, with the district court saying Badia had qualified and statutory immunity due to Richmond pushing his mother, which provided probable cause.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit partially disagreed with the district court’s decision.
“The question in this appeal is whether a school resource officer is entitled to qualified immunity for throwing a seventh grader to the floor of a middle school lobby,” the opinion states.
In the opinion, Judges Kevin Newsom and Andrew Brasher said Badia had qualified immunity regarding the false arrest accusation, but Badia’s actions toward Richmond constituted excessive force, as Richmond was “a non-hostile and non-violent suspect who has not disobeyed instructions.” The opinion states that this was a violation of Richmond’s Fourth Amendment right.
The judges said that Badia had no law enforcement justification for grabbing Richmond’s face, slamming him to the ground or twisting his arm, nor did Richmond pose a threat or attempt to flee the school lobby.
In a dissent, Judge Elizabeth Branch stated that the force Badia used against Richmond was “minor” and was thus not unconstitutional.
“Officer Badia’s conduct in grabbing Richmond’s face may have been rude, even degrading,” Branch said in the opinion. “But it was not an unconstitutional use of excessive force, much less a clearly established one. I respectfully dissent.”
According to the opinion, the court said it would remand for further proceedings consistent with the opinion.
News 6 has attached the opinion for this case, Trellus Richmond v. Mario J. Badia, which can be read below.
Trellus Richmond v. Mario J. Badia by Anthony Talcott on Scribd
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A man was shot and killed in Mims Monday evening, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they responded at about 6 p.m. to Cypress Avenue, and upon arrival, found the man had been shot. Deputies added that the man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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A short time after the shooting, a vehicle was stopped near Interstate 95 and State Road 46, and its occupants are believed to have some involvement in the incident, deputies said.
According to the sheriff’s office, the occupants of the vehicle were taken to be interviewed to determine their connection in the shooting.
The sheriff’s office stated that it is not releasing the name of the man who was killed in the incident at this time, and no arrests have been made.
This is an ongoing investigation. Check back with News 6 for more information.
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Throughout Dallas, it has been a rough 24 hours for people severely impacted by Monday's showers and flooding across the area.
Brittany Taylor had just moved into her Dallas loft two days ago and on her second night, was forced out by flood waters. Outside her second-floor window, the street looked like a river. Downstairs, Taylor found a disaster.
“The whole kitchen, living room and all the boxes that I haven’t unpacked yet for moving, they were all just two feet underwater,” Taylor said.
To make matters worse, she went outside, and her car wasn’t where she’d left it. In a cell phone video, Taylor is seen standing in rising water searching for her car that she presumed was swept away.
Some said losses hurt more than others.
“I think the hardest this for me is losing all my journals,” she said. “Because I’m a writer and so, just losing all these poems I wrote as a child.”
At sunrise, the cleanup started. KK Closuit and her parents worked to salvage what they could inside her loft. She recalled being afraid as the flood water began rising overnight.
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“I was just in complete shock,” Closuit said. “I just kept calling people trying to get ahold of someone. I didn’t really know how to handle it, what to do.”
Today, she is thankful as neighbors pitch in to pick up the pieces.
“It’s just encouraging each other in the halls and just trying to be as positive as possible,” she said.
Closuit and Taylor join others trying to figure out their next steps. There are resources available for anyone impacted by flooding.
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The Mansfield Independent School District is investigating a ransomware attack that disrupted communications systems across the district Monday, administrators say.
In a news release Monday evening, a Mansfield ISD spokesperson said the cyberattack caused an outage in all systems requiring internet connectivity, including the district's website, Skyward online administration software, email and phone systems.
The district is also suspending all campus visitors due to the outage affecting schools' visitor and volunteer management system.
It's unclear what, if any, data was compromised in the attack, the district said. In a statement, the spokesperson said that "due to the ongoing investigation, MISD cannot disclose the timeline of events, all systems involved, specifics about the ransomware attack, or detailed next steps. However, we are working with the appropriate authorities to take preventative measures to protect staff, student, and family information."
"Once the issue was discovered, we immediately notified the appropriate authorities and are working closely with them to resolve the situation. We are working diligently to investigate the source of the disruption, confirm the extent of the impact on our systems, and restore full functionality as quickly and securely as possible." Superintendent Kimberley Cantu said in a statement.
Cantu said classes will continue in-person without the use of internet or web-based systems as the district investigates and works through the disruption.
Students and parents will be given updates through text messages, emails, calls and social media channels, the district said. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/mansfield-isd-investigating-ransomeware-attack/3054583/ | 2022-08-23T02:20:20 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/mansfield-isd-investigating-ransomeware-attack/3054583/ |
DALLAS — Attorney General Ken Paxton’s non-binding legal opinion arguing that gender-affirming care for children could be considered child abuse sent shockwaves through the state agency responsible for investigating abuse, according to hundreds of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services emails.
The emails, obtained by WFAA through an open records request, highlight the agency’s scramble to understand the Feb. 21 opinion and subsequent Feb. 22 directive by Gov. Greg Abbott requiring DFPS to open child abuse investigations into transgender children undergoing gender-affirming care.
More than that, they reveal an uneasiness among some staff members when it came to enforcing Abbott's instructions.
Stephen Black, the DFPS associate commissioner for statewide intake, sent an email two days after Abbott's directive with two attachments giving “guidance and direction regarding how the department is to handle intakes related to gender transitioning.”
DFPS managers forwarded Black’s email to staff as they worked to understand the impact of Paxton’s opinion and how to internally handle Abbott’s directive.
“I know there are lots of feelings around this and more questions than answers right now,” wrote one DFPS manager in an email to staff. “This email is not the platform for opinions or discussion on this topic.”
Marina Yzaguirre, regional director for Child Protective Investigations in Edinburg, Texas, ordered that cases of “any intakes,” or children arriving into DFPS custody who are transgender, “must be escalated up for further guidance and direction” in a Feb. 23 email.
“We must treat these as normal investigations,” a regional director emailed on Feb. 24.
Warned a regional managing attorney to staffers in a March 1 email: “In regard to the AG opinion about gender reassignment, if program contacts you with any questions or wanting to staff a case with this issue, you need to notify me immediately and do not give any advice in regard to this subject.”
Abbott’s order directed DFPS to “conduct prompt and thorough investigations of any reported instances of Texas children being subjected to abusive gender-transitioning procedures.”
"We will need to discuss having a designated caseworker handle these special cases when they come up," an investigative program director wrote on Feb. 24. "It is being asked that these cases are worked thoroughly without text messages/emails to the family etc."
The American Psychiatric Association, American Medical Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics support gender-affirming care and consider it medically necessary treatment.
And, despite being asked not to do so, several employees expressed frustration and anger upon receiving Black’s email regarding Paxton’s legal opinion on Feb. 21.
“I will resign,” an employee wrote in an Feb. 24 email.
Less than an hour later, that employee sent an email to another staffer saying, “I have told my boss I will resign before I (report) on a family whose child is transitioning.”
It is unclear if the employee still works for DFPS.
In a Feb. 28 email, another employee spoke plainly about her feelings over the investigative order.
“Effing bull poop,” she wrote to a supervisor.
According to a new report by the Houston Chronicle, “nearly 2,300 employees have left the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services since the beginning of the year.”
Several told the Chronicle they left because of the directive to investigate transgender youth.
In April, more than half a dozen child abuse investigators told The Texas Tribune that they have either resigned or were actively job hunting because of the directive.
Currently, DFPS’s investigations are in legal limbo as the agency faces many legal challenges related to the order.
DFPS had at least nine investigations into parents of trans youth, the agency’s director of communications Patrick Crimmins said in a phone call with WFAA on Monday.
“The only number we ever released is nine, and I haven’t seen any others,” Crimmins said.
In May, the Texas Supreme Court allowed investigations to continue, but blocked at least one investigation into one family who is suing the state.
Over the summer, three more child abuse investigations into gender-affirming care were blocked in Travis County.
WFAA has requested a formal update from DFPS on the status of child abuse investigations for transgender children.
Crimmins said he would look into it.
Either way, the emails shed light on the agency’s internal effort to understand the impact of Gov. Abbott’s order and Attorney General Paxton’s opinion.
“Not fully sure what this means for us at [Statewide Intake], but during the most recent legislative session our policy changed because of Texas law to add [physical abuse] for ‘sexual reassignment surgery for non-medical purposes,’” read an email from J.R. Uribe-Woods, a statewide intake supervisor, that was written on Feb. 23.
The state legislature failed to pass bills restricting gender-affirming care during its 2021 session.
But last August, in response to a request from Gov. Abbott, DFPS deemed gender reassignment surgery as child abuse except for the surgeries it deems “medically necessary” to correct “medically verifiable genetic disorders of sex development.”
Equality Texas, a statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy group, has criticized Abbott’s request.
“This is nothing more than another political attempt to stigmatize transgender people, their loving families and the healthcare providers who offer them lifesaving care,” CEO Ricardo Martinez said.
Medical experts widely agree that gender-affirming care rarely includes surgeries.
When needed, most treatment includes puberty or hormone blockers, which delays puberty, but can be reversed. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/gov-abbotts-order-to-investigate-trans-youth-elicited-anger-confusion-inside-state-protective-services-internal-emails-open-records/287-f42c4255-4a31-4a32-a63c-83ecb7de0d1b | 2022-08-23T02:25:43 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/gov-abbotts-order-to-investigate-trans-youth-elicited-anger-confusion-inside-state-protective-services-internal-emails-open-records/287-f42c4255-4a31-4a32-a63c-83ecb7de0d1b |
HOUSTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has a razor-thin lead over his Democratic challenger Rochelle Garza for the top law enforcement job in Texas.
Undecided voters and dark clouds are hanging over Paxton amid federal investigations of wrongdoing -- likely damaging his polling numbers.
However, Republicans are hoping GOP voters return in November.
Political experts call the race for AG the most winnable statewide race for Democrats this year. A University of Texas at Tyler poll shows a dead heat in the race.
- 34% of registered voters polled support current Paxton for re-election.
- 32% support civil rights attorney Garza.
“The problem here is that Mr. Paxton is a drag on his own campaign and with Republicans,” KHOU 11’s political expert Bob Stein said.
In a ruby red state, Stein said most of the damage happening to Paxton’s campaign is a base of Republican voters not wanting to vote for him.
“What he’s going to need is a bigger disparity in turnout,” Stein said. “He needs more Republicans to vote than Democrats.”
Marred by an FBI investigation into criminal conduct and indictments, the polling shows Republican voters may be looking at additional options besides Paxton with Libertarian Mark Ash picking up 8% support.
“34% couldn’t answer the question: 'Does Mr. Paxton have the integrity to be the Attorney General?' These are Republicans,” Stein said.
As Paxton lines up for a fundraiser with former president Donald Trump, at least one Republican strategist said he thinks Paxton will maintain his lead.
“He has proven time and time again that when it comes down to it, he’s willing to stand in that breach. He’s willing to file lawsuits against government overreach,” Vlad Davidiuk said.
Democrats said they see an opening in a possible weakened candidate.
“This man’s been indicted for countless number of years, we’ve seen no action in it and he continually leads Texas in these frivolous lawsuits against the government,” Odu Evbagharu, the Harris County Democrats chairman, said.
Paxton has about a 40% approval rating and has a money advantage over Garza. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-attorney-general-race-update-ken-paxton-rochelle-garza/285-7608b990-7fc6-4616-951d-fc7965b1360e | 2022-08-23T02:25:50 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-attorney-general-race-update-ken-paxton-rochelle-garza/285-7608b990-7fc6-4616-951d-fc7965b1360e |
Doris I. Stephens, 92, of Coos Bay, passed away on August 12, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, www.coosbayareafunerals.com, 541-756-0440.
Sharron Y. Wegner, 73, of Lakeside, passed away on August 13, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, www.coosbayareafunerals.com, 541-756-0440.
Patrick James Speith, 91, of Bandon, died August 17, 2022 in Bandon. Arrangements are under the direction of Amling Schroeder Funeral Service, Bandon.
Dena Leree Barnett, 55, of Coos Bay, passed away August 17, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/august-23-2022-death-notices/article_609d77ee-1f1f-11ed-a493-97b04eb112f4.html | 2022-08-23T02:27:44 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/august-23-2022-death-notices/article_609d77ee-1f1f-11ed-a493-97b04eb112f4.html |
A Graveside service will be held for L. Jane Northup, 94, of Clark Fork, Idaho (formerly of Myrtle Point) at 11:00 am Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at Norway Cemetery in Myrtle Point. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216
A memorial service to celebrate the life of Muriel I. Bowron, 91, of Lakeside, will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church , 230 N. 8th Street in Lakeside. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/august-23-2022-service-notices/article_c9eb6902-14e5-11ed-a048-93bd4504334b.html | 2022-08-23T02:27:47 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/august-23-2022-service-notices/article_c9eb6902-14e5-11ed-a048-93bd4504334b.html |
NORMAL — Normal's electoral board took the first steps Monday toward deciding whether a question about overhauling Town Council elections will be placed on the November ballot.
More than 2,000 residents have signed a petition seeking to ask voters whether to replace the council's at-large form of government to one that is district based, similar to the ward system in Bloomington. Before the question is placed on the ballot, however, the electoral board must review a resident's objection to the petition.
"This hearing is a quasijudicial hearing, it's not legislative," said Mayor Chris Koos. "It's about whether the submitted petition is in proper order under the state statutes. It's not about merits of the referendum or whether the town should be divided into wards."
Over 30 residents attended Monday's hearing; most were supporters of the petition, which was filed earlier this month with about 2,200 signatures.
Normal resident Patrick Dullard filed the objection to the petition on Aug. 15. He said the state municipal law for redistricting only applies to villages and not incorporated towns, meaning the petition is invalid.
He also argues that the petition is lacking in signatures to reach the 5% threshold required by the state. It's unclear which signatures Dullard is arguing are not valid.
The signatures were collected by a mix of residents and political figures including town trustee Stan Nord, former mayoral candidate Marc Tiritilli, county board candidate Steve Harsh, former Republican state representative Jim Fisher and Krystle Able, who ran for county board as a Democrat but lost.
The electoral board, comprising Mayor Koos, City Clerk Angie Huonker, and Kevin McCarthy, who could not attend the meeting, recommended individual respondents for both parties.
Dullard will be the respondent representing the objection. Kathy Siracuse was first chosen as a representative for the petition but did not realize that there could not be multiple respondents.
"Somebody has to sign a piece of paper and because I signed it I became the person that they communicate with but in my case, it's not going to be possible," Siracuse said.
It was not clear who Siracuse or others would be recommending as additional respondents but the town's corporation counsel, Brian Day, was present to answer any questions from residents.
The Rev. Rochelle Patterson, pastor of God's Decision Outreach Ministry, said that she came to the meeting to hear more about what was going on with the petition.
"I wanted to ensure that I had a voice in some type of way ... because I know that unless you live in your town or live in a certain neighborhood, you would not really know how that neighborhood is," Patterson said. "So I wear this hood because I'm in the ’hood."
Patterson, who has lived in Normal for 22 years, said she has helped the community with programs such as Operation Hug and has acted as a go-to person whenever someone has an issue or a question that needs to be asked.
"What I do like about this town that I found out, is that we can all work together. It doesn't matter the color of your skin and how much money you have. None of that matters," Patterson said. "What matters is how we can be a part of each other's lives and how we can be effective."
Normal resident Alice Sheetz said although this is her first time taking part in government and she is not familiar with the legal language being used, she wants to be involved to help the town be equally represented by local demographics.
"The referendum is not political, as you can see on some of the signatures that we have obtained there were Democrats and Republicans. This is all about the citizens of Normal so that they can go to someone who can be accountable," Sheetz said. "I am also in the minority. I am an Asian American, I'm a Filipino American to be precise, and I would like to have representation for things that matter to me."
The hearing was recessed until 3 p.m. Aug. 29. The town has until Sept. 1 to file paperwork with the county to get the question on the November ballot. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/normals-electoral-board-moves-forward-with-rules-timeline-for-objection-on-voting-referendum/article_a8381cf2-225e-11ed-8a66-57e2eccffdf0.html | 2022-08-23T02:29:51 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/normals-electoral-board-moves-forward-with-rules-timeline-for-objection-on-voting-referendum/article_a8381cf2-225e-11ed-8a66-57e2eccffdf0.html |
Fort Wayne City Council members received Monday a letter of support from a former councilman for their efforts toward finding a fair balance on local boards and commissions.
City Council members gave preliminary approval last week to two nonbinding resolutions that Councilman Russ Jehl, R-2nd, calls inequity in board appointments. One asks Mayor Tom Henry to reconsider the division of appointments his office has compared with those handled by the City Council.
The other resolution asks the Indiana General Assembly to do the same for the 23 boards – including the Board of Public Works and the county and city parks and recreation boards – that are defined by state law.
Tim Pape, a Democrat who served on the council from 2000 through 2011, said in a letter to council members that he supports the initiative to create more equitable appointments by city leaders to local boards. The council members will cast votes on the resolutions’ final approval today.
“While your focus appears to be a balance between mayoral and City Council in the number of appointments, with (your) leadership one benefit of such a change should be more inclusive and diverse appointees on those boards and commissions,” Pape said in the letter.
Pape recalled writing a letter to Mayor Tom Henry in June 2020 a few weeks after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officers, asking him to “seize the moment and correct the injustice that no Black citizens had been appointed by him to the highly visible and impactful” redevelopment commission, park board, Capital Improvement Board and the Fort Wayne Plan Commission.
Two weeks later, Pape said local Black elected officials gave Henry a list of 40 qualified candidates for those positions.
“Publicly, Henry admitted he needed to do better,” Pape said in the letter to council members. “Over two years later, Henry has still made no Black appointees to those influential boards.”
Henry has appointed a few white men to positions on the boards Pape called influential. Pape said highlighting Henry’s record of appointments is “fair but unfairly narrow.”
“It’s fair because accountability must always coexist with leadership, and Henry admitted he needs to do better,” Pape said. “It’s unfair, because Henry is hardly alone, and Henry appears to be trying to do better with less influential boards.”
Pape said the city and its citizens suffer “lost opportunities and constrained perspectives when we fail to be inclusive.” He said his letter demonstrates why inclusivity needs to be part of the restructuring of board appointments.
The “We become narrow and self-reinforcing when the same individuals control decision making,” Pape said. “Rather, diversity should be our strength; our different opinions, experiences and perspectives will generate the best ideas and outcomes.”
City Council will make a final decision on the resolutions at 5:30 p.m. today at Citizens Square. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/former-councilman-supports-restructuring-board-appointments/article_29956d06-2244-11ed-b8e9-57c49b113ddc.html | 2022-08-23T02:32:05 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/former-councilman-supports-restructuring-board-appointments/article_29956d06-2244-11ed-b8e9-57c49b113ddc.html |
Fort Wayne Community Schools is upping its pay rates for substitute teachers – particularly those with more education and experience.
For some substitutes, the rate changes approved Monday mean they will earn $50 more per day.
"We listened to what our subs were saying," Superintendent Mark Daniel told the board. "They were saying, 'Hey, it still takes a bit more for us to do this on a daily basis.' So that's why you're seeing the increases that you're seeing."
Not every substitute is getting an increase, however. The district proposed higher rates to attract substitutes with more education and teaching experience, officials said.
For example, retired FWCS educators are getting the biggest pay bump. Those with active teaching licenses will make $170 per day, a $50 increase.
Substitutes with a bachelor's degree and teaching license will earn $30 more per day for a daily rate of $150.
Long-term substitutes with a bachelor's degree will make $170 daily, up from $150. The long-term rate takes effect on the 16th day of an assignment.
"It's not completely what they requested," Daniel said, "but I'll say it is a significant increase in a daily rate."
FWCS last made significant changes to substitute teacher compensation two years ago.
At 389 people, the district's substitute teacher roster isn't as robust as it once was, said Rose Costello, human resources executive director.
"It's about 15 to 20% less than what we had in the last several years," she said.
The daily rates remain at $115 for substitutes with an associate degree or 60 credits toward a teaching degree and $120 for substitutes with a bachelor's degree. The long-term daily rate for someone with an associate degree is $150.
Long-term substitutes receive a contract daily rate if they are retired district teachers with active licenses or if they have a bachelor's degree and a teaching license.
Charles Cammack Jr., chief operations officer, noted the rates approved Monday widen the substitute pay gap between FWCS and area districts.
"We were already paying more than the other districts," he said. "This puts us more ahead." | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/fort-wayne-community-schools-boosts-substitute-teacher-pay/article_0cc6f81a-227c-11ed-a88c-2b78d99da06e.html | 2022-08-23T02:32:11 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/fort-wayne-community-schools-boosts-substitute-teacher-pay/article_0cc6f81a-227c-11ed-a88c-2b78d99da06e.html |
BLOOMINGTON — A $750,000 proposal from Springfield-based Crawford, Murphy and Tilly to perform a preliminary design plan for downtown streetscape improvements was narrowly approved by the Bloomington City Council on Monday.
The plan would focus on downtown's inner "beltloop" as well as some of the surrounding areas to the west and east.
Public feedback from the project was mixed. Some residents wished to hold off on unnecessary spending until inflation goes down but some area business owners favored of combination of neighborhood investment and critical infrastructure improvements.
CMT project manager Mike Sewell said his firm would not have taken the project if it didn't think it was in the best interest of the city.
One of the first things Sewell said he would look to incorporate into the downtown area is shared spaces.
"This could be the most dramatic impact to downtown Bloomington but it's going to require some refocusing of priorities," Sewell said. "If you walk around downtown right now, it's pretty clear that vehicle transportation is elevated above walkability, and that flies above the face of the adopted comprehensive plan (Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason) mentioned, where walkability is a key goal of downtown Bloomington."
However, the study would also review pavement structures and the useful life of its roads and sewers, Sewell added. This thoroughness puts the city in a better position for grant opportunities down the road.
"That's how we make sure that we are good stewards of the city's money," Sewell said.
Alderman Nick Becker said the design plan can be altered to a smaller scale and could still leave the city eligible for grants. He proposed an amendment recommending that city staff renegotiate a design plan for no more than $150,000.
Alderwoman Donna Boelen amended Becker's motion to have a plan presented to the council within four weeks. She added that all of the city's previous downtown plans and reports can be used to gain a consensus on what projects to focus on.
"The public outreach basically has already been done," Boelen said.
Becker's motion was defeated 6-3. The original design plan was approved 5-4 with council members Becker, Boelen, Grant Walch and Sheila Montney voting no.
Becker said such a split vote was the worst scenario.
"If we aren't behind what we're trying to do, I think we're going to lose," Becker said.
As part of the motion to approve the concept design, the council also agreed to reallocate $750,000 in federal COVID relief money, received through the American Rescue Plan Act, for the plan.
This will reduce available ARPA funding for economic development purposes to about $1.4 million. The city will have about $10.5 million in ARPA funds available.
Boelen said she felt it wouldn't be appropriate to use ARPA funding for an economic development plan when the city has not shown significant losses in revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, she recommended the use of reserve funding to pay for the plan.
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The McLean County Health Department reported another 334 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, which brings the total number of confirmed cases to 58,672 since the pandemic began.
Representatives of Springfield-based Crawford, Murphy and Tilly sit with Patrick Hoban, CEO of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council (left), and city staff to go over a $750,000 downtown Bloomington streetscape concept design during Monday's city council meeting. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/watch-now-bloomington-authorizes-750k-downtown-streetscape-concept-design/article_7e3b69c2-2281-11ed-b7eb-97edf847ecac.html | 2022-08-23T02:34:32 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/watch-now-bloomington-authorizes-750k-downtown-streetscape-concept-design/article_7e3b69c2-2281-11ed-b7eb-97edf847ecac.html |
BANGOR, Maine — Bangor police are searching for 55-year-old Joseph Dalessandrids of Presque Isle.
Dalessandrids was last seen at approximately 2:49 p.m. Monday afternoon walking away from Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, according to a news release issued by the Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss.
He is reportedly a white male, 5'10" tall, and weighs 175 pounds. He has gray hair and blue eyes, and was last seen wearing a dark blue t-shirt, blue jeans, a black belt, and black sneakers, police say.
"Dalessandrids has been hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury since he was involved in a crash a month ago," according to the release.
Police request if you have any information regarding Dalessandrids's location, to please call 911 or the Bangor Police Department at 207-947-7382. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/silver-alert-issued-for-presque-isle-man-missing-bangor-maine/97-299e18bc-aba9-4045-9774-274b24b76a6d | 2022-08-23T02:36:28 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/silver-alert-issued-for-presque-isle-man-missing-bangor-maine/97-299e18bc-aba9-4045-9774-274b24b76a6d |
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