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LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH (WOWK) – The mayor of Ironton has been charged after allegedly operating a vehicle while impaired, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The OSHP tells WOWK 13 News Mayor Sam Cramblit of Ironton was pulled over early Saturday morning, around 1:02 a.m. Aug. 20, 2022, for allegedly failing to use his turn signal on Pleasant Street in Ironton.
According to the OHSP, Cramblit allegedly refused to blow into a machine to test sobriety. He is being charged with “Operating a Vehicle Impaired.”
Cramblit’s attorney tells WOWK 13 News they’re “disappointed” the OSHP chose to pursue charges. The attorney says the judge and prosecutor’s office have recused themselves from the case. Mayor Cramblit’s attorney says he will continue serving Ironton in the meantime.
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(WJHL) — U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D- Va.) continued to tour Southwest Virginia on Tuesday.
The three-day event launched Monday, Aug. 22 with Warner’s first stop in Wise at the St. Mary’s Health Wagon to gain a firsthand look at the dental and eye care services offered by the M7 Move Mountains Medical Mission event.
After the tour, Warner participated in a roundtable discussion with rural health care leaders and presented $1.2 million in federal funding he secured to be used toward the future Health Wagon dental clinic in Wise.
The senator spoke with eighth graders at Ridgeview Middle School in Clintwood later Monday morning before joining superintendents from Bristol, Norton, Wise, Buchanan, Dickenson and Scott counties to discuss his efforts to extend school lunch flexibilities and high-speed internet access for students.
Warner then traveled to Pilgrim’s Knob Monday afternoon to look at the damage caused by recent flooding in Buchanan County. He joined representatives from the U.S. Army Corp, the United Way of Southwest Virginia and the county to discuss the recovery process and future efforts to improve flooding resiliency.
At 4:15 p.m. Monday, Warner spoke with community leaders and officials in Richlands regarding an update to recent bills that aim to reduce consumer goods and prescription drug prices, improve the state’s access to high-speed internet and restore manufacturing jobs.
He concluded Monday with a visit to Lebanon to speak with leaders representing Dickenson, Wise and Russell counties. The discussion was regarding an abandoned mine land in the Coal Counties of Southwest Virginia.
On Tuesday, Aug. 23, Warner visited Abingdon to speak with community leaders of the town and county regarding economic development, food security and inflation. Warner also recognized the Abingdon Town Council for its response throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
At 11:15 a.m., Warner will sit with the mayor of Marion and Smyth County officials as well as leaders from Marion, Chilhowie and Rural Retreat regarding local workforce development, downtown revitalization efforts, supply chain issues and inflation. Warner will visit Independence at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday to speak with area leaders regarding these topics as well.
Warner’s visits throughout Southwest Virginia will conclude on Tuesday in Galax, where he will tour God’s Storehouse Soup Kitchen, a local non-profit that helps those experiencing homelessness, foster children and those living with addiction. He is expected to present $500,000 in federal funding to the organization.
The senator’s three-day tour will end on Wednesday, Aug. 24, with visits in Stuart, Danville, South Boston and Keysville. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/sen-mark-warner-visits-southwest-virginia/ | 2022-08-23T15:57:46 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/sen-mark-warner-visits-southwest-virginia/ |
Burrillville man dies Sunday after car hits tree
Jack Perry
The Providence Journal
A Burrillville man died Sunday after the car he was driving went off the road and struck a tree, the Burrillville police said.
Kevin Frenette, 53, died from his injuries at Landmark Hospital in Woonsocket, the police said in a press release.
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The one-car crash happened around 1:40 p.m. on Sherman Farm Road, the police said. Frenette was the only person in the vehicle.
The Police Department's accident reconstruction team is investigating.
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In bid for governor, Democrat Matt Brown says voters are looking for something different
PROVIDENCE – It’s hard not to see Matt Brown as an underdog in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island governor.
Applying that label to someone who’s held statewide office before and run previous campaigns for the U.S. Senate (albeit long ago and short-lived) – and more recently, a campaign for governor – should feel counterintuitive. But the numbers confirm that the onetime Rhode Island secretary of state, who’s running on a progressive platform, trails his three more centrist rivals in the crowded field.
In the three polls released so far, Brown has never pulled more than 8% of the vote. Gov. Dan McKee and Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, the leaders throughout the race, have garnered at least 20% in all three polls, while former CVS executive Helena Foulkes, a political newcomer, has seen her share climb into the teens.
For the latest polling results:Poll shows McKee, Gorbea in 'statistical dead heat,' ahead of Democratic primary for governor
And there are the fundraising figures. Brown entered the home stretch of the campaign with just $67,000 in his account at the end of June. Compare that to McKee, who had nearly 20 times as much money to spend on his bid to stay in office, and Gorbea and Foulkes, both of whom had about 10 times as much.
But Brown is undeterred. His fundraising is surging, he says. He has pulled in more than $150,000 over the last seven weeks, according to his campaign.
As to the polls, the most recent one by WPRI and Roger Williams University showed a fifth of respondents were still undecided and a large number said they may change their minds, leaving a big portion of the electorate still up for grabs.
As Brown tells it, it's because the candidates ahead of him are already well known to Rhode Islanders. McKee is essentially an eight-year incumbent, having been lieutenant governor from 2015 until 2021, when he moved into the governor’s office upon Gina Raimondo’s departure for Washington. And Foulkes, while not a seasoned office-holder, has advertised heavily.
If no one has been able to consolidate an outright lead, Brown says, it’s because voters are looking for someone different.
He believes that someone could be him, a candidate pushing for sweeping change across the state through a Green New Deal, affordable housing, livable wages and higher taxes on the wealthy to pay for it all.
“It’s been so long that we’ve been used to having a government that isn’t working for the people that we have to pressure and plead and beg to get crumbs,” Brown says. “It doesn’t have to be that way.”
Leading a slate of progressives
If there’s one takeaway from Brown’s bid for office, it’s that he sees his candidacy as part of something much larger. In the kickoff video for his campaign, he talked of a revolution.
Upending the state’s political establishment has been the goal since he cofounded the left-leaning Rhode Island Political Cooperative after his failed bid for governor in 2018, which he lost, badly, in the primary to Raimondo. He and state Sen. Cynthia Mendes, who’s running for lieutenant governor, are campaigning on a joint ticket — not the norm in Rhode Island.
But then both are carrying the banner of the Political Co-op, as are 29 others seeking seats in the General Assembly and on the Providence and Pawtucket city councils. They share a host of core positions that include a $19-an-hour minimum wage, a 4% annual cap on rent increases and a shutdown of the fossil-fuel infrastructure in the Port of Providence.
Candidates from the co-op won eight House and Senate races in the 2020 election, helping push the General Assembly to the left. The impact was almost immediate in areas like the environment. Just months later, after years of inaction on climate change, legislators passed a landmark law to make reductions in carbon emissions mandatory. And the session that just wrapped up in June has been heralded as the most productive on environmental policy in recent memory.
But Brown says their work is far from done. The co-op doesn’t want to just influence policy.
“We're running to win governing power,” Brown says.
And that means victories in the House and Senate as well as the governor’s office. When it’s put to him that government makes changes only incrementally, he disagrees.
“There are periods when things get bad enough and people get organized and you can have major change and progress,” he says, mentioning the New Deal, the series of federal programs launched in the 1930s during the Great Depression.
“There’s no doubt that things are bad enough now,” Brown says. “It’s been a 15-year pummeling: the recession, the rise of fascism, the onset of the climate crisis that threatens the whole planet. How bad does it have to get before we start to see bigger changes?”
Lifelong community activist
Brown likes to say that he’s been a community activist since the day he was born. His mother went into labor with him in 1969 while she and his father were participating in a protest against the Vietnam War at the Washington Monument.
After graduating from Columbia University, he helped start the Rhode Island arm of City Year, a national program that recruits young people to tutor and mentor public school students.
Brown was elected secretary of state in 2002 and served one term. He ran for U.S. Senate in 2006 but abandoned the bid saddled with mounting campaign debt and allegations he channeled campaign funds through, among other places, Hawaii to skirt contribution limits.
After his term as secretary of state, he moved to Washington, where he lived from 2008 to 2012, and led Global Zero, a nuclear-weapons nonproliferation organization. He continued to work for the group after returning to Rhode Island.
More recently, Brown, who lives in Providence with his wife and two teenage children, has worked to build the organization now called Renew U.S., which advocates for state-level climate policies while also aiming to address racial and socioeconomic inequities.
His first campaign for governor was marked by enmity between him and Raimondo, the incumbent. Brown attacked her for her fundraising and connections to big corporations and lobbyists. She in turn accused Brown of financial irregularities during his failed Senate campaign. On primary day, he took only 33.5% of the vote to Raimondo's 57%. Former state Rep. Spencer Dickinson took 9%.
This campaign hasn’t been quite as contentious, but Brown has gone after Gorbea for accepting campaign donations from a prominent oil lobbyist.
He’s also taken shots at McKee for what he says was the governor’s slow response to homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic and, more recently, for the public-financing deal for the proposed Pawtucket soccer stadium. McKee, in turn, accused Brown of grandstanding when he and Mendes camped out in front of the State House last November to draw attention to housing problems.
Making his pitch to voters
“You look a little familiar,” Cecile Sherman calls out to Brown.
It’s a Saturday morning and Brown is out canvassing in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Providence with Arthur Flanders, recruited by the Political Co-op to run against incumbent Frank Ciccone in Senate District 7. Brown has been spending his weekends this summer on the campaign trail around the state with different co-op candidates.
Sherman spotted Brown from across the street. He and Flanders walk over and talk to her about spiraling rents, problems with the education system, the coming spike in electric rates.
It’s clear from the get-go that Sherman, who describes herself as unaffiliated and a friend of Ciccone’s, doesn’t share their politics, but in the course of a quarter-hour Brown and Flanders explain their positions, including support for a higher minimum wage.
“But do you understand that when you vote for a minimum wage, the price of everything goes up?” Sherman asks.
“Large corporations say it will hurt the economy, but it doesn’t,” Brown counters. “When you put money in people’s pockets, they’ve got money to buy things.”
The conversation is amiable. The only uncomfortable moment comes as Brown and Flanders are leaving and Sherman asks what they think of the upside-down twerking video posted online by state Sen. Tiara Mack, a former co-op candidate, which caused some hand-wringing a few weeks back. Brown says a polite goodbye.
At another house, a man asks Flanders and Brown if they’re Republicans. When they answer in the negative, he says he isn’t interested in talking to them or any other Democrats.
“You guys are doing a helluva job,” the man complains sarcastically.
At most of the other doors they knock on, there’s no answer. But they’re in luck at Jackeline Mota’s tidy house. She’s in the garage with family, wrapping tamales, and comes out holding her four-month-old son.
“So we’re trying to go in and make some real changes for people,” Brown tells her. “Our feeling is people have been struggling for a long time here. It’s tough to make ends meet.”
When he asks Mota about her concerns, she lists public safety as her top priority. She doesn’t like dirt bikes speeding through the streets and worries about gun crime. He tells her about his backing of a ban on assault weapons.
“It’s a really important election and we’d love your support,” Brown says.
Pushing for sweeping change
Before going out with Flanders, Brown rallies in Providence’s Fargnoli Park with Mendes, other Political Co-op candidates and their supporters.
Brown stands out in the group. He’s still only 52, but nearly everyone else looks to be in their 20s and 30s. And while most are dressed in shorts, t-shirts and sneakers, Brown looks more the part of the politician, in pants and a tucked-in button-down.
The people here would have heard Brown before, but when he speaks, he addresses them as if for the first time.
“I have never been more hopeful because there’s something actually new happening in our state, something that has never happened before,” he says. “Which is that people from all across the state – an extraordinary group of people, people who are nurses and teachers and social workers and activists, people who have been doing the work to care for our communities for a very long time, the members of the Rhode Island Political Cooperative – have come together to run for office.”
“This is not a campaign I’m in just to elect a new governor and a new lieutenant governor. It’s a campaign to elect a whole new government for our state. And we’re gonna do that.” | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/23/matt-brown-brings-his-progressive-politics-race-ri-governor/10297980002/ | 2022-08-23T15:58:04 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/23/matt-brown-brings-his-progressive-politics-race-ri-governor/10297980002/ |
DENNIS TOWNSHIP — Commuters on Route 47 had their evening drive on Monday disrupted by a commercial truck fire south of Washington Avenue.
Firefighters from both Dennisville and Ocean View responded to the fire around 6:30 p.m. A large blaze was visible from the truck's cab. The truck's occupants evacuated safely, the Dennisville Volunteer Fire Company said on its Facebook page Tuesday.
A photo the Fire Company posted to Facebook shows the truck haven been washed in what a appears to be a foam. It also shows heavy front-end damage to the truck from the blaze.
Inspira emergency medical services and State Police also helped firefighters on scene.
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Route 47 was closed both ways for about 40 minutes while the fire was extinguished and debris was cleared.
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BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. Brad Little is scheduled to host a press conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Boise, billed as related to inflation. It will be livestreamed here on KTVB.COM and on the KTVB YouTube channel.
Gov. Little's office has not indicated specifics beyond the press conference being inflation-related, but the governor on August 16 said rumors that he's considering calling a special session of the Idaho Legislature are "relatively right." However, the governor said he won't call one unless there's "pretty good agreement" on legislation to be considered in that session.
A potential special session may involve using some of a projected $2 billion revenue surplus to counteract inflation, possibly through another tax rebate. Gov. Little has also said he and the Legislature are committed to more education investments as well as tax relief, but it's not clear if any further action related to education would be taken before the next regular session begins in January 2023.
Gov. Little in February signed tax cuts totaling $600 million that included one-time rebates and permanent reductions of income tax rates for individuals and businesses.
This story will be updated after the press conference concludes. Coverage continues here on KTVB.COM and on the News at Noon, 4, 5 and 6 on KTVB TV.
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A Chesterfield County site that for years housed an operation that broke down old batteries has been removed from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of Superfund sites.
C&R Battery Co. between the early 1970s and mid-1980s used an 11-acre parcel adjacent to the James River to dismantle batteries from cars, trucks and other applications in order to recover lead and lead oxide.
Batteries were cut open and acid drained into on-site ponds. The practice contaminated the soil, sediment and surface water with lead and other hazardous chemicals.
In the late 1970s, the Virginia State Water Control Board detected elevated levels of lead in soil and water at the site.
The EPA oversaw a clean-up effort, and the land was placed on the Superfund list, which includes the nation’s most contaminated hazardous waste sites.
The EPA on Tuesday said a final inspection shows goals have been met for groundwater, surface water, sediment and soil on the site, as well as the James River wetlands.
Adam Ortiz, the agency's regional administrator, said removal from the Superfund list can "revitalize communities, raise property values, and promote economic growth by signaling to potential developers and financial institutions that cleanup is complete."
The Chesterfield project included excavating and disposing of contaminated surface soils and sediments.
Virginia has 36 Superfund sites , including the former Defense General Supply Center at 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway in Chesterfield County and the Rentokil Inc. site at Oakview Avenue and Peyton Street in Henrico County.
PHOTOS: 29 images from the Times-Dispatch archives
In October 1980, Ronald Reagan, at the time the Republican nominee for president, hoisted Brady Spindel, 8, of Portsmouth, during a rally at the Norfolk Scope coliseum. More than 4,000 Reagan supporters attended.
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In February 1969, Medical College of Virginia nursing students Marsha Penney (left) and Martha Mooney checked equipment. They had joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in June 1968, and the Army was covering their tuition, room and board at MCV in Richmond. After graduation, they would begin transitioning from civilian to military life with five weeks of basic training in Texas.
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In September 1959, stable hand Garfield Tillman walked award-winning racehorse First Landing through Meadow Stable, the Caroline County operation of horse owner Christopher T. Chenery. First Landing, the U.S. champion 2-year-old colt in 1958, had been convalescing after an illness.
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In April 1948, James Phillips Schultz supervised a mumbletypeg game played by two youths at the Richmond Home for Boys. Schultz, 81, was the oldest alumnus of the home. To celebrate the institution’s 102nd birthday, alumni, families and children gathered for an afternoon program that included music , games and dancing for the youths.
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In March 1969, St. Mary’s Hospital nurses used the Teachmobile, a cart that moved among floors and allowed workers to learn without relying on large group gatherings. Jeanne W. Orr (left), director of the hospital’s continuing education program, designed the cart with display boards and a tape-recorded lecture. With her is Mary Anne Cook. The Teachmobile was constructed from a flower cart by the hospital’s carpenter.
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In August 1954, members of the Richmond Civic Ballet rehearsed for an upcoming performance. The open-membership volunteer group, which presented roughly a dozen performances annually at local events, was organized almost four years earlier by local former professional dancers Betty Carper Grigg and John Hurdle.
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In January 1964, traffic on East Broad Street in Richmond moved slowly after the city received more than 4 inches of snow.
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In April 1977, workmen removed the fountain from its foundation in Monroe Park in Richmond. A replacement, cast from a mold of the old one, was to be made by an iron company in Alabama and installed during the summer.
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In May 1978, owner Jim Thayer stood outside Borkey’s store on Atlee Road in Hanover County. He planned to highlight the store’s more than 100-year history by ordering products that were sold there in the early days.
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In April 1978, students from Huguenot High School in Richmond worked with director Dave Anderson on a public television series called “As We See It.” Financed by a federal grant, the series shed light on school desegregation across America, with students contributing scripts for scenes. The Huguenot segment was titled “The Riot that Never Was” and included a re-enactment of a tense moment in the cafeteria during the previous school year, which ultimately was resolved.
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In January 1956, the Boys Club of Richmond expanded by purchasing the house next door to its North Robinson Street location. Options for the new space included more offices, a library, kitchen, meeting quarters and a basement rifle range. The price of the new building was $10,000.
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In November 1978, African-American women gathered for a beauty clinic at the Thalhimers at Eastgate Mall in Richmond. The clinic, sponsored by Fashion Fair, brought in beauty professionals, including Pearl Hester (standing at right), to demonstrate makeup techniques.
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This May 1965 image shows a section of East Broad Street in downtown Richmond after an evening storm.
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In September 1941, amid a nationwide gas shortage, Harry J. Donati (left) and Joseph G. Robben drove their horse-drawn carriage down 25th Street in Church Hill in Richmond.
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In November 1980, a 1922 firetruck with extension hose was on display at Engine Co. 20 on Forest Hill Avenue in South Richmond. The vehicle, which was in service until 1958, deteriorated for years until local residents and businesses volunteered to restore it.
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In October 1987, Lee Lockwood, 5, rode on the back of a pony village cart driven by Laura Crews (right) and his aunt, Grace Battisto, at Maymont in Richmond. They were attending the park’s Victorian Day, a lawn party highlighting turn-of-the-century life.
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In September 1961, the Bellevue Theater marquee on MacArthur Avenue in North Side still read “Closed for the Winter.” Neighborhood Theatre Inc. said there were no plans to reopen the theater, closed since 1960. It became home to the New Dominion Barn Dance, a country music radio show.
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This June 1964 image shows Buchanan School in Richmond’s East End a day before its scheduled demolition. The school opened in 1912. In 1964, the property was purchased by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority as part of the 17th Street Redevelopment Project. The almost 600 students were transferred to the new Mosby School .
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In December 1986, Irene Dameron stood behind the counter of her Westmoreland County shop with regulars (from left) Bob Prather, Ben Allen and Bob Sanford. Dameron had run the shop for 28 years — she had taken over the business from her father, who ran it for 33 years before that. Though the store’s inventory had been reduced, her loyal customers came in almost every day to pass time, action Dameron encouraged by having benches and chairs in the shop.
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In June 1951, square dance caller Richard Chase taught playground directors some steps in preparation for a dance scheduled for the Byrd Park tennis courts in Richmond as part of Park and Recreation Week. The program was organized by the city and sponsored by Thalhimers.
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In December 1947, Charles C. Slayton (left), president of the Society of American Magicians, was the target of a card trick when Dan Friedman pulled an oversized deck of cards from Slayton’s vest pocket during an event at The Jefferson Hotel .
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On Valentine’s Day 1989, a 50-foot-wide heart hung from the columns of the state Capitol’s south portico in Richmond. The oversized valentine was created to mark the 20th anniversary of the “Virginia is for Lovers” advertising campaign.
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This May 1947 image shows a street scene on Main Street near Ninth Street in downtown Richmond. At the time, cars shared the road with electric streetcars. Two years later, with the increase in buses and automobiles, the streetcar system was replaced.
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In July 1940, a Richmond Colts batter headed to first base while a teammate scored in a victory over the Norfolk Tars in a Piedmont League game at Tate Field, which was on Mayo Island in Richmond.
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In September 1972, Rudy Peele (left) and Al Sanders shared a laugh at the Virginia Squires rookie tryout camp in Richmond. About 16 players were expected at the camp, including four who were invited after doing well at an open tryout in Norfolk the previous week. That tryout attracted 81 players who hoped to join the American Basketball Association team.
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In March 1964, Native American children left the two-room state-funded school on the Mattaponi Reservation in King William County. An accompanying article reviewed population trends among Virginia’s Indian tribes; there were 22 Mattaponi and Pamunkey children attending the school at the time.
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In August 1947, patrons of a Richmond laundromat played bridge while their clothing was in the machines. The new coin-operated laundry facilities saved time, as a half-day chore without machines at home was reduced to a 30-minute cycle. The laundromat also became a social gathering place.
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In June 1943, a sign posted in the elevators of the Atlantic Life Insurance Co. in downtown Richmond challenged tradition by asking men to keep their hats on to speed elevator service and allow for more room.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — A Bentonville student was hit by a truck Tuesday morning while boarding her school bus.
According to Bentonville Superintendent Debbie Jones, the student was boarding the school bus on Aug. 23 morning when she was hit by a truck.
In a letter to parents, Jones wrote that the student was not seriously hurt, but this is a "painful example" of what can happen when drivers don't pay attention and stop for students.
She says the crossing lights on the bus were flashing and the stop arm was deployed at the time.
"It’s illegal to pass a stopped school bus, and police take this offense seriously. This is a gentle reminder to slow down and watch for children near buses, schools and crosswalks," Jones wrote.
Leslee Wright, director of communications for Bentonville Schools, says at this time Centerton Police are investigating the incident.
No other information about this incident has been released at this time.
Last year in Arkansas, Act 264 was approved. It’s a bill to amend the law concerning the unlawful passing of a school bus. Drivers need to have a 30-foot distance from school buses when the bus is stopped. The penalty for drivers who don’t stop has increased.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Editor's note: The above video is from 2019.
A road-killed deer in Cumberland County tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, causing the state to expand Disease Management Area 2 in South Central Pennsylvania, the state announced this week.
The deer, an adult female, was found in South Middleton Township, the state Game Commission said in a press release. As a result, DMA 2 is expanding east into more of Cumberland, Adams,and York counties.
The change will be in effect for the upcoming hunting seasons and hunters within the new DMA 2 boundaries will be required to comply with additional regulations designed to slow the spread of the disease.
Within DMAs it is unlawful to:
- Remove or export any deer or elk high-risk parts (e.g., head, spinal column and spleen) from a DMA.
- Use or possess deer or elk urine-based attractants.
- Directly or indirectly feed wild, free-ranging deer. It is already illegal to feed elk regardless of DMA location.
- Rehabilitate wild, free-ranging deer or elk.
The new boundary line for DMA 2 follows Route 134 north from the Maryland border for about 4 miles to the intersection of U.S. Route 15, then follows Route 15 north for 36.4 miles, crossing Route 581 where it becomes Route 11. It then follows Route 11 for 2.4 miles to where it meets the west shore of the Susquehanna River at Front Street. The boundary follows the Susquehanna River north for about 15.1 miles to Route 22.
The change follows on the heels of a previous expansion of DMA 2 announced in April.
Besides DMA 2, DMA 4 in southeastern Pennsylvania grew in southern Lancaster County earlier this year and DMA 7 in northeastern Pennsylvania was created in response to a CWD-positive deer at a captive facility.
DMA 7 is the fifth DMA formed following the detection of a CWD-positive deer within a captive facility.
Up-to-date boundaries for all DMAs, as well as maps, can be found here. It’s important that hunters and the general public are aware of those, the Game Commission said.
Hunters can assist in slowing the spread of CWD by harvesting deer in areas where the Game Commission wants to conduct enhanced surveillance. There are 15 CWD Deer Management Assistance Program areas this fall. That’s up from 10 a year ago, the Game Commission said.
“Each of these DMAP units is around a high-priority CWD detection,” said Game Commission CWD Section Coordinator Andrea Korman. “We hope to increase sample numbers in these areas so that we can have a better understanding of the extent of the disease.”
Hunters can purchase up to two antlerless permits per unit. They’re good for taking an antlerless deer in any open deer season, anywhere within the CWD DMAP unit, though hunters must still acquire permission to hunt private property.
The units are designated by number: 3468, 3934, 4311, 4312, 4313, 4314, 4315, 4316, 4464, 4760, 4803, 4806, 4825, 4839 and 4843. Of those, units 4803, 4806, 4825, 4839, and 4843 are new this year.
Hunters can find the units by county and check for available permits at https://www.pgcapps.pa.gov/Harvest/DMAP. Permits can then be purchased at any license issuing agent or online at huntfish.pa.gov.
As of now, all CWD DMAP units still have permits remaining.
CWD is an always-fatal neurological disease caused by a misfolded protein called a prion and is a threat to deer and elk, the Game Commission said. It’s classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy and is similar to scrapie in sheep, mad cow disease in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans.
CWD spreads through direct animal-to-animal contact, as well as indirectly through prion-contaminated environments, the Game Commission said. CWD-infected individuals shed prions through saliva, urine and feces, and infected carcasses contribute to environmental contamination. Once in soil, CWD prions remain infectious for decades.
There is no evidence of CWD infecting humans or other species under natural conditions, according to the Game Commission.
However, the Game Commission said, much is still unknown about CWD, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends not eating the meat of a CWD-positive deer.
The Game Commission monitors CWD by conducting road-killed deer surveillance year-round and testing samples from hunter-harvested whitetails. Hunters can have their harvested deer tested for free by dropping its head in one of the Game Commission’s collection bins, the locations of which will be announced prior to hunting season.
Hunters can check those test results, and the public in general can see data on CWD distribution, prevalence and more, on the Game Commission’s CWD Surveillance Dashboard at https://pgcdatacollection.pa.gov/CWDResultsLookup.
The dashboard is updated weekly.
For more information about CWD or to ask questions, contact the Game Commission’s CWD Hotline at 1-833-INFOCWD, email INFOCWD@pa.gov or visit https://arcg.is/1G4TLr. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/chronic-wasting-disease-cumberland-county-deer/521-d2148b2e-c567-4d22-aee1-0bb47fbb7057 | 2022-08-23T16:17:41 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/chronic-wasting-disease-cumberland-county-deer/521-d2148b2e-c567-4d22-aee1-0bb47fbb7057 |
A former Coquille High School math teacher will spend close to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to encouraging child sex abuse.
Kory Lee Sturgess, 32, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of encouraging child sex abuse in the first degree and encouraging child sex abuse in the second degree in exchange for a 115-month sentence in prison.
The case stems from an arrest in October 2021 after the Coquille Police Department served a search warrant at Sturgess' home in Coquille.
The warrant was signed by a judge after police found evidence Sturgess was involved in the manufacture and distribution of child pornography, the Coquille police said at the time.
At the time, Sturgess taught algebra and geometry at Coquille High School. Sturgess was fired by the Coquille School District shortly after his arrest. At the time of his arrest, police said there was no indication Sturgess had committed crimes against local children.
Miller reported Sturgess was cooperating with police after his arrest.
In May, Sturgess was indicted by a Coos County grand jury on 30 counts - 15 counts of encouraging child sex abuse in the first degree and 15 counts of encouraging child sex abuse in the second degree.
After the indictment was released, Sturgess was arrested in Springfield and returned to Coos County on a $200,000 bond.
He will get credit for time served when he is transferred to the Oregon Department of Corrections to serve his 115-month sentence. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/former-teacher-pleads-guilty-to-child-sex-charges/article_cc7ae968-2188-11ed-84e6-c7e144a7b1c3.html | 2022-08-23T16:19:27 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/former-teacher-pleads-guilty-to-child-sex-charges/article_cc7ae968-2188-11ed-84e6-c7e144a7b1c3.html |
Q: Apparently, the manure and shavings generated from livestock at the fair is recyclable. How and what’s it used for?
A: “It gets hauled to feedlots in the area for the fall and winter for bedding and then spread on fields the next spring/summer,” said John Pitz, Twin Falls County Fair Manager.
He said “On a year around average, we use about 3,000 bags of shavings and 300 yards of bulk. At fair we use about 200 yards of bulk and about 1,000 bags of shavings.”
Typically, Gregg Hall of Filer or Brent Bower of Bower Chopping in Buhl take it to their feedlots said Pitz.
“4-H, FFA, and county fairs are very exciting times,” said Mario de Haro-Marti, extension educator with the University of Idaho. “The youths that exhibit their animals at a fair have been working hard to get there. There are shows and competitions, and they want to show the public the best of their showmanship abilities with an animal that looks impeccable. To do so, youth (and adults) who have an animal at a fair use a lot of bedding, typically straw or wood shavings. That way, they help drain and contain animal fluids like feces, urine, and water from their waterers. Those animals need to look impeccable, so the use of bedding is very high. If you think about it, racing and show horses also use humongous amounts of bedding to keep them clean and bright when they go to a competition.”
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“At fairs the bedding gets cleaned once a day at a minimum,” de Haro-Marti said. “In most cases, several cleanings and bedding refills during the day are typical.”
“The bedding, with manure, water, dirt, etc., from all the different animals is usually piled up somewhere at the fairgrounds out of sight,” he said.
About the bedding and manure:
Yes, that’s recyclable! One of the best uses for that used bedding is composting it. It would be a great carbon source, with some nitrogen from the manure, to add to an on-farm or municipal composting system. Adding carbon-rich material to manures from dairies or beef feedlots would help balance the ratio of carbon and nitrogen needed for good composting. Note that I mention agricultural or municipal composting; that is because those systems reach the temperatures and biological activity needed to suppress any pathogen that the bedding may be carrying. Another use is to stockpile it if they have space and have a carbon bank in case it is needed for some emergency composting.
“The landfill can use it as a component of daily cover (mixed with other carbon-rich or bulky material) or as an absorbent to sludges, like those from municipal wastewater treatment plants,” said Dr. de Haro-Martí.
He said, “In places where there is a waste-to-energy conversion plant (we don’t have one in the Magic Valley), it can be used as feedstock for boilers or furnaces.”
“It can also be used to add carbon to agricultural soils, but you will need to add nitrogen to balance the biological activity it may generate,” said Dr. de Haro-Martí. “That nitrogen can come from manure (more desirable) or synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, and the application is made with enough time for the soil microorganisms to degrade it before crop planting occurs.”
“All these are great ways of recycling fairs bedding in a sustainable, safe, and usable way,” said Dr. de Haro-Martí.
What not to do:
Do not reuse the bedding as bedding for other animals (like a feedlot or animals at home), it is highly discouraged. It can result in the transmission of diseases to the receiving animals. As mentioned, all the animal species’ bedding is cleaned up and mixed in a big pile. The risk of carrying pathogens between animals and between species is too high compared to any savings someone may have by trying to reuse that bedding.
Do not use that bedding at home composting or as garden covers. Again, the risk of pathogen transmission from any of the animal species present at fairs to humans makes this idea too risky. Home composting systems usually don’t reach the required temperatures and biological activity to neutralize or kill all pathogens. Do not use the bedding pile as a playground… it sounds gross, but after some months, people may forget where the pile came from.
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Murtaugh Lake, a natural depression at the convergence of Dry Creek and Cottonwood Creek just northeast of the South Hills, was once known as Lake Linden. The lake, which was enlarged by damming Dry Creek on its way to the Snake River, now impounds irrigation water from the river as part of the Twin Falls Canal Co.’s irrigation system.
Murtaugh Lake, a natural depression at the convergence of Dry Creek and Cottonwood Creek just northeast of the South Hills, was once known as Lake Linden. The lake, which was enlarged by damming Dry Creek on its way to the Snake River, now impounds irrigation water from the river as part of the Twin Falls Canal Co.’s irrigation system. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/murtaugh-lake-a-reservoir-for-irrigation-water/article_bc8f5e3c-227b-11ed-bc09-07fd0c8b0fc3.html | 2022-08-23T16:22:25 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/murtaugh-lake-a-reservoir-for-irrigation-water/article_bc8f5e3c-227b-11ed-bc09-07fd0c8b0fc3.html |
ROANOKE, Va. – One person is in the hospital with serious injuries following a house fire in Northwest Roanoke, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS.
Crews responded to the 1500 block of Andrews Rd in Northwest Roanoke Tuesday at about 7:21 a.m. for the report of the fire.
We’re told it started in the basement and was quickly extinguished. Authorities add that there was no damage done to the outside of the house either.
At this time, authorities are still looking for a pet.
The Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the fire to determine the cause.
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ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke’s Red Lobster has officially closed its doors, something that took many by surprise.
The seafood restaurant was located on 3529 Franklin Road, SW and served the Star City for more than four decades.
A sign that was posted on the door says it was due to unfortunate circumstances.
After more than 43 years of being part of the Roanoke community, we have made the incredibly difficult decision to close our restaurant at 3529 Franklin Road, SW. The lease is ending and we were unable to reach an agreement with our landlord. We understand the impact this situation has on our guests as well as our employees’ ability to work. We have provided transfer options for our team members at this location.
Red Lobster spokesperson
At this time, customers can still enjoy Red Lobster in Christiansburg and Lynchburg. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/23/red-lobster-in-roanoke-closing-its-doors-after-more-than-43-years-of-business/ | 2022-08-23T16:22:35 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/23/red-lobster-in-roanoke-closing-its-doors-after-more-than-43-years-of-business/ |
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. – A 3-year-old is in the hospital after being hit by a car that was backing out of a driveway in Pittsylvania County, according to Virginia State Police.
Authorities say it happened on Saturday shortly before 3 p.m. in the 2500 block of Elkhorn Road.
We’re told the toddler ran behind the vehicle while it was in reverse. The child was then hit by the car and transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
According to troopers, the incident happened on private property and the driver remained at the scene.
Authorities say there is no suspicion of reckless driving and no charges are pending at this time. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/23/vsp-3-year-old-hit-by-vehicle-backing-out-of-a-driveway-in-pittsylvania-county/ | 2022-08-23T16:22:41 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/23/vsp-3-year-old-hit-by-vehicle-backing-out-of-a-driveway-in-pittsylvania-county/ |
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What to Know
- Overall, there have been more than 500 flights cancelled or rescheduled across the three major airports in our area over the past 32 hours.
- The FAA says the weather may have been a contributing factor but also air crew staffing issues are causing disruptions.
- A number of travelers have taken to social media to share pictures overnight giving us a sense of the complicated situation with people sleeping on floors waiting for flights.
Travelers continue to deal with the fallout from cancellations and delays at tri-state area airports Tuesday morning.
Some passengers have been waiting since 4 p.m. Monday at LaGuardia Airport to find a flight to get out of the city. Overall, there have been more than 500 flights cancelled or rescheduled across the three major airports in the New York City metro area over the past 32 hours.
The FAA says that weather may have been a contributing factor but also air crew staffing issues are causing disruptions.
A number of travelers have taken to social media to share pictures overnight giving others a sense of the complicated situation -- including passengers sleeping on floors waiting for flights.
A traveler said her flight was on the tarmac for more than six hours, ran out of fuel, and ended up returning to the terminal. People had to disembark the aircraft, board once again after the plane was refueled only to have the flight canceled yet again because the crew clocked out due to overtime in the nine hours since passengers first boarded the plane. There have also been other instances where planes have landed at LaGuardia but did not have a gate assigned.
That pattern of delays and cancellations have extended to other travel hubs in our region including a long United Airlines customer service line in Newark Liberty International Airport.
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Meanwhile, some travelers had to dive into their own pockets to pay for another ticket.
"Financially, it’s a struggle ‘cause this extra ticket is costing a little bit more money than what I had to pay… it is what it is," Charles DeMatteo, a traveler heading to Myrtle Beach from LaGuardia said. "My flight has been delayed since 4:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon."
Frustration has been widespread among passengers as some say they were told to look for other options in other airports in the area -- like Philadelphia or Hartford.
"There was this lady that came out… she was very upset," Camila López, another passenger at LaGuardia Airport, told News 4. "They didn’t have any more flights until 6 p.m.... and then the other lady had to go all the way to Newark to get the other flight." | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/frustrations-mount-at-tri-state-area-airports-as-fallout-from-delays-cancellations-continue/3835280/ | 2022-08-23T16:24:42 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/frustrations-mount-at-tri-state-area-airports-as-fallout-from-delays-cancellations-continue/3835280/ |
What to Know
- A scooter-riding duo is being sought by police in connection to a string of armed robberies that took place over the course of an hour in the Bronx, the NYPD said.
- The unidentified scooter-riding duo is described as two males in their 20's with thin builds.
- None of the reported victims were hurt during the robberies, police said.
A scooter-riding duo is being sought by police in connection to a string of armed robberies that took place over the course of less than an hour in the Bronx, the NYPD said.
According to police, the first reported incident connected to the pair took place around 2:58 p.m. Aug. 14 in the area of University Avenue and West 180 Street. Allegedly, a 42-year-old man was approached by the duo riding a scooter. One of them hopped off the scooter, displayed a firearm and took the man's chain and wallet, which contained his personal ID, credit cards and $800 in cash.
A little over 15 minutes later, at around 3:15 p.m., the scooter-riding duo approached a man sitting on the stoop of a building on East 183 Street, according to police. Similarly to the first incident, one of the individuals on the scooter hopped off, displayed a gun and stole the chain the man was wearing before fleeing.
The duo was at it again minutes later when at around 3:30 they approached a 20-year-old man and a 19-year-old man who were walking on Boone Avenue. Once again one of the individuals hopped off the scooter, displayed a gun and stole the men's shoes, two chains, as well as $1,500 in cash before fleeing.
None of the reported victims were hurt during the robberies, police said.
The unidentified scooter-riding duo is described as two males in their 20's with thin builds.
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Police have released surveillance video and photos related to the alleged crimes and urge anyone with information to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/scooter-riding-duo-sought-for-three-nyc-armed-robberies-in-32-minutes-nypd/3835370/ | 2022-08-23T16:24:48 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/scooter-riding-duo-sought-for-three-nyc-armed-robberies-in-32-minutes-nypd/3835370/ |
LA PORTE, Texas — Battleship Texas finally has a set date to sail from its La Porte home.
Initially, the historic ship was scheduled to be towed to the Gulf Copper Shipyard in Galveston for necessary repairs in mid-August. Those plans were pushed back to Wednesday, Aug. 31.
While the ship will officially leave the San Jacinto Battleground site for repairs, you might still be able to see it as it gets repaired.
Currently, the Battleship Texas Foundation is working on a plan for visitors to see the ship while it's dry-docked at Pier 21, but those plans have yet to be finalized.
At the end of July, teams installed pumps that will be used during towing to limit the ship's water intake from leaks.
Back in May, crews removed about 23,000 cubic yards of mud from the stern around the ship to clear a path for towing into the Houston Ship Channel.
The Texas still does not have a permanent home planned after it's repaired, but we know it won’t be returned to La Porte, where it’s been since 1948.
Its new permanent home is likely to be in the Houston area, but Beaumont and Baytown have also been discussed as options.
Meanwhile, the City of Beaumont hired a marine engineering firm to help them determine the cost and precise location of the Battleship Texas if it were to be moved to Southeast Texas.
Beaumont paid $20,000 for the engineering firm to help with their quest to obtain the Texas. At the time, Beaumont city councilmembers said they were the "only logical place" for the Texas because Baytown will have to spend $20 million to dredge a channel and maintain that channel for the ship. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/battleship-texas-leaving-for-repairs/285-2194328e-bd16-4059-a731-de8171fc71d2 | 2022-08-23T16:26:53 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/battleship-texas-leaving-for-repairs/285-2194328e-bd16-4059-a731-de8171fc71d2 |
DALLAS — Dallas police officials are now requiring officers to wear their body-worn cameras at all off-duty jobs they work, according to a memo from police Chief Eddie Garcia.
Garcia sent the memo to all police department employees on Monday.
"There are many instances where officers are working off-duty jobs and taking reports, affecting arrests, and/or involved in use of force incidents," Garcia said in the memo. "These incidents are crucial for prosecution, transparency, and for justification."
Garcia's memo came after an off-duty officer, Keenan Blair, was not wearing a body-worn camera when he fired shots at a vehicle following a shooting over the weekend.
Blair and another officer were working an off-duty job at the 216 Lounge in the Bishop Arts area when an argument and shooting happened. Three people were injured in the initial shooting, though Blair's shots did not strike anyone. The other officer working off-duty with Blair also did not have a body camera.
Officers have the option to work off-duty jobs, outside of their normal shifts, but the jobs have to be approved by their supervisor.
Garcia called the wearing of body cameras, both on-duty and at off-duty jobs, "imperative."
Garcia reminded officers that they are responsible for having their cameras charged before their shift, a task "no different than charging your Department issued radio and flashlight."
Before Garcia's memo, the police department's general orders said officers "may" use body-worn cameras at off-duty jobs. The general orders have since been updated, changing "may" to "will."
Officers are also required to download all video from their cameras by their next shift, according to the general orders.
Most Dallas police officers now have body cameras, though that wasn't the case in recent years as the city worked to increase the department's supply of the technology.
Mike Mata, president of the Dallas Police Association union representing officers, said he "absolutely" approves of Garcia's policy change.
"This policy was not initiated earlier only due to the fact that at the time we did not have enough body cameras for every officer and we had a cloud storage issue," Mata said. "Now most, if not all, patrol officers have been issued a body camera and our media storage limitations have been increased to accommodate the increase in capacity. So in this case, it was just a matter of policy catching up to progress."
George Aranda, the president of Dallas' National Latino Law Enforcement Organization, also supported the policy change.
Aranda said "any tool that the department can add to show transparency and to show that our officers are doing their job to the best of their ability is a plus for all law enforcement." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-department-chief-officers-now-have-to-wear-body-camera-on-off-duty-jobs-chief-says/287-7c715815-d6a7-4d16-85de-187166e9ce54 | 2022-08-23T16:26:59 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-police-department-chief-officers-now-have-to-wear-body-camera-on-off-duty-jobs-chief-says/287-7c715815-d6a7-4d16-85de-187166e9ce54 |
DALLAS — Police have released bodycam footage and information related to an officer-involved shooting outside of a Dallas home on Saturday.
In the video, deputy chief Terrence Rhodes identified the man police shot at as 60-year-old Jerome Stevenson, who was not struck or injured.
The deputy chief said police got a call at about 10 a.m. about an "armed encounter" on Hudsepth Avenue. They were told by the caller that Stevenson shot at them with an "AK style rifle," Rhodes said.
Dallas officers Robert Lyons and Holly Harris got to the scene minutes later and found Stevenson's son and a juvenile in the front yard. Stevenson's son identified the child as his own son in the video.
Stevenson's son pointed at the front door and said his dad was on the porch. According to Rhodes, officers saw Stevenson in the doorway with a rifle pointing in their direction.
Lyons gave Stevenson verbal commands to drop the gun, but Stevenson didn't comply, Rhodes said. That's when Lyons fired his weapon at the man.
The deputy chief said the bullet struck the door frame and no one involved was hurt. According to him, Harris didn't fire her weapon.
Stevenson surrendered in the front yard and stated multiple times that he no longer had a gun.
Dallas police said Stevenson was then taken to headquarters to be interviewed by detectives. According to the police department, Stevenson said he shot his rifle in the air twice during a fight with his family.
Investigators later determined that the 911 caller changed their original statement, confirming that Stevenson shot in the air and not at them, police said.
During the interview, the man claimed that he didn't know police officers were there until he was told to drop the gun.
Police said they obtained a search warrant for the home. While serving the warrant, they found two holes in the ceiling, which supported Stevenson's interview.
Officers also found a rifle inside the doorway of the home, according to police.
Deputy Chief Rhodes said Stevenson was arrested for discharging a firearm in "certain municipalities" with a population of more than 100,000.
The department's Special Investigations Unit is still looking into the incident while the Dallas County District Attorney's Office conducts a separate investigation. The department said the Office of Community Police Oversight also responded to the scene.
Other local news: | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-texas-police-officer-involved-shooting-hudspeth-avenue/287-006aee3d-e3d9-4689-b6a5-ff9a58ff212a | 2022-08-23T16:27:05 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-texas-police-officer-involved-shooting-hudspeth-avenue/287-006aee3d-e3d9-4689-b6a5-ff9a58ff212a |
DALLAS — North Texas on Monday got a round of rain we've rarely seen: Nearly 10 inches in just a 24-hour span, with both Dallas and Fort Worth getting over nine inches of rain.
The heavy downpours persisted early Monday and into the afternoon. And they led to widespread flooding on North Texas highways, creeks and rivers.
But some areas of North Texas got much higher rainfall totals than others, and that was evident in the latest lake levels reported Tuesday morning. While some of the rainfall could still trickle into our area lakes, the data on Tuesday gave a good snapshot of the initial impact of Monday's rain.
The bottom line: North Texas lakes are still below their normal levels, some by several feet, or more, but Monday's rain was certainly a welcome relief.
And the change in lake levels were largely dependent on location; many North Texas lakes are located in the northern area of our region, which saw less rainfall than areas near Dallas and Fort Worth.
Here's a rundown of the lake levels that are tracked daily by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in order of biggest 24-hour change:
Joe Pool Lake (Dallas/Tarrant/Ellis counties): 2.84 feet increase; 1.32 feet below normal.
Cedar Creek Lake (Henderson County): 1.04 feet increase; 3.85 feet below normal.
Grapevine Lake (Tarrant County): 1.03 feet increase; 0.31 feet below normal.
Lake Worth (Tarrant County): 1.01 feet increase; 0.82 feet below normal.
Benbrook Lake (Tarrant County): 0.81 feet increase; 8.85 feet below normal.
Bardwell Lake (Ellis County): 0.80 feet increase; 2.04 feet below normal.
Eagle Mountain Lake (Tarrant County): 0.75 feet increase; 3.83 feet below normal.
Lake Ray Hubbard (Dallas County): 0.36 feet increase; 1.70 feet below normal.
Lake Bridgeport (Wise County): 0.35 feet increase; 6.89 feet below normal.
Lewisville Lake (Denton County): 0.10 feet increase; 3.10 feet below normal. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dfw-weather-dallas-flooding-fort-worth-lake-levels-how-much-rain-did-north-texas-lakes-get/287-91ab2b59-75da-4e89-8352-9e937f859af8 | 2022-08-23T16:27:11 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dfw-weather-dallas-flooding-fort-worth-lake-levels-how-much-rain-did-north-texas-lakes-get/287-91ab2b59-75da-4e89-8352-9e937f859af8 |
ST JOSEPH, Minn. — When life lays heavy upon one's shoulders, there's something about the morning.
“Things that you worry about all day — the day before or something — in the morning, they seem a lot smaller,” Liz Fiedler says as she snips stems in her flower garden with the sun cresting the horizon behind her.
The past two years, Liz has experienced both the weight of loss and the light that makes it bearable.
“Josh was, I always say, he was the how to my wow,” Liz says.
Liz's husband Josh welcomed her to the farm near St. Joseph on which Josh had grown up milking cows, the fifth generation of his family to do so.
“The summer he was 36, we bought it and moved out here,” Liz says.
As Josh grew his career in ag lending, Liz earned her doctorate as a nurse practitioner.
Joined by their new daughter, Vidalia, the couple envisioned a hobby farm selling flowers and canned goods — a place of their own, they named Sunny Mary Meadow, after Josh's late mother.
Two years ago, Liz had finished her first season in their first flower garden when their well-laid plans were uprooted.
Liz was at work, her husband home alone, when Josh collapsed while running on a treadmill.
He was 39 years old.
“Sudden cardiac arrest,” Liz says. “We were married for six-and-a-half years when he passed away.”
Fit, and in seemingly in perfect health, Josh had breezed through a physical the day before he died.
One day after Josh’s funeral, Liz learned she was pregnant with their second child.
Her mother suggested that continuing the flower business might be too much.
“And I just remember looking at her, and I was like, ‘Don't take away one of the things that still makes me happy,’” Liz says.
Let's just say, two summers later, good things are growing.
“So, this is Davie,” Liz says, introducing the 1-year-old daughter in her arms.
Davie’s 4-year-old sister pokes her head around her mother’s left leg.
“And this is Vidalia,” Liz says.
Count Vidalia and Davie among the reminders of Josh sprinkled around the farm.
The windchimes near the barn, with Josh’s name, inscribed on a metal plate, dancing beneath.
The last of the salsa Josh canned on a shelf in the shop.
And his college flag on a pole in the front yard.
“He loved St. John's University,” Liz says. “He was the Johnniest of Johnnies.”
But approaching two years since Josh's death, there are also signs that Liz, at 33, is making the old dairy farm her own.
Bright, floral, murals decorate white farm sheds, including a new painting in the works by local artist Lindsay Herdering.
“These murals reflect her personality. She's colorful and vibrant,” Lindsay says as she paints a Sunny Mary Meadow welcome on a bright yellow background.
The new farmhouse Liz and Josh had started planning together is now under construction.
One cut flower garden has grown to three.
Evenings, Liz teaches classes in flower arrangement.
She's written a children's book about grief titled, "When Flowers Bloom."
And all summer long, customers arrive to pick up the hundreds of bouquets she assembles in the farm's old butcher shop.
“You have a choice, and move forward is kind of what I've chosen,” Liz says.
Back in the garden, Liz offers her daughters beginning lessons in floriculture.
“It's called snow on the mountain,” Liz says, pointing to some white-tipped leaves.
Struck by the plant’s name, Vidalia giggles.
“I know, isn't that silly?” Liz says, cradling Davie in her right arm.
“They’re the sixth generation,” Liz says proudly.
She believes Josh would be proud too.
“This is what he wanted for us; I know it is,” Liz says.
One day, she wants Vidalia and Davie to have the opportunity raise their families on the 134-year-old farm too.
“I'm just the keeper of the flame for now – want to keep it burning,” Liz says.
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GLEN ROSE, Texas — They say everything is bigger in Texas and that includes dinosaur tracks.
Over 113 million years ago, pre-historic dinosaurs roamed what is now the Glen Rose area in Texas and managed to leave fossilized tracks hidden beneath the Paluxy River. They were recently re-discovered by workers of the Dinosaur Valley State Park, as shown in videos and images posted to their Facebook page.
"The Paluxy River has pretty much gone dry this drought," said one park worker in a Facebook video post shared on Aug. 17. "What's cool about the river is what you'll find in the river. Sweep a little bit of the dirt and dust away and this is what you'll find... dinosaur tracks."
In the video, the worker points out how many tracks have three large claw marks, commonly belonging to the theropod dinosaur class, he said. This was confirmed in a 2012 study, which also said the river holds tracks from the sauropod class, too.
"These are normally underwater so you don't easily get to see these... well in shallow water, covered in dirt and silt," he said.
The park also shared several photos of volunteers cleaning out the long trail of prints as they worked on "dinosaur track mapping," which also consisted of measuring the tracks, the park commented in their posts.
It is likely the tracks were covered up again, however, due to heavy rainfall that passed through the Lone Star State.
"When it starts raining they will fill up with water and mud. Most likely we will not see them like this again for a very long time," the park said.
Dinosaur Valley State Park is located at 1629 Park Rd 59., Glen Rose, TX 76043, which is about an hour and a half drive northwest of Waco. It is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Also on KCENTV.com: | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/large-dinosaur-tracks-unearthed-dried-up-texas-river/500-d59d5c65-a23c-42e5-9242-59ae56999221 | 2022-08-23T16:27:24 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/large-dinosaur-tracks-unearthed-dried-up-texas-river/500-d59d5c65-a23c-42e5-9242-59ae56999221 |
ST. JOHN — Police say two young children were with a driver of a stolen vehicle who led officers on a chase Monday night from St. John into Illinois at speeds reaching well over 100 mph before crashing.
The vehicle, which had been reported stolen in Rockford, Illinois, had been sought by Chicago police in connection with a homicide, a news release said.
St. John police said they spotted the stolen Chrysler 300 shortly after 9 p.m. and initiated a traffic stop at 93rd Avenue and Wicker Avenue, at which time the driver sped off southbound on Wicker.
The driver led St. John police to northbound Interstate 394, where they were joined by officers from Cook County and Chicago, and a police helicopter.
The pursuit then headed west on Interstate 94 at speeds topping 100 mph and the officers in the helicopter saw the vehicle crash on a ramp near 115th Street and Doty Avenue, police said.
The driver, who was not identified by police, was taken into custody by Cook County officers. Police said they found two children, ages 7 and 9, in the rear seat of the vehicle.
The children were released to their mother after being cleared as unharmed by medical responders.
"Chicago police detectives arrived and took custody of the vehicle for processing," St. John police said.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
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Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the missing woman is encouraged to contact Gary police Detective Sgt. Mark Salazar at 219–881–1209 or dial 911.
A neighbor told police the defendant yelled, "I will kill everyone on the block. I don't care," before ramming his estranged wife's SUV and house with a pickup truck, according to court records.
Police say two young children were with a driver of a stolen vehicle that led officers on a chase Monday night from St. John into Illinois at speeds reaching well over 100 mph before crashing. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/2-children-found-in-rear-of-stolen-vehicle-following-high-speed-chase-crash-police-say/article_44add5a3-9283-5586-bf21-558113ff58ae.html | 2022-08-23T16:30:12 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/2-children-found-in-rear-of-stolen-vehicle-following-high-speed-chase-crash-police-say/article_44add5a3-9283-5586-bf21-558113ff58ae.html |
BLOOMINGTON — Sugar Mama Bakery, 109 W. Jefferson St. in downtown Bloomington, is this week's pick for Eats of the Week.
The bakery owned by Susie Tod started 12 years ago in a church basement. It has had several storefronts since then, including the spot currently occupied by Ivy Lane Bakery, 405 N. Main St. in Bloomington, and then a location in uptown Normal.
Tod undertook heavy renovations on the current location before completing the most recent move just over a year ago.
"I love the ambiance and being next to the museum," she said, referring to the McLean County Museum of History. "It's the novelty, the smallness; it's a destination."
Tod began baking with her grandmother, and it was a hobby that eventually turned into more. Both her grandparents and her children have their own businesses, so entrepreneurship runs in the family.
Quality is key. All of Sugar Mama's products are made from scratch, and the business does not offer discounts for items that have been sitting out longer.
"We make smaller batches to have less waste," Tod said. "We leave stuff out for about two days max and then get rid of it."
The current location had been vacant for several years, having previously housed a Subway restaurant. Tod started renovating in May of last year, going so far as to tear down and add walls. She closed the uptown Normal location and moved to the downtown Bloomington location all within a week.
Tod's son, who lives in Los Angeles, designed the concept for the bakery and created the drawings now seen on a wall at the store. Her former business partner came up with the name for the bakery.
"My favorite thing is my staff. We really have fun together and all get along," Tod said. In terms of baked goods, her favorite offerings are cinnamon rolls and salted caramel cupcakes.
Sugar Mama offers cake by the slice as well as custom cake orders. All decorations are made by hand, and everything put on the cakes is edible. The bakery also makes pies, an effort that required a lot of practice: Tod said it took three years to perfect the crust.
The glass case at Sugar Mama always contains plenty of cupcakes, both in regular size and miniature form. The "fab five" — vanilla, chocolate, birthday, red velvet and salted caramel — are always available, along with a rotating cast of other flavors that changes weekly.
The bakery also offers espresso drinks and iced coffee.
Cinnamon rolls are among the most popular items, along with gooey bars and sugar cookies. Tod said the store probably goes through about 100 cinnamon rolls every Saturday during the downtown Bloomington farmer's market.
The bakery offers several vegan options, including cinnamon rolls, as well as gluten-free items.
Though the store doesn't regularly offer specials, they try to add one item to their baked good offerings, such as pumpkin bars or a savory biscuit.
Tod said she also likes to use as many local products as she can.
"I think customers enjoy the atmosphere and ambiance and the quality product based on the comments we get," Tod said. "We try to accommodate customer requests as best we can."
The bakery's website, sugarmamabakery.net, is being reworked to offer online ordering, she said. There are also plans to debut a vintage dessert trailer in the near future, and she'd eventually like to be able to add shipping options.
Sugar Mama Bakery is open 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 6 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday; and closed Sunday and Monday. They offer dine-in, takeout and curbside pickup services. | https://pantagraph.com/business/local/watch-now-bloomingtons-sugar-mama-bakery-aims-to-sate-your-sweet-tooth/article_0778705c-1e6a-11ed-9060-932d228c613d.html | 2022-08-23T16:30:14 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/business/local/watch-now-bloomingtons-sugar-mama-bakery-aims-to-sate-your-sweet-tooth/article_0778705c-1e6a-11ed-9060-932d228c613d.html |
The streetscapes in Lansing and Calumet City's business corridors will be getting a facelift, thanks to a pair of grants from the state.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development last week announced $106 million in state funding for updating commercial corridors and downtowns in dozens of communities around the state.
Lansing is getting $875,000 for business district sidewalk replacement along Ridge Road in the downtown business corridor from Burnham Avenue to the state line, Village Engineer Jeff Pintar said.
The latest project continues the ongoing downtown revitalization effort that included the replacement of pedestrian lights in 2014 as well as new benches, trash receptacles and flower beds.
Pintar also said the village is planning to resurface Ridge Road next year. And there are other improvement projects for neighborhood streets that are slated to start this month.
Calumet City is getting $686,000 for improvements along the Burnham Avenue commercial corridor.
Other grants include $734,933 to Richton Park for redevelopment of the Town Center area near the Metra Electric station and $1,164,683 to E.G. Woode, L3C, of Chicago to create a food hub/incubator in the city's Englewood neighborhood.
In a news release, Calumet City officials said the grant would "help with possible street reconfiguration, pedestrian access and safety, active transportation and mass transit utilization, and greatly needed street lighting."
The city also will prioritize preserving buildings "with historical significance that enhance the neighborhood's unique character."
"We are just super thankful to receive this grant that will help make our city more welcoming, warm and pleasing for our residents," Mayor Thaddeus Jones said in a statement. "We intend to make Calumet City more beautiful and revitalize structures that might just need a cosmetic update to be more marketable."
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Shoreline tour
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Pokagon Band of Potawatomi conduct wild ricing experiment at Indiana Dunes
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi conduct wild ricing experiment at Indiana Dunes
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi conduct wild ricing experiment at Indiana Dunes
Chicago Air Show performers at the Gary/Chicago International Airport
Chicago Air Show performers at the Gary/Chicago International Airport
Chicago Air Show performers at the Gary/Chicago International Airport
Chicago Air Show performers at the Gary/Chicago International Airport
Chicago Air Show performers at the Gary/Chicago International Airport
Curtis Herron and Dexter Sain, both 36 and of Chicago, left the marina about 8:30 a.m. July 27 and headed toward Illinois, East Chicago Police Chief Jose Rivera said.
Council members OK'd $22 million in bonds for phase one of the River Oaks redevelopment, which will include replacing the vacant Sears store with a $79 million water park. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/lansing-calumet-city-receive-state-grants-for-downtown-improvements/article_8b876f41-5f5e-5286-ad34-d008a17b7ba2.html | 2022-08-23T16:30:19 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/lansing-calumet-city-receive-state-grants-for-downtown-improvements/article_8b876f41-5f5e-5286-ad34-d008a17b7ba2.html |
Adoptions of kittens and adolescent cats are resuming at Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control following a feline panleukopenia outbreak, officials said Tuesday.
The adoptions come after an observation period, testing and increased disinfecting at the shelter. Intake of cats and kittens is still being diverted until Sept. 1 until medical staff determine it's safe to resume normal intake operations.
Shelter staff have been testing and observe cats for symptoms and deep cleaning the shelter since the panleukopenia outbreak was announced Aug. 18. Cats and kittens currently available for adoption have not displayed symptoms and/or have tested negative for the deadly virus, officials said.
A small population of cats will remain unavailable for adoption the remainder of this week as they complete an observation period. Potential adopters can view all available cats and kittens. Adopters are still encouraged to monitor their new pets once at home as a precaution.
Feline panleukopenia, also known as the feline distemper or feline parvo, is a highly contagious virus that mostly affects unvaccinated kittens. Symptoms include fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea and death.
It is spread when a cat or kitten comes into contact with infected feces, vomit, nasal discharge and other bodily excretions. It does not affect people or other types of animals such as dogs.
Intake staff will continue to work with citizens needing to surrender cats and kittens to divert the intake of more animals to prevent further infections until Sept. 1. Citizens will be offered options to get cats vaccinated at the shelter then keep them at their home until the shelter is ready and able to take the cats or kittens.
Citizens bringing in stray cats or kittens will be offered the same service, vaccinations then the option to hold them in their homes to prevent further spread of the disease. FWACC is an open-access shelter, so if citizens do not wish to take the cats or kittens home, the shelter will take them in.
All community cats will continue to be vaccinated against feline panleukopenia before being returned to their colonies for the foreseeable future.
Feline panleukopenia is a preventable disease. Kittens can receive the first round of vaccines to prevent the deadly disease at 4 to 6 weeks and should receive boosters as recommended by a veterinarian. Adult cats should also be vaccinated to prevent illness.
The shelter is seeking the community's immediate help with donations to the Angel Fund to help cover the cost of the additional vaccines needed for community cats and tests to ensure the cats at the shelter are healthy and able to be adopted.
Those wishing to donate can help by either purchasing needed supplies via the shelter’s Amazon Wishlist or making monetary donations through the shelter’s website, https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/animal-care-and-control.html. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/animal-care-control-resumes-cat-kitten-adoptions/article_66569172-22fb-11ed-aebe-6fa835ffede2.html | 2022-08-23T16:32:31 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/animal-care-control-resumes-cat-kitten-adoptions/article_66569172-22fb-11ed-aebe-6fa835ffede2.html |
The intersection of Fairfield Avenue and Taylor Street will be restricted until Sept. 23 during construction of the intersection and neighborhood improvements, the city of Fort Wayne said today.
For questions or to report problems, contact the city's right of way department at 427-6155. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fairfield-taylor-intersection-restricted-for-month/article_313d5e1a-22fd-11ed-ab19-c395fc1b89d5.html | 2022-08-23T16:32:37 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/fairfield-taylor-intersection-restricted-for-month/article_313d5e1a-22fd-11ed-ab19-c395fc1b89d5.html |
A Columbia City motorcyclist has died about 10 days after a crash with a semi, the Allen County coroner's office said today.
Bruce Scott Hoppas, 55, died accidentally from multiple blunt-force injuries, and his death is the 28th in vehicle crashes so far this year in the county, the coroner's office said in a statement.
The crash occurred about 8:15 p.m. Aug. 11 at Cook Road and U.S. 33, the statement said. It remains under investigation by Allen County police, the county prosecutor's office and the coroner's office. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/columbia-city-motorcyclist-dies-following-crash-with-semi/article_1596be0c-22fa-11ed-9138-37cb30f67d0e.html | 2022-08-23T16:32:43 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/columbia-city-motorcyclist-dies-following-crash-with-semi/article_1596be0c-22fa-11ed-9138-37cb30f67d0e.html |
Trine University issued the following today:
FORT WAYNE, IND. (08/23/2022) Trine University has received a $5 million pledge from The James Foundation toward Trine University Fort Wayne, the approximately 120,000-square-foot academic and training facility announced in June that will house programs in its College of Health Professions.
"Trine University and its students continue to be blessed by the incredible generosity of Drs. Rick and Vicki James and The James Foundation, as well as by Rick's visionary leadership of the university's Board of Trustees," said Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., Trine University president. "Their impact on our institution has been immeasurable, transforming our campus and making a difference in the lives of many students."
"As both the recipient of a Trine University education and a witness to all the university has provided for our region, I am proud to support its mission and vision, and Trine University Fort Wayne in particular," said Dr. Rick L. James, chairman of The James Foundation. "We hope this gift will not only make a lasting impact on the university's students and the regional economy, but that it will encourage others to donate to this vital project."
Trine University already had received a $2.5 million commitment toward the project from alumnus and Board of Trustees member Larry Reiners and his wife Judy, of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Support for Trine, support for northeast Indiana
Dr. Rick L. James, a 1977 Trine University graduate and chair of its Board of Trustees, and his wife, Dr. Vicki L. James, established the James Foundation, Inc. to enhance the quality of life in northeast Indiana and around the country through enhancing existing social platforms and providing new educational and cultural opportunities.
They have generously supported many projects throughout northeast Indiana, including the DeKalb Central School District Early Childhood Program, DeKalb High School scholarships, DeKalb YMCA, Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, the Indiana United Methodist Church camping ministry at Epworth Forest, the DeKalb County Fair Association, the DeKalb County Horseman's Association, Eckhart Public Library, Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana, the Women's Care Center pregnancy center and the Summer Camp Program at Bridge of Grace in Fort Wayne.
They also have led and contributed to several revitalization efforts in Auburn, including a 100-acre public park, a public arts and culture square, and acquiring and renovating selected buildings to enhance and preserve the historical character of the downtown area and encourage private investment by others.
Drs. Rick and Vicki James and The James Foundation have transformed every corner of the Trine University campus through generous support for many building projects, including the recently completed Steel Dynamics Inc. Center for Engineering and Computing, as well as student scholarships.
Trine University Fort Wayne
Opening in fall 2024, the approximately $40 million Trine University Fort Wayne campus, developed in close partnership with Parkview Health, will employ 100 faculty and staff and serve nearly 700 students in Trine's College of Health Professions (CHP), which currently includes its physical therapy, physician assistant, speech-language pathology, nursing and surgical technology programs. The new space will allow CHP to add new programs including occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, medical science and emergency medical sciences.
In addition to state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories, the new facility will feature, in partnership with the Parkview Mirro Center, an innovative Simulated Patient Care Center (SimCenter) including mock surgery and Emergency Room suites and exam and patient rooms. The building also will contain ample resources for student support, including a library, bookstore, gathering area, academic support and counseling services. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/verbatim-james-foundation-pledges-5-million-to-trine-fort-wayne/article_5e849cbc-22ee-11ed-88f1-9ba174293e0d.html | 2022-08-23T16:32:49 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/verbatim-james-foundation-pledges-5-million-to-trine-fort-wayne/article_5e849cbc-22ee-11ed-88f1-9ba174293e0d.html |
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Right in the middle of a pandemic, April Martinborough decided to take a risk. The hair stylist who also goes by the name "Real" opened Real by Nature Salon in Taylor almost two years ago.
"I think that was a big part of why I did make the decision. I was like, 'Hey, everything is crazy right now. I might as well open my business,'" said Martinborough.
Daniel Valentin quit his 9-to-5 job during the pandemic and opened up his own photography studio in Wilkes-Barre within the last year.
"It needed to happen. I had it on my mind for years."
And it was a year ago that Tyneshia Cullars learned how to make candles shaped like food and drink and opened her business, Creative Cullars. She sells everything on social media, so getting the chance to show off her stuff at the first NEPA Black Owned Business Expo last year was a big deal.
"A reporter came over, so I was on the news for the first time. I met so many different people. So many of them invited me to some of the events they're hosting, so it really meant a lot to me."
That's why she, Daniel, and Real came back for round two this year.
Janiece Montes organized the event. She also owns her own small biz, Janiece's Purse Collection.
"I started online, so there wasn't a really big market outside of pop-up events. So I decided, why not put a whole expo together and spotlight everybody's business?" Montes said.
"We get to network with other vendors. We get to inspire other possible business owners," Martinborough said.
And they can give back. Daniel Valentin is offering $25 headshots all weekend at the expo.
"There's a lot of new business owners that are getting into business that don't have headshots. It's one of the key points of having a business, so why not start here?" Valentin said.
The NEPA Black Owned Business Expo is Saturday and Sunday at Mohegan Sun Pocono from noon to 7 p.m.
Everyone is invited to come and shop and meet the business owners.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/expo-spotlights-black-owned-businesses-nepa-mohegan-sun-casino/523-d276228d-9791-4e73-bd34-396e6ae78015 | 2022-08-23T16:48:04 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/expo-spotlights-black-owned-businesses-nepa-mohegan-sun-casino/523-d276228d-9791-4e73-bd34-396e6ae78015 |
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Hundreds of caregivers in Camden County, New Jersey, will soon receive payments of $1,000 as a result of a program intended to help those whose wages have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the press release, recipients will receive a one-time $1,000 payment in relief funds for their hardships stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
“This pandemic has had a severe impact on all of our lives and most industries throughout the nation. One of the hardest hit fields was caregiving as staff were on the front lines of keeping clients and loved ones safe seven days a week,” said Commissioner Deputy Director Ed McDonnell. “Our hope is that these funds will provide some relief and support for those working these incredibly important and difficult jobs.”
Here's who qualifies for a check, where the money is coming from and how can recipients apply for the payment:
- Who qualifies for the stimulus check?
To be eligible you must:
- Live in Camden County or provide caregiver services to a resident of Camden County.
- Provide evidence of at least 500 hours of hands-on healthcare and/or essential day-to-day support to one or more elderly persons or children and/or adults with intellectual, physical, and developmental disabilities and brain injuries from March 1, 2020 through March 7, 2022.
- Provide a verifiable Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number to be eligible for Relief Funds under this Program, and complete IRS Form W-9 “Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification” as part of the application process.
- When will recipients receive their stimulus check?
Applications for the program will be available starting August 23. For more information, visit: CamdenCountyCaregrant.com or call (856) 389-6704 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.
- Where is the money for these checks coming from?
According to the Camden County Board of Commissioners, the grants are part of the more than $60 million in federal funds the Board of Commissioners made available to different hard-hit sectors of the community, including rental assistance and grants for nonprofit organizations and small businesses. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/this-nj-county-is-issuing-1000-stimulus-checks-to-some-residents-heres-who-qualifies/3342690/ | 2022-08-23T16:52:50 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/this-nj-county-is-issuing-1000-stimulus-checks-to-some-residents-heres-who-qualifies/3342690/ |
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – In this week’s installment of Meet the Mayor, recently re-elected Greene County Mayor Kevin Morrison sat down with News Channel 11 in a live interview.
Morrison spoke about the influx of people moving to Greene County from out of the area and his plan for the county in his next term. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/meet-the-mayor-greene-county-mayor-kevin-morrison/ | 2022-08-23T16:54:16 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/first-at-four/meet-the-mayor-greene-county-mayor-kevin-morrison/ |
GRUNDY, Va. (WJHL) — Australian-based Coronado Global Resources expects to create 181 high-paying mining jobs with a $169 million expansion of its Buchanan Mine Complex, state officials and the company announced Tuesday.
The expansion, which is being aided by a $3.525 million grant from the Commonwealth’s Opportunity Fund, will increase the production of high-grade metallurgical coal that’s used in steelmaking. The company, which purchased the mine from Consol Energy in 2016, expects to add the jobs over four years. The mining complex already has 600 employees.
The complex is Virginia’s largest metallurgical coal mine and has been producing since 1983, with “longwall” mining having commenced in 1987.
Delegate Terry Kilgore (R-Gate City) told News Channel 11 that the expansion was mutually beneficial for the company, the state and particularly Southwest Virginia. He called it great news for the county, which has been hard hit economically for years by losses in the coal industry and more recently by devastating flooding.
“Really, the people were hurting over in Buchanan County, and this is just a good news story that we really should celebrate,” Kilgore said.
He said metallurgical coal is in high demand domestically and globally for use in steel production.
“This sets us apart from other areas of the world,” Kilgore said. “The met coal in the Appalachian basin is one of only two areas in the world where we have such a big area of met coal.”
The other is in Australia’s Bowen Basin. Kilgore expects the state’s $3.525 million grant to pay for itself multiple times over “in taxes and investments and things of that nature.”
He said the area’s legislative delegation, Invest SWVA, an economic development entity, and Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office all realized the importance of the opportunity.
“Will Morefield (the delegate representing Buchanan County), (Sen.) Travis Hackworth with Senator (Todd) Pillion really stepped up to make sure we were where we needed to be as a Commonwealth to make sure Coronado did this expansion in Buchanan County,” Kilgore said. “I can’t say enough about Coronado’s commitment to Buchanan County and what they are doing there.”
The company’s CEO, Gerry Spindler, said Coronado was committed to its Virginia operation, which also includes part of Tazewell County.
“(We) see great potential for capitalizing on growing demand for steel not only for construction and transportation infrastructure but also renewable energy component parts,” Spindler said in a media release.
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff Cooper said the community has a long-standing partnership with the company.
“We are proud to support the company’s additional investment in our skilled workforce and in existing operations supplying the global steel market,” Cooper said in the release.
Kilgore said the region hopes to become “the energy capital of the East Coast for Virginia” in a variety of ways.
“We’ve positioned ourselves legislatively as a group to not only help with coal (but) to help with gas but also put ourselves out there available for solar and for small nuclear,” he said.
“We’ve been that energy resource since the early 1900s, and we want to continue to do that.”
He said the region remains home to a highly talented workforce and one that has needed opportunities in recent years.
“You get a coal miner, they can be an electrician, sheet metal, they weld, they can do it all, and I think that’s what a lot of employers are seeing – that we can really provide that trained workforce,” he said. “A lot of them are already trained and they don’t have to come in and reinvent the wheel, so we’re excited about that. We’re hoping that we have other announcements in the near future on other opportunities.”
According to the news release, the Virginia Jobs Investment Program will provide funding and services to support Coronado’s employee training programs. The company plans to begin the expansion late this year. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/mining-company-adding-181-jobs-in-sw-virginia-with-169m-expansion/ | 2022-08-23T16:54:22 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/mining-company-adding-181-jobs-in-sw-virginia-with-169m-expansion/ |
DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) — The combined effort from over a dozen agencies in Southwest Virginia led to the rescue of a hiker who had been reported missing in the Konnarock area on Aug. 18.
Smyth County Sheriff Chip Shuler revealed that the search began on Aug. 17, and deputies worked with Mt. Rogers Rescue and Black Diamond Search & Rescue members throughout the night.
The search continued in the morning, and more agencies joined the effort, which led to finding the hiker, who had minor scrapes and bruises. The minor injuries did not require any medical attention, Shuler stated.
Responding agencies included the Smyth County Sheriff’s Office, Mt. Rogers Fire & Rescue, Black Diamond Search & Rescue, Sugar Grove Fire Department, Saltville Fire Department, Chilhowie Fire Department, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, Virginia State Park Police, Virginia State Police, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, Chilhowie Police Department, Saltville Police Department, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Virginia Department of Corrections and Smyth County Emergency Management.
No further details were released. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/multiple-swva-agencies-search-overnight-for-missing-hiker/ | 2022-08-23T16:54:28 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/multiple-swva-agencies-search-overnight-for-missing-hiker/ |
Jury convicts Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr. in Whitmer kidnapping plot
GRAND RAPIDS — In a do-over for the government, a federal jury Tuesday convicted two men charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer out of anger over her handling of the pandemic, ending a dramatic trial that highlighted the growth of violent extremism in America.
The jury deliberated for about eight hours over two days before delivering the guilty verdicts against Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr., who were convicted on all counts and face up to life in prison when they are sentenced.
Fox and Croft were convicted of kidnapping conspiracy and conspiracy to possess weapons of mass destruction. Croft was convicted on an additional weapons charge.
The men were judged by a second, more diverse jury than in the first trial, which ended with no convictions for the government. Two men were acquitted in that trial and the jury deadlocked on charges against Fox and Croft Jr., triggering a mistrial that prompted the government to try again.
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The historic case ends with four men going to prison and two others going free, two years after the FBI arrested all six defendants on federal charges they plotted to kidnap the governor from her vacation home out of anger over her lockdown orders and mask mandates, and blow up a bridge near her home to slow down law enforcement.
Eight people face state charges in the case.
"This verdict brings important accountability for perpetrators of violence against public officials," said former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara McQuade. "Bringing these plotters to justice will cause others to think twice before engaging in similar conduct in the future."
McQuade applauded federal prosecutors in Grand Rapids for "having the courage" to retry the case, saying:
"It would have been easy for them to simply move on to the next case to avoid the possible embarrassment of a second mistrial or acquittal," McQuade said. "But instead, they fulfilled their duty to protect the public."
Neither Fox nor Croft had any discernible reaction as U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker read the verdicts, both staring forward and occasionally leaning over to speak to their attorneys. Fox's mother, who attended every day of the retrial, shook her head in court as Jonker read the verdict.
The defense long argued that this was a case of entrapment, that the defendants were merely tough-talking potheads who were venting about their government, and that rogue FBI agents and informants set them up.
The prosecution, however, argued the men did a lot more than talk — they took action to carry out their plan, including casing Whitmer's vacation home twice, building explosives, holding secret meetings, and practicing breaking-and-entering drills in shoot-houses they built that mimicked her cottage.
In the end, the jury sided with the government, delivering a major victory not only to the prosecutors, but to the FBI as the agency's reputation came under assault during this trial, with the defense repeatedly blasting agents an informants, calling them liars and manipulators with overreaching powers.
"The defendants in this case believed that their antigovernment views justified violence. Today's verdict is a clear example that they were wrong in that assessment," said Special Agent in Charge David Porter, who oversees the FBI office in Grand Rapids.
As lawyers left the room, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Andrew Birge shook assistant prosecutor Nils Kesslers' hand. Kessler, the lead prosecutor who had tried the case both times, urged the jury before it went into deliberations to remember one thing: that four men cased Whitmer's house in the middle of the night with guns, and plan to build a bomb.
Kessler drove this point home repeatedly during closing in what experts believed to be the strongest piece of evidence against the defendants: the surveillance trips, which jurors got to see for themselves eves as video was played of the men driving by Whitmer's cottage on a rainy night, and audio recordings captured Fox excitedly stating: "That's it. That's it."
The jury spent two weeks listening to testimony from FBI agents, informants, and wiretapped conversations from the defendants themselves, in which they discussed kidnapping "that tyrant bitch" and trying her "for treason."
Please return to Freep.com for more on this developing story.
Tresa Baldas: tbaldas@freepreeson.com | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/23/whitmer-kidnap-case-verdict-guilty-adam-fox-barry-croft-jr/7873790001/ | 2022-08-23T17:00:19 | 1 | https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/23/whitmer-kidnap-case-verdict-guilty-adam-fox-barry-croft-jr/7873790001/ |
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County lifted the health alert issued back in July connected to a harmful blue-green algal toxin found in Maximo Park.
The toxins were originally located at Sunshine Skyway Lane and Pinellas Point Drive S. in St. Petersburg. But after follow-up samples were taken, none of the toxins were detected.
The public is now allowed to go back to their water-related activities, but the health department says, "It is important that the public exercise caution and good judgment."
Blue-green algae blooms are able to move around or subside before reappearing. While blue-green algae is naturally-occurring and frequently found in Florida, the bacteria can accumulate rapidly and lead to floating smelly mats and water that changes color. Blooms are more frequently found in the warmer summer months. They can threaten the health of people and pets.
If they do come back, residents and visitors are told to avoid contact with the water.
To check out the latest sample results, click here. People can report symptoms from exposure to a harmful algal bloom or any aquatic toxin to the Florida Poison Information Center.
Resources can be found below:
- To report a bloom to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, call 855-305-3903.
- To report a fish kill to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, call 1-800-636-0511.
- To report symptoms from exposure to an algal bloom, call the Florida Poison Information Center at 1-800-222-1222.
- If you believe your pet may have come into contact with contaminated water, call your veterinarian right away.
- To ask questions about blue-green algae blooms, contact the Department of Health in Pinellas County at 727-507-4336.
- To ask questions about local remediation efforts, call St. Pete's Water Resources Department at 727-893-7261. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/health-alert-blue-green-algal-toxins-lifted-maximo-park/67-fadb4b08-75c2-4e95-88b6-fc2836059946 | 2022-08-23T17:02:24 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/health-alert-blue-green-algal-toxins-lifted-maximo-park/67-fadb4b08-75c2-4e95-88b6-fc2836059946 |
WATERLOO — The Rooted Carrot Co-op Market is inviting the community on the Cedar Valley Regional Food and Farm Network Farm Crawl. Join members and non-members on Sunday, Aug. 28 from 12 to 4 p.m. in visiting Waterloo farms, backyard gardens and community gardens.
The Farm Crawl is an opportunity for community members to learn how your food is grown and learn about local producers' growing practices. The event is free and open to all ages and the public.
To carpool, arrive at Cunningham School parking lot, 1224 Mobile St., Waterloo, at 11:30 a.m.
Following the crawl, there will be a social gathering for members and non-members at We Arose Garden, 300 Peek St., Waterloo, from 4 to 6 p.m. Please bring a lawn chair if participating in the social. Light refreshments will be served.
Featured locations are: We Arose Gardens; Charlotte’s Garden, 416 Ricker St.; Sugar Hill, 600 Webster St.; Jesse Cosby, 1112 Mobile St.; Northeast Iowa Food Bank, 261 Vinton St.; Litteaur’s Garden Produce, 4929 Weiden Road; People’s Clinic Community Garden,936 Walnut St.; Cook’s Fruits and Veg,3724 Sage Road; Hope Tree Acres, 1420 W Donald St.; Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 1927 E. Orange Road; and Dr. Walter Cunningham School Garden; 1224 Mobile St.
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More information can be found online at cvfoodfarmnetwork.org/farm-crawl-2022. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/sundays-farm-crawl-to-feature-waterloo-farms-backyard-and-community-gardens/article_8302a2e3-bb6a-59a9-ba33-7a214d1441b8.html | 2022-08-23T17:03:10 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/sundays-farm-crawl-to-feature-waterloo-farms-backyard-and-community-gardens/article_8302a2e3-bb6a-59a9-ba33-7a214d1441b8.html |
WARRENTON, Va. — A Virginia man pleaded guilty Monday to shooting and killing his mother and 6-year-old brother at their home in 2020.
Other charges, including charges related to the wounding of Norwood’s father, were dropped. Attorney Ryan Ruzic said that the second-degree murder charge had initially been first-degree, but was amended down.
“I think that Levi is someone who, at the time this incident happened, had severe mental issues which were not being treated,” Ruzic said. “I’m hoping that when that evidence is reviewed, the court’s able to make a just decision for what should happen next.”
Judge James Fisher ordered a presentence investigation and set a status hearing for Nov. 3. A sentencing date has not been set. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/man-pleads-guilty-in-shooting-deaths-of-mother-brother/2022/08/23/a0f64c6c-22f8-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html | 2022-08-23T17:06:26 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/man-pleads-guilty-in-shooting-deaths-of-mother-brother/2022/08/23/a0f64c6c-22f8-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html |
New York State Police issued more than 1,000 speeding tickets in Central New York last week while cracking down on unsafe driving during its ‘Speed Week’ campaign.
Here are the tickets issued in the Central New York area:
- Speeding: 1,086
- Distracted Driving: 44
- Child restraint/seat belt: 67
- Move Over law: 22
- DWI: 10
Including other violations, a total of 2,089 tickets were issued.
The goal of the annual traffic enforcement campaign is to promote safe driving habits and prevent driving behaviors that can lead to serious crashes. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/new-york-state-police-issue-more-than-2-000-tickets-during-speed-week/article_386df0b4-22f8-11ed-af1f-03acf4dac2fc.html | 2022-08-23T17:09:38 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/new-york-state-police-issue-more-than-2-000-tickets-during-speed-week/article_386df0b4-22f8-11ed-af1f-03acf4dac2fc.html |
Bill Miller Bar-B-Q is seeking a tax break for its future headquarters on the West Side, an expanded facility the San Antonio barbecue chain says would allow it to service more restaurants.
The company’s offices at the intersection of Texas 151 and Old Highway 90 would include a commissary, warehouse, bakery, offices and equipment.
In an application to Bexar County for the abatement, Bill Miller Bar-B-Q said the expansion would allow it to add another five to 10 restaurants per year. It now operates nearly 90 restaurants in the San Antonio, Austin and Corpus Christi areas.
“This project will allow us to continue to grow the footprint for another 70 years (and) double our store count,” CEO and President Jim Guy Egbert told commissioners Tuesday.
They gave the go-ahead for county staff to negotiate an agreement with the company for a 10-year, 75 percent abatement on property taxes worth an estimated $1.1 million. Commissioners will consider final approval at a later date.
The company began when the late Bill Miller started a poultry and egg operation in 1950 and, in 1953, opened a fried chicken to-go restaurant. He later added hamburgers and barbecue.
Over the years, the restaurant’s name changed from Miller’s Chicken Box to Bill Miller’s Fine Foods to its current name. Its current headquarters at 430 S. Santa Rosa Ave., where it has been since 1971, would still be used as a production facility.
When Bill Miller Bar-B-Q submitted the application in 2018, it said it was also considering Schertz and Selma for the project.
A 2020 filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation pegged the cost at $60 million, with construction expected to begin in January 2021 and conclude in June.
In May 2021, the City Council approved selling nearly 57 acres at Texas 151 and Old Highway 90 to an entity affiliated with the company for $3.1 million.
Rising construction costs and material shortages prompted Bill Miller Bar-B-Q to push back the timeline, Egbert said in a May interview.
The company employs about 2,300 people full-time and 3,000 part time, according to its application. The majority are in San Antonio, where most of its restaurants are located.
With the new facility, the chain would retain 413 jobs and create 24 new jobs.
The average salary for existing jobs is $42,232 and the average salary including new jobs would be $43,500, according to the application.
Egbert did not immediately respond to an interview request.
madison.iszler@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Bill-Miller-headquarters-West-Side-17392053.php | 2022-08-23T17:13:31 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Bill-Miller-headquarters-West-Side-17392053.php |
The owner of twin office buildings near the South Texas Medical Center has filed for Chapter 11 protection after a lender moved to have a court appoint a receiver to take control of the properties.
Highpoint Lifehope SPE LLC, an Alpharetta, Ga., company that owns the Highpoint Towers at 8401 and 8415 Datapoint Drive, filed a skeleton bankruptcy petition Monday in San Antonio. It listed assets and liabilities each in the range of $50 million to $100 million.
The filing occurred a week after lender Capital One sued Highpoint Lifehope for allegedly defaulting on a $51.1 million loan made in 2019.
In its lawsuit in state District Court in San Antonio, Capital One sought the appointment of a receiver and an order directing Highpoint Lifehope to turn over the buildings subject to the lender’s liens.
The bankruptcy filing puts a stay on litigation against Highpoint Lifehope.
The company is affiliated with Richmond Honan Development and Acquisitions LLC and Lifehope LLC, which are both based in Alpharetta. The latter says on its website it owns and operates 1.5 million square feet of medical office space and has developed more than 5 million square feet. Most of its real estate is in Georgia.
Lifehope promotes that it has Judeo-Christian chapels in each of its buildings.
Property records show Highpoint Lifehope acquired the Highpoint Towers in 2018. Each building is 10 stories and roughly 150,000 square feet. Each is appraised at $16.5 million by the Bexar Appraisal District.
Highpoint Lifehope has a 99-year ground lease with Woodbranch Highpoint LLC of Houston.
According to Capital One’s lawsuit, Highpoint Lifehope has “defaulted repeatedly” under the loan agreement. The borrower failed to make debt service payments in February, March and April and pay its property taxes, the complaint adds.
In May, the suit says, Capital One agreed not to foreclose — instead giving Highpoint Lifehope an opportunity to either sell the buildings or refinance them. Capital One agreed to defer monthly debt service payments during the forbearance period.
But Capital One says Highpoint Lifehope repeatedly failed to comply with the forbearance agreement’s terms.
The parties entered into another agreement at the end of June. Highpoint Lifehope agreed to “consensual ‘sale process’ for marketing and selling the property and related collateral overseen by a sale monitor retained by defendant,” the lawsuit says.
Despite the new agreement, Capital One says a number of additional defaults occurred — including the failure to make an interest-only payment of about $196,500.
Highpoint Lifehope also failed to engage a real estate broker to sell the properties or pay at least $112,500 in past-due property taxes, Capital One adds in its suit.
On Aug. 9, Capital One accelerated the loan balance and demanded payment of more than $51.1 million.
Under the forbearance agreement, Capital One adds, Highpoint Lifehope consented to the appointment of a receiver upon the expiration of the forbearance period.
Lawyers for Highpoint Lifehope and Capital One didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
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madison.iszler@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Highpoint-Tower-owner-bankruptcy-17391848.php | 2022-08-23T17:13:37 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Highpoint-Tower-owner-bankruptcy-17391848.php |
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed a Bexar County spider from the Endangered Species Act list because it is no longer classified as a species.
Due to recent genetic studies, researchers discovered that the Braken Bat Cave meshweaver — a small, brown cave spider — is “synonymized,” meaning it’s now the same species, as the Madla Cave meshweaver. Because of this, the Braken Bat Cave spider no longer qualifies as endangered as its own species. However, the Madla Cave meshweaver also is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, so the spider will still be protected.
The Braken Bat Cave meshweaver, which was discovered in 1992, has been found only in two caves. One right off a highway right-of-way and the other located on a private property. The spider's current critical habitat is considered to be the area surrounding the Braken Bat Cave, and while the cave no longer is protected because of the spider’s delisting, the area will still be a critical habitat due to an endangered beetle there.
The final rule removing the Braken Bat Cave meshweaver will take effect in 30 days after the removal is published in the U.S. Federal Register.
Elena Bruess writes for the Express-News through Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms. ReportforAmerica.org. elena.bruess@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Bexar-County-spider-endangered-list-17392073.php | 2022-08-23T17:13:50 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Bexar-County-spider-endangered-list-17392073.php |
A fire Monday night near a San Antonio Water System facility off Hardy Road in Wilson County was caused by a lightning strike, officials said.
Anne Hayden, manager of communications at SAWS, said a lightning strike down the street from the H2Oaks Facility near Interstate 37 and the Bexar County line caused an oil rig to catch fire and started a small grass fire.
SAWS shut down the facility while emergency crews from the San Antonio Fire Department and Bexar County Fire battled the fire, causing the plant to temporarily lose power.
The facility was back up and running Tuesday morning, and no customers lost water, Hayden said.
According to the San Antonio Fire Department, emergency units responded to reports of an explosion on SAWS property that is leased to a private person, where three vertical oil storage tanks — approximately 5000 gallons a piece — had caught fire.
Officials were able to contain any potential oil spills by turning off the pumping source, allowing the fire to burn out.
No injuries were reported. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/SAWS-explosion-fire-17391678.php | 2022-08-23T17:13:56 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/SAWS-explosion-fire-17391678.php |
William Porter’s contribution to the local treasury began as many others have lately in the city of San Antonio: A city employee saw that he was using his sprinkler system outside his scheduled time and issued a $150 citation.
“I feel ambushed,” Porter, a computer software developer who lives with his wife on the Northeast Side, told the Express-News. “I’m sorry I violated the rules. I won’t violate them again.”
Porter was among 2,000 citations written since San Antonio Water System stopped giving warnings earlier this month to residents who don’t comply with water restrictions. Porter installed a new automated irrigation system that ran on a timer. He said he hadn’t realized the timer was set to more than an hour ahead of the required 7 a.m. watering time.
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This summer is one of the hottest and driest in San Antonio on record. The punishing drought that is drying Texas waterways and browning lawns has brought on strict watering rules aimed at cutting consumption in San Antonio.
Under Stage 2 restrictions, watering with a sprinkler, irrigation system or soaker hose is allowed only between 7 and 11 a.m. or 7 and 11 p.m. and only on a designated day based on the last digit of a resident’s address.
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“We’re not telling people they can’t water their lawns,” said Karen Guz, SAWS director of conservation. “We’re just trying to help moderate it and keep it within reason.”
The city’s water enforcers — who patrol neighborhoods across San Antonio at all hours — have encountered many people like Porter, said Guz. Most aren’t watering on their scheduled day or don’t have irrigation systems set properly.
Others are using water so excessively that it is “running like a river through the neighborhood,” Guz said.
SAWS is enforcing water conservation with patrols and an anonymous water waste reporting system, which allows San Antonians to tip off the utility when they notice potential violations.
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Most of SAWS’ water enforcement is concentrated in the areas of San Antonio that use the most water, Guz said. Those areas include new homes on the Northwest Side, portions of Terrell Hills and Olmos Park, and neighborhoods most likely to have automated irrigation systems.
These systems are simple to operate and consume approximately 2,000 gallons of water per use, as well as about 70 percent more water in the summer than hoses and other watering devices.
“It’s not surprising to us that we hear of high consumption in newer areas of San Antonio, where pretty much every single house has an automatic irrigation that can be easily set and used without anyone paying attention,” Guz said. “And so it’s also not surprising to us that we’re in those kinds of neighborhoods enforcing a lot.”
Since Stage 1 watering restrictions began on March 10, SAWS has issued 4,835 warnings. The thousands of tickets issued this month for homes, businesses, and apartment complexes represent less than half a percent of the 500,000 or so customers served by SAWS.
On average, when someone gets a citation, residents often make significant reductions to their water use, Guz said. And most people who receive a water violation citation don’t get a second one.
“There are always a few people who aren’t really getting to the garage to set the controller or they’re stubborn,” she said. “A tiny number gets two and even tinier numbers get three, but it’s almost always one and done.”
timothy.fanning@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/SAWS-water-violations-17391650.php | 2022-08-23T17:14:02 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/SAWS-water-violations-17391650.php |
In life, Salvador Ramos was an outcast in Uvalde.
In death, the 18-year-old mass shooter — who gunned down 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School on May 24 — was an exile.
Ramos’ body was kept in storage far from Uvalde for weeks as his splintered family squabbled over his remains, according to Uvalde County Justice of the Peace No. 4 Eulalio “Lalo” Diaz Jr., who also serves as the defacto county coroner.
In the meantime, funeral homes in his hometown refused to handle his services.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on Ramos’ body on May 27, three days after he was shot and killed by law officers who confronted him in a Robb Elementary classroom.
But when it came time for arrangements, funeral homes in Uvalde were already busy handling services for his victims. Also, they worried about the notoriety his funeral service might bring and how victims’ families might react.
“Once they got to him, the funeral homes in town said, ‘We don’t want to deal with him,’” Diaz said. “I had to store him for three weeks. As the funerals for the victims were going on, I was still dealing with what to do with him. It was a stressful time.”
Diaz said he had Ramos’ remains stored at a morgue in Lockhart — east of San Marcos and a two-and-a-half hour drive from Uvalde — before a out-of-town funeral home stepped in to handle his remains and Ramos was released to his relatives, Diaz said.
“It took three, three and a half weeks to get him released to the family,” Diaz said. “They were fighting with each other.”
Before his rampage at Robb Elementary, Ramos shot his grandmother in the face at her home and then drove her pick-up to the school, crashing it in a ditch near the school. The grandmother — Celia Martinez Gonzales, 66 — survived; she was released from San Antonio’s University Hospital in late June.
Eventually, Castle Ridge in Crystal City handled Ramos’ funeral arrangements, Diaz said.
Ramos was cremated in a nondescript building on South Frio Street on the western edge of Downtown San Antonio, his death report shows.
Overload at the M.E.’s office
Diaz said he’s been told it could take up to a year for the Bexar County Medical Examiner to complete the autopsy reports for Ramos and his 21 victims.
That’s because aside from the 22 autopsies, the medical examiner also had to conduct 53 autopsies for immigrants who succumbed to heat and thirst while being smuggled in a tractor-trailer from Laredo to San Antonio in late June. It is considered the country’s worst immigrant-smuggling incident.
“That’s 75 extra people added to their normal workload,” Diaz said. “We’re three months in, and all I’ve got is the preliminary reports.”
Once Diaz receives the final reports, he’ll distribute them to the proper authorities.
The justice of the peace said he made arrangements for the medical investigators to answer questions posed by state police investigators and District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee, so their investigation of the mass shootingis not delayed further.
Diaz said he expects each final autopsy report to be 30 to 40 pages long. Ramos’ report will include toxicology results.
His preliminary death report said his cause of death is multiple gunshot wounds. It will be up to police and the DA to determine if Ramos’ shooting was a justified homicide, Texas Department of Public Safety officials have said.
guillermo.contreras@express-news.net | Twitter: @gmaninfedland | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Uvalde-mass-shooter-s-body-stored-in-Central-17392180.php | 2022-08-23T17:14:09 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Uvalde-mass-shooter-s-body-stored-in-Central-17392180.php |
Months of drought gave way to a soggy Monday across South Central Texas. The San Antonio area, however, experienced some of the lowest rainfall amounts in the region.
Even with more wet weather in the forecast, it’s likely that the San Antonio area will again miss out on substantial amounts of rain.
“Some folks definitely got their wishes answered yesterday, and others will be crossing their fingers for some more rain here over the next couple of days,” said Keith White, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
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Some portions of San Antonio picked up a little over an inch of rain on Monday, radar estimates by the NWS show. The majority of Bexar County received between a tenth and three quarters of an inch of rain.
Much higher totals were recorded in Austin, where as much as 5 inches fell on Monday afternoon in the northwest portion of the city, prompting a flash flood warning. Much of the rain fell during an hour stretch, setting records at Camp Mabry.
San Antonio International Airport only recorded a quarter of an inch of rain Monday, bringing the area’s yearly total to 5.69 inches — the driest start to a year on record in San Antonio.
This year’s total so far is 14 inches below normal. The airport on average sees 19.77 inches of rain by this time of the year.
“We’ve been in drought conditions clearly for most of the year and for some people, they’ll see some improvements when the next drought monitor comes out,” White said. “But parts of San Antonio are still unfortunately missing out on some of the heavier rainfall totals so far.”
Parts of the Hill Country experienced heavy rain and afternoon thunderstorms, but most of the region didn't record high rain totals. Mason County, just north of Kerrville, received over 4 inches of rain. Areas to the north and west of Kerrville saw over 2 inches.
Related: Flood watch issued for San Antonio and much of Hill Country
A relatively large area to the east of San Antonio, which includes New Braunfels, saw less than a half inch of rainfall from Monday’s storms. Other blotches of rainfall spread out through San Antonio.
The chance for showers and storms is expected for most of the week. A flash flood watch is in effect for the Edwards Plateau, the Hill Country, and the Interstate 35 corridor that stretches from San Antonio to Round Rock.
However, the chance of flooding will likely be low, White said.
There is a 50 to 60 percent chance of rain in San Antonio today and Wednesday. The rain also helps to ease temperatures and stops San Antonio from tracking its warmest summer on record, White said.
May, June and July were all the hottest for those months on record. But it appears that this summer might not finish as the hottest on record because of how much cooler it will get over the next few days.
As of Tuesday, the average daily high and low temperature from June 1 through Tuesday was 88.4 degrees. In 2011, the summer finished at 88.
“It’ll be sort of neck and neck with 2011 for the hottest summer on record,” White said.
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St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church is headed to the foothills.
Church officials announced the auctioning of the property they have called home for 60 years, at 1145 E. Fort Lowell Road, in June and the auction was held Aug. 23.
The results have not yet been announced.
St. Demetrios, known to those outside of the religion for its annual Greek Festival, bought a new site for a church and event center at 3939 N. Alvernon Way, near River Road, for $1.2 million.
Despite acquiring the new property, the Greek Festival, normally held in the fall, will be on hold for a while.
Following a fire in 2013 that badly damaged the church, the congregation decided to sell the property and relocate closer to its members — the majority of whom live north of River Road.
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"The church's acquisition of this new venue provides the church with amazing growth opportunities to support its members and continue to serve Tucson’s Greek Orthodox Community," said William “Billy A” Anastopoulos, the parish president. "The church looks forward to making additional announcements about our new venue shortly.”
Michael A. Fine, president of Fine & Co., is handling the auction of the Fort Lowell site, which was split into four parcels that bidders could buy individually, in combination or the whole site.
The existing zoning allows for single or multifamily residential development, a church, school or commercial use.
Stay tuned to find out who buys it and their plans.
Other local real estate transactions include:
- Scottsdale-based Vertical Street Ventures bought the 232-unit Metro Tucson complex at 3985 N. Stone Ave. for $38.5 million. Hamid Panahi, Clint Wadlund, Steve Gebing and Cliff David, with Institutional Property Advisors, handled the sale.
- Washington D.C. investors bought the 174-unit Midtown on Seneca Townhomes at 3201 E. Seneca St., for $28 million. Alon Shnitzer, Rue Bax, Eddie Chang and Doug Lazovick, with ABI Multifamily, handled the sale.
- California investors bought the Fiesta Mercado Shopping Center at 2930 S. Sixth Ave. for $12.2 million. The center is anchored by Food City. Chris Tramontano, with SRS Real Estate Partners, represented the buyer.
- T.L.C. Ronstadt LLC bought the 15,275-squre-foot property at 600-618 E. 20th St. from ADMC Properties LLC for $1 million. Tim Healy, with CBRE, handled the sale.
- 2102 Forbes Investors LLC bought 11,900 square feet of industrial space at Broadbent Business Center, 2102 N. Forbes Blvd., from East Park VI Holding Company LLC for $1 million. Robert Glaser, with Picor, represented the seller.
Information for Tucson Real Estate is compiled from records at the Pima County Recorder's Office and from brokers. Send information to Gabriela Rico, grico@tucson.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/st-demetrios-greek-church-buys-new-tucson-location/article_92e4395e-2262-11ed-8c50-43e90a88bb1f.html | 2022-08-23T17:22:12 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/st-demetrios-greek-church-buys-new-tucson-location/article_92e4395e-2262-11ed-8c50-43e90a88bb1f.html |
(WJW) — Despite inflation, a recent report says people are tipping more at restaurants than last year.
According to software provider Toast Inc.’s second-quarter Restaurant Trends report, tips are up nearly 10%, and in-person diners are tipping on average 19.7%, showing a growth of 22% in the second quarter compared with the first quarter.
“The appetite for in-person dining remained strong in Q2 through rising inflation, economic uncertainty, and COVID-19 subvariant spikes,” according to Toast.
The report also showed that diners were less likely to tip as much when ordering delivery or takeout, tipping an average of 14.5%.
“This trend remains similar to Q1 2022’s findings, where diners on-premise tipped more than off-premise diners,” Toast found.
The report also broke down the states with the biggest tippers on average, though tip size didn’t vary much.
Indiana topped the list for the second straight quarter based on average tip percentage, with West Virginia and Ohio following. At the bottom of the list was California, which has one of the country’s highest minimum cash wage laws for tipped employees, according to the Department of Labor.
Here are the top 10 states for the most generous tippers:
- Indiana (21%)
- West Virginia (20.8%)
- Ohio (20.7%)
- Delaware (20.7%)
- Kentucky (20.7%)
- Wyoming (20.5%)
- New Hampshire (20.4%)
- Wisconsin (20.3%)
- South Carolina (20.3%)
- Pennsylvania (20.2%)
And if you were wondering which states tipped the least, they include:
- California (17.5%)
- Washington (18.3%)
- Florida (18.5%)
- New York (18.5%)
- Hawaii (18.8%)
- Texas (18.8%)
- Nevada (18.8%)
- Louisiana (18.9%)
- New Jersey (18.9%)
- Arkansas (18.9%) | https://cw33.com/news/local/big-tipper-here-are-the-most-generous-states-for-eating-out/ | 2022-08-23T17:22:16 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/big-tipper-here-are-the-most-generous-states-for-eating-out/ |
It goes without saying that the coronavirus pandemic has sparked a wave of uncertainty across myriad industries, and not other market has quite felt its impact like that of real estate.
The pandemic has become a driving force behind the continued real estate boom, with high demand for vacation homes and a limited supply of housing that has prompted buyers and investors to bid up prices for affordable properties, causing home prices to skyrocket. The ability to work remotely played a role in the vacation home demand in mid-2020, as affluent Americans opted to ride out the pandemic with more amenities and space outside dense urban areas.
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by 1-year price change as of July 2022. The typical home value in the United States increased over the last year by +19.8% to $354,165. Data was available for 200 cities and towns in Dallas.
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#30. Hudson Oaks, TX
– 1-year price change: +$132,641 (+32.0%)
– 5-year price change: +$230,115 (+72.6%)
– Typical home value: $547,107 (#43 most expensive city in metro)
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#29. Annetta, TX
– 1-year price change: +$133,438 (+31.0%)
– 5-year price change: +$249,674 (+79.5%)
– Typical home value: $563,635 (#38 most expensive city in metro)
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#28. Sunnyvale, TX
– 1-year price change: +$133,548 (+26.2%)
– 5-year price change: +$213,841 (+49.7%)
– Typical home value: $644,247 (#25 most expensive city in metro)
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#27. Flower Mound, TX
– 1-year price change: +$136,248 (+27.8%)
– 5-year price change: +$250,645 (+66.7%)
– Typical home value: $626,464 (#29 most expensive city in metro)
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#26. McKinney, TX
– 1-year price change: +$138,217 (+32.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$234,250 (+71.3%)
– Typical home value: $562,663 (#39 most expensive city in metro)
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#25. Murphy, TX
– 1-year price change: +$138,594 (+28.1%)
– 5-year price change: +$247,890 (+64.7%)
– Typical home value: $631,129 (#28 most expensive city in metro)
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#24. Hebron, TX
– 1-year price change: +$144,330 (+28.9%)
– 5-year price change: +$247,890 (data not available)
– Typical home value: $643,950 (#26 most expensive city in metro)
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#23. Lantana, TX
– 1-year price change: +$152,347 (+30.7%)
– 5-year price change: +$252,368 (+63.7%)
– Typical home value: $648,827 (#23 most expensive city in metro)
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#22. Trophy Club, TX
– 1-year price change: +$155,874 (+28.4%)
– 5-year price change: +$279,703 (+65.9%)
– Typical home value: $704,204 (#20 most expensive city in metro)
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#21. Fairview, TX
– 1-year price change: +$158,281 (+28.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$276,093 (+63.4%)
– Typical home value: $711,717 (#19 most expensive city in metro)
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#20. Pecan Acres, TX
– 1-year price change: +$159,199 (+25.2%)
– 5-year price change: +$320,633 (+68.1%)
– Typical home value: $791,742 (#15 most expensive city in metro)
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#19. Annetta South, TX
– 1-year price change: +$159,467 (+29.5%)
– 5-year price change: +$329,690 (+88.9%)
– Typical home value: $700,541 (#21 most expensive city in metro)
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#18. Double Oak, TX
– 1-year price change: +$161,088 (+23.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$358,357 (+73.8%)
– Typical home value: $844,264 (#11 most expensive city in metro)
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#17. Copper Canyon, TX
– 1-year price change: +$161,433 (+23.2%)
– 5-year price change: +$351,343 (+69.4%)
– Typical home value: $857,472 (#10 most expensive city in metro)
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#16. Annetta North, TX
– 1-year price change: +$165,999 (+28.5%)
– 5-year price change: +$322,188 (+75.5%)
– Typical home value: $749,137 (#17 most expensive city in metro)
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#15. Colleyville, TX
– 1-year price change: +$175,904 (+24.9%)
– 5-year price change: +$328,096 (+59.1%)
– Typical home value: $883,013 (#9 most expensive city in metro)
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#14. Celina, TX
– 1-year price change: +$176,583 (+37.3%)
– 5-year price change: +$286,329 (+78.8%)
– Typical home value: $649,751 (#22 most expensive city in metro)
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#13. Argyle, TX
– 1-year price change: +$178,552 (+27.7%)
– 5-year price change: +$334,307 (+68.5%)
– Typical home value: $822,117 (#13 most expensive city in metro)
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#12. Frisco, TX
– 1-year price change: +$180,974 (+34.1%)
– 5-year price change: +$290,125 (+68.7%)
– Typical home value: $712,324 (#18 most expensive city in metro)
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#11. McLendon-Chisholm, TX
– 1-year price change: +$181,548 (+31.3%)
– 5-year price change: +$315,034 (+70.7%)
– Typical home value: $760,863 (#16 most expensive city in metro)
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#10. Heath, TX
– 1-year price change: +$183,864 (+29.0%)
– 5-year price change: +$327,832 (+66.9%)
– Typical home value: $817,694 (#14 most expensive city in metro)
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#9. Prosper, TX
– 1-year price change: +$232,531 (+38.1%)
– 5-year price change: +$373,602 (+79.7%)
– Typical home value: $842,376 (#12 most expensive city in metro)
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#8. Parker, TX
– 1-year price change: +$244,616 (+29.6%)
– 5-year price change: +$435,975 (+68.7%)
– Typical home value: $1,070,754 (#8 most expensive city in metro)
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#7. Southlake, TX
– 1-year price change: +$255,899 (+27.1%)
– 5-year price change: +$469,947 (+64.4%)
– Typical home value: $1,199,989 (#6 most expensive city in metro)
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#6. Lucas, TX
– 1-year price change: +$264,531 (+32.2%)
– 5-year price change: +$464,886 (+74.9%)
– Typical home value: $1,085,716 (#7 most expensive city in metro)
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#5. Bartonville, TX
– 1-year price change: +$265,368 (+28.1%)
– 5-year price change: +$489,838 (+67.9%)
– Typical home value: $1,211,042 (#5 most expensive city in metro)
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#4. Westover Hills, TX
– 1-year price change: +$399,814 (+20.3%)
– 5-year price change: +$740,864 (+45.4%)
– Typical home value: $2,373,188 (#2 most expensive city in metro)
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#3. Westlake, TX
– 1-year price change: +$399,877 (+28.4%)
– 5-year price change: +$718,708 (+65.9%)
– Typical home value: $1,808,795 (#4 most expensive city in metro)
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#2. University Park, TX
– 1-year price change: +$439,805 (+26.9%)
– 5-year price change: +$651,579 (+45.8%)
– Typical home value: $2,074,884 (#3 most expensive city in metro)
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#1. Highland Park, TX
– 1-year price change: +$493,205 (+26.0%)
– 5-year price change: +$717,766 (+42.9%)
– Typical home value: $2,392,189 (#1 most expensive city in metro)
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Ah, the first day of college; an unforgettable day for many people. There is so much excitement in the air. From the proud parents to the anxious freshman who are getting their first whiff of adulthood.
To help rally excitement for the beginning of the school year at the University of Texas at Arlington, the City of Arlington will be changing its downtown lights to blue and orange.
In a tweet, officials said, “The City of Arlington is excited to welcome you back, Mavs! To celebrate the kick-off to the new academic year, we are turning the lights Downtown 💙 and 🧡 through Sept. 11 during Maverick Stampede. We invite you to come take a selfie and tag us! #Mavup #MaverickStampede.” | https://cw33.com/news/local/city-of-arlington-downtown-lights-turning-blue-and-orange-to-welcome-back-uta-students/ | 2022-08-23T17:22:28 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/city-of-arlington-downtown-lights-turning-blue-and-orange-to-welcome-back-uta-students/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — There is nothing better than a night out watching a Cowboys game with a group of friends. Despite this, going out to a bad sports bar can either make or break your experience.
So in the spirit of making sure you have the best social sports viewing experience, we are bringing you the best sports bars in Dallas, according to Visit Dallas.
Here is their list:
- The Rustic
- The Owner’s Box
- Nodding Donkey
- Uncle Uber’s
- Stan’s Blue Note
- Press Box Grill
- Frankie’s Downtown
- Cedar Springs Tap House
- Henderson Tap House
- Bryan Street Tavern
For more information, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/football-season-is-back-new-report-says-these-are-the-best-sports-bars-in-dallas/ | 2022-08-23T17:22:34 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/football-season-is-back-new-report-says-these-are-the-best-sports-bars-in-dallas/ |
DALLAS (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to give an update on the state’s response to flash flooding across Texas in Dallas on Tuesday morning.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area was one of the areas most impacted by rain and flooding this week. NBC 5 reported a 60-year-old woman died after her vehicle was swept away by floodwater in Mesquite, east of downtown Dallas.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins on Monday declared a state of disaster for his county and requested state and federal assistance for affected individuals.
Abbott on Monday increased the readiness level of the Texas State Emergency Operations Center (SOC) to Level II (Escalated Response). The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) also activated five more Texas A&M Task Force 1 swiftwater boat squads and a floodwater boat squad to help local first responders.
TDEM on Monday also told Nexstar it has more than 250 people ready to help in any part of the state.
Over the weekend, the state had already readied boat teams from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, helicopters from the Texas Department of Public Safety and ground transportation from the Texas National Guard, among other resources.
On Tuesday, Abbott will be with several Dallas city and public safety leaders as well as TDEM officials. The press conference will begin at 11:30 a.m.
The state said Texans can report damage to homes and businesses online using TDEM’s damage survey. You can also learn more flood safety tips using this website. | https://cw33.com/news/local/gov-abbott-to-give-update-on-flooding-response-across-texas/ | 2022-08-23T17:22:40 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/gov-abbott-to-give-update-on-flooding-response-across-texas/ |
AUSTIN, Texas (KAMR/KCIT)— According to a release from the Office of the Governor, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will receive a briefing and press conference at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the Dallas City Hall Emergency Operations Center, basement.
The release stated that Abbott will be speaking about the state’s emergency response to severe weather and flash flooding.
Officials stated that the Governor will be joined by Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia, Dallas Fire Chief Dominique Artis, and Dallas City Emergency Manager Rocky Vaz. | https://cw33.com/news/local/gov-abbott-to-provide-update-on-state-flood-response/ | 2022-08-23T17:22:46 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/gov-abbott-to-provide-update-on-state-flood-response/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — A Texas gym owner has raised more than $65,000 to benefit Special Olympics Texas.
Maverick Fitness Holdings owns more than 30 Orangetheory Fitness studios in North Texas. Officials say these studios and other Orangetheory Fitness studios across the state of Texas hosted Special Olympics athletes during an exclusive 90-minute class at their studios on July 23-24.
Studio members paid $25 per person to participate in the class with all of the proceeds going to Special Olympics Texas.
Out of the Orangetheory studios, more than $42,000 was raised in North Texas with a $5,000 donation. The grand total for all Texas studios was more than $65,000.
“We are proud to partner with Special Olympics Texas again this summer. Being able to have local athletes at our studios during the donation weekend made this event so much more special. There’s no better way to promote health and wellness through community and inclusion with an event such as this. We are grateful to our members and staff for participating and making this event successful.”, Shane Adams, Chief Executive Officer, Maverick Fitness, said in a news release. | https://cw33.com/news/local/maverick-fitness-orangetheory-fitness-raised-more-than-65000-to-benefit-special-olympics-texas/ | 2022-08-23T17:22:52 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/maverick-fitness-orangetheory-fitness-raised-more-than-65000-to-benefit-special-olympics-texas/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — A new WalletHub report is looking at the most and least equitable schools in the state of Texas, and it looks like North Texas is coming out on top.
Officials have named Garland ISD the most equitable school district in the state of Texas, citing low expenditures and a relatively high household income in the district.
Here are the top 10 most equitable districts in Texas:
- Garland ISD
- Rotan ISD
- Bryson ISD
- Shallowater ISD
- Floresville ISD
- Crowley ISD
- Frankston ISD
- Newcastle ISD
- Olfen ISD
- Stockdale ISD
Methodology: officials scored 1,016 districts in Texas based on average household income and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil.
For the full report, visit WalletHub. | https://cw33.com/news/local/study-names-this-north-texas-school-district-as-the-most-equitable-in-the-state/ | 2022-08-23T17:22:58 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/study-names-this-north-texas-school-district-as-the-most-equitable-in-the-state/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — No matter who you are, if you don’t pay you can’t play with the Texas Lottery and that also means you can’t turn your regular old Tuesday into a Winsday (see what we did there?).
The Texas Lottery reports a $25,000 winning Cash Five ticket was sold in the city of Dallas from Monday night’s drawing. This ticket matched all five of the winning numbers from the August 22 drawing, those winning numbers were 6, 16, 19, 21, and 28.
It was sold at a SWIF-T on Samuell Boulevard in Dallas and the ticket was a Quick Pick. “Tickets must be claimed no later than 180 days after the draw date,” the lottery said.
In total there were over 27,000 winners throughout the state from this drawing. | https://cw33.com/news/local/tuesday-winsday-25000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-in-dallas/ | 2022-08-23T17:23:04 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/tuesday-winsday-25000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-in-dallas/ |
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard County Public Schools said students will still have class and the district will make some bus route adjustments as thousands plan to travel to the Space Coast for Monday’s historic Artemis launch.
In a video posted Monday, the school district said it’s expecting heavy traffic delays the morning of NASA’s Artemis I launch from Kennedy Space Center.
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“Schools will remain open on launch day and families and staff are strongly encouraged to make plans right now to prepare for the launch,” the district wrote on Facebook.
Superintendent Mark Mullins said school bus routes will be adjusted for several schools and more information will be sent out later in the week.
Artemis 1 Launch: Preparing for history. The launch of the Artemis 1 is scheduled for Monday, August 29th with the two-hour launch window opening at 8:33am. BPS expects heavy traffic delays on the day of the launch. Schools will remain open on launch day and families and staff are strongly encouraged to make plans right now to prepare for the launch. More information will be shared this week.
Posted by Brevard Public Schools (official) on Monday, August 22, 2022
Brevard County officials anticipate upward of about 200,000 people to flock to the area for the launch. The county is planning for major congestion in and around Kennedy Space Center.
The first moon mission for the Artemis program has a targeted launch day of Monday, Aug. 29, with a two-hour window that opens at 8:33 a.m. The Artemis program is the long-awaited NASA program to take Americans back to the moon and beyond, possibly to Mars.
If the first mission is successful, it will be followed by a crewed test mission that will orbit the moon. If that mission is successful, Artemis III’s goal will be to land on the moon. NASA said Artemis I will take up to 14 days to get to the moon.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies are investigating after a person was found dead in a Brevard County home early Tuesday, the sheriff’s office said.
Investigators said they were called to a residence on Oriole Circle in Barefoot Bay at around 1 a.m. Tuesday, when they found a person dead.
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According to authorities, the death is believed to be suspicious in nature and homicide and crime scene units are in the process of investigating it.
Anyone who may have information about this investigation is asked to call the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at 321-633-8413 or Crimeline to leave an anonymous tip at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477). Crimeline tipsters may be eligible for a reward.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A certified registered nurse anesthetist at Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach is accused of sexual assault, according to an arrest report from Daytona Beach police.
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Joel Gingery, 57, was arrested Monday, records show.
Gingery asked the victim to visit him at work, police said. Gingery led her to his on-call room and once there, positioned an adjustable table in front of the door, blocking it, according to the report. He then forced himself on the victim, records show.
Police said they asked the victim to call Gingery following the attack.
“I’m sorry, I put you through that. Can you forgive me?” Gingery said to the victim during the conversation, according to investigators.
Gingery faces a charge of sexual battery and false imprisonment.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The state attorney’s office for Brevard County announced on Tuesday it is not filing charges against a Melbourne police officer and Florida Tech security guard who fatally shot at a student after he lunged at an officer with a pair of scissors in December.
According to a police report, Alhaji Sow, 18, was shot and killed after running around the Florida Institute of Technology campus with a knife and ultimately, lunging at officers with a pair of scissors.
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The state attorney’s office said “evidence and testimony provided by the FDLE held sufficient evidence to believe that the officers were acting in self-defense, a legal justification for the use of deadly force.”
Melbourne police said everything started when Sow got into a fight with a friend. He then ran around campus with a knife while punching students, vandalized cars and broke a residence hall window, police said.
At one point, Sow dropped the knife and when authorities found him in a dorm, police said he was holding a pair of scissors. Police said he then lunged at an officer and struck the officer in the leg. Melbourne police said one officer and a campus security officer shot at Sow, killing him.
According to the state attorney’s office, “witness testimony indicates that Mr. Sow ingested multiple doses of LSD, a powerful hallucinogenic drug, prior to the series of campus attacks on other students. Mr. Sow’s roommate told investigators that he witnessed Mr. Sow ‘tripping’ on psychedelic drugs at least once a week prior to this event.”
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Lake Township trustees promote reserve officer
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Lake Township trustees
Monday meeting
ACTION: Promoted reserve officer Cody Dumont.
DISCUSSION: Dumont becomes full time effective Aug. 23. His hourly wage will be raised from $19 an hour to $22.66, and his medical and other benefits will commence Sept. 1. He will have a one-year probationary period beginning on Aug. 23.
OTHER ACTION:
- Paid bills in the amount of $112,360.
- Scheduled trick-or-treat for 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 30.
- Accepted the resignation of Shawn Baker as auxiliary police officer on the Uniontown Police Department, effective Aug. 20.
- Approved the request to raise the hourly wage for an auxiliary road department employee, Sam Lespiza, from $14 to $16 an hour beginning with the pay period starting Aug. 20.
UP NEXT: Meet 5 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Township Hall and broadcast live on Facebook.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Editor's note: The above video aired during a previous broadcast.
The arena formerly known as "Gila River Arena" will be getting a new name and a new facelift after a new partnership with Desert Diamond Casinos and ASM Global.
The 18,000-seat arena will now be known as "Desert Diamond Arena."
The name change is "only the beginning" of changes made to the entertainment area, according to a recent press release from the casino. Other future changes include arena upgrades, hotel and resort expansions and expanding entertainment opprotunities.
This is about much more than changing the name of the arena," said Jason Oberlander, ASM Global's Chief Commercial Officer said. "Strengthening our relationship with Desert Diamond Casinos through this new agreement will allow us to go further than ever before in delivering the highest level of entertainment experiences to our guests."
No specific details of future expansions or upgrades were given in the press release.
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Construction started for new Lawrence fire station, includes cancer prevention measures
Tuesday marked the groundbreaking and the start of construction for Lawrence Fire Department's Station 38 — one of the busiest fire stations in Lawrence.
More than 50 people attended the ceremony, including members of Lawrence Fire and Police departments, Mayor Steve Collier and members of city council.
"This firehouse will be a excellent operational firehouse, as well as a home to these firefighters," Fire Chief Dino Batalis said.
Demolition of the former building began July 20. The station was more than 35 years old and was originally built when the fire department was staffed by volunteers. With a professional fire department and overnight stays, the building was due for a remodel, Batalis said. This will be the first Lawrence fire station built in more than 20 years. The total projected build cost is $10.5 million.
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The new station will be the first in Lawrence with input from firefighters. For Capt. Steve Lizon, being able to offer input made firefighters feel they had ownership in the building, he said.
"A lot of times there's a disconnect between the administration and rank and file, and in this case it was all seamless. We all worked together."
Firefighters visited multiple firehouses around Marion County and Central Indiana with an architect to see what to add to Station 38, Lizon said. One focus of firefighters for the new station was cancer prevention.
The new station will include a decontamination station that is separate from the living quarters to protect firefighters from carcinogens commonly found in firefighting chemicals. It also will include an improved exhaust system, which catches diesel so it doesn't enter the firehouse. A fitness center and improved radio and computer technology will be added.
This fire station will be the first in Lawrence to house a safe haven baby box, Batalis said.
One thing Lizon said he and other firefighters are excited about is the new kitchen. The kitchen in a firehouse holds a lot of history, Lizon said, and he's hoping the kitchen in Station 38 will start a new history for the team.
There were times Lizon didn't think the new station would happen, whether it was because of the pandemic, funding issues, inflation, building material supply shortages or the labor shortage, he said.
"It was one obstacle after another we kept running into," he said. "But it's like anything else firefighters deal with. We just adapt and we get through," he said.
The construction is projected to be finished by Sept. 5, 2023, Batalis said.
Contact Phyllis Cha at pcha@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @phyllischa. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/marion-county/2022/08/23/lawrence-fire-department-station-38-construction-begins/65410536007/ | 2022-08-23T17:40:05 | 0 | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/marion-county/2022/08/23/lawrence-fire-department-station-38-construction-begins/65410536007/ |
HIGH POINT — Authorities have arrested a 41-year-old High Point man in the shooting death of another man on Monday, High Point police said in a news release.
Officers arrested Marcus C. Dilworth Tuesday and charged him with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon, the release said.
Dilworth is accused of killing 32-year-old Terrance J. Parms of High Point early Monday afternoon.
Officers found Parms dead from a gunshot wound at 4326 Garden Club St.
Dilworth is being held at the Guilford County jail without bail. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/arrest-made-in-fatal-shooting-of-high-point-man-police-say/article_e4ee0704-2300-11ed-8737-2b6e164ce3e1.html | 2022-08-23T17:42:51 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/arrest-made-in-fatal-shooting-of-high-point-man-police-say/article_e4ee0704-2300-11ed-8737-2b6e164ce3e1.html |
GREENSBORO — The Greensboro Transit Agency is benefiting from a nationwide settlement with Volkswagen over software that allowed it to cheat on vehicle emissions tests.
GTA announced in a news release it will purchase its 21st battery-electric bus with some of the money from the settlement. The automaker agreed in 2017 to pay $4.3 billion in criminal and civil penalties for its scheme to sell approximately 590,000 diesel vehicles in the U.S. by using a defeat device to cheat on emissions tests mandated by the EPA and the California Air Resources Board.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has awarded more than $1.1 million from Volkswagen settlement and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funding. The money is used to replace aging diesel transit buses with a clean zero-emissions electric bus and charging equipment.
Combined with the $3 million Federal Transit Administration award announced in March for the purchase of three electric buses, the money will increase the total number of electric buses in GTA's fleet to 21. Along with a number of existing diesel-electric hybrid buses, more than 50% of the GTA fixed-route bus fleet now consists of sustainable vehicles, according to the release. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/greensboro-benefits-from-nationwide-volkswagen-settlement-with-new-battery-electric-bus/article_9d4c4290-22fa-11ed-8dc5-1746f5c5454c.html | 2022-08-23T17:42:53 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/greensboro-benefits-from-nationwide-volkswagen-settlement-with-new-battery-electric-bus/article_9d4c4290-22fa-11ed-8dc5-1746f5c5454c.html |
AUSTIN, Texas — The City of Austin announced Tuesday that it is streamlining its approach to managing homeless encampments.
On Tuesday, the City will launch the Homeless Encampment Management Team, a multi-departmental group that will coordinate management of public spaces occupied by homeless encampments.
The City said it will use a central response structure to "apply a citywide lens to encampment management, so action is prioritized, and resources are deployed to encampments that present the highest risk to health and safety."
The City also said the new Homeless Encampment Management (HEM) tracking and prioritization tool will support consistent data capture to improve the City's understanding of needs, risks and trends across encampments in Austin.
The Homeless Encampment Management Team will use the HEM Tool to score encampments for cleanup and closure, according to the City. The tool will also be used to select sites for the HEAL (Housing-focused Encampment Assistance Link) initiative, which aims to provide people experiencing homelessness with direct access to shelter rand longer-term housing resources.
"The launch of a formalized cross-departmental Homeless Encampment Management Team and prioritization tool will help the City of Austin ensure that its resources are efficiently and equitably deployed," said Dianna Grey, the City's Homeless Strategy Officer. "At the same time, the structure will enhance our ability to track conditions in encampments, as well as related public space management activities."
The City said funding in the recently adopted Fiscal Year 2023 budget includes $4.8 million dedicated to encampment cleanup as part of a larger $84 million allocated to preventing and addressing homelessness in Austin.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — A Bentonville student was hit by a truck Tuesday morning while boarding her school bus.
According to Bentonville Superintendent Debbie Jones, the student was boarding the school bus on Aug. 23 morning when she was hit by a truck.
In a letter to parents, Jones wrote that the student was not seriously hurt, but this is a "painful example" of what can happen when drivers don't pay attention and stop for students.
She says the crossing lights on the bus were flashing and the stop arm was deployed at the time.
"It’s illegal to pass a stopped school bus, and police take this offense seriously. This is a gentle reminder to slow down and watch for children near buses, schools and crosswalks," Jones wrote.
Leslee Wright, director of communications for Bentonville Schools, says at this time Centerton Police are investigating the incident.
No other information about this incident has been released at this time.
Last year in Arkansas, Act 264 was approved. It’s a bill to amend the law concerning the unlawful passing of a school bus. Drivers need to have a 30-foot distance from school buses when the bus is stopped. The penalty for drivers who don’t stop has increased.
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GLEN ROSE, Texas — They say everything is bigger in Texas and that includes dinosaur tracks.
Over 113 million years ago, pre-historic dinosaurs roamed what is now the Glen Rose area in Texas and managed to leave fossilized tracks hidden beneath the Paluxy River. They were recently re-discovered by workers of the Dinosaur Valley State Park, as shown in videos and images posted to their Facebook page.
"The Paluxy River has pretty much gone dry this drought," said one park worker in a Facebook video post shared on Aug. 17. "What's cool about the river is what you'll find in the river. Sweep a little bit of the dirt and dust away and this is what you'll find... dinosaur tracks."
In the video, the worker points out how many tracks have three large claw marks, commonly belonging to the theropod dinosaur class, he said. This was confirmed in a 2012 study, which also said the river holds tracks from the sauropod class, too.
"These are normally underwater so you don't easily get to see these... well in shallow water, covered in dirt and silt," he said.
The park also shared several photos of volunteers cleaning out the long trail of prints as they worked on "dinosaur track mapping," which also consisted of measuring the tracks, the park commented in their posts.
It is likely the tracks were covered up again, however, due to heavy rainfall that passed through the Lone Star State.
"When it starts raining they will fill up with water and mud. Most likely we will not see them like this again for a very long time," the park said.
Dinosaur Valley State Park is located at 1629 Park Rd 59., Glen Rose, TX 76043, which is about an hour and a half drive northwest of Waco. It is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Also on KCENTV.com: | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/large-dinosaur-tracks-unearthed-dried-up-texas-river/500-d59d5c65-a23c-42e5-9242-59ae56999221 | 2022-08-23T17:43:03 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/large-dinosaur-tracks-unearthed-dried-up-texas-river/500-d59d5c65-a23c-42e5-9242-59ae56999221 |
PADDOCK LAKE — The Lions Club of Paddock Lake has announced plans for a fun run in conjunction with community’s Octoberfest celebration on Saturday, Sept. 10.
The family event will have two courses, a 5k run which follows the lake path and a shorter 1.5k walk which circles back to the festival grounds.
Registration will begin at 9:30 that day west of 24200 75th St. (near Westosha Floral) with the long run starting at 10 a.m. followed by the shorter walk’s start. Participants may park in the lots to the east of the Octoberfest grounds on either the north or south sides of Route 50.
There is an entry fee of $10 per participant of $25 per family. Water stops are included as well as a participant package which includes, among other things, an entry for a raffle basket and a beer coupon for the Octoberfest celebration, which will begin at noon.
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For more information, or to preregister, contact Donna Deuster at 262-332-0023.
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PADDOCK LAKE - Dozens of bike riders young and old, along with golf cart motorists took the streets in procession that lasted just over half an hour Sunday morning in one of many celebrations taking place in Kenosha County over the Fourth of July weekend.
The parade, which began at at McAlonan Park at 248th Avenue between 72nd and 73rd streets, included candy of all kinds tossed from golf carts to younger spectators, who scooped them up by the bag full. The family friendly event has become a community tradition and one which culminated with a free lunch of hot dogs, chips and lemonade at Village Hall, 6969 236th Ave.
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Bike riders young and old take off from McAlonan Park, at 248th Avenue between 72nd and 73rd streets, on Sunday for Paddock Lake’s annual bike…
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Bike riders young and old take off from McAlonan Park on Sunday for Paddock Lake’s annual bike parade, which includes golf carts.
BIKE PARADE
Paddock Lake’s annual bike parade also included a procession of golf carts whose riders tossed candy to eager onlookers at the event held Sunday.
BIKE PARADE
Paddock Lake’s annual bike parade also included a procession of golf carts whose riders tossed candy to eager onlookers at the event held Sunday.
BIKE PARADE
Jacob Sanchez, 12, of Chicago, carried the American flag with him as he rode in the bike parade in Paddock Lake held Sunday ahead of the Indep…
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Bicycle parade participants and spectators gathered at Paddock Lake’s Village Hall following the half-hour procession where they were treated …
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An inflatable bald eagle and Uncle Sam atop a golf cart arrives at the Paddock Lake Village Hall following the annual bike parade held in the …
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Golf cart participants in Paddock Lake’s annual bike parade take off from the event, which ended at the Village Hall, 6969 236th Ave., on Sunday. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/paddock-lake-lions-plan-fun-run-during-octoberfest-celebration-sept-10/article_1dc0f7e2-2178-11ed-afb4-a3c9c684c600.html | 2022-08-23T17:44:44 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/paddock-lake-lions-plan-fun-run-during-octoberfest-celebration-sept-10/article_1dc0f7e2-2178-11ed-afb4-a3c9c684c600.html |
ODESSA, Texas — The Odessa Police Department and Medical Center Health System will be hosting a Neighborhood Watch Meeting with Stop the Bleed program at the new OPD training facility.
The event will take place at 7:00 p.m. and will run until 9:00 p.m.. It will be taking place at 210 N. Lincoln Street Ave.
Stop the Bleed is a program dedicated to teaching people worldwide on how to stop the bleeding of a severely wounded person. To date, they have prepared more than 2.1 million people to help during bleeding situations.
The program was administered by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, the later of whom was formed in 1922.
For more information, contact Steve LeSueur at slesueur@odessa-tx.gov. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/odessa-police-department-to-host-stop-the-bleed-neighborhood-watch/513-5f0c1562-a9b4-4952-86c7-4975fbe3230f | 2022-08-23T17:49:17 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/odessa-police-department-to-host-stop-the-bleed-neighborhood-watch/513-5f0c1562-a9b4-4952-86c7-4975fbe3230f |
GLEN ROSE, Texas — They say everything is bigger in Texas and that includes dinosaur tracks.
Over 113 million years ago, pre-historic dinosaurs roamed what is now the Glen Rose area in Texas and managed to leave fossilized tracks hidden beneath the Paluxy River. They were recently re-discovered by workers of the Dinosaur Valley State Park, as shown in videos and images posted to their Facebook page.
"The Paluxy River has pretty much gone dry this drought," said one park worker in a Facebook video post shared on Aug. 17. "What's cool about the river is what you'll find in the river. Sweep a little bit of the dirt and dust away and this is what you'll find... dinosaur tracks."
In the video, the worker points out how many tracks have three large claw marks, commonly belonging to the theropod dinosaur class, he said. This was confirmed in a 2012 study, which also said the river holds tracks from the sauropod class, too.
"These are normally underwater so you don't easily get to see these... well in shallow water, covered in dirt and silt," he said.
The park also shared several photos of volunteers cleaning out the long trail of prints as they worked on "dinosaur track mapping," which also consisted of measuring the tracks, the park commented in their posts.
It is likely the tracks were covered up again, however, due to heavy rainfall that passed through the Lone Star State.
"When it starts raining they will fill up with water and mud. Most likely we will not see them like this again for a very long time," the park said.
Dinosaur Valley State Park is located at 1629 Park Rd 59., Glen Rose, TX 76043, which is about an hour and a half drive northwest of Waco. It is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Also on KCENTV.com: | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/large-dinosaur-tracks-unearthed-dried-up-texas-river/500-d59d5c65-a23c-42e5-9242-59ae56999221 | 2022-08-23T17:49:23 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/large-dinosaur-tracks-unearthed-dried-up-texas-river/500-d59d5c65-a23c-42e5-9242-59ae56999221 |
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.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-attorney-general-race-update-ken-paxton-rochelle-garza/285-7608b990-7fc6-4616-951d-fc7965b1360e | 2022-08-23T17:49:29 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-attorney-general-race-update-ken-paxton-rochelle-garza/285-7608b990-7fc6-4616-951d-fc7965b1360e |
DALLAS — The McAllen church that went viral for its unauthorized production of "Hamilton" will pay damages for staging the musical.
In a statement posted to Instagram, the church's pastor apologized for the production "that infringed on the rights and copyrights of many."
"We will pay damages for our actions," the statement said.
The Door McAllen posted a full-length YouTube video of its Aug. 5 production of the show, which featured staging and costuming similar to the Broadway production.
The show also featured several script changes to include references to Christianity and Jesus.
After the video began to get attention online, outraged theatre fans tagged the show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the show on social media alerting them to the unauthorized production.
Lawyers for "Hamilton" contacted the church and allowed them to continue with the second performance, but prohibited photos and videos from being posted online.
The following morning, during his sermon, Pastor Roman Gutierrez thanked "Hamilton" for giving the church permission to produce the show, but that license was not given.
In its statement Tuesday, The Door McAllen admitted it "did not ask for, or receive, a license from the producers or creators of Hamilton to produce, stage, replicate or alter any part of Hamilton; nor did we seek prior permission to alter Lin-Manuel Miranda's work by changing the music, the lyrics, deleting songs, and adding dialogue."
Shane Marshall Brown, a spokesperson for "Hamilton," did not comment on how much The Door will pay in damages.
In a statement to WFAA on Tuesday, Brown said "'Hamilton' will be donating all damages paid by The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church to the South Texas Equality Project."
"The South Texas Equality Project is a coalition of organizations that work to advocate for, celebrate, uplift, educate, and provide support to the LGBTQIA+ community of the Rio Grande Valley," Brown said.
Full statement from The Door McAllen:
"On behalf of The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church, I would like to personally apologize to the creator of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the producers of Hamilton, and the numerous others who contributed their intellectual property to Hamilton, for staging an unauthorized production of Hamilton that infringed on the rights and copyrights of many.
The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church did not ask for, or receive, a license from the producers or creators of Hamilton to produce, stage, replicate or alter any part of Hamilton; nor did we seek prior permission to alter Lin-Manuel Miranda's work by changing the music, the lyrics, deleting songs, and adding dialogue.
We respect the copyrights of Hamilton"s author and contributors.
These copyrights are protected by federal law. We acknowledge there are lawful avenues to obtain a license to stage properties which we did not pursue. And it is never permissible to alter an artistic work such as Hamilton without legal permission. I recognize as the Pastor of the church that I have an obligation and responsibility to follow the law and educate our community about these protocols. Our ministry will use this moment as a learning opportunity about protected artistic works and intellectual property.
On behalf of The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church, we agree we will never stage the performance again and will destroy any and all video or sound recordings and images of the unauthorized performances or rehearsals, and request that all our members do the same. Lastly, we will pay damages for our actions." | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-door-mcallen-texas-church-to-pay-damages-for-unauthorized-hamilton-production/287-70cc64a1-cccc-4b14-8749-6c3da0c3c5b6 | 2022-08-23T17:49:35 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-door-mcallen-texas-church-to-pay-damages-for-unauthorized-hamilton-production/287-70cc64a1-cccc-4b14-8749-6c3da0c3c5b6 |
LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH (WOWK) – The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a teacher reported that she had been shot at early this morning on her way to work.
Authorities say the woman, a teacher at Rock Hill Middle School, was not injured in the incident. According to the sheriff’s office, the incident happened just before 7:42 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23. The teacher told authorities she was driving to work when she began feeling ill, pulled over in the area of the Lawrence County Juvenile Center on State Route 93, and parked in the gravel lot leading to the walking track.
The sheriff’s office says the woman said as she was sitting in her vehicle, she saw an unknown male approach her vehicle on foot and begin shooting at her with a handgun. She then drove away from the scene as two bullets struck her vehicle, according to authorities. Authorities say one bullet hit the back glass and the second hit the passenger-side rear fender.
According to the sheriff’s office, the woman said she did not get a good look at the suspect, but was able to describe him as wearing a camouflage outfit along with a camouflage hat with a netting that covered his face. She said she did not see any vehicle associated with the suspect.
The sheriff’s office says due to the woman being employed by Rock Hill Schools and on her way to work, the school district is asked to be on a heightened alert as a precaution.
Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless says the investigation is still in it’s early stages. Anyone with any information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/police-ohio-teacher-shot-at-on-way-to-work/ | 2022-08-23T17:49:38 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/police-ohio-teacher-shot-at-on-way-to-work/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – “Turn around, don’t drown” is the common phrase to remind drivers to avoid high water, but the West Virginia Division of Highways is sharing some photos to show another reason why driving into high water can be so dangerous – hidden sinkholes.
After heavy rains created flooding and high water in the Kellys Creek Road area near Sissonville, the WVDOH’s North Charleston crew worked through the night Wednesday, Aug. 10 to repair a portion of the road washed out by the flooding. The DOH says they first received the call around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10 and were on scene by 6:30 p.m. that night.
According to the DOH, the heavy rains that night caused runoff that washed fenceposts, concrete, car tires and other debris into the mouth of a culvert that crosses under the road. With the culvert blocked, water flowed around and under the road. The DOH says this washed away backfill and created a large sinkhole.
Crews got to work removing the debris from the culvert to restore the water flow. They say the culvert was not damaged, but the washed-out road had to be repaired. According to the DOH, after six and a half hours of work, including adding eight truckloads of stone to replace the washed-away fill, the road was reopened to traffic by 1 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 11.
“The North Charleston crew did an excellent job of evaluating the situation and performing the necessary work to re-open the road as quickly as possible,” said District 1 Maintenance Engineer Kathy Rushworth, P.E. “They worked through the night so citizens could safely travel the road the next morning.”
The DOH says they are using this incident to make drivers aware that there could easily be more danger under the high water than what they believe. Crews say that due to the mountainous terrain of the state, washouts like this one can happen fast.
“When you see high water overtaking a roadway, turn around,” said Joe Pack, P.E., WVDOH Chief Engineer of District Operations. “It’s not worth the risk to try to drive through. These photos show what words cannot. In high water, what’s underneath may not be the road as you know it. Stay safe, be patient, and our crews will have the roads reopened as soon as they’ve accessed and repaired the damage.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-division-of-highways-sinkhole-photos-show-why-drivers-must-avoid-high-water/ | 2022-08-23T17:49:44 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-division-of-highways-sinkhole-photos-show-why-drivers-must-avoid-high-water/ |
Greenville County Detention Center deaths: Men found dead suffered from fentanyl toxicity
Two inmates who were found dead in the Greenville County Detention Center in May died of acute fentanyl toxicity, according to a report released Tuesday by the Greenville County Coroner's Office.
Allan Lindsey Zack, 36, and Randy Eugene Broome, 45, were found dead in their housing unit by jail staff around 3:55 p.m. May 12, according to the Coroner's Office.
An autopsy was performed on May 13, ultimately found that Zack and Broome died of acute fentanyl toxicity, meaning fentanyl was present in concentrations considered to have contributed to their deaths.
Initial:2 inmates found dead inside Greenville County Detention Center identified
The manner of death was ruled accidental for each.
The cases are the latest for a Greenville County Detention Center that is the deadliest jail among South Carolina's 10 largest detention centers. Twenty-seven people died inside the facility between 2008 and 2020.
Call and emails to a Greenville County Detention Center spokesperson were not immediately returned Tuesday.
Zack was booked into the jail in December 2020 and was awaiting trial on pending charges, according to Greenville County court records. He was accused of driving under the influence in a wreck that killed a commercial driver and injured a State Transport Police officer while he was on probation for financial transaction card fraud, according to records from the state Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services.
Broome had been sentenced to three years in March after pleading guilty to possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine, according to court records.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – “Smokey and the Bandit” received a nod in remembrance on Friday.
Wichita’s Orpheum Theatre decided to host a special screening in honor of its 45th-anniversary screening. At the event, fans could find a replica of the car from the film, several food trucks, games, and prizes.
“Smokey and the Bandit” was released in 1977 as an American road action comedy film. The movie stars Burt Reynolds, Jerry Reed, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, and more.
Bandit and Cledus are two truck-driving southerners who accept a dare from big-shots Big and Little Enos to pick up a truckload of beer from Texas and return it to them within a specified amount of time. Picking it up is simple enough, but as they are leaving Texas, Bandit unwittingly picks up Carrie, a hitchhiking bride-to-be who just left her groom, Junior, at the altar. Junior, however, is the son of Sheriff Buford T. Justice. And when Buford and Junior discover what has happened, they go on a “high-speed pursuit” across the Southeast to catch the bandit.
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New students will be moving in on Wednesday. University officials expect this will be the busiest day for move-in activities, and they encourage drivers to use extra caution and expect more traffic in the area.
Returning students will be moving in over the weekend. Classes begin Monday. Classes at Illinois State University began this week, after move in last week.
McLean County Unit 5 is planning job fairs for paraprofessional and substitute positions on Friday and on Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the district office.
Entrance on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University shown here in July, 2022. Move in for the fall 2022 semester is Wednesday and this coming weekend. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/illinois-wesleyan-move-in-set-for-wednesday-weekend/article_7555c958-2257-11ed-92cf-33d4a6060fea.html | 2022-08-23T18:05:32 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/illinois-wesleyan-move-in-set-for-wednesday-weekend/article_7555c958-2257-11ed-92cf-33d4a6060fea.html |
BAY COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - A Bay County man died in a house fire Monday night.
The Bay County Sheriff's Office says the fire was reported around 10 p.m. in the 1600 block of Brown Road in Gibson Township. A teenager woke up to the smell of smoke and called 911.
The house was engulfed in flames with firefighters arrived. A mother and two children escaped, but the woman's husband was not able to get out.
Firefighters found the body of 41-year-old Zachary Klumpp when they knocked down the flames enough to get inside.
Investigators have not determined what caused the fire. Bay County fire investigators and the Michigan State Police Fire Investigation Unit will continue looking into what sparked the fire. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/bay-county-man-found-dead-after-monday-night-house-fire/article_894e491a-22f4-11ed-a566-b7c1377c2b61.html | 2022-08-23T18:05:36 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/bay-county-man-found-dead-after-monday-night-house-fire/article_894e491a-22f4-11ed-a566-b7c1377c2b61.html |
MT. MORRIS, Mich. (WJRT) - The Mt. Morris fire chief said everyone is OK after a house caught fire in the city late Monday.
The fire was reported at a residence in the 600 block of Roosevelt Avenue near North Saginaw Street just before 11 p.m., according to Mt. Morris City Fire Chief Mike Young.
He said the house was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Initial reports indicated someone was trapped inside the house, but firefighters conducted multiple searches and found no sign of any victims.
Several other Genesee County fire departments responded to help Mt. Morris crews put out the flames. Consumers Energy was at the scene working on a power line issue, which investigators say was unrelated to the fire.
Investigators say nobody was home when the fire broke out and a cause could not immediately be determined Monday night. Investigators will continue working to determine what sparked the fire.
Young said a neighboring house sustained damage to its siding from radiant heat. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/no-injuries-after-house-in-mt-morris-catches-fire-late-monday/article_2797dfd0-22f7-11ed-9775-fb455e2b7a7d.html | 2022-08-23T18:05:42 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/no-injuries-after-house-in-mt-morris-catches-fire-late-monday/article_2797dfd0-22f7-11ed-9775-fb455e2b7a7d.html |
BOISE, Idaho — The City of Boise cancelled a campaign event planned by far-right anti government activist Ammon Bundy, who is a gubernatorial candidate, due to his track record of harassing Boise employees and doctors, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean said in a statement.
The rally was planned for Sept. 10 at Cassia Park in Boise. McLean says the city received the reservation under a different name, something she thinks Bundy did to "skirt" the special events process and requirements in place.
Once they realized the person making the reservation was actually Bundy, the city cancelled the reservation.
"Bundy and his associates have made a habit of harassing city employees, personally targeting doctors, and threatening judges and so many others in our community and consistently disregard established ways of ensuring public safety. The people of Boise have had enough of his threats and intimidation, and do not wish to welcome someone with Mr. Bundy's track record into the heart of our community," McLean's statement said.
According to Boise City code, "The department is responsible for the stewardship of all Boise City park properties, and thus any encroachments upon them. The department shall regulate all non-park related construction activity on or across park property and provide conditions to assure preservation of the public's interest and proper restoration of the parks."
Bundy's campaign website still shows the event listed for Sept. 10 as the "Keep Idaho Idaho rally."
KTVB has reached out to the mayor's office and has not received a response.
Bundy has been frequently arrested in Boise for trespassing during protests, especially on statehouse property, as well as onto St. Luke's Health System property, forcing a temporary shutdown of the facility.
He is currently being sued by St. Luke's, but has not responded to the lawsuit and could face being held in contempt.
Bundy announced his candidacy for governor in February as an Independent.
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Emergency construction starts for severe erosion near I-94 in Roseville
Roseville — Emergency construction began Tuesday to repair severe erosion along Interstate 94 due to concern of endangering highway travelers.
Macomb County officials announced Tuesday the kickstart of the project that is expected to take at least three weeks to fix.
The Rohrbeck Extension Drain stretches behind Famous Dave's BBQ restaurant and Extended Stay America hotel and is adjacent to I-94, where 6 feet of erosion has occurred in the last two weeks.
The press conference on Tuesday included Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller, Macomb County Commissioner Harold Haugh and Roseville Mayor Robert Taylor along with construction workers.
"I have lived here my whole life and so has Mr. Haugh and we wouldn't even know this is here until our inspectors came through," Taylor said. "Obviously, this didn't happen over night, this has been happening over time but... it seems like it's been eroding faster, it's fast enough where we need attention put on it right away."
Construction is underway to stabilize, restore and protect the banks of the open channel drain from continuous erosion.
"It's amazing what you can find when you inspect," Miller said. "We now have a regular inspection program for all of our assets... and we've been finding things like crazy."
The plan is for L.J. Construction to straighten the drain and redirect water flow through excavation of the west bank, costing approximately $200,000. Dirt and boulders, known as riprap, will be placed on the eroding east bank to restore it and armor the bank from rushing water during intense and heavy water flow amid substantial rain events.
Essentially, when water hits the bank, the boulders will deflect the water subduing erosion, Miller said.
Miller has been in contact with the Michigan Department of Transportation for assistance, but it has yet to detail how it will help.
"We're going to fix it; we're not letting this go," Miller said.
After completing its work at that location, the construction will move to the second location with severe erosion: behind the Red Roof Inn on Little Mack between 13 Mile and Masonic Boulevard.
According to a release from Macomb's Public Works Department, the erosion has accelerated, up to 6 feet in some spots, creating the emergency situation. In both locations, it has inched close to the I-94 right-of-way, and approximately 25 yards from the westbound lanes of the interstate. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/08/23/interstate-94-drain-bank-erosion-macomb-county-repair-roseville/7867157001/ | 2022-08-23T18:07:12 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/08/23/interstate-94-drain-bank-erosion-macomb-county-repair-roseville/7867157001/ |
Isle Royale fire fully contained; national park investigating
Isle Royale National Park officials say its Mount Franklin wildfire was fully contained late Monday after sparking more than 10 days ago.
The 11-acre wildfire was noticed on Aug. 12 when park staff received reports of a plume of smoke coming from an apparent wildfire burning in the area of Three Mile campground.
All effected trails, campgrounds and docks are now open. Cross country camping zones 11 and 12 remain closed, park officials said Monday.
"Hazards may still exist. If hiking through the burn area, stay on the trail for your safety," park officials posted to Facebook. "Rock cairns are in place on the Mount Franklin Trail to guide hikers through the area."
Minnesota wildland fire crews departed on Sunday and an incident commander from the Hiawatha National Forest continues to monitor the burn area.
Investigators are seeking information about an illegal fire and associated camp on the Mount Franklin Trail the evening of Aug. 12 and into the morning of Aug. 13. Those with information that could help should submit a tip, even anonymously.
Call or text the tip line at (888) 653-0009, online at go.nps.gov/SubmitATip or email nps_isb@nps.gov.
The park in the Upper Peninsula is on the northwest area of Lake Superior and "is a unique and remote island archipelago" on the largest fresh water lake in the world, the National Park Service says. It consists of 132,018 acres of land with 36 campgrounds located across the island.
Mt. Franklin Trail is a popular day hike for visitors staying at Rock Harbor. It begins less than a half-mile west of Three Mile Campground and meets Rock Harbor Trail for a steady climb to the crest of the Greenstone Ridge. At its junction with the Greenstone Ridge Trail, Lane Cove Trail winds 2.4 miles to the secluded Lane Cove Campground, according the the park's website.
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Michigan adds 19,414 cases, 135 deaths from COVID-19 over last week
The state added 19,414 cases and 135 deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, including totals from the previous six days, a 16% decrease from last week, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
Michigan reported an average of about 2,773 cases per day over the last seven days, a double-digit decrease from 3,309 cases per day a week prior. On Aug. 16, the state said it had added 23,165 cases and 103 deaths from the virus in the previous week.
On Monday, the state reported that 1,042 adults and 28 pediatric patients were hospitalized with confirmed infections, an increase from last week's 1,004 adults and 33 children. Inpatient records were set on Jan. 10, when 4,580 adults were hospitalized with COVID.
On Monday in Michigan, about 6.8% of the state's hospital beds were filled with COVID-19 patients, and there was an average of 1,163 emergency room visits related to COVID-19 per day in the state. That compares with 24% of hospital beds being full and 2,889 daily emergency room visits due to the virus in the first week of January.
Between Aug. 12 and 18, about 20.7% of Michigan's COVID-19 tests returned positive.
All Metro Detroit health departments are following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that recommend indoor masking for public settings and K-12 schools as the rate of infection has grown from "medium" to "high."
Tuesday’s additions bring the state's overall totals to 2,751,201 cases and 37,909 deaths since the virus was first detected here in March 2020.
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Ten counties in Michigan this week are considered at a "high" level for the increased burden on health care or severe disease including Baraga, Crawford, Dickinson, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon, Otsego, Roscommon, Schoolcraft and St. Joseph.
The majority of Michigan counties have a "medium" transmission level, according to the state health department.
Case counts are well below early January, when the state set a new high mark with more than 20,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 per day.
In Michigan, variants of the virus have moved at a high rate, proving more contagious than past variants and infecting unvaccinated and vaccinated residents.
A new iteration of the omicron variant, BA.5, now is the dominant strain across the country, and thanks to its elusiveness when encountering the human immune system. The size of that wave is unclear because most people are testing at home or not testing at all.
Antibodies from vaccines and previous COVID infections offer limited protection against BA.5, leading experts to call it "the worst version of the virus that we've seen."
In Michigan, 308 cases of a rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus have been reported to the CDC. About 63% of kids with the syndrome are admitted to intensive care units, and there have been five deaths.
As of Monday, 69 outbreaks were reported over the prior week, 58 of which were reported in long-term care facilities. The state is tracking 386 ongoing outbreak cases.
About 66% of state residents, or 6.6 million, have received their first doses of a vaccine, and 60% are fully vaccinated. More than 238,000 children ages 5-11 in Michigan, or 29%, have received their first dose of the vaccine.
More than 3.2 million individuals, or 35% of the eligible population, have received a vaccine booster in Michigan and 5.6 million are fully vaccinated.
U.S. regulators authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin this week. The Food and Drug Administration's panel unanimous recommend the shots from Moderna and Pfizer for children between 6 months and 5 years old.
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Two ringleaders convicted on Whitmer kidnapping conspiracy charges
Grand Rapids — A federal jury Tuesday convicted two men accused of orchestrating a plan to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as prosecutors salvaged the largest domestic terrorism case in a generation that has shed light on political extremism in Michigan.
The convictions came four months after jurors deadlocked on charges against Potterville resident Adam Fox and Delaware truck driver Barry Croft and acquitted two others who were accused of being part of a broader group of people angered by pandemic restrictions and hoping to spark a second Civil War. Fox and Croft face up to life in federal prison.
The verdicts give the U.S. Justice Department a landmark victory prosecuting extremism and domestic terrorism amid an increase in threats nationwide.
“Getting these convictions and, most important for the FBI, disrupting the plot has to go down as a win,” said Jon Lewis, a research fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University.
Croft had a look of resignation as the guilty verdicts were read, while Fox didn’t have a reaction.
Two others, Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks, pleaded guilty to federal kidnapping conspiracy charges and testified as the government's star witnesses.
“The verdict confirms that the plot was very serious, very dangerous,” and posed a threat to the governor, Grand Rapids U.S. Attorney Andrew Birg told reporters afterward.
David Porter, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's Grand Rapids office said the results showed that anti-government views don't justify violence.
“You can criticize your government. You can protest. You can vote your elected officials out of office," Porter said. "However, what you cannot do is to plan to commit acts of violence. Violence is never the answer."
Jurors spent about eight hours deliberating during two days following a case clouded by controversy, including defense concerns about FBI agent misconduct and whether government agents entrapped the accused plotters. It also drew the attention of a nation facing the rise of violent extremism surrounding the 2020 presidential election and COVID-19 pandemic. Former President Donald Trump recently called the alleged plot "a fake deal."
“The noise aside, the arguments about entrapment, there was still sufficient evidence that these individuals were willingly, openly and, to various degrees, happily going along with a plan to kidnap a sitting governor,” Lewis said.
Whitmer was disappointed with the results of the first trial but welcomed Tuesday's convictions.
“I want to thank the prosecutors and law enforcement officers for their hard work and my family, friends, and staff for their support," the Democratic governor said in a Tuesday statement. "Today’s verdicts prove that violence and threats have no place in our politics and those who seek to divide us will be held accountable. They will not succeed.
“But we must also take a hard look at the status of our politics. Plots against public officials and threats to the FBI are a disturbing extension of radicalized domestic terrorism that festers in our nation, threatening the very foundation of our republic."
The result followed months of criticism from defense lawyers about FBI agent misconduct and claims that a team of investigators and informants orchestrated the conspiracy and entrapped Fox, Croft and others who were portrayed as a ragtag band of social outcasts who harbored antigovernment views and anger over COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Whitmer.
U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge told reporters he was thankful for the verdicts.
“The verdict confirms that the plot was very serious, very dangerous,” Birge said. “No public official or anyone should have to deal with this ...everyone deserves to live safely and without fear.”
Prosecutors rested their case Thursday after seven days of testimony. An undercover FBI agent told jurors about a stop at a bridge near Whitmer's northern Michigan cottage during a night ride by anti-government extremists to continue planning a kidnapping.
Fox and Croft were portrayed by prosecutors as ringleaders of the plot.
They were convicted of kidnapping conspiracy and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. Croft also was convicted of possessing an unregistered destructive device, a 10-year felony.
The defendants were arrested in early October 2020 and accused of hatching the plot due to distrust of the government and anger over restrictions imposed during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Their arrests were part of a broader plot that involved more than a dozen men. Ten people are facing charges in state court.
During the trial, jurors saw secret recordings made by FBI informants of bombs being built during training exercises, defendants firing weapons, and going on a surveillance run of the governor's cottage in northern Michigan.
Defense lawyers said FBI agents and informants controlled the entire series of events and faulted prosecutors for manipulating evidence during the trial, including cherrypicking out-of-context snippets of surveillance audio and video.
The jury decision came almost two years after FBI agents said they thwarted the Whitmer plot and as law enforcement arrested more than a dozen men in multiple states who were accused of conspiring to kidnap the governor of Michigan.
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Detroit man charged with murder of 22-year-old told witness he had to 'finish it off'
Detroit — A Detroit man has been charged with fatally shooting a 22-year-old woman and leaving her body in a vehicle, according to prosecutors.
Gregory Reynolds, 46, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 22-year-old Zambrecia Works of Detroit.
Works' body was found Aug. 12 in the back of a black 2017 Dodge Journey in the 19300 block of Stahelin Avenue. Police originally said Works was beaten to death, but prosecutors said in a press release she was shot.
An argument between Works and Reynolds escalated, according to a press release from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, and Reynolds shot her.
Magistrate Laura Echartea remanded Reynolds to the Wayne County Jail without bond.
Works was shot multiple times, Echartea said. Reynolds allegedly told a witness he had to "finish it off" because she was going to be "calling her people" on him, Echartea said.
Echartea said the seriousness of the charge, as well as Reynolds' history of weapons charges, led to her decision to not give Reynolds bond.
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Flor De Toloache returns to Muncie for Three Trails concert
MUNCIE, Ind. — Latin Grammy winners and 2021 Grammy nominees Flor De Toloache, an all-female Mariachi ensemble, will return to Muncie on Saturday, Aug. 27, to perform in a free outdoor concert as part of the 2022 Muncie Three Trails Music Series.
Saturday's concert will be at 7 p.m. at Canan Commons in the heart of downtown Muncie. Indianapolis-based Pavel & Direct Contact will open the show.Flor De Toloache, which translates as “deadly flower” and also refers to a main ingredient in traditional love potions, was founded in 2008 by singers Mireya Ramos and Shae Fiol. The group weaves a variety of influences (e.g., salsa, bactata, cumbia, gypsy, Latin jazz, pop, hip-hop, soul) into their unique sound, according to a release. They perform original songs and new arrangements of classic Mariachi tunes, as well as an eclectic selection of covers that can include songs by artists such as Adele, AC/DC, and Erykah Badu.Flor De Toloache’s critically acclaimed self-titled debut album received a Latin Grammy nomination for “Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album” of 2015, and their 2017 release, "Las Caras Lindas," won that award. Their latest album, "Indestructible," was a 2021 Grammy nominee for “Best Latin Rock, Urban, or Alternative Album,” as well as again being a Latin Grammy nominee.The Muncie Three Trails Music Series is a nonprofit partnership of Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, Muncie Arts and Culture Council and Rick Zeigler, series founder and organizer. The mission of the series is to bring critically acclaimed, national recording artists to perform at Canan Commons, and to promote the many recreational, artistic, and cultural attractions located along, or in close proximity to, Canan Commons and Muncie’s popular “Three Trails”: The White River Greenway, Cardinal Greenway and Muncie Arts and Culture Trail. Information: munciethreetrails.com.
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Ind. 18 to close to traffic for road work
MONTPELIER — Ind. 18 east of Montpelier will be closed to traffic next week for seal coating work expected to begin on or after Monday, Aug. 29.
Work will be between Ind. 1 and Blackford County Road 600-E, and is expected to wrap up by the end of the week, according to a release from the Indiana Department of Transportation. During the closure, drivers should use the posted detour of Ind. 1, Ind. 26 and Ind. 3, or seek an alternate route.
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The grandson of former Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro is facing federal drug and gun charges after his arrest Tuesday morning -- while in state court on separate attempted murder charges.
A three-count indictment charges Steven Molinaro with conspiracy to distribute marijuana, attempted obstruction of justice and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
He is due to be arraigned later Tuesday, and federal prosecutors are seeking his detention, citing his alleged dangerousness and purported access to significant sums of money from the drug trade. In support of their application, prosecutors included in their detention memo a photo of Molinaro, taken from his Instagram page, in which he appears to be posing on a private plane while talking on the phone and holding some sort of smokeable object.
The Staten Island Advance previously reported that Molinaro, 33, was facing attempted murder charges in the shooting of his sometimes-girlfriend in April. He has multiple past convictions on assault and drug charges.
His grandfather James, a fixture in Staten Island politics for decades, was borough president for 12 years, leaving office at the end of 2013. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/grandson-of-sis-molinaro-arrested-on-federal-drug-gun-charges/3835590/ | 2022-08-23T18:14:25 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/grandson-of-sis-molinaro-arrested-on-federal-drug-gun-charges/3835590/ |
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Young people from Egg Harbor Township got a close-up look Tuesday at the F-16 fighter jets that the USAF Thunderbirds will use in the Meet AC Atlantic City airshow.
The airshow Wednesday will also include flights by the U.S. Army Golden Knights and the F/A-18 Super Hornet East Coast Demo Team, making a return to the airshow, along with civilian acts.
Participants in the Law Enforcement Activities Program, or LEAP, and the Police Athletic League, or PAL, were invited to the 177th Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard, where eight fighters in red, white and blue were lined up, ready for the show.
Members of the Rutgers ROTC program also participated in an event dubbed “pet the jet.” Those participating got a rare glimpse inside the cockpit, and were allowed to take images with the maintenance crew and inside the cockpits, Major Bobby Gulla said.
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The planes have been modified for airshows and do not have any weapons, although the crew said they must be able to be returned to combat readiness within 72 hours. In place of some of the guns, the planes are equipped with smoke emitters, which will make them easier to see at the airshow.
Starting at 11 a.m. Wednesday, the Thunderbirds will roar over the beach and Boardwalk in Atlantic City, part of the Atlantic City Airshow, flying at about 700 miles per hour.
The jets are capable of traveling close to Mach 2, meaning twice the speed of sound, reaching speeds that cause a sonic boom.
“We’re not going to do that tomorrow. That would break a lot of windows and scare a lot of people,” Gulla told a group of ROTC recruits.
King El, with his sister Konscious El, both of Egg Harbor Township, saw the planes as part of the LEAP program. He said he was impressed, but surprised by just how small the cockpit is on the plane, with room for nothing but the pilot.
The edge of the wing was slimmer and sharper than he expected as well, he said. It looked almost fragile, he said, but in the material the participants were given, there is a photo of a group of airmen standing on each wing.
That is likely not nearly as much pressure as the wings undergo when traveling hundreds of miles an hour.
Egg Harbor Township Patrolman Eddie Bertino, attending the event with the LEAP program, said he was happy to get a chance to see the planes up close.
The PAL participants were part of the STEM camps this summer, and included young people working on robotics and the SeaPerch program, which works on remotely operated underwater robots.
Michelle Riordan, the STEM coordinator for PAL in Egg Harbor Township and Atlantic County, said PAL has been active in Egg Harbor Township for about 30 years.
This is the 18th year for the show. The first took place in 2003 and was held for 16 straight years until 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizers to cancel the event for the first time in its history.
Meet AC is expecting about 400,000 spectators for this year’s show, which local business organizations say will have a big impact on the economy.
People in attendance will get to see the various acts soar as high as 15,000 feet and fly as low as 50 feet over the ocean.
The Thunderbirds are the Air Force demonstration squadron, presenting aerial maneuvers in high-performance aircraft. Each plane is decorated with a series of flags, showing the countries where the Thunderbirds have performed. Currently, their missions are primarily within the United States.
The flights on Wednesday will show what the Air Force can do, said Staff Sgt. Andrew Burdette.
Of the eight jets on the ground, six will participate in the airshow, with two back-up planes. The Thunderbirds will demonstrate both formation and solo flying.
Each of the planes costs about $25 million. Crew members said they made the flight from Portland, Oregon, where they last appeared, to Atlantic City in about five and a half hours. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/local-kids-get-up-close-view-of-atlantic-city-airshow-performers/article_c6642a3e-2305-11ed-8577-bbc582a1b151.html | 2022-08-23T18:19:31 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/local-kids-get-up-close-view-of-atlantic-city-airshow-performers/article_c6642a3e-2305-11ed-8577-bbc582a1b151.html |
ATLANTIC CITY — For a fourth time, Gov. Phil Murphy will deliver the keynote address at the 25th Annual Annual East Coast Gaming Congress & NexGen Gaming Forum next month.
The forum, which focuses on developing issues in the gaming industry, is set for Sept. 21-23 at Hard Rock Hotel Casino Atlantic City.
Murphy's appearance next month sets a record for New Jersey governors, who first started attending the event regularly since it launched in 1996.
New Jersey's first governor to address the conference was Brendan Byrne.
“Gov. Murphy’s vision for the future of Atlantic City and its gaming industry will affect the policies and practices of every state east of the Mississippi River," said Lloyd Levenson, CEO of the Cooper Levenson law firm, which is one of the conference's founders. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/murphy-addressing-upcoming-gaming-conference-in-atlantic-city/article_be781980-2304-11ed-ba42-93011602c4ff.html | 2022-08-23T18:19:38 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/murphy-addressing-upcoming-gaming-conference-in-atlantic-city/article_be781980-2304-11ed-ba42-93011602c4ff.html |
DALLAS — The McAllen church that went viral for its unauthorized production of "Hamilton" will pay damages for staging the musical.
In a statement posted to Instagram, the church's pastor apologized for the production "that infringed on the rights and copyrights of many."
"We will pay damages for our actions," the statement said.
The Door McAllen posted a full-length YouTube video of its Aug. 5 production of the show, which featured staging and costuming similar to the Broadway production.
The show also featured several script changes to include references to Christianity and Jesus.
After the video began to get attention online, outraged theatre fans tagged the show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the show on social media alerting them to the unauthorized production.
Lawyers for "Hamilton" contacted the church and allowed them to continue with the second performance, but prohibited photos and videos from being posted online.
The following morning, during his sermon, Pastor Roman Gutierrez thanked "Hamilton" for giving the church permission to produce the show, but that license was not given.
In its statement Tuesday, The Door McAllen admitted it "did not ask for, or receive, a license from the producers or creators of Hamilton to produce, stage, replicate or alter any part of Hamilton; nor did we seek prior permission to alter Lin-Manuel Miranda's work by changing the music, the lyrics, deleting songs, and adding dialogue."
Shane Marshall Brown, a spokesperson for "Hamilton," did not comment on how much The Door will pay in damages.
In a statement to WFAA on Tuesday, Brown said "'Hamilton' will be donating all damages paid by The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church to the South Texas Equality Project."
"The South Texas Equality Project is a coalition of organizations that work to advocate for, celebrate, uplift, educate, and provide support to the LGBTQIA+ community of the Rio Grande Valley," Brown said.
Full statement from The Door McAllen:
"On behalf of The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church, I would like to personally apologize to the creator of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the producers of Hamilton, and the numerous others who contributed their intellectual property to Hamilton, for staging an unauthorized production of Hamilton that infringed on the rights and copyrights of many.
The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church did not ask for, or receive, a license from the producers or creators of Hamilton to produce, stage, replicate or alter any part of Hamilton; nor did we seek prior permission to alter Lin-Manuel Miranda's work by changing the music, the lyrics, deleting songs, and adding dialogue.
We respect the copyrights of Hamilton"s author and contributors.
These copyrights are protected by federal law. We acknowledge there are lawful avenues to obtain a license to stage properties which we did not pursue. And it is never permissible to alter an artistic work such as Hamilton without legal permission. I recognize as the Pastor of the church that I have an obligation and responsibility to follow the law and educate our community about these protocols. Our ministry will use this moment as a learning opportunity about protected artistic works and intellectual property.
On behalf of The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church, we agree we will never stage the performance again and will destroy any and all video or sound recordings and images of the unauthorized performances or rehearsals, and request that all our members do the same. Lastly, we will pay damages for our actions." | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/texas-door-mcallen-texas-church-to-pay-damages-for-unauthorized-hamilton-production/287-70cc64a1-cccc-4b14-8749-6c3da0c3c5b6 | 2022-08-23T18:27:35 | 1 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/texas-door-mcallen-texas-church-to-pay-damages-for-unauthorized-hamilton-production/287-70cc64a1-cccc-4b14-8749-6c3da0c3c5b6 |
ATLANTA — An incident Monday afternoon sent residents in Midtown taking shelter as Atlanta Police announced a deadly shooting on Peachtree Street and West Peachtree Street. The alleged shooter was eventually taken into custody hours later at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Here's what we know:
Atlanta Police were first called 1280 W. Peachtree Street around 1:45 p.m. on Monday. They found two people suffering from gunshot wounds. While investigating that scene, they were called to 1100 Peachtree Street around 2 p.m., where another person was injured.
The suspect left the scene and was believed to be heading in the direction of Colony Square. A tipster led officers to the airport where she was ultimately taken into custody. A police report said she took a taxi to the airport.
Who is the alleged shooter?
The Fulton County Sheriff's Office released a mugshot of the suspect, who they now confirm is Raissa Kenge.
What happened when the shooting suspect appeared in court?
Kenge made a first appearance in Fulton County on Tuesday afternoon. The state read the charges against the woman and the judge found probable cause in the case. The suspect interrupted the judge to say that the man introduced as her attorney was not indeed her attorney. The judge explained the process of a court-appointed judge. The judge said the case would be heard at a later date with whatever attorney she chooses.
You can watch a replay of it here:
Who are the victims?
There were three victims in the shooting on Monday. Two people died, and another was injured.
The two people who died were identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office as 60-year-old Michael Shinners and 41-year-old Wesley Freeman. The third victim's name was released on Tuesday by his family. His name is Mike Horne, and his family said he's still in the hospital.
Horne's family said his condition is stable, but numerous organs were damaged. The family added that a long road of surgeries are likely ahead for him.
According to his social media, Shinners, 60, worked for Beacon Management, which manages the condo. Freeman was shot less than a mile away and died at the hospital.
What is the connection between the alleged shooter and victims?
Police said the victims appear to have been "targeted," but they would not elaborate. Documents in a job discrimination lawsuit filed last year by the suspect, Raissa Kenge, show the two victims' names among dozens. It’s one of two lawsuits she's a part of against the building management of 1280 West. She claimed to be a whistleblower in a federal civil suit, and the company and the managers involved violated her civil rights and financial regulations. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/midtown/midtown-shooting-fatal-wesley-freeman-michael-shinners-raissa-kenge-colony-square-1280-peachtree-1100/85-20a110cc-8593-4181-bdf5-266c6a120c02 | 2022-08-23T18:30:23 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/midtown/midtown-shooting-fatal-wesley-freeman-michael-shinners-raissa-kenge-colony-square-1280-peachtree-1100/85-20a110cc-8593-4181-bdf5-266c6a120c02 |
ATLANTA — For two years, the city of Atlanta has heard his name, and the details of what happened on June 12, 2020.
That Friday night, 27-year-old Atlantan Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed during a confrontation with police in a Wendy’s parking lot on University Avenue off I-75/85 in southeast Atlanta.
However, to Brooks’ family, children and wife, his life and his legacy meant so much more than those moments.
In 2020, Brooks' attorney, L. Chris Stewart explained how earlier in the day that Friday, Brooks was celebrating his oldest daughter's 8th birthday at the arcade. He had a total of four children - three girls of his own, ages 8, 2 and 1, and a 13-year-old stepson.
After his death, his family talked about how much Brooks was loved and how much love he gave.
“He was always happy. He was always smiling,” Brooks’ cousin Jymaco Brooks said.
“He was funny. He was just a joy if you were sad or down, he was always doing something to make you happy,” Brooks’ widow Tomika Miller previously said in an interview with USA Today.
11Alive investigators found Brooks did have a criminal record and was working to put it behind him. At the time, he was on probation from August of 2014 for domestic-related charges in Clayton County. Brooks was convicted and served one year in jail with the rest of the sentence to be served on probation; however, he wanted to turn things around.
In February of 2020, Brooks joined the organization Reconnect, whose mission is to "revolutionize the criminal justice industry" by providing technology that allows courts to monitor participants with "less manpower at a lower cost."
Four months before his death, Brooks interviewed with the organization to share his story. Reconnect shared the interview with 11Alive in 2020 to help show what kind of person Brooks was.
“This man came to us with a smile that stretched from ear to ear, jumping at the chance to tell us about his experience with the justice system. This man recognized the ways that the system had created barriers for him, but was trying to figure out how to move through those barriers. This man talked about how he was working to earn back the trust of his little girls after he’d spent a year away from them, locked in jail. This man talked about the imperfection of the human condition and had the persistence to keep going, to keep trying to walk down the right path and do the right things,” the company's CEO Sam Hotchkiss wrote.
Rayshard Brooks family photos
In the interview, Brooks spoke about the everyday struggles that he faced after being incarcerated.
"I've always been the type of person to, you know, if you do something that's wrong, you pay your debts to society, and that's the bottom line," Brooks said in the Reconnect interview. "I just feel like some of the system could, you know, look at us as individuals. We do have lives, you know. Just a mistake we made, you know, and not just do us as if we are animals."
He continued to talk about his mistakes of the past and how he was working toward a positive future for his family.
"A lot of things that just caused me to be behind, but here, yeah, I'm trying. You know, I'm not the type of person that give up," Brooks said. "I will keep going until I make it to where I want to be."
Brooks’ funeral took place at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where his family and community leaders came together to mourn and celebrate his life.
The family spoke during that time saying that they hope Brooks’ legacy will lead to police reform.
"We didn't have a lot of anything, but we had a whole lot of love for each other," Jymaco Brooks said. "We have to be thankful for what we've got while we got it. Because when it's gone, all you can do is sit around and think about what you ain't got no more." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/rayshard-brooks-atlanta-police-case/85-8d17ac5a-e819-40dc-adb1-5febd0eb55a4 | 2022-08-23T18:30:29 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/rayshard-brooks-atlanta-police-case/85-8d17ac5a-e819-40dc-adb1-5febd0eb55a4 |
ATLANTA — The wife of one of the victims in Monday's shooting in Midtown Atlanta that left two people dead and one other injured described him as kind-hearted, selfless and someone who "everybody loved."
Alicia Freeman, the wife of 41-year-old Wesley Freeman, spoke to 11Alive's Joe Ripley on Tuesday and described the last day of trying to process her husband's death.
"He loved me so much. I'm thankful that I could experience that kind of love, because I don't think anybody receives the kind of love he gave to me," she said. "He lived his life for me, and I don't know how I'm going to live my life without him."
Alicia Freeman said her husband of eight years had constantly been a rock for her, from the time they met on a blind date shortly after the death of her father to her battle with breast cancer four years ago.
"He really is the most kind person and he would do anything for anyone else, anything. He loved with all of his heart and all of his being," she said.
The wife said that she first heard about the shooting when she got a call Monday from Grady Hospital telling her that her husband had been brought to the ER there.
"I just went and sat at the hospital for a long time, and they did let me sit with him. I couldn't touch him because his body was essentially a crime scene," she said. "I just kept praying that it wouldn't be real."
Wesley Freeman, Midtown Atlanta shooting victim
Alicia Freeman said she believes Wesley - who was the lone person shot at a building just down the road from the apartment building where two other victims were shot - was targeted by the suspect, whom she described as a woman who worked under Wesley at the accounting and consulting firm BDO.
That suspect was identified Monday by police as Raissa Kengne. Police have not yet confirmed many details about her possible motive, though they did say they believe the victims were targeted.
Documents show two of the victims were among dozens named in a job discrimination lawsuit filed by the person named as the suspected shooter. It’s one of two lawsuits she's a part of, filed against the building management of the 1280 West condominium. In a federal civil suit, she claimed to be a whistleblower and the company and the managers involved violated her civil rights and financial regulations.
Alicia described how she realized when she got the call from Grady that "immediately when I heard he was shot I knew who did it."
"I knew all the stuff that was going on," she said. "At first I was like, wait how? Did he get mugged in the parking lot or something? And I said, 'no, oh God no, no. It couldn't be her, it couldn't be her' - and it was her."
"You know my husband, he would never hurt anyone, not anyone or anything," Alicia Freeman added. "It just kills me somebody can just walk in, and him just be sitting there in his office, and just shoot him." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/wesley-freeman-midtown-atlanta-shooting-victim/85-36fc76a0-5ffa-4b0d-93f8-f842610b47de | 2022-08-23T18:30:35 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/wesley-freeman-midtown-atlanta-shooting-victim/85-36fc76a0-5ffa-4b0d-93f8-f842610b47de |
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — West Lafayette police are investigating after a man’s body was found in a retention pond Tuesday morning.
Police said officers responded to a report of a body in the water around 10 a.m. Police said the pond is near the William H. Harrison Bridge.
The Tippecanoe County Coroner’s Office will determine a cause and manner of death.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The video attached to this story is from a previous, related report.
The 61-year-old postal worker who was attacked by a pack of five dogs in Interlachen, Florida, after her car broke down on the side of the road, has died from her injuries, the U.S. Postal Service has confirmed.
The USPS said in a statement:
"A postal family member lost her life in a dog bite attack. The U.S. Postal Service is deeply saddened at the loss of our employee. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and her co-workers at this time."
The incident happened in the Lake Estates area Sunday. The victim was found severely bleeding with five dogs nearby inside a fence at a residence in the 2000 block of Walker Drive, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.
Witnesses told deputies they heard a woman screaming for help and when they went outside they saw her on the ground with five dogs attacking, the news release states. One neighbor told First Coast News, dogs have been running rampant in the area for months.
Several neighbors rushed to help by attempting to pull the dogs off of her and one neighbor shot a rifle into the ground to scare the animals, according to the news release. First Coast News talked the neighbor who said he fired the shots. He asked to remain anonymous. He described the 61-year-old mail carrier as sweet; she would leave apples in the mailbox for horses.
After deputies arrived, they started first aid and applied tourniquets until rescue units arrived.
The woman was taken to HCA Florida Putnam Hospital by ambulance and then flown by helicopter to a trauma center in Gainesville.
Animal Control arrived at scene and took custody of the five dogs identified by witnesses, the news release states. The sheriff said they're continuing to investigate. The United States Postal Service sent First Coast News a statement about the incident.
"The safety of our carriers is of paramount concern to the Postal Service. The Postal Service highlights safety initiatives and provides employees with ongoing dog bite awareness training. Each year, we participate in National Dog Bite Prevention Week.
Our carriers are trained to use their mail satchel as the first line of defense, which can be wielded like a soft shield, and they are equipped to carry pepper spray. If a loose dog is known to be on the carrier's delivery route, the address can be programmed into their delivery scanner, and an alert will pop up when they approach that area to warn them.
Unfortunately attacks such as this provide the Postal Service an opportunity to remind dog owners that it is their responsibility to restrain their pet in order to avoid attacks against our employees while they are in performance of their duties.
The Postal Service offers these tips for homeowners to prevent dog attacks:
• When a mail carrier delivers mail or packages to your door, put your dog in a separate room and close that door.
• Teach your children and family members to not take mail directly while the family pet is nearby. The animal may see that as a threatening gesture.
• Obedience training can teach dogs proper behavior and help owners control their dog in any situation.
• The USPS is using technology to help keep mail carriers safe. When a customer uses the Package Pickup application on usps.com, customers are asked to indicate whether there is a dog at the address. That information is relayed through the delivery scanners.
• If a mail carrier feels threatened, the owner may be asked to pick up mail at a nearby post office. And if a dog is roaming the neighborhood, the neighbors may also be asked to pick up mail at the Post Office." | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/interlachen-woman-dogs-postal-worker-florida/77-1dd7b2fe-d824-40ab-89ea-d4eb57c5c7ee | 2022-08-23T18:40:20 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/interlachen-woman-dogs-postal-worker-florida/77-1dd7b2fe-d824-40ab-89ea-d4eb57c5c7ee |
SAN ANTONIO — Opening arguments are set to begin in the trial of an ex-Bexar County Constable that has received a lot of attention.
Michelle Barrientes Vela faces several charges, including tampering with evidence and official oppression. She was the former Constable for Precinct 2 and stepped down in October of 2019. At that time, she also tried to run for Bexar County Sheriff.
According to court documents, a few months before that, the Texas Rangers launched an investigation into Vela. That was just days before she reportedly had her employee and former political challenger, Leonicio Moreno, arrested on aggravated perjury charges. Those charges were later dropped.
The Texas Rangers and FBI raided the Precinct 2 Constable’s office on Gilbeau Road on Sept. 23, 2019.
According to the warrant, Moreno accused her of touching him in a hot tub during a work retreat in 2017. The warrant goes on to show that Moreno received oral counseling for gossiping while on lunch, demoted from acting chief to lieutenant and received verbal counseling for failing to complete TCOLE duties, the warrant states.
He filed a complaint at some point and she had him taken into custody by his coworkers.
Vela was indicted by a grand jury for making numerous false statements against Moreno.
Her former captain, Marc Garcia, was also indicted in 2020 by a grand jury. He was charged with one charge of aggravated perjury, and three charges of official oppression. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/opening-arguments-begin-in-trial-of-michelle-barrientes-vela/273-89a12c83-2d87-479b-a322-17d4eca8b47f | 2022-08-23T18:40:27 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/opening-arguments-begin-in-trial-of-michelle-barrientes-vela/273-89a12c83-2d87-479b-a322-17d4eca8b47f |
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