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HAYS COUNTY, Texas — Over the past weekend, a 15-year-old Hays CISD high school student died from a suspected fentanyl overdose in San Marcos, according to Hays CISD. The student was a sophomore.
The 15-year-old's death marks the third suspected fentanyl overdose death involving a Hays CISD student in the past month, the district said.
In late July and early August, two 17-year-old students died in two separate incidents at their homes in Kyle, Hays CISD said. They would have been seniors in high school. The three students who died attended, or would have attended, Johnson and Lehman High Schools. Their identities were not shared by the school district.
The school district said that since last May, all three Hays CISD high schools have been affected by students who have experienced life-threatening fentanyl overdoses, both on campus and at home. Those incidents didn't result in deaths, the district said.
“I’m worried. We take all safety and security issues very seriously, but this one is especially concerning. So far – and I am deeply grateful – we haven’t lost a single student to COVID or gun violence on our campuses. Both of these issues have rightfully been pressing matters the past couple of years. We must treat the fentanyl crisis with the same urgency,” said Hays CISD Superintendent Dr. Eric Wright in an email to parents.
The Kyle Police Department and Hays CISD alerted parents of fentanyl dangers last week before the start of the new school year. KPD shared a Facebook post, reshared by Hays CISD in a back-to-school email, showing photographs of one type of counterfeit pill believed to have caused many of the recent fentanyl incidents in the Kyle area.
“Kyle PD has responded to at least 16 related overdoses with 7 of those resulting in death in 2022. Many of these overdoses, including some deaths, are teenagers ranging from 14-18 years old. Parents - please talk to your children about the dangers of taking any pills that are not prescribed to them by a doctor,” said KPD Chief Jeff Barnett in the post.
Hays CISD officials and Kyle police addressed the media about these incidents Wednesday morning. Watch that full briefing below:
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WFPD looking for a few good cops
The Wichita Falls Police Department is accepting applications for police officer trainees.
The department said in a news release it is anticipating a higher number than usual of retirements in the near future.
"Of course, congratulations are in order for the faithful service of these officers. However, we are also focused on the future manning of the WFPD with well-trained professionals," officials said in the release.
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 28. The Civil Service examination will be administered at 8 a.m. the Oct. 29 and Nov. 1 in the police training center at 710 Flood St.
Then the 76th training academy is set to begin in February. Applicants accepted into the academy will be paid $48,175 while they are training. Pay rises to $55,769 after graduation.
Benefits include:
- Start at $48,175.40 while in academy
- Pay increases to $55,769.22 upon graduation
- Longevity and certification pay
- TMRS retirement
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance
- Civil Service rights and protection
- 12-hour shifts with alternating Saturdays off
- All training provided
Interested applicants can apply at WFPDnow.com. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/wfpd-looking-for-a-few-good-cops/65417687007/ | 2022-08-24T18:05:34 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/wfpd-looking-for-a-few-good-cops/65417687007/ |
A young Richmond man was convicted Tuesday of attempting to shoot a rival with an M-16 rifle during a pick-up basketball game that devolved into violence, but the weapon twice jammed after the defendant pulled the trigger inches from the victim's chest.
"I can't imagine staring down the barrel of an M-16 rifle and begging for your life," said Assistant Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney Nael Abouzaki, who prosecuted the case. "It was just a higher power looking over the victim."
Curvonte Lamont Briley, 22, threatened to kill the victim with the M-16 he brought to the basketball court outside the MathScience Innovation Center at 2401 Hartman St. in eastern Henrico on July 20, 2021. The victim became a target after he intervened in a dispute that resulted in members of Briley's team attacking the victim's friend after some "trash talking" on the court.
After the victim avoided being killed and got into his car to drive home, one of Briley's team members opened fire on the victim's car, riddling it with bullets. He again escaped harm.
Following a one-day trial in Henrico Circuit Court, a jury found Briley guilty of two counts each of attempted malicious wounding and using a firearm in the commission of a felony. Sentencing was set for Nov. 22. Briley faces a mandatory minimum of eight years in prison on the two firearm offenses alone.
Briley bought the M-16 on the street. But after the gun jammed during the basketball court confrontation, he traded the rifle for a Glock handgun, "because he didn't want to walk around with a rifle that didn't work," Abouzaki said. But the person with whom Briley traded guns "was able to fire it that same day."
The victim's name is being withheld by the Richmond Times-Dispatch due to concerns for his safety by the Henrico Commonwealth's Attorneys Office. At trial, Abouzaki did not ask for the victim's name when he testified in court, and instead directed him to write it down on a piece of paper that was submitted into evidence as an exhibit.
The rifle confrontation unfolded after the victim, whom the prosecutor agreed to identify by the initials C.R., went to the MathScience Innovation Center to play pickup basketball. C.R. and his friends won a few games but had to step aside after a loss, and when it was again their turn to play, they faced a team that included Briley.
After they began winning the game "there was some trash talk going back and forth," and a player on C.R.'s team called a player on the opposing team "soft," Abouzaki said recounting C.R.'s testimony.
That led to Briley punching the opposing player in the face, knocking him down. The other players on Curvonte's team then joined in to assault that player.
C.R. "did not want to see his friend be victimized in an assault by mob, so he involves himself," the prosecutor said. He told the opposing players that if they wanted to fight, it should be one-on-one instead of a mob.
At that point, C.R. began to pull people away from his friend but "he doesn't swing at anyone." Briley then retrieved his M-16 rifle from the bleachers and moved toward C.R., Abouzaki said.
"As [C.R.] has the barrel of the M-16 rifle pointed at his chest, he trips over his feet and falls into the grass at the edge of the basketball court," Abouzaki said. The victim then propped himself up with his left arm and used his right arm as a shield.
"He's telling [Briley], 'It's not a big deal man, it's only a basketball game,' " adding that he has a 2-week-old son at home, Abouzaki said. "And as he's begging for his life, the defendant pulls the trigger. The gun jams, doesn't fire."
Briley's group then grabbed C.R.'s belongings and tossed them as C.R. backpedaled from the grassy area to his car. Briley followed with the M-16 rifle still pointed at C.R., and when the pair reached the street, Briley pulled the trigger again. But the rifle jammed a second time.
While on the street, Briley said, "I need some target practice, I'm going to catch a body" - which Abouzaki said is slang for killing someone.
After Briley tried cocking his rifle three times on the street, C.R. was able to get into his car. But as soon as he switched on the engine, his vehicle was sprayed with gunfire from one of Briley's teammates. One bullet pierced the windshield inches from his head; a second round went through the rear passenger door and into the rear window; a third round slammed into his child's car seat.
C.R. then drove home and called police.
"To prevent his friend from being victimized, [C.R.] became the victim himself," the prosecutor said.
Will Smith, Briley's attorney, could not immediately be reached for comment.
Abouzaki said many witnesses to the incident were too scared to testify, including the friend who C.R. defended.
In testimony, Briley denied pulling the trigger of the rifle, but acknowledged using the weapon to threaten and intimidate C.R.
During cross examination, Briley admitted to threatening the victim's life and cocking the rifle three times while confronting C.R. on the street, the prosecutor said.
Leslie Luck, shown in a drone photo taken Tuesday, is director of operations for the Historic Polegreen Church Foundation. “Historic Polegreen Church is known as the cradle of religious freedom,” Luck said of the Hanover County site. Samuel Davies, who inspired a young Patrick Henry, was Virginia’s first licensed non-Anglican minister there from 1748 to 1759. The original church structure was burned down during the Civil War, and the current white steel beam structure, designed by Carlton Abbott, was erected at the site. Other than the historical importance and symbolism for religious freedom, Historic Polegreen Church is a popular wedding venue and was made even more popular since guitarist Jason Mraz, a Mechanicsville native, was married here in 2015.
Visitors took in the views of the valley, about 1,000 feet below, and the mountains beyond at a scenic spot on Rockfish Gap Turnpike near Afton on July 31.
This drone photo was taken from the scenic overlook on Interstate 64.
Flying the drone is not allowed at nearby Shenandoah National Park; however, there are scenic overlooks, including McCormick Gap, Calf Mountain and Sawmill Run.
Visitors can also find three historical markers at the I-64 overlook: the Greenwood-Afton Rural Historic District, the Flight of Richard C. duPont and the Rockfish Gap Meeting.
There are many beautiful spots in the Hampton Roads area for photographers, such as beaches, rivers and state and national parks. But there are not many places available for drone photography because of the many restricted airspaces due to military bases, airports, and state and national parks.
Gloucester Point in Gloucester County is one of the exceptions, with a popular public fishing pier, a small beach and views of the Coleman Memorial Bridge and Yorktown. With the right timing and cooperation from Mother Nature, visitors are rewarded with a beautiful sunset over the bridge and a view of Yorktown’s waterfront.
The Times-Dispatch covered Alvis Farms a few years ago when the Goochland County farm started the Sunflower Festival.
The imagery stayed with me, and I thought it would be a cool place to fly a drone and capture images of a 50-acre sunflower field. I learned that timing is crucial, as the flowers fully bloom for only a few weeks in the middle of summer.
I coordinated with Rachel Henley of Alvis Farms to find the best time to photograph them. Once I visited the field with a drone, showing perspective of the sunflower farm became the challenge, as again it is 50 acres brimming with sunflowers.
Hannah Molnar of Alvis Farms had a cow, Memphis, at the field as she and others were preparing for the opening of the festival.
I was able to capture Hannah and Memphis with the flowers in full bloom, with the drone showing the scale of the farm.
Leslie Luck, shown in a drone photo taken Tuesday, is director of operations for the Historic Polegreen Church Foundation. “Historic Polegreen Church is known as the cradle of religious freedom,” Luck said of the Hanover County site. Samuel Davies, who inspired a young Patrick Henry, was Virginia’s first licensed non-Anglican minister there from 1748 to 1759. The original church structure was burned down during the Civil War, and the current white steel beam structure, designed by Carlton Abbott, was erected at the site. Other than the historical importance and symbolism for religious freedom, Historic Polegreen Church is a popular wedding venue and was made even more popular since guitarist Jason Mraz, a Mechanicsville native, was married here in 2015.
Visitors took in the views of the valley, about 1,000 feet below, and the mountains beyond at a scenic spot on Rockfish Gap Turnpike near Afton on July 31.
This drone photo was taken from the scenic overlook on Interstate 64.
Flying the drone is not allowed at nearby Shenandoah National Park; however, there are scenic overlooks, including McCormick Gap, Calf Mountain and Sawmill Run.
Visitors can also find three historical markers at the I-64 overlook: the Greenwood-Afton Rural Historic District, the Flight of Richard C. duPont and the Rockfish Gap Meeting.
There are many beautiful spots in the Hampton Roads area for photographers, such as beaches, rivers and state and national parks. But there are not many places available for drone photography because of the many restricted airspaces due to military bases, airports, and state and national parks.
Gloucester Point in Gloucester County is one of the exceptions, with a popular public fishing pier, a small beach and views of the Coleman Memorial Bridge and Yorktown. With the right timing and cooperation from Mother Nature, visitors are rewarded with a beautiful sunset over the bridge and a view of Yorktown’s waterfront.
The Times-Dispatch covered Alvis Farms a few years ago when the Goochland County farm started the Sunflower Festival.
The imagery stayed with me, and I thought it would be a cool place to fly a drone and capture images of a 50-acre sunflower field. I learned that timing is crucial, as the flowers fully bloom for only a few weeks in the middle of summer.
I coordinated with Rachel Henley of Alvis Farms to find the best time to photograph them. Once I visited the field with a drone, showing perspective of the sunflower farm became the challenge, as again it is 50 acres brimming with sunflowers.
Hannah Molnar of Alvis Farms had a cow, Memphis, at the field as she and others were preparing for the opening of the festival.
I was able to capture Hannah and Memphis with the flowers in full bloom, with the drone showing the scale of the farm.
Curvonte Briley and the M-16 that he was convicted of using in attempting to shoot a rival at a pickup basketball game at the MathScience Innovation Center in Henrico County. Briley twice pulled the trigger but the gun jammed, sparing the victim's life, according to testimony. | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/richmond-man-convicted-of-attempting-to-shoot-rival-with-m-16-rifle-but-gun-jammed/article_0920f2f6-1974-5698-a454-007c9be49f93.html | 2022-08-24T18:08:03 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/richmond-man-convicted-of-attempting-to-shoot-rival-with-m-16-rifle-but-gun-jammed/article_0920f2f6-1974-5698-a454-007c9be49f93.html |
Firefighters are calling it "a pawsitive ending."
The Richmond Fire Department in a social media post said they were called on Sunday afternoon to a Dollar Tree on Cowardin Avenue for a "report of a kitten stuck in the dashboard of a vehicle."
Firefighters had to remove several panels in order for a Richmond Animal Care and Control worker to get to the feline.
The cat was turned over to the owner of the vehicle.
"Every call is different for our firefighters, but we’re glad this one had a pawsitive ending," the post said.
Watch the video here | https://richmond.com/news/local/watch-now-cat-stuck-in-dashboard-rescued-by-richmond-crew/article_8e1a006f-bdaf-5e65-8de5-8b832991dc73.html | 2022-08-24T18:08:09 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/watch-now-cat-stuck-in-dashboard-rescued-by-richmond-crew/article_8e1a006f-bdaf-5e65-8de5-8b832991dc73.html |
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Note: The video is from August 22.
The Middletown Area School District has cancelled its upcoming high school football season after a second video of the suspected hazing incident involving members of the team earlier this month surfaced, showing that the number of students involved was more widespread than previously known, Superintendent Dr. Chelton Hunter said in a letter to parents and guardians Wednesday.
"We have obtained an additional videotape showing the Middletown Area high school football hazing incident which took place inside our heat acclimation room," Hunter's letter said. "Unfortunately, this video demonstrates that this hazing was much more widespread, and involved many more students, than we had previously known."
As a result, Hunter said, school administration decided to cancel the entire 2022 football season.
"I know this decision will be met with many different opinions and emotions and will impact many students and families," Hunter said.
The school district shared the new video with law enforcement officials, Hunter said. The school district is continuing its own investigation of the incident.
Investigators with the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office are already looking into the incident, which was reported to the school district on August 12,. Lower Swatara Township Police requested that the DA's office take over the investigation after being notified by the school district earlier this month.
Any students found to have participated in the incident will be disciplined according to the school district's policies on hazing and code of conduct, Hunter said Wednesday.
"Any staff members who have ignored this kind of hazing will also face disciplinary action," Hunter added.
"This kind of hazing that occurred in our facilities with this team is reprehensible," Hunter said. "It simply cannot and will not be tolerated."
The school district was first informed of the suspected hazing by members of the football team on August 12, after a video showing an incident was circulated on social media.
The video appeared to show a group of students holding down two of their teammates. The players allegedly used a muscle therapy gun and another piece of athletic equipment to poke the buttock region of the students on the ground.
The school district launched its own investigation and contacted law enforcement.
Hunter released a statement 10 days after the incident was reported, calling the initial video "difficult to watch" and the conduct depicted "a completely unacceptable, offensive, and highly inappropriate act."
The players identified in the first video were removed from the football team pending the outcome of the investigation and the completion of the discipline process, according to Hunter.
On Aug. 15, head football coach Scott Acri resigned, and assistant coach Rod Brodish took over as acting head coach.
The football team had a scrimmage last Saturday against Northern York High School. It would prove to be the last time the team took the field this year.
Hunter said the school district will work to address the culture of the team and educate students about hazing.
The school district will work to find alternative opportunities to perform for the high school's cheerleading squad and marching band, both of which will be affected by the cancellation of the football season, Hunter said.
The school's Homecoming event, which typically occurs in conjunction with a football game, will also be subject to alternative plans, according to Hunter.
Hunter's full letter appears below.
Dear Parent/Guardian:
It is with great regret that I’m writing to share with you that we have obtained an additional videotape showing (the) Middletown Area High School Football hazing incident which took place inside our heat acclimation room. Unfortunately, this video demonstrates that this hazing was much more widespread, and involved many more students, than we had previously known.
In light of this, we have made the decision to cancel the 2022 football season. I know this decision will be met with many different opinions and emotions and will impact many students and families.
We have shared the new video with law enforcement officials and will continue to work to complete our own investigation. Any students found to have participated in this incident will be disciplined in accordance with our student code of conduct and hazing policy. Any staff members who were found to have ignored this kind of hazing will also face disciplinary action.
The kind of hazing that occurred in our facilities with this team is reprehensible. It simply cannot and will not be tolerated. We know we must work to address the culture of this team, educate our student body about hazing, and put programs in place to help us ensure that this kind of atmosphere is never allowed to exist in our school facilities.
Our administrative team and athletic director will work to find other opportunities this fall for our cheerleading team and marching band, since they will be impacted by this season cancellation. We will also work to make alternative plans for Homecoming, which is typically scheduled around a football game.
We’ll communicate additional information as we’re able to do so, and as we work through this investigation.
Again, I know this is difficult news. We’ll work to bring our school community together in a positive manner as we move forward into the new school year. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/middletown-hazing-football-season-cancelled/521-d9683a3a-ddec-42bd-b3c3-8cd258de73c1 | 2022-08-24T18:18:45 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/dauphin-county/middletown-hazing-football-season-cancelled/521-d9683a3a-ddec-42bd-b3c3-8cd258de73c1 |
WASHINGTON, D.C., DC — Note: The video is from August 12.
Rep. Scott Perry has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Department of Justice from reviewing the contents of his cell phone, which was recently seized by investigators reportedly looking into his suspected connection with former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The FBI took the York County Republican's phone on August 9, and it is now in custody of the DOJ inspector general, according to court records and reporting by Politico.
Investigators claim Perry was a key participant in the effort to connect Trump with Jeffrey Clark, a DOJ official believed to be an ally in the former president's effort to replace department leadership in order to stay in power.
In a lawsuit filed on August 18, Perry said the DOJ has not yet accessed materials on his phone, and is in the process of obtaining a second search warrant that would guide its review. The second search warrant includes a process to screen out potentially privileged materials, Politico said.
Perry is objecting to that bid, demanding that the government be blocked from scouring his phone and that it return any data in its possession.
“[F]ederal agents should not be given carte blanche to root around in Rep. Perry’s phone data looking for evidence that they hope might further their investigation,” Perry’s attorneys John Rowley and John Irving wrote in the 16-page lawsuit.
The case has been assigned to Judge Jia Cobb, whom Politico identified as an appointee of President Joe Biden.
Perry said in his lawsuit that the warrant to seize his cell phone was authorized by Magistrate Judge Susan Schwab in the Middle District of Pennsylvania’s federal court on Aug. 2.
One week later, agents approached him while he was on vacation in New Jersey with family and seized the phone.
Perry said in the lawsuit that after his phone was taken, he and his attorney conferred with DOJ about an alternative solution to litigation.
One framework proposed by the DOJ would allow Perry’s attorneys and its investigators to jointly review Perry’s phone and hash out potential privilege issues together.
But, Perry claims in the lawsuit, the DOJ demanded that he waive his immunity under the Constitution’s speech and debate clause as part of the process. Perry said he declined to do so.
Perry claims that the data on his phone includes material protected by attorney-client privilege, marital privilege and the constitutional provision that limits most legal action against members of Congress related to their official duties.
“Make no mistake, the seizure of my personal phone has nothing to do with January 6, 2021 and everything to do with November 8, 2022. This breathtaking abuse of power by President Biden and his enablers will never deter me from protecting Constitutional Rights for all Americans, and pushing back against these banana republic tactics from a failed and floundering administration," Perry said in a statement. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/rep-scott-perry-lawsuit-vs-doj/521-4e696bd3-4354-4b96-8db2-b366197499ca | 2022-08-24T18:18:51 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/york-county/rep-scott-perry-lawsuit-vs-doj/521-4e696bd3-4354-4b96-8db2-b366197499ca |
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Ex-San Antonio attorney Christopher “Chris” Pettit’s lawyers no longer want to represent him after learning he paid them with money allegedly stolen from his clients.
The San Antonio law firm of Martin & Drought P.C. filed a motion late Tuesday asking for a judge’s approval to withdraw from Pettit’s bankruptcy case.
Pettit has consented to Martin & Drought’s withdrawal and indicated he will seek new counsel, the court filing said.
Martin & Drought (MDPC) made the request after receiving an Aug. 10 letter from the Beyer Living Trust demanding the firm return $40,000 because the trust is the rightful owner of the money, the firm said in its court filing.
Chris Pettit & Associates had wired the money from an Interest on Lawyers Trust Account, or IOLTA, in New Mexico to Martin & Drought in three payments in April and May. Lawyers hold retainers, deposits and fees paid by clients in IOLTA accounts until they’re earned.
“MDPC believes a material conflict of interest has arisen as a result of the payment of retainer funds to MDPC” by Pettit and/or his (now-defunct) law firm, it said. The “funds may constitute client funds … issued from the Wells Fargo NM IOLTA account and/or elsewhere.”
The receipt of client funds from Pettit or his firm “has exposed MDPC to potential civil claims for recovery of CP&A client funds,” Martin & Drought said. It added it “creates professional and ethical discrepancies in a continued relationship between MDPC and the joint debtors.”
In an affidavit, Martin & Drought attorney Michael Colvard said the firm had “no prior knowledge” the funds may have originated from Chris Pettit & Associates’ client funds. He didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
Pettit and his firm each filed for bankruptcy protection June 1 after being hit with numerous lawsuits alleging client money had been looted. Pettit specialized in estate planning and personal-injury cases, but also handled trust and probate matters, prepared tax returns and provided financial advice.
He listed $43.5 million in assets and $112.2 million in liabilities in his latest bankruptcy schedules. Pettit has surrendered his law license and shuttered his firm.
In March, Pettit retained Martin & Drought initially to defend him and his firm in the litigation. Two months later, Martin & Drought took on the added role of bankruptcy counsel in advance of Pettit and his law firm’s bankruptcy filings. Those cases have been consolidated.
Martin & Drought reported receiving a total of $130,000 in retainers, deposits and fees to represent Pettit and his firm, though it said not all of it came from the New Mexico IOLTA account.
Martin & Drought said it first learned Aug. 4 — at a court hearing on Pettit’s request to withdraw $10,000 a month from his retirements accounts so he’d have money to live on — that $20,000 wired to it on April 13 came from his law firm’s New Mexico IOLTA account. Pettit had maintained a law office in Las Cruces to bring in personal-injury clients.
It subsequently learned from bank statements that it made a $10,000 payment made on May 11 and a $40,000 retainer for the bankruptcies on May 16 came from the same IOLTA account.
Martin & Drought said its withdrawal from the case should not have a “substantial impact on the bankruptcy estate” because a Chapter 11 trustee is administering the joint cases.
The law firm also seeks a court-approved procedure to turn over the money it received to the trustee so he can hold it for the benefit of the bankruptcy estate. In addition, it said it reserves it rights to seek its fees and other compensation for the litigation and bankruptcy work it has done.
A hearing on Martin & Drought’s request has not been scheduled.
pdanner@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Pettit-bankruptcy-lawyers-17395158.php | 2022-08-24T18:27:06 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/Pettit-bankruptcy-lawyers-17395158.php |
UVALDE — The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board has scheduled its twice-delayed termination hearing for its embattled police chief, Pete Arredondo, for tonight, and could vote to fire him afterward.
Arredondo took early blame for the seemingly leaderless response to the shooter at Robb Elementary School who killed 19 students and two teachers May 24, though a subsequent Texas House probe faulted virtually every commander from multiple agencies in charge of the more than 400 officers there.
The school district’s superintendent recommended firing Arredondo in July but two attempts at a hearing were cancelled at the request of Arredondo’s lawyer.
Within days of the shooting, Texas Department of Public Safety director Steven McCraw said Arredondo was the incident commander responsible for the chaotic law enforcement response and hour’s delay in confronting the shooter, Salvador Ramos, 18.
After placing him on administrative leave in June, school district officials have declined to comment on Arredondo’s employment status through almost three months of angry public demands that he be fired. He resigned from his City Council seat and a special election has been set for November to fill it.
His attorney has not responded to interview requests. Superintendent Hal Harrell’s recommendation that the chief be fired was on the July 23 school board agenda, but the hearing was scrapped, as was a subsequent date.
Tonight’s special meeting at the Benson Board Room includes a public comment period before the board’s closed session. Speakers are limited to one minute each, though there is not a 15-minute total time limit on the comments as is customary during its regular meetings.
claire.bryan@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Uvalde-school-police-chief-Arredondo-17395061.php | 2022-08-24T18:27:15 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Uvalde-school-police-chief-Arredondo-17395061.php |
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Steve Quillian believes the 1920s houses in Port San Antonio’s historic Bungalow Colony have the best windows ever built.
“These windows emerged out of struggle” for efficiency and durability, said Quillian, a wood window craftsman. “For 100-year-old windows, they’re in remarkably good shape.”
Quillian, leading a restoration workshop this week through the city’s Living Heritage Trades Academy, said the craft combines woodworking with mechanical and protective finish work — disciplines used in nearly all facets of rehabbing the old commanders’ houses in the nationally and locally designated Kelly Field Historic District. The six-over-six windows in Building 108, the former base commander’s house, exhibit craftsmanship that isn’t fully appreciated today, he said.
“In the golden age of building, the 1920s, given any window they could’ve dreamed up to go in every house across America, Canada, Mexico, Europe, what window do they put in? This one. They believed it was the best window in the world,” Quillian said.
City officials believe restoration of the windows, heavily used in the design of the large one-story bungalows to provide natural lighting, is a good first step toward saving the structures that are unlike any other military housing in the world and an important link to San Antonio’s ties to early military aviation.
The Bungalow Colony — composed of 15 houses, nurses’ quarters and several detached garages — seems like an anachronism today. It’s surrounded by industrial and office buildings of Port San Antonio, a privatized former Air Force base and 1,900-acre aerospace and technology campus. But the houses were once the center of activity for commanders at Kelly Field after open land on the Southwest Side was chosen as an Army air base in 1916.
Wood from sturdy crates used to transport World War I-era biplanes was recycled as building materials in the bungalow houses — an architectural deviation from the Victorian two-story officer housing at Fort Sam Houston. Now, the city’s Office of Historic Preservation is focusing on reuse and recycling while helping revive the old neighborhood.
The preservation office plans to convert a large circa-1920s garage near the houses to its Material Innovation Center to store an inventory of doors, cabinets, framing materials and other items from local demolitions and renovations. Although many leftover items already are acquired by salvage stores, the city is working to make the reuse process more robust and to keep old-growth wood materials from entering a landfill.
On Sept. 8, the City Council is set to consider a deconstruction ordinance that would formalize the recycling efforts, starting with city-initiated demolitions ordered by the Building Standards Board. The preservation office also is working on a salvage program to offer “kits” enabling property owners to build accessory dwelling units and “provide a pathway for more affordable housing opportunities,” said Shanon Shea Miller, director of the office.
Her office plans to use one of the bungalows as a “community tool library,” where San Antonians doing home repairs can check out tools for home-improvement projects. It also has a $25,000 grant from the Texas Historical Commission to develop a preservation plan for the bungalows in coordination with Port San Antonio.
Anyone driving on Robins Drive through the oak-lined, L-shaped neighborhood can see that many of the once-elegant houses with screened-in porches and rock columns now have chipped paint, weathered roofs and sagging wood siding. The preservation plan will help the port authority set funding priorities for restoration and interior finish work. Although some have suggested the houses could be restored and leased as a conference center or for receptions, their ultimate use has not been determined.
The nonprofit Power of Preservation group will hold its next big fundraiser, a 1940s-themed street party, at the Bungalow Colony on Oct. 27. Proceeds will help restore old houses and train people in restoration.
“One of the things I think is really interesting about the Bungalow Colony is that each house is different,” Miller said. “They’re very well built, and it’s a great laboratory for students to learn about rehabbing these older homes.”
The city’s trades academy has had 16 apprentices complete a 10-week course this year. Quillian, now teaching his third window workshop at the former air base, said wood windows outlast vinyl, aluminum or fiberglass units.
“Artisans like us are slowly being pushed out. So it’s really important that we push back. Because without us, stuff like this really wouldn’t exist,” he said.
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WOOD VILLAGE, Ore. — A Multnomah County jury has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to Michael Mangum, a Black man who sued the store after he said he was racially profiled and harassed by an employee at the Walmart in Wood Village. According to the lawsuit, the employee "spied" on Mangum while he was shopping, ordered him to leave and then called police when he refused.
Walmart allowed the employee to keep his job for several months after the incident, Mangum's lawyers said, even after law enforcement refused to take action against Mangum and warned managers that the employee had a history of making false reports to police about customers.
According to the lawsuit and a news release from his attorneys, Mangum, who was 59 at the time, visited the Walmart located at 23500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard in Wood Village on March 26, 2020, to buy a light bulb for his refrigerator. After Mangum arrived, he noticed a store employee watching him as he shopped. The court filing says the employee, Joe Williams, "spied on Mr. Mangum."
Williams told Mangum to leave the store, but Mangum refused, saying he'd done nothing wrong. According to the news release from Mangum's lawyers, Williams told Mangum he was going to call the police and tell them Mangum had threatened to "smash him in the face."
Williams called the non-emergency police dispatch line and told the operator he "had a person refusing to leave," the lawsuit states. Williams told the operator that Mangum wasn't acting violently and didn't appear to be drunk or high, but that "he just keeps checking me out." He told the dispatch operator that he asked Mangum to leave because "he started flipping out on me."
According to Mangum's lawyers, deputies from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) responded and "refused to take action against Mangum." The lawyers said deputies made that decision based on Williams' "shifting explanations" for the reason he called and because of his "reputation for making false reports to police."
The lawsuit states that after the incident, a store manager spoke to Mangum outside the store and told him the store had experienced "large losses from theft." Mangum told the manager that had nothing to do with him.
According to Mangum's lawyers, the following day, MCSO Sergeant Bryan White and an unnamed deputy returned to the store and met with Kelly Cooper, the director of the Wood Village Walmart, and assistant manager Dugan Harris. They explained that deputies had noticed a "pattern of behavior" in which Williams would call police to report "dangerous active situations, such as customers physically assaulting him or other employees." Deputies would later determine that Williams was reporting things that were not happening.
The store and Walmart corporate officials ignored these warnings about Williams' pattern of false reporting, Mangum's lawyers said, and kept him on the job for several more months after the racial profiling incident. He was eventually fired on July 9, 2020 for "mishandling $35 of Walmart property."
Mangum filed a lawsuit against Walmart for negligent retention and action against person who summons police with improper intent (ORS 30.845).
According to his lawyers, Mangum is a respected man in the community who works serving residents of a large housing project in Portland and counseling young people at risk of gang involvement. He's known by those with whom he works and serves as "Mr. Michael."
"His jobs would have been at great risk had he been charged with a crime, but he refused to be intimidated by Williams' lying and bullying," Mangum's trial lawyer, Greg Kafoury, said in a news release. "He lives the same message of self-respect that he teaches to young people, 'stand up for yourself when you know you're right.' Because of his courage, we were able to show the jury an unconscionable failure of responsibility by the world's largest corporation."
In a statement sent to KGW, Randy Hargrove, senior director for national media relations for Walmart, called into question some of the claims by Mangum's lawyers and said Walmart considers the verdict "excessive."
"We do not tolerate discrimination. We believe the verdict is excessive and is not supported by the evidence," Hargrove said. "Mr. Mangum was never stopped by Walmart's Asset Protection. He interfered with our associates as they were surveilling and then stopped confirmed shoplifters, and then refused to leave despite being asked to repeatedly by our staff and Multnomah County deputies. We are reviewing our options including post-trial motions."
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, deputies found human remains floating in Beaver Lake under the Highway 412 Bridge on Monday, Aug. 22.
Sheriff Tim Helder said in a press release on Wednesday, Aug. 24, that at 1:45 p.m., a caller reported they had found "something suspicious" in the water near the Highway 412 bridge to local authorities.
When deputies arrived, the human remains were floating in the water under the 412 bridge near Ramsey Ramp near Vaughan Road.
The sheriff's dive team and criminal investigation division responded to recover the remains and investigate the area, according to the press release.
Other agencies that helped include Nob Hill Fire Department, Arkansas Game and Fish, Goshen Fire Department, Washington County Department of Emergency Management and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.
The remains were transported to the Washington County Coroner's Office. The investigation is ongoing.
No other details have been released at this time. We will update this article with more information as it becomes available.
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Alex Murdaugh murder case: Hearing set for Monday over contested evidence disclosures
A hearing over contested potential evidence disclosures in the Murdaugh family murder case in South Carolina has been set for Monday, and at the heart of this pretrial legal fight is an audio recording that may hold clues in the killings of Margaret and Paul Murdaugh.
At the request of the defense team for accused former attorney Richard "Alex" Murdaugh, a pretrial hearing has been set for 10 a.m. Monday in Colleton County General Sessions Court in front of Judge Clifton Newman. Murdaugh was indicted on double murder and weapons charges on July 14 in the June 2021 shooting deaths of his family.
On Aug. 16, Murdaugh attorneys Richard Harpootlian and Jim Griffin filed a “motion to compel” in hopes of forcing the state to turn over all information they plan to use to prosecute Murdaugh under Rule 5 of the S.C. Rules of Criminal Procedure, claiming that they are missing "100 percent" of the evidence and this is delaying and hindering Murdaugh's legal defense. A trial has been requested for January 2023.
What's scheduled for Monday's hearing?
Judge Newman will consider that motion on Monday and likely rule on two new, related motions that were filed this week. At the heart of these motions is a discussion of a cell phone recording that may allegedly place Murdaugh at the murder scene earlier than he reported, and in contradiction to the alibi he gave state police, but also may contain a conversation that could aid in his defense.
On Aug. 18, prosecutors with the S.C. Attorney General's Office filed its most recent motion requesting an order to unseal search warrants and requesting a temporary and, hopefully later permanent, blanket protective order that would seal all evidence from a public release before the murder trial.
The Attorney General's Office has stated that it will release the discovery evidence and agree to restrictions only upon the condition that the defense agrees to a gag order and protective orders as well in order to ensure a fair trial.
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In this motion, the state contends that the Murdaugh murders have generated "significant public attention" and that much of the evidence contains "sensitive information" that should remain protected until it is used in court. The motion also requests that no sensitive information be left unprotected in the Richland County jail with Murdaugh - he is to be allowed to view the evidence only under supervision.
On Aug. 22, the Murdaugh defense team filed a motion in opposition to the state's request, claiming that the state must establish a "good cause" for such a blanket protective order and called it hypocritical, alleging that "For months on end, the state's prosecutors have selectively leaked information" about evidence to various media outlets.
The defense cited media stories about an audio recording obtained from Paul Murdaugh's cell phone that allegedly places Alex Murdaugh at the scene of the murders. The defense says they have since confirmed the existence of the video and audio recording but added that they first learned about this possible evidence in news articles - not in the discovery process that is required by law.
The defense motion further states that on Wednesday, Aug. 17, SC Law Enforcement Division agents, acting under the direction of the Attorney General's Office, played portions of the recording for family members of the slain victims, and Murdaugh's attorneys allege that this was done so without obtaining a court order authorizing its disclosure.
In the countermotion, Murdaugh's attorneys state that the video is taken by Paul Murdaugh of an ailing dog that he was concerned about, and Alex, Maggie and Paul are captured having a "convivial, light-hearted" conversation in the background with "absolutely no indication of a disagreement or dispute," but adds that the state didn't leak that detail about the recording to the media because it wanted to "prortray Alex Murdaugh in the worst possible light."
Finally, Harpootlian and Griffin claim that because of the state's withholding of discovery, they are reduced to "motion practice begging" for the evidence, and this is "grossly unfair" to their client and in violation of his constitutional rights.
On the night of the killings, Murdaugh told 911 dispatchers and police that he had been away from home and had found the unresponsive bodies of Maggie and Paul lying on the ground near the dog kennels after they had been shot.
Murdaugh is also facing more than 90 other criminal charges and is being detained in the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center on a $7 million bond he has been unable to meet, as his assets have been seized and placed under court-ordered receivership in the face of 11 pending civil suits. | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2022/08/24/alex-murdaugh-case-hearing-set-over-contested-evidence-disclosures/7883351001/ | 2022-08-24T18:39:42 | 1 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/south-carolina/2022/08/24/alex-murdaugh-case-hearing-set-over-contested-evidence-disclosures/7883351001/ |
ALBANY --The Lower Flint-Ochlockonee (LFO) Water Council met here this week to continue review of the five-year update of the LFO’s Water Management Plan.
This council is chaired by Richard Royal and facilitated by Mark Masters of the Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center, housed at Albany State University. The council members are appointed by the governor and lieutenant governor. It consists of farmers, land owners, city and county officials, conservationists, scientists, power industry officials, developers and other important stakeholders from the southwest Georgia area.
The LFO is one of 11 statewide water councils that meets regularly and submits an analysis of the current status and challenges of the surface water and groundwater management in their particular areas.
“The Georgia Comprehensive Statewide Water Management Plan was adopted by the General Assembly in 2008," the Water Council website says. "The Water Council is a coordinating committee created by the Comprehensive Statewide Water Management Planning Act. According to the act, the Water Council’s purpose is to ensure coordination, cooperation and communication among state agencies and their water-related efforts in the development of a comprehensive statewide water management plan; provide input to the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources concerning development of the plan; review, modify if necessary, and approve the final draft of the proposed plan, and recommend such proposed plan for consideration by the General Assembly.”
Some of the councils also meet together on a regular basis for discussion and potential alignment of the plans of the entire basin that is affected. The LFO, for instance, meets with the Metro Atlanta Water Council and the Upper Flint Water Council semi-annually.
The five-year review and submission of the regional plan is due back to the state in June 2023.
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In cities across America, if you call 911, there are fewer dispatchers taking your call, and fewer officers responding.
Law enforcement agencies face a daunting challenge, recruiting and retaining staff. Some agencies are in crisis, with staffing shortages affecting services, and forcing them to get creative to meet increasing demand, with less supply.
Multiple factors drive this shortage, as concern, scrutiny and distrust of policing mount due to high profile excessive force incidents, like the killing of George Floyd. While Idaho did not see protests or calls for budget cuts to the same degree as other states, it is not immune to this shortage.
From Canyon County in the west, Kootenai County in the north, and Bonneville County in the east, law enforcement agencies across Idaho are struggling to hire, and retain, officers and staff.
As the state sees an influx of newcomers, low unemployment and a hot housing market coupled with record inflation, some law enforcement agencies are struggling with shortages and burn out, while battling increasing crime.
“Canyon County is 602 square miles,” said Brian Crawford, a patrol lieutenant with the Canyon County Sheriff's Office. “Let's head out towards Parma and that'll give you an example of how long it takes to get to say the south half of the county from the northern half of the county.”
Crawford has held that title with the sheriff's office for more than 20 years.
“It's a passion. It's kind of in my blood. I'm second generation doing this,” Crawford said.
Crawford, and the rest of the department, have seen the number of patrols dwindling since he first started.
“Our population has more than doubled, our calls for services more than doubled. And yet, I have less staff on patrol right now than I did 20 years ago. The response times are a lot longer to get to your average call, whether it's a burglary or an accident or any number of calls,” Crawford said. “We don't have as much time to be proactive as we used to.”
With a smaller staffing size, every deputy is crucial.
“Two weeks ago, we had two of our guys get either injured or sick. That dropped that patrol team down to four bodies, and we can't run with that few people,” Crawford said.
Here are some questions posed to Canyon County law enforcement officials by KTVB reporter Morgan Romero:
Romero: What does that mean for the streets of Canyon County?
“That leaves no one for emergent calls, or emergency calls – maybe ISP can back us, maybe they can't. That's where we're headed,” said Canyon County’s Sheriff Kieran Donahue.
“We're in crisis in law enforcement,” Donahue said. “The citizens aren't in crisis yet, but they will be if we do not right this ship about A) recruitment and B) retention. And that comes down to money. It comes down to wages.”
Data from CCSO shows that new recruits start in the jail making approximately $23 an hour. By their fifth year, deputies make from $27 to $31 an hour. New recruits at Ada County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) start out making a little more, but by year five, they can make $9 to $13 an hour more.
“Instead of 75 or 100 people applying for an opening, we have eight, six, two,” Donahue said. “So that applicant pool has shrunk dramatically. We're all picking from that same pool; whose got the best wages? Because people are gonna take care of their families. You know what, I don't blame them.”
After five years with Nampa Police, officers make $32.88 an hour, which is more than Canyon County deputies make on patrol after 25 years.
The Idaho Sheriff's Association polled 24 of the state's 44 sheriff's offices this summer and found that record-low staffing is crippling several agencies, big and small.
Kootenai County, for example, is down 22 deputies total in its jail and patrol, 20% of their sworn positions.
Canyon County is down 26, mostly in the jail, 16% of their total deputies.
Payette County is also feeling the strain with its jail only half-staffed.
Many of the agencies polled, including Ada and Canyon counties, desperately need dozens of people to fill critical administrative jobs.
The survey shows the biggest reasons agencies cannot hire or keep employees is low wages. Among other reasons, they also cite the public's attitude toward law enforcement, the dangers officers face, hiring standards and culture. The survey shows many deputies and staff are leaving for jobs outside law enforcement.
“In terms of certified detention officers, I'm down an entire team,” Donahue said. “We're forcing mandatory overtime in that jail. We're to the point of forcing patrol officers to not be on patrol or on their days off work inside the jail"
“We're beyond critical stage at this point,” said Martin Flores, a Canyon County Sheriff's Office lieutenant who oversees the county jail. “It's critical this place continues to function. It's constitutionally mandated for a sheriff to run a jail.”
Romero: Why are people leaving the Canyon County Sheriff's Office?
“Historically it's been, you know, to further their career advancement. They want to move out from the jail to patrol or to a different part of law enforcement. And, at times, we're not able to facilitate that maybe on their timeline,” Flores said. “But what we're seeing a lot of now is people just leaving the profession altogether. I mean, they can't, they don't want to deal with the public climate anymore, they don't want to deal with low wages.”
Romero: How much overtime are your guys in the jail working?
“Three days, three shifts a day. So next pay period I have 180 overtime shifts that must be covered,” said Flores.
Romero: What does that do you think for their mental health?
“It's hard on their morale. It really is. And it's hard on anybody,” Donahue said.
Romero: Do you think people are burning out?
“I think that it's starting to get there. When I do exit interviews with them, and we talk about it, you know, one of the questions is, what can we do to improve, you know, the overall atmosphere and morale? And the common answer is more staff,” Flores said.
“The role of government is public safety priority number one,” Donahue said. “Without it, you have Portland, you have Seattle, you have Baltimore, Minneapolis, the list goes on and on and on.”
Idaho jail standards require a minimum of 17 people per shift to staff a county jail. Critical staffing to function is 15 on average each day. Canyon County has 16.
Because Canyon County had so many people leave recently, they are requiring mandatory overtime in their jail, meaning a lot of taxpayer dollars.
There are always valleys and peaks in overtime pay, because people get sick or take vacation, but last month alone, Flores said they paid more than $100,000 in overtime, double what they paid in June and almost three times what they paid in February. In fiscal year 2022, they paid a total of almost $600,000 in overtime.
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“I think this is potentially the biggest thing that’s happened for Idaho education at least since I’ve been tracking what’s going on,” said board President Kurt Liebich. “This is a significant investment in our system, not only in our K-12 system but in our higher ed system.”
He added, “My understanding here is what we’re doing here is dedicating funds, putting a placeholder in. We’re not in a position here to be talking about how that money is spent; that’s going to be a question at the legislative session. But this is really the placeholder of $330 million for K-12 and an additional $80 million for higher ed, and what’s encouraging to me is it’s being dedicated out of sales tax, which is arguably the most reliable form of revenue, and it’s ongoing investment, it’s not one-time. I think all those things are just terrific.”
Board member Linda Clark said, “This is very heartening that these are dedicated funds. Because I think louder than anything else, this speaks to the commitment of our governor and our Legislature to quality education.”
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra said, “I just think it’s a great opportunity for education. As you all know around the table, there’s a lot of staffing shortages right now.”
In June, a board survey of school districts identified nearly 900 teacher vacancies in Idaho that school districts were unable to fill, and that was with only 78 of the 115 districts responding.
Ybarra said, “I’m hoping and hopeful that this initiative gets through – going to be super-supportive. … As you know, this will be my last few board meetings, but it’ll be a great ending to a term to watch this happen for public education.”
Ybarra lost her re-election bid for a third term as state superintendent in the GOP primary; Republican Debbie Critchfield, former president of the state board, and Democrat Terry Gilbert, a former longtime teacher and president of the Idaho Education Association, will face off for the post in November.
“I do have my concerns, though, about staffing,” Ybarra said. “And you can only do so much if we don’t plug in some of those holes that we have at the district level.”
She noted gains in some student test scores, and said if Idaho keeps focusing on shoring up the areas where it’s weakest, with the additional investments, “I’m confident that Idaho is going to make it to the top 10.”
Liebich said, “The onus on us is now to show a return on that investment.”
He noted substantial increases in Idaho’s public school budget over the last three years. “I know we’re going to have a lot of noise in some of the metrics in K-12 because of the pandemic,” he said, and suggested focusing on growth in early reading and literacy. “We simply have to see results,” Liebich said.
Clark said, “I think as a board we take the metrics very seriously. That’s important for us to say.”
Board member David Hill said, “I agree wholeheartedly about growth. We’ve done a lot over the years, setting the pandemic years aside, improving the status of education. … We mustn’t forget that. This is an amazing opportunity to build in structurally the appropriate level of investment, with the help of the Legislature to direct it in the right things driving forward, so the overall system improves.” He said as the system improves, momentum will build to support it.
“That’s the way you drive change. So it’s great,” Hill said.
Matthew Reiber, Gov. Brad Little’s education adviser, told the board, “Right now, we’re really focused on the special session goals, and what we’re trying to do there and secure not only this education funding but the tax relief as well. We think it’s been well-received by the Legislature. We have a list of, I think we’re over 60 co-sponsors now. So it’s looking pretty good, and we appreciate all the support.”
Little has posted a list of co-sponsors of the bill on the governor’s website showing that 25 of the 35 senators, including four Democrats, are signed onto the bill as sponsors or co-sponsors; and 37 of the 70 House members, including seven Democrats. That's more than a majority of each of the houses.
Also, seven of the nine members of the Senate Local Government & Taxation Committee, including the chairman, are co-sponsoring or sponsoring the bill; as are 11 of the 17 members of the House Revenue & Taxation Committee. That likely ensures the bill would easily clear the committees, both of which it would need to pass through before reaching full votes on the House and Senate floors next Thursday.
Board member Shawn Keough said, “I’m very appreciative of the governor’s leadership and the co-sponsors on the legislation, and wish them well. And it is a historic moment for Idaho.”
Reiber thanked the board and Idaho university presidents for their support. “We’re going to continue to need that support to get this across the finish line in eight days,” he said.
Board member Cally Roach noted the workforce focus of the higher education funding, and said the state will also need to measure results there. “It’s just a great opportunity, and I’m so excited,” she said, “and feel like it’s really going to move the dial.”
Board member Cindy Siddoway said, “This is our educational governor, and I’ve always known what a priority education is to Gov. Little. So I just think it’s a great opportunity, and I hope that Sherri’s right, I hope we do move to the top 10.”
At the close of the discussion, Liebich told Reiber, “I think you can tell the governor, based on the conversation we’ve had, this board is fully supportive of the action the governor has taken,” and will do “whatever we can” to support the effort.
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Idaho Transportation Department Chief Operations Officer Dan McElhinney came to the Meridian City Council work session Tuesday to kick off a corridor traffic safety review of Eagle Road.
“We’ll be working over the next few months,” McElhinney.
Idaho Transportation Department Chief Operations Officer Dan McElhinney came to the Meridian City Council work session Tuesday to kick off a corridor traffic safety review of Eagle Road.
“We’ll be working over the next few months,” McElhinney.
The family of Kess Boesch has been pushing to reduce the speed limit on Eagle Road and ban unprotected left turns after Boesch died last November in a crash at the intersection of Eagle Road and Baldcypress Street, according to Idaho Statesman and Idaho Press reporting.
Boesch was a passenger in the vehicle. The Meridian Police Department determined the driver of the car she was in was at fault, according to the Idaho Statesman.
Meridian Mayor Robert Simison questioned the 55 mph speed limit in his state of the city address earlier this year.
Meridian’s city council members appeared to be taking up that cause Tuesday as they blasted and questioned officials for their comments, including on Eagle Road’s speed and crash data.
ITD did speed checks on vehicles this month, said Caleb Lake, ITD District 3 engineer. The speeds ranged from 46 mph to 59 mph.
“What I want to highlight to you as you look at these speeds ... these speeds are where we kind of would expect to see them,” Lake said. “... In summary, the speed checks completed this summer don’t suggest a speed change is warranted.”
He added that Eagle Road’s crash statistics are “not unreasonable” compared with similar roadways.
There were more than 2,000 total crashes from 2017 to 2021 with four deaths. Every death is tragic, Lake said, and the goal is to eliminate all fatalities.
“I think what I’m hearing from you is, ‘people are going [what] the speed limit is meant to be; we don’t see a problem,” councilor Liz Strader said. “I’ve heard our community does see a problem.”
She added that she feels like families of Meridian are “sacrificing their kids” so people from Eagle can have a fast commute into Boise.
“I don’t think four fatalities is an acceptable level of fatalities. I don’t think there is an acceptable level but certainly that is not acceptable,” Strader said.
Councilmember Joe Borton said the speed limit on Eagle Road is “absolutely too fast.”
“I know you guys are the messengers, so I could not be more emphatic that it’s too fast,” Borton said. “Whoever gets killed after Aug. 23 will suffer at the hands of the glacial pace of government.”
McElhinney, the ITD chief operations officer, said it was really important to ITD to take every accident seriously.
“We’re open to feedback on the speed limits,” McElhinney said. “I just want to be sure we let you know we’re open to all ideas.”
He said speed was a factor in all accidents but the Eagle Road corridor serves so many different needs. More than 50,000 vehicles a day use Eagle Road, he said.
“If it happened to be at 45 (mph), what are the congestion issues?” McElhinney said. “Today we brought what data we had ... but we’re definitely looking ahead and we’ll need that help from the cities.”
Carolyn Komatsoulis covers Boise, Meridian and Ada County. Contact her at 208-465-8107 and follow her on Twitter @CKomatsoulis.
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EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. — Thousands of PG&E customers are without power Wednesday morning in El Dorado County.
According to an outage map with data from PG&E, SDG&E and SCE, there are several unplanned outages across El Dorado County impacting 73,182 customers as of 11:15 a.m.
Most of the areas from El Dorado Hills to Pollock Pines lost power around 10 a.m. and according to PG&E's outage map, they are investigating the cause of the outage.
To view the outage map, click here.
Watch more on ABC10: Kiely Rodni leaves lasting legacy with Truckee community reeling from her death | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/power-outage-el-dorado-county-pge/103-e28ecc34-d7b8-4847-b11d-43e8cf67f89d | 2022-08-24T18:54:29 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/power-outage-el-dorado-county-pge/103-e28ecc34-d7b8-4847-b11d-43e8cf67f89d |
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — A man was arrested in Roseville after a traffic stop in Lincoln turned into a police chase.
Deputies with the Placer County Sheriff's Office made a traffic stop on August 18 at around 2 a.m. in rural Lincoln. The driver appeared to be under the influence, according to the sheriff's office.
The driver gave a deputy a license that allegedly did not belong to him and when asked to step out of the vehicle, the sheriff's office said he left the area. This led to a police chase where the driver reached 115 mph while running stop signs and driving in the wrong lane on Fiddyment Road, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office.
The person continued driving and avoided a spike strip, eventually driving through a wooden fence and onto the Sierra Pines Golf Course in Roseville. The driver damaged multiple fences, left the vehicle and was arrested by deputies.
Chris Allen, a 47-year-old from Orland, was arrested on suspicion of evading an officer, obstruction, providing false information, driving under the influence and for multiple felony warrants.
Watch more on ABC10: Kiely Rodni leaves lasting legacy with Truckee community reeling from her death | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/roseville/roseville-police-chase-fiddyment-115mph-golf-course/103-7ba68e40-4e8e-42f3-b136-c7432bc3a272 | 2022-08-24T18:54:35 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/roseville/roseville-police-chase-fiddyment-115mph-golf-course/103-7ba68e40-4e8e-42f3-b136-c7432bc3a272 |
WOODLAND, Calif. — The Yolo Food Bank named Karen Baker as its new executive director.
Baker has served as interim leader since July, after the Yolo Food Bank board of directors terminated previous executive director Michael Bisch in late May.
Baker’s previous experience includes cabinet positions and agency lead posts under California Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom via California Volunteers, the office that helps coordinate volunteer actions in communities statewide. More recently, she served in leadership with Listos California, a $50 million statewide disaster preparedness campaign for diverse and vulnerable Californians.
“I am very excited to lead Yolo Food Bank and work to effectively address the needs of our community at such a critical time,” Baker said in a news release. “We live in one of the nation’s most productive agricultural counties, yet food insecurity is very prevalent throughout the region. We will be relentless in our focus to maintain existing partnerships and create new ones to address and meet the needs of the residents in our county who are food insecure.”
Every year, the Yolo Food Bank feeds tens of thousands of people living in Yolo County. During that time, more than 11 million pounds of food gets distributed through 130 monthly distributions and 80 local food pantries, plus senior meal delivery programs, homeless and domestic violence shelters, migrant center, college campuses and more.
“We are thrilled to have Karen lead the Yolo Food Bank. She has tremendous experience in the non-profit and public sectors and her expertise in effectively reaching California’s most vulnerable will be a great asset for our organization,” board chair Liz Schmitz said in a news release. “Her vision for our organization is exciting and very strategic.”
WATCH ON ABC10: California food banks say they are seeing an unprecedented increase in food insecurity | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/yolo-food-bank-new-executive-director/103-3e0f47bb-7bcc-415a-be75-120d28564744 | 2022-08-24T18:54:41 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/yolo-food-bank-new-executive-director/103-3e0f47bb-7bcc-415a-be75-120d28564744 |
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Surveillance video showing two Odessa daycare workers allegedly abusing children in their care was released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday.
In the video, 28-year-old Tara Ballou can be seen roughly pulling off the clothes of one child and then forcing the child to lie on their stomach. At one point, the video shows what appears to be Ballou holding a child down with the weight of her leg.
The video also shows daycare co-owner Rong Liu, 51, having her leg across the back of a child who is profusely kicking underneath her.
The two employees were arrested for child abuse, but it’s been months since the initial allegation was reported. Ballou was arrested Tuesday but worked at Children’s Land of Imagination Academy until June 29.
The director and co-owner of the same daycare was also arrested for child abuse after authorities said Liu pulled a child's head and neck and put her legs on top of the child to hold them down. She was arrested Friday, but the alleged incident also happened back in June.
“I was contacted by a deputy,” Kelly Autrey said.
That’s how she found out her son was possibly abused in a case that law enforcement was investigating.
“It’s like every parent’s worst nightmare. My stomach fell to the floor,” Autrey added.
She said the call came in on June 28 after she dropped her son off at the daycare.
“I turned right around and picked him up from class,” the mother said.
According to Autrey, certain emails showed that she alerted the daycare the next day when she pulled her son out of class and was frustrated that she didn’t know about the allegations a week sooner when detectives first started investigating.
While Autrey said she was notified one week later, some parents are just finding out.
Mandy and Nick Richardson found out what was going on at their daughter's daycare after Autrey posted an inspection report on Facebook. It showed that an investigation was now open and that the owner of the facility wasn’t handing the surveillance video to authorities unless there was a court order.
"When we have to find out basic facts through a social media platform, that's unacceptable," Nick said. "Some type of alert system would be fantastic to just keep us in the know."
10 Tampa Bay contacted Hillsborough County Public Schools about the lack of communication towards parents regarding the investigation; the situation was down to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to notify parents because it's the lead agency on child abuse investigations.
While the investigation is ongoing, law enforcement has increased the amount of time spent at the daycare but doesn’t have the authority to remove staff from their positions during an investigation.
“That’s not right,” Autrey said.
She also said if the county is in charge of licensing, closing or removing teachers from a facility, then it should be doing more to protect students
“They should be notifying parents immediately. Let us know what is going on. Our kids can’t speak for themselves. We have to be the one to do it for them,” Autrey said.
Here is the inspection report on Children’s Land of Imagination Academy. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tara-ballou-rong-liu-child-abuse-video/67-7ca8cdab-88e5-4973-88d0-53c19895bc07 | 2022-08-24T18:55:08 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tara-ballou-rong-liu-child-abuse-video/67-7ca8cdab-88e5-4973-88d0-53c19895bc07 |
An 18-year-old Lincoln man was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting the roommate of his Tinder date in a bizarre case that transpired late Friday night at the 50/50 student apartment building near the University of Nebraska's-Lincoln's downtown campus.
In an affidavit filed in Lancaster County court Wednesday, University Police Officer Jeffrey Brassington said a woman, identified only as Witness 1, called police to the apartment building near 18th and R streets around 2 a.m. Saturday and reported a sexual assault had just occurred.
The woman told responding officers that she had met Dominic Bardales on Tinder, a dating app, and agreed to meet with him late Friday night at the apartment.
She said Bardales and a friend arrived just before midnight with a case of beer, and soon, she and Bardales went into her bedroom and had consensual sex while the rest of the group — which included Bardales' friend and a resident, identified as Witness 3 — hung out in a common space, Brassington said in the affidavit.
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But after approximately 10 minutes, Witness 3 told police that Bardales left his date's room and walked into the closed bedroom of his accuser, closing the door behind him, Brassington said.
After another 10 minutes, the 18-year-old man's date and the third witness heard crying coming from the closed bedroom door and knocked, they told police.
When Bardales opened the door, they said they saw the alleged victim hyperventilating on her bed without clothes on, "potential blood spots on the bed sheets and two open condom wrappers in the room," Brassington said.
Bardales left her room, and soon, left the apartment with his friend, Brassington said.
The accuser told University and Lincoln Police investigators the 18-year-old had sexually assaulted her, Brassington said. And she later told her friends that Bardales had put his hand over her month to prevent her from calling out for help, according to the affidavit.
Later contacted by investigators, Bardales' friend confirmed the details provided by other witnesses, Brassington said.
Police contacted the 18-year-old Saturday when they arrived at his apartment to serve a search warrant. Bardales declined to speak to officers or provide DNA and contacted his attorney.
University Police took Bardales to the Lancaster County jail Saturday night. He was charged Tuesday with first-degree sexual assault of an incompetent person.
At a Tuesday hearing, Judge Thomas Zimmerman set Bardales' percentage bond at $100,000. He later paid $10,000 to be released from jail.
As a part of his bond conditions, the 18-year-old is barred from entering the 50/50 building or UNL's premises.
It's unclear if either Bardales or his accuser are UNL students. A university spokeswoman and the school's assistant police chief did not immediately respond to requests for clarity on their potential enrollment status.
UNL maintains a comprehensive list of campus and local resources for sexual assault survivors on its website, including information on how to report sexual assaults to both law enforcement and the school's Title IX office. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-charged-in-sexual-assault-case-at-student-housing-complex-near-unl-campus/article_acb1f690-b781-5708-839a-d4a97d3e6d46.html | 2022-08-24T19:01:15 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lincoln-man-charged-in-sexual-assault-case-at-student-housing-complex-near-unl-campus/article_acb1f690-b781-5708-839a-d4a97d3e6d46.html |
A Cannon Ball man injured in a head-on crash in Morton County earlier this month has died.
Jonah White Eagle, 19, was driving a car that was hit head-on by a pickup truck that crossed the center line on state Highway 1806, according to the Highway Patrol. The crash happened about 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 8. White Eagle was taken to a Fargo hospital, and died Tuesday, the Patrol said.
The driver of the pickup was identified as Ryan Schmidt, 38, of Bismarck. The Patrol said he suffered a possible injury.
A passenger in White Eagle's car -- Kenzlee Dwarf, 20, of Bismarck -- suffered unspecified injuries.
The Patrol is still investigating the crash. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/man-injured-in-morton-county-crash-dies/article_821bba50-23d6-11ed-af28-b388140a7d36.html | 2022-08-24T19:02:15 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/man-injured-in-morton-county-crash-dies/article_821bba50-23d6-11ed-af28-b388140a7d36.html |
Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in north Bismarck.
Officers responded to "numerous welfare checks requested on mother and son" in the 3800 block of Renee Drive around 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to Lt. Luke Gardiner.
Officers who entered the residence found the bodies of 45-year-old Michelle Myers of Tennessee and 25-year-old Dylan Myers of Bismarck.
Preliminary investigation leads authorities to believe that Michelle Myers killed her son and then herself, according to Gardiner. An autopsy has been ordered. Police are still investigating and did not immediately release more details. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/apparent-murder-suicide-investigated-in-north-bismarck/article_bcb7bb24-23d0-11ed-8e38-5fa3c9684fd8.html | 2022-08-24T19:02:21 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/apparent-murder-suicide-investigated-in-north-bismarck/article_bcb7bb24-23d0-11ed-8e38-5fa3c9684fd8.html |
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- Three leaders of a multimillion dollar international yoga network that promoted itself as “Yoga to the People” before closing down amid published reports that it operated like a cult were arrested Wednesday in Washington State for failing to pay federal taxes while they lived lavishly, authorities in New York announced.
- A complaint unsealed in Manhattan federal court said the donation-based organization generated over $20 million in revenue for a decade while promising that its classes featured no-ego and no glorified teachers because “yoga is for everyone.”
- The organization started in the East Village of Manhattan in 2006 before becoming “extremely popular” and spreading elsewhere, with about 20 yoga studios in San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland in California, Tempe, Arizona, Orlando, Florida, and cities in Colorado, Washington State, Spain and Israel, the complaint said.
Three leaders of a multimillion dollar international yoga network that promoted itself as “Yoga to the People” before closing down amid published reports that it operated like a cult were arrested Wednesday in Washington State for failing to pay federal taxes while they lived lavishly, authorities in New York announced.
A complaint unsealed in Manhattan federal court said the donation-based organization generated over $20 million in revenue for a decade while promising that its classes featured no-ego and no glorified teachers because “yoga is for everyone.”
The organization started in the East Village of Manhattan in 2006 before becoming “extremely popular” and spreading elsewhere, with about 20 yoga studios in San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland in California, Tempe, Arizona, Orlando, Florida, and cities in Colorado, Washington State, Spain and Israel, the complaint said.
Arrested on charges of tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service were Gregory Gumucio, 61, and Haven Soliman, 33, both of Cathlamet, Washington, along with Michael Anderson, 51, of Bellevue, Washington. It wasn’t immediately clear who would represent them at a court appearance in Washington State. The complaint said Soliman had described herself as Gumucio’s husband in a draft of a 2012 email, but it added that no marriage certificate has been located, though they “are long-term romantic partners.”
Authorities described Gumucio as the founder, principal owner and functional chief executive officer of the organization while Anderson served as a chief financial officer and Soliman was its chief communications officer and director of its Teacher Training Program, which earned substantial income from aspiring yoga teachers.
They said all three claimed their annual incomes were six figures in loan or rental applications from 2013 to 2020, when they filed no individual tax returns.
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They said the trio enjoyed extravagant lifestyles, including frequent foreign travel, NFL season tickets, horse lodging, along with expensive meals and clothing.
The complaint said the defendants evaded taxes by failing to create a corporate headquarters or keep corporate books and records and by accepting yoga students’ payments in cash, sometimes collected in tissue boxes passed around during classes, and by paying yoga teachers in cash and “off the books.”
Gumucio, according to a government release, “targeted and groomed typically young women and others to become nominee ‘owners’ of studios, luring them with the title of studio owner when, in fact, he generally controlled business decisions, took a cut of their proceeds, and the nominees generally took on meaningful financial risk.”
The July 2020 yoga network’s closing came just before VICE News published a lengthy investigative report saying interviews with more than 30 people who knew or worked with Gumucio since the mid-1990s “depict him as a predator with a penchant for controlling and sexually manipulating bright and often vulnerable young women.”
Less than two weeks later, New York magazine published its own piece, saying former employees had described the yoga group as cult-like, saying that “behind the company’s shiny, friendly facade was a dark and dysfunctional workplace built on secrecy and manipulation.”
In a release, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said the investigation into the yoga network was continuing and he urged anyone who believes they were a victim “of any crimes” related to the organization or if they have information about the defendants in the case to reach out.
“As alleged, the defendants operated a lucrative nationwide yoga business, which brought in over $20 million and netted them each substantial sums, permitting them to live lavish lifestyles. Yet the defendants chose not to file tax returns, or pay income taxes, for at least seven consecutive years,” he said.
Thomas Fattorusso, head of New York’s IRS office, also hinted that the investigation was likely to result in more than tax charges.
“Today’s arrests and charges are the opening salvo against this years-long scam and the first step to holding these defendants accountable for their alleged crimes,” he said. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/leaders-of-multi-million-dollar-international-yoga-network-arrested-for-tax-fraud-feds/3837477/ | 2022-08-24T19:03:36 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/leaders-of-multi-million-dollar-international-yoga-network-arrested-for-tax-fraud-feds/3837477/ |
NEW YORK — Creed Taylor, a prolific and innovative force in the evolution of jazz who worked with John Coltrane, Ray Charles and many others and a popularizer of Brazilian music who oversaw the recording of such classics as “The Girl from Ipanema” that helped made bossa nova a worldwide phenomenon, has died. He was 93.
Taylor’s son John W. Taylor said he died Monday in Winkelhaid, Germany. The cause was heart failure, after he had suffered a stroke.
“Creed Taylor was one of the most incredible producers of our time,” George Benson said in a statement Wednesday. “Most of all, he was my friend and I will miss him.”
Creed Taylor was a white man raised in the Jim Crow South, Lynchburg, Virginia, who had a broad musical impact — as a packager who helped introduce laminated covers and gatefold sleeves for LPs, as a producer with an ear for emerging talent and new trends and as the founder of Impulse! and CTI Records. He helped discover Herbie Mann, produced early music by Benson, Quincy Jones and Grover Washington Jr. and produced or released albums by Coltrane, Charles, Bill Evans and Wes Montgomery among hundreds of artists.
Commercially, he had his greatest success recording bossa nova, the softened, upscale variation of samba which had emerged in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1950s. Taylor was lead producer at Verve Records when he got a phone call in 1961 from the jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd, who had been on tour in Brazil for the State Department and wanted Taylor to hear some tapes of the new sound. Taylor soon contacted his friend Stan Getz, the jazz saxophonist, and suggested he and Byrd work on an album together.
“I knew instantly that something new was happening there,” Taylor told Marc Myers of JazzWax in 2008.
Their collaboration became the landmark “Jazz Samba,” produced by Taylor and featuring two contributions from the gifted Brazilian songwriter and musician, Antonio Carlos Jobim: “Desafinado” (Off Key or Out of Tune) and “Samba de Uma Nota Só.” Recorded in a few hours at a Black church in Washington, D.C., the album came out in 1962 and kept gaining attention, topping the Billboard pop chart the following year and selling more than 1 million copies. Getz won a Grammy for best jazz performance on “Desafinado.”
In 1964, Taylor produced one of the decade’s most acclaimed and influential records, “Getz/Gilberto,” another million seller that stayed on the Billboard charts for nearly two years and confirmed bossa nova’s appeal. “Gilberto/Getz” featured Getz, Jobim and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, and included such bossa nova standards as “Só Danço Samba” and “Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars).” “Getz/Gilberto” received four Grammys, including album of the year and record of the year, for its most famous track, “The Girl from Ipanema,” the spare, wistful ballad featuring Jobim singing in Portuguese and a deadpan, English language cameo by a little known Brazilian performer, Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto’s wife.
“Including her vocal on ‘The Girl from Ipanema’ was an afterthought by Stan,” Taylor told JazzWax. “No female vocal had been planned. I didn’t even know who she was until Jobim introduced me to her at the session. I think at the time, Jobim and Joao may have been against her singing. She was viewed simply as João’s wife and not a trained singer. I think they were afraid she was going to bring the session down or something. But Stan pushed.”
“Stan treated a lot of people not well,” he said of the troubled and unpredictable Getz, who died in 1991. ”(But) there was no tension in the studio that day whatsoever. At the end of the session, Stan said, ‘Astrud, you’re going to be famous.’”
A shortened version of “The Girl from Ipanema,” with only Astrud Gilberto’s vocals, became a top 10 hit. “The Girl from Ipanema” has since been covered by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Amy Winehouse and is often ranked just behind “Yesterday” as the world’s most recorded pop song.
Taylor worked with numerous labels, beginning with Bethlehem Records in the 1950s, and eventually formed his own. He started Impulse! in 1960 as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records, and reached deals with Coltrane and Charles among others before leaving for Verve a year later. Impulse! would eventually release Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme,” one of the top selling jazz albums of all time.
In 1967, Taylor launched CTI, initially in partnership with A&M Records, then as an independent company. He released albums ranging from Freddie Hubbard’s soul-jazz favorite “Red Clay” to George Benson’s commercial breakthrough “Bad Benson,” and records by Jobim, Montgomery, Herbie Hancock, Nina Simone, Milt Jackson and Chet Baker. CTI was not only a leader in establishing “smooth jazz,” blending jazz with soul and funk and other sounds, but was recognizable for its album covers by photographer Peter Turner, often using silhouettes, moody closeups and stark color designs.
Taylor struggled after the mid-1970s, especially after a distribution deal with Motown ended with his filing for bankruptcy. He did resurrect the label in the late 1980s and had some success with Larry Coryell’s “Fallen Angel” album. More recently, he presided over the reissue of dozens of CTI albums, including releases by Benson, Ron Carter and Esther Phillips.
Jazz critic-musician Leonard Feather, writing in the Los Angeles Times in 1988, praised Taylor as “a man of unique vision, with an ear for great talent as well as for good sound quality.”
Taylor was married twice, most recently to Harriet Schmidt. He had four children.
A mill owner’s son, Taylor was a musician himself who joined his high school’s marching band and played trumpet in two jazz groups while majoring in psychology at Duke University. Upon graduation, in 1951, he was drafted into the Marines Corps and for a year served in combat as an artilleryman in the Korean War.
After the 1953 armistice in Korea, he initially returned to Virginia. His father wanted him to become a doctor, but he soon moved to what had become his home before he had even seen it — New York City — and pursued what had long been his passion — jazz. Even as he grew up around blue grass and country music, he was moved by the sounds he had discovered through listening to New York jazz DJ Sidney Torin, aka “Symphony Sid,” on WJZ (later WABC).
“Everything he talked about was so cool and clear in my head, not just about the music but also the social surroundings of the jazz players,” he told JazzWax. “All I could think of was, “Wow, this music is something else.” I couldn’t wait to get up to New York and start meeting the people Symphony Sid was talking about.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/creed-taylor-the-girl-from-ipanema-producer-dead-at-93/2022/08/24/15e6d846-23d7-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html | 2022-08-24T19:04:57 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/creed-taylor-the-girl-from-ipanema-producer-dead-at-93/2022/08/24/15e6d846-23d7-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html |
BALTIMORE — One person was killed and six others were injured when two people drove up to a group on a corner in northwest Baltimore and began firing at them Wednesday afternoon, police said.
“The brazenness of these offenders to pull up, get out of a car and then open fire on a group of people minding their own business is unconscionable,” Harrison said, asking people with information about the shooters to contact investigators.
Two shooting victims were taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and five others went to a nearby hospital on their own, Harrison said. All of the shooting victims were adults, he said. One of those shooting victims has died, but the rest have injuries that are not considered life-threatening, Harrison said. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/police-1-dead-6-injured-in-shooting-at-baltimore-corner/2022/08/24/3d538f14-23dc-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html | 2022-08-24T19:05:03 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/police-1-dead-6-injured-in-shooting-at-baltimore-corner/2022/08/24/3d538f14-23dc-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html |
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday he would allot $125 million in federal COVID-19 relief money to expand school-based health centers.
It's the latest move by Kemp to spend federal money as he runs for reelection against Democrat Stacey Abrams. It's also another example of how Kemp can use the power of his office to bolster his run against Abrams, especially because Georgia law gives him sole control over federal funds.
“This innovative program is in line with our ongoing efforts to lower costs and increase access to quality healthcare coverage for everyone — especially those in rural Georgia — without assigning an unfair price tag to taxpayers," Kemp said in a statement.
Democrats attack Kemp for doling out the money even as he opposed the passage of some COVID-19 relief bills passed by Congress. He's also declined to seek the expansion of state-federal Medicaid health insurance to cover all adults.
“Kemp should stop trying to claim credit for money he fought in the first place,” said Abrams spokesperson Alex Floyd. “If Kemp wants to invest in public education, it'll take more than election-year gimmicks.”
The state Department of Education will give out grants of up to $1 million apiece to start health centers that will care for students, and in some cases, community members. The idea is to aid student achievement by improving their physical and mental health, as well as meeting dental and vision needs.
Ashley Harris, who oversees school-based health centers for the Georgia Department of Education, said the money would “support students by removing a primary learning barrier, access to healthcare.”
The new announcement will provide up to $1 million per project for schools that get federal money because large shares of the students come from families in poverty. There are more than 1,500 Title 1 schools in Georgia.
The state department said it’s working on a time frame to award the grants, which would pay for additions, renovations, supplies and personnel. There are currently about 100 school-based health centers in Georgia, usually operated as a partnership between the school district and a federally qualified health care center.
The $1 million is significantly higher than the $200,000 federal grants made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in May to strengthen school-based health centers. Two federally qualified health centers in the state, East Georgia Healthcare Center in Swainsboro and Medlink Georgia in Colbert got those grants.
Katie Byrd, a spokesperson for Kemp said the governor's office believes $1 million will cover startup costs and three years of operations. After that, the operator of the health center would have to sustain it based on other revenue. Because the federally-funded Children's Health Insurance Program, known in Georgia as PeachCare for Kids, covers many children, providers would be able to seek insurance reimbursement for almost all students. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/kemp-money-federal-money-school-health-center/85-e1277b80-8635-4f5f-839e-09748de3798e | 2022-08-24T19:06:15 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/kemp-money-federal-money-school-health-center/85-e1277b80-8635-4f5f-839e-09748de3798e |
CEDAR FALLS — The “Team Sherry” Fundraising Sale is holding its fifth annual event in memory of Sherry DeBord Schumacher raising money for the Beyond Pink TEAM.
The sale will be held 5-8 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Greenhill Baptist Church, 4316 Cedar Heights Drive. As in past years, this sale offers quality items, a wide variety and something for everyone.
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Residents called 911 shortly before 10:20 p.m. Sunday after hearing gunshots in the 1000 block of West Fifth Street, where police found the person dead on the sidewalk.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Friday that it had immediately suspended the warehouse and grain dealer licenses for the Jesup-based store. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/beyond-pink-fundraising-sale-starts-thursday/article_6b90d437-6fdc-5920-8dae-23940bea5660.html | 2022-08-24T19:09:51 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/beyond-pink-fundraising-sale-starts-thursday/article_6b90d437-6fdc-5920-8dae-23940bea5660.html |
WATERLOO — Waterloo’s former recreation superintendent has pleaded to allegations he stole money from the city in a timecard scheme.
Mark Joseph Gallagher, 52, on Tuesday pleaded to one count of second-degree theft in Black Hawk County District Court.
Gallagher had worked for the City of Waterloo since April 1997 with his last assignment being recreation superintendent, where he had an annual salary of $92,123, according to city officials.
He was placed on administrative leave in February 2022 during an investigation into financial improprieties and resigned a short time later. He was arrested in May.
In a written plea, Gallagher admitted to taking $7,064 from the city between January 2021 and February 2022.
“I submitted false timecards for two employees and kept money that had been paid to the Waterloo SportsPlex for a basketball tournament and an after-hours soccer program,” Gallagher wrote in his plea.
Second-degree theft is a Class D felony punishable by up to five years in prison upon conviction.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, prosecutors will recommend probation plus a $1,025 fine and restitution. Gallagher will be able to argue for a deferred judgment that would remove the case from his record following probation. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/former-waterloo-recreation-superintendent-pleads-to-theft/article_0e28f4e9-01ec-59d5-a0ba-bf426da572bb.html | 2022-08-24T19:09:57 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/former-waterloo-recreation-superintendent-pleads-to-theft/article_0e28f4e9-01ec-59d5-a0ba-bf426da572bb.html |
CEDAR FALLS – Anne Myles will launch her new chapbook, “What Woman That Was: Poems for Mary Dyer,” on Thursday as the Final Thursday Reading Series begins season 22.
The event begins at 7 p.m. with a creative writing open mic at the Hearst Center Sculpture Garden. In the event of inclement weather, the event will take place in Mae Latta Hall.
The chapbook is a collection of poems both about and from the perspective of Mary Dyer, a 17th-century Quaker martyr who played a central role in the Antinomian controversy. Myles’ reading will begin at 7:30 p.m. It can be streamed live by signing up at https://uni.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lduivrj8oG92ZUeGvm7EjSIy9DKb8rkuZ.
Other Fall 2022 Final Thursday Reading Series events are scheduled to take place in Mae Latta Hall: Jim O’Loughlin, “The Cord,” Sept. 29; Gary Eller, “True North,” Oct. 27; Anesa Kajtazovic, “War Changes Everything: My Life Leaving Bosnia,” Nov. 17 (one week early due to Thanksgiving). Open mic begins at 7 p.m., followed by readings at 7 p.m.
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The Final Thursday Reading Series is a collaboration of Final Thursday Press, the Hearst Center for the Arts, and the University of Northern Iowa College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences with support from Sidecar Coffee Roasters and Hansen’s Farm Fresh Dairy. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/final-thursday-reading-series-aug-25-at-hearst-center-to-feature-poet-anne-myles/article_8eba1fdc-0fb3-5136-854c-aaf0dd3a0cc3.html | 2022-08-24T19:10:03 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/final-thursday-reading-series-aug-25-at-hearst-center-to-feature-poet-anne-myles/article_8eba1fdc-0fb3-5136-854c-aaf0dd3a0cc3.html |
ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. – UPDATE
Nothing was found after a bomb threat was received for Alleghany High School, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The school has resumed normal activities and authorities said the incident remains under investigation.
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Students have been evacuated from Alleghany High School after a bomb threat was reported, according to a Facebook post from the school district.
Officials said the school was evacuated around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday. As of 25 minutes ago, students were still evacuated and law enforcement was on site.
All other school buildings in the district were placed under a shelter in place as a precaution.
Sheriff Kevin Hall told 10 News that a student inside the cafeteria received the threat via air drop. The student then reported it to school officials, and the building was evacuated to the football field. Authorities said they don’t know who sent the student the message.
As of 2:20 p.m., deputies had just searched the cafeteria where the bomb was said to be located but didn’t find anything.
Officials said parents were notified and the sheriff’s office is still investigating.
10 News has reached out to school officials for more information.
Stick with 10 News as this breaking news story develops. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/24/students-evacuated-from-alleghany-high-school-due-to-bomb-threat/ | 2022-08-24T19:11:27 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/24/students-evacuated-from-alleghany-high-school-due-to-bomb-threat/ |
Check out these back-to-school events this week, including Big Sean's DON Weekend
Saturday is the last day for Detroiters to get free backpack and school supplies from the ninth annual "Occupy the Corner – Detroit" event, created by Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield.
This year’s finale, which will be in partnership with Big Sean’s Sean Anderson Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan, will feature giveaways as well as entertainment for participants.
Sheffield will kick off the event at noon Saturday at the Boys & Girls Diehl Club, at 4242 Collingwood St. in Detroit.
"The concept is to reduce gun violence and to occupy areas that may be disconnected and disenfranchised or not necessarily connected to city government and we're trying to attack the underlining social issues," Sheffield said.
There will be food, giveaways, voter registration, job placement services, expungement resources and live music performances.
"We essentially bring city government to people's backyards so they can get connected to the resources that they need and can make better decisions whether that be reducing crime or improving their overall quality of life," Sheffield said.
Before the finale of "Occupy the Corner – Detroit", Sheffield and Icewear Vezzo will be hosting another back-to-school event from noon to 4 p.m. Friday at O’Brien Park located on East McNichols Road near Gunston in Detroit.
Friday's event will include free backpacks, school supplies, shoe giveaways if eligible, food, entertainment and hair-braiding for the participants.
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In addition, Diehl Club will host Detroit's On Now, or DON, weekend with festivities such as a celebrity kickball game.
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The DON weekend will run from Thursday to Saturday and include an announcement from Big Sean about the third Sean Anderson Foundation content and production music studio, slated to be built in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan Highland Park Campus.
Sean previously opened recording studios for Detroit’s youth at Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan Dick & Sandy Dauch Campus as well as the Lloyd H. Diehl Campus. He also unveiled a recording studio at his alma mater, Cass Technical High School.
“After playing one of my all-time favorite shows at Detroit’s Mo Pop Festival a couple weeks ago, I can’t wait to return to the city and feel its incredible energy,” Sean said in a press release Wednesday. “I’m constantly inspired by Detroit and the city’s beautiful people. It’s a blessing to be able to give back to the city that made me."
Get more information about the DON Weekend here. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/24/back-school-events-week-metro-detroit-don-weekend-big-sean/7883807001/ | 2022-08-24T19:17:48 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/08/24/back-school-events-week-metro-detroit-don-weekend-big-sean/7883807001/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Wichita Fire Department got the call of a fire near some railroad tracks in north Wichita over the noon hour Wednesday.
The fire was in the 1000 block of East 26th Street North.
When they got to the scene, they found a large amount of rubbage burning close to some rail cars. At this time, it is unclear if the fire reached the cars.
Firefighters will stay on the scene until the fire is out and there is no chance of it spreading.
There is no indication yet of what caused the fire. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-fire-near-tracks-in-north-wichita/ | 2022-08-24T19:17:57 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-fire-near-tracks-in-north-wichita/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Services for Representative Gail Finney (D-Wichita) have been announced. Finney died Saturday at the age of 63. She represented the 84th District in east and northeast Wichita since 2009. She was a small business owner known for rallying for Wichita and state issues.
Jackson Mortuary is handling the services.
Visitation for family and friends
Thursday, Sept. 1, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at St. Mark United Methodist Church, 1525 N. Lorraine.
Masks and social distance are required.
Celebration of Life
Friday, Sept. 2, at 11 a.m. at St. Mark United Methodist Church, 1525 N. Lorraine.
Masks and social distance are required.
Finney is survived by her husband Jerrold Finney Sr. and three sons. If you want to leave a condolence message for the family, click this link. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/services-for-rep-gail-finney-announced/ | 2022-08-24T19:17:59 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/services-for-rep-gail-finney-announced/ |
Appeals court rejects House, Senate bid to overturn Michigan abortion ban injunction
The Michigan Court of Appeal on Wednesday declined to take up an appeal from the Michigan House and Senate requesting a three-judge panel overturn a lower court preliminary injunction that's stopping the enforcement of the state's abortion ban.
The judges denied the GOP-led Legislature's appeal because it wasn't persuaded that the issue needed an immediate appellate review, according to a brief order issued Wednesday.
The Legislature asked the Court of Appeals to weigh in on the matter July 6, after Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher rejected lawmakers' request that she reverse the May preliminary injunction she issued stopping enforcement of the state's abortion law.
The House and Senate argued in their filing to the Court of Appeals that Gleicher lacked jurisdiction to issue the preliminary injunction and that she'd incorrectly ruled Planned Parenthood of Michigan was likely to succeed on its argument that Michigan's constitution contained a right to abortion.
The Wednesday decision on the House and Senate appeal was one piece of Michigan's complex puzzle of abortion litigation, which stems from two root cases but involves several appeals in varying courtrooms as the case works its way up to the Michigan Supreme Court.
The decision issued Wednesday was in relation to Planned Parenthood of Michigan's early April case filed against Attorney General Dana Nessel, who has said she will not enforce or defend Michigan's 1931 law banning abortion in all cases except to save the life of the mother.
Planned Parenthood of Michigan filed the case in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court's eventual June 24 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case establishing a constitutional right to an abortion. The lawsuit attempted to stop Nessel and county prosecutors from enforcing the state's abortion ban and establish that there is a right to abortion in the Michigan constitution that supersedes the state law banning abortion.
Gleicher, who disclosed early on she was a donor to Planned Parenthood, granted a preliminary injunction to the group and directed Nessel to convey her ruling to county prosecutors.
The House and Senate intervened shortly after the May preliminary injunction was issued since Nessel refused to defend the state law.
Around the same time, two county prosecutors objected to Gleicher's ruling and in early August a Court of Appeals panel ruled the prosecutors were not bound by Gleicher's ruling because the order applied only to state actors.
The decision set off a scramble that left state officials turning to a separate case filed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in early April that had been largely inactive while the Planned Parenthood case proceeded.
Whitmer's suit also argues there is a constitutional right to abortion, but it was filed against 13 county prosecutors making it the better vehicle to stop prosecutors from enforcing the ban.
Oakland County Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham issued a temporary restraining order and, later, a preliminary injunction in Whitmer's case this month, stopping the 13 prosecutors from enforcing the law.
Whitmer also has been petitioning the Michigan Supreme Court to intervene in the case early rather than allow the litigation to be decided and appealed up through the lower courts.
But so far the high court has remained mum, except to ask a few more questions and accept amicus briefs on the issue. Justice Richard Bernstein said Sunday it was unlikely, with the two preliminary injunctions in place, that the court would depart from its normal process.
But Bernstein argued the Michigan Supreme Court will be the final arbiter on abortion rights in Michigan, whether through the currently pending cases or through interpretation of a ballot initiative seeking to establish a right to abortion in the Michigan Constitution.
"Ultimately, it is the Michigan Supreme Court that will make the absolute final determination, it will be the Michigan Supreme Court that will have the final word in a woman's right to choose in the state of Michigan," Bernstein said Sunday.
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Judge sets December sentencing dates in Gov. Whitmer plot
Grand Rapids — Two men convicted of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be sentenced in December, a judge said Wednesday.
Potterville resident Adam Fox's date is Dec. 12, while Barry Croft Jr. of Delaware will return to court on Dec. 28, U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker said.
They were convicted of two conspiracy charges Tuesday in federal court in Grand Rapids. Croft also was found guilty of an explosives charge. They face up to life in prison.
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Authorities said the kidnapping plot was the culmination of months of disgust about government, especially stay-home orders and other restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This shows that people will be held accountable,” Whitmer said during a public appearance Wednesday. “We settle our differences at the ballot box and then we move forward. And I think yesterday’s conclusion of the trial was a just result.”
Whitmer, a Democrat, faces Republican Tudor Dixon in the Nov. 2 election.
Croft, 46, is from Bear, Delaware. Fox, 39, was living in the Grand Rapids area when he was arrested in 2020.
But the retrial exposed some potentially troubling signs for the government if the convictions get appealed as expected, legal experts told The Detroit News.
Jonker set time limits on cross examination of government witnesses despite complaints from defense lawyers. And he oversaw what some defense lawyers called a rushed jury-selection process that lasted less than one business day. Legal experts anticipate the time limit imposed on cross examination will be part of an anticipated appeal.
Kaleb Franks of Waterford Township, who pleaded guilty, still has not been sentenced. Ty Garbin of Hartland Township quickly cooperated with the government and also pleaded guilty. He's serving a six-year sentence but could get a reduction.
Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were acquitted at trial in April. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/24/whitmer-plot-december-sentencing-dates/7886637001/ | 2022-08-24T19:18:06 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/08/24/whitmer-plot-december-sentencing-dates/7886637001/ |
Here’s an update of the COVID-19 numbers in the state.
New positive cases: 1,592
New deaths: 17
Total positive cases: 2,265,116
Total number of deaths: 31,395
Total vaccine doses administered: 14,193,793
Rate of transmission: 0.86
CASES BY COUNTY
Atlantic: 63,831 cases, 977 deaths, 381,735 doses administered
Cape May: 12,718 cases, 269 deaths, 134,701 doses administered
Cumberland: 37,972 cases, 585 deaths, 187,520 doses administered
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Ocean: 153,978 cases, 2,906 deaths, 704,887 doses administered
Source: N.J. Department of Health
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A U-pick sunflower field in Mims has opened with a design paying tribute to the tragic events on Sept. 11, 2001.
Sledd’s U-Pick Farms shared photos on its Facebook page showcasing this year’s design for its sunflower field.
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The top of the field showcases the words Never Forget 9-11-01. Below that, the Twin Towers are depicted with an eagle anchoring the bottom of the design.
Farm officials went on to share that the field is ready for sunflower picking.
There are several days and times available for sunflower picking through Friday, Aug. 26.
It costs $5 per person to enter the field and children 3 and under get in free. According to the post, one sunflower costs $2, two cost $3.50 and three flowers cost $5.
The farm said you must bring something with you to cut the flowers and that the farm is cash only.
Farm officials said in Facebook comments that the field might be open this weekend but it depends on the weather forecast.
For the most up-to-date information, check the farm’s Facebook page.
The sunflower field is ready! The design I made is in memory of 9/11/01. Please remember that the schedule is subject to...
Posted by Sledd's U-Pick Farm on Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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The uncle of Jacob Blake, the Black man shot by a Kenosha Police officer two years ago this week, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging Kenosha County Sheriff's deputies unjustly arrested and tortured him during a protest over the incident in April 2021.
Justin Blake filed the action Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Kenosha County, Sheriff David Beth, the county's insurance agencies and several deputies are listed as respondents.
The senior Blake, 53, alleges that he was silently and peacefully protesting in in front of the entrance to the city’s Downtown Public Safety Building on April 25, 2021 over the shooting of his nephew when sheriff’s deputies arrested him and later strapped him into an emergency restraint chair for almost seven hours after he refused to speak with them. According to the complaint, he suffered permanent damage and injuries to his neck, back and shoulders and his treatment amounted to "state sponsored torture."
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He also argued that deputies recognized him as Jacob Blake’s uncle and punished him, using excessive force, for exercising his free speech rights. The lawsuit seeks an order ending use of the restraint chair as well as unspecified damages. The senior Blake, of Illinois, was arrested for disorderly conduct.
"Mr. Blake never physically resisted officers, he never tried to escape and he never tried to injure himself or others," the complaint reads. "Mr. Blake exercised his right to remain silent and was cooperative throughout the duration of his arrest. Mr. Blake should have never been arrested for exercising his First Amendment right by participating in a silent protest for the shooting of his nephew. It was unreasonable and unlawful for Mr. Blake to be put in the restraint chair at all. It was unreasonable and unlawful for Mr. Blake to be put in the restraint chair, strapped in for nearly seven hours."
According to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department at the time, Blake was placed in the chair as a safety precaution because jail staff was unable to remove items that are not allowed in cells, like belts and shoelaces, since Blake was not responding.
Kenosha County’s corporation counsel, Joseph Cardamone III, didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment. Attorney Sam Hall, who is representing Kenosha County, Sheriff Beth and officers in the matter, sent a statement to the Kenosha News.
"Kenosha County denies the wrongdoing alleged in the lawsuit filed by Mr. Blake," the statement reads. "The restraint chair is an approved law enforcement tool used nationally in the corrections setting and is a vital part of ensuring safety of inmates and officers in a jail. We will be providing a robust defense in this litigation to establish that the use of the restraint chair was appropriate in this circumstance."
Justin Blake told the Kenosha News Wednesday he is confident in his case.
"The Sheriff's Department was way outside the law," Blake said, adding he believes his civil rights were violated when he was unnecessarily placed in the restraint chair.
"I live in daily pain," he added. "I don't sleep at night."
Rusten Sheshky, a white police officer, shot Jacob Blake during a domestic disturbance in Kenosha in August 2020. The shooting left Jacob Blake permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Protesters converged on Kenosha's Uptown and Downtown neighborhoods in the days immediately following the shooting, with some demonstrations turning violent. Arson and looting during the week caused tens of millions of dollars worth of damage to property.
Last year, Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley declined to file charges against Sheskey, who has returned to work, and the Kenosha Police Department found Sheskey followed department policy in the incident.
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The trial of the woman accused of killing pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in Texas likely will be delayed from its scheduled October start because defense lawyers have filed a flurry of motions that require consideration, the presiding judge said Wednesday.
Kaitlin Armstrong's attorneys pressed her right for a speedy trial when she pleaded not guilty plea to murder in July, and jury selection was scheduled to start Oct. 19. But in a hearing with defense lawyers and prosecutors, Judge Brenda Kennedy called that start date "highly unlikely."
"It's obvious not everybody is ready for trial," Kennedy said.
Armstrong's attorneys have filed motions to suppress evidence from her May 12 interview with police, arguing she was not properly read her rights when questioned. They also say she asked to leave several times before she was allowed to.
Prosecutors and Armstrong attorney Rick Cofer said Wednesday that they have agreed to a gag order to prevent "prejudicial" comments to the media, and the judge indicated she would likely approve it.
Wilson, 25, was found shot to death in Austin May 11 and investigators have alleged she and 34-year-old Armstrong may have been romantic rivals. Police have said Wilson previously dated Armstrong's boyfriend, cyclist Colin Strickland, who has cooperated with investigators and is not a suspect.
A competitive gravel and mountain bike racer and Vermont native known as "Mo," Wilson had been in Austin for a race she was among the favorites to win.
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After speaking with investigators, Armstrong fled the country, prompting a 43-day search that ended with her arrest at a beachside hostel in Costa Rica on June 29.
Authorities said she had tried to change her appearance and used several aliases as she moved around Costa Rica while trying to set herself up as a yoga instructor there. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-murder-trial-in-pro-cyclists-killing-possibly-delayed/3056032/ | 2022-08-24T19:32:21 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/texas-murder-trial-in-pro-cyclists-killing-possibly-delayed/3056032/ |
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – The war continues in Ukraine six months after Russia’s invasion of the country.
Innocent lives have been lost in the process, along with the homes and livelihoods of millions of Ukrainians. Many were forced to flee the country in order to survive.
The war hits even closer to home for one Northeast Tennessee congregation.
Churchgoers at Celebration Church in Blountville, Tennessee are helping displaced Ukrainians rebuild their lives here in the Appalachian Highlands.
Krystyna Potapenko said she left Ukraine on Feb. 24, the night the bombs first hit her home city of Kharkiv. It’s a day she’ll always remember vividly.
“I woke up immediately and told my husband and kids, and we just took our family and brought them to the car, taking nothing. Absolutely nothing,” she said.
Potapenko told News Channel 11 it took six days to get to the border and another two days to cross. She said the four of them, her husband and two kids, traveled to Poland then Germany, where they stayed for three months before hearing about the opportunity to come to Northeast Tennessee.
She wasn’t alone. The same story held true for Viktoriia and Serhii Shumakher, who also packed up their two children with one backpack full of belongings between the four of them. Viktoriia was also pregnant when they fled the country, which her husband said made for a difficult trek.
However, their journey out of the country led them to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of sanctuary in America provided by Pastor Robert Russell and his kind congregation.
“We have a long-time contact in Ukraine, a gentleman who was in the city of Kharkiv,” Russell said. “That’s where all of our families are from, and he fled like all of these families and since he came to the United States, he introduced us to families who had needs.”
Four families all arrived in July and are now settling into their new normal, but it’s not exactly a cut-and-dry process.
“You do have to file with U.S. immigration and get approval. There is a special program for Ukrainians and they get a two-year VISA and of course, we have host homes for them and are trying to meet all their needs,” said Russell.
Right now, the issue is finding long-term housing, but that’s a worry for another day as they focus on what’s in front of them – each other.
“Your home is not a place, it’s not a house, your home is your family,” said Potapenko.
The four families collectively said they’ve had a positive experience since arriving on U.S. soil. However, fears for friends and family still in the country are ever-looming.
Tetiana and Kostiantyn Hatsenko with tear-filled eyes said they don’t know if there will be anything to return to in Kharkiv, but they and their four kids are alive and that’s what matters most. The Hatsenko’s left Ukraine in the first week of March.
Pastor Russell said it is important people don’t forget that this war is still happening.
“The war is still very intense. The city they are from, Kharkiv, has been under attack since the very beginning of the war and continues to be under attack,” he said.
He said another family is set to arrive on Aug. 31.
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A Tucson man was arrested after authorities said he dragged an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper with his vehicle while fleeing a traffic stop.
On Aug. 11, troopers stopped the car on Arizona 92, south of Sierra Vista, and opened the driver’s side door of an Acura sedan to detain the driver, Marcus A. Calderon, 37. Calderon drove away, dragging a trooper for several hundred feet before he could jump away from the car, the department said.
Another trooper on scene attempted to stop Calderon's car, but the vehicle ultimately crashed. Four adult female passengers from the sedan were turned over to Border Patrol, the department said.
The injured trooper was treated and released from the hospital.
Calderon was arrested and booked into the Cochise County jail on suspicion of aggravated assault on a peace officer.
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After agents stopped the car for suspected human smuggling, they noticed that the driver seemed to be experiencing a drug overdose.
Investigators believe the 38-year-old was involved in an argument before he was shot at Joaquin Murrieta Park.
On Aug. 19, the student was reported missing after being swept away in a flash flood in the park. Jetal Agnihotri's body was found Monday.
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BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Although we’re entering fall, it’s still a great time to get out into the garden, and Sibley Farms is doing just that in Blountville.
Sibley Farms is open for business.
Plants have always been a passion for the owner, Wendy Sibley, but starting her own garden center was put on the back burner until they found the perfect plot of land.
Little did she know, it was literally right in her backyard.
“So, I’ve been looking down at this farm from my kitchen window for 13 years and it came up in conversation one day and we were wondering what they were going to do with the farm; no one had been living here for about three years,” Sibley said. “So, we told them what we wanted to do with it and within a couple of days we had an agreement.”
She purchased the farm and got to work transforming the land into the garden of not only her dreams but hopefully others.
“It was the perfect time to bring a garden center to the area, short of the box stores, there just aren’t any independent garden centers anymore; they just don’t exist,” said Sibley.
The farm offers low prices and a slew of options.
“We try to have unique and different things that you won’t find at a box store garden center, and we’re just plugging along day by day and trying to figure it out as we go,” she said.
She told News Channel 11 that in the first months of being open, they’ve had great feedback — offering not only beautiful surroundings but a welcoming one.
“We just want people to be comfortable coming here, feel free to look around and ask any questions they want and as many times as they need to in order to make that happen,” she said.
Sibley Farms is located at 410 Shadowtown Road in Blountville.
While the plants they have right now are mostly seasonal, they do plan to adjust accordingly.
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Desert Diamond Casino has signed a 10-year deal to have its name on one of Arizona's largest concert venues.
The new name, Desert Diamond Arena, could grace the building in the next 60 days, said Desert Diamond Casino Chief Executive Officer Mike Bean.
Officials from Desert Diamond Casino — owned and operated by the Tohono O'odham Nation — and ASM Global — operators of the 18,000-seat arena in the Westgate Entertainment District next door to the Arizona Cardinals' State Farm Stadium — announced the deal on Tuesday.
"When someone says, 'Hey let's go to Westgate,' we're a big part of that," Bean said, referring to the bustling 223-acre Westgate Entertainment District that includes dozens of restaurants, bars and shopping.
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The move comes three years after Desert Diamond opened its flagship casino in Glendale at 9431 W. Northern Ave., less than a mile from the arena. The West Valley casino averages 500,000 visitors a year, Bean said, which is nearly double the total number of people who visit Desert Diamond's two casinos in the Tucson area.
Bean would not say how much the casino is paying for the naming rights. The Gila River Indian Community, which had the naming rights since 2014, also did not disclose how much it paid to name it Gila River Arena.
The online recruiting company Jobing.com paid $1 million a year for the naming rights when it signed a 10-year deal in 2006, according to Phoenix Business Journal.
The City of Glendale built the $220 million multi-purpose arena in 2002 for the Arizona Coyotes NHL franchise. The hockey team left the arena in June after the City of Glendale refused to renew the team's lease at the end of the 2021-22 season that wrapped up in April. The Coyotes in February signed a deal to play at Arizona State University's all-purpose Mullett Arena at least through 2025.
Glendale City Manager Kevin Phelps said the city has brought in HLK Architects, which specializes in arenas and stadiums, to make as much as $50 million in improvements to the arena including upgrading and building out new premium areas and food and beverage areas. Construction could begin early next year, he said.
With the Coyotes out of the picture, the city now reaps the full rewards from the naming agreement, Phelps said. The money will help the city offset its annual $5.3 million budget to operate the arena.
Glendale began soliciting offers for the arena name a few months before the Coyotes left in June. Phelps said they had several offers including from Gila River Indian Community, whose agreement expired along with the Coyotes contract. But city officials said tapping Desert Diamond Casino was the obvious choice.
"They are literally in the (West Gate) Entertainment District with an incredible, sizeable investment," Phelps said "The fact that they are really close, they can leverage that proximity so much easier."
"What really attracted us to Desert Diamond, it wasn't just about putting the name on the building," he added. "They have a sincere desire to see the entertainment district grow, expand and thrive because they know that as the entertainment gets better, it will equate to more success to their operation, as well."
With the hockey team gone, the arena will have more flexibility to book concerts, which Bean said will be a boon to the Tohono O'odham's casino.
"We will be able to have even more entertainment there than previously," he said. "The goal is to provide and bring more entertainment to the arena and that will bring more people (to the casino)."
Desert Diamond, which has been in business for 29 years, has four casinos including its casino and hotel on South Nogales Highway in Tucson.
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University of Arizona police detain man suspected of being armed on campus
Angela Cordoba Perez
Arizona Republic
A man suspected of being armed on the University of Arizona campus was detained by police on Wednesday.
The man had a gun in his waistband and was seen running from the communication building, according to the University of Arizona police's Twitter account. Officers detained a person matching his description in the student union.
The area was cleared and the man is in custody, according to police.
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COVID-19 weekly update: Cases increase by 8,505, with 65 new known deaths
Reported COVID-19 cases in Arizona declined by 30% last week, and the percentage of tests returning positive for the virus dropped too, the state's weekly update says.
Health officials on Wednesday added 8,505 new COVID-19 cases and 65 new known deaths over the weeklong period ending Aug. 13. June and July saw relatively similar weekly case additions, and Wednesday's was the lowest reported since May.
Case counts are still far below the winter, state data shows. Case numbers in recent months likely are not showing the full picture of infections as many more people have used at-home test kits and may not report positive results to their doctors or county health departments.
Arizona, like other states, is still seeing ongoing cases, largely driven by two contagious subvariants of the virus, BA.4 and BA.5, with BA.5 the more dominant of the two. It's also likely contributing to reinfections given its contagiousness and ability to evade antibodies.
Some epidemiologists are predicting another wave of infections this fall and winter.
A new booster version of the COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the BA.5 subvariant is under review with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and may be available to anyone in the U.S. who is over the age of 12, "in a few short weeks," White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told NBC News on Aug. 17.
Residents in four of Arizona’s 15 counties should be wearing face masks indoors in public because of COVID-19 levels, according to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of Aug. 18. Those counties are Navajo, Apache, Yuma and La Paz.
The CDC’s “community level” guidance is updated weekly and ranks counties as low, medium and high, or green, yellow and orange. The seven Arizona counties designated as “medium” were Mohave, Cochise, Pinal, Gila, Graham, Santa Cruz and Greenlee. Maricopa, Pima, Coconino and Yavapai were “low” as of Aug. 18.
The metrics are based on a county’s COVID-19 hospital bed use, COVID-19 hospital admissions and case rates for the virus over the past week.
Reported cases since the pandemic began are over 2.2 million. Known deaths in Arizona have now eclipsed 31,000 and as of Wednesday were at 31,047. Arizona continues to have one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in the country since the onset of the pandemic, the CDC says.
Wednesday marked the 26th of the weekly updates to the state's data dashboard, instead of daily updates that Arizonans became accustomed to following for the latest data on infections, illnesses and deaths.
The previous week's update added 12,224 cases and 81 deaths, compared with 13,501 cases and 59 deaths three weeks ago and 15,034 cases and 74 deaths four weeks ago.
This week's update shows the differences between data reported for the week of Aug. 14-20 and Aug. 7-13.
Health officials say weekly updates match how public health monitors trends and other disease reporting.
Case numbers generally were relatively lower in the past couple of months, and public health experts estimate cases of the highly contagious omicron variant peaked in Arizona around mid-January.
The state data dashboard no longer shows key hospitalization information since Gov. Doug Ducey ended the COVID-19 emergency declaration March 30. State health officials said hospitals are no longer required to report some COVID-19 surveillance data to the state, meaning certain graphs showing weekly hospitalization levels for the disease and bed usage by COVID-19 patients are no longer updated.
At the time that data reporting stopped, hospitalizations for the disease had dropped steadily since late January.
The CDC still reports state hospitalization data for Arizona and showed a 16.3% decrease in the seven-day average of COVID-19 hospital admissions during Aug. 15 - 21 compared with Aug. 8 - 14. Hospital admissions last week were down 86% from the peak seven-day average in early January 2021.
The number of known deaths in the state was at 31,047 as of Wednesday, for the first time surpassing 31,000. The state tally passed 30,000 known deaths in the May 4 update, 29,000 deaths in the March 30 update, 28,000 deaths in the March 9 update, 27,000 deaths on Feb. 10 and 26,000 deaths on Jan. 28. The state surpassed 25,000 deaths on Jan. 13. Deaths are now reported with a four-week lag.
Arizona's overall pandemic death rate since early 2020 is the third-highest nationwide.
State data on breakthrough infections
The state in December began publicly disclosing data on breakthrough COVID-19 infections, and state officials say the data underscores the effectiveness of the vaccine, especially for people with booster doses.
Data from June show that 23.3% of hospitalizations and 22.4% of COVID-19 deaths were among fully vaccinated people without a booster, with 47.3% of hospitalizations and 42.7% of deaths among unvaccinated people. Fully vaccinated people with a booster made up 29.4% of hospitalizations and 34.9% of deaths in June.
The monthly data no longer includes a breakdown of cases by vaccination status, just hospitalizations and deaths. Health officials said that's because testing changes, including more at-home testing, made that comparison "far less reliable."
The COVID-19 virus' disproportionate impact on older adults, who are also more likely to have a booster dose, could help explain why a higher percentage of people who were fully vaccinated and boosted died of COVID-19 in June than those who were fully vaccinated and not boosted. The effectiveness of boosters also appears to wane after several months. But the precise explanation for those percentages of deaths is unclear.
As of July 13, there had been 2,057 breakthrough deaths in fully vaccinated individuals, according to state health officials’ preliminary data, which works out to a breakthrough death rate of about 0.04% among fully vaccinated people.
Case rates and death reports
Contagious omicron subvariants, particularly BA.5, are contributing to many of the cases in Arizona, according to results from sequencing labs.
Percent positivity, which refers to the percentage of COVID-19 diagnostic tests that are positive, varies somewhat based on how it's measured. It was high in the winter months, a sign of more community spread. Then it was much lower but began climbing upward in April.
Arizona's percent positivity for COVID-19 testing was at 3% for the week of April 3, 4% for the week of April 10, 5% for the week of April 17, 6% for the week of April 24, 8% for the week of May 1, 11% for the week of May 8, 15% for the week of May 15, 18% for the week of May 22, 21% for the week of May 29, 22% for the week of June 5, 23% for the week of June 12, 27% for the week of June 19, 26% for the week of June 26, 28% for the week of July 3, 29% for the week of July 10, 29% for the week of July 17, 27% for the week of July 24, 24% for the week of July 31, 22% for the week of Aug. 7 and 18% for the week of Aug. 14.
The percentages are now for all diagnostic tests conducted, rather than for unique individuals tested, after a change to the state dashboard.
A positivity rate of 5% or less is considered a good benchmark that the disease's spread is under control.
The state's overall COVID-19 death and case rates since Jan. 21, 2020, still remain among the worst in the country.
The COVID-19 death rate in Arizona since the pandemic began is 425 deaths per 100,000 people as of Tuesday, according to the CDC, putting it third in the country in a state ranking that separates New York City from New York state. The U.S. average is 311 deaths per 100,000 people as of Tuesday, according to the CDC.
New York City has the highest death rate, at 493 deaths per 100,000 people, followed by Mississippi at 428.
Arizona's first known death from the disease occurred in mid-March 2020.
Many of the reported deaths occurred days or weeks before because of reporting delays and death certificate matching.
A total of 2,245,713 COVID-19 cases were identified across the state through Aug. 13.
Vaccination update
Arizonans ages 6 months and older are eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, while the Moderna vaccine is approved for children ages 6 months to 5 years and people 18 and older. The CDC has recommended the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on a more limited basis for people 18 and older. Many individuals are eligible for booster doses, too.
The state reported nearly 5.3 million people in Arizona — about 73.8% of the total state population — had received at least one vaccine dose through Aug. 13, with about 4.6 million residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The state’s data dashboard now separates out doses administered to Arizona residents versus all doses administered in the state.
Arizona's rate of fully vaccinated people out of the total population was 63%, which was behind the national rate of 67.4%, according to the CDC as of Aug. 17.
Out of people ages 5 and older, 66.9% of those in Arizona were fully vaccinated, compared with 71.5% at the national level, CDC data shows.
Health experts strongly recommend booster shots for those eligible, especially with the omicron variant spreading. About 47.9% of fully vaccinated Arizonans over the age of 18 had received a first booster shot as of Aug. 17, below the national rate of 51.5% for that same age group.
What to know about the latest numbers
Reported cases in Arizona: 2,245,713, as of Aug. 13.
Cases by county: 1,410,942 in Maricopa; 286,501 in Pima; 145,664 in Pinal; 67,098 in Yuma; 63,409 in Mohave; 54,269 in Yavapai; 49,100 in Coconino; 43,527 in Navajo; 35,546 in Cochise; 30,440 in Apache; 19,510 in Gila; 18,298 in Santa Cruz; 13,250 in Graham; 5,707 in La Paz; and 2,442 in Greenlee, according to state numbers.
The rate of cases per 100,000 people since the pandemic began is highest in Apache County, followed by Navajo, Gila, Graham, Santa Cruz and Coconino counties, according to state data. The rate in Apache County is 42,391 cases per 100,000 people. By comparison, the U.S. average rate since the pandemic began is 28,166 cases per 100,000 people as of Tuesday, according to the CDC.
The Navajo Nation reported 71,138 cases and 1,879 confirmed deaths as of Aug. 23. The Navajo Nation includes parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
The Arizona Department of Corrections reported 15,365 inmates had tested positive for COVID-19 as of Monday, the highest number in Tucson with 2,470 confirmed cases. A total of 5,604 prison staff members have self-reported testing positive, the department said. Sixty-two incarcerated people in Arizona are confirmed to have died of COVID-19, with six additional deaths under investigation.
The race/ethnicity breakdown of cases since the start of the pandemic in 2020 is 40% white, 29% Hispanic or Latino, 5% American Indian, 4% Black and 2% Asian/Pacific Islander. Race/ethnicity of positive cases since the onset of the pandemic is unknown in 14% of cases and listed as other race in 6% of cases.
Percent positivity was at 18% for the week of Aug. 14, slightly lower than previous weeks but still at a high level. The state numbers leave out data from labs that do not report electronically.
The state Health Department includes probable cases as anyone with a positive antigen test, another type of test to determine infection. Antigen tests (not related to antibody tests) use a nasal swab or another fluid sample to test for current infection. Results are typically produced within 15 minutes.
A positive antigen test result is considered very accurate, but there's an increased chance of false-negative results, Mayo Clinic officials said. They say a doctor may recommend a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test to confirm a negative antigen test result.
Arizona as of Tuesday had the 14th highest overall case rate of all U.S. states and territories since Jan. 21, 2020. Ahead of Arizona in cases per 100,000 people since the pandemic began are Alaska, Rhode Island, North Dakota, Guam, Kentucky, New York City, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, West Virginia, Utah, Wisconsin and Delaware, according to the CDC.
Arizona's infection rate is 30,736 cases per 100,000 people, according to the CDC. The national average is 28,166 cases per 100,000 people, although the rates in states hard hit early in the pandemic may be an undercount because of a lack of available testing in March and April 2020.
Reported deaths in Arizona: 31,047
Deaths by county: 17,759 in Maricopa; 3,957 in Pima; 1,716 in Pinal; 1,527 in Mohave; 1,260 in Yavapai; 1,196 in Yuma; 932 in Navajo; 621 in Apache; 590 in Cochise; 491 in Coconino; 392 in Gila; 237 in Santa Cruz; 182 in Graham; 148 in La Paz; and 39 in Greenlee.
People age 65 and older make up 22,136 of the 31,047 deaths, or 71%.
While race/ethnicity was unknown for 4% of deaths, 56% of those who died were white, 26% were Hispanic or Latino, 7% were Native American, 3% were Black and 1% were Asian/Pacific Islander, the state data shows.
The global death toll as of Wednesday was 6,460,159. The U.S. had the highest death count of any country in the world, at 1,041,660, followed by Brazil at 682,874 and India at 527,452, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Arizona's 31,047 deaths represent about 3% of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S.
Republic reporter Alison Steinbach contributed to this article
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PHOENIX — The first Arizonan ever charged with violating the state's "ballot harvesting" law could end up behind bars because of a conspiracy movie and a bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to save his campaign for U.S. Senate, one of her lawyers is arguing.
It was an "abuse of discretion" by Yuma County Superior Court Judge Roger Nelson to deny Guillermina Fuentes of San Luis more time to fight his plan to lock her up for 30 days. Attorney Andy Gaona told the state Court of Appeals. He pointed out even prosecutors handling the case did not oppose the extension to ensure her trial attorneys could be at the hearing and her expert witnesses could testify.
"Ms. Fuentes already faces an inherently political prosecution, a toxic political environment surrounding her sentencing, a trial court that prejudged a sentence without considering relevant information, and am emboldened prosecutor who sought an aggressive and unprecedented sentence in the middle of his flailing political campaign," Gaona wrote. "To deny her the right to counsel and the right to present a full mitigation case under these circumstances would add constitutional insult to constitutional injury."
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But time is running out.
That sentencing is set for Sept. 1. And the appellate judges, without comment, have so far refused to intercede.
There is no question but that Fuentes is guilty.
In December 2020 Brnovich, in a highly publicized announcement, charged her with violating the 2016 "ballot harvesting" law which makes it illegal to handle someone else's voted ballot.
"The indictment accused Ms. Fuentes of possessing four — not 400, not even 40 — early ballots for the August 2020 primary ballot," Gaona said.
Fuentes pleaded guilty in April.
The deal made no mention of a sentence.
An aide to Nelson told lawyers in June the judge intended to sentence Fuentes to 30 days in jail. And that came even before the Yuma County Adult Probation office recommended 24 months of supervised probation with no jail time.
Fuentes requested a delay in the Sept. 1 sentencing, saying her trial attorneys are unavailable that date. She also said two mitigation witnesses, including a private detective who researched sentences for similar offenses, could not be in court.
And Gaona said while the prosecutors handling the case locally had no problem with a delay, Nelson refused.
He said the Fuentes case is being affected by political developments.
One was the May 2022 release of "2000 Mules" which claims there was widespread coordinated voter fraud in the 2020 election sufficient to alter the outcome. The essence of the film is based on claims by True The Vote, using questionable research, that much of this was due through mass use of mail ballots and ballot harvesting.
Gaona said the movie release "coincided closely" to the court's unilateral email stating the intent to impose a 30-day sentence.
On top of that, he said, Brnovich then used the judge's proposal to advocate for an even longer sentence of a year in state prison, a move he said had more to do with politics than the offense.
"The AG's harsh sentencing recommendation also occurred at the height of the AG's campaign to win the Republican Party's nomination for U.S. Senate, one in which he was criticized by many for not helping overturn the results of the 2020 general election," Gaona said.
Brnovich ended up coming in third in the five-way race, behind Blake Masters and Jim Lamon, both of whom said they would have objected to the certification of the 2020 election results.
Gaona also suggested a political and racial tinge to this case.
He pointed out that the AG's office recommended only a 30-day sentence for a white woman and registered Republican who actually voted and returned her dead mother's early ballot. And in that case, the trial judge rejected the proposal, placing her on probation for two years.
All those events, he said, should entitle Fuentes the time necessary to prepare — and for Nelson to hear — information to try to convince the judge that his initial sentencing announcement was premature and that she is legally entitled to an "opportunity to be heard."
"Ms. Fuentes — a trusted, long-time leader in her small community — is the subject of a political prosecution that threatens her liberty," Gaona said. "The trial court's denial of her unopposed motion (to delay the sentencing hearing) has the consequence of denying her due process rights to have counsel of her choice present at her mitigation hearing and present a full mitigation case."
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Police identify man fatally shot at Phoenix apartment complex
Phoenix police identified the man who was fatally shot Tuesday morning at an apartment complex near 40th Street and McDowell Road as 27-year-old Edgar Moreno-Perez.
An unknown person shot Moreno-Perez and fled the area around 1 a.m., according to Sgt. Brian Bower, a spokesperson with Phoenix police.
Officers responded to the shooting and found Moreno-Perez with a gunshot wound. They also spoke to a witness, police said. Moreno-Perez was taken to a hospital where he died.
No suspect information was known as of Wednesday morning, according to Bower.
Phoenix police asked for the public's help in identifying the suspect. Anyone with information was asked to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish speakers.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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AUSTIN, Texas — An AMBER Alert has been issued for a missing 1-year-old girl out of the Austin area.
Sailor Elizabeth Tucker was last seen in an area near White Elm Court along Williamson Creek around 8 p.m. Tuesday. She was wearing a teal shirt and teal mermaid shorts, according to the Austin Police Department.
Tucker has brown hair and eyes, is about 2 feet 6 inches tall, and weighs 25 pounds. She could be a passenger in an unknown vehicle and police believe her health and safety are in danger.
Anyone with information on Tucker's disappearance is asked to contact Austin Police at (512) 974-5250.
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What to do when someone goes missing
Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.
The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost.
From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the non-profit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Facebook Marketplace scam has resulted in at least four stolen vehicles, Vancouver Police say.
According to Vancouver Police Department, between Aug. 1 and 19, there have been four vehicle theft reports that have all had similar situations.
The suspect allegedly uses a female profile on Facebook and contacts people selling higher-end, newer vehicles.
The suspect reportedly arranges to meet the seller in a public parking lot and then prior to the meeting, informs the seller that they are sending their husband to look at the vehicle.
Upon meeting up to test drive, as soon as the suspect has the keys, they allegedly get into the car and drive off before the seller can get in.
Vancouver Police say that the suspect is described as a Black male, early to mid-20s, thin build, 5’8″ with short dreadlocks or shoulder-length hair.
Vancouver Police also encourages anyone selling a vehicle online to be careful and to follow some safety strategies:
- Meet in a populated location, preferably one with video surveillance.
- Don’t go alone. Bring someone with you.
- Never hand over the keys or allow a solo test drive
- If something feels suspicious, don’t continue with the meeting.
- If you don’t feel comfortable during the meeting, end the sale and leave.
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UVALDE, Texas — The Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo will find out his fate with the school district Wednesday.
The district has faced pressure to fire the police chief after Texas DPS revealed he was the incident commander the day of the shooting at Robb Elementary.
The meeting has been postponed twice.
The school district sent out a notice last week that they would discuss his termination Wednesday.
The meeting has been postponed in the past because the district can’t end Arredondo’s contract without giving their reasons why.
They also must allow him to defend himself. Last month, the superintendent Dr. Hal Harrell recommended that Arredondo be fired. Arredondo has been on unpaid leave since July 22.
Many community members and victim’s families have called for the same.
Arredondo has testified to the Texas House Committee that he believed the shooter was a barricaded subject instead of an active shooter.
It took law enforcement more than an hour to confront the shooter.
And while Arredondo was listed in the district’s active shooter plan as the incident commander, the House Committee report showed law enforcement lacked clear leadership and communication.
The report criticizing Arredondo for wasting time trying to find a key to the classroom the shooter was in.
He also didn’t take his radio with him.
The meeting is set to happen at 5:30p.m. and will be open to the public.
It will also be available to stream.
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Zesty Summer Salad
with Bacon, Fresh Corn, Tomatoes, Basil, and Cotija Cheese
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 tablespoon Extra Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon Red Wine Vinegar
- Kosher Salt
- Black Pepper, freshly ground
- 3 cups Corn Kernels, cut from about 6 cooked ears of corn
- 20 Cherry or Grape tomatoes, red or yellow or combined, cut in half
- 4 - 6 slices thick cut Hickory Smoked Bacon, chopped, cooked and drained
- 1/4 cup chopped Red Onion
- 2 tablespoons Fresh Basil Leaves, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup cotija cheese
Directions:
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the oil and vinegar with salt and pepper to taste to form a dressing.
- Add the remaining ingredients, and toss to coat with the dressing.
- Taste, and season if necessary.
- Serve immediately. If you are not serving this salad right away, do not add the salad dressing, basil and parsley; cover and refrigerate. Toss salad ingredients with salad dressing and herbs right before serving. | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/idaho-today/idaho-today-summer-corn-salad-by-chef-christina/277-2bce26b9-dee4-47a3-9e2c-fec109e72e55 | 2022-08-24T19:52:10 | 0 | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/idaho-today/idaho-today-summer-corn-salad-by-chef-christina/277-2bce26b9-dee4-47a3-9e2c-fec109e72e55 |
BOISE, Idaho — The Fruitland Police Department is scheduled to hold a news conference Wednesday at 1 p.m., to discuss new details related to the case of Michael Joseph Vaughan, who has been missing since the summer of 2021.
More than a year after the boy disappeared from his neighborhood in Fruitland, the search continues with law enforcement investigating new leads.
Michael, who is nicknamed "Monkey," was last seen at around 6:30 p.m. on July 27, 2021, in the area of Southwest 9th Street in Fruitland. At the time, he was 5 years old and described as 3 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing about 50 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. Michael's 6th birthday was June 24, 2022.
In a previous news conference on July 22, Fruitland Police confirmed preliminary evidence that suggests Michael's disappearance is criminal, possibly an abduction. Already, the department has looked into nearly 1,000 leads and tips that have come in from the public.
Fruitland Police Chief J.D Huff said the department has gathered a tremendous amount of data, serving 27 search warrants and triple that number in consensual searches. The most recent credible lead so far brought them back to the area in Fruitland where Michael went missing.
"It takes an intense effort, and a lot of work to document all of the leads as they're coming in. And at the conclusion of this investigation, I'm hopeful we'll find the answers. It's important that our case is organized and very strong," Huff said during the July 22 press conference.
Huff said they now believe that Michael disappeared in a smaller window of time than originally thought, around 6:40 p.m. to 7 p.m. 6:40 p.m. was when Tyler Vaughan, Michael's father, said he was in a back bedroom tending to his daughter and ordering pizza on the phone. It is unclear why police believe he disappeared within a shorter time frame.
Additionally, there have been many persons of interest in the case, but no suspects.
Huff told the media that some of the people searched and interviewed had not been cooperative with police.
"I will tell you properties, vehicles, electronic devices, you know, everything you think we will be serving search warrants on... More than likely, we've served search warrants on," Huff said.
Huff told KTVB last month that the Vaughan family had not been cleared at this time, but they are completely cooperating with law enforcement. Police have also looked into strangers, but are mainly focused on people who were close with Michael and his family.
Due to public interest in the case throughout the nation, more people have thrown out extreme theories that can make the case more convoluted and difficult to investigate.
In a phone call with KTVB, Huff said there have been issues of harassment, people involving themselves in the case and the creation of muddier waters that make it harder to follow credible leads. Regardless, Huff said he does not want to discourage tips, reiterating that all credible tips should be reported to law enforcement.
"I believe that, you know, in the midst of that, there's going to be that tip, a tidbit of information that breaks this case, and helps us bring him home," Huff said.
Last month, the department announced a new partnership with a program called Homeward Bound, which places missing children's pictures on traveling trucks and semi-trailers to spread awareness of their disappearances and hopefully bring more answers to families of the missing.
Authorities are also encouraging people to continue sharing this poster about Michael hosted by the Idaho Missing Persons Clearinghouse.
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President Joe Biden announced plans to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for millions of Americans on Wednesday, delivering on a long-awaited campaign promise.
“In keeping with my campaign promise, my Administration is announcing a plan to give working and middle class families breathing room as they prepare to resume federal student loan payments in January 2023,” Biden said in a tweet.
Borrowers who have an annual income of less than $125,000, or $250,000 for married couples, would be eligible to have $10,000 worth of student loans forgiven, according to the Biden administration’s plan.
Pell grant recipients who meet income the qualifications would be eligible for an additional $10,000 in student debt cancellation.
The plan, which was created to provide relief to low- and middle-income families, provides a “final extension” of student loan payments, pausing them through December 31, 2022.
Education officials estimate the plan to erase federal student loan debt for about 20 million Americans.
What's the average amount of federal student debt in Pennsylvania?
The average amount of student loan debt for borrowers in Pennsylvania is $35,385. Nationally, the average amount is $37,667, according to recent federal data.
With more than 1.8 million student borrowers, Pennsylvania residents own about $64.5 billion of the country’s entire federal student loan balance.
The latest census data finds that nearly 13 million people live in Pennsylvania and 14 percent of them have student debt. Fifty-eight percent of the borrowers in the state are under the age of 35.
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NORMAL — Police officers said a driver glared by sunlight struck a 9-year-old boy with their car Wednesday morning outside a Normal elementary school.
Officer Brad Park with the Normal Police Department said first responders were called at 7:26 a.m. to the vehicle versus pedestrian crash at Colene Hoose Elementary School, 600 Grandview Drive, Normal.
He said a student was crossing the street with a crossing guard present as an eastbound vehicle was approaching in the school zone.
Park said speed was not an issue in the crash — the sun was in the driver’s eyes and they couldn’t see the child or the crossing guard.
“They slammed on the brakes and struck the child,” the officer said.
The student was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries, Park said.
He continued to relay NPD warnings for drivers to proceed very cautiously through school zones. NPD posted on Facebook exactly one week before the crash that slowing from 30 to 20 mph in a 1,200-foot speed zone delays your passage through that area by just 13 seconds.
“That 13 seconds is definitely worth it,” Park said. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/child-hit-by-car-injured-wednesday-in-normal/article_0d57bb0a-23dc-11ed-8fad-07efcd779272.html | 2022-08-24T19:56:27 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/child-hit-by-car-injured-wednesday-in-normal/article_0d57bb0a-23dc-11ed-8fad-07efcd779272.html |
BLOOMINGTON — The McLean County Museum of History will reopen Monday following a temporary closure due to COVID-19 and staffing shortages, the museum announced Wednesday.
The museum had been closed since Aug. 16 to "ensure our staff is healthy and our building sanitized," a news release explained.
While the museum itself will remain closed until Monday, the Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center & Gift Shop on the first floor, including the restrooms, will be open during the Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
For more information, contact Museum Executive Director Julie Emig at 309-827-0428 or email at jemig@mchistory.org
Check out all the fun from the History Makers Gala
Sandeepa Sangras, Shree and Phani Aytam with honorees Dee Frautschi and Al Bedell
Honorees Myra and George Gordon
Julie Emig, McLean County Museum of History Executive Director
2021 Honorees Jerry and Carole Ringer
2021 honoree Robert Sutherland, Beverly Bell, George and Myra Gordon
2021 Honoree Barbara Stuart, John Freese
Duane and Carolyn Yockey
Janet Hood, Joshua Crockett, Heartland Community College President Keith Cornille, Carl Teichman, IWU President Georgia Nugent, Andy and Kathy Shirk
Takesha Stokes, Chemberly Cummings
Sandra Harmon, Kathi Davis
Kevin and Shelleigh Birlingmair
Mary and Hank Campbell
Larry and Marlene Dietz
Meghan Allen, Stacie Killian
Sonja Reece, Paul Harmon, Honorees Al Bedell and Dee Frautschi
Pat Grogg, Kaye Andrews
Pag Grogg, Jerry Ringer, Kaye Andrews
ISU Trustees Bob Dobski and Dr. Kathy Bohn with Dr. Tom Nielsen, Susan and Stephen Kern
Michelle Pazar, Allison Petty
Dee Frautschi with her nominator Phani Aytam
Jeff Payne, Julie Dobski
Art and Camille Taylor
Karen and Tony DeAngelis
Mike and Connie O’Grady
Jan and John Wohlwend
Kris Williams, Beth Whisman
Carolyn Yockey, Joan Vanden Eynden
Nayoka Griffis, Sonya Mau
Judy Buchanan, Marilyn Freese
Pam and Herb Eaton
Former Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner with wife Melinda
Dan Adams, Adam Morris
Dionne Blake, Christina Rogers
Jeff and Julie Payne
Illinois Voices Theatre actors Cristen Monson, Jennifer Rusk
Restaurant owner Nicholas Canchola told The Pantagraph that his out-of-state accountant failed to properly update the overtime rate for a handful of his employees. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/mclean-county-museum-of-history-reopens-monday/article_72583c92-23d6-11ed-8092-037d2dd39fe6.html | 2022-08-24T19:56:31 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/mclean-county-museum-of-history-reopens-monday/article_72583c92-23d6-11ed-8092-037d2dd39fe6.html |
CROWN POINT — The Lake County coroner's office said 8-year-old Hunter Hanyzewski died last week from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Lakes of the Four Seasons home.
The identity of the child and cause/manner of death comes as family and friends prepare to host a visitation and funeral beginning at 4 p.m. today at Burns Funeral Home & Crematory, 10101 Broadway, Crown Point.
An online obituary describes the boy as "an energetic and fearless child that would light up any room with his beautiful smile and bright blue eyes. He was very adventurous and always on the go."
"Hunter loved to ride his ATV, playing soccer, science experiments and anything to do with space," the obituary says. "He enjoyed playing with friends, especially his big sister Hailey. Hunter enjoyed the love of his dog Diesel along with departed dogs Max and Jaeger."
The decision on whether to file a criminal charge in the case is in the hands of the Lake County prosecutor's office.
"Information has been submitted to the Lake County Prosecutor's Office," Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said Wednesday when asked about the investigation. "That office will determine whether charges should be filed."
No one was immediately available Wednesday at the county prosecutor's office for comment.
Lake County police said they responded to the Lakes of the Four Seasons residence about 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17 "in reference to an 8-year-old male accidentally shooting himself."
"The child was home alone when he gained access to a handgun and fatally shot himself," according to the sheriff's department.
In a similar recent case, Porter County Prosecutor Gary Germann announced last week he will not be pursuing criminal charges in the July 17 case of a 2-year-old Kouts boy who died after getting a hold of a gun and shooting himself.
Germann said his office decided not to pursue criminal charges in connection with the death of Wyatt Luczak after reviewing the investigation done by Porter County police, including the corroborating statement of an eyewitness neighbor.
The Porter County Sheriff's Department announced Thursday it had closed its investigation and was not requesting criminal charges.
"Notwithstanding this horrible tragedy, to sustain a conviction we would by law be required to prove one or both of the parents committed a 'reckless' act as defined by Indiana law as opposed to one that would amount to or be considered as mere negligence," Germann said. "In this case we do not believe we would be able to convince a jury that a reckless act was in fact committed."
"This decision is not meant to diminish in any way the crucial importance of firearm safety especially when there are children in and around where a firearm may be located," he said.
Firearm-related incidents killed 225 youth, ages 18 and under, from 1999 to 2020 in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties, according to a recent Times report .
Gun deaths among Region youth have been climbing in recent years. They dropped to less than 10 per year for 2014-18. However, in 2019 they rose to 16, and in 2020 there were 11. Nationally, the gun death rate among youth increased by 30% between 2019 and 2020, according to the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Brandon Elzinga
Age : 27
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207206
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Montresor Upshaw
Age : 44
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207208
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Roderick Kimbrough
Age : 18
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2207254
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kacy Hawkins
Age : 41
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207215
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Gage Arms
Age : 18
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207216
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Dawson
Age : 40
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207294
Arrest Date: Aug. 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Earl Rogers Jr.
Age : 51
Residence: Pittsview, AL
Booking Number(s): 2207198
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS (AGGRESSIVE DRIVING/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aaron McLain
Age : 18
Residence: Midlothian, IL
Booking Number(s): 2207280
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - MACHINE GUN - W/NO PERMIT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jazmyne Skinner
Age : 27
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207240
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kandia Flewellen
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207209
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - USING A DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Andre Edwards
Age : 39
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207144
Arrest Date: Aug. 15, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jacalyn Wojtowicz
Age : 58
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207287
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Steven Vespo
Age : 30
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207196
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Austin Lucas
Age : 33
Residence: Fairbanks, IA
Booking Number(s): 2207258
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION - STALKING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ebony Hicks
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207130
Arrest Date: Aug. 15, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/PERMANENT INJURY OR DISFIGUREMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Eduardo Martinez-Munoz
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207127
Arrest Date: Aug. 15, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Khaidjah Johnson
Age : 27
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2207181
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanors
Alejandro Sanchez
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207197
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
William Jones
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207290
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Reimundo Camarillo
Age : 62
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207199
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Shawn Fullgraf
Age : 20
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207289
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeff Fliris
Age : 37
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207178
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Lois Smith
Age : 38
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207233
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Francesca Brown
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207245
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Paul Garcia
Age : 40
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207133
Arrest Date: Aug. 15, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ryan Rogina
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2207165
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Adrian Wyatt
Age : 24
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2207282
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: LEAVING THE SCENE OF A CRASH - FATALITY CRASH - MOTOR VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Wells
Age : 34
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2207186
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nichole Nieves
Age : 41
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207273
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESS HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mark Scheidt
Age : 51
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207170
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gina Pointer
Age : 47
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207250
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Campero
Age : 39
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207205
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Flores III
Age : 55
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207174
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Montelle Lang
Age : 26
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207214
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Georgus Leflore
Age : 31
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207148
Arrest Date: Aug. 15, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Erick Kegebein
Age : 48
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207292
Arrest Date: Aug. 19, 2022
Offense Description: IMPERSONATION - PUBLIC SERVANT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jon Turner
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207243
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Steven Zambon Jr.
Age : 29
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207189
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mark Ryan
Age : 56
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207153
Arrest Date: Aug. 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Deandre Gardner
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207137
Arrest Date: Aug. 15, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dennis Cardwell Sr.
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207213
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Philip Seger
Age : 57
Residence: Kingsford Heights, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207192
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rasean Richardson
Age : 27
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207238
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Allen O'Rourke
Age : 28
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207166
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - DISARMING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
James Hill
Age : 35
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2207297
Arrest Date: Aug. 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffery Shurlow
Age : 61
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207272
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: HABITUAL TRAFFIC VIOLATORLIFETIME
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Magana
Age : 29
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2207173
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tiffany Keller
Age : 33
Residence: Hebron, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207283
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - PARAPHERNALIA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ryan Andrews
Age : 26
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207274
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Wuokko
Age : 31
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207164
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Charles Deal
Age : 74
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207261
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kaitlyn Walker
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207275
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Cherry
Age : 38
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2207187
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
John Stokes
Age : 37
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207191
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Patrick Hollins
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207271
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: UNLAWFUL ENTRY INTO CASINO
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jonathan Smith
Age : 35
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207285
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brandt Rosolowski
Age : 49
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2207262
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - DECEPTION - IDENTITY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tony Pedretti
Age : 48
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207158
Arrest Date: Aug. 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Monica Garling
Age : 47
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207217
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Wesley Haggerty
Age : 27
Residence: Delray Beach, FL
Booking Number(s): 2207146
Arrest Date: Aug. 15, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Adam Feltz
Age : 28
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207232
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POCKET-PICKING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Douglas McLean
Age : 58
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207171
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Seth Zaluckyj
Age : 21
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207129
Arrest Date: Aug. 15, 2022
Offense Description: SEX CRIME - POSSESS WITH INTENT TO VIEW CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Mykal Todd
Age : 28
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207185
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON (SOCIETY IS VICTIM)
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jodie Cardine
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207278
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Elijah Clark
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207169
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jolynn Bishop
Age : 19
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207161
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Giovanni Gomez
Age : 18
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207179
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Anthony Johnson
Age : 33
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2207236
Arrest Date: Aug. 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Carlos Rodriguez
Age : 41
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207193
Arrest Date: Aug. 16, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bryan Oparka
Age : 48
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207291
Arrest Date: Aug. 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Giovonnie Kemp
Age : 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207281
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
David Cook
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2207286
Arrest Date: Aug. 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Two local members of law enforcement are now certified drug recognition experts after completing an extensive three-part training.
Steven Eilers of the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and Zachary Hadasz of the Rome Police Department can now better assist their respective agencies with drug cases.
DREs come into the picture when a driver appears to be impaired but law enforcement has ruled out alcohol. The experts are trained to identify signs of drug use including illegal and prescription drugs.
The certification program requires law enforcement to complete 56 hours of instruction and pass a final exam before testing their knowledge in real-life scenarios.
The DRE certification is valid for two years but officers can be recertified if they meet certain requirements. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/local-members-of-law-enforcement-complete-training-to-become-certified-drug-recognition-experts/article_5a75a40c-23d6-11ed-8404-83652e5d8115.html | 2022-08-24T20:00:22 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/local-members-of-law-enforcement-complete-training-to-become-certified-drug-recognition-experts/article_5a75a40c-23d6-11ed-8404-83652e5d8115.html |
LEWIS, N.Y. – A Rome man died after crashing a four-wheeler in Lewis County over this past weekend, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
Joseph Royce, 45, was driving the four-wheeler south on Goodhines Road in the town of Lewis on Aug. 20 when the sheriff’s office says he veered off the gravel road and hit several trees before he was ejected and the ATV overturned.
According to the sheriff’s office, Royce died shortly after being transported by the ambulance.
Royce was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The sheriff's office did not say what time the crash happened. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/rome-man-killed-in-four-wheeler-crash-in-lewis-county/article_81accaa8-23dd-11ed-b79d-7b35b05ef321.html | 2022-08-24T20:00:28 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/rome-man-killed-in-four-wheeler-crash-in-lewis-county/article_81accaa8-23dd-11ed-b79d-7b35b05ef321.html |
Independence woman dies after plane crash near Scio that also killed husband
An Independence woman has died after a plane crash southwest of Scio on Sunday that also killed her husband.
Amy Jackson was transported by Life Flight to Salem Health after the Sunday crash, which happened around 2 p.m. at 37665 Richardson Gap Road. Jackson later died in the hospital from her injuries. Dennis Jackson was declared dead at the scene.
Dennis Jackson was piloting a plane referred to by the Federal Aviation Administration as an "Experimental Amateur Built Aircraft" that was made in 2004, according to the Linn County Sheriff's Office. The plane was a two-seat, homebuilt aircraft.
According to the FAA, the RV-8 aircraft flipped over in a field. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.
The FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board and Linn County Sheriff's Office are investigating the crash.
Dejania Oliver is the breaking news reporter for the Statesman Journal. Contact her at DAOliver@salem.gannett.com or follow on Twitter @DejaniaO | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/independence-amy-dennis-jackson-plane-crash-death-salem-scio/65418127007/ | 2022-08-24T20:02:54 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/independence-amy-dennis-jackson-plane-crash-death-salem-scio/65418127007/ |
Traffic restrictions for Liberty St. S near Madrona Ave. SE
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City of Salem crews will be working on curb ramps at Liberty St. S near Madrona Ave. SE that will restrict traffic from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until Sept. 2
One lane of northbound Liberty Street S near Madrona will be closed and no left turns will be permitted onto Madrona heading west while new Americans with Disabilities Act accessible curb ramps are installed and repaving is completed.
The work that started Tuesday is expected to take about 10 days.
The Current Road Conditions Map on the City of Salem website has information on scheduled and emergency road closures. | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/traffic-restrictions-at-liberty-st-s-near-madrona-ave-se-in-salem-odot-marion-county/65417078007/ | 2022-08-24T20:02:54 | 1 | https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/traffic-restrictions-at-liberty-st-s-near-madrona-ave-se-in-salem-odot-marion-county/65417078007/ |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Note: The video is from April 11.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that the new federal rule aimed at cracking down on ghost guns and keeping weapons out of the hands of criminals goes into effect Wednesday, Aug. 24.
Federally licensed firearms dealers in Pennsylvania that sell or distribute partially completed frames or receivers (PCFRs) that would allow a person to build a gun at home are now required to conduct background checks before selling or transferring those parts, which will be completed by the Pennsylvania State Police, Wolf said in a press release.
“Gun deaths are at an all-time high across the nation and right here in Pennsylvania,” said Wolf. “We can prevent some of this tragedy by keeping weapons out of the hands of those who can’t pass a background check.
"Today, thanks to the Biden Administration, we are able to do just that – if you can’t pass a background check to purchase a fully assembled gun, you also won’t be able to purchase the PCFRs to build your own gun at home. This is long overdue, and we’re ready to implement this rule in Pennsylvania immediately.”
The final rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives takes effect Wednesday, Wolf said. The rule implements several changes, including changes to the definition of “frame or receiver.”
In addition, the changes in the final rule require federally licensed firearms dealers to conduct background checks on purchasers and transferees before selling or transferring PCFRs.
In accordance with its role as the state and federal point of contact for dealers to conduct the required federal background checks, the PSP will conduct the newly required background checks for dealers.
Ghost guns have been recognized as a fast-growing safety concern for the United States. In recognition of this, the PSP began officially tracking seizure of and recovery of ghost guns from crime scenes in 2021. Philadelphia began tracking these same numbers in 2019.
Philadelphia recorded 95 seizures and recoveries in 2019, 250 in 2020, and a startling 571 in 2021. PSP recorded 24 seizures and recoveries in 2021. Combined, PSP and Philadelphia have recorded 334 to date in 2022.
Wolf has worked throughout his administration to combat gun violence in Pennsylvania and even to specifically address incidents involving ghost guns.
“My office has been sounding the alarm on ghost guns and how they’re becoming the weapon of choice for criminals for years," said State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who is running on the Democratic ticket to replace Wolf in November, in a statement. "We tried, through a legal opinion from our office, to implement background checks for these untraceable weapons in 2019 but were quickly blocked from doing so by litigation from the gun lobbies.
"For years convicted felons, violent drug dealers, have all been able to buy these guns at gun shows without a background check. With these new federal regulations taking effect today and being implemented in our Commonwealth, we are making it harder for gun kits to end up in the hands of criminals and easier for law enforcement to track crime guns in their investigations. All this helps make Pennsylvania communities safer.” | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/governor-wolf-ghost-gun-federal-rules/521-730e8d5e-2414-4bb0-b047-c1690159e805 | 2022-08-24T20:06:14 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/governor-wolf-ghost-gun-federal-rules/521-730e8d5e-2414-4bb0-b047-c1690159e805 |
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Mosquitoes are a big problem in the summer, but the growing trend of spraying backyards to get rid of them comes with its own set of problems.
Itching for relief from the pesky biters, more people are hiring professionals to spray their backyards. Eliminating mosquitoes has the benefit of preventing bites, which are linked to serious diseases such as Zika and the West Nile virus. The CDC reported a dramatic uptick in mosquito-related illnesses in 2020.
Pennsylvania has had 48 deaths from West Nile Virus between 2001 and 2021. There have been eight cases reported so far this year, according to data from the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Chemicals like DEET can deter mosquitoes from biting, while pesticides can kill larvae before they grow to adulthood. But chemical solutions come with a cost as well, according to environmental advocates.
“If you're using a toxic chemical that's toxic to certain types of species like insects, you might expect to see some collateral damage,” said John Meeker, professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Michigan.
Overuse of pesticides can kill not just mosquitoes, but also nearby pollinators like bees and butterflies.
Accordingly, some pest control companies have strategies to protect pollinators. Mosquito Joe, a national chain, avoids spraying near flowering plants.
“We need our pollinators, right? They're incredibly important, but at the same time, we need to eliminate mosquitoes that vector diseases,” said Mosquito Joe director of technical services David Price.
The need for mosquito control will only grow in the future, as climate change is lengthening summer and thus the mosquito season by up to a month in some places.
One easy mosquito solution that doesn’t involve any chemicals is removing standing water near your house. That includes water puddling in pots and other containers, even as small as a bottle cap. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/pollinators-backyard-mosquito-spraying/521-927bbde6-7e0a-4b1c-9562-fc722166d4a9 | 2022-08-24T20:06:20 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/pollinators-backyard-mosquito-spraying/521-927bbde6-7e0a-4b1c-9562-fc722166d4a9 |
TUCSON, Ariz. — University of Arizona police said they have detained a man suspected of bringing a gun on campus Wednesday.
They said a man in his 20s was seen running from the school’s communication building with a weapon in the waistband of his pants around 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Campus police said the man was detained at the university’s Student Union about 30 minutes later and he was taken into custody.
The name of the man wasn’t immediately released and it was unclear if he was arrested after being questioned. Police didn’t say if the man was a student.
Classes for the fall semester began Monday at the university.
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PHOENIX — One man is dead and another has been wounded after gunshots were fired Wednesday morning near 111th Avenue and Indian School Road.
Phoenix Police said a man with a gun entered the home to confront the occupants inside and a fight broke out that ended in gunfire. One man was pronounced dead at the scene and another was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
No identities have been disclosed.
Investigators are still trying to determine the circumstances leading up to the shooting, police said.
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Arizona's Silent Witness program allows people to send in tips and share information about crimes happening within their local communities.
The program shares unsolved felony case information in multiple ways, including TV, radio and social media.
Anyone who has information on a crime or recognizes a suspect described by the program is asked to call 480-948-6377, go to the program's website online or download the Silent Witness app to provide a tip. The identity of anyone who submits a tip is kept anonymous. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/1-dead-1-injured-shooting-west-phoenix/75-bc88eb05-6d8b-4dbc-b15d-c29a1f6d8bdd | 2022-08-24T20:07:38 | 1 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/1-dead-1-injured-shooting-west-phoenix/75-bc88eb05-6d8b-4dbc-b15d-c29a1f6d8bdd |
PEORIA, Ariz. — The city of Peoria aims to reduce the amount of well water it pumps by more than half over the next decade, in an effort to better conserve the city's natural resources.
Peoria has recently finished updating its sustainability plan, which sets new environmental benchmarks the city hopes to achieve by 2030.
Some of those benchmarks attempt to revitalize how Peoria uses and conserves its water supplies.
About 37% of Peoria's current water supply is pumped from wells and the city wants to reduce that amount down to 15% by the end of the decade.
"These underground water resources are vulnerable to regional risks such as imbalances between how much water is put into the ground and how much is pumped out," the city's plan states.
Peoria aims to replace its dependency on well water by having more surface water delivered to the city.
The sustainability plan additionally aims to reduce Peoria's overall water usage by 5% over the next eight years. Between 2018 and 2020, Peoria’s average daily water use per person was 180 gallons per capita per day.
Cape Powers, Peoria's water services director, said the updated sustainability plan should help the city better provide a robust water supply for future generations.
“The updated plan will help us adapt to changing conditions, such as increasing concerns related to water availability, and more directly reflect the views of our residents," Powers said in a statement.
Several other Valley cities have been ramping up conservation efforts in recent years as Arizona's water supply remains unstable due to an ongoing drought and diminishing water levels at Lake Mead.
Peoria's sustainability plan includes these other benchmarks:
- Reuse 100% of reclaimed water within Peoria’s water service area by 2035
- Expand public transit services
- Increase access to bike paths and walking routes
- Reduce waste sent to landfills
- Update the zoning ordinance to improve water conservation and open space protection
More information on the plan can be found here.
RELATED: Arizona's cities may see 'huge' water cutbacks soon. Here's what that means for Valley residents
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FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Two people in Fayette County, West Virginia are facing multiple animal cruelty charges.
Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley says the investigation began after his office received multiple tips from the community regarding suspicions of abandoned animals at a property in Danese. According to Fridley, deputies then executed a search warrant at the property.
Fridley says while searching the property, deputies found 15 dogs inside and outside the home living in “deplorable” conditions. He also says the animals had no food or water and that the home’s exterior was in an “unacceptable state.”
According to the sheriff’s office, Kenny Spade, 53, and Stacey Spade, 52, both of Danese are each charged with 15 counts of animal cruelty and one count of illegal dump.
Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department at 304-574-3590, through their Facebook page “Fayette County Sheriff’s Department,” or contact Crime Stoppers of West Virginia at 304-255-STOP. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/2-charged-with-animal-cruelty-in-fayette-county-west-virginia/ | 2022-08-24T20:15:25 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/2-charged-with-animal-cruelty-in-fayette-county-west-virginia/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Plans to breathe new life into the former Macy’s at the Charleston Town Center Mall were announced Wednesday.
The nearly 255,000 square-foot indoor sports complex, which would include an Olympic size swimming pool, is a joint venture by the city of Charleston and Kanawha County.
In addition to the ten-lane 50M competition pool with room for 300 spectators, the facility would also include a rock-climbing wall, a 30,000 square foot exercise area, rentable party rooms, and a gymnasium with six basketball courts, 12 volleyball courts, and a four-lane elevated walking/running track. An indoor turf field, eight pickleball courts, a wrestling gym with two mats, a retail store, and administrative offices will also be housed in the new development.
According to renderings from ZMM Architects, the former Macy’s building and adjacent parking garage would undergo major demolition and renovations.
You can see the renderings of the proposed Capital Sports Center here:
According to the renderings, the parking deck over Lee Street would be demolished along with the upper three floors of the Lee Street parking garage. In place of the three floors, there are plans to put a two-story building on top of the existing parking structure.
Plans also say that a pedestrian bridge would connect the Washington street garage to the new sports center gym lobby. The western half of the former Macy’s building would be demolished to make room for the new aquatic center.
The proposal comes as community leaders are revealing the results of a sports tourism study by a national organization called ‘Huddle Up Group’ commissioned by the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau. The proposed location is directly across the street from the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center.
The Charleston Urban Renewal Authority, also known as CURA, owns the Macy’s building. CURA works to redevelop properties within the city limits.
Macy’s closed its doors at the Charleston Town Center on April 20, 2019.
Wednesday’s proposed project, county and city leaders say, has a price tag of $80m and would be a public, private partnership. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/charleston-announces-new-capitol-sports-center/ | 2022-08-24T20:15:31 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/charleston-announces-new-capitol-sports-center/ |
NITRO, WV (WOWK) – With construction on the Nitro-St. Albans bridge of I-64 still underway, drivers will need to be prepared for some upcoming traffic changes this week.
According to the City of Nitro, crews will be working during the night with scheduled lane closures on Thursday, Aug. 25 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.. The city says this will impact both eastbound and westbound traffic between mile-markers 41 and 44.
There will also be additional changes after the night work is completed.
City officials say for westbound traffic, the two lanes will merge together to the left – into the new median pavement – at mile-marker 43. Then, for about one-third of a mile, the two lanes will split off into contraflow lanes. Then, after traffic crosses over Rocky Step Road, the lanes will transition back into the existing I-64 westbound lane configuration.
For those traveling east on I-64, just before the Bills Creek Road overpass bridge near mile-marker 42.5, the two eastbound lanes will shift right into the existing eastbound lane configuration toward the Exit 44, according to City officials.
On Tuesday, the West Virginia Division on Highways told WOWK 13 News that crews were on track in their construction timeline for the widening project. Once the project is completed, there will be a total of eight lanes with one lane in each direction dedicated to drivers just crossing the bridge.
The DOH says the goal of the construction project is to make a safer, faster commute for all drivers.
Officials urge drivers to continue using caution in the area. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/traffic-changes-lane-closures-coming-to-i-64-construction-zone/ | 2022-08-24T20:15:37 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/traffic-changes-lane-closures-coming-to-i-64-construction-zone/ |
SMITHERS, WV (WOWK) – The West Virginia National Guard brought trucks and equipment to help flood victims in Smithers clean up Wednesday after also assisting in Campbells Creek.
The small community of Smithers was one of the hardest hit areas in last week’s historic flooding and will need a lot of help cleaning up and moving forward.
The National Guard says neighbors will need to get debris out of their homes and move it to the curbs or edge of the road. If your yard is too close to the road, you’ll have to sign a liability waiver to let the guard come on your property to get the debris. The guard also says not to put regular garbage in the pile and also to not let friends or family bring things to add to the pile.
Joseph Hubbard, who has been a Pastor at the Smithers Church of God, says their church is completely destroyed. He says it’s been a tough process cleaning everything up, “You work hard all your life you buy things, you have personal possessions, keepsakes, things that you’re sentimental about, and it’s all gone. A lot of these houses & especially up the road here a little further some of the houses are total losses.”
Hubbard says he’s grateful for the community’s support but doesn’t plan to rebuild the church at its current location.
“We’re not alone in this but just need the prayers and thoughts of the community. Anybody that can help. Most of these people didn’t have flood insurance, we didn’t have flood insurance so we need all the help we can get,” says Hubbard.
Several members of the Smithers community say they’ve dealt with flooding like this in 2001. The National Guard will be collecting the debris tomorrow, after assessing damage today. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-national-guard-assisting-with-flood-cleanup-efforts/ | 2022-08-24T20:15:43 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-national-guard-assisting-with-flood-cleanup-efforts/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — It should’ve come sooner, but better late than never, a magazine engrained in the basketball scene is showcasing one of the greatest young stars the NBA and world have seen in a while and he’s a Dallas Maverick.
Slam Kicks magazine has put Luka Doncic on its latest issue, “Luka The Don.” Check out the tweet from the Mavs here to see Doncic absolutely chilling on a balcony decked in Jordan gear, surrounded by his shoes with a newspaper and basketball on his person and giving the camera the business.
The publication tweeted, “All roads lead to Luka these days. We went to Paris to get the full story on the Jordan Luka 1: http://slam.ly/kicks-luka“
The magazine got to chill out with Doncic and talk about his first signature shoe, the Jordan Luka 1. Nike had this to say about Doncic’s sig shoe, “The Luka 1 is designed for the deceptive, off-speed play of Luka Dončić, featuring a new IsoPlate system with full-length Formula 23 performance foam in the midsole. The shoe follows a long line of innovative Jordan Brand performance systems, like the Flight Plate in the Air Jordan XXVIII and the Eclipse Plate debuted in the Air Jordan XXXIV.”
In case you need a reminder of why Doncic is so popular and amazing, here you go:
- Three-time All Star
- Three-time All-NBA
- All-Rookie
- Rookie of the Year
- Averaged over 28 points, 9 rebounds, and nearly 9 assists in the 2021-22 season. | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-mavericks-superstar-on-new-cover-of-slam-kicks-magazine-luka-the-don/ | 2022-08-24T20:27:29 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-mavericks-superstar-on-new-cover-of-slam-kicks-magazine-luka-the-don/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is showing his support for Ukraine. Mayor Johnson has officially extended special recognition to Ukrainian Independence Day this Wednesday, Aug. 24.
In a tweet, Mayor Johnson said, “Today, we commemorate Ukrainian Independence Day. The Ukrainian people continue to struggle valiantly against the Russian Federation’s unprovoked aggression. Let us renew our support for Ukraine in its fight to remain a free and independent nation.”
Ukrainian Independence Day is celebrated on Aug. 24, in commemoration of the Ukrainian Declaration of Independence which was issued on that day in 1991. | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-mayor-johnson-commemorates-ukrainian-independence-day/ | 2022-08-24T20:27:35 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-mayor-johnson-commemorates-ukrainian-independence-day/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Here’s an opportunity to support local musicians.
Fort Worth native and western swing artist Steve Markwardt is debuting his third album at the Cowtown JAMboreer this Friday, Aug. 26, at National Hall in Fort Worth.
His new album This is SWING COUNTRY features 12 songs, including a Christmas song. The album was produced by Curt Ryle, known for his work producing Taylor Swift’s self-titled album.
Cowtown JAMboree begins at 5:30 p.m. There will be live music, dancing and a BBQ buffet. The event will begin with a screening of Mike Markwardt’s movie “The Birth and History of Western Swing” at 6 p.m. with live music at 8 p.m.
Tickets are going for $25 per ticket. To purchase tickets, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/fort-worth-musician-to-debut-new-album-on-friday/ | 2022-08-24T20:27:41 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/fort-worth-musician-to-debut-new-album-on-friday/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — The Texas heat can not only be brutal for humans, but the sun can also be uncomfortable for man’s best friend.
So, to make sure your furry little friend has a great time this season, the Frisco Water Park is saying “dogs allowed only” on Sept. 10.
For just $8 per dog, your adorable best friend can join in on the fun. Here’s what you need to know, per the City of Frisco:
- Dogs will not be eligible for this event if they are in heat, have recently had puppies, or have open wounds
- Humans will not be able to swim
- All dogs must have current rabies vaccinations. No dogs with health conditions that may endanger themselves or others will be allowed
- One human 14 years and older must accompany each dog.
- All dogs must wear a collar. No choke or pinch collars are permitted in the pool.
- One human is allowed in the water per dog at their own risk. All humans that enter the water must be in appropriate swim attire. Children under 14 are not allowed in the water.
- Children under 12 must be closely supervised by an adult other than the one accompanying the dog. Example: One dog and one child under 12 equal two (2) adults.
- Dogs must be 6 months old to swim.
- Dogs must be sociable. Owners of aggressive dogs will be asked to leave at the discretion of the event organizers. Event organizers have the right to remove any dog or owner.
- Owners must carry a leash at all times, dogs must be leashed and under physical control when entering and leaving the water park.
- Please do not bring toys. We will provide floating toys only. Doggy life jackets are allowed.
- No human or dog food/treats are allowed. A water hose station will be provided.
- Owners must clean up after their dogs. Bags will be provided.
Click here for more information, including how to buy tickets. | https://cw33.com/news/local/frisco-water-park-is-only-open-to-dogs-on-sept-10-heres-how-your-pup-can-join-the-party/ | 2022-08-24T20:27:47 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/frisco-water-park-is-only-open-to-dogs-on-sept-10-heres-how-your-pup-can-join-the-party/ |
FORT WORTH (KDAF) — As cleanup efforts continue since Monday’s heavy rain and flash flooding, you may have found yourself with some unwanted debris.
The city said in a tweet, “While storm clean up efforts are planned, Fort Worth residents can take debris to any of four drop-off stations anytime. Just show a City water bill for proof of residency.”
Here’s what you need to know
Fort Worth drop-off stations are open to homeowners in the area and some renters. Apartment renters can only use the stations for recyclables. The stations are for the disposal of trash, brush, recyclables, household chemicals, and donated items.
Styrofoam and polystyrene materials will not be accepted for recycling. Electronics are not being accepted for recycling at the moment.
Only single-axle trailer loads are accepted at drop-off stations. If you do not have a personal pickup or trailer, you can rent only single-axle trailers for transporting materials to drop-off stations
Fort Worth residents may also pick up free mulch at any of the drop-off stations. You must bring a sturdy container and a shovel.
Locations
- 2400 Brennan Ave.
- 5150 Martin Luther King Freeway
- 6260 Old Hemphill Road
- 301 Hillshire Dr.
Hours
- Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/heres-where-fort-worth-residents-can-drop-off-storm-debris/ | 2022-08-24T20:27:53 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/heres-where-fort-worth-residents-can-drop-off-storm-debris/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — North Texas’ home of the Dallas Cowboys will be playing host to a food festival that says it’s going to be smoking over 30,000 pounds of meat, count us all the way in!
AT&T Stadium will be the home of Q BBQ Fest in early November this fall. “The Q BBQ Fest is coming to Texas! Join us at the Miller Lite®House at AT&T Stadium on November 4-6, 2022. Don’t miss this chance to grab an ice-cold brew and sample pure smoked bliss from award-winning pitmasters from across the country.”
Tickets are set to go on sale at 10 a.m. on August 26th with entry prices at $15 with free parking. BBQ, drinks, and more will be available to purchase on-site. Doesn’t peak your interest? Check this out, you can purchase an all you can eat and drink Q Pit Pass!
The fest says, “Your Q Pit Pass gets you in any of our four exclusive Q Pit Lounges along Pit Row where you’ll enjoy 2.5 hours of:
- All you can eat BBQ
- Free signature cocktails, beer and soft drinks
- No waiting”
The festival will also include live music and much more. | https://cw33.com/news/local/north-texas-to-host-bbq-fest-in-november-were-smoking-over-30k-lbs-of-delicious-meat/ | 2022-08-24T20:27:59 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/north-texas-to-host-bbq-fest-in-november-were-smoking-over-30k-lbs-of-delicious-meat/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Operation Kindness is hoping to join the national effort to increase pet adoption rates during the month of August.
It’s called the Clear the Shelters Campaign, a month-long event in August that hopes to increase pet adoption rates across the nation.
For the weekend of Aug. 26 to Aug. 28, Operation Kindness will be waiving adoption fees. Officials recommend preparing ahead of time for your visit by browsing the shelter’s adoption pages to see which animals are available.
For more information, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/operation-kindness-waiving-adoption-fees-this-weekend/ | 2022-08-24T20:28:05 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/operation-kindness-waiving-adoption-fees-this-weekend/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — In case you were wondering — yes, Hoosier hospitality is real. Don't believe us? New data shows Indiana residents were, for the second quarter in a row, the best tippers in the country, and that's despite inflation.
The data comes from a second-quarter restaurant trends report from Toast, a platform that was built for restaurants and serves about 68,000 locations across the U.S.
The report, Toast explained, provides visibility into the overall state of the restaurant industry. And, the state of the industry... it looks pretty good.
Despite being challenged with rising food costs, inflation and labor shortages, restaurants are seeing strong demand and generosity from customers with consistent tips. The report also said restaurant sales have recovered to levels not seen since before the pandemic.
That's good news for restaurants, which saw massive dips in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The glowing report went as far as to say that tipping fatigue may be a myth. The report said that even though prices of goods were up, the average tip amount is up nearly 10%, which shows people's willingness to tip remained strong during economic challenges.
So where's that willingness to tip the strongest? Why, Indiana, of course.
It's the second quarter in the row that Indiana has been in the top spot. This quarter, Hoosiers on average tipped 21%.
Indiana was followed by West Virginia at 20.8% and Ohio at 20.7%.
Care to guess what state's the worst? Well, that falls into the hands of Californians, but this requires a bit of context. Although Californians tipped the least with an average tip of 17.5%, the state has one of the highest minimum cash wage laws for tipped employees in the country.
Californians have a minimum wage for tipped employees of between $14 and $15 depending on the size of the business.
For reference, Indiana has a minimum wage for tipped employees of $2.13.
If you're curious, here's how all states ranked:
- Indiana, average tip of 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%
- Michigan, 20.2%
- New Mexico, 20.1%
- Maine, 20%
- Montana, 19.9%
- Iowa, 19.9%
- Missouri, 19.8%
- Colorado, 19.8%
- Kansas, 19.8%
- Rhode Island, 19.8%
- North Dakota, 19.7%
- Idaho, 19.7%
- Virginia, 19.7%
- Nebraska, 19.6%
- Alabama, 19.6%
- Maryland, 19.6%
- Tennessee, 19.5%
- Georgia, 19.5%
- North Carolina, 19.5%
- Arizona, 19.5%
- Oklahoma, 19.4%
- South Dakota, 19.4%
- Illinois, 19.3%
- Oregan, 19.3%
- Alaska, 19.3%
- Mississippi, 19.3%
- Massachusetts, 19.2%
- Vermont, 19.2%
- Connecticut, 19.1%
- Minnesota, 19%
- Utah, 19%
- Arkansas, 18.9%
- New Jersey, 18.9%
- Louisiana, 18.9%
- Nevada, 18.8%
- Texas, 18.8%
- Hawaii, 18.8%
- New York, 18.5%
- Florida, 18.5%
- Washington, 18.3%
- California, 17.5% | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/indiana-most-generous-tippers-waiters-restaurants-new-data-despite-inflation/531-a25563db-be7d-444b-9605-88c8937a62ed | 2022-08-24T20:28:08 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/indiana-most-generous-tippers-waiters-restaurants-new-data-despite-inflation/531-a25563db-be7d-444b-9605-88c8937a62ed |
DALLAS (KDAF) — “Everything I did, I did for the Rebellion.”
Star Wars fans, you may be shocked to know that a Star Wars movie will be in theaters, beginning Friday, Aug. 26.
No, it isn’t a new film but it is one of the few Star Wars films that fans can all agree is really solid: Rogue One.
In anticipation of the Disney+ spinoff series Andor, Rogue One is being re-released in theaters; however, the catch is that the film is only showing in IMAX (which is even better if you ask me). Fans who attend the re-release will also get an exclusive look at Andor.
“Cassian Andor returns to the big screen in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with an exclusive sneak peek at #Andor, in select IMAX theaters August 26,” officials with Star Wars said in a tweet.
So, are you going to the re-release? If you are, here’s where you can see the film in North Texas:
- AMC NorthPark 15
- Cinemark 17 XD and IMAX
- AMC Firewheel 18
- AMC DINE-IN Mesquite 30
- AMC DINE-IN Stonebriar 24
- AMC DINE-IN Grapevine Mills 30
- AMC The Parks at Arlington 18
- AMC Highland Village 12 | https://cw33.com/news/local/star-wars-film-rogue-one-is-getting-an-imax-re-release-heres-where-you-can-see-it-in-north-texas/ | 2022-08-24T20:28:11 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/star-wars-film-rogue-one-is-getting-an-imax-re-release-heres-where-you-can-see-it-in-north-texas/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — President Joe Biden is expected to announce his plans for student loan forgiveness on Wednesday, Aug. 24.
Reports predict President Biden will forgive $10,000 from every student loan borrower with a family income of $125,000. According to a report from Forbes, the average amount of student loan debt per borrower is around $28,000.
WalletHub has released a new study looking at which states have the most and least student loan debt. Officials compared all 50 states and Washington D.C. across 11 different metrics including, earning opportunities and indebtedness.
So how does Texas stack up, with 1st meaning the state has the most student debt and 51st meaning the state has the least student loan debt? The Lone Star State ranks 28th overall.
The study said Texas ranks 1st in the nation in the availability of paid internships, 9th in grant growth, and was the state with the 40th least amount of average student debt.
The states with the most student loan debt were as follows:
- West Virginia
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- New Hampshire
- Mississippi
- Delaware
- Kentucky
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- North Dakota
For the full report, visit WalletHub. | https://cw33.com/news/local/study-ranks-which-states-have-the-most-least-student-debt-where-does-texas-rank/ | 2022-08-24T20:28:17 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/study-ranks-which-states-have-the-most-least-student-debt-where-does-texas-rank/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — This Sunday, Aug. 28, six judges will determine which food items will win the State Fair of Texas’ Big Texas Choice Awards.
The competition this year is tight, with many delicious and creative food items duking it out to win the titles of “Best Taste – Savory”, “Best Taste – Sweet”, and “Most Creative”.
For a full list of the foods duking it out, click here.
Here are the judges:
- Brad Batson — Co-Founder of Karbach Brewing Company
- Hiawatha Williams — Founder of Williams Chicken
- Lance Barrow — CBS Sports
- Maricsa Trejo — Pastry Chef at Las Casita Bakeshop
- Rob Maiden — Captain of the Mavs Maniaac’s
- Sybil Summers — 98.7 KLUV Radio
The live event will be streamed on the State Fair of Texas’ Twitter page, beginning at 2 p.m. | https://cw33.com/news/local/these-are-the-judges-for-this-years-state-fair-of-texas-big-tex-choice-awards/ | 2022-08-24T20:28:23 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/these-are-the-judges-for-this-years-state-fair-of-texas-big-tex-choice-awards/ |
ALBANY – Flint River Fresh encourages and equips the community to grow food for themselves and neighbors in need. The Fall Fresh Start Giveaway, hosted by Flint River Fresh, is a food gardening resource community event happening Sept. 10 at 10 a.m.
Individuals, families, and school or community garden groups can pick up free transplants, seeds, and compost at the Hope Center, 925 Pine Ave. in Albany.
This giveaway answers the community’s request for more food gardening resources following the successful 2022 Earth Day event at the Fifth Avenue/Phoebe Community Garden, at which Flint River Fresh gave away buckets of compost and more than 500 transplants to community members ready to start growing fresh fruit and vegetables. A variety of transplants and seeds, including collards, turnips, beets, carrots, bush beans and more will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. All community members are welcome.
The Fresh Start program primarily aims to support three groups of food gardeners:
· Individuals and families in lower -- to moderate-income households;
· School gardens -- students taking part during interactive agriculture lessons at local schools;
· Community gardens -- food garden groups donating harvests to local food pantries, affordable housing communities and nonprofits.
Community garden groups must submit a pre-order form by Sept. 7 at www.flintriverfresh.org/new-events. The order form is for community garden groups only. Individuals and families can show up at the giveaway, select transplants and seeds, and grab a bag of compost while supplies last. Email info@flintriverfresh.org for more information.
Flint River Fresh partnered with Sherwood Baptist Church to use the Hope Center at the former Coca-Cola plant to accommodate opening the Fresh Start giveaway to community members and community garden groups in Dougherty County and the surrounding area. Volunteers are needed on Sept. 9 to help pack seeds and prepare orders and again on Sept. 10 to help with logistics and distribution. Sherwood Baptist Church is one of Flint River Fresh’s most supportive community partners and will help with volunteer management. Link to the volunteer sign-up form at www.flintriverfresh.org/new-events.
Fresh Start giveaways transform into hundreds of healthy meals within the community and helps Flint River Fresh respond to food insecurity in Dougherty and surrounding counties including Terrell, Baker, Mitchell, and Lee. Flint River Fresh community events and giveaways are possible because of generous donors, sponsors, and partners supporting the Flint River Fresh mission. Learn more about getting involved at www.flintriverfresh.org.
Safety is a priority in Flint River Fresh spaces. Face coverings are recommended for everyone. Flint River Fresh follows CDC guidelines and local mandates for mitigating the spread of the coronavirus and variants.
Follow Flint River Fresh on Facebook and get notifications when new events are posted.
Flint River Fresh is a 501(c)(3) organization aiming to make fresh, locally-grown produce accessible and affordable for people throughout the Flint River Region, while empowering community and youth through education and outreach opportunities. Visit www.flintriverfresh.org to learn more.
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President Joe Biden’s federal student loan program announced Wednesday was seen as a relief for some in the region and criticized by others who said people should be held accountable for their debts.
The program proposes canceling up to $10,000 of federal student loans and up to $20,000 for students who had Pell Grants. Borrowers must make annual income during the pandemic of under $125,000 (for individuals) or under $250,000 (for married couples or heads of households).
The administration also changed the rules for loan repayment based on income, capping it at 5% of monthly income, and extended the deadline to begin repaying federal student loans to Jan. 1.
According to the Education Data Initiative, a nonprofit that collects education data, the average Ohioan has $34,721 in debt. A little more than 15% of the state’s population has student loan debt, according to the same source, and about half of Ohio’s student loan borrowers are under 35 years old. The state’s student loan total is about $62.3 billion.
People across the region disagreed on whether the administration’s plan was a good idea. Some borrowers said canceling student debt will help with other expenses, while others said it didn’t make sense for taxpayers to pay for loans that other people took out.
Samantha Panson, a 2017 Wright State University graduate who now works in nonprofits and development, said she was “thrilled” about student loan forgiveness, which will help both her and her sister.
Panson of Beavercreek said she took out Pell Grants to attend college as her family was low income. She now should qualify to have the rest of the debt she hasn’t paid, about $16,000, canceled.
“I feel like it’s gonna give me a lot more breathing room.” Panson said. “It’s gonna allow me to finally put some money into savings.”
She said her first goal is to save for a honeymoon, as she and her husband got married last year and haven’t been able to go on one yet.
But not everyone is thrilled about the idea. Russell Maas, a Washington Twp. resident, said he felt the Biden administration is putting out messages implying you don’t have to follow through with obligations.
“I don’t think that’s good overall policy for society or anybody,” Maas said.
Maas said he graduated with his master’s degree in the 1980s and now works in commercial real estate. He suggested lowering interest rates on federal student loans as an alternative to forgiving student debt.
Peter Nencka, an assistant economics professor at Miami University’s Farmer School of Business, said it’s unclear what some of the effects of the loan forgiveness program will be. But Nencka said it was likely that people who no longer need to repay the debt will have more money to spend on other goods and services.
“My sense is that this is a relatively small enough change, especially given that these loans have been paused for a significant amount of time already,” Nencka said, noting that student loan borrowers haven’t needed to make payments since March 2020. “I think it’s very difficult to know if or any effect there would be on inflation.”
Kevin Willardsen, an associate economics professor at Wright State University, said he expects little to no changes, at least immediately. But he said the cost of forgiving student loan debt will need to come from somewhere. He agreed with Nencka that people will likely see little inflation immediately from forgiving student debt.
“The losers of this program are the people that are actually going to end up caring carrying the disproportionate burden,” said Willardsen. “They are people that have never been to college, or have already paid off their debts, and they’re going to pay for this through a combination of either higher taxes or inflation depending on how this entire program eventually gets monetized.”
The debt forgiveness is expected to apply only to those currently holding student debt. But if you’ve voluntarily made payments since March 2020, when payments were paused, you can request a refund for those payments, according to the Federal Office of Student Aid. Contact your loan servicer to request a refund.
The White House is expected to face lawsuits over the plan, because Congress has never given the president the explicit authority to cancel debt.
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LAMAR, Arkansas — The superintendent of the Lamar School District in Johnson County is stepping down. Attorney Joey McCutchen confirmed the news by saying the school board accepted superintendent Jay Holland's resignation.
On Tuesday, Aug. 23, the school board held a special board meeting to address the resignation. This comes just weeks after the district found three students at Lamar Middle School responsible for sexual assault and harassment after a Title IX investigation where McCutchen served as the attorney for the victims.
The original complaint was filed in March with the district completing its investigation in July, followed by the Arkansas State Police's investigation completion in mid-August. ASP found the claims to be "unsubstantiated."
This is a developing story.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, deputies found human remains floating in Beaver Lake under the Highway 412 Bridge on Monday, Aug. 22.
Sheriff Tim Helder said in a press release on Wednesday, Aug. 24, that at 1:45 p.m., a caller reported they had found "something suspicious" in the water near the Highway 412 bridge to local authorities.
When deputies arrived, the human remains were floating in the water under the 412 bridge near Ramsey Ramp near Vaughan Road.
The sheriff's dive team and criminal investigation division responded to recover the remains and investigate the area, according to the press release.
Other agencies that helped include Nob Hill Fire Department, Arkansas Game and Fish, Goshen Fire Department, Washington County Department of Emergency Management and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.
The remains were transported to the Washington County Coroner's Office. The investigation is ongoing.
No other details have been released at this time. We will update this article with more information as it becomes available.
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EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Amid a national teacher shortage, a district in the Poconos just welcomed its largest class of first-year teachers in decades.
Taylor Juszynski of East Stroudsburg is setting up her classroom inside East Stroudsburg South High School, hanging up pictures her students drew for her.
After college, Juszynski, taught for one year in rural Virginia before landing a teaching job at East Stroudsburg South High School, a place she calls home.
"So excited," Juszynski said. "This is really like coming home. I spent four of my best years here when I was a student, so I'm just glad that I get to give back to students that I was given to when I was here."
Juszynski is just one of the four dozen first-year teachers the school district welcomed this year.
Dominique Sapienza is another — civics and psychology. Sapienza has been with the district for more than two years, subbing daily, then becoming a long-term substitute teacher.
"A lot of kids don't always have somebody on their side and I just want to be that person for them and if I can get one kid that says, 'Hey, I remember you. You helped me.' I would be like super happy about that."
While the coronavirus still exists, teachers we spoke with say they're optimistic about the upcoming school year.
"They haven't had really a normal year since they were in like sixth or seventh grade, so it's a lot of learning curve because they forgot how to students. They forgot how to sit in a seat and listen and talk to each other and be nice to one another. And again, it's a lot with that social aspect," Juszynski said.
"Trying to go back to business is going to be a little weird for the students, and even like last year, seeing how some of them came from being at home, half-time coming here full-time, it's an adjustment, and I think it's still going to be a little bit of an adjustment for a little bit," Sapienza said.
The district is still looking to hire more teachers. Get more information here.
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DANVILLE, Pa. — More than a week after a little leaguer was injured after falling from his bunk bed in south Williamsport, we're hearing from the paramedics who transported the player to the hospital.
Easton Oliverson, a player from Utah, fell from his bunk last week and was immediately rushed to the hospital.
His family posted this video on Facebook, saying Easton was able to walk the entire loop of his unit without stopping.
Paramedics from UPMC Susquehanna were the first to arrive on the scene, and they were happy to see Easton's progress.
"It's a pretty amazing experience, it's a strong family from what we can gather. I've talked to him nearly every day since. It's fantastic to see the progress he's made," said Louis Mezzante, UPMC Susquehanna paramedic.
Easton continues to recover at Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital.
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MESHOPPEN, Pa. — About two months ago, volunteers at Meshoppen Cat Rescue in Wyoming County went to rescue what they thought was going to be about 20 cats from a hoarding situation at Lake Winola. When they got there, they realized it was actually about 40 cats, and all but one were black.
Since then, about ten have been adopted, but also since then, one of them has had kittens. And now rescue workers are desperate for help.
"We need to get them adopted; that's why we're having the Black Cat Bonanza this Saturday at the Meshoppen Ball Park," said Paula Foux, president of Meshoppen Cat Rescue.
The rescue in Wyoming County is at capacity, and because all but one of the 40 rescued cats are black, volunteers thought the Black Cat Bonanza would be a great way to show off their loving personalities.
"There must be a stigma around black cats because we have a very hard time, always have in all the years we've been in rescue, getting rid of black cats or having them be adopted," Foux explained.
Since volunteers did not know exactly how many cats were involved in this hoarding situation at first, they had to get creative at the rescue. The building owner allowed rescue workers to put some of the cats in the garage. But that creates a new problem as the season changes.
"The garage is not heated, and there's no lights out there, so we just keep them there and try to do the best we can with taking care of them there each and every day, morning and night," said Foux.
The entire Wyoming County community is coming together to help put on this weekend's event. There will be a DJ, food trucks, craft vendors, raffle baskets, a cornhole tournament, and more.
"That means a lot, and I just want to let them know how thankful we are. We're blessed. But we need to find homes for these black cats," Foux said.
The Black Cat Bonanza is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Meshoppen Ball Park; lots of the black cats will be there. The rescue is also always accepting donations. And you can meet one of Meshoppen Cat Rescue's favorite residents this Friday at 5:30 p.m.on 16 to The Rescue.
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TAMPA, Fla. — A new recreational complex is on its way to the Tampa area, bringing with it many things to look forward to.
Tampa city leaders took a big step Wednesday toward a new, state-of-the-art recreation complex in East Tampa with the start of demolition at the Penny Saver Food Market.
The market, which is located next to Fair Oaks Park on North 34th Street, is a 1.8-acre property that will soon be part of the home to a senior center, recreation center, athletic field and exercise trail.
Altogether, the complex will span approximately 10 acres.
"This is going to be an incredible...recreation center with gymnastics, with dance, a senior center...," Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said. "We could not be more excited to have this day come."
The East Tampa CRA funded $1 million for the project with an extra $300,000 coming from Tampa's general fund.
"This is what citizens of East Tampa want and deserve," CRA councilwoman Lynn Hurtak said. "[And] this is something that East Tampa residents can enjoy and be proud of for generations to come." | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/penny-saver-demolition-east-tampa-recreation-complex/67-328a94be-73d5-4fa8-b13e-695a112c6aaa | 2022-08-24T20:41:22 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/penny-saver-demolition-east-tampa-recreation-complex/67-328a94be-73d5-4fa8-b13e-695a112c6aaa |
Northwest Allen County Schools leaders this week refused a $63,770 offer for land eyed for a recreational trail along Union Chapel Road.
Board members couldn't ignore their safety concerns around Maple Creek Middle School, which has an entrance/exit off Union Chapel.
"I think from a student safety and a public safety (standpoint), it's a bad idea," board President Ron Felger said.
Allen County's highway department would have been responsible for trail maintenance and upkeep had NACS accepted the county commissioners' offer for the 2 acres of right of way between Corbin and Coldwater roads.
Megan McClellan, executive director of Fort Wayne Trails, has said the segment is an important section of trail because it would help connect northeast Allen County to the rest of the trail system.
School board members previously voiced concerns about the trail's proposed location, and those worries were reinforced when officials visited the property immediately before Monday's meeting. Steve Bartkus noticed that the group obstructed drivers' view.
"They couldn't see around us," he said. "We were standing right where the trail was going to be. It's just difficult for people to look west to check their sight of vision to see if it was clear for them to pull out."
Kent Somers, board vice president, agreed that the proposed pathway would pose dangers for trail users and drivers. He referenced recent collisions along the Pufferbelly Trail – last week's crash between a vehicle and bicyclist on Wallen Road and the pedestrian fatality last fall on Carroll Road.
Board members indicated they would consider other district property for the trail.
"We've got a lot of land along the north side," Bartkus said. "I think we want to help. We want to work with people." | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/safety-concerns-prompt-northwest-allen-county-schools-to-reject-trail-offer/article_be20b8de-23c7-11ed-bc79-3b47fbe2a554.html | 2022-08-24T20:41:58 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/safety-concerns-prompt-northwest-allen-county-schools-to-reject-trail-offer/article_be20b8de-23c7-11ed-bc79-3b47fbe2a554.html |
Sections of Woodmere Drive in New Haven will be closed this week and next week during sidewalk installation, New Haven said today.
Woodmere will be closed through Friday between Asbury and Kirkmore drives, the community said in a statement. It said Woodmere would be closed from Monday to Sept. 2 between Moeller Road and Bedford Drive. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/sections-of-new-haven-street-to-close-during-sidewalk-work/article_ac95cfc8-23e5-11ed-8407-13b55156b8b9.html | 2022-08-24T20:42:04 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/sections-of-new-haven-street-to-close-during-sidewalk-work/article_ac95cfc8-23e5-11ed-8407-13b55156b8b9.html |
Delaware County Council plans to stream all its budget hearings this year
MUNCIE, Ind. − It's that time of year. Days are getting shorter, students are back in class, hurricanes and the 2023 Delaware County budget are brewing.
Delaware County Council decided Tuesday to stream all the budget hearings online this year, beginning with one at 8:30 a.m. Sept 7. The hearings, which involve going over submitted budgets with department heads, are expected to last until 7:30 p.m. that day, and then to last throughout the day on Sept. 8.
"It’s possible that we can wrap up the budget on Friday (Sept. 9)," Ryan Webb, at-large council member, said in a release. "But we might also need a few more meetings to iron out the details."
Webb made a motion during the council's meeting this week to have the hearings streamed. It was seconded by council member Ron Quakenbush and passed unanimously.
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Last year the council met repeatedly in an effort to produce the 2022 budget. The debate included plans to deliver raises for county employees, including significant raises for correctional offices and merit deputies. Those meetings were arduous and included rancor from employees seeking pay increases that were not across-the-board wage hikes. Webb said he wanted to make sure the process was transparent this year.
He said Delaware County Commissioners James King and Shannon Henry supported funding the streaming of the hearings on the county's Facebook page.
"I’m excited that the people of this community will finally get to see the level of deliberation that goes into finalizing a multi-million-dollar budget," Webb said. "Although these budget meetings will be long, I can promise that they will be entertaining."
Quakenbush, who is retiring after decades in county government, joked that opening the hearings to video cameras would be special.
"It will be my last chance to be on TV," he joked.
In other business at Tuesday's meeting, Sheriff Tony Skinner told council members he was continuing to negotiate with federal officials for the housing of federal inmates at the Delaware County Jail. He said he expects to have a contract readied by the second week of September. At this point, plans call for the county to be paid $75 per day for hosting federal prisoners.
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Portland man killed in one-vehicle crash
Douglas Walker
Muncie Star Press
PORTLAND, Ind. — A Portland man was killed Saturday in a one-vehicle crash along U.S. 27.
According to the Jay County Sheriff's Department, Ricardo Nava, 43, was driving southbound on the federal highway north of Portland when his 2007 Buick Rendezvous left the road, went into a ditch and flipped several times.
Nava was ejected from the SUV, which struck him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The crash was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m.
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President Biden’s announcement that the government will forgive as much as $20,000 of federal student debt especially good news in Pennsylvania, which lags only Connecticut and New Hampshire among states with the highest average student debt.
Biden said $10,000 of federal debt will be forgiven for people making less than $125,000 a year. Borrowers who received Pell Grants, which are aid for low- and moderate-income families, are eligible for up to an additional $10,000 of forgiveness. In addition, the pandemic pause on federal student loan repayments will be extended a final time through Dec. 31. Interest rates remain at 0% during the pause and debt collection efforts are suspended.
“Education is a ticket to a better life,” Biden said, “but over time that ticket has become too expensive for too many Americans. An entire generation is now saddled with unsustainable debt in exchange for an attempt at least at a college degree. The burden is so heavy that even if you graduate you may not have access to the middle-class life that the college degree once provided.”
According to Education Department data, more than 36 million Americans have student loans held by the federal government, with collective debt totaling more than $1.3 trillion.
The average monthly student loan payment in Pennsylvania is just over $216, according to Lendedu. For the class of 2019-20, the average Pennsylvania graduate is carrying $39,375 in loans, up about of 8.5% from 2018 graduates, the data shows. Overall, 64% of graduates in Pennsylvania have student loan debt.
Among the 25 Pennsylvania colleges that award the most bachelor degrees in 2019-20, Drexel University had the highest average debt among graduates, about $73,000. Among local schools on the list, Kutztown University’s average was about $41,000 and Lehigh University’s about $35,000.
Biden’s forgiveness plan doesn’t cover nonfederal debt, which is often costlier and carries fewer consumer protections than federal debt. In Pennsylvania, 22 percent of college graduates had private student debt, with an average private debt load of $42,361 among these borrowers.
Fifty-three percent of Pennsylvania graduates attended public colleges, while the remaining 47% attended private nonprofit colleges, where costs and debt are typically higher than public colleges.
Since 1980, the cost of four-year colleges, public and private, has nearly tripled but federal support has lagged. Pell Grants once covered nearly 80 percent of the cost of a four-year public college degree for students from working families, but now only cover a third.
Sen. Robert Casey, D-Pennsylvania, said Biden’s move “eased the burden for millions of Americans who are struggling under the weight of their student debt.”
“This will give them the freedom to invest in their future, buy a home, or take a risk and start a business,” he said. “It’s an important first step forward in helping borrowers saddled with student debt. Moving forward, we must work to lower the skyrocketing costs of college so that future students are able to get an education without signing up for a lifetime of debt.” | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-student-loan-debt-forgiveness-pa-20220824-gmsgtsoikfayxl5fb7bv6vzxsm-story.html | 2022-08-24T20:44:09 | 1 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-student-loan-debt-forgiveness-pa-20220824-gmsgtsoikfayxl5fb7bv6vzxsm-story.html |
Wind Gap’s assistant fire chief is under investigation for using a fire department’s fuel card to pump more than $800 of gas into a personal vehicle, police said Wednesday.
Logan Kocher’s fate on the Wind Gap Volunteer Fire Company could rest with borough council at its Sept. 6 meeting, said George Hinton, the council president. Fuel cards are in the fire company’s name, but Wind Gap pays the bill with taxpayer dollars, borough Manager Louise Firestone said.
Slate Belt Regional police Chief Jonathon Hoadley said an investigation determined the theft of $815 worth of regular fuel between May and August that was discovered by borough officials. Firetrucks typically run on diesel fuel, he said.
Hoadley, who declined to name Kocher because the investigation remains active, said council will have to vote on whether to direct police to charge Kocher with theft and fraudulent use of an access device, or allow the firefighter to resign and reimburse the borough.
Kocher told investigators he used the card to replenish fuel at a Slate Belt pumping facility while he was undergoing firefighting training in Bethlehem, Hoadley said. But the chief said there are “other issues” that he declined to elaborate regarding the investigation.
Council listed the issue of the theft and improper use of a gas card at an area fueling location under new business in its Aug. 16 minutes. Hinton said there was little discussion on the matter. Council voted 7-0 to direct police to investigate.
Kocher could not be reached for comment. Kocher’s social media page says he lives in Pen Argyl and previously was with the North Bangor Fire Company in Upper Mount Bethel Township.
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Fire Chief Kyle Reinert acknowledged the investigation but declined comment.
Hoadley said whenever an incident involves volunteer responders such as firefighters, it’s difficult.
“They are starving for volunteers,” he said. “You hate to have something like this happen. It should never reflect on the entire body, but it kind of gives them a black eye, so to speak.”
Hinton who also serves as fire company treasurer, declined further comment on the investigation. Firefighters held a regularly scheduled meeting Monday, but he would not say what was discussed regarding Kocher or the investigation until the department’s minutes are approved.
Wind Gap’s website said the fire department, which is more than 100 years old, has more than 30 volunteers. Hinton said the members raise virtually all their money for everything from fire equipment to firetrucks.
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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Students are heading back to the classroom in schools and universities across the region, and one local university has some furry friends to ease first-day stress.
Virginia Tech therapy dogs, Josie, Derek, and Wagner, are helping to relieve some back-to-school stress for students and faculty on campus this year, Tech said.
Tech said that a University Libraries digital literacy and multimedia production librarian, Kelsey Hammer, has been combining efforts with the VT therapy dogs, especially in the Newman Library.
Hammer said that the university holds events to help connect students to the dogs, making way for improved mentality across the board.
“Many of our dog events this year have centered on principles that so many of our collaborators share including wellness, celebration, and gratitude,” said Hammer.
Tech said that the dogs support students in finding joy, space, and support on campus and that studies show petting a dog or other animal can increase the hormone oxytocin, which causes feelings of calmness and contentment.
Having a furry friend by your side can also decrease cortisol levels, which lowers anxiety and stress, according to the release.
The release said that the University Libraries has teamed up with the therapy dogs for a wide variety of events, including Pops and Pups, dog birthday parties, 3D-printed dog-themed driveways, and Newman Library’s classroom dedication to the therapy dogs.
During the spring final season in May, leaders held a VT Therapy Dogs Skills Showcase which celebrated National Therapy Animal Day, according to the release.
VT said the event highlighted the dogs’ talents, and students got the opportunity to watch them demonstrate their impressive helping skills, like giving a hug or comforting someone upset.
“We also set up a huge smorgasbord of snacks and encouraged students to take handfuls!” said Hammer. “This was during finals and we know that can be a time where you might forget to eat or need an extra pick me up. Students had a ball!”
But student wellness and awareness didn’t stop with the therapy dogs.
Tech said that during the VT Therapy Dogs Skills Showcase, students were able to share personal wins and growth on the Wall of Progress, which is an art project created in collaboration with Hokie Wellness.
“We came together around a student idea to show off how fantastic our dogs are, celebrate them, and connect through growth rather than perfection,” said Rami Steinruck, resident in psychology, coordinator of groups, and an active member of the Animal Assisted Therapy Team.
Steinruck went on to express the positive impact dogs have on on-campus students.
“These dog events offer something unique at a time students may need it most,” said Steinruck. “Students work hard all semester and they are stressed. Offering them a time to connect and reduce stress is very beneficial. The energy at these events is awesome! Most of all, I hope the students feel loved, included, valued, and cared for!”
And Tech leaders said that the dogs aren’t just comforting and fun, they bring the campus community together.
“The dogs have such a great way of centering folks and helping create connections, and it just branches out from there,” Hammer said. “You can see people meeting new friends, getting connected, and sharing joy with others.”
When students leave home, they sometimes leave their furry friends behind, the release said, but the therapy dogs help to fill that missing hole.
“We strive to be out and about on campus as much as we can. The therapy dogs are like your dogs away from home!” said Steinruck.
“Like the dedication plaque in classroom 207A says, ‘Never alone. Never without support,’ we want students to know that there are folks on campus who want to help in big ways and small,” said Hammer. “Hopefully these events are a way students can meet each other, find many different types of support, and also just have fun!”
Starting on Thursday, Tech said the Special Collections and University Archives will host a new exhibit to honor the memory of Moose, a therapy dog that passed in 2020.
Tech said the exhibit will continue through September 29, and that Moose’s handler, Trent Davis, will donate some of Moose’s memorabilia to Special Collections and University Archives to be displayed in the exhibit windows.
You can learn more about Tech’s therapy dogs here. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/24/therapy-dogs-provide-comfort-for-virginia-tech-students/ | 2022-08-24T20:46:40 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/08/24/therapy-dogs-provide-comfort-for-virginia-tech-students/ |
A 19-year-old St. Michael man has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for a vehicle crash on the Spirit Lake Reservation that killed three people.
Winter Skye Bigtrack was driving while intoxicated and without a license, speeding and passing another vehicle in a no-passing zone on Aug. 11, 2021, when the vehicle went off the road and rolled, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The crash killed three passengers -- a man, a boy and a girl -- and injured another girl passenger. Bigtrack suffered a broken collar bone. Two people in the other vehicle suffered minor injuries. The driver of that vehicle faces similar charges.
Bigtrack pleaded guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. U.S. District Chief Judge Peter Welte sentenced him to four years and nine months in prison, and ordered him to serve three years on supervised release following his prison time and to pay nearly $77,000 in restitution. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/st-michael-man-gets-prison-time-for-triple-fatality-crash/article_67d8da68-23e2-11ed-9e8b-e37fe3e4ff8a.html | 2022-08-24T20:47:17 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/st-michael-man-gets-prison-time-for-triple-fatality-crash/article_67d8da68-23e2-11ed-9e8b-e37fe3e4ff8a.html |
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