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STOCKTON, Calif. — For the first time and after five months of investigating, detectives with the Stockton Police Department released photos showing the suspected gunman who attempted to rob a Bank of America on Wilson Way in March.
The attempted bank robbery happened March 15 when an unknown suspect walked into the Bank of America in the 400 block of Wilson Way while holding a rifle, feet away from the city's Eastland Plaza shopping center.
Photos posted to the department's Facebook page Wednesday show the moments the suspect enters the Stockton bank around 1 p.m., crowded with customers and employees.
Officers say the suspect attempted to rob the bank and fired two rounds from his rifle directed at the bank's roof. The suspect then ran out of the bank without any money, according to police.
The attempted robbery led to simultaneous bomb squad and SWAT situations causing the bank and a radius around it to be shut down to the public.
SWAT team members brought out bank employees and customers one by one while a bomb squad deemed a suspicious device left near the scene, safe.
Detectives say a witness at the bank was able to take a picture of the suspect's car before he fled. The car has been described as a red Scion TC with gold accents and rims.
The witness was not able to record the license plate of the car, police said. During their investigation, detectives found additional videos of the suspect's car and of the suspect himself at other local businesses.
The Stockton Police Department is asking those with information on the case, or who may know the suspect, to call investigators.
Witnesses and people with information can call the police department at 209-937-7311 or Stockton Crime Stoppers at 209-946-0600. Stockton Crime Stoppers is offering anonymity to tipsters and a potential reward for information.
Watch More Stockton News from ABC10: Stockton shooting: Family still seeks answer after deadly credit union shooting | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/photos-suspect-attempted-bank-robbery/103-22fe1f90-c19c-45d3-aaa6-20aa975feca8 | 2022-08-25T01:59:14 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/photos-suspect-attempted-bank-robbery/103-22fe1f90-c19c-45d3-aaa6-20aa975feca8 |
BRIDGETON — Police are looking for a male suspect wanted in an armed robbery Tuesday morning in the city.
At around 9:59 a.m., police responded to a unit block on South Avenue. According to reports, a juvenile victim told police a black male entered her residence, pointed a silver revolver at her and demanded money, police said.
The suspect stole an iPhone valued at $400, and no injuries were reported, police said.
The suspect is described to be about 6 feet tall and between 17 and 20 years old, medium to dark complexion and wearing a purple unzipped hoodie with the hood over his head, no shirt under the hoodie, purple slides and grey pants.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Bridgeton Det. Chris Zanni at 856-451-0033. Anonymous tips can be sent to bpd.tips. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/suspect-wanted-in-armed-robbery-in-bridgeton/article_d580348c-240d-11ed-b334-2bae3657645b.html | 2022-08-25T01:59:32 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/suspect-wanted-in-armed-robbery-in-bridgeton/article_d580348c-240d-11ed-b334-2bae3657645b.html |
An Atlantic City man who was wanted for a domestic violence incident was arrested while in possession of a handgun Monday, police said.
At 11:07 a.m., Officer Marquez Jones observed Rakiy Newsome walking eastbound in the area of Florida and Fairmont avenues. Jones recognized Newsome as a suspected wanted from a previous domestic violence incident that occurred July 31, police said.
During the detention, Newsome was found to be in possession of a loaded handgun and was arrested without incident, police said. The handgun was fitted with a high-capacity magazine loaded with hollow-point bullets. The gun had been reported stolen from South Carolina, police said.
Newsome, 20, was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of hollow-point ammunition, possession of a large capacity magazine, and receiving stolen property.
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Newsome is being lodged at Atlantic County jail. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/wanted-atlantic-city-man-arrested-with-stolen-handgun/article_998514fa-240f-11ed-8ef3-dfa057b75c3a.html | 2022-08-25T01:59:38 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/wanted-atlantic-city-man-arrested-with-stolen-handgun/article_998514fa-240f-11ed-8ef3-dfa057b75c3a.html |
Local bail bondsman arrested
A Wichita Falls bail bondsman with prior run-ins with the law was in jail Wednesday.
Maxie Delano Green, 49, was being held in the Wichita County Law Enforcement Center on a charge of hindering apprehension or prosecution of a known felon, which is a third degree felony, according to online jail and court records.
Court documents show Green was arrested by a Texas Ranger.
Details on the alleged offense were not immediately available pending filing of an affidavit in the case.
In 2013, Green was placed on an eight-year deferred sentence. He had first been charged with aggravated sexual assault involving a 7-year-old girl but pleaded guilty to injury to a child.
He was arrested last May for an alleged assault of a woman on Best Boulevard in a dispute over a car and a debt. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/local-bail-bondsman-jailed-again/65418105007/ | 2022-08-25T02:03:51 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/local-bail-bondsman-jailed-again/65418105007/ |
Rep. Jackson joining rally at gas station
U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson will be joining Americans for Prosperity-Texas for a "True Cost of Washington" event at a gas station noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at 2620 Southwest Parkway.
The event is to "highlight the true cost of Washington’s bad policies and the pain runaway inflation is causing families and small business owners," according to a media release.
The station will price regular gasoline at $2.38 per gallon during the event, which the release said was the average price per gallon the first day of the Biden Administration.
AFP-Texas, a conservative advocacy group, is rolling back the price of gas for Danny Foix Shell customers for the event, according to a media release.
Jackson, a Republican from Amarillo, represents 13th Congressional District. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/rep-ronnie-jackson-takes-part-in-rally-at-gas-station/65418995007/ | 2022-08-25T02:03:57 | 0 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/rep-ronnie-jackson-takes-part-in-rally-at-gas-station/65418995007/ |
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HIGH POINT — Police say an 81-year-old woman with dementia reported missing Wednesday may be injured.
Footage from a doorbell camera showed Heddie Dawkins leaving her home at 1:30 a.m. She was last seen in an area near her home around 9 a.m., police said in a news release.
Officers spent Wednesday searching about a 1-mile radius around her address on Blockhouse Court. The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, Guilford County EMS, Guilford County Emergency Management, High Point Fire Department, Guilford County Fire, State Highway Patrol, Department of Public Safety, and the American Red Cross have all been helping with the search, police said.
Police said that, along with people searching on foot, bike and ATV, officials are also using drones, boats, helicopters, and the bloodhound and K9 teams.
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Police said Dawkins has severe dementia. Anyone who sees her is asked to call 911.
Police are also asking people to share information related to Dawkins on social media and report any potential sightings. However, police also warn the public to stay away from the search area as that may impede efforts to find Dawkins.
Follow the High Point Police Department's Facebook and Twitter accounts for updates and to report sightings.
HIGH POINT — Authorities are asking for the public's help with finding a missing 81-year-old woman, according to a release from High Point police.
Heddie Dawkins was last seen on Blockhouse Court about 1:30 a.m. today, police said. She is Black and was wearing blue pajamas and slippers.
Police said Dawkins has severe dementia. Anyone who sees her is asked to call 911. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/update-missing-81-year-old-may-be-injured-high-point-police-say/article_a5e5bdae-23c3-11ed-9b9b-638d9a978a5c.html | 2022-08-25T02:07:10 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/update-missing-81-year-old-may-be-injured-high-point-police-say/article_a5e5bdae-23c3-11ed-9b9b-638d9a978a5c.html |
BIRMINGHAM Ala. (WIAT) — School districts across the nation are struggling to hire. Birmingham City Schools is working to navigate through faculty and staff shortages to help make sure students are provided with a quality education.
Birmingham city schools human resource officer, Jenikka Oglesby, says the school system has been utilizing several strategic methods to help recruit new faculty and staff into open positions.
Oglesby says there is a great need not only for teachers but for support staff like bus drivers, nurses, and custodians as well. She says high areas of need for teaching positions include, special education, English language learners and math.
Oglesby says Birmingham City Schools will continue to hire all school year.
“You never stop recruiting,” said Oglesby. “And so although we are hiring, we want to continue to hire, we want to make sure we have enough teachers, the right teachers, in the right seats as well.”
President of the Birmingham Alabama Federation of Teachers, Richard Franklin says this shortage is not fair to students.
Franklin says steps should be taken towards filling gaps with highly qualified individuals for the sake of our chidren’s education.
“We can’t wait till the end of the school year and say, ‘Okay we didn’t perform because we didn’t have teachers,’” said franklin. “We talk about it now. We know it now that we have a shortage. So, if everybody come and work together, I do believe that we can come up with a solution.”
To help towards filling these gaps, Oglesby says state certification requirements have been modified. The school system is also working on pathway and residency programs.
She says their school system’s priority lies with students and the quality of their education.
“There are a lot of strategies going on right now, but we are trying our best to make sure- again the priority is our students and making sure they are having a great teacher, and educator, and support person in their building with them,” said Oglesby.
Birmingham City Schools will host a job recruitment fair on September 10 at the Birmingham Zoo. Oglesby says they are looking to hire all positions.
To register, you can visit https://teachbcs.com/ | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-city-schools-works-to-navigate-through-national-teacher-shortage/ | 2022-08-25T02:08:50 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/birmingham-city-schools-works-to-navigate-through-national-teacher-shortage/ |
PHOENIX — On this edition of "Claw and Order," things got a little catty between Phoenix firefighters and Phoenix police as they playfully fought over bragging rights to kitten rescues.
On Wednesday, the Phoenix Police Department took to Twitter to prove they are ready to rescue cats, too, posting a video of an officer saving a kitten from a hole. The department tagged the Phoenix Fire Department, saying firefighters aren’t the only ones who know how to rescue kittens.
It didn’t take long for Phoenix Fire to shoot back a sassy message congratulating Phoenix PD, offering to “celebrate over donuts.”
"Sounds great! Just let us know when you wake up from your afternoon nap!" Phoenix PD responded.
Phoenix Fire wasn’t going to let that one go saying. “We will! And remember being this awesome takes a lot of energy."
Seriously though, it’s nice to see the departments having a little fun with each other.
And if "kitten around" results in more cats getting saved, then let the games continue.
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PHOENIX — Authorities said two people, including a pregnant woman, were rushed to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash near 32nd Street and McDowell Wednesday evening.
Phoenix police said when officers arrived on scene; they located a vehicle that had rolled over and struck a city bus.
After speaking to witnesses, police said they learned the vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run crash at 40th Street and McDowell Road and sped away from the area.
Police said the vehicle then ran a red light at 32nd Street and McDowell Road and collided with other vehicles at the intersection, struck a city bus, and came to rest on it’s roof.
Police said there were two people transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries; the driver of the hit and run vehicle and a pregnant woman involved in the crash at 40th Street and McDowell Road.
The collision occurred at the same intersection where a driver crashed their car into a restaurant on Wednesday.
A couple of hours before the multi-vehicle collision, a motorist drove into the Sushi Sonora restaurant located near 32nd Street and McDowell Road.
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Deaths on Arizona roads
Data from the Arizona Department of Transportation shows that roadway fatalities have been gradually rising in Arizona over the last decade:
2011: 825 deaths
2012: 821 deaths
2013: 844 deaths
2014: 774 deaths
2015: 895 deaths
2016: 952 deaths
2017: 1,000 deaths
2018: 1,010 deaths
2019: 982 deaths
2020: 1,057 deaths
ADOT offers driving tips on its website to help keep people safe on the road.
"There’s always room for improvement when it comes to road safety," the department said on its website.
ADOT's suggestions include:
Don’t speed or drive aggressively
Never drive while under the influence of substances
Avoid distractions while driving
Wear your seatbelt and make sure all passengers are doing the same
When an emergency vehicle is on the side of the road, move over
Stay extra aware in work zones
Be prepared for weather conditions that make driving dangerous
"Real-time highway conditions are available on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov, by calling 511, downloading the AZ 511 app and through ADOT’s Twitter feed, @ArizonaDOT," the department said. | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/2-injured-in-multi-vehicle-crash-near-32nd-st-and-mcdowell-firefighters-say/75-6c99d065-bf18-49da-85ac-fb5cf1c13d8c | 2022-08-25T02:12:46 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/2-injured-in-multi-vehicle-crash-near-32nd-st-and-mcdowell-firefighters-say/75-6c99d065-bf18-49da-85ac-fb5cf1c13d8c |
PHOENIX — Salt River Project customers could be paying more for their electric bills as the company looks to cover the rising costs of natural gas.
While customers like Stevie Jones and Charlie Griefer aren't thrilled about the idea of a bigger bill because everything is already too expensive they understand hikes happen.
"It's difficult when it's happening with everything. When everything is going up consistently, it's kind of hard to keep up," Jones said.
Even though SRP got preliminary approval Tuesday to increase rates for its more than a million customers, Brian Koch with SRP said it's just a proposal and that the final vote is set for September 12.
"At this time it's just a recommendation to our board for consideration. Our proposal is to have two moderate increases to our prices for customers, the first would go into effect in November of this year and the second increase would go into effect the following November of 2023," he explained. "We've used other funds within our company to help minimize the impact to our customers."
Koch added that the company isn’t immune to the skyrocketing prices, specifically the cost of natural gas, which is what this proposed increase would cover.
Meanwhile, advocates like Executive Director Cynthia Zwick with Wildfire AZ, a utility watchdog weighed in, and said with the possible hike, they're anticipating more customers needing assistance if this proposal passes.
"This is a tool that all utilities have in their arsenal to be reflective of costs that they're incurring. We will continue fighting for mitigating opportunities for those customers who simply can't pay their bills," Zwick said.
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PHOENIX — Thousands of people who received unemployment during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic are now being asked to pay that money back.
The Department of Economic Security went through tens of thousands of approved cases, only to find some accounts that never should've qualified. Some also may have received too much.
One woman who spoke with 12News said she now faces a bill that she can't afford.
"It's been a slap in the face really," she said.
For Delci, who wanted to only go by her nickname, the past several months have been hard.
"It's not my fault they made a mistake," she said. "I'm worried they're going to come knocking on my door because I can't afford to pay this."
During the pandemic, Delci couldn't work so she filed for unemployment. She started getting her weekly payments, but that stopped about a year ago. Recently, she got a piece of mail stating that she now owes money and a lot of it.
"I got this account that I owe $14,000," she said. "I had no idea what was going on."
From January to June, the Department of Economic Security said they found 27,000 Arizonans who were "overpaid" more than $121 million in benefits. That means they were told they qualified, got paid but then were told they shouldn't have been approved in the first place.
"We needed the money at the time," she said. "I wasn't working, I wasn't able to work. Literally, my daughter had to be home from school because she's had medical conditions her whole life. Now it's showing that was not a valid reason."
To make matters worse, she said her account was also flagged as 'fraud.' Confused as to why she said she can't get ahold of anyone at DES for answers.
"I've called several times and left messages," she said. "I'm sure there's people out there abusing the system, but the mass majority of people that have the issue are genuinely needing it and now they're getting this and saying oh just kidding, we're going to take that back we messed up, that's not fair."
Delci is now taking it one day at a time and said she's not sure what to do next, but is hopeful, a resolution will soon be found.
DES declined 12News' requests for an interview but said in an e-mail they've worked hard to prevent fraud but still paid well over $100 million in suspected fraudulent claims. They also said they'll work with people to "minimize the impact of overpayments whenever possible."
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A new Dallas Equity Plan approved by the Dallas City Council Wednesday is intended to reverse past racial inequity by reforming all city programs and spending.
Councilman Casey Thomas led the push over the past few years for equity instead of equal spending across the city.
“We cannot wait any longer to right the wrongs of the past. Today we have an opportunity to take the first step to reestablish trust with communities of color,” Thomas said.
Several public speakers asked for a delay to allow more Spanish language input. Supporters of the plan said many meetings were held already for input including in Spanish and greater input from neighborhoods in the future is included in the policy.
“This is a really, really exciting day for the City of Dallas,” Councilman Adam Bazaldua said. “This is also something new to cities across the country that I believe are going to be modeling after us, as well. So that we can right wrongs across the country. Equity is not equality and we’re going to have to address it in this manner if we’re ever going to change anything.”
Council Member Cara Mendelsohn cast the only vote against it.
Mendelsohn said all of Dallas has weak services and a better approach would be a plan to promote Southern Dallas development.
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“Communities of color are everywhere in our city. We have one of the highest poverty rates in the country for a major city and this should be our urgent priority for the entire council and our city. To continue fighting over dollars that are needed everywhere, by everybody, in every district, every race; every single area needs investment,” Mendelsohn said.
Other Anglo members of the City Council supported the equity plan.
“This plan is about trust through change,” Council Member Jaynie Schultz said. “The team that put this plan together is asking us and you the beautiful kaleidoscope of people who call Dallas a home to give this plan a chance.”
One example of neglect that neighbors cite is Chalk Hill Road between I-30 and Singleton Boulevard in West Dallas. The narrow two-lane road is filled with potholes and patches. It has gravel shoulders and serious drainage problems with heavy truck traffic.
It serves the traditionally Latino-populated Ledbetter-Eagle Ford neighborhood where Debbie Solis is an activist.
Solis was involved in promoting the equity policy.
“For generations, we have been just left out,” Solis said. “They have to go back to when they never helped this community so everything should be doubled in our area because we never got services before.”
Separate from the equity policy vote Wednesday the Dallas City Council unanimously approved the reconstruction of Chalk Hill Road and its bumpy railroad crossing. It will be a complete street with four vehicle lanes, bike lanes and wide sidewalks.
Councilman Omar Narvaez who represents the area said Chalk Hill Road has been like traveling over land mines for decades.
“This neighborhood has waited far too long to make this happen,” Narvaez said.
Solis said she hopes the equity plan will help catch up on more problems in Ledbetter-Eagle Ford and other Dallas neighborhoods.
“Just walk West Dallas and South Dallas. The needs are so much greater here,” Solis said.
Equity is to be the policy for the new Dallas budget in the works now to be approved by the end of September. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-equity-plan-to-reverse-racial-inequities/3056425/ | 2022-08-25T02:15:51 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-equity-plan-to-reverse-racial-inequities/3056425/ |
Angry calls to fire Uvalde’s embattled school police chief swept through an auditorium Wednesday where school board members faced demands to make Pete Arredondo the first officer to lose his job over the fumbled response to the massacre at Robb Elementary School.
The school board fired Arredondo Wednesday, three months to the day after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history.
Arredondo was not in attendance but through his attorney released a blistering and defiant 17-page letter that lashed out at state officials, defended the police response to the May 24 massacre and accused the school board of putting his safety at risk by not allowing him to carry a weapon to the meeting.
Arredondo, who had previously been on administrative leave since June, has come under the most scrutiny for his actions during the May 24 tragedy. State police and a damning investigative report in July have criticized the police chief of the roughly 4,000-student school district for failing to take charge of the scene, not breaching the classroom sooner and wasting time by looking for a key to a likely unlocked door.
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But a letter released by his attorney, George Hyde, accused the school district of not being prepared for an attacker and described the actions taken by Arrendondo and hundreds of other officers on the scene as “reasonable.”
Heavily armed law enforcement personnel arrived at the school within minutes of the attack, but police did not breach the classroom and confront the gunman for more than an hour.
“Chief Arredondo is a leader and a courageous officer who with all of the other law enforcement officers who responded to the scene, should be celebrated for the lives saved, instead of vilified for those they couldn’t reach in time,” Hyde wrote.
Arredondo's attorney also added in the letter Uvalde ISD did not look to give the chief of police a security detail or the right to carry his weapon despite numerous death threats received.
"Despite knowledge of legitimate risks of harm to the public and to Chief Arredondo and all others intending to be present, the district deprives the Chief of his right to lawfully carry a weapon, while at the same time, fails to disclose any alternative and reliable safety measures," Hyde said.
Hyde added that Arredondo would not participate in the Board's meeting and requested his reinstatement, with backpay from his time of leave.
"Chief Arredondo will not participate in his own illegal and unconstitutional public lynching and respectfully requests the board immediately reinstate him, with all back pay and benefits and close the complaint as unfounded," Hyde said. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/uvalde-isd-police-chief-requested-reinstatement-paid-leave-backpay/3056415/ | 2022-08-25T02:15:57 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/uvalde-isd-police-chief-requested-reinstatement-paid-leave-backpay/3056415/ |
TWIN FALLS — Monday's city council meeting will be a marathon session of 23 applicants making their cases why they should be selected to fill an open seat on the council.
Twin Falls City Council members will hear three-minute statements from each applicant and have the chance to ask questions after each speaks.
A vacancy was created last month when Shawn Barigar resigned from the council, announcing his decision to seek the position of city economic development director and wanting to avoid a conflict of interest.
"It will be a long evening, but a good evening," said Vice Mayor Christopher Reid, who expects the meeting to last about three hours.
He welcomed the large number of candidates.
"As I have read through the applications, these are people who want to be part of the process," Reid said.
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Candidates have their own backgrounds, perspectives and concerns.
Council members are personally acquainted with many of the applicants. That will make it more difficult in selecting who will be the best fit.
Because only one candidate will be chosen, "there are good people who won't get the position," Reid said.
Idaho Code allows the mayor to fill vacancies in the city council, with the consent of the city council. The decision on a replacement might not happen Monday. Historically, it has been the next city council meeting when the mayor announces a selection and the city council votes on it, Reid said.
Applicants include Patrick Paterson, Eddie “Steve” Marin, Neli Christensen, Charles Lewis, Brian Bell, Christopher Cardinet, Reylene Abbott, Michael Shaffer, Craig Kelley, Robert Beauregard, Terry C. McCurdy, Grayson Stone, Gerardo Munoz, Diane Feagins, Patty Cameron, Joshua Callen, Aaron Wert, Linda Brugger, Cassandra Hieovas, James Craigg, Ben Woodbury, Alexandra Caval and Christine Hernandez.
The 23 applicants are the most who have applied for an open council position in recent memory, city spokesman Joshua Palmer said. Reid first took a seat on the city council in 2017, chosen from among 14 candidates after Don Hall resigned after being elected as a Twin Falls County commissioner.
The chosen applicant's appointment will last until November 2023, after which the person could run again for another term.
The city council position pays $1,276 per month.
The public is invited to the meeting at City Hall or may watch the live stream. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/23-apply-to-fill-barigars-spot-on-twin-falls-city-council/article_c43a4822-23d4-11ed-9fb2-bb0ea5444adb.html | 2022-08-25T02:21:07 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/23-apply-to-fill-barigars-spot-on-twin-falls-city-council/article_c43a4822-23d4-11ed-9fb2-bb0ea5444adb.html |
BURLEY — The Family History Center, 224 E. 14th St., will extend its hours starting Sept. 6.
Tuesday hours will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., which will allow more people to attend after work.
Starting on Sept. 9, the center will open at 10 a.m. with youth consultants serving on the shift along with adults.
Kids Classes will resume in September for youth ages 3-10.
Check out the center's Facebook page or website for more information on classes or call the center at 208-878-7286.
Everyone is welcome. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/burley-family-history-center-extends-hours/article_f4c598da-23c9-11ed-80d4-eb6d3a9460b3.html | 2022-08-25T02:21:13 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/burley-family-history-center-extends-hours/article_f4c598da-23c9-11ed-80d4-eb6d3a9460b3.html |
BURLEY — D.L. Evans Bank donated $3,150 to Simply Hope Family Outreach on behalf of a bank employee.
The donation was through the bank's 2022 Employee Directed Donation Initiative, which gives employees the opportunity to nominate their favorite non-profit organization in Idaho and Utah for a donation from the bank. D.L. Evans also added an additional 5% to each total in the employee's name.
This year Simply Hope was nominated by Jerry Tegan, South Burley branch manager.
Simply Hope is a family outreach program. It is a volunteer organization with a primary goal of supporting local families struggling with addiction, codependency, grief, divorce and suicide.
Visit Simply Hope online to learn more about its services. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/d-l-evans-bank-donates-3-150-to-simply-hope-family-outreach/article_824346ac-23cb-11ed-be68-374df8fa2baf.html | 2022-08-25T02:21:19 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/d-l-evans-bank-donates-3-150-to-simply-hope-family-outreach/article_824346ac-23cb-11ed-be68-374df8fa2baf.html |
GOODING — High school cheerleaders and coaches will teach cheers and a dance at the GHS Mini Cheer Camp September 12-14.
The camp will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. each day, and is for boys and girls from kindergarten through eighth grade. Cost is $30, and $20 each for additional siblings.
The dance that campers will learn will be performed Sept. 15 during halftime of a Gooding High School football game.
Snacks will be provided at the camp and goody bags will be given to those that register prior to Sept. 9. A waiver must be signed.
Contact Coach Chelsea Lee at chelsea.lee@goodingschools.org for more information. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/mini-cheer-camp-set-at-gooding-high/article_ecb7ad7c-23c9-11ed-97c4-1b786addd2a6.html | 2022-08-25T02:21:26 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/mini-cheer-camp-set-at-gooding-high/article_ecb7ad7c-23c9-11ed-97c4-1b786addd2a6.html |
Game master Paula Brown Sinclair, left, asks questions during Wednesday Night Trivia, Aug. 24, 2022, at Koto Brewing Co. in downtown Twin Falls.
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Douglas Bryson talks to the presenters during Wednesday Night Trivia, Aug. 24, 2022, at Koto Brewing Co. in downtown Twin Falls. The Twin Falls Community Foundation is presenting the trivia night in order to raise funds for community projects.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Dennis Bowyer, right, checks answers after round one of Wednesday Night Trivia, Aug. 24, 2022, at Koto Brewing Co. in downtown Twin Falls. The brewery is giving out prizes to the winners.
If you knew that the Secret Service was first created by the U.S. government to combat counterfeit bills, then trivia night at Koto Brewing Co. might be just the spot to be.
For a crisp $5 bill, teams of up to six players can test their knowledge in the hopes of winning prizes and perhaps even a year of free beer. The Wednesday Night Trivia contest is held twice a month until the end of the year and is put together by the Twin Falls Community Foundation.
According to member Dennis Bowyer, the foundation is a nonprofit conduit that allows social and civic clubs to raise money for their projects such as Baxter's Dog Park on Shoup Avenue West.
PHOTOS: Trivia night: hosted by Koto Brewing Co. presented by TF Community Foundation
Trivia night: hosted by Koto Brewing Co. presented by TF Community Foundation
Trivia night: hosted by Koto Brewing Co. presented by TF Community Foundation
Trivia night: hosted by Koto Brewing Co. presented by TF Community Foundation
Trivia night: hosted by Koto Brewing Co. presented by TF Community Foundation
Trivia night: hosted by Koto Brewing Co. presented by TF Community Foundation
Trivia night: hosted by Koto Brewing Co. presented by TF Community Foundation
Douglas Bryson talks to the presenters during Wednesday Night Trivia, Aug. 24, 2022, at Koto Brewing Co. in downtown Twin Falls. The Twin Falls Community Foundation is presenting the trivia night in order to raise funds for community projects.
Dennis Bowyer, right, checks answers after round one of Wednesday Night Trivia, Aug. 24, 2022, at Koto Brewing Co. in downtown Twin Falls. The brewery is giving out prizes to the winners. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/raising-community-funds-through-trivia/article_c6f1664a-240b-11ed-a16d-73f5c8f54957.html | 2022-08-25T02:21:32 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/raising-community-funds-through-trivia/article_c6f1664a-240b-11ed-a16d-73f5c8f54957.html |
PHOENIX — Arizonans will be able to vote on two controversial ballot measures even though petition circulators broke the law, the state Supreme Court ruled late Wednesday.
In separate rulings, the justices said those who gather signatures for money are required to register with the Secretary of State's Office for each petition campaign. Chief Justice Robert Brutinel said that did not happen in either the initiative to require disclosure of "dark money'' in politics or another to cap medical debt payments.
But Brutinel pointed out that the Secretary of State's Office provided no procedure for those already registered to submit new ones. He said that made it impossible for circulators to comply with the law.
More to the point, Brutinel said knocking the petition drives off the ballot for a problem that circulators and organizers did not create "would unreasonably hinder or restrict'' the constitutional right of the people to propose their own laws. So he and his colleagues agreed that the signatures gathered by those who did not register anew should count.
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That conclusion is crucial. A contrary ruling would have left both measures short of the number of valid signatures needed to appear on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Republican Gov. Doug Ducey and the GOP leaders of the state House and Senate had urged the state Supreme Court to overturn lower court rulings and block the initiatives from the ballot.
The "dark money" measure would would require the disclosure of true sources of donations of more than $5,000 on political campaigns. Initiative organizer Terry Goddard has said the money would have to be traced back to the original source and could not be “laundered’’ through a series of groups.
The medical debt initiative would raise the amount of a home’s value shielded from creditors under the “homestead exemption” from $150,000 to $400,000, and boost the value of vehicles, cash and other possessions shielded from creditors. It also would cap interest rates on medical debts and add yearly inflation adjustments.
Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has been reporting since 1970 and covering state politics and the Legislature since 1982. Follow him on Twitter at @azcapmedia or email azcapmedia@gmail.com. | https://tucson.com/news/local/court-2-arizona-initiatives-to-stay-on-ballot-despite-violations/article_3348c8d4-241a-11ed-a62a-af0ac1995086.html | 2022-08-25T02:25:48 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/court-2-arizona-initiatives-to-stay-on-ballot-despite-violations/article_3348c8d4-241a-11ed-a62a-af0ac1995086.html |
The state NAACP chapter will lead an effort to transition some appointed school boards in Virginia to elected ones — starting with Hanover’s.
Robert Barnette, president of the Virginia NAACP, announced the “Why We Can’t Wait” campaign at a news conference in Hanover County on Wednesday. He cited School Board member Johnny Redd as a prime example of why Hanover residents should have the right to elect their School Board members.
Redd, who was appointed to the School Board in May, caused a controversy following a statement to The Times-Dispatch in which he referred to Hanover NAACP President Patricia Hunter-Jordan as an “angry African-American lady.”
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“When I heard that statement from Johnny Redd, I was offended that Black women are continually being disrespected … and reduced to the old, tired stereotype of an angry Black woman,” Barnette said. “It has been Black women who have made the commitment to fighting for equality, equity, representation within our community and beyond.”
Hunter-Jordan on Wednesday announced the Hanover NAACP is calling for Hanover School Board Chair John Axselle III to resign from the board.
At the last Hanover County School Board meeting, Axselle interrupted a woman who was speaking during the public comment segment and said she was not on topic. He directed a deputy to escort the woman out of the room as she was speaking about Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal advocacy organization that Axselle recruited to help write a proposed School Board policy. Hunter-Jordan said Axselle later allowed two men to speak without interruption about the Bible, which was not on the topic of the proposed policy.
“Mr. Axselle does not respect women in general, and it is obvious to us,” Hunter-Jordan said. “He thinks nothing of yelling at us publicly. He thinks nothing of telling us he is in charge. The School Board has shown us who they are and, now, we surely believe them.”
Axselle did not return phone calls and emails from The Times-Dispatch on Wednesday.
Hanover County is one of 16 Virginia localities that appoints its school board members instead of electing them. Each member is appointed by the Hanover County Board of Supervisors for staggered four-year terms.
“Some counties may be OK with their school board. It might work for them. But here in Hanover, it doesn’t work for us,” Barnette said in an interview. “If they were listening to our concerns, if they were improving the diversity of our school system … we wouldn’t have these issues we’re faced with now. But they refuse to, and when you refuse to listen and you’re using our taxpayer dollars, we have a problem with it.”
In order to transition from an appointed to an elected school board, state law requires voters to approve a referendum seeking to change the method of selecting school board members.
In order to get that referendum on the ballot, state law requires a petition with signatures from registered voters equivalent to 15% of the number of votes cast in the county in the preceding presidential election.
Barnette said the plan is to organize using resources from the NAACP’s state and national offices to put people on the ground, knocking door to door in order to gather signatures.
Other organizations have led efforts to collect signatures in years past but did not gather enough signatures to put a referendum on the ballot. The Virginia NAACP will begin its advocacy during the next voting cycle, Barnette said.
Other demands from the state and local NAACP put forth Wednesday included an apology from Redd, and a commitment from the school board and board of supervisors to undergo cultural sensitivity, diversity, equity and inclusion training within the next six months. | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/virginia-naacp-leading-effort-to-have-elected-school-boards/article_00267b4e-4081-5b26-9ce3-9a5ba6dce78a.html | 2022-08-25T02:27:55 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/education/virginia-naacp-leading-effort-to-have-elected-school-boards/article_00267b4e-4081-5b26-9ce3-9a5ba6dce78a.html |
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It was a win-or-go-home game Wednesday night for the Dallas Wings as they took on the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.
Fans funneled into the College Park Center at UT Arlington for game three between the teams.
The Wings outshined the Sun in an elimination game Sunday marking the team's first playoff win since moving to Dallas in 2015. That makes Wednesday night's match-up the team's first-ever home playoff game.
“We're super excited to be a part of history. We're literally writing out the Dallas Wings history right before our very eyes,” said LaDondra Wilson, VP of Social Responsibility.
The Wings pledged to 'pack the park' to support the team and got an assist doing that long before tip-off from UTA women's basketball coach Shereka Wright.
“These women definitely deserve the support from their community,” said Wright.
Wright is a former WNBA player who knows first-hand the importance of seeing the stands full, so she bought 250 tickets to Wednesday’s game for Arlington elementary and middle school students.
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“It’s definitely important having the community be behind you and supporting you and seeing women at a high level and competing and doing something that they love is a big part, especially for young boys and young girls to be able to see,” said Wright. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/uta-coach-buys-dallas-wings-playoff-tickets-for-local-kids/3056423/ | 2022-08-25T02:33:13 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/uta-coach-buys-dallas-wings-playoff-tickets-for-local-kids/3056423/ |
What Arizonans need to know about Biden's student loan plan. Your questions answered
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his effort to administer student loan debt relief for low- to middle-income borrowers through plans to provide up to $20,000 in debt cancellation to Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 in debt cancellation to non-Pell Grant recipients.
To be eligible for the relief, loan borrowers must have an individual income of less than $125,000 or household earnings of less than $250,000. The debt relief will not be available for high-income households and individuals in the top 5% of incomes.
Biden also continued the pause on federal student loan repayment through Dec. 31, leaving borrowers to resume their payments in January 2023.
Here are more questions and answers about what Arizonans need to know about Biden's student loan plan.
Did Biden cancel student loan debt?
Biden’s recent announcement did not extinguish all student loan debt, but many borrowers are eligible for loan relief.
Who qualifies for student loan forgiveness?
Individuals with an income of less than $125,000 or households with earnings of less than $250,000 can qualify for the $10,000 in debt relief. Borrowers who received a Pell Grant and meet the income requirements can have up to $20,000 forgiven.
Nearly 90% of those who will receive relief and who are not in school make less than $75,000 annually, according to the Education Department.
Among eligible borrowers, more than one-third are over 40, including 5% who are senior citizens. In addition, 21% of eligible borrowers are 25 or younger and nearly one-half are among the ages of 26 to 39.
What is a Pell Grant?
A Pell Grant, which is awarded to low-income students, is a needs-based grant designed to help students cover the cost of their college expenses. Pell Grant recipients are more than 60% of the borrower population, and Pell Grants are frequently used by students of color. Although the award varies, the maximum federal Pell Grant award is capped off at $6,895 for the 2022-23 academic year.
How many Americans have student loan debt?
Federal student loan debt adds up to $1.6 trillion for more than 45 million borrowers.
What is the average student loan debt?
The typical undergraduate student with loans now graduates with nearly $25,000 in loan debt.
What if I didn't finish my degree?
No problem. That does not disqualify you from receiving debt cancellation.
Are private loans included in Biden’s loan forgiveness plan?
No, private loans will not be forgiven in Biden’s plan.
By definition, private loans are non-federal loans that are made by private organizations, including credit unions, banks and state-affiliated or state-based organizations. These are loans that borrowers owe to the student loan provider.
Is Sallie Mae a federal loan?
Sallie Mae is a private loan. Sallie Mae was once a government-sponsored entity, but when the company split into two, it became a consumer bank that provides private loans.
How do people receive the student loan debt forgiveness?
Loan borrowers are required to fill out a form through an application process to receive loan forgiveness.
Although the application process and any benefits may be indefinitely pushed back because of legal challenges, the Biden administration plans to have the application available by the termination of the pause on federal student loan repayments.
Will I have to pay taxes on the canceled debt?
Taxes do not have to be paid on the debt relief. The canceled debt will not be treated as taxable income for federal income tax purposes.
What loan repayment plan is being proposed?
The Department of Education proposed a student loan repayment plan that caps the monthly payments for undergraduate loans at 5% of a borrower’s discretionary income. Under most current repayment plans, borrowers must pay nearly double that amount.
How much will this cost the federal government and taxpayers?
According to an estimate from a model developed by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a one-time maximum debt cancellation of $10,000 for borrowers with an income that is less than $125,000 will cost nearly $300 billion.
What if I've already paid off my student loans?
The debt cancellation is expected to apply only to borrowers who currently have student loan debt.
What document explains your rights and responsibilities as a federal student loan borrower?
The Master Promissory Note is a legally binding document that outlines the rights of a federal student loan borrower. An MPN, which can be good for up to 10 years, also details the terms and conditions of repayment for a borrower.
Reach the reporter at eforquer@gannett.com. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2022/08/24/biden-student-loan-plan-what-arizonans-with-debt-should-know/7890123001/ | 2022-08-25T02:39:10 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2022/08/24/biden-student-loan-plan-what-arizonans-with-debt-should-know/7890123001/ |
Opioid addiction, deaths costs $53B to Arizona's economy, researcher says
An online panel on Wednesday discussed the toll the opioid crisis has had on Arizona’s economy with estimated costs on the state reportedly having tripled over the past decade.
The panel was hosted over Zoom by the nonprofit and nonpartisan Common Sense Institute Arizona. Its policy and research director, Glenn Farley, said he determined the increase by following the methodology the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used to find Arizona’s opioid addiction costs for 2017.
“The cost last year reached a peak record of about $53 billion,” Farley said, comparing this figure to the $21 billion the CDC previously found in 2017.
Farley’s estimated cost comes largely from opioid overdose deaths. There were 2,006 confirmed opioid overdose deaths in 2021, and at least 372 confirmed opioid overdose deaths in 2022, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Cost is further increased by reduced productivity and quality of life for those with opioid addiction, along with law enforcement and medical treatment costs, Farley explained.
Opioid crisis: More than 15K 'candy'-looking fentanyl pills seized at port of entry
Further adding to the cost, Farley said is the “novel and unique” border security expense Arizona faces as a border state. “Those costs have roughly tripled over the past decade from about $15 billion in 2010 to over $50 billion this year,” Farley said, explaining that the increase in cost is attributed to when border drug law enforcement shifted to migrant processing with the uptick in migrant crossings.
Additionally, he pointed to a crackdown on prescription painkillers as raising the demand for fentanyl-laced street drugs and a spike in fentanyl overdoses.
“They all contributed, unintentionally, to the opioid crisis,” he said.
Farley said the Arizona Department of Public Safety is now coming across more fentanyl in southern border counties than two years ago, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seizing 50% less of the substance than its 2020 highs.
Combined Law Enforcement Association of Arizona Executive Director Jobe Dickinson addressed this reported disparity.
“We are now taking the responsibility when we’re seizing these loads of drugs that are no longer being stopped at the border because border patrol is tied up dealing with the migrant issue,” said Dickinson, who previously served 20 years in law enforcement in Tucson.
Maricopa County Attorney’s Office prosecutor Rachel Mitchell said the fentanyl issue in Arizona is also affecting small businesses with an increase in retail theft and even overdoses happening on location.
“We’re hearing stories about people going into bathrooms of restaurants or small businesses and finding somebody passed out or even deceased because they go into the bathroom to use fentanyl,” Mitchell said.
The trafficking of brightly colored fentanyl pills was also discussed, as Mitchell said the deadly drug is being made to appear like candy.
Mitchell went on to warn about the danger of not taking fentanyl seriously.
“This is really immediately addicting. This is not something that somebody’s going to experiment with necessarily and be able to kick,” she said.
Reach breaking news reporter Jose R. Gonzalez at jose.gonzalez@gannett.com or on Twitter @jrgzztx.
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IDAHO, USA — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced his plan to forgive up to $20,000 per borrower of federal student loans as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Student Debt Relief Plan.
Pell Grant recipients could see up to $20,000 of debt cancelled. Non-Pell Grant recipients can receive up to $10,000 of their loan cancelled, too.
To qualify, individual income must be less than $125,000 annually, or the household income must be less than $250,000, according to the Biden Administration.
The total student loan debt in the United States is nearly $1.75 trillion, according to numbers from Federal Reserve.
"It's obviously out of control. It's been a big discussion for a long time and doesn't show any signs of getting better," Boise State University doctoral student Brian Stelbotsky said.
Stelbotsky earned his undergraduate degree in 2009 from the University of Pittsburgh. He's still paying off that loan today, but Stelbotsky says his loan is manageable.
"I'm not going to complain about havening some of that relieved, of course," Stelbotsky said.
It's a big help to the individual - such as Stelbotsky, but this plan will have consequences, according to University of Idaho Clinical Associate Professor of Economics, Steven Peterson.
The deficit doesn’t disappear; it is added to the federal debt total. Early estimates suggest this will cost $300 billion.
"I have very mixed feelings," Peterson said. "At some point, if the debt gets high enough, it could ultimately threaten the stability of the economic system in the United States. We're no where near that, but we've seen countries where that has occurred, such as Greece."
After adjusting for inflation, Peterson paid $1,000 per semester in the late 1970's. He understands the current financial burden students are under to afford college. However, Peterson believes loan cancellation could send the wrong message to future borrowers.
People may begin to take out federal student loans they cannot repay, because they expect the loan to be forgiven at some point in the future.
"If the incentives don't line up right, you can actually make the student loan debt worse in the long run," Peterson said.
Peterson favors bankruptcy. He believes that is the most tailored system to evaluate borrowers on a case-by-case basis.
"On a complex policy like this, it would be nice to come up with a bi-partisan solution," Peterson said. "Congress, many years ago, made it very difficult to file bankruptcy on student loan debt. I would like to see that revisited. That way the court can go through and vet the finances of a family and make sure that it's appropriate to discharge that kind of debt."
Peterson feels the Biden Administration’s plan is a one-size-fits-all policy that could award relief to those who otherwise wouldn’t need it - people who are otherwise fully capable to pay off student loans on their own.
"There's always unintended consequences," Peterson said. "People will feel that's a misuse of tax dollars."
However, from Stelbotsky's perspective, this relief is needed because he knows people in far worse situations, stuck living under crippling debt.
"I think if we've gotten ourselves into a situation where there's a level of student debt nationally that we're concerned about, then there have to be some discussions how we got there," Stelbotsky said. "How we might change the systems or structures that got us there in the first place."
The Biden-Harris Administration’s Student Debt Relief Plan has ongoing changes for loan repayment that will current and future borrowers.
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KILLEEN, Texas — Johanna Rivera and Melissa Scotting nervously walked into Judge Bill Cook's court Wednesday morning. They were facing eviction. Their attorney, provided by Lone Star Legal Aid, sat in the front with Scotting.
Judge Bill Cook started preceding, and asked landlord Clear Creek Rentals for their "prayer".
The representatives for Clear Creek Rentals suddenly told the judge they wished to dismiss the case.
Rivera was shocked but thankful. She would not be evicted today.
On Aug. 3, Clear Creek Rentals sent tenants Johanna Rivera and Melissa Scotting a letter saying they owed $2293.68. Rivera's rent is listed as $800 on her lease.
Rivera said additional fees for water or trash was typical, but the notice also listed "tenant violations" fines of $960 and $300. The first fine was because Rivera's baby sister had an unauthorized pet on the property, the second was because Clear Creek Rentals was claimed they had an additional tenant.
Rivera and Scotting paid more than $1000 to cover the rent and other fees but the Clear Creek Rentals still moved forward with an eviction notice.
6 News interviewed Rivera about the issue last Friday and helped her get connected to Lone Start Legal Aid for help.
Clear Creek Rentals refused to speak to 6 News about the allegations or the eviction. An office manager for the company simply said they would deal with the issue in court.
Fast forward to Wednesday morning, Rivera and Scotting walked out of court with attorney Birdie Jones and 6 News Reporter Andrew Moore. Jones had been ready with multiple arguments, but didn't need to use them.
"I wasn't expecting that at all. I thought there was going to be a whole argument in there. I don't know," Rivera told 6 News.
It was not clear why the suit was suddenly dropped. Rivera said, according to her attorney, there may have been some issue with the eviction notice itself. Jones never had an opportunity to get into the details, and couldn't discuss the specifics afterwards.
Rivera and Scotting told 6 News they still need to figure out how to how to break their lease, ask they want out of the Clear Creek Rentals property, but now they had time to figure it out.
"I'm trying to move out as soon as possible, hopefully with no penalties, because I don't want to live there no more," Rivera said.
6 News called and emailed Clear Creek Rentals again Wednesday but the company again did not respond to our questions.
More on KCENtv.com: | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/6-fix-killeen-tenant-who-was-fined-960/500-ec806ffc-d390-4eee-8450-a49ed6be9ebf | 2022-08-25T02:44:20 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/6-fix-killeen-tenant-who-was-fined-960/500-ec806ffc-d390-4eee-8450-a49ed6be9ebf |
BOISE — A federal judge has partially enjoined Idaho’s abortion “trigger” law from being enforced while it’s challenged in court, but only as it applies to hospital emergency rooms where federal law requires emergency treatment.
U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill, in a 39-page ruling issued Wednesday evening, wrote that emergency-room physicians whose patients are suffering serious pregnancy complications face a “fast-moving, chaotic environment,” in which “the job is difficult enough as it is,” as they weigh the risk to the mother and fetus. “But once Idaho Code 18-622 goes into effect, the physician may well find herself facing the impossible task of attempting to simultaneously comply with both federal and state law,” the judge wrote.
“It is impossible to comply with both laws,” he found.
As a result, he wrote, “This woman, if she lives, potentially may have to live the remainder of her life with significant disabilities and chronic medical conditions as a result of her pregnancy complication. All because Idaho law prohibited the physician from performing the abortion.”
The trigger law makes all abortions in Idaho, at any stage of gestation, felonies for which a doctor could face two to five years in prison. It has no health exemption. The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Idaho – the first such challenge to a state trigger law since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June – charging that Idaho’s trigger law conflicts with the federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care to patients whose health is threatened.
Idaho’s trigger law, passed in 2020 and “triggered” to take effect only after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, is set to go into effect Thursday, 30 days after the judgment was issued in the high court’s case. Its only exceptions are that it allows doctors who are prosecuted to assert an affirmative defense in court if an abortion was performed in a case of rape or incest in which a police report was provided to the doctor, or to “prevent the death” of the pregnant patient from causes other than suicide.
“The physician cannot enjoy the benefit of this affirmative defense if she performed the abortion merely to prevent serious harm to the patient, rather than to save her life,” Winmill wrote in her ruling.
Idaho’s trigger law has no health exemption, which is the source of the legal dispute, as an emergency abortion to save a pregnant woman from severe health consequences wouldn’t be covered by the affirmative defense, only one to prevent her death. Also, Idaho’s law defines abortion so broadly that conditions like ectopic pregnancies, which can’t result in a live birth, are covered.
The federal law in question is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA. The judge wrote, “During the pendency of this lawsuit, the State of Idaho will be enjoined from enforcing Idaho Code 18-622 to the extent that statute conflicts with EMTALA-mandated care.”
Because the judge’s ruling – and the federal government’s lawsuit – only covers hospitals subject to the federal emergency care law, Idaho’s trigger law still takes effect Thursday for all other situations in which an abortion could occur, including at a clinic or via medication.
The state argued that life-threatening pregnancy complications like ectopic pregnancy, in which a fetus implants outside the uterus and no live birth can result, aren’t abortions, so they’re not covered by the law. But during a hearing on Monday, both the Department of Justice and the judge noted the exact wording of the law, which Deputy Idaho Attorney General Brian Church conceded would cover an ectopic pregnancy if it threatens the woman’s health, but at that point, not her life.
Idaho law defines abortion as “the use of any means to intentionally terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman with knowledge that the termination by those means will, with reasonable likelihood, cause the death of the unborn child.”
Monte Stewart, the private attorney hired by the Idaho Legislature to provide arguments on its behalf in addition to the Idaho Attorney General’s defense of the law, stunned the court by arguing that the law would never be enforced, so its wording didn’t matter.
“In the real world, there’s no conflict,” Stewart said. He argued at length that no doctor would ever perform an abortion in an emergency situation except to prevent the death of the mother, and that no prosecutor would ever prosecute a doctor for doing so. He termed the law’s definitions, and its lack of a health exemption, “conceptual as opposed to the practical,” saying, “My clients are real-world, practical folks.”
Stewart also told the court, “Idaho is capable of many things, but it is not capable of producing now or in the future a prosecutor stupid enough to prosecute an ectopic pregnancy case.”
Winmill wrote in his ruling, “During oral argument, the State conceded that the procedure necessary to terminate an ectopic pregnancy is a criminal act, given the broad definitions used in Idaho’s criminal abortion statute.”
The judge addressed Stewart’s arguments in his ruling. “During oral argument, the Legislature acknowledged the ‘conceptual textual conflicts’” between the state and federal laws, “but entreated the Court to ignore the Idaho statute’s text and focus instead on ‘what happens in the real world.’”
He found that multiple declarations submitted by Idaho doctors showed that “the actual, ‘real-life’ experience of medical professionals in Idaho who regularly treat women in these situations” show that pregnant women can face serious and permanent health risks that sometimes require emergency abortions.
“If the law does not mean what it says, why have it at all?” the judge wrote.
“Neither the State nor the Legislature have convinced the Court that it is possible for healthcare workers to simultaneously comply with their obligations under EMTALA and Idaho statutory law,” Winmill wrote. “The state law must therefore yield to federal law to the extent of that conflict.”
Betsy Z. Russell is the Boise bureau chief and state capitol reporter for the Idaho Press and Adams Publishing Group. Follow her on Twitter at @BetsyZRussell. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/judge-partially-blocks-idaho-s-abortion-trigger-law/article_bc2a56ea-23d4-11ed-b078-07bfbf60f152.html | 2022-08-25T02:53:15 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/judge-partially-blocks-idaho-s-abortion-trigger-law/article_bc2a56ea-23d4-11ed-b078-07bfbf60f152.html |
FRUITLAND – The search for Michael Vaughan is hitting the road.
On Wednesday, the Fruitland Police Department, in partnership with Kam-Way Transportation and the Washington State Patrol, announced an initiative to place photos of Vaughan on the side of semi-trailers traveling the western United States and beyond.
The effort is the latest push to bring Vaughan home, after he went missing from his Fruitland residence over a year ago. Vaughan, who was 5 at the time of his disappearance, was last seen outside his family home on Southwest Ninth Street at around 6:30 p.m. on July 27, 2021.
“We know that exposure along the interstates, highways and roads of this country will help bring new leads and potentially help bring Michael home safely,” Fruitland Police Chief J.D. Huff said at a press conference.
Kam-Way Transportation, which is based out of Blaine, Washington, is providing the semi-trailers. Three trailers will feature photos of Vaughan, along with Vaughan’s name, the words “Please Help Find Me,” and a phone number and website for those with information about him.
The company has been providing the service since 2018 and is currently assisting on seven missing children’s cases, including Vaughan’s.
Kam Sihota, CEO of Kam-Way, said the company has trucks traveling primarily in seven western U.S. states – Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. He added, however, that Kam-Way trucks can also be found on roads throughout the country and also parts of Canada.
“Moving freight and moving trucks down the road is something that we do on a day-in, day-out basis,” Sihota said. “But being able to do a little more, a little extra, give families hope, bring awareness through the missing children on the side of our trailers is something that’s near and dear to myself, my wife, our whole company. We think that it’s an amazing cause.”
Carri Gordon, the missing and unidentified person unit manager with Washington State Patrol, commended Kam-Way for its commitment to the program. Currently, the trailers feature cases that are predominantly in Washington state, Gordon said.
“I just want to assure the families and law enforcement that we are not going to stop. That is what we do,” she said. “That is why we do what we do every single day.”
The search for Vaughan has been intensive and has involved multiple law enforcement agencies.
At Wednesday’s press conference, held at Fruitland Community Park, Huff was flanked by Gordon along with representatives from the Payette County Sheriff’s Office, Payette City Police Department and Ontario Police Department. Huff also referenced Idaho State Police, FBI, and “law enforcement agencies across the country” for their help during this time.
He lamented the evening of Vaughan’s disappearance, when over 100 law enforcement officers came to Fruitland to assist in the search.
He said that over 3,000 acres of farmland has been covered, as well as 29 miles of riverbank along Snake River. Two-hundred-fifty residential homes have been investigated during the search, Huff said.
He added that police have combed through out buildings, septic tanks, garbage cans, vehicles, irrigation ditches and drained canals in search of the boy.
The chief said that over 30 search warrants have been served and more than 1,200 leads have been processed over the past year.
“Many of which we have been able to clear,” he said. “Many of which we are still working on.”
Regardless, the commitment to find Vaughan remains steadfast.
“We haven’t stopped,” Huff said. “Every day we have unfinished business and our investigation remains very, very active.”
Huff added that Vaughan’s family, some of which were in attendance at Wednesday’s news conference, is not a focus in the investigation at this point.
“They are continuing to fully cooperate with us and all of our efforts.”
Vaughan’s mother, Brandi Neal, thanked the community and police agencies for their help and support during what has been an agonizing time.
“We’re gonna get him home. We’re not going to stop. We’re going to find him,” she said of her son.
“To whoever has Michael or knows anything and has information about Michael, please come forward. We need him home. We need our baby. Please.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/missing-fruitland-boy-will-have-photos-featured-on-semi-trailers-in-united-states-canada/article_52c8bccc-2407-11ed-b2be-4b1f00ecb161.html | 2022-08-25T02:53:21 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/missing-fruitland-boy-will-have-photos-featured-on-semi-trailers-in-united-states-canada/article_52c8bccc-2407-11ed-b2be-4b1f00ecb161.html |
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — Following the announcement that the Middletown School District has canceled their high school football season, multiple meetings were held at the high school on Wednesday night to address concerns.
"They have children now that are crying, they are upset. You have these parents that are now upset because they have to discuss to their children 'Hey, your season is done [and] there is nothing we can do,'" said Zu Taalib, a Middletown parent.
Taalib also called on the administrators to do better.
"They are penalizing the whole organization instead of taking the time to figure out who did what," he said. "They are penalizing all of the children, [including the] football [team], cheerleading, [the] band."
The Middletown marching band was on the field Wednesday to practice its routine. They still have competitions, but will no longer be able to perform in Middletown Raider's games.
A concerned parent of a bandmember spoke with FOX43 off-camera. They called for accountability but stressed how big of a loss the season is for the band and its members. The band will also lose out on concession stand revenue that they operate at games.
However, Middletown cheerleaders and the marching band have been offered to join the Steelton Highspire Rollers for their home games, however, no official decision has been made regarding the offer.
Steelton-Highspire Superintendent Mick Iskric Jr. confirmed to FOX43 that Bamm Appleby, Middletown's former quarterback, has enrolled at Steelton-Highspire.
Coach Andrew Erby with Steelton-Highspire confirmed that Appleby is in good standing and that Steelton-Highspire will not accept any transfers that are implicated in the hazing incident.
According to Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) rules, all transfers must sit out for 21 days following the transfer. The 21-day sit-out is automatic for any in-season transfer even if both schools sign off on the transfer, according to the PIAA. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/middletown-football-season-steelton-highspire-hazing/521-020783f2-f56d-44c5-9f0a-300017d7b0d9 | 2022-08-25T02:54:41 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/middletown-football-season-steelton-highspire-hazing/521-020783f2-f56d-44c5-9f0a-300017d7b0d9 |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Johnson City City Manager Cathy Ball will meet twice for listening sessions with citizens who have been protesting the city police department’s handling of sexual assault cases.
An organized group that has protested at commission meetings is seeking 10 to 12 people who want to attend the Sept. 6 and Sept. 12 sessions. Leading members are actively seeking input through a website that includes an opportunity for people to request a chance to attend. People may also write about what they would like to see addressed if they don’t want to attend.
The protests and communications with Ball have come in the wake of a federal lawsuit filed against police chief Karl Turner and the city. A former federal prosecutor who worked with the city police, Kat Dahl, alleges the department failed to properly pursue prosecution of a downtown resident for allegedly drugging and raping multiple women at his residence.
“I want people to feel heard,” Ball told News Channel 11 of her decision to work with Ben Putland, one of the group’s leaders to set up a workable format.
“I want to really understand what the nature of the concerns are and I want people to feel like there’s been a forum that they could voice those concerns and walk away feeling like that information has been shared, has been recorded, and will be passed along if they wish to the investigator.”
She expects to brief the commission on this during one of her regular meetings with commissioners.
Citizens have gathered outside city hall and attended City Commission meetings in the wake of the late June lawsuit. Some have called for Turner’s ouster, and while leaders’ current stance leans toward supporting his suspension while the matter is further investigated, the group still calls itself #terminateturner.
The city has hired a third-party law firm to investigate the allegations. One early demand from the group was the establishment of some type of citizens’ police review board.
Ball said she’s open to discussing a possible citizens police advisory board but doesn’t want to establish one unless its role, authority and need can be clearly outlined.
“The successful ones have had to understand what their role is and what they can actually make decisions on,” she said. “The last thing I want to do is put folks in a role where they review things and they have no ability to make any decisions by state law or any other law.”
She said she has learned of situations where that’s occurred, leading to frustration for everyone. She also said she’s not convinced, one way or the other, whether such an effort is needed. The city already has a police-community roundtable.
“Out of the gate typically when citizens come into these roles they believe they have the ability to take personnel action, which they can’t do,” she said. “Some of the big cities on the West Coast have had some success but it’s taken a number of years of folks being frustrated and understanding their role in order to get there.”
Regardless of any outcome in that realm, she wants citizens who are engaged and care about the police department’s community role to believe and feel the department and the city is transparent.
“That’s what we’re trying to do right now. I think as issues come up we’re trying to…listen to folks and try and understand what they want or expect for us to do.”
Ball also said she realizes some people affected by sexual assault may be hesitant about attending a forum like the ones planned.
“We also are trying to determine whether victims want to come forward in a very, one that’s more private and whether or not we can have some social workers involved in that meeting that could be helpful to folks,” she said.
“We’re asking that some of the organizers in the community help us with that, because we don’t want to step in and have conversations with folks if they don’t want to talk to us.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-manager-to-meet-with-group-protesting-over-police-department-handling-of-rape-cases/ | 2022-08-25T03:00:41 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/johnson-city-manager-to-meet-with-group-protesting-over-police-department-handling-of-rape-cases/ |
MEADOWVIEW, Va. (WJHL) — One person was taken to a hospital after a fire Tuesday night in the Meadowview community of Washington County, Virginia.
Firefighters with the Meadowview and Glade Spring fire departments responded to the 29000 block of Walker Lane around 9:15 p.m.
A female who was rescued from the fire was flown to a hospital for smoke inhalation and was reported to be in “stable condition,” according to firefighters.
The fire department reported moderate damage to parts of the home. It is unclear what caused the fire. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/woman-flown-to-hospital-after-being-rescued-from-tuesday-night-fire-in-meadowview/ | 2022-08-25T03:00:47 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/woman-flown-to-hospital-after-being-rescued-from-tuesday-night-fire-in-meadowview/ |
AUSTIN, Texas — After all the rain Austin got on Monday, the Shoal Creek Conservancy said there's a lot of litter and debris to pick up.
Heavy rainfall caused Shoal Creek to overflow over the hike-and-bike trail and into the Colorado River in Downtown Austin. The flooding brought litter to the area, so the conservancy is hosting cleanup events starting this Friday.
"After the recent flooding and heavy rainfall, there is a considerable amount of litter and debris along the Shoal Creek Trail. We are hosting several cleanups in the next week to address this issue and to ensure our community can safely enjoy this space. We hope you’ll join us at one of the following cleanups," the conservancy said in a Facebook post.
The cleanup events will be held on Friday, Aug. 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30 from 8-10 a.m. and Friday, Sept. 2 from 8-10 a.m.
All tools and supplies needed to clear the area will be provided, but volunteers are asked to bring water and snacks as needed. All ages are welcome to help, with supervision.
Volunteers are asked to dress for the weather, wear close-toed shoes and long pant.
Sign up by visiting the Shoal Creek Conservancy's website.
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WHITING — Part of the BP Whiting Refinery was shut down Wednesday afternoon after an electrical fire broke out.
A large plume of smoke was seen coming from the facility about 4:30 p.m., according to a photo posted on Twitter.
BP spokesperson Christina Audisho said the fire was extinguished and "affected units" were shut down.
No one was injured, and there were "no known impacts outside the refinery," Audisho said.
As of Wednesday night, BP was determining when the impacted parts of the refinery would be restarted.
"BP remains committed to safe, compliant, and reliable operations at the Whiting refinery and everywhere we operate," Audisho said.
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PORTER COUNTY — The Indiana Department of Health has detected West Nile Virus in two pools of mosquitoes in Porter County.
According to a news release from the Porter County Health Department, the positive samples were collected Aug. 18. The first case of West Nile Virus detected in Indiana this year was found in a Lake County resident in June. As of Aug. 24, the virus was present in over 20 counties across the state including Porter, St. Joseph, Elkhart and Kosciusko.
West Nile Virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental U.S. The virus often spreads to humans through being bit by an infected mosquito, usually during the summer and fall. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are no vaccines to prevent or medications to treat West Nile Virus.
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Most people who contract the virus will not develop symptoms, according to the Porter County Health Department. However those who do may experience fever, headache, body aches, swollen lymph glands or a rash. A more severe form of the disease can affect the nervous system, causing inflammation in the brain and spinal cord, muscle paralysis or even death. People over 60 and those with underlying health conditions are more vulnerable to contracting a severe form of the illness.
The Porter County Health Department advised residents to avoid going outside at dawn and dusk, which are peak feeding times for mosquitoes. The Health Department also encouraged wearing long sleeves and using EPA-registered insect repellent.
Because mosquitoes breed in stagnant water, the department recommended removing any outdoor containers that could collect water, repairing failed septic systems, frequently replacing water in pet bowls, cleaning clogged roof gutters, flushing ornamental fountains and birdbaths regularly and keeping grass cut short.
It also recommended putting screens on all doors and windows. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/west-nile-virus-detected-in-porter-county/article_8f7eb43f-195a-5a2f-bea6-f4de5a1d62af.html | 2022-08-25T03:08:35 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/west-nile-virus-detected-in-porter-county/article_8f7eb43f-195a-5a2f-bea6-f4de5a1d62af.html |
PROSPER, Texas — A 56-year-old man is wanted after he allegedly shot his girlfriend multiple times in Prosper on Wednesday morning, police said.
Prosper police said they responded to a shooting call around 8:25 a.m. in the 5500 block of Crestwood Drive, near FM 1385 and East University Drive.
Officers found the victim inside her vehicle in the driveway of the home, according to police. She remains hospitalized in unknown condition.
Police said her boyfriend, Dwayne Kevin Sharlow, is suspected of shooting her and that a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
The 56-year-old is wanted on charges of aggravated assault, family violence and violation of a protective order.
Anyone who may have information or surveillance footage of the incident is urged to call police at 972-569-1113 or email jbuttery@prospertx.gov.
"The thoughts and prayers of this community are with the victim and her family as she recovers in a nearby hospital," Prosper police said in a news release. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/man-wanted-allegedly-shooting-girlfriend-multiple-times-prosper-texas/287-f1eba30e-1625-45ce-952b-ad6a8626cd1a | 2022-08-25T03:09:29 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/man-wanted-allegedly-shooting-girlfriend-multiple-times-prosper-texas/287-f1eba30e-1625-45ce-952b-ad6a8626cd1a |
EAST POINT, Ga. — Residents of an East Point apartment complex found out this week that their very own front door can be unlocked by their neighbors' keys.
One key can unlock several homes at the complex along Church Street. This is also unlocking fears of safety for residents like 69-year-old Linda Dean. For the sake of residents' safety, 11Alive has chosen not to name the complex.
"To me, that’s my safety, that's my life because I don’t know what’s going to happen," she said. "I could be there asleep, taking a nap in the kitchen and someone walks through the door. That’s it."
She said her neighbor has been able to open at least eight doors in the complex.
11Alive's Paola Suro tried it out for herself and was able to unlock the doors with the same key, too, with permission from the residents.
"I’m not sure if the builders or whoever put the apartment locks on the door, they didn’t check to see if everything was OK," Dean added. "To me, if you can open 12 doors off of one key? That’s bad. If you can open 2 doors off of one key? That’s bad. That’s our safety. That’s the only thing I worry about: my safety."
Dean found out Tuesday night that her key opens at least three other doors in the complex when a neighbor approached her.
"She came here to ask me, 'Ms. Dean, have you heard?' I said, 'No.' She said, 'Let me see if my key works on your door.' It unlocked my door. And it unlocked the lady next door," Dean said.
Dean has lived in her apartment since the building opened its doors four years ago.
She said residents started finding out when a neighbor’s niece used a spare key she found to get back into their apartment. But that spare key was for their neighbor’s apartment downstairs, not for their own home.
"The only thing we asking for is do what needs to be done for the safety of your tenants. Don’t leave anyone hanging out, because we have enough trouble with people breaking into our cars,” Dean said.
11Alive reached out to Woda Cooper, the affordable housing real estate company which owns the apartments, as well as staff from the Mallalieu Pointe apartments through e-mail, Facebook, and by calling, and as of Wednesday night, have not heard back.
Suro tried calling again with Dean on the phone, but the call went to voicemail.
Dean feels they don’t have a handle on the situation and wants all of their door locks changed.
"Several people have changed their own lock. Even though I turned the alarm on, I don't know if someone will come in while I'm in there, because we always make sure it's on when we leave the house," she said.
Dean even says she has a door stopper when she's indoors to make sure her family is safe, but she wants the management company to take responsibility. She does not understand why this has not been fixed, or addressed, and why it happened in the first place.
"It's supposed to be safe but it's not even safe out here because my car has been broken into, they broke two windows out, and at that time there were nine more cars broken into," she said. "Tenants had to replace our own windows."
She says she's tried calling and meeting with management but hasn't had any luck. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/mynews/east-point/east-point-residents-concerned-their-key-opens-their-neighbors-apartments/85-1e352547-e1b7-42da-a47c-1c635555653f | 2022-08-25T03:09:38 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/mynews/east-point/east-point-residents-concerned-their-key-opens-their-neighbors-apartments/85-1e352547-e1b7-42da-a47c-1c635555653f |
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bat found dead in an Olympia bedroom has tested positive for rabies, the first rabies case in Thurston County this year.
It is the fourth in the state so far in 2022.
Homeowners Suzanne Featherstone and her husband David Hruska received their first round of rabies shots Wednesday morning because they had been sleeping in the room where the bat was found last Friday morning.
Rabies is usually deadly, according to Thurston County Public Health.
“They told us if you have symptoms, it’s too late,” said Featherstone.
She said she thinks the bat got inside through a window left open overnight.
Featherstone said her cat, Meowly, likely killed the bat.
She thinks she and her husband will be OK because they never came in physical contact with the bat thanks to their cat’s actions.
“Who knows what would have happened,” said Featherstone, “Good for the cat, she’s the hero.”
Meowly is up to date on her rabies shots, said Featherstone.
Sammy Berg, senior environmental health specialist for Thurston County, said health officials should be contacted whenever a dead bat is found inside a home, or if a person or pet comes in contact with a bat.
Berg said the county typically gets a case or two of rabies every year, adding that about six percent of all bats that are reported to the county test positive for rabies.
It is not possible to tell if a bat has rabies just from its appearance. Whether a bat is alive or dead, handling an infected bat can potentially transfer rabies.
According to Thurston County Public Health, to prevent exposure to rabies:
Don’t handle bats, alive or dead, or allow anyone in your family to handle one.
Don’t allow your pet to touch or play with a bat and keep your pets vaccinated against rabies, as per Washington law. If you find a bat in a bedroom or with an unattended child, try to safely capture the bat and have it tested.
- To learn more about how to capture a bat indoors from the CDC visit: https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/bats/contact/capture.html
- To read the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Living with Wildlife: Bats visit: https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/00605/wdfw00605.pdf
- To learn more about vaccinating your pets, visit the Department of Health at: https://www.doh.wa.gov/YouandYourFamily/IllnessandDisease/Rabies/PetVaccinationRequirement | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/olympia/bat-found-olympia-bedroom-positive-rabies/281-da34c9eb-19ce-44d2-aa22-a33f2ca43af3 | 2022-08-25T03:14:09 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/olympia/bat-found-olympia-bedroom-positive-rabies/281-da34c9eb-19ce-44d2-aa22-a33f2ca43af3 |
SEATTLE — Seattle’s Central District is celebrating a homecoming of sorts.
Byrd Barr Place is celebrating a return to the building it previously operated out of, complete with renovations to help the organization advance its mission.
Byrd Barr Place has been serving the Central District since the 1960s and despite a few name changes the mission remains the same.
“The ultimate mission is to secure a more equitable future for all Washingtonians and we have many programs that help do that,” said Director of Operations Safari Maynard.
Originally known as the Central Area Motivation Program (CAMP), the organization focused on helping individuals move from poverty to self-sufficiency. CAMP changed its name to Centerstone in 2012 and expanded support services. It was 2018 when the organization rebranded with a culturally significant name paying tribute to civil rights leader, educator, CAMP supporter and journalist Roberta Byrd Barr.
The new Byrd Barr Place building is built on history.
“Because the building is a registered historical landmark we didn’t really alter the outside much at all,” Maynard said.
It took nearly a year and a half to complete renovations on “Firehouse No.23,” which was constructed in 1908. The project is a result of a 10-year negotiation with the city of Seattle and raised nearly $13 million for the renovations.
The space just reopened its doors this week and the food bank has been rebranded as “The Market.” No more lines of people and pre-determined bags of amenities. The organization wanted to break the traditional food bank stigma and offer guests a dignified space where they can actually shop.
Rudy Ziemba is a volunteer with The Market and said he appreciates the new friendly design and incredible food offerings.
“I drive a truck to pick up produce from local partners and often we even get donations from farmers' markets and it’s really fresh produce. It’s really a treat to be able to offer," Ziemba said.
Fresh produce, baked goods and even fish is available for locals in need. The Market has a grocery store feel with rows of items people can choose and take with them.
“We’re really coming from a mindset of abundance,” said Maynard. He spent the morning stocking produce like cucumbers, zucchini, fennel, radishes and Kohlrabi. Maynard says the variety is intentional and inclusive.
“We have such a diverse clientele here that it’s really nice when we get to provide them with some food that’s culturally significant to them,” he said.
Byrd Barr Place is now re-opened with a new gathering space for civic engagement and continues to provide food, energy and housing assistance and financial resources for more than 1,100 households a week.
If you need resources or would like to volunteer check out the organization's website. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/byrd-barr-place-returns-seattle-central-district/281-62b8d6af-6ed1-4446-b4b1-a5d7dc07ff44 | 2022-08-25T03:14:15 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/byrd-barr-place-returns-seattle-central-district/281-62b8d6af-6ed1-4446-b4b1-a5d7dc07ff44 |
BRADENTON, Fla. — Deputies need your help in finding a 29-year-old man who has been missing for several days.
Timothy Bennett made statements over the phone that he was planning to harm himself, Manatee County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
Bennett is reportedly known to stay at a home on 19th Street Court West in Bradenton, but deputies did not find him when they checked the location.
Authorities say the 29-year-old is possibly now in the St. Petersburg area.
Anyone with information on Bennett's whereabouts is asked to contact the sheriff's office at 941-747-3011. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/timothy-bennett-manatee-county-missing-29-year-old-man/67-e28ca8f8-4125-42ae-91c5-aedc5372871e | 2022-08-25T03:17:23 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/timothy-bennett-manatee-county-missing-29-year-old-man/67-e28ca8f8-4125-42ae-91c5-aedc5372871e |
SARASOTA, Fla. — Drivers in Sarasota are being asked to avoid certain roadways due to flooding Wednesday evening.
Heavy rains caused flooding in the southbound lanes of U.S. 301 between 6th Street and 7th Street, the Sarasota Police Department said in a tweet.
Authorities are asking the public to seek alternate routes until the storms pass and water subsides.
Heavy rains passed through the Tampa Bay area Wednesday afternoon bringing severe thunderstorms warnings to Manatee and Sarasota counties until 6:45 p.m.
Check 10 Tampa Bay's latest weather forecast now. You can also take a look at the live radar to track storms in your area. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/weather-flooding-sarasota-traffic/67-ef5df8af-b602-403a-bbc7-042a34e2ff66 | 2022-08-25T03:17:29 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/weather-flooding-sarasota-traffic/67-ef5df8af-b602-403a-bbc7-042a34e2ff66 |
LEHIGHTON, Pa. — In Carbon County, crews are battling flames at a business.
A fire broke out just after 8 p.m. at Estes Express Lanes near Leighton.
Estes Express is a full-service freight transportation provider.
Officials have not said what might have sparked the fire or if anyone was hurt.
Developing story, check back for updates.
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SCRANTON, Pa. — Typically you stop by the library to check out a book, but for some children, it was movie night.
The Lackawanna County Children's Library invited families for a screening of Disney's Encanto.
Kids even decorated their own seats for viewing by adding a creative twist to some cardboard boxes.
"We decided we were going to do movie night and how to enhance that, and we were like oh, we can do a drive-in and since we're inside, we decided, what's something we can do that's unique and we said cardboard boxes," said Jenna O'Malley, early childhood programming.
Movie night also included free popcorn for kids.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/movie-night-held-at-library-in-electric-city-lackawanna-county-childrens-library-wnep/523-37b4ac65-36fa-4a12-83a2-f8c07921f62c | 2022-08-25T03:24:39 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/movie-night-held-at-library-in-electric-city-lackawanna-county-childrens-library-wnep/523-37b4ac65-36fa-4a12-83a2-f8c07921f62c |
SCRANTON, Pa. — It was a beautiful night to spend outside, taking in some music.
A free concert was held at Nay Aug Park.
Bands perform every Wednesday throughout the summer at the park.
The Crystal Band performed; they are an all-volunteer brass band from Lackawanna County.
Nay Aug Park also hosts free concerts every Sunday evening through October.
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — One week after falling to Texas here in South Williamsport, the boys from Hollidaysburg Little League were back on the field here at Lamade Stadium for a nail-biting rematch.
From heartbreak to a hot streak.
The Pennsylvania team took a loss in its first game of the Little League World Series but facing elimination, the kids quickly turned things around.
The "Bull Power" chants intensified as the team rattled off three straight wins, including a 10-nothing rout of the team from the Great Lakes region.
Fans from Hollidaysburg could hardly believe what they had seen.
"We are just out of our skin that we can come and do this. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," said Beverly Richards, Hollidaysburg.
"It's surreal. It's so exciting. I go to work in between games, I try to, and I can't focus on anything. It's just baseball," said Megan Dively.
Megan, watching her son Alex play on Little League's biggest stage, says the series has been a blur.
She was still confident ahead of the team's toughest test, facing off against a Pearland, Texas, team that won the first meeting 8-3.
Megan had just one thing on her mind.
"A win, a big win. I don't like the close ones. They make me too nervous," she said.
"It's not like it's the first time we've had a rematch. We got to come back and face the team we lost to, both at states and regionals. It's been a lot of redemption," said Jason Link.
Jason Link's son, Chase, has been a big part of the team's resurgence, rocketing three home runs in the series. His father hoped to see the bats come alive again.
It's been fun. It's been nice to see him kinda get back into him and letting the pressure kind of slide off," Jason said.
Just before Hollidaysburg entered Lamade Stadium with a head of steam, they heard an encouraging word from Matt Jones, head baseball coach at Shippensburg University, where Hollidaysburg Manager Jim McGough played.
"There's a lot that goes on here. Just to try and reel it in and focus on the next pitch," Jones said.
The stadium filled up again as fans from across the commonwealth anxiously watched the first moments, knowing the importance of every pitch.
But "Bull Power" would sadly not be enough to propel the Hollidaysburg team past a tough Texas team that displayed power of its own, taking the victory 8-4.
While their time here at the Little League World Series may be over, Hollidaysburg players, parents, and fans will not forget their time in South Williamsport.
Want to see what the Little League World Series was like in1983? Head on over to WNEP's YouTube. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lycoming-county/rematch-at-the-little-league-world-series-hollidaysburg-wnep-marshall-keeley-newswatch16/523-af82116b-f414-49b5-9f81-c2e353e7ca7f | 2022-08-25T03:24:42 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lycoming-county/rematch-at-the-little-league-world-series-hollidaysburg-wnep-marshall-keeley-newswatch16/523-af82116b-f414-49b5-9f81-c2e353e7ca7f |
One boy was arrested after police said he stabbed another boy, badly injuring him Wednesday night.
The boys got into a fight on a bicycle when the victim was stabbed in the 5200 block of South Harrison Street just after 6 p.m., said Sgt. Jeremy Webb, Fort Wayne police spokesman.
The suspect left the scene before police arrived, but was later apprehended at his home, Webb said. He did not disclose the boys’ ages.
Harrison Street, just south of Fairfax Avenue, was closed during the investigation. The city police homicide and crime scene and air support units gathered evidence and interviewed witnesses.
The stabbing remains under investigation by city police and the Allen County prosecutor’s office. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/boy-badly-injured-in-stabbing-on-harrison/article_672a00a4-2411-11ed-9997-13803eb82855.html | 2022-08-25T03:35:45 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/boy-badly-injured-in-stabbing-on-harrison/article_672a00a4-2411-11ed-9997-13803eb82855.html |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento International Airport (SMF) hosted its first small business outreach event Wednesday to inform local restaurants and businesses about opportunities at the airport.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many restaurants and businesses at SMF had to permanently close, leaving their spaces in the airport vacant. Each vacant space is about 30,000 square feet, so now they are looking to fill these spots with small and local businesses.
SMF has reached out to over 200 restaurants in the Sacramento region, and 35 of them attended day one of training, where they learned about lease agreements, certifications and the bidding process for spaces.
"One of the most exciting things for us as we reimagine this program is the opportunity to work with food and beverage providers to find a space that works for their concept," said Stephen Clark, the deputy director of Airport Commercial Development for Sacramento County Airport System. "What we're really trying to do is we're trying to build a program that's more representative of our entire community."
Once every 10 years or so, SMF's entire food and beverage program is renovated and turned over. Since it is approaching the 10-year mark, SMF has started to approach things with an "out with the old" and "in with the new" mentality.
"A lot of times, we have small kiosks that are going to be available that are just a couple hundred square feet, all the way up to restaurants that can be 3,000, 4,000 or 5,000 square feet, to serve fine dining," Clark said.
SMF also mentioned how their food and beverage program plans to highlight a lot more areas in our community. There is no knowledge of an exact amount of spaces available, but once these small restaurants and businesses are approved, they can start to vacate these spots between 2023 and 2024.
For more information and ways to participate, go to Sacramento.aero.
WATCH MORE ON ABC10: Here's how SCUSD picks your student's lunch, and how it is paid for | To The Point | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento-international-airport-small-business-outreach-event/103-6c37e078-85fa-44a7-bd12-c88e1468d3b5 | 2022-08-25T03:37:05 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento-international-airport-small-business-outreach-event/103-6c37e078-85fa-44a7-bd12-c88e1468d3b5 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new program is bringing breast cancer prevention access to Sacramento's LGBTQ+ community.
Thanks to a $25,000 grant, the Albie Aware Cancer Foundation is able to offer mobile mammography services.
The program will help address inequities in healthcare for the LGBTQ+ community by providing free, mobile and inclusive breast cancer screens.
LGBTQ+ individuals report much lower rates of quality health care settings and discrimination when compared to their heterosexual and non LGBTQ+ counterparts.
"The focus is on mobile mammograms in our community because we need to help the LGBTQ+ community know the screenings and also be screened for breast cancer,” said Courtney Quinn, executive director of Albie Aware “Get it detected early if it's an issue, if not, know that you're completely safe."
At least 90 people, many of whom may lack access to cancer prevention and early detection services, will receive mammograms through this grant.
Representative Doris Matsui attended the event and echoed the importance of screening early when you can. She recognizes that some people are unable to access these resources.
“We try to break down those barriers so that every person in every community understands that this is important,” Matsui said.
Watch more from ABC10: 9 Afghan refugees join Sutter County workplace safety training initiative | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/free-mobile-breast-cancer-screenings-sacramentos-lgbtq/103-ef18dfd6-0ab3-4658-a15c-b2df073e615f | 2022-08-25T03:37:11 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/free-mobile-breast-cancer-screenings-sacramentos-lgbtq/103-ef18dfd6-0ab3-4658-a15c-b2df073e615f |
MODESTO, Calif. — After a pair of dangerous incidents involving kids, both happening near schools, it raises the question of what knowledge parents can equip children with if confronted by a stranger.
"I just don't talk to them," said seven-year-old Miles Arbuckle-Cole of Modesto.
Last Friday morning around 7 a.m., not far from his school, Bret Harte Elementary in Modesto, a man allegedly took a neighbor's pick-up truck on nearby Imperial Avenue and snatched a child right from the front yard of a home. Fortunately, the child was found safe with neighbors.
Jose Gama Mendoza was arrested on kidnapping charges.
"I think it's crazy that I heard it but not unbelievable," said Miles' mother Tasha Arbuckle.
This past Monday morning around 9:30 a.m., a student in Tracy was approached by a man with a knife and demanding money. Tracy Police said the student did not run out of fear the suspect would harm him.
The suspect demanded the student lead him to school, according to police, and after being confronted by school security, the suspect, 19-year old Shiva Sharma, left the area but was eventually arrested.
"Don't talk to strangers. If you don't know, if you don't know someone, keep moving," said Paul DelPonte, executive director of the National Child Prevention Council.
He also said to beware of your surroundings and to walk with others.
"If you have classmates who are walking, walk with them," DelPonte said.
When talking to your kids, DelPonte said you want them to feel secure, don't scare them but be informative.
"Use, maybe, what's currently happening in the news as an opportunity to talk to your children, 'Oh, I heard this happened to somebody your age.' Make it relatable," DelPonte said.
10-year-old Alberto Ochoa, of Modesto, knows what he would do if a stranger approached another student.
"If I had a cell phone, I would call 911," Ochoa said.
DelPonte said if you're threatened by a stranger, don't resist but bring as much attention to yourself as possible.
"If there is an opportunity to scream or call for help, do it," DelPonte said.
The National Crime Prevention Council also suggested teaching your kids about who are "safe strangers," like people children can ask for help when they need it. They could be teachers, principals or librarians.
Whenever possible, experts said children should go to a public place to ask for help.
WATCH ALSO: | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/modesto/kids-confronted-by-strangers/103-efd3896f-8426-4b65-8c45-0366bc3a7f1f | 2022-08-25T03:37:23 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/modesto/kids-confronted-by-strangers/103-efd3896f-8426-4b65-8c45-0366bc3a7f1f |
Celebrate Michigan photo contest: Vote now to help us pick the winners
Beaches. Babies. Fireworks. Water. And lots of wildlife. We've seen the best that our state's amateur photographers have to offer.
We've combed through more than 5,800 submissions, and now it's time to pick the winners of the 2022 Celebrate Michigan photo contest.
The Detroit News photo staff judges will select one winner and one award of excellence in each category: People and Places, Woods and Wildlife and Four-Season Fun. One People's Choice winner in each category will be chosen by an online public vote, Aug. 25-29. Cast your ballot in each category today.
► Gallery:See the finalists, best shots from Weeks 1-12 for Celebrate Michigan 2022
Each of the six winners will receive $300. Each recipient of an award of excellence receives $100. All prizes are in the form of a VISA gift card.
You may cast one vote per day per category anytime from 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, until 11:59 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29.
To vote, go to detroitnews.com/celebrate-michigan. Maybe you'll find some inspiration for shooting your own best shots in 2023. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/celebrate-michigan/2022/08/25/celebrate-michigan-photo-contest-vote-pick-winners/7867991001/ | 2022-08-25T03:38:24 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/celebrate-michigan/2022/08/25/celebrate-michigan-photo-contest-vote-pick-winners/7867991001/ |
Famed country artist Dolly Parton is known for her distinct voice, fashionable looks, upbeat personality and positive outlook on life. Now, a loyal fan and high school senior is wondering "What would Dolly do?” after being targeted during what was supposed to be a fun senior moment.
Will Lepard has a wall covered with Dolly Parton album covers he’s collected since freshman year in high school. He said it started with a budding interest.
“I started listening to her and then slowly started watching interviews,” he said.
That’s all it took to go from intrigue to becoming a full-fledged Dolly Parton fan. So, when the time came to decide what to paint on his senior parking space at Aledo High school, the answer was easy. He would paint the icon.
Once the logistics were set, the work started. Hours and hours of work went into the parking lot creation.
“Definitely more than 40 hours because I was trying to prep stuff here at the house, and then going to the high school and using all my spare time outside of work to make sure I finish it before school starts,” said Lepard.
Then, on Saturday there was a phone call. Someone had ruined the painting. Lepard’s mother was the one to break the news to him. She was out shopping when they found out.
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“So, I literally broke down in the store, told my husband we have got to go, called him crying because I’m just heartbroken,” said Molley Michel. “That was like his masterpiece.”
Lepard’s was the only parking spot spray painted over and he couldn’t help but feel targeted. He quickly resolved to not let it get him down. He said he’ll paint it again and do it with the same focus as the first time.
“He has God’s grace all in him because he’s like 'That’s just paint,'" Michel said about her son's resilience. "But not to me. That’s my kid."
People have been stepping up and offering help; proving kindness overcomes bad intentions. Lepard will soon begin the work again and hopes to make this painting sing even better than the first time.
“First of all, I can show myself I can do better. And also prove to whoever did it that I’m not going to give up for a spot that I spent so much time on,” he said.
A spokesperson with Aledo ISD released a statement following the incident which reads, in part:
“Unfortunately, we have not yet been able to identify anyone involved, but we are asking anyone who has information related to this incident to come forward," the district said in a statement. "With Will’s can-do attitude and forgiving spirit, we can’t wait to see him create another masterpiece for everyone to enjoy.” | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dolly-parton-tribute-defaced-young-artist-vows-to-recreate/3056516/ | 2022-08-25T03:51:24 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dolly-parton-tribute-defaced-young-artist-vows-to-recreate/3056516/ |
UVALDE, Texas — Pete Arredondo has been fired as Uvalde CISD's chief of police. The decision is effective immediately.
The vote by district school board members was unanimous Wednesday evening, in a meeting where the embattled Arredondo – who led the botched law enforcement response at Robb Elementary exactly three months ago – was a no-show.
Instead, his attorney submitted a 17-page statement calling for him to be reinstated with back pay. Arredondo had been on unpaid leave since July 22.
"Any allegation of lack of leadership is wholly misplaced," the statement asserts, arguing that Arredondo's actions at the school on May 24 potentially saved lives or further injury.
It also alleges Arredondo was put on unpaid leave “without any advanced notice” in July, and that the district “imposed last-minute procedural hurdles" ahead of Wednesday's hearing, violating his First Amendment rights.
“The district has successfully gagged Chief Arredondo to the point that he cannot participate,” the statement concludes.
The district had faced pressure to fire the police chief after Texas DPS revealed he was the incident commander on May 24. Wednesday's vote was preceded by a lengthy closed-doors session involving the school board, and was followed by those in attendance silently leaving while holding up signs. One had photos of the victims, and another read: "Amerie Forever."
The meeting had been postponed twice. The school district sent out a notice last week stating 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. Superintendent Hal Harrell recommended Arredondo's termination in July.
Many community members and victim’s families had called for the same. During Wednesday's public-comments section, Brett Cross, whose 10-year-old nephew Uziyah Garcia died at Robb Elementary, said the least the district could do is conduct its meetings in an open forum.
"For him to not be here and face the consequences of his own actions? Exactly,” the speaker said referring to Arredondo.
Another speaker added, "You are not going to sweep this under the rug.”
Amerie Jo Garza's father said that he wished his daughter was there so she could speak for herself, while also thanking the community for their support.
“Thank you everyone for being here for us. It means a lot,” he said. “We don’t know what to do. We want to fight for our children.”
The full statement from Arredondo's legal representation can be read below.
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.
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The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved an economic development agreement with the developer of a 105-acre mixed-use project planned at Genito Road and Route 288 .
Plans for the site by developer Lake Adventures LLC call for a surf park, water recreation activities, and entertainment and public gathering spaces, as well as two 300-unit mixed-use buildings with commercial space on the ground floor and multifamily housing above. A hotel and office space are also planned.
The project, called The Lake, represents an estimated $323 million capital investment, according to the county. The project is near the 115-acre River City Sportsplex that Chesterfield bought in 2016.
“To me, this (development) is a difference-maker for the area,” said board Chairman Chris Winslow in a statement. “Sports tourism is an increasingly large piece of our economy. When you look at it broadly, this project is complementary to the uses at the Sportsplex because it offers [lodging], places for people to have breakfast, lunch and dinner, and things to do that will keep them here.”
The board voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve a performance grant agreement. Last month, the board moved to delay a decision on $28 million in tax breaks for the development.
Under the terms approved, the developer for the first 10 years will get an annual grant from the Chesterfield Economic Development Authority equal to 80% of the increase in real estate, sales and occupancy taxes paid on the commercial and entertainment portions of the property. The tax rebate threshold is lowered to 60% for years 11 through 20.
The rebate is 40% for the mixed-use buildings.
The agreement calls for no upfront payment, with the tax break proportionate to the development’s income.
Voting yes was Winslow, Vice Chair Jim Holland (Dale) and Supervisor Tara Carroll (Midlothian). Supervisors Kevin Carroll (Matoaca) and Jim Ingle (Bermuda) voted no.
The project has been in the works for about seven years, but has faced various delays due to zoning and permit issues.
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In August 1956, firefighters worked to put out flames at the Carter-Venable Grain Elevator at 12th and Canal streets in Richmond. The fire, which drew a crowd of hundreds, caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to machinery and supplies. Friction in a stalled conveyor belt sparked the fire.
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In May 1958, Richmond Mayor F. Henry Garber crowned Grace Jacqueline Allen as Miss Richmond during a ceremony at the Jefferson Hotel. In addition to winning a trip to the Miss Virginia contest in Roanoke the next month, Allen received a silver bowl, a $200 scholarship, jewelry and cosmetics. She was a student at the Richmond Professional Institute.
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In March 1962, Nancy Beth Heller took a break from her duties at the Wickham-Valentine House in Richmond to enjoy the garden. Westfield was a fine arts major at the Richmond Professional Institute; for school credit, the museum trainee spent about 12 hours each week conducting tours and helping with exhibitions.
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In November 1963, workers completed the first three of 10 tiers at the George Wythe High School amphitheater in Richmond. The 1,200-seat venue encircled a stage that was used for commencements, plays and concerts. The amphitheater’s roots were planted four years earlier, when the contractors who built the school excavated dirt from a nearby hill to fill in the school’s football field.
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In April 1967, jet cars approached 200 mph as they sped down the track at the Richmond Dragway in Sandston. In the lead was Fred Sibley, with Ted Austin close behind. The dragway was built in 1964 by the Weis family, which continues to operate it today.
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In May 1950, workers positioned steel plates during construction of a 2 million-gallon water storage tank on Cofer Road in South Richmond. The tank aimed to increase water pressure in South Side and protect against a river-crossing water line break.
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In January 1950, a worker put the final touches on the vault inside the Bank of Virginia’s newest branch at Fourth and Grace streets in downtown Richmond. It was the bank’s fifth local office. Paul Wright Jr. (far right) was the manager; with him were several staff members.
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In May 1963, farmer H.R. Beadles lamented his tomato plants, which suffered from a prolonged drought that had spread across Virginia. “I’ve never seen a drought as bad,” he told a Richmond News-Leader reporter.
In May 1963, farmer H.R. Beadles lamented his tomato plants, which suffered from a prolonged drought that had spread across Virginia. “I’ve never seen a drought as bad,” he told a Richmond News Leader reporter.
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This June 1988 image shows a quiet moment on the dance floor at the Pyramid Club, a bar on North Boulevard in Richmond. On Wednesdays, the club hosted House Night — which featured house music, a danceable electronic genre. Admission was $1, and several hundred patrons might fill the un-air-conditioned club.
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In December 1970, Broad Street Station in Richmond was quiet amid a nationwide labor strike by rail workers. City officials had taken measures to accommodate stranded passengers and take care of perishable items. The walkout, which centered on wages and work rules, was short-lived: Within a day, workers were returning after a federal judge threatened hefty fines against a key union.
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In January 1964, Jewell Mason, one of Richmond’s few female cab drivers, chatted with her husband, Otha, who also drove cabs. Mason, who started working for the Yellow Cab Co. in 1958, said she never had issues because of her gender. But she did note that female drivers were unjustly maligned: “Women are as careful as anyone else,” she said.
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In September 1980, East Grace Street between Fourth and Fifth streets in downtown Richmond was closed for a Sunday afternoon “dinner on the grounds,” hosted by Centenary United Methodist Church. The city permitted the street closure for two hours.
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In July 1959, Phyllis Grove (from left), Alta Strickland and David Fridley analyzed cigarette smoke using a gas chromatograph at Philip Morris in Richmond. A story about area laboratories and scientists noted that medical concerns about smoking had spurred the tobacco industry. It said, in part: “The cancer-cigarette link may be pretty poor science, as some say, but it is indirectly producing some very good research.”
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In April 1966, an announced crowd of 7,400 watched the Richmond Braves’ International League season opener at Parker Field. R-Brave Dick Kelley delivered the first pitch to Dave May of the Rochester Wings, who won 3-2. The R-Braves came to town that year as the AAA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.
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In March 1943, workers unloaded tin cans into a storage container at the RF&P Railroad yards near Broad and Lombardy streets in Richmond. The cans were collected in the area as part of the “Win With Tin” campaign during World War II. The first day yielded 30,000 pounds of tin.
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In January 1958, traffic moved through the intersection of Grace and Belvidere streets in Richmond. At the time, police said it was the most accident-prone intersection in the city.
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In August 1957, postman William Johnson delivered mail using his Mailster (in the background) for the first time. Two months earlier, the Richmond Post Office received 18 of the scooters for use in suburbs and fringe areas of the city. They cost $900 each, and with 7.5-horsepower engines, the Mailsters could carry a quarter-ton of mail in the trunk.
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In June 1983, Carroll Alvis posed for a photo on her tractor-trailer. Alvis was the bookkeeper for John L. Ratcliffe Florist on East Grace Street in Richmond during the week, but on nights and weekends, she drove big rigs. Alvis had been driving trucks for five months and usually worked with Central Banana Carriers out of Richmond.
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In December 1990, hockey fans Billie Mottley (left) and Berny Parton tied the knot during intermission of a Richmond Renegades game at the Richmond Coliseum. As they walked down the icy aisle, the Renegade players gave them a high-sticking salute.
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In August 1976, at Glendale Drive and Henrico Avenue in western Henrico County, neighborhood boys showed off their handstand and skateboarding skills. From left were Robert Rice, Bill Robertson, Rusty Hamilton and Kenny Rice. The boys spent the summer practicing handstands, wheelies and other stunts.
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In September 1984, Bremmer Carter Jr. placed loaves of freshly baked bread on a rack for cooling and slicing at Weiman’s Bakery in Shockoe Bottom in Richmond. The bakery was opened in 1945 by Jacob Weiman and produced nearly 120,000 pounds of baked goods each month at its peak. After almost seven decades, Weiman’s closed in February 2013.
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In March 1987, Tom Pivec, president of Master Clean Car Wash on Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond, showed off a new robotic washing system that used a 100 percent cotton cleaning curtain. Pivec said the operation could accommodate 1,200 cars per day. The location previously had been Hot Springs Car Wash, whose owner, Joseph Enning, was a familiar face through his television commercials.
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In September 1973, two Richmond women modeled fashions they created from their own recycled blue jeans.
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In March 1959, postal worker Sam H. Mellichampe delivered mail in a long line of boxes at a trailer park near Petersburg. He said the row of mailboxes was the longest on his route. Mellichampe previously was a sergeant for 10 years on the Prince George County police force.
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In May 1972, a Volkswagen Beetle made its way through deep water in South Richmond. Heavy rains the day before caused flash flooding and closed many roads in the Richmond area. The rainfall led to a local monthly record for May of 8.87 inches.
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In September 1985, Corey Green peeked out the school bus window on his way home after the first day of school at John B. Cary Elementary School in Richmond.
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This June 1964 image shows a section of North Boulevard between Marshall and Leigh streets in Richmond that offered more than 30 parking spaces in the median. The city was discussing a beautification program that, had it been approved, would have replaced the spaces with trees, shrubbery and grass.
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In July 1975, children sat around the small Statue of Liberty in Chimborazo Park in Richmond. In the early 1950s, the Boy Scouts of America erected about 200 mini-versions of the statue around the country as part of the organization’s 40th anniversary. The 8½-foot-tall, 290-pound copper statues were made in Chicago by the Friedley-Voshardt Co. The Richmond statue was erected on Feb. 11, 1951, and rose nearly 17 feet, including the base. The project’s cost was about $1,000.
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In November 1983, toppled mannequins on the sidewalk added an eerie element to the scene as firefighters responded to an explosion that damaged the Wise Fashions department store on East Broad Street in downtown Richmond. Eleven people were injured in the blast, which was believed to be a natural gas explosion. A six-block area around the store was evacuated during the response.
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In January 1980, musicians from Mississippi and Tennessee visited Richmond-area schools to play folk music and Southern blues on instruments including fifes, jugs and drums. The musicians (clockwise from the bass drum at back) were Abe Young, Calvin Jackson, Hammie Nixon, Jessie Mae Hemphill and Napoleon Strickland, who were led by musicologist David Evans of Memphis State University.
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In April 1949, men and women in Richmond collected money during a “pyramid club” party. The concept was a dollar gets you in, and 12 days later you could be more than $2,000 richer. Clubs spread quickly across the U.S. and into Canada, but interest was short-lived for many when the profits didn’t materialize as hoped.
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In May 1946, a young Randy Morris peered over a truckload of watermelons, which was en route to be sold at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market in downtown Richmond.
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In October 1982, two people ate lunch together at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in downtown Richmond. A free-lunch ministry among downtown churches served about 150 people per meal, up from only about 25 two years earlier.
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Firefighter Frank Epperson manned a watchtower near Williamsburg in March 1954 and used an alidade device to locate fires. The winds of March were a sign of spring to Virginia foresters, which meant a higher chance of fires. If he saw smoke, Epperson could line up the device’s sighting bar with the smudge and identify the corresponding spot on the topographic map, which could approximate the fire’s location.
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In February 1961, the Nace quadruplets of Henrico County — Richard (from left), Judith, Patricia and Edward — celebrated their 10th birthday by enjoying cake. The family had moved to the area two years earlier.
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In August 1978, about 100 Elvis Presley fans gathered at the Regency Inn South on Midlothian Turnpike for a memorial service to “the King of Rock ’n’ Roll,” who had died a year earlier. The service — sponsored by the local Taking Care of Business Fan Club — included a meditation period that featured some of Presley’s gospel recordings, which brought an emotional response from fans.
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In November 1951, 5-year-old aspiring cowboy Johnny Rollins did his best Roy Rogers impression — albeit with a smaller hat, toy pistol and rocking horse — while visiting a toy store in Richmond.
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In December 1982, a group of Richmond school bus drivers modeled new uniforms, which included light blue shirts, navy slacks or skirts, berets or caps, and jackets and ties. There was no money in the school system budget for uniforms, so Julia Armistead (right) initiated the effort to get drivers out of plain clothes. The school system’s 180 drivers had the option of buying a uniform, which cost about $80.
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In November 1968, Richmond Mayor Philip J. Bagley Jr. (right) donated the first toy to the year’s Richmond Toys for Tots campaign. The mayor presented a doll to “Miss Toys for Tots” Dale Baker at a ceremony in the mayor’s office. Also present were E.B. Baucom (left) and F.X. Harrington of the Marine Reserve, which led toy collections at several shopping centers in the city.
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In December 1959, the Seventh Street parking garage in Richmond was the largest of 54 properties, valued collectively at about $1.2 million, that were slated for condemnation by the city as part of plans to build a civic center downtown.
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In March 1951, members of the Victory Garden Club planted a tree at Jahnke Road Chapel in Richmond. From left are Mrs. S.G. Snellings, Mrs. Randolph Byrd and Mrs. Martha Clements.
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In April 1992, some veterans at Sally Bell’s Kitchen in Richmond — Lucille Zimmerman (from left), Mary Newcomb, Dorothy Daniels and Anne Mulfinger — posed with one of the countless cakes they had prepared over decades of working together.
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In October 1990, Tim Finnegan, chairman of the Finnegan & Agee Inc. ad agency in Richmond, served customers at a McDonald’s in Mechanicsville. Finnegan’s firm had represented the fast-food restaurant for the previous 15 years. Finnegan’s shift marked the birthday of Ray Kroc, who developed McDonald’s into a global enterprise; Kroc died in 1984.
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In October 1971, Marvin Cephas delivered bills to Virginia Electric and Power Co. customers in Richmond’s West End. As postal rates rose, VEPCO introduced its own bill delivery service for about 90,000 local customers in densely populated areas. It said the cost was less than a nickel per bill, compared with a postal cost of 8 cents.
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In February 1953, employees at the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles office in Richmond processed license plate registration forms, placing them in destination slots for bulk mailing. More than 1 million new orange and blue plate sets were expected to be sold in the state that year.
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In April 1977, a flying circus near Washington held tryouts in Fauquier County as it sought four new wing-walkers. Of the 28 applicants, one of the winners (shown here) was Nour Hzyan, a White House photographer who had seen a recruitment ad pinned to a board in the White House pressroom months earlier.
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In July 1985, Tom Thomas kicked back on his Harley-Davidson outside Newgate Prison, a bar in the 900 block of West Grace Street in Richmond. The bar was popular with bikers; other businesses in that stretch, including an adult theater, attracted a diverse clientele that could make the area a hot spot for police. The Newgate Prison site was later home to the Virginia Commonwealth University police headquarters for more than a decade.
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An image from January 1960 shows the Byrd Field Weather Bureau, which had been established at the airport in Henrico County in 1928. Over the decades, the station had various stints of closure or service — including during World War II, when Richmond’s airport was an Army airfield. The local weather office was closed permanently in 1996, and operations were moved to Wakefield.
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In November 1957, birds flew over the marsh at Presquile Island, located in the James River at the eastern tip of Chesterfield County. The largely untouched 1,329-acre island was designated in 1953 as the Presquile National Wildlife Refuge, which harbors wildlife, including bald eagles. The refuge may be visited, but only with advance reservations.
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In June 1985, Edward Harris lit the Virginia Special Olympics torch at the University of Richmond. The event drew thousands of disabled athletes, coaches and volunteers. The torch arrived on the campus at the end of a 20-mile relay from the state Capitol. The first International Special Olympics Games were held in July 1968.
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In July 1972, auctioneer Bernie Pleasants of Red Gate Horse Farm in Montpelier sold about 50 Assateague Island wild ponies at the annual auction in Chincoteague on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Co. continues to host a pony auction to help control the herd’s size and to raise money for operations.
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In June 1976, 4-year-old Beth Vetrovec had a difficult time selecting a kitten for adoption at the Richmond SPCA. (An adoption advocacy poster on the wall behind her featured Morris the Cat, the popular advertising mascot for the 9Lives brand of cat food.)
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In August 1953, city workers trimmed trees along the 700 block of West Grace Street in Richmond.
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In May 1987, patrons at Regency Square in Henrico County filled the mall’s new food court, which included 11 eateries on the mall’s lower level between Miller & Rhoads and Sears. The dining space accommodated up to 450 people and was the first phase of a $5 million renovation at the mall.
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In August 1970, Richmond students waited for the buses at the corner of Westover Hills Boulevard and Forest Hill Avenue in South Side as the school year got underway.
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In April 1937, workers with the Works Progress Administration built riverfront dikes to protect Richmond from flooding. The James River was expected to reach a 26-foot crest after heavy rains, which had shut down major bridges and roadways. The WPA was a New Deal employment program, and this flood project involved about 200 workers.
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In February 1959, the parking lot was full at the new Food Fair grocery store on West Broad Street in Richmond, near downtown. The chain, founded in Pennsylvania, was one of the largest in the country at the time and was planning a half-dozen or more stores in the Richmond area. (The grand opening here was supposed to feature retired Army Gen. Omar Bradley, who was on Food Fair’s board of directors, but he instead had to appear as a witness at a trial.)
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In February 1942, a blackout test during World War II — in case enemy aircraft flew over the city — darkened the interior of many buildings in downtown Richmond. The one-hour exercise, which covered the Richmond and Tri-Cities areas, required that buildings and residences turn off lights or prevent light from being seen from the outside. Buses, ambulances and personal vehicles were also asked to stay off the roads.
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In July 1967, beauty queens and convertibles gathered on Interstate 64 to celebrate a new 9-mile stretch of highway from the Bryan Park area at Interstate 95 to Short Pump in Henrico County. In lieu of a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $23 million project, the lead car drove over a traffic counter cable.
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This October 1988 image shows East Broad Street looking west into downtown Richmond from Church Hill. That month, radio stations WRVA-AM and WRVQ-FM announced plans to leave their Church Hill studio building after 20 years for new space in South Richmond.
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In March 1989, Willie Vance Harris of Smith Advertising Co. changed a billboard at the intersection of Wythe and West streets in Petersburg.
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In February 1971, James Herbert Bryant (left) and Paul Jackson assessed construction on their new McDonald’s restaurant on Mechanicsville Turnpike in Richmond. The city natives started Bryant-Jackson Corp. and invested about $300,000 to build the restaurant.
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In May 1959, Ronald Yaffe performed a levitation magic trick. Yaffe, a 19-year-old freshman at Richmond Professional Institute, planned to study optometry but enjoyed performing magic as a hobby.
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This October 1943 image shows a building near West Cary and South Nansemond streets in Richmond’s Carytown area. Built around 1851, it once served as a tollkeeper’s home but later became an office for Williams & Harvey Nursery. A shopping center is on the site today.
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This April 1955 image shows The Hauke Press, a commercial printing business at 6 E. Main St. in downtown Richmond. The firm, which printed everything from newsletters to stamps, was owned at the time by Heywood Hartley, who also was a dog breeder and served as president of the Virginia Kennel Club.
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In July 1966, master craftsman G.H. Boyer (right) gave apprentice Carl C. Spivey instructions on how to inlay wood at Biggs Antique Co. on West Marshall Street in Richmond. Biggs was a leading U.S. manufacturer of Colonial reproduction furniture, and its work could be found in private homes as well as the Hotel John Marshall and the Miller & Rhoads Tea Room. Biggs was purchased in 1975 by the Kittinger Co., which had a long association with Colonial Williamsburg.
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In September 1991, housekeepers Josephine Scott (left) and Joy Brown competed in a regional Super 8 Motel bed-making competition at a Radisson Hotel ballroom in downtown Richmond. Twelve finalists from the Mid-Atlantic states vied for three spots in the Super 8 national contest slated for the following February in New Orleans; the national winner would get a new car.
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In February 1971, the Boulevard “Nickel” Bridge got a new automated toll plaza with enclosed toll booths and a chute into which drivers could pitch their coins. With its four booths, the new plaza accommodated two lanes of traffic in each direction. The old booths are in the background.
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In February 1950, Shepherd “Shep” Walker carried 60 pounds of flour, meal and sugar in a bag on his head in Palmyra in Fluvanna County. Walker, 75, said he started using the technique when he was a boy, after seeing his mother carry a bucket of water on her head without spilling a drop.
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In March 1956, A.B. Buchannon ascended a fire tower on U.S. Route 60 near Sandston in Henrico County to begin his daily watch for forest fires. Virginia’s brush-burning law had just gone into effect, and through mid-May, trash or brush could be burned only between 4 p.m. and midnight.
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In August 1976, what is now known as the Weisiger-Carroll House was still in rough shape at 2408 Bainbridge St. in the Manchester area of South Richmond. That year, a new claimant on the title led to the discovery of the house’s historical significance. The 1½-story frame and brick dwelling was estimated to have been built in the 1760s and served as a private home as well as a hospital during the Civil War. The home is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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In February 1954, Norma Cook inspected and graded eggs at E.C. Alexander & Co. of Richmond. The staff would produce thousands of cartons per year that were sealed according to federal-state labeling guidelines; the company also handled a large volume of poultry.
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In May 1968, Barbara Yost, who was Miss Virginia 1967, reflected on her time as a beauty queen during a visit to the Executive Mansion in Richmond. The 19-year-old Roanoke native planned to attend Radford University. She said her favorite moments as Miss Virginia included attending the festivals throughout the state and participating in the March of Dimes telethon in Tennessee.
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In January 1978, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Miller assessed the damage done to their car by a tree that fell after a night of strong wind. The Chesterfield County couple had just purchased the car.
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In May 1977, A.S. “Slim” Mistr showed off his pick of the day at his strawberry field off Darbytown Road in Henrico County. Mistr and his family owned one of eight pick-your-own strawberry farms in the state at the time, and he and his 8,000 plants were expecting plenty of visitors in the upcoming weeks.
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In July 1963, riders boarded an “executive special” bus on Patterson Avenue at Three Chopt Road in Richmond. Virginia Transit Co.’s expedited service to and from downtown had limited stops, and the maiden voyage into downtown took 24 minutes. The morning bus left Three Chopt at 8 a.m., and the evening bus left at exactly 5:10 p.m. from 10th and Broad streets.
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In May 1952, Caesar Wilkins (right) passed the mail to Rudolph L. Cavan for rail transport from Broad Street Station in Richmond. The RF&P Railroad’s No. 16 train then took the mail to Washington. On an average day, nearly 3,000 sacks of mail and parcel post were handled by 270 railway mail employees working out of Richmond.
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In July 1978, Chris Trebour (in chair) worked on a custom skateboard in the company of friend Jeff Brongon. Trebour, a rising junior at Clover Hill High School in Chesterfield County, learned to make his own boards after realizing how expensive the hobby could get. So he started Zodiac Skateboards and sold his boards locally.
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In September 1989, former teacher Thelma Smith visited Bellevue Elementary School in Richmond to offer help on the first day of class: She pinned bus numbers on pupils as they arrived.
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In February 1957, pedestrians on East Grace Street at North Fourth Street in downtown Richmond endured some light snow during the afternoon.
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In May 1960, the Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals held its Be Kind to Animals Week. Here, the organization’s Mrs. Samuel B. Taylor accepted a 50-cent payment from Deborah, a 4-month-old chimpanzee.
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In May 1983, patrons of Stonewall Café on West Main Street in Richmond dined on the restaurant’s patio. The building was constructed in the 1880s and was used as an elementary school until 1962 — it was once Stonewall Jackson School and West End School, and earlier, it housed the Richmond Normal School. The building was sold to a developer in 1980, and today, the space houses the Baja Bean Co. restaurant.
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In August 1956, refuge manager John Walther checked fence poles that were part of a deer-prevention project on Presquile Island, located in the James River at the eastern tip of Chesterfield County. The largely untouched 1,329-acre island was designated in 1953 as the Presquile National Wildlife Refuge, which harbors wildlife, including bald eagles. The land was originally part of a peninsula before it was severed to create a channel for boats in the 1930s. Historically, the island was occupied by Native Americans.
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In July 1949, shoppers ducked into doorways or under awnings on Grace Street between Fourth and Fifth streets in downtown Richmond. Summer heat left the block unusually quiet for a Saturday afternoon.
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In April 1966, Richmond police officers (from left) Christopher Stokes, John W. Harris and H.L. Coleman reviewed items recovered from a series of North Side burglaries. There had been about two dozen residential break-ins in the Washington Park, Ginter Park and Barton Heights areas in the preceding two months. Police initially recovered about $1,700 in stolen property (equivalent to nearly $14,000 today) and arrested five 14- to 16-year-olds and a 19-year-old in some of the burglaries.
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In July 1952, workers were preparing to restore and convert a 115-year-old home into offices on the southwest corner of Franklin and First streets in downtown Richmond. Part of the project included removing the mansard roof.
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In March 1967, Richmond police officer Glenwood W. Burley took a moment away from his patrol work to play baseball with youths in the Fulton neighborhood. Burley turned up the volume on his car’s police radio so that he could still monitor calls. (In 2016, long retired from the department, Burley completed his efforts to relocate a neglected Richmond police memorial from downtown to Byrd Park.)
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In September 1956, children played in an alley on Harrison Street near Main Street in Richmond. An accompanying story noted that although there were 38 playgrounds and 22 athletic fields in the city, the space was limited and usually crowded. Several areas, particularly in the Fan District and west of Monroe Park, lacked playgrounds altogether, so youths played in the streets and alleys.
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In May 1971, as Amtrak consolidated passenger rail service in America, E.M.C. Quincy (left) of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce presented a gift of Richmond tobacco products and a record about Virginia to Amtrak’s Teresa Cunningham at Main Street Station in downtown Richmond. A number of Virginia mayors, including Richard Farrier of Staunton (center), attended the ceremony, which welcomed Amtrak service on the former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway line from Newport News to Cincinnati.
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In August 1952, Ryland Wilkinson, 14, played with Kinky, the kinkajou he discovered at a used-car lot while helping make milk deliveries near Carytown in Richmond. The exotic animal, about the size of a cat, had escaped from the Cavalier Pet Shop on West Cary Street, about two blocks from the auto lot. Ryland returned Kinky and received a $5 reward.
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In July 1989, the Annabel Lee docked at Westover Plantation in Charles City County as passengers prepared for a tour. The reproduction paddle-wheeler offered dinner cruises and entertainment on the James River from 1988 through 2003. The boat had seating for more than 200 passengers, plus two full-service bars and two dance floors. After attendance declined, the owners moved the Annabel Lee to the Washington area at the beginning of 2004.
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In August 1976, former child movie star Shirley Temple Black visited Colonial Williamsburg as part of her duties as the first female chief of protocol of the United States. The president of Finland was visiting the area, though onlookers were more interested in spotting Temple. She previously served as U.S. ambassador to Ghana, and she later was ambassador to Czechoslovakia.
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In February 1968, members of the Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs from Northern Virginia toured the state Capitol, Executive Mansion and General Assembly during a visit to Richmond. From left are Mrs. Earle Mountcastle, Mrs. William Walker, Mrs. Olin Bockes and Mrs. James B. Roberts.
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In May 1966, Richmond police officer Jesse W. Williams worked at the communications desk while nearly 400 people peered through a seldom-opened viewing window during a tour of police headquarters. The tours were arranged as part of National Police Week.
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In January 1967, professors Richard Terman (left) and Ian Callard (second from right) of the College of William & Mary biology department worked with students Steve Vore (middle) and Dick Friesen (right) on a lab research project related to population ecology.
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In May 1972, Charles Reuben styled a wig for Rhonda Johnson at Thalhimers in downtown Richmond. The department store had just introduced a line of wigs for African-American women; Reuben said short styles were in fashion for the upcoming summer months.
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In June 1970, Pizza Castle was among several areas that tempted customers at the new Giant Open Air Market along Maywill Street in Henrico County. The market, open 24 hours, included a series of smaller specialized stores — in addition to Pizza Castle, options included The Patio for prepared meals, The Marketplace for international foods and wines, and the Candy Circus with sweet treats. The Norfolk-based supermarket chain (no relation to the Giant chain in the Washington area) merged with Farm Fresh Inc. in the mid-1980s.
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In April 1941, a U.S. Navy dive bomber from Washington performed an exhibition over Hermitage Airport in Henrico County in which a two-way radio conversation with the pilot was broadcast on loudspeakers. At the exhibition (from left) were Dr. George Williams of the Naval Reserve Medical Corps, bomber pilot Lt. Thomas Wagner, Congressman Dave Satterfield Jr., Lt. Cmdr. Lewis Lee (who accompanied Wagner), and George Mercer of the West Richmond Business Men’s Association, which sponsored the exhibition with the Naval Reserve cadet training program.
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In March 1977, Charlotte Swann, manager of the Williamsburg SPCA kennel, held a litter of puppies. She noted at the time that 7 of 10 dogs didn’t find a home in the first month after they were brought to the kennel.
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In April 1966, about 100 people waited in line outside the Division of Motor Vehicles headquarters on West Broad Street in Richmond to purchase 1966 license tags before the deadline. DMV reported at the time that about 1.3 million of 1.6 millions sets of 1966 tags had already been purchased.
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In September 1972, 11-year-old Todd Trimble of Richmond was one of the 101 players in the Virginia Chess Championship, held over three days at the Sheraton Motor Inn in Richmond. In the final, Williamsburg’s Charles Powell defended his title by beating Richmond’s Lev Blonarovych in a five-hour match.
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In March 1953, a bus enjoyed a clear path to pick up passengers at a stop on Broad Street in downtown Richmond. A new parking ban on Broad and some surrounding streets aimed to relieve downtown traffic during the business day.
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In March 1953, a bus enjoyed a clear path to pick up passengers at a stop on Broad Street in downtown Richmond. A new parking ban on Broad and some surrounding streets aimed to relieve downtown traffic during the business day.
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In June 1957, a boy rode his bike along a sidewalk on a summer day in Richmond’s Oregon Hill neighborhood.
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In June 1984, actress Mary Tyler Moore had her makeup touched up between takes at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond on the set of “Finnegan Begin Again.” The HBO romantic comedy film was shot all over Richmond and co-starred Robert Preston and Sam Waterston.
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In October 1965, North American forestry experts visited the Virginia Division of Forestry in Sandston and examined a pile of pine cones, which were being dried for seeds to use at the state tree nursery. The officials, in town for a two-day tour in Virginia, came from all over the United States, Canada and Mexico to discuss conservation and tree production.
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In June 1949, a worker carried potatoes from a field on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. An accompanying article said about 14,000 migratory workers reached farms on the Shore for the harvest season; some journeyed from Florida, to which they would return in winter. Fast workers could fill 125 hundred-pound bags in six hours.
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In March 1942, members of the Henrico Red Cross Motor Corps participated in a test drill in uniform. The women had completed courses in basic and advanced first aid, motor mechanics and blackout driving. The motor corps was established by the American Red Cross in 1917 during World War I to transport wounded soldiers to local hospitals and deliver supplies.
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In September 1944, Richmond city employees hurriedly made preparations for a James River flood by filling and loading sandbags. The James ultimately rose to 24.2 feet in the city after heavy rains throughout the river’s watershed.
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In September 1944, Richmond city employees hurriedly made preparations for a James River flood by filling and loading sandbags. The James ultimately rose to 24.2 feet in the city after heavy rains throughout the river’s watershed.
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In July 1985, Farm Fresh Inc. prepared to open a grocery store on Brook Road in Henrico County. This was the fifth store in the Richmond area for the Norfolk-based grocer. The Brook Road location, which was open 24 hours a day, totaled 93,000 square feet and had 18 checkout lanes. In addition to groceries, the location had a bookstore, delicatessen, post office, cheese shop, restaurant, video entertainment center and bulk sales department.
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In June 1976, an automobile (minus its tires and gas tank) was fed into a fragmentizer, which could crush the vehicle in less than a minute using an array of hammers weighing nearly 400 pounds each. The fragmentizer was in Richmond’s Deepwater Terminal area and was used by Peck Iron and Metal Co. Inc. to crush vehicles into fine chunks of metal. Peck Iron estimated that the fragmentizer “ate” 100,000 autos during the previous year.
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In October 1967, Mark Thacker of Ocean City, Md., a freshman at Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University), leapt over a hurdle during an RPI skateboarding championship. Thacker finished second in the competition, which involved about a dozen students. The contest, held according to U.S. Skateboard Association rules, included required and freestyle maneuvers.
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In April 1972, J.J. Phaup, a 92-year-old farmer in Buckingham County, plowed his 550-acre farm. Although farming technology had improved over the years, Phaup preferred his horses over a tractor — even if he could cover only about 8 acres per day. He said he had been working since he was 10 years old.
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In December 1972, 16-year-old auto mechanics student Linda Turner practiced her trade at the Richmond Technical Center. Turner was the first female in the program. “If I ever got stranded,” she said, “I wouldn’t want to wait two days for somebody to come help me.”
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In September 1984, a crowd of almost 6,000 watched the Richmond Braves play their final Triple-A baseball game at Parker Field on the Boulevard. Days later, the stadium was leveled to make way for the Diamond, which debuted the following year and is now home to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels.
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In January 1950, postal officials inspected a new highway post office bus that would operate between Richmond and Sanford, N.C. The privately owned and operated service would transport and sort mail while in transit.
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In September 1981, newlyweds Judy Meese and Branch Carpenter got married life off to a flying start: They took a hot-air balloon ride after exchanging vows in a field in Hanover County’s Montpelier area. The ride would take them to Hanover County Airport, and family and friends would await them at a reception in Richmond.
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In August 1963, magician Mark Wilson performed a levitation trick on Terry Bryant at the Hotel John Marshall in Richmond. Wilson created and starred in a nationally televised Saturday morning show, “The Magic Land of Allakazam,” and was in Richmond as a featured guest at a magician conclave. The gathering brought together almost 200 magicians for two days of training.
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In April 1966, professor Robert Gay adjusted equipment in a newly air-conditioned and heated laboratory at Richmond Professional Institute (Virginia Commonwealth University today). The temperature-controlled lab for engineering technology students was believed to be one of the most advanced in the country.
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In February 1966, off-duty Richmond police officers Walter Reid (left) and Robert Mallory played pool in a new recreation facility in the basement of the Safety, Health and Welfare Building in downtown Richmond. The lounge featured three pool tables, six game tables, two large sofas, four lounge chairs and a television.
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In February 1986, an explosion rocked a row of houses on Davis Avenue in Richmond’s Fan District. The blast inside one home blew out bricks, windows and a back wall. Police and fire officials also discovered a fire in the home’s basement, but the cause of the fire and explosion was not immediately known.
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In September 1965, the El Rancho, an Italian cattle ship, loaded 88 tons of hay at Richmond’s Upper Terminal shipping yard on the James River. The mountain of hay would feed a herd of about 400 mostly dairy cattle from Virginia that would make the trans-Atlantic journey to Italy. The cattle shipment was the first of its kind for Richmond.
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In October 1986, a plaque dedication ceremony marked the addition of Richmond’s Fan District to the National Register of Historic Places. The event, which included songs from the Fox School choir, capped a two-year effort by the Fan Woman’s Club in cooperation with state landmark officials. More than 3,000 buildings in the Fan were photographed and surveyed in the campaign.
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In August 1950, Richmond police officer J.T. Parks studied a set of fingerprints. The police force had amassed 80,000 sets starting in 1915, and officials were discussing plans to expand space for fingerprint files.
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In June 1967, students at the Richmond Professional Institute (the predecessor of Virginia Commonwealth University) walked outside the school library. At the time, the library’s collection had grown to about 85,000 volumes but was still well short of what a college accreditation council said was appropriate for a school of RPI’s size.
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In September 1961, T.W. Redmond of the State Highway Department assessed the stock of anti-snow chemicals in a Richmond-area department storage shed on Midlothian Turnpike. Although the chance of snow was months away, preparations for winter weather were made far in advance.
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In January 1943, William H. Haskins beheld what was left of his Health Centre Inc. bowling alley at Hermitage Road and Meadow Street in Richmond after a fire. The sprawling brick building, which opened in 1928 and had 36 lanes, was destroyed.
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In June 1982, a peacock checked out the Italian Garden at Maymont. Peacocks roamed free in the Richmond park for many years until the early 1990s. Maymont has not had peacocks in its animal family since 2013.
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In February 1981, Richmond Mayor Henry L. Marsh III operated a backhoe to kick off Project One, which included the construction of the Greater Richmond Convention Center. The project was part of a deal between Marriott Corp. and the city housing authority to finance and build a hotel/convention center in downtown Richmond.
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In January 1946, these overflowing trash cans typified the conditions of Richmond’s yards, alleys and back porches at the beginning of the year. Because of the holidays, illness, bad weather and manpower shortages, the city was far behind on trash collection. Pictured is an alley between First and Foushee streets near Grace Street downtown.
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In September 1976, seven former Prince Edward County residents reunited on the lawn of the former R.R. Moton High School (later Prince Edward County High School), from which they were bared in the 1960s during the state’s Massive Resistance to integration. From left are Frank Early, Betty Ward, G.A. Hamilton, Hilda Thompson, LaNae Johnson, Bessie Shade and Douglas Vaughan. Hundreds of former county students from the era attended the reunion.
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In October 1957, Loxelley Cashion Jr. of the Richmond Public Works Department operated a heating and planing machine to smooth pavement over a portion of Broad Street.
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In December 1973, Richmond police bicycle patrolman William W. Fuller Jr. stopped for a downtown chat with policeman Glen A. Brinson of the mounted unit.
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In October 1958, chemists Owen R. Blackburne (left) and Bill Simmons distilled volatile acids at the Richmond Sewage Disposal headquarters near Rocketts Landing.
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In January 1965, librarian Jean Bear scanned the Richmond Public Library’s new paperback rack. The soft-covered books were associated with mystery, sex and lesser forms of literature, with a reputation of being found at drugstores and wearing down after a few reads. Though cheaper for libraries to acquire, paperbacks were not preferred by patrons at the time, according to several Richmond librarians. The main library had only about 200 volumes available.
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In June 1957, a boy and girl sat outside the fire station at Cumberland and Laurel streets in Richmond’s Oregon Hill neighborhood. The station, built in the late 19th century, housed two fire companies by the mid-1960s, when it was slated to be replaced by two new stations elsewhere.
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In September 1978, plastic drain pipe was shaped into a 60-foot “serpent” in the Yeocomico River near Kinsale on Virginia’s Northern Neck. Richmonder John Tighe created it to surprise fellow members of a Richmond boating group that was gathering for its annual fish fry. The sculpture mimicked a giant serpentlike creature – later nicknamed “Chessie” – that some people claim to have spotted nearby that summer.
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In November 1948, traffic moved through the intersection of Cowardin Avenue and Hull Street in South Richmond. The city was planning several pedestrian safety upgrades at the busy intersection, including painted crosswalks, new signage and a fence along Hull.
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In July 1942, manpower and a cart were a means of transporting new books to the Rosa D. Bowser Branch of the Richmond library during the gas-rationing days of World War II. Bowser was a prominent African-American educator and social activist in Richmond from the 1880s to the 1920s. The branch was the city library’s first that was open to African-Americans.
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In October 1963, Sussex County peanut farmer J. J. Lilley Sr. highlighted how that year’s severe drought had impacted his crop. At left are damaged vines from that season, compared to normal ones at right. The first commercial peanut crop in the U.S. was grown in Sussex in the 1840s, according to an industry marketing association.
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In April 1969, the Brook Hill mansion on Richmond’s North Side was part of a Ginter Park home tour. Dating to the early 18th century and known for its blend of Gothic Revival and Italianate architecture, the original structure was masked by 19th-century additions.
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In September 1954, Richmond Mayor Thomas P. Bryan cut the ribbon at the opening of the F.W. Woolworth Co. department store at Fifth and Broad streets in downtown Richmond. The $1 million building housed several departments for the nearby Miller & Rhoads, which had an earlier store on the site in the late 1800s.
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In March 1988, Helene Kahn stood in her GiGi Hats shop on East Grace Street in downtown Richmond. Kahn, who opened the store in 1950 and operated it until her death in 1996, offered hats, wedding veils and other millinery. In 1968, she was the first woman to lead the Downtown Retail Associates trade group.
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In March 1957, a barge was being filled with grain at the Upper Terminal shipping yard on the James River in Richmond.
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In July 1988, 15-year-old John Moncure — who was 5 feet, 9 inches tall — was dwarfed by the roots of a tree that fell through his neighbor’s house on Lakeside Avenue in Henrico County during a storm. The teen’s father estimated that the tree was 150 feet tall.
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In July 1988, 15-year-old John Moncure — who was 5 feet, 9 inches tall — was dwarfed by the roots of a tree that fell through his neighbor’s house on Lakeside Avenue in Henrico County during a storm. The teen’s father estimated that the tree was 150 feet tall.
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In November 1964, the Richmond Planning Commission was considering proposals, including a tobacco exhibition center, for the former Libby Prison site from the Civil War. At the time, a junkyard occupied the block bounded by 20th, 21st, Cary and Dock streets downtown.
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In December 1991, wrestlers Hulk Hogan (left) and Ric Flair battled in front of a huge crowd at the Richmond Coliseum. During the match, Flair snuck in brass knuckles and got on the bad side of referee Earl Hebner.
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This March 1985 image shows a hillside in South Richmond’s Woodland Heights neighborhood, near 27th Street, where homes would be built. The builders planned two-level houses with the living room, dining room and kitchen on the upper level and bedrooms and a sitting room downstairs. Both levels would have decks overlooking Riverside Drive.
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In February 1962, the third annual City Women’s Bowling Tournament was underway at Sunset Bowl in Richmond. The two-day competition, organized by the Greater Richmond Woman’s Bowling Association, drew almost 80 teams. The Security Industrial Loan team won.
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In January 1991, Chamberlayne Co. Inc. workers Wesley Boyette and Craig Simpson put finishing touches on a parking garage in Richmond’s Carytown area while the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Crenshaw Avenue facility was held at street level.
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In May 1987, Larry Ingram, president of Neighbors of Chimborazo Park, stood at a contaminated spring along slowly shifting land on Chimborazo Hill in Richmond’s East End. The Church Hill group had expressed concerns about the hill; city officials said the issue was being studied as part of a multiyear improvement program.
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In April 1982, instructor Noel Baebler (left) guided students in the use of video equipment during a visual literacy program at George Mason Elementary School in Richmond. With him are students (from left) Darrell Quarles, Rodrecus Robinson, Vernon Taylor, Freeman Coley and Carolyn Burchett.
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In June 1966, a woman picketed in front of a Western Union office in Richmond. Members of the Commercial Telegraphers Union, including about 50 locally, walked off the job for several hours to dramatize their demands for pay raises. On the same day, the union and Western Union agreed to a one-week contract extension to avoid further disruptions while negotiations continued.
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UVALDE, Texas — Pete Arredondo has been fired as Uvalde CISD's chief of police. The decision is effective immediately.
The vote by district school board members was unanimous Wednesday evening, in a meeting where the embattled Arredondo – who led the botched law enforcement response at Robb Elementary exactly three months ago – was a no-show.
Instead, his attorney submitted a 17-page statement calling for him to be reinstated with back pay. Arredondo had been on unpaid leave since July 22.
"Any allegation of lack of leadership is wholly misplaced," the statement asserts, arguing that Arredondo's actions at the school on May 24 potentially saved lives or further injury.
It also alleges Arredondo was put on unpaid leave “without any advanced notice” in July, and that the district “imposed last-minute procedural hurdles" ahead of Wednesday's hearing, violating his First Amendment rights.
“The district has successfully gagged Chief Arredondo to the point that he cannot participate,” the statement concludes.
The district had faced pressure to fire the police chief after Texas DPS revealed he was the incident commander on May 24. Wednesday's vote was preceded by a lengthy closed-doors session involving the school board, and was followed by those in attendance silently leaving while holding up signs. One had photos of the victims, and another read: "Amerie Forever."
The meeting had been postponed twice. The school district sent out a notice last week stating 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. Superintendent Hal Harrell recommended Arredondo's termination in July.
Many community members and victim’s families had called for the same. During Wednesday's public-comments section, Brett Cross, whose 10-year-old nephew Uziyah Garcia died at Robb Elementary, said the least the district could do is conduct its meetings in an open forum.
"For him to not be here and face the consequences of his own actions? Exactly,” the speaker said referring to Arredondo.
Another speaker added, "You are not going to sweep this under the rug.”
Amerie Jo Garza's father said that he wished his daughter was there so she could speak for herself, while also thanking the community for their support.
“Thank you everyone for being here for us. It means a lot,” he said. “We don’t know what to do. We want to fight for our children.”
The full statement from Arredondo's legal representation can be read below.
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.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – President Joe Biden announced a student loan forgiveness plan on Wednesday that could help over 40 million Americans reduce or eliminate their debt.
KSN reached out to financial aid advisors at local universities to see what this could mean for current and future college students.
Crystal Roach, the Director of Financial Aid at Friends University, said they will be learning alongside loan borrowers. She said the amount of relief provided will depend on how smoothly the program is implemented, along with if it will inspire future students or people to return back to finish their degrees.
Roach said they will likely have a greater impact on people who have already graduated and entered the working world as opposed to students still working on their undergrad.
“For our current students that are just starting college this year, their loans need to be dispersed before June 30. That’s not a reality for them. Their loans don’t disperse until august or sometimes September,” said Roach.
While there is still a lot to learn, Roach believes that this will open doors for a lot of students.
“Hopefully, this will help students reduce their overall loan debt. And so they can have less payments and maybe ability to take on debt to buy a home or some other life things that they need to accomplish,” said Roach.
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The Uvalde CISD school board has unanimously voted to fire its police chief, Pete Arredondo, over his response to the mass shooting in May at Robb Elementary that left 19 students and two teachers dead.
The meeting comes exactly three months after the shooting and less than two weeks before the new school year begins in Uvalde.
Arredondo, who has been on administrative leave since June, has come under the most scrutiny for his actions during the May 24 tragedy. State police and a damning investigative report in July have criticized the police chief of the roughly 4,000-student school district for failing to take charge of the scene, not breaching the classroom sooner and wasting time by looking for a key to a likely unlocked door.
Ninety days after the massacre, the absence of any firings has frustrated many Uvalde residents and amplified demands for accountability. Investigations and body camera footage have laid bare how police rushed to the scene with bulletproof shields and high-powered rifles within minutes — but waited more than an hour before finally confronting the gunman in a classroom of fourth-graders.
An attorney for Arredondo did not respond to an email Tuesday.
Uvalde school officials have been under mounting pressure from victims’ families and members of the community, many of whom have called for Arredondo’s termination. Superintendent Hal Harrell had first moved to fire Arredondo in July but postponed the decision at the request of the police chief’s attorney.
Only one other police official at the scene, Uvalde police Lt. Mariano Pargas, is known to have been placed on leave since the shooting. Pargas was the city’s acting police chief during the massacre.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety, which had more than 90 state troopers at the scene, has also launched an internal investigation into the response by state police.
School officials have said the campus at Robb Elementary will no longer be used. Instead, campuses elsewhere in Uvalde will serve as temporary classrooms for elementary school students, not all of whom are willing to return to school in person following the shooting.
School officials say a virtual academy will be offered for students. The district has not said how many students will attend virtually, but a new state law passed last year in Texas following the pandemic limits the number of eligible students receiving remote instruction to “10% of all enrolled students within a given school system.”
Schools can seek a waiver to exceed the limit but Uvalde has not done so, according to Melissa Holmes, a spokeswoman for the Texas Education Agency.
New measures to improve school safety in Uvalde include “8-foot, non-scalable perimeter fencing” at elementary, middle and high school campuses, according to the school district. Officials say they have also installed additional security cameras, upgraded locks, enhanced training for district staff and improving communication.
However, according to the district’s own progress reports, as of Tuesday the fencing had not begun at six of the eight campuses planned and cameras had only been installed at the high school. Some progress had been made on locks at three of eight campuses, and communication improvement was marked as half complete for each campus.
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AUSTIN, Texas — After President Joe Biden announced canceling student loan debt for 43 million borrowers, people in Austin had mixed feeling about the planned relief.
KVUE's Daranesha Herron took to one of the busiest streets in Austin: South Congress Avenue. Whiteboard in hand, she asked the community about their thoughts on the new student loan forgiveness plan.
"I have over $26,000 left," said Leah Fritz.
That's an amount Fritz said would take her 10 to 20 years to pay off.
When Kati Rivera was asked if she has student loan debt, she said "it's more than $20,000."
Greg Baker has been paying for his student loans for 25 years.
"I'm finally down to below $10,000," said Baker.
For Emma Fritz, her student loans are paid off, but her husband's are not.
"My husband had $9,990 left and we were kind of waiting for this," said Emma.
Almost every person we spoke with has student loan debt, but their opinions on the relief are very different.
"I'm very happy," said Fritz. "Obviously, it takes a big chunk of that away, so it's a little bit more manageable now."
"I think that people probably have more than $10,000 or $20,000 in student loan debt and that's just not enough," said Kati Rivera of the relief. "I think it should be all of it."
While Baker has been paying his loans off for two decades, he is not supportive of loan forgiveness.
"You know what you're getting into," said Baker. "I mean, you took out a loan to get something, you need to pay it back. But I am in favor of the pause of interest accruing on student loans, and I'm in favor of them limiting to 5% of their take-home salary."
Hansom Wong feels the opposite.
"You do need to pay your bills, but like when the bill is continually growing, when you've got this loan at a young age and don't understand the ramifications, you know," said Wong.
Fritz was the only person KVUE interviewed who did not have student loans.
"I paid mine off, but it doesn't affect how I feel about other people," said Emma. "I'm still happy for other people."
The loan forgiveness plan cancels $20,000 in student loan debt for those who received a pell grant. It gives $10,000 in debt cancellation to non-pell grant recipients.
For those who are not married, their income has to be less than $125,000 to qualify. Those who are married need to have a combined income of less than $250,000 to qualify.
The plan also extended the pause on student loan repayment to Dec. 31. The administration also cut undergraduate loan monthly payments in half. Borrowers now only have to pay 5% of their income.
The White House said this plan could cancel the full remaining balance for roughly 20 million people.
To get the loan forgiveness, the White House said the Department of Education already has the data it needs to do that automatically for 8 million people.
Others will be able to fill out an application that'll be posted online before the loan payment pause ends on December 31.
This applies to both current and former students.
Borrowers can sign up to be notified when this information is available online here.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Elon Musk wants to bring hyperloop tunnels to Central Texas.
The Tesla CEO recently tweeted about creating a tunnel between Austin and San Antonio. He mentioned the idea in a Twitter thread about the tunnels.
The two cities are about 80 miles apart on a stretch of Interstate 35.
"Would be cool to do a (much simplified) Hyperloop demo tunnel between maybe Austin & San Antonio," Musk tweeted.
He explained that a tunnel stretching between both cities would be "the fastest way to get between one downtown and another with known physics."
Tunnels, made by Musk's The Boring Company, are already in use in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop is a three-station transportation system consisting of 1.7 miles of tunnel, according to The Boring Company website. The tunnel reduced a 45-minute journey to about two minutes.
The Boring Company is constructing two additional loops in Las Vegas, per the company's website.
Musk's idea to connect the two Texas cities follows a June report stating The Boring Company filed an application to build a tunnel near the Tesla Gigafactory in eastern Travis County.
According to a report by the Austin Business Journal, the address for the project has it located on the west side of State Highway 130 while the Tesla factory is east of the same highway.
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DORA, Ala. (WIAT) — Governor Kay Ivey was in Walker County Wednesday for a ground breaking ceremony.
Work is underway in Walker County at an abandoned coal mine site. The governor said this new development will help rebuild east Alabama.
The project will revitalize an abandoned mine site. It’s part of a new landing development project called Heritage Landing. The development is a collaborative effort among Drummond Company, the City of Dora, the Walker County Development Authority, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the Alabama Department of Labor.
Governor Ivey said this project will bring jobs and more opportunities for rural areas like Walker County.
“This is rural Alabama. A lot of good folks like in rural Alabama and if we can find ways for them to come together and find opportunities and bring different factors together. It makes a difference and makes a stronger Alabama,” said Ivey.
According to the Alabama Department of Labor’s website, an extensive reclamation will be performed on-site with the goal of turning it into 50-acres of land ready for future development. The labor department said phase one of the project should be complete by the beginning of 2024. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/ground-breaking-held-for-new-development-at-abandoned-mine-site-in-walker-county/ | 2022-08-25T04:32:17 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/ground-breaking-held-for-new-development-at-abandoned-mine-site-in-walker-county/ |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A federal judge sentenced the last of 18 people charged in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy Tuesday.
According to United States Attorney Prim Escalona, Adrien Taylor, 33, of Bessemer was sentenced to life in prison and Leanthony Gillins, 35, of Bessemer was sentenced to 232 months for their roles in managing a multi-million dollar conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.
Janaya Bibb, 36, of McCalla was also sentenced to 40 months in prison for conspiring to distribute or possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
A total of 18 people were charged in the indictment dating back to Oct. 29, 2019. The FBI and Internal Revenue Society investigated the case along with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Bessemer Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Cross and Gregory Dimler prosecuted the case. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/last-of-18-sentenced-in-a-conspiracy-to-distribute-methamphetamine-heroin-fentanyl-and-cocaine/ | 2022-08-25T04:32:23 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/last-of-18-sentenced-in-a-conspiracy-to-distribute-methamphetamine-heroin-fentanyl-and-cocaine/ |
Phoenix man charged in robbery spree at 10 California, Arizona stores
A Phoenix man was charged Monday on suspicion of firing at federal agents and robbing nine stores in Southern California and at least one in Arizona within a three-week period.
During the robbery spree, which began on July 31, Samuel Sven Smith, 26, is suspected to have robbed 10 stores, including nine PetSmart stores, according to a filed affidavit. Smith was arrested on Saturday after a robbery at a PetSmart store in Rancho Cucamonga, California, ended in a high-speed chase, officials said.
Smith used a distinct handbag and pointed a gun at employees at the cash register, according to a U.S Department of Justice news release. The total loss of the businesses was estimated at about $7,091.
According to the Justice Department, on the day of his arrest, Smith noticed law enforcement approaching him, and he fired at an unmarked vehicle of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
At least two rounds were fired and the vehicle was struck by gunfire. An officer returned fire from another vehicle, according to the DOJ news release.
Smith fled in his car at a high speed for about 20 minutes through different cities, until police rammed his car, officials said. During the pursuit, Smith fired several rounds at the officers chasing him, according to the DOJ news release.
When officers approached Smith in his car, they found him with a gunshot wound underneath his chin. He told them that when they rammed the vehicle, he accidentally shot himself. He was taken to a hospital and was recovering from his injuries.
During the arrest, he was wearing the same clothes that he had worn during the robbery, including the ski mask, and officers found the gun and rounds of live ammunition, according to the DOJ news release.
Smith was charged on suspicion of interference with commerce by robbery, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer.
The ATF Orange County Violent Crime Task Force was investigating the case.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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Pinal County Sheriff's Office finds car submerged in Gila River
Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in searching a vehicle that was almost completely submerged in the Gila River on Tuesday morning.
Pinal County Sheriff's Office deputies, along with other departments, inspected the vehicle at North Christensen Road, north of Highway 287, with the windows rolled down.
Deputies did not find anyone inside or near the vehicle. The agency said it would recover the vehicle once water levels had receded.
Lauren Reimer, an agency spokesperson, said the water was too high and too fast for deputies to safely view the car's license plate and contact the registered owner as of Wednesday evening.
Reach the reporter Perry Vandell at 602-444-2474 or perry.vandell@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @PerryVandell.
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TAMPA, Fla — A Tampa dog owner has their four-legged family member back after Bruno was rescued from a burning apartment building Wednesday morning.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue received a report of an apartment unit on fire just after 10:30 a.m. on Terrace Club Lane, the agency said in a news release.
Firefighters form Engine 14 arrived to find smoke coming from the first-floor apartment and initiated an "aggressive interior attack." They were able to extinguish the fire in about 10 minutes and limited the flames to the kitchen where it started, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said.
During the response, one firefighter rescued an unresponsive dog from the apartment. Paramedics jumped in to help the pup and administered high-flow oxygen to the pet through a special oxygen mask, which helped revive him.
"Despite being thirsty, 'Bruno' made an immediate recovery," Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said.
No one else was inside the apartment, authorities say, and there were no other injuries reported. The Fire Investigation Unit determined the cause of the fire stemmed from the resident unknowingly turning the stove on. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/bruno-dog-rescue-tampa-fire/67-96428a17-c69e-4fb7-bef2-726e020d8be2 | 2022-08-25T04:48:45 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/bruno-dog-rescue-tampa-fire/67-96428a17-c69e-4fb7-bef2-726e020d8be2 |
ARIZONA, USA — The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected challenges to two voter initiatives, one already certified for November's ballot and the another that appears likely to make it when a final signature verification is complete.
RELATED: Dark money, debt collection and election changes: Here's the status of 3 Arizona ballot measures
The Supreme Court said in unanimous opinions that they will not block a measure that will require greater transparency for political spending and another that will boost the amount of assets shielded from creditors.
A challenge to a third measure expanding voting access and rolling back restrictions enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature is also before the Supreme Court and may not have enough qualifying signatures regardless of what the Supreme Court does.
Opponents, mainly business groups, argued that paid petition circulators for all three measures failed to comply with the law because they did not file affidavits certifying they met legal requirements each time they told the secretary of state they would gather needed signatures for a particular initiative.
Backers of the measures said they followed the rules set out by the secretary of state's office for registrations and that the secretary's online portal does not allow more than one affidavit to be filed.
Lower courts said only one affidavit was required. But Gov. Doug Ducey and the opponents of the measures disagreed and asked the Supreme Court to throw out any petitions gathered by people who collected signatures for more than one initiative but filed only one affidavit.
In brief orders rejecting the challenges, Chief Justice Robert Brutinel said the law does in fact require a new certification for each initiative. But the seven justices said that because the secretary of state's system did not allow it, they would not reject the petitions.
“The Court unanimously declines to find that the initiative committee ... or any individual circulator failed to comply with (the law) when the SOS has prevented such compliance,” Brutinel wrote. “A finding of non-compliance and disqualification of circulator signatures on this record and under these circumstances would “unreasonably hinder or restrict” the exercise of the initiative power under ... the Arizona Constitution.”
Former Attorney General Terry Goddard, who has worked for years to get the “Voters Right to Know” measure on the ballot, applauded the ruling.
“Justice prevailed. I'm delighted,” Goddard said. “And they did what we hoped they would do, which is to say the logic says that there should have been an affidavit each time, but you can't hold someone to a standard that it's impossible to comply with.”
The court also rejected a challenge to a lower court's ruling that said circulators that lived in multi-unit housing must list their unit number on their petitions and other forms.
The Voters Right to Know measure is the only one that still awaits certification of the qualifying signatures turned in by backers by county recorders and the secretary of state. But Goddard said that 13 of 15 counties have completed their reviews and about 80% of the signatures were deemed valid, a high margin that will easily get the initiative on the ballot if the final two counties come in anywhere near that rate.
The justices also rejected a challenge to the 100-word summary voters saw when they signed petitions to get the Predatory Debt Collection Protection Act on the ballot. Opponents had argued the last sentence that said it did not change laws related to secured debt was misleading.
“The summary, when read as a whole, is not objectively false or misleading,” Brutinel wrote.
The initiative would raise the amount of a home’s value shielded from creditors under the “homestead exemption” from $150,000 to $400,000, and boosts the value of vehicles, cash and other possessions shielded from creditors. It also caps interest rates on medical debts and adds yearly inflation adjustments.
The Free and Fair Elections measure hangs by a shoestring, and its fate appears tied to how a final signature count is tallied after signatures gathered by circulators who made mistakes are tossed out and the secretary of state’s final review.
It is also in front of the Supreme Court and lower court judges are still wrestling with challenges to some of its qualifying signatures.
Attorney Jim Barton, who represents the committee backing the election measure, said it will take until Thursday to know the outcome, “but the Committee is hopeful that this means we stay on the ballot.”
Initiative signatures and documents are weighed by judges under a “strict compliance” legal standard the GOP-controlled Legislature and Ducey put in place in 2017. GOP lawmakers said it was needed because once an initiative is enacted it is nearly impossible for the Legislature to change it. The change made it easier to throw them out for relatively minor paperwork errors.
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DALLAS — First came the heat -- 100 degrees by early June.
Then came 67 straight days with no rain.
Fires broke out across North Texas and quickly spread across a region battling severe drought.
Throughout July and into early August, tens of thousands of acres burned.
A grass fire quickly spread through a dry, overgrown field in Balch Springs on July 26, damaging dozens of homes.
Then, in a 24-hour period from Aug. 23 to Aug. 24, more than a foot of rain fell in that very same city.
It felt like extreme weather whiplash. But has it always been this way?
“We definitely get extreme weather occasionally in Texas,” said state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon. “Some of the most extreme weather in the U.S. happens here, particularly at the wet end.”
Nielsen-Gammon is also a professor at Texas A&M University.
“We’re sort of at a good spot, unfortunately, because we’re sitting above the western edge of the Gulf of Mexico and a lot of tropical moisture tends to feed northward across Texas.”
Instability can feed thunderstorms that produce some pretty impressive rainfall rates, Nielsen-Gammon said.
“If the weather patterns work out and the rain keeps falling at the same place, you can get these sort of astronomical totals.”
During Hurricane Harvey -- the fifth anniversary of which falls on Thursday -- about 60 inches of rain fell in some of Texas’s coastal cities.
And Texans don’t have to search too far back in their memories to conjure up the awful pain from February 2022, when the entire state was under a freeze warning and power failed.
Heat, drought, fire, flood and a freeze – it’s a lot for residents of this state to manage.
But recent extremes don’t surprise a scientist who’s studied Texas’s extreme pasts.
“It’s certainly very rare, but it is within the realm of what has happened in Texas and what can happen in the future,” Nielson-Gammon said.
He’s been the state climatologist for 22 years.
His office issues forecasts, like an assessment of historic and future trends of extreme weather published by the nonprofit Texas 2036.
The report predicts Texas’s average annual surface temperature by 2036 will be 1.8 degrees warmer compared to the average from 1991 to 2020.
The number of 100-degree days is predicted to nearly double by 2036.
Also according to Nielsen-Gammon’s report, extreme precipitation will increase in intensity on average statewide by two to three percent compared to what fell from 2001 to 2020.
It’s difficult to say which extreme presents the biggest risk for Texas because they are all “different phenomenon with different effects,” he said.
“The challenge really is to, on the one hand, figure out which extreme cases we really do have to worry about. And, on the other hand, get people to worry about them before they happen rather than after they happen,” he said.
“Some people thing climate change is not real. Some people think climate change is making all types of extreme weather worse. The truth is somewhere in the middle.” | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/record-heat-destructive-fires-severe-drought-flood-extreme-texas-weather/287-d9c23c60-a4f7-4b9d-a9c4-63ad38eaff84 | 2022-08-25T04:54:12 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/record-heat-destructive-fires-severe-drought-flood-extreme-texas-weather/287-d9c23c60-a4f7-4b9d-a9c4-63ad38eaff84 |
Update: Fire burning in Sulphur Creek Canyon in north Redding
Update, 1:30 p.m.
It appears crews are making good progress on the small vegetation fire.
According to emergency dispatch reports, some crews are being released from the incident.
Original story
Firefighters are battling a vegetation fire on Dogwood Lane off Lake Boulevard in north Redding.
The fire was dispatched around 1 p.m. Wednesday.
First crews to arrive report the fire is burning at the bottom of Sulphur Creek Canyon. It’s about an acre in size with a moderate rate of spread.
The canyon is behind the Buckeye Terrace area.
Crews that were battling a vegetation fire off Airpark Drive earlier Wednesday left that blaze to respond to the fire in north Redding.
The brush fire off Airpark Drive burned 6 acres before it was contained.
Check back for updates.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Another micro-shelter village for the homeless is in the works in Salem — this one focusing on helping young adults in need.
This week, Salem City Council voted to use $750,000 in state sheltering grant money to fund a new microshelter village in south Salem, joining one already under construction near the downtown area.
“Like many other communities, Salem has a number of challenges and areas of need for our community,” said Gretchen Bennett, with the City of Salem.
One of those needs they’re focusing on is transitional housing for the homeless, including “microshelter villages.” This comes after a 2021 pilot program at the Oregon State Fairgrounds through non-profit Church at the Park where in the first two months, they saw two-thirds of households move into more permanent housing and more than half of adults finding income.
“You’re able to sleep there, have help with laundry, food, case management, connections to resources and services,” said Bennett.
Back in January, Salem City Council approved plans for three villages to be built and this week, they allocated $750,000 in state money to fund one along Southeast Turner Road near the airport. This specific village will serve young adults ages 18-24. Construction on another village is already underway on Northeast Center Street near downtown Salem.
“Electric services, for example, were added on Monday and additional electrical services will be added at that location,” said Bennett.
The Center Street village will be made up of 40 micro shelters for up to 80 people, while Turner Road’s village will accommodate 40 people. The city says they have one of the highest rates of people who are chronically homeless and transitional housing is crucial.
“That’s so necessary to be able to come from a park or a sidewalk and into a next step, whatever that might look like for them,” said Bennett.
In the last few years, the city has also acquired two hotels to be repurposed into unsheltered housing, partner organizations have expanded the men’s mission and women’s shelter, and now, they’re launching a livability services team for outreach to those on the streets — all investments they’re calling a success. As for future microshelter villages, that will be contingent on operating funds and finding the right locations.
The first micro-shelter village located along Center Street near downtown Salem is expected to be finished in a few weeks, while officially opening for services in mid to late September. An official timeline for the Turner Road location is not yet available. | https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/city-of-salem-approves-funding-for-young-adult-micro-shelter-village/ | 2022-08-25T04:59:22 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/marion-county/city-of-salem-approves-funding-for-young-adult-micro-shelter-village/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – After President Joe Biden announced student loan forgiveness for millions across the country, some here in the Tri-Cities worry it might not be enough.
The plan includes up to $10,000 in loan relief for individuals now making less than $125,000 a year or $250,000 for families.
Individuals who received Pell Grants can receive up to $20,000 in relief.
The plan also allows individuals with undergraduate loans to cap their repayment at 5% of their monthly income.
The plan has come under fire from Republicans, including some in East Tennessee.
Madison Forbes, a senior at East Tennessee State University majoring in corporate finance, said she should be covered by the plan.
“For me, $10,000 is enough, but for someone with $57,000 that’s just barely a dent,” Forbes said.
For individuals out of school like Kirsten Applegate, it’s a chance to start chipping away at thousands of dollars in student debt.
Applegate, now a nurse working in Kingsport, has thousands of dollars in debt from studies at Walters State Community College and King University.
“I went to school for about eight years and took out just under $100,000,” Applegate said. “I still owe quite a lot. Close to $80,000.”
Applegate said she was able to pay her monthly bill, which was about $350 she said. But she stopped paying during the moratorium on student loan payments during the pandemic.
She said finally paying off what would now be $70,000 under Biden’s plan is a different story.
“Probably close to when I’m dead. I hate to say that, but it’s probably the truth,” Applegate said.
Abigayle Sheets, a freshman at ETSU studying elementary education, said she takes out around $2,200 a year in federal student loans.
She would be covered under Biden’s plan, but said pursuing graduate school could put her over the edge.
“I’ll probably have to have a job and have to manage school as well, which is more stress,” Sheets said. “So have debt on top of that would be stressful.”
Applegate said the relief is necessary as the cost of college continues to rise.
“There are a lot of working degrees that we absolutely need. There’s plenty of brilliant people to follow in those footsteps to fulfill those degrees who can’t afford college,” Applegate said.
The federal moratorium on student loan payments was also extended to the end of the year. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/some-local-students-worry-federal-loan-relief-might-not-be-enough/ | 2022-08-25T05:01:18 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/some-local-students-worry-federal-loan-relief-might-not-be-enough/ |
A 73-year-old woman became another bystander-turned-victim of the city's gun violence, as she was struck by a stray bullet in the Bronx as she was on her way to vote in Tuesday's primaries, she said.
The woman was sitting on a bench right in front of her home in the Belmont section in the afternoon when the burst of gunfire shattered the windows of an apartment building, sending families ducking for cover. Police said that one or more people started shooting at a group just after 4 p.m.
One of the bullet struck the woman as she was waiting outside for a ride to the polling station.
"My girlfriend was coming down, we were going to vote. And all of the sudden I heard a shot and I hollered, 'I am shot,' ‘cause I felt my leg," she told NBC New York in a phone interview. The bullet hit her in the left ankle, and she was traumatized by the shooting which caught her by surprise.
"I went to the floor and started crawling, bleeding so bad. I put pressure on it and other people tried to help me, and a guy tied up my leg to stop some of the bleeding," said the woman, who did not wish to be identified.
The bullet holes in the building's exterior and windows were still readily visible on Wednesday. A couple who lives on the second floor said the bullets narrowly missed one of their daughters in her bedroom.
"She threw herself to the floor and felt the glass hitting her when she was on the floor," the girl's mother said.
The family ducked down, hiding in a hallway. They later took photos of the bullet holes, and found bullet fragments in their home.
"It was just overwhelming to see, and then how close it actually hit the apartment," the mother said. "If my daughter was any closer to the window, she would not be here right now."
Investigators said that the shooters, of which they said there were at least two, were targeting a group standing outside the apartment complex, but the circumstances and motive for the shooting was not immediately clear.
No arrests have yet been made. An investigation is ongoing. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/73-year-old-woman-struck-by-stray-bullet-while-going-to-vote-in-bronx/3838124/ | 2022-08-25T05:04:42 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/73-year-old-woman-struck-by-stray-bullet-while-going-to-vote-in-bronx/3838124/ |
Nearly two dozen beaches were closed on Wednesday — and could remain that way Thursday — over the risk of possible bacteria in the water due to this week's flash flooding in the area.
The Suffolk County Health Department announced no swimming at 23 beaches on the north shore, blaming the heavy rain from Tuesday's storms. Officials were worried that runoff could lead to unsafe bacteria levels in the water.
At Fleets Cove in Huntington, there were signs stating swimming was not allowed, along with no lifeguard on duty. Some families still went in to cool off from the heat, but made sure children did not drink the water.
The beaches impacted were all located in Huntington, and include:
- Eagle Dock Community Beach
- Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club Beach
- West Neck Beach
- Lloyd Neck Bath Club Beach
- Lloyd Harbor Village Park Beach
- Gold Star Battalion Park Beach
- Head of the Bay Club Beach
- Nathan Hale Beach Club Beach
- Baycrest Association Beach
- Bay Hills Beach Association
- Crescent Beach
- Knollwood Beach Association Beach
- Fleets Cove Beach
- Centerport Beach
- Huntington Beach Community Association Beach
- Centerport Yacht Club Beach
- Steers Beach
- Asharoken Beach
- Hobart Beach
- Crab Meadow Beach
- Wincoma Association Beach
- Valley Grove Beach
- Prices Bend Beach
The county added that Bayport Beach, Amityville Village Beach, Tanner Park Beach, Benjamin Beach and Ronkonkoma Beach all remained closed as well, due to excess bacteria that was found last week.
The advisory could be lifted Wednesday night, county health officials said, unless they were to find bacteria levels that were still too high. In that case, the beaches would remain closed until levels went back down. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nearly-two-dozen-long-island-beaches-closed-for-swimming/3838142/ | 2022-08-25T05:04:48 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nearly-two-dozen-long-island-beaches-closed-for-swimming/3838142/ |
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Reproductive rights leaders gathered in downtown Portland on Wednesday in support of abortion access and to denounce a ban on abortion in neighboring Idaho.
Idaho's near-total ban on abortion was set to take effect Thursday — but on Wednesday, a federal judge blocked the state from enforcing part of the strict law.
The block only applies to where the law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. Doctors will not face criminal charges in these instances, as state law must yield to federal law.
The rest of Idaho's abortion laws will take effect Thursday.
Democratic candidate for Oregon governor Tina Kotek joined reproductive rights advocates at the press conference Wednesday. She said that the ban in Idaho will impact people who live in Eastern Oregon, close to the Idaho border.
"Even though abortion is legal and in-statute here in Oregon, we must step in and help our neighbors," said Kotek.
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon, anticipated a 234% increase in out-of-state patients coming to Oregon if the ban were to go into effect.
An Do, executive director of the group, said that they welcome and plan to help anyone in need of care, but Oregon's health care infrastructure is not ready to meet that demand.
"We also know that people coming in, means that people in Oregon might be facing longer wait times," said Do, "or that other essential and critical health care like family planning might see pressing times because of the surge in patients."
Other candidates for Oregon governor have also spoken out on where they stand on abortion. Republican Christine Drazan told OPB that she wouldn't comment on legislation that hasn't been drafted but supports "common-sense regulations on abortion including protecting life in the third trimester."
Unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson told KGW on "Straight Talk" that she's staunchly "pro-choice" and has served on the board of Planned Parenthood. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-or-abortion-rights-idaho-ban/283-bbbdc5b4-8d90-452b-8276-bc2b093bb683 | 2022-08-25T05:06:25 | 0 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-or-abortion-rights-idaho-ban/283-bbbdc5b4-8d90-452b-8276-bc2b093bb683 |
MIDLAND, Texas — At the intersection of Big Spring Street and West Texas Avenue is Midland Charms, a multi-tenant office property.
However, when you pass the building on Big Spring Street, you'll see a coming soon banner for Midland's Micro Market.
The micro market started in downtown Midland in 2019, and currently has over 20 permanent tenants and storefronts. It will be making space at Midland Charms building as they grow.
"Eventually they came and saw our space and they liked it," said Tia Bhowmick, who works communications for Midland Charms. "They liked it because it’s customized and tailor made based on their needs. We do know they work with lots of stores that have space requirements, so we knew we could customize those spaces for them and their clients."
She said they're happy to partner with Micro Market to create more opportunities for local small businesses in town.
"This is a partnership where we’ve both come together so that we can have better avenues for opportunities for them and their clients to experience with us," said Bhowmick, "For them to actually bring out talented people under one roof, that was something we were very impressed with."
The goal with the expansion and partnership is for this to become a central hub for people in Midland to come and enjoy.
"We want to have a center where we have a lot of community engagement and participation, we want people to see each other," said Bhowmick. "Whether it’s business, socializing, we just want everyone to use this space as a hot spot or hub where everything starts, so everyone knows how talented people are and all kinds of things happening. Our only goal is to create an experience for people to build on the best of the skill sets they have." | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-micro-market-expanding-downtown-midland/513-8d2f4bd3-401e-4f73-8fed-ba14a84cb081 | 2022-08-25T05:10:44 | 1 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/midland-micro-market-expanding-downtown-midland/513-8d2f4bd3-401e-4f73-8fed-ba14a84cb081 |
MIDLAND, Texas — Neighbors in Saddle Club South are dealing with holes in alleyways all throughout the neighborhood because of fiber-optic cable instillation.
"We understand they have to dig holes, but all we want is for them to patch it up just for the safety of our kids," said Michael Aguilar, a resident of the neighborhood. "There's a lot of kids out here that go out and play football, just play sports."
Some kids, even Aguilar's daughter, have been hurt from hitting the holes.
"My daughter and his son, Gunner, was up and down the alley, and Gunner hit one of the potholes and he flipped over his bike and cut his neck, has a big bruise, has a bunch of scrapes on the side of his body," said Aguilar. "My daughter has scrapes on her hands and it's accident after accident."
These accidents include cars being damaged.
"People have got expensive cars out here, you know, now these days and all they're doing is ruining rims, we have rims that are being ruined," said Aguilar.
Neighbors have reached out to the city to see if anything can be done.
"We asked the city if they would come and at least look at, or what are they going to do about it, and they told our other neighbor that they don't have time for us right now," said Aguilar.
We reached out to the City of Midland and they told us their engineers are working with contractors to address this issue. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/neighbors-midland-concerned-holes-alleyway/513-1ad2a865-a391-4c09-82b8-865e58608c8f | 2022-08-25T05:10:50 | 0 | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/neighbors-midland-concerned-holes-alleyway/513-1ad2a865-a391-4c09-82b8-865e58608c8f |
DES MOINES, Iowa — Police are searching for a person involved in a traffic violation that ended in a crash, according to a Des Moines Police Department press release.
Police say that a patrol officer chased a vehicle around 5 p.m. Wednesday after it ran a stop sign. It then crashed into another car at the intersection of E. 23rd Street and Capitol Avenue.
Five people fled from the vehicle, leaving behind a firearm, illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia. Four have been apprehended and are being evaluated for injuries at the time, police say.
Two within the vehicle hit during the chase were transported to a nearby hospital with nonlife threatening injuries.
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Vineland Fire Department is seeking people to join their ranks.
The Volunteer Firefighters Association of Vineland is collaborating with the Vineland Fire Department to launch its 2022 recruitment campaign, entitled “Join Vineland’s Bravest.”
According to a Wednesday news release about the campaign, the fire department hopes to attract “a diverse group of brave men and women that will represent and wish to volunteer for the city” who also have “integrity and passion.” The fire department's first female career firefighter began work in May.
Mayor Anthony Fanucci praised volunteer firefighters and the critical role they take on in the city. The city's volunteer firefighters respond to over 1,000 calls each year.
“Volunteer first responders are the backbone of emergency services,” Fanucci said in the news release. “They spend hundreds of hours a year protecting people. They often forego earning extra money, missing family events and holidays, and especially their sleep before a workday. We rely on them to keep our community safe, and we can never say enough about how truly grateful we are for the sacrifices they make.”
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The news release lists the additional duties of firefighters in the city. They must attend regular training, take part in a duty-crew program, install smoke alarms, promote fire education and be involved in fundraising efforts and other public events.
Fire-EMS Director Richard Franchetta was also effusive in his praise for the city’s firefighters in the news release and urged others to heed the city’s recruitment call.
“Our volunteers do important work to keep our communities safe and we are enormously proud of them,” Franchetta said. “We want others to see how they can play just as crucial a part in protecting the Vineland community by becoming a volunteer firefighter. There is no greater, longer-running expression of volunteerism in United States history than the volunteer fire service.”
Those interested can visit the recruitment drive Facebook page at www.facebook.com/joinvfd where one can download a virtual application.
The deadline for applications is Oct. 31. Those who already have a New Jersey Firefighter 1 certification or greater are being urged to ask about the department’s fast-track program. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/vineland-firefighters-launching-recruitment-campaign/article_c464e03c-23c5-11ed-8b54-33f3bb98221c.html | 2022-08-25T05:12:05 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/vineland-firefighters-launching-recruitment-campaign/article_c464e03c-23c5-11ed-8b54-33f3bb98221c.html |
A renowned Ocean City native and women’s college basketball coach is the new Ocean City High School girls basketball coach.
The Ocean City Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve Stephanie Gaitley as the Red Raiders’ coach. Gaitley will receive a $6,807 stipend. The board meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the school library.
Gaitley, a 1978 Ocean City graduate, compiled a 684-393 record in 36 seasons as a college coach with LIU Brooklyn, Richmond, Saint Joseph’s University, Monmouth and Fordham. Her hiring would turn heads throughout the state high school basketball community.
Gaitley, 62, parted ways with Fordham this summer. She led the Rams to nine postseason berths and two Atlantic-10 championships in her 11 seasons at the New York City school.
Gaitley and her family are well-known in the Ocean City community.
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At Ocean City High School, Gaitley, then known as Stephanie Vanderslice, was a scoring and rebounding star from 1974-1978 for coach Pat Dougherty, and the team went 100-0 in the Cape-Atlantic League during that time.
After playing her freshman year at the University of Delaware, Gaitley played three years for Villanova University, which won three straight undefeated Big Five championships. The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 1982.
In Ocean City, Gaitley would take over a program that experienced more than its fair share of turmoil last season.
The Ocean City Board of Education voted in May not to reappoint Mike Cappelletti after his one season as head coach. Cappelletti, a longtime Ocean City assistant, coached the Red Raiders to an 18-9 record, the Cape-Atlantic League National Division championship and a berth in the South Jersey Group III semifinals last season.
The board’s decision came after parents of players and the players themselves had appeared at previous board meetings and accused Cappelletti and assistant coach Tim Kelley of mistreating and bullying them. The parents said Cappelletti gave preferential treatment to his daughter, the team’s sophomore guard.
School officials said an independent Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying investigation found no improper conduct. The school administration recommended he be reappointed as head coach. Plenty of Red Raiders alumni spoke out in support of Cappelletti. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/ocean-city-boe-approves-new-girls-basketball-coach/article_3b3de1ce-2432-11ed-b792-1fdc744ba075.html | 2022-08-25T05:12:23 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/ocean-city-boe-approves-new-girls-basketball-coach/article_3b3de1ce-2432-11ed-b792-1fdc744ba075.html |
Four houses in Steuben County were damaged by what appear to have been drive-by shootings early Tuesday.
The Indiana State Police is investigating one that happened in the north 1000 block of Steuben County Road 700 East. The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department is investigating one that happened about 2:30 a.m. in the East 1100 block of Steuben County Road 300 North, one that happened about 3:30 a.m. in the east 2400 block of Steuben County Road 100 North, and one that happened in the 5300 block of East Metz Road.
The sheriff’s investigators believe the Metz Road incident happened about 2 a.m., although the department was called to the scene about 12:30 p.m., Steuben County Sheriff Rodney Robinson said in a news release. All the shootings appear to be related, he added.
At the four shootings, a car with a loud exhaust system was heard about the same time as gunshots.
In the shooting being investigated by the Indiana State Police Fort Wayne post, in the early morning “neighbors reported hearing multiple gunshots and a ‘loud’ vehicle speeding off down the road,” according to Public Information Officer Sgt. Brian Walker. “Investigators recovered shell casings in the roadway out in front of the residence.”
Investigators also found damage to the home from what appear to be bullet holes.
“Nobody was home at the time of the incident, and therefore nobody was injured,” Walker stated.
Robinson said Steuben County deputies found evidence at the scenes of the three sheriff department’s cases. That evidence supported the theory that shots were fired from a vehicle driving by. There’s no evidence that anyone was specifically targeted, Robinson said.
Both agencies are asking for the public’s help in solving the crimes.
People with information can call the state police Fort Wayne post at 260-432-8661 and ask to speak with a detective. Callers can remain anonymous. They can also call the Steuben County Sheriff’s Detective Bureau at 260-668-1000, ext. 5000, or Steuben County Crime Stoppers at 260-668-7867. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/law-enforcement-investigating-four-steuben-county-drive-by-shootings/article_db18aa00-240d-11ed-8470-9b2522cb1ea4.html | 2022-08-25T05:16:17 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/law-enforcement-investigating-four-steuben-county-drive-by-shootings/article_db18aa00-240d-11ed-8470-9b2522cb1ea4.html |
BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge has issued a partial pause on Idaho's abortion law when it conflicts with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. Doctors will not face criminal charges in these instances, as state law must yield to federal law.
The rest of Idaho's abortion laws will take effect Thursday.
In a 39-page order, U.S District Judge B. Lynn Winmill said that the law lacks clarity for providers to be able to preform an emergency abortion. Known as the "trigger law," a law that was made to take effect when Roe v. Wade fell, it outlines inherent criminal prosecution for doctors when providing an abortion, punishable by up to five years in prison.
The only exception to this law, the code says, is when an abortion can be preformed to prevent death, or when a survivor can provide a police report of rape or incest to police.
The DOJ sued the state of Idaho on Aug. 2, claiming the near-total abortion ban violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in emergency medical situations. EMTALA requires doctors to stabilize patients in emergencies, which can include various medical procedures. Abortion can be used to resolve hemorrhaging, sepsis or ectopic pregnancies, a life threatening condition where the embryo develops outside the uterus and can rupture the fallopian tube.
There is no exception in the abortion law, Idaho code 18-622, for a health risk, which falls under the EMTALA umbrella.
Additionally, in a preliminary injunction hearing on Monday, the Idaho Attorney General's Office admitted in court that ectopic pregnancies are considered a real pregnancy -- thus, is covered under 18-622 -- and could not be resolved through abortion until the pregnant person is near death or dying.
Winmill said in his judgement that providers may delay care under this law until a patient is extremely close to death to avoid the criminal penalties, which subjects those patients to physical and emotional trauma.
"One cannot imagine the anxiety and fear she will experience if her doctors feel hobbled by an Idaho law that does not allow them to provide the medical care necessary to preserve her health and life," the order said.
Winmill goes on: "The clear and intended effect of Idaho’s criminal abortion law is to curb abortion as a form of medical care. This extends to emergency situations, obstructing EMTALA’s purpose. Idaho’s choice to impose severe and sweeping sanctions that decrease the overall availability of emergency abortion care flies in the face of Congress’s deliberate decision to do the opposite."
Winmill, in the order, also pointed to the notion that doctors from out of state may be discouraged from coming to Idaho over the law.
The state's argument to Winmill on Monday was that the law falls under EMTALA because it includes a section that allows doctors to use their "good faith" judgment to make a call on whether to perform an abortion or not, even though they risk being criminally charged and thrown in jail.
The judge asked many hypothetical questions about how close to death someone must be to have an abortion to save their life -- 50%, 5% -- but state attorney Brian Church continually just said he would refer his clients and doctors to the law -- a law that was seemingly unclear to the judge to begin with.
Monte Stewart, an attorney who was hired by the Idaho Legislature, repeatedly said in the hearing Monday that prosecutors could ignore the text of the law and focus on "the real world" when deciding to perform abortions, and that Idaho has no instances of "real abortions" that the DOJ was referring to -- but, in the judge's ruling, he noted several responses from Idaho doctors that pointed to the need for certain abortions.
"If the law does not mean what it says, why have it at all?" Winmill wrote. "In short, given the extraordinarily broad scope of Idaho Code § 18-622, neither the State nor the Legislature have convinced the Court that it is possible for healthcare workers to simultaneously comply with their obligations under EMTALA and Idaho statutory law."
The Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea issued a statement on the matter after the ruling:
"I am relieved to see the court take this step to ensure that every Idahoan receives necessary medical care in an emergency. Governor Little and Idaho's Republican legislators were warned about the harm their extreme abortion ban would cause to patients, but they didn't care. Under the GOP ban, a doctor can either risk prison time to provide care for a nonviable ectopic pregnancy or allow it to go untreated, causing life-threatening internal bleeding."
"Every pregnancy is unique and Idahoans deserve leaders who will protect their freedom to make intimate decisions about abortion care alongside their doctors and loved ones. There is not a single Republican on the ballot this November who has stood up for our reproductive freedoms. We must vote these dangerous, extreme politicians out of office before their cruel quest for control kills Idahoans."
The Idaho Republican Caucus issued a statement saying:
"Today a federal district court judge in Boise issued a limited injunction that applies to emergency room visits by pregnant women. This came in a case brought by the United States Department of Justice on behalf of the Biden administration and against Idaho and its abortion law.
The limitations on the injunction are important. The injunction applies only to cases of a pregnant woman in an emergency medical condition and then only when she arrives at one of Idaho's 39 emergency rooms receiving Medicare funding—and not any place else.
Despite these limitations, and because the federal district court rejected further limiting language required under the law, some of Idaho's preborn children may die because of this injunction, children whose lives the Idaho law otherwise would have protected. Particularly distressing is that the injunction uses Congressional language expressly written to protect the health of preborn children to expand the injunction's scope and thereby increase the risk of death for such children. Also distressing is that the Idaho federal district court decision got wrong this case's key legal issues despite having in front of it a Texas federal district court decision getting those same issues right.
Idahoans have a strong, shared concern for and high value on the life of Idaho's preborn children. The death of even one preborn child in these circumstances is a tragedy, yet such deaths are the purpose and consequence of the current federal administration's case against Idaho and the Idaho law. To protect the lives of as many of these children as possible, the Idaho Legislature will pursue all legal means to bring this injunction to an end as quickly as possible. The Idaho House Republican Caucus is confident that a lower or a higher appellate court will hold the federal administration's case to be without merit."
Alexis McGill Johnson, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federations wrote:
"Anti-abortion lawmakers want to control our lives, our bodies, and our futures. While the abortion ban will take effect tomorrow, this ruling means that Idaho cannot ignore federal law–and that includes ensuring people can still receive abortions in hospitals in emergency situations. Planned Parenthood applauds this effort by the Department of Justice, and looks forward to ongoing action from the Biden administration to protect our rights, health, and bodily autonomy. We will continue to do all we can to protect vital health care and fight for the rights of the people of Idaho."
Rebecca Gibron, the CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky responded with:
"This is far from the end of our fight for reproductive justice in our state. The damage these laws have done to the rights of Idahoans reaches far beyond those in medical emergencies. All people deserve access to abortion care: period."
Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a statement:
“Today’s decision by the District Court for the District of Idaho ensures that women in the State of Idaho can obtain the emergency medical treatment to which they are entitled under federal law. This includes abortion when that is the necessary treatment. As the District Court ruled, a state law that attempts to prevent a hospital from fulfilling its obligations under EMTALA violates federal law and the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.
“The Department of Justice will continue to use every tool at its disposal to defend the reproductive rights protected by federal law.
“The Department disagrees with yesterday’s decision by the District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which preliminarily enjoins the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ July 11, 2022 guidance on EMTALA and Secretary Becerra’s accompanying letter as applied to the plaintiffs in that litigation. We are considering appropriate next steps.”
Abortion is still nearly illegal in Idaho, however, and the trigger law "pause" will be in effect until a permanent judgment is issued.
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — An almost 30-year-old cold case surrounding a sexual assault in northern Sacramento County now has a suspect, according to the county sheriff's office.
Chase Jason Weston, also known as Jason David Long, was arrested as he attempted to board a flight from Texas to Mexico on May 10.
It wasn't until Sacramento County Sheriff's officials say they recently requested evidence from the case be re-examined with new technology that Weston was identified as a suspect.
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash — A shooting involving a Washington State Patrol trooper occurred on Wednesday night in Federal Way, Trooper Rick Johnson confirmed.
There are no known injuries at this time.
South King Fire is asking people avoid the area near South 352nd and Enchanted Parkway South.
Trooper Johnson tweeted the Valley Independent Investigation Team will be investigating.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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“This is our community. … It gets successful when we try to better it.”
Those were the comments from former Mayor Jerry Morales, who has filed to be on the mayoral ballot on Nov. 8. Morales will compete with Lori Blong and Robert Allen Dickson.
Morales told the Reporter-Telegram he got in the race because of the “outreach from so many.” The calls helped him realize there is a desire to serve again.
“I have a desire to get the seat back,” Morales said. “I have been in the service industry all my life and enjoy working with people and putting smiles on people’s faces. When I was mayor, we did a great job working together to make the city as one … to unify the community.”
He will campaign on the “every-day issues” – roads, housing, infrastructure and quality of life. He said communication, teamwork, leadership and transparency are part of the city leadership team he oversaw and qualities he will bring back to city hall.
“I feel it is lacking,” Morales said. “There is not a vision.”
Communication efforts include bringing the tax entities together to help get that overview of where the Midland community needs to go. Morales oversaw a council in the last decade with strong personalities and a record of accomplishment. Home and apartment building during his time helped Midland catch up from the days of Midland having the highest rents in the state. Action also was taken on roads, water and parks.
He said the council should be there to oversee managers and department directors inside city hall to fulfill goals. The end result, he said, will be a stronger, more vibrant Midland.
Morales said he is in the process of selling his three restaurants to his son. The 57-year-old said the next step of his life is as a licensed insurance agent with Morales & Maes Financial Services. Over the years, Morales has served as the board president of the Texas Restaurant Association, a member of the Midland Development Corp. and worked with numerous nonprofits and other entities across Midland. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Morales-Mayoral-run-about-opportunity-to-serve-17395551.php | 2022-08-25T05:28:16 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Morales-Mayoral-run-about-opportunity-to-serve-17395551.php |
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Beginning Thursday, Midlanders will be traveling around the Permian Basin to watch those Friday night rivalries, drenched in school spirit.
Yet, late nights mean trying to find a bite to eat. From quicker, hole-in-the-wall spots to fancier sit down meals, here’s a list of locally owned and operated restaurants located in Big Spring to try during your football season adventures.
Big Spring
Looking for an array of Texas-made barbecue? Big John’s Feed Lot offers smoked turkey, pork, chicken or ham, brisket, sausage, jalapeño sausage and pork ribs. Guests can order their barbecue plate style along with three sides — potato salad, beans, coleslaw or mac salad — or on a bun with one side. The restaurant also offers hoagie sandwiches, cowboy burgers, Texas treats — such as chicken strips or fried pork chops — and even street tacos. Appetizers include krack dip & chips, fried pickles and wings. For more information on the loaded menu, check out the Lot’s website through the website link located on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bbqbybrenda/ Fridays 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., 802 W. 3rd St.
Family owned and operated since 1974, Alberto’s serves up a large selection sure to satisfy your Tex-Mex cravings. Burritos, tacos, tamales, nachos, fajitas and enchiladas make up part of the menu. Platters, which includes chili relleno and chicken flautas, offer bigger portions while Chef’s Suggestions cover everything from a ribeye steak and chicken fingers to beef or chicken quesadillas. The West Texas restaurant also offers burgers and salads. Finish your evening with one of the following dessert choices: ice creams coop, sopapillas, chocolate brownie or New York cheesecake. For alcohol, Alberto’s serves 14 beers and four fruity margaritas. For more menu details, click www.albertoscrystalcafe.com/menu Fridays 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., 300 N. Gregg St.
The 2022 winner for Best Hamburger in the Big Spring Herald Reader’s Choice Awards, Cowboys Steakhouse & Restaurant offer small and large-sized beef patties. Possible add-ons include onions, jalapeños, chili, barbecue sauce and even on-the-burger mac and cheese. Other sandwich choices include an ultimate grilled cheese, BLT, grilled chicken and more. House specialties contain classics such as chicken fried chicken and steak fingers. However, the most intriguing item would be the loaded baked potatoes. Spuds come with all the fixins’ plus your choice of chicken fajita, grilled chicken, chili and cheese, Philly steak, barbecue or sirloin. The restaurant also has a wide variety of seafood such as grilled salmon and fried catfish. See the rest of the menu at www.facebook.com/cowboyssteakhouseandr/ Fridays 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., 404 E. Marcy Drive
Located inside the Settles Hotel, this fine dining establishment packs their menu with hearty West Texas comfort foods. The Settles Grill serves chicken fried steak, chopped hamburger steak, garlic herb chicken breast, blackened salmon, New York striploin, ribeye steak and steak frites under its Large Plates agenda. Other items include a burger, hotch chicken sandwich and an avocado club, as well as a house salad and jalapeno Cesar salad. Starters range from fried brussels sprouts to chicken wings. For specialty drinks, check out the hotels Pharmacy Bar & Parlor. See the entire menu at www.hotelsettles.com/dining/settles-grill Fridays 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., 200 E. Third St. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Small-Bites-Friday-night-eateries-Big-Spring-17396016.php | 2022-08-25T05:28:23 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/Small-Bites-Friday-night-eateries-Big-Spring-17396016.php |
INDIANAPOLIS — Residents of four Indianapolis apartment complexes got an update Wednesday on whether they'll still have running water next month.
The property owners for Berkley Commons, Capital Place, Covington Square and Woods at Oak Crossing owe Citizens Energy more than $8 million in unpaid utility bills.
Residents were told their water would be shut off Sept. 30 if JPC Affordable Housing didn't come up with a payment plan.
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On Thursday, Citizens Energy updated residents, saying most of the negotiations are done and agreements should be ready to sign "in a few days."
"If this doesn't work out, this is a huge issue for the city of Indianapolis," said David Greene Sr., president of Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis. "We don't have space for all of these residents to go somewhere else. We do not have enough literal physical housing to do that."
Three separate lawsuits were filed against the property managers back in April by Citizens Energy, the city and Indiana's attorney general.
13News has learned lenders also filed for foreclosure to get new management for those apartment complexes.
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INDIANAPOLIS — An investigation is underway after a near-north side shooting left one person injured late Wednesday.
Around 11 p.m., officers answered a report of a shooting in the 2400 block of Beckwith Drive, which is just west of 25th Street & Keystone Avenue.
When police arrived, they found a person with an apparent gunshot wound. They were taken to a hospital for treatment.
A condition for the victim wasn't immediately available, but a police spokesperson said the person was "awake and breathing."
There's no word on whether police have identified a suspect or if they know the circumstances that led to the shooting.
RELATED: Man arrested in 2021 murder of woman shot multiple times, set on fire in west side neighborhood
This is a developing story, which will be updated as more details become available.
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INDIANAPOLIS — People living near Pleasant Run Creek complained last week about raw sewage leaking into the water.
Those residents now report the problem has been fixed.
They tell 13News the leak was stopped, the water is now clear, the smell is gone, and manhole covers that had been reported missing have been replaced.
Residents contacted our 13 Investigates team last week, saying their complaints about the smell were going unheard.
13News reached out to Citizens Energy, who sent a cleanup crew that same day.
The company tells us they hope to eliminate sewer overflows through the "Dig Indy" tunnel project by 2025.
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KILLEEN, Texas — Last year, Killeen ISD was dealing with a big-time teacher shortage. All of Texas and the entire country has been handling a teacher shortage for some time.
Researchers site a number of issues as to why the country is experiencing this shortage. Killeen is the biggest school district in Central Texas with over 45,000 students, so they felt the brunt of the shortage earlier and more than other surrounding districts.
So, they had to get a little creative to try and fill in the gaps.
"We really were struck last year with the teacher shortage impacting us starting the school year last year with almost 256 vacancies just for classroom teachers," KISD Spokesperson Taina Maya says. "We are in much better shape this year than we were last year. But that was really all due to the creative efforts of not only our HR department but our board of trustees, our superintendents, and really the group as a whole at the district leaders taking feedback from employees."
The district provided virtual and in-person job fairs, offered stipends to teachers who referred employees, and raised the base teacher salary to encourage people to join the district.
Today, those 256 vacancies have been cut down to 60-65, but the district acknowledges there is still work to be done to get that number down to 0.
"We want people to enjoy being in the classroom again and have that feeling that drove them into it the first place," Maya said. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/kisd-navigating-teacher-shortage-and-say-they-are-in-a-much-better-spot-now-than-last-year/500-21c1e8ac-e10d-4a8f-9957-6e25d679a8e1 | 2022-08-25T05:39:23 | 1 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/kisd-navigating-teacher-shortage-and-say-they-are-in-a-much-better-spot-now-than-last-year/500-21c1e8ac-e10d-4a8f-9957-6e25d679a8e1 |
SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — The Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners has approved the 2023 budget for Sedgwick County and Fire District 1.
Sedgwick County says the budget focuses on improving compensation to ensure fair and competitive wages while being fiscally responsible to citizens. In addition, it will address environmental working conditions by funding modern and advanced equipment to ensure services can be provided safely and continuing the commitment to behavioral health services in our community. It will also continue service delivery levels with no tax rate increase.
- 1 full-time Human Resources position
- Roll out a step plan for EMS and County Fire
- Market pay adjustments to the District Attorney’s Pay Plan
- Increase hourly rates for Election workers
- $33,000 funded to the Mental Health & Substance Abuse Coalition for continued work going forward
- $300,000 additional funds for contracted mental health services for juveniles
- Transfer $2 million from Fire District 1 contingency to pay toward station relocation and remodel debt
- Transfer $268,614 from Fire District 1 contingency to the operating budget in order to implement a suggested step pay plan from Sedgwick County Fire Fighters Local 2612
The 2023 Adopted Budget totals $497,465,461 for Sedgwick County Government and $23,472,045 for Sedgwick County Fire District 1. Together, the full Budget totals $520,937,506, according to Sedgwick County.
The County states the budget was approved after two in-person public hearings and an online forum. For the calendar year, the 2023 budget will take effect on Jan. 1. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/board-of-county-commissioners-approves-2023-budget-for-sedgwick-county-and-fire-district-1/ | 2022-08-25T06:00:42 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/board-of-county-commissioners-approves-2023-budget-for-sedgwick-county-and-fire-district-1/ |
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office says an inmate died early Wednesday afternoon at the Sedgwick County Jail.
Around 12:55 p.m., the inmate, identified as a 38-year-old man, was found unresponsive in a housing unit by staff.
The sheriff’s office says detention staff and medical staff performed CPR. However, the inmate was declared dead at around 1:15 p.m.
The sheriff’s office says it is the fourth in-custody death in 2022.
The inmate’s autopsy is pending, but the sheriff’s office says the death appears to be from natural causes.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office Investigation’s Unit and the Kansas Bureau of Investigations were notified of the in-custody death. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/inmate-death-reported-at-sedgwick-county-jail-3/ | 2022-08-25T06:00:45 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/inmate-death-reported-at-sedgwick-county-jail-3/ |
Dorothy I. Haskins
August 22, 2022
Dorothy I. Haskins, 98, formerly of Mason City, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022 at Martin Suites Western Home Community, Cedar Falls.
A Celebration of life will be held 11:00 am Monday, August 29, 2022 at Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St NE, Mason city, with Rev. Daniel Hanson of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to Dorothy's service at the funeral home on Monday.
Memorials may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice or Western Home Communities.
Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St NE, Mason City. (641)423-2372. ColonialChapels.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/dorothy-i-haskins/article_c16a3621-3dd1-5fad-bdb6-32fce7fca3aa.html | 2022-08-25T06:10:30 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/obituaries/dorothy-i-haskins/article_c16a3621-3dd1-5fad-bdb6-32fce7fca3aa.html |
Karen “Judy” Schierman, 87, of Jerome died Aug. 22, 2022. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary & Crematory, Jerome.
Brian F. Johnson, 33, of Jerome and formerly of Twin Falls died Aug. 21, 2022. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary & Crematory, Jerome.
Beverly Cross, 88, of Jerome died Aug. 22, 2022. Arrangements are under the care of Farnsworth Mortuary & Crematory, Jerome.
Stetson Dwight Hollinger, 34, of Heyburn died Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Arrangements are under the care of Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home of Burley.
Theodore “Ted” Williamson, 83, of Jerome died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at his home. Arrangements are under the care of Demaray’s Wendell and Jerome Chapels. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/death-notices/article_e7024792-23f7-11ed-97ff-2ff150fa5a7e.html | 2022-08-25T06:20:59 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/death-notices/article_e7024792-23f7-11ed-97ff-2ff150fa5a7e.html |
Donald C. Lawson was born in Dodge City, Kansas on March 10, 1938, to James A. Lawson and Retha (Short) Lawson. Don and his family moved to Rupert Idaho at a young age. Don attended school in Rupert and graduated from Minico High School.
Don joined the Army right after graduation. He came home on leave and fell in love with Martha Bandy, they were soon wed on December 21, 1963. They will celebrate their 59th Anniversary this December.
Don was very honored and proud to serve his country, he had patriotism pulsing through his veins. He faithfully served in the Army and retired after 20 years. Don then settled back into the Mini-Cassia area where he was a public servant. He worked for the City of Rupert in the Street Department and then had the opportunity to work for the Idaho Transportation Department until his retirement.
Don understood the concept of giving back to his community and was active with the Rupert Reserve Police and the Lions Club. Don loved to help with the screening of eyes at the grade schools, he also felt very strongly about honoring fellow Veterans. Don honored his fellow Veterans by participating in the Funeral Honor Guards. Don received one last honor for his dedication to his country by Hospice Visions and the Pinning Ceremony. This meant the world to Don and to his family. Thank you to Hospice Visions for presenting this honor to our dad.
One of Don’s greatest joys in life was becoming a grandpa! He loved the times that he got to take his granddaughter shopping! I think the first sentence Jessica learned was, “Let’s shop till we drop!” Our Dad and Mom took time to build great memories with their granddaughter.
Don is survived by his wife Martha, Twin Falls; son, Frank Lawson, Kimberly; daughter, Tina (Darwin) Myers, Twin Falls; sister, Cathy Ingalls, Rupert; granddaughter, Jessica (Jeremiah) Mortensen, Port Orchard, Washington; and six great-grandchildren. Don was preceded in death by his parents James and Retha Lawson, mother-in-law, Severe Bandy, and one brother Frank Lawson.
The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to Hospice Visions and their staff for their compassionate care of our dad and our family.
There will be a viewing on Sunday, August 28, 2022 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at Rosenau Funeral Home. The funeral will be held at Rosenau Funeral Home on Monday, August 29, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. Pastor Chuck Swoboda officiating. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/donald-c-lawson/article_110e99a6-e6f9-5dea-91f6-680be88e01b1.html | 2022-08-25T06:21:06 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/donald-c-lawson/article_110e99a6-e6f9-5dea-91f6-680be88e01b1.html |
Oct. 30, 1934—Aug. 22, 2022
Entering the world the day before Halloween in 1934, Judy Karen Freytag lived a life defined by challenge during her youth, followed by success, abundant love and friendship in adulthood. Judy grew up in Meridian, Idaho, attending Meridian High School before attending Boise Junior College to learn Bookkeeping.
In 1956, she married Joseph Benjamin Fascilla, who had recently returned from the Korean conflict. Judy and Joe would go on to have three children, a son and two daughters, prior to their divorce in 1973. In 1974, Judy married the man who would become the love of her life, Jon Tomas Schierman, and together, they forged a life filled with activity, love and laughter that drew in all who entered their orbit.
Professionally, Judy worked for the Jerome School District for many fruitful years. Beginning as a Bookkeeper, her adept understanding of the district’s fiscal complexities led her into a role as the District Business Manager, a role she maintained through a number of superintendencies.
Judy had a gift of making people from all walks of life—and all ages—part of her family. Much as she loved her own family, she loved—and was loved by—these and others not related by blood, yet family all the same. As her children, we learned by her fine example, and tend towards similar relationships in our own lives, enriching our journeys as well. Thanks, mom.
No summation of Judy’s life would be complete without mentioning her love of games—word games, board games—but most especially, card games. Bridge, Hearts, Gin Rummy, Shanghai Rummy, Poker—the woman loved these games, and was damn good at them. Many lifelong friendships grew from the fun and competition of time spent at the card table with Judy.
In 1984, Judy suffered a severe ankle break. Not yet fifty-years-old, poor bone-setting and subsequent poor healing led to a degradation of her ankle joint that would set in motion a chain-reaction of challenges to her physical mobility that would affect the rest of her life. Through it all, she maintained an impressively good attitude, and inside her crippled body, Judy was still Judy-particularly around the game table, now that her years of hosting Easter feasts, lavish Thanksgivings and over-the-top Christmases were behind her.
Judy is preceded in death by many loved ones, but most notably, her sister, Joanne; brother, Jay; and her beloved mother and role model, Deva Alexander. Judy is survived by her loyal and loving husband of nearly 49 years, Jon; and her three children and their families: Joe (Lori) Fascilla, and Alex, Emily and Annie (Zach); Janet (John) Lothspeich, and Sarah Porter (Nick), and Tony (Sasha), Matt and Joey; and Jessica (John) Funcheon, and Elizabeth Gonzalez (Gustavo), and Mary, Luke, Katherine and Matthew Perrin.
Judy’s family would like to give special thanks to Creekside Care Center, and especially to their compassionate and capable administrator, Becky Mink, who led a team that helped make the last seven months of Judy’s life much better than it would have otherwise been. Thanks, also, to the many medical professionals and in-home caregivers who have attended to mom throughout her years of declining mobility.
A Vigil and Celebration of Life will take place at 7:00 p.m, Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Farnsworth Mortuary, 1343 South Lincoln, Jerome. A Funeral Mass and inurnment will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m, Monday, August 29, 2022 at St. Jerome’s Catholic Church, 216 2nd Ave. East, Jerome.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to one of two organizations near and dear to Judy, in her honor: Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Centers or the Catholic Council of Women at St. Jerome’s.
Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Centers: https://www.giraffelaugh.org/donate/ or St. Jerome’s Catholic Council of Women: (208) 324-8794: Mailing address: St. Jerome Catholic Community Church, 216 2nd Ave. East, PO Box 169, Jerome, ID 83338.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Judy’s memorial webpage at www.farnsworthmortuary.com. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/judy-schierman/article_a100eb1f-08b4-5f65-b61c-9129684c9d18.html | 2022-08-25T06:21:12 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/judy-schierman/article_a100eb1f-08b4-5f65-b61c-9129684c9d18.html |
Dec. 14, 1925—Aug. 12, 2022
BOISE — Terry died in Boise on August 12, 2022 at the age of 96 1/2 after suffering a stroke. She was born in Wilkinsburg, PA on December 14, 1925. In 1957 she moved to Phoenix to be near her mother.
She met Ken Mann at the phone company where they both worked. They married in 1959. After being transferred to Denver and Boise, they ended up in Twin Falls. They lived there for 14 years and made many life-long friends.
Dad was transferred one last time to Tucson and they lived there for 29 years. After dad passed away, mom moved to Boise in 2014 and lived at Morningstar Senior Living until her death.
Being the social person she was, mom engaged in many activities and outings and made wonderful friends there. She loved the staff, including the servers, the front desk folk, the drivers, etc. Mom loved to cruise, dance and entertain. She was an avid bridge player, a wonderful cook and loved to have parties, even at Morningstar!
She was very proud of the fact that at age 96½, she needed neither a walker nor a wheelchair and only occasionally used a cane!
Terry is survived by her son Scott Mann in Meridian, her daughter Lori Mann (Doug Ooley) in Boise, and her son George Mann (Leanne); and two granddaughters: Lillyanne (her namesake) and Kennedy (dad’s namesake), all of Portland. Terry will be missed by so many. Her love of life is an inspiration to us all. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/lillian-mann/article_0456321d-3807-55f8-832c-09d984f2499f.html | 2022-08-25T06:21:18 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/lillian-mann/article_0456321d-3807-55f8-832c-09d984f2499f.html |
Nov. 15, 1942—Aug. 23, 2022
TWIN FALLS — Marion Alice Semple passed away on August 23, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Twin Falls due to complications from an extended illness.
Marion was born November 15, 1942 to Herbert and Elsie Schritter in American Falls, Idaho, where she attended schools. She graduated from Cosmetology School in Pocatello, Idaho in 1960 and married Bernie Allen Burge. He preceded her in death in 1965.
Marion married Robert C. Semple, lived and traveled throughout the south and east coast while he was in the military. They settled in Twin Falls in 1970 where she owned and operated “The Clip” Hairstyling Salon for 24 years. Marion was a devoted wife, mother, homemaker, gardener and cosmetologist. Her husband and children were her prized possessions.
She is survived by her two daughters: Kandace L. (David) Galvan of Albany, OR and Heather D. Semple of Bethlehem, PA; her son Brett A. Semple of Twin Falls, ID; a grandson, Jordan D. Galvan of Los Angeles, CA; two brothers; two sisters; and several nieces and nephews. Marion was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years Robert C. Semple and her mother and father.
At the request of Marion, there will be no services. Cremation is under the direction of Rosenau Funeral Home. Any donations may be made to a charity of choice. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/marion-alice-semple/article_1582e6ed-b714-51b6-81ad-ac6bdcaeeea3.html | 2022-08-25T06:21:24 | 0 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/marion-alice-semple/article_1582e6ed-b714-51b6-81ad-ac6bdcaeeea3.html |
May 7, 1971—Aug. 21, 2022
HAZELTON — Rebecca “Becki” Ruth Fenton, 51, of Hazelton, Idaho passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Becki loved children and she wanted to make a difference. She taught Special Education in Kansas for 10 years and continued teaching Pre-School and Special Education at Valley School in 2005 and through the current time.
As a single parent, she also participated in the Foster Care Program and fostered more than 40 children all of whom she loved unconditionally. She adopted three of her foster daughters while residing in Kansas.
Becki is survived by her brothers: Chuck (Debbie) and Tom; her daughters: Charlene, Angie, Sonya and Journey; grandchildren: Jamin (Kasey), Noah, Alexa and Dayson; great-grandchildren: Kyrie and Hardin; her nieces, and nephews: Staria (Chris) Wilfong, J.J. Fenton, McKenna (Nick) Lee, Colton Fenton; and great-nieces and nephews: Abigail, Evelyn, Asher, and Jace. Becki was preceded in death by her parents Dr. Charles Russell Fenton, Sr. and Ruth Alice Smith Fenton, her brother Rodger Lee Fenton, and her grandson Syrus.
A service will be held Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 10 a.m. at the Hazelton Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with Bishop Derek Romer officiating. A graveside service will be held at the Hazelton Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Parke’s Magic Valley Funeral Home. | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/rebecca-becki-ruth-fenton/article_94449db5-28a3-54f6-93e4-f7943de4898f.html | 2022-08-25T06:21:30 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/obituaries/rebecca-becki-ruth-fenton/article_94449db5-28a3-54f6-93e4-f7943de4898f.html |
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