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Gunshots were fired during a fight inside, causing attendees to stampede for the exits. Police don't believe anyone was struck, but they're now trying to identify the shooter.
The incident occurred about 12:20 p.m. at the New Life Outreach International Church at 1005 Turner Road, as two off-duty Chesterfield police officers were waiting in the parking lot to conduct a funeral escort.
Suddenly, the officers heard what sounded like two gunshots being fired.
As the officers soon learned, one the funeral attendees felt the need to fire a weapon amid the large gathering inside.
"Sometime during the course of the funeral, or when things had ended and folks were starting to kind of depart, some small fights had broken out amongst some family members or people that were attending the funeral," said Chesterfield police Maj. Michael Louth. "That's when the gunshots [rang out]."
As the officer raced inside to investigate, "people were trying to flee the building as expeditiously as they possibly could," Louth said "So you had lot of people coming out of the building in every direction."
Consequently, the shooter was able to slip away.
"So we're still trying to firm things up and find out exactly what happened, and find out who actually fired the weapon," Louth said.
No one apparently was struck by the gunfire. Police checked area hospitals and emergency medical centers to ensure no one showed up with a gunshot wound, Louth said. So far, "we don't have any indication that anyone was actually shot."
Police did find damage to the church's ceiling from the rounds fired.
"We're trying to catch up with the families that were participating there, so we can identify [the person with the gun]," Louth said, adding the investigation is ongoing.
Louth said the deceased whose funeral was being held Sunday was not a member of the church. However, a relative of the deceased had formerly been a member, and the church allowed that individual to hold their family's funeral there.
In a Facebook video, Associate Pastor Rosalinda Rivera said the church had rented its building to non-church members for a funeral service. She said an argument took place during the funeral between a few of the deceased's family members that escalated in the lobby, when someone pulled a gun and fired it twice into the air.
"We are very, very grateful that nobody was injured," Rivera said. "I also want to thank the Chesterfield County police officers who came out so quickly and responded to the situation."
We have been in the area here for over 50 years and we never had an incident like this, nor do we intend to ever have one again," she said.
From the Archive: Remember these Richmond-area restaurants?
Organist Eddie Weaver at the Miller & Rhoads Tea Room
Masaaki Okada
Lunches in the Miller & Rhoads Tea Room with Eddie Weaver at the organ have been so popular that he cut his own record.
Lindy Kest Rodman
The recently closed Venice Restaurant at the Corner of W. Cary and Thompson streets in Richmond. The Venice had operated since 1958; the owners recently decided to retire.
BRUCE PARKER
The new Julian's - Julian's, an Italian restaurant that has been operating for 40 years, has moved to larger quarters on West Broad Street. The restaurant left 2529 W. Broad St. and is leasing space in the former Automobile Club of Virginia headquarters, a block to the west. The restaurant has about 50 percent more space, with seating for about 200 people on the main floor. In addition, a wine cellar has been installed in the basement, private dining areas have been set up, and office space is available on the upper floor. The vacated property may become part of a redevelopment project involving the William Byrd Motor Hotel.
Don Long
Miller & Rhoads Corner Shop, T-D Mag. Camera Quiz.
Staff
Byram's Restaurant, 3215 West Broad Street.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
March 16, 1967 ( Staff photo - Netherwood ) Collector's Corner is between the Tea Room and Ladies Room on Miller & Rhoads 5th Floor
Charles Wood on ladder. Jimmy Aldred climbing down. Talley Neon takes down Julian's Restaurant sign
Clement Britt
Little remains besides the brick walls at the Capri Restaurant (right) and a chiropractor's office. July 4, 1983.
Gary Burns
A Julian's Restaurant menu from the early 1950's.
BRUCE PARKER
In January 1975, shoppers passed by “the clock” at Miller & Rhoads in downtown Richmond. The distinct timepiece with four faces was installed in the department store in the mid-1920s; it can be seen today at the Valentine Richmond History Center.
Masaaki Okada
The new Kelly's Jet System restaurant which is due to open in mid-August on the northwest corner of Fifth and Broad sts. is shown above.
Where's the engine? The caboose traveling on the bed of a truck along West Broad Street yesterday wasn't part of a new rail line in Richmond, but part of a remodeling project at the old Clover Room restaurant. Owner John Dankos plans to open the new restaurant, Stanley Stegmeyer's Hodgepodge, on July 1. Part of the decor will include two cabooses, each of which will seat 16 persons. May 3, 1978
Wallace Clark
This January 1952 image shows the intersection of West Broad and Lombardy streets, home to a White Tower restaurant and a Firestone automotive service center. White Tower restaurants were a rival of White Castle eateries. The Firestone site is now home to a Dollar Tree store. Lombardy & Broad St.
Staff Photo
This January 1952 image shows the intersection of West Broad and Lombardy streets, home to a White Tower restaurant and a Firestone automotive service center. White Tower restaurants were a rival of White Castle eateries. The Firestone site is now home to a Dollar Tree store. Lombardy & Broad St.
Staff Photo
A view of the water at Chesdin Restaurant, 629 River Road, Matoaca.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
A dish from the the Chesdin Restaurant, 629 River Road, Matoaca.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
In the small kitchen of Jumpin J's Java, owner Je Depew (right) creates unique entrees with chef Gene Smith (center) and Chris Pierson. Sept. 25, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY
At Jumpin J's Java, owner Je Depew (left) shares a laugh with customers Denise Lawus and Melvin Carter. Sept. 25, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Je Depew, outside her cafe' and restaurant, Jumpin J's Java, at 2306 Jefferson Avenue (corner of Jefferson and Leigh streets) in Church Hill.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Exterior of Six Burner Restaurant on Grace Street in 2010.
Joe Mahoney/Times-Dispatch
Roasted Red Pepper appetizer at Six Burner Restaurant. Roasted Red Peppers, local goat cheese, roasted garlic and shallots seved with grilled bread.
Joe Mahoney/Times-Dispatch
One of the many seating areas at the Mexico Restaurant in Mechanicsville on May 17, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD/TIMES-DISPATCH
The Upper East Side Restaurant Jazz Lounge and Sports Bar allocated at 7103 Brook Road March 30, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
The Upper East Side Restaurant Jazz Lounge and Sports Bar allocated at 7103 Brook Road on March 30, 2004. Grilled mushroom melt burger, (left) Upper East Side hot wings, and grilled chicken wrap.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Kobe Japanese Steaks & Sushi. March 24, 2004
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Ancho chile strip (front plate), Coconut jumbo shrimp (back plate), creme brule cheesecake (right plate) and Firebirds 2000 Napa Valley Red are some of the items on the Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill. Photo taken Monday, March 1, 2004,
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Bookbinder's Grill in Alverser Plaza in Midlothian in 2004.
BRUCE PARKER
Bella Arte on Bellevue Ave. in 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD/TIMES-DISPATCH
Sushi from the Young Bin Restaurant in Chippenham Square Shopping Center February 24, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Shrimp and Scallop Scampi with linguine at Portabella's Restaurant & Pizzaria
CLEMENT BRITT
Paxton Campbell, owner of The Oak Leaf sandwich shop on West Franklin, holds a picture of his grandmother Pearl Campbell, who had a restaurant called The Oak Leaf at 307 North Boulevard in the 1920's.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The "Plato Gordo" at Rio Grande Cafe at Stony Point Fashion Park.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
George Porcella, general manager of Pasta Luna restaurant in Richmond, VA, holds a menu as he talks about how the mad-cow scare has affected their business Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003.
BOB BROWN
El Azteca Mexican Restaurant in Ashland . December 22 , 2003
CLEMENT BRITT
Valentino's Italian Pizza and Restaurant, December 2, 2003.
Joe Mahoney
Interior of Valentino's Italian Pizza and Restaurant. Photo taken Dec. 2, 2003
Joe Mahoney
Coctel De Camaron, (Shrimp Cocktail) at Los Rios Mexican Restaurant on Tuckernuck Road, November 12, 2003.
MARK GORMUS
Satoru Sato, head chef at Hana Zushi Japanese Restaurant, prepares a variety of sushi delicacies February 18, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
Anthony Clark, a host at Croaker's Spot in Jackson Ward, waits to greet guests as they enter the restaurant on December 19, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
The Edible Garden, 12506 River Road, Goochland County. Phot o taken June 17, 2005
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Harold Thomas III, 14, works at Harold's Kitchen every day after school. The restaurant has been in the family since 1971, when the first Harrold, Harrold III's grandfather, opened it.
EVA RUSSO
La Casita's home made sauces - Red, (Medium) White, (Hot) and Green, (Very hot) compliment the restaurant's Shrimp Quesadilla, served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.9/6/05-
Lisa Billings
Diners munch under the festive lights strung over the dining room at La Casita Restaurant in Richmond Tuesday.9/6/05
Lisa Billings
Joe and Camilia Trak (center) with their children John and Mona, with some of the items on their extensive Greek-Italian menu, including Greek and Italian wines. Trak's Greek and Italian Ristorante
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Visitors to Trick Dog Cafe in Irvington, Virginia, can rub this trick dog statue for good luck. Photo taken Wednesday, July 19, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Smoked Salmon in a crepe with flower petals with chives, cr me frais, microgreens accompanied by caper berries, chopped white onions, parsley and quail eggs. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. May 13, 2005.
TIMES-DISPATCH
Chef Matthew Tlusty with two Rock fish at Limani Fish Grill on W. Cary St. July 14, 2005
MARK GORMUS
Isabel and Mehmet Akpinar, owners of Zorba's Restaurant June 1, 2005.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Homard en Poche, Rock Lobster Tail & Oyster Mushroom Duxelle baked in a Beggar’s Pouch. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. May 13, 2005.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Smoked Salmon in a crepe with flower petals with chives, cr me frais, microgreens accompanied by caper berries, chopped white onions, parsley and quail eggs. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. 5/13/05
TIMES-DISPATCH
Thyme crusted rack of veal served with asparagus flan and prosciutto wrapped asparagus is one of the entrees served at Bistro R, on W. Broad St.
EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Bryn Purser (foreground) and Adam Schumm (background) working in their restaurant, Zuppa, at 104 N. 18th St. in Shockoe Bottom in 2005
BRUCE PARKER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Bottoms Up staff prepares for dinner customers beneath a reminder of Tropical Storm Gaston's flood damage on August 11 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT/TIMES-DISPATCH
Brasilian Cafe owner Rogel Venson and employee Isabel Gonzalez inside the restaurant on April 14, 2005.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Contractor W. Samuel West, West Builders LLC, (right) was instrumental in rebuilding many flood-damaged restaurants in Shockoe Bottom including the River City Diner in which this photo was taken.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Mr. Bojangles restaurant is located at 550 E. Marshall Street.
CINDY BLANCHARD
A wooden casket containing a dummy corpse is brought into O'Toole's Restaurant as part of a "wake" that harks back to a centuries-old papal dispensation that allowed Irishmen normally abstaining from drink during Lent to drink in the event of a wake for the dead. The ritual with the dummy corpse is a tradition of many years at the restaurant/bar on Forest Hill Ave.
BRUCE PARKER
Wingstop Restaurant featured a variety of wings for every palate. From left: Lemon Pepper, original hot wings, and a mild variety. They are served here with fresh-cut seasoned fries.
Joe Mahoney
Darryl and Pramvdee U. McGuire owners of Thai Country Resturant on Staples Mill Rd. .
CLEMENT BRITT
A list of restaurants supposedly available at the Sixth Street Marketplace, but alas, several are closed down and one whole block of restaurants listed has been demolished.
LAD
Rod Bennett (right) a partner in the Martini Kitchen & Bubble Bar venture, said that the 1911 West Main Street restaurant will boast 85 martinis on the menu. It will also offer certified black angus beef, duck, and lobster.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Lois McCarn of Richmond (center) eats lunch with her daughter Carolyn Barker of Richmond in Brio Tuscan Grille at Stony Point Fashion Park
TIMES-DISPATCH
Little Europa Strogonoff (stroganoff) at Little Europa Restaurant and Gourmet Deli in the Gayton Crossing Shopping Center on 11/5/03. Flambe version.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
From left, Thomas Haskins, Andrew Williams, and Fred Middleton preparing food in the kitchen of the Positive Vibe Cafe in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center.
BRUCE PARKER
Chef Peter Caserta is opening a second Pasta Luna restaurant in addition to the West End location. The new location is in the Commonwealth Center at 288 and Hull Streets.
JOE MAHONEY
Chicken Biryahi, adorned with egg, is available at Curry House restaurant on West Broad Street. Photo taken October 7, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
Gade Reddy, of Wilmington, Delaware, eats a meal at Curry House restaurant on West Broad Street Tuesday, October 6, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
The bar at the Grafiti Grille in the Tuckahoe Shopping Center. Feb. 27, 2005
BRUCE PARKER
Marie Antoinette Elbling grew up on a farm near the village of Thanville in Alsace, France. Her family ate seasonal food only at three meals. After moving to Richmond 34 years ago where she and husband, Chef Paul, opened La Petite France, she eats the same way. She doesn't exercise because she is in constant motion. Life is her exercise. If a light bulb needs changed in the restaurant, she'll grab a ladder and do it.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Chef F. J. Sabatini, with his Seafood Bouchee, in the restaurant in the Henry Clay Inn in Ashland on March 28, 2005
P. KEVIN MORLEY
The Brasilian Cafe is located in the basement of Stuart Circle Apartments on Monument Avenue. Photo taken Sunday, January 20, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Among other dishes, guests at Can Can, a brasserie on Cary St., can savor the roasted salmon served with lentils, wild mushrooms and red wine shallots. April 20, 2005.
EVA RUSSO
The bar area of Shula's 2 restaurant at the Sheraton Richmond West November 6, 2004.
MARK GORMUS
Guests dining at Cielito Lindo who might be in the mood for something sweet can try the flan de calabaza, the pumpkin flan. March 15, 2005.
EVA RUSSO
Christopher Bak, chef at Fusion, watches over chocolate truffle cake. Photo taken Monday, March 7, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Lucky lounge, located on E. Cary St., opened December 28, 2004. This restaurant/bar also offered live music, including Jazz on Thursday nights.
EVA RUSSO
Lunch crowd at Perly's on Grace St. March 11, 2005
MARK GORMUS
A fire broke out at Firebirds in the Short Pump Town center on December 20, 2005.
NATHAN GRAY
India Garden & Grill WAS a family-owned Indian restaurant off of Midlothian Turnpike. Pictured here in 2005 were masala dosa (front), an Indian-style thin pancake served with onion and potato stuffing, curry and coconut chutney sauce, and vegetable jalfrezi (behind), a mix of cauliflowers, carrots, beans and green peppers sauteed in ginger, garlic, dry fruits and authentic Indian spices.
EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Looking out of the front window into the "sidewalk cafe" portion of Escabar at 5806 Grove Ave. December 21, 2005
BRUCE PARKER
Kevin Brown (left) and Nancy Cohen in the kitchen at Cafe Mandolin Feburary 18 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT/TIMES-DISPATCH
Using savory custard with dijon mustard in filo shells as the base , David Shannon of Dogwood restaurant created seven holiday party foods using leftovers . December 20 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Cluck Bucket (left), Gravy Fries and Perogies from The Pour House om 2005. Photo taken Dec. 3
NATHAN GRAY
Martini Kitchen and Bubble Bar. Rack of Lamb, field greens and shrimp cocktail. November 28 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Beverly Mazursky, owner of Bev's Homemade Ice Cream shop in Carytown in the Carytown store on Thursday, February 10, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
The driver of this pickup truck was taken into custody on Dec. 9, 2005 after Hanover authorities and patrons at Mulligan's Sports Bar said he drove into the restaurant after being kicked out.
“To the dining community: Don’t forget to bring joy wherever you can; it will go a long way.”
Stella Dikos, namesake of Stella’s and Stella’s Grocery
DEAN HOFFMEYER
French artist Gilles Cheramy, right, poses beside the butterfly-shaped bar he has created for The Can Can restaurant at 3120 W. Cary St. in Richmond, VA, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, as his assistant, Bruno Perrigouas, left, polishes the edge.
BOB BROWN
A table set in front of the fireplace at Azzurro Restaurant in 2004.
DON LONG
Vitello's is located at 101 N. Fifth Street Sept. 22, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Peter J. D'Amelio, president and chief operating officer ot the restaurant division at The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, photographed at their Short Pump restaurant Monday, September 27, 2004.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Cheesecakes and desserts are ready to be served up on Monday, September 27, 2004, at The Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Short Pump.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Tavern salad in The Veranda at Michelle's Tavern in Hanover Courthouse . September 21 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Barbara Roll is one of the items on Ichiban's menu. Photo taken Friday, October 21, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Avenue 805 features Sunday brunch. This is French Toast with fresh local figs, toasted almonds and maple syrup. The Rail Bloody Mary is a signature brunch beverage. Photo taken Sept. 18, 2005.
JOE MAHONEY
This sushi and sashimi combo plate is one of the items on Ichiban's menu. Photo taken Friday, October 21, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Interior of Avenue 805 restaurant on September 18, 2005
JOE MAHONEY
Vinny Sanzone of Carini's Restaurant with a large pizza, in the newer section of the Italian restaurant in 2005. Photo taken Oct. 12.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Sosie Hublitz outside her Gaston-damaged Shockoe Bottom restaurant "The Kitchen Table" on October 6, 2004.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Sosie Hublitz's Gaston-damaged Shockoe Bottom restaurant "The Kitchen Table." Photo taken October 6, 2004.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Jen Clayton, a manager at Gutenberg Cafe', explains the flow of the high water which severely damaged the restaurant in September of 2004, when remnants of Hurricane Gaston flooded Shockoe Bottom. Photo taken Sept. 29.
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
5/10/04 - Diners prepare to order while enjoying their cocktails at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar at Stony Point Fashion Park in Richmond Monday.
LISA BILLINGS
Carolyn and Bob DeCapri in their restaurant, Cafe' di Pagliacci, in the Fan District.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Lynn Cochran and Jim News, the owners of Mr. Patrick Henry's Inn on Church Hill, are selling the place. The stand in the restaurant's lunch room. The restaurant also had formal dining rooms. Photo taken November 15, 1999.
BRUCE PARKER
Dennis Hickman at the new Julian's at 1129 Three Chopt Rd. He is holding a framed 1947 menu from the restaurant's earliest days in downtown Richmond.
BRUCE PARKER
H.L. Reed Design Inc. decorated the Main Street Beer Co. with a poured concrete bar. Photo taken Tuesday, August 3, 1999.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Edward Martin calls himself 'The Drink Man' at his job with Cafe Mosaic. He moves quickly through his work filling water pitchers, and other drink related tasks.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
The Jade Elephant RESTAURANT
BRUCE PARKER
Folks come to the Texas-Wisconsin Border Cafe, shown Aug. 24, 1995, in Richmond, Va., for its mix of Tex-Mex and hearty Wisconsin fare. Or maybe it's because of all the memorabilia from its namesake states, including stuffed animals, football helmets and license plates.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
John Felico, owner of Dominic's of New York, will soon sell his sausage products at selected Ukrops. He is shown in his Willow Lawn Food Court location.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Watchful Waiter Awards Acacia Restaurant on Cary St. View from the porch on December 21, 1998
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A Guatemalan migrant was found guilty of the throat-slashing murder and robbery of a Virginia Commonwealth University graduate and artist, whose body was discovered wrapped in plastic and dumped in a watery ditch more than four years ago in Sussex County.
Following a three-day trial last week in Prince George County, a jury deliberated three hours before finding Erick Ottoniel Obando , 28, of first-degree murder, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, concealing a dead body and conspiracy to conceal a body. Sentencing was set for Nov. 17.
Kenneth H. Moore and Erick O. Obando. A Prince George County jury last week found Obando guilty of first-degree murder, robbery and three other offenses in the Jan. 18, 2018 throat-slashing killing of Moore, a VCU grad and prolific artist
Family photo and Prince George County police photo
Obando was one of three men charged in the crime and the principal defendant who, according to evidence, slashed the throat of Kenneth G. Moore, 36, who they picked up a convenience store at state Route 35 and Interstate 95 on Jan. 11, 2018.
Moore, who at the time lived in Franklin County, was hitchhiking to Richmond. A graduate of VCU, Moore had also been a graduate student of Mary Washington University and was a prolific artist who had several exhibits in Richmond, Portsmouth and Fredericksburg.
Obando is a Guatemalan citizen who authorities said was residing illegally in the U.S. and living in Prince George at the time of the killing. Moore was killed at the house where Obando was staying in the 5400 block of Hair Road.
The two co-defendants — Christopher Jared Crowder, then 18, of Dinwiddie; and Jacob Matthew Wadsworth, then 17, of Stoney Creek — pleaded guilty in 2019 to their roles in the robbery and killing. They testified against Obando last week as a condition of their plea agreements.
The trio picked up Moore at the convenience store under the pretext of diving him to Richmond. But instead, the defendants took him to Obando's house. He was robbed of his MacBook computer and iPhone and punched and kicked before Obando slashed his throat with a knife, killing him, according to evidence.
The defendants then wrapped his body in plastic bags and drove it to a location on Jerusalem Plank Road in Sussex, where they dumped the remains in a ditch. It was discovered by a hunter the following day.
Obando's trial was initially delayed due to both the prosecution and defense needing additional time to prepare the case and for continued plea negotiations, which didn't pan out. Then, the COVID-19 pandemic struck just before the scheduled March 19, 2020, trial date, said Prince George Commonwealth's Attorney Susan Fierro. The pandemic continued to be an issue in 2020 and 2021, particularly in how jury trials would be conducted, which required approval by the Virginia Supreme Court.
In December 2020, Prince George was granted permission to hold jury trials at Beacon Theatre in Hopewell, as long as the court adhered to strict plans devised to ensure the safety of all participants. But Prince George authorities decided the theater was a potential security risk for the Obando trial, because three it required having all three co-defendants present for the proceeding. Once jury trials resumed at the Prince George Courthouse, Obando's trial date was set, Fierro said.
According to evidence, Moore had been hitchhiking to Richmond, and a friend had given him a ride to the convenience store off I-95 but dropped him there because he couldn't take him any further. That's where the defendants encountered Moore, who witnesses said was heavily intoxicated and disturbing other patrons at the store.
A clerk told authorities she saw Moore attempt to kiss a Hispanic man - later identified as Obando - who pushed Moore away. After that encounter, another clerk heard Obando say, "I have a knife and will stab you." Moore then entered the store and bought two cases of beer and some cigarettes. He was overheard saying he was going to fill the defendants' car with gas and they were going to take him to Richmond.
Witnesses said they saw Moore get into a 2000 Jeep Cherokee with the three defendants and drive away, where they took Moore to Obando's home in Prince George. The jeep belonged to Crowder but was driven by Obando.
Prince George police recovered Moore's cellphone from the woods behind residence were Obando was staying, and found bloodstains on the ground where Moore's throat was cut. Detectives also recovered blood from inside Crowder's Jeep.
Crowder was sentenced in May 2019 to serve nine years in prison for his role in the robbery and killing. In a plea deal, Crowder pleaded to voluntary manslaughter - reduced from first-degree murder - along with robbery, conspiracy to rob, concealing a dead body and conspiracy to conceal the body. He was sentenced to a total of 60 years in prison with 51 years suspended.
The punishment was above discretionary state sentencing guidelines, which for Crowder was calculated at a range of three years and 11 months to seven years and and two months.
Two weeks later, Wadsworth pleaded guilty to similar charges on June 13, 2019. Under terms of his plea deal, his active sentence was capped at 9 years years- the same as Crowder's. With the Obando trial concluded, Wadsworth is to be formally sentenced later this year.
At the time of the killing, Obando and Wadsworth had been hired by the former boyfriend of Wadsworth's mother to install windows and doors in the Richmond region, said attorney Peter Eliades, who represented Wadsworth in 2019.
Moore's mother, Patti Bass, 61, who helped police in the early stages of the investigation, didn't get to see justice for son. The retired Virginia Department of Corrections employee died on April 18, 2018, just over three months after her son's slaying.
More than 150 photos from the RTD archives
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.
Staff photo
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.
Staff photo
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.
Staff photo
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.
Times-Dispatch
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.
Times-Dispatch
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.
Times-Dispatch
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.
Times-Dispatch
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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While visiting a rancher on the Idaho and Montana border, Wyatt Prescott gleaned the basic idea behind the rangeland fencing design he’s using to better protect wildlife while still enabling cattlemen to save on staff hours and material costs.
The rancher devised the special fencing to withstand heavy snow loads in areas prone to drifting. Prescott, who contracts to do ranch and infrastructure management at University of Idaho’s Rinker Rock Creek Ranch in the Wood River Valley, made his own tweaks to the design.
Prescott installed the first section of wildlife-friendly fencing at Rinker Rock Creek Ranch in 2018. The fencing has delivered significant benefits for rangeland management and conservation, furthering the objectives of the unique research ranch. Rinker Rock Creek Ranch is jointly managed by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the College of Natural Resources. Two nonprofits that aided the university in acquiring the property, The Nature Conservancy and Wood River Land Trust, serve on an advisory board that provides management direction.
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“I’m a big fan of it,” Prescott said of the special fencing. “It seems like I’m talking about it all of the time.”
Rinker Rock Creek Ranch’s highly touted design is a three-strand, high-tensile wire fence that can be laid on the ground when not in use, which avoids wear and tear in addition to removing an obstacle for wildlife. The wires are electrified when cattle are present.
“In seasons when animals are moving through the property – the spring and fall migrations – we typically have the fence already laid down,” said Cameron Weskamp, operations manager at Rinker Rock Creek Ranch.
The wood or metal fence posts that support wildlife-friendly fencing are spaced about 100 feet apart, versus 15 feet apart for conventional barbed-wire or woven-wire fences. Hollow post tops are covered with spray foam to prevent songbirds from flying inside of them and getting trapped. Prescott estimates he spends about half the usual cost on materials for wildlife-friendly fencing. It takes him about an hour to pin up each mile of wildlife-friendly fencing before cattle return each spring.
“I can’t fix brand-new barbed wire at a mile per hour, and we have fewer cattle getting out than I do with the four-strand barbed wire,” Prescott said.
The land now encompassed by Rinker Rock Creek Ranch was historically homesteaded by several different families and divided into various pastures using barbed wire. The ranch is also situated within a north-south wildlife migration corridor.
“Four- or five-strand barbed wire and woven wire can really inhibit elk deer, and pronghorn migration,” Weskamp said. “By installing wildlife friendly fencing and removing barbed and woven wire fencing we’re making the landscape much more permeable for migrating animals.”
For the initial installation, the Governor’s Office of Species Conservation provided the ranch a $19,000 grant to remove 7.5 miles of barbed- and woven-wire fencing and put up 4 miles of wildlife-friendly fencing. Ranch officials consulted with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game on design modifications. They’ve gradually expanded their network of wildlife-friendly fencing throughout the years, most recently in 2020 and 2021 with $100,000 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Prescott said the surrounding ranchers were initially skeptical of the concept, but several have been won over. Some of them have even had him install it on their property. Prescott has installed about 20 miles of wildlife friendly fencing during the past few years at Rinker Rock Creek Ranch and on some surrounding ranches. He estimates about a dozen ranchers come to check out the fencing each year.
“Every mile gets better. I feel like we’ve got it dialed in,” Prescott said. “Everybody I talk to is really happy with it.”
Dusty Perkins, land stewardship manager with The Nature Conservancy in Boise, recently advised a rancher who was interested in updating his fencing to check out Rinker Rock Creek Ranch’s design. Accommodating the seasonal migrations of ungulates and other wildlife is a growing priority among conservationists, Perkins said.
“I think this fencing is a good demonstration of how we can meet the management needs and objectives and also we’re meeting some conservation goals,” Perkins said. “The design that U of I is using is an elegant solution. I look at the work at Rinker Rock Creek as a demonstration. I’m excited because we have a place we can point to and say, ‘Look, they’re doing it.’” | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/fencing-developed-for-u-of-i-ranch-a-win-for-wildlife-and-ranchers/article_cc692550-263f-11ed-9bc8-bf98171d589c.html | 2022-08-29T19:18:58 | 1 | https://magicvalley.com/news/local/fencing-developed-for-u-of-i-ranch-a-win-for-wildlife-and-ranchers/article_cc692550-263f-11ed-9bc8-bf98171d589c.html |
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The Gwinnett County Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing teen. Susana Morales,16, was last seen by her mother on July 26 in Norcross, GA.
According to an online fundraiser set up by her sister, Jasmine Morales, she had been walking home from a friend's house, but never made it home. Morales has not been heard from or seen since.
"Something happened in the distance between our house and the location of where she was last seen, and that's what we just are waiting on for the police to investigate," Jasmine Morales said.
Detectives stated they have exhausted all leads in her case and are asking for anyone with information to come forward.
Although any missing teen is considered to be in danger, police said there is no indication at this time that Morales is in any specific danger or being held against her will.
Morales told 11Alive, at one point detectives were treating her sister's case as a runaway, but her and her family disagree.
"My sister, she will never do that to us. Never. She has never done this. She has never left the house," Morales explained. "She would always answer our call and let us know where she is. If she's coming home, when she's coming home, this never happens."
In statement, a spokesperson from the Gwinnet Police Department told 11Alive "regardless of whether a missing person is considered a runaway or not our detectives still follow up on every case and work every lead."
Susana Morales was last see wearing a yellow tank top and light blue jeans.
Authorities said they are interested in talking to anyone who can provide any information before or after her disappearance.
Morales also encourages anyone with information on her sister's whereabouts to reach out to police with any information they might have.
"She's always happy, she's always smiling. She has a little attitude, but we all love her and we need her to come home. We need something," Morales said.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Gwinnett County Police detectives at 770-513-5300.
To remain anonymous, tipsters can also reach out to the Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com.
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A New Jersey police officer was seriously injured in an overnight crash, hit while assisting a prior incident, when a suspected drunk driver slammed into the back of his cruiser, authorities said Monday.
The collision occurred around 3 a.m. a day earlier along Route 15 North, near Berkshire Valley Road.
Officer Tyler LaMantia, of the Jefferson Township Police Department, was sitting inside his marked cruiser when he was struck from behind, police said. LaMantia had been offering help to an earlier vehicle incident on the road.
The department said 45-year-old David Prontnicki, of Budd Lake, had been operating the vehicle that slammed into the police cruiser. He was arrested at the scene on suspicion of driving under the influence.
The injured officer was taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital where he was being treated for serious injuries, but was expected to recover.
Attorney information for Prontnicki was not immediately available. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/drunk-driver-sends-nj-cop-to-hospital-in-roadside-slam-police/3842830/ | 2022-08-29T19:26:52 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/drunk-driver-sends-nj-cop-to-hospital-in-roadside-slam-police/3842830/ |
Two people were taken into custody outside a Connecticut home on Monday, one for "menacing" officers with an ax, amid a large confrontation where a group was protesting a formal eviction order, authorities said.
Norwalk police said a Connecticut Marshal had arrived at the residence on Sylvester Court around 9 a.m. to serve an eviction order. The lone official encountered a group "interfering with his ability to perform his duties," police added.
Additional officers were dispatched to the street to assist. Some time after their arrival, two people apprehended for interfering.
One of those individuals, police said, was "menacing" officers with an ax. No injuries were reported in the confrontation.
"It is important to note that all other protesters and bystanders were very peaceful. We thank them for their cooperation and the area residents for their understanding," a statement from the department read.
Officials were expected to share additional details at an afternoon press conference. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/marshal-serving-eviction-order-met-by-protestors-ax-wielding-person-at-ct-home/3842847/ | 2022-08-29T19:26:59 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/marshal-serving-eviction-order-met-by-protestors-ax-wielding-person-at-ct-home/3842847/ |
WELLSTON, OH (WOWK) – General Mills and local organizations in Jackson County, Ohio are working on a new project to create 30 more jobs at the company’s Wellston, Ohio facility.
Officials with General Mills say the company is investing $100 million to expand it’s operations creating Totino’s Pizzas and Pizza Rolls in Wellston. With the investment, the number of those employed at the facility would increase to over 1,000, according to the company.
General Mills is one of the largest employers in Southeastern Ohio, company officials say, and the facility in Jackson County is one of the company’s largest.
“General Mills has been a cornerstone of this community for more than 35 years and our employees exude a lot of pride in making food the world loves,” said Stephanie Weaver, plant manager at General Mills’ Wellston facility. “We’re excited to grow our business and employee base in southeastern Ohio and having strong local, regional and state partners has been instrumental in our success.”
Local organizations involved in the partnership include JobsOhio, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE), Ohio Department of Development, and the Jackson County Economic Development Partnership (JCEDP), according to General Mills officials.
The company also says the expansion is being supported through a tax credit from the Ohio Department of Development as well as a $400,000 JobsOhio Grant that will go toward building, machinery and equipment costs. The JobsOhio Grant is a collaboration with OhioSE.
“This is a tremendous win for Jackson County,” said Mike Jacoby, OhioSE President. “General Mills’ investment in Wellston is yet another success story on the benefits of doing business in southern Ohio. The growth tied to this project will contribute to the long-term future of this plant and our region’s food manufacturing industry.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/general-mills-to-bring-30-more-jobs-to-southeastern-ohio/ | 2022-08-29T19:29:56 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/general-mills-to-bring-30-more-jobs-to-southeastern-ohio/ |
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK)—The ground was officially broken for the new Chick-fil-A in South Charleston’s new Park Place shopping center.
This will be the shopping center’s first tenant.
A Menard’s home improvement store has also been announced in the area. More than 20 stores and restaurants are expected to open in the shopping center. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/ground-breaks-on-new-south-charleston-chick-fil-a/ | 2022-08-29T19:30:02 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/ground-breaks-on-new-south-charleston-chick-fil-a/ |
ST. ALBANS, WV (WOWK) — One person is in custody after the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) executed a search warrant Monday that led to equipment and materials being found consistent with the manufacturing of pills in St. Albans.
According to DEA Spokesperson Kevin McWilliams, they say the residence was on Spring Street in St. Albans.
McWilliams says one person is in custody with charges pending.
The St. Albans Police Department and Fire Department, the Charleston Police Department and Fire Department, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Drug Enforcement Administration are all on the scene.
They say this is an ongoing investigation. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/one-in-custody-after-dea-finds-equipment-consistent-with-pill-manufacturing-in-st-albans/ | 2022-08-29T19:30:08 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/one-in-custody-after-dea-finds-equipment-consistent-with-pill-manufacturing-in-st-albans/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin blames the recent spike in violent crime on a judicial system that releases too many repeat offenders.
Meanwhile, Mayor Goodwin’s political opponent is speaking out against her police policies. Republican candidate for mayor Lance Wolfe held a news conference Monday morning. He says the mayor has failed the city, by not hiring enough new police officers. And that police need to be more visible by walking beats, especially in high-crime areas such as the West Side.
“Amy is the Commander in Chief of this city. She owns what was created under her leadership. She owns the crime that’s in this city which is more violent than it’s been in years. The buck stops with her. This is what got me into this mayoral race in the first place,” said Lance Wolfe, (R) Candidate for Charleston Mayor.
Mayor Goodwin says the department is constantly in the process of hiring and training new officers, and that their pay has been raised from $41,000 to $55,000 during her term. She spoke after a police department press conference updating the fatal shooting of K-9 Officer Axel over the weekend, and thought the timing of her opponent’s criticism was insensitive.
“It makes me question why somebody would call a press conference on a day that I have officers, who I am standing with, who are mourning the loss of a fallen K-9. They certainly call it [politics] ‘the silly season,’ Mark, for a reason. But we have officers in mourning,” said Mayor Amy Goodwin, (D) City of Charleston.
If elected mayor, Lance Wolfe says he will do more to tear down abandoned homes, which attract crime.
He also plans to hire more police officers for foot and bike patrols.
Mayor Goodwin says her administration has torn down dozens of dangerous, abandoned structures in the city, and more are planned. She says the police department has done an excellent job under her watch. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/political-challenger-and-charleston-mayor-spar-over-policing-policies/ | 2022-08-29T19:30:14 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/political-challenger-and-charleston-mayor-spar-over-policing-policies/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Two former teachers’ aides appeared in Kanawha County court for arraignment hearings on charges of allegedly failing to report abuse in the classroom.
According to court documents, Lori Gibson and Lisa Perdue are both facing charges in connection to allegations that they did not report abuse in former teacher Nancy Boggs’ classroom at Holz Elementary.
Court records show that in late July 2022, the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Lisa Perdue with six counts of failing to report abuse and charged Gibson with seven counts of failing to report abuse.
Both Gibson and Perdue are considered mandatory reporters according to West Virginia State Code. The Code states that mandatory reporters are required to report abuse to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources within 24 hours of learning about it.
According to Kanawha County Schools, officials conducted a full review of the relevant video footage, received the CPS investigation findings, and held a disciplinary hearing for both Perdue and Gibson. KCS officials say unanimous board votes terminated Gibson’s employment from Kanawha County Schools in February 2022 and terminated Perdue’s employment in March 2022. Prior to their terminations, both former aides were suspended with pay on Oct. 1, 2021.
Lori Gibson and Lisa Perdue were both suspended with pay on October 1, 2021. After full review of relevant video footage, receipt of the CPS investigation finding, and a disciplinary hearing for both Aides, in accordance with the law, Lori Gibson was terminated from employment with Kanawha County Schools via an unanimous board vote on February 17, 2022 and Lisa Perdue was terminated from employment with Kanawha County Schools via an unanimous board vote on March 17, 2022. Both terminations were effective immediately after the vote.
In court Aug. 29, Perdue pleaded not guilty, the prosecutor’s office says. A trial has been scheduled for Dec. 5, 2022.
Gibson’s arraignment was rescheduled because her attorney was not able to attend the hearing, according to the prosecutor’s office.
Boggs was sentenced on Aug. 2 to 10 years in prison for abusing special needs students at Holz Elementary. In late May of 2022 Boggs pleaded guilty to 10 counts of battery.
These charges include Boggs hitting a student with a cabinet door, pulling a student by the hair, slapping a student on the face, slapping a student on the shoulder, driving a student’s head into a desk and jerking a chair out from under a student. She was initially arrested in November 2021.
This case received attention at the state level, with West Virginia Governor Jim Justice taking a moment of his State of the State Address in January to call for higher penalties for child abuse in schools.
In March, the governor signed two bills in to law to help protect children in special needs classrooms that were created due to the charges against Boggs as well as allegations of abuse at Horace Mann Middle School. The first law mandates video cameras that can be reviewed by local school boards are put in all special education classrooms. The second law made abusing any child a felony and made way for others to be charged if they see abuse and fail to report it. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/teachers-aids-in-court-for-allegedly-failing-to-report-holz-elementary-abuse/ | 2022-08-29T19:30:20 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/teachers-aids-in-court-for-allegedly-failing-to-report-holz-elementary-abuse/ |
MASON COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A weight-restricted bridge in Mason County, West Virginia is being replaced through a construction contract awarded by the West Virginia Division of Highways.
According to the WVDOH, the weight-restricted Capehart Bridge in the Capehart community is one of 15 construction contracts the DOH awarded on Tuesday, Aug. 23 and Friday, Aug. 26.
“Due to its condition, we were inspecting it every year instead of every two years to ensure the safety of the people using the bridge,” said WVDOH State Bridge Engineer Tracy Brown, P.E.
The existing Capehart Bridge is on Tribble Road crossing 13-Mile Creek near the Capehart Community. It was built in 1972, and has been under weight restrictions since 2016. The DOH says about 300 vehicles cross the bridge each day.
Officials say the contract for the bridge was awarded to R.K. Construction Inc., with a bid of $1,732,069. The funding for the project is being paid through the Roads to Prosperity program.
“Roads to Prosperity funding will allow us to replace this bridge many years sooner than if we had to keep maintaining this structure,” Brown said.
According to the DOH, traffic will continue using Capehart Bridge while a new bridge is being built.
Traffic will continue to use the existing bridge until the new span can be built.
Additional contracts awarded throughout the state this month include:
- A. Merante Contracing Inc. was awarded a contract for a project to build ADA ramps in Marion and Monongalia counties – $556,500.
- SMH Construction Company Inc. was awarded a contract for a project to replace the Freemansburg Arch Bridge in Lewis County – $978,036.37.
- IVS Hydro Inc. was awarded a contract for a bridge deck overlay project on the Elbys Bridge in Ohio County – $1,078,245.
- Kokosing Construction Company Inc. was awarded a contract for a project to replace the Fourth Street Arch Bridge in Lewis County – $4,324,271.87.
- Green Acres Contracting Company Inc. was awarded a contract for a project to replace guardrails along Corridor H in Grant and Hardy counties – $6,874,735.01.
- West Virginia Paving Inc. was awarded a contract for a paving project on Interstate 64 between Lewisburg and the Greenbrier River in Greenbrier County – $3,210,436.05.
- Kelly Paving Inc. was awarded a contract for project to install ADA ramps in Marshall County – $280,000.
- Mountaineer Contractors Inc. was awarded a contract for a paving project between Cheat Lake and Coopers Rock in Monongalia County – $7,96,422.24.
- West Virginia Paving Inc. was awarded a contract for a paving project on Interstate 64 between the MacCorkle Avenue and Oakwood Road exits in Kanawha County – $18,647,037.50.
- LMS Construction Inc. was awarded a contract for a sidewalk renovation project in Shinnston in Harrison County – $156,446.
- R.K. Construction Inc. was awarded another contract for a streetscape project in Mt. Hope in Fayette County – $110,792.58.
- R.K. Construction Inc. was awarded a contract for a project to build ADA ramps in McDowell and Mercer counties – $903,407.
- Elite Contracting Inc. was awarded a contract for a cleaning and painting project on the Robert Byrd Memorial Bridge in Brooke County – $1,482,621.
- RAM Construction Services of Michigan Inc. was awarded a contract for a project to put down high friction pavement on WV 22 westbound in Brooke County – $523,232.36.
- Pritchard Signal & Light Company was awarded a contract for a project to install traffic signals on Maple Fork Road in Raleigh County – $270,763. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/weight-restricted-bridge-in-mason-county-to-be-replaced/ | 2022-08-29T19:30:26 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/weight-restricted-bridge-in-mason-county-to-be-replaced/ |
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – The West Virginia State Police will conduct a sobriety check point Wednesday, Sept. 14 in Kanawha County.
According to the WVSP, the check point will take place from 6 p.m. to midnight on U.S. Route 60 at the Burning Springs exit in the Belle area.
The WVSP is working in conjunction with the Commission on Drunk Driving Prevention to deter impaired drivers as well as create awareness of the dangers of driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-state-police-plan-sobriety-check-point-in-belle/ | 2022-08-29T19:30:32 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/west-virginia-state-police-plan-sobriety-check-point-in-belle/ |
WATERLOO --- Authorities said they have found a teen who was reported missing earlier this week.
On Monday, officials with Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers said 14-year-old Gabe Samuel Doran had been found.
WATERLOO — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing teenager.
Gabe Samuel Doran, 14, was reported missing to the Waterloo Police Department on Aug. 14, according to the Iowa Department of Public Safety.
Doran is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 120 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Black Hawk County Dispatch at (319) 291-2515.
Photos: Missing children in Iowa
Photos: Missing children in Iowa
Jade Colvin
Jade Colvin
Missing Since: Jun 10, 2016
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 2002
Age Now: 18
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 135 lbs
When Jade was last seen, her hair was dyed auburn. She may dye her hair.
Contact
1-800-843-5678
or
Des Moines Police Department (Iowa) 1-515-283-4811
NCMEC: 1408941
Fredrick Workman
Fredrick Workman
Missing Since: Aug 2, 2013
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB:1998
Age Now:22
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color:Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 145 lbs
He was last seen on August 2, 2013. Fredrick has a scar under his chin. He may use the alias last name Shields. Fredrick may go by the nickname Fred.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Des Moines Police Department 515-283-4811
NCMEC: 1222001
Benjamin Roseland
Benjamin Roseland
Missing Since: Feb 9, 2008
Missing From: Clinton, IA
DOB: 1988
Age Now: 32
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height5'11"
Weight: 175 lbs
He was last seen at home on February 9, 2008. He has a vertical scar which extends from his lower lip to his chin, a scar on the right side of his mouth, a scar on the left side of his nose, and a scar on the upper left side of his chest. His nickname is Ben.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Clinton Police Department 563-243-1458
NCMEC: 1092332
Erin Pospisil
Erin Pospisil
Missing Since: June 3, 2001
Missing From: Cedar Rapids, IA
DOB: 1986
Age Now: 34
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 125 lbs
She was last seen at home on June 3, 2001 and she has not been seen or heard from since that day. She has a small scar above her left eye. When she was last seen, Erin had red highlights in her hair.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Cedar Rapids Police Department 319-286-5491
NCMEC: 919997
Marc Allen
Marc Allen
Missing Since: March 29, 1986
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB:1972
Age Now: 48
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 85 lbs
He was last seen leaving his home is Des Moines, Iowa, on March 29, 1986. He was on his way to a friend's home, but never arrived. The last time he was seen, Marc was wearing a light blue t-shirt, blue jean shorts, white socks, and gray tennis shoes.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Des Moines Police Department 515-283-4811
NCMEC: 1053047
Eugene Martin
Eugene Martin
Missing Since: Aug 12, 1984
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 1970
Age Now: 50
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 110 lbs
He was last seen between 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. as he was delivering newspapers. A paper bag was found outside of Des Moines with papers still inside. He has a scar on his right knee and has had a broken right wrist.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Des Moines Police Department- Missing Persons Unit - 515-283-4864 Or Your Local FBI
NCMEC: 601815
John Gosch
John Gosch
Missing Since: Sep 5, 1982
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 1969
Age Now: 51
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Lt. Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 140 lbs
He was last seen delivering newspapers. He has facial freckles, a gap between his front teeth, a birthmark on his left cheek, and a horseshoe-shaped scar on his tongue.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
West Des Moines Police Department 515-223-3211 Or Your Local FBI
NCMEC: 601763
Kimberly Doss
Kimberly Doss
Missing Since: Sep 1, 1982
Missing From: Davenport, IA
DOB: 1966
Age Now: 54
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 120 lbs
She was last seen in the Davenport, Iowa area on September 1, 1982. Kimberly has not been seen or heard from since. She may use the alias name of Kimberly Kathleen Gardner. She has a gap between her two front teeth.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Davenport Police Department 563-388-3664
NCMEC: 601057
Colleen Simpson
Colleen Simpson
Missing Since: Oct 5, 1975
Missing From: Bedford, IA
DOB: 1960
Age Now: 60
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Hazel
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 90 lbs
She was last seen at home where she disappeared during the night. Colleen has a scar on her right forearm.
Call 911 or 800-THE-LOST
or
Taylor County Sheriff's Office 712-523-2153
NCMEC: 601905
Xavior Harrelson
Xavior Harrelson
Missing Since: May 27, 2021
Missing From: Montezuma, IA
DOB: 2010
Age Now: 11
Sex: Male
Race: White
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 4'9"
Weight: 100 lbs
Xavior was last seen on May 27, 2021.
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
1-800-843-5678
or
Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office (Iowa) 1-641-623-5679
NCMEC: 1421892
Fatima Conteh
Fatima Conteh
Missing Since: May 19, 2022
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
DOB: 2006
Age Now: 16
Sex: Female
Race: Biracial
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 4'11"
Weight: 120 lbs
She has tattoos on her chest, left forearm and right shoulder.
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
1-800-843-5678
or
Des Moines Police Department (Iowa) 1-515-283-4811
NCMEC: 1450978
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Landin Road in New Haven will be closed between North River Road and Rose Avenue on Wednesday and Thursday during milling and paving work, the community announced today.
Southbound traffic will be restored after the pavement is placed, but northbound Landin Road will remain closed because of bridge work to be completed this fall, New Haven said in a statement. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/landin-road-section-closed/article_c77a8f78-27c7-11ed-8f77-3f33c4c87625.html | 2022-08-29T19:51:56 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/landin-road-section-closed/article_c77a8f78-27c7-11ed-8f77-3f33c4c87625.html |
Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast lays groundwork with sonar mapping, weather buoys, undiscovered shipwrecks in year one
MANITOWOC - In the year since its designation, the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary has been busy laying the groundwork for future tourism and research.
That groundwork includes sonar mapping of the lakebed in the entire sanctuary, installing weather buoys and even searching for undiscovered shipwrecks.
The sanctuary is one of 15 under the purview of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and spans four Wisconsin counties — Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Ozaukee.
In the sanctuary’s 962 square miles, 36 known shipwreck sites that date from the 1830s to the 1930s have been noted. Research has given evidence suggesting another 60 may yet be undiscovered.
Russ Green was named superintendent of the sanctuary after directing the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan.
“I like the broader science applications for the work we’re doing,” he said. “One of the roles we have is to support the broader Great Lakes region and fostering awareness about this incredible resource.”
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Sanctuary maps entire lakebed of Lake Michigan
One of the first steps Green took was to get an in-depth look at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
“So that is really essential, because without it, it’s like managing a city without knowing where the roads and sewers are in the buildings,” Green said. “This gives us a really detailed picture of the lakebed.”
The mapping was done through a $4 million contract and used advanced sonar-based technology to produce high-resolution charts of the lake’s floor.
Green said it is unusual to have the entire process done within a single year, but he’s excited to start sifting through the data.
He’s hoping to use the data to create habitat maps, improve the safety of maritime traffic and, yes, even to find some undiscovered shipwrecks and historical infrastructure.
“We should be able to see that (shipwrecks and historical infrastructure) as well and begin to tell those stories of some of the first settlements in Wisconsin that were along the lakeshore and that were the precursors to Manitowoc or Algoma and others that were here early on,” he said.
Lake Michigan shipwrecks provide influx of artifacts
More clues to the lakeshore’s early history can be found in artifacts that have drifted ashore from some of these shipwrecks.
According to Cathy Green, director for the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, thousands of items had been salvaged before laws made it illegal and those items are now in people’s homes or basements.
However, in the past year, many of those items have been donated.
As the state’s repository for salvaged shipwreck artifacts, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum has the daunting job of cataloging and preserving those artifacts, including one collection that has more than 10,000 artifacts.
“Working with NOAA to do the storytelling behind those items I think will be really exciting and is one of the things that we’re looking forward to here at the museum,” Cathy Green said.
One possibility Russ Green wants to explore is a potential conservation lab for the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
“They (the museum) have thousands of artifacts from sanctuary shipwrecks and a conservation lab would do the science of protecting those and preserving those artifacts, but also make it publicly viewable so that there was a tourism component, too,” he said. “You can see the science happening in real time and also take a look behind the scenes and see the museum’s huge collection of artifacts.”
Cathy Green said she knows there are great things to come with the museum’s partnership with the sanctuary.
“It’s just going to take a while for them to get established, but I don’t think we’ve seen even a hint of what this will mean for us eventually as far as increased tourism and things like that,” she said. “I think that’s still to come, but they’re laying all the groundwork for it now.”
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Sanctuary installs weather buoys and shipwreck moorings in Two Rivers, Sheboygan and Port Washington
Other projects the sanctuary has been busy with include installing three weather buoys in Two Rivers, Sheboygan and Port Washington; and installing four shipwreck moorings near Point Beach State Forest in Two Rivers.
The weather buoys transmit real-time data about the water, including temperature, wave height and wind speed that people can access through a website.
Russ Green said he knows the buoys have been popular with commercial and recreational boaters because they can track the traffic received by that website.
“It’s good data that people want and we’re also using them for long-term monitoring of water temperature and climate change,” he said.
The four shipwreck moorings were installed earlier this month. People can use those moorings to find one of four shipwrecks — the Pathfinder, Continental, LaSalle and Major Anderson. Each of those wrecks is typically under 3 to 15 feet of water and can often be seen from the surface of the water, making them popular with kayakers and snorkelers, as well as divers.
Advisory council will help oversee the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast
As studies are done to determine opportunities for facilities, tourism and boating vessels in each county touching the sanctuary, Russ Green said he is coordinating the creation of an advisory council.
The council will have 15 members who will be people from each community and those who have experience in aspects like development, recreational tourism, history and preservation, he said.
“The idea is to have all these different voices help with providing advice to the sanctuary … It’s a really good connection with communities and the folks are like ambassadors as well,” he said.
The application process for citizens to join the council will open in September.
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Designating a sanctuary
Since the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast sanctuary was created, objections to the federal government overseeing the protection of Lake Michigan have quieted.
Events leading from conception to designation of the sanctuary weren't always straightforward. The process began in October 2015 with a proposal from then Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, but was halted in 2018 when Walker rescinded his nomination.
Community opposition had grown throughout 2017 amid fears that the federal government was using the marine sanctuary to gain more control of the Great Lakes and threaten Wisconsin’s sovereignty.
Supporters of the marine sanctuary said the designation could create up to $10 million in annual income for the counties, based on the assumption 70,000 tourists would visit the sanctuary each year.
When Walker rescinded his nomination in 2018, hope was thought to be lost until Gov. Tony Evers was elected in 2018. Soon after his election, Evers, a Plymouth native, announced his support for the Lake Michigan marine sanctuary and petitioned NOAA to renew the proposal in 2019.
“The Great Lakes were part of my life growing up in this part of the state,” Evers said at a press conference in 2019 at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. “All across Wisconsin, the Great Lakes play a critical role not only in history, but in the environmental health and economic vibrancy of our state for future generations.”
Since most of the designation process had already been completed, it didn’t take long before the details were ironed out and a final rule designating the coastal area of Lake Michigan a National Marine Sanctuary was published.
Contact Alisa Schafer at aschafer@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @AlisaMSchafer. | https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/29/wisconsin-shipwreck-coast-national-marine-sanctuary-lays-groundwork/10088366002/ | 2022-08-29T19:52:07 | 0 | https://www.htrnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/29/wisconsin-shipwreck-coast-national-marine-sanctuary-lays-groundwork/10088366002/ |
McComb Road section to close during pipe work The Journal Gazette Aug 29, 2022 2 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save McComb Road between Hand and Fogel roads will close from 8 a.m. Tuesday to 5 p.m. Thursday during crossover-pipe replacement, the Allen County Highway Department said today. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most Popular Fort Wayne Community Schools boosts substitute teacher pay Purdue Fort Wayne announces Omnibus speakers 1 dead after Fort Wayne school crash Fort Wayne man among 3 ISU students killed in Sunday crash Safety concerns prompt Northwest Allen County Schools to reject trail offer Stocks Market Data by TradingView | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/mccomb-road-section-to-close-during-pipe-work/article_58e2e268-27bd-11ed-8d00-ab4681b6aac1.html | 2022-08-29T19:52:10 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/mccomb-road-section-to-close-during-pipe-work/article_58e2e268-27bd-11ed-8d00-ab4681b6aac1.html |
Two people received non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting incident early Saturday outside a southwest-side mall, Fort Wayne police said today.
The shooting occurred at 1:25 a.m. outside the common area of Westland Mall, in the 6100 block of West Jefferson Boulevard, city police said in a statement.
Police said two small groups of people exited the common area of the mall, and a physical altercation ensued.
During the altercation gunshots were fired and a woman not part of either group was struck, police said. The woman was treated at the scene and taken to a local hospital in non-life-threatening condition.
The perpetrators fled, police said, but a short time later a man arrived at a local hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds related to the incident.
The shooting remains under investigation by Fort Wayne police and the Allen County prosecutor's office. Anyone with information is asked to call city police at 260-427-1201 or Crime Stoppers at 260-436-7867, or use the anonymous P3 tips app. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/2-hurt-in-saturday-shooting/article_97227a3c-27c4-11ed-a54e-870fdaaac4d4.html | 2022-08-29T19:52:12 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/police-fire/2-hurt-in-saturday-shooting/article_97227a3c-27c4-11ed-a54e-870fdaaac4d4.html |
The composition of most Allen County school boards will change with the November election because incumbents in three districts won't be on the ballot.
Only the Fort Wayne Community Schools board might look the same when new terms begin in January. Of the four incumbents seeking to retain their seats, one faces a challenger.
Candidate filings for the 12 non-partisan positions were due Friday. Here's a look at the lineup, by district:
EACS
Tim Hines is the only East Allen County Schools board incumbent seeking reelection. Unlike four years ago, the board vice president faces competition for the District 1R seat: George Nicklow.
Three candidates are vying to succeed Paulette Nellems in the District 3E post: Darnell Hicks, Lee Wilson Jr. and Pamela Dukes.
Nellems, a Democrat, has her eyes on another elected office in November – the Allen County Council District 1 seat. She will face Republican Josh Hale.
Beth Wood is uncontested for District 2E, a seat currently held by Gayle Etzler. Etzler was appointed to the board in January 2017 to finish her husband's term when he resigned for health reasons. She retained her seat in the 2018 election and said at that time she didn't plan to seek additional terms.
FWCS
Voters in FWCS' District 1 will determine whether the seven-member board needs a change. Incumbent Julie Hollingsworth, who ran unopposed in 2018, will face Jeannette Jaquish.
At-large members Anne Duff and Maria Norman are unopposed, as is Rohli Booker of District 4. This will be Booker's first election since her appointment to complete the term previously held by Jordan Lebamoff, who died in March 2020.
NACS
Voters who vowed last year to oust the Northwest Allen County Schools incumbents who supported COVID-19 policies – most notably mask mandates – now have the chance to make that happen.
Seven people are seeking two at-large seats currently held by Liz Hathaway and longtime member Ron Felger, who recently announced he wouldn't file for reelection. Along with Hathaway, those wanting an at-large seat are Christine Gilsinger, Darren Vogt, Eric Ellingson, Jessica Hopkins, Michael Schone and Rick Norton.
In District 3, incumbent Kristi Schlatter will face Benjamin MacDonald.
SACS
This marks the first election year in which the number of township-specific seats on the Southwest Allen County Schools board drops from four to two. The five-member board made that change in February 2020.
The large disparity between the district's township populations contributed to the decision to have three at-large seats and only one seat from each township, officials said two years ago. At that time, 91% of SACS residents lived in Aboite Township, and 9% lived in Lafayette Township.
That means the two residence district seats up for election – those held by Doug Copley and Jennifer Couch – will become at-large seats while the other seats will remain the same.
Couch, who represents Lafayette Township, isn't seeking another term, leaving room for at least one new board member.
Copley – whom the board appointed in December to serve the remainder of Tom Rhoades' term – will join Amanda Tokos, Dawn Fritts, Kim Moppert and Stephanie Veit on the ballot.
All voters within SACS can vote for all five board seats, an element that won't change with the shift to more at-large members. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/allen-county-school-board-races-finalized/article_01ca993c-27b1-11ed-b838-5328cb1b9592.html | 2022-08-29T19:52:12 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/allen-county-school-board-races-finalized/article_01ca993c-27b1-11ed-b838-5328cb1b9592.html |
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for northeast Indiana, northwest Ohio The Journal Gazette Aug 29, 2022 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 p.m. for northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most Popular Fort Wayne Community Schools boosts substitute teacher pay Purdue Fort Wayne announces Omnibus speakers 1 dead after Fort Wayne school crash Fort Wayne man among 3 ISU students killed in Sunday crash Safety concerns prompt Northwest Allen County Schools to reject trail offer Stocks Market Data by TradingView | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/severe-thunderstorm-watch-issued-for-northeast-indiana-northwest-ohio/article_faa53108-27c9-11ed-8e54-bfdd04cafbc4.html | 2022-08-29T19:52:19 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/severe-thunderstorm-watch-issued-for-northeast-indiana-northwest-ohio/article_faa53108-27c9-11ed-8e54-bfdd04cafbc4.html |
A Fort Wayne woman convicted of killing a man who had gone to her house to collect an $80 marijuana debt was sentenced Monday to 70 years in prison.
A jury found Kennisha Jackson, 21, guilty this month of murder and an enhancement for using a gun to commit the crime. She faced up to 85 years in prison for shooting Diquan Meriwether, 19, on Jan. 14, 2020.
Allen Superior Judge David Zent sentenced Jackson to 60 years for murder and 10 years for the gun enhancement, for a total of 70 years.
Jackson argued she shot Meriwether in self-defense. The shooting happened when Meriwether went to Jackson's house on Abbott Street, south of McKee Street, to collect $80 for marijuana. Both sides used security video footage taken from the house to argue the case.
Jackson told police Meriwether arrived and brandished a gun. He dropped it, she picked it up and shot him, a probable cause affidavit alleges.
Defense lawyer Donald Swanson told the jury during this month's trial that when Meriwether forced open the front door, went in and started beating Jackson, the case fell under Indiana's self-defense laws and gave Jackson the right to protect herself in her own home.
Allen County deputy prosecutors Tasha Lee and Kamia Gatakala argued that if it had been self-defense, Jackson and others wouldn't have altered the crime scene afterward.
Officers found red stains on the porch, doorway and in the living room of the home. A bullet hole was also found, but no bullet, no shell case and no pink hoodie Meriwether was seen wearing in the surveillance video.
The video showed Jackson pulling Meriwether into the house by the hood of his sweatshirt, Lee told jurors during the trial.
Three juries were seated before prosecutors obtained a guilty verdict.
In October 2020, a jury was chosen, but the trial postponed when Swanson wanted to introduce evidence the prosecution didn't have time to examine. In August 2021, the judge declared a mistrial when the jurors couldn't reach a verdict.
During this month's trial, two jurors were dismissed because one researched law on the topic and shared the results with another. Jurors are cautioned at the start not to investigate the matter themselves. The two jurors were replaced with alternate jurors who also had been chosen to hear the case.
Swanson said this month he would appeal the verdict. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/woman-gets-70-years-in-2020-fatal-shooting/article_21ecfa3e-27c0-11ed-8625-ebcfd35116c9.html | 2022-08-29T19:52:25 | 0 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/woman-gets-70-years-in-2020-fatal-shooting/article_21ecfa3e-27c0-11ed-8625-ebcfd35116c9.html |
SCHUYLER, N.Y. (UPDATED) -- Traffic was backed up for miles on the New York State Thruway headed east between exits 30 and 31 Monday morning due to a crash between a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer in Schuyler.
The crash happened around 6 a.m. in a construction zone. The tractor-trailer jackknifed against the concrete barrier blocking all eastbound lanes.
Traffic was diverted off of Exit 31 in Utica for hours as crews worked to clear the scene.
Authorities opened one lane of traffic after clearing the tractor-trailer around 11:30 a.m. The other lane will remain closed for guide rail repair.
It is unclear if anyone was hurt or the extent of any injuries.
This is a developing story and will be updated. | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/crash-between-tractor-trailer-pickup-truck-stops-eastbound-traffic-on-thruway/article_9c70db08-279e-11ed-9380-e79770c0a17f.html | 2022-08-29T19:56:31 | 1 | https://www.wktv.com/news/local/crash-between-tractor-trailer-pickup-truck-stops-eastbound-traffic-on-thruway/article_9c70db08-279e-11ed-9380-e79770c0a17f.html |
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — Washington County commissioners will decide Monday whether to take another stab at using an in-house communications director — this time with that person reporting directly to the commission, not the county mayor.
Longtime media consultant Mary Ellen Miller is recommended to contract with the county for a six-month pilot period in which she would both help build a strategy for any full-time position and craft any important communications updates during that period.
“I think it’s critical that we increase the citizens’ engagement, and I think one of the keys to doing that is just making them aware of what the county commission is doing, how we are spending their tax dollars to their benefit,” Commissioner Ken Huffine said. Huffine chairs a communication task force that put the recommendation forward.
A resolution up for vote Monday would task Miller with developing a communication plan and pilot project “designed to engage Washington County citizens and promote the importance of Washington County’s impact on citizen life.”
The move comes after commissioners voted not to renew Communications Director Susan Saylor’s position as they finalized the 2022-23 budget earlier this summer. Saylor spent four years reporting to Mayor Joe Grandy after her position was created in 2018. She took a new role as public information officer for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in July.
But Huffine said the county still needs to define and execute a communication process with the commission’s oversight.
“We’ve put people in there and sort of let them develop a process as we go,” he said.
Miller would earn $24,999 at a rate of $75 an hour, starting Sept. 19 and running through mid-March, 2023. Huffine said in Miller the task force found someone with roots in the community and “a great track record with the job she did with TVA surrounding the Boone Dam. It’s a great example of her skills and ability.”
By March, Huffine said he hopes Miller has helped the commission define “how we best communicate, what we communicate, when we communicate.
“Then really determine how we do that and who does that, whether it’s her, someone else, full-time, part-time etc.”
Huffine said if a position is created for the long-term, having the person report to the commission as opposed to the mayor or a department head is something he thinks will give the role a better chance at success.
“It’s the commission’s goal to increase communications, so that’s going to be the sole focus on this,” he said. “The success of this is solely dependent on myself and my fellow commissioners — how we support the process and the individual. The accountability lies with us first and foremost.”
Huffine said he hopes to see a plan develop that results in more pieces of useful news about county government reaching citizens and also yields a good relationship with the media. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/mary-ellen-miller-up-for-county-communication-role/ | 2022-08-29T19:56:32 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/mary-ellen-miller-up-for-county-communication-role/ |
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Sullivan County Regional Health Department (SCRHD) is providing monkeypox vaccines to eligible people at two locations.
Anyone meeting the eligibility requirements is asked to call 423-279-2777 to schedule an appointment. Vaccines will be offered at the health department’s Blountville and Kingsport locations.
“The good news is that if you have been exposed to the virus, following some prevention steps and getting yourself vaccinated can protect you and others from monkeypox,” health department director Gary Mayes said in a release.
The health department provided the following list of people who are eligible to receive the vaccine:
- Anyone who has had a contact exposure to MPX, or may have been exposed, in the last 14 days should talk to their doctor or contact the Sullivan County Health Department or the Tennessee Department of Health.
- Anyone who has had intimate contact with others who might have been exposed to the MPX virus.
- Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sexual relationships with men who have had multiple or anonymous partners, were diagnosed with a sexually-transmitted disease or are receiving medication to prevent HIV infection in the last 90 days.
The health department described monkeypox as a “previously rare disease” that is caused by a virus related to smallpox but “much less severe and less contagious.” It is typically characterized by a rash or lesions on the body and can sometimes cause a flu-like illness, according to the SCRHD.
The SCRHD provided the following tips to prevent infection:
- Be aware of any changes to your body and talk to your doctor if you develop any new rash.
- Avoid close, skin-to-skin contact with people who have a rash or lesion that looks like it could be MPX.
- Avoid contact with objects and materials that a person with MPX has used.
- Wash your hands often. Use soap and water or an alcohol-based sanitizer. Hand-washing can protect against MPX and other infections such as COVID and flu. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/sullivan-co-health-dept-opens-appointments-for-monkeypox-vaccinations/ | 2022-08-29T19:56:39 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/sullivan-co-health-dept-opens-appointments-for-monkeypox-vaccinations/ |
LA PORTE, Texas — Tuesday will be the last full day the Battleship Texas will be docked at its longtime La Porte home at the San Jacinto Battleground.
The last remaining battleship, serving in both World Wars, will be headed to Galveston Wednesday for a $35 million repair.
In 2019, state lawmakers approved the repairs, but with the condition it finds a new home once repairs are complete.
“Historically, the number of paid visitors that you need in order for the ship to be successful, the park has never really generated, not even close. Over the especially recent years, we look probably 80, 90,000 paid visitors a year, and we need to be 250,000 if this thing’s gonna cash flow," said Bruce Bramlett, the executive director with Battleship Texas Foundation.
Where it’ll end up permanently is still undecided.
The USS Texas hasn't been moved since 1988 when it also underwent repairs in Galveston.
Why does Battleship Texas need repairs now?
Officials said decades of exposure to salt, foam and silt caused leaking in the hull of the 110-year-old ship.
Repairs to the ship's hull are expected to take between 12 to 14 months.
When will Battleship Texas be moved?
Tugboats are planning to pull the ship from the San Jacinto battleground site in La Porte before dawn Wednesday. It's set to arrive at Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation’s shipyard in Galveston by mid-afternoon the same day.
A crew spent Monday making last-minute preps to move the ship, including loading generators to make the move as smooth and safe as possible.
During the move Wednesday, water traffic will be restricted in the Houston Ship Channel.
Moving day schedule:
- 5:30 a.m.: Final mooring disconnect
- 6 a.m.: Initial pull from slip
- 6:30- 7 a.m.: Swing bow to port
- 7 a.m.: Make up lead bow tug
- 7:30 a.m.: Make up assist tugs on stern quarters
- 8 a.m.: Underway down Houston Ship Channel
- 10:30 a.m.: Release assist tugs Morgan Point
- 2:30 p.m.: Hou-Gal Tex pilot change at Buoy 25/26 and make up with assist tugs
- 3 p.m.: Turn into Galveston harbor
- 4 p.m.: Arrive at dry dock/lay berth
Best places to watch Battleship Texas' journey to Galveston
There are several locations you can watch the ship in motion, including:
- Bayland Island
- Texas City Dike
- Pier 21
- Seawolf Park
Will there be other opportunities to see Battleship Texas' journey?
Battleship Texas Foundation will stream the departure, for free, on its YouTube channel and Facebook page. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/battleship-texas-headed-to-galveston/285-b1759333-e7e4-4d6b-89cd-983bf8283165 | 2022-08-29T19:56:42 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/battleship-texas-headed-to-galveston/285-b1759333-e7e4-4d6b-89cd-983bf8283165 |
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Nearly three decades after her death, the Quintanilla family released the full album of previously unreleased recordings from Selena Quintanilla Perez. Some of the recordings use digital technology to age her voice to sound more mature.
"Moonchild Mixes" was released Friday and features 13 tracks "beautifully curated for her fans." A single from the album "Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti" dropped in late July, ahead of the full album's release.
Earlier this year, the Queen of Tejano's father, Abraham Quintanilla shared details about the upcoming album.
"My son, AB, worked on this album," he said in a virtual interview on Latin Groove News. "Some of the songs are done in ballads and some are cumbias. What's unique about it is not only is the music completely new arrangements, but my son worked on Selena's voice with the computers."
Some of the recordings on the album are from the singer's teen years, between the ages of 13 and 16. Selena's brother, A.B. Quintanilla, said in an interview with Tino Cochino Radio that her voice was digitally aged to be “able to make her sound like she just stepped out of the booth at 23 years old.”
Check out the album, available on Apple Music, below:
Quintanilla was just 23 years old when she was fatally shot by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar, at a Corpus Christi motel on March 31, 1995.
Although she is missed, Selena's influence on the world is bigger than ever as her music reaches fans from her lifetime, and even those born after her passing. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/new-selena-album-includes-digital-aging-of-her-voice-quintanilla-family/273-fc03510c-9ee0-4007-8494-3b6b3faf9a9b | 2022-08-29T19:56:44 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/new-selena-album-includes-digital-aging-of-her-voice-quintanilla-family/273-fc03510c-9ee0-4007-8494-3b6b3faf9a9b |
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi community is mourning the loss of a student athlete and young, future firefighter.
Loney Diaz, 17, died on Aug. 26 after suffering a heat stroke while playing football, according to a family member's post on social media.
Loney was a member of the Corpus Christi Fire Department Fire Explorer Program and had just completed Fire Academy at Del Mar College. He planned on joining the CCFD after serving the country in the U.S. Air Force.
CCFD Explorer Post 343 said they lost an "irreplaceable leader in Loney Diaz."
"At 17 years old, Loney was the Company Officer of Engine 2 and demonstrated the values and morals of outstanding leadership," the post said. "CCFD Post 343 asks everyone to offer prayers and condolences to the Diaz family in this troubling time."
Diaz was a senior at Harold T. Branch Academy. The principal, Dr. Tracie S. Rodriguez, said extra counselors are on campus Monday for anyone that needs to talk about the loss.
"A temporary memorial area will be set up at the school for any student or staff who wishes to contribute a personal memory and/or message," Rodriguez said in a letter to the school community. "These messages will be provided to the Diaz family with collective memories that will be cherished as we honor his life and service to our school and community."
Diaz's family has set up a GoFundMe account to help with the unexpected expenses.
Condolences for the teen have been pouring in on social media.
A prayer service for Monday at 6 p.m. at Annaville Baptist Church is open to all friends and classmates of Diaz.
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Students briefly evacuated from Croton Elementary School in Melbourne following bomb threat
Students at Croton Elementary were briefly evacuated from their classrooms Monday afternoon following an apparent remark from a student referring to a bomb, Melbourne police and Brevard Public Schools reported.
The incident began shortly after noon at the campus at 1449 Croton Road, Melbourne police reported.
Police said a staff member was rushing past a group of students when they heard a student say something to the effect of, "what is there, a bomb," police said.
The teacher questioned the student who then started crying, prompting other school officials to get involved and investigate the statement further.
"The children are safe," said Sgt. Ben Slover of the Melbourne Police Department.
The Brevard County sheriff's bomb-sniffing dogs were deployed to the campus and the school was evacuated as a precaution. The unidentified student was questioned but denied making any bomb threats. Police later determined that the student was not making a claim about having a bomb.
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No arrests were made.
Brevard County sheriff's deputies and Melbourne patrol officers converged on the campus as students were led out of the classrooms for at least an hour. The students were then allowed to return to the classrooms.
J.D. Gallop is a Criminal Justice/Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Gallop at 321-917-4641 or jgallop@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @JDGallop. | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/08/29/melbourne-police-investigating-after-non-specific-threat-elementary-school/7931673001/ | 2022-08-29T19:59:51 | 0 | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/08/29/melbourne-police-investigating-after-non-specific-threat-elementary-school/7931673001/ |
What to Know
- The FBI said a special agent was expected to be treated and released from the hospital following the discharge of a firearm at the federal building in Philadelphia.
- Officials said the weapon discharged Monday morning in the loading dock of the building, and the agent was receiving medical attention for minor injuries.
- The FBI said in a statement that it “takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously” and an FBI team is investigating.
The FBI said a special agent was expected to be treated and released following the discharge of a firearm at the federal building in Center City Philadelphia.
Officials said the weapon discharged Monday morning in the loading dock of the building, located off Arch Street, and the agent was receiving medical attention for minor injuries. No immediate information was released about the circumstances.
The FBI said in a statement that it “takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously" and an FBI team is investigating.
“The review process is thorough and objective, and is conducted as expeditiously as possible under the circumstances," the statement said.
Copyright AP - Associated Press | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/fbi-agent-injured-gun-discharge-federal-building-philly/3347939/ | 2022-08-29T20:01:49 | 0 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/fbi-agent-injured-gun-discharge-federal-building-philly/3347939/ |
A Philadelphia jury on Monday found a man guilty of killing a transgender woman whom police found shot in the neck in the passenger seat after pulling over her killer’s car in 2020.
Abdullah El-Amin was found guilty of third-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime in the death of Mia Green, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said.
Green’s killing came at a time of increased attacks against transgender individuals and months after fellow transgender woman Dominique Rem’mie Fells was found dismembered in the Schuylkill River, raising alarms among Philadelphia’s trans community.
Green was discovered after El-Amin drove through a stop sign and police officers pulled the vehicle over.
El-Amin got out of the vehicle and told the officers his passenger had been shot, investigators said. The officers then found Green in the passenger seat, suffering from a gunshot wound to her neck.
Police escorted the vehicle to Penn-Presbyterian Hospital, where Green was pronounced dead. Investigators later determined El-Amin was responsible for Green’s death.
"(Green) was very well-loved and respected and from all accounts from everyone in the community, she was an amazing, beautiful person," Deja Lynn Alvarez, a transgender community activist, told NBC10 at the time.
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In 2020, the year Green was murdered, the Human Rights Campaign reported at least 37 killings of transgender individuals in the United States. In 2022, the organization lists at least 27 trans people killed.
In the Fells case, court records indicate accused killer Akhenaton Jones is still awaiting trial. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-found-guilty-in-2020-murder-of-trans-woman-mia-green-in-philadelphia/3348096/ | 2022-08-29T20:01:50 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/man-found-guilty-in-2020-murder-of-trans-woman-mia-green-in-philadelphia/3348096/ |
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corpus Christi community is mourning the loss of a student athlete and young, future firefighter.
Loney Diaz, 17, died on Aug. 26 after suffering a heat stroke while playing football, according to a family member's post on social media.
Loney was a member of the Corpus Christi Fire Department Fire Explorer Program and had just completed Fire Academy at Del Mar College. He planned on joining the CCFD after serving the country in the U.S. Air Force.
CCFD Explorer Post 343 said they lost an "irreplaceable leader in Loney Diaz."
"At 17 years old, Loney was the Company Officer of Engine 2 and demonstrated the values and morals of outstanding leadership," the post said. "CCFD Post 343 asks everyone to offer prayers and condolences to the Diaz family in this troubling time."
Diaz was a senior at Harold T. Branch Academy. The principal, Dr. Tracie S. Rodriguez, said extra counselors are on campus Monday for anyone that needs to talk about the loss.
"A temporary memorial area will be set up at the school for any student or staff who wishes to contribute a personal memory and/or message," Rodriguez said in a letter to the school community. "These messages will be provided to the Diaz family with collective memories that will be cherished as we honor his life and service to our school and community."
Diaz's family has set up a GoFundMe account to help with the unexpected expenses.
Condolences for the teen have been pouring in on social media.
A prayer service for Monday at 6 p.m. at Annaville Baptist Church is open to all friends and classmates of Diaz.
More from 3News on KIIITV.com:
- Beto O'Rourke missed South Texas events due to bacterial infection, he says
- Why the new health district was not first to inform the public about monkeypox
- 3NEWS team rescues kitten from engine compartment of company car
- Christus Spohn reports first case of monkeypox in our region
- New school zone on Saratoga near Carroll High School to be activated Monday
- What's the difference between a landspout and supercell tornado?
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Nearly three decades after her death, the Quintanilla family released the full album of previously unreleased recordings from Selena Quintanilla Perez. Some of the recordings use digital technology to age her voice to sound more mature.
"Moonchild Mixes" was released Friday and features 13 tracks "beautifully curated for her fans." A single from the album "Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti" dropped in late July, ahead of the full album's release.
Earlier this year, the Queen of Tejano's father, Abraham Quintanilla shared details about the upcoming album.
"My son, AB, worked on this album," he said in a virtual interview on Latin Groove News. "Some of the songs are done in ballads and some are cumbias. What's unique about it is not only is the music completely new arrangements, but my son worked on Selena's voice with the computers."
Some of the recordings on the album are from the singer's teen years, between the ages of 13 and 16. Selena's brother, A.B. Quintanilla, said in an interview with Tino Cochino Radio that her voice was digitally aged to be “able to make her sound like she just stepped out of the booth at 23 years old.”
Check out the album, available on Apple Music, below:
Quintanilla was just 23 years old when she was fatally shot by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar, at a Corpus Christi motel on March 31, 1995.
Although she is missed, Selena's influence on the world is bigger than ever as her music reaches fans from her lifetime, and even those born after her passing. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/new-selena-album-includes-digital-aging-of-her-voice-quintanilla-family/273-fc03510c-9ee0-4007-8494-3b6b3faf9a9b | 2022-08-29T20:07:47 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/new-selena-album-includes-digital-aging-of-her-voice-quintanilla-family/273-fc03510c-9ee0-4007-8494-3b6b3faf9a9b |
SAN ANTONIO — U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh toured a southwest-side community college Monday as part of his support for a jobs program in San Antonio.
Secretary Walsh joined Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX 20) to discuss the city's Ready to Work program and its connection to national workforce initiatives.
The program, which targets low-income residents, is funded through a voter-approved 1/8 cent sales tax through December 2025. Job training will be for high-demand industries such as healthcare, manufacturing and cyber security, among others.
Organizers of the program say it is important for San Antonio to invest in workforce training in order to meet the need for skilled labor.
The program is just getting off the ground. The mayor's office says more than 5,400 people have applied for the program. At this point, about 1,000 of those have been interviewed and a few hundred are assigned a case manager.
On a tour of manufacturing labs on the St. Philip's College campus, Secretary Walsh said he hopes the Ready to Work program will serve as a model for other cities.
"We need to be more intentional about investing in workforce development and we need to be doing with cities, quite honestly," Secretary Walsh said. "Because cities know how to get it done. And programs like Ready to Work should replicated around the country."
San Antonio's program ties in with the Department of Labor's "Good Jobs" initiative to improve job quality across the country.
"When I tour around the country, we share best practices. When I sit with colleagues, we take each others ideas, what is working and what is not working," Secretary Walsh said. "Certainly, my next visit as Secretary of Labor is in Ohio, and I will be talking about Ready to Work in Ohio." | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/us-labor-secretary-visits-san-antonio-ready-to-work-program/273-73908e41-4478-4153-9028-e628743b0801 | 2022-08-29T20:07:53 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/us-labor-secretary-visits-san-antonio-ready-to-work-program/273-73908e41-4478-4153-9028-e628743b0801 |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The hiker found dead at the bottom of a cliff near Angel’s Rest Trail last week has been publicly identified.
In a release on Monday, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office identified 20-year-old Kriss Arturo Garcia of Tualatin as the hiker. The county medical examiner determined Garcia’s fatal fall was accidental.
Garcia’s body was first discovered on Wednesday afternoon about 2.5 miles from the trailhead. His body was not recovered until the next day, however, due to steep and rocky terrain.
The sheriff’s office believes Garcia was alone at the time of his death. | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/officials-identify-hiker-found-dead-near-angels-rest-trail/ | 2022-08-29T20:08:07 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/officials-identify-hiker-found-dead-near-angels-rest-trail/ |
The long summer ended with excited giggles, a burst of colorful backpacks, the squeak of new shoes, the tinkling of bike bells.
All the sights and sounds of the first day of school, just two weeks later than expected.
But despite the delays in opening Robinson Elementary School in northeast Lincoln, Monday was still a special day for students, parents and a very special visitor.
"Oh, I love it!" said Ada Robinson, the former Clinton Elementary teacher and school's namesake exclaimed as she approached the entrance with her son and daughter.
To be able to get to this point required a lot of long days over the past two weeks as construction on core areas of the school wrapped up, said Lincoln Public Schools Director of Operations Scott Wieskamp.
Officials on Aug. 5 decided to push back the start of school at Robinson two weeks, citing safety concerns. The school day was subsequently lengthened by 17 minutes.
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"The excitement hasn't waned at all," said Principal Jeff Vercellino. "When you put all of that time in preparing the systems, you just want to see them in action."
Much of the work -- installing flooring and ceiling tiles, painting and cleaning up debris -- centered around the north instructional wing of the building, where all of the 255 students are located for now as work on the south wing continues. The south wing will eventually hold classrooms for third to fifth grade.
The smaller number of students -- the school will eventually have room for 528 children -- meant each grade only has two sections, allowing officials to focus their energies on completing one side of the building first.
Parents were generally understanding, although the two-week delay posed inconveniences for some.
Nate Michl and his wife Abby had to arrange to send their son Cason, a kindergartener at Robinson, to their child care center for two more weeks, even though a lot of his peers had already started school. Luckily, some other Robinson students were with him.
"I think it was smart to just take the extra two weeks," said Nate Michl. "You don't want to cut corners at this point."
Fifth grader Brooklynn Comstock said she enjoyed the extra bit of summer. She even got to squeeze in a visit to her grandparents. But on Monday, she was ready to be back.
"I'm really excited," said Brooklynn, who went to Norwood Park Elementary last year. "I think (the building) is really neat."
A lot of work on that building remains, however.
The south wing of the building is taking shape, and is expected to be ready in about two months. Meanwhile, the gym still needs flooring, but is accessible to students.
"It's a functional environment," said Vercellino.
Touch-ups, like placing wainscot on the walls, remain on the north side of the building.
Outside, workers will begin landscaping and seeding over the next month and playground equipment still needs to be delivered. There are basketball hoops, a tetherball and four-square lines for students to use during recess until the play structures are installed.
"We feel pretty good about what's left," Wieskamp said. "We really got a lot of work done in 14 days."
The district's easternmost school -- Robinson sits near 102nd and Holdrege streets -- follows a similar design model to Wysong Elementary, which opened near 56th Street and Yankee Hill Road in 2016. A large awning stands over the secured entrance of the school. Inside, classrooms are located on either side of the building with communal spaces like the library and multipurpose cafeteria toward the center.
Open-concept spaces outside the classrooms allow for collaboration, and large windows let in plenty of natural light.
"It is a nice building," said Abby Michl. "It will be good when it's all done."
Robert Eddins, one of Ada Robinson's former students, was there as well Monday. Eddins was instrumental in getting his teacher's name on the building -- and was eventually offered a job as a para in the school's program for special education students.
"I was like sign me up," he said. "It was a no-brainer."
Eddins wrote a letter to the Lincoln Board of Education advocating for Robinson's name to be put on the school, which was part of the $290 million bond issue voters passed in 2020.
"I love it," he said as he walked the halls.
Ada Robinson spent the morning visiting classrooms, including kindergarten, the grade she taught for so many years back. She talked with students and gave out her signature hugs to anyone who wanted one.
"It feels like I'm back at Clinton Elementary School with my babies," she said. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/watch-now-robinson-elementary-opens-two-weeks-late-with-usual-first-day-excitement-special-guest/article_73ec1213-b659-5276-a249-752892e9c057.html | 2022-08-29T20:10:16 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/watch-now-robinson-elementary-opens-two-weeks-late-with-usual-first-day-excitement-special-guest/article_73ec1213-b659-5276-a249-752892e9c057.html |
AMES, Iowa — A hidden gem at Iowa State University is open again after a 50-year hiatus.
The ISU Creamery shut down in 1969 following a storied history at the university.
Dr. Stephanie Clark, the director of the ISU Creamery, spearheaded the charge to reopen the facility.
She said the Creamery's primary mission is student education because it offers on-campus students a chance to assume roles in the production facility, retail store, social media and finance management.
"We hand pack all of our ice cream," Clark said. "We call it a micro-creamery because we only produce, at this point in time, about 800 pounds of ice cream mix a week."
Every item sold at the ISU Creamery is formulated from scratch from raw ingredients.
The Creamery is staffed by Iowa State University students who get an opportunity to learn the pasteurization process, the mix process, the freezing process and how to add all of the inclusions for each ice cream flavor.
Each student has a hands-on experience so they understand the 'whys' and the 'hows' of ice cream production.
ISU Creamery's flavors are unique and rotate daily. Here are a few of their top picks:
- Past Your Bedtime (Mocha custard with chocolate chips and caramel swirls)
- Winters Green (Named after President Wendy Wintersteen, ISU's first female president)
- Alma Mater Baklava (Pistachio praline ice cream with pistachios and English toffee pieces)
- Forever True (Chocolate custard with peanut butter swirls and chocolate peanut butter cups)
- Lemon Berry Blast (Lemon frozen yogurt with raspberry swirls and raspberry pieces)
The Creamery is located on the second floor of the Food Sciences Building in room 2955.
Creamery employees scoop ice cream for customers from 12-4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 1-5 p.m. on Saturdays. The shop is closed on Wednesdays and Sundays. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/good-morning-iowa/iowa-state-university-isu-creamery-ice-cream-food-iowa/524-0f25ffcc-d185-48dc-bbf9-9e0b8b69cc38 | 2022-08-29T20:13:43 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/good-morning-iowa/iowa-state-university-isu-creamery-ice-cream-food-iowa/524-0f25ffcc-d185-48dc-bbf9-9e0b8b69cc38 |
DES MOINES, Iowa — Local nonprofit the Q Exchange is working to make the metro more inclusive for LGBTQ+ parents and for families who have kids that identify as LGBTQ+.
The Q Exchange founder Jay Lott said they plan to do this by creating a Parent Connect Group.
Lott said the group is important because at least 27% of Iowan adults over 25 in the LGBTQ+ community are raising children.
The group looks to make that percentage feel more connected and supported by giving them an outlet to talk freely about issues impacting their community and, most importantly, their children.
"Children are struggling," Lott said. "We know that the LGBTQ+ youth experience [suicidal] thoughts at higher rates, so I think that working with the parents [and] strengthening the family structure is more important. So, that's where we're starting."
The organization's group meetings, which already have discussion topics lined up, will be peer-led. According to Lott, the first topic will be how parents can "protect their peace."
The group will meet once a month at first. As the months go on, Lott hopes to increase their engagement and allow parents to meet multiple times each month.
The first meeting is tomorrow, Aug. 30, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Polk County Central Senior Center. For more information on meeting times and how to get involved, check out the nonprofit's Facebook page. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/nonprofit-lgbtq-parent-support-group-iowa/524-e38827fd-f4ad-4c5a-830d-79870214abae | 2022-08-29T20:13:44 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/nonprofit-lgbtq-parent-support-group-iowa/524-e38827fd-f4ad-4c5a-830d-79870214abae |
According to Fort Worth Police Department, a man who is accused of killing the friend of his estranged wife in Fort Worth has been arrested.
Police received a call about a shooting shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday. Officers were dispatched to the scene in the 5200 block of Village Lane.
Police say the estranged husband got into a physical altercation with the other man and later shot him. The victim was transported to the hospital by MedStar where he later died.
The suspect, 48-year-old David Arce, has been charged with murder.
The identity of the victim has not yet been released and police say the Gun Violence unit has been notified. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-accused-of-killing-estranged-wifes-friend-in-fort-worth-charged-with-murder-police/3059341/ | 2022-08-29T20:14:01 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-accused-of-killing-estranged-wifes-friend-in-fort-worth-charged-with-murder-police/3059341/ |
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SEATTLE — The man accused of attacking two women and bludgeoning a man to death in a span of 13 hours in March will have a competency hearing for murder charges before his trial begins.
Alexander Jay, 40, is facing a first-degree murder charge, a first-degree assault charge and a second-degree assault charge. He has remained behind bars since March when prosecutors said the crimes took place.
Jay's lawyer asked for a competency hearing to determine whether the 40-year-old is deemed competent to stand trial. Jay was deemed incompetent to stand trial on assault charges in April.
Prosecutors said Jay was seen on surveillance video attacking a woman and throwing her down the stairs at Union Station, leaving her with multiple broken bones.
Then less than 10 minutes later, prosecutors accused Jay of repeatedly stabbing another woman waiting at a bus stop, putting her in the hospital.
The case took a complicated turn when according to charging documents police found a piece of rebar at the scene where a witness found a body back in a parking lot along East Olive Way in March.
The evidence was sent to a crime lab for DNA testing and the June results linked Brent Morgan Wood's death back to Jay. An autopsy revealed Wood died from multiple blunt force injuries to the head. Prosecutors added a murder charge on top of the two assault charges for Jay.
King County Court documents showed Jay has multiple convictions in Washington state for domestic violence burglary and theft. He also has a criminal history that spans multiple states including California and Nevada for similar crimes.
Back in March, Jay was deemed incompetent to stand trial and while in jail was supposed to be getting inpatient treatment. However, the department of social and health services has not admitted him yet because of what they say is a lack of beds.
Jay will be paid $250 a day while the state remains unable to find him mental health help, a judge ordered in June. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/alexander-jay-competency-hearing-murder-charge/281-b845b41f-8c67-40eb-8345-816d0c496d40 | 2022-08-29T20:14:42 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/alexander-jay-competency-hearing-murder-charge/281-b845b41f-8c67-40eb-8345-816d0c496d40 |
A weekend crash on East Bismarck Expressway killed a Mandan motorcyclist and seriously injured his wife.
Meanwhile, a Tioga man and a Williston woman died in separate crashes in northwestern North Dakota's Williams County over the weekend, and crashes in two eastern counties also led to fatalities.
The Expressway crash happened about 11:15 p.m. Saturday near Cash Wise Foods. Scott Culver, 56, was driving in the right westbound lane when an SUV in the left lane moved to the right, according to Bismarck police. Culver veered right, lost control of his motorcycle and struck a light pole. He was pronounced dead at a Bismarck hospital.
Culver’s wife, Christa Culver, 54, was following him in a passenger car. After he hit the light pole, her car rear-ended Heidt’s SUV. Christa Culver was taken to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries, police said. She's expected to recover. Heidt did not require medical attention, according to police.
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The Police Department’s traffic unit is investigating the crash. The Burleigh County State’s Attorney Office will make a determination on any charges after police file a report.
Other crashes
The crash happened a mile west of Trenton about 4:20 p.m. Saturday. At 11:05 p.m., a pickup driven by Darren Linke, 45, of Tioga, collided with a deer on U.S. Highway 2 about 12 miles west of Ray, and the pickup rolled in the median, the Patrol reported. Linke was pronounced dead at a Williston hospital.
Weekend crashes in Richland County in southeastern North Dakota and Ramsey County in the northeast also resulted in fatalities.
Washington Weanquoi, 47, of Fargo, died at the scene of a head-on crash involving two cars on state Highway 13 just east of Barney in Richland County. It happened about 2:15 a.m. on Saturday. Two South Dakota residents in the other car suffered serious injuries, according to the Patrol. The agency is still investigating and didn't say which vehicle was in the wrong lane.
The crash in Ramsey County shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday involved only one vehicle. A 29-year-old Lakota woman died when her SUV went out of control on Highway 2 about 2 miles southeast of Crary. The westbound vehicle rolled in the median, crossed the eastbound lanes and continue to roll, coming to rest in the ditch.
The woman was ejected from the SUV and died at the scene. A girl passenger in the SUV was not hurt. The Patrol didn't say how old she was. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/expressway-crash-kills-mandan-man-4-other-weekend-fatal-crashes-in-north-dakota/article_58ebe70c-279d-11ed-833a-db1960ba7f63.html | 2022-08-29T20:18:31 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/expressway-crash-kills-mandan-man-4-other-weekend-fatal-crashes-in-north-dakota/article_58ebe70c-279d-11ed-833a-db1960ba7f63.html |
North Dakota's Health Department on Monday reported a case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in a person in the eastern part of the state.
Testing at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the infection. The person was hospitalized but has since recovered.
Hantavirus is a potentially fatal virus spread through rodent droppings, urine and saliva. Deer mice are the primary carriers of the virus in North Dakota.
“People are most often exposed to hantavirus when they inhale dust while cleaning or occupying previously vacant cabins, sheds or other dwellings and outbuildings that contain rodents, rodent droppings and rodent nests,” state Epidemiologist Levi Schlosser said.
Early symptoms commonly include fever, muscle and body aches, fatigue, headache, dizziness, chills, nausea and vomiting. Within a short period of time, symptoms will worsen to include coughing and shortness of breath as lungs fill with fluid.
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People cleaning a building with signs of rodent infestation should ventilate the space, wear gloves, use a commercial disinfectant and avoid stirring up dust, according to the Health Department.
There have been only 19 cases of hantavirus reported to the state since the virus was first recognized in the U.S. 29 years ago. Eight of those people died. There have been 833 cases nationally, with about one-third of them resulting in death.
For more information, go to https://bit.ly/3Q0fCka. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/hantavirus-case-confirmed-in-eastern-north-dakota-only-19th-case-in-29-years/article_5491e79e-27d2-11ed-8941-6bd01c11986b.html | 2022-08-29T20:18:37 | 1 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/health/hantavirus-case-confirmed-in-eastern-north-dakota-only-19th-case-in-29-years/article_5491e79e-27d2-11ed-8941-6bd01c11986b.html |
The North Dakota Veterans Cemetery will mark its 30th anniversary this week.
A public ceremony is planned for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the cemetery south of Mandan.
Speakers include U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer, both R-N.D., and Undersecretary for Memorial Affairs Matthew Quinn.
The ceremony's keynote speaker will be retired Maj. Gen. Alexander Macdonald, who was adjutant general of the North Dakota National Guard when the cemetery was dedicated in 1992.
North Dakota National Guard historian and retired Lt. Col. Shirley Olgeirson will preside as emcee, as she did for the dedication three decades ago.
The ceremony will be recorded and available on the North Dakota National Guard website, ndguard.nd.gov.
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The 1989 Legislature established the cemetery, which opened in July 1992. The adjutant general's office operates it. The 70-acre cemetery near Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park has more than 7,700 graves.
People who attend Wednesday's ceremony are encouraged to bring lawn chairs due to limited seating.
Vehicles marked for people with disabilities are encouraged to arrive before 12:15 p.m.; drivers should ensure parking credentials are readily visible. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/mandan/ceremony-to-mark-north-dakota-veterans-cemeterys-30th-anniversary/article_5a071dc0-27c8-11ed-868d-7ba07b65ba5f.html | 2022-08-29T20:18:43 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/mandan/ceremony-to-mark-north-dakota-veterans-cemeterys-30th-anniversary/article_5a071dc0-27c8-11ed-868d-7ba07b65ba5f.html |
Border Patrol agents rescued an infant and a toddler who were left alone in the Sonoran Desert on Thursday, Aug. 25, with one of them face-down and unresponsive when agents found them.
A group of 17 unaccompanied migrant children who were arrested crossing the border west of the Lukeville Port of Entry in Organ Pipe Cactus Monument told an Ajo Border Patrol agent that two young children were left alone west of their location, according to Customs and Border Protection.
The agent quickly found a 4-month-old baby face down and unresponsive and an 18-month-old toddler crying nearby.
The agent began first aid and was able to revive the infant. Emergency Medical Technicians from both the Border Patrol and the National Park Service took the children to an ambulance, and they were taken to the Abrazo West Hospital in Goodyear.
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The children were eventually discharged into Border Patrol custody, and they were later transferred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which takes over the care and social services for unaccompanied children while they await immigration proceedings.
“Yesterday smugglers left two young children — an infant and a toddler — in the Sonoran Desert to die,” said Tucson Sector Border Patrol Chief John Modlin in a statement. “This is not just another example of smugglers exploiting migrants for money. This is cruelty. And it is gut-wrenching. I commend our agents for their quick response to this dreadful incident and to every incident in which migrant lives are at stake.”
So far this year, Tucson Sector agents have apprehended 16,258 unaccompanied children, a 12% increase over fiscal year 2021, and a 234% increase over fiscal year 2020.
Nationwide, 16% of unaccompanied children crossing the border were under 12 years old in fiscal year 2021, according to data from the Office of Refugee Resettlement. The majority of unaccompanied minors are from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, at 92% combined.
Many migrants who are from these countries will get sent directly back to Mexico under Title 42, a public health policy put in place because of COVID-19, but unaccompanied minors do not get immediately expelled but rather placed with the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
As well, the Arizona border is one of the most deadly places where migrants cross into the country.
There have been 126 sets of human remains found in the desert in areas where migrants cross the border this year as of the end of July, according to Humane Borders, which partners with the Pima County medical examiner to raise awareness about migrant deaths. Last year, there were 225 sets of human remains recovered.
Since 1990, the remains of migrants have been found in increasingly remote areas. Today, they are found much farther from roads, cities and towns than they were in the 1990s or 2000s, according to an analysis by the Arizona Daily Star.
More than 3,600 undocumented migrants have died within the Pima County medical examiner's jurisdiction since 1990, according to Humane Borders. Of the remains recovered over the last three decades, 111 were of children.
Contact reporter Danyelle Khmara at dkhmara@tucson.com or 573-4223. On Twitter: @DanyelleKhmara | https://tucson.com/news/local/border-agents-rescue-infant-toddler-left-alone-in-sonoran-desert/article_2024c54e-27be-11ed-9eb8-df0c1944fad1.html | 2022-08-29T20:22:52 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/border-agents-rescue-infant-toddler-left-alone-in-sonoran-desert/article_2024c54e-27be-11ed-9eb8-df0c1944fad1.html |
A man riding a homemade motorcycle was struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot, Tucson police said.
Just before 8 p.m. Aug. 26, officers were called to a parking lot in the 2100 block of West Grant Road, near North Silverbell Road, for an unresponsive man. They located a man with injuries consistent with being involved in a vehicle collision. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name is not yet being released until his relatives can be notified, police said.
Traffic detectives determined the man was riding a homemade motorcycle when an unknown vehicle struck him in the parking lot. The driver of the vehicle fled.
Anyone with information can call 911 or 88-CRIME. | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-on-homemade-motorcycle-struck-killed-tucson-police-say/article_884a9784-27c8-11ed-9c3b-af7482a3a31f.html | 2022-08-29T20:22:58 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-on-homemade-motorcycle-struck-killed-tucson-police-say/article_884a9784-27c8-11ed-9c3b-af7482a3a31f.html |
DICKSON CITY, Pa. — A home was damaged by a smoky fire Monday afternoon in Lackawanna County.
Crews were called out around 1:30 p.m. to a house on Beechwood Drive in Dickson City.
Firefighters said two people were home at the time and were able to get out safely. They were checked out by EMS.
Part of the home and a garage were damaged. A house next door also had some damaged.
There is no word on the cause.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/flames-hit-home-in-lackawanna-county-beechwood-drive-dickson-city-house-garage/523-58252cf0-bcef-44d3-a30c-c4c5392382b4 | 2022-08-29T20:23:35 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/flames-hit-home-in-lackawanna-county-beechwood-drive-dickson-city-house-garage/523-58252cf0-bcef-44d3-a30c-c4c5392382b4 |
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — The shooting death of a teenage girl over the weekend in Luzerne County is being called a case of criminal homicide.
Alan Meyers, 17, of Black Creek Township, is locked up on charges including criminal homicide. He's accused of killing a 17-year-old girl early Saturday morning at her home outside Hazleton.
A small bouquet of roses sits on the stoop of a home in Butler Township where police say a 17-year-old girl was shot and killed.
An aunt of the victim tells Newswatch 16 that girl is Kassadey Matulevich and that she would have started her senior year at Hazleton Area High School next month. She was a member of the varsity cheerleading team.
Hazleton Area School District Superintendent Brian Uplinger tells Newswatch 16 in a statement the district is "devastated by the loss of one of our students. I cannot adequately express in words the giant hole that is left by losing a student."
Grief counselors were available at the high school to the cheerleading team on Saturday and the rest of the student body on Monday.
Police believe Alan Meyers, 17, of Black Creek Township, is responsible for her death.
Investigators say Meyers went to her home in Butler Township early Saturday morning and shot her in the head, later taking off, dumping the weapon, and hiding his car in a friend's garage.
Police caught up with Meyers at the Dorrance rest stop on Interstate 81 where they believe Meyers was dropped off by friends. Police said he had cut his hair and had changed his clothes to try to alter his appearance.
A GoFundMe account by the victim's aunt has been set up for funeral expenses.
Meyers remains locked up and will be tried as an adult, according to the Luzerne County district attorney.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/family-classmates-devastated-by-homicide-of-luzerne-county-teen-butler-township-drums-black-creek-township/523-5e9901a1-1749-413a-aae8-df0790e78025 | 2022-08-29T20:23:41 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/family-classmates-devastated-by-homicide-of-luzerne-county-teen-butler-township-drums-black-creek-township/523-5e9901a1-1749-413a-aae8-df0790e78025 |
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Preparations are underway ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to Luzerne County Tuesday afternoon.
Pres. Biden is scheduled to speak at Wilkes University's Marts Center.
PennDOT is giving drivers a heads-up that there will be intermittent closures along major roadways in our area.
Air Force One is expected to land around 2 p.m. at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.
From there, he'll travel to Wilkes-Barre to speak at Wilkes University's Marts Center on South Franklin Street.
According to the White House, Biden will speak about his Safer America Plan and efforts to reduce gun crimes across the nation.
As the president makes his way to and from the Diamond City, PennDOT says there will be intermittent road closures in effect between 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on:
- Interstate 81 north and south between the Moosic exit (180) and Highland Park Boulevard exit (168),
- The North Cross Valley Expressway (Route 309), north and southbound, between the Kingston/Forty Fort exit (4), all the way to the Interstate 81 interchange, including portions of Route 115.
If you don't have to travel on Interstate 81 or the North Cross Valley Tuesday afternoon and evening, you may way to avoid the area or find an alternate route.
Pres. Biden was supposed to visit Wilkes-Barre last month but had to cancel at the last minute after testing positive for COVID-19.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/roadblocks-set-for-visit-from-president-biden-wilkes-university-marts-center-interstate-81-north-cross-valley-expressway/523-100d688a-3d26-41dc-891a-0b62a151670b | 2022-08-29T20:23:47 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/roadblocks-set-for-visit-from-president-biden-wilkes-university-marts-center-interstate-81-north-cross-valley-expressway/523-100d688a-3d26-41dc-891a-0b62a151670b |
TAMPA, Fla. — It’s been five years since a 17-year-old Tampa Bay-area teenager died from a drug overdose.
After all this time, the family of Katie Golden says they now have closure after the person accused of selling her the deadly drugs pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
“She is missed every day," said Cliff Golden when talking about his 17-year-old daughter.
Cliff and Dawn Golden have spent the past five years waiting for some acountability after the Plant High School student's death.
“When your daughter dies of drugs, people like to blame the parents, blame the child and there was a guy selling poison to our kids," Cliff Golden said.
That man, prosecutors say, was Garland Layton. He was facing first-degree murder charges after he was accused of selling Katie heroin back in 2017. Days before his trial was set to begin, he plead guilty to manslaughter in a deal that will put him behind bars for 10 years.
“It is justice for Katie," Cliff Golden said.
Right now, the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s office has seven other people facing a death by distribution charge. Back in April, Crystal Post, who was facing a first-degree murder charge, also plead guilty to manslaughter.
“This was our first opioid prosecution in this jurisdiction in many years and first to involve a teenager," said Scott Harmon, the Assistant State Attorney with the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office.
The death by distribution law is something not something that had been used much as 10 Investigates first explained in April. Then, we questioned then State Attorney Andrew Warren about these cases and why with so many overdose deaths, there have only been nine people charged with death by distribution.
He told us they’ve used the charge the most in the state.
“These cases are hard for police to investigate. Sometimes there’s no witnesses or receipts or clear records where the drugs came from," Warren said at the time.
With Layton’s plea, Assistant State Attorney Scott Harmon says to expect more dealers faced with a murder charge as opioids like fentanyl continue to take lives across the Tampa Bay area.
“And we're going to see time in prison for these dealers and distributors," Harmon said. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/garland-layton-guilty-katie-golden-overdose/67-a1a1d5fd-421a-4934-b896-197501fb83f6 | 2022-08-29T20:30:17 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/garland-layton-guilty-katie-golden-overdose/67-a1a1d5fd-421a-4934-b896-197501fb83f6 |
TAMPA, Fla. — Over the weekend, a recount made it official.
Hillsborough County’s referendum that would’ve increased property taxes for teacher raises failed by a razor-thin margin.
With that defeat now certain, 10 Tampa Bay has learned that the school district and the teachers union were going back at the negotiating table Monday, ending a month-long impasse.
“Yeah, we’re back at the bargaining table today and absolutely, we look at every single dollar that is available,” said Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association President Rob Kriete.
Faced with the reality that, for now, they’ll have to work with what they’ve got – meaning no additional funds from the failed referendum.
“The district has asked us to reengage with something that they say we might be interested in,” Kriete said.
The teachers want credit for years of experience, which would move them up the pay scale. The estimated cost of doing that is $25 million, which is a big number when voters have just pulled the plug on additional funding.
Still, the union points to other sources like an estimated $58.6 million in additional property taxes compared with last year, according to the Hillsborough Property Appraiser’s office, thanks to higher real estate values.
“That’s correct,” said Kriete, “And that’s exactly what we talk about at the bargaining table.”
Hillsborough Schools Superintendent Addison Davis says the district will almost certainly have to increase class sizes to offset 600 open positions. But those vacancies have also created a budget surplus.
“We’ve got to get to a point where compensation packages are valued,” said Davis. “This will be the first time in a decade that we end the school year, this past school year, not in a financial deficit.”
Still, whether that or any other surplus goes directly to teachers’ raises is uncertain. Approximately $22 million is already earmarked to bring staff wages up to a $15 minimum.
Operational costs like bus fuel and electricity are higher, too.
The union says there’s been discussion about benefits and perks that don’t necessarily cost more.
“Something needs to be done,” Kriete said. “We were hoping that the millage was going to be that answer, but we have to look creatively at how to break that up and give them something along the way to reward them for the hard work that they’re doing every single day for the students.”
The teachers union said it was expecting its renewed bargaining session to last about two hours.
Kriete says they will listen to whatever the district is proposing and then take that back to union members in a series of workshops. They’ll then come back in about a week with an answer or counteroffer.
“They are doing it for the love of the students, quite frankly,” Kriete said of the district’s workers. “That’s really where the rubber hits the road for these teachers. They’re not really in it for the income. They’re in it for the outcomes that they get from these kids.
"Now, the income is obviously necessary for them to do what they do, but they love these kids. They love what they’re doing. So, that’s what’s really moving them every single day.” | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/hillsborough-schools-teachers-union-negotiations/67-148d70cd-77d0-49d2-9add-251247842adf | 2022-08-29T20:30:23 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/hillsborough-schools-teachers-union-negotiations/67-148d70cd-77d0-49d2-9add-251247842adf |
SARASOTA, Fla. — A woman on the line with a 911 dispatcher grew increasingly upset as 47-year-old Brian Underwood threatened to shoot her if she tried escaping, the recording revealed.
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputies who responded Sunday morning to the home on Tarawa Drive would shoot and kill Underwood who they say pulled a gun from behind his back and pointed it at them.
Sheriff Kurt Hoffman said during a weekend news conference the woman on the line shared how Underwood was threatening her.
"I woke up...this morning, I went out around the corner, and he pointed a gun at me," the woman said to the dispatcher in a 911 recording released Monday. She went on to say he was in the living room with his mother, and he pointed the gun toward the exit preventing her from leaving.
"Stay in the bedroom — do what you need to do to keep yourself safe," the dispatcher told the woman as she began crying.
At times, she would yell back toward Underwood.
"He has no right to point a gun at me. You can't point a gun at somebody!" the woman shouted over pleas from the dispatcher to stop talking to the man. "He thinks it's OK 'cause we argue and, yeah, I may be threatened his mom because she threatened to hit me three times, and I said, if she's going to hit me again I'm going to hit her.
"Yeah, there's no reason for you to point a gun at me."
The relationship between the 911 caller and Underwood is unclear.
When deputies arrived, the sheriff explained Underwood declined to come out of the home. Law enforcement eventually entered and was confronted by the man, who had his hands up, Hoffman said.
"Deputies gave verbal commands to de-escalate the situation when the suspect retrieved a firearm from behind his back. He chambered a round in the weapon and then pointed the firearm at deputies," the agency said in a statement.
Two of the deputies fired their guns at Underwood, killing him.
Hoffman said Underwood has one prior arrest for domestic battery in 2014 out of Citrus County. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/911-call-sarasota-deputies-shoot-kill-man/67-6b6dd042-ccc2-46ff-93e0-230229e2faf6 | 2022-08-29T20:30:29 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/911-call-sarasota-deputies-shoot-kill-man/67-6b6dd042-ccc2-46ff-93e0-230229e2faf6 |
OSPREY, Fla. — On Sunday, the family of a 13-year-old left fighting for her life after a hit-and-run crash shared that she had passed away from her injuries.
Now, Lilly's memory will not only live on in the friends and family who knew her but also in the lives of complete strangers she was able to save.
In sharing the news of her daughter's passing, Lilly's mom explained that the 13-year-old was an organ donor.
"She was able to save at least 5 lives with her organ donations as I know that’s what she would have wanted," she wrote.
Lilly, an 8th grader at Pine View School in Osprey, was hit by a car on Aug. 16 while riding her bike home from school. The driver, later identified as 65-year-old David Chang, left the scene of the crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Chang was arrested in Tampa the day after the crash.
The teen was transported to John Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg in critical condition. Her family said on a Gofundme page for medical expenses that Lilly suffered "massive brain damage."
After fighting in the hospital for nearly two weeks, she passed away on Sunday.
"Our sweet Lilly passed away today surrounded by family. Her injuries were too extensive and she is no longer suffering. I hardly know what to say. Thank you again everyone for your support and kindness," her mom wrote.
Lilly will be remembered as a "beautiful, smart, kind and amazing 13 year old."
"She is a great big sister, loving daughter and makes friends with everyone she meets," the fundraising page read.
In a message to the Pine View community, Principal Stephen Covert shared that additional counselors would be available to students, staff and parents looking for guidance on how to speak to their children about grief or loss.
“The family shared with us that Lilly was an organ donor, and her life will continue to make a positive difference, in addition to her beautiful memory, in the lives of so many," he wrote.
A petition has been started to install a three-way stop or traffic light at the intersection where Lilly was hit. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/lilly-13-year-old-pine-view-hit-and-run-organ-donor-sarasota/67-fda0ed96-86b7-40c9-ae92-703c4b2f534c | 2022-08-29T20:30:35 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/sarasotacounty/lilly-13-year-old-pine-view-hit-and-run-organ-donor-sarasota/67-fda0ed96-86b7-40c9-ae92-703c4b2f534c |
Lakes improve slightly, more rain possible
Wichita Falls' lake levels improved a tiny bit over the past week. As of Monday, the combined capacity o lakes Arrowhead and Kickapoo was 71.6 percent, compared to 71.3 percent a week ago. Lake Arrowhead was 74.1 percent full and Lake Kickapoo was at 64.7 per of capacity.
Lake Kemp, which can also provide water to the city, had fallen to 61 percent. Although the area did not received a huge rainfall the National Weather Service predicted, the rain that did fall in the past week may have helped levels.
The weather service said the region has a chance of more rain this week. Rain is possible through Wednesday along with slightly cooler daytime high temperatures in the mid to low 90s.
Wichita Falls has received 11.78 inches of rain so far in 2022, which is about seven inches below normal. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/29/lakes-improve-slightly-more-rain-possible/65461874007/ | 2022-08-29T20:43:15 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/29/lakes-improve-slightly-more-rain-possible/65461874007/ |
Wichita Falls offices closed, trash pickup adjusted for Labor Day holiday
Staff reports
Wichita Falls offices closed, trash pickup adjusted for Labor Day
The trash pickup for that week will be changed, as follows:
- Regular Monday pickup will be Tuesday
- Tuesday pickup will be Wednesday
- There will be no curbside organics recycling for that week
- Regular service will resume Thursday
The transfer station and landfill will be closed Monday. They will both return to normal operating hours Tuesday.
For any questions or more information, contact the city of Wichita Falls Sanitation Department at 940-761-7977. | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/29/wichita-falls-offices-closed-trash-pickup-adjusted-for-labor-day/65462225007/ | 2022-08-29T20:43:16 | 1 | https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2022/08/29/wichita-falls-offices-closed-trash-pickup-adjusted-for-labor-day/65462225007/ |
MCKINNEY, Texas — A Collin County man whose victim disclosed his sexual abuse in a letter to God has been sentenced to 35 years in prison, officials said.
Mark Elliott Jones, 49, of McKinney, was convicted on charges of continuous sexual abuse of a child, according to a news release from the Collin County District Attorney's Office.
Jones sexually abused two children, who were 10 and 14, over a period of several years, prosecutors said.
Authorities learned of the abuse after the parents of one of the children found a letter she wrote to God, detailing the abuse. The parents told law enforcement about the letter, and investigators later learned of a second child who had been abused.
Both children also detailed the abuse in interviews with the Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County, officials said.
A jury found Jones guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child. Judge Andrea Thompson sentenced Jones to 35 years in prison. Jones will not be eligible for parole.
“It is a sad day in the community when we learn that a sexual predator has been abusing even one innocent child for years," District Attorney Greg Willis said. "But to learn that this predator sexually traumatized not one but two innocent children is simply unbearable." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mark-elliott-jones-mckinney-man-whose-victim-disclosed-sex-abuse-in-letter-to-god-gets-35-years-in-prison/287-26d15a63-e96c-4dd8-86c0-4e6017f3abd6 | 2022-08-29T20:43:37 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mark-elliott-jones-mckinney-man-whose-victim-disclosed-sex-abuse-in-letter-to-god-gets-35-years-in-prison/287-26d15a63-e96c-4dd8-86c0-4e6017f3abd6 |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A woman climbed an electrical tower in South Sacramento on Monday morning.
The Sacramento Fire Department responded, and two firefighters climbed up the tower and made contact with the woman. She was helped down from the tower around 12:40 p.m.
Capt. Ramos with the Sacramento Fire Department told ABC10 about the situation while the woman was at the top of the tower.
"She does not speak English, she speaks Romanian so we're trying to talk to her and ease her worry. She's very scared, she's unsure of what's going on around her and so she's hungry, she's tired, she's confused and so we're trying to talk her down off the ledge and get her into the center so we can get to her. We can't get our crews out to her right now because of the dangerous part that she's in. The lines have been de-energized but they are not safe for us to get near," Ramos said.
Ramos said they brought the woman water because of the heat.
Traffic in the area is backed up on Mack Road, entering Stockton Boulevard and all the way over Highway 99. The fire department is advising people to avoid the area, if possible.
Watch more on ABC10 | California Drought: Folsom Lake's water level drops as Lake Mead's rises | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/traffic-south-sacramento-electrical-tower/103-df8b130c-ce1d-4543-87d2-788ea6755960 | 2022-08-29T20:52:54 | 1 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/traffic-south-sacramento-electrical-tower/103-df8b130c-ce1d-4543-87d2-788ea6755960 |
Arizona student killed in a crash involving school van on field trip identified
Authorities identified 17-year-old Kiarra Gordon of Wide Ruins, Arizona, as the student who died after a school van was rear-ended by a semitruck Sunday morning on eastbound Interstate 40 near Sanders.
Gordon was a student at the the Seventh Day Adventist School Indian School in Holbrook, according to Bart Graves, a spokesperson with the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Staff and students were on a field trip to Window Rock, the Holbrook Indian School said in a Facebook post.
The collision happened after traffic slowed down due to a prior single-vehicle rollover. A commercial vehicle didn't stop for the slowdown and crashed into the small shuttle van with students and a passenger van, according to Graves.
The shuttle van had 23 occupants, including students. Gordon was declared dead on scene and three others had serious injuries that were not life threatening, Graves said.
"This is a very sad day for the Holbrook Indian School community," the Holbrook Indian School said in the post.
The vehicle was owned and operated by the Holbrook Indian School.
"Our concerns now are for our parents and families as we uphold and grieve with them. We ask that you would be patient and respectful as we work through this as a school community, and we solicit your prayers on behalf of everyone impacted by this tragedy," the post said.
The Navajo County government issued a statement to express their condolences on the crash. The statement said the community was reeling from the loss of Gordon and the injuries to the other occupants.
"The true beauty of rural Navajo County is our tight-knit communities, and each loss is a ripple felt by all. We offer our deepest condolences, as our thoughts and prayers are sent to those directly impacted by this morning’s tragic accident. ... Our strength is in our unity, and we stand united in our sorrow today," the statement said.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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Arizona life expectancy fell an ‘extraordinary’ 2.5 years in 2020
WASHINGTON – Arizona life expectancy fell by 2.5 years in 2020, posting one of the steepest drops in a nation that saw the sharpest declines in lifespans since World War II, according to a new report.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report Tuesday said life expectancy in Arizona fell from 78.8 years in 2019 to 76.3 in 2020. U.S. life expectancy in the same period fell by 1.8 years, from 78.8 years to 77, putting Arizona lifespans below the national average for the first time since 2006.
“It just is extraordinary to see that kind of drop in life expectancy,” said Will Humble, executive director of the Arizona Public Health Association.
A CDC official said COVID-19 played a large role in the national drop of 1.8 years, but that heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and overdoses also played a part.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia saw some decrease in life expectancy in 2020, ranging from New York’s drop of 3 years to Hawaii, which saw a decrease of 0.2 years.
Arizona’s drop was fifth-highest in the nation, according to the report, trailing only New York, the district, Louisiana and New Jersey. Even though it fell below the national average in 2020, Arizona’s life expectancy was still good enough to rank 32nd among states, tied with Wyoming and Nevada.
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Overall, the U.S. decrease of 1.8 years was the “biggest drop in life expectancy since World War II,” said Bob Anderson, chief of mortality statistics at the CDC.
Anderson stressed that while COVID-19 played a large role, it was not the sole cause of the drop. But he also said that COVID-19 may have prevented many Americans from getting treatment for illnesses like cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and opioid overdoses, among others.
In Arizona, COVID-19 has been one of the leading causes of death, along with heart disease and cancer, according to CDC data. The Arizona Public Health Association said coronavirus was the leading cause of death in the state between March 2020 and March 2022.
Why life expectancy fell in Arizona
While he recognized the gravity in the numbers, Humble said he was not surprised by the CDC’s findings. He said that while other factors like opioid overdoses, diabetes and traffic deaths were all up in 2020, they were not the driving force for the decline in life expectancy.
“That is not the reason for this,” Humble said. “It’s flat out COVID-19.”
Dr. Joe K. Gerald, an associate professor of public health at the University of Arizona, blamed the steep drop on two things: what he called the state’s lax COVID-19 rules combined with health disparities in the state.
“I think it’s the combination of our poor policy response and some unique vulnerabilities that exist in Arizona,” Gerald said. “So poverty, inequality, high proportions of disadvantaged groups.”
Gerald pointed specifically to Native American and Latino populations, two groups that he said have been heavily affected by the pandemic, in Arizona and across the country.
“They were heavily exposed because they were often frontline workers and so they bore the brunt of the infections and oftentimes lacked access to medical care,” Gerald said.
According to the CDC, three states along the U.S.-Mexico border — Arizona, New Mexico and Texas — had the largest decrease in life expectancy by region. New Mexico had the seventh-highest and Texas the ninth-highest drops among states.
Anderson said it was unclear what exactly was behind the regional trend and suggested that it would require further study specifically into the conditions in those states to find a clear answer.
What to expect from 2021 data
National life expectancy estimates from 2021 are not expected to be released until early next year, but Anderson warned that there will likely be another large decrease, although it may not be as big as the 2019-2020 drop.
Humble said he also expects 2021 numbers to be grim for Arizona. The state experienced multiple waves of COVID-19 caused by the delta and omicron variants in 2021 and saw some of the highest case counts and death rates in the country.
Even though the 2021 drop could be smaller, Anderson said it should not be taken lightly.
“It won’t be trivial,” he said. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2022/08/29/arizona-life-expectancy-2020-covid-19-impact/7930811001/ | 2022-08-29T20:57:27 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2022/08/29/arizona-life-expectancy-2020-covid-19-impact/7930811001/ |
74-year-old woman fatally struck by off-duty sergeant in Yarnell
A 74-year-old woman has died after she was struck by an off-duty Yavapai County Sheriff's Office sergeant on his way home from a shift in a marked patrol vehicle Friday night on State Route 89 and Post Road in Yarnell, officials said.
Donna Gordon was crossing the street at about 7 p.m. when she was struck by the patrol vehicle, according to the Sherriff's Office.
The name of the sergeant had not yet been released.
Yavapai County Sheriff's Office asked the Department of Public Safety's Vehicular Crimes Unit to investigate the incident and interview eyewitnesses.
Impairment was not believed to be a factor, police said.
Reach breaking news reporter Haleigh Kochanski at hkochanski@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @HaleighKochans.
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Lawmakers will tour Arizona prison after concerns raised by Republic reporting
In response to whistleblower testimonials published by The Arizona Republic exposing staffing and security concerns within the Arizona Department of Corrections, lawmakers have demanded access to state prisons and will begin touring facilities this week.
Three state representatives, Kelli Butler, Mitzi Epstein, and Melody Hernandez wrote a letter to Arizona Department of Corrections Director David Shinn last week alerting him of their plans to inspect the Eyman prison in Florence on the morning of August 29.
The demand letter, dated Aug. 25, followed allegations from people who live and work in Arizona prisons that understaffing and security failures were directly contributing prisoner deaths and an unsafe working environment.
“We are very concerned about recent news reports related to our prison system and the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry,” the legislators wrote. ”Our greatest concerns involve the treatment of inmates in multiple settings and issues related to staffing. We believe it is our obligation as state legislators to investigate the safety of inmates and staff and to observe programs funded by Arizona taxpayers.”
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The lawmakers requested to see areas of Eyman that house prisoners with severe mental illness, those who live under the most restrictive security conditions and the infirmary.
Reports of medical neglect, abuse and isolation of prisoners at the Eyman prison were the centerpiece of the evidence put forth in a 2021 trial in which a plaintiff class of incarcerated people alleged unconstitutional conditions.
During the trial, a federal judge was shown videos of a severely mentally ill man in the Browning Unit at Eyman who security staff gassed and shot with peppers balls on more than 40 occasions.
The letter from lawmakers also stated that this reporter join the lawmakers on the tour and requested the ability to take photos.
A day after receiving the letter, on August 26, Shinn agreed to the lawmakers’ request, but said more time would be needed to acquire “additional security staff from other locations that will be necessary to accommodate your request.”
“There are maximum custody and high-risk mental health inmates at the Browning Unit, some of whom are on suicide watch and are in acute mental health crisis,” Shinn wrote. “We must approach any request to tour these high security locations with prudent caution and sufficient security staff and safety measures put in place.”
Shinn proposed 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, for the tour, stating the earlier starting time was necessary to avoid disruption of care to the prisoners, claiming that previous tours had led to “mental health decompensation and self-harm.”
The Department could accommodate the three lawmakers, but a reporter was prohibited from attending, Shinn said. A camera would not be allowed.
The lawmakers told The Republic they have accepted most of the terms of Shinn's offer, and they planned to tour the prison Wednesday morning. The group reiterated the requests for a Republic reporter to attend or a camera be provided.
Hernandez said she hopes to conduct an in-depth inspection.
“Legislators have a direct impact in deciding how state entities are conducted, and how they are held accountable, if necessary,” she said. “Following alarming and consistent investigative reporting regarding inhumane conditions within state prisons, it became imperative to see them firsthand.”
While Hernandez said while reports of prison conditions have been made available to her as the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, “what is provided on paper pales in comparison to seeing the conditions in person.”
Butler, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, said she was very concerned about the treatment and safety of incarcerated people in Arizona prison.
“The severe staffing shortages as reported by the department itself are worrisome,” Butler said. “The AZ Republic has reported serious concerns with food and water safety, inadequate cooling systems and fire alarms, and even deficient locks at various prisons. There is ongoing concern about medical and mental health care. There were reports this summer about an inmate killed at the Eyman facility. All of these reports prompted our interest in touring the facility.”
Butler said she hopes to talk directly with incarcerated people and staff to get a better understanding of the prison system and challenges within.
“The goal for people in our prison system is eventual rehabilitation, but we are falling short of that goal,” Butler said. “I want to know what can be done to improve treatment, reduce recidivism and ensure incarcerated people safely return to our communities. We know, for example, that treatment for addiction is essential for people incarcerated on drug charges, but we also know that we are falling far short on providing those needed services.”
Butler said she also wants to hear from staff about how hiring challenges and staffing shortages are impacting them.
The lawmakers said they plan on requesting tours of additional state prisons to learn more about the systemic challenges facing the Department of Corrections.
“When the Department comes to the legislature seeking additional funding or changes, it will be important to have direct knowledge of the system and the people it impacts,” Butler said.
Have a news tip on Arizona prisons? Reach the reporter at jjenkins@arizonarepublic.com or at 812-243-5582. Follow him on Twitter @JimmyJenkins.
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Bicyclist left with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a truck in Glendale
Camila Pedrosa
Arizona Republic
A Glendale man was critically injured early Monday morning when a truck hit him while he was biking near North 67th Avenue and Bethany Home Road, according to the Glendale Police Department.
The police department said the man was cycling southbound through a crosswalk on North 67th Avenue at around 4:20 a.m. when he was struck by a truck, traveling eastbound on Bethany Home Road.
The driver remained on the scene of the crash and is under investigation for possible impairment. Neither man has been identified by police.
The intersection was shut down after the incident, but reopened at about 9:30 a.m., according to a tweet by the Maricopa County Department of Transportation.
Police said the investigation is ongoing. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale-traffic/2022/08/29/glendale-bicyclist-critically-injured-after-truck-collision/7931813001/ | 2022-08-29T20:57:45 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale-traffic/2022/08/29/glendale-bicyclist-critically-injured-after-truck-collision/7931813001/ |
2 dead, 1 critically injured in shooting at Mesa apartment complex
Angela Cordoba Perez
Arizona Republic
Two men died and another was critically injured after a shooting at an apartment complex early Monday morning near Mesa Drive and McKellips Road.
Brandi George, a spokesperson with Mesa police, said officers were called around 2 a.m. about shots fired. Two men were pronounced dead on scene. One man was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
An unidentified man was in custody in connection with the shooting, according to George.
No further information was released.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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From a silent film star to Iranian general: Who's buried in Scottsdale cemeteries?
Scottsdale and Paradise Valley cemeteries tell the stories of Major League Baseball players, a famous actress and a professional rodeo star.
Their stories are just a few that give the area its rich and unique history.
Who's buried across the Valley: Phoenix | Chandler | Tempe | Mesa | Surprise | Glendale
Hugh Downs
Feb. 14, 1921 - July 1, 2020
Downs was a broadcaster known as the announcer and sidekick on "Tonight with Jack Parr'" and co-host of "Today" from 1962-1971. The Hugh Downs School of Communications at ASU is named in his honor. He died in 2020 from heart failure and is buried in Christ Church of Ascension Memory Gardens.
Edgar Ansten
May 25, 1917 - Oct. 31, 2013
Born in Germany, Ansten was a Holocaust survivor. He migrated to Shanghai after the war before coming to the United States with his brother. He settled in Paradise Valley where he ran his business for over 50 years with his wife. He died in 2013 and is buried in Mount Sinai cemetery.
Barry Bremen
June 30, 1947 - June 30, 2011
Commonly referred to as a folk figure, Barry Bremen was monikered "The Great Imposter" by sports broadcaster Dick Schaap and was once chased off a field during warm-ups for an All Star baseball game by longtime L.A. Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda in 1986. But his most famous stunt was when he dressed as a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader in 1980 and waved his pompoms on the sidelines. He died in Phoenix in 2011 from esophageal cancer. He is buried in Mount Sinai cemetery.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
July 8, 1926 - Aug. 24, 2004
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was a physiatrist born in Zurich, Switzerland. She is the mind behind the "five stages of grief." She broke ground in psychiatric studies with her book "On Death and Dying." In 1999, Time Magazine named her to their 100 most important thinkers of the century list. She suffered a series of strokes in the early '90s and in 1997, Oprah flew to Arizona to interview her and ask if Kübler-Ross herself was going through the stages of grief. She is buried in Paradise Memorial Gardens in Scottsdale. She died in 2004.
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Herb Drinkwater
Aug. 28,1936 - Dec. 28, 1997
Herb Drinkwater served as the mayor of Scottsdale during the city’s fastest-growing period. He focused on preserving the city's natural beauty while transforming Scottsdale into the vacation destination it is today. He is buried at Paradise Memorial Gardens in Scottsdale. He died in 1997 from salivary gland cancer.
A look back:The early days of Scottsdale politics
Barry Goldwater
Jan. 1, 1909 - May 20, 1998
Barry Goldwater was a former Arizona senator and the Republican presidential candidate against former President Lyndon B. Johnson. Goldwater was born in 1909 and studied at the University of Arizona. He is buried at the Episcopal Christ Church of the Ascension in Paradise Valley, Arizona. He died in 1998 from complications of a stroke.
More:How Barry Goldwater changed Arizona politics
General Shu’á’u’lláh "Shua" Alai
Nov. 19, 1889 - Nov. 19, 1984
Shu’á’u’lláh Alai was an Iranian general. Alai is one of the few members of the Bahai faith buried in Phoenix. He also served as a general in the army of the Iranian government and played a large role in helping Iran develop their industry and agriculture. Alai is buried at Camelback Cemetery in Paradise Valley.
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Beverly Bayne
Nov. 11, 1894 - Aug. 18, 1982
Beverly Bayne was a silent film star born in Minneapolis in 1894 who worked as an actress in Chicago. After passing by Essany Studios, she was hired serendipitously after being scouted. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She starred in dozens of movies before retiring and moving to Scottsdale in 1950. She is buried in Paradise Memorial Gardens.
Alcor Life Extension Foundation
The Alcor Life Extension Foundation is a nonprofit that has been "cryonically preserving" people. Founded in 1972, Alcor has served almost 200 patients in Scottsdale. It has operated in Arizona since 1994.
JoAnn Martin
Oct. 26, 1936 - May 25, 2017
JoAnn Martin founded the California Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance and Detroit Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. She was diagnosed with manic depression in 1963. As well as being a mental health activist, she was a musician and teacher. She died in 2017 of cardiac arrest.
Harold Finney
May 4, 1976 - Aug. 28, 2014
Harold Finney was a software developer from California and internet privacy advocate. He is most noted for receiving the first bitcoin in 2009. He worked in the video game development industry for many years. Finney died in 2014 from complications of Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS.
Dr. Wesley Du Charme
April 3, 1939 - April 15, 2010
Wesley Du Charme was a physiatrist and taught psychology at Rice University in Texas. He had great interest in being cryogenically frozen and published a book about his experiences organizing the process called "Becoming Immortal." Du Charme's head is preserved in Alcor. He moved to Scottsdale during the last years of his life to be closer to the facility.
Thomas Donaldson
1945 - Jan. 19, 2006
A mathematician who taught as a professor in Australia, Thomas Donaldson was also known as an advocate for cryogenics. He was most famous for a lawsuit he lost against the then-attorney general of California for the right to cryopreservation. Donaldson was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in 1998 and his long-term prognosis was poor; he became a staunch advocate for cryogenics. In early 2006, his cancer returned and he returned to the United States from Australia. He is presumed to be buried in Alcor since he fits the description of a patient who underwent preservation during that time. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2022/08/29/whos-buried-scottsdale-cemeteries/72994112/ | 2022-08-29T20:57:57 | 1 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2022/08/29/whos-buried-scottsdale-cemeteries/72994112/ |
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore unveiled a master plan for its next decade, including plans to add new animals and exhibits and improve parking on Tuesday.
“Today, you can arrive at the zoo, you walk in, and you’ll see prairie dogs and a snowy owl,” Fowler said. “But that’s all you see in a 15-minute walk from the front gate to the main part of the zoo. So it’s our job now to turn our attention to the front part of the zoo.”
While some improvements to parking are being funded by the state, the zoo still needs to raise funds for many of its other plans, including some of the new habitats and buildings, Fowler said.
The master plan did not include a price tag for all the proposed improvements. The vision includes developing a new Gateway Building near the front gate, likely to feature indoor and outdoor habitats for amphibians and reptiles, including possible new additions like a Gila monster and Asian water monitor, according to the master plan. The goal is to construct the building around 2029.
That building also could showcase the zoo’s work with the Panamanian golden frog, Fowler said. The zoo is a leading institution working to reintroduce the frogs to their native habitat.
“Many people do not know we have that critical role,” Fowler said. “Having a Gateway Building that reflects our work with reptiles and amphibians is very important.”
Just across from the new building could be a new exhibit for gibbons, small apes known for using their long arms to swing from tree to tree. Such an exhibit could include four islands separated by water and connected by ropes overhead, which the gibbons could use to navigate between them. According to the master plan, the exhibit could be constructed in 2025.
“Some of these animals were zoo favorites a decade or two ago, like the gibbon — and we want to bring those back,” Fowler said. “Their call is, in my opinion, beautiful. It’s loud, but they’re fun primates to observe.”
The zoo also hopes to reinvigorate its Main Valley, an area adjacent to the park entrance that was closed to guests for 17 years before reopening in 2021, partially as a place to view old animal enclosures.
The zoo plans to keep some of those old enclosures for historical purposes but also add new habitats to the area, including a raptor habitat highlighting the Steller’s sea eagle. The old elephant house, which hasn’t housed animals in more than 20 years, would be renovated as an event and education space.
The zoo also hopes to improve guests’ experiences in the coming years by adding experience features such as a ropes course or zip line, a project pegged for 2026.
Later this year the zoo plans to begin work to improve and expand its parking areas for guests, according to the master plan. The plan described the existing parking area as “undersized,” adding that “due to potholes and ruts, the surface has become challenging upon which to walk, drive, or push a stroller or wheelchair.”
The zoo has secured state funding to implement a new storm water management system in the parking area, starting in the spring of 2023, to better control water flowing off the lot and toward the Jones Falls, according to the master plan.
“It’s not as exciting as bringing new species and habitats to the zoo, but we’ve had a lot of complaints about our parking lot,” Fowler said.
The zoo also hopes to make sustainability improvements in the years ahead, including by adding a greenhouse to grow certain food items on-site, increasing composting and reducing the energy use of its buildings, Fowler said.
The zoo already instituted a “no idling” policy for vehicles driven by employees and started a relationship with the Compost Crew to compost some of its food waste, Fowler said. The zoo has a goal of becoming “zero waste” by 2025.
The zoo’s newly released master plan includes a number of initiatives focused on employees.
The zoo is searching for a director of diversity, equity, access and inclusivity, who would evaluate the zoo’s ability to attract diverse staff members and guests. It is also evaluating its employee compensation, Fowler said.
The master plan also includes the construction of new office space for staff, including a building near its African Journey area.
“We’ve got employees who work in these 20-year-old trailers that are in really bad condition,” Fowler said. “So that’s one of the important projects.”
Some animals, such as the snowy owl and eagle, are poised to receive new habitats in the coming years, per the master plan. The zoo’s eagle, who previously suffered neurological injuries, doesn’t fly much, but she is “starting to glide,” Fowler said.
“Let’s see where she goes after that, so we want to provide a better and larger habitat for her,” he said. That could happen next year.
The zoo’s grizzly bears also could see their habitat expanded, according to the master plan. A trail would be added connecting them to additional open-air habitat space, the plan states. That could happen in 2026.
It’s a careful balance, Fowler said, between enhancing the livelihoods of the creatures already in the zoo’s care and working to add more animals.
“We’ve got to take care of some of our existing animals, but it’s exciting to be thinking about new species and habitats,” Fowler said.
— Baltimore Sun | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/maryland-zoo-planning-new-exhibits-animals/2022/08/29/beb10f76-24f1-11ed-ae94-b5afe3c5886e_story.html | 2022-08-29T20:59:08 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/maryland-zoo-planning-new-exhibits-animals/2022/08/29/beb10f76-24f1-11ed-ae94-b5afe3c5886e_story.html |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Oktoberfest may be a little ways away, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait to drink great beer. And what better place to grab a brew than a brewery.
Everyone has their go-to spot that they frequent and everyone thinks their favorite brewery is the best. So in the spirit of comparison and out of a deep love of breweries, we are looking at TripstoDiscover.com’s list of the best breweries in each state.
“The 50 breweries on this list range from tried and true favorites to up-and-comers, all of which offer a list of destination-worthy beers,” as stated in their report.
We know that you’re just dying to hear who they chose for Texas. So without further ado, their choice for the best brewery in Texas is Jester King – Brewery, Kitchen, Farm & Event Hall in Austin.
Here’s what they had to say about it:
“Not just a brewery, Jester King is also a restaurant, farm, and event hall on its 165-acre ranch in the Texas Hill Country. It’s a popular destination for beer lovers in Texas for a reason, beloved for its farmhouse ales and barrel-aged wild ales. It has a peaceful setting with picnic tables and a scenic nature trail, weekly live music, and they’re known to host fun events like Sip ’N Paint. You can join one of their public brewery tours, stay overnight in the Jester King Inn, or sign up for the unique Jester King Goat Experience and spend time with over 50 Nigerian Dwarf goats,” as stated in their report.
For their full list, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/here-are-the-best-breweries-in-each-state-which-brewery-do-you-think-is-the-best-in-texas/ | 2022-08-29T21:00:14 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/here-are-the-best-breweries-in-each-state-which-brewery-do-you-think-is-the-best-in-texas/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s hard meeting new people as an adult. Without college, you’re really not getting many chances to meet new faces, outside of work.
Cue Dallas’ Hot Girl Walking Club. The premise is simple. If you don’t want to be alone on your walk in Dallas, there is a group of people you can walk with!
The group meets on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. with the location of the walk announced on the Instagram page @dallashotgirlwalkingclub within the days leading up to each walk.
According to some massively popular TikToks posted by Kylie Harris, the woman who started the club, hundreds of people show up to these events; which means more friends to meet!
The walks are usually followed with a group hang out where walkers can socialize and grab some drinks and food.
If that all interests you, be sure to follow their official Instagram page for locations and updates about each walk! | https://cw33.com/news/local/meet-new-people-while-you-exercise-with-the-dallas-hot-girl-walking-club/ | 2022-08-29T21:00:20 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/meet-new-people-while-you-exercise-with-the-dallas-hot-girl-walking-club/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — At the State Fair of Texas, new fried foods and welcomed and encouraged; and officials have announced the mouthwatering winners of this year’s Big Tex Choice Awards.
So without further ado, here are the winners:
Best Taste — Savory: Fried Charcuterie Board (Tami Nevins-Mayes & Josey Mayes)
Chopped-up fresh mozzarella, salami, and crisp green apples are tossed in olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and Italian herbs. Then the ingredients are wrapped in a wonton wrapper and fried to a golden crisp, topped with creamy goat cheese and a drizzle of hot honey.
Best Taste — Sweet: Peanut Butter Paradise (Chris Easter & Nicole Sternes)
Peanut Butter Paradise starts with deep-frying a honey bun. Then, caramel is injected into the honey bun and then topped with creamy peanut butter. The treat is then layered with some fan-favorite peanut butter treats, Reese’s Pieces, Crushed Butterfinger crumbles, topped off with peanut butter cups, drizzled caramel, and a cloud of powdered sugar.
Most Creative: Cha-Cha Chata (The Garza Family)
The recipe starts with a triple-step of two kinds of milk and vanilla ice cream blended to perfection with the Garza family’s top-secret horchata recipe. The creamy drink is then poured into a cup rimmed with caramel and cinnamon goodness and topped with a Texas-sized dollop of whipped topping. To bring even more flavor to your tastebuds, the Cha-Cha Chata is dusted with crushed candy, a sprinkle of cinnamon galletas de gragega, and deep-fried arroz con leche bites. Take hold of the churro straw and take a sip!
Officials say the 10 finalists will be available throughout this year’s State Fair of Texas, plus a full slate of other new foods being offered at the fair this year. | https://cw33.com/news/local/photos-here-are-this-years-big-tex-choice-award-winners/ | 2022-08-29T21:00:26 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/photos-here-are-this-years-big-tex-choice-award-winners/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Who doesn’t love Chinese food? With so many food options in Dallas, you deserve to take yourself out for lunch. Our suggestion: chop suey.
What better day than today as Monday, Aug. 29 is National Chop Suey Day!
“Made with an assortment of ingredients like vegetables, meat, and eggs, chop suey is served with rice or noodles. Many Americans have grown up eating it and enjoy it well into their adulthood too,” officials with NationalToday.com said on their website.
Here is Yelp’s list of the best places to get chop suey in Dallas:
- Szechuan Chinese Restaurant
- Canton Chinese Restaurant
- Zhao Star Chinese Restaurant
- BoBo China
- Little Hunan of Plano
- Cafemandu Flavors of Nepal
- The Wok
- Mah-Jong Chinese Kitchen
- East Wall Chinese Cuisine
For more suggestions, visit Yelp. | https://cw33.com/news/local/the-best-places-to-get-chop-suey-in-dallas-according-to-yelp/ | 2022-08-29T21:00:33 | 1 | https://cw33.com/news/local/the-best-places-to-get-chop-suey-in-dallas-according-to-yelp/ |
Gunshots were fired during a fight inside, causing attendees to stampede for the exits. Police don’t believe anyone was struck, but they’re now trying to identify the shooter.
The incident occurred about 12:20 p.m. at the New Life Outreach International Church at 1005 Turner Road, as two off-duty Chesterfield police officers were waiting in the parking lot to conduct a funeral escort.
Suddenly, the officers heard what sounded like two gunshots being fired.
As the officers soon learned, one of the funeral attendees fired a weapon amid the large gathering inside.
“Sometime during the course of the funeral, or when things had ended and folks were starting to kind of depart, some small fights had broken out amongst some family members or people that were attending the funeral,” said Chesterfield police Maj. Michael Louth. “That’s when the gunshots [rang out].”
As the officer raced inside to investigate, “people were trying to flee the building as expeditiously as they possibly could,” Louth said. “So you had lot of people coming out of the building in every direction.”
Consequently, the shooter was able to slip away.
“So we’re still trying to firm things up and find out exactly what happened, and find out who actually fired the weapon,” Louth said.
No one apparently was struck by the gunfire. Police checked area hospitals and emergency medical centers to ensure no one showed up with a gunshot wound, Louth said. So far, “we don’t have any indication that anyone was actually shot.”
Police did find damage to the church’s ceiling from the rounds fired.
“We’re trying to catch up with the families that were participating there, so we can identify [the person with the gun],” said Louth, adding the investigation is ongoing.
Louth said the deceased whose funeral was being held Sunday was not a member of the church. But a relative of the deceased had been a member, and the church allowed that individual to hold the funeral there.
In a Facebook video, associate pastor Rosalinda Rivera said the church had rented its building to non-church members who live outside the area for a funeral service. She said an argument took place during the funeral between a few of the deceased’s family members and it escalated in the lobby, where someone pulled a gun and fired it twice into the air.
“We are very, very grateful that nobody was injured,” Rivera said. “I also want to thank the Chesterfield County police officers who came out so quickly and responded to the situation.”
“We have been in the area here for over 50 years and we never had an incident like this, nor do we intend to ever have one again,” she said.
From the Archive: Remember these Richmond-area restaurants?
Organist Eddie Weaver at the Miller & Rhoads Tea Room
Masaaki Okada
Lunches in the Miller & Rhoads Tea Room with Eddie Weaver at the organ have been so popular that he cut his own record.
Lindy Kest Rodman
The recently closed Venice Restaurant at the Corner of W. Cary and Thompson streets in Richmond. The Venice had operated since 1958; the owners recently decided to retire.
BRUCE PARKER
The new Julian's - Julian's, an Italian restaurant that has been operating for 40 years, has moved to larger quarters on West Broad Street. The restaurant left 2529 W. Broad St. and is leasing space in the former Automobile Club of Virginia headquarters, a block to the west. The restaurant has about 50 percent more space, with seating for about 200 people on the main floor. In addition, a wine cellar has been installed in the basement, private dining areas have been set up, and office space is available on the upper floor. The vacated property may become part of a redevelopment project involving the William Byrd Motor Hotel.
Don Long
Miller & Rhoads Corner Shop, T-D Mag. Camera Quiz.
Staff
Byram's Restaurant, 3215 West Broad Street.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
March 16, 1967 ( Staff photo - Netherwood ) Collector's Corner is between the Tea Room and Ladies Room on Miller & Rhoads 5th Floor
Charles Wood on ladder. Jimmy Aldred climbing down. Talley Neon takes down Julian's Restaurant sign
Clement Britt
Little remains besides the brick walls at the Capri Restaurant (right) and a chiropractor's office. July 4, 1983.
Gary Burns
A Julian's Restaurant menu from the early 1950's.
BRUCE PARKER
In January 1975, shoppers passed by “the clock” at Miller & Rhoads in downtown Richmond. The distinct timepiece with four faces was installed in the department store in the mid-1920s; it can be seen today at the Valentine Richmond History Center.
Masaaki Okada
The new Kelly's Jet System restaurant which is due to open in mid-August on the northwest corner of Fifth and Broad sts. is shown above.
Where's the engine? The caboose traveling on the bed of a truck along West Broad Street yesterday wasn't part of a new rail line in Richmond, but part of a remodeling project at the old Clover Room restaurant. Owner John Dankos plans to open the new restaurant, Stanley Stegmeyer's Hodgepodge, on July 1. Part of the decor will include two cabooses, each of which will seat 16 persons. May 3, 1978
Wallace Clark
This January 1952 image shows the intersection of West Broad and Lombardy streets, home to a White Tower restaurant and a Firestone automotive service center. White Tower restaurants were a rival of White Castle eateries. The Firestone site is now home to a Dollar Tree store. Lombardy & Broad St.
Staff Photo
This January 1952 image shows the intersection of West Broad and Lombardy streets, home to a White Tower restaurant and a Firestone automotive service center. White Tower restaurants were a rival of White Castle eateries. The Firestone site is now home to a Dollar Tree store. Lombardy & Broad St.
Staff Photo
A view of the water at Chesdin Restaurant, 629 River Road, Matoaca.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
A dish from the the Chesdin Restaurant, 629 River Road, Matoaca.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
In the small kitchen of Jumpin J's Java, owner Je Depew (right) creates unique entrees with chef Gene Smith (center) and Chris Pierson. Sept. 25, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY
At Jumpin J's Java, owner Je Depew (left) shares a laugh with customers Denise Lawus and Melvin Carter. Sept. 25, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Je Depew, outside her cafe' and restaurant, Jumpin J's Java, at 2306 Jefferson Avenue (corner of Jefferson and Leigh streets) in Church Hill.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Exterior of Six Burner Restaurant on Grace Street in 2010.
Joe Mahoney/Times-Dispatch
Roasted Red Pepper appetizer at Six Burner Restaurant. Roasted Red Peppers, local goat cheese, roasted garlic and shallots seved with grilled bread.
Joe Mahoney/Times-Dispatch
One of the many seating areas at the Mexico Restaurant in Mechanicsville on May 17, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD/TIMES-DISPATCH
The Upper East Side Restaurant Jazz Lounge and Sports Bar allocated at 7103 Brook Road March 30, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
The Upper East Side Restaurant Jazz Lounge and Sports Bar allocated at 7103 Brook Road on March 30, 2004. Grilled mushroom melt burger, (left) Upper East Side hot wings, and grilled chicken wrap.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Kobe Japanese Steaks & Sushi. March 24, 2004
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Ancho chile strip (front plate), Coconut jumbo shrimp (back plate), creme brule cheesecake (right plate) and Firebirds 2000 Napa Valley Red are some of the items on the Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill. Photo taken Monday, March 1, 2004,
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Bookbinder's Grill in Alverser Plaza in Midlothian in 2004.
BRUCE PARKER
Bella Arte on Bellevue Ave. in 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD/TIMES-DISPATCH
Sushi from the Young Bin Restaurant in Chippenham Square Shopping Center February 24, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Shrimp and Scallop Scampi with linguine at Portabella's Restaurant & Pizzaria
CLEMENT BRITT
Paxton Campbell, owner of The Oak Leaf sandwich shop on West Franklin, holds a picture of his grandmother Pearl Campbell, who had a restaurant called The Oak Leaf at 307 North Boulevard in the 1920's.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The "Plato Gordo" at Rio Grande Cafe at Stony Point Fashion Park.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
George Porcella, general manager of Pasta Luna restaurant in Richmond, VA, holds a menu as he talks about how the mad-cow scare has affected their business Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003.
BOB BROWN
El Azteca Mexican Restaurant in Ashland . December 22 , 2003
CLEMENT BRITT
Valentino's Italian Pizza and Restaurant, December 2, 2003.
Joe Mahoney
Interior of Valentino's Italian Pizza and Restaurant. Photo taken Dec. 2, 2003
Joe Mahoney
Coctel De Camaron, (Shrimp Cocktail) at Los Rios Mexican Restaurant on Tuckernuck Road, November 12, 2003.
MARK GORMUS
Satoru Sato, head chef at Hana Zushi Japanese Restaurant, prepares a variety of sushi delicacies February 18, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
Anthony Clark, a host at Croaker's Spot in Jackson Ward, waits to greet guests as they enter the restaurant on December 19, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
The Edible Garden, 12506 River Road, Goochland County. Phot o taken June 17, 2005
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Harold Thomas III, 14, works at Harold's Kitchen every day after school. The restaurant has been in the family since 1971, when the first Harrold, Harrold III's grandfather, opened it.
EVA RUSSO
La Casita's home made sauces - Red, (Medium) White, (Hot) and Green, (Very hot) compliment the restaurant's Shrimp Quesadilla, served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.9/6/05-
Lisa Billings
Diners munch under the festive lights strung over the dining room at La Casita Restaurant in Richmond Tuesday.9/6/05
Lisa Billings
Joe and Camilia Trak (center) with their children John and Mona, with some of the items on their extensive Greek-Italian menu, including Greek and Italian wines. Trak's Greek and Italian Ristorante
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Visitors to Trick Dog Cafe in Irvington, Virginia, can rub this trick dog statue for good luck. Photo taken Wednesday, July 19, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Smoked Salmon in a crepe with flower petals with chives, cr me frais, microgreens accompanied by caper berries, chopped white onions, parsley and quail eggs. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. May 13, 2005.
TIMES-DISPATCH
Chef Matthew Tlusty with two Rock fish at Limani Fish Grill on W. Cary St. July 14, 2005
MARK GORMUS
Isabel and Mehmet Akpinar, owners of Zorba's Restaurant June 1, 2005.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Homard en Poche, Rock Lobster Tail & Oyster Mushroom Duxelle baked in a Beggar’s Pouch. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. May 13, 2005.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Smoked Salmon in a crepe with flower petals with chives, cr me frais, microgreens accompanied by caper berries, chopped white onions, parsley and quail eggs. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. 5/13/05
TIMES-DISPATCH
Thyme crusted rack of veal served with asparagus flan and prosciutto wrapped asparagus is one of the entrees served at Bistro R, on W. Broad St.
EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Bryn Purser (foreground) and Adam Schumm (background) working in their restaurant, Zuppa, at 104 N. 18th St. in Shockoe Bottom in 2005
BRUCE PARKER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Bottoms Up staff prepares for dinner customers beneath a reminder of Tropical Storm Gaston's flood damage on August 11 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT/TIMES-DISPATCH
Brasilian Cafe owner Rogel Venson and employee Isabel Gonzalez inside the restaurant on April 14, 2005.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Contractor W. Samuel West, West Builders LLC, (right) was instrumental in rebuilding many flood-damaged restaurants in Shockoe Bottom including the River City Diner in which this photo was taken.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Mr. Bojangles restaurant is located at 550 E. Marshall Street.
CINDY BLANCHARD
A wooden casket containing a dummy corpse is brought into O'Toole's Restaurant as part of a "wake" that harks back to a centuries-old papal dispensation that allowed Irishmen normally abstaining from drink during Lent to drink in the event of a wake for the dead. The ritual with the dummy corpse is a tradition of many years at the restaurant/bar on Forest Hill Ave.
BRUCE PARKER
Wingstop Restaurant featured a variety of wings for every palate. From left: Lemon Pepper, original hot wings, and a mild variety. They are served here with fresh-cut seasoned fries.
Joe Mahoney
Darryl and Pramvdee U. McGuire owners of Thai Country Resturant on Staples Mill Rd. .
CLEMENT BRITT
A list of restaurants supposedly available at the Sixth Street Marketplace, but alas, several are closed down and one whole block of restaurants listed has been demolished.
LAD
Rod Bennett (right) a partner in the Martini Kitchen & Bubble Bar venture, said that the 1911 West Main Street restaurant will boast 85 martinis on the menu. It will also offer certified black angus beef, duck, and lobster.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Lois McCarn of Richmond (center) eats lunch with her daughter Carolyn Barker of Richmond in Brio Tuscan Grille at Stony Point Fashion Park
TIMES-DISPATCH
Little Europa Strogonoff (stroganoff) at Little Europa Restaurant and Gourmet Deli in the Gayton Crossing Shopping Center on 11/5/03. Flambe version.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
From left, Thomas Haskins, Andrew Williams, and Fred Middleton preparing food in the kitchen of the Positive Vibe Cafe in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center.
BRUCE PARKER
Chef Peter Caserta is opening a second Pasta Luna restaurant in addition to the West End location. The new location is in the Commonwealth Center at 288 and Hull Streets.
JOE MAHONEY
Chicken Biryahi, adorned with egg, is available at Curry House restaurant on West Broad Street. Photo taken October 7, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
Gade Reddy, of Wilmington, Delaware, eats a meal at Curry House restaurant on West Broad Street Tuesday, October 6, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
The bar at the Grafiti Grille in the Tuckahoe Shopping Center. Feb. 27, 2005
BRUCE PARKER
Marie Antoinette Elbling grew up on a farm near the village of Thanville in Alsace, France. Her family ate seasonal food only at three meals. After moving to Richmond 34 years ago where she and husband, Chef Paul, opened La Petite France, she eats the same way. She doesn't exercise because she is in constant motion. Life is her exercise. If a light bulb needs changed in the restaurant, she'll grab a ladder and do it.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Chef F. J. Sabatini, with his Seafood Bouchee, in the restaurant in the Henry Clay Inn in Ashland on March 28, 2005
P. KEVIN MORLEY
The Brasilian Cafe is located in the basement of Stuart Circle Apartments on Monument Avenue. Photo taken Sunday, January 20, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Among other dishes, guests at Can Can, a brasserie on Cary St., can savor the roasted salmon served with lentils, wild mushrooms and red wine shallots. April 20, 2005.
EVA RUSSO
The bar area of Shula's 2 restaurant at the Sheraton Richmond West November 6, 2004.
MARK GORMUS
Guests dining at Cielito Lindo who might be in the mood for something sweet can try the flan de calabaza, the pumpkin flan. March 15, 2005.
EVA RUSSO
Christopher Bak, chef at Fusion, watches over chocolate truffle cake. Photo taken Monday, March 7, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Lucky lounge, located on E. Cary St., opened December 28, 2004. This restaurant/bar also offered live music, including Jazz on Thursday nights.
EVA RUSSO
Lunch crowd at Perly's on Grace St. March 11, 2005
MARK GORMUS
A fire broke out at Firebirds in the Short Pump Town center on December 20, 2005.
NATHAN GRAY
India Garden & Grill WAS a family-owned Indian restaurant off of Midlothian Turnpike. Pictured here in 2005 were masala dosa (front), an Indian-style thin pancake served with onion and potato stuffing, curry and coconut chutney sauce, and vegetable jalfrezi (behind), a mix of cauliflowers, carrots, beans and green peppers sauteed in ginger, garlic, dry fruits and authentic Indian spices.
EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Looking out of the front window into the "sidewalk cafe" portion of Escabar at 5806 Grove Ave. December 21, 2005
BRUCE PARKER
Kevin Brown (left) and Nancy Cohen in the kitchen at Cafe Mandolin Feburary 18 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT/TIMES-DISPATCH
Using savory custard with dijon mustard in filo shells as the base , David Shannon of Dogwood restaurant created seven holiday party foods using leftovers . December 20 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Cluck Bucket (left), Gravy Fries and Perogies from The Pour House om 2005. Photo taken Dec. 3
NATHAN GRAY
Martini Kitchen and Bubble Bar. Rack of Lamb, field greens and shrimp cocktail. November 28 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Beverly Mazursky, owner of Bev's Homemade Ice Cream shop in Carytown in the Carytown store on Thursday, February 10, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
The driver of this pickup truck was taken into custody on Dec. 9, 2005 after Hanover authorities and patrons at Mulligan's Sports Bar said he drove into the restaurant after being kicked out.
“To the dining community: Don’t forget to bring joy wherever you can; it will go a long way.”
Stella Dikos, namesake of Stella’s and Stella’s Grocery
DEAN HOFFMEYER
French artist Gilles Cheramy, right, poses beside the butterfly-shaped bar he has created for The Can Can restaurant at 3120 W. Cary St. in Richmond, VA, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, as his assistant, Bruno Perrigouas, left, polishes the edge.
BOB BROWN
A table set in front of the fireplace at Azzurro Restaurant in 2004.
DON LONG
Vitello's is located at 101 N. Fifth Street Sept. 22, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Peter J. D'Amelio, president and chief operating officer ot the restaurant division at The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, photographed at their Short Pump restaurant Monday, September 27, 2004.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Cheesecakes and desserts are ready to be served up on Monday, September 27, 2004, at The Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Short Pump.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Tavern salad in The Veranda at Michelle's Tavern in Hanover Courthouse . September 21 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Barbara Roll is one of the items on Ichiban's menu. Photo taken Friday, October 21, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Avenue 805 features Sunday brunch. This is French Toast with fresh local figs, toasted almonds and maple syrup. The Rail Bloody Mary is a signature brunch beverage. Photo taken Sept. 18, 2005.
JOE MAHONEY
This sushi and sashimi combo plate is one of the items on Ichiban's menu. Photo taken Friday, October 21, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Interior of Avenue 805 restaurant on September 18, 2005
JOE MAHONEY
Vinny Sanzone of Carini's Restaurant with a large pizza, in the newer section of the Italian restaurant in 2005. Photo taken Oct. 12.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Sosie Hublitz outside her Gaston-damaged Shockoe Bottom restaurant "The Kitchen Table" on October 6, 2004.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Sosie Hublitz's Gaston-damaged Shockoe Bottom restaurant "The Kitchen Table." Photo taken October 6, 2004.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Jen Clayton, a manager at Gutenberg Cafe', explains the flow of the high water which severely damaged the restaurant in September of 2004, when remnants of Hurricane Gaston flooded Shockoe Bottom. Photo taken Sept. 29.
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
5/10/04 - Diners prepare to order while enjoying their cocktails at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar at Stony Point Fashion Park in Richmond Monday.
LISA BILLINGS
Carolyn and Bob DeCapri in their restaurant, Cafe' di Pagliacci, in the Fan District.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Lynn Cochran and Jim News, the owners of Mr. Patrick Henry's Inn on Church Hill, are selling the place. The stand in the restaurant's lunch room. The restaurant also had formal dining rooms. Photo taken November 15, 1999.
BRUCE PARKER
Dennis Hickman at the new Julian's at 1129 Three Chopt Rd. He is holding a framed 1947 menu from the restaurant's earliest days in downtown Richmond.
BRUCE PARKER
H.L. Reed Design Inc. decorated the Main Street Beer Co. with a poured concrete bar. Photo taken Tuesday, August 3, 1999.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Edward Martin calls himself 'The Drink Man' at his job with Cafe Mosaic. He moves quickly through his work filling water pitchers, and other drink related tasks.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
The Jade Elephant RESTAURANT
BRUCE PARKER
Folks come to the Texas-Wisconsin Border Cafe, shown Aug. 24, 1995, in Richmond, Va., for its mix of Tex-Mex and hearty Wisconsin fare. Or maybe it's because of all the memorabilia from its namesake states, including stuffed animals, football helmets and license plates.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
John Felico, owner of Dominic's of New York, will soon sell his sausage products at selected Ukrops. He is shown in his Willow Lawn Food Court location.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Watchful Waiter Awards Acacia Restaurant on Cary St. View from the porch on December 21, 1998
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A Chesterfield County man wanted on theft-related charges was arrested in Fredericksburg on Sunday after a standoff that lasted about four hours, police said.
Erick Ottoniel Obando was found guilty of the murder of a Kenneth G. Moore, whose body was discovered wrapped in plastic and dumped in a watery ditch more than four years ago in Sussex County.
Fredericksburg police spokeswoman Sarah Morris said police received information Sunday afternoon that a man wanted in Chesterfield and Hanover counties was at a home in the 1400 block of Preserve Lane in the city. Officers went to the residence and saw the suspect, 44-year-old Roy Curtis White of Chesterfield, outside the home.
When officers tried to speak with him, the suspect ran into the house and refused to come back out, Morris said. Police surrounded the home and tried for several hours to talk White into turning himself in.
The police department’s Crisis Negotiation Team, the Special Equipment Tactical Team, a drone and the police dog were among the law enforcement contingent.
From the Archive: Remember these Richmond-area restaurants?
Organist Eddie Weaver at the Miller & Rhoads Tea Room
Masaaki Okada
Lunches in the Miller & Rhoads Tea Room with Eddie Weaver at the organ have been so popular that he cut his own record.
Lindy Kest Rodman
The recently closed Venice Restaurant at the Corner of W. Cary and Thompson streets in Richmond. The Venice had operated since 1958; the owners recently decided to retire.
BRUCE PARKER
The new Julian's - Julian's, an Italian restaurant that has been operating for 40 years, has moved to larger quarters on West Broad Street. The restaurant left 2529 W. Broad St. and is leasing space in the former Automobile Club of Virginia headquarters, a block to the west. The restaurant has about 50 percent more space, with seating for about 200 people on the main floor. In addition, a wine cellar has been installed in the basement, private dining areas have been set up, and office space is available on the upper floor. The vacated property may become part of a redevelopment project involving the William Byrd Motor Hotel.
Don Long
Miller & Rhoads Corner Shop, T-D Mag. Camera Quiz.
Staff
Byram's Restaurant, 3215 West Broad Street.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
March 16, 1967 ( Staff photo - Netherwood ) Collector's Corner is between the Tea Room and Ladies Room on Miller & Rhoads 5th Floor
Charles Wood on ladder. Jimmy Aldred climbing down. Talley Neon takes down Julian's Restaurant sign
Clement Britt
Little remains besides the brick walls at the Capri Restaurant (right) and a chiropractor's office. July 4, 1983.
Gary Burns
A Julian's Restaurant menu from the early 1950's.
BRUCE PARKER
In January 1975, shoppers passed by “the clock” at Miller & Rhoads in downtown Richmond. The distinct timepiece with four faces was installed in the department store in the mid-1920s; it can be seen today at the Valentine Richmond History Center.
Masaaki Okada
The new Kelly's Jet System restaurant which is due to open in mid-August on the northwest corner of Fifth and Broad sts. is shown above.
Where's the engine? The caboose traveling on the bed of a truck along West Broad Street yesterday wasn't part of a new rail line in Richmond, but part of a remodeling project at the old Clover Room restaurant. Owner John Dankos plans to open the new restaurant, Stanley Stegmeyer's Hodgepodge, on July 1. Part of the decor will include two cabooses, each of which will seat 16 persons. May 3, 1978
Wallace Clark
This January 1952 image shows the intersection of West Broad and Lombardy streets, home to a White Tower restaurant and a Firestone automotive service center. White Tower restaurants were a rival of White Castle eateries. The Firestone site is now home to a Dollar Tree store. Lombardy & Broad St.
Staff Photo
This January 1952 image shows the intersection of West Broad and Lombardy streets, home to a White Tower restaurant and a Firestone automotive service center. White Tower restaurants were a rival of White Castle eateries. The Firestone site is now home to a Dollar Tree store. Lombardy & Broad St.
Staff Photo
A view of the water at Chesdin Restaurant, 629 River Road, Matoaca.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
A dish from the the Chesdin Restaurant, 629 River Road, Matoaca.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
In the small kitchen of Jumpin J's Java, owner Je Depew (right) creates unique entrees with chef Gene Smith (center) and Chris Pierson. Sept. 25, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY
At Jumpin J's Java, owner Je Depew (left) shares a laugh with customers Denise Lawus and Melvin Carter. Sept. 25, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Je Depew, outside her cafe' and restaurant, Jumpin J's Java, at 2306 Jefferson Avenue (corner of Jefferson and Leigh streets) in Church Hill.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Exterior of Six Burner Restaurant on Grace Street in 2010.
Joe Mahoney/Times-Dispatch
Roasted Red Pepper appetizer at Six Burner Restaurant. Roasted Red Peppers, local goat cheese, roasted garlic and shallots seved with grilled bread.
Joe Mahoney/Times-Dispatch
One of the many seating areas at the Mexico Restaurant in Mechanicsville on May 17, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD/TIMES-DISPATCH
The Upper East Side Restaurant Jazz Lounge and Sports Bar allocated at 7103 Brook Road March 30, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
The Upper East Side Restaurant Jazz Lounge and Sports Bar allocated at 7103 Brook Road on March 30, 2004. Grilled mushroom melt burger, (left) Upper East Side hot wings, and grilled chicken wrap.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Kobe Japanese Steaks & Sushi. March 24, 2004
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Ancho chile strip (front plate), Coconut jumbo shrimp (back plate), creme brule cheesecake (right plate) and Firebirds 2000 Napa Valley Red are some of the items on the Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill. Photo taken Monday, March 1, 2004,
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Bookbinder's Grill in Alverser Plaza in Midlothian in 2004.
BRUCE PARKER
Bella Arte on Bellevue Ave. in 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD/TIMES-DISPATCH
Sushi from the Young Bin Restaurant in Chippenham Square Shopping Center February 24, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Shrimp and Scallop Scampi with linguine at Portabella's Restaurant & Pizzaria
CLEMENT BRITT
Paxton Campbell, owner of The Oak Leaf sandwich shop on West Franklin, holds a picture of his grandmother Pearl Campbell, who had a restaurant called The Oak Leaf at 307 North Boulevard in the 1920's.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The "Plato Gordo" at Rio Grande Cafe at Stony Point Fashion Park.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
George Porcella, general manager of Pasta Luna restaurant in Richmond, VA, holds a menu as he talks about how the mad-cow scare has affected their business Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003.
BOB BROWN
El Azteca Mexican Restaurant in Ashland . December 22 , 2003
CLEMENT BRITT
Valentino's Italian Pizza and Restaurant, December 2, 2003.
Joe Mahoney
Interior of Valentino's Italian Pizza and Restaurant. Photo taken Dec. 2, 2003
Joe Mahoney
Coctel De Camaron, (Shrimp Cocktail) at Los Rios Mexican Restaurant on Tuckernuck Road, November 12, 2003.
MARK GORMUS
Satoru Sato, head chef at Hana Zushi Japanese Restaurant, prepares a variety of sushi delicacies February 18, 2004
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
Anthony Clark, a host at Croaker's Spot in Jackson Ward, waits to greet guests as they enter the restaurant on December 19, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
The Edible Garden, 12506 River Road, Goochland County. Phot o taken June 17, 2005
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Harold Thomas III, 14, works at Harold's Kitchen every day after school. The restaurant has been in the family since 1971, when the first Harrold, Harrold III's grandfather, opened it.
EVA RUSSO
La Casita's home made sauces - Red, (Medium) White, (Hot) and Green, (Very hot) compliment the restaurant's Shrimp Quesadilla, served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.9/6/05-
Lisa Billings
Diners munch under the festive lights strung over the dining room at La Casita Restaurant in Richmond Tuesday.9/6/05
Lisa Billings
Joe and Camilia Trak (center) with their children John and Mona, with some of the items on their extensive Greek-Italian menu, including Greek and Italian wines. Trak's Greek and Italian Ristorante
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Visitors to Trick Dog Cafe in Irvington, Virginia, can rub this trick dog statue for good luck. Photo taken Wednesday, July 19, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Smoked Salmon in a crepe with flower petals with chives, cr me frais, microgreens accompanied by caper berries, chopped white onions, parsley and quail eggs. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. May 13, 2005.
TIMES-DISPATCH
Chef Matthew Tlusty with two Rock fish at Limani Fish Grill on W. Cary St. July 14, 2005
MARK GORMUS
Isabel and Mehmet Akpinar, owners of Zorba's Restaurant June 1, 2005.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Homard en Poche, Rock Lobster Tail & Oyster Mushroom Duxelle baked in a Beggar’s Pouch. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. May 13, 2005.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Smoked Salmon in a crepe with flower petals with chives, cr me frais, microgreens accompanied by caper berries, chopped white onions, parsley and quail eggs. 1 North Belmont Restaurant on North Belmont Road in the fan. 5/13/05
TIMES-DISPATCH
Thyme crusted rack of veal served with asparagus flan and prosciutto wrapped asparagus is one of the entrees served at Bistro R, on W. Broad St.
EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Bryn Purser (foreground) and Adam Schumm (background) working in their restaurant, Zuppa, at 104 N. 18th St. in Shockoe Bottom in 2005
BRUCE PARKER/TIMES-DISPATCH
Bottoms Up staff prepares for dinner customers beneath a reminder of Tropical Storm Gaston's flood damage on August 11 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT/TIMES-DISPATCH
Brasilian Cafe owner Rogel Venson and employee Isabel Gonzalez inside the restaurant on April 14, 2005.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Contractor W. Samuel West, West Builders LLC, (right) was instrumental in rebuilding many flood-damaged restaurants in Shockoe Bottom including the River City Diner in which this photo was taken.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Mr. Bojangles restaurant is located at 550 E. Marshall Street.
CINDY BLANCHARD
A wooden casket containing a dummy corpse is brought into O'Toole's Restaurant as part of a "wake" that harks back to a centuries-old papal dispensation that allowed Irishmen normally abstaining from drink during Lent to drink in the event of a wake for the dead. The ritual with the dummy corpse is a tradition of many years at the restaurant/bar on Forest Hill Ave.
BRUCE PARKER
Wingstop Restaurant featured a variety of wings for every palate. From left: Lemon Pepper, original hot wings, and a mild variety. They are served here with fresh-cut seasoned fries.
Joe Mahoney
Darryl and Pramvdee U. McGuire owners of Thai Country Resturant on Staples Mill Rd. .
CLEMENT BRITT
A list of restaurants supposedly available at the Sixth Street Marketplace, but alas, several are closed down and one whole block of restaurants listed has been demolished.
LAD
Rod Bennett (right) a partner in the Martini Kitchen & Bubble Bar venture, said that the 1911 West Main Street restaurant will boast 85 martinis on the menu. It will also offer certified black angus beef, duck, and lobster.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Lois McCarn of Richmond (center) eats lunch with her daughter Carolyn Barker of Richmond in Brio Tuscan Grille at Stony Point Fashion Park
TIMES-DISPATCH
Little Europa Strogonoff (stroganoff) at Little Europa Restaurant and Gourmet Deli in the Gayton Crossing Shopping Center on 11/5/03. Flambe version.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
From left, Thomas Haskins, Andrew Williams, and Fred Middleton preparing food in the kitchen of the Positive Vibe Cafe in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center.
BRUCE PARKER
Chef Peter Caserta is opening a second Pasta Luna restaurant in addition to the West End location. The new location is in the Commonwealth Center at 288 and Hull Streets.
JOE MAHONEY
Chicken Biryahi, adorned with egg, is available at Curry House restaurant on West Broad Street. Photo taken October 7, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
Gade Reddy, of Wilmington, Delaware, eats a meal at Curry House restaurant on West Broad Street Tuesday, October 6, 2003.
Rebecca Reid
The bar at the Grafiti Grille in the Tuckahoe Shopping Center. Feb. 27, 2005
BRUCE PARKER
Marie Antoinette Elbling grew up on a farm near the village of Thanville in Alsace, France. Her family ate seasonal food only at three meals. After moving to Richmond 34 years ago where she and husband, Chef Paul, opened La Petite France, she eats the same way. She doesn't exercise because she is in constant motion. Life is her exercise. If a light bulb needs changed in the restaurant, she'll grab a ladder and do it.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
Chef F. J. Sabatini, with his Seafood Bouchee, in the restaurant in the Henry Clay Inn in Ashland on March 28, 2005
P. KEVIN MORLEY
The Brasilian Cafe is located in the basement of Stuart Circle Apartments on Monument Avenue. Photo taken Sunday, January 20, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Among other dishes, guests at Can Can, a brasserie on Cary St., can savor the roasted salmon served with lentils, wild mushrooms and red wine shallots. April 20, 2005.
EVA RUSSO
The bar area of Shula's 2 restaurant at the Sheraton Richmond West November 6, 2004.
MARK GORMUS
Guests dining at Cielito Lindo who might be in the mood for something sweet can try the flan de calabaza, the pumpkin flan. March 15, 2005.
EVA RUSSO
Christopher Bak, chef at Fusion, watches over chocolate truffle cake. Photo taken Monday, March 7, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Lucky lounge, located on E. Cary St., opened December 28, 2004. This restaurant/bar also offered live music, including Jazz on Thursday nights.
EVA RUSSO
Lunch crowd at Perly's on Grace St. March 11, 2005
MARK GORMUS
A fire broke out at Firebirds in the Short Pump Town center on December 20, 2005.
NATHAN GRAY
India Garden & Grill WAS a family-owned Indian restaurant off of Midlothian Turnpike. Pictured here in 2005 were masala dosa (front), an Indian-style thin pancake served with onion and potato stuffing, curry and coconut chutney sauce, and vegetable jalfrezi (behind), a mix of cauliflowers, carrots, beans and green peppers sauteed in ginger, garlic, dry fruits and authentic Indian spices.
EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Looking out of the front window into the "sidewalk cafe" portion of Escabar at 5806 Grove Ave. December 21, 2005
BRUCE PARKER
Kevin Brown (left) and Nancy Cohen in the kitchen at Cafe Mandolin Feburary 18 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT/TIMES-DISPATCH
Using savory custard with dijon mustard in filo shells as the base , David Shannon of Dogwood restaurant created seven holiday party foods using leftovers . December 20 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Cluck Bucket (left), Gravy Fries and Perogies from The Pour House om 2005. Photo taken Dec. 3
NATHAN GRAY
Martini Kitchen and Bubble Bar. Rack of Lamb, field greens and shrimp cocktail. November 28 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Beverly Mazursky, owner of Bev's Homemade Ice Cream shop in Carytown in the Carytown store on Thursday, February 10, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH
The driver of this pickup truck was taken into custody on Dec. 9, 2005 after Hanover authorities and patrons at Mulligan's Sports Bar said he drove into the restaurant after being kicked out.
“To the dining community: Don’t forget to bring joy wherever you can; it will go a long way.”
Stella Dikos, namesake of Stella’s and Stella’s Grocery
DEAN HOFFMEYER
French artist Gilles Cheramy, right, poses beside the butterfly-shaped bar he has created for The Can Can restaurant at 3120 W. Cary St. in Richmond, VA, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, as his assistant, Bruno Perrigouas, left, polishes the edge.
BOB BROWN
A table set in front of the fireplace at Azzurro Restaurant in 2004.
DON LONG
Vitello's is located at 101 N. Fifth Street Sept. 22, 2004.
CINDY BLANCHARD
Peter J. D'Amelio, president and chief operating officer ot the restaurant division at The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, photographed at their Short Pump restaurant Monday, September 27, 2004.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Cheesecakes and desserts are ready to be served up on Monday, September 27, 2004, at The Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Short Pump.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
The Tavern salad in The Veranda at Michelle's Tavern in Hanover Courthouse . September 21 , 2005
CLEMENT BRITT
Barbara Roll is one of the items on Ichiban's menu. Photo taken Friday, October 21, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Avenue 805 features Sunday brunch. This is French Toast with fresh local figs, toasted almonds and maple syrup. The Rail Bloody Mary is a signature brunch beverage. Photo taken Sept. 18, 2005.
JOE MAHONEY
This sushi and sashimi combo plate is one of the items on Ichiban's menu. Photo taken Friday, October 21, 2005.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Interior of Avenue 805 restaurant on September 18, 2005
JOE MAHONEY
Vinny Sanzone of Carini's Restaurant with a large pizza, in the newer section of the Italian restaurant in 2005. Photo taken Oct. 12.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Sosie Hublitz outside her Gaston-damaged Shockoe Bottom restaurant "The Kitchen Table" on October 6, 2004.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Sosie Hublitz's Gaston-damaged Shockoe Bottom restaurant "The Kitchen Table." Photo taken October 6, 2004.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Jen Clayton, a manager at Gutenberg Cafe', explains the flow of the high water which severely damaged the restaurant in September of 2004, when remnants of Hurricane Gaston flooded Shockoe Bottom. Photo taken Sept. 29.
P. KEVIN MORLEY/TIMES-DISPATCH
5/10/04 - Diners prepare to order while enjoying their cocktails at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar at Stony Point Fashion Park in Richmond Monday.
LISA BILLINGS
Carolyn and Bob DeCapri in their restaurant, Cafe' di Pagliacci, in the Fan District.
P. KEVIN MORLEY
Lynn Cochran and Jim News, the owners of Mr. Patrick Henry's Inn on Church Hill, are selling the place. The stand in the restaurant's lunch room. The restaurant also had formal dining rooms. Photo taken November 15, 1999.
BRUCE PARKER
Dennis Hickman at the new Julian's at 1129 Three Chopt Rd. He is holding a framed 1947 menu from the restaurant's earliest days in downtown Richmond.
BRUCE PARKER
H.L. Reed Design Inc. decorated the Main Street Beer Co. with a poured concrete bar. Photo taken Tuesday, August 3, 1999.
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND
Edward Martin calls himself 'The Drink Man' at his job with Cafe Mosaic. He moves quickly through his work filling water pitchers, and other drink related tasks.
DEAN HOFFMEYER
The Jade Elephant RESTAURANT
BRUCE PARKER
Folks come to the Texas-Wisconsin Border Cafe, shown Aug. 24, 1995, in Richmond, Va., for its mix of Tex-Mex and hearty Wisconsin fare. Or maybe it's because of all the memorabilia from its namesake states, including stuffed animals, football helmets and license plates.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN/TIMES-DISPATCH
John Felico, owner of Dominic's of New York, will soon sell his sausage products at selected Ukrops. He is shown in his Willow Lawn Food Court location.
LINDY KEAST RODMAN
Watchful Waiter Awards Acacia Restaurant on Cary St. View from the porch on December 21, 1998
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ATLANTIC CITY — The city will get $16.8 million in state funding left over from last year's state budget, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday at a press conference at the municipal Public Works yard.
The city will install a city-wide security camera system with $5 million of the funds, Mayor Marty Small Sr. said.
"We have talked about this a long time," Small said of the need for a citywide camera system.
Small said it won't stop all crime, but will give police new tools to prevent and investigate it.
“The investments in this year’s budget and other recent State support make it clear that we support and value Atlantic City, and will continue to work alongside city leadership to help this community prosper," Murphy said.
The city will use $3.6 million for new equipment for public works, including street sweepers, and $3 million for energy savings in city buildings, Small said.
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Small said that in East Orange, in Essex County, a citywide camera system decreased crime by more than 70%.
Atlantic City had this year's first two shooting homicides in recent days, he said, compared to 11 at this time last year. There was one other homicide — a stabbing — in the city earlier this year, a city spokesman said.
“Atlantic City has faced real challenges, but by working across party lines, we were able to secure funding that will allow for many needed projects to be completed. We look forward to continuing to work with the Governor’s office to make sure Atlantic City can get itself back on the right track,” said State Sen. Vince Polistina, R-Atlantic.
"These are important investments for the future," Murphy said, adding there is $60 million in funding for the city in the new 2023 fiscal year budget. "This will ensure progress continues. ... Atlantic City's success is vital to the success of South Jersey and of all of New Jersey."
Atlantic City is one of several cities receiving the supplemental funding, Murphy said.
Another $2 million will go toward purchasing new lumber for fixing the Boardwalk's surface, $1.3 million for new fire trucks, $1.2 million for the Main Avenue Promenade project, and $1 million will be used to expand the Boardwalk from Caspian Avenue to Gardner's Basin.
"We have the money in hand," Small said, and said the camera system should be installed by the end of the year.
HVAC improvements will be made in the city's Public Safety building at a cost of $350,000, and $250,000 will be used for a Pacific Avenue redevelopment project near Jim Whelan Memorial Boardwalk Hall.
Murphy also said the FY2023 budget includes more than $43 million in direct municipal aid to help fund day-to-day operations in the city.
He thanked state and local officials of both parties for working together to improve the city.
“We came into office on a promise of putting Atlantic County ahead of party; and are pleased that the State of New Jersey met and matched our promise and continues to show its interest in the betterment of Atlantic City,” said Assemblywoman Claire Swift, R-Atlantic.
“As a former mayor of Atlantic City, I can’t say enough how life-changing these funds will be,” said Assemblyman Don Guardian, R-Atlantic.
After the press conference, Murphy said the best way Atlantic City can prepare for competition from New York City casinos, expected to open in the coming years, is to improve the city and the experience it provides to visitors.
New York State's gaming commission will soon award up to three casino licenses down state, two of which are likely to be located in New York City.
Murphy said he anticipates the $16.8 million in new funding will help greatly to move Atlantic City in the right direction to better compete.
Murphy also said he does not expect the state to mediate its legal dispute with Atlantic County over changes to the casinos Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) legislation. It will proceed with the legal case, Murphy said, adding he believes a recent decision against the state was wrong.
The state has appealed a Superior Court judge's ruling that the state violated a 2018 consent agreement with Atlantic County when it changed the rules affecting PILOT payments, and must make millions of dollars in payments to the county.
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BRIDGETON — City police arrested Brandin Fortune-Brown on an outstanding warrant early Sunday morning on Fayette Street.
While making the arrest at 3:30 a.m., police found a loaded Ruger SR9 handgun with a high-capacity magazine and burglars’ tools.
Fortune-Brown, 19, was sent to the Cumberland County Jail. Authorities have brought several charges against Fortune-Brown, including weapons-related charges, contempt charges and charges related to the possession of the burglary tools. | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/bridgeton-police-make-arrest-after-uncovering-loaded-handgun-burglary-tools/article_ac623342-27a1-11ed-abe0-cb3940473609.html | 2022-08-29T21:10:07 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/bridgeton-police-make-arrest-after-uncovering-loaded-handgun-burglary-tools/article_ac623342-27a1-11ed-abe0-cb3940473609.html |
Some great reports of fishing and catching are coming in as Labor Day looms.
Some recent visitors from southern waters have added to the mix.
But first, this news about the New Jersey Surf Anglers Tournament and Festival in Atlantic City that had a super debut over the weekend.
The surf fishing part of the two-day event was Sunday on the beach between the T-jetty and the Steel Pier.
The creative contest offered a whopping $10,000 cash prize for the largest fish.
Miguel Rios, of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, was the winner with a summer flounder that measured 20.25 inches.
He said he caught several other smaller summer flounder while fishing either close to the jetty or when he walked down to the beach next to the New Jersey Avenue jetty.
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He was casting and retrieving a single-hook rig with a 6 1/2-inch Berkeley Gulp. He said he caught seven other smaller flounder.
All the fish caught in this contest were summer flounder. They were measured on the beach by contest judges and released.
Rios said he is 39 and been fishing since he was 8, having started out in Sheepshead Bay in New York.
“It was great, and the people who put it on were nice,” he said Monday of the new addition to the fishing calendar.
Brothers A.J. and Dorian Elmore, both of Galloway Township, were the organizers.
Taking second place was Luis Rodriguez with a 20-inch entry, and third went to Mark Teti with a 19.25-inch catch.
Noel Feliciano verified from One-Stop Bait in Atlantic City that summer flounder remain plentiful in the surf. He was a sponsor of the tournament and provided the info on the top finishers.
There is a lot of other fishing going on.
Mike O’Neill on the Stray Cat open/charter boat out of Seaview Harbor Marina in Great Egg Harbor Inlet said he was “muddling through” with summer flounder, tautog and mahi Monday.
Irv Hurd on the party boat Miss Avalon that runs from Avalon Fishing Center said Monday they had black sea bass, six triggerfish, three keeper summer flounder and croaker in clean, clear 77-degree water at the Townsends Inlet reef.
John Nigro, dockmaster for the Starfish party boat that rolls from Sea Isle City, reported more triggerfish.
Jim Moran had a report that indicates the arrival of visitors from southern climes.
Moran said Mike Smith, one of the captains of the Nev-R-Enuf charter boat, had a 33.25-pound cobia caught by customer Ernest Bayard at the Townsends Inlet reef.
Moran said bonito and false albacore have arrived. He also had a report about a hound fish.
Here’s a reminder about the three-division first annual Michael Strange Foundation War on the Water this Saturday that will be based at Tight Lines in Somers Point.
Fishing hours for the land and boat divisions are midnight to 3 p.m. Saturday. Rules and captain’s meetings are set for 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Tight Lines.
An offshore division will be held with a captain’s choice of one day, either Thursday or Friday. The entry deadline for that division already has passed, however.
Call Tight Lines at 609-601-2248 for more details.
The active Strathmere Fishing and Environmental Fishing Club will hold its crabbing contest Saturday. It is open to non-members, too, and includes divisions for adults and youth. Signups are free at Whale Creek Marina. Call Jan Hollingsworth at 609-846-4162 for details.
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Former Arlington police officer Ravinder Singh, who was accused of negligent homicide in the death of a woman in 2019, was found not guilty by a Tarrant County jury on Monday.
The jury was handed the case shortly after 5 p.m. Friday and deliberated for about three hours before being sent home for the weekend.
Deliberations resumed Monday morning before the verdict was read at about 3:50 p.m.
Prior to closing arguments on Friday afternoon, Singh informed the court that he did not plan to testify in his own defense.
Had he been convicted Singh faced a maximum of two years in state jail and a fine of up to $10,000.
WOMAN KILLED WHEN OFFICER TARGETS CHARGING DOG
Former Arlington police officer Ravinder Singh is accused of shooting and killing 30-year-old Margarita Brooks while shooting at her charging dog.
Brooks was the subject of a welfare call on Aug. 1, 2019, where she was reportedly passed out in a grassy area near the intersection of Cantor Drive and North Collins Street.
Police said Singh called out to the woman and that her dog then started barking and running toward him. Arlington police said in 2019 the officer retreated, pulled out his gun and fired toward the dog several times.
MAGGIE BROOKS SHOOTING
Afterward, Brooks started to cry out and it was apparent she had been injured, police said.
Brooks, who was a mother to three children, was hospitalized and later died. Her cause of death was ruled a homicide.
Singh resigned from the department in November 2019 amid an administrative investigation and in September 2020 he was indicted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide by a Tarrant County grand jury.
Brooks' family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in July 2021 asking for at least $2 million in restitution.
"There's no winners in this," said the victim's father Troy Brooks outside the courtroom. "That's a young man in there. This changes the course of his life. We can't get Maggie back."
NBC 5's Scott Gordon contributed to this story.
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Flash flooding last Monday forced a few local restaurants to close their doors for the day, but for Tarantino's Cicchetti Bar and Record Lounge, "the storm sealed it." Owner Joseph Peter Tarantino IV says he's decided to permanently close the casual Italian-American restaurant that mostly attracted musical-goers on their way to Fair Park.
A three years war with pandemic-related battles that included staffing challenges, food shortages, and inflation has taken a financial, physical and mental toll on the restaurateur and chef who's worked in restaurants for more than 50 years.
"Things kept getting worse, and the storm was more than icing on the cake," he says. "Every time, I tried to adjust and reinvent. But at the end of the day, it never took off fast enough to sustain myself through a rocky road."
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Cost of Crisis: Housing situation is 'the biggest crisis we have in Phoenix,' councilman says
The city doesn't have enough shelter space to meet the needs of a growing unsheltered population.
A tarp, propped up by shopping carts, provides some respite from the triple-digit temperatures. It's a haven of sorts in a hell Lorraine never imagined.
“It’s scary,” Lorraine shared. “By myself out here I don’t sleep. I always have to be watching my back. During the day I get my rest. I always feel safer during the day sleeping.”
Lorraine said she’d been experiencing homelessness for about a year.
And on the Wednesday morning we met her at Perry Park, near 32nd Street and Thomas Road, she was cleaning her space; duties she takes seriously, even though she’s living on the streets.
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“I was just cleaning here,” said Lorraine that morning. “Making sure we don’t have any garbage in here because we get ants.”
It’s a reality for many who regularly line the fence at Perry Park.
“We’re like family,” said Lorraine’s friend Robert J. “Brothers and sisters.”
He and Lorraine were sharing a tarp space. Unlike Lorraine, Robert J. told 12 News he’d been experiencing homelessness on and off for years.
“There are days that I wake up out here and I wake up just sad,” he said. “I look at myself. What am I going to do? Am I going to be out here when I’m 60 or 70 years old?”
At the time, Robert J. told us he was 46.
“I don’t want to be out here when I’m 50,” he added.
Chapter 1 The Cost of Crisis
When you talk with Lorraine and Robert, you can understand how costly the housing and homelessness crisis can be. You can see it in encampment conditions; in neighborhood impact; in city resources; in human suffering.
“I talk to so many kids out here,” Robert J. told us. “They ask me. ‘How long you been out here?’ I’ve been out here a long time. You see these gray hairs? I didn’t get these gray hairs for no reason.”
Robert J. said he’s struggling on the streets and would be interested in help.
“The only place this is going to get me into is into the graveyard,” he stated.
But services aren’t always felt by those who need them.
“We're very crystal clear on the need,” said Scott Hall, with the City of Phoenix’s Homeless Services Division. “The need is great.”
Funding vs. Spending: A look into the city's budget
The cost to fix the needs is not so clear.
The City of Phoenix’s budget for homelessness services and affordable housing changes every year – with funding funneling from several different sources, including local taxpayers, grants and federal dollars.
But spending isn’t always felt by people who need help.
This year, the City of Phoenix presented a $49.9 million plan for homeless services and affordable housing in fiscal year 2022-2023. Most of the City’s budget is reportedly designated for shelters and contracts for services like mental healthcare and outreach.
One of the city’s biggest funding sources is the federal government, which has given Phoenix $99.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act COVID relief to address homelessness and affordable housing since 2021.
But it turns out, the city hasn’t spent most of that money.
Many of the projects weren’t approved until June of this year.
Even so, the city has only spent about $8.6 million, less than 10% of these federal funds.
And the money has an expiration date. It must be used by 2024.
“There’s no beds,” Robert J. said. “You wonder. All this money they try getting for us. Where’s this? They want us off the streets but there’s no beds.”
12 News asked the city why a majority of the ARPA funding hadn’t been used and received an emailed response from a spokesperson:
The city has access to all ARPA funding and is working diligently to approve contracts and spend the allocation as effectively as possible.
“So, it's not as easy as you have a flat number and that's what you have to solve for,” Hall explained. “Because you have an outflow number of people, you're able to place and get housing and treatment and shelters, connected with family. But you also have an inflow number.”
In short, more and more people are becoming unsheltered and despite the millions of dollars budgeted to help, the city can’t keep up.
From 2016 to 2022, the total number of chronically homeless individuals has increased by 73%, according to the Maricopa Association of Government 2022 Point-in-Time homeless count.
The survey, taken in January 2022, showed 9,026 people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County at the start of the year, which is up by more than 2,400 people since before the pandemic. Of that number, more than half were reported to be unsheltered, as opposed to staying in a shelter space.
Residents speak out: 'It’s not the same park from when I moved here'
In Robert J.’s case, he said he’d been staying on the streets on and off since he was a teen. He spoke about his own hardships that led him to the streets.
“I’m an alcoholic,” he shared. “I’m an addict. I’m not scared to admit that.”
Robert said there were times when it felt like he would die at Perry Park, sharing that he’d witnessed violence on multiple occasions.
In the past year, crime mapping shows cases of illegal drug use, shootings, assaults, and vandalism - safety concerns that impact the whole neighborhood.
“I’ve seen the fights,” said Morgan Sailor, who lives down the road from Perry Park. “I’ve heard the fights. My family has had to shelter in the back of our house.”
She started noticing bigger changes in her neighborhood during the pandemic.
“We’ve seen people having sex up against the side of the building here,” she said, pointing to a chain store across the street from the park. “People passed out, people just sitting out here smoking meth, or whatever they’re smoking.”
She said she used to take her child to the park to play, but is reluctant to do so now.
“It’s not the same park from when I moved here.”
When she walks by now, she feels helpless.
“You’ve got people that are mentally ill, people that are on drugs,” she stated. “I can’t fix that. I’m not qualified to. I don’t want to bring my child here to play.”
Her frustrations aren’t without compassion. She’s noticed a constant cycle of people who need help lining the park fence over the past few years.
“I don’t want to give the impression that I’m frustrated with the people here,” Sailor explained. “I’m frustrated with the city failing us.”
Of the more than 9,000 people tallied experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County, more than 5,000 can’t even get into a shelter, according to the Point-in-Time count. The majority of those unsheltered, nearly 3,100 people, are concentrated in central Phoenix.
City officials see the problem: 'We know we’re failing people'
In Phoenix, shelters are often full, including a new 200-bed space a few miles from Perry Park.
“We're seeing the whole gamut from addiction to mental health issues, to fixed incomes, people being priced out of the rental markets or housing market,” Scott Hall said.
Hall is one of many people across several city departments involved in addressing the homeless crisis.
“We're seeing everything exacerbate the homeless issue within our city and within the country,” he said.
He said he’s been out to Perry Park multiple times himself, trying to connect people in need to city resources, even if beds aren’t always an option.
“At the end of the day, we know we're failing people,” Hall shared. “If anybody is on that street, that's a failure. Right? But this is an epidemic across the country - increased homelessness. And we're continuing to try to put housing projects in place and shelter projects in place so no one has to be unsheltered in our community.”
Chapter 2 Calls for change
Soon after Robert J. and Lorraine moved the tarp on top of their shopping carts to keep out the sun, City Park Rangers drove by their set-up at Perry Park.
They said that the Park Rangers told them they had to move off of park property. It’s a scenario they’d been in before and they already knew the drill.
Almost immediately, Lorraine started pushing the carts feet away, across the street, which kept them technically off park property, but no less unsheltered.
“At the end of the day I’m angry at the city government because I feel like they’re failing the residents here and they’re failing the people in the park,” Sailor shared.
Whenever Sailor has seen people moved from the park by the city, she said it doesn’t stick.
“It gets cleaned up and within a day, two days - I’m sure when you see it next week it could be completely different and filled up again,” she said. “I see an unsanctioned homeless camp that the City is seeing as the solution until they somehow find permanent housing for every single person here.”
Since the end of May 2022, 12 News has visited Perry Park more than a dozen times.
Signs at Perry Park, a public city park, detail what’s not permitted on the property.
A long list includes no camping, no illegal drugs, no physical abuse, and no using shopping carts.
Still, our cameras and staff witnessed some of those things week after week.
“And you're just like, wow, something needs to happen for this neighborhood,” said Chelsea Friday. “Because we have people who are out here suffering and they have no place to go.”
Chelsea Friday, along with Morgan Sailor, are active in their neighborhood association and have repeatedly raised concerns regarding Perry Park with multiple city departments, according to anecdotal accounts, emails and phone records.
The 12News I-Team pulled city data from 2019 through July 2022 and found that calls for Phoenix fire to the block of Perry Park nearly doubled in the past two years. Data shows there were 17 calls in 2019; 15 calls in 2020; 28 calls in 2021 and 24 calls for the first half of 2022.
The types of calls reported raise alarm, including injuries, overdoses, stabbings, even a dumpster fire in July.
Phoenix police data showed a different trend. City data shows there were 70 calls in 2019; 100 calls in 2020; 65 calls in 2021 and 67 through July 2022.
Editor's note: Acquired data only accounts for the first half of 2022.
The calls drop after 2020, but still average more than one call per week. Several of the calls in the past year have been for a suspicious person or suspicious activity.
City Councilman Carlos Garcia tours Perry Park with 12News
In mid-June, Phoenix City Council member Carlos Garcia toured Perry Park with 12News, which is part of his district.
“Today, I actually see a bunch of kids in the pool, which is really exciting to see,” he started off. “But you obviously still see a lot of people who are staying in the park, who may not have a place to live or maybe doing other things.”
On that day, the park saw a range of visitors including families at the pool, people using the playground, people camping out and people using what appeared to be illegal drugs. The bathrooms were closed, with a sign indicating the restrooms would be locked due to vandalism.
“Because of the situation, we can't even have the bathrooms open,” Garcia noted. ”And so I'd love to see not only Perry Park, but every park in the City of Phoenix being used to its max potential.”
Despite numerous calls to police, the city legally can’t arrest someone for being homeless.
That stems from a 2018 U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Martin v. Boise, which found criminalizing sleeping in public to be an Eighth Amendment violation. Under the ruling, municipalities can’t arrest someone for being homeless or sleeping in public if the city doesn’t have enough shelter beds for people in need.
“If everybody has to put their hand up and say, ‘I want a shelter bed right now?’ The answer is no,” Hall, with Phoenix’s Homeless Services Division, explained.
In Phoenix, the number of people considered to be unsheltered outnumbers the number of shelter beds. And when people resort to parks?
“It feels like the City isn't trying to even find real sustainable solutions,” Sailor shared.
Chapter 3 PHX C.A.R.E.S.
Calls concerning Perry Park have skyrocketed
If there’s a concern involving homelessness or an encampment, people in Phoenix are encouraged to report in to PHX C.A.R.E.S., a program that uses a variety of city services to provide help, education or encampment clean-up.
Since 2019, the 12News I-Team found that the number of calls to PHX C.A.R.E.S. has skyrocketed.
The city’s records tallied 21,572 cases from 2019 to June 2022.
City data shows there were 4,237 calls in 2019; 4,631 calls in 2020; 6,707 calls in 2021; and 5,997 calls through mid-June 2022, on track to surpass the years before it.
The majority of calls are listed as “Public Encampments.” Others are listed as “Private Encampments,” “Individual/Other,” or left blank. All calls from 2019 through mid-June 2022 are listed as resolved by the city.
Parks and other public city properties are among the top locations with the highest volume of PHX C.A.R.E.S. calls.
“We are there seven days a week monitoring, inspecting, cleaning our parks every day,” said Danielle Poveromo, a Deputy Director with the Parks and Recreation Department. “So we address those situations as they come up. And as we see them.”
- Burton Barr Library - 270 calls since 2019
- 12th Ave and Madison (intersection at Human Services Campus) - 167 calls since 2019
- University Park - 148 calls since 2019
- Perry Park - 121 calls since 2019
- Phoenix City Hall - 120 reports since 2019
And like neighbors told us, the reports at Perry Park significantly increased during and after the pandemic.
Editor's note: Calls to the top 15 highest density C.A.R.E.S. call locations were graphed over the last four years.
“There are many, many different departments involved and they just point fingers at each other,” Sailor said. “And as a busy resident, I have a full time job, I'm a mom, Chelsea has four children. We could be on this merry go round for the rest of our lives.”
Sailor, who shared her phone records with 12News, called PHX C.A.R.E.S. for help three times in 2021, plus other calls to other city departments, including parks and police. Even though all the PHX C.A.R.E.S. calls through June 2022 are listed as resolved, Sailor’s point is that there is always another concern popping up.
“It's heartbreaking and exhausting,” Sailor shared. “We’re trapped in this bureaucratic cycle, we can't get out of it.”
City holds 'activation events' to encourage park use
Garcia’s Office and other city departments, like parks and recreation, have tried to show they aren’t ignoring Perry Park.
Parks crews are regularly out cleaning debris on the grounds and working on landscaping.
There’s programming like soccer, but it’s seasonal.
In early July, the city opened up a skate park on an old tennis court that kids and adults have continued using.
And at the end of July, there was Water Day, where the city put up inflatable water slides.
Councilmember Garcia also showed us a mural on the back of the bathroom building at Perry Park, depicting a group of smiling children. Garcia told 12News that families and park neighbors were encouraged to come and see the mural.
“The children from the neighborhood were able to add to it,” Garcia shared.
All these events are considered “activation” events, where neighbors are encouraged to come use the park.
“I think it is on all of us,” Garcia explained. “I think it's important for neighbors to activate the park. I think when there's an empty public space, and it's the only place where unsheltered people can be, they're gonna go there.
Both Chelsea and Morgan said they’ve brought their families to some of these activation events, but don’t see a lot sticking after the events are over.
“And we're looked at as the ones to resolve this issue,” Friday shared. “But when it comes to actually having the discussions and conversations, we never get a seat at the table. And that's been the biggest thing is the pushback. And nobody is seeming to collaborate together to get real solutions implemented.”
Both Sailor and Friday came with 12News on the tour with Councilmember Garcia. He was able to respond to their questions. And he didn’t try to hide what’s happening in plain sight.
“The biggest crisis we have in Phoenix right now is the housing situation,” he said.
The city budgets for creating shelter space and affordable housing.
“There's no easy solution,” Garcia said. “I can't look at the neighbors and tell them, ‘We're going to fix it by tomorrow.’ And I also can't guarantee that's going to be fixed for a year. Because the problems that we ended up seeing here are societal problems that are impacting everyone.”
Perry Park 'activation events'
Making shelter space
The state’s largest shelter, Central Arizona Shelter Services, or CASS, is right in the heart of downtown Phoenix on the Human Services Campus, a hub for people experiencing homelessness.
CASS added more beds in June, bringing the total to 600, which are typically all full. The shelter said it’s in the process of adding even more space in 2023. A spokesperson told 12News that one space will be a shelter for seniors and will hold up to 170 individuals; the other will be a 50-bed shelter in partnership with COPA Health designated specifically for people who have serious mental illness and are experiencing homelessness.
As of the last week in August, the shelter estimates more than 800 people are living on the streets outside the shelter, an area that’s come to be known as the Zone, Phoenix’s largest homeless encampment.
In early August, residents and property owners sued the city over conditions in the zone.
“We're one of the fastest growing cities and that's a good thing,” Hall explained. “But there's consequences that come with that. The housing market gets short. Right now inflation is high. So ultimately homelessness ends with someone being housed. And when that endpoint gets jammed up like it is now, it makes it difficult to create capacity within the existing projects you're doing.”
12News met with Scott Hall in a new shelter space near 28th and Washington streets, intended for people in the eastern side of the city. It has 200 beds and there’s even space for pets, but the shelter is perpetually full.
“Building housing isn't a quick process,” Hall explained. “And it's an expensive process. So when you hear these large amounts of money, sometimes it gets consumed up pretty quickly of building shelter projects and housing projects.”
And some of this is only temporary.
The 28th and Washington streets shelter, which the city opened as a joint project with Maricopa County, is only in the budget through December 2024.
“But that doesn't mean 200 beds are just gonna go away like that,” Hall said. “We'll evaluate and see how we can fund it and look for other funding sources.”
In the meantime, Scott said the city is trying to online new shelter options and continue assistance programs. He said the city is looking at other properties and is in the process of starting a pilot for tiny homes to see if those would work in Phoenix.
Long term projects when people need help now. We asked Scott Hall when Phoenix might be at a point where there will be affordable housing for everyone.
“I can't answer that question,” Hall said. “I hope soon.”
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If you or someone you know is struggling with housing costs, there are resources available to help.
The City of Phoenix offers Emergency Rental Assistance for some families who experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds can help pay utility bills or help pay to avoid eviction.
The Arizona Department of Housing also offers mortgage assistance to prevent foreclosure for homeowners who faced financial hardship due to the pandemic.
The Arizona Foundation for Women offers outreach support to help put people in contact with the services and shelters they need.
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The United Steelworkers union said its tentative agreement with Cleveland-Cliffs will make jobs and benefits more secure, requiring $4 billion in investment in union-represented steel mills.
The contract includes an 8% increase in its first year and 4% increases for each of the next three years. A steelworker now making $28.25 an hour would make $34.32 an hour at the end of the contract in September of 2025.
Some steelworkers have grumbled about the new four-year deal, saying it does not cover the rising cost of living and does not include a signing bonus.
The tentative agreement covers 12,000 steelworkers at 13 Cleveland-Cliffs workplaces, including Burns Harbor Works, Indiana Harbor Works-East, Indiana Harbor Works-West, Riverdale and New Carlisle.
“Our tentative agreement with Cliffs management recognizes the vital role steelworkers have played in the company’s success,” USW International Vice President David McCall said. “The proposed contract provides important economic and contract language improvements that will improve working conditions along with the standard of living for USW members and their families.”
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The union said the deal raises wages and bolsters health insurance without increasing costs. It also will require Cleveland-Cliffs to commit to capital investment in its mill with union jobs.
“Our plants will continue to be safer and our jobs and benefits more secure under the proposed agreement,” McCall said. “Cliffs has committed to a plan to invest in its USW facilities that will improve production, create sustainable jobs for USW members and ensure success for the company.”
The union said the deal maintains free health insurance, protects retirees from cost increases, fixes issues with preventative lab work, adds coverage for assisted fertilization treatments and covers dental implants for those who have lost teeth due to medical treatments.
Retirees get a new preventative dental benefit through Medicare Advantage. Their plans otherwise would stay the same with no increase to premiums.
The agreement would increase the pension multiplier, modify the profit-sharing agreement to allow for a portion of the quarterly profits for the whole company and add a sixth week of vacation for workers with more than 30 years. It would also guarantee time off for victims of domestic violence.
“Our local union leaders, activists and members have faced challenges in the past and know what it takes to lead the industry through its up and down cycles,” McCall said. “We look forward to the future knowing that Cliffs understands that our plants run best when management and our union work together to solve problems for the benefit of everyone.” | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/usw-says-tentative-cleveland-cliffs-deal-with-make-jobs-more-secure-requires-4-billion-investment/article_cf8aea64-3fc6-5111-b772-ce81f2e66e34.html | 2022-08-29T21:25:15 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/usw-says-tentative-cleveland-cliffs-deal-with-make-jobs-more-secure-requires-4-billion-investment/article_cf8aea64-3fc6-5111-b772-ce81f2e66e34.html |
U.S. Steel offered workers a pay hike of about 11% over the next four years, but the United Steelworkers union said it would like to see wage and pension increases that keep pace with the cost of living.
The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker offered a 3% increase the first year and 2.5% increases in years two through four of the proposed contract. It would pay a bonus of up to $7,000, have automatic 401(k) enrollment, no changes for pensioners and no changes to the Retiree Health Program.
Workers hired after 2015 would have to pay 65 cents an hour to the Retiree Healthcare Account. The company said it would invest $1 billion in its mills over the next four years and make no charges to its dental plan, vision plan, deductibles or out-of-pocket maximums.
It would shift from the Highmark PPO Network to the Highmark High Performing PPO Network.
"I remain extremely bullish on U.S. Steel’s future, especially following President Biden’s comments declaring July inflation free. We know there has been speculation of a recession. We have also seen declining steel prices, while production costs have remained high," U.S. Steel President and CEO David Burritt wrote in a letter to steelworkers. "We look to the federal government’s guidance regarding inflation and other economic factors, and we are confident that our strong healthy financial position and record cash and liquidity position the company to succeed in the event of an economic or industry downturn."
The United Steelworkers union said the proposal would not continue the current health care plan.
"Instead, it would move to a restricted network that is much smaller, and in some geographic areas cut the in-network hospitals in half," the USW said in an update to members. "Anything out of network wouldn't be covered unless it's an emergency. Many would be forced to change hospitals or doctors. We're pressing to maintain access to providers, and hold the line on premiums."
The USW said it's also looking for modest pension increases to keep pace with inflation and respectable raises every year of the contract because bonuses get spent quickly.
"Frankly, the time for USS to reward our work with an essential worker bonus was when our lives were turned upside down and they were working from home," the USW said in an update to members. "We raised this many times during the pandemic, but it fell on deaf ears. We're fighting for stability with real wage increases that build over time and help keep pace with rising costs."
The USW asked for more time off and a greater capital investment. U.S. Steel pledged $2.5 billion in investment during the last contract.
"The best way to secure our jobs is to hold USS accountable for investing in our plants," the USW said in an update to its members.
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The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker has initially offered an 11% pay increase over the next four years, less than the 14% union steelworkers agreed to during the last round of contract talks in 2018.
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Nearly 12,000 NIPSCO customers and 3,800 Kankakee Valley REMC members were without power Monday afternoon after strong storms brought high winds and rain to Northwest Indiana.
The outages were affecting customers across a wide swath of NIPSCO's northern Indiana service territory, including Crown Point, DeMotte, Dyer, Gary, Hammond, Hebron, Hobart, Knox, Kouts, LaPorte, Lake Village, Lowell, Merrillville, Michigan City, Portage, St. John, Schererville, Schneider, Sumava Resorts, Valparaiso, Wanatah and Wheatfield.
The hardest-hit areas in Kankakee Valley REMC's service territory included Porter and Starke counties, spokeswoman Amanda Steeb said. Some members in Marshal and Pulaski counties also were affected.
Kankakee Valley REMC crews were en route to complete repairs, she said.
Initial reports indicated Kankakee Valley REMC outages were caused by downed trees and branches. The cooperative also was responding to a crash involving a utility pole, Steeb said.
NIPSCO said that it could yet not estimate when power might be restored but that it was tracking developing weather patterns. Crews were prepared to respond, the utility said.
In Crown Point, Public Works Director Terry Ciciora said crews were on standby because of the anticipated high winds.
Workers were responding to Goldsborough Street near Hoffman Street for reports of large branches, Glenn Drive and Center Ross Road for large branches, East Street and Goldsborough for large branches, Indiana Avenue and North Street for part of a downed tree and 95th Avenue and Polk Street for a report of damage.
NIPSCO warned residents who encounter possible downed power lines, damaged poles or other hazardous situations to use caution. Downed wires should always be treated as live wires, the utility said.
In the wake of a storm, NIPSCO first conducts a damage assessment.
"NIPSCO's restoration process begins with repairing large transmission and distribution lines that supply electricity to large numbers of customers in large geographic areas — including critical customers such as hospitals and emergency response," according to information posted on the company's website. "Repairs to other lines that serve smaller groups of customers can’t be made until the larger lines feeding electricity to those areas are repaired."
NIPSCO customers can report an outage by texting "out" to 444111, visiting nipsco.com/outages or using the NIPSCO app.
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Valparaiso police Sg.t Joe Cowser and a K-9 give a demonstration during the First Responder Appreciation and Demonstration Day on Saturday.
Public gets glimpse at work of emergency responders at MAAC event
Walter Bryant, 5, of Valparaiso, tries out the firefighters hose with MAAC trainee David Brasher-Harding, of Hobart, during the First Responder Appreciation and Demonstration Day on Saturday at the Multi Agency Academic Cooperative taining facility in Valparaiso.
Steel poles are supporting the Bailly Homestead house for now. Once the building is fully restored, the National Park Service plans to seek a private vendor to reuse the building for lodging or another use.
Casey Parker from the College of Business looks on as Arianna Peterson spins the wheel for some Purdue swag at the Purdue Northwest Welcome Rally on Thursday.
Doug Drummond, of Crown Point, waits for the start of the Hometown Heroes Charity Motorcycle Run near Bulldog Park in Crown Point Sunday morning. Over 70 riders participated riding from Crown Point to Hebron and Lowell supporting Crown Point EMA.
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Public gets glimpse at work of emergency responders at MAAC event
Valparaiso police Sg.t Joe Cowser and a K-9 give a demonstration during the First Responder Appreciation and Demonstration Day on Saturday.
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Public gets glimpse at work of emergency responders at MAAC event
Walter Bryant, 5, of Valparaiso, tries out the firefighters hose with MAAC trainee David Brasher-Harding, of Hobart, during the First Responder Appreciation and Demonstration Day on Saturday at the Multi Agency Academic Cooperative taining facility in Valparaiso.
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Historic Dunes buildings are being restored
Todd Ravesloot, chief of facilities at Indiana Dunes National Park, stands on the front porch of the house at Bailly Homestead.
Doug Ross, The Times
Historic Dunes buildings are being restored
Steel poles are supporting the Bailly Homestead house for now. Once the building is fully restored, the National Park Service plans to seek a private vendor to reuse the building for lodging or another use.
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Valparaiso head coach Bill Marshall watches the Vikings defense against Hammond Central in the second quarter Friday evening.
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Valparaiso’s Sammy Ampeliotis (32) intercepts a pass intended for Hammond Central’s Dashawn Woods (3) in the second quarter Friday evening.
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Hammond Central’s Jordan Woods (1) is caught by Valparaiso’s Tyres Morris (15) in the first quarter Friday evening.
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Crown Point at Andrean football
Crown Point's J.J. Johnson hands the ball to the referee following his touchdown.
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Merrillville at Hobart football
Hobart's Trey Gibson, far left, reaches forward as he's tackled on Friday in Hobart.
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Hobart's Noah Ehrlich, left, aims for open teammate Jaelen Williams on Friday in Hobart.
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Hobart's Nathan Queer reacts after the Brickies recovered a Merrillville fumble on Friday in Hobart.
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Hobart fans rally as Merrillville prepares to receive the kickoff on Friday in Hobart.
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Crown Point at Andrean football
Crown Point's Micah Jones and JJ Johnson celebrate Johnson's touchdown.
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Senior Izzy Gomez poses with school mascot Leo at the Purdue Northwest Welcome Rally Thursday.
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Purdue Northwest Welcome Rally
Casey Parker from the College of Business looks on as Arianna Peterson spins the wheel for some Purdue swag at the Purdue Northwest Welcome Rally on Thursday.
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Groundbreaking for the Silos at Sanders Farm industrial development
Ground has been broken for The Silos at Sanders Farm industrial complex in Merrillville.
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Taking advantage of the weather
With summer winding down, a couple row their kayaks on Cedar Lake Monday afternoon.
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Relaxing on Cedar Lake
Tommy Westbury take a photo of his wife, Jessica, and a carp that she caught at Cedar Lake.
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Doug Drummond, of Crown Point, waits for the start of the Hometown Heroes Charity Motorcycle Run near Bulldog Park in Crown Point Sunday morning. Over 70 riders participated riding from Crown Point to Hebron and Lowell supporting Crown Point EMA.
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Riders head to their motorcycles for the start of the Hometown Heroes Charity Motorcycle Run at Bulldog Park in Crown Point Sunday morning.
Curtis Herron and Dexter Sain, both 36 and of Chicago, left the marina about 8:30 a.m. July 27 and headed toward Illinois, East Chicago Police Chief Jose Rivera said.
Council members OK'd $22 million in bonds for phase one of the River Oaks redevelopment, which will include replacing the vacant Sears store with a $79 million water park. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/nearly-16-000-utility-customers-without-power-after-storms/article_08bc8988-1d3c-5f51-8f2f-3b2894ed1ecb.html | 2022-08-29T21:25:34 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/nearly-16-000-utility-customers-without-power-after-storms/article_08bc8988-1d3c-5f51-8f2f-3b2894ed1ecb.html |
WHITING — Move over, pierogi. Another stuffed food item is getting ready to step into the spotlight in the city.
The first Whiting Empanada Fest will be from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sept. 10 in Whiting Lakefront Park.
The fest is a collaboration between the newly formed Whiting Hispanic Heritage Organization and the Whiting Parks Department.
The Whiting Hispanic Heritage Organization was formed at the start of this year, and its founder and chairperson is Whiting Councilwoman Rebeca Uñate Michko, D-2nd.
Both of her parents came from Mexico.
"We haven't had anything for Hispanic Heritage (Month) at all, that I can think of," Uñate Michko said.
Empanada Fest has been the main focus of the new organization as it plans a full day of fun and Latin American flavor, with music playing a big part.
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Mariachis, a salsa band and traditional Mexican dancing are all scheduled for the fest.
"We've got a contract with Latin Satin Soul to close it out," Uñate Michko said.
There will also be a beer garden and, of course, empanadas will be featured.
Described as a type of turnover with a sweet or savory filling, the tasty treat is commonly baked or fried.
Adi Cruz, a member of the Whiting Hispanic Heritage Organization who also serves as parks superintendent, came up with the idea to call it Empanada Fest.
"That's brilliant because it looks like a pierogi," Uñate Michko said.
Empanada Fest is a sort of takeoff on the city's popular Pierogi Fest that occurs each July and glorifies the dumpling closely associated with Eastern European cultures.
"What I'm familiar with is pastelillos, which is a Puerto Rican version of an empanada," Cruz said. "And I know a lot of people aren't familiar with that term."
Araceli Gomez, also a member of the Whiting Hispanic Heritage Organization, said that empanadas can be found all over Latin America and that most cultures have similar foods, such as pierogis, wontons and calzones.
Other food offerings will include authentic Mexican desserts, and there will also be games for children.
Mayor Steve Spebar gave the go-ahead to use the park for the festival.
"We're celebrating the ethnic diversity of Whiting," Spebar said.
He said the most recent census numbers showed the percentage of Hispanic people in Whiting as being in the high 30s, and that it has likely risen since.
"It's a significant portion of our population," Spebar said.
Empanada Fest will be held right before the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
The inaugural fest is being presented by Notre Dame Federal Credit Union. Interested vendors or sponsors can email WhitingHHO@gmail.com for more information.
Admission to the fest is free while there is a $5 charge for parking.
The Whiting Hispanic Heritage Organization consists of members who reside in Whiting or the Robertsdale section of Hammond.
One of the goals of the organization is to develop action committees to address the challenges of members of the Hispanic population in areas such as education, health, employment and public safety.
The organization also wants to celebrate Hispanic history and contributions to the Whiting/Robertsdale community and in the entire United States.
Cruz said the organization may establish some type of scholarship program in the future. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/whiting/whiting-plans-inaugural-empanada-fest/article_d9ba4a1e-8523-5572-a797-ab1b8f3d8c67.html | 2022-08-29T21:25:40 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/whiting/whiting-plans-inaugural-empanada-fest/article_d9ba4a1e-8523-5572-a797-ab1b8f3d8c67.html |
MICHIGAN CITY — Two people died Saturday at the scene of a motorcycle crash in the 700 block of Cleveland Avenue, police said.
Kevin McCullough, 41, of Michigan City, and Jennifer Houser, 43, of Greenup, Illinois, each died from blunt force trauma, LaPorte County Coroner Lynn Swanson said.
Michigan City police were dispatched about 5:50 a.m. and found a motorcycle left the road and two people suffered traumatic injuries, Sgt. Steve Forker said.
LaPorte County EMS pronounced both people dead at the scene, police said.
A preliminary investigation showed the motorcycle was traveling east on Homer Street when its driver disregarded a stop sign at Home and Cleveland and left the road, police said.
Police said additional details would not be released at this time to protect the integrity of their investigation.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash, has additional information or might have surveillance or cellphone video of the crash is asked to contact Cpl. Brian Wright at bwright@emichigancity or Officer Shane Washluske at swashluske@emichigancity.com or 219-874-3221, ext. 1008.
Tips also can be submitted to the department via Facebook Messenger or by calling the crime tip hotline at 219-873-1488 or the WeTip hotline 800-78-CRIME.
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The organizations want EPA to update its rules to better protect human health and the environment at unregulated coal ash landfills, including one in Michigan City and two in Burns Harbor.
The number of nonfatal shootings this year, 12, is triple that of the same period last year. The number of firearms seized jumped from 79 to 176. That means more people are carrying handguns.
The resolution also calls for full removal of 2 million cubic yards of historic fill containing coal ash at the power plant. The fill is being held in place by an aging seawall.
The public has until Aug. 10 to offer written comments. The hearing, held last week, was in regard to a rate increase NIPSCO is requesting to help pay for the cleanup. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/2-dead-after-motorcycle-crash-in-michigan-city-police-say/article_295a9200-aebf-5d2e-96e7-084527610194.html | 2022-08-29T21:25:46 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/michigan-city/2-dead-after-motorcycle-crash-in-michigan-city-police-say/article_295a9200-aebf-5d2e-96e7-084527610194.html |
ST. ALBANS, WV (WOWK) – Two men and a juvenile are facing charges after another man was hospitalized after an attack in St. Albans.
According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened in the 200 block of West Main Street in St. Albans on Aug. 14, 2022. Deputies say they were called to the scene regarding a man who was beaten with a baseball bat.
The KCSO says several witnesses told deputies they saw three men arrive at the scene in a dump truck and then allegedly attack the victim. Deputies say during the attack, one suspect used a baseball bat and another used “what appeared to be an expandable baton,” while the third suspect brandished a gun.
The sheriff’s office says the victim was struck repeatedly on his body and head, and has remained hospitalized in critical condition since the attack.
Deputies say the suspects fled the scene on foot.
Mark Paul, 44, and Hunter Paul, 24, were both arrested and charged with Malicious Wounding, according to the KCSO. Deputies say a juvenile was also charged in the attack.
The investigation into the attack is still ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the KCSO at 304-357-0169. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/3-charged-after-man-beaten-with-baseball-bat-in-st-albans/ | 2022-08-29T21:26:43 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/3-charged-after-man-beaten-with-baseball-bat-in-st-albans/ |
BOONE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Several CSX railroad crossings in Boone County, West Virginia will be shut down for maintenance in the coming days and weeks, according to the West Virginia Department of Transportation.
CSX crews will be working on five different railroad crossings that are on roads the WV Division of Highways maintains. Officials say these roads will be completely shut down while crews are working, but accommodations will be made for emergency vehicles that need to get through the areas.
Those locations include:
- County Route 5 and Prenter Road in Seth will be closed Monday Aug. 29 through Thursday, Aug. 30.
- Bloomingrose Road and River Avenue in Bloomingrose will be closed Wednesday, Aug. 31.
- Indian Creek Road in Racine will be closed Thursday, Sept. 1.
- WV Route 3 and Peytona Costa Road in Peytona will be closed Tuesday, Sept. 6.
- Parts of Dartmouth-Ashford Road in Ashford will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 7 Thursday, Sept. 8 and Monday, Sept. 12. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/railroad-crossing-maintenance-to-cause-boone-county-road-closures/ | 2022-08-29T21:26:50 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/railroad-crossing-maintenance-to-cause-boone-county-road-closures/ |
BOKOSHE, Okla. — A 25-year-old man has been flown to an Oklahoma hospital after being shocked by a power line.
According to officials, the incident happened in the area of Twilight Road and Highway 31 in Bokoshe around 9 a.m. The injured man, whose identity has not been released, was a part of a crew that had been laying asphalt in the area.
Investigators believe that the dump truck which was used by the crew had come in contact with electric wires as the bed was raised up to dump the asphalt. They believe the worker then touched the truck and was shocked.
After being shocked, officials say the worker reported not being able to feel his arms or legs. He was then airlifted by a medical helicopter and transported to the hospital.
It is unknown to officials which company the individual worked with at this time.
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A Bulverde man set to be sentenced Monday morning in San Antonio federal court for orchestrating an oil and gas fraud scheme was found dead by Comal County sheriff’s deputies, a court official said.
Paul Russell Montgomery Jr. was 47. A cause of death wasn’t reported and no other information was immediately available from the Comal County Sheriff’s Office.
Before his body was discovered, Senior U.S. District David A. Ezra had issued a warrant for his arrest after he failed to appear for a 9 a.m. sentencing.
San Antonio defense lawyer Thomas McHugh, who represented Montgomery, said he is acting on the assumption his client took his own life.
“It’s tragedy every way you look at it,” McHugh said. “It’s something that we try and prevent. But I’ve seen this before and I only see it in white-collar crimes, that somebody who has never jaywalked a day in his life gets pulled into something like this — right or wrong — and it’s too much to manage.”
Montgomery pleaded guilty last year to one count of mail fraud and one count of filing a false tax return. He was facing up to 20 years in federal prison, up to three years supervised release and a maximum fine of $250,000 on the mail fraud charge. The false tax return charge carried a maximum sentence of three years in prison, one year of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.
As part of the plea, prosecutors agreed to drop two other counts of mail fraud and one count each of filing a false tax return and failing to file a tax return. Montgomery agreed to pay about $3.9 million in restitution to his victims and about $262,100 to the IRS.
McHugh said he’d been texting with Montgomery over the weekend and even sent him the address and picture of the federal courthouse so he’d know where to show up. Ezra gave him time to try to reach Montgomery but it was to no avail. The judge also suggested his lawyers check on their client’s welfare.
The schemes
Montgomery duped investors out of more than $3 million. Through associates, he lured investors in one of the schemes with promises of 32 percent returns from wells they would drill and rework in South Texas. They never worked on any wells.
Title to the mineral rights on most of the contemplated wells was clouded or subject to a court-ordered injunction that effectively precluded the oil and gas projects from moving forward, Montgomery admitted in his plea agreement.
On a LinkedIn profile, he previously described himself as a “leading oil industry geologist” who was a “recognized … expert” in the area of investing and analyzing petroleum-bearing formations. He said he had consulted with multinational oil firms.
Last year, U.S. District Juge Fred Biery ordered him to pay nearly $3.7 million in civil penalties, ill-gotten gains and interest to resolve a related lawsuit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The judge found Montgomery and an associate’s “fraudulent conduct” in oil and gas ventures “permeated the projects from start to finish.”
Montgomery’s crimes began in 2013 after he was hired as chief operating officer at Texas Coastal Resources. His job included finding and executing mineral leases at the best price for the company.
However, he had various landowners increase the lease price and kick back a portion to him as an unauthorized “commission,” his plea deal stated. Some of the inflated invoices were paid to a company he formed, Torchwood Joint Venture. Others were paid to a person identified in the plea agreement as R.W., who then paid Montgomery.
He failed to report the income on his taxes.
In another scheme, Montgomery had offering booklets prepared for Torchwood and two entities he later created, Engergon3 and Energy Acquisition Fund Joint Venture. Two associates, identified in the plea agreement as M.D.F. and T.M.B., then solicited investors.
In its 2002 lawsuit against Montgomery, the SEC also named Michael David Fischer of Canyon Lake as a defendant. A judge ordered Fischer to pay $3.3 million in that case.
The investment offerings for the three Montgomery entities contained numerous false statements, including how they would spend the money raised from investors.
Big commissions
Montgomery rarely spoke to investors but had exclusive control over all their money. He paid substantial commissions — often close to 50 percent of the amounts raised — to his associates and kept much of the rest for himself, the plea deal said. Montgomery failed to report that income on his taxes.
Some initial investment money was returned to Torchwood investors, who were falsely told it was distributions from operations. They were then solicited to invest in Energon3.
Of the roughly $3.5 million raised from investors, Montgomery redirected almost $1.8 million to himself and his associates.
The SEC’s action, which is referenced in the plea agreement, said Montgomery, Fischer and James Hurst Willingham of Cedar Park raised at least $2.7 million from the sale of securities to about 15 investors.
They inflated the potential investment returns and lied about Montgomery’s expertise and qualifications in the oil and gas exploration industry. They engaged in the scheme using entities known as Oil Lease Joint Venture, Exxpand Energy, Navarro Phase 1 LLC and Seguin Development Phase II LLC.
Montgomery filed for personal bankruptcy in 2015. During his case, it was determined he had not filed income tax returns from 2009 through 2014. He subsequently filed in 2016, but failed to show income from the oil and gas schemes, resulting in the charges for filing false tax returns.
For 2014, Montgomery and his wife jointly reported $180,019 in income when it was about $600,000.
pdanner@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/San-Antonio-area-man-set-to-be-sentenced-in-oil-17405453.php | 2022-08-29T21:31:02 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/local/article/San-Antonio-area-man-set-to-be-sentenced-in-oil-17405453.php |
A San Antonio Water System customer said in a Reddit post on Monday that he stopped using his yard's sprinkler system at 5 a.m. because he read another post that said another homeowner was issued a citation before 7 a.m.
SAWS customers are only allowed to use their sprinkler systems from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. to 11 a.m. on their designated days as part of the utility company's water restrictions in response to the area's drought.
The Reddit user said he didn't understand why residents weren't allowed to run their sprinkler systems before 7 a.m., noting the reason he watered his lawn at 5 a.m. was so that the water would not evaporate in the heat.
SAWS has recently been issuing citations to homeowners who violate water restrictions like using their sprinkler system on days and times they are not supposed to.
Anne Hayden, a communications manager for SAWS, said the time restrictions for watering are based on multiple factors.
She said the hours allotted to customers are set so that they are able to tell if there's a malfunction, like a major leak, with their sprinkler system, which may be harder to do at other times.
Morning and evening watering periods also help avoid evaporation, Hayden said. Mist around an irrigation system is an indication that some of the water isn't going toward feeding the lawn. The hours are in line with recommendations from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Watering with drip irrigation or a 5-gallon bucket is allowed every day but is limited to those hours. SAWS also limits San Antonians to one day of watering using an irrigation system during the work week based on the last digit of their home address to meet the Edwards Aquifer pumping restrictions and to manage stress on the system.
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Overstress can cause pipes to vibrate during high usage times, Hayden said. The clay-based soil in Texas can dry up and move away from the pipes, which, combined with vibrations, can cause water main breaks, more often seen in the summer.
SAWS has diversified its water source portfolio in order to avoid significant finesand is able to shift to other sources of water when the Edwards Aquifer Authority is cutting back.
"Stage 1 and 2 water restrictions significantly reduce water usage, and our customers are able to contribute to that by following that one-day-a-week rule and the watering hours," Hayden said.
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Water restrictions could be in place for a while as the drought continues, Hayden added.
Hayden also advised SAWS customers to turn off irrigation systems during periods of rain so that customers can save money.
"Once the lawn dries out, then you can turn it back on for that one day a week," Hayden said. "If it's raining, turn it off."
shepard.price@express-news.net | @shepardgprice | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/SAWS-water-restrictions-times-drought-17405174.php | 2022-08-29T21:31:09 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/SAWS-water-restrictions-times-drought-17405174.php |
YORK, Pa. — The YWCA Greater Harrisburg has been providing human trafficking services and education in Pennsylvania through its Pa. Alliance Against Trafficking in Humans: Route 15 Projects (PAATH15) since 2014.
“We have seen an upward of about 600 victims, and family members that were eligible for services under our program," said Rhonda Hendrickson with the YWCA Greater Harrisburg. "So that would’ve been anything from a 24-hour crisis intervention, medical and legal accompaniment, case management, therapy and counseling."
Most are victims of sex trafficking.
“About 85% of cases are adult victims of sex trafficking, and out of those cases, we have about 15% of our total cases that would be child victims," said Hendrickson.
Hendrickson says cases of human trafficking have increased exponentially.
“At any time across our entire PAATH15 Crossroads Project may have anywhere from 75 active cases on our caseload," said Hendrickson.
Hendrickson adds that they identify an average of five new victims every month in just their program.
“In Dauphin, Cumberland, York counties area, is where we’re getting about 85% to 89% of cases under our project," said Hendrickson.
She says awareness and knowing the signs are key in the fight against human trafficking.
“It takes a community, it takes a village, I think is the old saying, but it truly does, to dig into what is a very hidden problem in our communities," said Hendrickson. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/human-trafficking-paath15-program/521-f14f02d4-17ef-4a88-9372-ebdb49d57cfa | 2022-08-29T21:31:44 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/human-trafficking-paath15-program/521-f14f02d4-17ef-4a88-9372-ebdb49d57cfa |
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. — Editors note: The attached video is from Nov. 8, 2021.
The Lebanon County District Attorney's Office released a detailed report Monday outlining the investigation into a fatal 2021 shooting of a Jonestown man.
The State Police trooper who shot and killed 40-year-old Andrew Dzwonchyk in the November 2021 incident was justified in doing so, according to the district attorney's office.
According to the report, a woman who shared two children with Dzwonchyk called police after reporting that Dzwonchyk had repeatedly violated the Protection from Abuse (PFA) order she placed on him.
Two Pennsylvania State Troopers responded to the scene, Trooper Justin Achenbach and Trooper Jay Splain, after 10 p.m. on Nov. 7 to address the complaint.
Despite police making contact with Dzwonchyk earlier that day, the victim continued to contact and harass the woman. The two children the former couple shared were with Dzwonchyk, and their mother feared for their safety.
Based on the evidence, the troopers filed a Protection from Abuse Violation against Dzwonchyk, citing his repeated contact with the woman.
The officers then exited their car and tried to take pictures of the text messages from Dzwonchyk to the woman's phone as evidence. However, Dzwonchyk then drove to the residence and began screaming out the window of his car.
Officers on the scene noted that Dzwonchyk was acting very aggressively and believed his behavior was consistent with the use of Methamphetamines.
Following multiple attempts to get Dzwonchyk out of the vehicle, Trooper Achenbach leaned into the open driver's side window of the car and attempted to grab the steering wheel and unlock the car.
According to the District Attorney's Office, Dzwonchyk pushed and struggled with Trooper Achenbach, then hit the gas of the car, dragging the officer.
Trooper Splain was allegedly worried about his partner's vulnerable position, worrying that the trooper may be run over or crashed into trees or other parked cars on the property.
Believing his partner was in danger, Trooper Splain fired at the victim, striking him in the arm.
Despite repeated attempts by both officers to alert Dzwonchyk that he was under arrest and needed to exit the car, the victim reportedly did not listen or obey.
Dzwonchyk allegedly started reaching past the gear shift, which alerted both troopers that he may be reaching for a weapon. Due to Trooper Achenbach's vulnerable position halfway inside the car and repeated attempts to tase Dzwonchyk proving unsuccessful, when the victim accelerated backward for the third time, Trooper Splain followed and fired his fun until the car stopped moving.
Both troopers believed that Dzwonchyk intended to escape arrest and was willing to run over or harm police on the scene to do so.
The shots fired by Splain were fatal, and Dzwonckyk died of multiple gunshot wounds. A toxicology report revealed that he had toxic levels of Amphetamine and Methamphetamine in his body.
In the vehicle, police found a claw hammer behind the passenger seat.
According to the District Attorney's Office, Trooper Splain acted legally and justifiably with his use of deadly force. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/state-troopers-lebanon-county-shooting-dragging-officer/521-3880f6ba-f67e-4155-90f5-93110efc9c91 | 2022-08-29T21:31:50 | 1 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/state-troopers-lebanon-county-shooting-dragging-officer/521-3880f6ba-f67e-4155-90f5-93110efc9c91 |
LEANDER, Texas — An 18-year-old former student of Rouse High School was arrested after he allegedly posted a photo in front of the school while holding a pistol.
According to the Leander Police Department, Joseph Ellis has been charged with terroristic threat.
A school resource officer was notified about the photo on Aug. 26 around 12:50 p.m. The photo showed a male posing with the weapon in front of the school. The officer then went to check that area, but the subject was not found there or anywhere else on campus.
He was eventually identified as Ellis, who was located by police on the 400 block of McCarthur Drive. The investigation remains active.
"The Leander Police Department would like to thank the student that reported this incident," police said. "It is important for parents to remind their children to report any dangerous or suspicious activity to school officials and the police."
Online records indicate Ellis was released from custody on Aug. 27 after posting a $2,000 surety misdemeanor bond.
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LOCKHART, Texas — The Lockhart Police Department on Monday morning arrested a 16-year-old student in connection with a threat written in a girls' bathroom at Lockhart High School.
Images of the threat circulated on social media over the weekend. The images showed a written threat, which the district confirmed on Sunday evening that it was investigating, stating, "I'm going to shoot up the school in the morning on Monday."
According to the City of Lockhart, the teenage male could face felony terroristic threat charges. His name is not being released due to his age.
Due to the nature of the threat, the Lockhart Police Department and the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office increased their presence on and around Lockhart ISD campuses on Monday.
"The Lockhart Police Department takes these threats very seriously," said Lockhart Police Chief Ernest Pedraza. "The safety and security of our students are paramount, not only to us, but the rest of our community. We spared no time, nor manpower, to ensure classes at Lockhart ISD continued without incident. If you are looking to threaten any of our schools, be prepared to face the consequences."
The following letter was released to Lockhart High School families on Sunday evening:
Dear Lockhart High School,
The LHS campus administration is aware of a threat written on a girls' bathroom wall on the campus. While we do not believe there is any immediate danger, out of an abundance of caution, all three of Lockhart ISD’s school resources officers will be at Lockhart High School tomorrow all day.
Additionally, there will be an increase in law enforcement monitoring of the campus. District administration will also be on campus to monitor the situation.
We are grateful to the individual who brought this matter to our attention. I want to encourage parents to review with your children that if they see or hear something that is not safe, let an adult know as soon as possible. We are grateful to the school resource officer and Lockhart Police Department for their continued support in keeping our Lions and our staff safe.
Also, if you ever have a concern and wish to alert the administration about it, you can go to www.lockhartisd.org and submit via “Alert LISD.” You can also reach out to me at Barry.Bacom@lockhart.txed.net or via cell at 512-787-6023.
Thank you,
Barry Bacom
Principal
Lockhart High School
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Whitmer kidnapping conspiracy suspects' lawyers, prosecutors spar over hearing testimony
The Michigan attorney general's office began Monday making its case against five individuals accused of materially aiding a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and storm the state Capitol.
In an hours-long preliminary examination hearing, Assistant Attorney General Sunita Doddamani questioned FBI special agent Henrik Impola about an alleged conspiracy that spanned several states and militia groups and pulled in five individuals alleged to have cased the governor's summer home in Antrim County.
Doddamani is asking Grand Traverse District Judge Michael Stepka to bind over the five individuals to stand trial in circuit court on charges of providing material support for terrorism and felony firearm.
Among the five individuals are Shawn Fix of Belleville, Eric Molitor of Cadillac, Brian Higgins of Wisconsin Dells, Michael Null of Plainwell and his twin brother, WIlliam Null of Shelbyville.
The defendants' lawyers objected regularly during the morning part of the preliminary examination. They, in large part, argued against the use of recorded meetings that Impola did not record himself but received third hand or from a confidential informant.
At one point, defense lawyer Thomas Siver said the use of those recordings was "bush league" hearsay and compared Impola to a "puppet monkey" whose testimony amounted to watching a pre-recorded football game with no knowledge of whether any editing of the film had been done.
"He wasn’t at the game," Siver said of Impola. "All he’s doing is telling you what he watched on Monday morning on TV.”
Impola testified that his investigation into the five individuals' actions began with a March 2020 tip to the FBI from a Flint man who was worried about some of the intentions of Wolverine Watchmen, a militia group the Flint man had begun meeting with.
The Flint man, referred to as Dan, became a confidential informant as the FBI began an investigation dubbed "Operation Cold Snap" that tracked activities from a Dublin, Ohio conference of militia groups to recruitment and training within Michigan and alleged plans to kidnap the governor. The alleged plot to kidnap the governor led to the charges against five individuals who are alleged to have cased the governor's summer home in Antrim County.
The preliminary exam is occurring after the Aug. 23 conviction of plot ringleaders Adam Fox of Potterville and Barry Croft of Delaware. They were convicted of federal charges of kidnapping conspiracy and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. Croft also was convicted of possessing an unregistered destructive device, a 10-year felony. They both face possible life in prison.
Two others, Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks, pleaded guilty to federal kidnapping conspiracy charges and testified as the government's star witnesses.
In an earlier federal trial, Lake Orion resident Daniel Harris, 24, and Brandon Caserta, 34, of Canton Township were acquitted.
Impola testified that Higgins drove the reconnaissance group near the governor's home and provided some equipment for the operation; Molitor participated in field training and provided equipment, Fix helped provide intel on the governor's resident, and the Nulls participated in training and surveillance.
The plan, first developed in Dublin, Ohio, was to recruit more militia for the "Michigan regiment of the Second Continental Army," formulate an attack plan and carry out the attack, Impola said. Adam Fox, who was convicted in federal court last week of orchestrating the plot to kidnap Whitmer, was at that Dublin, Ohio meeting with William Null, said Impola.
"They talked about how they had success storming the Capitol on April 30, but how they needed to do more," Impola said, referring to an April 30, 2020 protest at the Capitol.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Across Oregon, more foster parents are needed to ensure at-risk children have safe places to stay. In the Portland area alone, there’s a need for hundreds of foster beds, according to Boys & Girls Aid, a Portland-based nonprofit.
Boys & Girls Aid has worked for more than a century to help children in the Portland area find safe places to stay. It’s one of several nonprofits in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties working to recruit foster families and place foster children in homes.
It can currently provide service for 33 children, but President and CEO Suzan Huntington said that’s difficult to do when they need about 15 more families to provide full-time foster care.
“If anyone has been thinking about fostering, this is the time,” she said. “We need every heart and every home to help us meet the needs of these kids.”
The situation in the Portland metro area is a small part of the need the entire state is facing. According to the Oregon Department of Human Services, there were more than 5,000 Oregon children in foster care in July 2022.
ODHS said it currently does not have a shortage of foster parents, but said it needs to have more than enough of what it calls resource families – the term it prefers over foster families.
“When we have more than enough resource families, we can find the best match to support every child and family touched by foster care,” Jake Sunderland, press secretary for ODHS, said.
ODHS’s Child Welfare Division believes that foster care should always be the last possible and temporary option for a child and family. The department prefers to place a child in a relative’s or close family friend’s care first before resorting to foster care.
If a relative or family friend isn’t available to house a child, then a general resource family is used to support them.
Boys & Girls Aid can only tackle a small part of the problem, but Huntington said they’ll do what they can.
The nonprofit is hosting information sessions in September to help inform people on what being a foster parent entails.
Huntington said it’s not an easy job. In the past, she said foster parents have told her it’s the hardest job they’ve ever ever loved.
Foster parents will need to understand how to care for children who may have experienced trauma. That’s why Boys & Girls Aid requires its foster parents to undergo training before they can welcome children into their homes. The non-profit also offers 24-hour support to answer questions, provide guidance and assist with emergencies.
Huntington said anyone can be a foster parent as long as they’re at least 21 years old, can pass a background check and have a separate bedroom in their home for a foster child. In the past they’ve had two-parent foster homes and single-parent homes. People can continue to work while they’re foster parents.
Anyone who is LGBTQ+ is also invited to be a foster parent and Huntington said she’d like to see an ethnically diverse pool of parents.
“It really runs the gamut. It really is about ‘Do you have room in your home and your heart to care for a child who really needs you right now?’” she said.
She reminds people that there is a stipend for anyone who becomes a foster parent. They can make anywhere from $1,600 to $3,500 per month as a foster parent through Boys & Girls Aid, depending on what program they’re in. The stipend is tax-free and is meant to support the cost of fostering a child.
“It’s important for us just to be honest about the fact that there is compensation. No one’s getting rich. It is to help cover added expenses,” Huntington explained.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, ODHS reported there were fewer children living in foster care and state officials believe that could be because kids were not being seen by mandatory abuse and neglect reporters while schools were shut down. Just because the number of children needed foster care has decreased, Huntington said it hasn’t gone away.
With school back in session soon, she fears there could be an increase in children who need help and she wants her non-profit to be prepared.
“Our foster parents say, ‘I don’t know that this child understands my impact today in their life, but I know later, they’re going to look back at this time and they’re going to know that they were loved and that they were cared for at a time when it was tremendously uncertain for them,’” she said.
Anyone interested in becoming a foster parent for Boys & Girls Aid can participate in the online information sessions that are taking place Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 12 p.m. and Wednesday, Sept 28 at 5 p.m. | https://www.koin.com/local/more-foster-parents-needed-in-portland-metro-area/ | 2022-08-29T21:39:31 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/more-foster-parents-needed-in-portland-metro-area/ |
Senior dogs at High County Humane fetch grant
The Grey Muzzle Organization recently awarded High Country Humane (HCH) $7,500 to help reduce the number of senior dogs surrendered for medical conditions the family cannot afford to treat, as well as provide diagnostic and medical treatment for senior dogs in HCH’s care.
HCH is one of 78 animal welfare groups chosen from 344 applicants to receive a grant to help local senior dogs. The winning groups received more than $705,000 in grants to help save or improve the lives of at-risk old dogs in their communities.
“This grant will help us give senior dogs like 12-year-old Willard and 8-year-old Sheena the veterinary and dental care they need to be ready to go to their forever homes,” said Liz Olson, Executive Director of HCH. “No one is more grateful or loving than an old dog, and we’re looking forward to helping more senior dogs get the second chance they all deserve.”
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Over the past 14 years, the national nonprofit Grey Muzzle Organization has provided more than $3.8 million in grants to support its vision of “a world where no old dog dies alone and afraid.”
“Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we’re delighted to help deserving organizations like High Country Humane make a difference in the lives of dogs and people in their communities,” Grey Muzzle’s Executive Director Lisa Lunghofer said. “Many senior dogs in the Flagstaff area are enjoying their golden years in loving homes thanks to the wonderful work of High Country Humane.
Spay/neuter grant for Sunnyside extended to Sept. 15
The Arizona Community Foundation-Flagstaff has generously provided grants over the last several years to help spay or neuter homeless cats in the Sunnyside area. Now, for a limited time, they’ve opened up the latest grant to include owned cats to help reduce the overpopulation of cats within that community. The funding ends on Sept. 15, so if you or someone you know has a cat or kitten (at least four months old) that needs to be spayed (females) or neutered (males), please call the program coordinator at 928-773-1330 for details.
Companion animals belong in a home, not a shelter
The shelter, even one as sensitive and responsive to the needs of their animals as High Country Humane, is not the ideal place for companion animals to spend more than a few days. Most animals entering the shelter experience some level of stress associated with being in a strange environment and, depending on the animal’s personality, some suffer more than others.
Therefore, it’s a high priority to find foster families willing to share their homes with the animals who cannot be immediately put up for adoption. These special cases include animals that have health issues that slow down the adoption process; kittens and puppies, with or without their moms, who need a higher level of care and personal attention than the shelter staff can usually provide; and older or medically disabled dogs and cats, especially those who are recovering from serious surgeries and need the supportive care that only a home environment can offer.
With a shelter like HCH, which has a live release rate of 98% and whose mission is to provide the most desirable outcome for every animal in its care, it is imperative to enlist the support of all animal lovers in the community to provide that high level of care.
If you can open your home and your heart to a shelter animal, even for a short time, please visit the HCH website (www.HighCountryHumane.org/Foster-Opportunities) for more details.
Board of Directors welcomes new members
Ken Lamm, Chairman of the HCH Board of Directors, recently announced the addition of four new Board members. “We’re excited that Ali Applin, CEO of NALTRA; Brian Landauer, General Manager of Findlay Toyota-Flagstaff; Kelly Tesselink, Council Director for Girls on the Run of Northern Arizona; and Elizabeth Vogler, Director of the Flagstaff Festival of Science have joined our current Board of exemplary individuals who serve the companion animals in our community. Together, we will continue to make great strides in improving animal welfare in northern Arizona.” | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/animal-welfare-catching-up-on-various-news-with-high-country-humane/article_7621bc24-27da-11ed-aa4e-5b354e1879a1.html | 2022-08-29T21:39:31 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/animal-welfare-catching-up-on-various-news-with-high-country-humane/article_7621bc24-27da-11ed-aa4e-5b354e1879a1.html |
Originally published Aug. 29 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
Idaho public lands and forests are in line to receive $28 million for the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to put toward improvements and upgrades through the first two years of funding from the Great American Outdoors Act.
Enacted in August 2020, the Great American Outdoors Act is a five-year initiative that provides about $1.9 billion per year in federal funding from 2021 to 2025. Funding is split between the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Indian Education for projects across the country.
Public lands managers in Idaho say money allocated through the Great American Outdoors Act couldn’t be coming at a better time.
“The biggest impact from the Great American Outdoors Act, for us, is really the ability to improve recreation sites,” Bureau of Land Management Idaho State Director Karen Kelleher told the Idaho Capital Sun in a telephone interview.
“Idaho’s population is growing, and that was supercharged with COVID when a lot more people moved to Idaho and a lot more people discovered the outdoors,” Kelleher said. “The timing of the Great American Outdoors Act has been really fortuitous. We definitely had a significant backlog of work that needed to be done on recreation sites.”
For the 2021 and 2022 fiscal years, the Bureau of Land Management in Idaho has received a total of $11.4 million from the act, said Serena Baker, the BLM’s deputy state director for communications in Idaho. That money should allow the bureau to tackle 75% of its backlog of deferred maintenance at recreation sites, roads and facilities across Idaho.
“We couldn’t normally fund these projects, but it’s allowing us to do bigger projects,” Rod Collins, a deputy state director for the Bureau of Land Management in Idaho said in a phone interview.
Work in the Treasure Valley and beyond
One of the projects allows the BLM to improve the water, sewer and electrical systems at C.J. Strike Reservoir, a popular fishing destination located in Elmore and Owyhee counties that has produced three state record-breaking fish in recent weeks, Idaho News 6 reported.
The bureau will use about $1.6 million from the Great American Outdoors Act to complete repairs at the boat ramp and boat dock and improve parking at Beehive Bend, a popular recreation spot along the Payette River near the town of Horseshoe Bend. Design of the project is scheduled to begin this fall, with repairs to follow.
Great American Outdoors Act funding will also go to road maintenance, campsite improvements and brush clearing at the Wolf Flats Recreation Area east of Idaho Falls. Wolf Flats is a popular, no-fee spot along the Snake River for fishing and camping.
Bureau of Land Management officials said that having five years of funding in the law allows them to focus on the design and engineering of projects in the first couple of years and move into construction and repairs in the remaining years. Projects were chosen from a database of work orders and condition assessment of sites that were prioritized and submitted to Bureau of Land Management headquarters. The amount of funding available allows officials to focus on replacing pieces of Idaho’s outdoors infrastructure that may have come to the end of their lifespan, like water systems, boat ramps or bridges.
“The public will really enjoy the sites more and be able to enjoy them, and we will be in a position where we can maintain them,” Kelleher said.
The Sun has previously reported on some of the Great American Outdoors Act projects, including improvements and upgrades at the National Interagency Fire Center facility adjacent to the Boise Airport.
Meanwhile, officials with the U.S. Forest Service identified $7.7 million worth of approved projects from 2021 and $9.8 million in requested funding and projects for 2022, according to a U.S. Forest Service overview of Idaho project and Intermountain Region press officer Marshall Thompson.
The largest of the Forest Service’s requested 2022 projects proposes spending almost $3.5 million to reconstruct Forest Service Road 214 on the way to Redfish Lake. Another proposed 2022 project aims to spend $2.2 million to improve six campgrounds in the Sage Hen Recreation Area in the Boise National Forest, Emmett Ranger District.
Timelines for completing construction vary from project to project, and some projects will take multiple years to complete.
Projects in the Boise National Forest
- $75,000 for toilet replacements at the Buck Mountain, Troutdale and Penny Springs Campgrounds in the Boise National Forest, Cascade Ranger District.
- $160,000 for improvements at the Edna Creek Campground in the Boise National Forest, Idaho City Ranger District.
- $275,000 for replacing a timber bridge with a new prefabricated steel bridge at the East Fork Burnt Log Creek in the Cascade Ranger District on a popular road that leads to the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness.
- $258,000 for reconstructing the water system at the Idaho City Ranger District’s housing compound used by fire and timber crews and permanent employees.
- $189,600 to reconstruct the water system at a Boise National Forest, Emmett Ranger District administrative site that also includes a cabin that is available for the public to rent.
- $275,000 for replacing the bridge Scriver Creek in the Emmett Ranger District with a nail-laminated deck that U.S. Forest Service officials said will improve safety and access.
- $53,000 for trail maintenance and signs on the Yellow Jacket, 10 Mile and Silver Creek Summit trails in the Boise National Forest.
Total: $1.3 million in approved projects.
Projects in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest
- $100,000 for replacing the water system at the Scout Mountain Campground in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Westside Ranger District.
- $505,000 for road repairs and chip sealing a paved road to Scout Mountain Campground.
- $100,000 for replacing toilets, fire rings at picnic tables at the Scout Mountain Campground.
- $71,000 for trail maintenance, garbage removal, signs and new trail bridges in the East Mink Creek Corridor in the Westside Ranger District.
Total: $776,000 in approved projects.
Projects within the Payette National Forest
- $58,500 for replacing the water system at the Huckleberry Campground in the Payette National Forest, Council Ranger District.
- $83,876 for trail maintenance along the South Fork Salmon River Trail in the Payette National Forest, Krassel Ranger District.
- $70,945 for rerouting sections of the French Creek and Bear Pete Ridge trails in the Payette National Forest, McCall Ranger District.
- $167,298 for replacing fire pits, picnic tables, grills, bathrooms and signs at seven developed campgrounds and several primitive campsites in the Krassel Ranger District.
- $51,800 for replacing picnic tables, fire rings, signs and kiosks at the Last Chance Campground and Hazel Lake Campground in the Payette National Forest, New Meadows Ranger District.
- $134,650 for rerouting 1.5 miles of the Little Weiser Trail in the Council Ranger District.
- $269,000 for deferred maintenance and building repairs at the Burgdorf Guard Station in the McCall Ranger District.
- $400,000 to replace the failed Jenkins Crossing trail bridge in the McCall Ranger District to restore public access to once-popular trails.
- $95,095 to repair bridges in the Council Ranger District and Weiser Ranger District.
Total: $1.3 million in approved projects.
Projects in the Salmon-Challis National Forest
- $51,858 to replace picnic tables, fire rings and other amenities at sites within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District.
- $125,000 for replacing an old culvert with a new 40-foot bridge on the Boundary-Dagger Road in the Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District, which officials said will improve safety and access to the Boundary Creek boat launch on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.
- $1.1 million for road repairs and drainage improvement on the Boundary-Dagger Road in the Challis-Yankee Fork Ranger District.
- $333,500 for trail maintenance in the Central Idaho Wilderness Complex, an area that includes three forests.
- $510,300 for repairing boat ramps, parking areas, signs, fire rings, picnic tables, shelters and water systems in the Salmon-Challis National Forest, North Fork and Salmon-Cobalt Ranger Districts.
- $510,087 for heavy road maintenance on the Silver Creek Road in the Salmon-Cobalt Ranger District.
- $128,500 for stabilizing slopes, cutting out fallen trees and rerouting trails in the Central Idaho Wilderness Complex.
- $62,000 for repairs and maintenance within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Total: $2.4 million in approved projects.
Projects within the Sawtooth National Forest
- $445,000 for replacing a 65-year-old single-lane bridge with a double-lane bridge at Willow Creek in the Sawtooth National Forest, Fairfield Ranger District.
- $250,000 for replacing existing toiles with new toilets that meet accessibility standards in Sawtooth National Forest.
- $95,200 for replacing up to six failed support posts along the Alice-Toxaway Loop Trail within the Sawtooth Wilderness.
- $587,365 for replacing a 1957-era pedestrian bridge with a new bridge over Redfish Lake Creek at the outlet of Redfish Lake in the Sawtooth National Forest.
- $90,000 for repairing trails, benches, railings, picnic tables and signs at 13 sites in the Sawtooth National Forest and Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
- $54,000 for improvements, restoration and deferred maintenance on the Iron Mine Trail, Little Wood River Trail and Federal Gulch Trail in the Sawtooth National Forest, Ketchum Ranger District,
- $50,000 for new wood shingles, deck repairs, painting and electrical upgrades at the Bald Mountain Lookout in the Ketchum Ranger District.
- $410,000 to replace the temporary Warm Springs bridge with a permanent bridge in the Ketchum Ranger District. The existing temporary bridge was installed after the original bridge burned in the Beaver Creek Fire, forest service officials said.
Total: $1.9 million in approved projects. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/campgrounds-bridges-boat-ramps-here-s-what-the-great-american-outdoors-act-will-bring-idaho/article_0ac7dda0-27d0-11ed-b28b-af48fb273bfb.html | 2022-08-29T21:39:50 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/campgrounds-bridges-boat-ramps-here-s-what-the-great-american-outdoors-act-will-bring-idaho/article_0ac7dda0-27d0-11ed-b28b-af48fb273bfb.html |
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A Caldwell woman has been accused of killing her grandfather.
Esmeralda Ahumada, 34, has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of her 81-year-old grandfather Friday inside a residence at 2500 Rawhide Drive in Caldwell. The man's name and cause of death have not been released.
Caldwell Police responded to a report of a male with a possible gunshot wound to the chest at the residence at 9:36 p.m. Friday. The man was checked by paramedics and pronounced dead at the scene.
People at the residence told officers that Ahumada committed the crime and left prior to the officers' arrival. According to a Caldwell Police release, there was no indication of anyone else's involvement in the crime.
Caldwell detectives, assisted by the Nampa Police Department’s Crime Lab team, will continue the investigation. Police found Ahumada at West Valley Medical Center and took her to the Canyon County Jail.
Police have determined this to be an isolated event with no threat to the public. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/police-woman-killed-grandfather-in-caldwell-shooting/article_aaf11c50-27c2-11ed-b01a-97db103f8e97.html | 2022-08-29T21:39:56 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/police-woman-killed-grandfather-in-caldwell-shooting/article_aaf11c50-27c2-11ed-b01a-97db103f8e97.html |
Kari Foss, center, explains how to use Narcan to Kenosha residents. the Human Services on the Go unit returned this year to help combat drug overdoses in the community.
Kenosha County’s mobile human services unit has distributed more than 400 Narcan kits over the last several months, including 300 of the packs during the fair last week, in increasing its outreach in the community, officials said Monday.
Kenosha County’s Division of Aging, Disability & Behavioral Services, in a partnership with the Division of Health has partnered to bring its mobile “Human Services on the Go” whose efforts are to bring greater awareness to behavioral health services.
The mobile unit has also traveled to community events with Alliance Women’s Clinic, The Sharing Center and the ELCA Outreach Center, as well as the fair.
In addition to sharing information about behavioral health resources, the unit distributed 300 Narcan packs at the fair, made six large group presentations and facilitated hundreds of individual trainings, according to county officials.
“It was great to see the public’s interest in the behavioral health resources that Human Services on the Go brought out to people at the County Fair and other community locations this summer,” County Executive Samantha Kerkman said in a news release. “These efforts are all about making it easier for people to learn about the life-saving services that are available through Kenosha County. We look forward to continuing this outreach in the future.”
The unit also provided more than 100 Narcan packs and held six community events throughout July and August.
Narcan nasal spray is the brand name of naloxone hydrochloride, which is used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Heroin, vicodin, oxycontin and fentanyl are some examples.
“The partnerships we made — and future trainings we scheduled with local businesses, schools, nonprofits and medical providers — proved the key points of Human Services on the Go: Help is available, Recovery is possible, Community collaboration is key,” said Kari Foss, Kenosha County Behavioral Health Manager.
Community collaboration with organizations like the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department — which recently made a significant arrest and seizure of narcotics, prescription drugs and fentanyl — validates the impact of a multi-system approach in tackling the Opioid Crisis in Kenosha, Foss said.
Those who missed Human Services on the Go at the fair can call 262-914-6005 or visit Kenosha County Public Health’s website for more information about Narcan.
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The Kenosha County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Resource Center, which links people with substance use disorder resources, may be reached from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday at 262-764-8555.
The Kenosha County crisis hotline, operated by Kenosha Human Development Services, is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, at 262-657-7188.
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RALEIGH — Jamestown Park is among 39 communities to get grants this year from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund.
The $215,205 grant, which requires a local dollar-for-dollar match, will go toward rejuvenating the park, according to a news release from the governor's office.
Jamestown Park has an 18-hole golf course, four soccer fields, two baseball fields, shelters, cornhole boards, a sand volleyball court and open green space, according to the city's website.
This year, $17.9 million was allocated from the trust fund, at least triple the annual amount usually seen in the past decade, according to the release.
"The historic increases in funding by the legislature and Governor Cooper will result in more North Carolina families having ready access to outdoor recreation,” D. Reid Wilson, secretary of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, said in the release.
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CEDAR FALLS – The clamshell box looks large enough to hold a hat, or maybe a cake. Attached inside the lid, a velvety soft, squishy wand is a subtle clue that the box is actually stuffed with other delights.
The New Art Examiner Box brims with work by 25 artists and was acquired by Lois Iseminger at the 25th Anniversary Surrealist Cabaret Ball in April 2000. Most of the pieces are being displayed as part of a new show, “The Iseminger Collection,” now on exhibit at the University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art.
There are dozens of pieces, including series, featured in the exhibition.
“This represents a sampling. We don’t have room to display all of the works donated by Lois to our permanent collection. We’d need two times the space to show all the artwork she’s given to UNI,” said Darrell Taylor, gallery director and curator.
The exhibition is open to the public now through Sept. 23. An opening reception is planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Weather permitting, it will take place in the courtyard between the Communications Arts Center and the Strayer-Wood Theatre building, adjacent to the Kamerick Art Building which houses the gallery. Valet parking will be available.
Pieces from the collection are housed in other buildings on the UNI campus. Taylor will lead a walking tour from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday to view those artworks. It will begin in the Kamerick Art Building lobby and conclude in the Curris Business Building. The UNI College of Business will host a reception there.
“The Iseminger Collection” exhibition features framed prints, paintings, sculptures, photographs, mixed media and experimental art, including 48 framed prints that correspond to a stack of vinyl recordings of German conceptual music. An old-fashioned record player sits in the corner so the LPs can be played.
“It’s not just what’s on the walls -- it’s what’s in the air,” Taylor said. “Some of the works we’re showing have never been on public display before. My curatorial method is to have a number of pieces in mind that I think have to be seen and build around that.”
Significant pieces include paintings by Susanne Doremus, William Conger, Vera Klement, Sarah Krepp and John Dilg, sculptures by David Bower, David Bottini and Barry Tinsley, woodcut prints by Branislaw Bak and photographs by Ingvar Kenne and Jakub Augustyn.
Other artists represented are David Bolduc, Paul Coffey, Hanne Darboven, Lynn Montague, Annalee Koehn, Stephen Horan and Darlene Crampton-Fahrenkrog. Work by Iseminger’s mother, Mary Iseminger, also is on display.
“I’m excited and really curious to see the exhibition,” said Iseminger, of Chicago. A 1971 graduate of UNI’s accounting program, she grew up in Hudson, the daughter of John E. and Mary (Platt) Iseminger. In 2018, she was inducted into the Women of UNIBusiness Hall of Fame.
Iseminger earned her CPA credentials and later, a master in business administration degree from the University of Chicago. She started her own Chicago accounting firm, Iseminger & Associates, and on Saturdays did accounting work at a Chicago art gallery. That’s where she discovered a passion for art and the impulse to acquire pieces that she enjoyed and could afford.
“The pieces have to speak to me. I also appreciate an artist’s creative process. I appreciate what they see through their eyes and how they create compositions. Art enriches our lives,” she said.
Over the decades, Iseminger built a contemporary art collection representing many Chicago and Midwestern artists, filling her home and office. In 2010, Iseminger donated the artwork to the UNI Permanent Art Collection.
While some people enjoy sports, gardening, quilting or other hobbies, Iseminger continues to acquire art for her home.
This fall, an Iseminger exhibition-related journal, edited by William Lew with an essay by UNI alumnus Darrell Roberts, will be published. It is funded, in part, by Friends of the UNI Permanent Collection & Gallery.
All events are free and open to the public. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and also by appointment. The gallery is located on the main floor of KAB South. The gallery will be closed Sept. 5 for Labor Day.
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Zia Martial Arts hosting rumble for kids, adults in September
LAS CRUCES – Las Cruces’ Zia Martial Arts will host a rumble at the Blue Moon Bar & Grill in mid-September for children and adults.
Mark Padilla, owner of Zia Martial Arts, explained that the upcoming event is submission-only grappling, meaning winning a match is reliant on getting your opponent to submit rather than based on points. He said the organization will be setting up mats on the bar’s outdoor dancefloor and will put on a show for spectators.
“I think the last grappling event that was in Cruces was back in 2016, so there hasn't been anyone who's come over since then,” Padilla said. “Everybody that I've talked to is just overjoyed because they finally get a chance to compete in front of their family where their family doesn't have to travel to Albuquerque or to El Paso or Arizona.”
Grapplefest, a grappling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu event, was held in Las Cruces in February 2016 organized by Combat Sports Club in Albuquerque.
Along with one-on-one matches, the September event will also be a main rumble event modeled after the WWE Royal Rumble professional wrestling events. Padilla explained that two people will start the rumble, then a new person will substitute in after a set amount of time.
“It’s kind of like a last man standing kind of thing. Whoever is left at the end is the winner,” he said.
Winners will receive championship belts and cash payouts will be available for each age division. Classes offered at Zia Martial Arts are heavily jiu-jitsu-based, Padilla said. Zia had a trial run of the rumble in January and he said students enjoyed the set up.
Padilla said he is planning on making the rumble match Zia Martial Arts’ annual headlining event with other matches set throughout the year. And while he said he would like to continue partnering with Blue Moon, he is also speaking with other local businesses interested in possibly hosting future events.
Age groups include 6 to 8 years, 9 to 11 years, 12 and older and adults. General admission for spectators is $5. All are welcome to participate, including those coming in from out of town.
The rumble is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Blue Moon Bar & Grill, 13060 N. Valley Drive. Doors open at noon. People can sign up to take part in the event online at ziamartialarts.com/zia-rumble.
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