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Shreveport renames street after pastor, civil rights leader
Sunday, May 22, a Shreveport Pastor received recognition for his commitment and contributions to the city for over 60 years.
Calvin Austin, a Shreveport native was beaten and held in Shreveport City Jail in 1963, following a march protesting the brutal beating of Rev. Harry Blake and the arrest of protesters at Little Union Baptist Church. This march would later lead to Austin, the 17-years-old, spending 45 days in jail and his expulsion from Caddo Parish Schools.
Austin moved to New Orleans where he finished high school at L.B. Landry High School.
"You did so I could," said Shreveport Councilwoman Tabitha Taylor. "You took the risk that many were afraid to take."
Austin, now the Pastor of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, received recognition 59 years later with the renaming of the 10900 block of Ellerbe Road. This block will be dedicated in honor of Austin, where his church stands.
"What this says to me is that the city of Shreveport says thank you," said Austin.
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David Rice, Pastor at Brookwood Baptist Church said, "I am grateful you came back."
In 2004, the Caddo Parish School Board apologized for banning him from the system and awarded him his diploma.
Austin said, "I am ecstatic to be alive, and to witness a street being named in my honor. A lot of people question why, how come? The why is because I have always done what I do, I do every day for people."
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Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com.
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HANOVER, Pa. — If you or someone you know is thinking of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. In July, you will be able to reach that lifeline by dialing ‘988.’ There are many organizations across Pennsylvania that offer resources and support. To get started, you can find a list of groups in each county on the Prevent Suicide PA website.
Three simple numbers could help save someone's life -- and it's not 911.
It's 988.
On July 16th, states will be required by federal law to adopt the 988 number that will become the new replace the 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The number is already working in most parts of Pennsylvania, but it's more than just a number that is part of the switch.
It's a focus on mental health services and whether Pennsylvania is ready to see a possible influx of calls.
Jayne Wildasin is the manager of crisis intervention at TrueNorth Wellness in Hanover. It's one of 13 centers in that state that answers suicide lifeline calls.
The center took 173 calls last year from the lifeline.
Wildasin said that isn't as many as some of the larger call centers in the state, but is still significant for the population size.
"They're talking to people who are considering taking their lives. Some calls last hours," said Wildasin.
Like so many offices around the country, TrueNorth is doing the work with a portion of the intended staff.
Wildasin said, "We have been down significantly, like 50% of our staff, since November/December of last year. So we're handling the same amount of calls that we were with 14 people now handling with 7."
A big reason for that is pay. The average wage for a new employee here is $16.50 to $19 an hour.
"They can go work at Petco or Chewy.com and make $24/hour," said Wildasin. "I'm not paying that, and you have to be passionate about it."
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services knows this is a problem.
Even though the state doesn't employ people who answer the calls, it is responsible for part of the 988 rollout.
"Ultimately we want to need to make sure that people are getting good quality services and we want them talking to trained individuals who know how to respond to a called in crisis," said Kristen Houser, The Deputy Secretary for the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
Houser said the 988 number switch is really just a small part of the new system. Right now, they say it's a soft launch because they think it will take years really see the impact on both staff and the people calling.
"If we want to build a different system that is better prepared to respond to mental health emergencies, it's not what we have now. we need to build it together," said Houser.
One part of that is geo-location. Right now, if you live in south central Pennsylvania and call the suicide lifeline but don't have a 717 area code, you're not talking to anyone locally. You're talking to someone who works in the area code your phone number is based.
Wildasin says that's a problem.
"If you have someone who is very suicidal and they call in and they're from Texas, by the time we find a 911 in Texas near them, sometimes it takes an hour," said Wildason. "And that hour could be the difference between life and death."
Money is a way to fix the problem -- and that's where you come in.
With 988, The Federal Communications Commission will allow states to collect fees from voice providers. It already does that for 911.
So yes, it could mean another charge on your phone bill.
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services and other agencies are considering that option in the future, but we're not there yet.
Right now, crisis workers just want to make sure when someone in crisis calls, someone else is there to answer the line.
"The need is always going to be there," said Wildasin.
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Memorial Day: 'Put part of your day aside to thank people who made the ultimate sacrifice'
Memorial Day for many means a three-day weekend and a cookout with family and friends, but it is also a time to remember those who died in service to their country.
The city of Hattiesburg and the Veterans Committee will hold a program on Memorial Day to pay tribute to the fallen service members from the Hattiesburg area.
"We want you to burn a burger. We want you to go swimming," said Ted Tibbett, chair of the Hattiesburg Veterans Committee. "We want you to have a good time, but also put part of your day aside to thank the people who made the ultimate sacrifice so we can enjoy this wonderful day."
The 39th annual program will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Veterans Memorial Park, 399 West Pine St.
"There are two events each year that I really ask the community support for and that's the Veterans Day ceremony in November and the Memorial Day ceremony in which we commemorate the 173 people that we lost in our community," Mayor Toby Barker said.
The names of the 173 men who were killed in World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and Operation Iraqi Freedom will be read aloud followed by a bell toll.
"When someone goes to war and loses their life, they deserve to be named, to be remembered, to have their story told," Barker said. "We want our residents to hear those stories and hear those names because that's our history. That's our legacy. That's the reason we get to live in a city like Hattiesburg today."
Their names also are engraved on the four pillars at Veterans Memorial Park.
The men listed on the pillars were killed in action in World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Instead of a guest speaker, attendees will hear from Dr. Arthur Fokakis, who will tell guests about Allen B. Carter, who was the first man from the Hattiesburg area killed in World War I.
Fokakis also will talk about Carter's relative, Paxton Carter, who became the first from Hattiesburg killed in World War II. He served on the USS Arizona, which was bombed by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor.
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Retired Lt. Col. Fred Varnado will talk about Jesse L. Brown, the Navy's first Black aviator. Brown died in December 1950 after his plane was shot down over North Korea.
Tibbett said future Memorial Day events will feature other service members killed in the line of duty.
Do you have a story to share? Contact Lici Beveridge at lbeveridge@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @licibev or Facebook at facebook.com/licibeveridge.
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A familiar springtime ritual for robins involves deciding what belongs in their nests, and what is an invasive piece of detritus or foreign material that needs to be thrown out.
The behavior is a useful lesson for humans to leave things undisturbed in nature, especially this time of year.
The birds can take care of themselves, experts say, and so can the myriad of other young wildlife Pennsylvanians will likely encounter right now — including baby deer, raccoons, rabbits and other animals.
On Monday, the Pa. Game Commission issued a reminder that human interactions with these animals can do much more harm than good, and the best thing to do is to leave them alone.
It’s all because residents perceive young animals to be abandoned, when usually they are not.
“Well-intentioned people might step in to help a young animal that appears to be alone, not realizing its mother is nearby and it’s not in need of help,” said Matthew Schnupp, the Game Commission’s wildlife management director, in a news release.
Schnupp said leaving young wildlife undisturbed typically is the best solution, because animals have their own strategies to caring for their young. The adults will leave to forage for food, but if they find potential predators nearby they’ll draw attention away from their offspring to make them less of a target.
The Game Commission said this happens most often with deer fawns, which are usually assumed to be abandoned. Instead, mothers keep their distance except for short bouts of nursing and will let fawns select their own bedding sites as they become more familiar with their surroundings.
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Even quick contact from humans can be harmful to wildlife, the Game Commission said, making it difficult or even impossible for the animals to live normally again in the wild. And while it’s a myth that human scent will cause a mother to abandon a baby, the scent can actually attract more predators, putting the animal in greater jeopardy.
According to the National Deer Association, most fawns that fall to predators die within their first 10 days of life, which is why they should never be handled unless they’re in direct danger.
Beyond putting the animal at risk, humans interfering with wildlife also put themselves at risk for contracting diseases or parasites such as fleas, ticks and lice.
The Game Commission wants to remind residents it’s illegal to take or possess wildlife from the wild. Under state law, the penalty for such a violation is a fine up to $1,500 per animal.
State health officials also say any “high risk” rabies vector species (bats, coyotes, fox, groundhog, raccoon and skunk) confiscated after human contact must be euthanized and tested; it cannot be returned to the wild because the risk of spreading disease is too high.
Only licensed wildlife rehabilitators are permitted to care for injured or orphaned animals. They can be found on the Pennsylvania Association of Wildlife Rehabilitators website, www.pawr.com, or by calling the Game Commission at 610-926-3136.
Morning Call content editor Stephanie Sigafoos can be reached at ssigafoos@mcall.com.
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Atlantic City's casinos collectively saw their profitability increase in the first quarter of this year compared not only with a year earlier, but also to the pre-pandemic period, according to figures released Monday.
But only four of the nine casinos individually reported higher gross operating profits than they did in the first quarter of 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
Figures released by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show the casinos and their online arms collectively posted a gross operating profit of $155.6 million in the first three months of this year.
That's up 63% from the first three months of 2021, and nearly 79% from the first quarter of 2019. (The pandemic forced Atlantic City's casinos to close for 3 1/2 months starting in mid-March of 2020, so 2019 is a more useful point of comparison.)
Yet the news was not all good. Only four casinos — Borgata, Hard Rock, Ocean and Tropicana — were more profitable in the first quarter this year than they were at the start of 2019.
Gross operating profit represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and other expenses and is a widely accepted measure of profitability in the Atlantic City gambling industry.
Eight of the nine casinos were profitable in the first quarter of this year, with only Bally's showing an operating loss, of $6.8 million.
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The Borgata had a gross operating profit of $45.8 million; Hard Rock earned $26.8 million; Tropicana earned $19.7 million; Ocean earned $18.5 million; Harrah's earned $15.9 million; Caesars earned $10.6 million; Golden Nugget earned $5.6 million; and Resorts earned $536,000.
Hard Rock had the biggest percentage increase in operating profit compared with last year, up almost 213%. Ocean was up over 133%.
Jane Bokunewicz, director of the Lloyd Levenson Institute at Stockton University, which studies the Atlantic City gambling market, said the resort showed “meaningful growth” during what is traditionally the slowest period for them in the first quarter of the year.
She also noted that the casinos' collective gross operating profit was the highest first-quarter performance in the past five years.
“As operators continued to face labor shortages in the first quarter, they have had to find creative ways to satisfy consumer demand with fewer employees,” she said. “The high gross operating profits in the first quarter indicate that they have found an efficient balance between staffing levels and volume of business.”
Entering the second and third quarters of the year, the period in which the casinos make most of their money, Bokunewicz said, higher casino hotel occupancies should push nongambling revenue higher but also increase the demand for casino workers.
“How well operators can keep up with this demand, given the labor supply, rising wages and product costs, will determine if recent gross operating profit performance will persist,” she said.
Bokunewicz said the comparison with the first quarter of 2019 is not ideal, either. The first quarter of 2019 began with both Hard Rock and Ocean open for only six months, with both casinos posting operating losses from ramping up their businesses and trying to gain market share. And some casinos have split their internet operations from their in-person operations since then.
Casino hotel occupancy in the first quarter of this year was 63%, almost 11% higher than the same period a year ago. Ocean had the highest average occupancy at 81.5% while Golden Nugget was the lowest at 41.6%
Ocean had the highest average room rate at $209 while Resorts had the lowest at $106.
Among internet-only entities, Caesars Interactive Entertainment NJ earned $7.8 million in the first quarter; Golden Nugget Online Gaming earned $6.7 million; and Resorts Digital made $4.1 million.
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Former Penn State women's basketball coach Coquese Washington will succeed Hall of Famer C. Vivian Stringer as coach at Rutgers, the school announced Monday.
Washington, who spent the past two seasons as an assistant at Notre Dame, agreed to a six-year contract, the school said. It guarantees total compensation of $4.625 million with additional performance incentives.
Stringer retired late last month at age 74, capping a career in which she won more than 1,000 games in 50 seasons — the last 25 at Rutgers — and went to the Final Four four times with three different teams: Cheyney State, Iowa and Rutgers. She did not coach this past season because of concerns over COVID-19.
Assistant Tim Eatman filled in for Stringer last season. The Scarlet Knights went 11-20 overall and 3-14 in the Big Ten.
Washington went 209-169 in 12 seasons at Penn State (2007-19) and was named Big Ten coach of the year three straight times from 2012-14, a stretch that included three of her four NCAA Tournament appearances with the Lady Lions.
“It is important that the next leader of our women’s basketball program be someone with a proven track record of winning, exemplary leadership and great character," athletic director Pat Hobbs said in a statement. “Coquese is the perfect fit on all those criteria. She is someone who is hard-working, passionate and dedicated to building a championship program and that commitment extends equally to the success our student-athletes will have off the court.”
Washington had two stints at Notre Dame, previously serving as an assistant at her alma mater from 1999-2007 under longtime coach Muffet McGraw. The Fighting Irish won the first of McGraw's two national titles in 2001.
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Washington then became the first Black woman to lead the Penn State program. Following her third straight Big Ten title in 2014, the Lady Lions fell off dramatically and had only one winning record in Big Ten play in the next five seasons. Washington was fired in 2019 and spent the following season as associate head coach at Oklahoma.
“I am beyond thrilled with the opportunity to be here at Rutgers, a university that excels both academically and athletically,” Washington said. “Following in the footsteps of Hall of Fame coaches Theresa Grentz and C. Vivian Stringer is a tremendous honor. They exemplify achieving high levels of excellence with grace, class, integrity and dignity.”
The Fighting Irish made the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament this year with Washington assisting second-year coach Niele Ivey.
Washington played for Notre Dame and averaged 2.7 steals per game, the best in school history. She played six seasons in the WNBA, winning a championship with the Houston Comets in 2000.
Washington also served as founding president and executive vice president of the WNBA Players Association.
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A cold-blooded killer remained on the loose Tuesday, nearly 48 hours after allegedly murdering a 48-year-old Goldman Sachs employee on his way to Sunday brunch in an apparently unprovoked shooting aboard a Q train on the Manhattan Bridge.
Multiple law enforcement sources identified the suspected Q train shooter as Andrew Abdullah, who has 11 prior arrests and an open gun case in Harlem and is wanted for murder in the Sunday death of Daniel Enriquez. Investigators believe Abdullah is in his 20s, and sources say they have probable cause to arrest him for Enriquez's murder.
The NYPD shared wanted posters of the suspect a day ago in hopes the public's assistance could expedite an arrest in what they describe as a disturbing case.
They also say MTA surveillance footage of the shooter in the station will be critical in tracking him down. And cameras have already turned up some leads.
Police sources say the suspect was seen handing the alleged murder weapon off to a homeless man outside the subway station as he fled. Cops questioned the man, who said he does not know the shooter and was randomly handed the gun.
Abdullah's whereabouts remain unclear. Police said he was last seen wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, grey sweatpants and white sneakers.
Anyone with information on him is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
Abdullah is wanted for murdering Enriquez. Witnesses told police the suspect paced back and forth in the train's last car before taking out the gun and opening fire "without provocation" on the northbound Q train as it passed over the bridge around 11:45 a.m.
Enriquez was shot at close range by the suspect. He was found wounded in the torso and pronounced dead at a hospital.
There'd been no prior contact between the two men, police say witnesses told them.
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Enriquez, a guitar player who spoke multiple languages, lived on St. John's Place and worked for Goldman Sachs in its research division. The company described him as a "dedicated and beloved" colleague.
"We are devastated by this senseless tragedy and our deepest sympathies are with Dan’s family at this difficult time," Goldman CEO David Solomon said in a statement.
Enriquez lived in Park Slope for 18 years with his partner Adam Pollock, who told the Daily Mail Enriquez never took the train, but wanted to avoid surging ride-share prices.
"I don't know why I didn't fight him on that. I just didn't want to fight with him, you know," Pollock told the Daily Mail.
Sunday's random shooting marked the latest in a series of such violent attacks. And New Yorkers are more than on edge.
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A man opened fire inside a Brooklyn subway train during a morning rush last month, wounding 10 people. The alleged shooter faces terrorism and other charges. In January, a woman was pushed to her death in front of a subway train by a stranger.
There have been hammer attacks. And shoves. And far too much crime, many say.
MTA CEO and Chairman Janno Lieber acknowledged as much on Monday.
"New Yorkers are tough and they demonstrated again and again during the pandemic that they’re trying to resume their normal lives but they can't resume normal life if just getting around is frightening," Lieber said. "For so many New Yorkers, the transit system is the only way to get around and to live their normal lives. You can't do that if you're scared to get up and go to brunch and most New York activities on a Sunday, for fear of being attacked."
Lieber said the Q is the line he has ridden for 25 years and the train he and his kids use most regularly. They're all in college now, Lieber said, but come home from Manhattan in the early morning hours, around midnight, 1 a.m.
"It's always felt safe," Lieber said, calling the route iconic. "Brooklynites know that when you come out of the DeKalb tunnel onto the Manhattan Bridge, you see the city's skyline. It's the way New Yorkers get a little dose about what's inspirational about this city -- that view."
"Now, for a while, that's not going to be the same knowing that a great New Yorker, Daniel Enriquez, lost his life yesterday in a random and cold-blooded act of violence," he added. "Our hearts go out to his family, his sister, everybody in his family. Our hearts go out to all New Yorkers who are feeling terrified at this moment."
The shooting comes as the MTA enjoys upticks in ridership unseen since the start of the pandemic. MTA officials called the latest violence a setback for their recovery.
And they're asking for the public's help finding the suspect.
"There is someone who knows this person, from his clothing, from his pattern … there's a wanted poster out there and they always say call the tips line," Lieber said. "If you know anything about this person who appears to have committed this terrible crime, help the police and help New York."
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Legislators have introduced a bill that, if passed, would allow service members to take security clearances with them into certain civilian jobs on leaving the military.
The “Security Clearance Portability for Departing Servicemembers” Act aims to expand employment opportunities for departing servicemembers to transition into civilian national security contractor jobs by making it easier to transfer Department of Defense (DoD) clearances, according to the bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, and two fellow House members, Stephanie Bice, R-Okla., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.
In an interview, Turner said the bill would provide a “bridge” from military work to civilian employment in the national security realm.
“We need to encourage ways for their security clearances to be preserved,” he said. Applications for new clearances are “backlogged in the system,” he added.
Such an ability would save time and may have a big impact in the Dayton area, home to dozens of private defense-oriented contractors serving the Air Force and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
“Wright-Patterson Air Force Base certainly has a huge amount of individuals who are working in the classified space,” Turner said. “This asset really is a national asset.”
“American businesses of all sizes are still facing workforce shortages, and that certainly includes defense and intelligence contractors,” Bice said in a release.
She said the bill would “allow those departing military service to transition smoothly and effectively into the private sector.
“At a time when we are seeing increased military aggression from our adversaries, we must take every step to maintain our military advantage and preparedness,” she said.
The text of the full bill can be found here.
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The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Tuesday, 5/17/2022:
North Bend
• 2:12 am, 1500 block of Sherman Avenue, traffic stop. A 44 year old male was cited for driving while suspended.
• 2:52 am, 3300 block of Virginia Avenue, suspicious subject which resulted in warrant service. A 30 year old male was cited.
• 9:37 am, Sherman and Highway 101, non-injury accident. A 50 year old male was cited.
• 4:20 pm, 1900 block of 12th Street, accident. Vehicle vs fence.
• 7:38 pm, Maple Street and Montana, report of injury accident. Motor vehicle accident with motorcycle.
Coos Bay
• 7:29 am, 1000 block of 1st Street, criminal trespass which resulted in warrant service on a 32 year old male.
• 8:03 am, Snuffy’s Pawn Shop, traffic stop. A 19 year old male was cited.
• 9:12 am, 500 block of Central Avenue, follow up. A 46 year old male was cited for theft II.
• 10:54 am, 800 block of S Broadway Street, shoplifter. A 46 year old male was cited for theft III.
• 12:49 pm, Front Street behind Farr’s, traffic stop. A 38 year old male was cited for driving while suspended.
• 2:09 pm, Empire Lakes and Ackerman, camp set up at location, which resulted in warrant service. A 27 year old female was transported to Coos County jail.
• 2:21 pm, Morrison and Salmon, traffic stop. A 43 year old male was cited for driving while suspended.
• 2:52 pm, 1200 block of N Bayshore Drive, shoplifter. A 46 year old male was charged with attempted theft I, criminal mischief 2 and lodged at Coos County jail.
• 7:03 pm, N Schoneman and Harris, traffic stop, which resulted in warrant service on a 50 year old male. Subject was additionally cited for felon in possession of restricted weapon.
• 7:37 pm, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, prowler in area which resulted in probation violation. A 28 year old male was charged with felon in possession of firearm, probation violation and transported to Coos County jail.
• 8:13 pm, 1000 block of S 1st Street, theft. A 25 year old female was charged with theft I and transported to Coos County jail.
Coquille
• 10:30 am, Central and Fairview, traffic stop. A 36 year old female was cited.
• 12:21 pm, E 10th Street and N Dean Street, traffic stop. A 64 year old male was cited for driving while suspended.
• 5:35 pm, Coquille Produce, subject refusing to leave property, which resulted in warrant service. A 27 year old male was cited.
Reedsport
• 1:47 pm, 22nd Street and Arthur Drive, animal problem.
• 2:56 pm, 3300 block of Fernwood Place, theft.
• 8:14 pm, Fir Grove Motel, disorderly conduct.
Wednesday, 5/18/2022:
North Bend
• 10:01 am, 1400 block of Virginia, disorderly conduct. Subject damaging property, throwing things in the roadway. A 24 year old was charged with menacing, DOC 2 x3, criminal mischief 3 x2 and transported to Coos County jail.
• 2:05 pm, 2300 block of Broadway Avenue, welfare check/warrant service. A 27 year old male was cited.
Coos Bay
• 12:45 am, 400 block of Student Way, minor in possession of liquor. Two 19 year olds were cited.
• 8:11 am, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass. A 46 year old male was charged with criminal trespass I and theft II.
• 9:25 am, S 1st and Johnson, of assault. Two subjects out of their vehicles fighting in the intersection.
• 9:56 am, 200 block of N Schoneman Street, unlawful entry into motor vehicle. Multiple vehicles entered. Believe suspect is in the area.
• 1:54 pm, 3100 block of Ocean Boulevard, traffic stop. A 36 year old female was cited for driving while suspended.
• 3:56 pm, 1000 block of S 1st Street, shoplifter. A 27 year old male subject.
• 5:02 pm, 100 block of S 7th Street, shoplifter. Subject walked out with food. A 46 year old male was charged with theft 3.
• 5:14 pm, Johnson and S 1st Street, arrest. A 27 year old male was cited for criminal trespass I and theft III.
• 9:46 pm, 700 block of S Broadway Street, violation of restraining order. A 23 year old male was arrested for violation of restraining order x2 counts and transported to Coos County jail.
Coquille
• 11:29 am, 700 block of N Folsom, line down.
Reedsport
• 10:53 am, McKay’s, trespassing.
• 4:33 pm, Reedsport Community Charter School, juvenile problem.
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Sarah Harris’ hands swish back and forth as she outlines a silhouette in jet-set dark blue.
Her brush strokes form a line of people swaddled in blankets, trudging through billowing snow. Ponca Chief Standing Bear kneels on the ground and cradles his dead son along the trail.
But then — a burst of color.
Harris etches rust, olive and tan into the image to show Standing Bear’s world-changing testimony in front of a federal courtroom in Omaha. In the image, he extends his right hand, about to speak his famous words.
“That hand is not the color of yours, but if I pierce it, I shall feel pain. If you pierce your hand, you also feel pain. The blood that will flow from mine will be of the same color as yours. I am a man. The same God made us both.”
Harris gestures to the image.
“He's an icon for justice, and what he accomplished is fantastic,” she said. “I hope it inspires people to learn from his example that, despite all the trials and agony, you can still make a stand and have your voice heard.”
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The historic scene now covers the walls of a government building adjacent to the state Capitol.
The Executive office building at 521 S. 14th St. will be renamed the Chief Standing Bear Administrative Justice Building after Sen. Tom Brewer introduced a bill to rename two state government buildings at Gov. Pete Ricketts’ request.
In the Chief Standing Bear Administrative Justice Building, government employees involved in the judicial branch manage daily operations. Harris said there’s no better place for a man who advocated for human rights to be memorialized.
Outside the building, sculptor Benjamin Victor will soon add a bust of the Ponca chief to further cement his legacy.
Both Victor and Harris hail from Boise, Idaho, but became involved in the project because of Victor’s esteemed Standing Bear sculpture in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. Harris and Victor have collaborated on several other projects.
Harris was grateful to have the opportunity to discuss Standing Bear's legacy with a group of Lincoln High students who helped her paint Friday. Their initials were added to the bottom-left corner of the scene in royal blue.
She said this project in particular is important because few people realize Standing Bear’s lasting impact.
“As we make his message more aware, I’ve come to find out that I don't think a lot of Nebraskans know about his story,” Harris said.
The mural features the chief's most prominent moments, from his journey on the Trail of Tears to the legal decision that changed so many lives.
After Standing Bear and the Ponca Tribe were removed from their homes in 1879 and forced to walk 600 miles to the Quapaw Reservation in Oklahoma, one-third of the tribe died, including his son, Bear Shield.
Standing Bear felt compelled to return his son’s body to his home state of Nebraska. The chief was arrested after leaving Oklahoma.
Other famous Nebraskans appear in the mural, including Gen. George Crook and journalist Thomas Tibbles. The two men helped Standing Bear establish a case. In the painting, Judge Elmer Dundy listens to Standing Bear’s testimony from behind the bench.
After Standing Bear's testimony, Dundy ruled that Indigenous people had human rights under the law. Standing Bear was able to return home.
Brewer’s bill also proposed the former Woodmen building at 1526 K St. be renamed the First Nebraska Administrative Building after the First Nebraska Infantry Regiment, a band of Union soldiers who served in the Civil War.
Jason Jackson, Department of Administrative Services director, said the new names come as part of a longstanding effort to beautify government buildings.
“For a long time, our buildings in the Capital environment area haven't had names or any sense of historical context,” Jackson said. “One of our projects is just to make these buildings reflect the dignity of the work that happens within them on behalf of Nebraskans in our community.”
The Standing Bear mural will be unveiled in July, Jackson said, during a ceremony where the governor and several public officials will be present to celebrate Harris' work.
Judi gaiashkibos, executive director with the Nebraska Indian Commission, said Standing Bear’s legacy should be a guide for state government. She hopes Harris' blue hues and thick strokes serve as a reminder for Nebraskans.
“I think the mural is an inspiration for the legal profession in Nebraska,” gaiashkibos said. “We have to do more in our state to provide justice for the first people, and this is the beginning.”
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Nearly 1,400 people are waking up in the dark in Southwest Portland Tuesday morning.
As of 5:35 a.m. Portland General Electric reported 1,394 customers are without power. An equipment issue reportedly caused the outage just after 2 a.m.
Crews are onsite, and PGE says power should be restored around 8 a.m.
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A black bear visited Coventry: 'I've never seen a bear in real life...Oh, my god'
A black bear that has been making the rounds in Coventry has created a stir.
The Coventry police notified residents about the bear in a Facebook post Monday.
"We have confirmed a reported Black Bear sighting in the Wood Estates, Wisteria Dr area," the police said. "Please keep your kids and animals inside, with your doors and windows locked."
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Facebook users followed the post with advice, jokes, comments about sightings and images of the bear (although one was clearly Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo).
Desiree Martinelli was driving in Hunters' Crossing with her children Anthony, 9, and Francesca, 7, when she spotted the bear in somebody's front yard and captured a video.
The kids were impressed.
"I've never seen a bear in real life," Francesca can be heard saying on the video.
"Oh, my god," Anthony says.
"Oh, my god," Francesca agrees.
"This is the craziest thing that ever happened to me," Francesca says. "I'm so scared, though."
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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management earlier this month advised residents to remove food sources from their yards "as black bears emerge with warmer weather."
The DEM had eight confirmed black bears sightings between Jan. 11 and May 1, including one sighting each in Exeter, North Smithfield, and Richmond, two in West Warwick, and three in South Kingstown, the DEM said.
Bird feeders, unsecured trash cans and livestock feed can attract hungry bears, the DEM said.
"Black bears are generally shy and unaggressive and will avoid interactions with humans," the DEM said, but the agency notes that they are nevertheless wild animals and become destructive in their search for a meal.
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Male black bears weigh 150 to 450 pounds while females weigh 100 to 250 pounds, the DEM says.
"A bear can't be blamed for riffling through a trash can, but we can certainly change our own behaviors for the safety of both the community and wildlife," DEM Chief Public Information Officer Michael Healey said.
"By teaching bears that backyards are not their personal grocery stores and humans are not vending machines, handing out snacks, we can keep wildlife wild and our communities safe."
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If Rhode Island finds the HMS Gaspee, do the British want it back?
When a group of marine archaeologists recently announced the first scientific search for the shipwreck of the HMS Gaspee, it raised two key questions:
One: How much of the British revenue schooner could be found 250 years after Rhode Island colonists burned the ship to the waterline in one of the first acts of violence leading up to the American Revolution?
And two: If the archaeologists find something, will the British government want the Gaspee back?
Under maritime law, the shipwreck still belongs to Britain, so that country could certainly make a legitimate claim to any wreckage.
"I think we could claim it if we wanted to," Peter Abbott, the British consul general in Boston, told The Providence Journal. "But technically being able to do something is a bit different from actually doing so."
In any event, Abbott said, the British government is probably OK with the Gaspee never leaving Rhode Island. "I don't think there's any intention whatsoever to claim the ship, or, I should say, what's left of it."
What about significant artifacts, if they are found?
As an example, it's plausible — though highly unlikely — that the ship's flag could have survived at the wreck site, though everything would have had to go just right for that to happen. The flag, also called the "colors," would have to have broken free without being consumed by the fire. Then, it would have to have sunk to the bottom before currents could have carried it away or someone had fished it out of the water. Lastly, it would have had to be buried fairly quickly by silt on the bottom, which would have excluded oxygen needed by the organisms that decompose organic matter.
So, if against all odds, all of that happened, the colors, signifying the Gaspee's allegiance to Britain, could be found.
"I think we would be interested," Abbott said. "If the colors were found — and again I would be very surprised if they hadn't completely rotted away or been swept away out to sea — if they were found I would personally love to come down and see them."
250 years after colonists burned the Gaspee, no one has found the wreck. D.K. Abbass hopes to change that.
But, even then, Britain probably wouldn't want to claim them, as long as they were properly cared for.
"I don't think anybody would try and take them back to England or anything like that," Abbott said. "We would be interested in where they were put, where they were displayed. We would certainly celebrate their recovery, but I don't think there would be any attempt to take them back."
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While Britain will certainly keep an eye on the search for the Gaspee, Abbott said his government probably won't contribute to the funding for the search. "There isn't the historical interest to pursue that."
Gaspee was not 'the turning point' toward American independence
"Rhode Island seems to take it pretty seriously," Abbott said.
But that doesn't seem to stretch beyond the state's borders, and certainly not across the Atlantic to England. Abbott, who has a doctoral degree from Cambridge University, said he had never heard of it until he was posted in Boston almost two years ago.
The diplomat was, well, diplomatic in discussing how the burning of the Gaspee properly fits into the history of America's move toward independence. "I don't think people look at the Gaspee and say that was the turning point," said Abbott.
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"I think the Gaspee is — rightly or wrongly — not in most histories of the American Revolution. That fact is regrettable to the people of Rhode Island, but I think that the Boston Massacre and the Tea Party and all of those other things unfortunately have sort of stolen the limelight slightly, even though the sinking and the burning of the Gaspee came before those two things," he said.
"It's significant. It is certainly one of the very earliest acts of hostility against the crown, against the British government, and so therefore should be seen in a significant light," Abbott said. "I think it probably deserves a little bit more attention."
Abbott said that he is looking forward to attending the Gaspee Days parade June 11, but won't be there the next day for the burning of an effigy of the Gaspee.
"Read into that what you will," he said. "I can't spend the whole day celebrating the burning of a British ship."
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HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – The city of Huntington has offered several resources to help with flood cleanup efforts after the May 6th disaster. Now, Marshall University is stepping in to help with other needs.
Marshall university’s spring semester has ended. This means the recent “Green Move Out” event, which is used to collect donated items from students’ dorms, stocked the campus thrift store.
The store received 60 bins of donated items that would normally only be used by students on campus. However, the university decided that for one day they’d allow any flood victims to shop in the store, but with one catch. All the items in the store were completely free of charge.
We spoke with shoppers who were affected by the flood and some say seeing the aftermath was disheartening. “I’ve never seen it like that. My grandfather said, the 1990s was the last flood in his house, but it wasn’t as bad as it was this time around,’ says Huntington resident Laura Schaffer.
After all the recent support and uplifting events from the community, residents like Schaffer say it helps them move forward.
It really means a lot, my mom said that she is so blessed to live in such a good community. And have all these people reach out. Even people she didn’t think would reach out, reach out. Be of help and offer their services any way they can.
Laura Schaffer, Huntington resident
However, many say they’re still concerned about “What’s going to happen next?”
I spoke with Huntington Mayor Steve Williams’ Office about long-term plans to prevent this from happening again and they say they are not releasing any plans at this time.
During the Huntington City Council meeting, the mayor did speak on what residents can do to help bring in federal funding, including completing an “online, individual assist damage assessment survey.”
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JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — A pillar in the community — that is how others described the late Rev. Vincent Dial, who remained active in both the schools and the church up until his death.
The senior pastor at Bethel Christian Church died Monday night following a battle with pancreatic cancer, the church’s Deacon John Russaw confirmed through the family. His legacy, however, continues in the lives of those he impacted from an early age.
Dial graduated from Carson-Newman University before playing in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs. He retired from the NFL and then worked as a band teacher at Liberty Bell. Dial aimed to influence and inspire others.
He later served young learners and educators as the principal at Northside Elementary School until his retirement at Johnson City Schools and currently served as the ETSU Football chaplain.
In addition to his involvement and leadership in the church and Johnson City Schools system, Dial worked as an advocate for civil rights. He appeared on Daytime Tri-Cities as recently as January to discuss Black History Month.
“One day — one day, we won’t have to have a special month for this group or that group,” he said in the January 2022 interview. “One day, all will come together as Dr. King said as they thank God Almighty that we’re free at last. It’s an exciting time, but we hope that it can be a time that is ongoing not only for the 28 days but the 365 we live and call a year.”
Johnson City Commissioner and fellow pastor Aaron Murphy told News Channel 11 that Vincent was a pillar in the community.
This is a developing story, and News Channel 11 will provide updates on-air and online at WJHL.com.
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LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A man was killed in a crash on Homestead Road South in Lehigh Acres Monday evening.
The 63-year-old Lehigh Acres man was driving south when he drove off the road, entered a grass shoulder, and overturned, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
All lanes of traffic were shut down on Homestead Road and Milwaukee Boulevard while deputies investigated.
No further details were immediately available. This is an ongoing investigation.
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Flood victims speak out, North Canton says remedies to come
NORTH CANTON — Cracks in walls, lost possessions, tens of thousands of dollars in damage — these are some of the challenges North Canton residents told City Council they faced during a storm on May 14 that dumped between 3 and 4 inches of water within an hour on parts of the city.
Eleven residents spoke to council on Monday and dozens more attended to hear what the city plans to do about what they say are persistent flooding issues.
Teresa Mizner lives on Hillcrest Avenue and was among the residents to speak at the meeting. She said this flood, which brought four and a half feet of water into her home, was better than what her family experienced in 2011, when they saw seven feet of water damage their property.
The damage, repairs and mitigation efforts — which included installing two sump pumps in the hopes of staving off future water accumulation — put the family into tens of thousands of dollars in debt, Mizner said. They are still paying off the previous improvements and now will be adding to the debt because of the new damage.
"We were told in 2011 this has never happened, not in 100 years. Well, this is 11 years, people, and it’s happened to us again. It could happen next week. It could happen next month. I have no idea," Mizner said to council. "But I do know one thing. We need help."
'We don't want to go through this no more':North Canton struggles in flood's wake
In just over a decade, two historic weather events flooded North Canton
On July 19, 2011, a similarly intense rainfall dumped nearly 5 inches of rain on North Canton over the span of three hours, flooding hundreds of homes and businesses. That flood was mostly concentrated in the Zimber Ditch area near Glenwood St SW and Linwood Avenue SW.
In the aftermath, the city took advantage of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant, as well as grants available at the time due to Hurricane Sandy recovery, to buy owners out of their flood-prone homes and demolish the homes to make improvements to the ditch.
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During the 2022 flood, the Zimber Ditch area was largely spared compared to the harder hit areas in central North Canton, particularly along North Main Street. However, the true extent of the damage from the storm, as well as options for city assistance, remain to be seen.
Assistance is on the agenda, but assessing the damage comes first
At-large council member Daryl Revoldt said during the meeting that their current goal is to collect information about problem areas and create a map to help see which areas of the city were hardest hit and determine what improvements they can make.
Already, he said, the city is moving ahead with a sewer project on 10th Street NE that was set in motion at the end of 2021. The project, which had a maximum budget of $1.05 million, will replace a failed clay tile sanitary sewer from 1947 with a new PVC pipe along the street. Improvements will also come for the curbs and road along the area and are scheduled to be complete in time for the new school year.
"The past, I think, illustrates that the city is capable of executing large scale, long running projects," Revoldt said of the Zimber resolution.
He also mentioned the possibility of seeking out grants or state funds for flood relief strategies.
Mizner said that she would be happy for the city to buy her home and demolish it if it meant mitigating water damage in the area. She said her house is at the lowest part of her neighborhood and with the extreme flooding history, she could never in good conscience subject another owner to what she’s been through.
"I can't even live in my home safely," Mizner told council members. "And the act of God comes down and we can't control this? Yes, you can control it. You guys have to step up and do the streets right."
In the 10 days since the flood, the city has reached some residents with assistance, including Judy Meade, whose basement flooded with four feet of water. She said the city has helped her out, including covering the hotel room she stayed in while sewage was cleaned out of her basement.
City Council intends to set aside time during its next Committee of the Whole meeting, currently scheduled for June 6, for an update on the flooding situation and to discuss relief efforts.
In other business, council:
- Adopted by a 5-2 vote, a measure that will require certain landlords to register their rental properties with the city.
- Read for the first time a proposal to adjust Main Street zoning to allow for a gas station, at the request of Meijer as part of ongoing negotiations with the company over the former Kmart site.
- Read for the first time legislation that will reclassify 2,850 parcels in the city in accordance with the Source Water Protection Zoning Overlay Districts.
Sam Zern can be reached at szern@cantonrep.com or 330-580-8322. You can also find her on Twitter at @sam_zern.
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Despite conflict, Greenville City Council moves to pay $5.5 million for Unity Park tower
After testy discussion and a failed policy amendment presented by councilmember Dorothy Dowe, Greenville City Council voted 5-2 Monday night to spend $5.5 million in public money to build the Honor Tower in Unity Park.
Councilmembers at-large Russell Stall and Dowe voted no at the first of two readings to commit the funds but were outnumbered by councilmembers John DeWorken, Ken Gibson, Wil Brasington, Lillian Brock Flemming and Mayor Knox White, who voted yes.
A second vote in favor of the proposal at a future council meeting would settle the tower's funding.
The plan is for hospitality and accommodations tax money to go to build the seven-story observation tower in the heart of Unity Park to the tune of $11 million, with the remaining $5.5 million coming from private donations raised by the Hughes Agency, the public-relations handing fundraising for the park.
The city plans to use $3.5 million in local accommodations tax, $1 million in hospitality tax and $1 million in "leftovers" from Unity Park's first construction phase budget, according to the latest proposed ordinance.
Funding for the tower split the often-unanimous City Council and sparked debate across the city, with residents and community and business leaders packing the council chambers Monday night to advocate for or against the funds.
Some Southernside residents who live near the 60-acre Unity Park handed out pamphlets in support of the tower. One person wore a T-shirt with a rendering of the tower and the words "be intentional" printed above it.
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Multiple people spoke to City Council before they voted on the allocation.
Resident Charlotte Abrams, who helped steer the city's GVL 2040 comprehensive plan, said Unity Park is a "giant step" in addressing the city's priorities of open space and the environment.
However, "the cost — $11 million with $5.5 million of that paid for by the city — needs more consideration as to whether the proposed Unity Park tower is in the best interest of the citizens of Greenville," Abrams said.
Rev. Stacey Mills, who pastors Mountain View Baptist Church in Southernside, said the decision to take away the tower would be "a slap in the face" to a community that suffered from civic disinvestment for decades.
"I ask that council will continue and proceed with the vote so that this park will be completed in its entirety, as it was presented to the community, so that its glory may also affect our desire to plan and build on the other side of the tracks, which often is neglected," Mills said.
Resident Carl Muller suggested the council spend public money some other way. He quoted from the Bible, saying there was "a time for everything and every purpose under heaven" and that while physical construction was needed when he moved to Greenville 45 years ago, now "the time is not to build with bricks and mortar; the time is not to build objects. The time is to build lives."
"I read the Bible, too," said Southernside president Mary Duckett. "There is a time and place for everything under the sun. There is a time and a place for this tower to be put there in the center of those two parks (Meadowbrook and Mayberry)."
Meadowbrook and Mayberry parks once stood where Unity Park is now and served Black residents during segregation.
Before council voted on the allocation, councilmembers voted on an amendment spearheaded by Dowe, who has been vocal with her concerns about the cost and method of funding the tower.
City officials said previously in 2018 the Honor Tower would be paid for entirely by private fundraising and would cost roughly $7 million. However, costs have climbed over the years, as has the tower's height.
Dowe proposed an amendment that specified no additional city funding for the tower or related projects would be provided without City Council's approval. The purpose of the amendment was to add "guardrails" for the city's spending on the park, which could easily climb in the future, she said.
In the past, City Council had to approve deviations of $25,000 for budget line items, but that requirement was removed from city policy in July 2018, giving the city manager power to move funds without bringing it before council for approval.
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DeWorken and Stall supported Dowe's amendment, but it failed a 4-3 vote.
Councilmembers have had divided opinions on the tower, which became apparent in the tense conversation on the dais Monday night.
"I hate that this tower has been so incredibly divisive for council," Dowe said.
While Stall said he didn't support "killing the tower," he suggested the city explore other options like a plaza and postpone Monday night's vote.
"Unity Park is an amazing, unifying place," he said. "The river is the great unifier and should be the icon and backbone of the park. We must listen to the public as a council."
Brasington said the tower wasn't an either-or decision, but rather an also-and consideration.
"I believe we can — thanks to the careful planning work of our chief budget officer and the efforts we've put forth in recent weeks to look at the financials our disposal — we can make this investment," he said. "But we're also doing magnificent things through the fiscal year '23 budget itself, which is a separate consideration from this tower funding. We're putting literally millions of dollars into Cleveland Park, into some of our other parks. We're making investments in our trails and trail connections."
Dowe pointed out that the city did not have a construction timeline set yet for the tower and that the size and cost had ballooned over the years.
She also pointed out that the city has yet to complete the baseball field, basketball courts and maintenance facility for Unity Park. There are also competing needs for hospitality tax money like other city parks and trolley transportation, she said.
"When I came on to council, it was my feeling that the project — as it is built today and including the elements that were mentioned — was well in the works, so I was comfortable supporting it," Dowe said. "With a $70 million investment, we now have a beautiful park open. I do not feel at this point the council is obligated to approve further public spending on Unity Park beyond the maintenance, upkeep and security that will be required, and it will be substantial."
White said the city learned its lesson about making policy decisions based on public opinion when they built the Liberty Bridge. Pulling printouts of letters to the editor from The Greenville News, he recounted how no one supported the project — or using hospitality-tax money to finance it.
Now, after 13 years of planning, the tower would be delivering on a promise to the Southernside community, he said.
"The tower makes a statement," he said. "You either keep the promise or you don't. I choose to keep the promise."
Macon Atkinson is the city watchdog reporter for The Greenville News. She's powered by long runs and strong coffee. Follow her on Twitter @maconatkinson.
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SAN ANTONIO — A man was sent to the hospital after being shot on his porch in a suspected drive-by shooting Tuesday morning, officials say.
Just after 12:30 a.m., San Antonio Police and the San Antonio Fire Department responded to the 8800 block of Five Palms for a reported shooting.
When officials arrived on scene, they found a young man with a gunshot wound to his leg. The victim said he was hanging out on his porch when someone drove by and started shooting at the house.
Police say they aren't sure why the shooting took place, but they are talking to the victim and his family to piece together information and identify the shooting.
The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
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HOUSTON — Houston's Tom Bass Park will be unveiling a statue of George Floyd on Wednesday.
The statute, created by sculptor Adrienne Rison-Isom, is called "Conversation with George." It will depict Floyd seated at an outdoor table, welcoming everyone of all races and ethnic backgrounds, to have a seat and join him.
"I hope that it serves as a gathering spot for reflection and action today and always," Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said.
The unveiling of this statue will take place on the second anniversary of Floyd's death. Floyd was murdered on May 25, 2020, by ex-cop Derek Chauvin.
Several Houston-area leaders, including Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, along with some of Floyd's family members, are expected to attend the unveiling which will take place at 5 p.m. at the Tom Bass Regional Park III Community Center, located at 15118 Cullen Boulevard.
“The name George Floyd will forever resonate in Houston and worldwide. The senseless murder in Minneapolis of this son of the Cuney Homes in Third Ward served as the catalyst for policing reform and started conversations from the classroom to corporate America about race and social justice," Turner said.
The $110,000 statue was donated to Harris County by Dannette Davis of Kay Davis Associates. The Floyd Family Foundation was involved in the creation of this sculpture.
“We all witnessed the impact that George Floyd made on the world, but at the end of the day, he was a regular guy with a few extraordinary talents. He was an athlete and artist, but he was also a father, a son, and a brother,” Davis said. “Just like all of us, he was a multi-dimensional human trying to find his way in this world.”
The Floyd Family Foundation was involved in the creation of this sculpture.
We will unveil photos of the sculpture when they become available.
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OLMOS PARK, Texas — Customers have come to know H-E-B for all things grocery and depending on where you all things home. The Olmos Park location for the grocery giant is earning a reputation on the party aisle.
"Our music here is what's called the seventies hits," Thomas Dunnam said.
Dunnam is the store's leader. He said the music gets corporately chosen to enhance the customer experience.
"It includes a lot of your classic hits, you know, that many of our customers grew up jamming to," Dunnam said.
The tunes caught the ear of San Antonio Express-News columnist Cary Clack. He is a veteran writer who loves his music as he does words.
"You just don't go into any establishment to hear Teddy Pendergrass singing," Clack said. "Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes."
The Olmos Park store is not what he would call his H-E-B. But health items and a copy of the New York Times brought him into the business. Now, music makes shopping more pleasurable.
"I see some of the H-E-B employees dancing or singing along with it," he said. "Obviously, it's not just me."
Clack started recording the songs on social media. Soon others started chiming in on their H-E-B music and what he heard.
"I didn't intend for it become a thing," he said.
Even a few characters from his platform of persuasion can be attention-getting. But the H-E-B has a built-in audience already.
Dunnam said the store's demo eats the music up young and old.
"The Trinity folks and the UIW folks also enjoy that type of music. It's kind of coming back," Dunnam said. "It's like the seventies are now the 2020s."
Clack said he'd heard 1975's 'Sara Smile' by Hall & Oates. Then, 1971's ' Rock Steady' by the late Aretha Franklin, 1972's 'Let's Stay Together by Al Green, and even Sam Cooke to name a few.
The Chi-Lites, Elton John, Michael Jackson, and even the late Rick James are on the playlist too. Clack said that the day he hears 'Fire & Desire' by James and the late Teena Marie will be the ultimate.
"It's clean, very bright, and the music's awesome," James Valdez said.
He comes to the store with his wife. Play the right music, he said, and the fire may begin for the desire.
"I'll go get some chocolate. And it's good. It's all good," Valdez said.
When Vanessa Sanchez shops with her family, the music becomes the soundtrack of a good store experience.
"I have an 11-year-old, a six-year-old, 21-year-old--and all of us know the music," she said.
The wife and mother said you might even see her dance and sing in the aisles.
"One of the main reasons I come here is because of the music, and it just makes you feel really good," Sanchez said. "Like we're always singing along to it, and they're always playing something we know."
For Clack, the music came when San Antonio was wrestling the clutches of the pandemic.
"When we were going into lockdown," he said. "When we were alone a lot. And so we were alone a lot in our minds, even when we're out in public."
The universal touch of music has a reach and a touch---even carrying out routine or rushed trips to the grocery store.
Dunnam sees it from check-in to check out in his store.
"They're just having a great time while shopping. And I think that's pretty powerful," he said.
But don't tinker with the tunes. H-E-B tried alternating a change in the playlist, and Dunnam said his customers came with feedback. So the dial is set on the 70s in Olmos Park.
From K.C. and the Sunshine Band to Marvin Gaye, the customers can't wait to 'get it on.'
"This is what they call the jamming H-E-B Olmos Park-- the great number eight," Dunnam said.
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SAN ANTONIO — A man is recovering after being shot during a home invasion on the far west side Tuesday morning, officials said.
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office responded to the 100 block of Exeter Place Drive for a home invasion.
The victim said two men kicked his door in and shot him in the torso. The man was taken to University Hospital in an unknown condition.
San Antonio Police and BSCO are still investigating, but right now don't believe anything was taken.
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SAN ANTONIO — Several organizations will be teaming together to try and generate leads in the missing persons cases of Lina Sardar Khil and Lorne MyTravion 'Trey' Jones, who both went missing around the same time in San Antonio last year.
The Texas Center for the Missing, the San Antonio Police Department, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Clear Channel Outdoor Americas will broadcast messages for a month across San Antonio to try and gather leads in the two cases.
Lina Sardar Khil went missing on December 20, 2021 while playing on the playground of her northwest side apartment complex in the 9400 block of Fredericksburg Road. Trey Jones was last seen in the 9100 block of Broadway on December 17, 2021.
Khil is described as having straight shoulder length hair and was last seen wearing a red dress, a black jacket and black shoes.
Jones, 13, is described a 5'3 male with curly ear top hair, brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing khaki pants, a red backpack and is right-handed.
Both Khil and Jones' photos will be broadcasted on a rotating basis on digital billboards throughout the city.
The Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse received 46,581 missing person reports in 2021, a statement said. Of those, 33,774 were juveniles.
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SAN ANTONIO — Fire crews were on the scene of a fire at an upholstery business on the north side early Tuesday morning.
The San Antonio Fire Department responded to 5000 Blanco Road around 4 a.m. for the fire. SAFD said when they arrived on scene, they found a piece of upholstery on fire on a table.
They put the fire out, but the inside of the building suffered from smoke damage although there wasn't much fire damage, officials said.
There were no injuries reported.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — The National Weather Service center in Fort Worth reports parts of North Texas are under a Flood Watch, specifically counties east of I-35 and south of I-30. The watch is in effect from Tuesday morning into Wednesday night.
Rainfall amounts could range from 2-4 inches with some isolated areas receiving possibly higher amounts. “A Flood Watch is in effect for counties east of I-35 and south of I- 30 from Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening. Rainfall amounts of 2-4 inches are expected, with isolated higher amounts possible. Make sure to never drive through barricades or flooded roadways. Turn Around Don’t Drown!”
Impacts:
- Locally heavy rainfall
- Flooding may occur in low-lying, urban and poor drainage areas
- Rapid rises will be possible on creeks, streams and rivers
NWS Fort Worth reminds you, “If you encounter flooded roads or water-crossings. Turn Around Don’t Drown. Never drive through barricades!”
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — As the novel coronavirus pandemic changed the world, many things changed locally as well — including the way people work and where they work from.
Research shows more people are working from home by choice rather than necessity. A Pew Research Center study in February showed that of those who have a workplace outside their home, more than 60% choose to work from home. Earlier in the pandemic that number was at 36%.
“Everything in this world has been turned on its ear the last two-three years in certainly talent attraction the emphasis on talent attraction and how to go about it,” Clay Walker, NETWORKS Sullivan Partnership Chief Executive Officer told News Channel 11.
Data from the Move to Kingsport department shows the amount of remote workers in Kingsport has risen 21% in the last 10 years.
On average, roughly 70 families have moved to Kingsport each month throughout the pandemic, with 79 new families from 21 states in April 2022 alone.
“I made the move to Kingsport about four years ago [and have] been here ever since,” said Emily Isbel who works remotely for Nava Benefits.
Isbel said she joined a group called PEAK — Professionals Engaging in Advancing Kingsport, also called the Kingsport Young Professionals.
“It’s a little misleading to say that we’re young professionals because we accept anyone…any age, any background, so we definitely don’t discriminate there,” she said. “But it’s really just a great way to network and really get involved in your community.”
Cody Woods is the chairman of the PEAK council. He told News Channel 11 that membership fees have been dropped in order for the group to be even more inclusive and accessible.
“PEAK is a fantastic community-based organization here under the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce leadership programs,” Woods said. “So basically, PEAK’s whole mission is to keep young professionals involved in their community. So and that can be here in the city of Kingsport and throughout our region. We have over 700 active young professionals in our database, which is tremendous.”
The PEAK leadership program, he explained, offers means and resources for professionals to network in the area.
“We also host ‘PEAK Around Town,’ and this is at various businesses and restaurants in and around Kingsport …it’s our way we can showcase to new members in our membership that we’ve got these fantastic local restaurants, local businesses, here’s what they do and it’s a new opportunity to kind of see those…,” he said.
The group is active in and around the Greater Kingsport area, so the region as a whole, Woods explained.
Data from Move to Kingsport shows young professionals are flocking to the Model City, with the number of people under 29 years who are active in the workforce going up 16% in the last 10 years.
“We have our professional development programs,” Woods said of the many resources PEAK offers for young professionals. “…We have a different speaker each month, and we try to touch on various aspects and professional development so people can learn more that way and that’s been fantastic as well.”
Isbel said she has integrated into the PEAK network.
Her favorite event is the monthly “Rise and Shine” coffee event hosted at the Chamber where professionals can gather over a cup of Joe and mingle.
“As a remote worker, I don’t get that opportunity to grab a coffee with my co-workers before work or you know meet at a coffee shop and co-work or whatever it is so that event has been really awesome for me,” she said. “It’s early in the mornings before anyone needs to log on for work or be at the office.”
“You don’t have to pay for your coffee. And you really can meet some awesome people that you just wouldn’t get the chance to in your day-to-day life. And then for me — I just feel energized and ready to go for the day after that.”
NETWORKS Sullivan Partnership is another resource for workers in Sullivan and Hawkins Counties to utilize.
“I do think the future is bright here and things are already seeing signs in it being bright with retail with the number of people clamoring to move here and our existing industry was in we speak on a regular basis, by and large, are doing well,” Walker said.
Some of the steps NETWORKS have taken to attract and retain workers is to link up with counterparts in Washington, Carter and Unicoi Counties — NETREP — and visit Fort Campbell to host job fairs for those leaving the Army.
Walker explained that one local industry has already interviewed at least five recruits from the Army installation for higher ranking local positions.
NETWORKS Sullivan Partnership also recently received a grant to build a workforce portal so, by the end of this year, job seekers will be connected on a much deeper level with potential employers.
Walker pointed out that with as many people moving to the Model City, one drawback is that the housing market is on the rise.
Move to Kingsport reported households with retirement income in the city increased nearly 24% in the last 10 years.
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A yellow school bus crashed in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia Monday morning.
The bus wound up diagonally at the intersection of Torresdale Avenue and Knorr Street after crashing around 8 a.m. It had some visible front-end damage.
Philadelphia police officers were on the scene. They didn't immediately say if anyone was hurt.
Some traffic was able to get around the crash.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week joined colleagues in urging President Biden to immediately assign a coordinator within the White House to work with manufacturers directly and oversee the development and implementation of a national strategy for increasing the resiliency of the infant formula supply chain and protecting against future contamination and shortages.
The senators asked that the national strategy rapidly address immediate needs associated with the shortage, including identifying specific action steps and deadlines for addressing the shortage. The also asked that it provide critical information to parents and caregivers, including where to find formula, how to transition from one formula to another, if needed, and what to do if a medical or specialty formula is unavailable.
"We were encouraged to see FDA take steps this week to address the formula shortage. Recent actions taken by the Administration to boost formula imports and expand the list of products that parents and caregivers can buy under WIC are critical interventions. And FDA’s efforts to safely reopen Abbott’s manufacturing plant and use enforcement discretion with respect to certain specialty formulas that have been held pending the investigation are important steps to boost supply," Wyden, Merkley and the senators wrote to President Biden. "But these steps alone are not enough, and the federal government needs to do more to get formula back on shelves as soon as possible and secure the supply chain of infant formula to prevent this type of crisis from happening again. These actions require a government-wide response, as the issue spans food supply chain security, regulatory oversight, public health surveillance, market competition, government contracting, and more."
". . . The COVID-19 pandemic has put an immense strain on parents and caregivers—and this shortage is only worsening the challenges families are facing. We need organized leadership and a clear plan for addressing this crisis. We cannot stop working on this issue until babies are fed."
The senators also asked that the administration outline a long-term strategy that allows for better information-sharing across federal, state, and local governments regarding shortages, improved and ongoing coordination with manufacturers and retailers, and measures for protecting the safety and integrity of the formula supply.
Along with Wyden and Merkley, the letter -- which was led by U.S. Senators Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Bob Casey, D-Penn. -- was signed by 28 other senators.
The full text of the letter is here.
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Just a few feet from the morning traffic on Fulton Drive, I drove a sharp metal probing rod 3 feet into the soil of Golden Gate Park ... and hit something.
I reached for my shovel and excavated the flower bed in search of an ornate plexiglass box that was rumored to be buried in the park 40 years ago. Dirt accumulated under my fingernails as I dug deeper and deeper, hoping this would be the most exciting day of my life.
My hunt began over a year ago when a stranger from Oklahoma named Larry Gladd sent me an email with the subject line “Buried Treasure.” To the dismay of SFGATE’s IT department, I opened it, and Gladd shared his theory about a book called “The Secret.”
Published in 1982 by Byron Preiss and illustrated by John Jude Palencar, “The Secret” looks like the type of fantasy novel you might find on the bookshelf of a 13-year-old boy who is not particularly popular. The book features tarot-influenced illustrations and cryptic poems that offer clues to the whereabouts of 12 “casques” that the author buried in parks across North America, while disguised as a maintenance worker. Each casque holds a key that can be used to claim a big old-fashioned jewel. Preiss died in 2005 in a car accident, and it’s thought that he took the solutions to the puzzles to his grave.
As of the morning of my quest, only three of the treasures had been unearthed, in Cleveland, Chicago and Boston. The most recent was discovered in Boston in 2019 by puzzle and game designer Jason Krupat, who found out about “The Secret” from the Discovery Channel show “Expedition Unknown,” hosted by Josh Gates.
“I get emails every single day from people who have theories and complicated maps and all sorts of materials,” Gates told me over the phone. “People come up to me on the street, and I can usually spot them because they have a whole bundle of papers. I’ve heard some crazy theories, but the trouble is that I’ve also heard so many that sound plausible.”
The show has filmed three segments on the quest, two in which they came up blank and a third where they helped Krupat finish his dig.
Unlike many of the suspected locales, Golden Gate Park actually encourages hunters through an official permitting system. My source, who, for reasons he never explained, doesn’t travel, first reached out to Recreation and Park Department general manager Phil Ginsburg to share his theory, right before the pandemic put digging permits on pause.
“I think Mr. Gladd has a truly viable theory on where this thing is. He picked out a lot of really good clues,” said Ginsburg, who has recorded a podcast about “The Secret.” “This is my third or fourth one of these, and I was convinced this would be the day.”
‘At the stone wall’s door, the air smells sweet’
After speaking with Gladd in early 2021, we came to a finders keepers agreement that I would decide the fate of the jewel should I discover it — he was in it for the hunt, not the reward. I waited patiently for permitting to reopen, but another coronavirus wave delayed it, so I wrote a story about the history of “The Secret” instead.
After it published, my inbox filled with more Larry Gladd-type characters claiming they knew the exact location of the San Francisco treasure. The theories are fueled by two main clues: a painting and a poem. The painting shows a woman in a blue dress with a dragon design that resembles the layout of Golden Gate Park, with symbols and shapes matching several prominent landmarks in the park. The cryptic poem reads as follows:
“At the stone wall’s door
The air smells sweet
Not far away
High posts are three
Education and Justice
For all to see
Sounds from the sky
Near ace is high
Running north, but first across
In jewel’s direction
Is an object
Of Twain’s attention
Giant pole
Giant step
To the place the casque is kept.”
A few of the theories I received were strong, but none matched that of Gladd’s. My story also caught the eye of JP Muncks, a 31-year-old engineer who began investigating the New York treasure. In the background of that painting, Muncks thought he saw an outline of a building next to St. Nicholas Park. More clues from the poem helped him narrow down the spot, but one metal detector permit and a dozen deep holes later, he came up blank.
“I found the deeper and deeper you go, just kind of get more and more disappointed,” Muncks said. He’s now unofficially given up on “The Secret,” and turned his puzzle-solving attention to “Cain’s Jawbone,” which recently became a worldwide phenomenon in part thanks to a San Francisco TikTok creator.
One person who wasn’t disappointed by his “The Secret” experience was Krupat, who found the Boston treasure in Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park after two years of searching. The clues brought him to a baseball field, and the line “you should feel at home” implied home plate. But the park doesn’t allow digging, so Krupat thought he was out of luck, until one day he jogged past the field and saw a construction crew renovating the area.
“I stopped them and said, ‘Hey, you’re going to think this is crazy, but there’s buried treasure on this field below home plate,’” said Krupat. Then he sent the construction worker a six-page email with details on the hunt. Months later, he received a text message with a picture of part of the casque.
“I literally dropped my phone,” Krupat said.
The next thing he did was contact the Discovery Channel, who sent out a crew that helped him find the rest of the casque. He redeemed the key inside for a peridot stone, and Preiss’ surviving family flew to meet him for a ceremony. In the three years since finding the gem, Krupat has received offers from strangers to buy the gem for a few thousand dollars, but isn’t interested.
“It’s not for sale. I call it pretty much priceless.”
‘Sounds from the sky, near ace is high’
As one might expect of a 40-year-old treasure hunt, plenty of people have theories. Because of the shape of the woman’s dress in the image (and a dozen other clues), the casque is presumed to be in Golden Gate Park, but the consensus ends there. The San Francisco page of “The Secret” wiki site has 4,300 words’ worth of research, with 157 comments (including an all-caps post announcing the day that the permit system reopened, March 8, 2022).
“There are people who have given an enormous amount of time to this game,” Gates said. “It’s kind of like a computer that’s been left on, it’s just been running for 40 years, and there are people who are legitimately obsessed with it.”
One prominent theory involved the strawberry-shaped indentation in the center of her dress, perhaps a nod to Strawberry Hill, which is right next to Huntington Falls, whose shape matches the cascading mountains in the background of the painting. In 2019, a treasure hunter traveled from France to San Francisco to dig in this spot and found a casque within minutes — but after Golden Gate Park officials tried to confirm the casque’s authenticity, they learned it was a fake.
“To our treasure ranger, it all seemed a little fishy, because we had been working on the riddle ourselves for quite some time,” said Ginsburg.
On the “Expedition Unknown” episode that visits Golden Gate Park, a pair of hunters devised a theory that a totem pole removed in 1986 was the final clue, and that the shadow cast by the pole would mark the dig spot. The show created a digital 3-D model of the pole and used augmented reality technology to estimate the shadow, but once again, the treasure remained unfound.
Which brings us to my source, Gladd, who actually had successful treasure hunting experience (he’d found a Read and Seek treasure) and earned the endorsement of Ginsburg. Gladd’s theory hinges largely on the line “an object of Twain’s attention,” which he takes to mean Mark Twain’s interest in steamboats. And who helped invent the steamboat? Robert Fulton, which leads us to Fulton Street. The jewel in the painting is a pearl, so “in the jewel’s direction” might reference Pearl Street, which is to the east of Highway 1 (“ace is high”).
Gladd then narrowed things down to the Powell Street railroad park entrance pavilion. How? The painting includes a shadowy image of a cable car, and this building used to house cable cars. And is that a conductor’s watch on the table? Then there’s the stem of the rose in the painting, whose curved shape perfectly matches the sides of the iron bench inside the pavilion, and might also connect to the line “the air smells sweet.”
But what really convinced me was that the woman’s sleeve in the painting is made up of nine squares — the same number of blocks in the stone foundation of the pavilion. And the kicker — she’s pointing at the fourth block, which is exactly where my probe struck something.
‘Giant pole, giant step, to the place the casque is kept’
One might expect that a treasure hunter wielding a metal rod that looked like a cross between a medieval weapon and a pogo stick would draw a lot of attention from passersby, but only one stranger seemed to take notice — a 20-something smoking a morning blunt who stopped in his stride, paused for a long moment, then told me he hoped I have a great day.
When my metal probe struck something about 2 feet deep, I thought this would indeed be a great day. My mind raced ahead of my shovel, and I imagined selling the gem for a few thousand dollars, or donating it to the Park Department, which could incorporate the jewel into a commemorative statue of me to be constructed next to the flower bed where I was about to definitely find this treasure. I probably wouldn’t need the money anyway, since I’d be flush with royalties from the film adaptation of this very article you’re reading right now.
Turns out I hit a rock. Then another rock. Then a tree root. Then a shard of terra-cotta. We kept digging until the hole was nearly 6 feet across and 3 feet deep. SFGATE’s photo director, who was the one doing most of the actual work, noted that it was not the biggest hole I’ve ever dug myself into in my career (zing!), but I’ve definitely never ended up with so much dirt in my shoes by missing a deadline.
The enthusiasm of the Park Department staff wore thin, shifting to a distinct let’s-wrap-it-up vibe. I kept plunging the probe into the ground, stabbing at soil in hopes of hearing the clink of plexiglass, but the most valuable thing I found was an old Home Depot credit card. We even dug a smaller hole on the other side of the pavilion out of desperation, but after 90 minutes, I gave up.
This would not be the most exciting day of my life. In fact, it was one of the most disappointing.
“Welcome to the support club,” Gates told me. “I went through the same thing in Florida. We followed the clues there and I felt like we had a really good chance of finding it. We dug this hole, we saw something in the hole, and I thought it was the edge of this box. And it turned out to be nothing.”
I called Gladd, and although he tried to stay positive, I could hear his voice deflate at the news. We spoke again a few weeks later, and he recounted how he felt that day.
“I was bummed out,” Gladd told me, “because that was just what I didn’t want to hear. I’m just thinking, ‘Why can’t it be there?’ All the info points to there. Why can’t it be there?”
As much as I believed in Gladd’s theory, I’ve realized there were a few holes, most notably around the final lines of the poem. So as one does, I’ve started developing my own ideas. Maybe “giant step” refers to the John Coltrane album, which connects with SF’s St. John Coltrane Church, which was originally located at 201 Sawyer St., as in Tom “an object of Twain’s attention” Sawyer. But Sawyer Street is next to McLaren Park — could all the Golden Gate Park clues be red herrings? The thing about these paintings and poems is that they’re like clouds: You can see almost anything you want in them, and no one can tell you you’re wrong.
Aside from the infinite interpretations, the cruelest part of “The Secret” — a refrain which every source I interviewed for this story repeated — is that if you’re off by an inch, you’re off by a mile. If any readers have a ground-penetrating radar device I can borrow, email me with the subject line “Buried Treasure,” but until then, I’ll always be haunted by the chance that “The Secret” might lay undiscovered for another 40 years because I was digging just an inch away from glory.
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Officials are taking major steps toward transforming what was once the largest solid waste management site in the world into what will be New York City's newest park.
The Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, which was integral to 9/11 victim identification for months after the Twin Towers fell, is being officially certified as closed on Tuesday as state and city officials finish an effort that has cost nearly $1 billion since 1986.
Fresh Kills became the place to sort and sift rubble from the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and helped provide some element of closure to families of the missing. The closure comes nearly 20 years after it received its final piece of ground zero debris.
It also comes just months before the opening of North Park on a portion of the site. That opening is just the first phase of what will become a 2,200-acre park, according to the city's Department of Sanitation.
When completed, the park will be the second-largest in New York City, behind the 2,765-acre Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, which originally opened in the 1880s. It will be nearly four times larger than Central Park.
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SAN DIEGO — We're all feeling the pain as inflation cuts into family finances. It feels like the cost of just about everything is going up daily. Now, that includes babysitters.
"So, the rates nationwide have gone up drastically for childcare in your home, so whether it's a babysitter or nanny, rates are up over 11% on average nationwide," said Lynn Perkins, the co-founder and CEO of urbansitter.com, an online platform connecting families and caregivers, which released a breakdown of babysitting rates from around the country.
On average, babysitters are making $20.57 an hour for one kid and $23.25 for two.
The most expensive city to hire a sitter is New York, where it's $23.45 for one.
In San Diego, it's $17.53 for one, which is 10% over last year.
Perkins says the biggest contributing factor is an ongoing labor shortage.
"Many childcare providers decided to opt out of this industry when COVID hit and have not returned and we're also seeing many teachers and nurses have left those professions and come into the childcare space, which is great it means you can find high quality care providers, but they're charging a higher rate," said Perkins.
Laura Davis, owner of collegenanniesandsitters.com is seeing the same trend.
In some cases, she says rates have gone up by more than 20%, not only because of the shortage, but also, parents are now more appreciative of the work sitters do.
"We saw when COVID started and kids were gonna be home for two weeks, four weeks, six weeks, parents embraced it….we love this, we're all in this together! And then fatigue set in,” said Davis.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, some sitters reported making upwards of $30 an hour.
Still, there are some ways around babysitter inflation. Consider sharing a sitter with another family who can split the higher cost. You can also look for college students in education programs who may charge less to get the childcare experience.
Keep in mind, due to labor laws, you should be paying a sitter minimum wage.
And while many sitters are paid under the table, in California, if they're making more than $2,400 from one family per year, taxes need to be paid.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Editor's note: Video featured is about unemployment paired with millions of job openings.
Bank of America announced its minimum hourly wage raise to $22. This is a step closer to the company's plan to increase to $25 by 2025.
The company's increase to paying $22 will begin at the end of June. The annualized salary for full-time employees would come out to be more than $45,000.
In the last five years, Bank of America raised the minimum wage to $15 in 2017; in 2019 it increased to $17; in 2020, to $20 and in October 2021, to $21.
By 2025, the hourly minimum wage will have increased by nearly $14 per hour, or more than 121%, since 2010.
"Our focus on being a great place to work is core to everything we do and underscores the role our teammates play in our success," said Chief Human Resources Officer, Sheri Bronstein.
The company's efforts have been recognized by a number of external organizations including LinkedIn's "Top Companies in the U.S." and Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for four consecutive years.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — An East Texas native is being hailed as a hero after witnesses say he was killed while tackling a gunman who opened fire at a church in California.
Marshall ISD announced 1987 graduate Dr. John Cheng died in the shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church, which hosted a Taiwanese congregation, in Orange County, CA. Five others were injured.
“I’m just one of many, many, hundreds, thousands of friends that he had," high school friend Sam Hammontree said. "John was quite a friend and I’m sure that they would all say the same thing about him.”
A Marshall High School yearbook from 1987 shows Dr. Cheng was voted "Most Likely to Succeed" by his classmates.
“We voted him 'Most Likely to Succeed,' Hammontree said. "And I would say that he far succeeded anything that we could have done by sacrificing his life for so many others.”
Dr. Cheng also attended Baylor University (class of 1991). The university stated he was killed after "literally taking the bullet for fellow congregants while heroically tackling the gunman at an Orange County church."
"We were always looking forward to that next time," said Baylor fraternity brother James Runnels. "He wanted to bring his kids back to Caddo Lake and see Marshall, Texas, where he grew up. He loved this place.”
Officials say the suspect, identified as David Wenwei Chou, 68, of Las Vegas, was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate due to political tensions between China and Taiwan. They categorized he crime as a "politically motivated hate incident."
"Dr. Cheng is a hero in this incident," Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said. "Without the actions of Dr. Cheng, there is no doubt there would be additional victims in this crime."
According to CBS 8, two semi-automatic handguns were taken from the attacker. Federal officials said Monday that Chou legally purchased the weapons in Las Vegas, one in 2015 and the other in 2017.
“He’s a hero. And that says a lot about success," Runnels said. "He’s like the guy during the war that falls on the grenade to save his buddies. That’s who John was.”
A prayer vigil will be held in remembrance of Dr. Cheng Friday, May 27 at 7 p.m. at the Harrison County Courthouse. The public is welcome to attend.
Dr. Cheng is survived by his wife and two children.
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MACON, Ga. — Fire weather is one of the fears that comes with some of the hot, dry days of the summer.
Out in the west, Californians are constantly battling wildfires.
In Central Georgia, we see some wildfires but mostly controlled burns. These fires are started and monitored by the Georgia Forestry Commission to promote a healthy ecosystem and actually prevent wildfires.
As if fire itself was not dangerous enough, the heat it produces can construct its own weather!
If the fire is burning hot enough and there's enough moisture and instability in the area, the fire can cause air particles to rise and cool creating clouds.
These specific clouds are called pyrocumulus clouds. Pyro is Greek for heat or fire.
If the pyrocumulus cloud continues to mature and intensify into pyrocumulonimbus clouds, lightning and even some light precipitation is possible.
This can be especially dangerous because if lightning strikes the hot, dry ground, it could spark another fire.
So watch out for wildfires and the weather changes it can cause!
That's how your weather works!
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hundreds of nursing home workers are set to march across the Tower Bridge in Sacramento.
The march starts at 10 a.m. and will start at SEIU Local 2015 in West Sacramento. Home care workers and allies are also set to participate in the march.
This march is part of a statewide day of trying to pressure the nursing home industry where SEIU says low staffing levels "harm care for vulnerable nursing home residents" and spark a resignation of nursing home workers.
"Nursing home workers and supporters will call for the Quality Standards Board to be included in the state budget set to be finalized by June 15 so workers can have a voice in setting higher industry standards, safe staffing levels, and increased wages," SEIU wrote in a statement.
SEIU 2015 represents over 400,000 workers in California.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The final recount for two seats on the Charleston City Council ended Tuesday morning, with both candidates who requested a recount still coming up short.
One race that was recounted was for Ward 8. Robert Sheets fell to businesses woman Kathy Rubio by one vote after a vote canvas last week. The results remained the same in the recount, with Sheets still losing by one vote.
The other race was Charleston City Council at-large Democrat nomination race. Corey Zinn was out of a seat for the November election by 28 votes. Zinn requested a recount for 24 precincts but conceded defeated around 10 a.m. according to Commissioner Ben Salango. The recount was held at the Kanawha County Clerk’s Office at 7 a.m.
The results for the Primary Election in Kanawha County are all now finalized. You can find more results from the election here.
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LANCASTER, Pa. — State Police issued a reminder to drivers to stay safe by not driving impaired over the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Members of Troop J, which covers Chester, Lancaster, and York counties, will be out the entire holiday weekend keeping the roads safe.
In addition, the Avondale Barracks will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint over the holiday weekend, state police said.
A sobriety checkpoint is a traffic safety checkpoint wherein the Pennsylvania State Troopers systematically stop vehicles at selected locations to briefly observe drivers for articulable facts and/or behaviors normally associated with alcohol or drug-impaired drivers.
The goal of a sobriety checkpoint is to reduce the number of alcohol and drug-related fatal and serious injury crashes, and to reduce the number of DUI drivers on Pennsylvania highways, according to state police.
"(We are) committed to maintaining a safe environment for the motoring public," state police said in a press release issued Tuesday. "This checkpoint is intended to achieve that goal."
State police also reminded drivers that they are lawfully required to move over as they approach troopers or any other emergency or service personnel on the side of Pennsylvania roadways.
For more information on the Pennsylvania State Police, click here.
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NEW PROVIDENCE, Pa. — State Police in Lancaster are looking for help in identifying the suspect in a series of thefts from unlocked vehicles.
The alleged thefts occurred on Sunday in the Sunset Estates mobile home park on the 2300 block of Beaver Valley Pike in Providence Township, police say.
Anyone with information on the suspect's identity is asked to contact Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers at (800) 4PA-TIPS or submit a tip online.
All callers to Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest, the solving of a crime/cold case, or the location of a wanted person/fugitive or missing person.
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HERSHEY, Pa. — Proceeds from a new beer released by Tröegs Independent Brewing will help preserve Pennsylvania's Kittatinny Ridge, the Hershey-based brewing company announced this week.
Tröegs' new, limited-edition Trail Day Dry-Hopped Pilsner, released as part of a continued partnership with The Nature Conservancy, will benefit the ecologically important, 185-mile unbroken chain of forested mountains that runs along the Appalachian Trail and covers portions of Franklin, Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, and Lebanon counties as it bisects the Commonwealth.
"Trail Day begins with a backbone of German pilsner malt," Tröegs said in a press release. "Dry-hopping with Saaz hops lends mild citrus and earthy notes. As fermentation slows, the Tröegs brewing team reintroduces fresh lager yeast, which conditions the beer and delivers crisp, clean notes of biscuit, dried spice, and a hint of citrus."
A portion of proceeds from Trail Day sales will benefit the Tröegs Trail Day Fund to help protect 15,000 acres of the most critical, connected lands on and next to the ridge, from the Mason-Dixon Line into New York state through the Delaware Water Gap.
“We grew up in the shadow of the Kittatinny Ridge and it passes within 10 miles of the brewery,” Tröegs co-founding brother Chris Trogner said. "So we know this land well. And few things are more important to brewing beer than clean water. We’re proud to be working with The Nature Conservancy to help protect a place that does so much for Pennsylvania and beyond.”
The goal of the Trail Day Fund is to ensure that songbirds, hawks, eagles, bears and even plants can travel as they must, and that nature will continue to provide clean streams, rich forests, recreational trails, and biological diversity.
Trail Day is available in 16-oz. cans throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York, wherever Tröegs beer is sold.
To learn more about Trail Day and how Tröegs is helping to protect the Kittatinny Ridge, click here.
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WAYNESBORO, Pa. — A police incident has closed a portion of North Potomac in Waynesboro Tuesday morning.
The incident was first reported around 8 a.m. in the Franklin County borough.
Waynesboro Police are advising people to stay away from the 200 block of North Potomac Street. Residents in the area are instructed to remain inside, police say.
No further details were immediately available. FOX43 has reached out to authorities in the borough for more information.
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With Memorial Day weekend fast approaching many are ready to welcome the unofficial start of summer by heading to the beach.
Although New York City’s eight public beaches will officially open this Saturday with lifeguards on duty daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Sunday, Sept. 12, some sandy locations are going to start the celebration a few days early.
BEACH SEASON CELEBRATION SCHEDULE:
BRONX
Wednesday, May 25
Orchard Beach -- Section 9, Boardwalk
10 a.m.
STATEN ISLAND
Wednesday, May 25
Wolfe’s Pond Beach -- Intersection of Cornelia Ave. & Chester Ave.
1 p.m.
BROOKLYN
Thursday, May 26
Coney Island -- W. 10th Street and Boardwalk
12 p.m.
QUEENS
Friday, May 27
Rockaway -- Beach 17 Street and Boardwalk
11 a.m.
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Police arrested a former Lincoln's Pub employee Monday after the 29-year-old returned to the business sometime Sunday night and stole a cash-filled envelope from the safe, according to police.
Mikal Wittler was arrested on suspicion of burglary after surveillance video showed him enter the business near 48th Street and Leighton Avenue after hours and leaving with $2,234 in cash, Lincoln Police Sgt. Chris Vollmer said.
The pub's business manager noticed the envelope was missing at around 9:30 a.m. Monday and called police, Vollmer said.
Police arrested Wittler at his apartment Monday afternoon and took him to the Lancaster County jail.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial.
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Police have arrested a 45-year-old Lincoln man who they say repeatedly punched his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend and left him bleeding outside a downtown bar in April, causing the man to suffer a brain bleed, according to court records.
The group had been at The Night Before Lounge for about an hour when they went outside to smoke near the corner of 10th and M streets on April 10, Lincoln Police Officer Julia Sandman said in an affidavit.
When the group went outside, Rodney Badberg punched out the window of his ex-girlfriend's Jeep before getting in and driving the vehicle toward the sidewalk, Sandman said in the affidavit for his arrest.
Then, Sandman said, Badberg got out of the Jeep and confronted the man, punching him three times and kicking him once before fleeing the area on foot, leaving the man bleeding on the sidewalk.
A Lancaster County judge signed a warrant for Badberg's arrest last week, according to court filings. He was booked into jail Monday.
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The 45-year-old has been charged with first-degree assault.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial.
Reach the writer at 402-473-7223 or awegley@journalstar.com.
On Twitter @andrewwegley
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Students at Coatesville Area Senior High School were dismissed from classes early Tuesday morning after investigators said one student stabbed another at the school.
The student is being treated at Paoli Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said.
Caln Township Police Department is searching for the student who committed the stabbing. The district attorney's spokesperson said they do know who they're looking for.
SkyForce10 was overhead as several police and emergency vehicles surrounded the high school around 10 a.m. School buses also lined up outside the school.
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A woman charged in October with child neglect and possessing drugs for distribution after police found 140 fentanyl pills within reach of three children has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Lacey Gipp, 31, pleaded guilty to the felony charges Monday, court records show. South Central District Judge Daniel Borgen suspended seven years of a 10-year sentence and ordered Gipp to spend two years on probation.
Gipp was one of three people arrested when Metro Area Narcotics Task Force officers executed a search warrant at a Bismarck motel. The search yielded no drugs, but one of the men told police the drugs had been dropped at Gipp’s residence. The pills were within reach of children ages 3, 8, and 10, police said.
One of the men arrested that day, Kevin Luke, of Redford, Michigan, is set for a change-of-plea hearing on June 8. He is charged with drug conspiracy and faces a possible 10-year prison sentence.
The third person arrested, Michael Swan, 54, of Detroit, who is Luke’s uncle, pleaded not guilty to a drug conspiracy charge.
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FARGO (AP) — Planned Parenthood says it will offer abortion services at its clinic in Moorhead, Minnesota, if North Dakota’s only abortion clinic does not quickly relocate from Fargo should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.
Planned Parenthood said it expected Red River Women’s Clinic, a private clinic not affiliated with it, to make the short move across the river by July 1, if necessary.
“However, if that is not the case, Planned Parenthood will begin offering abortions at our Moorhead facility so that women in the region have no interruption in services,” said Sarah Stoesz, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood North Central States.
The Red River Women’s Clinic has long operated as the only abortion provider in the state. Owner Tammi Kromenaker has said she would cross over to Moorhead if forced to do so, but told The Associated Press in recent interviews that she has been too busy to explore details of such a move.
Kromenaker said Monday “there are too many unknowns to confirm a specific date” for relocation.
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“We plan to continue to provide our unique and excellent brand of abortion care in the region and will work tirelessly to ensure there is no disruption in services,” Kromenaker said. “We are here to stay."
A leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court suggests that a majority of justices support overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. Such a move would trigger a law in North Dakota making abortion illegal, giving Kromenaker 30 days to close.
The nearest clinics to the Fargo-Moorhead are both about 240 miles away, in Minneapolis and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, though the Sioux Falls clinic would also shut down if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Moving to Moorhead, part of a metro area with Fargo that comprises about 250,000 people, likely would not be difficult for Kromenaker’s clinic.
Brenda Huston, Moorhead’s city planner and zoning administrator, said there’s plenty of commercial and mixed-use space available in areas already zoned for medical facilities and a building permit for a new or remodeled abortion clinic would be a formality.
Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson all but endorsed the move.
“I cannot speak to the thoughts of Moorhead residents as a whole, but overall Moorhead is a welcoming community that embraces and respects diversity of thought,” Carlson said. “We know that we all do not and will not think alike on every issue, but for the most part our citizens strive to exist as one community.”
A spokesman for Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life declined to comment when asked whether the group would try to discourage or stop the move.
Kromenaker, 50, who began working at an abortion clinic while she was in college, was named director of the Red River facility when it opened in 1998 and bought the clinic in 2016. Patients come mostly from North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota.
In an interview with AP last week, Kromenaker said she was unsure how she would fund relocation, though she said she would welcome donations.
In North Dakota, many donors seeking to support abortion access give to the nonprofit North Dakota WIN Abortion Access Fund, with the money intended to help pay for abortions, transportation and aftercare, including tests and birth control prescriptions.
Destini Spaeth, the volunteer leader of the WIN Fund, said donations have quadrupled since the draft opinion was publicized. Spaeth said the WIN Fund has not done any fundraising for a new clinic but the group is open to that discussion.
Ken Koehler, of West Fargo, a regular protester outside the clinic in downtown Fargo, said if the clinic moves, he and his fellow demonstrators will follow it.
“I think we’ll still be out,” Koehler said.
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BLOOMINGTON — A Utah man is accused of theft and wire fraud in McLean County.
Enrique D. Sosa, 55, of Spanish Fork, Utah, is charged with theft, financial institution fraud, wire fraud and two counts of computer fraud.
He is accused of providing false information to a man and to a bank that then transferred more than $10,000 to Sosa in January.
Court documents said Sosa “knowingly devised a scheme … by means of wire communication from within this state by causing the victim to conduct wire transfer of $47,000 from a bank in Gridley to a bank in Utah.”
A warrant for Sosa’s arrest was issued May 11 and it was returned Saturday.
Sosa was jailed in lieu of posting $50,035.
An arraignment is scheduled for June 10.
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Shanarra S. Spillers
Shanarra S. Spillers , 36, of Normal, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felonies).
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Enrique D. Sosa
Enrique D. Sosa, 55, of Spanish Fork, Utah, is charged with theft, financial institution fraud, wire fraud and two counts of computer fraud.
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Caleb W. Collier
Caleb W. Collier, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class 1 and 2 felonies). He is accused of possessing between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine and less than 1 gram of cocaine.
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Jahda R. Davis
Jahda R. Davis, 20, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer.
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Roosevelt Williams
Roosevelt Williams, 43, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion, criminal trespass to a residence and battery.
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Mark A. Carter
Mark A. Carter, 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony).
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Corey B. Dowell
Corey B. Dowell , 24, of Bloomington, is charged with failure to report an accident or injury.
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Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
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Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
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James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal, 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of 15-100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony), and possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of meth, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and aggravated assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and two counts each of unlawful possession of 5-15 grams (Class 2 felony) and less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, is charged in McLean County with aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery as a subsequent offense.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
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Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
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Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
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James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
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Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 21, of Chicago, is charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, is charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 59, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, each a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated domestic battery, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 30, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery, charged as a Class 3 felony for a subsequent offense.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
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Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
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Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
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Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
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Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
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Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
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Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
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Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
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Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
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Aaron Parlier
Aaron M. Parlier , 40, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 450 years in prison after he was found guilty in a bench trial of 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor and 10 counts of child pornography production.
Rebecca L. Gormley
Rebecca L. Gormley , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
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Penny S. Self
Penny S. Self , 59, of Ashland, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
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Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
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The electric vehicle company is partnering with the city of Bloomington to bring a market to the plant in west Normal.
Starting in June, employees of Rivian will have exclusive access to a monthly market with various vendors from the weekly Downtown Bloomington Farmers’ Market participating.
Akin to the market held on the Museum Square, the Rivian farmers’ markets will also welcome local musicians to perform.
"We are excited to partner with Rivian to provide the employee farmers’ markets and to support our local farmers and business owners,” said Melissa Hon, Bloomington’s economic and community development director.
The city’s economic and community development team will provide “Link-Match” services to Rivian employees at the markets, made possible through an Experimental Station grant.
The “Link-Match” program vouchers can be redeemed for fresh produce at participating farmers’ markets across Illinois.
The farmers’ markets hosted at Rivian will be available only to Rivian employees, through September.
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The state of Georgia and local governments will give Rivian $1.5 billion in incentives to built a plant east of Atlanta, according to documents signed Monday.
The development agreement includes an incentive package that will allow for owners of Red Raccoon Games to remodel and move into the Main Plaza building at 301 N. Main St., which is next to the store’s current location at 309 N. Main St.
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NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — A two-year-old boy died after getting hit by a vehicle in North Richland Hills on Monday, police said.
Officers responded shortly before 5 p.m. to a report of a child getting struck by a vehicle in the 6100 block of Browning Drive, near Iron Horse Boulevard and Loop 820.
The child was taken to a hospital in critical condition. On Tuesday morning, police announced that the child had died.
After the crash, the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. Police said speed was not believed to have been a factor in the crash, and no charges are expected to be filed.
Police spokesperson Carissa Katekaru said the crash was "sadly a tragic accident," according to investigators.
The child's name has not been released.
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OLMOS PARK, Texas — Customers have come to know H-E-B for all things grocery and depending on where you all things home. The Olmos Park location for the grocery giant is earning a reputation on the party aisle.
"Our music here is what's called the seventies hits," Thomas Dunnam said.
Dunnam is the store's leader. He said the music gets corporately chosen to enhance the customer experience.
"It includes a lot of your classic hits, you know, that many of our customers grew up jamming to," Dunnam said.
The tunes caught the ear of San Antonio Express-News columnist Cary Clack. He is a veteran writer who loves his music as he does words.
"You just don't go into any establishment to hear Teddy Pendergrass singing," Clack said. "Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes."
The Olmos Park store is not what he would call his H-E-B. But health items and a copy of the New York Times brought him into the business. Now, music makes shopping more pleasurable.
"I see some of the H-E-B employees dancing or singing along with it," he said. "Obviously, it's not just me."
Clack started recording the songs on social media. Soon others started chiming in on their H-E-B music and what he heard.
"I didn't intend for it become a thing," he said.
Even a few characters from his platform of persuasion can be attention-getting. But the H-E-B has a built-in audience already.
Dunnam said the store's demo eats the music up young and old.
"The Trinity folks and the UIW folks also enjoy that type of music. It's kind of coming back," Dunnam said. "It's like the seventies are now the 2020s."
Clack said he'd heard 1975's 'Sara Smile' by Hall & Oates. Then, 1971's ' Rock Steady' by the late Aretha Franklin, 1972's 'Let's Stay Together by Al Green, and even Sam Cooke to name a few.
The Chi-Lites, Elton John, Michael Jackson, and even the late Rick James are on the playlist too. Clack said that the day he hears 'Fire & Desire' by James and the late Teena Marie will be the ultimate.
"It's clean, very bright, and the music's awesome," James Valdez said.
He comes to the store with his wife. Play the right music, he said, and the fire may begin for the desire.
"I'll go get some chocolate. And it's good. It's all good," Valdez said.
When Vanessa Sanchez shops with her family, the music becomes the soundtrack of a good store experience.
"I have an 11-year-old, a six-year-old, 21-year-old--and all of us know the music," she said.
The wife and mother said you might even see her dance and sing in the aisles.
"One of the main reasons I come here is because of the music, and it just makes you feel really good," Sanchez said. "Like we're always singing along to it, and they're always playing something we know."
For Clack, the music came when San Antonio was wrestling the clutches of the pandemic.
"When we were going into lockdown," he said. "When we were alone a lot. And so we were alone a lot in our minds, even when we're out in public."
The universal touch of music has a reach and a touch---even carrying out routine or rushed trips to the grocery store.
Dunnam sees it from check-in to check out in his store.
"They're just having a great time while shopping. And I think that's pretty powerful," he said.
But don't tinker with the tunes. H-E-B tried alternating a change in the playlist, and Dunnam said his customers came with feedback. So the dial is set on the 70s in Olmos Park.
From K.C. and the Sunshine Band to Marvin Gaye, the customers can't wait to 'get it on.'
"This is what they call the jamming H-E-B Olmos Park-- the great number eight," Dunnam said.
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TEXAS, USA — Not many people charged with felony crimes go seven years without ever standing trial. One of them is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The twists and turns of how the Republican, who is on the cusp of winning the GOP nomination for a third term Tuesday, has yet to have his day in court after being indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015 has little comparison in American politics. And along the way, it has upended what it means to be a compromised officeholder in Texas.
Four different judges have overseen his case at some point. Where a trial would happen — if it ever does — has ping-ponged from Dallas to Houston to Dallas again. All the while, other clouds have gathered over Paxton: the FBI is investigating him over separate accusations of corruption, and the State Bar of Texas is weighing possible reprimands over his attempts to baselessly overturn the 2020 election.
Once, nearly a year passed with no movement in the case at all.
No single reason explains the delays. But altogether, Paxton has become an example of how powerful allies and acts of God can drag out career-threatening criminal charges, and allow a politician to rise above being written off as a political goner.
“I mean, this one is crazy," said Andrew Wheat, a leader of the watchdog Texans For Public Justice. His group in 2014 filed a complaint with prosecutors over Paxton's failure to register as a securities adviser, one of the criminal charges the Republican is battling.
Wheat is dubious that a trial will ever happen. “And by the time it does, if it ever does, will it have any significance left to it?" he said.
Paxton, who faces five to 99 years in prison if convicted, has pleaded not guilty. His attorneys point out that Paxton invoked his right to a speedy trial and blame the holdup on special prosecutors, who have spent years in a protracted battle over how much they're getting paid and where the case should be tried.
How much the case matters is a question Texas Republicans have, arguably, already answered.
Paxton was reelected in 2018 when the felony charges were still making front pages. He is now in reach of winning the nomination again Tuesday in a runoff against Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, who finished second in a four-way primary in March, but still 20 percentage points behind Paxton.
Bush, the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and the last of his famous family still in office, has staked a comeback on TV ads that splash the indictments across the screen and call Paxton unfit for office. Paxton has mostly ignored the attacks while flaunting former President Donald Trump's endorsement. Most top Texas Republicans have been restrained in voicing any concerns, but a rare exception came just days ahead of the runoff, when U.S. Sen. John Cornyn called the unresolved case an “embarrassment."
“Obviously the voters will have access to that information,” Cornyn said last week. “They’ll make their own decision and I can’t predict what the outcome will be.”
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The indictments accuse Paxton of defrauding investors in a Dallas-area tech startup by not disclosing he was being paid by the company, called Servergy, to recruit them. The indictments were handed up just months after Paxton was sworn in as Texas’ top law enforcement officer.
Not long after, allies of Paxton spearheaded attacks on special prosecutors' $300 hourly rate, calling it an abuse of taxpayer money. Local leaders in Paxton's hometown of Collin County, which is controlled by Republicans, agreed and voted to slash the pay.
Since then, the criminal case has inched along. A court system brought to a standstill by a 2017 hurricane and then the coronavirus pandemic slowed the pace even more. As it stands now, special prosecutors are waiting on Texas’ top criminal court to rule on an appeal to address payment issues and keep Paxton’s case in Houston.
“The trial’s extended delay was in no way attributable to improper influence of Mr. Paxton," said Philip Hilder, one of Paxton's attorneys, pointing the finger instead at prosecutors for challenging their pay and other pretrial rulings.
“In fact, Mr. Paxton invoked his right to speedy trial. Mr. Paxton is innocent of these charges and sought to have his day in a proper court long ago," he said in a statement.
In the intervening years, Paxton has drawn new scrutiny after eight of his top deputies accused him in 2020 of allegedly abusing his office to help a wealthy donor, Nate Paul, resist an earlier FBI investigation of the developer.
Both federal probes continue, with investigators in recent months collecting Paul’s business records and asking how the developer might have been paying Paxton, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
Paul, whose lawyers did not respond to requests for comment, has denied bribing Paxton. The attorney general has broadly denied wrongdoing and his lawyers declined to comment on the FBI investigation.
In New Jersey, a two-year corruption indictment against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat, ended with a hung jury in 2017. In Texas, attorneys and legal experts struggled to recall a case that has stretched as long as Paxton's without a resolution.
State Rep. Gene Wu, a Democrat and attorney who spent three years as a prosecutor in Houston, described the delays as unheard of, saying even high-level cases in Texas' largest county go to trial in two or three years.
“There is a legitimate criminal violation and justice is not being served because the people being charged have money and they have power," Wu said.
There is no time limit in which the charges against Paxton would expire. “But as a practical matter, the courts are going to get concerned. People's memories fade and the like," said David Kwok, co-director of the Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Houston Law Center.
The case hasn't outlasted Wheat's watchdog group but they've scaled back: He says financial support for their nonprofit, which also filed the complaint that led to former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s indictment in 2014, has been challenging in recent years.
After being forced into a runoff, Paxton's campaign raised more than $2 million in about three months.
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Police arrest 13-year-old in connection with shooting incident at Palmetto High football game
A 13-year-old was arrested Thursday night after a Wednesday shooting incident at a Palmetto High School football game.
According to Palmetto Chief of Police Scott Tyler, the gun that was fired at the scene was found at the teenager’s house. The owner of a second gun that was found at the scene Wednesday is still unclear.
On Wednesday, May 18, a fight broke out between “high school-aged young people” near the home bleachers at Palmetto High School, with a gunshot being fired in the air at 9:30 p.m., according to police.
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No one was hit or injured by the gunshot, but players, coaches, staff and fans rushed off the field and out of the bleachers at the initial sound of the gunshot. The game ended at the 2:25 mark of the fourth quarter, with Tampa Jesuit leading Palmetto High 45-23.
When reached Monday, Tyler had no further updates on the case.
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Police said two suspects in a shooting and robbery May 19 in the 2000 block of Ireland Grove Road in Bloomington left the scene in a dark gray 2013 to 2018 Cadillac ATS. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Bloomington police Det. Paul Jones at 309-434-2548 or pjones@cityblm.org .
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BLOOMINGTON — Police have released photos of a car they say may belong to a suspect in a robbery and shooting last week on the city’s southeast side.
A business in the 2000 block of Ireland Grove Road called police about 2:40 p.m. May 19 for a reported holdup.
An employee was struck with an object and transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Authorities said there was evidence of gunshots fired inside the business.
Two males who appear to be Black or Hispanic and in their 20s are suspected of the crime, police said. The two men wore facemasks. One man wore “a yellow traffic style vest” and the other wore a “blue vest with white lines” during the incident, police said.
They left the scene in a dark gray 2013 to 2018 Cadillac ATS, which is a four-door sedan. The windows and sunroof are heavily tinted with chrome trim and its wheels’ rims are silver, police said.
Police said two suspects in a shooting and robbery May 19 in the 2000 block of Ireland Grove Road in Bloomington left the scene in a dark gray 2013 to 2018 Cadillac ATS. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Bloomington police Det. Paul Jones at 309-434-2548 or pjones@cityblm.org .
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Bloomington police Det. Paul Jones at 309-434-2548 or pjones@cityblm.org .
Anonymous tips can be submitted at 309-434-2963 or ciau@cityblm.org .
Updated mug shots from The Pantagraph
Shanarra S. Spillers
Shanarra S. Spillers , 36, of Normal, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felonies).
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Enrique D. Sosa
Enrique D. Sosa, 55, of Spanish Fork, Utah, is charged with theft, financial institution fraud, wire fraud and two counts of computer fraud.
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Caleb W. Collier
Caleb W. Collier, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class 1 and 2 felonies). He is accused of possessing between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine and less than 1 gram of cocaine.
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Jahda R. Davis
Jahda R. Davis, 20, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer.
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Roosevelt Williams
Roosevelt Williams, 43, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion, criminal trespass to a residence and battery.
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Mark A. Carter
Mark A. Carter, 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey B. Dowell
Corey B. Dowell , 24, of Bloomington, is charged with failure to report an accident or injury.
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Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
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Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
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David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
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Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
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Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
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Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
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Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
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Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
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Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
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Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
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Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
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James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
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Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
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Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
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Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
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Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
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David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal, 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of 15-100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony), and possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony).
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Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
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Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
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Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of meth, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and aggravated assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
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Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and two counts each of unlawful possession of 5-15 grams (Class 2 felony) and less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, is charged in McLean County with aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery as a subsequent offense.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 21, of Chicago, is charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, is charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 59, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, each a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated domestic battery, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 30, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery, charged as a Class 3 felony for a subsequent offense.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aaron Parlier
Aaron M. Parlier , 40, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 450 years in prison after he was found guilty in a bench trial of 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor and 10 counts of child pornography production.
Rebecca L. Gormley
Rebecca L. Gormley , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Penny S. Self
Penny S. Self , 59, of Ashland, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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Metro Phoenix continues to reshape itself as one of the fastest-growing regions in the country.
New development eats up desert scrub and farm fields and remakes older areas.
The growth brings welcomed new jobs and amenities, and at times consternation over changing landscapes and strains to water and housing supplies.
— Carrie Watters
More people
One thing is a given: More people are moving to metro Phoenix.
Phoenix grew at a faster rate than any other major city in the last decade. Among all U.S. cities with populations over 50,000, Buckeye tops the list with an 80% growth rate from 2010 to 2020. The city southwest of Phoenix has hung tight to some of its Western roots, but now exceeds 90,000 residents.
Shopping and amenities
More people bring more shopping options.
Buckeye lands outdoor shopping mall. Verrado Marketplace is planned just off Interstate 10, at the entrance to the Verrado master-planned community. The development with up to 60 stores and restaurants is expected to open in mid-2024. Buckeye also had an Aldi grocery store open earlier this year as part of the popular discount grocer's push into the Arizona market.
Village at Prasada going up in Surprise. Twenty minutes or so north, off Loop 303 in Surprise, the open-air shopping mall is expected to begin opening later this year. The 700,000 square-foot Village at Prasada will include a family entertainment venue with a movie theater, bowling alley and arcade, restaurants and shopping. Stores opening there, from Hobby Lobby to T.J. Maxx & HomeGoods, continue to tick items off residents' commercial wish list.
Avondale's BLVD grows. Just south of Interstate 10, apartments are going up, along with new eateries and options, including an Aveda Institute. The city, long known for farming and affordability, now pushes 90,000 residents and aims to create a more urban, walkable community at the BLVD, anchored by the Randall McDaniel’s Sports Complex. See what else is opening there.
Verde at Cooley Station opening in Gilbert. The development at the southwest corner of Recker and Williams Field roads will include apartments, office space, restaurants, bars and retail shops. Hash Kitchen, West Alley BBQ and Smokehouse are among the restaurants opening there this year. Here's what to look for at Cooley Station, as well as in Gilbert's popular Agritopia development and elsewhere.
Gilbert looks to bring more people to its downtown. Gilbert leaders rezoned town-owned land in its popular downtown for what they view as an anchor to its north end. Heritage North is envisioned with apartments, a hotel and retail shops.
Other amenities closer to home
Disneyland for sports enthusiasts. The massive 320-acre Bell Bank Park opened this year in east Mesa with facilities for indoor and outdoor games, zip lines, an obstacle course and esports competition. The by-the-numbers look at its amenities is staggering, from 35 fields for soccer, lacrosse and football to 41 pickleball courts. See the full rundown here.
Park University grows in Gilbert. Town officials faced a rocky start to opening its university building, but then it landed Park University in 2018. The university has grown to some 500 students at its downtown Gilbert campus and held its first graduation ceremony in April.
Abrazo plans Buckeye's first hospital. The city's first hospital is planned near I-10 and Verrado Way, the same area where the Verrado Marketplace outdoor mall was announced. The initial phase of development for the Abrazo Health medical campus is expected to break ground this year.
Super Bowl makeovers
Scottsdale beautification underway. Scottsdale is renovating its Civic Center Mall as the Super Bowl returns to Arizona in 2023. The updates, both aesthetics to infrastructure, should position the city to host outdoor events related to the NFL championship. But Scottsdale, like many cities, has seen the project's cost rise with inflation. Here's the latest figure on what the renovations will cost the city.
Glendale project going up 8 stories. Just south of State Farm Stadium, where the Super Bowl will be played, a resort touted as the state's largest is under construction. While the project nearly doubled its room count from 630 to more than 1,200 rooms, it is no longer expected to open before the big game. Here are the details on VAI Resort, previously dubbed Crystal Lagoons.
Stops and starts in redevelopment
Redevelopment replaces Paradise Valley Mall. The 43-year-old mall in northeast Phoenix was razed last year and the first phase of redevelopment, including luxury apartments, a Whole Foods Market and a Harkins dine-in luxury theater, is underway. The company behind the project unveiled the project's name and a simple gray logo earlier this year.
Fiesta Mall still waits. A mall in Mesa that opened in the same year as Paradise Valley Mall, 1979, still awaits redevelopment. Plans for what to do with the vacant mall have been hampered by multiple ownership groups. That could be changing.
Phoenix Public Market building may disappear. The single-story brick building that housed Phoenix Public Market Café, a downtown Phoenix staple that shuttered in 2020, may be razed in favor of a high rise. A preservation group says losing the 76-year-old building would chip away at the area's character. City staffers were communicating with the developer on his redevelopment proposal, although the decision is ultimately his.
Plans for Mesa's Buckhorn Baths. The history of Buckhorn Baths is intertwined with Mesa's past, representative of the roadside motels that once dotted the area. It opened in 1939 and attracted spring training ballplayers to its warm mineral springs before closing more than two decades ago. A new owner envisions apartments near the old motel and perhaps some day renovating the monument to Mesa's yesteryear.
Languishing site in Mesa may see development. Mesa spent millions to buy 27 acres of land starting in the mid-1980s — some of the property acquired through eminent domain that forced out residents — but grand plans for redevelopment never materialized on the dirt lot near University and Mesa drives. Mesa officials think they now have a plan to spur growth. Here's what city officials and a private developer's early talks envision.
Scottsdale's Lucky Plaza to become Greenbelt 88. A four-story apartment complex and a retail center will replace Lucky Plaza near Scottsdale's Indian Bend Wash. The Greenbelt 88 is less dense, less tall and with less retail space than the developer initially proposed, but gained approval after two years of negotiations.
Preservation amid redevelopment? Tempe's music and art scene grew in the 1960s-era Danelle Plaza, but developers have acquired property there with an eye toward redevelopment. The city is among the property owners and continues talks on how to revitalize the old plaza.
Restoring historic Hayden Flour Mill in Tempe. The mill has been a Tempe fixture along the Salt River since 1918, and the grain elevators and silos were built in 1951. Developers envision restaurants and shops in ground floor suites and offices on the upper floors, including the 5-story mill that stands at Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway. The Arizona Republic obtained a copy of the bid that Venue Projects and Sunbelt Holdings submitted to the city.
Remember the massive Trotter Park off I-10 in Goodyear? Residents and leaders hoped for an entertainment destination where the iconic Phoenix Trotting Park once stood, but are more likely to see light industrial at the site off of I-10. Plans include the possibility of retail and office buildings, but the area slated for commerce and light industrial takes up more than half of the site.
Longtime family farm will move for development. One of Arizona's early farm families eventually will pull up stakes along the Glendale-Peoria border. The Rovey family plans to sell their land to developers for Legacy Point. Here's a look at the pioneering family's history and the residential, industrial and commercial development planned.
Development along Tempe Town Lake. A developer is proposing to transform a long vacant waterfront property at Tempe Town Lake into a $1.8 billion “resort-inspired” community with apartments, shopping and dining and a pier that juts out into the water. The project is dubbed South Pier at Tempe Town Lake.
From Glendale to Tempe: Tempe officials continue to review the Arizona Coyotes' proposal to build a $1.7 billion entertainment district and hockey arena just west of Tempe Town Lake. The Tempe City Council got its first look at the proposal in a closed-door session in April. Meanwhile, the NHL team played ended its final game at Glendale's Gila River Arena on April 29. Glendale and the Coyotes needed each other two decades ago. Both bet they no longer do.
Apartment debates
Repurposing buildings into apartments. Mesa leaders OK'd converting mostly vacant medical offices near Country Club Drive and Brown Road into apartments. In nearby Tempe, city leaders plan to transform a shopping center along Apache Boulevard into affordable housing. Phoenix also has explored replacing vacant storefronts with housing as the limited housing supply has driven up rents and home prices.
Scottsdale debates apartments as rents climb. Scottsdale is among the priciest areas in the country to rent an apartment, but the push for apartments isn't always well received. Mayor David Ortega has said the city doesn't have the infrastructure to house many more people. But housing advocates say the pushback against apartments creates a long-term threat to affordable housing. The Republic looked back at apartment development in Scottsdale over the past decade.
Gilbert council OKs apartments despite concerns. Gilbert's Town Council rezoned land that could pave the way for nearly 300 apartments, despite town staffers concerns that the commercial area was not ideal for residential development. The move comes as Gilbert ranked as one of the priciest areas in the country for apartment rentals.
Apartments near Queen Creek's popular farm attraction. Schnepf Farms, the family-owned farm and entertainment venue in Queen Creek, sold 13 of its nearly 300 acres of land to be turned into high-end rentals. The rentals are planned across the street from the core of Schnepf Farms.
Mesa offers tax break for apartments. Mesa leaders agreed to waive $2.3 million in property taxes over eight years for an apartment complex with 245 "market rate" apartments and "resort-style amenities" north of Dobson Road and Main Street on a piece of land that's sat empty for decades. The site once was the Tri-City Mall's parking lot.
Phoenix sued over tax break for downtown apartments. The Goldwater Institute is representing two people suing Phoenix over a property tax break given to the developer of Skye on 6th, an apartment complex under construction in downtown's Roosevelt Row district. The suit claims the subsidy is worth about $7 million and violates the state Constitution's gift clause.
Peoria OKs controversial apartment proposal. Residents in north Peoria have long sought unique restaurants and amenities for the fast-growing area with high-end housing, but a proposal that includes a 336-unit apartment complex packed the council chambers. Some raised concerns about "apartments in our backyard," while others welcomed the option. The City Council OK'd the 45.5-acre project dubbed The Trailhead.
Peoria rejects another apartment proposal. The Peoria City Council rejected a plan to bring apartments to the former site of an old Smitty's grocery store along Grand Avenue. Mayor Cathy Carlat says she would rather the property sit vacant than settle for a proposal that doesn't line up with her vision for the city. Here's what the council wants to see there.
Glendale, Tempe plan affordable apartments as rents soar. Gorman & Company plans to use COVID-19 related federal funds and a new Arizona low-income housing tax credit to build a 368-unit affordable apartment complex in Glendale. And in Tempe, the city has selected nonprofit Copa Health to develop affordable housing on city-owned land. The moves come as rent hikes in metro Phoenix outpace the rest of the nation.
The search for water
A community's search for water: Residents in Rio Verde Foothills, an unincorporated part of Maricopa County, are searching for water as Scottsdale will no longer allow water haulers to rely on the city's supply. Residents could create their own water taxing district, with county approval, or seek out a private water provider, but there are no easy answers with the ongoing drought that is limiting Colorado River water.
Where will water come from for massive Douglas Ranch community proposed in Buckeye? Buckeye OK'd the 36,000-acre project that would rely on groundwater, a resource state water experts say has been dangerously depleted. But before large-scale construction can get underway, the developer must prove to the state that it has enough water to serve future residents. So far, the developer has only successfully proven it has enough water for 3,000 acres or less than 10% of the planned community.
Further west, 5,000-resident community in early planning stage. Many residents moved to Tonopah to get away from city life, but a 1,100-acre master-planned community called Verma Vistas III could quadruple the number of houses in the small, western outpost of Maricopa County. Residents are generally taking a laid-back approach to the proposal, which is in the early stages of planning, including determining where its water would come from.
Equally ambitious southeast Valley project still needs water. Development is underway on an enormous stretch of desert southeast of Phoenix called Superstition Vistas. Builders have a plan to pipe water to the development's first homes, but a long-term water solution has yet to be found if the vacant land is to one day grow into a massive community of up to 900,000 people. While development has begun, questions about water supplies for expansion loom.
Growing jobs around the Valley
Supplier spinoff. The massive semiconductor factory under construction off Loop 303 in north Phoenix is attracting other development. Sunlit Chemical, a Taiwan chemical company, broke ground on its first U.S. factory a few miles from where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is under construction. The plant will supply the Valley's growing chipmaking industry.
Another supplier expands in Mesa. Fujifilm Holdings Corp. completed an $88 million expansion of its Mesa factory to supply chemicals and advanced materials for the semiconductor industry in Arizona and beyond. Fujifilm Electronic Materials employs about 400 people at the complex east of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The expansion is expected to add 120 jobs over the next two years.
Easing commute times with growing job base. At more than 500,000 residents, Mesa is slightly larger than Atlanta. But in the Valley, it falls within the gravitational pull of Phoenix. Three in four working Mesa residents commute outside the city for work, but a growing employment corridor in southeast Mesa could change that.
Facebook among companies headed to Mesa. Meta Platforms, parent of Facebook, is investing more than $1 billion to build data centers in Mesa. The campus with five buildings eventually will employ an estimated 200 people.
Satellite-manufacturing plant in Gilbert expands. Northrop Grumman recently expanded its satellite factory in Gilbert. Earth-observation satellites for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are among the items produced there. Some 850 people work at the factory near McQueen and Elliot roads and hundreds more jobs are expected.
Aircraft makers land in Mesa and Chandler. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., which makes business jets, is planning a $70 million service center at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. In nearby Chandler, Cirrus Aircraft, a maker of personal planes, opened an innovation center focused on avionics, electrical and software engineering for aircraft. Arizona has ranked as the seventh most attractive state to manufacture aerospace products.
Amazon expands Tempe tech center. Amazon is expanding its technology center near Arizona State University in Tempe. The expansion is expected to create 550 jobs supporting Amazon's consumer retail, software development engineers, senior solution architects, project managers and business analysts. Amazon already is Arizona's third-largest private-sector employer.
Battery supplier for Arizona's electric vehicle industry planned in QC. A $1.4 billion battery plant that could become Queen Creek's largest employer recently got the go-ahead from town leaders. LG Energy Solution, a subsidiary of South Korea-based electronics giant LG, is behind the plant that would manufacture batteries primarily for local electric vehicle manufacturers. The development agreement shows the battery plant is supposed to create 2,800 jobs.
Solar industry manufacturer opening in Goodyear. European solar industry manufacturer, Meyer Burger, will open its first U.S. facility in Goodyear by the end of the year. The plant is expected to start with about 250 jobs and could double that at full capacity.
Distribution centers continue to open in West Valley. Distribution centers continue to open in the West Valley, which offers undeveloped land near freeways. Among the latest are: Abercrombie and Fitch in Goodyear, Funko in Buckeye and Williams-Sonoma in Glendale.
Nestlé building $675M manufacturing plant in Glendale. The food and beverage maker plans to make coffee creamers at the plant. The facility is estimated to bring 350 jobs including engineers and manufacturing personnel in two years.
West Glendale industrial boom. Lincoln Property Company’s recently purchased 140 acres adjacent to Luke Air Force Base, near Litchfield Road and Northern Avenue, in Glendale. The company plans a $515 million industrial development. The area has seen an influx of industrial developments as residential projects are limited by the base.
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18-year-old man dies, his friend arrested after a gun went off in a west Phoenix home
Phoenix police are investigating the death of an 18-year-old man after the suspected accidental discharge of a gun in a home near 71st Avenue and Thomas Road Sunday evening.
Brian Lujan and his friend Sergio Lopez Ruiz were handling a gun belonging to Lopez Ruiz when it went off. The bullet struck Lujan, police were told.
Around 6:30 p.m. officers were called and found Lujan shot inside the home. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
Police said Lopez Ruiz was booked on suspicion of manslaughter after detectives processed the scene, and interviewed witnesses and Lopez Ruiz.
The investigation remains active, according to police.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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Q: My dog is 2-years-old and has started getting itchy, and he has had two ear infections! Why is he suddenly itchy and getting ear infections, and what can I do about it?
A: Springtime in northern Arizona brings warmer temperatures but also with that comes the dreaded wind and subsequent allergies. Pollen is rampant in the springtime, leading to sneezing, runny noses and watery eyes.
This is true for people and is no different with animals, except that they will also show their allergies in their skin. This means they will get itchy, dry skin and will sometimes form "hot spots," a localized area of moist dermatitis that is incredibly itchy. Itchy, allergic skin is also more prone to secondary infections with yeast and bacteria, which will intensify the itch and make your pet's skin have an unpleasant smell.
Allergies are also the most common cause of ear infections. The skin within the ear canal will become inflamed and irritated due to the allergies. Eventually, it will become secondarily infected with yeast and bacteria, leading to an ear infection.
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Some animals only exhibit their allergic symptoms in the spring and fall, while others suffer yearround. There are many treatments for allergies, so it is important to discuss all the options with your veterinarian to pick the appropriate one for your pet.
There are topical treatments such as shampoos and conditioners that, for milder cases, can be helpful. There are antihistamine medications that will also help the milder conditions, but typically a very itchy animal will need prescription medications to get the itch under control.
Sometimes, when there are secondary yeast and bacterial infections, your pet will also need to be on an antibiotic or anti-fungal along with the allergy medication. Keep in mind that animals can also have food allergies that can be very difficult to separate from environmental allergies.
Your veterinarian can help you develop a long-term allergy treatment plan that is best for your pet. Remember, just like in humans; allergies are only managed; they are never cured. Maintaining a suitable allergy protocol for your pet and being consistent with the therapies is the key to long-term management.
Q: How can I tell if my dog is overweight, and how do you know their ideal weight?
A: This is a question that I get almost every day in the clinic. It is a relatively easy question to answer but a much more difficult goal to achieve.
I do not recommend focusing on your dog's weight; instead, focus on its body condition score. This body condition score is based on appearance rather than weight, because, just as with humans, muscle weighs the same as fat but takes up less space so that you could weigh the same, but if you have more muscle, you will appear leaner.
This is the same with dogs, so you are looking for a leaner body such that you can see the last ribs and feel all the other ribs. If you feel a layer of fat over the ribs, then that is not ideal. A dog should have a waist where the chest is larger than the abdomen; many dogs are more barrel-shaped and lack the waist. You also want to see some muscle definition, especially in the shoulders and thighs.
The only way to achieve good muscle definition is through consistent daily exercise. The stronger and leaner your dog is, the less likely they will injure themselves during playtime. The softer, less active dogs will pull muscles and hurt themselves during activity since they are not physically prepared.
In general, to help a dog lose weight, you must significantly decrease the amount of food they eat and increase their daily activity!
Dr. Julianne Miller is a Flagstaff veterinarian. She can be reached at drmiller@canyonpet.com
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Two people were killed in a crash on US 41 near Zemel Road in Punta Gorda Monday night, officials said.
The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. when a 46-year-old North Port man driving a pickup truck was headed the wrong way on US 41 and crashed head-on into a sedan, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the driver of the sedan was a 31-year-old Punta Gorda man.
Both drivers were pronounced dead on scene.
Northbound lanes of US 41 at Zemel Road were shut down for hours overnight Monday and have since reopened.
FHP is continuing to investigate the crash.
No further details were immediately available.
Count on NBC2 to bring you the latest information as it is released.
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The House GOP leader came away from a National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) briefing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Tuesday impressed.
“There are new things happening all the time here that are critical to our security,” U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said in a press conference at the Hope Hotel after his NASIC briefing with fellow lawmaker Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton. “That why it’s important not just to read about it, but to be on the ground, to talk with the individuals.”
“They are doing the most critical work possible to keep us safe,” he added.
Tuesday’s visit was McCarthy’s third to Wright-Patterson in less than two years. The leader of House Republicans, McCarthy, whose district includes Edwards Air Force Base, visited in July 2020 and last June, taking questions at the Hope Hotel afterwards all three times.
In January, Turner was appointed ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, with McCarthy’s blessing.
The National Space Intelligence Center is expected to start operations in coming weeks at Wright-Patterson, borrowing two squadrons from NASIC to support the U.S. Space Force with intelligence on threats in space.
“NASIC is critical to the intelligence infrastructure that we have, both looking at our allies and their support, and our adversaries and what they’re doing,” Turner said. “NASIC remains to critical to that. The space component that is going to be established under NASIC is going to help us solidify and continue that work, right here at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.”
Asked if they were briefed on NASIC and Air Force efforts to assist Ukraine in its defense against the three-month-old Russian invasion, McCarthy said” “There are some things I can talk about and some things I can’t.”
But the Russian Army must be stopped, he added.
“I believe the people of Ukraine can win this battle,” the GOP leader said. “The sooner it happens the better off we’ll be.”
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Multiple vehicles, including what appeared to be a double-decker tour bus, were involved in a crash in the heart of midtown Manhattan Tuesday that ended with a tractor-trailer on a sidewalk in front of Old Navy, Chopper 4 video shows.
The crash at 34th Street and Seventh Avenue was reported around 11:30 a.m. It also involved a Revel Tesla rideshare vehicle. Revel launched that service in Manhattan last August, and while reports of crashes on its scooters have made headlines over the past year, it's not immediately clear if Revel's Tesla rideshares have been involved in crashes.
News 4 is reaching out to Revel for comment.
The collision in Herald Square left the Revel with its roof shorn off, though that could have been done in an effort to reach potential victims. The driver's side door apparently flung off or was flung off in a rescue effort, landing between the blue Tesla and the tractor-trailer and in front of the double-decker bus. The operator wasn't known.
There was no immediate word on possible injuries in the crash. Streets were shut down in the area to assist authorities in the investigation.
No other details were immediately available.
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Adult sexual assault survivors who missed legal deadlines to sue their abusers would get a second chance to file lawsuits under a bill that received final approval Monday from New York’s Legislature.
Once it becomes law, the Adult Survivors Act would give victims of sexual abuse a one-year window in which the state’s usual statue of limitations for civil lawsuits would be set aside.
The bill is modeled after New York’s now-expired Child Victims Act, which gave people a similar second chance to sue over sexual abuse they suffered as children. That window was initially scheduled to last for a year but was twice extended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By the time that widow closed, more than 9,000 lawsuits had been filed, many against institutions like churches, schools, camps and scout groups.
Advocates for abuse survivors had pushed for a similar lookback window for people abused when they were 18 or older.
“Sexual assault steals a piece of one’s soul whether one is 6, 16 or 60,” said the bill’s lead sponsor in the Assembly, Linda Rosenthal, a Manhattan Democrat.
“All survivors of sexual abuse deserve justice and to have their day in court,” said Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, also a Democrat.
The state Assembly approved the bill by a 140 to 3 vote Monday after it passed the state Senate last month. It is now headed to Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has said she intends to sign it.
The lookback window for lawsuits will begin six months after Hochul signs the bill into law.
It is unclear whether the law would have as big an impact as the Child Victims Act, which created a wave of litigation that could take years to resolve. Several Roman Catholic dioceses in the state declared bankruptcy amid the torrent of lawsuits over abusive clergy. Similar laws involving children in other states prompted lawsuits elsewhere, too, a factor in the 2020 bankruptcy of the Boy Scouts of America.
That law, though, only applied to people who were under age 18 when they were abused, based on a theory that at a young age, they couldn’t be expected to tell a court what had happened to them.
Many lawmakers were initially reluctant to open a similar window for people sexually assaulted as adults, reasoning that they were more capable of fighting for themselves in a court of law.
Ordinarily, states impose deadlines on how long someone can wait to sue in civil court because it becomes more difficult to hold a fair trail as witnesses’ memories fade and evidence is lost.
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A New Jersey man who graduated from the high school that he believes is linked to a mysterious cluster of brain tumors dating back decades -- and to his own diagnosis -- says he's gotten a New York City-based foundation signed on to offer free brain scans to people in the community who may not otherwise have access. He just needs a place.
More than 100 former Colonia High School students and staff have been diagnosed with brain cancer over a 30-year period. That decades-long stretch ended in the early 2000s, but recent publicity around the cases prompted an exhaustive new investigation and radiological testing at the Woodbridge Township School District building. The analysis appears to be as yet unfinished. Results are expected soon, though.
Al Lupiano is a Colonia High School graduate and environmental scientist who was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. His wife, Michelle, who also attended Colonia high, got a benign diagnosis as well, though the two came 20 years apart.
Lupiano's sister, however, another Colonia alumnus, recently died from brain cancer -- and MyCentralJersey.com reports brother Al promised her before she died that he'd find out why the tumors were occurring in the specific community. He thinks the cases stem from contaminated soil, but there's no data to prove that at this point.
Even though the cluster cases ended almost two decades ago, Lupiano appears as determined as ever to uncover the cause -- and he understands that parents who send their kids to school there now may have some concerns despite what officials tell them.
The school has stayed open because there's no evidenced or discernible threat at this point, parents have said district officials told them, citing reports from local, state and federal investigators. But as the study continues, a number of people in the community are looking for some kind of reassurance.
Lupiano says he has a solution, that he's negotiated with the Manhattan-based Brain Tumor Foundation to provide free MRI brain screenings to anyone who may want one.
"Dozens of people have asked me to help them find a way to have a brain scan since they have been having signs and symptoms something may be wrong, but due to lack of insurance or not being able to afford the deductible, have not been able to have an MRI scan," Lupiano wrote in a Facebook post. "With that in mind, and after many weeks of work, I was able to negotiate an agreement with BTF to provide this service completely FREE of charge."
But where? He's looking for a place to host the screenings in early June and says he's had trouble working with local officials to find one. According to MyCentralJersey.com, the issue stems from legal concerns over the potential risk of offering a medical procedure with which municipal officials have no experience.
A Change.org petition launched earlier this month on behalf of "concerned Colonia High School parents, alumni, and township members" demands a public meeting with state officials in New Jersey and federal authorities. It now has more than 3,500 signatures. It had a little more than 200 in the first few days after it started.
Those who have signed the petition say the drips and drabs of information they're getting -- via detail-bereft statements released to the press or other mediums -- don't meet the standard of attention and transparency they say is merited "when children’s health and lives are at stake."
"We appreciate the NJDOH, NJDEP, ATSDR, and CDC assistance to the Woodbridge Township’s environmental investigation that is currently ongoing, but strongly believe that this is not enough," the petition says in part. "The agencies acknowledged their concerns regarding the potential cancer cluster, but are not conducting any testing aside from radiation and radon that the Township undertook, even though the school remains open. Because the school remains open, we demand greater urgency to find out if potentially harmful substances are harming our children and staff at Colonia High School."
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Despite the number of possible cases, officials say they must first determine if there is any scientific evidentiary connection between the school grounds and the brain tumors.
The city of Woodbridge says it has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars for testing at a school that graduated roughly 15,000 people over the last 30 years.
Parents like Dawn Genoni are willing to wait for that critical update.
"I have full faith they will get to the bottom of this and they will figure out what is going on," she previously told News 4.
Gov. Phil Murphy, whose administration has also been pushed to get more involved, recently described the tumor cluster as disturbing but echoed Woodbridge Township officials in stressing it was too soon to make definitive conclusions about the cause.
"We absolutely have concerns,” the Democrat told NJ.com. "I don’t know that we know enough yet to be definitive in terms of causation, et cetera."
Ultimately, if it isn’t a radiation source that is causing these illnesses, Lupiano says other tests can be done to pinpoint a cause.
"This is only the tip of the iceberg. This is only one of many, many tests that can be performed. Frequently, in hazmat, you never find it in the first shot," Lupiano said.
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JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — The first-ever Enhanced Prom celebrated its well-dressed guests on Friday in Jonesborough.
Those in attendance sported ball gowns and tuxedos while they celebrated their milestones and looked toward the future.
“I think we’re looking forward to seeing everybody dressed up in their finest and just out having fun and dancing,” said Lisa Poff, the director of Enhanced Support Services.
The event was held at New Victory Church on Conklin Road and was organized by Enhanced Support Services. The organization serves individuals with complex behavioral needs and chronic medical conditions.
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema named one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2022
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has been named as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2022.
The magazine's list is broken up into six categories that capture different elements of society, like artists and leaders. Hailed as a "champion in the U.S. Senate," Sinema, D-Ariz., was listed in the latter category, along with 22 others.
"She’s original, determined, and incredibly smart," Sinema's colleague, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, wrote for Time. "But it is her fearless approach to legislating that makes her a force to be reckoned with. Kyrsten understands the importance of consensus, and looks beyond the partisan labels to form genuine relationships based on trust and collaboration.
"She is keenly focused on outcomes with a view toward the greater good, not for personal or political gain," Murkowski wrote.
Murkowski, a moderate senator, credited Sinema's legislative style for the passage of last year's bipartisan infrastructure law, which, Murkowski wrote, "will benefit Arizonans, Alaskans, and all Americans."
Sinema was the sole senator and only member of her party on Capitol Hill to make the list. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., the minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, was the only other member of Congress named.
Other political leaders on the Time list include President Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chinese President Xi Jinping, newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis,
Tara Kavaler is a politics reporter at The Arizona Republic. She can be reached by email at tara.kavaler@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @kavalertara.
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With all the votes turned in by Election Day now counted, Melissa Cribbins continues to hold a comfortable lead in the race for Position 3 commissioner, but her supermajority negating a runoff has slipped some.
A new state law allows all votes postmarked by May 17 to be counted as long as the ballots are delivered to the county clerk’s office within seven days of the election. Therefore, the final count will not be released until May 24.
With all the early votes counted, Cribbins has received 6,630 votes, or 51.97%. To guarantee she retains her seat on the board of commissioners without facing a challenge in November, Cribbins must keep her vote count over 50%.
Bandon businessman Rod Taylor has moved up slightly, with 4,915 votes, or38.53%, and Chase Carlson is third with 1,169 votes, or 9.16%.
The other two county races appear to be over as incumbent Position 1 Commissioner John Sweet and county clerk candidate Julie Brecke hold comfortable leads in three-person races.
Sweet has received 6,738 votes, or 53.93% of those cast, in the Position 1 commissioner’s race. Pam Lewis collected 4,624 votes, or 37.01%, while Cristina Bettesworth received 1,088 votes, or 8.71%.
In the race for county clerk, Brecke has recorded 6,955 votes, or 59.05%, to close in on the victory during her first run for office. Diane Rich is in second with 3,314 votes, or 28.14%, while Matthew Borgens has received 1,470 votes, or 1248%.
In the bond elections, a short-term lodging tax in Charleston was approved with 7,589 voters voting in favor of the tax.
A proposal to build a new Coos Bay library in John Topits Park went down to defeat with 1,738 voters, or 60.94%, voting against the levy.
In the North Bend School District, the results are still too close to call, although the bond levy continues to trail in voting. Through Election Day, 1,856 voters have cast ballots against the bond while 1,789 voted in favor.
Some of the most interesting results have come in precinct committee person elections, although it appears every person who was on the ballot was elected to one of the positions.
In rural Coquille, four names were on the ballot, with three Bonita Clarke, Janet Tilton and David Tilton each receiving 222 votes.
Judith Barkley was just behind with 116 votes.
In a Coos Bay Republican race, eight people were on the ballot, and all eight received between 108 and 117 votes.
According to the county clerk’s office, the final vote count will be released by 5 p.m. May 24, with the vote then going to the board of commissioners to be certified.
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WISE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – According to family social media posts, a prominent member of the Norton, Virginia sports community has passed away.
On Monday night, Tra Adams announced that his father James Adams had passed that afternoon. James Adams was a former football coach at J.I. Burton High School for several years.
“Many of you got to know him as Coach, but I was lucky enough to know him as Dad,” Tra Adams said. “He was the best dad a son could possibly ask for.”
Tra also said his father encouraged him to enter the academic and athletic fields and was the main reason he now serves as a teacher and coach in Lee County.
“The Norton City School Board and administration are saddened to hear of Mr. Adams’ passing,” Norton City Schools superintendent Dr. Gina Wohlford said in a statement prepared for News Channel 11. “Mr. Adams was a long-serving member of our school staff and athletic program. Our sympathies are with his family at this time and in the coming days.”
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GAS TRACKER: Average per gallon in Minnesota, Iowa around $4.15 May 24, 2022 May 24, 2022 Updated 1 hr ago 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save Here's the latest as of May 24. Gas prices IA/MN Infogram Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Save More From KIMT News 3 Local Rochester Public Transit temporarily relocating some stops due to road closures Updated Dec 2, 2021 News FDA authorizes emergency use authorization of COVID-19 booster for kids 12-15 Updated Jan 3, 2022 Ag News StormTeam 3: Rain Accumulation Update Updated Dec 2, 2021 Cerro Gordo County Ribbon cut on Forest City's John V. Hanson Career Center Updated Dec 2, 2021 Community Free coffee for a cause Apr 4, 2022 Local K9-caught Rochester man pleads not guilty Updated Dec 9, 2021 Recommended for you
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ROCHESTER, Minn.-Lawmakers are waiting to see if Gov. Tim Walz will call a special legislative session after running out of time early Monday morning.
Key legislative items like public safety support, health and human services funding, education spending and the nearly $4 billion dollar tax bill are now in jeopardy, unless Walz calls a special session.
State. Sen. Carla Nelson said the tax bill, which she has spearheaded throughout the legislative session, was agreed upon by lawmakers early Saturday morning but was held up in the house due to the status of the health and human services and education bill, according to Nelson.
State Senate Majority Leader Jeremy Miller said GOP lawmakers are not interested in returning for a special session but Nelson tells KIMT she is determined to deliver tax relief to Minnesotans.
"I believe that somehow, cooler heads prevail and they kind of get those things together and we do come back and like I said, Minnesotans need that tax relief. So, that would be my hope," Nelson said.
Nelson's tax bill would eliminate the tax on social security benefits and income, as well as reduce the tier one tax bracket from 5.35% to 5.1%.
This is the third version of the tax bill after lawmakers and Gov. Walz agreed on a 4-4-4 plan on May 16, which would allocated $4 billion for spending, $4 billion for the tax bill and the remaining $4 billion to be put in the reserve account.
Nelson said she hopes future legislative sessions adopt a similar format to the 4-4-4 agreement, which would give committees more time to iron out final details.
"What I would like to see, I have called for this for years, end to last minute law making. We should have something they call global targets. That agreement between the house, the senate and the governor, just like we got a week ago, that 4-4-4 target, we need those global targets by the first week in May. So, conference committees can really do their work and come to an agreement," Nelson said.
The legislature, however, was able to deliver on some promises during this session, most notably, frontline worker pay.
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development anticipates the frontline worker application to open on or after June 8.
Walz has yet to announce if a special session will be called.
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Originally published May 23 on IdahoEdNews.org.
Debbie Critchfield ousted Idaho schools chief Sherri Ybarra in the May 17 primary election, guaranteeing a shakeup at the State Department of Education.
But hold your ponies — it doesn’t mean Ybarra’s out just yet.
Or that Critchfield’s in.
The former State Board of Education president’s May 17 GOP primary win secures fellow Republican Ybarra’s ouster, eventually. And a Democrat still stands between Critchfield and the job.
Ybarra stays in office while Critchfield stays on the campaign trail. Ybarra won’t have to pack her things until January, when her replacement officially steps in.
So here’s what we know: 1) Ybarra’s out, but she’s in for the rest of the year; and 2) either Critchfield or Democrat Terry Gilbert, a former state teachers union president who ran unopposed in the primary, replaces her.
Idaho’s mostly red, but it’s widely known that a Democrat in the schools chief chair isn’t a pipe dream. Ybarra narrowly defeated Democrat Cindy Wilson in the 2018 General Election. Ybarra’s predecessor, Republican Tom Luna, succeeded Democrat and longtime Idaho educator Marilyn Howard as state superintendent in 2007.
It’s hard to say if Gilbert will bring the same tenacity Wilson brought in 2018, but either he or Critchfield will grab the baton come November.
Critchfield’s primary race showed that she can campaign heavily, for months on end — and amass a hefty war chest to sustain it.
One unknown: what the forthcoming shakeup will mean for a state department responsible for Idaho’s biggest budget (over $2 billion), and for the 100-plus people it employs.
Employee turnover follows political changeup. Different leaders serve up different flavors of Kool-Aid, so staffing changes are usually a thing when a new leader steps in.
How deep the changes can go depends on the leader, but it’s hard to imagine some of Ybarra’s top staffers, who campaigned against Critchfield in the primary, sticking around — or Ybarra’s replacement keeping them around.
What we can expect: at least some changeup among higher-ups.
Rewind to 2014, when Ybarra spent six months building her administrative team with several people she already knew — including her former boss at the Mountain Home School District.
Other hires from her Mountain Home connections:
- Former district IT director Will Goodman, who served as the state’s chief technology officer. He resigned after five months on the job to return to Mountain Home.
- Tim Corder, a member of Ybarra’s campaign team who worked as Ybarra’s special assistant at the SDE. He was also a Republican state senator from Mountain Home and served in the Idaho Legislature for eight years.
- Kelly Everitt, a former Mountain Home newspaper editor who’s still a public information specialist at the SDE.
EdNews tracked the changeups closely seven years ago and even created an organizational chart of top administrators, along with their job descriptions and salaries.
Expect similar updates when Ybarra’s replacement steps in in 2023.
We just have another election to get through first.
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FAIRFAX, Va. — A hand surgeon testified Monday that Johnny Depp could not have lost the tip of his middle finger the way he told jurors it happened in his civil lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.
The finger injury, which occurred in a March 2015 fight in Australia between Depp and Heard, has been one of several key points of dispute in the lawsuit. Depp says he was injured when Heard threw a vodka bottle at him. Heard has said she never saw specifically how it happened, but that it occurred on a night when an enraged Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle.
Depp is suing Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” His lawyers say he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned his name.
Depp has denied he ever struck Heard and says she was the abuser in the relationship. Heard has testified about more than a dozen separate instances of physical abuse she says she suffered at Depp’s hands.
In testimony Monday, surgeon Richard Moore testified about the severed finger as jurors saw gruesome photos of the injury. He said that Depp described that his palm was down on a bar when it was struck by the bottle.
Moore, who did not treat Depp, testified that Depp’s description is unlikely, in large part because his fingernail remained intact. Moore said the fingernail was exposed, as Depp described the placement of his hand, and would have been damaged. Moore also said there would have been other cuts on the rest of his hand from the glass that shattered on impact.
While Depp told the jury that Heard severed the finger by throwing a vodka bottle, at the time of the accident he told people and sent text messages saying he’d done it to himself. At one point he said the finger had been pinched between solid accordion doors.
Depp now says he lied to protect Heard. Moore testified that getting the finger pinched in accordion doors would be consistent with the injury.
The trial is now in its sixth week. Monday’s testimony was relatively mundane in a trial that has provided an ugly glimpse into the couple’s toxic relationship. There had been an expectation that Heard’s lawyers were going to call Depp to the stand Monday, but that did not occur. Heard’s lawyer, Elaine Bredehoft, said at the end of the day Monday that they are still discussing whether to call him.
Jurors had already heard from both Depp and Heard extensively — each was on the stand for four days, undergoing grueling cross-examinations.
Also Monday, a psychiatrist testified that Depp’s behavior fits the pattern of a person whose drug and alcohol abuse contributes to domestic violence.
Depp lawyer Wayne Dennison questioned the ethics and credibility of the psychiatrist’s opinions, given that he never conducted an examination of Depp.
Later Monday, Dennison extensively questioned another Heard witness, entertainment expert Kathryn Arnold, about her assertion that Heard lost out on a potential $40 million to $50 million when another Depp lawyer called Heard’s claims of abuse a “hoax.” Heard has filed a counterclaim against Depp based on those statements.
Arnold said she measured Heard’s career against “comparable” stars like Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa and Zendaya to show where Heard’s career would have gone if Depp attorney Adam Waldman had not defamed her.
Dennison, in his questioning, scoffed at the notion that Heard was in the same league as those stars. He was also dismissive of Heard’s role as Mera in the “Aquaman” superhero film franchise, saying that the to-be-released “Aquaman” sequel is more like a “buddy comedy” than a film that will feature Heard as a romantic lead.
Heard “was on the precipice of a great career,” Arnold insisted.
The trial has drawn increasing public attention over its length. People camped out overnight and squabbled over places in line as they sought to get one of the 100 seats in the courtroom allocated to the public. During a morning break, one woman professed her love for Depp and asked when he was going to acknowledge that he was the father of the baby she was holding in her arms.
She was removed from the courtroom.
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SAN ANTONIO — A woman is critically injured after being stabbed in the chest on the east side Tuesday morning, officials say.
San Antonio police didn't really have many details, but they said the stabbing occurred during some type of disturbance at home in the 4800 block of Castle Arms.
They said they have a possible suspect, but they are still trying to figure things out.
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is received. Please check back for updates.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki has officially landed at MSNBC, where she is expected to make appearances on the network’s cable and streaming programs as well as host a new original show.
The program, set to debut in the first quarter of 2023, will “bring together her unique perspective from behind the podium and her deep experience in the highest levels of government and presidential politics,” the network said in a statement Tuesday.
Psaki will also appear on NBC and during MSNBC’s primetime special election programming throughout the midterms and 2024 presidential election.
In a tweet, Psaki write that she was thrilled to join the network this fall. “Breaking down the facts and getting to the bottom of what’s driving the issues that matter most to people in this country has never been more important,” she wrote.
Psaki most recently served as White House spokesperson for the first 16 months of the Biden administration. She previously served as White House communications director under former President Barack Obama and as the spokeswoman for the Department of State.
“Her extensive experience in government and on the campaign trail and perspective as a White House and Washington insider is the type of analysis that sets MSNBC apart,” MSNBC President Rashida Jones said in a statement. “She’s a familiar face and trusted authority to MSNBC viewers, and we look forward to her insight during this consequential election season.”
At MSNBC, on-air personalities are mostly sympathetic to Biden and the Democrats. During Psaki’s White House tenure, Democrats saw her as a champion of their causes, while conservatives found her combative and standoffish.
MSNBC has also hired Symone Sanders, former chief spokeswoman for Vice President Kamala Harris. NBC News has taken pains to draw distinctions between its journalists and MSNBC, which has beefed up its opinion programming.
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DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Kremlin critic Bill Browder wants governments to step up efforts to get to the riches squirreled away by Russian oligarchs and linked to President Vladimir Putin by forcing the accountants, lawyers and others who set up murky legal and financial structures to become whistleblowers.
Browder, author of the nonfiction best-seller “Freezing Order: “A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath,” says Russia’s war in Ukraine has increased attention on how oligarchs are custodians of the Russian leader’s wealth.
“But the oligarchs are not naïve,” Browder told The Associated Press on Tuesday at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. “They’ve hired the best lawyers, best asset protection specialists, and there are shell companies and trust companies and offshore companies and nominees and proxies — and the whole thing is extremely well thought-through.”
The founder of Heritage Capital, an early investor in post-Soviet Russia, Browder raised the alarm after his Russian tax adviser, Sergei Magnitsky, died in a Russian prison in 2009. He has become arguably one of the world’s biggest critics of Putin ever since.
Browder credited Biden administration efforts to put a squeeze on Putin and his government since the war began by putting a freeze on assets of Russia’s central bank, chasing the oligarchs, halting exports of technology to Russia and supplying weapons to Ukraine.
But when it comes to getting Russian oligarchs’ money, “we’re only scratching the surface,” Browder said.
“There’s only 35 oligarchs out of 118 who are on the Forbes (richest people) list who have been sanctioned by the either the U.S., EU, U.K., Canada or Australia. We need to get 118,” he said.
Browder says their money is held in top banks in places like London, New York and Zurich as well as in real estate, hedge funds and private equity funds:.
“It’s right in front of our eyes and the amounts are unbelievably big,” he said. “I estimate that since Vladimir Putin took power, he and the 1,000 people around him have stolen $1 trillion from the Russian state. And that money is stored in our financial capitals.”
He acknowledged that what he sees as the solution is “quite radical” — forcing “the people who set up these structures, the enablers, the lawyers, the accountants, the trustees under law to become whistleblowers for the government.”
“In other words, put an amendment into all money laundering and all sanctions law to say that people who are involved in setting up structures for sanctioned individuals have to come forward with the information to the government — or face a punishment of fines and imprisonment,” Browder said.
Jacques Attali, a former top French government official and past president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, expressed hesitation about Browder’s idea.
To begin with, “it must be said that a lawyer shouldn’t do anything illegal — and that would be enough,” said Attali, an eminence grise at Davos. “A lawyer is necessarily at the service of his or her client.”
“You can strengthen legislation. You can’t ask a lawyer to turn in his or her client,” he said.
Vitaly Klitschko, mayor of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, supported the idea of further cracking down on Russian oligarchs’ money, saying, “I think we have to use every leverage to stop the aggression, and it’s not a secret that the Russians use the money for his (Putin’s) army.”
“Right now, sanctions work pretty well. Why? Because sanctions stop the financing of the Russian army,” Klitschko said.
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IML Containers to bring 60 jobs to Alliance
ALLIANCE – A French-based food packaging manufacturer plans to employ about 60 workers at its new plant in the city.
IML Containers intends to build a facility on a 19-acre vacant parcel on the northeast corner of Freshley Avenue at Main Street.
The company has leased space in Plain Township since 2018. The plant currently employs 15 workers.
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Sergio Guiraldello, manager of IML Container’s Plain Township plant, said during Alliance Area Development’s meeting Tuesday the company expects to open the new plant in roughly a year or year and a half.
Jeff Lukas, who works in business development at the company, said it might take a few years for the Alliance facility to reach its goal number of employees.
The Lacroix Group, founded in 1946, owns IML Containers. The operation came to North America in 1999. It operates multiple facilities in the U.S., including plants in Iowa, Illinois and Arizona.
“Our philosophy is to go to where our customers are,” Lukas said.
The company manufactures wood and cardboard cheese containers, as well as plastic containers for ice cream, butter and other food products, using in-mold labeling, a process where a product's label is injected directly into the packaging.
IML Containers produces items for brands such as Land O’Lakes, Sabra and Yoplait.
Lukas said factors such as transportation and a strong manufacturing workforce influenced the company’s decision to build its new facility in the Buckeye State.
“We can find any kind of (raw material) at like two hours from us,” Guiraldello said.
IML Containers has enjoyed its Plain Township facility and wanted to remain in Stark County, Lukas said. Alliance was the ideal space for the new building because of its proximity to the railroad, utilities and cost of land.
Guiraldello said the company is still working on the design for the facility. He said the company hopes to form relationships with the local schools and the University of Mount Union to introduce students to potential job opportunities.
IML Container’s new facility will be in Alliance Commerce Park.
The industrial park is one of the largest areas of employment in the Carnation City, housing businesses such as Trilogy Plastics, MAC Trailer, Coastal Pet, Winkle Industries and Robertson Heating Supply.
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HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – Authorities have arrested 42 individuals as part of a Huntington Violent Crime Drug Task Force investigation.
The Huntington Police Department held a press conference Tuesday, May 24 announcing the arrests, and says they anticipate more arrests with in the coming days and weeks.
According to Huntington Police Chief Karl Colder, the arrests are a result of a month-long investigation involving 10 separate search warrants. The investigation is aimed at reducing violent and drug-related crimes in the city. Holder also says this investigation is only one part of a process that has been in the works for about six months, and expects to have more developments heading into the summer months.
“It’s really based on my experience in law enforcement, and dealing with state and local partners, that we have to start before we get to that point in the summer and try to deal with these things at the last moment,” Colder said. “And of course we’re not finished. Things continue to happen. We want citizens to be safe.
Along with the arrests, authorities say through the 10 search warrants the task force also seized 23 firearms from convicted felons and prohibited persons, seized 358.59 grams of heroin and fentanyl, seized 465 grams of methamphetamines, and seized 3.852 grams of marijuana. Huntington Police Deputy Chief Phil Watkins says three of the firearms were discovered to be stolen.
According to Chief Colder, all of the individuals targeted during the investigation have been wanted for “serious criminal offenses” related to violent crimes and/or drug-related crimes. Authorities say several of those arrested were not from West Virginia.
The HPD says some of those arrested include:
- Antione T. Glanton, 44, of Columbus, Ohio, who was arrested May 2, 2022. Police say he was found to be in possession of more than 100 grams of suspected fentanyl and was charged with fleeing in a vehicle with reckless disregard for the safety of others and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
- Damon Bailes, 30, of Michigan, was arrested May 3, 2022, on various outstanding felony warrants. Police say he was found to be in possession of 102 grams of suspected heroin and a firearm.
- Kori Barnes, 24, of Columbus was arrested May 5, 2022. Police say he was found to be in possession of 24 grams of suspected fentanyl and a stolen firearm. He was charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, transferring and receiving stolen property and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.
- Khali Barnes, 22, of Columbus, was arrested May 5, 2022. Police say he was charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and obstruction/fleeing.
- Brandon Lamar McCauley, 30, of Detroit, was arrested May 12, 2022. Police say he was found to be in possession of a firearm and more than 70 grams of suspected fentanyl and heroin. According to the HPD, McCauley was on parole in West Virginia for a voluntary manslaughter conviction stemming from a February 2016 shooting in Marcum Terrace.
- Tyler Workman, 25, of Huntington, was arrested on May 14, 2022, by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office after he and another man robbed (later identified as Johnathon Owens, 23, of Huntington) a Marathon gas station in South Point, Ohio, police say. Earlier that same day, Huntington Police detectives obtained a first-degree robbery warrant for Workman for the armed robbery of the King Mart on May 13 in the 2500 block of Washington Boulevard.
- Johnathon Owens, 23, of Huntington, was arrested May 16, 2022. Police say he was charged with first-degree robbery for the armed robbery of King Mart on May 13.
- Jason Lee McCauley, who had been identified as the suspect in a pair of robberies at the Dollar General in the 300 block of Norway Avenue on April 19 and Smokie’s Smoke Shop in the 1400 block of U.S. 60 on April 30, was arrested May 17, 2022. McCauley has been charged with two counts of armed robbery.
Colder says the HPD’s detective unit, detective bureau and drug unit worked with several partner agencies throughout the investigation including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the United States Federal Prosecutor for the Southern District of West Virginia’s Office; US Marshals; the West Virginia National Guard; the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole Services and the Cabell County Prosecutor’s Office, the Barboursville Police Department and the Lawrence County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office.
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HURRICANE, WV (WOWK)—According to a message sent to parents from the school, Hurricane Middle School will dismiss early on Tuesday.
The message says that the school will dismiss at 1:30 due to a power outage.
Busses will run starting at 1:30 p.m., and parents may also pick their children up at 1:30 p.m.
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LITITZ, Pa. — A Lancaster County man is facing charges related to the sexual abuse of children and possession of child pornography following an investigation by Northern Lancaster County Regional Police.
Scott Allen Bess, 45, of the 900 block of Lititz Pike in Warwick Township, was charged after a investigation that lasted several months, according to police.
Police began the investigation after receiving a tip from an outside source.
Bess was charged on May 12 with felony counts of sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography, and criminal use of a communication facility, according to police.
The charges were filed before Magisterial District Judge Edward Tobin, according to police.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — AT&T’s new 911 service, “Locate Before Route,” is now available in West Virginia.
The upgrade makes it easier for emergency services to find and send help to wireless 911 callers. The technology uses GPS and hybrid information to give a more accurate location of people who call 911 on their cell phones. The data also directs a person’s mobile call to the nearest emergency dispatch center.
Prior to this launch, mobile 911 calls were routed solely based on cell tower location. According to AT&T, “Locate Before Route” can narrow a device’s location down to a 50-meter radius, whereas cell towers leave a device’s location up to a broader 10-mile radius.
AT&T says its new service is especially important because about 80% of 911 calls today are made from mobile devices.
“When seconds matter, this helps narrow down location of a wireless caller from several miles to half a city block. It has the potential impact to save lives.”
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AT&T says it is the first and only provider of location-based routing for mobile 911 calls. “Locate Before Route” will work automatically for anyone using the AT&T network, including Cricket Wireless customers.
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Providence detectives looking for missing teenage girl
The Providence police are looking for a 16-year-old girl who has been missing since Thursday.
Tiarie V. Briggs was last seen leaving Hope High School before 3 p.m. Thursday, the police said.
Warwick police: Truck recovered, woman still missing
The police believe she might have taken the No. 33 bus out of Kenney Plaza, heading toward Riverside. She's known to spend time in the Thayer Street area of Providence.
She is about 5 feet 10 inches tall, 160 pounds with short black hair, brown eyes and a faded haircut. Tiarie was last seen wearing a black zip-up sweatshirt, black pants, black and white Converse sneakers and a black hat with the words “always down” on it.
The police ask anyone with information to contact the Department's Youth Services Bureau at (401) 272-3121.
Police: Missing Cranston man found 'safe and in good health'
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RI's real estate market is crazy hot. Help finding your next home at an affordable price
At a time of year when many homes are usually for sale, inventory is at historic lows. For people looking to buy a home in Rhode Island, even people with good incomes, the house-hunting process has become an exercise in frustration. And many who might typically look to cash in by selling their homes are choosing to stay put.
Even before the current run-up in home prices, Rhode Island faced a significant shortage of affordable housing. State officials have been discussing solutions to this problem for years but little has been done so far.
Want to buy a house in RI? What you need to know
Where did all the homes go? RI faces a crisis in housing: Rents and asking prices keep climbing as the number of apartments and houses on the market flattens or falls. Is there any relief in sight?
How much house will $400,00 buy in RI? Looking at homes from East Providence to Westerly: A decade ago, $400,000 could buy a lot of house in Rhode Island. Want four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a solarium and a backyard with a built-in fire pit? No problem, even if you wanted it all in Newport or on the East Side of Providence.
Now, your options are somewhat limited.
Boom and bust in Narragansett: Hot housing market hides a population plunge: If you were looking at real estate in Narragansett a couple of years ago but thought it seemed a little pricey, erase that Zillow bookmark on your browser. And yet, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, Narragansett is in decline.
Rent has gone up across the state. What renters should know to protect themselves
Housing crisis: Are month-to-month leases a good idea in RI's crazy real estate market?
Month-to-month rents mean flexibility for some, especially for those looking to break into homeownership in a tough housing market. For others, it means “walking on eggshells.”
'Completely humiliating': Providence tenants faced mold, leaks and chilly temperatures:
After multiple complaints to 311 and city inspectors, a list of code violations have been reported fixed for tenants in this Providence building.
Inflation takes aim at rents in vicious cycle with no clear end in sight:
There’s no question that low housing stock has whipped the market into a frenzy of competition, though inflation has played a role, too. Housing costs around the country are among inflation’s targets, and Rhode Island is no exception.
The housing crisis is crippling Block Island. Is this the future for the rest of RI? During the winter, a simple two-bedroom cottage might rent for $1,500 a month. But come summer, the price jumps to $3,000 for a single week. Year-round residents throw everything they own into laundry baskets and spend the next few months bouncing between friends’ couches, crowding in with several other families, sleeping in boats or basements, or illegally camping in out-of-the-way spots.
Will any of these laws fix Rhode Island's housing crisis?
An end to the quiet RI single-family neighborhood? Bill aims to ban 'elitist zoning': A proposed ban on "elitist zoning" has sparked heated arguments for and against the latest attempt at the State House to force cities and towns to allow duplexes, triplexes and "clusters" of houses where today only single-family homes are allowed. But will it solve R.I.'s housing crisis?
Will this bill make it easier to build granny flats and in-law apartments in RI?
In some states, you can turn your attic, basement, garage, carriage house or part of your backyard into a new apartment and rent it out to whomever you want — even in a single-family neighborhood. In Rhode Island, it's not so simple...
'Love letters' are a common tactic in RI's hot housing market. But should they be banned? If you're a buyer trying to compete in Rhode Island's hot real estate market, there's a good chance that you've spent hours crafting one of these so-called "love letters," trying to highlight the details that will make your offer stand out. So why are folks trying to make them illegal?
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A guide to growth in RI: How will RI jump-start its economy?
Over the last year like most major American cities, Providence has been preparing to jump-start its growth and development as the pandemic tide rolls back and some signs of normalcy begin to appear. But it is easier said than done as the nation reels from the economic gut punch from two years of COVID.
$2 billion help
At the tip of the spear in the drive to revitalize the area is an infrastructure bill that would send more than $2 billion over five years to the Oceans State for highways, buses and airports.
Here's what the U.S. infrastructure bill will bring back to RI and how it will be spent:
The biggest chunk of money coming to Rhode Island — $1.5 billion — would be for highway construction, Reed and Whitehouse said in a news release.
They estimate the state would also receive:
- $242 million in bridge repair money
- $277 million for mass-transit
- $45 million for airports
- $23 million for new electric vehicle charging stations
Planes, trains and, well, buses
T.F. Green International Airport was harder hit by COVID than the 9/11 terrorist attack or the Great Recession of 2008. The state is eyeing the hopes for a $246 million Amtrak station while also looking for a developer to build a bus hub by the Providence River.
9/11? Great Recession? COVID? Which was worst for RI's T.F. Green Airport? Which economic catastrophe had the worst impact on the number of passengers using Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport? And when will the airport's outlook begin to take off agian?
RI is seeking a developer to build bus hub on Dorrance Street in Providence: In what Gov. Dan McKee called the "first step in making the proposed Dorrance Street Transit Center in Downtown Providence a reality," the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority put out a "Request for Expressions of Interest" from prospective developers. What you should know about the proposal:
Would you take the train to TF Green airport? RI pursuing $247M Amtrak station: Rhode Island transportation officials are working on a plan to get Amtrak trains that now pass through Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport's "Interlink" station, to stop there.
But it won't be simple or inexpensive.
River refreshments
Providence is planning a $4M food and drink pavilion next to the new pedestrian bridge
Welcome, weary travelers. Providence is planning to build a good and drink pavilion next to the popular pedestrian bridge along the river.
What you need to know about the redevelopment of Providence's Superman building
It sits in the heart of Providence and is symbolically and physically the epicenter of the city's hope and promise of a new era. It is officially called the Industrial Trust Co. building in Kennedy Plaza, but is better known as the "Superman" building because of its resemblance to the Daily Planet office tower in the original Superman TV series. After sitting vacant for nearly a decade, a deal to revitalize the structure and make it the crown jewel on Providence's emergence has been struck.
RI approves $21 million for the Providence Superman Building redevelopment plan: Rhode Island's state economic development agency approved $21 million in state incentives for the renovation and conversion of the Industrial Trust Tower into apartments.
The redevelopment plan, put forward by building owner David Sweetser of High Rock Development, would build 285 apartments in the 26-story tower, 57 of them reserved at below-market rents.
In Superman Building debate, I'm banking on another Providence renewal: Our columnist Mark Patinkin writes about the possibility of new life for the Superman Building as apartments and just how far Providence has come since he first arrived in the 1970s.
What to know about Providence's Superman Building: Everything you need to know about Providence's most iconic downtown building, vacant since Friday, April 12, 2013, when tenant Bank of America left.
Can you afford to live in the 'Superman' building? Check out the rent eligibility guidelines: The soaring cost of real estate, and adding affordable units to the $220 million so-called "Superman Building" residential conversion plan High Rock and state leaders unveiled last week is a big part of the selling point of the deal.
But questions about whether the state and city are getting good value for their affordable-housing dollars is already stoking debate.
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Vote to legalize recreational marijuana in RI expected today
Rhode Island lawmakers are set to debate and likely pass recreational use of marijuana later Tuesday.
If the governor signs the legislation, as expected, Rhode Island would become the 19th state to legalize adult use of marijuana since Colorado became the first in 2012.
The issue has been tossed about for years but inched closer to actual reality last year when the Senate first passed a legalization bill. Then in recent months, representatives of both the Senate and House, working with social equity advocates and court representatives, approached consensus on how the new industry would be regulated and how previous marijuana convictions would be expunged.
More:When will recreational marijuana be legal in RI? We may have an answer
The last stumbling block appeared to fall in recent weeks when legislative leaders conceded to the governor’s concerns that he had the Constitutional right to appoint the three members of a new cannabis control commission, which with the help of an advisory board, will choose who gets licenses to operate retail stores.
The House will still submit a list of recommendations to the commission, but the governor is not mandated to pick from it, according to the bill’s two leading sponsors, Rep. Scott Slater, of Providence and Sen. Joshua Miller, of Cranston, both Democrats.
Expunging people's records:With legal marijuana in RI, 'tens of thousands' of past convictions may disappear
When would marijuana be legal in RI
If passed, the sale of recreational marijuana would begin on Dec. 1.
The state’s three existing medical marijuana dispensaries – already operating under strict regulatory rules – would be the first likely retailers, opening separate customer lanes for recreational products, followed by six other regional dispensaries now in various stages of planning.
Two dozen other retail stores around the state are also envisioned, but their opening could be a year away, Miller said, considering it took Massachusetts 16 months to open its first store once recreational use became legal in 2016.
On the road to legalization:When will marijuana be legal in Rhode Island? Here's why the answer might be 2022
What type of marijuana would be allowed in RI?
Legalization would allow an adult 21 or older to buy and possess up to 1 ounce of cannabis, with no more than 10 ounces for personal use kept at home. It would also allow Rhode Islanders to grow a small amount of their own cannabis at home once legislation becomes law.
Under the legislation, any prior civil violation, misdemeanor or felony conviction for possession of marijuana that would be decriminalized would be automatically erased from court record systems.
In researching the implications of the bill, representatives of the state courts found about 27,000 cases eligible for expungement where possession of marijuana was the one and only charge – and “thousands more,” where possession was one of multiple charges someone faced, said court spokesman Craig Berke last week.
The cases date back decades.
The legislation gives the courts until July 1, 2024, to provide automatic expungement to all who are eligible. It also provides an expedited process for those wishing to have their records expunged earlier.
The debates and votes in the House and Senate will likely take place after 4 p.m.
Some call it "weed" or "pot.":Can changing the name 'marijuana' help address racial divide from America's drug war?
Email Tom Mooney at: tmooney@providencejournal.com
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From beaches to trails, there's plenty to do in Rhode Island this summer
Few things beat the summer season in Rhode Island. It's truly a special time here in The Ocean State. Keeping busy and soaking up the summer sun is never hard to do. The real challenge is trying to narrow down what will be your next adventure.
From fantastic hiking, vistas, or gorgeous pristine beaches- Rhode Island has a lot to offer natives and tourists alike.
We break down the best hiking in RI with a collection from our series Walking In RI, highlighting some of our absolute favorite trails that will showcase the wildlife, history and beauty of Rhode Island.
If hiking isn't your speed but you want to really appreciate the beauty of the smallest state we've got your guide to summer activies and even have you covered for things-to-do on a rainy day in RI
There is no summer in Rhode Island without beaches; they don't call it The Ocean State for nothing! No matter what your vibe is from beach party, family friendly to toweling off in solitude our beach guides have got you covered.
Best places for a view in RI
Check It Out: 5 scenic drives in Rhode Island: Rhode Island abounds in nooks and crannies, many dozing in the shadows of deserted farms and mills from bygone days.
Here are five lovely drives around the state, from the country roads and stone walls of Tiverton and Little Compton to the sweeping vistas of the Scituate Reservoir.
Rhode Island's most famous landmarks: Rhode Island is full of memorable natural and man-made landmarks. Of course, the Newport Bridge and Mohegan Bluffs on Block Island made the list but we got the inside scoop and you'll want to add every one to your bucket list!
Best beaches in Rhode Island
Rhode Island Beaches 2022: Your guide to the best beaches in the state Time to pack up the sunscreen, snacks and towels. Rhode Island’s short and oh-so-sweet beach season has finally arrived. Make the most of the warm weather by visiting these sandy spots this summer. From family friendly to an urban escape, here are places to satisfy all your sun, sand and surf needs.
‘Secret’ beaches for you and me — Right-of-way paths provide access to some of R.I.’s prettiest shoreline: Everyone knows that Rhode Island has some of the best beaches around. The only problem is that, well, everyone knows it. Here's a list of 10 "secret" beaches that will get you off the beaten path and keep you away from the crowds.
Heading to the beach? Bring these tips for avoiding and treating ailments like swimmer's ear: Many of us will head to the shore to jump in the waves, work on our tans and play in the sand this summer. And while a day at the beach is usually just that, some trips can be ruined by maladies such as sunburn, swimmer's ear, jellyfish stings or cut feet.
Great hikes around Rhode Island
Walking RI: 5 great hikes with ocean views: Rhode Island’s 400 miles of coastline include many seaside trails with unique ocean views from cliffs, rocky overlooks and sandy beaches. The shrubs, thickets and trees along the trails change with the seasons. But the paths always offer views of crashing waves that explode on rocky shores, sending white plumes of salt water high in the air.
Walking RI: A green getaway in the thick of Providence: The reward for climbing to the top of Neutaconkanut Hill is to rest on a granite bench in a quiet meadow while looking out to the skyline of downtown Providence, seemingly just an arm’s length away.
Sitting there, in the middle of an 88-acre park in one of the densest neighborhoods in the city, it hits home that you are surrounded by trees, trails, brooks, ledges and some of the earliest history of Providence.
Walking RI: 5 best family-friendly hikes around RI for nature lovers: Here are five easy, family-friendly walks for grandparents, parents and kids to learn about nature, wildlife and history.
What to do on a rainy day in Rhode Island?
Vintage treasures await at 5 of the best antique shops in Rhode Island: There are places you can go to find those cool used-to-be things They are Rhode Island’s antique stores, but they're more than stores.
Time-travel-themed escape makes RI its first US location: TimeZone expands on the current escape-room concept to create an interactive adventure similar to the '90s Nickelodeon game show "Legends Of The Hidden Temple." It's a great way to escape the many stresses of the world today.
Shop local at these 5 great independent bookstores in RI: Rhode Island is chock-full of fantastic independent bookshops. Indies are the heart and soul of their communities, supported by owners as varied and interesting as the books they curate.
We talked with folks from a few of them to get their take on what makes their store special — and we got a few book recommendations, too.
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Was actress Zendaya driving around Providence this weekend?
PROVIDENCE — Was that Zendaya who an Instagram user and General Motors employee spotted driving a Chevy Tahoe through downtown Providence this weekend?
Yes, it was, according to Steven Feinberg, executive director of the Rhode Island Film & Television Office.
The 25-year-old actress, known for Spider-Man and Dune movies and the TV series "Euphoria" and "Shake It Up," among dozens of credits, was not in town long, Feinberg said.
More:Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones have Easter brunch on Providence's East Side
She was doing a one-day shoot for a commercial for Smart Water at the Graduate Hotel, which was formerly the Biltmore, he said. Filming was at least in front of the hotel, Feinberg said, referring a reporter to hotel management when asked whether shooting was inside as well.
The hotel's general manager could not comment immediately, pending checking with the chain's corporate office.
More:RI native Olivia Culpo and her sisters, Sophia and Aurora, have a new show on Discovery+
Dailymail.com reported on the actress's visit to Providence and posted photographs of her being filmed on the steps of Providence City Hall.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Steve Wilder and Patrick Nye always know who’s coming and going through the La Quinta channel, which is practically the backyard of their Corpus Christi home. The ships are kind of too large to miss.
“I think it’s Greek,” the two men say, discussing a giant docked ship. “By the flag, it looks like Greece’s flag. He’ll be gone tomorrow.”
The men’s backyard also happens to be near the port of Corpus Christi, a hub for oil and natural gas exporters.
Texas is the largest producer of crude oil at 4.8 million barrels per day in 2021, roughly 30% of U.S. production. It also has 47 of the 129 refineries in the country.
“I have a fundamental problem with exporting, I really do,” said Nye.
Ingleside by the Bay has been home for 55 years. He’s seen the ships come, load up and leave.
He’s also wondered why.
“We're exporting oil from our own country,” Nye said. “And we're importing oil about the same amount from countries that we can't control. Why are we doing that? Why can't we use it?”
“Part of that oil is coming out of Houston, is actually going to ports on the East Coast,” said Edward Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wright Centennial Professor for Management of Innovative Technology at McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin.
He studies supplies chains very closely, including how goods and materials are produced and travel.
“I’m interested in all types of supply chains,” he said. “I spent about an hour and a half watching those every day.”
Anderson told KENS 5 that the U.S., on average, exports 15 million barrels per day and imports 15 million barrels per day.
KENS 5 asked a simple question, the same one you might be thinking: How does that make any sense? Why can’t we keep what we’re producing since we’re bringing in as much as we’re shipping out?
The answer, Anderson said, is in the cost of getting oil to its destination.
“That's one of the things that goes on with the science of logistics,” he said, “is that it's not always the most obvious way that you would expect in order to minimize transport costs.”
“It is more expensive for us, for example, to ship oil to Alaska, than it is to bring oil in from overseas,” Anderson explained.
Or cheaper to import oil to California then to transport it from Houston, for example.
“It's very complicated, all the different routes,” Anderson said. “If we block exports of, say, oil, other countries might stop shipping things to us. There are some things we don't make here.”
What does that mean for us at the pump? The prices will drop, Anderson said. But when and by how much depends on many factors, including the war Russia is waging in Ukraine.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Two Marion County women are suing Netflix and the creators of "Our Father" over the popular documentary identifying them — without their consent — as two of a disgraced Indianapolis fertility doctor's nearly 100 secret children.
Both women filed separate lawsuits in Marion County on Saturday, accusing Blumhouse Productions and Netflix of knowingly and intentionally publishing their private information to hundreds of thousands of Indiana residents.
In 2020, Blumhouse Productions began producing a documentary about how Dr. Donald Cline inseminated dozens of women with his own sperm without their knowledge or consent during the 1970s and 1980s.
It wasn't until 2015, when some of the secret children began taking at-home DNA tests, that Cline's covert insemination of the women over his 40-year career was uncovered.
As the film was being produced, the production company reached out to some of Cline's estimated 94 children.
Both women's lawsuits say when they were approached by Blumhouse, the company made clear that none of the secret children would be identified in the documentary without their explicit consent.
The lawsuits list multiple times the company reiterated this promise in writing.
One of these instances was on April 26, 2021, when the lawsuits say producer Michael Petrella wrote to the secret children, saying:
“I know that some of you were more comfortable than others being involved...You will not be identified (unless you’ve already given us explicit permission to do so..."
Still, one of the women, who wasn't named in the lawsuit, claims that in May she discovered she was identified in the film. Netflix released the documentary on May 11.
The lawsuit alleges both women's names and photos are shown in the documentary as a secret child "match," despite the women not consenting to be identified. One of the women claims to not have even given the documentary any photos to use.
After its release, the film quickly took off. It was listed on Netflix as "Trending Now," in the "Top 10" movies and TV shows, and as the streaming platform's second most-watched movie.
Millions of people have watched the film in the month of May alone and the lawsuit says at least 250,000 Indiana residents have watched the documentary so far.
The lawsuits say that identifying them as secret children to the world has caused them "severe harm, including, but not limited to, reputational injury, distress, embarrassment, and emotional trauma."
In addition to this, the clip that identifies them in the film has also been posted across social media by official Blumhouse Productions accounts and affiliate accounts.
One of the lawsuits asks the court to order Blumhouse and Netflix to stop using one of the women's name, image or likenesses to identify her as a secret child in the documentary and online. The other woman's lawsuit seeks to have just her name removed.
Both women are also seeking compensatory damages.
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Police arrested three for Brown Street murder
Police make arrests in Zachary Wood murder
Wichita Falls police arrested three people for the murder of 23-year-old Zachary Ryan Wood early Tuesday morning.
According to preliminary reports:
Wichita Falls police have arrested three people, Ronnie Preston Lang Jr., William Andrew Bell and Payton Mackenzie Collier. According to the Wichita County Jail inmate roster, they are charged with a murder that happened on May 20, the day before Wood was found.
Lang is also charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Unlawful Carrying a Weapon, and Theft of a Firearm.
According a previous Times Record News report, police were sent to the 2100 block of Brown Street for a check welfare Saturday afternoon. They found Wood deceased inside a house at that location. Bell and Collier's bonds have been set at $1 million each. Lang's was set at $1,200,000.
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Weekend murders doubles the homicide numbers for the year
Police say weekend murders bring city homicides to four for the year
Wichita Falls police were kept busy with two homicides within 24 hours of each other, doubling the number for the year so far.
Police spokesman Sgt. Charlie Eipper said detectives are investigating four homicides this year, one of which is considered a manslaughter case involving a vehicle crash.
Homicide is a broad term meaning when one person kills another. Manslaughter is homicide that is an unintentional killing of a person.
The first was at a convenience store. It happened during the early morning hours on February 12 when 22-year-old Tajmon Laterrance Robinson walked into a convenience store in the 2200 block of Southwest Parkway and allegedly killed a store employee, 51-year-old Floyd Kirt.
A Wichita County grand jury indicted Robinson for capital murder by terror/threat other felony.
More:Convenience store clerk shot, killed in WF Saturday morning
More:Man arrested on Capital Murder charges for Saturday incident
More:Wichita Falls man indicted on capital murder in Stripes clerk's death
The second, a manslaughter case, happened March 20 on Iowa Park Road.
Around 8 p.m., a motorcycle, driven by 56-year-old Suzan Driskell, was driving west when an SUV pulled out of the Dollar Saver parking lot.
More:Motorcyclist killed in Sunday night collision
The driver of the SUV said they did not see the motorcycle until they collided. The motorcycle driver was thrown when she struck the side of the SUV. Officers on the scene said Driskell was not wearing a helmet. A manslaughter warrant was issued for the driver of the SUV.
The third was May 21. Police responded to a check welfare in the 2100 block of Brown Street. They found 23-year-old Zachary Ryan Wood deceased inside a house. Wood's death is being investigated as a murder.
More:Wichita Falls police identify victim in Brown Street homicide
Police are asking if you have any information about this crime or any other felony crime to call Crime Stoppers 24 hours a day at 940-322-9888, or if you’re calling long distance, call 1-800-322-9888. Also available is the phone app - P3 Tips.
The fourth was May 22. Police and emergency medics responded to the 1000 block of Covington Street for a medical call. They found 32-year-old Andrew Lopez in his pickup truck deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. Police are investigating his death as a murder.
More:Police release victim's name from city's second homicide of the weekend
Detectives are requesting help from residents in the 1000 block of Covington or Iowa Park Road who might have security cameras installed that captured footage of the incident.
More:Homicides in Wichita Falls were higher than average in 2021
According to previous Times Record News reports, the numbers so far are similar to 2021, which saw a higher number of homicides than normal for the Wichita Falls area.
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BLOOMINGTON — The VFW Post 454 in Bloomington is inviting the public to help place flags on the graves of military veterans ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
Flags will be placed on Thursday, with a rain date of Friday.
Those who wish to attend are supposed to meet at 8 a.m. at either East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Park Hill Cemetery or 8 a.m. at St. Mary's then to St. Joseph's and then to East Twin Grove.
Collection of the flags will take place at 8 a.m. on May 31 in the same order.
Call 309-827-9733 or email vfw454@comcast.net for more information.
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This is a developing story that will be updated.
A person is in custody after a foot pursuit that briefly brought a large police presence to downtown Bloomington, Sgt. John Fermon said.
Full details about the incident were not immediately available, but Fermon said there was no current danger to the public.
Bloomington police spokesman Brandt Parsley said the incident started as a "pedestrian contact" near North Lee and West Jefferson streets and the suspect took off running eastbound toward downtown at 11:03 a.m.
Parsley said the suspect was then taken into custody at approximately 11:05 a.m. Information about criminal allegations against the suspect wasn't immediately available.
At least six police vehicles were parked in the 300 block of North Main Street shortly before 11:30 a.m. The scene had been cleared by 11:40 a.m.
Parsley said anytime there is a foot pursuit involved, all available officers on shift assist in the case, which explains the heavy police presence downtown.
Tim Beck, owner of Beck’s Family Florist, said the first thing he noticed was hearing an officer telling the suspect to put his hands behind his back while the suspect was walking from the alleyway next to his shop.
Photos: McLean County jail mugshots
Joseph Thornton
Joseph R. Thornton III, 50, of Bloomington, was sentenced to nine years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm. He received credit for 527 days already served in jail.
Jared Miller
on June 27, 2020. Bond was set at $50,035.
Jared Miller, 29, was charged with unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a firearm with a revoked FOID card (Class 3), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4), two misdemeanor counts of unlawful possession of ammunition, a Class 1 felony charge of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, unlawful delivery of methamphetamine (Class 2) and a Class X charge of armed violence, on June 27. Bond was set at $50,035.
Amber Riddle
Amber Riddle, 38, was charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony), an unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and one Class X felony charge of armed violence on June 27, 2020. Bond was set at $50,035.
Bradley Berry
Bradley R. Berry, 28, of Coal City was charged as of June 17, 2020, with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine on Tuesday in Normal . He was sentenced to four days in jail and 24 months probation for one count of unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine.
Zachary Zwier
Zachary S. Zwier, 27, of the 600 block of Pine Street, Normal, was charged as of June 17,2020, with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver ; unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine in Normal; and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine in Bloomington . He was jailed in lieu of posting $2,035.
Daisean Taylor
Daisean L. Taylor, 20, of the 300 block of Reeveston Drive, Bloomington was charged as of June 10, 2020, with Class 2 burglary, Class 4 mob action and Class 4 looting for his alleged actions on May 31 at Target on Veterans Parkway in Normal . He was released on a $100,000 personal recognizance bond and ordered to have no contact with the Shoppes at College Hills, the shopping center in which Target is located.
Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
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Mary Bailey
Mary C. Bailey, 37, of Bloomington was charged as of June 5, 2020, with Class 2 felony burglary, Class 4 felony mob action and Class 4 looting in connection with looting May 31 at Target in Normal. She was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
Cornelius Prince
Cornelius Prince, 38, of Bloomington was charged as of June 5, 2020, with Class 2 felony burglary, Class 4 felony mob action and Class 4 looting in connection with the May 31, 2020, looting of Target in Normal. He was jailed in lieu of posting $01,035.
Lillian Williams
Lillian R. Williams, 40, of Bloomington was charged as of June 5, 2020, with Class 2 burglary, Class 4 mob action, and Class 4 looting in connection with looting May 31, 2020, at Target in Normal. She was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
Kevin Fisher
Kevin A. Fisher, 21, of Bloomington was charged as of June 5, 2020, with Class 2 felony aggravated battery of a police officer, Class 4 felony mob action and misdemeanor charges of obstruction of identification and resisting a police officer outside the store in connection with a looting incident May 31, 2020, at Target in Normal. He was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
Andrew M. Menssen
Andrew M. Menssen, 31, of Bloomington was charged as of June 5, 2020, with a Class 4 felony hate crime, two misdemeanor counts of reckless conduct, two misdemeanor counts of aggravated assault, three misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and one misdemeanor count of endangering the life/health of a child after allegedly releasing a "smoke device" into a crowd of protesters June 3 outside the McLean County Law and Justice Center, Bloomington. He was jailed in lieu of posting $2,535.
Deangelo Glass
Deangelo Glass, 19, of Bloomington was charged as of June 5, 2020, with Class 2 felony burglary, Class 4 felony mob action and Class 4 looting in connection with the June 1 looting at Kohl's at Eastland Mall, Bloomington. He was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
Jordan Gilliam
Jordan Gilliam, 20, of LeRoy, was sentenced to two years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of mob action and all other charges were dismissed. He earned credit for 353 days previously served in jail. He was charged as of June 4, 2020, with one count each of Class 2 felony burglary and Class 4 looting and four counts Class 4 felony mob action in connection with the May 31 looting of Target in Normal. He was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
Micah Pacquette
Micah Pacquette, 22, Bloomington, was charged as of June 4, 2020, with Class 2 felony aggravated battery, Class 2 felony burglary, Class 4 looting, Class 4 mob action and Class 4 criminal damage to government-supported property (a police vehicle) related to a looting incident May 31 at Kohl's at Eastland Mall. Pacquette was jailed in lieu of posting $50,035.
Christopher Knotts
Christopher L. Knotts, 22, of Bloomington, was charged as of June 4, 2020, with Class 4 theft during the May 31 looting at target in Normal. He is accused of stealing a damaged police protective riot shield that had been placed outside the building. He was jailed in lieu of posting 4,5,35.
Matthew Gilliam
Matthew Gilliam, 24, of LeRoy was charged as of June 4, 2020, with four counts of Class 4 felony mob action in connection with the May 3 looting of Target in Normal. He was jailed in lieu of $10,035.
Darrius Robinson
Darrius Robinson, 27, of Normal was charged as of Jun 4, 2020, with Class 2 felony burglary, Class 4 felony looting and misdemeanor charges of mob action and obstructing a peace officer in connection with looting June 1-2 at Read's Sporting Goods, 812 IAA Drive. Bloomington. His co-defendants are Donald Jackson, 23, of Normal, and Roosevelt D. Woods, 23, of Bloomington.
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Kintrell Williams
Kintrell Williams, 19 of Chicago was charged with Class 2 felony burglary, Class 3 felony theft, Class 4 felony mob action and Class 4 felony looting in connection with the looting of Kohl's June 1 at Eastland Mall in Bloomington. His co-defendants were Kaylia G. Washington, 18, of Streamwood and Lance M. Monden, 19, of Chicago; a 16-year-old girl from Bloomington; and two 17-year-old boys from Chicago.
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Kaylia Washington
Kaylia G. Washington, 18, of Streamwood was charged with Class 2 felony burglary, Class 3 felony theft, Class 4 felony mob action and Class 4 felony looting in connection with the looting of Kohl's June 1 at Eastland Mall in Bloomington. Her co-defendants were Lance M. Monden and Kintrell Williams, both 19 of Chicago; a 16-year-old girl from Bloomington; and two 17-year-old boys from Chicago.
John Fermon
Donald Jackson
Donald Jackson, 23, of Normal was charged as of Jun 4, 2020, with Class 2 felony burglary, Class 4 felony looting and misdemeanor charges of mob action and obstructing a peace officer in connection with looting June 1-2 at Read's Sporting Goods, 812 IAA Drive. Bloomington. His co-defendants are Darrius Robinson, 27, of Normal and Roosevelt D. Woods, 23, of Bloomington.
John Fermon
Joseph D. Matthews
Joseph D. Matthews, 39, of Normal was charged as of June 3, 2020, with one count each of Class 2 felony burglary, Class 4 felony mob action and Class 4 felony looting in connection with the looting of Kohl's June 1 at Eastland Mall in Bloomington. His co-defendants are Charles J. Foster, 27, Tamika N. Foster, 24, and Stephanie L. Lancaster, 37, all of Bloomington; Kenleia R. Sims, 27, of Normal; and Maya M. Pizano, 20, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Charles Foster
Charles J. Foster, 27, of Bloomington was charged as of June 3, 2020, with one count each of Class 2 felony burglary and Class 4 felony mob action and Class 4 felony looting in connection with the looting of Kohl's June 1 at Eastland Mall in Bloomington. His co-defendants are Tamika N. Foster, 24, and Stephanie L. Lancaster, 37, both of Bloomington; Joseph D. Matthews, 39, and Kenleia R. Sims, 27, both of Normal; and Maya M. Pizano, 20, Dubuque, Iowa.
John Fermon
Jessica Mills
Jessica Mills, 28, of Bloomington was charged as of June 2, 2020, with burglary, looting and mob action in connection with the May 31-June 1 looting of Target in Normal. Her co-defendants are Travis Blake; Angel Hicks, also known as Angel Davis; and Ian Price.
Angel Hicks
Angel Hicks, also known as Angel Davis, 26, who is listed as homeless, was charged as of June 2, 2020, with burglary, looting and mob action in connection with the May 31-June 1 looting of Target in Normal. Her co-defendants are Travis Blake; Jessica Mills and Ian Price.
Travis Blake
Travis Blake, 22, who is listed as homeless, was charged as of June 2, 2020, with burglary, looting and mob action in connection with the May 31-June 1 looting of Target in Normal. His co-defendants are Angel Hicks, also known as Angel Davis; Jessica Mills and Ian Price.
Ian Price
Ian Price, 19, who was listed as homeless, was charged as of June 2, 2020, with burglary, looting and mob action in connection with the May 31-June 1 looting of Target in Normal. His co-defendants are Travis Blake; Angel Hicks, also known as Angel Davis; and Jessica Mills.
Lance Monden
Lance M. Monden, 19 of Chicago was charged with Class 2 felony burglary, Class 3 felony theft, Class 4 felony mob action and Class 4 felony looting in connection with the looting of Kohl's June 1 at Eastland Mall in Bloomington. His co-defendants were Kaylia G. Washington, 18, of Streamwood and Kintrell Williams, 19, of Chicago; a 16-year-old girl from Bloomington; and two 17-year-old boys from Chicago.
Maya Pizano
Maya M. Pizano, 20, of Dubuque, Iowa was charged as of June 3, 2020, with one count each of Class 2 felony burglary and Class 4 felony mob action in connection with the looting of Kohl's June 1 at Eastland Mall in Bloomington. Her co-defendants are Charles J. Foster, 27, Tamika N. Foster, 24, and Stephanie L. Lancaster, 37, all of Bloomington; and Joseph D. Matthews, 39, and Kenleia R. Sims, 27, both of Normal.
Kenleia Sims
Kenleia R. Sims, 27, of Normal was charged as of June 3, 2020, with one count each of Class 2 felony burglary, Class 4 felony mob action and Class 4 felony looting in connection with the looting of Kohl's June 1 at Eastland Mall in Bloomington. Her co-defendants are Charles J. Foster, 27, Tamika N. Foster, 24, and Stephanie L. Lancaster, 37, all of Bloomington; Joseph D. Matthews, 39, of Normal; and Maya M. Pizano, 20, Dubuque, Iowa.
Stephanie Lancaster
Stephanie L. Lancaster, 37, of Bloomington was charged as of June 3, 2020, with one count each of Class 2 felony burglary, Class 4 felony mob action and Class 4 felony looting in connection with the looting of Kohl's June 1 at Eastland Mall in Bloomington. Her co-defendants are Charles J. Foster, 27, and Tamika N. Foster, 24, both of Bloomington; Joseph D. Matthews, 39, and Kenleia R. Sims, 27, both of Normal; and Maya M. Pizano, 20, Dubuque, Iowa.
Tamika Foster
Tamika N. Foster, 24, of Bloomington was charged as of June 3, 2020, with one count each of Class 2 felony burglary and Class 4 felony mob action in connection with the looting of Kohl's June 1 at Eastland Mall in Bloomington. Her co-defendants are Charles J. Foster, 27, and Stephanie L. Lancaster, 37, both of Bloomington; Joseph D. Matthews, 39, and Kenleia R. Sims, 27, both of Normal; and Maya M. Pizano, 20, Dubuque, Iowa.
Roosevelt Woods
Roosevelt D. Woods, 23, of Bloomington was charged as of Jun 4, 2020, with Class 2 felony burglary, Class 4 felony looting and misdemeanor charges of mob action and obstructing a peace officer in connection with looting June 1-2 at Read's Sporting Goods, 812 IAA Drive. Bloomington. His co-defendants are Darrius Robinson, 27, and Donald Jackson, 23, both of Normal.
Marshall R. Blanchard
Marshall R. Blanchard
Craig Daniel Swallow
Craig Daniel Swallow, 57, of Normal was charged as of May 15, 2020, with two counts of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine and one count of possession of less than 5 grams of meth. He was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
Abigail Wingler
Abigail M. Wingler, 19, of New Orleans was charged as of may 12, 2020, with unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine . Wingler was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. Her co-defendant was Grace E. Taylor. The pair were arrested during a traffic stop about 12:15 a.m. May 10 near Maple Hill Road and Wylie Drive in Bloomington.
Grace Taylor
Grace E. Taylor, 19, of Fairbury was charged as of May 12, 2020, with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of meth; unlawful possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number; manufacture/delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis ; unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine; unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card; and unlawful possession of ammunition without a valid firearm owners identification card. Taylor was released on $20,000 personal recognizance bond. Her co-defendant was Abigail M. Wingler. The pair were arrested during a traffic stop about 12:15 a.m. May 10 near Maple Hill Road and Wylie Drive in Bloomington.
Emma Shomper
Emma W. Shomper, 20, of St. Louis was charged as of May 8, 2020, with manufacture/delivery of 100-400 grams of heroin , unlawful possession of 100-400 grams of heroin and forgery. Shomper was jailed in lieu of posting $250,035. Her co-defendant was Demario D. Dunae.
Demario Dunae
Demario D. Dunae, 33, of St. Louis was charged as of May 8, 2020, with manufacture/delivery of 100-400 grams of heroin , unlawful possession of 100-400 grams of heroin and forgery. Dunae was jailed in lieu of posting $250,035. His co-defendant was Emma W. Shomper.
Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
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Brian Burnett
Brian K. Burnett, 29, Bloomington was charged as of April 3, 2020, with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver , unlawful possession of cannabis for a subsequent offense, unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam and unlawful possession of cannabis. He was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Jordan Reiss
Jordan Reiss , 29, of Lexington was charged as of April 2, 2020, with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with intent to deliver; unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of meth; unlawful use of weapon by a felon; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of hydrocodone ; and two counts of unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamines . He was jailed in lieu of posting $100,000.
Kalin Griffin
Kalin C. Griffin, 30, of South Bend, Ind., charged as of March 13, 2020, with unlawful possession of 100-400 grams methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 100-400 grams of methamphetamine in Normal on March 11, both Class X felonies. He was jailed in lieu of posting $200,035.
Sean Greenhalgh
Sean M. Greenhalgh, 26, of Washburn was charged as of march 12, 2020, with two counts of home invasion . He is accused of entering a person’s home on Dec. 21 and intentionally causing harm to them. He also was charged with two counts of solicitation of home invasion, dated Dec. 21 and Oct. 11, for allegedly requesting another person to invade a home in order to commit criminal sexual assault . Greenhalgh was also charged with one count of solicitation of criminal sexual assault from Oct. 11, accused of requesting a person to sexually assault the same victim named in each of his charges. He was jailed in lieu of posting $50,035.
Scott Linski
Scott M. Linski, 33, of Chenoa was charged as of March 11, 2020, with possession of a stolen motor vehicle in Lexington Township . He also was charged with two counts of obstructing justice for allegedly giving a false name to police and one misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass to a vehicle. Linski was jailed in lieu of posting $20,035.
Bradley Carnahan
Bradley J. Carnahan, 39, of McLean was charged as of Feb. 10, 2020, with four counts of aggravated driving under the influence for an alleged third offense on Feb. 9 in McLean. He also is charged with one count of driving with a revoked driver’s license, a class 2 felony for a second alleged offense. He was jailed in lieu of posting $2,035.
Thomas Kelly Benge
Thomas Kelly Benge, 36, of Bloomington was charged as of Feb. 8, 2020, with driving under the influence of drugs and faced a preliminary charge accusing him of escaping from the McLean County Sheriff's Office while in custody. He was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035 on the DUI charge. Bond remains pending on other charges.
Chrystyan Aken
Chrystyan Aken, 19, of the 600 block of South Lee Street , Bloomington, was charged as of Feb. 3, 2020, with harassing a witness or a person who might be called as a witness in a pending legal proceeding, “with the intent to harass or annoy ,” according to court documents. He was jailed in lieu of posting $2,035.
Brandon McDuffie
Brandon C. McDuffie, 28, of the 800 block of East Washington Street, Bloomington, was charged as of Jan. 24, 2020, with aggravated domestic battery for allegedly causing great bodily harm on Jan. 22 to a household member. He is accused of grabbing and squeezing the person's hand, causing a fracture. He was jailed in lieu of posting $5,035.
Shaun Kink
Shaun A. Kink , 34, of Bloomington was charged as of Jan. 15, 2020, with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault/physical disability, one count of criminal sexual assault/force or threat of force and one count of criminal sexual abuse/force or threat of force. He was jailed in lieu of posting $20,035.
Harold Dowling
Harold L. Dowling, 53, of Ellsworth was charged as of Jan. 10, 2020, with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver , 15-100 grams; unlawful possession of meth; unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon; and unlawful possession of ammunition by a felon. Dowling was jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
Jarrod Williams
Jarrod E. Williams, 40, of Bloomington was charged as of Jan. 9, 2020, with aggravated robbery . He is accused of a robbery Jan. 7 at Best Western, 604½ IAA Drive. He was jailed in lieu of posting $30,035.
Richard Rountree
Richard Rountree, 31, Normal, was charged as of Jan. 8, 2020, with endangering the life or health of a child, a Class 3 felony. He allegedly allowed his girlfriend, Cynthia Baker, to fatally beat his daughter, Rica Rountree, 8, who died Jan. 26, 2019. Rountree is jailed in lieu of posting $10,035.
Dennis Dougherty
Dennis Dougherty, 40, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child family member. Twenty other counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, criminal sexual assault and predatory criminal sexual assault of a child family member were dismissed.
Quincy Washington
Quincy L. Washington, 40, is charged with two counts of sexual assault, one count of unlawful restraint and one misdemeanor count of domestic battery after an incident that a victim said occurred July 8 in Carlock.
Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
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Maurice Sutton
Maurice Sutton was charged with possession of a stolen firearm and unlawful use of weapons by a felon.
Tony Powell
Tony Powell, 20, faces charges of aggravated discharge of a gun into an occupied vehicle, a Class 1 felony, aggravated assault, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, mob action and battery.
Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
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Alan Marshall
Alan Marshall, 44, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, domestic battery with a prior conviction, and unlawful restraint, both Class 4 felonies.
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https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/1-person-in-custody-after-foot-pursuit-in-downtown-bloomington-police-say/article_d7d3ec42-db7e-11ec-b274-af7ffd4ca94a.html
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The Bismarck Forestry Division has contracted Paul Bunyan Nursery to administer pesticide injections to manage the spread of European elm scale.
The insect feeds on elm trees by sucking sap from branches and leaves.
Boulevard elm trees will be marked with a green dot on the base of the tree prior to the injection. There are four areas that will be treated for the pest over next several months:
- North of Boulevard Avenue and south of Interstate 94 between State Street and North 19th Street.
- North of East Avenue D and south of East Divide Avenue between North Fourth Street and North Washington Street.
- West of North Second Street and east of North Bell Street between Main Avenue and Rosser Avenue.
- West of North 16th Street and east of North Fourth Street between East Main Avenue and East Avenue E.
Questions can be directed to the Forestry Division office at 701-355-1700, Option 3.
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https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/bismarck-to-tackle-european-elm-scale-pest/article_10228cb2-db79-11ec-b50f-53da685600cb.html
| 2022-05-24T18:04:50
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DALLAS (KDAF) — With the lottery, you pay to play and potentially win. Well, someone who recently bought a lottery ticket in Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is going to see their pockets swell soon enough.
A $1 million winning ticket from Monday night’s Powerball drawing was sold in Arlington, according to the Texas Lottery. The winning ticket matched the five winning numbers excluding the Powerball to secure the seven-figure win.
It was sold at A&R Food Store on Poly Webb Road in Arlington and in case you were wondering, it was a Quick Pick. There were also two secondary prize winners who matched four out of the five winning numbers along with the Powerball; they also chose the Power Play to double their winnings from $50,000 to $100,000.
The lottery says, “Tickets must be claimed no later than 180 days after the draw date.”
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https://cw33.com/news/local/1-million-winning-texas-powerball-ticket-sold-in-dfw/
| 2022-05-24T18:09:32
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DALLAS (KDAF) — The Dallas Mavericks are calling upon fans attending Game 4 tonight at American Airlines Center to, “WHITE OUT THE CITY!” The Mavs will need every piece of help it can get to avoid the sweep and possibly become the first NBA team ever to come back down 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals.
“Wear your favorite white Mavs gear for Game 4 and be ROWDY, PROUD AND LOUD! #dALLasIN” Game 4 is set for 8 p.m. and will be aired on TNT and if you would like to listen on The Eagle Dallas and 99.1 FM.
The Mavericks say, “Resale of NBA Playoff tickets is actively monitored across all resale platforms and strictly prohibited. In an effort to fill American Airlines Center with MFFLs, any ticket found to be resold will be cancelled without refund. Season ticket members risk their membership being cancelled immediately.”
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https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-mavericks-call-on-fans-to-white-out-the-city-for-game-4-against-warriors/
| 2022-05-24T18:09:38
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https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-mavericks-call-on-fans-to-white-out-the-city-for-game-4-against-warriors/
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Home prices are still as competitive as ever. According to a new Real Estate Market Report by Zillow, buyer demand is still high which means prices are continuing to go up.
In the nation, Zillow says the home value index is at $344,141 which is a 20% year-over-year increase from last year.
In Texas, the home value index is $381,089, a 30% increase since last year.
READ: Rent jumped 21% in DFW in the last year, report says
Rent prices are also seeing high year-over-year increases as well. According to Realtor.com’s Monthly Rental Report, overall rent in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex jumped 21% in the last year.
For a full report on home values, click here.
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https://cw33.com/news/local/dfw-home-value-index-saw-30-increase-in-the-past-year-zillow-says/
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