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DALLAS (STACKER) — Gasoline prices, on average, continued to soar past the $4.50 per gallon mark over the last week and into Monday. Diesel, at $5.55 per gallon, has cooled off by two cents from its record high set on May 18, according to AAA.
Experts note that while crude oil prices are down from the highs seen in March, gasoline is still breaking records on a national and local level. While these prices generally tend to move in sync, the current mismatch is due primarily to refining costs—or the crack spread—being so high.
The crack spread is the difference between the purchase price of crude oil and the selling price of finished products after refining. This added cost is absorbed by consumers. Historically, the refining process added $10.50 to the overall cost per barrel. Today, that crack spread is over $40 per barrel.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Texas using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of May 23. Cheapest gas stations are from GasBuddy. The state gas tax data is from World Population Review. Connecticut and Georgia have temporarily suspended gas taxes to help consumers while the cost of gas has increased.
Texas by the numbers
– Gas current price: $4.29
– Week change: +$0.13 (+3.2%)
– Year change: +$1.54 (+56.2%)
– Gas tax: $0.20 per gallon (#42 highest among all states)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.29 (5/20/22)
– Diesel current price: $5.16
– Week change: -$0.07 (-1.4%)
– Year change: +$2.27 (+78.4%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.25 (5/11/22)
Cheapest gas stations
#1. 76: $3.37 (2601 S Cage Blvd, Pharr)
#2. 76: $3.37 (211 N Ed Carey Dr, Harlingen)
#3. Mr C’s: $3.79 (12407 US-87 E , San Antonio)
Metros with most expensive gas in Texas
#1. Fort Worth-Arlington: $4.38
#2. Dallas: $4.38
#3. Texarkana (TX only): $4.36
#4. Longview: $4.31
#5. College Station-Bryan: $4.31
#6. Sherman-Denison: $4.30
#7. Austin-San Marcos: $4.29
#8. Galveston-Texas City: $4.29
#9. Houston: $4.28
#10. San Antonio: $4.27
#11. Beaumont-Port Arthur: $4.27
#12. Tyler: $4.26
#13. Victoria: $4.26
#14. Waco: $4.25
#15. Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood: $4.25
#16. El Paso: $4.23
#17. Midland: $4.21
#18. San Angelo: $4.21
#19. Odessa: $4.21
#20. Corpus Christi: $4.19
#21. Brownsville-Harlingen: $4.18
#22. Abilene: $4.18
#23. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission: $4.17
#24. Laredo: $4.17
#25. Wichita Falls: $4.08
#26. Lubbock: $4.01
#27. Amarillo: $4.00
States with the most expensive gas
#1. California: $6.07
#2. Hawaii: $5.38
#3. Nevada: $5.25
States with the least expensive gas
#1. Oklahoma: $4.04
#2. Kansas: $4.05
#3. Arkansas: $4.12
States with the highest gas tax per gallon
#1. Pennsylvania: $0.59
#2. California: $0.53
#3. Washington: $0.52
States with the lowest gas tax per gallon
#1. Alaska: $0.0895
#2. Hawaii: $0.16
#3. Virginia: $0.162
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Zillow has released new information revealing which suburbs in U.S. metro areas have the most popular housing markets.
According to the real estate market service, Coppell is the suburb with the most popular housing market in Dallas-Fort Worth area. The typical home value in Coppell is $565,930 which marks an almost 7% home value growth since 2021.
“Demand for suburban homes found an extra gear last summer, perhaps as buyers gained more clarity in their employers’ return-to-office policies. Research suggests the rise of remote work is responsible for roughly half of home price growth during the pandemic. How many employers continue to allow this flexibility for employees to live where they choose will go a long way toward determining which markets are most in demand in the future,” Zillow economist Nicole Bachaud said in a news release.
Popular suburbs in other metros include:
- Austin – Cedar Park
- San Antonio – Canyon Lake
- Houston – Port Bolivar
For the full report, visit Zillow.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Storms are back in the forecast for North Texas on Tuesday, May 24 and the National Weather Service center in Fort Worth wants you to be in the know and be prepared for any severe weather headed your way.
The center says there are good chances showers and storms will be present on Tuesday along with an upper level storm system and a cold front in the region. “Storms should form across the northwest late morning and early afternoon, then push southeast through the region during the late afternoon and evening.”
Some of those forecasted storms could turn severe with damaging winds and some potential large hail being the main threats. A few spin-up tornadoes will also be possible.
Heavy rain is also expected with these storms, especially the stronger ones. “Activity should exit to the southeast late tonight or early Wednesday morning.”
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There are now 10 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx, according to city health officials who also say the investigation into the cluster continues.
The probe consists of a cluster in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx where the the 10 people were diagnosed with the disease since May 9, according to the New York City Health Department.
Health officials say that no deaths have been linked to the cluster. The Health Department is actively investigating these cases and is sampling and testing water from all cooling tower systems in the area of the cluster. Additionally, the the city's Health Department has notified elected officials and will be flyering the investigations area this week, beginning Tuesday.
“Any New Yorkers with flu-like symptoms should contact a health care provider as soon as possible,” Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan previously said in a statement regarding the cluster. “Legionnaires’ disease can be effectively treated if diagnosed early, but New Yorkers at higher risk, like adults aged 50 and older, those who smoke or have chronic lung conditions should be especially mindful of their symptoms and seek care as soon as symptoms begin.”
Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia that is caused by the Legionella bacteria, which the health department said grows in warm water. Infections come as a result of breathing in water vapor that contains that bacteria.
Symptoms are described as flu-like, including cough, fever and difficulty breathing. Any city residents experiencing those symptoms should contact a physician immediately, the health department said.
Legionnaires' disease is not contagious, the health department said, and it can be treated with antibiotics if caught early on.
New Yorkers with flu-like symptoms, cough, fever or difficulty breathing should contact a physician immediately. Due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19, people seeking care should be tested for COVID-19 and evaluated for Legionnaires’ disease.
An average of 200-500 Legionnaires’ disease cases are reported in the city every year.
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The man suspected of opening fire on a subway rider at random, killing him as the train moved over the Manhattan Bridge in what officials describe as another harrowing, unprovoked act of violence remains on the loose, even after a clergy member went to an NYPD precinct Tuesday to arrange his surrender, law enforcement sources say.
The NYPD called off a planned news conference on the arrest when the suspect, Andrew Abdullah, didn't show up at the Fifth Precinct as the bishop negotiated, according to the law enforcement sources. His whereabouts remain unclear, though he may still be planning to surrender, law enforcement sources caution.
Abdullah is wanted on a murder charge in the Sunday killing of 48-year-old Daniel Enriquez, a Goldman Sachs employee gunned down on his way to brunch. Multiple law enforcement sources say he has 11 prior arrests and an open gun case in Harlem, and that they believe investigators had probable cause to arrest him for Enriquez's murder.
Tuesday's developments come about 48 hours after the cold-blooding killing on the Q train. The NYPD had put out wanted posters for Abdullah across the city.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
Police sources have said 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 didn't know the shooter and was randomly handed the gun.
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. 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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The second teenage suspect who turned himself in on Monday in connection to the broad daylight shooting death of an 11-year-old girl in the Bronx had his first court appearance Tuesday -- a day after turning himself in -- to face a number of charges brought against him, including that of murder.
Omar Bojang was remanded after being arraigned Tuesday afternoon on murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree and weapons charges in connection the shocking death of Kyhara Tay.
Bojang's next court date is set for Friday.
His attorney did not comment on the case.
Although his appearance in court was quick, prosecutors provided the judge with background in the case as well as Bojang's criminal history, which allegedly includes two open gun cases in family court, two arrest warrants with one being in youth court as well as a complaint for attempted murder. The prosecutor also called Bojang a flight risk -- a notion that the judge agreed with.
The Bronx District Attorney's Office said that the 18-year-old turned himself in at their office alongside his attorney and parents Monday, and said nothing when he was later led out of the police station in handcuffs.
Bojang had been wanted since Friday in connection to the deadly shooting of Kyhara. Bojang, who law enforcement officials said is a gang member with previous arrests, is believed to have been driving the moped from which the young girl was shot and killed.
The suspected shooter who fired the bullet believed to have killed Tay as she walked with family members on a Bronx street on May 16 was arrested Friday, police said. That suspect, just 15 years old, is also facing charges that include murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.
“The tragedy here is that we're talking about a gunman who is too young to be called a gunman because he’s 15 years old,” Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said. "A 15-year-old who possessed a gun, fired a gun on a busy street at 5 o 'clock in the afternoon with no thought about his own human life or that of anybody else in the community.”
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James Essig, the Police Department's chief of detectives, said the 15-year-old was being charged as an adult. It wasn’t clear if he had an attorney who could comment.
Authorities have said Tay was hit in the stomach when a duo on a moped opened fire at a group of men in Longwood, at a Westchester Avenue street corner.
"I won't say she was in the wrong place, because why shouldn't an 11-year-old child be able to stand outside in broad daylight," NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said at a Friday news conference.
Tay was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later. Sources said the teenage suspect's alleged target was a 13-year-old, but he missed, striking Kyhara instead.
“Our children are having their entire childhoods taken from them,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. “Can’t go to the park. Can’t go to the store. Can’t attend events. You have to sit home because they don’t feel safe enough to go out. We’re betraying these youths. We're failing them.”
The death of the sixth-grader has rocked her Bronx community. Family members and hundreds of others, including Adams and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell, gathered once again on Monday at a wake for the young girl known as Kyky for short. Her father could only gush about his daughter, who he is now forced to bury.
"She was a lovely girl. She was a daughter, granddaughter, cousin, a niece, a goddaughter. That's everybody's baby," said dad Sokpini Tay. "We need all the support we can get right now."
"I'm sad and I miss her a lot and I can't believe she's dead. It hurts," said friend Kaylany Alvarez, who said she knew Kyhara since pre-school. "She would come over sometimes and we would be together and I woke up today and I found out that she got shot. I really miss her and I hope she's doing OK in heaven."
The next day, a crowd gathered for a rally in the girl's memory and to support her family, saying they are tired of living in fear of the violence in the streets, and angry those responsible are still being sought.
"These kids are doing wild, wild west out here," Longview resident Luis Torres said, adding "this is the worst tragedy I have seen in my whole entire life."
No one else was wounded in the shooting.
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Lincoln City Libraries invites residents to participate in a community art project at Walt Branch Library from 2-4 p.m. on June 4.
The program is free and open to ages 10 and up. As space is limited, registration is required by visiting the events page at lincolnlibraries.org or by calling 402-441-4466.
Participants will learn simple weaving techniques to turn yarn and recycled compact discs into a wall art display. All supplies will be provided by the library.
Participants may complete their artwork at home if they prefer, but the completed projects must be returned to the Walt Branch Library by June 24 to be included in a community art installation to be shown at a First Friday event on July 1.
Lincoln City Libraries top books for 2021
“Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family” by Robert Kolker
“Caste: The Origins of our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson
Evelyn Mejia is a news intern and current sophomore at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She covers breaking news and writes feature stories about her community.
In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Monday, Thomas claimed a no-trespass order handed down to him from the district in September prevented him from experiencing his first grader's school year.
The Lincoln Police Department says they have arrested two people — 32-year-old Derrick Pearson and 31-year-old Briana Jelinek — on suspicion of manslaughter in connection to a 57-year-old man's death early Thursday morning in central Lincoln.
Keilan Schultz, 17, of Wymore, was pronounced dead at the scene of Saturday's crash. Billy O'Keefe Jr., 18, also of Wymore, was taken to Bryan Campus West in serious condition.
The mission to show Tom Cruise a good time as he prepared to film "Top Gun" in 1985 fell to Lt. Walter E. Carter, Jr., known to his fellow naval aviators as Slapshot, and to the Cornhusker state as University of Nebraska President Ted Carter.
"She is in a position of trust, where she is tasked with ensuring the safety of inmates, ensuring the safety of her co-workers, as part of her job ... and she violated that," Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Chris Reid said.
"I want to be clear — there is no active threat at Southwest High School today," Principal John Matzen said in an email to parents after Lincoln Police investigated "disturbing comments and photos mentioning violence at Southwest."
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Tuesday, May 24, Sacramento County Public Health officials announced they are investigating a potential case of monkeypox.
Health officials said based on the patient's symptoms and preliminary testing, it is likely the virus. However, the county is still waiting for confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The person who potentially has the virus is currently isolated at home and is not in contact with others.
“This case appears to be related to recent travel to Europe,” Dr. Olivia Kasirye, Sacramento County Public Health Officer, wrote in a statement. “Public Health is working with CDPH to conduct contact tracing, and risk to the general public is extremely low.”
What is monkeypox?
Monkeypox is a virus that originates in wild animals like rodents and primates, and occasionally jumps to people. It belongs to the same virus family as smallpox.
Most human cases have been in central and west Africa and outbreaks have been relatively limited.
The illness was first identified by scientists in 1958 when there were two outbreaks of a “pox-like” disease in research monkeys — thus the name monkeypox. The first known human infection was in 1970, in a young boy in a remote part of Congo.
What are the symptoms and how is it treated?
Most monkeypox patients experience only fever, body aches, chills and fatigue. People with more serious illness may develop a rash and lesions on the face and hands that can spread to other parts of the body.
Most people recover within about two to four weeks without needing to be hospitalized, monkeypox can be fatal for up to 6% of cases and is thought to be more severe in children.
Smallpox vaccines are effective against monkeypox and anti-viral drugs are also being developed.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control recommended all suspected cases be isolated and that high-risk contacts be offered a smallpox vaccine. The U.K. is offering high-risk contacts the smallpox vaccine and recommending anyone who might be infected to isolate until they recover.
The U.S. has 1,000 doses of a vaccine approved for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox, plus more than 100 million doses of an older-generation smallpox vaccine in a government stockpile, officials said.
How is monkeypox transmitted?
The virus can be transmitted through contact with an infected person or animal or contaminated surfaces. Typically, the virus enters the body through broken skin, inhalation or the mucous membranes in the eyes, nose or mouth. Researchers believe that human-to-human transmission is mostly through inhalation of large respiratory droplets rather than direct contact with bodily fluids or indirect contact through clothes. Human-to-human transmission rates for monkeypox have been limited.
Health officials are worried the virus may currently be spreading undetected through community transmission, possibly through a new mechanism or route. Where and how infections are occurring are still under investigation.
What caused the latest outbreak?
Health officials are still investigating, but a top adviser to the World Health Organization said this week that the leading theory is that monkeypox was likely spread after sexual activity at two recent raves in Europe.
Dr. David Heymann, who chairs WHO's expert advisory group on infectious hazards, said monkeypox can spread when there is close contact with someone already infected with the disease, and that "it looks like sexual contact has now amplified that transmission.”
Authorities in countries including Britain, Spain, Germany and Portugal say most of the known cases in Europe have been among men who have sex with men, but experts emphasize that anyone can be infected through close contact with a sick person, their clothing or bedsheets.
Scientists say it will be difficult to determine whether the spread is being driven by sex or merely close contact.
How worrying is this outbreak?
Any outbreak of an emerging virus is concerning, but most of the cases have been mild and there have been no deaths so far.
Monkeypox also requires very close contact to spread, so it is not likely to prompt big waves of disease like COVID-19, which can be transmitted in the air by people with no symptoms.
Still, Britain’s Health Security Agency has said it expects to see new infections “on a daily basis” and WHO’s Europe director warned that the summer season of festivals and parties could spread the disease. Many of the cases being identified have no links to previous infections, suggesting the virus is already spreading widely.
On Tuesday, Germany’s Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said the outbreak “is not the beginning of a new pandemic” but needed to be contained quickly.
How many monkeypox cases are there typically?
The World Health Organization estimates there are thousands of monkeypox infections in about a dozen African countries every year. Most are in Congo, which reports about 6,000 cases annually, and Nigeria, with about 3,000 cases a year.
In the past, isolated cases of monkeypox have been spotted outside Africa, including in the U.S. and Britain. The cases were mostly linked to travel in Africa or contact with animals from areas where the disease is more common.
In 2003, 47 people in six U.S. states had confirmed or probable cases. They caught the virus from pet prairie dogs that were housed near imported small mammals from Ghana.
Why are most of the current infections outside Africa in men who have sex with men?
It's unclear, but the disease is no more likely to infect gay and bisexual men than anyone else.
“This may just be unlucky that (monkeypox) happened to get into this one particular community first,” said Dr. Jake Dunning, an infectious diseases researcher at the University of Oxford, who is also involved in treating cases in London. “It's just that they are a community and by having sex with each other, that is how it's spreading,” he said.
Other experts warn the disease could spread more widely if measures aren't taken to stop the outbreak.
“Infectious diseases don’t care about borders or social networks. Some groups may have a greater chance of exposure right now, but by no means is the current risk of exposure to monkeypox” exclusive to men who have sex with men, said the CDC’s Dr. John Brooks.
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Sacramento County Public Health said Tuesday in a press release it is investigating a potential case of monkeypox and said based on symptoms and preliminary testing, it is likely the virus.
However, the county is still waiting for confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health. Sacramento County said in a press release the person is isolated at home and there is "very minimal" risk to the public.
“This case appears to be related to recent travel to Europe,” said Dr. Olivia Kasirye, Sacramento County Public Health Officer, in a statement. “Public Health is working with CDPH to conduct contact tracing, and risk to the general public is extremely low.”
RELATED: 4 Fast Facts about monkeypox
Monkeypox is a viral, pox-like disease from the smallpox family, only milder. It can be transmitted through respiratory droplets, contact with body fluids or contact with an infected animal or animal products.
Cases of monkeypox in the U.S. are very rare, Sacramento County wrote in a release.
Monkeypox symptoms typically begin with flu-like illness and swelling of the lymph nodes, then a widespread rash on the face and body, according to the CDC. Most infections last 2-4 weeks. Infections with this strain of monkeypox are fatal in about 1 in 100 people, but the mortality rate can be higher among those with weakened immune systems.
The first human case of monkeypox was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the CDC. The CDC said it is tracking several clusters of monkeypox that have been reported from early- to mid-May in several countries including in Europe and North America.
For more information about monkeypox, visit the CDC website HERE.
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Kingsport City Schools (KCS) School Nutrition Services will provide meals for children throughout the summer at no charge, according to a news release.
The 2022 Seamless Summer Food Service Program will provide free meals to those 18 years and under Monday-Thursday from May 31 through July 14. No meals will be served on weekends or July 4.
Breakfast will be served from 8-9:30 a.m., and lunch will be available from 10:30 a.m. through 1 p.m. — both at Dobyns-Bennett High School located at 1 Tribe Way in Kingsport.
To sign up, visit the backside of the high school and follow the signs.
Residential van delivery is available at the following sites
- Allandale Falls (1000 University Blvd.) — 11:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Reedy Pointe (1059 Robertson St.) — 12:30 – 12:45 p.m.
- Magnolia Pointe (1921 Bowater Drive) — 12:15 – 12:30 p.m.
- Hillside Pointe (3605 Watterson St.) — 12:35 – 12:55 p.m.
- Kingsport West Apartment (212 Lewis Lane) — 12:05 – 12:20 p.m.
- Riverview Splash Pad (1101 MLK Jr. Drive) — 12:30 – 12:45 p.m.
- Stonecrest Apartments (1000 Stonegate) — 12:30 – 12:45 p.m.
- Miller Village Apartments (3840 Eastline Drive) — 11:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.
The 2022 Seamless Summer Food Service Program is made possible by the Tennessee Department of School Nutrition Services under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). For more information on the Summer Meals for Kids, contact the school nutrition services assistant, Andria Ball, at 423-378-2113 or click here or here.
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Three people were taken to the hospital after being injured in a crash involving an SUV and a USPS truck Tuesday morning in West Des Moines.
West Des Moines police say they received a call about the crash just after 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.
It happened near 4th Street and Locust Street in the Valley Junction neighborhood.
Streets near that intersection were still blocked off as of 7 a.m. Tuesday.
A West Des Moines police sergeant at the scene said accident investigators are actively trying to piece together what happened.
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HUNT COUNTY, Texas — A 19-year-old man died after being struck by a Hunt County sheriff deputy’s patrol car Monday night, officials said.
The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. in the area of County Road 751, according to reports.
The Hunt County Sheriff’s Department said the Texas Department of Public Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.
The victim’s name has not been released at this time, but the sheriff’s office confirmed the victim’s family has been notified.
The sheriff’s office has not identified the deputy involved or any information concerning the deputy status with the department.
More information about how the crash happened was not released.
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SAN ANTONIO — Breaking the stigma of military sexual trauma is one of the goals of a San Antonio veteran.
Larissa Martinez, born and raised in Military City USA will be sharing her story and the obstacles she’s facing in the investigation into the sexual trauma she experienced years ago.
Martinez came from a long line of military service members. Her dad and uncles were in the military, and she became the first female in her family to join the US Air force.
“There were parts of me serving, that I am grateful for, but there are some things that need to be fixed,” Martinez says her first station in New Mexico became her last—after surviving a sexual assault.
“I never reported when I was in the military, because of the stigma, because of a lot of different factors,” Martinez recalls.
In 2019, she became the founder and executive director of non-profit Circle of Arms with her husband, to break the stigma of mental health awareness among, veterans, women and minorities.
Thigns changed following the death of US Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen.
“I was angry, you know, sad, everything and that’s why I did a lot of the advocacy,” Martinez says Guillen’s death was a motivating factor for her to report the assault years after the fact.
Martinez also advocated for the passage of the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act in 2022, which makes sexual harassment an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Martinez recalls some of the difficulties in reporting her assault.
“I was made to jump through hurdles...like, I even was asked to call the perpetrator to see if he would confess over the phone, so I was made to do many things,” she recalls.
She wants to discuss her experience—and ask if there is true justice for military sexual trauma survivors. According to the US Department of Veteran Affairs, 1 in 3 women reported experiencing sexual trauma during their time in the military, compared to 1 in 50 men who experience it.
After being hurt, Martinez says she is choosing hope for herself and others.
“It brings me a sense of community that I’m helping the community and still serving in an aspect that I didn’t get to do in the military,” Martinez said.
Martinez says an SVU representative with the San Antonio Police Department and the MST coordinator for South Texas Veterans Healthcare will be in attendance Tuesday night at the Steven A Cohen Military Family Clinic at 6333 De Zavala Road.
Due to the sensitivity of the topic, no kids under 15 should attend, and the capacity will be limited to 40 people. You can sign up to attend by filling out this form.
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DALLAS — An ISIS operative was planning to kill former President George W. Bush in Dallas, according to an exclusive Forbes report citing an previously-unsealed FBI search warrant application.
WFAA has reached out to the Southern District of Ohio court clerk, the Cincinnati FBI Field Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office for a copy of the document and/or to confirm the details being reported.
The Cincinnati FBI Field Office and U.S. Attorney’s Office told WFAA that the document "is sealed at this time." The U.S. Attorney's Office added in its statement to WFAA that it does "not claim or charge the suspect with being a member of ISIS," as the Forbes report does.
According to the Forbes report, however, the documents – filed by the FBI in March 2022 – state that the suspect was an ISIS operative who lived in Columbus, Ohio, and had been in the country since 2020 with an asylum application pending.
Forbes reported the FBI documents state that the suspect reportedly traveled to Bush’s home in Dallas in November of 2021 to take video around the property. It also stated the ISIS operative took video around the George W. Bush Institute near the Southern Methodist University campus.
Per the Forbes exclusive, the FBI documents said the suspect had plans to smuggle people into the United States to help carry out the assassination. According to the documents, the FBI was made aware of the assassination plot due to information from two confidential informants who were having multiple conversations with the suspect. One of the informants was someone pretending to be a people smuggler and another was pretending to be a fellow customer, the documents reportedly stated.
Forbes also reported that the FBI was able to track the suspect's conversations on WhatsApp through a phone given to him by one of the bureau's informants. According to the search warrant, the suspect "felt the former president was responsible for killing many Iraqis and breaking apart the country after the 2003 U.S. military invasion."
WFAA has also reached out to the George W. Bush Institute for comment.
The Office of George W. Bush sent WFAA the following statement:
"President Bush has all the confidence in the world in the United States Secret Service and our law enforcement and intelligence communities."
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CONCEPCION, Texas — The power of miracles makes Americans believe.
A survey from the Pew Forum showed 80% believe in divine intervention, and that has people traveling from across the country to pray at a tree in South Texas, near Concepcion, that they believe has the power to heal.
Hope grows near a remote intersection in South Texas, behind a fence, draped in rosaries and crosses that sway in the breeze.
Hundreds of people come here to pray and touch this tree for God's healing power.
"My knees were bad, my back was bad and I came here and I got healed," says Jose Zamora.
As word spread, this became known as the Miracle Tree.
Estela Garcia Cantu's mother planted the tree with a single purpose, telling her daughter:
"I asked the Lord for a tree that would heal people, especially people with difficult illnesses," Cantu said.
A small chapel bears witness to what people believe are miraculous healings. Religious statues and photographs sent with notes of thanks and praise. Other letters addressed to the Miracle Tree ask for help.
Estella Garcia Cantu now manages the chapel and visitors. It is free.
"Thousands of people have been given miracles after praying here. You can see it in the chapel," says Cantu.
The tree reached a height of more than 40 feet before the February freeze of 2021 appeared to have killed it.
But after it was cut in half, it came back, and so did the faithful.
"Ramon had a stroke and they didn't give his wife any hope they said he wasn't going to make it," said Janie
"Doctors said that he was going to stay a vegetable, not walk, nothing," said Ramon's wife Marie Gomez.
Five months ago, Marie Gomez brought her husband Ramon in a wheelchair to the tree.
"After that I started seeing improvement. In just a month he started talking and moving his limbs. He went from a wheelchair to a walker and now he can walk with a cane," said Marie Gomez
"I give credit to the Lord, to the miracle tree and prayer," said Ramon Gomez.
Even medical professionals have seen the power of prayer.
"There's a lot of things that happen sometimes that just don't make medical sense," said emergency room Dr. Eddie Wright, who operates Prestige Emergency Care.
Wright says after doctors do all they can, he's seen prayer make a difference.
"I think sometimes faith steps in and closes that gap for us and again, in ways that we just can't explain. I see it all the time and I think it's there," said Wright.
That hope brought the De LaPaz family to the Miracle tree from 400 miles away.
"I prayed for my father. He has cancer, liver cancer and they've given him six months. So that's why we traveled the distance to the miracle tree. We came here for a miracle," said Rosanna Dominguez.
Some who've prayed here say they can hear water flowing inside the tree.
"It's like a running water Maybe like like a waterfall or a rain stick," said Estela Garcia Cantu.
The De LaPaz family join thousands who have journey here in faith - to see signs of wonder - healing through hope.
"Your chances are always going to be better when you have hope," said Wright.
The listed address for the Miracle Tree was 10171 Farm to Market Road 1329, Concepcion, Texas 78349, United States.
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SAN ANTONIO — An alleged shooter has been taken into custody from the campus of Robb Elementary in Uvalde Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities in the community.
At least two victims, an adult and a child, have been taken to a San Antonio hospital about 80 miles away. Their conditions or ages are unknown as of now.
At 12:17 p.m., UCISD officials said there was an active shooter and law enforcement was on site. All campuses were placed under lockdown due to gunshots in the area and the students and staff are safe in the building. There was no indication that the lockdown had since been lifted following the suspect being taken into custody.
Uvalde Memorial Hospital officials told KENS 5 they are also currently caring for several students in the emergency room.
Immediate family of those students are being told to report to the cafeteria on the second floor of the hospital. They asked those who are not immediate family to refrain coming to the hospital.
Just after noon, UPD posted on Facebook that there was a heavy police presence, but a reason wasn't given at the time.
UCISD said parents can now go and pick their students up at the CIVIC Center for reunification. UCISD said parents are encouraged to pick their students up at this time.
Students are currently being bussed the Willie DeLeon Civic Center which is located at 300 E Main St, Uvalde, TX 78801.
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is received. Please check back for updates.
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DALLAS — A Dallas-based program that offers mental health services and hormone treatments to transgender children may resume the therapy for new patients for the first time since November, after a judge temporarily cleared away legal barriers to the practice.
Editorial note: The above video is from a related story.
The program director, Dr. Ximena Lopez, had filed a lawsuit in March against Children’s Medical Center in Dallas for shutting down operations to new patients last fall at the GENder Education and Care, Interdisciplinary Support (GENECIS) program, which is housed at the hospital and run jointly by it and UT Southwestern Medical Center.
The May 12 temporary restraining order banned those restrictions for two weeks, and within hours after the decision, five new patients had been scheduled at the center. On May 23, Dallas County Court-at-Law Judge Melissa Bellan granted an injunction that will remain until a trial scheduled for April 18, 2023, The Dallas Morning News reported. Bellan will decide then whether to make the injunction permanent.
“It’s powerful,” said Dallas lawyer Charla Aldous, who represents Lopez. “This is going to affect the lives of children. It really is.”
The GENECIS center was formally dissolved in November, which meant that patients already enrolled in the program still had access to the hormone therapies, but that new patients had to be turned away for those services.
Since November, the clinic has had to turn away about 100 families with children who wanted to begin the treatment at the center, Aldous said. The center had also been told that starting in June, it would no longer be allowed to start gender-affirming hormone therapy for any patients, including those already being seen by mental health doctors there.
Lopez's lawsuit demands the hospital allow clinic doctors to offer what they describe as lifesaving treatment to young people with gender dysphoria and similar issues.
The clinic does not offer surgical options or gender confirmation surgery for either children or adults. Under the gender-affirming model of care, more time is spent allowing kids to socially transition instead of focusing on medical treatment. A social transition consists of the steps a child takes to affirm their identity. An example could include allowing a child assigned male at birth to wear clothing, grow their hair or use a different name that better fits their identity.
GENECIS was dissolved after facing months of pressure by socially conservative political leaders and activists, who organized protests targeting hospital board members and accused the program of committing child abuse.
Bellan wrote in her May 12 order that Children’s Medical Center had violated the law by “interfering with, controlling, or otherwise directing any physician’s professional judgment” and by “discriminating against patients on the basis of the patient’s gender identity and directing (Lopez) to violate the law by discriminating against patients on the basis of a patient’s gender identity.”
The ruling barred Children’s Medical Center from prohibiting GENECIS doctors from restricting puberty blockers or hormone therapy to existing or new patients to treat gender dysphoria as part of gender-affirming care.
“Dr. Lopez is very relieved that she can now treat her patients in the manner in which she has been trained to do and what the standard of care requires,” Aldous said. “She’s thrilled with the court’s decision.”
Officials at UT-Southwestern declined to comment after the temporary restraining order was issued earlier this month, saying they don’t talk about pending litigation. Asked if they could confirm what the ruling means for the services offered by the center, they did not respond.
Officials with Children’s Medical Center did not respond to a request for comment for this story.
The decision comes as parents of transgender children clash with state child welfare investigators over assertions by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that hormone therapy for minors constitutes child abuse.
“These are families in crisis,” Aldous said. “We filed this lawsuit because we were desperate for these children to get the care they need, to save lives.”
Last year, criticism of the program came amid an already growing wave of anti-transgender political sentiment in Texas.
Lawmakers last year banned transgender student athletes from participating on the school sports teams that match their gender identity. That new law came after unsuccessful legislative attempts to ban treatments like those offered through GENECIS and define such health care as child abuse.
Medical experts have pushed back on those portrayals. Leading health care organizations in Texas have said gender-affirming care is the best way to provide care to transgender children. That includes the use of puberty blockers, a type of medical treatment that delays puberty and is completely reversible. Such treatment has been approved for children for decades.
Gov. Greg Abbott last summer directed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to determine whether some gender confirmation surgeries for transgender children are child abuse. But medical experts say the surgeries Abbott cited — orchiectomies, hysterectomies and mastectomies — rarely, if ever, are part of gender-affirming care for transgender children.
That request came after former state Sen. Don Huffines, who unsuccessfully challenged Abbott in the March Republican primary, criticized the governor for not doing enough to protect Texas children from what he called “mutilation.”
GENECIS serves families through referrals from psychologists, pediatricians and other providers as well as from families contacting them directly.
The clinic offers hormone replacement therapy to older children after a rigorous screening process, but also counseling and mental health services that involved no medical intervention.
The rate of suicide attempts among transgender youth is three times higher than among their cisgender counterparts, according to recent studies by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts say that some 40% of transgender children who can’t get gender-affirming care they need attempt suicide, and one in four of them die by suicide.
This story comes from our KHOU 11 News partners at The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans - and engages with them - about public policy, politics, government, and statewide issues.
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ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. — A Pennsylvania State Police trooper has been accused of assaulting a motorist during an arrest earlier this year.
Trooper Israel T. Moore allegedly used his right leg to kick the motorist in the chest after a vehicle chase on the night of February 13, according to the State Police Internal Affairs Division.
Another trooper was handcuffing the motorist at the time, investigators said.
Moore was assigned to Troop H in Chambersburg when he initiated the pursuit, which ended in a grass field near the intersection of High Street and Lincoln Way in Franklin Township, Adams County.
Mobile Video/Audio Recording footage from the patrol vehicles of both troopers captured the physical strikes, according to Internal Affairs.
Moore is charged with a second-degree misdemeanor count of simple assault and is suspended without pay pending resolution of the case, according to State Police.
The complaint was filed Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge Mark Beauchat.
Moore enlisted in the PSP in February 2019 and graduated with the 156th Cadet Class.
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ELKHORN CITY, KY (WOWK) – A man is facing charges in connection to a deadly shooting in Pike County.
According to Kentucky State Police, troopers responded to a 911 call Monday, May 23, 2022 regarding a shooting at a home on Elkhorn Creek. When investigators arrived at the scene, they found two men had been shot.
Through the investigation, troopers say they learned the incident allegedly began as a “domestic altercation” between one of the men, identified as Cody Cantrell, 36, of Elkhorn City, and his father. Troopers say that altercation resulted in an altercation between Cody Cantrell and his brother, Adam Cantrell in which both men were shot.
According to the KSP, Adam Cantrell suffered a fatal gunshot wound during the incident and Cody Cantrell fled the scene. He was located and arrested a short time later and taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound he sustained during the altercation with his brother.
Cody Cantrell faces charges of “Murder (Domestic Violence)” and “Assault 4th Degree Domestic Violence (Minor Injury).”
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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SCIOTO COUNTY, OH (WOWK) – We’re learning more details about a vet tech who is facing charges in Portsmouth after 46 dogs, 19 of them dead, were found at her residence.
In the initial police report, authorities stated that Samantha Damron, 29, of Portsmouth, had previously been employed at the Wheelersburg Animal Hospital as a vet tech and that she left for “personal reasons.” However, the Wheelersburg Animal Hospital tells WOWK 13 News that was not the case, and Damron did not leave of her own accord. The hospital has released the following statement:
“Samantha Damron was terminated from Wheelersburg Animal Hospital in November 2021 for undisclosed reasons.”
-Wheelersburg Animal Hospital
The police report also states at the time of her arrest, Damron was employed by the Shawnee Animal Clinic. WOWK 13 News Reporter Lane Ball spoke with her now-former employer and the clinic owner Tim Wells regarding the incident.
“She started in December, and we never suspected anything. She was always on time. The only issue we noticed was personal hygiene,” said Wells.
According to an incident report, Portsmouth PD was dispatched to a home on the 600 block of Sycamore Street for a welfare check on May 12. A neighbor had called to report a foul smell and flies, and they feared that a deceased person was inside the residence.
Upon arrival, police found what they described as “‘Hoarders,’ but worse.”
They say they found 19 dead dogs inside the residence and a total of 27 live dogs running loose or locked in separate cages throughout the house. Police said that all of the live dogs appeared severely dehydrated and malnourished. They said that no fresh food or water could be found inside the cages.
Scioto County Prosecutor Shane Tieman confirms the dogs were German Shepherds or shepherd mixes. Animal Control took custody of the surviving dogs for a veterinarian to evaluate.
Since Damron’s arrest, authorities have confirmed that two more of the dogs have died, bringing the total to 21 deceased animals.
Police found that Damron expressed her interest in a Facebook page dedicated to the viewing, making and selling of real animal parts. The incident report says that Damron specifically shared a post of a real kitten skeleton saying “This is amazing honestly. If you aren’t following her [in reference to the page] yet, you are lame.”
Because of Damron’s social media posts, her electronic devices were sent to BCI for cyber investigation.
Damron’s bond was set to $25,000. According to the Portsmouth Municipal Court, when Damron appeared in court Thursday, May 19, she was permitted to sign her own personal recognizance bond. Her case has been waived to a grand jury, and they will determine her indictment and if any further charges will follow.
The court says Damron must surrender her current animals and will not be allowed to own any animals.
Officials with the Scioto County Dog Shelter say this recent animal cruelty investigation brought out so many emotions. “I was absolutely horrified… I am not a crier and I was crying. I’ve never seen so many dead dogs. You thought you were done pulling out dead dogs and then you’d find more dead dogs.” said Brandy Ratcliff, Scioto County Dog Warden.
Officials say some German shepherds were barely able to move their back legs after being left in a cage. Now, those that survived are still recovering but are able to move around in the shelter.
The shelter staff is looking to send the remaining dogs to different rescue organizations once the case is over.
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It was a tense scene outside a Dollar General store near the Jersey Shore Tuesday morning as police officers were involved in a shooting.
Officers could be seen with their guns drawn in the parking lot of the store on New Road in Absecon, New Jersey, according to video shot by a passerby. A short time later sounds like gunfire erupted.
What exactly happened remained unclear midday, as investigators had released few details, other than to say no officers were injured. The video from the passerby doesn't capture what happens after the sounds that may have been gunfire.
In a brief news release, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said it responded to "the report of a Police Officer Involved shooting."
The prosecutor's office said it had no further information about the person involved or if that person was injured. The office did, however, say that no police officers were hurt.
Several dozen evidence markers could be seen on the ground as SkyForce10 hovered over the Dollar General parking lot midday.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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Dirt bikes and ATVs are an issue that cities have tried to tackle for years, and after many attempts to get the illegal vehicles off the street, one city in Pennsylvania is taking it up a notch.
The Reading Police Department announced their new solution: smash them.
Earlier this month, the police department posted a video on Facebook showing an excavator using its arm to crush dirt bikes from a dumpster. There's an audible crunch as it smashed two of them at once before lifting one into another dumpster.
The video has more than 111,000 views and 1,400 comments as of Tuesday morning.
The Berks County city said the police department will continue to enforce city ordinances regarding illegal usage of dirt bikes and ATVs on Reading streets due to the hazard they pose to pedestrians and travelers, as well as being a quality of life issue.
"Police Executives (Chief) and the Administration have instructed patrol officers to engage and pursue riders driving recklessly or without apparent compliance when safe," a statement read. "To anyone seeing these images, please know that we will chase you, confiscate your bikes and crush them.”
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Reading Communications Coordinator Christian Crespo said that previously, dirt bikes and ATVs ended up at the impound yard, became the property of the impound manager, resold, and ended up back on the streets. He said the new procedure ensures owners will go through the process to obtain proper documentation, and if they don't, the items won’t return to the streets.
In June of last year, Reading approved fees starting at $50 for the towing, relocation and reclaiming of ATVs and dirt bikes. It costs owners $25 per day the items are kept in city storage.
Residents online seem to be split on the city's endeavor to destroy the all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes, even if they don't like them on their city streets.
"Why not have a group come in and dismantle and sell the parts to help fund the PD and scrap the frame," Matt Fritz commented. Shena Garcia added, "Should auction them off and raise money for the city, shelters, schools and so on."
"Wouldn’t it be easier to provide a free place for community members to ride legally?" Facebook user Mike Mains suggested.
Sergeant Mel Fegely told Lehigh Valley Live, however, that residents who live in Reading expressed their appreciation to the department. “...For the people who live in the city here, they are overwhelmingly overjoyed that we’re taking a real stand on this. They live here. They’re the ones that are dealing with this. The decent, law-abiding citizens of the city are loving it. We’ve gotten tons of messages. Someone even made a T-shirt. ... For people who live here and deal with it, they’re thrilled that we’re smashing them.”
The city of Reading reported 37 bikes and ATVs were crushed in the video, with about 20 more in the dock. All of the items were confiscated within the past 18 months, the city said.
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35-year-old man dies in ATV accident in Mayer
A 35-year-old man died in a 3-wheeler ATV accident Sunday afternoon, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies received a call just after 4:30 p.m. about the incident, which occurred on Copper Road about 3.5 miles north of Arizona 69 in Mayer, the sheriff's office said.
Friends of the man, who was identified as George Couch, found him collapsed and not breathing near his ATV, which was overturned into a manzanita bush on the side of the roadway.
Couch was found with a puncture wound in his neck, causing him to lose a large amount of blood leading to his death, according to YCSO.
“We want everyone to enjoy their recreation activities in our beautiful county but urge you to take precautions for your safety, whether hiking, riding ATVs, kayaking etc. We don’t want to grieve with any more families this summer,” said Sheriff David Rhodes in a post on the YCSO Facebook page.
Reach breaking news reporter Adam Terro at adam.terro@arizonarepublic.com.
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Mesa police searching for missing 15-year-old girl last seen near Brown and Recker roads
Mesa police were asking for the public's help in the search for 15-year-old Stevie Goodman, who was last seen on Thursday when she left her home in the area of Brown and Recker roads in Mesa.
Police said Stevie, who has health issues, has not been seen or heard from since she disappeared.
She was last seen wearing a green polo, gray jeans and white shoes. She has a nose piercing and is 5-foot 5-inches, 110 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Officials said the teen is considered an "endangered runaway," and her family is concerned for her welfare.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mesa Police Department at (480)-644-2211.
Reach breaking news reporter Haleigh Kochanski at hkochanski@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @HaleighKochans.
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Should you be concerned about the rising COVID-19 rate in Monroe County?
Despite a recent increase in COVID-19 cases across Indiana and the country, Monroe County is classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as low for COVID-19. Counties are classified by the number of cases in the area and the effect on local hospitals.
The rate of reinfection of COVID-19 cases in Monroe County has increased to 7.7% from May 12 to 19, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. Only reinfections after Sept. 1, 2021, are included in the data.
More on COVID-19:Monroe County's COVID cases fall 24%; Indiana cases surge 20.7%
Monroe County Health Department Administrator Penny Caudill said as long as hospitalizations stay low, so will the community level. While the virus has been circulating at a higher rate, most people are experiencing mild illness, she said.
The health department's three main goals are to prevent deaths, prevent hospitalizations and keep the transmission rate as low as possible, Caudill said.
“COVID-19 is not going to go away,” she said. “We will continue to deal with it.”
One of the most important ways to prevent further spread is to keep people informed, Caudill said. Residents should assess their need for masks, when to get tested and when to quarantine or isolate, she said, to help reduce the spread.
“We are in this together and by each of us doing our part to keep ourselves and those around us safe, we can keep our community safer,” she said.
The Monroe County Health Department, along with other health departments, has received at-home testing kits to distribute to the community. Vaccines are available at the Monroe County Public Health Clinic as well as area pharmacies.
What about variants and a mask mandate?
Caudill said if Monroe County were to reach a high community level, mask mandates may be considered. But it can be avoided if residents take precautions.
“I think it’s fair to say that most everybody would like to never have to go back to a mandate,” she said. “But that doesn’t mean that the situation won’t call for that.”
Residents can best protect themselves by getting all the recommended COVID-19 vaccinations, she said.
“No vaccine is perfect,” she said. “But they really are effective.”
Residents can receive updates on community levels through the Monroe County Citizen Alerts system.
New variants such as BA.4 and BA.5 have begun to spread in Europe, but not much in the U.S., Caudill said. While the variants are more transmissible, they are less severe.
“The best way to avoid variants is for all of us to get vaccinated,” she said.
Hospital managing cases for now
Tom Hrisomalos, infectious disease physician with IU Health Bloomington, said the recent increase in cases has not significantly affected IU hospitals.
It’s difficult to know how big this wave might be, he said, because of a lack of data. At-home tests, for example, are not included in the case count since they aren’t reported.
Many COVID-19 cases in the hospital are diagnosed accidentally, Hrisomalos said. Patients coming in for another reason may test positive for COVID-19.
Higher levels of immunity in the population from people who have had COVID-19 or been vaccinated also helps lessen the severity of the spread.
"Some of the milder illness that we’re seeing is because there’s increased immunity in the population, and that’s a good thing,” he said.
Hrisomalos said he’s concerned new variants will continue to evolve.
“I’m afraid we will continue to see some level of new viruses popping up for probably quite a while,” he said.
Concerns about COVID reinfection
Graham McKeen, IU assistant university director of public and environmental health, said he expects hospitalizations and deaths to increase due to the increasing number of infections.
“This virus has evolved tremendously, and it’s way more infectious than it used to be,” he said. “We’re climbing that ladder of infectiousness very quickly.”
The ability to be reinfected with COVID-19 is a big concern, McKeen said. The best way to disrupt those transmissions is to wear effective filtration masks indoors, especially in crowded settings, he said.
The reduced number of IU students in Monroe County over the summer will help to decrease overall cases, McKeen said. But the level of infection is still increasing for those who remain.
Monroe County and Tippecanoe County, which houses Purdue University, have had the highest case rates recently. McKeen said this is likely due to the universities and travel involved.
McKeen said IU will offer drop-off PCR tests through the end of May and will transition to antigen tests after. Other testing sites and at-home tests can be found or ordered on the ISDH website. At-home tests also are available at a number of retail pharmacies. The Covid Clinic is also available in the College Mall parking lot.
More: COVID testing outside College Mall is unlike other options. Here's what's different.
IU continues to do contact tracing, daily case investigations, outbreak investigations and more to prevent the spread, McKeen said.
“People need to be aware that this is a way more contagious virus than we’ve dealt with just even some months ago, and it's not over,” he said. “There’s still a lot of benefit in minimizing and reducing the spread.”
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Bloomington policing task force has few new ideas — and few people participated
A task force assigned to review Bloomington policing policies recommends the city hire more cops, focus on diversity training, improve citizen perceptions of police, highlight officers' good deeds and listen to people's concerns.
A few of their suggestions, such as diversity training, already were in place. Some, like more community engagement, are being implemented. Others, especially hiring more officers, may be difficult to carry out.
What is the task force and why was it formed?
The Future of Policing Task Force was formed a year ago as part of the city's Racial Equity Plan. It was generated by results of the Divided Community Project, which addressed perceptions about racial equality and police policies.
Since the December 2019 release of the project's assessment, Bloomington has seen an escalation of gun violence not addressed in the report.
Police chief concerned:Bloomington shootings latest example of increased gun violence
The group's initial report has been released, after a year during which four members rode along with police officers to get a more real picture of what they encounter each day on patrol.
Among the challenges listed in the report was the difficulty in getting all 10 members at each meeting and the lack of people present at citizen focus group sessions to discuss concerns.
Also cited as a challenge: that Monroe County government officials, the sheriff's department and the Indiana University Police Department chose not to participate.
"The hope was that participation by these entities would help facilitate consistent communications and law enforcement practices across all jurisdictions," the report said.
A May 2021 news release announcing the task force said members would "actively work to develop a vision for policing that is forward thinking, responsive to community needs, inclusive of diverse community voices and equitable in its implementation of policies and procedures regardless of race, age, gender, gender identity, economic, health, or housing status."
They were instructed to meet right away and to offer reports to the community within 90 days and and again at 180 days.
"The resident-led task force has been named to review and make recommendations about law enforcement in Bloomington and Monroe County ... as part of the city’s commitment to the reduction of racial inequities and continuous improvement of outcomes for all residents," the news release stated.
"Within a year, the task force will present a report to community leaders, the City’s Board of Public Safety, and all law enforcement agencies of its findings and practical recommendations for rectifying inequities described in the report, which will be available for public review and comment."
Why pursue changes?
As part of the Divided Community Project, the city hired mediators from The Ohio State University law school project to analyze ways to address racist tensions that had erupted at Bloomington's Community Farmers Market.
Previously:Bridge Initiative recommends local task force on race issues
The report suggests things that community members and city officials with differing views should pursue. "The goal here is to see the power of people coming together across different groups to act on initiatives where there can be consensus," the Bridge Initiative report said.
Policing task force members have examined an array of issues during the past year. For instance, they heard a presentation on less-lethal weapons such as Tasers. Most Indiana police departments issue Tasers to their officers, but Bloomington does not.
For subscribers:Most police officers in Monroe County carry Tasers. Bloomington's police do not
"The task force feels additional research is needed and will be discussing this further in the future," the report states.
The task force issued nine initial courses of action. Some have been implemented since Mayor John Hamilton learned of them earlier this year.
What does the task force recommend?
1. Increase the salaries of police officers within the next three years.
This has been accomplished. A recent collective bargaining agreement increases officer salaries by 13% starting next year, to be funded by an income tax increase. Other pay-based incentives include a signing bonus of $3,000 to $5,000, $1,000 quarterly bonuses, $750 monthly rental assistance for officers who live in the city and $18,000 in mortgage assistance if an officer buys a house in the city.
More:Bloomington City Council OKs countywide income tax hike. Here's how much it will cost you.
2. Increase social/personal interaction between officers and the public at large.
BPD will be taking its mobile field office truck and patrol vehicles to parking lots around the city to conduct roll calls, when officers gather at the start of each shift for updates from supervisors. Roll calls occur at 5:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 9:30 p.m. "Residents are encouraged to stop and visit with officers as they see the roll calls," BPD Capt. Ryan Pedigo said. Adults and kids can tour the mobile field office and learn about the equipment inside a patrol vehicle.
Officers for years have visited neighborhoods in the summer to pass out popsicles, play games and make efforts to connect with youth who live and play within their patrol areas.
"BPD plans to do neighborhood walks in the coming months to make officers and administrators available to meet with those we serve so we can listen to their concerns and better address them," Pedigo said.
The department also features "BPD Employee Spotlights" on Facebook to introduce officers to the community. The one for May is third-shift Officer Cameron Wells, an Indiana University criminal justice graduate from LaPorte.
3. Annually, convene a series of public meetings to help gauge citizens’ perceptions of the “day to day practices and behavior” of officers.
4. Find new and robust channels and means of publicizing the good that officers do.
The department already does this. For instance, BPD's Facebook page tracks officer community involvement with events such as "Furever Friends Friday," where cops showcase adoptable pets at the animal shelter.
A June 2021 post detailed how a third-shift officer encountered an unhoused family with three children out in the rain and took them to the police station, where the staff pooled their money to buy bus tickets to send the family to a relative's home in another city.
5. Ensure that officers receive training in intercultural/interpersonal communication.
The department has been doing this kind of training for years. In 2021, for instance, all BPD officers completed Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics that uses evidence-based material as a training guide for defusing violent incidents.
6. Assure that BPD has the proper amount of officers on the force. Hire up to par with officers we need.
This will be a challenge, given the current reality. BPD has slots for 105 sworn officers, but currently is 22 short with just 83. Recruitment goes on year round, and a nationwide police officer shortage affects agencies beyond Bloomington.
More:Want to be a cop in Bloomington, Indiana? Here's what it takes.
Hiring and retaining people of color and women is particularly hard. BPD employment data shows that since 2015, the department hired 14 people of color and 11 women. Thirteen minority officers have left, most to join other police departments, and 11 women have moved on as well.
7. Invest in an app to monitor the health of officers which will also allow them to be able to receive needed assistance or to reach out without fear of stigma or have it count against them on their record.
8. Sustain required diversity training annually.
Diversity training is part of BPD's existing policies. "We will continue to mandate that all officers receive anti-bias and de-escalation training each year," Pedigo said in a written response to questions about BPD training.
9. Police social workers – coordinate with Stride Center, Community Care specialists and Centerstone staff.
This coordination happens daily. "Our social workers and Downtown Resource Officers (DROs) work daily with service providers in the community to provide assistance and connect services to those experiencing homelessness as well as those suffering from mental illness and addiction," Pedigo said.
Downtown Resource Officer Amy Romoser this month was named 2022 Outstanding First Responder by Mental Health America of Monroe County. The award recognized her work with community partners in connecting people experiencing homelessness to resources, and her ability to build rapport with those she assists. BPD Social Worker Melissa Stone was nominated by the agency as an "Outstanding Mental Health Provider."
Mayor: City serious about reforms
On May 19, the city issued a news release touting its efforts to help shore up the police force to attract more officers.
“We are grateful to our high-quality and well-trained police officers and dedicated to taking seriously the recommendations of the Future of Policing Task Force, the first of which addresses paying and retaining the people that work at the front lines of public safety in our community,” Hamilton said in the release.
Task force members are:
- Carolyn Calloway-Thomas, chair, Indiana University African American and African Diaspora Studies and City of Bloomington Human Rights Commissioner
- Kevin Farris, Ellettsville town council member
- A'ame Joslin, clinical assistant professor, IUPUC Department of Education and City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Women member
- Treon McClendon, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission
- Malik McCloskey, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission
- Amy Makice, Bloomington Center for Connection
- Pastor David Norris, City Church for All Nations
- James Sanders, electronics engineer, Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center and City of Bloomington Commission on the Status of Black Males member
- Jim Sims, president, Bloomington City Council
- Garfield Warren, research scientist, IU physics department
Contact reporter Laura Lane at llane@heraldt.com, 812-331-4362 or 812-318-5967.
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Volunteer Bloomington: Whether it's plants, dogs or radio, there's volunteer space for you
The city of Bloomington Volunteer Network is your source for information about volunteering locally. For a complete listing, visit BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org or call 812-349-3433. The inclusion of an organization in this list does not imply city endorsement or support of the organization’s activities or policies.
Information and registration information for the following opportunities can be found online at BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org.
Summer volunteering at Hilltop
Join Hilltop staff and volunteers in the gardens this summer to help with watering, planting, mulching, pathway installations and more. No experience is required. Hilltop Garden and Nature Center, located on the IU campus behind Tulip Tree Apartments, is a nearly all-volunteer-run garden program. Up to 12 people can join garden shifts 3-5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays throughout the summer and 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on occasional Saturdays. Two volunteers are needed from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays to water the greenhouses and gardens. Both IU-affiliated and community volunteers are welcome. Minimum age is 18. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/HilltopSummer22. Contact Kaylie Scherer at hilltop@indiana.edu or 812-855-8808.
Volunteer training at WFHB
Volunteer Powered Community Radio WFHB welcomes new volunteers to learn more about opportunities to get involved at their monthly new volunteer orientation at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month. Volunteers at WFHB come from all walks of life and no previous radio or production experience is required to get involved. Learn more about opportunities in music programming and announcing, CD reviewing, news writing, and production and administrative support. New volunteer orientations are currently conducted via Zoom. Contact Kristen Payton at volunteer@wfhb.org for more information.
Foster family for the animal shelter
Did you know that at any point in time 50% of animals in the care of the Bloomington Animal Shelter are located in foster homes? Fostering is important because it helps reduce overcrowding in shelters and opens up space for another animal to be saved. It also helps prepare animals for adoption by giving them a chance to live in a home where they can fully express their personality, work to overcome fears or recover from trauma. Join the animal shelter’s foster network now by completing the online application and orientation. You will then be added to their foster opportunity update list. You then choose when to raise your hand if and when you are ready to take on a new foster … or two. This is a family-friendly opportunity. Apply here: https://bloomington.in.gov/animal-shelter/foster
Community Wish List Spotlight
Area 10 Agency on Aging
Area 10 Agency on Aging's mission is to serve as a leader in providing resources, solutions and connections for seniors, persons with disabilities and family caregivers living in Monroe and Owen counties. Your donation will support the many seniors, people with disabilities and family caregivers who rely on Area 10 to provide resources for their quality of life. Contact Chris Myers, 812-876-3383, cmyers@area10agency.org
Featured Wishes: fleece throws/blankets, men's & women's socks, unscented lotions, music system, dumbells (3-10 ), yoga mats and blocks, oscillating fans, kitten dry food, small dog dry food, low sugar boxes of cereal (include oatmeal), 16-ounce peanut butter. View their full Wish List online.
You can find current in-kind, material needs on the year-round Community Wish List at BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org/communitywishlist.
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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 .
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
BLOOMINGTON — A pawn shop owner is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of two men suspected in a robbery and shooting at his business last week in Bloomington .
The 63-year-old owner of McLean County Exchange, 2016 Ireland Grove Road, Bloomington, spoke to The Pantagraph on the condition of anonymity because of the fear for his safety.
He said he pressed a sound alarm to call police about 2:40 p.m. May 19 after the two men fled the business with cash and numerous items following a violent altercation.
The pawn shop owner described the situation that started with just one of the two suspects entering the business at first. The man, who wore a yellow “traffic style” vest and a facemask, walked around the shop for a moment, then walked to the front desk and placed a chain on the showcase and indicated he wanted to sell it, the owner said.
“I turned around to get something (from behind the counter) and then he puts a gun to my head,” the pawn shop owner said. “I grabbed the gun and we’re wrestling around. The gun went off once here and then it went off again over here (in the ceiling).”
The man carried an Uzi handgun with a lime green silencer, and his fingers were wrapped in black tape, said the business owner, who has a large black eye, bruises on his head and scrapes on his arms.
A second suspect, who wore a “blue vest with white lines,” then entered the shop, he said, and the two men grabbed the owner and threw him in a backroom.
“They’re beating me up, holding me down and then the one guy says, ‘Kill him. Just shoot him,’ so the one guy went to shoot me and the gun jammed,” the owner said.
A bullet, later recovered by police, fell out of the gun when it jammed.
One of the men struck the owner in the head with the gun and they left the shop.
One of two suspects in an armed robbery May 19 in the 2000 block of Ireland Grove Road, Bloomington, was captured on a surveillance camera. Anyone with information 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 .
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
“They thought they killed me because I was in the back bleeding and there was a ton of blood back there,” the owner said.
The suspects left in a dark gray 2013 to 2018 Cadillac ATS, which is a four-door sedan and is “not a common vehicle,” police said. The car’s windows and sunroof are heavily tinted with chrome trim and its wheels’ rims are silver. Its license plates also were removed.
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
The victim was transported to a hospital where he received stitches and spent about four days recovering from a concussion.
The owner said one suspect grabbed a golf club for sale at the shop and broke a glass case holding jewelry.
McLean County Exchange, 2016 Ireland Grove Road, Bloomington.
KADE HEATHER, THE PANTAGRAPH
The suspects also stole the pawn shop owner’s wallet, he said.
The suspects are described as two males who appear to be Black or Hispanic and in their 20s, police said.
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).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahda R. Davis
Jahda R. Davis, 20, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Roosevelt Williams
Roosevelt Williams, 43, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion, criminal trespass to a residence and battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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.
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.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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.
PROVIDED BY BLOOMINGTON POLICE
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.
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.
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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.
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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BLOOMINGTON — Unlike other parts of the U.S. legal system, detained immigrants facing deportation in court do not have an established right to counsel.
A Bloomington-Normal nonprofit is aiming to change that, as it is partnering with two other organizations for a pilot program to provide free counsel for immigrants in removal proceedings in the Chicago Immigration Court, which is the only such court in Illinois.
The Immigration Project, 211 Landmark Drive, Normal, is connecting with the Chicago-based Resurrection Project and National Immigrant Justice Center to form the Midwest Immigrant Defenders Alliance.
The three nonprofit organizations also are partnering with the Cook County Public Defender’s office for the one-year pilot program to provide legal representation for those facing removal hearings in the Chicago Immigration Court.
A state law enacted this year bars Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining individuals in Illinois, allowing ICE to detain Illinois residents in other states. The pilot program extends to those detained in Indiana, Kentucky and Wisconsin.
The nonprofit groups said the pilot program intends to “build a model for universal representation” for detained immigrants facing deportation.
Detained immigrants with legal counsel are twice as likely to obtain relief than those detained without legal representation, according to an American Immigration Council 2016 study.
“Too often immigrants from rural and urban communities in central and southern Illinois feel isolated and marginalized while they are facing the highest possible stakes — separation from their families and, often, possible persecution in a country they may have not seen in decades,” Immigration Project Executive Director Charlotte Alvarez said.
Alvarez said MIDA is a “natural expansion of our current advocacy and legal representation work.”
That’s also the case for the National Immigrant Justice Center, which has provided legal counsel to detained immigrants for more than 30 years, its associate director Ruben Loyo said.
A member from MIDA will consult with any detained and unrepresented person who has an initial hearing before the Chicago Immigration Court and cannot afford private counsel.
“Everyone has the right to due process, including immigrants, and immigrants should also have the right to an attorney if they can’t afford one — especially those in detention that face many more barriers to a successful case outcome,” said Eréndira Rendón, vice president of immigrant justice at The Resurrection Project.
The program also will provide training and mentorships for lawyers beginning their practice in immigration law.
Vera Institute of Justice, a nongovernmental research group, also will follow the outcomes of the MIDA-represented cases to evaluate its impact.
“The launch of MIDA proves that the national movement for universal representation is only getting stronger as people across the country continue to demand that no one should face deportation without a lawyer,” said Annie Chen, director of the Advancing Representation initiative at the Vera Institute of Justice.
“People facing deportation are our neighbors, friends, and loved ones. They deserve to fight their cases freely in their communities and with a lawyer by their side,” Chen said.
MIDA’s creation also comes around the same time Gov. J.B. Pritzker approved a bill that creates a task force to give recommendations on how Illinois can provide legal representation for immigrants facing deportation.
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In the announcement, Ripon trustees highlighted Folse's commitment to the liberal arts, energy and background leading both nursing and music programs. She has previously served as interim director of the IWU School of Music.
She plans to move to Wisconsin this summer with her husband Dick Folse, IWU's Director of Grants and Foundation Relations, IWU's press release said. Both are graduates of IWU, Victoria Folse in 1986 and Dick Folse in 1985.
"IWU’s School of Nursing is among the top programs in the state, due in large part to the academic rigor and innovative thinking that she brought to the program," IWU President Georgia Nugent said. "The university has also called on her leadership in many other instances, in each case to great effect."
Folse will start in July as Ripon's 14th president. Former IWU School of Nursing Director Jerry Durham will return on an interim basis during a national search for the next permanent director, the university said.
Nathan, 7, and Elliott Simeroth, 9, both of Lexington, play "Crazy Taxi" on the SEGA Dreamcast at the BN Video Game Convention on Saturday at the Interstate Center in Bloomington.
Raiden Andrew, of Bloomington, poses in his Halo Orbital Drop Shock Trooper costume he worked on for two months before wearing it Saturday at the BN Video Game Convention in Bloomington.
Eric Marvin, right, plays a round of "GoldenEye 007" on the Nintendo 64 with his son William, 8, at the BN Video Game Convention in Bloomington. The senior Marvin is dressed as Ash from Pokemon, and his son is the Pokemon Grookey.
Photos: Gamers level up at Bloomington video game convention
Cosplay, retro games and collectible rarities were all the rage Saturday at the BN Video Game Convention, held annually in the Interstate Center in Bloomington. Here are a few scenes of diehard gaming fans getting their nerd on.
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Nathan, 7, and Elliott Simeroth, 9, both of Lexington, play "Crazy Taxi" on the SEGA Dreamcast at the BN Video Game Convention on Saturday at the Interstate Center in Bloomington.
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Dillon Wernsman, 20 of Metamora, cosplays as a Crusader on Saturday at the BN Video Game Convention in Bloomington.
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Raiden Andrew, of Bloomington, poses in his Halo Orbital Drop Shock Trooper costume he worked on for two months before wearing it Saturday at the BN Video Game Convention in Bloomington.
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Eric Marvin, right, plays a round of "GoldenEye 007" on the Nintendo 64 with his son William, 8, at the BN Video Game Convention in Bloomington. The senior Marvin is dressed as Ash from Pokemon, and his son is the Pokemon Grookey.
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Contact Connor Wood at (309)820-3240. Follow Connor on Twitter:@connorkwood
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BLOOMINGTON — Bandana's Bar-B-Q, 502 IAA Drive in Bloomington, is this week's pick for Eats of the Week.
Bandana's is owned by Anthony Barnes. Barnes is originally from Columbia, Missouri, but has been in Bloomington since 2010, when he took over the company-owned restaurant as a franchisee.
Barnes originally started with the Bandana's company as an assistant manager in 1999; he then worked as a general manager for over nine years and as a district manager for about five months. He ended up in a company meeting about how the Bloomington location wasn't making money.
Barnes didn't know anything about Bloomington, but decided to drive up during a snowstorm to visit the restaurant. When he returned, he asked Bandana's CEO Rick White if he could buy the location.
"I knew with the right person it could be good," Barnes said. "This store has now flourished. We have good food and a good family atmosphere."
Barnes also used to run a Hardee's in Columbia for seven years and was a volunteer firefighter for 15 years.
Barnes said he has grown to love the people in the Bloomington-Normal area.
"My favorite thing about this place is the customers," Barnes said. "It's been interesting; I've become attached to certain people and developed close relationships. I've been a part of guests' births, deaths, etc."
The restaurant's most popular menu items include the pulled pork and the smoked turkey. Barnes said they take pride in their pork.
The restaurant has a bar that serves beer and wine as well.
It also offers "budget busters," which are meals that are under $10. The special comes with your choice of meat: pork, brisket, sausage, chicken, turkey or ribs, served with one piece of garlic bread and two sides.
"My goal for this place is, I want it to be like you went to a friend's house to eat, except you paid," Barnes said. "I try to be a good leader. We have a great staff; it's hard to find nice people that care. When the staff cares as much about the success as you do, it is everything."
Barnes added that the community really helped and supported the restaurant through the pandemic, when the business went down to a staff of only eight. Barnes also said that he does not hide his faith and you can tell that Bandana's is a faith-based, branded restaurant.
Barnes eventually hopes to have his children take over the restaurant one day.
Bandana's Bar-B-Q is open daily 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. They offer dine-in, curbside pickup, online ordering and no-contact delivery through DoorDash and GrubHub.
Contact Olivia Jacobs at 309-820-3240. Follow Olivia on Twitter: @olivia___jacobs
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SAN ANTONIO — One person has been taken into custody after a shooting on the campus of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, authorities reported Tuesday afternoon.
Uvalde Memorial Hospital officials told KENS 5 they are also currently caring for several students in the emergency room.
At least two victims, an adult and a child, also were taken to a San Antonio hospital, about 80 miles away. Their conditions or ages are unknown as of now.
At 12:17 p.m., Uvalde CISD officials said there was an active shooter at the school and that law enforcement was on site. All campuses were placed under lockdown due to the gunfire, and students and staff were reportedly safe in the building.
There was no indication that the lockdown had since been lifted following the suspect being taken into custody.
A news conference was planned for later in the afternoon, but a time and location were not yet known.
Immediate family of those students are being told to report to the cafeteria on the second floor of the hospital. They asked those who are not immediate family to refrain coming to the hospital.
Uvalde CISD said parents can now go and pick their students up at the CIVIC Center for reunification. UCISD said parents are encouraged to pick their students up at this time.
Students are currently being bussed the Willie DeLeon Civic Center which is located at 300 E Main St, Uvalde, TX 78801.
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information is received. Please check back for updates.
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UTICA, N.Y. – The Utica Police Department is asking people to avoid giving money to panhandlers on the side of the road because it can create a dangerous situation for all involved.
Police say there have been several complaints about solicitation on busy roads and intersections recently. However, according to police, there is no law that prevents panhandling after the state penal law prohibiting loitering for the purpose of begging was repealed several years ago.
The police are instead encouraging people to donate to local charities that provide food, clothing and other assistance for those in need, in lieu of giving money to the panhandlers directly. Utica police say they will refer the people asking for money to the appropriate organizations for help.
While they cannot prevent the loitering on the side of the road, police say blocking the roadway for any reason is a violation and that will be enforced.
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It was a tense scene outside a Dollar General store near the Jersey Shore Tuesday morning as police officers were involved in a shooting.
Officers could be seen with their guns drawn in the parking lot of the store on New Road in Absecon, New Jersey, according to video shot by a passerby. A short time later sounds like gunfire erupted.
What exactly happened remained unclear midday, as investigators had released few details, other than to say no officers were injured. The video from the passerby doesn't capture what happens after the sounds that may have been gunfire.
In a brief news release, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said it responded to "the report of a Police Officer Involved shooting."
The prosecutor's office said it had no further information about the person involved or if that person was injured. The office did, however, say that no police officers were hurt.
Several dozen evidence markers could be seen on the ground as SkyForce10 hovered over the Dollar General parking lot midday.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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CG Public Health is hosting a free hepatitis C testing day for baby boomers (those born from 1945-1965) and people considered high-risk. Every person who gets tested gets a free $10 gift card, multiple options are available according to the press release.
Testing will be held at CG Public Health from 9a.m.-3p.m. on Friday, May 27th. Appointments are required. Schedule your appointment online by visiting cghealth.com/services/testing.
Though testing will be free for qualified individuals during this event, the United States Preventative Task Force recommend a one-time screening for all adults aged 18 to 79 for Hepatitis C even if you are not symptomatic.
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Hepatitis C is an infection caused by a virus that attacks the liver and leads to liver damage, cirrhosis, and even liver cancer. Most people with hepatitis C do not know they are infected. Since many people can live with hepatitis C for decades without symptoms or feeling sick, testing is critical so those who are infected can get treated and cured.
“Hepatitis C can be treated and cured,” said Sam Severson, RN disease prevention specialist at CG Public Health. “If left undetected or untreated, the damage to the liver can be fatal. We are really hoping that eligible people in our county will take advantage of this testing opportunity.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), three out of four people with hepatitis C were born from 1945-1965. The reason behind this is unknown, however most people born in this time period are believed to have become infected in the 1960s-1980s when transmission of hepatitis C was highest.
Hepatitis C is primarily spread through contact with blood from an infected person. An individual could have gotten infected from medical equipment, or procedures before universal precautions and infection control procedures were adopted. Others could have gotten infected from contaminated blood and blood products before widespread screening virtually eliminated the virus from the blood supply by 1992. Sharing needles or equipment used to prepare or inject drugs, even if only once in the past, could spread hepatitis C. Still, many people do not know how or when they were infected.
Rae Burnette is a GA and Crime & Courts Reporter at the Globe Gazette. You can reach her by phone at 641.421.0523 or at Rae.Burnette@GlobeGazette.com
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Keisha Coronado and Beckie Jutting were among 221 graduates to receive bachelor’s degrees at Northwestern College during commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 14 according to the press release.
Coronado, of Mason City, graduated with a major in early childhood. Jutting, of Mason City, graduated with a major in early childhood.
Northwestern College is a Christian college of more than 1,500 students in Orange City, Iowa. Rated a top-10 Midwestern college by U.S. News & World Report magazine, Northwestern provides an education committed to standout academics and a Christ-centered worldview.
Rae Burnette is a GA and Crime & Courts Reporter at the Globe Gazette. You can reach her by phone at 641.421.0523 or at Rae.Burnette@GlobeGazette.com
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Delaware beach community rallies to ensure Lewes has lifeguards ahead of Memorial Day
Some welcomed news for beachgoers: Lifeguards are making an unexpected comeback to the Lewes beaches just in time for Memorial Day weekend.
This comes just about a week after the resort town announced that its two municipal beaches would not be guarded this summer due to staffing challenges.
So, how’d they pull it off? Well, it’s yet another example of how the Delaware beach communities support one another in times of need – especially ahead of their busiest time of year.
BEFORE YOU GO:What’s new at the Delaware beaches for summer 2022? A starter list of what to expect
When veteran beach patrol captain Kent Buckson heard that Lewes wasn't able to staff lifeguards this summer, he knew he had an opportunity to step up.
“It just kind of hit me,” said the North Shores captain who served as head of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol for more than 20 years. “I was kind of shocked and nervous for the town, and I said to myself: ‘I can help them.’”
Knowing that Lewes had recently lost its longtime captain – one reason the staffing challenges hit hard – Buckson met with City Manager Ann Marie Townshend and brought her a list of former lifeguards who he knew would be well-trained and qualified candidates to lead the town's beach patrol.
PREVIOUS STORY:Swim at your own risk: Why there will be no lifeguards at Lewes beaches this summer
After serving as a beach patrol captain for decades, Buckson had experience in recruiting and knew several qualified lifeguards, or as he said: “I’m still in the game.”
Other people in the community similarly heard the news, and suddenly more young people reached out to the city and said they were willing to work as lifeguards for the summer.
It was a whirlwind of support that ultimately led Townshend to make a very different announcement during Monday night’s council meeting.
Lewes now expects to at least partially staff lifeguards on its beaches by Memorial Day weekend, she said. The city has also hired a new beach patrol captain, Strohm Edwards, a Sussex County native who brings a strong background in lifeguarding, as well as connections with young potential lifeguards as a swim coach and mentor.
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“It is like literally an answered prayer,” Townshend said. “None of us liked the idea of not having lifeguards. I think we all know that Lewes Beach has gotten busier and busier every year. And we have a lot of young families.”
She added that Lewes lifeguards have performed rescues in the past, and it’s not uncommon for these staff members to help reunite families after children wander away on the beach.
For Buckson, he said that it’s all about having a presence on the city’s two beaches – Savannah Beach and Johnnie Walker beach. And he believes Edwards is the "perfect fit" to lead these efforts in Lewes.
"He's a really excellent swim coach and somebody who I think can really bring a positive vibe to the operation and make sure it's up and running," he said.
Lewes has a lot of ideas to continue supporting its beach patrol, Buckson said, including a possible junior lifeguarding program that could help feed into the town's seasonal lifeguard staff.
SEASONAL HIRES:Higher pay to housing stipends: Beach towns ramp up efforts to recruit seasonal police
In the meantime, Lewes expects to have at least two lifeguard chairs staffed this weekend with the captain on-site, and the plan is to be fully operational with five chairs by June 15, according to Buckson.
“We’re just very thankful beyond belief that Mr. Buckson reached out, that he had a network,” Townshend said, “and that he was able to use that network to put together what I think is going to be a pretty strong team of lifeguards for the summer.”
If anyone is interested in working as a Lewes lifeguard this summer, the applications are still open, and they can reach out to the City of Lewes.
As for everyone else, Buckson reminds visitors that lifeguard shortages are happening all along the coast. While most of Delaware's beaches are staffed for the summer, it's important to look for the lifeguard stands and swim where the beach is guarded.
And remember to thank a lifeguard, Buckson added – because there is clearly a community need for these seasonal employees.
MORE BEACH STORIES:As you drive to the beach, these 3 major construction projects may affect travel plans
Emily Lytle covers Sussex County from the inland towns to the beaches. Got a story she should tell? Contact her at elytle@delmarvanow.com or 302-332-0370. Follow her on Twitter at @emily3lytle.
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A shortage of lifeguards has prompted the Bismarck Parks and Recreation District to start the summer with adjusted pool hours and swim lessons.
A national lifeguard shortage amid the coronavirus pandemic has left many pools high and dry. But this is the first time Bismarck Parks has run into the problem, according to Facilities and Programs Director Mike Wald.
“This is something we haven’t seen before,” Wald said. “It has been a nationwide issue, but it hasn’t affected us. Last year we were fine all the way across the board. We were able to keep our pools open for normal hours and fully staffed. So this is new.”
Parks and Rec has lifeguard certification classes scheduled before pools open early next month, which Wald hopes will help boost numbers.
He said Parks and Rec would need to hire 15-20 additional lifeguards to return to normal operating hours.
“It's a little tough right now, but we’re hoping that these classes that are scheduled and that we might put on the schedule will allow us to get our pool hours back,” Wald said.
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Bismarck’s three outdoor pools will open June 6. Hillside Aquatic Complex will operate under normal hours from 12-4 p.m. and 4:30-8 p.m. daily, while the Elks Aquatic Center and Paul H. Wachter Complex will be open Monday through Friday from 12-4 p.m. Indoor morning swim lessons will be offered at the BSC Aquatic & Wellness Center, but evening lessons will not be available.
Updates to pool hours and swim lesson options will be posted online at www.bisparks.org and on Facebook.
Reach Alex Kautzman at 701-250-8255 or alexandra.kautzman@bismarcktribune.com.
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Gas leak closes multiple roads in Bradenton
Melissa Pérez-Carrillo
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Due to a gas leak, several roads were closed in Bradenton on Tuesday.
According to the Bradenton Police Department, the gas leak took place on the 600 block of 15 Street West.
Earlier:Woman dies when SUV crashes into the back of a semi-truck in Sarasota
This has caused 15 Street West and 8 Avenue West; 14 Street West and 6 Avenue West; and Virginia Drive Manatee Avenue West to be closed.
Police are advising people to avoid the area.
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Manatee County CFO Jan Brewer resigns amid administrative turmoil, citing concerns
Turmoil among Manatee County's administration continued Tuesday with the resignation of Chief Financial Officer Jan Brewer amid the budget preparation season.
Brewer submitted a letter of resignation on Tuesday, citing concerns about County Administrator Scott Hopes. She plans to vacate the position after June 8, the date of the county's first budget workshop session of the year.
"That is drastic in the middle of a budget season," Commissioner Carol Whitmore said during a county meeting on Tuesday. "She's the most powerful person with our money in the county... I don't know how we are going to do this with our CFO quitting."
In case you missed it:Manatee County clerk criticizes County Administrator Scott Hopes in letter to commission
And:Manatee County violated public records law during animal shelter living conditions case
Hopes, who was hired on April 1, 2021, was publicly scrutinized after Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Angelina Colonneso sent a letter to County Chair Kevin Van Ostenbridge on Friday admonishing Hopes.
Colonneso raised concerns over a lack of communication and transparency, a suggestion that she shouldn't release public records, fiscal accountability, and the impacts of hefty organizational changes under his administration.
Brewer has worked at Manatee County since March 2012 and has served as one of the county's four deputy administrators since August. In her resignation letter, she cited some of Colonneso's findings and private concerns of her own as the reason for leaving the position.
Brewer wrote that she discovered last Tuesday that Hopes directed staff to withhold information from her that relates to employees. When she confronted Hopes, he told her he did not give the direction, but Brewer said it was his office that gave the direction to Human Resources two weeks before her discovery.
"He refused to bring in his staff member that gave the direction but instructed he would handle it," she wrote as a part of her resignation. "The department was given this direction two weeks prior to my discovery of the situation."
"While the matter is of a personnel nature, I cannot help but be concerned that other information is being maintained in this manner as well," she said. "I now find myself in staff meetings wondering who has been told to keep information from me and if they are doing this action because of the fear of losing their job."
Within days of discussing the matter with Hopes, Brewer said he scheduled a meeting for this week with all the leads from the same department that notified her of the directive, without notifying her even though she oversees them.
Brewer also cited Colonneso's fiscal accountability concerns in her resignation letter.
Colonneso specifically criticized an effort to open a separate retirement account for Deputy Administrator Robert Reinshuttle, who was hired in June 2021, from VOYA, the county's deferred compensation provider; and the purchase of a $46,000 Chevrolet Tahoe that Colonneso said Hopes exclusively uses to travel to and from work.
Brewer said that she was not notified about the effort to contact VOYA and Hopes' company vehicle even though she is the CFO.
"The exclusion of the CFO from the conversations is not healthy for the organization," she wrote. "I had no input on or direction of the letter but yet I have been accused of being a part of it."
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VAN BUREN COUNTY, Ark. — Local sheriff's departments are helping search for two missing elderly people in Van Buren County, located in north central Arkansas.
According to the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office (VBCSO), Jack Stewart, 85, and Joy Stricklands-Ward, 75 are both missing from the same address in Van Buren County.
Deputies say Stewart, who has Alzheimer's, was last seen in the Choctaw area of Van Buren County on May 9, 2022, around 6 p.m.
Ward was last seen on May the 8 at the Searcy and Newton County line.
VBCSO says the disappearances are connected since they share the same address, but they aren't sure if the pair is together or not. Officials say Ward has lived at the shared address on and off for a couple of years.
Ward is 5’5”, has blue eyes, short gray hair, and weighs 145 pounds. Stewart is 6’2", weighs 200 pounds, and has blue eyes and gray hair.
The VBCSO says he was driving his 2002 two-door dark blue Chevy 1500 truck. Officials say they both left Walmart in the truck on May 6, according to VBCSO.
According to Crawford County Interim Sheriff James Damonte, someone found Stewart's truck over the weekend. Damonte says it was stuck in the mud. Since then investigators have found his shirt and boot prints, they think he may have been in this area since before Friday.
Crawford, Sebastian and Washington County deputies are all in the Natural Dam, Cove Creek area looking for them.
Officials say Ward made plans to walk from Oklahoma City to Los Angeles in 2022 but are unsure if this is the reason for her disappearance.
Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact investigator Tonya Bradford with the VBCSO at 501-745-2112. You can also contact your local police department or call 911 if it is an emergency.
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FORT SMITH, Ark. — The Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) responded to a call about a shooting on Tuesday, May 24 in the 3900 Block of Johnson Street.
According to police, the incident happened around 7:25 a.m. When police arrived, they say a 33-year-old Deangelo Lee had been shot multiple times. The man was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
FSPD says they believe there was a domestic dispute between family members when the suspect, 34-year-old Archi Caudill, allegedly fired several shots at Lee.
Police say Lee and Caudill were arguing, which escalated to Caudill opening fire on Lee.
Caudill was arrested on a first-degree battery charge, according to FSPD.
No further details have been released at this time.
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BOISE, Idaho — After approving Interfaith Sanctuary's appeal to gain a conditional use permit for a new shelter in April, the Boise City Council held a hearing to review and adopt the proposed conditions.
The city council voted to approve the adoption of the listed conditions in a 4-2 vote.
"The hearings that we had, I think we said that night, were unprecedented in the amount of time spent reviewing the record," Mayor McLean said. "We've gathered since that meeting to discuss how we provide service to those that need it, that will be new residents in the neighborhood, and at the same time ensure that the conditions that [were] created to work with the neighborhood, are implemented."
During the hearing, the only proposed adjustment to the listed conditions was changing the word "home" to "shelter" in the permit, which was approved.
"I do appreciate the change of the word 'home' to 'shelter' cause it's not a home, and that really is our end goal here," Council Member, Jimmy Hallyburton said. "Making sure we are putting people in permanent, housing solutions and that this is really a step to get them there. That really is a small change as far as the words go, but it's a very important one because I think that that really needs to describe our long-term commitment to getting folks into a home."
The appeal was to address the previous decision made by the Boise Planning and Zoning Commission which denied Interfaith Sanctuary of a conditional use permit to use the former Salvation Army building on West State Street as a shelter.
After a week of emotional testimony, both for and against the appeal, the city council voted to approve the conditional use permit in a 4-2 decision. However, Interfaith Sanctuary was given a list of 30 conditions that need to be met under the conditional use permit.
"This wasn't an easy decision, and there are many sides to it. This is designed to ensure that the neighborhood, in fact, does not suffer undue harm, undue burden from this decision," Council President, Elaine Clegg said. "That will depend on ensuring that these conditions are upheld, and upheld fully."
Some of the conditions include; adjusting the max capacity of beds to 205, a six-month review with the potential of modifying or adding conditions, safe syringe disposal, separating family spaces from individual spaces and limiting outdoor activities from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m.
"This isn't the end, this is the beginning," Clegg said, "and I hope what it's the beginning of is better serving those who need this shelter. We have that opportunity right now to do something, not just what we can, but something better."
Another condition of the permit requires neighborhood concerns to be brought up first with Interfaith Sanctuary's Executive Director, Jodi Peterson-Stigers.
In about 6 months, Interfaith Sanctuary will meet with City Council again to ensure that those 30 conditions are being met. No date has been scheduled for that meeting yet.
"We have had to push ourselves to meet the needs of everyone in our community, certainly those who are most vulnerable in our community," Council Member, Lisa Sánchez, said. "I feel that we had to do everything we possibly could to make sure folks are adequately cared for; certainly having the basic needs of having shelter"
Interfaith Sanctuary will need to go through the regular facility approval processes with the city’s Planning and Development Services Department, including a Design Review process, before they can open the new shelter.
The council members' final vote was as follows:
- Elaine Clegg- Y
- Holli Woodings- Y
- Patrick Bageant- N
- Jimmy Hallyburton- Y
- Luci Willits- N
- Lisa Sanchez- Y
Testimony began Monday, April 18 and continued through Thursday, April 21, with the final decision being made on Monday, April 25. All hearings were live-streamed on KTVB.COM and the KTVB YouTube channel.
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MIDDLETON, Idaho — The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is hosting a public open house Tuesday to gather feedback and share design plans for its U.S. Highway 20/26 Chinden West project.
The project plans to widen U.S. Highway 20/26 between Middleton Road and Star Road in the future.
Currently, the road consists of two lanes, one running in each direction. ITD said it has "long-range plans" to widen the road to six lanes, with three in each direction. The project also includes widening the shoulder on each side of the road and adding multi-use paths parallel to the roadway.
ITD said the corridor improvements will improve intersections for increased safety and mobility for, "all users of the transportation system."
Tuesday's open house is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Middleton United Methodist Church. The public can share their input on the project and meet members of the project team at the drop-in style open house.
ITD's project design uses funds from the Leading Idaho Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation (TECM) Program.
The program gives ITD opportunities to, "accelerate project timelines to address Idaho's rapid growth and build critical infrastructure today that would otherwise take many years to fund and build."
Further funding for the U.S. Highway 20/26 Chinden West project will be determined as it progresses to the next stage, according to ITD.
If you are unable to attend Tuesday's open house, ITD will post materials shared during the event online at itdprojects.org/chindenwest beginning Wednesday. Comments from the public will be accepted through June 7.
The Middleton United Methodist Church is located at 104 East Main Street.
To watch an overview video of ITD's Chinden West project, click here.
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MERIDIAN, Idaho — To improve its response time in southeast Meridian, the Meridian Fire Department broke ground on its seventh fire station Tuesday.
Fire Station #7 is planned to be a 11,500 square-foot facility, built to reduce firefighter's carcinogen exposure, according to the Meridian Fire Department (MFD).
The new station, which is expected to be open for full operations by fall 2023, includes a firefighter work area, day room, kitchen, fitness area and six sleeping rooms for Meridian firefighters. Fire Station #7 is also designed for three fire engine bays and areas for equipment and decontamination.
"These facilities are essential to maintaining Meridian's status as the West's premier community to live, work, and raise a family," Meridian Fire Chief, Kris Blume said. "I am thankful to live and work in a community that holds its first responders in such high regard."
MFD said the new station is designed for better ventilation and the reduced carcinogen exposure will reduce the risk of cancer for firefighters.
Fire Station #7 will include sinks at each entry to the living area, to prevent cross-transfer to skin after fire exposure. Solid surface flooring in the living quarters is designed to reduce exposure to hazards from firefighters' boots and shoes.
MFD plans to begin hiring firefighters for the new station in October 2022, with approval of its Fiscal Year 2023 budget.
The new Meridian station, located at 2385 East Lake Hazel Road, will be built on land provided by the Meridian Rural Fire District.
Meridian Mayor Robert Simison, Blume and those involved in the construction process attended Tuesday's groundbreaking ceremony. The ceremony can be viewed on the City of Meridian's Facebook page below:
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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – In the past 90 days, 60 new businesses have come to Greeneville, according to Greene County Partnership President and CEO Jeff Taylor.
Taylor said that is an accelerated pace for post-pandemic life, but he believes the past two years and the ability to work remotely has drawn people to this area.
“Despite the horrible issues related to COVID, During this great migration, many folks have discovered this more laid back smaller town life,” said Taylor.
Despite the spread of the virus and forced shutdowns, there has been growth throughout the county, especially in Greeneville.
While there is clearly a slew of businesses starting up, all varying in service, one new venue is offering a little bit of everything.
‘The Greene’ will be opening on June 2 at 901 Tusculum Boulevard.
The old bank, sandwiched between two still in operation, won’t be distributing cash, but rather offering a new kind of dining experience.
The owner, Megan Stollenmaier, alongside operator Kourt Boring, said it just started as a place to rest their food truck on the off days. Boring operates the popular ‘Project Waffle’ truck which can be seen daily throughout the region.
However, the space became much more than just a stopping ground. Last Summer, a small vision turned into a grander plan.
“We were thinking at first we would do coffee out of the drive-thru and then we said we’d add a little bit of seating out here with the food trucks. Then it was maybe we can add a little beer along the side too and then maybe we can add a little stage at the end too and make it more of a venue,” said Boring.
He wants it to be a one-stop shop for a new generation, welcoming all walks of life and emphasizing the return of a family-friendly venue.
“With the food truck already, it was just a great pairing to be able to have some sort of outdoor space, it kind of just made sense. With people’s mindsets now looking at getting away from eating indoors, it kind of softened them to the idea of having a year-round spot like that,” he said.
It won’t just be a new endeavor for them, but they hope to make ‘The Greene’ a community effort in a sense, offering up local brews of both coffee and beer, products from here in the region, and showcasing local talent.
“Many of the products that we have, hopefully, we can support local businesses and partner up with them to support the community,” said Stollenmaier.
As far as the future of the beloved waffle truck, this new space won’t change that. Boring said while there will be some designated days the truck is in service at The Greene, he will continue serving communities all over the region.
He said through the relationships they’ve made with the taprooms and locations they already serve, he hopes to make those same bonds at the new business.
Stollenmaier and Boring told News Channel 11 that the possibilities for this space are endless, mentioning the potential for hosting groups, yoga and gardening classes and much more.
With a little under a week to go until the grand opening, the two are in the midst of finishing the final touches and training staff.
While the opening is set for June 2, not everything will be in place for the launch. Boring said he is still working on permits and paperwork in order to open the taproom and alcohol sales.
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — A more than $7,000 grant will go toward improving the Darrell’s Dream Boundless Playground at Warriors’ Path State Park.
A check presentation was held Tuesday at the park, where park officials accepted a $7,123 grant from Enbridge, an energy company that operates East Tennessee Natural Gas.
“On behalf of Tennessee State Parks, we are so appreciative of Enbridge’s decision to support the Darrell’s Dream Boundless Playground,” Park Manager Sarah Leedy said in a release. “Also, thanks to Friends of Warriors’ who have worked so closely with Enbridge to apply for this grant.”
The funds will be spent on maintenance or improvements at the playground, which is the only Boundless Playground in the state park system. Boundless Playgrounds provide a space where children of all physical and mental abilities can have fun and learn.
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WYTHE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – A crash on Interstate 81 South left a lane closed Tuesday evening.
According to a listing on the Virginia Department of Transportation 511 Traffic Information System, a tractor-trailer crash near mile marker 84.3 closed the left lane and shoulder.
Traffic was seen building up in the area near Exit 84 as of 4 p.m. Tuesday.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — Officials have announced the preliminary lineup for this year’s summer concert series at The Pinnacle.
The free concert series will kick off this Friday, May 27 with concerts each Friday and Saturday through September.
The concerts will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Representatives of The Pinnacle announced the following artists for May through June:
May 27 – Cody Kennedy
Fans of Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, and Chris Stapleton will especially appreciate this Troubadours’ LIVE performance!! Steeped in the musical influences of Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers and all the way back to The Carter Family, Cody Kennedy’s music has been labeled as “songs from the mountains and the heart”. Kennedy comedically refers to himself as being “Ye Ole Songsmith of the deep dark Appalachian Mountains or Grundy, whichever sounds cooler” but the truth is, he is a very gifted vocalist. Catch Cody Kennedy locally while you still can!!
May 28 – Natalie Grace
Natalie Grace is a young up-and-coming singer, songwriter, and musician from Bristol, VA. Since the ripe age of 4 years old, Grace has said she was going to be a “Rock Star” and has never let that dream and desire to do just that leave her sight. Natalie picked up her first guitar at the age of 6 and hasn’t stopped playing since.
Having performed in many talent shows in school and local fairs, she also participated in a local contest and placed in the top 10 at the age of 17. It was after this contest she began playing local open mics and at local karaoke events just to be on a stage and perform. She was asked to open for another local artist in February 2020 and since then she has opened several shows and played multiple headlining shows. In November 2020 Natalie was asked to play a local benefit concert for a domestic violence survivor which she called one of her proudest moments. She says her proudest moment has to be her very first headlining show which is still a night she says she will never forget! Natalie loves performing for anyone who will listen and loves to meet the people who will stop and listen. She is currently working on her own original music and hopes to record and release her first EP in 2021.
June 3 – Logan Fritz of Fritz & Co.
Logan Fritz has been writing and playing music for the past several years in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With an eclectic blend of archaic structure and modern liberation, Fritz captures the essence of American rock’n’roll with a modern twist of Appalachia! During the five years since the group’s inception, Fritz & Co. has performed extensively across the Southeast region with notable performances including numerous appearances at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion as well as shows with artists such as Brent Cobb, Whiskey Foxtrot, Folk Soul Revival, Annabelle’s Curse, 49 Winchester, Dangermuffin and many more.
June 4 – Jarid Reedy PIC
Raised on alcohol-fueled brutality and fiddler’s conventions, Jarid Reedy arose from the ashes of musical influences ranging from the Carter Family all the way to Hank Williams III. The music has been labeled as “songs from the mountains that include a heavy dose of Western swing.” Reedy’s songs form a cohesive and complex blend of passionate and accessible music with a dark aura of ghost and grit.
June 10 – W Albert “Bill” Edwards
Bill Edwards is mostly known for his raw power in the MMA cage but he can also be found crooning all over Bristol town in a dive bar or even at your local coffee shop. Bill will showcase sounds from his own to the likes of Jason Isbell. A real Gem of a guy and a troubadour as well!
June 11 – Momma Molasses
Originally from the Pines of North Carolina, and currently based in Bristol, V.A., Momma Molasses has toured throughout the Southeast, as a breakout D.I.Y. musician. Her music interlaces influences from Folk, Alt-country, Americana, Piedmont Blues, Appalachian, Swamp-pop, Bluegrass, and Old-Time music into a uniquely timeless sound. Her rolling contralto voice scales over homespun finger-picked guitar, in haunting lamentations. Warm, rich, and passionate her songs embrace, and captivate listeners, soothing well-worn hearts with vulnerable lyricism. Momma Molasses shows also provide a good helping of foot-stomping tunes, creating a spirited, and compelling performance.
June 17 – Chancellor Lawson of Donnie & The Dry Heavers
Hailing from Kingsport, TN, Chancellor Lawson is a Singer/Songwriter who also fronts Indie/Jam Band, Donnie & The Dry Heavers. Lawson was singled out as the East TN winner of the Tennessee Songwriter’s Week Competition held earlier this year across the state. By stating “the music above all else”, Lawson has certainly shown he holds that mantra true to himself on stage, in his day-to-day life, and even in his current business adventure, Market Street Social Club, opening up in 2022. Do not miss a chance to catch Chance Lawson live somewhere in the Tri-Cities while you still can!
June 18 – Jenna Greene of Orbital Planes
Jenna Greene is a singer/songwriter native to Abingdon, VA. Her appreciation for music developed easily while growing up in the Southwest region of the state – mainly listening to Bluegrass with her dad when she was younger. Jenna’s original songs consist of simple melodies and lyrics from real-life experiences and are heavily inspired by her favorite artist, Senora May. Green also performs in a local band called Orbital Planes and can often be found playing in a duo with her bass player, Jacob Bordwine.
June 24 – Julie Williams & Willie Melton
Julie Williams is a singer/songwriter from Carter County, TN whose style blends bluegrass, old-time, Celtic, country, gospel, folk, and a dash of classic rock. Julie brings covers of classic songs you can sing along to, alongside her own original music you’re sure to love! Joining her always is the multi-talented Willie Melton on guitar and vocals! This is a show you will not want to miss!
June 25 – Kasey Williams
Originally from Johnson City, TN, Kasey Williams moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. After years of film and stage performances, she found herself drawn to a new form of creative expression-songwriting. In the spring of 2009, Williams started the journey of becoming a singer-songwriter. “At the time I had no experience in songwriting and was a novice musician at best. However, the desire to create music overrode the fear of my limitations. So, I decided to keep writing which eventually led me to perform, and then record and release my debut EP in 2014.
The release of her album opened opportunities to play some incredible festivals including the 30A Songwriters Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, FL, and The Montauk Music Festival in Montauk, NY. In 2015, Kasey decided to take her music on the road and begin touring for the first time. Since then, she has toured all over the United States and in parts of Europe. “Touring has been the biggest blessing in my life as a songwriter. I am eternally grateful for the people, the places, and the experiences I have encountered on the road.
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WASHINGTON — President Biden is expected to issue an executive order to reform federal policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's murder, according to reporting by the New York Times and the Associated Press.
The president is expected to ask federal law enforcement agencies to:
- Revise use-of-force policies
- Create a national registry of officers terminated for misconduct
- Encourage state and city police to restrict chokeholds and no-knock warrants
- Restrict transfers of military equipment to law enforcement agencies
The people who described the order spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of any public announcement. Biden is expected to sign the order alongside relatives of Floyd, whose killing by Minneapolis police sparked nationwide protests.
The order reflects a less extensive approach than Biden originally wanted because Congress was unable to agree on legislation that would have increased oversight of law enforcement. It is the result of months of negotiations among White House officials, civil rights groups and police organizations.
The administration began working on executive action after bipartisan talks to pass police reform legislation in Congress stalled last year.
"We know full well that an executive order cannot address America’s policing crisis the same way Congress has the ability to, but we’ve got to do everything we can," said a statement from NAACP President Derrick Johnson.
Floyd's murder under the knee of now-former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020 sparked nationwide protests and calls for police reform. Chauvin was convicted on state charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death and sentenced to 22.5 years in prison. He later reached a plea deal on federal charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights.
Three other former Minneapolis officers were also charged in connection with George Floyd's murder. Earlier this month, Thomas Lane pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. The other former officers, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, are scheduled to go to trial on similar charges starting in mid-June. All three men were convicted on federal civil rights charges earlier this year.
Floyd's murder sparked a state investigation into Minneapolis Police Department procedures and policies; the Minnesota Department of Human Rights found probable cause that "the City and MPD engage in a pattern or practice of race discrimination" and violated the state human rights act.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region announced today it is the recipient of "an unprecedented gift" of $1.1 million from novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
"The gift will be used to transform mentorship in local communities and ensure young people have access to powerful mentoring experiences that empower them with a plan for their future and a mentor whose impact lasts a lifetime," the organization said in a press release.
Today, nearly 11 million kids live in poverty and more than 13 million young people experience emotional, behavioral, or developmental conditions like depression, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region said.
And during the height of the pandemic, 20 percent of youth served by Big Brothers Big Sisters nationally lost contact with an important adult in their lives.
This year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region said it has experienced a significant increase in child applications across its five-county service area: Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and Perry counties.
The organization said it has more than 100 young people, known as “Littles,” waiting to be matched with mentors, known as “Bigs.
”This unprecedented investment is the largest donation from a single individual in the organization’s history and serves as a powerful message in recognizing the importance of investing in mentorship to build and strengthen communities and society as a whole," said Amy Rote, President & CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region. “This generous gift will provide opportunities to collaborate and create partnerships so we can expand our services.
"It’s more than an investment -- it is bringing innovation and transformation to mentorship for the youth and families in our region.
"We can't do this alone, we invite our community to join us and defend the potential of our young people today and for generations to come."
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LEMOYNE, Pa. — The West Shore Regional Police announced it is seeking donations to fund the addition of a facility service dog to its K9 program.
The specialty dog would offer comfort and support to victims of crime, members of the community, and the department as a whole, WSRPD said in a press release.
Det. Nikki Sheaffer has been selected as the prospective K9 officer's handler, and is working on obtaining enough donations to fund the addition to the police department's K9 program.
"WSRPD has proudly run this program since it's inception on donations only by great citizens who continue to support us," WSRPD said. "We wish to continue this totally funded program with our newest K9 Officer."
Those interested in donating can contact Sheaffer at (717) 737-8734 or nsheaffer@wsrpd.org.
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SUMMERSVILLE, WV (WOWK) — A fish caught earlier this month beat Charles Cook’s long-standing record for the longest common carp caught in West Virginia.
According to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Ayden Minick of Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania caught and released the record common carp on Saturday, May 7.
They say the fish was 41.2 inches long and weighed 45.2 pounds.
While Minick’s fish beat Charles Cook’s 1988 record by 0.2 inches, it did not beat the heaviest. WVDNR says that record is held by Gary Johnson. Johnson’s fish was caught in Preston County in 1998 and weighed 47 pounds.
Aaron Yeager, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources fisheries biologist, measured the fish.
Anyone who believes they may have caught a state record can find more information on the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources website.
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UPDATE (3:10 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24): A grand jury will now hear the case of two men accused of a double murder that happened in May of 2021 in the Guyandotte area.
According to Cabell County Magistrate Court, the grand jury will decide whether to indict Marcellas Mitchell and Dakota Ryan Keaton for their alleged involvement in the murders of Andrea Burnette and Terrance Holmes.
UPDATE (4:34 p.m. March 23, 2022) The Huntington Police Department says the investigation continues into the arrests of two men accused in a double murder in Guyandotte.
During a press conference this afternoon, the Huntington Police Department announced more charges could be pending against Marcellas Mitchell, 29, of Garden City, Michigan, and Dakota Ryan Keaton, 23, of Huntington. Both men face charges in the murders of Andrea Burnette and Terrance Holmes, who were gunned down on 5th Ave. in Guyandotte.
The HPD says the primary case agent and the Huntington Police Investigations Bureau have been working for the past 10 months to solve what they are calling a “heinous crime.”
Through the investigation, investigators believe both Mitchell and Keaton are allegedly part of a drug trafficking organization and that the sale of drugs in Huntington may have been a motive in the murders. Investigators also say Mitchell “had also had a personal relationship” with Burnette just prior to the murders.
Anyone who may have information regarding this case is asked to call the HPD at 304-696-4420 or 304-696-4444.
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MEIGS COUNTY, OH (WOWK) – A man facing charges in connection to the 2021 shooting death of a man in Meigs County was in court today.
Keontae Nelson, 20, of Charleston, West Virginia is charged with Complicity to Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder in the April 2021 murder of Kane Roush.
Nelson was in court on an arraignment hearing, where court officials say his bond was set to $2 million cash and Lindsey Price was named his court-appointed attorney.
According to Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood, Keontae Nelson is being held in a jail in Fairfield County, Ohio. He had previously been jailed in Charleston, West Virginia, and was extradited back to Ohio on Friday, May 20.
Nelson is the second man charged in connection to the murder of Roush. Roush was shot in Pomeroy, Ohio early Easter Sunday morning. The 25-year-old man died at the hospital.
Jaquan Hall, who is also from Charleston, is also charged with murder in this case. He is expected to go to trial in September.
Nelson’s next court appearance is set for Thursday, May 26, 2022.
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When Vicki Piening, 65, of Lincoln, heard the news, she thought it was terrible for a tradition that had been around since the 1940s.
Piening, who grew up on Y Street in the North Bottoms, remembers watching the balloon release from home when she couldn't attend.
"If you couldn't hear people cheer, you could see the balloon release and know there was a touchdown," she said.
She's also helped fill up balloons and hand them out to Husker fans and believes the smiles on fans' faces when they receive one makes the tradition worth it.
Alberts attributed the end of the tradition to a helium shortage and environmental concerns that have been voiced for years.
While the tradition was once paused in 2012 due to a helium shortage, it returned later.
Other fans view the end of the balloon release as a step in the right direction.
Although 28-year-old Amber Furman grew up in Nebraska and attended many Husker games, she didn't participate in that aspect of the games.
Furman has also lived in Texas and volunteered at Padre Island National Seashore and participated in their beach cleanup.
One item often found during those cleanups: balloons. Furman said she believes the environmental impact isn't worth it, and the end of the tradition is long overdue.
"What benefits does it have? There's enough pollution as it is," she said.
She's excited that the university has decided to end this tradition because even biodegradable balloons take years to break down.
According to Alberts, Nebraska is working to come up with possible alternatives to the balloon release.
Piening said one alternative she'd like to see would be to hand out small Husker flags instead.
Evelyn Mejia is a news intern and current sophomore at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She covers breaking news and writes feature stories about her community.
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Three horses were picked up by Lincoln Animal Control early Monday morning in southeast Lincoln.
Residents saw the horses near the area of 87th Street and Old Cheney Road at about 6 a.m., according to Lincoln Animal Control manager Steve Beal.
Animal Control officers were able to corral them and learned that they had wandered from a property near 148th and O streets and had been missing for about two hours. They were later picked up by their owner.
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A large dump truck overturned, which has caused the Interstate 75 North exit to temporarily close at Nicholas Road/Edwin C. Moses Boulevard in Dayton.
The crash happened on the ramp. Debris from the dump truck covered the interstate and ramp.
We will update this report as we learn new information.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — The Dallas Mavericks will look to turn the Western Conference Finals series against the Golden State Warriors around starting Tuesday night in Game 4.
To get things started, the Mavs will host Party on the Plaza at 6 p.m. They’re also asking fans to match the team with wearing all white to the game, “Support our Mavs on-court with your white Mavs Gear on Tuesday! Need white gear? Visit the Hangar on the South Plaza!”
The Mavs say fans will get to experience all the pregame excitement and even get to see Shaq, Chuck and the whole NBA on TNT crew broadcasting live from the South Plaza.
The game tips off at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast on TNT. There’s also plenty of watch parties going down all across DFW, “Watch the Mavs Playoffs at these local venues to cheer with other MFFLs and for a chance to receive FREE Mavs giveaways, while supplies last!”:
In order to win, Doncic is going to need some serious support from the rest of the team, especially on defense to slow down Curry and the Warriors and sneak at least one win on the WCF.
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OAK CLIFF (KDAF) — More information for this year’s Oak Cliff Film Festival has dropped. Here’s what we know.
The official schedule for the festival is from Thursday, June 23, to Sunday, June 26. The festival will be located at the Texas Theatre, Wild Detectives and Kessler Theatre.
There are 66 films listed to screen at the festival. To see a full lineup you can do so by clicking here. VIP Badges as well as individual screening tickets are now available for purchase. You can purchase those by clicking here.
Also, if you would like to volunteer, festival officials are now accepting volunteer sign-ups.
For more information, visit 2022.oakclifffilmfestival.com.
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The family of a woman who was killed on Sunday has organized a GoFundMe that will go to her 4-year-old daughter, Arianna, and the girl's grandfather.
Julie Martinez, 20, of Buhl, died at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise after being shot Sunday morning in Nampa, according to Nampa police.
The shooting happened on Arianna's fourth birthday, the GoFundMe page says.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the GoFundMe had raised more than $6,500.
"She did not deserve this," the GoFundMe page says. "Please help us by donating what you can, all funds will go to Arianna and her grandpa."
Nampa police responded to reports of a shooting in the 80 block of South Drifter Loop shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday, finding Martinez with a gunshot wound at the scene.
Alfonso Emmanuel Leon, 23, of Boise, fled the scene and turned himself in to Garden City police on Monday. He was booked into the Ada County Jail and charged with first-degree murder.
The GoFundMe page, organized by Martinez’s cousin, alleges she had been a victim of domestic violence.
“I’m here to share the story of my cousin Julie Martinez, who’s beautiful life was stolen too soon from her,” the page said. “Julie was a kind, loving, caring soul. Julie stepped into a mother role for her baby sister when her mother left them at a young age. Despite her hardships, she always gave so much love to all who met her. ”
Alexandra Duggan is the crime / public safety reporter for the Idaho Press. Follow her on twitter @dugganreports.
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UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 15 people were killed in a shooting Tuesday at an elementary school.
Abbott says the suspected shooter, an 18-year-old man, also died and was believed to be killed by responding officers. He says 14 children and one teacher were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio.
Abbott says the shooter had a handgun and possibly a rifle.
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Two people were dead after a shooting at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, and more than two dozen children were injured, hospital officials said. Police have said the suspected shooter is in custody.
Thirteen children were taken by ambulance or bus to Uvalde Memorial Hospital after an active shooter was reported at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles (135 kilometers) west of San Antonio, officials with the hospital said. The nature and severity of the people’s injuries wasn’t immediately known, as is whether the dead are included in that count.
Another hospital, University Hospital in San Antonio, said a 66-year-old woman was in critical condition.
Authorities did not immediately provide any details on the shooting, though the Uvalde Police Department said the shooter was in custody shortly after 1 p.m.
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District had said an active shooter was reported at the school, which has an enrollment of just under 600 students. Earlier, the district had said that all schools in the district were locked down because of gunshots in the area.
A heavy police presence surrounded the school Tuesday afternoon, with officers in heavy vests diverting traffic and FBI agents coming and going from the building. School and city officials did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
The district said that the city's civic center was being used as a reunification center.
The shooting in Texas came less than two weeks after a gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 Black shoppers and workers in what officials have described as a hate crime. Uvalde is home to about 16,000 people and is the seat of government for Uvalde County. The town is about 75 miles from the border with Mexico. Robb Elementary is in a mostly residential neighborhood of modest homes. There is a funeral home across the street from the school.
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BLOOMINGTON — Junior high and high school students in the Bloomington-Normal area will have a new educational resource as they prepare to return to school before or after hospital stays due to mental health concerns.
Regional Office of Education #17 plans to launch the Central Illinois Bridge Academy this fall for the 2022-23 school year. The academy will serve students who could soon require hospitalization or who are transitioning out of a hospital stay, generally for mental health concerns.
Students served by the new resource generally have internalized their health problems, so are not necessarily acting out or being disruptive, Regional Superintendent Mark Jontry said. However, they do need more supports than area school districts can offer on their own.
“We really don’t currently have a mechanism for them to integrate back into their school,” he said. “It really is kind of a shock to the system to be in a hospital setting on Thursday at 4 o’clock and be discharged that evening, and expect to show up at your high school or junior high the next day like nothing has changed.”
The school is expected to serve around 40 students, said Trisha Malott, ROE 17’s behavioral health coordinator. That number is based on feedback from area superintendents, including considerations of how students are currently being served. The students will be in seventh through 12th grades and come from across all four of the counties ROE 17 serves: Livingston, McLean, DeWitt and Logan counties.
The focus is on building a school that is guided around putting mental health at the center of operations, Malott said.
“A culture and climate of a school plays a big part in both staff and student success,” she said.
There will be time set aside for reflection and mindfulness at the start of the school day and at times throughout the day, she said. Students will receive instruction in all the state mandate subjects, with opportunities for teachers to integrate outdoor activities into the classes as well. Arrival and departure times will vary for students based on what they need and timing with their home districts.
“We’re looking to fill a niche that doesn’t exist elsewhere right now or that could help alleviate some of the pressure on our schools to serve some of their students who have a higher need,” Malott said.
A lease for the new space has not been finalized, though Jontry expects it could be signed in early June. He declined to give an exact location until the lease is finalized, but said the school is planned to be in Normal and will be near green space.
The Bridge Academy will fill a need identified in McLean County’s Mental Health Action Plan, Malott and Jontry said. The original plan called for an intensive outpatient services program for adolescents. The Bridge Academy plans overlap significantly with the initial request for funding proposals, but with a focus on education rather than outpatient services.
The school will be overseen by Malott and Assistant Regional Superintendent Molly Allen. ROE staff are in the process of interviewing candidates and plan on a staff of four teachers and the equivalent of two full-time case workers, which may include part- and full-time workers.
The $1.75 million needed for the first two years, which includes startup costs, is coming from the county's mental health sales tax, along with funding from United Way and a Community Partnerships Grant from the Illinois State Board of Education.
Long-term funding for the academy is expected to come from ROE 17's state funding and tuition charged to students’ home districts, Jontry said.
Early research suggests that mental health concerns have increased during the pandemic, Malott said. Youth have been spending more time online, including on social media, and the pandemic has increased stress on many families. Staff members have also felt those stressors. For the students, the pandemic has highlighted what was already a worsening problem.
“We know that the trend was mental health concerns were increasing even without the pandemic,” Malott said.
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4 Bedroom Home in Bloomington - $299,900
This custom built home is located within Old Farm Lakes Gardens on one of the largest lots. This beautiful home is spacious with a dazzling two story foyer, decorative columns, fireplace, vaulted ceilings, a balcony and so much more! The kitchen has soft closing cabinets, two ovens, a walk-in pantry and a separate eating area. The primary bedroom has cathedral ceilings, two walk-in closets, an ensuite with a jetted tub, separate shower and two separate sinks. You will love the openness of this home but also the privacy it provides! Full unfinished basement with daylight windows and an i beam which allows for an open floor plan if you desire. Some updates include new roof in 2014. Updated flooring in the kitchen, half bathroom, foyer and staircase. New water heater in 2017 and new bathroom window in the master ensuite in 2022.
2 Bedroom Home in Bloomington - $235,000
LOCATION! LOCATION! COME SEE THIS HOME CLOSE TO ALL EAST SIDE SERVICES, AN UPDATED, LOVED RANCH STYLE IN HOLIDAY KNOLLS WITH A FANTASTIC OPEN FLOOR PLAN! FROM THE MOMENT YOU WALK IN THE FRONT DOOR, YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT THE QUALITY AND FINISHES LIKE A DROP ZONE FOR COATS IN THE FRONT HALL, AN AMAZING SUNROOM THAT IS BUILT ON TO THE KITCHEN AREA,OPEN AND SPACIOUS SHARED LIVING SPACE FOR LARGE FAMILY GATHERINGS- WARM AND INVITING LIVING ROOM WITH GAS FIREPLACE-GREAT FOR MEETING GUESTS OR SIMPLY READING THAT FAVORITE NOVEL. THE MANY KITCHEN UPDATES INCLUDE AN EXPANDED GALLEY KITCHEN,BREAKFAST BAR,PLANNING DESK,ALL STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES WITH AN ADJACENT PANTRY AND FIRST FLOOR LAUNDRY,COMPLETE WITH CUSTOM SHELVING AND NEWER WASHER/DRYER SET INCLUDED. THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL,MAIN FLOOR OWNERS SUITE WITH WALK-IN CLOSET AND PRIVATE BATH, FULL LOWER LEVEL BASEMENT WITH A FAMILY ROOM AREA,AND AN EGRESS WINDOW THAT COULD OFFER A 3RD BEDROOM, LOWER LEVEL ALSO INCLUDES MANY CUSTOM SHELVES,ADDITIONAL FULL BATH,AND A SECOND KITCHEN COMPLETE WITH RANGE,REFRIGERATOR,SINK-TAKE A LOOK AT THE OUTDOOR AREA! COMPLETE WITH A CUSTOM COVERED OUTDOOR BBQ GRILLING AREA-STONE/BRICK PATIO, A SEPERATE DETATCHED BUILDING HOUSES A 19 X 17 INSULATED HEATED SHOP WITH GAS WALL HEATER, 19X10 ENCLOSED SCREEN ROOM WITH WINDOWS ON 3 SIDES. MAKE THIS A MUST SEE!
4 Bedroom Home in Normal - $359,900
Calling all Grove Elementary & Unit 5 buyers; your new home awaits you! This exceptional east-facing home in the desirable Vineyards subdivision is beaming with natural light throughout the day. Nestled on a peaceful cul-de-sac and offering an eye-catching modern look. Incredible open floor plan flowing nicely from the family room to a very spacious Kitchen with granite countertops, island, stainless steel appliances, beautiful tile backsplash, large pantry, and impressively roomy dining area that is perfect for entertaining! Rare first floor primary bedroom with walk-in closet and full bathroom. Upstairs you'll find an amazing lofted bonus area that could make a great playroom, office, or 2nd living room! There are also three additional generously sized bedrooms and a full bathroom. The basement has two egress windows providing the potential for 2 additional bedrooms and a rough in for another future bathroom. Make this dream house YOUR new place to call home.
4 Bedroom Home in Normal - $195,000
Welcome Home !!! This Fantastic Updated 4 Bedroom 3 Full Bath WalkOut Ranch is located just steps away from Sugar Creek Elementary and is Centrally Located to Shopping, Restaurants, Hotels, Schools and Parks. This Beautiful home has all new flooring on the First Floor ~ New Carpet in the Bedrooms and Laminate throughout the remainder. Main Floor Laundry. Refreshing White trim and Modern Color Pallette throughout Including the Open to Dining Kitchen with White Cabinetry, Backsplash, and Stainless Appliances. Walk Out Lower level is Finished with a Fantastic Open Family Room, 4th Bedroom, and Full Bath. Updates Include AC 2019 Furnace 2021, Water Heater 2021, Rebuilt Deck 2022, and Roof 2016!!
4 Bedroom Home in Bloomington - $359,900
This beautiful home has so much to offer. 9ft, ceilings, wood floors, first floor office with french doors, oversized 3 car garage with stairway to basement. Kitchen with many maple cabinets, desk area, granite tops, butcher block center island and new in 2021 stainless appliances. Family Room with fireplace and custom TV built in. 4 Seasons room with fireplace and windows surround. First floor laundry room with built in pantry cabinets. Amazing outdoor space with paver patio, pergola, hot tub and large fenced yard with many trees. Master suite with crown molding, walk in closet, 2 sink vanity, whirlpool tub and separate shower. 3 additional bedrooms with walk in closets and large full bath with 2 sinks. Basement with Family Room, Exercise, Bedroom, full bath and large storage room. A/C 2017, Roof 2016, Water Heater 2021.
3 Bedroom Home in Carlock - $337,000
So much room to roam on this beautiful and private 1.68 acre property located just 6 miles from uptown Normal city center. Large 4 square style farmhouse features beautiful original wood work, large bedrooms, main floor laundry, 2 full bathrooms, tall ceilings, spacious eat in kitchen with room to expand or redesign, Anderson windows, large walk up attic, and full basement. 2 outbuildings are just an added bonus. 48 X 54 (Small One) and 48 X 72 (including 2 car garage space) Roof Estimated at 2012, private well and septic, well maintained. Sold As Is.
2 Bedroom Home in Heyworth - $300,000
Beautiful all brick ranch situated on 1.5 acres with tons of updates. All new flooring throughout (2018) All new trim and doors (2018). Large kitchen with new countertops and sink(2018). Freshly painted throughout. Remodeled both upstairs bathrooms and upgraded downstairs bath. Added electric fireplace with encasement in living room. Added custom built-ins in Master closet. New appliances (2018) Added another shed and put new doors on existing shed. New pool and deck. Rebuilt roof and walls on covered porch. Professionally landscaped. New roof (2018) New AC (2021) New Hot water heater (2021) Septic pumped (2020) New sump pump (2021) Added egress window in basement to make third bedroom/suite. Large heated garage with workshop. Do not miss out on this one!
2 Bedroom Home in Bloomington - $90,000
Charming 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home on Bloomington's West Side. Large living room/dining room combo. Spacious kitchen and first floor laundry. Enjoy evenings on the covered front porch or the side porch. Detached 2 car garage and full unfinished basement.
2 Bedroom Home in Colfax - $70,000
Great corner lot with awesome open wraparound front porch & enclosed 3-seasons room. Ornate crown molding, beautiful hardwood floors, 9' ceilings. Cute breakfast nook in kitchen. Primary bedroom has been renovated to include a walk-in closet! 2 car, oversized detached garage features a bonus 12x12 workshop & workbench! Beautiful mature fruit trees flank the fenced yard & fantastic garden area. Home being sold "as-is". Some improvements & projects completed & some remain for a future homeowner or investor to make their own.
2 Bedroom Home in Lexington - $99,900
Adorable and affordable ranch home in small town friendly Lexington featuring a 2.2 mile trail, dollar store, grocery, restaurants and bars. All done in approximately 2009, roof, siding, furnace, 6ft privacy fence. Has an oversized 2 car garage. Extra large Master bedroom has large walk in closet. Appliances remain. Recent updated vinyl flooring and paint.
Contact Connor Wood at (309)820-3240. Follow Connor on Twitter:@connorkwood
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VAN BUREN COUNTY, Ark. — Local sheriff's departments are helping search for two missing elderly people in Van Buren County, located in north central Arkansas.
According to the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office (VBCSO), Jack Stewart, 85, and Joy Stricklands-Ward, 75 are both missing from the same address in Van Buren County.
Deputies say Stewart, who has Alzheimer's, was last seen in the Choctaw area of Van Buren County on May 9, 2022, around 6 p.m.
Ward was last seen on May the 8 at the Searcy and Newton County line.
VBCSO says the disappearances are connected since they share the same address, but they aren't sure if the pair is together or not. Officials say Ward has lived at the shared address on and off for a couple of years.
Ward is 5’5”, has blue eyes, short gray hair, and weighs 145 pounds. Stewart is 6’2", weighs 200 pounds, and has blue eyes and gray hair.
The VBCSO says he was driving his 2002 two-door dark blue Chevy 1500 truck. Officials say they both left Walmart in the truck on May 6, according to VBCSO.
According to Crawford County Interim Sheriff James Damonte, someone found Stewart's truck over the weekend. Damonte says it was stuck in the mud. Since then investigators have found his shirt and boot prints, they think he may have been in this area since before Friday.
Crawford, Sebastian and Washington County deputies are all in the Natural Dam, Cove Creek area looking for them.
Officials say Ward made plans to walk from Oklahoma City to Los Angeles in 2022 but are unsure if this is the reason for her disappearance.
Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact investigator Tonya Bradford with the VBCSO at 501-745-2112. You can also contact your local police department or call 911 if it is an emergency.
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WASHINGTON — President Biden is expected to issue an executive order to reform federal policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's murder, according to reporting by the New York Times and the Associated Press.
The president is expected to ask federal law enforcement agencies to:
- Revise use-of-force policies
- Create a national registry of officers terminated for misconduct
- Encourage state and city police to restrict chokeholds and no-knock warrants
- Restrict transfers of military equipment to law enforcement agencies
The people who described the order spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of any public announcement. Biden is expected to sign the order alongside relatives of Floyd, whose killing by Minneapolis police sparked nationwide protests.
The order reflects a less extensive approach than Biden originally wanted because Congress was unable to agree on legislation that would have increased oversight of law enforcement. It is the result of months of negotiations among White House officials, civil rights groups and police organizations.
The administration began working on executive action after bipartisan talks to pass police reform legislation in Congress stalled last year.
"We know full well that an executive order cannot address America’s policing crisis the same way Congress has the ability to, but we’ve got to do everything we can," said a statement from NAACP President Derrick Johnson.
Floyd's murder under the knee of now-former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020 sparked nationwide protests and calls for police reform. Chauvin was convicted on state charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death and sentenced to 22.5 years in prison. He later reached a plea deal on federal charges of violating George Floyd's civil rights.
Three other former Minneapolis officers were also charged in connection with George Floyd's murder. Earlier this month, Thomas Lane pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. The other former officers, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, are scheduled to go to trial on similar charges starting in mid-June. All three men were convicted on federal civil rights charges earlier this year.
Floyd's murder sparked a state investigation into Minneapolis Police Department procedures and policies; the Minnesota Department of Human Rights found probable cause that "the City and MPD engage in a pattern or practice of race discrimination" and violated the state human rights act.
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DALLAS — An Iraqi citizen living in Columbus, Ohio, has been arrested and charged with aiding and abetting a plot to murder former President George W. Bush, according to federal officials.
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) said 52-year-old Shihab Ahmed Shihab, also known as "Abu Ahmed," entered the United States in September 2020 on a visitor visa, and in March 2021, filed a claim for asylum with United States citizenship, which is pending review.
Shihad also faces an immigration charge in the case.
Shihab, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by WFAA, told two confidential FBI informants he had plans to smuggle people into the United States to help carry out the assassination of Bush. One of the FBI informants was someone pretending to be a human smuggler and another was pretending to be a fellow customer, the document said.
In August 2021, Shihab allegedly intended to help who he thought was another Iraqi citizen enter the country for a fee of $40,000. According to authorities, the individual was the second informant and the interaction was coordinated under the direction of the FBI.
Shihab – who lived and worked in both Indianapolis, Indiana, and Columbus, Ohio – told one of the FBI informants in November of 2021 that he and four additional Iraqi nationals were planning to kill the former president. Shihab asked the confidential informant whether or not they thought four to six people would be enough to kill former President Bush.
According to the arrest affidavit, the suspect "felt the former president was responsible for killing many Iraqis and breaking apart the country after the 2003 U.S. military invasion."
Shihab traveled to Dallas in February 2022 to take video of Bush’s home and around his property, according to the affidavit.
The document said Shihab told the FBI informant he wanted to send the videos taken of Bush's home and office to two former Iraqi intelligence officers who were part of the group wanting to execute the assassination. According to the affidavit, Shihab said the two intelligence officers would be the ones to "carry out the assassination of former President Bush."
The document also stated the Shihab took video around the George W. Bush Institute near the Southern Methodist University campus.
In March 2022, Shihab met with others in a hotel room in Columbus, Ohio, to look at sample firearms and law enforcement uniforms, the affidavit said.
One of the people at the hotel room was an FBI informant.
The FBI interviewed Shihab in April, and he admitted to being involved in a smuggling operation, though he did not say anything about the plot against Bush, the affidavit said.
In a statement Tuesday, Bush released a statement through his office, saying he "has all the confidence in the world in the United States Secret Service and our law enforcement and intelligence communities."
Shihab has been federally charged with an immigration crime and with aiding and abetting a plot to murder.
Attempting to illegally bring an individual into the United States is a federal crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Aiding and abetting the attempted murder of a former United States Official carries a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years in prison.
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FORT HOOD, Texas — A document from the Texas Department of Public Safety that was filed in federal court reveals the motive behind why Fort Hood Spc. Vanessa Guillen was murdered in 2020 by fellow soldier Spc. Aaron Robinson.
The document, filed on May 19 this year, describes an interview with Cecily Aguilar, the only person charged in Guillen's murder. At one point, authorities asked Aguilar why her boyfriend, Robinson, would want to kill Guillen. She told authorities he did it because Guillen saw a photo of Aguilar on Robinson's phone, the document states.
"Guillen saw Robinson's cell phone lock screen, which contained a picture of Aguilar," the document states. "He told her he was worried about getting in trouble for violating the Army's fraternization rules since Aguilar was still married to another soldier and he hit Guillen in the head with a hammer."
Aguilar, who was indicted with 11 counts by a grand jury last July, was dating Robinson, despite being married to another soldier, Keon Aguilar.
Guillen was killed on April 22, 2020 on post by Robinson, according to a FBI criminal complaint. Robinson, with the help of Aguilar, later dismembered Guillen's body and buried her remains near the Leon River in Bell County, the complaint alleges.
Guillen's remains were later found on June, 30, 2020. The next day, Robinson shot and killed himself, which left people wondering why he murdered her if they didn't have any connection to each other.
"Robinson would go into moods in which he would not be his normal self and have a 'tic,'" Aguilar said, according to the document.
Authorities later interviewed a Bell County Jail inmate who Aguilar spoke to about Guillen's murder, the document states. Per the document, the inmate said Aguilar told her that "[Robinson] snapped, that he had an image in his head. He saw himself [kill Guillen] and wanted to do it."
The Texas DPS document reveals interviews authorities had with Aguilar, Robinson and others, as well as details aspects about Aguilar's statements. These details can be found below:
Aguilar's 'confession'
Prior to revealing the motive behind Guillen's murder, Aguilar spoke to authorities multiple times during the search, according to the document. Throughout, she claimed she was at home the night Guillen disappeared and that Robinson was with her, the document states. However, the day Guillen's body was found, Aguilar told authorities a different story, according to the document.
She explained that she and Robinson had an argument around midnight the night Guillen disappeared, per the document. As a way to cope, Robinson drove her around and stopped multiple places throughout the night before they returned to her apartment at 5 a.m., the document adds.
"One of her supposed coping mechanisms was to drive around and star gaze," the document states. "She claimed she did not want to be looked at differently for having a mental illness issue and therefore did not admit to the drive originally."
However, at that point, authorities told her that they could tell she was lying and "pointed out the smell in the [interview] room ... was that of human remains" from when they found Guillen's body earlier that day, the document states.
"I asked Aguilar to start the story over and tell the truth this time. She then asked if I would like her to write it down or tell it to me, to which I told her to tell me what happened," the detective says in the document.
Aguilar told authorities "Robinson killed the girl," the document states. She proceeded to tell authorities how Robinson took her out to the Leon River and "showed me her," the document adds.
She also claimed she didn't know Robinson was taking her to the Leon River and that he held a gun to her head to help him dispose of Guillen's body while there, the document states. Authorities said she was lying about that detail, per the document:
"Aguilar further explained she bought two bags for $10 after querying 'concrete for sale' on Facebook marketplace. She got the idea to buy the concrete that way from watching the show CSI/Criminal Minds and believed she would not leave a 'paper trail.' ... During the conversation about the concrete, Aguilar said they used the concrete both nights. I realized this contradicted her claim of not knowing why she was going to the Leon River the first night and asked her to clarify. Aguilar then said they only used the concrete on the second night. I later learned Aguilar bought the concrete the first night, prior to even going to the Leon River, thus she lied about Robinson forcing her at gunpoint while at the location."
Aguilar told authorities she then removed Guillen's body from the government-owned tote Robinson carried her in because "Robinson didn't want to," the document states. She told them how she then dismembered Guillen's body and burned her remains, along with Guillen's clothes and the government tote, per the documents.
She told authorities they returned to the location a second night to finish dismembering Guillen's body, as well as burying her bones in the ground and covering it with concrete, the document states.
"Aguilar and Robinson placed the bones in three or four holes and thought they would not be discovered for a couple of years," the document states.
Robinson escapes military custody, kills self
While Aguilar told authorities the events that happened the night Guillen disappeared, Robinson was under surveillance by authorities on Fort Hood, per the documents.
While Aguilar was with authorities, she was asked "to get Robinson to see if he will talk about the murder by telling him that she was scared and wanted to turn herself in," the document adds.
"Robinson eventually began to admit culpability after Aguilar asked, 'What are we going to do if we get caught?' Robinson replied, 'I don't know,' Aguilar then said, 'I'm going to tell them the truth. I can't keep doing this,' to which he said, 'okay.' Robinson went on to say he was in a conference room and he did not want Aguilar to abandon him," the document states.
Around 10:10 p.m. on June 30, 2020, authorities were notified that Robinson managed to elude authorities and get off post, the document states.
While in custody, Aguilar also continued to talk to Robinson as authorities searched for him, the document adds.
"The two discussed turning themselves in together and Robinson said that he would if she would meet with him first," the document states. "They also discussed news reports from that day saying officers had recovered human remains near the Leon River in Belton, to which Robinson said, 'baby they found pieces... they found pieces!'"
Authorities eventually found Robinson in the area of 5705 E. Rancier Ave. in Killeen after midnight, the document states. When officers with the Killeen Police Department approached him, Robinson pulled out a pistol and shot himself in the head, the document adds.
'I'm sorry,' Aguilar says to the Guillen family
Aguilar went with authorities to the Leon River shortly after Robinson killed himself, the document states. She accompanied them to help locate all of Guillen's remains, the document adds.
While helping find her remains, authorities asked what Aguilar would like to tell Guillen's family. She replied, "That I'm sorry, sorry I didn't speak up, sorry they lost their daughter too soon," the document states.
Authorities searched the armory room a little over two months after Guillen disappeared
Robinson was the last person to see Guillen. Per an interview with Robinson, they were both working at the armory room on Fort Hood the day she disappeared, the DPS document states.
The document makes no mention of anyone searching the armory room until July 9, 2020, which is a little over two months since Guillen disappeared and days after her body was found.
When they did, they found traces of blood in the room Robinson worked in, as well as a toolkit that was missing a hammer, the document states. This launched a secondary search by the Army CID.
Aguilar's husband told his Army supervisors about Robinson killing Guillen before her body was found
On July 10 authorities interviewed Keon Aguilar, the estranged-husband of Cecily Aguilar. Keon Aguilar told authorities that he spoke with his wife regarding Robinson being a suspect in Guillen's disappearance. He also said he talked about her involvement before June 30, 2020.
"That was actually the day that she told me that Robinson had took her to bury a body after he had cut it up or something like that," Keon Aguilar told authorities, according to the document.
When asked what day that was, he said he believed his wife told him Robinson dismembered Guillen's body on May 8, 2020.
"Keon stated he told one of his supervisors... Robinson had killed Guillen, and 'they' had cut up her body," the document states. "This was after 05/08/2020, but before Keon's discharge from the Military." It's unclear when Keon was discharged.
Robinson had a 'hit list' and played 'hide and seek' with a weapon
During an interview with Robinson on May 19, 2020, authorities asked him about a firearm he had, according to the document. More particularly, stories the Army CID heard about Robinson having a firearm.
"When asked, Robinson said he owned a weapon that he used to play hide and seek with [Aguilar's husband]," the document states. "He used the 'cleared' weapon to find PFC Aguilar. When he found PFC Aguilar's hiding spot, he stated, 'Ha, I found you' and point the weapon at him."
The document also reveals Robinson had a "hit list."
"Robinson also spoke of a 'hit list' he had, but claimed never to have threatened to kill someone," the document states. "Robinson further said he did not hate any Non-Commissioned Officers or any other soldiers he worked with."
Texas DPS didn't provide any names on the hit list in the document, including whether or not Guillen was on it.
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SAN ANTONIO — At least 15 people, including 14 children, are dead following a shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, according to local officials. There are several others, both students and adults, being treated for injuries.
The alleged shooter was killed, local police confirmed. It is believed that shooter acted alone.
Uvalde officials say the shooting started at 11:32 a.m. Tuesday at a building at Robb Elementary that houses 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders. All campuses were placed under lockdown due to the gunfire.
In an update at 4:15 p.m., officials said families of the deceased were being notified and services were being offered.
Several law enforcement agencies, including Bexar County Sheriff's Office, San Antonio Police Department, FBI and Texas DPS, among others.
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Uvalde Memorial Hospital officials told KENS 5 that 15 people were transported there. Earlier, the hospital reported two of those people were dead upon arrival.
Uvalde CISD said parents could pick up their students up at the Willie DeLeon Civic Center for reunification.
Governor Abbott first confirmed the fatalities in a tweeted video around 3:30 p.m. saying in part:
"The shooter was Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old male who resided in Uvalde. It's believed that he entered into the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun, and he may have also had a rifle, but that is not confirmed according to my most recent report. He shot and killed, horrifically, incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher. [the shooter], he himself, is deceased, and it's believed that responding officers killed him."
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg also tweeted his condolences:
Governor Abbott later sent a statement to media:
“Texans across the state are grieving for the victims of this senseless crime and for the community of Uvalde. Cecilia and I mourn this horrific loss and we urge all Texans to come together to show our unwavering support to all who are suffering. We thank the courageous first responders who worked to finally secure Robb Elementary School. I have instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers to work with local law enforcement to fully investigate this crime. The Texas Division of Emergency Management is charged with providing local officials all resources necessary to respond to this tragedy as the State of Texas works to ensure the community has what it needs to heal.”
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CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. — A shooting at a Citrus Heights apartment complex left one dead on Monday evening.
On Monday at around 10:55 p.m., the Citrus Heights Police Department received numerous reports regarding shots fired in the area of the 6000 block of Birdcage Street in Citrus Heights.
Police arrived at the scene of the apartment complex where they located a 20-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the walkway. The man was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
Police then located a second 20-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside a nearby apartment. The second victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives are working to investigate the incident.
"At this time, investigators believe this is not a random act; the parties involved likely knew each other," CHPD wrote in a statement. "Preliminary information revealed that both subjects appeared to be shooting at each other."
Police encourage anyone with information related to this investigation to contact the Citrus Heights Police Department tip line at (916) 727-5524 or the Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP.
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ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Sunsplash in Roseville is opening Saturday, May 28, just in time for Memorial Day.
Some of the classic slides such as The Stealth and Master Blaster Water Coaster are open once again as temperatures are heating up.
One of the newer slides, the Zoomerang, opened in 2021 and is meant to mimic the feeling of a bobsled race.
When does Sunpslash close?
Sunsplash will be open on May 28 and 29 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on May 30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The waterpark will be closed on May 31 and June 1 before opening daily through June.
Golfland Sunsplash includes other attractions like an arcade, bumper cars, Fastcar Raceway, miniature golf and laser tag.
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ROSEVILLE, Calif. — If you've been to a Sacramento Kings game or attended the recent Nextdoor 100 Block Party, you may have seen one of the colorful displays created by Lush Balloons.
Michelle Brown is the CEO and co-founder of Lush Balloons and just opened a new retail warehouse in Roseville. Brown said she also plans to have an event space available to rent in August 2022.
What started out of her home in Natomas in 2019, Brown said her family-owned balloon decoration business took off in March 2020, near the start of the pandemic.
"I'm so proud of our team and being a minority-owned business, being woman-owned and led like it's extremely hard. A lot of people like kind of taking you as a joke or thinking that you're not serious, but for us, we love what we do and we love bringing joy to Sacramento," Brown said.
Brown said her husband was able to quit his job last year and focus on the business full-time.
"Who can say like you're gonna quit your job in the middle of a pandemic when everybody stops short to come focus on your business?" Brown said.
Brown said she is Hispanic and her husband, Davonte, who goes by Sean, is Black and customers are sometimes surprised that they own their own company. Although it can be challenging for Brown to process the emotions when she hears these reactions, she said it doesn't stop them and if anything, it fuels their determination even more.
For other people looking to start their own business, Brown has this advice.
"You can't just sit around [and] wait for something to happen. Somebody tells you 'no?' Great, that's one 'no' closer to a 'yes' and just never let anybody bring you down or never let anybody take away your shine," Brown said.
For people interested in ordering balloons Brown said she works with all budgets and they offer balloon bouquets and various displays for any event.
"No matter what the situation is, we're here to just bring joy to people," Brown said.
For more information, visit Lush Balloons' website.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento County's Department of Human Assistance is keeping two of its service centers open today and tomorrow after business hours in an effort to help people stay cool.
They will be open during the two days due to the spike in temperatures and open to all community members to be relieved from the heat.
The service centers are open until 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, and Wednesday, May 25:
- 1725 28th St, Sacramento
- 2450 Florin Road, Sacramento
Further information on cooling centers county-wide will be updated day-to-day on the 2-1-1 website.
In these cooling centers, everyone is required to wear protective facial coverings and pets must be on a leash or in an animal carrier at all times.
The best way to beat the heat is to:
- Staying cool and hydrated
- Limiting sun exposure
- Checking on less mobile or older friends, family and neighbors who live alone
- Wearing lightweight, light-colored and loose-fitting clothing
- Avoiding the hottest part of the day
- Being aware of hot cars
- Keeping your pets cool and hydrated
- Wearing sunscreen
- Staying informed by watching your local weather forecasts so you can plan outdoor activities safely and pay attention to any extreme heat alerts
See all tips from the Sacramento County on severe weather sheltering and staying cool HERE. As temperatures continue to rise and as triple digits become more consistent, many cooling centers will start opening throughout Northern California.
According to ABC10's meteorologist Rob Carlmark, a Red Flag Warning with critical fire weather has been issued for Tuesday through Wednesday morning. There will be big heat and near-record highs midweek with a heat advisory in effect.
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STOCKTON, Calif. — The San Joaquin County Parks and Recreation is doing its part to conserve water amid the drought with a lake restoration project at Oak Grove Regional Park in Stockton.
The $1.3 million initiative, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), was approved after park officials noticed the lake bank had begun to erode, causing the water levels to fluctuate.
“What we did is we got with our capital projects team and their engineers kind of came up with an idea to shore up the lake with large boulders and rocks and things like that, to help some of the erosion and water leakage,” Judy Vasbinder, Administrator of San Joaquin County Parks and Recreation, told ABC10.
According to Vasbinder, Oak Grove Regional Park purchases its water to fill its lake from the Woodland Irrigation District. However, the ongoing statewide drought has caused a water shortage, and an eroding lake can make it difficult to preserve its resources.
“The main goal is definitely for water conservation, as we found that we were purchasing water that was leaching and I mean it was going back into the ground and the aquifers and things like that,” Vasbinder said. “It wasn't being used as we intended, which was to help irrigate the park itself and the trees and the grass and everything there, and to keep the aquatic species alive.”
Oak Grove Park has an average of 1,200 to 1,500 visitors a day during the summer for events and activities including birthdays, weddings and most prominently, fishing. Vasbinder says the lake will be closed to fishers for the 10-12 week project, postponing the park’s annual Summer Catfish Derby until August.
“We have a lot of dedicated fishermen that love to go out there,” Vasbinder said. “The only thing that we have closed is the fishing and once we get done, we'll get that back open as soon as we can.”
All sections of the park besides the lake are still open to visitors. San Joaquin Parks and Recreation is aiming to have the lake reopened to the public by Fourth of July weekend.
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SAN ANTONIO — At least 15 people, including 14 children, are dead following a shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, according to local officials. There are several others, both students and adults, being treated for injuries.
The alleged shooter was killed, local police confirmed. He has been identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos. It is believed that shooter acted alone.
Uvalde officials say the shooting started at 11:32 a.m. Tuesday at a building at Robb Elementary that houses 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders. All campuses were placed under lockdown due to the gunfire.
In an update at 4:15 p.m., officials said families of the deceased were being notified and services were being offered.
Several law enforcement agencies, including Bexar County Sheriff's Office, San Antonio Police Department, FBI and Texas DPS, among others.
See the full news conference below:
Uvalde Memorial Hospital officials told KENS 5 that 15 people were transported there. Earlier, the hospital reported two of those people were dead upon arrival.
Uvalde CISD said parents could pick up their students up at the Willie DeLeon Civic Center for reunification.
Governor Abbott first confirmed the fatalities in a tweeted video around 3:30 p.m. saying in part:
"The shooter was Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old male who resided in Uvalde. It's believed that he entered into the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde with a handgun, and he may have also had a rifle, but that is not confirmed according to my most recent report. He shot and killed, horrifically, incomprehensibly, 14 students and killed a teacher. [the shooter], he himself, is deceased, and it's believed that responding officers killed him."
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg also tweeted his condolences:
Governor Abbott later sent a statement to media:
“Texans across the state are grieving for the victims of this senseless crime and for the community of Uvalde. Cecilia and I mourn this horrific loss and we urge all Texans to come together to show our unwavering support to all who are suffering. We thank the courageous first responders who worked to finally secure Robb Elementary School. I have instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers to work with local law enforcement to fully investigate this crime. The Texas Division of Emergency Management is charged with providing local officials all resources necessary to respond to this tragedy as the State of Texas works to ensure the community has what it needs to heal.”
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DALLAS — Carry The Load's stated mission is to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day. But countless veterans will also tell you how the organization helped save their lives.
That's the story Corena Mitchell will gladly tell anyone who asks. WFAA reporter Kevin Reece met her on the ground floor of Dallas' World Trade Center, where she admitted the first part of her story did not start well.
"I was suicidal," Mitchell said, recounting her life after 16 years in the Army. "I felt that my life would be easier if I wasn't there."
Her job in Iraq in the early 2000s was to write and compile "Killed in Action" reports. She would write, with as much specificity as possible, who, when and where American soldiers died: reports that would eventually end up in the hands of their families.
"In about nine months, I would say, I wrote 60 reports like that," she said, also admitting that a dozen of those reports were for friends and coworkers she knew personally.
Fast forward several years, and trying to function with undiagnosed PTSD, she was a mom with two kids. She was trying to finish a college degree, but she was still contemplating the best way to die.
"I wanted to graduate before I ended my life," she said. "Because I wanted my kids to know that mommy had her degree. I wanted something important to be attached to my name when I was gone."
"What do you make of that logic now?" Reece asked.
"It's silly," Mitchell said. "It wouldn't have meant anything to my girls."
The turning point, she said, was the day she turned on the TV and saw a veteran named Coleman Ruiz carrying an American flag from West Point, New York all the way to Dallas. At the time, Mitchell said she would rarely leave her house because her PTSD was so severe. But for Ruiz, who was walking across the country, she made an exception.
"So, I got in my car and I tried to find him," Mitchell said. "I just need to talk to him. I just needed to see him."
Mitchell did not find Ruiz that day. But after moving from New Jersey to Dallas, she shared that story when she became involved as a volunteer with Carry The Load.
And in a film that will play Memorial Day weekend at the Carry The Load event, they did finally meet.
"He needs to know that walk, that determination that I saw in him, he gave that to me to get the help I needed," Mitchell said in the film.
And now, all these years later, she is returning the favor. That ground floor of Dallas' World Trade Center is home to Attitudes and Attire. Mitchell leads its "Boots to Heels" program. With clothes and counseling, she helps female veterans like herself transition to the civilian work force.
"And it was the first time I thought, I'm not alone. And the answer isn't to end my life. I cried, and I got the help I needed," Mitchell said, of the first time she met with the staff of Attitudes and Attire. "So, I like to say that Attitudes and Attire, they saved my life."
And that's the purpose of Carry The Load: honoring the lives lost by making a commitment to the lives we can still save.
"There's people, there's help," Mitchell said. "There's so many people out here willing to help with that transition. And that's what Attitudes and Attire and that's what Carry The Load, that's what we're doing."
And that's what they promise to keep doing for every Memorial Day yet to come.
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RAINS COUNTY, Texas — A Rains High School student has been taken into custody after weapons were reportedly found in their vehicle.
The Rains County Sheriff's Office says they were called to the school regarding a a social media video showing a student with a handgun while on campus.
When officials arrived on scene, they say they discovered two handguns, a shotgun and ammunition in the student's vehicle.
Authorities say they searched another vehicle at a different location, which was connected to the student, and recovered more weapons.
Rains ISD says the high school and junior high campuses were placed on lockdown as a precaution. The intermediate and elementary campuses were also placed on a "soft lockdown."
"I want to assure you that all students on the campus were safe at all times," Superintendent Jennifer Johnson said. "This is a very serious violation of the law and the RISD Code of Conduct."
Rains ISD says appropriate legal and disciplinary action will be taken.
"I would like to commend our police officer for their vigilance in ensuring the safety of our campuses, and all students and staff," Johnson said.
The district is asking parents to speak with their children about the importance of alerting school leadership if they see anything threatening campus security.
This is a developing story and CBS19 will update this article as more information becomes available.
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SAN ANTONIO — At least 15 people, including 14 children, are dead following a shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, according to Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
The alleged shooter was killed, local police confirmed. It is believed that shooter acted alone.
While the situation continues to develop, Texas leaders have taken to social media.
“Texans across the state are grieving for the victims of this senseless crime and for the community of Uvalde. Cecilia and I mourn this horrific loss and we urge all Texans to come together to show our unwavering support to all who are suffering. We thank the courageous first responders who worked to finally secure Robb Elementary School. I have instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers to work with local law enforcement to fully investigate this crime. The Texas Division of Emergency Management is charged with providing local officials all resources necessary to respond to this tragedy as the State of Texas works to ensure the community has what it needs to heal.”
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg tweeted that the aftermath is sickening.
Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff shared a statement as well:
"It is with profound grief and broken hearts that we learn about the news coming our way this afternoon. We stand united with the community in Uvalde and offer our assistance. We also mourn with them over the lives of those children and adults lost to violence. Bexar County is sending personnel and material from the Office of Emergency Management, the Medical Examiner’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office, and University Hospital to support the ongoing operation."
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales tweeted that he has been in communication with Mayor Don McLaughlin. He later tweeted a Bible verse, also sending prayers for the families.
We also heard from Former United States Representative and candidate for Texas governor Beto O'Rourke:
San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus also tweeted that the department has sent resources to assist in Uvalde. Authorities are "standing by to assist as further needed."
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar also deployed units to assist. The BCSO Emergency Ops Mobile Unit was on standby as of last check.
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dade Phelan said he reached out to Rep. King and is keeping in touch with Texas authorities as more develops.
Senator Ted Cruz took to Twitter to say he and Heidi are praying for the children and families affected in the horrific shooting.
Also, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted that President Biden has been briefed on the shooting.
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Metro Area Narcotics Task Force officers on Monday arrested four men who allegedly had at least $56,000 worth of fentanyl pills and more than $2,000 cash in rooms at a Bismarck motel.
The officers arrested Terry Rogers, 38, address unknown; Lorenzo White, 42, of Saint Paul, Minnesota; Antawon Baker, 37, of Chicago; and John Richmond, 43, of Saint Cloud, Minnesota.
Police executed search warrants on two rooms at the Candlewood Suites, and the search turned up 1,393 fentanyl pills, an ounce of crack cocaine, and smaller amounts of ecstasy and cocaine, according to an affidavit. Police also found seven cellphones, $2,039 in cash, and digital scales in the rooms, the affidavit states. Fentanyl pills are sold for $40 to $60 per pill, officials said.
Rogers, Baker and Richmond are charged with possession with intent to deliver fentanyl, a felony that carries a possible 10-year prison sentence. White is charged with felonies for possession of ecstasy and possession of cocaine. Each of those charges is punishable by up to five years in prison upon conviction.
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Attorneys aren’t listed for the men in court documents. Richmond, Baker, and Rogers are in custody in lieu of $100,000 bail. White is held on $1,500 bail.
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The Bismarck City Commission has postponed a public hearing on a proposed hate crime ordinance.
The hearing was to be held Tuesday night, but Commissioner Nancy Guy could not attend due to an unexpected family matter, according to Assistant City Administrator Jason Tomanek. The hearing has been moved to the next commission meeting, on June 14.
The proposed ordinance would add hate crimes to the existing ordinances that address simple assault, harassment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. If it's enacted, Bismarck would join Fargo and Grand Forks in placing such language on the books.
The proposed ordinance is at https://bit.ly/3wttyMO.
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UVALDE, Texas — More than a dozen students and a teacher were killed in a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. Several others were treated for injuries.
The following is what we know as of 4:55 p.m. Central:
Where was the Texas school shooting?
The shooting happened around 11:30 a.m. at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. That's about 90 minutes west of San Antonio.
The school has students in second, third and fourth grade, according to local police.
It was the last week of school, according to the school's website.
How many victims were there?
Fourteen students and a teacher were killed, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
The names and ages of the victims have not been released.
Authorities have not released the number of those injured in the shooting.
Who was the Robb Elementary school shooter?
The suspected shooter was identified as 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, according to Abbott. It's believed he was shot and killed by law enforcement, the governor said.
Authorities said that the shooter is believed to have acted alone.
"It's believed that he abandoned his vehicle and entered into the Robb Elementary in Uvalde with a handgun," and possibly a rifle, according to Abbott.
Ramos was from the area, Abbott said.
What was the shooter's motive?
No information about the possible motive in the Robb Elementary School shooting has been released.
What did President Biden say about the shooting?
President Joe Biden was briefed on the shooting and will address the nation on Tuesday night shortly after he returns to the White House from his trip to Asia, according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
How can I help victims of the Texas school shooting?
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SAN ANTONIO — At least 15 people, including 14 children, are dead following a shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, according to Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
The alleged shooter was killed, local police confirmed. It is believed that shooter acted alone.
While the situation continues to develop, Texas leaders have taken to social media.
“Texans across the state are grieving for the victims of this senseless crime and for the community of Uvalde. Cecilia and I mourn this horrific loss and we urge all Texans to come together to show our unwavering support to all who are suffering. We thank the courageous first responders who worked to finally secure Robb Elementary School. I have instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers to work with local law enforcement to fully investigate this crime. The Texas Division of Emergency Management is charged with providing local officials all resources necessary to respond to this tragedy as the State of Texas works to ensure the community has what it needs to heal.”
Senator John Cornyn said he cannot image the pain parents must be feeling at this time:
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg tweeted that the aftermath is sickening.
Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff shared a statement as well:
"It is with profound grief and broken hearts that we learn about the news coming our way this afternoon. We stand united with the community in Uvalde and offer our assistance. We also mourn with them over the lives of those children and adults lost to violence. Bexar County is sending personnel and material from the Office of Emergency Management, the Medical Examiner’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office, and University Hospital to support the ongoing operation."
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales tweeted that he has been in communication with Mayor Don McLaughlin. He later tweeted a Bible verse, also sending prayers for the families.
We also heard from Former United States Representative and candidate for Texas governor Beto O'Rourke:
San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus also tweeted that the department has sent resources to assist in Uvalde. Authorities are "standing by to assist as further needed."
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar also deployed units to assist. The BCSO Emergency Ops Mobile Unit was on standby as of last check.
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dade Phelan said he reached out to Rep. King and is keeping in touch with Texas authorities as more develops.
Senator Ted Cruz took to Twitter to say he and Heidi are praying for the children and families affected in the horrific shooting.
Also, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted that President Biden has been briefed on the shooting.
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'We are heartbroken': Ballet Arizona dancer dies in shooting at her Tempe home
Ballet Arizona dancer Colleen Hoopes was shot and killed in her home early Friday morning. She was 25. Her husband was arrested in connection with the shooting.
“We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Company Dancer Colleen Hoopes," said a statement on behalf of Ballet Arizona to The Arizona Republic. "Colleen was an integral part of the Ballet Arizona family and will be missed deeply. She was passionate and dedicated to her art form and a bright light to us all. Our hearts go out to her loved ones.”
Tempe Police responded to Hoopes' residence after her husband, Christopher Hoopes, called 911 at 3:30 a.m. to report a shooting. Hoopes, 36, said he woke up startled and fired his gun twice before realizing he had shot his wife, according to court documents.
Colleen Hoopes was taken to a hospital with two gunshot wounds in her chest. She was pronounced dead at 4:10 a.m., according to court documents.
Court documents say evidence supports the report that the shooting occurred in the bedroom, where two cartridge casings were found and damage was visible on the bedroom wall.
A recording from a neighbor provided audio of the incident, according to court documents. Two separate shots could be heard, roughly two seconds apart.
Christopher Hoopes has been charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of discharging a firearm within city limits. Bond has been set at $750,000 and a court date has been set for Thursday.
Who was Colleen Hoopes?
Hoopes joined Ballet Arizona in 2017 after completing professional ballet training at the Draper Center for Dance Education in Rochester, N.Y., and attending Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music.
Hoopes participated in several Ballet Arizona performances, including Ib Andersen's "Swan Lake," "Sleeping Beauty," "The Nutcracker," "Cinderella" and "Eroica," as well as Bournonville’s "Napoli" and Balanchine’s "Square Dance," "Western Symphony," "La Sonnambula," "Theme and Variations," and "Symphony in Three Movements."
A Facebook post from the IU Jacobs School of Music Ballet Department read, “We mourn the tragic loss of IUBT alumna Colleen (Buckley) Hoopes. Colleen graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Ballet and an Outside Field in Political Science. She went on to dance at Rochester City Ballet and then at Ballet Arizona."
"She shone a bright light at IUBT, pouring kindness and passion into her dancing and life alike. Our faculty and alumni grieve her passing and send our love, support, and condolences to her family and friends. Her parents, Deb and Ed Buckley hope to found a ballet scholarship in her name.”
Reach breaking news reporter Adam Terro at adam.terro@arizonarepublic.com.
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Ex-ice dancer from Scottsdale charged in Florida sex assault case to serve year in jail
A former ice dancer training in Southwest Florida and arrested in 2020 on charges of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Lee County girl will serve a year in jail.
Dane Francis Ayers, 22, on Monday pleaded guilty to lewd and lascivious conduct before Lee County Judge Nicholas Thompson.
Ayers' jail time will be followed by 10 years of sex offender probation and he must register as a sex offender. He was given credit for two days in jail.
The charges, filed in 2020, included alleged multiple sexual contacts between the skater and the teen girl he met while training at Estero's Hertz Arena.
Previous coverage:Ice dancer charged in sex assault on Lee 13-year-old faces similar Collier charges
Similar charges filed in 2020 against Ayers in Collier County were disposed after a no information filing in January 2021.
Ayers, an ice dancer from Scottsdale, Arizona, was arrested Sept. 8, 2020, by the Lee County Sheriff's Office and accused of engaging in sex with a girl between 12 and 16. In Florida, statutory rape law is violated when a person has consensual sexual intercourse with an individual younger than 18.
An arrest warrant from the Sheriff's Office said Ayers, then 19 and living in Estero, met the victim, then 13, during training at the arena and sexual contact took place in various U.S. and international cities between September and December 2019.
Sex crime reported
The contact came to light in June 2020 when a past-occurred sex crime was reported to the Collier County Sheriff's Office. The Collier agency then contacted the Lee County Sheriff's Office because the girl reported that the assaults took place in Lee County.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office report said that in a subsequent interview with the Collier County Children's Advocacy Center, the victim said she met Ayers on Sept. 11, 2019. She said the contact was as friends, but Ayers soon began pushing for more.
She said that by the end of September she and Ayers started having sexual contact in the back seat of his Tesla in multiple locations including parked behind Hertz Arena, at Miromar Outlets, Coastland Center mall, and the Mercato movie theater parking garage.
Similar sexual contact also took place, she told investigators, in a hotel room in Orlando and while in the country of Turkey.
In an interview with the Collier County Sheriff's Office, the victim's parents reported their daughter had exhibited a change in behavior and performance at school and had disclosed the sexual contact with Ayers to a mental health counselor.
The counselor reported the contact to the Florida Department of Children and Family Services, which assigned an investigator to the case, the Lee County Sheriff's Office report said.
Suspect befriended parents
During the four months the contact happened, the victim went to the movies with Ayers, the Lee County Sheriff's Office report said, and Ayers had befriended the parents, building trust.
One of the parents told Collier investigators that there were times when the daughter and Ayers were together and not in the parent's presence.
During the contact between Ayers and the girl he was living in Villagio, a gated community in Estero. The assaults ended when Ayers returned to Arizona, the Lee County Sheriff's Office report said.
Ayers told the victim not to tell anyone about the contact because he knew it was illegal. She said he discussed with her several times about the illegality of the contact.
According to TheSports.org, Ayers had been competing internationally for Bulgaria in mixed ice dancing. His most recent results was a 19th place in Riga in 2019.
Ayers was temporarily suspended from U.S. Figure Skating in July and permanently sanctioned on Sept. 2, 2020.
Skating sanctions
The sanction made him ineligible from participating any event, program, activity, or competition authorized by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, the National Governing Bodies recognized by the committee, any High Performance Management Organization, or at a facility under their jurisdiction.
Information on Ayers' Facebook page indicated he attended Gilbert Christian Schools and Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona.
Connect with breaking news reporter Michael Braun: MichaelBraunNP (Facebook), @MichaelBraunNP (Twitter) or mbraun@news-press.com.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Seasonal staff shortages at Portland Parks and Recreation (PP&R) could lead to reduced summer programs, particularly swim lessons, the bureau warned as it aims to ramp up seasonal hiring.
When PP&R opened its registration window for summer programs and swim lessons, swim lesson spots filled up almost immediately. According to Portland Commissioner Carmen Rubio, who oversees the bureau, staffing levels are currently about half what they need to be, and the number of available sessions reflects that. To operate at a full-service level, she said PP&R would need 750 employees — they currently have about half that.
"Really what it comes down to is more staff equals more classes," Rubio said. "Right now, at this point, we are literally adding as we go."
Most needed are lifeguards and swim instructors. PP&R will restrict swim lessons to outdoor pools only during the staffing shortage, but both indoor and outdoor pools will be open for open swims.
"With every additional lifeguard that we bring on right now, we can let 25 more people in a given pool for our open pool sessions. For every additional swim instructor we hire and train, we can accommodate about 20 more students per session," Rubio said. "So you can really see how each hire makes a critical difference and how much access it creates."
Unlike previous years, PP&R is not facing a budget issue, thanks to the voter-passed 2020 Parks Levy. Over the past two years, however, many programs were reduced or cut due to pandemic health and safety concerns.
"We're ramping back up to that full capacity and it's taking all of us around the country to get back up to that scale. So that's why we have this lag in a way that we've never had before," Commissioner Rubio said.
For those wanting to sign up, a registration window is open now for those summer programs and lessons for classes and programs running June 21 through July 24. Classes for this first window filled up fast — within minutes of the registration opening — but some spots were still available at certain pools.
Another two windows will open again on June 17 and Aug. 1 for classes and programs in July, August, September and October.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In an effort to boost downtown businesses, thousands of dollars will be distributed for downtown workers to spend directly.
According to the Portland Business Alliance, it has partnered with the city of Portland, Worksystems and Kuto — a local Black, Indigenous, People of color start-up — to issue 500 $50 Kutu app stimulus credits to downtown workers that can be spent at participating small businesses in the downtown area.
So far, there have been seven events for workers to drop by and receive the stimulus credit, which can be used immediately at any of the 100 participating downtown restaurants and retailers.
PBA said the funds are part of the “Downtown Workers Are Here for Portland” initiative, which aims to support the revitalization of downtown businesses and encourage employees to spend their money intentionally as they return to their offices.
“This is a win-win incentive for Portland’s workforce as they return to their offices downtown and an exciting campaign to support the recovery of small businesses,” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said. “These dollars and customer relationships will make a meaningful difference to shops and restaurants that have been hardest hit during the pandemic. I want to extend a warm welcome back to downtown workers. Your presence is critical to the revitalization of our city.”
Andrew Hoan, the president and CEO of the Portland Business Alliance, said it is imperative to work together to help Portland come back strong after the community begins to emerge from more than two years of COVID-19 restrictions.
“This investment of resources is an investment in our local small businesses, and we have the opportunity as individuals to help make a positive impact on the retailers and restaurants that have endured the prolonged disastrous effects presented by the pandemic,” Hoan said. “Please join us in demonstrating that ‘Downtown Workers are Here for Portland.’”
The next distribution of $50 gift cards will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 25 at the Goat Blocks, located at 975 11th Ave., in Portland.
According to the announcement, gift cards will also be given to the locations of downtown employers with 100 or more downtown employees. Employers interested in having PBA go to business during the month of May should email smallbizstories@worksystems.org.
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Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer -- but we understand if you haven't made your plans yet. So we’ve compiled a list of things to do if you’re still looking for fun.
LUCY THE ELEPHANT - MARGATE CITY, NJ
WHEN: May 27 - 30, 2022
WHERE: 9200 Atlantic Ave., Margate City, NJ 08402
The 14- year-old landmark Lucy the Elephant reopens for guided tours on Friday, May 27 just in time for the holiday weekend. The park surrounding the attraction is closed due to an ongoing restoration project; however, you can still go into Lucy and the gift shop. Complimentary admission for the guided tour is provided to members of the US military with ID.
For more information, visit the website.
DORNEY PARK AND WILDWATER KINGDOM - ALLENTOWN, PA
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WHEN: May 27 - 30, 2022
WHERE: 4000 Dorney Park Rd., Allentown, PA 18104
The amusement park and accompanying water park is opening its doors Friday at 11 a.m. for some fun in the sun in the Lehigh Valley. If you are trying to stay cool, Wildwater Kingdom has nearly 20 different water attractions with varying thrill levels so the entire family can enjoy. If you prefer to stay dry, the park has 45 other rides and attractions to experience this Memorial Day.
To reserve your tickets, visit the website.
THE PHILLY POPS' MEMORIAL SALUTE PRESENTED BY COMCAST NBCUNIVERSAL AND WELCOME AMERICA - PHILADELPHIA, PA
WHEN: May 27, 2022
WHERE: 5201 Parkside Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19131
To honor and celebrate those who have served, the Philly POPS will be performing several patriotic songs, anthems and classics for all ages at this free event at the Mann Center. The show begins at 7 p.m. featuring conductor Byron Stripling, violinist Jennifer Orchard, and guest vocalist Sydney McSweeney. Doors open at 6 p.m. As part of the Mann’s Summer Picnic Series, this event allows and encourages picnics at the outdoor concert experience.
Individuals can reserve tickets for free using code ‘MEMORIAL’ here.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AT AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM SPONSORED BY COMCAST NBCUNIVERSAL - PHILADELPHIA, PA
WHEN: May 27 - 30, 2022
WHERE: 101 S. 3rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19106
The museum has a full weekend of festivities planned online and in-person. Events include gallery tours, historical recreations and a theatrical performance about Joseph Plumb Martin, a teenage soldier In George Washington's Continental Army who wrote one of the best-known Revolutionary War memoirs. Veterans, military, and Blue Star families receive free admission courtesy of Comcast NBCUniversal.
Reserve tickets here.
CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY AT SESAME PLACE - LANGHORNE, PA
WHEN: May 28 - 29, 2022
WHERE: 100 Sesame Rd., Langhorne, PA 19047
Elmo and his crew have a full weekend of festivities for kids and parents to celebrate the holiday weekend. Families can enjoy a meet and greet with a very patriotic Elmo and his friends Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday evening, the park will play music by the characters and put on a fireworks display that can been seen from across the park.
Reserve tickets here.
GLASSBORO MEMORIAL DAY PARADE - GLASSBORO, NJ
WHEN: May 30, 2022
WHERE: University Boulevard & Lehigh Rd., Glassboro, NJ 08028
Families can enjoy marching bands, mummers, firetrucks and much more at the Glassboro Memorial Day Parade. This annual parade will honor local fallen soldiers with a military dedication during a ceremony at the War Memorial in Town Square. Admission to the event is free.
For more information, visit the website.
WILMINGTON'S 2022 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE - WILMINGTON, DE
WHEN: May 30, 2022
WHERE: Delaware Avenue & Broom St., Wilmington, DE 19802
The Memorial Day Committee of Wilmington will be hosting their annual Memorial Day parade starting at 6 p.m. on Monday. The parade will end at the Civil War Monument located at N. Broom Street, where a memorial service will be held honoring those who have served and given their lives. This yearly tradition has been held since 1868 and will bring together the community for an event of remembrance once again this year.
To read more on the event, visit their website.
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Hit-and-run near Melbourne involving golf cart, truck leaves father, son critical
Two people from Melbourne were critically injured in a hit-and-run when a pickup truck crashed into their golf cart near Melbourne Monday evening, highway patrol troopers said.
A 48-year-old Melbourne man was driving a golf cart north on Harlock Road with his 17-year-old son when a pickup truck ran into the back of the cart at about 9 p.m. Monday, Florida Highway Patrol troopers said.
Under state law, golf carts can be driven on county roads, municipal streets or two-lane county roads that local governments determined to be safe for golf cart travel.
Both the father and son were thrown from the golf cart, and the pickup truck fled the crash, which occurred just north of the intersection of Lake Washington Road and Harlock Road, troopers said.
The father and son were transported to Holmes Regional Medical Center in critical condition.
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FHP did not release the names of the father and son involved in the crash, citing Marsy’s Law, passed in 2018.
Introduced in memory of a young woman murdered by her ex-boyfriend, Marsy’s Law was created to offer crime victims a slate of rights, including protecting them and their families from harassment by their attackers.
Some law enforcement officials have interpreted the statute as applying to any victim, as well as to law enforcement officers being entitled to privacy and having their identity protected.
Troopers were searching Tuesday for a white pickup truck. Based on security footage, they believe it may be a Chevy Silverado from 2014 or later, and it appears to have a large tool box across the back window. The truck also may be towing a small trailer.
Anyone with information is asked to call Florida Highway Patrol at 407-737-2213 or Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.
Finch Walker is a Breaking News Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Walker at 321-290-4744 or fwalker@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @_finchwalker
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Monday evening, two kids walked out to the MercyOne Air Med Helipad, donning flight suits.
Lyla Heifner, 11, and Michael Staudt, 8, wore patches with their name and "Junior Flight Crew" on their chests as they took a tour of the MercyOne Air Med helicopter.
Every year, kids from North Iowa are nominated by the public to become part of the crew for an evening. Kids get their very own flight suits and learn how the helicopter works and what each team member does.
"He was pretty excited" said Michael's father. Michael was nominated by a family friend, who knew Michael was active in the EMS community already at just eight years old.
Michael's family works in EMS, and Michael has spent time volunteering for emergency service drills. Being a pediatric-patient volunteer for these drills has put him in helicopters before, and Michael enjoyed showing the EMS crew all of the things he already knew.
Lyla was chosen for MercyOne Junior Flight Crew after having had her first experience in this helicopter years back.
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"I was in a diabetic coma," Lyla remembered. "And now I'm Type 1 diabetic and I got diagnosed with it."
Lyla sat in the paramedic's seat of the MercyOne Air Med helicopter, listening to the EMS crew explain how they transport patients, what equipment does, and what it's like to fly with a patient.
Lyla got to sit in the pilot's seat afterward, examining the buttons and switches throughout the space. There were many smiles as Lyla toured the craft that saved her life not long ago.
When asked if she was interested in working in EMS someday, Lyla smiled and nodded. It seems both Michael and Lyla have found a love for emergency services.
Rae Burnette is a GA and Crime & Courts Reporter at the Globe Gazette. You can reach her by phone at 641.421.0523 or at Rae.Burnette@GlobeGazette.com
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Once again, the NEW Cooperative Foundation has shown their commitment to supporting local 4-H youth.
Recently, the foundation donated $50,805 to 22 counties totaling to be 3,387 individual 4-H members. The money is donated for half of each 4-H youth’s dues in NEW Cooperative’s trade territory, which includes Calhoun, Carroll, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Greene, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Monona, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster, Woodbury, and Wright counties.
“NEW Cooperative takes extraordinary pride in supporting our area youth 4-H programs. We strongly feel that 4-H helps these youth build the foundation to become future leaders in our local communities. We are excited for them as they gain all the valuable skills and knowledge the 4-H program offers” stated Holly Reicks, NEW Cooperative Communication Specialist.
NEW Cooperative, Inc. is a farmer-owned grain, agronomy, energy, and feed cooperative headquartered in Fort Dodge, Iowa. As a leading agriculture retailer, New Cooperative is focused on being an innovative and efficient provider of today's agriculture markets and services to 8,000 members throughout their 60 locations in Iowa.
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Rae Burnette is a GA and Crime & Courts Reporter at the Globe Gazette. You can reach her by phone at 641.421.0523 or at Rae.Burnette@GlobeGazette.com
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gas prices continue to make an upward climb, with seemingly no end in sight.
Many Pennsylvania gas stations are now seeing prices hover around $4.70 a gallon, and residents are starting to feel the pinch.
“It’s impacted us real hard," says Wedjine of Waynesboro. "We actually drive from Pennsylvania to New York all the time, so $40 cannot even fill the tank for us. So, we have to increase that an extra $15.”
Despite the cost of gas continuing to eat into her family's budget, Wedjine says she won't be adjusting her driving habit. She says the driving she does from Pennsylvania to New York is essential.
“We plan on taking trips every two weeks or every three weeks. That’s how we take trips for medical appointments," she says.
Doni Lee Spiegel of AAA Central PA says gas prices are up 57 cents since last month and are up $1.61 from this time in 2021. She says the price hikes could change the mode of transportation for the 39.2 million projected travelers for Memorial Day.
“We’re seeing a smaller portion of those travelers travel by car, and the larger portion traveling by air," says Spiegel. "So, some people are making that switch based on the mode of transportation.”
One JPMorgan analyst predicted that gas prices could reach $6 per gallon by the summer.
Spiegel says the increase demand for travel, coupled with the switch to the summer blend of fuel, could cause gas prices to continue increasing at an unprecedented level.
“So, these prices are unprecedented right now and we’re not really sure how high it can go," Spiegel says.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Medical researchers are increasingly looking into cannabis as a treatment option for some mental health conditions. The research comes as attitudes toward cannabis among doctors, patients and lawmakers are evolving.
Pennsylvania created a medical marijuana program in 2016.
State Sen. Mike Regan (R-York/Cumberland) came from a law enforcement background and initially saw cannabis as a gateway drug. He voted for the measure, though, citing in part the experiences he had heard from constituents who were veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Department of Veterans Affairs found 15.7 percent of those veterans screened positive for PTSD.
“Parents and spouses who were advocating for marijuana so it could relieve their stress and pressure from PTSD,” Regan said.
Since the creation of the medical marijuana program, more than 300,000 Pennsylvanians have registered for a medical marijuana card.
Thanks to the program, doctors said more patients were considering cannabis as a valid treatment option.
“People who have very, very challenging medical conditions, who have really tried a lot of therapy that has been ineffective in their time. They say, ‘I’ve got to try something else. I’ve heard cannabis can work. Can I give it a try?’” said Dr. Jarret Patton, a pediatrician who offered testimony at a March 18 Senate hearing on the medical marijuana program.
As chair of the Senate Law and Justice Committee, Regan has held several such hearings, which have also addressed the possibility of an adult-use cannabis program in Pennsylvania.
He said state oversight should help further medical research, touting a law that connects cannabis grower/processors with hospitals to do clinical research.
“One of the things they’re doing right now is trying to figure out how cannabis interacts with other psychotropic drugs or mental health medicines to see if it has a positive effect, negative effect, whatever it is,” said Regan. “But the research is happening.”
More cannabis-based treatment options could soon be available. Last year, for the first time, four companies were federally approved to study cannabis with a goal of eventually developing medicines to treat conditions like anxiety and PTSD.
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WOLFEBORO -- While it caused no known injuries nor damage, a minor earthquake that rumbled through late Monday night is the talk of the town, with one person describing it as “scary, but so cool.”
The U.S. Geological Society reported that just before midnight it recorded a 2.2-magnitude earthquake whose epicenter was 1.8 miles deep on the northeastern side of Lake Wentworth.
The epicenter was less than a mile from the home of John and Rahna Barthelmess, she said Tuesday as Marissa Moore, a fellow Wolfeboro resident, did Barthelmess' hair at Back Bay Salon.
“I just got into bed. My husband (Tim) was in the other room and we were like ‘what was that?’ because it wasn’t lightning,” said Moore, adding that she and her spouse quickly concluded it was an earthquake.
“It was like 20 seconds long. It was like a boom and the entire house was shaking, It scared the (expletive) out of me,” she said.
Moore quickly took to social media, texting friends and asking them “did you feel it, too” and while many reported they had, some didn’t, even though they lived nearby.
“All three of my kids who were at home slept through it,” said Moore.
Hours later, when she reflected a little on the earthquake, Moore said “It was so cool…scary…but so cool.”
Barthelmess, who experienced an earthquake years ago while a guest in a California hotel, said that trembler caused the building to sway horizontally and that furniture from an adjoining room struck the connecting wall in small, fast movements.
She agreed with Moore that Monday’s earthquake in Wolfeboro felt like the ground was vibrating.
“I was in my office over the garage with our two Australian labradoodles when I heard a sound like the garage doors rattling down in their tracks and slamming,” said Barthelmess.
Her dogs offered up a collective bark at the noise and remained on what she said was “high alert.”
Thinking it might have been caused by a collision or late-night construction on nearby Central Street, which is also known in that area as state routes 28 and 109, the Barthelmesses drove to the scene and met a Wolfeboro police officer who speculated that a lightning strike was responsible.
John Barthelmess said the earthquake awoke him from sleep and was nothing like the ones he went through when he lived in St. Louis.
Those earthquakes, he said, were “as if a truck drove by but this one really shook our house.”
The earthquake “was initially scary,” John Barthelmess continued. “The entire house shook for about three to five seconds. It could have been longer, but it did shake the house.”
Like Moore, Barthelmess concluded that the earthquake was “kind of cool.”
News of the earthquake travelled quickly, he said, adding that his in-law siblings -- Thor and Cricket, both of whom reside in the Golden State – told him that “you might as well move to California.”
“Patman,” a senior member on the online Winnipesaukee Forum, said he felt and heard the earthquake, writing “BOOM! Sounded like something exploded,” and adding that the earthquake was reportedly felt as far away as Sanford, Maine.
According to Boston College’s Weston Observatory, which has been recording them since 1931, earthquakes are common in New England and eastern Canada.
The Wolfeboro earthquake is the 11th small earthquake recorded in New Hampshire since 2020, said the Observatory, and is the fourth of 2022, preceded by an earthquake on Jan. 1 in Epping; on Feb. 4 in Berlin; and April 1 in Lancaster.
In 2021, the Observatory said it recorded earthquakes in or near Meredith, Rochester and Concord, while in 2020, there were earthquakes recorded in Tilton, Conway, Hooksett and Exeter.
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Twenty-two alleged gang members are facing a litany of charges in connection to a number of shooting in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx as well as a beatdown in Rikers Island, according to prosecutors.
Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell jointly announced on Tuesday that 21 men and one teen—alleged members of the River Park Towers gang (RPT)—have been charged in a 65-count indictment with conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, attempted assault, criminal possession of a weapon and numerous other charges related to multiple shootings in and around the River Park Towers complex in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx.
According to the district attorney's office, another indictment charges seven of the alleged gang members with attempted murder, weapons possession and other charges for an Aug. 17, 2020 incident in which they allegedly fired 11 shots into a building's vestibule, narrowly missing one of their targets.
Additionally, another third indictment is in connection to an incident on Rikers Island that allegedly took place on April 25, 2021 when apparent members of RPT and their allies attacked a member of the Crips.
According to the district attorney's office, the accused are also facing an animal cruelty misdemeanor for allegedly livestreaming a pigeon that flew into the area and said the bird was like a Crip who wandered into their neighborhood. One of the alleged gang members said that if the livestream reached 100 views, they'd kill the animal. When they reached that number, the district attorney's office said, the members beat the pigeon to death with a cane on Facebook Live.
According to the investigation, which took place from around January 2020 to March 2022, the alleged gang members accused participated in acts of violence including murder and the assault of members of rival street crews to maintain and preserve the power and status of the RPT organization.
Allegedly, around the time of the shootings, members would brag about their acts of violence and their easy access to firearms in their music videos while taunting rivals. They also allegedly used social media platforms to recruit and gain a following and would not only taunt rival groups.
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“These defendants allegedly engaged in gun violence, committing six shootings, one which injured a rival gang member," Clark said, in part, in a statement. They allegedly fired wildly on the streets without regard for the lives of anyone else. They allegedly possessed a gun used in shootings that they posed with on social media and rapped about the violence... We are doing all we can to battle the gun scourge, but more must be done to deviate young people from a life of gangs and senseless violence."
Six of the accused are still being sought, while eight others are already incarcerated on other charges and will be arraigned in connection to this case in the coming days, according to the district attorney's office. The remaining were already arraigned and remanded.
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HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency were on the ground in the Huntington area Tuesday, May 24.
The officials were in the area to survey the flood damage caused by severe storms on May 6, 2022, to see if a federal declaration and federal aid for the area are a possibility.
FEMA officials spoke with residents in the areas hit hard by flooding and assessed the areas outlined in surveys from community members. The visit was coordinated with the City of Huntington and the Huntington Fire Department.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Mental health, substance abuse and homelessness are all key issues the Mountain State and the nation are facing, especially coming out of the pandemic.
We caught up with one woman, who saw the need to change her situation and now, she’s hoping her story will inspire others.
“Even if you don’t have any mental illness, you will because it is a struggle and it’s scary and it could be dangerous,” that’s what 55-year-old Kristina Roush said when we spoke with her 7 months ago.
She was addicted to drugs, living on the streets of Charleston, and carrying all of her belongings in a baby stroller.
“I look so thin. Because I was so addicted and homeless and not eating properly. I was literally eating out of dumpsters,” says Roush watching the story we aired in October.
Roush was just one of more than 1,000 people in West Virginia who find themselves homeless.
“I gave up. It was so hard it just seemed like it was so overwhelming of everything you have to do cause I mean. You lose everything. You lose all of your personal belongings but you lose yourself too. You become depressed and you just think that there’s no way out,” says Roush.
But she did find a way out. First, by putting herself through drug rehab, and then working with many faith-based organizations to help get her back on her feet.
“Since Kristina has been here she’s been so serious about her recovery,” says Brittany Wolfe, a program director with REA of Hope Charleston.
Wolfe says Kristina is an inspiration to other women in the program, “She has such a positive attitude, she’s dove right into working, and working her steps and being involved in her twelve step recovery and it’s a breath of fresh air to see something like that happen.”
Kristina says it’s all about making that first right decision. “And seeking out the helps that’s out there for you and really being serious about it. And wanting a new life, and wanting to be happy,” says Roush.
She also now holds a full-time job, which is a requirement for living at RAE of Hope.
“I smile at work and I love seeing people and being able to have that stigma of wanting to reach out to people but they might not accept me because I’m homeless. But now I don’t have to worry about that because I am being a productive member of society.”
Kristina’s road hasn’t been easy, with a long way to go. And when we took her back to where we first spoke with her, she has mixed emotions about her journey.
“It makes me a little sad that you know that I got to that point but more than that it really makes me happy that this is where I was 7 months ago, and how far I’ve came and grown. Because it’s really a matter of growth.”
Growth, and being that ray of hope for others who may be struggling.
“And I hope that my story will give them the hope they need to know that there is something better out there. There is a true happiness because happiness is not in drugs. Its not in being homeless. Its probably the first time in a long time where I could say I’m truly happy.”
Krista Roush
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Leslie Lawson, M.B.A., F.A.C.H.E, has been the appointed Vice President of Operations for West Virginia University (WVU) Medicine Thomas Health System.
Lawson will start her new position in late June. She is currently the Assistant Vice President of the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute in Morgantown, and she previously worked as Administrator of the Institute and Administrative Director of WVU Medicine Stroke and Spine Centers.
Albert L. Wright, Jr., President and CEO of WVU Health System, said Lawson’s previous experience with WVU Medicine has helped prepare her for her next role. Lawson has an even further history with WVU Medicine — she started working in finance leadership positions for the health network over 20 years ago.
“Leslie is a highly skilled and accomplished healthcare executive who’s done a great job helping lead some of our most critical specialty services at our flagship hospital in Morgantown,” Wright said. “Her high energy, great leadership, and unique combination of experiences in hospital and clinic operations, as well as finance and hospital reimbursement, made her the ideal person for this job.”
Thomas Health System and WVU Health System recently announced a management agreement between the two organizations. Lawson said she looks forward to taking on her new role as the transition into the merged health system continues.
“I’m excited to join the Thomas Health System team as they begin their transition and affiliation with the WVU Health System,” Lawson said. “I look forward to working closely with everyone there and to help them continue building a truly great organization for the communities they serve.”
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