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DALLAS (KDAF) — “Is this a preview of you, rocking out at Safari Nights on Saturday?”
The Dallas Zoo shared an image of one of its lemurs looking like it’s belting some rock ballads to the love of its life and it’s one of the cuter things you’ll see today.
“Come see your favorite animals, enjoy special keeper chats & animal encounters, and then enjoy the best of the Beatles when Hard Nights Day takes the stage at 7 p.m. Get your tickets now! http://DallasZoo.com/SafariNights,” the zoo tweeted.
The picture has us in the mood to sing some Dream On nonstop or even some Don’t Stop Believing! Animals rule.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — The long-awaited sequel to Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick is now out in theaters, and the spirit of fun, DFW Airport employees showed off their acting chops.
On Twitter, airport officials tweeted out a video of ‘found footage’ of employees archived casting calls for the original top gun.
In the tweet, officials said, “We’ve been waiting for permission to buzz the tower since 1986! 🕰 For Top Gun: Maverick’s release this week, we dug back in our archives and found footage of our employees’ casting call video for the original Top Gun.”
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BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington and other members of the Bloomington Police Department hope to foster community relationships in a series of "neighborhood walks" this summer.
During the first walk on Friday afternoon — held in the 600 blocks of West Jefferson and West Monroe streets, and the 700 block of West Monroe Street — officers knocked on doors in hopes of speaking with community members in an informal setting, according to a news release from BPD.
Officer Ben Brace of BPD's neighborhood focus team said the walks will help police gain a better understanding of residents' concerns. He added that most complaints do not require serious police intervention or citations, but are more mundane. He said the walks will help officers "smooth out (any) problem before it becomes an issue."
A second walk is planned for 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, June 17, on Dry Sage Circle in Bloomington.
"The neighborhood walks will give the Bloomington Police Department the opportunity to strengthen bonds and build trust with the community we serve," Simington stated in the news release. "The trust created will allow for collaborative problem solving, crime prevention, and overall safer neighborhoods. I am very excited to meet members of the community at their homes."
As part of the Bloomington Police Department's "neighborhood walk" on Friday afternoon, Officers Ben Brace (left) and Scott Sikora (right) knock on residents' doors in the 700 block of Monroe Street.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Before you panic, no, no rain is expected during Memorial Day Weekend in North Texas. However, June might start out with some rain in the region, here’s what NWS Fort Worth is saying.
“High pressure aloft will strengthen to our west next week, helping to push a cold front south into the area and provide our next chances for rain.”
Rain chances will begin on Wednesday, June 1, and will continue off-and-on through the end of the week. “It does not look like a wash-out, however, as at this time it looks like activity would be scattered and intermittent. Hopefully, we see some beneficial rain out of it, and at the least, we should see temperatures return to near-normal.”
Be sure to stay weather aware after the holiday weekend ends and the back to work grind begins again!
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TIJUANA, Baja California — The California-Mexico border has two sides; but there's no two ways of looking at it.
After a federal judge in Louisiana judge blocked the Biden administration from lifting Title 42, a Trump-era health order that restricted travel over U.S. borders in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, ABC10's Andie Judson and John Bartell decided to go to the border to give northern Californians and Americans who don't live near the boundary a first-hand look at the issues, policies, faces and stories.
For those who've crossed and are living in the U.S. undocumented, the wall that separates them from their family in Mexico is what they call a "golden cage," as they left everything for a better life - but cannot return to their family or life they left behind.
History of California's Border Fence
The border separating California from Mexico is just over 140-miles long. It was established in 1848 through the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
It wasn't until after World War II that the United States put up its first man-made border, a small barbed wire fence near Tijuana.
A portion of that fence would later be cut open in 1971 after First Lady Pat Nixon created what's known as Friendship Park, a neutral area where both friends and family from countries could meet freely with one another for more than 30 years.
In 2006, construction started on the current border wall. Since then, new additions to the wall have made it increasingly difficult for friends and family to meet and see each other.
Border Church
Talking over the sound of crashing waves at Friendship Park, Pastor John Fanestil preaches into his cell phone.
The sermon is then transmitted to a set of loudspeakers on the Tijuana side of the U.S.-Mexico border wall for Border Church.
Border Church is a tradition that Pastor Fanestil started back in 2011 shortly after the completion of the border wall.
"It's a very emotional space," Fanestil said. "We often hear in Spanish the word, 'agriducle,' or 'bittersweet' because there's some bitterness from the separation and sweetness from reuniting."
For more than a decade, friends and family on both sides have met in Friendship Park where Border Church is held to worship together, as well as catch up and be able to talk face-to-face.
"Many people over the years have brought their dying loved ones as sort of a final farewell," said Fanestil. "Not every family reunion is like that. Many are on different spectrums."
It's important to note that the Mexico side of Border Church is much livelier that the desolate, highly guarded U.S. side.
Since Pastor Fanestil started at Friendship Park, the U.S. government has progressively limited access, first by adding mesh fencing, then by building a secondary wall with a small viewing area. Then, finally, limiting the number of people permitted inside the viewing area.
It's impacted people like the Carmona family.
"There is a fence... we cannot cross over," Daniel Carmona said. "Getting really close [but] no, we cannot do it."
It's been nearly a year since Daniel has seen his sister's daughter. They hoped U.S. Border Patrol would let them through the secondary fence and into the viewing area, but because of a Trump-era federal mandate called Title 42, a distant cell phone video chat was all they got.
"Unfortunately, Title 42 has come and it feels like Title 42 is the culmination of a long, slow process of closing Friendship Park," said Fanestil.
Title 42
According to Center for Disease Control, a 1929 meningitis outbreak in China and the Philippines was one of the first times regulations prevented people coming from overseas to the U.S.
This regulation was officially enacted 15 years later in 1944 during World War II as Title 42, but hasn't been used until March 2020 when the Trump administration and CDC invoked it as a way to slow the spread of COVID-19.
At the beginning of the pandemic travel was restricted worldwide, now it appears Title 42 largely only remains in place at the Mexico-U.S. border, despite the two countries having a similar vaccine rate of the U.S. having a fully vaccinated population of 67-percent and Mexico having 61-percent.
The U.S. code allows custom agencies, like Border Patrol, to swiftly turn people away rather than allowing them to seek asylum within the country, as permitted prior, leaving those desperate to come to the U.S. in limbo. Many get stuck waiting in Mexico - like Jose Giovanni Torres Morataya.
Jose Giovanni spends his days waiting at a Tijuana shelter specifically for the LGBTQIA+ community.
"I am a guy, but today I feel like a transgender woman that has gone through a really difficult process," said Jose Giovanni in Spanish, which has been translated.
In his home country, Guatemala, he was raped and beaten.
"These scars that I have here have a very deep story," Jose Giovanni said as he pointed to white scars on his elbow. "[It was from a] beating from my father."
Rejected by his society as well as his own family, Jose Giovanni decided to leave home and embarked on a 22-day walk from Guatemala to the border.
"During that journey, we go through hunger, thirst, humiliations, beatings," Jose Giovanni said.
Jose Giovanni witnessed pain, death and made two attempts to cross illegally, and was caught both times by Border Patrol. Because of Title 42, Jose Giovanni was sent back immediately.
"They would simply grab our stuff, throw them on the ice chest and would send us back," said Jose Giovanni. "Without asking for any justification."
Jose Giovanni is just one of the stories ABC10 heard from those who escaped violence and death threats, running for their lives and landing at Tijuana shelters.
"They beat me with a bat, I was left unconscious," one refugee told ABC10 from Honduras. She wasn't sure who beat her - but knew it was because she had recently come out as bisexual.
"They came to look for us at the house and they were going to kill us," another lesbian couple said, tears filling their eyes as they recounted the traumatic experience.
War, violence, discrimination, drugs and cartels are reasons people fled, and now are waiting for months and years hoping to get asylum in the U.S.
But for those from Ukraine, it was just a two-week wait.
Ukraine Refugees
"That was quite unusual," UC Davis Professor and Immigration Attorney Raquel Aldana said of the shorter wait. "In fact, I've never heard of it being done before."
Shortly said after Russia invaded Ukraine, an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 Ukrainians arrived on the doorstep of the United States.
"We [went to] Romania. We got to Budapest. From Budapest, we got on a plane to Madrid," Ukrainian refugee Aliona Darmorost said as she sat with her cousin near their tent at a refugee camp in Tijuana. "From Madrid to Mexico City. From Mexico City, right here to Tijuana."
Many choose Mexico because it doesn't require a visa, then make their way to the border, including Darmorost and her cousin, who plan on heading to Sacramento once they cross into the U.S.
"Every person in Ukraine is dreaming to get to America," said Darmorost.
And those along the border did.
"Ukrainians and actually Russians were being exempted from Title 42. They appeared to also be exempted even from MPP (Migrant Protection Protocols)," Aldana said. "They weren't being returned to Mexico... but it wasn't clear, frankly, what was happening to them."
In April, the Biden administration extended the date of Temporary Protected Status that was already granted to Ukrainians -- something that surprised Aldana, who has been following the border crisis closely and recently traveled with UC Davis law students to Tijuana to provide legal aid.
Historically, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has only been for those already on American soil -- it allows them to stay, live and work for a limited period of time, typically 18 months.
"And that allowed the administration to grant TPS status to these 10,000 who were at the border," Aldana said.
That opened the door for Ukrainians into the U.S.
"I support granting protections to Ukrainians and I want to express my solidarity with Ukrainians," Aldana said.
And while she believes, even more, can be done for Ukrainians feeling the impact of war -- she also said she is concerned about inequity.
"It seems really unfair, no matter who you are, to say Ukrainians are more deserving than Syrians or Ukrainians are more deserving than Afghanistans or Venezuelans," Aldana said.
Other Refugees
If you want to see disparities in Title 42 and the U.S. refugee program, talk to Jimmy Marcelin about the Haitians.
"Border Patrol was chasing them with the horses in the river," recalled Marcelin. "They wanted to drown them."
Marcelin is a refugee coordinator with Safe Harbor Network, one of the largest refugee shelters in San Diego. He said the footage of Border Patrol's treatment of Haitians in Texas that made headlines in 2021 is proof that not all cultures receive equal treatment.
Marcelin believes that even if Title 42 were lifted, it wouldn't end this kind of discrimination.
While Ukrainians were welcomed to the border in a matter of weeks, Marcelin said Haitian refugees like Francina Fracois had much longer waits.
"Thieves stole everything. Sometimes they hit us, sometimes they'd rape women. That's life until we get here," Facois said. "I was in Mexico for eight months waiting for my processing."
A humanitarian group helped Facois get asylum because her son desperately needed surgery for an injury. Marcelin said without pro-bono legal help and a lot of luck, she would still be in Mexico.
"If we are going to open our arms to different cultures, we have to open our arms to everybody," said Marcelin.
A look at law in Tijuana
As the border's neighbor, Tijuana--by default--has opened its arms to all.
"I was born here in Tijuana so I've been watching the process... the transformation of this city," said Tomás Humberto Ochoa Ritcire, an attorney with U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants.
He and his colleagues have seen their city become a home for an array of nationalities -- spanning from Europe, to Central America, to Africa, to Asia.
"It's like a Mexican New York," Ritcire said.
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants is a worldwide advocacy organization that helps immigrants. Their Mexico-based team in Tijuana keeps busy assisting those desperate to come to the U.S.
"[We] provide assessments, orientation and representation," said Juan Manuel De La Rosa López, Head of Office USCRI-Mexico.
But because of Title 42, they're running into a literal and figurative wall.
"There's a lot of people that have a really strong asylum case," Ritcire said. "But [because of] Title 42, we cannot help them."
But it's not just asylum cases that are blocked by the U.S. code. In short, it's any form of legal refuge including Humanitarian Parole - another type of refuge that is specifically for those experiencing a humanitarian crisis and need the United States' protection to survive.
"Due to Title 42, it's near impossible for us to provide them with the help they need," said Axel Francis Hernandez, another attorney with USCRI.
"There's no pathways for them to do so," López said.
It's a complicated process full of confusion and misinformation for even these experts trying to navigate the system.
"The information that we have we don't have it directly from the government," said Angeles Rodriguez Flores, UCSRI's Coordinator of International Relations.
"We have it from organizations or agencies that are involved in these kinds of processes -- but at the same time, it's not information that's precise or official. So, basically the information we can give [refugees] is simply to wait," Rodriguez Flores said.
Forcing those seeking refuge to forge their own path.
"As a response of that, they decide to cross the border illegally. And in most cases, it doesn't end well," said Ritcire.
Ritcre's organization has heard of several kidnappings of people who gave their information and money to smugglers, known as coyotes, in return for a promise to get them across the border.
"I mean... putting a fence like this one or strong walls, it doesn't prohibit people from continuing to cross," said López.
A call for a bigger wall
California Republican Assemblymember Kevin Kiley told ABC10 more needs to be done to secure the border.
"We definitely need to secure the border in that way," said Kiley when asked about building a bigger wall. "Among many others."
Kiley, who represents sections of El Dorado, Placer and Sacramento County, said the border is creating long lasting impacts to his constituents.
"The drugs come everywhere. We've seen tragedies that have happened in this area. I've had constituents who've lost their lives... there was a young man who lost his life to fentanyl in high school in my district just a couple years ago," Kiley said. "So these problems are by no means contained by a radius of the border. They affect our entire state. They affect our entire country."
To him, Title 42 isn't just about COVID.
"It would affect a host of problems in terms of homelessness, in terms of crime, in terms of housing costs," Kiley said.
He wants Title 42 to remain in place to further secure California's border.
"Title 42 has been the only thing that has been preventing the border situation from becoming absolutely untenable," Kiley said.
Life beside the border
When dogs bark in Jacumba Hot Springs, it's usually for a reason.
"There's still quite a bit of activity. I will see people running right past my yard. My dogs are my guard dogs, they let me know," said Michelle Graves.
From her front porch, retired school teacher Graves has an up-close view of the border fence and all its activities.
"There was this young girl in elementary school. It disturbed me because she looked 7 or 8 years old and they lowered her down over the fence and told her to, 'Run! Run! Run!" Graves recalled.
It's just one of the interactions she's had with those trying to cross. She and her husband once found a man with a broken leg and the bone protruding sitting in her front yard, asking them for help.
Jacumba Hot Springs is a tiny desert retirement community 45 miles from any major city. Border Patrol is the nearest law enforcement, and though Graves has called them a number of times, she said she doesn't feel unsafe.
"Building the fence higher did not keep them from coming over," said Graves. "I feel bad because they are just looking for a better life."
They call themselves the Border Angels
"We actually refer to this as the golden cage," Dulce Garcia told ABC10. "This wall is what keeps us inside."
If you follow the path of empty water bottles and eaten canned food, you may have stumbled upon blessings from the humanitarian group, Border Angels.
"Folks that are reaching into this crate, it's because they are desperate to survive at this point," said Dulce Garcia.
Border Angles Executive Director Dulce Garcia and her team of volunteers place food and water along known migrant paths throughout the Jacumba Mountains. It's a part of San Diego County known for high temperatures and tough terrain.
"We've talked to families that the loved ones reached a gallon of water and didn't survive because we didn't reach them in time," Garcia said.
The Border Angels does not assist migrant non-citizens on their journey, they simply leave supplies and contact information for help.
"We can't really engage or interact with them," Garcia said. "The last thing we want to do is to give any appearance to Border Patrol that we are in any way helping migrants cross."
In 2021, U.S. Border Patrol reported more than 550 migrant deaths along all the U.S. southern border. That's not counting the unknown number of people who perished beyond the border in the desert mountains.
"When people are very desperate they are going to try and cross in any way. One of the things we are seeing in the Biden administration is family separation in a different form," said Garcia.
"Families choose to send their accompanied minors across the border so their teenage boys can survive while they remain in Tijuana. It's a different type of family separation."
Separated in Stockton
"She is my mother, and my mother helps other people," José Garcia told ABC10.
We found an example of family separation in Stockton where Garcia is 500 miles from the border.
"I crossed the border on April 6, 2021 and spent seven days in detention," said José.
José was just 17 when he left Mexico. His mother, who has since passed away, used to care for traveling migrants in his hometown and encouraged José to cross the border too, in search of a better life.
"If they were Mexican or not, she helped," José said.
José was lucky enough to get help crossing the border and found housing through a migrant assistance program.
He has since joined a labor advocacy group called Farm Workers Organization of California. The organization is gathering data on the number of migrants coming to the San Joaquin Valley area and northern California.
"75-percent of people who cross the border come to northern California to work in the fields," said José.
Patrolling the Border
It sprawls below the scorching desert heat and eventually submerges into the sea, and the United States Border Patrol is entrusted with guarding every inch of the 140-mile wall that divides Mexico and California.
"They're looking for any cross-border traffic that may have been detected earlier on," said Division Chief Brent Schwerdtfeger as he drives his Border Patrol vehicle, eyes scanning the road ahead. "Or anything they might see visually -- footprints coming across the road."
Division Chief Schwerdtfeger has worked along our nation's borders for 24 years.
"I've been from Arizona all the way to Texas and also in California as well," Schwerdtfeger said.
During that time he's seen a lot of change -- from the wall itself, to the technology that helps guard it, to who arrives at it.
"Different nations from all over are crossing here," Schwerdtfeger said. "(And there's been) a lot more infrastructure (than) from when I started."
But the one thing that hasn't changed is the continued attempts to cross it. In fact, it's gotten busier for his team.
Border Patrol data shows their number of encounters with people they've had crossing has drastically risen from 2020 to 2021, to 2022 so far.
In 2020, Border Patrol says it came across over 353,000 adults traveling alone. In 2021, that number rose to over 1.1 million. In just the first half of 2022, it's already over 917,000.
With the dangerous summer heat and freezing winter conditions, historically, Border Patrol used to see people cross more during certain seasons of the year, at specific places and times.
"Historically, traveling at night depending on the weather as well," Schwerdtfeger said. "But we do see people who cross at all times. At this point in time... this is 24 hours a day, 365 days a year."
Making for a physically and emotionally challenging job -- bonding the agents who serve.
"We just kind of bleed green," said Schwerdtfeger.
They share an understanding that's different from many far from the border's frontlines.
"There is a misconception that the border is completely open and that we don't have enough manpower out there, we don't have enough technology, we don't have enough infrastructure," said Schwerdtfeger. "That's absolutely false. I think we're doing a great job with what we have."
Witnessing the wall's transformation
The border looks different depending on what side you're looking at.
"They were able to touch, to get close, to share moments," said María Fernandez. "To share laughs... to share everything."
If you want to see the perspective of people separated by the border, just look at the photographs taken by Fernandez.
"My documentation is to be there and to see the struggle of the people. It doesn't matter if it is raining or flooding," said Fernandez. "The people come to see their families."
What started out as a photography class assignment is now a passion project.
As the first fence post went in at the border in Tijuana, Fernandez was there to document the separation of families.
"You see when they arrive over there and they start yelling, 'Mama! Mama!'" Fernandez said. "It just breaks your heart."
For more than two decades, Fernandez has documented the additions to the border wall: the mesh fencing, the increased patrols, the cameras and construction of a secondary wall which has kept families further apart since gates were closed during the pandemic and Title 42 restrictions.
"For me, it is a weakness of this country to protect themselves with this wall," Fernandez said.
She hopes a day comes when she can document the border wall being torn down.
But with so many different perspectives about the border, it will require all Americans to take a hard look at the issues on both sides.
MORE FROM ABC10: Fear lingers in a home in Del Paso Heights as family members left behind in Afghanistan hide from the Taliban, who continue to try tracking them down.
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LODI, Calif. — The positioning of an American flag has been corrected after flying upside down at a Lodi middle school Thursday, officials with the Lodi Unified School District tell ABC10.
The American flag which flies in front of Millswood Middle School along Mills Avenue in Lodi was mistakenly hung upside-down Thursday, school principal Erin Lenzi said in a message to school faculty and parents.
In her message, Lenzi apologized for the mistake adding that a concerned parent came in to check on the school and notify them about the flag being upside down.
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, displaying an American flag upside down is meant to convey a sign of distress or "great danger."
"The problem was addressed immediately but not before hitting social media and someone making a call to Lodi PD," the message says. "I appreciate the looking out, I am grateful we are safe, and again I do apologize."
School safety has been at the forefront in recent days.
On Tuesday, a gunman in Uvalde, Texas opened fire at Robb Elementary School killing 19 students and two adults.
Also Tuesday, officials with the Sacramento City Unified School District said that a gun and loaded magazine were found in the desk of a second-grade student at Sacramento's Edward Kemble Elementary School.
Threats were also made this week aimed at schools in Elk Grove, Roseville, Valley Springs and Woodland.
On Friday, a custodian found an unloaded gun in a backpack at Walnut Elementary School in Turlock.
Watch More from ABC10: Should businesses with US flags follow code?
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The first was lost, the second vandalized. Providence unveils 3rd monument to WWI soldier
PROVIDENCE — "Hopefully the word 'finally' has come to pass, and we won’t be doing this again anytime soon," said Jeremiah O’Connor, as a new monument to his uncle, a fallen World War I soldier, was unveiled Friday.
It's the third time O'Connor's family has tried to honor Carlo Lafazia, who was killed on French soil, fighting back the Germans in a final Allied assault during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
He died Oct. 11, 1918, one month before the war ended.
He was 20 years old.
Efforts to honor his sacrifice have been hit with bad luck. In 2013, as Admiral Street was repaved, its monument to Lafazia went missing, city employees apparently mystified as to where it went. In 2017, a new monument was erected. In 2021, it was vandalized, knocked off its foundation.
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Councilman David Salvatore, who represents the area, offered a reward for information, though no one was ever caught.
"One of the most difficult phone calls that I’ve had to make during my time on the City Council was to Jerry and to let him know that the monument honoring his late uncle was vandalized right here in Eagle Park," Salvatore recalled. However, he vowed to "go bigger and better" than before.
With roughly $12,000, more than half of which was donated by real-estate developer Richard Baccari and the Rhode Island Heritage Foundation, and the rest of which was council funds, the city was able to do just that.
Lifting a tarp from a sleek, gray stone, Salvatore and O'Connor revealed the new memorial, featuring Lafazia's face.
Kasim Yarn, the state's director of veterans affairs, noted that "a common theme amongst all of our Gold Star families [is] that every day in their life is Memorial Day, because their loved ones defended this nation and never made it home."
Looking back:In 1950 La Salle Square was renamed. 52 years later, Buddy Cianci 'rescued' the memorial
"We are community," Yarn said. "This is our city, and our city is more committed than ever in sending the right message with this rededication to honor your family."
O'Connor, standing next to the memorial rededicated once again, reflected on his memories of his uncle.
"He has always been a hero in my eyes."
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The HBCU SpringComing Festival will be hosted for the first time in the South in Birmingham.
The three-day event will take place at various locations downtown from May 27 to May 29. The festival is hosted by the city’s Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity and will celebrate the cultural contributions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Cornell Wesley, director of the IEO, told CBS 42’s Michael Clark the event is being hosted in the Magic City due to Alabama having the most HBCUs in the nation.
“We felt like Birmingham [being in the center] of all of that history and heritage would be a perfect fit for this occasion,” Wesley said.
Activities include a comedy show, family tennis at the George Ward Park Tennis Courts and an afterparty at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
For more information on places and times, visit the HBCU SpringComing website.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool. Temperatures dip into the upper 50s before sunrise Saturday morning.
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: An area of high pressure will build over the Southeast U.S. this weekend. This will keep us mostly sunny and dry on Saturday with highs in the lower to mid 80s. Sunday will become sunny and warmer with highs in the upper 80s. Monday will be sunny and hot with high temperatures around 90°.
The weather will remain perfect for the SEC and SWAC Baseball Tournaments as well as the Stallions game on Sunday at 1 PM.
NEXT WEEK: We will remain dry on Tuesday with a mostly sunny sky and hot high temperatures in the 90s. An upper-level low will move across northern Florida and southern Georgia Wednesday through Friday. This will bring Central Alabama some clouds on Wednesday with highs in the lower 90s. The clouds will stick around on Thursday, and we will have a slight chance for a few showers or storms. It will remain hot with high temperatures in the lower 90s. A weak cold front will move through on Friday. This will bring us a few more showers and storms. High temperatures will be around 90° ahead of the front.
GULF COAST FORECAST: The weather along Alabama’s beaches looks good for the holiday weekend, but there is a moderate risk of rip currents both Saturday and Memorial Day. Use caution when entering the Gulf of Mexico, and heed the advice of local Surf Rescue and Beach Patrol.
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BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – District Attorney General Barry Staubus has a desk full of cases and so do his assistant DAs. The docket is full and the courtrooms in Sullivan County are only getting busier.
During the novel coronavirus pandemic — especially at its genesis — the Tennessee Supreme Court mandated that cases that could be reset, go ahead and be reset.
That was done for the protection of those who would have to appear in court, as well as court workers.
Northeast State Community College Criminal Justice Professor Eric Stanton gave an example of how this move impacted the criminal justice system, which is comprised of law enforcement, corrections, probation and parole, and the courts, all of those are working together.
“I just picked up this person for simple possession of marijuana,” Stanton said. “So in the past, I may have arrested that individual, but now I’ll just give him or her a citation in lieu of continued custody, and they can come to court once the pandemic is over and settle the charges. And so that is a lot of what we saw during the pandemic happen in order to ease the burden on the system.”
Stanton explained that the resulting effect in some larger jurisdictions could be felt for years to come. He said issues felt within the system aren’t necessarily linked to increased crime but just the lingering impacts of the pandemic.
“So now our judges are having to make the very tough decision on who gets sent to jail, who gets sent to prison, versus those that might be given alternative sentencing like probation or something of that nature,” Stanton said. “So that is another issue we’re seeing, but it’s my understanding, it’s not necessarily [an] uptick on crime, it’s just returning to a post-COVID world and trying to get back to normal.”
Staubus said the four general sessions and two criminal courts in Sullivan County have felt that strain, especially in 2022.
He said cases could slip through the cracks.
“What we want to do is protect the public, and we want to hold people accountable for crimes they committed,” Staubus said. “We want to deter crimes, but no matter what system you have, with the kind of caseloads and the real lack of manpower we have, those things could happen [in] any district attorney’s office anywhere.”
Staubus said an increase in drug overdoses has been reported in Sullivan County, and Stanton had an idea as to why.
“It’s just like our cell phones; whenever they come out with a newer cell phone, we want the latest and greatest,” Stanton said. “And it’s the same thing with drugs. People demand a stronger more potent type of drug to get that high. And as a result, these dealers and manufacturers of the drugs are willing to do that, to give the people what they want.”
In Sullivan County, Staubus said drug crimes are becoming a bigger and bigger problem.
“Even the methamphetamine that we see today is much stronger, more powerful, and cheaper than what we have,” Staubus said. “And fentanyl is deadly, and we’ve seen a lot of gangs that are bringing just huge magnitudes of drugs in our region, and all that stuff creates the kind of environment that we have in our criminal justice system.”
Data shows drug crimes are up in Sullivan County, according to statistics from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office.
“Some drugs on the street today are thousands upon thousands times more potent than the drugs that we saw 20, 30, 40 years ago on the streets, much more potent, much more legality, stuff of that nature,” Stanton said. “So as a result, some folks using are dying and stuff of that nature, and if they can link back to whoever sold that individual the drugs, then obviously that person’s looking at a very serious felony.”
With a COVID-19 backlog making the docket burst at the seams and more deadly drugs circulating, further serious charges are adding gasoline to the fire.
“It’s like a perfect storm of events. Not only COVID increased crime already, but then we have just the severity of the drug problem. That really is the driver of most of the crimes,” Staubus said.
Staubus said he can feel the types of crimes he is prosecuting become more serious.
“We’ve seen the last two years more violent crimes, more homicides than I can remember since I’ve been a district attorney,” he said. “I think we’ve seen more murders in the last couple of years than we’ve seen [in] a long time. We also see an uptick in shootings, juvenile shootings, more serious charges that they’re charged with.”
Stanton explained that some small jurisdictions like Carter and Unicoi County have caught up or nearly caught up with the judicial backlog caused by the pandemic, but many larger jurisdictions are still struggling along with fewer and fewer workers to tackle the cases in court.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is warning lake-bound Tennesseans to practice safe boating ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
On Friday, the TWRA held a media day at Winged Deer Park on Boone Lake to discuss the importance of safety on the lakes. According to the TWRA, Memorial Day weekend is the second busiest boating holiday each year, second only to July 4.
“The number one thing is safety, make sure you have lifejackets [are] on board for everybody,” TWRA Boating Officer John Ripley said. “We recommend you wear your lifejacket. The other thing is to have a sober operator operating your vessel, an impaired operator is the number one cause for boating fatalities in the state of Tennessee.”
Ripley told News Channel 11 that operating a boat is similar to driving a car in the sense that it should be operated sober or be pulled over.
According to Ripley, all boats should be properly registered with stickers on display. Boaters are also advised to check the weather forecast before heading out on the water.
So far in 2022, the TWRA reports the agency has investigated eight deaths and eight serious injuries related to boating accidents. The agency stated in a release that 22 people die in boating accidents each year in Tennessee.
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With most COVID restrictions lifted, there will be a variety of Memorial Day activities planned to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to the United States.
Memorial Day activities planned
A Memorial Day motor parade will leave the VFW and Bates Road at 10:15 a.m., circle through town and end at the Bandon City Park Veterans Memorial. At he memorial, the Bandon Veterans Honor Guard will perform a rifle salute and Roger Straus will speak.
The presentation will be follow with a barbecue at the VFW post beginning at noon. The community is invited to all the events.
Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery
The community is invited to visit the Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery and pay respects to the six young men who died in service as well as the nearly 100 other veterans whose graves will be marked by flags. People can also visit the gravesites of their friends and relatives on that weekend.
The cemetery gates will be unlocked from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and Monday - May 28, 29 and 30.
Memorial Day ceremonies in Coos Bay
The annual cemetery Memorial Day services will be held Monday, May 30, starting at 10 a.m. at Ocean View Memory Gardens 1525 Ocean Blvd. and 11 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park 63060 Millington Frontage Road in Coos Bay with the American Legion Bay Area Post #34 and the Coos Bay Elks Lodge #1160 as well as local veterans groups and organizations officiating.
Information and assistance locating grave spaces and flower placement will be provided throughout the weekend by the staff of Sunset Memorial Park and Ocean View Memory Gardens.
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Iowa Lakes Community College releases the Spring 2022 Honors Lists recognizing students who achieve the highest academic standards earning inclusion on the President's Honor List or Dean's List.
For the Spring 2022 semester, 109 students made the President's Honor List, an honor achieved by those who recorded a 4.0 GPA, and 191 students made the Dean's List of students who earned a 3.25 GPA or higher for the semester.
In addition to achieving the required GPA, students must also be full-time and enrolled in 12 or more graded credits to be eligible for the President's Honor List or Dean's lists.
Iowa Lakes Community College adheres to the Higher Learning Commission, the Iowa Department of Education, Veterans Administration, and the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) guidelines to ensure students obtain a quality accredited education.
More about Iowa Lakes Community College: Located in the Iowa Great Lakes, one of the Midwest's most dynamic and energetic regions, Iowa Lakes Community College offers individuals more than 60 nationally recognized degrees, certifications, and pre-professional programs to consider for a future career. Iowa Lakes campuses are located throughout a five-county area in Algona, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Spencer and Spirit Lake.
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Ranked in the top twenty community colleges in the nation*, Iowa Lakes graduates are well prepared to continue a four-year bachelor's degree program or start a high-demand career with the knowledge, preparation, and skills needed to succeed. Iowa Lakes offers students of all ages and life stages multiple options to continue their education. Financial aid is available to ensure education is affordable. In addition, dedicated faculty and staff help students at Iowa Lakes achieve personal, academic, and professional goals.
Graduates: Jack Langfritz*, President's List and Hannah Main, Dean's List from Buffalo Center; MaKiley Pesicka, Dean's List from Burt; Jennie Ingersoll*, President's List from Charles City; Logan Longhenry, Dean's List from Fenton; Austin Connerley, Dean's List from Floyd; Abigail Pugh, Dean's List from Goldfield; Sarah Kirschbaum*, President's List from Leland; Trevor Kruse*, President's List from Lone Rock; Lawton Divis, Dean's List and Carson Halsrud*, President's List from Lu Verne; Joanna Fullerton, Dean's List from Luverne; Olivia Pierce, Dean's List from Osage; Kellen Cameron, President's List from Sheffield;
From Swea City: Kennedy Krantz, Dean's List; Lisa Marcellus, President's List; Shayla Reese, Dean's List; and Delaney Anderson, Dean's List from Wesley
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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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The City of Portland announced they have launched an investigation after a cybersecurity breach in late April led to a fraudulent transaction of $1.4 million in city funds.
In a press release, the city explained that an “unauthorized, outside entity” accessed a City of Portland email account. According to the city, this breach was identified after another fraudulent transaction attempt was made in May.
A cyber incident response team is investigating the extent of the breach and working to prevent future threats, the city said.
“The City is taking action to hold accountable whoever is responsible for this fraudulent activity. Initial notifications have been made to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Secret Service and the Portland Police Bureau,” City of Portland said.
As the investigation is ongoing, the city announced further information will not be released at this time.
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An environmental control system designed and made by Tucson-based Paragon Space Development Corp. was successfully tested aboard Boeing’s unmanned Starliner crew capsule recently during its first successful docking with the International Space Station.
Paragon’s Humidity Control Subassembly was tested and operated on the unmanned Boeing CST-100 Starliner Orbital Flight Test-2 prior to its successful landing on Wednesday, May 25.
Boeing’s Starliner successfully docked with the space station for the first time on May 20, after lifting off May 19th from Florida.
Boeing awarded Paragon a contract in 2015 to build the humidity control system for Starliner, which incorporates Paragon’s patented water-processing technology to provide cabin atmospheric humidity control using no moving parts, the company says.
“It’s really quite an accomplishment to have the HCS aboard this historic mission — the first truly new humidity control technology developed in 60 years of human spaceflight,” Paragon’s President and CEO Grant Anderson said in a news release.
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The Starliner capsule landed Wednesday under parachute at White Sands Missile Range in south-central New Mexico after testing the "end-to-end capabilities" of the crew-capable spacecraft, NASA said.
Starliner's first manned flight has been delayed due to software and hardware issues unrelated to Paragon's work.
During a test flight in 2019, the Boeing spacecraft failed to reach the ISS due to software issues but landed safely. Boeing scrubbed a planned Starliner flight last summer after corrosion was found on propellant valves.
Since its founding in 1993, Paragon has been involved in numerous projects for NASA, and more recently with private space-exploration companies, including development of environmental-control and life-support systems, space suits and flight systems.
Paragon’s humidity-control system also is being built into Northrop Grumman's Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module, part of a planned NASA lunar space station.
A water-purification system made by Paragon was installed aboard the ISS in February 2021 for testing.
Contact senior reporter David Wichner at dwichner@tucson.com or 520-573-4181. On Twitter: @dwichner. On Facebook: Facebook.com/DailyStarBiz
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Northern Arizona's Jessa Hanson advanced to the NCAA championship meet 10,000-meter run after placing eighth in the NCAA West Regional with a time of 33:47.21 Thursday in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Maggi Congdon advanced to the 800m quarterfinals with a time of 2:05.81. Meanwhile, Melanie Loff (2:08.26) finished 36th overall in the women's 800m, Bryn Morley (4:20.75) placed 16th in the women's 1500m and Miracle Onyemaobi (55.02) finished 42nd in the women's 400m.
Alyssa Colbert's rookie season also came to a close with a 30th-place finish in the women's 100m dash (11.62) and a 45th-place finish in the 200m (24.37).
In the field, Jade Kwinn (42.18m) finished 39th in the women's javelin.
The women's competition will continue Saturday with the semifinal steeplechase, semifinal 5K and semifinal 4x400m relay. Nikita Moore and Jenna McCaffrey will run the women's steeplechase. Delaney Rasmussen, Annika Reiss, Meagan Van Pelt, Elise Stearns , and Jesselyn Bries will run the 5K in the afternoon.
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HOUSTON — Gov. Greg Abbott's focus continues to be on the devastating event that happened in Uvalde, Texas, but that didn't stop him from giving commentary Friday at the NRA convention in Houston.
The governor did not attend the convention as planned but spoke in a pre-recorded message centered around the victims of the Uvalde mass shooting.
He made it clear no existing or new law could have prevented the gunman from going inside the elementary school and killing 19 students and two teachers.
Abbott’s stance on gun laws has been relaxed during his time in office. Last year, he signed legislation allowing Texans to carry handguns without a permit.
On Wednesday, he re-stated his long-held position that the problem is not the guns, it’s the shooters.
“Anybody who shoots somebody else has a mental health challenge. Period," Abbott said earlier this week. "We as a government need to find a way to target that mental health challenge and do something about it.”
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Abbott said leaders in Uvalde told him their biggest issue is a lack of mental health resources.
"They said, 'We have a problem with mental health illness in this community ... and the need for more mental health support in this region,'" Abbott said.
After the Santa Fe High School shooting, the Texas legislature passed laws that provided funding for upgrades to campus security and created a standard for campus safety.
Abbott said legislators will now be looking for ways to improve what was already done in 2019. The bottom line is the governor is not in favor of new gun restrictions.
"There are more people that are shot every weekend in Chicago than there are in school shootings in Texas," Abbott said. "And we need to realize that, people who think that, 'Well, maybe if we implement tougher gun laws, it’s going to solve it,' Chicago, L.A. and New York disprove that thesis.”
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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — For a police officer, there is no such thing as routine. Three Fredericksburg officers proved that last week.
Around 4 a.m., on May 19, Fredericksburg Officer Cristian Durham saw a car going 70 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone along the 500 block of Emancipation Highway in Fredericksburg.
Durham subsequently pulled the car over and asked the man behind the driver’s wheel why he was going so fast. The man said, on footage later revealed via Durham’s body camera, that his 2-year-old daughter was in an emergency.
“She’s choking,” the man said.
With the parents’ permission, Durham said he then picked up the child to see how she was doing.
“All I could hear was agonal breathing,” he said. “I couldn't hear a good flow.”
So, Durham called for emergency medical assistance. Fredericksburg Officers Camille Zecher and Devin Kraft then decided to come by and help.
“I headed in that direction and got there as quickly as I could,” Zecher said.
She said she instructed Durham to place the child on her stomach. After that, he started to pat her on the back. Kraft provided assistance as well.
“I took the baby, had gloves on, checked the baby’s airway,” he said.
After some tense moments, the baby started crying. At that point, the trio said they knew things would be okay.
“As soon as that baby starts crying and it’s breathing, you’re like ‘cool, everything is better now’,” Kraft said.
Both Zecher and Durham said the situation was particularly stressful because they are parents.
“It is nerve-racking when it's a child,” Zecher said.
The parents later thanked the officers for their assistance on social media. Durham said he was happy to help.
“We're not here for awards, the publicity, the news, anything like that,” Durham said. “A simple handshake and a pat on the back is a good job. That's enough for us, but even just hearing back from the father saying, ‘thank you for what happened’ is more of a reward than what was even necessary.”
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An Air Quality Alert has been issued for the region on Memorial Day and Tuesday by the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission and Regional Air Pollution Control Agency.
The advisory is for Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery and Preble counties, which will see highs in the mid-80s to low 90s for the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
The alert was issued due to the sunny skies, high temperatures and a light-to-moderate southerly wind in the forecast. Combined, those conditions are favorable for ground-level ozone to form, which can lead to elevated air pollution levels. The Air Quality Index forecast is 101 for Monday and 105 for Tuesday.
Any reading of 101 or higher is considered “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” according to the agency.
The elderly, children and anyone with respiratory diseases should cut back prolonged and heavy exertion. If spending time outside, anyone considered at-risk should take more breaks and do less strenuous activities.
Anyone coughing experiencing a shortness of breath or unusual fatigue should call their health care provider.
The general public is not expected to be affected.
People are encouraged to do the following to reduce ground-level ozone:
- Avoid driving if possible. If not, combine errands or delay them until the Air Quality Alert is lifted. While driving, avoid excessive idling, especially at drive-thru windows.
- Refuel vehicles after 8 p.m., or wait until the alert is over. Make sure your gas cap is on tightly to avoid letting gas fumes escape.
- Limit the use of gasoline-powered equipment around the home, such as lawn mowers, chainsaws, power trimmers and shredders.
- Mow lawns after 6 p.m.
For more information visit MiamiValleyAir.org.
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New York state is now offering driver’s licenses with an “X” gender identity marker, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday.
The “X” option for licenses, learner's permits and non-driver identification cards is being implemented in conjunction with a state law approved last June. Proponents of the change had argued that limiting gender identity on licenses to either male or female discriminated against nonbinary New Yorkers.
The option is open to new applicants as well as New Yorkers with existing licenses. They will have the option to change their gender marker from “M” or “F” to “X.”
“Every person, regardless of their gender identity or expression, deserves to have an identity document that reflects who they are," Hochul said in a prepared statement.
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Philadelphia Flyers create drink for ‘Cocktails for a Cause’ campaign
The Flyers have collaborated with FCM Hospitality to make a custom drink and raise money for local LGBTQ+ organizations.
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May 27th, 2022The Philadelphia Flyers are celebrating Philly Pride Month with the debut of a new custom specialty cocktail.
The Flyers’ “Flyers Rowdy ‘Rita,’” which consists of tequila, triple sec, orange, and mango lime, will be available exclusively at the newly opened Liberty Point throughout June. This drink is one of 11 made for the Cocktails for a Cause campaign in partnership with FCM Hospitality. Each drink represents one color on the progress pride flag.
FCM Hospitality will donate $1 from each drink sold, with the proceeds being distributed to four local LGBTQ+ organizations. The Flyers Charities will match donations up to $10,000.
One of the organizations that will benefit from the proceeds is Galaei. Galaei “is a Queer and Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (QTBIPOC) radical social justice organization.” The organization was founded with a focus on the Latinx community and the AIDS crisis, but has since expanded to provide other queer communities of color with educational service and community wellness, as well as helping to heal historical harm.
William Way LGBT Community Center seeks “to engage and support the diverse LGBTQIA+ communities in the greater Philadelphia area through arts & culture, empowerment, and community connections.”
Philly Asian Queer (PAQ) “is a volunteer, social organization that strives to engage queer (LGBTQIA+), Asian/Asian-American folks within the greater Philadelphia area.”
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The last organization is Attic Youth Center. It’s mission is to “create opportunities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQ) youth to develop into healthy, independent, civic-minded adults within a safe and supportive community and to promote the acceptance of LGBTQ youth in society.” The organization provides youth with opportunities for summer internships, mental health counseling, and programs to help them build life skills.
“When we first learned about Cocktails for a Cause, we were eager to get involved and help support local LGBTQ+ organizations that do so much for our city. The Flyers belong to everyone in the City of Philadelphia, and especially during Pride Month, we want to send a clear message that we support the LGBTQ+ community,” said Valerie Camillo, President of Business Operations for the Philadelphia Flyers, in a statement.
The other 10 drinks created for the Cocktails for a Cause campaign can be found at:
- Juno Mexican Grill (1033 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia): Their drink is called Rose-Blood (Red). It is made with Bluecoat Elderflower Gin, Combier, blood orange, rosemary, and Fresno pepper.
- Morgan’s Pier (221 N. Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia): Their drink is called Crushin’ It (Yellow) and is made with Grey Goose, mango, and Yellow Edition Red Bull.
- Harper’s Garden (31 S. 18th Street, Philadelphia): Green is called Dill Wit It and is made with Tito's Vodka, pressed green apple, dill, fennel, and lime.
- Parks on Tap (Water Works, 640 Waterworks Drive, Philadelphia): Blue is called Peachy Keen. It is made with Kiki Vodka, Blue Curacao, Peach Schnapps, white cranberry, and lime.
- Lola’s Garden (51 St Georges Rd, Ardmore): Purple is called Butterfly Gimlet. It is made with Bluecoat Gin, cucumber, basil, lime, and butterfly-pea tea.I
- Craft Hall (901 N. Delaware Ave, Philadelphia, PA): Brown is called Pom-Pom Rumchata Cold Brew. It’s made with vanilla vodka, Kahlua, Rumchata, and cold brew coffee.
- Rosy’s Taco Bar (2220 Walnut Street, Philadelphia): Black is called Margarita Negra and is made with Don Julio Blanco Tequila, Combier, lime, and activated charcoal.
- Concourse Dance Bar (1635, Back Entrance, Market St, Philadelphia): Pink is called Hubba Bubba and is made with vodka, Bubble Gum, lemon, and soda.
- Dolphin Tavern (1539 S Broad St, Philadelphia): Light blue is called Out to Sea. It’s made with Blueberry Vodka, Blue Curacao and lemon.
- The Garden at Cherry Street Pier (121 N Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia): White is called Frozen Spiked Lemonade that’s made with Kiki Vodka and fresh lemonade then frozen.
The Cocktails for a Cause Pride Party and Kick-Off event will be held at Liberty Point on June 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. This event will feature all 11 drinks with the Flyers Rowdy ‘Rita being served in a Flyers x Pride souvenir cup while supplies last.
The event will also feature appearances from Flyers members and Gritty at 6 p.m.
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JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — Jonesborough’s Wetlands Water Park will open for the 2022 season this Saturday.
The park, which is located within Persimmon Ridge Park, will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
After Saturday’s grand opening, the water park will be open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12–5:30 p.m. on Sundays.
Daily tickets cost $12 for those 13 years and older, $10 for children 4–12 years old, and free for children 3 and under. Seniors, those 55 and older, can get in for $10. A family four-pack of tickets can be purchased for $40. Tickets are half-priced after 3 p.m. Season passes are available online.
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BALTIMORE — The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland has awarded $175,000 in grants to community organizations from a fund established to make reparations for systemic racism and slavery.
The awardees included Baltimore-based Samaritan Community, St. Luke’s Youth Center and Next One Up; Calvert Concept Charitable Corp. in Calvert County; I Believe In Me in Frederick; and Anne Arundel Connecting Together in Anne Arundel County.
More than 15 years ago, church leaders began documenting how the institution benefited from slavery and studied how the chuch continued to benefit from systems that opppressed or marginalized Black people even after abolition, Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton said. The diocese voted at its 2019 general convention to study reparations and a year later the reparations fund was established at its annual convention with $1 million in seed money.
“The legacy of 350-plus years of discrimination against persons of African descent have taken a toll on this nation. And it has affected all of us,” said Sutton, the first Black bishop in the diocese. “None of us may have been guilty, but all of us have a responsibility. Today is an indication of the responsibility we are taking.”
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BOISE, Idaho — Treasure Valley residents received a brief taste of summer Friday, as the City of Boise's outdoor pools opened for the season.
Pools at Borah, Fairmont, Ivywild and the Natatorium welcomed their first guests of 2022 at 1 p.m. However, due to inclement weather in the updated weekend weather forecast, the four outdoors pools will be closed for the remainder of the holiday weekend.
Shortly after 2 p.m. Friday, Boise Parks and Recreation announced the Natatorium Pool closed for the remainder of the day due to a power outage. The Borah, Fairmont and Ivywild pools are still open.
All four outdoor pools plan to reopen Tuesday, May 31.
According to KTVB's Chief Meteorologist, Rick Lantz, clouds will increase and spread through southern Idaho Friday afternoon. A deepening low-pressure system will bring showers, thunderstorms, cooler air and mountain snow through the holiday weekend.
Periods of rain overnight will continue through Saturday morning, with the possibility of up to a quarter inch of in the Treasure and Magic valleys.
Boise Parks and Recreation said pre-registration is not required for the pools this summer.
Boise Parks and Recreation is asking residents to weigh in on what they think the city should do with two outdoor pools that are in need of accessibility updates and repairs.
Both Lowell Pool, next to Lowell Elementary in Boise's North End, and South Pool, located on the Boise Bench next to South Junior High School, have been closed down since 2020.
More information on season swim passes and daily admission prices can be found on the City of Boise website by clicking here.
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BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
With Memorial Day fast approaching, there is a number of events taking place in the Treasure Valley on Monday to honor those who have died in war while serving the United States of America:
Ceremony at Idaho State Veterans Cemetery
The Idaho State Division of Veterans Services invites all visitors to attend the 2022 Memorial Day Ceremony at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, 10100 Horseshoe Bend Road in Boise.
Scheduled from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., the ceremony will include a wreath presentation by multiple veteran and civic organizations, support and participation by the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force. Speakers will include representatives from Gov. Brad Little’s office, elected officials, and combat veteran Dan Nelson, who is the keynote speaker.
The cemetery will be decorated with a single American flag placed at each gravesite, according to a news release from the Idaho Division of Veterans Services.
Event parking will be at Optimist Park, located at the intersection of Hill and Horseshoe Bend roads. Bus transportation will be provided from there. Those planning to attend are asked to arrive early.
Meridian’s Rock of Honor
The public is invited to attend a Memorial Day Tribute at 11 a.m. at the Rock of Honor, a monument honoring military members and others from Meridian who have died defending the United States.
The Rock of Honor is located at Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave. in Meridian. Attendees are encouraged to bring folding chairs or lawn blankets, as seating is limited.
The 45-minute ceremony will feature the recital of Meridian’s 62 fallen heroes, who are engraved on the Rock of Honor. Meridian Mayor Robert Simison will address those in attendance, and portions of the event will be dedicated to a wreath laying, rifle salute, and the playing of Taps.
The event is being presented by Meridian’s American Legion Post 113, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4000, and the city of Meridian.
Memorial Day Ceremony in Nampa
The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Kohlerlawn Cemetery, 76 6th St. N.
Hal Bongiovi – who served in the U.S. Air Force, Idaho Air Guard and the Idaho National Guard – will be the keynote speaker.
Bagpipes will be played by Lloyd Blackstone while the Legion Riders will do a Placement of Flags ceremony around the gravesite of “The Unknown.”
Troop 112 Honor Guard will conduct the Presentation of the Colors and the Pledge of Allegiance while Patti Syme will sing the National Anthem.
Special music renditions will be conducted by Obadiah Neashan while a Three Guns of Volley will be put on by the Firing Party Detail of the Nampa Police Department and American Legion Post 18 Honor Guard.
Eagle Field of Honor
Hundreds of American flags are currently on display, atop 8-foot poles in rowed formation, at Reid Merrill Park, 637 E. Shore Drive.
The 16h Annual Eagle Field of Honor has been up since May 21 and will remain standing until Tuesday. Visitors are invited to the patriotic tribute which, according to the city of Eagle, “will honor all veterans and currently-serving men and women who have served and are serving our nation to preserve our security and freedom.”
The flags, which can be purchased throughout the week, stand for 24 hours during the 10-day period and are lit at night.
Star Cemetery
Mayor Trevor Chadwick will host a Memorial Day Service at Star Cemetery, 9350 W Floating Feather Road.
The American Legion Post 39 will provide the Color Guard, invocation and a Taps salute.
Dana Partridge, Star’s public information officer, will be reading an excerpt of a story about her father, who was a warrant officer in the United States Army.
The ceremony begins at 10 a.m.
Warhawk flyovers
The Warhawk Air Museum will hold a series of Memorial Day flyovers that will stretch from Nampa, to Boise, to Meridian, and then wrap up at the museum.
The events will begin at around 10:45 a.m., when three World War II fighter planes will perform several flyovers at the Warhawk.
They will then begin an 18-minute route at 10:59 a.m. at the south side of Saint Alphonsus Nampa and make their way over Kohlerlawn Cemetery in Nampa, St. Luke’s Meridian (west side of the facility), Kleiner Park in Boise, Saint Alphonsus Eagle (south side of the facility), Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise, Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise, St. Luke’s Boise, the Boise VA Medical Center, Veterans Memorial Park, Cloverdale Cemetery and then finishing at Meridian Cemetery at 11:17 a.m.
After that the planes will return to the Warhawk Museum for more flyovers that will conclude with the missing man formation.
Pilots John Maloney (flying a P-51C), Jim Thomas (P-40E) and John Hinton (P-40N) will take to the skies.
On its website, the museum said it is saluting “the service and sacrifice of our magnificent veterans” as well as honoring “our front line health care providers and thank them for keeping us safe.”
The Warhawk Air Museum will also be open on Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Boise city cemeteries
A Civil War volunteer group will conduct its annual flag-raising ceremony, eulogy, and gun salute at 11:45 a.m. at the Silent Camp in Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise, 317 N. Latah St.
Visitors are also welcome to place artificial flowers, flags, fresh flowers, and wreaths graveside at Boise city cemeteries. No glass or breakable containers are allowed and all mementos must be picked up by June 6 for those who wish to recollect them, a city of Boise news release states.
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BLOOMINGTON — McLean County law enforcement leaders say their training for active shooter situations like the one in Uvalde, Texas, would lead officers to advance toward a threat until it is neutralized.
That's not what happened in the Texas shooting, according to authorities there. Students trapped inside an elementary school classroom with a gunman on Tuesday repeatedly called 911 while nearly 20 officers waited in the hallway for more than 45 minutes, according to information released Friday. The commander at the scene believed that the 18-year-old gunman was barricaded inside adjoining classrooms and that children were no longer at risk, Steven McCraw, the head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said at a contentious news conference.
"It was the wrong decision," he said. At least 19 children and two teachers were killed in the shooting, which ended when U.S. Border Patrol agents unlocked the classroom door and killed the shooter about 90 minutes after he had entered the school, authorities said.
Officials with the McLean County Sheriff's Office and Bloomington, Normal and Illinois State University police departments spoke to The Pantagraph before the news conference and were not asked to comment specifically on the situation in Texas, about which information is still unfolding. Speaking generally, all said that their agencies periodically train with different tactics and scenarios, and the departments also partnered for joint active shooter training at least once a year before the COVID-19 pandemic paused those bigger exercises.
“When you sign up to be a police officer, yes you want to help the community and you look forward to meeting new people and all that stuff, but the thing is when you sign up, that is what you sign up for,” said Bloomington public information officer Brandt Parsley. “When you have a loss of human life and there’s no one else coming to help, it’s the police or nobody, and for me, you have to go in there and neutralize the threat.”
Normal Police Chief Steve Petrilli said officers use different tactics to neutralize a threat, depending on the situation. Information from dispatchers or suspects themselves can help officers determine how to proceed. An important part of active shooting training is identifying the threat, he said.
“If it’s an active threat, with somebody that is actively shooting and injuring other people, officers are taught to move towards the threat and ultimately take action if they need to,” Petrilli said.
ISU Police Chief Aaron Woodruff said he and his officers undergo simulation training monthly for different use-of-force situations, including school shooter scenarios. Officers use decommissioned firearms outfitted with a laser and CO2 cartridges to mimic to the same physical and audio effect of firing their service weapons.
“It’s to make it as realistic as possible to help officers respond better in any type of situation,” Woodruff said. “The whole idea for a lot of training is to help with muscle memory so you can think quickly and have more of a response.”
They also hold tabletop drills, which are more like meetings to discuss emergency situations with other campus stakeholders and review actions they would take in different situations, testing their emergency plans in an informal environment and clarifying the roles and responsibilities of each member, Woodruff said.
McLean County sheriff’s Lt. Jon Albee said deputies, including those who work as school resource officers, are trained in A.L.I.C.E. (alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate) response, a training program that gives officers and citizens guidelines when encountering an aggressive intruder or active shooter.
In any active shooter situation, deputies are trained to respond immediately and advance toward the threat until it is neutralized, he said.
Local agencies have, unfortunately, had occasion to use their cooperative training for such scenarios.
All four agencies and the Illinois State Police responded in September 2012, when a 14-year-old Normal Community High School student brought a loaded handgun to school and fired multiple shots into the ceiling. Officers flooded the scene and detained the student, who had been disarmed by a teacher.
“That’s another thing to train for, these interagency agreements and ability to operate together, because it might not be a brown deputy uniform that shows up with you. It might another agency, and then the two of you are the only ones there,” Albee said. “You’re still going in.”
Albee said deputies also have quarterly firearms training to meet annual qualifications and are trained by their in-house master firearms instructor, who travels to smaller law enforcement agencies in the area to provide training.
Parsley, with the Bloomington police, said officers can sign up throughout the year for active shooting classes that are approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. They also engage in more personal scenarios using Simunition, a form of non-lethal training ammunition that involves firing a hollow plastic bullet at a lower speed; it can mark people with paint, similar to paintballs.
“You get firsthand feedback whether or not you did the appropriate action, so if you mess up and you don’t go to the suspect or you take the wrong path or you’re not fully focused on the places that you should be, there’s a real potential that you can get shot,” Parsley said.
An officer who gets shot with Simunition won't be seriously hurt, he said, but the plastic bullets do leave welts and bruises behind. "It’s good for training because it reinforces better decision-making skills," he said.
Normal officers employ certain methods for tactical training at the gun range, such as raising an officer's heart rate to put his or her body under stress, Petrilli said. That helps officers know what it feels like to operate under that type of physical pressure and learn to manage the stress.
Officers were confronted with an active shooter Aug. 30 at the Landings Estates mobile home park in Normal, where 66-year-old Ronald J. Reiner shot five people, killing two. In that incident, three Normal officers arrived on scene and approached Reiner, who fired on them; they returned fire, and Reiner was killed at the scene. Body camera footage of the incident was released in September, and State's Attorney Don Knapp said the responding officers were heroes who had saved lives.
In that situation, Petrilli said, dispatchers were able to relay information about the area and situation to the responding officers, who immediately advanced on Reiner.
“You can only imagine having to go to a call like this and you’re getting calls of shots fired. You have to have a mechanism to cope with the stress and to make sure that when you get on the scene you’re in the right frame of mind,” Petrilli said.
Dealing with different stress-inducing factors can come from active shooter situations but being able to make better decisions and being engaged is what needs to be done, Petrilli said.
After tragedies like the Texas shooting, he said, law enforcement agencies have an opportunity to debrief and learn from the response.
“We’re always in that growth mindset, looking to get better and ultimately provide a better service and make our community safer,” he said. “We trained for these types of situations and we hope that they never manifest themselves … but everybody receives training in this discipline and we just hope that we never have to use that.”
The Associated Press contributed.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago will have a virtual town hall meeting this week on its search for a new president.
The Chicago Reserve Bank, which serves the northern portions of Illinois and Indiana, southern Wisconsin, the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and the entire state of Iowa, is looking for a replacement for longtime President Charles L. Evans. He's set to retire early next year.
A committee and the national executive search firm Diversified Search Group are searching for a replacement. A virtual town hall meeting moderated by Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary Kathy Schrepfer will take place at 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Search committee co-chairs Helene Gayle and David Habiger and Diversified Search Group Managing Partner Veronica Biggins will update the public on the nationwide search of a diverse pool of candidates and how people can chime in with input or nominate a potential candidate.
Evans served in the leadership role since 2007.
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“It has been an honor to serve as a president of the Chicago Fed and as a member of the Federal Open Market Committee for the last 14 years,” Evans said. “I have been privileged to work with talented, dedicated and mission-driven colleagues who are singularly focused on serving the public interest, the Seventh District and our nation. I am immensely proud of the work our bank has accomplished."
He researched monetary policy, inflation and financial market prices, developing a model with Northwestern University professors that's used by central banks around the world.
His economic research has been widely published, including by the Journal of Political Economy, American Economic Review, Journal of Monetary Economics, the Handbook of Macroeconomics and the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity.
“Charlie has provided exemplary leadership to the Chicago Fed and the Federal Reserve System for the last fourteen years. He has deep financial and economic expertise and has made meaningful contributions to the formation of monetary policy through the financial crisis, the recovery and pandemic,” said Helene Gayle, president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust and chair of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. “He has also fostered a culture of collaboration and inclusion at the Chicago Fed which will serve the bank ably in the years to come.”
For more information, visit www.chicagofed.org/president.
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First Financial Bank is looking to eliminate or reduce overdraft fees that critics have long harped on for penalizing those who are in need or struggling financially.
The Cincinnati-based bank, which has a major retail presence in the Calumet Region, plans to eliminate overdraft fees to help clients' financial wellness starting on June 1.
“We understand that there are times in life when an interruption in income or unanticipated expenses may present challenges. We want to help clients rebound from these difficult moments and improve their financial futures, and believe these broad changes to overdraft fees can help provide this assistance,” said Archie Brown, president and CEO at First Financial Bank.
Under pressure from consumer advocacy groups, more and more banks have been eliminating or limiting overdraft fees, including Ally Bank, Bank of America, Capital One, Citibank, Key Bank, PNC Bank, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo.
First Financial Bank will eliminate non-sufficient funds fees when a check is returned unpaid and also notification fees when a bank account remains overdrawn. It also is reducing other fees associated with overdrafts of insufficient funds.
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The bank said it is adding more options to help its clients improve cash flow and avoid such fees, such as through a NoWorry Checking account with no overdraft fees or no minimum balance requirements. It also offers Credit Achiever credit cards from pre-funded accounts that help clients improve their credit scores and Dynamic Transfer, which protects from overdraft fees by linking accounts to checking, savings or money market accounts to cover shortfalls that might occur.
The bank has $16 billion in assets and 135 branches in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky.
For more information, visit www.bankatfirst.com.
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — The Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks has prohibited the possession of alcohol in and along the waters of the Sacramento County Regional Parks May 28 through May 30.
As Memorial Day weekend kicks off Sacramento County park officials are cautious of the increase in alcohol consumption as people come to the parks to celebrate the holiday because mixing alcohol with river activities can be dangerous
The prohibition includes all alcoholic beverages both open and closed. Failure to comply with the rules could result in confiscation and a possible citation.
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In 2014, a law was passed by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors gave regional park directors the authority to prohibit alcohol consumption on holidays with high frequencies of visitors including Memorial Day, Labor Day and Fourth of July weekends.
“This has been a longstanding ordinance,” Brenda Bongioro, Public Information Officer for Sacramento County told ABC10. “Which the Director designates based on his or her reasonable belief that alcohol consumption on the river will result in significant issues of public safety.”
More information on park rules and regulations during the holiday weekend can be found on the Sacramento County Parks website.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police are investigating a Friday morning crash that killed a motorcyclist on the city's south side.
Officers responded to SE 3rd St. and Watrous Ave. on reports of a crash shortly before 11 a.m., DMPD said in a release. The male driver of the motorcycle was transported to the hospital for his injuries but later passed away.
The driver of a vehicle that left the scene "may have information essential to establishing the cause" of the crash, police said. Local 5 has reached out to police for further clarification as to why this specific vehicle is being looked for.
Anyone who recognizes the car is asked to call DMPD at 515-323-8373.
This marks the seventh traffic-related death of the year, according to police.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Video released Friday by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office shows a “brazen” theft at a bank ATM, resulting in the arrests of three men.
The video shows a white pickup truck backing up to a Chase Bank ATM on East Colonial Drive. The pickup speeds forward, and a rope or chain tied to the back of the truck and the front of the ATM breaks the machine apart. Two men are then spotted on the video grabbing items in front of the machine and running away.
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Sheriff’s officials tweeted that Deontrae Walden, 23; Carlos Reed Jr., 22; and Wendell Harp Jr., 23, were arrested on charges of burglary of a structure, grand theft and criminal mischief.
Deputies were doing mobile surveillance on a Mercedes Benz at the time the trio took the machine loaded with about $117,000.
According to the arrest report, during that surveillance, deputies saw the men get into the truck, drive over to the Chase bank, bust open the ATM, and then ditch the truck. That’s when investigators said the three then took off in the Mercedes and deputies followed them.
The sheriff’s office helicopter provided directions from the air, according to the report, and at one point, deputies deployed stop sticks.
Ultimately, the Mercedes crashed into a home off of Ironwood Drive, where the three men ran but were caught by deputies.
Deputies said the trio is suspected of similar other crimes in Florida.
The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said a similar incident happened at the Regions bank off of Wekiva Springs Road in Longwood over the weekend.
Deputies said it was an attempted ATM robbery, in which the subjects in that case also used a chain attached to a pickup truck.
Investigators told News 6 they are looking into whether or not the incident is connected to the case in Orange County.
ARRESTED: Deontrae Walden, 23, Carlos Reed, Jr., 22, & Wendell Harp, Jr., 23, after they brazenly stole from a Chase Bank ATM on E. Colonial Dr. Their charges: Burglary of Structure, Grand Theft & Criminal Mischief. The 3 are suspected of similar crimes in other areas of Florida. pic.twitter.com/bxXe1Gnroy
— Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) May 27, 2022
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young at a news conference on Friday discussed an ongoing investigation into death of a 77-year-old man in a hit-and-run crash in March, inviting the man’s family to address the Media.
Alfred Fleming was killed the evening of March 3 at the intersection of Mason Avenue and Derbyshire Road, struck by a car while trying to cross Mason Avenue, police said. At the news conference, Young introduced Beatrice Pride, Fleming’s stepdaughter.
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“I would like to know if anybody have anything and have heard anything, would you please come and let us know and let Daytona Beach Police Department know because we could have closure for all the family, that’s all I’m asking, and my mother is taking it real hard,” Pride said.
Pride said Fleming is deeply missed. The two were together the morning before the fatal crash, when she said she took him to the bank.
Later that day, Pride said she noticed police responding to the crash, learning later from family members that her stepdad had been killed.
“Knowing that they hit and didn’t stop, that’s the thing that pulls at us,” Pride said. “Come forward, I know you know that you hit somebody. I mean, if that was your family, you would want somebody to come and let you know, you’d want closure of your family.”
Following the crash, police had little more to go on other than grainy video and testimony from a nearby officer who saw the suspected vehicle while he tended to Fleming, noting it was a dark-colored sedan. More than two months later, according to Young, much remains unknown.
“We’ve gone dry on leads, and the purpose here is for anybody with a conscience that might have any information on this case to please come forward. Please come forward and provide the family the closure that they’re looking for,” Young said. “They’re living a nightmare right now because obviously this is a tragedy, and we’re running out of leads on this investigation.”
Anyone with information about the fatal crash can contact Officer Rossi at 386-671-5366, or by emailing RossiAshley@DBPD.us regarding Case No. 220003648.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The summer travel demand is high and Delta Air Lines says it’s preparing for the challenges attached to that by cutting flights back.
The airline said that between July 1 and Aug. 7, Delta will cut back on daily departures by 100 flights. The service will primarily affect Delta’s frequently-served markets in the U.S. and in Latin America.
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Delta said a number of factors are forcing the airline to build more space in their system to keep operations reliable, including the weather, air traffic control, staffing issues and increased COVID case rates leading to unscheduled staff absences.
Any Delta customer who has already booked travel in that time period whose flight is canceled will be notified, and Delta will help them adjust their itinerary. Travelers should make sure the airline has their contact information, and should also download the Fly Delta app.
Also, Delta said it will issue waivers if it has to cancel flights preemptively because of bad weather. That’s the case for this weekend, where several flights have been canceled because of weather in the northeastern and southeastern U.S.
Delta is expecting 2.5 million customers this Memorial Day weekend alone -- a 25% increase from last year.
Problems with demand in air travel have been especially acute in Florida, where flight demand, an increase in rocket launches and the weather have caused massive travel delays.
At a two-day meeting between air travel stakeholders and the FAA earlier this month in Orlando, the FAA said it would work to add more air traffic controllers and make use of more alternate routes to keep planes moving.
Airlines say the problems in Florida are having a ripple effect across the country.
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📷From the vault: News 6 yearbook photos These faces look familiar... News 6's Crystal Moyer shares old yearbook photos from your favorite WKMG-TV talent. We dug up some yearbook photos from our News 6 anchors and reporters and they’re dishing on their time as a student.
News 6 Anchor Amanda Castro's senior photo. She graduated from Harrison School for the Arts in Lakeland. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) News 6 Anchor Amanda Castro's senior page from her yearbook at Harrison School for the Arts in Lakeland. The page shows a photo of her performing in a ballet recital. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) News 6 anchor Bridgett Ellison's school photo from Rock Hill High School. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) News 6 Anchor Bridgett Ellison's middle school photo from Castle Heights Middle School. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) That's News 6 Investigative Reporter Erik Sandoval in the middle. He graduated from Foothill High School. He was a writer for The Halcyon school newspaper "where if you didn't have a mullet or mall hair, you weren't cool" according to Erik. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) News 6 Investigative Reporter Erik Sandoval on the right. Apparently he spent a lot of time in the computer room... (how old are those computers though?...) (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) From the yearbook of News 6 Investigator Erik Sandoval. A classmate write "You're a really great guy. I know that someday I'll see your name or face on T.V..." Looks like Erik was always bound to be an incredible journalist. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) News 6 Insider Guide Crystal Moyer must've been into animal print in high school. She graduated from Rockledge High. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) That's News 6 Insider Guide Crystal Moyer who cheered at Rockledge High School. (No surprise there!) (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) Senior picture of News 6 Meteorologist Candace Campos from La Salle High School in Miami. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) Recognize the girl on the right? That's News 6 Meteorologist Candace Campos. She was voted 'Best All Around' her senior year and 'Cutest Couple' with her high school sweetheart who she's married to. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) Meteorologist Troy Bridges shares some of his yearbook photos. He was voted 'Best Dressed' in High School. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The gunman accused of shooting and killing a 62-year-old man Monday evening has been caught, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Vashawn McClendon, 30, is locked up at the Orange County jail.
Orange County Fire Rescue found the victim — Oleg Denysenko, 62 — dead at a home in the 300 block of Duncan Court.
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Deputies said witnesses near the scene told them they’d heard gunshots and saw a black SUV speeding away. Surveillance video of the scene showed someone pulling up in a black Jeep Grand Cherokee and shooting Denysenko before driving off, according to OCSO.
Deputies stated that approximately 20 minutes later, a man driving the vehicle intentionally hit another man with his car before crashing on North Buena Vista Avenue.
The driver, McClendon, then ran away, deputies said.
Ten minutes later, deputies said, a third person reported being pistol-whipped at South Observatory Drive by McClendon. This person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Later Monday evening, OCSO said they received a call from one of McClendon’s relatives at Hudson Street, who told deputies McClendon had come to their house “acting odd” and with blood on him.
Deputies said they arrest McClendon.
McClendon declined an interview with detectives and was taken to the Orange County Jail, where he faces charges for aggravated battery, second-degree murder and violation of probation, according to OCSO.
Investigators said McClendon had no apparent motive for the assaults and shooting. Investigators added none of the victims appeared to have known McClendon.
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GROVELAND, Fla. – A man is locked up in Lake County after he crashed his vehicle multiple times and bit an officer, according to Groveland police.
Police arrested Adaly Flores, 30, on Thursday.
Investigators said they received reports of a man traveling around the Cypress Oaks neighborhood, slamming into multiple vehicles, hitting a port-a-potty and then crashing into a retention pond.
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Police said the driver, Flores, then ran into a marsh, which is where he was found when law enforcement arrived.
Investigators said after Flores refused multiple orders to come out of the marsh, police and a trooper entered the marsh to retrieve him. Flores struggled with officers and held onto trees as they worked to pull him from the marsh, records show.
After he was pulled onto dry land, the struggle continued, resulting in one officer being bitten on the arm, breaking the skin, according to the arrest affidavit.
Flores eventually requested medical assistance and was hospitalized due to being intoxicated and involved in multiple crashes, police said.
The officer who was bitten and the trooper, who was also injured in the struggle, were taken to the hospital as well.
Flores was medically cleared and faces charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence, driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident with property damage.
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BELLEVIEW, Fla. – A Marion County man who volunteers as an officer for a charity involving children was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for child sexual battery charges, and the sheriff’s office believes there may be more victims.
James Davis, 71, was arrested in Whitfield County, Georgia, where detectives said he was hiding from law enforcement.
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The sheriff’s office said the young victim told investigators Davis had been sexually abusing them over the past year in exchange for toys, art supplies and money. The victim said Davis told them that he had done the same thing to other children “for a very long time.”
Davis is the treasurer for Florida Kids Helping Kids in Belleview. He is now being held without bond in Georgia, awaiting transport back to Marion County.
Those with any information about Davis, including information about any other victims, were urged to contact Detective Batts with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office at 352-368-3847.
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LONGWOOD, Fla. – A driver had to be extricated from their car Friday afternoon after crashing it into a Longwood home, according to the Seminole County Fire Department.
The driver was taken to the hospital for minor injuries, but firefighters said nobody else was hurt in the crash on South Pressview Avenue. A spokesperson for the fire department noted that the driver did not become trapped in the crash but still needed help to exit the vehicle.
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Photos taken at the scene show the car before and after being removed, with only about half of the vehicle visible while still lodged in the heavily damaged home.
Car now removed pic.twitter.com/zKBrLLK73f
— Seminole County Fire Department (SCFD) PIO Media (@scfdpio) May 27, 2022
After the car was removed, firefighters said a squad stayed behind to help shore up the home for safety.
Seminole County firefighters said they were assisted by a battalion from the Longwood Fire Department.
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LEE COUNTY, Fla. – An overturned semitrailer went off an overpass Friday near Fort Myers during a fiery crash.
The wreck closed westbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Fort Myers, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post. Deputies said the westbound lanes of Alico Road were also blocked, as well as the left and middle lanes on the I-75 off ramp on Exit 128.
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Florida Highway Patrol video showed the big rig resting precariously between the overpass and the ground.
Investigators encouraged drivers to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.
No other information, including whether anyone was injured, was released.
Check back for updates.
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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Police are investigating two cases of retail theft and fraud after three women were caught on surveillance video stealing wallets from multiple stores.
Gray Collective Bridal and Orange Blossom Belle filed police reports about these thefts. They shared surveillance video with News 6 in hopes of getting results.
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Cassidy Henshaw runs Gray Collective Bridal and said this past Wednesday, the trio of thieves came into the store acting normal, browsing clothes and asking questions.
One member of the group eventually asked Henshaw’s employee to use the restroom.
Henshaw said, “They came in and knew exactly what they were doing. One asked to use the restroom, and the other one went past our employee-only curtains, went straight into her wallet, took her ID and two credit cards, and they were gone within two minutes.”
Henshaw said it wasn’t until her employee started getting notifications on her phone that she realized anything was stolen.
“They went to a couple of different Walmarts, and they were 500-to-600 dollar charges. One was declined on her credit card because obviously the notice, but yeah... They went to other businesses as well.”
The other business was Orange Blossom Belle which said they were also hit by the same group of women using the same distraction scheme.
The owner, Bryttany Phillips, said her cards were stolen, as well.
Phillips said, “(They stole) a business debit card and credit card from my wallet and then proceeded to a Mount Dora Walmart and somehow got money off of my card.”
Both owners said it’s hard to wrap their heads around this incident because the group didn’t seem suspicious.
Phillips said, “They were wearing the medical masks, but then they were also dressed in scrubs, so I don’t know if they are like... you know, in my mind... maybe they are just on their lunch break.”
Phillips and Henshaw said the three women seen on surveillance video were seen entering other businesses along Montrose Street.
Clermont Police said if anyone has seen them or knows any information about this to call them immediately.
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COCOA, Fla. – A brush fire that broke out Friday in Brevard County forcing evacuations and damaging homes is now 100% contained, officials said.
The fire is burning in Sharpes near Cocoa and has hit 10 homes, with five of the 10 destroyed, according to fire officials.
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More progress at the scene of the #PersimmonFire. It's now 100% contained. Thank you firefighters! https://t.co/KoPjCnu0EX
— Catherine Silver (@CatSilverTV) May 27, 2022
Video from Sky 6 shows flames burning in a backyard and a large plume of smoke blowing over a neighborhood.
“I was just scared,” Sheila Clemmons, who lost her home, said.
Don Walker, Brevard Emergency Management spokesperson, said that 50 homes were evacuated in a four-block area.
Walker said the homes in the area were mobile homes, with a lot of wood involved.
“Someone said, ‘Hey, your roof is on fire,’ and the tree started on fire. So I just got everything out that I could,” said John Fanton after losing his home.
One firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion.
Red Cross says it has a team out to help residents who may be displaced by the fire.
Crews said all pets affected by the evacuations have been reunited with their owners.
Brevard County was listed in the “high” category for fire danger on Friday, according to FFS. “High” is third on a scale of 1-5, with “low” being No. 1 and “extreme” being No. 5.
Check back for updates.
Brevard County (Cocoa) - FFS on scene of wildfire @ Hwy 1/Camp Rd. 2 additional tractor units requested. Fire’s name is: Persimmons, size 3 acres. Updates to follow. #FLFire pic.twitter.com/1zAaSZSi16
— FFS Orlando (@FFS_Orlando) May 27, 2022
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In anticipation of larger-than-normal crowds in Daytona Beach on Memorial Day weekend, police are stepping up patrols.
In addition to those visiting the beach, several large events are also bringing people out for the holiday weekend. Every available Daytona Beach police officer has been mandated to work, and the department will receive mutual aid from multiple area law enforcement agencies, according to a news release.
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Police noted the Heroes Honor Festival at Daytona International Speedway, the Daytona Beach Bandshell Summer Concert and Fireworks Series, high school graduations at the Ocean Center and even Orlando Invades Daytona, an unsanctioned event that crowded streets and caused a stir in 2020.
“We are aware of these events and preparations have been made on our end to ensure everything runs as smoothly as possible,” Chief Jakari Young said. “We ask our residents and visitors to be patient as we ensure traffic and pedestrian flow, especially in the core tourist zones.”
Young referenced tourist zones police said would be along Atlantic Avenue between U.S. 92 and Seabreeze/Oakridge boulevards and along International Speedway Boulevard near Daytona International Speedway.
Parking, in general, will be more limited in some Daytona Beach areas throughout the holiday weekend, with congestion expected in parking lots in or near Breakers Park, the Daytona Beach Pier and others within tourist zones. Additionally, the Main Street Bridge will not be available to normal traffic and will be reserved for use by those who either live or work beachside or for people on their way to a graduation at the Ocean Center, police said.
Police will set up a checkpoint at the west end of the bridge to check driver’s licenses, employee identifications and graduation tickets.
Should anyone else want to enter the beachside, police encouraged them to use one of the three other bridges, located at International Speedway Boulevard, Seabreeze/Oakridge boulevards or Silver Beach/Orange avenues.
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BELLE ISLE, Fla. – State and local law enforcement will have extra patrols out on Central Florida lakes this holiday weekend, making sure boaters are staying safe while they have a good time.
Lake Conway was quiet on Friday with only a couple boats on the water, but resident Stepheny Luette said that won’t be the case this Memorial Day weekend.
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“We’re thinking there (are) going to be a lot of crowds out there,” Luette said.
Belle Isle police marine patrol officers will also be out in full force. Chief Laura Houston said they’re looking for reckless boaters or people boating under the influence, as well as making sure everyone is staying safe.
“We want everybody on Lake Conway to have a great time, but when we have some bad operators, it becomes a dangerous situation for those people coming out to enjoy this beautiful waterway,” Houston said.
This comes after a brawl broke out on Lake George in Volusia County last month. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the sheriff’s office said they’re also stepping up patrols this weekend.
Earlier this week, Orange County commissioners passed an ordinance restricting the use of waters near Bird Island following concerns over swimmers and wildlife. County officials said the ordinance doesn’t take effect until next week and won’t be enforced until the buoys marking restriction zones are installed.
Houston is sharing this warning to boaters.
“The marine patrol officers on Lake Conway do not want to experience the same mayhem that we have seen on other lakes in Central Florida so they will be conducting a zero tolerance enforcement for all dangerous operation of all vessels,” Houston said.
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Eastman Chemical Company’s Kingsport veterans group, EVETS, is honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our nation.
For Memorial Day, EVETS members researched and identified more than 50 former Eastman employees who were Killed in Action (KIA) or Missing in Action (MIA).
The group placed flags and signs bearing the names of former employees identified as either KIA or MIA along Wilcox Driver near Eastman’s corporate campus.
The company says the signs will remain there through June 3.
According to Eastman, EVETS members and volunteers will also be helping Boy Scouts place American flags at the headstones of those laid to rest at the VA Mountain Home National Cemetery this Saturday.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Emergency responders and city workers rescued a loose dog that jumped a guardrail down to the riverbank after being hit by a car in St. Albans on Friday.
Kevin Pennington, Park Superintendent for the St. Albans Parks and Recreation Department, said he was leaving city hall when he saw people running across U.S. Route 60 and looking and jumping over the guardrail.
Pennington said he did not know what was going on, so he stopped his truck to check the situation out. Another city employee stopped and joined Pennington, helping him block the slow lane with their trucks to ensure the safety of the people on the side of the road.
The people told Pennington that a dog had gotten loose from a nearby hair salon and was hit by a car. They said the dog then jumped over a guardrail separating Route 60 from a ledge that dropped to the bank of the Kanawha River.
“Well, the guardrail goes straight down to the river, and there’s underbrush and everything. You couldn’t see,” Pennington said.
Pennington called workers from his department as well as the St. Albans Fire Department and St. Albans Police Department. Crews worked for over 20 minutes to find the dog, bringing out a fire department boat and searching the area. Finally, they spotted the dog on the riverbank.
“It was right by the river, the water itself,” Pennington said. “We brought the fire department boat over because it’s probably a 50-foot-steep embankment that we would’ve had to carry the dog out. And so, we got the dog onto the boat, and they took it over to Roadside Park, and the owner was over there to meet the puppy as it was coming out the water.”
Pennington said the dog seemed fine, and that the owner planned to take the dog to the veterinarian to make sure. There was a little blood on the dog’s face, but Pennington said the injuries only looked minor. He also said the dog was a bit spooked around the rescue crews before being reunited with its owner.
“The dog was scared when it was around us, but once it got near the owner, it was excited and licking them in the face and everything else,” Pennington said. “So I assume that the dog is fine.”
Pennington, a dog owner himself, said he wanted to help because he understands dogs are family. Emotions ran high during the rescue, and Pennington and other rescuers empathized with people’s feelings during the situation.
“There was a lot of crying going on because you couldn’t locate the dog,” Pennington said. “I mean, it’s just a like a small child. I’ve had dogs all my life, and it’s a part of your family.”
Pennington said the owner was terrified throughout the situation but was ecstatic once she was reunited with her beloved fur baby. All in all, the situation was a happy reunion, one Pennington calls a “great experience.” Pennington also gave a shoutout to the police and fire departments for their assistance with the rescue.
“My guys did a great job. The fire department and police department did a great job. They all understand that yes, they’re dogs, but dogs are a part of our family.”
Kevin Pennington, Park Superintendent for the St. Albans Parks and Recreation Department
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UPDATE (4:35 p.m. on May 27): According to court documents, a Milton man has been indicted for rape.
Marcus Alexander Legg was indicted in Scioto County for three counts of rape, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, and gross sexual imposition.
Below is the original story from March 11, 2022
PORTSMOUTH, OH (WOWK)—A Milton man was arrested for rape in Scioto County, Ohio on Thursday.
The Scioto County Sheriff’s Office says that after interviewing a 13-year-old victim, detectives responded to the 3800 block of Stanton Ave. in New Boston and arrested 19-year-old Marcus Alexander Legg.
Legg is charged with two counts of rape and one count of unlawful sexual conduct. He was arraigned in Portsmouth Municipal Court on Friday at 8:00 a.m.
Authorities say additional charges are possible.
The New Boston Police Department and the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office worked on this case.
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SCIOTO COUNTY, OH (WOWK)—A woman accused of animal torture in Scioto County entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity on Thursday.
29-year-old Samantha Damron, of Portsmouth, was indicted on Wednesday for 46 counts of cruelty to companion animals and 46 counts of possessing criminal tools.
On Thursday, Damron’s attorney filed a motion for competency evaluation, and Damron submitted a written plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
Damron’s pretrial is scheduled for June 13 at 10:00 a.m.
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.
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Tuba City man sentenced for second degree murder
Kristopher Lionel Goldtooth, 38, was sentenced to 262 months in prison for allegedly shooting a man in the face.
According to a statement Wednesday from the United States Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, Goldtooth's sentence will be followed by five years of supervised release.
Senior U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell sentenced Goldtooth, a Tuba City resident, in connection to an incident from April 24, 2019 where Goldtooth shot another man in the face with a shotgun, according to the release.
Goldtooth is a member of the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, where the incident took place. He had pleaded guilty to one count second degree murder.
The FBI and Navajo Nation Department of Criminal Investigation worked together on the investigation.
Reach breaking news reporter Adam Terro at adam.terro@arizonarepublic.com.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The mother of local Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles was released from prison four months early.
Jordan Chiles is from Vancouver and won a silver medal last summer with Team USA. Her mom, Gina Chiles, reported to federal prison in August for stealing more than $1 million after a federal judge in Portland agreed to postpone her 1-year sentence a month so she could watch her daughter compete in Tokyo.
Court records show Gina pleaded guilty after embezzling $1.2 million from her clients and business partners in Portland. She’s been ordered to repay the money she stole.
Gina’s biggest victim, Karla Pearlstein, lost $945,000. In July, Pearlstein told KOIN 6 that she was not pleased that Gina was allowed to delay her sentence and feared she would be released early.
“I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if she only serves six months in jail, that she’ll get out without even serving the whole year,” Pearlstein said. “I think it’s absolutely ridiculous. The courts have given her break after break. This is not the first time that they have allowed her to travel or delayed for sentencing because of Jordan’s Olympic trials or whatever, but it’s a real disservice to those of us who she victimized. And, I’m not happy about it, to be frank with you.”
Gina began serving her sentence in a federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas on August 26, 2021. A spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) tells KOIN 6 she was transferred on December 29, 2021, to a federal halfway house overseen by the San Antonio Residential Reentry Management Office.
Under a federal program, she was released four months early from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons on April 18, 2022.
KOIN 6 asked the Bureau of Prisons why she was released early.
“For privacy, safety, and security reasons we do not release additional information on inmates not in BOP custody,” Scott Taylor, a spokesperson for the BOP’s Office of Public Affairs wrote in an email.
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ROGERS, Ark. — The 70-plus chihuahuas saved from a house fire last week near Avoca are now spayed and neutered thanks to an Arkansas organization.
After their rescue by firefighters, the chihuahuas were taken to the Humane Society for Animals in Rogers, but spaying and neutering 70+ dogs can be expensive for a nonprofit shelter.
On Thursday, May 26, Spay Arkansas sponsored the animals' surgeries and rabies vaccines using the proceeds from its Ducky Fundraiser and a private donor, making the services free to the humane society. Spay Arkansas is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to finding ways to lower the cost of pet spaying and neutering in the natural state.
The nonprofit says its surgery team of staff and volunteers conducted the surgeries for 10 hours.
To donate to the Humane Society for Animals in Rogers, Venmo Humane-Society-1 or PayPal at humanesocietyforanimals@outlook.com.
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Home of African American trailblazer Leonard Reid relocated to the heart of Newtown
SARASOTA — The history of Sarasota’s African American early settlers can be traced back to one name in the historic Overtown community, Leonard Reid.
The Reid home was built in 1926. The trailblazer's single-story 1,400-square-foot home helped establish and anchor Sarasota’s first black community, Overtown, now known as the Rosemary District. Early Friday morning, the home was moved from its original location on 7th Street, taking a 1.5-mile ride via flatbed truck near downtown Sarasota into the heart of Newtown, the city's predominately Black neighborhood.
The pale blue home with a bright orange door arrived via police escort to its destination around 3 a.m. at 2529 North Orange Ave., where it will be preserved at the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
The Reid home relocation marks the beginning of the Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition’s mission to preserve, showcase and educate people about the rich history of Sarasota's Black pioneers and communities.
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A standing-room-only, open-air sendoff and cultural ceremony preceded the relocation on Thursday evening. Approximately 150 residents, dignitaries, and community leaders gathered beneath a live oak in “Black Bottom”, as it was called by its early residents, to learn the home's history and about its respected original owner, Reid.
Reid, who became a Sarasota resident by chance after missing a scheduled boat ride to Cuba, where he had planned to begin working in the fishing industry, was lauded for his integrity, altruism and trailblazing during the lively ceremony.
Longtime Newtown resident Mary Mack shared stories of her childhood and memories of her time at the Reid family home.
“I visited this house when I was 6 years old with my grandmother. I want to honor my great Uncle Leonard Reid and his trust in God,” Mack said addressing the crowd. “I know we have come this far by faith. Had he (Reid) not missed that boat, we don’t know where we would be.”
Sarasota’s first African American mayor, Fredd Atkins, described life as he experienced it growing up in the Overtown historic community, citing the slope of the earth in four directions, the moisture that collected on the streets and walkways, and how the early Black settlers and residents fought to have a place to call their own against not only the environment but also the barriers that the community had to face to make Sarasota their home.
“You can't build me a shack while you all build up palaces for everybody else. That's why this is just the beginning of our prospects,” Atkins said.
Reid worked as the right-hand man of John Hamilton Gillespie, Sarasota’s first mayor. Reid was Gillespie’s coachman, butler, and the caretaker of his estate.
“Reed and his wife were a tremendous contribution to this community... You are standing in the heart of Black Bottom. This is where the mud was between your toes and a place where you took your shoes off if you wanted them the last past two weeks,” Atkins said.
“But it was alright because we learned how to survive, we took our shoes off and we walked to work to do the lumber yard and the concrete site and build houses all over this community. And we still got things to do, you know? If they can convert land into condominiums, if they forget the history, then we know they could easily erase us if we don't remember,” he said.
SAACC President and CEO Vickie Oldham has headed the establishment of a physical space that will house all of the histories of the city’s Black residents. The city-owned property on which the Reid house will stay is the first piece of the puzzle in building a neighborhood cultural center she says.
The cultural center and museum will be housed in the historic Leonard Reid House until construction of a new building is completed. City officials and SAACC have additional work to complete on the property in the coming months but expect all work to be done toward the end of the summer.
Samantha Gholar covers social justice news for the Herald-Tribune and USA TODAY Network. Connect with her at sgholar@gannett.com or on Twitter: @samanthagholar
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Three local universities were awarded federally-supported grants totaling over $1.5 million to help start or expand “high-dosage” tutoring programs for local K-12 students in one-on-one or small group settings, according to the Ohio Department of Education.
The department said “high-dosage” tutoring is defined by the Annenberg Institute at Brown University as more than three days per week or at a rate of at least 50 hours over 36 weeks.
The programs are meant to provide support for students who experienced learning disruptions during the pandemic, the department said.
Miami University was awarded $499,061, Wittenberg University was awarded $412,250 and Wright State University was awarded $637,410.
The department said the grants were awarded to colleges and universities, including two- and four-year schools and public and private schools, which have teacher preparation or education programs that promote math and literacy tutoring with local schools. Other colleges or universities that don’t have the programs but want to participate can collaborate with the lead institution.
Miami University is collaborating with Ohio Weslyan University, Cedarville University, Hocking College, the University of Mt. Union and Clark State, and is partnering with Hamilton City Schools, Ohio Connections Academy and the Talawanda School District.
Wittenberg University is not collaborating with any other colleges or universities but is partnering with Springfield City Schools and Northwestern Local Schools.
Wright State University is collaborating with the University of Dayton and partnering with Learn to Earn Dayton, Dayton Public Schools, Fairborn City Schools, West Carrollton School District and Huber Heights City Schools.
Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor Randy Gardner said, “Collaboration has been necessary to navigate the effects and impact of the pandemic. By partnering with neighboring schools and districts, our colleges and universities are giving our future educators an opportunity to support and help K-12 students in a meaningful way.”
The department said that college students participating in tutoring would also benefit from field experience, community service and other incentives like stipends or course credits.
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School's out for summer in North Iowa.
During the last week in May, a number of area of districts had their last day of school. Each school enjoyed the last day of school in different ways but one thing was for certain: celebrations were in order.
Hoover Elementary School had its last day of school on Thursday. The halls echoed with student's laughter, the woodwind sound of recorders, and familiar pop tunes. Some students walked around in their classrooms with a smorgasbord of delicious snacks and desserts in their hands.
Along with celebrating, students were helping clean their classrooms and throwing out the old items in their desks. In CarolAnn Eppens' fourth grade classroom, time was dedicated to rip off the crayon drawings tapped to their desk and wipe away the old chalk drawings. Eppens' students buzzed around the room with excitement.
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Eppens had her pupils gather to the carpet to share achievements and memories at Hoover Elementary. One shared how their handwriting improved. Another on learning long division.
At the same time, the fourth graders had a hint of sadness in their answers. Next year these students will move on to Lincoln Intermediate School.
"I think they are excited (for Lincoln Intermediate). They get really excited when they visit Lincoln in April. But then as the year gets closer to the end, a lot of them realize that it's their last time at Hoover," said Eppens.
With it being an emotional day for the kids, Eppens said she will feel sad and proud at the same time by the end of the day.
"I just want them to know that they have the power to do anything they choose to do and they have the power to do good," Eppens said.
Fourth graders Madison Mortimer and Everet Whitehurst expressed their appreciation for Eppens and all that she taught them.
"I would like to tell her that I love her and she is the best teacher I've had," said Mortimer.
Both Mortimer and Whitehurst said even with some of sadness of leaving Hoover, they were looking forward to a new adventure. Mortimer says her growth this year has prepare her for the future.
"I'm looking forward to being able to be in the big building and seeing all the other people there from all these schools," Whitehurst said.
"It just warms my heart to see how far they've come from the beginning of the year," Eppens said.
Meanwhile, over in Mrs. Mariner's first-grade class, students got to walk the "red carpet" while "Pomp and Circumstance" played. They were were each awarded certificates recognizing them for things such as "The Silly Student," "Amazing Attitude," and "Awesome Helper."
Central Springs School District's last day was on Friday. The Nora Springs elementary campus had quite string of celebrations and dedicating time to highlight staff members who were retiring.
Food Service Director Diane Blickenderfer, who is retiring after 29 years with Central Springs, said it was a bittersweet day for her.
"It's kind of interesting because my youngest son was a senior when I first started being Food Service Director," said Blickenderfer. "Watching more than one generation go through (Central Springs) has been rewarding and enjoyable."
For kindergarten teacher Char Greenzweig, another who is retiring, said her final last day of school for her was a surreal moment. Greenzweig has been teaching for 35 years.
"It's just bittersweet. I think all educators are ready for a little bit of a break because the last few years has been very hard on educators, very hard on students, and very hard on families," said Greenzweig. "I think we need to remember to give each other grace."
Nearly all grade levels at the Nora Springs campus took full advantage of the clear blue skies and played games outside for the last time before leaving for summer. Every single face had a smile on it.
Much like the fourth graders at Hoover Elementary, it was the final time the eighth graders were going to be at the Nora Springs campus. Next year they will go to the Manly campus where the high school is.
Charlene Prazak and Whitney Davis, who are going to the high school next year, were feeling the same as the retiring staff members. Davis said she was going to miss some of her friends in the lower grades next year.
"There's a lot of good memories as a whole from this year," said Prazak.
Before the buses take off for the final time at both the Manly and Nora Springs campus, the staff heads outside to wave goodbye for the last time. Student and staff filtered out the doors at Nora Springs, where there were final hugs and fist bumps before climbing on the bus or walking home.
After all the students were on the bus, Elementary Principal Bill Carlson gave the signal. All of the staff stood by the stop sign, waving and some having tears roll down their face.
It was officially summer.
Abby covers education and entertainment for the Globe Gazette. Follow her on Twitter at @MkayAbby. Email her at Abby.Koch@GlobeGazette.com
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A research group at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is conducting a study to improve the daily lives of dementia patients.
The study is being conducted by the Pickering Caregiver Lab and is titled, “Daily Reflections of Dementia Caregivers”. UAB Doctors Andrew and Carolyn Pickering from the Schools of Neurology and Nursing respectively are leading the study.
The study hopes to learn more about the day-to-day experiences of dementia caregivers. This includes how often the patient exhibits behavioral symptoms associated with dementia such as aggression, agitation and confusion.
Difficulty managing these behavioral symptoms is a common reason family members place their loved one with dementia in a nursing home. Carolyn Pickering told CBS 42’s Carly Laing she hopes the study can provide solutions for managing symptoms to benefit the patient and caregiver.
“We are trying to help family caregivers and those living with dementia to be able to remain safely in the community at home,” Pickering said.
In addition to data results, participating families can receive up to $250 for time compensation and genetic testing for Alzheimer’s disease.
Other key symptoms of dementia include seeing things that aren’t there, asking the same question repeatedly and wandering away from home.
Those interested in taking part in the study can visit caregivingresearch.org or contact the lab at caregiver@uab.edu.
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Bismarck Public Schools has released details for the Summer Feed Program.
Meals will be served during the summer at various parks and schools throughout Bismarck, with anyone 18 and younger being eligible for a free meal. There is a $4 charge for adults. The hot meals will be served Monday-Friday at the following dates and times:
- Will-Moore, Roosevelt, Highland Acres, Grimsrud, Centennial, Solheim, Northridge. Meals available outside the schools from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., from June 6 – July 19. No meal service on July 4-5.
- Lions Park, Jaycee Park, Wachter Wave Pool, Custer Park. Meals available from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., June 6 - July 19. No meal service on July 4-5.
- Meals also will be served at Century High School and Bismarck High School. Meals available from 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. from May 31 – July 1.
The grab-and-go option will be available until June 30. Starting July 1, those who would like to receive a meal must be present at the site.
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For more information, go to https://www.bismarckschools.org/childnutrition and click on the Summer Lunch Program tab.
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The state Health Department on Friday launched the North Dakota State Health Assessment Data Dashboard.
People can use the web-based interactive dashboard to query county-level data, where available, regarding the causes of death, associated risk factors, causes of hospitalization, social vulnerability and health care access. More data sources and sets will be included as they become available.
“The state health assessment dashboard presents data in a way that helps identify health issues so communities can mobilize the resources and partners needed to address them,” said Kelly Nagel, director of the department's Office of Systems and Performance.
The dashboard is at https://www.health.nd.gov/state-health-assessment.
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Cyclist injured in hit and accident
Christopher Walker
Wichita Falls Times Record News
A man riding his bike was injured in a hit-and-run accident.
According to WFPD spokesman Sgt. Charlie Eipper:
Around midnight Friday, May 27, officers were sent to the 2800 block of Holliday Road for an injury accident. They found an unresponsive cyclist lying in the middle of the road and the suspect no longer on-scene.
The victim could not remember what had happened beyond he was riding his bicycle southbound on Holliday Road. The officers were able to determine the cyclist was hit from behind.
The 55-year-old victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. Police do not have a description of the suspect or the suspect’s vehicle.
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Man injured in late-night stabbing
Christopher Walker
Wichita Falls Times Record News
A man was hospitalized in serious condition during an altercation Thursday night.
According to WFPD spokesman Sgt. Charlie Eipper:
Just before 10 p.m., officers responded to the 1600 block of Best Boulevard for an assault with a weapon. They found the victim suffering from a stab wound. He was transported to the Emergency Room and into surgery for his injuries.
Police talked to multiple witnesses at the scene, according to Eipper, and they know who the suspects are. Eipper said it started as a disturbance near a pickup and ended across the street when the victim was stabbed.
The vicondition is serious, but he is expected to survive.
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BOISE — A Boise man was sentenced to up to life in prison for manufacturing and distributing fentanyl and trafficking heroin.
Mason Yant, 42, was arrested in September 2021 after a nine-hour standoff when Nampa and Boise police officers went to his residence to serve a warrant.
Yant discharged a firearm toward four officers, but none were injured during the standoff and officers were able to take him into custody, a press release said.
Contraband was seized during the course of the investigation, which included 8.8 pounds of powder fentanyl, 11 pounds of fetanyl pills disguised as fake Oxycontin, 0.44 pounds of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, 11 firearms and over $20,000, the press release said.
Yant pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to traffic heroin, conspiracy to deliver and manufacture a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Ada County District Judge Peter Barton sentenced Yant to serve up to life in prison with 20 years fixed before being eligible for parole.
"Those looking to distribute illegal, dangerous drugs in our community should be deterred by this sentence Judge Barton handed down,” Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts said. “This investigation led by Boise Police and Nampa Police detectives undoubtedly removed hundreds of doses of dangerous and deadly drugs from our community. These partnerships are crucial in our mission of public safety.”
Alexandra Duggan is the crime / public safety reporter for the Idaho Press. Follow her on twitter @dugganreports.
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As more information continues to be released about the deadly shooting at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school that killed 21 people, more questions continue to arise as well. Parents and families around the Gem State are beginning to think about the role school resource officers (SRO) play in school safety and security in Idaho.
Police departments around the Treasure Valley told KTVB they offer their SROs some of the best training when it comes to active shooter and active killing events.
Lt. Shawn Harper with Meridian Police's Community Services Division, which oversees the department SROs, said officers go through 20 to 30 hours of intense training on this topic when joining the force. They must take a 10-hour refresher course every year.
Other departments, like Nampa police, said they go through active shooter training or similar ones quarterly.
"That training works in any environment, whether it's outdoors, indoor schools, commercial faith-based locations," Harper said. "That training is consistent across the board and we use a nationally recognized training program through ALERT, which is out of Central Texas."
Boise Police Captain Spencer Fomby, who leads the department's training, education and development division (TED), said agencies around the region have coordinated training so their officers receive similar education. Fomby said 300 officers in BPD are currently going through this yearly training.
"All of us will respond to these emergencies when they happen. We want to make sure that we're using the same tactics and have the same protocols," Fomby said.
Training can range from scenarios involving a single officer or multiple officers responding, to strategies on entering structures and approaching threats, according to Sgt. Jason Cantrell with the Nampa Police Department. He calls SROs the "first line of defense" for schools.
"I guarantee you those SROs that are in the school are making a difference," Cantrell said.
Cantrell, who oversees his department's SROs and training, said there is a three-phase process when handling an active killing or shooter event. Number one is to stop the killing as quickly as possible. He said if his officers receive information there is an active killing going on they are trained to make entry into the structure or event, move to the threat and stop it.
"We can't afford for an officer not to have the ability to go take action and stop the killing," Cantrell said.
Officers are then trained to provide medical help to those injured and work with partner agencies around the area to provide relief as quickly as possible. He added another role with SRO is to teach students and staff how to respond to emergency situations and events by working on lockdown procedures.
To do that, Cantrell and other law enforcement in the valley said it starts by building trust and relationships with students and staff.
"They're there to integrate and communicate with students, build relationships with the school community, and make sure that people are safe," Fomby said. He added that SROs are not there for administrative discipline issues.
The Boise Police Department has 17 SROs in Boise and West Ada school districts, including two supervisors.
Nampa police have 12 SROs in the Nampa School District, with one supervisor.
Meridian Police Department has 11 SROs in West Ada.
"They have to be pretty well-rounded because they're dealing with our younger populations," Harper said. "We provide them ongoing training in regards to de-escalation. We deal with a lot of mental health training, anything that we can potentially do to help resolve any issues that go on in the school."
"They have that relationship for students to be able to come and tell them and say, 'Hey, I've had another student that told me not to come to school tomorrow," Cantrell said.
Cantrell said building those relationships has been able to stop multiple potential tragedies within the last few years.
"They feel that they can call them anytime, day or night," Cantrell said.
Schools across the Gem State also work with the Idaho Board of Education's Idaho School Safety and Security program. The office visits and assesses schools about any vulnerabilities within the buildings and makes recommendations to improve safety. They do a vulnerability assessment for schools every three years.
Program manager Mike Munger said SRO partnerships are crucial for the safety of schools.
"One of the things that is a really strong indicator for us is a school's community connection when it comes to safety and security," Munger said. "At the end of the day, our office isn't going to come out and help them if they have a situation, it's going to be that local law enforcement, it's going to be local fire, sheriff's offices, their local support agencies, and all of those folks are truly the people who are available to them in the event of an emergency."
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Seventh District Court Judge Steven Boyce has ruled that Lori Vallow trial will be continued in January with her co-defendant husband Chad Daybell. Here she’s shown with her lawyer Jim Archibald during a recent hearing.
Idaho's Seventh District Court granted the state's motion to delay the trial of Lori Vallow, a woman charged with murdering her two children, until January 2023 to be held in conjunction with her husband, Chad Daybell, who's also charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Daybell's trial was set for January 2023 while Vallow's trial was originally set for October 2022. Presiding Judge Steven Boyce granted the state's motion to hold Vallow's trial Jan. 9, 2023, so it can be held jointly with Daybell's. The pair will be tried in Boise.
The state charged Daybell and Vallow with the deaths of Vallow's two children, J.J Vallow, 7, and Tylee Vallow, 16. The state also charged her and Daybell with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Daybell's ex-wife, Tammy Daybell.
The bodies of the children were found in Daybell's backyard in June 2020, and it was discovered that Tylee had been dismembered and her body burned. J.J. was found buried with a plastic bag over his head.
Vallow was declared mentally competent to stand trial in April of this year after spending time in a mental health facility.
Vallow has reserved her right to a speedy trial, but Daybell has waived his.
Court documents show that Vallow has not made any objections to the idea that the delay would impair the case. The judge decided the delay will not impair the case.
Judge Boyce applied the case Barker v. Wingo in the motion to decide whether there was good cause to delay the trial until 2023.
He said a Barker factor he considered was reason for the delay, which "is often both inevitable and wholly justifiable for reasons such as the parties' need for time to collect witnesses or oppose pretrial motions," the document said.
The judge also noted the seriousness of the charges in the motion and how the state is seeking the death penalty.
The defense filed a motion in late March to sever the two cases and try them separately, but that motion was denied.
"Finally, the Court has previously determined that her case is to be tried together with Daybell’s case in a single trial, and advancing Daybell’s trial to October may prejudice his defense," the May 26 motion said. The judge determined Vallow's constitutional rights were not violated by the motion to move the trial to January.
"Accordingly, the Court will GRANT the state's motion to continue the Defendant's trial from October 11, 2022 to January 9, 2023."
Alexandra Duggan is the crime / public safety reporter for the Idaho Press. Follow her on twitter @dugganreports.
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What’s it like to be Black in Lincoln?
Former University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor Joe Starita said that’s a loaded question, one laced with beauty and pain.
“To be Black in Lincoln is to live a much more complex life — a life in which you have to deal with stereotypes. You have to deal with racism,” Starita said. “You have to sometimes prove yourself to be something you're not when other people might not have to do that.”
The now-retired instructor’s spring 2021 Depth Reporting class was honored with a Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book and Journalism Award for its “Being Black in Lincoln” series.
Stories were published in the Lincoln Journal Star in the summer of 2021 — a year after George Floyd’s death sparked protests and discussions about racial justice.
Starita’s 12-person class spent the entire semester interviewing Black community members from a variety of professions and backgrounds, hoping to paint a deeply vibrant and inclusive picture of the minority experience in Nebraska’s capital.
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“One essential goal of good journalism is to hold up a mirror to the community and let it see itself in that mirror,” Starita said. “The key goal of this project was to show a largely white community what Lincoln looks like if you happen to have much darker skin.”
Starita said this group was the youngest and most diverse Depth Reporting class, including Journal Star interns Nick McConnell of Lincoln and Evelyn Mejia of Norfolk. Six of the students were freshmen.
Each student focused on one individual. Some were educators, others were activists. All, Starita said, offered a diverse perspective that would serve Lincoln. The students’ hard work ultimately earned them one of the nation’s most prestigious journalism awards.
Assistant professor Jennifer Sheppard, along with editing assistant Roger Holmes, helped lead the class over the semester. Sheppard said the class shared meaningful stories and often tears from the time they spent talking with their subjects.
The content touched everyone involved, Sheppard said, even though it was conducted entirely over Zoom. Despite their physical distance, she was still able to see the students grow.
“By the end, I think they all believed in themselves,” Sheppard said. “That's just the power of what good journalism can do; not only for the community, but for the writers.”
Jaqueline Martinez of Lincoln took Depth Reporting her junior year after writing an essay to apply for the class, a entry requirement for all students. The advertising and public relations major said she didn’t expect her story to have such an impact.
“When we found out about the award, I think we were all really shocked, but also emotional, knowing how much more of an audience we were able to reach than we initially thought,” Martinez said.
Martinez said the project has so many important lessons, but she hopes the package of stories informed Lincoln residents to better listen to its community members and learn from them.
"There's so much more to a person than just their appearance," she said.
This is the second time in five years that a depth-reporting project from the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications has received a Kennedy award.
In 2017, a UNL team won the College Journalism Award and the grand prize for "The Wounds of Whiteclay: Nebraska's Shameful Legacy."
Being Black in Lincoln: The series
More than 150 years after America’s slaves were freed and Nebraska gave birth to its capital, a UNL journalism class posed the question: What’s it like to be Black in Lincoln?
Students spent 15 weeks digging deep into the lives of a dozen residents representing a cross-section of Lincoln’s Black community: former basketball stars, BLM leaders, preachers, teachers, cops, convicts, businessmen, chefs, electricians and youth leaders. They discovered many had faced racial profiling, housing discrimination and police harassment, while others received ugly death threats, verbal abuse and hate-filled letters. The students also found that these Black citizens think Lincoln’s racial climate has improved overall but still has a ways to go. And most believed that it will get there.
The semester-long depth-reporting project was overseen by professors Joe Starita and Jennifer Sheppard and instructor Roger Holmes.
Other stories will be featured this summer at JournalStar.com.
After a rough childhood in Omaha, Terry Rupert moved to Lincoln and has survived by grit and guts. Denied a promotion at Kawasaki, he went out on his own as a fledgling businessman.
Retirement hasn’t dulled Thomas Christie’s engagement with his community. Last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests heartened him in the way that students, Black and white, stepped forward.
Even as a Husker athlete and police officer, Albert Maxey knew being Black in Lincoln required careful navigation to make it to the end safely -- all because of the color of his skin.
Following the 2020 summer of civil unrest and returning to a predominantly white Doane campus was particularly unsettling for some of Farr’s Black students.
As he grew older, Shepard realized he had to stop getting in trouble. “It’s hard sometimes. ... You say things that end up getting you in trouble, or you do things that land you in trouble. So, as I’ve gotten older, it’s more trying to be calmer.”
In the Omaha projects where he grew up, Geno Johnson was always ready to fight. But over time those rough edges were sanded down, and he now helps at the People's City Mission and enjoys being a grandparent.
Born in Washington, D.C., Liu-Sang arrived in Friend, a small town like so many in Nebraska, and headed off to UNL with a growing commitment to push for change.
Ishma Valenti is a man of many interests and talents: entrepreneur, filmmaker, music producer, rapper, community servant, mover and shaker. To his family, and most importantly to himself, he is a father and husband.
“They were a gift to the ministry for me in a lot of ways,” Cooper said. “I was able to be extremely involved in the community ... and so it was nice to know that this historical congregation saw themselves immersed in the community as well.”
The two-time girls state champ at Northeast, Husker basketball star and Lincoln High girls coach offers a heartbreaking view of what it’s like to be the parent of a 4-year-old Black boy in today’s America.
Reach the writer at 402-473-7241 or jthompson@journalstar.com
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BLOOMINGTON — An Illinois State Police trooper suffered lacerations to his face Wednesday during a violent interaction with a Danville man after a traffic stop on Interstate 55 in Chenoa Township, prosecutors said.
In court on Friday, McLean County state’s attorneys displayed a police vehicle dash camera video of the altercation in which Randy M. Turner, 39, is shown standing alongside his vehicle having a conversation with the trooper before he suddenly lowers his shoulders and tackles the officer to the ground.
Turner is charged with two counts of disarming a peace officer, five counts of aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, attempted possession of a stolen motor vehicle, criminal damage to government supported property, and driving under the influence of drugs.
The DUI citation noted that Turner admitted to smoking phencyclidine, or PCP, which is a dissociative hallucinogenic drug.
Police pulled Turner’s vehicle over on I-55 after it was detected to be traveling 109 mph. The trooper notified Turner that his driver's license was expired and explained that his vehicle would be towed, that Turner would obtain a ride to the McLean County jail for a citation, and he would then be released, prosecutors said.
The video had begun with Turner waving the officer to come back toward his car. Turner and the officer spoke briefly, and then Turner tackled the trooper and attempted to take the officer’s firearm.
Turner punched the officer on the head at least three times during the physical altercation on the ground.
He obtained control of the trooper’s pepper spray and sprayed it toward the cop, at which time a motorist on I-55 pulled over and a man armed with a firearm ran toward the altercation and pointed his gun at Turner. The armed motorist possessed a concealed carry license, prosecutors said.
Turner ran onto I-55 between traffic and rushed to a tow truck that had arrived amid the incident. He climbed into the tow truck, but the police officer chased and Tased him in order to place him in custody, prosecutors said.
McLean County State’s Attorney Don Knapp said Turner provided recorded statements to police in which he said he attacked the officer because he didn’t want to go back to jail, and he attempted to take the officer’s gun because he “wanted to control the situation, and the person with the gun was in control.”
Turner further told police that had he obtained the gun, he would have shot toward the trooper if he attempted to arrest him, prosecutors said.
Turner, who appeared in bond court Friday from a jail cell via Zoom, said, “I really did (that)? I’m sorry, judge.”
A judge set Turner’s bond at $2 million at 10%, meaning he needs $200,035 to be released from custody.
An arraignment is scheduled for June 24.
Updated mug shots from The Pantagraph
Randy M. Turner
Randy M. Turner, 39, of Danville, is charged with two counts of disarming a peace officer, five counts of aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, attempted possession of a stolen motor vehicle, criminal damage to government supported property and driving under the influence of drugs.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Malik A. Wilson
Malik A. Wilson, 23, of Chicago, is charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates, 24, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jawarren L. Clements
Jawarren L. Clements, 25, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter A.W. Williamson
Hunter A.W. Williamson, 23, of Heyworth, is charged with cannabis trafficking and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Austin S. Waller
Austin S. Waller, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mason A. Artis
Mason A. Artis, 22, of Shirley, is charged with possession of a stolen license plate, unauthorized use of a license plate and three counts of theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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).
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David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
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).
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Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
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Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
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Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
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James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
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Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
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.
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Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 21, of Chicago, is charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, is charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 59, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, each a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated domestic battery, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 30, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery, charged as a Class 3 felony for a subsequent offense.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
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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TEXAS, USA — An aggressive dolphin on the coast of North Padre Island has become a threat to human safety and animal life, according to NOAA.
Biologists say the animal is showing more aggressive behavior, including separating children from their parents in the water and isolating swimming pets from their owners.
NOAA says human interaction can be blamed for the dolphin's aggression.
The public was discouraged from feeding, swimming or interacting with it for over a year. But while some heeded the warnings, others continued to seek out the dolphin.
Now the situation has become critical with the dolphin growing accustomed to human interaction, making it a threat to public safety.
NOAA says the dolphin has become so used to the interactions, that it seeks out humans and boats.
The public is asked to avoid the dolphin at all costs. And that even though it may seem friendly, its behavior is unpredictable.
NOAA says dolphins can become increasingly dangerous throughout four stages. The North Padre Island dolphin is in Stage 4, which is considered the most dangerous.
While NOAA and biologists try to determine how they can protect the dolphin, their concerns are with law enforcements plans to increase patrols in the water during Memorial Day weekend.
NOAA warns interactions with the dolphin that could change its behaviors are considered harassment and illegal under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters.
The man at the gun show lifted a 2.2 pound rifle and pulled back the stock with an audible “chock,” presenting it to the YouTube segment’s host.
“When we set out to produce a small firearm for children in an AR-looking package, we were pretty sure we needed to have a ‘wow factor’ in the safety area,” Eric Schmid, owner of Wee 1 Tactical, said in a video uploaded in January.
What Utah-based Wee 1 Tactical produced was a smaller model of the AR-15, called the JR-15. Schmid was in Las Vegas in January to promote the smaller weapon, which the company pledges will look and feel “just like Mom and Dad’s gun.”
Schmid demonstrated a safety pin intended to keep the weapon’s trigger locked. He and the host noted that it would likely prevent small children from operating a firearm without their parents present.
“It takes a lot of tension to be able to pull that out,” said host Barret Kendrick.
“Your 12-year-olds are gonna unlock it really quickly,” Schmid replied.
A bill that passed out of the Assembly on Thursday night would make the marketing of firearms to children and those not legally allowed to possess them a civil liability. AB 1594 would allow lawsuits against gun manufacturers based on their marketing, one of the few exemptions to a federal ban on such lawsuits. The bill is now in the hands of the Senate.
Brought by San Francisco Democrat Phil Ting, the bill is an attempt to ensure that gun manufacturers can’t object in state court to lawsuits that target their marketing – an argument Smith & Wesson made in a San Diego court last year.
The proposal is similar to a bill passed last year in New York – one that survived a legal challenge from guns rights advocates in federal court on Wednesday.
“Unfortunately, it seems like not a day goes by before there’s another tragic mass shooting,” Ting said. “We have guns in the hands of the wrong people and we have an industry that takes no responsibility for empowering killers in our community.”
The bill alleges that some gun manufacturers market and sell “increasingly dangerous new products,” from ghost guns to bump stocks, which give them an unfair business advantage over “more responsible competitors.” If passed, the bill would allow the Department of Justice, county attorneys, city attorneys and the public to sue over those practices.
Among the practices singled out in the bill are:
- Manufacturers that produce guns with features “most suitable for assaultive purposes” rather than hunting or self-defense.
- Guns designed, sold or marketed in a way that “foreseeably promotes” their conversion into an illegal weapon, such as turning a semi-automatic weapon into a fully automatic weapon.
- Guns designed, sold or marketed to children or people who are legally prohibited from possessing firearms.
The bill is part of a larger wave of more than a dozen gun control laws proposed by California Democrats ahead of today’s deadline to move bills from their house of origin.
On Wednesday, one day after a man killed at least 21 people with an AR-15 in a shooting at a Texas elementary school, Gov. Gavin Newsom singled out some gun marketing tactics at a press conference rallying support for AB 1594 and other gun control measures.
“You’ve got folks out there manufacturing and marketing an AR-15 for babies. For babies,” Newsom said. “And their logo is a pacifier with the baby AR-15. These are extremists. They need to be called out.”
Newsom seemed to be talking about the JR-15 and Wee 1 Tactical’s logo, which is two skulls with a target in one eye and a pacifier in each mouth. One skull has a mohawk and the other has pigtails.
Lawsuits against gun manufacturers are prohibited by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, a 2005 law that the NRA said at the time was “the most significant piece of pro-gun legislation in twenty years.”
President Joe Biden has said repealing the law is among his administration’s top priorities, though his Justice Department continues to defend the legislation in court.
The federal law allowed for six exceptions in which lawsuits are allowable against gun manufacturers. One of them is for manufacturers who violate state or federal laws governing the marketing or sales of guns.
The marketing exception to the law allowed parents of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre to successfully sue Remington Arms last year. A state lawsuit in San Diego after a 2019 shooting was allowed to proceed last year on the same basis.
The survivors of the shooting at a San Diego area synagogue argued that Smith & Wesson used marketing “that attracted impulsive young men with military complexes who were particularly likely to be attracted to the unique ability of AR-15 style weapons.”
Smith & Wesson responded that the federal law shielded them from such lawsuits, but a San Diego County Superior Court judge disagreed, citing the marketing exception.
Michael Schwartz, executive director of San Diego County Gun Owners, said the bill and others brought forward by Democrats this session are a threat to gun ownership rights throughout California.
“If fully realized and implemented, it’s an enormous threat to gun rights,” Schwartz said. “There’s no way to stop anyone from using a product illegally. But you wouldn’t sue Ford for someone drinking and driving.”
When it comes to the JR-15, singled out by Newsom, Schwartz said marketing is still directed to the people who can purchase the guns, the parents. And, he said, previous laws around regulating the marketing of age-limited products like tobacco don’t apply to guns.
“I don’t know what the perceived fear is, but I’m not afraid that kids are gonna get addicted to an AR-15,” Schwartz said. “It’s the most popular long gun in the United States because it functions in all kinds of situations.”
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CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters.
The campaign to expand free tuition to more low-income California students has been riding a wave of unanimous goodwill, despite its large costs. But the state’s — and nation’s — largest public university system has made public its concern that key trade-offs required for that expansion will be a financial burden for some middle-class students.
Backers of the effort say those concerns are misplaced. How and whether lawmakers choose to respond will affect the fate of tens of thousands of prospective college students in California for years to come.
Officials from the California State University Chancellor’s Office warned the Board of Trustees on Tuesday that while it projects a net increase of nearly 29,000 students overall who’ll receive the free-tuition grant, it would also see a decrease of roughly 39,000 future middle-class students — even as some 68,000 low-income students would be newly eligible for the grant. To be clear, if the Cal Grant expansion occurs as proposed, middle-class students currently receiving the award will continue to do so.
The information wasn’t necessarily new. Supporters of expanding the Cal Grant, the state’s chief financial aid tool that waives tuition or gives cash aid to roughly 500,000 Californians, have been transparent that some students would lose eligibility even as more would gain. But, while it has no formal position on expanding Cal Grant, Cal State’s packaging of the information was an inversion of the dominant narrative so far that Cal Grant expansion is a net win for students.
At issue is Assembly Bill 1746, a bill championed by key lawmakers and a constellation of student advocacy groups. The bill passed the Assembly on Thursday unanimously and is endorsed by the California community college system, whose students would be the major beneficiaries of the bill. If passed and funded, another 150,000 students would get the Cal Grant, a result of the bill doing away with age and time-out-of-high school restrictions for university students and grade requirements for community college students.
But that 150,000 figure is a net gain. Because the bill would lower the income eligibility ceiling, tens of thousands of middle-class students would suddenly be left without the Cal Grant – including the 39,000 Cal State undergraduates. For a family of four, the income ceiling would drop from around $116,000 a year to $73,000, university officials said.
Prominent drivers of the Cal Grant expansion effort argue university systems will have more than enough money from their own financial aid dollars to cover any funding gaps for middle-class students. That’s because by adding more students to the state financial aid program, that frees internal financial aid money for a system like Cal State to cover students who would have previously been eligible for Cal Grants.
Sensitivities are high.
Some backers of the Cal Grant expansion viewed this week’s presentation to the Board of Trustees — the governance body of the Cal State system — as unbalanced. The presentation focused too much on who’d lose out under Cal Grant without acknowledging the benefit to lower-income students currently ineligible for the Cal Grant, said Audrey Dow, senior vice president of Campaign for College Opportunity, an advocacy nonprofit in California.
Cal Grant expansion within the bill requires more than $300 million annually in state support. It’s a large sum that needs to be negotiated as part of the state budget by June 15 between lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Adding to the intrigue, Newsom vetoed a similar expansion of the Cal Grant last year despite unanimous support from the Legislature.
Will Cal State’s concerns with the bill have a negative impact on those budget negotiations? “No,” wrote Assemblymember Jose Medina, a Democrat from Riverside and co-author of the bill. “Our hope is that the (public higher education system) segments will recognize the immense benefit that debt-free college will provide their students and their institutions,” Medina added in a written statement.
Architects of the bill say another financial aid expansion — Middle Class Scholarship 2.0 — will eventually cover that eligibility gap. But that wouldn’t be true until the state commits enough money to fully fund that program, which won’t happen this year. The state this year plans to put a $632 million down payment of the scholarship. Fully funding it — and thereby covering the eligibility gap left by the proposed changes to the Cal Grant — would cost the state an additional $2 billion annually.
“The CSU believes that any modernization of the Cal Grant program should do no harm,” said Eric Bakke, interim assistant vice chancellor for advocacy and state relations at Cal State, during the Trustees meeting Tuesday.
Another author of the Cal Grant expansion bill, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, a Democrat from Sacramento, said in a statement that “Cal Grant reform and expanding the Middle Class Scholarship is the correct pathway to debt-free college in California.” He added that lawmakers will “make both work in tandem, and the very few students who’ll end up not being eligible for the Cal Grant will be supplemented through the Middle Class Scholarship.”
Backers of the Cal Grant expansion say the Cal State system isn’t telling the whole story. The Cal State also operates a $700 million financial aid grant — called the State University Grant — that Cal Grant expansion advocates say could be used to cover the expenses for the middle-class students left out of the bill.
“I don’t think that it was a full representation of what the bill can do,” said Isaac Alferos, the outgoing head of the Cal State Student Association, which represents university students and is a key supporter of the Cal Grant expansion bill.
Under the Cal Grant expansion plan, Cal State students would receive $83 million more annually than they collectively do now at full implementation, according to data provided by the California Student Aid Commission. That’s even after accounting for the fact that the plan would get rid of a roughly $1,650 non-tuition award to cover portions of living expenses that goes to almost 114,000 Cal Grant recipients at Cal State today.
CalMatters asked the Cal State Chancellor’s Office for a breakdown of how the university’s $700 million grant would fare if the Cal Grant expansion passes, but the system didn’t provide one. Instead it offered a statement from Noelia Gonzalez, the system’s interim director of financial aid. Cal State “does not oppose Assembly Bill 1746,” she wrote, and that “we will certainly revisit our policies” if Cal Grant expansion has an impact on the university grant.
At least one Cal State Trustee homed in on the missing state university grant data. “I would have loved to see more numbers from the presentation that proposes a (State University Grant) plan along with the Cal Grant plan if passed,” said outgoing student Trustee Krystal Raynes in an interview. If there is more pressure on the university grant, the Cal State system could ask the state for more funding, she added.
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CALIFORNIA, USA — The California Department of Parks and Recreation has partnered with Pathways to Parks and the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom to award $57 million in grants to fund 125 communities in California to help expand their outdoor activities and access to state parks and other public lands.
California has over 280 state park units, which can benefit from the Outdoor Equity Grants Program. According to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the program helps establish hubs for local activities and trips to natural areas for underserved communities.
Also, the program strives to teach young people about outdoor leadership, career pathways, environmental justice engagement, and access to nature.
Locally, Sacramento and the Sacramento region greatly benefit from this program. Locations ranging from La Familia Counseling Center to the Tuolumne River Preservation Trust have received a grant to expand their educational programs.
These locations have set dates, times, and hours for when they will take trips, ranging from going to the Old Faithful Geyser and Petrified Forest in Calistoga to going to Yosemite National Park to reset and revitalize with nature.
Now that many organizations are recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, they are trying to get themselves and the rest of the community out there to enjoy nature within the greater Sacramento and California regions.
“These programs will turn parks into outdoor classrooms, inspiring a new generation of environmental leadership in California,” said California State Parks Director Armando Quintero.
The full list of each OEP, their purpose, and the grant amount can be seen HERE.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Public Health has identified a second suspected case of Monkeypox in the Sacramento area on Friday.
Officials said the case is likely to have been contracted through close contact with the initial patient that was discovered earlier this week.
Both patients are isolated in their homes to avoid further spread of the virus as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigates the newest case following confirmation of the first diagnosis.
Health officials assure the public that despite the new case, transmission rates and risk to the general public remain low.
“This case is a close contact of the initial patient,” said Dr. Olivia Kasirye, Sacramento County Public Health Officer. “The public health investigation is ongoing and additional contact tracing will be conducted.”
According to Sacramento County Public Health, Monkeypox, a flu-like virus in the same family as smallpox, is rarely found in the U.S.
Symptoms of Monkeypox include high fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a widespread rash across the face and body. Infections typically last about 2-4 weeks and only one in every 100 cases are fatal, generally only seriously affecting those that are immunocompromised.
According to the CDC, the first human case of Monkeypox was discovered in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The virus has since been tracked on several continents and transmission rates are continuously being investigated by the CDC.
More information about Monkeypox can be found on the CDC website.
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GARY — Multiple crashes ensued Friday along the eastbound lanes of the Indiana Toll Road in the Gary area due to standing water, police said.
A total of five crashes happened Friday morning to Friday afternoon at the 14 mile marker of the Indiana Toll Road, said Indiana State Police Cpl. Judy Kubsch. Two of the crashes had injuries that were not life-threatening and the rest caused only vehicle damages, police reported.
Friday rainfall has caused standing water at the 14 mile marker, which causes issues with hydroplaning. Maintenance crews were periodically clearing the drains.
When there are rainy conditions, drivers are advised to be cautious in that area.
As of later afternoon Friday, traffic was moving smoothly through the area, police said.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Zachary Lindahl
Age : 21
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204040
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonhy
Wayne Rivera
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204125
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Wayne Micka II
Age : 31
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204089
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Victor Ocampo-Ayala
Age : 30
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204268
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vernisha Devers
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204213
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Vaughn Baker Jr.
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204183
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Tyran Calhoun
Age : 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204140
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON (SOCIETY IS VICTIM); BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tonya McElvene
Age : 50
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204160
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tommy Talley Jr.
Age : 36
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204107
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tessa Baumgartner
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204111
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tameko Brown
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204176
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stan Guydon
Age : 72
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204082
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shaun Ross
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204127
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Scott Hall
Age : 59
Residence: Huntington, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204184
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Scott Cicale
Age : 41
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204174
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Santino Garza
Age : 18
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204110
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sabrina Krueger
Age : 22
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204205
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ryan Vaughn
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204056
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ruben Flores
Age : 34
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204053
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rosalinda Miranda
Age : 27
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204192
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Armstrong
Age : 34
Residence: Rockford, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204072
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Hemphill
Age : 29
Residence: Harvey, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204190
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ria Swelfer
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204186
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rex Arney
Age : 26
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204224
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Reinaldo Rosa
Age : 42
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204199
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - CONVERSION - UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randy Martin
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204081
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paul Sherman
Age : 43
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204124
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Knight
Age : 40
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204189
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Pablo Frias-Maldonado
Age : 27
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204178
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: ASSISTING A CRIMINAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Oletha White
Age : 49
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204032
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $75
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nivea McDonald
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204041
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Teague
Age : 36
Residence: Lafayette, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204105
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Natori Hull
Age : 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204153
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Murell James III
Age : 22
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204221
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Modesto Godinez Jr.
Age : 44
Residence: Knox, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204276
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mitchell Wood
Age : 51
Residence: Riley, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204121
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Slavik
Age : 32
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204049
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Rodriguez
Age : 42
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204129
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Potter
Age : 55
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204206
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Miner
Age : 47
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204248
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Michael Lynch
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204130
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Kibler II
Age : 41
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204093
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Hitchcock
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204249
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Matthew Steen
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204091
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mark Simcoke
Age : 35
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204080
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcell Pierce
Age : 33
Residence: Harvey, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204258
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Malik Gross
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204043
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Lisa Woods
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204028
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Leandrea Sanders
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204071
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Davis
Age : 32
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204052
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Krystal Brady
Age : 40
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204044
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Davis
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204264
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Brown Jr.
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204070
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keadrick Morris
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204134
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kamesha Houston
Age : 26
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204158
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Zinkiewitz
Age : 34
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204273
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justice Ball
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204141
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Julian Duron
Age : 29
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204232
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joven Evans
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204271
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jonathan Gutierrez
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204092
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joel Ridder
Age : 27
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204265
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joel Ridder
Age : 27
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204051
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jeffrey Reeves
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204260
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jameka Moore
Age : 27
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204280
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamale Henderson
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204139
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Tate
Age : 21
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204038
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Irma Anguiano
Age : 46
Residence: Matteson, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204103
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Gregory Nash
Age : 49
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204157
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gigi Vega
Age : 59
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204162
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Genaro Cruz
Age : 40
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204076
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Garrett Landers
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204207
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Wingard
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204151
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Bibbs II
Age : 26
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204135
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dustin Gertz
Age : 31
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204225
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devin Bates
Age : 27
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204269
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Destiny Berrones
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204235
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Derek Gensel
Age : 32
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204045
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dennis Richardson
Age : 56
Residence: Westville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204175
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonhy
Deidra Merritt
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204161
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Lapotka
Age : 55
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204253
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Darryl Rodriguez
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204188
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Darean Richardson
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204122
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dante Taylor
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204180
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Danny Hall
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204195
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Damarcus Fisher
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204137
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Curtis Colvin
Age : 38
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204200
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POSSESSION - STOLEN PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clem Laster
Age : 33
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204266
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cierra Kelly
Age : 33
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204215
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Moynihan
Age : 31
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204068
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christina Guzman
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204259
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Gregory
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204243
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carlos VonHatten Jr.
Age : 58
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204256
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON - FELONY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brittany Ramirez
Age : 33
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204027
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brian Larry
Age : 50
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204217
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brian Hughes
Age : 41
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204263
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Fastabend
Age : 34
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204047
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Bobby Jones II
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204242
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bo Wayne
Age : 31
Residence: Trail Creek, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204074
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bianca Dominguez
Age : 32
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204187
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bennie Therrell
Age : 65
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204054
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Armond Gamble
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204042
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: COMMON NUISANCE - MAINTAINING - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aquantis Walker
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204202
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antwan Lucious
Age : 43
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204120
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Antonyous Harris
Age : 20
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204090
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Antonio Johnson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204250
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antoin Lewis
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204116
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Trezak
Age : 47
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204272
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andre Prince
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204229
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Lucero
Age : 32
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204069
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alonzo White
Age : 45
Residence: Atlanta, GA
Booking Number(s): 2204084
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alexis Perkins
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204083
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alexis Duenas
Age : 31
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204036
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Akosua Arhen
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204234
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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CROWN POINT — A Crown Point man lost his life and two others were injured following a crash at U.S. 231 and Interstate 65 Thursday night.
First responders were called at 8:59 p.m. to the wreck, where a silver 2003 Mitsubishi and a red 2018 Ford vehicle were found at the Crown Point intersection, said Crown Point Chief of Police Pete Land.
Police said preliminary investigations show the Mitsubishi was driving east on U.S. 231 and the Ford was trying to turn left at the traffic light to enter the northbound I-65 ramp. The two vehicle collided resulting in serious injuries.
A 29-year-old Crown Point man suffered fatal injuries and his identity has not yet been released pending family notification. A 22-year-old Gary woman who was a passenger in the man's vehicle also had multiple serious injuries. Her current condition has not been released.
The driver of the Ford, a 42-year-old Kouts man, was also injured.
"This is a very tragic crash scene," Land said. "Our crash reconstruction team will be continuing the investigation to determine every aspect of the accident."
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The wreck caused lengthy closures Thursday night at the intersection of U.S. 231 and I-65, including the northbound entrance and exit ramps at the I-65 247 exit.
Indiana State Police, Crown Point Emergency Management, and the Indiana Department of Transportation were called to assist Crown Point police and firefighters. Police said more information will be released as the investigation continues.
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The Region commemorates Memorial Day with parades, concerts and special services.
Here's a sampling of the what is planned:
Cedar Lake
American Legion Post 261 kicks off Memorial Day with a parade at 10 a.m. Monday beginning at the parking lot of Sandbar Grill and Dairy Belle. The parade will go down Lakeshore Drive to West 133rd Avenue to Fairbanks Street to the Obidiah Taylor site, across the street from the Cedar Lake Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana. A ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the site, American Legion Post 261 Cmdr. Gary Seng said.
Crown Point
The city's Memorial Day parade begins at 10:30 a.m. Monday with staging at the Cal Ripken baseball parking lot along Joliet Street.
The parade travels along Joliet Street to Main Street, south to Wells Street to Historic Maplewood Cemetery for an 11 a.m. ceremony recognizing those who sacrificed for our freedom.
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Taking part in the ceremony will be Crown Point Mayor David Uran, Crown Point officials, American Legion Post 20 and Boy Scouts.
Griffith
Griffith holds a special ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday at the Central Park Army Tank and War Memorial, 600 N. Broad St. A luncheon follows at the Veteran of Foreign Wars Hall, 301 E. Main St.
Hammond
Oak Hill Cemetery, 6445 Hohman Ave.,conducts its annual Memorial Day Veterans Flag Ceremony from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
Participants are asked to join together to place flags on the graves of those who served in the military.
The Hammond Mohawks sponsor their annual parade on Monday. Lineup is at the Cavalier Inn, 735 E. Gostlin St., at 10 a.m. The parade, which starts at 11 a.m., travels west to Hohman Avenue ending in front of St. Casimir Church, where a memorial service will be held. Refreshments follow at the Mohawks picnic grounds, 4040 Calumet Avenue.
Hammond Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7881 and American Legion Post 232 will host a Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday at Hessville Park, on the corner of Kennedy Avenue and 173rd Street.
Hebron
The annual Memorial Day Service is at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Stoney Run County Park, 9230 E. 142nd Ave., Hebron. It will be held at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial located near the front entrance of the park
Highland
The community honors veterans from every branch of the military during a special Memorial Day Ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday at the Gazebo at Main Square Park, 3001 Ridge Road.
Main Square Park will be festooned with Hometown Hero banners during the ceremony. The tribute will feature a display by the Indiana Fallen Heroes Association as well as speakers.
LaPorte
The annual Memorial Day ceremony is at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Dennis F. Smith Amphitheater in Fox Memorial Park. The event is hosted by the city of LaPorte and American Legion Post 83. The program will begin with a performance by the LaPorte City Band. In the event of poor weather, the ceremony will be moved to the LaPorte Civic Auditorium.
Lowell
Lowell Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6841 and Lowell American Legion Post 101 sponsor a Memorial Day service at 10 a.m. Monday at the Lowell Memorial Cemetery on Commercial Avenue near the Lowell Volunteer Fire Department/Lowell Police Department. A second service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday in Shelby.
Services include laying of the wreaths on the cemetery plots, speeches and a 21-gun salute.
The annual holiday breakfast is served from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the VFW Hall, 17401 Morse St.
Merrillville
Calumet Park Cemetery, 2305 W. 73rd Ave. hosts a number of Memorial Day events starting at 10 a.m. Saturday when services will be led at the mausoleum by a priest from the Descent of the Holy Ghost Romanian Church based in Hobart.
Saturday evening there will be hayrides on land adjacent to the cemetery, starting at 6 p.m. Live music follows and ends with fireworks at dusk.
A service honoring all veterans is at 1 p.m. Sunday in Section 17, the Veteran's Section. The Merrillville High School Band will perform.
An outdoor Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Frank Torres at 10 a.m. Monday.
In addition, the Rev. Marko Matic of St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church will be at the cemetery to do a blessing of the graves at 10 a.m.
The Rev. Ted Poteres, priest at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, will conduct services starting at 11:30 a.m. on Monday in the Greek section of the cemetery.
Munster
The Munster VFW Post 2697 and American Post 16 conduct a ceremony starting at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Community Veterans Memorial, 9710 Calumet Ave., Munster.
The service will be held in remembrance of our nation's armed forces lost in combat. Flags will be flown half-staff until the conclusion of a gun salute.
Ogden Dunes
The Lions Club of Ogden Dunes holds its 77th annual Ogden Dunes Memorial Day services and parade on Monday. The event will start at 9:50 a.m. with a parade lineup at Deer Trail and Diana Road. The laying of the wreath will be held at 10 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Flag Pole (Diana Court/Diana Road.) The parade, which begins at 10:10 a.m., heads toward Kratz Field. The Memorial Day service will be held at Kratz Field starting at 10:30 a.m.
Portage
American Legion Post 260 holds a ceremony at noon Monday at Founders Square Park, 6300 S. Founders Square, Portage. The ceremony will include the Pledge of Allegiance, the singing of the National Anthem by Portage High School Choraliers, speakers from the high school and a 21-gun salute by the high school JROTC.
The Legion Auxiliary will offer hot dogs and chips for a donation following the ceremony. Food vendors Fat Guys Fries and Kona Ice will be on site. Residents are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
Porter
The town's park department will host its annual Memorial Day program at 1 p.m. Monday in front of the community building at Hawthorne Park, 500 Ackerman Drive. Attendees should park near the playground, or to the east of the community building. It includes songs, wreath presentations by officials from Burns Harbor, Chesterton and Porter and the American Legion Post 170 The program is free and open to the public. In the event of inclement weather, the program will take place inside the community building.
Schererville
Chapel Lawn Cemetery, 8178 Cline Ave., holds a Memorial Day Veterans Service starting at noon on Monday at the Veterans Garden.
American Legion Post 66 will be assisting with the program that will include speakers, music, posting of the colors and a performance by a bagpiper.
Shelby
Lowell Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6841 and Lowell American Legion Post 101 will host a Memorial Day service at 11 a.m. Monday at Shelby Community Park on the corner of Ind. 55 and Tyler Street.
A dinner will follow at the Shelby Fire Department.
Valparaiso
The 16th annual Valparaiso Memorial Day Concert will be held at Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Avenue, at 3 p.m. on Monday. This year’s Memorial Day Concert will be performed by the Valparaiso Community/University Concert Band. There is no admission charge for the concert with general admission seating, but audience members are required to reserve a ticket and are asked to bring nonperishable food items, which will be collected by the Christian Food Pantry of Valparaiso. Free tickets may be reserved online at www.memorialoperahouse.com.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Eighteen seniors are now the first to graduate from the Johnson City Schools Virtual Academy, a totally online school that was first launched in fall 2021.
The seniors walked the stage in a special ceremony Friday at Science Hill High School.
“I am so proud of the seniors,” said Virtual Academy Principal George Laoo. “They have navigated a new platform in alternative learning and have been very successful, we have seniors receiving state honors, state distinction and they have really thrived in this environment.”
From pandemic learning – to everyday learning.
Going to school online is not only becoming the norm for many students, it is their preferred method of attending class.
“I think virtual learning is a wonderful experience and I think every student should try it. There’s life not just at school, there’s life at home, there’s life around you and I think that’s very important to consider,” said graduating senior Caitlin Carson.
Laoo says since its launch last fall, year one has been extremely successful for its 144 virtual students.
“This is different than a lot of virtual schools in the area and it’s different than home school in the fact that we have those live teachers. It’s rigorous and incomparable to in-person learning,” said Laoo.
The teachers bounce between teaching live lessons through the platform and allowing the students to complete self-paced work.
“As a result, we are seeing students that normally don’t participate, participate and speak up and take an ownership and excitement to their learning,” said Laoo.
A lot of students perform better in a virtual platform. For example, students who do not like to speak in class, who have a hard time focusing, those who prefer to work ahead or at their own pace, and even students who simply are not morning people and are more productive in the afternoon.
Carson says while attending class online during the pandemic, she quickly realized she was one of those students.
“There are some kids that are shy, they may get distracted very easily in person. I’m was kind of one of those people, I’m naturally an introvert. It kind of got too much for me,” said Carson. “But by switching virtual I was able to complete homework at my own pace, to do a lot more other things to make my life a lot less stressful.”
Lisa Messimer, who teaches 5th and 6th grade language arts for the Virtual Academy, says she is able to work more closely with students and parents through the platform.
“It just affords a lot of flexibility and I love that about virtual,” said Messimer. “Many of our parents are at home with their students so they are able to hear the lessons, they are able to see what their children are doing. They are there, they are available.”
Messimer says has changed nothing about her teaching style, just the strategies to effectively communicate in her virtual classroom. She sees the benefits firsthand.
“The communication and the feedback that we are able to give to families is for me a big piece of why this is very successful,” said Messimer.
Applications to enroll in the Johnson City Schools Virtual Academy in the fall are open now online.
Any student in grades 5-12 can apply from any school district.
“I would encourage parents that are looking for an alternative placement that gives more of that on-to-one feeling to check us out,” said Laoo.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The man convicted of throwing a Molotov cocktail through the window of the Travis County Democratic Party's office in Downtown Austin has learned his sentence -- six years.
Ryan Taylor Faircloth, 31, of San Antonio committed the crime on Sept. 29, 2021. Officials reported that a good Samaritan was able to extinguish the flames before first responders arrived.
Faircloth pleaded guilty to one count of arson on Jan. 10. In addition to his prison sentence, he was ordered to pay $12,472.84 in restitution and a $5,000 fine.
Officials said he admitted to targeting the office because he opposed positions he believed to be taken by the Democratic Party.
“Violence in the political process is unacceptable,” said U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff. “We all must respect the rule of law. Those who commit acts of violence or destroy property for a political or ideological agenda will be held accountable for their crimes. My office will continue to investigate and bring to justice anyone who uses violent acts to harm, intimidate or coerce their fellow citizens participating in the political process.”
The FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force investigated this case with assistance from the Austin Police and Fire Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorneys G. Karthik Srinivasan and Michael C. Galdo prosecuted.
“Those who commit violence for any ideological agenda will be held accountable for their actions,” said FBI San Antonio Special Agent in Charge Oliver E. Rich Jr.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — In a single breach of cybersecurity last month, the city of Portland says it lost about $1.4 million to a fraudulent transaction that was not noticed until weeks later.
The transaction happened in late April, transferring city funds to an outside account. Staff didn't realize what had happened until the same account made a second attempt to access funds on May 17.
"Preliminary evidence indicates that an unauthorized, outside entity gained access to a city of Portland email account to conduct this illegal activity," said Carrie Belding, public information officer for Portland's Office of Management and Finance, in a statement issued Friday.
Portland officials formed a cyber incident response team to investigate the fraudulent transactions, Belding said, working to find the extent of the breach and make sure that there would be technology and policies in place to prevent a similar threat in the future.
Belding said that Portland also notified the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service and the Portland Police Bureau.
"The city is taking action to hold accountable whoever is responsible for this fraudulent activity," Belding continued. "City officials will work closely with law enforcement, in addition to completing the internal investigation and taking any immediate actions identified to strengthen security."
The city of Portland said that it would not release any further details about the breach for the time being to ensure the integrity of the investigation.
While the city did not specify which funds were accessed and under what pretenses, funding made available during the COVID-19 pandemic has became a vector for unprecedented levels of fraud across the U.S. The Secret Service estimated in December that nearly $100 billion in pandemic relief funds had been stolen through various forms of fraud.
In late April, a former employee of the Oregon Health Authority was charged with embezzling nearly $1.5 million in federal funds. Meanwhile, the state of Oregon has sued an Illinois-based company that purported to offer pop-up COVID testing sites, alleging that the owners pocketed millions for themselves.
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UVALDE, Texas — One dad who managed to be in the right place at the right time said he was able to assist a handful of law enforcement officers who helped children escape from the Robb Elementary campus.
For safety's sake, Jesse did not want his last name used, but he said he wanted to share his story so that people would remember there is good in the world.
Jesse said he was at work, not too far from the campus, when a supervisor told everyone about the attack.
The father of a second grader said he didn't hesitate to do what he could to save her.
"I grabbed my keys and took off running, hopped in my vehicle and rushed over here while the cops were still showing up."
Jesse says because he was professionally dressed, he thinks the officers believed he was a school administrator and let him stay.
Jesse said "I was lined up right next to two law enforcements and a Border Patrol and they had told me to duck down and keep low."
The men talked for a couple of minutes about what they could do to start evacuating children.
"They said 'Hey man - you got any bolt cutters?' I didn't have any, but I went to go look," Jesse said, adding that he found some at a neighbor's house across the street.
"I was able to give it to them and they were able to cut the fence, the gate, and they were able to enter into the second grade building," Jesse said.
Jesse said as quickly as they could, they used patrol vehicles to shield the children from gunfire and started the evacuation.
"Then after that they were starting to let the kids out one by one. We waited there at the gate for them. We lined them up behind the vehicles, telling them to keep low, keeping them secure, getting one class after another," Jesse said.
He said the moment he saw his daughter is something he will never forget, having his daughter cry in his arms while hugging him.
"I finally saw my daughter and my heart just dropped. I grabbed her and put her to the side and told her Daddy would be right back, that I needed to go help out," Jesse said.
Buses were brought into a parking lot on the back side of the building and the kids were taken to a safe space for reunification with family.
"It was just a crazy experience. I'm still in disbelief as if it's not real or something. It's just a shocking, shocking and tragic time," Jesse said.
Jesse said the teachers, who responded bravely, have his highest praise.
"Those are the true heroes right there. Those are the true heroes, for them to protect their kids, kids that are not even theirs, but their students. That just shows beyond what kind of courageous persons they were," Jesse said.
Jesse's daughter said the class was watching a movie when the attack started and they didn't hear any gunfire, but when a neighboring teacher warned of the danger, the kids were herded into a bathroom inside the classroom, where they were comforted and kept quiet while they waited for rescue.
While agonizing over the losses other parents are suffering, Jesse said he is grateful that loving people worked together to save his child and so many others.
With regard to racing into a dangerous situation, Jesse said "I always told her if I'm not around, you know I will be there. All you have to do is yell Daddy real loud and I will hear your voice."
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Memorial Day weekend is here, and there are several events to honor fallen service members in the Portland metropolitan area.
KOIN 6 News found five events you can attend throughout the federal holiday weekend dedicated to mourning the U.S. military personnel who have died while serving the United States armed forces.
Below, you can find events to honor fallen service members in the immediate area.
2022 Memorial Day Motorcycle Ride
Event: According to the event’s Facebook page, Threadgill’s Memorial Services, LiveLikeJohn and Crescent Grove Cemetery are organizing a Memorial Day Motorcycle Ride.
Riders are required to register online, have a motorcycle endorsement, have personal insurance, wear safety gear and wear red, white, and blue.
They are also required to carry a white cloth in pocket for exit flagging. This is helpful when riders need to exit the event in a safe manner.
Date and time: 10 a.m., Sunday, May 29
Location: Crescent Grove Cemetery, 9925 SW Greenburg Rd., Tigard
Memorial Day 1M, 5K, 10K, 13.1 and 26.2
Event: The virtual event is a run or walk with various distances to celebrate Memorial Day and fallen heroes. People can choose which distance they want to complete.
Organizers say at least 15% of every registration will go to Operation Gratitude, which is described as an organization that seeks to lift spirits and meet the evolving needs of U.S. Military and first responders.
According to the event’s website, volunteer opportunities are also available through the organization.
Date and Time: Any time in May
Location: You can learn about the event here.
Cost: $18
Memorial Day flyovers, and more
Event: The American Legion, Tualatin Hill Park and Recreation, and Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty are hosting an event featuring multiple flyovers, a Howitzer Cannon Volley, drum and bagpipes, the Beaverton Police Honor Guard and more.
Organizers on the event’s Facebook page suggest for people to arrive early for parking because a big crowd is expected.
Date and Time: Band plays at 10 a.m. and the ceremony starts at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 30.
Location: Beaverton Veterans Memorial Park, S.W. Watson Avenue, Beaverton
Annual Memorial Day Ceremony
Event: The Community Military Appreciation Committee will present an annual ceremony to honor men and women who have lost their lives in service. According to a press release by CMAC, visitors may view the garrison flag raising, Washington Army National Guard Howitzer cannon firing, and a wreath laying ceremony in honor of fallen heroes.
The committee organizes the event with support of some community partners, such as the city of Vancouver, the National Park Service and Clark County.
According to CMAC, the Vancouver Barracks is now preserved by the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
“Events like Memorial Day showcase the modern relevance of this historic site, and the enduring connection between the military post and this community,” said Alex Patterson, a National Park Service facility manager.
Tracy Fortmann, Vancouver’s National Historical Site superintendent, said the Vancouver Barracks is an incredibility special place for our community and our nation.
“The historic structures at the Vancouver Barracks hold invaluable stories of service, family, strength, and sacrifice,” said Fortmann. “The post is much more than just a collection of buildings; they are a visible reminder of our shared 19th and 20th century military history.”
He added, “The National Park Service preserves and shares our nation’s history, including the service of the many soldiers and their families.”
Complimentary light lunch items will be available to the public, courtesy of the Vancouver Lions, Red Cross Cascades Region, and the Military Officers Association of America.
Organizers say parking is available at Hudson’s Bay High School, where attendees may ride a C-Tran shuttle to and from the event site.
Date and time: 11 a.m., Monday, May 30
Location: Vancouver Barracks, 1501 E Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, WA
Memorial honoring local fallen veterans
Event: The city of Portland launched an online memorial honoring local fallen veterans, which temporarily replaces half-century-old granite panels memorializing local fallen veterans at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The Digital Veterans Memorial features the names engraved on the original memorial walls, memorial history, veteran biographies and even an invitation to submit veteran stories.
“We’re proud to play a role in remembering Portlanders who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country,” said Karl Lisle, who manages the city of Portland’s spectator venues and visitor activities program. “The names on these memorial walls contain thousands of untold stories — and now, we’re finding a way to tell some of those stories.”
Location: You can see the digital memorial here.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A staple of Portland’s summer returns to the River Front for its 115th year, the Rose Festival is set with a lineup of activities over the next three weeks.
The last two years, the festival had been shut down because of the pandemic.
The Rose City’s namesake festival marks an unofficial start to summer festivals.
“This festival means a ton to the City. It’s community pride. First and foremost, a chance to get together, that’s why it’s the Rose City Reunion,” said Jeff Curtis, the CEO of the Rose Festival.
The Rose Festival was the first of major festival in Portland back in 1907. It’s grown since, taking up a three-week calendar with events like races, a carnival, and parades.
“A successful Rose Festival is defined by: Is it safe? Are people coming down? Are they having a good time? We feel very good about that. We also feel an expectation that we want to do our very best to ensure the safest possible event,” Curtis said.
Curtis says safety has always been a priority for the Rose Festival but they are taking steps to ensure the security of people attending, after two years of rising crime around Portland.
Curtis says, they are shortening the hours of the City Fair from midnight to 9 p.m. (except for the Firework Show on May 27, which will be at 9:50 p.m. with a 11 p.m. close time), they’ve created a safety plan, planned for different scenarios, and coordinated with city agencies like PPB.
“We all want the Rose Festival to be successful, we being the entire city and leadership from City Council, down to the Portland Police Bureau and the officers on the Front Lines,” Curtis said.
Curtis also believes in the power of numbers.
“The bottom line is we really want to create an atmosphere coming down to celebrate and when there’s a lot of good people down here, it’s just contagious and we feel really good about the city’s efforts and our own efforts to welcome the Rose Festival back,” Curtis explained.
The festival will also welcome back money for businesses downtown and near the event.
The two years not only shut down the festival but shut down businesses in various ways from pandemic shutdowns and a lack of foot traffic making it financially untenable for some owners to keep their doors open.
“The businesses in Downtown Portland have struggled, I don’t want to say the most, but they have struggled significantly,” Sommer Martin, the marketing director for the Portland Business Alliance said.
“After all the things we’ve gone through, whether it was the COVID pandemic, also the protesting, and just all the things that were going on it just feels really good to have a lot of these old, traditional things coming back to downtown,” Martin continued.
Curtis points to a $50 million economic impact on hotels, restaurants, and other businesses in the downtown area from the three-week event. Martin and Curtis both see a benefit from people coming to the festival who may not be typical downtown customers, whether that be tourists or people living outside of the City Center.
Curtis also says they are looking for volunteers to help the Festival over the next three weeks.
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Arizona prison health care contract awarded to company that allegedly overcharged feds
The Arizona Department of Corrections announced Friday it awarded a prison health care contract to NaphCare, an Alabama based health care provider that settled with the United States Department of Justice over allegations of overcharging clients in 2021.
In a statement, the department said NaphCare was founded in 1989 and has provided health care services to the Pima County Sheriff’s Office since August 2021. NaphCare currently provides health care services to local, state and federal clients in 32 states, the statement said.
In that 2021 settlement, NaphCare agreed to pay nearly $700,000 after allegations the company had violated the False Claims Act by overcharging Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities.
“The United States alleged that NaphCare submitted inflated claims for evaluation and management services provided by several physicians at BOP’s Terre Haute, Indiana, facility between January 2014 and June 2020,” the Department of Justice said in a statement at the time of the settlement.
“Specifically, the United States alleged that, when certain physicians did not indicate the type of service performed on onsite visit sheets, NaphCare charged the government for higher-level services than were provided. The settlement also resolves allegations that, for two other physicians at BOP’s facility in Victorville, California, NaphCare similarly submitted claims that included higher-level services than those that were actually performed.”
Arizona Department of Corrections Director David Shinn was a former warden at the Victorville Federal Correctional Institution.
The Departments of Corrections and Administration did not immediately provide the contract Friday afternoon and details regarding cost and length of time were not available.
Centurion of Arizona, the current contractor for health care in Arizona state prisons, did not immediately return a request for comment.
Centurion has held the Arizona contract since 2019, after beating out the former correctional health care provider Corizon, which is now known as YesCare. Centurion’s contract was renewed in 2021 for 15 months, for a total cost of more than $216 million.
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Assistant Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections Medical Services Monitoring Bureau, Larry Gann participated in the procurement process.
Gann testified in Federal court in November 2021 that he worked for NaphCare as a director of nursing at a correctional facility in Nevada in 2006, and continued to work for the company in other capacities for a total of 9 years until 2015, eventually becoming vice president of the company.
“It was under a lot of speculation with the Department of Justice, had a high suicide rate, had a very poor recruitment and retention rate, and it was a nonprofitable facility for NaphCare at that time,” Gann testified. “In 18 months I was able to turn that around. We were fully staffed. We were actually producing money, and we had also turned around the mental health and the medical care that was being provided there.”
Gann said he then worked in the Birmingham office as chief nursing officer for NaphCare, and subsequently became the vice president of operations for the entire company.
“I was responsible for all of their client contracts throughout jails in the United States,” Gann said of NaphCare. “This particular company specifically sought out mega jails. That was their forte.”
In a statement announcing the award, the Department of Corrections said the contract would be finalized in the coming weeks. “NaphCare will provide physician and nursing services, as well as mental health and psychiatric care, to inmates in state custody at 10 Arizona State Prison Complexes,” the statement said.
“In considering our selection of a new healthcare partner, providing maximum savings to the Arizona taxpayer and providing the highest-quality care for the inmates in our custody were top priorities,” said Corrections Director David Shinn. “We believe NaphCare was the best-possible choice in these areas.”
Brad McLane, CEO of NaphCare, said the company was honored to be selected. “We look forward to a collaborative partnership aimed at improving patient outcomes and preparing residents for a safe and healthy return to the community,” he said.
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History of unconstitutional prison health care in Arizona
The state’s prior healthcare contractors - Centurion, Corizon, and their predecessor Wexford health - all have a long and sordid history providing substandard care to incarcerated people in Arizona, which resulted in a class action settlement between the prisoners and the state known as Jensen v Shinn.
After more than $2.5 million in fines were levied against the Department for failing to provide constitutional levels of healthcare in the prisons, a federal judge rescinded the settlement agreement and presided over a four-week trial in the fall of 2021 to determine how the state will be forced into compliance.
The trial featured testimony from a vice president at Centurion, who told the court that the state had refused to implement their suggestions to hire more health care staffing in the prisons. U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver has yet to rule on the case.
Several whistleblowers have come forward in recent years accusing both Corizon and Centurion of improperly attempting to evade protocols established by the settlement agreement.
Corizon had a history of denying specialty care to incarcerated patients in order to save money, according to whistleblower Dr. Jan Watson, who worked for the company in 2015.
Watson’s allegations triggered an evidentiary hearing in federal court which resulted in a $1.4 million fine against the state.
In 2019, a nurse alleged that Corizon administrators directed him to falsify documents to deceive the state monitoring bureau and avoid potential fines.
Similarly, in 2021, a nurse who worked for Centurion came forward to claim administrators at the company directed her to file a false report, in an attempt to save the company $100,000 in court sanctions.
Corene Kendrick, deputy director of the ACLU national prison project, is an attorney representing prisoners in the Jensen v Shinn lawsuit. She expressed concern about Arizona hiring a fourth for-profit corporation to administer health care in the prisons since the system was privatized.
“In November and December 2021, attorneys for prisoners in the long-running Jensen v. Shinn case presented a devastating amount of evidence to the federal court in a three week trial showing that ADCRR has abdicated its legal responsibilities through a merry-go-round of for-profit correctional health care vendors,” Kendrick said. “We provided uncontroverted evidence that incarcerated people continue to suffer serious injuries and preventable deaths due to ADCRR and its vendors’ failures. Regardless of which corporation ADCRR has hired at any given time, state officials are still legally obligated to provide minimally adequate health care to people in its prisons.”
Kendrick said NaphCare’s track record raises concerns that “yet again Arizona taxpayers will be paying inflated prices for poor services and incarcerated people will be paying with their health or their lives.”
Have a news tip on Arizona prisons? Reach the reporter at jjenkins@arizonarepublic.com or at 812-243-5582. Follow him on Twitter @JimmyJenkins.
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DALLAS — Excitement is building across the City of Dallas, as Parks and Recreation staffers prepare to open public pools for the season.
“We’ve got the water slides. We’ve got then diving boards. Temperatures are getting warmer. Kids are getting out of school. It’s time to go out there, get wet, and have some fun,” said Raul Robles, aquatics manager for Dallas Parks and Recreation.
Beginning Sat., May 28, Robles and his team will start by opening The Cove Aquatic Center at Fretz, The Cove Aquatic Center at Samuell Grand, and The Cove at Crawford.
“We also have our water park, Bahama Beach, opening as well,” said Robles.
The rest of Dallas’ aquatic centers and public pools will open June 4.
Aquatics supervisors said there’s enough staff on board, so no restrictions are expected, at this time.
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The team is still looking to hire lifeguards. It’s even offering financial incentives and training for those who want to work city pools this season.
“They get an opportunity to earn $500 on top, at the end of the season. And if we extend any weekends, they’ll get a chance to earn an extra $600 on top of that,” said Robles.
Dallas Parks and Recreation Board members hope the community will keep public pools busy. Board President Arun Agarwal said the department is also working to make facilities accessible for all.
“We talk about equity, there are kids who want to come to the pool, but they cannot because they don’t have the right swimming costumes. We are doing a drive, please go to our website, and if you can, donate a swimsuit for a kid who needs it,” said Agarwal.
For more information about pool sites, hours of operation and the summer swimwear drive, visit https://dallasaquatics.org.
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TEXAS, USA — An aggressive dolphin on the coast of North Padre Island has become a threat to human safety and animal life, according to NOAA.
Biologists say the animal is showing more aggressive behavior, including separating children from their parents in the water and isolating swimming pets from their owners.
NOAA says human interaction can be blamed for the dolphin's aggression.
The public was discouraged from feeding, swimming or interacting with it for over a year. But while some heeded the warnings, others continued to seek out the dolphin.
Now the situation has become critical with the dolphin growing accustomed to human interaction, making it a threat to public safety.
NOAA says the dolphin has become so used to the interactions, that it seeks out humans and boats.
The public is asked to avoid the dolphin at all costs. And that even though it may seem friendly, its behavior is unpredictable.
NOAA says dolphins can become increasingly dangerous throughout four stages. The North Padre Island dolphin is in Stage 4, which is considered the most dangerous.
While NOAA and biologists try to determine how they can protect the dolphin, their concerns are with law enforcements plans to increase patrols in the water during Memorial Day weekend.
NOAA warns interactions with the dolphin that could change its behaviors are considered harassment and illegal under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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HOUSTON — One by one, they took the stage at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention and denounced the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state. And one by one, they insisted that further restricting access to firearms was not the answer to preventing future tragedies.
“The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law-abiding citizens,” said former President Donald Trump, who was among the Republicans who lined up to speak before the gun rights lobbying group Friday as thousands of protesters angry about gun violence demonstrated outside.
“The existence of evil is one of the very best reasons to arm law-abiding citizens," he said.
The gathering came just three days after the shooting in Uvalde and as the nation grappled with revelations that students trapped inside a classroom with the gunman repeatedly called 911 during the attack — one pleading “Please send the police now" — as officers waited in the hallway for more than 45 minutes.
The NRA had said that convention attendees would “reflect on” the shooting at the event and “pray for the victims, recognize our patriotic members and pledge to redouble our commitment to making our schools secure.”
The meeting was the first for the troubled organization since 2019, following a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic. The organization has been trying to regroup following a period of serious legal and financial turmoil that included a failed bankruptcy effort, a class action lawsuit and a fraud investigation by New York’s attorney general. Once among the most powerful political organizations in the country, the NRA has seen its influence wane following a significant drop in political spending.
Wayne LaPierre, the group’s embattled chief executive, opened the program with remarks bemoaning the "Twenty-one beautiful lives ruthlessly and indiscriminately extinguished by a criminal monster.”
Still, he said that “restricting the fundamental human rights of law-abiding Americans to defend themselves is not the answer. It never has been.”
Later, several hundred people in the auditorium stood and bowed their heads in a moment of silence for the victims of the shooting. Several thousand people were inside the auditorium during the speeches, which appeared fewer than the number gathered outside. Many seats were empty.
Trump accused Democrats of trying to exploit the tragedy and demonizing gun owners.
“When Joe Biden blamed the gun lobby he was talking about Americans like you,” Trump said, referring to the president’s emotional plea in a national address asking, “When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?”
He called for overhauling school security and the nation's approach to mental health, telling the group every school building should have a single point of entry, strong exterior fencing, metal detectors and hardened classroom doors and every school should have a police officer or armed guard on duty at all times. He also called yet again for trained teachers to be able to carry concealed weapons in the classroom.
He and other speakers overlooked the security upgrades that were already in place at the elementary school and did not stop the gunman, who entered the building through a back door that had been propped open.
According to a district safety plan, Uvalde schools have a wide range of safety measures in place. The district had four police officers and four support counselors, according to the plan, which appears to be dated from the 2019-20 school year. It also had software to monitor social media for threats and software to screen school visitors.
Security experts say the Uvalde case illustrates how fortifying schools can backfire. A lock on the classroom door, for instance — one of the most basic and widely recommended school safety measures — kept victims in and police out.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who, like Trump, is considered a potential presidential candidate in 2024, railed against Democrats’ calls for universal background checks for gun purchases and banning assault-style weapons and instead pointed to broken families, declining church attendance, social media bullying and video games as the real problems.
“Tragedies like the event of this week are a mirror forcing us to ask hard questions, demanding that we see where our culture is failing," he said. “We must not react to evil and tragedy by abandoning the Constitution or infringing on the rights of our law-abiding citizens."
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, another potential presidential contender, said calls to further restrict gun access are “all about control and it is garbage. I’m not buying it for a second and you shouldn’t, either.”
Some scheduled speakers and performers backed out of the event, including several Texas lawmakers and “American Pie” singer Don McLean, who said “it would be disrespectful” to go ahead with his act after the country’s latest mass shooting. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Friday morning that he had decided not to speak at an event breakfast after “prayerful consideration and discussion with NRA officials.”
“While a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and an NRA member, I would not want my appearance today to bring any additional pain or grief to the families and all those suffering in Uvalde,” he wrote in a statement.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who was to attend, addressed the convention by prerecorded video instead.
Outside the convention hall, protesters gathered in a park where police set up metal barriers — some holding crosses with photos of the Uvalde shooting victims.
“Murderers!” some yelled in Spanish. “Shame on you!” others shouted at attendees.
Among the protesters was singer Little Joe, of the popular Tejano band Little Joe y La Familia, who said in the more than 60 years he’s spent touring the world, no other country he’s been to has faced as many mass shootings as the U.S.
“Of course, this is the best country in the world,” he said. “But what good does it do us if we can’t protect lives, especially of our children?”
Democrat Beto O’Rourke, who is challenging Abbott in the governor’s race, ticked off a list of previous school shootings and called on those attending the convention to “join us to make sure that this no longer happens in this country.”
While Biden and Democrats in Congress have renewed calls for stricter gun laws after the Uvalde shooting, NRA board members and others attending the conference dismissed talk of banning or limiting access to firearms.
Samuel Thornburg, 43, a maintenance worker for Southwest Airlines in Houston who was attending the NRA meeting, said, “Guns are not evil. It’s the people that are committing the crime that are evil. Our schools need to be more locked. There need to be more guards."
There is precedent for the NRA to gather during local mourning and controversy. The organization went ahead with a shortened version of its 1999 meeting in Denver roughly a week after the deadly shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado.
Texas has experienced a series of mass shootings in recent years. During that time, the Republican-led Legislature and governor have relaxed gun laws.
Most U.S. adults think that mass shootings would occur less often if guns were harder to get and believe schools and other public places have become less safe than they were two decades ago, polling finds.
Many specific measures that would curb access to guns or ammunition also get majority support. A May AP-NORC poll found, for instance, that 51% of U.S. adults favor a nationwide ban on the sale of AR-15 rifles and similar semiautomatic weapons. But the numbers are highly partisan, with 75% percent of Democrats agreeing versus just 27% of Republicans.
Though personal firearms are allowed at the convention, guns were not permitted during the session featuring Trump because of Secret Service security protocols.
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Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense was awarded a $624.6 million Army contract to produce 1,300 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to replenish supplies sent to Ukraine.
Executives at Raytheon and other major defense contractors have been in talks with the Pentagon to boost production of weaponry sent to support Ukraine in its defense against Russia, including the Stinger and the Javelin anti-tank missile.
“We’re aligned with the U.S. Army on a plan that ensures we fulfill our current foreign military sale order, while replenishing Stingers provided to Ukraine and accelerating production,” said Wes Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles & Defense. “The funding will be used to enhance Stinger’s producibility in an effort to meet the urgent need for replenishment.”
The contract includes provisions for engineering support, as well as the test equipment and support needed to address obsolescence, modernize key components, and accelerate production, said Raytheon, which makes Stinger missiles in Tucson.
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In service with the U.S. since 1981 and used by more than 30 allied nations, the combat-proven Stinger missile is a lightweight, “man-portable” air defense system used against helicopters, cruise missiles and low-flying aircraft including drones. It can be fired from shoulder-carried launchers, from vehicle-mounted launchers or helicopters.
The Army contract is being funded from the Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, which was recently signed into law and provides $40 billion in emergency funding to support Ukrainian defense forces.
In late April, Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes told investment analysts the company won’t be able to ramp up production of Stinger missiles until 2023, due to a lack of parts and materials.
The Stinger has been upgraded over the years to stay in service until 2030, and it is made under license by Airbus in Germany and Roketsan in Turkey.
In March, the Army issued a solicitation for a successor to the Stinger for short-range air defense that could go into production in 2028.
The Army recently awarded the Javelin Joint Venture, comprised of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, contract options totaling $309 million for Javelin systems to replenish thousands of the weapons sent to Ukraine.
The Pentagon is looking to increase Javelin production since the U.S. has sent more than 5,500 Javelins and its allies including the United Kingdom have sent thousands more to Ukraine.
Contact senior reporter David Wichner at dwichner@tucson.com or 520-573-4181. On Twitter: @dwichner. On Facebook: Facebook.com/DailyStarBiz
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Oro Valley resident Nikki Dilbeck hit a hole in one in the contest to name the community’s new desert park.
Dilbeck submitted the winning entry with Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve.
That will be the new name of the former Golf Club at Vistoso, an 18-hole course that closed in 2018 after more than 20 years in business.
The old course is being turned into a passive park for walking, bicycling and bird watching, with 6 miles of paved pathways that wind past desert plants, wildlife, mountain vistas and ancient rock art.
The Town of Oro Valley plans to set aside money in its upcoming budget to repair the former cart paths, reopen the restrooms and clean up the open space.
The abandoned golf course is currently owned by national nonprofit The Conservation Fund, which partnered with a local group called Preserve Vistoso to buy the 202-acre tract earlier this year and keep it out of the hands of residential or commercial developers.
The land will be transferred to the town sometime after July 1, though a conservation easement will ensure that it can never be developed even after it changes hands.
Oro Valley plans to hold a ribbon cutting once the transfer is complete.
The naming contest drew more than 1,500 unique entries that were narrowed to a list of just 10 by a five-member committee. Those choices were then put to a vote of about 500 Oro Valley residents, who picked their three favorites. The Oro Valley Town Council made the final selection on May 18.
“When I saw the initial call for name suggestions, Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve popped into my head, and it just felt like the right fit,” Dilbeck said in a written statement from the town announcing the contest results. “It’s such a wonderful resource for the whole Oro Valley community.”
Dilbeck and her husband, Ron, have lived in Oro Valley for 10 years and in the Vistoso community for the past 8 years. For winning the contest, she gets a prize package valued at more than $1,700, including an annual family membership to Oro Valley’s community, recreation and aquatic centers.
Photos: 202-acre Oro Valley golf course becomes a nature preserve
Henry joined the Star in 2019 after 25 years at Nevada newspapers. A Tucson native, he graduated from Amphi and earned a journalism degree from the University of Missouri. He wrote about the environment for the Las Vegas Review-Journal for 16 years.
For Star subscribers: Pima County officials are trying to decide what to do with the a truck that was abandoned in the Cañada del Oro wash after it was swept off the road by a monsoon flood in August.
The former Golf Club at Vistoso includes about 6 miles of cart paths. A crowd-sourced effort for a new name means it is now called the Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve.
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GREENUP COUNTY, KY (WOWK) — An EF1 class tornado touched down in Greenup County on Thursday evening.
The 90 mph tornado began its destruction south of Little White Oak Road at approximately 7:50 p.m. It then traveled north across a newly mowed hayfield with a convergent pattern apparent in the mowed hay, then impacted a house and garage before dissipating on Cub Run Road.
The tornado tore off a large section of the home’s roof and destroyed the adjacent garage. Residents of the home took shelter as they witnessed the tornado moving across the hayfield toward the house.
This is the first documented tornado in Greenup County since May 24, 1998.
The Load Volunteer Fire Department and Greenup County Emergency Management were on the scene to survey the damage and take pictures. No injuries were reported.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK)—Gas prices aren’t the only part of the weekend that could hurt your family budget.
Stocking up on food will also be more pricey than in previous years. People are planning big family get-togethers. But like many things, they are going to be paying a little more to get the supplies they need.
Before they can hear that familiar sizzling sound of a burger on the grill people like Tammy Lewis have to take a stroll through their local grocery store. This year the Memorial Day feast will also be a birthday celebration for her son.
“I was actually looking for a pork roast and some chicken,” Lewis said. “We are going to do something a little non-traditional, chicken on the grill and some barbeque.”
While the Piggly Wiggly in Kanawha City has slashed the cost of hotdogs you’ll likely be paying more for some other things, no matter where you shop.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics bakery products are up over 10% and meats are up more than 14%. Dairy and fruits and veggies are also more expensive. According to the Consumer Price Index the cost of food in general is 9.4%.
“Prices seem a little high but I think that is the way everywhere,” Lewis said.
Those higher prices are forcing some families to look for ways to save.
“You know it is his birthday so we always try to celebrate that,” Lewis said about the party for her son. “We can maybe do without something else and do this.”
Something else you might have to spend a little more money to buy is drinks. Non-alcoholic beverages are up close to 10%. Alcoholic drinks jumped in price almost 4%.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — A national tour honoring a World War II veteran made a stop at the West Virginia State Capitol Complex on Tuesday.
WWII veteran Sidney Walton passed away at 102 before he could complete his tour to raise awareness for the sacrifices of military members. Now, Walton’s family and friends are completing the “No Regrets Memorial Tour” in his honor to deliver his message.
Walton’s son, Paul Walton, traveled to six states after his dad’s passing in his honor. Unfortunately, Paul Walton has been fighting cancer, forcing him to pass the torch to family friend Kirk Webster. Webster said he happily agreed, and that the opportunity to carry on the “No Regrets Memorial Tour” has been an honor.
“[I’ve] known Mr. Walton for years. And so, when Paul asked me, he just said ‘Kirk would you—?’ And he didn’t have to even say one more thing. I said ‘I’ll be happy to do last remaning four states, Paul.”
Kirk Webster, close friend of the Waltons & family representative
The “No Regrets Tour,” recently renamed the “No Regrets Memorial Tour,” was originally created in 2018 by Walton, who at 99 years old, realized he regretted missing an opportunity to meet Civil War veterans during the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Walton’s goal was to visit all 50 states and their governors to raise awareness for veterans and give people the chance to meet a WWII veteran.
“That was one of his regrets, and then he thought ‘Yes, I’d like to go to all 50 states and meet some other veterans and then pass along what’s been called the greatest generation.’ I mean, before they all pass.”
Kirk Webster
In 1941, 22-year-old Walton left college “to join the Army to fight Hitler,” as he said. He trained at Fort Dix, New Jersey and was later stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Fort Toccoa, Georgia and Camp Silbert, Alabama.
The Army sent Walton to Virginia Polytechnic Institute to train for chemical warfare. Walton graduated with a chemical engineering degree and eventually was sent overseas to fight in India in the China-Burma-India Theater of WWII.
After the war, Walton returned to the U.S. and taught geology at Duke University. He also attended Yale for graduate studies in geology. In 1954, Walton married his wife Rena, and they later had three children, Paul, Judy and Eloise. Rena passed away from cancer in 1982, and Walton never remarried.
In 2018, Walton kicked off his tour by meeting his first governor, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo. He went on to meet a total of 40 governors, his 40th being Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Walton passed away on Sept. 28, 2021, four days after meeting Gov. Stitt.
As of Thursday, the “No Regrets Memorial Tour” has stopped in all 50 states, including West Virginia. Webster, now a family representative in addition to family friend, visited Gov. Jim Justice’s office for a meeting with Ann Urling, Deputy Chief of Staff, and Press Secretary Nathan Takitch.
Webster had never been to West Virginia before stopping for the tour there on Tuesday. He was impressed by the Mountain State’s beauty and hospitality of those he met. Webster even got a West Virginia souvenir to take home, a photo of Gov. Jim Justice and Babydog signed by the governor himself.
“What a beautiful, beautiful capitol building. I mean, I just love that golden, onion dome and all the green around it, and the trees and everything. Right on the river, that really jumped out at me. And the hospitality I received once I walked in the door was off the charts.”
Kirk Webster
“The No Regrets Tour” visited its last two states, Pennsylvania and Delaware, on Wednesday and Thursday. To learn more about Walton’s legacy, visit the website dedicated to him and his tour.
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Idaho Falls city officials are seeking to replace two aging bridges located over canals in the city.
City council members approved a memorandum of understanding and resolution on Thursday that will allow the city to submit applications for bridge replacements, the first located at E 65th N crossing the Idaho Canal and the second located at S Emerson Avenue over the Butte Arm Canal.
The bridges are eligible for state grant funding from Senate Bill 1359, an appropriations bill that allocates up to $200 million across the state for local bridge maintenance.
“This is actually at least in my mind a good thing whenever free money is available that we can go out and help build some of our aging infrastructure,” said Idaho Falls Public Works Director Chris Fredricksen.
Councilwoman Lisa Burtenshaw said during the meeting the grant application allows the city to widen and replace the bridge on 65th with future population growth in mind. That bridge is located near Sage Lakes Golf Course and the city boundary.
“It’s super important that public works still went after that one, so thanks to public works for (that) vision,” Burtenshaw said.
Council members also voted to amend city law to no longer collect bridge and arterial street fees after deciding to implement impact fees on May 12. Impact fees are assessed to developers when a building permit is issued with the intention of allowing “growth to pay for growth” and many cities have adopted impact fees to reduce the tax burden residents pay.
The applications for the bridge replacements are due June 8 and impact fees go into effect June 1.
Later during the meeting, council members approved a joint agreement that transfers the Bonneville County Technology Center, located on 101 Technology Drive, to the College of Eastern Idaho.
The agreement originally resulted in an Economic Development Act grant awarded in 1994 which aimed to retrain the workforce in the Bonneville County area. The county, the city of Idaho Falls and the Idaho Innovation Center (now succeeded by Regional Development Alliance) agreed to use grant money to acquire land, install public improvements, construct the technology center and administer a training program for workforce development.
Idaho Falls City Attorney Randy Fife told council members the agreement was intended to address layoffs at Idaho National Laboratory at the time. Over time, use of the facility has become increasingly inactive and the parties have restated the agreement to allow CEI to better use the facility for workforce development, he said.
“There is kind of a celebration that we’re helping and enabling eastern Idaho to take some steps toward workforce training that other regions in the state have already taken,” said Mayor Rebecca Casper.
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Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney’s office released results from a Bonneville County audit of the Idaho primary election, finding no margin of error in the county that affected the election in the reviewed sample size.
Staff from Denney’s office announced Friday they finished day two of the election’s audit, which included Bonneville County and Jerome County.
The two counties are part of the eight counties that were selected to be audited following the 2022 Idaho legislative session. During the session, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1274, which requires the secretary of state to implement an audit process to increase public confidence in election results.
About 2,196 ballots were examined from precincts 13, 21, 50, 55, 56, and 59 in Bonneville County, according to the Secretary of State’s office. Staff reviewed the secretary of state race, which featured Republican candidates Phil McGrane, Dorothy Moon and Mary Souza.
Of all ballots reviewed, preliminary findings showed one variation from the canvassed counts at the precinct level in Bonneville County. Staff attributed that ballot to an overvote in a machine tabulated precinct and it was correctly not counted on election day.
Ada, Idaho, Payette, Jerome, Bannock, Kootenai and Madison counties were also selected for the audit. Denney's office released results for Ada, Idaho and Payette counties on Thursday and reported there were no variations from the canvassed counts.
“It is in these reports that we hope to be able to provide the real value of this process,” Denney said in a Thursday news release. “Sharing the observations, both positive and negative, that our teams are able to make over the course of this process with all 44 counties is one way we can continue to push Idaho’s processes forward and guarantee the continued high integrity of Idaho’s elections.”
Earlier in May, Chief Deputy Secretary of State Chad Houck also rejected claims by some losing GOP candidates which blamed their losses on Democrats voting in the GOP primary, the Idaho Press reported.
Only 3,400 registered Democrats switched their affiliation to Republican during the past three months leading up to the election, which indicates more unaffiliated voters chose to affiliate with the GOP and vote in its primary, Houck said during a "unity rally" on May 18.
A secondary report which details further findings, lessons learned and recommendations of best practices will be drafted following day 3 of the audit, according to a Friday secretary of state news release. Details of day 3 will be released as soon as they are fully compiled.
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ANTIBES, France (AP) — Robert De Niro was the honored guest at the 28th annual amfAR Gala Cannes, where one lucky guest won an auction to have lunch with the actor and a piece of his family history.
One of the most anticipated events of the Cannes Film Festival, over 800 guests attended Thursday’s exclusive dinner, auction and after party at the Hôtel du Cap, Eden Roc in Antibes where guests were entertained with performances from Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin and Charli XCX.
The night began with a glitzy red carpet. Tom Hanks who stars in the new “Elvis” movie from Baz Luhrmann attended with the director. Cara Delevingne, Casey Affleck, Cynthia Erivo, Diplo, Edgar Ramirez, Eva Longoria, Milla Jovovich, Vanessa Hudgens, Elsa Hosk, Jourdan Dunn and Winnie Harlow were also among the guests.
Ricky Martin opened the proceedings with a lively medley of his hits and as guests tucked into dinner the bidding started on a selection of once in a lifetime experiences up for auction.
De Niro kicked off the bidding on the lunch with him and by the time it was over, 500,000 euros ($537,025) had been raised to support amfAR’s AIDS research efforts. The lunch will be at one of De Niro’s New York restaurants and the lot includes a piece of art by a painting by his father Robert De Niro Sr., a celebrated abstract expressionist painter.
Another guest paid 1.2 million euros ($1,288,860) for an exclusive evening with tenor Andrea Bocelli and his family only to have his bid matched by another guest for another 1.2 million euros and a 2nd evening was offered by the family. The lot was introduced with a surprise performance from Andrea’s son Matteo Bocelli. The successful bidders will host a dinner party for 12 at one of his homes in either North Miami Beach or his mansion in Forte dei Marmi on the Tuscan coast where they will get a private musical performance.
The night also included the annual designer fashion show curated by Carine Roitfeld. After the models strutted down the catwalk through the tables, the whole collection of 40 outfits was auctioned off for 800,000 euros ($859,240).
Other lots included diamond jewels, exclusive luxury holidays and original artwork including a Jeff Koons sculpture that will be permanently installed on the moon paired with a unique NFT which fetched 2.1 million euros ($2,255,518).
Aguilera was the last artist to take to the stage at the end of the dinner, blasting out her hit singles Including “Dirrty” and “Beautiful” in a black fur cape as guests danced between the tables.
The amfAR Gala Cannes has raised $245 million for amfAR’s lifesaving AIDS research programs.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — BTS will reveal their gradual journey to becoming K-pop superstars through a new Apple Music weekly limited series.
The streaming service announced Thursday that BTS will launch their new show “BTS Radio: Past & Present” on Apple Music 1. The three-episode limited series will air weekly, leading up to the release of the band’s new album “Proof,” which arrives on June 10.
The inaugural episode will air May 28 at 6 am PDT.
The Grammy Award-nominated band will take listeners on their quest to stardom while sharing stories and songs that helped shaped them. The group is known for hit songs such as “Dynamite” and “Butter.”
“We wanted to use this radio show to celebrate nine years of BTS with you guys and with our ARMY all over the world,” said RM of the seven-member boy band — which also includes J-Hope, Suga, Jungkook, V, Jin and Jimin.
“Every episode is dedicated to you,” RM continues. “And we wanted to share the BTS songs that help tell our story.”
In the first episode, BTS explains the beginning of the group with songs that inspired their sound and style. The second episode — which airs June 3 — has the band pick some of the BTS ARMY’s favorite songs.
BTS shows how the group ultimately achieved fame as global music sensations in the final episode on June 10.
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PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Liv Coverdale, 16, will be the youngest female student to receive two degrees from Pacific Lutheran University.
“It all went by really fast,” said Coverdale, who earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a minor in business.
Being ahead of her peers in school is nothing new for the Thurston County resident.
At three she was in MENSA, the "High I.Q. Society." At five she enrolled in second grade. Coverdale started taking math classes at South Puget Sound Community College at age 11.
”It was always a little scary at first,” said Coverdale. “These kids are three years older than me and twice the height, they’re just going to think of me as the little mascot basically.”
But Coverdale quickly proved her older classmates wrong. Sometimes she said she ended up helping some of them with their studies.
Coverdale does plan on going to graduate school to get a master's in computer science, but like a lot of teens, she likes the idea of taking a gap year to enjoy a break away from school.
She might start by completing the musical she started writing earlier this year.
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Family Court chief judge asks: Why no money in state budget for girls treatment center?
The chief judge of Rhode Island's Family Court planned to meet with Gov. Dan McKee this week about building a residential treatment center for adolescent girls – a project with wide support, considering Rhode Island has for years sent girls with complex behavioral and mental health needs out of state at a cost of about $13 million annually.
But perhaps indicative of uncertainties swirling around the proposal, Judge Michael B. Forte canceled his meeting with the governor, he says, after it seemed his administration didn’t want to provide him a copy of a consultant’s draft report on a proposed facility.
“They claimed they’d emailed it to us Friday but no one could find it, and when they did, no one could open it,” said Forte. “We had to send someone over there to get a copy. There was no point in meeting with him if I hadn’t seen the report ahead of time.”
Forte is now wondering where the governor stands on the project, considering his budget for the next fiscal year lacks money to start building (though it does include $6 million for local private providers to expand psychiatric services).
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“We are all very concerned that we didn’t see anything in the governor's budget proposal. We’ve heard all the excuses over the money and whatnot. Well, [this year] they have the money. Everyone seemed to want to do this, but I have not heard the governor come out and state that this is a priority of his. The questions seem to get bigger and bigger every day.”
“Those of us on the outside who just want to see something happen for these kids are very frustrated.”
In a statement Friday, McKee’s spokeswoman Alana O’Hare said “there are additional proposals” being vetted in the General Assembly to build a treatment program. “The governor looks forward to identifying the best solutions to expand residential treatment within the state of Rhode Island for adolescent girls.”
More:Family Court judge blasts DCYF for treatment of girls, warns of discrimination lawsuit
Last October, Forte told a Senate committee that Rhode Island faced a potential gender-discrimination lawsuit because it had ignored for years the crisis of inadequate residential treatment for girls in its care.
Currently, Rhode Island has about 60 adolescents being treated out of state for a variety of traumatic, behavioral or mental health needs. Of those, 45 are girls, state Child Advocate Jennifer Griffith said at a House Finance Committee hearing this week.
Most recently, said Griffith, the state Department of Children Youth and Families sent three girls to New Hampshire and two girls to Florida for residential treatment services – at a cost of $1,000 a day – because there were no local beds available.
At the House Finance Committee hearing Wednesday, Brian Daniels, head of the state’s Office of Management and Budget, fielded questions from a couple of lawmakers who wanted more information on the status of the project.
Daniels said an ongoing workshop among various agencies had resulted in a consultant's draft report with some proposals – “with the hope of a final recommendation going forward.”
“We are developing options that may get fleshed out more in the next few weeks in the budget conversations,” he said.
When House Minority Leader Blake Filippi asked if the committee should expect another amendment before the budget is finalized, Daniels replied: “Not that I’m aware of ... there is still some work that needs to be done.”
According to Forte and Griffith, the draft consultant’s report put the price tag for building a residential treatment center at about $64 million – a figure they described as “astronomical.”
In February, Griffith led a small group of lawmakers on a field trip to Glenhaven Academy, a 36-bed residential treatment center in Marlboro, Massachusetts, that cost about $16.5 million to build several years ago.
Daniels said Wednesday that the size of any center could be problematic; too big and the federal government might consider it an institutional setting and not reimburse the state for services.
House Minority Leader Blake Filippi replied: “It’s certainly better than shipping kids out of state, I think we can agree. ... If we don’t fix this, what the hell are we doing here?”
House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi supports “the necessary in-state services for these girls in the short term, as well as providing for the longer-term capacity needs such as envisioned with establishing a new facility,” said his spokesman Larry Berman, adding the Speaker also wants to ensure that federal reimbursement “is maximized.”
On Friday, Griffith, the child advocate said, “if other states like Massachusetts can figure that out, we should be able to figure that out.“
The need is dire, Griffith said: “If the building appeared today, I would have the place filled by dinner. We have the money this year ... we just have to get moving. What else is needed to motivate the decision-makers to start digging?”
Email Tom Mooney at: tmooney@providencejournal.com
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SEATTLE — A Seattle man has been charged with vehicular homicide and reckless driving after allegedly causing a crash that killed one person on the Ship Canal Bridge.
The King County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges Thursday against Justin Yang Kuo, 22.
The crash happened Tuesday around 4:30 a.m. Jordan M. Shelley, 23, was on his way to work as an EMT when he had car trouble. Shelley pulled over to the shoulder on Interstate 5 and called his girlfriend to ask her for help.
Kuo was driving southbound when he allegedly struck Shelley’s disabled car. Shelley was outside his car when the crash happened, and police say Shelley was launched over the guard railing, falling 180 feet into Lake Union.
Kuo told a Washington State Patrol trooper that the car in front of him moved to the left suddenly. He said he looked down to adjust the radio and crashed into Shelley’s vehicle, according to probable cause documents.
A trooper said Kuo appeared to be impaired, and Kuo later told police he had had three to four Mike’s Hard Lemonades before the crash. Kuo’s breathalyzer test at the scene was above the legal limit of 0.08, according to probable cause documents.
Kuo told police he was traveling 65 to 70 miles per hour before the crash.
A dive team with the Seattle Police Department searched for Shelley under the bridge. His body was found about 25 to 30 feet under the water, according to police.
Based on his wounds, prosecutors said Shelley is believed to have died in the crash.
The crash caused southbound I-5 to be shut down for about three and a half hours during the Tuesday morning commute.
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