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Duane Marvin Renberg
November 15, 1934-May 28, 2022
Duane Marvin Renberg was born on November 15, 1934 in Comfrey, Minnesota, the son of Bert and Ina (Lenning) Renberg. Duane attended Sheffield and Ventura Schools. Duane was united in marriage to Carole Barrick on February 15, 1958 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. After marriage, they made their home in the Sheffield and Latimer areas where they farmed until settling on their farm near Thornton. He was a member for the Richland Lutheran Church in Thornton since 1942. In 2005 Duane retired from farming and moved to Thornton. He enjoyed mowing cemetery lawns, eating at the Chit Chat Cafe, and helping local farmers with harvest. He always greeted friends and family with a handshake and always ended a conversation with his kids, grandkids, great grandkids with “I love you honey”. He enjoyed farm sales, John Deere and visits with nursing home residents, family, and grandchildren. He also enjoyed “500” Card Club, watching his grandchildren and great-grandchildren activities and he loved the Iowa Hawkeye's. He believed in Faith, Family and Farming. Duane moved into Deerfield Assisted Living in Sheffield in 2018.
Duane is survived by his son, Bob Renberg (Deb) of Rockwell; two daughters, Kristi McKee (Dylan) of Sheffield and Julie Sanders (Jerry) of Mesa, AZ; a sister, Janice (Roger) Fekkers of Belmond; nine grandchildren, Danny (Katie) Renberg, Jackson (Marquel) Renberg, Mack Renberg, Joe (Amy) McKee, Bridget McKee (John Wessels), Cassie McKee, Chris Sanders, Drew (Brandy) Sanders, and Samantha (Ty) Wince; and thirteen great-grandchildren, Lee, Louie, Emma, Cole, Cale, Ava, Ahna, Brynn, Hank, William, Odin, Charlotte, and Nora.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Carole in 1991; parents, Bert (Ina) Renberg; son, Steve; sisters, Arlene Renberg and Delores (Marvin) Vosburgh; a brother, Leo (Janiece) Renberg; parents-in-law, Ira (Vera) Barrick; and a niece, Kim (Fekkers) Stromer.
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Fred Allen Cobb Sr.
October 28, 1943-May 28, 2022
CLEAR LAKE-Fred Allen Cobb Sr., 78, longtime Clear Lake resident, died on Saturday May 28, 2022 at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice with his wife by his side.
A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00am Saturday June 4, 2022 at the Evangelical Free Church, 1310 US-18, Clear Lake, IA, with Rev. Chris McComic officiating. Burial will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City, IA.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church from 10:00am to 11:00am Saturday.
Fred was born on October 28, 1943 in Britt, IA, the son of Dickerson and Edith (Andersen) Cobb. He attended Hollandale Country School in Minnesota. On February 20, 1964, Fred married his wife of 58 years, Maxine Bower, and together they raised four children. For 21 years he worked at Watertower Paint and Repair. From 1981 until their retirement in 2006, Fred and Maxine bought and operated multiple motels in the region.
There wasn't a day that went by that Fred didn't keep busy. He was always restoring, volunteering, gardening, hunting and willing to help others no matter what. Fred participated in church mission trips, as well as coming to the aid of many individuals affected by disasters.
Those left to cherish memories of Fred are his wife, Maxine; children, Debra Jackson, Ruby (Dan) Dempsey, Fred Jr. (Angie) Cobb, and Shanon Sulentic and long time friend Terry Bratsch; multiple grandchildren; siblings, Paul Cobb, Viva “Tudi “ Nelson; and many nieces and nephews.
Fred was preceded in death by his siblings, Walter, Richard, David, Tom, and Janice Peterson.
Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel 310 1st Ave N Clear Lake 641-357-2193 ColonialChapels.com
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LaVonne Marie Reed
July 20, 1948-May 28, 2022
BELMOND-LaVonne Marie Reed, 73, of Rowan, IA, passed away May 28, 2022, at Sheffield Care Center, wither her family at her side.
Public visitation and time of remembrance will be Sunday, June 5, 2022, from 1-3 PM at the Andrews Funeral Home, Belmond, IA. A graveside service will follow at the Graceland Cemetery, Rowan. The Rev. Leila Blackburn will be officiating. Memorials in LaVonne's name may be directed to either her family in care of Jacqueline Loats, 212 Luicks Lane South, Belmond, IA 50421, or Wright County Humane Society, or donor's choice.
LaVonne was born in Estherville, IA, to George and Florence (Amundson) Simpson, on July 20, 1948. The family lived on a farm where she learned the value of hard work helping her dad with the farming duties. She attended Terrel school through 9th grade where she played sports. Eventually moving to Belmond in 1963, where she continued her schooling and graduated from Belmond High School in the largest graduating class in the school's history in 1966.
LaVonne was united in marriage to Terry Lee Reed and their union was blessed with a daughter Jacqueline Marie Reed. The couple later divorced. She later married Larry Walker and eventually they divorced.
LaVonne was a longtime resident of Mason City, IA, and was employed as a CNA at the IOOF Care Center, where she helped many patients through her career. She eventually moved to Rowan IA, and then went to work at the Belmond Care Center as a CNA until she retired.
She moved from Rowan in 2020, due to declining health and lived for stints of time in area long term care facilities in addition to being cared for by her daughter Jacqueline. She eventually made her home at the Sheffield Care center where was at the time of her passing.
LaVonne was very proud of her only daughter, Jacqueline and her grandchildren. She was a avid reader of mysteries and westerns completing hundred of books, loved western shows and adored elephants and spending time with her cats. She enjoyed and relished lots of family time through the years. She was fond of all animals, loved to work jigsaw puzzles, had a fondness for her Pepsi and candy. Over her life time she was able to live and travel to many different places. She will be remembered for loving the simple things in life and staying close to family.
She is survived by her daughter Jacqueline (Mark) Loats, Belmond, IA; sisters Donna Nelson, Denver, CO, and Bonnie Stroud, Cherryville, North Carolina; grandchildren: Jeffrey Loats (Sabrina) and their daughter Emerie Loats (4months) all of Huxley, IA, Mindy Loats and companion Jake Lockhart, Clarion, IA, and Aimee Loats, Johnston, IA. Also other extended family and friends.
Andrews Funeral Home, Belmond, IA. www.andrewsfuneralhomeandfloral.com 641-444-4474.
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Lynn Adrian Balek
March 13, 1945-May 27, 2022
MASON CITY-Lynn Adrian Balek, 77, died unexpectedly on Friday May 27, 2022 at home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30am Friday, June 3, 2022 at Epiphany Parish-St. Joseph Catholic Church, 302 5th St SE, Mason City, IA, with Rev. Neil Manternach as Celebrant. Military Honors will be held following the Mass.
Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 7:00pm Thursday, June 2, 2022 at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St NE, Mason City, IA. A time for sharing will begin at 7:00pm.
In lieu of flowers and customary remembrances, memorials may be left in Lynn's honor to a charity of your choosing.
Lynn was born on March 13, 1945, the son of Merrill and Lucille (Snipps) Balek of Mason City, IA. He was a graduate of Newman High School Class of 1963. He enlisted in the Navy Reserves and was serving during the Vietnam War on a tugboat. On June 22, 1968, Lynn married Patricia Wihlm in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Together the couple had three daughters. Lynn worked with his father on the railroad and eventually began running Balek Brother's Performance with his brother Larry. He continued the business up until his passing.
His love of Mopars and Drag Racing carried him throughout his life affording him the opportunity to travel the Country. Beginning at a young age he taught himself how to build engines, and eventually became very well known and respected in the Drag Racing Community. You would never find Lynn without his 50s and 60s music playing, his Mopar hat on his head and the Hemi in his heart. From his love of the St. Louis Cardinal's to the History Channel, Old Movies, and Mobster Shows he always would and could quiz you on random trivia.
Those left to cherish memories of Lynn are his wife of 54 years, Pat Balek; daughters, Dawn Balek of Des Moines, IA, Cheri Balek of Mason City, IA, Ann Balek and Mike Fenton of Eugene, OR; siblings, David Balek, Larry (Sue) Balek, Terry (Mary) Balek, Mary Magaret (Leroy) Ries, Sr. Michelle Balek, Martin Balek, Jerry (Natalie) Balek, and Lorriane (Dennis) Beeson; as well as multiple nieces and nephews.
Lynn is preceded in death by his parents; his wife's parents; nephews, Daniel, Jay, and Michael.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel 126 3rd St NE Mason City 641-423-2372 ColonialChapels.com
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Verna E. May
August 10, 1948–October 27, 2021
BRITT-Verna E. May, 73, formerly of Britt, died Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at her home in Des Moines.
A graveside service will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Evergreen Cemetery in Britt with Pastor Anna Wolf of First Lutheran Church officiating. Cataldo Funeral Home of Britt is in charge of arrangements. www.cataldofuneralhome.com
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CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — Clark County officials are cracking down on animal abuse and neglect cases, according to the county’s animal control agency. The county cites new leadership, increased staffing and a focus on response for getting them through a backlog of old cases as new ones continue to come in.
Since September, Clark County Animal Protection and Control has seized 93 animals from neglectful or abusive situations including cattle, goats, birds and horses.
“That's a really big number when you're used to just dealing with dogs and cats,” said Joanne Cloud, program manager for Clark County Animal Protection and Control. “Some of the cases are pretty rough.”
Their most recent case involved the rescue of four horses from a home in La Center. One of those horses gave birth on Sunday, bringing that number to five. All of the horses were severely malnourished and in great need of medical attention.
“We got a call just about skinny horses in a pasture,” said Cloud, who was hired in July. “I was concerned that [the mare] would not be able to deliver a healthy baby or to even be able to have the energy to give birth. So luckily we got them to Sound Equine Options just in time.”
Sound Equine Options is a nonprofit that helps neglected and abused horses rescued by law enforcement agencies. They also help find them adoptive homes.
“I'm pretty good at focusing on what we can get [the horses] to be,” said Kim Mosiman, executive director of Sound Equine Options. “Working with law enforcement allows us to get to the worst of the worst, the ones who need us the most … and then people can understand that people will be held accountable and that community can expect you to take care of an animal and not let them suffer.”
Cloud admitted that before she was hired, Clark County’s animal control services did not have the best reputation with the public.
“Their perception was you can call [animal control] but they won't show up,” said Cloud. “And for me, when I got hired I made sure to say we're going to respond to every call because you never know, even something little could accidentally turn out to be something big.”
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ESTERO, Fla. — From frantically peeping for help, to making it even harder for rescue crews to save them from certain danger, a group of ducklings were eventually saved from a storm drain by Estero Fire Rescue crews.
A few ducklings got stuck inside a storm drain in the Cross Creek community earlier Tuesday. The ducklings could not exit the culvert on their own due to the water levels, according to Estero Fire Rescue.
Crews arrived and were able to quickly locate them by their frantic peeping; however, it was no easy feat to rescue them as the ducklings resisted the crew’s attempts to save them.
According to the post, officials had to work between two storm drain openings.
After normal extrication tactics failed, the crew and neighbors had to take their efforts to the next level to save the ducklings.
The crew used two nets, a couple of old street signs, a fire hose, and a bucket to safely lift the ducklings out of the culvert.
Unfortunately, rescue crews were unable to reunite the ducklings with their mom. However, the ducklings were taken to the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. (CROW).
The ducklings will remain in CROW’s care until they are ready to be released back into their natural habitat, according to Estero Fire Rescue.
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The pain at the pump is very real right now, but New York is trying to ease that pain a bit through the end of the year.
Starting Wednesday, the state's gas tax will be suspended, meaning drivers can expect to save 16 cents per gallon. The move comes as the nationwide average for gasoline averaged $4.62 per gallon, a new record. In New York, it's even higher, at $4.93 per gallon.
At this same time in 2021, U.S. drivers were paying $3.05 a gallon.
Drivers seemed to appreciate the help, no matter how small. Real estate agent Emanuel Smith has no choice to to drive to show his properties, and all that travel adds up.
"I'm in the Bronx one day, the next hour I'll be up in Valhalla, back to Yonkers, then Queens," he said. "To get a full tank, it's like $80 at this point. And it used to be like $50."
Some say the extended gas tax holiday may not make much of a difference.
"This is a tragedy. There are people who have to make a choice about whether to put gas in tanks to go to work, buy food for their children, or pay the landlord rent," one driver said.
The gas tax is expected to be suspended through the end of December, although many are hoping there will be further relief before then.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — It's a beautiful month to go on a bike ride. Sam Morris is a bicyclist that rides on an elite team called Above and Beyond Cancer by Bike World. Sam is no stranger to riding his bike in high traffic situations spending upwards of 15 to 20 hours a week on the bike among cars
"The bike community is very close. Everyone knows someone who's been struck by a vehicle, unfortunately," Morris said. "It's nice to have a little bit of space. Sometimes cars don't necessarily give you that space, you would hope. I mean, some roads are not necessarily as set up for cyclists."
It's not just on roads that people must be on guard for. Experienced cyclist and bicycle salesman Greg France shared common rules to follow on trails too.
"Walking on the correct side of the trail, which is the right side is where you're supposed to walk. When you're out walking on the streets, they want you to walk against traffic, while on trails, you're supposed to walk with traffic. So it's always good having a bell to announce or at least seeing on your left or biker back or whatever so that you don't scare people," France said.
Even with all Sam's training, there are still opportunities for dangerous situations.
According to the CDC Transportation and Safety data, nearly 1,000 bicyclist die, and over 130 thousand are injured in crashes every year in the United States.
"Someone who's driving is basically a weapon, or a motorized weapon and we're out in tight clothing on road bikes. So, it can be a little scary," Morris said.
Before you kick up that kickstand and get ridding make sure that you are prioritizing your safety this summer.
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Police in New Jersey said a 12-year-old student brought a loaded handgun to school Tuesday morning.
The boy had the firearm in his backpack when he arrived at North Star Academy Charter School of Newark, according to police. They did not say how the gun was discovered.
Police talked with the boy after the gun was found, and so far have not filed any charges.
A spokesperson for North Star said that "staff acted decisively to ensure everyone’s safety. We were in immediate communication with the proper authorities and our families. The authorities arrived, secured the area and communicated to us that it was safe to resume classes. All students and staff were safe and accounted for during this time."
It comes after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed. In the days that followed the shooting, guns were found at or near schools in Brooklyn and Yonkers, but no injuries occurred.
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A 15-year-old has been indicted on manslaughter and other charges after a double stabbing left a teen girl dead and another student injured during a parade celebrating a high school's championship basketball season, law enforcement officials said.
The suspect was arraigned Tuesday, and also faces attempted assault, assault and weapon possession charges for the violent incident on April 8, according to the Westchester County District Attorney. The suspect is not being named due to their their status as a juvenile.
"First and foremost, our thoughts are with the victims and their families in what continues to be an extremely tragic and difficult time. Violence and the disregard for human life among our youth continues to be among the most troubling issues that we face as a society and I will continue to work with all of our government and community partners to try and find ways to prevent such senseless loss of young lives," Westchester DA Miriam Rocah said.
The incident happened around 4 p.m. near East Prospect and Gramatan Avenues along the parade route in Mount Vernon. Kayla Green, 16, was rushed to Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx, where she died from her injuries. A 15-year-old second victim was also taken to the hospital for treatment after being stabbed by the suspect, the DA said, and was expected to make a full recovery.
Police in Mount Vernon said they were able to identify the suspect from a handful of videos that captured the attack. A motive remains unclear.
Attorney information for the suspect was not immediately available.
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A 46-year-old man has been indicted on rape and a slew of other charges related to a knifepoint attack on a 40-year-old woman inside her Bronx apartment building, according to the district attorney.
In addition to the rape charge, Ramon Rotestan was arraigned on predatory sexual assault, robbery, burglary, sex abuse and weapon possession charges, DA Darcel Clark said Tuesday.
Cops allege Rotestan is the stranger who followed the victim into a residential building near Bolton Street and Lydig Avenue in Pelham Parkway around 10 p.m. on May 9. He followed her all the way into an elevator, police say, where he allegedly raped her at knifepoint and stole $112.
A neighbor made noise in the hallway outside the elevator, which startled Rotestan, according to the investigation, leading him to run off. Police said he lives a few miles from the scene.
The woman was taken to NYC Health+Hospitals / Jacobi after the attack, which was recorded on security camera.
Attorney information for Rotestan wasn't immediately clear. He is next scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 16.
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Police are looking for the man they say raped and robbed a woman on May 31st in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx.
Investigators say it was around 8:30 a.m. when the man waited for a 38-year-old woman to leave her building. When she came outside, the man approached her with a knife and led her into St. Mary's Park.
Once inside the park, the man raped her and stole her debit card. He then ran away and charged $3 at a deli on the woman's card.
The victim received treatment at an area hospital.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — K-Pop sensation BTS visited the White House on Tuesday to talk with President Joe Biden about combating the rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans — bringing superstar sizzle to an otherwise sad and scary topic.
Band members J-Hope, RM, Suga, Jungkook, V, Jin and Jimin joined White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at her briefing with reporters on the final day of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Jimin said the band had been “devastated by the recent surge” of crime and intolerance against Asian Americans that has persisted since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s not wrong to be different,” Suga said through an interpreter. “Equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences.” V said that “everyone has their own history.”
“We hope today is one step forward to understanding and respecting each and everyone as a valuable person,” V added.
The band members wore black suits and ties and took turns briefly stepping to the podium. They got a tour of the White House before the briefing, and held a closed-door meeting with the president in the Oval Office afterward. Biden administration officials have spent recent weeks holding roundtable discussions and other meetings with Asian American leaders to discuss the violence.
Since its debut in 2013, BTS has garnered global recognition for the members’ self-produced music and activism, including an appearance at the United Nations. The band topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart three times in 2020, and was nominated for prominent music awards like the Grammys, Billboard Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards.
The normally cramped White House briefing room was even more jammed than usual, as journalists on-hand to cover BTS packed the aisles alongside the rows of seats assigned to outlets who regularly attend. The White House livestream — not known for large, middle-of-the-afternoon audiences — attracted more than 230,000 viewers before the event even began.
After the band members spoke and had their comments translated, reporters began to ask them questions, but Jean-Pierre — who had said previously that members wouldn’t take questions — intervened, saying, “We’re gonna go.” That prompted BTS members to offer, “We’re sorry” as they filed away from the podium.
Following the band was Brian Deese, director of the White House National Economic Council, who was there to address reporters after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s meeting with Biden earlier in the day.
“I get to go home and tell my kids that BTS opened for me,” Deese joked, adding that he was sure the room was “as excited” to talk about inflation’s impact on the U.S. economy as they’d been for the band.
The scene was fun but the issue that brought the group to the White House was not. The rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination since 2020 has included the March 2021 killing of eight people at Atlanta-area massage businesses, including six women of Asian descent.
Following those shootings, Asian American organizations across the U.S. staged unity events and took to social media to call for an end to racist attacks. Within days, BTS tweeted, “We stand against racial discrimination” and included the hashtags #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate.
“We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to be respected,” BTS wrote then. “We will stand together.”
On Tuesday, the band thanked its fans, with Jungkook saying, “We still feel surprised that music created by South Korean artists reaches so many people around the world, transcending language and cultural barriers.”
“We believe music is always an amazing and wonderful unifier of all things,” he added.
Jean-Pierre said BTS is hoping “to combat racism, xenophobia, intolerance” that Asian communities have faced. She noted that Biden signed legislation combating COVID-19 hate crimes and issued an executive order reestablishing the White House initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific islanders, while helping to promote research to prevent racism against such communities.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Bill Cosby will again be facing sex abuse allegations Wednesday as attorneys give opening statements in a civil trial that’s one of the last remaining legal claims against the comedian.
Lawyers for 64-year-old Judy Huth will outline the evidence they plan to present that Cosby forced her to perform a sex act at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was 16 years old. The case will hinge on the testimony of Huth, bolstered by photos and other archival exhibits to place the incident in time.
Cosby’s attorneys, who say no sexual abuse happened, are likely to emphasize that the burden of proving the nearly 50-year-old case lies entirely with the plaintiffs. They have acknowledged that Cosby took Huth to the Playboy Mansion, as a photo from the visit shows, but say they believe she was not a minor when it happened.
The trial is one of the last cases Cosby, 85, faces after a Pennsylvania appeals court threw out his criminal sexual assault conviction and freed him from prison 11 months ago. Several other lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct were settled by his insurer against his will.
Cosby will not testify after the judge ruled that he could assert his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. And he has no plans to leave his Pennsylvania home to attend the trial, which is taking place at a small courthouse in Santa Monica. Cosby’s representatives say glaucoma has left him blind and made travel too difficult.
The Associated Press does not normally name people who say they have been sexually abused, unless they come forward publicly, as Huth has.
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FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — After a six-week trial, a civil jury in Virginia is deliberating defamation claims by Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard. The trial has featured lurid testimony with explicit details about the movie stars’ short and volatile marriage. But what is the case really about? And what will the jury need to decide?:
DEPP’S LAWSUIT
Depp filed a $50 million defamation suit against Heard, alleging that a 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post damaged his reputation and hurt his career. In the article, Heard described herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Depp is not mentioned by name in the article, but his lawyers argued that it was clear she was referring to Depp, given that she had publicly accused him of domestic violence during their 2016 divorce proceedings. Heard’s lawyers said most of the article focuses on public policy on domestic violence and that she had a First Amendment right to weigh in on that subject. They also maintain that Depp did in fact abuse Heard.
ABUSE ALLEGATIONS
During the trial, Heard has described more than a dozen specific instances when she says Depp abused her, including her allegation that he sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle in an alcohol-fueled rage. Depp has denied any physical or sexual abuse, and says Heard concocted the claims to destroy his reputation. He’s also claimed that she physically attacked him on multiple occasions.
THE JURY’S JOB
The seven-member jury must decide if two passages and the headline of the article are defamatory. The jury verdict form gives jurors instructions on how to determine that, including by asking them whether the statements were about Depp, were false and had a defamatory implication about him. Because Depp is a public figure, Heard can only be found guilty of libel if the jury decides that she acted with “actual malice,” meaning that she either knew what she wrote was false or that she acted with reckless disregard for the truth. Heard’s lawyers told the jury Depp’s libel claim must fail if Heard suffered even a single incident of abuse.
HEARD’S LAWSUIT
Heard filed a $100 million counterclaim against Depp after his former lawyer called her allegations a hoax. The counterclaim has received less attention during the trial, but Heard’s lawyer told jurors it provides an avenue for the jury to compensate Heard for the abuse Depp inflicted on her by orchestrating a smear campaign after they split up.
The jury verdict form asks the jury to decide if Depp’s former attorney, acting as an agent for Depp, made or published three statements that were about Heard, were false and were seen by someone other than Heard. The jury must also decide if Depp’s attorney made the statements with actual malice.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eleven months after he was freed from prison when a Pennsylvania appeals court threw out his criminal conviction, Bill Cosby, 85, will again be the defendant in a trial over sexual assault allegations. This time, it will be in a civil case in California relating to events in mid-1970s Los Angeles. A jury in the coastal city of Santa Monica, California, has been chosen and opening statements begin Wednesday in the case that is expected to last two weeks.
Here’s a look at the key elements of the case:
THE CASE AGAINST COSBY
Judy Huth, now 64, says when she was 16 years old in 1975, she and a friend met Cosby at a Los Angeles-area park, where he was filming the movie “Let’s Do It Again” with Sidney Poitier. A few days later, Huth’s lawsuit says, Cosby had her drink alcohol “as part of a game,” then took her to the Playboy Mansion. There, according to the complaint, he took her into an isolated bedroom, kissed her on the mouth, slid his hand down her pants, and used her hand to perform a sex act on him. Huth filed a lawsuit against Cosby in 2014, seeking financial damages to be determined at trial.
Huth also filed a police report, but no criminal charges have been brought. The case has taken eight years to come to trial because of delays over Cosby’s two criminal trials and the pandemic. Key witnesses at the trial will include Huth and her friend from the time.
THE CASE FOR COSBY
Cosby’s attorneys have conceded that he met Huth and took her to the Playboy Mansion. An undated photo of the two of them there shows as much. But they thoroughly deny that any assault took place. And they say that Huth was actually 18 when the mansion visit occurred, which would make any violation significantly less serious under California law. Cosby’s attorneys have not said what evidence they will use to demonstrate this, and emphasize the burden is on the plaintiffs to prove when the visit happened.
WHY THE TRIAL MATTERS
This case has taken on renewed significance as one of the few remaining legal actions against Cosby after Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out his criminal sexual assault conviction last June and released him from prison, and after many other lawsuits were settled against his will by his insurer.
WILL COSBY ATTEND OR TESTIFY?
Cosby, who sat through two long criminal trials, is not required to attend this one, and has no plans to show up. His representatives say it’s because his glaucoma has left him blind. Jurors said during the selection process that they would not let Cosby’s absence affect their judgment, which the court requires. Still, attorneys in general like to have their clients present, both to give their side a human face and to show the client cares and takes the proceedings seriously.
He won’t appear on the witness stand either. Cosby did give one video deposition in the case, but the judge ruled that he did not have to give a second, more wide-ranging deposition, nor will he be compelled to testify in person. The judge found that Cosby can invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination because there’s a chance he could still be prosecuted in California and other jurisdictions for sexual assault.
THE CASE’S COLDNESS
The biggest challenge, for both sides, will be in presenting evidence and testimony to a jury based on events from nearly 50 years ago. Many Playboy Mansion visitors and others who may have testified are dead, including Playboy Magazine founder and former mansion owner Hugh Hefner, though he did give a deposition before his 2017 death. An attorney for Playboy Enterprises says they can’t find visitor logs from the mansion for the time in question. Distant memories will have to be tied to scraps of photographs, news articles and other archives to refresh recollections.
A KEY CHANGE
The problems with the case’s age were illustrated by a major change Huth made to her story just weeks before trial, after evidence uncovered by her attorneys led them to believe she met Cosby on the movie set in 1975, when she was 16, not in late 1973 or early 1974, when she was 15. Among the things they used to reach the conclusion: a dated photo of Cosby with the beard Huth remembers him having. Cosby attorney Jennifer Bonjean called the late change an “ambush” that would make presenting a defense more difficult, but the judge declined to dismiss the case or delay the trial. He did allow a final last-minute deposition of Huth.
THE LAWYERS
Huth counts among her attorneys Gloria Allred, who has become nationally famous for representing women in high-profile cases like this one. But she is not expected to take an active role in the trial, ceding the presentation of evidence to two colleagues from her firm, Nathan Goldberg and David West. Cosby will be primarily represented by Bonjean. The mother of four has made a national name for herself in recent years through her aggressive representation of Cosby and R. Kelly. She has defended both as vigorously on Twitter as she does in court, though her account was deleted recently.
THE JURY
A jury of eight women and four men was selected last week. The group skews young for a jury — one member is just 19. This could break either way for Cosby. While many said during questioning that they did not grow up with his TV shows or stand-up comedy, and did not have special reverence for him, many of the same people said they also have paid little attention to the criminal trial or allegations against him.
REACHING A VERDICT
The plaintiffs will have a lower bar to cross than Cosby’s criminal prosecutors did. Jurors will have to decide whether Cosby committed the actions not beyond a reasonable doubt, but through a preponderance of the evidence. And unlike criminal cases, which require a unanimous jury, agreement among nine out of 12 will be enough.
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The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they have been sexually abused, but may when the person comes forward publicly, as Huth has.
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LONDON (AP) — After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers.
So while the U.K. is celebrating the queen’s Platinum Jubilee — 70 years on the throne — with pageantry and parties, some in the Commonwealth are using the occasion to push for a formal break with the monarchy and the colonial history it represents.
“When I think about the queen, I think about a sweet old lady,” said Jamaican academic Rosalea Hamilton, who campaigns for her country to become a republic. “It’s not about her. It’s about her family’s wealth, built on the backs of our ancestors. We’re grappling with the legacies of a past that has been very painful.”
The empire that Elizabeth was born into is long gone, but she still reigns far beyond Britain’s shores. She is head of state in 14 other nations, including Canada, Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Bahamas. Until recently it was 15 — Barbados cut ties with the monarchy in November, and several other Caribbean countries, including Jamaica, say they plan to follow suit.
Britain’s jubilee celebrations, which climax over a four-day holiday weekend starting Thursday, aim to recognize the diversity of the U.K. and the Commonwealth. A huge jubilee pageant through central London on Sunday will feature Caribbean Carnival performers and Bollywood dancers.
But Britain’s image of itself as a welcoming and diverse society has been battered by the revelation that hundreds, and maybe thousands, of people from the Caribbean who had lived legally in the U.K. for decades were denied housing, jobs or medical treatment — and in some cases deported — because they didn’t have the paperwork to prove their status.
The British government has apologized and agreed to pay compensation, but the Windrush scandal has caused deep anger, both in the U.K. and in the Caribbean.
A jubilee-year trip to Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas in March by the queen’s grandson Prince William and his wife Kate, which was intended to strengthen ties, appears to have had the opposite effect. Images of the couple shaking hands with children through a chain-link fence and riding in an open-topped Land Rover in a military parade stirred echoes of colonialism for many.
Cynthia Barrow-Giles, professor of political science at the University of the West Indies, said the British “seem to be very blind to the visceral sort of reactions” that royal visits elicit in the Caribbean.
Protesters in Jamaica demanded Britain pay reparations for slavery, and Prime Minister Andrew Holness politely told William that the country was “moving on,” a signal that it planned to become a republic. The next month, Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne told the queen’s son Prince Edward that his country, too, would one day remove the queen as head of state.
William acknowledged the strength of feeling and said the future “is for the people to decide upon.”
“We support with pride and respect your decisions about your future,” he said in the Bahamas. “Relationships evolve. Friendship endures.”
When then Princess Elizabeth became queen on the death of her father King George VI 1952, she was in Kenya. The East African country became independent in 1963 after years of violent struggle between a liberation movement and colonial troops. In 2013, the British government apologized for the torture of thousands of Kenyans during the 1950s “Mau Mau” uprising and paid millions in an out-of-court settlement.
Memories of the empire are still raw for many Kenyans.
“From the start, her reign would be indelibly stained by the brutality of the empire she presided over and that accompanied its demise,” said Patrick Gathara, a Kenyan cartoonist, writer and commentator.
“To this day, she has never publicly admitted, let alone apologized, for the oppression, torture, dehumanization and dispossession visited upon people in the colony of Kenya before and after she acceded to the throne.”
U.K. officials hope countries that become republics will remain in the Commonwealth, the 54-nation organization made up largely of former British colonies, which has the queen as its ceremonial head.
The queen’s strong personal commitment to the Commonwealth has played a big role in uniting a diverse group whose members range from vast India to tiny Tuvalu. But the organization, which aims to champion democracy, good governance and human rights, faces an uncertain future.
As Commonwealth heads of government prepare to meet in Kigali, Rwanda, this month for a summit delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, some question whether the organization can continue once the queen’s eldest son, Prince Charles, succeeds her.
“Many of the more uncomfortable histories of the British Empire and the British Commonwealth are sort of waiting in the wings for as soon as Elizabeth II is gone,” royal historian Ed Owens said. “So it’s a difficult legacy that she is handing over to the next generation.”
The crisis in the Commonwealth reflects Britain’s declining global clout.
Zimbabwe was suspended from the Commonwealth under its authoritarian late President Robert Mugabe, and is currently seeking readmission. But many in its capital of Harare have expressed indifference to the queen’s jubilee, as Britain’s once-strong influence wanes and countries such as China and Russia enjoy closer relations with the former British colony.
“She is becoming irrelevant here,” social activist Peter Nyapedwa said. “We know about (Chinese President) Xi (Jinping) or (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, not the queen.”
Sue Onslow, director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London, said the queen has been the “invisible glue” holding the Commonwealth together.
But she says the organization has proven remarkably resilient and and shouldn’t be written off. The Commonwealth played a major role in galvanizing opposition to apartheid in the 1980s, and could do the same over climate change, which poses an existential threat to its low-lying island members.
“The Commonwealth has shown a remarkable ability to reinvent itself and contrive solutions at times of crisis, almost as if it’s jumping into a telephone box and coming out under different guise,” she said. “Whether it will do it now is an open question.”
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Cara Anna in Nairobi, Kenya, Alex Turnbull in Paris, and Andrew Meldrum in Johannesburg, contributed to this report.
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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
— Screenwriter and comedian Joel Kim Booster looked to Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” as the inspiration for his modern romantic comedy “Fire Island,” coming to Hulu on Friday. Under Andrew Ahn’s direction, Booster also stars as the main character Noah who is setting off for an annual weeklong reunion trip with some friends, including “Saturday Night Live’s” Bowen Yang, to the iconic LGBTQ vacation spot. Yang plays the part of the insecure Howie, and Noah, who avoids relationships, makes it his mission to find him a hook up. Margaret Cho is in the mix, too, as the woman who owns the house they’ve stayed at for years. Reviews have called it an instant gay classic.
— Over on Netflix, “Fast & Furious” alum Elsa Pataky (who is also famously married to Chris Hemsworth) leads her own action pic with “Interceptor,” which debuts on Friday. She plays a military officer who has been relegated to a base in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to look after a single missile interceptor. It’s a boring gig until a former intelligence officer played by Luke Bracey threatens the base and she’s the only one there to defend it. Hemsworth not only produced, but also helped Pataky train for the role as well.
— Or for some real classics, head over to The Criterion Channel where starting Wednesday they’re celebrating Judy Garland’s centennial (she would have been 100 on June 10) with 12 MGM films that defined her early career. They include Busby Berkeley’s “Babes in Arms” (1939) and “For Me and My Gal” (1942); Vincente Minnelli’s “Meet Me in St. Louis” (1944), “The Clock” (1945) and “The Pirate” (1948); Robert Z. Leonard’s “Ziegfeld Girl” (1941) and “In the Good Old Summertime” (1949); George Sidney’s “The Harvey Girls” (1946); Norman Taurog’s “Girl Crazy” (1943) and “Presenting Lily Mars” (1943); and Charles Walters’ “Easter Parade” (1948) and “Summer Stock” (1950).
— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
MUSIC
— Post Malone returns Friday with “Twelve Carat Toothache,” a follow up to his 2019 album, “Hollywood’s Bleeding” and includes his new single with The Weeknd, “One Right Now,” which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Other guests expected are Kid Laroi, Doja Cat, Roddy Ricch and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold. Post Malone told Billboard the album is about “the ups and downs and the disarray and the bipolar aspect of being an artist in the mainstream.”
— A high-energy concert by Prince and the Revolution in upstate New York held more than three decades ago has been reworked and re-released on video and audio. The March 30, 1985, concert at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York, included the songs “Delirious,” “1999,” “Little Red Corvette,” “Take Me Home,” “Let’s Pretend We’re Married,” “Computer Blue,” “When Doves Cry” and “I Would Die 4 U,” among others. “Prince and The Revolution: Live” will be released Friday.
— Drive-By Truckers look back on their new album, “Welcome 2 Club XIII,” due out Friday. Songs about the bandmembers’ formative years follows on the heels of their 2020 albums “The Unraveling” and “The New OK.” One single, “The Driver,” is about being behind the wheel of a car at night with a little practical advice thrown in: “When you’re changing lanes/and passing on the right/check your blind spot/and signal your intent.” The new album gets its title from a music venue where founding members Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley performed at the start of their careers.
— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
TELEVISION
— If you missed PBS’ “National Memorial Day Concert,” have no fear. The event was back live after years of taped presentations because of COVID-19 and was hosted by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise and featured performances by Lea Salonga, Craig Morgan, Rhiannon Gidden and Brian Stokes Mitchell. Special tributes were made to women who served in World War II, Medal of Honor recipients and the late Gen. Colin Powell. The 90-minute concert, in its 33rd year streams live at PBS and is available for the next few weeks.
— Ben Whishaw (“A Very English Scandal”) stars in “This is Going to Hurt,” a comedy-drama based on the 2017 best-selling memoir of the same name by Adam Kay. The setting is a gynecology and obstetrics ward, where Whishaw’s over-stressed, under-paid Dr. Kay faces nearly 100-hour weeks, decisions that could save a life or lose it, and a tenuous grip on the scant personal time left. The limited series, created by British doctor-turned-comedy-writer Kay, debuts Thursday, on AMC+ and Sundance Now, with new episodes out weekly.
— The MTV Movie & TV Awards is billed as an “epic, global one-night event.” Be that as it may, the Sunday ceremony will be easy to find. Besides playing internationally on MTV, it will be simulcast by a vast contingent of corporate siblings including BET, CMT, Comedy Central and Paramount Network. Vanessa Hudgens is the host, with top nominees including “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Euphoria” and “The Batman.” “Inventing Anna,” “Moon Knight” and “Pam & Tommy” are among the other contenders, with new categories including best song and this novel entry: Here for the Hookup.
— AP Television Writer Lynn Elber
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OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — One speller ran off the stage in the middle of her time at the microphone, saying she needed to pee. Another tried to walk back to her seat after spelling her first word correctly, only to be reminded she had a vocabulary word next. During one particularly brutal stretch, 10 consecutive spellers heard the bell that signals elimination.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee used to begin with a handshake. Now it starts with a slap to the face.
Leaner and meaner in its post-pandemic iteration, the bee returned to its usual venue on Tuesday for the first time in three years, and spellers were greeted with a new preliminary-round format that gave them no time to get comfortable.
“The prelims is no joke. Every stage of the bee is so important,” said Dhroov Bharatia, a 13-year-old from Plano, Texas, who finished fourth last year.
In years past, the early onstage spelling rounds did little beyond weeding out the weakest or most nervous spellers. The real action was a written test that determined who would make the cut for the semifinals.
But during last year’s mostly virtual bee, the bee’s new executive director eliminated the test, and that structure continued as 229 spellers took the stage for this year’s fully-in-person competition. Eighty-eight of those spellers advanced to Wednesday’s quarterfinals, a success rate of 38%.
Spellers had to get through three words in one turn at the microphone to continue in the bee. First, they were given a word from a provided list of 4,000 — more than twice as many as in years past. Then, they had to answer a multiple-choice vocabulary question about a word on the same list. Finally, they had to spell a word that could be found anywhere in Webster’s Unabridged dictionary.
Annie-Lois Acheampong, one of three spellers from Ghana, didn’t get that far in her first try. She labored successfully through her first word, “coulrophobia” — fear of clowns — and then was asked to define “edamame.” She smiled initially, but when she crossed her legs and couldn’t stand still, it was clear something else was going on.
“I think I’m going to pee myself,” the 13-year-old eighth grader said. “Can I go pee? I’m very sorry.”
She scurried off the stage before she got an answer from the stunned judges, who paused the competition and conferred about how to handle the situation.
“That was a first,” head judge Mary Brooks, who’s been involved with the bee for 50 years, said later.
The judges ultimately decided to let Annie-Lois return after the day’s last scheduled speller. She got her substitute vocabulary word right but faltered on the spelling of “apery” to conclude the day’s action. Although Annie-Lois could have been eliminated for exceeding the 30-second time limit for the earlier vocabulary question, Brooks said the speller’s clock was paused because she was experiencing a legitimate emergency.
There is precedent for pausing the clock during what Brooks called “extenuating circumstances,” notably in 2004 when Akshay Buddiga fainted on stage but recovered to finish in second place.
Braydon Syx of West Blocton, Alabama, might not get that far, but his time in front of the microphone on Tuesday encapsulated the newly riveting drama of the early rounds.
The 13-year-old seventh grader took his first plane ride to compete in this year’s bee. Braydon’s first word was “ormolu” — a gold-colored alloy of copper, zinc and sometimes tin. He spelled out “O-R-M” and then took a long, excruciating pause before spitting out the final three letters. He stretched his arms out to his sides after identifying the definition of the word “tremulous” — not a bad description of his demeanor at the microphone.
“It was really scary,” Braydon said, “but I also felt really happy at the same time. It was a weird feeling.”
Then came “bromegrass” — any grass of a large genus of grasses native to temperate regions. Something about the word was bothering him.
“Can you say it again?” he asked.
“Can you say it again another time?”
He took a deep breath. “Can you say it one more time?”
Afterward, Braydon explained his dilemma: “On ‘bromegrass,’ I didn’t know whether he was pronouncing it with an ‘m’ or an ‘n.’”
Still, through some combination of hard work, luck and perseverance, Braydon will spell again on Wednesday.
Akira Harris won’t be so fortunate. The eighth grader from a Department of Defense middle school in Stuttgart, Germany, began by spelling “rednigote” correctly, then turned around and headed for her seat.
“Akira, we need you for your word meaning round,” a judge told her.
She stood silently, looking miserable, after she was given three potential definitions for the word “bandicoot.” She made a guess — “A?” — before she was told she had to read the multiple-choice answer under that letter, which was wrong.
Akira returned to the audience and buried her head in her mother’s shoulder. Once her group of spellers was finished, Akira made another beeline — this time for the exits.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off her breakthrough role in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” Rachel Zegler will star in Lionsgate’s planned “Hunger Games” prequel.
The studio announced Tuesday that Zegler will play Lucy Gray Baird in “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” an extension of the “Hunger Games” saga that takes place decades before the adventures of Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen. Katniss played in the 74th Hunger Games; Baird will be a part of the 10th Hunger Games.
Suzanne Collins, whose books were adapted into the $3 billion blockbuster franchise, in 2020 published a prequel novel upon which “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is based. In the film, Lucy Gray Baird, a tribute from the impoverished District 12, sings in a pivotal moment during the reaping ceremony. Zegler stars opposite Tom Blyth, who plays the 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow.
“Our casting team, Deb Zane and Dylan Jury, spearheaded an exhaustive search, reading hundreds of actors in search of our perfect Lucy Gray. That search ended when Rachel Zegler blew the roof off with her depth and breadth of talent as an actor, singer, and performer,” said producer Nina Jacobson in a statement. “Rachel is utterly compelling; just like Lucy Gray, her voice and charisma command the stage while her inner strength and humanity transform those around her.”
Lionsgate is to release the movie in theaters Nov. 17, 2023.
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LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A reported ammonia leak in Lancaster County has sent one person to the hospital early Wednesday morning, according to dispatch.
Crews responded to the leak at Advanced Food Products, LLC on the 100 block of West Jackson Street in New Holland Borough around midnight on June 1.
Dispatch also confirmed that the leak has since been isolated and marked under control.
One person was taken to the hospital for evaluation, but there is no word yet on their condition. The coroner was not called.
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Great Falls sues First United Methodist Church for zoning code violation months into housing crisis
Great Falls is suing the First United Methodist Church to enforce its zoning requirements as it pertains to campgrounds, a city press release said Tuesday.
Unhoused persons have taken refuge at the church located at 610 2nd Ave. N and for months it has been a topic stirring fiery debate in public comment at the city commission, with folks wanting the city to do more to provide for the unhoused and those who see it as a problem that taxpayers should not be responsible for solving.
Pastor Jeff Wakeley of First United Methodist said that the church had not been served the lawsuit papers and therefore did not have comment on the matter.
The church is zoned in the city’s C-4 central business core. This permits emergency shelter with a conditional use permit, which the church has submitted and is being processed by city staff, according to the release. The application will be presented to the Great Falls Zoning Commission within the next few weeks.
The C-4 district does not permit campgrounds, which is the basis of the city’s suit in District Court. According to the release, the Church was placed on notice regarding the tent and camper encampment violation and the city says the church did not respond to that notice by removing the tents and camping arrangements as directed.
There have been several public nuisance complaints related to the unhoused living on the church’s property.
“That process can ultimately lead to a City Commission hearing on the matter and a possible order from the City Commission that the nuisance conditions on the property be abated,” the release read.
“The City had hoped that First United Methodist Church would work with the Great Falls Local Continuum of Care and other existing service providers to assist the homeless. Instead, First United has sought to expand its efforts stating that the City has not done enough to support a ‘low barrier’ shelter.”
House Great Falls, a group that has been meeting at the church to discuss potential solutions to housing, will be meeting at First United Methodist Church Tuesday, May 31, at 7 p.m. according to Wakeley.
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Orlando, Fla. – Central Florida celebrates Pride like no other place in the world.
June and October are the most important months for celebrating the LGBTQ community.
Orlando’s biggest annual Pride event is the Come Out With Pride festival and parade in mid-October. It’s scheduled to coincide with National Coming Out Day.
Pride Month is traditionally held in June in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Riots that led to the Gay Rights Movement.
The biggest Pride Month event in Central Florida is called Gay Days.
GAYDAYS
The GayDays celebration runs from June 2 to June 5 at the Avanti Palms Resort Orlando. It’s on International Drive in the heart of Orlando’s tourist district and close to Universal Studios. The celebration started in 1991 when members of the LGBTQ community wore red shirts to Central Florida theme parks to show their numbers as an out and proud economic powerhouse. According to the Guide to the Official GayDays, 50,000 packed the Magic Kingdom on that Saturday in June 1991. It says, “The 3 o’clock parade down Main Street always draws an unforgettable ‘sea of red’ that can be seen from one end of the park to the other.”
The modern-day GayDays includes days and nights of giant pool parties at Avanti Palms Resort Orlando. Tickets can be purchased for each party. The resort also hosts pageants for Miss GayDays and Mr. GayDays Leather. The resort also hosts GayDays Expo. It’s a free event where LGBTQ vendors sell their creations.
ONE MAGICAL WEEKEND
One Magical Weekend is one of the largest LGBTQ+ music festivals in the world and runs June 2 through June 6. The Fairfield by Marriott, Crowne Plaza and Sheraton Lake Buena Vista are the host hotels. Featured performers include DJ Paulo, DJ Abel, DJ Nina Flowers, DJ Alex Ramos, Edgar and Oscar Velazquez, Twisted Dee, DJ Cindel, DJ Deanne, DJ Joe Ross, DJ Obra Primitiva, DJ Bio Zounds, DJ Sinna-G, DJ Edil Hernandez, AND DJ Scott Robert. Ticket prices vary.
PRIDEFEST KISSIMMEE
PrideFest Kissimmee happens at the Kissimmee Civil Center at 201 E. Dakin Avenue from noon to 5 p.m. on June 4. Vendors and food trucks will be there as part of the celebration. Admission is free.
SUNSET PRIDE MARKET
Sunset PRIDE Market happens at 1008 State Road 434 in Longwood from 5-9 p.m. on June 4. The celebration features a local artisan market.
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DALLAS — A report published by the City of Dallas Auditor's Office gives recommendations on how to improve pedestrian safety, and where the city has been falling short.
The city and the Dallas Department of Transportation have undertaken many programs to improve pedestrian safety and have a goal with a new plan, Vision Zero, to eliminate traffic fatalities and reduce severe injuries by 50% by 2030.
Several streets with multiple pedestrian incidents have been identified, along with efforts to address them, but the audit notes that the Dallas Department of Transportation doesn't have any performance measures or written procedures directly related to pedestrian safety.
Maps from the audit show the vast majority of these pedestrian incidents happen on downtown streets. Dallas City Council Member Paul Ridley, whose district covers downtown, said he thinks it's important the city establishes a clear priority on the safety of pedestrians.
"In Dallas, we tend to prioritize vehicular transportation, and I think our community is demanding that we pay more attention to pedestrian and cyclist safety," Ridley said. "It's very important. If we want a walkable city, it's necessary that we create conditions that are safe for pedestrians."
Included in the audit are details such as a backlog of 1,500 crosswalks that need to be repainted, and that the city doesn't maintain pedestrian countermeasures as often as federal and state guidelines recommend.
Those guidelines recommend pedestrian traffic signs be replaced every ten years, but the city only replaces them upon notice of them needing replacement or by citizen request.
"It tells me that we could be doing a much better job and not just responding to citizen complaints, but having a regular inspection program," Ridley said.
The audit recommends the department develop pedestrian safety-related operating procedures and that pedestrian traffic signs should have scheduled inspections for reflectivity and be replaced every ten years as guided.
A response from the Dallas City Manager's office included with the audit states the office agreed with most of the audit's recommendations, except for aligning a maintenance schedule for pedestrian safety with leading criteria and prioritizing pedestrian traffic over other modes of transportation.
"We believe that given the variety of functions of our roadways systems (e.g. residential, major thoroughfare, etc), we must prioritize safety for all variations of multimodal movement and users, including pedestrians," the City Manager's response stated. "Moreover, we believe the city’s Vision Zero initiative will play a sig role in addressing the risk identified by the auditor and providing a safer roadway system for all users, including pedestrians."
Ridley said the council would be ignoring the city manager's recommendations regarding these two criteria.
We have the resources to address this issue, that's why we adopted this Vision Zero plan to direct our resources to achieving the objective of zero pedestrian fatalities and a 50% reduction in serious injuries," Ridley said. "I don't think it's sufficient now to say we don't have the resources."
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BLOOMINGTON — Looking to spruce up your social media profile, or take some cute photos of your kids in different environments?
The Selfie Express Experience, which opened in Eastland Mall last month, offers an array of colorful backdrops and props for casual photo shoots. The business is located between Kohl's and Finish Line at 1615 E. Empire St. in Bloomington.
Owner LaVance Walker has his own photography business, Walking Visions Photography, which operates at 1102 S. Main St. in Bloomington. The new business, which he also describes as a selfie museum, had originally been located there before its move to the mall.
"I developed a passion for photography in 2017 and figured I could do something I'm passionate about and make money while doing it," said Walker, 32. "We needed something big in Bloomington."
The selfie museum offers a number of photo booths that guests can use, decorated to resemble settings that include a boxing ring, jail cell, classroom, Olympic podium, hair salon and more.
Walker plans to build a swing set and change out the booths frequently, so guests can have a new experience each time they visit.
The booths also contain several props including giant Starbucks cups, ice cream cones, a gavel, crayons, art supplies, a giant Rubik's Cube and more. Future plans include the ability to rent costumes.
Walker built the majority of the sets by himself, but had some help from his community church members.
"I think this will bring excitement to the community," Walker said. "The mall has not been as lively as it should and there are not a lot of service-oriented places at the mall. I believe all kids and young adults will love this."
Similar businesses, offering unique backdrops and props that people could use to take their own photos, have opened across the country in recent years with the rise of social media and technological advances that made photography more accessible.
Walker said he wanted his selfie museum to be more engaging and interactive than others he'd seen, describing the atmosphere as more like a carnival.
"I love creating, building, photos and I appreciate any opportunity where I can do exactly that," Walker said. "I'm happy there is a space for people to come hang out and embrace themselves, be interactive, enjoy life, be confident, relax, etc. I love bringing people together."
The Selfie Express Museum is open 5-8 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1-9 p.m. Saturday; and 1-6 p.m. Sunday. The cost is $20 for one hour. The museum also sells water, Gatorade and popcorn.
Guests can book their time for the selfie museum in advance at www.walkingvisions.com.
Contact Olivia Jacobs at 309-820-3240. Follow Olivia on Twitter: @olivia___jacobs
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YORK, Pa. — The historic Hanover Theater has been given new life as it is now publicly-owned for the first time in 95 years.
The theater, which has been closed since 1984, is now owned by York County’s Redevelopment Authority, the Hanover Economic Development Corporation, and Hanover Borough, according to a press release from May 9.
“Public ownership of the theater allows us to better-guide its future redevelopment by issuing a request for proposals from private developers to bring their best ideas for its future use—and their capital—to the table to ensure the Theater once again becomes a community asset," Oliver Hoar, chairman of the Hanover Economic Development Corporation said.
The Hanover Economic Development Corporation, formed in 2021, had its sights set on securing a future for the theater. With the aid of the York County Economic Alliance, the organization negotiated a purchase agreement with the building's owner and bought it.
“The State Theater is an iconic fixture in the Hanover community, and the time has come to help it again become a cultural and social asset," Hoar said in the statement.
Home to both performing and film arts, the theater opened in 1928 as the State Theater, but a shift in the industry and ownership left the building idle.
As for the future of the Hanover Theater, the corporation plans on finding a developer who can visually and strategically "make the best use of the property," according to the release.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A person was shot while riding in a car late Tuesday in Orlando, leading to a crash and a search for the suspected shooter, police said.
The shooting was reported around 11:15 p.m. near Millenia Boulevard and Oak Ridge Road.
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Orlando police said a car was northbound on Millenia when someone in a dark-colored vehicle opened fire at the car, striking one person.
The car crashed on Radebaugh Way, beneath Interstate 4, police said.
Officers said one occupant of the car was struck by gunfire and was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The dark-colored vehicle drove away after the shooting, police said.
No other details have been released.
An investigation is ongoing.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A woman in her late teens was shot and killed early Wednesday at an Orange County apartment complex, deputies said.
The fatal shooting happened around 3 a.m. at The Park at Highgate on North Powers Drive near Silver Star Road.
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the area and found the woman suffering from a gunshot wound.
The woman, whose age has not been released, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, sheriff’s officials said.
Video from the scene shows bullet holes in the driver-side window of a car, with dozens of evidence markers nearby.
Deputies said there is no information about what led to the shooting or the suspected shooter.
An investigation is ongoing.
We can see bullet holes on the driver side window of the car at the Park at Highgate complex.
— Ezzy Castro (@EzzyCastro) June 1, 2022
Deputies still at the scene investigating deadly shooting.
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BLOOMINGTON — Arson charges have been filed against a Bloomington man in connection with a fire last week in Heyworth.
Jason M. Harris, 33, is charged with aggravated arson (Class X felony), residential arson (Class 1 felony) and two counts of arson (Class 2 felonies).
He is accused of setting fire to a home May 25 in the 100 block of South Walnut Street in Heyworth.
Harris is charged with aggravated arson because he is accused of damaging the home by fire while he “had reason to know that one or more persons were present there,” and he did not have consent of the owner, court documents said.
Charging documents indicate two people reside at the home.
Harris was ordered to have no contact with the two residents, the address and another person.
Harris was jailed in lieu of posting $50,035.
An arraignment is scheduled for June 24.
A booking photo was not immediately available.
Updated mug shots from The Pantagraph
Michael S. Parkerson
Michael S. Parkerson, 54, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerry M. Huls
Kerry M. Huls, 47, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful delivery of 5 to 15 grams of meth, unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of meth, unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth, and unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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.
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Mark A. Carter
Mark A. Carter, 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony).
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Corey B. Dowell
Corey B. Dowell , 24, of Bloomington, is charged with failure to report an accident or injury.
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Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
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Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
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David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
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Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
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Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
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Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
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Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
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).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
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James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
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Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
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Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
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Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
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Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
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).
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Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
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Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
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Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
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Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of meth, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and aggravated assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
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Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and two counts each of unlawful possession of 5-15 grams (Class 2 felony) and less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, is charged in McLean County with aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery as a subsequent offense.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
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Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 21, of Chicago, is charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, is charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 60, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 months on probation and 96 days in jail for one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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.
Provided by Bloomington Police
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.
Provided by Bloomington Police
Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aaron Parlier
Aaron M. Parlier , 40, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 450 years in prison after he was found guilty in a bench trial of 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor and 10 counts of child pornography production.
Rebecca L. Gormley
Rebecca L. Gormley , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Penny S. Self
Penny S. Self , 59, of Ashland, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington man was sentenced to two and a half years on probation Tuesday for delivering cocaine .
Tommy L. Jumper, 60, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony).
Two other controlled substance delivery charges were dismissed in a plea agreement.
Court documents had said Jumper delivered less than 1 gram of cocaine three times to a Bloomington Police Department vice unit in September. He was arrested and charged in January .
He was sentenced to 30 months on probation and to 96 days in jail. Jumper earned credit for already serving 48 days in jail earlier this year.
Updated mug shots from The Pantagraph
Michael S. Parkerson
Michael S. Parkerson, 54, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerry M. Huls
Kerry M. Huls, 47, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful delivery of 5 to 15 grams of meth, unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of meth, unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth, and unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
PROVIDED BY BLOOMINGTON POLICE
James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal, 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of 15-100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony), and possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of meth, unlawful possession of a controlled substance and aggravated assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and two counts each of unlawful possession of 5-15 grams (Class 2 felony) and less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, is charged in McLean County with aggravated domestic battery and domestic battery as a subsequent offense.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 21, of Chicago, is charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, is charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 60, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 months on probation and 96 days in jail for one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, is charged with two counts of aggravated domestic battery, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 30, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery, charged as a Class 3 felony for a subsequent offense.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aaron Parlier
Aaron M. Parlier , 40, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 450 years in prison after he was found guilty in a bench trial of 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor and 10 counts of child pornography production.
Rebecca L. Gormley
Rebecca L. Gormley , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Penny S. Self
Penny S. Self , 59, of Ashland, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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Margaret Reist is a recovering education reporter now writing about local and county government and the people who live in the city where she was born and raised.
Nearly 90% of the city’s employees are white and just a third are women – and one of the newest hires will focus on making the city a more diverse and inclusive workplace.
Jordan Feyerherm was hired as the city’s diversity and inclusion manager, a new position with the city’s human resources department included in the mayor’s budget. He will be paid $90,000 a year.
Feyerherm, who is working on his master’s degree in public administration, was community development manager for the Center for Rural Affairs, a job where a big part of his work was helping small communities experiencing big demographic changes.
Many of those communities saw an influx of immigrants and refugees, and Feyerherm said his job was to work with both longtime residents and those new to the community.
“Frequently we saw two communities occupying the same space but not really interacting with each other,” he said.
At the heart of many of the issues was empathy: learning to see things from other people's point of view. And that’s what he wants to help the city do.
Right now, the city’s staff is both more white and more male-dominated than the workforce citywide, and while Feyerherm would like to see a more diverse staff, that’s not his primary goal.
“It would be great if that happens,” he said. “But my real goal is to help the city and county staff be more interculturally competent. Hopefully as a result of that we become more effective at being more reflective (of the community) at large.”
That’s important, he said, but if you don’t have the ability to see things from others’ perspectives, you can’t take advantage of that diversity — having a group of people bringing different perspectives to the table.
While earning his bachelor’s degree, he studied in Argentina — an experience that taught him how difficult it can be to navigate basic services when you’re from a different culture and country.
Barb McIntyre, the new city/county human resources director, said Feyerherm will help the city more effectively reach out to the city’s underemployed population and remove barriers from the hiring process.
Internally, he can also look at policies to make sure they’re inclusive. For example, with different generations in the workforce, the phrase “workplace casual” can have different meanings.
It would be difficult for the city to set specific hiring targets with regard to diversity or gender because the positions are so different, McIntyre said. For instance, if only a small percentage of civil engineering graduates are women, it would be difficult to set a goal of hiring 50% women civil engineers because there aren’t that many women in the field.
But the city still wants to be reflective of the community, she said.
“We want our city government staff to reflect the city we live and work in,” she said. “That helps the community connect with us.”
City hires chief financial officer
The city also will have a new finance director — a position that’s been filled by an interim director since 2020, when Brandon Kauffman left for a job at the Kansas Turnpike Authority.
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird announced Tuesday she nominated Lyn Heaton as the next chief financial officer for the city. If he's confirmed by the City Council, he’ll start June 27. His salary will be $165,000.
Heaton is chief financial officer for the Nebraska Department of Transportation and has 15 years of experience in government budgeting and finance.
Before joining the state transportation department in 2018, Heaton was deputy state budget administrator and a budget analyst in the Nebraska Department of Administrative Services. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Wayne State College.
“Lyn Heaton’s experience and skills will position the city to maintain its excellent financial status and develop creative solutions to continue to provide critical services to the residents of our community,” Gaylor Baird said.
Heaton has a working knowledge of how to incorporate data-driven solutions into service delivery, she said, and the key role he played in facilitating the “first-of-its kind” financing for the South Beltway demonstrates the sort of innovative thinking that city officials sought.
As the city’s chief financial officer, Heaton will oversee seven divisions: accounting, administration, budget, city clerk, city treasurer, information services and purchasing.
The city’s (and county’s) new human resources director, Barb McIntyre, also came from the state Department of Transportation and suggested city officials consider Heaton.
Lincoln's love affair with pickleball
Lincoln was named one of the 10 most popular cities to play pickleball by Pickleball Portal, a site dedicated to the growing number of pickleball fans.
The site based its ranking on the number of courts per 10,000 residents.
Lincoln joins Seattle, Washington; St. Paul, Minnesota; Madison, Wisconsin; the Virginia cities of Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Arlington; Omaha, Plano, Texas; and Honolulu, Hawaii.
The city had already concluded Lincolnites loved pickleball enough that it needed a master plan for the city’s tennis and pickleball courts.
More evidence of the sport’s popularity: Lincoln residents donated $23,524 during Give to Lincoln Day last week to Pickleball Lincoln, the nonprofit that promotes the sport locally.
Margaret Reist is a recovering education reporter now writing about local and county government and the people who live in the city where she was born and raised.
After nearly 40 years, The Bridge Behavioral Health will not renew its contracts with Lincoln police and other law enforcement agencies to house intoxicated people in a locked unit for up to 24 hours.
The ordinance eliminated the requirement that 60% of revenue come from food sales — a self-reported requirement difficult to enforce and one bar owners argued was unfair to them.
A small group walked in the rain to the offices of the developer, Manzitto Construction, the Catholic Diocese and the mayor’s office to deliver copies of an online petition.
Miki Esposito — the first woman to lead the city's public works department and later oversee implementation of the Climate Action Plan — left to become assistant director of public works in LA County.
Lincoln has extended the deadline to raise the initial $1 million needed to safely remove and preserve the giant mural on the front of the Pershing Center.
During the contentious Republican primary, many of Jim Pillen's ads emphasized national, hot-button issues. His message is markedly different in his most recent ad.
A group of Native activists and others took down the Niskithe Prayer Camp erected to oppose a recently-approved housing development and marched to City Hall, the Capital and the Catholic Diocese.
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Restoration work on the concrete section of Ind. 55 will move into Crown Point this summer, with patching beginning as early as Monday on a project that will restrict traffic to one direction at a time on the road designated Indiana Avenue in Crown Point and Grant Street outside the city.
This summer's Ind. 55 work will run between 137th Avenue and U.S. 231, or Joliet Street, in Crown Point. The project, being performed by Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Milestone Contractors North, is expected to be completed in August.
During the first phase of work, northbound Ind. 55 will be closed. Local traffic seeking to access businesses or homes in the closed section will need to come from the north and use southbound Ind. 55 to get to their destination. Under no circumstances should motorists drive north on the southbound side of the roadway, INDOT warned in announcing the project.
The lane closure will switch to the southbound side of the roadway once northbound patches are complete. When the southbound lane is closed, local traffic will need to come from the south and use northbound Ind. 55 to get to homes and businesses in the work zone. Traffic should not drive south on the northbound side of the roadway.
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The official detour for through traffic will follow Ind. 2, Interstate 65 and U.S. 231. Intersections along Ind. 55 will remain open for cross traffic if possible, INDOT said.
The full restoration project, which runs from Ind. 2 in Lowell to U.S. 231, began last year.
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Customer’s rude words prompt Taunton café to speak out in support of staff
TAUNTON — It was a busy Wednesday when barista Nadine Soares answered the phone around lunchtime at Los Jefes: Comida, a Latin-Caribbean café on Broadway in Taunton.
The customer was an older gentleman and Soares said she had difficultly hearing him and he was frustrated. When Soares told him the day’s special, a Mexican dish which she said she mispronounced, the customer asked if she was Mexican or white.
“I said, ‘I’m white,’” Soares said.
The customer responded that he didn’t want “a dumb white b---- ringing up his food because you’ll just mess it up,” but since she was the only one he’d go ahead and order.
“He said, ‘I'm going to order but I don't want you f------ it up,’” said Nikki Miralrio, who owns Los Jefes: Comida with her husband, Eduard.
“I said that’s rude and uncalled for and we’re not going to take your order,” Soares said. And she hung up.
“She came into the kitchen and said what happened and that she hung up,” Nikki said.
She was worried we were going to get a bad review because she had hung up, Eduard said.
“I said, 'Good,'” Eduard said.
Soares said she was “very very pleased” with Nikki and Eduard’s support of her actions.
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The couple took it a step further and posted a statement that day about the incident on the restaurant’s Facebook page, making it clear such treatment of their staff would not be tolerated.
“First I wanted people to know that that is not OK here,” Nikki said. “You can ask if someone speaks Spanish, if need something translated, that’s fine. Our menu is in two languages.
“My primary concern was don’t bring that here. That’s not how we operate,” Nikki said. “And I will stand by my team before I stand by a customer who is going to be rude.”
“I'm going to keep this post as 'positive' as a can,” Nikki wrote in the Facebook post.
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“Today (May 25) we received a phone call from a potential customer that asked our server if she was Mexican or white. Then when the server said she was white the potential customer responded, ‘I'm going to order but I don't want you f&%$ing it up.’ Upon which our server hung up. Then told us what happened. We assured her she did the right thing.
“First — Our menus are in two languages so that it is accessible for everyone.
“Second — At no time should a customer ask race or nationality to a person on the phone. One can however ask if anyone speaks Spanish and we will accommodate so you're understood.
“Third — At no time will this bs be tolerated in the restaurant or on the phone. We serve food to people that are respectful. There will never be a time that I side with a customer who is bigoted, rude, obscene or makes any of my team feel uncomfortable in any way….”
Now that everyone knows the rules we can have a good time.”
“This is a big deal because we try to have multicultural environment,” Eduard said.
“That’s the culture we want to have here,” Nikki said. “I don’t want people to feel uncomfortable in any sort of way. (I don’t want people) to bring any sort of hatred or racism or sexism or bigotry at all.”
The post has received 225 supportive comments and been shared 57 times, unprecedented compared to their regular daily social media posts, Nikki said.
The following day, Thursday, also saw a much larger amount of customers than usual, which Nikki also saw as community support from the post.
“Everyone seems very supportive of us and our team,” Nikki said. “We got a lot of positive support.”
The day after the call, the Miralrios let the whole staff know they don’t have to deal with anything like that, Nikki said.
Soares wasn’t working the day the post went online, but was sent to her by a friend.
“I was really happy because of the support from them,” she said. “They truly cared about me.”
“That was first time we’d had an experience like that (here)” Eduard said.
Overall, they have loved their experience opening Los Jefes: Comida in Taunton last September.
“It’s is our new home,” Eduard said.
“We have a pretty good following,” Nikki said. “Every day we have new people coming in. We make a point to say hello and greet everyone who walks in.”
The Miralrios welcome new customers to come try the Los Jefes: Comida. Nikki suggested having, Cuban and pollo frito sandwiches or mango habenero wings.
“All the specials,” Eduard added.
Staff writer Donna Whitehead can be reached by email at dwhitehead@tauntongazette.com.
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Police are searching for a trio they say pepper-sprayed store workers during a series of Brooklyn robberies last month.
The NYPD said the trio first targeted a store located at 2776 Coney Island Avenue on May 16 shortly after 11 p.m. One of the three individuals allegedly pepper-sprayed a 21-year-old employee while the other two individuals stole about $500 of merchandise. The group then fled. The worker who was pepper-sprayed had minor injuries and did not require medical attention on scene.
Three days after the first incident, at around 11:29 p.m. on May 19, two individuals entered a store on 7910 3 Avenue. Once again, one of them pepper-sprayed a 32-year-old employee while the other stole merchandise and about $700 from the cash register. The duo fled the scene. The worker sustained minor injuries and was taken to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn in stable condition.
On Saturday, during the Memorial Day weekend, at around 12:15 a.m., two individuals targeted yet another story this time located at 496 LaGuardia Place. One of the individuals pepper-sprayed a 29-year-old while demanding their property. The individuals removed approximately $400 from the cash register before fleeing in an unknown direction. The 29-year-old sustained minor injuries but did not require medical attention on scene.
The NYPD shared images from the first incident on Coney Island Avenue in hopes of finding those responsible.
Police urge anyone with information in regard to the identity of this individual is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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by: Kohr Harlan Posted: Jun 1, 2022 / 05:50 AM PDT Updated: Jun 1, 2022 / 05:50 AM PDT SHARE PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Local artist Mike Bennett‘s Dinolandia exhibit will be on display this summer in the heart of downtown Portland. Kohr Harlan took a tour of the new pop-up museum filled with cartoons and fun facts about dinosaurs.
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Insiders, here’s your chance for more behind-the-scenes access to our News 6 meteorologists.
After the annual News 6 hurricane special on June 1 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., our PinPoint weather team will stick around for Insider After Hours, a 30-minute livestream just for Insiders right here at the top of this page.
News 6 Insider Guide Crystal Moyer will lead the conversation with the team as they share stories of storms past, dole out bits of information you might not know and just have a good time with each other in a way you’ve probably never before seen them interact.
If you submitted a question to our team, they will be answering what you want to know during this time.
And don’t forget, there’s still time to enter to win a generator.
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – During a Seminole County school board meeting Tuesday evening, the board reaffirmed security procedures and guidelines in Seminole County schools.
This reaffirmation followed public suggestions toward arming teachers and starting a Guardian Program, according to the school district.
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Capt. Tracey Fortenberry, a deputy with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, stated the current policies in response to last week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Fortenberry said the security procedures are unlike those in Uvalde, where officers waited more than an hour to breach the classroom that the gunman barricaded himself in.
“We will go toward the threat,” he said. “We will eliminate the threat. That’s what we are trained to do.”
Two school resource officers or deputies are posted at each high school in the county, with one in each elementary school and one in each middle school, according to Fortenberry.
He added that “floaters” go back and forth between middle and high schools, so there might be three officers or deputies at a given time in some schools.
“We train totally different from some of these other agencies. We have professionals,” he said. “We have people that know what to do when an incident occurs. We continue to upgrade our training. We continue to provide training to the teachers and to the administrators at these schools, so everyone knows how to respond, what to do — not just on an active assailant but anything that occurs at these schools.
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MARATHON, Fla. – A woman died and a child was injured Monday when a parasail struck the old Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys, WPLG-TV reported.
The woman was parasailing with two young boys at the time. She died in the accident and one of the boys was injured.
WPLG-TV Local 10 News learned through a source that the child was airlifted to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital after initially being taken to Fishermen’s Community Hospital.
The Sunset Grill located in Marathon was used as a makeshift rescue and staging area after the collision.
A witness described a harrowing scene to Local 10 News when bad weather blew into the area around 6 p.m.
The witness told Local 10 News that people were parasailing when the tow line broke, sending the parasail into the bridge.
According to witnesses, a boater assisted with the rescue, cutting a line on the parasail and helping to free a woman and the two children from their harnesses and onto his vessel.
The boater told Local 10 News that one of the boys was conscious when he pulled them onto his boat, but the other boy and the woman were not.
A Marathon city official told Local 10 News the victims were brought to the Sunset Grill, which is located on the east end of the bridge.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials were at Sunset Grill speaking with several people who were then escorted to their van.
Monroe County sheriff’s deputies were also at the restaurant.
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CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The Charleston Fire Department responded to a house fire on Park Drive just before 7:00 Wednesday morning.
Neighbors tell 13 News they smelled smoke early this morning and realized it was coming from the house next door. That’s when they called the fire department.
They say they grew worried when they saw the homeowners’ cars in the driveway. Thankfully, they later found out they were away visiting family and weren’t home at the time of the fire.
Crews say the home suffered heavy smoke damage. The fire is currently under investigation.
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LARGO, Fla. — A man looking for Frisbees in a lake at a Pinellas County park died after being bitten by an alligator, according to authorities.
Emergency crews say it happened at John S. Taylor Park, located at 1100 8th Ave. SW. in Largo.
Detectives with the Largo Police Department believed the man entered the water looking for the plastic discs. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed the 47-year-old was bitten by a gator, and police said he ultimately died.
Gator trappers were dispatched to Taylor Lake shortly thereafter. Authorities urged people to keep away from the area. Police say there are posted signs, instructing people not to swim in the lake.
Just before 5 p.m., a contracted nuisance alligator trapper removed a gator, although it's not yet clear if it was the one involved.
In a statement before the capture, FWC spokesperson Forest Rothchild said authorities would work to determine if the gator was connected.
"Our sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of the deceased," Rothchild added.
In June 2020, a man was bitten in the face by an alligator while in waist-deep water in Taylor Lake near the disc golf course. He received severe cuts to his hand and face, FWC officers said at the time.
These incidents have occurred during the alligator mating season, which runs from late spring through early summer. This is about the time when the animals are their most active.
The FWC says people should never feed alligators and keep their distance if they see one. People can also stay safe by only swimming in designated swimming areas and keeping pets away from the water.
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With the Air Force’s 75th birthday less than four months away, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is readying for a busy summer.
And it begins this weekend with a rare chance to a look inside the storied Memphis Belle plane, the first heavy bomber to return to the United States after flying 25 missions over Europe in the Second World War.
Also on the calendar this weekend are Memorial Park pop-up concerts by the Air Force Band of Flight (on Sunday afternoon), movie presentations and the display of a replica of a Second World War Memorial.
There will also be static displays of a couple of DC-3s/C-47s, which should be available for viewing on the runway behind the museum. The DC-3 displays will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3:30 pm Sunday. The DC-3s are slated to take off from the museum around 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Also planned is the showing of a movie, “Into Flight Once More,” on the history of these planes and the work it took to get these historic craft flying again.
The display of these craft is a big deal for many people, noted Doug Lantry, an historian for the museum.
“I think what draws people to things like that is the sense of a time machine,” Lantry said. “Seeing them fly and hearing the noise that they make really comes as close as you can get to actually travelling back in time. You’re seeing and hearing what people 75 to 80 years ago saw and heard.”
Lantry is looking forward to the chance to look inside the B-17 Memphis Belle, which will be opened up this weekend.
Following more than a decade of restoration work, the museum publicly unveiled the restored Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle in 2018, exactly 75 years after its crew completed its historic 25th bombing mission over Nazi-controlled Europe in 1943.
“It’s the real thing,” Lantry said. “Being able to look inside of it is not something that happens every day. I highly recommend that.”
The aircraft is scheduled to be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the 78th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. The viewing is limited to 500 people daily, the museum said.
There will also be a B-25 flyover of the museum at about 9 a.m. Sunday. (Flyovers and departures depend on weather conditions.)
As the Sept. 18 birthday of the Air Force approaches, much more is planned. A traveling exhibit of the Korean War Memorial will visit the museum June 25 and 26. In August, there will be events around the Vietnam Memorial, featuring a traveling exhibit of the Vietnam War Memorial Wall.
More on Air Force Museum events can be found on the museum’s web site, at https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/.
The museum, 1100 Spatz St., can be accessed at gate 28B off Springfield Street in Riverside. It’s open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Admission is free.
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A 25-year-old Grove City woman was gored and tossed into the air by a bison at Yellowstone National Park over the Memorial Day weekend.
The woman, who has not been identified, approached a bison Monday morning and got within 10 feet of the animal. Two other people were also within 25 yards of the same bison, according to a release from Yellowstone
As the bison walked near a boardwalk, the woman approached it. The bison then gored and tossed her 10 feet into the air.
The woman suffered a puncture wound and other injuries. She was taken to a medical center in Idaho. Her condition was not immediately available.
Yellowstone officials say wildlife animals can be dangerous when they are approached. Those who visit the park say to stay more than 25 yards away from all large animals like bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose and coyotes. People should stay at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves.
This was the first reported incident in 2022 of someone getting too close to a bison and goring the person.
Bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal and can run three times faster than humans.
You can read more about the park's safety guidance here.
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The following is the opinion and analysis of the writers:
JobPath is a workforce development and advocacy organization that helps adults succeed in two-year or less education and job-training programs that lead to in-demand, high-wage careers. JobPath partners with community colleges and job-training centers and provides students with case management and financial support to help them succeed in their programs of study — programs such as nursing and aviation technology.
Founded in 1998 by Pima County Interfaith Council and invested community members, JobPath has served as a great program and opportunity for Tucsonans to get ahead in the competitive workforce, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, employment opportunities in Tucson and Pima County have been significantly impacted.
The McKinsey Global Institute stated that millions of jobs have been permanently changed or wiped out, and these shifts mean fewer hospitality and retail jobs in addition to ongoing automation of office and factory jobs. Before the pandemic, hospitality, retail and tourism were significant sources of jobs that were disproportionately held by people of color, particularly women. Parents with young children were further impacted due to limited child care options and virtual learning responsibilities that forced some parents to stay home and leave the workforce.
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Consequently, due to changes in the labor market, many of these adults won’t be returning to their previous employers and will need job-training educational program opportunities in order to reenter the workforce.
The U.S. is experiencing the fastest economic growth since 1984, adding 8.3 million jobs since President Biden took office. We are now on track to return to pre-pandemic employment levels this year. With a tight labor market, and a record number of job openings, it is essential that workers have the skills necessary to enter high-quality jobs that can provide for their families.
Thanks to the passage of the fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations budget bill, with the vote of Rep. Grijalva, JobPath secured $500,000 in Community Project Funding from the Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.
This funding will support the enrollment of 200 recently displaced workers, with a focus on underrepresented women and parents, in short-term post-secondary degree or certificate programs. It will better support women and parents throughout Pima County who are either enrolled, or looking to enroll, in education and job training programs that lead to family sustaining wages.
It’s more than funding for a program. It’s a further investment in Pima County, the city of Tucson and Southern Arizona. JobPath will support the economic recovery of Southern Arizona, and its results are tested and proven. According to Applied Economics, a third-party evaluator, supporting JobPath has a total return on investment of 3:1, the $500,000 investment will generate $1.5 million in increased wages, tax revenue, and decreased public assistance costs.
We know that JobPath students play important roles in our community and contribute to our economic well-being here in Southern Arizona which is why it’s critical to continue to see this program’s success. Students from JobPath have a 90 percent graduation rate and 85 percent find a job in their field of study within six months of graduation.
With $500,000, JobPath will be able to reinvest in our community and improve the economic status of underserved families by removing barriers to educational achievement, so that they can lead healthier and more prosperous lives. Nearly 50% of JobPath students are raising young children, meaning this funding can help provide additional workforce training leading to salary increases, critical benefits, and establish a multigenerational game changer for families that can stop the cycle of poverty.
The JobPath project is a priority because it presents a unique opportunity for displaced workers in Southern Arizona to pursue job-training educational programs that are in-demand and provide economic opportunities. This program will give working people and families access to better housing, support the elimination of food insecurity, and help them afford quality early childhood education for their children.
When we give back and reinvest in our community through projects like these and give working folks equal access to economic opportunity, a thriving community follows.
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva represents Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District. Ana Greif is CEO of JobPath.
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In April, I had the honor of standing in the Arizona State Capitol as Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation mandating a moment of quiet reflection at the start of each day at public and charter schools. Present were House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, and Rep. Alma Hernandez, D-Tucson, who sponsored House Bill 2707.
In reflecting on the importance of the “Moment of Silence” bill, I looked back at my native country of Canada.
Canadians are known for their politeness and friendliness but hidden beneath that friendly exterior was a terrible institutional disgrace: For much of the 20th century, and as recently as 1997, the Canadian government operated infamous “residential schools.” Indigenous peoples were compelled to send their children to these institutions, whose goal was to separate them from their culture and traditions and to assimilate them into “the dominant culture.”
The results were dreadful, to say the least. Students who survived this experience suffer from ongoing trauma, as they were seriously abused and demeaned during their time of separation from their families. Some did not survive.
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In 2008, Prime Minister Steven Harper issued a formal apology. “These objectives were based on the assumption aboriginal cultures and spiritual beliefs were inferior and unequal,” he said. “Indeed, some sought, as it was infamously said, ‘to kill the Indian in the child.’ Today, we recognize that this policy of assimilation was wrong, has caused great harm, and has no place in our country.”
This atrocious “re-education” effort will remain a black mark on my home country’s history forever. It also highlights the importance of each child’s cultural upbringing and the role parents must have as partners in the educational system. Arizona’s Moment of Silence legislation recognizes that each child has a unique upbringing with values that should be cherished and that those values should be given room for contemplation in the classroom.
The Moment of Silence law makes room for students to spend a minute or two in quiet thought. By its nature and design, it is nonsectarian — and has therefore weathered litigation and is permitted or mandated in some 36 states to date. As Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor wrote in 1986, “school-led moments of silence, unlike school-led prayers, are often permissible because they are not inherently religious and do not coerce participation in a religious act.”
The Moment of Silence specifically does not require or suggest that the children think about anything in particular during that moment. Their teachers do not tell them what to think about. Instead, they can ask their parents or guardians — which gives space for meaningful conversations to take place at home between parents and children.
Parents and children are constantly in communication as they begin their day, conclude their day, and squeeze in after-school clubs and chores. But interaction should not be confused with connection — which is crucial to a child’s development. Studies have shown that parent-child connectedness (PCC) is critical to helping children avoid risky behavior such as drug and alcohol abuse.
Plenty needs to be done about education, and our elected officials are accountable for implementing that. But this is an important step in improving education in Arizona. It’s a meaningful way that Arizona’s schools are telling each and every child: You matter. Your culture matters. Your values matter.
Yes, it’s just a minute. But its effects resonate far, far longer than that.
Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin is the Outreach Director of Chabad Tucson, a Jewish network in Southern Arizona.
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The pandemic showed us how interconnected we are. Will our climate response reflect that?
More than 2,000 years ago, somewhere near the Mediterranean Sea, a mathematician named Eratosthenes used a shadow cast at noon on the equinox to calculate the circumference of the Earth. The answer he got was 28,735 miles.
In modern times, with the aid of GPS units and satellites, scientists know the true answer to be 24,850 miles. Basic math hasn't changed much since Eratosthenes' day, and his conclusion was impressively close. But since then, communication technology, global travel and especially the COVID-19 pandemic have made the distance around the planet feel much smaller.
Air travel can now transport a human around the world, through the atmosphere shared by Earth's 7.9 billion other humans, in just a few days. In 2020, it became obvious that viruses can make that trip too.
The lesson to be learned from this, according to scientist authors of recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and other publications, is that pandemics, like climate change, are a shared, global problem. They argue that solutions must be pursued with a global focus as well. And they're outlining ways we can tackle both issues at the same time.
Around the world in 91 days
It took 91 days from when symptoms of the illness now known as COVID-19 were first documented among a group of patients in Wuhan, China, on December 12, 2019, until the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020.
It has been much longer since scientists started issuing warnings about how climate change accelerates the risk of widespread disease outbreaks.
In 2016, a team of scientists published a review paper in the peer-reviewed journal Environment International, synthesizing knowledge on, as they titled the summary, the "Impact of climate change on human infectious diseases." To bring the picture of the intersection between climate and disease risk into focus, they pulled together insights from 131 research articles dating back to 1990, some of which detailed transmission events linked to climatic abnormalities occurring as early as the mid-1500s.
"Studies have found that long-term climate warming tends to favor the geographic expansion of several infectious diseases, and that extreme weather events may help create the opportunities for more clustered disease outbreaks or outbreaks at non-traditional places and time," the paper reads.
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In other words, signals of climate change like warming temperatures and increased flooding create the conditions disease vectors like mosquitoes and ticks require to spread into areas where they were not previously common. Wildlife or livestock in these regions, many already stressed by the same habitat changes, can then become intermediate hosts for new pathogens these vectors introduce.
Add in a skyrocketing human population, increasing international travel and activities like deforestation, bushmeat hunting and the wildlife trade — which lead to novel interactions between animals and people — and you have a perfect recipe for worldwide viral invasion.
"Pandemics don't respect geographic boundaries," said Timothy Lant, a mathematician and director of program development for Arizona State University’s Knowledge Enterprise. "We know that global climate change and globalization have caused an increase in risk of the emergence of new diseases that can quickly become global pandemics. The ecologists and the public health people, they've all known about this for decades."
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Lant has more than 20 years of experience using math, computers and policy knowledge to conduct risk assessments for pandemics "and other frightening things" in government, academic, think-tank, corporate and nonprofit settings. In 2014, he led the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Ebola Modeling Coordination Group. At ASU, he helps science and engineering teams manage diverse research projects.
When he steps back and looks at the big picture, he sees clearly the influence of global climate change in many of the public health threats the world is experiencing today.
“In a very real way, I have started to think of climate change as actually being the risk itself instead of having pandemic risk. They’re so close that pandemics are just another risk factor of climate change," Lant said.
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In the May 2021 issue of the scientific journal Nature Medicine, others with this viewpoint also drew a strong parallel between the necessary response to climate and pandemic threats by calling for an Intergovernmental Panel on Pandemic Risk that would be "akin to the role of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change."
Following the model of the IPCC, the authors view an international research body dedicated to pandemics as the best way for the world to keep up with the evolving science of pandemics, inform responsive policy and address socio-economic risks, shield conclusions from various local political pressures and keep the topic on the world's agenda rather than casting it as "a problem for another generation."
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A year later, in May 2022, two more scientific articles called for global coordination in simultaneous pandemic and climate mitigation. A comment in the journal Nature demanded more attention to pandemic and climate change prevention, rather than just response, pushing for nongovernmental action to address dual risk factors like deforestation and poverty. And a review paper published in the medical journal The Lancet pointed to actions like curbing urban meat demand and addressing biodiversity decline as ways the human community could keep climate impacts and pandemic risk in check if those actions can span international borders.
"Entire economies are based on (deforestation for) agriculture or hunting bushmeat," Lant said. "You can talk about all these problems in Southeast Asia and these problems in Central Africa and in Amazon systems. We look at these issues as though (they're) on the other side of the world, in a remote, underprivileged village where a primitive society is engaged with risky activities. But if we make investments in helping them to advance in sustainable ways, that reduces the risk of emerging infectious diseases and we can also address climate change."
It's equally important to research local risk factors and work on improving understanding about how things like Arizona's changing climate and "the relationship of health and water quality and heat" influence movements of local disease vectors like bird populations, Lant said. It's about thinking globally and locally at the same time.
In February, the IPCC's Working Group II agreed that, in a pandemic and climate-ravaged world, action must be locally specific while being globally coordinated.
"The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the value of coordinated planning across sectors, safety nets, and other capacities in societies to cope with a range of shocks and stresses and to alleviate systems-wide risks to health," read the technical summary report authored by 270 top climate scientists from 67 countries.
Math as a way to coordinate local and global action
At ASU, an interdisciplinary group of researchers are trying to think globally while working locally to leverage their diverse areas of expertise for improved pandemic preparedness.
In April 2020, the team received nearly $200,000 from the National Science Foundation's Rapid Response Research fund to use data and computer models to explore how COVID-19 spread through locations over time and what that had to do with local policy measures.
"It's a pretty cool collaboration between people in the arts and media, policy, geography, computer science and math," said Gautam Dasarathy, an assistant professor in ASU's School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering who is leading the effort. "We were brainstorming about how we could use data science and our policy insights to understand something about the pandemic."
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That project is still underway and climate change wasn't explicitly part of the initial proposal. But it's something they are thinking about more and more seriously as a necessary component of the pandemic equation.
"There are several exacerbations that climate change brings to this problem," Dasarathy said. "One of them is it drastically changes the interspecies transmission landscape. There are more species that are moving beyond the traditional habitats to come into contact with other species. And this could seriously change the statistics of when such infections happens."
In a previous project that published in June 2021, Dasarathy worked with ASU collaborator Patricia Solis, an associate professor of geography in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, to consider how uneven outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic across the United States are explained by state-level policy decisions. It underscored for them the importance of paying attention to geography and local circumstances when trying to develop best practices for pandemic response.
"In a place like Arizona, where it gets so hot, (shutdowns) definitely resulted in a disparate impact for people who are less fortunate, because people living without as much air conditioning, they couldn't just go pop into a mall for a few hours in a day," Dasarathy said of that paper's findings. "We're not equipped to deal with suddenly the entire population staying at home."
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As of May 31 2022, the World Health Organization had recorded more than 6.2 million deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At least some of those deaths were exacerbated by local climate impacts, like heat exposure in Arizona. The data is messy and complex, but is tracked daily and displayed neatly thanks to supercomputers that likely exceed the wildest dreams of ancient mathematicians like Eratosthenes, who managed to calculate the earth's circumference using just a shadow and geometry in 200 B.C.
The challenge now, according to climate and disease scientists around the entire 24,850-mile expanse of the globe, is to take advantage of modern technological advances to find the new right answer.
Joan Meiners is the Climate News and Storytelling Reporter at The Arizona Republic and azcentral. Before becoming a journalist, she completed a Ph.D. in Ecology. Follow Joan on Twitter at @beecycles or email her at joan.meiners@arizonarepublic.com.
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Greyhound park grandstand, part of legacy of Don Bolles, demolished for airport project
Former Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles thought the mob had its fingers in the Phoenix Greyhound Park. He pursued the story through the early 1970s and there’s reason to believe he was thinking about it when a bomb went off beneath his driver’s seat on June 2, 1976.
After the bomb exploded under his car, as he backed out of the parking lot of the Hotel Clarendon that June day, onlookers who rushed over to help heard him say “mafia” and “Emprise,” the company that partly owned Phoenix Greyhound Park.
Time and changing social mores would eventually do what Bolles’ journalism couldn’t: turn off the cash spigot at the dog track.
Dog racing ended in 2009. Arizona law banned it years later, ensuring it would never start up again.
This February, another vestige of the dog track came down.
The grandstand, which promised patrons fine dining with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the racing action, was taken down by excavators that hacked away at it, leaving behind heaps of concrete and glass.
It is not known what happened to any of the building’s secrets.
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What's next for Phoenix Greyhound Park?
The future of the property is not clear.
Phoenix’s Aviation Department owns the land, which is separated by railroad tracks from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Planning documents show that department is buying up parcels adjacent to the airport, suggesting an expansion.
But city officials did not return requests for detailed information on the fate of the property.
Don Bolles' connection to the park
Phoenix Greyhound Park and The Republic had an uneasy relationship. Each was sure the other was up to no good. And with Bolles, it became personal.
The owners of Phoenix Greyhound Park thought the newspaper was biased against the dog racing industry and intentionally avoided giving the park any coverage. No stories about the remodel. No features on special event days. Nothing outside of race results buried in small type on the agate page.
If there was any official mandate that was handed down, it has been lost to time. But Nina Pulliam, the wife of Republic publisher Eugene Pulliam, was an animal lover. Her name is on the animal shelter in south Phoenix.
The owners of Phoenix Greyhound Park took to buying ads in The Republic that appeared like sports columns. It was as close as they could get.
Phoenix Greyhound Park would start getting press in 1969. But not the kind they wanted.
Bolles started investigating Phoenix Greyhound Park that year after an editor noted a lawsuit filed by breeders against the Funk family, which owned every dog track in the state.
While investigating the merits of that lawsuit, Bolles found something in the divorce filing of one of the Funks. The track was co-owned by Emprise, a sports concessions company based out of New York. Racing commissioners in other states had suspected the company of being involved in organized crime.
Bolles’ stories about the suspected ties to organized crime drew the attention of Arizona U.S. Rep. Sam Steiger who started using the power of his office to amplify and investigate the allegations.
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Then, in the summer of 1970, a man told Bolles that he had been hired by the Funk family to wiretap his home telephone, along with other elected officials, including Steiger. The man held some details close to the vest, saying he was waiting for an immunity deal from prosecutors.
But he boosted his credibility with Bolles by describing a call Bolles had with a racing commissioner in Arkansas. Bolles had made the call from his home, but had it patched through The Republic switchboard so he wouldn’t be charged long-distance rates. The call wouldn’t have shown up on his telephone bill. The only way the man would have known about it, Bolles figured, was if he was listening in on his home line.
The invasion of privacy haunted Bolles. The extent of it was revealed in 2019 when The Republic opened some locked filing cabinets in the eighth-floor library. Inside were Bolles' files, including a box of cassette tapes filled with interviews Bolles had done in person and over the phone.
Those conversations gave new insight into how fervent Bolles had been in wanting the Funks prosecuted for the wiretap. The audio was used in a podcast, or, in language that Bolles would have understood in his day, a serialized drama meant for the ears.
The Funks were never charged with any wiretapping. Prosecutors cited a lack of evidence.
The Funks filed a lawsuit against The Republic. Bolles responded with a countersuit against the Funks. Both matters were dropped. Details of any settlement were unclear.
Bolles stopped covering the Funks and greyhound racing and was assigned to the state Legislature.
But, he never ceased chipping away at the story, whether it was known to his editors or not.
After the bombing, from which he suffered grave injuries that would take his life 11 days later, investigators combing through Bolles’ Datsun found a briefcase in the backseat. Inside were documents related to Emprise and the greyhound racing industry.
The end of greyhound racing in Arizona
The last night of greyhound racing was in December 2009. The Arizona Legislature passed a bill banning dog racing in the state in 2016, ending any chance the track would revive.
In February, a security guard, Alberto Valenzuela, was patrolling the grounds when he heard rumbles of noise. He drove to the grandstand and was able to capture on his cellphone the moment when an edge of the grandstand came tumbling down.
With the massive grandstand gone, there is little left of the former track.
The outline of the dog track, including the guardrails, is still in place, though the infield is overgrown with weeds and bushes.
Beyond it, facing south, is the tote board that showed odds. Valenzuela, looking through the chain link at the grounds, said he hoped that the tote board is preserved somehow, no matter what is built on the grounds.
On patrol in late May, Valenzuela was wondering what a Republic reporter was doing on site. Valenzuela said his chief job is keeping people from camping on the property.
People breaking in and camping inside the grandstand was one of the reasons it had to come down this year, said Jon Garner, who oversaw the project for Breinholt Contracting Co. Demolition took six weeks, he said. Though an outsider might simply see machines tearing apart the building willy-nilly, the demolition was done methodically, he said, allowing the material to be sorted and properly disposed of.
The grounds continue to be used for the Park ‘N Swap outdoor market. And a large patch of asphalt to the west of the former track is rented out to the Greyhound bus company to train drivers, city documents show.
A 2021 list of planned capital improvement projects earmarked $3.9 million from the Aviation Department budget to level the grandstand.
In the list was also $358 million to put the railroad tracks that lie between the greyhound track site and the airport below ground, allowing something to be built over it. The city won’t say what it plans to build.
But, as those figures show, there’s still money to be made on this site.
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Reach the reporter at richard.ruelas@arizonarepublic.com.
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SAN ANTONIO — A 14-year-old was shot and killed at a home on the city's north side, the San Antonio Police Department said.
The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. in the 100 block of Agnes Drive.
Police said it could have been a home invasion that led to the shooting. When first responders arrived, they found the teen with a gunshot wound. He passed away in the home.
SAPD said they do not have a lot of information about what happened. But, they believe another kid could have been in the home with the teen when the shooting took place.
Authorities spoke to witnesses, but did not provide any other details. No suspect information was provided. The investigation will continue.
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SUMMERFIELD, N.C. — After beating cancer three times over seven years as a child, a Guilford County teenager is ready to mark a new milestone.
Johnny Van Kemp is three years cancer-free and set to graduate high school Saturday.
"I think I'm ready," Johnny Van Kemp said. "I'm a little nervous."
The Northern Guilford High School senior plans to attend High Point University in the fall.
"I'm going to have tissues ready," his mom, Sharon Van Kemp, said. "We are excited for this new chapter because he's never had a true childhood."
WFMY News 2 began covering Johnny's fight with cancer in 2012 when he was 8 years old. After his Leukemia diagnosis, there was an outpouring of support for the "Iron Man of Summerfield."
We were there for the highs, like when he went into remission for the first time in 2015.
There were also lows. His cancer came back twice.
Johnny's parents relied on their faith, praying their son would get better.
"With each relapse, the ability to heal our son with traditional therapies got harder and harder," Johnny's father, John Van Kemp, said.
In 2019, his family sought a groundbreaking therapy in Pennsylvania. After seven weeks, he returned home to friends and family greeting him outside the home.
Three years later, he remains in remission.
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"I am pretty much completely healthy," Johnny said. "I go in for a monthly visit check-up."
Since remission, he's gone to prom, taken up golfing, and decided to pursue a business degree at High Point University.
His parents said he made the decision to stay close to home on his own. Returning to normal life was hard for the family after so many years spent in the hospital.
"I wish we hadn't had to go through it, but every day, we wake up and we feel like we've won the lottery or it's Christmas all over. We're living a miracle," John said.
It's a miracle they feel was brought about by the love and prayers they received for all those years. Johnny said no matter what comes next, he wants to find ways to pay that love back.
"I can never thank them enough and I just want to pay it forward because it just meant the world to me," Johnny said.
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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A man shot at a Virginia police officer Tuesday evening, then fled in a stolen police cruiser and crashed, police said.
The man resisted and an officer pulled out a stun gun, police said. That’s when police said the man pulled a handgun from his waistband and fired three shots at the officer, as the officer stunned him.
The man got into a police cruiser and drove off as other officers arrived. The other officers pursued the stolen cruiser for a few blocks before it crashed and the man was arrested, police said.
Police didn’t fire any shots during the incident and the only injury was a minor injury to the suspect from the stun gun, police said.
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. —
A 25-year-old woman from Grove City, Ohio was gored and launched ten feet into the air by a bison in Yellowstone National Park on Monday morning, according to park officials.
The bison was walking near a boardwalk at Black Sand Basin, near Old Faithful, when the woman approached it and stood within 10 feet from the animal.
The bison charged her, goring her with its horns and launched her ten feet into the air.
The woman sustained a puncture wound along with other injuries.
Park emergency medical staff responded to the incident and transported the woman by ambulance to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center.
Park officials said that the incident is under investigation and that there is no additional information to share at the time.
Yellowstone National Park officials want to remind the public that animals within the park are wild and can be dangerous when approached.
Park officials said that when an animal is near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot, or in a developed area, keep your distance. Stay more than 25 yards away from all large animals: bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose, and coyotes; and at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves. If need be, turn around and go the other way to avoid interacting with a wild animal in proximity.
Park officials said bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal. They are unpredictable and can run three times faster than humans.
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Two more people have tested positive for what is presumed to be monkeypox in New York City, city health officials said Wednesday.
"Two more people have tested positive for orthopoxvirus in NYC, which is presumed to be monkeypox. We will be conducting contact tracing and monitoring and will refer people for care if necessary. Monkeypox is rare in New York City but we can prevent the spread," the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tweeted.
As of Tuesday night, the CDC said there were 18 confirmed cases nationwide from the recent outbreak. That's double from the agency's update last Thursday.
Globally, the World Health Organization has identified infections from the current outbreak in 12 countries.
The WHO says so far, there is no link between this outbreak and travel to countries where the virus is already endemic.
What Is Monkeypox?
Monkeypox was first discovered in 1958, when outbreaks occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research -- resulting in its name. (What you need to know about monkeypox.)
The first case in a human was reported in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which still has the majority of infections. Other African countries where it has been found: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone.
Human symptoms of monkeypox are similar to but milder than the symptoms of smallpox, the CDC says. It presents itself as a flu-like illness accompanied by lymph-node swelling and rash on the face and body.
Monkeypox starts off with fever, headache, muscle aches, and exhaustion. Monkeypox also causes lymph nodes to swell, something that smallpox does not. The incubation period is usually 7−14 days but can range from 5−21 days.
The CDC is urging healthcare providers in the U.S. to be alert for patients who have rashes consistent with monkeypox, regardless of whether they have traveled or have specific risks for monkeypox. See more information from the travel notice here.
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An 18-year-old high school student on Long Island is facing charges after allegedly making violent threats toward students and faculty at his school, police said.
According to the Nassau County Police Department, Oketa Orlando Blair Jr. was arrested Tuesday in Old Westbury after expressing "his desire to conduct a violent act towards students and faculty members" at Westbury High School.
Staff allegedly became aware of the threat and the school administration notified police.
Blair Jr. is charged with making a terroristic threat and aggravated harassment in the second degree. An Extreme Risk Protection Order was granted by a judge preventing Blair Jr. from purchasing any firearms.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Hempstead. Attorney information was not immediately known.
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New York's gas tax holiday begins Wednesday, nominally cutting the price of a gallon of regular unleaded by 16 cents -- but don't assume your gas will necessarily be 16 cents cheaper tomorrow.
An early April budget deal suspended portions of the state's gas tax from June 1 to Dec. 31, a move a numbers of states have made as fuel prices soar to crippling heights.
Gas hit an all-time high of $4.934 a gallon in New York on Wednesday, according to AAA - about 15% higher than when the tax holiday was passed into law.
A spokesman for AAA confirmed that Wednesday's tax cut should show up in statewide average prices Thursday.
But even though taxes will go down, fuel prices have been rising day to day -- sometimes sharply -- meaning all 16 cents won't necessarily flow to the bottom line.
And even if prices did fall a full 16 cents on Thursday from Wednesday's record, they'd still be 40 cents higher than they were just a month ago.
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Looking to dance the night away this summer? New York City welcomes a new addition this season with the biggest outdoor dance floor, fully equipped with a 10-foot disco ball.
Located at the Josie Robertson Plaza, "The Oasis" is one installation for guests to enjoy during Lincoln Center's "Summer for the City," a three-month program engaging the entire campus with over 1,000 artists, 300 events and 10 outdoor stages.
The season runs from May 14 through August 14 with the theme "Rejoice, Reclaim, Remember," representing a city healing during the unprecedented COVID times.
"It's about holding on to both all of the things that make us so happy joining together again, but also not forgetting this hard time that we all went through, so really cementing this as a new beginning for all of us," Shanta Thake, Lincoln Center's Chief Artistic Officer, told NBC New York in a recent interview.
With sing-alongs, dance festivals, sculpture, films and pop-up shows, the series offers a wide variety of entertainment and moments of reflection to take in purposeful art installations.
Last year to lift the arts during the COVID pandemic, Lincoln Center launched "Restart Stages" and created an outdoor performing space called "The Green" with about 14,000-square-feet of recyclable, synthetic grass.
"What we learned last year with 'The Green', which allowed people to reclaim that space in a kind of civic way, it felt like the village green. People came, they hung out, had picnics, they sunbathed. And this summer, we thought what do we want to do with the city, and Shanta Thake had this vision of dancing," Henry Timms, President and CEO of Lincoln Center, told News 4.
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Particularly at "The Oasis", New Yorkers can strut their stuff at silent discos and artist series with genres representing the heart and soul of New York, such as merengue tipico, salsa, lindy hop, western swing, tango, freestyle, ballroom and more.
Starting Wednesday, the public dance floor is open daily from 8:00 A.M. to midnight and will have concessions available for food and drink to purchase.
"Summer for the City" events are available for free via general admission, first-come, first-served. Certain performances will offer a "choose what you pay" method, as well. A free advanced reservation service for some exhibits is an option, giving guests priority access to book ahead.
Click here for a list of upcoming "Summer for the City" events.
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New steeple to be installed at First Presbyterian Church of Petoskey
PETOSKEY — After the successful completion of major renovations at First Presbyterian Church of Petoskey, a new steeple will be installed on June 9, weather permitting.
The steeple, built by Eric Kennedy, a local carpenter and craftsman, will be the culmination of a three-year capital campaign and a two-year series of renovations to the 150-year-old church on the corner of Mitchell and Division streets in downtown Petoskey.
The renovation of the Mitchell Street entrance, plus an addition providing new ADA restrooms and an entrance off the parking lot, were completed in 2021 and the culmination will be the installation of the new steeple, restoring the exterior of the facility to more closely mimic its original design in the late 1800s.
“Throughout the almost 150-year history of church, we have been a vital part of downtown Petoskey,” said Ryan Donahoe, First Presbyterian’s pastor. “Each week, we have more than 500 community members use the facility, whether it is for services on Sunday, or through community meetings and events. After the renovations we have two other faith organizations that utilize space for worship, we have more closely partnered with the Petoskey Library and Crooked Tree Arts Center, and have continued to host AA gatherings six days of the week. We are thrilled and excited to be able to welcome even more community functions and events into the facility. Just as previous members thought of us in 2020, we are thinking of all those who will come after us and are planning for the next 150 years.”
There may be brief street closures on the date the steeple is installed, and there will be at least two more weeks of work on the steeple after it is set into place. There will be a dedication ceremony in September.
History of the church
The church has a long history in Petoskey's downtown. On Aug. 10, 1875, the corner stone for the First Presbyterian Church was laid and the building on the corner of Rose and Division streets was dedicated a year later. The church was an outgrowth of a teaching mission founded 40 years earlier by Andrew Porter, the first Protestant missionary in the Little Traverse region.
Construction for the present building at 501 E. Mitchell St. began in 1888 and was dedicated on March 6, 1889 on land donated by Morgan and Isabella Curtis.
Throughout the years, the building has undergone many renovations as advances in
architecture and design evolved. A west wing on Division Street was added in 1891, electricity obtained in 1893, a pipe organ was installed in 1902, and a basement was dug in 1926.
In 1952, the Victorian features were removed, the front entrance changed, a brick façade laid and the steeple removed. In the sanctuary, the large wooden beams were painted and the honey pine wainscoting was covered, along with a complete remodeling of the chancel area.
With the need for a new heating system in the early 1980s, the large radiators in the sanctuary were removed, the dark plywood paneling was removed, the beams were restored and new period chandeliers were hung.
During the next decade, an elevator was installed and the congregation of First Presbyterian Church of Petoskey made the decision to remain a downtown place of worship while serving as a community center and meeting place.
First Presbyterian of Petoskey holds Sunday services at 9:45 a.m. each week. To learn more about the church, its outreach and community leadership, visit www.petoskeypres.org, or call (231) 347-4792.
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CLEARWATER COUNTY, IDAHO, Idaho — A Las Vegas attorney filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a North Idaho sheriff Tuesday claiming he was banned from the sheriff's Facebook page and his comments were deleted.
Attorney Stephen Stubbs says the Clearwater County sheriff violated his free speech. Now he hopes a judge will agree.
Stubbs was the attorney who represented the family of Mike Trappett, who was shot and killed by Clearwater County deputies last February. Prosecutors ultimately determined the shooting was justified.
"This lawsuit is very important because our government officials should not be allowed to take away people's speech," Stubbs said. "This was an official Sheriff Goetz Facebook page, he was speaking in his official capacity about official police business. When that happens, you don't get to pick and choose who gets to comment."
One of his comments pressured the sheriff to release the body cam footage of the shooting. He was told that couldn't happen until the investigation was over.
"The investigation has been over for more than a month and now they aren't responding at all and so they are doing everything possible to make sure that nobody sees that video," Stubbs said.
Stubbs says the point of his lawsuit is to correct the behavior he says violated his First Amendment rights.
"Sheriff Goetz has a personal page, he can do whatever he wants on that," Stubbs said. "But, when it says Sheriff Goetz on it and he's speaking as the sheriff about official business, that's not when he's allowed to alter or take away peoples' speech."
We reached out to the sheriff's office and Goetz for a comment on the lawsuit, but have not heard back. KREM 2 also filed a public records request to get the body cam video.
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LARGO, Fla. – A gator suspected in a fatal attack of a man at a Florida park has been captured and euthanized, according to WFLA in Tampa.
According to WFLA, Largo police responded Tuesday morning to John S. Taylor Park, where the man was killed.
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Police believed a gator was involved after learning the man was possibly looking for Frisbees in the water, the Associated Press reported. The park’s website notes that patrons can “discover the sport of disc golf on a course set in the natural beauty of this park.” The course is set along the lake, which has no-swimming signs posted along it.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission arrived to the park, located a large gator and captured it. The alligator was then euthanized and now a necropsy report will determine whether it was involved in the attack.
Click here to read WFLA’s full story.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando police arrest affidavit released Tuesday reveals new details behind a deadly shooting in which a 10-year-old girl is accused of killing a woman who was fighting the girl’s mother.
The affidavit shows officers spoke with three witnesses, including the victim’s boyfriend.
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The man said he and Lashun Rodgers, the victim, were having a cookout for Memorial Day when they were approached by Lakrisha Isaac, 31, and Isaac’s 10-year-old daughter, according to the affidavit.
Officers said Isaac was intoxicated when she got into a physical fight with Rodgers. The man said Isaac handed a bag to the girl and punched Rodgers, who then punched her attacker, records show.
The man said he tried to split the women up, but Rodgers got away and went to fight Isaac again, police said. The girl retrieved a gun from Isaac’s bag and fired at least two rounds, striking Rodgers, who died at a hospital, according to the affidavit.
The boyfriend claimed he heard the girl shout, ”She shouldn’t have hit my momma.”
The man tried to help Rodgers, but Isaac took the gun from the girl and pointed it at the man’s chest, police said. The man said he put his hands up and ran back to his apartment while Isaac and the girl went back to their apartment, the affidavit stated.
Another witness said she had spoken with the victim before the shooting about the dispute between Rodgers and Isaac. Police said Rodgers advised her to stay out of it, but she watched the fight from inside her apartment. The woman’s account was similar to the boyfriend’s — Rodgers and Isaac traded punches and the girl opened fire, records show.
The woman said she heard the girl say, “You (expletive) with my momma.”
The witness also stated Isaac took the gun from the girl and pointed it at the victim’s boyfriend before retreating to her apartment.
A third witness did not see the fight, only coming to see what happened after the gunshots, police said. The neighbor said she watched as Isaac took the gun from the girl and the pair returned to their apartment.
Police questioned the girl, who claimed that the victim had hit her mother in the head with an object and threatened to bring her family to jump Isaac, records show.
Officers said they tried to question the mother, but the woman exercised her right to a lawyer and refused to speak.
Isaac faces a charge of manslaughter by culpable negligence, aggravated assault with a gun, negligent storage of a gun and neglect of a child.
Police said Tuesday that the girl was placed in the custody of the Florida Department of Children and Families.
Potential charges against the girl have been referred to the State Attorney’s Office for review, according to police.
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CROWN POINT — On Thursday, Crown Point Democrats will select the city's new mayor — a decision that will come down to District 2 Councilwoman Dawn Stokes or longtime Police Chief Pete Land.
Current Mayor David Uran is leaving office that day after being chosen as the next president and CEO of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority.
Later that evening, the Crown Point Democratic precinct committee will begin the caucus to select Uran's replacement.
Land and Stokes were the only individuals who declared their candidacy as of the Monday deadline, Lake County Democratic Party Chairman Jim Wieser said.
Longtime councilman Andrew Kyres, D-3, said he considered filling out the required paperwork to declare his candidacy, but ultimately chose not to.
"After prayerful and careful consideration, I have chosen not to pursue the office of Mayor of Crown Point at this time," Kyres said in an email to The Times. "I will continue serving all of the residents of our great city as councilperson, with a continued emphasis on serving my constituents on the north end of Crown Point."
Kyres has served on the council for over 18 years.
Land has been with the Crown Point Police Department for over 30 years. Stokes was elected to the council in 2019 after beating longtime incumbent Bob Clemons.
During the Thursday night caucus, each candidate will be given a few minutes to speak, then the precinct committee members will cast their votes using paper ballots.
The selected candidate will serve the 17 months remaining in Uran's term.
Current full-time Valparaiso city employees who performed in-person work during the pandemic will see a premium pay bonus included in their May 31st paychecks.
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PORTAGE — One person was flown to a hospital by helicopter Tuesday morning after a tree fell on a vehicle on Central Avenue, city officials said.
Central Avenue was closed between Willowdale and Swanson roads after the tree fell on a passing vehicle and power lines, the Portage Fire Department said.
The driver suffered serious injuries.
NIPSCO crews responded to the scene, and power was restored later Tuesday, the Fire Department said.
A Portage man still with a vice grip-like handshake and sharp mind was preparing for possible combat duty when World War II ended. Walter Spuck, 94, was recognized during the Memorial Day ceremony.
The ordinance requires vendors to display permits from both the county health department and the city parks department. Parks permits must be requested at least a week in advance.
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The Seattle City Council unanimously approved first-of-its-kind legislation requiring companies like UberEats and DoorDash to pay their workers the city's minimum wage of $17.27 an hour.
The legislation, brought forward by Seattle City Councilmembers Lisa Herbold and Andrew Lewis, establishes a formula that considers factors like a per-minute amount, a per-mile amount and engaged minutes and miles to determine an app worker's compensation.
App workers who begin their trips in Seattle are required to be compensated based on the formula regardless of where the end destination is. App workers who begin their trips elsewhere will be required to be compensated based on the portion of the trip they spent in Seattle. Read more
Seattle police are investigating two shootings and eight incidents of gunfire in just two days’ time.
A 58-year-old man was in court Tuesday afternoon in connection to a shooting on Sunday night. He was arrested for allegedly prowling homes in a north Capitol Hill neighborhood and firing shots at officers. No one was hurt.
It's one of the 10 cases police are investigating that happened over the weekend. Citywide, two separate shootings left two men injured and eight other incidents involving gunfire. Read more
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced his homelessness action plan and public dashboard Tuesday, including a $118 million investment in the King County Regional Homeless Authority and an encampment database to track progress in the homeless crisis.
Harrell's "One Seattle Homeless Action Plan" has six objectives to combat a crisis that was declared by Seattle's leadership as a "state of emergency" nearly seven years ago. Read more
Deaths on Washington state's roads hit a 20-year high last year, according to the Traffic Safety Commission.
In 2021, 663 fatalities were reported. Preliminary data for 2022 indicates the trend will continue to increase, with more deaths in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time last year.
Washington State Patrol Sgt. Darren Wright said things like speeding and distracted driving are often to blame and make the crashes more severe. Read more
The Washington State Patrol said drivers are increasingly refusing to stop for troopers - and other law enforcement agencies also said this is becoming a common occurrence.
The Northwest News Network reports that from January 1 to May 17 of this year, the agency logged 934 failure-to-yield incidents. While the patrol didn’t track this in the past, veteran troopers said there’s been a dramatic uptick in drivers fleeing traffic stops.
Local police departments are also seeing this behavior. The Puyallup Police Department logged 148 instances of drivers fleeing from officers from July 26, 2021, to May 18, 2022. Read more
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SPOKANE, Wash. — A nine-year-old girl, who was attacked by a cougar in Stevens County over the weekend, has been released from the intensive care unit.
Lily Kryzhanivskyy was attacked on Saturday around 11 a.m. at a kids camp near Fruitland, Washington. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said prior to the attack, Lily was playing hide-and-seek in the woods with two other children. When Lily jumped out to surprise her friends, the cougar suddenly attacked.
Lily was rushed to a hospital and is currently in stable condition.
Her mother described Lily's recovery as "amazing" and told WDFW that Lily wants people to know she was “very brave and tough.”
“We are extremely thankful for this little girl’s resiliency and we're impressed with her spunk, in the face of this unfortunate encounter,” Capt. Mike Sprecher of the WDFW Police said in a written statement. “It happened fast and we are thankful that the adults at the camp responded so quickly.”
The family has started a GoFund Me to help cover medical expenses and time off work. To donate to Lily's GoFund Me, click here.
The cougar that attacked was killed at the scene. Tests on the young male cougar showed the animal did not have rabies.
According to WDFW, this is the first cougar attack in Washington state this year.
WDFW says cougar attacks are extremely rare in Washington. In the past 100 years, there have only 20 cougar attacks in the state. Cougar attacks have only resulted in two know deaths in that same period of time.
If you do encounter a cougar here are some important tips to prevent an attack:
- Don't run. Face the cougar. Talk to it firmly while slowly backing away.
- Do not take your eyes off the cougar or turn your back. Do not crouch down or try to hide.
- Try to appear larger than the cougar. Get above it. If wearing a jacket, hold it open to further increase your apparent size.
- If the cougar does not flee, be more assertive. Shout, wave your arms and throw anything you have available.
- If the cougar attacks, fight back. Be aggressive and try to stay on your feet. Cougars have been driven away by people who have fought back.
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SEATTLE — As Sound Transit continues construction for maintaining and expanding light rail operations, Link riders are advised to prepare for “intermittent periods of less frequent service and replacement bus service” beginning July 11.
To help riders prepare, Sound transit posted the dates for the first two phases of the “Future Ready” projects, which plan to extend the light rail system in every direction and double its size in the next three years.
Besides expanding light rail operations, Sound Transit plans on prioritizing rail and station maintenance. This includes replacing the tiles at the Columbia City Station, replacing nearly all escalators and elevators in the system, and repairing rails for a smoother ride with fewer delays.
“We need to ensure that our system is ready for the major expansions ahead,” said Sound Transit Interim CEO Brooke Belman. “These projects will impact far fewer riders now than if we delayed them until after further expansions open."
Though the majority of posted travel impacts reduce train frequencies to every 20 minutes, one line will shut down between Rainier Beach and Tukwila International Boulevard for a period of five days later this year. During this period, a Link bus shuttle will connect passengers between the two stations.
"While the disruptions that this work will cause are unavoidable, we will work hard to minimize the impact on service to our riders," said Belman. "The end result will be a safe and improved system ready for our next phase of growth.”
Travel will be impacted during the following days:
July 11-July 24 and Aug. 22 to Sept. 4: Train frequencies will be reduced to 20 minutes in both directions during all hours as crews replace tile at the Columbia City Station.
Oct. 21-23 and Nov. 11-13: Due to work in the downtown Seattle transit tunnel, train frequencies will be reduced to 20 minutes in each direction until 11 p.m. From 11 p.m. until end of service, a bus shuttle will be available to connect passengers between Capitol hill and SODO stations.
Additional times of reduced service are expected for a five-day period in the third quarter of 2022, a period of at least three weeks in quarter four, and additional impacts in the first quarter of 2023.
Sound Transit recommends riders sign up for Rider Alerts to receive information as it becomes available.
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GILES COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – Several people were injured and another killed as a result of a crash in Giles County, Virginia.
According to the Virginia State Police (VSP), the crash occurred on Friday, May 27 around 7:46 p.m. at the intersection of Route 460 and Route 623. State police report that a Chevrolet Impala was trying to turn left off Rt. 460 when it hit a Ford F150 that was traveling in the opposite direction on Rt. 460.
The crash reportedly sent the truck off the road and caused it to “overturn in a flooded creek bed.”
The driver of the Ford was transported to receive treatment of minor injuries. The VSP reports he was not wearing a seatbelt. One of the passengers in the Ford was transported to be treated for serious injuries. She was also not wearing her seatbelt.
According to the VSP, a second passenger in the Ford was transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries on May 30. The deceased passenger was identified by the VSP as Shireen Henson, 71, of Rich Creek, Virginia.
Henson was the only injured person in the crash who had been wearing her seatbelt, according to state police.
The driver of the Chevrolet was identified as Ronald Hobbs, Sr., 79, of Pembroke, Virginia. Hobbs was transported for treatment of minor injuries and had not been wearing his seatbelt.
The VSP states Hobbs has been charged with reckless driving. As of Wednesday morning, the crash remains under investigation.
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A lawsuit has been filed against Thomas Jefferson University Hospital alleging wrongful death and workplace negligence in the October murder of certified nursing assistant Anrae James at the Center City medical center, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.
The lawsuit was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas by attorneys at Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky on behalf of James' family. The lawsuit alleges a "reckless disregard for the safety of all individuals who entered Jefferson Hospital, including Anrae James." It seeks a jury trial along with unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
James was shot and killed on Oct. 4, 2021 by a coworker who entered the hospital armed with an AR-15 rifle, according to police. The lawsuit states that the accused shooter, Stacey Hayes, was allowed to walk freely into the workplace despite being heavily armed and that guards had left their posts.
Read more about the lawsuit at PBJ.com.
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Last year, beekeepers in New York and across the country had their second worst losses on record. Beekeeper Scott Hart knows the bees are under attack by humans and nature.
"There’s pesticides, there’s lack of habitat which is a big one for me. There is the varroa mite which is bringing seven different viruses with it," he said.
Scott's been working on a natural way of dealing with the varroa mites, but there’s a mixture of pesticides, slated at the most ecologically damaging pesticides ever created, that are threatening the survival of the species.
"There’s some neonicotinoids that are killing them off, but they’re not as bad as some of the fungicides, and then when they get mixed there’s a synergistic effect, and that kind of compounds things to where we don’t really know what the effect is," he said.
The Moses Quinby Bee Convention is a place where beekeepers can discuss what they’re doing to combat the death rates, and the practices beekeepers are using to improve the health of bees.
"I’m going to be going over a little bit of what I’ve done with my bees, and the genetics that I’ve done, and some of the test results I’ve gotten out of them," said Hart.
Beekeeping has been around for ages, but there is new developments in technology.
"There is a lot of new technologies. I really am not that much into them, so I don’t really know. I know there is a lot of different stuff. There’s hive tracking tools, there’s like scales you can put underneath them to tell the weight, the humidity, and such in the hive. I’ve never used it. I’m kind of an old fashioned simple beekeeper."
Hart suggests planting more flowers, stop using pesticides on your lawn, and maybe attend the convention.
"Well without the bees we have no food pretty much because even food that comes or is made for agriculture purposes such as horses and cows. They need bees. Fruits need bees. Everything needs bees, and they’re in a great decline."
The Moses Quinby Bee Convention will be on the grounds of Fort Klock in St. Johnsville on Saturday, July 23, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. General admission is free.
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FAIRFIELD, Calif. — A man was found dead after being stabbed on Tuesday, according to the Fairfield Police Department.
Officers said they received a call from a local hospital that a man with stab wounds arrived. During their investigations, officers determined the stabbing happened at Willet Court in Fairfield.
When they arrived at the scene, officers found a second man with stab wounds. This man was pronounced dead.
Police said there may have been a fight between the man who died and the man who was at the hospital with stab wounds. A spokesperson for the department told ABC10 they are aware of disagreements in the neighborhood and there have been "several altercations" in the past.
No other information about the identity of the two men was released at this time.
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A 25-year-old Grove City woman was gored and tossed into the air by a bison at Yellowstone National Park over the Memorial Day weekend.
The woman, who has not been identified, approached a bison Monday morning and got within 10 feet of the animal. Two other people were also within 25 yards of the same bison, according to a release from Yellowstone
As the bison walked near a boardwalk, the woman approached it. The bison then gored and tossed her 10 feet into the air.
The woman suffered a puncture wound and other injuries. She was taken to a medical center in Idaho. Her condition was not immediately available.
Yellowstone officials say wildlife animals can be dangerous when they are approached. Those who visit the park say to stay more than 25 yards away from all large animals like bison, elk, bighorn sheep, deer, moose and coyotes. People should stay at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves.
This was the first reported incident in 2022 of someone getting too close to a bison and goring the person.
Bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal and can run three times faster than humans.
You can read more about the park's safety guidance here.
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SAN DIEGO — The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School has reignited the gun control debate and sparked discussion on how to best protect students at school. The idea to arm teachers has resurfaced.
Associate Professor Lauren Willner at San Diego State University conducted a nationwide survey, asking teachers how they feel about being armed.
"People said things like 'I don't see this as my job. I am there to teach not be an armed protector' feel I'm the person that should have a gun," Willner said.
Nearly 3,000 teachers responded with all 50 states and Guam being represented.
"Regardless of if they were gunowners themselves or how they felt about the second amendment, the majority of respondents from preschool to higher education did not think being armed in the classroom was the appropriate or effective solution to this problem," she said.
The dark red on this chart shows more than 95 percent of teachers don't feel it's their responsibility to be armed. She said most respondents did support a more proactive approach.
"The combination when somebody is struggling with mental health and has easy access to guns. We know those two in combination do not lead themselves to positive outcomes," she said.
A local father explained his perspective on guns in the classroom.
"I don't think that's the right idea. I think we shouldn't do that at all and think we could come up with a better solution than that. I don't know what it is off the top of my head. Teachers already have enough problems. This is the last thing we need to burden them with," said father Max Galkin.
The Texas Attorney General called to arm educators after the Uvalde shooting. Ohio has a bill that, if passed, would allow their teachers to carry guns.
WATCH RELATED: San Diego leader in red flag gun laws, now under discussion in Congress (May 2022)
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SONORA, Calif. — The Sonora Police Department said Wednesday fireworks were the cause of a vegetation fire near Sonora Elementary School.
The fire broke out around 6:30 p.m. on May 27 and burned less than an acre before it was contained. Police are reminding residents fireworks are illegal in Tuolumne County and Sonora.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information can contact the Sonora Police Department.
WILDFIRE PREPS
According to Cal Fire, the 2021 fire season started earlier than previous years, but also ended earlier, as well. January 2021 saw just under 1,200 acres burned from nearly 300 wildfires. Fires picked up in the summer when the Dixie Fire burned in five Northern California counties — Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama. The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and wasn't contained until Oct. 25, burning nearly 1 million acres. It has since become the second-largest wildfire in state history and the largest non-complex fire.
Overall, 2.5 million acres were burned in 2021 from 8,835 wildfires. Over 3,600 structures were destroyed and 3 people killed.
If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. Defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris are completely cleared. At least 100 feet is recommended.
The Department of Homeland Security suggests assembling an emergency kit that has important documents, N95 respirator masks, supplies to grab with you if you’re forced to leave at a moment’s notice. The agency also suggests signing up for local warning system notifications and know your community’s evacuation plans best to prepare yourself and your family in cases of wildfires.
Some counties use Nixle alerts to update residents on severe weather, wildfires, and other news. To sign up, visit www.nixle.com or text your zip code to 888777 to start receiving alerts.
PG&E customers can also subscribe to alerts via text, email, or phone call. If you're a PG&E customer, visit the Profile & Alerts section of your account to register.
What questions do you have about the latest wildfires? If you're impacted by the wildfires, what would you like to know? Text the ABC10 team at (916) 321-3310.
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NAPA COUNTY, Calif. — Evacuation orders were lifted for residents along a road in the Napa wine country as firefighters made progress against a wildfire.
The Napa County Office of Emergency Services told residents around midnight Tuesday they could return home but urged them to use caution.
The Old Fire broke out Tuesday afternoon along Old Soda Springs Road north of the city of Napa and grew to 570 acres. By Wednesday morning, the fire was 15% contained and was much less active, Cal Fire said.
Temperatures Wednesday are predicted to be warm, but a return of onshore flow in the afternoon is expected to raise relative humidity levels in Napa County and bring more moisture to the area, the San Francisco Bay Area weather office said.
A slight chance of rain was expected in the North Bay during the weekend.
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Preparing for Wildfires
If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. Defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris are completely cleared. At least 100 feet is recommended.
The Department of Homeland Security suggests assembling an emergency kit that has important documents, N95 respirator masks, supplies to grab with you if you’re forced to leave at a moment’s notice. The agency also suggests signing up for local warning system notifications and know your community’s evacuation plans best to prepare yourself and your family in cases of wildfires.
Some counties use Nixle alerts to update residents on severe weather, wildfires, and other news. To sign up, visit www.nixle.com or text your zip code to 888777 to start receiving alerts.
PG&E customers can also subscribe to alerts via text, email, or phone call. If you're a PG&E customer, visit the Profile & Alerts section of your account to register.
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Today is the first day of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. It is forecast to be an active one with an above average number of named storms once again. Forecasters at NOAA and Colorado State are calling for around 14 to 21 named storms, 6 to 10 are expected to become hurricanes, and 3 to 6 are forecast to become major hurricanes.
The forecast reasoning for the above-average season is due to a La Nina across the Pacific Ocean. It is expected to maintain itself or possibly transition to a neutral El Nino Southern Oscillation. This means the wind shear is low across the Atlantic Basin, and that means more storms can develop. The Caribbean and subtropical Atlantic water temperatures are also warmer than average, and this is fuel for the storms to develop.
Now is the time to be prepared before something develops. Make sure you have all of your insurance policies up-to-date and have a plan if one moves across Alabama. Typically, we have the weakening storms over the Birmingham area, but they can still produce torrential flooding rain and wind damage.
The list of the names for the 2022 season start with Alex and end with Walter. Hopefully, we do not have to exhaust this whole list.
What We are Watching: The remnants of Agatha in the Pacific will continue to move northeast across the Yucatan Peninsula today. It is interacting with a trough of low pressure over the Southern Gulf of Mexico. As the remnants move into the Southeast Gulf, conditions are favorable for a tropical depression, or possibly a tropical storm (Alex), to develop by this weekend. This new system will move northeast toward Southern Florida and will bring that state a lot of rain. This is not a threat to the Northern Gulf Coast. NHC is giving this system a high chance to develop over the next few days.
There is also a weak trough northeast of the Bahamas. It is producing disorganized showers and storms. Some slow development of this system is possible over the next few days. NHC is giving this a low chance to develop.
Elsewhere…the rest of the tropics are quiet.
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LANCASTER, Pa. — Editor's note: The above video is from May 19.
The black bear that has been spotted roaming around western Lancaster County was captured Tuesday night by the Pennsylvania Game Commission, with help from local fire units and other emergency personnel.
In a Facebook post, West Hempfield Township Police said the bear was tranquilized by a game commission officer, climbed a tree near a housing development on Greenridge Drive, and became immobilized while still in the tree.
Fire units closed a portion of Stoney Battery Road between Donnerville Road and Marietta Avenue while firefighters used a chainsaw to cut back the tree and get access to the wayward bruin, according to police.
Once the bear was captured, police said, it was taken from the scene by the Game Commission officer.
Police said the bear will be relocated.
The bear first made news two weeks ago, when it was spotted in the same area.
Witnesses reported bear sightings along Fairview Road, Farmdale Road, and Centerville Road, near the Hempfield Green development.
The bear resurfaced again on Wednesday, and this time authorities were able to successfully capture it.
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YORK, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Ballet Academy is presenting its adaptation of Peter and the Wolf this coming weekend, on June 4, at York's Pullo Family Performing Arts Center.
The show was first staged in 1936 by the Moscow Philharmonic as a symphony in order to introduce children to the instruments of the orchestra, according to the ballet's website.
Davit Karapetyan, one of the artistic directors of the Pennsylvania Ballet Academy, joined FOX43 on June 1 to discuss the show.
For the first time, the ballet is partnering with the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, according to Karapetyan.
The orchestra is "celebrating 75 years of music-making in its 2021-22 season. Audiences of all ages are sure to relish this timeless folk tale brought to life in a unique performance featuring some of the area’s finest ballet students and professional musicians," also according to the ballet's website.
The show will also feature a divertissement, or, a sampling of short dances from some of ballet’s most enduring works, all performed by Academy students and the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra.
The show begins at 7 p.m.
Tickets start at $37. Click here to purchase.
For more information, click here or here.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police troopers investigated a total of 775 vehicle crashes across the Commonwealth over the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend, according to data released Wednesday.
There were three fatalities and 191 injuries among the crashes investigated, according to State Police.
The number of crashes investigated by State Police over the same time frame in 2021 was 844, according to the data. A total of seven people died and 183 people were injured over Memorial Day weekend last year, State Police said.
There were 66 alcohol-related crashes this year, a slight increase from 63 alcohol-related crashes in 2021, according to State Police. Police determined none of the fatal crashes investigated this year involved alcohol, however.
Troopers made 526 arrests for driving under the influence and issued 27,834 traffic citations this year, according to the data. Those citations included 1,080 seatbelt violations and 233 tickets for people not securing their children in safety seats.
Police made 526 DUI arrests, issued 9,905 speeding citations, and 16,616 citations for other, non-specified violations this year.
Last year, there were 596 DUI arrests, 9,624 speeding citations, 144 child seat violations, and 1,025 seat belt violations issued. Other, non-specific citations issued totaled 13,880 in 2021, police said.
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A 41-year-old Lincoln man spent much of his Memorial Day in custody after he drunkenly fired a handgun in his yard while watching seven kids, some of whom are his children, police alleged in court records.
A neighbor near 16th and B streets called police shortly after noon on Monday and reported Lawrence Hart had stepped out onto his front porch and fired a handgun into an adjacent field, Lincoln Police Officer Alan Grell said in the affidavit for Hart's arrest.
The neighbor said Hart then handed the gun to one of the children he was watching, who fired additional rounds into the field, Grell said. Hart denied that allegation in an interview with police, according to the affidavit.
Hart, who police said is a convicted felony and barred from handling a firearm, had a blood alcohol content level of .200, Grell said in the affidavit.
Hart was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and cited for discharging a firearm and child neglect.
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The 41-year-old is being held at the Lancaster County jail on a $100,000 percentage bond. He must pay $10,000 to be released.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
Many other crimes
Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial.
Reach the writer at 402-473-7223 or awegley@journalstar.com.
On Twitter @andrewwegley
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Filmed and directed remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, the cast of “The Bell Affair” was never in the same room with each other or with the director at the same time. From left: Arista Jackson as Ann Bell, Myeisha Essex as Mary Bell, Anthony Wilcox as Daniel Bell and Darla Davenport as Lucy Bell.
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A UNL produced film tells the story of the Bell Affair, married slaves who won their freedom and then tried to lead a mass escape. The animated feature is based on the research done by UNL’s Will Thomas, and was written and animated by UNL faculty. An image from "The Bell Affair" shows Bell family members in their home.
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Myeisha Essex plays Mary Bell in a UNL-produced film that tells the story of married slaves who won their freedom and then tried to lead a mass escape. The animated feature is based on the research done by UNL’s Will Thomas, and was written and animated by UNL faculty.
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Former Lincoln state Sen. Colby Coash is one if the actors in a UNL-produced film, "The Bell Affair," about married slaves who won their freedom and then tried to lead a mass escape. The animated feature is based on the research done by UNL’s Will Thomas, and was written and animated by UNL faculty.
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A UNL produced film tells the story of the Bell Affair, married slaves who won their freedom and then tried to lead a mass escape. The animated feature is based on the research done by UNL’s Will Thomas, and was written and animated by UNL faculty.
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Anthony Wilcox played Daniel Bell in "The Bell Affair," a UNL-produced film about married slaves who won their freedom and then tried to lead a mass escape. The animated feature is based on the research done by UNL’s Will Thomas, and was written and animated by UNL faculty.
After dark on April 15, 1848, a small schooner named the Pearl sailed away from a wharf in Washington, D.C.
On board were 77 slaves who planned to travel south on the Potomac River nearly 100 miles until they reached Chesapeake Bay, where they would turn and sail some 125 miles north to New Jersey, beyond the reach of slavery.
It was the largest nonviolent slave escape recorded in the country’s young history, and though ultimately unsuccessful, it became a defining moment for the Bell family.
The Pearl affair, as it became known, was also just one part of a long struggle by Daniel and Mary Bell to find freedom, which is the subject of a new feature-length film by three University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members.
“The Bell Affair,” which will premiere in Washington on Thursday, chronicles Mary’s long fight for freedom through the courts, based upon research into the hundreds of instances of slaves suing slaveholders done by William G. Thomas III, a UNL professor of history. The film could play in Lincoln this fall.
Thomas, one part of Salt Marsh Productions along with Kwakiutl Dreher and Michael Burton, previously released an 11-minute film, “Anna,” based on the life of a slave woman named Ann Williams who jumped from a third-story window rather than be sold into slavery after gaining her freedom.
Both “Anna” and “The Bell Affair” draw on research done by Thomas and published in his book “A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War,” as well as by UNL’s Center for Digital Research in the Humanities.
The film draws upon the same archival documents, Thomas said, but employs “historical imagination” to show a more personal side to the freedom suits.
“In the film, you’re seeing a family, and I hope audiences will take away an understanding of the experiences of these families and care about the history in a way they hadn’t before,” he said.
Dreher, an associate professor of English who returned to write “The Bell Affair” after having previously penned “Anna,” said the film will expand viewers’ perceptions of how slaves struggled for freedom.
“Our general notions of freedom-making have to deal with running away and the Underground Railroad,” Dreher said, “but Will Thomas’ research has shown there was myriad ways of gaining freedom, including through the court system.”
Using the historical record as a foundation, Dreher said her own experiences — interactions between spouses, or between parents and children, the little conflicts that happen every day at home — helped flesh out the characters and what their personal lives may have been like.
In the Bells’ case, there’s an added wrinkle: Daniel had won his freedom, while Mary remained enslaved.
Robert Armistead, who owned Mary and her children, signed a deed of manumission granting Mary her freedom a few days before his death — a document processed by the Washington County, Maryland, clerk in September 1835.
Armistead’s widow, Susan, did not honor the document, however, claiming she owned Mary and the Bell children for life. She successfully contested the deed, leaving Mary enslaved.
A dozen years later, abolitionists purchased Mary’s freedom once more, but a court rejected her petition for freedom, leaving her enslaved until the escape attempt made on the Pearl several months later.
Until that point, both Daniel and Mary continued to live in the same house, which Dreher imagines created a heightened sense of conflict.
“If you’re sitting at the table and you’re talking about freedom-making, what would that conversation be about?” she asked. “You just don’t get up in the morning and say, ‘oh, let’s pack our bags and leave.’ That takes planning. I imagined what that planning would be like.”
For a family deeply intertwined with the history of freedom suits — the Bell family filed a total of seven lawsuits over 20 years, involving several generations — Dreher said it was also important to portray Daniel and Mary thinking about the future.
“These enslaved people had lives while they were living in the confines of enslavement and owned by people who had an investment in the buying of human flesh and keeping them from living their lives,” she said. “How do people manage that? I want people to know how one family did that.”
“The Bell Affair” was produced during the coronavirus pandemic, with actors from all over the country – including local talent like Myeisha Essex as Mary Bell – filming themselves in their own homes, with costumes created by Heather Striebel, a Ph.D. candidate in UNL’s Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, and stitched by Anna Kuhlman and Audrey Foster.
The footage was later stitched together by Western Meadowlark, a production company consisting of another pair of UNL alums, Elijah Watson of Holdrege and Benjamin Hartzell of Omaha.
Similar to the cover of Thomas’ book, “A Question of Freedom,” about the freedom lawsuits, as well as Salt Marsh Productions’ earlier film, “Anna,” “The Bell Affair” is presented through animation.
Through the sepia tone, viewers are given the sense they are watching an engraving or etching, according to Burton, a UNL assistant professor of design.
“When we look at images created by people in the past, we tend to think that was a long time ago,” he said. “When you do that with real people and real actors and have them talk and speak lines, but you maintain that old, etched aesthetic, you’re reminded that these are real people with real emotions.”
Burton said the effect allows viewers to experience history in a different way.
"It helps us think about our past and where we came from and how we got here," he said. "We didn't live in the past, and nothing that happened in the past is our fault, but knowing where we are today will help us know where we are going in the future."
Thomas said he hopes “The Bell Affair” allows audiences to see slavery in more personal terms.
“As an author, we rarely get the opportunity to turn our work into a completely different medium,” he said. “It’s a rare, precious experience that teaches us more things about our work than we knew at the outset.”
The two-story addition will contain two smaller labs and one larger gymnasium-sized space officials are colloquially referring to as the "hangar" that will be able to accommodate aircraft.
Filmed and directed remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, the cast of “The Bell Affair” was never in the same room with each other or with the director at the same time. From left: Arista Jackson as Ann Bell, Myeisha Essex as Mary Bell, Anthony Wilcox as Daniel Bell and Darla Davenport as Lucy Bell.
A UNL produced film tells the story of the Bell Affair, married slaves who won their freedom and then tried to lead a mass escape. The animated feature is based on the research done by UNL’s Will Thomas, and was written and animated by UNL faculty. An image from "The Bell Affair" shows Bell family members in their home.
Filmed and directed remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, the cast of “The Bell Affair” was never in the same room with each other or with the director at the same time. From left: Arista Jackson as Ann Bell, Myeisha Essex as Mary Bell, Anthony Wilcox as Daniel Bell and Darla Davenport as Lucy Bell.
Myeisha Essex plays Mary Bell in a UNL-produced film that tells the story of married slaves who won their freedom and then tried to lead a mass escape. The animated feature is based on the research done by UNL’s Will Thomas, and was written and animated by UNL faculty.
A UNL-produced film tells the story of the Bell Affair, married slaves who won their freedom and then tried to lead a mass escape. The animated feature is based on the research done by UNL’s Will Thomas, and was written and animated by UNL faculty.
Former Lincoln state Sen. Colby Coash is one if the actors in a UNL-produced film, "The Bell Affair," about married slaves who won their freedom and then tried to lead a mass escape. The animated feature is based on the research done by UNL’s Will Thomas, and was written and animated by UNL faculty.
A UNL produced film tells the story of the Bell Affair, married slaves who won their freedom and then tried to lead a mass escape. The animated feature is based on the research done by UNL’s Will Thomas, and was written and animated by UNL faculty.
Anthony Wilcox played Daniel Bell in "The Bell Affair," a UNL-produced film about married slaves who won their freedom and then tried to lead a mass escape. The animated feature is based on the research done by UNL’s Will Thomas, and was written and animated by UNL faculty.
Myeisha Essex as Mary Bell and Anthony Wilcox as Daniel Bell in a still from a UNL-produced film about married slaves who won their freedom and then tried to lead a mass escape. The animated feature is based on the research done by UNL’s Will Thomas, and was written and animated by UNL faculty.
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AUSTIN, Texas — June is nationally recognized as Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.
One way you can help lift up the community during Pride and beyond is to support local LGBTQ-owned businesses.
We've made it a little easier for you by providing a list of LGBTQ-owned businesses in the Austin area. If you know of any other LGBTQ-owned businesses not included on this list, email kvuedigital@kvue.com.
Austin-area LGBTQ-owned businesses you can support:
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Donald Trump administration declared the coronavirus a Public Health Emergency (PHE) when the pandemic first started. Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which increased Medicaid funding, among other things.
This increase in Medicaid means states didn't have to remove anyone from Medicaid rolls for the duration of the Public Health Emergency. However, when the pandemic emergency is lifted, over 1 million Texans could lose their government health coverage.
Jana Eubank, executive director of the Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC), said the current public health emergency was supposed to end in mid-July, but it could be extended to October.
Researchers estimate that 1.3 million Texans enrolled in Medicaid at the end of 2021 will be ineligible this year when the continuous provisions end.
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One advocate said Texas is one of a handful of states hoping to dismantle the PHE requirements in six months. The federal government recommends waiting a full year.
If not done correctly, thousands of Texans can lose access to care.
"We're anticipating, unfortunately, that a lot of people aren't going to make it through that process who are eligible," said Eubank. "We're talking about, you know, if you look at who's eligible for Medicaid, we're talking about low-income children, pregnant women, new moms, and low income elderly, and disabled population. So we're talking about the most vulnerable Texans in the state."
Once the PHE ends, the work will begin to sort through the 3.7 million Texas recipients whose eligibility needs to be reviewed.
"One of our concerns is that people are never going to know ... they're in jeopardy of losing their coverage and what they need to do," added Eubank.
Eubank reminds Medicaid recipients they will be contacted by mail and asked to renew their coverage by submitting and completing an application. If they don't do this, they could lose their coverage.
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The Morton County Sheriff’s Office is adding a therapy K-9 for use in schools and at traumatic incidents such as fatal crashes.
The goldendoodle will be the first certified law enforcement therapy K-9 in a sheriff’s office in North Dakota, according to the county.
The dog is being donated by Montana Goldendoodles and Labradoodles, a breeder in Great Falls, Montana, whose owner has a family connection to law enforcement. The sheriff's office said it chose the goldendoodle breed for the loyalty of a golden retriever and the high intelligence of a poodle, while also being hypoallergenic, or unlikely to cause an allergic reaction. The puppy is expected to arrive in July and begin training.
Deputy David Tomlinson, the county's student resource officer, will be the dog's handler. He will primarily use the K-9 within Morton County schools to assist students who suffer from anxiety, trauma or who may simply respond better to a situation with the presence of pet therapy.
“Students who experience a variety of trauma or abuse can certainly benefit, but also those who are simply struggling with stress from a rough day at home or with their peers,” Tomlinson said. “Therapy dogs are trained to provide victims with an outlet from the mental, physical or psychological effects of these types of scenarios, and their effectiveness is being proven across the country.”
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The sheriff's office also will make the K-9 available to other agencies, and will deploy the dog at incidents where it can comfort victims and first responders.
“There are many incidents where a therapy dog will be valuable to victims and their family members,” Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said. “We’re committed to building stronger, healthier communities because when that happens, it’s better for everyone. People seek the help they need, crime goes down, and families, schools and businesses are safer.”
The sheriff's office will join about 400 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. that utilize therapy dogs. New Salem Veterinary Clinic in New Salem is donating veterinarian services, and Hill’s Science Diet is providing food at no cost. PetSmart is offering therapy dog training at a reduced rate.
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MIAMI — Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, an elderly leader of the former Cali cartel that smuggled vast amounts of cocaine from Colombia to the United States in the 1980s and 1990s, has died in a U.S. prison, his lawyer said Wednesday.
“We were very sad to learn about his passing last night,″ Markus said Wednesday. ″Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time.”
Rodríguez Orejuela and his brother, Miguel, built a huge criminal enterprise that succeeded the Medellin cartel once run by drug lord Pablo Escobar. Both operations used violence and killings extensively for intimidation and enforcement.
The Rodríguez Orejuela brothers were captured in 1995 and imprisoned in Colombia. At that point, Colombian law prohibited the extradition of its nationals. But under pressure from the U.S, Colombia lifted that ban in 1997.
The brothers were found to have been continuing to traffic from prison and criminal charges were filed in Miami and New York. In 2004, Gilberto was extradited; Miguel was extradited the next year.
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FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A Fayette County man is facing felony charges in connection to an investigation of sexual abuse.
According to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, Shawn D. Evans, 48, of Anstead, was arrested following a lengthy investigation that began in late 2020 regarding sexual abuse allegations. Detectives say after finding probable cause in the case, they obtained the arrest warrants for Evans.
Deputies say Evans faces charges of Incest; Sexual Assault in the Second Degree; Sexual Abuse in the First Degree; and Sexual Abuse by a Parent, Guardian or Person of Trust. He was taken to the Southern Regional Jail to await court proceedings.
The case remains under investigation. Anyone with any information regarding this case is asked to contact the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office at 304-574-3590 or through their Facebook page, or contact Crime Stoppers of West Virginia at 304-255-STOP.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Want to eat your way through some of the best food spots in Dallas? This Deep Ellum tour may be the one for you.
The Deep Ellum Taste of Texas takes you on an almost three-hour tour where you get to try great food while learning about the historic roots of Deep Ellum.
“As you eat your way through Deep Ellum, your local tour guide will introduce you to the neighborhood’s jazz roots, historic past, and Insta-worthy murals and street art. With quick walks between eateries, your fully guided experience allows for plenty of time for socializing among guests,” as stated on their website.
Don’t worry, tour officials say the tastings are ‘Texas-sized’ leaving no one hungry. On top of the base tour, you can order additional alcohol pairings if you are feeling in the mood.
The tour tastings are pre-selected to ensure that everyone has a unified tasting experience and the pairings will not accommodate personal preferences, diets or food allergies.
To learn more about the tour, click here.
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The Legionnaires' disease outbreak in the Bronx has claimed the life of another person, raising the death toll to two, New York City health officials said Wednesday as they confirmed additional cases to the ongoing outbreak.
As of the latest report, 24 diagnosed Legionnaires' cases have been linked to a cluster affecting two ZIP codes in the borough's Highbridge neighborhood and bordering communities: 10452 and 10456. That's up from 19 cases in the previous report and reflects diagnoses made since May 3, health officials said.
Health officials said that of those diagnosed, four people have been hospitalized.
The two individuals who have died were over the age of 50 and had health risk factors for severe disease, according to health officials.
Legionella pneumophila is a type of noncontagious pneumonia that can be treated with antibiotics if caught early. If not, it can turn fatal, especially for particularly vulnerable people.
Adults who have been in the affected area since early May with flu-like symptoms, fever, cough or difficulty breathing should seek immediate medical attention, the city says. Given ongoing COVID spread, people seeking care should be tested for that in addition to an evaluation for Legionnaires' disease, health officials say.
The department is also conducting outreach to inform residents as it continues its investigation into the cluster.
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What do they know so far? Four cooling towers tested positive for the presence of Legionella pneumophila, the type of bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease. Disinfection was immediately ordered for those towers. Health department inspectors will follow up to ensure compliance with protocols, officials say.
"We are saddened to hear about a death in a person who contracted Legionnaires’," NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said in a statement following the first death. "Health Department staff are working to ensure that buildings in the cluster area are treated and conditions remediated quickly. While most people exposed to the bacteria do not get sick, Legionnaires’ disease can cause severe illness or be fatal for those at higher risk, including people pre-existing chronic health issues."
"That’s why it’s crucial that you seek health care as soon as you experience flu-like symptoms," Vasan added.
Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia that is caused by the Legionella bacteria, which the health department said grows in warm water. Infections come as a result of breathing in water vapor that contains that bacteria.
Symptoms are described as flu-like, including cough, fever and difficulty breathing. Any city residents experiencing those symptoms should contact a physician immediately, the health department said.
Legionnaires' disease is not contagious, the health department said, and it can be treated with antibiotics if caught early on.
New Yorkers with flu-like symptoms, cough, fever or difficulty breathing should contact a physician immediately. Due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19, people seeking care should be tested for COVID-19 and evaluated for Legionnaires’ disease.
An average of 200-500 Legionnaires’ disease cases are reported in the city every year.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Floridians in need of a night at the opera need look no further than Winter Park.
Opera Orlando in Concert: Summer Concert Series is returning with three 2 p.m. Sunday performances by world-class sopranos on Aug. 14, 21, and 28.
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Each concert, held in the University Club of Winter Park, features a different soprano and story.
“This is always a great way to kick-off each season, and I can’t wait to welcome our Opera Orlando patrons and supporters to this signature event as we launch our Opera Everlasting season,” Artistic Director Grant Preisser said in a news release. “It is wonderful to be able to bring back these fantastic singers for our Summer Concert Series where they can really showcase not only who they are as singers, but also, who they are as artists. I know our audiences and fans will love hearing them again in these more intimate and personal concerts that are a perfect reason to get out of the heat and enjoy some stunning music, gorgeous singing, and old friends.”
“(DIS)REPUTABLE: the good, bad, and questionable women of the stage,” starring internationally-recognized Metropolitan Opera soprano Emily Pulley, will take audiences on a journey through the different distinguished female figures who’ve graced our stages and history book pages.
It runs Aug. 14 at 2 p.m.
“A STAR TURN: from opera to broadway” features returning Opera Orlando soprano Kyaunnee Richardson, who is serving up arias and showtunes alongside pianist Chevalier Lovett.
It runs Aug. 21 at 2 p.m.
“SHE GOES HIGH, HE GOES LOW” showcases the dynamic duo of soprano Susan Hellman, who audiences might remember as Rosalinda in the Company’s “Die Fledermaus” and bassist Andrew Potter, known for gracing Steinmetz Hall as Sparafucile in “Rigoletto.”
It runs Aug. 28 at 2 p.m.
Tickets for the entire lineup cost $108 while tickets for individual performances cost $45. Each admission price includes artist receptions following the concerts during which hors d’oeuvres and Winter Park Wine is served. For more information on the upcoming season, visit the Opera Orlando website.
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OCOEE, Fla. – A teenager who recently arrived from Guatemala has disappeared from a home in Ocoee, and police are looking for him.
Ander Dudek Lorenzo Pablo, 17, left a family friend’s home in Ocoee on May 24, but never returned.
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Police said Pablo has no other known friends or family in the area and his family is still in Guatemala.
Pablo is described as being 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Police do not have a clothing description for him.
If you have any information on his whereabouts, contact the Ocoee Police Department at 407-905-3160.
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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – New rules for fertilizer use in Orange County are now in effect.
Orange County commissioners approved unanimously in January to enact a stricter fertilizer ordinance to help curb water pollution. The ordinance calls for a “summer blackout,” in which the use of fertilizers containing nitrogen and phosphorous will be banned yearly from June 1 to Sept. 30, with few exceptions, a news release said.
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“This ordinance is one of many steps in the right direction to keep pollutants out of our waterbodies,” Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said in a release.
The size of fertilizer-free zones next to bodies of water will be increased from 15 feet to 25 feet, and only 3 pounds of fertilizer containing nitrogen may be applied annually to every 1,000 square feet of land, the county said. Additionally, any nitrogen-containing fertilizer applied to yards and landscapes must contain at least 65% slow-release nitrogen, the county said.
Recommendations to update the ordinance were brought back to the bargaining table due to recent testing that identified urban fertilizers as the primary source for nitrates in northwest Orange County’s ground water.
“Restricting the application of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer is an important measure that will help protect our rivers, lakes, springs and groundwater from nutrient pollution and associated algae blooms,” Julie Bortles, environmental programs administrator for Orange County’s Environmental Protection Division, said in a release.
Click here to read the full ordinance.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland and its surrounding areas take Pride Month seriously and several events scheduled throughout the month of June hope to celebrate and support the ongoing pursuit of equal justice for the LGBTQ+ community.
From drag shows to the annual Portland Pride Parade, the Rose City has plenty of ways it plans to raise the voices of LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies.
The Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade takes place June 18 and 19, but there are several other Pride events for people to attend as well.
Here are more than a dozen Pride Month events to catch during the month of June:
June 4 — Kid Led Pride Parade
The Lewis Elementary School Queer Student Association is partnering with the Lewis Parent Teacher Association to host a Kid’s Pride Parade on June 4. The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at Lewis Elementary School and includes festivities, live music by Bloco Alegria, and drag performances by Bolivia Carmichaels and Poison Waters. It will also offer queer resources. The event concludes at 1 p.m. The public is invited to march or bike with the parade.
June 4 — La Center Rainbow Walk
The public is invited to gather at Holley Park in La Center at 11 a.m. June 4 for the 2nd Annual Rainbow Walk. The walk starts at 12 p.m. and is hosted by Clark County Pride. The event features a family-orientated festival at the park with music, vendors, food, and community resources. It lasts until 4 p.m.
June 5 — Trek Pride Ride
This ride is meant to celebrate Portland’s LGBTQIA+ community. Everyone is welcome to join. The ride starts at 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 5 at Trek Bicycle Portland at 5329 NE Sandy Blvd. The event will provide snacks, drinks and free swag.
June 10 — Pride at the Museum
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry welcomes visitors for a night of Pride-inspired science demonstrations, lectures, Drag performances, and music. The event includes complimentary admission to OMSI’s featured exhibit: The World of da Vinci. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for youth.
June 11- Spectrum Art Market
This LGBTQ2SIA+ pop-up market features artists from the Portland metro area. It takes place every second Saturday of the month, starting June 11 and running through October. The Market takes place at the Q Center in Portland, at 4115 NE Mississippi Ave.
June 11 — Hillsboro Pride Party
The city of Hillsboro will recognize the accomplishments and contributions of LGBTQIA+ individuals throughout the community and the world at its annual pride party from 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. on June 11. The free event invites people to visit Jerry Willey Plaza for a family-friendly festival. Drag performer Poison Waters will headline the event.
June 12 — AARP Oregon celebrates Pride
Oregon AARP is giving away 50 tickets to the 2 p.m. Portland Center Stage production of “Rent” on June 12 at The Armory. Anyone interested can enter to win online.
June 17-19 — Portland Pride Block Party
The Portland Pride Block Party coincides with the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival. The event takes place every evening from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Scandals on Southwest Harvey Milk Street and Southwest 12th Ave. The party benefits Cascade AIDS Project and the Audria M. Edwards scholarship fund. The party features local performers, live music, and DJs.
June 18-19 — Portland Pride Waterfront Festival
The Portland Pride Waterfront Festival will take over Tom McCall Waterfront Park for the weekend. Guests ages 5 and older must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination and masks are strongly encouraged. There’s a $8 suggested donation requested at the gate.
June 18 — Gaylabration 2022: DecaDance
The Chrystal Ballroom in Portland is hosting a Pride dance party and fundraiser called “Gaylabration.” This will be the 10-year anniversary of the event. It will feature DJ Deanne, Zari Art body paint and Laseronics visuals. The party starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are available to purchase online.
June 18 — Pride Bar Crawl
The Portland Pride Bar Crawl is known as “The Proudest Crawl of the Year.” The event starts at Silverado at 610 NW Couch St. at 4 p.m. on June 18. Tickets are available to purchase online. The ticket includes two drinks or shots, a stadium cup for the crawl, exclusive drink specials, local food, and waived covers at all venues. There will also be an after party.
June 19 — Portland Pride Parade
The Portland Pride Parade begins at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 19. It kicks off from the intersection of NW Broadway and NW Couch St. and ends at SW Naito Pkwy. at the Portland Pride Waterfront Festival.
June 19 — The Sports Bra’s 1st annual Pride mini Block Party
The Sports Bra, a first-of-its-kind bar in Portland that only features women’s sports, is hosting its inaugural Pride mini Block party on June 19. Its limited presale tickets for the vent go on sale June 1 on Eventbrite.
June 24 — Hillsboro Pride 5K at Hidden Creek
This Pride 5K starts and ends at the Hidden Creek Community Center. Participants are invited to stay after the race for some live music and activities for the whole family. Every participant receives a free Pride shirt. Participants can register for the event online.
June 24 — Queer Wine Fest
Remy Wines in Dayton is hosting what it boasts to be the “world’s first Queer Wine Fest.” The event will feature queer-owned, queer-made and queer-grown wines from across the country for an outdoor tasting and celebration.
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A convicted rapist and murderer who was sentenced to death more than 30 years ago will be re-sentenced after a change in state law took the death sentence off the table.
David Lynn Simonsen, who has been appealing his death sentence for more than 30 years, will be re-sentenced during a hearing at 3 p.m. June 13 in the Coos County Courthouse with Judge Martin Stone presiding.
District Attorney R. Paul Frasier said Simonsen and Jeffrey Ray Williams were convicted of the rape and murder of two German citizens who were raped before being shot and killed in September 1988.
At the time, state law allowed the death penalty as a sentencing option in the case of aggravated murder, which included the murder of two or more people in the same criminal episode.
Both defendants were convicted of aggravated murder and were sentenced to death, due to the two women being killed in the same crime.
Williams died of natural caused while in prison in 2020, while Simonsen was appealing his death sentence.
While Simonsen was still on track to face the death sentence, things began to change during the 2019 legislative session when the Legislature changed the definition of aggravated murder. The new definition set by state lawmakers did not include the killing of two or more people in the same criminal episode. Instead, such cases are now considered murder in the first degree, and defendants are not eligible for the death penalty.
The language in state law made the law retroactive to any case that was sent back to the trial court for any reason.
Late last year, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that since the Legislature changed the definition of aggravated murder, the changes should apply to anyone currently facing the death penalty.
When the state Supreme Court ruled, Simonsen had two appeals in process. He had a post-conviction relief petition pending in Marion County Circuit Court and a habeas corpus action pending in the U.S. District Court in Oregon. At the time, the federal case was put on hold due to the case in Marion County.
Due the change in state law and the state Supreme Court’s ruling, Simonsen’s death penalty was vacated in May and a new sentencing hearing was scheduled. He will be re-sentenced June 13, with the maximum penalty now life in prison
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Driver dies after hitting fire truck, tree on 35th Avenue near Camelback Road
A driver died after colliding with a fire truck and striking a tree Tuesday afternoon on 35th Avenue near Camelback Road.
Around 4:15 p.m. the man, later identified as William Dodd, 57, was driving southbound on 35th Avenue when he tried passing a Phoenix Fire Department engine on the right and collided with it. Dodd lost control of his car due to the impact and struck a tree, Phoenix police said in a press release.
Firefighters in the truck tried life-saving measures on Dodd, according to police. He was taken to a hospital where he died.
The fire crew was responding to an emergency call when the collision happened and the truck had lights and sirens on, according to police.
No one else was injured in the collision.
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Oregon Heritage, a division of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, awarded 28 matching grants worth $5 million to Oregon Main Street Network organizations across the state for building projects that encourage economic revitalization.
The department funded applications that best conveyed the ability to stimulate private investment and local economic development, best fit within the community’s long-range plan for downtown vitality, and community need.
The Reedsport Main Street Program will receive $200,000 in matching funds for roof and electrical improvements to six commercial buildings in downtown Reedsport.
Funded projects include:
· 191 North 4th Street
· 301 Fir Avenue
· 379 Fir Avenue
· 392 Fir Avenue
· 456 Fir Avenue
· 510 Greenwood Avenue
The grant program was created during the 2015 legislative session, and placed with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office. The legislation established a permanent fund for the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant, and provided an initial infusion of funds from the sale of lottery bonds. The legislature included the Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant in the lottery bond package approved in 2021.
An additional grant round will occur in 2023. The funds must be used to award grants to participating Oregon Main Street Network organizations to acquire, rehabilitate or construct buildings to facilitate community revitalization.
The program also requires that at least 50 percent of the funds go to rural communities as defined in the bill.
To learn more about the Reedsport Main Street Program visit www.reedsportmainstreet.com.
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Kingsport residents looking to cool off can now head to the city’s splash pad.
A release from the city states that the Kingsport Splash Pad on Martin Luther Jr. Drive opened Wednesday and will remain open through the end of September. The splash pad will be operational each day of the week from 10:30 a.m. through 7:30 p.m.
To turn on the splash pad, visitors just need to rub the silver activator pad on the wall by the restrooms.
“The splash pad is a zero-depth aquatic play structure that allows children to experience different types of water environments,” the release states. “Because the splash pad is a zero-depth facility, it does not have a lifeguard on duty, so all children must be supervised during their visit.”
Some of the splash pad’s features include surface water jets, run-through loops with water jets, water cannons and water buckets.
To learn more about the Kingsport Splash Pad, click here.
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The City of Philadelphia is taking measures help to prevent residential water shutoffs as its moratorium on utilities shutoffs nears its end.
The shutoffs, which had been halted for the last two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, are set to restart July 18. The new protections are designed to keep the water flowing for people who can’t pay their bills.
In a press release, Mayor Jim Kenney’s office announce the following policy changes from the Philadelphia Water Department and the Water Revenue Bureau:
- The level of delinquency that triggers a shutoff notice has been raised from $150 to $1,000.
- Customers currently enrolled in the Tiered Assistance Program (TAP) are exempt from shutoff.
- Customers currently enrolled in the Senior Citizen Discount program are exempt from shutoff.
- Customers who have applied for Customer Assistance are exempt from shutoff.
- As an additional safeguard, the City will use internal data to match enrollment data from other low-income assistance programs and provide exemptions to those households.
“These policy changes are designed to focus enforcement on customers that can pay their bills while protecting vulnerable residents,” the mayor’s office said.
People can apply for assistance on the city website or by calling 215-685-6300. They can also print and submit applications in person at the Municipal Services Building at 1401 JFK Blvd.
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There’s also a map showing people locations where they can get in-person help when filling in applications.
The city also pointed residents with past-due water bills to the state Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program, which may provide up to $5,000 to pay off delinquent bills.
The Pennsylvania Homeowners Assistance Fund[CR(1] provides up to $8,000 in assistance for water, sewer and other bills.
Another option for Philly residents, the city said, is the Utilities Emergency Service Funds program.
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After two years of COVID-related cancellations, Center City District SIPS returns to Philadelphia bars and restaurants just as temps heat up in 2022.
Starting June 1, the popular happy hour tradition will be back with deals at participating locations every Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. through August 31, 2022.
“After a two-year interruption due to COVID-19, we are thrilled to bring back SIPS,” Michelle Shannon, VP of marketing & communications for Center City District, said in a news release. “It will have a huge economic impact on our bars and restaurants who have worked hard to stay open and keep their staffs employed."
It will also be putting less of a dent in the wallets of Philadelphians looking to have a good time.
Half-priced appetizers, $6 cocktails, $5 wine and $4 beer will be offered at select Center City businesses looking to draw people back downtown.
If you decide to stay for a meal after happy hour, participating restaurants are offering 15% off dinner.
As workers are returning to the office, Center City District says the promotion "is the perfect opportunity to reconnect with friends and coworkers while supporting some of the city’s best culinary and entertainment venues."
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Check out the list of dozens of locations getting involved here.
Not only is CCD bringing back Wednesday happy hour, but for 2022 they are expanding their support efforts with SIPS Style -- a weekly discount program that offers 25% off select services and products on Wednesdays throughout the summer.
You can view the names of participating shops, salons and more here.
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A police officer in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, came to the rescue of a fawn after it fell down a window well.
The rescue took place on Fairview Road in Cheltenham Monday. The officer, whom the Cheltenham Township Police Department identified in a Facebook post as Sgt. Murphy, climbed into the well after the department got a call from a neighbor.
The neighbor called after hearing the animal's cries, the department said.
After climbing down the well and retrieving the baby deer, Sgt. Murphy checked it over before leaving it nearby for its mother to return, the department said.
The police department noted that the best thing to do, usually, is to leave young wildlife alone. But in this case, it made an exception for the fawn in distress.
"In this case, the baby needed help, but most of the time, if you see a fawn out in the open by itself, Mom is usually close by and will leave it for a few hours at a time," they wrote in a Facebook post.
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If people see an animal in need of assistance, the Cheltenham Township PD encourages them to call the department's non-emergency line or contact their local wildlife rehabilitation center.
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(NewsNation) — Seventy missing children have been found following a three-week operation by authorities in West Texas.
Homeland Security Investigations out of El Paso, the Texas Department of Public Safety and multiple other federal, states and local investigators recovered the children as part of “Operation Lost Souls” from the end of April through mid-May.
According to HSI, the missing children ranged in age from 10-17 and included victims of sex trafficking and physical and sexual abuse. The agency says many of the children were runaways.
Authorities reported recovering the majority of the children in West Texas but found some in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex as well as Colorado and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
“Operation Lost Souls exemplifies Homeland Security Investigations’ commitment to protecting the public from crimes of victimization. In this case, we are looking out for our children — our community’s most precious resource,” said HSI El Paso Deputy Special Agent in Charge Taekuk Cho. “HSI is committed to continue working with our law enforcement partners to locate, recover and help missing children heal, while ensuring that perpetrators are held responsible for these heinous crimes and brought to justice.”
HSI says different agencies have provided victim services and counseling to the children and their families since the results of the investigation were announced on May 25, which coincided with National Missing Children’s Day.
Special Agent in Charge Taekuk Cho urges anyone with information about a human trafficking victim or information about this type of crime to call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at (888) 373-7888.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — We all know that the Texas heat is no joke and in May 2022, that was no exception for Dallas-Fort Worth.
The National Weather Service center in Fort Worth reports that May ranks among the warmest the area has seen on record. “For Dallas/Fort Worth, May 2022 tied for the 5th warmest May on record. There were 20 days during the month with temperatures in the 90s, which is an all-time record.”
In terms of the greatest number of 90-degree-plus days May 2022 saw the most with 20; one ahead of 19 in 1996. In terms of warmest average temp, it ranked 5th with 77.9 degrees. Which is tied with 2012.
1996 was ranked first with 79.7 degrees being the average temperature back then.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Want to get the thrill of a vacation but don’t wanna venture too far away? Sounds like you probably need a staycation!
There are plenty of destinations in and around North Texas that are great for the day trip or weekend getaway; however, some leave something to be desired.
Don’t worry, we got you covered. WalletHub released a study looking at the best and worst cities for staycations and two North Texas cities received low marks.
Garland and Irving both ranked amongst the worst cities in the U.S. for staycations.
Officials compared 182 cities across 44 metrics to make this ranking. Metrics included things like the number of parks per capita, restaurant-meal costs and the share of residents who are vaccinated.
Out of the 182 ranked, Garland ranked 174th and Irving ranked 175th.
It wasn’t all gloom for Texas though. Austin ranked 21st in the nation beating out places like Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Boston.
Other Texas cities received the following rankings:
- Houston – 34th
- San Antonio – 45th
- El Paso – 48th
- Dallas – 88th
- Amarillo – 90th
- Corpus Christi – 95th
- Plano – 97th
- Laredo – 109th
- Fort Worth – 132nd
- Brownsville – 135th
- Grand Prairie – 157th
- Lubbock – 162nd
- Arlington – 165th
For the full report, visit WalletHub.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — June is here and we’re very excited that summertime in Texas is on the horizon, however, the month will begin with some stormy weather midweek and into the weekend for North Texas.
For Wednesday and Thursday, rain and storm chances are back in action as a cold front will be making its way into the region. “Rain/storm chances return today ahead of an incoming cold front. Coverage of showers and storms will increase this evening through Thursday as the front slowly pushes south. We can’t rule out a few strong to marginally severe storms with damaging winds and lightning as the main threats.”
Ahead of the cold front, Wednesday will see a slight chance of showers and storms while Thursday is expected to see isolated to scattered showers and storms as the front moves into North Texas.
NWS Fort Worth adds, “Severe weather is not expected at this time, though some storms along the cold front can become strong on Thursday with strong, gusty winds and small hail”
Friday and Saturday mornings will also see a low chance for showers and storms as a northwesterly flow could shuffle in storm activity in from the northwest. “Northwesterly flow will allow for additional chances for showers and storms on Friday-Sunday mornings, as storm activity from the northwest may be shuffled into the region.”
Here’s what you can expect the temperatures to look like over the next seven days:
“The clouds and rain chances will bring below normal temps to end the week before the hot temperatures and dry weather return early next week,” NWS Fort Worth says.
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