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LOWELL, Ark. — A local landscaper says his business is feeling the impact of rising gas prices.
Ben Harrell is the owner of US Lawns in Northwest Arkansas. He explained that gas prices have cost the company double what it did two years ago.
"That money is coming from somewhere and so to have to move money around and pay for fuel, I'm taking money away from other folks," Harrell said. "Basically pretty much my employees, myself, my management team, and the equipment."
According to Harrell, their gas consumption cost compared to revenue in their first five months are as followed:
- 2019 and 2020: 1.8% of revenue was used for gas consumption costs
- 2021: 2.2% of revenue was used for gas consumption costs
- 2022: 3.4% of revenue was used for gas consumption costs
“Not at this point am I trying to pass off my fuel costs to the customer," Harrell said. "If it sustains, or this continues to be a big cost then eventually I’ll have to.”
Harrell says US Lawns had previously been impacted by gas prices back in 2008 during the "great recession." The company had switched to propane from 2010 to 2015, until costs made gas the more viable option. He explains that US Lawns was more vulnerable to rising gas prices in the past than now, as they served residential customers and are now mostly commercial.
“The smaller folks, the guys that are working in the residential, the guys that are just making a living on those mowers, it’s killing them,” Harrell said. “It’s absolutely killing them because they can’t go to that customer and ask for that price increase. That job can go away just like that.”
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HOUSTON — Ever since he can remember, Anthony Pumphrey Junior has wanted to be a pilot.
“I blame my dad for this one. I think I made that decision when I was two weeks old. My dad worked for the airlines. The story goes, they threw me in an airplane and I never wanted to get back out since,” he said.
Pumphrey flew his first plane at age 8 and now has his commercial pilot’s license as a college freshman at Texas Southern University.
“For me, a lot of times, even today, I look out that window and look down and I’m like ‘whoa,’” he added.
Anthony is just the kind of student that Southwest Airlines wants to keep track of. The Dallas-based airline recently announced a partnership with TSU to create a pipeline for new pilots.
In school, students will earn a bachelor’s degree, in addition to a pilot’s certificate.
Then, after working for smaller airlines, those future TSU graduates can apply at Southwest.
Along the way, they are mentored by Southwest pilots.
“There are nine HBCUs with aviation programs. Only three of them own their airplanes. Texas Southern University owns our own airplanes,” said Dr. Terence Fontaine, the director of aviation at TSU.
But why Texas Southern? It is an HBCU – a historically Black college or university – and like every airline, Southwest is trying to diversify its pilot ranks.
“Well, we know we have work to do and need to do and really and truly want to do from a pilot perspective,” said Lee Kinnebrew, Southwest’s vice president of flight operations. “We do want to have a diverse workgroup. We want to represent not only the customers but the communities we fly to.”
Diversifying the flight deck is not just something Southwest is doing. The majority of all commercial airline pilots today are white men. They make up more than 90-percent of those in this field. Black pilots are scarce and only account for two and a half percent of commercial pilots. Even more rare are minority women.
“Nobody in my family flies so it was kind of a shock to them. My mom tells me “I never thought you’d consider being a pilot” but for me, it was a natural curiosity. I was always curious about space and aircraft and – because it was just so amazing to me,” said Katherine Cabrera, a TSU junior.
She is among the students applying to join the Southwest program at TSU.
Last year, United Airlines started a similar initiative with three HBCUs.
In February, Delta announced it was doing one, as well.
Then in March, Southwest joined TSU.
“One day, one day when I’m with my family, I know it’s going to happen. I’m going to be walking down the concourse of some airport somewhere and I’m going to see one of these TSU students,” said Dr. Fontaine.
Realistically, it could take close to a decade to go from TSU student to Southwest pilot.
But it’s a long play for all involved. The airline will need new pilots in the future and graduates will need a place to land.
Southwest says between Texas Southern, military retirees and private flight school graduates, the airline anticipates having a pool of 700 potential pilots in the coming years.
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FORT SMITH, Ark. — According to the sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery, the historic building will likely face demolition within the next two to three months.
This decision comes after opposition and community support for the 98-year-old building to stay. In a statement to 5NEWS, the sisters say it was a difficult decision to make but are continuing to move forward with demolition.
"All have expressed sadness about the decision, which we expected and understand," the sisters said in a statement addressing the outpouring of community response. "We feel sadness, too, and greatly appreciate those who also included support, understanding, and respect for our heart-wrenching decision."
A decade ago, the sisters were quoted $15 million to bring the building's electric and plumbing up to code, which is why they say they choose to tear the building down.
"After considering the suggestions made by people outside our monastic community to save the Former Monastery Building, we sisters feel that none of them offer a viable use for the building that satisfies the spiritual and economic constraints pertinent to our Benedictine community," the sisters said.
On Wednesday, June 1, a group from Geospatial Technician for Halff Associates went to the monastery to preserve the building by capturing images of it using drones.
Their camera takes 300,000 measurements a second. It took about 15 minutes for them to get the drone footage. This information will then go to engineers to compile a rendering of the building.
"We came up here to fly this monastery so that we can have a three-dimensional model before they tore it down, so either for prosperity or, or even just as a favor," said Mark Martin with Geospatial Technician for Halff Associates.
With the demo expected in the next 2-3 months, the urge people to stay away from the building.
“We ask people to respect the safety perimeters set up for demolition,” the sisters said. “The public will be notified of milestones during the demolition, including the use of a wrecking ball. Implosion will not be used for this demolition.”
The sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery’s full statement reads:
"Immediately upon Saint Scholastica Monastery’s announcement that our former home would be demolished, public opinion came pouring in. All have expressed sadness about the decision, which we expected and understand. We feel sadness, too, and greatly appreciate those who also included support, understanding, and respect for our heartwrenching decision.
After considering the suggestions made by people outside our monastic community to save the Former Monastery Building, we sisters feel that none of them offer a viable use for the building that satisfies the spiritual and economic constraints pertinent to our Benedictine community. We feel we have made the best decision we could as good stewards of our land and building, and we stand by that decision. The demolition, including preparation thereof, will take two to three months. We ask people to respect the safety perimeters set up for demolition. The public will be notified of milestones during the demolition, including the use of a wrecking ball. Implosion will not be used for this demolition.
We ask you to remember that our monastery is not a building, but a community of Benedictine women who have served the people of Arkansas for 143 years. We sisters continue to live with you here in Fort Smith and pray for unity and healing during this difficult time. We also ask for you to pray for us.
Sincerely, Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery"
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Surveillance cameras captured the moment a suspect calmly snuck up behind a 16-year-old girl walking into a Brooklyn deli and then — for no apparent reason — stabbing her in the back before calmly walking away.
The violent incident occurred in the last week of May, outside the juice bar along Rutland Road in Brownsville. The victim, Dagean Wilson, is now recovering at home, as investigators search for the suspect police believe to be responsible, Lewis Osie.
"I was going to the store to get something and I guess some guy saw me … and wanted to hurt me," Wilson said. "It felt like a punch, it hurt. I didn’t want to cause any drama so I left."
The teen said she at no point spoke with the suspect in the unprovoked and random attack.
Her mother, Laronda Hicks, was outraged over the attack, and said her daughter didn't even realize at first that she had been stabbed. It was not until later that the family realized how badly she was hurt, as her mother noticed the puncture wound.
"She just went to the store for five minutes to get ice. For someone to stab her for no reason...right now we're happy, we're OK, but the crazy thing is we have no idea who this man is," said Hicks.
The teen was taken to the hospital, where fortunately no surgery was needed, and she was released a few hours later. The family said they don't spend much time outside, and after the brazen act of violence in broad daylight, they think it might be time to leave the neighborhood.
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"I’m looking at it like, OK it’s time to leave. We take precautions every day, and when it does happen to you, you take a look at your community," said Hicks. "It could've turned out horrible. I could be burying my daughter."
An investigation is ongoing, and police are still searching for Osie.
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PRESTONSBURG, KY (WOWK) — For some Prestonsburg residents, they could soon be smelling a “foul odor” due to tests put on by Frontier Gas.
The Prestonsburg Fire Department says Frontier Gas will be applying Mercaptan, or methanethiol, to gas lines to test their lines.
It will impact these areas primarily:
- Landing Lane
- Lake Road
- Goble Roberts
- Watergap Road
They say the foul odor will be a part of the test.
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IRONTON, OH (WOWK) – An investigation is underway after the golf course at the Ironton Country Club was found vandalized.
It all happened Sunday around 2:20 a.m.
The club’s security cameras captured three people riding ATVs around the golf course. However, according to the owner, Tate Bennington, they did much more than ride on the green.
“They did donuts on some of the greens, on number six, one, and eight,” Bennington recalled.
Preparing a golf course does take quite a bit of work to get the turf into playable shape, but even the smallest divot can affect your game. Instead of small holes, the greens were left with big tire tracks.
I spoke with golfers who’ve played the course for years and many say they believe this type of behavior is completely uncalled for.
“It’s so senseless. Nothing was accomplished, it’s not like theft where they can take it to the flea market. It’s just vandalism for the sake of damage,” says longtime golfer Charles Cooper.
Bennington also says what took only a few minutes to destroy, took around 10 to 12 hours to restore.
The course is now playable, but Bennington believes the total cost for damages to be between $8,000 and $10,000.
The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident. We have reached out to their office for an update on the investigation, but have not heard back.
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MERIDIAN, Idaho —
Meridian Mayor Simison gave his third State of the City Address Wednesday afternoon in the Galaxy Event Center at Wahooz.
The address focused on the successes, challenges and priorities currently facing Meridian. The Meridian Chamber of Commerce hosted the event.
"Meridian is a thriving community and one that welcomes new business and helps existing businesses grow," Sean Evans, President and CEO of the Meridian Chamber of Commerce, said. "Much of this is due to the relationship the city, and specifically the Mayor's Office, has with the local business community. We look forward to once again providing the platform for the mayor to share his vision."
Mayor Simison also focused on how Meridian will continue efforts in providing services and meeting demands while aiming to become one of the West's premier communities to live, work and raise a family in.
The address emphasized the importance of infrastructure, community partnerships, public safety, and keeping Idaho unified in its values.
"In Meridian, we are committed to investing in the infrastructure to enhance our quality of life, supporting public safety, protecting our general welfare and civil liberties," said Mayor Simison. He added there also needs to be more improvements to transportation.
"We continue to see progress as our development and agency partners work to deliver projects in the community," Simison said.
He noted in the last year the city has seen upgrades to Eagle road, from Amity to Victory Road and the expansion of Chinden Road, with one more segment Locust Grove to Meridian still to do. However, the construction of the Linder Road Overpass is one of his and the city's top priorities.
"Local partners have identified a return on investment (ROI) that will keep costs of services low as travel times is reduced," Simison said. "Linder Road Overpass will also bring properties North of the interstate, including Peregrine Elementary school into the five-minute emergency response time."
Other projects on the way are the construction of Highway 16 which will Connect I-84 and the additional lane on Eagle Road, South from River Valley all the way to the interstate.
"More capacity is needed and this project continues the improvements to this area through development efforts under the successful STARs (Sales Tax Anticipation Revenue) program the centercal has been doing," Simison said.
Mayor Simison is also looking at improving safety on the roads, specifically Eagle Road. He said with the speed limit at 55 MPH, the road feels like "a race track." He is calling on local businesses and transportation agencies to help find a solution.
"Why must this road be driven at 55 miles per hour in Meridian, when it has the busiest intersections in the state with the highest traffic volume?" Simison said.
In addition to transportation and road improvements, the city is focusing on growth in other areas. Mayor Simison said the city is looking at a possible rate increase for the water and services. They also have plans to add 50 new positions which will go to the two new fire stations, a new police precinct and help with the water and sewer services.
"I believe in Meridian, this team, and where we are headed in the coming years." said Mayor Robert Simison.
Mayor Simison also spoke out about the Uvalde elementary school shooting last week. He stated that he has proposed six more SROs who will be dedicated to Meridian elementary schools.
“The events of Texas last week were horrific, and my heart goes out to the grieving families. As a parent, the thought of this is unimaginable. We send our children to school every day to learn and grow, but more and more they are being put in a position to be aware of the violence that could exist. Safety is our number one priority in Meridian and work is being done with our law enforcement and the school district, but we need to do more now. In order to keep all our students as safe as possible, I’m proposing we hire six school resource officers for West Ada elementary schools in Meridian. This will be a dedicated SRO program for our elementary schools. These additional officers will allow our current SROs to stay focused on their efforts in high schools and middle schools, while bringing resources to our most vulnerable youth,” Mayor Simison said.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the City of Meridian ranked 13th among the fastest-growing cities of 50,000 residents or more across the country.
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Arizona lottery numbers, June 1
Associated Press
These Arizona lotteries were drawn Wednesday:
Pick 3
8-8-1
Fantasy 5
07-08-14-25-30
Estimated jackpot: $362,000
The Pick
14-15-22-29-41-42
Estimated jackpot: $1,400,000
Triple Twist
06-19-23-28-32-35
Estimated jackpot: $335,000
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: 189,000,000
Powerball
11-41-56-57-63, Powerball: 2, Power Play: 2
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — Officials said a man shot his wife and mother-in-law Wednesday night during an argument about custody of their child before fleeing with his 3-month-old son in Spring.
An AMBER Alert has been issued for 3-month-old Mansa Igbokwe.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is searching for 41-year-old Obinna Dwayne Igbokwe, who they said was last known to be in the area of I-45 and Highway 105 driving a white 2008 Honda Accord with Texas license plate KMY0702.
Law enforcement officials believe the child is in imminent danger. The sheriff's office described Igbokwe as being about 6 feet tall and 190 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Officials believe he is armed and dangerous.
If you see Igbokwe, law enforcement asks that you do not approach him and instead call the police.
Investigators said Igbokwe shot his wife, Tangela Igbokwe, and mother-in-law, Linda Larkins, both in the head. Larkins was pronounced dead at the scene and Tangela was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
If you have any information regarding the location of the suspect or the child, contact the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at 936-760-5800 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-392-STOP (7867) and refer to case number 22A161172.
This is a developing story that will be updated if/when more information becomes available.
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Certain criteria need to be met in order for law enforcement to issue an AMBER Alert for a missing child age 17 or younger.
First, there needs to be a reasonable belief by law enforcement that an abduction occurred. Additionally, the law enforcement agency believes that the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.
Another criterion is that there is enough descriptive information about the victim and the abduction that would assist in the recovery of the child, such as a vehicle description or license plate number.
As part of the AMBER Alert, the child's name and other critical date elements, including the child abduction flag, are entered into the National Crime Information Center.
The AMBER Alert system, used in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, was created in 1996. It stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response and was created as a legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas, and later murdered.
You can view all active Texas AMBER Alerts from the Texas Dept. of Public Safety here.
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SAN ANTONIO — Authorities are investigating the death of a woman in the Medical Center area Wednesday night after she was struck along the I-10 frontage road while apparently running back and forth across the highway lanes.
The woman was identified as being in her 40s, according to SAPD Sgt. Daniel Gonzales, who added he expects the area of Parkdale and I-10 to be closed for some time Wednesday night heading into early Thursday morning as officials investigate who is at fault.
No one has been detained in the incident, and Gonzales said there was initial "confusion" about what actually happened when the woman was hit.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas — Officials said a man shot his wife and mother-in-law Wednesday night during an argument about custody of their child before fleeing with his 3-month-old son in Spring.
An AMBER Alert has been issued for 3-month-old Mansa Igbokwe.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is searching for 41-year-old Obinna Dwayne Igbokwe, who they said was last known to be in the area of I-45 and Highway 105 driving a white 2008 Honda Accord with Texas license plate KMY0702.
Law enforcement officials believe the child is in imminent danger. The sheriff's office described Igbokwe as being about 6 feet tall and 190 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Officials believe he is armed and dangerous.
If you see Igbokwe, law enforcement asks that you do not approach him and instead call the police.
Investigators said Igbokwe shot his wife, Tangela Igbokwe, and mother-in-law, Linda Larkins, both in the head. Larkins was pronounced dead at the scene and Tangela was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
If you have any information regarding the location of the suspect or the child, contact the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at 936-760-5800 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-392-STOP (7867) and refer to case number 22A161172.
This is a developing story that will be updated if/when more information becomes available.
FOLLOW KHOU 11 on social media for updates on this and other breaking stories: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
Certain criteria need to be met in order for law enforcement to issue an AMBER Alert for a missing child age 17 or younger.
First, there needs to be a reasonable belief by law enforcement that an abduction occurred. Additionally, the law enforcement agency believes that the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.
Another criterion is that there is enough descriptive information about the victim and the abduction that would assist in the recovery of the child, such as a vehicle description or license plate number.
As part of the AMBER Alert, the child's name and other critical date elements, including the child abduction flag, are entered into the National Crime Information Center.
The AMBER Alert system, used in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, was created in 1996. It stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response and was created as a legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas, and later murdered.
You can view all active Texas AMBER Alerts from the Texas Dept. of Public Safety here.
Follow news and trending stories in the Houston area. Click here to sign up for KHOU Morning News and Breaking News emails.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The home of this rare Crayfish is a 25-hundred foot cave system called Shelta Cave... Which, surprisingly, is surrounded by subdivisions and bustling roadways.
"As far as we can tell, there's only been about 118 individuals been confirmed to science. most of those were back in the 1960's and 1970's by the late Dr. John Cooper. Since 1988, we've only reported three by we referring to the kind of the general cave biology community." says Associate UAH Professor, Matthew Niemiller.
But why should we care that these creatures are still here? Well, the health of these organisms is an indicator of the health of the environment that they are living in.
"We as humans, we rely on groundwater, particularly rural areas to a high degree, not only for drinking water, recreational water, but also for agriculture."
Groundwater and these crayfish go hand in hand, and again - the rediscovery of them means that our ground water was not as polluted as we thought or the quality of that ground water that we have... is steadily improving...
"They help to purify the bacteria, they helped to purify the groundwater, they work for nutrient recycling.", explains Niemiller.
Although it's a good sign that we're seeing more of these organisms.... The fact that there are so few of them is alarming... and could be seen as a canary in a coal mine...
For context, in the past, canaries were used in coal mines because they are more sensitive to dangerous gases than humans are. So, if the canary died, the miners knew there were dangerous gases present and would leave the mine.
"But they can also act as canaries in the coal mine, right? So when something does happen, if we're monitoring them, that can be a big red flag that oh, you know, we shouldn't be investigating what's going on before it has impacts to us, in human society.", added Niemiller.
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KENT, Wash. — A fugitive wanted for murder was shot and killed by law enforcement in Kent Wednesday evening.
Officers from Seattle, Snohomish County, and the US Marshals Service fired their weapons when the suspect charged at them with a knife, according to a Seattle police spokesperson.
No officers were injured.
The multi-agency task force was in the 3500 block of South 222nd Place around 5:45 p.m. when the shooting occurred, according to the spokesperson.
The Seattle Police Department Force Investigation team is investigating the shooting.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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SEATTLE — Pride Month is officially underway in Seattle.
Wednesday morning, city officials, the LGBTQIA+ Commission, and community leaders attended a flag raising event at City Hall.
"It was the first place where I found my community and to see so many people so happy about being their authentic self was kind of a powerful moment," Executive Director Krystal Marx said.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said the LGBTQIA+ community has been "a vital and integral part of this great Seattle community, leading the country on the issues of equality and inclusion."
Seattle City Councilmember Tammy Morales said it is important to note that pride "didn't start out as waving rainbow flags and parades."
"Pride was and is a display of resistance. It commemorates the Stonewall Riots in New York City."
This year marks a return to the celebration being fully in-person following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Marx. That includes the parade, scheduled for June 26.
"It feels like we're finally back to normal," Marx said. "It's like this sigh of relief in a way."
King County Metro Operator Johnathon Futch was selected as one of the grand marshals of the 48th pride parade. Representing essential workers through the COVID-19 pandemic, Futch received his sash at Metro's Central Base from Community Grand Marshal Gaysha Starr.
“This is a great honor, representing so many communities in one parade,” said Futch. “There were so many essential workers, workers who didn’t hesitate to stay with their jobs because they knew they were providing vital services. I’m proud to represent my Metro family, and very proud to help celebrate and recognize those in the LGBTQIA+ community who helped perform these services every day.”
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CALDWELL — Agriculture is important in Canyon County — but how important? And how should the government best support the protection of agricultural lands while refraining from telling landowners what to do?
To address these questions, David Anderson, the Idaho program manager for the American Farmland Trust and a fifth-generation Idahoan from a ranching family, presented his research on the importance of agriculture in the area to the Canyon County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, with many county planning staff in attendance.
These are just some of the questions that county planners and elected officials are grappling with as they develop Canyon County’s new comprehensive plan, the document that will guide development and regulation of development there for the next 10 years. The process of developing the document, which began in 2019, is still underway, with public hearings on the most recent draft expected to be scheduled in late June or possibly early July, as previously reported.
The American Farmland Trust saw a need to describe the significance of agriculture to Canyon County’s economy because the conversion rate of farmland to developed land in the Treasure Valley is “among the highest in the country,” Anderson said.
Yet agriculture is a “significant driver” of Canyon County’s economy, Anderson said. The current value of the agricultural economy in Canyon County is just under $620 million, he said. In 20 years, if no cropland were converted, that value would be over $1 billion, he said. He wanted to create a best-case estimate of how much agricultural land could be lost if the county adopts its current comprehensive plan, and what that would do to the value of the agricultural economy.
To do so, he used data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to locate where the top 12 most valuable crops are grown in the county, he said. In order, those crops are alfalfa, winter wheat, corn, mint, sugarbeets, dry beans, onions, potatoes, hops, orchards; spring wheat, other grains and pulses; and vegetables, Anderson said.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture does not distinguish crops grown for seed harvesting from crops grown to be eaten, he said. Canyon County is a significant producer of seed crops, many of which are shipped elsewhere to grow food.
Canyon County is over 386,000 acres in size; 52.3% of the land is cropland, he said. Of that land, 76.5% is used to grow the 12 most valuable crops grown in the county, he said.
From there, he looked at where those 12 crops are grown within the county’s 10 Areas of City Impact, often referred to as areas of impact. These are the areas surrounding cities that the cities are “expected to grow and annex,” according to the current draft of the county’s comprehensive plan. The borders of those areas are “negotiated between City and County officials,” the draft says.
The picture seems grim: even if cities and counties limited development to these areas of impact, the county would still lose 30% of the agricultural acreage used to grow the 12 most valuable crops, Anderson said.
“The way to look at that is that, essentially in this plan, that’s what you’re saying you’re willing to sacrifice,” Anderson said.
That loss of agricultural land translates to more than a $213 million loss in today’s dollars over 20 years, he said. He said this represents a conservative picture of what could happen because it does not consider areas that could be developed outside of the areas of impact, and the overall estimate of economic value used a conservative multiplier, he said.
Some in the county have complained that the county commissioners are eager to approve development because doing so means “adding more value to the tax base,” said Commissioner Keri Smith. She asked Anderson if any studies have been done that showed the opposite.
The American Farmland Trust did a suite of studies looking at the issue in different parts of the country, Anderson said. It did not do a study in Canyon County, but the University of Idaho did, he said.
Researchers consistently found that for every property tax dollar collected from a farm, it costs about $0.40 to provide community services to residents of that land, he said. Community services could include fire or police services.
But when agricultural land is converted to development, it costs $1.20 to provide services to residents for every property tax dollar collected, he said. It does not matter where in the country development is taking place or what kinds of crops are being grown, he said. Eventually, the farmland trust stopped doing such studies because the results were consistent in every location.
“Another way of looking at this is that property taxes you are collecting on working farms are subsidizing the cost of community services in your cities,” Anderson said.
This difference illustrates the need to balance providing for the estimated 100,000 new residents expected to move to the county in the coming years, and protecting and enhancing the county’s economy, he said.
“We haven’t driven the tractor off of the cliff yet, but this is the time now to be setting those precedents before we become just another sea of rooftops and strip malls and they’re all sadly named after the farms they replaced,” he said.
Agriculture cannot simply move elsewhere if development moves in, Anderson said. It would not be easy to replicate the favorable climate and water conditions present in the valley elsewhere, he said.
Many of the businesses that have been recruited into the area came because of the agricultural economy, Smith said.
“You’d also then have to replace those industries that could no longer thrive because the commodities are no longer available at the rate that they need it,” Smith said. Companies in the area, such as Lactalis, rely on locally produced agricultural goods, such as milk, to produce cheese and other products, as previously reported.
Further, given the robust seed producing economy, it would be foolish to allow the agricultural economy to falter, Anderson said.
“Once again, this idea that we’ve invested billions of dollars over multiple generations to create a highly viable economic hub that’s not only feeding us locally here, but the seed industry is feeding the world … I think we have a certain responsibility as leaders to say, ‘hey, you know what? We’re feeding the world here. If we don’t protect this, that’s a (threat) to national security,’” Anderson said.
One question that has arisen in discussions of the comprehensive plan is if the county should limit development to the areas considered to have the poorest soils for agriculture, Smith said. But it’s complicated. For example, much of the Sunnyslope Wine Trail is on soil less suitable for agriculture, yet the area has a thriving fruit industry, Anderson said.
Smith said the political climate at the moment is a challenging one, with many people “preaching property rights without fully reading and understanding what property rights truly means from the Idaho Land Use Planning Act,” adding that she hopes Anderson will come back next year to speak to the new commissioners that will be taking office.
Anderson said he thinks it is important to protect a farmer’s ability to do what they want with their land, including continuing to farm.
“What about my right to farm? What about my right to ranch?” he said. “I think that as leaders of the county you have a responsibility for making sure that Canyon County remains economically viable and protect my right to farm.”
It is not a given that every farmer wants to sell their land, or that their only option is to sell to a developer, he said. Having policy in place that supports a robust economy will make farmers less likely to want to sell, he said.
“As a farmer, as a landowner, that’s contributing to that robust economy, it’s setting a precedent most likely for my kids to come back, keep going another generation on the farm, or, because my farm is so valuable, because I’m part of a $600 million annual economy, then somebody else is going to want to come buy my farm and keep it in ag,” Anderson said.
A farmer who wants to sell their land will, and that will be impossible to avoid even with the best policies and plans to support farmers, he said. However, it would still mean the county has done its best to support farmers and minimize sell-offs, he said.
Commissioner Leslie Van Beek brought up the idea of a farmer who is having trouble making it, and asked whether the government has the right to tell a farmer that they cannot sell their land, or that they must sell their land at the cost of agricultural land as opposed to what it might sell for if it was sold to a developer.
If the county has done everything it can to protect farmland, including forming public-private partnerships, and some farmers still want to sell, then the county has still done everything it can, Anderson said. But if leaders have not done everything they can, even more farmers may feel pressure to sell, which could greatly fragment farmland, he said.
Smith said that there seems to be differing ideas of how the government should intervene when it comes to different land uses.
“People love to have their homes,” she said. “That is a guaranteed right, but the second I want to put in a kennel, or a pig farm, or even expand a feed lot, now all of a sudden, the government needs to tell you what to do, because that’s not okay. So I get very frustrated.”
The current draft of the comprehensive plan is available on the county’s website. Comment on the plan can be sent to GrowingTogether@CanyonCounty.ID.gov, or through the form on the website.
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There is new information regarding a possible hate crime attack against a Black-owned salon in Brooklyn, as surveillance video shows a man who police believed scrawled swastikas with spray paint before setting the building on fire.
Security video from the middle of the night shows tenants climbing down the fire escape of their Myrtle Avenue building in Fort Greene, awoken from their sleep and desperate to escape the growing fire inside.
"We went out the fire escape, it was really really terrifying," said Claire Chatinover, who lives in the building. She and Jake Fernberg were seen on the video, along with another couple, as firefighters began battling the flames.
When the smoke cleared, the salon on the first floor was badly damaged, with equipment charred and pipes busted — but that was not all.
"Then they realized there were two swastikas in red in the hallway and the accelerant on the back wall going towards the salon," said the building owner, who did not want to be identified.
He said he could imagine anyone who would want to target the business, Salon Rhed, or his building. Surveillance footage from a nearby restaurant showed a hooded figure walking back and forth in front of the salon shortly before the fire started.
"This is completely outrageous, people could have died," the owner said.
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The FDNY fire marshal ruled the fire was a result of arson, and the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating. Meanwhile, the building's tenants and the salon have been temporarily forced out.
"Mentally, it’s terrifying to be part of an apartment that’s questionably part of a hate crime, and both being Jewish, knowing the salon owner is Black," said Chatinover.
An anonymous source is offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction.
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It's a must-order when you go to the movies — but now some theaters are seeing a popcorn shortage just as the summer blockbuster season starts.
As "Top Gun: Maverick" shattered Memorial Day Weekend box office records, more and more people are returning to movie theaters, some for the first time since before the pandemic. But moviegoers may be missing a beloved staple thanks to supply chain problems.
The same issue that has impacted cars and furniture for about two years is now hurting supplies at movie theater concession stands.
"For a certain time a few months ago, it was difficult to get the canola oil for the popcorn and it wasn’t because they didn’t have enough oil. It’s because they didn’t have the glue to enclose the box that the oil bib goes in," said Ryan Wenke, the director of operations and technology at Prospector Theater in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
He says plastic cups and straws are tough to get, even certain candies like Sour Patch watermelon and Twizzlers. But the theater said it is working to prevent shortages, and they say they’ve got plenty of popcorn, including their gourmet varieties.
"We’ve built a great relationship with vendors over the last eight years, that they’ve worked for us to try and outsource and find other ways to get what we need," Wenke said.
At the Prospector Theater, sales from all tickets and at the concession stand also help fund their mission as a non-profit.
"So when you come to the theater, you’re not just watching a movie but you’re seeing our incredible mission of meaningful employment for people with disabilities," Wenke added.
From "Jurassic World: Dominion" to "Minions: The Rise of Gru" and "Lightyear," there is no shortage of things to see, as Wenke said the summer movie lineup is the strongest since pre-pandemic times of 2015-2016.
And with some theaters, like the Prospector, now with recliner seats and able to serve alcohol, there looks to plenty of good times to be had at the movies once again.
As long as there are enough snacks, especially candy and popcorn, to share.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A year-long investigation into a deadly boat capsizing in February 2021 took a surprising turn as the U.S. Coast Guard released its findings in a town hall to the residents of Garibaldi, including members of the victims’ families.
“The totality of the circumstances in my opinion, was negligent,” said Capt. Christopher Coutu, a staff judge advocate for the U.S. Coast Guard. “I wanted the district commander to consider that and consider that and move it to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecution.”
In February 2021, the Coastal Reign, a commercial fishing vessel, capsized while attempting to cross the bar at Tillamook Bay when returning from a days-long crabbing expedition.
The Coast Guard responded with rescue boats and a helicopter from Astoria, but two on the fishing vessel didn’t make it. Todd Chase and Zachary Zappone were killed when the boat capsized.
Investigators site survivor testimony and evidence found at the scene, saying marijuana was used by three of the four people on board, not including Chase but including the owner and operator of the boat Brandon Anderson, for a majority of the nearly 40-hour trip.
Investigators say one of the survivors told authorities they kept the use hidden from Chase while on the trip.
“The drug use and the last time they smoked marijuana was 30 minutes prior to crossing the bar,” said Coutu.
The Coast Guard found a variety of factors, including the drug use, fatigue — citing about two hours of sleep total during the trip, and a difficult crossing area with warnings in place, all led to the boat capsizing, which was being driven by Anderson at the time.
“Determined that it was a failure to properly navigate in and through the south hole, a dangerous area here in Oregon,” said Coutu, adding that two other vessels safely made the crossing in the hours before. “A reasonable mariner would have been able to do it and have, both before and after Mr. Anderson attempted to do it; marijuana use, fatigue.”
Since the Coast Guard is unable to pursue these charges directly, they’ve referred the case to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecution, but so far, Anderson has not been charged for the negligence the Coast Guard says it found.
It’s something the victims’ family members expressed anger at during the Coast Guard’s town hall in Garibaldi Wednesday evening.
“If a person was smoking marijuana and driving down a highway and you take a life, that’s manslaughter,” a family member of Zach “Lunch” Zappone said during the meeting. “You have proof and evidence and this guy just gets to walk? Not fair.”
Family members added to KOIN 6 off-camera that they would like to see accountability for actions. The Coast Guard added that Anderson was not required to have a mariners license for a vessel of that size, and when brought in, he pleaded the fifth.
It doesn’t appear that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has made a decision on referring Anderson for criminal charges.
Following the meeting, KOIN 6 reached out to the office for more information but because it was already after hours, we have not yet heard back. The case is also being referred to the state’s district attorney’s office.
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April 18, 1943 - May 28, 2022
VALPARAISO - Anthony Teutemacher, age 79, of Valparaiso, passed away on May 28, 2022, at his home. He was born on April 18, 1943, in Kankakee, IL to Anthony and Rose (Lorenz) Teutemacher, both of whom preceded him in death.
On June 5, 1965, he married the love of his life, Sandra Jean (Mauke) Teutemacher, who survives in Valparaiso, IN. He is also survived by his sons: James Anthony Teutemacher of Naperville, IL and Christopher Travis Teutemacher of Valparaiso, IN; his grandson, Jeremy of Michigan City, IN; his great-granddaughter, Gracie Lynn of Michigan City, IN; and by his twin sister, Antoinette (Don) Corey.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Roy Teutemacher; and sister, Rita Sallee.
Tony enjoyed photography, gardening, fishing, camping and spending time with his family. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force.
A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, June 3, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. at White-Love Funeral Home, 525 S 2nd St., Chesterton, IN. The family will receive friends for a Memorial Visitation from 5:00 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home.
Please share your wonderful memories with the family at: www.whitelovefuneralhome.com.
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July 13, 1931 - May 27, 2022
EAST CHICAGO - Mr. George Benavente, age 90, of East Chicago, Indiana, passed away peacefully, May 27, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 13, 1931, to Jorge Benavente and Maria Concepcion Perez, in Rio Grande, Zacatecas, Mexico.
George was a retiree of Arcelor Mittal (formerly Inland Steel), with 30 years of dedicated and loyal service. He loved singing Mariachi songs and playing his guitar. He was also an avid pool shooter and was very good at it! He owned the Rainbow Bar for many years.
He is preceded in death by his former wife and the mother of his children, Quintina Benavente; his parents, Jorge Benavente and Maria Concepcion Perez; two brothers: Robert and Enrique Mendoza; two sisters: Lilia Marrufo and Maria Elena Chavez.
He leaves to cherish a lifetime of memories, six children: Dr. Jorge (Nancy) Benavente, Alfonso Benavente, Maria (Rory) McDonald, Rosa (Victor) Estrada, Jose (Dianna) Benavente, and Theresa Ruelas; one sister, Maria Concepcion; three brothers: Jose, Octavio and Rafael Mendoza; and a host of granchidren; great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces; and nephews; and special friend, Cathy Rivera.
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March 18, 1933 - May 30, 2022
VALPARAISO - Howard A. Florer, 89 of Valparaiso, passed away Monday, May 30, 2022. He was born March 18, 1933 in Tefft, IN to Clarence and Erna (Krug) Florer.
Howard proudly served in the Army Air Corps and later made his career as a machine operator with McGill's in Valparaiso. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Moose Lodge. Howard was a talented bowler and participated on several teams locally.
Howard is survived by his sister, Mayme Vanderberg; brothers: Carl Florer and Ronald (Ellen) Florer; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and sisters: Juanita Knoll and Althea Williams.
Per Howard's wishes, following cremation no services will be held. Moeller Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.
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WHITING - Inez T. Davids, age 82, of Whiting, formerly of East Chicago, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022.
Inez is survived by four sons: Lee R. (Yolanda) Davids, David M. (Donna) Davids, Jeffrey A. (Gloria) Davids, and Henry H. (Jennifer) Davids; two daughters: Lora L. Davids and Donna M. (Fredrico) Lopez; ten grandchildren: Marlene Martinez, David Gutierrez, Ashlynn Davids, Ashley Bailey, Ariel Szczecina, Alyssa Davids, Jeffrey Davids, Jr., Davin Davids, Alex Davids and Symone Davids; six great-granchildren: Lexton Szczecina, Avi Aldape, Freddie Lopez IV, Julian Sikles, Myla Martinez and Kinsey Martinez; five siblings: Susan Arias, Locha Delacruz, Phyllis Delgado, Frank Martinez and Luis Marinez.
Visitation will be held on Friday, June 3, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at FIFE FUNERAL HOME, 4201 Indianapolis Blvd., East Chicago. Father Diego Florez will have a prayer service at p.m. at the funeral home on Friday. Burial will be held on Friday, June 10, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Ridgelawn Cemetery, Gary, IN.
Inez enjoyed arts and crafts and was involved with St. John the Baptist Church in Whiting, Indiana. She also enjoyed her back yard vegetable and flower gardening and loved to cook.
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EAST CHICAGO - Early on Thursday, May 26, 2022, she laid down her burdens. She was preceded In death by her father and mother, Collins & Willie Glass. Husband Ronald W. Jackson. Brother Tony Glass & Sister Doris Royal. She leaves to cherish loving memories with her children: Ronald (Issa) Jackson Jr & Ayesha Jackson. Step Daughter: Dawn Renee Oliver. Grandchildren: De'Shonna Jackson, Tatyanna Pollard, Ronald Jackson Ill, AllYanna Rodgers, Josiah Jackson & Ralin Ann Oliver. Great Grandchildren: Dezi Nunn, Clyonna Horton & Nasir Williams. Sisters: Linda (Ronald) Smith, Colleen(Thomas) Burns, Shelia (Robert) McCraig, Kim (Michael) Harris & Lisa Thompson. Brothers: Charles (Janet) Glass, Collins (Sonya) Glass, Kenny Glass. Sister In Law: Irma Jean (Curtis) Martin and a host of special nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral service will be held Saturday, June 4, 2022 llam at Greater Destiny Bible Church 1920 Columbus Drive East Chicago with visitation from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. prior to the funeral service. Apostle Kelly B. Williams, Sr., officiating. Interment Fern Oaks Cemetery Griffith.
HINTON & WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME is honored to be of service to the Jckson family during their time of loss.
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July 27, 1952 - June 2, 1992
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARIA E. (LIZ) JOHNSON. Missing you on your 30th anniversary in heaven. Love Mom, Sons, and Family.
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July 27, 1952 - June 2, 1992
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARIA E. (LIZ) JOHNSON. Missing you on your 30th anniversary in heaven. Love Mom, Sons, and Family.
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HAMMOND - Marsha Louise Lewis, "Red", 76, of Hammond, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022.
She leaves to cherish her memory, two sons: Eddie D. Lewis and Damon K. Lewis, Sr.; one daughter, Karla D. Lewis; six grandchildren: Ashley, Antonette, Anthony, Sean, Brian and Damon Jr.; 16 great-grandchildren; one aunt, Helen London; one niece; and a multitude of cousins; and extended family.
Preceded in death by husband, Eddie P. Lewis; parents, John and Armentia Harper; brother, John Henry Harper.
Private services were held at the family's convenience.
Hinton & Williams Funeral Home is honored to be of service to the Lewis family during their time of loss.
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GRIFFITH - Raymond K. Elbaor, age 66, of Griffith, IN passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022.
He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Susan; children: Derek (Amy) Elbaor and Britni (Eric) Michael; grandchildren: Elliott, Thomas, and Clara; brothers: James (Janice) Elbaor, Steven (Barbara) Elbaor, Kenneth Elbaor, and Joseph (Shari) Elbaor; sister, Anne (Sal) Detraglia; brother-in-law, Bob (Carol) Davis; sister-in-law, Nancy (Dennis) Pawlick; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friend, Tim (Phyllis) Malo.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Virginia Elbaor.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. with Father Keith Virus officiating at St. Mary Catholic Church, located at 525 N Broad St, Griffith, IN 46319.
Friends may meet with the family on Friday, June 3, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at White Funeral Home, located at 921 W. 45th (Glen Park Avenue) Griffith, IN.
Raymond retired from BP Amoco after working there for 43 years. He was a member of the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, Trinity Council #3755 in Chicago, IL. He was also a member of the Griffith Board of Zoning and Appeals. Ray was an assistant high school football coach for 18 years at Griffith and Andrean High Schools where he was a member of two state championship winning staffs (1997 Griffith, 2004 Andrean).
Raymond was a high school referee in both football and basketball. He was an avid Colts and White Sox fan. He enjoyed golfing and spending time with his wife, kids, and grandkids. Ray loved a perfectly cooked steak and a cold glass of beer (better make it two). He loved dancing spontaneously with his wife and blasting rock music. He loved 4th of July fireworks and family time above all. He had a true DIY spirit and an endless positivity for life.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider making a donation to Andrean High School in Ray's name.
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March 23, 1946 - May 21, 2022
PORTAGE - Ruben Reynaldo Gonzalez Sr., 76, of Portage, passed away unexpectedly at 5:07 p.m., Saturday, May 21, 2022 in his home.
He was born March 23, 1946, in Moca, Puerto Rico, to Francisco and Virginia (Sanchez) Gonzalez.
Ruben honorably served his country in the United States Army from 1966 to 1968. He was formerly a truck driver but was currently working in the dining hall at Valparaiso University. Ruben was a caring man who loved you in his own way. He was a storyteller at heart; his stories were wild and funny. Ruben walked around with a tough guy persona, joking with a serious face, and hugged you every time he saw you. He was a man of many talents; he was artistic through music, drawing, and construction.
He would always say, "You gotta look out for number one". He believed happiness started with yourself.
On May 18, 1996, in Lake Station, Indiana, Ruben married Teresa (Barrett) Gonzalez. They celebrated 26 years of marriage. He will truly be missed by his wife, children, and all who knew him.
Surviving are his wife, Teresa Gonzalez of Portage; four children: Deborah (Mark) Myers of East Chicago, Suzanna Gonzalez of Crown Point, Lori Gonzalez of Gary, and Ruben Gonzalez Jr. of Crown Point; two step-children: Kevin Zeck and Renee Mendoza, both of Valparaiso; nine siblings: Wilfredo (Rebecca), George (Yolanda), Francisco "Cisco" (Rhonda), and Carlos (Margarita) Gonzalez, Elizabeth (Nelson) Serrano, Joel, Rebecca (Adel), Samuel (Dinora), and Daniel Gonzalez; nine grandchildren: Robert, Christopher, Nicolas, Kyrah, Akelah, Analia, Sam, Keith Jr., and Arianna; and one great-grandchild, Syre.
Preceding in death were his parents; two infant siblings: Francisco and Jacob Gonzalez; four siblings: Hector, Ralph, Raymond, and Rosa Maria Gonzalez; one niece, Kimberly Gonzalez; and one nephew, Joshua Gonzalez.
A funeral celebrating his life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Graceland Cemetery Chapel, 1505 E. Morthland Dr., Valparaiso, with Pastor Bob Vale officiating. Visitation and viewing will be held from 11:00 a.m. until time of service Saturday at the cemetery chapel. Burial will follow the service in the cemetery. Sunset Funeral Home is caring for the arrangements.
Please send condolences to the family at www.LakeviewFHC.com.
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January 26, 1947 - May 10, 2022
CARMEL - Sharon Lee (Tyler) Freed, 75, Carmel, passed away on May 10, 2022, with family by her side. She was born on January 26, 1947, in Hammond, IN, to Robert Lee and Virginia Juanita (Wright) Tyler.
Sharon graduated from Indiana University in 1968 and quickly followed up with her master's degree in 1970 in Nursing. Sharon genuinely loved working with people. She was a nurse for many years. Post nursing, Sharon brought her knowledge and experience with her as an advisor as she began her career with Prudential Securities in 1994. She was a very caring, compassionate, empathetic, and knowledgeable person and wonderful financial advisor as she was very focused on helping people plan for retirement, long-term care, and income needs. Sharon and her daughter, Katie, moved to Raymond James in November 2007. Together, they helped plan for others' successful financial journeys. Sharon was the very definition of life well planned. Due to health issues, Sharon retired in 2017. Sharon was active in her community. She was a peer counselor for the Y-Me Breast Cancer Organization of Central Indiana, on the board of directors for the Pink Ribbon Connection, was musical director for Local Disciples of Christ Church, a former President of the Indiana Dance Ambassadors, a choir director at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, and often played the piano and organ at various churches throughout Indiana, playing for congregations that did not have the means or ability to have full time musicians. Sharon will be greatly missed by her clients, friends, and family.
She is survived by her husband, John Freed; her children: Katie Parkins (husband, Gary Guarino) and Jon Mink (significant other, Lynn Walters); brother, Steven Tyler; her granddaughters: Lexie Parkins and Libby Parkins; and her grandson, Nick Guarino.
A Memorial Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., at Flanner & Buchanan Funeral Home, 325 East Carmel Drive, Carmel, with the service starting at 12:00 p.m., with Reverend Loral Tansy officiating. A meal will be provided immediately following the service. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, June 5, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. CT in RidgeLawn Cemetery, Martinsville, IL.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Iglesia Del Dios Vivo, 3745 East Pleasant Run Parkway South Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46201.
Stillinger Family Funeral Home - Hendryx Chapel has been honored to assist Sharon's family and friends during their loss of an amazing woman. If you would like to sign the online guest book or send condolences to the family, you may do so by visiting www.stillingerfamily.com
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NAPLES, Fla. — A Naples neighborhood is hopping mad after discovering more than 50 white domesticated rabbits in their front yards earlier this week.
Chelsea Mckee is a Naples resident and volunteer with the SWFL House Rabbit Rescue. She said she heard about 50-100 rabbits being dumped in the area of Woodside Avenue in East Naples early Tuesday morning.
“It seems that the bunnies kind of appeared overnight,” said Mckee. “This happens all the time in Naples. It happens everywhere.”
She and neighbors began scouring a nearby wooded area, eventually finding about 20 of the dumped rabbits. Mckee said when domesticated rabbits are placed outside, it’s a death sentence because the rabbits are not even the same species as wild rabbits and don’t have the skills to defend or feed themselves.
Jennifer MacBeth is the President of the SWFL House Rabbit Rescue. She said shelters are overflowing with rabbits, her rescue has about 70 rabbits in their shelters or at foster homes around the area. She said the influx always occurs around this time of year because the rabbits are often discarded Easter gifts.
“They get a cute rabbit about 8 weeks of age from the pet store and very quickly the novelty wears off,” she said.
MacBeth added that this year is particularly bad for rabbits. They believe COVID could be a big contributor to the spike.
“We think people got rabbits during COVID as a pet and they’re back to work and functioning and they just don’t want the rabbits anymore,” she added.
Wednesday night, Mckee was back on Woodside Avenue searching for any other rabbits she may have missed the day before. She advises anyone buying a rabbit to know how much work it takes and if you are going to buy one, shelters are the perfect place to shop.
For more information on adoption–contact the SWFL House Rabbit Rescue at 410-382-2433.
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NormaJean “Jean” Dye, 98, of Clear Lake, died Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 at MercyOne Hospice. Arrangements: Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel.
Bill Eugene Luse, 77, of Saint Ansgar, passed away Monday, May 30, 2022 at MercyOne Hospital in Mason City, Iowa. Arrangements: Ewing Funeral Home, Britt.
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Thomas (Tom) Joseph Niess
July 12, 1950-May 27, 2022
Thomas (Tom) Joseph Niess, of rural Buffalo Center, IA, formerly from Osage, IA, age 71, was born July 12, 1950, and died unexpectedly on May 27, 2022 in Sonora, CA after a brief illness, while visiting family.
A Knights of Columbus Rosary will start at 2:00 p.m. on June 5,2022, with a visitation immediately following until 5:00 p.m. The funeral is June 6 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage. Burial at Orchard Cemetery with full military honors followed by a reception immediately following at the church hall.
Tom was born to parents Matthew Joseph and Dorothy Ann (Bonoff) Niess. He attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and Osage High School in Osage before attending NIACC to major in History Education and play football.
Before earning his degree, his draft number was called for the Vietnam War. He served his country as part of the Berlin Brigade. Tom was honorably discharged and moved home to pursue his love of farming.
While attending NIACC, he met Patricia Rae McGee of Cresco, IA. They wed August 7, 1970. To this union were born 5 children. Tom farmed in the Osage/New Haven area for 30 years and in 2002 moved to Buffalo Center where he was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. He worked for Golden Oval Eggs in Thompson, IA, Kuchenbecker Excavating, Yegge Farms and other ag-related entities in the Buffalo Center/Rake area.
Tom loved farming, planting, harvesting crops, creating metal art, and cherished time with his family. Tom was known for his gardening skills. He fed the world as a farmer and his neighbors, friends, and family with his garden. He nurtured us not only with food but with his wisdom, guidance, and understanding. He enjoyed sharing his unique metal gifts with family and friends.
Tom was an active member of numerous community and church groups including: Mitchell County Cattlemen, Knights of Columbus, Farm Bureau at the local and state level, 4-H Youth Advisory Council, CCD instructor, Orchard American Legion, Sacred Heart School Board, Archangels Catholic Cluster Council, and as District Director and board member for the Iowa Cattleman's Association.
Tom is survived by his wife Patricia Rae (McGee) Niess, of nearly 52 years. Children: Kathryn Josephine (David) Bruhn of Ely, IA; Elizabeth Rae (Scott) Ludwig of Wilmar, MN; Amy Marie (Josh) Kelly of Independence, IA; Bradley Thomas Niess (Brett Vaughn) of Long Barn, CA; and Michael Patrick (Danielle) Niess of Leland, IA. Grandchildren: Brandon and Kevin Bruhn; Ben and Courtney Kelly; Tyler Ludwig; and Tyler, Ellie, and Isabel Niess.
He is also survived by his mother, Dorothy Bonoff Niess, siblings: Julie (Greg) Vulk; Jody (Dale) Ellickson; Cindy (Randall) Schissel; Timothy (Jane) Niess; Christy (Richard) Truxaw, Laurel (William) Gisleson; Scott (Julie) Niess; Brian (Cari) Niess; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his father Matthew Niess, and paternal and maternal grandparents.
www.schroederfuneralhomes.com Champion Funeral Home 641-732-3706
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CALIFORNIA, USA — At the steps of the state capitol Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Mike McGuire along with legislators and firefighters called for support of a bill that would help with Cal Fire staffing shortages.
SB 1062 would immediately hire 1,124 firefighters. Of those, 768 would be allocated for hand crews.
“With the hand crews, we can do the really hard, laborious work to make sure that fires are less destructive” said Senator Mike McGuire.
Hand crews help alleviate the brush and fuels for fires, and they help build containment lines ahead of fires. Cal Fire said these extra hands are essential for stopping fire progression and even preventing fire starts.
356 firefighters would go to fire engine support. Cal Fire said they average 2.7 people per fire truck, meanwhile the U.S. Forest Service and other fire services average three personnel per truck. The goal is to make sure there is always three people per fire truck without firefighters needing to work overtime.
Vice President of Cal Fire, Pete Munoa said California’s population in 1976 was 20 million people, but that number is now around 40 million.
“Cal Fire has the same amount (of), if not less, fire engines and less personnel than we did in the 1970s,” Munoa said.
Senator Dave Min of Orange County said hiring these additional firefighters is about more than just battling fires.
“It's also an important investment in the health and safety of our first responders who work as many as 40 days in a row away from their families. We heard about this statistic, 54,000 calls made last year by firefighters to mental health hotlines” Min said.
The bill has bipartisan support by 39 members. An amendment in the California Legislature would allocate 1% of state revenues from the General Fund to help pay for the new staffing measures.
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More than 1 inch of rain had fallen by 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to reports from northwest Midland.
The soaking rain was needed for an area in the midst of an “exceptional drought,” according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and had received around half an inch of rain this calendar year. Prior to Wednesday, the National Weather Service reported that 0.68 inch of rain had fallen since Sept. 1.
However, by the 10:53 p.m. report, the NWS had reported 0.81 inch had fallen Wednesday at Midland International Airport. In other words, more rain fell during a two-plus hour span on Wednesday night than during the nine previous months. It also is the most rain in one day going back to July 2, 2021 (1.65 inches).
In addition to rain, gusts up to 60 mph were reported north of Midland International Airport, according to the National Weather Service’s Twitter account. The NWS showed gusts reached 56 mph at Airpark, according to its 7:55 p.m. report.
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PORTLAND, Oregon — We report on a lot theft cases in Portland. We so often share how victims never see their stolen items again, or how community members weren't able to help them.
This is not one of those stories.
It starts with a photo. Norma Kron Gardner was 15 years old when she smiled for the picture, taken nearly 80 years ago. Faded and worn, the picture still means the world to Norma’s daughter, Chris Harrison.
“I think this picture held my mom and dad together while he was away,” said Harrison, 74.
Harrison’s father, Benjamin Gardner, carried Norma's photo all through Europe during World War II. Harrison said it gave him hope.
“When he came back in a year or two, they got married,” she said.
So it just makes sense that Harrison has long carried the same precious picture of her mother in her own wallet. Both of her parents passed away many years ago.
“I enjoyed having it there, because I knew she was there and it was a nice little reminder,” said Harrison.
Last August, Harrison, who lives near Atlanta, came to Portland to visit her daughter. She stopped into the Trader Joe's on Northeast Halsey Street. It was there Harrison said someone bumped into her and stole her wallet from her bag.
“I was devastated, I was crying,” she said. “We were going to leave the next day.”
As first reported by The Oregonian, Harrison filed a police report but thought she'd never see her wallet or her treasured photo again. Eight months had passed when she got an unexpected phone call.
“I get this call from this guy, he says, ‘Hey lady, I have your wallet,’ and I'm like yeah right,” said Harrison.
The man on the other line was 37-year-old Randall Bair.
“It's fine, I kind of expected it,” said Bair of Harrison’s initial response.
Bair promised he had not stolen Harrison’s wallet. Instead, he said he found it tucked into a tree in the McDonald’s parking lot on Northeast Cesar Chavez Boulevard, just a few blocks from Trader Joe’s.
“I understand how hard it is to lose your wallet, it's happened to me,” shared Bair.
He said he noticed Harrison's phone number on a medical card in the wallet and called her.
“I just said, ‘I'm going to leave it in the McDonald's, you can come pick it up,’” Bair said.
Harrison still didn’t buy it.
“I’m like, ‘I'm sure you did,’” said Harrison. “I was very skeptical.”
Then Harrison remembered the report she’d filed with the Portland Police Bureau. She said the responding officer had told her she could call him anytime, so she did. Harrison said the officer went by McDonald's and was able to retrieve the wallet.
“The credit cards were missing and money was missing but the picture was still in there!” said Harrison. “I'm like, 'Oh you're kidding me!'”
The officer mailed the wallet to Harrison the very next day. To thank him, Harrison mailed the the officer two Trader Joe's gift cards, but said he mailed them back to her, because he wasn’t allowed to accept them.
As for Bair, Harrison said she is sending him a reward as well, and an apology.
“I am so ashamed of the way I talked to him at first,” said Harrison. “You know, in this day and age, it's so hard to trust people.”
Bair said he understood.
“She got it after a while,” he chuckled.
It turns out that somewhere in the wallet, perhaps tucked in near Norma Kron Gardner’s smile, was one last lesson from mom.
“Don't give up on humankind,” said Harrison. “Because humans can be kind.”
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Batter up it’s Appy League Opening Day. The players are rolling into town and ready to hit the field.
From fresh cut-outfields to hitting it out of the park. Appy League teams are getting ready for opening weekend and showing off fresh talent.
“I think this team has a lot of talent, a lot of raw talent, a lot of potential,” said Kevin Mahoney, Doughboys Manager. “I think with the coaching staff and their abilities, we’ll be able to put together a really solid ballclub on the field every single night, as well as compete every single night.”
They’ll also be providing plenty of fun off the diamond throughout the season.
“Thursday is going to be our opening night and our Thirsty Thursday,” Kiva Fuller, JC Doughboys General Manager. “Our first Thirsty Thursday of five this year… on Friday, we have fireworks… And then Saturday is our Star Wars night. We’re going to actually have characters in-house for Star Wars. So it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
Thursday night the Elizabethton River Riders head to Johnson City to take on the Doughboys.
“We’re super excited about opening day it is in Johnson City,” said Maya Mathis, Elizabethton River Riders General Manager. “They’re kind of our rivals because they’re like, right down the street, like love them, but they’re still all rivals. But they’re a great game, to start off with.”
The River Riders have to wait until Saturday to play at home, but they are ready to show off new additions.
“We did a lot of renovations here,” said Mathis. “So we have this new group area, which we’re at right now…. we have a beer garden on the third base side over there. We want a little something for everybody out here. That was really our goal in the off-season was to have a little something for everybody. So we did those renovations.”
The River Riders and Doughboys aren’t the only local teams playing, the Greeneville Flyboys take on the Kingsport Axmen and the Bristol State Liners head to Princeton West Virginia to play the Whistlepigs.
Grab your gloves because the Appy League is stepping up to bat for its second season Thursday night at 7.
For a full schedule and to buy tickets, click here.
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Getting ready to visit the Delaware beaches this weekend? Here's what you should know
One thing is clear after Memorial Day weekend: People are eager to get back to the Delaware beaches and soak in that sea breeze – and the beautiful weather lately is only helping push those summer dreams along.
Is the ocean calling you this weekend, too? Then we've got you covered.
For anyone looking to visit the beaches during the weekend of June 3, this guide will help answer questions ranging from dining to parking to the latest weather reports.
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Lifeguard shortages affecting Lewes
A nationwide lifeguard shortage did not spare the Delaware beaches, and Lewes is currently working on rebuilding its lifeguarding staff.
Over Memorial Day weekend, Lewes staffed at least two lifeguard chairs on its municipal beaches. This comes after the resort town originally announced that it would leave its beaches completely unguarded this summer due to staffing shortages.
Now, after the community showed up with support and lifeguard connections, Lewes hired a new lifeguard captain, Strohm Edwards, who will help grow the program.
The plan is to have the beaches fully staffed with lifeguards by June 15, according to Kent Buckson, the longtime beach patrol captain who stepped up to help Lewes find a new captain.
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No matter where people are visiting, lifeguards like Buckson remind people to check in with the municipality or beach patrol headquarters to find out where the lifeguard stands are and always swim where they can see those guards.
Even when lifeguards are present, resort towns like Rehoboth Beach remind visitors to always keep an eye on each other and swim with a buddy.
What do the beaches look like?
After a nor’easter earlier in May, many of the Delaware beaches saw steep cliffs in the dunes and damage to the dune crossings.
While the Delaware beaches are now ready to welcome visitors for the summer, there are a few things you should know before you go.
First, a few beach entrances remain closed.
In Rehoboth Beach, two crossings – Surf Avenue and one at Maryland Avenue – are expected to be closed for the weekend of June 3. The state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is working to repair those dune crossings.
In South Bethany, all beach walkways have reopened except for the one at South 3rd Street, according to Town Manager Maureen Hartman. This entrance included an accessible ramp compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and that ramp was wiped out in the storm.
DNREC is responsible for repairing or replacing the ramp, Hartman said. In the meantime, anyone needing assistance to access the beach can contact the South Bethany Beach Patrol to schedule a day and time in advance to use a beach wheelchair.
Multiple State Park beach entrances – both for driving and walking – were also closed Memorial Day weekend.
As of Sunday, the following dune crossings were still closed:
- Navy crossing at Cape Henlopen State Park (drive-on)
- The northernmost pedestrian crossing at The Point in Cape Henlopen
- Keybox, Conquest and Faithful Steward crossings at Delaware Seashore State Park. The Conquest pedestrian crossings are also closed.
The closed locations also had very limited space for drive-on surf fishing because of narrow beaches even during low tide, according to spokesperson Shauna McVey.
The Delaware State Parks encouraged visitors to follow the Cape Henlopen and Delaware Seashore state parks Facebook pages for updates on closed dune crossings.
All other beach entrances in Lewes, Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach are open.
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Beachgoers will also notice that many of the beaches are still narrower at points, especially during high tide. However, towns like Rehoboth are already noticing an improvement, and the beaches will keep widening as the ocean naturally returns some of the sand to the shore.
In Dewey Beach, people may notice that dune crossings are still steeper than normal, according to Town Manager Bill Zolper.
On a positive note: some of these changes on the beach mean Dewey Beach is seeing more of those little pools of water where young kids love to splash around and play, Zolper said.
He also reminds visitors to stay off the dunes except when walking on the marked dune crossings. Whether the dunes have post-and-rope or the typical wooden fencing installed by DNREC, people should never climb or dig into dunes.
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What to expect at restaurants, other beach businesses
Delaware’s beach towns are preparing for a summer that’s as busy – if not busier – than last year.
That means it’s once again a time for this reminder: Have patience, folks.
Many restaurants, bars, and others in the service industry are still facing staffing shortages. While some businesses are getting more help from international students than the past two years when COVID-19 restrictions limited that workforce, several other factors are impacting the seasonal labor shortage this year – especially a lack of affordable housing.
Remember last year when some businesses were limiting hours or services? Visitors could see that again this summer, according to Carol Everhart, president of the Rehoboth-Dewey Chamber of Commerce.
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It may be wise to make early reservations, follow your favorite spots on social media or call ahead to stay updated on any changes.
As far as outdoor dining, many beach towns found ways to continue that into the 2022 season. However, Rehoboth Beach no longer allowed parking spaces to be blocked off for dining on public sidewalks. So, don’t expect to see those familiar red barriers in Rehoboth this summer.
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Public health guidelines, COVID cases
The Delaware Division of Public Health reported a rise in COVID-19 cases in its monthly report at the end of May.
The state reported that an average of 19.3% of tests reported to DPH were coming back positive as of June 1. Cases have been on the rise throughout May, compared to March and April.
LATEST:Delaware is reporting rising COVID cases, hospitalizations again. What that means for you
While hospitalizations are not nearly as high as they were during the first omicron surge, the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 has also increased since the spring. The state was reporting 135 people hospitalized and 16 in critical condition this week.
So, what should you do? This is the latest advice from DPH:
- Stay home if sick and get tested if you have symptoms or were exposed to someone with COVID-19.
- There are no mask mandates, but DPH advises masking up in indoor places or if you are at higher risk for illness.
- Get vaccinated and boosted when you’re eligible.
- Stay informed and turn to reliable sources for data, information, and treatment options like de.gov/coronavirus.
Don’t know if you’re eligible for a booster? Check your eligibility with this guidance from the state:
- Children ages 5 and older, if it has been 5 months after their second dose of Pfizer
- People ages 18 and older, if it has been 5 months after their second dose of Moderna
- People ages 18 and older, if it has been 2 months since their initial dose of Johnson & Johnson
- People who qualified for an “additional/fourth” dose of Pfizer or Moderna because they have certain immunocompromising conditions or are 50 years old and older. They can get their booster dose 6 months after receiving their third dose.
Want to know where to receive booster shots? Visit https://coronavirus.delaware.gov/vaccine/where-can-i-get-my-vaccine/#publichealth.
Parking and transportation
All resort towns from Lewes to Fenwick Island have their seasonal parking rules in place.
Rehoboth Beach set new dates for its parking season – May 15 to Sept. 15 – which matches that of Dewey, Bethany, South Bethany and Fenwick.
Another change to note in Rehoboth: Because of the pandemic, Rehoboth offered free parking after 4 p.m. on Mondays for the past two years. That Meterless Monday program will not continue this summer.
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Both Rehoboth and Lewes increased some parking rates this year. It is now a universal $3 per hour rate in Rehoboth, and Lewes is charging $1.50 downtown and $2.50 at the beaches.
Lewes has several free non-metered parking lots listed on its website, as well as metered lots and spaces on side streets.
When visiting Delaware State Parks like Cape Henlopen, parking is included in the entrance fee.
In Dewey Beach, parking is free in all permit-only and metered spaces Monday through Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. only. All other days and times, you must pay to park on public streets.
Fenwick Island and South Bethany mostly require permits to park, but Fenwick offers free parking on its side streets after 4 p.m.
In Bethany Beach, all spaces are either metered or require a permit through Sept. 15.
Many of these towns and cities offer payment through the ParkMobile app.
For more about parking (or State Park fees), visit each beach town's website:
Consider taking the Beach Bus
Want to forget about parking or paying for gas? Take a bus to the beach. Parking is free at the park and rides in Lewes and Rehoboth Beach.
The Beach Bus has already started its routes and will continue seven days a week until September 11. The stops include Rehoboth Beach and the Boardwalk, Lewes, Long Neck, Dewey Beach, Bethany Beach, South Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island, Ocean City, MD, Millsboro and Georgetown.
The cost to ride the bus is $2 per trip, $4 for a daily pass, $16 for a seven-day pass or $60 for a 30-day pass.
Traveling from northern Delaware or Kent County? The 305 Beach Connection from Wilmington to Rehoboth Beach started last weekend. It runs Saturdays, Sundays and holidays through September 5.
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Riders taking this bus will pay $6 for one-way trips from Wilmington, Christiana Mall and Odessa, and $4 from Dover and South Frederica. A daily pass from New Castle County is $10 and $8 from Kent County.
If traveling around Bethany Beach, the town also offers a trolley with a single route that runs from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and only costs 25 cents per trip.
Weather for the weekend of June 3
It's looking to be a beautiful sunny weekend at the Delaware beaches.
Starting Friday, beachgoers can expect mostly sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service forecast for the Rehoboth Beach area. The temperatures Friday should reach a high near 75 and a low around 63 in the evening.
On Saturday, the skies should stay clear of clouds throughout the day and evening, bringing lots of sunshine. The high is expected near 74, and the evening air will bring the temperatures down to the low 60s again.
Sunday brings a mostly sunny forecast with a high near 70. The weather service is predicting that more clouds will be moving in as evening with a low around 63.
Emily Lytle covers Sussex County from the inland towns to the beaches. Got a story she should tell? Contact her at elytle@delmarvanow.com or 302-332-0370. Follow her on Twitter at @emily3lytle.
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Daytona Beach Juneteenth festivities return after being halted by COVID
DAYTONA BEACH — The Juneteenth party, complete with everything from live music to an African American museum on wheels, is coming back to Daytona Beach.
For the first time since the spring of 2019, when the world was still about nine months away from plummeting into the COVID-19 pandemic, Juneteenth will be celebrated with an all-day family festival and dinner banquet.
The usual Juneteenth festivities, which commemorate the emancipation of enslaved Black people in the United States, were canceled in Daytona Beach in 2020 and 2021 to avoid creating a superspreader. With more people vaccinated now and learning to live with the constant presence of the potentially deadly virus, the decision was made to restart the local Juneteenth traditions.
"I know how important it is to celebrate Juneteenth past to keep it alive in the future," said Linda McGee, who has served as the Daytona Beach Juneteenth Festival Committee chairwoman for the past 23 years.
Members of the local nonprofit Juneteenth organization say the festival they've put on for 24 years is one of the largest and longest-running Juneteenth events in Florida, and one of the biggest taking place around the country.
Although Juneteenth is officially observed on June 19, local festivities will kick off the evening of June 16 with a banquet at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The banquet, which will host 400 guests and is already sold out, will include live music and an awards program to honor 20 hometown heroes who make the community a better place.
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On June 18, the Juneteenth Family Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Cypress Street Park and the Midtown Cultural and Educational Center, both of which are located on George Engram Boulevard just east of Nova Road.
The Saturday festival will include African dancers, live musical entertainment and more than 100 vendors selling art, clothing and food including fresh seafood, sandwiches, barbecue, fried Oreos and frozen treats. A pound cake contest will take place at 2 p.m.
There will also be children’s games, large inflatables, a climbing wall, choo-choo train, pony rides, free swimming at Cypress Aquatic Center, a stilt walker and a fashion show featuring several designers.
Education fosters understanding
The festival will also feature the Sankofa African American Museum on Wheels. The traveling exhibit includes more than 500 artifacts that document African American life dating back to the 1800s.
"I believe that by providing educational experiences and conversations, we will foster better understanding among us and will continue to work together to make our community a better place to live and play," said Daytona Beach Juneteenth Festival co-chairperson Helen Riger, who worked for the city for 18 years and was Leisure Services director when she retired four years ago.
Community agencies will provide free health testing and COVID booster shots at the Saturday celebration. The Big Red Bus will be on-site for blood donations.
There is no charge to attend the Juneteenth events.
McGee, who worked for the city for 38 years in leisure services and as the recreation manager before her retirement in 2014, said the committee has received a lot of support from local volunteers and sponsors to put the festival and banquet together.
McGee said she's passionate about holding the Daytona Beach Juneteenth celebration each year because the events it commemorates are "not in the history books."
The backstory on Juneteenth
The genesis of Juneteenth goes back 157 years. On June 19, 1865, Union Gen. Gordon Granger read federal orders in Galveston, Texas, stating that all enslaved people in the state were free. Texas was the last state to free its slaves.
Although the Emancipation Proclamation had freed slaves two and a half years earlier, and the Civil War had largely ended with the defeat of the Confederate states in April of 1865, Texas was the most remote of the slave states and had a low presence of Union troops, so enforcement of the proclamation had been slow and inconsistent.
Florida slaves also got the news more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. Florida's slaves were finally told they were free on May 20, 1865, a month earlier than slaves in Texas.
May 20th has become known as Florida's Emancipation Day. Slavery became illegal in the state when Union Brigadier Gen. Edward McCook formally announced the Emancipation Proclamation from the steps of the Knott House in Tallahassee on May 20, 1865, 11 days after the end of the Civil War.
A year ago, President Joe Biden signed a bill that made Juneteenth a national holiday. The holiday's official name now is Juneteenth National Independence Day, but over the years the day has also been known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day and Black Independence Day.
History that 'must never be forgotten'
Cynthia Slater, president of the Daytona Beach branch of the NAACP, has heard about Juneteenth since she was a child. But when she was growing up, she resisted her mother's efforts to teach her the significance of it.
"My mom is from Texas," Slater said. "She used to tell us about Juneteenth picnics they'd have. We said 'you don't know what you're talking about. That's not even a word.' We didn't understand what she was talking about."
Slater said she was 10 years old when her mother started trying to explain the historical watershed.
"As children, we didn’t have any idea of what her story meant, but we would hear her tell the story of Juneteenth every year around this time," said Slater, who noted that her mother would be 101 years old if she was still alive. "This celebration wasn’t something that we found in history books; it was something that my mother, like other African American parents in this country, would tell their children about and how they grew up during segregation and the Jim Crow era."
Slater said more people have become aware of Juneteenth over the years as people of all races learned about the history of slavery and the emancipation of slaves, including how and why it happened.
She said Juneteenth is now receiving the recognition "that it so long deserved."
"Juneteenth is a reminder that this part of history must be told and must never be forgotten because it is a vital part of American history," Slater said. "We celebrate Juneteenth as a people because if one of us is not free, none of us are free."
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Looking for some exercise or a more environmentally friendly way to get around? Want to change your commute at a time when gas prices are at record highs? It might be time for a two-wheeled alternative.
A few years ago, Robinson turned his passion for cycling into a full-time job with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, where he oversees the organization’s bike ambassador program.
WABA’s bike ambassadors are riders who help to promote cycling in the D.C. region. WABA offers resources for cyclists at all levels, including classes, workshops, tips on what equipment to buy and dozens of online tutorials. Robinson spoke to The Washington Post about how to get started and stay safe when cycling in the D.C. area. The interview was lightly edited for length and clarity.
Q: Was it intimidating when you started riding in D.C.?
A: It was hard getting used to biking in D.C., because I had always biked in Maryland, where I always rode in a park or somewhere that was closed to traffic. I wasn’t used to biking in traffic a lot, but I got used to it fairly quickly. Coming from where I am in Prince George’s County and going over into D.C., I actually had dedicated spaces to ride versus having to ride on the sidewalk or in traffic at times. It definitely took some time getting used to, but I definitely would call myself a confident rider.
Q: How long do you think it took you to become a confident rider in D.C.?
A: It took me a few months, and I was persistent. I would often, of course, ride to work. But then, instead of after work going straight home, I would explore the streets of D.C. It definitely was challenging. I started working with WABA, and they gave me a lot of good tips. A lot of people that had been biking in the area also shared some helpful knowledge.
Q: What is it you love about biking?
A: I really enjoy being outdoors. [With biking] you really get to feel the breeze on your face and experience all of that open air. I love it. You are really seeing things because you aren’t trapped in a vehicle.
Q: Do you own a car?
A: I do own a car, but I leave it parked most of the time, especially now with gas prices. I only use it if I’m doing family events or other things, but for the most part my car is parked during the week and I am biking most of the time.
Q: Do you have tips for people who are just starting out riding?
A: Start in your neighborhood. Start in smaller places or on trails and then work your way up to riding in traffic or using bike lanes. I think riding on trails and in residential areas makes folks feel a little safer if they’re not confident with biking on the road or biking in traffic. In my experience, learning in places that are closed to traffic allows you to be a better rider when you are actually ready to get out there. Get to know your bike. Learn how the gears work and learn your brakes.
Q: Are there basic items that are good to have when you are starting out?
A: One of the essential tools is a light, because you never know when you are going to get caught riding in the dark. You want to make sure that drivers see you, so we recommend having front and rear lights, generally a white light and a red rear light, and you can pair them with reflectors. You can find [reflectors] as attachments that go directly on your bike or attachments for your body. There are reflective vests or reflective bands that attach to your leg. And a bike lock, because you never know when you’re going to need to lock up your bike and maybe come back for it later.
Q: What are some tips for riding in traffic?
A: Remember that you should be following the rules of the road. That means stopping at all stop signs and red lights, using your hand signals so that the folks around you know what your next move is about to be. You can use hand signals, but you can also verbalize this, as well. I know when I’m out riding I indicate where I am going by yelling out or using my hand signals so the folks around me know where my next move is going to be. Keeping an eye out on road hazards, as well, is another thing. Be vigilant, look ahead and make sure there are no cars or any objects that might slow you down.
Q: For those who’d like to take it a step further, do you have tips for commuting by bike?
A: Yes, I think the first step of bike commuting is planning a route: figuring out where you’re going and test-riding that route. There may be a few different roads or places to go to get to your destination, so try them out. Maybe do it on a day when you don’t have to work so you don’t have to worry about time constraints. I bike to Metro, so that’s an option — they can bike and ride Metro so they don’t have to bike all the way.
Q: Are there other things to think about?
A: Bring a change of clothes, maybe something to quickly wash up with if possible. You can even leave some of your items at your workplace so you don’t have to ride with them. Having a change of clothes or something to freshen up and wear is very helpful, especially if you are commuting in the warmer months.
Q: Are there other items that are good to have if you are biking to work?
A: When commuting, I find that having a bag of some sort is useful. Other things I like to take with me on my ride — plenty of water and a portable charger. There are some essential tools that I keep on hand — a patch kit with all the tools that you need to fix your flat. Also know there are a lot of bike shops that are around to help you out if you are not comfortable [fixing] it on your own.
Q: Do you have thoughts on how to encourage diverse communities to take advantage of biking as exercise and potentially when commuting?
A: Utilizing the resources that are around, so even if you don’t have your own bike there, there are bike rentals or places where you can use Capital Bikeshare to get around. There are a number of different cycling clubs that actually started during the pandemic. If you’re not comfortable riding by yourself and looking for groups or other people that have like-minded interests or come from similar backgrounds, try looking into some of the cycling clubs that are in the area.
Q: Can you talk about your work as a bike ambassador?
A: I coordinate a lot of our in-person and virtual events. We’re a mobile information hub, meaning that we can provide resources or can answer your questions. If you are intimidated, we can offer resources to point you in the right direction, depending on your comfort level. If you have questions about being a confident rider, we would direct you to maybe join the class that talks about that or walks you through being a confident rider and riding in traffic. Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of webinars which are aimed toward new bikers to teach them basic bike maintenance and tips for riding on trails and in traffic.
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It is a mostly clear and muggy morning across Central Alabama with temperatures in the 60s and 70s.
A weak cold front will move into Alabama today. It will tap in to the warm and humid air over us. This will set off scattered showers and thunderstorms starting midday and continuing into tonight. A few storms could be strong to possibly severe. SPC has placed most of Central Alabama in a Level 1/5 Marginal Risk for severe weather. The main threat will be gusty winds, but some hail is possible. Expect downpours due to the high amount of moisture in the air. High temperatures will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s.
Tonight, the cold front will slowly move across Central Alabama. It will bring the area more scattered showers and a few storms. A couple of storms could be strong. Lows will be in the 60s.
The front will move into South Alabama on Friday. However, it will be close enough to set off a few lingering showers or storms. Otherwise, we will be partly to mostly cloudy and not as warm. high temperatures will be in the lower 80s. Any rain will end by Friday night. It will become clear and less humid. Lows will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s.
Weekend Outlook: High pressure will build back over the Eastern U.S. but stay north of Alabama this weekend. We will dry out on Saturday with less humid air and a mostly sunny sky. Do not expect a cool-down behind the cold front with high temperatures in the upper 80s. Saturday evening will be mostly clear and mild for the Garth Brooks concert with temperatures falling from the 80s into the 70s. Sunday will be hot and a little more humid with a a few pop-up showers as a weak upper-level wave/disturbance moves into Alabama. High temperatures will be in the upper 80s.
Next Week Outlook: The disturbance will move east of Alabama on Monday, but it will still help to set off some pop-up showers or storms. High temperatures will be around 90°. Tuesday and Wednesday will be hot and more humid. We could see a few pop-up afternoon storms with the heating of the day. High temperatures will be in the lower 90s. Another disturbance aloft will move over the area on Thursday and Friday. Each day will be partly cloudy with some spotty showers and storms. High temperatures will stay in the 90s.
Tracking The Tropics: The remnants of Agatha are now in the NW Caribbean, and a new area of low pressure is trying to develop just off the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. This system is disorganized now due to strong upper-level winds, but it is expected to become more organized over the next day or so. The forecast calls for it to become a tropical depression or even a tropical storm (Alex) by the weekend. It will move to the northeast toward South Florida where it will bring heavy rains to that state. NHC is giving this system a high chance to develop. This is not a direct threat to the Northern Gulf Coast. However, we could possibly see some swells from it.
There is also a weak trough northeast of the Bahamas. It is producing disorganized showers and storms, and it is not expected to develop due to strong wind shear aloft. NHC is giving this a low chance to develop.
Elsewhere…the rest of the tropics are quiet.
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Appeals court rules on Bloomington plan commission dispute. What happens next?
A new Indiana Court of Appeals decision surprised local Republicans and reversed what has become a hot potato seat on the Bloomington Plan Commission.
A multi-year dispute between Bloomington's Democratic Mayor John Hamilton and the Monroe County Republican Party over the seat has resulted in two court decisions interpreting Indiana law and the Bloomington Municipal Code differently.
Republicans may now elevate the local dispute and attempt to challenge the decision in the state's Supreme Court.
Why is there a dispute over the Bloomington plan commission appointment?
The plan commission has 10 seats, but the mayor appoints five of them. When former commission member Nicholas Kappas's four-year term ended in 2020, Hamilton had 60 days to pick his next sitting member. Hamilton missed the deadline.
Of the appointed plan commission seats, no more than three people affiliated with the same political party can be chosen. Three appointed Democrats sat on the commission, meaning the open seat would go to a Republican.
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William Ellis, the former Republican Party chairman, appointed Andrew Guenther to the empty seat when Hamilton failed to act. Indiana law states the head of a political party can appoint a seat on a commission if that seat belongs to the respective party and is empty by lack of appointment.
It became more complicated when Hamilton appointed Chris Cockerham, a local real estate agent, to the seat about 40 days after the deadline. Another concern: Cockerham's party affiliation since his record shows him voting in Democratic primaries in the past.
Ellis and Guenther sued the city of Bloomington, Hamilton, Cockerham and Kappas after city officials chose Cockerham instead of Guenther to fill the seat. The decision in that suit says the seat is Guenther's and Cockerham was still considered a Democrat, since he had not yet technically voted because the pandemic delayed Election Day. It also found Kappa's appointment in 2016 void because of his lack of a political affiliation.
The city appealed that decision.
How does the Indiana Court of Appeals decision impact the commission?
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's decision, calling the judgment "clearly erroneous." Two main points flipped the decision against the Guenther and the Republican Party.
Before and during Kappa's term, he did not vote in a primary election, claim party affiliation and was not certified as a member of a political party. The court found the law does not require an appointed person to have a party affiliation. Thus, Kappa was not considered a Republican nor a Democrat, and his appointment was not void.
Because Kappa was politically unaffiliated, the court said only the mayor had the power to appoint someone to the commission. That means Ellis didn't have appointment authority in this case, leaving Guenther off the commission.
The court then moved on to the mayor's appointment of Cockerham, discussing whether that appointment was valid. Cockerham voted in the Democratic Party primary in 2019, but he had requested, received and submitted his ballot for the 2020 Republican Party primary election.
The trial court and appeals court have differing opinions on Cockerham's party affiliation, based on their interpretation of when he officially became a Republican. The pandemic delayed Election Day from May 5 to June 2.
The trial court ruled he is a Democrat because the polls had not yet closed, making his appointment invalid. The appellate court said the exact opposite: Cockerham at that point was a Republican because the law does not specify the polls have to be closed. Therefore, the court said Cockerham was rightfully seated to the commission.
Why does it matter to residents?
The Bloomington Plan Commission is the body that makes land use and development policy decisions, and the Bloomington City Council uses it as an advisory council.
The plan commission considers new construction and zoning changes. Members debate and discuss what the future looks like development-wise. They are part of the reason a duplex may pop up down the block or a new business on the corner.
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"This commission is one of the most looked at ones in the city of Bloomington," Ellis said. "So, the people need to have a voice on this."
Ellis said the decision now exposes a loophole where people can claim they are independent, but there is no legal independent party in Indiana to reinforce that affiliation. Therefore, he said the part of the law, which was thought to be a requirement of party affiliation, now does not apply to a group of people.
When it comes to pushing back on city decisions in the courts, Ellis said there is a reason it doesn't happen a lot — money. This lawsuit has cost between $25,000 and $30,000 and has been paid for by private donors who Ellis said want to see the law followed. However, Ellis said becoming affiliated with a political party opens doors for financial support as well as backing for certain positions.
Guenther said he chose to accept this position because he wants to serve his community, and city planning and municipal sustainability is one of his strong suits. He said he will continue to fight for his right to be on the commission.
"We were told that the mayor was choosing to ignore William Ellis's capacity as chairman of the Monroe County Republican Party to appoint someone," he said. "That was a violation of Indiana law."
City spokesperson Andrew Krebbs said the city will not comment on the issue since it is considered pending litigation until the appeals window has closed.
What will happen next?
Cockerham will continue serving on the plan commission while Guenther, Ellis and the Republican Party figure out their next move.
They may appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court. If an appeal is pursued, the court will then decide whether to take the case. If they do, they have another — and final — shot at seating Guenther. But if not, Cockerham will stay on the commission.
"I will say that, at this point, a petition to the Supreme Court is definitely on the table," Guenther said.
Cate Charron is an intern at The Herald-Times. You can reach her over email at ccharron@heraldt.com or on Twitter at @CateCharron.
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2022 Taste of Bloomington canceled amid increased costs, labor struggles
This year's Taste of Bloomington has been called off, just two weeks before the event was scheduled to take place on June 18.
"Little red flags" were the first warning signs for members of the Taste of Bloomington 2022 committee, according to Talisha Coppock, executive director of Downtown Bloomington Inc. The final blow happened last week when a major vendor pulled out.
"We're heartbroken because it's such a good community event with such good community support," Coppock said Wednesday afternoon, while still trying to reach everyone involved with the festival.
For months, the planning committee has been trying to bring back the music and food festival in downtown Bloomington after a two-year hiatus. In 2021 and 2020, it was Taste to go, with people encouraged to go out and get something to eat on their own, not in a large group setting, Coppock said.
"We wanted to have an event to bring the community together again," she explained. "There were hurdles along the way."
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Supplies are scarce and costs are much higher than 2019. Coppock said that has extended "pretty deep throughout the whole industry." Staffing shortages added to the challenges.
"We were working through each of the hurdles," Coppock said, adding the committee and volunteers were "amazing" in what they accomplished.
That's when a major vendor dropped out.
"We didn't feel like we could have an organized event that would be safe and be a quality event," Coppock said.
Taste of Bloomington is a fundraiser for various local agencies, Coppock said, and organizers worried about much higher prices this year.
While disappointed, Coppock was quick to praise the restaurants, vendors and sponsors who worked with the committee to prepare for this year's event.
Tickets will be refunded in full before the end of the month, Coppock said.
Coppock is hopeful the 2023 Taste of Bloomington will happen, in person and on downtown streets.
"It's a lot of work for the restaurants and a lot of risk," she said, adding she and other committee members will consider using a "different model for future events" that makes "more sense in this new world."
For this year, Coppock encourages people who wanted to attend to go to area music venues and restaurants on the weekend of June 18.
Contact Carol Kugler at ckugler@heraldt.com, 812-331-4359 or @ckugler on Twitter.
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A man was shot in a drive-by shooting in Center City Philadelphia that left bullet holes in a restaurant late Wednesday night.
Philadelphia and SEPTA police rushed to 17th Street and JFK Boulevard around 11:10 p.m. to find a man shot at least three times in his arms and leg, Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace said. A SEPTA officer rushed the man to the hospital where he was listed in serious but stable condition.
The shots appeared to have come from a passing car on 17th Street, Pace said.
At least 15 shots were fired with some of the bullets striking the glass of a restaurant at the corner, investigators said.
Police were unable to identify the shooting victim, Pace said. They continued to investigate the shooting past midnight.
A satchel or purse was left in the middle of street and was part of the police investigation, Pace said.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
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They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway.
Just ask Mason City Mayor Bill Schickel.
Schickel presented an official key to the city to "The Music Man" cast on Broadway last month.
"We had tickets two years ago to the show and then COVID hit. I got to thinking about the natural tie-in with Mason City and River City," Schickel said. "I reached out to some of their public relations people and said, 'I would love the chance to be able to represent Mason City at the show.'"
Awarding an official key to the city is done at the mayor's discretion, according to Schickel. The recent ceremony in New York, he said, was a moment to represent the people of Mason City and honor the cast of the popular Broadway show. He said the last key awarded was about three years ago.
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The key was presented May 14 before a Saturday matinee at the Winter Garden Theatre. The theater was established in 1911 and seats around 1,600 people. Schickel said it was an exciting experience since it was his first time at a Broadway show.
Schickel and his family had to arrive at the theater early for COVID-19 testing, and then were directed to the backstage entrance.
"There were a bunch of people hanging around outside, not to meet me but some of the big stars that are in the show. They introduced me to the crowd as the mayor of the real River City. I got the chance to say a few words and greet them," said Schickel.
About an hour before the show began, Schickel watched as people prepared backstage and also toured the theater. He was taken behind the curtain to meet some of the cast members, who were dressed in full costume.
Schickel read the official proclamation granting the key to the city to Jefferson Mays, who plays the role of Mayor George Shinn in the show. Mays received the key and got out a poem to recite to Schickel. The Mason City mayor was presented with the poem afterwards.
THANK YOU MAYOR SHINN! This is the clever poem that Mayor Shinn (Jefferson Mays) presented to me when I was back stage Saturday before The Music Man on Broadway. pic.twitter.com/tXkOwSnSNe
— Bill Schickel (@billschickel) May 24, 2022
"I invited (Mays) invited him to come to the real River City service, along with the cast members, to serve as our grand marshal of the parade next year," said Schickel.
Schickel felt a huge sense of pride to see the influence Meredith Willson, composer of "The Music Man" and Mason City native, has with people.
"I think most people have their day-to-day lives and they're busy with family and work, but all of us love to have a sense of pride about ourselves, about our community, and about our state, and I think this helps," Schickel said.
Abby covers education and entertainment for the Globe Gazette. Follow her on Twitter at @MkayAbby. Email her at Abby.Koch@GlobeGazette.com
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Tupelo's BancorpSouth Arena will host the Our Mississippi Women's Empowerment Summit on Friday, June 3 starting at 11 a.m. The conference will feature guest speakers, panel discussions and networking opportunities for attendees. Toyota Mississippi is the premier sponsor for the women-centered event. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased by visiting ourmissmag.com or by calling 662-346-4941.
Running with the King 5K will return to Tupelo this year on Saturday, June 11, in conjunction with the 24th annual Tupelo Elvis Festival. Sponsored by the Tupelo Running Club, the Elvis-inspired race will kick off at Veterans Park beginning at 7:30 a.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Northeast Mississippi Boys and Girls Clubs. Registration is open online for $35.
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1990s country music band Little Texas will perform at Steele's Dive in Tupelo on Friday, June 3, beginning at 8:30 p.m. The Nashville-based ensemble produced country music chart toppers like "God Blessed Texas" and "What Might Have Been" in the early 1990s. After initially finishing their careers in 1997, the band reunited in 2004 to continue playing their twangy music throughout the United States.
BROOKE BULLOCK BURLESON is a digital producer for the Daily Journal. Contact her at brooke.burleson@djournal.com.
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TUPELO • The King has re-entered the building for the 24th annual Tupelo Elvis Festival beginning next Wednesday, June 8 and concluding on Sunday, June 12 at the BancorpSouth Arena.
Tupelo Elvis Festival will return to the King of Rock and Roll's hometown next week, welcoming guests from all over the world to Elvis Presley's birthplace.
A longtime attendee and volunteer, Lucia Randle is taking on the festival this year as Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association's newest Executive Director, stepping into her role last October.
To Randle, Elvis Festival brings Elvis fans back to where it all began.
"Aside from the pride of our most favorite native son, I think people enjoy everything that goes along with the Tupelo Elvis Festival, and all the visitors in town enjoy coming to experience the festivities," said the Main Street director.
This year's schedule of events will see the return of Elvis Tribute Artists to the BancorpSouth Arena to compete for the title of Tupelo's Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist. The victor will go on to compete in Memphis during Elvis Week for the title of Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist.
Other events throughout Tupelo Elvis Festival week include an opening night Showcase Gala, the "Becoming Experience" Youth Day and Competition, Food Truck Friday in Fairpark and TCB Fights "Decked Out" boxing event.
The "Becoming Experience" Youth Day and Competition is a 2019 addition to the festival that has already made a sizable impact on Tupelo Elvis Festival's success.
DTMSA's Marketing and Community Outreach Coordinator, Dalton Russell, said Youth Day began after seeing an uptick in Elvis interest among younger generations.
"We wanted to do that event because we were noticing a lot of younger kids and a younger demographic becoming interested in Elvis," said Russell. "We started it in 2019, and we've had a great turnout. Maybe one day they will become Elvis tribute artists," he said.
Sunday will see the conclusion of the festival with a Gospel Concert in honor of Elvis' love for gospel music and his deep-seated Tupelo roots.
One new twist on a traditional element for this year's festival is the use of Elvis' alma mater, Milam Elementary School, for "Conversations with Tom Brown."
These talks will feature special guests like Mayor Todd Jordan, Tupelo Birthplace Executive Director and Historian Roy Turner and Memphis' former mayor and friend to Elvis Bill Morris.
In addition to the musical events on the books, the Running with the King 5K will also take place on Saturday, June 11 in conjunction with the festival.
Food Truck Friday will return to Fairpark on June 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bonfire Orchestra will provide live music for the lunchtime lagniappe sponsored by the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau.
For Russell, Elvis Festival provides guests and Tupelo natives alike a chance to learn more about Elvis Presley and his Tupelo beginnings.
"The joy of Elvis Festival is being able to share the hospitality with others and provide that warm welcome," said the Marketing and Community Outreach Coordinator.
As one of Tupelo's longstanding traditions, Elvis Festival will bring in Elvis fans from throughout the United States and all around the world, providing a significant boost to the local economy.
"Elvis Festival is one more great thing about Tupelo that we do well," said Randle.
Tupelo Elvis Festival will return on the cusp Baz Luhrmann's Elvis movie which is set to premiere on June 24. After receiving a 12-minute standing ovation at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, DTMSA is hopeful that the biopic will increase interest in Elvis Presley's life, particularly among younger demographics.
For more information about the upcoming Tupelo Elvis Festival, visit tupeloelvisfestival.com.
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TUPELO • A local mutual aid group wants to paint Tupelo with rainbows for Pride Month, which is recognized in June.
The Tupelo Mutual Aid Project (TMAP) is distributing free Pride porch flags, decals, garden flags, bumper stickers and more to local businesses and residents in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
“We really wanted to make our local LGBTQ+ community feel valued and seen and welcome. This is the All America City,” said Brandy Raines, a TMAP organizer.
TMAP provides a platform for the community to benefit from one another, Raines said. This can be food donations, disaster relief, physical labor or reciprocally providing services for one another to meet multiple needs.
The Pride project started a few weeks ago within TMAP’s private Facebook group. It was sparked by Raine’s post about recently seeing “a lot of negative talk” about the LGBTQ community, she said.
That “negative talk” has made its way to nearly all 50 state legislatures, according to a March 2022 NBC News analysis using data from the American Civil Liberties Union and LGBTQ advocacy group Freedom for All Americans. In less than three months, 2022 saw 238 anti-LGBTQ bills proposed, 154 of which were trans-specific, according to the analysis.
People within TMAP were responsive to the idea and began collecting donations of pride materials from locals and the Pride Resource Center of North Mississippi.
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TMAP wanted the focus on Pride this year because of the higher rate of attempted suicide among LGB youth in Mississippi.
The Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2019 Youth Behavioral Risk Survey from the CDC found that 32.5 percent of Mississippi’s gay and lesbian high schoolers, as well as 28.4 percent of bisexual high schoolers, attempted suicide in the previous 12 months.
“Just living in Mississippi as an LGBTQ youth is dangerous, and it is a risk to our youth in that they feel unwelcome,” Raines said. “With those statistics, it’s important to reach out to them and make them feel welcome, seen and valued just the way that they are.”
The mutual aid project began distributing Pride items Tuesday in downtown Tupelo. People were largely receptive and polite, Raines said. The plan is to continue going to other businesses and residents that are receptive.
The goal is for people to take away that being kind and supportive, even if they are not LGBTQ, can still make a big difference, Raines said.
“Y’all means all, and that means everyone is included and no one’s left out,” Raines said.
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An unlikely group that gathered inside what was once Champion’s Fun Center spent a good part of Wednesday trying to get beyond the misconceptions and biases to the heart of the matter.
And that, Bill Michener will tell you, is this: We are all human.
Some of those in the building Wednesday were sheriff’s deputies, a few were police officers, about 30 were middle and high school students and some were the adults who create safe spaces for those kids.
They came together to start talking, to listen rather than presume what’s in another’s heart or mind and maybe, said Michener, CEO of the after-school program Lighthouse, find some common ground.
“I wouldn’t be anywhere else,” said Lancaster County Sheriff’s Capt. John Vik.
It’s crucial, he said, to help kids understand what police do, but also for police to understand what’s in the minds of young people.
The kids — from El Centro de las Americas, the Malone Center, Lighthouse and Waverly schools — chose the name of the event, Bridging the Gap.
Although the Malone Center has a program where officers come to do activities with students, this event — two years in the making — is the first time the groups serving young people have worked together with police to start a conversation.
The idea arose before the pandemic, which put things on hold. Then the civil unrest following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police pushed them forward.
“Lots of the things that happened heightened the breakdown of that relationship (between police and young people),” Michener said.
Wednesday was an attempt to begin building relationships.
Students and deputies paired off for a question-and-answer exercise. They were simple questions: What’s your favorite food? Your hobbies? But to guess the answers, they had to ask each other questions.
That, Michener said, addresses the assumptions each might have about the books or TV shows or snacks the other prefers. Take that idea — asking questions, not presuming — to a bigger scale, and it can begin to chip away at the biases, he said.
Organizers wanted to give young people a voice. They also wanted to give officers a chance to help young people understand what they do.
Sheriff’s deputies brought training videos on handling crisis situations. Students got to role play with those videos – putting themselves in officers’ shoes, in an office building with a gunman, making the decisions themselves.
“Our goal here is really to expose these students to some of the decisions law enforcement officers have to make and how quickly they have to make them,” Vik said.
Middle schoolers Justice Buchanan, Jashawn Fuller and Dyonte Jackson thought the simulation was pretty cool. Eye-opening. One of them hesitated playing the role of an officer. Another fired.
Aleshia Rutt, a Waverly student, talked the gunman down.
“I think it’s really interesting,” she said of the event. “It’s changed my perception. They go through way more in a day than I thought they did.”
Lincoln police let students explore the crime scene van.
And while students waited their turn, they talked — and listened.
Officer Joe Fisher, a resource officer at Lincoln Southeast High School, talked about what he’s learned about other cultures, how he tries not to impose his culture on others, how he wishes people would stop judging others.
A group of students were hesitant to speak up, so their leaders did. A youth coordinator at El Centro said some of her students get nervous around police. To begin to break down those barriers, she said, police should come to them, at the center where they hang out.
Matt Baker, who isn’t an officer but runs LPD's gang prevention program, said coming once is one thing, showing up regularly is another.
“Go once and they might see you and not understand why you’re there. If you go every Tuesday ... you start to build credibility.”
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.
Two Lincoln women, ages 20 and 22, died at the scene. Police Chief Teresa Ewins, who spoke at a press conference Monday afternoon, declined to name the women, who she said have been identified.
A few years back, a curious woman in Lincoln set out to find out more about the old house she loved. Elle Stecher found answers and something better: She found Jack.
The 15-year-old shot into a car outside the stadium, causing a grazing gunshot wound to the left side of the 17-year-old victim's face, police said in court records. The feud stemmed from a stolen vape cartridge.
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 top official at Nebraska’s second-largest state prison got reassigned to an assistant warden role at a different facility in November. Then he left the department to run a county jail in Indiana.
Police found a .44-caliber revolver, an AR-15 style rifle, a Hopkins & Allen forehand model 1901 revolver and a Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm semi-automatic handgun concealed on three of the boys, a 12-, 14- and 16-year-old.
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Lincoln Police Officer and crime scene investigator Jason Hellmuth talks to students about the department's crime scene van during Bridging the Gap, an event that was two years in the making.
Ahmed Babiker, 14, inspects a Lincoln Police crime scene investigation van on Wednesday during Bridging the Gap, an event designed to allow kids and law enforcement officers to get to know and trust one another.
Lincoln Police Officer and crime scene investigator Jason Hellmuth talks about using various lights during an exercise Wednesday at Bridging the Gap, an event designed to allow kids and law enforcement officers to get to know and trust one another.
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AUSTIN, Texas — A child has died and multiple other individuals are hospitalized after a fire at a mobile home in North Austin early Thursday morning.
Austin Fire Department (AFD) Division Chief Thayer Smith said that AFD received initial 911 reports of a mobile home on fire at around 3:45 a.m. Thursday, June 2. AFD and Austin Police Department (APD) crews quickly arrived to the scene at 8105 Research Boulevard, where they found a heavily-involved fire at a mobile home.
Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) medics arrived on the scene shortly after.
Both AFD and ATCEMS stated Thursday that it is believed 10 extended family members live in the mobile home, three adults and seven children. Nine of the residents were home at the time of the fire.
Five of the residents were able to get out of the home uninjured. Three patients, two adults and one child, were transported to Dell Seton Medical Center and Dell Children's Medical Center respectively. ATCEMS said one adult has critical, life-threatening injures, while the other adult and child have serious injuries.
At 4:57 a.m., ATCEMS medics declared a child dead at the scene of the fire. Smith later said AFD believes that child is a four-year-old girl.
Just after 5:15 a.m., the Austin Police Department said it was investigating a suspicious death in the same block as the fire. An APD officer later confirmed that that investigation is in connection with the child's death. They said arson investigators are taking the lead with the investigation into Thursday's fire, but a homicide detective is on the scene, as is standard practice.
On May 18, firefighters responded to two mobile homes that caught on fire at the same address as Thursday morning's fire. Six people were taken to the hospital after the May fire, including three children. Thayer said Thursday that the May 18 and June 2 fires are unrelated.
Smith said firefighters were able to contain Thursday's fire to one mobile home. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and Thayer said crews should know more in the next couple of hours.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Gas prices continue to increase in the region and may change the mind of people considering traveling this summer.
Countless gas stations in the region on Wednesday raised their prices more than 30 cents to as much as $4.79.
GasBuddy said the average price for a gallon of gas in Dayton was up 11 cents from Tuesday to Wednesday to an average of $4.78 a gallon, Springfield increased 34 cents to $4.79 and Cincinnati increased by 19 cents to $4.75.
“It’s awful,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which tracks fuel prices. “I would not have expected at the start of the year that we’d be seeing gas prices so high, but a lot has changed since the start of the year and unfortunately, I don’t think it’s going to get much better for quite some time. I think it’s going to get worse before it gets better.”
Motorists throughout southwest Ohio pay as much as nearly $1 per gallon more compared to a month ago, according to GasBuddy.
“It’s just absolutely mind-blowing to see how quickly prices have gone up,” De Haan said.
Rises in prices locally were mirrored on the state and national level. In Ohio, prices Wednesday were up 15 cents from the day before to reach a record-setting $4.61 per gallon, 67 cents more than a month ago, according to AAA. Nationally, the price of gas rose to a record-setting $4.67 Wednesday, a 5-cent increase from the day before and a 48-cent increase from a month ago, AAA said.
This week’s price hikes were caused by Monday’s news that the European Union agreed to cut Russian oil imports by 90% by the end of 2022, according to Jonathan Wolff, a Miami University associate professor of economics and an expert on inflation, unemployment, and monetary and fiscal policy
“The EU imports about a quarter of their oil from Russia, and so to put on a total ban this week and also to remove insurance on Russian tankers, that’s going to significantly reduce the global oil supply,” Wolff said. “It’s going to make it very difficult for Russia to supply oil.”
Both De Haan and Wolff said odds are rising that more pain at the pump is on its way.
With sanctions in place there’s a 75% chance that motorists will eventually see the national average reach $5 per gallon by June 17, a rough calculation based on a number of possible influences and a “moving target” that likely will change, De Haan said.
GasBuddy saw this week’s surge in prices coming last Friday because “the data was there,” he said. It urged motorists on Monday to get gas in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, West Virginia and Florida before prices spiked there on Tuesday and Wednesday.
“That’s how much of an easy call it was because wholesale prices has skyrocketed last week, stations hadn’t passed it along and I know what they’re making, I see what they’re paying and I see what they’re charging at the street level,” he said. “They were making next to nothing after fees, and so it was an easy call to say stations are going to be forced to pass it along, so they did (Tuesday).”
Gas prices have increased for months on end with little relief along the way. There are four primary reasons for that, Wolff said. The first two are a decline in reserves because of the COVID-19 pandemic and an increase in demand from the end of the COVID recession, he said. The third reason is a decline in supply as companies forecast a transition to renewable energy sources and the fourth reason is a rush to fill the void left by Russian supply, Wolff said .
This week’s spike was a continuation of factors worsening, De Haan said. During Memorial Day weekend 2015 and 2019, when prices were considerably lower, consumption was 9.7 million to 9.9 million barrels a day. This year, amid higher prices, consumption likely was 700,000 barrels below that, which is “a pretty noticeable drop,” he said.
But even amidst a large drop in consumption, refineries are still struggling to meet that lower bar, De Haan said.
“Gasoline inventories declined again last week and that’s as refineries are churning out at 95% of capacity, so we’re on a very slippery slope here,” De Haan said. “Refineries are barely keeping their head above water. All it takes is one little issue to completely derail the train and cause prices to surge.”
The average price for a gallon of gas is already above the $6 mark in California ($6.19) and above the $5 mark in Hawaii ($5.44), Nevada ($5.34), Washington ($5.25), Oregon ($5.24), Alaska ($5.23) and Illinois ($5.13), according to AAA.
Wolff predicts the national average price of gasoline at the pump will surge above the $5 mark by Independence Day. He said he has “no reason” to doubt projections suggesting prices could reach $6 a gallon this summer.
“To see lower prices, we need to either see a decrease in demand or an increase in supply,” he said. “At least in the short run, I don’t believe an increase in supply is likely.”
Wolff said he doesn’t believe there is one specific “breaking point” where people and communities start to make increasingly dramatic economic or lifestyle changes, but he does believe that continued increases in price will almost certainly drive the United States into a recession, if one isn’t already underway.
“In the short run, it is very difficult to change your demand for energy,” he said. “You might trade in your old car for a newer, more fuel efficient one, but the miles you drive on a week-to-week basis can only change so much.”
Motorists wondering why gas stations who have fuel in their underground tanks don’t wait longer to raise the price should keep in mind those stations purchase that fuel on contract with a supplier.
“As the supplier’s costs change, those price changes will be passed down to the station franchisee.” he said. “Though they might not have paid the higher cost on the previous shipment, their next delivery will carry a new price which they will begin to factor in today. They might also price in anticipated disruptions, changes in quantity supplied, et cetera.”
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'An incredible workout:' bungee fitness studio brings unique exercise to Alliance
ALLIANCE – In a fitness studio on State Street, a group of women put on harnesses and connected them to bungee cords that dangled from the ceiling.
Music played as their instructor, Melinda Eckert, guided them through a series of exercises that had them jumping and moving across the room.
Bungee fitness is a relatively new type of workout that has recently found its way to Alliance.
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"It was something that was designed as a workout that's easy on the joints and that will burn a lot of calories and is highly effective, but also is really healthy for your back and your joints," TEMPO Fitness owner Heather Abrams said.
Abrams is an Alliance native and owner of Art in Motion Dance Academy. The studio is located inside the Lingenfelter Center at 670 W. State Street and has been there for four years. It was previously located in Sebring.
What is bungee fitness and why is it effective?
Abrams started learning about bungee fitness at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
"I wanted to bring a fitness element for the parents. I thought, 'Oh my gosh, while the parents are sitting and waiting for their children to be done with dance ... everyone could come up here (and) work out,'" she said.
She became certified in bungee fitness instruction and opened TEMPO Fitness in the same building as her dance studio. Abrams said many people believe that bungee fitness is only for people who work out consistently, but that it is for many different ages and skill levels.
"That rubber band eases up that your full body weight is not slamming into the floor, but also that rubber band creates resistance, too. So your getting an incredible workout while not compromising your joints," Abrams said.
Cara Gainor, an instructor at TEMPO Fitness, said the workout can easily be modified to fit anyone's capabilities, even those with joint issues. Participants between the ages of 3 and 77 have tried bungee fitness at the studio, she said.
"You can do light weight training in the bungee, core training, circuit training in the bungee," Abrams said.
All about the bounce
Gainor, Eckert and instructors Courtney White and Sarah Cutway started taking bungee fitness classes at Abram's studio before becoming instructors. The women said they immediately developed a passion for it.
Abrams said one of her goals was to create a space where people could work out and take a break from the challenges they may be experiencing in their lives.
"I've seen for over 10 years what dance does for kids, and I knew there was a need for that for adults through fitness. And that's ultimately what I want to do," she said.
She hopes to continue growing the studio and introducing the workout to more people in the area.
TEMPO Fitness also offers barre, light weight training, dance cardio and boot camp classes.
To view TEMPO Fitness's class schedule, visit https://www.artinmotionstudio.com/tempo-fitness.
Reach Paige at 330-580-8577 or pmbennett@gannett.com, or on Twitter at @paigembenn.
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Flagstaff Girls Softball Little League wrapped up its 2022 campaign Wednesday with its final games of the regular season. Despite not having a city tournament to decide a champion, there was still much to be proud of, especially for the D-backs Gray Majors team that defeated the D-backs Blue ballclub, 10-6, in the finale on Tuesday at Continental Park to conclude its run.
Tied 6-6 in the sixth inning -- the final frame in Little League softball -- Gray utilized some solid batting discipline to score four runs. The first came on an RBI single, and after a few walks the squad capitalized on consecutive wild pitches and errors to add four more runs.
In response, Blue had runners on first and third with two outs -- after scoring a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the game late -- and threatened to steal the game in the bottom of the sixth. But Gray ended the game with a tag at home plate to secure the victory and conclude the season as winners.
More importantly, though, co-coach Jesse Coddington said the game was a cap on what was a “great” season of all-around improvement for the girls, especially the ones who had never played before.
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“We are obviously competitive, and we really enjoy the game and winning when we can. Our daughters do too, but the thing we all like most is seeing the girls get better, start to learn more of the fundamentals,” he said.
In 2020 the season was canceled, and participation numbers were not up to the league’s standards in 2021, with some parents still unsure whether to sign up their kids. On Tuesday, as the team and family celebrated the season with a pizza party, there is room to believe the league and girls softball in Flagstaff is heading in the right direction.
“The year before last, we skipped a season, and then last year not everyone was comfortable with their kids playing. So really some missed two years of development,” Coddington said.
“And with that, as coaches we love to see them progress. We saw a lot of that with the girls that signed up, all the way from All-Stars and travel players to kids that have never swung a bat, and everyone helps each other get better,” co-coach Jason Monsman added.
Coddington added that the Flagstaff Girls Softball Little League was balanced in terms of talent this season. Nearly every one of the four league teams beat each other at least once, and there were few blowouts.
Blue, Red and Black still had games left to play on Wednesday at Continental Park to finish their seasons.
Following the season, there will be an All-Star competition with some of the league’s top girls. They will compete in the Arizona Division I Divisional Majors Tournament in Winslow on a date to be decided later in June.
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MARIETTA, Ga. — The sheriff in one of Atlanta's largest suburbs is trying out electronic bracelets that monitor inmates' vital signs, seeking to reduce deaths of people in custody.
Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens unveiled the monitors to local news outlets Tuesday. A Democrat, Owens won office in part by attacking the record of deaths at the jail under the watch of longtime Republican Sheriff Neil Warren. But there have been six more deaths at the jail since Owens took office, including three in the past month. Two of those were ruled suicides, while one is still under investigation.
“I’m not proud of that, but if you look around metro Atlanta, we’re not different than anywhere else,” Owens said. “I don’t want one death. One death is too many.”
The jail is the first nationwide to try a product made by Black Creek Integrated Systems of Alabama. At first, the jail will equip inmates that it deems to be at high risk with orange bracelets that monitor heart rates and alert jail staff to problems. If they are effective, the sheriff plans to expand the bracelets, which cost $100 apiece, to all inmates. The jail can hold up to 3,000 detainees.
Owens said the jail is understaffed and is trying to fill the gap with technology.
“On these at-risk inmates, if we can catch them at a moment of vulnerability and intercede, (staff can) take action to protect that inmate,” Black Creek President Isaac Newton said.
The company makes other devices that monitor other vital signs and pinpoint the wearer's exact location.
Owens said the county was looking at using the bracelets before the recent deaths.
“Technology is a way for us to be successful in the future. It helps us save taxpayers money, be more efficient, provide the best possible health and mental health care that we can to citizens of Cobb County,” Owens said.
The U.S. Department of Justice found 1,120 inmates died in jail in 2018, the most recent number available. That's the highest number since records began in 2000. Suicides are the leading cause of death.
Last fall, the sheriff’s office launched a 24-hour mental health program for detainees. Owens says that's the first round-the-clock program in Georgia.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Gas prices continue to soar and Florida’s average price per gallon is now a penny short of the national average.
Florida gas prices have jumped 7 cents in 24 hours, as of Thursday morning. According to AAA, Florida’s average price per gallon is now $4.71, while the national average is $4.72.
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The average in Florida last week was $4.58 and it was $4.18 just one month ago.
Experts say low supply and high demand have been driving the price of gas higher and with summer approaching, the cost to fill up is only going to get more expensive.
GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan joined anchor Justin Warmoth on “The Weekly” and said several factors play into gas prices. He said this is a global issue and there is no quick fix. De Haan said prices falling will likely come down to two factors.
“Either the economy slows down significantly, and we see that dirty ‘r’ word ‘recession’ because that will greatly reduce demand most likely or there’s some resolution between Russia and Ukraine,” he said.
President Joe Biden is leaning toward visiting Saudi Arabia, which could offer some relief at the pump for U.S. drivers. Biden is expected to travel to Europe at the end of June, where he could potentially make a stop in Saudi Arabia to meet with Prince Mohammed, Saudi King Salman and other leaders, according to the Associated Press.
The president would also likely visit Israel should he extend his upcoming travels to include Saudi Arabia.
Ways to save on gasoline
- Combine errands to limit driving time.
- Shop around for the best gas prices in your community.
- Consider paying cash. Some retailers charge extra per gallon for customers who pay with a credit card.
- Remove excess weight in your vehicle.
- Drive conservatively. Aggressive acceleration and speeding reduces fuel economy.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Comedy fans are raising their glasses in a drinking song that toasts Central Florida native and birthday boy, Wayne Brady.
The award-winning comedian, musician and current host of CBS game show “Let’s Make A Deal” turned 50 on Thursday.
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While many people have seen Brady, who gained fame for his wild musical and improvisational skills on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” and his winning smile flash across their TV screens for years, he wasn’t always in front of the camera.
The multihyphenate marvel got his start in Tangelo Park, his love of comedy and theater taking root and blossoming in Central Florida.
After graduating from Dr. Phillips High School, Brady performed all over the theme parks and began doing short form improv at downtown Orlando’s SAK Comedy Lab, a place he still returns to and credits as sparking his passion for the craft.
“I can trace my growth of being this kid who wanted, but didn’t know exactly what I wanted ... then once I got to Dr. Phillips I got a taste and then that journey started,” Brady told News 6 anchor Julie Broughton in an interview back in 2019.
He’s so embedded in Central Florida’s culture, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer even declared Oct. 12 as Wayne Brady Day to commemorate the day Brady brought his improv show to the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Brady’s beginnings led to bigger breaks on Broadway, in musicals like “Kinky Boots” and “Chicago,” and on television, where he’s transformed into everything from improviser, musician, game show personality, talk show host and voiceover actor on top of his typical acting roles.
“I don’t like to be compartmentalized,” Brady said. “It just goes against my nature. It actually makes me angry because it wasn’t the way I was raised as performer. There’s no reason I can’t be Roman Centurion, there’s no reason I can’t play an Italian gangster, why I can’t play a king ... There’s no reason why I can’t play the good guy or the bad guy.”
His self-coined “Brady roles” extend beyond the world of acting and into the studio, where he’s produced cover and children’s albums, even earning a Grammy nod for his rendition of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” off his debut album, “A Long Time Coming.”
And while he may appear cool, calm and collected on the outside, there’s a “hamster wheel” of energy and inspiration firing on all cylinders when he gets in front of the cameras or onto the stage.
“I’m one of the only performers on TV who can walk on a stage and you say, ‘Here are the parameters of the show’ and (then) turn on the camera and I go. I will give (a) show no matter what it is,” said Brady, the building blocks for his ability to adapt grown from years of improv and live shows.
When he’s off camera, though, he appreciates stillness.
“All I want is to just chill. So I’m like that because I like to give 100% every time you see me,” Brady said.
So, a toast to Brady and what is hopefully a day of quiet amid the chaos.
You can catch Brady on “Let’s Make a Deal” weekdays at 3 p.m. on News 6.
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Southwestern Oregon Community College is pleased to announce the selection of Carolyn Thompson of North Bend as the 2022 Distinguished Alum. The Distinguished Alumni award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated significant contributions to their professions, communities or academia.
“Carolyn has been a terrific ambassador for the college for many years. Her dedication to helping students is inspiring. Her story exemplifies the journey many of our students have taken to reach their goals,” said President Patty Scott, in announcing the honor. “SWOCC changes lives, and Carolyn is an example of this.”
Thompson grew up in Coos Bay. As a young person, she moved through the foster care system with a desire to succeed, dedicating her energy to excelling in studies and graduating high school.
“The one thing I could always count on in my life was school. It started at 8:30 in morning. It fed me. It nurtured my spirit and my soul,” Thompson said.
After high school, she began attending SWOCC, working with instructors who encouraged her to explore and push her limits in learning.
“I could have gone a lot of places, but my money went furthest at SWOCC,” she said. “It was just what I needed, a personalized education that challenged me.”
After earning an associate of arts degree in business administration and management in 1984 from Southwestern, she moved on to Oregon State University graduating with a bachelor of science in business administration in 1986.
She went to work as a certified public accountant, eventually returning to practice in Coos Bay. From here, she has dedicated her personnel life and career to improving her profession, community and educational opportunities for others. At 57, Thompson serves on the Southwestern Oregon Community College Foundation board of trustees, working to increase scholarships for students and empower donors in giving back in ways that create lasting impacts.
Thompson has taught at Southwestern at times and been actively involved for many years as a volunteer in government and service clubs. This included work with North Bend School Board, Coos Bay Schools Foundation, Zonta Club of the Coos Bay Area, Dance Umbrella for South Coast Oregon, Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and Ford Family Leadership Institute.
This is the 31st year Southwestern has honored alumni who have demonstrated significant contributions to their professions, communities, or academia. To learn more about the college, go to www.socc.edu.
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CROWN POINT — The daughter of a woman gunned down two years ago outside her home in Hammond's Robertsdale neighborhood told jurors she heard six shots and looked out her bedroom window to see a dark-colored sedan speeding away.
Desha Perez, 21, testified she went outside early Oct. 27, 2019, and found her 40-year-old mother, Delilah Martinez, unresponsive on the front lawn in the 1100 block of 115th Street.
Lydia T. Conley, 39, of Chicago, who was Martinez's ex-girlfriend, pleaded not guilty to one count of murder linked to Martinez's homicide. Judge Pro Tempore Jamise Perkins is presiding over the trial this week in Lake Criminal Court.
Conley's attorney, John Cantrell, told jurors in opening statements Tuesday that Lake County prosecutors would not present enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Conley killed Martinez.
In response to questions Wednesday from Deputy Prosecutor Maureen Koonce, Perez said her mother's relationship with Conley was "toxic" and "on and off."
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The two began dating in 2018, and Conley and her then-17-year-old daughter moved in with Perez and her family in summer 2019, Perez said.
Perez testified she overheard her mother and Conley arguing about Conley's romantic relationship with another woman and heard about it from her mother.
In early October 2019, Conley moved out, but her daughter continued to live with Martinez's family until Oct. 26, Perez said.
Perez said she knew her mother began dating a man, identified in court records as Lucas Xavier Mercado, because Martinez posted videos on social media of herself with Mercado while they were at a bar.
Perez met Mercado twice, she said.
The first time, he accompanied her, her mother and her cousin on a trip to Chicago and punched her then-boyfriend and another man, she said.
"Xavier punched my boyfriend in the face for no reason," Perez said. "He was just drunk."
Martinez drove Perez to Chicago to talk to her boyfriend that night because Perez suspected he was cheating on her, and she believed he went to a party he previously said he wouldn't attend. She could tell where he was because they previously agreed to share their locations through their iPhones, she said.
They initially went to the house where the party was being held, she said.
Mercado knocked on the door and asked about her boyfriend, she said. When Mercado was told her boyfriend wasn't at the party, he threw a brick through the window and they all left, she said.
Perez said she was able to reach her boyfriend by phone, and he allowed her to come by his house to talk, she said.
She was talking to the boyfriend alone when Mercado approached and asked what was going on, she said.
Perez told Mercado "nothing," and he punched her boyfriend in the face, she said. When a man the boyfriend lived with came out, Mercado punched him, too, she said.
Afterward, Perez's boyfriend told her his brother wanted to know her address, she said. They also wanted to know about Mercado, but she told them she had only met him one time, she said.
Perez said her boyfriend and his brother may have wanted to confront Mercado, but they didn't have any reason to harm her mother. Martinez once offered to take in the boyfriend and allowed him to sleep at her home, she said.
The last time Perez saw Conley, Conley arrived in a dark-colored Buick that Martinez financed for her to pick up her daughter, who was moving out, Perez said. Conley and her daughter left about 7 p.m., and she went to bed about 9 or 10 p.m., she said.
Just before 3 a.m., a friend from school called her via Facetime. They talked for a couple of minutes before she heard six gunshots outside, she said.
In an emotional 911 call, Perez begged for help for her mother and named three people when a dispatcher asked who shot Martinez: Perez's boyfriend and his brother and Conley.
She said her boyfriend wanted to beat up "some dude," whom she identified in court as Mercado. She also said her mother and Conley had been fighting the day of the homicide.
In response to questions from Cantrell, Perez repeatedly denied saying she saw two people or "some dude" after the shooting.
She talked to multiple police officers in the hours and days after the homicide and explained her boyfriend and his brother had a problem with Mercado and her mother had been fighting with Conley, she said.
If she had seen anyone at the crime scene, she would have reported it, she said.
Koonce and Deputy Prosecutor Jessica Arnold were expected to continue presenting their case Thursday.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into Lake County Jail
Zachary Lindahl
Age : 21
Residence: South Bend, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204040
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felonhy
Wayne Rivera
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204125
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Wayne Micka II
Age : 31
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204089
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Victor Ocampo-Ayala
Age : 30
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204268
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Vernisha Devers
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204213
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Vaughn Baker Jr.
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204183
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - AGAINST A PREGNANT PERSON; OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony; Misdemeanor
Tyran Calhoun
Age : 21
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204140
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: CRIMINAL RECKLESSNESS - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON (SOCIETY IS VICTIM); BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Tonya McElvene
Age : 50
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204160
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tommy Talley Jr.
Age : 36
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204107
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tessa Baumgartner
Age : 23
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204111
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tameko Brown
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204176
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Stan Guydon
Age : 72
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204082
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Shaun Ross
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204127
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Scott Hall
Age : 59
Residence: Huntington, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204184
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Scott Cicale
Age : 41
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204174
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Santino Garza
Age : 18
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204110
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Sabrina Krueger
Age : 22
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204205
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ryan Vaughn
Age : 28
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204056
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ruben Flores
Age : 34
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204053
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Rosalinda Miranda
Age : 27
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204192
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Robert Armstrong
Age : 34
Residence: Rockford, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204072
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Richard Hemphill
Age : 29
Residence: Harvey, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204190
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ria Swelfer
Age : 31
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204186
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Rex Arney
Age : 26
Residence: Lake Station, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204224
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Reinaldo Rosa
Age : 42
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204199
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - CONVERSION - UNAUTHORIZED CONTROL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randy Martin
Age : 39
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204081
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Paul Sherman
Age : 43
Residence: DeMotte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204124
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OPERATE VEHICLE AFTER BEING HABITUAL TRAFFIC OFFENDER
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Knight
Age : 40
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204189
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Pablo Frias-Maldonado
Age : 27
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204178
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: ASSISTING A CRIMINAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Oletha White
Age : 49
Residence: Sauk Village, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204032
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $75
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nivea McDonald
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204041
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Nicholas Teague
Age : 36
Residence: Lafayette, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204105
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Natori Hull
Age : 24
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204153
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Murell James III
Age : 22
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204221
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/SERIOUS BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Modesto Godinez Jr.
Age : 44
Residence: Knox, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204276
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mitchell Wood
Age : 51
Residence: Riley, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204121
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Slavik
Age : 32
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204049
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Rodriguez
Age : 42
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204129
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Potter
Age : 55
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204206
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Miner
Age : 47
Residence: Dyer, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204248
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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Michael Lynch
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204130
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE - PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 YEARS OLD
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Kibler II
Age : 41
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204093
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Michael Hitchcock
Age : 43
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204249
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - < $750; CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Matthew Steen
Age : 38
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204091
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Mark Simcoke
Age : 35
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204080
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Marcell Pierce
Age : 33
Residence: Harvey, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204258
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Malik Gross
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204043
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE; BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Lisa Woods
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204028
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Leandrea Sanders
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204071
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kyle Davis
Age : 32
Residence: Lowell, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204052
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Krystal Brady
Age : 40
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204044
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Davis
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204264
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Brown Jr.
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204070
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Keadrick Morris
Age : 19
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204134
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kamesha Houston
Age : 26
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204158
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justin Zinkiewitz
Age : 34
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204273
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Justice Ball
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204141
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: ROBBERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Julian Duron
Age : 29
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204232
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joven Evans
Age : 27
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204271
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jonathan Gutierrez
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204092
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joel Ridder
Age : 27
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204265
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Joel Ridder
Age : 27
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204051
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jeffrey Reeves
Age : 29
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204260
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jameka Moore
Age : 27
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204280
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jamale Henderson
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204139
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Tate
Age : 21
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204038
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Irma Anguiano
Age : 46
Residence: Matteson, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204103
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Gregory Nash
Age : 49
Residence: Fort Wayne, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204157
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Gigi Vega
Age : 59
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204162
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Genaro Cruz
Age : 40
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204076
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Garrett Landers
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204207
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Wingard
Age : 29
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204151
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Edward Bibbs II
Age : 26
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204135
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dustin Gertz
Age : 31
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204225
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - FIREARM
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devin Bates
Age : 27
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204269
Arrest Date: May 20, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Destiny Berrones
Age : 27
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204235
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Derek Gensel
Age : 32
Residence: LaPorte, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204045
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: CONFINEMENT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dennis Richardson
Age : 56
Residence: Westville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204175
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felonhy
Deidra Merritt
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204161
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
David Lapotka
Age : 55
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204253
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Darryl Rodriguez
Age : 33
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204188
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION; RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Darean Richardson
Age : 40
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204122
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dante Taylor
Age : 46
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204180
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - MARIJUANA
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Danny Hall
Age : 20
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204195
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - MODERATE BODILY INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Damarcus Fisher
Age : 26
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204137
Arrest Date: May 16, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Curtis Colvin
Age : 38
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204200
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - POSSESSION - STOLEN PROPERTY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Clem Laster
Age : 33
Residence: Indianapolis, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204266
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Cierra Kelly
Age : 33
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204215
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Moynihan
Age : 31
Residence: Whiting, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204068
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christina Guzman
Age : 38
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204259
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION LEGEND DRUG OR PRECURSOR
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Charles Gregory
Age : 55
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204243
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Carlos VonHatten Jr.
Age : 58
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204256
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/DEADLY WEAPON - FELONY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brittany Ramirez
Age : 33
Residence: Highland, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204027
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brian Larry
Age : 50
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204217
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brian Hughes
Age : 41
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204263
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bradley Fastabend
Age : 34
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204047
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG; BATTERY - SIMPLE - AGAINST A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Bobby Jones II
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204242
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bo Wayne
Age : 31
Residence: Trail Creek, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204074
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bianca Dominguez
Age : 32
Residence: Munster, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204187
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Bennie Therrell
Age : 65
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204054
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Armond Gamble
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204042
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: COMMON NUISANCE - MAINTAINING - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Aquantis Walker
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204202
Arrest Date: May 17, 2022
Offense Description: FRAUD - FORGERY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antwan Lucious
Age : 43
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204120
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III; MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felonies
Antonyous Harris
Age : 20
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204090
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Antonio Johnson Jr.
Age : 24
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204250
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Antoin Lewis
Age : 18
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204116
Arrest Date: May 15, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Anthony Trezak
Age : 47
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204272
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andre Prince
Age : 49
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204229
Arrest Date: May 18, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - STRANGULATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Amanda Lucero
Age : 32
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204069
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alonzo White
Age : 45
Residence: Atlanta, GA
Booking Number(s): 2204084
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Alexis Perkins
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204083
Arrest Date: May 14, 2022
Offense Description: FAMILY OFFENSE- NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alexis Duenas
Age : 31
Residence: Lansing, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204036
Arrest Date: May 13, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGGRAVATED - W/INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Akosua Arhen
Age : 23
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204234
Arrest Date: May 19, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jose Maldonado Collado
Age : 48
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204403
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devonne Tyler
Age : 26
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204424
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Meadows III
Age : 42
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204416
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
LaMarc Hall
Age : 19
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204426
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Gleeson
Age : 48
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204402
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Enedelia Hernandez
Age : 41
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204369
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jerry Stokes Jr.
Age : 38
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204349
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Michael Dillard
Age : 59
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204422
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Moose
Age : 33
Residence: Athens, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204381
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Crystal Fantasia
Age : 40
Residence: Steger, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204350
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kerri Olson
Age : 43
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204419
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Watkins
Age : 38
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204441
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Allie Hassan
Age : 59
Residence: Orland Hills, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204434
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cristian Anaya
Age : 25
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204425
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Robert Hudson Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204348
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Albert Hendon
Age : 30
Residence: Geraldine, AL
Booking Number(s): 2204388
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Patterson III
Age : 34
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204451
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alex Moreno
Age : 27
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204393
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ray Weems Jr.
Age : 31
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204347
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Harry Bernstein
Age : 57
Residence: Wanatah, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204410
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jovanni Garza
Age : 24
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204366
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharonia Jelks
Age : 25
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204440
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jasper Brewer
Age : 30
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204438
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Limmie Lockhart III
Age : 55
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204365
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Thomas Philpot II
Age : 18
Residence: St. John, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204427
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Miguel Payan
Age : 44
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204408
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanors
Karen Church
Age : 53
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204457
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Smith
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204456
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Dontrell Lewis
Age : 23
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204443
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jakeem Johnson
Age : 30
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204414
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jeffery Morgan Jr.
Age : 35
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204377
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Randy Godshalk
Age : 57
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204362
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Stewart
Age : 30
Residence: Wolcott, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204384
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jordan Fletcher
Age : 20
Residence: North Judson, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204421
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Offense Description: Felony
Melinda Massey
Age : 39
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204379
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Zolinda Diaz
Age : 43
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204401
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kirk Struven
Age : 52
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204437
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Christopher Schweitzer
Age : 43
Residence: Schererville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204356
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SHOPLIFTING - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Laiza Gonzalez
Age : 39
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204371
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - TOUCH W/NO INJURY
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Andraya Mathis
Age : 30
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204420
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Lindley
Age : 47
Residence: Hammond, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204397
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Thule
Age : 42
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204380
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arlin Mejia Santamaria
Age : 23
Residence: Bowling Green, KY
Booking Number(s): 2204396
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Tracey Getter
Age : 36
Residence: Gary, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204418
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Ken Taylor
Age : 30
Residence: Griffith, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204445
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luke McCormick
Age : 28
Residence: Portage, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204436
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Starr Tillis
Age : 23
Residence: Waukegan, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204407
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Arthur Ford III
Age : 30
Residence: Chicago, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204382
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Darrin Slaughter
Age : 62
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204352
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: OWI
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Garrett Abromitis
Age : 33
Residence: Hobart, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204452
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
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Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said the department's Sexual Assault Unit is about half the size it was just a few years ago, with just five detectives handling all of the cases citywide.
A May 2 internal memo between top brass within the department provided by Seattle police states, "We currently have 6 positions not being actively filled due to absences and personnel shortages" in reference to the Sexual Assault Unit.
The department said that is causing the Sexual Assault Unit to triage more heavily than normal with cases where the suspect is in custody, as well as cases involving children and vulnerable adults taking priority. Read more
A dog hit by a truck and abandoned at the vet now has a new family in Kitsap County.
Michael Taylor has put hundreds of tattoos on people at his Poulsbo parlor, but they're nothing compared to the mark now left on his heart. Read more
If you got a parking ticket between Sept. 1, 2021, and April 5, 2022, the City of Seattle is issuing you a refund.
Refunds will be issued to about 100,000 people who paid fines for parking violations they received during that period of time. An additional 100,000 who did not pay their parking fines will have their tickets voided, according to the city.
The refunds will cost the city approximately $4.5 million to $5 million dollars, according to a spokesperson for Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's office. Read more
Four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, police said.
Tulsa Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish confirmed the number of dead and said the shooter also was dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
It was unclear what prompted the deadly assault. However, the unidentified gunman carried both a handgun and a rifle during the attack, Dalgleish said. Read more
Two recreational boaters agreed to pay fines for illegally approaching endangered Southern Resident killer whales in rented boats near San Juan Island last fall, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Whale watchers on shore reported the violations by using BeWhaleWise along with photographs and details to help law enforcement identify the boaters involved. Officers learned the names of the boaters involved after contacting the companies that rented the boats. Read more
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ASHEBORO, N.C. — A man jumped into the window of his SUV after a carjacker tried to pull off with his vehicle in Asheboro, according to police.
Asheboro police said a man was shopping at a Salvation Army store and had his keys attached to a hook on his belt. The suspect bumped into him twice inside the store before pickpocketing his keys. That's when the victim realized he needed something out of his car.
When he got outside, he saw the man that bumped into him at the store, backing up and attempting to take off in his SUV. Police said that's when the victim saw his passenger window open and jumped in. He was able to shove the car thief out of the car and he took off running.
It was all caught on video at the Salvation Army store. A man went to extreme lengths by hoping in the SUV's window as his legs dangled outside of the car.
The man who jumped in the window injured his rotator cuff but is expected to be ok.
This investigation is ongoing as police are still searching for the suspect.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Asheboro Police Department at 336- 626-1300.
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STEVENS COUNTY, Wash. — Surrounded by stuffed animals and a butterfly balloon, nine-year-old Lily Kryzhanivskyy is healing.
The cuts and claw marks on her body are a painful reminder of what happened over Memorial Day weekend when she found herself being loaded into a Lifeflight helicopter.
"She's a very tough girl," Washington Fish and Wildlife Sgt. Tyler Bahrenburg said. "She's tougher than most grown men that I know."
Bahrenburg was off and playing with his kids last Sunday when his phone rang.
"It's a call you never want to get," Bahrenburg said.
A young girl had been attacked by a cougar while playing hide-and-seek with her friends at a Fruitland campground.
"I didn't know if the cougar was still one scene, if it was still alive, what the situation was so I was running code to get there as fast as I could," Bahrenburg said.
Meanwhile, Lily was landing at Sacred Heart Hospital, headed into emergency surgery and later the ICU. The cougar had been euthanized about 350 feet from where it grabbed Lily.
As Sgt. Bahrenburg investigated the scene, he couldn't help but wonder how Lily was doing. He was able to see for himself on Wednesday.
"She is very incredible, she is very strong," Bahrenburg said. "She was joking about things today, she wanted to interact with us and it was just an incredible experience."
Lily was also eager to tell the sergeant she tried her best to scare the big cat before it attacked.
"She talked about getting big, right?" Bahrenburg said. "She said, 'I'm little, but I got as big as I could.' Speaking to her about the incident, for how brave she was in the incident, and talking about all the things she knew about and how to deal with cougars, how to interact with cougars, she told me all these things."
Before this wildlife sergeant left, he had a surprise for Lily. Bahrenburg gave the girl some gifts and cards from local high school students, who wanted to let Lily know they're thinking about her.
"It's great to see this overwhelming support for her and I hope it continues," Bahrenburg said. "She could really use it, her family could really use it and just to keep her spirits high."
A GoFundMe set up for Lily and her family has already raised more than $87,000. Lily's family shared that she is out of the ICU and is now able to walk on her own.
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SAN DIEGO — Top Gun: Maverick made its Memorial Day weekend debut taking off in theaters around the globe. The movie pumped more than $150 million into California's economy.
"These big budget films that shoot here in California, this is exactly what they do. They put Californians to work. This one right here employed almost 3,000 Californians," said Colleen Bell, the executive director of the California Film Commission.
The first Top Gun highlighted San Diego spots like Kansas City Barbecue and the house in Oceanside. California's film and tax credit program helped motivate moviemakers to come back to shoot the second movie.
"It would have been extremely frustrating for me and sad in many ways if the sequel couldn't have been filmed here but our robust film and tv tax credit program was able to keep the production in the state," she said.
The film is expected to have lasting impacts and give a boost to local tourism.
"We know that many people travel from other states within the United States and around the world to see where their favorite tv show was shot or where their favorite movie was shot," she said.
The original film inspired people to join the service and now there's conversation that the sequel might have a similar effect.
WATCH RELATED: The infamous I Bar on Naval Air Station North Island featured in Top Gun Maverick (May 2022)
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A 51-year-old man was arrested and charged Wednesday in connection to the deadly shooting of a deliveryman in Queens in April.
On April 30, Zhiwen Yan, 45, was traveling through Queens late Saturday on his way to drop off a delivery when he was fatally shot in the chest around 9:30 p.m., police said.
Glenn Hirsch, of Queens, is now facing one count of murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon (loaded firearm). Attorney information for Hirsch was not immediately known.
Initially, police sources said that they were investigating whether the person responsible for the shooting had past run-ins at at the Great Wall Chinese restaurant where Yan delivered from. They also said a police report had been filed previously for allegedly threatening to use a gun on staff there. These past interactions led them to Hirsch.
Yan was found unresponsive next to his scooter in Forest Hills at the intersection of 108th Street and 67th Drive. EMS units took him to Elmhurst Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Friends in the community have been leaving flowers, cards and hand-written notes at a growing memorial for the husband and father of three.
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"We're all obviously a little shaken, he was someone that was very instrumental in the community. He was someone everyone knew and loved and he was kind of a symbol of community for the neighborhood," Matthew Murray said.
Rep. Grace Meng, who represents the Queens neighborhood, met with Yan's wife on Sunday, who said she was frozen in shock and barely able to walk or talk.
Neighbors remembering Yan describe a much beloved community man who would always say hello "my friend."
"He was just always excited to see you and he would just shout 'hi my friend' across Queens Boulevard. Not being able to have that and knowing that I'll never hear that again from him is very upsetting," Murray said.
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SAN ANTONIO — A seven-year-old girl is back with her parents after she went missing from an apartment complex on Loop 410 on the southside around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday.
San Antonio Police police spent two hours looking for the little girl going through creek ways and dumpsters before she was found.
Police say it started as an argument between the little girl and her parents. That’s when the little girl walked out of the apartment to cool off which is a normal thing for her to do, her parents said. However, this time the girl got lost.
Police say they immediately set up a perimeter around the complex and began searching the grounds nearby even using the eagle helicopter to try and find her.
After searching through the woods and new developments nearby, police narrowed in on the search and began knocking on doors.
Police cleared an entire building before a neighbor upstairs told police she had the girl --- she was found at the neighbor’s apartment.
Right now, there are conflicting reports on whether the woman upstairs knew the little girl or if she knew the girl was reported missing. Police aren’t sure why the woman didn’t call police when she found her.
The investigation is ongoing and charges have not been filed, but a report to CPS will have to be made.
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SAN ANTONIO — A motorcyclist has died after being hit by a pickup truck on the city's south side early Thursday morning.
San Antonio Police and San Antonio Fire responded to the crash at Probandt and West Mitchell. Officials say a woman and a motorcyclist were driving in opposite directions. While the motorcyclist was making a right turn, he was hit.
The victim suffered head trauma and a partial leg amputation before he passed away. Police said the motorcycle had a helmet on it, but police do not believe it was being worn.
The driver told police that she was having a hard time seeing the road since it was really dark. Police say there are no charges pending at this time.
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Daytona's Midtown Cultural & Educational Center getting new name
DAYTONA BEACH — The Midtown Cultural & Educational Center, a top quality community center with everything from a dance studio to a computer room, is getting a new name.
Daytona Beach city commissioners unanimously agreed at their meeting Wednesday night to rename the 10-year-old facility the Julia T. and Charles W. Cherry, Sr. Cultural & Educational Center.
Charles Cherry, Sr., was a longtime Daytona Beach city commissioner, head of the Volusia County branch of the NAACP, civil rights leader and managing editor of the Daytona Times newspaper. Julia Mae Troutman-Cherry was a teacher, an assistant counselor of women at Bethune-Cookman University and an active member of Hope Fellowship Church.
"I think these are two very, very worthy people to have a facility named after them," said City Commissioner Ruth Trager.
City Commissioner Paula Reed, whose zone includes the city-owned community center on George Engram Boulevard just east of Nova Road, led the effort to rename the 24,830-square-foot facility.
One idea was to call the building the Julia T. and Charles W. Cherry, Sr. Community Center, but Mayor Derrick Henry didn't want to lose the references to education, culture and the Midtown neighborhood.
The Julia T. and Charles W. Cherry, Sr. Midtown Cultural & Educational Center, however, sounded like too long of a name to be stretched across the top of the building, Henry said.
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Since the area around the building also encompasses Cypress Park and Cypress Aquatic Center, the three facilities could collectively be called the Midtown complex, Reed said. Henry liked that idea.
"I don't think you could have done a better job of bridging our past and our future," the mayor said.
Who was Charles Cherry, Sr.?
The Midtown Cultural & Educational Center opened in 2012, and it remains one of the city government's nicest and newest buildings. It's been used for everything from meetings, to COVID vaccines to basketball games.
The large building includes a gymnasium with basketball courts, dance studio, music studio, kitchen, computer room and meeting rooms.
Charles Cherry, Sr., died in 2004, eight years before the building opened. But now his name will be on the community gathering spot, and it will be a chance for both kids and adults to learn about him.
Cherry was born in Georgia in 1928, and he graduated from Morehouse College in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952 during the Korean War.
He was a father of three and husband for 51 years.
He was a realtor, entrepreneur, bail bondsman, newspaper editor, Campbell Street High School teacher and Bethune-Cookman business professor. He served as the Zone 6 Daytona Beach city commissioner from 1995 until November 2004, when he died.
Cherry was the first Black person to be admitted to the Daytona Beach Board of Realtors in 1967.
He was president of the Volusia County Branch of the NAACP from 1971-1980, and from 1995 to 2001. He also held state and national positions within the NAACP in the 1970s and 1980s.
From 1985 to 1991, he was the founder and president of a Daytona Beach chamber of commerce that represented small businesses that didn't feel adequately represented by the city's main chamber of commerce.
He organized and unionized hotel maids and city garbage collectors. And one of his proudest achievements was helping to free two Black men who had been on death row for 12 years for the murder of two white gas station attendants. In 1975, Florida Gov. Reuben Askew pardoned both men.
Cherry's activism led to death threats, and he had body guards and 24-hour security at his home. The Cherry family lived in a custom-built, two-story building on Orange Avenue that had solid concrete walls to protect them from bomb blasts.
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Lincoln police have kept quiet publicly about a shooting that left two men dead in a central Lincoln duplex early May 22.
But in search warrants filed in Lancaster County District Court, investigators described a deadly shootout between Patricio Urias and Zachariah Palomo (identified in the documents only by their initials and month and year of their births), and a third man caught in the crossfire.
Chief Teresa Ewins this week declined to provide additional information about the case, citing the still ongoing investigation.
But last week, Police Sgt. Trent Petersen and Officer Chris Fields gave additional detail in affidavits asking a Lincoln judge for permission to search the duplex at 230 N. 30th St. and the contents of an iPhone seized from the surviving victim, 19-year-old Jose Soto, at the hospital.
Petersen said starting at 2:21 a.m. multiple 911 calls sent officers to 30th and P streets, where they were directed to the basement and police found Urias, 42, and Palomo, 26, both shot several times.
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Despite efforts to save them, they died at the scene, which reflected a violent fight to the death.
"Bullet holes were observed in the basement bathroom walls, and bullet casings scattered about the main basement living room and bathroom entrance," Petersen wrote.
He said they appeared to have been fired from two different-caliber firearms.
At a news conference after the killings, police said they found two firearms at the scene.
A .45-caliber handgun located between the living room and bathroom door, and a shotgun that left holes in the living room ceiling.
Petersen said blood was on the bathroom floor, the basement living room floor and basement bedroom. A trail of it led from the living room out of the house and to a parking lot. There was more on the stairs from the south entrance door that led to the basement.
A witness told police the two men had gone into the basement bathroom together, where people went to use drugs, then the gunshots started.
That's when Soto, who was near the bathroom door, was hit by gunfire.
He called 911, and a woman at the party when the shooting started took him to the hospital.
This week, when asked for additional details — including whether police at this stage in the investigation believe anyone else was involved in the shooting, the number of shots fired and amount of drugs found at the scene — Capt. Todd Kocian said the department would hold a news conference when its investigation is completed.
The homicide capped a violent four-day span in Lincoln that left three men, including Urias and Polomo, dead and several others injured.
On May 19, 57-year-old Henry Lee Jones was killed in a fight outside his central Lincoln home. Two people, Derrick Pearson and Briana Jelinek, face charges of manslaughter and first-degree assault in what police described as a confrontation in a property dispute.
Early May 21, three people were injured by gunfire on a sidewalk outside Gravity after an altercation inside the night club near 11th and O streets. No arrests have been reported surrounding that incident.
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The Joanna S. Rose Red & White Collection is on display at the International Quilt Museum through mid-September.
JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Rowanna Essink of Adams looks at a quilt on Tuesday from the Joanna S. Rose Red & White Collection at the International Quilt Museum.
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Carolyn Ducey, curator at the International Quilt Museum, chose the 81 quilts that would be exhibited out of the 650 quilts that are part of the museum's Joanna S. Rose Red & White Collection.
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Lavinia Rose signed this quilt she made in 1860 for her stepson and wife, seen as part of the Joanna S. Rose Red & White Collection on display at the International Quilt Museum.
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A quilt titled "Stacked Houses," made by an unidentified quilter between 1880-1920, is part of the Joanna S. Rose Red & White Collection, which is being exhibited at the International Quilt Museum.
Last October, a small group of ambassadors from the International Quilt Museum ventured to New York to visit with 91-year-old Joanna S. Rose, who was gifting them her extensive collection of red and white quilts.
Rose died three weeks later, but not before passing on her legacy.
And what a legacy it is. Her collection, gathered over years of searching flea markets and antique stores, features 650 quilts that represent three centuries and various hues of red and white.
Last month, the quilt museum opened a show featuring the Rose collection that will run through the middle of September.
"It's spectacular," said longtime Lincoln resident Sally Campbell, a former president of the Lincoln Quilters Guild. "It's going to blow people's minds."
There are so many mind-blowing aspects to this story, from packing and transportation of a collection that has been appraised in the neighborhood of $650,000 to the exhibit itself, which could only feature 81 quilts because of the museum's limited space to the way people are flocking to see it.
"We've had our two biggest months ever," said Carolyn Ducey, the quilt museum's curator. "It's always gratifying to hear the gasps out of people who come here to see this show. We've gotten that."
Ducey was charged with the unenviable task of paring the exhibit to 81 — a far cry from when, for her 80th birthday, Rose's husband Daniel spent more than $1 million to showcase all 650 quilts for five days in the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. At that time, it was the largest exhibition of quilts ever held in New York.
"It was an amazing show," Ducey said. "We tried to follow their lead in setting up our show. It took three months to develop and there was a lot of back and forth."
Unlike the Park Avenue Armory, which featured high ceilings and allowed the exhibit to be set up with some of the quilts spiraling vertically from the rafters, the quilt museum is limited by 16-foot ceilings.
"We tried to keep in mind the armory show and be just as creative," Ducey said. "With a red and white collection, you'd be surprised at the different colors and different hues."
One of the most eye-catching quilts was created in 1860 by a woman named Lavinia Rose (no relation to Joanna) in Cortland, New York. She married into a blended family with 11 children and this particular quilt — signed and featuring a religious message — was made for her oldest stepson.
"I'm always thrilled when we have a known name," Ducey said. "We can find out quite a bit about them through census records."
It's one of the things that makes the quilts so interesting, Campbell said. Every one of them has a story. Each of them is a piece of history.
Getting the quilts here required a large moving truck and plenty of cardboard to box each quilt, meticulously folded, separately.
In addition, they were frozen while in transit to kill any bugs or insect eggs, which have been known to damage quilt collections.
Once in Lincoln, they were moved to the on-site storage rooms at the museum. With the red and white collection, the International Quilt Museum now has more than 8,000 quilts in its possession.
“Joanna knew that we were going to be able to take care of her collection and that was hugely important to her,” Ducey said. “There are not a lot of museums that would be able to absorb this number of quilts.
"... The fact that the show is all red and white quilts, and that Nebraska is all red and white, it fits the International Quilt Museum on a whole other level."
Two Lincoln women, ages 20 and 22, died at the scene. Police Chief Teresa Ewins, who spoke at a press conference Monday afternoon, declined to name the women, who she said have been identified.
A few years back, a curious woman in Lincoln set out to find out more about the old house she loved. Elle Stecher found answers and something better: She found Jack.
The 15-year-old shot into a car outside the stadium, causing a grazing gunshot wound to the left side of the 17-year-old victim's face, police said in court records. The feud stemmed from a stolen vape cartridge.
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 top official at Nebraska’s second-largest state prison got reassigned to an assistant warden role at a different facility in November. Then he left the department to run a county jail in Indiana.
Police found a .44-caliber revolver, an AR-15 style rifle, a Hopkins & Allen forehand model 1901 revolver and a Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm semi-automatic handgun concealed on three of the boys, a 12-, 14- and 16-year-old.
Many Omaha school districts are losing 30-70% more educators than last year — at least 1,250 are leaving their districts. Teachers say it's because of working conditions that aren't improving.
Carolyn Ducey, curator at the International Quilt Museum, chose the 81 quilts that would be exhibited out of the 650 quilts that are part of the museum's Joanna S. Rose Red & White Collection.
Lavinia Rose signed this quilt she made in 1860 for her stepson and wife, seen as part of the Joanna S. Rose Red & White Collection on display at the International Quilt Museum.
A quilt titled "Stacked Houses," made by an unidentified quilter between 1880-1920, is part of the Joanna S. Rose Red & White Collection, which is being exhibited at the International Quilt Museum.
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MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – An inmate at Northeast Correctional Complex (NECX) was treated for injuries after an altercation in late May, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC).
According to TDOC Public Information Officer Robert Reburn, the incident occurred on Friday, May 27 and involved ‘multiple inmates.’ Reburn said that one inmate was physically assaulted as a result of the incident.
The assaulted inmate was evaluated by NECX medical staff.
Reburn told News Channel 11 that the inmate was treated on-site and sustained minor injuries.
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LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Editor's note: The above video is from Feb. 7, 2022.
A jackknifed tractor trailer closed the Route 222 southbound ramp to Route 30 West in Manheim Township for several hours on Thursday morning.
Crews were dispatched to the scene of the crash around 6 a.m. on June 2.
As a result of the jackknifed tractor trailer, the ramp from Route 222 southbound to Route 30 westbound was closed for nearly three hours.
Officials said they had to remain on scene to clear fuel that was leaking from the vehicle.
No one was injured in the crash.
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The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:
As we all try to adjust to the “new normal” that has arisen from the COVID-19 pandemic, one of our biggest concerns must be the health of our children and adolescents.
While not suffering the same extremes of symptomatic COVID-19 as adults, the collateral damage experienced by our pediatric population has been equally bad. Both children and adolescents have experienced huge climbs in rates of depression, anxiety, other mental health diseases and suicide.
Social distancing from the earlier days of the pandemic also cut off access to pediatric primary care providers, and the result was a severe drop in routine vaccinations. It should be no surprise that Arizona has experienced climbing rates of vaccine-preventable infections including pertussis (whooping cough) and pneumonia. Also, we are a short airplane trip away from such active threats as measles, chicken pox, and even polio. All are diseases that can still cause severe disease in the U.S., if given a chance.
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Unfortunately, even today the rates of routine well-child visits are nowhere near their pre-pandemic numbers. Arizona is worse than most of the rest of the U.S., ranking 47th in completion of at least one routine well-child visit in 2021.
Critically, it is exactly those routine well-child visits where children and adolescents can receive their routine vaccines, undergo screening for mental health concerns and normal physical and psychosocial development, and be directed to effective treatments for any illnesses identified. For Arizona, this represents yet another crisis, a pandemic behind the pandemic, in which our children and adolescents are at extreme risk for preventable diseases.
Fortunately, the solution to this crisis is not extreme, nor is it costly or “new.” Rather, the same primary-care providers who provided preventive care and anticipatory guidance to our children and teens are still there, waiting with open doors to take care of them and armor them against this new, evolving crisis.
The Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AzAAP) and its members have been working collaboratively with our local health department and the Arizona Department of Health Services, the School Nurse Association of Arizona, the Department of Education and Arizona School Administrators to create resources that will aim to increase access to routine well-child care for Arizona’s children and adolescents.
A big challenge in this process has been communication between the primary care offices and their patients’ families. Now, a novel partnership between the Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AzAAP), its members, and the state’s schools has been created, using funding from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
This partnership has created the CACTUS toolkit (Collection of Arizona Covid-19 Tools for Use in Schools), which is filled with resources designed specifically for use by schools and student group to help get the word out about the importance of routine preventive care and immunizations, which can include the COVID-19 vaccine.
The goal of this project is to bring families back to their primary care providers in addition to supplying educational information about COVID-19 prevention to the community. However, these communication resources will only work if parents, caregivers, and family members are open and willing to listen and be receptive to them and their messaging.
So please, for the sake of our children and teens, consider this a call to action to encourage all parents, caretakers and families to take their kids back to the doctor’s office once a year for preventive healthcare.
We need all of Arizona’s children and teens to be given access to routine well-child visits by their families on a regular basis, to get the routine vaccines they need (and consider getting a COVID-19 vaccine while they’re at it), and to be screened for mental health illness and other health concerns … before it’s too late.
Dr. Sean Elliott, MD, FAAP is a pediatric infectious disease specialist and emeritus professor of pediatrics at the University of Arizona.
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HAMMOND — A Lake County judge is expected to decide by July 1 whether Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. is entitled to ink contracts for county jail services with no oversight by the Lake County Board of Commissioners.
Lake Superior Judge Stephen Scheele heard arguments on the question for more than an hour Wednesday, centered on a disputed agreement for Correctional Health Indiana Inc. (CHI) to continue providing medical care to inmates at the Lake County Jail.
Attorney Andrew Miroff, representing Martinez, argued a state law directing the sheriff to "take care" of jail inmates in his custody gives Martinez express authority to do whatever is required to fulfill that duty.
"In order to carry out this function, the sheriff has the authority to enter into contracts," Miroff said.
Miroff also claimed the money needed to pay the CHI contact was authorized last year by both the Lake County Council and the county commissioners in the annual county budget, giving the sheriff the means to reach an appropriate agreement without having to obtain additional approval from the commissioners.
"Somebody must act, and the duty to act is on the sheriff," Miroff said.
Meanwhile, commissioners attorney Mike Limrick argued that if the General Assembly wanted the sheriff to have independent contracting authority it would have used more explicit language than the "take care" clause.
For example, Limrick noted Indiana law says the commissioners are exclusively entitled to "negotiate contacts for the county" and exercise all other executive and administrative powers and duties "except to the extent that these powers and duties are expressly assigned to other elected officers."
"Here there is no express right for the sheriff to contract and the Legislature has told us you can't imply one," Limrick said. "The contracting power has been expressly assigned to the commissioners, and only to the commissioners."
Limrick also pointed out a budget line item is not a requirement for that money to be spent. He said the contracting process is intended to get county taxpayers the best possible goods or services for their money, and allowing a sheriff to sign contracts with no public review or oversight is an open invitation for corruption.
In addition, Limrick claimed the sheriff so far only has attempted to exercise his supposed contracting authority in connection with the CHI contract, while all other sheriff's contracts relating to the jail have followed the standard approval process through the county commissioners.
"I find it difficult to believe if the sheriff didn't think he had to do something that he would do it anyway," Limrick said. "The sheriff did not want to be told no (in connection with CHI). That's what broke the system."
Records show the commissioners in December declined to approve the sheriff's proposed contract with CHI for 2022 inmate medical services at a cost of $6.1 million, a 5% increase compared to 2021, and 20% more than 2020.
According to court records, Martinez signed the 2022 contract with CHI anyway. But Lake County Auditor John Petalas declined to pay CHI under the sheriff’s contract because it wasn’t approved by the commissioners.
CHI subsequently agreed to continue providing inmate health care services at the jail through at least Aug. 1 at the 2021 rate later approved on a month-by-month basis by the commissioners.
The commissioners have told the sheriff an ongoing jail medical contract will not be approved until Martinez permits representatives from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), a nonprofit organization that evaluates health services available to jail and prison inmates, to visit the Lake County Jail and determine whether the level of medical services is appropriate for the facility.
The commissioners also said CHI's costs have increased exponentially over the past 10 years and an outside entity is needed to assess the services the county is receiving for the amount of money it is spending — roughly a quarter-million dollars every two weeks.
Martinez, however, repeatedly has declined to allow NCCHC to inspect the jail, citing the COVID-19 pandemic.
The sheriff's lawsuit echoes a similar case set for oral argument June 24 at the Indiana Court of Appeals where the Lake County Council is attempting to wrest control of the county's purchasing and data processing departments from the commissioners.
That lawsuit originated in part due to the commissioners declining to approve the purchase of various "law enforcement equipment" requested by the sheriff, including a $770,060 Lake Michigan patrol boat.
Separately, Martinez was indicted in January by a Lake County grand jury on felony resisting law enforcement and misdemeanor reckless driving charges.
Martinez is accused of failing to stop while driving an unmarked, county-owned Jeep TrackHawk at up to 50 mph over the posted speed limit on Taft and Main streets in Crown Point and Merrillville in September as two Crown Point police officers chased him with their lights and sirens activated, records show.
Under a new Indiana law, Martinez's indictment bars him from carrying a handgun in public, either on- or off-duty, beginning July 1.
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The sheriff now is asking Lake Superior Judge Stephen Scheele to promptly rule on the underlying question of whether the sheriff possesses contracting authority independent of the county commissioners.
An April court hearing could resolve whether Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. can ink contracts relating to the county jail without having to obtain consent from the county commissioners.
Commissioner Mike Repay, D-Hammond, said Thursday in response to Martinez's request for a restraining order: "The sheriff is taking his passion for courtroom drama to a new level."
Members of the Lake County Board of Commissioners are questioning whether a lawsuit filed against them last month by Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. over a a jail health care contract can move forward.
Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. has filed suit against the Lake County Board of Commissioners seeking court approval to enter into contracts relating to the county Jail without consent from the commissioners.
The current health care contract for the Lake County Jail expires Dec. 31. The Lake County Commissioners are not scheduled to meet again until Jan. 19.
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KOOSKIA, Idaho — Idaho State Police (ISP) is investigating a two vehicle collision in Idaho County, on June 1 at 1:02 p.m.
An 83-year-old male from Stites, Idaho, was driving southbound in a white 2002 Dodge Ram on State Highway 13 near milepost 23, south of Kooskia. The male attempted a pass in a no passing zone on a curve in the roadway, according to police.
A 19-year-old female from Stites, Idaho was driving a gray 2012 Nissan Altima, and was traveling northbound on State Highway 13.
The two vehicles collided head-on, causing both drivers to succumb to their injuries at the scene. Families for both drivers have been notified.
The driver of the Dodge was not wearing a seat belt, but the driver of the Nissan was.
According to ISP, evidence was found at the scene to indicate alcohol may have been involved in this crash.
The crash remains under investigation by ISP.
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DALLAS — A legal food fight is underway in Dallas.
The Italian restaurant Carbone's Fine Food and Wine LLC is suing Carbone LLC in federal court in Dallas, alleging trademark infringement and saying their similar name is causing confusion among customers.
The lawsuit stems from the new arrival of Carbone, also an Italian restaurant but originally from New York, in Dallas in March.
Major Food Group, the owners of Carbone, has not responded to a request for comment on the lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday.
The lawsuit said the name "Carbone's" has been used consistently since 2011 when the Dallas restaurant's founder, executive chef Julian Barsotti, started the process to open the restaurant.
Carbone's officially opened for business on Oak Lawn Avenue in April 2012, according to the company's complaint.
"For years, whenever consumers have seen the CARBONE’S mark either in the restaurant, on pre-packaged foods, or via carryout and catering, they have recognized the CARBONE’S mark as an indicator of the high quality that consumers have come to expect from Plaintiff," attorneys for Carbone's wrote in the lawsuit.
Meanwhile, the lawsuit says the newly-arrived Carbone was first opened in New York in 2013. The New York-based Carbone is the namesake of the chef and co-owner, Mario Carbone.
Carbone, which also has locations in Miami, Las Vegas and Hong Kong, opened their Dallas location in March on Hi Line Drive in the Design District, about two miles from Carbone's.
The complaint filed by Carbone's said people have been confusing the two before Carbone even opened in Dallas. In the lawsuit, lawyers included examples from The Dallas Morning News stories that pointed out the two locations being different restaurants.
They also listed a Yelp review from a customer who said he booked a reservation at Carbone's thinking it was Carbone.
On top of that, Carbone's kept a list of calls from people that were trying to contact Carbone. According to them, they received over 20 calls of confusion on March 30, 2022.
Lawyers for Carbone's also claim the owners of Carbone purposely tried to confuse customers into buying their prepackaged sauces. According to the lawsuit, Carbone uses Carbone's trademark and makes their prices similar to Carbone's prices. That way, customers don't pay much attention and buy the Carbone sauces instead, the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit said even a Carbone's investor got confused with a large display of pasta sauces at a grocery store. She took a picture of the display, showing Carbone sauces with a Carbone's sign on top and on the side.
Carbone's chef had to confirm that the sauces were from Carbone, but had the marks & logos of Carbone's, the lawsuit said.
"By using a nearly identical mark (Carbone’s v Carbone) in association with the same goods and services (Italian restaurants and pre-packaged foods), consumers are and will be confused, misled, or deceived as to the source of the goods and services," the lawsuit said.
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BARBOURSVILLE, WV (WOWK) – The eastbound lanes of I-64 were shut down for a time this morning near Barboursville following a vehicle crash.
Cabell County 911 dispatchers say the crash happened around 8:01 a.m., Thursday, June 2, this morning near the 17 mile marker of I-64 when a vehicle allegedly hit a guardrail.
Dispatchers say at least one person has been taken for medical treatment, but the extent of their injuries is unknown at this time.
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SHARON, WV (WOWK) – Dispatchers with the West Virginia Turnpike say I-77 is shut down after a crash near Sharon, West Virginia.
According to WV Turnpike Dispatch, the single-vehicle crash happened around 10:04 a.m. Thursday, June 2, 2022, in the northbound lanes near mile marker 79. Dispatchers confirmed the vehicle is a tractor-trailer and that it tipped onto its side.
There are no reports of injuries at this time. Officials say all northbound and southbound lanes are still blocked, and there is no word yet when the road will reopen.
WV Turnpike Dispatch says one vehicle crash at 79mm on I77 Northbound. Tractor trailer on its side.No report of injuries. All lanes north and southbound are blocked. Call came in at 1004.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — On Saturday, country music star Garth Brooks will bring his stadium tour to Protective Stadium in Birmingham, the first concert held at the stadium.
Event crews have started constructing lighting and staging inside the stadium and tents outside the stadium. The tents are for shade, concessions, and vendors for fans for this Saturday concert.
Ben Salter, production coordinator with Pre Event Resources, said a lot of work is going into the preparations for the large-scale event.
“We do a lot of football tailgates as well with smaller size tents,” Salter said. “This is definitely on the big side of events.
While Garth Brooks will be at Protective Stadium, the Birmingham Stallions and USFL, who play at Protective Stadium, will play at Legion Field Saturday.
Councilwoman Crystal Smitherman believes fans will travel to Legion Field just like they have to Protective Stadium to cheer on the Stallions.
“Before Protective Stadium, we would sell out Classic, UAB games, and concerts,” Smitherman said. “I definitely think a lot of people will turn out, and it’s a beautiful weekend.”
The game against the New Orleans Breakers will kick off at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Scott Thurmond has been named the newest chief of the Birmingham Police Department.
Thurmond, who has served as interim chief since former chief Patrick Smith resigned in January, will officially take office June 24.
“Since day one, Chief Thurmond has demonstrated that he is a compassionate leader and an advocate for our officers and residents,” Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said in a statement. “There is no need to look any further. He is the right man for the job. He will serve our city well.”
Thurmond has served the Birmingham Police Department for 23 years, having led in several precincts as well as served in executive leadership. Under his leadership, the west precinct launched a special task force in 2020 that successfully increased the removal of guns off the streets and focused on high engagement and follow up on cases. As a result, there was a reported 25% reduction in crime in the West Precinct.
“I am honored that Mayor Woodfin has put his trust in me,” Thurmond said. “This was not something that I sought out. I have simply just wanted to serve and protect the great people of Birmingham with excellence and compassion. This platform will allow me to partner with our brave officers in helping to create a safe Birmingham for all. I look forward to serving.”
Thurmond started his career in the patrol division at the North Precinct, where he served the Titusville and Smithfield communities from 1999-2005 as patrolman and field training officer. In 2007, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant and assigned to the West Precinct Morning Shift in the patrol division.
In 2008, Thurmond was transferred to the homicide unit in the investigative bureau, where he worked as a sergeant until 2013, when he was promoted to lieutenant. In 2015, Thurmond returned to the Homicide Unit as commander. In 2018, he became the interim commander of the newly formed Robbery/Homicide Division, consisting of the Homicide Unit, Felony Assault Unit, Robbery Unit, Crime Reduction Team (CRT), Project ICE, Intelligence Unit, and the Sex Offender Unit.
In 2019, Thurmond was promoted to the rank of captain and served as the West Precinct commander in the Patrol Bureau. Most recently, he served as the executive assistant to the deputy chief of the Investigative Bureau.
Thurmond has a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a minor in political science from the University of Montevallo.
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The recent mass shootings seen across the country have propelled the renewed calls for more gun control and safety laws.
Rallies for gun violence awareness are being held across the tri-state area -- including one on Thursday at a high school in West New York, New Jersey, that U.S. senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are expected to attend.
Prior to the rally at Memorial High School, both senators are going to be meeting with student leaders to hear their ideas and thoughts on what they want to see from Congress on gun reform.
In yet another rally at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, empty chairs set up on campus represent the daily victims of gun violence: red chairs representing those who lost their lives by suicide, blue chairs representing those who were murdered, and yellow chairs representing accidental shooting deaths.
All this comes as the Garden State is trying out a new way to tackle gun violence through a hospital intervention program where staff members and social workers help identify patients who are prone to become victims of gun violence or an offender, especially keeping an eye on teenagers.
Meanwhile, in Congress at the House Judiciary Committee, there is an emergency session scheduled on a package of bills on gun violence prevention called Protecting Our Kids Act. Among some of the provision in that collection of bills is one to increase the legal age to purchase a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21 years old.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's legislative leaders on Wednesday said they want to return nearly $10 billion of the state's record-setting budget to taxpayers, setting up a month of intense negotiations with Gov. Gavin Newsom over how to best help a weary public battered by soaring inflation.
Leaders of the state Senate and Assembly announced an operating budget of more than $300 billion. It includes $8 billion in rebates for most taxpayers, $1.3 billion in aid for small businesses and nonprofits and $400 million to expand assistance for Californians with little to no income.
But the agreement does not include Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has the power to veto anything he doesn't like. Legislative leaders are moving ahead anyway because of a state law that says lawmakers don't get paid if they don't pass a budget by June 15. They pledged to keep negotiating with Newsom to reach an agreement by July 1, the start of the state's fiscal year.
That means the proposal lawmakers announced Wednesday is more of a placeholder budget since it likely won't be the final version that becomes law. Still, the Legislature's plan brings into sharper focus their priorities and how they contrast with the Newsom administration.
The biggest difference is how to help taxpayers keep up with rising gas prices, which hit an all-time high of $6.19 per gallon on Wednesday. The Legislature wants to send $200 checks to taxpayers and their dependents with incomes of up to $125,000 per year for single people and $250,000 per year for couples. A family of five that meets the income requirements would get $1,000.
Newsom's plan would send up to $800 checks to people who own cars — $400 per vehicle with a limit of two cars per person. For people who don't own cars, Newsom wants to spend $750 million to pay for free rides on public transit for three months.
Lawmakers don't like Newsom's plan because they say it would only benefit car owners, leaving out those who can't afford vehicles. Newsom doesn't like the Legislature's plan because it's less money and he says it would take too long to send out the checks. Both sides have said they are confident they will reach a deal.
“I'd like to be on the higher end. They have a different number,” Newsom said last month during his budget presentation. “We'll come down and meet together."
For business owners, lawmakers want to give them $870 million to offset their increasing unemployment insurance taxes. They also want to give small-business owners and nonprofit organizations $250 million in grants to cover the costs of a new law requiring employers to give workers up to two weeks of paid sick leave.
“With this budget, we are spreading our state's wealth to hard-working Californians and small businesses like never before," Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins said. “We look forward to continuing the conversation with Governor Newsom and his office.”
One of the biggest mysteries of the proposal is how lawmakers would spend $21 billion to combat climate change. The plan commits to spending that amount, but says the details are “subject to negotiations.”
The Legislature's plan has few major policy disagreements with the Newsom administration, but plenty of differences on the details. Newsom has proposed spending $40 million to pay for abortions for women who can't afford them. Lawmakers want to spend $20 million to pay for things like travel, lodging and child care for women in other states who would need to come to California for an abortion should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn federal abortion protections.
“The Senate and Assembly did not start by asking, ‘What things do we want?’ We started by asking ourselves, ‘What beliefs do we cherish?’” Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon said. “We share a firm belief that our state is strongest when it cares for the weakest among us.”
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A shooting in North Sacramento turned into a homicide Thursday morning, according to the Sacramento Police Department.
Officers are at the scene near Lampasas Avenue and Edgewater Road. Drivers are advised to use alternative routes if they are in the area.
There is no other information about the shooting at this time.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The office of Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced its search for a part-time director to lead the reestablished Florida State Guard, as well as the 400 guard members they will oversee.
The Florida State Guard was a WWII-era state defense force that operated from 1944-47. DeSantis first signaled his intent to remake the Guard last December at a news conference in Pensacola, where he said having the nonfederal force under his exclusive command would help Florida better respond to natural disasters.
“We want to be able to have a quick response capability, and reestablishing the Florida State Guard will allow civilians from all over the state to be trained in the best emergency-response techniques and have the ability to mobilize very, very quickly,” DeSantis said.
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The Florida State Guard now has a website where applications are being taken for a new director and new guard members. In a statement, DeSantis’ office said that an ideal candidate for director “will have demonstrated experience in military style operations, emergency management, leadership and problem solving.”
For those looking to be one of the first 400 guard members of the reestablished force, the state is first and foremost looking for Florida residents 18 to 60 years old who have a desire to serve and the following traits:
- Willingness to work in a team
- Tactical or emergency response knowledge
- Ability to pass a physical
- Ability to participate in annual weekend training
Additionally, even with their director, guard members will be “at all times under the final command and control of the Governor as commander in chief of all military and guard forces of the state,” the website stated.
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SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. – A South Daytona man is accused of trying to break into his neighbor’s home, yelling racial slurs and threatening to “burn down the house,” according to police.
The South Daytona Police Department arrested Gary Dragon, 34, Tuesday evening. Officers responded to the 1700 block of Eastern Road where they found Dragon yelling outside of the residence for the homeowner to come out and fight him, according to the department.
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Police said the victim reported Dragon was trying to break into the home by kicking the front door repeatedly, causing the door handle and the door to become loose. According to a charging affidavit, the victim said Dragon threatened to burn down the house and kill his family.
Dragon told police he was upset over a photo posted on social media by the victim that had a comment about him being a “child predator,” the department said. While police were talking to Dragon, he also said he was going to “burn down the house,” the charging affidavit said.
Officers said Dragon tried running away during his arrest.
He faces charges of attempted burglary with assault/battery, resisting an officer without violence and committing a first-degree felony with prejudice.
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OCALA, Fla. – Detectives with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday asked the public for help to find a man who forcibly entered an Ocala home last week and stole three guns, including an AR-15, and a piggy bank.
The break-in on Locust Course Radial happened around 9 a.m. on May 24, deputies said. The victim stated he noticed damage to his front door after returning home from a hardware store, later discovering that a shotgun, a bolt-action rifle, an AR-15 and a piggy bank had been stolen.
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A K-9 was able to find the piggy bank after tracking a “trail of money left by the suspect,” deputies said, but the man and the three guns he took are still unaccounted for.
Deputies released video captured inside the house that shows a man carrying guns out of a room.
Anyone with information is asked to call 352-732-9111. For anonymous tips, deputies recommended contacting Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-STOP (7867) referencing 22-29. Those who use the Crime Stoppers service and provide information that leads to an arrest will be eligible for a cash reward, deputies said.
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MOUNT DORA, Fla. – After a little more than a year in his current position, Mount Dora’s police chief is resigning, effective Thursday.
Brett Meade announced his resignation Wednesday, according to a news release. The current deputy chief, Mike Gibson, will serve as the interim chief until a new chief is found, the release said.
“Serving the citizens of Mount Dora has been an honor and highlight of my 40-year professional career. The Mount Dora Police Department is on a stable course and I am honored to serve with men and women so dedicated to serving our community”, Meade said in a statement.
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The news release did not say what prompted the chief’s decision to leave his post.
Meade served as interim chief beginning in July 2020 and was named as the permanent replacement in April 2021. Meade is the third chief to leave Mount Dora police since 2019.
In 2019, Mount Dora police Chief John O’Grady was relieved of duty after he was supposed to present an award to the couple who owns Las Palmas restaurant. Since a medical emergency kept the couple from attending, the chief allowed a Hispanic officer to accept the award on their behalf.
He reportedly said the officer should accept the award by saying, “Here, come take this, these are your people.”
The officer replied by saying she’s Puerto Rican and O’Grady said, “same thing,” according to the report. The officer described the situation in a hostile work complaint as offensive and humiliating.
O’Grady was succeeded by Robert Bell, who had been serving as deputy chief. Bell soon faced issues of concern including questions about personnel and policies raised by members of the police department.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Who is in for some sweet freebies on Friday.
National Doughnut Day is Friday, June 3, and plenty of shops want to help you celebrate by offering free sweet goodness.
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Here’s where you can score a free doughnut around Central Florida.
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Donut King: If you visit Donut King Friday, it is giving out one free doughnut per person excluding the maple bacon donut.
⭐️ Let the count down begin! Friday June 3rd is National Donut! Come celebrate with us Friday. One free donut of your choice from our Donut wall. Can’t wait to celebrate , mark your calendar 🎉 4 more days 😋
Posted by The Donut King of Winter Park,FL on Monday, May 30, 2022
Duck Donuts: Customers can get a free cinnamon sugar doughnut on Friday with no purchase necessary.
Your Friday morning plans: A FREE Cinnamon Sugar Donut for #NationalDonutDay . #myduckdonuts #nomnom #foodies #eeeeeats #donuts #duckdonuts #madetoorder #donut #favorites #nationaldonutday
Posted by Duck Donuts on Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Dunkin: According to Delish.com, you can get a free classic donut with the purchase of any beverage on Friday, June 3.
feel like offices should be closed on Friday for National Donut Day tbh
— Dunkin' (@dunkindonuts) May 31, 2022
Krispy Kreme: Customers can get any doughnut of their choice for free on Friday at participating locations.
NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY. Tomorrow, June 3rd. FREE 🍩 of your choice! 🎉 Tag a friend so they don't miss out!
— Krispy Kreme (@krispykreme) June 2, 2022
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7-Eleven: 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards members can get a buy one, get one free donut deal at participating 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes stores on June 3, 2022.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona Beach police have released a surveillance video showing a violent robbery in which three men threatened two victims with guns.
The robbery took place at a business along Mason Avenue, according to police.
The video shows three men approaching a security guard with a metal detector. As the guard begins to wave the wand over one of the men, a man in a white shirt pulls a gun as the other two rush toward him.
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The guard told officers one of the men took his gun and then went into the business, investigators said.
In the video, the man in the white shirt forces the guard to stand against the wall.
The victim said the man in the white shirt said, “Don’t look at me or I’ll put one in your head.”
The video then cuts to the interior of the business where the other two robbers force their way into an office and point their weapons at a second worker.
The worker told police one of the men put a gun to the side of his head, according to an incident report.
The worker opened a cash drawer and then puts his hands in the air as the two men grabbed cash and one took the second victim’s cellphone.
The video also shows a vehicle the three robbers arrived in, a black Toyota Corolla. Investigators said the men drove off after the robbery, heading north on Edwards Street toward Brentwood Drive.
Anyone who has information the robbery or who can identify the three men responsible is asked to call Daytona Beach police at 386-671-5257.
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Arizona has a lot of lakes. When full, some lakes are among the largest in the country. Almost all of Arizona’s lakes are in valleys or canyons that are blocked on the downstream end by dams. Only a handful of lakes, maybe just two, are in basins formed by natural processes. Mormon Lake is one of these natural lakes; Stoneman Lake is also a natural lake.
Geologists classify Mormon Lake as a volcano-tectonic depression. That means the lake basin is bound by volcanoes and geologic structures such as faults. Mormon Lake is on the small end of the scale of such features.
The east side of the lake basin is confined by a fault scarp up to 240 feet high that truncates horizontal sheet lava flows. Fault scarps along the narrow trough at the north end of the basin truncate sheet lavas and lava flows from Pine Grove Hill cinder cone. Movements on the east and north bounding faults between six million years ago (m.y.), the age of the sheet lavas, and 3.9 m.y., the age of a cinder cone that overlies the fault south of the lake, established over half of the basin’s perimeter.
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The south and southwest sides of the lake basin are bound by a northwest-trending row of three overlapping shield volcanoes that are topped by cinder cones. After the shield volcanoes erupted around 4.5 to 4.1 m.y. the south and southwest sides of the basin were defined. At this time there was no enclosed basin, and water could flow out, either west to Oak Creek if it could find a way through the volcanic field, or, more likely, north to Walnut Creek.
Mormon Mountain completed the encirclement of the basin when it erupted at 3.1 m.y. The large lava dome closed the basin on the west side, and Mormon Lake started to fill.
Mormon Lake has not filled to capacity and overflowed during the years since settlers arrived in the area in the late 19th century. The lake might have overflowed in the distant past, however, probably during the wet glacial periods. A possible spillway at the north end of the narrow trough is a shallow gap in the rim at about 7,180 feet elevation, the lowest on the basin's perimeter. This gap is only about 200 feet long across the divide to the north side where a deep gully is cut in the side of Walnut Creek.
Mormon Lake village, at 7,120 feet elevation, would be under about 60 feet of water if the lake filled and overflowed into the headwater of Walnut Creek. Several factors might account for historical water levels that stay below the rim: 1: A small catchment area that supplies insufficient inflow to fill the basin. 2: A leaky bottom that loses water down the faults. 3: Climate change to drier conditions.
Water levels of the lake rise and fall with seasonal weather and long-term climate changes. In the past the lake has dried up, and westerly winds scoured the lake floor, as witnessed by dust deposits (loess) on the sheet lava flows east of the basin. In modern times the lower parts of Mormon Lake village have flooded.
If the climate scientists are correct about their predictions for a warmer and drier climate in the southwest, the property owners in Mormon Lake village might feel like holding off on buying flood insurance.
Richard Holm is an emeritus professor at Northern Arizona University.
The NPS/USFS Roving Rangers volunteer through a unique agreement between the Flagstaff Area National Monuments and the Coconino National Forest to provide Interpretive Ranger walks and talks in the Flagstaff area each summer.
Submit questions for the ‘Ask a Ranger’ weekly column to askaranger@gmail.com
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A Northern Arizona University research team is seeking participants for a study on the ways blood sugar and blood pressure can contribute to the development of certain health conditions in historically underserved positions. These include diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.
Led by biological sciences associate professor Sara Jarvis, the project focuses on health disparities in the Hispanic population. Two graduate and 10 undergraduate students at the university are also involved.
“We want to better understand the relationship between glucose regulation and hypertension risk,” Jarvis said in an NAU announcement of the project. “If we can unravel this, we can begin to propose better intervention and treatment strategies that are more tailored to these groups.”
The study’s premise is that those “who do not process sugar well will demonstrate larger changes in blood pressure when they are exposed to challenges in the laboratory,” suggesting that a predisposition for developing diabetes could also mean a risk for developing hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
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The team will be looking at how minority groups are at greater risk, which can lead to better treatment in the future.
Participants should be generally healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 45 who are not overweight, do not smoke or use tobacco, are COVID-negative and have normotensive to slightly elevated blood pressure.
More about the study can be found at cvlab-nau.mozello.com. Those interested in participating should contact CVLab@nau.edu.
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Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Income Property Trust announced May 25 that it had acquired Flagstaff Medical Center for $17.2 million.
FMC is fully leased to a Northern Arizona healthcare provider, which has signed a 15-year lease. A press release lists the center as a single-story, 26,400 sq ft property that includes a surgery and imaging center and a full diagnostic suite.
JLL is “an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT” with about $6.5 billion in portfolio assets.
“FMC fits squarely within our thesis of investing in well-located state of the art medical office buildings with excellent tenants that have long-term commitments to the property through their buildouts and leases,” JLL president and CEO Allan Swaringen said in the release. “The shift towards outpatient, standalone surgery centers as an alternative to traditional hospital settings, combined with the continued aging of our population positions healthcare-oriented real estate as an attractive addition to our stable value, income-oriented portfolio.”
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Carver Splash Pad in Johnson City is set to be renamed in honor of Kenneth “Herb” Greenlee.
According to a release from the city, the splash pad will officially be renamed at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Carver Park at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 6.
The splash pad, located on the east side of Carver Park, opened in May 2021. Not long after it opened, the city’s parks and recreation department began asking members of the community to send in possible names for the 3,800-square-foot water site.
City leaders agreed to name the splash pad after Herb Greenlee after several public forums. Greenlee, a longtime supervisor of the Carver Recreation Center was chosen for his decades of mentorship to local youth. Greenlee serves on the Johnson City Board of Education, as well as other committees and has spent time as a coach and umpire in the city since the 1970s, the release states.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The intricate, flower-covered floats in the Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade don’t decorate themselves and parade organizers are searching for volunteers to help craft the annual spectacle.
After two years off during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Portland Rose Festival is back and is looking to rebuild its foundation of volunteer support. It’s currently recruiting groups and people to volunteer for float decorating, parade management and to help restart its world class parade programs.
Volunteers are particularly needed during the week leading up to the Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade, which takes place on Saturday, June 11. During this week, people come together from all over the country and spend hours picking, poking and painting organic materials such as flowers and seeds that make up the fabric of the award-winning floats.
The Rose Festival invites businesses, groups and individuals to sign up to volunteer now.
“Decorating hours are flexible depending on individual needs and volunteers can sign up for after work time as well,” the Rose Festival stated in a press release.
If volunteers aren’t interested in decorating the floats, they can also help with parade operation and management.
Floats for the Starlight Parade on Saturday, June 4 also need volunteers. The deadline to sign up is Friday, June 3.
For a full list of volunteer times and to sign up, visit RoseFestival.org.
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Children’s Garden to host first of four educational programs
CANTON – The Children's Garden at the Canton Garden Center will host four educational programs this summer.
The first one, called "Where does your garden grow?" is June 8, according to a news release. Children are asked to bring a pair of old shoes, and pairs will be provided for those without spare shoes.
Check-in begins at 9:45 a.m. and the event is from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Canton Garden Center, 1615 Stadium Park Drive NW.
The summer programs are for children between the ages of 4 and 8, who must be accompanied by an adult, according to the release. Additional program dates are June 24 ("G" is for Garden), July 6 ("You're a Grand Old Flag"), and July 20 ("Come Fly with Me").
There also will be a dedication of a new free library July 6 and a naming contest and dedication of the garden's butterfly July 20. Families can register for the programs at cantonparksandrec.com.
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Oregon Heritage, a division of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has awarded a matching Revitalization grant in the amount of $200,000.00 to Corbett Building Investments LLC for work on the 161 Date Avenue building in the Historic Waterfront Heritage Zone in the Front Street District in Coos Bay.
The grant will provide matching funds for the rehabilitation of the entire 1930’s building. It will be a mixed used conversion of one large rentable space into four commercial units and two residential units to return the property to a state of utility and preserve the historic integrity of the property. The project will follow and meet the criteria of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s standards.
Upon hearing of the award, Heidi Sause of Corbett Building Investments LLC shared her enthusiasm.
“By using a model that has successfully earned us recognition from Main Street awards for Best Re-Adaptive Use in 2020 and 2021 this project will add value to the community,” Sause said. “We will divide the building’s interior floor plan into more affordable and creative spaces for lease, rather than one large expensive unit. This technique downsizes the economic barriers to entry, attracting new business owners, by lowering their rental overhead. We populate the area with diversity of demographics and quilt together a new neighborhood with more colorful ventures. The new tenants will add to the area, planting the seeds for a vibrant Front Street community. This lot has ample parking for all future tenants, customers and clients on site, without stressing the public parking availability. We are honored to be selected for this award.”
Please join the community in celebrating the award at 999 N. Front Street in Coos Bay on Thursday, June 16, at 3 p.m. More information will be coming on a groundbreaking and construction start date.
This project supports the city of Coos Bay’s objective to promote housing and encourage investment in the heart of the City’s Historic Waterfront Heritage Zone. It also highlights the Coos Bay Downtown Association’s advocacy and support for local businesses.
Projects like these help those businesses thrive by participating in a vibrant and evolving downtown.
To learn more about The Coos Bay Downtown Association visit www.coosbaydowntown.org and follow them on Facebook. The Coos Bay Downtown Association promotes Coos Bay as an attractive place to live, work, and visit by continually enhancing the quality life of the downtown area.
Oregon Heritage 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 community need and the ability to stimulate private investment and local economic development that best fit within the community’s long-range plan for downtown vitality.
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. Another round of funding is approved for 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 by the bill.
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New fiber internet option looks to connect North Canton
NORTH CANTON — A new broadband option is heading to North Canton, with the goal of getting new customers online in the next 12 months.
Windstream Communications, an internet company, is expanding its reach in Northeast Ohio to Stark County, with plans to lay fiber in North Canton and Canton as well as some surrounding townships.
Connected: In Carroll County and elsewhere in rural Ohio, many still lack broadband access
Chris Thomas, the company’s vice president for governmental affairs, approached North Canton City Council this month to inform the city of the company’s plans and to offer the possibility of collaboration with the city to expand broadband access.
“Cities and townships and counties have gotten hundreds of thousands and sometimes millions of dollars in American Rescue Plan funds – and there's probably more coming – that has to be used on infrastructure. And one of the permitted infrastructure usages is fiber networks," Thomas said.
"So to the extent that we're going to build up a certain percentage of the city and [if] they want a larger piece built and they are willing to help on construction costs in a partnership, that is something that we will be discussing if they're interested."
Thomas said that they'd like to have the first customers hooked up to the new fiber network in about 12 months. He said they should be able to cover the majority of North Canton, but areas for partnership with the city may come up if there are harder to reach pockets that require additional construction costs.
He said their company is focusing on fiber as part of a $2 billion project in multiple areas to replace old copper lines with fiber.
"As people use more and more data, fiber is going to be the probably the only way that they can get it at the very fastest multi gig speeds," Thomas said.
Broadband infrastructure expansion gained significant attention in the last two years, as the pandemic forced work and school to be conducted from home via internet connection. As such, federal, state and local governments have looked to shore up broadband connection where it may have been lacking, particularly in rural areas.
According to state broadband data, 39% of the populated areas of Stark County and 14% of households don't have access to 25/3 mbps, which is considered the minimum standard broadband speed. In North Canton, access to speeds in the 50-100 Mbps range is higher.
When Windstream comes online in North Canton, it will be one of several connection options already in place, including AT&T and Massillon Cable TV, which both offer fiber connection, as well as Spectrum, T-Mobile and others.
Sam Zern can be reached at szern@cantonrep.com or 330-580-8322. You can also find her on Twitter at @sam_zern.
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In 2015, the leaders of the Little Theatre on the Bay had a tough decision to make. The Liberty Theatre, which houses Little Theatre on the Bay, was falling apart.
So local officials had to decide whether to embark on an aggressive fundraising campaign to save the theater or to simply tear it down.
The theater turned to the city of North Bend, which amended its Urban Renewal Agency District to include the theater, opening the door for needed funding to kick start the process of saving the theater.
Seven years later, the theater and the city of North Bend got together once again, this time to announce a grant that will pay for the final aspect of the upgrades that have completely changed the theater and set it up to be a mainstay in downtown North Bend for generations to come.
Mayor Jessica Engelke announced the city’s Main Street Program had secured a $174,805 grant to replace the 24-foot neon blade sign at the Liberty Theatre. The neon sign lit up downtown North Bend before it was taken down, likely sometime in the ‘50s.
The Little Theatre on the Bay will provide a 30% match for the grant.
“Theater has the power to bring people together, influence the way we think and feel, encourage personal reflection, and foster creativity and expression – all while making our lives better,” said Engelke. “The Liberty Theatre, home of the Little Theatre on the Bay, is integral to the fabric of North Bend. It is only right that we support our community theatre that adds so much value and culture to our community and region.”
While making the announcement, Engelke was joined by Jeanne Woods, the Liberty Theatre Restoration Committee chair, and Aymee Pedder, the president of the Little Theatre board.
Woods said once the sign is complete, it will be a marker of downtown North Bend.
“It will be flashing neon - L I B E R T Y - to highlight downtown,” Woods said.
For the restoration work, the neon sign will be a significant moment.
“This is very exciting,” Pedder said. “When we started the restoration project in 2015, the neon was always there as the crown jewel of the restoration.”
Pedder said much of the restoration work has been completed over the last seven years, but there is still some to do. In addition to renovating the theater, stage, lights and sound system, Little Theatre on the Bay added a 4,000-square-foot addition that is being used for practice, making sets and much more.
An additional 4,000-square-foot area upstairs is still being worked on.
“The domes have been manufactured for the top of the building,” Woods said. “We are waiting on some rooftop repairs, and they will be installed sometime next month. This was phase 6 and the sign is phase 8.”
Woods said announcing the grant with several members of the North Bend City Council present was fitting.
“I want to thank the North Bend Council,” she said. “In 2015, there was talk about tearing the theater down. The North Bend City Council expanded the Urban Renewal District to include us, and that allowed us to go after some grants.”
Many grants and years of donations for local residents has allowed the theater to raise $3.3 million used for renovations so far. And the end in sight, Pedder said more donations are welcome and needed.
“We are open to how you want to donate,” she said. “If you want to do it on Facebook, if you want to do it on our website or if you want to come down here with a suitcase full of money, I will be here to take it.”
Pedder said under the grant rules, the Little Theatre on the Bay has two years to get the sign installed, and she said her dream is to have the sign in place and all the restoration work finished before April 2024, when the Liberty Theatre will celebrate its 100th birthday.
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An inmate is missing from the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln, the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services announced Wednesday night.
James Crihfield was granted permission for a personal furlough to go to a local hospital on Wednesday. An alert indicated he removed the electronic monitoring device he was wearing.
Crihfield began a 43-month sentence on July 14, 2021. He was convicted of multiple charges of theft by deception and second degree forgery – all out of Lancaster County. He was tentatively set for release on Oct. 11.
Crihfield, 30, is 6-foot-3, 185 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to contact local authorities or the Nebraska State Patrol.
CCC-L is one of two community custody facilities in the state's prison system where inmates are allowed to participate in work opportunities, attend school and religious services with prior approval and without direct supervision.
The 15-year-old shot into a car outside the stadium, causing a grazing gunshot wound to the left side of the 17-year-old victim's face, police said in court records. The feud stemmed from a stolen vape cartridge.
The top official at Nebraska’s second-largest state prison got reassigned to an assistant warden role at a different facility in November. Then he left the department to run a county jail in Indiana.
Police found a .44-caliber revolver, an AR-15 style rifle, a Hopkins & Allen forehand model 1901 revolver and a Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm semi-automatic handgun concealed on three of the boys, a 12-, 14- and 16-year-old.
The station, originally built in 1958 and designed to house only four firefighters, has deteriorated from antiquated to unsafe in recent years as it's housed a crew of 10, Lincoln Fire Chief Dave Engler said.
Investigators intercepted the package at a local UPS facility and found about 1,832 grams of suspected meth in it, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.
As he was walking away from the protest, Marcel Austin was struck in the back of the head by what he believed to be a baseball. It was instead a munition his lawsuit alleges was fired by law enforcement.
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SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio resident is the big winner after claiming the top prize in a Texas Lottery scratch off ticket.
The winner is choosing to stay anonymous and not give out their identity. The winning ticket was the Texas Lottery® scratch ticket game 500X Loteria Spectacular.
The ticket was purchased at Mity Kwik #2, located at 13211 N.W. Military Highway, in San Antonio.
This was the second of four top prizes worth $3 million to be claimed in this game. 500X Loteria Spectacular offers more than $400.9 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.20, including break-even prizes.
Beginning with the first ticket sold in 1992, the Texas Lottery has generated $34.8 billion in revenue for the state and distributed $75 billion in prizes to lottery players.
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