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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – For the second year in a row, visitors and locals alike got the chance to stretch out and relax in downtown Johnson City.
The event, organized by the Downtown Yoga Center and Blue Plum Organization, featured two areas near the Farmers Market pavilion for beginners and yoga masters to put their poses to the test.
For those behind the event, the chance to experience yoga alongside others is more than a simple workout.
“As yogis, we kind of have our favorite places to practice and our favorite teachers that we go to,” said organizer Kim Blaine. “and this is an opportunity to try all of that so you can come and see what else is going on at other places and meet other teachers.”
The event started at 8:30 Sunday morning, but will continue until 8 p.m. for those who want to give the experience a shot. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/downtown-yoga-festival-returns-to-jc/ | 2022-06-05T15:29:53 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/downtown-yoga-festival-returns-to-jc/ |
ALBANY – A southwest Georgia resident who broke into two Cordele gun stores, stealing multiple firearms and selling or distributing them in the community, has been sentenced to prison for his crimes.
Demetri Lott, 44, of Ashburn, was sentenced to serve 108 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Leslie Gardner after previously pleading guilty to two counts of theft of a firearm from a licensed dealer. There is no parole in the federal system.
“Our office is committed to prioritizing prosecutions of those responsible for the greatest gun violence in our communities, including those who illegally traffic in firearms,” U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary said. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office and our local, state and federal law enforcement partners are focused on reducing violent crime in our communities, and to use every available resource at our disposal to reduce gun violence.”
“The theft of firearms from a federally licensed firearms dealer and their diversion into the illegal firearms market is a crime that affects us all,” ATF Assistant Special Agent in Charge Beau Kolodka said. “FFL burglaries are a top priority for ATF, and we are pleased that Mr. Lott has been sentenced to a significant term of incarceration for his crimes.”
According to court documents, Lott broke into Wells Hardware & Supply in Cordele on Nov. 12, 2020, accessing the store through the roof. Lott stole 11 firearms. While the case was under investigation, Lott burglarized another gun store in Cordele, Evans Outdoors, on Jan. 2, 2021. A rifle was stolen as well as trail cameras, scopes and several boxes of ammunition.
A concerned citizen contacted the Sheriff’s Office soon after the theft to report information about the stolen rifle. A second anonymous tip to the Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 15 helped law enforcement locate Lott. He was arrested at a Cordele residence, hiding inside the attic crawl space. Lott told agents he was responsible for breaking into and stealing firearms from both businesses. He also admitted to selling the stolen firearms from Wells Hardware & Supply for cash and drugs, later returning to the person’s home that same day to find that all of the firearms had been distributed to other people.
Lott said he gave the Evans Outdoors rifle to an acquaintance. Lott has multiple prior felony convictions, including convictions for aggravated battery, robbery and burglary.
These cases are being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office and the Cordele Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Melody Ellis prosecuted the case. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/gun-store-burglar-trafficker-sentenced-to-108-months-imprisonment/article_2cd915fc-e4d8-11ec-b8b4-73487af8dd55.html | 2022-06-05T15:40:41 | 0 | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/gun-store-burglar-trafficker-sentenced-to-108-months-imprisonment/article_2cd915fc-e4d8-11ec-b8b4-73487af8dd55.html |
Sgt. Ivy Thorton with the Bloomington Police Department said officers responded to reports of shots fired at 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 2200 block of Rainbow Avenue.
She said police found a couple of shell casings at the scene. Additionally, she said they found no persons or property that had been hit by the gunfire.
Brendan Denison is our breaking news reporter. Denison was a digital content producer for WCIA-TV in Champaign and a reporter for The Commercial-News in Danville. He can be reached at (309) 820-3238 and bdenison@pantagraph.com.
A girl whose joy at reaching the double-digit age of 10 charmed broken hearts around the world is being remembered at a funeral Sunday. Alithia Ramirez was among the 19 children who, along with their two teachers, died on May 24 when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire with a military-style rifle inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Funerals for the victims will continue into mid-June. Alithia was an aspiring artist. KENS-TV reports that President Joe Biden met with Alithia's parents on May 29 and asked for one of her drawings to hang in the White House. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/shots-fired-sunday-morning-in-east-bloomington/article_ef1768e2-e4da-11ec-b8d1-db52c946a04f.html | 2022-06-05T15:54:54 | 0 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/shots-fired-sunday-morning-in-east-bloomington/article_ef1768e2-e4da-11ec-b8d1-db52c946a04f.html |
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Kyle Rittenhouse announced Friday he will be attending Texas A&M University on the Charlie Kirk Show. Rittenhouse said he had made the decision after touring the college campus earlier this year and told Kirk going to the university would be an "amazing" experience.
"Kyle Rittenhouse is announcing he's an Aggie," Kirk said as Rittenhouse put on a Texas A&M hat.
"It's going to be awesome," Rittenhouse said. "Beautiful campus, amazing people, amazing food." Rittenhouse also told Kirk he is considering joining the Corps of Cadets. "I haven't decided yet, I may," Rittenhouse said.
Rittenhouse had been attending Arizona State University, but withdrew after he was acquitted in November of 2021 of homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering after killing two men and wounding a third during the Kenosha protests in the summer of 2020. Rittenhouse said he acted in self-defense.
During the show Friday, Kirk asked Rittenhouse about the trial and said he thought Rittenhouse had to prove his innocence, rather than being innocent before proven guilty.
"It was prosecutorial overreach," Rittenhouse said. "We need to take away prosecutors' qualified immunity. He (Thomas Binger, Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney) needs to pay for what he did. It's disturbing that a government agency can do that."
As for what Rittenhouse will study at A&M, he said he hasn't made a decision on a major yet.
Rittenhouse posted pictures to his Twitter account on May 9 of his tour of A&M but said at the time he was considering other schools as well. Texas A&M said they could not comment on the matter. However, in order to be considered for the Fall 2022 semester in College Station, Rittenhouse would have had to apply before 2022. For HECM, he would have had to apply from August 1, 2021 and March 1, 2022.
For Spring 2023 in College Station, Rittenhouse can apply between August 1, 2022 and October 15, 2022. For Fall 2023 in College Station, Rittenhouse can apply between August 1, 2022 and December 1, 2022. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/kyle-rittenhouse-texas-aggies-announcement-college/499-e47175a0-9b88-4a0a-b4e8-53773d913d8c | 2022-06-05T16:00:47 | 1 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/kyle-rittenhouse-texas-aggies-announcement-college/499-e47175a0-9b88-4a0a-b4e8-53773d913d8c |
A 2019 study by Hotschedules, a restaurant and hospitality software, revealed that Americans eat out a lot. In fact, 56% of Americans told the company that they eat out two to three times a week, which included both in-restaurant dining and ordering takeout. Diners certainly have a wide variety of options to choose from: There are mor than 1 million restaurants throughout the country, according to the National Restaurant Association.
But in the last year, the novel coronavirus pandemic has affected almost every corner of American daily life—not the least of which being how we eat. With rules for social distancing in place along with various states of shutdown orders since March 2020, many people have turned to home-cooked meals in lieu of going out or even getting something delivered.
Of course, eating local favorites is a special kind of treat—so to help you on this home cooking journey, Stacker scoured Allrecipes’ collection of more than 3,000 recipes grouped by state to bring you a list of beloved favorites from Texas.
Many of these recipes are great for any skill levels—so don’t worry if your culinary expertise leave something to be desired. Keep reading to gain some inspiration for your next meal.
Dakota’s Texas Style Chili
– Prep: 20 minutes
– Cook: 3 hrs
– Total: 3 hrs 20 minutes
– Servings: 8
– Yield: 8 cups
– Number of ingredients: 13
– Read more about the recipe here
White Texas Sheet Cake
– Cook: 20 minutes
– Additional: 20 minutes
– Total: 40 minutes
– Servings: 24
– Yield: 1 10×15-inch sheet cake
– Number of ingredients: 14
– Read more about the recipe here
Texas Jambalaya
– Prep: 10 minutes
– Cook: 35 minutes
– Total: 45 minutes
– Servings: 6
– Yield: 6 servings
– Number of ingredients: 13
– Read more about the recipe here
San Antonio Salad
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Cook: 10 minutes
– Total: 25 minutes
– Servings: 6
– Yield: 6 servings
– Number of ingredients: 13
– Read more about the recipe here
Tex-Mex Patty Melts
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Cook: 10 minutes
– Total: 25 minutes
– Servings: 3
– Yield: 3 burgers
– Number of ingredients: 8
– Read more about the recipe here
Simple Texas Salsa
– Prep: 5 minutes
– Total: 5 minutes
– Servings: 12
– Yield: 1 1/2 cups
– Number of ingredients: 6
– Read more about the recipe here
Tejano Style Shrimp Cocktail
– Prep: 20 minutes
– Total: 20 minutes
– Servings: 8
– Yield: 8 servings
– Number of ingredients: 9
– Read more about the recipe here
Texas Pork Ribs
– Prep: 30 minutes
– Cook: 5 hrs
– Additional: 8 hrs
– Total: 13 hrs 30 minutes
– Servings: 12
– Yield: 12 servings
– Number of ingredients: 15
– Read more about the recipe here
Potato and Bean Enchiladas
– Prep: 1 hr
– Cook: 45 minutes
– Total: 1 hr 45 minutes
– Servings: 12
– Yield: 12 servings
– Number of ingredients: 12
– Read more about the recipe here
Terry’s Texas Pinto Beans
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Cook: 2 hrs
– Total: 2 hrs 15 minutes
– Servings: 8
– Yield: 8 servings
– Number of ingredients: 9
– Read more about the recipe here
Honey Smoked Turkey
– Prep: 30 minutes
– Cook: 3 hrs 15 minutes
– Total: 3 hrs 45 minutes
– Servings: 16
– Yield: 1 (12 pound) turkey
– Number of ingredients: 8
– Read more about the recipe here
Slow-Cooked, Texas-Style Beef Brisket
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Cook: 1 day
– Total: 1 day
– Servings: 20
– Yield: 20 servings
– Number of ingredients: 8
– Read more about the recipe here
Texas Sheet Cake Cookies
– Prep: 40 minutes
– Cook: 20 minutes
– Total: 1 hr
– Servings: 20
– Yield: 20 cookies
– Number of ingredients: 18
– Read more about the recipe here
Cowboy Caviar
– Prep: 20 minutes
– Additional: 20 minutes
– Total: 40 minutes
– Servings: 8
– Yield: 8 servings
– Number of ingredients: 10
– Read more about the recipe here
Chicken Long Rice Soup
– Prep: 20 minutes
– Cook: 40 minutes
– Additional: 30 minutes
– Total: 1 hr 30 minutes
– Servings: 8
– Yield: 8 servings
– Number of ingredients: 8
– Read more about the recipe here
Texas Deer Chili
– Prep: 30 minutes
– Cook: 4 hrs
– Total: 4 hrs 30 minutes
– Servings: 8
– Yield: 8 servings
– Number of ingredients: 11
– Read more about the recipe here
Mexican Corn
– Prep: 10 minutes
– Cook: 10 minutes
– Total: 20 minutes
– Servings: 6
– Yield: 6 servings
– Number of ingredients: 5
– Read more about the recipe here
Keto Tex-Mex Ground Beef Casserole
– Prep: 10 minutes
– Cook: 50 minutes
– Additional: 5 minutes
– Total: 1 hr 5 minutes
– Servings: 6
– Yield: 1 11×7-inch casserole
– Number of ingredients: 16
– Read more about the recipe here
Boudreaux’s Zydeco Stomp Gumbo
– Prep: 1 hr
– Cook: 1 hr
– Total: 2 hrs
– Servings: 10
– Yield: 10 servings
– Number of ingredients: 16
– Read more about the recipe here
Seven Layer Tex Mex Dip
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Total: 15 minutes
– Servings: 12
– Yield: 12 servings
– Number of ingredients: 9
– Read more about the recipe here
Mom’s Favorite Baked Mac and Cheese
– Prep: 10 minutes
– Cook: 45 minutes
– Additional: 10 minutes
– Total: 1 hr 5 minutes
– Servings: 6
– Yield: 6 servings
– Number of ingredients: 10
– Read more about the recipe here
Slow Cooker Carolina BBQ
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Cook: 12 hrs
– Total: 12 hrs 15 minutes
– Servings: 10
– Yield: 10 servings
– Number of ingredients: 8
– Read more about the recipe here
Grandma’s Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Cook: 30 minutes
– Total: 45 minutes
– Servings: 24
– Yield: 1 10×15-inch cake
– Number of ingredients: 15
– Read more about the recipe here
Soul Smothered Chicken
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Cook: 1 hr
– Total: 1 hr 15 minutes
– Servings: 8
– Yield: 8 servings
– Number of ingredients: 14
– Read more about the recipe here
Texas Sausage Kolaches (Klobasneks)
– Prep: 45 minutes
– Cook: 15 minutes
– Additional: 1 hr 10 minutes
– Total: 2 hrs 10 minutes
– Servings: 20
– Yield: 20 servings
– Number of ingredients: 11
– Read more about the recipe here
Brazilian Grilled Pineapple
– Prep: 10 minutes
– Cook: 10 minutes
– Total: 20 minutes
– Servings: 6
– Yield: 6 servings
– Number of ingredients: 3
– Read more about the recipe here
D’s Famous Salsa
– Prep: 10 minutes
– Total: 10 minutes
– Servings: 16
– Yield: 16 servings
– Number of ingredients: 7
– Read more about the recipe here
Texas Cowboy Stew
– Prep: 30 minutes
– Cook: 1 hr
– Total: 1 hr 30 minutes
– Servings: 10
– Yield: 10 servings
– Number of ingredients: 14
– Read more about the recipe here
Best-Ever Texas Caviar
– Prep: 35 minutes
– Total: 35 minutes
– Servings: 10
– Yield: 10 servings
– Number of ingredients: 13
– Read more about the recipe here
Spicy Fish Soup
– Prep: 10 minutes
– Cook: 30 minutes
– Total: 40 minutes
– Servings: 4
– Yield: 4 servings
– Number of ingredients: 11
– Read more about the recipe here
Texas Caviar I
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Additional: 1 hr
– Total: 1 hr 15 minutes
– Servings: 16
– Yield: 8 cups
– Number of ingredients: 11
– Read more about the recipe here
Texas-Style Baked Beans
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Cook: 1 hr
– Total: 1 hr 15 minutes
– Servings: 8
– Yield: 8 servings
– Number of ingredients: 15
– Read more about the recipe here
King Beef Oven Brisket
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Cook: 4 hrs
– Total: 4 hrs 15 minutes
– Servings: 8
– Yield: 8 servings
– Number of ingredients: 10
– Read more about the recipe here
Aunt Blanche’s Blueberry Muffins
– Servings: 12
– Yield: 1 dozen
– Number of ingredients: 8
– Read more about the recipe here
Sausage Jalapeno Poppers
– Prep: 1 hr
– Cook: 20 minutes
– Total: 1 hr 20 minutes
– Servings: 20
– Yield: 60 poppers
– Number of ingredients: 4
– Read more about the recipe here
Texas Sheet Cake I
– Prep: 30 minutes
– Cook: 30 minutes
– Total: 1 hr
– Servings: 20
– Yield: 1 – 15×10 inch jelly roll cake
– Number of ingredients: 15
– Read more about the recipe here
Real Texas Chili
– Prep: 20 minutes
– Cook: 2 hrs
– Total: 2 hrs 20 minutes
– Servings: 8
– Yield: 8 servings
– Number of ingredients: 10
– Read more about the recipe here
Daddy’s ‘If They’da had This at the Alamo we would’ha WON!’ Texas Chili
– Prep: 30 minutes
– Cook: 2 hrs
– Total: 2 hrs 30 minutes
– Servings: 20
– Yield: 20 servings
– Number of ingredients: 16
– Read more about the recipe here
Winter Blossom’s Often Requested Ham Salad
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Additional: 2 hrs
– Total: 2 hrs 15 minutes
– Servings: 12
– Yield: 12 servings
– Number of ingredients: 5
– Read more about the recipe here
Texas Sheet Cake VI
– Prep: 15 minutes
– Cook: 30 minutes
– Additional: 15 minutes
– Total: 1 hr
– Servings: 12
– Yield: 1 – 12×18 inch sheet pan
– Number of ingredients: 16
– Read more about the recipe here
Tex-Mex Turkey Soup
– Prep: 10 minutes
– Cook: 40 minutes
– Total: 50 minutes
– Servings: 6
– Yield: 6 servings
– Number of ingredients: 22
– Read more about the recipe here
Easy Texas Chili
– Prep: 30 minutes
– Cook: 30 minutes
– Total: 1 hr
– Servings: 20
– Yield: 8 cups
– Number of ingredients: 12
– Read more about the recipe here | https://cw33.com/news/local/texify-your-next-meal-with-these-recipes-from-texas/ | 2022-06-05T16:07:31 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/local/texify-your-next-meal-with-these-recipes-from-texas/ |
Dave Smith — the electronic music pioneer behind MIDI and the inventor of the iconic Prophet-5 synthesizer — has died, San Francisco-based synthesizer company Sequential announced this week.
Smith experienced a heart attack while attending the Movement electronic music festival in Detroit. He was 72.
A UC Berkeley graduate in computer science and electrical engineering, Smith began creating instruments in the mid-70s while working in the aerospace industry. Smith purchased a Minimoog, and began building his own analog sequencer to program the instrument. That would become the Model 600, which allowed musicians to program melodic and rhythmic patterns.
He founded Sequential Circuits in 1974, and the company still operates out of a headquarters in North Beach.
The Prophet-5, the world's first fully programmable polyphonic synthesizer that used a microprocessor, was released in 1978 and cemented Sequential Circuits as a revered brand for musicians. The synthesizer was used by artists from Michael Jackson and Kraftwerk, and original versions now sell for approximately $10,000.
The iconic wooden frame added a warm aesthetic to an otherwise otherworldly machine. "Back then, a lot of people, we’d hear of doctors and lawyers buying Prophet-5’s just to have in their living rooms, just as furniture," Smith said at a Red Bull Music Academy interview in 2014.
Smith's greatest contribution to electronic music was the development of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) in 1982. Similar in concept to USB technology, MIDI is a technical standard that allows music equipment to work in tandem by sending and receiving data signals via a universal cable connection. The Prophet-600 was the first instrument to incorporate the technology, but it was designed with cooperation from other prominent companies — including Roland, Korg, Yamaha and Kawai — and it soon became the industry standard. Today, nearly every electronic instrument still incorporates MIDI technology.
Sequential Circuits continued making synthesizers throughout the 1980s, building the instruments in Silicon Valley with a workforce that grew to roughly 180 people. As industry trends changed, Yamaha purchased the company in 1987 and then closed it completely in 1989. Smith would go on to work for Korg to create the Wavestation, which was used by iconic '80s bands like Depeche Mode and Genesis. Next, he pivoted to software synthesizers, creating the first soft synths for Intel in the mid-90s.
Smith relaunched his company under the name Dave Smith Instruments in 2002, releasing popular instruments like the Mopho monophonic synthesizer and a more affordable version of the Prophet. Yamaha returned the rights to the Sequential Circuits name to Smith in 2014. The company is still releasing new synthesizer models to this day.
As news of his death broke, musicians including Hot Chip, Flying Lotus, Massive Attack took to social media to offer tribute.
Smith split his time between homes in San Francisco and St. Helena. He is survived by his wife Denise and their adult children Haley and Campbell, who were with him in Detroit at the time of his passing. Sequential has asked friends and fans who would like to share their grief to send an email to rememberingdave@sequential.com. | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/San-Francisco-synthesizer-designer-Dave-Smith-obit-17215048.php | 2022-06-05T16:12:58 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/San-Francisco-synthesizer-designer-Dave-Smith-obit-17215048.php |
FROM: Lloyd Chafed, Euphemism Consultant, The Office of Tourism Marketing
SUBJECT: Compulsory Moratorium
Effective immediately and until further notice, all media personnel are prohibited from using the word “hot” to describe the current temperature.
In my previous memorandum I sought the collegial support of you, my media colleagues, in asking for a voluntary moratorium on your use of the word “hot.” I offered a playful challenge to stimulate a search for apt euphemisms. I must say that your responses via email and voice mail reflect a disturbing adolescent disregard for the decorum attendant to the profession of journalism. In all sincerity, there are some of you — and you know who you are — who would benefit from anger-management counseling.
That said, perhaps it will be helpful to first list here those clichés whose departure from the repertoire of any self-respecting writer should be cause for rejoicing. Even if today’s temperature is hotter than a pepper sprout, blue blazes, Heck, the hinges of Heck, a fox in a forest fire, a two-dollar pistol, even if it’s hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk or to roast an ox, to quote Buster Poindexter, “Hot, hot, hot,” shall not be how you will describe it.
Surely, we can all agree that “hot” has connotations that are not conducive to attracting tourists. Who in their right mind would want to pay $500 a night only to risk sunstroke walking from their car if they knew beforehand that it was going to be “a hot one today.”
Who’s to say 112 degrees is “hot?” You give them the number and you tell them today will be “warm.” “Warm” is a nice word, a soft word, like “Mom.” You tell somebody it’s going to be warm today, they’re going to be reassured, their spirits will be lifted. They will believe there is hope. They will shop at the mall.
Is that so bad? Is anybody hurt?
Affirm it’s hot enough to melt an anvil, however, and before you can say patio-mister they’ll be watching TV at home and ordering curtains online.
Even if it’s the 23 day of triple-digit temperatures, simply say, “The warming trend continues.”
Some of you have intimated that what we here at the Office of Tourism Marketing are suggesting is deceitful. I assure you no one in this office would encourage the publication of a falsehood. What we are simply suggesting is alternative language to describe the mercury level on a thermometer.
Also, please avoid adverbs such as “suffocatingly” or “extremely” to describe the warmth about which you write or broadcast. Avoid, too, please, “scorcher,” “blast furnace,” “roaster.”
“Sultry” and “torrid” are OK. They have an exotic, even — dare I say — an alluring and provocative connotation that is good for bringing in the tourist bucks. “It’s going to be warm and sultry and torrid today; why not visit The Deer Farm?"
Avoid, too, if you will, these modifiers: “blistering,” “boiling,” “burning,” “parched,” “scorching,” “simmering,” “scalding.”
Remember — warm is good. Warm is nice. Warm is close enough.
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First Wednesday Community Market of the Season
Dane Orman and Rebecca Thering check out some loose leaf tea blends sold by Andrea Stines of Herbs From the Heart Wednesday afternoon at the downtown community market in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue. It marked the first Wednesday market of the season, offering fresh produce and handmade goodies for sale.
Hazel Newlon and Amy Darte check out some honey-based skin products sold by Grace Kirkwood of Arison Desert Rain Wednesday afternoon at the downtown community market in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue. Wednesday's market marked the first of the season.
Eleanor Kroeger pours a sample of fresh tea Wednesday afternoon at the community market hosted downtown in the new parking lot on Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue. The market opened its season this week.
Summer White (right) and Briana Aurilio discuss what is and is not recyclable in Flagstaff Wednesday afternoon at the community market in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue.
Amanda Admon pours a sample of Big Red's hot sauce for a customer Wednesday afternoon at the downtown community market in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue. It was the first Wednesday market of the season.
Carrots, onions, radishes, beets and other fresh vegetables are for sale Wednesday afternoon at the market in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue. This Wednesday's market marked the first of the season, offering fresh produce and handmade goodies for sale.
A crowd begins to trickle in and make its way through the Wednesday downtown market. The market, now hosted in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue, boasts fresh veggies and handmade goodies for sale every Wednesday throughout the summer.
Gallery: Wednesday downtown community market returns
The Wednesday downtown community market started its season this week, offering fresh produce and handmade goodies for sale.
The market is now hosted in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue, and it is open Wednesdays throughout the summer.
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First Wednesday Community Market of the Season
Dane Orman and Rebecca Thering check out some loose leaf tea blends sold by Andrea Stines of Herbs From the Heart Wednesday afternoon at the downtown community market in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue. It marked the first Wednesday market of the season, offering fresh produce and handmade goodies for sale.
Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
First Wednesday Community Market of the Season
Hazel Newlon and Amy Darte check out some honey-based skin products sold by Grace Kirkwood of Arison Desert Rain Wednesday afternoon at the downtown community market in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue. Wednesday's market marked the first of the season.
Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
First Wednesday Community Market of the Season
Eleanor Kroeger pours a sample of fresh tea Wednesday afternoon at the community market hosted downtown in the new parking lot on Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue. The market opened its season this week.
Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
First Wednesday Community Market of the Season
Summer White (right) and Briana Aurilio discuss what is and is not recyclable in Flagstaff Wednesday afternoon at the community market in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue.
Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
First Wednesday Community Market of the Season
Amanda Admon pours a sample of Big Red's hot sauce for a customer Wednesday afternoon at the downtown community market in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue. It was the first Wednesday market of the season.
Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
First Wednesday Community Market of the Season
A wide variety of pickled vegetables are for sale at the Wednesday market in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue.
Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
First Wednesday Community Market of the Season
Carrots, onions, radishes, beets and other fresh vegetables are for sale Wednesday afternoon at the market in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue. This Wednesday's market marked the first of the season, offering fresh produce and handmade goodies for sale.
Rachel Gibbons, Arizona Daily Sun
First Wednesday Community Market of the Season
A crowd begins to trickle in and make its way through the Wednesday downtown market. The market, now hosted in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue, boasts fresh veggies and handmade goodies for sale every Wednesday throughout the summer. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/carpenters-column-an-important-announcement-for-all-journalists/article_b36d4890-e361-11ec-9b31-432bec156dc7.html | 2022-06-05T16:21:21 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/carpenters-column-an-important-announcement-for-all-journalists/article_b36d4890-e361-11ec-9b31-432bec156dc7.html |
Shoppers enjoying a Saturday afternoon at the mall were sent into a panic after loud pops sparked fears of an active shooter in the area.
That was the situation at not one, but two malls in New York City when police say fireworks were set off inside shopping centers in two different boroughs.
For many, the loud blasts triggered memories of recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde and Tulsa, where multiple people were gunned down in public places.
Fireworks set off panic at Kings Plaza Shopping Center in Brooklyn and the Mall at Bay Plaza in the Bronx, both within hours of each other on Saturday afternoon.
The incidents prompted evacuations until police ultimately deemed each a false alarm and found no active threat to shoppers.
"You have to walk around and looking behind like 'what's next,' it's scary," Barbara, a shopper out in Brooklyn, said.
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Police said both incidents turned out to be fireworks set off inside the malls. The 911 calls came in as possible shots fired at each location, within 45 minutes of each other.
After evacuations, officers searched and cleared the malls to reopen. Investigators were looking into whether the events at each mall were linked in any way.
Police are still looking for whoever set off the fireworks.
"See, I have a baby with me, so imagine I was in there and I hear those fireworks," Lexie, of Crown Heights, said.
The new mother said recent and repeated mass shootings across the country have become too much, and she hopes the Saturday incident brings about change.
"We need security at these malls, not just people walking around but check points, your bag supposed to be checked," she said.
The weekend scare comes exactly one week after a similar panic at Barclays Center sent crowds running when rumors of a gunman spread inside the packed complex. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/fireworks-spark-active-shooter-fears-panic-at-2-nyc-malls/3720636/ | 2022-06-05T16:21:29 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/fireworks-spark-active-shooter-fears-panic-at-2-nyc-malls/3720636/ |
After two years of virtual events, everyone is looking forward to the Flagstaff Running Series. With the support and assistance of Run Flagstaff, this year’s series is shaping up to be one of the best.
I’m directing the first series event, a fundraiser for Northland Hospice & Palliative Care. It’s our 24th annual Run for Life. Stepping off in Wheeler Park on June 18, this 10K, 5K and kids run have become a Flagstaff favorite.
Thousands of people have participated, and I hope you’ll join them this year as a runner, walker or volunteer. Everyone from Olympian Jordan Chipangama, the 2017 10K men’s winner, to families of hospice patients have helped make this a great event.
Participants don not only their racing bibs, but also memorial bibs in honor of loved ones. Close to a hundred volunteers help everything go smoothly. We also appreciate our sponsors and their support. Loyal major sponsors Nackard Pepsi and Findlay Toyota are joined this year by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. We receive overwhelming support from other local businesses as well.
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Founded in 1983, Northland Hospice continues today as the only not-for-profit hospice in northern Arizona. Then and now, our mission has never changed: to serve patients in need of end-of-life care, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.
In 1999, the inaugural run coincided with the beginning of fundraising for the Olivia White Hospice Home. Opened in 2002, the Hospice Home is celebrating 20 years of service to hospice patients.
In today’s economic climate, the services we offer are more important than ever for our community. Increasingly, patients may need that financial assistance to receive care at the Hospice Home. Fundraising, which is vital to our success in serving all our patients, has been a challenge during the pandemic.
Our community loaner closet of medical equipment is open to anyone in the area in need of a wheelchair or walker. Our bereavement services are also offered free of charge and open to anyone in need. In addition to our core service of hospice care, these additional services benefit many members of our community.
We proudly employ about 40 professionals. We also count on an army of volunteers for events and community outreach, help with fundraising, visits to hospice patients, board service, maintenance of our beautiful garden and so much more.
So come run for Northland Hospice! Run for yourself, run for a loved one and be part of all the good we do.
Kathy Simmons is the CEO of Northland Hospice.
Julie Hammonds is the coordinating editor of High Country Running. Send your running stories and news to runner@juliehammonds.com. | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/high-country-running-a-run-for-life/article_9cd7e33e-e428-11ec-b334-17f6184d68c6.html | 2022-06-05T16:22:29 | 0 | https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/high-country-running-a-run-for-life/article_9cd7e33e-e428-11ec-b334-17f6184d68c6.html |
GARY — When it comes to raising a child, Jaunesia Davis believes it does in fact take a village, which is why she created a local organization providing support for families caring for children with autism.
Attendees gathered Saturday afternoon at the Gary Health Department, where the parking lot was transformed into a block party hosted by Davis' foundation, We Are The Village Inc.
Davis, of Gary, created the Autism Acceptance Block Party to honor her son, 8-year-old Deyaire Davis, who has autism.
"Deyaire was diagnosed when he was 3 years old," Davis said. "That's when I noticed there is not enough resources out there, which is why I created We Are The Village. We offer development therapy and speech therapy at no cost to the parents, which is why we have been called a parent's local lifesaver."
The City of Gary, Gary Health Department and Edgewater Health collaborated to help bring the event to life, with several local businesses sponsoring it.
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While the event offered music, food, giveaways, bouncy houses and activities, Davis said the most important part of it was sending the message that families are not alone.
"When he was diagnosed it was challenging, I felt like I was alone," Davis said. "But we are here to let parents know they are not alone."
Jonale Terry, of Gary, enjoyed the party with her sons Jeff, 2, and Sier, 3.
"Sier has autism, so I have been looking for more resources for him," Terry said. "It's important on the part of the kids so they can have resources and as a parent, I know I am not alone."
Terry said it was tough finding local services after her son was diagnosed, but things are looking up for the young family.
"I've been looking for therapy for him, and I found therapists here with no waitlist, so I am just happy there's something like this," Terry said.
Davis said that since she began the organization two years ago, she was shocked at how many parents reached out for help. She said she gets calls and messages every day from families. She said few resources and high costs make a challenging situation even harder.
"It's very difficult to pay for those services, but we can make it work so we can provide what the children deserve," Davis said.
Cashawn Ellis is a co-partner with her sister Cara Wilson at the Howard Intervention Center, which is a developmental center for autism and offers applied behavior analysis therapy with locations in Munster and Matteson, Illinois.
"There isn't a lot of resources out there," Ellis said. "A lot of parents don't have an outlet to be there for them. They need to be able to band together. ... We have been working to reach out to the community because they don't know how to reach out to us. They don't know we are there until we knock on their door."
The block party has been the third event for We Are The Village, with attendance growing at each turn, Davis said.
As for Deyaire Davis, she said that with the help of a family support system, he has grown into an active, happy second-grader who just won a school competition for "best dancer."
"At 3 years old he was diagnosed as nonverbal," Davis said. "Now he is talking, reading, writing — all the things they said he would never do. He's very energetic. He has really defied all odds."
We Are The Village Inc. is located inside the Gary Middle College facility at 4030 West Fifth Avenue. The organization offers daycare and early learning with special services for students with special needs.
For more information about We Are The Village Inc., individuals can visit wearethevillageinc.com, go to their Facebook page or call 219-777-8170. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/watch-now-region-block-party-brings-autism-acceptance-into-spotlight-offers-support-to-families/article_7dc24976-f3ad-5e0d-9f5f-8f98eae75170.html | 2022-06-05T16:24:06 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/watch-now-region-block-party-brings-autism-acceptance-into-spotlight-offers-support-to-families/article_7dc24976-f3ad-5e0d-9f5f-8f98eae75170.html |
As we reflect on our recent observance of Memorial Day, we remember those who have died in service to our country. Memories and emotions of lost family members, friends, and former comrades in arms filter through our thoughts and touch us each individually. Remembering our past and sharing stories is at the heart of the important work that The McLean County Museum of History undertakes daily to preserve, educate and collaborate in sharing the diverse stories of our community.
Since 1991 the museum has been located in a historic building that previously housed the county's fourth courthouse. The architecture and dome of this structure has placed it on the National Register of Historic Places. In the 21st century this building serves as an icon that is regularly used in publications and electronic media as a physical symbol for the county.
In fact, the first four courthouses all were built in the same location (in 1831, 1836, 1868 and 1903), affectionately referred to as the “Courthouse Square” and now known as the “Museum Square.” This square has existed since Bloomington was platted in 1831. Long before mobile phones and social media, important news of the day would filter through the square where conversation, entertainment and important orations would take place.
Memorial plaques adorn the building as a central location for remembering notable events from our past. On Oct. 19, 1948, the Pearl Harbor Chapter of the American War Mothers dedicated a World War II memorial fountain on the east side of the Courthouse Square to honor soldiers who gave their lives in service to the country.
In 1994 veterans’ organizations, businesses, tradespeople and laborers, unions, civic groups and local government were called to do something more. A new World War II memorial was envisioned that would eventually surround the marker dedicated in 1948.
On November 8, 1997, a new memorial was dedicated on the east side of the Museum Square with an estimated crowd of 200 in attendance. Local builders, laborers, architects and craftsmen were responsible for erecting the memorial with 4,000 hours of work donated.
“It was a project by and for the community,” said Rich Beal, who chaired the citizens committee overseeing the project.
The community contributed the funds needed for the project that includes 336 names of fallen military personnel etched in granite and accented with white paint.
Fast forward to fall 2021, when a couple from out of state visited the museum. This couple was impressed with the museum, the scope of the memorial and the emotion they felt during their visit.
They were saddened that the names of many of the honored war heroes were not legible due to deterioration of the painted letters. They asked if something might be done to fix the situation so that the names might be more permanent.
After several virtual meetings, considerable research, and professional consultation, these individuals committed to funding approximately $80,000 to cover the cost of having bronze tablets with raised names created and affixed over the existing etched and painted names.
The design will allow for the granite to still be visible, pulling together the theme that runs through the 1948 memorial and the vertical base of the 1997 memorial that features the Four Freedoms referred to by President Franklin D. Roosevelt: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear.
These donors were connected to McLean County through former museum Executive Director Barbara Dunbar, who was a family friend before she moved to Bloomington. A bronze plaque honoring Dunbar’s legacy also will be added to the interior of the museum, near the room housing the textile collection, already named in her honor.
Dunbar served the museum from 1975 to 1987 and is credited with transforming the museum into a professional, nationally accredited institution. She died on Aug. 11, 1995.
Dunbar is remembered by peers and friends as an organizer and self-taught museum chief who took an overcrowded, jumbled attic of community memories and brought them to light. She was the museum’s first modern-day executive director.
The museum has received a plethora of awards over the years, under the leadership of Dunbar, Greg Koos, who succeeded Dunbar after she retired in 1987 and now also is retired.
Said Koos: “What I know, I learned from her. She was self-taught but got to the point that she was a teacher of others. She really created a professional museum for the county that led to confidence by community leaders that a museum could be valuable to the community.”
With that confidence, Dunbar was able to secure funds for staffing and additional space — a push that eventually resulted in the museum’s 1991 move into the former McLean County Courthouse, where it remains today.
The museum invites the public to a rededication of the World War II memorial at 1 p.m. Nov. 5, 2022, on the east side of the Museum Square. This will be the 25th anniversary for the memorial.
Our donors also pledged to match up to $25,000 in donations from the public to be used in refurbishing other historic markers in McLean County.
More details will be coming later this summer as museum staff members are currently researching potential projects, pricing repair costs and determining implementation timelines. For more information or to donate, contact Norris Porter, director of development, at nporter@mchistory.org or by phone at 309-827-0428 ext. 104. A formal fund drive will be launched identifying specific projects in late summer.
Memorials remind us of what we are grateful for, providing a place to reckon with and be inspired by the past. They are special places to show our gratitude to the individuals that they commemorate, connecting the past, present and future.
Gallery: Historic front pages from The Pantagraph's archives
September 12, 2001 - 9/11
January 29, 1986 - Challenger disaster
May 23, 1927 - Lindbergh flight
November 03, 2016 - Cubs win the World Series
November 22, 1963 - Assassination of President Kennedy
October 23, 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis
September 02, 1945 - World War II
August 09, 1974 - Nixon resigns
December 08, 1941 - Attack on Pearl Harbor
July 21,1969 - Moon landing
June 06, 1944 - D-Day
March 20, 2003 - Iraq war
May 07, 1937 - Hindenburg disaster
April 16, 1912 - Sinking of the Titanic
July 29, 1914 - World War I
Pieces From Our Past is a weekly column by the McLean County Museum of History. Norris Porter is director of development for the museum. | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/mclean-county-museum-leaders-legacy-spurs-wwii-memorial-restoration/article_b766426c-e1f4-11ec-bcc2-8fb7be2622ba.html | 2022-06-05T16:46:39 | 1 | https://pantagraph.com/news/local/history/mclean-county-museum-leaders-legacy-spurs-wwii-memorial-restoration/article_b766426c-e1f4-11ec-bcc2-8fb7be2622ba.html |
Originally published June 2 on KTVB.COM.
Ten years ago, a neighborhood on the Boise Bench was shaken by the arson and murder of a 74-year-old woman. Nearly a decade later, her family continues to look for answers to who killed her.
Meaningful antiques and pictures are scattered around Jennifer Holley's living room. They used to belong to her mother, Phyllis Ward.
"She was just a really good mom and grandmother and just really enjoyed life," Holley said.
Holley said along with collecting antiques, her mom enjoyed sewing, dancing and traveling. She and her mom used to do a lot of those things together.
"We'd always go to her house, it was a nice giant yard. We would go sledding and garden and do flowerpots," Holley said. "It was really great."
While she has a lot of great memories, painful ones still surround her mother.
"It's really affected me for a long time. I can't believe it's been 10 years. I'm ready and I want to solve this case," Holley said.
Ward was found dead inside her Boise Bench home on Randolph Drive after it caught fire on July 23, 2012.
The Ada County Coroner said Ward was a victim of foul play and determined Ward's death as a homicide. An autopsy revealed she suffered multiple blows to the head from a blunt force object before the fire started.
Most of the brick home suffered heat damage, where Holley said the worst of it was in Ward's room. Investigators with Boise Police have not said whether it was arson.
"It just was mind-blowing. I'm like, 'How could that even happen?' And then finally seeing the death certificate that it was blunt force trauma and that she was burned it was just devastating," Holley said.
Ward's murder left Holley and her family shocked for weeks. She couldn't wrap her mind around who could have done this to the retired elementary school teacher.
"Like, maybe it was somebody that she knew? I had no idea," Holley said. She added that time was like a blur in her head.
More questions came about a month later when another tragedy struck as Ward's former home was again set on fire and broken into.
"How could this person break into my mom's house?" Holley said. "Obviously, I am thinking maybe it is connected, or maybe they're trying to cover up some previous thing they did in the house or something they left behind."
After a year-long investigation, DNA evidence connected Steven Eugene Roberts III to the second fire. He was charged with arson and burglary.
Roberts was sentenced by an Ada County judge on September 3, 2014. He was given 30 years for the arson charge and must serve at least 10 years before he is eligible for parole.
The maximum sentence for arson is 25 years but the judge enhanced Roberts' sentence by five years because he is a persistent violator.
The judge also sentenced Roberts to 10 years for burglary, with 5 years fixed, but served that sentence at the same time as the arson sentence
However, investigators said they could not find any evidence to connect Roberts to the first arson, which has left Ward's family with even more questions.
"It was just a random break in. It was so violating to me that he would do that to our family," Holley said.
Roberts has never said why he committed the crimes.
Over the years, plenty of rumors swirled around Boise over who could be behind the first fire and murder. However, police have not been able to gather enough evidence to make any arrests or name any suspects.
"I just think that nobody is ever prepared for something so devastating and everything that piles on behind it," Holley said. She added some of the worst parts were having to clean out her mother's home and throw away her antiques.
Next month marks a decade since Ward's murder, a decade Holley and her family spent looking for answers.
"My hope is to bring more attention to this," Holley said.
Over the last few months, Holley has been determined to raise awareness. She was able to get in touch with Lamar Advertising to put up a billboard on Overland Road in Boise with information about her mom.
She is asking anyone who knows anything to come forward.
"It is incredibly devastating for anyone," Holley said. "I just would love for it to come to an end."
Boise Police Department said there are no new details into the murder and the first fire to release at the time as they do not want to jeopardize the investigation. Holley said investigators do have new information that may lead them in the right direction, but couldn't go into specifics.
BPD asks anyone with information on the case to contact Crime Stoppers at 208-343-COPS (2677) or call non-emergency dispatch at 208-377-6790. People who leave tips or information can remain anonymous.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gun safety advocates rallied near the Texas Capitol on Saturday calling on lawmakers to pass tighter gun laws.
This comes in the wake of recent mass shootings across the nation, including one in Uvalde, Texas where 19 students and two teachers were killed at an elementary school.
Liz Hanks, one of the organizers with Texas Moms Demand Action said it's crucial for everyone to come together.
"We are victims of this gun violence epidemic at every level, and I have a voice and I am going to use it," Hanks said.
The event was part of Wear Orange Weekend and National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 3. Nearly everyone at the event wore the color orange to honor the lives of those affected by gun violence.
Hanks said they're calling on the U.S. Senate to take action.
"The goal tonight is to talk directly to Sen. John Cornyn because he is in charge of these bipartisan talks about maybe passing some sort of background checks bill, and we want to encourage him to do that," Hanks said.
The speakers at the event included local lawmakers, teachers, health professionals, survivors of gun violence and community organizations.
"It's crazy what happened in Uvalde. It makes me sick and I'm so full of sorrow and the laws have to change," Normal Laird said, a former teacher who attended the event.
Laird said it's hard to feel safe when mass shootings continue to happen.
"We've had shootings in supermarkets, malls. I mean, come on, people. There's a big problem and we can no longer sweep it under the rug. We need to take action," Laird said.
Organizers said they hope there is real change so there can be a future where they won't have to host another rally against gun violence.
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RICHMOND, Va. — The number of Virginia drug overdose deaths rose again in 2021, setting a record for a second year in a row, according to a state report.
Drug traffickers are mixing fentanyl with other substances to make them easier and cheaper to manufacture and transport, Rosie Hobron, the statewide forensic epidemiologist and author of the report, told the newspaper.
Hobron also said traditional remedies for overdoses are proving less effective against fentanyl. For instance, she said it can take multiple doses of the opioid overdose reversal treatment Narcan to bring someone out of a fentanyl overdose.
In the Hampton Roads region, Norfolk and Virginia Beach reported the highest number of drug overdose deaths last year, but Portsmouth had the region’s highest fatal overdose rate.
The report noted that the numbers presented were preliminary, subject to change and most likely slightly under reported. Data in the report was obtained from the Virginia Medical Examiner Database System. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/report-drug-overdose-deaths-up-again-in-virginia-in-2021/2022/06/05/06c4eb5a-e4f3-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html | 2022-06-05T17:33:02 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/report-drug-overdose-deaths-up-again-in-virginia-in-2021/2022/06/05/06c4eb5a-e4f3-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html |
TOWSON, Md. — A Maryland police officer was injured and a suspect was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire Saturday night, authorities said.
Officers heard gunfire upon arriving and encountered an armed person leaving the building. That person fired at the officers, striking one of them, and the officers returned fire, fatally striking the suspect, according to the news release.
The suspect died at the scene, while the officer was transported to an area hospital, the department said. Officers also discovered a person with a “life-threatening injury” inside the apartment, according to the news release. Police did not specify whether that person, who was also taken to a hospital, had been shot.
No one involved in the incident was immediately identified.
Officials told The Baltimore Sun there was body camera footage of the shooting that will be released after interviews are conducted.
The Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General is investigating, police said. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/suspect-dead-maryland-officer-hurt-in-exchange-of-gunfire/2022/06/05/2fc47c02-e4ec-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html | 2022-06-05T17:33:08 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/suspect-dead-maryland-officer-hurt-in-exchange-of-gunfire/2022/06/05/2fc47c02-e4ec-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html |
NICHOLAS COUNTY, WV (WOWK)—The Summersville community is mourning the death of Nicholas County Sheriff’s Deputy Tom Baker.
Starting at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, first responders and community members will escort Deputy Baker from Charleston back home to Summersville.
The Nicholas County Sheriff’s Department says that Sheriff William F. Nunley and Chief Paul Kutcher will stand and salute Deputy Baker as the procession enters Nicholas County. The Department is asking anyone that wishes to do so to line the roadway on the berm from Powells Mtn. to Summersville.
13 News spoke with Deputy Baker’s sister-in-law, Dee Grim, and she told us that “Tom was truly one of the greatest men around! First and foremost, he was a strong man of God and relied on his faith through everything. Always encouraging. His smile was so contagious and would light up a room. He would do anything for anyone at any given time. He had a love for my sister like no other. He loved his kids more than anything. He loved life and lived it to the fullest. He loved his career as a law enforcement officer and sacrificed his life to protect others.”
On Friday evening, Deputy Baker and Cpl. J. Ellison responded to a domestic disturbance in the Birch River area. The Nicholas County Sheriff’s Office says that when the two arrived, they made contact with Ritchie Holcomb and Tyler Kelly and that at some point, the two suspects became agitated and ran back into a camper.
The Sheriff’s Department says deputies pursued them and discharged a taser before the suspects began firing at the officers. Deputy Tom Baker was struck in the back, and Cpl. J. Ellison was shot in the leg. Deputy Baker was killed, and Cpl. J. Ellison was treated and released.
One of the suspects, Ritchie Holcomb was also killed.
Tyler Kelly was taken into custody. He is being held without bond at the Central Regional Jail in Flatwoods. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/community-to-honor-fallen-nicholas-co-deputy/ | 2022-06-05T17:47:36 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/community-to-honor-fallen-nicholas-co-deputy/ |
Police responded to a call of shots fired in Hempstead late Saturday, where they found four people with gunshot wounds.
Officers arrived at the scene on Terrace Avenue around 10:15 p.m. Homicide investigators said the youngest victim, a 19-year-old male, died at a local hospital within the hour.
Two other Hempstead men, ages 23 and 31, and a 35-year-old Westbury man were also struck by bullets, police said. They were all struck in their legs.
Police in Nassau County have put out a plea for any information regarding the late-night shooting in hopes of tracking down any possible suspects.
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An archeological study of Ferry Road Park has been completed, but the results will never be released to the public.
North Bend Public Works Director Ralph Dunham told the city council the results are required to remain confidential. While Dunham did not release details, he implied that archaeologically sensitive sites were found in the park.
“We are wishing to open a dialogue with the Confederated Tribe about some of the issues where archaeological permits need to met that make it difficult to operate regular business,” Dunham said.
The council was scheduled to learn about the results of the study during executive session.
Later in the meeting, City Administrator David Milliron said due to the findings, the city could not even remove a fallen tree from a trail without the Tribe’s permission.
“Obviously, you’re going to hear in executive session the archaeological study results, and that may frustrate folks,” Milliron said. “They are confidential. We cannot share them, and folks cannot see them. It’s not a choice we have. We cannot even address a tree until we have an agreement in place for the Tribe.”
The council also learned about progress being made on some of the goals the council set in 2021. The two-year set of goals gives city staff a priority of things to work on. The goals are revamped every two years based on the new council’s plans.
The first goal the council set was to Identify and secure additional revenues for the long-term sustainability of the city. It then set several specific strategies for the staff to prioritize.
Milliron went issue by issue to let the council know what has been done, is being done and is planned for each council strategy6.
Create citywide capital improvement plan
Milliron said the staff is starting to compile a list of projects needed. The list will be included in the 2024 budget and moving forward as the city works to complete goals. Milliron said a study to compile the list will kick off in September.
Explore funding options for pool
This goal has been completed, Milliron said.
“The council has met its commitment back to the public, which was to find the money,” the city administrator explained. “Most recently, you all moved an additional half a million from the community center to the pool. That pool project is moving forward. We still anticipate the pool to be open in October of this year.
Milliron said the city re-advertised the aquatics director position and received several new applications. The goal is to hire someone before the pool opens, so they can lead the way.
Funding and implement road projects
“We’ve done a lot of paving since this goal was put in place, but that was accomplished because we took a lot of years to stockpile money to get these projects done,” Milliron said. “We have about $60-plus million of additional needs”
Police capital improvement
The city administrator said North Bend used COVID funds for pursuit vehicles, which has helped reduce maintenance costs. The city also transferred dispatch services to Coos Bay.
“Overall, I will say if you look at the police department budget and you look at historical budgets, there’s actually a reduction,” Milliron said. “We held to the staff side of it, which was to make sure we realize savings.”
Fire Department
North Bend has made significant progress in the fire department, with the council agreeing to purchase a new fire engine. The city also used grant funding to purchase rapid-response vehicles, which will save wear and tear by using the smaller vehicles for minor calls
Community Center
Milliron said little progress has been made after the council moved $500,000 from the community center to the pool. Serious repairs are needed, but there is little money currently available.
“We're going to explore any other potential grants, any state or federal funds and any public-private partnerships,” Milliron said. “We have a find a solution.”
Simpson park project
Irrigation work in the park should be completed by July 1, after the city added new parking and a picnic table and bench was added through an Eagle Scout project. No additional projects in park are planned until the Parks Master Plan is finished.
North Bend Library
“At this time our goal is to maintain what we have, so it can be sustainable,” Milliron said.
He said there is $500,000 in Urban Renewal Agency budget to make repairs at the library.
Ferry Road Park
While work at the park has stopped due to the archaeological study, Milliron said the city is continuing to work.
“We will be investigating whether we can put that park on the National Register of Historic Places and see if we can get some additional grants for that park,” he said.
Some other council goals discussed included:
Public Works Funding
Milliron said the big problem North Bend faces is it is unable to get grants because its rates are too low.
“That’s nice that are rates are low, but it’s also an albatross,” he said. “If our system gets too bad, you won’t have a choice. The state will step in and change the rates.”
County annex
The Urban Renewal Agency purchased the annex with the idea of tearing it down and having a multi-use development built.
Milliron said work is moving forward slowly, and he hopes progress moves quicker by the end of the year. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/archaeological-study-halts-any-work-at-ferry-road-park/article_f2beef06-e287-11ec-99f1-8f1aa88f1387.html | 2022-06-05T18:01:52 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/archaeological-study-halts-any-work-at-ferry-road-park/article_f2beef06-e287-11ec-99f1-8f1aa88f1387.html |
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Friday, 5/27/2022:
Reedsport
• 9:07 am, Winchester Avenue and Elm Avenue, animal problem.
• 11:10 am, 200 block of N 18th Street, animal problem.
• 5:40 pm, 700 block of Laurel Ave, civil dispute.
• 11:19 pm, 900 block of Rowe Street, disturbance.
Saturday, 5/28/2022:
North Bend
• 12:47 am, 2100 block of McPherson Street, assault. A 39 year old male was charged with robbery I, assault II, unlawful entry into motor vehicle and theft II. Subject was transported to Coos County jail.
• 8:02 pm, Virginia and Marion, warrant service. A 27 year old male was cited in lieu of custody on Florence Municipal warrant charging trespass II.
Coos Bay
• 2:56 am, Woodland Drive and Ocean Boulevard, welfare check/DUII. An 18 year old female was cited for DUII.
• 7:23 am, 1700 block of Thompson Road, assist fire department. Vehicle fire.
• 9:03 am, 100 block of N Cammann Street, dispute in parking lot. Female has knife.
• 11:37 am, 2300 block of Ocean Boulevard, criminal trespass. A 44 year old female was charged on 2 North Bend Police department warrants, 2 Coos County Sheriff Office warrants and additional charge of criminal trespass II. Subject transported to Coos County jail.
• 4:59 pm, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue, criminal trespass. A 27 year old male was cited for criminal trespass I and felon possession restricted weapon.
Coquille
• 12:42 am, 200 block of E 2nd Street, warrant service. A 25 year old male was arrested on Coquille Police Department warrants, also probation violation detainer.
• 5:45 pm, 200 block of W Highway 42, criminal trespass. A 31 year old male was cited on criminal trespass II, criminal mischief III, littering and resisting arrest in lieu of custody.
Reedsport
• 9:55 am, Laurel Avenue and E Railroad Avenue, animal problem.
• 4:37 pm, 1900 block of Cedar Avenue, disturbance.
• 8:09 pm, Reedsport Police Department, animal problem.
• 11:45 pm, Don’s Mainstreet Diner, domestic disturbance.
Sunday, 5/29/2022:
Coos Bay
• 1:43 pm, 1000 block of S 1st Street, shoplifter. A 42 year old female was cited for theft II and released at scene. A 37 year old female was cited for theft II, DOC II and released at scene.
• 4:05 pm, 700 block of S Broadway, disorderly conduct. A 44 year old male was cited for disorderly conduct II in lieu of custody.
• 4:15 pm, 500 N Cammann Street, violation of restraining order. A 42 year old male was charged with violation of restraining order and transported to Coos County jail.
• 9:03 pm, 1300 block of N Bayshore Drive, warrant service. A 40 year old male was arrested on Military Desertion Warrant out of US Porvost Marsh, and transported to Reedsport jail.
Coquille
• 5:59 pm, 400 block of N Central Boulevard, criminal trespass. A male subject was cited for criminal trespass II in lieu of custody.
• 7:27 pm, 400 block of N Central Boulevard, criminal trespass. A 31 year old male was cited for criminal trespass in lieu of custody.
Reedsport
• 6:38 am, 1600 block of Ranch Road, animal problem.
• 7:10 pm, 1900 block of Cedar Avenue, disturbance.
• 11:41 pm, 2900 block of Ridgeway Drive, disturbance.
Monday, 5/30/2022:
North Bend
• 7:25 am, 3400 block of Ash Street, criminal trespass/disorderly conduct. A 30 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II in lieu of custody.
• 8:52 am, 2100 block of Newmark Street, criminal trespass. A 30 year old male was cited for criminal trespass II in lieu of custody.
• 9:55 am, 1700 block of Sherman Avenue, theft of gas.
Coos Bay
• 12:03 am, 1100 block of W Hemlock Avenue, unlawful entry into motor vehicle/suspicious subject. A 36 year old male was cited for unlawful possession of meth, unauthorized entry motor vehicle and theft.
• 12:49 am, 1900 block of Newmark Avenue, minor in possession of liquor. Two 20 year old females were cited.
• 1:48 am, 1000 block of Evans Boulevard, DUII. A 36 year old male was cited for DUII.
• 11:11 am, Kruse and Broadway, non-injury two vehicle motor vehicle accident. A 43 year old male was cited.
Coquille
• 9:28 am, 400 block of N Central Boulevard, criminal trespass. A 31 year old male was charged with criminal trespass.
• 3:38 pm, 200 block of W Highway 42, criminal trespass. A 31 year old male was cited.
Reedsport
• 8:19 am, Back to the Best, animal problem. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_d12bde5c-e288-11ec-8e28-ef47c10db0d4.html | 2022-06-05T18:01:55 | 0 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/police-blotter/article_d12bde5c-e288-11ec-8e28-ef47c10db0d4.html |
Funds awarded to support Afghan refugees, teen jobs, downtown development
MUNCIE, Ind. — Grants totaling $823,084 were awarded from the Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County to benefit the community between March and May 2022.
Quarterly Competitive Grants are awarded to fund projects and programs for which there is a demonstrable community benefit in one of the following areas of interest: arts and culture, community betterment, economic development, education, and human services. The following grants were awarded through the Quarterly Competitive Grants Program:
- Awaken, Inc. received $25,000 (from the Unrestricted Fund of the Community Foundation) to hire a caseworker to provide full-service welcome and integration support to Afghan refugee families newly arrived in Muncie.
- Blood N Fire Ministries received $15,044 (from the Linda and Connie Gregory Fund, Jeff and Beth Lang Fund, Jim and Mary Rosema Fund, Jeanne and John Smith Fund, and Faye Wingate Fund) to make mechanical improvements including plumbing, electric, and HVAC at a recently acquired property.
- Daleville Community Library received $9,000 (from the Unrestricted Fund of the Community Foundation, Esther Ball Fund, Mike and Cathy Galliher Fund, and KAKATU Foundation/David and Joanna Meeks Fund) to purchase two new air conditioning units for the north end of the library.
- Daleville Community Schools received $4,800 (from the Unrestricted Fund of the Community Foundation) to upgrade five automated external defibrillator units within the school corporation.
- East Central Indiana Regional Partnership received $5,000 (from the Unrestricted Fund of the Community Foundation) to support marketing efforts of the nine-county East Central Indiana region, including Muncie and Delaware County, for new business investment and talent attraction.
- Innovation Connector received $18,850 (from the Bassett Family Fund, Ontario Systems — Wil Davis and Ron Fauquher Fund, Shafer/Muncie Power Products Legacy Fund, and Gary and Amy Thomas Fund) to support operational expenses and an eight-month promotion plan to highlight entrepreneurs and startup businesses.
- Muncie Action Plan received $10,000 (from the Unrestricted Fund of the Community Foundation) to support operations.
- Muncie Civic Theatre received $20,000 (from the Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Fund, Charles and Claudia Sursa Unrestricted Named Endowment Fund, and David and Mary Jane Sursa Fund) to upgrade the rigging system.
- Muncie Downtown Development Partnership received $25,000 (from the Unrestricted Fund of the Community Foundation, Gordon and Pam Cox Fund, and MutualBank Charitable Foundation Fund) to offset the costs of operating, marketing, and promoting Muncie and development events that will create community cohesion.
- Project Leadership, Inc. received $25,000 (from the Unrestricted Fund of the Community Foundation, Jane Harrell Buckles Fund, Gordon and Pam Cox Fund, and Faye Wingate Fund) to support the cost of core college and career readiness programming in Delaware County.
- Recovery Café Muncie received $10,000 (from the Unrestricted Fund of the Community Foundation and Jeanne and John Smith Fund) to support a kitchen expansion.
- Teenworks, Inc. received $20,000 (from the Unrestricted Fund of the Community Foundation, Stefan and Joan Anderson Fund, Ron and Cheryl Fauquher Fund, Laura Stanley Keppler Fund, and Hamer and Phyllis Shafer Fund) to support the wages of 100 Delaware County teens in the Summer Program as they participate in paid work-learn experiences.
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Teachers often have instructional ideas they would like to implement in their classrooms. Sometimes, a lack of funds can prevent them from moving forward. The Robert P. Bell Education Grants are awarded to teachers with innovative ideas, programs, or projects related to a classroom unit or lesson. Grants range from $50 to $600 and support projects designed to stimulate students' learning. The following grants were awarded through the Robert P. Bell Education Grants Program:
- Lance Brand, Delta High School, received $600 for a project titled "A Real Heart Connection."
- Bethany Clegg, Burris Laboratory School, received $598.12 for a project titled "Life Savers in Action."
- Courtney Crabtree, Cowan Elementary, received $599.76 for a project titled Multi-sensory Student-Driven Toolkits.
- Jenna Eastham, Selma Elementary, received $524.94 for a project titled "Planting Happiness in our Community."
- Kay Furnish, Burris Laboratory School, received $508 for a project titled "Discovering Spring Life Cycles."
- Phillip Lobo, Indiana Academy of Science, Mathematics and Humanities, received $322.70 for a project titled "The Ecosystem Next Door: Fostering Local Biodiversity."
- Barbara Miller, Yorktown High School, received $348 for a project titled "Making It Real: Writing for an Authentic Audience."
- Staci Miller, Pleasant View Elementary, received $600 for a project titled "Storytelling with Mortimer."
Thirteen organizations were awarded $30,153 in grants from donor-advised funds managed by the Community Foundation. Three donor advised grants complemented the quarterly competitive grants program, including $1,000 to Innovation Connector, $6,000 to TeenWorks, and a fully-funded grant of $22,153 to the Bureau of Water Quality for a freshwater mussel propagation facility. The Strategic Grants program of the Foundation also awarded $5,000 to support collaborative grantmaking through the Funders Forum Collaborative.
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An additional $549,136 was awarded to nonprofit organizations with designated funds. Designated funds are established by donors or by nonprofits to provide ongoing support for specified organizations, according to a release from the foundation. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/05/funds-awarded-support-afghan-refugees-teen-jobs-other-programs/7505842001/ | 2022-06-05T18:14:29 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/05/funds-awarded-support-afghan-refugees-teen-jobs-other-programs/7505842001/ |
Michael Hicks: Mindless economic development strategy? No thank you
The past couple weeks saw Hoosier leaders celebrate two new factory announcements in the state. Together they promise 1,900 factory jobs and roughly $4.6 billion in new investment. Unsurprisingly, this is the sort of thing elected leaders like to tout. The sunny economic development press release is older than the nation and is an especially bipartisan indulgence.
Still, if you pay attention to this sort of jobs announcement, there’s no way around a feeling that something isn’t quite right. The reason for this is more than just gut instinct; much of what you see and read about these jobs announcements is raw political fiction. Sophisticated taxpayers should understand better what is happening. There are three parts that make me very uneasy and should worry taxpayers and responsible elected officials alike.
The first is the boldness of the claims, and the argument that job creation deals comprise a large part of the economy. This is flat nonsense. In a typical year, Hoosier businesses create about 0.5 million jobs across the state and destroy about 0.5 million jobs elsewhere. In some years there are more created than destroyed, and in other years we lose more jobs than are created. Either way, these 1,900 jobs spread out over the next few years are a measurement error in Indiana’s labor market dynamics.
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The same is true with the capital investment. Today, Indiana has more than $0.5 trillion in capital investment. The aforementioned $4.6 billion sounds good, but spread out over two or three years is unlikely to account for 1/1,000 of the state’s capital investment in any year. As with the employment numbers, this is literally within the range of measurement error of business capital.
In a good year, the state’s economic development organizations will interact with firms that create maybe 4.0% of new jobs. That is a remarkable achievement for the small, hardworking staff at IEDC, but it does not provide evidence of statewide economic performance.
Our civic discourse would be better off if elected officials were more honest about these deals. But, given the bipartisan zeal for job announcements, it is up to the rest of us to educate ourselves. Still, political exploitation of these deals ranks at the bottom of my three worries. What bothers me more is the public spending for these jobs.
Boone County and Howard County, where these factories will locate, have unemployment rates at 3.1 and 3.8% respectively. Thus, there is no readily available workforce for these factories. Traditionally, this vacuum would draw labor from 30 or so surrounding counties. There might even be some in-migration because both counties have attractive communities. Still, most of the employees will come from other businesses already in the area or outside the county.
In a free market economy, that shifting of workers is fine; new businesses have every right to lure employees away from existing businesses. However, what is happening here is the absolute antithesis of a free market economy. We don’t yet know what the tax incentives will be for the Lilly factory in Boone County, but incentives are roughly $130,000 per job for the Howard County plant. That is just insanely irresponsible for many reasons. Some might even call it "Socialism."
Much of the incentive will come from local taxpayers, including those businesses whose workers will now be lured away by someone paying no taxes in these communities. The benefits of these jobs will flow to the places where these workers live, leaving Boone and Howard County taxpayers to pay most of the costs while most of the benefits accrue elsewhere.
The state contribution to these incentives is performance based; the local contribution is an upfront payment with no realistic claw-back options. It is a dire mistake in state policy to view a tax giveaway as "skin in the game" while local spending on good schools, safe neighborhoods and paved streets as not.
Even if these communities received all the benefit of this deal instead of the more realistic 10%, it’d still be a troubling public expense. Paying $130,000 per job to lure a new factory to Indiana makes for great headlines and happy press releases while still being the very definition of short-term, poorly informed tactical thinking. Tax incentives are not a viable economic development strategy.
If Indiana’s economic development strategy is to pay $130,000 per factory job, we are failing. The best way to understand this is to simply note that the cost to bring back the factory jobs we’ve lost over the past 20 years alone is more than $16 billion or roughly $5,600 per Hoosier family. Again, if this is Indiana’s economic development strategy, we should prepare ourselves for costly, repeated disappointment.
The Howard County factory is an auto parts manufacturing firm. The state has lost over 40% of jobs in this sector in 20 years, and we are 10% below where we were in this sector in just 2019. These new 1,400 jobs account for only 2.2% of total jobs in this industry. By the time these incentivized jobs materialize in two or three years, we are likely to have lost another 5,000 auto parts factory jobs. From a strategic standpoint, these incentives are like buying gold-plated buckets to bail out the Titanic.
An even worse revelation is that this industry pays wages that are 16% below the state manufacturing average. That might explain why the jobs announcement was so strangely silent on salaries. Again if this is successful economic development strategy, I shudder to imagine what a failing strategy might look like.
Despite the imprudence of the tax incentives, my biggest concern about this deal is not about poor political leadership. I’m under little illusion that the other political party would be more responsible with tax dollars. I’m more worried about what it says about the quality of businesses and business leadership we are attracting to the state.
Indiana’s tax on manufacturing firms is today the fourth lowest in the nation. To put this in shocking context, a single mother making $35,000 a year pays twice the effective state and local tax rate of the average manufacturing firm in the state. Likewise, non-manufacturing firms in Indiana pay nearly three times the average tax rates as factories. It is worth noting that non-manufacturing firms are the ones responsible for 180% of the state’s job growth since 2000. Try thinking on that for a few minutes.
The message to businesses should be plain. If paying the fourth lowest tax in the country is too onerous for your factory, you don’t have a viable business plan. Indiana doesn’t need you; go elsewhere. If your business wishes to use our public infrastructure, our public services (e.g., police and fire protection) and our graduates from public schools and universities but expects others to pay the bill, don’t come to Indiana. The state needs fewer business leaders like this, and that’s precisely the message prudent, thoughtful, market-oriented leaders should give to businesses.
Michael J. Hicks is the director of the Center for Business and Economic Research and the George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Economics in the Miller College of Business at Ball State University. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/05/michael-hicks-mindless-economic-development-strategy-indiana/7487376001/ | 2022-06-05T18:14:35 | 1 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2022/06/05/michael-hicks-mindless-economic-development-strategy-indiana/7487376001/ |
100 years ago
1922: As the plans mature, it is plain to see that the Knights of Pythias lodge of Flagstaff has no intention of leaving anything undone to make our Fourth of July celebration the best ever. There will be a big jazz band. There will be frontier sports, including bull riding, calf roping, steer riding, bronco busting. There will be too many other things to tell you about this week, but one feature that must be mentioned now is the big free barbecue. It will be a two-day celebration, July 4 and 5. Watch for a full program next week. Write your friends to come to Flagstaff, where it is cool, to celebrate.
Have you visited the Flagstaff tourist campgrounds lately? The improvements going on there will make those already fine grounds ideal. Because of our fine water and climate, the location of the grounds among the big pines and the beauty of the scenery, the Flagstaff tourist campgrounds have all along been pronounced by those using them to be the best anywhere between the two oceans. But this year they are being made still better. The campgrounds have been moved farther back from the end of Birch Avenue to make room for a playground for the children. There are new cottages that have been built and shower baths at the city campground.
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75 years ago
1947: Pine Park Manors, comprising about 40 acres east of Flagstaff in the area north of the Museum Club, will be subdivided into building lots and homesites. The developer is from Texas. The subdivision theme will be in the Pines for more sunshine and less snow. The new complete edition will feature homesites on circular hard surface drives, full sidewalks and curbing, and will include utilities. Work will begin within 30 days, and the indicated construction should aid materially in alleviating the present housing shortage in the City of Flagstaff.
Sturgeon Cromer, 38, graduate of Arizona State College at Flagstaff with the class of 1932, who has gained wide recognition in Arizona for his development of vocational training programs for high schools, arrived here this week to take over his duties as the new superintendent of Flagstaff schools. He replaces J. Q. Thomas, who has retired, and who moved to Harrington, Washington, this week with Mrs. Thomas to make their home. Cromer has been principal of Globe schools. He received all of his education in Arizona, with the exception of one summer at the University of Southern California.
50 years ago
1972: Flagstaff’s principal source of water doesn't gain anything as the result of summer rains, but water usage in the city was cut by some 3 million gallons per day last week as a result of the early rains. City Water Superintendent James Rollinson reported today that usage was down to about 5 million gallons per day last week, even with scant rains, as compared to a figure of about 8 million gallons per day for the same time last year. This year, Rollinson said, there is no new water stored in Upper Lake Mary, the city's principal source of water, as a result of the rains, but the cut back on usage plus a cutback in evaporation loss is noteworthy. The lake lost approximately 44 million gallons of water last week and about one-third of that was the result of evaporation. The remainder was the result of seepage.
A coroner's inquest is expected to be set soon in connection with the death Saturday of Melvin Nichols, 21 years old from Endicott, New York. Nichols reportedly shot himself in the chest as Coconino County sheriff's deputies attempted to arrest him in connection with the shooting of a highway patrolman. J. C. Madeya was in very good condition today in Flagstaff Community Hospital, where he is recovering from a bullet wound. Madeya underwent surgery early Saturday evening for the wound; the slug apparently entered his lower back and exited his right upper chest. The county attorney called for statements from officers at the scene of Nichols’ death Saturday at the Walnut Canyon National Monument parking lot.
25 years ago
1997: Two fired city employees have upped the stakes in a lawsuit they are bringing against the City of Flagstaff, seeking 10 times as much money as they had sought before they were fired May 3. Kate Reschner, former city budget manager, said in an interview Tuesday that she and former city finance manager Lynda Ashby are seeking $15.3 million in damages against the city. They have also amended their lawsuit against the city to include City Manager Dave Wilcox and City Administrative Services Director Mary Jo Jenkins. In a new development, former Councilmember John McCulloch was criticized for the city's handling of the case and suggested that Wilcox and Jenkins be replaced. The claimants say they were responsible for ending controversial financial practices involving the secondary property taxes meant to pay off city debt. As a result, they maintain upper management at city hall ran them out of their jobs.
A sting operation against alleged local drug dealers has resulted in at least 24 arrests since Thursday. A four-month undercover investigation culminated that day when officers of the multi-agency metro unit served four search warrants and 16 arrest warrants, according to the Flagstaff police. Many of the arrests were for sales of cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs allegedly made to undercover agents. Others were arrested for crimes discovered while officers were serving the warrants. Several were charged with facilitation of the sale of narcotic drugs -- which means helping a third party to sell drugs, often by setting up the deal.
Gallery: Wednesday downtown community market returns
The Wednesday downtown community market started its season this week, offering fresh produce and handmade goodies for sale.
The market is now hosted in the new parking lot at Beaver Street and Aspen Avenue, and it is open Wednesdays throughout the summer.
All events were taken from issues of the Arizona Daily Sun and its predecessors, the Coconino Weekly Sun and the Coconino Sun. | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-history-sturgeon-cromer-took-on-role-of-superintendent-of-schools/article_ff0c7d6c-e207-11ec-9832-efd6eb4c1e86.html | 2022-06-05T18:18:52 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/news/local/flagstaff-history-sturgeon-cromer-took-on-role-of-superintendent-of-schools/article_ff0c7d6c-e207-11ec-9832-efd6eb4c1e86.html |
The Crow's Nest Rooftop Bar at The Stella Hotel and Ballroom has an unexpected guest on an indefinite stay: Priscilla the duck.
A female mallard duck moved into a planter on the fifth story of the popular Downtown bar earlier this spring. She's nesting atop seven of her tan eggs that are expected to hatch in the coming days.
Tyler Townsend, the hotel's chief maintenance engineer, found the grey duck in the planter in mid-May when he was testing bar equipment.
Townsend said he contacted the Department of Natural Resources and the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and was reportedly told "you can't really do much until they hatch."
"Once they hatch they can try to relocate them," Townsend said.
Abundant species
The mallard is the most abundant duck species in North America and has adapted to numerous habitats, according to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. They are also federally protected animals and cannot be moved without a permit.
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Although hotel staff are currently unable to move the duck they are not upset with their new feathered guest. Townsend has even set up a live stream "Duck Cam" so area residents can watch Priscilla from the comfort of their homes.
"It's on it's own little YouTube channel," said Townsend, who installed the camera by slowing backing and toward Priscilla to help avoid stressing her.
Bar patrons are also allowed to observe Priscilla from a safe distance. Priscilla is cordoned off in her own outdoor area and Townsend plans to install a small pool so the ducklings can safely learn to swim.
"They have to be in water within a couple of hours after the eggs hatch and we don't want any harm to happen to them," said hotel manager Angela Cleveland.
Cleveland said patrons seem to be "cohabitating peacefully" with Priscilla.
"She does not get her feathers in a ruffle unless someone gets incredibly close to her," Cleveland said. "People stand away from her and look at her and she doesn't get upset. If you get closer than maybe four feet away from her she gets a little upset, and we don't want her upset. ... People have been very cooperative so far."
Out of respect for its feathered guest, the hotel restaurant, The 1844 Table & Mash, has temporarily stopped serving entrees with duck, Cleveland said. The Crow's Nest has also been temporarily renamed the Duck's Nest.
"Once the babies come we're going to have a contest to name them," Cleveland said.
Cleveland named the duck Priscilla because "she just has stature and it sounds like a nice name."
The hotel is also keeping a watchful eye on two of Priscilla's male friends who are keeping vigil over Priscilla on the hotel's ground level.
"They are a little bit shy and don't like coming up here. She does have two suitors that kind of stand in front of the building for the most part," Cleveland, an animal lover, added. "They protect from down there on the corner of the building." | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-nesting-duck-moves-into-the-stellas-rooftop-bar/article_52fdca6c-e428-11ec-a6fe-83a497c16212.html | 2022-06-05T18:26:13 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-nesting-duck-moves-into-the-stellas-rooftop-bar/article_52fdca6c-e428-11ec-a6fe-83a497c16212.html |
North Port commissioners to discuss alternative homes to ease affordable housing crunch
NORTH PORT – The North Port City Commission will discuss options ranging from more homes for developers to allowing construction of tiny homes and houses made from shipping containers at a Monday morning workshop on promoting creation of more affordable housing.
Jon Thaxton, Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s senior vice president for community investment, will start the workshop with a presentation on the need to foster the development of affordable workforce housing.
Then the commission will discuss a 55-page city staff report on housing affordability that will cover everything from income levels of North Port residents and housing costs, as well as state and federal programs. Commissioners will also consider what direction to give their staff on concepts they should explore.
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North Port Neighborhood Development Services Director Alaina Ray stressed that the commission will not make any final decisions at the workshop.
“It simply is asking them if they would like us to develop some potential policies or proposals to bring to them in the future,” Ray said.
The presentation, using Zillow and Rent.com as sources, pegs the average home price in North Port at $372,599 and, while the average apartment rent ranges are $1,547 for a studio, $1,751 for a one-bedroom, $2,265 for a two-bedroom and $2,425 for a three-bedroom apartment.
Home sale prices in North Port have increased more than 60% since 2020 and more than 95% in the last five years.
Part of the Monday presentation will cover alternative housing – specifically tiny homes, shipping container homes, and accessory dwelling units.
The commission will also discuss incentives to encourage developers to include affordable units as part of their otherwise market-rate communities.
City staff will ask for the commission to indicate whether there’s a consensus to pursue tiny homes, container homes, cottage cluster development; inclusionary zoning and accompanying incentives to offset any revenue loss for developers and establishment of a city land bank policy for lots to be used for affordable housing.
Ray said that among the options to foster the development of affordable homes, allowing for the creation of tiny homes, container homes and accessory dwelling units could be pursued most quickly.
Staff could have policies ready for public hearing and a possible decision by the commission in about six months – or by the end of the calendar year, Ray said.
It could take a year to create other policies, she added.
“Tiny housing and container homes are the big buzzwords right now, they would be some of the easier things to implement,” Ray said.
An accessory dwelling unit program would be even easier, she added, since it could be modeled after ones in Sarasota County and the city of Sarasota.
The commission meets at 9 a.m. Monday in Room 244 at North Port City Hall, 4970 City Hall Blvd.
Other discussion items include a policy for leases for city-owned facilities and the possible prohibition of gas-powered watercraft on non-tidal waterways.
Earle Kimel primarily covers south Sarasota County for the Herald-Tribune and can be reached at earle.kimel@heraldtribune.com. Support local journalism with a digital subscription to the Herald-Tribune. | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/06/05/north-port-discuss-tiny-homes-and-shipping-container-homes/7495005001/ | 2022-06-05T18:29:54 | 1 | https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/06/05/north-port-discuss-tiny-homes-and-shipping-container-homes/7495005001/ |
Now-Tropical Storm Alex only brought 1-3 inches of rain, 48-mph wind gust to Space Coast
Flash flooding swamped and submerged vehicles on Miami streets. Vero Beach got drenched with nearly 8 inches of record-breaking rainfall.
But along the Space Coast, this weekend's disorganized storm system — which has finally strengthened to Tropical Storm Alex — brought little more than typical summertime precipitation.
Two-day rainfall totals from Friday and Saturday reached 3.5 inches in Grant, 2.9 inches in Palm Bay and 1.5 inches at Melbourne Orlando International Airport, said Cassie Leahy, a National Weather Service meteorologist.
"Just kind of about 3 inches down in southern Brevard County. But once you get into Indian River County, you had 3 to 4 — even up to 7 inches down there as you go further south," Leahy said.
In terms of wind, a squall produced a 48-mph gust at 12:06 p.m. Saturday at an Indian River Lagoon channel marker near Barefoot Bay, Leahy said.
A 44-mph gust was also recorded near Sebastian Inlet. By 5 p.m. Saturday, NWS officials canceled Brevard County's tropical storm warning and flood watch.
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U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft continue to investigate Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. As of 2 p.m. Sunday, the storm was well offshore and tracking to the east-northeast at 23 mph, about 475 miles west-southwest of Bermuda.
Alex's maximum sustained winds clocked in at 65 mph with higher gusts at 2 p.m. Sunday, up from 50 mph at 8 a.m. and 60 mph at 11 a.m. Meteorologists expect Alex to generate 2 to 3 inches of rain across Bermuda through Monday, where a tropical storm warning is in effect.
Regardless of the light local impact of now-Tropical Storm Alex, Leahy warned Space Coast residents to pay heed to future storm forecasts this season.
“Floodwaters entering your houses can be just as impactful as a heavy windstorm. We really try and focus on the hazards associated with tropical systems, not just the wind speeds — which is unfortunately how we quantify them: tropical storm, Cat 1 hurricane or whatever," Leahy said.
"That doesn't take into account the flooding, rainfall, storm surge or even tornadoes. So anytime that there's a tropical system, it's worth watching," she said.
Forecasters warn boaters that Alex continues to churn hazardous marine conditions, with buoy observations showing seas of 7 to 9 feet from Cape Canaveral south to St. Lucie Inlet.
A moderate risk of rip currents continues at Brevard beaches. Monday's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, a high near 87, and a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Rick Neale is the South Brevard Watchdog Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY (for more of his stories, click here.) Contact Neale at 321-242-3638 or rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @RickNeale1 | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/06/05/tropical-storm-alex-brought-1-3-inches-rain-48-mph-wind-space-coast/7496155001/ | 2022-06-05T18:34:00 | 0 | https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2022/06/05/tropical-storm-alex-brought-1-3-inches-rain-48-mph-wind-space-coast/7496155001/ |
The Tucson Police Department and Banner-University Medicine are partnering to help curb pedestrian deaths by distributing reflective backpacks to homeless populations found in areas with the highest incidents of pedestrians being struck by vehicles.
On June 6 at 9 a.m., the police department and the Banner trauma team will be at the westside substation, at 1310. W. Miracle Mile, distributing backpacks to homeless people who frequent the Miracle Mile, Fort Lowell Road, Stone Avenue, Speedway and Oracle Road corridors.
"Banner UMC sees the result of what happens when traffic safety is not adhered to. Too often, police and medics are dispatched to fatal pedestrian collisions. Many of these individuals are unhoused people who are hard to see and do not have reflective gear or other safety gear that can make them more visible," police Sgt. Jack Julsing said in a news release.
“Partnering with Banner in this effort to disperse traffic safety gear to our most vulnerable population was the right thing to do and necessary to promote public safety. Getting our unhoused population educated on traffic safety and providing them with apparel that will help keep them safe is paramount if we want to reduce traffic fatalities and keep our city safe.”
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SAN ANTONIO — The parents of 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, one of 19 children killed in the Uvalde school shooting, are demanding information from the maker of the AR-15 style gun used in the attack. This comes as a Uvalde teacher filed a petition seeking to hold the same company responsible.
19 children and two teachers were killed on May 24 when a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and started shooting. Police say he was armed with an assault style rifle with high capacity magazines of ammunition.
In a petition against the company, Daniel Defense, which manufactured the gun used in the attack, Uvalde teacher Emilia Marin is seeking to investigate whether there is evidence to form the basis of an eventual claim.
The petition asks for information on company's marketing strategies, including ads posted on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. It also seeks information on whether the company provided funds to the NRA. See the full petition below:
The petition also says four Daniel Defense AR-15-style rifles were found in the hotel room of the 2017 Las Vegas shooter who killed more than 60 people and wounded more than 400 others.
In a separate action, the parents of Amerie Jo Garza issued a letter to Daniel Defense, demanding information from the company on its marketing. He has enlisted lawyers who previously worked on a historic settlement between the Sandy Hook shooting families and Remington, the maker of the AR-15 used in that 2021 school massacre.
“My purpose for being now is to honor Amerie Jo’s memory,” Amerie Jo's father, Alfred Garza III, said in a press release from his lawyers. “She would want to me to do everything I can so this will never happen again to any other child. I have to fight her fight.”
Charla Aldous, Texas Attorney from Aldous\Walker LLP says “We’ve done our own research on the company so far and based upon what we’ve seen, it looks like they have actually advertised this assault weapon, it literally is an assault weapon, to young men or young women, teens. Some of the ads even had children holding this rifle. We want to get behind it and see, you know, who they were in contact with, what their media strategy was so that we can determine to the extent we can how we can prevent this from happening again.”
KENS 5 has reached out to Daniel Defense for a comment, but has not received a response. However, the company posted the following statement on its website:
"We are deeply saddened by the recent tragic events in Texas. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and community devastated by this evil act.
As reported in Governor Abbott’s press conference, it is our understanding that the firearm used in the attack was manufactured by Daniel Defense. We will cooperate with all federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities in their investigations.
We will keep the families of the victims and the entire Uvalde community in our thoughts and our prayers." | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/uvalde-teacher-files-legal-petition-on-school-shooting-weapon/273-bcc2098e-6501-4f5e-9523-251b9ad28ed8 | 2022-06-05T18:58:27 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/uvalde-teacher-files-legal-petition-on-school-shooting-weapon/273-bcc2098e-6501-4f5e-9523-251b9ad28ed8 |
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Kyle Rittenhouse announced Friday he will be attending Texas A&M University on the Charlie Kirk Show. Rittenhouse said he had made the decision after touring the college campus earlier this year and told Kirk going to the university would be an "amazing" experience.
"Kyle Rittenhouse is announcing he's an Aggie," Kirk said as Rittenhouse put on a Texas A&M hat.
"It's going to be awesome," Rittenhouse said. "Beautiful campus, amazing people, amazing food." Rittenhouse also told Kirk he is considering joining the Corps of Cadets. "I haven't decided yet, I may," Rittenhouse said.
Rittenhouse had been attending Arizona State University, but withdrew after he was acquitted in November of 2021 of homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering after killing two men and wounding a third during the Kenosha protests in the summer of 2020. Rittenhouse said he acted in self-defense.
During the show Friday, Kirk asked Rittenhouse about the trial and said he thought Rittenhouse had to prove his innocence, rather than being innocent before proven guilty.
"It was prosecutorial overreach," Rittenhouse said. "We need to take away prosecutors' qualified immunity. He (Thomas Binger, Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney) needs to pay for what he did. It's disturbing that a government agency can do that."
As for what Rittenhouse will study at A&M, he said he hasn't made a decision on a major yet.
Rittenhouse posted pictures to his Twitter account on May 9 of his tour of A&M but said at the time he was considering other schools as well. Texas A&M said they could not comment on the matter. However, in order to be considered for the Fall 2022 semester in College Station, Rittenhouse would have had to apply before 2022. For HECM, he would have had to apply from August 1, 2021 and March 1, 2022.
For Spring 2023 in College Station, Rittenhouse can apply between August 1, 2022 and October 15, 2022. For Fall 2023 in College Station, Rittenhouse can apply between August 1, 2022 and December 1, 2022. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/kyle-rittenhouse-texas-aggies-announcement-college/499-e47175a0-9b88-4a0a-b4e8-53773d913d8c | 2022-06-05T19:17:39 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/kyle-rittenhouse-texas-aggies-announcement-college/499-e47175a0-9b88-4a0a-b4e8-53773d913d8c |
MERIDIAN, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
Driving through Meridian today, it might be hard to imagine that the land was once spotted by dairy farms.
In the past few decades, the city’s population has exploded, leaving it virtually unrecognizable when compared to its agricultural past. But there is one major annual reminder of the city’s history: Meridian Dairy Days.
The event, which takes place later this month and features a large parade, cattle and goat shows and a pageant, is returning for its 93rd year.
“I think most people haven’t lived here very long anymore and they’re probably wondering why we do have Dairy Days when they can’t find a dairy anywhere,” said Hans Bruijn, president of the dairy board that oversees the multi-day event.
Bruijn said Dairy Days is not only a celebration of history and remembering the past but it has also become more and more about getting the word out about the dairy industry and bringing the community together to see what Meridian has to offer.
The event also has a special emphasis on 4-H and Future Farmers of America education. Participants in the Dairy Days shows and competitions have the chance to get sent to agricultural conferences or win scholarships to further their education.
“Hopefully they go into some kind of agricultural field. Not necessarily, you know, dairy sciences, but anything, you know, agriculture education,” Bruijn said. “And then hopefully they come back … and then get the word out about agriculture and the importance of producing local food.”
According to Bruijn, these scholarships come, in large part, thanks to the sponsors that Dairy Days has recently expanded to include. The main sponsor of the event is CBH Homes.
“When the opportunity came to us to be the main sponsor for Meridian Dairy Days, we were all in. We love this community and truly believe that community is the heart of Idaho and what makes Idaho an amazing place to live,” said Ronda Conger, vice president of CBH Homes. “This is a time for us to celebrate not only where we’ve come from, but give back to the community that helped us get here.”
Sponsors also help the event bring in music and other entertainment. This year, Dairy Days has no shortage of either. New this year is an ice cream social featuring free scoops from Reed’s Dairy. There is also a new cow art competition where local businesses will decorate plywood cows to the theme of “Party ‘til the Cows Come Home,” and attendees of Dairy Days can vote for their favorite. A new traveling trophy will also be awarded to the winning marching band at the ever-popular Meridian Dairy Days parade.
In addition to new entertainment, plenty of old favorites, like the carnival will be returning.
Meridian Dairy Days will start at 7 p.m. on June 22 with the Meridian Dairy Days Princess Pageant. Festivities will run throughout the rest of the week before finishing up on June 25 with an evening firework show. Most of the festivities will take place around Storey Park in Meridian.
A full schedule of Dairy Days events and performances can be found at dairydays.org
This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press, read more on IdahoPress.com.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Lewis and Clark high school student and rally organizer Carly Dykes said the idea to host a gun control rally started as a conversation between her and her friend. She said she wasn't sure if many people would show up.
However, contrary to her initial thoughts, a group of near 100 gun reform supporters came together at the Spokane Pavilion Saturday afternoon.
"It means so much," Dykes said. "This is just the start. This shows people still have the fire, still have the passion, still have the motivation to have these conversations and to get action going and hold our local government, Congress and Senate accountable."
Standing in the crowd was Libby Laughary. She said the news of recent mass shootings has made her rethink her experience as a former teacher.
"It makes me so angry every time there’s another shooting," Laughary said. "It's just these children, these children in school. I was a teacher and I think about 'what if that was my classroom? What if those were my kids or my grandkids?' Something has to be done about guns in this country.”
During the rally, students and parents took the microphone to share testimonies and call for change in gun control and regulation.
Attendees said now is the time to stop gun violence from becoming normalized.
"The exception should be gun violence, it should not be the status quo," Gabriel Kelly, a Lewis and Clark senior said.
Kelly said he helped organized a walkout at L&C to stand in solidarity with those directly affected by the recent gun violence attacks. He said Spokane can be a part of a greater movement to gun reform.
“Local communities do have a voice, Spokane is not just another city in the wind," Kelly said. "We are important and we can make a change.”
Kelly is getting ready to graduate, but has a younger brother going into high school.
He said he’s going to keep fighting for this cause so his brother can feel safe and make it through to his own graduation without fear of tragedy.
This weekend, Kelly said he will be going to Washington D.C. with students to demand action and continue advocating for gun control. | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/lewis-and-clark-students-organize-gun-control-rally/293-47019e27-39b1-4cd1-9176-40ddf3bea4b7 | 2022-06-05T19:19:38 | 1 | https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/lewis-and-clark-students-organize-gun-control-rally/293-47019e27-39b1-4cd1-9176-40ddf3bea4b7 |
BIG STONE GAP, Va. (WJHL) – A house fire near Big Stone Gap, Virginia left a family without a home Saturday.
Around 4 p.m. June 4, members of the Big Stone Gap Fire Department (BSGFD) were called to assist Valley Volunteer Fire Department on a structure fire call. When they arrived, they found that the roof had collapsed after a home was fully engulfed in flames.
According to members of BSGFD, no one was injured in the fire. The home was declared a total loss.
To help with immediate and ongoing impacts of the disaster on the family involved, American Red Cross (ARC) has stepped in to assist, according to ARC disaster program manager Sharon Dixon.
Dixon said the family will receive direct financial assistance, as well as a suite of additional services to help keep the family afloat after the incident. From mental and physical health resources to assistance with their housing and transportation hunt, Dixon said ARC members will be beside the family each step of the way. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/fire-destroys-swva-home-american-red-cross-assisting-family/ | 2022-06-05T19:20:19 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/fire-destroys-swva-home-american-red-cross-assisting-family/ |
Federal prosecutors say a former carpenters’ union official who once served on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board of commissioners has pleaded guilty to embezzlement.
The U.S. attorney’s office in New Jersey said George Laufenberg pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Newark to embezzling about $140,000 in pension benefits and making false statements on a required report to the U.S. Department of Labor.
A federal indictment in 2019 alleged that Laufenberg defrauded the union’s benefits funds of more than $1.5 million. Prosecutors said he admitted stealing $140,000 paid to him under a deferred compensation agreement and making false statements in a form filed on behalf of the pension fund.
The 72-year-old Wall Township resident was appointed to the Port Authority board in 2014 by former Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and served until early 2017. He is scheduled for sentencing Oct. 6. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ex-port-authority-commissioner-pleads-guilty-to-embezzlement/3720788/ | 2022-06-05T19:23:56 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ex-port-authority-commissioner-pleads-guilty-to-embezzlement/3720788/ |
A suspected car thief allegedly driving around the tip of Long Island in a stolen van tried playing cat and mouse with police Saturday morning.
Southold Police said one of its officers tracked the van to Route 25 after it was spotted in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven around 7 a.m.
The officer conducted a traffic stop and briefly had the driver pulled to the side of the road before he took off, according to the department.
Police said the 35-year-old suspected thief led pursuing officers onto the Long Island Expressway where he then pulled over near exit 69, before fleeing from officers once again.
The second time the driver attempted to speed away, he struck one of the police vehicles parked on the side of the road, according to officials.
The driver only made it a short distance after the second getaway before he was ultimately stopped and taken into custody.
Alexander Ellioff, of Cutchogue, was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for injuries sustained in the crash.
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2 killed and 2 injured in Mesa nightclub shooting
Mesa Police were investigating a shooting at a nightclub in Mesa that left two dead and two injured.
At about 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, authorities were called to Lounge Soho for reported gunshots, according to Sergeant Charles Trapani, a spokesman for the police department.
“When the first officers arrived, a passenger car was seen leaving the parking lot of the establishment at a high rate of speed,” Trapani said.
Officers stopped the vehicle about two blocks away near 1000 W. Southern avenue in Mesa. The three occupants of the vehicle were detained to determine their involvement in the shooting.
As of 9 a.m., officials were unable to say what that involvement was.
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Officers at the scene of the shooting located two men lying in the parking lot outside of the Lounge Soho with obvious gunshot wounds, according to police. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
Two additional victims were found with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.
“This is still a very active crime scene. The investigation is ongoing. Detectives are still in the process of interviewing witnesses and collecting physical evidence at the scene,” Trapani said.
Detectives were still trying to identify the two men who died.
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Stay away from Blackstone River while partially treated waste flows in, DEM warns
WOONSOCKET — Partially treated waste is entering the Blackstone River from the Woonsocket treatment plant, and residents are advised to avoid any contact with the river.
The discharge will continue indefinitely, a news release from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said Sunday afternoon, and while it is going on, people should not wade, swim, boat or fish on the river or eat fish from the river.
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The RI Department of Environmental Management was notified Sunday morning by the privately operated Woonsocket Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility at 11 Cumberland Hill Rd. in Woonsocket. A DEM news release said the plant was given letters of noncompliance with operations and maintenance practices in November 2021 and March 2022.
The precautions are in effect from the plant to the Slater Mill Dam in Pawtucket until further notice.
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19-year-old woman dies after being shot inside Gilbert apartment
A 19-year-old woman died after being shot in her apartment early Saturday near San Tan Village Parkway and Ray Road.
The woman, later identified as Rachel Hansen, called 911 and said she had been shot by an unknown person inside her apartment around 2 a.m., according to Gilbert police. When officers arrived they found Hansen with one gunshot wound.
She was taken to a hospital where she died.
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Anyone with information about Hansen or the shooting is asked to call the Gilbert police non-emergency line at 480-503-6500, or submit a tip to their website at https://www.gilbertaz.gov/departments/police/contact-gpd/submit-a-tip-request-special-patrol.
"Our thoughts are with Hansen’s family and friends," Gilbert police said in a tweet.
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9-year-old girl, 3 adults hospitalized after crash near 20th Street and Jefferson Street
A 9-year-old girl and three adults were hospitalized after an SUV and a U-Haul vehicle collided Sunday morning near 20th Street and Jefferson Street.
When firefighters arrived on the scene they found the U-Haul on its side and an SUV on its cab, according to a Phoenix Fire Department release. Two people had to be pulled from the SUV and five people were treated.
The girl, a man and a woman who were in the SUV were taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to the Fire Department. A man who was in the U-Haul was taken in stable condition.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One person is recovering after being shot in Sacramento Sunday morning, officials with the Sacramento Police Department say.
Around 12:50 a.m. Sunday, Sacramento Police officers were sent to the area of E Street and 29th Street after reports came in of a shooting.
On scene, officers say they found one gunshot wound victim who was taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries described as non-life-threatening.
The gunman is at large after officers say he or she fled the scene and could not be located. The Sacramento Police Department says the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sunday-morning-shooting/103-4e2b0bda-722d-4e14-a94d-041ad456f418 | 2022-06-05T19:50:07 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sunday-morning-shooting/103-4e2b0bda-722d-4e14-a94d-041ad456f418 |
TYLER, Texas — When a close friend of the Tyler biker community was diagnosed with cervical cancer, Randy "Outlaw" Loven jumped right in to help.
He organized the "Ride 4 Vickie" event on Saturday afternoon to try to raise both awareness and funds for Vickie.
"We're doing this benefit to help raise money for her medical expenses and electrical bills and stuff like that until she's back on her feet," said Loven.
The main part of the event was a motorcycle ride around southern Smith County. Many bikers were in attendance and participated in the ride, with Vickie right at the front.
Vickie and her family said that the turnout was incredible, and that they're honored by the support they've received during her cancer fight.
However, they said they're not surprised by the positive outpour of support, because of how close the biker family really is.
Dale "Stitch" Carlton attested to the familial aspect of all the bikers in attendance, saying that they'll do anything to help someone so close to them all.
"Miss Vickie is such a sweet lady. She's got cancer and we're really trying to do everything to help her out," said Carlton. "We all try to get together and just help. Just to see what we can do to shine some light in someone's darkness." | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/east-texas-motorcyclists-ride-for-member-diagnosed-with-cancer/501-b92d2af5-2067-4eec-9583-3b84df91c9ac | 2022-06-05T19:59:11 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/east-texas-motorcyclists-ride-for-member-diagnosed-with-cancer/501-b92d2af5-2067-4eec-9583-3b84df91c9ac |
AUSTIN, Texas — Major Republican donors, including some that have contributed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaigns, joined other conservative Texans in signing an open letter supporting congressional action to increase gun restrictions in response to the mass shooting in Uvalde that left 19 children and two teachers dead last week.
The letter, which is expected to run as a full-page ad in the Dallas Morning News on Sunday, endorses the creation of red flag laws, expanding background checks and raising the age to purchase a gun to 21. More than 250 self-declared gun enthusiasts signed it.
“Most law enforcement experts believe these measures would make a difference,” the letter reads. “And recent polls of fellow conservatives suggest that there is strong support for such gun-safety measures.”
The letter voices support for Texas’ senior senator, John Cornyn, who has been tapped to lead bipartisan negotiations in Congress over possible gun reform measures.
“We are grateful that our Senator John Cornyn is leading efforts to address the recent tragedies in Uvalde and elsewhere across our great Country,” the letter says. “He’s the right man to lead this bipartisan effort, as he has demonstrated throughout his career.”
In an interview with Politico, Cornyn stressed that he was not interested in “restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens under the Second Amendment,” but said it would be “embarrassing” if Uvalde didn’t spark Congress to reach some sort of bipartisan legislative response.
The letter was paid for by Todd Maclin, a former senior executive at J.P. Morgan Chase who now runs the Dallas-based finance firm Maclin Management. Maclin said he is a conservative gun owner who has been stirred to action by the shooting in Uvalde.
“These events have really motivated me and really gotten under my skin and encouraged me to support the effort that’s underway,” Maclin told The Texas Tribune. “I just felt like I needed to do something, and I also believe that there are reasonable things that can be done.”
He said he is still hearing from more conservative gun owners who are feeling a “great sense of urgency and a great need to support [Cornyn] as he does his best to address these issues.”
Maclin said the group is focusing on federal legislation, which he believes is the best avenue to passing gun safety laws and ensuring they are applied uniformly across the country. He declined to comment on the state response to the shooting or gun legislation, except to say that he hopes any federal plan led by Cornyn and passed with conservative support would be embraced by state governments.
Among the signatories are deep-pocketed Abbott supporters, including billionaires Robert Rowling, whose holding company owns Omni Hotels, and Ray L. Hunt, executive chairman of Hunt Consolidated Inc.
The contents of the letter are in line with policies Abbott and other party leaders, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, have supported in the past — though not the ones they are endorsing now.
After the 2018 school shooting in Santa Fe, outside Houston, Abbott supported “red flag” laws, which would allow local officials to take someone’s guns away if a judge declares them to be a danger. He later dropped his support for the measure, citing a “coalescence” against it from his own party.
The next year, after back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Midland-Odessa, Patrick said he was “willing to take an arrow” from the National Rifle Association and support expanding background checks.
The next time the Legislature met, however, lawmakers instead passed a law that allows Texans to carry a handgun without a license or training.
This time, neither Patrick nor Abbott have expressed any support for tightening gun laws. They have instead offered suggestions that have ranged from expanding mental health services and minimizing the entrances to school buildings to doing surprise security checks.
On the federal level, both Cornyn and Sen. Ted Cruz have A+ ratings from the NRA and are top Senate recipients of gun industry donations. But they’ve taken differering tacks in response to the shooting in Uvalde.
Cruz said in the wake of the massacre that passing laws that restrict gun access “doesn’t work. It’s not effective. It doesn’t prevent crime.” But Cornyn has shown a willingness, now and in the past, to support some bipartisan gun legislation.
In the wake of the 2017 Sutherland Springs shooting outside San Antonio, Cornyn worked with Democratic colleagues to improve the background check system to prevent felons and domestic abusers from purchasing firearms.
He has also supported banning “bump stocks,” which allow semi automatic guns to fire faster, and shepherded into law a bill that funded the screening and treatment of offenders with mental illness.
After last week’s shooting, Cornyn has said he’s “not interested in making a political statement,” but is focused on making “the terrible events that occurred in Uvalde less likely in the future.”
The Texas Tribune is a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom informing and engaging Texans on state politics and policy. Learn more at texastribune.org. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-gop-donors-urge-congress-gun-control-measures-red-flag-laws-expanded-background-checks/287-737ed5f6-9868-4c7e-9d06-044029f61c8c | 2022-06-05T19:59:17 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-gop-donors-urge-congress-gun-control-measures-red-flag-laws-expanded-background-checks/287-737ed5f6-9868-4c7e-9d06-044029f61c8c |
After an exciting opening weekend, Blanchard's Blossoms and Garden Center is settling into their location in Mason City.
About four years ago, Delora Blanchard and her husband started dreaming about opening a garden center. After Blackmore Nursery on Fourth Street Southwest closed, Blanchard started moving toward bringing her dreams to fruition.
"We ended up reaching out to look at the old Blackmore building to start our own nursery there, but it had already been sold to a buyer who isn't using it as a garden center" said Blanchard.
Blanchard's realtor then took the couple to 145 Sixth St SW, where Delora and her husband envisioned a large indoor and outdoor, year-round selection of plants.
Work began to build Blanchard's Blossoms and Garden Center on April 13. In less than two months, the garden center celebrated their grand opening.
"With Band Fest and Memorial Day, we couldn't pass up the opportunity. We opened without any advertising except a Facebook post." said Blanchard.
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Their opening weekend brought great success despite a lack of advertising, with many people stopping by as they drove to downtown Mason City for Band Fest.
On Friday, Blanchard's Blossoms and Garden Center received shipments from customers last week who came with requests for different plants. Blanchard was excited to offer people an opportunity to special order plants they may not find other places.
"In our community we have big box stores, and it is what it is. And so we can specialize in meeting special needs and give good customer service." said Blanchard.
Blanchard's Blossoms and Garden Center offers annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs. They also special order plants for customers, sell accessories, soils, tools and pots. As they continue to grow, Blanchard said she'd like to expand and offer tree-planting services for customers who cannot plant trees themselves.
Blanchard's Blossoms and Garden Center will specialize in seasoned plants, moving into pumpkins and mums for fall, then poinsettias and Christmas trees. During the winter season they'd like to sell more houseplants and tropicals before moving back outside in the Spring.
To branch out as new plants come in, Blanchard said her own garden is missing a few of her favorite plants in order to learn about some of the plants she's selling at the garden center. Despite challenging herself this way, she always makes room for geraniums and coleus.
"Our dream is coming together." Blanchard said with a smile.
Rae Burnette is a GA and Crime & Courts Reporter at the Globe Gazette. You can reach her by phone at 641.421.0523 or at Rae.Burnette@GlobeGazette.com | https://globegazette.com/news/local/blanchards-blossoms-and-garden-center-opens-in-mason-city/article_02b78884-b908-5dfa-a726-4b33a5e4f86c.html | 2022-06-05T20:14:08 | 0 | https://globegazette.com/news/local/blanchards-blossoms-and-garden-center-opens-in-mason-city/article_02b78884-b908-5dfa-a726-4b33a5e4f86c.html |
DALLAS — Authorities in Duncanville seized around $10 million worth of illegal drugs in Dallas on Thursday and two people will be facing federal charges, police said.
Police in Duncanville said its narcotics team had been investigating the location in the 5500 block of South Cockrell Hill Road in Dallas after the department received a tip.
According to police, the narcotics team, a SWAT team and the Dallas County Sheriff's Department executed a search warrant at the location at around 11:20 a.m. Thursday. Police said four adults and a juvenile were detained.
Police said two of the detainees will be facing federal drug charges and that the other three were found to not be involved in the illegal activity. The department did not specify which of the detainees were arrested.
Authorities found "several black plastic pallets commonly used to conceal methamphetamine" and "drums of liquid methamphetamine that were being processed for crystallization," police said.
According to Duncanville police, about 250 kilograms of methamphetamine, 30 pounds of marijuana, three firearms and a stolen vehicle were seized from the location. Police believe the illegal drugs have a street value of around $10 million.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's Dallas office was also called to assist in the investigation.
Further details, such as the identities of those arrested and the charges they face, were not immediately released. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/10-million-worth-illegal-narcotics-seized-dallas-drug-bust/287-b9db8315-3792-4c2d-a965-7f0bb9372092 | 2022-06-05T20:30:05 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/10-million-worth-illegal-narcotics-seized-dallas-drug-bust/287-b9db8315-3792-4c2d-a965-7f0bb9372092 |
AUSTIN, Texas — American Airlines just launched a new nonstop flight from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to a Caribbean destination just in time for summer vacation.
Starting Saturday, Central Texas travelers could fly from Austin to Montego Bay, Jamaica and land at Sangster International Airport. Flights depart from Austin year-round on Saturdays on an Embraer 175 aircraft headed directly to Montego Bay.
“AUS is committed to connecting Austin to the world and this brand new destination helps further our promise to do so,” Jacqueline Yaft, CEO for AUS, said in a release. “We know that the local demand for air travel is as strong as it has ever been and we are grateful for our partners at American Airlines for continuing to invest in our community by launching more destinations and more nonstop flights.”
Nonstop service to Montego Bay is American Airlines' eighth international route from AUS, adding to more than 40 nonstop destinations for Austin travelers offered by the airline.
“We’re proud to launch new nonstop service from Austin to Montego Bay, offering customers another tropical destination for their travel plans,” said Brian Znotins, American Airlines VP of network planning. “We’re eager to continue building on our record growth in Austin and look forward to connecting customers with the splendors of Jamaica and beyond.”
The summer travel season is expected to be a busy one for AUS, so airport officials are encouraging domestic travelers to arrive two and a half hours before boarding and international travelers should arrive three hours before boarding.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Kyle Rittenhouse announced Friday he will be attending Texas A&M University on the Charlie Kirk Show. Rittenhouse said he had made the decision after touring the college campus earlier this year and told Kirk going to the university would be an "amazing" experience.
"Kyle Rittenhouse is announcing he's an Aggie," Kirk said as Rittenhouse put on a Texas A&M hat.
"It's going to be awesome," Rittenhouse said. "Beautiful campus, amazing people, amazing food." Rittenhouse also told Kirk he is considering joining the Corps of Cadets. "I haven't decided yet, I may," Rittenhouse said.
Rittenhouse had been attending Arizona State University, but withdrew after he was acquitted in November of 2021 of homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering after killing two men and wounding a third during the Kenosha protests in the summer of 2020. Rittenhouse said he acted in self-defense.
During the show Friday, Kirk asked Rittenhouse about the trial and said he thought Rittenhouse had to prove his innocence, rather than being innocent before proven guilty.
"It was prosecutorial overreach," Rittenhouse said. "We need to take away prosecutors' qualified immunity. He (Thomas Binger, Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney) needs to pay for what he did. It's disturbing that a government agency can do that."
As for what Rittenhouse will study at A&M, he said he hasn't made a decision on a major yet.
Rittenhouse posted pictures to his Twitter account on May 9 of his tour of A&M but said at the time he was considering other schools as well. Texas A&M said they could not comment on the matter. However, in order to be considered for the Fall 2022 semester in College Station, Rittenhouse would have had to apply before 2022. For HECM, he would have had to apply from August 1, 2021 and March 1, 2022.
For Spring 2023 in College Station, Rittenhouse can apply between August 1, 2022 and October 15, 2022. For Fall 2023 in College Station, Rittenhouse can apply between August 1, 2022 and December 1, 2022. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/kyle-rittenhouse-texas-aggies-announcement-college/499-e47175a0-9b88-4a0a-b4e8-53773d913d8c | 2022-06-05T20:30:17 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/kyle-rittenhouse-texas-aggies-announcement-college/499-e47175a0-9b88-4a0a-b4e8-53773d913d8c |
ARLINGTON, Texas — Firefighters in Arlington pulled a man out of a vehicle that was swept away by flash flooding on Friday night, officials say. His condition was unknown on Friday night, but WFAA learned Saturday morning that the man died.
The fire department said it had been searching floodwaters covering a road near Webb Ferrell Road and Hanrahan Avenue in the southern area of the city, near Webb Community Park
According to family, the victim told them he was stuck and that water was filling up his car. Crews arrived and began searching the waters.
Crews were able to pull him out of the vehicle, and he was transported to a hospital, officials said. He died at the hospital, according to documents from the medical examiner. The man was identified as 22-year-old Saniel Antonio Singh.
More than 5 inches of rain was measured near the incident site, the National Weather Service reported.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/man-hospitalized-vehicle-swept-away-flash-flooding-arlington/287-3d858771-bd02-4de5-9b1b-55bdcafa2a38 | 2022-06-05T20:30:23 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/man-hospitalized-vehicle-swept-away-flash-flooding-arlington/287-3d858771-bd02-4de5-9b1b-55bdcafa2a38 |
AUSTIN, Texas — Major Republican donors, including some that have contributed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaigns, joined other conservative Texans in signing an open letter supporting congressional action to increase gun restrictions in response to the mass shooting in Uvalde that left 19 children and two teachers dead last week.
The letter, which is expected to run as a full-page ad in the Dallas Morning News on Sunday, endorses the creation of red flag laws, expanding background checks and raising the age to purchase a gun to 21. More than 250 self-declared gun enthusiasts signed it.
“Most law enforcement experts believe these measures would make a difference,” the letter reads. “And recent polls of fellow conservatives suggest that there is strong support for such gun-safety measures.”
The letter voices support for Texas’ senior senator, John Cornyn, who has been tapped to lead bipartisan negotiations in Congress over possible gun reform measures.
“We are grateful that our Senator John Cornyn is leading efforts to address the recent tragedies in Uvalde and elsewhere across our great Country,” the letter says. “He’s the right man to lead this bipartisan effort, as he has demonstrated throughout his career.”
In an interview with Politico, Cornyn stressed that he was not interested in “restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens under the Second Amendment,” but said it would be “embarrassing” if Uvalde didn’t spark Congress to reach some sort of bipartisan legislative response.
The letter was paid for by Todd Maclin, a former senior executive at J.P. Morgan Chase who now runs the Dallas-based finance firm Maclin Management. Maclin said he is a conservative gun owner who has been stirred to action by the shooting in Uvalde.
“These events have really motivated me and really gotten under my skin and encouraged me to support the effort that’s underway,” Maclin told The Texas Tribune. “I just felt like I needed to do something, and I also believe that there are reasonable things that can be done.”
He said he is still hearing from more conservative gun owners who are feeling a “great sense of urgency and a great need to support [Cornyn] as he does his best to address these issues.”
Maclin said the group is focusing on federal legislation, which he believes is the best avenue to passing gun safety laws and ensuring they are applied uniformly across the country. He declined to comment on the state response to the shooting or gun legislation, except to say that he hopes any federal plan led by Cornyn and passed with conservative support would be embraced by state governments.
Among the signatories are deep-pocketed Abbott supporters, including billionaires Robert Rowling, whose holding company owns Omni Hotels, and Ray L. Hunt, executive chairman of Hunt Consolidated Inc.
The contents of the letter are in line with policies Abbott and other party leaders, including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, have supported in the past — though not the ones they are endorsing now.
After the 2018 school shooting in Santa Fe, outside Houston, Abbott supported “red flag” laws, which would allow local officials to take someone’s guns away if a judge declares them to be a danger. He later dropped his support for the measure, citing a “coalescence” against it from his own party.
The next year, after back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso and Midland-Odessa, Patrick said he was “willing to take an arrow” from the National Rifle Association and support expanding background checks.
The next time the Legislature met, however, lawmakers instead passed a law that allows Texans to carry a handgun without a license or training.
This time, neither Patrick nor Abbott have expressed any support for tightening gun laws. They have instead offered suggestions that have ranged from expanding mental health services and minimizing the entrances to school buildings to doing surprise security checks.
On the federal level, both Cornyn and Sen. Ted Cruz have A+ ratings from the NRA and are top Senate recipients of gun industry donations. But they’ve taken differering tacks in response to the shooting in Uvalde.
Cruz said in the wake of the massacre that passing laws that restrict gun access “doesn’t work. It’s not effective. It doesn’t prevent crime.” But Cornyn has shown a willingness, now and in the past, to support some bipartisan gun legislation.
In the wake of the 2017 Sutherland Springs shooting outside San Antonio, Cornyn worked with Democratic colleagues to improve the background check system to prevent felons and domestic abusers from purchasing firearms.
He has also supported banning “bump stocks,” which allow semi automatic guns to fire faster, and shepherded into law a bill that funded the screening and treatment of offenders with mental illness.
After last week’s shooting, Cornyn has said he’s “not interested in making a political statement,” but is focused on making “the terrible events that occurred in Uvalde less likely in the future.”
The Texas Tribune is a member-supported, nonpartisan newsroom informing and engaging Texans on state politics and policy. Learn more at texastribune.org. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-gop-donors-urge-congress-gun-control-measures-red-flag-laws-expanded-background-checks/287-737ed5f6-9868-4c7e-9d06-044029f61c8c | 2022-06-05T20:30:29 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-gop-donors-urge-congress-gun-control-measures-red-flag-laws-expanded-background-checks/287-737ed5f6-9868-4c7e-9d06-044029f61c8c |
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday afternoon it had suspended its search for a missing boater in the Chesapeake Bay.
Cell phone data indicated the vessel departed Annapolis, Maryland, Friday evening and traveled south, according to a news release.
The Coast Guard and other agencies that contributed aircraft and boats searched an area of approximately 1,310 square miles over the course of 33 hours.
“It is always a difficult decision to suspend a search and rescue case,” Christopher Scraba, the active search suspension authority at the Coast Guard District Five command center, said in a news release. “Our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the family and friends of Mr. Young during this difficult time.”
A spokesman for the Virginia Marine Police told The Virginian-Pilot the agency would continue to comb the area from Annapolis to Hampton throughout the week.
Young did not make any distress calls, and police are not aware of any hazardous weather conditions while he was operating the boat, the spokesman, Zachary Widgeon, told the newspaper. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/coast-guard-suspends-search-in-chesapeake-bay-for-boater/2022/06/05/24f01356-e50d-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html | 2022-06-05T20:35:46 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/coast-guard-suspends-search-in-chesapeake-bay-for-boater/2022/06/05/24f01356-e50d-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html |
SPRINGFIELD, Va. — A northern Virginia police officer fatally shot a coyote suspected of biting several people after the animal also attacked him, authorities said Sunday.
On Saturday, the department had announced it was investigating a report of three people being bitten by a coyote at a park in Springfield. None of the three had life-threatening injuries, the department said.
In a notice issued Saturday evening, county officials said they believed the coyote had rabies, according to WTOP. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-officer-kills-coyote-after-several-attacks/2022/06/05/7c89a510-e507-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html | 2022-06-05T20:35:47 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-officer-kills-coyote-after-several-attacks/2022/06/05/7c89a510-e507-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html |
A livery cab driver died in a gruesome crash early Sunday morning and the hunt is on for the driver of the other car who fled the scene on foot.
The 45-year-old cabbie was operating a Toyota Camry in the Morrisania section of the Bronx when a Chevrolet Traverse smashed into his car, according to the Department of Transportation.
Officials said the force of the crash propelled both vehicles into three parked cars at Webster Avenue and East 168th Street.
First responders arrived at the crash site around 4:30 a.m. to find Robert Godwin with fatal injuries. He had severe neck and body trauma, and was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital, the DOT said.
The impact of the crash was intense enough to take off the roof of the Camry and multiple doors. Officials confirmed no passengers were inside the livery cab at the time.
Investigators are now looking for the driver of the Chevrolet who reportedly ran from the aftermath. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/livery-cab-driver-killed-in-overnight-hit-and-run-in-the-bronx-ny-only/3720844/ | 2022-06-05T20:55:13 | 0 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/livery-cab-driver-killed-in-overnight-hit-and-run-in-the-bronx-ny-only/3720844/ |
A number of factors, including warming ocean temperatures, are contributing to an expected proliferation of sharks along the New York coastline this summer.
In response, the state has expanded a drone program designed to keep track of them. The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation bought two more drones over the winter and trained eight more people to operate them, and by July 4th will have bought three additional drones and trained 10 more operators, Newsday reported.
Scientists say sharks are swimming north to cooler waters earlier than usual. A resurgence of the bunker fish population also is luring them to area waters.
“People will not want to hear this, but I often see sharks either right in the waves or just beyond the waves,” conservation biologist and Shark Week host Craig O’Connell said in an email to the newspaper. “These animals are utilizing areas that have optimal temperatures, ample prey availability, and many other things."
Although shark attacks on people are rare, some species such as bull sharks and tiger sharks are known to swim in shallow waters. Last summer, several bull sharks were spotted along the south shore of Long Island.
New visitors to the area this summer could include tropical hammerheads, although they typically focus on stingrays and other bottom-dwellers, Chris Paparo, Stony Brook University Marine Sciences Center manager, told Newsday.
“They are not going to come charging up the beach and attack a swimmer because they think it’s going to be a meal," he said.
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Experts advise swimmers not to swim alone, in cloudy water or at dawn or dusk, and not to swim near seals or schools of bait fish. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-girding-for-shark-season-with-more-drones-vigilance/3720815/ | 2022-06-05T20:55:19 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-girding-for-shark-season-with-more-drones-vigilance/3720815/ |
School may be out for the summer, but Lincoln Public Schools is already looking to fill a variety of positions for the fall.
The district is hosting interview fairs this summer to fill nearly 150 available positions, which include bus drivers, transportation paraeducators, food service workers and manager trainees, head cooks and bakers and custodians.
The fairs will be held Friday at Pound Middle School and July 15 at Culler Middle School from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Those interested can fill out an application and be interviewed on the same day. Candidates can also complete an application in advance at home.lps.org/hr/fair.
The following information is needed to apply:
* Email address, social security number and driver's license.
* At least three references with email addresses so LPS can send a survey following your application.
* Work history, including dates of employment, company names, addresses, phone numbers and supervisors' name and email addresses.
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Adelyn Eskens
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: French Club president. Regents scholarship. 33 ACT. Never gotten a demerit. Owning a very cute cat.
My future: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Journalism and Media Communication.
Parent(s): Mike and Kari Eskens.
Joe Staab
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: 4.0 GPA. Varsity football captain. NSAA all-state all-academic football team. State track qualifier. 2x HAC all-academic football team.
My future: UNL, Biochemistry.
Parent(s): Curt and Lisa Staab.
Benedict Ringer
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: 4.0 for 7 Semesters. Regent Scholar. 4 Time Cor Jesu Recipient at SHAS. Varsity Soccer Starter. Holy Week Missions in Chicago for 3 years.
My future: UNL, Engineering.
Parent(s): Wayne and Mary Ringer.
Kevin M. Pynes
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: Lead in school musicals "Crazy for You" and "Pirates of Penzance." 3rd place State Academic Decathlon 2020. Casted as Davy in "Newsies" at Pinewood. Extreme Quarteting winner two years.
My future: Hillsdale College, Experimental Physics.
Parent(s): Dominic and Mary Pynes.
Thomas Kistler
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: ACT of 33. Gold Honor Roll for 4 years. Regents Scholarship to UNL. Writing Resource Center Tutor. Volunteer at Villa Marie School.
My future: UNL, Physical Therapy.
Parent(s): Mark and Erin Kistler.
Harrison Johs
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: Rube Goldberg Winner. 34 ACT. Soccer Letter. Regents Scholarship. Academic All-State.
My future: UNL, computer science.
Parent(s): Blaine and Gail Johs.
Kenton Brass
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: 32 ACT. Regents Scholarship to UNL. National Honor Society. Student Council for all 4 years. 4.0 for 6 semesters.
My future: UNL, Business.
Parent(s): Stacy Brass and the late Matt Brass.
Jakob Robert Schmit
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: 4.0 for High School Career. National Honors Society. NCPA Academic All-State. Creighton Pre-Professional Medical Scholar Program. Creighton Honors Program.
My future: Creighton University, Psychology and Hospital Administration and Policy (pre-med track).
Parent(s): Lee and Cori Schmit.
Max Z. Ivanov
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: State Qualifier Cross Country. Varsity Track. 34 ACT. Medalist in Academic Decathlon Nationals. 4.0 GPA.
My future: South Dakota School of Mines, Computer Science.
Parent(s): Lynette Ivanov.
Alexa J. McInerney
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: Outstanding Senior in Mathematics. Knights of Columbus Honor Graduate. 4.0 for Seven Semesters. Regents Scholarship Recipient (UNO, UNL). 33 ACT.
My future: University of Nebraska at Omaha, Psychology.
Parent(s): Lisa and Allen McInerney.
Abigail Vacek
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: 35 ACT. Academic all-state cross country and soccer. National Honor Society and Student Council member. Honor Roll (4 years). Varsity soccer starter (4 years).
My future: UNL, Biology.
Parent(s): Kim and Craig Vacek.
Minh H. Vu
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: 32 ACT. 4.0 GPA all of high school. Admitted into Raikes School. National Honor Society. Regents Scholarship.
My future: UNL, economics through the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management.
Parent(s): Hai Vu and Dung Huynh.
Kyle Phi Nguyen
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: Outstanding Student in AP Physics. National Honor Society. American Math Competitions. Pius X Varsity Boys Soccer. UNL Regents Scholarship.
My future: UNL, Chemical Engineering/Pre-med.
Parent(s): Khoa and Nghia Nguyen.
Cadence Watson
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: Regents Scholarship at UNL. National Honors Society. 4.0 GPA for 7 Semesters. Regional Qualifier in IEA. Knights of Columbus Honor Graduate.
My future: UNL, Integrated Science.
Parent(s): Tobin and Lori Watson.
Jacob Bellmyer
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: Meeting and getting to know wonderful people. National Honor Society. Spanish Class film project Best Actor. Rube Goldberg Machine Contest 3rd Place. Making finals at every Show Choir competition.
My future: Nebraska Wesleyan University, Biochemistry.
Parent(s): Jaime and Adriene Bellmyer.
Elijah Gueret
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: National Honor Society. UNL Regents Scholarship. Lettered in Mock Trial. Gold Honor Roll 7 semesters. Machines Contest 3rd Place Winner.
My future: UNL, Computer Science.
Parent(s): Travis and Mary Gueret.
Kat Tvrdy
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: Girls State Delegate. 4-time Cross Country Letter Winner. 4-time Athletic All-State Recipient. 7 semesters 4.0 GPA. 4 Years on Honor Roll.
My future: South Dakota School of Mines, Biomedical Engineering.
Parent(s): Doug and Melissa Tvrdy.
Parker Thomas Koos
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: Lettered in Cross Country three years. Lettered in Academic Decathlon two years. National Honors Society. Officer in Pius X Students for Life. UNO Regents Scholarship.
My future: University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Parent(s): Russell Koos and Kara Foster.
Marianne E. Cunningham
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: Academic Decathlon State Champion. Academic Decathlon Nationals Silver Medal. Pius Players Artistic Designer, House Manager. AP Environmental Science and American Government Outstanding Student.
My future: St. Olaf College, Sociology & Spanish.
Parent(s): Staci and Nathaniel Cunningham.
Alison Konz
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: Gold Honor Roll, 7 semesters. Math Club. Campus Ministry. Trap. National Honors Society.
My future: UNL, Engineering.
Parent(s): Dan and Nikki Konz.
Thomas M. Greisen
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: Honor roll. Academic Scholarships. National Honor Society. 32 ACT. Athletic performances.
My future: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Mechanical Engineering.
Parent(s): Ward and Jeanne Greisen.
Nam Q. Ninh
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: Maintaining 4.0 GPA. Captain of varsity soccer team. UNL Regents and UNO Scott Scholar. National Honor Society President. USAFA Falcon Foundation Scholarship.
My future: Air Force Academy to become a Cybersecurity officer
Parent(s): Nga Vu and Hieu Ninh.
Gage Campbell
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: National Honors Society member. 4.0 GPA. Regents Scholarship to UNL. Two-time Young Lions honors jazz band member. Pius X musicianship award.
My future: UNL, Biochemistry.
Parent(s): Carl and Lisa Campbell.
Genevieve Seeman
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: UNL Regents Scholarship. 3rd-Degree Black Belt. National Honor Society member. Presidential Service Award. 4.0 Student.
My future: UNL, Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science.
Parent(s): Merle and Donna Seeman.
Tyler Kerkman
Lincoln Pius X
My Top 5: All-City Football Junior and Senior Year. Academic all-conference Football. 4.0 GPA. State Track Participant. 3 Year Varsity Letter Football.
My future: UNL, Jeffery S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
Parent(s): Jeremie and Jaime Kerkman.
Veda Stoll
Parkview Christian
My Top 5: CNA program at TCA. Academic scholarship to WSC, PSC and UNL. Varsity volleyball starter all 4 years. Student Council. HOSA.
My future: Southeast Community College, nursing (then transfer to UNMC).
Parent(s): Lance Stoll.
Sadye Joy Daniell
Lincoln Christian
My Top 5: Regents Scholarship at UNL. Nebraska Business Honors Academy at UNL. Mentoring younger students. Individual bronze medal, 2021 State Cross Country. State Cross Country Team Runner-up.
My future: UNL, Business Administration.
Parent(s): Scott and Amber Daniell.
Megan Carthel
Lincoln Christian
My Top 5: Graduating top of class. National Merit Commended Scholar. Class B All-State Wind Ensemble for alto saxophone. 2 National Spanish Exam Bronze Medals. National Honor Society.
My future: Hillsdale College, Pre-Medicine.
Parent(s): Jason and Elizabeth Carthel.
Cameron J. Herrera
Lincoln Christian
My Top 5: Qualifying and Competing at State Cross Country. Qualifying for Probe 2 at UNL. Class C State Marching Band champions. Academic All-State. Varsity Basketball Athlete.
My future: UNL, Computer Science.
Parent(s): Andres and Lori Herrera.
Sarah Cunningham
Lincoln Christian
My Top 5: Admission into the Jeffrey S. Raikes School. Co-president of Lincoln Christian NHS. 2nd in class. 31 ACT. 28 transferable credits going into college.
My future: UNL, Computer science with minor in business and math.
Parent(s): Jason Cunningham and Tammy Lamprecht.
Ethan Berrier
Lincoln Christian
My Top 5: Basketball and Football captain. 33 ACT score. All-Conference Basketball. All-Conference Academic. 4.165.
My future: Nebraska Wesleyan University, biochemistry.
Parent(s): Brian and Christi Berrier.
Timothy G. Backhus
Nebraska Lutheran
My Top 5: ACT of 35. Two-time Concordia Honor Band. Lead and major parts in Plays (9th, 10th, 12th). State Quiz Bowl Championship Team. Nebraska HS Theater Academy Showcase.
My future: Gap Year, Employment at BASF Research Facility.
Parent(s): Richard and Karyn Backhus.
Katelynn Oxley
Lincoln Lutheran
My Top 5: State volleyball champion. State basketball runner-up. 4.0 GPA. State track qualifier. National Honor Society.
My future: DePaul University, undecided and will play volleyball.
Parent(s): Laurie and Doug Oxley.
Aden Zager
Lincoln Lutheran
My Top 5: All-conference for football. Academic All-State Junior and Senior year. Math student of the year. Ranked 1st in my class. Team captain in Football, Basketball and Soccer.
My future: Marquette University, Biomedical Engineering with emphasis in Biomechanics.
Ben Vogt
Nebraska Lutheran
My Top 5: National Merit Scholarship Finalist. Alabama Academic Scholarship. National Honor Society. Quiz bowl State champs. Knight Award Basketball & Football.
My future: University of Alabama, Pre-Law Political Science.
Parent(s): Joe and Karen Vogt.
Emily Lauren Holle
Lincoln Lutheran
My Top 5: UNL Regents Scholarship. National Honor Society. High Honor Roll, 8 Semesters. 34 ACT. LL Rotary Student Leadership Award.
My future: UNL, Mechanical Engineering.
Parent(s): Doug and Tammie Holle.
Aaron Koepsell
Nebraska Lutheran
My Top 5: National Honor Society. State Quiz Bowl Championship Team. Academic All-State Basketball. High Honor Roll, four years. Menard's Family Business Research Fellow Award.
My future: Creighton University, Business.
Parent(s): Kelly and Tammy Koepsell.
Kay Nicole Prigge
Nebraska Lutheran
My Top 5: Co-Valedictorian. National Honor Society. Student Body Vice President. State Quiz Bowl Champion. Honor Roll.
My future: Martin Luther College, Elementary Education.
Parent(s): Rex and Amy Prigge.
Carson Oerman
Lincoln Lutheran
My Top 5: Regents Scholarship UNL. All-Conference Baseball. Academic All-State for Basketball and Baseball. 32 on ACT. National Honors Society.
My future: Pre-Physical Therapy at UNL.
Parent(s): Chris and Melissa Oerman.
Sophia Jennelle Helwig
Nebraska Lutheran
My Top 5: Valedictorian. Defensive basketball record holder. State Quiz Bowl Champions. High Honor Roll. Class President.
My future: University of Nebraska at Omaha, architectural engineering.
Parent(s): Steve and Carrie Helwig.
Emma Grace Bermeo
College View Academy
My Top 5: Union College Tournament Basketball Champions. Dean's List at The Career Academy. 36 College Credits. 33 ACT. Campus Ministries Praise Team Leader & member 4 yrs.
My future: Union College, Computer Science for Web Design.
Parent(s): Staci Layman.
Zoe Sorter
College View Academy
My Top 5: 4 years of basketball. Completion of College Algebra & Trigonometry.
My future: Union College, Biomedical Science, Pre-Vet.
Parent(s): Shawn and Missy Sorter.
Benjamin Lyons
Aquinas
My Top 5: Wrote and received Governor's Excellence Award. NHS and Student Council Leadership. Honor Roll all 4 years of high school. County 4-H Citizenship Award recipient. Accepted into UNL's Ecoleaders Learning Community.
My future: UNL, Environmental Studies.
Parent(s): Galen and Lisa Lyons.
Ella Maria Moravec
Aquinas
My Top 5: Valedictorian. Highest GPA in High School. National Honor Society President. Wayne State Math Competition Medalist. Pre-calculus Student of the Year.
My future: Nebraska Wesleyan University, Nursing (Nurse Anesthesia).
Parent(s): Michael and Laura Moravec.
Aubrey Novacek
Aquinas
My Top 5: Bausch and Lomb Science Award. Academic All-State Award in Volleyball. Back to Back One-Act State Champions. National Honor Society Member. All-Conference for 3 years.
My future: Benedictine College.
Parent(s): Jim and Connie Novacek. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/help-wanted-lps-hosting-two-interview-fairs-this-summer/article_229843eb-9686-5ea0-b9fb-a4abeac14950.html | 2022-06-05T20:57:03 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/help-wanted-lps-hosting-two-interview-fairs-this-summer/article_229843eb-9686-5ea0-b9fb-a4abeac14950.html |
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a blood drive in honor of officers that gave their lives in the line of duty.
According to a press release from the office, the drive will honor several local officers in partnership with Marsh Regional Blood Center:
- Deputy Bowlin
- Deputy Mitchell
- Sergeant Hinkle
- Sergeant Stewart
The event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. inside the office’s headquarters at 140 Blountville Bypass.
While walk-in donations will be accepted, Marsh encouraged those who want to donate to register online. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/sullivan-co-sheriffs-office-to-run-blood-drive-in-honor-of-fallen-officers/ | 2022-06-05T21:00:22 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/sullivan-co-sheriffs-office-to-run-blood-drive-in-honor-of-fallen-officers/ |
This summer's rehabilitation work on Interstate 65 in Lake County is set to begin Thursday. Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Rieth-Riley Construction Co. will perform a $25.59 million concrete pavement restoration and bridge deck overlay project between U.S. 30 and Interstate 80/94.
Work will begin with overnight lane closures on or after Thursday to set up the new maintenance of traffic process. Starting on or after the morning of June 10, three travel lanes will be open to traffic but will be shifted to make room for the work zone. Motorists should follow lane markings carefully through these traffic shifts, INDOT said.
Other aspects of the project impacting traffic include:
Closure of the ramp from southbound I-65 to Ridge Road and the ramp from Ridge Road to I-65 northbound through early September. The official detour will be marked, utilizing I-80/94, Broadway and 61st Avenue.
Overnight lane closures to set up, modify and remove the lane shifts through the work zone. There will also be overnight lane closures for pothole patching as necessary.
Three lanes of traffic in each direction will be maintained during daytime hours. Overnight lane closures and changing traffic patterns should be expected through fall.
The bridge deck overlay projects on I-65 will be at 53rd Avenue and 37th Avenue/Ridge Road. Construction will take place in 2022 and 2023, with work this year ending in November.
I-94 lane closures for bridge work
Indiana Department of Transportation contractor F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates is reducing Interstate 94 to two lanes of traffic in each direction over Willow Creek and the CSX railroad for bridge work. The work was planned to begin Sunday.
The lane restrictions will run between the Ind. 249 and Ind. 51/U.S. 6 exits, with alternating lane and shoulder closures. Motorists should be prepared for changing traffic patterns in the area for approximately four weeks.
Metra introducing unlimited travel pass
Metra will begin offering riders a $100 flat-rate “Super Saver” monthly pass in July. It will be valid for unlimited travel on the Chicago area commuter railroad. The new pass will be offered for a three-month pilot period.
A reduced fare pass for eligible seniors, K-12 students and children will cost $70. All riders on the Metra Electric and Rock Island lines also will pay the reduced fare rate, thanks to the Fair Transit South Cook Pilot, with the stipulation that those passes are valid only on those two lines.
July passes will go on sale starting June 20.
Buying the new pass during the pilot program will be the same process as buying the regular Monthly Pass via the Ventra app and from ticket agents. The passes will look the same as the regular Monthly Pass and still display a zone pair (indicating the fare zones of the riders’ origin and destination stations), but conductors will know that all Monthly Passes are good for unlimited travel across all fare zones, Metra said.
Metra will continue to sell the $6 Day Pass, valid for unlimited travel within one to three fare zones in a single day, and the $10 Day Pass, valid for unlimited travel systemwide in a single day.
“Metra’s recovery from the pandemic requires that we look at all the options on the table to reinvent our service by listening to My Metra riders, creating new schedules, and exploring fare incentives that allow riders to return or try our system at affordable rates,” Metra CEO and Executive Director Jim Derwinski said. “We’ve been fortunate that regional sales taxes, which support our operations, have remained strong, allowing us to use some of our federal COVID-19 relief funding in more creative ways that directly benefit our riders.”
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Cobe Cup Car Cruise
Cars head North on State Road 55 toward Crown Point during the Cobe Cup Car Cruise on Saturday morning celebrating the 112th anniversary of the Cobe Cup Car Race.
Larry and Cheryl Morrone, of Crown Point, look over a 1931 Ford before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise at the Lake County Fairgrounds on Saturday morning.
Paul Myers, of East Chicago, closes the hood on his 1929 Ford Model A before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise on Saturday morning at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point.
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Owen Williams, center, reacts after hitting a triple and scoring when the throw to third went astray against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Garrett Weber, right, reacts with teammate Joey Carra after a home run against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Owen Williams, left, reacts with teammate Griffin Tobias after Williams tripled and scored on a throwing error against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
David Rorex, son of fallen Gary police officer Dorian Rorex, holds his one-year-old son Kylo as he taps the memorial wreath at the Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Friday.
Lake Central players celebrate their win after Mackenzie Calinski (14) scored in the bottom of the sixth inning to make it 12-2 over Hammond Morton during the championship game of the 4A Sectional at Lake Central High School in St. John Friday.
Lake Central players raise the sectional championship trophy after beating Hammond Morton 12-2 in six inning in the championship game of 4A Sectional at Lake Central High School in St. John Friday.
Hammond Morton’s Ariana Figueroa (28) reacts after she and Analise Campos (14) both scored in the fourth inning during the 4A sectional championship game against Lake Central at Lake Central High School in St. John Friday.
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch lets Opportunity Enterprises client David Barnes, along with client Ethan Ruiz, enjoy the spotlight during Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony for a new 16,000-square-foot respite center in Lake Eliza.
Lake Central’s Ryan Mauder takes the hand-off from Josh Berry for the final lap of the 4x400-meter relay final during the Boys Track Regional at Valparaiso High School Thursday evening.
Jason Janek's mother, Camellia Janek, and his goddaughter, Cassidy Janek-Mansfield, reflect by a tree that was planted in his memory at Whiting Lakefront Park.
Merrillville’s Taylor Jackson clears the next to last hurdle during the 100 Meter Hurdles during the Portage Girls Track Regional at Portage High School Tuesday evening.
Cars are lined up on Superior Drive as customers try out the Sonic Drive-In. One customer said he was in line for an hour to order a footlong chili/cheese dog but said it was worth wait.
Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Bishop Robert J. McClory blesses images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego on Sunday during the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion in St. John.
Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Bishop Robert J. McClory of the Catholic Diocese of Gary meets with Eve Figueroa, of Chicago, Sunday following the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza.
Check out the Times' picks for the best images from the past week.
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Cobe Cup Car Cruise
Cars head North on State Road 55 toward Crown Point during the Cobe Cup Car Cruise on Saturday morning celebrating the 112th anniversary of the Cobe Cup Car Race.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Cobe Cup Car Cruise
Larry and Cheryl Morrone, of Crown Point, look over a 1931 Ford before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise at the Lake County Fairgrounds on Saturday morning.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Cobe Cup Car Cruise
Paul Myers, of East Chicago, closes the hood on his 1929 Ford Model A before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise on Saturday morning at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Cobe Cup Car Cruise
A worn American flag blows in the breeze on the antenna of a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Final graduation in historic LaCrosse High School
Veteran radio sportscaster Harold Welter addresses the graduating class of Lacrosse High School on Friday.
Steve Euvino
Final graduation in historic LaCrosse High School
Kyle Gorski, an honors graduate of LaCrosse High School, stands with his diploma during commencement Friday.
Steve Euvino
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Owen Williams, center, reacts after hitting a triple and scoring when the throw to third went astray against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
Kale Wilk, The Times
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Munster's Kevin Hall reacts after a single on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
Kale Wilk, The Times
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Garrett Weber, right, reacts with teammate Joey Carra after a home run against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
Kale Wilk, The Times
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Munster's dugout reacts after a home run by Jake Thometz on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
Kale Wilk, The Times
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Owen Williams, left, reacts with teammate Griffin Tobias after Williams tripled and scored on a throwing error against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
Kale Wilk, The Times
Gary police memorial service
K-9 officers join the Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Friday.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Gary police memorial service
Gary police department officers were joined by officers from other departments at the Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial on Friday.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Gary police memorial service
David Rorex, son of fallen Gary police officer Dorian Rorex, holds his one-year-old son Kylo as he taps the memorial wreath at the Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Friday.
John J. Watkins, The Times
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Lake Central players celebrate their win after Mackenzie Calinski (14) scored in the bottom of the sixth inning to make it 12-2 over Hammond Morton during the championship game of the 4A Sectional at Lake Central High School in St. John Friday.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
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Lake Central players raise the sectional championship trophy after beating Hammond Morton 12-2 in six inning in the championship game of 4A Sectional at Lake Central High School in St. John Friday.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
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Hammond Morton’s Ariana Figueroa (28) reacts after she and Analise Campos (14) both scored in the fourth inning during the 4A sectional championship game against Lake Central at Lake Central High School in St. John Friday.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Neighborhood park seen as 'catalyst' for future growth
Kaiden Ballard, 5, uses the slide on the playground Thursday at Windrich Park at Jacobs Square in Hammond.
Steve Euvino, The Times
Lake Central High School commencement
Gabriel Bellar waves to family at the Lake Central High School commencement.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Lake Central High School commencement
Kaitlyn O'Drobinak wipes a tear away as she watches a Class of 2022 tribute video at the Lake Central High School commencement.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Lake Central High School commencement
Elizabeth Solis and Kyle Kennedy watch a Class of 2022 tribute video at the Lake Central High School commencement.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Lake Central High School commencement
Lake Central junior Lexi Crenshaw takes a selfie with graduating seniors.
John J. Watkins, The Times
OE breaks ground on respite facility
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch lets Opportunity Enterprises client David Barnes, along with client Ethan Ruiz, enjoy the spotlight during Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony for a new 16,000-square-foot respite center in Lake Eliza.
Doug Ross, The Times
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Boone Grove’s Jarrod Benkovich competes in the high jump during the Boys Track Regional at Valparaiso High School Thursday evening.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
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Lake Central’s Ryan Mauder takes the hand-off from Josh Berry for the final lap of the 4x400-meter relay final during the Boys Track Regional at Valparaiso High School Thursday evening.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Family memorializes Jason Janek
Jason Janek's mother, Camellia Janek, and his goddaughter, Cassidy Janek-Mansfield, reflect by a tree that was planted in his memory at Whiting Lakefront Park.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Family memorializes Jason Janek
Jason Janek's name adorns a tree planted in his memory at Whiting Lakefront Park.
John J. Watkins, The Times
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Kankakee Valley’s Emily Nannenga competes in the high jump Tuesday at the Portage Girls Track Regional at Portage High School.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
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Merrillville’s Taylor Jackson clears the next to last hurdle during the 100 Meter Hurdles during the Portage Girls Track Regional at Portage High School Tuesday evening.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
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Valparaiso’s Ayla Rice competes in the shot put during the Portage Girls Track Regional at Portage High School Tuesday evening.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Sonic Drive-In has its long-awaited opening Monday
Jessica Townsend delivers food to a customer at the new Sonic Drive-In on it's first day open.
John J. Watkins The Times
Sonic opening makes big boom in Crown Point
Cars are lined up on Superior Drive as customers try out the Sonic Drive-In. One customer said he was in line for an hour to order a footlong chili/cheese dog but said it was worth wait.
John J. Watkins, The Times
Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Bishop Robert J. McClory blesses images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego on Sunday during the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion in St. John.
Steve Euvino
Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Bishop Robert J. McClory of the Catholic Diocese of Gary meets with Eve Figueroa, of Chicago, Sunday following the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza.
Steve Euvino
Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Members of the Xel-Ha Escuela de Danza process as Aztec dancers Sunday for the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza.
"At Gary Primary, we know the future of this plant depends upon our success. Our families, the union and management depend on us. Our communities depend on us and this facility."
White Lodging has sold its last five remaining suburban hotels after selling 25 suburban management projects to Pennsylvania-based HHM for an undisclosed sum earlier this year.
"This building will once again illuminate with light on the southernmost shores of Lake Michigan, not with the fire and fury of the open hearth but with the amber glow and hypnotic flow of iron ore." | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/transportation-concrete-restoration-and-bridge-work-to-begin-on-i-65/article_cb44f7b8-06fe-596c-8ef5-18f992bf7423.html | 2022-06-05T21:02:33 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/transportation-concrete-restoration-and-bridge-work-to-begin-on-i-65/article_cb44f7b8-06fe-596c-8ef5-18f992bf7423.html |
MICHIGAN CITY — The likelihood of a $1 million gift for extending sewers to Long Beach means rates and fees for the project are being recalculated.
The State Revolving Fund is offering $1 million in loan forgiveness, Michigan City Sanitary District attorney James Meyer told its board Thursday.
“It’s extremely unusual for them to grant $1 million of forgiveness on a typical loan for a project like this,” he said. “They see a significant environmental benefit to Lake Michigan.”
That grant isn’t guaranteed, Meyer warned. “We should know about this $1 million grant sometime by the end of this month.”
The board voted unanimously to affirm support for the project while awaiting revised resolutions for the rates and fees.
Using a worst-case scenario, the board had been expecting property owners on Lakeshore Drive in Long Beach to pay $248 a month to pay for the sewer extension. Three lift stations are included in the $13 million worst-case estimate. The engineer’s estimate was pegged at $10 million.
Thursday’s Sanitary Board meeting wasn’t a public hearing, so frustrated audience members didn’t have a voice at the meeting.
At Tuesday’s special City Council meeting to discuss the project, Mayor Duane Parry expressed his hope that either the council or the Sanitary Board would put the brakes on the sewer expansion project. That would allow Long Beach residents to negotiate better terms with their Town Council, Parry said.
Eleven of the homes on Lakeshore Drive have failed septic systems and must have the septic tanks pumped frequently.
City Councilwoman Dalia Zygas, D-at-large, said Tuesday she supports the project.
“Our drinking water is affected by this,” she said. “We do not want to have increasing septic seepage.”
Some of the septic systems might be failing but undetected. “Just because you flushed the toilet doesn’t mean it is working fine,” Zygas said.
Her other selling point for the project is the city’s financial liability if the Long Beach project fails. The city has already paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for engineering work for the project.
“I feel that we are going to have some kind of financial problem if we do not go forward with this project.”
It’s possible the City Council could give its approval for the financing June 7. More likely, however, would be to give final approval on or after June 21.
The State Revolving Fund extended the deadline to close this deal until the end of July. Previously, it had been the end of June.
Long Beach Councilman John Wall said the council has done all it can do to lower the cost of the project.
Bradley Martin, one of the affected Long Beach property owners asked whether Lakeshore Drive residents would have to share in the cost of extending sewers if the rest of Long Beach eventually is supposed to get service.
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Cobe Cup Car Cruise
Cars head North on State Road 55 toward Crown Point during the Cobe Cup Car Cruise on Saturday morning celebrating the 112th anniversary of the Cobe Cup Car Race.
Larry and Cheryl Morrone, of Crown Point, look over a 1931 Ford before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise at the Lake County Fairgrounds on Saturday morning.
Paul Myers, of East Chicago, closes the hood on his 1929 Ford Model A before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise on Saturday morning at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point.
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Owen Williams, center, reacts after hitting a triple and scoring when the throw to third went astray against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Garrett Weber, right, reacts with teammate Joey Carra after a home run against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Owen Williams, left, reacts with teammate Griffin Tobias after Williams tripled and scored on a throwing error against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
David Rorex, son of fallen Gary police officer Dorian Rorex, holds his one-year-old son Kylo as he taps the memorial wreath at the Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Friday.
Lake Central players celebrate their win after Mackenzie Calinski (14) scored in the bottom of the sixth inning to make it 12-2 over Hammond Morton during the championship game of the 4A Sectional at Lake Central High School in St. John Friday.
Lake Central players raise the sectional championship trophy after beating Hammond Morton 12-2 in six inning in the championship game of 4A Sectional at Lake Central High School in St. John Friday.
Hammond Morton’s Ariana Figueroa (28) reacts after she and Analise Campos (14) both scored in the fourth inning during the 4A sectional championship game against Lake Central at Lake Central High School in St. John Friday.
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch lets Opportunity Enterprises client David Barnes, along with client Ethan Ruiz, enjoy the spotlight during Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony for a new 16,000-square-foot respite center in Lake Eliza.
Lake Central’s Ryan Mauder takes the hand-off from Josh Berry for the final lap of the 4x400-meter relay final during the Boys Track Regional at Valparaiso High School Thursday evening.
Jason Janek's mother, Camellia Janek, and his goddaughter, Cassidy Janek-Mansfield, reflect by a tree that was planted in his memory at Whiting Lakefront Park.
Merrillville’s Taylor Jackson clears the next to last hurdle during the 100 Meter Hurdles during the Portage Girls Track Regional at Portage High School Tuesday evening.
Cars are lined up on Superior Drive as customers try out the Sonic Drive-In. One customer said he was in line for an hour to order a footlong chili/cheese dog but said it was worth wait.
Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Bishop Robert J. McClory blesses images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego on Sunday during the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion in St. John.
Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Bishop Robert J. McClory of the Catholic Diocese of Gary meets with Eve Figueroa, of Chicago, Sunday following the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza.
Check out the Times' picks for the best images from the past week.
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Cobe Cup Car Cruise
Cars head North on State Road 55 toward Crown Point during the Cobe Cup Car Cruise on Saturday morning celebrating the 112th anniversary of the Cobe Cup Car Race.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Cobe Cup Car Cruise
Larry and Cheryl Morrone, of Crown Point, look over a 1931 Ford before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise at the Lake County Fairgrounds on Saturday morning.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Cobe Cup Car Cruise
Paul Myers, of East Chicago, closes the hood on his 1929 Ford Model A before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise on Saturday morning at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Cobe Cup Car Cruise
A worn American flag blows in the breeze on the antenna of a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 before the start of the Cobe Cup Car Cruise.
Jeffrey D. Nicholls, The Times
Final graduation in historic LaCrosse High School
Veteran radio sportscaster Harold Welter addresses the graduating class of Lacrosse High School on Friday.
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Final graduation in historic LaCrosse High School
Kyle Gorski, an honors graduate of LaCrosse High School, stands with his diploma during commencement Friday.
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4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Owen Williams, center, reacts after hitting a triple and scoring when the throw to third went astray against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
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4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Munster's Kevin Hall reacts after a single on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
Kale Wilk, The Times
4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Garrett Weber, right, reacts with teammate Joey Carra after a home run against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
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4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Munster's dugout reacts after a home run by Jake Thometz on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
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4A baseball sectional semifinal: Lake Central vs. Munster
Lake Central's Owen Williams, left, reacts with teammate Griffin Tobias after Williams tripled and scored on a throwing error against Munster on Saturday during a 4A sectional semifinal at Highland High School.
Kale Wilk, The Times
Gary police memorial service
K-9 officers join the Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Friday.
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Gary police memorial service
Gary police department officers were joined by officers from other departments at the Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial on Friday.
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Gary police memorial service
David Rorex, son of fallen Gary police officer Dorian Rorex, holds his one-year-old son Kylo as he taps the memorial wreath at the Gary Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Friday.
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Lake Central players celebrate their win after Mackenzie Calinski (14) scored in the bottom of the sixth inning to make it 12-2 over Hammond Morton during the championship game of the 4A Sectional at Lake Central High School in St. John Friday.
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Lake Central players raise the sectional championship trophy after beating Hammond Morton 12-2 in six inning in the championship game of 4A Sectional at Lake Central High School in St. John Friday.
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Hammond Morton’s Ariana Figueroa (28) reacts after she and Analise Campos (14) both scored in the fourth inning during the 4A sectional championship game against Lake Central at Lake Central High School in St. John Friday.
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Neighborhood park seen as 'catalyst' for future growth
Kaiden Ballard, 5, uses the slide on the playground Thursday at Windrich Park at Jacobs Square in Hammond.
Steve Euvino, The Times
Lake Central High School commencement
Gabriel Bellar waves to family at the Lake Central High School commencement.
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Lake Central High School commencement
Kaitlyn O'Drobinak wipes a tear away as she watches a Class of 2022 tribute video at the Lake Central High School commencement.
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Lake Central High School commencement
Elizabeth Solis and Kyle Kennedy watch a Class of 2022 tribute video at the Lake Central High School commencement.
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Lake Central High School commencement
Lake Central junior Lexi Crenshaw takes a selfie with graduating seniors.
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OE breaks ground on respite facility
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch lets Opportunity Enterprises client David Barnes, along with client Ethan Ruiz, enjoy the spotlight during Wednesday's groundbreaking ceremony for a new 16,000-square-foot respite center in Lake Eliza.
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Boone Grove’s Jarrod Benkovich competes in the high jump during the Boys Track Regional at Valparaiso High School Thursday evening.
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Lake Central’s Ryan Mauder takes the hand-off from Josh Berry for the final lap of the 4x400-meter relay final during the Boys Track Regional at Valparaiso High School Thursday evening.
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Family memorializes Jason Janek
Jason Janek's mother, Camellia Janek, and his goddaughter, Cassidy Janek-Mansfield, reflect by a tree that was planted in his memory at Whiting Lakefront Park.
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Family memorializes Jason Janek
Jason Janek's name adorns a tree planted in his memory at Whiting Lakefront Park.
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Kankakee Valley’s Emily Nannenga competes in the high jump Tuesday at the Portage Girls Track Regional at Portage High School.
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Merrillville’s Taylor Jackson clears the next to last hurdle during the 100 Meter Hurdles during the Portage Girls Track Regional at Portage High School Tuesday evening.
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Valparaiso’s Ayla Rice competes in the shot put during the Portage Girls Track Regional at Portage High School Tuesday evening.
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Sonic Drive-In has its long-awaited opening Monday
Jessica Townsend delivers food to a customer at the new Sonic Drive-In on it's first day open.
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Sonic opening makes big boom in Crown Point
Cars are lined up on Superior Drive as customers try out the Sonic Drive-In. One customer said he was in line for an hour to order a footlong chili/cheese dog but said it was worth wait.
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Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Bishop Robert J. McClory blesses images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego on Sunday during the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion in St. John.
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Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Bishop Robert J. McClory of the Catholic Diocese of Gary meets with Eve Figueroa, of Chicago, Sunday following the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza.
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Dedication ceremony for Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion
Members of the Xel-Ha Escuela de Danza process as Aztec dancers Sunday for the dedication of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Plaza.
Doug Ross, an award-winning writer, has been covering Northwest Indiana for more than 35 years, including more than a quarter of a century at The Times.
A long-planned sewer project intended to keep human waste out of Lake Michigan is likely to go forward after a secretive plan to scuttle it was foiled at the Indiana Statehouse. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/long-beach-sewer-fees-could-drop/article_1b4ac3af-7d20-5c25-9118-6abab109e824.html | 2022-06-05T21:03:04 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte/long-beach-sewer-fees-could-drop/article_1b4ac3af-7d20-5c25-9118-6abab109e824.html |
VALPARAISO — The Salvation Army of Porter County has just wrapped up the third session of its youth archery program.
Kids ages 7-17 learned the rules of archery such as whistle commands, timing of when and how to shoot, and proper field discipline for safety.
These skills were taught by Porter County Salvation Army Lts. Chris and Abby Nicolai, who are National Archer in the Schools Program (NASP) certified.
Bass Pro Shops of Portage awarded The Salvation Army a grant that helped buy bows and arrows, targets and accessories.
Everyone who participated in the archery program earned trophies and certificates and celebrated at a pizza party after the presentation.
In addition to archery for the south programs, The Salvation Army has free music lessons, vacation bible school and summer camp at Pine Island.
Music lessons teach piano, guitar and music theory with one-on-one tutoring. The music offerings begin again Sept. 6 and the archery, Sept. 8.
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Vacation bible school and overnight summer camp at Pine Island are offered for the summer. These programs are free to kids ages 7-17 due to the generosity of donors.
Keep an eye on the Facebook page and website for updates: Facebook.com/SAPorterCounty, www.saportercounty.org. To sign up or for more information please call the office at 219-762-9191.
The Salvation Army of Porter County offers social services such as food pantry, daily bread, emergency services, rent and utility assistance, Ukraine aid and much more.
For help call 219-762-9191 for the office at 799 Capitol Road.
Church services are at 10 a.m. Sundays with coffee and fellowship and the worship service at 11 a.m. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter-county-salvation-army-updates-its-programs/article_77184da3-5bfd-59f3-a344-0679b885e990.html | 2022-06-05T21:03:10 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter-county-salvation-army-updates-its-programs/article_77184da3-5bfd-59f3-a344-0679b885e990.html |
NAMPA — The Treasure Valley is no stranger to soaring summer temperatures. So what will this summer bring?
The National Weather Service has forecast above-normal temperatures in the region for June through August, and July through September, according to two three-month outlooks published May 19.
There is a 50-60% chance that temperatures will be above normal. The forecast also predicts a 33-44% chance of below-normal precipitation.
The news is unfolding as the Treasure Valley comes to the end of a cooler-than-normal spring that also saw higher-than-normal precipitation, said Troy Lindquist, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Boise. The outlook for summer irrigation has improved since earlier this year when the region faced a dry January and February, as previously reported.
In the summer, the mean June high temperature in the Boise area is 81.4 degrees, 92.7 in July, 90.7 degrees in August, and 80 degrees in September, according to the National Weather Service’s website. The mean low temperature is 54.1 degrees in June, 61.9 in July, 60.8 degrees in August, and 52.6 degrees in September, according to the site.
The Boise Airport receives a little over 11 inches of rain and melted snow, each year, and averages 20 inches of snow per year, according to the National Weather Service. The region usually sees 75% of its precipitation between November and May, according to the National Weather Service.
The total precipitation normal for the Boise area is 0.75 inches in June, 0.21 inches in July, 0.17 in August, and 0.43 in September, according to the National Weather Service.
Last summer, heat records were threatened with frequency during what came to be the region’s hottest summer on record, as previously reported. The area saw 18 days of 100 degree temperatures, falling two days short of the record from 2003, as previously reported. Boise experienced nine consecutive days at or above 100 degrees, tying current records. And low temperatures bottoming out at 70 degrees or higher for 11 days broke the warmest low-temperature record.
Despite the likelihood of higher temperatures this summer, it is hard to tell just how hot this summer will get, said Joel Tannenholz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boise.
“You can’t say the high for the summer is going to be 110 or anything like that,” Tannenholz said. “It could be only a few degrees above normal. It’s just impossible to say right now.”
In general, climate change is warming the region, and Idahoans can expect increasingly warm summers in the coming years, as previously reported.
Above-normal temperatures could also have an effect on the amount of irrigation available and the need for it, Lindquist said.
“If we get above-normal temperatures over the summer, there would certainly be a likelihood of increased water consumption to irrigate crops,” Lindquist said.
At the moment, cooler temperatures have delayed snowmelt, he said. That combined with the precipitation received over the past month has lessened irrigation demand, he said.
As for the lower-than-normal summer precipitation, the Treasure Valley region tends to get more precipitation during other times of year anyway, Tannenholz said.
However, Lindquist said, “if we don’t get any precipitation at all over the summer, that’s not really desirable; it’d be nice to have at least some precipitation.” | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/above-normal-temps-less-precipitation-forecast-for-this-summer/article_be0d09de-12d9-56a5-8e40-301aac8a8b7f.html | 2022-06-05T21:04:30 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/above-normal-temps-less-precipitation-forecast-for-this-summer/article_be0d09de-12d9-56a5-8e40-301aac8a8b7f.html |
Originally published June 3 on IdahoCapitalSun.com.
The World Health Organization declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The coronavirus had spread to at least 114 countries by then, and — though nobody knew it at the time — was already in Idaho.
“Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly. It is a word that, if misused, can cause unreasonable fear, or unjustified acceptance that the fight is over, leading to unnecessary suffering and death,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in prepared remarks that day.
That was 814 days ago, and the WHO has yet to declare the pandemic over. But daily life in Idaho and much of the U.S. has resumed a kind of pre-pandemic status quo. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shifted its focus away from trying to keep people from catching COVID-19, toward keeping hospitals from being crushed by the disease.
But as new varieties of the omicron variant spread, Idaho heads into summer with a growing number of reported and unreported COVID-19 cases.
How many new cases of COVID-19 does Idaho have?
New cases COVID-19 are on the rise, according to numbers reported by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Public Health. The good news: That rise starts from a very low point, because the original omicron variant burned through Idaho over the winter. The bad news: Those numbers are probably a drastic undercount of cases.
Officially reported COVID-19 cases have always been a somewhat unreliable indicator of how much virus is spreading in Idaho. Some people didn’t have symptoms. Some chose not to get tested. Some people couldn’t get tested. And, according to previous Idaho Capital Sun reporting, some patients’ tests may have been reported as negative when they were actually positive.
But this year, two more factors could suppress the number of cases reported to public health officials:
Home testing kits are widely available for purchase, and the federal government just opened another round of free test kit deliveries to households through the U.S. Postal Service. (The rapid antigen tests may be less effective at detecting the virus, especially with new variants circulating, according to research studies. Lab tests, conducted by health care providers or through a pharmacy or clinic, are considered the gold standard.)
Congress has failed to reauthorize federal funding to support COVID-19 testing for people who lack health insurance. It is unclear what effect this had on testing for Idahoans. But if history is a guide, it has an effect. The program covered more than $22.5 million of COVID-19 tests for uninsured Idahoans before Congress allowed it to expire.
So, what are Idaho’s leading indicators for COVID, then?
Wastewater, test positivity rates and federal reports are three ways to keep tabs on the pandemic in Idaho. They each have their pros and cons.
What test positivity and wastewater say about COVID in Idaho
When more than 5% of COVID-19 tests — those officially reported to public health agencies — are positive, that means the COVID-19 virus is spreading unchecked in a community.
Idaho’s positivity rate peaked in mid-January at 37.9% as the original omicron variant rampaged through the state. Positivity dropped to record lows this spring, and is now on a steady climb. The Division of Public Health reported Thursday that Idaho’s positivity rate is now 9%, up from 7.2% last week.
The coronavirus infects virtually every organ system throughout the body. That means, when a person has COVID-19, they shed pieces of the virus in their bodily waste — especially stool — and that waste ends up in sewers.
That’s why scientists began to take samples of wastewater and look for traces of the virus in each liter they gathered.
Trends, not daily numbers, are the key. Nobody knows how much coronavirus each person sheds when they’re infected. When wastewater numbers are rising steadily, though, it generally means that more people are getting infected in the community.
There are several wastewater testing sites in Idaho. Two are in Boise, which reports coronavirus levels through a dashboard at cityofboise.org.
Dr. Christopher Ball, who leads the Idaho Bureau of Laboratories, said in a press briefing in March that 18 of 30 community wastewater sites in Idaho had agreed to participate in a statewide wastewater testing program.
Others are displayed on the CDC’s wastewater testing website, but several of the new sites have limited data, and even long-standing sites in Ada and Latah counties don’t always show up with recent data on the CDC map.
The testing company Biobot Analytics Inc., which has a nationwide testing program, shows recent data for both Ada and Latah counties on its website, biobot.io/data. The current levels in both counties are at peaks that rival the last big surge, according to Biobot.
Haley Falconer, the city’s environmental division manager, told Boise State Public Radio in December that, watching the COVID-19 presence in wastewater during the pandemic, there was “about a five-to-seven day leading indicator from an increase in viral load in the wastewater to an increase in clinical cases.”
Colin Hickman, communications senior manager for the city of Boise, told the Idaho Capital Sun that the city delivers wastewater samples to a laboratory at Boise State University three times a week — Monday, Wednesday and Friday — except for federal holidays.
“We get data either that same day or up to 1-2 days later if the lab does not have the capacity to test samples” due to limited staff, Hickman said in an email.
The city’s COVID-19 wastewater dashboard automatically updates at noon every day, Hickman said.
The CDC’s mixed message on COVID in communities
This year, the CDC shifted its public message on COVID-19 risks — creating two sets of guidelines and maps.
One set shows how much COVID-19 is spreading in a community. Those “community transmission” levels, which reflect how much virus is spreading in the community, were previously used to set guidelines for the general public. The CDC now says they’re meant for health care organizations. The corresponding map of Idaho on June 2 showed the state almost entirely at “high” transmission levels. Several counties had “moderate” or “substantial” transmission rates, but only Idaho’s most sparsely populated counties were at a “low” level.
The CDC built a new set of “community level” guidelines and maps for the general public. It is based on how much of a burden COVID-19 is putting on the community as a whole — how many hospital beds are taken by COVID-19 patients, for example. The corresponding map of Idaho on June 2 was almost entirely green, at a “low” community level, with “medium” and “high” levels emerging in the Southwest. Adams and Payette counties were at the yellow “medium” level. Washington County reached the red “high” level.
The CDC still published status reports on a daily and weekly basis, though, that can provide more insight into what is happening in Idaho.
The CDC’s Community Profile Report gives an update on COVID-19 across the country, every week day. The report’s maps for June 1 show rapid rises in cases in the Treasure Valley and part of North Idaho, with a “sustained hotspot” in the Treasure Valley, but nowhere else in Idaho as of May 31. That makes it a community with “a high sustained case burden” that may be at risk of straining their health care resources, the CDC says.
Many Idaho counties have high, and rising, rates of test positivity. Almost all counties also saw an uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Nowhere in Idaho does COVID-19 take up more than 15% of ICU capacity, and deaths remain low, the maps show.
The CDC also publishes a weekly report by state. Idaho’s report for May 27 showed cases per capita rising 30% from the prior week; positivity rate up to 11.5% from 9.8%; and the number of hospital admissions per capita up 43% from the prior week.
A more transmissible subvariant of omicron, BA.2.12.1, is starting to gather steam. It made up a growing share of infections, an estimated 10% of all cases, the report said. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/the-pandemic-isn-t-over-idaho-this-is-what-covid-looks-like-here-today/article_14546b80-1e64-5364-ba67-8fc8055f2e96.html | 2022-06-05T21:04:36 | 0 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/the-pandemic-isn-t-over-idaho-this-is-what-covid-looks-like-here-today/article_14546b80-1e64-5364-ba67-8fc8055f2e96.html |
Two gunshot victims were hospitalized after a shooting near the 300 block of Buffalo Road in Henrico last night.
Police responded to a call for a shooting around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Henrico County Police Department. An adult male with apparent gunshot wounds was located and transported to VCU Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
A second gunshot victim with non-life-threatening injuries transported themselves to VCU Medical Center shortly after. Police are continuing to investigate the shooting.
While responding to the call on Buffalo Road, police received another call for a possible shooting at the 2600 block of Piney Ridge Road, according to Henrico Police. Police responded and determined no shooting had taken place at the second location. | https://richmond.com/news/local/two-injured-in-henrico-shooting/article_faa8aa15-d4c3-59c9-b88f-8f5a79d74e42.html | 2022-06-05T21:04:45 | 1 | https://richmond.com/news/local/two-injured-in-henrico-shooting/article_faa8aa15-d4c3-59c9-b88f-8f5a79d74e42.html |
Pennsylvania State Police issued an AMBER ALERT for a 2-year-old girl who they say was abducted by a woman in Springettsbury Township in York County, Pennsylvania.
Mya Campbell, 2, was last seen on Concord Road in Springettsbury Township at 3:23 p.m. Sunday. Police said she was abducted by 27-year-old Maria McKenzie.
Campbell is described as a 2-year-old Black girl standing 2-feet-tall and weighing 26 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink, green and yellow polka dot dress.
McKenzie is described as a 27-year-old white woman standing 5-foot-6 and weighing 100 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a brown jacket and driving a silver 2005 Suzuki XL7 with the Pennsylvania registration LXG5500.
If you have any information on their whereabouts, call 911 immediately. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-issue-amber-alert-for-abducted-2-year-old-girl-in-york-county/3261836/ | 2022-06-05T21:41:02 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/police-issue-amber-alert-for-abducted-2-year-old-girl-in-york-county/3261836/ |
LONDON (AP) — In a crowning moment for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II waved at tens of thousands of adoring crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Sunday, delighting fans who had hoped to catch a glimpse of her during the final day of festivities marking the monarch’s 70 years on the throne.
The 96-year-old monarch has curtailed her schedule in recent months due to difficulties in moving around. Prior to Sunday, the queen had only appeared in public twice — both on Thursday — during the four-day holiday weekend’s celebrations. Officials said she experienced “discomfort” during those events.
Huge crowds that lined the Mall outside the palace for the climax of a boisterous, colorful pageant cheered as the monarch emerged on the balcony with Prince Charles, his wife Camilla, and Prince William and his family.
It was an image for the history books and a glimpse into the monarchy’s future, with the queen’s three heirs — her 73-year-old son Charles, eldest grandson William and eldest great-grandson Prince George — by her side.
The queen, dressed in bright green, waved and smiled after the crowds belted out “God Save The Queen.” Her appearance, which only lasted a few minutes, was followed by a crowd-pleasing performance of ABBA’s “Dancing Queen.”
It was an uplifting finale to a massive street pageant celebrating the queen’s life and highlighting Britain’s diversity.Thousands of people turned out on the streets of London, many speaking with excitement and pride about their queen and country.
“We were completely bowled over. We came over all patriotic and excited in a way that we didn’t think we were going to,” said Veronica Timperley, 75, who watched with her daughter Kate.
Afterward, the monarch issued a statement thanking all those who celebrated her Platinum Jubilee.
“When it comes to how to mark seventy years as your Queen, there is no guidebook to follow. It really is a first,” she said. “But I have been humbled and deeply touched that so many people have taken to the streets to celebrate my Platinum Jubilee.
“While I may not have attended every event in person, my heart has been with you all; and I remain committed to serving you to the best of my ability, supported by my family.”
Sunday’s pageant began with a spectacular military parade featuring 200 horses marching down the Mall to Buckingham Palace. They flanked the gold state coach, a gilded carriage that transported the queen to her coronation 69 years ago. A virtual version of her, taken from archival video from her 1953 coronation, was shown at the coach’s windows.
After the pomp and pageantry came a melange of acts celebrating the diversity of modern Britain and the Commonwealth, from hip hop and Bollywood dancers to drag queens and Mardi Gras style floats.
Some 6,000 performers paraded along a three-kilometer (nearly two-mile) route lined with a sea of Union flags, telling the story of the queen’s life with dance, vintage cars, vibrant costumes, carnival music and giant puppets.
Some of Britain’s best-loved cultural exports were here, from the Daleks in “Doctor Who” to James Bond’s sleek Aston Martins. Celebrities including singer Cliff Richard danced and sang from open-top double decker buses designed to represent the sights and sounds of each decade, beginning with the 1950s.
“It’s a massive honor to be part of this. We’ve got the best queen in the world, don’t we? Best country in the world,” said Warren Jobson, a biker who took part in the parade.
The pageant was watched by an estimated 1 billion people around the world, organizers say.
The keenest royal fans braved the wet, chilly weather and camped out on the Mall overnight to secure the best view of the pageant. Some came to see the celebrities who performed — like Ed Sheeran, who sang his song “Perfect” while a huge video screen showed pictures of the queen and her family — while others just wanted to be part of a historical moment.
“It’s part of history, it’s never going to happen again. It’s something special, so if you are going to do it you’ve got to go big or go home,” said Shaun Wallen, 50.
The queen did not join her family in the royal box watching the pageant. Nor did Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, who made their first family trip to the U.K. since they stepped away from royal duties and moved to the U.S. in 2020. The couple came to the U.K. for the big holiday weekend, but largely stayed out of the limelight.
Thousands of people ran out into the Mall after the parade ended Sunday in a bid to see the queen, filling the enormous expanse within minutes.
On Saturday, the monarch delighted the country when she appeared in a surprise comedy video that opened an evening concert in front of Buckingham Palace. In the video, the monarch had tea with a computer-animated Paddington Bear — a beloved children’s character in the U.K. She revealed that, just like the furry bear, she was partial to marmalade sandwiches and liked to keep them in her handbag.
Diana Ross and the rock band Queen headlined the star-studded tribute concert, which also featured Rod Stewart, Duran Duran, Alicia Keys and Andrea Bocelli.
Charles highlighted his mother’s role as a symbol of unity and stability through the decades at the concert. Addressing the queen as “Your Majesty, mummy,” Charles said: “You laugh and cry with us and, most importantly, you have been there for us for these 70 years.”
Millions of people across the country marked the occasion with patriotic street parties and barbeques, lining streets with long tables, balloons and picnic fare. On Sunday, Charles and Camilla mingled with the crowd at The Oval cricket ground in London for a “Big Jubilee Lunch.”
Veteran David Godwin, who was celebrating at a street party in central London, said the queen has “brought us together again.”
“She reflects the country and right now the country is buzzing and we’re on a high,” he said.
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Jo Kearney, Srdjan Nedeljkovic and Maria Grazia Murru contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70.
Jon Bon Jovi on Sunday announced the death of John Such, the New Jersey rock band’s bassist from 1983 to 1994. No details on when or how John Such died were immediately available. A publicist for Bon Jovi didn’t immediately respond to messages.
“He was an original,” Bon Jovi wrote in a post on Twitter. “As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band.”
Bon Jovi credited John Such for bringing the band together, noting that he was a childhood friend of drummer Tico Torres and brought guitarist and songwriter Richie Sambora to see the band perform. John Such had played in a band called the Message with Sambora.
The Yonkers, New York-born John Such was a veteran figure in the thriving New Jersey music scene that helped spawn Bon Jovi. As manager of the Hunka Bunka Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, John Such booked Jon Bon Jovi & The Wild Ones before joining the singer-songwriter’s band. He played with Bon Jovi through the group’s heyday in the ’80s.
John Such departed the band in 1994, when he was replaced by bassist Hugh McDonald. He later rejoined the band for its induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
“When Jon Bon Jovi called me up and asked me to be in his band many years ago, I soon realized how serious he was and he had a vision that he wanted to bring us to,” said John Such at the Hall of Fame induction. “And I am only too happy to have been a part of that vision.” | https://www.cbs42.com/local/former-bon-jovi-bassist-founding-member-alec-john-such-dies/ | 2022-06-05T21:45:32 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/local/former-bon-jovi-bassist-founding-member-alec-john-such-dies/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — The high-flying “Top Gun: Maverick” continued to soar in its second weekend, dropping just 32% from its opening with $86 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Paramount Pictures release, with Tom Cruise reprising his role from the 1986 original, is holding steadier than any film of its kind has before. Its modest drop — 50-65% is more typical for blockbusters — is the smallest decline for a movie that opened above $100 million. “Top Gun: Maverick” debuted with $124 million last weekend, scoring Cruise’s biggest opening yet.
Overseas, director Joseph Kosinski’s film is performing even better. In 64 overseas markets, “Top Gun: Maverick” dipped only 20% in its second weekend with $81.7 million.
Riding stellar word of mouth, terrific reviews and a global promotional tour, “Top Gun: Maverick” has already grossed $548.6 million worldwide, making it easily one the biggest hits of Cruise’s career. In domestic ticket sales ($291.6 million thus far), the “Top Gun” sequel already ranks as the 59-year-old’s best performer.
While “Top Gun: Maverick” is unlikely to match the $1.89 billion worldwide of Sony Pictures’ “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the biggest box-office smash of the pandemic, Cruise and company have been hailed for leading the final push in the recovery of movie theaters. Paramount delayed its release two years.
But whereas “No Way Home” had little-to-no big-budget competition through January, “Top Gun: Maverick” kicks off a string of more closely packed summer movies. Next weekend, Universal Pictures debuts “Jurassic World: Dominion,” the culmination of the dinosaur franchise trilogy of sequels. The week after that, the Walt Disney Co. releases “Toy Story” spinoff “Lightyear,” the first Pixar release to open in theaters in more than two years.
“Top Gun: Maverick,” which actually added screens in its second week to extend its record total to 4,751, will soon find itself in more of a dog fight for audience attention.
“Jurassic World: Dominion” got a head start over the weekend in 15 international markets, where the Colin Trevorrow-directed film grossed $55.5 million. Universal said that was in line with the previous franchise entries. “Jurassic World” made $1.67 billion in 2015, while its 2018 follow-up, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” grossed $1.31 billion.
In U.S. and Canadian theaters, no new wide release challenged “Top Gun: Maverick.” “Vikram,” an Indian Tamil-language action thriller, opened with $1.8 million in 460 theaters.
Fresh off its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future” opened with $1.1 million in 773 theaters. The Neon release, starring Viggo Mortensen, Lea Seydoux and Kristen Stewart, is the Canadian auteur’s first film in eight years.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Top Gun: Maverick,” $86 million.
2. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” $9.3 million.
3. “The Bob’s Burgers Movie,” $4.5 million.
4. “The Bad Guys,” $3.3 million.
5. “Downton Abbey: A New Era,” $3 million.
6. “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” $2 million.
7. “Vikram,” $1.8 million.
8. “ Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” $1.7 million.
9. “The Lost City,” $1.4 million.
10. “Crimes of the Future,” $1.1 million.
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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Larry Griffo was one of the many that drove to St. Mark Baptist Church on Saturday.
The event, hosted by The Mu Beta Sigma Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Inc. saw many people show up like Griffo, who actually dropped off an old shotgun that he's had for years.
"It was a family heirloom. It was handed down from my grandfather to my father, to me but we were in a different geographical area. They really serve no purpose in the city limits. There's no need for a shot gun," said Griffo.
He decided to give the firearm up because he fears someone burglarizing his property and didn't want it to be stolen.
Additionally, he has younger grandchildren and didn't want to risk what could possibly happen if they discovered the gun. These concerns are in addition to the worry he has about the violent gun crimes that have been happening not only in the city, but around the country.
"It's foolishness, it's deadly, and it's life changing. We're trying to do things now to try to change the future," he said.
Griffo has been wanting to dispose of the shotgun and thought a 'Gun Buy Back' event was the perfect way to do so.
This year alone, there have already been 35 homicides in Little Rock with a majority of the incidents involving gun violence.
This time last year, there were 30 homicides when the fraternity worked with Little Rock police and local churches to host their annual 'Gun Buy Back' event.
Their continued hope is that the effort will take more illegal guns off of the street that would otherwise later be used in a crime.
"If we can get one gun that's going to possibly save a life, stop a crime, it's worth it. We have to do something and this is the beginning of what we can do as brothers in the community to make a difference," said Larry Harris, fraternity president.
Harris said the process to give a gun is both quick and easy. People can simply arrive and hand over any guns, no questions asked.
After inspecting the gun to be clear of any bullets, the fraternity gives a $50-100 gift card to the person who dropped the firearm off.
The $50 gift cards for an inoperable gun and the $100 gift cards are for an operable one.
The fraternity then hands the guns over to undercover Little Rock police officers who process the gun before it's sent to be destroyed.
"We have to do whatever we can to help deter this because this is a problem that's affecting all of us," said Harris.
Glenn Hersey is the outreach pastor at St. Mark Baptist Church where they held the 2nd annual event. He's also a part of the fraternity.
He said in the wake of everything happening across the nation, the church is happy to help reduce any level of violence happening in the city.
"We want to thank the people who came out and lined up before the event even started to donate their guns," said Hersey.
Last year they collected a total of 17 guns, but this year they collected 40. | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/little-rock-hosts-second-gun-buy-back/91-b93397fb-a787-4833-b100-9ead433cf5c9 | 2022-06-05T21:48:03 | 0 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/little-rock-hosts-second-gun-buy-back/91-b93397fb-a787-4833-b100-9ead433cf5c9 |
John E. Backenstoe was a compassionate and dedicated Lehigh County judge, who made sure the county had a prison to meet modern incarceration practices, according to those who knew him.
Backenstoe, who formerly lived in the Allentown area, died Thursday in Bethlehem’s Kirkland Village. He was 89. He served two 10-year terms as a judge, first winning election in 1971. Voters retained him in 1981 for a similar tenure, but he chose 10 years later not to seek a third term on the bench.
“I plan to continue being active,” he told The Morning Call in 1991, announcing his decision not to seek retention at age 58, though he eventually served several more years as a senior judge. “I don’t really look upon it as an announcement of retirement.”
As president judge, Backenstoe was at the helm of the judiciary during turbulent times. Lehigh County was faced with a federal lawsuit by inmates alleging crowded and unconstitutional conditions. That led to a federal judge ordering the county to reduce prison population and build a new jail.
Backenstoe visited new prisons and sat on a population review committee that explored ways to curtail the inmate numbers while ensuring the community’s safety, according to John Kachmar, who was the county administration director.
Backenstoe tackled the issue head on, Kachmar said Sunday, seeing through the details even after he left the bench. A $50.9 million prison at Fourth and Linden streets in Allentown opened in 1992.
Kachmar said Backenstoe served on a committee overseeing construction of the prison.
“He kind of acted as the senior adviser to the rest of us,” Kachmar said. “He was intensely interested in what kind of facility we were going to put up. His primary concern was the safety of both the correctional officers and inmates.
“I had nothing but respect for the man. He was an extremely competent jurist, but beyond that, he was very common-sense oriented,” he said
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Backenstoe, nicknamed “Jeb” because of his initials, often wore a pained expression when sentencing criminals, according to the 1991 article. He sometimes would say a case was a particularly difficult one and would call a recess before imposing sentence to review the case once more. He often told crime victims he understood their anguish and acknowledged that sending someone to jail did not compensate for their suffering.
William Platt, the former county prosecutor who went on to be elected a judge, said Backenstoe was keenly fair, knowledgeable of the law, and courteous to litigants and lawyers. They were longtime friends, Platt said.
Backenstoe, whose wife, Lois, died Feb. 11, kept busy in retirement, Platt said. He was into computers, volunteered with area organizations, and served as president, researcher and writer of the “Backenstoes Family Association of America.”
“I feel a loss,” Platt said. “I will truly miss him.”
Backenstoe, a Republican, also served in Pennsylvania government. He ran successfully in 1960 for a state House seat for Allentown, becoming, at age 28, its youngest member. He served two terms, was beaten in 1964, then worked about seven years in government roles related to workers compensation cases before being elected a county judge.
Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home in Allentown, with visitations scheduled Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. Go to jsburkholder.com for more information.
Morning Call journalist Anthony Salamone can be reached at asalamone@mcall.com. | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-obituary-lehigh-county-judge-john-backenstoe-20220605-xns5a7ie6jfa7g532zbnbnicym-story.html | 2022-06-05T21:50:47 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-obituary-lehigh-county-judge-john-backenstoe-20220605-xns5a7ie6jfa7g532zbnbnicym-story.html |
PHOENIX — The organization at the forefront of stopping the last bid at enacting "red flag'' gun laws in Arizona is ready to quash it again if Gov. Doug Ducey tries again.
And Charles Heller of the Tucson-based Arizona Citizens Defense League said the details of what the governor might offer really don't matter.
"There's no acceptable version or modification of a red flag law that will work for Arizona,'' he told Capitol Media Services.
The organization has proven its strength, going back to 2018 when Ducey first proposed the idea of setting up a system that would allow judges to order examinations of people to determine whether they are a danger to themselves or others and their firearms should be taken away.
A version of the plan was approved by the state Senate after the National Rifle Association agreed not to oppose it once the governor agreed to some changes. But the continued resistance from the politically powerful Citizens Defense League was enough to keep it from going anywhere in the House.
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Ducey had no better luck with a somewhat different version in 2019.
"Politics intervened,'' he said at the time. And he hasn't brought it up since.
But now, in his last year in office — and in the wake of a series of high-profile incidents that have moved the issue of gun regulations to the forefront — the governor may try again.
"We thought it was good policy then,'' Ducey press aide C.J. Karamargin told Capitol Media Services late last month.
"We still do,'' he continued. "And we remain committed to measures to increase school safety.''
The concept allows certain people to ask for a court-ordered evaluation based on evidence the person is a danger to self or others.
Ducey, for his part, never dubbed his program a red flag law. Instead, he said it would allow judges to issue a Severe Threat Order of Protection.
The difference, said Karamargin, is due-process protection for gun owners.
There would be a hearing where the person could dispute that evidence.
But it still would permit a judge to order what could be an involuntary evaluation and possible treatment. And, like a red flag order, that would preclude a person from purchasing or possessing firearms for up to 21 days, with options to renew for up to six months.
In introducing the proposal, Ducey cited what were, until that time, the five deadliest school shootings of the past 20 years, including the 2012 incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where 27 died.
"In five out of five of the most deadly school shootings, the killers displayed warning signs of being a potential threat to themselves or others,'' according to the plan released by the governor. "This stunning fact illustrates the need for a legal tool to keep firearms out of the hands of dangerous individuals.''
There was no immediate response from an NRA lobbyist to what that organization now thinks of the idea of STOP orders. Heller, however, vowed full-scale opposition, saying such a law would only interfere with the constitutional rights of people to keep and bear arms without solving the problem.
Karamargin, however, said Ducey doesn't see what he proposed in 2018 and 2019 — and may push again — that way.
"It was a common-sense plan that protects the Second Amendment rights for law-abiding citizens while keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous individuals who are a lethal threat,'' he said.
But Heller disagreed. And he also contends a new law — whether labeled red flag or a STOP order — is not necessary.
He said there is a section of the state's Public Health and Safety Code which allows "any responsible individual'' to seek a court-ordered evaluation of an individual who is alleged to be a danger to self or others as a result of a mental disorder. The same statute permits people to seek an examination of those "with a persistent or acute disability or a grave disability and who is unwilling or unable to undergo a voluntary evaluation.''
Just that sworn and notarized application is enough for the health department to conduct a screening examination. It says, though, that, absent an emergency, the person cannot be detained or even forced to agree to that exam.
But there also are procedures for police to pick up someone for emergency admission to the state hospital.
What makes all that relevant, said Heller, is that federal law makes it illegal to sell or give a firearm to anyone who "has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution.'' And he contends that prohibition applies permanently.
Less clear, though, is whether those existing laws allowing people to be incarcerated and treated for mental illness are broad enough to deny firearms to those who do not fit that definition but have other behavioral issues, like making threats, or are abusing drugs.
But Heller said even if STOP orders duplicate laws already on the books he still would be opposed.
"What is wrong with it is that it imposes multiple impairments,'' he said.
"If you don't use the law that already exists, (and) you try and pass something else, you end up with government that can take a second bite at the apple,'' Heller complained. "You end up with government that if they can't get you guns one way, they'll get them another.''
And that, he said, is not acceptable — especially when it involves constitutional rights.
"What you're doing is you're giving government more and more tools that it doesn't need,'' Heller said. "And if you give somebody more tools, they want to use them. They want to exercise authority.''
Then there's what he said is a more practical objection.
"We don't have the cops in Tucson to answer felony calls,'' Heller said, noting statements last year from the Tucson Police Officer's Association showing some Tucsonans waiting up to 23 hours for people to respond to a burglary that was no longer in progress.
"Where the heck are you going to get the manpower to enforce red flag laws?'' he asked. "Where are you going to find the cops to serve the order.
A TPD spokesman acknowledged Friday there was a time last year when officers did not respond to certain calls. But Sgt. Richard Gradillas said it was "never determined by felonies.''
He said there are still certain kinds of calls the agency encourages people to make a report over versus waiting for a police response, like car accidents with no injuries and shoplifting with no suspect in custody.
And Gradillas said officers will respond to burglaries, even if there is no suspect present "if there is evidence that needs to be collected.''
"Based on our call load, officers are still going out to a large majority of calls,'' he said.
Heller said it's not just red flag laws that his organization will oppose. He said that also goes for other proffered alternatives, ranging from universal background checks to bans on assault-style weapons. And he rejected the idea of saying that people should have to be 21 — the age at which Arizonans can buy alcohol and marijuana — before they can purchase a firearm.
"There's no enumerated right to marijuana or alcohol in the constitution,'' Heller said.
What he would support — and says his group is willing to fund — is a program like FASTER, short for Faculty and Administrator Safety Training and Emergency Response. It covers everything from training school staff to carry firearms to providing trauma and first-aid response.
Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has been reporting since 1970 and covering state politics and the Legislature since 1982. Follow him on Twitter at "@azcapmedia" or email azcapmedia@gmail.com. | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/group-will-again-fight-any-effort-to-pass-red-flag-gun-laws-in-arizona/article_219cda98-e361-11ec-932e-3b7d026ec13b.html | 2022-06-05T22:05:39 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/group-will-again-fight-any-effort-to-pass-red-flag-gun-laws-in-arizona/article_219cda98-e361-11ec-932e-3b7d026ec13b.html |
NEW YORK — Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of the iconic rock band Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70.
“He was an original,” Bon Jovi wrote in a post on Twitter. “As a founding member of Bon Jovi, Alec was integral to the formation of the band.”
Bon Jovi credited Such for bringing the band together, noting that he was a childhood friend of drummer Tico Torres and brought guitarist and songwriter Richie Sambora to see the band perform. Such had played with Sambora in a band called Message.
The Yonkers, New York-born Such was a veteran figure in the thriving New Jersey music scene that helped spawn Bon Jovi. As manager of the Hunka Bunka Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey, Such booked Jon Bon Jovi & The Wild Ones before joining the singer-songwriter’s band. He played with Bon Jovi through the group’s heyday in the 1980s.
Such departed the band in 1994, when he was replaced by bassist Hugh McDonald. He later rejoined the band for its induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
“When Jon Bon Jovi called me up and asked me to be in his band many years ago, I soon realized how serious he was and he had a vision that he wanted to bring us to,” said Such at the Hall of Fame induction. “And I am only too happy to have been a part of that vision.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/former-bon-jovi-bassist-founding-member-alec-john-such-dies/2022/06/05/167f0cc6-e50f-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html | 2022-06-05T22:07:09 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/former-bon-jovi-bassist-founding-member-alec-john-such-dies/2022/06/05/167f0cc6-e50f-11ec-a422-11bbb91db30b_story.html |
Hundreds of Kenosha teenagers donning purple robes graduated from one of the largest public schools in the state over the weekend.
Indian Trail High School & Academy, 6800 60th St., held its commencement ceremony for the Class of 2022 in the field house Saturday evening. The ceremony included students from the high school and its business, communications, medical sciences and military academies.
Indian Trail Academy & High School is the city's largest school. Two hundred and forty-five students graduated from the comprehensive high school. Sixty-one graduated from the medical sciences academy, 41 from the communications academy, 21 from the business academy and 19 from the military academy.
The evening began with the processional followed by a presentation of colors from the military academy. The school's choir performed the National Anthem and "The Road Home," the song traditionally performed at the school's commencement ceremonies.
Taylor Wilmot, of the high school, offered a commencement message to the crowd of thousands.
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Wilmot said her Class of 2022 never stopped striving for greatness.
'Resilient groups'
"Us not knowing what's next or where we might end up has not stopped us from being one of the most brilliant and resilient groups of students to walk the halls here at Indian Trail High School and Academy," Wilmot said.
"Despite not knowing how we would perform on that exam, we studied relentlessly. Despite not knowing whether we would win that game or rock that audition, we performed and competed our hardest. And even despite not knowing when we would return to school in person, we remained flexible and never stopped striving for greatness."
Wilmot also highlighted the school staff and thanked them for their efforts over the last four years.
"Being here today would not be possible without those who make Indian Trail High School & Academy excellent," Wilmot said. "To the staff, thank you for working tirelessly rain or shine to make a vision a reality, for coordinating our lives and events and making us students a top priority. We thank you."
She said the teachers and faculty gave "their all each and every day" to provide a "tremendous education."
Justus Wilhoit, of the communications academy, offered a commencement message on behalf of the academies. He thanked faculty, family and friends.
"We made it," Wilhoit said. "You are well on your way to living the life you have always wanted. And as people we have hopes and desires to use our passion and create our own beautiful fire. Continue to build onto the beautiful fire and don't ever let it burn out." | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-hundreds-graduate-from-kenoshas-largest-high-school/article_6302c94a-e503-11ec-9aa0-1b14c1d63097.html | 2022-06-05T22:16:37 | 0 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-hundreds-graduate-from-kenoshas-largest-high-school/article_6302c94a-e503-11ec-9aa0-1b14c1d63097.html |
HOUSTON — Houston-area leaders will gather Monday evening for a rally and prayer vigil in an effort to bring detained WNBA star Brittney Griner home.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will be joined by Mayor Sylvester Turner and others outside of the Toyota Center, as it's been nearly four months since Griner was detained in Russia.
The rally will take place at 6 p.m. outside of the arena and feature special guests and music.
In May, Griner appeared for a brief hearing handcuffed, her dreadlocks covered in a red hoodie and her face held low. The judge prolonged her detention until mid-June for her drug possession trial.
Griner, 31, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow airport back in February after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage. If convicted, she could face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
The Biden administration says the Houston native who played college ball at Baylor is being wrongfully detained. The WNBA and U.S. officials have worked toward her release without visible progress.
Griner can’t play with her WNBA colleagues. She can’t call them, either. But she can write them.
In one small bit of normalcy, Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players during her detainment in Russia. Hundreds of emails have been sent by players to an account Griner’s agent set up to allow them to communicate with her.
It’s not easy: The emails are printed out and delivered sporadically in bunches to Griner by her lawyer after they are vetted by Russian officials. Griner doesn’t have access to the email account; she’ll either write a response on paper and her lawyers will take a photo of it or she’ll dictate a response if she doesn’t have any paper.
Los Angeles Sparks forward Amanda Zahui B. never thought she’d hear back from Griner when she sent an email to the Phoenix Mercury center a few months ago.
“When she responded to my second letter it blew me away,” Zahui B. said. “I was like she responded!! In my third letter, I was like ‘hey best friend, we are officially best friends now.’”
Like so many WNBA players, Zahui B. wanted Griner to know she was thinking about her as the two-time Olympic gold medalist remains, in the view of U.S. officials, wrongfully detained in Russia.
When Zahui B. got her first response from Griner it made her smile and she promised herself she would send more notes. And she has, sending them every few weeks. So have many other players.
“We just don’t want her to think she’s forgotten,” Liberty center Stefanie Dolson said.
It’s not just emails being sent to Griner; Diana Taurasi actually sent a hand-written letter to her Mercury and Olympic teammate.
Griner’s agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas said the letters have been a way for the 6-foot-9 center to stay connected to her WNBA family.
Some players just offer hopes and prayers for Griner’s release and say they are thinking about her. Others send Sudoku puzzles or more personal notes.
New York Liberty’s Sandy Brondello, who coached Griner in Phoenix for nine seasons, just found out about the chance to email her former player a few days ago.
“I’m going to tell her that I love her and that I’m thinking about her,” said an emotional Brondello. “That’s my girl, it’s terrible. She’s been there too long.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/brittney-griner-rally-prayer-vigil-toyota-center-houston-texas/285-cc489ac2-2d2d-4918-8070-7c4c5b55222f | 2022-06-05T22:24:41 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/brittney-griner-rally-prayer-vigil-toyota-center-houston-texas/285-cc489ac2-2d2d-4918-8070-7c4c5b55222f |
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M released a statement on Kyle Rittenhouse's announcement Friday that he wants to attend the university. "He has not been admitted as a student this fall," said Kelly Brown, who is Associate Vice President of Marketing & Communications with the university.
Rittenhouse announced Friday he will be attending Texas A&M University on the Charlie Kirk Show. Rittenhouse said he had made the decision after touring the college campus earlier this year and told Kirk going to the university would be an "amazing" experience.
"Kyle Rittenhouse is announcing he's an Aggie," Kirk said as Rittenhouse put on a Texas A&M hat.
"It's going to be awesome," Rittenhouse said. "Beautiful campus, amazing people, amazing food." Rittenhouse also told Kirk he is considering joining the Corps of Cadets. "I haven't decided yet, I may," Rittenhouse said.
Rittenhouse had been attending Arizona State University, but withdrew after he was acquitted in November of 2021 of homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering after killing two men and wounding a third during the Kenosha protests in the summer of 2020. Rittenhouse said he acted in self-defense.
During the show Friday, Kirk asked Rittenhouse about the trial and said he thought Rittenhouse had to prove his innocence, rather than being innocent before proven guilty.
"It was prosecutorial overreach," Rittenhouse said. "We need to take away prosecutors' qualified immunity. He (Thomas Binger, Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney) needs to pay for what he did. It's disturbing that a government agency can do that."
As for what Rittenhouse will study at A&M, he said he hasn't made a decision on a major yet.
Rittenhouse posted pictures to his Twitter account on May 9 of his tour of A&M but said at the time he was considering other schools as well. Texas A&M said they could not comment on the matter. However, in order to be considered for the Fall 2022 semester in College Station, Rittenhouse would have had to apply before 2022. For HECM, he would have had to apply from August 1, 2021 and March 1, 2022.
For Spring 2023 in College Station, Rittenhouse can apply between August 1, 2022 and October 15, 2022. For Fall 2023 in College Station, Rittenhouse can apply between August 1, 2022 and December 1, 2022. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/kyle-rittenhouse-texas-aggies-announcement-college/499-e47175a0-9b88-4a0a-b4e8-53773d913d8c | 2022-06-05T22:24:48 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/kyle-rittenhouse-texas-aggies-announcement-college/499-e47175a0-9b88-4a0a-b4e8-53773d913d8c |
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — It now appears that South Texas will serve as a sort of burial ground for a once-mighty U.S. Navy ship. The aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk – named for the place in North Carolina where the Wright brothers flew the first powered airplane – was towed to Texas this week to end its service in a marine salvage yard.
The carrier is a ghost from another era when ships ran on oil and when the world was a much different place since its launching in 1961.
It played an active role in the Vietnam War during the 1960s and '70s, and entered the battle zone again in 2003 when it served as launch pad for fighter jets and helicopters during the Iraq War.
But as the Navy began replacing carriers with those using nuclear power, the end was near for the Kitty Hawk. Several veterans’ organizations worked to allow them to convert it into a floating museum, but the Navy said no.
Its fate was sealed when the salvage company in Brownsville, Texas paid one cent to take possession of the Kitty Hawk and sell off the metal for scrap. The company said it will take about 18 months to dismantle the ship when the Kitty Hawk will be gone forever from the oceans of the world, but likely will remain alive in the pages of history and in the memories of the thousands of sailors who called it home.
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Editor's note: The above video on trailhead thefts expected to spike as summer returns originally aired May 30, 2022.
SEATTLE — Governor Jay Inslee and other regional leaders announced Wednesday their vision for completing the Leafline Trails Network, which would connect more than 900 miles of trail across four counties in Washington state.
About 500 miles of trails spanning the four counties, including King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap, are already completed, according to the Leafline Trails Coalition, with around 400 miles left to go.
On Wednesday, officials announced their vision for the remaining 44% of the goal, which includes linking the existing trails and closing other gaps in the trail network.
The Leafline Trails Coalition also released an interactive map, showcasing the project.
Leafline Trails Coalition said more than 60 partners and members have pledged support for completing the trails network, including REI Co-op and regional cities and park departments.
Inslee said he is proud to support the project.
"Connections are key; when we can walk, bike or roll without barriers to reach transit or anywhere we want to go it reduces air pollution and makes Washington a better place to live," Inslee said Wednesday.
The Leafline Trails Coalition said it estimates trails generate $5.9 billion in environmental benefits each year. The coalition said one study showed completing just one trail in Pierce County could lead to two million fewer miles traveled by car annually.
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Vigil for fallen police officer to be held in Whiteriver
A candlelight vigil will be held Monday night for Adrian Lopez Sr., a White Mountain Apache Police officer who was shot and killed during a traffic stop on tribal land Thursday evening.
The shooting marked the state's first line of duty death so far this year.
During a "gun battle" with the suspect after the traffic stop, another White Mountain Apache police officer was injured and remained hospitalized in the Phoenix area with injuries that were non life-threatening as of Friday afternoon, according to officials. He was identified as 29-year-old Lonnie Thompson.
The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Kevin Dwight Nashio, was killed during the shootout, officials said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting. Tribal officials are working with Navajo County Sheriff's Office to provide updates to the public about the shooting.
The candlelight vigil will be held on Monday, June 6 at 6 p.m. in front of the White Mountain Apache Police Department building in Whiteriver.
A large photo of Lopez in his police uniform was featured throughout a news conference on Friday at the Hon-Dah Resort and Casino in Pinetop.
'Beacon of light':White Mountain Apache police officer killed, another injured after traffic stop
He had only begun working for the White Mountain Apache Police Department in January, according to Navajo County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Brian Swanty. Previously, Lopez worked for the the Bureau of Indian Affairs from March 2021 to December 2021.
A Jan. 18 Facebook post from the Police Department said he was "a lateral transfer" from the Wind River Reservation in Crowheart, Wyoming.
Lopez was shot and killed by Nashio during the altercation, Swanty said. Whether Nashio used his own weapon or Lopez's weapon was still being investigated, according to Swanty.
Nashio then stole Lopez's vehicle and led other White Mountain Apache police officers on an approximately 40-mile chase through "very rugged and rural areas" of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Swanty said. There was "a rolling gunbattle" between Nashio and the officers during the chase, Swanty said.
He leaves behind a wife and child, according to Swanty.
Reach breaking news reporter Haleigh Kochanski at hkochanski@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @HaleighKochans.
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Potential dangerous temperatures forecasted across Arizona for upcoming week
Dry conditions, above normal temperatures and excessive heat are forecasted across Arizona for this upcoming week as a high pressure system approaches the state, according to the National Weather Service.
Tucson could reach 110 degrees next weekend
Potentially dangerous temperatures are on the way to southern Arizona, according to the NWS in Tucson. Temperatures are expected to reach about 10 to 12 degrees above normal by midweek in the southern region.
Excessive heat could begin on Thursday and continue through the weekend. Areas in lower elevations are expected to have maximum temperatures ranging between 101 and 109 degrees on Friday and Saturday. There is also a chance for Tucson to see its first 110 degree day of this year over the weekend, according to the NWS.
"By then it's already mid-June, so it's not like it's unheard of a 110 degrees in mid-June in Tucson. It will be about ten degrees above normal with 110, but it's been there before" Gary Zell, a meteorologist for the NWS in Tucson, said.
Dry thunderstorms are also possible later in the week, and the winds and lightning could lead to fires.
Zell said people should stay hydrated and try to stay indoors in this upcoming weather. Those who can't should try to do their outdoor work in the morning or late in the afternoon. Visitors should also be mindful of the heat, Zell said.
"If you're visiting Arizona — and it's a great place to visit — but if you're not from here, you really don't want to be hiking during the day," Zell said.
Night temperatures forecasted to be above 80 degrees later in the week in Phoenix
In central Arizona, there will also be a warming trend through the week with high temperatures forecasted between 104 to 107 degrees on Tuesday and 105 to 109 on Wednesday.
Excessive heat, with temperatures above 110 degrees, are expected by Thursday or Friday and over the weekend in the lower deserts, including Phoenix, according to NWS meteorologist Jared Heil. In the night, low temperatures will be above 80 degrees.
"It's around that time as well, especially in the urban heat island of Phoenix when overnight low temperatures will fail to drop below 80 degree and that is really when we start to see the very high or high heat risk," Heil said in a video forecast.
Heil said there is at least a 60% risk of hazardous temperatures for next weekend. In Gila county there is a chance of dry lightning strikes, which could spark fires, by the end of the week. No rain is forecasted during the week.
"We want you to stay safe. Heat is the number one weather killer, particularly here across the desert southwest," Heil said in the video.
Areas in Grand Canyon could reach highs of 115 degrees
In northern Arizona, there will also be a warming trend with temperatures ranging around 90 degrees beginning Tuesday, according to the NWS in Flagstaff. Areas in lower elevations could reach temperatures in the triple digits.
"Be sure to drink plenty of water throughout this extremely warm period and try to limit extended periods of exposure to the sun," the NWS website states.
Some places in northern Arizona, including the lower areas in the Grand Canyon, could see high temperatures between 110 to 115 degrees by the end of the week. Breezy afternoon winds are also forecasted in this region from Tuesday through Thursday.
How to stay safe in warm weather
The Arizona Department of Health Services provided tips to prevent heat-related illness:
- Drink water: It is recommended to drink at least two liters of water per day if people are staying inside all day. Those who spend time outdoors should drink one to two liters per hour they are outside.
- Dress for the heat: wear light-weight and light-colored clothing. Sunscreen should always be applied to exposed skin and it is recommended to wear a hat or use an umbrella when outdoors.
- Eat small meals and eat more often: They recommend avoiding foods high in protein that increase metabolic heat
- Monitor those at risk: Check on friends, family or others for signs of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
- Slow down and avoid strenuous activity: It is recommended to only do strenuous activity during the coolest hours of the day, between 4 and 7 a.m.
- Stay indoors
- Take breaks when engaged in physical activity: Take a break in a cool place when doing activity outside on a hot day.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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Judge rejects Arizona prisoner’s bid to delay execution
A federal judge has denied an Arizona prisoner's bid to delay his execution in the 1984 killing of an 8-year-old girl, according to the ruling posted Sunday.
U.S. District Judge Michael Liburdi's decision keeps on track Wednesday's scheduled execution of Frank Atwood, who argued the state's death penalty procedures would violate his constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment by subjecting him to unimaginable pain.
His lawyers said Atwood, who has a degenerative spinal condition that has left him in a wheelchair, would undergo excruciating suffering if he were strapped to a gurney while lying on his back during his lethal injection execution.
Liburdi said in the ruling made Saturday that he would not block the execution based on Atwood's claim, noting that the state will provide Atwood with a medical wedge that will relieve pressure on his spine and can also tilt the execution table. He said those accommodations "will minimize the pain Plaintiff experiences when he lies on his back."
The constitution, Liburdi wrote, "does not require a pain-free execution," and that Atwood's position will be similar to what he typically assumes in his cell to limit pain.
Liburdi also rejected challenges to the drug the state plans to use and dismissed Atwood's claim over the Arizona's use of the gas chamber, saying it was irrelevant because he will be executed using lethal injection.
The challenge to his method of execution is one of a flurry of last-minute appeals by Atwood. He's also asking the Arizona Supreme Court to delay his execution while his lawyers pursue claims that he is actually innocent of killing the little girl. That court denied a stay late last week, but is now considering the new claim.
And his lawyers continue to spar with the state over religious accommodations prior to and during his execution. He has been a practitioner of the Greek Orthodox faith for more than two decades and wants the state to allow him to undergo a religious initiation ceremony before the execution and receive last rites while in the execution chamber. The state has mainly agreed, but the two sides are at odds over exact details. A different federal judge is overseeing that matter.
"The state's insistence on cyanide gas is a cynical choice to force the acceptance of the danger and incompetence of its lethal injection method, at the cost of embracing Nazi methods of mass extermination," Joseph Perkovich, an attorney for Atwood, said in an email Sunday.
Who is Frank Atwood? What to know about Arizona's next scheduled execution
Atwood was convicted of murder in the 1984 killing of Vicki Hoskinson.
Authorities have said Atwood kidnapped the girl, whose remains were discovered in the desert northwest of Tucson nearly seven months after her disappearance. Experts could not determine the cause of death from the remains that were found, according to court records.
Atwood maintains that he is innocent of the crimes.
Until last month, Arizona went almost eight years without carrying out an execution. The hiatus has been attributed to the difficulty of securing lethal injection drugs as manufacturers refuse to supply them and to problems encountered during the July 2014 execution of Joseph Wood, who was given 15 doses of a two-drug combination over nearly two hours. Wood snorted repeatedly and gasped before he died. His attorney said the execution had been botched.
The hiatus ended on May 11 when the state executed prisoner Clarence Dixon for his murder conviction in the 1978 killing of Deana Bowdoin, a 21-year-old Arizona State University student.
As part of Atwood's argument to get his execution delayed, his lawyers questioned whether the compounded pentobarbital to be used in the execution meets pharmaceutical standards and whether the state has met a requirement that the drug's expiration date falls after the execution date.
Prosecutors say Atwood was trying to indefinitely postpone his execution through legal maneuvers.
Two weeks ago, Atwood declined to choose between lethal injection or the gas chamber, leaving him to be put to death by lethal injection, the state's default execution method.
Arizona, California, Missouri and Wyoming are the only states with decades-old lethal-gas execution laws still on the books. Arizona, which carried out the last gas chamber execution in the United States more than two decades ago, is the only state to still have a working gas chamber.
Previous coverage:Arizona prisoner Frank Atwood requests execution using nitrogen instead of cyanide gas
In recent years, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Alabama have passed laws allowing executions with nitrogen gas, at least in some circumstances, though experts say it's never been done and no state has established a protocol that would allow it.
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ATLANTA — Atlanta-based rapper Trouble was shot to death over the weekend, according to the Rockdale County sheriff's office.
The 34-year-old, whose real name is Mariel Semonte Orr, was found with a gunshot wound at the Lake St. James Apartment complex in Conyers at 3:20 a.m. Sunday, the sheriff's office said. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The Rockdale County Sheriff said no arrests have been made, however, they have secured warrants for a suspect identified as 33-year-old Jamichael Jones, of Atlanta, in connection to the murder. They released this photo of him:
They gave an update on its investigation at a press conference Sunday evening where spokeswoman Jedidia Canty said the shooting was an isolated incident and appears to be domestic. She added that Trouble and Jones knew the same woman that they were visiting at the apartment complex.
Trouble's record label, Def Jam Records said the rapper was a voice for his city in a post on social media.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the children, loved ones, and fans of Trouble," the label posted on Instagram. "A true voice for his city and an inspiration to the community he proudly represented."
Trouble released his debut mixtape in 2011, called December 17th, which includes his hit "Bussin'," which has nearly 2.8 million YouTube views.
The rap community was mourning his loss and sharing condolences on social media.
Rapper and activist Killer Mike, also from Atlanta, tweeted: "God Bless The Dead. He was a good man. Gone to soon."
Meek Mill, just the day before said there was no telling what tomorrow's news will be. Only to learn of Trouble's passing when he woke up.
Trouble's reported ex-girlfriend, Alexis Sky posted a heartfelt message on Twitter saying he didn't deserve this.
In 2020, Orr was in trouble with the law when he was accused of hurting a woman on New Year's Day. The woman alleged that she got in a fight with the rapper at a party on Lenox Road. The two left the party and she told police he pushed her onto the ground on Ga-400.
In 2019, 11Alive spoke with the rapper while he was promoting non-violence in the community. More than 500 people attended an event at Perkerson Park in southwest Atlanta. The rapper said at the time he wanted to use his troubled past to build a positive future for the community.
The event made waves across social media after a clip of police officers getting soaked up by water guns was posted online, which drew criticism on whether the crowd attendees took it too far.
The latest death comes just a month after Atlanta rapper Lil Keed, a member of the YSL record label founded by Young Thug, died at the age 24 in Atlanta, according to social media posts by his brother.
11Alive has reached out to Trouble's representatives for comment on his passing.
The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office said its investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office at (770 278-8188 or (770) 843-7647.
This is a developing story. Check back often for new information.
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HOUSTON — Houston-area leaders will gather Monday evening for a rally and prayer vigil in an effort to bring detained WNBA star Brittney Griner home.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will be joined by Mayor Sylvester Turner and others outside of the Toyota Center, as it's been nearly four months since Griner was detained in Russia.
The rally will take place at 6 p.m. outside of the arena and feature special guests and music.
In May, Griner appeared for a brief hearing handcuffed, her dreadlocks covered in a red hoodie and her face held low. The judge prolonged her detention until mid-June for her drug possession trial.
Griner, 31, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow airport back in February after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage. If convicted, she could face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
The Biden administration says the Houston native who played college ball at Baylor is being wrongfully detained. The WNBA and U.S. officials have worked toward her release without visible progress.
Griner can’t play with her WNBA colleagues. She can’t call them, either. But she can write them.
In one small bit of normalcy, Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players during her detainment in Russia. Hundreds of emails have been sent by players to an account Griner’s agent set up to allow them to communicate with her.
It’s not easy: The emails are printed out and delivered sporadically in bunches to Griner by her lawyer after they are vetted by Russian officials. Griner doesn’t have access to the email account; she’ll either write a response on paper and her lawyers will take a photo of it or she’ll dictate a response if she doesn’t have any paper.
Los Angeles Sparks forward Amanda Zahui B. never thought she’d hear back from Griner when she sent an email to the Phoenix Mercury center a few months ago.
“When she responded to my second letter it blew me away,” Zahui B. said. “I was like she responded!! In my third letter, I was like ‘hey best friend, we are officially best friends now.’”
Like so many WNBA players, Zahui B. wanted Griner to know she was thinking about her as the two-time Olympic gold medalist remains, in the view of U.S. officials, wrongfully detained in Russia.
When Zahui B. got her first response from Griner it made her smile and she promised herself she would send more notes. And she has, sending them every few weeks. So have many other players.
“We just don’t want her to think she’s forgotten,” Liberty center Stefanie Dolson said.
It’s not just emails being sent to Griner; Diana Taurasi actually sent a hand-written letter to her Mercury and Olympic teammate.
Griner’s agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas said the letters have been a way for the 6-foot-9 center to stay connected to her WNBA family.
Some players just offer hopes and prayers for Griner’s release and say they are thinking about her. Others send Sudoku puzzles or more personal notes.
New York Liberty’s Sandy Brondello, who coached Griner in Phoenix for nine seasons, just found out about the chance to email her former player a few days ago.
“I’m going to tell her that I love her and that I’m thinking about her,” said an emotional Brondello. “That’s my girl, it’s terrible. She’s been there too long.”
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STOCKTON, Calif. — A 37-year-old woman is dead and four other people are injured after a head-on crash involving a livestock trailer in Nevada County Saturday, the California Highway Patrol says.
Around 6:30 p.m. Saturday, officers with the CHP were called to the scene of the deadly crash on State Route 20 east of Chalk Bluff Road in Nevada County.
According to the CHP, an unidentified man was driving an Acura eastbound on State Route 20 at fast speeds. In his car, the man had a 37-year-old woman passenger, police say.
The driver was unable to maneuver a right curve in the roadway causing the Acura to cross into the westbound lane, officers say.
The Acura crossed into the path of a Ford F350, which police say was pulling a livestock trailer and two passengers. The Acura reportedly struck the Ford head-on.
The passenger of the Acura was pronounced dead on scene. The driver was taken to UC Davis Medical Center after suffering major injuries, the CHP says.
The 77-year-old driver of the Ford also suffered major injuries and was taken to an area hospital along with one of his passengers who sustained moderate injuries, according to the CHP. The third occupant of the Ford sustained minor injuries which didn't require hospitalization.
The livestock trailer held sheep which were all unharmed in the crash, the CHP says. Officials have not said whether they believe drugs or alcohol may have been factors in the crash.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Deputies with the Sacramento County Sherriff's Office are searching for a suspect said to have multiple felony warrants, at a hotel on Watt Avenue near Longview Drive.
Authorities have not specified what the warrants are for or what led up to the search Sunday afternoon.
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A western Iowa physician accused of causing the death of a patient and of posing a “high risk” to the public has told a judge the state licensing board is out to “lynch” him based on a “phony” competency evaluation.
Attorneys for Dr. Andrew Obamwonyi of Storm Lake have taken the Iowa Board of Medicine to court twice in the past year in an effort to block any disciplinary action against him. The doctor claims the board has used “cloak-and-dagger tactics” to force him to submit to a “phony” evaluation of his skills and then used that evaluation to “lynch” him and engage in character assassination.
The Board of Medicine alleges the evaluation resulted in the doctor scoring “worse than 99% of other individuals that took the test” and exposed serious gaps in the doctor’s knowledge.
Court records indicate Obamwonyi was issued an Iowa medical license in December 2011 and that his specialties include occupational and emergency medicine.
In March 2016, the board was informed of a malpractice claim pertaining to Obamwonyi’s care of a patient, identified in state records only as “J.P.” The board opened, and then closed on the same day, a case involving that patient’s care. A year later, the board was informed the malpractice claim had resulted in a $50,000 payout and it reopened the case. In September 2017, it ordered a clinical evaluation of Obamwonyi’s skills.
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By then, another investigation involving Obamwonyi was already underway. In May 2016, the board had received a complaint about care provided by Obamwonyi to a different patient, “S.C.,” concerning an alleged failure to adequately diagnose the patient’s condition.
The board investigated that complaint, but Obamwonyi allegedly failed to respond to the board’s inquiries, which resulted in a statement of charges for failure to cooperate with a board investigation. That charge was resolved through a settlement agreement. The underlying complaint related to patient care was investigated with the board eventually issuing Obamwonyi a private letter of warning.
Obamwonyi submitted to the board-ordered evaluation of his skills in April 2018, which identified what the board calls “several serious clinical and competency deficiencies.” As a result, the board ordered Obamwonyi to submit to a “structured, individualized education intervention.”
Board questions ‘safety and welfare’ of patients
Obamwonyi objected to the board order and a contested case hearing was scheduled for May 2021, with the board poised to issue public charges of professional incompetency.
Mike Sellers, Obamwonyi’s attorney, took the matter to court to block any further action. While identifying his client only as “Dr. John Doe,” he argued that the board’s order for a competency evaluation had contained false statements suggesting the doctor had caused “the death of a patient.”
Attorneys for the board warned the court that “Doe” was continuing “to see patients without any hindrance on his license. The board should be able to hear the case and make findings as quickly as possible about the potential threat Dr. Doe serves to the public of Iowa with his professional incompetency. The safety and welfare of the patients Dr. Doe serves may be in question and that high risk deserves a resolution as quickly as feasible.”
The court denied Sellers’ request for an order blocking or delaying the hearing on the incompetency charge, noting that the doctor’s administrative remedies had yet to be exhausted. The case proceeded and in January, Sellers filed a new lawsuit against the board seeking an order that would prevent it from publishing a final decision in the case or imposing any discipline on his client, whom he again identified only as “Dr. John Doe.”
Within a month, court filings by the judge and the attorney general’s office revealed “Doe” to be Obamwonyi.
According to the most recently filed court records, the first complaint pertaining to Obamwonyi involved a failure to properly diagnose the patient’s spinal fractures, which resulted in further harm to the patient. The board noted that while a triage nurse had noted the patient’s “neck pain,” Obamwonyi said he had never reviewed those notes and did not arrange for an MRI to rule out spinal cord injuries, despite the patient’s symptoms.
As for the second patient, that complaint dealt an ectopic pregnancy, a condition involves a fertilized egg attached outside the uterus. If left untreated, that condition can lead to life-threatening bleeding. The board noted what it called “serious concerns” about Obamwonyi’s evaluation, testing and treatment of that patient, citing “clear signs of a potential ectopic pregnancy.”
Obamwonyi’s lawyer, Sellers, told the court recently that while the board has sought to justify its order for a competency evaluation by citing the two previous disciplinary cases, both of those matters were closed by the board when the order was issued. “The board did not file a statement of charges in either of these cases after the board carefully considered each,” Sellers argued. “Therefore, no probable cause could have existed.”
Iowa law, Sellers told the court, does not give the licensing board “unbridled discretion to resurrect a case” after previously deciding there was no probable cause to pursue disciplinary action. “These two cases should have remained closed,” Sellers told the court, stating that the previous decisions had amounted to an “acquittal.”
In response, the board has alleged it has acted within its rights and that the 2018 evaluation included a multiple-choice test that revealed gaps in Obamwonyi’s “foundational knowledge.” Obamwonyi, the board alleged, “scored worse than 99% of other individuals that took the test.”
A hearing on the matter was held Friday morning in Polk County District Court, but a decision by the court has yet to be filed.
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ROUND ROCK, Texas — Round Rock held its first-ever LGBTQ+ Pride Festival on Saturday.
The inaugural Pride Festival was held at Centennial Plaza in the afternoon. Organizers said they weren't sure how the first pride event would turn out but in the end, hundreds of people filled the plaza.
The event featured opening remarks by KVUE Senior Reporter Tony Plohetski and an introduction of the Austin Gay Men's Corus, remarks from Mayor Craig Morgan and Round Rock Pride Founder Richard Parson, "Drag Queen Story Time" and a performance with Mini Kween Kee Kee and more.
Mayor Morgan issued a proclamation honoring the city's LGBTQ+ population and organizers said they wanted to hold the event to bring the community together.
"I'm very humbled that I am the one that has to do this. But I am so proud that I have a community that came together because not only the LGBTQ community came together, the entire Round Rock community," Round Rock Pride founder Richard Parson said.
Another founder of the event said they found the community's support overwhelming.
"The support was overwhelming, I really only thought we were going to have like five vendors here and we ended out with 42 and we had to turn a lot away because we don't have space. So, next year is going to be bigger and better," Ben Hillard said.
Round Rock was just one of several Central Texas cities hosting LGBTQ+ events for the first time ever this year. Leander, Pflugerville and Lockhart are also among the list.
Photos: Round Rock hosts first Pride Festival
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CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Bikers came from all over the world Saturday to compete in the 15th annual Carter County Omnium.
Hundreds of people took part in the event which consisted of a series of three bicycle races.
Organizers say the event is a thrill to watch or compete in.
“We’ve had 160 racers this year. Last year we had 330. There’s some vacations and COVID kind of backed up people with what they need to do at different times so we’ve had a smaller turnout this year but very good quality race,” said Reneau Dubberley.
Riders who earn the beast time have the chance to take home cash prizes which this year are up to $12,000. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/riders-take-part-in-carter-county-omnium/ | 2022-06-05T23:23:53 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/riders-take-part-in-carter-county-omnium/ |
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Police at the scene of the shooting in Mesa
8 PHOTOS | https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/mesa-breaking/2022/06/05/police-investigating-fatal-shooting-mesa-nightclub/7523875001/ | 2022-06-05T23:23:57 | 0 | https://www.azcentral.com/picture-gallery/news/local/mesa-breaking/2022/06/05/police-investigating-fatal-shooting-mesa-nightclub/7523875001/ |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Pets and their owners gathered at Tennessee Hills Brewstillery for the first-ever ‘Pups and Pints’ event.
Guests had the chance to come by and enjoy brews with their furry friends and compete for the opportunity to have their dog win Tennessee Hills dog of the month.
Pets and owners were encouraged to dress up and prizes went to the cutest and best-dressed dog.
The winners were featured on Tennessee Hills social media, and owners were awarded T-Shirts and dogs with brand new toys.
Tennessee Hills Brewstillery was also the winner of our previous Tri-Cities Best awards. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tennessee-hills-brewstillery-hosts-pups-and-pints-event/ | 2022-06-05T23:23:59 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/tennessee-hills-brewstillery-hosts-pups-and-pints-event/ |
HOUSTON — Houston-area leaders will gather Monday evening for a rally and prayer vigil in an effort to bring detained WNBA star Brittney Griner home.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee will be joined by Mayor Sylvester Turner and others outside of the Toyota Center, as it's been nearly four months since Griner was detained in Russia.
The rally will take place at 6 p.m. outside of the arena and feature special guests and music.
In May, Griner appeared for a brief hearing handcuffed, her dreadlocks covered in a red hoodie and her face held low. The judge prolonged her detention until mid-June for her drug possession trial.
Griner, 31, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained at the Moscow airport back in February after vape cartridges containing oil derived from cannabis were allegedly found in her luggage. If convicted, she could face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
The Biden administration says the Houston native who played college ball at Baylor is being wrongfully detained. The WNBA and U.S. officials have worked toward her release without visible progress.
Griner can’t play with her WNBA colleagues. She can’t call them, either. But she can write them.
In one small bit of normalcy, Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players during her detainment in Russia. Hundreds of emails have been sent by players to an account Griner’s agent set up to allow them to communicate with her.
It’s not easy: The emails are printed out and delivered sporadically in bunches to Griner by her lawyer after they are vetted by Russian officials. Griner doesn’t have access to the email account; she’ll either write a response on paper and her lawyers will take a photo of it or she’ll dictate a response if she doesn’t have any paper.
Los Angeles Sparks forward Amanda Zahui B. never thought she’d hear back from Griner when she sent an email to the Phoenix Mercury center a few months ago.
“When she responded to my second letter it blew me away,” Zahui B. said. “I was like she responded!! In my third letter, I was like ‘hey best friend, we are officially best friends now.’”
Like so many WNBA players, Zahui B. wanted Griner to know she was thinking about her as the two-time Olympic gold medalist remains, in the view of U.S. officials, wrongfully detained in Russia.
When Zahui B. got her first response from Griner it made her smile and she promised herself she would send more notes. And she has, sending them every few weeks. So have many other players.
“We just don’t want her to think she’s forgotten,” Liberty center Stefanie Dolson said.
It’s not just emails being sent to Griner; Diana Taurasi actually sent a hand-written letter to her Mercury and Olympic teammate.
Griner’s agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas said the letters have been a way for the 6-foot-9 center to stay connected to her WNBA family.
Some players just offer hopes and prayers for Griner’s release and say they are thinking about her. Others send Sudoku puzzles or more personal notes.
New York Liberty’s Sandy Brondello, who coached Griner in Phoenix for nine seasons, just found out about the chance to email her former player a few days ago.
“I’m going to tell her that I love her and that I’m thinking about her,” said an emotional Brondello. “That’s my girl, it’s terrible. She’s been there too long.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/brittney-griner-rally-prayer-vigil-toyota-center-houston-texas/285-cc489ac2-2d2d-4918-8070-7c4c5b55222f | 2022-06-05T23:27:57 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/brittney-griner-rally-prayer-vigil-toyota-center-houston-texas/285-cc489ac2-2d2d-4918-8070-7c4c5b55222f |
Parents will now be able to preregister for prepaid debit cards that will aid families in buying baby formula amid the ongoing shortage.
Urban Baby Beginnings, a nonprofit that supports pregnant and parenting families, will be distributing prepaid debit cards to those who preregister through its website at https://urbanbabybeginnings.org, according to a news release from Richmond City Hall. The organization has served families in the region for over 27 years. The link to register is set to go live on Monday.
After Mayor Levar Stoney announced last month that the city of Richmond and the Robins Foundation would be donating $45,000 in an initiative to combat the shortage, Feed More, the Community Foundation for a greater Richmond, the Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation, the Mary Morton Parsons Foundation, the Richmond Memorial Health Foundation and the Jackson Foundation joined to provide an additional $135,000.
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Urban Baby Beginnings will have access to $180,000 in city funds to purchase and distribute prepaid debit cards to those who can’t afford formula.
“This swift and generous response by our philanthropic and community partners is a testament to our shared commitment to working together to lift up Richmonders in a time of need, and I’m deeply grateful for their support and Council’s quick action to make this happen,” Stoney said in the release.
Supply disruptions, staffing shortages and safety recalls are all to blame for the shortage.
“My administration remains engaged with industry leaders on their production capabilities, and the Virginia Department of Heath is working to ensure that there are adequate supplies of baby formula statewide,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin said in a statement. “Additionally, my administration has asked the FDA to utilize all resources to get the U.S. plant back into production as quickly as possible. Simply put, acquiring baby formula shouldn’t be a challenge in the United States.”
Urban Baby Beginnings also offers information about mental health providers, doula services, lactation specialists and more to families and parents in Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Virginia Beach and Richmond.
Twitter: @MaddyFitzWrites | https://richmond.com/news/local/preregistration-for-prepaid-cards-for-formula-to-open-monday-in-richmond/article_4d519875-9335-50e7-b4ae-78e231ea159b.html | 2022-06-05T23:28:00 | 0 | https://richmond.com/news/local/preregistration-for-prepaid-cards-for-formula-to-open-monday-in-richmond/article_4d519875-9335-50e7-b4ae-78e231ea159b.html |
No one was injured in a house fire Sunday morning that left a home with extensive damage.
Bismarck's fire and police departments responded to 106 E. Ave. C after receiving a call of a house fire at 7:36 a.m. Sunday, according to Police Sgt. Scott Betz.
No one was injured by the fire, he said. Four people were there when the fire began. Betz said he didn't know the cause of the fire, which the Fire Department will investigate and determine.
Police called the Red Cross to aid the people displaced by the fire, Betz said.
The house sustained "extensive damage," he said. Maintenance-free fencing of a nearby home melted during the fire, he said.
Reach Jack Dura at 701-250-8225 or jack.dura@bismarcktribune.com. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/no-injuries-in-bismarck-house-fire/article_7727d30e-e50b-11ec-8afe-13c29578b173.html | 2022-06-05T23:28:14 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/bismarck/no-injuries-in-bismarck-house-fire/article_7727d30e-e50b-11ec-8afe-13c29578b173.html |
The Richmond Flying Squirrels closed out a road trip with a 4-3 loss to the Akron RubberDucks on Sunday in front of 4,198 fans at Canal Park.
The Squirrels ended up taking the six-game series with four wins.
Sunday, Akron (29-22) struck early with a two-RBI double from George Valera in the first inning.
Richmond (28-23) had four extra-base hits, but left six runners stranded.
The Squirrels tied the game 2-2 in the second inning, but Akron stole the lead right back with an RBI single against Richmond starter Matt Frisbee, who took the loss to drop to 1-4.
Richmond returns home to start a six-game series against the Erie SeaWolves on Tuesday night at The Diamond. Tuesday's game will be Salute to Truckers night, with a mesh hat giveaway for the first 1,000 fans 15 and under. | https://richmond.com/sports/local/squirrels-fall-4-3-in-sunday-finale-in-akron/article_c1303013-81f3-53dc-b6ee-f54775dc41d0.html | 2022-06-05T23:28:37 | 1 | https://richmond.com/sports/local/squirrels-fall-4-3-in-sunday-finale-in-akron/article_c1303013-81f3-53dc-b6ee-f54775dc41d0.html |
CROWN POINT — A Chicago man pleaded guilty last week to one felony count of sexual battery in connection with allegations he raped a 17-year-old girl in 2020 while staying with her family in Hammond.
Terance A. Edwards, 29, agreed to a 2 1/2-year jail sentence, Lake Criminal Court records show.
Because of credit for time served while awaiting a resolution in his case, Judge Natalie Bokota ordered him released from jail.
Edwards will be required to register as a sex offender, his plea agreement states.
He admitted he fondled the girl Nov. 24, 2020, as she slept, refused to stop when she woke up and told him to get off her and grabbed her by the wrist and told her, "Chill out."
According to charging documents, Edwards had been staying with the girl's family to get a "fresh start."
The girl told police she ran into her mother's room and locked the door. When the mother returned home, the girl disclosed what happened and the mother took her to a hospital.
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Edwards was arrested outside the residence by Hammond police, according to court documents.
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Devonne Tyler
Booking Number(s): 2204424
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Watkins
Booking Number(s): 2204441
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kirk Struven
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204437
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ken Taylor
Booking Number(s): 2204445
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Patterson III
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204451
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Thomas Philpot II
Booking Number(s): 2204427
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Smith
Booking Number(s): 2204456
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kerri Olson
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204419
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Meadows III
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204416
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Lewis
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
Andraya Mathis
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204420
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luke McCormick
Booking Number(s): 2204436
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
LaMarc Hall
Booking Number(s): 2204426
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Allie Hassan
Residence: Orland Hills, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204434
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharonia Jelks
Booking Number(s): 2204440
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tracey Getter
Booking Number(s): 2204418
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jordan Fletcher
Residence: North Judson, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204421
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Offense Description: Felony
Michael Dillard
Booking Number(s): 2204422
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cristian Anaya
Booking Number(s): 2204425
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jasper Brewer
Booking Number(s): 2204438
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Karen Church
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
Garrett Abromitis
Booking Number(s): 2204452
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Starr Tillis
Booking Number(s): 2204407
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Moose
Booking Number(s): 2204381
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alex Moreno
Booking Number(s): 2204393
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Miguel Payan
Booking Number(s): 2204408
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanors
Christopher Stewart
Booking Number(s): 2204384
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Thule
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
Residence: Bowling Green, KY
Booking Number(s): 2204396
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melinda Massey
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204379
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Maldonado Collado
Booking Number(s): 2204403
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jakeem Johnson
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204414
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brian Lindley
Booking Number(s): 2204397
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Gleeson
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204402
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Albert Hendon
Booking Number(s): 2204388
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Zolinda Diaz
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
Arthur Ford III
Booking Number(s): 2204382
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Harry Bernstein
Booking Number(s): 2204410
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ray Weems Jr.
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
Jerry Stokes Jr.
Booking Number(s): 2204349
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Limmie Lockhart III
Booking Number(s): 2204365
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffery Morgan Jr.
Booking Number(s): 2204377
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Schweitzer
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
Darrin Slaughter
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204352
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Enedelia Hernandez
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
Robert Hudson Jr.
Booking Number(s): 2204348
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Laiza Gonzalez
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
Crystal Fantasia
Booking Number(s): 2204350
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jovanni Garza
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204366
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devonne Tyler
Booking Number(s): 2204424
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Watkins
Booking Number(s): 2204441
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kirk Struven
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204437
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ken Taylor
Booking Number(s): 2204445
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Patterson III
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204451
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Thomas Philpot II
Booking Number(s): 2204427
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Smith
Booking Number(s): 2204456
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kerri Olson
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204419
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Meadows III
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204416
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Lewis
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
Andraya Mathis
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204420
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luke McCormick
Booking Number(s): 2204436
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
LaMarc Hall
Booking Number(s): 2204426
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Allie Hassan
Residence: Orland Hills, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204434
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharonia Jelks
Booking Number(s): 2204440
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tracey Getter
Booking Number(s): 2204418
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jordan Fletcher
Residence: North Judson, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204421
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Offense Description: Felony
Michael Dillard
Booking Number(s): 2204422
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cristian Anaya
Booking Number(s): 2204425
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jasper Brewer
Booking Number(s): 2204438
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Karen Church
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
Garrett Abromitis
Booking Number(s): 2204452
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Starr Tillis
Booking Number(s): 2204407
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Moose
Booking Number(s): 2204381
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alex Moreno
Booking Number(s): 2204393
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Miguel Payan
Booking Number(s): 2204408
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanors
Christopher Stewart
Booking Number(s): 2204384
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Thule
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
Residence: Bowling Green, KY
Booking Number(s): 2204396
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melinda Massey
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204379
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Maldonado Collado
Booking Number(s): 2204403
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jakeem Johnson
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204414
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brian Lindley
Booking Number(s): 2204397
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Gleeson
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204402
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Albert Hendon
Booking Number(s): 2204388
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Zolinda Diaz
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
Arthur Ford III
Booking Number(s): 2204382
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Harry Bernstein
Booking Number(s): 2204410
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ray Weems Jr.
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
Jerry Stokes Jr.
Booking Number(s): 2204349
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Limmie Lockhart III
Booking Number(s): 2204365
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffery Morgan Jr.
Booking Number(s): 2204377
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Schweitzer
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
Darrin Slaughter
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204352
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Enedelia Hernandez
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
Robert Hudson Jr.
Booking Number(s): 2204348
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Laiza Gonzalez
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
Crystal Fantasia
Booking Number(s): 2204350
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jovanni Garza
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204366
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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CROWN POINT — A Wheaton, Illinois, man was placed on probation last week for 1 1/2 years after pleading guilty in connection with allegations he seriously injured an Indiana State Police trooper when he plowed into the trooper's car while driving drunk.
Cameron D. Geweniger, 32, admitted to resisting law enforcement, a level 6 felony, and reckless driving, a class A misdemeanor.
In exchange for his pleas, Lake County prosecutors agreed to dismiss one felony and five misdemeanor counts of operating while intoxicated.
Geweniger, who appeared before Lake Criminal Court Judge Samuel Cappas with defense attorney Steven Mullins, agreed to serve 80 hours of community service and successfully complete a substance abuse program.
Cappas accepted his plea and sentenced him to one year in jail for resisting law enforcement and six months for reckless driving, all suspended in favor of probation.
According to charging documents, Trooper Corey Adam was dispatched April 28, 2020, to a single-car crash on westbound Interstate 80/94, about a quarter mile east of Burr Street.
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He located a black Mercedes Benz that had struck a center median wall and come to rest partially in the left and left-center lane, police said.
Adam parked his marked Dodge Charger, with emergency lights on, behind the Mercedes. Troopers Dennis Griffin and Israel Rosillo parked farther behind Adam's patrol car with emergency lights on and activated about 15 flares in the road.
As the troopers were investigating, Griffin noticed a 2004 Chevrolet SUV speeding toward them in the left-center lane and attempted to yell to Adam to warn him. The SUV's driver, Geweniger, struck Adam's car, causing it to hit the Mercedes and the median wall, police said.
Rosillo was able to jump over the median barrier to avoid being stuck by Adams' patrol car.
Griffin and Rosillo were able to extricate Adam, who was in the driver's seat at the time of the crash, as his car leaked gasoline, police said.
The driver of the Mercedes was sitting in a different state police vehicle waiting for a tow truck and was unharmed.
Adam was taken to Methodist Hospitals Northlake Campus in Gary with serious injuries. Police said shortly after the crash he was expected to make a full recovery.
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Devonne Tyler
Booking Number(s): 2204424
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Watkins
Booking Number(s): 2204441
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kirk Struven
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204437
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ken Taylor
Booking Number(s): 2204445
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Patterson III
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204451
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Thomas Philpot II
Booking Number(s): 2204427
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Smith
Booking Number(s): 2204456
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kerri Olson
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204419
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Meadows III
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204416
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Lewis
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
Andraya Mathis
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204420
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luke McCormick
Booking Number(s): 2204436
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
LaMarc Hall
Booking Number(s): 2204426
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Allie Hassan
Residence: Orland Hills, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204434
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharonia Jelks
Booking Number(s): 2204440
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tracey Getter
Booking Number(s): 2204418
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jordan Fletcher
Residence: North Judson, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204421
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Offense Description: Felony
Michael Dillard
Booking Number(s): 2204422
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cristian Anaya
Booking Number(s): 2204425
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jasper Brewer
Booking Number(s): 2204438
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Karen Church
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
Garrett Abromitis
Booking Number(s): 2204452
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Starr Tillis
Booking Number(s): 2204407
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Moose
Booking Number(s): 2204381
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alex Moreno
Booking Number(s): 2204393
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Miguel Payan
Booking Number(s): 2204408
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanors
Christopher Stewart
Booking Number(s): 2204384
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Thule
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
Residence: Bowling Green, KY
Booking Number(s): 2204396
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melinda Massey
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204379
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Maldonado Collado
Booking Number(s): 2204403
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jakeem Johnson
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204414
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brian Lindley
Booking Number(s): 2204397
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Gleeson
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204402
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Albert Hendon
Booking Number(s): 2204388
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Zolinda Diaz
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
Arthur Ford III
Booking Number(s): 2204382
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Harry Bernstein
Booking Number(s): 2204410
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ray Weems Jr.
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
Jerry Stokes Jr.
Booking Number(s): 2204349
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Limmie Lockhart III
Booking Number(s): 2204365
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffery Morgan Jr.
Booking Number(s): 2204377
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Schweitzer
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
Darrin Slaughter
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204352
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Enedelia Hernandez
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
Robert Hudson Jr.
Booking Number(s): 2204348
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Laiza Gonzalez
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
Crystal Fantasia
Booking Number(s): 2204350
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jovanni Garza
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204366
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Devonne Tyler
Booking Number(s): 2204424
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - DEALING - SCHEDULE I, II, OR III
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Isaiah Watkins
Booking Number(s): 2204441
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kirk Struven
Residence: Crown Point, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204437
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ken Taylor
Booking Number(s): 2204445
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT DEF. USES A VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Patterson III
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204451
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING - ESCAPE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Thomas Philpot II
Booking Number(s): 2204427
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Kenneth Smith
Booking Number(s): 2204456
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Kerri Olson
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204419
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Henry Meadows III
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204416
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Dontrell Lewis
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
Andraya Mathis
Residence: Cedar Lake, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204420
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Luke McCormick
Booking Number(s): 2204436
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
LaMarc Hall
Booking Number(s): 2204426
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Allie Hassan
Residence: Orland Hills, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204434
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: CASINO GAMBLING VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Sharonia Jelks
Booking Number(s): 2204440
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Tracey Getter
Booking Number(s): 2204418
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jordan Fletcher
Residence: North Judson, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204421
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Offense Description: Felony
Michael Dillard
Booking Number(s): 2204422
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DEALING - COCAINE OR NARCOTIC DRUG
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Cristian Anaya
Booking Number(s): 2204425
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Jasper Brewer
Booking Number(s): 2204438
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Karen Church
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
Garrett Abromitis
Booking Number(s): 2204452
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Offense Description: BATTERY - SIMPLE - BODILY WASTE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Starr Tillis
Booking Number(s): 2204407
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Daniel Moose
Booking Number(s): 2204381
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - FORCIBLY RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Alex Moreno
Booking Number(s): 2204393
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: BURGLARY - PROPERTY - RESIDENTIAL ENTRY - BREAKING AND ENTERING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Miguel Payan
Booking Number(s): 2204408
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: OWI; DOMESTIC BATTERY - SIMPLE
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanors
Christopher Stewart
Booking Number(s): 2204384
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: INTIMIDATION
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Patrick Thule
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
Residence: Bowling Green, KY
Booking Number(s): 2204396
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Melinda Massey
Residence: Valparaiso, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204379
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - METHAMPHETAMINE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jose Maldonado Collado
Booking Number(s): 2204403
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jakeem Johnson
Residence: Blue Island, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204414
Arrest Date: May 24, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Brian Lindley
Booking Number(s): 2204397
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Brian Gleeson
Residence: East Chicago, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204402
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Albert Hendon
Booking Number(s): 2204388
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Zolinda Diaz
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
Arthur Ford III
Booking Number(s): 2204382
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: NEGLECT OF DEPENDANT/CHILD VIOLATIONS
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Harry Bernstein
Booking Number(s): 2204410
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Ray Weems Jr.
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
Jerry Stokes Jr.
Booking Number(s): 2204349
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Limmie Lockhart III
Booking Number(s): 2204365
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT - VEHICLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jeffery Morgan Jr.
Booking Number(s): 2204377
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Offense Description: THEFT - PROPERTY - SIMPLE - $750 TO $50,000
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Christopher Schweitzer
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
Darrin Slaughter
Residence: Calumet City, IL
Booking Number(s): 2204352
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Misdemeanor
Enedelia Hernandez
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
Robert Hudson Jr.
Booking Number(s): 2204348
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION - FIREARM - BY A SERIOUS VIOLENT FELON
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Laiza Gonzalez
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
Crystal Fantasia
Booking Number(s): 2204350
Arrest Date: May 22, 2022
Offense Description: POSSESSION HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR NEEDLE
Highest Offense Class: Felony
Jovanni Garza
Residence: Merrillville, IN
Booking Number(s): 2204366
Arrest Date: May 23, 2022
Highest Offense Class: Felony
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HOBART — Improvements are coming to City Hall, but they won't be as extensive as initially planned.
The City Council and Mayor Brian Snedecor authorized up to $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding for enhancements addressing safety and COVID issues, Clerk-Treasurer Deb Longer said.
“We looked carefully at this building, and it’s time to do some upgrades,” Longer said.
A new front entrance, an emergency exit and interior work are planned for the facility at 414 Main St.
“We will not be doing a major renovation and anticipate spending less than $200,000 on what is planned at this time,” Longer said.
She said city leaders eventually will reevaluate the needs at City Hall and determine if other work is necessary there.
The front entrance will be converted to a touchless sliding door that’s ADA compliant.
Longer said the city also plans to create a new exit point off of the council chambers on the second floor of City Hall.
“Essentially an emergency exit because the second floor of this building has no secondary exit,” Longer said.
She said the outdoor structure isn’t an entryway, but it provides a method for people to leave the facility in an emergency.
The city’s Plan Commission on Thursday reviewed the project and authorized the site plan for the improvements.
As Hobart plans to enhance City Hall, the municipality also looks to address another need.
The City Council approved the creation of an IT position in the city.
“The maximum salary amount for the new IT position is $80,000 plus benefits for a full-time employee,” Longer said. “The range for hiring is anywhere between $30,000 (and) $80,000.”
Police Chief Garrett Ciszewski said IT work is currently handled by a consultant who’s working about 20 hours a week in the municipality.
He said that person plans to retire. It was recommended the city hire a person to provide full-time IT services in the municipality.
“Our IT needs as a city have grown exponentially through the years,” Ciszewski said.
He said the Police Department has 100 computers and a few servers by itself. Councilman Josh Huddlestun said the Parks Department recently encountered issues with a new system it has in place. In addition to helping with those issues, an IT employee can help the city with new technology.
“Just having somebody on staff to sit down with a group of employees and answer their questions without anybody feeling stupid about asking them,” Longer said. “Just to walk them through how to use what we have.”
Longer said Hobart considered outsourcing the IT position, but that doesn’t seem feasible at this time.
“The problem with that is we run 24/7 and you’re at their mercy as to when they can make it out,” she said.
It hasn’t yet been determined when a person will be hired. Ciszewski said Hobart’s IT consultant agreed to help train the person selected for the new position.
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“We are excited as to what was accomplished in 2021 and what is now occurring in 2022,” Mayor Brian Snedecor said in a video State of the City address presented during Wednesday’s City Council meeting.
Hobart Building Official Karen Hansen said the Hobart Building Department issued 2,651 permits in 2021. The construction work completed last year was valued at more than $80 million.
Becknell Industrial is asking the city to rezone about 156 acres at 61st Avenue and Colorado Street. The property has a residential classification; Becknell needs light manufacturing zoning. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hobart/hobart-plans-city-hall-improvements/article_a416db4c-5ebc-54ed-a6f8-06e295b56fc0.html | 2022-06-05T23:35:02 | 1 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/hobart/hobart-plans-city-hall-improvements/article_a416db4c-5ebc-54ed-a6f8-06e295b56fc0.html |
The Arizona Daily Star Sportsmen’s Fund raises money so children from low-income households and military families can attend summer camp at little or no cost to their families.
Since 1947, the Sportsmen’s Fund has helped pay for 43,081 children to go to camp. We’re one of the oldest 501(c )(3) charities in Arizona and one of the most efficient, with 97 cents from every dollar going to send kids to camp.
We send local kids to weeklong YMCA, Boy Scout or Girl Scout overnight or virtual camps, and virtual and overnight Camp Tatiyee, for school-age children and older teens with special needs.
This is our 75th year of raising money to help local boys and girls do more and be more. Our goal is to raise $225,000 to send up to 700 local boys and girls to summer camp. So far, we’ve received 788 donations totaling $118,740, or just over 52% of our goal.
Your contribution qualifies for the Arizona tax credit of up to $800 for donations to qualifying charitable organizations. Our code is 20450.
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Donations are welcome throughout the year.
Recent donations include:
Donald Albin, $35.
Eunice Nelson Albright, $100.
Hector Amado, $45.
Frank Amparano, $200.
Joyce Armstrong, $45.
Patricia Banner, $50.
Grace Barettholle, $100.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnes, $500.
Melanie Bates, in memory of Robert L. Bates, $325.
Elizabeth Beckwith, $50.
Gail Ben-Jamin, $25.
Larry and Randi Berkson, $800.
Linza Bethea, $20.
Sharon Bigot, $100.
P.K. Brady, in memory of Jim Brady, $100.
E.M. Brown, $100.
Michael Bubla, $400.
Hale and Patricia Burrus, $25.
John Campbell, $400.
Carol Carlin, in honor of Hubert Summers, $100.
John Carter, $100.
Alan Citron, $250.
Bill and Rosemary Clarke, $400.
T.J. Cochran, $50.
Mr. and Mrs. James Crawford, $100.
Franklin Crosby, $200.
Joseph Daniszewski, $250.
Mary Lou Decker, $100.
Judith Donbergs, $100.
Robert Downs, $200.
Mary Erbe, $100.
Katherine Ferguson, $50.
Ruben Fernandez, $250.
Irma Ficzeri, $100.
Gary and Charlene Forbes, $200.
Kathleen Fordney, in memory of Norma Gamble, $50.
Witthoft Apprill Family Foundation, $500.
Frederick Frelinghuysen, $100.
David Gallaher, in memory of Liz Cohn, a dedicated Rotarian, $100.
Robin and Anne Gomez, $100.
Thomas Greco, $50.
Lois Handley, $100.
Katherina Harder, $1,000.
William Harlow, in memory of my brother John M. Harlow Jr., $300.
Jack Harmon, $25.
Elizabeth Heintz, in memory of John C. Heintz, $20.
Cynthia Henry, in memory of John Almquest, $30.
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Hicks, $200.
Mindy and Fred Hirsh, $50.
Morgan and Sharon Hunter, $150.
Adrian Ingalsbe, $75.
Robert and Sheryl Ivey, $50.
Nancy Jacques, $150.
Steven Jarrett, $100.
Rodell Johnson, $250.
Ken Johnson, in memory of Chick Hawkins, Jim Eppler and Tommy Hudson, $500. | https://tucson.com/news/local/arizona-daily-star-sportsmen-s-fund-send-a-kid-to-camp/article_2ebeb942-e29b-11ec-ac8f-fb5ed58f1a5e.html | 2022-06-05T23:41:17 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/arizona-daily-star-sportsmen-s-fund-send-a-kid-to-camp/article_2ebeb942-e29b-11ec-ac8f-fb5ed58f1a5e.html |
A $1.2 million grant to a UA College of Education program that provides mentors and educational resources to Arizona’s Indigenous communities will double the number of mentors working with middle and high school students.
The Arizona Department of Education grant to Native SOAR, which stands for Student Outreach, Access and Resiliency program, will help double from 20 to 40 University of Arizona undergraduates to mentor students in the fall and spring semesters, said Amanda Cheromiah, Native SOAR director.
The program emphasizes Indigenous teaching and knowledge, and over 10 weeks, UA students from any major will spend up to four hours a week mentoring middle and high school students about attending college, cultural resilience, leadership skills and identity exploration. The mentors, who mostly are Indigenous, must enroll in a three-credit Native SOAR class and are paid for their work as mentors.
Recent mentor Cassandra Perez is from the San Carlos Apache Reservation, near Globe, and this past academic year she was a mentor to two Pascua Yaqui students attending Tucson High Magnet School. Both were juniors, and Perez shared with them what college life is like, including living on or off campus; financial aid and scholarships; study habits; and the differences in going to a community college first and then transferring to a four-year institution, or immediately going to a university after high school.
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Perez said giving advice and helping high school students learn about college was fulfilling. She said her involvement in the program was “one of the best things” that happened to her.
“Native SOAR gave me a chance to share my story, but it also just gave me a chance to be myself, talk with other people from different backgrounds and to hear their stories as well,” said Perez who also received support from her parents and grandparents, adding that she lost her maternal grandparents and an uncle within three weeks from COVID-19 when she was a junior.
Perez, who also was mentored in the Native SOAR program by Cheromiah and law school students, graduated in May with a bachelor’s in law from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The 22-year-old plans on attending the UA James E. Rogers College of Law and enroll in a dual degree program to pursue a law degree alongside a master’s degree in either American Indian studies or Indigenous governance.
The Native SOAR program also offers workshops emphasizing Indigenous knowledge and best teaching practices to all local K-12 educators. The sessions are taught by Native SOAR staff and university students.
“Historically, Indigenous students have lower enrollment, retention, and graduation rates in higher education compared to other student populations,” said Cheromiah in a news release. “Native SOAR closes educational gaps by providing culturally responsive programming and mentorship that increases the number of Indigenous students who enter and graduate from college,” said Cheromiah, a member of the Laguna Pueblo of New Mexico.
Cheromiah, who runs the program with two graduate student assistants, Jeremiah Foster and Myrhea Sherman, said even though mentoring is at the core of the program’s mission, Native SOAR also includes resources related to recruitment, retention and career development.
Since 2014, nearly 300 undergraduates have served as college mentors who represent over 50 majors, said Cheromiah. Most of the mentors are members of Arizona tribes, but there are mentors who are enrolled in tribes outside the state. Cheromiah said she is proud of the program’s ability “to build the confidence of Indigenous youth and educators, create and implement culturally relevant curriculum, programming and marketing materials designed for Indigenous students and communities and to amplify our narratives as Indigenous people in education and beyond.”
In the past eight years, mentors have spent nearly 7,000 hours advising more than 6,900 kindergarten through 12th grade students throughout the Southwest and served more than 140 schools mostly in the state, the program’s data shows.
During COVID-19, the program’s services were offered virtually with funding from the College of Education and the Office of the Provost. “Our ability to mentor online and in person really helped us create healing spaces and spaces of innovation with our Indigenous communities,” said the program director. She said students and educators in rural areas had asked for better access to technology and online resources.
The new funding will help the program continue to reach those communities. Over three years, the program will purchase 750 tablets, which will be loaded with mentoring resources for middle and high school students, said Cheromiah. An additional 65 tablets for program staff and educators also will be purchased, and more workshops and professional development opportunities to K-12 educators will be offered.
Contact reporter Carmen Duarte at cduarte@tucson.com or on Twitter: @cduartestar | https://tucson.com/news/local/grant-helps-double-size-of-native-mentorship-program-at-ua/article_8af5a0c0-e3ba-11ec-acec-5bb93c68b24b.html | 2022-06-05T23:41:23 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/grant-helps-double-size-of-native-mentorship-program-at-ua/article_8af5a0c0-e3ba-11ec-acec-5bb93c68b24b.html |
In 1972 — a century after his arrival in the Old Pueblo — the Tucson City Council named a park in honor of William Wallace Ormsby, a Civil War veteran who settled here.
Ormsby and his twin Levi Washington Ormsby were born Dec. 2, 1835, in Amherst, Ohio. Their father was William Ormsby, and their mother was likely Olive or Minerva Ormsby, and they also had a daughter.
By late 1843, it's believed the family, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, had relocated to Kirtland, Ohio, which a few years earlier had been the center of this new religious movement and became the site of its first temple.
A couple years later, the family was in Nauvoo, Illinois, and likely witnessed the construction there of the second temple, as well as some of the mob violence against Mormons in that city, which eventually led to their departure.
By 1850, the family was at present-day Council Bluffs, Iowa, and in June of that year departed on a church wagon train, consisting of about 200 souls and approximately 50 wagons, known as the Milo Andrus Company. They passed many graves along the way, due in part to the cholera epidemic of the time, as they traveled along the Platte River through Nebraska and Wyoming before entering present-day Utah.
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What happened after the Ormsby family's arrival in Utah was described in a letter a few years later by John Stoker, the bishop of Bountiful, Utah, to Abner Ormsby, who inquired about the location of "my brother William Ormsby, a man about 65 years of age":
"William Ormsby was a resident of the North Canyon Ward, Davis County, and he died in December 1851 or January 1852. He had a daughter named Olive Cynthia Ormsby who died March 1, 1851, age 17 years. He had two sons that were twins; their names were Levi & William Ormsby, who left the (Utah) Territory in the spring of 1853 for Lower California and were living near San Bernardino for a number of years — nothing further is known concerning them." (The fate of the children's mother is not known.)
During the U.S. Civil War, Capt. Alexander Gibson organized what would be known as Company B., 7th California Infantry Regiment of the Union Army, at Marysville, California. The Ormsby brothers enlisted as privates, Levi on Oct. 10, 1864, and William Wallace on Oct. 27, 1864.
After the company was mustered into service on Nov. 1, 1864, it was dispatched to the Presidio of San Francisco, where it remained until May 1865, when it was ordered to Tucson, Arizona Territory.
The unit traveled by sea to San Pedro, California, marched from there to Fort Yuma, and thenceforth east along the Gila River and south along the Santa Cruz River to Tucson.
The Ormsby brothers spent a few months shy of a year in the Old Pueblo, a sunbaked adobe village that had begun as a Spanish presidio or fort and slowly grew outside the thick adobe walls.
While stationed here, it’s likely the brothers learned from the sparse Spanish-speaking population the names of the dirt streets they walked in town, which in many ways described the town itself.
For example, Calle del Arroyo (Wash Street) was where the arroyo or wash ran just south of the old fort wall into the nearby Santa Cruz River; Callejon Del Herrero (Blacksmith Alley) was where Louis Quesse, a Prussian-born blacksmith, plied his trade on one side of the alley and Pvt. Thomas Belknap, (Co. B., 1st California Regiment Cavalry) carried out the military blacksmith, farrier and wagon shop; and Calle de la Mesilla (Mesilla Street), a thin dirt path was where wagon trains carrying goods from Mesilla, New Mexico Territory traveled to La Plaza de la Mesilla (Mesilla Plaza) to be unloaded. The latter street name was soon changed to Mesilla Street and existed until about 1970. It was the last of the original Spanish street names.
It's unlikely either brother ever did any real fighting while stationed in Tucson, although it's possible one or both were part of Lt. Frank Upham's detachment to recover the bodies of a father, mother and child from Monterey, Mexico, who had been killed by Apaches about 27 miles southeast of Tucson near Cienega Creek. It's also likely the brothers spent many hours at the canvas-covered sentinel station on top of Sentinel Peak ("A" Mountain) watching for Apache raiding parties.
In early 1866, Company B. was ordered back to the Presidio of San Francisco where the brothers were mustered out on April 26, 1866.
The inseparable brothers relocated to San Rafael and then Santa Rosa, California, where William worked as a saddler and Levi as a miller, before becoming farmers in Carpenteria, California.
By late 1871, Ormsby had a letter waiting for him at the Tucson post office that had not yet been picked up, so he was likely on his way to Tucson at this point and likely arrived in early 1872.
By March 1873, Ormsby was involved with two partners in a small gold mining operation about 30 miles west of Tucson.
On Dec. 28, 1873, Judge W.J. Osborn (namesake of Tucson's misspelled Osborne Avenue) married William W. Ormsby to Refugia Buelna. Buelna is believed to have been born around 1850 in Sonora, Mexico, and to have immigrated to the U.S. around 1870.
The couple would have children William B. Ormsby in 1876, Carmen "Carrie" Ormsby in 1878, Rosa Ormsby around 1880 and possibly a fourth child, Rafael, around 1884.
In 1874, William W. Ormsby was part of a coroner's jury during an inquest into the killing of two suspected horse thieves near Desert Station, about 27 miles northwest of Tucson.
By late 1876, Ormsby was spending time near Florence, Arizona, likely searching for precious metals. Four years later he was involved in a mine named Phebe B. or Phoebe B. in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
In the mid-1890s, Carmen Ormsby married rancher George Myers; Rosa Ormsby wed Dececino Duarte; and William B. Ormsby took Francisca Argel to be his wife, all in Florence.
By 1901, William W. Ormsby was a widow or divorced. That year, he married Teodora Silvas in Florence, but this marriage lasted only six days before he abandoned his new wife and disappeared. A couple years later, after they were divorced, the likely reason came to the surface.
An area newspaper shared, "William Ormsby has located some very large quartz-filled veins, in the vicinity of Walnut Grove, 20 miles northeast of Florence. The quartz carries gold, copper and silver, on the surface, in fair percentage. He discovered these veins in the early days, when the Apaches were still lurking in the hills around Walnut Springs, and could not develop them at that time. He had not returned to them since those early days till last week and found some of his old tools just where he left them in the old works. The handles of the shovels and picks had rotted and fallen to pieces."
At the time he was working on his mine, he was receiving a six-dollar-per-month pension from the U.S. government, likely in connection with his Civil War service.
In 1910, Ormsby received his homestead patent for 40 acres for land northeast of Florence. He later lived in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, before he died in Tempe in 1922 at the age of 87.
By 1933, his son William B. Ormsby and his second wife, Carlota, were residing at "Santa Cruz Road, cor. Farms Co. ditch," in Tucson, an area now believed to be Santa Cruz Lane, somewhere between 24th Street and Silver Lake Road, in a neighborhood sometimes called Barrio Santa Cruz.
Other Ormsbys would soon follow, occupying homes in this area and to the north, in what is now called Barrio Kroeger Lane, for many generations to come.
Years later, in 1971, Tucson purchased a small parcel of land near West 24th Street and Santa Cruz Lane as part of the Model Cities mini-parks program.
Demesia Ormsby wrote a letter signed by numerous neighbors to Mayor Lew Murphy, successfully asking that the City Council name it Ormsby Park.
Special thanks to Perri Pyle of the Arizona Historical Society and also the staff of the Pinal County Historical Society for research assistance on this article.
David Leighton is a historian and author of “The History of the Hughes Missile Plant in Tucson, 1947-1960.” He has been featured on PBS, ABC, Travel Channel and various radio shows, and his work has appeared in Arizona Highways. He named four local streets in honor of pioneers Federico and Lupe Ronstadt and barrel racer Sherry Cervi. If you have a street to suggest or a story to share, email him at azjournalist21@gmail.com | https://tucson.com/news/local/history/street-smarts-tucsons-ormsby-park-named-for-civil-war-veteran/article_10fb8372-e520-11ec-98e6-b3862bf24a0e.html | 2022-06-05T23:41:29 | 1 | https://tucson.com/news/local/history/street-smarts-tucsons-ormsby-park-named-for-civil-war-veteran/article_10fb8372-e520-11ec-98e6-b3862bf24a0e.html |
A joyous crowd thousands big kicked off the first weekend of Pride Month in Queens with the return of one of the largest parades.
Tens of thousands of revelers came out Sunday to line 37th Street for the 30th Annual Queens Pride Parade, back in the borough after a two-year pandemic hiatus.
Among those marching in the parade this year was the New York City Council, accompanied by Speaker Adrienne Adams who served as the Grand Marshal. Also joining the crowd was Mayor Eric Adams.
More than 100 groups were said to have marched in the celebration of LGBTQ+ pride, including the New York City Police Department. Uniformed officers have noticeably been banned from New York City's Pride parade -- scheduled the last weekend in June -- over safety concerns following police violence at past parades.
"We have made so much progress as a community in the last 3 decades and pride events play a large role for this sea change. The visibility, the diversity, and the beauty of our community on display for all to see and hear is powerful and meaningful," LGBT Network President David Kilmnick said.
Parade organizers scheduled a moment of silence commemorating the 30th anniversary of the pride event, accompanied by a special NYPD flyover.
The origins of the parade date back to 1992 in honor of Julio Rivera, a 29-year-old gay man living in Jackson Heights, who died after a brutal attack at the hands of three skinheads in 1990. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/queens-pride-parade-makes-grand-return-after-pandemic-hiatus/3720878/ | 2022-06-05T23:58:00 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/queens-pride-parade-makes-grand-return-after-pandemic-hiatus/3720878/ |
Hundreds of Bradford graduates took part in the northside high school’s commencement ceremony Saturday afternoon.
Two-hundred and forty-nine students graduated from Kenosha’s oldest high school in the school’s field house.
The ceremony began with the processional of teenagers donned in cardinal red robes—the school’s official color—while “Pomp and Circumstance” played from loudspeakers. Student government president Mitchell Swanson led the thousands of attendees through the Pledge of Allegiance and Miles Joshua Lloyd performed The National Anthem on the dais.
A projector displayed images of the graduating class on the wall for attendees to see and the school’s choir performed “Bridge Over Troubled Water” in a pre-recorded video.
The event was originally set to take place outside in the school’s stadium but it was moved inside at the last minute because of rain. Still, the ceremony was cohesive and unexpectedly emotional at moments.
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Jamie Hall offered the commencement message. She said the Class of 2022 overcame steep challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We had almost three quarters of our sophomore year completed before March 13, 2020, the day our lives went dark,” Hall said. “If I’m being honest, all of sophomore year is pretty much overshadowed by how COVID destroyed normal as we knew it.”
She said “normalcy was over” and spring break “came and went, twice” because of the pandemic, causing her junior year to be a “rip-off” because of restrictions on in-person events.
“Our junior year will never be forgotten, thank you COVID,” Hall said. “Our senior year was to be back as normal as possible.”
Still, Hall said she’s proud of her class.
“The classes of 2020 and 2021 suffered the most. I mean, we had everything back and they didn’t. Our class is resilient, though, and we made the best of what we were given. Despite suffering from the very real senioritis all of us bounced back from our destructive junior year. Every single one of us buckled down and came up with a plan for our future. We fought to get where we are today. Let’s celebrate where we come from.”
If her colleagues remember one thing from the speech, Hall wanted it to be this: “Be proud of yourself, we did it. We only had two-and-a-half years of high school. We made it to the day we’ve all been waiting for.”
Principal Brian Geiger said the Class of 2022 personifies perseverance.
“Today’s ceremony is about your commitment, your perseverance and what you have achieved. Today is truly a celebration. Little did we know that you would earn your high school degree in a world-wide pandemic for about two-and-a-half years. The commitment and sacrifices have all paid off.”
Geiger said Bradford graduates are strong because they never settle.
“You have not settled in the classroom, you have not settled on the stage and you have not settled in the athletic arena,” he added. “All I ask is you continue not to settle in your life.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-bradford-holds-commencement-ceremony/article_f0cf93ec-e509-11ec-a3a0-d388d07db5b1.html | 2022-06-06T00:05:10 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-bradford-holds-commencement-ceremony/article_f0cf93ec-e509-11ec-a3a0-d388d07db5b1.html |
WGTD (91.1 FM) is owned and operated as a public service of Gateway Technical College and is an affiliate of Wisconsin Public Radio. For an updated schedule, go online to wgtd.org. WGTD 91.1-FM’s “Morning Show” airs 8:10 to 9 a.m. weekdays.
Guests this week include:
Today: Mark Segal, author of “And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality.”
Tuesday: Dan Good, author of “Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession that Changed Baseball Forever.”
Wednesday: William Martin, author of “December ‘41.”
Thursday: Previewing the upcoming 100th season of the Kenosha Pops Concert Band with their conductor, Craig Gall, and their new assistant conductor, Kathy Ripley.
Friday: Dr. Ray Dorsey, author of “Ending Parkinson’s Disease.” | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/wgtd-announces-morning-show-schedule-for-this-week/article_285a4e6e-e44d-11ec-ae88-2f0deba37fe2.html | 2022-06-06T00:05:16 | 1 | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/wgtd-announces-morning-show-schedule-for-this-week/article_285a4e6e-e44d-11ec-ae88-2f0deba37fe2.html |
For this family, the grief never gets any easier.
Adalyn Zisa died on June 2, 2019 after being struck by a car while on a family bike ride.
Adalyn’s mom, Shannon, and other grieving mothers met at the crash site on Sunday to share stories.
This came as Shannon Zisa has been working to turn her tragedy into purpose by forming an organization called Acts for Adalyn.
For her, this weekend was all about healing and support.
“Today, we are celebrating Adalyn’s legacy and honoring her memory,” Shannon Zisa said.
Altamonte Springs Police say Shona Lynn Wallace was under the influence of drugs when she somehow hopped the curb on State Road 414 and Eden Park Road, hitting the bike Adalyn was riding in with her mom.
Her father was also hurt riding on a separate bike.
“When you lose a toddler, so much of it becomes how they died and this weekend we got to tell the story of how they lived,” Shannon Zisa said.
Acts for Adalyn helps to support other moms who lose their young kids suddenly
This weekend, she held a retreat with other grieving moms and a walk Sunday, with many of them carrying a special gift.
“The bunnies are the gifts that we send to the moms and in the back is a zipper, so the mom has the option to put a special keepsake inside so she’s able to carry her child with her,” Shannon Zisa said.
Shannon Zisa said she’s expecting a girl this September.
At last check, court records show the driver in the crash is scheduled to appear before a judge for a status hearing on Wednesday.
As for Adalyn’s father, Dane, family members sai he’s still suffering from a traumatic brain injury. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/05/group-of-moms-remember-life-of-girl-at-crash-site-where-she-was-killed-in-2019/ | 2022-06-06T00:21:44 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/05/group-of-moms-remember-life-of-girl-at-crash-site-where-she-was-killed-in-2019/ |
Four adults and one child were hospitalized following an accident in Osceola County on Sunday, according to Osceola County Fire Rescue & EMS.
Three adults were transported by ground, while another adult and a kid were transported by helicopter, authorities said.
Eastbound US-192 was shut down as a result of the accident, authorities said.
Check back with ClickOrlando.com for updates to this story. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/06/4-adults-1-child-hospitalized-after-crash-in-osceola-county/ | 2022-06-06T00:21:50 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/06/06/4-adults-1-child-hospitalized-after-crash-in-osceola-county/ |
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