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DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s going to be another hot day in the North Texas region on Tuesday with highs reaching into the high 90s for most of the area, according to NWS Fort Worth.
Triple-digit heat will be expected in the western portion of the region, temps could even reach 104 degrees. If you’re in the far northeastern part of the region you could see a complex of storms out of southern Oklahoma.
If those storms are present, strong wind gusts will be possible, “Otherwise, winds will be out of the south near 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph under partly to mostly sunny skies.”
If you didn’t already know the high is set to continue into the North Texas weekend with little chance for rain.
NWS Fort Worth says, “A strengthening high pressure ridge to our west will maintain the warming trend through the end of the week. Both DFW and Waco will have a shot to reach the triple digits, with near-record high temperatures forecast by Friday. There will be occasional relief along the Red River, as storms which form across Oklahoma will move southeast into that region from time to time.” | 2022-06-07T15:42:31Z | cw33.com | Hot Tuesday ahead in North Texas, heat will continue into the weekend: Here's what you need to know | https://cw33.com/news/local/hot-tuesday-ahead-in-north-texas-heat-will-continue-into-the-weekend-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/hot-tuesday-ahead-in-north-texas-heat-will-continue-into-the-weekend-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ |
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in Texas using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes as of April 2022. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. The most expensive city on the list has a typical home value of $2,717,545 which is 798% higher than the state average of $302,730.
Metros with the most cities in the top 30 in Texas
#26. Round Top
#25. Terrell Hills
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#20. Bellaire
#14. Driftwood
#11. Bear Creek
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#9. Hill Country Village
#8. Volente | 2022-06-07T15:43:44Z | cw33.com | Cities with the most expensive homes in Texas | https://cw33.com/news/texas/cities-with-the-most-expensive-homes-in-texas-2/ | https://cw33.com/news/texas/cities-with-the-most-expensive-homes-in-texas-2/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Love craft beer? Dallas Observer thinks it’s pretty cool too. That’s why they’re excited to announce the official date for their 12th annual BrewFest.
On Sept. 10, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., head down to the Dallas Farmers Market for an afternoon of beer. There’s plenty of fun to be had at this event, including beer samples from local breweries, snacks, cool swag, music and vendors.
General admissions tickets which include 12 2-ounce beer samples are $35 per ticket, but if that’s not enough for your taste, there will be sample cards available at the event.
Presale tickets are now available by using promo code BREWFAN. For more information, visit Dallas Observer. | 2022-06-07T17:30:40Z | cw33.com | Dallas Observer's 12th annual BrewFest is making a comeback in September | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-observers-12th-annual-brewfest-is-making-a-comeback-in-september/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-observers-12th-annual-brewfest-is-making-a-comeback-in-september/ |
Texas is 7th best state in U.S. for racial equality in education, study says
DALLAS (KDAF) — This month marks the second year that Juneteenth is recognized as a federal holiday, a holiday that originated in Texas that commemorates the ending of slavery.
But despite the abolition of slavery, racial equality is still prevalent in American society and permeates itself in education. Did you know that non-white school districts receive $23 billion less than predominantly white districts?
To measure this disparity in education, WalletHub has released a new study looking at which states are the best and worst for racial equality in the nation.
To make this ranking, officials compared all 50 states across six key metrics, including the number of high school and college degrees, test scores and graduation rates.
How does Texas stack up against the rest? Well according to this ranking, pretty well. According to WalletHub, Texas is the 7th best state for racial equality in education in the nation, citing that Texas has largest share of adults with at least a high school degree.
Other key findings from Texas include:
7th – Share of Adults with at least a Bachelor’s Degree
17th – Standardized-Test Scores
25th – Mean SAT Score
35th – Average ACT Score
13th – Public High School Graduation Rate
Here are the 10 best states in the nation:
Diverse people, multiracial, multicultural crowd of men and women, side view portraits. Vector multi-ethnic group, concept of equality and togetherness. Wellness,…
Diverse people, multiracial, multicultural crowd of men and women, side view portraits. Vector multi-ethnic group, concept of equality and togetherness. Wellness, independence and freedom, stop racism | 2022-06-07T17:32:51Z | cw33.com | Texas is 7th best state in U.S. for racial equality, study says | https://cw33.com/news/texas/texas-is-7th-best-state-in-u-s-for-racial-equality-in-education-study-says/ | https://cw33.com/news/texas/texas-is-7th-best-state-in-u-s-for-racial-equality-in-education-study-says/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Texas A&M and Texas have battled their way into the Super Regionals of the 2022 Men’s College World Series; getting closer and closer to playing in Omaha.
The No. 5 seeded Aggies will be facing off against No. 12 seeded Louisville while the No. 9 seeded Longhorns will face the No. 8 seeded East Carolina. Here’s what you need to know about those Super Regional matchups according to the NCAA:
Here’s a look at the enter Super Regionals field:
No. 3 Oregon State
No. 4 Virginia Tech
No. 8 East Carolina
No. 10 North Carolina
No. 11 Southern Miss
No. 12 Louisville | 2022-06-07T17:35:20Z | cw33.com | 2 Texas schools advance to college baseball Super Regionals | https://cw33.com/sports/2-texas-schools-advance-to-college-baseball-super-regionals/ | https://cw33.com/sports/2-texas-schools-advance-to-college-baseball-super-regionals/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — The Red River Rivalry has lived in college sports for a very long time as arguably one of the best rivalries in sports. However, when you first think of the Texas and Oklahoma rivalry you might think of football, which isn’t out of the norm.
Now, this rivalry will have a new and intensified meaning as the Sooners and Longhorns are set to face off in the Women’s College World Series after both teams advanced on Monday, June 6.
Game 1 is set for June 8 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN, with Game 2 scheduled for June 9 at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN 2 and Game 3 (if necessary) for June 10 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. The winner will be crowned the 2022 college softball national champion.
It’ll be a Big 12 showdown like none other with No. 1 Oklahoma and unseeded Texas (the first unseeded team to make the WCWS finals). Here’s a look at the big win the Longhorns had Monday night against Oklahoma State. | 2022-06-07T17:36:13Z | cw33.com | Red River Rivalry is back with Women's College World Series edition | https://cw33.com/sports/red-river-rivalry-is-back-with-womens-college-world-series-edition/ | https://cw33.com/sports/red-river-rivalry-is-back-with-womens-college-world-series-edition/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — A lot of winning is going on in Austin as the Longhorns have their softball team in the Women’s College World Series and the baseball team has moved on to the Super Regionals in their quest for the Omaha crown.
The winning doesn’t stop there though, there was a $25,000 winning Texas Lottery ticket from the Cash Five game sold in Kyle, just south of Austin. That ticket matched all five of the winning numbers from the June 6 (Monday) drawing.
That winning ticket was sold at Q-Way Mart on Rebel Road in Kyle and it was not a Quick Pick, according to the lottery. There were also 64 secondary prize winners that matched four of the five winning numbers to win $350 each.
This win marked the third in the Cash Five Texas Lottery game in the month of June. | 2022-06-07T18:53:49Z | cw33.com | $25,000 winning Texas Lottery ticket sold outside of Austin | https://cw33.com/news/texas/25000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-outside-of-austin/ | https://cw33.com/news/texas/25000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-outside-of-austin/ |
Dallas Zoo offers interactive way to learn about the world’s rainforests
DALLAS (KDAF) — We humans go to the zoo to see animals do what they do – run, crawl, swing around. Here at the Dallas Zoo, they’ve got a new exhibit giving us the chance to play like an animal – in their new Rainforest Adventure.
“It’s a 2,000 square foot interactive maze that tells you all about the rainforest,” Kari Strieber with the Dallas Zoo said. “As you navigate through, there are trivia questions helping you understand how important the rainforest is. It’ll take you all the way from the top of the rainforest to the forest floor. You enter at the very top of the rainforest. You learn about the different animals, learn about the plant growth. And how important that layer of the rainforest is. As you move through the maze, you’re going through the layers.”
Using the interactive maze, zoo attendees can learn about how rainforests function.
“While we may live far away, it’s important to make sure they understand how important it is, what role it serves in products that you see. Medicine, food and other products in our household every day. This is to help kids understand and experience for the first time and why it’s important to take care of the earth.”
Throughout the maze are trivia questions on rainforest fun facts that help guide attendees through.
“When you answer incorrectly, you come to a dead-end that teaches you why that was the incorrect answer,” Streiber said.
For example: Though tropical rainforests can get up to 12 hours a day of sunlight, how much of that sunlight makes it through to the forest floor?
“Only 2% of that light ever reaches the forest floor,” Streiber tells us. “That’s a question you get asked, choose how much it is you think goes through and you learn why that’s important. And how different the environment is from the tip top of the canopy where they’re getting 12 hours of sun a day while the environment on the floor where those animals and plants are living in a very different environment from those at the top.”
The Rainforest Adventure Exhibit at The Dallas Zoo will be open through the month of June. | 2022-06-08T17:08:13Z | cw33.com | Dallas Zoo offers interactive way to learn about the world's rainforests | https://cw33.com/news/dallas-zoo-offers-interactive-way-to-learn-about-the-worlds-rainforests/ | https://cw33.com/news/dallas-zoo-offers-interactive-way-to-learn-about-the-worlds-rainforests/ |
Showers, storms possible in North Texas on Wednesday as heat continues
DALLAS (KDAF) — No surprise with this news, but the heat will continue in North Texas on Wednesday along with some possible showers and storms in the morning and afternoon hours. Here’s what you need to know.
“There will be a couple chances for showers and storms across North Texas today. A complex of storms may skirt portions of North Texas this morning. However, regardless of shower/storm coverage, gusty winds may occur as this activity sends an outflow boundary through North Texas,” NWS Fort Worth says.
The morning chances for storms/showers will remain in the northeastern portion of the region (Sherman, Paris & Greenville). As the afternoon falls, the chances for storms/showers widen and shift to the northern portion of the region (Bowie, Jacksboro, Sherman, Denton and some of DFW).
The center says, “Additional chances for showers and storms are expected this afternoon as a second complex of storms approaches from the northwest. If storms maintain intensity, gusty winds and hail may be possible. Some redevelopment may be possible across North Texas this afternoon, but confidence is low at this time. Otherwise, it’ll be another hot and humid day across the region.”
Lastly NWS Fort Worth discusses the next few days and how the heat will continue to build in the region, “Heat will continue to build across the Southern Plains through the end of the week and into the weekend. High temperatures will climb into the upper 90s to 103 degrees over the next few days. Friday and Sunday are expected to be the hottest days where heat index values will climb above 105 degrees. There will continue to be low chances for thunderstorms during the late night and early morning hours on Thursday and Friday.” | 2022-06-08T17:08:43Z | cw33.com | Showers, storms possible in North Texas on Wednesday as heat continues | https://cw33.com/news/local/showers-storms-possible-in-north-texas-on-wednesday-as-heat-continues/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/showers-storms-possible-in-north-texas-on-wednesday-as-heat-continues/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Airbnb’s are a somewhat new thing and there are some extremely unique spots to stay at! None quite as unique though as staying in one of the grooviest mystery-solving vehicles the earth has ever seen.
If you’re a fan of the ever-so-popular show and movie series Scooby-Doo, you’re in for a treat like no other. The Scooby-Doo Facebook page says, “Zoinks! Celebrate 20 years of the Scooby-Doo live action film by living like Scooby and Shaggy.”
You can now check out the Mystery Machine in all of its glory on Airbnb! Just as a reminder Scooby-Doo can be watched on HBO Max. According to the Airbnb listing, the Mystery Machine will offer a mountain view, ocean view, wifi, free parking, TV, a backyard and security cameras.
Of course, that’s not all. What would the Mystery Machine be without some snacks!? You’ll be able to enjoy all-you-can-eat snacks, dinner featuring some of Shaggy and Scooby’s favorite foods.
Host Matthew Lillard and real-life actor of Shaggy says, “Hi there, I’m Matthew Lillard. You might know me as the mere mortal who was possessed by the spirit of Shaggy in the live-action “Scooby-Doo” film 20 years ago. To celebrate the epic anniversary (and share the power of Shaggy with others), I’m inviting a few fans over for a stay in the groovy Mystery Machine. Let’s throw it back to 2002 and Scooby Dooby Doooo!”
According to the listing, “In recognition of their commitment to offer safety, well-being and permanency to children who are in foster care, Airbnb will make a one-time donation to Five Acres, a 134-year-old child and family service agency dedicated to ensuring every child has a forever, loving family solution through advocacy, prevention and community-based mental/behavioral health services in Southern California.”
Check out more from this AWESOME and GROOVY Airbnb here. | 2022-06-08T20:45:42Z | cw33.com | 'Ruh roh Raggy': Scooby-Doo's Mystery Machine now an Airbnb | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ruh-roh-raggy-scooby-doos-mystery-machine-now-an-airbnb/ | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ruh-roh-raggy-scooby-doos-mystery-machine-now-an-airbnb/ |
Hot & humid weather to continue as the work week nears its end in North Texas
DALLAS (KDAF) — Not so new news but in case you were wondering, yes, the hot and humid weather is set to continue in North Texas as the work week is winding down on the second week of June.
Some showers and isolated storms could pop up in the morning hours south of I-20 and east of I-35. “Severe weather is not expected. High temperatures will mostly be in the 90s. Although only a few locations will see air temperatures in the triple digits today, heat index values should reach or exceed 100 degrees in most locations.”
As night falls, the warmth will continue along with another chance of some storms near the Red River. NWS Fort Worth says, “Another complex of storms will approach North Texas late tonight into early Friday morning. While severe weather is not expected, gusty winds will be possible.”
Lows will be in the mid to upper 70s across the region. | 2022-06-09T17:17:35Z | cw33.com | Hot & humid weather to continue as the work week nears its end in North Texas | https://cw33.com/news/local/hot-humid-weather-to-continue-as-the-work-week-nears-its-end-in-north-texas/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/hot-humid-weather-to-continue-as-the-work-week-nears-its-end-in-north-texas/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — As DJ Khaled has said time and time again without fail and without missing a beat, “Another one.” This version of the saying goes out to yet another Texas Lottery win in the second week of June.
For the third day and fourth drawing in a row, a top prize was won in the Texas Lottery game, Cash Five. This time, a $25,000 winning ticket from Wednesday night’s drawing was sold in the heart of South Texas, San Antonio.
That ticket matched all five of the winning numbers to notch the $25K payday. It was sold at HEB Food Store on Classen Road in San Antonio and the ticket was a Quick Pick.
There were also 84 secondary prize winners who matched four of the five winning numbers to win $350 each. There’s been a winner of the Cash Five game from the last four drawings on June 4 and June 6-8. This also marks the fifth top prize winner of the month so far from this Texas Lottery game. | 2022-06-09T17:18:02Z | cw33.com | $25,000 winning Texas Lottery ticket sold in South Texas | https://cw33.com/news/texas/25000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-in-south-texas-2/ | https://cw33.com/news/texas/25000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-in-south-texas-2/ |
Erica Durance touched on her first big as role Lois Lane on The CW series,”Smallville.” She explained how Margot Kidder was her favorite Lois Lane and a big inspiration for her. She also shared the moment she got to meet Margot.
Durance has done Hallmark movie’s before but none like this. She is in the new film “Color My World with Love” and she jumped at the opportunity to work on this movie that took a different perspective on love. | 2022-06-09T19:49:36Z | cw33.com | Erica Durance on 'Color My World with Love' and taking a look at love from a different perspective | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/erica-durance-on-color-my-world-with-love-and-taking-a-look-at-love-from-a-different-perspective/ | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/erica-durance-on-color-my-world-with-love-and-taking-a-look-at-love-from-a-different-perspective/ |
Looking at one of the NBA’s greatest friendships: Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic & Boban Marjanovic
DALLAS (KDAF) — There’s nothing like having a best friend by your side to take on life, but there’s also nothing better than working directly with one of your bestest friends.
June 8 was National Best Friend Day and the Dallas Mavericks wanted to make sure the world would never forget about the friendship that superstar Luka Doncic and fan-favorite Boban Marjanovic have together.
You can see it from the smile on their faces and their interactions with one another on and off the court. If you’re a Luka out there in your workplace, find yourself your Boban and if you’re a Boban, find yourself a Luka to be by your side. It’s just that simple.
Check out the pictures below the Dallas Mavericks shared and this tweet thread to see what true friendship can look like between professionals.
Dallas Mavericks Boban & Luka | 2022-06-09T19:50:45Z | cw33.com | Looking at one of the NBA's greatest friendships: Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic & Boban Marjanovic | https://cw33.com/sports/looking-at-one-of-the-nbas-greatest-friendships-dallas-mavericks-luka-doncic-boban-marjanovic/ | https://cw33.com/sports/looking-at-one-of-the-nbas-greatest-friendships-dallas-mavericks-luka-doncic-boban-marjanovic/ |
LEWISVILLE, Texas (KDAF) — If you’re living within the DFW Metroplex, you’re just a short car trip away from what people have called the “best cat café in the country.”
“A lot of people say they go to cat cafes all across the country and they say this is probably one of the best cat cafes they’ve seen because it accommodates the cats, not the visitors,” Owner of the Charming Cat Café, Beverly Freed said. “With themes to accommodate the moods of a cat at various times of the day. Some of them will like lots of light, be able to run about, have large space. some prefer to have space and settle in. Cosmos – this rooms’ been set up to be low frequency sounds, low light. the cats will go in there when they want to chill.”
The Cat Cafe is inside the Music City Mall in Lewisville, Texas – which doubles as a feline foster home.
“The cat corner is a huge foster home. one of the reasons is that we had been doing adoptions at PetSmarts and Petcos – cats hated it because they were in cages,” she said. “It wasn’t familiar to them. so, I built them a big foster home here. We’re working for the cats. we assess the adopters lifestyle and what their expectations are, what their experiences have been. we try to find a cat to match that. we really want the cat to be successful because then the adopters are happy, the cats happy, we’re happy.”
But visitors can stop by without pressure to adopt! | 2022-06-09T22:10:40Z | cw33.com | Lewisville Cat Cafe offers visitors chance to vibe with kittens in mood rooms | https://cw33.com/news/fun-on-the-run-news/lewisville-cat-cafe-offers-visitors-chance-to-vibe-with-kittens-in-mood-rooms/ | https://cw33.com/news/fun-on-the-run-news/lewisville-cat-cafe-offers-visitors-chance-to-vibe-with-kittens-in-mood-rooms/ |
T-MOBILE SPONSORED CONTENT — Today, more Americans than ever before rely on their home internet for work, access to education and the ability to connect with family and friends.
However, the unfortunate reality is that access to affordable, reliable broadband is still a challenge for many homes in the U.S.
Last year, T-Mobile launched T-Mobile 5G home internet, which is now available in more than 40 million homes nationwide, more than 2 million of those being households in the Dallas area.
Steve Carlson from T-Mobile joined Inside DFW to discuss more. | 2022-06-09T22:10:46Z | cw33.com | T-Mobile Home Internet | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/looking-at-t-mobile-5g-home-internet/ | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/looking-at-t-mobile-5g-home-internet/ |
June just so happens to be National Candy Month, no matter your preference of candy, sour, sweet, chocolate, caramel, combos, gum, taffy, you name it, it needs to be celebrated. NationalToday says, “Candy has been produced for over 100 years, which means you have a lot of catching up to do if you want to eat it all. So work your way through copious amounts of candy with us this June!”
A file photo of candy (Getty Images). | 2022-06-10T17:20:26Z | cw33.com | June is National Candy Month: Here's where you can get the best candy around Dallas, according to Yelp | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/june-is-national-candy-month-heres-where-you-can-get-the-best-candy-around-dallas-according-to-yelp/ | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/june-is-national-candy-month-heres-where-you-can-get-the-best-candy-around-dallas-according-to-yelp/ |
Jessica Lowndes releases second single ‘BITTER END’ from her visual album ELEMENTAL
She started working on her visual album “ELEMENTAL” during the pandemic and with everything shut down there was no better time to get it done. This album showcase’s her directorial debut about falling in love and finding new love and it invokes so many more emotions.
The album will show case 7 different songs that create a 30 minute short to tell her story. She uses elements of nature, such as earth and fire to convey the emotions of the stories told and each one with a new element.
Her new single “BITTER END” show cases the element of earth because we see her going through an earthquake in her relationship and her first single “HUNTER” is represented by fire. | 2022-06-10T19:20:01Z | cw33.com | Jessica Lowndes releases second single 'BITTER END' from her visual album ELEMENTAL | https://cw33.com/news/jessica-lowndes-releases-second-single-bitter-end-from-her-visual-album-elemental/ | https://cw33.com/news/jessica-lowndes-releases-second-single-bitter-end-from-her-visual-album-elemental/ |
Lele Pons climbs her way to the top of social media and has created a platform form to help other content creators
by: Lawrence Zarain, Hillary Reilly
LeLe Pons knew at a young age she wanted to make make videos but her parents were leary of it as a career. She did not have a plan but, boy has she figured it out.
Lele has almost 50 million followers on Instagram and an additional 27 million followers on TikTok and now she has taken it upon herself to create new reality series “Exposure.”
With her show “Exposure,” 8 content creators are picked from across the country to compete against one another to make each other better and to get out of their comfort zones. She has seen so many people grow and come into their own on this show and happy she could provide a platform for creators to do what they love.
You can watch “Exposure” season 2 on LeLe’s YouTube channel. Episodes 1-4 are already posted, and new episodes drop Sundays and Mondays. | 2022-06-10T19:20:07Z | cw33.com | Lele Pons climbs her way to the top of social media and has created a platform form to help other content creators | https://cw33.com/news/lele-pons-climbs-her-way-to-the-top-of-social-media-and-has-created-a-platform-form-to-help-other-content-creators/ | https://cw33.com/news/lele-pons-climbs-her-way-to-the-top-of-social-media-and-has-created-a-platform-form-to-help-other-content-creators/ |
Although “Jurassic World: Dominion” is going to take down “Top Gun: Maverick” at the box office this weekend, “Top Gun” will still be going strong because Mantz has the review and “Jurassic” is a big flop.
This is the 6th movie since 1993 and it is awful. It is a “colossal dino sized disappointment” said Mantz. He said it is just all over the place, once you see one dinosaur you’ve seen them all, there no sense of wonder or any magic to it.
Even bringing in Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill for a reunion, the film is still boring. | 2022-06-10T19:20:45Z | cw33.com | Scott 'Movie' Mantz gives the low down on new films 'Jurassic World: Dominion' and 'Hustle' | https://cw33.com/news/scott-movie-mantz-gives-the-low-down-on-new-films-jurassic-world-dominion-and-hustle/ | https://cw33.com/news/scott-movie-mantz-gives-the-low-down-on-new-films-jurassic-world-dominion-and-hustle/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Fireworks and celebrating the United States of America go hand and hand every year during the first week of July as Americans celebrate their Independence Day on July 4.
However, the city of Addison is bringing the celebration a day early, “For more than three decades, one of the nation’s most impressive and unique Independence Day celebrations has been held in the North Texas town of Addison. While 4.4 square-mile Addison is only home to 16,000 residents, more than a half-million guests from across the nation come to celebrate Addison Kaboom Town! each July 3.”
The 25-minute-long fireworks show will come after some music performances in Addison Circle Park. “The spectacular show has been ranked as one of the top fireworks displays in the country by People.com, the American Pyrotechnics Association, Yahoo, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Travel + Leisure Magazine.“
Here’s what you can expect from Kaboom Town on July 3 from 5-11 p.m. at Addison Circle Park:
The event says, “Memorable views can be found from anywhere in Addison, but special watch parties hosted by many of Addison’s more than 180+ restaurants and 22 hotels offer spectators a unique viewing experience. A complete list of watch parties will be available on the website closer to the event.”
Addison Kaboom Town July 3rd | 2022-06-10T20:43:31Z | cw33.com | Get ready for Addison's most explosive event of the year: Kaboom Town on July 3 | https://cw33.com/news/local/get-ready-for-addisons-most-explosive-event-of-the-year-kaboom-town-on-july-3/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/get-ready-for-addisons-most-explosive-event-of-the-year-kaboom-town-on-july-3/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — You may have seen this video of two-year-old Harlyn carefully telling her pastor father to be quieter when giving praise:
The video has been viewed more than 1,000 times of Facebook and has been the talk of the town since it was posted back in February of last year.
The man who posted it, Vernon King Jr, is a pastor at Sojourn Church in Carrollton where he works with children, with the help of his adorable daughter Harlyn.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. authorities on Monday announced the discovery of a major drug smuggling tunnel — running about the length of a six football fields — from Mexico to a warehouse in an industrial area in the U.S.
The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities said. It was discovered near San Diego’s Otay Mesa border crossing in an area where more than a dozen other sophisticated tunnels have been found in the last two decades.
U.S. authorities said it was unknown how long the tunnel had been operating and what amount of drugs, if any, got through undetected. They seized 1,762 pounds (799 kg) of cocaine, 165 pounds (75 kg) of meth and 3.5 pounds (1.6 kg) of heroin in connection with the investigation.
Six people, ages 31 to 55, were charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine. All are Southern California residents.
The tunnel is in one of the most fortified stretches of the border, illustrating the limitations of border walls. While considered effective against small, crudely built tunnels called “gopher holes,” walls are no match for more sophisticated passages that run deeper underground.
The latest passage, discovered Friday, ran one-third of a mile (532 m) to Tijuana. It was 4 feet (1.2 m) in diameter and about six stories deep.
The type of drugs seized may signal a shift from the multi-ton loads of marijuana that were often found in discoveries before California legalized pot for recreational use in 2019.
Hard drugs, such as heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl, are typically smuggled through official border crossings from Mexico because their small size and lack of odor make them difficult to detect. But tunnels give smugglers an advantage of being able to carry huge loads at lightning speed.
The tunnel exited the United States in a nondescript warehouse named “Amistad Park” on a street that is busy with large semitrailers during the day but quiet at night. On Monday, armed guards watched over a small shaft with a ladder that descended into the tunnel.
After staking out a home that was recently used to stash drugs, officials began making traffic stops of vehicles that had been there or at a warehouse near the border, turning up boxes full of cocaine, according to a federal criminal complaint filed in San Diego.
They raided the properties — finding no other drugs at the warehouse, but a tunnel opening carved into the cement floor, federal prosecutors said.
Authorities have found about 15 sophisticated tunnels on California’s border with Mexico since 2006.
Many tunnels, including the one announced Monday, are in San Diego’s Otay Mesa industrial area, where clay-like soil is conducive to digging and warehouses provide cover.
The cross-border passages date back to the early 1990s and have been used primarily to smuggle multi-ton loads of marijuana. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said in 2020 that they are generally found in California and Arizona and associated with Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel.
Authorities declined to link the latest tunnel to any specific cartel. They claimed victory despite not knowing how long it had been operating.
“There is no more light at the end of this narco-tunnel,” said Randy Grossman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California. “We will take down every subterranean smuggling route we find to keep illicit drugs from reaching our streets and destroying our families and communities.”
By federal law, U.S. authorities must fill the U.S. side of tunnels with concrete after they are discovered.
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Associated Press writer Eugene Johnson in Seattle contributed.
A law enforcement officer stands by the opening of a cross-border tunnel on Monday, May 16, 2022 between Mexico’s Tijuana into the San Diego area. Authorities…
A law enforcement officer stands by the opening of a cross-border tunnel on Monday, May 16, 2022 between Mexico’s Tijuana into the San Diego area. Authorities have announced the discovery of the underground smuggling tunnel on Mexico’s border, running the length of a football field on U.S. soil to a warehouse in an industrial area. The cross-border tunnel from Tijuana to the San Diego area was built in one of the most fortified stretches of the border, illustrating the limitations of former President Donald Trump’s border wall. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat) | 2022-06-11T04:20:01Z | cw33.com | Big cross-border tunnel found linking Tijuana, San Diego | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/big-cross-border-tunnel-is-found-linking-tijuana-san-diego/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/big-cross-border-tunnel-is-found-linking-tijuana-san-diego/ |
by: DEEPTI HAJELA, AARON MORRISON and BRENDAN FARRINGTON, Associated Press
Black people going about their daily lives — then dying in a hail of bullets fired by a white man who targeted them because of their skin color.
Substitute a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, with a church in South Carolina,and Malcolm Graham knows the pain and grief the families of those killed Saturday are feeling. He knows their dismay that racial bigotry has torn apart the fabric of their families.
“America’s Achilles’ heel continues to be … racism,” said Graham, whose sister, Cynthia Graham-Hurd, was among nine parishioners fatally shot by avowed white supremacist Dylann Roof in 2015 during Bible study in Charleston.
“As a country, we need to acknowledge that it exists,” Graham said. “There’s a lack of acknowledgment that these problems are persistent, are embedded into systems and cost lives.”
For many Black Americans, the Buffalo shooting has stirred up the same feelings they faced after Charleston and other attacks: the fear, the vulnerability, the worry that nothing will be done politically or otherwise to prevent the next act of targeted racial violence.
Law enforcement officials said suspected gunman Payton Gendron, 18, drove 200 miles from his hometown of Conklin, New York, to Buffalo after searching out and specifically targeting a predominantly Black neighborhood.
He shot 11 Black people and two white people at the grocery store, authorities said. Ten people died, all of them Black.
A 180-page document, purportedly written by Gendron, gives plans for the attack and makes references to other racist shootings and to Roof. The document also outlines a racist ideology rooted in a belief that the U.S. should belong only to white people. All others, the document said, were “replacers” who should be eliminated by force or terror. The attack was intended to intimidate all non-white, non-Christian people and get them to leave the country, it said.
The idea that those killed at the Tops Friendly Market lost their lives because of the shooter’s racism is “sick,” said Steve Carlson, 29, who is Black and grew up knowing Katherine Massey, one of the victims.
“It’s not right. You don’t pick what ethnicity you’re born to,” Carlson said. “These people were just shopping, they went to go get food for their families.”
At State Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, Deacon Heyward Patterson was mourned during services Sunday. Pastor Russell Bell couldn’t wrap his mind around the attack and Patterson’s death.
“I don’t understand what that is, to hate people just because of their color, to hate people because we’re different. God made us all different. That’s what makes the world go ’round,” he said.
But as abhorrent as the shooting was, it was hardly an isolated incident. The history of the United States is filled with white supremacist violence, starting from even before its official origins.
Black people have borne and continue to bear the brunt of much of it, but other groups have also been targeted in attacks because of their race, including Latinos in the 2019 shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, where 22 people were killed.
Gunmen with biases against religion and sexual orientation have also carried out targeted violence: the shootings at a San Diego synagoguein 2019and a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in 2016.
Democratic Florida state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, who is gay and of Peruvian descent, immediately had flashbacks to the Pulse nightclub shooting that left 49 victims dead. The shooter targeted gay patrons in what was a largely Latino crowd.
“It’s déjà vu all over again in Orlando,” said Smith, who represents an Orlando district. “2016 seems like a long time ago, but in 2022 there’s a lot more hatred and bigotry out there.”
Experiencing violence of any kind is obviously traumatic, but the impact of targeted violence like this has ripples on a broader level.
“To be targeted for these things that you cannot control, it’s not only extremely painful emotionally, but it also impacts the way you perceive the world going forward after that,” said Michael Edison Hayden, spokesperson for the Southern Poverty Law Center, which advocates for civil rights.
Hate crime laws are on the books in recognition of that reality. The effect of events like these is “you’ve increased the vulnerability of everyone who looks like the target,” said Jeannine Bell, a professor at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law. “This is a different type of crime because it impacts not just the victims, but also the community.”
While there’s always hand-wringing and dismay after incidents like these, that hasn’t translated into a commitment to address the bigotry that underlies them, said Cornell Williams Brooks, a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and former president and CEO of the NAACP.
He’s weary of political leaders’ promises to do more about white supremacist threats and gun violence.
“Count the number of sympathy cards and flowers, prayers and thoughts that have been extended to the victims of mass shootings, to the victims of racialized violence,” he said. “Do we really need (politicians) showing up to our places of worship to help bury our folks and do nothing to stop the carnage?”
In Buffalo on Monday, state Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, whose district includes the city, demanded a different response after this shooting.
“There are a lot of people in this community who are hurting because they know that ‘justice for all’ is not specific enough,” said Peoples-Stokes, who is Black. “Sometimes people get left out of that justice. This can’t happen this time.”
Farrington reported from Tallahassee, Florida. Associated Press writer Carolyn Thompson contributed from Buffalo and Associated Press writer Jennifer Peltz contributed from New York City.
Hajela and Morrison are based in New York City and are members of the AP’s Race and Ethnicity team. Follow them on Twitter: twitter.com/dhajelaand twitter.com/aaronlmorrison
People pray outside the scene of Saturday’s shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, May 15, 2022. The shooting is the latest example of something…
People pray outside the scene of Saturday’s shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, May 15, 2022. The shooting is the latest example of something that’s been part of U.S. history since the beginning: targeted racial violence. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) | 2022-06-11T04:20:14Z | cw33.com | Buffalo shooting latest example of targeted racial violence | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/buffalo-shooting-latest-example-of-targeted-racial-violence/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/buffalo-shooting-latest-example-of-targeted-racial-violence/ |
EXPLAINER: White ‘replacement theory’ fuels racist attacks
NEW YORK (AP) — A racist ideology seeping from the internet’s fringes into the mainstream is being investigated as a motivating factor in the supermarket shooting that killed 10 people in Buffalo, New York. Most of the victims were Black.
Ideas from the “great replacement theory” filled a racist screed supposedly posted online by the white 18-year-old accused of targeting Black people in Saturday’s rampage. Authorities were still working to confirm its authenticity.
Certainly, there was no mistaking the racist intent of the shooter.
WHAT IS THE ‘GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY’?
Simply put, the conspiracy theory says there’s a plot to diminish the influence of white people.
Believers say this goal is being achieved both through the immigration of nonwhite people into societies that have largely been dominated by white people, as well as through simple demographics, with white people having lower birth rates than other populations.
The conspiracy theory’s more racist adherents believe Jews are behind the so-called replacement plan: White nationalists marching at a Charlottesville, Virginia, rally that turned deadlyin 2017 chanted “You will not replace us!” and “Jews will not replace us!”
A more mainstream viewin the U.S. baselessly suggests Democrats are encouraging immigration from Latin America so more like-minded potential voters replace “traditional” Americans, says Mark Pitcavage, senior research fellow at the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism.
WHAT ARE THIS CONSPIRACY THEORY’S ORIGINS?
How long has racism existed? Broadly speaking, the roots of this “theory” are that deep. In the U.S., you can point to efforts to intimidate and discourage Black people from voting — or, in antagonists’ view, “replacing” white voters at the polls — that date to the Reconstruction era, after the 15th Amendment made clear suffrage couldn’t be restricted on account of race.
In the modern era, most experts point to two influential books. “The Turner Diaries,” a 1978 novel written by William Luther Pierce under the pseudonym Andrew Macdonald, is about a violent revolution in the United States with a race war that leads to the extermination of nonwhites.
The FBI called it a “bible of the racist right,” says Kurt Braddock, an American University professor and researcher at the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab.
Renaud Camus, a French writer, published a 2011 book claiming that Europe was being invaded by Black and brown immigrants from Africa. He called the book “Le Grand Remplacement,” and a conspiracy’s name was born.
WHO ARE ITS ADHERENTS?
To some of the more extreme believers, certain white supremacist mass killers — at a Norway summer camp in 2011, two Christchurch, New Zealand, mosquesin 2019, a Pittsburgh synagoguein 2018, a Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015 — are considered saints, Pitcavage says.
Those “accelerationist white supremacists” believe small societal changes won’t achieve much, so the only option is tearing down society, he says.
The Buffalo shooter’s purported written diatribe and some of the methods indicate he closely studied the Christchurch shooter — particularly the effort to livestream his rampage. According to apparent screenshots from the Buffalo broadcast, the shooter inscribed the number 14 on his gun, which Pitcavage says is shorthand for a 14-word white supremacist slogan.
A written declaration by the Christchurch shooter was widely spread online. If the message attributed to the Buffalo shooter proves authentic, it’s designed to also spread his philosophy and methods to a large audience.
IS THE THEORY MAKING WIDER INROADS?
While more virulent forms of racism are widely abhorred, experts are concerned about extreme views nonetheless becoming mainstream.
In a poll released last week, The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 1 in 3 Americans believe an effort is underway to replace U.S.-born Americans with immigrants for electoral gain.
On a regular basis, many adherents to the more extreme versions of the “great replacement” theory converse through encrypted apps online. They tend to be careful. They know they’re being watched.
“They are very clever,” Braddock says. “They don’t make overt calls to arms.”
WHO’S TALKING UP THIS THEORY?
In particular, Tucker Carlson, Fox News’ most popular personality,has pushed false views that are more easily embraced by some white people who are concerned about a loss of their political and social power.
“I know that the left and all the gatekeepers on Twitter become literally hysterical if you use the term ‘replacement,’ if you suggest the Democratic Party is trying to replace the current electorate, the voters now casting ballots, with new people, more obedient voters from the Third World,” he said on his show last year. “But they become hysterical because that’s what’s happening, actually, let’s just say it. That’s true.”
A study of five years’ worth of Carlson’s showby The New York Times found 400 instances where he talked about Democratic politicians and others seeking to force demographic change through immigration.
Fox News defended the host, pointing to repeated statements that Carlson has made denouncing political violence of all kinds.
The attention paid by many Republican politicians to what they see as a leaky southern border along the United States has been interpreted, at least by some, as a nod to the concern of white people who worry about being “replaced.”
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik’s campaign committee was criticized last year for an advertisement that said “radical Democrats” were planning a “permanent election insurrection” by granting amnesty to undocumented immigrants who would create a permanent liberal majority in Washington. Stefanik represents a New York district.
Pitcavage says he’s concerned about the message Carlson and supporters are sending: “It actually introduces the ‘great replacement theory’ to a conservative audience in an easier-to-swallow pill.”
This story has been corrected to report that Camus’ book was published in 2011, not 2012, and the Charleston shooting was in 2015, not 2017.
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ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Monday temporarily delayed the execution of a Georgia man who was scheduled to die Tuesday for killing an 8-year-old girl 46 years ago.
Virgil Delano Presnell Jr., 68, killed the girl and raped her 10-year-old friend after abducting them as they walked home from school in Cobb County, just outside Atlanta, on May 4, 1976. He was scheduled to die by injection of the sedative pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Ruling from the bench at the end of a hearing that lasted more than eight hours Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shermela Williams issued an order temporarily prohibiting the state from proceeding with the execution Tuesday. She was ruling in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Presnell’s lawyers that alleged that by setting an execution date the state violated an agreement that effectively put executions on hold during the coronavirus pandemic and established conditions under which they could resume.
Lawyers for the state indicated they would appeal the judge’s ruling so the execution could proceed as planned.
Earlier Monday, the State Board Board of Pardons and Paroles, the only authority in Georgia that can commute a death sentence, had declined to halt Presnell’s execution.
The lawsuit filed on behalf of the Federal Defender Program, which represents Presnell, alleges the agreement said that, with one named exception, executions wouldn’t resume until six months after three conditions had been met: the expiration of the state’s COVID-19 judicial emergency, the resumption of normal visitation at state prisons and the availability of a COVID vaccine “to all members of the public.”
The judicial emergency ended in June, but prisons are still using a modified visitation policy and children under 5 still can’t access the vaccine, Mike Caplan, a lawyer representing the Federal Defender Program, argued in court.
Jonathan Loegel, a lawyer for the state, argued that the agreement wasn’t a binding contract and also said the state “substantially complied” with its terms. He said that visitation has “resumed in our new normal” and that the vaccine has been widely available for a year.
The agreement said that once the conditions were met, the state intended to seek an execution date for Billy Raulerson, who was sentenced to death for the May 1993 killings of three people in south Georgia, and that Raulerson’s lawyers would be given at least three months notice after the conditions were met, the lawsuit says. The attorney general’s office said it wouldn’t seek the execution of anyone else covered by the agreement until at least six months after the conditions were met, the lawsuit says.
In late April, the attorney general’s office informed Raulerson’s attorney that the state intended to schedule Raulerson’s execution for May 17, the lawsuit says. After Raulerson’s attorney reminded a state attorney that she had agreed not to schedule the execution during his previously scheduled vacation, the state attorney told him Raulerson’s execution wouldn’t be scheduled until August at the earliest.
A few days later, on April 25, the state attorney notified Presnell’s attorney, Monet Brewerton-Palmer, that the state intended to seek an execution warrant for him, the lawsuit says. The warrant was issued April 27.
Contrary to the agreement, the attorney general gave Brewerton-Palmer just two days of notice that they intended to set his execution date, the lawsuit says. That left her with insufficient time to prepare for his clemency hearing Monday, the lawsuit says.
The clemency hearing lasted only an hour Monday morning and Brewerton-Palmer did not call any witnesses or experts to testify or submit the dozens of witnesses she would otherwise have provided, Caplan said.
“This is often the best hope that a death sentence prisoner has of not being executed,” Caplan said. “Her case this morning for clemency was completely gutted.”
In a clemency application submitted to the parole board, Brewerton-Palmer had argued that he is “profoundly brain damaged” and didn’t understand the harm he was causing the two girls. But because of COVID restrictions on visitation and travel and an expert witness who recently suffered a heart problem, she wasn’t able to offer testimony to support that.
Brewerton-Palmer had been working on Presnell’s case, but it “was not on her radar as an emergency” because of the agreement, Caplan argued. He urged the judge to delay the execution to give Brewerton-Palmer time to complete her investigation and prepare properly for a new clemency hearing.
It is in the public’s interest to ensure that promises made by the state are kept and to avoid any perception that Presnell would be executed prematurely when his lawyer was unprepared to present a clemency case, Caplan said.
Loegel argued that the state has an interest in ensuring the prompt and timely administration of justice and delaying the execution would prevent that. Brewerton-Palmer has known since last fall that Presnell had exhausted his appeals and therefore had sufficient time to prepare, he argued.
Williams said it was clear to her that the emailed agreement was meant to be binding on the parties. The Federal Defender Program was prevented by COVID-related causes from preparing as it would have and relied on the agreement, she said.
It’s clear that Presnell, whom she allowed to intervene in the suit, stood to suffer irreparable harm if the execution wasn’t delayed, the judge said: “We can’t come back from death.”
This image provided by Georgia Department of Corrections shows Virgil Presnell. The life of Virgil Presnell, a Georgia man set to be executed Tuesday, May 17,…
This image provided by Georgia Department of Corrections shows Virgil Presnell. The life of Virgil Presnell, a Georgia man set to be executed Tuesday, May 17, 2022 for killing an 8-year-old girl should be spared, his lawyer argues, explaining that her client has significant cognitive impairments that likely contributed to his crimes and has suffered horrific abuse in prison. (Georgia Department of Corrections via AP) | 2022-06-11T04:20:28Z | cw33.com | Execution for Georgia man who killed girl temporarily stayed | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/georgia-parole-board-declines-to-halt-killers-execution/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/georgia-parole-board-declines-to-halt-killers-execution/ |
‘Like every other day’: 10 lives lost on a trip to the store
by: CAROLYN THOMPSON and MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — They were caregivers and protectors and helpers, running an errand or doing a favor or finishing out a shift, when their paths crossed with a young man driven by racism and hatred and baseless conspiracy theories.
In a flash, the ordinariness of their day was broken at Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, where in and around the supermarket’s aisles, a symbol of the mundane was transformed into a scene of mass murder.
Carts lay abandoned. Bodies littered the tile floor. Police radios crackled with calls for help.
Investigators will try, for days to come, to piece together the massacre that killed 10 people, all Black and apparently hunted for the color of their skin.
Those who loved them are left with their memories of the lost, who suffered death amid the simple task of buying groceries.
“These people were just shopping,” said Steve Carlson, 29, mourning his 72-year-old neighbor Katherine Massey, who checked in often, giving him gifts on his birthday and at Christmas, and pressing money into his hand when he helped with yardwork. “They went to go get food to feed their families.”
One came from volunteering at a food bank. Another had been tending to her husband at his nursing home. Most were in their 50s and beyond, and were destined for more, even if just the dinner they planned to make.
Shonnell Harris, a manager at the store, was stocking shelves when she heard the first of what she figured must have been more than 70 shots. She ran for the back door, stumbling a few times along the way. She wondered where her daughter, a grocery clerk, was, and went around to the front of the store.
She saw someone being shot, she said, and a man who looked like he was dressed for the Army.
“Like a nightmare,” Harris told The Buffalo News, shaken but grateful to have found her daughter safe.
The grisly scenewas broadcast online by the gunman, a video notable not just for the cold-bloodedness of the killings, but how fast they unfolded. In the deafening rat-a-tat of gunfire, 10 voices were silenced, their stories left for others to recite.
Of a woman whose niece swore she was“the apple of God’s eye.” Of a longtime policeman who became a guard at the store and whose son knew he died a hero. Of an ace baker who’d give you the shirt off her back.
Garnell Whitfield Jr., whose 86-year-old mother Ruth Whitfield was killed in the attack, said she had come to Tops after her daily ritual of visiting her husband of 68 years in his nursing home. In so many ways, for so many years, Whitfield Jr. said his mother had devoted her life to those she loved.
“That day was like every other day for my mom,” he said Monday as he pondered how to break the news to his father.
Heyward Patterson, a 67-year-old deacon at State Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, was similarly doing the things he’d long been known for. He had just come from helping at his church’s soup kitchen and now was at Tops, volunteering in the community jitney service that shuttles people without a ride to and from the store.
Pastor Russell Bell of the Tabernacle Church said he believed Patterson had been loading someone’s groceries into his trunk when the shots took him down.
“Anywhere he was, he was encouraging people to be the best that they could be,” Bell said.
As customers arrived at Tops ahead of the shooting, their purpose was clear.
Roberta Drury, 32, was in search of something for dinner. Andre Mackneil, 53, came to pick up a cake for his son’s third birthday. Celestine Chaney, 65, needed some shortcake to go with the strawberries she sliced.
For some in the store, it was likely a trip of necessity, to fill an emptied fridge or get a missing ingredient. For Chaney, though, it was more than some stubborn chore. Stores were her passion.
Her 48-year-old son, Wayne Jones, said he’d typically take his mother shopping each week, stopping at grocery store after grocery store in search of the best deals, with the occasional stop for a hot dog or McDonald’s.
“We’d hit four or five stores looking for a deal,” he laughed even as his face was wet with tears.
On Saturday, it was Chaney’s older sister, JoAnn Daniels, 74, who accompanied her shopping, and the two sisters made a meandering trip through Tops’ aisles. Chaney knew she needed shortcakes, but flitting around the store, she decided she wanted to make shrimp salad, too, giggling with her sister as they filled the cart. She surveyed the roast beef and complained about the price of rolls before taking interest in chicken legs.
“You done?” she finally asked her sister, who said she was.
Pops suddenly ricocheted. The sisters thought they were firecrackers, but others started running. They went to follow, but Chaney was knocked down. Daniels said she reached to help, but her sister said she was fine.
“I’m coming,” Daniels said her sister assured. She thought Chaney was behind her.
It would be hours before she learned the truth, when her nephew saw the video of the shooting: Her baby sister, who had survived breast cancer and three surgeries for aneurysms, died on a trip to the grocery store.
Sedensky reported from New York. Associated Press writer Robert Bumsted in Buffalo contributed to this report.
Wayne Jones, center left, accompanied by his aunt JoAnn Daniels, center right, son Donell Jones, left, and daughter Kayla Jones, speaks during an interview with…
Wayne Jones, center left, accompanied by his aunt JoAnn Daniels, center right, son Donell Jones, left, and daughter Kayla Jones, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Monday, May 16, 2022, about his mother, Celestine Chaney, who was killed at the shooting at a supermarket over the weekend, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) | 2022-06-11T04:20:35Z | cw33.com | ‘Like every other day’: 10 lives lost on a trip to the store | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/like-every-other-day-10-lives-lost-on-a-trip-to-the-store/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/like-every-other-day-10-lives-lost-on-a-trip-to-the-store/ |
by: GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Criminal defendants in Oregon who have gone without legal representation for long periods of time amid a critical shortage of public defense attorneys filed a lawsuit Monday that alleges the state violated their constitutional right to legal counsel and a speedy trial.
The complaint, which seeks class-action status, was filed as state lawmakers and the Oregon Office of Public Defense Services struggle to address the huge shortage of public defenders statewide.
The crisis has led to the dismissal of dozens of cases and left an estimated 500 defendants statewide — including several dozen in custody on serious felonies — without legal representation. Crime victims are also impacted because cases are taking longer to reach resolution, a delay that experts say extends their trauma, weakens evidence and erodes confidence in the justice system, especially among low-income and minority groups.
“There is a public defense crisis raging across this country,” said Jason D. Williamson, executive director of the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at New York University School of Law, who helped prepare the filing. “But Oregon is among only a handful of states that is now entirely depriving people of their constitutional right to counsel on a daily basis, leaving countless indigent defendants without access to an attorney for months at a time.”
The lawsuit specifically names Gov. Kate Brown and Stephen Singer, the recently appointed executive director of the state’s public defense agency, and asks for a court injunction ordering criminal defendants to be released if they can’t be provided with an attorney in a reasonable period of time. The lawsuit doesn’t specify what would be considered “reasonable.”
Singer said he could not comment until he had fully reviewed the lawsuit. Brown’s office declined to comment on pending litigation.
Oregon’s system to provide attorneys for criminal defendants who can’t afford them was underfunded and understaffed before COVID-19, but a significant slowdown in court activity during the pandemic pushed it to a breaking point. A backlog of cases is flooding the courts and defendants routinely are arraigned and then have their hearing dates postponed up to two months in the hopes a public defender will be available later.
A report by the American Bar Association released in January found Oregon has 31% of the public defenders it needs. Every existing attorney would have to work more than 26 hours a day during the work week to cover the caseload, the authors said.
Similar problems are confronting states from New England to Wisconsin to New Mexico as systems that were already overburdened and underfunded grapple with attorney departures, low funding and a flood of pent-up demand as COVID-19 precautions ease. Missouri eliminated a waiting list for public defenders after being sued in 2020 and Idaho is also in litigation over a public defense crisis.
The Oregon complaint focuses on four plaintiffs who have been without legal representation for more than six weeks, including a man who can’t afford his bail but has been jailed for 17 days without an attorney and can’t seek a bail hearing without representation.
In two other cases, the lawsuit alleges, plaintiffs were released from custody after their arrest and told to call a number to be assigned a defense attorney. They left voicemails and called repeatedly and have not had any reply, the complaint says. They show up for hearings alone and have their cases pushed back because no public defenders are available.
Jesse Merrithew, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, said not having legal representation right after an arrest causes a cascade of problems for criminal defendants that are almost impossible to overcome later on. One such example, he said, is the ability to secure any surveillance video that could back up the defendant’s case because looping security videos are often erased after days or weeks.
“The time directly after arrest is the most critical time, as any criminal defense lawyer will tell you, in the representation of a client,” he said. “It’s unacceptable to allow a delay in the employment of the council for weeks or months on end.”
The shortage of public defenders also disproportionately affects Black defendants, the lawsuit alleges. Studies in the Portland area in 2014 and 2019 showed that 98% and 97% of Black defendants, respectively, had court-appointed lawyers in those years, whereas 91% of White defendants had them.
In the current crisis, 23% of people waiting for an attorney were Black statewide on a recent day, despite the fact that Black people overall make up 3% of Oregon’s population.
The Oregon Justice Resource Center, a legal nonprofit representing the plaintiffs, said repairs to the system shouldn’t just focus on hiring more public defenders. Rethinking criminal defense should also mean reducing penalties and jail time for lower-level offenses and offering more alternative resolutions for crimes.
“The state’s failure in this regard requires urgent action. But the problem cannot be solved with more attorneys,” said Ben Haile, an attorney with the Oregon Justice Resource Center who is representing the plaintiffs. “There are effective alternatives to prosecution of many of the people caught up in the criminal justice system that would make the public far safer at lower cost and with less collateral damage to the families of people facing prosecution.”
Public defenders warned that the system was on the brink of collapse before the pandemic.
In 2019, some attorneys even picketed outside the state Capitol for higher pay and reduced caseloads. But lawmakers didn’t act and months later, COVID-19 crippled the courts. There were no felony or misdemeanor jury trials in April 2020 and access to the court system was greatly curtailed for months, with only limited in-person proceedings and remote services provided.
The situation is more complicated than in other states because Oregon’s public defender system is the only one in the nation that relies entirely on contractors. Cases are doled out to either large nonprofit defense firms, smaller cooperating groups of private defense attorneys that contract for cases or independent attorneys who can take cases at will.
Now, some of those large nonprofit firms are periodically refusing to take new cases because of the overload. Private attorneys — they normally serve as a relief valve where there are conflicts of interest — are increasingly also rejecting new clients because of the workload, poor pay rates and late payments from the state.
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Courtroom notes showing that a Washington County, Ore., judge threatened to hold Oregon Public Defense Services in contempt of court for not providing a public defender to a criminal defendant are seen in this May 4, 2022, photo. The defendant in this case is charged with rape, sodomy and other sexual crimes and was finally assigned a public defender this week after weeks without one, prompting the judge’s action. A post-pandemic glut of delayed cases has exposed shocking constitutional landmines impacting defendants and crime victims alike in Oregon, where an acute shortage of public defenders has even led judges to dismiss serious cases. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) | 2022-06-11T04:20:41Z | cw33.com | Oregon sued over failure to provide public defenders | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/oregon-sued-over-failure-to-provide-public-defenders/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/oregon-sued-over-failure-to-provide-public-defenders/ |
Authorities: Hate against Taiwanese led to church attack
by: AMY TAXIN, KEN RITTER and DEEPA BHARATH, Associated Press
LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — A gunman motivated by political hatred against Taiwan chained shut the doors of a California church and hid firebombs inside before shooting at a gathering of mostly elderly Taiwanese parishioners, killing a man who tackled him and possibly saved dozens of lives, authorities said Monday.
David Chou, 68, of Las Vegas — a U.S. citizen who authorities say grew up in Taiwan — drove to Orange County on Saturday. The next day, he attended a lunch held by Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, which worships at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the community of Laguna Woods. Though he knew no one there, he spent about an hour mingling with about 40 attendees and then executed his plot, authorities said at a news conference.
Authorities said Chou chained the doors and put super glue in the keyholes. He had two 9 mm handguns — legally purchased years ago in Las Vegas — and three bags, containing among other things four Molotov-cocktail-type incendiary devices and extra ammunition. He opened fire and in the ensuing chaos Dr. John Cheng, 52, tackled him, allowing other parishioners to subdue him and tie him up with extension cords.
Cheng died and five people were wounded, the oldest 92. Sheriff Don Barnes called Cheng’s heroism “a meeting of good versus evil” that probably saved the lives “of upwards of dozens of people.”
Chou, who for years worked as a security guard, was booked on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and jailed on $1 million bail. He was expected to appear in state court Tuesday. It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. A federal hate crimes investigation is also ongoing.
There was no immediate word on why Chou chose to target the church in Laguna Woods, a scenic and affluent coastal area whose population mainly consists of retirees.
Barnes said the motive for the shooting was Chou’s hatred toward Taiwan that was documented in handwritten notes that authorities found. Chou’s family apparently was among many forcibly removed from mainland China to Taiwan sometime after 1948, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said.
Relations between mainlanders forced to flee a Communist takeover and native Taiwanese were frequently tense as the new arrivals crowded into slums and military communities. Separated by language and lifestyle, bullying and confrontation were frequent as President Chiang Kai-shek tightly restricted civil liberties under nearly four decades of martial law.
The Presbyterian Church is the most prominent of the Christian dominations in Taiwan and was closely identified with the pro-democracy movement during the martial law era and later with the Taiwan independence cause.
Barnes referred to Chou as an immigrant from China but Taiwan’s Central News Agency says it interviewed Louis M. Huang, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles, and he confirmed that Chou was born in Taiwan in 1953.
Barnes said Chou acted alone and was “not believed to be associated with any specific church or any religion, and there’s no direct connection to the church or any member of the church that we’re aware of,” Barnes said.
Balmore Orellana, a former neighbor, said Chou’s life unraveled after his wife left him last year. Before, Chou had been a pleasant man who used to own the Las Vegas apartment building where he lived until being evicted in February, Orellana told The Associated Press.
Records showed the four-unit property was sold last October for a little more than $500,000. Orellana said Chou’s wife used the money from the sale to move to Taiwan.
Before Orellana moved in about five years ago, Chou received a head injury and other serious injuries in an attack by a tenant, the neighbor said. More recently his mental health declined and last summer a gun was fired inside Chou’s apartment and the bullet entered Orellana’s apartment, although nobody was hurt, Orellana said.
Police reports about the assault and the shooting were not immediately available Monday.
Taiwan’s chief representative in the U.S., Bi-khim Hsiao, offered condolences to the shooting families on Twitter.
“I join the families of the victims and Taiwanese American communities in grief and pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded survivors,” Hsiao wrote on Sunday.
Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu told the AP via email that the Chinese government has “consistently condemned incidents of violence. We express our condolences to the victims and sincere sympathy to the bereaved families and the injured.”
Those wounded by gunshots included an 86-year-old woman as well as four men, ages 66, 75, 82 and 92, the sheriff’s department said. Authorities on Monday said two of the wounded were in good condition, two were in stable condition and the status of the fifth patient was undetermined.
Jerry Chen, a longtime member of the church, said a group of about 40 congregants had gathered in the fellowship hall for a luncheon after a morning service to welcome their former Pastor Billy Chang, a beloved and respected community member who had served the church for 20 years. Chang moved back to Taiwan two years ago. This was his first time back stateside, Chen said.
Everyone had just finished lunch and were taking photos with Chang when Chen went into the kitchen. That’s when he heard the gunshots.
“I will tell you that evil was in that church,” Spitzer said, who added that Chou had “an absolute bias” against Taiwan and its people.
The shooting came a day after an 18-year-old man shot and killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York in a racist rampage where the white gunman allegedly targeted a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood.
This story has been corrected to show that Pastor Billy Chang has not retired.
Ritter reported from Las Vegas. Bharath reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press journalists Stefanie Dazio and John Antczak in Los Angeles and Ellen Knickmeyer in Washington contributed to this story. News Researcher Rhonda Shafner contributed from New York.
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Chicago curfew tightened after killing near ‘Bean’ sculpture
by: KATHLEEN FOODY and DON BABWIN, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tightened a citywide curfew for young people on Monday, a day after she restricted access by unaccompanied minors to downtown Chicago’s Millennium Park following the weekend shooting death of a 16-year-old boy near “The Bean” sculpture at the park.
The citywide weekend curfew for minors now will begin each night at 10 p.m., instead of the 11 p.m. curfew in place since the 1990s, Lightfoot said. At Millennium Park, which is a popular stop for tourists and Chicago residents, minors will not be allowed in the park after 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday without an adult.
“We need to make sure they are safe and importantly that our young people understand and respect basic community norms, respect for themselves, respect for each other, and we must ensure that every one of our residents and visitors — no matter who they are or where they come from or how old they are — are able to safely enjoy our public spaces,” the mayor told reporters at a news conference.
Lightfoot said she hoped and expected that people would abide by the restrictions and that it would not lead to widespread arrests. She said they “don’t want to arrest children,” but those who break the law will be.
“My interest is not rounding up young people and throwing them in the back of a wagon,” Lightfoot said. But, she said, those who do not abide “by clear directions on how they have to conduct themselves in public, we’re not going to hesitate to take action.”
The announcements come at a time of year when residents and tourists alike flock to the downtown area and the lakefront by the tens of thousands. Millennium Park is the centerpiece of the lakefront, the “jewel,” as Lightfoot called it, that is the site of concerts and other events.
On Sunday, police announced that a 17-year-old boy who was taken into custody following Saturday evening’s shooting had been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated battery. He was due in juvenile court Monday.
Another teen, who was allegedly armed with a ghost gun — a weapon that does not have a serial number and can’t be traced — was arrested in connection to the shooting, police said.
In total, 26 minors and five adults were arrested during the gathering in the park on Saturday evening. A total of eight guns were confiscated and five gun arrests were made, police said.
Hundreds of people were at the park earlier Saturday as part of demonstrations around the U.S. against the recently leaked draft opinion that suggests the Supreme Court is prepared to overturn the nationwide right to abortion. It is unclear if the teen who was shot had taken part in the 1 p.m. demonstration, however participants had largely dispersed by late afternoon.
The shooting comes amid a surge in deadly violence in the city in recent years. This year, Chicago has recorded 779 shooting incidents and 194 homicides, compared to 898 shootings and 207 homicides during the same period in 2021, according to figures last updated by the Chicago Police Department on May 8.
Chicago and some other U.S. cities reported dramatic spikes in homicide totals last year. Chicago’s 797 homicides in 2021 — its highest toll for any year in a quarter century — eclipsed the totals in the two bigger U.S. cities, surpassing Los Angeles’ tally by 400 and New York’s by nearly 300.
“The Bean” sculpture is a popular tourist attraction in downtown Chicago. It is formally known as “Cloud Gate,” but it came to be known as “The Bean” for its bean-like shape.
First responders move a shooting victim to an ambulance on Adams Street near State Street in downtown Chicago on Saturday, May 14, 2022. The downtown area saw…
First responders move a shooting victim to an ambulance on Adams Street near State Street in downtown Chicago on Saturday, May 14, 2022. The downtown area saw gun violence and disturbances after a teenage boy was shot and fatally wounded near “The Bean” sculpture in downtown Chicago’s Millennium Park (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune via AP) | 2022-06-11T04:20:55Z | cw33.com | Chicago curfew tightened after killing near ‘Bean’ sculpture | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/teen-charged-in-fatal-shooting-near-chicago-bean-sculpture/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/teen-charged-in-fatal-shooting-near-chicago-bean-sculpture/ |
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Keys to the past and the future of a community descended from enslaved Africans lie in a river bottom on Alabama’s Gulf Coast, where the remains of the last known U.S. slave ship rest a few miles from what’s left of the village built by the newly freed people after the Civil War.
Work performed this month will help answer a question residents of the area called Africatown USA are anxious to resolve: Can remnants of the slave ship Clotilda be retrieved from the water to both fill out details about their heritage and to serve as an attraction that might revitalize the place their ancestors built after emancipation?
A crew hired by the Alabama Historical Commission, working over 10 days ending Thursday, took fallen trees off the submerged remains of the ship, scooped muck out of the hull and retrieved displaced pieces to see what’s left of the Clotilda, which is described as the most intact slave ship ever found. The work will help determine what, if anything, can be done with the wreckage in years ahead.
Some want a museum featuring the actual Clotilda, which was hired by a rich, white steamship captain on a bet to violate the U.S. ban on slave importation the year before the Confederacy was founded to preserve slavery and white supremacy in the South.
“The question is, give me a timetable. What’s the date for getting that boat out of that doggone water?” Africatown resident and activist Joe Womack asked team members during a public forum as work began. Nearby, a new “heritage house” that could display artifacts is under construction.
Others aren’t too concerned about the ship itself, which they view as only part of a larger story. The president of the Clotilda Descendants Association, Darron Patterson, said a few artifacts and a replica would be just fine for telling the tale of the 110 African captives and how their lives add to the narrative of slavery and the United States.
“Once those people came out of that cargo hold and grew up into men and women, they produced Africatown,” said Patterson, whose great great grandfather, Pollee Allen, was among the captives. “And we, as the descendants, want to be sure that that legacy lives on.”
The Clotilda was the last ship known to transport African captives to the American South for enslavement. It departed Mobile decades after Congress outlawed the slave trade, on a clandestine trip funded by Timothy Meaher, whose descendants still own millions of dollars worth of land around Mobile.
The Clotilda’s captain, William Foster, transferred his cargo of women, men and children off the ship once it arrived in Mobile and set fire to the vessel to hide evidence of the illegal journey. But most of Clotilda didn’t catch fire, and as much as three-quarters of the ship remains in the Mobile River, which empties into Mobile Bay.
After the war ended, a group of the Africans settled north of Mobile in a place that came to be called Africatown USA. With Meaher refusing to give them land, they purchased property and started a thriving community that resembled the Africa of their memories. A few thousand people still live in the area, which is now surrounded by heavy industry and fell into disrepair in recent decades.
Working from a barge topped with a crane, divers felt their way through murky water to determine the condition of the ship’s wreckage, which was an unidentified hazard on navigation charts before being identified as Clotilda in 2019. Workers have pulled up some barnacle-encrusted timbers from the ship, roughly 90 feet (27 meters) in length, for testing and documentation; most will be returned to the river.
Whether Clotilda could ever be raised — an operation that could cost tens of millions of dollars — depends on multiple factors including the condition of the wood, the stability of the wreck and the river environment around it, said James Delgado, a maritime archaeologist with SEARCH Inc.
A final report including a detailed, subsequent analysis will take awhile, he said. But the wreck, in as much as 10 feet (3 meters) of water, is remarkably good shape because it’s been encased for decades in protective mud that conceivably could hold traces of DNA from captives, officials say.
“(It’s) open, broken, burned and yet still intact and so intact, at least as an archeological site, that it is the best-preserved example of the many thousands of slave ships that brought people from Africa to the Americas,” said Delgado.
The descendants of the African captives will play a “huge role” in deciding what to do with the wreck, said Stacye Hathorn, Alabama’s state archaeologist.
“At every stage we’ve talked with the community first,” she said.
Once experts determine what can be done with the ship from a scientific and engineering standpoint, Clotilda descendants could have a variety of options to consider for the Africatown area.
Some envision a major historical attraction focused on the trans-Atlantic slave trade, others a memorial akin to the monument to lynching victimsthat opened in 2018 in Montgomery, about 170 miles (274 kilometers) to the northeast. Some want to rebuild Africatown, which once had modest homes with gardens and multiple businesses.
Joycelyn Davis, a sixth-generation granddaughter of African captive Charlie Lewis, helped found the Clotilda Descendants Association. She said there’s no clear consensus on what to do with Clotilda if it can be raised, or with artifacts taken off the wreck.
Personally, she’s most interested in the people who endured a tortuous journey across the Atlantic Ocean and what their legacy could mean to descendants today in terms of improving their lives.
“I’ve always said that it’s not about the ship, it’s about the people,” said Davis.
Members of the team assessing the sunken wreckage of the last U.S. slave ship, the Clotilda, are shown looking at timbers from the schooner near Mobile, Ala.,…
Members of the team assessing the sunken wreckage of the last U.S. slave ship, the Clotilda, are shown looking at timbers from the schooner near Mobile, Ala., on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. The ship was scuttled after arriving on the Gulf Coast more than 160 years ago. (AP Photo/Daniel Fiore, Alabama Historical Commission) | 2022-06-11T17:43:41Z | cw33.com | Alabama shipwreck holds key for kin of enslaved Africans | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/alabama-shipwreck-holds-key-for-kin-of-enslaved-africans/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/alabama-shipwreck-holds-key-for-kin-of-enslaved-africans/ |
Agency unanimously rejects California desalination project
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A California coastal panel on Thursday rejected a long-standing proposal to build a $1.4 billion seawater desalination plant to turn Pacific Ocean water into drinking water as the state grapples with persistent drought that is expected to worsen in coming years with climate change.
The state’s Coastal Commission voted unanimously to deny a permit for Poseidon Water to build a plant to produce 50 million gallons of water a day in Huntington Beach, southeast of Los Angeles.
Poseidon said it was disappointed in the decision.
“California continues to face a punishing drought, with no end in sight,” a company statement said. “Every day, we see new calls for conservation as reservoir levels drop to dangerous lows. We firmly believe that this desalination project would have created a sustainable, drought-tolerant source of water.”
The vote came after a heated meeting before the commission attended by dozens of supporters and critics of the plan. It was considered a crucial decision on the future of the plant after years of other hearings and delays.
Poseidon’s long-running proposal was supported by Gov. Gavin Newsom but faced ardent opposition from environmentalists who said drawing in large amounts of ocean water and releasing salty discharge back into the ocean would kill billions of tiny marine organisms that make up the base of the food chain along a large swath of the coast.
“The ocean is under attack” from climate change already, Commissioner Dayna Bochco said. “I cannot say in good conscience that this amount of damage is OK.”
Other critics said the water would be too expensive and wasn’t urgently needed in the area where it would be built, which is less dependent on state and federal water due to an ample aquifer and water recycling program.
Commissioners cited those issues in following a staff recommendation and rejecting the proposal. They also cited the energy cost of running the plant and the fact that it would sit in an earthquake fault zone.
Before voting, the 12-member commission heard hours of comments from scores of people packed into a hotel meeting room in the Orange County city of Costa Mesa in addition to those tuning in online.
At the meeting, supporters wore orange and yellow construction vests and toted signs saying “support desal!”
Opponents carried signs reading “No Poseidon” and “Do not $ell our coast” and included a woman who wore a plankton costume and held a sign reading “I am a plankton — please do not kill me!”
California has spent most of the last 15 years in drought conditions. Its normal wet season that runs from late fall to the end of winter was especially dry this year and as a result 95% of the state is classified as in severe drought.
Newsom last summer urged residents to cut consumption by 15%, but since then water usage has dropped by only about 3%. Some areas have begun instituting generally mild restrictions such as limiting how many days lawns can be watered. More stringent restrictions are likely later in the year.
Much of California’s water comes from melting snow and with a far below normal snowpack, state officials have told water agencies they will receive only 5% of what they’ve requested from state water supplies beyond what’s needed for critical activities like drinking and bathing.
Desalination takes ocean water and removes salt and other elements to make it drinkable. Those elements are discharged back into the sea, while the water can be channeled directly to consumers or used to replenish a groundwater basin. The country’s largest seawater desalination plant is already operating in nearby San Diego County, and there are also coastal plants in Florida.
The idea of desalination has been debated for decades in Huntington Beach, a coastal community southeast of Los Angeles known as “Surf City USA” that relies on its sands and waves for tourism. Discussion of the project has also recently focused on the impact of climate change on regional water supplies and on sea level rise in the low-lying coastal area where the plant would be built.
More than two decades ago, Poseidon proposed building two desalination plants — the one in San Diego County, and one in Huntington Beach. The San Diego County plant was approved and built, and desalinated water now accounts for 10% of San Diego County Water District ‘s water supplies.
But the Huntington Beach project has faced numerous delays. In 2013, the Coastal Commission voiced concerns that the proposed use of intake structures to quickly draw in large volumes of water from the ocean would damage marine life. Poseidon, which is owned by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, conducted additional studies and resubmitted the plan with a proposal to mitigate marine damage through restoration of nearby wetlands.
Last month, staff members for the panel issued a 200-page report opposing the project, arguing it fails to adhere to marine life protection policies and policies aimed at minimizing hazards from tsunamis and rising sea levels.
Some on Thursday also debated the extent of the local demand for the desalinated water. Orange County has an ample groundwater basin and recycles wastewater, making the region less dependent on imported water than San Diego. The Orange County Water District, which has said it intends to buy Poseidon’s water, manages the basin that helps meet about 75% of the water demand in the northern and central parts of the county.
Poseidon contends the region would still benefit by locking in a drought-proof source of water and so would inland communities and states that could gain increased access to imported water supplies once the county can tap into desalinated water. Steve Sheldon, the Orange County Water District’s president, said desalinated water is more expensive now, but he expects the cost of imported water to also rise over time.
This May 2, 2022, photo shows the AES Huntington Beach Energy Center in Huntington Beach, Calif. The AES facility, the proposed site of the Poseidon Huntington…
This May 2, 2022, photo shows the AES Huntington Beach Energy Center in Huntington Beach, Calif. The AES facility, the proposed site of the Poseidon Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Plant will face a critical vote by the California Coastal Commission (CCC) on Thursday, May 12. The highly contested project has been debated for more than two decades. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) | 2022-06-11T17:43:48Z | cw33.com | Agency unanimously rejects California desalination project | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/amid-drought-california-desalination-project-at-crossroads/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/amid-drought-california-desalination-project-at-crossroads/ |
County, governor spar over protests at justices’ homes
by: MATTHEW BARAKAT and SARAH RANKIN, Associated Press
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Fairfax County officials have rebuffed a request from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to establish a security perimeter around the neighborhoods of U.S. Supreme Court justices living in the county after some have faced protests outside their homes.
Youngkin, a Republican, made the request Wednesday in a letter to the county board of supervisors. “I fundamentally believe such demonstrations and picketing should not be allowed at the Justice’s (sic) homes as they are meant to intimidate and influence the Justices,” he wrote.
Three Supreme Court justices — Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett and Clarence Thomas — live in the county. Justices living in and outside the county have been confronted with protests outside their homes since a draft of Alito’s opinion that would overturn the Roe v. Wade abortion-rights decision was leaked.
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said Youngkin’s request for a security perimeter is unnecessary and improper. He said establishing a perimeter would amount to creating an unconstitutional neighborhood “checkpoint” that would infringe on First Amendment protest rights. He also noted that protests that have occurred outside Alito’s home in the Fort Hunt neighborhood have been peaceful.
“We will enforce laws that serve to protect persons and property,” McKay wrote. “Our officers are equally committed to protecting the First Amendment guarantees afforded to those who gather to exercise their freedom of speech.”
Fairfax County Police, for their part, said through a spokeswoman that they’re providing extra staffing in response to reports of planned protests “to maintain the safety and security of the public, while ensuring First Amendment rights are protected.”
Youngkin also joined Maryland GOP Gov. Larry Hogan in calling on federal law enforcement entities to “take the lead and provide sustained resources” to protect the justices and ensure the neighborhoods are secure in the weeks and months ahead.
In a letter addressed to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, the governors called on the Department of Justice to enforce a federal law that prohibits “pickets or parades” with the intent to influence a judge.
Separately, 25 Republican attorneys general wrote to Garland, citing the same law and urging him to prevent protesters “from attempting to intimidate” the justices.
Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said in a statement Wednesday that Garland continues to be briefed on security matters related to the Supreme Court and justices. He noted that Garland had directed the U.S. Marshals Service to help support the Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Police. | 2022-06-11T17:43:55Z | cw33.com | County, governor spar over protests at justices’ homes | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/county-governor-spar-over-protests-at-justices-homes/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/county-governor-spar-over-protests-at-justices-homes/ |
Experts: Arizona executioners took too long to insert IV
PHOENIX (AP) — The first execution in Arizona in nearly eight years was carried out more smoothly than the state’s last use of the death penalty, when a condemned prisoner who was given 15 doses of a two-drug combination gasped for air hundreds of times over nearly two hours.
The lethal-injection death of Clarence Dixon on Wednesday at the state prison in Florence for his murder conviction in the 1978 killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin appeared to follow the state’s execution protocol: After the drug was injected, Dixon’s mouth stayed open and his body did not move. He was declared dead about 10 minutes later.
But death penalty experts Thursday that said the estimated 25 minutes it took medical staff to insert an IV into Dixon’s body was too long. The workers first tried and failed to insert an IV into his left arm before they were able to connect it in his right arm. They then opted to access a vein in his groin area for another IV line.
Deborah Denno, a Fordham Law School professor who has studied executions for more 25 years, said executions should take seven to 10 minutes from the beginning of the IV insertion process until the moment the prisoner is declared dead.
“It’s a sign of desperation (on the part of the execution team), and it’s a sign of an unqualified executioner,” Denno said.
Before Dixon was put to death, the last execution in Arizona took place in July 2014, when Joseph Wood was given 15 doses of a two-drug combination over nearly two hours. Wood snorted repeatedly and gasped before he died. The process dragged on for so long that the Arizona Supreme Court convened an emergency hearing during the execution to decide whether to halt the procedure.
Since then, Arizona changed its execution protocols, agreeing to no longer use one of the drugs — midazolam — that was injected into Wood. Instead, Dixon was executed with an injection of pentobarbital.
The problems with Wood’s death, combined with the difficulty the state faced in finding sources to sell it lethal injection drugs, led to the nearly eight-year hiatus in executions in Arizona.
Similar problems have occurred previously with medical workers trying to insert IV lines in condemned prisoners.
Alabama prison officials tried to execute a prisoner by lethal injection in February 2017 but had to stop because medical workers couldn’t find a suitable vein to connect the intravenous line. The prisoner died of cancer almost four years later.
A November 2017 execution was called off in Ohio after members of the execution team told the state prisons director they couldn’t find a vein. The prisoner died of natural causes several months later.
And another lethal injection execution in Ohio was called off in September 2009 after two hours when technicians could not find a suitable vein for a condemned prisoner, who had cried in pain while receiving 18 needle sticks. He died in prison in late 2020 of possible complications of COVID-19.
Death penalty experts say the difficulty in finding IV lines could be attributed to a combination of the condemned prisoners’ physical conditions — such as past IV drug use, medical issues related to hydration or the effects of aging — and to untrained people trying to insert IV lines. It’s unknown whether the 66-year-old Dixon was ever an IV drug user.
Michael Radelet, a sociologist at the University of Colorado-Boulder who has researched the death penalty for 40 years, said the lingering element of Dixon’s death leads him to believe the execution was botched.
“I would classify it as a botch, recognizing that not everyone would agree with that. But things did not go right,” Radelet said.
In a statement Thursday, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry said Dixon’s execution was carried out “flawlessly” and that it followed the state’s laws and execution protocols.
Rick Romley, who led the county prosecutor’s office in metro Phoenix that filed the murder charge against Dixon but left office before he was sentenced to death in January 2008, said the execution may have been more complicated than planned, but he didn’t consider it flawed. He said difficulty in finding veins to insert IV lines is common for people both inside and outside prison.
“That doesn’t bother me at all,” Romley said.
Asked whether the difficulties in inserting IVs during executions violate protections against cruel and unusual punishment, Denno said there has been a history of botched executions in the U.S. since the advent of lethal injections.
“It (Dixon’s execution) may be botched, but it’s not going to affect anyone’s Eighth Amendment rights” against cruel and unusual punishment, Denno said. “The courts haven’t been sympathetic to circumstances like this.”
Amanda Bass, one of Dixon’s attorneys, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.
Leslie Bowdoin James, sister of Deana Lynne Bowdoin talks to the media on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. Inmate Clarence Dixon was put to death…
Leslie Bowdoin James, sister of Deana Lynne Bowdoin talks to the media on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. Inmate Clarence Dixon was put to death by lethal injection earlier Wednesday inside the state prison for his murder conviction in the killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin in 1978. Dixon was the first person to be executed in the state after a nearly eight-year hiatus in its use of the death penalty. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) | 2022-06-11T17:44:01Z | cw33.com | Experts: Arizona executioners took too long to insert IV | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/experts-arizona-executioners-took-too-long-to-insert-iv/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/experts-arizona-executioners-took-too-long-to-insert-iv/ |
No more murder charge for women in Louisiana abortion bill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The sponsor of a bill that would have subjected Louisiana women to murder charges for having abortions abruptly pulled the proposal from debate Thursday night after House members voted 65-26 to totally revamp the legislation, eliminating the criminal penalties.
The controversial bill would have ventured farther against abortion than lawmakers’ efforts in any other state. It would have made women who end their pregnancies subject to criminal homicide prosecutions.
“This is a thorny political question, but we all know that it is actually very simple. Abortion is murder,” Rep. Danny McCormick, a Republican from Oil City, proclaimed as he opened debate. He noted that a majority of Louisiana lawmakers in the heavily Republican Legislature say they are anti-abortion, and briefly chided those abortion opponents who also oppose his bill. “We’re faltering and trying to explain it away.”
But McCormick’s measure had drawn increasingly strong opposition from many anti-abortion stalwarts. Gov. John Bel Edwards, an anti-abortion Democrat, said he would veto it. Louisiana Right to Life, the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the National Right to Life Committee were among the prominent anti-abortion opponents of the measure.
Edwards, a devout Catholic, declared prosecuting women for abortion “absurd.”
McCormick had just as strongly disagreed, saying a woman who has an abortion should be in the same legal position as a woman who takes the life of a child after birth. “When I give equal protection to the unborn, that’s the possibility,” he said in a Wednesday evening phone interview.
Supporters of the bill were adamant. Scores of them gathered at the Capitol to pray and show support. As the group watched from the House balcony as the bill was pulled, one shouted “Shame.”
The House had not yet started debating the controversial legislation when the building was temporarily evacuated Thursday after the speaker interrupted proceedings and said an unknown, unclaimed package had been found in the capitol’s Memorial Hall — a gathering area between House and Senate Chambers.
It came on a day when legislation was already moving slowly as lawmakers tried to find a compromise on McCormick’s bill. The House recessed for more than an hour while lawmakers broke into groups behind closed doors to discuss the legislation.
Pending at the time was the amendment by Rep. Alan Seabaugh. The Shreveport Republican is an anti-abortion stalwart. But his amendment overhauled McCormick’s bill, declaring that women would not face criminal penalties for abortion. It also allowed abortion to save the life of a pregnant woman. And it eliminated language in McCormick’s original bill that appeared to make contraceptive drugs and at least some aspects of in vitro fertilization illegal.
The amendment also stripped language from McCormick’s bill widely regarded as blatantly unconstitutional — a declaration that any federal law, regulation or court ruling that allows abortion is void and that any judge who blocks enforcement of the bill’s provisions could be impeached.
“We can’t grant ourselves the power to order a court to rule future acts unconstitutional,” Seabaugh argued.
The amendment mirrors a pending Senate bill aimed at tightening up Louisiana abortion laws that would go into effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned. McCormick, as the sponsor, is unlikely to advance it in the House but the Senate version can still advance.
McCormick’s bill, introduced in March, had drawn intense scrutiny in light of last week’s leak of a draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion indicating the high court is preparing to overturn decisions upholding a constitutional right to abortion.
There was no indication yet that lawmakers in other states are taking up similar legislation. In Idaho, Republican state Rep. Heather Scott has proposed prosecuting women who get abortions, but a committee chairman said Friday he would not allow it. “There are still reasonable people in the Legislature who are going to ensure that extreme bills like that are not going to get a hearing,” Rep. Brent Crane said.
Louisiana already has laws on the books criminalizing abortion, including a “trigger law” ensuring that it will be a crime if the Supreme Court reverses the Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 ruling establishing abortion rights. The statutes appear to exempt women from prosecution, although some abortion rights advocates have suggested they need tightening.
McCormick has said the existing laws are inadequate to give fetuses equal protection under law.
Associated Press writer Holly Ramer contributed to this report from Concord, New Hampshire.
FILE – A woman naps, bundled up against the air conditioning, as she waits to have an abortion, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at Hope Medical Group for Women…
FILE – A woman naps, bundled up against the air conditioning, as she waits to have an abortion, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, at Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, La. A bill scheduled for debate Thursday, May 12, 2022, in the Louisiana House would make women who get abortions subject to criminal prosecution and prison — a position that has drawn opposition from Louisiana’s anti-abortion governor and groups including Louisiana Right to Life and the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) | 2022-06-11T17:44:08Z | cw33.com | No more murder charge for women in Louisiana abortion bill | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/louisiana-debates-murder-charge-for-women-who-get-abortions/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/louisiana-debates-murder-charge-for-women-who-get-abortions/ |
Man freed in competency mix up arrested again in SC killings
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man charged with killing two sisters in South Carolina 12 years ago but who disappeared out of the legal systemafter he was found incompetent to stand trial was arrested Thursday in Colorado after authorities reinstated his charges, a sheriff’s office and a family attorney said.
Williamsburg County deputies began looking for Joseph Jermaine Brand on Tuesday after he was charged for failure to appear for not returning to face the murder charges after treatment and release from a group home in 2016, family attorney Lori Murray said Thursday night.
Murray said investigators eventually were able to track Brand’s cellphone, first getting a ping Thursday at the airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, then the airport in Dallas and then in Pueblo, Colorado, near where his brother lives. There, police caught up to him and took him into custody, Murray said.
A statement from Williamsburg County Sheriff Stephen Garner backed up details of the arrest, saying South Carolina law enforcement aided police in Colorado and added Brand awaits extradition back to that county to face prosecution.
The statement added that Brand was in a number of inpatient and outpatient mental treatment facilities in South Carolina and Florida since being found incompetent to stand trial in 2012 because of schizophrenia that psychiatrists thought could be treated by forcing him to take medicine and get help.
Murray said Brand will need to have another competency hearing before authorities can ask to bring him back to South Carolina to face murder, armed robbery and burglary charges in the October 2010 killings of Naomi Johnson, 65, and her 74-year-old sister Thelma Haddock in the home they shared in Kingstree.
Documents from the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office show the warrants to arrest Brand were issued a day after The Associated Press wrote about a series of oversights that led to the families of the sisters to see and hear about Brand walking free around their town of 3,100 people.
“They are overjoyed that he is not walking the streets any more,” Murray said. ‘They feel safer and they feel like they are finally back on the path to justice.”
Solicitor Chip Finney hasn’t responded to a number of phone calls and messages from the AP since Monday, including a text asking about the arrest Thursday night. The assistant prosecutor who signed off on dropping the charges because of the competency problem and Brand’s public defender at the time also haven’t responded to messages.
Finney also hasn’t reached out to Murray or the families of the sisters since the AP story and a subsequent news conference.
“The family still have questions that need to be answered by Mr. Finney,” Murray said. “They aren’t stopping until they get them.”
A woman in Kingstree identifying herself as Brand’s grandmother hung up on an AP reporter Monday and no one answered Thursday, No one has responded to a message left at a telephone number listed for Brand’s mother.
There were no public records of Brand’s 2010 arrest or indictments as of Monday. Other public records show Brand, 43, registered to vote from an assisted living home near Columbia in 2016. At one point, he also had a Facebook page.
The families of the sisters heard nothing from prosecutors after Brand was ruled incompetent in 2012, including an unanswered request for an update on the case from Finney in 2018.
Then, a few months ago, friends started to call a son of one of the women with the news that they had seen Brand.
Brand lived a few doors down from Johnson and Haddock in 2010. He had moved to Kingstree to live with his father after a stint in a Nevada prison on charges of robbery, drugs and firing a gun out of a vehicle, according to legal records.
Brand came over to the sisters’ house and asked to spread pine straw for money. When they refused, Brand barged into the home, wrested a gun away from one of the sisters and shot them several times, including in the head, Williamsburg County deputies said.
Brand’s father found him walking aimlessly in the sisters’ front yard, investigators said. The father saw their door was open and poked his head in to apologize. That’s when he discovered the bodies.
Brand confessed to the killings, according to arrest warrants. But the records show that his mental problems kept him from being able to assist his attorney, prompting a judge to order a psychiatric evaluation.
State mental health officials said privacy laws prevent them from releasing any details of Brand’s treatment. But in a statement Monday, the Department of Mental Health said patients charged with crimes who need long-term care are committed by a probate judge and both that judge and prosecutors are informed when the patient no longer needs involuntary treatment.
The family wants an investigation into whether that notification was made. “The ball was dropped somewhere. They want to make sure this doesn’t happen to any other family,” Murray said.
The family also wants an investigation into whomever helped Brand get to the airport in North Carolina and how he was able to get a plane ticket to go to his brother’s house.
Murray said Brand’s Facebook page, his ability to fill out an application to vote and how he tried to escape this week’s arrest warrants, including a layover where he changed planes, show he is not incompetent.
“Think about how much it takes to maneuver through airports,” Murray said.
Attorney Lori Murray speaks at a news conference, Monday, May 9, 2022, in Kingstree, S.C. Murray asked prosecutors to release information about why the man charged…
Attorney Lori Murray speaks at a news conference, Monday, May 9, 2022, in Kingstree, S.C. Murray asked prosecutors to release information about why the man charged in the killings of two sisters in October 2010 has been set free after being found incompetent to stand trial. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) | 2022-06-11T17:44:22Z | cw33.com | Man freed in competency mix up arrested again in SC killings | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/man-freed-in-competency-mix-up-arrested-again-in-sc-killings/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/man-freed-in-competency-mix-up-arrested-again-in-sc-killings/ |
Puerto Rico governor rejects budget in new clash with board
by: DÁNICA COTO, Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor announced Thursday that he was rejecting a proposed $12.4 billion budget filed by a federal control board overseeing the island’s finances and would submit his own version as the U.S. territory emerges from bankruptcy.
The announcement is the latest clash between the board and Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, who criticized it for insisting on reducing government costs by nearly $100 million.
“We’re not going to give up in our fight,” he said.
Pierluisi said estimated future collections are high enough to offset government costs and that he would submit a separate budget on Friday.
A spokeswoman for the board said there would be no immediate reaction.
The budget that the board submitted to legislators on Wednesday would have been the first balanced one since Puerto Rico filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history after announcing in 2015 that it was unable to pay its more than $70 billion public debt load. The debt was accumulated through decades of mismanagement, corruption and excessive borrowing.
The board noted that its proposed budget dedicates almost 70% of revenue to education, public safety, health, pensions and economic development. It also contains pay increases for public workers that have long demanded them.
“The budget is consistent with Puerto Rico’s path to fiscal responsibility and provides the government with the stability that is critical in this time of global economic uncertainty,” said board chairman David Skeel.
The board has stressed that it will remain in place by law until four consecutive budgets are approved. | 2022-06-11T17:44:36Z | cw33.com | Puerto Rico governor rejects budget in new clash with board | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/puerto-rico-governor-rejects-budget-in-new-clash-with-board/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/puerto-rico-governor-rejects-budget-in-new-clash-with-board/ |
Surfside families still want answers despite settlement
by: ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and TERRY SPENCER, Associated Press
Gathered at a ceremony Thursday to honor the 98 people who died in aFlorida condominium collapse last summer, some of the victims’ family members said they are too deep in mourning to contemplate the nearly $1 billion settlement their attorneys negotiated on their behalf.
Families and local officials gathered at the chain-link fence surrounding the vacant lot where Champlain Towers South once stood for the unveiling of temporary banners adorned with the victims’ names and ages under the heading “Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Brothers, Sisters.”
The ceremony took place a day after the surprise announcement that a $997 million settlementhad been reached in the families’ lawsuit against local officials, the developers of an adjacent building and others whom they hold responsible for the collapse of the 40-year-old, 12-story beachside building during the early hours of June 24.
“I am still processing that loss,” Naibryf said. “Everything else is a little bit of noise.”
Pablo Rodriguez, who lost his mother and grandmother in the collapse, said the settlement was the best result the families could hope for legally.
“The speed with which this was resolved was pleasantly surprising,” he said. “My biggest concern is that there isn’t any accountability and the legislature hasn’t done anything to remediate the situation.”
Most of the Champlain Towers South collapsed suddenlyabout 1:20 a.m. June 24 as most of its residents slept. Only three people survived the initial collapse. No other survivors were found despite the around-the-clock efforts of rescuers who dug through a 40-foot (12-meter) pile of rubble for two weeks. Another three dozen people were in the portion of the building that remained standing.
The condominium’s residents and visitors formed a melting pot: Orthodox Jews, Latin Americans, Israelis, Europeans and snowbirds from the Northeast.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who visited the site daily during the search, said Thursday’s ceremony and the banners were to assure “we forever remember and honor the lives lost.”
Newly elected Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger said the idea for the signs came to him when he was driving past the site with his teenage daughter, who had been in the area during the collapse and got stuck in a dust cloud. Danzinger said she confided that driving by the area always makes her sad.
“We wanted to make sure that people driving by or walking by will see those names and will remember what happened,” he said. A permanent memorial is planned.
The speed and size of the proposed $997 million settlement stunned even Circuit Court Judge Michael Hanzman, who is presiding over the lawsuit, when it was announced at a hearing Wednesday.
“It’s fantastic,” Hanzman said during the hearing. “This is a recovery that is far in excess of what I had anticipated.”
In comparison, the families of the 3,000 victims of 9/11 split $7 billion. The settlement still requires final approval and will grow after the building’s lot is sold at auction later this month. An opening bid of $120 million has already been filed.
Harley S. Tropin, who represents the Champlain Towers families, credited the judge for setting the conditions that led to the lawsuit’s speedy conclusion. Rather than let the suit take four or five years, as is typical in such cases, Hanzman made it clear this case would go to trial quickly if the sides couldn’t settle.
“That put enormous pressure on everyone — the plaintiffs and defendants,” Tropin said Thursday. “This tragedy was unique and I think the defendants along with everyone in the courtroom wanted to see if there was a reasonable way to provide some closure.”
Specifics of the settlement or how it will be distributed have not been released. Defendants include developers, builders and others involved in the Eighty Seven Park Condo, the luxury building erected five years ago just south of Champlain South; the company that provided alarms and safety systems for Champlain South, which allegedly failed to alert the residents; and the town of Surfside.
Residents of Champlain South and victims’ families have blamed vibrations caused by the construction of Eighty Seven Park Condo for weakening the structural wall that supported their building’s pool deck. The deck’s collapse on June 24 started the cascade of structural failures that ended with the building’s partial collapse seven minutes later.
The developers of Eighty Seven Park insist their building was constructed safely and played no part in the collapse. Their attorney, Michael Thomas, said in a statement that their participation in the settlement is not an admission of culpability.
“Our clients’ insurers made a business decision to contribute to the overall settlement of this litigation in order to resolve claims against them and avoid the time, expense, and inconvenience of litigation,” Thomas wrote. “The design, development, and construction of Eighty Seven Park in no way caused or contributed to the collapse of Champlain Towers South.”
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is investigating the cause of the collapse, a process that is expected to take years. Shoddy construction techniques used in the early 1980s when Champlain Towers South was built and a possible lack of proper maintenance by its condo association over the years are two other areas being explored.
Pablo Langesfeld, who lost his 26-year-old daughter, Nicole, said he will not even begin to experience emotional closure until that investigation is complete.
Even then, closure might not happen, but it “is going to be closer when we know who’s at fault,” he said.
Spencer reported from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Pablo Langesfeld looks at the name of his daughter Nicole Langesfeld, Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Surfside, Fla. A large banner with the names of the 98 killed… | 2022-06-11T17:44:50Z | cw33.com | Surfside families still want answers despite settlement | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/surfside-families-still-want-answers-despite-settlement/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/surfside-families-still-want-answers-despite-settlement/ |
US reckoning with role in Native American boarding schools
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Deb Haaland is pushing the U.S. government to reckon with its role in Native American boarding schools like no other Cabinet secretary could — backed by personal experience, a struggle with losing her own Native language and a broader community that has felt the devastating impacts.
The agency she oversees — the Interior Department — released a first-of-its-kind report this week that named the 408 schools the federal government supported to strip Native Americans of their cultures and identities. At least 500 children died at some of the schools, but that number is expected to reach into the thousands or tens of thousands as more research is done.
“We are uniquely positioned to assist in the effort to undercover the dark history of these institutions that have haunted our families for too long,” she said Wednesday during a news conference. “As a pueblo woman, it is my responsibility and, frankly, it’s my legacy.”
The U.S. government hasn’t been open to investigating itself to uncover the truth about boarding schools that operated from the late 18th century to the late 1960s. It’s possible now because people who know first-hand the persistent trauma caused by the boarding school system are positioned in the U.S. government.
Still, the work to uncover the truth and create a path for healing will rely on having financial resources in Indian Country, which the federal government has chronically underfunded.
Tribes will have to navigate federal laws on repatriation to take Native children who died and are buried at former boarding school sites home, if desired, and might have no recourse to access burial sites on private land. The causes of death included disease, accidental injuries and abuse.
Boarding school survivors also might be hesitant to recount the painful past and trust a government whose policies were to eradicate tribes and, later, assimilate them under the veil of education. Some have welcomed the opportunity to share their stories for the first time.
Haaland, the first and only Native American Cabinet secretary, has the support of President Joe Biden to investigate further. Congress has provided the Interior Department with $7 million for its work on the next phase of the report, which will focus on burial sites, and identifying Native children and their ages. Haaland also said a year-long tour would seek to gather stories of boarding school survivors for an oral history collection.
A bill that’s previously been introduced in Congress to create a truth and healing commission on boarding schools got its first hearing Thursday. It’s sponsored by two Native American U.S. representatives — Democrat Sharice Davids of Kansas, who is Ho-Chunk, and Republican Tom Cole of Oklahoma, who is Chickasaw.
“Working with the Interior, knowing that there are representatives in the federal government who understand these experiences not just on a historical record but deep within their selves, their own personal stories, really makes a difference,” said Deborah Parker, chief executive of the National Native American Boarding Schools Healing Coalition and a member of the Tulalip Tribes.
More than two decades ago, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Kevin Gover issued an apology for the emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual violence committed against children at the off-reservation schools. Then in 2009, President Barack Obama quietly signed off on an apology of sorts for “violence, maltreatment and neglect inflicted on Native Peoples by citizens of the United States.” The language was buried deep in a multibillion-dollar defense spending bill.
The proposed commission would have a broader scope than the Interior’s investigation to seek records with subpoena power. It would make recommendations to the federal government within five years of its passage, possible in the U.S. House but more difficult in the U.S. Senate.
Starting with the Indian Civilization Act of 1819, the U.S. enacted laws and policies to establish and support Native American Boarding Schools. The goal was to civilize Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Religious and private institutions often received federal funding and were willing partners.
Capt. Richard Henry Pratt described the essence of the federal boarding schools in a speech he gave in 1892 where he said, “Kill the Indian and save the man.”
Minnesota resident Mitch Walking Elk ran away multiple times from boarding schools he attended in the late 1950s and early ’60s because “my spirit knew it wasn’t a good place for me,” he said.
Boarding schools aren’t the only thing that has led him to distrust the federal government, even as it seems willing to uncover the past. In 1864, Walking Elk’s ancestors from the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes were attacked in the Sand Creek Massacre. At least 200 people were killed, and victims’ bodies were mutilated.
“I have reservations about what’s going on right now because I don’t trust them,” said Walking Elk. “If Deb Haaland makes too many waves, the far right, the extremists will manufacture something to put the brakes on this.”
Boarding school survivor Ramona Klein testified before Congress on Thursday, describing seeing her mother cry as her children got on a big, green bus for boarding school, being scrubbed with a stiff brush once there, and sleeping under a scratchy wool Army blanket. She put on a large rubber hand when she spoke of being touched at the school at night “like no child’s body should be touched.”
“Being in that boarding school was the loneliest time of my life,” said Klein, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota. “It has made it difficult for me to trust other people, including the people on this committee, with my emotions, my thoughts, my dreams and my physical being. And how could that not be the result?”
Republican Rep. Jay Obernolte of California said Congress would need to consider the financial investment in the proposed commission and whether those who serve would do so as a public service or be compensated.
“I’m not opposed to investing substantial taxpayer resources in this commission, but I think we need to be explicit about what those resources are,” he said Thursday.
FILE – Red painted handprints cover the empty spot at a park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday, July 1, 2021, where a historical marker for the Indigenous…
FILE – Red painted handprints cover the empty spot at a park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday, July 1, 2021, where a historical marker for the Indigenous children who died while attending a boarding school nearby was removed. The U.S. Interior Department is expected to release a report Wednesday, May 11, 2022, that it says will begin to uncover the truth about the federal government’s past oversight of Native American boarding schools. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan,File) | 2022-06-11T17:44:56Z | cw33.com | US reckoning with role in Native American boarding schools | CW33 Dallas / Ft. Worth | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/us-reckoning-with-role-in-native-american-boarding-schools/ | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/us-reckoning-with-role-in-native-american-boarding-schools/ |
FORT WORTH (KDAF) — Sainty Nelsen is a Fort Worth-based three-time Emmy-award-winning producer and actress.
Nelsen has worked her way around Hollywood, producing and acting in television shows like The Bay, Trolls: The Beat Goes On! and The Boss Baby: Back In Business.
Sainty joined Inside DFW to talk more about her film. | 2022-06-13T18:07:39Z | cw33.com | Fort Worth native, Emmy-award-winner Sainty Nelsen new documentary 'Broadway Rising' | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/fort-worths-sainty-nelsens-journey-to-broadway-hollywood-back-home-plus-new-documentary-broadway-rising/ | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/fort-worths-sainty-nelsens-journey-to-broadway-hollywood-back-home-plus-new-documentary-broadway-rising/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Did you know that drowning is the leading cause of death for children one-to-four years old and is the second leading cause of death for children from five to 14-years-old?
60% of those deaths occur within 10 feet of safety apparatus.
With summer being here, now is a crucial time for children to understand the importance of water safety! That’s why the YMCA is offering learning programs designed to teach children these valuable lessons before it’s too late.
To sign up for a free swim assessment, click here. | 2022-06-13T18:07:51Z | cw33.com | Summer is here! YMCA is offering summer programs to teach children basic water safety skills | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/summer-is-here-ymca-offers-summer-programs-to-teach-children-basic-water-safety-skills/ | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/summer-is-here-ymca-offers-summer-programs-to-teach-children-basic-water-safety-skills/ |
To help you stay current on the market, ZeroDown compiled a weekly real estate market report in Dallas, TX metro area using data from Redfin. Statistics are as of the four weeks ending June 5, 2022. Metros with more than 50 homes sold during this time period were considered for metro-level rankings for each statistic. | 2022-06-13T18:08:23Z | cw33.com | Dallas weekly real estate update | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-weekly-real-estate-update-9/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-weekly-real-estate-update-9/ |
To help you stay current on the market, ZeroDown compiled a weekly real estate market report in Fort Worth, TX metro area using data from Redfin. Statistics are as of the four weeks ending June 5, 2022. Metros with more than 50 homes sold during this time period were considered for metro-level rankings for each statistic. | 2022-06-13T18:08:29Z | cw33.com | Fort Worth weekly real estate update | https://cw33.com/news/local/fort-worth-weekly-real-estate-update-9/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/fort-worth-weekly-real-estate-update-9/ |
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact the global economy, the current job market is a hot topic in the news cycle. But while the pandemic itself is, historically, something of an economic aberration, the U.S. economy that we know today has a long and storied history of expansions, recessions, and evolution.
In an effort to capture a snapshot of the U.S. job market’s history, Stacker compiled a list of the most common jobs in Texas from 150 years ago using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. By transcribing the previously untranscribed Table XXVII from the 1870 decennial census, a state-level glimpse into the historic job market can be seen. Nationally, farmers and planters were the most common occupation 150 years ago, just one of the many agricultural jobs that made up more than 47% of all employed persons over ten years old.
Continue reading to find out more about the historical job market in your home state or explore the data on your own on our site, GitHub, or data.world.
#1. Agricultural laborers
– Texas employment: 81,123
– National employment: 2,885,996
#2. Farmers and planters
#3. Laborers (not specified)
#4. Domestic servants
– National employment: 975,734
#5. Carpenters and joiners
– Texas employment: 3,760
#6. Stock-raisers
– National employment: 6,588
— #120 most common job in the U.S.
#7. Soldiers (United States Army)
– National employment: 22,081
#8. Traders and dealers (not specified)
#9. Draymen, hackmen, teamsters, &c
#10. Clerks in stores
#11. Stock-herders
#12. Physicians and surgeons
#13. Blacksmiths
#14. Teachers (not specified)
#15. Launderers and laundresses | 2022-06-13T18:09:33Z | cw33.com | Most common jobs 150 years ago in Texas | https://cw33.com/news/texas/most-common-jobs-150-years-ago-in-texas-2/ | https://cw33.com/news/texas/most-common-jobs-150-years-ago-in-texas-2/ |
WATCH: How this doctor is going viral about health on TikTok
DALLAS (KDAF) — Going viral on the internet is a dream of many people out there on various platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more. However, there’s one that seems to be blasting people into the world of going viral above the rest in the current state of the internet, TikTok.
That’s where emergency room Dr. Adam Goodcoff has found his place to post on the internet. His mission is simple, feeding off of people’s medical curiosity and giving them simple, easy-to-understand explanations in his videos so they can be educated and healthier moving forward.
Inside DFW’s Jenny Anchondo was able to steal some of his very valuable time and talk with him about his journey into creating medical-forward TikTok content and how he ended up at the White House because of his videos. | 2022-06-15T17:46:04Z | cw33.com | WATCH: How this doctor is going viral about health on TikTok | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/watch-how-this-doctor-is-going-viral-about-health-on-tiktok/ | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/watch-how-this-doctor-is-going-viral-about-health-on-tiktok/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — The Longhorns and the Aggies have ended up in the same bracket to begin the College World Series in Omaha and will each face their first opponents on Friday, June 17.
No. 5 Texas A&M will kick things off against Oklahoma at 1 p.m. on ESPN while not long after No. 9 Texas will face off against Notre Dame at 6 p.m. on ESPN. The structure is as follows, the CWS will begin with double elimination then off to a best of three series with those that make it out of the double-elimination games.
All of that to end up in the CWS Finals that will be played from June 25-27 and will be aired on ESPN. The Longhorns, Aggies, Fighting Irish and Sooners are joined in the CWS field by No. 2 Stanford, Arkansas, Ole Miss and No. 14 Auburn.
The NCAA explains, “The losing teams of Friday’s two games will play at 1 p.m. Central time Sunday, June 19 on ESPN, while Friday’s winners face off at 6 p.m. Central time Sunday, June 19 on ESPN2. The losers of Saturday’s games will play each other at 1 p.m. Central time Monday, June 20 on ESPN. Saturday’s winners will meet Monday, June 20 at 6 p.m. Central time on ESPN. | 2022-06-15T17:47:31Z | cw33.com | Texas, Texas A&M set to start College World Series on Friday | https://cw33.com/news/texas/texas-texas-am-set-to-start-college-world-series-on-friday/ | https://cw33.com/news/texas/texas-texas-am-set-to-start-college-world-series-on-friday/ |
Together We Sing to feature NFL Players Choir
NFL Players Choir performing in Dallas Wednesday night after America’s Got Talent audition airing
DALLAS (KDAF) — When you think of a group of NFL players playing together you picture them on the gridiron facing off against another team in full pads and thousands of fans in the stands.
Terry Crews: “Awesome job on #AGT tonight @PlayersChoir !”
However, this group looks a little different, their field is the stage of America’s Got Talent. A group of NFL players came together and found their passion for singing and creat the Players Choir.
On Tuesday night’s (June 14) episode of America’s Got Talent, the group was able to sit down with host Terry Crews before their audition to talk about their journey in not only creating the group but their passion behind it. Shortly after they took the stage and blew the socks off of the judges and the audience with their rendition of Lean on Me by Bill Withers.
Their performance was able to garner three yes’s from judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, and Sofia Vergara; Cowell even prompted the group to sing acapella and they didn’t disappoint.
Fast forward just 24 hours after the airing of their AGT audition, the group will be performing at Project Unity’s Together We Sing at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center at 7:30 p.m. “For the first time, this year’s signature fundraiser event will not only celebrate the harmonious sounds that unite us through music, but will honor and pay tribute to partners who continue to foster racial unity in North Texas and beyond.”
For more information about the event, click here. Watch the NFL Players Choir audition on AGT here. | 2022-06-15T22:41:06Z | cw33.com | NFL Players Choir performing in Dallas Wednesday night after America's Got Talent audition airing | https://cw33.com/news/local/nfl-players-choir-performing-in-dallas-wednesday-night-after-americas-got-talent-audition-airing/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/nfl-players-choir-performing-in-dallas-wednesday-night-after-americas-got-talent-audition-airing/ |
National Weather Service center in Fort Worth
DALLAS (KDAF) — North Texas saw temperatures either flirt with or reach into the triple digits on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday will be more of the same however, it’ll be accompanied by some haze.
The National Weather Service center in Fort Worth reports Thursday afternoon will see some winds from the south, mostly clear skies, and temperatures in the high 90s reaching into the triple-digits in some places, and some hazy conditions.
NWS Fort Worth says, “Thursday afternoon will be hazy thanks to the presence of Saharan dust overhead. Otherwise, highs will be in the 90s to around 101, with heat indices in the mid 90s to around 102.”
Before the hazy Thursday afternoon, Wednesday night into the morning, according to the center, will be, “…warm and humid with south winds 10-15 mph under partly to mostly cloudy skies. Morning lows will be in the 70s region-wide.” | 2022-06-15T22:41:25Z | cw33.com | Why it will be hazy in North Texas on Thursday | https://cw33.com/news/local/why-it-will-be-hazy-in-north-texas-on-thursday/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/why-it-will-be-hazy-in-north-texas-on-thursday/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — When you think of winning in Austin, you might be thinking of the Texas Longhorns and their dominance within the realm of college athletics, but not this day.
The Texas Lottery reports a $250,000 winning top prize All Or Nothing ticket was sold in the heart of Central Texas, Austin. The winning ticket was able to get zero of the 12 winning numbers correct to win the $250,000 top prize.
It was sold at Winners Corner Texas at Rockwood Lane Suite 101B in Austin; the ticket was not a Quick Pick. There were also four secondary prize winners from the June 15 day drawing; two were able to get 11 of the 12 winning numbers right while the other two winners were able to get 1 of the 12 winning numbers right to win $500 each. | 2022-06-15T22:42:01Z | cw33.com | $250,000 winning Texas Lottery ticket sold in Austin | https://cw33.com/news/texas/250000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-in-austin/ | https://cw33.com/news/texas/250000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-in-austin/ |
Texas, Alabama 2022 college football matchup is sold out, sort of
DALLAS (KDAF) — The Texas Longhorns have announced that the Texas, Alabama college football matchup is officially sold out! Sort of.
In a tweet, the Longhorns said, “Texas vs Alabama is officially SOLD OUT. Only way to secure your seat is to grab a season ticket!”
The school says that limited season tickets for the 2022 football season are still up for grabs which would then get you into the coveted matchup between the Longhorns and the Crimson Tide.
“The only way to secure tickets for the game is by purchasing 2022 football season tickets, which include seven home games for the first time since 2010. Along with Alabama, Texas will host non-conference opponents ULM and UTSA, as well as Big 12 Conference foes Baylor, Iowa State, West Virginia and TCU,” the football program said in a release on Tuesday.
Texas versus the Tide is set for September 10 at 11 a.m. CT at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. Can’t make the game? You’ll be able to watch all the action on Fox! | 2022-06-15T22:42:25Z | cw33.com | Texas, Alabama college football matchup is sold out, sort of | https://cw33.com/sports/texas-alabama-2022-college-football-matchup-is-sold-out-sort-of/ | https://cw33.com/sports/texas-alabama-2022-college-football-matchup-is-sold-out-sort-of/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — The art of getting food delivered to your home or office is one of the more pleasurable services that has been brought into the mainstream alongside the popularity of the longstanding pizza delivery service.
DoorDash is one of the top services in food delivery, used daily by thousands of Americans across the country. Recently, it released its list of the top 100 most loved restaurants in the U.S. for 2022 and this Dallas restaurant has made the cut.
“For restaurants, creating a top-notch customer experience is no small feat — it’s not just about food quality, it’s also about service, reliability, and the overall experience. The Most Loved program recognizes restaurants that excel in all of these areas,” DoorDash said.
Dallas’ Sushi Time is a part of the 2022 Most Loved All Star list which means it delivers high-quality, top-rated experiences to its customers time and time again. On the delivery service, Sushi Time has garnered over 1,100 ratings to get it a rating of 4.8 stars.
Sushi Time is located on West Mockingbird Lane and accepts DoorDash orders until 4:40 p.m. | 2022-06-16T18:59:50Z | cw33.com | This Dallas restaurant landed on DoorDash's most loved restaurant list | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/this-dallas-restaurant-landed-on-doordashs-most-loved-restaurant-list/ | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/this-dallas-restaurant-landed-on-doordashs-most-loved-restaurant-list/ |
Buy the book: John Wayne’s eldest grand-daughter talks Little Duke Series
DALLAS (KDAF) — John Wayne may have been one of the most famous people in America, but according to Anita Lacava Swift, his eldest granddaughter, he was just like anyone else’s grandfather.
“I got to go on movie sets. It was a lot of fun. He was great. He loved kids, loved to play cards and chess. If you could play chess, you were his friend for life,” Swift said.
And despite being respected by other Hollywood legends, Wayne held himself with transparency.
“What you saw on screen, that was him,” Swift said.
Out of respect for her late grandfather, Swift is one of the many people in the Wayne family working to carry on his legacy.
Wayne recorded a spoken word album called ‘America: Why I Love Her’, in which he recited 10 patriotic poems written by actor John Mitchum, brother of Robert Mitchum.
This album was then translated into a children’s book series, where Little Duke and friends journey through the 10 stories (like the 10 songs on the album) and learn about ‘true American values.’
Swift routinely visits John Wayne Museums around the country and reads this series to children. To learn more about this series, click here. | 2022-06-16T19:00:09Z | cw33.com | Buy the book: John Wayne's eldest grand-daughter talks Little Duke Series | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/buy-the-book-john-waynes-eldest-grand-daughter-talks-little-duke-series/ | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/buy-the-book-john-waynes-eldest-grand-daughter-talks-little-duke-series/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — When you were younger or even in your recent years you’ve probably played a game or two at home with your family, one of those games could’ve been Connect 4 which is one of the more popular ones. A certain Texas Lottery game has been playing this week it seems as its most recent drawing marks a fourth top prize won in a row.
The lottery reports a $25,000 winning Texas Lottery ticket for the Wednesday night Cash Five drawing was sold right outside of Austin in Round Rock. The ticket matched all five of the winning numbers from the June 15 drawing (16, 20, 24, 29 and 34).
It was sold at an H.E.B Food Store on University Boulevard in Round Rock; the ticket was in fact a Quick Pick according to the lottery. This marks the fourth top prize won in a row from the Cash Five game from 6/11-6/15; it’s also the 10th top prize win from the game in the month of June. | 2022-06-16T19:00:41Z | cw33.com | $25,000 Texas Lottery ticket sold outside of Austin | https://cw33.com/news/local/25000-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-outside-of-austin/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/25000-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-outside-of-austin/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Another hot day is in store for Thursday in North Texas with some afternoon haze in the mix, here’s what you need to know from NWS Fort Worth.
The center says it will be another seasonably hot day as the end of the work week nears with highs in the mid 90s to around 100. Saharan dust is set to contribute to some hazy skies with high clouds thinning throughout the day.
The center also reports North Texans are going to experience a very warm and humid weekend with the potential for afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms.
NWS Fort Worth explains, “It will be very warm and humid this weekend with the potential for afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms. Beginning Friday, showers and thunderstorms will be possible, primarily from the Brazos Valley into East Texas. Additional rain chances will follow during the remainder of the weekend.”
The potential storm activity could impact areas in the north and west portions of the region, including Dallas-Fort Worth and the Waco/Temple/Killeen area. “High temperatures during the weekend will mainly be in the 90s. With the humidity, the heat index will exceed 100 during the afternoon hours. With reduced wind speeds, the heat will feel more oppressive.” | 2022-06-16T19:01:05Z | cw33.com | Hazy day ahead in North Texas as work week nears its end; quick look at weekend forecast | https://cw33.com/news/local/hazy-day-ahead-in-north-texas-as-work-week-nears-its-end-quick-look-at-weekend-forecast/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/hazy-day-ahead-in-north-texas-as-work-week-nears-its-end-quick-look-at-weekend-forecast/ |
Shake Shack in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
DALLAS (KDAF) — McKinney is getting another Shake Shack and with a drive-thru.
The New York City-based fast-casual burger restaurant has taken the country by storm, with its signature crispy smash-burger style patties.
This news comes through a city permit. The permit says the more than 3,800 square foot location will be at 1727 N Central Expy. Construction will begin on Oct. 5 and will finish on April 5, 2023.
The site currently houses a closed-down bank building, the permit says that the building will be demoed for the construction of the restaurant. Construction costs are estimated at more than $1 million. | 2022-06-16T19:01:17Z | cw33.com | Shake Shack coming to McKinney, this one will have a drive-thru | https://cw33.com/news/local/shake-shack-coming-to-mckinney-this-one-will-have-a-drive-thru/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/shake-shack-coming-to-mckinney-this-one-will-have-a-drive-thru/ |
Australian boy riding his bicycle on bike lane on a day, South Australia
DALLAS (KDAF) — We almost have a name for the bike trail that will connect the Dallas and Fort Worth metroplex.
City of Arlington officials said on Twitter that North Texans have until Monday, June 20, to choose between the names.
To vote on the name and for more information, click here. | 2022-06-16T19:01:35Z | cw33.com | You have until June 20 to choose the name of the bike trail connecting Dallas and Fort Worth | https://cw33.com/news/local/you-have-until-june-20-to-choose-the-name-of-the-bike-trail-connecting-dallas-and-fort-worth/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/you-have-until-june-20-to-choose-the-name-of-the-bike-trail-connecting-dallas-and-fort-worth/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Picture this potential starting five for the Dallas Mavericks next season, Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson, Spencer Dinwiddie, Dwight Powell and newcomer big man, Christian Wood.
Reports are swirling across the NBA about the Mavericks letting go of a draft pick and four players in order to get Doncic and company some much-needed help in the post in forward/center Christian Wood from the Houston Rockets.
The Mavs are sending over the No. 26 pick in the 2022 draft, Boban Marjanovic, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke and Marquese Chriss for the young and talented Wood from the Rockets. It seems this deal won’t be officially official until the NBA Draft.
The 26-year-old big man has five years of experience in the NBA, he’s played for the 76ers, Hornets, Bucks, Pelicans, Pistons, and the Rockets. In the 2021-22 season in Houston, Wood averaged nearly 18 points, 10 rebounds, and over 2 assists per game. | 2022-06-16T19:02:48Z | cw33.com | Dallas Mavericks upgrade lineup in trade for big man Christian Wood | https://cw33.com/sports/dallas-mavericks-upgrade-lineup-in-trade-for-big-man-christian-wood/ | https://cw33.com/sports/dallas-mavericks-upgrade-lineup-in-trade-for-big-man-christian-wood/ |
These are the top spots for lunch in Dallas, according to Tripadvisor
DALLAS (KDAF) — Breakfast, lunch, dinner, brunch, dessert, second breakfast, midnight snack, munchies, etc., there are so many options for meals throughout each and every day you experience in life. Not a single one is bad, they all have their purpose but the main three have a purpose for the majority of everyone in the world.
One that is less discussed than what’s considered the most important meal of the day (breakfast) and everyone’s favorite date option (dinner) is lunch. That’s why on Friday, June 17, it’s National Take Back The Lunch Break Day! You work hard, sometimes too hard and depending on the day, week, month you may skip your lunch break from time to time, but not today!
NationalToday says, “Why is there a day like this? It’s because multiple research studies showed a trend of lesser and more infrequent lunch breaks across employees in America, resulting in lower employee morale and well-being. This day was set up as a reminder of the importance of the benefits of lunch breaks.”
So, we want you to be able to enjoy lunch to the absolute fullest! That’s why we checked out Tripadvisor’s list of the best spots for lunch around Dallas:
Jimmy’s Food Store
rise n°1
Meso Maya Comida y Copas
E Bar Tex-Mex
Twister Root Burger Co.
For more from Tripadvisor’s list, click here. | 2022-06-17T15:48:19Z | cw33.com | These are the top spots for lunch in Dallas, according to Tripadvisor | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/these-are-the-top-spots-for-lunch-in-dallas-according-to-tripadvisor/ | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/these-are-the-top-spots-for-lunch-in-dallas-according-to-tripadvisor/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — When’s the last time you shot five three-pointers in a row on the basketball court? It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Well, someone in Texas is keeping a certain Texas Lottery top prize-winning streak alive yet again.
The lottery reports a $25,000 winning ticket from the Thursday night Cash Five drawing was sold outside of San Antonio. The ticket matched all five of the winning numbers to net the big win at the end of the work week.
It was sold at Marcos Food Mart on Kingsbury Street in Seguin; the ticket was in fact a Quick Pick. There were also 109 secondary prize winners who matched four of the five winning numbers to net $350 each in prize winnings. | 2022-06-17T15:49:25Z | cw33.com | $25,000 winning Texas Lottery ticket sold outside of San Antonio | https://cw33.com/news/texas/25000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-outside-of-san-antonio/ | https://cw33.com/news/texas/25000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-outside-of-san-antonio/ |
ARLINGTON, Texas (KDAF) — Within three days, some of the biggest names in music rolled through Arlington for the So What music festival?! Artists like 3OH!3 and Travie McCoy to local artists like Penny Bored getting to perform here too.
“That was the idea behind this year too was bringing together rock, punk, metal, hip hop, all these different genres,” So What?! Founder Mike Ziemer said.
So What?! Music Festival has been a local favorite for over a decade. 2022 was the first year it was held at Choctaw Stadium – signaling a huge jump in growth.
Which has lent stages to artists whose genres don’t check just one box – much like Travie McCoy.
Travie McCoy commanding a presence at So What?! 2022.
“I grew up on so many kinds of music so sticking to one genre would be blasphemous to my father and my mother,” McCoy said.
Not sticking to a single genre has created a space for all.
“We saw all the metal bands but then we got pulled into Trippie Redd and the rap vibe – it’s been really nice,” one festival-goer enthusiastically said.
When we say So What?! brings in a variety of performers, we mean a variety. That includes early 2000s favorite groups like 3OH!3 to the nostalgic new millennium feels of Simple Plan.
“Now, we’ve been part of the scene of the early 2000s like Good Charlotte, Sum41, Simple Plan, New Found Glory – I love that sound,” Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan said. “The fans who love that sound expect that from us. So we try to stay in that lane while trying to expand out a bit every time.”
The gentlemen of Simple Plan were kind enough to stop and take a photo with us!
“The festival has also spotlighted local bands on the rise like Penny Bored, who’ve drawn inspiration from both local and headlining artists,” Ryan Sword, singer and songwriter of Penny Bored said. “I think in a bunch of different areas, there are local bands you can take inspiration from. Everybody gets like local inspiration and influence”
Performing at So What?! with bigger name artists offers those up-and-comers more inspiration and opportunity.
“There’s a lot of kids here I’ve been working with – Wes Period who performed,” Travie McCoy said. “That’s like my little brother. Lil Aaron, No Love, Mod Sun’s my brother. A lot of people performing here who you’ll probably hear collaborations with me in the future. It’s a new energy – I love it.”
For 3OH!3, performing at a festival like so what gives them a chance to show off their newer, different songs.
This was 3OH!3’s first time performing at So What?!
“I think when you get to this point and you’ve been releasing stuff, things go in circles – kind of touch back on the early stuff you did but then also have learned a lot so you push it forward,” Sean Foreman said. “Sometimes I look at the newer songs that we’ve done and I say, we’ve never done anything like that.”
While Simple Plan gets a chance to connect with their longtime fans.
“Someone recently asked me about the Simple Plan legacy,” Sébastien Lefebvre of Simple Plan said. “On a daily basis, we get on stage, have a good time, make lunches and step on LEGOs. We’re very normal people. Every once in a while someone tells you that the music helped them through a tough time, or literally saved their lives. For someone to tell you that means everything – truly.”
For Travie, performing at so what was just another opportunity to live out his dream.
The crowd sings the mid-2000s hit “Billionaire” back to him.
“Especially walking around this festival – everybody is doing everything,” McCoy said. “That’s something I feel like it was a mission for Gym Class Heroes so to see this happening is dope.”
For the local kids of Penny Bored, this was their opportunity to do the same.
So What?! 2022 was Penny Bored’s first time performing at a festival. We think they had a good time!
“I started crying at the end of our set because it was a really big milestone for us,” Faith Sword, lead singer of Penny Bored said. “We’ve only been a band for a little over a year – this is my first band ever. So it was great – it was really nice hearing everybody sing our songs back to us. And seeing people who haven’t heard of us before coming over and checking us out – it was really nice.”
More coverage on So What?! and how the local favorite festival has grown in it’s over 10 years in the area will be coming soon on CW33.com! | 2022-06-17T18:03:50Z | cw33.com | So What?! Music Festival brings top names in music to the metroplex | https://cw33.com/news/local/so-what-music-festival-brings-top-names-in-music-to-the-metroplex/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/so-what-music-festival-brings-top-names-in-music-to-the-metroplex/ |
Purchasing a first home just got a whole lot more difficult for first time home buyers whom experts say could soon be priced out of the U.S. real estate market writ large.
Year to date mortgage rates have risen from 3% to around 6%, meaning monthly mortgage payments for a $400,000 home purchased today have effectively risen 42% from what they would have been six months ago, according to MarketWatch.
ZeroDown compiled a weekly real estate market report in Dallas, TX metro area using data from Redfin. Statistics are as of the week of June 12, 2022. | 2022-06-20T14:29:52Z | cw33.com | Dallas weekly real estate update | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-weekly-real-estate-update-10/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-weekly-real-estate-update-10/ |
LAUNCH PARTY EXCLUSIVE: Fort Worth-based Unlikely Candidates release new album Panther Island
FORT WORTH, Texas (KDAF) — When it comes to music in the metroplex, Dallas typically steals the spotlight. But this time, the Unlikely Candidates brought their alternative meets country sound to Fort Worth to launch their new album, “Panther Island.”
“Pretty much every song that we’ve written we wrote here in Fort Worth,” said lead singer Kyle Morris. “This city has been a staple in our lives forever. We grew up here, this is where our musical history began, and we never forgot about this city. “
Photo courtesy: Zach Burns (@zachxburns)
The band hit the scene in 2008. They are best known for their song Novocaine, which was released back in 2019. The music video for the song currently sits at more than 40 million views on YouTube, which officials say makes it the sixth most popular alt-rock music video on the platform.
“Panther Island” was released at midnight on May 20, 2022.
The music video for Gemini, a new release, has already hit more than 100,000 views on YouTube.
The music video for High Low, another song on the album, has more than 800,000 views on the platform.
“A lot of it was created during the pandemic so a lot of it, the scenery, was based in four walls of our rooms, essentially,” said Morris.
Guitarist Cole Male said, “Here in Fort Worth we had nothing else to do but write songs.”
Lead Guitarist Brenton Carney strums the lyrics to his band’s latest hits on Panther Island at their album launch party.
To celebrate the new collection of songs, the band held an album release party at Main at South Side in Fort Worth. The Unlikely Candidates performed an acoustic set alongside bands like Bobby Dade, The Infamists and Loyal Sally.
“We played a thousand shows with nobody here and it’s nice to finally come here and be recognized for what we’ve done and to have our album release here with the people that started it and made it happen for us,” said Morris.
CW33’s Landon Wexler jams out with The Unlikely Candidates mascot, ‘The Panther.’
The night ended with a champagne toast and a listening party for Panther Island.
The 11-track album can be found on Spotify, YouTube Music, Pandora and Apple Music. If you want to catch them on tour, click here. | 2022-06-20T22:20:42Z | cw33.com | LAUNCH PARTY EXCLUSIVE: Fort Worth-based Unlikely Candidates release new album Panther Island | https://cw33.com/news/local/launch-party-exclusive-fort-worth-based-unlikely-candidates-release-new-album-panther-island/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/launch-party-exclusive-fort-worth-based-unlikely-candidates-release-new-album-panther-island/ |
Paxton wins Republican runoff for Texas Attorney General
by: Kate Winkle, John Thomas
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Ken Paxton won the Republican runoff for Texas attorney general, beating Land Commissioner George P. Bush.
Paxton led the way in the primary but could not clear the 50% vote threshold to avoid a runoff. Bush finished second in the four candidate field, edging out Congressman Louie Gohmert and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman.
Paxton began a victory speech around 8:50 p.m. by acknowledging the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
“I’m not gonna forget these people even as we’re here celebrating a victory. I want you to remember them in your prayers and, you know — we’re Texans first. Elections — and elections, and we go fight it out in America, we argue for our ideas but in the end, it doesn’t matter whether these people are Republican or Democrat, they’re fellow Texans and fellow Americans. We love them and we’re going to pray for them.”
Paxton received 631,581 votes (67.98%) to Bush’s 297,480 (32.02%).
Paxton thanked his family and members of his campaign.
“It’s really Texans that made a difference for me, and I had the chance to, again, travel the state and just connect to people that realize this country’s in trouble, and we’re in trouble, but we have hope. We’ll fight and elect leaders that will go fight, and the entire reason I decided to run for another term was so that we could go fight together, we could lead the other states — as many as will join us in the fight to save our country.”
Paxton joked he probably could have filed a few more lawsuits against the Biden administration if he hadn’t been campaigning and urged people to re-elect his fellow Republicans in the fall.
Paxton supports wait for him to speak at his watch party in Cedar Park. (KXAN Photo)
Paxton supporters cheer as he walks on stage for his victory speech after the primary runoff election. (KXAN Photo)
Ken Paxton addresses the crowd at his watch party in Cedar Park. (KXAN Photo)
Paxton has been Texas’ top lawyer since 2015. Both he and Bush have made the border a large part of their platform.
COMPANION RACE: Texas Democrats face runoff decision in race for Attorney General
Bush challenged Paxton to five televised debates. Paxton did not respond to that challenge.
Bush sought to highlight ongoing legal issues facing Paxton. He is still facing a criminal case, for which he was indicted on securities fraud charges in 2015, as well as a newer FBI investigation and lawsuit brought against him by his former aides.
Paxton has called the investigations partisan and biased.
Bush released a statement to his supporters, saying “never stop fighting for a cause you believe is just.”
“Things didn’t go as we planned. But after the tragic events of earlier today, it’s important to keep life’s temporary disappointments in perspective,” Bush wrote. “There are grieving parents in South Texas today. My family and I are grieving with them.”
He continued, saying “we will continue to fight of the rule of law in Texas. I trust and pray in Gov. Abbott’s ability to control the southern border and work to ensure the system of justice and respect for Texas laws are honored and maintained.”
Polling from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas shows both Bush and Paxton have low favorability ratings among voters. But their numbers showed a slight edge for Paxton with 35% favorability versus 28% for Bush. | 2022-06-20T22:21:42Z | cw33.com | Paxton wins Republican runoff for Texas Attorney General | https://cw33.com/news/paxton-wins-republican-runoff-for-texas-attorney-general/ | https://cw33.com/news/paxton-wins-republican-runoff-for-texas-attorney-general/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Nothing beats the feeling of being safe inside your own community.
They compiled a list of the safest cities in each state and have named Bangs the safest city in Texas.
“Bangs, Texas is the thirteenth safest city in the United States and the safest in Texas. Home to just over 1,500 people, the largely rural town is located right in the center of Texas. The town is named for Samuel Bangs, a man who founded several Texas newspapers in the late 1800s,” the report said. | 2022-06-21T17:46:40Z | cw33.com | Report says this is the safest city in Texas | https://cw33.com/news/local/report-says-this-is-the-safest-city-in-texas/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/report-says-this-is-the-safest-city-in-texas/ |
In this immerse art exhibit in Plano, a 1,000-year-old is your guide
DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s an immersive art experience in Plano where a 1,000-year-old dragon takes you on an amazing adventure.
Officials say that through this story, you will learn ‘the ideals of our inclusive humanity while following the Psychedelic Robot on his journey to becoming a superhero.’
Fun on the Run host Yolonda Williams took a trip to Psychedelic Robot and has more.
The exhibit is open during the following times:
Thursday – Saturday: 3:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Sunday: noon – 7:30 p.m.
For more information, visit psychedelicrobot.com. | 2022-06-22T16:16:59Z | cw33.com | This immersive art experience in Plano is narrated by a thousand-year-old dragon | https://cw33.com/news/fun-on-the-run-news/in-this-immerse-art-exhibit-in-plano-a-1000-year-old-is-your-guide/ | https://cw33.com/news/fun-on-the-run-news/in-this-immerse-art-exhibit-in-plano-a-1000-year-old-is-your-guide/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Texas and national professional sports teams, including the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars, are joining forces to create the Sport for Healing Fund.
Officials say this fund will ‘provide long-term support for the Uvalde community by creating and investing in trauma and healing-centered care for youth and families.’
This fund will go toward building safe spaces around sports, like community play areas where children and youth can play and take care of their mental health. It will also invest in counseling resources.
“The Uvalde community will forever be thankful for the generous partnerships established to pay tribute and remember our loved ones,” Rob Fowler, City of Uvalde Parks and Recreation Director, said in a news release. “We are well aware that the road to mental health recovery from this traumatic event is a long journey. However, the youth of our community will heal with the support from our local and national sports community. Physical spaces for healing and resources for mental healthcare are vital to the recovery of our beloved Uvalde community.”
Officials are accepting donations, to donate click here. | 2022-06-23T18:59:59Z | cw33.com | Dallas Mavericks, other Texas sports communities partnering to form Sport for Healing Fund to support Uvalde community | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-mavericks-other-texas-sports-communities-partnering-to-form-sport-for-healing-fund-to-support-uvalde-community/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-mavericks-other-texas-sports-communities-partnering-to-form-sport-for-healing-fund-to-support-uvalde-community/ |
A new generation of Mexican food: here’s an inside look at Dallas restaurant Beto & Son
DALLAS (KDAF) — The new generation of Mexican food – the award-winning “Beto & Son” restaurant in Dallas was started by a father and son both with a passion for cooking.
Beto, a pioneer in Mexican restaurants, and Julian bring a fresh vibe to old school family cooking. | 2022-06-24T15:14:50Z | cw33.com | A new generation of Mexican food: here's an inside look at Dallas restaurant Beto & Son | https://cw33.com/news/a-new-generation-of-mexican-food-heres-an-inside-look-at-dallas-restaurant-beto-son/ | https://cw33.com/news/a-new-generation-of-mexican-food-heres-an-inside-look-at-dallas-restaurant-beto-son/ |
by: Stephanie Mendez
GRAPEVINE, Texas (KDAF) — This interactive, self-discovery museum hidden in historic downtown Grapevine, is focused on all things you.
Managing Director, Chelsea Troxler, spoke to CW33 about how this message came to life.
“House of Shine came to be all because our fearless leader, Dr. Claudia Beeny. It’s her brainchild, and she had an irritant for apathy, don’t sit on the sidelines of your life”, said Troxler.
Through the interactive portions of the museum, visitors can cancel out the noise of the world and really focus on understanding who they are and the things that have shaped them. This is done through the “SHINE” framework, which stands for strengths, hobbies, interests, irritants, needs and experiences.
Some of these features include the “Hello Yellow” Wall, the “Shine Lab” and so much more.
Troxler explained that the House of Shine would be nothing without the help of its volunteers. They helped build the framework, messaging, programs and everything in between.
Visitors of all ages are encouraged to visit the House of Shine to learn how they can make their corner of the world shine brighter.
Ther are located at 334 S. Barton Street in Grapevine. For more information, visit houseofshine.com. | 2022-06-24T18:22:01Z | cw33.com | This interactive museum in Grapevine is focused on 'empowering your shine' | https://cw33.com/news/local/interactive-museum-focused-on-empowering-your-shine/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/interactive-museum-focused-on-empowering-your-shine/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case, ending constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years.
Now states can decide whether they want to ban abortion or not.
READ: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to decide on abortions
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has released an official statement in response to this decision saying, “Texas is a pro-life state.”
“The U.S. Supreme Court correctly overturned Roe v. Wade and reinstated the right of states to protect innocent, unborn children. Texas is a pro-life state, and we have taken significant action to protect the sanctity of life. Texas has also prioritized supporting women’s healthcare and expectant mothers in need to give them the necessary resources so that they can choose life for their child. I signed laws that extended Medicaid health care coverage to six months post-partum, appropriated $345 million for women’s health programs, and invested more than $100 million toward our Alternative to Abortion program. This critical program provides counseling, mentoring, care coordination, and material assistance, such as car seats, diapers, and housing to mothers in need. | 2022-06-24T18:22:07Z | cw33.com | Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responds to Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade | https://cw33.com/news/local/texas-gov-greg-abbott-responds-to-supreme-court-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/texas-gov-greg-abbott-responds-to-supreme-court-decision-to-overturn-roe-v-wade/ |
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by 1-year price change as of May 2022. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. The typical home value in the United States increased over the last year by +20.9% to $334,141. Data was available for 200 cities and towns in Dallas. | 2022-07-01T15:07:37Z | cw33.com | Cities with the fastest growing home prices in Dallas metro area | https://cw33.com/news/local/cities-with-the-fastest-growing-home-prices-in-dallas-metro-area-3/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/cities-with-the-fastest-growing-home-prices-in-dallas-metro-area-3/ |
Family or friends pizza party. Flat-lay of people eating different types of pizza and drinking red wine over rustic wooden table, top view.
DALLAS (KDAF) — Well, well, well, as if you didn’t need another reason to regard Dallas as one of the top food cities in the country, this pizza publication has released its guide to the best pizzerias in the USA for 2022 and of course, Dallas made it alongside Austin and San Antonio.
Everyone loves pizza and 50 Top Pizza has released its list of the top 50 pizzerias in the USA. California and New York have made a heavy mark with plenty of their cities being represented. The Lone Star State has made its mark too with three city restaurants making the list.
Representing Dallas at the No. 17 spot is Partenope Ristorante! Here’s what 50 Top Pizza had to say about the restaurant, “With a corner entrance, the place is elegant and modern. Dino Santonicola, owner and cook, carries on his project of running a typical southern-Italian style restaurant that has a clear Neapolitan imprint, especially thanks to the perfectly-executed classic pizzas. In addition to the margherita, there is a wide range of choices which includes the calzone. There is also no shortage of salads, fried foods, and pasta, all in true Italian style. The beer list is small. The service is excellent.”
Representing San Antonio at No. 32, Il Forno! Here’s 50 Top Pizza had to say about the restaurant, “This is the perfect place to take the family or for a pleasant evening with your friends. The wood-fired oven is used for baking the pizzas, and great care is taken in the choice of the raw ingredients which are all local, even the mozzarella and the ricotta. The homemade cold cuts are full of genuine flavor, it is really worth your while. The owner, Michael Sohocki built the pizza oven himself. The pizza alla carbonara is a novelty for the States and it is well worth trying, as is the Parma, with ham and rocket. The prices are more than fair for the city.”
Last and certainly not least, representing Austin at No. 39 is Bufalina Due! Here’s what they said about the restaurant, “A cheerful place with a courteous waitstaff, this place is always busy and people come here mainly for the good Neapolitan-style pizza which is, as tradition dictates, thin and with a soft crust. The dough is fragrant and it melts in your mouth, the disk is topped using a variety of carefully selected ingredients. We loved the mushroom pizza with the perfectly balanced amount of black garlic. Also interesting is the Fresca, with mozzarella, ham, rocket salad, lemon oil, and Parmesan cheese. There is also a nice selection of top-level Italian wines.”
For the full list, click here! | 2022-07-01T20:47:02Z | cw33.com | Dallas, Austin, San Antonio pizza restaurants ranked among top 50 in USA | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/dallas-austin-san-antonio-pizza-restaurants-ranked-among-top-50-in-usa/ | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/dallas-austin-san-antonio-pizza-restaurants-ranked-among-top-50-in-usa/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — As if you needed another reason to enjoy some time outside over the Fourth of July weekend, on Saturday, July 2, it’s Hop a Park Day!
NationalToday says, “Hop A Park Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of July, and this year the day will be celebrated on July 3. It is a day to explore the parks in your area and reconnect with your neighbors and the community. Not only do you get to spend time outdoors, but it is also a great way to detox from all forms of technology. We spend a lot of time online and not much being outdoors. The day celebrates the simple joys of life like a leisurely stroll, a breath of fresh air, and being completely relaxed.”
We of course did some leg-work for you to find the top nature attractions and parks around Dallas for you and the family to get out and enjoy, according to Tripadvisor:
Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
White Rock Lake Park
Nasher Sculpture Center
Old City Park
Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park
Texas Discovery Gardens
Cedar Ridge Preserve – Audubon Dallas
Turtle Creek Park
Dragon Park
For more from Tripadvisor’s list, click here! | 2022-07-01T20:48:17Z | cw33.com | Top parks and nature attractions to enjoy with the family around Dallas over July 4 weekend | https://cw33.com/news/local/top-parks-and-nature-attractions-to-enjoy-with-the-family-around-dallas-over-july-4-weekend/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/top-parks-and-nature-attractions-to-enjoy-with-the-family-around-dallas-over-july-4-weekend/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — The Fourth of July weekend is coming to an end and now it’s time to know what to expect from the work week’s weather after a patriotic start to the month!
We checked out the National Weather Service center in Fort Worth’s midweek weather outlook and if you couldn’t guess, it’s going to be a hot one.
The center says, “Triple digit high temperatures will return by the middle part of next week as a high pressure system strengthens overhead. Remember to take frequent breaks in the shade or in an air conditioned building, and stay hydrated, if planning on any outdoor activities. Keep your pets safe and do not walk them on hot pavement.” | 2022-07-04T15:49:39Z | cw33.com | What to expect from North Texas weather after 4th of July weekend | https://cw33.com/news/local/what-to-expect-from-north-texas-weather-after-4th-of-july-weekend/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/what-to-expect-from-north-texas-weather-after-4th-of-july-weekend/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s no secret, that it’s hot in North Texas, and the National Weather Service center in Fort Worth is keeping its eye on two areas in the region for record temperatures.
“The next 7-10 days will be hot, but will we experience record breaking heat? Some days are more likely than others, but in general record-breaking heat is not a certainty.”
In DFW, the best chance for a new daily high temperature record will be Tuesday, July 5 at 43% (current record of 103, forecast high of 102) and Saturday, July 9 at 38% (current record of 106 and forecast high of 105). | 2022-07-05T17:48:28Z | cw33.com | NWS Forth Worth keeping eye out for possible record-breaking heat in DFW, Waco this week | https://cw33.com/news/local/nws-forth-worth-keeping-eye-out-for-possible-record-breaking-heat-in-dfw-waco-this-week/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/nws-forth-worth-keeping-eye-out-for-possible-record-breaking-heat-in-dfw-waco-this-week/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — If you have been on the internet in the past week, you have seen the absolute strangle-hold the newest Minions movie has had on popular culture.
READ: TikTok videos show crowds of people dressed in suits at North Park Mall wanting to watch the new Minions movie
For those who don’t want to see The Minions: The Rise of Gru, there are still plenty of options for you to enjoy including a new Marvel movie. Here’s what’s showing in North Texas this weekend, beginning July 7:
From director Taika Waititi comes the fourth Thor film starring Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Natalie Portman and Christian Bale.
In this film, Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.
Starring Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz and Oscar Martinez, this film is about a wealthy businessman that hires a famous filmmaker to help make a smash hit film.
This buzzy biopic shows the life of Elvis Presley from his childhood to his relationship with his manager Tom Parker.
A sequel to the 1986 hit Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick comes back to Pete Mitchell after he has accomplished more than 30 years in service.
If you’re in the horror mood, The Black Phone starring Ethan Hawke may be the movie for you. Based on a short story from the son of Stephen King, a 13-year-old boy is kidnapped and locked in a basement with only a disconnected phone.
The final installment in the Jurassic World series, this dinosaur-filled blockbuster puts you in a world where humans and dinosaurs must coexist.
From Pixar, Lightyear tells the story of Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear. After being stranded on an unfamiliar planet, Buzz Lightyear must find a way to get home.
For more information about showtimes and where to find tickets, click here. | 2022-07-05T21:50:48Z | cw33.com | Goin' to the movies this weekend? Here's what's playing in North Texas | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/goin-to-the-movies-this-weekend-heres-whats-playing-in-north-texas/ | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/goin-to-the-movies-this-weekend-heres-whats-playing-in-north-texas/ |
Homemade Hawaiian Huli Chicken with PIneapple and Rice
DALLAS (KDAF) — If you’ve ever needed a new way of living, pick up the way of Hawaiian time, “We’ll get there when we get there.” That’s one of the bits comedian Gabriel Iglesias used in his special after spending time in Hawaii.
Well, there’s not a better time than now to do just that, as Tuesday, July 5 is National Hawaii Day! NationalToday says, “National Hawaii Day is observed annually every July 5 to celebrate becoming the 50th state of the U.S. However, statehood was officially granted on August 21, 1959. It’s not known why the holiday is held on July 5th. It holds the distinction of being one of the four states that were once independent nations along with California, Texas, and Vermont.”
What better way to celebrate Hawaii’s culture than get in on some cuisine deep in the heart of Texas? We checked out Yelp’s list of the best Hawaiian Restaurants in Dallas:
Mo’ Bettahs – Lake Highlands
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue – Plano
Maui Fresh Grill
Ana’s Island Grill
Halo Hawaiian BBQ & Poke Bar | 2022-07-05T21:51:01Z | cw33.com | Best Hawaiian restaurants around Dallas, according to Yelp | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/best-hawaiian-restaurants-around-dallas-according-to-yelp/ | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/best-hawaiian-restaurants-around-dallas-according-to-yelp/ |
Fried Eggs and canned meat product
DALLAS (KDAF) — Here is a birthday worth celebrating: popular canned pork brand SPAM turns 85 today.
The popular meat option was introduced to the world on July 5, 1937, and quickly rose in popularity after being used in World War II. More than 100 million pounds of SPAM were shipped to feed the allies.
Everyone has an opinion on it. Whether you absolutely hate it or love it, you can’t deny its cultural significance. I mean, who didn’t want to eat some SPAM after watching 50 First Dates.
It can be used in virtually any dish, including tacos, breakfast, and musubi, which explains its cultural impact. Even in the year 2022, SPAM is still a staple in modern cuisine.
More than 9 billion units of SPAM were sold this year alone.
12.8 cans of SPAM are consumed every second.
So, do you like SPAM? Do you think it is a delicious meat option? Or do you think canned meat is gross? | 2022-07-05T21:51:13Z | cw33.com | Happy Birthday: SPAM turns 85 today! | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/happy-birthday-spam-turns-85-today/ | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/happy-birthday-spam-turns-85-today/ |
Jane Goodall Exhibition joins Perot Museum for limited time
DALLAS (KDAF) — Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall, is a National Geographic exhibit at the Perot Museum until Sept. 5, 2022.
Dr. Goodall is a scientist, conservationist, peacemaker and mentor. She is most famously known for her groundbreaking work studying chimpanzees in the forest at the age of 26.
Rubi Solano, Senior Director for Community Programs at Perot Museum, shared some of the features visitors can expect for a limited time.
“One of the very exciting features that we have in this exhibition, is a replica of her research tent. Visitors will be able to explore the tent, look at all the items that she utilized throughout her research career”, said Solano.
Dr. Jane Goodall hologram at Perot Museum
Dr. Jane Goodall’s childhood stuffed chimpanzee, letters, photos and a hologram projection of Dr. Goodall are just some of the features that are included in this exhibition.
Visitors can also look forward to immersing themselves in the life of chimpanzee’s through virtually rendered recordings of chimpanzee chants, photos and other chimpanzee features.
Admission to the exhibit can be purchased through Perot Museum’s website here. | 2022-07-05T21:51:38Z | cw33.com | Jane Goodall Exhibition joins Perot Museum for limited time | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/jane-goodall-exhibition-joins-perot-museum-for-limited-time/ | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/jane-goodall-exhibition-joins-perot-museum-for-limited-time/ |
FORT WORTH (KDAF) — According to a news release from the City of Fort Worth, dry conditions in Fort Worth caused officials to cut Fourth of July celebrations short at Fort Worth Fourth.
City officials say that the fireworks display at Fort Worth Fourth was halted after several grass fires began along the Trinity River.
Officials and the company responsible for the fireworks show made a decision to stop the show out of caution. The remaining fireworks have since been discharged in a safe location.
“The fireworks show at Fort Worth’s Fourth was cut short tonight. We apologize that the show wasn’t able to be completed. Necessary preparations were taken leading up to the event, and as safety is our No. 1 priority, the decision was made to cut the show short at the direction of the Fort Worth Fire Marshal,” Tarrant Regional Water District officials said in a statement on the city’s website.
Fort Worth Fire Department officials were dispatched to about 203 grass fires in the city.
For more information, visit fortworthtexas.gov. | 2022-07-05T21:52:03Z | cw33.com | Fireworks displays in Fort Worth's Fourth celebration were halted due to grass fires, officials say | https://cw33.com/news/local/fireworks-displays-in-fort-worths-fourth-celebration-halted-due-to-grass-fires-officials-say/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/fireworks-displays-in-fort-worths-fourth-celebration-halted-due-to-grass-fires-officials-say/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Staycations are all the talk this summer, but how about a staycation with a time machine? Jeremy Turner is the creator of Dallas’ only known 90’s themed Airbnb.
“I really wanted to make my guests feel like a kid again, and so I thought where better to do that than the 90’s”, said Turner.
The home is filled with unique and original objects such as an old Blockbuster sign, 90’s phones, VHS tapes, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64 and a huge “Officer Big Mac” from McDonald’s in the backyard.
Turner said each piece was found from places all over the country as well as through thrift shops and eBay. Art on the wall was created and painted by Turner and his wife.
If you’re looking to for a fun staycation or a family fun place to gather for any small events, this Airbnb is a great option.
Turner’s other Airbnb’s include “The Kevin” which is a tribute to the Christmas movie “Home Alone”, and “The McFly” with an 80’s and “Back to the Future” theme.
You can book this Airbnb and any of the others by visiting their page on Airbnb. | 2022-07-06T16:57:41Z | cw33.com | Blast to the past at this 90's-themed Airbnb in Dallas | https://cw33.com/news/blast-to-the-past-at-this-90s-themed-airbnb-in-dallas/ | https://cw33.com/news/blast-to-the-past-at-this-90s-themed-airbnb-in-dallas/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Are you on the job hunt? Are you not hearing back from places that you have applied to? This problem is nationwide, with hundreds of job seekers feeling hopeless and stressed to find employment.
If you are one of those job seekers, here is a resource for you. It’s a podcast about job networking called Who Ya Know.
The show is hosted by networking experts with the goal of equipping you with the best knowledge and resources to help you find a job.
They are available on all podcast platforms and YouTube. Click here for more! | 2022-07-06T16:57:59Z | cw33.com | Podcast Playlist: Who Ya Know - Job Networking show! | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/podcast-playlist-who-ya-know-job-networking-show/ | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/podcast-playlist-who-ya-know-job-networking-show/ |
Hungry? Check out the semi-finalists for the 2022 Big Tex Choice Awards
DALLAS (KDAF) — Texas is just about 85 days away from this year’s State Fair of Texas, and mouthwatering preparations are underway.
State Fair of Texas officials have released the list of semi-finalists for the 2022 Big Tex Choice Awards; 19 of them being for the savory category and 17 being for the sweet category.
“… These semi-finalist contenders are one step closer to the main event, where they will compete for one of three winning titles: ‘Best Taste – Savory,’ ‘Best Taste – Sweet,’ and ‘Most Creative’,” State Fair of Texas officials said on their website.
Here are the semi-finalists:
The Ultimate Brook Monster
For more information about each dish, visit bigtex.com. | 2022-07-06T16:58:17Z | cw33.com | Hungry? Check out the semi-finalists for the 2022 Big Tex Choice Awards | https://cw33.com/news/local/hungry-check-out-the-semi-finalists-for-the-2022-big-tex-choice-awards/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/hungry-check-out-the-semi-finalists-for-the-2022-big-tex-choice-awards/ |
Scooped homemade strawberry ice cream ready to be served.
DALLAS (KDAF) — I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. There are a number of ways to enjoy these sweet, soft, decadent creamy treats: milkshakes, floats, sandwiches, on a stick, and of course, a sundae.
With this national holiday, you’re going to have to put your favorite flavor aside, that’s of course your favorite flavor is something other than strawberry. Thursday, July 7 is National Strawberry Sundae Day!
It couldn’t come at a better time, as North Texas is dealing with some excessive heat and NationalToday has some extra insight on this magnificent day, “Hot summer days call for a sweet, refreshing treat. National Strawberry Sundae Day is July 7 and there is no better way to escape the summer heat than with this delicious dessert. There are many U.S. cities that still battle over claiming stake as the birthplace of the sundae in the late 1880s, but one thing is for sure, the sundae is an American favorite.”
Now we know that you can easily put together a delicious sundae at home with some key ingredients from the grocery store and if that’s what you choose to do, go for it! However, if you want to leave it up to the pros, we checked out Yelp’s list of the best ice cream sundaes in Dallas for you to try:
Mallow Box – North Dallas
Ked’s Artisan Ice Cream & Treats
Melt Ice Creams – Bishop Arts District
Aqua S – Victory Park | 2022-07-07T17:13:13Z | cw33.com | Who's got the best ice cream sundae in Dallas? We checked out Yelp's list | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/whos-got-the-best-ice-cream-sundae-in-dallas-we-checked-out-yelps-list/ | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/whos-got-the-best-ice-cream-sundae-in-dallas-we-checked-out-yelps-list/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Dollar, dollar bills y’all! When you’re celebrating a big win, one of the first things you go out to do is celebrate and one thing you need in order to do that is, of course, money.
A resident out of North Texas, specifically Dallas, will have plenty of that after claiming a huge seven-figure Texas Lottery win. The lottery reports a Dallasite has claimed a top prize-winning ticket worth $1 million from the scratch ticket game Money.
That big-winning ticket was bought at Beer & Wine Stop at 1417 N. Duncanville Road, in Duncanville. The lottery winner has chosen to remain anonymous.
The lottery reports, “This was the first of four top prizes worth $1 million to be claimed in this game. Money offers more than $122.9 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.44, including break-even prizes.”
Congratulations to the big winner, whoever they might be! | 2022-07-07T17:14:08Z | cw33.com | Dallas resident claims $1 million win off of Texas Lottery scratch ticket | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-resident-claims-1-million-win-off-of-texas-lottery-scratch-ticket/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-resident-claims-1-million-win-off-of-texas-lottery-scratch-ticket/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — The Rusty Buffalo Company is a staple in the city of Dallas. They have been creating custom fabrication, furniture, and other pieces for Dallasites since 1988.
Fun on the Run’s Yolonda Williams got to sit down with the owner Steve Mabry and learned more about the shop.
How did Rusty Buffalo come to be?
“It was accidentally. I used to be a mechanic. I worked at a dealership in Dallas and my mom went to an art show and she saw this sculpture of this big buffalo. She wouldn’t quit talking about it. I’ve always been artistic and she said, ‘I would love to have one.’ So I went to the art show and the buffalo was $27,000. I said, ‘yeah, I’ll make my own.’ I built this big buffalo sculpture and I had it in the back of my truck and I was driving to her house and some guy started honking. I thought, ‘Oh crap, it’s falling out.’ So, I pulled over and he said, ‘Where did you get that?’ And I said, ‘I made it’. He asked if I made furniture. I barely sit in a chair. I never make furniture. But I said, ‘Of course. Whatever you need. I’ll make anything you want.’ He asked what the name of my company was and I said, ‘Rusty Buffalo.'”
If you want to hear more from Yolonda’s interview with Steve, watch the video above. To see more from Rusty Buffalo Company, click here. | 2022-07-08T16:34:47Z | cw33.com | Get an inside look at Dallas' The Rusty Buffalo Company | https://cw33.com/news/fun-on-the-run-news/get-an-inside-look-at-dallas-the-rusty-buffalo-company/ | https://cw33.com/news/fun-on-the-run-news/get-an-inside-look-at-dallas-the-rusty-buffalo-company/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — North Texas band, Future You, is releasing its newest single ‘heartbreak’ this Sunday, July 10, but we got an exclusive first look and sat down with bassist Polo Garcia to talk all about it.
Watch the full music video for ‘heartbreak’ by Future You, below:
Here’s what he had to say about the song, the band and an upcoming show in North Texas:
What was the inspiration behind the new song?
“It was the culmination of a lot of events. I went through a breakup recently, then a bunch of other things happened with my bandmates’ lives and just trying to keep up with who they are as people. We had this really cool punk track [that we were sitting on]. We’re all really inspired by early 2000’s alternative rock, so we decided one last time to see what’s up with this song before we scrap it. I was thinking of saying no [to releasing the track] but eventually something changed and we went with it. It brings a nice sense of closure to a lot of things. It doesn’t sound sad but it is sad. It’s a fast enough song with catchy enough lyrics to have you listen to it over and over.”
How long has this song been in development?
“I think we demoed it out sometime in January, and eventually I went on a quick tour sometime in April and got back to play a show with Dayseeker. We had already released Bluff at the time and we decided that we needed something else before we make another move. [We wanted to] figure out where we were going and what we wanted to do as a band and what direction we wanted to take. By May, we were recording it. Then by mid-June, we had it in our hands ready to go.”
Talk about your upcoming show at Trees in Deep Ellum this month.
“Honestly, it’s a sick lineup. It’s us [Future You], a band from Detroit [called] Unwell, Begotten (another local crew here that is really really great), Vampire’s Everywhere, Palisades and Alesana. It’s the trilogy tour at Trees. It’s going to be a great lineup. If you wanna cry and relive your middle school years, by all means, it’s a great way to end a nice little weekend. Especially with Unwell and Begotten, because they are friends of ours, so it’s going to be so much fun.”
Future You will be playing with Unwell, Begotten, Vampire’s Everywhere, Palisades and Alesana at Trees Sunday, July 17. Tickets are currently on sale for $26 per ticket. You can get yours by clicking here. For more information about the show, click here.
Future You is a North Texas based band that draws inspiration from genres like emo, metalcore and punk. They consist of:
Brett Wasson – vocals
Drew Ballard – guitar
Polo Garcia – bass
Foch Bailey – drums
Their music is available on all music platforms including Apple Music and Spotify. Keep up to date with them on social media on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
‘heartbreak’ lyrics
Hey, relax; our story’s just begun so far
now that we’re looking forward
I know we’re both crushed (my head is shaking)
Your lips are so cold (you’re medicated)
There’s much more behind it (than words can show)
Stay away, I’m falling faster than you can see Melting away my dark tendencies
I know that I’m fading it’s all hard, I’m shaking
You’re leaving me guessing
I’m falling, I’m falling, I’m falling faster
I think I’ll fall away and I shouldn’t have to (I shouldn’t have to)
I hope you’ll fade away but I know that you won’t (I think I’ll fall)
Look at the fact that it’s not who’s right
It’s not your fault it’s not my fight
It’ll be alright (x2)
Caught in the headlights for a day, the softest of sound wake the dead from their graves
Is it the end?
Cut me to pieces, I can’t feel the scars dig too deep
Forget the fact that it’s not who’s right, yeah it’ll be alright
I’m falling, I’m falling, I’m falling so…
Stay awake, I’m falling faster than you can see
You’re leaving me begging
Music video for ‘heartbreak’ by Future You couresty No Kings Above Productions.
Photos courtesy Future You | 2022-07-08T16:35:30Z | cw33.com | Exclusive interview, first look at new single 'heartbreak' by North Texas band Future You | https://cw33.com/news/local/exclusive-interview-first-look-at-new-single-heartbreak-by-north-texas-band-future-you/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/exclusive-interview-first-look-at-new-single-heartbreak-by-north-texas-band-future-you/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Someone is a winner in Central Texas this week and it isn’t the Longhorns, however, to get you a little excited, college football is only a few short months away!
The Texas Lottery reports a $25,00 winning Cash Five ticket from the Thursday night drawing was sold in Austin. The ticket matched all five of the winning numbers from July 7 (10, 16, 19, 20, and 33).
It was sold at Winners Corner TX LLC on Rockwood Lane in Austin and the ticket was not a Quick Pick. There were also 64 secondary prize winners who matched four of the five winning numbers to win $350 each. | 2022-07-08T19:45:25Z | cw33.com | $25,000 winning Texas Lottery ticket sold in Austin | https://cw33.com/news/texas/25000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-in-austin/ | https://cw33.com/news/texas/25000-winning-texas-lottery-ticket-sold-in-austin/ |
Homemade Ham and Pepper Denver Omelette with Cheddar Cheese
DALLAS (KDAF) — Saturday, July 9, is National Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Omelet Day, and if you didn’t know about this holiday, same.
According to NationalToday.com, the first-ever recorded omelet recipe dates back to 1784, appearing in the “Cuisine Bourgeoise.”
“… but the most compelling myth about the origin of omelets comes from the Napoleonic era of the 1800s. The famous French military commander Napoleon Bonaparte traveled through a small town and stayed at a modest inn. The innkeeper reportedly served Bonaparte an omelet, and he was so impressed with the dish that he ordered all the eggs in town to make a giant omelet for his troops the next day,” as stated on NationalToday’s website.
To celebrate this very specific holiday, here is Tripadvisor’s list of the best places to get an omelet in Dallas.
CBD Provisions
Original Market Diner
Texas Spice
Luckys Cafe
Ellen’s
For more, visit Tripadvisor. | 2022-07-09T13:45:33Z | cw33.com | Here are the best places to get an omelet in Dallas, according to Tripadvisor | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/here-are-the-best-places-to-get-an-omelet-in-dallas-according-to-tripadvisor/ | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/here-are-the-best-places-to-get-an-omelet-in-dallas-according-to-tripadvisor/ |
In an effort to capture a snapshot of the U.S. job market’s history, Stacker compiled a list of the most common jobs in Texas from 150 years ago using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. By transcribing the previously untranscribed Table XXVII from the 1870 decennial census, a state-level glimpse into the historic job market can be seen. Nationally, farmers and planters were the most common occupation 150 years ago, just one of the many agricultural jobs that made up more than 47% of all employed persons over ten years old.
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– Texas employment: 81,123
– Texas employment: 3,760
#6. Stock-raisers
#7. Soldiers (United States Army)
#9. Draymen, hackmen, teamsters, &c
#11. Stock-herders
#18. Stock-drovers
– Texas employment: 972
#43. Officers of the Army and Navy (United States) | 2022-07-11T19:13:38Z | cw33.com | Most common jobs 150 years ago in Texas | https://cw33.com/news/texas/most-common-jobs-150-years-ago-in-texas-3/ | https://cw33.com/news/texas/most-common-jobs-150-years-ago-in-texas-3/ |
Johnson & Johnson Vision talks cataracts & impact of treatment
(PRESENTED BY JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION) — Cataracts are the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide, impacting more than 94 million people.
Yet, there is a significant lack of understanding of treatment options, including surgical procedures. Advice for anyone looking into treatment for any ailment is important as medical talk, and specifically, surgery can be scary for some.
Inside DFW was joined by Johnson & Johnson Vision to share some tips for the 25 million Americans that have the condition. | 2022-07-11T22:09:46Z | cw33.com | Johnson & Johnson Vision talks cataracts & impact of treatment | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/johnson-johnson-vision-talks-cataracts-impact-of-treatment/ | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/johnson-johnson-vision-talks-cataracts-impact-of-treatment/ |
Blake Horstmann is no stranger to reality TV, he has been a apart of “The Bachelor” franchise looking for love and now he is starring in an all new series, “All Star Shore.” This series is not only new but it is a successor to the infamous “Jersey Shore.”
So this time around Horstmann isn’t looking for love, he is looking to compete and cash in the $150,000.00 prize waiting at the end of the game. “All Star Shore” has gathered some of TV’s top reality stars from all over the world and are having them compete for the high staked prize. This is not your normal competition show, it’s the “first ever party competition show” said Blake, so of course there is going to be some drama and a lot of partying a long the way.
Even though Blake did not come on this show looking for love, he has certainly found it in Netflix’s “Love Is Blind,” Giannina Gibelli. The two stars met on the show where you get to see their love story blossom and watch their meet cute unfold. | 2022-07-12T21:07:32Z | cw33.com | Blake Horstmann talks about new series "All Star Shore" | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/blake-horstmann-talks-about-new-series-all-star-shore/ | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/blake-horstmann-talks-about-new-series-all-star-shore/ |
Travel + Leisure reports, from their findings, that people were more attracted to the warmer parts of the U.S. as only three cities are in the Northeast and Midwest. Basically, if you’ve got fun, good food and some history in your city, it made the list.
Of course, two cities from the Lone Star State have made the list but none could overtake the 10-year stronghold Charleston, South Carolina has had on the No. 1 spot. Let’s take a look at the top 15:
Check out what Travel + Leisure said about the two Texas cities as well as the rest of the list and more by clicking here. | 2022-07-13T17:13:18Z | cw33.com | 2 Texas cities ranked among 15 best in U.S. by Travel + Leisure | https://cw33.com/news/texas/2-texas-cities-ranked-among-15-best-in-u-s-by-travel-leisure/ | https://cw33.com/news/texas/2-texas-cities-ranked-among-15-best-in-u-s-by-travel-leisure/ |
FORT WORTH (KDAF) — Summertime is here and beachgoers are out in full force across the U.S. of A. and that means vacations are top of mind, but not everyone has the money or time to travel too far from home.
If you’re looking for that perfect beach spot that’ll feel like a getaway without actually having to drive hours on end to the beach, believe it or not we found one in North Texas. What’s even better, is that it’s only 15 miles from downtown Fort Worth!
We’re talking about Twin Points Park at Eagle Mountain Lake in Fort Worth! “Take a break from reality and relax, swim, and celebrate at Fort Worth’s premiere daycation spot, only 15 miles from downtown. This beautiful beach is nestled in the southern point of Eagle Mountain Lake and is the perfect place to create your favorite summer memories.”
While the views are great, that’s not all you can expect, be sure to set some time aside from relaxing, because there is loads of fun to be had with your family and friends! “Dream of going beyond the backyard barbecue with beach yoga, fireworks, and more.”
For more information about the 2022 season, swim beach visits, parking permits and more, click here! | 2022-07-13T19:20:24Z | cw33.com | Vacation in Texas? Check out Twin Points Park just outside of Downtown Fort Worth | https://cw33.com/news/local/vacation-in-texas-check-out-twin-points-park-just-outside-of-downtown-fort-worth/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/vacation-in-texas-check-out-twin-points-park-just-outside-of-downtown-fort-worth/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Spirit Airlines has made its move and Texas is at the forefront of its big play.
The airline is bringing some more convenient travel options to the Lone Star State as it has announced a new, nonstop service from San Antonio International Airport. The service will have daily routes to Las Vegas and Orlando!
“Our low fares and daily flights make it easy and more accessible for San Antonio families to discover these two world-class entertainment destinations,” said John Kirby, Vice President of Network Planning at Spirit Airlines. “We are also excited to offer our current Guests affordable access to the Alamo City to experience the attractions, rich history, and vibrant culture that have earned it a top vacation destination ranking in Texas.”
This is the fourth Texas airport Spirit will be serving along with Austin, DFW and Houston. According to a press release, “Spirit’s entrance in San Antonio comes after the carrier recently announced its new aircraft maintenance facility at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), further strengthening its ties to Texas. The maintenance complex includes two aircraft bays and ramp space for up to four aircraft, as well as warehouse, shops, and office space.” | 2022-07-13T19:20:24Z | cw33.com | Spirit Airlines brings low fares in Texas, nonstop service to San Antonio | https://cw33.com/news/texas/spirit-airlines-brings-low-fares-to-texas-nonstop-service-to-san-antonio/ | https://cw33.com/news/texas/spirit-airlines-brings-low-fares-to-texas-nonstop-service-to-san-antonio/ |
Inside look at the Boys and Girls Club of Collin County
DALLAS (KDAF) — There’s a nonprofit that’s committed to making sure young people reach their full potential as caring, productive and responsible citizens.
You guessed it, it’s the Boys and Girls Club! This time, Fun on the Run’s Yolonda Williams headed out to a local chapter that recently got a helping hand of their own!
Be sure to watch the full segment and see all the good that the Boys and Girls Club of Collin County is doing and how they’ve received a gift in form of their new educational room. | 2022-07-13T19:50:52Z | cw33.com | Inside look at the Boys and Girls Club of Collin County | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/inside-look-at-the-boys-and-girls-club-of-collin-county/ | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/inside-look-at-the-boys-and-girls-club-of-collin-county/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — J-Kruz is back and this time we are going family friendly with a side of… Resident Evil?
Watch Party with J-Kruz is checking out Netflix’s Resident Evil and Minions: The Rise of Gru. Let’s just say… both of these, while different, are awesome.
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Minions: The Rise of Gru takes a trip to the past and tells the story of 12-year-old Gru and his dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain. Meanwhile, Resident Evil, according to Netflix’s description, “Years after a viral outbreak caused a global apocalypse, Jade Wesker vows to bring down those responsible while fighting to survive against the infected.” | 2022-07-13T19:50:58Z | cw33.com | Watch Party with J-Kruz: Resident Evil & Minions: The Rise of Gru | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/watch-party-with-j-kruz-resident-evil-minions-the-rise-of-gru/ | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/watch-party-with-j-kruz-resident-evil-minions-the-rise-of-gru/ |
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Renting or homeowning? It’s hard to choose one these days as the housing market seems to be up in the air; however, WalletHub says nearly 44 million American households have chosen to rent rather than buy homes out of convenience, cost or even both.
That’s why they’ve put together a list of the best and worst places to rent in America in 2022! “To determine where renters can get the most bang for their buck, WalletHub compared more than 180 rental markets based on 22 key measures of rental attractiveness and quality of life. Our data set ranges from the difference between rental rates and mortgage payments to historical price changes, the cost of living and job availability.”
Yes, Texas is showing up on this list for better and for worse, but before we check out how the Lone Star State is doing, let’s take a quick look at the 10 best places to rent:
Now, let’s take a look at how the Lone Star State did in this study:
El Paso (9)
Irving (54)
Houston (151)
Lubbock (160)
Texas cities mainly showed their shine when it came to cost of living as it has three of the top five slots with Brownsville, Laredo and Amarillo.
Here’s a quick look at how Wallethub came about their findings, “In order to determine the best local rental markets, WalletHub compared 182 cities — including the 150 most populated U.S. cities, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state — across two key dimensions, “Rental Market & Affordability” and “Quality of Life.””
For more about this study and Wallethub’s findings, click here. | 2022-07-13T22:20:02Z | cw33.com | These Texas cities among 2022's best & worst places to rent in America | https://cw33.com/news/local/these-texas-cities-among-2022s-best-worst-places-to-rent-in-america/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/these-texas-cities-among-2022s-best-worst-places-to-rent-in-america/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Dunkin’ along with the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation made a huge donation to Children’s Health in Dallas, donating $7,500 to the medical center.
This donation was made possible in part due to the $1.8 million raised during Dunkin’s Ice Coffee Day. This past May 25, $1 from every iced coffee purchased at participating Dunkin’ restaurants nationwide supported the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation.
100% of the funds raised will be granted locally to children’s hospitals across the nation.
Officials with Dunkin’ in Dallas/Fort Worth and the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation presented the check to Children’s Health on Wednesday, July 13. | 2022-07-14T18:15:22Z | cw33.com | Dunkin' donates $7,500 to Children's Health in Dallas | https://cw33.com/news/local/dunkin-donates-7500-to-childrens-health-in-dallas/ | https://cw33.com/news/local/dunkin-donates-7500-to-childrens-health-in-dallas/ |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Want to really impress that special person in your life? Why not make them a glass creation?
We know that sounds laborious and expensive, but at Vetro Glass Blowing Studio in Grapevine they make it easy.
As stated on their website, “Vetro offers an extensive variety of professionally crafted glass art, ranging from hand-made sculptures to small glass art gifts. We give our guests the opportunity to assist in creating their own, unique art glass. Come by and enjoy being in the presence of our artists as they create and practice the ancient art of glassblowing.”
The studio is located at 701 South Main Street, Studio and they are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, click here. | 2022-07-15T15:50:01Z | cw33.com | Here's a date night suggestion: make your own glass creations at Vetro Glass Blowing Studio in Grapevine | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/date-night-suggestion-make-your-own-glass-creations-at-vetro-glass-blowing-studio-in-grapevine/ | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/date-night-suggestion-make-your-own-glass-creations-at-vetro-glass-blowing-studio-in-grapevine/ |
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