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Fort Valley representatives speak out against violence
Local residents are calling on lawmakers and law enforcement to put a stop to violence.
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Local residents are calling on lawmakers and law enforcement to put a stop to violence.
A news conference was held Friday, two days after the shooting death of 1-year old Marcus Ball at Lakeview Apartments on 1105 Edward Street in Fort Valley Wednesday night.
Georgia Representative Patty Bentley said Friday the violence has to stop.
“This is the third deadly shooting in this city at Lakeview Apartments,” Bentley said. “I pray that it is the last shooting that will happen in this city and at Lakeview Apartment Complex.”
Fort Valley Mayor Jeffery Lundy says he has been organizing plans with law enforcement to make sure the community is safe.
“Fort Valley will be a safer city where we can walk, where we can talk, where we can greet, where we can meet and not live in fear of crime,” he said.
Residents like Anthony Clark spoke and shared ideas with lawmakers about how to stop violence. Clark says it’s going to take an effort from the entire community.
“It’s gonna be tough, and the city is gonna have to take ownership,” he said. “Once the city takes ownership, then the city will grow. You have to move from the left side to the right side, and then everybody will be on the same side.”
Wednesday’s shooting is still under investigation. If you have any information, call the Fort Valley Police Department at (478) 822-6985
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from July 22, 2022
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Scholarship fund created in honor of former 41NBC anchor Taylor Terrell
- For other stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News, click here.
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Safety tips to keep in mind if lightning strikes your home
"In any case, have a fire escape plan and working smoke alarms," Fire Safety Educator Jeremy Webb said. "You want to have at least two ways out."
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The summer months bring storms, and those storms often feature lightning.
The Macon-Bibb Fire Department says it’s important to be prepared.
“In any case, have a fire escape plan and working smoke alarms,” Fire Safety Educator Jeremy Webb said. “You want to have at least two ways out.”
“In case of a power outage, make sure you reset your breakers before the power comes back on,” he said. “You don’t want to over load your circuits or your outlets, so turn off your appliances.”
Calling 911 should be your first action if lightning strikes your home. The next step is to call your insurance agency.
“A lot of times when people have owned the houses for a long period of time and don’t have a mortgage, they may think that’s something that they can let go of, but when times like this, that’s the main thing if you really want to have that,” Walker and Walker Insurance Agency Operations Manager Chris Walker said.
Walker says the most common lightning cases they see involve air conditioners and power outages.
He says it’s important to have insurance even if you don’t own a home.
“The property owner is only responsible for the house,” he said. “They’re not responsible for your contents or your TV or anything like that. If your property is damaged as a result of that, it’s always a good thing to make sure that you’re covered.”
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Scattered storms possible this weekend
A few storms moved through Middle Georgia this afternoon, bringing some cooling and cloud cover to the area.
Overnight, clouds will start to clear, and lows will be falling into the mid and low 70s.
Saturday will be another warm day with partly cloudy skies and highs warming into the low and mid 90s.
By the afternoon showers and storms will once again be popping up and lingering into the evening.
Sunday will pretty much be a rinse and repeat (literally) with highs around normal (mid 90s) and scattered afternoon storms.
Humidity will be staying high through the weekend, so expect “feels like” temps to warm into the 100s.
Showers and storms will stay possible through the week next week.
Right now it looks like we won’t see much of a change in that pattern at least until the end of next weekend.
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Scholarship fund created in honor of former 41NBC anchor Taylor Terrell
Friends and family of former 41NBC anchor Taylor Terrell are keeping her memory alive through a scholarship fund.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Friends and family of former 41NBC anchor Taylor Terrell are keeping her memory alive through a scholarship fund.
Former 41NBC morning meteorologist Marco La Manno, who worked alongside Taylor, is now a board member for the scholarship. He says the board has wanted to form a scholarship in Taylor’s honor since she passed away six years ago.
At the time of her death, Taylor anchored 41NBC News at Daybreak and 41 Today. She died after falling over a waterfall in North Carolina the day before her 25th birthday.
La Manno says he couldn’t think of a better way to honor her memory.
“She was just a sweetheart of a person,” La Manno said. “To be able to help in our own way by having the scholarship in her name and help somebody go into a field of hers, or very similar to hers, I think is all too fitting based on the kind of person she was.”
The scholarship will be focused on students from Taylor’s alma mater, Heritage High School, but it will eventually be open to more students.
There are several ways you can donate to the scholarship fund:
- Cash App: $TDTFund
- Zelle: Donate@TDTScholarship.org
- Check by mail: Taylor D. Terrell Scholarship c/o Terrell Education Foundation, 2696 Club Forest Drive SE, Conyers, Georgia 30013
- Online
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UPDATE: 4 arrested in connection with July 14 shooting in Washington County
Four people are now in custody in connection with a July 14 shooting in Washington County.
UPDATE (7/22): Four people are now in custody in connection with a July 14 shooting in Washington County.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and investigators arrested and charged 20-year-old Marquis Knight of Sandersville, 22-year-old Jabari Thomas of Sandersville, 18-year-old Andreya Harris of Tennille and 53-year-old Alecia May Taylor of Tennille.
Knight is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime.
Thomas is charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime.
Harris is charged with aggravated assault and discharging a firearm from the roadway.
Taylor is charged with three counts of making false statements.
Additional charges are forthcoming, according to the sheriff’s office. Anyone with information is urged to contact Lt. Eric Burgamy at (478) 552-0911.
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a teenager.
18-year-old Andreya Harris is wanted in connection to a shooting that sent one man to the hospital.
It happened on Ivey Drive in the Parson Crossing Community on July 14.
Two homes and several vehicles were damaged by gun fire during the incident.
Investigators recovered approximately 21 shell casings from the scene.
If you have any information or know where Harris is, call the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 552-0911.
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Coach’s Corner 2022: Jeremy Wiggins of the Northeast Raiders
On this edition of Coach's Corner, 41NBC's Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Jeremy Wiggins of the Northeast Raiders.
On this edition of Coach’s Corner, 41NBC’s Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Jeremy Wiggins of the Northeast Raiders. The Raiders have had back-to-back winning seasons, hear how coach Wiggins plans to continue that success with some new players under his wing.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped Friday, giving back some of their gains from earlier in the week as worries brewed about the global economy and prospects for profits at big internet companies.
The S&P 500 lost 0.9% to break a three-day rally that had carried Wall Street to its highest level in six weeks. The Nasdaq composite led the market lower with a 1.9% drop following worse-than-expected profit reports from Snap, Seagate Technology and other tech-oriented companies.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average held up better, slipping a more modest 0.4%. That was in large part because constituent American Express gave an encouraging earnings report and said its cardholders were spending more.
Sandwiched between last week’s dispiriting report on inflation and next week’s decision by the Federal Reserve on interest rates, the S&P 500 still delivered its best week in a month following a collection of mostly better-than-expected reports on corporate profits. Falling yields in the bond market also helped, easing the pressure on stocks after expectations for rate hikes by the Fed sent yields soaring much of this year.
On Friday the two-year Treasury yield tumbled again, to 2.98% from 3.09% late Thursday and from 3.14% a week ago, on worries about the economy. A report Friday morning indicated U.S. business activity may be shrinking for the first time in nearly two years, with service industries particularly weak.
“Manufacturing has stalled and the service sector’s rebound from the pandemic has gone into reverse, as the tailwind of pent-up demand has been overcome by the rising cost of living, higher interest rates and growing gloom about the economic outlook,” Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence said in a statement accompanying the survey data.
Similar reports earlier in the morning also suggested weakness in Europe, underscoring how fragile the global economy is as central banks jack up interest rates in order to whip inflation. Higher rates make economic conditions more difficult, and too-aggressive hikes could cause a recession.
Friday’s reports are the latest to show parts of the economy are slowing more than expected. While that raises the threat of a recession, it also has traders ratcheting back expectations for the Federal Reserve’s aggressiveness next week. Instead of a full percentage point, traders now see an increase in rates of 0.75 percentage point as the most likely outcome.
The 10-year Treasury yield fell to 2.76% from 2.91% late Thursday.
In the stock market, the company behind the Snapchat app tumbled 39.1% after it reported a worse loss and lower revenue for the spring than Wall Street forecast.
The weakness for Snap could mean pressure on other companies that depend on internet advertising, which also happen to be among Wall Street’s most influential stocks. The parent companies of both Facebook and Google are scheduled to report their earnings next week. The pair fell 7.6% and 5.6% respectively on Friday, accounting for two of the heaviest weights on the S&P 500.
The S&P 500 lost 37.32 points to close at 3,961.63. The Dow fell 137.61 to 31,899.29, and the Nasdaq fell 225.50 to 11,834.11.
Adding to the pain for tech, data storage company Seagate Technology lost 8.1%. It said anti-COVID measures in Asia and slowing global economic conditions last quarter hit its results, which fell short of forecasts.
Verizon dropped 6.7% after its profit fell short of expectations, though its revenue squeaked past. It also cut its forecast for earnings this year.
On the winning side was American Express, which rose 1.9% after it delivered better profit for the spring than analysts expected. It said customers spent more on travel and entertainment in April than they did before the pandemic, the first time that’s happened.
The encouraging data bolstered some recent comments from CEOs at big banks, who said their customers appear to be in solid financial shape despite all the worries about inflation and the economy.
Despite Friday’s drops for Wall Street, the S&P 500 still rose 2.5% for the week.
Besides the easing of Treasury yields through the week, dropping prices for crude oil and other commodities also provided some relief on the inflation front. They add to some signals suggesting inflation may be close to peaking, such as easing expectations for inflation in future years, said Nate Thooft, senior portfolio manager at Manulife Investment Management.
“Inflation is the most important thing,” he said. “It’s not earnings, it’s not the Fed, it’s not interest rates themselves. It’s the uncertainty of inflation.”
“To me, as soon as you see real evidence that inflation is stabilizing and improving, all the other things also become less problematic,” he said. The war in “Ukraine is separate and off in the corner, but all the others are related, and the epicenter is inflation.”
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements Friday with Turkey and the United Nations clearing the way for the export of millions of tons of desperately needed Ukrainian grain — as well as some Russian grain and fertilizer — across the Black Sea. The long-sought deal ends a wartime standoff that has threatened food security around the globe.
The U.N. plan will enable Ukraine — one of the world’s key breadbaskets — to export 22 million tons of grain and other agricultural goods that have been stuck in Black Sea ports due to Russia’s invasion. U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called it “a beacon of hope” for millions of hungry people who have faced huge increases in the price of food.
“A deal that allows grain to leave Black Sea ports is nothing short of lifesaving for people across the world who are struggling to feed their families,” said Red Cross Director-General Robert Mardini. He noted that over the past six months, prices for food have risen 187% in Sudan, 86% in Syria and 60% in Yemen, just to name a few countries.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov signed separate, identical deals Friday with Guterres and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar at a ceremony in Istanbul that was witnessed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Russia and Ukraine would not sign any deal directly with each other.
“Today, there is a beacon on the Black Sea,” Guterres said. “A beacon of hope, a beacon of possibility, a beacon of relief in a world that needs it more than ever.”
“You have overcome obstacles and put aside differences to pave the way for an initiative that will serve the common interests of all,” he told the envoys.
Guterres described the deal as an unprecedented agreement between two parties engaged in a bloody conflict. Erdogan hoped it would be “a new turning point that will revive hopes for peace.”
Yet in Kyiv, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba sounded a more somber note.
“I’m not opening a bottle of champagne because of this deal,” Kuleba told The Associated Press. “I will keep my fingers crossed that this will work, that ships will carry grain to world markets and prices will go down and people will have food to eat. But I’m very cautious because I have no trust in Russia.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy echoed Kuleba’s concerns in his nightly video address, saying, “It is clear to everyone that there may be some provocations on the part of Russia, some attempts to discredit Ukrainian and international efforts. But we trust the UN.”
The European Union and the U.K. immediately welcomed the news.
“This is a critical step forward in efforts to overcome the global food insecurity caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine,” said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss applauded Turkey and the U.N. for brokering the agreement.
“We will be watching to ensure Russia’s actions match its words,” Truss said. “To enable a lasting return to global security and economic stability, (Russian President Vladimir) Putin must end the war and withdraw from Ukraine.”
African leaders, whose countries import food and fertilizer from Ukraine and Russia, also welcomed the deal, with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa saying “it has taken much too long.”
Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, but Russia’s invasion of the country and naval blockade of its ports have halted shipments. Some Ukrainian grain is transported through Europe by rail, road and river, but the prices of vital commodities such as wheat and barley have soared during the war.
Although international sanctions against Russia did not target food exports, the war has disrupted shipments of Russian products because shipping and insurance companies did not want to deal with Russia.
Guterres said the plan, known as the Black Sea Initiative, opens a path for significant commercial food exports from three key Ukrainian ports: Odesa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny.
The agreement, obtained by the AP, says a U.N.-led joint coordination center will be set up in Istanbul staffed by officials from Ukraine, Russia, Turkey to run the plan, including scheduling cargo ships’ arrivals and departures.
Inspectors representing all parties at the Bosporus in Turkey will search vessels entering and leaving Ukrainian ports to ensure no weapons or soldiers are on board.
Under the deal, “all activities in Ukrainian territorial waters will be under authority and responsibility of Ukraine,” and the parties agree not to attack vessels and port facilities involved in the initiative. If demining is required to make the shipping lanes safe, a minesweeper from another country could clear the approaches to Ukrainian ports.
The sides will monitor the movement of ships remotely and no military ships. aircraft or drones will be allowed to approach “the maritime humanitarian corridor” closer than a distance the center sets. The agreement will remain in effect for 120 days and can be extended automatically.
Guterres believes grain shipments could start “within the next two weeks,” according to U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq. A senior U.N. official said Ukraine needs about 10 days to prepare the ports and needs time to “identify and be clear about those safe corridors.” The aim is to export 5 million tons of grains per month to empty Ukraine’s silos in time for this year’s harvest.
Zelenskyy said nearly 20 million tons of grain will be exported initially, then some of the current harvest.
Guterres first raised the critical need to restart the supply of Ukraine’s agricultural production and Russia’s grain and fertilizer to world markets in late April during meetings with Putin in Moscow and Zelenskyy in Kyiv, then proposed a deal because of fears that the war could worsen hunger for up to 181 million people.
Peter Meyer, head of grain and oilseed analytics at S&P Global Platts, said the deal does not “mean that the global supply crisis is over.’’
Traders anticipated a deal for the past several weeks, he said, so its effect might already have shown up in grain prices. And the agreement only covers the 2021 crop. There’s still considerable uncertainty about Ukrainian production this year and even next, Meyer said.
Before the agreements, Russian and Ukrainian officials blamed each other for the blocked grain shipments. Moscow accused Ukraine of failing to remove sea mines at the ports, insisted on checking incoming ships for weapons and lifting restrictions on Russian grain and fertilizer exports.
Ukraine argued that Russia’s port blockade and launching of missiles from the Black Sea made any safe sea shipments impossible. It sought international guarantees that the Kremlin wouldn’t use the safe corridors to attack Odesa and accused Russia of stealing grain from eastern Ukraine and deliberately setting Ukrainian fields on fire.
Volodymyr Sidenko, an expert with the Kyiv-based Razumkov Center think tank, said Ukraine apparently did not raise the issue of stolen grain in the negotiations.
“It was part of a deal: Kyiv doesn’t raise the issue of stolen grain and Moscow doesn’t insist on checking Ukrainian ships. Kyiv and Moscow were forced to make a deal and compromise,” he said.
The deal was also important for Russia’s geopolitical relations, the analyst noted.
“Russia decided not to fuel a new crisis in Africa and provoke a hunger and government changes there,” Sidenko said. “The African Union had asked Putin to quickly ease the crisis with grain supplies.”
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Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey. Edith Lederer at the United Nations, Erika Kinetz in Kyiv, Ukraine, Raf Casert in Brussels, Jill Lawless in London and Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed.
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I am not stingy, I used public money for public good — Obi
The Labour Party presidential flagbearer and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi said as a governor, he was not stingy with money but used public money for public good.
Obi stated this Sunday at the Matter Dei Catholic Church on the occasion of an interdenominational prayer meeting organized by the Catholic Action of Nigeria, Umuahia Diocesan Chapter.
According to him, “I am not stingy. I used public money for public good and advised Nigerian politicians to use public fund for the good of the people.”
He disclosed that he never collected anything or received anything from anybody as Anambra governor but instead kept the money for Anambra people.
He emphasized on the need to change the economy of Nigeria from consumption to production, stating that as a president, “within two years, massive development will span across the states and make border cities to be one.”
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He described as unacceptable the situation where with all the huge resources God gave Nigeria, many people go hungry and “don’t know when the next meal will come.”
Also speaking, the Abia State governorship candidate of Labour Party, Dr. Alex Otti said it is the time for Nigeria and Abia State to be taken over, stating that “Obi shares and practices frugality. If we want to fix this country, we must have to cut the cost of governance.”
Earlier, the Auxiliary Bishop and Mater Dei Cathedral Administrator, Bishop Michael Kalu Ukpong, represented by Cathedral Chancellor, Henry Maduka called for intercessory prayer for the “intervention of God who knows Nigeria and Nigerians too well.”
According to him, “God knows the difficulties Nigeria is experiencing and knows how to fix these difficulties and hardship, having blessed the country with human and natural resources.
“He is now granting us new opportunities to heed to His calls and give us a new dimensions and to avoid part of doom and destruction.
“He is now granting us a new opportunity by next year. God will not come down to cast votes, but us, human beings.
“We have a part to play and cooperate with God’s inspiration, otherwise, the self-destruction will continue to re-echo.
“We need to act decisively and act according to the will of God.
“It is not only by casting our votes, but also defending the votes. It is the time to build up out nation, states and local governments.”
He urged Nigerians to take time and examine each and every candidate.
Sen. Victor Umeh of Anambra State; the Methodist Prelate, Kalu Uche; Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Abia Chairman, Apostle Agomuo, and Abia State chairman, Pentecostal Federation of Nigeria (PFN) were among the dignitaries at the occasion.
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In this video, Greg Michalowski of Forexlive.com, takes a look at the major currency pair vs the USD as the new trading week begins (week of July 25, 2022).
Get your week off on the right track. Plan your trade. Know your risk.
In this video, Greg Michalowski of Forexlive.com, takes a look at the major currency pair vs the USD as the new trading week begins (week of July 25, 2022).
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At least seven people were transported to hospitals Sunday after a shooting in the Los Angeles neighborhood of San Pedro, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
LAFD paramedics transported the victims after reported gunfire at or near a car show at Peck Park, the department said in a news release.
"At least three of the patients are confirmed to have sustained gunshot injury, including one Male and one Female transported in Critical condition," the release said.
In all, four men and three women were injured during the incident, the release said.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said they had not yet determined a motive, and there were no arrests.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force in Ondo State in the early hours of Monday repelled a gunmen attack on Okuta Elerinla division in Akure, the state capital, killing one police officer during the attack.
It was gathered that the hoodlums who arrived at the station around 1am started shooting into the station.
The station came under heavy attack by the gunmen, but the attackers were swiftly repelled by the superior firepower of officers on duty.
The hoodlums shot sporadically at the station, with the operatives returning fire, forcing the criminal elements to run away
One officer, who was said to have been shot during the exchange of guns, was rushed to the hospital but died before he could reach the hospital.
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Confirming the development, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Funmilayo Odunlami, said the station was attacked by some hoodlums who tried to enter the station in the middle of the night.
According to Odunlami in a statement said, “On the 25th July, 2022, around 0100 am hoodlums, attacked Okuta Elerinla Division in Akure.
“Policemen who were at alert and alive to their duty repelled them accordingly and the miscreants were unable to gain entrance into the station.
“During the crossfire, one of our gallant station guards Temenu Boluwaji was hit by a bullet, he later died on his way to the hospital.
“The Commissioner of Police CP Oyeyimi Adesoye Oyediran has ordered the State Criminal Investigation Department to take over the case and ensure the perpetrators are arrested.
“He is also using this medium to encourage the people of the state to go about their lawful duty without fear, as the days of these criminals are numbered.”
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SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia have found 86 migrants, including minors, crammed into a truck with an attached trailer in the southern part of the country and arrested the truck driver.
The migrants from Pakistan, Syria and India were discovered late Saturday during a routine inspection near the border town of Gevgelija, police said Sunday. They did not give any other details about the migrants.
Police said a 44-year-old truck driver, identified only by his initials as D.M., was arrested.
The migrants are believed to have entered illegally from Greece and were headed to Serbia and onto wealthier European countries. They have been transferred to a reception in Gevgelija, pending deportation to Greece.
If convicted of smuggling, the truck driver faces up to five years in prison.
The relaxation of restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more migrants attempting to use the Balkan route into Europe.
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KITTITAS COUNTY, WA - If you grew up in Central or Eastern Washington, floating the river during the summer is a must. With the excessive heat wave coming this week, many people might want to cool off in our local rivers, but if you do plan on floating sometime soon, you have to make sure you're being safe.
Deputy Fire Chief Rich Elliott from Kittitas County Fire and Rescue told me rivers can be extremely unpredictable and you never can predict what kind of conditions could be just around the river bend.
"We're just asking people to avoid getting into trouble in the first place," said Deputy Fire Chief Elliot.
That's why Kittitas County Fire and Rescue has been trying to spread awareness of the dangers if you decide to float the river.
"We're all going to be on floats and rafts and we plan on you know tying us up," said Bliss Gould, Yakima River Floater. "Tying ourselves all together so we don't get lost."
Deputy Fire Chief Elliot told me a lot of the time, alcohol and dehydration have a lot to do with bad accidents on the river.
"We can't expect people not to drink some alcohol but don't drink to the point where you're under the influence," said Deputy Fire Chief Elliott.
Ninon Wheatley the owner of Rill Adventures and Raft Gear Rentals in Kittitas County told me being in business for over 20 years she has seen some bad accidents because of a lack of safety.
"We had one group that took a boat, actually to the Naches and they came around the corner and hit a log jam and had a very serious accident," she said. "Thankfully everybody survived but somebody was in the hospital about 7 days."
That's why both Wheatley and Deputy Fire Chief Elliot want to stress the importance of wearing life vests when on moving water.
"The jacket is like a seat belt in a car, the chances are you're not going to have an accident, right?" said Wheatley. "But if you have an accident, if you don't have your vest on or your seat belt in your car, you're more likely to get injured or... worse."
Kittitas County Fire and Rescue told me typically in the Kittitas Valley they have a few water rescues during the summer.
"We end up seeing 5 or 6 water-related rescues on a typical year and you know 2 to 4 drowning's a year is fairly common of us," said Deputy Fire Chief Elliott.
That's why you want to make sure you are wearing your life vest and wearing it properly.
Life Jacket Tips from IAFF Local 5134 Paramedics and EMT:
1. Find one you’ll actually wear. Choosing the right life jacket requires research. Your body type and swimming skills, along with the type of boating activity and environment, need to be considered.
2. Read the label and understand performance levels, warnings and intended use, and maintenance requirements and make sure it’s U.S. Coast Guard-approved.
3. Learn how to properly fit a life jacket. It needs to help keep your head above the water. It should fit snugly and comfortably enough to be worn at all times.
4. Maintain your device by drying it properly and keeping it clean. Regularly check for wear and tear and service inflatables (replace cartridges, etc.).
5. Know the laws. Federal and state laws, as well as local ordinances, may vary depending on the body of water and time of year.
If you don't know how to swim, do not go into the river.
"Being out there without a life vest on and not knowing how to swim," said Deputy Fire Chief Elliott. "You know in these conditions is a recipe for disaster."
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling semiconductors “the building blocks for the modern economy,” President Joe Biden on Monday asked Congress to move quickly and send him a bipartisan bill designed to boost the computer chips industry and high-tech research in the United States.
The Senate was originally expected to take a critical vote in the evening to advance the legislation, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced that storms on the East Coast had disrupted travel plans for several senators and that he would be delaying the vote until Tuesday morning. The bill needs support from at least 60 senators to clear procedural hurdles and place it on a path to final passage later this week, giving Biden a signature win on legislation his administration says is necessary to protect national security and help the U.S. better compete with China.
The bill provides about $52 billion in grants and other incentives for the semiconductor industry as well as a 25% tax credit for those companies that build chip plants in the U.S. Supporters say those incentives are necessary to compete with other nations that are also spending billions of dollars to lure manufacturers.
The pandemic has underscored how much the United States relies on semiconductor manufacturers abroad to provide the chips used in automobiles, computers, appliances and weapons systems. The Biden administration has been warning lawmakers they need to act before leaving for their August recess to ensure the companies invest in U.S. fabs instead of building the plants elsewhere.
Biden, who is still recovering from COVID-19, held a virtual roundtable with members of his administration and industry leaders about the merits of the bill. He said that a shortage of semiconductors was the primary driver of rising automobile costs, which are a core component of the inflation gripping the country.
Biden said the U.S. relies on Taiwan for the production of the most advanced chips and that China was also starting to move ahead of the U.S. on the manufacturing of such chips.
“America invented the semiconductor. It’s time to bring it home,” Biden said.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told him that chip manufacturers are finalizing investment plans and that money provided through the bill will be instrumental in their decision.
”We know they will expand, because they have to in order to meet demand. There’s no question about that,” Raimondo told Biden. “The question is, where will they expand? And we want them, we need them to expand here in the United States.”
The leaders of Medtronic, a medical device maker, as well as Cummins Inc. and defense contractor Lockheed Martin, pitched the president on the need for the bill as well.
“Like others at the table, we are facing a supply chain crisis. We are unable to get the components we need and semiconductors is always at the top of the list,” said Tom Linebarger, chairman and CEO of Cummins Inc., which makes diesel engines.
Linebarger said the company is now paying brokers as much as 10 times the regular cost to get the computer chips it needs. The federal government’s investments through the bill would move manufactures from “wringing our hands about where we sit in competition with others to actually moving onto the field and helping U.S. manufacturers compete,” he said.
Overall, the bill would increase U.S. deficits by about $79 billion over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The bill also authorizes about $200 billion to advance high-tech research in the U.S. over the coming decade. Congress must approve that funding as part of future spending bills and the CBO did not include that research money in its deficit projection.
Critics have likened the spending to “corporate welfare” and have said the money would be better spent on other priorities or not at all. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said he doesn’t hear from people about the need to help the semiconductor industry. Voters talk to him about climate change, gun safety, preserving a woman’s right to an abortion and boosting Social Security benefits, to name just a few.
“Not too many people that I can recall — I have been all over this country — say: ‘Bernie, you go back there and you get the job done, and you give enormously profitable corporations, which pay outrageous compensation packages to their CEOs, billions and billions of dollars in corporate welfare,’” Sanders said.
Once the Senate has acted, the bill will be taken up in the House. The window for passing the bill is narrow if some progressives join with Sanders and if most Republicans line up in opposition based on fiscal concerns. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has said she’s confident that it will have enough support to pass before lawmakers leave Washington for the August recess.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wei Chen wants people who visit Philadelphia’s Chinatown to look through the community’s gateway arch and see the residents chatting in Mandarin on the steps to the apartments above or the vendors selling traditional Chinese food to families walking by, not a giant Philadelphia 76ers arena a block away.
“These apartments are full of people who are low-income, who are elderly people, and people who are new immigrants,” said Chen, the community engagement director for Asian Americans United. “You have to think about how Chinatown was created. We weren’t welcome in other neighborhoods.”
Chen, along with other organizers and members of Chinatown, said they were surprised by the Philadelphia 76ers’ announcement Thursday of a proposal to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. They said neither the organization nor the property owner reached out for community input before the announcement.
A spokesperson for 76 Devcorp, the development company behind the arena, said in an emailed statement that the process is in its early stages — years from “anything changing” — and that the company planned to work with the community to help shape the project and ensure it’s “done right.”
“We are very sensitive to the Chinatown community’s concern in light of prior Center City proposals and are committed to listening to and working with the community in a way that hasn’t happened before,” the statement read.
Those are promises many in Chinatown have heard before. After decades of developments — like the Pennsylvania Convention Center, which took homes from 200 families; Interstate 676, also known as the Vine Street Expressway, which threatened to cut off parts of the community — and proposals for a jail, a casino and another sports facility that all were beaten back by the community, residents have a deep playbook of their own to choose from.
Across the country, there are fewer than 50 Chinatowns, some more vibrant and larger than others. Many took root in areas of cities that were thought of as red light districts. And as cities grew and changed around those communities, many Chinatowns have been under threat from gentrification or development.
Like others, the community in Philadelphia is just bouncing back after losing business during the pandemic, when Chinatown’s restaurants were shuttered for dining-in. Much of the senior population didn’t want to leave the neighborhood because of the fourfold increase since 2019 in hate crimes against people of Asian descent.
“This is an ongoing struggle for Chinatowns and other downtown communities of color and of low income,” said historian John Kuo Wei Tchen, director of Rutgers University’s Clement Price Institute on Ethnicity, Culture and the Modern Experience. “In the case of Chinatowns that play important symbolic roles for the cosmopolitan claims of the city, sport authority interests often trump such roles.”
The 76ers’ current home is in south Philadelphia, a few miles from downtown, along with most of the city’s other pro sports teams.
Many Chinatown residents and business owners are concerned that if a new arena is built, affordable street parking will disappear, traffic will increase, and holding traditional celebrations and festivals could become more difficult. But they are also worried that already-increasing property values could spike and force many who depend on the community to leave.
Debbie Wei is a founding member of Asian Americans United, started in Philadelphia in the 1980s to unite people of Asian ancestry to build the community and fight oppression. She was also an organizer of the protests against a proposed Phillies baseball stadium that city officials wanted to place at Chinatown’s door in 2000.
“If it’s not a stadium, it’s a highway or a convention center. Seattle … Detroit … Chicago, Boston, and then Washington, D.C. I have friends who grew up in Chinatown in D.C. and it’s just been decimated,” Wei said.
The home of the Washington Capitals hockey team and the Wizards basketball team moved to D.C.’s Chinatown community in 1997. Economic development experts say the increased foot traffic and more desirable real estate brought revitalization, but for the Chinatown community it meant rising rents and chain restaurants forcing them out.
Census numbers show that in 1990, about 66% of the people who lived in the D.C. Chinatown area identified as Asian American. That dwindled to 21% in 2010. And as of the 2020 census, that had dropped to about 18% in the two tracts that make up parts of Chinatown.
Wei described signs for chains like CVS and Starbucks appearing with Chinese translations beside them, calling it a “cosmetic illusion.” Chen fears the changes to D.C.’s Chinatown could happen to Philadelphia.
“If you go inside a restaurant or a business, the workers aren’t Asian anymore. The owner isn’t Asian. And a lot of the customers aren’t Asian,” he said. “So where is the Chinatown? It’s not there anymore.”
But in Philadelphia, Chinese-speaking households have been one of the fastest-growing populations, according to the census. The community passed the 5% threshold recently, meaning Chinese languages became official ballot languages. Asian and other immigrant communities contributed to the city reversing a decades-long trend of losing population in recent censuses.
Helen Gym, the first Asian American woman to serve on Philadelphia City Council and an at-large member, held up two T-shirts from previous fights against potentially detrimental developments wanting to come to Chinatown. The first says, “No stadium in Chinatown,” and the second crossed out the word stadium and replaces it with “casino,” for the 2008 proposal that hoped to put a casino near the current proposal for the arena.
Gym previously joined the fight against the stadium and said that now, as a council member, she is “extremely skeptical” of the 76ers proposal.
“To us, this is one of the most vital parts and neighborhoods and communities in the city of Philadelphia,” Gym said. “This side has been a community that has continued to invest in itself, in its people, in small businesses. And in fact, this side is the one that has grown the health and well-being of the city.”
After the stadium failed in 2000, Gym said, the community developed the nearby space north of the expressway to add a public charter school, a community center, extensions of the Chinese Christian Church, the first Cambodian arts center and other cultural organizations.
Wei was the first principal of that school, the Folk Arts Cultural Treasures charter school. She said the building’s owner turned down offers from developers who wanted to build condos.
“People don’t understand what Chinatown means to the people of this community, people all over the area who consider this their home,” Wei said.
“There are precious few communities, real communities, left in Philadelphia. They are not just geographic; they are about relationships and memories. They are a place-based core that has been systematically destroyed not just in Philadelphia and the U.S.; but around the world,” Wei said. “And once Chinatown is gone, it’s gone. You can’t rebuild it.”
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Hollywood film producer Dan Lin — known for movies such as Disney’s live action “Aladdin” and “The Two Popes” — is launching a nonprofit with more than $1 million from the Ford and MacArthur foundations as well as several other philanthropies. His goal is to help more people of color create and produce film, television, digital, and audio projects.
“There’s no shortage of talented, diverse creators, artists, and entrepreneurs,” said Lin, founder and CEO of the film and television company Rideback. “The only scarcity is opportunity, the funding and the risk-taking that’s always existed at the center of this Hollywood content machine. We’re really determined to break through these restricted access points, enlarge the funnel, and activate more creatives of color.”
Just three in 10 film directors are Black, Latino, Asian-American, multiracial, or Native American. And only a third of film writers are people of color, according to a recent study by the University of California at Los Angeles.
Rideback Rise, the company’s nonprofit arm, which hopes to raise $2 million in total this year, will oversee a fellowship program for writers, directors, podcast creators, and other artists of color selected each year who want to launch a project.
Each fellow will receive a $50,000 stipend plus access to a fund that will allow creators to obtain material to adapt for their projects, such as books that could become screenplays and support to market their projects to potential buyers. Lin says it’s important to help creators use content from existing materials because some financial backers of film and other projects believe that content by diverse artists and for diverse audiences might not generate significant profits.
While developing their projects, fellows will receive coaching and mentoring from filmmakers and other professionals in the entertainment industry through Rideback, while also collaborating with other fellows. Fellows can then bring their projects to either Rideback or another production company with the nonprofit’s support.
Once projects are completed and become commercially viable, Rise will receive royalties ranging from 2% to 10% on each project, depending on its budget and format. Lin hopes that, over time, those fees will eventually help make Rideback Rise a self-sustaining organization.
“A typical film can take three to five years,” Lin said. “A TV show could take a similar amount of time. Why we went to the nonprofit space (was) that we really need that funding for the runway to build this organization.”
The Ford Foundation, which gave $600,000 to Rideback Rise, made the grant in large part because it wants to help ensure mid career creators can get greater opportunities and because of Rideback Rise’s Intellectual Property Fund, which allows participants to obtain rights to use certain content for their projects.
“We saw this as an opportunity to not only support these creators but to support a pretty novel approach to how to lift POC content more broadly in the Hollywood industry,” said Chi-hui Yang, a senior program officer at Ford Foundation who oversees grants for filmmaking.
For the MacArthur Foundation, the grant to the new nonprofit moves the organization in a new direction from largely supporting only nonfiction media.
“For us to make a direct grant to something like Rideback Rise, this is a little bit of a departure for us and one of the first of its kind,” said Kathy Im, who oversees the foundation’s journalism and media program. The grant maker, which contributed $200,000 to Rideback Rise, may use this as a pilot to evaluate whether it wants to support similar efforts in the future.
“We have come to realize and recognize that all forms of popular culture, including mainstream fiction films and scripted television shows, in addition to journalism and documentary films, which is our sweet spot, have a huge educational value and social impact,” Im said.
Other grant makers include the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, Zelnick Belzberg Charitable Trust, and UTA Foundation, the charitable arm of the United Talent Agency in Beverly Hills. Rideback also plans to donate $100,000 to the nonprofit in the next few weeks, after having contributed $50,000 to Rideback Rise earlier.
People of color remain underrepresented among film directors and writers, according to an annual report on diversity in Hollywood from UCLA.
“People in positions of authority in Hollywood, because of the fast-paced nature of production and so forth, tend to feel more comfortable hiring people that they’ve worked with before, who they’re familiar with, who kind of thought like them and could crank out projects at a pace that the industry demanded,” said Darnell Hunt, dean of social sciences at UCLA and co-author of the Hollywood diversity report. “So you had this self-perpetuating machine whereby the door revolved opportunities for the same people over and over again. Typically, those people were white males.”
Rideback Rise hopes to select its first five fellows by this fall and has plans to gradually increase the number each year. By its fifth year of operation, Rideback Rise wants to have a total of 25 fellows.
The nonprofit will also reach a greater number of creators through the Rise Circle, a group of more than 500 writers, filmmakers, and other people working in entertainment who will have access to career-building and networking events. The nonprofit held its first event in October, inviting the comedian Hasan Minhaj to give advice to Circle members. The nonprofit plans to host a two-night event soon focused on emerging and established comedians of color.
“We’ll do inspiring talks, but we also want to have more kind of tactical, practical training,” Lin said. He said it was important for people to be “able to ask questions that you may think are dumb questions, but they’re basic questions that you just don’t get educated on because Hollywood does not have a set training system the way some other industries do.”
Comedian Karan Menon attended last year’s event with Minhaj, where he made connections that ultimately landed him an internship at Rideback Rise. He also met someone who helps him do research for his sketch comedy videos online and other comedians to join his stand-up shows.
“People after the event were really into getting each others’ numbers and talking because there’s only so much you can do on your own when you try to make it as a comedian or a creator,” he said.
Hunt, the UCLA dean, said he sees value in philanthropic dollars funding programs that help aspiring creators of color but that more needs to be done by the entertainment industry to improve diversity.
“Attention needs to be paid to the industry itself and the way it’s structured and the types of opportunities that it’s making available for that new rich pipeline that’s being developed,” he said.
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This article was provided to The Associated Press by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Kay Dervishi is a staff writer at the Chronicle. Email: kay.dervishi@philanthropy.com The AP and the Chronicle receive support from the Lilly Endowment for coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits. The AP and the Chronicle are solely responsible for all content. For all of AP’s philanthropy coverage, visit https://apnews.com/hub/philanthropy.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — If the United Auto Workers union can’t organize workers at new electric-vehicle battery factories that will supply Detroit’s three automakers, the union’s future would be in serious doubt.
Ray Curry, president of the 372,000-member UAW, says union representation at the battery plants is critical, given that the major automakers are staking their futures on the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
“It’s going to be key to lock down that type of new technology,” Curry said in an interview with The Associated Press on the eve of the union’s convention in Detroit this week. “Everybody is dependent upon what happens out of that bargaining.”
General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have announced plans to build seven U.S. factories in joint ventures with battery makers. The plants are expected to employ thousands and to supply power for electric vehicles that the automakers say will account for as much as half their U.S. sales by 2030. EVs now constitute only about 5% of the market.
During the years-long transition from combustion engines to electricity, Curry said, thousands of workers who now manufacture engines and transmissions will need jobs. He argued that these workers should receive top assembly-line wages, now around $32 an hour, without any jobs lost to the technology change.
Any decision on union representation will be part of contract talks with the three automakers that will start next summer.
Sam Abuelsamid, a research analyst at Guidehouse Insights, agreed that as gasoline-powered vehicle sales decline and battery plants become one of the industry’s few employment growth areas, the UAW will need to organize these factories if it is to retain jobs. Fewer workers, he noted, will be required to build electric vehicles, which are much simpler to produce than combustion-engine vehicles.
“They’re going to lose a lot of members, especially from powertrain plants and some other component plants, and also probably from assembly plants,” Abuelsamid said of the union.
Complicating matters is that because the plants are joint ventures between the automakers and battery manufacturers, the two companies may differ on the issue of union representation. GM, which will open the first of the battery plants this summer in Lordstown, Ohio, has said it will support the UAW’s representation.
The issue of EV jobs is so important to the future of the UAW that some industry analysts predict strikes against automakers once contracts expire in September 2023. And because the automakers want costs to be competitive with nonunion battery plants, strikes, if they occur, could run long.
Any decision to strike would be up to the UAW’s members, Curry said. The union, he said, could reach a deal with one automaker “and then the others all line up.”
Curry argued that labor costs make up only a small portion of total battery expenses and that paying union wages would still leave the new factories competitive with non-union battery plants.
With inflation at a 40-year high, the union will seek to restore cost-of-living pay raises, which were suspended after the 2008-2009 Great Recession battered the auto industry.
“You cannot, during a four-year agreement, not have increased wages and sustain your purchasing power,” Curry said.
When UAW workers at John Deere won cost-of-living raises last year after a monthlong strike, Curry said, it raised interest among workers in the auto and other industries.
The union also is trying to organize workers at factories in the South run by automakers based in other countries. And Curry said it’s looking at electric vehicle startups and is still trying to organize Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California.
The UAW, he said, has recruiters at many of the locations, including at Nissan and Volkswagen factories whose workers narrowly rejected union representation in during the past few years. Curry declined to say where the first vote might be.
At this week’s convention, delegates will nominate candidates for all the union’s top offices, to be elected this fall. In the past, delegates to the four-year convention chose the officers. But last year, members voted for direct elections in the wake of a bribery and embezzlement scandal that sent two former UAW presidents and other union officials to prison.
Curry, appointed last year to replace a retiring president, says he will be running, and he will face opposition.
To avoid a federal takeover after the scandal, the union agreed to financial reforms and to a court-appointed monitor to oversee its operations. Last week, the monitor, Neil Barofsky, accused UAW leaders of concealing misconduct by an official and of failing to put proper financial controls in place. The union’s conduct interfered with the monitor’s ability to do his work, Barofsky wrote.
His assertions raised questions about whether the union has reformed itself as it has announced. Barofsky wrote that he sent two cases to the U.S. Attorney in Detroit for investigation.
Curry conceded that Barofsky should have been notified about the misconduct earlier and said the union has hired a new top lawyer. Also, he noted, its outside law firm is no longer dealing with the monitor. He said the union has tried to reset its relationship with Barofsky and blamed, in part, miscommunication.
“What we’ve asked him now,” Curry said, “is if there’s something that’s not right, that doesn’t line up, and you’ve got a question about it, please advise us because we would not want to hear it six months later as part of a report.”
Barofsky also asserted that the union lacks controls in place requiring budgets for internal conferences. Nor does it have limits on spending for drinks, dinners and other line items.
Curry said those safeguards are coming, contending that it takes time to adopt all the reforms while the union manages contract talks, organizing and other issues.
“All of these things can’t happen overnight,” he said. “But I can assure you, we’re working to make sure that they happen.”
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Bibb County School District welcomes back faculty, staff with high energy convocation
The Bibb County School District is celebrating 150 years of education.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County School District is celebrating 150 years of education.
The school district held its annual convocation ceremony on Monday at Luther Williams Field.
The event started with teachers dancing and bringing the energy to the dance floor.
It was Superintendent Dr. Dan Sims’ first convocation.
He says he wants his teachers to bring the same energy they displayed Monday to their classrooms.
“The big idea is for everybody to spend every single day building themselves up to become even better,” he said. “Better informed and better prepared to meet the needs that they identify for every student.”
According to Dr. Sims, those needs include helping students academically, socially and emotionally.
CaTeah Collins, a Physical Education teacher at Weaver Middle School, was named the district’s teacher of the year.
She says she’s striving to be someone her students can count on.
“By just showing up for the kids every day,” she said. “That’s how I give back, knowing they have someone they can talk to, depend on, always having those relationships with kids so that no matter what they know they are loved and cared for.”
In her new leadership role, Collins says she’s thinking ahead to ensure her students succeed.
“I will give them the tools through physical education to live those healthy lifestyles, find things that they enjoy,” she said. “It’s not always about sports. It might be dance, so finding that tool for them.”
The pandemic changed the educational structure the past two years, and Dr. Sims wants this year to be different.
“This work can’t be done in isolation,” he said. “They need the support and the help from the community. It’s my job as superintendent to make sure that people outside and inside the district understand where we’re going.”
Students return to class on August 3, and as teachers prepare to welcome students, the school district wants to make sure they are #Built4Bibb.
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Body found at I-75/I-16 split
The Coroner is working to identify the remains
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— A body was found over the weekend and now the Bibb County Coroner is working to identify it.
Coroner Leon Jones tells 41nbc the body of a white male in his 30s or 40s was found Saturday near the I-75/I-16 split.
Jones says the death appears to be due to natural causes, but an autopsy will be performed.
Anyone with information on the person’s identity can call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500.
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Coach’s Corner 2022: Shane Williamson of the Hawkinsville Red Devils
On this edition of Coach's Corner, 41NBC's Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Shane Williamson of the Hawkinsville Red Devils.
On this edition of Coach’s Corner, 41NBC’s Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Shane Williamson of the Hawkinsville Red Devils. With a new stadium and many returning starters, the Red Devils are trying to break the curse they’ve had since winning the state title in 2014.
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Crews rescue man from Ocmulgee River in Monroe County
Deputies responded to the river at Georgia Highway 83 North
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Monroe County deputies rescue a 28-year-old man from drowning in the Ocmulgee River, Sunday night.
Deputies responded to the river at Georgia Highway 83 North near the Monroe/Jasper County line around 10:00pm.
According to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office news release, deputies reported finding 28-year-old Taylor Romport floating in the river and being carried down river by the current. Deputies tried to rescue Romport and get him to shore, but the current was too strong.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputes were able to get Romport to grab a tree branch until the Monroe County Fire Department arrived on scene with a boat.
Once rescued, Romport was turned over to Monroe County and Jasper County EMS for evaluation once back on shore.
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Heating up this week
It was a warm, muggy day in Middle Georgia with highs warming to 93° in Macon this afternoon.
Tuesday will keep the trend of heat and isolated storms going with a small warm up expected for the afternoon.
Most of us will be staying dry for most of the week, but a few storms could contain heavy rain.
Thanks to low rain chances through the week, we will be seeing a warm up into the mid and upper 90s.
Not only will our actual temperatures increase, our heat index temps will be back in the 100s.
Right now it looks like Thursday will be the hottest day, and might require a heat advisory.
More significant rain chances return by late week and into the weekend (showers will still be pretty scattered though).
Even so, storm coverage will still be pretty scattered and high temps will be in the mid 90s.
In general, the only big changes to the forecast are that Wednesday and Thursday look relatively dry.
Otherwise expect heat to stick around for the next 7 days, along with high humidity, and scattered thunderstorm chances.
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Historic Vineville home’s future in question
The future of the Catherine Brewer Benson home remains in limbo.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The future of the Catherine Brewer Benson home remains in limbo.
The Big House Foundation is applying to demolish the Vineville home and build an amphitheater and garden in its place, but the item was tabled again at this week’s meeting.
In 1840, Catherine Elizabeth Brewer Benson became the first woman to receive her degree from Wesleyan College.
Jeff Ruggiere, the Macon-Bibb Planning and Zoning’s Executive Director, says the Big House Foundation wants to make sure all parties are satisfied.
“A lot of concern about what’s going on and a lot of questions on why it can’t be rehabilitated, which is what I think was part of the applicant’s desire,” he said. “To take a step back and take a more comprehensive case on what the issues really are as far as the condition.”
The board meets again on Monday, August 8.
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Hot and sunny conditions are back for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The final week of July is set to be a hot and humid one for Middle Georgians.
Today
Today will be one of our cloudier days for the week, but we will still see plenty of sunshine, especially early on. High level clouds will be with us most of the day as they slowly feed in from the north. We will see mid-level cloud fields develop in the afternoon, giving us partly cloudy skies. Our highs today are mainly in the low to mid 90s, however the heat indices are in the upper 90s and lower triple digits. Our rain chances are relatively low today, and they will be throughout the week, so we’ll need to find other ways to beat the heat. With that being said, we will still see a few isolated storms during the afternoon and evening today.
Most if not all of the storm activity will subside as we head into tonight. We could see one or two isolated showers during the overnight hours, however there is a good chance we will stay dry, especially after midnight. Partly cloudy conditions will stick with us into tomorrow morning, however we should see some clearing ahead of the sunrise on Tuesday. Low temperatures will be in the low to mid 70s and ambient winds will come from the southwest at about 5 mph.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow should be a mostly sunny afternoon as the development of cloud fields is likely the only cloud cover we see during the afternoon. High level clouds will be limited, but we still may see a few of them. Highs will be in the low to mid 90s around Middle Georgia with heat indices reaching into the triple digits for most locations. Our rain chances tomorrow are among the lowest for the week with only one or two storms likely to fire up during the afternoon and evening. Ambient winds will continue to blow from the southwest at 5-10 mph.
The overnight hours will see mostly clear skies with rain chances basically becoming zero with the sunset. Ambient winds will come from the south-southwest at around 5 mph. Lows will be in the low to mid 70s. Some spots could wake up to some patchy fog come Wednesday morning.
Wednesday and Beyond
The current pattern will stay with us through the rest of the week. Expect highs to gradually increase through the work week with a level off over the weekend. Rain chances are all at 20% or below for the next 7 days as well, so alternate methods are needed to beat the heat. Heat indices will be in the low 100s most of this week.
A quick tropics update: There is no activity in the tropics at this time, and no storms are expected to organize in the next 48 hours. Sea surface temperatures are rising, however, especially in the gulf. As we finish July and head into August we will likely begin to see some tropical activity begin to spin up. La Niña is still with us as we go through the summer of 2022, and La Niña enhances hurricane activity in the Atlantic Basin due to cooler conditions in the Pacific.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from July 25, 2022
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Bibb County School District welcomes back faculty, staff with high energy convocation
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UPDATE: Arrests made in shootings of 2 Bleckley County toddlers
Three people are now in custody following a shooting last week that left a 2-year-old dead and a 4-year-old injured.
UPDATE (7/25) – Three people are now in custody following a shooting last week that left a 2-year-old dead and a 4-year-old injured.
A Bleckley County Sheriff’s Office news release says 23-year-old Dahmon Jacquez Lemmon of Cochran, 29-year-old Jaquiese Stephen Finley of Cochran and 20-year-old Kamau Zyon Pasby of Cochran were all arrested.
Lemmon is charged with felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Finley is charged with party to the crime of murder and party to the crime of aggravated assault.
Pasby is charged with party to the crime of murder and party to the crime of aggravated assault.
“More charges will also be forthcoming,” the release stated.
The investigation continues.
“This investigation took a tremendous amount of dedication from all agencies, and I greatly appreciate everyone who assisted the sheriff’s office in this case,” Sheriff Kris Coody said.
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bleckley County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting early Monday morning at Deer Run Apartments on Lucas Road in Cochran.
Deputies say they found two brothers with gunshot wounds inside the home. 2-year-old Yasir Satterwhite died from his injuries. 4-year-old Tamir was also shot and was taken to Atrium Health Navicent in Macon to undergo surgery. He’s in stable condition after the surgery.
Major Daniel Cates with the Bleckley County Sheriff’s Office says the shots were not fired inside the home and the children were not the intended target.
“We have not ruled out other occupants of the home,” he said. “We’re exploring all options and avenues at this time. I’ve been here for 21 years, and I’ve never experienced anything like this first-hand in Bleckley County.”
The Bleckley County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are handling the investigation. They’re working to find a suspect and to bring peace back to Cochran residents.
“This is priority number one,” Maj. Cates said. “We will work and work and work until someone is brought to justice for this heinous crime.”
In a news conference held Monday afternoon, the Bleckley County Sheriff’s Office announced a $6,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction. If you have any tips, call the Bleckley County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 934-4545.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Millions of letters and packages sent to U.S. troops had accumulated in warehouses in Europe by the time Allied troops were pushing toward the heart of Hitler’s Germany near the end of World War II. This wasn’t junk mail — it was the main link between home and the front in a time long before video chats, texting or even routine long-distance phone calls.
The job of clearing out the massive backlog in a military that was still segregated by race fell upon the largest all-Black, all-female group to serve in the war, the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. On Tuesday, the oldest living member of the unit is being honored.
Romay Davis, 102, will be recognized for her service at an event at Montgomery City Hall. It follows President Joe Biden’s decision in March to sign a bill authorizing the Congressional Gold Medal for the unit, nicknamed the “Six Triple Eight.”
Davis, in an interview at her home Monday, said the unit was due the recognition, and she’s glad to participate on behalf of other members who’ve already passed away.
“I think it’s an exciting event, and it’s something for families to remember,” Davis said. “It isn’t mine, just mine. No. It’s everybody’s.”
The medals themselves won’t be ready for months, but leaders decided to go ahead with events for Davis and five other surviving members of the 6888th given their advanced age.
Following her five brothers, Davis enlisted in the Army in 1943. After the war the Virginia native married, had a 30-year career in the fashion industry in New York and retired to Alabama. She earned a martial arts black belt while in her late 70s and rejoined the workforce to work at a grocery store in Montgomery for more than two decades until she was 101.
While smaller groups of African American nurses served in Africa, Australia and England, none matched the size or might of the 6888th, according to a unit history compiled by the Pentagon.
Davis’ unit was part of the Women’s Army Corps created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943. With racial separation the practice of the time, the corps added African American units the following year at the urging of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune, according to the unit history.
More than 800 Black women formed the 6888th, which began sailing for England in February 1945. Once there, they were confronted not only by mountains of undelivered mail but by racism and sexism. They were denied entry into an American Red Cross club and hotels, according to the history, and a senior officer was threatened with being being replaced by a white first lieutenant when some unit members missed an inspection.
“Over my dead body, Sir,” replied the unit commander, Maj. Charity Adams. She wasn’t replaced.
Working under the motto of “No Mail, Low Morale,” the women served 24/7 in shifts and developed a new tracking system that processed about 65,000 items each shift, allowing them to clear a six-month backlog of mail in just three months.
“We all had to be broken in, so to speak, to do what had to be done,” said Davis, who mainly worked as a motor pool driver. “The mail situation was in such horrid shape they didn’t think the girls could do it. But they proved a point.”
A month after the end of the war in Europe, in June 1945, the group sailed to France to begin working on additional piles of mail there. Receiving better treatment from the liberated French than they would have under racist Jim Crow regimes at home, members were feted during a victory parade in Rouen and invited into private homes for dinner, said Davis.
“I didn’t find any Europeans against us. They were glad to have us,” she said.
The 6888th previously was honored with a monument that was dedicated in 2018 at Buffalo Soldier Military Park at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. But immediately after the war, members returned home to a U.S. society that was still years away from the start of the modern civil rights movement with the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955.
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas helped shepherd the bill to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the unit.
“Though the odds were set against them, the women of the Six Triple Eight processed millions of letters and packages during their deployment in Europe, helping connect WWII soldiers with their loved ones back home, like my father and mother,” Moran said in a statement earlier this year.
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Reeves is a member of AP’s Race and Ethnicity Team.
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SYDNEY (AP) — Seven Manly Sea Eagles players have withdrawn from a National Rugby League match in Australia because they’re unwilling to wear their club’s inclusion jersey.
The jersey has rainbow stripes and a rainbow collar — in place of the regular white sections — to support LGBTQ inclusion in sports, and the club plans to use it for one game against Sydney Roosters.
Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler on Tuesday said seven players advised club officials that wearing the pride jersey conflicts with their cultural and religious beliefs.
“The players will not play on Thursday and we accept their decision,” Hasler said. “These young men are strong in their beliefs and convictions and we will give them the space and support they require.
“The playing group are solid and understanding of each other’s views. As a club we will wear the jersey on Thursday night.”
Josh Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Schuster, Haumole Olakau’atu, Tolu Koula and Toafofoa Sipley are not available for selection on Thursday. NRL squads contain 13 starting players and four on the interchange bench for each game.
Hasler apologized for the fallout which stemmed from the club’s lack of advance consultation with the playing group.
“Our intent was to be caring towards all diverse groups who face inclusion issues daily,” Hasler said. “Sadly this poor management has caused significant confusion, discomfort and pain for many people, in particular those groups whose human rights we in fact attempting to support.
“We wish to apologize to the LGBTQ community who embrace the rainbow colors, who use these colors for pride and advocacy and human rights issues.”
Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys said he understood the players’ choices, based on religious and cultural differences, but pushed for inclusion and acceptance in the sport.
“One thing I take pride in with rugby league is we treat everyone the same,” V’landys said. “It doesn’t matter your color, sexual orientation or race. We’re all equal.
“We’ll never take a backward step in having our sport inclusive. But at the same time we will not disrespect our players’ freedoms.”
The NRL does not have a designated Pride round, but V’landys said it could be a consideration for future seasons.
Andrew Purchas, co-founder of the Pride In Sport program that supports Australian sports clubs in aspects of inclusion, acknowledged the apology from the Sea Eagles.
“Conversation, education and building understanding are key to respectfully moving forward on these important discussions in our communities,” Purchas said in a statement. “At its most basic, a Pride jersey signals a fundamental value: everyone should feel safe to play.
“We strongly support the NRL in its endeavours to continue to uphold values associated with inclusivity, safety and belonging, and we would urge all people to think about these as non-controversial values we can unify around.”
The Sea Eagles are in ninth place in the NRL, one spot below the Roosters. The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs.
Manly was the only club planning to wear a pride jersey in this round.
Former Manly forward Ian Roberts, who in the 1990s was the first high-profile rugby league player to come out as gay, said he was not surprised by the players’ decision.
“It hasn’t totally shocked me like it’s shocking everyone else,” he told the Sydney Morning Herald. “As an older gay man I’m used to this. I expected there would be some sort of religious pushback.”
The jersey boycott dominated coverage of the NRL after it was reported late Monday by Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, with criticism both for the boycott and for the club’s lack of consultation with players.
The newspaper said players were not aware they would be expected to wear the jersey until after it was shown to the media.
NRL rules would not allow the seven players to wear an alternate jersey without the rainbow messaging because match regulations require all players in a team to wear an identical strip.
The pride jerseys were a hit with fans, with local media reporting the club had sold out of initial stock of all men’s and women’s sizes.
Players in other sports previously have refused to wear jerseys with advertising or messages which conflict with their beliefs. In 2016, cricketer Fawad Ahmed was allowed to play in a jersey which did not carry the logo of the Australian team’s beer sponsor because of his objection to alcohol for religious reasons.
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CHEYENNE – New long-term help is now available for Wyoming residents who are struggling to afford the high-speed internet services they need to stay connected to family members, friends, health care providers, work and so much more.
Applications are now being accepted for the Affordable Connectivity Program, a $14.2 billion federal program created late last year as part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
The ACP provides eligible recipients a discount of up to $30 per month for high-speed internet services. For Wyomingites living on Tribal lands, the monthly household benefit is $75 per month. It also includes a one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, desktop computer or tablet purchased through a participating provider. On May 9, internet service providers in areas where more than 80% of the U.S. population live have committed to offering high-speed internet access as part of this program.
Wyoming residents who are struggling to get by may be eligible to apply for the ACP, including those who:
Have household income of less than $25,760 for a single-family household or $43,540 for a couple (at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.)
Qualify for the Lifeline program or Medicaid, receive SNAP or WIC benefits, Federal Public Housing Assistance or Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefits.
Live on Tribal lands, and have at least one person in the household who participates in Bureau of Indian Affairs general assistance, Tribally administered Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Head Start (only those households meeting its income qualifying standard), or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.
The ACP modifies and extends the existing temporary Emergency Broadband Benefit program in effect last year as part of COVID-19 relief. More than 8.9 million Americans received support during the EBB’s eight-month tenure, nearly 40% of whom were age 50+.
Wyomingites can apply for the Affordable Connectivity Program now. AARP encourages all Americans who are without access to high-speed internet, or struggling to afford it, to look into the Affordable Connectivity Program today by visit aarp.org/ACP for more information, calling 1-833-511-0311 or texting INTERNET to 22777.
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HONG KONG (AP) — Alibaba, the world’s biggest e-commerce company by sales, announced plans Tuesday to change the status of its shares traded in Hong Kong, making them more accessible to Chinese investors at a time when Beijing is pressing tech companies to share their wealth with the public.
The primary listing in Hong Kong is expected to be completed by the end of 2022, which would make Alibaba a dual-primary listed company on the New York Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
CEO Daniel Zhang said Alibaba was pursuing another primary listing venue to foster a “wider and more diversified investor base.”
“Hong Kong and New York are both major global financial centers, with shared characteristics of openness and diversity,” Zhang said in a statement. “Hong Kong is also the launch pad for Alibaba’s globalization strategy, and we are fully confident in China’s economy and future.”
The move will give millions of mainland Chinese investors access to Alibaba’s shares, as its shares could then be included in the Stock Connect investment channel that allows mainland Chinese investors to buy stocks listed in Hong Kong and vice versa for Hong Kong and overseas investors.
Alibaba’s decision to seek a primary listing in Hong Kong also comes as U.S. regulators have threatened to delist U.S.-listed Chinese companies unless they follow auditing requirements, which in turn triggered a selloff of Chinese stocks listed in the U.S.
The Hangzhou-headquartered firm went public in New York in September 2014 in what was the biggest initial public offering at the time, and later completed a secondary listing in Hong Kong in November 2019.
It was once the darling of many technology stock investors, but its stock price has plummeted following Beijing’s regulatory crackdown on China’s technology industry.
In the past year, Alibaba’s New York stock price has plunged 47%. Ahead of the announcement, its stock price closed at $101.06 Monday.
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Georgia’s Integrated Resource Plan gets approval
Georgia's integrated resources are expected to change over the next 20 years.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia’s integrated resources are expected to change over the next 20 years.
According to Tim Echols, Vice Chair of the Georgia Public Service Commission, the Public Service Commission approved Georgia’s Integrated Resource Plan.
Some of the changes include closing coal plants continuously until 2038 and replacing them with natural gas plants. Echols says Georgia’s electrical grid is extremely reliable, which is attractive to companies wanting to make the move to Georgia.
“There’s a lot of benefits to companies moving here,” he said. “I think the benefit to individuals with the way that we’ve done energy planning is that we’re 14% below the average in our rates, but we’re also moving towards a cleaner grid with more batteries, more solar, more natural gas.”
Echols says he’s an electric vehicle proponent, but acknowledges that they do require a lot of power. He says that’s part of the reason why they’re taking their time shutting down coal-powered plants.
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Jones County School System holds ‘Back to School Bash’
Jones County parents and students were at Butler Recreational Hall Monday morning to get free book bags filled with school supplies and lunches.
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Jones County parents and students were at Butler Recreational Hall Monday morning to get free book bags filled with school supplies and lunches.
The Jones County School District wanted to make sure parents are ready to send their students back into the classrooms next week.
Parents like Brenda Nelson say this is a great way to help parents who aren’t able to get their child what they need.
“I think them doing this is excellent,” Nelson said. “I’m retired, so I don’t have the extra money to buy the supplies, so it helps us a lot.”
Students had the opportunity to check out a Google Chromebook to use for the upcoming school year. Jones County Family Connections coordinator Joy Carr says the new technology is just as important as pencils and paper.
“We’ve had a lot of smiles and a lot of thank you’s as they’ve gone to the different tables and they see the different resources that are available for them,” Carr said.
The organization also partnered with other groups in the community to get kids involved in different extracurricular activities and to give parents resources to make sure their student is successful this school year.
“We just want to make sure all of this is available to them and that they can can come and share in the community resources and take back what they need for their students,” Carr said.
The Jones County Transportation Department was also at Monday’s event and spoke with parents about bus routes for this year.
Jones County students head back to class on August 2.
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Judge upholds Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s eligibility
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge in Atlanta has rejected an appeal by a group of voters who sought to make Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ineligible to run for reelection. The voters said she played a big role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and was therefore ineligible because she engaged in insurrection or rebellion. A Georgia administrative law judge found insufficient evidence to back their claims. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger affirmed that decision. And now Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Christopher Brasher has affirmed that Greene can remain in the race.
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Macon-Bibb Coroner: 2 dead, 2 injured following shooting at Waverly Pointe apartments
Coroner Leon Jones says two people were pronounced dead at the hospital.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says two people are dead and two others are injured after a shooting Tuesday night at Waverly Pointe Apartments, located at 624 Forest Hill Road.
Jones says two of the victims were pronounced dead at the hospital.
That’s all the information we have right now. Check back for updates.
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Man arrested in connection to May fatal hit and run
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A man has been arrested in connection to a deadly hit and run that took place in May of 2022 that left 65-year-old Larry Simmons dead.
Investigation through the sheriff’s office led to the arrest of 33-year-old Marquis Antal Meaux, who was the driver of the vehicle that fled the scene after hitting Simmons on Mercer University Drive. Warrants were issued for Meaux’s arrest and he was arrested at his home in Macon on Tuesday, July 26th. He is being charged with Homicide by vehicle in the 1st degree and hit and run resulting in death– without bond.
Anyone with more information about this case is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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Man shot while in car in East Dublin
EAST DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The GBI is investigating after a man was shot in East Dublin Saturday. According to a release from the GBI, authorities responded to 136 Circle Drive and found 49 year old Jason Harvey shot. Harvey was taken to Fairview Park Hospital and then to Atrium Health Navicent in Macon. The investigation has revealed that Harvey had a fight with three individuals while sitting in his car. During the fight, Harvey was hit by a gunshot. The investigation is active and ongoing.
If anyone has information about this investigation, please contact the GBI regional investigative office in Eastman at 478-374-6988 or the East Dublin Police Department at 478-272-6883. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
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Man’s 63-month prison term matches longest for Capitol riot
A man who attacked police officers with poles during the U.S. Capitol riot has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.
The sentence that U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan gave Mark Ponder on Tuesday matches the longest term of imprisonment so far among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions. Ponder, a 56-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., asked the judge for mercy before she sentenced him to five years and three months in prison. That’s the same sentence that Chutkan gave Robert Palmer, a Florida man who also pleaded guilty to assaulting police at the Capitol. More than 200 other Capitol riot defendants have been sentenced so far.
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Middle Georgia Community Food Bank stepping up to meet needs
Middle Georgians have recently gone through a pandemic and are now going through record inflation, and many families are feeling the financial sting.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgians have recently gone through a pandemic and are now going through record inflation, and many families are feeling the financial sting.
Programs like the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank help ease that burden.
Located in Macon, the Food Bank distributes food to different nonprofit organizations across 24 counties, all in the hopes of helping provide food to families in need.
Kathy McCollum, the president and CEO of the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, explains the different kinds of groups they work with.
“We have over 170 partner agencies that distribute food from our warehouse to people in need,” she said. “Those agencies range from things like food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters to groups like backpack agencies who pack food in bags and bring them to schools.”
The Middle Georgia Community Food Bank, which started in 1981, now has 21 employees. Funding, received via donations, helps to keep the building running, pay employees, buy fuel and purchase food if needed. Most of the food is brought in from donations to the Food Bank’s warehouse.
The donations range from non-perishables like canned goods to fresh produce and meats, which are stored in the freezer section of the warehouse.
The Middle Georgia Community Food Bank has noticed a greater demand for food since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020.
“There was a big increase in people seeking help when the pandemic started, and we really haven’t seen that go down a lot,” McCollum said. “There are still people that for whatever reason still need assistance and people who were food insecure prior to the pandemic and will be for years to come for whatever reason or season they’re having in their life.”
To meet this increase in demand, the Food Bank is always looking to work with new organizations to help distribute more food. Any nonprofit group can apply to work with the Middle Georgia Community Food Bank. Those accepted are able to look through the online inventory and place an order for any available food supplies they need. The orders are processed in the warehouse and are loaded onto labeled pallets and stored on shelves. When the group that requested the pallet is ready to get it, the pallets can be removed by forklift and taken to the delivery vehicles.
The Middle Georgia Community Food Bank operates five days a week and has recently started accepting volunteers again. If you’re interested in volunteering or looking for one of their food distribution partners, you can check out their website here.
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Missing Florida resident’s car found in Monroe County
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a person who’s last known address is in Gainesville, Florida, after his vehicle was found unoccupied in Monroe County.
According to MCSO, 32-year-old Daniel Mena was reported missing in Florida by a relative on July 17th to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, and was reported to be suicidal.
Mena’s vehicle– a brown Honda CRV was found unoccupied on I-475 Northbound mile post 15 on July 19th, and was repossessed by a finance company. Mena has been entered on NCIC as missing.
Anyone with information as to Mena’s location is urged to call the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office or your local law enforcement.
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Pleasant Hill continues town hall meetings
Pleasant Hill residents are getting the chance to talk with community leaders about how blight affects their daily lives.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Pleasant Hill residents are getting the chance to talk with community leaders about how blight affects their daily lives.
The Pleasant Hill Neighborhood Organization hosted the fourth of seven town hall meetings Tuesday night at L.H. Williams Elementary School.
The meeting centered around blight and how it impacts residents’ financial status and access to basic needs.
Tonja Khabir, a representative for the Pleasant Hill Neighborhood Organization, says the meetings are helping to create a strategic plan for Pleasant Hill.
“We see some obvious things like blight, like where’s our local grocery store, things like that,” Khabir said. “But there’s more intricate things that we need to hear from residents to address those things as well.”
Tuesday’s meeting was originally supposed to be a walk and talk but was moved indoors because of the heat.
The next three meetings will happen during the next two weeks:
- Recreation: Thursday, July 28, 6:00 p.m. at L.H. Williams
- Back to School Bash: Saturday, July 30, 6:00 p.m. at the Booker T. Washington Community Center
- Festival in the Hills-Walk and Talk: Saturday, August 6, 3:00 p.m. at Linear Park
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Rain chances remain low as temperatures rise
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Temperatures are slowly climbing this week as cloud cover and rain chances are reduced.
Today
It was a mostly clear morning to get things rolling on this Tuesday around Middle Georgia. Some of our northern counties saw a few low level clouds fill in during the sunrise hours, but those have since evaporated. We are now seeing mostly sunny conditions as we prepare to head into lunchtime. It is wasting no time heating up today as highs are in the low to mid 90s with heat indices in the upper 90s and low 100s. We will see some cloud fields develop in the afternoon, however there will still be plenty of sun. There is a chance for a couple of isolated storms this afternoon, however most of us will stay dry. Any storms that do form could still bring some locally heavy rainfall as well as frequent cloud to ground lightning and maybe even some small hail.
Storms should not last long into tonight. We could see one or two small showers last past the sunset, however overnight conditions should be mostly clear. Those that do see any rain heading into the overnight hours will have an increased likelihood to see some fog tomorrow morning. It will be a bit muggy tonight as lows and dewpoints are both in the lower 70s.
Tomorrow
Rinse and repeat today for tomorrow with a couple of exceptions. We will likely see a bit less cloud cover and temperatures will be hotter as highs reach into the mid to upper 90s around the region. Heat indices will be pushing 105 in the hottest spots, and almost all 0f Middle Georgia will see heat indices that are over 100°. Tomorrow’s storm chances are about the same as today; the odds are slim that any one spot sees rain but more than likely we will see a couple of showers somewhere in the region during the afternoon and evening.
Storms should not persist into the overnight hours and most of the clouds that fill in during the afternoon will clear out shortly after the sunset. It will again be a warm and muggy night as lows drop into the low to mid 70s with dewpoints in the upper 60s and lower 70s. A couple of spots could again wake up to a bit of fog.
Thursday and Beyond
The current pattern will persist through the end of the week and into the weekend, keeping plenty of heat and humidity around Middle Georgia. Our rain chances will stay low throughout the week – our best chance right now is 20% on Saturday – as highs continue to push into the upper 90s. Some spots could be in the triple digits by the time the weekend arrives. Heat indices will be pushing close to 110° by the time the weekend arrives as well. As of now, there is no indicator on a major pattern change in the near future.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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Sandersville residents express concerns following vandalism of downtown mural
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and Sandersville Police are investigating after a downtown mural was vandalized.
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Sandersville Police are investigating after a downtown mural was vandalized.
According to the sheriff’s office, the crime could be connected with other crimes in the county.
The mural, created earlier this year, depicts the image of Allisha Gray, an Olympic gold medalist from Washington County.
According to the Sandersville Police Department, the incident was reported on Monday. The graffiti, which included a racial slur, has since been erased.
Sandersville Police Chief Victor K. Cuylor says police are working closely with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to find out who committed the crime.
“This particular mural is very significant,” he said. “So that’s why this is very important.”
Kenya Davis, a close friend of Allisha’s, says she is upset about the incident.
“Whoever did it is going to pay for it, because that is a hate crime,” she said. “It would be different if it was any other word.”
Davis, like many others, is expressing concerns over what was written on the mural.
We also spoke with Allisha’s father, Dr. Alan Gray. He says he’s thankful for those who helped clean the image.
“All we can do is try to educate, inform people and try to change the hearts and minds of people who would do such a thing,” he said.
Davis has a message to the people who vandalized the mural.
“Those words, they might have worked, but they didn’t destroy her, and they did not destroy this community,” she said. “If anything, it brought us together.”
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office expects arrests to be made in the coming days.
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State constitutional challenge to Georgia abortion law filed
ATLANTA (AP) — Abortion providers and advocacy groups have filed a new lawsuit challenging Georgia’s abortion law based on privacy protections in the state Constitution. The law passed in 2019 effectively bans most abortions about six weeks into a pregnancy, before many women know they’re pregnant. A federal judge ruled it unconstitutional and blocked it, but a federal appeals court last week allowed it to take effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The lawsuit filed Tuesday says the Georgia Constitution provides particularly robust protection for the fundamental right to privacy that doesn’t allow political interference with a deeply personal decision whether to continue or end a pregnancy.
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Two teen girls shot in Bloomfield area
Both are in stable condition
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an aggravated assault that happened Monday night around 10:00pm.
According to a press release a call came in that a 15-year-old female was at a residence in the 5000 block of Bloomfield Road, with a gunshot wound to the arm and a possible graze wound to the head area. A second call came in at around the same time, stating that a 19-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the abdomen showed up at the Macon-Bibb County Fire Station that is located on Bloomfield Road.
Through the investigation, it was determined that both victims received injuries from the same incident. The victims were also reported to be sisters.
The victims were taken to the hospital by ambulance and both are currently listed to be in stable condition.
Preliminary reports state that the two females were in an altercation with other individuals when the incident occurred. This incident is still being investigated.
Anyone with information in reference to this incident is urged to contact the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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The Fed on Wednesday is expected to announce an increase of up to three-quarters of a percentage point in its benchmark interest rate, triple its usual margin. Investors worry such aggressive action by the Fed and other central banks in Europe and Asia to control inflation that is at multi-decade highs might derail global economic growth.
“The main risk at this stage is in fact an inflation ‘overkill’ with monetary tightening too abrupt, unnecessarily pushing up the unemployment rate,” Thomas Costerg of Pictet Wealth Management said in a report. Costerg said most economic indicators and lower commodity prices already point to slower inflation ahead.
Growth appears to be sputtering, home sales are tumbling and economists warn of a potential recession ahead. But consumers are still spending, businesses keep posting profits and the economy keeps adding hundreds of thousands of jobs each month.
In the midst of it all, prices have accelerated to four-decade highs, and the Federal Reserve is desperately trying to douse the inflationary flames with higher interest rates. That's making borrowing more expensive for households and businesses.
The Fed hopes to pull off the triple axel of central banking: Slow the economy just enough to curb inflation without causing a recession. Many economists doubt the Fed can manage that feat, a so-called soft landing.
Surging inflation is most often a side effect of a red-hot economy, not the current tepid pace of growth. Today's economic moment conjures dark memories of the 1970s, when scorching inflation co-existed, in a kind of toxic brew, with slow growth. It hatched an ugly new term: stagflation.
The United States isn’t there yet. Though growth appears to be faltering, the job market still looks quite strong. And consumers, whose spending accounts for nearly 70% of economic output, are still spending, though at a slower pace.
So the Fed and economic forecasters are stuck in uncharted territory. They have no experience analyzing the economic damage from a global pandemic. The results so far have been humbling. They failed to anticipate the economy's blazing recovery from the 2020 recession — or the raging inflation it unleashed.
Even after inflation accelerated in spring of last year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and many other forecasters downplayed the price surge as merely a “transitory” consequence of supply bottlenecks that would fade soon.
It didn’t.
Now the central bank is playing catch-up. It's raised its benchmark short-term interest rate three times since March. Last month, the Fed increased its rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, its biggest hike since 1994. The Fed’s policymaking committee is expected to announce another three-quarter-point hike Wednesday.
Economists now worry that the Fed, having underestimated inflation, will overreact and drive rates ever higher, imperiling the economy. They caution the Fed against tightening credit too aggressively.
“We don’t think a sledgehammer is necessary,’’ Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said this week.
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The Fed on Wednesday is expected to announce an increase of up to three-quarters of a percentage point in its benchmark interest rate, triple its usual margin. Investors worry such aggressive action by the Fed and other central banks in Europe and Asia to control inflation that is at multi-decade highs might derail global economic growth.
“The main risk at this stage is in fact an inflation ‘overkill’ with monetary tightening too abrupt, unnecessarily pushing up the unemployment rate,” Thomas Costerg of Pictet Wealth Management said in a report. Costerg said most economic indicators and lower commodity prices already point to slower inflation ahead.
Growth appears to be sputtering, home sales are tumbling and economists warn of a potential recession ahead. But consumers are still spending, businesses keep posting profits and the economy keeps adding hundreds of thousands of jobs each month.
In the midst of it all, prices have accelerated to four-decade highs, and the Federal Reserve is desperately trying to douse the inflationary flames with higher interest rates. That's making borrowing more expensive for households and businesses.
The Fed hopes to pull off the triple axel of central banking: Slow the economy just enough to curb inflation without causing a recession. Many economists doubt the Fed can manage that feat, a so-called soft landing.
Surging inflation is most often a side effect of a red-hot economy, not the current tepid pace of growth. Today's economic moment conjures dark memories of the 1970s, when scorching inflation co-existed, in a kind of toxic brew, with slow growth. It hatched an ugly new term: stagflation.
The United States isn’t there yet. Though growth appears to be faltering, the job market still looks quite strong. And consumers, whose spending accounts for nearly 70% of economic output, are still spending, though at a slower pace.
So the Fed and economic forecasters are stuck in uncharted territory. They have no experience analyzing the economic damage from a global pandemic. The results so far have been humbling. They failed to anticipate the economy's blazing recovery from the 2020 recession — or the raging inflation it unleashed.
Even after inflation accelerated in spring of last year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and many other forecasters downplayed the price surge as merely a “transitory” consequence of supply bottlenecks that would fade soon.
It didn’t.
Now the central bank is playing catch-up. It's raised its benchmark short-term interest rate three times since March. Last month, the Fed increased its rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, its biggest hike since 1994. The Fed’s policymaking committee is expected to announce another three-quarter-point hike Wednesday.
Economists now worry that the Fed, having underestimated inflation, will overreact and drive rates ever higher, imperiling the economy. They caution the Fed against tightening credit too aggressively.
“We don’t think a sledgehammer is necessary,’’ Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said this week.
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The Fed on Wednesday is expected to announce an increase of up to three-quarters of a percentage point in its benchmark interest rate, triple its usual margin. Investors worry such aggressive action by the Fed and other central banks in Europe and Asia to control inflation that is at multi-decade highs might derail global economic growth.
“The main risk at this stage is in fact an inflation ‘overkill’ with monetary tightening too abrupt, unnecessarily pushing up the unemployment rate,” Thomas Costerg of Pictet Wealth Management said in a report. Costerg said most economic indicators and lower commodity prices already point to slower inflation ahead.
Growth appears to be sputtering, home sales are tumbling and economists warn of a potential recession ahead. But consumers are still spending, businesses keep posting profits and the economy keeps adding hundreds of thousands of jobs each month.
In the midst of it all, prices have accelerated to four-decade highs, and the Federal Reserve is desperately trying to douse the inflationary flames with higher interest rates. That's making borrowing more expensive for households and businesses.
The Fed hopes to pull off the triple axel of central banking: Slow the economy just enough to curb inflation without causing a recession. Many economists doubt the Fed can manage that feat, a so-called soft landing.
Surging inflation is most often a side effect of a red-hot economy, not the current tepid pace of growth. Today's economic moment conjures dark memories of the 1970s, when scorching inflation co-existed, in a kind of toxic brew, with slow growth. It hatched an ugly new term: stagflation.
The United States isn’t there yet. Though growth appears to be faltering, the job market still looks quite strong. And consumers, whose spending accounts for nearly 70% of economic output, are still spending, though at a slower pace.
So the Fed and economic forecasters are stuck in uncharted territory. They have no experience analyzing the economic damage from a global pandemic. The results so far have been humbling. They failed to anticipate the economy's blazing recovery from the 2020 recession — or the raging inflation it unleashed.
Even after inflation accelerated in spring of last year, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and many other forecasters downplayed the price surge as merely a “transitory” consequence of supply bottlenecks that would fade soon.
It didn’t.
Now the central bank is playing catch-up. It's raised its benchmark short-term interest rate three times since March. Last month, the Fed increased its rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, its biggest hike since 1994. The Fed’s policymaking committee is expected to announce another three-quarter-point hike Wednesday.
Economists now worry that the Fed, having underestimated inflation, will overreact and drive rates ever higher, imperiling the economy. They caution the Fed against tightening credit too aggressively.
“We don’t think a sledgehammer is necessary,’’ Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said this week.
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The tactical team of the Imo State Police Command, Owerri has raided a criminal hideout at Avu in the Owerri west Local Government Area and attested two suspected armed robbers while others escaped.
This is sequel to the mandate of the Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde to the Command’s tactical teams to raid all criminal enclaves not excluding uncompleted buildings, motor parks, brothels, Indian hemp joints and moribund school buildings, to eradicate all crimes and criminalities with the aim of sustaining the already improved security situation in the state.
In a statement issued by the Imo State Police Command through the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Michael Abattam, the two suspects arrested include 23-year-old Yahaya Samaila and 24-year-old Saminu Abubakar both of Kware local government area of Sokoto State while others escaped.
The PPRO said” the items that were recovered in the course of the raid include a locally made double barrel pistol, a bunch of master keys, a parcel of substance suspected to be Indian hemp.
“Others include a female bag containing pieces of jewellery, one machete, language translator, 3 Tecno phones, 2 Itel phones, one H-Mobile phone, 2 Wrist Watches, 2 Small Speakers, 2 Sunglasses, torch lights and a sum of N40,285.00 among others.”
The PPRO said that in the course of interrogation, it was revealed that the suspects have been the ones terrorizing innocent citizens resident within Ama – Hausa Extension area at Avu in Owerri West LGA of Imo State.
According to him both made useful statements confessing using the recovered bunch of master keys in stealing vehicles parked in parks and also to unlock people’s shops and steal their wares mostly at nights.
He said that investigation is ongoing and efforts are on top gear to arrest the other suspects that took to their heels on sighting the police operatives adding that as soon as the investigation is concluded the suspects will be charged to court.
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NEW YORK — Wall Street futures advanced Wednesday as traders prepared for what most expect to be a sharp interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve to cool surging inflation.
Futures for Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.8% while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%. Shares in Europe were higher at midday, markets in Asia finished mixed and oil prices rose modestly.
Boeing shares rose 3.2% in premarket after the aerospace company said it delivered more planes in the first quarter than it has since the start of the pandemic. Shares of technology heavyweights Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet rose after their latest quarterly reports. Ford and Facebook parent Meta report results after the bell.
The Fed on Wednesday is expected to announce an increase of up to three-quarters of a percentage point in its benchmark interest rate, triple its usual margin. Investors worry such aggressive action by the Fed and other central banks in Europe and Asia to control inflation that is at multi-decade highs might derail global economic growth.
“The main risk at this stage is in fact an inflation ‘overkill’ with monetary tightening too abrupt, unnecessarily pushing up the unemployment rate,” Thomas Costerg of Pictet Wealth Management said in a report. Costerg said most economic indicators and lower commodity prices already point to slower inflation ahead.
In midday trading, the FTSE 100 in London climbed 0.6%, the DAX in Frankfurt rose 0.4% and the CAC 40 in Paris advanced 0.3%.
In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index lost less than 0.1% to 3,275.76 while Tokyo's Nikkei 225 advanced 0.2% to 27,715.75. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank 1.4% to 20,620.10.
Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 added 0.2% to 6,823.20 after data showed Australian inflation rose to 6.1% in the latest quarter from 5.1% but the increase was smaller than forecast.
The Kospi in Seoul gained 0.1% to 2,415.53 and India's Sensex rose 0.8% to 55,715.95. New Zealand declined while Southeast Asian markets advanced.
On Tuesday, the S&P 500 fell 1.2% after Walmart warned that high inflation is hurting American consumer spending. Walmart shares fell 7.6% and dragged Target, Macy's and Kohl's along with it.
The Dow dropped 0.7% Tuesday, while the Nasdaq composite closed 1.9% lower as tech stocks retreated.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude rose 99 cents to $95.97 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.72 on Tuesday to $94.98. Brent crude, the price basis for international oils, added 97 cents to $100.44 per barrel in London.
The dollar rose to 136.86 yen from Tuesday's 136.00 yen. The euro gained to $1.0146 from $1.0120.
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35 athletes from Intensity Athletics in Warner Robins to compete at AAU Junior Olympics
Several athletes from Middle Georgia will be making their way up to Greensboro, North Carolina this week to participate in the AAU Junior Olympics. Of those qualified athletes, 35 are from Intensity Athletics, a Warner-Robins-based track and field program.
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Several athletes from Middle Georgia will be making their way up to Greensboro, North Carolina this week to participate in the AAU Junior Olympics.
Of those qualified athletes, 35 are from Intensity Athletics, a Warner-Robins-based track and field program.
“Our big goals for the program are to do the best you possibly can do,” Intensity Athletics head coach Hoy Thurman III said. “As you’re trying to run, just represent the best way you can, not necessarily worried about getting on the podium, as well as doing the best you can possibly do, trying to improve from your last performance, and understanding the hard work and dedication it takes to actually achieve that level and to see what you could possibly do for next year.”
Several of the athletes at Intensity Athletics joined the program to get better in other sports but learned they were pretty good and even enjoyed track and field.
“One of my oldest friends actually was already on the team while I was playing other sports,” Kenadie Singleton said. “She kept trying to get me to come out here, and then one day, I just said, ‘You know what? I’m going to try it.’ Once I figured out what it was, because I had no idea, I just fell in love with it. I fell in love with my coach and how he trains us, all my friends that I have out here. Everything about it is just awesome.
Singleton will be competing in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m and 4x400m.
Kids ages 8 to 18 will represent the organization at the Junior Olympics. The coaches say it’s been important to make the team feel like they are part of an extended family.
“What we’ve learned is that culture is going to trump strategy every time,” specialist coach for hurdles and long jump coach Tony Whitely said. “If we build a culture and a climate where children feel empowered, where our athletes feel like they’re being trained well to succeed, and that collectively, the whole team is truly rooting for them, then they’re going to enter every athletic competition with confidence. They’re going to enter every athletic competition with a spirit of cheer and joy in what they’re doing.”
The track and field events begin July 30 and will go through August 6. You can stream them here.
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Coach’s Corner 2022: Lee Coleman of the GMC Bulldogs
On this edition of Coach's Corner, 41NBC's Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Lee Coleman of the GMC Bulldogs.
On this edition of Coach’s Corner, 41NBC’s Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Lee Coleman of the GMC Bulldogs. The GMC program has turned into a force to be reckoned with under coach Coleman’s leadership. Find out what his plans are for this season.
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Consistent heat to stick around Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s around Middle Georgia the rest of the week.
Today
Our current pattern will be bringing our highs this afternoon into the mid to upper 90s around Middle Georgia. Most of the region will be seeing heat indices in the lower 100s, however a few spots will still see feels like temperatures this afternoon in the upper 90s. Our rain chances are again very low this afternoon: only a one or two showers or storms will likely form around the region this afternoon. Sunshine will be plentiful throughout the day, however cloud fields will fill in during the afternoon.
The afternoon cloud fields will clear out as we head into tonight, and any storms that fire in the afternoon will also subside. It will be muggy again overnight tonight, and a few locations could wake up tomorrow with patchy fog. Lows will be in the low to mid 70s across Middle Georgia.
Tomorrow
Tomorrow’s forecast is a carbon copy of today’s. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s under partly sunny skies, with most of the sun coming early and cloud fields building in the afternoon. Storm chances will be very low once again with only one or two likely to fire up in the afternoon and evening. Overnight lows will be in the mid 70s under mostly clear skies.
Friday and Beyond
Friday’s forecast is also a carbon copy of today’s and tomorrow’s. Once we head into the weekend, we will begin to see a bit more cloud cover (partly cloudy vs partly sunny…not much difference, but we should see thicker cloud fields and more upper level wispy clouds). Saturday will also be our best chance for rain, currently sitting at 30% for the region. Partly cloudy conditions will carry through the weekend and into next week, however rain chances should be a bit higher rolling into next week (20% vs 10%, so again, not a huge difference but we should see a few more isolated afternoon storms). Highs will stay in the mid to upper 90s all weekend and into next week, and lows will hang in the mid 70s.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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First case of monkeypox reported in Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— North Central Health District confirms the first reported case of monkeypox in Middle Georgia. Public Information Officer for the district, Michael Hokanson, couldn’t tell us what county the case is in, but says monkeypox is a notifiable disease to the Department of Public Health.
Monkeypox spreads when a person comes in close personal contact with an infected person. Symptoms of monkeypox include fever, headache, and rash. If you suspect you have monkeypox you should see your primary care physician to undergo appropriate testing.
According to Hokanson, if someone tests positive in Middle Georgia they will do contact tracing. Right now NCHD is only offering monkeypox vaccines to people who come in contact with a person who has tested positive for the virus.
For more information on monkeypox, you can visit the Georgia Department of Public Health website.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News Top stories from July 26, 2022 July 26, 2022 Clayton Poulnott, Man arrested in connection to May fatal hit and run Sandersville residents express concerns following vandalism of downtown mural State constitutional challenge to Georgia abortion law filed For other stories you may have missed, click here. FacebookPinterestTwitterLinkedin
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Mid and upper 90s return Wednesday
It was another hot July day in Middle Georgia, but the hottest days of the week are still to come.
High pressure will help us warm into the mid and upper 90s Wednesday and Thursday.
To go with this intense heat, we will also see high humidity well into the weekend.
Heat index or “feels like” temps will be warming into the 100s through Saturday.
The weather will remain relatively stagnant for the next couple of days as a stationary boundary, the focus for rainfall, stays well to our north.
Wednesday and Thursday should be mostly dry for the region with only a few isolated showers possible.
By Friday the boundary to our north will begin to push south, bringing the return of more widespread shower activity.
Highs heading into the weekend will be staying warm, in the mid 90s.
Not much changes in the forecast for next week as the kids head back to school.
The heat will be continuing with scattered showers each afternoon.
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NBHA Youth & Teen World Championship visits Perry
The competition features riders from ages 6 to 18-years-old. Riders maneuver their horses around three barrels and compete for the fastest time.
PERRY, Ga, (41NBC/WMGT)- The National Barrel Horse Association Youth & Teen World Championship is being held at the Georgia National Fairgrounds this week.
The competition features riders from ages 6 to 18-years-old. Riders maneuver their horses around three barrels and compete for the fastest time.
“Barrel racing, if you can tell, has a lot of like extraneous activity where the horses are using a lot of their body weight and they’re turning. So it’s important the muscles are in shape, and the lung shape of a horse is very important because they’re putting out full effort for anywhere between 15 and 17 seconds give or take,” said NBHA Director Bailey Nahrgang.
According to Nahrgang, riders all the way from Australia are in Perry to participate. She says the Georgia National Fairgrounds has always been a great place to host the competition.
“This is only my second year as the director, but this is our home. We love Perry, Georgia! We love this facility, this staff, Kelly Owen, everyone that has taken care of us this week. We look forward to many years here. We put on three events here just at this facility, and we couldn’t thank them enough for what they do for us,” said Nahrgang.
16 year-old Logan Lowery has been riding horses for eight years, and has competed in the NBHA Youth & Teen Championship for the last two years. The North Carolina native said growing a connection with her horse, is one of the most important parts of competing.
“I spend so much time with them I pamper them they get like spa days massages. I just spend so much time with them and love on them, In the stall out of the stall,” said Lowery.
She says nerves are definitely a factor when being on the course.
“I get really nervous i think i try my hardest to just stay on track and just think about what i need to do to keep my horse on the track and on the pattern and have fun. you got to have fun or it’s not worth it,” she said.
Riders are competing for part of $450,000 in prize money.
A champion will be named at the end of the competition on Saturday.
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President Biden tests negative for COVID-19
The 79-year-old Biden tested positive for the coronavirus last week
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ending his COVID-19 isolation after testing negative for the virus on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday morning. That’s according to a letter the White House released Wednesday from Biden’s physician.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor writes that Biden has completed his course of treatment with the drug Paxlovid and remains free of fever. O’Connor says that given those factors and the pair of negative tests, Biden will discontinue his “strict isolation” measures.
In fact, Biden is scheduled to appear in the White House Rose Garden around midday Wednesday and has thanked his doctor in a tweet. The 79-year-old Biden tested positive for the coronavirus last week.
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Two arrested with drug and traffic charges after chase with MCSO
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Monday evening, 2 men were arrested by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on drug and traffic violation charges.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, around 9:13 p.m., a deputy initiated a traffic stop on a 2010 Honda Accord after witnessing it commit a traffic violation on I-75 South. When the deputy requested assistance after making contact with the driver, the driver began to flee– which began a pursuit. The chase ended when the driver took the 188 exit and attempted to re-enter I-75 South again, where the deputy performed da PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle from re-entering the interstate.
Both the driver and the passenger were taken into custody by deputies and taken to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, where they are both facing charges.
The driver, Damien Enoch, is being charged with fleeing/attempted to elude a police officer, trafficking cocaine, and multiple traffic violations. The passenger, Vandy McBride, is facing charges of Possession with Intent for Methamphetamine.
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Woman charged with stealing ambulance from Macon hospital
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Macon woman, accused of stealing an ambulance, is facing felony theft charges.
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office deputies caught up with the stolen ambulance on Interstate 16 westbound on Saturday, July 16th. Deputies were able to box-in the emergency vehicle and bring it to a stop on the shoulder.
The driver, Alexia Williams, was taken into custody and charged with felony theft by taking.
Deputies say Williams stole the ambulance from Piedmont Macon hospital.
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Woman in critical condition following Rocky Creek Road crash
The collision happened in the 1700 block of Rocky Creek Road around 8:52 p.m.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A woman is in critical condition following a crash in Macon Tuesday evening. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the collision happened in the 1700 block of Rocky Creek Road around 8:52 p.m.
According to witness statements, a red Infiniti sedan and a burgundy Chevrolet Equinox collided. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says 59-year-old Shirley Dukes was driving the Chevrolet. The crash happened as she pulled out of an apartment complex onto Rocky Creek Road. Dukes was ejected from the vehicle and landed under the Infiniti.
She was transported to the hospital by ambulance and is currently listed in critical condition
The driver of the Infiniti was transported to the hospital and has since been released.
This collision remains under investigation.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The last two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights during his May 2020 killing were sentenced Wednesday in federal court to three and 3 1/2 years — penalties that a judge said reflected their level of culpability in a case that sparked worldwide protests as part of a reckoning over racial injustice.
J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced to three years and Tao Thao got 3 1/2 years. They were convicted in February of two counts of violating Floyd’s civil rights. The jury found they deprived the 46-year-old Black man of medical care and failed to stop Derek Chauvin as he knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes.
As Chauvin pinned Floyd’s neck, Kueng held Floyd’s back, Officer Thomas Lane held his feet and Thao kept bystanders back during the killing, which was recorded by bystanders.
The federal government brought the civil rights charges against all four officers in May 2021, a month after Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in state court. They were seen as an affirmation of the Justice Department’s priorities to address racial inequities in policing, a promise made by President Joe Biden before his election. And they came just a week after federal prosecutors brought hate crimes charges in the killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia and announced two sweeping probes into policing in two states.
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‘A very sad day’: Tony Dow, ‘Leave it to Beaver’ star, has died, son says
Tony Dow, who as Wally Cleaver on the sitcom "Leave It to Beaver" helped create the popular and lasting image of the American teenager of the 1950s and 60s, died Wednesday. He was 77.
Frank Bilotta, who represented Dow in his work as a sculptor, confirmed his death in an email to The Associated Press.
No cause was given, but Dow had been in hospice care and announced in May that he had been diagnosed with prostate and gall bladder cancer.
"Although this is a very sad day, I have comfort and peace that he is in a better place," Dow's son Christopher said in a post on his father's official Facebook page. "He was the best Dad anyone could ask for. He was my coach, my mentor, my voice of reason, my best friend, my best man in my wedding, and my hero."
A post on Dow's Facebook page on Tuesday prematurely reported that he had died, but his wife and management team later took down the post and explained that it was announced in error.
Dow's Wally was an often annoyed but essentially loving big brother who was constantly bailing out the title character, Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver, played by Jerry Mathers, on the show that was synonymous with the sometimes hokey, wholesome image of the 1950s American family.
Dow was born and raised in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles — his mother was a stuntwoman who acted as a double for silent film star Clara Bow — but his parents did not push him into show business.
He had done just a little stage acting and appeared in a pair of pilots. After attending an open casting call, he landed his career-defining role as Wally.
Dow would play the part for six seasons and more than 200 episodes from 1957 to 1963 on primetime on CBS and ABC, then for more than 100 episodes in the 1980s on a syndicated sequel series.
On the show, Wally, sometimes the center of the plot himself, navigated the worlds of junior high and high school — his two-faced best friend Eddie Haskell at his side — with just a little more wisdom than his little brother. The show’s plotlines suggested Wally was bound for great things — he mentions wanting to become an aerospace engineer — and he tended to find himself in moral dilemmas that stemmed from his essential goodness.
Dow’s favorite episode was one in which the always-ready-to-teach father, Ward Cleaver, played by Hugh Beaumont, wants his boys to know what his childhood was like. He takes them into the wilderness, despite their having what they felt was pressing business at home.
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"The boys didn’t want to go because ‘Zombies From Outer Space’ was playing in the theater," Dow said in a 2018 interview with Sidewalks Entertainment at Silicon Valley Comic-Con.
After the trip, at the end of the episode, Ward discovers the boys on a hilltop with binoculars, thinking they’re taking in some nature.
"They were watching Zombies from Outer Space at the drive-in," Dow said with a laugh.
The show was still popular when it went off the air, but it had naturally run its course with Wally about to go to college and Beaver bound for high school.
Dow’s death leaves Mathers and Rusty Stevens, who played Beaver’s friend Larry Mondello, as the only surviving members of the show’s core cast. Beaumont died in 1982. Barbara Billingsley, who played mother June Cleaver, died in 2010. Ken Osmond, who played Haskell, died in 2020.
Dow would appear as a guest star on other TV series throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s, including "My Three Sons," "Dr. Kildare," "Adam-12," "Emergency," "Square Pegs" and "Knight Rider."
He took a break from acting to serve three years in the U.S. National Guard in the late 1960s.
From 1983 to 1989, amid a cultural craze for nostalgia television, Dow reprised the role of Wally in "The New Leave it to Beaver."
He began writing and directing episodes of that series, and would work as a director in television throughout the 1990s on shows including "The New Lassie," "Babylon 5," "Harry and the Hendersons" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
At a time when such disclosures were rare, Dow went public with his clinical depression in the 1980s and made self-help videos on accepting and dealing with the illness.
Along with appearances in later years at pop culture conventions, often alongside Mather, Dow worked as an artist, gaining a sterling reputation as a sculptor.
One of his bronze pieces was accepted at 2008′s Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts, a 150-year-old art show staged annually at the Louvre.
Dow told The Associated Press in 2012 that his openings brought out as many people anxious to rub shoulders with the Beaver’s big brother as to see his art.
"I think it’s hard, especially with the Wally image, to be taken seriously at pretty much anything other than that," he said with a chuckle and a shake of his head.
Dow is survived by his wife of 42 years, Lauren, son Christopher, daughter-in-law Melissa, and brother Dion.
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Illinois State Police: Over 30 percent of fatal crashes in the state involve drug, alcohol impairment
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Wednesday is "Speed Awareness Day," a multi-state initiative to cut down on speeders across the Midwest.
Illinois State Police say they have extra patrols on roadways across the state, and you can expect them to stay for a while.
Throughout August, troopers will be conducting roadside safety checks — checking for proper seatbelt usage.
Drivers can also expect nighttime enforcements between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
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Troopers will be checking for impaired and distracted drivers during those hours.
ISP says more than 30 percent of all fatal motor vehicles crashes in the state involve alcohol or drug impairment.
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Wednesday as traders prepared for a possible sharp interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve to cool inflation.
Shanghai, Hong Kong and South Korea declined. Tokyo and Sydney advanced. Oil prices were little changed, staying below $100 per barrel.
Wall Street tumbled Tuesday after Walmart warned that inflation that has spiked to a four-decade high of 9.1% is hurting American consumer spending.
Investors worry aggressive action against inflation by the Fed and central banks in Europe and Asia might derail global economic growth.
The Fed is expected to announce a rate hike Wednesday of up to three-quarters of a percentage point, triple its usual margin. That would match a similar increase last month, the U.S. central bank’s biggest in 28 years.
“The main risk at this stage is in fact an inflation ‘overkill’ with monetary tightening too abrupt, unnecessarily pushing up the unemployment rate,” Thomas Costerg of Pictet Wealth Management said in a report. Costerg said most economic indicators and lower commodity prices already point to slower inflation ahead.
The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.1% to 3,274.37 while Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 advanced 0.3% to 27,728.93. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank 1.5% to 20,590.46.
The Kospi in Seoul retreated 0.4% to 2,401.78 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 gained 0.1% to 6,814.00.
India’s Sensex opened up 0.3% at 55,418.55. New Zealand, Bangkok and Jakarta advanced while Singapore declined.
On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 index fell 1.2% to 3,921.05. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.7% to 31,761.54. The Nasdaq composite closed 1.9% lower at 11,562.57.
Walmart slumped 7.6% after the retail giant cut its profit outlook for the second quarter and the full year late Tuesday. It said rising prices for food and gasoline are forcing shoppers to cut back on more profitable discretionary items, particularly clothing.
The retailer’s profit warning in the middle of the quarter is rare and raised worries about how the highest inflation in 40 years is affecting the entire retail sector.
Other major chains also fell. Target dropped 3.6%, Macy’s slid 7.2% and Kohl’s fell 9.1%.
Tech stocks retreated. Microsoft fell 2.7%, Amazon slid 5.2% and Facebook owner Meta Platforms dropped 4.5%.
General Motors fell 3.4% after its second-quarter profit fell 40% from a year ago. U.S. sales fell 15% after shortages of processor chips and other components left the company unable to deliver 95,000 vehicles during the quarter.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude rose 32 cents to $95.30 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.72 on Tuesday to $94.98. Brent crude, the price basis for international oils, added 6 cents to $99.52 per barrel in London.
The dollar rose to 137.01 yen from Tuesday’s 136.00 yen. The euro gained to $1.0151 from $1.0120.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Major railroads will be required to maintain two-person crews under a new rule announced Wednesday that will thwart industry efforts to cut crews down to one person.
The Federal Railroad Administration said in a rule published in the Federal Register that railroads will be required to continue using two-person crews in most circumstances as they haul all kinds of cargo, including hazardous materials, across the country. But there will be an exception to allow short-line railroads that have already been using one-man crews to continue using them and railroads can apply for permission to use smaller crews if they can prove it is safe.
Railroads have sought the discretion to operate trains with only one person and move conductors to ground-based jobs in places where automatic braking systems have been installed. It has been a key issue in deadlocked contract talks between freight railroads and their 12 unions, currently being reviewed by a special board of arbitrators appointed this month by President Joe Biden.
Labor groups have opposed one-person crews for years due both to what they say are concerns about safety and jobs. Labor agreements requiring two-person crews have been in place for roughly 30 years at major railroads, although many short-line railroads operate with one-man crews.
“This proposed rule acknowledges that crew size is fundamentally a safety issue at its core,” said Greg Regan, president of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department coalition that represents rail unions.
Arbitrators reviewing contract talks that began more than two years ago are listening to proposals from both sides this week. Federal law prohibits rail unions from striking until mid September while that board develops a set of recommendations. Both sides can negotiate a deal based on those recommendations.
Federal officials said the proposed rule will replace the existing patchwork of state laws on railroad crew sizes with a national standard.
“This proposed rule will improve safety for America’s rail passengers—and rail workers—across the country,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
A similar rule requiring two crew members was issued in 2016, but that was abandoned during the Trump administration because the Railroad Administration said there wasn’t enough evidence to show it was safer.
Regulators said Wednesday that a second crew member in the cab of locomotives play a key role in monitoring train operations and making sure safety rules are being followed.
Freight railroads had argued that the installation of a system that can stop trains automatically in certain circumstances, called Positive Train Control, made a second person unnecessary.
The head of the Association of American Railroads trade group, Ian Jefferies, said the rule “prioritizes politics over sound, data-driven policy.”
Because of new braking technology, Jefferies said, “there is no plausible safety justification for regulating the number of individuals physically located inside the cab of a locomotive.”
The railroad industry has emphasized that crash data doesn’t show that two-man crews are safer. But labor groups argued that the data can’t show how safe one-person crews are because most railroads use two-person crews now.
A Union Pacific spokeswoman said crew size should be determined through negotiation with the unions — not by regulators. UP officials have argued that moving conductors out of locomotives into a ground-based position would make those jobs more attractive because conductors would be able to work more predictable schedules if they didn’t have to be on trains.
Railroads have struggled to hire new workers this year amid ongoing worker shortages as the nation exits the worst of the pandemic.
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BERLIN (AP) — More than 1,000 Lufthansa flights were canceled Wednesday because of a one-day strike by the airline’s German ground staff, affecting tens of thousands of passengers in the latest travel turmoil to hit Europe.
About 134,000 passengers had to change their travel plans or cancel them altogether. At least 47 connections were canceled Tuesday, German news agency dpa reported.
Lufthansa’s main hubs in Frankfurt and Munich were most affected, but flights were also canceled in Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin, Bremen, Hannover, Stuttgart and Cologne.
The airline advised affected passengers not to go to airports because most service counters would be unstaffed. Airport terminals were unusually empty during the early morning hours, but people lined up at ticket counters later trying to find replacements for their canceled flights, dpa reported.
Many of the stranded passengers had arrived in Germany from abroad to find out that their connecting flights were grounded due to the walkout.
At Frankfurt airport, 725 of 1,160 scheduled flights were canceled for the day, according to a spokesperson for airport operator Fraport. Flights operated by other airlines, which are usually supported by Lufthansa ground staff, were also affected, dpa reported.
Flights operated by Lufthansa Group companies such as Swiss International Air Lines, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Italian regional airline Air Dolomiti were also canceled. In addition, planes from Croatia Airlines, United Airlines, Air Canada and Poland’s LOT were unable to take off, dpa reported.
The ver.di service workers’ union announced the strike Monday as it seeks to raise pressure on Lufthansa in pay negotiations for about 20,000 employees of logistical, technical and cargo divisions of the airline.
“Lufthansa did not make an adequate offer in the first two rounds” of negotiations, a union spokesperson, Dennis Dacke, said Wednesday.
“It is time for the employees to express their opinion now before the third round of negotiations,” Dacke said. “This is a ‘warning strike,’ and the effects are visible. We hope that Lufthansa will not provoke another one in the future.”
Lufthansa spokesperson Martin Leutke criticized the strikes as harmful.
“People who wanted to travel, who planned vacations for a long time, who waited for vacations, had these vacation dreams unfortunately postponed … maybe even destroyed by the strike,” Leutke told reporters in Frankfurt. “This strike is completely unnecessary. It is also completely exaggerated.”
Airports in Germany and across Europe were already seeing disruption and long lines for security checks because of staff shortages and soaring travel demand.
As inflation soars, strikes for higher pay by airport crews in France and Scandinavian Airlines pilots in Sweden, Norway and Denmark have deepened the disruption. Travelers have faced last-minute cancellations, lengthy delays, lost luggage or long waits for bags in airports across Europe.
Travel is booming this summer after two years of COVID-19 restrictions, swamping airlines and airports that don’t have enough workers after pandemic-era layoffs. Airports like London’s Heathrow and Amsterdam’s Schiphol have limited daily flights or passenger numbers.
The Lufthansa strike started Wednesday at 3:45 a.m. local time and is set to end Thursday at 6 a.m.
Ver.di is calling for a 9.5% pay increase this year and says an offer by Lufthansa earlier this month, which would involve a deal for an 18-month period, fell far short of its demands.
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Employees at a Trader Joe’s in Massachusetts are casting votes over the next two days in an attempt to form the supermarket chain’s first union.
About 80 workers — or crew members in company parlance — at the Hadley store are scheduled to vote Wednesday and Thursday, said Maeg Yosef, a union organizer who has worked at Trader Joe’s for 18 years.
The workers are organizing under the name Trader Joe’s United, which if successful, would be an independent union, and not affiliated with a larger existing union.
Workers from at least two other Trader Joe’s locations have initiated unionization efforts. Employees at a Minneapolis location have a union vote scheduled for Aug. 11 and 12, while the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 on Tuesday filed a union election petition with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of crew members at a Boulder, Colorado store.
The Trader Joe’s workers are part of a nationwide wave of employees at major companies who have or are attempting to unionize in an effort to get a bigger say in their work conditions and compensation.
Workers at multiple Starbucks coffee shop locations across the country, as well as employees at Amazon, Apple and REI are among those who have joined unions in the past year.
Trader Joe’s management has engaged in what Yosef called “classic union-busting” tactics, including hiring a law firm specializing in fighting unionization to try and talk employees out of approving a union.
California-based Trader Joe’s, which has about 550 stores nationwide, also just announced an enhanced benefits package that includes more paid time off and better pay for some employees, which she said was an effort to head off unionization.
Trader Joe’s already has generous pay and benefits by industry standards, a company spokesperson said.
“Trader Joe’s is a great place to work and our compensation, benefits, flexibility, and working conditions are among the best when compared to any retailer,” Nakia Rohde said in an email. “We welcome a fair vote by our crew members.”
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Editors Note: The Jamestown Bypass segment opening scheduled for July 26 has been postponed. It was discovered that a water line was not buried deep enough. A new opening date will be announced when the problem is fixed. Due to our press deadline, we received this information after the paper was sent to the press for this week’s edition.
The first portion of the Jamestown bypass was scheduled to open July 26, weather permitting.
NCDOT will shift traffic to the new road from Greensboro Road in east High Point to a 0.2-mile segment of the bypass. The shift will be from Enterprise Drive/Spencer Street, just east of I-74 near Bojangles, to a new traffic signal on the bypass at what will become an extension of Lindale Drive.
Until the entire bypass opens in the fall of 2023, travelers to Jamestown must turn left at the signal and merge back onto Greensboro Road, beside Dunbar and Smith, Inc. The original section of Greensboro Road will still be accessible but will no longer be the main route to Jamestown.
Due to the opening of the new section, traffic is expected to be slow as work continues.
“We are shifting where the majority of traffic is going to be slowing through,” said Harris Kay, DOT public information officer. “As the traffic is being shifted, people should be prepared to slow down.”
Discussion about the need for a bypass has been ongoing since the 1980s. Work began in earnest in 2018. When completed in the spring of 2023, the bypass will stretch for approximately four miles from near I-74 in High Point to Guilford College Road where it will re-connect with West Gate City Boulevard.
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3 arrested in connection to Sandersville vandalism cases
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Arrests have been made in connection to several recent vandalism cases in Washington County.
According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, 20-year-old Steven Alexander Macinsky III, 20-year-old Robert Alton Windsor, and 19-year-old Randall Austin May have all been arrested for charges of interference with Government property, criminal trespass, as well as some counts of vandalism to a place of worship.
Sheriff Joel Cochran says among the locations damaged in these incidents is the Allisha Gray Mural, Pickle Barrel Restaurant, Thiele Kaolin City Park, the Georgia Dept. of Transportation, Springfield Missionary Baptist Church, and more.
The WCSO says that it was through social media that law enforcement was made aware of the issue, and that County and City investigators shared and compared information from similar crimes to find the suspects. The first appearance hearings are scheduled in Washington County Superior Court Thursday morning starting at 10:00 a.m.
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B.S. Report: July 27th – The Falcons Rebuild
Matt's gone, Julio's gone, and Falcons fans have to face the music this season.
Matt’s gone, Julio’s gone, and Falcons fans will have to face the music this season. Bill Shanks explains why the Falcons will probably be the worst team in the league this year, and why that is a good thing.
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Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital patients celebrate “Miracle Treat Day”
The Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital got an early start on celebrating the 13th annual "Miracle Treat Day", which is set for Thursday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital got an early start on celebrating the 13th annual “Miracle Treat Day”, which is set for Thursday.
It is a collaboration among the hospital, the Children’s Miracle Network and participating Dairy Queen locations.
Kids at the hospital received Dairy Queen Blizzards at a pre-party Wednesday.
“Giving a child an ice cream, be it a Blizzard or whatever, a special treat, that little token from home bring that brings that smile to their face, which makes that experience at the children’s hospital better,” the Children’s Miracle Network director at the hospital Renee Bryan said.
If you buy a Blizzard at participating Dairy Queen locations Thursday, at least $1 per blizzard will be donated to the Children’s Miracle Network.
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Bibb County Sheriff’s Office reports 40 homicides in 2022
According to Coroner Leon Jones, Macon-Bibb County is on track to surpass the number of homicides from 2021, which was 55.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a double homicide that happened Tuesday night.
The killings brings the county’s homicide count for 2022 to 40. The sheriff’s office says four of them were “justifiable.”
According to Coroner Leon Jones, Tuesday’s deadly shooting happened at Waverly Point Townhomes on Forest Hill Road.
“To hear that mama scream last night in the emergency room, you can hear her scream from Pine Street and she was inside the emergency room, over her child, 17 years old,” he said.
17 year-old Jaden Ellington and 26 year-old Roctavia Edwards were. Two other victims, 17-year-old Devin Washington and 18-year-old Christian Edwards, remain in the hospital.
The incident has left people like Mardamian Height feeling unsafe and looking for ways to stop the violence.
“You should have multiple events here for them to do stuff,” Height said. “That will open their eyes to do better.”
According to Coroner Jones, Macon-Bibb County is on track to surpass the number of homicides from 2021, which was 55.
Maj. Chris Patterson says the sheriff’s office works in conjunction with the district attorney’s office to determine what is considered a homicide.
“There is a certain group of officers that are being proactive at this time,” he said. “They’re going from community to community addressing complaints.”
Maj. Patterson says those complaints include minor traffic violations, drug sales and areas where gun shots have been reported.
“We also have to react and respond to these situations which are tragic, so we put all our efforts into solving it and hopefully catching the perpetrator with this,” he said.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is still in the early stages of the investigation into Tuesday’s shooting.
If you have any information, contact the sheriff’s office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME.
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Coach’s Corner 2022: Von Lassiter of the Bleckley County Royals
On this edition of Coach's Corner, 41NBC's Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Von Lassiter of the Bleckley County Royals.
On this edition of Coach’s Corner, 41NBC’s Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Von Lassiter of the Bleckley County Royals. After an undefeated regular season last year, coach Lassiter looks to take the Royals all the way in their new division.
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Fed unleashes another big rate hike in bid to curb inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most aggressive drive in three decades to tame high inflation.
The Fed’s move will raise its key rate, which affects many consumer and business loans, to its highest level since 2018. The central bank’s decision follows a jump in inflation to 9.1%, the fastest annual rate in 41 years. By raising borrowing rates, the Fed makes it costlier to take out a mortgage or an auto or business loan. Consumers and businesses then presumably borrow and spend less, cooling the economy and slowing inflation.
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ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from July 27, 2022
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Macon business owner donates life jackets for use at Amerson River Park
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Macon business owner donates life jackets for use at Amerson River Park
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Macon-Bibb Mayor to propose reduced millage rate
Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller is recommending lowering the county's millage rate by 2 mills.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller is recommending lowering the county’s millage rate by 2 mills.
On August 2, the Mayor will recommend to Commission that the county millage rate go from 19.901 mills to 17.901 mills.
The lower millage rate is part of the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. It focuses on improving public safety, code enforcement, recreation, pedestrian safety, and more.
To look at the proposed budget,visit the county’s website.
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Macon business owner donates life jackets for use at Amerson River Park
Following recent drownings in Middle Georgia, a local business owner is doing his part to help people stay safe in the water.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Following recent drownings in Middle Georgia, a local business owner is doing his part to help people stay safe in the water.
Deo Oliver, the owner of Quick Kill Pest Control in Macon, donated 12 life jackets for use at Amerson River Park following several drownings there this year.
Oliver says he felt something had to be done to prevent more drownings from happening.
“I like to help people, and if I see that there is a need for something, I’m going to do my best to help,” Oliver said. “”I had an incident one time where a life jacket saved my life.”
Macon-Bibb County Park and Beautification has also donated about 100 life jackets to the park this year. Director Michael Glisson says visitor safety is their main concern.
“We want everyone to come out and enjoy this park,” he said. “It’s a family oriented place, and we want people to come out and have fun but also be safe, and these life jackets are just another step in that direction.”
Oliver hopes the donations encourage other local businesses to donate life jackets.
Macon-Bibb County Parks and Beautification asks that you return life jackets to the kiosk at the canoe launch after you use them.
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Macon pastor honored for 50 years of service
Pastor Eddie D. Smith Sr. of Macedonia Baptist Church was honored for his 50 years of service with the unveiling of Eddie D. Smith Sr. Way on Wednesday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Pastor Eddie D. Smith Sr. of Macedonia Baptist Church was honored for his 50 years of service with the unveiling of Eddie D. Smith Sr. Way on Wednesday.
It’s a section of road located on Second Street between Central and Piedmont Avenues.
Pastor Smith says the ceremony was about more than just himself.
“Really inviting them to come, celebrate with us,” he said. “We want to be their church, and this is more than a recognition for my wife and me. It is more than recognition.”
The Macon-Bibb County Commission recently voted unanimously on the approval of the street dedication.
District 2 Commissioner Paul Bronson spoke about what Macedonia Baptist Church means to the community.
“It’s really a corner stone in this community,” he said. “When we have our feedings, when citizens need things, clothing, food, anything like that, they know they can come right up the street to Macedonia and get the things that they need for their families.”
The church also unveiled the name of its praise center. It will be called the Lead Servant Eddie D Smith Senior Praise Center.
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New details released in Hancock woman’s death after falling out of patrol car
SPARTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has released an update concerning the death investigation of Brianna Grier, who died after falling out of a patrol car while in custody.
The GBI says that the rear passenger side door of the patrol car near where Grier was sitting was never closed after she was placed in the back seat handcuffed in the front of her body, with no seatbelt.
The investigation found that after Grier was arrested, 2 Hancock County Deputies were attempting to put Grier into the car. Grier was on the ground refusing to get into the car, stating that she was going to harm herself– to get her into the car, one of the deputies walked around and opened the rear passenger side door, and the 2 worked together to get her into the backseat of the car through the rear driver’s side. Deputies closed the rear driver’s side door, and investigation shows that the deputy thought that he had closed the rear passenger’s side as well.
The deputies then left the scene and drove a short distance– body camera footage shows that deputies had no other contact with Grier from the time she was placed in the car until she fell out of the moving car.
GBI agents have conducted several interviews, reviewed multiple body camera videos, and have conducted exhaustive mechanical tests on the patrol car. Automotive experts and the GSP also helped with tests to see if there were any possible mechanical malfunctions. The GBI is still investigating this incident.
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Parade attack suspect indicted for murder, attempted murder
CHICAGO (AP) — A grand jury has indicted the man accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, on 117 felony counts.
Prosecutors announced the grand jury’s decision against Robert Crimo III on Wednesday. The indictment lists 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery. Seven people died and dozens were wounded in the July 4 attack. Under Illinois law, a grand jury can determine whether there is probable cause to proceed to trial. Prosecutors say Crimo admitted to the shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, when he was arrested following an hourslong search on July 4. Attorneys for the 21-year-old suspect have not yet formally responded to any of the charges.
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Middle Georgia to stay hot on Thursday
Highs today made it to 96° in Macon with heat index values in the 100s for much of the afternoon.
This starts a trend of mid/upper 90s that will continue for the rest of the week and into the weekend.
A stationary boundary to our north will still be the main focus for rain and storms, but scattered storms will be possible in our area as well.
The heat index will once again reach the 100s for Thursday afternoon, so make sure you are staying cool.
Not much changes by Friday for our forecast as a cold front starts to push south.
Unfortunately for us, the front won’t be making an appearance in Middle Georgia.
That being said, we should see some increased coverage of showers and storms through Saturday.
Sunday and Monday look to be both the hottest and driest days in Middle Georgia, with highs warming to the upper 90s.
We should be seeing a small break in the intense humidity, but don’t expect much.
The rest of next week will continue our summertime trend of hot days and scattered afternoon storms.
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WNBA’s Griner tells drug trial: ‘My career is my whole life’
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner testified at her drug possession trial in Russia that an interpreter translated only a fraction of what was said during questioning when she was detained at Moscow’s airport in February and officials told her to sign documents without giving an explanation.
In her first testimony under questioning from the prosecution, Griner also said she received received neither an explanation of her rights nor access to a lawyer. Griner has been detained since mid-February after police said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage. She has pleaded guilty to the charges but says she had no criminal intent in bringing them into the country. Her trial was adjourned until Aug. 2.
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Merck’s second-quarter sales and profit easily beat Wall Street expectations Thursday, boosted by sales growth of some of its key drugs.
Merck & Co. posted profit of $3.94 billion, or $1.87 per adjusted share, easily beating the $1.70 that analysts surveyed by data firm FactSet expected. Sales of $14.6 billion, 28% higher than a year ago, also topped expectations. Analysts expected sales of $13.9 billion.
As expected, sales of Merck’s COVID-19 treatment Lageverio treatment fell to about $1.2 billion from $3.25 billion in the first quarter when it became Merck’s second-biggest selling drug behind the cancer blockbuster Keytruda.
The treatment Paxlovid from rival drugmaker Pfizer was shown to be more effective in clinical trials than Lagevrio, which is not authorized for patients under age 18 because it might interfere with bone growth. The drug, which inserts tiny errors into the coronavirus’ genetic code, also isn’t recommended for pregnant women because of the potential for birth defects.
Excluding the drop in Lagevrio revenue, Merck reported sales growth of 18%, helped by sales of Keytruda, which grew 26% to $5.3 billion, and Gardisil, which saw sales growth of 36% to $1.7 billion.
The drugmaker, based in Kenilworth, New Jersey, raised its full year sales outlook to between $57.5 billion and $58.5 billion.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told fellow Senate Democrats on Thursday they now have an opportunity to achieve two “hugely important” priorities on health care and climate change, if they stick together and approve a deal he brokered with hold-out Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin.
Schumer spoke at a private caucus meeting after the startling turnaround over an expansive agreement he and Manchin struck that had eluded them for months. The Democratic leader’s comments were relayed by a person familiar with the meeting at the Capitol complex and granted anonymity to discuss it.
The $739 billion package package would address health care and climate, raising taxes on high earners and large corporations and reducing federal debt.
Schumer warned his colleagues in the 50-50 Senate that final passage will be hard. The Democrats face staunch opposition from Republicans and have no votes to spare, relying on their own razor-thin majority. Schumer said they would need to be disciplined in messaging and focus, but he believes they can get it done, the person said.
Two Democrats said the Senate would vote on the wide-ranging measure next week, setting up President Joe Biden and Democrats for an unexpected victory in the runup to November elections in which their congressional control is in peril. A House vote would follow, perhaps later in August, with unanimous Republican opposition in both chambers seemingly certain.
Just hours before the announcement late Wednesday, Schumer, D-N.Y., and Manchin, D-W.Va., seemed at loggerheads and headed toward a far narrower package limited — at Manchin’s insistence — to curbing pharmaceutical prices and extending federal health care subsidies. Earlier Wednesday, numerous Democrats said they were all but resigned to the more modest legislation.
The reversal was stunning, and there was no immediate explanation for Manchin’s abrupt willingness to back a bolder, broader measure. Since last year, he has used his pivotal vote in the 50-50 Senate to force Biden and Democrats to abandon far more ambitious, expensive versions. He dragged them through months of negotiations in which leaders’ concessions to shrink the legislation proved fruitless, antagonizing the White House and most congressional Democrats.
“This is the action the American people have been waiting for. This addresses the problems of today — high health care costs and overall inflation — as well as investments in our energy security for the future,” Biden said in a statement. He urged lawmakers to approve the legislation quickly.
Tellingly, Democrats called the 725-page measure “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” because of provisions aimed at helping Americans cope with this year’s dramatically rising consumer costs. Polls show that inflation, embodied by gasoline prices that surpassed $5 per gallon before easing, has been voters’ chief concern. For months, Manchin’s opposition to larger proposals has been partly premised on his worry that they would fuel inflation.
Besides inflation, the measure seemed to offer something for many Democratic voters.
It dangled tax hikes on the wealthy and big corporations and environmental initiatives for progressives. And Manchin, an advocate for the fossil fuels his state produces, said the bill would invest in technologies for carbon-based and clean energy while also reducing methane and carbon emissions.
“Rather than risking more inflation with trillions in new spending, this bill will cut the inflation taxes Americans are paying, lower the cost of health insurance and prescription drugs, and ensure our country invests in the energy security and climate change solutions we need to remain a global superpower through innovation rather than elimination,” Manchin said.
Schumer called the bill Congress’ “greatest pro-climate legislation.” He said it would also cut pharmaceutical prices and “ensure the wealthiest corporations and individuals pay their fair share in taxes.”
The measure would reduce carbon emissions by around 40% by 2030, Schumer and Manchin said. While that would miss Biden’s 50% goal, that reduction, the measure’s climate spending and the jobs it would create are “a big deal,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., an environmental advocate who had been upset with the absence of those provisions until now.
The overall proposal is far less aspirational than the $3.5 trillion package Biden asked Democrats to push through Congress last year, and the pared-down, roughly $2 trillion version the House approved last November after Manchin insisted on shrinking it. Even then, Manchin shot down that smaller measure the following month, asserting it would fuel inflation and was loaded with budget gimmicks.
In summaries that provided scant detail, Democrats said their proposal would raise $739 billion over the decade in new revenue, including $313 billion from a 15% corporate minimum tax. They said that would affect around 200 of the country’s largest corporations, with profits exceeding $1 billion, that currently pay under the current 21% corporate rate.
The agreement also contains $288 billion the government would save from curbing pharmaceutical prices. Those provisions would require Medicare to begin negotiating prices on a modest number of drugs, pay rebates to Medicare if their price increases exceed inflation and limit that program’s beneficiaries to $2,000 annual out-of-pocket expenses.
The deal also claims to gain $124 billion from beefing up IRS tax enforcement, and $14 billion from taxing some “carried interest” profits earned by partners in entities like private equity or hedge funds.
The measure would spend $369 billion on energy and climate change initiatives. These include consumer tax credits and rebates for buying clean-energy vehicles and encouraging home energy efficiency; tax credits for solar panel manufacturers; $30 billion in grants and loans for utilities and states to gradually convert to clean energy; and $27 billion to reduce emissions, especially in lower-income areas.
It would also aim $64 billion at extending federal subsidies for three more years for some people buying private health insurance. Those subsidies, which lower people’s premiums, would otherwise expire at year’s end.
That would leave $306 billion for debt reduction, an effort Manchin has demanded. While a substantial sum, that’s a small fraction of the trillions in cumulative deficits the government is projected to amass over the coming decade.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., was still reviewing the agreement, said spokeswoman Hannah Hurley. Sinema backed Manchin last year in insisting on making the legislation less expensive but objected to proposals to raise tax rates, and the spokeswoman referred a reporter to her comments last year supporting a corporate minimum tax.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said the Democratic agreement would be “devastating to American families and small businesses. Raising taxes on job creators, crushing energy producers with new regulations, and stifling innovators looking for new cures will only make this recession worse, not better.”
But if Democrats can hold their troops together, GOP opposition would not matter. Democrats can prevail if they lose no more than four votes in the House and remain solidly united in the 50-50 Senate, where Vice President Kamala Harris can cast the tie-breaking vote.
“This agreement is a victory for America’s families and for protecting our planet,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. “In light of the discussions of the past year, this agreement is a remarkable achievement.”
The bill lacks increased tax deductions for state and local taxes, which some Democrats from high-tax states have demanded as the price for their support. A spokesperson for Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., a leader of that group, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
In the Senate, Democrats are using a special process that will let them pass the bill without reaching the 60 votes required for most legislation there. To use that, the chamber’s parliamentarian must verify that the bill doesn’t violate the chamber’s budget procedures, a review now underway.
Schumer and Manchin said leaders committed to revamp permitting procedures this fall to help infrastructure like pipelines and export facilities “be efficiently and responsibly built to deliver energy safely around the country and to our allies.”
Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce said her group wanted to read the agreement’s details but was glad Biden and Schumer “remained resolute in finding a path to pass once-in-a-generation investments in our communities, our economy, and our future.”
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AP reporters Matthew Daly, Will Weissert, Kevin Freking and Seung Min Kim contributed to this report.
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Health Reporter - Kansas News Service
Job description
The Kansas News Service is a collaboration of High Plains Public Radio, Kansas Public Radio, KCUR and KMUW focused on health, the social determinants of health and their connection to public policy. We interpret that broadly to serve our audience as a general news organization, but one that covers the state through that lens.
We're seeking a Health Reporter to join our team. We’re looking for a dogged reporter who approaches health care stories broadly. That means not just in terms of access to health care — although that’s a key part of the beat — but also in terms of those things that determine the health of a community.
We also need a reporter who covers health care through the eyes of consumers. Your stories can look at a community’s access to affordable food, safe drinking water, psychiatric services and public health services.
We want this reporter to document the inequities on those measures across the state, particularly where they matter in the lives of people who’ve traditionally been marginalized. Abortion is sure to loom large on the beat given the role Kansas has played in that debate for decades and coming changes in law.
This reporter will research, write, report and produce spot news, digital stories and long-form audio features. They’ll collaborate, at times, with KNS reporters positioned across Kansas. And they’ll pitch their stories to, and field assignments from, experienced editors at the news service. They will also create social content to accompany their stories, participate in community engagement efforts, and appear on talk shows, podcasts and community panels, as needed.
We’re looking for someone whose reporting is driven by curiosity and public service. We’ll push for stories, both on air and online, worthy of a statewide and, not infrequently, a national audience. That calls for someone who can produce on deadline while juggling in-depth work.
Our new reporter doesn’t need radio or health reporting experience — we’ve got experience teaching our journalists audio craftmanship — but they must have strong reporting and writing talent. They must share our commitment to serving all of our audiences, tracking the diversity of sources and continuing to make KNS a place where everyone feels welcome.
We think you’ll find the Kansas News Service a place where reporters are valued. Your work will appear on public radio stations in every corner of the state. NPR also airs much of our work nationally. Newspapers and commercial radio stations across the state use a steady diet of KNS stories.
We want the interview process to be comfortable for you. So, you'll have a list of the questions we want to cover in the interviews ahead of time. We will ask finalist to take a writing test and will give you an hour to put something together based on canned facts that we'll supply. And we welcome you to reach out to other reporters at the Kansas News Service at any point to get a better sense of whether this is a place that you want to work.
Characteristic duties
- Stays abreast of developments and builds a broad base of knowledge, sources, and expertise on health-related topics.
- Works to develop expertise in advising consumers how to protect themselves against abuses in the medical care industry.
- Identifies, researches, pitches, writes, reports, edits and voices spots, two-ways, and feature stories for morning and afternoon news magazines, local talk shows, and national programs as appropriate. Writes digital stories worthy of publication in metropolitan newspapers.
- Anticipates and responds to breaking news.
- Tracks source demographics.
- Suggests story ideas and helps focus story angles for colleagues working on related subjects; collaborates with other Kansas News Service reporters and talk show producers on projects.
- Contributes segment ideas and appears as a guest or host on KCUR’s local talk show, podcasts and community events, as needed.
- Collaborates with the KNS partners KCUR, KMUW, Kansas Public Radio and High Plains Public Radio at the direction of the reporter’s KNS editors. Also occasionally collaborates with Harvest Public Media, the Midwest Newsroom and national entities to share content across multiple platforms.
- Participates in all assigned fund-raising and outreach activities, on air and off.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum qualifications
A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 3 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.
Preferred qualifications
- Five years of experience producing news content for digital and social platforms.
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or a related field
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and good news judgment.
- A commitment to seeking out and including diverse voices and communities in reporting.
- One year of work experience in a radio, news, or public media organization.
- Demonstrated ability to cover breaking news as well as report through long-form, innovative storytelling.
- A demonstrated ability to humanize complex and nuanced policies, reports and scientific information.
- A demonstrated ability to take direction and work collaboratively.
- A demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
- Enthusiasm for the role of public media in a changing journalism environment.
- Experience operating digital editing systems (e.g. Adobe Audition), field recording units, and other audio production equipment.
Full time / part time
This is a full time, benefit eligible position. KCUR offers competitive benefits and a flexible work environment, and participates in the UMKC’s Total Reward program. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurance with generous paid vacation, personal and sick time.
Salary
Up to $53,000, commensurate with experience, education, and internal equity.
Application deadline
Open until filled, review of applications to begin August 15, 2022.
Application instructions
Applicants must combine all application materials (cover letter, resume, and list of five references with contact information) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment.
Limit document name to 50 characters. Maximum size limit is 11MB. Do not include special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.).
If you are experiencing technical problems, please call (800) 488-5288.
Note: You must provide a description of job duties for each Work Experience entry on your application. Please carefully review the application instructions section of our Careers page prior to submitting your materials.
Comments
This position has the unique opportunity to live and work anywhere in the state of Kansas. The reporter can choose to work from our offices in Kansas City, Lawrence, Wichita or Garden City.
Statement on diversity at KCUR
KCUR is committed to ensuring that our workforce, community advisory board, and audience reflect the diversity found in the communities we serve. Central to KCUR’s mission, vision and values is maintaining a workplace environment that recognizes and celebrates diversity in all forms.
For more information on our policies and governance, click or tap here.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or the recruiting rights of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces or the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America. For more information, call the Vice Chancellor - Human Resources at 816-235-1621.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties and functions of this job. If you believe you may have difficulty performing any of the duties or functions of this job, please contact the Office of Affirmative Action at (816) 235-1323.
EEO IS THE LAW
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BALTIMORE (CBS) - Maryland has surpassed 100 confirmed cases of monkeypox, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Over 4,600 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed throughout the United States, 101 of them here in Maryland, a CDC tracker shows as of Thursday morning.
There are 21 confirmed cases in the Baltimore metro region as of Tuesday, according to Baltimore City health officials.
As monkeypox cases rise, vaccines remain scarce in the state. Baltimore City began doling out its slim supply of 200 doses this week.
The vaccines are allocated to states by the federal government from a national stockpile. According to city health officials, the Maryland Department of Health has an initial allocation of 3,363 doses of the vaccine.
The MDH has allocated 3,000 doses to local health departments, and has retained 363 doses to provide to other jurisdictions as needed, according to a statement by the Baltimore City Department of Health.
In Baltimore, officials are directing the sparse vaccine doses to those deemed most at-risk, with the "truly marginalized" at the front of the line.
The virus is spreading mostly through close, intimate contact with someone who has monkeypox, according to the CDC.
Symptoms of the virus, which are similar to those of smallpox but milder by comparison, include fever, headache, muscle aches and exhaustion, according to the CDC. Infected individuals are known to develop a rash on the face and other parts of the body.
To avoid infection, it is recommended that people avoid contact with those who have symptoms, wear a face mask around others and wash their hands frequently with soap and water or hand sanitizer.
The outbreak has touched over 70 countries and led the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency over the weekend as authorities step up their efforts to combat the spread of the virus.
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Biden, Xi talk more than 2 hours at time of US-China tension
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke for more than two hours on Thursday amid rising tensions between their two nations.
The call began at 8:33 a.m. and ended at 10:50 a.m. It’s the fifth talk of their presidencies and their first since March, shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Relations between the two countries have been strained by talk of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential trip to Taiwan. The island governs itself but China considers it part of its territory. John Kirby, a spokesman for the National Security Council, told reporters on Wednesday that it’s important that “the lines of communication with President Xi remain open.”
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Mega Millions jackpot now $1.1 billion, nation’s 3rd largest
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One of the nation’s biggest lottery prizes has grown a little bigger as the Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.1 billion.
The increase on Thursday ahead of the next drawing on Friday night makes the jackpot the third largest, behind $1.5 billion prizes won in 2018 and 2016. Before rushing out to spend $2 on a ticket, keep in mind that the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot are a staggering 1 in 302.5 million. The $1.1 billion prize is for players who get their winnings through an annuity, paid annually over 29 years. Nearly all winners take the cash option, which for Friday’s drawing is an estimated $648.2 million.
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Rain chances are rising ahead of the weekend
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – We will see a slight increase in our rain chances to finish off the work week.
Today
This morning was much like all the others we have seen so far this week, however we will begin to observe some slight differences later this afternoon. We will be seeing some added cloud cover, primarily in the form of higher level cirrus clouds. The added cloud cover won’t do much, but it should limit our high temperatures by a few degrees. Most of the highs around Middle Georgia today are in the lower 90s, however heat indices are still pushing into the upper 90s and lower 100s.
As for todays rain chances, for some they are increasing but for some they will be the same as what we have seen so far this week. There is a bit of a boundary expected to setup in Middle Georgia this afternoon running from the southwest to the northeast. Those of us to the northeast of this line will see increased rain chances today. Where in Middle Georgia it will set up at isn’t exactly known, however it is safe to assume at this point that the counties closer to the Fall Line will have an increased chance to see storms today.
Any storms that fire up in the afternoon should subside as we head into tonight, however we could see one or two small showers overnight. Partly cloudy skies will continue to hang overhead as we roll into Friday morning. It will again be muggy overnight as lows drop into the mid 70s. A couple of spots could wake up to patchy fog tomorrow, especially if they see rain overnight.
Tomorrow
We will likely see a bit of added cloud cover tomorrow as well, once again in the form of more upper level cirrus clouds. Much like today, however, there will still be a good amount of sun that gets through them. At this time forecast highs for tomorrow are in the mid 90s for most of Middle Georgia, however if the added cloud cover today does indeed impact temperatures the way it is expected to don’t be surprised to see tomorrow’s highs in the lower 90s instead of the mid 90s.
Models are still truing to figure out exactly what tomorrow’s rain chances are going to be like as well. Some are predicting it will be like today where a boundary will set up halfway through the region. Other models think we will be on the north side of that boundary as a whole, thus bringing an increased chance for isolated showers and storms to all of Middle Georgia.
Unlike tonight, however, most of the clouds from tomorrow afternoon are expected to clear out during the overnight hours, thus rendering our overnight rain chances for Friday almost negligible. It will still be muggy and warm, however, as low temperatures stay in the mid 70s.
The Weekend
An approaching cold front will bring plenty of scattered storms to the northern parts of Georgia (i.e. the Atlanta area and northward). This will likely bring some scattered showers and storms to Middle Georgia on Saturday, however at this time there still remains a bit of uncertainty. The cold front is anticipated to stall out somewhere in the northern half of Georgia, and should it stall far enough north, our chances for rain on Saturday will drop.
Come Sunday that cold front will begin to lift back north, reducing our rain chances and bringing back mostly sunny skies to Middle Georgia. Highs will be in the upper 90s for most of the region as heat indices likely push north of 105° during the peak afternoon hours. A couple of stray showers in the afternoon will still be possible.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m).
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UPDATE: Another victim of June shooting pronounced dead
23-year-old Jarvis Devon Hill, one of the victims of a shooting in June, was taken to a local hospital for medical complications around 1 a.m. Thursday. He was pronounced dead about an hour later.
UPDATE (7/8/22): 23-year-old Jarvis Devon Hill, one of the victims of a shooting in June, was taken to a local hospital for medical complications around 1 a.m. Thursday. He was pronounced dead about an hour later.
An autopsy has been requested to find the cause of death.
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME.
ORIGINAL STORY (6/5/22):
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – One person is dead and three other people were hospitalized after a shooting Saturday night.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says it received a shots fired call on Jones Avenue around 6:50 p.m. The caller said several people had been shot.
Deputies say the shooting happened at an abandoned house in the 300 block of Jones Avenue.
Three victims left the scene by personal vehicle and went to the hospital.
An ambulance took a fourth victim, who deputies located behind the abandoned house, to the hospital.
The fourth victim, 19-year-old Cleveland Raines of Macon, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The other three victims, 19-year-old Ralph Hughes, 23-year-old Jarvis Devon Hill and 22-year-old Alizya Sinclair, are in stable condition.
Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers if you have additional information.
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A woman is behind bars after stabbing a St. Martin Parish deputy Wednesday.
According to officials, deputies responded to a call in the 2500 block of Catahoula Hwy., where a resident complained of a suspicious person knocking on their door. The homeowner said the person, now identified as 26-year-old Ashley Nicole Burton of Las Vegas, Nevada, asked the homeowner for a firearm.
Deputies arrived to the area and located Burton in the 800 block of East Bridge Street and conducted a traffic stop.
During the stop, Burton fled leaving two children in the vehicle. Deputies were able to capture Burton but during the arrest she stabbed the deputy.
The deputy was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries aand released.
Burton was booked into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center on the following charges:
LA R.S. 14:63-Trespassing (2 counts)
LA R.S. 14:34.2 Battery of a Police Officer (1 count)
LA R.S. 14:108 Resisting an Officer (2 counts)
LA R.S. 14:110A Simple Escape (1 count),
LA R.S. 14:27/14:30 Attempted First-Degree Murder of a Police Officer (1 count)
LA R.S. 14:56 Simple Criminal Damage to Property (1 count)
LA R.S. 14:91.13-Illegal Use of Controlled Dangerous Substance in the presence of person under
17 years of age (1 count)
LA R.S. 40:966 Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule 1 (1 count)
Officials said after being processed, Burton was transported to the Iberia Parish Jail and no bond has been set at this time.
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65-year-old man shot in Auto Zone parking lot
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says 65-year-old Ernest Wilkes was shot in the Auto Zone parking lot on Shurling Drive around 6:45 p.m. Thursday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A man is in critical condition after being shot in east Macon Thursday night.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says 65-year-old Ernest Wilkes was shot in the Auto Zone parking lot on Shurling Drive around 6:45.
According to investigators, Wilkes drove himself home, about seven miles away, and then called 911.
The sheriff’s office says circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME.
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Bibb School District hosts Back to School Public Safety Summit
Bibb County School District leaders and law enforcement took part in a back to school safety and security summit Thursday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Bibb County School District leaders and law enforcement took part in a back to school safety and security summit Thursday.
The meeting focused on reviewing school and district safety plans and the roles each agency plays in an emergency response.
Superintendent Dr. Dan Sims says he wants to be in touch with all public safety agencies to ensure all schools are safe.
“It’s critical for us to be on the same page,” Sims said. “If anything happens in any school, we know response will require everybody to respond, and today is getting us focused so that if and when anything happens, we’re ready to respond.”
The district also plans to be more proactive by performing safety drills to make sure students are prepared for an emergency.
“We absolutely plan to perform necessary drills with our students,” Sims said. “We don’t like to do those sorts of things. It’s necessary, because if anything actually happens, we want everybody inside the schools, students included, to be thoroughly prepared to respond.”
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller also attended the summit. He says this is the first step to a safer school system and community.
“I’m excited about the first steps of this,” Miller said. “Making sure that everyone is on the same page and Macon-Bibb County is certainly a willing partner and we’re looking forward to a great relationship.”
The first day of school for Bibb County students is August 3.
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Bridges project in South Bibb opens roads to public
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The project involving 8 bridges in South Macon has reached the point in which traffic has been opened to the public.
According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the project that began in 2019, near south Bibb County is nearing its end. Wednesday, all 8 bridges opened to traffic.
GDOT says there will be future traffic interruptions to complete the final asphalt course and striping. The road now consists of 8 bridges with three 12-foot lanes in each direction with an 8-foot outside shoulder and 4-foot inside shoulder.
The bridges are located in south Bibb County, along SR 11/SR 49/US 41/US 129 between the intersection of Houston Road on the south and the diverge of US 41/US 129 on the north.
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Coach Sheddrick “Spoon” Risper celebrates 25 years of coaching
He began coaching at Westside in 1998, where he spent 11 years as an assistant coach under Robert Davis.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Westside High School football coach, Sheddrick “Spoon” Risper, is celebrating 25 years of coaching.
He began coaching at Westside in 1998, where he spent 11 years as an assistant coach under Robert Davis. He then took over as head coach 2009, where he has been since.
To his players like Carlos Griffin, coach Spoon is more than just a coach, he’s a friend.
“Ain’t too many coaches like him, he’s going to do what he can for you, his students he going to take care of you the best he can and he’s going to do the most he can for you,” said Griffin.
Coach Spoon is only 5 wins away from 100 career wins as head coach. He says the milestone is definitely on his mind, but it’s not his goal for the upcoming season.
“I’m not in it for personal accolades my team is making a big deal out of it. They text me every other day coach we got you we’re going to get you to 100. I always text them back hey how about we try and win a state championship,” said coach Risper.
If coach Risper reaches the 100 win mark this season, he’ll be one of three coaches in Bibb County history to reach that achievement, joining his predecessor the late Robert Davis.
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Coach’s Corner 2022: Chad Campbell of the Peach County Trojans
On this edition of Coach's Corner, 41NBC's Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Chad Campbell of the Peach County Trojans.
On this edition of Coach’s Corner, 41NBC’s Bill Shanks talks football with head coach Chad Campbell of the Peach County Trojans. Peach County had their worst season since 2013 last year, but coach Campbell knows how to get his team to the playoffs.
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Dairy Queens of Middle Georgia Celebrate “Miracle Treat Day”
"We're glad to be a small part of something so big. This community comes together when it's time to do it."
GRAY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Dairy Queen locations across Middle Georgia took part in the 13th annual “Miracle Treat Day” on Thursday.
If you buy a blizzard at a participating Dairy Queen, one dollar is donated to the Children’s Miracle Network.
The Beverly Knight Olsen Children’s hospital in Macon is part of that network.
Justin Kelly owns the Dairy Queen in Gray, and participates in the event every year. Kelly says he enjoys seeing the community support local kids who are going through a tough time.
“We’re glad to be a small part of something so big. This community comes together when it’s time to do it,” said Kelly.
Procceds the store makes Thursday, will be donated to the Children’s Miracle Network.
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North Central Health District bringing awareness to ‘World Hepatitis Day’
July 28 is known as World Hepatitis Day, and The North Central Health District wants to make sure you know the signs and how to stay protected.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — July 28 is known as World Hepatitis Day, and The North Central Health District wants to make sure you know the signs and how to stay protected.
According to Michael Hokanson, the district’s public information officer, says there’s been an increase in hepatitis cases over the past several years.
Hepatitis is a liver infection that comes in three forms: Hepatitis A, B and C.
According to the CDC, most people do not know they are infected, and if it isn’t treated early, it can lead to the need for a liver transplant.
It can be transmitted sexually, through recreational drug use or by contaminated food or water.
Hokanson explains the signs to look for.
“Yellowing of the skin and eyes, high fever, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, and of course those last two or the last group of symptoms are of course associated with a lot of other illnesses too,” he said.
There are vaccines that can help prevent Hepatitis A and B. However, there is not a vaccine to help with Hepatitis C.
You can schedule an appointment for a vaccine here.
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