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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Climate
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Residents cleaning up after storms rolled through Miami Valley over the weekend
Some residents are still cleaning up after storms rolled through the Miami Valley over the weekend. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] News Center 7's Mason Fletcher is in Clark County checking out the damage left to some people's homes. Catch his report LIVE on News Center 7 Daybreak from 4:25 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. TRENDING STORIES: 17-year-old shot in parking lot after fair closes in Ohio Kings Island announces 'unprecedented benefit' for 2026 season Police investigating reported shooting in Dayton One family in Clark County saw a tree on their property get struck by lightning during the storms Sunday afternoon, and it fell on their roof after the strike. The family said they heard a loud boom and saw a white flash of light. When the husband went to check it out, he saw a tree covering his windows and leaning on the telephone poles near his yard. Shelby County was hit hard by the rain as well. One man said he found two inches of standing water in his basement when he went to check the sump pump. He said he has lived there for 50 years and has never seen this much flooding. 'I had to go down and switch it over to the overflow tile that just comes out into the yard. I got about two inches of water in the basement, which we can manage,' Tom Steinke of Botkins said. Homeowners are still dealing with the cleanup now, and the family in Clark County has a landscaper coming out later this week to help them out. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] Solve the daily Crossword
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4 days ago
- Business
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Economic concerns loom as Haitian temporary legal status expires soon
There are concerns in Clark County about negative impacts on the economy when thousands of Haitian immigrants in that community lose their temporary legal status in about a month. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine visited Springfield on Friday and spoke with community leaders about their concerns. From businesses that employ immigrants, such as Topre America, to leaders like Springfield's mayor, to people in healthcare and faith-based groups that serve the needy, such as St. Vincent DePaul. DeWine held a series of meetings to provide the community with updates. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] News Center 7's John Bedell was with Gov. DeWine in Springfield and will explain how the state is continuing to help Clark County and the surrounding area on News Center 7 at 5:30 p.m. TRENDING STORIES: Man accused of dog attack arrested by U.S. Marshals in Dayton 2 men, 2 juveniles arrested in connection with recent road sign thefts Man in custody after SWAT called to Vandalia neighborhood DeWine held a series of meetings to provide the community with updates. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] Solve the daily Crossword
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4 days ago
- Climate
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VIDEO: Fire destroys Las Vegas shopping complex, 8 businesses damaged, including post office
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Clark County fire crews battled a large fire Friday morning in a business complex across the street from the UNLV campus on Maryland Parkway, near Tropicana Avenue. The fire was reported shortly after 8 a.m. at 4632 S. Maryland Parkway. The plaza is known as the University Gardens and houses several businesses, including a post office, which fire officials said was destroyed. 'We arrived to find the two-story strip mall main center section of the strip mall with heavy fire and smoke showing from the roof,' Clark County Fire Deputy Chief Thomas Touchstone said. 'We do have reports it started in the rear.' Black smoke from the fire could be seen through the Las Vegas valley. Touchstone said Passersby called in the blaze. Most of the businesses in the complex had not opened for the day yet. No injuries are reported, at this time, Touchstone said. 'Right now, we don't know if there are any victims because we haven't been able to search the main occupancy, and that's going to take us a few hours.' Under heavy flames, the center of the building collapsed, creating a dangerous situation for firefighters. Touchstone said crews went into a defensive mode to keep the flames from destroying the north and south ends of the two-story complex. As a result, those portions of the building had minimal damage. Between 100 to 125 firefighters responded, and so did between 40 to 50 Las Vegas Metropolitan police officers. Metro police said traffic is closed in both directions on Maryland Parkway between Harmon Avenue and University Road. The fire was reported to be 90 percent contained at 9:30 a.m. and isn't posing a threat to other structures in the area, fire officials said. Check back for more details on this developing story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Associated Press
6 days ago
- Health
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Nevada parental notification abortion law in effect; Planned Parenthood lawsuit seeks halt
A 40-year-old Nevada law requiring minors having an abortion to first notify their parents or guardians is now in effect for the first time, after a federal district court judge lifted an administrative block Tuesday afternoon. The one-page order from District Court Judge Anne Traum came after a federal appellate judge earlier this week opted not to temporarily pause implementation of the never-enforced 1985 law while the federal appeal proceeds. In anticipation of the law going into effect, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte filed a new lawsuit in state court Monday seeking to halt its implementation. The California-based abortion rights group and health care provider, and a physician using the pseudonym Dr. Doe, filed a complaint for injunctive relief in Clark County's District Court on Monday. They argue the 1985 law, SB510, relies on a 'hazy, inadequate' process for minors to secure an exception to the law that violates guarantees of procedural due process and lacks guidance or rules to govern it. 'It is fundamentally unclear how any patient seeking a judicial bypass order may practically do so across the state of Nevada at this time,' attorneys wrote in the filing. Shortly after SB510's passage in 1985, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada issued an injunction, saying the law violated the right to abortion under the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit agreed, making that injunction permanent even while the law stayed on the books. Following the overturn of the Roe v. Wade decision, which had protected the constitutional right to an abortion for about 50 years, district attorneys from Lyon County and Carson City in 2024 argued the 1985 law is now enforceable. They won an initial legal battle in April, but Traum agreed to continue the stay pending an appeal. That appeal is still pending and scheduled for oral arguments in October, but in a July 18 order, the 9th Circuit wrote that Planned Parenthood 'failed to establish serious questions going to the merits on its argument' that would have justified the court issuing a temporary stay. James Bopp Jr., a conservative lawyer representing the district attorneys from Carson City, Storey and Douglas counties, among others, celebrated the news in a phone interview Tuesday evening, saying parents are now guaranteed to be involved in the abortion process. 'Planned Parenthood better be complying, starting an hour ago, with the parental notice law,' Bopp said. 'They're very aware that this was in the offing because all their efforts to keep this law (out of) effect failed.' In the state case, attorneys for Planned Parenthood also argued that the law contains provisions that have been 'impliedly repealed' by a 2019 law repealing informed consent laws for abortions and the sweeping 2022 amendment to the Nevada Constitution ensuring equal rights for all 'regardless of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry, or national origin.' Attorneys noted that though most adolescents involve a parent in their abortion decision-making, the law has no exemptions for minors who are in foster care or are victims of sexual or physical abuse by their parents or guardians. In the latter case, attorneys wrote that the forced parental involvement can endanger the physical and emotional well-being of minors. As written, SB510 requires physicians to notify parents or guardians before performing abortions on minors. Though minors seeking an abortion could also obtain court authorization to avoid the notification requirement, Planned Parenthood attorneys said it's 'an opaque and daunting process,' especially for minors. 'Subjecting a patient to the judicial bypass process, alone, additionally delays — and even, at times, denies — access to care and can compound the physiological, psychological, emotional, and other consequences associated with forcing an adolescent to continue an unwanted pregnancy,' they wrote. Bopp described the new legal challenge from Planned Parenthood as 'phony objections,' saying that arguments about difficulties in getting an abortion were well litigated under Roe v. Wade, and laws identical to Nevada's notification law were upheld. He added that it's the state judicial system that regulates and authorizes procedures such as the notification law, and that's a decision for that system, not Planned Parenthood. 'We just don't see any other claims having any merit,' Bopp said. A representative for Attorney General Aaron Ford's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ___ This story was originally published by The Nevada Independent and distributed through a partnership with The Associated Press.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
EF1 tornado tears roof off home, narrowly missing family
A tornado struck the Northridge community in Clark County on Saturday night, narrowly missing a family as it damaged their home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The tornado caused significant damage to Steve Agee's home, tearing off part of the roof. Despite the destruction, no one was hurt. 'A lot of racket in the back. So I was like, 'Oh, I need to put my awnings down on my gazebo,'' Agee said. Agee and his wife were listening to the rain when they heard a strange noise. 'Here comes something flying through the air. Realized later it was a trampoline,' he said. TRENDING STORIES: Local high school band director accused of inappropriate relationship with student placed on leave 3-year-old taken from parent found over a month later with dyed hair Pregnant woman, unborn child dead after being hit by car in Ohio, police say After closing the door, the family heard a boom and lost power as they headed to the basement for safety. 'Got to the first step, it was completely quiet, just like dead silence,' Agee said. 'I was like 'well, that's passed.'' When he opened his front door, Agee saw that part of his roof was missing. The wind lifted it and caused damage to the ceilings in three rooms. He said in the 13 years he had never experienced a tornado here. He was surprised by the help they received. 'I had never seen that much of a reach out that quick in any community,' Agee said. Agee said he is hoping to get a metal roof put on to prevent this from happening again. We will continue to follow this story. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
