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Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant in Milwaukee, kids 'open up'
The Brief The Northcott Neighborhood House presented its Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant. The event aims to "showcase the best of the city's African American youth." Milwaukee is home to the nation's longest-running Juneteenth celebration. MILWAUKEE - Juneteenth is still two weeks away, but Milwaukee has already begun celebrating. Local perspective The Northcott Neighborhood House on Saturday presented its Scholarship Pageant. The event, held at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center near 17th and Vliet, aims to "showcase the best of the city's African American youth," crowning a Miss Juneteenth, Mister Juneteenth, Little Miss Juneteenth and/or Mister Juneteenth Jr. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android "Our kids have an opportunity to let the world see who they are. It takes a lot to get on stage, to open up, to do a poem, to do a dance," said Tony Kearney, Northcott's executive director. "They've got to let you know who they are as they're doing this – there's no hiding – and that's extremely important. It makes me very proud of them." The backstory Milwaukee is home to the nation's longest-running Juneteenth celebration, having held its first in 1971. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. On June 19, 1865, soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War was over. The holiday observes the date "the people of Texas were informed all slaves are free." In 2021, after decades of lobbying, Juneteenth became a federal holiday. The Source FOX6 News attended Saturday's pageant and gathered information from organizers for this report.
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28-05-2025
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Sarasota's Smart City Initiative recognized with international award
SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Last month, the City of Sarasota was recognized by Smart Cities Connect with an international award for its Smart City Initiative, aimed at improving resiliency, connectivity, and safety. The city in partnership with Mote Marine Laboratory, monitors beach conditions including red tide in real time. Locals and visitors are able to access up-to-date data daily from 17 locations citywide. This can range from beach conditions and weather to the surf and crowd size at a beach. New affordable housing community in Winter Haven offers people a way out of homelessness As part of the initiative, the city also launched internet at four city parks. The Wi-Fi access is free to users at Arlington Park, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, Payne Park, and Bayfront Park. Officials say they saw a big uptick in usership following last years devastating hurricanes. The city has also been utilizing AI software at 16 intersections across the city, aimed at improving safety. The cameras give city officials real-time data 24/7 of how drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians make their way through each intersection. 'This system detects unsafe behaviors, like rolling stops, failure to yield, and improper use of crosswalks and bike lanes,' City Engineer Nikesh Patel said. 'This data helps us design safer intersections and make the smart improvements that protect everyone sharing the road. We can use this data to improve signal timing, signage, and intersection operations to encourage safe and legal crossing. We use this data to adjust signal striping, signage, and operation improvement to promote safer crossing. It also helps coordinate enforcement outreach with the Sarasota Police Department.' The technology at those 16 intersections can also communicate directly with drivers in newer cars equipped with certain technology. 'These roadside units send real time alerts to drivers when pedestrians, cyclists or scooters are detected ahead,' Patel explained. 'Our drive is to really save peoples lives and reduce the amount of serious crashes and fatalities throughout the city.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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19-04-2025
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'DOGE does it again': Federal cuts come for mentoring program
A loss of federal funding won't dethrone the middle school environmentalists in a Meadville Area Middle School (MAMS) after-school program, according to leaders of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mentoring Program. Armendia Dixon and Nancy Smith learned last week that a $50,000 federal grant expected to fund the program through next year had been frozen. 'DOGE has done it again,' said Smith, president of the Dr. Martin Luther King Scholarship Committee Inc., the nonprofit that oversees the MAMS mentoring program. Recent cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental and Climate Justice Program included the $50,000 grant that was funding the mentoring program. DOGE refers to the Department of Government Efficiency, the Trump administration effort guided by billionaire Elon Musk, which has gutted billions in federal programs over the last few months. DOGE has in many cases become the public face for federal budget cuts, even those for which it is not directly responsible. In January, participants in the MAMS program unveiled RecyclKings, a student-led recycling business they began operating in partnership with various community organizations. The initiative was funded by a government-to-government grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice Program. Fresh off seeing students in the program present their work at the Creek Connections Student Research Symposium at Allegheny College earlier this month, Dixon was determined to see students continue their efforts through the spring despite the loss of funding. 'I'm not one to complain because this is an opportunity for us to problem solve,' Dixon said. 'I'm sure we're just not going to give up because our students have worked diligently on this grant where they saw the opportunity to form their own company.' 'Terminated by the EPA' A spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which administered the grant funding from the EPA, confirmed the loss of the grant but offered little additional insight. 'The DEP can confirm that future funding through the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government program has been terminated by the EPA,' the spokesman said in an emailed statement. 'DEP is evaluating the impacts of the loss of this funding, as well as the impact on the currently allocated and obligated money and determining next steps.' The EPA did not respond to a request for comment Thursday. Environmental justice programs have been the target of multiple executive orders from President Donald Trump, including one that directed federal agencies to ''terminate, to the maximum extent allowed by law, all DEI, DEIA, and 'environmental justice' offices and positions.' DEI refers to diversity, equity and inclusion programs while DEIA adds the term 'accessibility.' In a New York Post op-ed published April 4, the same day MAMS students were presenting their work at Creek Connections, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin labeled environmental justice programs as 'scams' and said he had canceled more than $22 billion in environmental justice and DEI grants and contracts. 'Instead of directly fixing actual environmental problems with our precious taxpayer dollars, the Biden Environmental Protection Agency lit them on fire to fund cronies and activist groups,' Zeldin wrote. 'Many American communities are suffering with serious unresolved environmental issues, but under the 'environmental justice' banner, the previous administration's EPA showered billions on ideological allies, instead of directing those resources into solving environmental problems and making meaningful change.' Pennsylvania's Office of Environmental Justice was created as part of the DEP via an executive order from Gov. Tom Wolf in 2021. The DEP defines environmental justice as 'the just treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of income, wealth, race, color, national origin, area of residence, Tribal affiliation, or disability, in agency decision-making and other activities that affect human health and the environment.' 'The Meadville way' Smith said that about $2,000 of the mentoring program's grant money had been spent before the grant was terminated. She was optimistic the terms of the grant would not require the program to pay back the money already spent. 'But there's no guarantee of that, either,' she added. 'It's a big disappointment.' Among the expenses covered by the grant so far were RecyclKings T-shirts for students in the program, rental and pickup fees for a dumpster and recycling containers at MAMS, radio advertising announcing the business launch and the catered event at the school in January where students announced their plans. Similar events aimed at students' families and community mentors were scheduled to take place later this semester, but the status of those events remained unclear. Smith said the program has other funding sources. Crawford Central School District pays transportation costs to take students home and a Rotary grant covers expenses for field trips and recurring outings to the Meadville Area Recreation Complex for skating and swimming opportunities. Smith and others who teach in the program volunteer their time. Crawford Central Superintendent Jenn Galdon said the district would 'seek to work with Allegheny College to fund the mentoring program for next year.' Allegheny has partnered with Dr. Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund Inc., the nonprofit that oversees the mentoring program, on a variety of efforts. Now in its 15th year, the mentoring program was making its first foray into student-led business development. At the January unveiling, eighth grader Jocelyn Hart, the RecyclKings president, said that launching the business would expose students to the basics of entrepreneurship and allow them to work with local experts on leadership and marketing skills, communication, workplace expectations, and the fundamentals of environmental studies. Dixon, who has led the program since its start in spring 2011, was upset about the loss of funding but was not willing to lose time to frustration. Looking ahead to an aluminum can recycling contest that would start this week as part of the middle school's 'pod wars,' she encouraged organizations and individuals interested in assisting the after school program to contact Crawford Central. She remained optimistic about the program's future, she added, saying that 'getting ticked off wouldn't solve the problem.' 'We will continue to meet,' Dixon said, a hint of defiance in her voice. 'I am sure we're going to find a way to keep the program going because that's the Meadville way.'
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30-03-2025
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Winner! Powerball jackpot of $500+ million for Saturday, March 29. Check your numbers
Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire? Several players got lucky with Saturday's night's winning numbers, including a jackpot winner. The Powerball jackpot for Saturday of $526.5 million was won by a ticket in California with these winning numbers: The winning numbers for the were 7-11-21-53-61 and the Powerball was 2. Power Play was 3x. Those winning Powerball numbers also resulted in big cash for five other tickets across the country. Two tickets purchased in Georgia and a ticket each bought in Ohio, Oregon and Texas each matched 5 for $1 million prizes. The Powerball jackpot for Monday now resets to $20 million, with a cash option of $9 million. Though no one matched all six numbers in the Wednesday, March 26 drawing, there were three big winners. One ticket, each purchased in California, Washington, D.C. and New York matched 5 for $1 million. In case you're wondering, Monday's winning numbers were 6-23-35-36-47 and the Powerball was 12. Power Play was 2x. Interestingly, the number 6 and number 12 Powerball were part of the Powerball numbers for Saturday, March 22: Saturday's winning numbers were 6-7-25-46-57 and the Powerball was 12. In a game of numbers, luck and chance, what are the odds? What are the odds? Powerball numbers on 2/22 'angel numbers' day included 22, 2x Power Play Tickets start at $2 a piece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida, and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery. Good luck! Powerball drawings are at 11 p.m. EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. The winning numbers for the were 7-11-21-53-61 and the Powerball was 2. Power Play was 3x. A $1.586 billion Powerball tale: From a small town to 'Today' show with Savannah Guthrie to $6.2 million home The last Powerball streak ended Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, when a ticket purchased in Oregon matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win $331 million. The jackpot reset to $20 million on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, which was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday, and Inauguration Day 2025. Below is a recap of Powerball drawings and how long it took to grow from $20 million to the current prize. Saturday, March 29: $515 million Wednesday, March 26: $484 million Monday, March 24: $461 million Saturday, March 22: $444 million Wednesday, March 19: $416 million Monday, March 17, St. Patrick's Day: $398 million Saturday, March 15: $378 million Wednesday, March 12: $353 million Monday, March 10: $335 million Saturday, March 8: $320 million Wednesday, March 5: $295 million Monday, March 3: $279 million Saturday, March 1: $272 million Wednesday, Feb. 26: $248 million Monday, Feb. 24: $230 million Saturday, Feb. 22: $215 million Wednesday, Feb. 19: $195 million Monday, Feb. 17, Presidents' Day: $183 million Saturday, Feb. 15: $172 million Wednesday, Feb. 12: $154 million Monday, Feb. 10: $142 million Saturday, Feb. 8: $133 million Wednesday, Feb. 5: $113 million Monday, Feb. 3: $100 million Saturday, Feb. 1: $89 million Wednesday, Jan. 29: $69 million Monday, Jan. 27: $56 million Saturday, Jan. 25: $46 million Wednesday, Jan. 22: $31 million Monday, Jan. 20, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day: $20 million Grand prize indeed! Powerball winner Edwin Castro publicly claimed $2.04 billion jackpot — on Valentine's Day Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. EDT Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. According to players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies. The next Powerball drawing will be Saturday, March 29. Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it. The Florida Lottery says its scratch-off tickets and Fast Play game prizes "must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date. Once the applicable time period has elapsed, the related Florida Lottery ticket will expire." According to Florida Lottery's website, winners cannot remain anonymous: "Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner's name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information." However, the site states, the "names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner." Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win. Who won, how long did it take to win Powerball, Mega Millions and those billion-dollar jackpots? Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of March 29, 2025: 10. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland 9. $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington 8. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts 7. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin 6. $842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan 5. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California 4. $1.33 billion — April 6, 2024; Oregon 3. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee 2. $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023; California 1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California As of March 29, 2025, there have been 12 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history. $2.04 billion Powerball prize, Nov. 7, 2022, Edwin Castro of Altadena, California $1.73 billion Powerball prize, Oct. 11, 2023, Theodorus Struyck of California (ticket purchased at Midway Market in California) $1.586 billion Powerball prize, Jan. 13, 2016, Marvin and Mae Acosta of California, Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach, Florida, and John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee $1.58 billion Mega Millions prize, Aug. 8, 2023, Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida $1.537 billion Mega Millions prize, Oct. 23, 2018, won by an anonymous player in South Carolina $1.348 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 13, 2023, LaKoma Island Investments, LLC, with the ticket purchased in Lebanon, Maine $1.337 billion Mega Millions prize, July 29, 2022, won by an anonymous partnership with a ticket purchased in Des Plaines, Illinois $1.326 billion Powerball prize, April 6, 2024, Cheng and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Chao of Oregon $1.269 billion Mega Millions, Dec. 27, 2024, Rosemary Casarotti of California $1.128 billion Mega Millions prize, March 26, 2024, won by an anonymous winner in New Jersey with the ticket purchased at ShopRite Liquor No. 781 in Neptune Township, New Jersey $1.08 billion Powerball prize, July 19, 2023, Yanira Alvarez of California $1.050 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 22, 2021, won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan (This story was updated.) This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Powerball jackpot winning numbers for Saturday, March 29
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16-03-2025
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St. Patrick's Day weekend winner? Powerball numbers for Saturday, March 15, $378 million jackpot
Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you a multimillionaire? With the luckiest holiday of all — St. Patrick's Day — coming up, maybe! As they say in the lottery business, 'it could happen to you." After no one matched all six numbers in the Wednesday, March 12, Powerball drawing, the jackpot jumped by $25 million for a grand prize of $378 million for Saturday, March 15. The one-time lump sum would be $176.4 million, according to Powerball online. Check back for Saturday's winning Powerball numbers. We'll see if there's a lucky winner or another rollover. In case you're wondering, Wednesday's winning numbers were 11-13-28-51-58 and the Powerball was 1. Power Play was 2x. Though it meant another rollover, it wasn't all bad news: There were two big winners in Wednesday night's drawing. Tickets purchased in Colorado and West Virginia matched 5 for $1 million prizes. What are the odds? Powerball numbers on 2/22 'angel numbers' day included 22, 2x Power Play Tickets start at $2 a piece. Below is what to know about lottery odds, how long to claim the cash option if you bought a ticket in Florida, and what happens to unclaimed prize money, according to the Florida Lottery. Good luck! Powerball drawings are at 11 p.m. EST Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. Check back for Saturday, March 15, winning Powerball numbers. We'll see if there's a winner or another rollover. A $1.586 billion Powerball tale: From a small town to 'Today' show with Savannah Guthrie to $6.2 million home The last Powerball streak ended Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, when a ticket purchased in Oregon matched all five numbers plus the Powerball to win $331 million. The jackpot reset to $20 million on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, which was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday, and Inauguration Day 2025. Below is a recap of Powerball drawings and how long it took to grow from $20 million to the current prize. Saturday, March 15: $378 million Wednesday, March 12: $353 million Monday, March 10: $335 million Saturday, March 8: $320 million Wednesday, March 5: $295 million Monday, March 3: $279 million Saturday, March 1: $272 million Wednesday, Feb. 26: $248 million Monday, Feb. 24: $230 million Saturday, Feb. 22: $215 million Wednesday, Feb. 19: $195 million Monday, Feb. 17, Presidents' Day: $183 million Saturday, Feb. 15: $172 million Wednesday, Feb. 12: $154 million Monday, Feb. 10: $142 million Saturday, Feb. 8: $133 million Wednesday, Feb. 5: $113 million Monday, Feb. 3: $100 million Saturday, Feb. 1: $89 million Wednesday, Jan. 29: $69 million Monday, Jan. 27: $56 million Saturday, Jan. 25: $46 million Wednesday, Jan. 22: $31 million Monday, Jan. 20, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day: $20 million Grand prize indeed! Powerball winner Edwin Castro publicly claimed $2.04 billion jackpot — on Valentine's Day Powerball drawings are held at 11 p.m. EST Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, including holidays. According to players have a 1 in 292.2 million chance to match all six numbers. Prizes range from $2 to the grand prize jackpot, which varies. The next Powerball drawing will be Saturday, March 15. Prizes for Florida Lottery must be claimed within 180 days (six months) from the date of the drawing. To claim a single-payment cash option, a winner has within the first 60 days after the applicable draw date to claim it. The Florida Lottery says its scratch-off tickets and Fast Play game prizes "must be claimed within 60 days of the official end-of-game date. Once the applicable time period has elapsed, the related Florida Lottery ticket will expire." According to Florida Lottery's website, winners cannot remain anonymous: "Florida law mandates that the Florida Lottery provide records containing information such as the winner's name, city of residence; game won, date won, and amount won to any third party who requests the information." However, the site states, the "names of lottery winners claiming prizes of $250,000 or greater will be temporarily exempt from public disclosure for 90 days from the date the prize is claimed, unless otherwise waived by the winner." Lottery experts and lawyers have said there are ways to remain anonymous if you win. Who won, how long did it take to win Powerball, Mega Millions and those billion-dollar jackpots? Here are the Top 10 Powerball jackpots in the history of the game as of March 15, 2025: 10. $731.1 million — Jan. 20, 2021; Maryland 9. $754.6 million — Feb. 6, 2023; Washington 8. $758.7 million — Aug. 23, 2017; Massachusetts 7. $768.4 million — March 27, 2019; Wisconsin 6. $842.4 million — Jan. 1, 2024; Michigan 5. $1.08 billion — July 19, 2023; California 4. $1.33 billion — April 6, 2024; Oregon 3. $1.586 billion — Jan. 13, 2016; California, Florida and Tennessee 2. $1.765 billion Powerball drawing — Oct. 11, 2023; California 1. $2.04 billion — Nov. 7, 2022; California As of March 15, 2025, there have been 12 lottery jackpots that have reached or surpassed $1 billion. Only once has a jackpot surpassed $2 billion. These are the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history. $2.04 billion Powerball prize, Nov. 7, 2022, Edwin Castro of Altadena, California $1.73 billion Powerball prize, Oct. 11, 2023, Theodorus Struyck of California (ticket purchased at Midway Market in California) $1.586 billion Powerball prize, Jan. 13, 2016, Marvin and Mae Acosta of California, Maureen Smith and David Kaltschmidt of Melbourne Beach, Florida, and John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee $1.58 billion Mega Millions prize, Aug. 8, 2023, Saltines Holdings LLC of Miami, Florida $1.537 billion Mega Millions prize, Oct. 23, 2018, won by an anonymous player in South Carolina $1.348 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 13, 2023, LaKoma Island Investments, LLC, with the ticket purchased in Lebanon, Maine $1.337 billion Mega Millions prize, July 29, 2022, won by an anonymous partnership with a ticket purchased in Des Plaines, Illinois $1.326 billion Powerball prize, April 6, 2024, Cheng and Duanpen Saephan and Laiza Chao of Oregon $1.22 billion Mega Millions, Dec. 28, 2024, California winner TBD $1.128 billion Mega Millions prize, March 26, 2024, won by an anonymous winner in New Jersey with the ticket purchased at ShopRite Liquor No. 781 in Neptune Township, New Jersey $1.08 billion Powerball prize, July 19, 2023, Yanira Alvarez of California $1.050 billion Mega Millions prize, Jan. 22, 2021, won by the Wolverine FLL Club of Oakland County, Michigan (This story will be updated with new information.) Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper. This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Winning Powerball numbers March 15, 2025, ahead of St. Patrick's Day
