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Chicago Tribune
12 hours ago
- Chicago Tribune
Court briefs: Man charged in hit-and-run and serial burglar faces sentencing
A Calumet City man is charged with a Hammond hit-and-run. Daquan Howard, 25, was charged July 10 with aggravated battery, battery by means of a deadly weapon, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, criminal recklessness, leaving the scene of an accident with moderate for serious bodily injury, and misdemeanor domestic battery. He has not been apprehended. When arrested, he is ordered held on a $6,000 cash bond. A woman told police Howard, her ex-boyfriend, showed up in a red Mazda as she and her new boyfriend were walking near State Line Avenue and Webb Street. Howard hit her three times in the back of the head after they argued, she said. When the couple tried to walk away, Howard hit them with his car, then took off, an affidavit alleges. Anyone with information can contact Hammond Police at 219-853-6490. An alleged serial burglar faces up to four years in prison after signing a plea deal. Christian Felkamp, 24, of Gary, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of burglary. He admitted breaking into Robert Henry Corporation's property on Jan. 25 in the 2100 block of Southlake Mall in Hobart and stealing a trailer with four spools of NIPSCO wire. In a separate incident, he admitted to sawing through the roof of Fantasy Gentleman's Club, 3850 179th Street in Hammond on Nov. 22 to try stealing cash from the ATM. As part of the deal, he has to repay nearly $7,000 to the Robert Henry Corporation, $2,300 to the strip club, $1,000 to Midwest PGM Recycling, and more than $28,000 to NIPSCO. In exchange, Lake County prosecutors agreed to dismiss several other theft charges. His sentencing is scheduled Wednesday. Felkamp has four other pending burglary and auto theft cases in Porter County. A Munster woman faces up to 12 years in a plea deal in connection with her boyfriend's death. Marysa Roriguez, 22, pleaded guilty July 7 to burglary. Authorities allege her boyfriend Alijah Adams broke into a Hammond apartment on June 1, 2024 around 2:30 a.m. to the 600 block of 169th Street. The man living there allegedly shot Adams dead after Adams beat him. He has not been charged. Rodriguez admitted in documents that she 'worked in concert' with Adams. Specifically, she was there to fight a woman there. Adams' family has contested this. According to an autopsy report they provided to the Post-Tribune, Adams was shot in the head, twice in the back, once in the groin and thigh. That could not be independently verified by the Lake County Coroner's Office Adams was charged in an unrelated case in connection with the Jan. 13, 2020 death of Julio Salinas, 39, of East Chicago. That case was pleaded down to Level 5 felony assisting a criminal last year. His co-defendant Josue Anaya was gunned down in 2022.
New York Post
a day ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Tim Howard: USMNT's 'hard truths' must be faced for a World Cup run
Tim Howard had just completed a comeback. When the legendary United States men's national team goalkeeper recently spoke to The Post, he was wrapping up an appearance on behalf of Airbnb, which has a three-year partnership with FIFA to support accommodations around the recently completed Club World Cup, next summer's World Cup in North America and the 2027 Women's World Cup. Howard — the 46-year-old New Jersey native who tops goalies with 121 career appearances for the USMNT and who played professionally for the likes of Manchester United and Everton — led a training session 'experience' for select participants, which ended with instruction on penalty shootouts. 'It was the first time since I retired that I actually got in goal and dove around,' Howard said. 'I tried. I was actually OK.'
Global News
a day ago
- General
- Global News
Park commissioner wants vote on ending Kits Pool reservation system
A Vancouver Park Board commissioner is calling for the online reservation system for the Kitsilano Pool to be scrapped. The city implemented the online reservation system during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some critics argue that it is inefficient and deters people who aren't web-savvy from using the facility. The current system holds about 20 per cent of its capacity for drop-in visitors. ABC Vancouver Park Commissioner Marie-Claire Howard is seeking to present an emergency motion at Monday night's board meeting that would return the pool to drop-in access only, starting Aug. 1. Howard said the park board has received 'hundreds of emails' complaining about the system. 3:25 Public invited to weigh in on the future of Kits Pool 'People are asking that not only the reservation system be scrapped at Kits Pool, but at all the outdoor pools in Vancouver. So, yeah, overall, it's very clear. No one likes it,' she told Global News. Story continues below advertisement 'It creates these gaps between sessions. So you lose two hours a day, every day at every pool. That's a total of 10 hours a day, which is the equivalent of having another pool in service.' Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Howard said freeing up additional pool capacity is particularly important right now, given many of the city's beaches are currently under a no-swimming advisory due to elevated E. coli levels. Independent Park Board Chair Laura Christensen said the reservation system has both advantages and disadvantages, but that overall it works. She acknowledged some pool time is lost during the reservation changeover time, but that under the drop-in only model some people camp out at the pool all day while others are left waiting in line for an unknown period of time until a space opens up. 'We're getting more people through the pool because we have designated slots so that there's more turnover in the pool so more people are able to access it,' she said. '(The system) shows when we have space available for drop-ins, and that's they're not being used. I think that says that the capacity is available. Really, I think it's an education thing to let people know that drop-ins are available and that they can come out.' Christensen added that Howard's motion may not actually be debated on Monday night, as it was not submitted in time to get on the agenda, and may not qualify for a last-minute addition as urgent business.
USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Porter Martone to play at Michigan State hockey after Flyers picked him No. 6 in draft
Michigan State hockey is adding some NHL-level talent ... sort of. Porter Martone, the 18-year-old winger selected by the Philadelphia Flyers as the No. 6 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, will play for Michigan State in the upcoming 2025-26 season according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. Martone played in the 2024-25 season for the Ontario Hockey League's Brampton Steelheads, where he put up 98 points (37 goals, 61 assists) in 57 games played. There had been questions about whether Martone would play college hockey in the United States or continue his career on the junior circuit. The addition of Martone is a big pickup for the Spartans, who lost forward Isaac Howard on July 8 after the Hobey Baker Award winner signed an entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers. Howard was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning with the 31st overall pick in 2022, but was traded to the Oilers following his junior season at Michigan State. PROSPECT DECIDES Gavin McKenna, top prospect in 2026 NHL Draft, will play college hockey at Penn State Unlike in the other major North American professional sports, players drafted to an NHL team are allowed to continue their college careers while their professional team retains the player's draft rights. The Spartans won their second consecutive Big Ten title in the 2024-25 season, beating Ohio State 4-3 in double overtime in the Big Ten championship game with Howard scoring the winning goal. However, the No. 2 overall seed Spartans lost to Cornell 4-3 in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, which was eventually won by Western Michigan. Players from one of the three Canadian junior hockey leagues (Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, Western Hockey League, OHL) were originally banned from playing NCAA hockey since the NCAA previously considered them professionals, eliminating their amateur status. However, the NCAA ruled on Nov. 7, 2024, that some players from the Canadian junior leagues would be eligible to play NCAA hockey.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
A growing lack of attorneys in rural Oklahoma counties is creating access disparities
Oklahoma Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice Dana Kuehn and Justice M. John Kane IV speak July 10, 2025, to the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club. (Photo by Barbara Hoberock/Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA CITY — After earning his graduate law degree from New York University, Brent Howard accepted a job in Oklahoma City. But he quickly decided the long hours that came with practicing law in a metropolitan area wasn't for him, and moved back to his hometown of Altus and the family farm. 'I didn't feel I had the quality of life I wanted to pursue,' said Howard, who also serves as a Republican state senator. 'I just felt a calling to be back home, work with my family and have my own practice.' Howard, who is also a fifth generation family farmer, is one of 40 attorneys who lives in Jackson County, a county of about 25,000 residents in southwestern Oklahoma. Neighboring Harmon County has four attorneys while Greer has just two. The counties are among a growing number grappling with a shortage of lawyers, which experts say is requiring Oklahomans to travel further to obtain legal representation and creating access disparities between those who can afford attorneys and those who cannot. Howard said it also creates a conundrum for the state's criminal defense process because defendants facing charges are constitutionally guaranteed the right to an attorney if they cannot afford one. In all, an estimated 20 Oklahoma counties have been classified as a 'legal desert,' meaning they have fewer than one licensed attorney for every 1,000 people, according to an Oklahoma Bar Association analysis. Another 29 had fewer than 1.5 lawyers per 1,000 residents, according to the group's latest analysis. The shortage of lawyers is a national issue, but Oklahoma's dearth has captured the attention of Oklahoma Supreme Court Vice-Chief Justice Dana Kuehn. She talked about the issue recently during a presentation to the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club. When people go to law school in Norman, Oklahoma City or Tulsa, many don't return to practice in the rural communities they came from, Kuehn said after the meeting. 'It is called a drought in the rural communities,' she said. While Oklahoma and Tulsa counties have thousands of practicing attorneys, others have fewer than a handful. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that in Oklahoma, the state's practicing attorneys are aging, said Dale Kenyon Williams Jr., Oklahoma Bar Association president. More of the organization's members are now over 70 than under 30, he said. He said most Oklahomans also cannot afford legal services, which has increased the number of people representing themselves in legal proceedings or who are relying instead on the internet or artificial intelligence for legal advice and assistance, Williams said. 'In person interaction is absolutely the best way to establish a trusting relationship and work together to accomplish the client's goals,' he said. Williams, who has practiced since 1977, said the skyrocketing cost of a legal education coupled with a bad reputation for the profession has contributed to the shortages. 'Lawyers do much more than plaintiffs' work,' said Marc Roark, University of Tulsa College of Law interim dean. 'They do probate. They do family matters. They represent families when they find themselves in criminal problems. They represent school children as they are navigating the IEP (Individualized Education Program) process for accommodations in schools.' He said the price of law school has gone up nationally. The Education Data Initiative, which compiles statistics about higher education, reported in July that the average cost of law school is $217,480, which includes an average tuition cost of about $46,000 per year. In-state tuition rates at public university law schools increased nearly $1,300 between 2023 and 2024, the group found. The standard rate at the University of Tulsa for tuition is a little more than $30,000 a year, he said. 'Oklahoma law schools are some of the most affordable in the country, yet it is still a lot of money for most people,' said David Holt, dean of the Oklahoma City University School of Law. Holt said some other states have experimented with apprenticeship models as opposed to requiring attorneys to pass the bar exam. 'Some find that attractive and might make a commitment to practice in underserved areas in exchange for that opportunity,' said Holt, who is also the mayor of Oklahoma City. Solving the problem could also involve assistance with education, teaching students at an earlier age about the profession and making office space and establishing a practice more affordable for young attorneys, said Williams, president of the state bar. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE Solve the daily Crossword
