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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
‘Bock bock, you next': Man harassing peacocks tried to murder man who confronted him
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man will spend more than seven years in prison after he was convicted of shooting a man who confronted him while he harassed a flock of peacocks in Southeast Portland. On Sept. 29, 2023, officials said Dylan Levi Rhoads was harassing peacocks across the street of the victim's home when the victim asked him to stop. New express routes will take Portland-area residents on day trips to the coast In response, Rhoads said, 'Bock, bock, bock, you next' and 'we can bang right now.' The man went back into his house and waited for Rhoads to drive away. 'When he thought it was clear, he went back out to his car to leave and made it a couple blocks to the next intersection and saw that they were waiting for him there,' according to the Multnomah County DA's office. 'The driver shot at the victim from the driver's seat of their vehicle.' Investigators said they found five shell casings in the street and multiple bullet strikes on the car. They said the bullets 'grazed' the victim, but he was not seriously injured. Officials said it was because 'he had installed a special, heavy duty seat in his vehicle which stopped one of the bullets from hitting him.' Possible thunderstorm across Portland metro Monday Rhoads pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder with a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon, but the Multnomah County DA's office said Rhoads also resolved eight cases against him. 'This defendant had a clear pattern of escalating, dangerous, criminal behavior. And yet he was repeatedly released after being arrested for his earlier crimes,' Deputy District Attorney Eric Palmer said. 'I believe the system failed here — failed both the victims and the defendant.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Kiwanis Park unveils new $68K zipline after fundraising success
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — The University Kiwanis Club has officially opened it's new zipline. A ribbon cutting was held on Thursday, April 24, to mark the opening of the $68,000, 66-foot zipline at the Kiwanis Park playground. Playground Committee Chair Mary Rhoads said this was made possible through countless grants over the past four years. The zipline cost nearly $70,000, with $16,000 coming from donations. Rhoads said the rest of the cost was covered by funds raised during the Kiwanis Club Pancake Festival, which speaks volumes about the people who make up the Wichita Falls community. 'I think it's because it's for the kids, and it's also for families. This is a place where people can come with their parents or grandparents. We have benches for people to sit, and they can enjoy the out of doors, and the kids can have an enormous amount of fun. I don't think there's another zip line this long in the city anywhere,' Rhoads said. Rhoads continued to say that they have plans to add even more to the park in the future, but they can't do it without community support. Click here to make a donation or learn how to join the University Kiwanis Club. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
The Benson Iris Society postponed its show. Here's the new date for the blooming event
The annual Benson Iris Society Show has been postponed to April 26 after local irises took a beating in April hail storms, Mary Rhoads, president and show chair of the organization, said Saturday. Free to the public, the show was set to take place Saturday, Rhoads said. But thunderstorms dropped hail in the Wichita Falls area April 4-5, leaving damage in their wake. "Any iris that was in bloom got totally creamed, I mean, shredded," Rhoads said. Irises have a long blooming season though, so more will be flowering by April 26, she said. The show will be open to the public 1:30-5 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 5800 Southwest Parkway. Both bare-rooted and potted irises will be for sale at the show, Rhoads said. The show is sanctioned by the American Iris Society. More information is available through the Benson Iris Society's Facebook group and by calling Rhoads at 940-704-5606. More: Smith's Gardentown suffers hail damage More: Wichita Falls City Council to consider annexing land for data centers Trish Choate is the executive editor for the Abilene Reporter-News, San Angelo Standard-Times and Wichita Falls Times Record News. Contact Trish with news tips at tchoate@ Read her recent work here. Her X handle is @Trishapedia. This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Benson Iris Society postpones annual free show, here's the new date
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Why strawberries in Ohio could be fewer this spring
COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A recently discovered disease on crops is already having an impact on strawberries in Ohio. Neopestalotiopsis on strawberries has caused a 'significant crop loss in the state,' according to Ohio State University plant pathologist Melanie Lewis Ivey, an associate professor and Extension State Specialist in the Department of Plant Pathology in Wooster. Last fall, she wrote an article for Ohio Fruit News, an Ohio State publication, describing the difficulty strawberry producers in Ohio are facing this season in procuring plants free of the 'aggressive' disease. The likely result will be a significant strawberry shortage this spring at U-Pick farms around Ohio, resulting in higher prices for consumers due to the reduced supply. The fungus, or pathogen, was first found in Ohio in 2021, and has since spread from the Carolinas to eastern Canada. Signs of disease show up as browning leaves in the mother plants acquired from affected nurseries. 'Runners that come off the mother plant are then potted up into daughter plans. If the mother plant is infected with the pathogen, there's a high probability that the daughter plant is also infected,' Ivey said. The disease will show up in both greenhouse strawberries and those grown in the field. Café and bar expanding with Quarry Trails location Brett Rhoads, who manages more than 150 acres of fruits and vegetables at his family farm near Circleville, noticed the fungus on plants he purchased from a producer in Canada last autumn. 'We didn't realize until after we planted, we got some lab test results back that they were infected with the new disease,' Rhoads said. As a result, he is concerned this year's strawberry crop, which normally ripens in the middle of May, could be entirely lost. 'There's a lot of money sitting out there, tens of thousands of dollars.' Rhoads said strawberries are naturally difficult to grow in Ohio under the best conditions, and the process is very labor-intensive. Ivey said it is unclear whether the fungus can overwinter in Ohio, but noted that a trend toward milder winters raises the concern that the fungus could linger on plant debris. She advised that growers who have already planted their crops can apply fungicides to help slow the disease. After harvesting, the field 'should be ploughed and harrowed to chop up the remaining crowns and runners.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Politics
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Slap on the wrist? No jail time for Hawaii fireworks offenders
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Is it a step in the right direction or a slap on the wrist? That is the question after two men pled no contest relating to illegal fireworks charges and received no jail time. Some told KHON2 that it sends the wrong message after a deadly New Year's Day on Oahu. Two arrests made in connection to deadly Aliamanu New Year's explosion The Department of the Attorney General said Wolfgang Clark and Daniel Young were accused of selling illegal fireworks in 2024. The AG's office said both men were recently granted a deferred plea despite the state's objection. The men will receive four years of court supervision, a $5,000 fine and no jail time. 'The biggest term that usually happens during this period is that they can't commit another crime and they certainly can't commit the same crime again during this time. If they do, then this deferral goes away and it automatically becomes a conviction,' said legal expert Doug Chin. The case involving Clark and Young occurred before the . Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news A former judge said courts have given the accused a chance to expunge the charges from their record if they stay out of trouble for their court supervision period by deferring a conviction. 'So what's the consequences now by giving a deferral? At the end of the four year period, it gets wiped out,' said former judge Randal Lee. 'Like if it never happened.' Lawmakers said current legislation increases penalties that would have impacted this case if they had been law. Hawaii only has two illegal fireworks investigators 'My feeling is that if we're going to get a handle on it, the penalties are going to have to be a little harsher because typically, the real deterrent is thinking you're going to get caught,' said Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Sen. Karl Rhoads. Rhoads pointed out that illegal fireworks cases have rarely even made it to prosecution in Hawaii in the past, and he is a little disappointed in the light punishment but said the process itself is a step in the right direction. 'Whether you spend any time in jail, having to pay a fine and having to be monitored for I think it was four years, that does not do you any good,' Sen. Rhoads said. 'It moved in the right direction, but then by granting a deferral is basically saying it never happened,' Lee said. 'It's kind of like getting into the concert, but then you can't hear anything.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
