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NZ Herald
21-05-2025
- Automotive
- NZ Herald
Racing in Hawke's Bay: Waipukurau racing returning in November, Hastings by spring 2026
Major races from that day were run at Matamata a few days later, and major races scheduled for the last day were run at Te Rapa, Hamilton. Other days scheduled for the 2024-25 season in Hastings were also run at other courses, including the Hawke's Bay Cup at Trentham last month, and no dates have been allocated to Hastings for the 2025-26 season starting on August 1 and ending on July 31 next year. The statement said: 'Pending approval by the NZTR board, we can confirm that work will progress on a partial recambering of the bends leaving the home straight (1600m and 1400m) of the Hastings racetrack. 'Notwithstanding any unforeseen circumstances, this significant, expert-led investment will allow for a safe and confident return to racing in Hawke's Bay for spring 2026.' The work is necessary to make racing sustainable in Hawke's Bay well into the future, Ballesty and Riddell said. Further planning is under way to determine the long-term vision for racing in the wider Hawke's Bay area, which has also in recent years lost racing at Wairoa. It also includes facilities such as grandstands and other off-track facilities. The two organisations expect to share more detailed updates with members and the public in July, the statement said. 'We would like to thank our East Coast racing clubs who continue to work together to shape a strong and sustainable future for the industry and the community. We look forward to racing returning to the Hawke's Bay region.'
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Bicyclist trying to cross highway in Stevens County hit, killed by car
May 14—A bicyclist trying to cross State Route 231 Tuesday 1 mile south of Ford, Washington, was hit and killed by a driver, according to Washington State Patrol. David D. James, 53, of Ford, was riding north along the southbound shoulder of the Stevens County highway at 1:20 p.m. when he failed to yield trying to cross the highway and was struck by a 2016 Chevy Malibu, WSP said in a news release. James was airlifted to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, where he died Wednesday morning, according to WSP Sgt. Greg Riddell. Riddell said the driver of the Chevy swerved to try to avoid hitting James but "clipped" him. The driver, who was uninjured, was cooperative and not impaired. No charges are expected against the driver, Riddell said. WSP District 4, which includes Adams, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties, has investigated 10 fatal crashes this year compared to three for the same time period in 2024, according to WSP. The leading causes of the crashes were impairment (four) and failing to yield the right of way (two).
USA Today
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Peyton Manning and Carrie Penner check in on high school helmet project
Peyton Manning and Carrie Penner check in on high school helmet project The Denver Broncos are making a big impact in 2025, on and off the field. As part of the ALL IN. ALL COVERED. campaign, where the Broncos pledged to provide new Riddell helmets to all 277 Colorado high schools, Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and team co-owner Carrie Walton Penner took a tour of the Riddell facility to check on the progress of the project. Manning and Penner were shown each step of the helmet-making process: picking, painting, decal application, packaging and shipping. Penner was able to help paint a few of the helmets, while Manning helped with decal application. While reviewing completed helmets for the Peyton Panthers, Manning poked fun at the name of the team. "Peyton Panthers, appropriately named because the Broncos beat the Panthers ten years ago in the Super Bowl," said Manning. "We're combining all these worlds. Peyton Pride, baby!" You can watch the full video of Manning and Penner's visit below. You can read more about the team's helmet program on the team's official website. Related: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans.
BBC News
19-03-2025
- BBC News
Police hunting more gold toilet heist gang members
The other burglars involved in the theft of a £4.8m gold toilet are still being hunted following the convictions of two of the gang, police have smashed their way into Blenheim Palace and ripped out the toilet hours after a glamorous launch party at the Oxfordshire stately home in September Tuesday Michael Jones was found guilty of planning the burglary and Fred Doe was convicted of conspiring to sell the gold. Ringleader James Sheen previously pled guilty to the Supt Bruce Riddel said it was clear there had been "others involved" in the crime. Five men were seen on CCTV carrying out the heist, but only two, Sheen and Jones, have ever been days of the robbery the artwork, called America, had been broken up and sold on, the court previously heard. None of the gold has been is believed that Sheen moved some of the gold through other criminal contacts in Birmingham, as well as through Doe, who is from Windsor in Berkshire. Speaking outside court following the verdicts, Det Supt Riddell said: "As part of the investigation, a number of other arrests were made, but further charges could not be brought at this time."He urged anyone who may have new information regarding those involved to contact the the "complex investigation", the force had made "multiple arrests" and "investigated numerous scenes across the country", he kingpin Sheen, from Oxford, pleaded guilty last year after police found his DNA at the scene and gold fragments in his was described in court as the "common denominator", having been charged with planning and transferring criminal property, as well as burglary. Det Supt Riddell said it was "clear" Sheen was the man behind the the convictions, the BBC revealed his full criminal has been jailed at least six times since 2005 and has led organised crime groups that made more than £5m from fraud and theft - money authorities have largely failed to recover."It is clear that Sheen has only one intent, and that is to steal money and property regardless of the impact it has on others and communities," Det Supt Riddell added that Thames Valley Police would "look to exploit every opportunity we can to recover assets made from the Blenheim burglary".A fourth man, Bora Guccuk, was cleared of conspiring to sell the gold at Tuesday's hearing. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Educators, lawyer speak on TN proposal to require schools to check students' legal status
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Tennessee bill that would let public school systems charge tuition to undocumented students — and require all systems to check all students' legal status — could sow anxiety in immigrant communities if it became law, a local school official said Monday. 'I think most of them would cooperate because they are very cooperative, law abiding,' Unicoi County Schools Federal Programs Director Mike Riddell told News Channel 11. He was speaking of the rural system's sizeable Hispanic community that does include some families that haven't been in the area for very long — and almost certainly at least a few with family members who aren't in the United States legally. More area flood victims say their FEMA checks have been stolen 'I do think there would be some maybe trepidation and fear on the part of (students) initially enrolling,' Riddell said. 'That would be my biggest fear is, on the front end they just wouldn't enroll them in school because they would know that that was going to be required of them upon enrollment.' The bill, which heads to a House committee Tuesday after narrowly passing the Senate Education Committee last week (three of eight Republicans voted 'no'), would mandate that systems document the status of students who enroll. School systems would also have the option of charging tuition to students whose paperwork doesn't prove they are either citizens, legally in the country on some other status, or in the process of obtaining citizenship. That's a marked departure from how school systems interpret federal law when it comes to educating K-12 students. 'We don't ask for citizenship status,' Riddell said. 'We don't ask for Social Security number, any of that. When a student enrolls here, we ask for proof of residence that they reside in our county because that's required.' A 1982 Supreme Court decision, Plyler v Doe, found that the nation's public school systems must provide what Riddell referred to as ' free and appropriate education' regardless of legal residency status. 'That means any student or child, 18 or under, that comes into our school system, we enroll them and we educate them. That's based upon federal law … as interpreted by the court system up to this point in time.' Riddell said Unicoi County employs four English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers. 'We've had a little bit of an uptick in the number of students, but not enough that we can't fund it or take care of it,' he said of the cost of providing ESL services. Missy Testerman teaches ESL and directs the program for the Rogersville City Schools and is the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)'s National Teacher of the Year. She said funding ESL programs hasn't stressed most school systems' budgets, as various federal income streams and state 'TISA' funds leave little for local districts to cover. 'The most expensive students to educate are actually those students who are enrolled in career technical education programs, which are so important,' Testerman said. 'But I have a concern if we begin to use the excuse that we cannot educate students because they're costly, will that then trickle down to disabled students that require additional service?' Testerman said she's concerned that mandated gathering of information may be as much of an impetus for the bill as any desire to help systems save or recoup some money. 'That's a place that's difficult for my heart to go, because honestly, it just does not make sense to choose to not educate every student who's in your state,' Testerman said. 'So when we're thinking along those lines, that makes it very uncomfortable for me. But yes, those thoughts do enter my mind.' Testerman said she was surprised to see the bill nearly die in the education committee. Republicans Ferrell Haile (Gallatin), Mark Pody (Lebanon) and Kerry Roberts (Springfield) joined Memphis Democrat Raumesh Akbari in opposing the bill, which passed 5-4. 'I'm really, really thankful for the courageous leadership,' Testerman said, referring to the Republicans who voted against. 'It's just bad practice for our students, it's bad practice for our state,' she said. 'When we have companies moving into our state to establish industry, they're doing so because they feel as though they can locate workers within our state. 'Moves like this are just going to demonstrate that we're not serious about educating all of our students and on down the road that will affect the types of industry that move into Tennessee, and it is that industry that allows us to be prosperous.' McKenna Cox, a local attorney, said she believes the bill is intended at least as much to challenge federal precedent as it is to offer school systems a chance to recoup some money. 'I think they want to have that bill passed, certain members of the legislature, have that bill go up and eventually, hopefully make it to the Supreme Court on a writ of certiorari and be heard and reexamine that entire precedential decision,' Cox said. Testerman said if that is the case, 'as a taxpayer, I find that a waste of taxpayer funds to pass legislation solely with the intent of being able to litigate it.' If the bill were to pass and become law in Tennessee or another state, Cox said she believes groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center or American Civil Liberties Union are 'poised' to challenge it — provided they can find plaintiffs. 'Do they want to come forward and and put themselves in the spotlight that way, especially in light of the current attitude towards immigrants in this country at the moment,' she said. While Riddell said he didn't foresee great difficulty in setting up a vetting system for new enrollees if it came to it, Testerman and Cox both expressed concern about that as well. 'How are we going to determine what is a valid immigration document and what is not?' Cox said. 'It's a challenge for most judges. It's a challenge for most folks who are not involved and steeped in this immigrant and immigration milieu. And so to put that burden on schools, I mean, they have enough to do as it is, seems like an additional stretch, an additional burden and an additional cost.' Even Testerman, who's worked with a number of immigrant families, said she expects compliance would be difficult. 'They're not experts on the authenticity of paperwork, and it's going to put another burden on school systems to comply with regulatory things when our focus needs to be on educating our students,' the veteran of more than three decades in the classroom said. Cox said the Plyler v Doe decision found that all children present in the U.S. are protected by the Constitution's 14th Amendment, and particularly the Equal Protection Clause, when it comes to public education. Reversing that, she said, could not only jeopardize children's education — it could potentially subject families to a greater risk of deportation. The bill shields any lists of student legal status from public information requests, but Cox isn't sure that would apply to authorities. 'They'll be in Tennessee Department of Education records, and those records might be accessible to Tennessee agencies that then can share with a federal government agency or an immigration enforcement agency or local and state law enforcement,' she said. News Channel 11 reached out to Sen. Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City), a co-sponsor who voted for the bill in last week's education committee meeting, asking several questions about his hopes for what the bill would accomplish. The station repeated questions asked last week but has not received a response. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
