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Yahoo
12-05-2025
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Lenexa landscape business owner scammed through Facebook Marketplace
LENEXA, Kan. – The Lenexa Police Department has had multiple recent cases involving stolen items for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Ryan Ross thought he struck a good deal on a piece of equipment for his landscape company on Facebook Marketplace. Little did he know it was stolen from a retailer before it was listed for sale. Kansas City, Kansas crash leaves motorcyclist dead Sunday evening 'He thought the sale was legitimate. Turns out it was actually a stolen piece of equipment from Home Depot, and we had to sadly go and repossess that. So now he's out of the piece of equipment, and he's out $10,000,' said Lenexa PD Public Information Officer Danny Chavez. Ryan Ross is the owner of Ascend Lawn & Landscape. Like many others in the industry, he uses Facebook Marketplace regularly to buy and sell equipment. He was shocked to learn that the Ditch Witch he bought had been stolen before it was listed for sale. 'Everything you buy off Marketplace, equipment-wise, you pay for in cash. And it's crazy because we've had it for a while, and then the police officers showed up at the job site, and there was a tracker in it, and it had been stolen from a Home Depot, I think they said in Colorado,' Ross said. Ross says the seller was from out of state. 'It was a good deal, and there are a lot of good deals to be had. So they said they would bring it down here, so I bought it,' Ross explained. He's now unable to find the seller's Facebook account. 'I actually had a phone number too, and we were texting back and forth. I screenshotted all the texts, which was great, but that phone number is no longer in service. So these people know what they're doing,' Ross explained. Ross said it was challenging for his small business to lose the equipment and the money, but they were over. He hopes his story helps other people avoid similar scams. New 52,000 square foot sports facility in Lee's Summit set to open 'Everything you're buying that has significant value has a serial number, model number, etc. What I learned through this was that you can take that serial number and usually run it through the manufacturer's system or somebody's system and try to find if it's stolen,' He said. 'Probably the biggest takeaway is that if it seems too good to be true, maybe it is.' Lenexa police talked to FOX4 last week about safety tips and ways to avoid scams when using online resale sites. You can find those tips here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
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North Carolina advocacy groups react to bill proposing rules for homeless camps
(WGHP) — From Greensboro to Thomasville, homeless camps have been a concern with citizens for years. The solutions vary as to how leaders believe the problem can be addressed. Randolph County Representative Brian Biggs is proposing a unique solution, but not everyone agrees with it. This new bill would move the homeless population to designated the advocates say this could lead to bigger problems. 'There's so many tents. There's so many homeless there, and it's unsanitary … This bill … Does it criminalize homelessness? No. It addresses the use of public property for camping and sleeping without prohibiting homelessness itself,' Biggs said. Biggs is sponsoring House Bill 781. That bill would allow local leaders to designate city-owned properties for those who are unhoused to live. This would only take effect if the indoor shelters run out of space, and it's meant to be a temporary fix, only allowing up to a year. Ryan Ross is the director of Open Door Ministries, which is a non-profit organization in High Point that helps the homeless. He says the proposal can cause more issues. 'People are then just going to move around and instead of congregating in one area where you can control it a little, they are going to spread out even more,' he said. Janise Hurley, director of Davidson Medical Ministries, a non-profit organization that serves as a gateway to community resources for those facing homelessness, says other states have gone down a similar path with no luck. 'It hasn't benefited the people in general. It has only continued to increase the significant issue we've already been seeing, and it could be crime, trash. It could be personal hygiene issues,' she said. FOX8 brought these concerns to Biggs. 'I strongly believe in the importance of listening to those directly impacted by our policies … Input from affected individuals and service providers should be part of that conversation at the local level,' he said. The organizations say they are on the front lines working with the homeless population every single day, and they believe policies like this one often forget the real people. 'Know the population you are dealing with before you make these decisions,' Ross said. 'We have to look at each person as an individual, and we know we treat people with problems. We don't treat people as problems,' Hurley said. According to Biggs' office, the bill passed out of a North Carolina House committee on Tuesday and could be up for a vote as early as Wednesday. If it becomes law, it will go into effect in October. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX8 WGHP.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Business
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A gondola system in Denver? One man says it's the key to economic revitalization
DENVER (KDVR) — The director of a downtown Denver nonprofit says the key to downtown revitalization could be in the form of a gondola system. Ryan Ross is the director of New Denver Downtown, Inc. On Sunday, he publicly unveiled his plans for downtown revitalization, entitled 'Downtown Revitalization Project.' Bill streamlining food truck permits passes Colorado House committee 'The idea is to revitalize all of downtown,' said Ross, speaking from his office that overlooks the 16th Street Mall. Most notably, the project includes plans for moving sidewalks, an outdoor/indoor amphitheater and a three-loop gondola system. 'We don't need buses on the mall,' he said. The estimated cost for the project, according to Ross, is a half-billion dollars, which he said could be financed with bonds, federal grants and local partnerships. Ross said the project could take place anywhere in the downtown area. The 16th Street Mall first opened in 1982. Ross said he has had one, initial discussion with Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's team. Cherry Creek schools set to spend $15M to partner with NWSL for new stadium, multi-use facilities A spokesperson for Johnston said, in a statement: 'While we have not, yet, reviewed this specific application, Denver is looking forward to exploring all creative and productive applications submitted.' Additional information on the proposal is available from info@ Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Politics
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Confusion reigns over US grant freeze
HIGH POINT — High Point-area nonprofit representatives, like their counterparts across the country, are struggling to figure out how a possible freeze on federal grants will affect them and the services they provide to people in need. Among them is Ryan Ross, executive director for Open Door Ministries, who said a federal grant freeze could affect $300,000 allocated annually for a program that offers long-term housing to homeless people with chronic mental health issues or physical disabilities. Open Door Ministries currently has 25 people in the program supported by federal funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Amid the confusion, the administration of President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered conflicting messages on the proposal to freeze most federal grants loans, including grants to nonprofit organizations. At the first of the week, the administration announced the freeze so that federal administrators could review programs for liberal or politically correct biases that run askew of Trump's recent barrage of executive orders. The order meant that no money provided by federal grants of any kind could be spent, potentially shutting down many services. Organizations such as Meals on Wheels, which receives federal money to deliver food to the elderly, were worried about getting cut off. Even temporary interruptions in funding could cause layoffs or delays in services. A federal judge late Tuesday afternoon issued a minute stay on the grant freeze and scheduled a hearing for this coming Monday. The White House faced a backlash across the country from advocates for nonprofits and pressure from elected officials besieged by upset constituents, The Associated Press reports, and on Wednesday formally rescinded the memorandum that ordered the freeze. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the reviews of spending will go ahead in any case in all agencies and departments. A statement from the legislative office of state Rep. Cecil Brockman, D-Guilford, who works regularly with nonprofit groups locally, said the consequences of a federal grant freeze could be dire. 'We will be working with local stakeholders and other entities to ensure continued service to our vulnerable communities until this crisis is resolved, and we call upon our GOP colleagues to demand an end to this crisis at once,' the statement said.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Yahoo
Man sentenced, license suspended after driving impaired in 2023 Vandalia crash
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to driving impaired in a 2023 Vandalia crash. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 23-year-old man accused of driving while impaired in 2023 Vandalia crash formally charged Ryan Ross, 24, will spend two years in prison and had his driver's license suspended for three years, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas court records. This comes after he pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular assault and another count of OVI back in December. Court records indicate that the two years will be served after Ross finishes a sentence of three to four-and-half years in jail in Greene County. TRENDING STORIES: Air Force brigadier general removed from WPAFB command due to inappropriate relationships 4 ice fisherman rescued after being stranded on ice floe, USGC says Boy Scouts of America changing name; Local council provides insight As previously reported by News Center 7, Vandalia officers and medics responded on August 5, 2023, to the 8400 block of S. Brown School Road on reports of a crash. Dispatch records showed four vehicles were involved, but the Vandalia Division of Fire shared on social media back in 2023 that three vehicles were involved. They shared photos showing heavy damage to a blue pickup truck and a black car. Fire officials also shared that there were multiple people trapped in their vehicles. >>RELATED: 3 in critical condition after multi-vehicle crash in Vandalia Three people were taken to an area hospital's trauma center in critical condition, according to Vandalia Division of Fire. Another person was treated at the scene for minor injuries. Online jail records show that Ross is incarcerated in the Noble Correctional Institution for a drug-related conviction in Greene County. His sentenced ends in Sept. 2027. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
