Child finds needle in candy in Imperial

KYMA on November 4, 2025

Karina Bazarte

IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA) – A terrifying moment for a family in Imperial County after a child discovered a needle inside a chocolate bar after trick-or-treating on halloween night.

The Imperial Police Department (IPD) says a father called saying his 12-year old child found a needle inside a fun size “Twix” candy bar.

Officers say the family went out for halloween on Friday near the area of Shoshonean and Canon Drive.

Law enforcement says the parents of the child checked his candy bag before the child ate a candy. Police say the parents did find some candy that were unwrapped and threw them away, but missed the Twix that had the needle inside

“On Saturday, November 1, the family was gathered inside of the garage to watch a baseball game, and the 12 year-old boy got his bag of candy, he went to unwrapped the bar and noticed that there was a needle sticking out… the father immediately grabbed the candy, contacted us,” said Sgt. Jeremey Schaffer with IPD.

IPD say they collected the candy for evidence and the case is still under investigation.

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Imperial County voters weigh in on Prop 50 ahead of Tuesday’s Special Election

KYMA on November 4, 2025

Adrik Vargas

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) – Californians are gearing up to make a big decision in Tuesday’s Special Election.

Proposition 50 is on the ballot, a measure that aims to redraw the state’s congressional districts, similar to recent redistricting efforts in Texas.

As of Friday, about 15,000 Imperial County residents had already cast their ballots out of roughly 95,000 registered voters.

“It’s very important for everybody to come to vote, not to stay at home,” said Elizabeth L. Obeso, one of many voters who showed up early to make her voice heard.

Voters are split on the issue. Some say the measure could give California more representation, while others worry it would hand too much power to state politicians.

“I was reading the news and following all the comments. It’s important to have more seats here in California,” Obeso said.

“It doesn’t seem right to me, because you’re giving more power to the politicians instead of the citizens,” added Jesús Mayoral, another local voter.

Election officials say voting has been steady so far, with more expected to come in before the polls close.

“We have already processed all of the ballots that we have received in the mail thus far, and we’re ready to accept more,” said Linsey Dale, Imperial County Registrar of Voters. “We’re on target and on schedule.”

Dale also reminded voters to sign their vote-by-mail envelopes to make sure their ballots are counted.

“If you don’t sign it, it will be rejected,” she said.

About 25 polling stations will be open across the Imperial Valley from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Polls close Tuesday at 8 p.m., and that’s when the first results will start to come in. To find your polling place, visit the Imperial County Elections Office website.

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Colorado voters secure ‘Healthy School Meals for All’ passing propositions LL and MM 

KRDO on November 4, 2025

Bradley Davis

COLORADO (KRDO) – Coloradans passed Propositions LL and MM, which will support the continuation of free school meals, according to Colorado Democrats.

“Colorado voters sent a clear message tonight: no child should ever have to learn on an empty stomach,” said Colorado Democratic Party Chair Shad Murib.

Two tax initiatives were on your ballot on Tuesday about the state’s “Healthy School Meal for All” program. Here’s a quick breakdown:

“Yes” on MM: Voting for a tax increase on households making over $300,000 to continue the “Healthy School Meals for All” program.

“Yes” on LL: Voting that the state can keep over $12 million in excess revenue from the first Healthy School Meals for All tax proposition that passed in 2022.

When the Healthy School Meals for All program passed in 2022, it allocated just over $100 million in new tax revenues to provide school meals to children at no cost for families who opt in, rather than just families who qualify as low-income. The state underestimated the amount of revenue the new tax would generate and was now asking voters to approve Proposition LL, which allows it to retain the additional funds.

“With the federal uncertainty around federal food assistance, one place kids know that they’ll for sure have, a good meal, regardless of what happens in Washington, regardless of everything, what we can control is making sure that those kids know they’ll have a good meal at school,” Save the Children spokesperson Ana Bustamante said in a previous interview with KRDO13.

While the revenue exceeded expectations, so did the costs. The program was also supposed to raise wages for school workers and buy fresh ingredients from local Colorado farmers for the schools. Neither happened.

The state said the money came up short because more students opted in than expected, and inflation drove up food costs. It said the money partially covered the meal reimbursements, as well as administrative costs.

The new plan, MM, outlines the same goals as the old plan. But the proposition warns that the wage increases and local food purchases could be cut again if the money still comes up short after the tax increase. If there is any leftover money, the state said it will go to funding SNAP benefits.

The Colorado GOP opposed both propositions. On Facebook, the group said the program was “unsustainable from its inception.” It also referenced how the state would still fund free and reduced lunches for qualifying low-income students if both initiatives fail.

No individuals or households that make under $300,000 a year will see a change in their taxes. Out of affected taxpayers, those who make less than $500,000 a year would pay about $200 in taxes toward the program. Taxpayers who make over $1 million a year would pay around $1,500.

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Residents of east Colorado Springs street say that past repairs leave it in dire need of repaving

KRDO on November 4, 2025

Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — When the next round of the 2C expanded street paving program starts in the spring, residents along Kern Street hope to be included.

Homeowner Dave Cozad hopes it’s sooner rather than later.

Cozad contacted KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior this summer about extremely bumpy conditions on Kern, a block-long street that has around 30 homes, west of Wooten Road on the city’s east side.

He described the pavement as “like a rollercoaster” for the past 20 years.

“When these houses were put in, they used clay tile, sewer lines, and, over the years, with the heaving and buckling of the soil, the clay tiles became misaligned and caused clogged sewers,” Cozad explained.

“Most of the houses on the street, on both sides, have had to have their sewer lines replaced from the house to the tap. And that’s why we see all these patches in the pavement here.”

Cozad said that getting answers from officials about repairing the street has been difficult.

“I talked to (city) streets (division), probably,” he recalled. “It’s probably been close to ten years ago. They came out and looked at it and said This is really not a streets problem. It appears to be more of a utilities problem. So, I then contacted (Colorado Springs) Utilities, and they came out and looked at it, and said This is old, and it really isn’t a utilities problem.”

Cozad stated that Kern was included on the 2022 paving list, but the work didn’t occur.

“There have been crews come out and do measuring and markings and stuff, but nothing’s ever happened with it,” he said. “So, I really don’t know where we are on the list with it.”

Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) said that a crew was in the area in February to inspect a wastewater sewer line replacement, but that the utility didn’t perform the installation.

CSU also said that such an installation would require a city permit that meets city requirements.

Kern Street is not on the city’s paving list for 2026 or 2027, and The Road Warrior will ask the city for comment on the matter.

However, a city public works manager understands the frustration expressed by citizens who feel that they’re waiting too long to have their streets repaved.

“We do have the potential to, possibly, add streets or move streets again, depending on coordination,” said Corey Farkas, who oversees operations and maintenance. “But we do ask people to let us know. Call us. Let us know. We’ve got other alternatives”.

It’s worth mentioning that paving crews often prioritize streets that aren’t in the worst possible condition because they’ll last longer, while the worst streets often require a full reconstruction — which takes more time and money.

On Tuesday evening, Richard Mulledy, the city’s public works director, released the following statement:

“Currently, Kern Street is not on our immediate future 2C paving list. Thanks to our voters, the next version of 2C will touch approximately 40% of City roads identified through our data gathering as needing 2C treatment. While that is a staggering amount of work, it still leaves some roads off the list. Our 2C program uses data-informed decisions to prioritize our projects, making the most efficient use of taxpayer money to keep our roads smooth and safe. We also take resident input and visually inspect roads. This, like many other roads, is constantly analyzed for possible future maintenance options if it’s financially feasible.”

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‘Swim Shady’ released back home for the holidays after getting struck by boat

CNN Newsource on November 4, 2025

By Samantha Roesler

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    JUNO BEACH, Florida (WPTV) — Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach is celebrating another successful turtle rehabilitation story following the release of “Swim Shady” Monday morning.

Swim Shady was brought by Inwater Research Group in Port St. Lucie to Loggerhead Marinelife Center in August 2025 after being found stranded with buoyancy issues from getting hit by a boat.

The 268-pound loggerhead turtle was found to be carrying sea turtle eggs, had limited vision and was anemic. She underwent surgery to remove the upper part of her shell and recovered with antibiotics and other supportive care.

Swim Shady’s clever name was selected in a contest held by travel brand Pacsafe, which sponsored the turtle’s rehabilitation.

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Oyster shells from Palm Beach County restaurants helping restore Lake Worth Lagoon

CNN Newsource on November 4, 2025

By Vannia Joseph

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    PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida (WPTV) — A new local effort is turning restaurant leftovers into a powerful tool for cleaner water. Oyster shells from The Breakersand Cod & Capers Seafood are getting a second life — helping restore the Lake Worth Lagoon through a new recycling and restoration program led by the Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation.

Foundation executive director Tom Twyford said until recently, Palm Beach County wasn’t part of the oyster restoration movement and that the county is catching up to a growing national trend in oyster restoration.

“We really weren’t recycling oysters in Palm Beach County, and we saw an opportunity to collect them for locally based restoration,” he said. “We’re pretty much late to the party on this one, I got to be honest with you.”

Each week, Twyford collects hundreds of used shells from restaurants and takes them to John D. MacArthur Beach State Park, where they cure under the Florida sun. Once sanitized, volunteers string the shells on cables to create vertical oyster gardens, hanging underwater structures that give oyster a place to grow.

“The oysters are strung on a piece of cable and suspended in a water column right at the oyster’s happy spot right between high tide and low tide, the perfect environment to grow,” Twyford explained.

“Oyster shells are far too valuable of a resource to just send to the landfill,” Twyford said, demonstrating how the gardens are lowered into the water.

Each new oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day, improving clarity and restoring habitat for marine life. But Twyford said these small projects are about more than recycling — they’re a response to years of damage.

“There’s been a lot of degradation to our water quality over the years, a lot of loss of local habitat like seagrass,” he said.

One of the biggest threats, he explained, is sediment loading — the fine, mucky material that clouds the water and buries seagrass beds after heavy rains or storms.

“Let’s say we get a tropical storm, or let’s say we get a hurricane — you can see what happens to our waterway,” Twyford said.

He said these oysters are much more than sea life — they’re vital to a healthy ecosystem.

“Oysters are a keystone species in the marine system,” Twyford said. “They’re the most cost-effective, environmentally efficient filtration system we could ever want to have.”

But the project is about more than cleaning the water it’s also about connecting the community.

“The other beauty of the program,” Twyford said, “is the community outreach aspect,” noting partnerships with local school groups and volunteers who help build the gardens.

Still, Twyford admits there’s more work ahead.

“We have a problem where, in bodies of water like the Lake Worth Lagoon, the water quality is a really important issue — and it’s one that we’re not winning the war on,” he said.

Since starting, more than 170 vertical oyster gardens have been installed, including right in residents’ backyards in the Village of North Palm Beach, an area leading the charge when it comes to the filtration gardens.

Twyford hopes more coastal communities will join the effort.

“If we can get thousands, tens of thousands of vertical gardens suspended in the waterways of Palm Beach County, we’ll be making some progress toward water quality and clarity,” he said. “It’s not going to solve all the problems, but it’s going to help a lot.”

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‘Anybody can do this’: Michigan man runs 5K in every county in the state

CNN Newsource on November 4, 2025

By Sam Landstra

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    KENT COUNTY, Michigan (WXMI) — A Michigan man has completed his goal of running a 5K in every county in the state.

On September 26, Michael McCatty drove eight hours to Keweenaw County in the Upper Peninsula, took a four-hour ferry to Isle Royale and journeyed into the remote island’s rough, rugged terrain. He had limited cell service and, searching for a signal, his phone died halfway through the run.

But after jogging past vistas overlooking Lake Superior and rows and rows of pine, McCatty had finished his five-year challenge. One state. Eighty-three counties. Eighty-three runs.

“I would like to say it was a very emotional day,” McCatty said to FOX 17. “To be honest, it was more relief.”

“This challenge — although it’s all about running 5Ks — I soon learned it was mostly about driving and spending money,” he said.

In 2020, McCatty, a marketing manager from Traverse City, sought to find “a simple challenge that was something less than marathon training.”

“Well, everybody runs a 5K. There’s no problem there,” he said. “But I was thinking, what if I ran every county in Michigan?”

McCatty tracked his runs on Strava and took photos of his travels. On weekends, he knock out a couple of counties. On work trips, he’d run during his downtime. All of it wound up on his website.

“What I get out of it, more than anything, is to continuously work at improving where I’m at today,” McCatty said.

In Kent County, McCatty parked at a hotel and ran through downtown Grand Rapids, starting and finishing at Rosa Parks Circle.

In Ottawa County, he passed through residential Grand Haven and ran alongside the Grand River for a short length.

In Muskegon County, he circled Hart Lake, bounding through backwoods and dirt trails.

“Every county is so different,” McCatty said.

The people in Michigan’s counties, though, are not so dissimilar.

“Everybody seemed to be nice. I think that was shocking to me,” McCatty said. To be out of my town of Traverse City and be completely downstate near Ohio, and everybody’s nice.”

The miles ran by McCatty are many. The miles driven are more than he can count. What he can do is say he did it.

“Anybody can do this,” he said. “It’s been a very good experience for me.”

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Sacramento voter receives two ballots, raising election concerns

CNN Newsource on November 4, 2025

By Michelle Bandur

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    SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — On the eve of the California special election, a Sacramento voter received two ballots in the mail, raising concerns about the voting process.

“I was going to vote today,” said Robin Baker. She was confused when she realized two ballots arrived in the mail. She explained that she received one ballot mailed on Sept. 27 and another on Oct. 9.

Baker noted that she renewed her driver’s license at the DMV during this period but did not make any changes to her address or political party, nor did she re-register to vote or request a ballot.

Sacramento County Elections officials said voters can request replacement ballots if lost or damaged, and they are automatically generated when changes are made to a voter’s registration. That can happen during a driver’s license renewal, but only if the voter makes changes. Baker said she made zero changes, and she’s concerned about the duplication.

“There’s a confusion for me as a voter, did my vote count, or do I get both of them? And then there’s also how much this is costing the state of California,” Baker said.

Another voter, John, expressed concerns about election integrity.

“If that’s a mistake, I shouldn’t get two ballots,” he said. “Every one of us should try to be conscious and be right in ourselves and doing what is right.”

Election officials said the original ballot is now voided and Baker should use the second ballot. Baker remains concerned about the process.

“I care about our country. I care about elections. I believe in them. I believe in a process. But I’m worried that this isn’t really working very well,” she said.

The Secretary of State’s office assured that, regardless of the situation, only one ballot per person will be counted. However, the DMV could not provide information on what happened with Baker’s driver’s license renewal and why she was re-registered to vote without her knowledge.

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27 tickets, no charges before deadly crash: ‘Too many slaps on the wrist’

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By James Stratton

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    MILWAUKEE (WISN) — A deadly crash at 76th Street and Florist Avenue forever changed the lives of the friends and family of Taylor Poirier and the life of Navarus Campbell.

Campbell didn’t have a driver’s license and had 27 suspension and revocation tickets when he was speeding on West Florist Avenue and hit Poirier and his two kids inside their gold Buick. The crash killed Poirier.

“He was the best dad ever,” said Hannah Marsden, Poirier’s partner and the mother of his children. “I mean, the kids wanted to go anywhere he went.”

Marsden and Poirier’s two kids were hurt, and Marsden was pregnant with twins at the time of the 2023 crash.

“I think they’re coming to terms with the fact that dad being gone is something that’s permanent now,” she said. “You know, there really is no way to explain it to them. They pretty much understand.”

Campbell, ticketed 27 times, shouldn’t have been driving. Yet, continued to rack up ticket after ticket. Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Campbell to 20 years for the deadly crash and for later running from police. Campbell was driving in a legal loophole that 12 News uncovered and investigated for more than two years.

Drivers without a license weren’t paying their first ticket. Then, the state was classifying their non-existent licenses as “suspended.” Police across the state then wrote suspension tickets, instead of charging them for not having a license. The second time they were caught without a license should have been a misdemeanor charge; instead, they were racking up tickets.

After WISN 12 News uncovered the problem, the state changed its classification of drivers like Campbell, effectively closing the loophole. Milwaukee police also changed standard policy after our investigation.

WISN 12 News wrote letters to unlicensed, “loophole” drivers in prison who were the focus of our reporting. Campbell was the only one to respond and agree to an interview. 12 News went to the Racine Correctional Facility, a Department of Corrections prison, where Campbell is serving time.

“It’s not a day that goes past that I don’t think about what happened that day,” he said. “I wish I could have done things differently and would have done things differently.”

Campbell says he was late to work on the day of the crash.

“I do fault myself for speeding,” he said. “Things could have probably been different if I wasn’t speeding.”

Campbell told WISN 12 News he didn’t know he was driving in the legal loophole, but did know he was not going to jail for not having a license. Yet, still drove illegally again and again. He claims the tickets started stacking up when he and his brother were both giving his identity to police. Campbell kept driving to get to work to provide for his seven kids.

“It’s almost like a slap on the wrist,” he said. “So, you get too many slaps on the wrists, it’s like ‘Okay, it shouldn’t get worse than this.’ That’s how I was thinking.”

“You’re telling me that misdemeanor charge might have woken you up to stop driving?” investigative reporter James Stratton asked.

“Yes,” Campbell responded.

Milwaukee police and the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office are arresting more drivers after the policy change.

“The reckless driving in Wisconsin, it needs to stop,” Campbell said. “I hope that my story can change people’s lives,” Campbell said.

“Nothing will ever be enough,” Marsden said. “Nothing can compare to what I’ve lost, what my children have lost. There’s no time limit that could make up for that.”

Marsden said she is now taking care of her kids alone. She set up this GoFundMe to raise money for a new vehicle.

“I don’t think I forgave myself,” Campbell said. “Like I say, I took a man away from his family.”

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Driver abandons injured woman in fatal crash, later arrested

CNN Newsource on November 4, 2025

By Mariana La Roche

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    MUSKEGO, Wisconsin (WISN) — A 77-year-old woman died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash in Muskego on Sunday, around 7 p.m., in the S7100 block of Hillendale Drive.

According to the Muskego Police Department, the 47-year-old man who was driving the car fled the scene before officers arrived, leaving the injured woman passenger behind. Several bystanders stopped to assist the woman before emergency responders arrived.

The woman was transported to a local hospital, where she later died from her injuries. Authorities located the man at a nearby residence and took him into custody.

Multiple charges are being referred to the Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office, including homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, operating while intoxicated third offense, hit and run causing death, and resisting an officer.

The Wisconsin State Patrol is conducting a crash reconstruction as part of the investigation.

The Muskego Police Department expressed condolences to the victim’s family and thanked the Tess Corners Fire Department, Wisconsin State Patrol, New Berlin Police Department, and citizens who stopped to help at the crash scene.

No additional information is being released as the investigation remains active.

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