$8K worth of supplies stolen from boy scout troop

CNN Newsource on April 7, 2026

By Rachel Whelan

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    FAIRFIELD, Ohio (WLWT) — An Ohio Boy Scout troop is working to rebuild after thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment was stolen.

Roger Noe, the scoutmaster of Troop 902, said he got the call last Wednesday that the troop’s trailer had been broken into outside the Optimist Club building in Fairfield.

“At first, I was hoping it was an April Fool’s joke,” Noe said.

But when he arrived, it was clear it wasn’t.

The troop’s trailer had been forced open, and nearly everything inside was gone — about $7,500 worth of camping and cooking equipment, including tents, lanterns and stoves.

The loss hits especially hard because of how the gear was purchased.

“They fundraised for a year and a half to buy these new tents, and now they’re all gone,” Noe said.

The equipment supports everything the troop does — from fish fry fundraisers to camping trips and backpacking adventures for kids ages 10 to 17.

“It’s all to teach kids,” Noe said. “Camping, being outdoors, working together — those are life lessons.”

Noe said breaking the news to the scouts wasn’t easy.

“Kind of broke my heart,” he said.

The troop had just moved into the Optimist Club building in Fairfield weeks earlier, hoping to grow their program and reach more kids in the community.

Instead, they’re now starting over.

But just days after the theft, the community stepped in.

Members of the Fairfield Optimist Club presented the troop with a donation of more than $3,000.

Club president Dennis Tingley said the decision came quickly after members learned what happened.

“We had a brief discussion, passed the hat, and were able to raise the funds,” Tingley said.

Tingley said many members felt a personal connection to the cause.

“A lot of us were scouts too, myself included,” he said.

While the donation doesn’t cover the full loss, it’s a major step toward getting the troop back on track.

For Noe, the goal goes far beyond replacing equipment.

“Growing up is camping … hanging out with your buddies … sleeping under the stars,” he said. “That’s the memories I want to create for these kids.”

The troop has set up a GoFundMe to help replace the remaining equipment ahead of their summer camping plans.

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Property manager wanted, accused of stealing thousands of dollars for trips, plastic surgery

CNN Newsource on April 7, 2026

By Tyler Watkins

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    MARTIN COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — A Martin County property manager is wanted after she was accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the county’s homeowners’ associations.

The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said Alexandra Delacaridad Gonzalez was employed by Avant-Garde Property Management.

Deputies said she wrote checks to herself from HOA accounts that she managed and concealed the thefts by creating fake invoices and false ledger entries.

Gonzalez also reportedly forged the signatures of authorized account holders.

According to MCSO, she used the stolen funds for expenses such as shopping, plastic surgery, and vacations.

The HOAs identified the suspected fraud and reported it to the sheriff’s office. MCSO said the identified victims include the Whitemarsh Reserve Homeowners Association and The Dunes of Hutchinson Island.

Gonzalez has warrants for two counts of fraud exceeding $50,000, two counts of grand theft, 61 counts of uttering false instruments, and 59 counts of embezzlement. Her total bond has been set at $1,350,000.

Deputies believe Gonzalez may currently be in the Miramar or Vero Beach area.

MCSO asked anyone with information on Gonzalez’s whereabouts, or if you believe your HOA might have been a victim of similar activity, to contact the sheriff’s office at (772)220-7000.

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School buses stocked with lifesaving kits

CNN Newsource on April 7, 2026

By Olivia Tyler

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    MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (KCCI) — All Marshalltown School District buses and vans are now equipped with Stop the Bleed kits, thanks to the Marshall County Public Health Department.

The kits include a tourniquet, pressure bandage, gauze, nitrile gloves, trauma shears, marker and a step-by-step instruction card.

The kits are portable first-aid kits designed to treat injuries from car accidents, stabbings, and even gunshot wounds.

There are 86 bus drivers and assistants in the school district. All of them are getting mandatory training on how to use the kits from Marshall County Emergency Management.

“Our buses are out on the roads, in town, out of town, and come across a lot of things, accidents, and we’re trying to prepare them for any emergency. And we’re fortunate enough to have a great partner in the city and the county,” said Rex Kozak, Transportation Director for Marshalltown School District.

Through grants from the federal government, the county’s public health department received $30,000 to put toward the kits.

“It’s important for our rural counties to have these as well. They transport a lot of kids. They have to travel at least an hour to an hour and a half to a lot of sporting events. So, to have those in the event of an emergency is pertinent,” said Sydney Grewell, Marshall County Public Health Director.

Grewell says they’ll be using the grant money to equip two other school districts in the next few months.

The Marshalltown School District says it hopes it never has to use the kits, but in case it does, now all drivers will be prepared.

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Spring biking offers rare, quiet way to experience Yellowstone National Park

KIFI on April 7, 2026

Danielle Mullenix

Yellowstone National Park, WY (KIFI) – While this winter has been relatively warm across eastern Idaho and parts of Wyoming and Montana, there are still plenty of ways to enjoy the outdoors—including a unique opportunity inside Yellowstone.

Inside the Yellowstone National Park, April 2026.

For a few weeks each spring, before the park fully reopens to vehicle traffic, Yellowstone looks a lot different. Roads that are typically packed with cars become quiet, open pathways—creating ideal conditions for cyclists.

According to the National Park Service, bikes are allowed on select park roads during this early-season window, until the roads reopen to vehicles later in the spring.

That means visitors can ride past geysers, rivers, and even wildlife in a way that’s nearly impossible during peak tourist season.

“The craziest thing I’ve seen in springtime biking is baby bison being born,” said local cyclist Kelli Hart, as she poured an espresso shot for the new customer who listened to her across the small bike shop cafe countertop.

Just outside the park’s entrance in West Yellowstone, MT, Freeheel and Wheel Bike Shop is helping visitors make the most of the short biking season. Shop owners Kelli Hart and Melissa Alder say this time of year offers a completely different Yellowstone experience.

Freeheel and Wheel Bike Shop, located in West Yellowstone

“My favorite part about biking in Yellowstone this time of year is being able to just go in there without the cars,” Hart said.

She says the experience is all about slowing down and taking in the natural surroundings.

“We tell people—it’s so calm. You can ride side-by-side with somebody and not feel the danger of cars and vehicles,” Hart said.

From bike rentals and repairs to gear and local expertise, the shop sees more visitors eager to hit the road during this limited window.

While biking is typically limited to April, warmer weather and clearer road conditions this year have allowed cyclists to get an early start, with some already riding in March.

Still, conditions can change quickly. Park officials encourage visitors to check current road conditions before heading out and to be prepared for limited services inside the park this time of year.

Cyclists are also reminded to stay alert, share the road with wildlife, and plan ahead for changing weather conditions.

Yellowstone is set to reopen to vehicle traffic on April 17th, bringing this quiet biking season to a close.

As more people look for unique outdoor experiences, spring biking in Yellowstone is quickly becoming a must-do adventure—offering a rare chance to see the park in near silence before the crowds return.

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El Paso County starts new policy to regulate placement, maintenance of roadside memorials

KRDO on April 7, 2026

Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — We often see makeshift memorials created along local roads, streets and highways where loved ones died in vehicle crashes, and many friends and relatives take pride and find comfort in those creations.

However, El Paso County officials say that the collection of crosses, photos, flowers, stuffed animals, and other items poses a concern because there is no policy to manage them, maintain them and keep them consistent.

The county is in its second week of a new policy approved by commissioners to address that concern, a policy that many local governments already have.

Joshua Palmer, the county’s chief engineer, said that the policy helps the county remain accredited by the American Public Works Association.

“There’s hundreds of different items that (we) had to go through and determine, ” he explained. “Do you have a policy? If you do, does it need to be updated? How does it apply? You need to improve it.”

Currently, a citizen is not required to register to create a memorial, to seek permission to do so, or to pay for establishing and maintaining it.

The new policy requires a citizen to submit an application; if it’s approved by the county’s chief engineer, the applicant must pay a $100 fee and receive a blue, personal sign for the lost loved one that will remain at an approved location for five years.

County employees will make and install the sign, return it if it has to be moved for roadside work, and replace it if it becomes damaged.

The fee covers some but not all of the cost of providing signs to replace handmade memorials, the county says.

Officials say that a sign honoring the victim of a crash will include the victim’s name, or be sponsored by another person or entity authorized by a family member.

However, a sign remembering an impaired driver will not bear that person’s name, but will be allowed to include a safety message.

There are 15 memorials along county roads, and those memorials are grandfathered in and not required to follow the new policy.

Some of those memorials include different types of signs, but the county seeks more consistency in that regard.

The county also says that no photos or other personal items can be placed around memorials, under the new policy.

OTHER LOCAL ROADSIDE MEMORIAL PROGRAMS

Colorado Springs has no formal process regarding roadside memorials, but if officials receive a complaint about them and an inspector determines that they pose a safety hazard, they will be removed and stored by the Operations and Maintenance Division for at least three months.

People who installed the removed materials can reclaim them by contacting the city.

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has a formal program that requires an application and a fee of $150 if approved; signs are installed for a maximum of two years and can only be placed on state highways.

Pueblo allows a free placement of a roadside memorial for a maximum of 45 days; for a $200 fee, the city will erect and maintain a sign for up to six years; citizens can pay more for a memorial bench or a tree plaque on city property.

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Colorado becoming disc golf powerhouse as sport gains popularity

KRDO on April 7, 2026

Bradley Davis

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – In a new report, Colorado ranked first in the country for Disc Golf availability as the sport continues to surge in popularity, according to UDisc.

UDisc is a popular disc golf scorekeeping and course-finder app. It releases a report every year based on user data. In its 2026 report, it found Colorado has surpassed 320 disc golf courses statewide, with Denver becoming a nationwide powerhouse. The app found the Cottonwood Creek Park course to be the most popular spot to play in Colorado Springs.

UDisc said its users played over $20 million rounds of disc golf in 2025.

Local disc golf mobile store owner Alan “Disczilla” Corbin has played the sport for almost 50 years. He said he picked it up while in the Marines in the late 1970s, and he’s watched the sport blossom.

“I moved to Colorado from Florida, and the first thing I did was look up on the internet and found the Cottonwood course,” Corbin said. “I came out here and made about 10 friends on the first TeePad, and my wife said, ‘I’ve been in the military for 20 years and don’t know that many people!’ And I said, ‘Well, you’ve got to get out and play disc golf!'”

He said he’s seen the sport transform from localized pockets to a nationally televised event. He said some of his former mentees have gone on to travel the world and make money from the sport.

“I played in Denver with the deaf disc golf players,” Corbin said. “When they throw and hit a tree or something, they turn and start explaining, and I know what they’re saying because I’ve been there before.”

Corbin’s course is off East Blaney Road in Peyton, and his mobile RV store travels all across Southern Colorado.

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Michigan man charged with kidnapping following Amber Alert for 12-year-old Iowa girl

CNN Newsource on April 7, 2026

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    WATERLOO, Iowa (KCCI) — A 23-year-old Michigan man is facing multiple felony charges after a missing 12-year-old from Iowa was safely located within an hour of an Amber Alert being issued, authorities said.

The Waterloo Police Department requested the statewide Amber Alert on Sunday after the child was reported missing in Waterloo. According to police, the case developed rapidly when investigators were notified that the suspect’s vehicle had been found in Coloma Township, Michigan.

Law enforcement officers located the child in the vehicle and confirmed the child was safe.

Following an investigation, Waterloo police charged Daniyal Khan, 23, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, in connection with the incident. He faces charges of second-degree kidnapping, indecent contact with a child and sexual exploitation of a minor.

Khan was taken into custody and booked into the Berrien County Jail, where he remains held.

Authorities said no additional details are being released at this time as the investigation remains ongoing.

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Former Miss North Carolina 2024 dead at 22 after cancer battle

CNN Newsource on April 7, 2026

By DeJuan Hoggard

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    DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — Former Miss North Carolina 2024 Carrie Everett died Monday morning after being diagnosed with cancer.

According to her family, Everett, 22, died in the Seattle area surrounded by family and friends.

Everett was diagnosed in 2024 with an aggressive form of cancer called signet ring cell carcinoma. Shortly after her diagnosis, Everett returned home to Washington state to be with family.

The pageant winner was a student at North Carolina Central University in Durham.

Chancellor Karrie G. Dixon released a statement to the student body announcing Everett’s death.

“It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the passing of Ms. Carrie Everett, most recently a sophomore music major, on Sunday, April 5, 2026, after a valiant battle with cancer,” wrote Chancellor Dixon. “Carrie will be remembered as a trailblazer who shared her inspirational talent and leadership with so many. As a sophomore in 2024, she became the first current HBCU student to be named Miss North Carolina. Her platform, We Need Equity to Build Communities, sought to make pageants more accessible to young people. Her work to recruit young women who may not consider pageants due to the expensive entry fees and wardrobes was commendable. Carrie selected NCCU because of the university’s music program – she enjoyed singing gospel music – and regularly graced NCCU occasions with her beautiful singing voice. Her ambition, grace, tenacity and talent will be deeply missed.”

Everett spoke to ABC11 in September 2025 when she mentioned she was excited about returning to Durham to continue school, despite her illness.

In a Monday Instagram post on Everett’s social media, the caption reads, “We are heartbroken to share that last night, the beautiful nightingale, Helen Carrie Everett, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. The cries of her heart became songs that stirred the spirits of everyone who had the pleasure of hearing her sing. She lived a full life and with her last words, on stage and in life, she proclaimed the goodness of God. Her impact on this world is undeniable, and we will carry on her legacy of advocacy and praise.”

The family has requested privacy.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

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Albuquerque Fire Rescue expands fleet with new UTVs, type 3 engine

CNN Newsource on April 7, 2026

By Alyssa Munoz

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    ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Albuquerque Fire Rescue has added new equipment to improve wildfire response and rescue operations.

A new UTV will be placed near the foothills and another near the Bosque, each costing $180,000. Officials say the vehicles help crews reach narrow, hard-to-access areas faster than larger trucks. Each carries 60 gallons of water and 5 gallons of foam and can also be equipped with a basket for patient transport during rescues.

AFR says it bought its first UTV in 2024 and found it useful for wildfires, backcountry rescues, and large public events such as Balloon Fiesta. The department is also adding a Type 3 engine, which is built for both wildland firefighting and structure protection in the urban-wildland interface.

Officials say expanding the fleet improves coverage across the city. It also allows AFR to deploy one Type 3 engine out of state if needed, while still maintaining protection in Albuquerque.

“We have $17 million of apparatus on the books ordered. So, we have trucks scheduled to be delivered this summer, but we’re projecting out all the way past 2030. So that’s part of that fleet management that we’re really trying to stay on top of,” said AFR PIO Jason Fejer.

AFR says the vehicles are funded through a mix of state and local sources.

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‘It’s saving his life’: FDA approves new drug for rare disease, helping Kansas family

CNN Newsource on April 7, 2026

By Isabella Ledonne

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    OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KSHB) — The FDA gave accelerated approval for a groundbreaking drug that helps treat Hunter syndrome, a rare disease that affects fewer than 500 people in the United States. It’s mainly diagnosed among boys.

Hunter syndrome has not had an FDA-approved treatment in 20 years, until now.

Overland Park parents Jenny and Nick Neuerburg used their voices to advocate for treatment approval and to call on federal lawmakers to help bring awareness to the rare, degenerative disease. Their four-year-old son, Atlas, was diagnosed when he was 18 months old.

“Basically, his body does not produce an enzyme that gets rid of junk and bad stuff,” Jenny Neuerburg said. “There was nobody else in Kansas with it that was being treated or any doctors that did treat it.”

Hunter syndrome can cause the loss of most basic functions and has a life expectancy between 10 and 20 years.

“It was a complete shock, and it’s the worst news that I think you could probably ever hear as a parent,” Neuerburg said.

The Overland Park family is currently in North Carolina for clinical treatments of AVLAYAH, an enzyme drug therapy that’s helped prevent the disease from taking over in Atlas’ body.

“It’s the changes we have not seen [that are significant],” Nick Neuerburg said. “He has just continued to progress normally, where a lot of kids right around that 18-month or two-year-old mark will stop speaking completely.”

During the interview with KSHB 41’s Isabella Ledonne, four-year-old Atlas explained how he liked the trains in North Carolina and was getting ready for his birthday party.

“That’s when I turn number four!” Atlas said. “Nice to meet you!”

Dr. Joseph Muenzer of the Muenzer MPS Research and Treatment Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill explained in an interview with NBC News that the new treatment will not reverse regressions that have already occurred.

However, the drug could extend children’s lives and prevent new symptoms from showing up for those who receive it early.

“If we take a child, very young, and can treat them prior to damage, now the potential is almost unlimited,” Dr. Muenzer said. “We don’t know how well they’ll do in the future, but they’ll do dramatically different than they would have otherwise.”

Because Atlas was receiving the treatment while waiting for FDA approval, his parents didn’t know how long he could keep receiving the enzymes or be in the trial.

“Even a six-month delay, if the [FDA] wanted to ask for more information, in that amount of time these kids will lose their ability to speak, to walk, to feed themselves,” Neuerburg said. “A normal, clinical trial and approval process doesn’t work if you want to be able to save a generation of kids with a rare disease.”

The Neuerburgs have been writing to and working with U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids’ office since May 2025, asking the federal representative for Johnson County to help get accelerated FDA action for Atlas’ treatment.

Jenny Neuerburg emailed Davids’ office on March 20, and she sent a letter to the FDA on March 23.

“We followed up with the FDA to flag that this was an issue, that it could have a significant and serious impact on kids like Atlas and to make sure that they really took the approval of this as seriously and urgently as necessary,” Davids said. “Sometimes things can work in government.”

The FDA gave its accelerated approval a few days after Davids’ letter.

“If anybody ever wonders if their advocacy pays off, this is such a great example,” Davids said. “I do wish that more people knew that this was an avenue that they could take to reach out to their member of Congress.”

For a disease as uncertain as Hunter syndrome, the FDA’s decision gives the Neuerburgs some hope.

“It was a big win for our community, and we really needed it after some of the delays and bad news we had gotten,” Jenny Neuerburg said. “It gives us the certainty that [Atlas] is going to be able to continue to get the care and treatment that he needs. It really changes his whole life. It’s literally saving his life.”

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