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    MESA, Arizona (KNXV) — The future of robotics is rolling into a Mesa classroom, where K-8 STEM Academy Red Mountain students are getting hands-on experience working with state-of-the-art technology and directly impacting the next generation of food-delivery robots.

Inside the school’s after-school robotics club, a group of fifth graders is using Sphero robots — small, rolling spheres donated by DoorDash — to navigate obstacle courses, solve engineering challenges, and spark their creativity.

“This group is brilliant. They think of things I would never imagine,” said Forrest Rhodes, a math and science teacher at Red Mountain Ranch. “They’re really looking to see what other creative aspects we can think of from these minds who aren’t bound by the traditional boundaries that you would have as an engineer or computer scientist.”

Each week, students use lesson plans designed by DoorDash to program the Sphero robots, running trials that mimic the work real delivery robots do on Mesa’s bike paths. The red robots, seen frequently by residents, operate at speeds up to 16 miles per hour to bring food straight to customers’ doors.

But there’s more to these classroom projects than learning to code. DoorDash analyzes feedback from the students, using their ideas and problem-solving skills — sometimes unexpected ones — to refine real-world delivery robot functions.

“You have to be really creative to work with them,” said student Addisyn Barnes. “It’s like a challenge, and I really like challenges, especially when it’s like, ‘roll forward 15 centimeters,’ but the robot may not know what 15 centimeters is.”

Fellow club member Soren Shreder Anderson added, “I think it’s really cool and very interesting to learn about and experience. It’s very adaptable, so if you need it to do something else, you can change it.”

Rhodes said the collaboration is a two-way street, with students often teaching teachers about advanced technology as they learn.

DoorDash has several garages packed with robots around the Valley, underscoring a commitment to innovation and community engagement. About 200 of them are based in Mesa, according to employees at the company’s facility off Broadway in Mesa.

The partnership gives students a unique opportunity to play a role in a rapidly evolving industry, showing how the next generation is shaping the technology of tomorrow — all from their classroom in Mesa.

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    PHOENIX (KNXV) — You may remember Dalton DeMicheli.

He is the 8-year-old from Queen Creek we introduced you to in March. He’s one of our Kidcasters at Phoenix Children’s hospital who was born with half a heart. He has undergone three open-heart surgeries in the last year alone.

Today, his story has reached a lot further than his hospital room.

When we first met Dalton, he told us he wanted to own the Arizona Diamondbacks one day. He is still working on that, but while he’s waiting and recovering, a restaurant noticed him.

Dalton is back at Phoenix Children’s this week for a common cold. For most kids, that is a day on the couch. For Dalton, it is oxygen support and a hospital bed.

“His oxygen was at 73,” his mother, Krista DeMicheli, said. “They knew something was wrong.”

Dalton has spent nearly 50 days at Phoenix Children’s in the last year — 30 of them in the ICU. And through all of it, one small comfort: Pei Wei Honey Seared Chicken.

“We ordered seven times at the hospital,” Dalton said. “It just became my go-to at Pei Wei.”

Even the nurses started to notice.

“Some of the nurses who really got to know Dalton would come in the morning and say, ‘so what are you having for lunch today?'” Krista said. “‘Is it going to be Pei Wei?’ And of course, it would be. Honey Seared Chicken. He only ordered Honey Seared Chicken.”

Dalton also makes food reviews. His mom posts them on social media at @demichelidiaries on TikTok and Instagram. It was just a way to pass the time, but Pei Wei saw them. Then the company asked for a meeting.

“I was just at a loss for words, honestly, when they told us what they wanted to do,” Krista said.

This Thursday, April 30, a portion of Honey Seared Chicken orders sold at most Pei Wei locations nationwide will go to Dalton’s family.

They need it.

Krista’s husband was let go during Dalton’s third surgery. Their insurance was paused. The bills were not.

“Job loss. No income. Three hundred and twenty dollars a week. Having to pay full price for medication,” Krista said. “Let’s just say we no longer have a savings account. We had to do what we had to do.”

And then the community showed up.

“My DMs are filled with strangers reaching out saying, ‘Your son is so inspiring, your family is so inspiring,'” Krista said. “‘You’re such a great mom. I don’t know how you do it, but keep pushing through.’ Prayers are being sent daily.”

We asked Dalton what he would say to everyone in the country who buys Honey Seared Chicken on Thursday.

“When you buy Honey Seared Chicken on April 30, money will be donated to us,” he said.

He is only 8 years old. He has been through more than most adults ever will. And his mother says, when you sit down on Thursday with your meal: “I hope when you’re enjoying your Honey Seared Chicken, you just think of Dalton and the good that you’re doing for him and our family.”

The Pei Wei fundraiser runs all day Thursday, April 30, at most Pei Wei locations nationwide, excluding airports, malls, and college campuses.

Dalton’s family has also set up a GoFundMe, and you can follow Dalton on TikTok and Instagram.

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    CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (WTKR) — Last week, Carlos Velez stepped in front of the mound at Harbor Park and fired in a first pitch prior to a Tides game.

It was quite the experience for a big baseball fan, but this was about more than just a throw for Carlos.

“Throwing that ball, which was a strike, by the way, it means a lot,” he recalled. “For [everybody with] Parkinson’s, every single caregiver, every single doctor, supporter, this is for them.”

A veteran of the United States Navy, Carlos is an ambassador for the American Parkinson’s Disease Association. It’s a condition with which he’s become all too familiar.

“On June 14, 2023, I was officially diagnosed with Parkinson’s,” remembered Carlos. “That day was a crushing blow, but here we are.”

He’s lived with the ailment for almost the last three years. The 49-year old doesn’t have the consistent tremors that many associate with the disease, but his pain level, stiffness and speech can change from one moment to the next.

“Basically you’re sitting on a rollercoaster strapped in that hasn’t stopped,” he said of battling the condition. “It went up, you’ve got Parkinson’s, good luck. It goes up and down, left and right, you get used to it, you turn, you spin.”

It’s a ride with which Carlos has become familiar and has learned to push forward, thanks to the help of his support system and his family.

“My wife is my rock,” the Chesapeake resident said. “She’s been my steady hand in this storm. Every time I need something, she anticipates it. My kids constantly check in on me. I’m lucky.”

“When I open the hive, I feel at peace,” Carlos noted. “My tremors go way, my stiffness goes away, my fluency, my speech.”

Now Carlos is devoted to bringing Parkinson’s awareness to his colony. He says the disease may slow a person down, but it can’t stop anybody. He hopes people who have been diagnosed with the ailment do what they love, find support and live life to the fullest.

“Reach out! Don’t hide it. It’s kind of awkward to go out. Yeah, we look funny, we walk funny, we probably talk funny. It’s OK!,” he exclaimed. “Do what you love.”

Carlos will be one of many to take part on the ADPA Virginia Chapter’s Norfolk Optimism Walk in the Mermaid City this Saturday. WTKR News 3 sports director Marc Davis will serve as the event’s emcee. For more information on the Optimism Walk, click here.

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    EMMETT, Idaho (KIVI) — A local peacock named Ivan has become a feathered fugitive and a community celebrity in Emmett.

Ivan joined the Bowhay family as a young peacock and quickly became Emmett’s most colorful escape artist — walking downtown, popping into yards, and turning heads all over town.

“So we got Ivan, I would say about 2 years ago. And ever since then, he, you know, he’s kind of been a part of the family, and he’s been full of adventures,” owner Carson Bowhay said.

Bowhay said the family originally got Ivan when they were buying some Silkie chickens. The seller offered them the 3-month-old peacock for free, and they decided to take him. Bowhay noted that peacocks take a long time to develop their beautiful colors and long tail feathers, meaning Ivan didn’t really start looking like the classic peacock until he was about a year and a half old.

The Facebook page, Ivan’s Emmett Adventures documents his day-to-day life and has even inspired local art and poems about the bird.

“He really like kind of brought a community together over something that was super small and super playful,” Bowhay said.

During Ivan’s adventures, the community has rallied around him. Bowhay mentioned a specific interaction where a neighbor down the street gave the Bowhay family rhubarb and talked with them about herbs and peacocks, connecting them with people they otherwise would have just passed by.

“Something as simple as a peacock kind of brought everybody together and brought laughs because I mean we don’t always get laughs with the way that the world is now, or you know, things that are going on in town, but it was really good to bring joy and happiness to Emmett,” Bowhay said.

Ivan’s personality is loud and loving, but also a bit dramatic and sometimes just a little weird. Bowhay said Ivan often calls from the rooftop of the family’s garage, making a sound that is “almost like somebody saying hello from super far away.” He also has a habit of going up to the family’s roosters, extending his tail feathers, and shaking his tail at them.

Bowhay said peacocks have another surprising trait: they hold grudges. And the target of Ivan’s grudge is Bowhay’s wife, Andrea.

“I just exist in his little world, but for my wife, you know, he sees her and and he’s like, oh heck no, like get me, get me away,” Bowhay said.

Right now, Ivan is in what the family calls “jail” — a safe area to keep him protected — but they hope to let him back out soon. To keep him safe in the future, the family recently clipped one of his wings so he can’t fly up into trees as easily, though he can still run around.

When they do let him out, they want to capture Ivan’s adventures with a GoPro and turn his best moments into a community book. Andrea is currently working on compiling all the pictures, Facebook posts, poems, and art created by locals during Ivan’s escape, serving as a keepsake for future generations to remember.

But Ivan’s story still needs one last chapter.

“We are still looking for a wife for Ivan, so if anybody’s got anything for this beautiful peacock, he is, he is single and ready to mingle,” Bowhay said.

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    WEST BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) — A Southwest Boise mother who serves as the primary caregiver for her two adult sons with disabilities is asking for help after surviving three strokes in a matter of days.

Mandy MacNeil has battled Fabry disease for most of her life. The rare genetic disease prevents the body from breaking down certain fats, causing them to build up and damage organs over time.

Last Friday, after finishing her shift as a certified nursing assistant, MacNeil felt something was wrong and drove herself to the hospital.

“And I was like, I almost hit your building. Take my keys. Please help me,” MacNeil said.

MacNeil suffered a stroke that day and has had two more since. She is currently in a Boise rehabilitation facility focused on recovery, but her inability to work has drastically changed her family’s financial situation.

“I’m the one that does everything. I usually pay all the bills, buy all the groceries. I can’t do that right now,” MacNeil said.

Family members are stepping in to help, including Jasmine Wilson, her son’s fiancé, who organized a GoFundMe campaign.

“I just couldn’t sit back and watch Mandy struggle with that alone, so I decided that we were going to try to help her in any way we could,” Wilson said.

MacNeil was not diagnosed with Fabry disease until 2003. Because she was not tested early, she said treatment came too late, leading to strokes and heart problems since she was 19.

“Like say, back in 1980, if we would have known, we could have got tested, and we could have got medicine,” MacNeil said. “Even with the medicine, it still causes destruction and all that, but that’s cause there’s not enough research.”

April is Fabry Awareness Month, and MacNeil hopes more research and awareness will help others avoid what she has experienced.

“People are getting a little bit more aware of it, and they are doing newborn screening now,” MacNeil said. “I’ve seen kids as young as five get treatment, and they start right away. And that makes them live a lot longer, and they don’t have many problems.”

After spending 35 years helping others as a certified nursing assistant and med tech, MacNeil said she is grateful not to be facing this alone.

“I try to help everybody. And take care of everybody else. So the fact that somebody else is gonna help me and take care of me feels very blessed,” MacNeil said.

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    TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — A local pilot with a can-do attitude is proving that anything can be done with hard work and determination despite having a disability. Now, she’s being recognized with the highest honor in our state by being inducted into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame. KGUN9’s Concetta Callahan got a chance to talk to the first licensed armless airplane pilot. Concetta asked Jessica Cox, “Do you know of anyone else who has flown planes with their feet before?”

Jessica replied, “I don’t believe there is anyone who has flown an airplane with their feet.”

Making Jessica the first person to do just that.

She is proving that the sky is the limit for her.

Being inducted into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame is a tremendous honor for her and a historic aviation achievement. Her very proud husband, Patrick Chamberlain, supports her in her love for flying.

Together, the couple started the Rightfooted Foundation International to empower those without arms. “Helping parents teach their kids that they are capable,” she explained. “Jessica has always worked with kids without arms. Since the day I met her, she was already networking with parents and meeting kids all across the country,” said Patrick. Jessica has a sweet photo with a 6-year-old in the co-pilot seat.

The child was born just like her, without arms. “It’s a wonderful organization that really inspires and brings out that message that disability does not mean inability,” Jessica said. Showing others born just like her that you really can do anything you set your mind to. “Just to be able to get in the plane, land a plane at an airport, climb out of that airplane and say, ‘hey, if I can fly with my feet then who is to say what people with disabilities can or cannot do’?” Jessica will be honored at the Pima Air and Space Museum during a special ceremony on Friday, May 15th.

Be sure to check out the Hall of Fame wall on your next visit.

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    CORONADO, California (KGTV) — Bill Martin, a 98-year-old veteran who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, is traveling to Washington, D.C., this weekend as part of an Honor Flight.

Martin is one of nearly 100 veterans taking part in the trip to visit the war memorials which honors their service. Martin will also be joined by his three daughters.

Martin served in the Navy for 36 years, eventually becoming a captain. His service began in 1945 when he was 17 years old, and the United States was at war with Japan.

“My dad took me down to the federal building in Detroit and had me sworn into the Navy, so I wouldn’t get drafted. There was a lot of fighting going on over in Okinawa,” Martin said.

Five years after WWII, Martin served in the Korean War, working in communications.

“I was working in the code room, sending and receiving coded messages,” Martin said. “We had aviators on board and attacked the North Koreans from Incheon, behind enemy lines.”

As Martin sifted through his memories from more than 70 years ago, he remembered one thing clearly.

“I was never in any danger in the Navy,” Martin said.

Then five years later, the Vietnam War started. During the Vietnam War, Martin recalled one experience leaving Saigon on an airplane and being given a warning.

“They said put your suitcases under you. They sometimes shoot at these planes from the rice fields with their rifles,” Martin said.

Martin said he patrolled the coast and intercepted ships during the Vietnam War. He remembers the pilots who never made it home and carries regret about the conflict.

“That was a nasty war. I’m sorry we even got involved in it,” Martin said. “I don’t know what we accomplished getting involved in that war.”

Now, 81 years after his service began, Martin will have the opportunity to visit the memorials for all three wars he served in in Washington D.C. this weekend, as part of Honor Flight San Diego’s program.

At 98 years young, Martin’s story isn’t finished.

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    BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (WDSU) — A newly released report by the State of Louisiana Child Ombudsman outlines significant concerns with the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services.

The report, which was conducted through the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office, reviewed complaints made by families and evaluated services provided by the agency.

According to the report, the problems outlined describe systemic issues within DCFS.

Those issues included communication failures, placement barriers, noncompliance with policies, and children being held in psychiatric hospitals.

According to the report, there were 230 reports of unreturned calls, inadequate information, or misinformation in 2025 within DCFS.

There were also reports of multiple cases that showed delays in home studies, failures in family notification, and problems with placement requirements.

According to the report, children often remained separated from relatives for months or years.

The report also claims that DCFS failed to follow required investigative procedures. DCFS is also accused of having breaches of confidentiality, improper denial of recording rights, untimely forensic interviews, and lengthy delays in case determinations.

A concerning allegation outlined in the report claims that DCFS placed children, primarily in the foster care system, in psychiatric hospitals for extended periods of time due to a lack of safe placements.

According to the report, there were 24 complaints of children being held in a psychiatric hospital despite being cleared for discharge.

The report said:

“These children no longer meet medical necessity criteria for inpatient care, yet remain hospitalized due to the absence of safe, appropriate discharge options, resulting in unnecessary institutionalization. This practice is costly, exposes children to potential harm from prolonged hospital stays, and restricts access to inpatient beds for other youth in acute psychiatric crisis. Moreover, it undermines federal and state legal principles favoring care in the least restrictive, most family-like setting.”

According to the report, of the 24 complaints received in 2025, there were 16 foster children placed in a psychiatric hospital, and at discharge, DCFS did not place the child in either a home setting or a “step down” facility in a timely manner.

The length of time these foster children remained in the hospital after discharge was months in some cases, according to the report.

The other 8 complaints regarding children left in the hospital were children originally hospitalized by parents or guardians and then abandoned.

When DCFS was notified that the child had been abandoned, it sometimes took months for the Department to seek a custody order to place the child in an appropriate placement, according to the report.

The report said it is critical that DCFS addresses this issue to ensure appropriate care for children.

The report also provided data on child fatalities for 2025. This was information WDSU requested from DCFS in November 2025, but did not fully receive.

According to the report, there were 25 fatalities reported in 2025. Of those, 20 were the result of abuse and neglect.

The fatalities happened across 16 different parishes statewide.

Of those 16 deaths, eight were from Southeast Louisiana parishes, including Orleans, St. Tammany, Jefferson, Lafourche, Terrebonne, and Washington.

The report provided goals that the Child Ombudman’s Division plans to provide to DCFS for the 2026 calendar year.

Those goals included ensuring the office had enough resources to provide a timely response to cases, expand public awareness on child welfare issues, improve conditions for the confinement of children in state detention facilities, and expand the Child Ombudsman’s capacity to review child placement facilities.

The Child Ombudman’s Division also plans on evaluating the effectiveness of the family notification requirements for children entering foster care and will systemically review child fatalities reported to DCFS in an effort to identify patterns and trends for public awareness campaigns.

Rebecca Harris, the DCFS Secretary, and other lawmakers spoke on the report and issues within DCFS in a legislative hearing on Monday.

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    GRIZZLY FLATS, California (KCRA) — The daily drive through Grizzly Flats is no longer the quiet, scenic commute it once was.

“We are always looking up as we are driving,” said resident Mark Almer.

That’s because many in the small El Dorado County community are worried about what could come crashing down from above: towering, fire-damaged trees.

“You look right there—they’re right next to the road, 150-foot trees,” added resident David Robinson. “Big enough to squish me like a pancake.”

For those who live here, the danger is no joke.

Nearly five years after the Caldor Fire tore through Grizzly Flats, the scars remain. The wildfire destroyed homes and left behind hundreds of dead and unstable trees.

“You can see all the dead trees over there,” Almer added. “At some point they’re going to come down. It’s just a matter of time.”

That time, neighbors fear, could come without warning.

Almer and Robinson have documented the issue for months, capturing images of fallen trees blocking roadways.

“They just disintegrate when they fall,” Robinson said. “It just starts crumbling.”

There are hundreds of trees in the area considered hazardous—at risk of falling onto homes, roads, or power lines.

“Just standing here, I’m a little nervous,” Robinson added. “I’ve seen them fall without any wind or anything.”

Cleanup efforts, however, have been slow.

“Cleanup has been complicated,” said Mark Egbert with the El Dorado Resource Conservation District (RCD). “The entire footprint of Caldor has trees that are falling down every day.”

A major obstacle comes down to one issue—private property. Crews cannot remove dangerous trees without permission from landowners, even if those trees threaten public roads or infrastructure.

“We cannot get on this property yet,” Egbert explained. “These are tall enough—if they come over, they’re coming into the roadway and power lines.”

The RCD currently has more than $1 million in grant funding to remove hazardous trees at no cost to property owners, but participation rates remain low.

“Out of 891 parcels in the community center, we’ve had about 22% of landowners sign up,” Egbert said.

Even after years of outreach through mail and public meetings, many property owners have not responded.

“We’ve been trying for more than three years to get people enrolled,” he said. “We just have not gotten the response that we were hoping for.”

The funding is set to expire in September.

Last year, El Dorado County said it could take action against unresponsive property owners by declaring hazardous properties a public nuisance. So far, that hasn’t happened, but officials now say enforcement may be coming.

“We feel like we’ve exhausted all other options and are ready to try something different and use code enforcement,” said Karen Garner, director of planning and building for El Dorado County.

Residents say the lack of action is frustrating.

“It just perplexes me why they aren’t taking any action,” Robinson said. “It’s been five years since the fire—they’re holding all the cards.”

With help from residents, KCRA 3 contacted several property owners with hazardous trees—many of whom live out of the area. Some said they were unaware of the extent of the damage or the cleanup program.“

“We heard there was a fire up there, but we didn’t know the extent,” said one Bay Area property owner.

When told the cleanup program is free, he responded: “Oh, nice—I haven’t heard that word ‘free’ in a long time.”

Another owner said he hadn’t visited his property much since the fire, but would take action if there was a risk.

“If there’s any danger of them falling on the road, it would be my liability—I’d like to take care of it,” he said.

While the fire moved through Grizzly Flats in just hours, recovery has taken years—and many residents feel left behind.

“We feel ignored,” Almer said. “They just kind of forgot about us.”

Some fear it may take another tragedy to spark action.

“Somebody is going to have to die for the county to say, ‘Oh, we need to do something,’” Robinson added.

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    AUBURN, California (KCRA) — Three license plate reader cameras were stolen near Highway 49 and Nevada Street in Auburn, prompting an investigation by local authorities.

Two of the cameras belonged to the Auburn Police Department, while the third was owned by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. The cameras, known as Flock cameras, are used to read license plates, identify stolen vehicles, and assist with criminal investigations.

“They’re very obvious. We’re not trying to hide them. They’re just there in order to help with our investigative leads,” said Sgt. Joe Almeida of the Auburn Police Department. “We partner with Flock in order for these devices to track offenders, look for wanted subjects, missing persons, things like that. The database is confidential. We only share it with California law enforcement agencies for intel.”

Auburn police typically have 12 cameras in the city, but they are now down two.

Almeida said the theft occurred in the early morning hours of April 26, with their cameras stolen from Nevada Street and Marguerite Mine Road near Highway 49. Officers found the poles where the cameras had been mounted empty, with the cords cut.

Both cameras were later discovered in a nearby canal.

“They’re completely destroyed. They were completely submerged in the water. So we’re unable to recover those cameras. But we’re partnering with Flock to get them replaced,” Almeida said.

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office reported that one of its cameras was also stolen the same morning in the same area. That camera has not been recovered.

When asked why someone might steal the cameras, Almeida said, “Based on what we’ve seen, if you pay attention nationwide, there’s a big uproar in regard to cameras, government overwatch. So when you look at it from that standpoint, they’re thinking Big Brother is paying attention on them 24/7, seven days a week. But in theory, what we’re looking for is intel gathering for wanted subjects, missing persons, things like that. We’re not out there looking for anybody every single day.”

Authorities have footage of the suspect but are still working to identify them.

Auburn police said the cameras cost about $800 each and are working with Flock to replace them.

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