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    ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Ventana Ranch Park is a popular location for the youth soccer club Westside United FC.

But last Saturday, while setting things up, one soccer dad was backed into a corner when he says three teenagers tried to rob him and at one point pulled a gun on him.

“We had a lot more people come out because of the incident that happened last week,” one person said at the park who knew about the attempted carjacking.

During the mugging, he says the teenagers tried stealing a few things from his car.

The man told KOAT his name is Kevin. He said that his insurance, his registration, and $15 in cash were missing from his car in the attempted carjacking. This incident happened on Oct. 18.

One person at the park said, “We never had an incident like this, but we always were cautious of it and wary of it.”

To support Kevin and the soccer club, members of the club came together on Saturday morning to help put the field together. Some say the club is crucial to the families, and especially the kids involved.

As for Kevin, he refuses to let what happened last weekend stop him from helping others enjoy the park.

Kevin told KOAT, “I’ll continue to do what I’ve been doing in the last eight or nine years, helping out the community, setting up soccer goals just so we can spread soccer throughout the community of Albuquerque.”

The family said Kash Brown, one of the teenagers behind the attempted carjacking, was released. They are looking to press charges and identify the other two teenagers involved.

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By Denzen Cortez

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    SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A Sacramento family is grappling with the aftermath of a police chase that ended when a stolen vehicle crashed into their home, critically injuring the father and two sons and leaving the house severely damaged.

Marissa Fulcher, daughter and sister of the victims, described the scene as “heartbreaking.”

“My dad’s fighting for his life,” she said.

Eric Adversalo and his sons, Nicolas and Xavier, were inside their home near the 7300 block of Circle Parkway when the stolen car slammed into the front of the residence during a Sacramento Police Department pursuit. Fulcher said her father was pinned under the vehicle, while her brothers were trapped against a wall and under a refrigerator.

“He’s not able to breathe on his own. He wasn’t able to hold his own breathing,” Fulcher said of her father’s condition.

Photos of the home show a gaping hole in the front, leaving the family unable to return.

“They had to put 2x4s up in the house to keep it from collapsing. And the disaster inside, there’s not much left,” Fulcher said.

Fulcher said the crash will be a major personal and financial setback for the family.

“Not only are there medical bills, but it keeps them from working. It keeps my stepmom, who would normally support my dad while he’s here, from working to care for my brothers and dad. The future is unknown for our family,” she said.

Sacramento police identified the suspect as 19-year-old Tashawn Dorrough of Sacramento County. It was the second crash this week in Sacramento involving a suspected stolen vehicle during a police pursuit that affected bystanders.

Sacramento Police Department shared with KCRA 3 their pursuit protocol, saying, “Our officers constantly reevaluate the conditions of a pursuit and the district sergeant is responsible for monitoring a pursuit. We need to refocus our thoughts to the fact that this suspect stole a vehicle from a mother, he then decided to flee from officers when they lawfully attempted to stop him. That suspect put everyone around him’s safety in danger by HIS actions.”

The family has started a GoFundMe to cover medical expenses and home repairs and is asking for community support.

“I’m trying to keep it together for them. I’m trying to be strong, but we can only do the best we can,” Fulcher said.

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By Valerie Zhang

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    LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — Global energy companies, scientists, and government leaders plan to discuss the supply chain needed for what researchers predict could be a booming lithium industry in South Arkansas.

“Some rough math on my part suggests that a mature lithium industry could be worth 3 billion bucks a year into the Arkansas economy,” said Erik Pollock, the director of the Stable Isotope Lab at the University of Arkansas. Pollock is leading much of the research at the University regarding lithium and lithium extraction.

According to estimates from a U.S. Geological Survey-led study, there could be up to roughly 19 million metric tons of lithium in the saltwater brine of the Smackover formation, which is a porous and permeable geological unit located 8,000 ft. below the surface. The formation extends underneath multiple southern states. The study estimated that if the amount of lithium predicted to be below southwestern Arkansas is processed for commercial use, it would meet the projected 2030 world demand for lithium in car batteries nine times over.

Pollock described that the need for more transportable power is greater than ever before. In addition to trends in the electric vehicle industry, the exponential growth of artificial intelligence and data centers means sourcing energy will be the question at the heart of powering the future.

Energy companies, including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Koch Technology Solution, and Standard Lithium, are working on plans to build processing facilities that are operational by the end of the decade.

“Yes, we’re going to have plant operators, but we’ll also need truck drivers, we’ll need an accountant, you know, we’ll need a grocery store. And so, I believe it’s going to have a tremendous impact.”

Pollock is researching a process called direct lithium extraction (DLE), which would extract lithium from the saltwater brine, which is essentially very salty water, thousands of feet below the surface and return the rest back into the formation. He said the waste would be minimal.

Potential locations for the facilities include Magnolia and El Dorado.

Questions still remain about the exact impact the process and industry would have on the people living in the communities where the facilities are being planned.

The first Arkansas Lithium Summit was in February of 2024.

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    BERLIN, Vermont (WPTZ) — What started as a family tradition to get his kids in the holiday spirit turned into an opportunity for former fire chief Bryan Nykiel to serve his neighbors in a new way.

For the last 16 years, Nykiel has transformed his own backyard into this must-see Halloween-themed display. Now, he and his family use it as a festive backdrop to host a food drive for the Salvation Army’s annual “Pack the Pantry Food & Funds Drive.”

On Saturday, Oct. 25, you can walk the haunted grounds and bring along non-perishable goods to donate to a cause that saves lives.

“We don’t want to get to a point where we want friends and neighbors choosing between heat and food or medicine and food,” said TJ Michaels, who organizes Pack the Pantry.

Nykie’s kids, now older, help their dad put on the show and give back to the town they grew up in.

If you miss out, Pack the Pantry will also be collecting donations Nov. 20 through Nov. 22.

The Nykiel family said that if you are brave enough, to come knocking next year too for new surprises.

“We just love to give back to our community, and this is just something that we’ve decided that we’re going to do every year,” Nykiel said. “It will be bigger and better every year.”

The Nykiel family invites you to stop by on Saturday and donate non-perishable food items. The haunted tour runs from 7 to 10 p.m. at 388 Paine Turnpike in Berlin.

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    MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Ascension Wisconsin is implementing a new safety measure for mothers who have recently given birth by providing orange alert bracelets to help first responders identify post-birth complications. The initiative, which began this month, requires all new mothers to wear the bright orange band for six weeks after delivery at all Ascension Wisconsin hospitals.

“I think there are some pretty important ones that come up in the postpartum period. Preeclampsia is one of them,” said Dr. Emily Lombard, OBGYN at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s.

Medical professionals identified key post-birth complications, including infection, blood clots and increased bleeding as primary concerns for new mothers.

The orange wristband serves as a visual alert for medical professionals and emergency responders, particularly in situations where mothers may be unable to communicate their condition.

“Sometimes moms aren’t able to exactly let them know what’s going on, especially if they are home and become unconscious. If they have a seizure and someone comes upon them, this will help,” Lombard said.

Bell Ambulance Client Services Representative Kayla Pacourek emphasized the bracelet’s importance for emergency response.

“It rings an alarm in our head to know what to look for,” she said. “It gives us questions to ask in our assessment that are more direct towards postpartum complications and also helps with transport decisions.”

Nurses provide the orange bracelet to mothers and their newborns during hospital discharge, with instructions to wear it for the following six weeks.

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    OAK RIDGE, North Carolina (WXII) — Trick-or-treating fun is happening all week, but the big day is Friday, Halloween. For most families, it’s all about costumes, candy and fun.

But for one Triad mother, it’s a reminder of her daughter who did not return home.

It has been three years since Ayonna Suttles lost her daughter, Aliyah Thornhill. A pain she has learned to live with through poetry, letters and bittersweet memories.

“You couldn’t have told me that three years I’d be in 2025 without my baby,” Suttles said. “I wouldn’t have believed you.”

Halloween 2022 began like so many others, filled with excitement and joy.

Suttles sent a loving message to Thornhill before she left for trick-or-treating, not knowing it would be her last.

That night, Thornhill and another teen were hit by a car on Haw River Road in Oak Ridge. Thornhill did not survive.

“It’s unfair. It’s unfair because this is the year that I’m supposed to be doing the graduation stuff, I’m supposed to be sending my daughter to prom, and I can’t do that,” Suttles said.

Thornhill was a freshman at Riverside High School in Durham. She was a straight-A student, kindhearted and heavily involved in school theater.

Suttles walked WXII crews through the halls her daughter loved so much, as she returned to Riverside for the first time since Thornhill’s death.

She thanked the theater directors and educators who helped Thornhill’s passion blossom and kept her name and memory alive.

As families get ready for Halloween, Suttles’ message is simple: Be careful.

“If you see kids, stop. Put down your cellphones for one day, turn them off for an hour if you have to,” Suttles said. “It hurts. It hurts that my daughter is no longer here, but when you realize the impact that this 14-year-old girl made, I’m just proud to be her mom. “

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