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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Investigation underway after police shoot at aggressive dog in Sarasota
The Brief An attempt to pick up an aggressive dog accused of biting a neighbor took a violent turn on Tuesday in Sarasota's Newtown area. Police ended up firing at a different dog after they said it became too aggressive, but the dog wasn't injured. Both dogs were removed from the property, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is now investigating the shooting. SARASOTA, Fla. - An attempt to pick up an aggressive dog accused of biting a neighbor took a violent turn on Tuesday in Sarasota's Newtown area. Police ended up firing at a different dog after they said it became too aggressive, but the dog wasn't injured. What they're saying "My cousin called police and said he had been bit," said Vickie Dunbar. Follow FOX 13 on YouTube Dunbar was ready to meet with animal control off of North Links Avenue in Sarasota. But, she said, when she opened the door for them to come get the dog, he jumped out of the car. An officer with the Sarasota Police Department said her friend's dog, which is a pit bull, approached aggressively. "He tried to go forward, and as he went forward, the officer started shooting," Dunbar said. READ: 5 Miami men charged after 2023 hit-and-run that killed Sarasota man, SCSO The gunfire stopped seconds later. "I started to feel the burn, and I was like, 'Oh man.' At first, I thought I just got scratched by maybe one of the dogs, in a commotion," said Shauna Duvall, Dunbar's friend. Duvall lifted her shirt to find what she believes was an injury from being grazed in the shooting. Her arm was injured as well. "For you to fire any type of firearm at any point-blank range and not even hit the target you are looking for is not acceptable," said Duvall. VIDEO: Deputies arrest 2 suspects in Walmart accused of driving off during attempted traffic stop An ambulance came to check on Duvall, and she refused to go to the hospital right then and there, until she confirmed her dog was okay. "What if somebody would have gotten severely more injured than I did," she said. Big picture view As for Dunbar's dog, Sarasota police came to place it in quarantine after it reportedly bit her cousin. Both dogs were removed from the property, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is now investigating the shooting. The other side The Sarasota County Clerk of Court lists a number of past citations Dunbar has received in regards to her animals. They include a previous dog attack as well as a citation for having a loose dog and improper tethering. The Source The information in this story was gathered by FOX 13's Kimberly Kuizon. WATCH FOX 13 NEWS: STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app:Apple |Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter
Geek Tyrant
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
ANDOR Season 2 Included a Easter Egg Referencing George Lucas' 1971 Film THX-1138 — GeekTyrant
Now, THX 1138 is a bleak, minimalist sci-fi film set in a society where humans are medicated into emotional numbness and controlled by robotic enforcers. Duvall plays THX, a worker who begins to question his reality after going off his mandatory emotion-suppressing drugs. It's a haunting film, and it marked the first time Lucas started exploring the themes of rebellion, identity, and authoritarian control. This isn't the first time THX 1138 has slipped into the Star Wars galaxy either. Back in A New Hope , Luke mentions being transferred from 'Cell Block 1138.' Clone Marshal Commander Bacara, who shows up in Revenge of the Sith and The Clone Wars , carries the designation CC-1138. It's become a quiet tradition for Lucasfilm to slip these references in for those who know where to look. But this latest callback in Andor feels especially fitting. The series has always been Star Wars at its most grounded and politically charged, which is exactly the kind of sci-fi THX 1138 was wrestling with decades earlier. With Andor , showrunner Tony Gilroy continues to build a bridge between Lucas' earliest dystopian vision and the rebellion that changed cinema.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Duvall reflects on first year as OPS superintendent
When Dr. Wendy Duvall was named superintendent of Owensboro Public Schools last spring, she was excited about the opportunity to learn all she could about the school district. But Duvall felt her first priority had to be learning about the culture of the city of Owensboro. 'Anyone new to the city needs to find out what Owensboro is about before you can lead,' she said. 'There is so much here that is offered, not only to students in the school district, but to our families, and that makes it a place people want to come and live. My mission was to meet as many of the (community) leaders in the district as possible, from the sheriff to the mayor to the chamber president to the police chief. 'Owensboro is just fabulous. Not only the district, but the city, the people who live here. Everyone has been so welcoming.' Duvall said her priority with the school district was that the team worked on the true mission of OPS, which is tradition, excellence and innovation. 'It's all about kids and what we offer them,' said Duvall, who noted several achievements for the district. 'Overall, with ACT telling us that our high school is one of 26 schools in the nation that was ranked a school of excellence, making sure we are offering first-generation, really supporting them going to college. And being a recipient of the community grants with Foust and (Owensboro Middle School). The opportunities that we've been able to work with community members there is amazing. 'I'm just amazed from working in previous districts what we can offer kids here. Not only does OPS foster growth in academics, but we also foster growth in kids' passions.' Duvall said the first thing she pushed academically in the district was making sure science is taught in kindergarten through fifth grade. 'By doing that, the supports are there leading to high school, so that our pathways that lead into the science fields of engineering, health science, bio-med, all of those have the foundation they need,' Duvall said. 'That has been wonderful. I also started walkthroughs in three reading — or English if at the high school — math and science classes, and those have gone well, giving feedback to the schools. I am excited about that.' Duvall said she reviewed the district's five-year strategic plan that was adopted in 2022, and 'we have been meeting a lot of those things that were established,' including having a one-system communication platform — TalkingPoints. 'Any messages that we have to send out, parents receive an email and a text,' she said. Duvall said she's thankful for having two mentors as a new superintendent — Dr. Fred Carter, director of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators, and Amy Smith, superintendent of Hopkins County Schools. 'They have given me wonderful recommendations, as far as reflecting on what they see that I've done,' she said, 'and they're very pleased.' Duvall said she has also built a good relationship with Charlies Broughton, first-year superintendent of Daviess County Public Schools. 'I want to continue to establish cooperation between Charlie and myself, with both of us being new superintendents,' she said. 'I think that is important. Even though we are two separate school districts, we are still in one land district, and our kids are kids. We have a great cooperation with Charlie and their board.' OPS is not expecting much turnover in staff before next school year. Duvall has only had to hire one new principal for next year. 'I have a very stable leadership (team),' she said. 'Building stability from the top down is huge.' While it doesn't appear to be a significant issue for OPS this summer, Duvall said looking ahead, finding teachers will be one of the bigger challenges OPS — and most school districts — will face. 'I think the biggest challenge is making sure that we still stay competitive for teachers wanting to come here, as far as continuing to offer what we have,' she said. 'We do have a lot. We have a dynamic salary. The biggest challenge is working with our colleges to get qualified teachers. We're pretty good in the teachers that we have, but it's across the commonwealth that you do not have the big pool of young people going into education like we've had before. 'We look for new ways to bring in people who teaching is a second career. But other than that, I don't know that OPS has any other challenges that any other district wouldn't have.' While Duvall said her first year has been marked by several highlights, it's not surprising, given OPS' stature for offering the best in fine arts programs, that she said the OPS Fine Arts Festival 'absolutely wowed me.' 'The things from orchestra to dance; we have music and art for kids from kindergarten all the way to 12th grade, and that's what Owensboro is known for,' Duvall said. 'The engineering program we have here is also amazing. To have two engineers teaching engineering is huge for our kids, because that pathway becomes really real world, hands on. 'And the collaboration with community partners. It's truly a community district, a community city. We're all in it for the kids and all in it for each other.'
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Tragic cookie mishap led to death of elderly woman after shopping at popular supermarket chain
After taking one single bite of a cookie purchased from a Safeway grocery store, an elderly Washington woman died from a severe allergic reaction - and now her family is seeking justice. Peggy Bryant, 78, tragically died in 2023 after taking a bite of a peanut butter cookie mislabeled as an oatmeal raisin while shopping at a Safeway in Duvall. She was just months away from celebrating her 60th wedding anniversary with her high school sweetheart, King 5 News reported. Now, two years later, Bryant's family has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the popular supermarket chain, seeking accountability for what they believe was an entirely preventable tragedy. 'The last few minutes of my mom's like were tragic and awful and painful,' Lisa Bishop, Bryant's daughter, told King 5 News. 'Do the right thing,' she added. 'I don't want it to happen to anybody else. Labels are there for a reason and I don't want anybody else to die from mislabeling.' On April 7, 2023, Bryant had just finished shopping when she decided to open up one of her favorite treats - an oatmeal raisin cookie she purchased just minutes before. However, after just one bite, she realized something was terribly wrong - what was supposed to be a safe-to-eat oatmeal raisin cookie, was actually filled with peanut butter. 'She realized that the cookie she was eating was actually a peanut butter cookie,' Bishop told King News. 'And she's deathly allergic to nuts, peanuts.' Bryant was rushed to a nearby hospital, but tragically succumbed to the severe allergic reaction within the hour. A coroner's report later confirmed that anaphylaxis - a life-threatening allergic reaction - was the cause of her death, according to her son-in-law, Greg Bishop, King News reported. 'When they got the blood results back, he said it was clearly anaphylaxis,' Greg Bishop told the outlet. 'Her blood vessels had basically broken down.' Following Bryant's devastating death, the health department conducted an inspection and requested a recall of the mislabeled product - a directive Safeway ultimately complied with, according to the outlet. However, Bryant's family believes they have a duty to prevent similar incidents from happening again, especially since their loved one's death could have been easily avoided by the chain. 'I knew that we just had to do something,' Lisa told King News, adding how the error forever changed their family. 'Just growing up with her, she was just always filled with joy and fun,' she recalled. The family's lawsuit, filed in federal court, seeks accountability for the deadly mix-up and aims to highlight the critical importance of proper food labeling to prevent any further tragedies. 'Do the right thing,' Lisa asserted. Last year, Órla Baxendale, a British ballet dancer originally from Helmshore, East Lancashire, but based in New York City, tragically went into anaphylactic shock and died after consuming vanilla Florentine cookies that contained peanuts. The cookies, which were purchased from a Stew Leonard's store in Connecticut, were subsequently recalled due to the packaging not having a peanut allergy warning. In May of 2024, her family filed a lawsuit, accusing the grocer and manufacturer Cookies United of being 'careless and negligent' in causing Baxendale's death. Both companies were named in the lawsuit, along with several Stew Leonard's employees. Baxendale, who had a severe peanut allergy, had moved to New York City from England to pursue a career as a dancer and was in 'the prime of her life', according to the lawsuit filed at the Superior Court in Waterbury. The complaint, reviewed by stated that Baxendale had a known severe peanut allergy and she, 'like all consumers, relied upon the manufacturer and seller to properly label the package sold to the general public'. The family's lawsuit, filed in federal court, seeks accountability for the deadly mix-up and aims to highlight the critical importance of proper food labeling to prevent any further tragedies However, the cookies she consumed 'contained, among other things, undeclared peanuts and other known allergens', despite not being labeled as so, according to the complaint. The suit alleged that Cookies United failed to properly label that the Florentine cookies contained peanuts prior to distribution. According to the suit, 11 Stew Leonard's employees were 'notified by email' of the change in ingredients, including the 'addition of peanuts to the cookie recipe in July 2023, approximately six months before Baxendale's death. The manufacturer then sent 'bulk packaging' that contained a label indicating the cookies contained allergens - including peanuts - in October that year. However, Baxendale consumed a cookie that had not been properly labeled to indicate the ingredient change in January 2024. She went into anaphylactic shock and an EpiPen was administered, but 'due to the severity of her allergy, it was not effective', family attorney Marijo C. Adime said in a statement at the time. The suit accused Stew Leonard's of ignoring alerts from the manufacturer, and alleged that the store did not update product labels once it received notice of a change in ingredients. 'The failure to properly label the package prior to the distribution and sale of the Florentine Cookie(s) was grossly negligent, intentional, reckless, callous, indifferent to human life, and a wanton violation as the manufacturer and seller were required under the law to properly declare the ingredients,' the lawsuit read. It further alleged that the systems Stew Leonard's had in place to maintain and update labels are 'broken, unreliable, inherently dangerous, undependable, untrustworthy, erratic, and deplorable'. The lawsuit sought unspecified monetary and punitive damages.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
78-Year-Old Woman Died After Eating Mislabeled Grocery Store Cookie. Now, Her Family Is Suing
Peggy Bryant, 78, died of a severe allergic reaction in April 2023 after eating a peanut butter cookie from Safeway that was mislabeled as an oatmeal raisin cookie Bryant was preparing to celebrate her 60th wedding anniversary with her high school sweetheart in a few months when she died Now, Bryant's family is suing Safeway over the fatal mix-upPeggy Bryant was preparing to celebrate her 60th wedding anniversary when her life was cut short by a mislabeled cookie. The 78-year-old had just been shopping at a Safeway grocery store in Duvall, Wash., on April 7, 2023, when she decided to enjoy one of the snacks she had purchased — and one of her favorite treats — an oatmeal cookie, according to NBC affiliate KING-TV. 'My mom loved oatmeal raisin cookies,' Bryant's daughter, Lisa Bishop, told the Seattle outlet. But after just one bite of the Safeway brand baked good, Bryant noticed that the treat was something else entirely, Lisa claims. 'She realized that the cookie she was eating was actually a peanut butter cookie,' she told KING-TV, 'and she's deathly allergic to nuts, peanuts.' Bryant was rushed to a nearby hospital, but died within the hour, Lisa recalled to the outlet. A coroner's report later confirmed that anaphylaxis — a life-threatening allergic reaction — was the cause of her death, according to her son-in-law, Greg Bishop. 'When they got the blood results back, [the coroner] said it was clearly anaphylaxis,' Greg said. 'Her blood vessels had basically broken down.' Months before she could celebrate 60 years with her high school sweetheart, Bryant's life was not only cut short, but her final moments 'were tragic and awful and painful' — an upsetting end for someone who was 'always filled with joy and fun,' Lisa told KING-TV. Now, two years later, Bryant's family is taking legal action. After the fatal mix-up, the health department carried out an inspection, which led Safeway to issue a recall, according to the family's complaint. But the family says it does not want any repeat incidents, especially because Bryant's death was so preventable. "I knew that we just had to do something,' Lisa told KING-TV. So the family filed a lawsuit against the grocery store chain. Albertsons Companies, which owns Safeway, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Saturday, May 10. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The family's lawsuit, which was filed in federal court, seeks accountability for the error and aims to highlight the critical importance of proper food labeling. "Do the right thing,' Lisa told KING-TV. 'I don't want it to happen to anybody else. Labels are there for a reason, and I don't want anybody else to die from mislabeling.' Read the original article on People
