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Remembering Pearl Harbor & the USS Nevada
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RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -Wednesday was the 81st anniversary of the assault on Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy* launched a strike on the naval base in Hawaii, drawing the us into world battle two. Greater than 2,000 People have been killed and far of the US fleet was left in spoil.
Just one battleship, the USS Nevada, bought underway that morning, beginning a outstanding profession that spanned each the Atlantic and Pacific theaters in World Warfare 2 and forging an ‘unsinkable” legend.
At her launching in 1914, Gov. Tasker Oddie promised the Nevada’s profession could be intently adopted by each citizen of the state with shut private curiosity. For a era or two that was definitely true.
The Nevada started her profession because the quickest battlewagon on the earth. She spent World Warfare 1 in patrol responsibility within the Atlantic and noticed no motion.
Twenty-four years later discovered her berthed at Pearl Harbor with the remainder of the battleships within the Pacific fleet. The Japanese assault caught the Nevada along with her senior officers ashore. Lieutenant Commander Frank Thomas, the best rating officer on board, rallied his crew, and extremely bought the ship underway. Already broken by a torpedo, the Nevada made a run for the open sea, combating as she went, her weapons downing a number of the first enemy planes of the battle,
It appeared she would possibly make it till the second wave of bombers struck. Hit by a number of bombs she was closely broken. Japanese planes swarmed round her. If she sank within the channel, she would bottle up the harbor for months. So, her crew beached her. The one U.S. battleship to get underway that day ended it resting on the sandy backside at Waipio Level.
Two of the ship’s crew obtained Medals of Honor, the primary of the battle. 13 the Navy Cross.
She was refloated, repaired and refitted and having survived the battle’s tragic starting wrote a brand new storied chapter in Naval historical past. At Normandy, her correct gunnery earned her a point out by title from a pissed off German commander as an excuse for the failure to repel the touchdown at Utah Seaside. German return hearth left her unscathed.
Later within the Pacific at Iwo Jima her officers ran her near shore, shielding others from enemy batteries, returning hearth. Off Okinawa, she survived a Japanese kamikaze assault that killed a dozen of her crew. The Nevada’s unsinkable status grew
After the battle she was used as a goal for an atomic take a look at at Bikini atoll and survived.
Two years later, she was towed southwest of Hawaii to be scuttled. Heavy explosive positioned aboard did not sink her. Guided missile “bat bombs” have been fired at her. The battleship Iowa and three cruisers then shelled her. She stayed afloat. Lastly, Navy torpedo bombers despatched her to the underside. Her wreckage was found in 2020 at a depth of 15,000 ft.
All in all, a stirring story of American Naval historical past, one rediscovered many years later by college students of the Gifted and Gifted program at Vaughn Center College. With the fiftieth anniversary of Pearl Harbor approaching they campaigned to get the Nevada’s flags out of the state museum in time for Nevada Day within the course of correcting a long-time oversight gaining medals gained, however by no means obtained for a USS Nevada veteran and, lastly marketing campaign to construct a monument to the ship behind the state capitol, a tribute to the survivor of the “date which is able to dwell in infamy’ the unsinkable Nevada.
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Overnight closures announced July 7 into July 8 in south Colorado Springs
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Heads up, night owls and early birds: If you’re on the road really late Sunday or really early Monday, you might hit some construction on the south side of the Springs!
The city announced Wednesday upcoming work happening on South Nevada just south of I-25.
“South Nevada Avenue between Brookside Street and the Interstate 25 ramps will close overnight for construction barrier movements starting on Sunday, July 7, at 9 p.m.,” the city said in a news release Wednesday morning. “The closure is expected to end on Monday, July 8, at 5 a.m.
The closure is part of the ongoing I-25 ramp improvement project along the South Nevada and Tejon corridor. Work began in May and is expected to continue through early winter. It’s divided into three phases (Source: City of Colorado Springs):
Phase 1 of the project includes the construction of a new median on Nevada from Brookside to I-25 to facilitate increased queuing capacity for left-turns to northbound I-25. Additional improvements to be completed during this phase include a new pedestrian bridge across Cheyenne Creek and sidewalk improvements on Tejon under I-25.
Phase 2 of the project improves traffic flow by widening the I-25 South Connector Road to accommodate a new right-turn lane at Nevada Avenue. Additional improvements include the construction of new sidewalk facilities on Nevada from Brookside to I-25 and a new traffic signal at the Nevada and Brookside intersection.
Phase 3 of the project will complete the remaining sidewalk, bicycle, and intersection improvements on Tejon from I-25 to Motor Way.
The city says when completed, citizens will see the following benefits:
- Upgraded pedestrian facilities and traffic signals.
- Construction of a pedestrian bridge over Cheyenne Creek, providing safe passage for pedestrians through the busy corridor.
- Improved traffic flow from the southbound I-25 exit to South Nevada Avenue.
- Pavement rehabilitation will improve the driving experience and safety.
- High-visibility pavement markings and bike ramps at crosswalks will increase safety for bicyclists on S. Tejon Street.
- Curb protection at the South Tejon Street and Motorway intersection will improve comfort for bicyclists.
The work on July 7-8 is in order to let crews relocate construction barriers at the site from the inner lanes to the outer lanes.
Drivers can use the following detours:
Northbound traffic is advised to take South Nevada Avenue to Brookside Street to South Tejon Street to I-25 South Connector Road to South Nevada Avenue.
Southbound traffic is advised to take South Nevada Avenue to the I-25 North Connector Road to South Tejon Street, to Brookside Street to South Nevada Avenue.
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Could Nevada Be the Swing State to Decide the Presidency? | KQED
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Las Vegas man sentenced to prison for defrauding hospital, over $700k lost
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A Las Vegas businessman was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Tuesday for submitting over $700,000 dollars in fraudulent invoices to a hospital.
Roland Sagun Torres mailed invoices to a Nevada hospital for products that were never provided to the hospital, according to a press release from the United States Department of Justice.
From early 2020 to July 2022, Torres used the names of over 100 doctors and patients.
The hospital mailed checks to Torres ultimately amounted to $712,000 dollars.
Torres pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud.
United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro also sentenced Torres to three years on supervised release and ordered him to pay back $712,000 as restitution.
Contact Annie Vong at avong@reviewjournal.com.
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