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SEATTLE (AP) — A former information technology worker at Expedia Inc. has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after admitting he accessed the email accounts of top executives and made lucrative illegal stock trades based on the inside information he discovered.
Jonathan Ly was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Seattle. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour also imposed three years of supervised release.
Prosecutors said Ly made more than $330,000 from the trades he made with the information from 2013 to 2015.
He pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud in U.S. District Court in Seattle in December.
Ly worked for the Bellevue, Washington-based online travel giant, but was based in the San Francisco office of one of its brands, Hotwire.com. Prosecutors said he was given remote access to the computers of company employees so that he could address technology issues.
U.S. Attorney Annette Hayes said Tuesday it wasn't a one-time lapse in judgment.
- By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The families of two Arizona women who died last year in Utah when their ATVs caught fire after tipping over have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that made the vehicle: Polaris Industries.
The families of 28-year-old Destiny Dixon and 51-year-old Debbie Swann allege in a lawsuit filed this month that a defect in the Ranger 800 model caused gas to come pouring out and engulf them in flames before they could unbuckle their seatbelts.
The lawsuit is filed in Minnesota where Polaris has its headquarters.
Polaris didn't immediately have comment, but the company sent a statement to KSL-TV saying the accident wasn't caused by any defect.
Authorities say the women died Sept. 2, 2016, trying to navigate an ATV obstacle path that locals call the "Tip Over Challenge" near Moab, Utah.
- By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's auditor says top University of California administrators hid $175 million from the public and lawmakers in a secret reserve fund even as the UC raised tuition and asked the state for more funding.
In a scathing report released Tuesday, Auditor Elaine Howle says the office of UC President Janet Napolitano created an undisclosed budget over four years to spend the hidden money with little or no oversight.
Napolitano, a former Arizona attorney general and governor, denies the audit's claim. She argues the true amount of money in reserves is $38 million, which accounts for 10 percent of the organization's operating and administrative budget. She said that's a modest amount to stash away for unexpected expenses such as the need to respond to cybersecurity threats.
She said the audit unfairly mischaracterizes her office's budget processes and practices.
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ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has been convicted of unlawfully taking a trophy bull elk that had been killed by an acquaintance.
The Oregon State Police says 53-year-old Jeffrey McCraven of Lebanon was in a search party last September that was unable to find the elk on the day it was shot.
McCraven found the dead elk the next morning and shot it with arrows to make it appear as if he had killed it. He then validated his archery elk tag.
McCraven was found guilty Monday in Linn County. He was ordered to forfeit his bow and arrow to authorities and give the elk meat and antlers to the person who killed the elk. He must also pay $15,000 restitution to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and pay more than $1,000 in other fees.
A judge suspended his hunting privileges for three years.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Recess is fun, but it isn't always safe.
A new study by the Utah Department of Health found about 5,100 elementary school students were injured on school playgrounds in the state over three years.
The annual average over that time — about 1,700 students a year — was enough to fill 24 school buses.
Nearly two-thirds of students in kindergarten through sixth grade who experienced injuries at school from mid-2012 to mid-2015 were hurt on the playground, the report said.
Most of the injuries resulted from clumsiness or children using playground equipment in ways other than the designer intended. Fifth-graders suffered more playground injuries than any other grade, making up about 17 percent of all those hurt.
The Utah Department of Health has tracked school playground injuries for more than 30 years, said Hillary Campbell, a student-injury reporting technician for the department.
"We want our kids to have fun and be active," Campbell told The Salt Lake Tribune (Tribune (http://tinyurl.com/lgk8thg). "But just make sure you're aware of these things so you can step in before something escalates with students or your own children."
The top playground injuries, by far, were bone fractures or possible fractures, accounting for 50.2 percent of all injuries.
Cuts or lacerations made up 14 percent, while bumps, bruises and contusions were about 9 percent of the total, the report said.
Most common activities leading to injuries were playing on bars, 26.5 percent; running, 23.5 percent; and walking, at 6 percent.
The study drew only on injuries reported to the department that were severe enough for the student to miss at least half a day of school or warrant medical attention.
Reporting injuries at school is voluntary, but Campbell said more than 800 schools participate.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com
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BEND, Ore. (AP) — Two Oregon teens face criminal charges after prosecutors say they made thousands of dollars selling fake gold bars and Rolex watches online.
The Bend Bulletin reports (https://is.gd/AAzVFe) the 17-year-olds from Bend were arrested in March.
Authorities say the teens made nearly $60,000 selling fraudulent 1-ounce gold bars.
Court documents say the suspects purchased the bars from a Chinese e-commerce site and sold them to Bend residents on Craigslist. The documents show one teen confessed to orchestrating the scheme and using the other teen as a middleman to avoid getting caught.
One victim, a Bend coin shop owner, sold 20 of the fake gold bars before realizing they were copper and plated with only about $1 worth of gold.
Prosecutors are asking any potential victims of the scam to come forward.
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Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com
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FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Farmington police say a 20-year-old man has been arrested and accused of purposely using his vehicle to fatally hit another man following an argument about beer.
Police say 20-year-old Anthony Wagon was arrested in the death Monday night of 29-year-old Jeremy Beard.
According to police, Beard left his residence where the argument had taken place and was walking along a street when Wagon allegedly drove his pickup over the curb, struck Beard and then drove off.
Wagon was later arrested at his home and jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder. It's not immediately known whether he has an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
Police spokeswoman Georgette Allen says she didn't have detailed information on the argument between Wagon, Beard and another man about beer.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State University has unveiled a new logo in an effort to make the school stand out in Oregon and around the world.
The Gazette-Times reports (https://is.gd/PFl0jF) the logo OSU President Ed Ray presented to students Monday features a beaver, the school's mascot, perched atop a shield-like academic crest filled with symbols representing various aspects of the university.
The new academic crest will replace the simple OSU letterform emblem that has served as the university's logo since 2003.
OSU's athletic programs will continue using the stylized beaver head that has adorned football helmets and various sports marketing materials.
OSU official Steve Clark says it was hard for people to distinguish OSU from other universities with the old three-letter logo.
He says OSU plans to spend about $100,000 on a new marketing campaign as it rolls out the new logo.
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Information from: Gazette-Times, http://www.gtconnect.com
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Members of a local Air Pollution Control Commission are asking the Fairbanks North Star Borough to take several steps to address heavily polluted air in the borough, including banning old wood stoves and putting restrictions on wood sales.
The new smoke pollution control measures are directed at the borough assembly and the mayor. They come as the borough has fallen short of clean air standards and the EPA has proposed reclassifying the borough as a "serious" non-attainment area.
The commission is recommending old wood stoves be banned in parts of Fairbanks and North Pole and that the borough add new requirements for wood storage. The panel has also asked the borough to consider implementing ultra-low sulfur home heating oil, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported (http://bit.ly/2ph2EFY).
Other suggestions include prohibiting the sale of wet wood form August to February and stepping up public education efforts.
The borough should start "neighborhood burn-wise groups" and a program that encourages people to take pride in proper wood burning with "I burn properly" yard signs, according to the commission.
"We need to be more creative on how we outreach," said Kathleen Hook, the pollution control commission's chairwoman.
The recommendations are part of a resolution signed by Hook last week and filed with the borough clerk's office.
The borough aims to adopt new smoke pollution control measures this summer that the state will include in a plan for curbing pollution.
The EPA has asked the state to present a new plan by the end of the year.
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Information from: Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner, http://www.newsminer.com
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon woman convicted of having sex with her neighbor's teenage son has been arrested after authorities say she did it again.
The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2peuj8r ) 28-year-old Jessica Bennett of Cottage Grove was sentenced in October to 10 days in jail and two years on probation after she pleaded guilty to contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor.
She wasn't allowed to have contact with the teenager while on probation and had to register as a sex offender.
A charging document filed Monday shows Bennett is again charged with contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor. She's accused of having sex with the same underage boy as recently as Saturday.
Bennett pleaded not guilty at Monday's arraignment.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho authorities say experts examining what was initially believed to be one child's remains found in a badger hole turns out to be the remains of two children.
The Elmore County Sheriff's Office tells the Idaho Statesman (http://bit.ly/2phmeSn) in a story on Monday that initial estimates are that one child is 3 to 5 years old and the other 4 to 9.
Workers with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game found the remains on April 15 protruding from a grave being used as a badger den.
Elmore County Sheriff Mike Hollinshead says the remains could have been there for up to two decades. He says archaeologists determined the remains aren't from Oregon Trail emigrants or part of a Native American burial ground.
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Information from: Idaho Statesman, http://www.idahostatesman.com
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MONTEZUMA CREEK, Utah (AP) — A school district in southeastern Utah is in the middle of a test program to see if offering salaries of up to $80,000 can persuade teachers to stay at an elementary school near the Utah-Colorado border.
Teacher turnover is a major problem at Montezuma Creek Elementary School due to unusual working conditions, the Deseret News reported (http://bit.ly/2oYHyM9T ) Sunday.
The school, near Four Corners, is remote and in an area that struggles with extreme poverty, high rates of absenteeism, homelessness, substance abuse and frequent turnover of teachers.
The test program started three years ago to pay significantly higher salaries to effective veteran educators selected as lead teachers at the school.
A major problem is 7 percent of the area's elementary school teachers have been in the classroom for at least 14 years, while farther north in the county, about half of the district's teachers are 14-year veterans.
"It didn't take a lot of real deep analysis to realize we had a retention problem and even to some degree attracting the right talent," said Ron Nielson, elementary supervisor for the San Juan School District.
Since the pilot started three years ago, all but one lead teacher has remained at the school. Turnover has also been reduced, but more importantly, student achievement has improved.
"It goes way beyond just your salary," Nielson said. "If you do that for three years, it can make a substantial difference in your retirement. That's what we're hoping."
The program was launched with a grant, and administrators now seek to expand the effort to other schools.
"We're hoping to attract a deep and competitive pool," Nielson said. "In the elementary, we're looking to place at least five. We already have four at Montezuma Creek, so that puts us at nine."
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Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com
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KERMAN, Calif. (AP) — More than 100 roosters have been recovered after police broke up a cockfighting ring in Central California.
KFSN-TV reports (http://abc30.tv/2q2tHpr ) the Fresno County Sheriff's Office arrived recently at a Kerman barn during a fight that was attended by close to 100 people.
Inside was a pool-sized arena, countless cages and betting receipts from some of the people who attended the show. There were also 25 dead birds, 10 that were injured and a total of 114 that were still alive.
Police arrested one man on suspicion of felony cruelty to animals and two misdemeanors for having birds for the use of fighting.
Since the raid, the Central California SPCA has been treating the injured animals.
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Information from: KFSN-TV.
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PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A taxi driver in Bremerton has been accused of smoking heroin while driving over the weekend.
The Kitsap Sun reports (https://goo.gl/K6zRIq ) a 30-year-old cab driver was arrested on suspicion of heroin possession after a firefighter reported seeing her smoking a black substance from a piece of tinfoil while driving.
Police say an officer found the driver after she parked in a tavern parking lot off Kitsap Way. The officer says the woman had a circular burn mark on her lip and when he asked whether she used methamphetamine, the woman said she uses heroin.
Officers searched the car and found suspected heroin and paraphernalia.
Police say the woman admitted to smoking heroin while driving.
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Information from: Kitsap Sun, http://www.kitsapsun.com/
SEATTLE (AP) — A former information technology worker at Expedia Inc. has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after admitting he accessed the email accounts of top executives and made lucrative illegal stock trades based on the inside information he discovered.
Jonathan Ly was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Seattle. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour also imposed three years of supervised release.
Prosecutors said Ly made more than $330,000 from the trades he made with the information from 2013 to 2015.
He pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud in U.S. District Court in Seattle in December.
Ly worked for the Bellevue, Washington-based online travel giant, but was based in the San Francisco office of one of its brands, Hotwire.com. Prosecutors said he was given remote access to the computers of company employees so that he could address technology issues.
U.S. Attorney Annette Hayes said Tuesday it wasn't a one-time lapse in judgment.
- By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The families of two Arizona women who died last year in Utah when their ATVs caught fire after tipping over have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that made the vehicle: Polaris Industries.
The families of 28-year-old Destiny Dixon and 51-year-old Debbie Swann allege in a lawsuit filed this month that a defect in the Ranger 800 model caused gas to come pouring out and engulf them in flames before they could unbuckle their seatbelts.
The lawsuit is filed in Minnesota where Polaris has its headquarters.
Polaris didn't immediately have comment, but the company sent a statement to KSL-TV saying the accident wasn't caused by any defect.
Authorities say the women died Sept. 2, 2016, trying to navigate an ATV obstacle path that locals call the "Tip Over Challenge" near Moab, Utah.
- By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's auditor says top University of California administrators hid $175 million from the public and lawmakers in a secret reserve fund even as the UC raised tuition and asked the state for more funding.
In a scathing report released Tuesday, Auditor Elaine Howle says the office of UC President Janet Napolitano created an undisclosed budget over four years to spend the hidden money with little or no oversight.
Napolitano, a former Arizona attorney general and governor, denies the audit's claim. She argues the true amount of money in reserves is $38 million, which accounts for 10 percent of the organization's operating and administrative budget. She said that's a modest amount to stash away for unexpected expenses such as the need to respond to cybersecurity threats.
She said the audit unfairly mischaracterizes her office's budget processes and practices.
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has been convicted of unlawfully taking a trophy bull elk that had been killed by an acquaintance.
The Oregon State Police says 53-year-old Jeffrey McCraven of Lebanon was in a search party last September that was unable to find the elk on the day it was shot.
McCraven found the dead elk the next morning and shot it with arrows to make it appear as if he had killed it. He then validated his archery elk tag.
McCraven was found guilty Monday in Linn County. He was ordered to forfeit his bow and arrow to authorities and give the elk meat and antlers to the person who killed the elk. He must also pay $15,000 restitution to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and pay more than $1,000 in other fees.
A judge suspended his hunting privileges for three years.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Recess is fun, but it isn't always safe.
A new study by the Utah Department of Health found about 5,100 elementary school students were injured on school playgrounds in the state over three years.
The annual average over that time — about 1,700 students a year — was enough to fill 24 school buses.
Nearly two-thirds of students in kindergarten through sixth grade who experienced injuries at school from mid-2012 to mid-2015 were hurt on the playground, the report said.
Most of the injuries resulted from clumsiness or children using playground equipment in ways other than the designer intended. Fifth-graders suffered more playground injuries than any other grade, making up about 17 percent of all those hurt.
The Utah Department of Health has tracked school playground injuries for more than 30 years, said Hillary Campbell, a student-injury reporting technician for the department.
"We want our kids to have fun and be active," Campbell told The Salt Lake Tribune (Tribune (http://tinyurl.com/lgk8thg). "But just make sure you're aware of these things so you can step in before something escalates with students or your own children."
The top playground injuries, by far, were bone fractures or possible fractures, accounting for 50.2 percent of all injuries.
Cuts or lacerations made up 14 percent, while bumps, bruises and contusions were about 9 percent of the total, the report said.
Most common activities leading to injuries were playing on bars, 26.5 percent; running, 23.5 percent; and walking, at 6 percent.
The study drew only on injuries reported to the department that were severe enough for the student to miss at least half a day of school or warrant medical attention.
Reporting injuries at school is voluntary, but Campbell said more than 800 schools participate.
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Two Oregon teens face criminal charges after prosecutors say they made thousands of dollars selling fake gold bars and Rolex watches online.
The Bend Bulletin reports (https://is.gd/AAzVFe) the 17-year-olds from Bend were arrested in March.
Authorities say the teens made nearly $60,000 selling fraudulent 1-ounce gold bars.
Court documents say the suspects purchased the bars from a Chinese e-commerce site and sold them to Bend residents on Craigslist. The documents show one teen confessed to orchestrating the scheme and using the other teen as a middleman to avoid getting caught.
One victim, a Bend coin shop owner, sold 20 of the fake gold bars before realizing they were copper and plated with only about $1 worth of gold.
Prosecutors are asking any potential victims of the scam to come forward.
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Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Farmington police say a 20-year-old man has been arrested and accused of purposely using his vehicle to fatally hit another man following an argument about beer.
Police say 20-year-old Anthony Wagon was arrested in the death Monday night of 29-year-old Jeremy Beard.
According to police, Beard left his residence where the argument had taken place and was walking along a street when Wagon allegedly drove his pickup over the curb, struck Beard and then drove off.
Wagon was later arrested at his home and jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder. It's not immediately known whether he has an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
Police spokeswoman Georgette Allen says she didn't have detailed information on the argument between Wagon, Beard and another man about beer.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State University has unveiled a new logo in an effort to make the school stand out in Oregon and around the world.
The Gazette-Times reports (https://is.gd/PFl0jF) the logo OSU President Ed Ray presented to students Monday features a beaver, the school's mascot, perched atop a shield-like academic crest filled with symbols representing various aspects of the university.
The new academic crest will replace the simple OSU letterform emblem that has served as the university's logo since 2003.
OSU's athletic programs will continue using the stylized beaver head that has adorned football helmets and various sports marketing materials.
OSU official Steve Clark says it was hard for people to distinguish OSU from other universities with the old three-letter logo.
He says OSU plans to spend about $100,000 on a new marketing campaign as it rolls out the new logo.
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Information from: Gazette-Times, http://www.gtconnect.com
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Members of a local Air Pollution Control Commission are asking the Fairbanks North Star Borough to take several steps to address heavily polluted air in the borough, including banning old wood stoves and putting restrictions on wood sales.
The new smoke pollution control measures are directed at the borough assembly and the mayor. They come as the borough has fallen short of clean air standards and the EPA has proposed reclassifying the borough as a "serious" non-attainment area.
The commission is recommending old wood stoves be banned in parts of Fairbanks and North Pole and that the borough add new requirements for wood storage. The panel has also asked the borough to consider implementing ultra-low sulfur home heating oil, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported (http://bit.ly/2ph2EFY).
Other suggestions include prohibiting the sale of wet wood form August to February and stepping up public education efforts.
The borough should start "neighborhood burn-wise groups" and a program that encourages people to take pride in proper wood burning with "I burn properly" yard signs, according to the commission.
"We need to be more creative on how we outreach," said Kathleen Hook, the pollution control commission's chairwoman.
The recommendations are part of a resolution signed by Hook last week and filed with the borough clerk's office.
The borough aims to adopt new smoke pollution control measures this summer that the state will include in a plan for curbing pollution.
The EPA has asked the state to present a new plan by the end of the year.
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Information from: Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner, http://www.newsminer.com
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon woman convicted of having sex with her neighbor's teenage son has been arrested after authorities say she did it again.
The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2peuj8r ) 28-year-old Jessica Bennett of Cottage Grove was sentenced in October to 10 days in jail and two years on probation after she pleaded guilty to contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor.
She wasn't allowed to have contact with the teenager while on probation and had to register as a sex offender.
A charging document filed Monday shows Bennett is again charged with contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor. She's accused of having sex with the same underage boy as recently as Saturday.
Bennett pleaded not guilty at Monday's arraignment.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho authorities say experts examining what was initially believed to be one child's remains found in a badger hole turns out to be the remains of two children.
The Elmore County Sheriff's Office tells the Idaho Statesman (http://bit.ly/2phmeSn) in a story on Monday that initial estimates are that one child is 3 to 5 years old and the other 4 to 9.
Workers with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game found the remains on April 15 protruding from a grave being used as a badger den.
Elmore County Sheriff Mike Hollinshead says the remains could have been there for up to two decades. He says archaeologists determined the remains aren't from Oregon Trail emigrants or part of a Native American burial ground.
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Information from: Idaho Statesman, http://www.idahostatesman.com
MONTEZUMA CREEK, Utah (AP) — A school district in southeastern Utah is in the middle of a test program to see if offering salaries of up to $80,000 can persuade teachers to stay at an elementary school near the Utah-Colorado border.
Teacher turnover is a major problem at Montezuma Creek Elementary School due to unusual working conditions, the Deseret News reported (http://bit.ly/2oYHyM9T ) Sunday.
The school, near Four Corners, is remote and in an area that struggles with extreme poverty, high rates of absenteeism, homelessness, substance abuse and frequent turnover of teachers.
The test program started three years ago to pay significantly higher salaries to effective veteran educators selected as lead teachers at the school.
A major problem is 7 percent of the area's elementary school teachers have been in the classroom for at least 14 years, while farther north in the county, about half of the district's teachers are 14-year veterans.
"It didn't take a lot of real deep analysis to realize we had a retention problem and even to some degree attracting the right talent," said Ron Nielson, elementary supervisor for the San Juan School District.
Since the pilot started three years ago, all but one lead teacher has remained at the school. Turnover has also been reduced, but more importantly, student achievement has improved.
"It goes way beyond just your salary," Nielson said. "If you do that for three years, it can make a substantial difference in your retirement. That's what we're hoping."
The program was launched with a grant, and administrators now seek to expand the effort to other schools.
"We're hoping to attract a deep and competitive pool," Nielson said. "In the elementary, we're looking to place at least five. We already have four at Montezuma Creek, so that puts us at nine."
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Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com
KERMAN, Calif. (AP) — More than 100 roosters have been recovered after police broke up a cockfighting ring in Central California.
KFSN-TV reports (http://abc30.tv/2q2tHpr ) the Fresno County Sheriff's Office arrived recently at a Kerman barn during a fight that was attended by close to 100 people.
Inside was a pool-sized arena, countless cages and betting receipts from some of the people who attended the show. There were also 25 dead birds, 10 that were injured and a total of 114 that were still alive.
Police arrested one man on suspicion of felony cruelty to animals and two misdemeanors for having birds for the use of fighting.
Since the raid, the Central California SPCA has been treating the injured animals.
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Information from: KFSN-TV.
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A taxi driver in Bremerton has been accused of smoking heroin while driving over the weekend.
The Kitsap Sun reports (https://goo.gl/K6zRIq ) a 30-year-old cab driver was arrested on suspicion of heroin possession after a firefighter reported seeing her smoking a black substance from a piece of tinfoil while driving.
Police say an officer found the driver after she parked in a tavern parking lot off Kitsap Way. The officer says the woman had a circular burn mark on her lip and when he asked whether she used methamphetamine, the woman said she uses heroin.
Officers searched the car and found suspected heroin and paraphernalia.
Police say the woman admitted to smoking heroin while driving.
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Information from: Kitsap Sun, http://www.kitsapsun.com/
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