Court TV brings you inside the courtroom for the most compelling cases across the country with in-depth investigative reporting and expert legal analysis Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker In an exclusive excerpt from 'Manual Not Included,' Baldwin shares how she "never felt like I was smart in the right way" and how Alec Baldwin supported her The Green Bay Packers guaranteed $115,000 to undrafted free agent signing Johnathan Baldwin, a versatile defensive back out of UNLV, according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN. The guaranteed money includes a $15,000 signing bonus and $100,000 guaranteed salary in 2025. Teams often use guaranteed money to win bidding wars over undrafted players following the draft. Baldwin, who is coming off a terrific senior season, was clearly a prioritized player for several teams, and the Packers used guaranteed money to get him to Green Bay. The Packers listed Baldwin as a cornerback, but versatility is his calling card -- he played over 700 snaps at free safety, in the slot and in the box for UNLV over his four seasons. Baldwin (6-0, 190) was a second-team All-Mountain West pick in 2024. He intercepted six career passes, including a career-high three in 2024. He also added 9.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and 13 pass breakups during his standout final season. According to PFF, Baldwin played a team-high 945 snaps defensively for UNLV in 2024, producing 14 pressures and 27 stops while giving up 39 catches and a passer rating of only 77.3. He was terrific as a blitzer from the slot and made several tackles at or behind the line of scrimmage on quick screens and gadget plays. The Packers waited until the seventh round to take a cornerback and didn't draft a safety, so Baldwin will get a legitimate shot at making the 53-man roster or sticking on the practice squad as a rookie. If a cornerback, he'll battle the likes of Kalen King and Kamal Hadden for a spot on the depth chart. Baldwin ran the 40-yard dash in 4.50 seconds but didn't test well during the pre-draft process. At 190 pounds, he scored poorly in terms of both explosion (vertical leap, broad jump) and agility (short shuttle, three cone). His Relative Athletic Score as a cornerback was 5.16. The Packers announced the signing of Baldwin and nine other undrafted free agents on Friday. Packers Wire will have a full breakdown of the 10-player undrafted class next week. Woodland Hills’ Scoop Smith wins the 100 meters in a time of 10.78 seconds during the Baldwin Invitational on Friday. “If they forgot about me, they forgot about me,” Smith said. “I’ll wake them up at Wips.” Sidelined for a month with a hurt hamstring, Smith gave his opponents an early wakeup call Friday by winning the 100 meters at the Baldwin Invitational in 10.78 seconds. The time was more than a tenth of a second slower than his WPIAL-winning speed from a year ago, but this was Smith’s first invitational meet of the season. The WPIAL championship is May 14. His top goal this spring is to get there with a healed hamstring. “I was kind of babying it, just trying to get it back to 100%” Smith said. “I wasn’t rushing it. Today was the perfect day to kind of have my debut. It’s a good track meet – a lot of good sprinters out here – so winning means a lot to me.” Smith cruised into the finals with a 10.98-second run in the preliminaries, besting all 97 other runners. But barely breaking the 11-second mark had him feeling some doubt about whether his top speed was still there. In the six-person final, Smith’s closest competition came from Elizabeth Forward’s Connor Stokes (10.91) and West Mifflin’s Damarius Day (11.01). Both were a step behind. “I was kind of a little nervous, especially in the prelims when everybody had a bad time,” Smith said. “Seeing my (10.98-second) time was a little nerve-wracking. Like, ‘Am I that slow now?’ Going out there and winning (in the finals) definitely helped my confidence a lot.” There was rain and an extended lightning delay between the 100-meter prelims and final, forcing Smith and others to sit and wait. A couple of finalists — McKeesport’s Kemon Spell and Seton LaSalle’s Khalil Taylor — opted out. Both are sophomores and Penn State football commits. “I kind of laid down and tried to take a little nap,” he said. “When I came back out here, it was a good 30 to 40 minutes of stretching and exercise, trying to loosen up.” A 5-foot-7, 150-pound multi-sport athlete, Smith earned all-conference honors as a wide receiver in football and was an all-section guard in basketball. But it was his love for football that slowed down Smith’s track season. He injured his right hamstring competing at a seven-on-seven tournament in Atlanta for team 412 Elite. He skipped some other big track meets this spring — including the Butler Invitational a couple of weeks ago — hoping to avoid a repeat of last season’s frustration. A year ago, Smith also sustained a hamstring injury during the regular season. He went on to win WPIAL Class 3A titles in the 100 and 200 meters but aggravated the injury at the meet and missed the state championships. “I definitely thought about (last year) a lot,” Smith said. “Even coming into today, it was something in my head, just thinking, ‘What if I hurt it again? What if I mess up?’ But God got me through it, so I’m excited.” Smith said he hasn’t tried to change much about his on-track training from a year ago, believing that wasn’t a factor in his injury, but has focused on getting healthier overall. “It’s just a lot more about taking care of my body,” he said. “Exercising. Icing. Eating the right things. I definitely took account of that. Mind you, I’m still not the best eater. I still eat fast food sometimes, but I’m trying to work on it.” His personal best in the 100 meters was a 10.62 at the Butler Invitational last spring. He won the WPIAL title in 10.64 seconds and wants to defend that title in 12 days. “I’ve probably only about a week of track workouts,” he said. “I’m going to keep doing that. Hopefully by the time we get to Wips, I’m going to be a whole different person.” If Javascript is disabled browser, to place orders please visit the page where our photos are available to purchase Sign up now for NowHab's weekday newsletter Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Privacy Policy | About Our Ads This article brought to you in partnership with the Hawai‘i Journalism Initiative — a Maui-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization The Baldwin High School softball team is headed to the Division 1 state tournament on Oʻahu this week with a roster packed with seven super seniors led by star 5-foot-7 infielders Bailey Nagasako and Briana Maio-Silva The duo both signed to play for the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Wahine the first time two players from the same Maui Interscholastic League school class have done so Get more stories like these delivered straight to your inbox Sign up for the Hawai‘i Journalism Initiative's weekly newsletter: After graduation at War Memorial Stadium on May 19 the other five seniors also are planning to play softball in college Camryn Nakamura plans to play at George Fox University in Oregon; Ka’ala Kaho’ohalahala-Watanabe (St Martin’s University in Washington); Kalia DeMello (Pima College in Arizona); Kiyana Nakagawa (Shoreline College in Washington); and Kekia Ka’a’a-Saltiban (who plans to play “It’s a warm feeling to even witness something like that,” said Sanoe Montilliano Kekahuna “It’s that bond that they build from when they were kids and being able to have that experience to play the next level of college But first, the Bears are going after a state championship, a feat the Bears have accomplished in 2001 and 2007 they face the winner of Tuesday’s game between Moanalua and Campbell Campbell fifth and Moanalua sixth in last week’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser top-10 poll The Bears enter the Datahouse/HHSAA Division I state tournament this week at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium as the No including 14-0 in the Maui Interscholastic League Baldwin won its fourth straight league championship by outscoring MIL opponents 160-28 will be able to get a feel for their new stadium Nagasako is leading the state Division 1 ranks in hitting with a .690 batting average (29 for 42) with 14 runs batted in She plans to study civil engineering at UH Maio-Silva is hitting .561 (23 for 41) with 23 RBIs especially to play at home and be an island away from my parents and other family members,” Maio-Silva said “I think it’s great to be playing here and representing Maui when the Bears were a final four team at state 191 hits and 26 home runs and their team ERA is 1.93 Everybody always works hard on and off the field We all go to different places to work out harder The Bears are three wins away from adding a third koa warrior head state championship trophy to their trophy case inside Jon Garcia Gymnasium on the Wailuku campus The state semifinals are Thursday and the state championship game is Friday Montilliano Kekahuna graduated from Baldwin in 2007 before her standout career at the University of California she gets to watch a pair of her players move on to Division I college softball “I was more excited more than anything to have them continue that relationship that they have Nagasako said she will miss her teammates after this week “It’s kind of weird because we all played with each other for our four years of high school,” Nagasako said. “And just knowing that we’re not going to be Golf: Seabury Hall’s Tyler Loree becomes first MIL golfer to win two individual state titles ———Seabury Hall senior Tyler Loree became the first MIL golfer to win two individual state titles when he shot 4-under-par 140 at the Mauna Lani Resort North Course beating second-place Lucas Summerhays of Island School by six shots Loree shot 5-under 67 on Thursday and 73 on Friday The only other boy state champion from the MIL was Maui High’s William Coelho (1988) Two MIL girls have won state golf championships: Baldwin’s Shayna Miyajima (1999) and Cassie Isagawa (2010) Maui Prep’s Renner Chumley finished fifth at 148 and Kihei Charter’s Lakota Lee was sixth at 149 Maui Prep finished fifth in the team standings and Baldwin was 11th In girls play Tuesday and Wednesday, Maui Prep took third place in the team standings Baldwin was seventh and Maui High was 10th.  Maui Prep’s Tehya Chumley was the top MIL finisher in ninth place at 154; three-time MIL champion Anessa Riglos of Baldwin was 13th at 157; Maui Prep’s Ava Kawahara was 14th The Kamehameha Schools Maui girls and Baldwin boys won league track and field championships in the Central Pacific Bank MIL championship meet held Friday and Saturday at Yamamoto Track and Field Facility inside War Memorial Stadium The Warriors girls scored 131.5 points to outdistance second-place King Kekaulike by 30.5 Seabury Hall was fourth (76) and Maui High fifth (72) Baldwin lapped the field in the boys standings After league championship meets were held across the state over the weekend 1 boys marks and one among girls going into the Island Movers/HHSAA meet set for Kealakehe High School on Hawai’i Island this Friday and Saturday Maui High junior Jonah Cariaga is tied for the state lead in the boys 100-meter dash (10.58 seconds) and leads the 200 (21.64) Baldwin’s Antone Sanches leads the state in the triple jump (44 feet Casey Talana tops the long jump (22-6.5) and Brock Toma tops the pole vault (14-11) Kamehameha Maui’s Cody Gardanier has the best high jump mark in the state (6-4) Kamehameha Maui’s Allie Kennedy leads the state in the pole vault with a mark of 11-9 Flag football: Kamehameha Maui and Baldwin each go 1-2 at state tournament MIL champion Kamehameha Schools Maui won its opener at the first Hawai’i Dental Service/HHSAA girls flag football state tournament Tyra Shimizu was 7-for-13 passing for three touchdowns no interceptions and 163 yards for the Warriors Kawena Cabanting caught two touchdown passes Kamehameha Maui lost to Punahou 12-0 in the quarterfinals Thursday and bowed out of the tournament with a 21-6 loss to Moanalua Friday MIL runner-up Baldwin lost its opener 27-18 to Campbell on Wednesday beat Waiakea 40-8 on Thursday and finished its season Friday with a 25-6 loss to Waianae on Friday “Monday Morning MIL” columns appear weekly on Monday mornings with updates on local sports in the Maui Interscholastic League and elsewhere around Maui County Please send column ideas — anything having to do with sports in Maui County — as well as results and photos to rob@hjinow.org David Katcher joins HopSkipDrive after serving as COO at Rula where he led a broad portfolio of go-to-market and operational teams Rula expanded from 11 markets to national coverage and launched several new service offerings He previously held executive rolesat Lyft and AvantStay overseeing global operations and field teams of 600+ employees “I’m energized by HopSkipDrive’s mission to create mobility for all and I’m excited to build the systems and services that allow us to scale with quality,” said Katcher “Transportation is a gateway to opportunity and we are here to make sure that access is never out of reach.” where he served as CRO and led the revenue organization through a period of rapid growth increasing gross bookings from $120M to over $200M He has also served in executive roles at Reali and LinkedIn building high-performing teams and launching scalable go-to-market strategies “I’m thrilled to help drive the next phase of growth for HopSkipDrive,” said Baldwin “This is a company with demonstrated product-market fit and a platform that truly makes a difference in communities There’s a massive opportunity to support more school districts across the country “David and Tyler are incredible leaders with a deep commitment to impact and their expertise will be instrumental as we continue to grow and expand our footprint,” said Joanna McFarland “Their appointments reinforce our focus on quality and service at scale as we partner with more districts and solve the complex challenges of student transportation.” 2025-05-05T07:41:43-07:00May 5 2025-05-02T09:39:58-07:00May 2 2025-05-02T08:40:53-07:00May 2 2025-05-04T09:32:06-07:00April 30 2025-04-30T17:06:48-07:00April 30 Budget cuts and layoffs continue to negatively affect Milwaukee military veterans who use services provided by the U.S That was the consensus at a weekend roundtable in Milwaukee convened by Wisconsin U.S sustaining what he calls pretty gnarly injuries in Afghanistan He said he makes quite a bit of use of VA care for both physical problems and mental health concerns McCants praised the work of VA nurses and other health care providers But he said access to care has become more difficult over the last few months and he has had to try to book appointments at least 30 days out I just called three days ago to try to schedule a new appointment with my therapist McCants said sometimes the VA has to point him toward the agency’s emergency services “But it’s crazy we have to go through it like that,” he said as greater use of emergency services can be more expensive for taxpayers and take up resources typically meant for urgent health problems She’s still a commander with the American Legion and active with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW.) She said she makes frequent use of the pain and physical therapy clinics at the VA But Bonnell said massages for a service-related back injury have been contracted out to community care providers I’m waiting for a referral to get renewed from February I’ve had to supplement that with paying for myself for those therapies I need for my back," Bonnell said Bonnell also praised the VA health care staff Monica Luecking-David is chapter president of Wisconsin Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals Local 5000— the nurses union at the Milwaukee VA She said the training and education the VA provides for nurses is phenomenal is we have not hired or replaced most of the staff that has left," she said Luecking-David said VA nurses sometimes have to do the less sophisticated work of nursing assistants including having to go get dining trays for patients that’s a waste of resources that could better be utilized providing the staff we need on the units.” more nurses have had to transport patients from inpatient wards to therapy the eye clinic and other locations at the VA because transportation staff are no longer available James Stancil is an Army veteran who was terminated from his supply chain job at the VA for 30 days as Republican President Donald Trump and his advisor Elon Musk made major cuts in several federal agencies Stancil was later reinstated under a federal court order bringing back thousands of workers But he said he and other VA employees are not sure how long their jobs will last “The morale is (expletive.) The vibe is throughout the building.” the VA said it’s planning to reduce its workforce by about 15% What’s known as a Reduction-in-Force (RIF) could affect 80,000 employees Baldwin told reporters after the roundtable that job cuts would affect the VA’s essential services “These are the promises we’ve made to people who donned the uniform have gone into harm’s way of behalf of all our freedoms am going to fight back [against the planned job cuts.]" VA Secretary Doug Collins is promising to bring greater efficiency to the VA, and not to lower the quality of health care. As reported last week by Oregon television station KVAL Collins said critics of the planned job cuts don’t “know what they are talking about because they have no idea what the plan looks like.” Collins added “We’re looking at things like interior designers Collins is scheduled to testify before a Senate committee on May 6 The VA says it will announce its RIF plan next month BALDWIN — A man was arrested over the weekend for his alleged connection to a Baldwin shooting in August. Baldwin Police said that they were notified that 18-year-old James Austin III was arrested in Franklin last week and booked into the St Austin was wanted for a shooting that left one person injured off TJ Hatcherson Street on Aug Austin was booked by Baldwin Police as a principle to attempted second-degree murder contributing to the delinquency of juveniles and aggravated assault charges Elijah Morris Nearly 500 people in our area will be without a job soon as a major distribution center in Baldwin will be shutting its doors. C&S Wholesale Services, a grocery supplier, sent the state a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification last week, alerting them of their plan. Starting July 4, 490 employees at C&S Wholesale Services will begin to be laid off from this distribution center in Baldwin, according to this notification sent to the state. “This layoff will be permanent, and the Company’s operations at the location will permanently cease. None of the affected employees are represented by a union, and bumping rights... However, some employees may be offered the opportunity to transfer to other Company locations.” None of the affected employees News4JAX was able to contact wanted to speak on camera or over the phone. But one agreed to answer our questions via text. The man said he has worked for C&S Wholesale Services for almost 20 years, and he is close to retirement. He said it’s very disappointing to know they are closing. He said the employees found out last Tuesday. He went on to say he thought the layoffs were coming, and that “C&S is a great company with great benefits. I really enjoyed working for them.” He said the employees were offered severance pay and the opportunity to transfer to another location.” We reached out to the Mayor of Baldwin and other town officials, asking them what losing the plant would mean to the town. We are waiting to hear back. News4JAX also reached out to C&S Wholesale Services for comment on this story. We’ll keep you updated if we receive a response. Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved. Khalil Maycock joined the News4JAX team in November 2022 after reporting in Des Moines, IA. Elijah joined News4Jax in 2024 and is grateful everyday for the experiences the job brings him. He graduated from Bethune Cookman University in 2023 and Full Sail University with an MFA in 2024, where he honed his photography skills freelancing and building his own client base in addition to his studies. Click here to take a moment and familiarize yourself with our Community Guidelines TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Contact Us Careers at WJXT / WCWJ Closed Captioning / Audio Description WJXT Public File WJXT EEO Report WCWJ Public File WCWJ EEO Report Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info FCC Applications Copyright © 2025 News4JAX.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here The Trump administration intends to cut funding for a specialized line dedicated to LGBTQ+ youths and young adults on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline according to a leaked budget proposal reviewed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All calls to 988 connect people in need with a crisis counselor were identified early as requiring a more culturally sensitive approach Just as veterans may feel more inclined to open up to someone who has lived through the experiences of war and active duty LGBTQ+ youths may also express themselves more authentically to someone who understands what it means to be queer Those calls are staffed by people who understand the issues facing LGBTQ+ youths such as discrimination and the complexity of family support They also can connect callers to support and resources tailored to LGBTQ+ people Having a specialized line for LGBTQ+ youths increases the likelihood that a young person will reach out if they're experiencing a crisis which stands for National Alliance on Mental Illness knowing you're going to talk to someone that understands the stressors you're going through," Battaglia said LGBTQ+ youths are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide than their peers a national nonprofit focused on suicide prevention and crisis intervention for LGBTQ+ young people Research from the nonprofit estimates that at least one LGBTQ+ youth attempts suicide every 45 seconds in the United States In step with national trends, Wisconsin's youths continue to struggle with their mental health, but conditions like anxiety, depression and suicidal thought disproportionately impact the state's LGBTQ+ students. The 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey which surveys high schoolers across Wisconsin gay and bisexual youth have the highest rates of mental health concern A separate survey focused on trans youth in Wisconsin shows that this population has even higher rates of depression despite making up just 4% of the student population DHS emphasized over email that these elevated mental health conditions do not stem from their sexual orientation or gender expression discrimination and/or societal and family rejection These mental health concerns have been exacerbated by ramped-up rhetoric on the federal level that denies the existence of transgender and gender nonbinary youths. A 409-page report published May 1 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has gone as far as to dismiss the need entirely for gender-affirming care in young people who experience gender dysphoria "The LGBTQ community is under more political attack than we've seen in years," U.S Tammy Baldwin told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "That a lifeline for those in crisis would be taken away is outrageous." The news organization reached out to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services for comment Baldwin vows to fight against the chipping away of 988Baldwin a Democrat who was responsible for the creation and congressional enactment of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has championed additional funding for the three-digit crisis line Of the more than $400 million allocated nationally for fiscal year 2024 a little more than $33 million went to the LGBTQ+ youth line The elimination of a specialized crisis line for LGBTQ+ youths would further chip away at a program that federal cuts have been slowly eroding. February's cuts, led by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, hobbled Veterans Affairs, and included the termination of 15 employees who operate the Veterans Crisis Line the specialized 988 Suicide and Prevention line dedicated to veterans After Baldwin became aware of those fired employees she urged Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to reinstate them "We do believe the folks who were laid off have been reinstated but it takes constant vigilance with this administration because they have been running roughshod with their personnel and funding actions," Baldwin said By the end of February, the Department of Health and Human Services slashed 10% of SAMHSA the federal health agency stripped $1 billion from SAMHSA in federal grants allocated to states during the pandemic This slashing away of SAMHSA appears to have served as a prelude to HHS' restructuring plan to roll the mental health agency into a new agency within HHS called Administration for a Healthy America Baldwin has vowed to fight against the elimination of 988's specialty line for LGBTQ+ youths, emphasizing that it is Congress, not HHS, that decides how funding is spent. Similarly, Baldwin said she would take action to preserve SAMHSA, which not only oversees 988 Lifeline but substance abuse and mental health programs across the country If you or someone you know is dealing with suicidal thoughts call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or text "Hopeline" to the National Crisis Text Line at 741-741 Natalie Eilbert covers mental health issues for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She welcomes story tips and feedback. You can reach her at neilbert@gannett.com or view her X (Twitter) profile at @natalie_eilbert We may receive a commission on purchases made from links More than three years after the on-set incident that put the movie on the world's radar, Alec Baldwin's "Rust" has arrived. In late 2021, during the initial phase of production, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed when Baldwin accidentally discharged a prop gun that he thought only had blank rounds in it It's a tragedy that has reshaped the conversation about on-set safety regarding firearms But in part because Hutchins' family is benefiting from the proceeds generated by the movie it has officially been released both in theaters and on digital marketplaces Matt Hutchins and his son will benefit financially from whatever profits are to be made from the movie anyone who is curious enough to watch it will do so from the comfort of home the film centers on a 13 year-old boy who is left to fend for himself and his younger brother following the death of their parents in 1880s Wyoming He journeys to Mexico and connects with his long estranged grandfather (Baldwin) after being sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher Marshal and a determined bounty hunter are in pursuit A trailer for "Rust" debuted online in late March Souza and the producers were in an enormously difficult position of having to finish and release this movie despite the on-set tragedy Souza was actually hit by the bullet that killed Hutchins with the director suffering serious injuries as well The movie is now out in the world and everyone involved can try to move on from this horrible tragedy. Even if the movie had a more robust marketing campaign, it's easy to imagine that most people wouldn't want to engage with "Rust" in light of what happened. It's a messed up situation, particularly since the Hutchins family stands to benefit from the release. If the early box office numbers are any indication, that money will have to come from streaming revenue sources, for better or worse. We spoke a bit about this on today's episode of the /Film Daily podcast: Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article Print Three and a half years after the fatal shooting on the “Rust” set in New Mexico Alec Baldwin’s western movie is finally being released Viewers will be able to stream “Rust” for a $14.99 fee through Apple Amazon and other video-on-demand platforms beginning late Thursday The film will play on big screens at Laemmle’s theaters in Encino and Santa Monica beginning Friday Producers tried to enter “Rust” in prestigious industry film festivals, but settled for a premiere in Poland He was standing inches from Hutchins when Baldwin’s gun fired during a run-through of a scene Baldwin — who was cleared in July of an involuntary manslaughter charge brought by New Mexico prosecutors — plays a rough-hewn outlaw The character survives a gunshot wound as he tries to help his 13-year-old grandson Lucas flee to Mexico after the boy accidentally killed a rancher Entertainment & Arts Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on the set of “Rust” in October 2021 A judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against star Alec Baldwin in July 2024 Three days into Baldwin’s high-profile trial in July, the state judge dismissed all charges after finding misconduct by a special prosecutor and detectives The group was accused of hiding potential evidence from Baldwin’s defense team Earlier this year, Baldwin filed a malicious prosecution civil lawsuit against New Mexico and is expected to be released later this month Halls pleaded no contest to a single count of negligent use of a deadly weapon. He testified during Gutierrez’s trial about lingering trauma and said he has since left the movie industry. Hollywood Inc. described the day that Alec Baldwin accidentally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie set during armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s trial Filmmakers have said they wanted to finish the film as a tribute to Hutchins and her artistry Hutchins’ family in Ukraine have separately filed a wrongful death lawsuit Cinematographer Bianca Cline took over as director of photography when production resumed in Montana about 18 months after Hutchins’ death There also were major cast changes. Actors Jensen Ackles and Swen Temmel were not part of the finished production. Baldwin’s co-stars include Josh Hopkins, Travis Fimmel and Frances Fisher. The film’s initial setting was rural Kansas, before the characters made their way through the Southwestern high desert. But with its rugged mountain backdrop, the film now kicks off in frontier Wyoming. a documentary about Halyna Hutchins and its plans to restart shoot in spring The New Mexico film set was troubled before the accident Camera crew members quit the night before shooting after alerting line producers about safety concerns Camera crew members previously told The Times that they assumed producers would halt production for the day to address their concerns producers pushed forward with limited camera staff The crew was running behind schedule that day and there was no media village where Souza and Hutchins normally would have directed scenes by watching monitors Hutchins wanted to get a camera angle of Baldwin sitting on a pew inside a dusty wooden church He slowly pulled his prop gun from his holster and pointed it at the camera “You think about the chain of events that started that morning. Bad decision after bad decision was made,” Souza told the Guardian newspaper in a recent interview. “... I wish I never wrote the damn movie.” Interviews with multiple members of the “Rust” crew paint an hour- by-hour picture of a cascade of bad decisions that created a chaotic set on which a lead bullet was put into a prop gun Falling Forward Films has handled theatrical distribution while Ascending Media Group is responsible for the video-on-demand runs Hutchins’ friends also made a documentary, “Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna,” which streams on Hulu Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria, currently star in a TLC show about their hectic lives with their seven children. Business Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Hilaria Baldwin is a proud mom-of-seven and raising them is not an easy task in his upcoming memoir Manual Not Included noted a moment that turned awkward involving her daughter Carmen and an actress she did not name when a famous celebrity “undermined” her while she was parenting her kid “On this particular afternoon Carmen was wearing a black and-white-striped bathing suit She was gleefully running around the low outdoor coffee table grabbing slice after slice of French baguette,” the actress writes would it be OK to stop eating bread until after dinner I repeated it in English because I was insecure and I didn’t want people to think I was being mean.” “She was getting visibly madder and madder I was in that all-too-familiar place of trying to parent in public while my toddler very loudly let me know that she was pissed,” Hilaria recalls “Then a very famous actress interjected with “Oh Children just know what they should eat and are very in tune with their bodies so trust their wisdom and let her eat bread!” Alec Baldwn’s wife remembers “She had spoken with such loftiness that she might as well have been Marie Antoinette talking about cake,” the 41-year-old adds “Then she picked up the breadbasket and offered Carmen another piece stunned at being undermined in front of my daughter at the very moment I was trying to parent,” the mum-of-seven pens I would be seen as the bad guy by my child “I don’t have a problem with her eating bread; I just want her to eat other things "But over the years I realized that the real problem wasn’t the bread or the potential tummy ache The problem wasn’t even that she’d gotten involved in a private mom-and-child moment." "The problem was that I didn’t have the confidence or know-how to stand up for what I felt was right I gave my power away to her because I saw her as having a higher status.” “She was famous and beautiful and older than I was I didn’t have the confidence that my children would love me even if my choice was less fun than what someone else was offering." "I should have looked the actress in the eye and thanked her for her experience I acted politely and maneuvered through a tough situation without throwing her off the balcony BREAKING: Berkshire Shares Slide On News Of Buffett Exit Baldwin Insurance Cl A (BWIN) saw its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating rise to 97 Monday Lean How — And When — To Sell Stocks The new score means the company is now outperforming 97% of all stocks in terms of the most important fundamental and technical stock-picking criteria History shows the top market performers… Trade war perils are swirling around ocean shippers and the ports that serve them Get instant access to exclusive stock lists expert market analysis and powerful tools with 2 months of IBD Digital for only $20 Learn how you can make more money with IBD's investing tools Real-time quote and/or trade prices are not sourced from all markets Ownership data provided by LSEG and Estimate data provided by FactSet MarketSurge and other marks are trademarks owned by Investor's Business Daily Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInBALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will temporarily close the Bay Watch Boat Ramp facility in Baldwin County to improve visitor parking and access to the boat ramp The parking area will be paved and parking will be marked for visitors kayak launch and ADCNR State Lands Division Weeks Bay Resource Center will not be permitted throughout the renovation process Work is expected to be completed by early August The View Point Launch at the southern end of Baldwin County Road 1 will remain open for local access to the Fish River at a Baldwin Place construction site after the excavator he was operating overturned and trapped him Michael Bodo said officers responded to the scene of a construction site at 6 Baldwin Place Road for a workplace accident with injuries at around 9:30 a.m Bodo said the Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services reported that an excavator at the construction site had overturned and partially ejected the operator Carmel Fire Department and Carmel and Mahopac Falls EMS workers responded to the scene and attempted to remove the operator Carmel Police Detectives say the investigation remains ongoing The identity of the victim was not immediately released Anyone who may have witnessed this incident is asked to contact Town of Carmel Police at 845-628-1300 Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks UK: Matt Simister to leave Tesco, joins Petfood firm Fressnapf as group CEOTesco has announced that Central Europe Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Matt Simister will step down in August after a 30-year career with the company. Simister is set to join European pet food group Fressnapf as group CEO.Source: boardstewardship.com Bangladesh: Krishi Bazar app inaugurated to make safe agro-product available in RangpurThe Krishi Bazar Ltd mobile app has been inaugurated in Rangpur city aiming at building a healthy nation by producing safe agricultural products, including vegetables, and delivering those to consumers at fair prices. Source: bssnews.net Frontpage photo: © Dreamstime FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com By Stephen AlexanderPublished: May. 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM CDTEmail This LinkShare on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInBALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - Officials with the Alabama Department of Transportation say a traffic shift on SR-180 in Baldwin County begins Monday Crews will begin striping and moving a concrete barrier wall to shift traffic on SR-180 to a portion of newly constructed SR-180 (Canal Road) on Monday Traffic will now utilize a portion of the newly constructed roundabout as part of this new traffic pattern This traffic shift will take one day to complete Traffic can expect a one-lane flagging operation between 9 a.m Motorists should also obey the reduced 35 mph speed limit through the work zone Progress continues on the SR-161 extension project which will serve as the southbound connection to the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge The bridge and extension are key parts of a major transportation improvement effort This work is being done in coordination with the construction of the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge located about 1 mile west of the Foley Beach Express Traffic will shift to the new final alignment of SR-180 that ties to SR-161 Extension & Intracoastal Waterway Bridge closer to the final phase of this project The culvert extension and the remaining widening work on SR-180 must first be completed More than three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on set the Western movie Rust is now in a limited number of U.S stars as the gun-toting outlaw Harland Rust in the fictional film set in the 1880s after the 13-year-old is sentenced to death by hanging for the accidental killing of a local rancher "Some things in this life you can't get back, I reckon," Baldwin's character says in one scene shown in the trailer. While rehearsing a scene for Rust in New Mexico in 2021 Baldwin pointed a prop gun that was supposed to have blank ammunition Instead a live bullet from the gun went off As part of a wrongful death settlement, Hutchins' husband, Matt Hutchins, became an executive producer on the film with Souza returning to finish as the director and I'll be very honest — I was a wreck through most of the second go-round," Souza told NPR last fall before the final film premiered at the Camerimage Film Festival in Poland Souza said he wanted to complete the work he started with Hutchins though he understands the lingering anger over Halyna Hutchins' death "Alec Baldwin continues to increase my pain with his refusal to apologize to me and his refusal to take responsibility for her death." Baldwin's representatives declined to comment to NPR about the film's release or criticisms made by Halyna Hutchins' family in Ukraine said it remains in litigation in New Mexico the family issued statements sent out by the publicity firm 42 West "I watched my daughter's stunning film twice," wrote Olga Solovey "I was so happy for the success of my daughter because it was filmed so beautifully I would want everybody to watch it because it was the dream of my daughter and she would want people to see the talent She had a very specific style of cinematography and she saw the world differently She could see and capture how the sun sets and how animals behaved who she called "Gala:" "The film is amazing even the weather in the frame transfers through the screen I would want Gala to be remembered not for the tragedy but for her talent and hard work." the human cost and the tragedy of it overshadows everything and is so much more important than any movie," he told NPR "I guess I just wonder if people will sort of see past that and engage with it as a film or if it will be a thing where people just can't ever separate the movie from what happened during its filming." Become an NPR sponsor C&S Wholesale Services plans to close the warehouse that supplies Winn-Dixie stores and lay off 490 people in Baldwin All employees at the sprawling facility at 15500 W the company told the state in a notice under the Worker Adjustment Notification Act C&S Wholesale Services “will be ceasing operations at its distribution center,” the letter says The 490 employees will be laid off permanently Questioned late Thursday about reports that the warehouse was closing C&S Wholesale Grocers spokesperson Lauren La Bruno stated that it was not “I want to be clear that the reports on us closing our Jacksonville facility are incorrect I will not be commenting further on this matter,” La Bruno said La Bruno said C&S “remains steadfast in our transformation strategy to drive long-term growth.” La Bruno did not respond to other inquiries by Friday afternoon C&S was founded in 1918 in Massachusetts and acquired the contract for the Worcester-based Big D supermarket chain in 1958 beginning its transformation into a larger company it began servicing other supermarket chains across the country it acquired the assets of Associated Wholesalers Inc C&S also acquired Southeastern Grocers and 170 Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores in February from discount grocer Aldi Aldi had bought Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores from Jacksonville-based Southeastern Grocers a year and a half earlier The first news that C&S would close the Baldwin facility came in a Facebook post April 29 on the About Baldwin page A woman stated that her father had been told the warehouse “is shutting down Aldi is taking over — and they won’t be keeping any of the current staff.” “My dad has worked there as a truck driver for 18 years and now over 500 people — our friends and family — will be out of a job in summer,” the woman wrote By Will Brown The Jacksonville Journey Forward board will allocate $30,000 to READ USA to help the nonprofit continue its services who also served as producer of the Western would be doing interviews to promote the film But his representatives have indicated he will not be doing so Baldwin, whose prop gun fired the bullet, and others have faced criminal and civil lawsuits from state officials and Hutchins' family alike as a result of the shooting during rehearsal in New Mexico but somehow a number of live rounds made their way to the location and one such bullet ended up in the gun that went off as Hutchins and Baldwin lined up a shot in an old church is serving 18 months for involuntary manslaughter Baldwin's case was vacated by the judge on legal technicalities contending he was defamed and his civil rights violated 'Rust' movie review: Alec Baldwin's movie finds beauty amid tragedy 'Rust' later resumed production in Montana partly at the behest of Hutchins' family and widower Baldwin and his wife Hilaria and their seven children are currently the subjects of a TLC reality series, "The Baldwins." While the actor isn't commenting on the film these days he has referenced the shooting on that reality show as well as various other times over the past years Here are some of Baldwin's statements dating back to the 2021 "Rust" tragedy: After the incident, Baldwin issued this statement on X formerly Twitter: "There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins mother and deeply admired colleague of ours I’m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred and I am in touch with her husband Alec Baldwin tells ABC's George Stephanopoulos 'the trigger wasn't pulled' when the gun dischargedThat December, in his first public interview following the incident, Baldwin told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Baldwin also said he had fitful dreams as a result of the incident "I wake up constantly where guns are going off I might have killed myself if I thought I was responsible In August 2022, Baldwin spoke with former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo on his podcast and complained about harsh press coverage I mean anything Murdoch and anything (New York) Post.” The actor said the people on hand that day "know what happened And the people that are talking loudest about what happened or speculating about what happened were not on the set of the film – theLA Times The Hollywood Reporter,they talk on and on and on about ‘what if this?’ and ‘what if that.' " Alec Baldwin tells CNN he is losing Hollywood work as a result of 'Rust' lawsuits, backlashLater that same month, Baldwin told CNN filming had compromised both his ability to work and his health “I got fired from another job yesterday,” he said I’ve been talking with these guys for months and they told me yesterday we don’t want to do the film with you because of this.” The overall stress In spring 2023, "Rust" resumed filming in Montana. In November 2024, the completed movie had its premiere at a Polish film festival. Baldwin did not attend. That December, Baldwin was asked by Variety about whether he had seen or intended to see the final cut The "Rust" shoot "was the most difficult thing I've ever dealt with in my life." He added that he wanted "all things 'Rust' to just leave my windshield." He and Hilaria were just "trying to get the wind in our sails a New Mexico judge stunned prosecutors by dismissing the charges against Baldwin The defense had argued the state had withheld evidence including live ammunition that was critical to pleading Baldwin's case After an emotional reaction in court where he appeared to sob in the arms of his wife, Baldwin took to Instagram to thank his friends and fans "There are too many people who have supported me to thank just now," Baldwin wrote you will never know how much I appreciate your kindness toward my family." In the debut of 'The Baldwins,' Alec Baldwin says the aftermath of the 'Rust' shooting left him bereft and driftingIn the first episode of "The Baldwins," which aired this past February Baldwin was seen talking about "Rust" with his wife “I can’t even believe we’re going through this,” he said "I always feel more in pain about you than me but when I think of what it’s done to you and how much it hurt you and everything By Malikka NationPublished: May 2025 at 12:04 PM CDT|Updated: 8 hours agoEmail This LinkShare on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInSPRING HILL (WSMV) - More than three decades after the murder of Pamela McCall the man accused of taking her life has been convicted of first-degree murder The Spring Hill Police Department said her identity remained unknown for nearly a month Ron Coleman was the Spring Hill Police Department officer assigned to investigate Pamela’s death SHPD said Coleman promised Pamela’s mother that he would not rest until he caught her daughter’s killer and Tommy Goetz of the 22nd District Attorney’s Office led the investigation A major breakthrough came when DNA evidence collected at the scene in 1991 was received by the Tennessee crime lab and a profile match connected Clark Baldwin It also connected him to the murders of two women in Wyoming and Ron Coleman was able to let Pamela’s mother know of Baldwin’s arrest but she died before the case went to trial On May 2, 2025, a Maury County jury finally found Clark Baldwin guilty of killing McCall Coleman placed handcuffs on the man he had pursued for decades with cuffs from the Spring Hill Police Department This conviction helped bring some closure for Pamela’s brother and son Both expressed their appreciation for the Spring Hill and all the different agencies involved for not forgetting their mother and sister We can now rest assured that he will NEVER be back on the streets of our world Baldwin will be extradited to Wyoming to face similar charges and I stand ready to continue to assist in the case for as long as needed I am at peace for the first time in 34 years Here are instructions on how to watch WSMV4 live on various platforms. Baldwin was sentenced after the verdict to life in prison The District Attorney General’s office said he will soon be transported to Wyoming to be tried for the murders of two other women whose bodies were also found in the early 90s (WZTV) — A former long-haul trucker accused in a string of 1990s killings across multiple states has been convicted in Tennessee and now faces extradition to Wyoming for additional murder charges was found guilty this week in Maury County for the 1991 murder of Pamela Rose Aldridge McCall a 33-year-old woman from Virginia who was 24 weeks pregnant at the time of her death Her body was discovered near a woodline off Saturn Parkway in Spring Hill on March 10 An autopsy determined she had been strangled According to District Attorney Brent Cooper’s office Baldwin was arrested in 2020 at his home in Waterloo after investigators matched his DNA to evidence from three cold case homicides — McCall’s and two unsolved murders in Wyoming from 1992 The breakthrough came after DA Investigator Tommy Goetz reopened the Spring Hill case and submitted preserved evidence for modern DNA testing which produced a Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) match to Baldwin may have used his job to conceal a pattern of violent crimes across the country His arrest in 2020 involved coordination between Tennessee as well as federal agencies including the FBI With his conviction now secured in Tennessee Baldwin is awaiting extradition to Wyoming where he faces charges in two additional homicides with strikingly similar circumstances roughly 490 employees working at a location in Baldwin — A major wholesale grocery supplier is closing one of its distribution centers in Baldwin according to documents obtained by First Coast News LLC said it is ceasing operations at its distribution center located at 15500 West Beaver St. according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) To learn more, please visit First Coast News United Natural Foods Supports Product Personalization and Transparency Through GreenChoice Baloian Farms Promotes Jeremy Lane to Senior VP of Sales and Marketing In April, CIERTO Co-Founder and CEO, Joe Martinez, was himself recruited to participate in a panel on fair recruitment in Agriculture. The panel took place at the 2021 Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment (GFFR). … Through this new joint partnership, Instacart Business will allow for smoother payment through invoicing to ensure we’re meeting businesses’ needs and standards.  … As most people know, during a rehearsal in New Mexico on Oct. 21, 2021, Baldwin’s gun discharged a live bullet killing 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza watching the film might seem like a gruesome voyeuristic act even if the scene in question is not a part of the final cut supporting the film pays tribute to the final artistic pursuit of a departed wife “Halyna’s family knew just how important her art was to her and they did not want it to simply vanish,” Souza said via email to USA TODAY “Rust” represents the apex of Hutchins’ cinematic work and all efforts were made to convey that sentiment to those who worked on the movie after the fatal incident “Halyna’s mother spoke of how much she wanted her daughter’s film to be completed and to be seen,” he said “made himself available to talk with people (in the production) who wanted to hear his thoughts on all of this.” Seeing 'Rust' is a way of helping the family of Halyna Hutchins, a friend insistsIn 2023, Matthew Hutchins said in a statement he was "grateful that the producers and the entertainment community have come together to pay tribute to Halyna's final work." USA TODAY reached out to his lawyers for comment Hutchins was made an executive producer on “Rust” when filming resumed in Montana in 2023 amid myriad civil and criminal lawsuits sparked by the shooting A source close to the film told NPR last fall that none of the original producers will share in profits as part of a wrongful-death settlement reached between Hutchins and Baldwin whose criminal charges were dismissed last year on a legal technicality Rachel Mason, Hutchins’ longtime friend and the director of the Hulu documentary “Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna,” echoes that those who screen “Rust” will be helping her friend you are supporting the family,” she tells USA TODAY For those who returned to finish “Rust” when filming resumed but they learned by being there they could do something for her,” Mason says The documentarian watched a lot of Hutchins’ Western footage in compiling her film and here on ‘Rust,’ she was operating at her pinnacle level,” she says but this film is exceptional in many ways.” Mason describes a range of “striking wide shots with dust creeping up across the landscape shots of horses lingering just so,” she says “Joel (Souza) made room for Halyna’s art.” Hollywood sets have seen accidents and deaths among cast and crew alike the final project does eventually get released actor Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed on the set of “The Twilight Zone” movie when a helicopter crashed during filming The production continued despite a barrage of lawsuits In 1993, actor Brandon Lee, son of legendary martial artist Bruce Lee, died on the set of “The Crow” when a prop gun loaded with dummy bullets struck Lee with enough force to cause fatal internal injuries The movie was completed using special effects and a stunt double While Baldwin could likely have shelved the film after Hutchins' death it does appear the decision to resume was driven largely by her family's desire to see the project completed for both emotional and financial reasons Baldwin has not himself commented on why he, as star and producer of “Rust,” opted to resume production after the shooting. Matt DelPiano, the actor’s representative, said in an email to USA TODAY that Baldwin, currently starring in the TLC reality series “The Baldwins,” would not be commenting about the release of “Rust.” The decision to return to the directorial helm of “Rust” was difficult for Souza, who is reminded daily of the tragedy. He sustained shoulder injuries when the bullet that killed Hutchins also struck him. “It ruined me,” he said in a Vanity Fair interview last summer But in returning to "Rust," he found some peace and a lot of purpose “Halyna was on my mind every single day,” Souza wrote to USA TODAY Just how seriously they took this and what it meant for them to be there I always thought it was important to make clear to people why I decided to come back which was to honor my friend and finish what we started together.” Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission in limited theatrical release and available digitally And maybe one day in the distant future it will simply be another movie another western to be watched and enjoyed or un-enjoyed for what it is or at least wants to be too.) Though everybody seems to understand what transpired the young Lucas is nevertheless sentenced to be hung for murder a legendary aging outlaw who hasn’t been heard from for years emerges to break his grandson out of jail and whisk him across the border marshal whose own son is bedridden and dying Others seeking to claim the thousand-dollar reward independently join the hunt That’s a pretty standard western-movie setup but Souza’s script has a novelistic expansiveness that serves the film well This isn’t really a chase movie but rather a rambling multicharacter drama in which every character attempts to hold on to some version of what they might consider dignity Marshal Helm has a variety of new-fangled techniques to aid in his work: He does forensic analysis of wounds and he maintains files on his perpetrators and crimes But his attentiveness to his profession is matched by his inability to confront the cruelties visited upon his own life: His young son is dying and when he visits home he can’t look at his sick boy or at his wife’s face “I knew a long time ago there ain’t no God.” The sadistic Lang basks in such evil and partakes of it a little for they continue to pay my bills,” he says when we first meet him By all accounts, Souza himself was not sure if he wanted to complete the movie after things came to a halt halfway through in 2021. Even if he wanted to, investigations and trials consumed most of the following months. The film, he says, was ultimately finished partly to honor Hutchins’s work. “The family wanted it completed,” Souza told The Guardian recently “I’d been repelled by the thought of going back And I couldn’t live with the idea of someone else doing it.” That’s a hell of a dilemma to find oneself in Young actor Patrick Scott McDermott came in to replace Brady Noon who had originally been cast to play Lucas Hopkins (who was also in Souza’s previous feature replaced Jensen Ackles in the role of Helm McDermott in particular is a real find: He conveys toughness well beyond his character’s years scared and alone and eager to get back to life the way it was Hopkins makes the most of his character’s sad but the slight agitation in his voice never quite matches the elegiac Rust himself doesn’t have much of an emotional arc and even a couple of monologues about his past can’t quite pierce the enigma I wondered if he was going to turn out to be a ghost But there’s less of him in the movie than you might think which may or may not have to do with how the project transformed We can sense the film’s desire to get back to the other characters The diffuse narrative gives the film genuine weight at first but it also can’t quite collect itself into something resembling a vision Everybody starts this story alone — and they end it alone The relationships and the conflicts that might define or crystallize or complete these characters’ journeys never really materialize aside from a couple of pro-forma gunfights that feel airlifted in from another Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: you’ll receive occasional updates and offers from New York Where were you when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast 20 years ago this summer If it's painful to answer that question and you know the devastation the storm left behind And the thought of that kind of legendary storm you're not as scared," says Jason Beaman Beaman works with the National Weather Service in Mobile and considers himself one of your hurricane helpers he and his team can lead you in the right direction to reach those people and to try to give them information ahead of time to reduce that anxiety when the storm comes so they know what to do to keep them and their family safe That's what it's all about." Beaman joined other members of the hurricane preparedness community Friday for Baldwin County Emergency Management Agency's annual tropical weather seminar in Robertsdale And as the 20th anniversary date of Hurricane Katrina quickly approaches they are very aware that Baldwin County has seen a surge in new residents most who have never experienced living in hurricane territory when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast Baldwin County had a population of just more than 162 thousand the population was more than 253 thousand it's reasonable to say there are one hundred thousand more people living in Baldwin County today than when Katrina came calling Across the state line in Escambia County Florida more than 29 thousand new residents have arrived since Katrina with all of these new residents in Baldwin County and here along the Gulf Coast there comes another problem when a storm approaches How do you get all of these people out of harm's way you may be doing it on a highway system that hasn't grown quite as much as the population "You have only so many roads to get out and so much time to do it People need to know that is part of the equation," says Baldwin EMA Director Tom Tyler It's an equation that is placed before him prior to every evacuation More people mean more time is needed to get out But make that prediction too early and then the storm goes somewhere else "You may be doing it unnecessarily if the storm doesn't cooperate," he says and we want the storm to cooperate by not coming here!" he says people don't like to be unnecessarily displaced." But that is a decision he and his team must make Michelle Jeans with Baldwin EMC reminds us "We cannot emphasize enough the impertinence of making a plan and testing it and having those conversations in your own homes and with your family members ahead doff time," she implores "Don't wait until the storm is in the gulf or is imminent Go ahead and start having those conversations now." LEARN MORE ABOUT HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS AT www.baldwincounty.al.gov/ema CHECK OUT THEIR UPDATED ON-LINE PUBLICATION "STAY ALERT BALDWIN"