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Firefighters are slowly but surely getting an upper-hand on some wildfires burning in Colorado.

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DENVER (AP) - Firefighters are making progress battling wildfires burning in Colorado.

As of Monday, crews have been able to build containment lines around 85 percent of the fire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people near Breckenridge last week. Some firefighters and equipment from the Peak Two Fire are being sent to other fires burning around the West.

People who live in homes near the mountain town 80 miles (129 kilometers) west of Denver are no longer on standby to evacuate.

In northwestern Colorado, a wildfire burning near Dinosaur National Monument is 40 percent contained. Managers say the eastern side of the 20 square mile (52 sq. kilometer) Peekaboo Fire has spread into steep, rocky terrain without a lot of fuel. Firefighters hope to able to work on containment on that flank in the coming days.

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BRISTOL Camille Sene had never seen anything like it before.

The pageantry of hometown floats, military vehicles, the Kenosha County Sheriffs Department color guard and the rhythmic drumming of school marching bands filled the air outside the village hall where she was standing and helping children catch candy tossed their way.

This is so cool, said Sene, a foreign exchange student from Ren, France, who was attending her first Bristol Progress Days Parade Sunday afternoon. Its cute. Im impressed. In France, we dont do anything like this.

Sene said where shes from, they do fireworks, but not a parade, on Frances independence day.

The annual Bristol Progress Days parade, is among the most popular activities of the three-day annual festival touted as the biggest small town celebration in the state. Despite road construction on Highway 45, large crowds attended its events, culminating with fireworks at dusk Sunday night.

Mike Saad, of Bristol, who has been playing host to Sene as she is preparing to attend Kenosha Unified high school classes this fall, said the parade is something he and his family have enjoyed each year.

Weve been coming out here for 15 years now. Its family tradition, he said. This has always been a time for the community to get together and celebrate so we get to see some of the older community members. Its a big kinda family, community get together.

Saad said Sene just arrived a few days ago and thought the gathering would give her an idea of a true hometown celebration.

For Lori Stanford, the Bristol Progress Day parade tops them all.

Its the best parade of the year, said Stanford, of Kenosha. This one is my favorite because its very family-oriented and my kids like the candy.

The candy, of course, is among the highlights for children of all ages.

Ah, this is hilarious, said Elizabeth Johnson, of Pleasant Prairie, who was enjoying the Elvis impersonator in the procession.

She said she was attending her first Bristol Progress Days parade awaiting the Kenosha Unifieds Rambler middle school marching band, where her daughter, Amy Maurina, 14, was performing.

She plays the trumpet and loves it, she said.

Mike Block, of Yorkville, Ill., couldnt wait to see his grandaughter Riley Achteroff, of Kenosha, who was in the parade with her Girl Scout troop.

Its fantastic. Were really having a good time, he said. It moves along and its entertaining and its really nice.

Katie Molinaro of Kenosha said that while the parade is longer than most that she and her kids Hailie, 4, and Haiden, have attended the family was having a good time.

I enjoy it. They enjoy it, she said.

Lisa Hufnagle, who played the trumpet in grade school and was in Central High Schools marching band, was also in the parade last year handing out candy and promoting her church. She said shes loving being a spectator for once.

I think its great. Im really enjoying this, she said.

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Visitors at Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 15-17, likely will spend most of their time taking in the wide variety of demonstrations, commercial and educational exhibits, presentations and other activities around the 135-acre expo.

But for those willing to wander farther afield, free bus tours to other parts of the surrounding Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center and to other nearby facilities will offer a glimpse of Penn State research and extension programs addressing topics such as water quality, pasture and grazing management, industrial hemp, high-tunnel fruit and vegetable production, woodlot management, wildlife habitat and biofuel feedstocks.

Most tours require some walking or standing, and all tours require free tickets that can be obtained at the boarding area, which is located at the corn crib on Main Street, near the headquarters building at the Ag Progress Days site.

This year's tours feature the following topics:

American Chestnut Foundation Plantings (1.25 hours)

This tour will take visitors to breeding orchards, where they will learn about the history and demise of the American chestnut tree, see how to plant and maintain chestnut trees, and learn about The American Chestnut Foundation's citizen scientists and programs working to restore the species to Eastern forests.

Habitat Management for Deer and Other Wildlife (1.5 hours)

This tour will focus on food plots and natural habitat management practices used on public or private property as part of a Quality Deer Management System to improve habitat for many wildlife species while producing healthier and larger deer. Visit habitat demonstration plots in the woodlot and neighboring fields.

Dairy Beef Feedlot (1 hour)

The tour will focus on the use of implants in beef production. Participants will see calf-fed Holsteins that have been implanted and compare them to their nonimplanted pen mates. Penn State Extension specialists, industry experts and cattle buyers will be on hand to answer questions.

High Tunnels (2 hours)

High tunnels are inexpensive structures used for extending the growing season and improving yields and quality of vegetables, berries and cut flowers. At Penn State's High Tunnel Research and Extension Facility, visitors will see strawberries and raspberries being grown in containers in 15 tunnels, with five types of plastics to better manage plant growth, temperatures and pests. The tour also will highlight solar-powered, automated venting options to better manage heat load.

Adaptive Grazing and Soil Health (1.5 hours)

This tour will focus on adaptive grazing management, in which tall grass or high stock density grazing can drastically transform mediocre fields into highly productive pastures that can extend the grazing season well into winter. Experts will discuss the benefits of frequent animal moves; fencing and watering considerations; forage benefits of tall grass grazing; diverse cover crop mixes for use in cropping or grazing systems; and other topics.

Industrial Hemp (1.5 hours)

This tour will showcase Penn State's first industrial-hemp project in more than 60 years. Researchers will discuss crop-management issues and potential markets for hemp, and visitors will see trials that evaluate several varieties of hemp being grown for seed. Participants also can evaluate hemp produced with no-till methods and look at the impacts of seeding rates, planting dates and fertilizer rates on commercial hemp production.

Short Rotation Woody Crops for Biomass (1 hour)

What are short rotation woody crops? How do they contribute to biomass feedstock? Why are they being promoted for marginal planting sites? What type of species should you grow and who will buy it? Find the answers by visiting a demonstration plot with fast-growing willow and poplar trees. Learn how to grow, harvest and produce this crop as an alternative income opportunity that helps provide sustainable energy supplies.

Multifunctional Stream Buffers and Native Grass Fields (1 hour)

This tour will focus on planting and maintaining trees and shrubs to create a multifunctional stream buffer that will improve water quality, wildlife habitat, livestock health and property value and that will provide edible or medicinal plants. Visitors will learn about the "three Ps" of tree establishment preparation, planting and protection; see livestock practices such as fencing and stream crossings; learn about financial assistance programs; and get tips on how to plant native grass fields to increase sustainability and help declining pollinators and beneficial insects.

Woodlot Management: Decisions and Actions (1.5 hours)

Visitors can explore the 150-acre Penn State Demonstration Woodlot and gain insights into how management decisions affect future values. The woodlot is managed for multiple objectives, including timber production, wildlife habitat, water quality, recreational activities, research and educational demonstrations. Forestry and wildlife professionals will be on hand to answer questions and identify resources to help forest landowners steward Pennsylvania's woodlands.

Russell Larson Research Center Farms (2 hours)

This tour will visit each of the research farms at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center: horticulture, plant pathology, agronomy and entomology. Farm managers will answer visitor questions and present a brief overview of the farm history, current research and student involvement.

Penn State Deer Research Center (1.5 hours)

Visitors can view live deer and learn about deer biology, deer management and current research. The center, near the University Park campus, will open for tours at 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Guests provide their own transportation and must preregister at the tour registration area at the Ag Progress Days site.

Sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Ag Progress Days is held at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, 9 miles southwest of State College on Route 45. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 15; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 16; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 17. Admission and parking are free.

For more information, visit the Ag Progress Days website. Twitter users can share information about the event using the hashtag #agprogressdays, and Facebook users can find the event at http://www.facebook.com/AgProgressDays.

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(TNS) -- Columbus took its biggest step onto the national stage a year ago when it was dubbed America's Smart City.

The distinction came with a big prize. The city received a $40 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and another $10 million from Vulcan Inc. to turn Columbus into the test track for intelligent transportation systems.

It also came with a ticking clock: four years to follow through on a wide-ranging proposal and produce data showing what pieces succeeded or failed.

A year later, autonomous vehicles, universal fare cards and hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations haven't yet materialized. But officials say the city has made progress, even if you can't see it on the streets.

"I think a lot has been accomplished in the last year, but it's been more of the internal workings," said Michael Stevens, Columbus' chief innovation officer.

The internal workings didn't exist in Columbus before it won the grant.

The city signed grant agreements with the federal government in August and with Vulcan in April. It spun off Smart Columbus from the Department of Public Service and paired up with the Columbus Partnership, a collection of the city's private-sector executives, to run the program at the Idea Foundry in Franklinton.

Those two groups split responsibilities, though they work together. The city's primary job is to make sure it fulfills the promises made for the $40 million federal grant. The Partnership is handling a lot of the plans around promoting electric vehicles as required by the $10 million grant from Vulcan.

They've also spent time rounding up other commitments and partnerships that total more than $500 million. About $23 million of that is cash.

It includes about $262 million in related projects, such as American Electric Power's plan to install "smart meters" in homes, and $218 million in research commitments. Some of those projects already were in the works but dovetail with Smart Cities.

The goal is to sustain the initiative beyond the four-year grant period.

"It's the first 10 feet of a 10-mile race," said Mark Patton, the Partnership's vice president overseeing Smart Columbus. "It's going to play out over years."

Some of the related projects are likely to be among the first to hit the streets. For example, the Central Ohio Transit Authority plans to update its fare boxes in the fall to accept payment with a cellphone or "smart" card that can be loaded with money on the internet.

COTA already was planning that $6.5 million project, but it aligned with the Smart Columbus plan to produce a fare card that works across multiple forms of transportation, including buses, bike shares and others, CEO Curtis Stitt said.

More electric vehicle charging stations likely will start popping up soon, too. The seven-county central Ohio region has 118 stations now, but Smart Columbus plans to add 305 by the end of the grant.

Patton said he already is working with members of the Columbus Partnership to convert their fleet vehicles to electric and to create incentives for employees to buy electric cars. They could provide better parking and charging stations to encourage workers to buy electric, he said.

The "demonstration projects" the city promised in its grant application are moving slower. During 2017 and 2018, the city will turn ideas such as autonomous shuttles at Easton, universal fare cards and a clearinghouse for transportation data into projects it could eventually produce.

The so-called integrated data exchange has never been produced before, Stevens said, and Smart Columbus has to figure out how to build it.

Smart Columbus should start purchasing equipment needed for the projects in 2018. They will do internal testing and start projects in 2019 and 2020, he said.

Stevens acknowledged that some of the projects are going to fail, and Smart Columbus has to provide the data and process to the government so it can either replicate them elsewhere or avoid the same mistakes. Parts of the plan have been evolving even as the city works with the U.S. Department of Transportation because of rapid changes in technology, he said.

"You don't want to use Betamax when everyone else is using VHS," he said.

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Sen. Ted CruzTed CruzCruz points to 'steady progress' on healthcare bill Sunday shows preview: Trump returns as healthcare push looms McConnell assures White House hes not changing strategy on ObamaCare repeal: report MORE (R-Texas) said Sunday there has been "steady progress" made on the Senate GOP's healthcare bill.

During an interview on ABC's "This Week," Cruz blasted ObamaCare and said he believes Senate Republicans can come together to accomplish their promises to repeal ObamaCare.

"I think we are making steady progress," Cruz said.

"The conversations have been collaborative and in good faith."

"If we can't get this done right now, I agree with the president, then let's honor the promise on repeal and spend more time to get it done," Cruz said.

"I believe we can get it done," he added.

Senate GOP leaders are locked in battle with Democrats and some members of their own party to pass their healthcare bill.

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A lawful assembly became an unlawful assembly on Saturday afternoon when approximately 50 Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan fulfilled their promise of descending upon Charlottesville in support of its Confederate statues.

For weeks, city officials urged residents to ignore the rally, but that call did not sway the more than 1,000 people who encircled Justice Park with chants, drum circles and signs vehemently condemning the North Carolina-based white supremacy group.

Their rally lasted only 45 minutes, but as the Klan members were escorted by city and state police to their vehicles, they were eclipsed by cohorts of anti-racist groups deriding the Klan and the police in equal measure.

By 4:40 p.m., police declared the scene on High Street an unlawful assembly. After two hours and three canisters of tear gas, authorities had arrested 23 people connected to the protest.

Since Friday, city authorities have been prepping the recently renamed Justice Park for the rally, which Klan members applied for back in May as a response to the citys decision to remove the statues of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from what was then named Lee Park. The decision put Charlottesville in the mix of a nationwide debate over the treatment of Confederate monuments and their racial implications in a modern historical context.

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Business owners, city officials, the Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP, civic leaders and a coalition of local clergy helped organize the "Unity Cville" events.

City Councils February decision to remove the statue has been a lightning rod for right-wing politicians and pro-white groups from all over the state, who claim the city is overstepping its bounds by taking down elements of Southern heritage. Rallying under that ideology, the Klan applied for a 3 p.m. assembly beside the statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson that was expected to bring more than 100 Klansmen; as expected, the number of protesters outpaced the roughly 50 who showed by the hundreds.

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At 10 a.m. close to 200 officers from the Virginia State Police and local police departments gathered to go over the days operation.

Hours ahead of the rallys start time and not long after city workers had to clear a splash of red paint from the Lee statue scores of members from Black Lives Matter, Charlottesvilles Showing Up for Racial Justice, Charlottesville Solidarity and other activist groups engulfed Justice Park, waving signs, singing chants and dancing in drum circles.

When black lives are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back! one chant rang out.

The rally, well-publicized by local and national media alike, drew non-locals from both sides of the argument. Phil Wilayto, editor of the Richmond-based community newspaper The Virginia Defender, came to Charlottesville to support efforts to remove the Confederate statues and oppose the Klans presence.

For 11 years, weve been calling for the Confederate statues of Monument Avenue to come down, so were out here today to show solidarity with the people of Charlottesville, support their struggle and Charlottesvilles struggle to take down the statues, and ask for their help in getting rid of the ones in Richmond, Wilyato said.

On the other side of the fence, Brandy Fisher of West Virginia said she came to oppose the removal of the statues. She was quickly targeted in a barrage of arguments with anti-Klan protesters offended by her hat bearing the Confederate flag.

I, apparently, am wearing a Confederate flag so theyre mad and calling me racist and calling me a Klan member when all Im doing is protesting the removal of our historical statues, Fisher said. I feel like if we remove the statues, were going to make the same mistakes in the future. If you dont look to your past, youre going to screw up your future.

Asked if she supported the Klan, Fisher said she wouldnt care who was holding the rally so long as it was defending the Confederate monuments, but that she doesnt agree with all of the Klans views because theyre racist, and Im not racist.

I dont have a problem with black people, or Mexicans, or Israelis, or [Afghans] or Asians, she said. A person is a person, I take them each individually. I dont agree with all the white people, either, because some of them are pretty damn ignorant.

As the rallys start time drew closer, the crowd thickened and tensions rose as thickets of protesters stationed themselves in and around the Klans expected entrance point. At 3 p.m., with the Klan still nowhere in sight, police had to pull a Crozet man, draped in the Confederate flag, from the protesting crowd.

Speaking to police outside of the crowd, Chris Dudley remained defiant in his opposition to the protest, stating that Gen. Jackson was a hero, and that if it werent for him, none of yall would be here. Dudley said he and his girlfriend had come to the rally alone, but they were later spotted standing amongst the Klansmen.

It wasnt until 3:45 p.m. that the Klan finally appeared; dozens of state police officers formed a two-sided human wall stretching across High Street, parting the sea of protesters for a troop of Klansmen dressed in black shirts or white robes, clutching Confederate flags and signs bearing their white-supremacist creeds.

As some raised their arms in Nazi salutes and others let out a chant of white power, the Klan group was met with a chorus of dissent from the crowd, who called for them to be removed from the park and the city. The Klans rebuttals were often drowned out by the protesters, with some using whistles and noisemakers to quell the Klans cries.

Asked why they decided to come to Charlottesville, Klan member James Moore again expressed a desire to retain symbols of white supremacy while deriding City Councilor Wes Bellamy, who came under scrutiny last fall when offensive tweets were unearthed from his Twitter page.

These are the kinds of people were electing into the government here in Charlottesville ... Wes Bellamy is racist against white people but the thing is, nobodys worried about what Wes Bellamy is saying if its about white people, Moore said.

Bellamy was out of town, celebrating his one-year wedding anniversary.

Condemning the Jewish press, as well as President Donald Trump, whom Moore wrote off as a puppet, the eight-year Klansman said his group did not hate anybody, but rather identified as a white separatist organization.

By around 4:25 p.m., the cavalcade of Klansmen was escorted back out of the park and to their vehicles by police, drawing ire from the crowd of protesters, aghast that the authorities would be accommodating of such a radical group. High Street and its nearby side streets filled with hundreds who continued to rail against the Klans presence, alighting tensions with the state and city officers, several of whom had donned riot gear.

At 4:40 p.m., police declared the scene an unlawful assembly as officers continued to push the crowd back and allow the Klansmen to leave. Multiple reporters from The Daily Progress witnessed members of the crowd being brought to the ground by police and taken away in hand ties. At one point, a member of the crowd deployed a can of pepper spray, a city official said, and when a large crowd refused to leave High Street, a line of officers in riot gear donned gas masks and set off canisters of tear gas.

They just started grabbing us, telling us to leave, and we couldnt go anywhere, said Sara Tansey, who was arrested on East High Street and said she was charged with misdemeanor obstruction of free passage of others. They started grabbing us when we refused to leave.

By 6:15 p.m., 23 people in total had been arrested, said a city spokeswoman, though she said she was unaware of the exact charges levied against the arrestees, or if they were still being detained. Three individuals had to be transported to the hospital: two for heat-related issues and one for an alcohol-related issue.

Speaking after the rally, former Blue Ribbon Commission Chairman Don Gathers said he was proud of the size of the protest but disappointed with the polices behavior in the aftermath, calling it unnecessary.

Now its just devolved into this. Its truly sad. The police, I was so proud of them up until this point, and now this, Gathers said. They treated the Klan members one way: with respect. But then, the folks who came out to stand up to oppression, this is what you do to them? Our citizens deserve better than this.

The Charlottesville Police Department has not yet released a statement about the arrests or incidents that followed the protest.

In a statement posted to Facebook, Mayor Mike Signer wrote that the police succeeded in executing their strategy of protecting the First Amendment and public safety before and during the rally. He called the aftermath of the rally an unfortunate event.

All in all, I believe that we came out of this difficult day stronger than before more committed to diversity, to racial and social justice, to telling the truth about our history, and to unity, Signer wrote. On a very hot day, we made lemonade out of a lemon from North Carolina, no less.

Video: KKK arrives at Justice Park. #charlottesvillekkk pic.twitter.com/rXmlA9qXVX

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Columbus took its biggest step onto the national stage a year ago when it was dubbed Americas Smart City.

The distinction came with a big prize. The city received a $40 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and another $10 million from Vulcan Inc. to turn Columbus into the test track for intelligent transportation systems.

It also came with a ticking clock: four years to follow through on a wide-ranging proposal and produce data showing what pieces succeeded or failed.

A year later, autonomous vehicles, universal fare cards and hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations havent yet materialized. But officials say the city has made progress, even if you cant see it on the streets.

I think a lot has been accomplished in the last year, but its been more of the internal workings, said Michael Stevens, Columbus chief innovation officer.

The internal workings didnt exist in Columbus before it won the grant.

The city signed grant agreements with the federal government in August and with Vulcan in April. It spun off Smart Columbus from the Department of Public Service and paired up with the Columbus Partnership, a collection of the citys private-sector executives, to run the program at the Idea Foundry in Franklinton.

Those two groups split responsibilities, though they work together. The citys primary job is to make sure it fulfills the promises made for the $40 million federal grant. The Partnership is handling a lot of the plans around promoting electric vehicles as required by the $10 million grant from Vulcan.

They've also spent time rounding up other commitments and partnerships that total more than $500 million. About $23 million of that is cash.

It includes about $262 million in related projects, such as American Electric Powers plan to install smart meters in homes, and $218 million in research commitments. Some of those projects already were in the works but dovetail with Smart Cities.

The goal is to sustain the initiative beyond the four-year grant period.

Its the first 10 feet of a 10-mile race, said Mark Patton, the Partnerships vice president overseeing Smart Columbus. Its going to play out over years.

Some of the related projects are likely to be among the first to hit the streets. For example, the Central Ohio Transit Authority plans to update its fare boxes in the fall to accept payment with a cellphone or smart card that can be loaded with money on the internet.

COTA already was planning that $6.5 million project, but it aligned with the Smart Columbus plan to produce a fare card that works across multiple forms of transportation, including buses, bike shares and others, CEO Curtis Stitt said.

More electric vehicle charging stations likely will start popping up soon, too. The seven-county central Ohio region has 118 stations now, but Smart Columbus plans to add 305 by the end of the grant.

Patton said he already is working with members of the Columbus Partnership to convert their fleet vehicles to electric and to create incentives for employees to buy electric cars. They could provide better parking and charging stations to encourage workers to buy electric, he said.

The demonstration projects the city promised in its grant application are moving slower. During 2017 and 2018, the city will turn ideas such as autonomous shuttles at Easton, universal fare cards and a clearinghouse for transportation data into projects it could eventually produce.

The so-called integrated data exchange has never been produced before, Stevens said, and Smart Columbus has to figure out how to build it.

Smart Columbus should start purchasing equipment needed for the projects in 2018. They will do internal testing and start projects in 2019 and 2020, he said.

Stevens acknowledged that some of the projects are going to fail, and Smart Columbus has to provide the data and process to the government so it can either replicate them elsewhere or avoid the same mistakes. Parts of the plan have been evolving even as the city works with the U.S. Department of Transportation because of rapid changes in technology, he said.

You dont want to use Betamax when everyone else is using VHS, he said.

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Home Health These Scientists Have Managed to Stop the Progress of Alzheimers in Animals

This treatment is making headlines in South America for its groundbreaking ability to halt the development of Alzheimers in animals.

Brazilian researchers discovered the importance of a protein that reestablishes the electrical circuits in the brain, thus stopping the effects of the disease.

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It is estimated that the illness affects over 35 million people worldwide today. Additionally, it is the main cause of dementia in senior citizens.

The researchers of the Science Institute of the UFRJ focused the study on the TGF beta 1, a substance that is naturally produced by the brain. They discovered that when elderly brains suffered a reduction of TGF beta 1, the neurons stopped communicating with each other.

In laboratory studies, the researchers already reduced most of the symptoms of Alzheimers. The animals were able to recover recent memories, which are the most damaged during the initial stages of the disease. Though the research team leader says this is an important milestone, he warns that the knowledge does not yet translate into a cure.

What we did was just a step towards the treatment now we have to study the consequences in middle and long terms, says researcher Flavia Gomes in Espanol. But our work is surely contributing towards the final cure.

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BRISTOL Construction is making it more difficult to get to the Bristol Progress Days festivities that continue today and conclude this evening.

Organizers say alternate routes should be used due to construction on Highway 45.

From Highway 50 (75th Street) motorists should go south on 184th Avenue (Highway D), west on 83rd Street and south on 198th Avenue to the festival grounds, at Hansen Park, 8600 200th Avenue (Highway 45).

The carnival on the Progress Days grounds will be open through this evenings events.

The complete listing of activities for today includes:

12:30 p.m. Parade, carnival, volleyball and softball to follow.

2 p.m. Blue Hotel, in the beer tent.

2:30 p.m. Auction.

5 to 7 p.m. Big Balloon Tycoon.

6 p.m. Trip, in the beer tent.

8:30 p.m. Raffle drawing.

Dusk Fireworks

For more information, visit http://www.bristolprogressdays.com.

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Ninety-six years after the Ku Klux Klan organized in Charlottesville, about 50 members of the Loyal White Knights of the KKK traveled on Saturday from a small North Carolina town near Virginia's border to protest an effort to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

They were met by more than 1,000 protesters in Justice Park, which is home to a statue of Gen. Thomas "Stonewall Jackson and until recently was named for the Confederate leader. The Lee statue stands in nearby Emancipation Park, which also was renamed.

Meanwhile, those who wanted to protest less directly gathered at "Unity Cville" events scattered throughout the city for concerts, community organizing, discussions on the KKK and other white supremacist and separatist groups and more.

Lurking beyond Saturday's events is another rally planned for Aug. 12. Organized by pro-white blogger Jason Kessler, that event is expected to attract far-right and white nationalist groups. Some saw Saturday's events as a dress rehearsal for the August rally.

Delayed as police worked to create a pathway for them to reach Justice Park, the KKK members rallied for less than an hour, from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. Their permit had been scheduled for 3 to 4 p.m. Several protesters were arrested as they tried to form a blockade.

The Klansmen then moved to a parking garage on Fourth Street Northeast and High Street, where their vehicles were parked. Police moved with them, and a wall of protesters formed at the garage. Authorities told them that they were to disperse for unlawful assembly. At 4:45 p.m., the vehicles were able to leave the garage.

Police and protesters then moved back toward Justice Park. After "a number of incidents," as a city spokeswoman put it, frustration boiled over and police threatened to use pepper spray. Virginia State Police threw three tear gas canisters to disperse the crowd; among those affected were several Daily Progress reporters and two ACLU legal observers.

The Charlottesville Police Department requested assistance from the Albemarle County Police Department, University of Virginia Police Department, Charlottesville Sheriffs Office, Charlottesville Fire Department, Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad and Virginia State Police.

The spokeswoman said Charlottesville police and Virginia State Police resources "were deployed to secure access to the park and ensure the safety of all involved." By 6 p.m., protests had dispersed.

In all, 23 people had been arrested by 6:15 p.m. Three people were taken to a hospital, two for heat-related issues and one for an alcohol-related issue.

In a statement on Saturday, the Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, which has opposed the removal of the Lee statue in a legal battle, said it "neither embraces nor espouses acts or ideologies of racial or religious bigotry and further strongly condemns the misuse of our sacred flags, symbols, or monuments in the conduct of the same."

On Facebook, Mayor Mike Signer said residents "made lemonade out of a lemon" on Saturday. "Today could have been a day of rage and indiscriminate and violent confrontation. Instead, it was a day of prayer, education, testimony and protest."

More than 1,000 people were in attendance when about 50 members of the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan protested in Justice Park on Saturday, according to a spokeswoman for the city of Charlottesville.

As of 6:15 p.m., 23 people had been arrested. Three people were taken to a hospital, two for heat-related issues and one for an alcohol-related issue.

The spokeswoman said Charlottesville police and Virginia State Police resources "were deployed to secure access to the park and ensure the safety of all involved."

After police allowed the KKK members to leave a parking garage, they began to walk toward Justice Park, she said, and a large group followed. After "a number of incidents," police used pepper spray and state police three three canisters of tear gas to disperse the crowd, the spokeswoman said.

In a statement on Saturday, the Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, which has opposed the removal of the Lee statue in a legal battle, said it "neither embraces nor espouses acts or ideologies of racial or religious bigotry and further strongly condemns the misuse of our sacred flags, symbols, or monuments in the conduct of the same."

Police and protesters have dispersed from High Street and Justice Park.

Police have used three cans of tear gas on protesters standing in High Street in Charlottesville following the KKK's departure from a protest in Justice Park.

Among those affected were several Daily Progress reporters and a legal observer for the American Civil Liberties Union.

The Charlottesville Police Department has requested assistance from the Albemarle County Police Department, University of Virginia Police Department, Charlottesville Sheriffs Office, Charlottesville Fire Department, Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad and Virginia State Police.

Surveillance cameras were installed near Emancipation and Justice parks within the last couple of weeks, according to Capt. Wendy Lewis, and they are recording on a loop. Footage will only be viewed for evidentiary or investigative purposes, she said.

Having policed similarly large events, such as the Occupy Charlottesville protest in 2011, Lewis said Charlottesville police are confident they can handle the situation.

I think were very experienced at it, Lewis said earlier this week. We find it a privilege to be able to protect peoples right to assemble and free speech in a transparent way.

About 40 members of the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan rallied for less than an hour at Justice Park.

Protesters had tried to stop police from forming a barrier that allowed the KKK to enter their rally area. Several of them were arrested as police created a path.

At about 4:30 p.m., KKK members left the rally to head toward their vehicles in a garage at Fourth Street Northeast and High Street. Protesters gathered to confront them, but police told they would be arrested for unlawful assembly. At about 4:45 p.m., the vehicles left.

Civic leaders have planned events to bring the community elsewhere Saturday, but leftist activists have set up to directly protest the Klan rally at Justice Park, formerly named for the statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson that stands there.. In the weeks leading up to Saturdays events, the city has been on edge, worrying about the possibility of violence between the Klan members and protesters.

On Aug. 12, a rally that will be attended by far-right and extremist groups that promote racist, white nationalist and anti-Semitic sentiments is expected to draw about 400 participants.

Some are looking at Saturdays event as a dress rehearsal for the Unite the Right rally next month in Emancipation Park, formerly named for its statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

The two rallies are being organized as a protest against the citys efforts to remove the Lee statue. Organizers for the two events see the possible removal of the Lee statue as an affront to White-European and Southern culture.

In a statement on Saturday, the Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, which has opposed the removal of the Lee statue in a legal battle, said it "neither embraces nor espouses acts or ideologies of racial or religious bigotry and further strongly condemns the misuse of our sacred flags, symbols, or monuments in the conduct of the same."

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