Journey to asylum in Iowa City highlights refugee path
Honduran father Jaime Betancourt and his 9-year-old son Owen crossed into the United States after long perilous travel but were briefly detained and sent back to Mexico. They eventually reached Iowa City with aid from the Catholic Worker House, joining other refugees amid pandemic entry restrictions and a legal challenge by 28 families. Colindres, another Honduran arrival, rode a two day bus trip to Iowa City seeking work and a future for his family.
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Iowa City
Jaime Betancourt
Honduras
United States
Owen
Betancourth
Mexico
Iowa City Catholic Worker House
Iowa City Organization
Clara Long
Human Rights Watch
Biden
U.S
Iowa City Catholic Worker
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Des Moines
Kim Reynolds
Iowa
Catholic Worker House
Devlin Felipe Aleman Colindres
Colindres
Roma
Texas
Jaime Betancourth
Iowa Lottery Draws for Monday July 5 2026
Pick 3 Midday 2 1 1. Pick 3 Evening 7 8 8. Pick 4 Midday 7 1 0 2. Pick 4 Evening 7 0 7 4. Lucky for Life numbers 2 5 6 20 36 with Lucky ball 14.
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Iowa
Gazette publication address and contact information
The Gazette in Cedar Rapids Iowa lists its address at 116 Third St SE 52401 and provides subscription rates and delivery options. Postmaster and general contact numbers are given for subscription service and newspaper inquiries.
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Third St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Gazette Communications Inc
Falience Company
Gazette Co. Inc
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids records 477 fireworks calls over long weekend
Cedar Rapids police logged 477 fireworks related calls for service from Friday to Monday at 7 am with 234 on the Fourth of July. Fire incidents included a garage fire from a Michael Drive NE home and multiple fires in a three day span amid a dramatic Fourth of July weekend.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Greg Buelow
Buelow
Linn County
Michael Dr. NE
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Jefferson Monroe
Michael Drive NE
Rollover on Hwy 30 Injures Three Near I 380
A single vehicle rollover on U.S. Highway 30 near Interstate 380 injured three people, one seriously with life threatening injuries. The driver, a man, was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Two female passengers had non life threatening injuries. The crash occurred at 3 25 p m and blocked southbound I 380 to Hwy 30. The incident remains under investigation per Cedar Rapids police.
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Department of Neurology
University of Iowa
Department of Veterans Affairs
Christina Weber
Christina-Weber
Uiowa
Edu
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Highway 30
Highway 30
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