By Drew Scofield , Jessi Schultz Click here for updates on this story AVON, Ohio (WEWS) — A 19-year-old Pickering Hill Farm employee in Avon is recovering after an elderly woman crashed into a fruit display full of melons and then ran him over. It happened Wednesday afternoon at the farm store located at 35669
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jennifer Lawrence has wanted to do a big comedy for years. She has always been funny and vibrant in her television appearances. And while she has brought humor and physical comedy to many of her roles for David O. Russell and others, she also hasn’t
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Pacific Crest Trail also open for thru hikers OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Willamette National Forest announced Friday that it will be reducing the closure order for the Cedar Creek Fire area on the Middle Fork Ranger District. The new closure order will be in effect on June 25 through March 23, 2024, unless rescinded
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — This year’s Home Run Derby now has a hometown favorite: Seattle’s Julio Rodríguez is in. Rodríguez, who finished second last year in the event to Juan Soto, said Friday it’s a no-brainer to participate in front of his home fans. The All-Star game is July 11
Continue ReadingBy Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — Citing philosophical differences with other agencies, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced Friday that her office will no longer prosecute current cases connected to the proposed police fire and training facility near Atlanta, dubbed “Cop City” by opponents. The office of Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican,
Continue ReadingGAIBA, Italy (AP) — American teenagers Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger will face each other in the semifinals of the Veneto Open in Italy nearly two years after they won the girls’ doubles title together at the U.S. Open. The 18-year-old Montgomery beat third-seeded Ysaline Bonaventure 6-4, 6-2 and the 19-year-old Krueger routed seventh-seeded Lucrezia
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Los trabajadores de unas 150 tiendas sindicalizadas de Starbucks en Estados Unidos se declararon en huelga este viernes por una disputa sobre la política de la cadena para las decoraciones relativas al Mes del Orgullo LGBTQ+ en los locales. Starbucks Workers United, el sindicato que representa a las tiendas organizadas, afirmó
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Four Black students are suing a Georgia school district, saying teachers and administrators violated their civil rights by fostering a longstanding environment of racial discrimination. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the civil lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court against the Effingham County School District. The
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman said he has advised NHL teams to no longer wear specialty-themed jerseys during warm-ups, including Pride-theme jerseys. The decision follows Major League Baseball’s announcement last week that teams would not put Pride logos on players’ uniforms and after a handful of NHL players
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump spoke Thursday at a fundraiser on behalf of defendants charged for their participation in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, a Trump campaign official told CNN. The fundraiser was hosted at Trump’s private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on behalf of
Continue ReadingEAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — An explosion at an Illinois ammunition factory has killed one employee. The explosion occurred Thursday at the Winchester factory in East Alton, just north of St. Louis on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. Madison County Coroner Steve Nonn says the explosion killed 60-year-old Oscar “Zeke” Bettorf of Bunker
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Diamond Sports is seeking to get out of its broadcast agreement with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Diamond Sports, which owns 19 regional sports networks under the Bally Sports banner, made the request in an emergency motion filed in federal bankruptcy court. Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston will consider the motion on June 29.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s most populous county is suing more than a dozen large fossil fuel companies to recover costs related to extreme weather events linked to climate change. The lawsuit filed Thursday in Multnomah County Circuit Court alleges the combined carbon pollution the companies emitted was a substantial factor in causing and exacerbating
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTV) — On Monday, crews will remove the 45 mph temporary speed signs on U.S. Highway 26 between the junction with OR 216 and where the highway crosses the Warm Springs River. Removing these signs will raise the speed limit back to 55 mph. The speed through this section of highway was reduced
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story CUDAHY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A man found inside a Cudahy homeowner’s attic with drugs and a stolen gun has been formally charged. The incident started late Sunday, June 18, near Kirkwood and Somars in Cudahy. Police say they took a call of glass breaking and
Continue ReadingBy Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com Click here for updates on this story POCATELLO, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A woman who pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor battery for poisoning her then-husband in 2020 was sentenced to 180 days in jail Wednesday. Courtney Goody was arrested in March 2021 after the family of her ex-husband Jared Goody
Continue ReadingBy Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com Click here for updates on this story POCATELLO, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A man who killed his estranged wife and her boyfriend in 2021 has been ordered to spend a minimum of 30 years in prison. Jesse Patrick Leigh, 42, who previously pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, took responsibility
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Nikola, a startup company that makes electric and hydrogen-powered semi trucks, said in a tweet Friday morning that several of its trucks had been damaged in a fire at the company’s Phoenix, Arizona headquarters. “Foul play is suspected as a vehicle was seen in the area of the affected
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Tyler Pickering was being crushed by a garbage truck for 10 to 15 minutes before he was able to reach into his pocket for his cell phone and call for help. “Honestly, I thought that was it, underneath the
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — A combination of NASCAR equipment, recycled glass and police escorts helped reopen the repaired portion of I-95 in Philadelphia way ahead of schedule. Six lanes reopened to motorists at noon on Friday, 12 days after a bridge collapsed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced. The collapsed
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