By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says its own prescribed burn started a 2022 wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico. The agency on Monday published findings of its investigation into causes of the Cerro Pelado fire that burned across more than 60 square miles and
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A 19-year-old has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of attempted capital murder in a 2021 shooting at a Dallas-area high school that wounded two other students and a teacher. The Tarrant County jury returned the sentence for Timothy Simpkins on Monday evening. Simpkins, who
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians ace Shane Bieber won’t pitch until mid-September because of elbow inflammation, a signifcant blow to Cleveland’s playoff hopes. Bieber has not pitched since July 9. He was transferred to the 60-day injured list in a procedural move. Manager Terry Francona said the 2020 AL Cy Young
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Carlee Russell, la mujer de Alabama que a principios de este mes desapareció durante 49 horas después de hacer una llamada al 911 para informar sobre un niño en una carretera, dijo que no fue secuestrada y que no vio a un menor en la orilla de la autopista, según una
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Historic Preservation Office invites public comment on the 2024-2034 Oregon Historic Preservation Plan beginning Monday and until 5 p.m. on Friday, August 25. The plan identifies statewide priorities for preserving Oregon’s special traditions, collections, and places, and how to coordinate efforts among government agencies, non-profit organizations, and professionals
Continue ReadingSHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — State prosecutors have added a charge of felony malfeasance in office against a former Louisiana police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed Black man earlier this year. The second criminal charge was added Monday as former Shreveport officer Alexander Tyler, who is white, was arraigned on charges of shooting Alonzo
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Barbara News-Press, one of California’s oldest newspapers, has ceased publishing after its owner declared the 150-year-old publication bankrupt. The newspaper became an online-only publication in April. But its last digital edition was posted Friday when owner Wendy McCaw filed for bankruptcy.
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Wisconsin prosecutor accused of secretly recording sex with two women has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. St. Croix County Judge Scott Nordstrand sentenced former Burnett County District Attorney Daniel Steffen on Monday on three counts of capturing intimate representations. According to court documents, investigators found videos of
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Bjorn Hedges drove around the two wind farms he manages the morning after a wildfire raced through. At many of the massive turbines he saw deer: does and fawns that had found refuge on gravel pads at the base of the towers, some of the only areas
Continue ReadingEDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama’s personal chef has drowned near the family’s home on Martha’s Vineyard. Massachusetts State Police confirmed that the paddleboarder whose body was recovered from Edgartown Great Pond on Monday was Tafari Campbell, 45, of Dumfries, Virginia. Campbell was employed by the Obamas and was visiting Martha’s Vineyard. The
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(Update: adding local alert weather forecast video) How you doin’ Central Oregon! Happy Monday evening. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Advisory – in effect, now through Thursday. Wildfires are burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions, will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. The worst air quality
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NFL camps open this week with most of the focus on players who aren’t showing up. All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones skipped Sunday’s first workout with the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs over a contract dispute. Veterans on the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders
Continue ReadingBy Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Health officials in Western Washington are investigating a lethal outbreak of listeria, a pathogen often transmitted by eating contaminated food. Five patients have been hospitalized for listeriosis so far — all individuals in their 60s and 70s with already-weakened immune systems, according to a news release from the Tacoma-Pierce
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The cause of death for British actor Julian Sands, who went missing in the mountains of Southern California in January and was later found dead, has been cited as “undetermined,” CNN has confirmed. “The cause is ‘Undetermined’ due to the condition of the body and because
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have made a first-of-its-kind discovery — a white dwarf star with two completely different faces. White dwarfs are burnt remains of dead stars. Our sun will become a white dwarf in about 5 billion years after it swells into a red giant star, blows out its outer material
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– El hombre negro desarmado que fue atacado por un perro policía K-9 mientras se entregaba a las autoridades con las manos en alto a principios de este mes dijo a los operadores de emergencias que los agentes estaban “intentando matarlo” y que no se sentía seguro al detener su vehículo, según las
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — The NFL indefinitely suspended Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike on Monday for betting on league games during the 2022 season. Uwazurike, a fourth-round draft pick from Iowa State in 2022 who played in eight games as a rookie, becomes the 10th player this offseason to be suspended for gambling on games
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton was placed on the paternity list Monday by the Minnesota Twins, who recalled outfielder Trevor Larnach from Triple-A St. Paul. Buxton reached base three times in Sunday’s comeback win against the Chicago White Sox and immediately left to be with his wife, who would give
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Londres (CNN) — El sector de los viajes ha desafiado hasta ahora la ralentización económica mundial, al disfrutar de un récord de reservas y ganancias mientras la demanda acumulada tras la pandemia impulsó el gasto en boletos de avión y hoteles. Sin embargo, esto puede estar por cambiar. Ryanair, la mayor aerolínea europea
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El pasado de “Futurama” ocupa un lugar destacado en su presente. La popular serie animada de ciencia ficción, creada por Matt Groening, está de regreso para su tercer relanzamiento, ahora en Hulu. El programa se estrenó originalmente en Fox en 1999 con una gran expectativa, debido al éxito de la otra
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