By JIM SALTER Associated Press Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and several consumer products. The Minnesota-based company said Monday that last year’s lawsuit settlement received final
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police investigating a shooting in downtown Indianapolis that wounded seven minors believe more than one person fired shots. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said in an emailed statement Monday that none of the youths hurt in the shooting near the Circle Centre Mall late Saturday have life-threatening injuries. IMPD says two 16-year-old
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court issued rulings Monday allowing the state’s voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational use of marijuana, rejecting the state attorney general’s arguments that the measures should be kept off the November ballot. The court was
Continue ReadingWANF, WXIA, CNN By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and John Miller, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A suspect was arrested after ramming an entrance gate to the FBI’s Atlanta field office Monday afternoon in an attempt to gain entry to the facility, bureau officials said. The suspect, who has not been
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — The FBI says a driver rammed a vehicle into the front gate of its Atlanta office, but his motives were not immediately known. The federal agency says that the crash happened shortly after noon on Monday. Pete Ellis is the assistant special agent in charge of the agency’s Atlanta office. Ellis told
Continue Reading
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 102. Conter passed away on Monday at his home in Grass Valley, California, following congestive heart failure, his daughter, Louann Daley
Continue ReadingBy Victor Jorges Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPTV) — Parents from Manatee Academy K-8 in Port St. Lucie are reacting to the devastating news that a beloved math teacher was killed in a murder-suicide. WPTV has been speaking with parents about how they’re handling this tough conversation with
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Vontae Davis, the former NFL cornerback who made two Pro Bowls with the Indianapolis Colts and memorably retired at halftime of his final game, was found dead by police Monday at his home in South Florida, according to authorities. Officers were called to the home
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler, Katie Bo Lillis and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is close to approving the sale of as many as 50 American-made F-15 fighter jets to Israel, in a deal expected to be worth more than $18 billion, according to three people familiar with the matter. The transaction,
Continue ReadingBy Robert Boyd Click here for updates on this story TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) — Girl Scouts are known for their cookies, but they also need to be recognized for their survival skills. This past summer, 17-year-old scout Elizabeth Fiore put those skills to the ultimate test, saving a little boy’s life. Fiore will never look
Continue ReadingThe snow has not fallen for several days but there is still plenty of groomed snow on the “hills” so enjoy the spring season. Temperatures will be mild Monday and Tuesday as there is a warm pattern over the Pacific Northwest. Not for long though, as the region will be getting colder Wednesday and the
Continue ReadingBy BOB THOMAS AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barbara Rush, a popular leading actor in the 1950 and 1960s who co-starred with Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman and other top film performers and later had a thriving TV career, has died. She was 97. Rush’s death was announced by her daughter, Fox News reporter
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press The owner and manager of a cargo ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge before the span collapsed last week filed a court petition Monday seeking to limit their legal liability for the deadly disaster. The companies’ “limitation of liability” petition is a routine but
Continue ReadingREDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft will stop packaging its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software after the practice attracted antitrust scrutiny. The tech giant said Monday that customers buying Office subscriptions starting this week won’t get Teams bundled with the service. Microsoft will start selling the two products separately around the world, following a
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Google will delete billions of data records as part of a settlement for a lawsuit that accused the tech giant of improperly tracking the web-browsing habits of users who thought they were browsing the internet privately. The suit was originally filed in 2020 and accused Google of misrepresenting the
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The collapse of a proposal to relocate the Washington NBA and NHL teams to northern Virginia has set off an extraordinary round of bitter recriminations among some of the officials and companies that were parties to the deal. Lawmakers pointed the finger at
Continue Reading
The ups and downs of Spring are on display this week as the temperature readings Tuesday will approach 80 in the high desert, followed by a chance for snow on Wednesday. Our snow chances are mainly for areas above 4000 feet, which include Sunriver and La Pine. Considering the near 80° temps on Tuesday the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La madre de Camila Gómez Ortega, de 8 años, la menor que la semana pasada fuera reportada como desaparecida y luego encontrada muerta en Taxco, Guerrero, se defendió este fin de semana en medios de comunicación de los señalamientos que hizo el secretario de Seguridad de Taxco, Doroteo
Continue ReadingBy Austin Pollack Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WTVF) — I’m someone who loves telling a story beyond what appears to be on the surface. I think we can all relate to someone else’s story. Not only can we learn from another person’s experience, but their story can uplift and even inspire
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Dickstein Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WMAR) — The Maryland State Department of Education released its graduation rate for the class of 2023. Overall students in Maryland high schools graduated at a rate of 85.81 percent. It’s the lowest graduation rate over the last five years. Meanwhile student dropouts during
Continue Reading