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Year: 2024

Bond denied for husband accused of killing missing Virginia mom after prosecutors reveal disturbing new evidence, report says

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A judge denied bond for Naresh Bhatt for the second time at a Friday court hearing in Virginia after prosecutors revealed disturbing new evidence they say connects him to the disappearance and presumed murder of his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, according to CNN affiliate WJLA. Prince William County prosecutors

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Oregon Department of Forestry is out of money, seeking more to pay for the costliest wildfire season in state history

By Evan Watson, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry needs emergency funding to pay for the most expensive wildfire season in state history, with record-high costs of $250 million and counting, KGW reports. As of mid-September, more than 1.9 million acres of land had burned across Oregon — nearly double the acreage

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Aumenta a 20 el número de personas fallecidas por los incendios en Perú; el fuego sigue activo en 46 puntos

Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — El número de personas fallecidas a causa de los incendios que atraviesa Perú subió a 20, informó este sábado el jefe del Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil (Indeci), Juan Carlos Urcariegui, en una entrevista con la emisora local RPP. Hasta el lunes, se contabilizaban 16 muertos, reportó el Indeci entonces.

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Oregon Dept. of Forestry incident management teams play key coordination role in challenging wildfire season

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – This week marked the 12th deployment of 2024 for the Oregon Department of Forestry’s incident management teams, or IMTs —11 during fire season and one following the ice storm earlier this year.  An IMT is a group of specially trained and qualified personnel who together provide the type of highly adaptable and

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C.O. Mastersingers, Tananawit in Warm Springs among 135 Oregon arts organizations receiving small operating grants

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Small grants that make a big difference for ensuring access to arts programming, especially in rural areas, have been awarded to 135 arts organizations by the Oregon Arts Commission. Each organization will receive $2,355 for the 2025 fiscal year.  Small Operating Grants support arts organizations throughout the state with annual budgets

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Biden dice en un micrófono abierto que Xi Jinping busca “ganarse algo de espacio diplomático”

Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden dijo este sábado que su homólogo de China, Xi Jinping, está buscando “ganarse algo de espacio diplomático” en un momento captado por un micrófono abierto en la cumbre del Quad en Wilmington, Delaware. “Creemos que Xi Jinping está buscando centrarse en los desafíos

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Crater Lake, Oregon Trail regional Scouting councils approve merger

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The national program of Scouting America, formerly known as Boy Scouts of America, is administered through regional councils. Earlier this year, the Crater Lake Council and Oregon Trail Council began formal discussions about the merging of the two organizations. Recently, the Crater Lake Council BSA and Oregon Trail Council BSA approved the merger with

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Warmer, windier conditions on C.O. wildfires put up smoke but help to firm up containment lines; Highway 126 fully reopens

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon firefighters saw more progress Friday in containing the remaining large wildfires in the region, despite some warmer and windier conditions that burned more fuel within the fire perimeters, officials said Saturday. Another sign of progress came Friday at 6 p.m., when Highway 126 west of Sisters and south of

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Kamala Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, a traditional event for major presidential candidates

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will skip this year’s Al Smith charity dinner in New York. Harris is breaking with tradition so she can campaign instead in a battleground state less than three weeks before Election Day. The dinner benefitting Catholic Charities traditionally has been used to promote collegiality and good

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NYPD releases bodycam footage of police shooting on subway platform

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Brooklyn, New York (CNN) — New Yorkers took to the streets in protest this week as the NYPD released body camera footage of a police shooting involving a subway fare-evader armed with a knife that drew heavy public criticism. Four people, including a police officer and the fare-evader, were shot in the September 15 incident that started when

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Jill Biden, Petro y Lula da Silva, entre los asistentes a la toma de posesión de Claudia Sheinbaum como presidenta de México

Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — Claudia Sheinbaum tomará posesión como la primera presidenta de México el próximo 1 de octubre en la Cámara de Diputados. Al evento asistirán representantes de 105 países y 22 organismos internacionales, informó la presidenta electa este jueves en un comunicado publicado en X. En la lista publicada por Sheinbaum destacan

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