AP Business Writer Starbucks’ new chairman and CEO said Tuesday that he plans to focus on improving service – particularly during the morning rush – and reestablishing stores as gathering places as he takes over at the struggling coffee giant. In an open letter on the Seattle coffee giant’s website, Brian Niccol said Starbucks is
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A $20,000 arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for a 29-year-old Bend man accused of leading a large organized theft ring that hit at least six large stores around Bend late last year and early this year, stealing more than $22,000 in merchandise, authorities said. More than 30 suspects as young as 15 were identified and nearly two-dozen have been arrested, and police believe there are more victims.
Continue ReadingBy WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Virginia (WTVR) — A loaded gun stored in the oven fired rounds and sparked a house fire, according to Chesterfield County firefighters. While the fire reported along the 5000 block of Glen Tara Drive on Thursday caused minimal damage, it
Continue ReadingBy Tracy Sears Click here for updates on this story HENRICO COUNTY, Virginia (WTVR) — A family is mourning the loss of a beloved teenager who was struck and killed by a driver while walking home from work Sunday evening in Henrico County. Nathaniel Clark, a 15-year-old sophomore at Hermitage High School, was crossing Staples
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Covil Click here for updates on this story HOPEWELL, Virginia (WTVR) — A book of poetry was recently returned to a Hopewell, Virginia library almost 50 years after it was checked out. The Hopewell Regional Library’s copy of “Leaves of Grass,” a collection of poetry by Walt Whitman, was checked out on June
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance acknowledged Tuesday that it’s possible the false claim that Haitian immigrants are abducting the pets of Springfield, Ohio, residents might not be true, but he encouraged his followers to continue posting “cat memes.” “In the last several weeks, my office has received many
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently killed by Hamas. The video shows a low, narrow passageway deep underground that had no bathroom and poor ventilation. The discovery of the hostages’ bodies last month has sparked a mass
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower-court ruling that blocks Arizona from enforcing a 2022 law that bans transgender girls from playing on girls’ school sports teams. A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that the lower-court didn’t make an error in concluding that, before puberty,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith have pleaded not guilty to charges that they deprived the 29-year-old Nichols of his
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks has been on the decline, with shrinking sales as it moved from a traditional sit-down coffee shop into one where people place orders on their phones and grab a drink from the counter. Its new CEO has a plan to fix it all. And it starts
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Los 135 ciudadanos nicaragüenses liberados la semana pasada por el gobierno de Daniel Ortega perdieron la nacionalidad, informó la Corte Suprema de Justicia de ese país en un comunicado este martes. La decisión fue tomada, según el comunicado, por la Sala Penal Uno del Tribunal de Apelaciones de Managua,
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — European travelers visiting the UK without a visa will soon be required to pay a £10 (around $13) waiver fee. The new rules, which will come into effect over the next year, will see the UK’s electronic travel authorization (ETA) system, first introduced for Qatar nationals, expanded to include
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Two Delta Air Lines planes collided on a taxiway at Atlanta’s airport Tuesday morning, with a larger plane knocking over the tail of a smaller regional jet. No injuries were reported and Delta said passengers were rebooked on other flights that departed Tuesday afternoon. Atlanta-based Delta said the wing of a Delta
Continue ReadingThe risk of a strike at Boeing appears to be growing, as factory workers complain about a contract offer that their union negotiated with the giant aircraft manufacturer. The president of the union local that represents 33,000 Boeing workers predicted that they will vote against a deal that includes 25% raises over four years and
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday the passing of “Blue” a “beloved member of the Mounted Patrol Team.” Blue was 9 years old. According to the Douglas County Sheriff, Blue and her partner Detective Kate Morrissey have been
Continue ReadingBy Alan Gionet Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — The death of a male wolf — one of the gray wolves released in Colorado last winter — is another sign of difficulty in re-establishing the animals in Colorado. The wolf was believed to be a father to the Copper Creek
Continue ReadingBy Jose Fabian Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — A San Francisco officer was injured Monday evening while trying to detain a suspect, police said. Just after 7:30 p.m., police said officers who were patrolling the 24th and Mission streets area tried to detain someone suspected of being a
Continue ReadingBy James Taylor Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Sacramento’s Del Rio Trail opened in May with a bike and pedestrian path that starts near Land Park and extends through the pocket neighborhood. Now, just months later, the trail’s multi-million dollar bridge is still blocked off, broken beyond repair. “People
Continue ReadingKOVR By James Taylor Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Sacramento’s Del Rio Trail opened in May with a bike and pedestrian path that starts near Land Park and extends through the pocket neighborhood. Now, just months later, the trail’s multi-million dollar bridge is still blocked off, broken beyond repair.
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Detroit mother whose 3-year-old son allegedly accidentally shot himself in the head with an unsecured gun is charged with violating Michigan’s safe storage law, officials say. Tiara Shardae Taylor, 38, is charged with firearms-safe storage violation-minor present and injured self
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