By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Animal cruelty charges have been dropped against a 25-year-old man accused of taking two monkeys from the Dallas Zoo after he was found incompetent to stand trial. But he remains in custody and still faces two burglary charges related to what had been mysterious incidents there last
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE and NICK PERRY Associated Press SACO, Maine (AP) — A shelter-in-place order remains in effect for the downtown area of Saco, Maine, as police search for at least four suspects who fled after an exchange of gunfire between occupants of two vehicles and a crash that included a school bus. Schools across
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota would be the first state to set an age limit for congressional candidates under a measure that could go before voters in June. The ballot initiative proposes that no one who turns 81 by the end of their term could be elected or appointed
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An magnitude 4.6 earthquake has struck the Southern California coast near Malibu. But there have been no reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says it hit at 1:47 p.m. Friday at a depth of about 8 miles. The area is
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –Dos personas murieron luego de que una avioneta se estrellara el viernes por la tarde en la Interestatal 75 cerca de la ciudad de Naples, en Florida, y chocara con un vehículo, dijeron las autoridades. El accidente que ocurrió poco después de que un piloto informara de una emergencia a un controlador de
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Two people have been arrested in Nigeria and Malta as US authorities launched a crackdown on a prolific global cybercrime network known for stealing and selling data from Americans and small businesses, the US Justice Department said Friday. FBI agents in Boston seized computer servers used by the group
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur’s report on President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified information has reignited controversy over special counsels and their investigative reports, which are designed to publicly disclose findings – including negative ones – even if prosecutors decline to bring charges. Attorney General Merrick Garland received Hur’s final
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The release of a harshly critical Justice Department special counsel report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified information has triggered instant flashbacks to the history-shaping events of 2016. That’s when then-FBI Director James Comey castigated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over her email
Continue ReadingBy David Custer Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Sara Hinson loves talking about Taylor Swift. “I just enjoy everything about her,” she said. Her husband, Monty, would rather talk football. “Every weekend I’m watching Michigan football, Lions football,” he said. His wife is a “Fearless” Swiftie, but he is
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — To thunderous applause, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor coronated King Momo, marking the beginning of the symbolic Carnival monarch’s five-day reign over the revelry. “I officially declare Carnival 2024 open!” said King Momo, after Mayor Eduardo Paes handed him a gigantic, silver and gold key. Confetti
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordenó al ejército que planifique la “evacuación de la población” de Rafah junto con la derrota de Hamas en esa ciudad del sur de Gaza, informó su oficina en un comunicado este viernes. Se cree que en Rafah hay más de 1,3 millones de personas,
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — In a fight over keeping the identity of witnesses protected in the criminal document mishandling case against Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith this week detailed myriad threats against prosecutors, judges and other witnesses. One threat against a witness has prompted a federal investigation, the special counsel’s office
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Since 2019, the City of Madras has worked hard to address local housing challenges by updating plans and development regulations, streamlining permitting processes, reduced SDCs, and created new revenue sources to reduce the cost of housing. The city has permitted 330 new homes since 2020. However, only 47% of those new
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An aquarium and shark lab in Hendersonville is expecting a miracle birth any day — with some exciting new additions. The Aquarium and Shark Lab by Team ECCO in downtown Hendersonville has an expectant stingray named Charlotte. But this pregnancy
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Moody Click here for updates on this story GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) — Planting for protection. That’s the goal of Gulf Shores City Schools, Dune Doctors and Gulf State Park as students restore the dunes. Forty Gulf Shores High School and Middle School students were selected as “Planting for Protection” mentors. Their job
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Hope you all are having a wonderful Friday! We experienced a light dusting of snow throughout the region during the early morning hours. For the rest of the day, we can expect cloudy conditions with below average temperatures. You may see some snow continue to fall from the sky but accumulations will be very light.
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Republican leading a specially-appointed Georgia state Senate committee that’s supposed to investigate whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis committed misconduct proclaimed repeatedly Friday during the panel’s first meeting that he seeks just the facts, but the lead Democrat begrudgingly serving on the panel said she
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is moving toward a final vote on an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and provide food, water and other humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. About $60 billion would go to supporting Ukraine as
Continue ReadingNAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Two people have died after a small plane attempted to make an emergency landing on Interstate 75 in southwest Florida on Friday afternoon, colliding with a vehicle and bringing traffic to a halt as a massive plume of black smoke rose into the air. The crash landing happened near the Pine
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has ruled that a former St. Louis police officer was not guilty of assault for shooting a suspected carjacker in 2018, ruling he acted in self-defense. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Judge John T. Bird wrote that the shooting by Matthew EerNisse was “objectively reasonable,” given the circumstances.
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