By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Rocky Wirtz, who won three Stanley Cup titles as owner of the Chicago Blackhawks and presided over the team during one of the NHL’s biggest scandals, has died. He was 70. The Blackhawks called Wirtz’s death a “sudden passing.” No further details were provided. NHL Commissioner
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An attorney for a former Northern California university student charged with murder in the stabbing deaths of two people and attempted murder of a third says his client has not showered in the nearly three months he’s been in jail. He also says his client goes
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An unfunded proposal by Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson to pay for plane tickets in the winter to warmer climates for homeless people has caused a stir in Alaska’s biggest city. Last year, eight people died of exposure in Anchorage, which is a record for the city.
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A 71-year-old man linked to a crew of drug dealers blamed in the death of actor Michael K. Williams has been sentenced to more than two years in prison at a proceeding in which the actor’s nephew urged compassion for the defendant. Carlos Macci was sentenced
Continue ReadingLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — University of Kansas football offensive lineman Joseph Krause has been charged with making an aggravated criminal threat that led to the evacuation of a stadium. The Kansas City Star reported Krause made his first court appearance Tuesday. Krause allegedly made a bomb threat that led to Kansas football facilities being evacuated
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Rosales and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A Circleville, Ohio, officer who was seen on video deploying a police K-9 that attacked an unarmed Black man while he was surrendering to authorities is on paid administrative leave as the incident is under investigation, the mayor said. Jadarrius Rose, 23, was bitten by a
Continue ReadingBONANZA, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire that started over the weekend in southern Oregon has burned dozens of homes and caused area residents to lose 911 service and internet, state officials said Tuesday. The Oregon State Fire Marshal said preliminary damage assessments from the Golden Fire east of Klamath Falls showed that 43 residences near
Continue ReadingBONANZA, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire that started over the weekend in southern Oregon has burned dozens of homes and caused area residents to lose 911 service and internet, state officials said Tuesday. The Oregon State Fire Marshal said preliminary damage assessments from the Golden Fire east of Klamath Falls showed that 43 residences near
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Smoke blowing into the High Desert from the Bedrock Fire on the Willamette National Forest isn’t expected to ease up until at least Wednesday, and that’s having an impact on people’s daily lives, as well as government and business operations.
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Young and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — The Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer charged in the February shooting death of Alonzo Bagley, an unarmed Black man, has been charged with a second felony count related to the incident. Alexander Tyler was charged in February with negligent homicide for Bagley’s death. A second criminal
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Canada navigated a stiff test against the Republic of Ireland, coming from behind to claim a vital 2-1 victory at the Women’s World Cup. Katie McCabe opened the scoring with an incredible ‘Olimpico’ goal as her corner flew straight over the despairing Canada goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan at Perth Rectangular
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Justin Herbert is set to become the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback by annual salary, agreeing to a five-year, $262.5 million extension with the Los Angeles Chargers on Tuesday. Herbert’s total value and $52.5 million average per season surpasses the $260 million, five-year extension ($52 million average) Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson signed
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) –Discover Your Forest and the Ochoco National Forest have extended until August 1 the deadline to apply for the Young Women’s Natural Resource Career Camp, to be held August 29-31 at Wildcat Campground on the Ochoco National Forest outside of Prineville. Young women from around Central Oregon entering grades 10-12 are encouraged
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A Terrebonne man was arrested Monday evening on DUII, criminal mischief and other charges, accused of accidentally starting a fire that destroyed a shed he lived in, then stealing an alpaca ranch’s vehicle and crashing into fences and a gate, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Puede que Ryan Gosling sea —o no— tu Ken ideal en la nueva película de “Barbie”. De cualquier manera, una de las directoras de reparto de la película compartió este martes los nombres de los otros actores que pudieron haber interpretado el papel. En una entrevista con la revista Vanity Fair,
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ground beef contaminated with salmonella has sickened at least 16 people in four Northeastern states. Six of the people have been hospitalized. The CDC said Tuesday that illnesses have been reported in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Ground
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of book sellers and publishers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block a new Texas book ratings law. They say it could ban such classics as “Romeo and Juliet” and “Of Mice and Men” from state public school classrooms and libraries because of
Continue ReadingPete Davidson has entered a diversion program to resolve a reckless driving charge for crashing into a Beverly Hills home and will perform 50 hours community service, authorities said Tuesday. The 29-year-old “Saturday Night Live” and “King of Staten Island” actor and comedian will likely do his community service with the New York Fire Department,
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A gynecologist who sexually abused vulnerable and trusting patients for over two decades at prestigious New York hospitals cried before he was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison by a federal judge who called his crimes unprecedented. The sentence for Robert Hadden, 64, was a
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday vacated the military conviction of Bowe Bergdahl, a former U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to desertion after he left his post and was captured in Afghanistan and tortured by the Taliban. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton
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