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CNN, WFTS By Eric Levenson and Gregory Lemos, CNN A former Marine sharpshooter who said he received messages from God broke into two homes outside Lakeland, Florida, early Sunday and fatally shot four people he didn’t know — including a 3-month-old baby — and wounded an 11-year-old, according to a criminal affidavit. Outfitted in body
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By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Women now make up nearly a third of the California Legislature, which an advocacy group says is an all-time record. The milestone comes with Tuesday’s swearing-in of Assemblywoman Mia Bonta after a special election last week in the San Francisco Bay Area’s 18th Assembly District. She
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The community is invited to take part in a candlelight vigil Wednesday night at Indio City Hall in honor of the 13 U.S. service members killed during the Kabul airport attack. A candlelight vigil honoring Cpl. Hunter Lopez and the U.S. service members killed in Kabul starts tonight at 7pm in front of Indio City
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz knows what Iowa State coach Matt Campbell is going through. He was once sought by other schools and the NFL. Ferentz decided to stay at Iowa and has become one of the winningest coach in Big Ten history. In
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Heat alerts across the Southland have been extended. The Excessive Heat Warning for the High Desert, including the eastern portion of Joshua Tree National Park and Chuckwalla Valley, is now scheduled through 8:00 p.m. Thursday. The Heat Advisory for the Inland Empire and Riverside County mountains, below 6,000′, is now in effect until Friday night.
Continue Reading ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Court of Appeals has agreed to hear the long-running dispute between the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals over television rights fees. The court, the highest in the state, on Sept. 2 granted the the Orioles’ motion for permission to appeal. MASN was established in March 2005 after the
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By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he won’t alter how he campaigns after he and others were hit by gravel thrown by an anti-vaccine protester during the campaign this week. Trudeau has faced increasingly hostile protests by what he calls “Anti-Vax mobs” ahead of the Sept. 20
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer McNeese State quarterback Cody Orgeron says he’ll live out a childhood dream when he plays in LSU’s Tiger Stadium this week. And he says he won’t hold it against his father for trying to ruin it. The younger Orgeron expects his father to implore LSU’s defensive front to get
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The Big 12 quickly moved into expansion mode with Texas and Oklahoma preparing to leave for the SEC. There will be no perfect replacements for the only two Big 12 teams to win national championships. And there will be no teams coming from other Power Five leagues. Cincinnati, Central
Continue Reading AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn guard Allen Flanigan has had surgery to repair a right Achilles injury and is expected to be out 12-14 weeks. Auburn announced that Flanigan sustained a non-basketball injury. He had surgery Friday at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. The junior is
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sam “Bam” Cunningham, an All-American fullback at Southern California whose performance against Alabama was credited with helping to integrate football in the South, has died. Cunningham was part of USC’s all-Black backfield that helped rout a predominantly white Alabama team 42-21 in 1970. He ran
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A stunning season-opening loss to Northern Illinois has third-year Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins forced to defend the state of his rebuilding process. Collins is 6-16 in his third season in Atlanta. Now Collins has a new injury concern at quarterback. Jeff Sims suffered an apparent
Continue Reading COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Gonzaga basketball coach Mark Few has been cited for driving under the influence and said he exhibited “poor judgement” operating a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol. Few released a statement Tuesday night apologizing for the “hurt caused to those most important to me – my family, my players, and my
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating multiple fatal crashes on U.S. Highway 50 in Storey County that killed three people. The patrol identified the victim Tuesday of a single-vehicle crash in Silver Springs as 21-year-old Anthony King of Fallon. He was declared dead after the Chevrolet Silverado he was driving hit
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama answered the question of what to get a college football team that has everything. A speedy wide receiver and a new middle linebacker and defensive playcaller are perfect gifts for the top-ranked Crimson Tide. Alabama’s offseason transfer pickups receiver Jameson Williams and linebacker Henry To’oTo’o have given Tide
Continue Reading By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Andrea Constand, the woman whose accusations led to Bill Cosby’s indecent assault conviction, said Tuesday she was “really shocked” and “disappointed” when she heard the news of the disgraced comedian’s release, but that her journey has ultimately been “worth it.” Asked what it says about the American justice system, Constand told
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By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana health officials are revoking the licenses of seven nursing homes that were evacuated to a warehouse where residents died after Hurricane Ida amid conditions deemed squalid and unsafe. The Louisiana Department of Health said it alerted the nursing homes of the action on Tuesday.
Continue Reading MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — The National Park Service has identified a climber who died in northwestern Wyoming as a Japanese national who worked in California. Grand Teton National Park officials say 42-year-old Hitoshi Onoe worked in San Jose. Another climber spotted his body Saturday and called park rangers. The Park Service says route-finding is difficult
Continue Reading MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — The National Park Service has identified a climber who died in northwestern Wyoming as a Japanese national who worked in California. Grand Teton National Park officials say 42-year-old Hitoshi Onoe worked in San Jose. Another climber spotted his body Saturday and called park rangers. The Park Service says route-finding is difficult
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LifeStream Blood Bank announced an emergency need for COVID Convalescent Plasma (CCP). LifeStream is urging people who had COVID-19 and are fully recovered to pre-register for CCP donations. Potential CCP donors must complete the pre-screening questionnaire at LStream.org/covidplasma. LifeStream’s Medical Services Department will contact respondents to assess eligibility and schedule donations at a LifeStream location most
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