Month: October 2024
Man deemed violent predator caught after removing GPS monitor, escaping and prompting 3-day search
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials are investigating how a man convicted of assaulting a woman was able to cut off his GPS monitor and escape from a restrictive housing complex in Washington state. The escape prompted a multistate search. The Seattle Times reports that 33-year-old Damion Blevins was arrested outside a Portland, Oregon convenience store after
Continue ReadingMan fatally shoots his 81-year-old wife at a Connecticut nursing home
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut nursing home official says a man fatally shot his 81-year-old wife for reasons that aren’t clear and then took his own life. The shooting happened Friday at the Apple Rehab in Cromwell, south of Hartford. Company vice president Michael Landi says the woman was alone in her room when
Continue ReadingBellino, Carlson, Hoye and Tichenor are named Division Series umpire crew chiefs
NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Bellino, Mark Carlson, James Hoye and Todd Tichenor will be umpire crew chiefs for the AL Division Series starting Saturday. Crew chiefs will all work third base in the series openers and will be behind the plate for a Game 4 of the best-of-five series, Major League Baseball said Friday.
Continue ReadingSome children tied to NY nurse’s fake vaccine scheme are barred from school
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A suburban New York school district has barred patients of a former nurse practitioner who pleaded guilty to running a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination card scheme. The move by school officials in the Long Island hamlet of Plainedge comes nearly three years after Long Island nurse practitioner Julie DeVuono was
Continue ReadingTruck driver dies in fiery crash on highway after tire blows out
By Jennifer Maupin Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — A deadly crash closed Highway 169 from Pine to 36th Street North on Oct. 3. The Tulsa Police Department said a large truck carrying rocks overturned and caught fire, closing both north and southbound lanes. The crash took several hours to
Continue Reading‘We doing it in style, baby!’: Highschool holds soap box derby
By Forrest Sanders Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — When you’re in high school, life is all about getting a cool set of wheels. Well, the wheels out at East Hickman High Thursday were certainly catching attention. It’s the start of what may be a new homecoming tradition. “Anthony, what
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Exfiscal de Tarija en Bolivia dice que fue destituida por emitir orden de arresto contra Evo Morales
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La exfiscal departamental de Tarija, Sandra Gutiérrez, dijo este miércoles que fue destituida por emitir una orden de arresto contra el expresidente de Bolivia Evo Morales y que este mandamiento judicial ya quedó sin efecto. En declaraciones a los medios a las puertas de la Fiscalía de Tarija,
Continue Reading Centro Carter muestra en la OEA las que asegura son las actas electorales de las elecciones presidenciales de Venezuela
Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — La asesora principal para América Latina del Centro Carter, Jennie Lincoln, mostró este miércoles las que asegura son las actas de votación originales de las polémicas elecciones presidenciales de Venezuela en una sesión celebrada este miércoles en la sede de la Organización de Estados Americanos en Washington. Ahora puedes seguirnos
Continue ReadingFlooding from seasonal rains threatens residents in northern Thailand, including elephants
BANGKOK (AP) — Flooding in northern Thailand has forced many residents of the city of Chiang Mai and its outskirts to seek safety on higher ground, with members of the animal world under similar threat. Evacuations are underway at Elephant Nature Park, which houses around 3,000 rescued animals, including 125 elephants. Video posted online shows
Continue ReadingA week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough
Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly a week after Hurricane Helene brought devastation to western North Carolina, a shiny stainless steel tanker truck in downtown Asheville attracted residents carrying 5-gallon containers, milk jugs and buckets to fill with what has become a desperately scare resource — drinking water. Flooding tore through the city’s water
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