ABC Recovery Center held it’s grounding ceremony Monday morning as part of an expansion plan that will double it’s residential services. ABC currently houses 75 beds for clients suffering from substance abuse and mental illness. The expansion will increase that number to 195, allowing them to serve up to 1500 more individuals annually. The expansion
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida prosecutors knew the late millionaire and financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted teenage girls two years before they cut a plea deal that has long been criticized as too lenient and a missed opportunity to imprison him a decade earlier, according to transcripts released Monday. The 2006 grand
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Update 7/1/24 IID’s Conserve Alert has been extended through Tuesday, July 9, the agency announced. Original Report 6/20/24 Due to extreme heat expected over the next week, the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) will issue a “Conserve Alert” notification beginning Monday, June 24 through Tuesday, July 2, encouraging electric customers to remain cool while voluntarily conserving
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors say they intend to retry Karen Read on charges that she killed her Boston police officer boyfriend by striking him with her SUV. The judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors were unable to reach a verdict following a two-month trial. Read had been charged with second-degree murder
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is insisting that President Joe Biden can still win her state, a key battleground in the 2024 election, even as many national Democrats question whether Biden should move forward after his shaky debate performance. Whitmer’s statement comes as many in her party question whether she
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Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top California Democrats want to advance legislation to crack down on retail theft, announcing they plan to send the measure to voters in November despite a tough-on-crime initiative already backed by retailers and law enforcement. The lawmakers’ plan, led by Gov. Gavin Newsom, seeks to put fewer people behind
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — China now has the first samples ever collected from the far side of the moon and says it will share them with scientists around the world. But US access could be hampered by a 2011 law that prohibits space coordination between NASA and China without special authorization. Here’s
Continue ReadingCNN By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Donald Trump may claim immunity from criminal prosecution for some of the actions he took in the waning days of his presidency in a decision that will likely further delay a trial on the federal election subversion charges pending against him. In
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Border Patrol agents say a woman from China has been arrested at a Vermont lake bordering Quebec for trying to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, into Canada by kayak. The woman was ordered detained on Friday. Wan Yee Ng was arrested on June 28 in Canaan as agents say she
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania county’s elected commissioners are being sued over a policy adopted for this year’s primary in which people whose mail-in ballots were disqualified for technical violations say they were purposely not informed in time to fix errors. Seven disqualified primary voters, the local NAACP branch and the
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Two men were arrested Sunday afternoon on suspicion of negligently discharging multiple firearms in Coachella. The incident was first reported just before 4:00 p.m. on Camino Coras, just east of Calhoun Street. Deputies were called out for reports of gunfire in the area. Deputies located the residence and a search warrant was authored and served
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A wildfire burning near the entrance of Denali National Park and Preserve has forced the temporary closure of one of Alaska’s most popular tourist destinations. Cars have been turned around Monday at the park’s only entrance. Tour buses were canceled and public facilities were closed, including the visitor’s center
Continue ReadingWATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Investigators say police in Waterloo, Iowa, were responding to a report of a bicyclist with a gun in an incident that ended with two officers wounded and the suspect dead. Officers were dispatched Sunday morning on a report of an armed man wearing all-green clothing on a bike. Authorities say 35-year-old
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.N official says a U.N.-led meeting held in Qatar with the Taliban on increasing engagement with Afghanistan doesn’t translate into a recognition of their government. The Sunday-Monday gathering in Qatar’s capital of Doha with envoys from some two dozen countries, was the first time that representatives of the Afghan
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Rori Chang will be spending Fourth of July watching action movies from the comfort of her Glendale, Arizona, home, perhaps something from Marvel or a John Wick flick. But it’s not for her. It’s for her golden retriever, Ava. “Playing movies with gunshots to cover up the fireworks works for
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writers EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic track trials ended on a high note. Or, make that a low note. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lowered the world record once more in her signature event, the 400-meter hurdles. With her run of 50.65 seconds, she put herself up there with Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson
Continue ReadingAssociated Press As President Joe Biden attempts to reassure supporters following his widely panned debate performance on Thursday, Democrats still worried about having him at the top of the ticket in November have few realistic options at their disposal. Over the weekend, the Biden family gathered with the president at Camp David to encourage him
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision Monday granting Donald Trump partial immunity from special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case, handing the former president a significant win during his reelection bid. Though the 6-3 ruling technically allows Smith to inch the prosecution
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N Indian Canyon Drive has reopened at the Whitewater Wash in Palm Springs, city officials announced Monday morning. The roadway has been shut down since June 26. It was originally shut down due to low visibility and sand build-up. Check Out: Palm Springs shares updates on bridge projects around the city, including at N Indian
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV host Carlos Watson told a jury Monday he never schemed to con backers of his Ozy Media, a once high-flying startup that crashed in a storm of doubt about its business tactics and claims of success. “Mr. Watson, did you conspire to commit securities fraud?” asked his
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