TABERNACLE, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving forest fire has burned several hundred acres in southern New Jersey. The blaze in the Wharton State Forest was reported early Friday. Officials believe it began in the area of the Batona Campground in Tabernacle, which was evacuated as a precaution. No injuries have been reported, but authorities say
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Shootings and other violence during the extended Fourth of July weekend have left at least 33 people dead, including 11 in Chicago, and injured dozens more nationwide, authorities said. The Fourth of July historically is one of the nation’s deadliest days of the year. A flurry of shootings around the holiday a year
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Residents along portions of Wisconsin’s Little Wolf River were allowed to return home Friday, after authorities said the Manawa Dam was “compromised and has major damage,” prompting them to urge evacuations earlier in the day. Although water was seen flowing around and over the top of the dam, video
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, Steve Contorno and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday sought to distance himself from a closely aligned conservative group’s plans to radically reshape the federal government and American life should the former president win a second term. In a post to his social media site, Trump claimed, “I
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A dehydrated coyote pup died Thursday after being rescued by California firefighters. The coyote was about 6 weeks old, said Colleen Crowley, spokesperson for the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. Photos of the July 4 rescue on social media show a big-eared pup bundled up and given bowls of food at
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A dehydrated coyote pup died Thursday after being rescued by California firefighters. The coyote was about 6 weeks old, said Colleen Crowley, spokesperson for the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. Photos of the July 4 rescue on social media show a big-eared pup bundled up and given bowls of food at
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Fireworks are a fun way to celebrate Independence Day for many, but for our four-legged friends, the loud bangs and booms can be frightening. July 5th is one of the busiest times of the year for animal shelters. Many shelters can see a 30 to 50 percent increase in lost pets after the holiday. Marisa
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part of her federal lawsuit over a police raid on the paper that made a small city the focus of a national debate over press freedoms. The settlement removed the former police chief in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has asked a federal judge to freeze the classified documents case against him in light of a Supreme Court ruling this week that said former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution. Trump’s lawyers told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on Friday that the prosecution should be put on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett has been a firm member of the conservative Supreme Court supermajority she cemented four years ago on issues ranging from abortion to guns, but her latest opinions reflect an increasing willingness to occasionally step away from that bloc. She dissented in a case connected with the attack
Continue ReadingMANAWA, Wis. (AP) — A dam in an eastern Wisconsin community has been breached, prompting people living downriver to be evacuated. The National Weather Service says the dam in Manawa along the Little Wolf River was breached at about 1:45 p.m. Friday by floodwaters. Police Chief Jason Severson estimated that a 50-foot-wide area around the
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Desert Hot Springs police shared new details on a shooting last weekend at a gas station in Desert Hot Springs. The shooting happened Saturday at around 4:15 p.m. on the 13900 block of Palm Drive. News Channel 3 originally reported a shooting was reported at the Chevron gas station. Employees confirmed there was a shooting
Continue ReadingOROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters made progress Friday against a California wildfire that triggered extensive evacuation orders, but damage assessments raised the number of destroyed structures to 25, and forecasters said heat and fire risk were expanding on the West Coast. Containment of the Thompson Fire near the Butte County city of Oroville rose overnight
Continue ReadingOROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters made progress Friday against a California wildfire that triggered extensive evacuation orders, but damage assessments raised the number of destroyed structures to 25, and forecasters said heat and fire risk were expanding on the West Coast. Containment of the Thompson Fire near the Butte County city of Oroville rose overnight
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Great Britain’s Labour Party has defeated the Conservatives in a historic parliamentary election. Here’s a breakdown of the numbers. Labour has won 412 seats of the 650 seats in the lower house of Parliament. That’s a 63% majority. Meanwhile, the Conservatives have 121 seats. It’s the smallest number in the party’s two-century
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With an extreme heat warning in place for the next week throughout the Coachella Valley, heat-related illnesses should be on everyone’s mind. Temperatures are expected to surpass 115 degrees all week, according to our First Alert Weather team. According to the county’s health department, there have been 237 heat-related emergency department visits so far this
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump are now seeking to use the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision to help him in his criminal case in Florida over the mishandling of classified documents. In a new court filing Friday, Trump’s team said they want an updated schedule in the
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels placed third baseman Luis Rengifo on the 10-day injured list on Friday because of inflammation in his right wrist. Rengifo exited Wednesday’s game at Oakland after fouling a ball off his lower right arm near the wrist. He had an MRI on Friday. Rengifo ranked fifth in the
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey issued a statement Friday urging President Joe Biden to “carefully evaluate” whether he remains the Democratic Party’s best hope to defeat Donald Trump in the 2024 election. “President Biden saved our democracy in 2020 and has done an outstanding job over
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claims he knows nothing about a plan for a massive overhaul of the federal government drafted by some of his former administration officials. President Joe Biden isn’t buying that. Some involved in the Project 2025 plan are expected to take high-level administration jobs if Trump wins
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