Новости за 07.01.2018

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say one lane of southbound Interstate 17 has been reopened after a car crash south of Munds Park in northern Arizona. Arizona Department of Transportation officials say there’s no estimated time to reopen the left lane of I-17. They didn’t immediately release any details of the crash Sunday afternoon. ADOT […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forecasters say a storm expected to bring heavy rain to California could drop several inches in recent burn areas, raising the risk of mudslides on hillsides made bare by flames. The National Weather Service says up to six inches of rain could fall starting Monday in parts of Santa Barbara and […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Nine people have been injured, including a firefighter trapped under a collapsed roof, after a fire destroyed three triple-decker homes in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood. The fire broke out just after 3 a.m. Sunday at 106 Bowdoin St. Battalion Chief Stephen Capracotta told the Providence Journal by the time crews started battling […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers each are getting starting offensive linemen back for their early round playoff matchup. Saints left tackle Terron Armstead and Carolina guard Trai Turner each had been listed as questionable for Sunday’s NFC wild-card game after both were unable to play in their teams’ regular-season […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities are searching for the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 64 in western Illinois that led to the death of a Nebraska man. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the crash happened Friday evening near Nashville, Ill. The Illinois State Police says 93-year-old Ervin Goeden died in the crash. […]

ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A judge isn’t delaying the trial for a man charged with killing a former northern Indiana city councilman, even though the defense lawyer has sought more time to review the victim’s medical history. The murder trial of 22-year-old Cody Garman of Elkhart is scheduled to begin Jan. 22. Garman is charged […]

ST. GEORGE, Maine (AP) — The search is continuing for a missing clammer who disappeared off the coast of Maine during Thursday’s blizzard. The search for 35-year-old Paul Benner was suspended Saturday due to ice and slush from the cold weather. Jeff Nichols, spokesman for the Department of Marine Resources, says the marine patrol was […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A leather rocking chair from the Jungle Room at Elvis Presley’s Graceland has sold at auction for $17,500. Graceland says in a news release the chair was among 271 items from third-party collectors offered at the auction held Saturday at The Guest House at Graceland in Memphis during a celebration of […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Utah say they’ve found an object in the Great Salt Lake that could be a small plane that’s been missing since late last month. A Cessna with two people aboard didn’t return to the Ogden airport after a short sightseeing trip on Dec. 29. Salt Lake City […]

HOPKINS PARK, Ill. (AP) — State environmental officials have removed about 22 tons of used tires from two northeastern Illinois communities The Kankakee Daily Journal reports that Illinois Environmental Protection Agency collected the tires in Hopkins Park and Pembroke Township as part of a similar action that recycled nearly 600 tons of used tires from […]

HENNESSEY, Okla. (AP) — A magnitude 3.1 earthquake has shaken part of north-central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was recorded at 1:37 p.m. Sunday about 10 miles (17 kilometers) east of Hennessey in Kingfisher County. The temblor was recorded at a depth of two miles (3.5 kilometers). No damage or injuries were […]

LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Funeral services have been held for a woman killed in New Year’s Eve shooting rampage at a New Jersey home that claimed the lives of four people. Roughly 200 mourners filled St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church in West Long Branch to bid farewell to 70-year-old Mary Schulz on Saturday. Schulz […]

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A proposed Ohio law would ban hospitals from forcing nurses to work overtime. The Dayton Daily News reports a nursing shortage has stretched staffing in many hospitals. State Rep. Robert Sprague, a Republican from Findlay, introduced the overtime bill last month. Sprague says overworking nurses can lead to medical errors. The […]

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire group that’s trained over 500 volunteers in promoting wildlife conservation is seeking applications for its next workshop. The New Hampshire Coverts Project is holding the workshop on May 2-5 at the Barbara C. Harris Conference Center in Greenfield. Each year, 25 conservation-minded residents gather with a team of […]

On the road as in life, kindness breeds kindness, aggression breeds aggression.

State and local officials are right to oppose Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ attack on legalized marijuana. But they shouldn’t let this latest offense by the Trump administration distract from pressing issues.

We must manage Columbia River dams for healthier river flows and water quality, help struggling fish and wildlife, restore passage for salmon, and reconnect rivers to floodplains.

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Republican lawmaker wants to make accommodations for Maine children prescribed medical marijuana. Rep. Deborah Sanderson’s bill would allow kids prescribed medical marijuana to receive it from certain medical providers on school grounds. The bill is scheduled for a Wednesday hearing. Current law allows the child’s primary caregiver to possess and […]

Police investigating after two bodies found in Nampa, Idaho, apartment.

BOSTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a man and woman were killed in an apparent murder-suicide shooting along Interstate 96 in western Michigan that also left a young woman badly wounded. The Ionia County Sheriff’s Office says deputies found an SUV parked on the highway’s shoulder Saturday night, with 51-year-old David Somers and 51-year-old […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Saban’s greatest rival, his most persistent foe, is human nature. So far, Saban is winning that matchup. Alabama’s coach has his Crimson Tide back in the College Football Playoff national championship game for the third straight season. Alabama has won four national titles since Saban took over in 2007, and played […]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Four voters in Virginia say they’ll appeal a federal judge’s decision against a new election for a race that might have forced a 50-50 split in Virginia’s House of Delegates Kenneth J. Lecky and three others filed their notice of appeal on Sunday. The voters sued for a new election after […]

DALLAS (AP) — Former Texas first lady Rita Crocker Clements has died at age 86. A son-in-law, Jim Moroney, says Clements died Saturday at her Dallas home. Moroney, who’s publisher of The Dallas Morning News and CEO of the A.H. Belo Corporation, said Sunday that his mother-in-law died of complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. Clements […]

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — A 12th homeowner has sued a northeast Nebraska renewable energy plant and South Sioux City over noxious odors that drove dozens of people from their homes in 2016 and 2017. The Sioux City Journal reports that Karen Raymer filed her suit Thursday in Dakota County District Court. In it, […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 70-year-old man is dead after running back into a burning Columbia-area condo to rescue his sleeping wife. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Sunday that 70-year-old Harold Morse died of smoke inhalation due to the Saturday morning fire. Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins told multiple media organizations that re-entered his […]