Новости за 10.01.2018

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a reward for information leading to the recovery of a rifle stolen from the home of a North Carolina police officer. Authorities tell local news outlets that a car break-in on Sept. 30 at the home of an undercover officer for […]

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (AP) — The body of a fisherman who went missing during a tournament in Florida’s Lake Okeechobee has been found. The Orlando Sentinel reports 38-year-old Nicolas Kayler was reported missing Jan. 4 when he and his fishing partner failed to return to a weigh-in area. Crews found 51-year-old William Kisiah, who was treated […]

BIXBY, Okla. (AP) — New court documents show five Oklahoma high school football players admitted to taking part in the sexual assault of a teammate that prosecutors say wasn’t promptly reported. Written statements from the Bixby High School players were included in paperwork filed Tuesday as prosecutors investigate whether school officials waited too long to […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Lawmakers are proposing bills to bolster oversight of care for the developmentally disabled after a scathing federal audit said Maine was failing to protect such individuals. A federal audit last year revealed the state didn’t investigate untimely and unexplained deaths in group homes for the developmentally disabled. The state health department […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s school board is recommending that lawmakers give students beyond the class of 2018 the flexibility to earn high school diplomas through specified alternatives not based on passing tests. Ohio added flexibility for current high school seniors after educators warned that too many students could be at risk of not meeting […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Senate OKs recreational marijuana bill, putting state on track to become 1st to legalize pot by legislative act.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As families continue arriving from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, advocates are calling for more help meeting the needs of thousands of displaced people who have found shelter in Connecticut’s biggest cities. Schools in many of the state’s most financially distressed urban areas have opened their doors to newcomers since Hurricane Maria devastated […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say a 14-year-old boy is dead and another is seriously injured after a car veered off a North Las Vegas road striking the two pedestrians from behind. North Las Vegas police say the maroon sedan crossed all lanes of oncoming traffic on Tuesday afternoon, and it hit the teens who […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of an alleged gang member accused of planning the shooting of a rival near a Rhode Island courthouse. The Providence Journal reports that Superior Court Judge Robert Krause in Providence declined to provide an explanation after declaring a mistrial Tuesday in the […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Approval of a $151 million dollar class-action settlement related to the 2014 Freedom Industries chemical spill that left 300,000 people without water for nine days seems likely. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the settlement has received no formal objections from the member of the class covered by the deal with West Virginia […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Manitou Springs School District 14 is crediting a decline in its student enrollment to a change in Manitou Springs’ policy on the amount of time homeless people can live in motels. According to official enrollment numbers released Tuesday by the Colorado Department of Education, enrollment at the Manitou Springs schools […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Election-minded Tennessee Senate Republicans say they want to tout their accomplishments more effectively amid their party’s potential to divide over national politics. At a Senate Republican Caucus meeting Wednesday, Chairman Bill Ketron said Alabama’s Senate results, in which GOP candidate Roy Moore lost, helped energize Democrats in Republican Sen. Mark Pody’s […]

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Mary Fallin has reappointed Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett to the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents. Bennett is president of the private investment firm Dorchester Capital and is chairman of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder. He also serves as chairman of the Oklahoma State Fair and the Oklahoma Industries […]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Last year was the wettest on record in Reno. The National Weather Service says the 13.73 inches of precipitation at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport during the 2017 calendar year surpassed the prior record of 13.23 in 1983. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the city also recorded its fifth-hottest year. The mean average […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In his final state budget, California Gov. Jerry Brown proposes $132 billion in spending, up 5 percent from last year.

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Fort Smith will appeal a judge’s ruling that city officials violated the Freedom of Information Act by conducting public meeting business through email. The Times Record reports that City Administrator Carl Geffken announced Tuesday that May and August emails between him and three city directors didn’t violate the open-records law. […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Another building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds is in need of emergency repairs in order to avoid a potential roof collapse. The State Journal-Register reports that the Capital Development Board filed documents last month to justify the emergency repair. The board handles non-road construction projects for the state. The documents say […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The chief of staff for Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes says he won’t be running for re-election this year. Greg Hartley says the speaker announced his decision to fellow state lawmakers Wednesday morning. He says Hughes will continue in his leadership role through the 2018 legislative session that will begin […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected this week to extend relief from economic sanctions to Iran as part of the nuclear deal, citing progress in amending U.S. legislation that governs Washington’s participation in the landmark accord, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the administration’s deliberations. But Trump is likely to pair […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Crews in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont, will be collaring moose soon as part of a yearly study to learn more about their health. The states are working to learn how moose density and weather interact to boost tick-caused moose mortality and reduce moose birth rates. Northern New Hampshire residents may […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: Trump expected this week to extend relief from economic sanctions to Iran as part of nuclear deal.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — A Los Angeles man accused of making a hoax emergency call that led to the fatal police shooting of a Kansas man is charged with making a similar call in Canada days earlier. Police in Calgary said in a news release that warrants have been issued for 25-year-old Tyler Barriss. He’s […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Crash” writer and director Paul Haggis has resigned as chair of the board of the charity he founded, Artists for Peace and Justice. The organization says Wednesday that Haggis’ resignation was accepted on Jan 4, one day before The Associated Press published accounts from three women alleging sexual misconduct by the […]

The Seahawks could have multiple changes to their coaching staff with the news that defensive coordinator Kris Richard could be following offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell out the door and the fate of OL coach Tom Cable uncertain.