Новости за 09.02.2018

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Snowy weather returned to northern Wyoming on Friday, causing slick and hazardous travel conditions. Winter storm warnings were issued for the Bighorn and Absaroka (ab-SOR’-kah) mountains while a winter weather advisory was posted for much of the northern half of the state. The National Weather Service says the northern mountains could […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s first state-funded halfway house for young men leaving juvenile detention is scheduled to open in Portland in March. The building will house up to six men ages 18 to 21 who are leaving the state’s juvenile jail in South Portland. The project was originally planned for Westbrook but was blocked […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Pending legislation to authorize drilling for natural gas where 75 percent of a West Virginia property’s landowners agree has received mixed reviews at a public hearing in the state Legislature. At the House Judiciary Committee hearing Friday, representatives of drilling and supply companies say the so-called “co-tenancy” proposal will remove an […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police are seeking a gunman witnesses say burst into a Lincoln apartment were a group was playing dice, demanded money and randomly fired into the crowd of people there. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the shooting happened Thursday night, injuring one person. Lincoln Officer Angela Sands says seven people were […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice has appointed a teacher to the House of Delegates to fill a seat recently vacated by a legislator he appointed to a state Senate vacancy. Justice’s choice for the 31st District 9 seat is Chanda Adkins of Raleigh County. Adkins, a licensed pharmacist, is a substitute teacher and […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento State’s best hope of reaching its first NCAA Tournament came in 2015-16. The Hornets were coming off a 21-win season, had a strong returning nucleus and momentum on their side. Sac State opened the season by winning at Arizona State and beat Seattle University, on the road two days later. […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho House panel has introduced a proposal that would amend the state’s constitution to expand the rights of crime victims and their families. The House State Affairs Committee agreed to give the bill a full hearing on Friday after spiking a similar proposal last year. The proposal would tweak the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Star witness in trial of former Cuomo aide is arrested hours after testifying.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police say a driver wanted in a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman and injured her 13-year-old son is in custody. The 27-year-old Milwaukee man turned himself in to police Thursday. Forty-three-year-old Monica Hernandez died last Sunday on Milwaukee’s south side when a speeding pickup truck collided with the victims’ vehicle […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two Topeka police officers who fatally shot a man have returned to work with the police department. City spokeswoman Molly Hadfield said Thursday that officers Michael Cruse and Justin Mackey returned from administrative leave on Wednesday. She would not reveal their duty assignments. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports officers were placed on […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Los Angeles firefighters suffered burns while battling a fire in a huge Bel Air mansion but none of the occupants were hurt. It took more than 100 firefighters 2½ hours to extinguish the blaze in the 7,500-square-foot (697-square-meter) residence on Bellagio Road. The blaze was initially reported as an attic […]

ORION, Mich. (AP) — An eastern Michigan gym is trying to fight gender inequality by lowering the price of membership for women. The Detroit Free Press reports that The Gym in Lake Orion ran a newspaper ad saying it will charge women two-thirds of what it’s charging men for a membership “in the interest of […]

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — The third teenage defendant in the deadly shooting of a Virginia convenience store owner during an attempted robbery has pleaded guilty. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Chesterfield County Circuit Judge David E. Johnson on Thursday sentenced Thomas L. Jennings III to more than 12 years in prison. Johnson accepted a plea deal […]

MILFORD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts has been sentenced to a year in jail for killing two kittens. Miguel Medina, of Milford, was arrested last year and charged with throwing one kitten into a wall and burning another in a fire pit. A witness told police the Medina talked about killing kittens “for fun” when […]

LONDON (AP) — British firms are exporting more to the other 27 countries in the European Union, a development that’s likely to focus minds as discussions over the country’s future relationship with the bloc start up again. Official figures released Friday show that seven of the top 10 destinations for British exports in 2017 were […]

LYONS, Mich. (AP) — Officials in a central Michigan community have said no to allowing a cat to stay in the public library. The Sentinel-Standard of Ionia reports the Lyons Township District Library Board of Directors recently reached its decision on the gray and white cat, known as Aww Kitty. The board had decided in […]

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — The parents of a student at a Roman Catholic school in Connecticut say their daughter was told to remove a Planned Parenthood sticker from her laptop or she wouldn’t be allowed to re-enroll. The “I stand with Planned Parenthood” sticker is one of several on Sacred Heart Greenwich sophomore Kate Murray’s […]

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police are reviewing security procedures following recent thefts of two guns and other equipment from police cars parked at two precinct stations. The items reported stolen in the past three weeks include an AR-15 15 rifle and a handgun along with an expandable police baton, a stun gun, two large canisters […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A preliminary audit report that reviewed state oversight of operations at the Alamo found that the unusual use of a nonprofit to manage the site is overly complicated and sometimes violates state requirements. A copy of the draft report, dated Sept. 8, was obtained by the Austin American-Statesman and recommends the […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber is settling a lawsuit filed by Google’s autonomous car unit alleging that the ride-hailing service riped off self-driving car technology. Both sides in the case issued statements confirming the settlement Friday morning in the midst of a federal court trial in the case. Google’s Waymo unit says Uber agreed to […]

Cybersecurity experts say the Games are ripe targets for hackers, whether seeking information or looking to manipulate scoring or lighting. More than 300 Olympics-related systems have already been hit, with many of them compromised.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The Flagstaff city manager has announced plans to leave the position, citing the “unprofessional and discourteous” treatment by two city council members. The Arizona Daily Sun reports Josh Copley on Wednesday submitted a letter of resignation that goes into effect in May. Copley says the two unnamed council members appear to […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture has signed a cooperative agreement with Mississippi State University to train students for poultry-related careers. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the new program includes three semesters at the Nebraska college in Curtis and a semester at MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Students […]

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — County officials in central Iowa are seeking a buyer for a health care center that has repeatedly run multi-million-dollar deficits, but have promised to keep the facility open. Black Hawk County has approved hiring an attorney and real estate broker to help sell Country View, a county-owned nursing and mental health […]

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