Новости за 31.03.2018

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A new project has been proposed for the site near Richmond previously intended for a Chinese company’s paper manufacturing plant that never materialized. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports a developer wants to build a more than 600,000-square-foot warehousing and distribution building at the former Tranlin Inc. site in Chesterfield County. The project, […]

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A court ruling says a Dona Ana County Magistrate Court judge can appear on the Democratic Party primary election ballot despite a change in her voter registration. District Court Judge David Thomson ruled Friday in Santa Fe that Magistrate Judge Samantha Madrid didn’t intend to change her registration to independent […]

BELLE, W.Va. (AP) — Funeral services have been held for a West Virginia firefighter who was killed when his fire truck crashed into a rock wall on a highway. Services were held Saturday at Riverside High School for Pratt assistant volunteer fire chief Michael Edwards. Edwards and Lt. Thomas Craigo were killed and three other […]

PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama prosecutor says he’s asking state courts to allow more time for a grand jury that is investigating the disappearance and death of an 11-year-old girl more than 16 years ago. District Attorney Randall Houston tells the Montgomery Advertiser he doesn’t think there will be any problem getting the extension. […]

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The Conference on World Affairs says it will offer some free tickets for a keynote speech by gymnast Aly Raisman. The conference initially said Raisman’s April 12 speech would only be open to University of Colorado students and faculty at prices of $2 and $10. The Daily Camera reports conference officials […]

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Division of Social Services is hoping to make it easier for ex-offenders to access a social worker. The News Journal reported Saturday that the division embedded a social worker and supervisor at a New Castle County parole and probation office about two months ago. The social workers help with […]

CRESTON, Iowa (AP) — A memorial service has been held for an Iowa couple and their children who died at a Mexican resort. The service was held Saturday afternoon in the gymnasium at Southwestern Community College in Creston for 41-year-old Kevin Sharp and his wife, 38-year-old Amy Sharp, and their children, 12-year-old Sterling and 7-year-old […]

;ITT;E ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two new species of crawfish have been discovered by an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologist, including one that’s named for him. Brian Wagner was researching rare salamander in the Eleven-Point River in northern Arkansas in 2005 when he came across some unusual crawfish. Wagner says the mud bugs were […]

ROCKLEDGE, Fla. (AP) — Some students at a Florida high school have staged a walkout in support of gun rights. Florida Today reports the group from Rockledge High School in Brevard County briefly walked out of class Friday to demonstrate support for the Second Amendment. School administrators estimated the crowd at about 75. They walked […]

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The future of a minimum-security prison that Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s emptied is unclear as lawmakers vote on a funding bill. The House voted 95-53 this week for another year of funding for Downeast Correctional Facility in Washington County. Lawmakers would need more votes to pass the bill after LePage overrides […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Owls, hawks and other birds of prey will be on hand at a free talk about raptors at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Kevin Wall of New Hampshire Audubon will display several live raptors at the Thursday night event while he discusses the adaptations that have helped establish the […]

ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta charter school has apologized for a performance in which second-graders held blackface masks while reciting a poem about hiding the pain of discrimination . The Kindezi School at Old Fourth Ward issued a statement Friday saying it will give teachers cultural competency training. It also says teachers will explain the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who killed 10 people in 1984 in one of New York City’s most notorious massacres has been released from prison. The New York Times reports that Christopher Thomas was released in January from Shawangunk Correctional Facility in Wallkill, New York. Thomas killed eight children and two women in a […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vic Schaefer and his Mississippi State Bulldogs carry a constant reminder of how far they went in the women’s NCAA Tournament last year, and what must still be done. It’s right there, engraved on the side of their runner-up rings: “ONE MORE.” A season after losing to South Carolina 67-55 in […]

BEND, Ore. (AP) — A central Oregon historical museum is asking the public to comment on proposed designs for a Klondike Kate memorial sculpture. The Bulletin reports that the Deschutes Historical Museum in Bend will have the designs available April 7 to April 28. The proposed designs for the $12,000 project are from three artists […]

With plenty to feel good about, including the recent release of her terrific new album, "By the Way, I Forgive You," Brandi Carlile delivered a joyous show at the Moore.

HARRISON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman is facing four years in prison for a drug-related crash that killed an Army veteran and seriously injured two other people. Thirty-six-year-old April Sue Wardwell was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison with credit for about a year in jail. Prosecutors say she will spend four […]

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Department of Correction is in the process of expanding Wi-Fi-enabled tablet access for some of the state’s prisoners. Delaware State News reports inmates at Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution have had access to tablet computers since October 2016. Now, the department is wiring the James T. Vaughn Correction Center in Smyrna […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American service member killed this week by a roadside bomb in northern Syria was a 36-year-old Army soldier from Texas. The Defense Department identified him Saturday as Master Sgt. Johnathan J. Dunbar of Austin. He died Friday as a result of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor has won an initial round in his court fight with a civil-liberties group that’s suing him for blocking people from his Facebook and Twitter accounts. U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove denied plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction to prevent the Republican from blocking anyone from his social media […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A day after the Vermont legislature passed a package of gun restrictions, gun rights supporters have gathered on the Statehouse lawn to show their opposition and urge the governor not to sign the legislation. A large crowd turned out for the event on Saturday and a chance to get one of […]

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Large sections of the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki have been without water for a fifth day because of damage to an old pipeline, prompting a judicial investigation into the city’s state-owned water company. The center and northwestern parts of Greece’s second-largest city have been without water since Tuesday, when a […]

CHANDLER, Okla. (AP) — Authorities in Oklahoma say a man accused of stealing Purple Heart medals and other items worth $250,000 has been taken into custody in Virginia. Authorities say 49-year-old Jonathan Bartlett Robertson was apprehended Saturday in Richmond, Virginia, following an hour-long pursuit. Officials say Robertson was driving a vehicle that had been reported […]

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A fatal crash near Lame Deer is the first in Montana in more than a month. The Montana Highway Patrol says a 17-year-old girl was eastbound on U.S. Highway 212 after 7 p.m. Friday when the sport utility vehicle she was driving went off the wet highway and overturned. All four […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate is expected to debate legislation regulating short-term rentals including those made through online platforms like Airbnb. The bill the Senate is expected to vote on as early as this week would impose existing state hotel taxes on the rooms and allow communities to impose local excise taxes. The Senate […]