The California Highway Patrol was alerted to a fire on Highway 198 near Road 182 at the same time witnesses reported someone was shooting fireworks out of a vehicle.
Aug. 12—Prosecutors in Cumberland County will not be pressing charges against corrections officers for their use of force at Long Creek in a series of incidents at the state's only youth prison last summer. Cumberland County District Attorney Jonathan Sahrbeck said his office reached its decision after reviewing an independent investigative report on use of force report against youth involved ...
Aug. 12—PULLMAN — Washington State will hold 25 fall camp practices ahead of its season opener Sept. 3 against Idaho. The Spokesman-Review will be in attendance for each of those, tracking relevant storylines, notes, depth-chart developments and key plays as the Cougars prepare for the 2022 football season — their first under coach Jake Dickert. Below are observations from the eighth day of ...
Aug. 12—U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday that the Biden Administration has awarded $15 million to a project in the Yuba-Sutter area that will help facilitate the conversion to a zero-emission bus fleet. In July 2021, Yuba-Sutter Transit announced that it had purchased a 19.7-acre property at 6035 Avondale Ave. in Linda to be the site of its new zero-emission ...
Aug. 12—Teachers and students returned to campuses across the Marysville Joint Unified School District for the first day of the 2022/23 school year. Thursday marked the start of classes for returning and incoming students. The streets surrounding Arboga Elementary School in Arboga were packed with parents dropping their children off for their first day of the new school year. Formerly a TK ...
Aug. 12—Incumbent Rob Woodward is looking to retain his seat representing Colorado's Senate District 15, which was recently redistricted to included part of Boulder County. For Woodward, a Republican who was elected to the Colorado Senate in 2018, the decision to run for elected office always goes back to his children. "I want my kids and grandkids to be able to afford to live in the state of ...
Aug. 12—WESTFIELD — Matt Ryan will play about one quarter when the Indianapolis Colts open the preseason Saturday at the Buffalo Bills. Several other projected starters are expected to join the veteran quarterback on the field. But All-Pro running back Jonathan Taylor isn't likely to be among them. The 23-year-old led the NFL with 332 carries, 1,811 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2021. He's got ...
Aug. 12—WILKES-BARRE — A vehicle crash when Hope Lynn Remus was a teenager started a downward trend leading to a drug addiction and taking to the streets, her attorney said Thursday. Remus, 50, of South Welles Street, Wilkes-Barre, appeared before Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. to be sentenced on a prostitution charge — her 14th conviction for prostitution dating back to the ...
Aug. 12—Al Hurricane is part of the soundtrack to backyard barbecues, family get-togethers and summer nights for many New Mexicans. "You've probably never even been to a party (in New Mexico) if you haven't heard Al Hurricane music playing, right?" said New Mexico native Michelle Montoya, the Director of Community Relations for the Albuquerque Isotopes. "Every wedding. Every party. Even every ...
Aug. 12—The Hamilton Joes were recognized at Wednesday's Hamilton City Council meeting after the team won the second championship in a row in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate Baseball League. "[The] Hamilton City Council and city administration would like to recognize the Hamilton Joes for their success and character after winning back-to-back Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League ...
Aug. 12—The former Freeman High School student who killed one of his classmates and injured three others should have a chance to live a meaningful life after he gets out of prison, his defense attorney argued Thursday, while prosecutors argued the 20-year-old should serve more time behind bars to pay for the damage he did to the community. Sentencing hearings for Caleb Sharpe began Thursday ...
Aug. 12—C. Burr Artz Public Library in Frederick hosted a seminar on Thursday about "Exercise Basics for Older Adults," presented by personal trainer Katrina Wolf. Wolf talked about why exercise is important as people age, and how to do it safely. Sisters Marian Williams and Cathleen McLoughlin, both in their 80s, attended the event. Before falling during an exercise class in November 2018, ...
Aug. 12—GOSHEN — An Elkhart man attended court remotely for an initial hearing on a charge of aggravated battery and a probation violation, but concerns with the meeting began to arise quickly. Judge Michael Christofeno noticed Lincoln Leuchtner, 25, wasn't responding to his initial questioning and when he inquired to the guard on duty at the jail as to why, Leuchtner informed the guard that ...
Aug. 12—For the first time in nearly 20 years, a baby western lowland gorilla has been born at the ABQ BioPark Zoo. The baby gorilla was born Wednesday to mother Samantha and father Kojo. "Because the mother is keeping the baby pretty close, we don't yet know its gender," said Bob Lee, the zoo's associate director. Samantha, 15, was born at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, and came ...
Aug. 12—The longevity of a college football season can resemble a marathon, but preseason is much closer to a sprint. UW-Eau Claire kicked the year off with its first day of practice on Thursday at Simpson Field. The Blugolds have just over three weeks until they open the season against Loras at Carson Park, making each passing day beforehand that much more important. "If everybody listening ...
Aug. 12—STONINGTON — First Selectwoman Danielle Chesebrough on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding between Stonington and Westerly regarding a project that will link two dead-end water lines in Pawcatuck, thus improving fire safety. The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday night approved the MOU, which the Westerly Town Council approved July 25 and Westerly Town Manager Shawn Lacey ...
Aug. 12—Drolma Geyer decided she wanted to become a teacher as an elementary student in Longmont, newly arrived in the United States from Tibet. Now, in her fifth year of teaching, she's been hired by St. Vrain Valley to teach fourth grade at Longmont's Timberline PK-8 — where her former fourth grade teacher and role model Kerin McClure is the principal. "As an English language student myself, ...
Aug. 12—KNOXVILLE — Donny Schatz knows what it takes to win at Knoxville. That might explain why Schatz left night one of 410 qualifying for 2022 Knoxville Nationals feeling somewhat disappointed. Despite finishing on the podium after coming home as the runner-up in the A-Main on Wednesday night, tying David Gravel for first place in points with 469, Schatz felt like it was a sub-par filled ...
Aug. 12—The UConn women's basketball team announced its final non-conference opponent for the 2022-23 season Thursday afternoon, and it's a foe the Huskies are very familiar with. The Huskies will play the Tennessee Lady Vols Jan. 26 at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. Game time and broadcast information will be announced. It will be the 26th meeting between the teams. UConn holds a 16-9 ...
Aug. 12—The moon will shine tonight at its fullest at 9:36 p.m., and will appear full through early Saturday. The full moon is the sturgeon moon, named by the Native American Algonquian tribes that lived in present-day Ohio, because it was the time of year the large fish were more easily caught in the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water, NASA's Gordon Johnston wrote in his Full Moon ...
Aug. 12—The following individuals were booked into the Vigo County Jail by area law enforcement Wednesday and Thursday, based on jail records. Charges are recommended by arresting officers but are not final until the Vigo County prosecutor reviews the case and files official charges. Wednesday —Michael A. Smith, 36, 2900 block of Winthrop Road, Terre Haute. Booked 11:48 a.m. Theft (two counts) ...
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