By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Slumping Arizona Diamondbacks utilityman Josh Rojas is heading to the minors. The Diamondbacks optioned Rojas to Triple-A Reno after Sunday’s game with the Cleveland Guardians and recalled outfielder Alek Thomas from Reno on Monday. Rojas, who turns 29 on June 30, was batting .235 with no
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Breezy to windy conditions take over through Monday night with Wind Alerts issued for western Imperial County.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A primary candidate for Mexico’s 2024 presidential elections has proposed giving the president’s son a central role in the next administration. The proposal Monday by candidate Marcelo Ebrard raises the specter of a national political dynasty being born in Mexico, where traditionally they were frowned on. Ebrard said Monday that if
Continue Reading By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury verdict that found an Oregon power company liable for devastating wildfires — and potentially billions of dollars in damages — is highlighting the legal and financial risks utilities take if they fail to take proper precautions in a hotter, drier climate. Utilities,
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Temps could come close to 110 as more severe winds hit the Desert Southwest
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man with an axe attacked random diners at three neighboring Chinese restaurants in New Zealand, wounding four people, police and witnesses said. Police said the man began the attack at about 9 p.m. Monday in the north Auckland suburb of Albany. Police arrested a
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. are still without power following damaging storms that have left residents searching for relief in sweltering temperatures. Dangerous triple-digit temperatures were again in the forecast Monday in Texas, where electricity providers warned that outages for some customers
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona state trooper was taken to the hospital after being shot, and the driver of a vehicle believed to be involved in that shooting is dead, authorities said Monday. The trooper with the state Department of Public Safety was shot with a handgun late Monday morning in Phoenix and was taken
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Libya says he plans to intensify negotiations with the country’s feuding parties to reach “a final settlement” in the coming months on the most contentious issues blocking long postponed elections in the troubled north African nation. Abdoulaye Bathily warned the
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The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) announced a new process to replace Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and/or TANF Cash Assistance benefits stolen from Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards.
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey are gathering force legally and politically as they seek to snuff out the new industry. Within the last week, three residents groups sued New Jersey over a key approval of its first planned wind farm; the
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He pops out of the water and goes from board to board, all to the delight of the surfers, who no doubt were a bit surprised.
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So far, details about the circumstances of the shooting have not been released and the condition of the trooper is not known.
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian presidency has announced that the president has replaced the chiefs of all the country’s security services. A statement Monday says President Bola Tinubu “approved the immediate retirement” of all the heads police and military branches and named replacements. Nigeria is struggling with deadly conflicts
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday, with forecasters saying it could pose a hurricane threat to the eastern Caribbean by Thursday and the Dominican Republic and Haiti by the weekend. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Bret had maximum sustained winds of 40
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Mat Ishbia’s five-month tenure as the new owner of the Phoenix Suns has produced a whirlwind of change. Nobody seems completely safe — not even 12-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul — as the Michigan native continues his quest to deliver Phoenix its first NBA title.
Continue Reading NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey lawyer who faced a lengthy sentence for murdering his longtime girlfriend is dead. James Ray III was found unconscious in his Essex County jail cell on Sunday and pronounced dead at a hospital. The 60-year-old Ray was convicted last month of murdering 44-year-old Angela Bledsoe in
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The increase in this year’s budget is coming from an increase in property values around the county.
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The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) said it’s alerting customers to help save energy when the county hits triple-digit temperatures this summer so there won’t be any blackouts.
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