Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon elections officials said Monday they had struck over 1,200 people from the state’s voter rolls after determining they did not provide proof of U.S. citizenship when they were registered to vote. Of those found to be possibly ineligible, only nine people voted in elections since 2021, the Oregon
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon elections officials said Monday they had struck over 1,200 people from the state’s voter rolls after determining they did not provide proof of U.S. citizenship when they were registered to vote. Of those found to be possibly ineligible, only nine people voted in elections since 2021, the Oregon
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Sunset Health in Yuma has been recognized as one of the top health centers in the nation.
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey went to Germany to consult with a specialist about his Achilles tendinitis. Coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed that McCaffrey made the trip in hopes of resolving an issue that has bothered him since early in training camp and has
Continue Reading RIO DE JANEIRO A judge in Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state has ordered the preventive arrest of Gusttavo Lima, one of the nation’s biggest country music stars, in connection with a money laundering investigation. Judge Andrea Calada de Cruz wrote in her decision made public Monday that she was calling on Interpol to issue a red
Continue Reading Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Small tsunami waves splashed ashore on some Japanese islands after an earthquake that may have been triggered by volcanic activity. The offshore quake Tuesday morning was not felt, and the tsunami advisory was lifted about three hours later. No damage was reported. The Japan Meteorological Agency had advised of a
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — First lady Jill Biden, former ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. Al Sharpton were among those who paid tribute during funeral services Monday for New Orleans civil rights activist Sybil Morial. Morial, who was also the widow of New Orleans’ first Black mayor, Ernest N. “Dutch” Morial, and mother to former
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James was suspended one game without pay by the NFL on Monday for repeated violations of rules intended to protect players’ health and safety. James has five unnecessary roughness penalties in his last 18 games, the most in the league by a
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock was sentenced Monday to 31 years to life in prison. Judge Connie Quinones handed down the sentence to Freddie Trone, 42, in Los Angeles County Superior Court. A jury on
Continue Reading AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock was sentenced Monday to 31 years to life in prison. Judge Connie Quinones handed down the sentence to Freddie Trone, 42, in Los Angeles County Superior Court. A jury on
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday. The legislation makes California the latest state to try to curb student phone access in an effort to minimize distractions in the classroom and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday. The legislation makes California the latest state to try to curb student phone access in an effort to minimize distractions in the classroom and
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota attorney general, the local prosecutor and family of the victim want a Minnesota man’s murder conviction to be vacated. Jurors in 2009 found Edgar Barrientos-Quintana guilty of killing 18-year-old Jesse Mickelson in a drive-by shooting. But members of the attorney general’s Conviction Review Unit say they believe Barrientos-Quintana is innocent
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During the pandemic, Arizona schools were given just over $2 billion for funding, and the Yuma Elementary School District was one of the beneficiaries of the money.
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — Colorado law enforcement say three men are accused of tying up their housemate and torturing him for 14 hours. The man told deputies from Jefferson County, just west of Denver, that three men attacked him on Sept. 16. The Denver Post reports the three are accused of breaking into the man’s bedroom,
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The Dancing for a Dream charity event helps out several children in the Imperial Valley who need medical health assistance.
Continue Reading WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is vowing to rebuild his campaign staff. Several aides have quit, and a Republican group announced Monday it has backed off helping Robinson’s campaign. A CNN report last week alleged the sitting lieutenant governor made racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — If there really are baseball gods, they certainly smiled on Dylan Cease when he was traded from the lowly Chicago White Sox to the San Diego Padres during spring training. The gravity of escaping the South Side for Southern California was never more apparent than late Sunday afternoon
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Temps will continue to rise towards 110 degrees through both counties in the area, while winds remain very calm.
Continue Reading NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A preliminary report says a man shot to death by Connecticut police officers last week was wanted for robbery and appeared to fire a single shot as officers tried to apprehend him. A state inspector general’s report released Monday says the 36-year-old was struck several times Thursday evening by three
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