Новости за 29.12.2017

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia attorney asked to postpone a court hearing in a civil case so he can attend the Rose Bowl and root for the University of Georgia Bulldogs The Savannah Morning News reports that attorney John Patrick Connell asked for the delay, explaining that his older brother had tickets and travel […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — State environmental regulators say it shouldn’t cost ratepayers more money or take as long as estimated for the nation’s largest public utility to complete a massive, court-ordered coal ash cleanup at a Tennessee power plant. They also say it’s possible the Tennessee Valley Authority could save money by following the order […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The latest stadium draft agreement between the Raiders and UNLV will allow the university to keep significant control of major revenue on the days it plays at the upcoming billion-dollar football stadium. According to the new draft of the joint-use agreement, UNLV will be allowed to sell as many as 70 […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police say a man accused of abusing his 3-month-old son is facing more charges now that the boy has died. Police say 26-year-old Alejandro Salgado De Jesus was first arrested on Dec. 11, two days after his son was taken to the hospital while unresponsive. De Jesus was […]

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The executive director of the state Democratic party is stepping down. Connecticut Democrats announced Friday that Michael Mandell will become a senior advisor to the party helping prepare for the 2018 elections, including leading a “fair and transparent convention/primary process.” The change is effective Monday. Mandell has served as executive director […]

DENVER (AP) — A Douglas County sheriff’s deputy has been released from a hospital after two suspects rammed the deputy’s patrol car during a highway chase. The sheriff’s office says Friday the deputy, whose name wasn’t released, suffered unspecified injuries. Sheriff’s deputies were trying to arrest the suspects, wanted in connection with motor vehicle theft […]

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A Chinese woman accused of killing her 5-year-old daughter in a fit of anger has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges in Ohio. Thirty-year-old Ming Ming Chen was charged with murder, but Stark County prosecutors changed that to involuntary manslaughter under a plea deal. Chen […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When you’re in the midst of a historic trilogy, it’s hard to appreciate what it will mean to the ages. Alabama is focused on beating Clemson. Clemson is focused on beating Alabama. Taking time to savor the first two chapters between these college football juggernauts — and, ohhh, are they worth […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A U.S. judge is considering whether a former Las Vegas Strip illusionist can withdraw his guilty plea in a pornography case involving thousands of videos and images, including some depicting sex acts involving kindergarten-age boys. Chief District Judge Gloria Navarro said in court Friday she’s not sure former lawyers for Jan […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts’ administration will ask lawmakers to pass a series of measures it says would increase accountability within the Nebraska State Patrol following a series of agency scandals. The governor’s office released a memo Friday that outlines a series of changes that have already been made in response to revelations […]

PHOENIX (AP) — State and federal agencies have reached an agreement on the management of a herd of wild horses living near Arizona’s Salt River. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office officially approved a partnership Thursday between the Arizona Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service. The pact fully enacts legislation signed by Gov. Doug […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration says it will look at ramping up water deliveries to farmers from California’s massive and environmentally sensitive Central Valley Project. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said Friday it will look for ways to change the operation of the water project to maximize water for California farmers and others. […]

FREEMAN TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) — Police are accusing a Maine man of abandoning dogs in an open, unheated garage during the deep freeze affecting most of the Northeast. Franklin Sheriff Scott Nichols tells The Sun Journal police arrested 46-year-old David Ellis, of Avon, Friday. Nichols says police were called to Ellis’ home after someone doing […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard will name a former state lawmaker to fill the western South Dakota state House seat vacant after former Rep. Craig Tieszen’s death. Daugaard’s office said Friday that he will appoint Michael Diedrich of Rapid City to fill the vacancy. The governor’s appointee will serve for the current term […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court has disbarred a Hamilton attorney after finding Robert C. Myers violated numerous provisions of the Montana Rules of Professional Conduct by making false claims against his opponent during his 2016 campaign for a district judgeship. The disbarment came Thursday in one of three complaints filed against Myers […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge says Democratic voters suing to invalidate the current map of Pennsylvania’s congressional districts haven’t proven that it violates the state constitution by unfairly favoring Republican candidates. Commonwealth Court Judge Kevin Brobson issued a 130-page report Friday to the state Supreme Court. The Democratic-majority high court ordered the lower […]

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey appeals court has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing an off-duty Newark police officer in 2011. Prosecutors in the trial of Rasul McNeil-Thomas shouldn’t have been allowed to show jurors video clips during closing arguments that weren’t put into evidence earlier, according to the […]

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A former classroom volunteer charged with sexually abusing a kindergarten student in southern Oregon has been now been accused of having a second victim. Sgt. Julie Denney of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says the second child is from the same kindergarten class at Lower Table Rock Elementary School in White […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge is setting free a Nevada woman who has spent 10 years behind bars for a murder and sexual mutilation she says she didn’t commit. The Review-Journal reports a Las Vegas judge dismissed the case against 34-year-old Kirstin Blaise Lobato in a one-page order on Friday. Lobato was found guilty […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Officials say mountain lion hunting is closed in the southwestern North Dakota because limits have been reached. The state Game and Fish Department says the early season limit was set at either seven total mountain lions or three female cats. A conditional season in that part of the state will open […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico authorities say nearly half of power customers in the U.S. territory still lack electricity more than three months after Hurricane Maria. Officials said Friday that 55 percent of the nearly 1.5 million customers have power. It is the first time the government has given that statistic since […]

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — A Longmont housing official who allowed warrantless police searches of a subsidized housing complex no longer works for the agency. The Times-Call reports Friday that the Longmont Housing Authority won’t say if Krystal Winship Erazo was fired or resigned. Residents of the complex alleged their apartments were searched in May without […]

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — A Longmont official who allowed warrantless police searches of a subsidized housing complex no longer works for the city’s housing agency. The Times-Call reports Friday that the Longmont Housing Authority won’t say if Krystal Winship Erazo was fired or resigned. Residents of the complex alleged their apartments were searched in May […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal appeals court has sided with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in a fight over the agency’s refusal to release thousands of pages of exhibits used in the trial of a doctor convicted of running an Ohio pill mill. Providence-based freelance journalist Phil Eil (EYE’-el) sought records in the 2011 […]

KINGSTON, Ga. (AP) — Georgia fire officials say two adult brothers died in a fire that hospitalized their parents, and that an electrical malfunction apparently is to blame. Deputy Insurance and Fire Commissioner Jay Florence says in a news release that the fire broke out about 1:30 a.m. Friday in a back bedroom, killing 39-year-old […]