Новости за 19.03.2018

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — A tally of the homeless in four Eastern Oregon counties found 557 people without a permanent shelter — 10 times more than a year ago. Advocates say the surge likely reflects a major undercount in last year’s point-in-time census. Nearly all the homeless were in Umatilla County, which includes Hermiston and […]

MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Manslaughter charges have been reinstated against a western New York hunter who fatally shot a neighbor he mistook for a deer. Chautauqua (shuh-TAH’-kwah) County District Attorney Patrick Swanson says a grand jury has handed up the same charge against Thomas B. Jadlowski that a judge previously dismissed. In February, County Judge […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts has signed a rule change that will make it easier for military spouses to teach in Nebraska if they recently arrived from out of state. Ricketts on Monday hailed the rule as a way to lift a regulatory burden on spouses who want to work in the state. […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Candidates are submitting petition paperwork ahead of the deadline to get on Pennsylvania’s congressional primary election ballots. More than 20 candidates had filed by mid-day Monday, according to state elections bureau data. The deadline to submit at least 1,000 voter signatures to get on the May 15 primary ballot is Tuesday. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifth Harmony is going on “hiatus.” The girl group announced Monday on Twitter that Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane and Lauren Jauregui will pursue “solo endeavors.” The group says the break will allow them “to gain new experiences, strengths and perspectives that we can bring back to our Fifth Harmony […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newspaper publisher Tronc has named CEO Justin Dearborn as its chairman of the board, replacing Michael Ferro, who is retiring. Chicago-based Tronc Inc., which operates newspapers including the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News and The Baltimore Sun, announced last month it had sold the Los Angeles Times and other papers for […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Now that President Vladimir Putin has overwhelmingly won re-election for another six years, some are wondering whether he will try to stay in power in Russia for life. Chinese leader Xi Jinping recently managed it, scrapping term limits — and was among the first world leaders to congratulate Putin on his victory […]

SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (AP) — State officials are seeking proposals from developers interested in taking over a resort along Lake Shelbyville in central Illinois that’s been closed for nine years. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources wants the proposals by late April for the state-owned Eagle Creek Resort, which was shut down because of financial problems […]

HIGHGATE, Vt. (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol says a North Carolina woman is facing a charge she was transporting people in the United States who didn’t have permission to be in the country. A complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Burlington says Border Patrol agents were alerted early Sunday that six people had […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police are investigating three weekend shootings, including one that left a man dead. Late Friday night, witnesses in south Anchorage saw car blocking traffic. They approached and spotted a body inside. The man had been shot in the upper body. Police say the man was targeted and the crime is […]

Sioux Falls police say a 5-year-old Iowa girl who drowned in a river in a Sioux Falls park had reached out to touch the foam near some waterfalls when she slipped into the water. Police spokesman Sam Clemens said Monday Maggie Jo Zaiger fell into the Big Sioux River in Falls Park near a pedestrian […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Legislation designed to make Kansas schools safer from gun violence has passed a House committee. The bill endorsed by the Appropriations Committee on Monday would require schools and state agencies to establish guidelines for fortifying schools against armed threats. It also would provide $5 million for safety measures like metal detectors […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federally funded study focusing on two Arkansas cities will serve as an outline for statewide efforts to reduce pedestrian deaths. Two metropolitan planning organizations in Jonesboro and Little Rock are sharing a $100,000 grant from the Federal Highway Administration to develop studies that would identify and implement low-cost safety […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Long Island Rail Road’s president says it will cost up to $20 million to reverse growing service problems. Newsday says Patrick Nowakowski spoke Monday to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s LIRR Committee. About three-quarters of the money will go toward expanded labor costs. Signal workers will be stationed at key railroad […]

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — It’s been a tough winter for Sioux City’s infrastructure, with the city on track to see an increase in the number of water main breaks for the second year in a row. The Sioux City Journal reports that city had 39 breaks in the first nine weeks of the year, […]

VAIL, Colo. (AP) — A pair of Colorado towns will host electric bus demonstrations as part of a project to upgrade their public buses to battery-electric. The town of Vail will host a five-day demonstration beginning Tuesday and ending Saturday. The 40-foot (12.2-meter), battery-electric bus manufactured by BYD will be in regular service on the […]

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a woman died in a mobile home fire in Hillsboro, Oregon, west of Portland. Hillsboro police say firefighters responded to the engulfed home at about 5 a.m. Monday. The woman’s body was found inside. A second person escaped. The woman’s name has not been released. The cause of the […]

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Newly released records show the state suspended a Wichita group boarding home’s license after a federal agency said it suspected the foster care children living there had been sexually and physically abused. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Kansas Department of Children of Families released records last week about the girl’s […]

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (AP) — The owner of a Connecticut pizzeria has been sentenced to three months in prison for cheating on his taxes. Prosecutors say 58-year-old Robert Kehayias, owner of Pizza Works in Old Saybrook, was also sentenced last week to a year of probation for failure to report more than $767,000 in income. […]

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are killing far fewer bills on unrecorded votes than they have in the past. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the percentage of bills killed without a recorded vote dropped from about 55 percent in 2017 to less than 30 percent in 2018. The figures were calculated by the nonprofit […]

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Power & Light Co. could raise its residential customers’ power rates about 10 percent under two proposed increases in monthly charges. IPL wants state regulators to allow it to increase the monthly “fixed charge” it customers pay by 59 percent, or from $17 to $27. The utility is also seeking to […]

OXFORD, Iowa (AP) — Re-digging has begun at a popular eastern Iowa lake that was drained last year due to bacteria and algae blooms. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that Kent Park drained its lake as part of a $2.9 million restoration project seven years in the making. Issues that contributed to the lake draining […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. aid chief says humanitarian needs have doubled in Congo over the last year as a result of conflict, with 13 million people needing aid and over 2 million children suffering from “severe acute malnutrition.” Mark Lowcock told the U.N. Security Council on Monday that the country is also experiencing […]

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say two Reno businesses were caught serving alcohol to minors during St. Patrick’s Day festivities in the downtown. The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the Regional Street Enforcement Team conducted an underage alcohol compliance check during the Leprechaun Crawl on Saturday. During the operation, four volunteers between 18 to 20 years old […]

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A Ketchikan woman died in a one-car crash along the North Tongass Highway. Alaska State Troopers say 26-year-old Michelle Verney was in a vehicle that struck a guardrail and a tree late Sunday afternoon near the highway’s intersection with Pond Reef Road. Emergency medical responders transported Verney to Ketchikan PeaceHealth Hospital, […]