Новости за 03.06.2018

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A developer from Rhode Island has begun work on a 538-bed luxury apartment building for students in Champaign. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that Gilbane Development Co. hopes to open the new housing development in summer 2019. It’s located near Champaign’s Campustown on the site of the former Marquette School. Public records […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego authorities say officer accidentally shot himself in leg while pursuing suspect who aimed weapon at police.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The Terre Haute Air Show is months away, but organizers say thousands of tickets have already been sold. The Tribune-Star reports that as of Thursday nearly 10,000 tickets have been purchased, generating about $150,000 in revenue. Organizers say tickets for the VIP tent on the first day are nearly sold […]

OGALLALA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says a new Adopt-a-Beach program aims to keep two western Nebraska recreation areas free of litter. Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area staffers created the volunteer program for McConaughy and Lake Ogallala, in part, as a response to public concerns regarding litter. The goal of Adopt-a-Beach […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — More than 150 Providence teachers have rallied outside Mayor Jorge Elorza’s re-election campaign kickoff event to urge him to get back to the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract. Sunday’s gathering was outside Roger Williams Park Casino, where the Democratic mayor touted his efforts to invest in schools and neighborhoods […]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Children across Illinois will have access to free, healthy meals and snacks this summer even though they’re not in school. The Illinois State Board of Education and the U.S. Agriculture Department are partnering with local organizations on the Summer Food Service Program. Food is available to youth age 18 and younger […]

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (AP) — Police say a man was struck and killed by a construction loader at a New Jersey recycling plant. NJ.com reports that the North Bergen police department says 31-year-old Angelo Maietta of Bayonne was hit by a payloader at Lincoln Recycling in North Bergen just before 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Capt. William […]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas state troopers are cracking down on abandoned disabled cars littering highways. Authorities say vehicles left on the white fog line or within three feet of the line at the edge of highways now will be towed immediately because they’re a safety danger for others. Normally, motorists get 24 hours […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Concert ticketing service Ticketfly says it’s working to get its system back online after a data breach leaked users’ personal information and disrupted services at live music venues. The San Francisco firm’s parent company, Eventbrite, said Sunday it’s working with outside experts to investigate the hack. It hasn’t disclosed the details […]

HOLDEN, Mass. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who died after being found unresponsive on a remote road in Holden. Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said Sunday that 22-year-old Lennyn Valerio of Worcester was the person who died. He said Valerio was murdered. A passerby found Valerio unresponsive early Saturday morning. He […]

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is coming under pressure to address allegations that she knew as early as last year about mismanagement in the government office for refugees that came to light recently. The newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported Sunday that it obtained documents showing Merkel was briefed on the issue at the […]

DENVER (AP) — A member of a Colorado military Honor Guard says someone stole his personal vehicle during a funeral service at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. Capt. John Moreland tells KUSA-TV in Denver that his 2012 Honda Pilot was stolen late Friday morning. Moreland says he had left his keys in the car […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police have charged a North Carolina man with murder after a woman was found dead in a motel room. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say in a news release officers responding to a call of an overdose Saturday found 40-year-old Jameriane Laverne Ardrey unresponsive with signs of injuries. Ardrey was pronounced dead at the […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Workers in downtown Columbus have begun signing up for free bus passes under a program aimed at boosting bus usage to address traffic and parking issues in Ohio’s capital city. The Central Ohio Transit Authority approved what’s known as CPASS in March. The $4.5 million program lasts 31 months. Cleve Ricksecker […]

DETROIT (AP) — A 28-year-old woman has been slain and her 22-year-old niece critically wounded during a shooting on Detroit’s northwest side. WXYZ-TV reports that Tyiela Autry was shot in the eye early Sunday morning and later died at a hospital. Her niece suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The younger woman called 911 […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michael Wacha of the St. Louis Cardinals has not allowed a hit through eight innings against Pittsburgh. Wacha has struck out eight, walked two and thrown 107 pitches Sunday at Busch Stadium. He retired the first 13 hitters he faced before walking Francisco Cervelli. Josh Bell’s flyout to the warning track […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The former dean of the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy has been tapped to take over as dean of a pharmacy school in Maine. The University of New England says Robert McCarthy will start his new position as dean of the University of New England College of Pharmacy on Aug. […]

FORT WASHINGTON, Md. (AP) — Heavy rains in the greater Washington region have caused a sanitary sewer overflow at a pumping station in Fort Washington, Maryland. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission says the overflow occurred for about two hours Saturday afternoon. The commission estimates that about 17,000 gallons of diluted wastewater went untreated. The pumping […]

CIMARRON, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say that extensive burning operations designed to protect a northern New Mexico community from a wildfire have provided successful so far, with firefighters on the ground aided by helicopters dropping water and air tankers dumping retardants. The New Mexico Fire Information website run by local and regional governmental agencies said […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights have long embraced their status as unheralded underdogs, from their very first game as an NHL expansion team in October through their stunning dismantling of Winnipeg in the Western Conference Final. “We call ourselves the Golden Misfits for a reason,” winger Ryan Reaves said prior to the Stanley […]

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois prosecutor says a truck driver from Wisconsin used a slingshot and metal ball bearings to shatter windows in vehicles along Interstate 74. Champaign County state’s attorney Julia Rietz says the man was arrested Friday night by Illinois State Police investigators who caught him using a slingshot to shatter […]

For the second time in three days, the Huskies shut out the two-time defending champions and one of college softball's most explosive offenses to advance to the Women's College World Series finals.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Police say no threat after shooting suspect arrested near San Diego marathon route; no immediate word on casualties.

MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a large brawl prompted a New Jersey mall to close an hour early. The Press of Atlantic City reports that an incident involving teenagers outside the Hamilton Mall and a fight between two females inside had occurred a few hours earlier Saturday. But at about 8 p.m. Saturday, […]

Police say the case remains under investigation; a witness said she told the man to stop playing with the gun but he said it wasn’t loaded.