Новости за 29.12.2018

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The sheriff of a Florida county where a gunman killed 17 students and staff at a high school has outlined steps his agency has taken in response to the Feb. 14 massacre. Broward Sheriff Scott Israel sent a letter Wednesday to the state commission investigating the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that in the letter, Israel said all deputies completed an additional eight hours of active-shooter training... Читать дальше...

Coloradans are getting closer at sinking their teeth into an In-N-Out burger. The Gazette reports that the beloved California chain will open their first Colorado outpost in Colorado Springs by late 2020. Additionally, a patty production plant will be constructed and ready to operate that same year.

BARRE, Vt. (AP) — A former school custodian accused of writing a threat on a bathroom mirror has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge in Vermont. WCAX-TV reports that 51-year-old Richard Peck appeared in a Barre courtroom on Friday after being released from a hospital for mental health treatment. He's alleged to have written "I am going to kill you all" on mirrors in a boy's bathroom this month. A detective wrote that Peck gave several accounts of what happened and that he apologized for his actions. Читать дальше...

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A worker at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary is facing felony drug charges after authorities say more than 40 grams of methamphetamine were discovered in his prosthetic leg during a search of the prison's death row. The McAlester News-Capitol reports 35-year-old Adam Michael Siemer of McAlester was charged Thursday with felony drug trafficking and bringing contraband into a prison. Prison authorities told police two bags of meth were found in Simer's prosthetic leg during a shakedown of the prison's H-Unit... Читать дальше...

NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. (AP) — A World War II veteran who helped found the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New York's Hudson Valley has died. State Sen. William Larkin says Joseph Farina died Thursday at his home in the town of New Windsor. Farina was 97. Larkin, a Republican from New Windsor, joined Farina to form a four-member group that spearheaded the establishment of a museum honoring U.S. military members awarded the Purple Heart. The Hall of Honor was dedicated in November 2006. The museum... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — German police say they have arrested a Syrian man suspected of involvement in preparations for a terror attack in the Netherlands. Police said the 26-year-old was arrested Saturday in the western city of Mainz following an extradition request from the Netherlands. They didn't name him. A statement from police said the suspect has neither an official residence nor a criminal record in Germany. The apartment where he was found was searched. German police said they couldn't give further details... Читать дальше...

TX Midland/Odessa TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, December 29, 2018 _____ 617 FPUS54 KMAF 291825 AAA ZFPMAF Zone Forecasts for West Texas/Southeast New Mexico...UPDATED National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1225 PM CST Sat Dec 29 2018 Zone forecast text represents an average of conditions over an entire zone. For point-specific forecasts, please refer to the Point Forecast Matrices product, issued by the National Weather Service Office in Midland/Odessa, WMO header FOUS54 KMAF. TXZ061-062-292215-... Читать дальше...

CINCINNATI (AP) — After suspending a white officer's police powers for using a racial slur during a black woman's arrest last weekend, Cincinnati's police chief has similarly reprimanded a black officer for using the word while dealing with a family in September. Chief Eliot Isaac told city leaders the black officer's case came to his attention amid an internal investigation after the white officer's comments. Both incidents were recorded on body-worn cameras and are being investigated. Isaac says... Читать дальше...

TULLAHOMA, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a man by a police officer inside a Walmart in Tennessee. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that Tullahoma police went to the store Friday night after receiving information that a wanted person was inside. TBI says officers approached 34-year-old Mark Wade Luttrell Jr., and he attempted to pull a gun on them. TBI says an officer fired at Luttrell, who was hit and died at the scene. The officer involved was not immediately identified. Читать дальше...

BOSTON (AP) — Boston is gearing up for another night of fun to welcome in the New Year. First Night celebrations begin Monday at noon and continue through midnight when a fireworks show over the harbor welcomes in 2019. The event includes numerous cultural performances, including live music, dance, puppet shows, comedy shows, and the always popular ice sculptures. Mayor Marty Walsh called the festivities that started in 1975 a "Boston tradition" and asked attendees to remember it is a family event and misbehavior will not be tolerated. Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal lawsuit says New York City has sent dozens of young Rikers Island inmates to an upstate jail where they've been brutalized and held in solitary confinement, despite a city policy barring such confinement for anyone under 22. A complaint filed Friday accuses the city of using jail transfers to punish inmates and circumvent its solitary-confinement rules. The suit alleges the Albany County jail staffers unjustly beat the young men and forcibly conduct rectal searches. The New York Times... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were: 8-6-4 (eight, six, four)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown is leaving office Jan. 7 after signing more than 1,000 laws in his last year, further positioning the state as a bastion of liberal activism and goad to President Donald Trump. The laws, most of which take effect Tuesday, ease criminal sentences, tighten gun restrictions and address climate change, gender discrimination and sexual harassment. The Democratic governor approved 1,016 laws, the most in any of his last eight years in office. His 201... Читать дальше...

TX Shreveport LA Zone Forecast for Saturday, December 29, 2018 _____ 485 FPUS54 KSHV 291738 ZFPSHV Zone Forecasts National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1138 AM CST Sat Dec 29 2018 TXZ096-300815- Red River- Including the cities of Clarksville and Bogata 1138 AM CST Sat Dec 29 2018 .REST OF TODAY...Cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. .TONIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Читать дальше...

PLAINVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man holding an unloaded, plastic BB gun has been arrested and charged following a standoff with police. Plainville Police say they responded to a report of man firing a gun behind the Connecticut Commons shopping plaza Friday afternoon. They found 44-year-old Eduardo Rivera holding a gun near the loading docks. Surrounding businesses were temporarily evacuated. Officers tried to negotiate with the New Britain man, but say he did not comply with orders to drop his gun. Читать дальше...

EUGENE, Mo. (AP) — Missouri parks officials will soon have to decide whether or not to accept a planned donation of a rail line and turn the corridor into a biking and hiking trail. The state parks division will have until Feb. 21 to make a decision on Ameren's donation of the 144-mile stretch of the Rock Island rail line, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported . The electric services company obtained the corridor in 1999 through a subsidiary. Park officials said they're concerned with the potential cost of developing the corridor... Читать дальше...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Eighteen attorneys and district court judges have applied for a soon-to-be vacant seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals. Gov.-elect Laura Kelly's office released a list of the applicants Friday. She also appointed a bipartisan, nine-member committee to screen the applications and name three finalists. Her choice must be confirmed by the state Senate. Applicants include former Secretary of State Chris Biggs and District Judges Daniel Cahill of Wyandotte County, Jeffry Jack of Labette County and Teresa Watson of Shawnee County. Читать дальше...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge visitor center will close for New Year's Day. Officials say the center will close Monday at noon and reopen Wednesday morning. The seasonal sections of the refuge tour road and refuge grounds will remain open during the federal holidays. DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge sits 25 miles north of Omaha on U.S. Highway 30, between Missouri Valley, Iowa, and Blair, Nebraska.

SADDLE BROOK, N.J. (AP) — State investigators say a New Jersey surgery center that may have exposed more than 3,000 patients to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C used poor drug storage methods, an outdated infection control plan and unacceptable sterilization practices. The findings on the HealthPlus Surgery Center in Saddle Brook were included in a state Department of Health report made public Friday. The center was shuttered for three weeks in September after officials received a complaint about the facility. Читать дальше...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Biologists are trying to determine whether a warm, dry fall is responsible for a drop in the number of landlocked Atlantic salmon that swam up a Lake Champlain tributary in Vermont to spawn this fall or if there could be other reasons behind a five-year decline. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service statistics found that 42 salmon were trapped at the Winooski River fish passage this fall at the dam between Burlington and the city of Winooski where technicians trap the fish and release... Читать дальше...

NAVARRE, Ohio (AP) — When Frankie hopped out of the back of his owner's vehicle, Capt. Chad Shetler of the Navarre Police Department thought, at first, he was a St. Bernard. As the fluffy, brown-and-white creature trotted closer to him, he realized Frankie is a miniature horse. Cheyenne Link lives in Sugar Creek Township, just outside of Navarre, southwest of Canton. She purchased Frankie on Dec. 1 with plans of training him to be a therapy pony. For that to happen, the first steps are to teach him... Читать дальше...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man has been fatally stabbed in New Orleans' French Quarter. New Orleans Police say it happened early Saturday. Officers and state troopers found the victim while responding to a call of a cutting about 4:10 a.m. The victim was found lying on the sidewalk with multiple stab wounds. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The victim's name has not been released and he does not appear to be a tourist. Authorities confirmed his last known address was a homeless shelter. Читать дальше...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A 26-year-old man is in custody and charged with capital murder in the death of his 2-month-old son. Joseph Matthew Welborn of Fort Worth was being held in the Tarrant County jail Saturday on a $250,000 bond. His son, Christian Welborn, died Dec. 21 shortly after being taken to a hospital with a skull fracture. Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn said during a news conference Friday that Welborn was home alone with the child when Christian suffered blunt force trauma to his head. Читать дальше...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The new year is bringing changes to New Hampshire laws. Starting Tuesday, the state's minimum marriage age will be 16, up from 13 for girls and 14 for boys. The bill was championed by Cassie Levesque, who was a senior in high school in 2017 when she began her push to raise the marriage age as part of a Girl Scouts project. Now 19, she won a seat in the House representing Barrington and plans to push to increase the marriage age to 18. Key changes to the state's expanded Medicaid program also take effect Jan. Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Two Detroit residents and a car leasing company have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the city and a towing company worked with police to impound vehicles without informing owners. The suit alleges that Bobby's Towing was allowed to charge exorbitant storage fees to unsuspecting car owners, for months or years, The Detroit News reported . Jason Katz is the attorney for the car leasing firm Brite Financial Services of Madison Heights and Detroit residents Gerald Grays and Dale Riley. Читать дальше...