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Breaks in only water pipeline for Grand Canyon prompt shutdown of overnight hotel stays
By Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – Visitors won’t be able to stay overnight in hotels at Grand Canyon National Park after a series of breaks in the only pipeline that serves the popular tourist destination. The restrictions will run throughout the Labor Day holiday when hotels are near or at capacity, Grand Canyon spokesperson Joelle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-politician convicted in 2022 killing of Las Vegas reporter sentenced to 20 years to life
By Ken Ritter, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician is guilty of murder and has been sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility at 20 years for the killing of an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in elected office, a jury in Nevada ruled Wednesday. Robert Telles hung his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury to decide penalty for ex-politician convicted in 2022 murder of Las Vegas reporter
By Ken Ritter, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician is guilty of murder in the killing of an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in elected office, a jury in Nevada ruled Wednesday. Robert Telles hung his head, shaking it slightly from side to side as the verdict was read. Jurors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Breaks in main water pipeline for Grand Canyon prompt shutdown of overnight hotel stays
By The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) – Visitors won’t be able to stay overnight in hotels at Grand Canyon National Park after a series of breaks in the main pipeline that serves the popular tourist destination. The restrictions will run throughout the Labor Day holiday when hotels are near or at capacity, Grand Canyon spokesperson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison, fined $3M for money laundering
By Jacques Billeaud, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison and fined $3 million for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving allegations of a yearslong scheme to promote and profit from prostitution through classified ads. A jury convicted Lacey, 76, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey sentenced to 5 years in prison for money laundering
By Jacques Billeaud, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for a single money laundering count in a sprawling case involving allegations of a yearslong scheme to promote and profit from prostitution through classified ads. A jury convicted Lacey, 76, of a single count ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury finds ex-politician guilty of murder in 2022 killing of Las Vegas investigative reporter
By Ken Ritter, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A jury in Nevada has found a Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murder in the killing of an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in elected office. Robert Telles hung his head, shaking it slightly from side to side as the verdict was read Wednesday in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Workers are breaching Klamath dams, which will let salmon swim freely for first time in a century
By Hallie Golden, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
Workers are breaching the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion. Crews used excavators ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury reaches verdict in trial of former politician accused of killing Las Vegas reporter
By Ken Ritter, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A Nevada jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of a Democratic ex-politician accused of killing a Las Vegas investigative journalist two years ago over stories the reporter wrote about the official’s conduct in public office two years ago. Work for the panel of seven women and five men ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as ‘target of opportunity,’ FBI official says
By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity,” a senior FBI official said Wednesday. Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot at Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Typhoon Shanshan begins dumping rain on parts of Japan, leaving 1 dead and several injured
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on August 28th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – A typhoon moving at a bicycle speed began dumping rain on parts of Japan Wednesday, leaving one person dead and several injured as weather officials issued the highest-level warnings in the country’s south, expected to be the most hard-hit. The Japan Meteorological Agency says Typhoon Shanshan is set to reach southern Kyushu ... Read More »
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