By Laura Haefeli Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Katherine Lester was sworn in Thursday as the first woman to ever hold the position of Sacramento police chief. When she first joined the force, she was one of only a few female officers in the department. Her promotion is a
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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are bringing back linebacker Leighton Vander Esch along with safety Malik Hooker and long snapper Jake McQuaide. Vander Esch will play on a one-year contract worth up to $3 million after the fifth-year option on the 2018 first-round pick’s rookie contract wasn’t picked up. Vander Esch never has
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A mobile home was ravaged by fire north of Columbia on Friday.
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Cummings Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 22-hour road trip across half the country wasn’t part of the travel itinerary for Nancy Dolter’s family, but it was their way out of Florida after being stranded in in Tampa when their Sun Country flight got cancelled within hours of
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By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Programs to re-train West Virginia’s coal miners and reinvigorate the state’s suffering workforce have been proposed before. Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin says many have been a disappointment because there were no jobs. But Manchin said that’s changing with a new electric battery plant coming to
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state reservoirs will get less than planned this year. State water officials said Friday they’ll only give 5% of requested water supplies to contractors of the State Water Project, which provides water for 27 million
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CLINTON, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Patrol has identified four people killed in a two-vehicle crash in eastern Iowa earlier this week. The Clinton Herald reports that all were over the age of 80, and the two drivers killed in the Wednesday head-on crash were in their 90s. The patrol says the crash happened
Continue ReadingBy Tyler Fingert Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — 34-year-old Amanda Malpas was mostly quiet on her way to jail Thursday. Mobile County Sheriff’s investigators say Malpas was an avid drug user while she was pregnant with a little girl and that drug use killed the baby. “Are you feeling
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is hiring San Francisco’s Todd Golden as its next men’s basketball coach, bringing in the 36-year-old former Auburn assistant to revitalize a program that had grown stale under Mike White. A person familiar with the search says Golden’s hiring is expected to be finalized
Continue ReadingBy Liz Nagy Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago mechanics say catalytic converter thefts are on the rise, and one in West Town in broad daylight that was caught on camera. In video taken by a neighbor, you can see a pair of legs squirming under a half-tilted Toyota Prius.
Continue ReadingBy Eric Horng Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Members of the Jones Local School Council are calling on Jones College Prep principal Joseph Powers to resign, alleging he ignored reports of alleged misconduct at the school for years and violated Title IX protections for students. Jones College Prep is one
Continue Reading JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Outfielder Corey Dickerson and the St. Louis Cardinals finalized a $5 million contract for the upcoming. The 32-year-old Dickerson fills a big need for the Cardinals by adding a left-handed bat to their lineup. He hit .271 with six homers and 29 RBIs while appearing in 109 games for the Marlins
Continue Reading JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Outfielder Corey Dickerson and the St. Louis Cardinals finalized a $5 million contract for the upcoming. The 32-year-old Dickerson fills a big need for the Cardinals by adding a left-handed bat to their lineup. He hit .271 with six homers and 29 RBIs while appearing in 109 games for the Marlins
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg announced he eliminated the position of special assistant to the head coach and that Doc Sadler would leave the program. The folksy Sadler had grown into a beloved figure among fans during his six-year run as head coach from 2006-12. He returned when Hoiberg was
Continue ReadingBy Roxanne Bustamante Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — According to the FBI, over one-third of historically Black colleges have been targeted with violent bomb threats. Right here in Houston, Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M are among the 36 HBCUs that have been impacted. Mary Young, chief of
Continue Reading By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An official with the U.N. food agency says that with Russia’s war in Ukraine taking an increasing toll on the global economy, the ripples of that conflict will further increase food and fuel prices in the desperately poor Afghanistan. Afghanistan has been sinking deeper into poverty
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Karla Erjavec scored 14 points to lead a balanced Miami offense to a 78-66 win over South Florida in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament. The No. 8 seeded Hurricanes (21-12) shot 54% and all 10 players who played more than a minute scored
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Anna Sorokin, cuya vida como falsa heredera alemana se adaptó en la exitosa serie de Netflix “Inventing Anna”, está hablando desde detrás de las rejas. Sorokin, también conocida como Anna Delvey, apareció en el último episodio del podcast “Call Her Daddy” y habló con el presentador Alex Cooper sobre todo, desde
Continue Reading MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki is joining the new-look Chicago Cubs, finalizing an $85 million, five-year deal. Chicago will pay an additional $14,625,000 as a posting fee to Suzuki’s club, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan’s Central League. The 27-year-old Suzuki was a five-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner in nine seasons
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Australian professional cyclist Lachlan Morton, whose ultra-endurance feats have benefited charities around the world over the years, is undertaking another epic ride Saturday to raise money in support of Ukrainian war refugees. The 30-year-old rider for American team EF Education-EasyPost will depart from Munich on a nonstop, 1,063-kilometer odyssey
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