BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A trial nearly two years in the making begins after a tragic August 2022 shooting near Target on Stockdale Highway left 43-year-old Benny Alcala Jr. dead as he charged his electric car. Career criminal 31-year-old Robert Pernell Roberts and 24-year-old Sebastian Parra are charged with murder and attempted robbery in Alcala’s […]
Jun. 25—MITCHELL — A historic rainstorm that pummeled Mitchell with 7.9 inches of rain in three days tested the city of Mitchell’s stormwater drainage system and critical infrastructure. While a few areas were flooded with several feet of standing water during the peak of the storm on Thursday night and into Friday, Public Works Director […]
The city of St. Paul will temporarily shut down portions of Water Street and some parks Wednesday night in anticipation of flooding from recent heavy rains pushing river levels higher. Water Street across from downtown St. Paul and on the south side of the Mississippi River will close to vehicular traffic, bicyclists and pedestrians between […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday afternoon and it’s anticipated a sonic boom will be heard around the Vandenberg Space Force Base area. Liftoff for Falcon 9’s launch of the ESA EarthCARE mission is slated for 3:20 p.m. with a backup launch opportunity available on Wednesday at […]
In the movie Home Alone, Macaulay Culkin’s character, Kevin McCallister, was left behind to fend for himself. Some might see Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in a similar role in the race to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology. However, that view could soon change. Apple’s highly anticipated AI reveal could be only 14 days away. Should you […]
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth likely slowed to a still-solid pace in the first quarter while inflation accelerated, reinforcing financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve would delay cutting interest rates until September. The Commerce Department’s snapshot of first-quarter gross domestic product on Thursday is expected to show consumers still doing […]
Apr. 23—ROCHESTER — Olmsted County Commissioner Mark Thein said it’s unclear what can be done with more than 800,000 abandoned tires on 18 acres of tax-forfeited property in Haverhill Township . “If someone can’t take them, they will head to the landfill,” he told state lawmakers Rep. Kim Hicks and Sen. Liz Boldon on Tuesday […]
Record Store Day has become an annual event for lovers of vinyl albums around the world, like these in Stockholm. (Marc Femenia/TT News Agency via Reuters) April 20 is Record Store Day, a day when vinyl lovers descend on thousands of independently owned brick-and-mortar record stores to browse hundreds of new and exclusive releases by […]
Eli Lilly (LLY) stock popped Wednesday after the company’s weight-loss drug significantly reduced nighttime sleep apnea events in people with obesity. X The results bolster Lilly’s argument that lowering a person’s body weight could improve sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing while sleep becomes more difficult due to a collapsed airway. Typically, patients with […]
Apr. 13—CATLETTSBURG — A Greenup County man accused of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse materials is nearing a plea deal, according to his attorney. Jeremy L. Woods, 45, of Load, was arraigned nearly one year ago on 10 counts of possessing matter portraying sexual performances by children under the age of 12 and one […]
Missouri theme park Silver Dollar City’s new, second-generation Fire In The Hole roller coaster had its grand opening on Wednesday morning, and members of the Branson, Missouri, fire department were among the first to ride. Wednesday’s grand opening, which was open to members of the press and “VIP” individuals, featured live music from park band […]
Mar. 23—WATERTOWN — The big three wireless network operators do not expect any major issues with cell phone coverage when thousands of people descend here for the April 8 total eclipse. We can thank the fifth-generation technology standard for cellular networks, 5G, which cellular phone companies began deploying in 2019. At that time, Verizon reported, […]