Month: August 2022

DENVER – A wealthy dentist accused of fatally shooting his wife at the end of an African safari has been found guilty of murder and mail fraud. RELATED >> Three Rivers Dental Group operator, former Greensburg dentist accused of killing wife on safari Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph’s verdict came to a jury in Denver federal court Monday after a trial that lasted three weeks. RELATED >> Federal prosecutor: Dentist confessed to woman’s safari death Rudolph was charged with murder in the death of Bianca Rudolph, as well as mail fraud to collect $4.8 million in life insurance claims in what prosecutors…

A woman and her missing Great Dane were reunited last week thanks to a microchip Melony Niles gets ready for a kiss from her dog, Zoey, outside her Central Point residence. [Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune] Melony Niles gets ready for a kiss from her dog, Zoey, outside her Central Point residence. [Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune] A 6-year-old Great Dane named Zoey is home with her family after disappearing more than two and a half years ago, thanks to a microchip. Zoey was found last week, running free after a structure fire at a house near Talent. Animal control…

News from 100 years ago The following news items were taken from the Mail Tribune archives 100 years ago August 1, 1922 THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT CONFIRMS THE RESULT The official recall election count completed this afternoon puts Terrill’s majority over Lowe at 308. That’s a change of just three votes on the Mail Tribune’s figures, the majority of that newspaper published yesterday it is 305. Those familiar with the difficulty of collecting statements by telephone and compiling them will agree that this reflects considerable credit on the accuracy of the Mail Tribune staff. RAISING THE STANDARDS OF THE SCHOOL PREGIR…

leader of Al Qaeda Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed over the weekend in a drone strike in a US counterterrorism operation, President Joe Biden announced Monday night. “He cut a trail of murder and violence against American citizens, American service members, American diplomats and American interests,” President Biden said in his brief remarks from the House balcony. White. “Now, justice has been served. And this terrorist leader is no more.” The president said al-Zawahiri was killed in Kabul. “After tirelessly searching for Zawahiri for years under Presidents Bush, Obama and Trump, our intelligence community located Zawahiri earlier this year,” Biden said….

CLEVELAND (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks placed lefty Caleb Smith on the 15-day disabled list with a broken non-throwing hand. Smith injured his hand in frustration after allowing two runs and three hits in two innings of relief against Atlanta on Saturday. The injury occurred after he was removed from the game. Manager Torey Lovullo says Smith hit “something he shouldn’t have been hitting.” Smith is 1-1 with a 4.66 ERA in 31 plate appearances. BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION KIFI Local News 8 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation. Please keep your comments respectful…

According to Baseball Reference, Riley ranks eighth in baseball with 4.7 wins above replacement (WAR). Among the players ahead of him: Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and Nolan Arenado. Yes, that’s how well Riley has played this year. Riley, 25, is hitting .301 with a .964 OPS in 101 games this season. He has 29 home runs and 68 RBI. Riley, named to his first All-Star team this year, leads the majors with 61 extra-base hits. He ranks fourth in home runs and sixth in OPS. And with his performance in July, he thrust himself into the National League MVP conversation….

Washington – A federal judge on Monday sentenced Texas man Guy Reffitt condemned of carrying a gun into the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack, to 87 months in prison, the longest sentence so far related to the 2021 attack. A member of the far-right Texas Three Percenters militia group, Reffitt was the first defendant to stand trial on charges stemming from the attack. He was pleaded guilty in March of five criminal charges, including obstructing congressional certification of President Biden’s Electoral College victory. The 7.25-year sentence was much shorter than the 15 years requested by prosecutors, who argued that…