Month: August 2022

Two toilets destined for the city center are said to be indestructible Two restrooms will be installed at the Medford bus station this fall. [Courtesy photo] Two indestructible Portland-style toilets will offer relief this fall to weary commuters and the homeless at the Medford Bus Station on Front Street. “It would probably take a significant stick of dynamite to blow it up,” said Julie Brown, general manager of the Rogue Valley Transportation District. The Medford Urban Renewal Agency on Thursday unanimously approved an agreement with RVTD, which will install the restrooms. MURA is working with city officials to spend up…

Hello and welcome to the ABP news blog. Follow this space for latest updates and breaking news from India including PM Modi’s meeting with Commonwealth Games 2022 contingent, Jamia’s Tiranga rally, latest Covid update, Monkeypox and other developing stories across the country and abroad. PM Modi will meet India’s 2022 Commonwealth Games contingent today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Indian Commonwealth Games contingent on Saturday. The entire nation is proud of the achievements of our athletes at the games, PM Modi. “I am looking forward to interacting with India’s CWG 2022 contingent at my residence tomorrow, August…

Brian Kelly’s recruiting staff has given LSU fans plenty to smile about over the past two months. On Saturday, the Tiger faithful got an adrenaline rush when the nation’s No. 10 safety for 2023 announced his commitment as Kylin Jackson selected the Tigers in-state over Texas A&M. At 6-foot-1, 195 pounds, the Zachary product had coast-to-coast offers from the likes of Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee, South Carolina and more than 20 others. However, area recruiter Joe Sloan, safeties coach Kerry Cooks, recruiting specialist Jordan Arcement and others convinced the four-star prospect that staying home was in his best interest. The 247Sports…

Former Judge Richard Bissen and incumbent Mayor Michael Victorino were neck and neck in the Maui County mayoral race with the first results from Saturday night’s primary election. Bissen got 9,763 votes, or 35.8 percent, with Victorino getting 9,086 votes, or 33.3 percent, the top two candidates so far in a crowded field of eight. Councilwoman Kelly Takaya King was the next closest challenger with 3,794 votes, or 13.9 percent. Kim Brown followed with 1,566 votes, or 5.7 percent, while Councilman Mike Molina had 1,543 votes, or 5.7 percent. Cullan Bell had 679 votes (2.5%) followed by Alana Kay with…

August 13, 2022 at 4:46 p.mUpdated 13h ago For: News 12 Staff FBI agents searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into classified information. Soon after, he sat down for a deposition about his real estate holdings with New York Attorney General Letitia James. The former president invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 400 times, according to published reports. Alex Zdan discusses Trump’s legal troubles with Bill Palatucci, an attorney, Republican National Committee member and close adviser to former Gov. Chris Christie. Also, an enraged China concludes military exercises in the Taiwan…

However, with most opinion polls suggesting he is about to get the keys to 10 Downing Street, his critics are asking: what exactly does he stand for? Many who have watched him over the years wonder if he has any sincere beliefs or if he is simply endorsing what is most convenient at the time. To say Truss has been on a political journey would be an understatement. She was born in 1975 into a family that she herself has described as “to the left of Labour”, the main socialist opposition. He grew up in parts of the UK that…

It’s hot. People get stuck with that kind of heat. It’s not just the cars that are buzzing. It was hotter last week. The feds turned up the heat on former President Trump by raiding his Mar-a-Lago home. The backlash came quickly, with ominous threats against the FBI from Trump loyalists and an explosion of online chatter calling for armed resistance, including talk of civil war. Violence (and the threat) is not one-sided. Last Tuesday, a group of homeless advocates yelled and then charged members of the Los Angeles City Council. Death threats have reached conservative members of the Supreme…