Month: May 2023

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – District 4 voters will go to the polls this August to replace San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, who officially resigned on May 15th. This follows a March lawsuit filed by a former MTS employee who accused him of sexual assault and harassment. Here’s a timeline that explains the controversy: March 26Late Sunday night, Fletcher announced he was dropping out of the state Senate race and checking into a treatment center for post-traumatic stress, trauma and alcohol abuse. He claimed to have left the state for treatment. March 28-29Less than 48 hours later, the next bomb…

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is threatening to push a legislative effort to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress next week if he doesn’t release a classified cable sent by diplomats North- Americans in Kabul shortly before the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, told reporters Monday that the House Foreign Affairs Committee could vote on the contempt charges at a May 24 hearing. The State Department has said it is trying to provide Congress with “adequate” information about the cable while protecting its employees. The so-called…

St. PETER – Gustavus Adolphus College officials recently announced that $228 million in new gifts and pledges were contributed during Show the World, the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in the college’s history. The announcement was made Friday during the annual celebration of philanthropy. Funds raised went toward major capital projects, endowed chairs and professorships, scholarships, as well as other initiatives focused on the academic and student experience and educational outcomes. “You see the future in our students,” President Rebecca Bergman told an audience of more than 400 Gustavus donors, according to a university news release. “He believes in the excellence…

HULL, Mass. — Firefighters battled a multi-alarm fire Monday that destroyed a waterfront home on Q Street in Hull. The fire at 5 Q St., which broke out around 5:38 p.m. Monday, prompted a mutual aid response from several other communities, including Weymouth, Hingham and Hanover, said Fire Chief Hull, Chris Russo. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy fire on the first floor of the home, Russo said. The teams also encountered a lot of wind. Luckily, no one was inside the home when the fire started, Russo said. No injuries were reported. Parts of the house collapsed as firefighters…

CHARLOTTE – Multiple agencies responded to a massive two-alarm fire at an apartment complex in southwest Charlotte Monday night. Firefighters are working to put out the flames on Whitehall Drive at West Arrowood Road near South Tryon Street. Channel 9 arrived at the scene where an apartment building was heavily damaged. This is a developing story. Check back at wsoctv.com and watch Eyewitness News at 10 and 11 p.m. for updates. STRUCTURE FIRE: 2400 block of Whitehall Estates Dr. Flames appearing on arrival. Battalion 5 is in command. second alarm pic.twitter.com/MvpPlb1T2c — Charlotte Fire Dept (@CharlotteFD) May 15, 2023 ©2023…

Monday morning at Seattle’s Alki Beach, people were getting in workouts and chores before the heat of the day arrived. With a claw and a bucket, Carla Coates was out beautifying the beach before even more residents sought relief in the waves of Puget Sound. “I’m just checking out what it’s going to be like and how it feels,” he said. From Canada to Oregon, temperatures reached 80 degrees to 90 degrees this weekend, and the heat wave it is expected to continue in the northwest. The National Meteorological Service says temperatures will be 20 to 30 degrees above average…

CLARION BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) – One person was airlifted after a two-vehicle crash in Clarion Borough Monday morning. According to a Clarion County 9-1-1 dispatcher, the call came in at 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 15, for a two-vehicle crash in front of Clarion Area Elementary School on Boundary Street. Clarion Township Police, Clarion Hospital EMS and Clarion Fire & Hose Company #1 were dispatched to the scene. STAT MedEvac later responded to the scene and transported one person, the dispatcher said. No other injuries were reported. The scene was cleared at 9.35am Additional details are expected to be released soon….

China will invest 3 billion euros in the Hungarian auto industry in the coming period, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Monday after talks with Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing. This will further strengthen Hungary’s position as a leading investment destination in Central Europe, he added. Szijjártó held talks with the CEOs of five major Chinese companies, four of which will implement investments in Hungary’s electric car industry, which supplies German manufacturers, according to a statement from the foreign ministry. The new investments will contribute significantly to Hungary’s ability to sustain its economic growth, the minister…