Salman Rushdie stabs suspect accused of attempted murder as perpetrator remains in hospital with ‘serious’ injuries
The accused man performing a stab attack against “Satanic Verses” author Salman Rushdie has entered a plea of not guilty in a New York court to charges of attempted murder and assault. A lawyer for Hadi Matar, 24, entered the statement on his behalf during an arraignment hearing. Matar appeared in court wearing a black and white jumpsuit and a white mask. His hands were cuffed in front of him. Matar, of Fairview, New Jersey, was charged with attempted second-degree murder and second-degree assault, Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said in a statement Saturday. Matar was arraigned Friday night…
Read More »Emergency Services, August 14 – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
Arrests for crimes Theft – Ila Ann Ashker, 49, of the 3000 block of Falcon City Street, White City. Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Ashker Friday on charges of first-degree burglary, first-degree burglary, first- and second-degree criminal trespass and first-degree criminal mischief. Ashker was being held Friday in the Jackson County Jail without bond. Theft – Jason Lee Cheatham, 33, a transient from Redmond. Deputies with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Cheatham Friday on charges of first-degree robbery, second-degree kidnapping, second-degree disorderly conduct, harassment, unlawful entry into a motor vehicle and reckless endangerment. Cheatham was held at the…
Read More »Early voting begins in New York’s congressional primaries
NEW YORK (AP) – Early and in-person voting began Saturday in New York’s congressional party primaries, which will set the final field for a series of competitive contests in this fall’s general election. Voters in two parts of the state are also choosing new members of Congress in special elections to replace members of the US House who resigned. Some of the tightest contests will be an early test of where the Democratic and Republican parties are headed in the midterm elections. In a special election in the Hudson Valley and Catskills, Ulster County Executive Patrick Ryan, a Democrat, has…
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HD6 GOP candidate Brian Clowdus knocks on thousands of doors in Bay County, pitches himself as ‘political outsider’
In downtown Panama City, 20 volunteers for Florida House candidate Brian Clowdus’ campaign gathered at his headquarters on a Saturday morning in late July before heading out into 100-plus degree temperatures. Your goal? To connect with voters in the solidly red county. Clowdus didn’t start his campaign with name recognition. And he’s had to rely on door-knocking and his ties to local GOP members to get his message across to voters. “It’s not about your typical raise a lot of money, do a lot of media buys, stick signs on every corner. It’s about the grassroots, the volunteers, going out…
Read More »Trump’s lawyer told the Justice Department that he had returned classified material
At least one lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump signed a written statement in June stating that all material marked classified and kept in boxes in a storage area at the Mar-a-Lago residence and clubhouse of Mr. Trump had been returned to government. , four people with knowledge of the document said. The written statement followed a June 3 visit to Mar-a-Lago by Jay I. Bratt, the top counterintelligence official in the Justice Department’s homeland security division. The existence of the signed statement, which has not been previously reported, is a possible indication that Mr. Trump or his team…
Read More »Hawaii voters pick candidates in race to succeed Governor Ige | WGN Radio 720
HONOLULU (AP) – Candidates running in Saturday’s primary election to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. David Ige include a former first lady, a retired mixed martial arts champion and a congressman seen as a Hawaiian Airlines pilot. Democratic U.S. Rep. Kaiali’i Kahele’s decision to run for governor has opened up his congressional seat representing rural Oahu and neighboring islands. In the U.S. Senate, incumbent Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz is also running for re-election and faces a primary challenge from a little-known candidate. Hawaii is a vote-by-mail state, so voters have been mailing their ballots and placing them in mailboxes across the…
Read More »Birmingham VA starting new Shoals clinic
SHEFFIELD, Ala. (WHNT) – A new Veterans Affairs clinic will double the amount of space to treat veterans in northwest Alabama, and the groundbreaking ceremony is next week. The Birmingham VA Health Care System will open the new clinic, located at 410 Cox Blvd. in Sheffield at 10am on Friday 19 August. NOW HIRING: The Athens Buc-ee location is now accepting applications In addition to doubling the space (from 6,300 square meters to more than 16,000 square meters), the following services will be offered: 18 patient rooms for primary care, women’s health and mental health Three telehealth rooms New services,…
Read More »Boil water advisory issued by Great Lakes Water Authority for 935,000 people after water main break
Nearly 935,000 people in southeast Michigan were advised to boil their drinking water Saturday after a critical water main break was reported. The 23 communities include Flint, Pontiac, Sterling Heights, Clinton Township, Utica and Troy, The Great Lakes Water Authority said. GLWA is working to isolate a break in a 120-inch water transmission main that distributes finished drinking water from our Lake Huron water treatment facility to communities in the northern part of the service area of drinking water from GLWA. pic.twitter.com/X2z34yAUhN — Great Lakes Water Authority (@glwatermi) August 13, 2022 Crews identified the location of the leak, which is…
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