Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul Commemorated in Breaking Bad Bronze Statues
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – They made a big impact in Albuquerque, putting the city in the TV spotlight for years. Today “Breaking Bad” actors Brian Cranston and Aaron Paul returned to New Mexico. “Thank you to all of us, we all contributed to this, including the city of Albuquerque, which was, as the mayor said, “not just a location, not just a host, you were a character in the show,” says actor Bryan Cranston. Breaking Bad memorabilia will be auctioned off in the Isotopes game on July 30 The bronze statues were unveiled at the Convention Center by Mayor Tim…
Read More »Who are the Uhurus, the St. Petersburg group investigated by the FBI for Russian ties?
Federal agents executed a search warrant on Friday at the St. Petersburg headquarters of the Uhuru Movement, a 50-year-old African socialist organization, as part of an investigation into Russian interference in the US election. According to police and federal agents, the Uhurus were targeted for possible political cooperation by Russian Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, accused of spreading disinformation and discord to alter the American political landscape. Related: The FBI is investigating Russian interference possibly related to St. Petersburg’s Uhuru movement The uhurus have not been identified as an object of investigation. But who are they? Here’s the group’s backstory. What is…
Read More »Ambulance overturns in Pinellas Park accident, 5 hospitalized
PINELLAS PARK – An ambulance overturned after a collision with a sedan Friday, according to Pinellas Park police. The crash happened at 118th Avenue N. and 49th Street around 4:46 p.m. Photos from the Pinellas Park Police Department’s Twitter account show an ambulance on its side, along with a BMW with a crushed front end. The ambulance was driving south on 49th Street and the BMW was driving east on 118th Avenue. When the two vehicles reached the intersection, they collided, the department said in a news release Friday evening. An ambulance overturned Friday after a collision with another vehicle…
Read More »A new home for Almeda survivor – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
Ashland Mayor Julie Akins hugs Audrey inside a school bus-turned-home, courtesy of the Bus Project. [Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune] Audrey, with her children Glory Grace and Leo, cut the ribbon Friday at Talent Middle School for its new home, a converted school bus. [Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune] In 2020, a multitude of tragedies multiplied like the folds of a crumpled sheet of paper — COVID-19, the Almeda fire, homelessness — and then social programs began to buckle under the pressure. “Our family fell through the cracks, there was a void,” said Audrey, a single mother who lost her…
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Breaking News – CNN to air “Great White Open Ocean” Saturday, July 30
[07/29/22 – 11:12 AM]CNN will air “Great White Open Ocean” on Saturday, July 30For the first time, CNN will air a “Shark Week” documentary when “Great White Open Ocean” airs in prime time. [via press release from CNN] CNN will broadcast ‘Great White Open Ocean’ on Saturday, July 30 For the first time, CNN will air a SHARK WEEK documentary when Great White Open Ocean airs in prime time on Saturday, July 30 at 9:00 PM ET. Great White Open Ocean, a 90-minute documentary, features shark diving expert Jimi Partington who nearly died in the jaws of a great white…
Read More »Man charged with abandoning stolen Tesla in Westmoreland County, breaking into rental property
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Maryland man is accused of abandoning a stolen Tesla in Westmoreland County and breaking into a vacation rental property in the area. State police said a man from Washington, DC, contacted them about his stolen car. The missing 2020 Tesla 3 was found, thanks to an app, near the intersection of Route 31 and Hellein School Road in Donegal. When an officer reported finding the stolen car, a woman fled from a rental property not far away. (Photo credit: KDKA) According to court records, the woman claimed that as she and her children entered the rental…
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The House passes the assault weapons ban that is doomed in the Senate
The House passed legislation on Friday that would ban assault weapons for the first time since 2004, in a sign that Democrats intend to pursue more aggressive gun violence prevention measures after a series of mass shootings. The bill passed on a mostly party-line vote of 217 to 213, with two Republicans voting in favor of the measure and five Democrats voting against it. The level of Republican opposition means the bill is unlikely to advance in the evenly divided Senate, where it would need the support of at least 10 Republicans to defeat a guaranteed filibuster. It’s also unclear…
Read More »‘Breaking Bad’ statues illuminate actors, Albuquerque
By MORGAN LEEAssociated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico politicians joined movie stars in celebrating the legacy of the TV series “Breaking Bad” by installing statues of legendary meth chefs Walter White and Jesse Pinkman on Friday in an Albuquerque convention center. Local politicians, including Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, mingled with “Breaking Bad” stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and director Vince Gilligan to help unveil the artwork, donated by Gilligan and Sony Pictures. The 2008-13 show and its ongoing prequel “Better Call Saul” helped fuel a renaissance in filmmaking in New Mexico while tapping into Albuquerque’s real-life struggles…
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