Portland is battling with wildfire smoke filling the air after experiencing record heat this week. Saturday afternoon, the air quality suffered as northwest winds brought in a lot of wildfire smoke from both Washington state and Canadian fires. With continuing northwest winds, air quality in Portland and the Willamette Valley will deteriorate on Sunday. By … Read more
In a gun attack on a car on Route 60 near Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, an Israeli woman was killed, and a man was critically injured. Israeli first responders and soldiers performed CPR on the scene but could not recover a 40-year-old lady who has yet to be recognized. The woman’s daughter, … Read more
A 41-year-old lady was murdered Sunday after a 17-year-old ran a stop sign and collided with the vehicle she was traveling in. According to the Iowa State Patrol, at 2:39 p.m., the 17-year-old was driving a 1998 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup north on 180th Avenue when he ran a stop sign at the intersection of … Read more
A prosecutor urged a judge Friday to sentence the kid who killed four students at his Michigan high school to life in prison, arguing that his methodical plotting and “appetite for violence” should keep him locked up indefinitely. “He only stopped because there were no more people to shoot at.” “Those kids had been trained … Read more
The merchandise was a forgery. The busts were genuine. In the latest crackdown on Canal Street, the NYPD seized $30 million in counterfeit items and apprehended eight unlicensed street vendors. The raid follows recent Post pieces detailing how the fraudulent businesspeople were back in full force and an exposé on how smugglers flood Canal Street … Read more
Police are seeking the culprit in a deadly East Harlem shooting. Gunshots were heard just before midnight Saturday near 116th Street and Lexington Avenue. A robbery developed into a shooting just after 11 p.m. at the recently opened Essex Convenience Smoke Shop at 118 E. 116th Street in East Harlem. A 34-year-old store clerk was … Read more
On Saturday, two Israelis were killed in a suspected Palestinian gun attack on a car wash in a dangerous area of the occupied West Bank, the latest outbreak of violence in the region. The Israeli military said it was looking for suspects and erecting roadblocks in Hawara, a volatile area in the northern West Bank … Read more
The number of Code Enforcement officers in Oregon City has increased, enabling them to patrol the streets seven days a week. Oregon City commissioners supported increased staffing during the budget process earlier this year because they wanted to include weekends on the Code Enforcement schedule. Additional funds were granted to boost manpower to an acceptable level allowing seven-day-a-week patrols without sacrificing coverage on other days. “We have a good crew of dedicated Code Enforcement officers, … Read more
On Friday morning (Aug. 18), existing and new wildfires fueled by strong winds were moving in several directions across Central Okanagan. According to Central Okanagan Regional District chair Loyal Wooldridge, the quick expansion of the McDougall Creek wildfire on Thursday night could be a preview of what is to come in the following days. Wooldridge … Read more
With a wildfire threatening, officials in Medical Lake, Wash., ordered the evacuation of the whole town on Friday. According to tweets from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, the Gray Fire spread from an estimated 500 acres to approximately 9,500 acres by Saturday morning, pushed by 35 mph winds. #GrayFire in Spokane County is … Read more