June 7, 2022 5:21 pm
(AP) – A more traditional kind of COVID-19 vaccine has moved a step closer to the U.S. market. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Tuesday to back shots made by Novavax for U.S. adults. If the FDA ultimately agrees, Novavax’s option could become the nation’s fourth COVID-19 vaccine. It’s a protein vaccine, made with a more conventional technology than the dominant Pfizer and Moderna shots, and the lesser-used Johnson & Johnson option. (Photo: AP)
June 7, 2022 5:19 pm
DETROIT (AP) – Federal investigators say Goodyear knew that some of its recreational vehicle tires could fail and cause severe crashes, yet it failed to recall them for as long as 20 years. Goodyear wouldn’t do a recall even though investigators found that their failure caused crashes that killed eight people and injured 69 others from 1998 through 2009. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made the allegations against Akron, Ohio-based Goodyear in a Feb. 22 letter sent to the tire maker seeking a recall of the 22.5-inch G159 tires. Goodyear refused a recall in a letter March 8, but later agreed to do one. The company maintains that the tires were fully tested and are not defective.
June 7, 2022 4:15 am
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) – Several thousand migrants have set out walking in the rain in southern Mexico, tired of waiting to normalize their status in a region with little work and still far from their ultimate goal of reaching the United States. Their advocates said they wanted to call attention to their plight, timing it with this week’s Summit of the America’s in Los Angeles. The group of an estimated 4,000 to 5,000 migrants is the largest to attempt to leave southern Mexico this year. Mexican authorities have eventually broken up the others through a mix of force and offers to more quickly resolve their cases.
June 7, 2022 4:12 am
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a 2-year old boy fatally shot his father in an accident after finding a gun, and the boy’s mother is now facing criminal charges. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that Reggie Mabry was fatally shot late last month while he was playing a video game. Detectives say the gun was fired by his 2-year-old son in the home Mabry, his wife Marie Ayala, and their three young children shared in metro Orlando. Ayala was charged with manslaughter by culpable negligence, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and violation.
June 7, 2022 4:11 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and other members have been charged with seditious conspiracy for what federal prosecutors say was a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former Proud Boys chairman, and four others linked to the group are charged in the latest indictment against them. All five were previously charged with different conspiracy counts. They are scheduled to stand trial in August in Washington, D.C.’s federal court. An attorney for Tarrio says his client “is going to have his day in court.”
June 7, 2022 4:09 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Dozens of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks have been returned to Ukraine by the Russians who now occupy the fortress-like plant in the destroyed city of Mariupol. The dead taken from the ruins of the bombed-out mill have been transferred to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, where DNA testing is underway to identify the remains. That’s according to both a military leader and a spokeswoman for the Azov Regiment. The fighters’ last-ditch stand became a symbol of resistance against Moscow’s invasion. It was unclear how many bodies might remain at the plant.
June 7, 2022 4:07 am
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Louisiana’s Democratic governor says he’ll call the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature into special session to draw up new congressional districts. Gov. John Bel Edwards made the announcement Monday evening after a federal judge in Louisiana blocked the use of a newly drawn map that includes only one mostly Black district. U.S. District Judge Shelley Dick in Baton Rouge on Monday issued an injunction blocking the use of the new plan. She also ordered lawmakers to adopt a new plan by June 20. State officials swiftly filed a notice of appeal.
June 7, 2022 4:07 am
PHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona judge has declined a request by the state Republican Party to block most mail ballots for the 2022 election, preserving the voting method used by the overwhelming majority of voters. Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen ruled Monday that nothing in the Arizona Constitution prohibits the Legislature from allowing citizens to vote by mail. The case is the latest piece of a multi-pronged effort by the Arizona Republican Party to roll back a system of no-excuse absentee voting that the GOP-controlled Legislature has built since 1991.
June 7, 2022 4:03 am
One of the most asked question over the last two years in the city of Washington has been what about the pool? Parks Director DeAnna Martin answered the question by saying that opening weekend over Memorial day was a success with 563 people using the pool on Memorial Day. She stated that pavilion rentals are booked solidly. The Dreamers Corporation will be coming in during the third week of June to install a dog park. The Washington Community Theatre is scheduled to do their annual performance again this year. Martin did say that the pickleball tournament was a big success and she looks forward to it again next year. The city fire department has been equally busy. Aside from their normal course of business, they have partnered with the American Red Cross on a campaign to install smoke detectors in resident’s homes. Chief Chris Richer states that residents simply make an appointment with the Red Cross and the fire department will come out and install up to three detectors. They will also perfrom an inspection and offer other fire prevention advice. They have installed 200 detectors in just under a month and expect to be busy with more installations.
June 7, 2022 4:01 am
A former Peters Township man was sentenced on his open guilty plea on several assault charges dating back to 2019. Marcus Mavrakis, 38 pleaded guilty to one felony aggravated assault charge and four simple assault charges on March 11. He was sentenced to 2-10 years in state prison for assaulting his wife over a 4 month period. The victim read an impact statement that described her domestic abuse that included rape, sodomy, beatings and threats. She said she suffers from PTSD but is trying to help others by volunteering for spousal abuse organizations. The defendant, in his allocution statement accepted responsibility for his actions in what he described as a violent marriage full of mutual cheating. He admitted to striking his wife but maintained his innocence on charges of rape, indecent sexual assault and strangulation. Discussions for an appeal will take place. Mavrakis was taken from the courtroom in handcuffs at the end of the hearing.
