March 12, 2023 3:37 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Standard time comes to an end in most parts of the United States this weekend. You’ll lose an hour of sleep for one night but gain more daylight in the evening in the months ahead. The transition to daylight saving time is official at 2 a.m. local time Sunday across much of the country. Then on March 20, winter sunsets and spring is sprung. Until daylight saving time ends in the wee hours of Nov. 5, the sun will rise later in the morning than than it has during standard time but it will stay light for longer until the evening. It’s a good idea to set clocks an hour ahead before bed Saturday night. The American Red Cross is also reminding you that with the time change should come the testing of smoke alarms. They say working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire by half.
March 11, 2023 6:57 am
PEÑITAS, Texas (AP) — U.S. authorities say three women haven’t been heard from since they traveled from Texas into Mexico two weeks ago. Peñitas Police Chief Roel Bermea said Friday the women crossed the border to sell clothes at a Mexican flea market on Feb. 24. Two of the women are sisters: 47-year-old Maritza Trinidad Perez Rios and 48-year-old Marina Perez Rios. They were accompanied by their friend, 53-year-old Dora Alicia Cervantes Saenz. Bermea said the sisters lived in Peñitas, a small border city. He did not know where the other woman lived. The episode stands in stark contrast to the government and media frenzy over the abduction of four Americans in Mexico last week.
March 11, 2023 6:52 am
MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus in 1996, has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. A judge in Monterey County sentenced Paul Flores on Friday, calling him “a cancer to society.” The judge also rejected requests from the defense to acquit Flores and order a new trial. Smart was 19 when she disappeared from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Her remains have never been found, but prosecutors alleged Flores, a fellow student, killed her while trying to rape her in his dorm room. He was convicted in October. His father was accused of helping hide her body but was acquitted.
March 11, 2023 6:50 am
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A bill addressing child marriage in West Virginia has passed the state Senate. The Senate easily passed the bill after it was changed to prohibit anyone younger than 16 from getting married. It now goes to the House of Delegates, which previously passed its own version. The legislative session ends Saturday. Currently, children can marry as young as 16 in West Virginia with parental consent, and anyone younger can get married with a judge’s waiver. The Senate bill would remove the possibility that anyone younger than 16 could marry. Those ages 16 and 17 would have to obtain parental consent and couldn’t marry someone more than four years older.
March 11, 2023 6:48 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is sticking with a blue-and-white color scheme for the exterior of the new version of Air Force One. The Air Force says the light blue on the new model of the modified 747s that transport the president will be a little bit deeper and more modern in tone than the robin’s egg blue on the aircraft currently in use. Boeing is currently modifying two of its 747-800 aircraft that will use the Air Force One call sign when the president is aboard. They will replace the existing fleet of two aging Boeing 747-200 aircraft the president currently uses.
March 11, 2023 4:14 am
The Department of Environmental Protection released its first report on groundwater testing it conducted near the Norfolk Southern train derailment site at East Palestine, Ohio. The DEP states that it found no contamination of groundwater in Pennsylvania. The DEP analyzed water samples collected from private drinking water wells for vinyl chloride, ehtanol and glycol. The preliminary results did not detect the presence of any of the chemicals of concern. The DEP has also begun collecting soil samples from Pennsylvania properties within a two mile radius of the derailment site to determine any impacts from the train derailment and the controlled burn of the train cars carrying vinyl chloride.
March 11, 2023 4:13 am
The Pennsylvania Department of Health will continue operation of the Health Resource Center that it opened in the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The center will operate March 13 through March 15. Monday through Wednesday hours will be from 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM. On Thursday March 16 the center will open from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Staff from the Department of Health, Department of Agriculture and the Department of Environmental Protection will be on hand to answer questions and listen to concerns from residents affected by the derailment.
March 11, 2023 3:58 am
(ABC) – The 16th largest bank in the U-S has failed. Silicon Valley Bank on Friday, was taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, known as the FDIC. The bank’s branches in California and Massachusetts are now shut down. Deposits below 250-thousand dollars are insured by the FDIC. Above that, it’s unclear if depositors will get their money. This is the largest bank failure since Washington Mutual failed in the 2008 financial crisis. The FDIC today ordering the closure of Silicon Valley Bank and immediately took over its money. The bank had 209 billion dollars in assets at the end of 2022. The warning signs showed mid week when the bank announced it was trying to raise capital after some big losses. Silicon Valley Bank has been heavily exposed to the tech industry Tech companies are losing valuations and are taking out money. Many other banks, analysts say are in better shape.
March 10, 2023 8:55 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s employers added a substantial 311,000 jobs in February, fewer than January’s huge gain but easily enough to keep pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates aggressively to fight inflation. The unemployment rate rose to 3.6% from a 53-year low of 3.4%, as more Americans began searching for work but not all found jobs. Friday’s report from the government made clear that the nation’s job market remains fundamentally healthy, with many employers still eager to hire.
March 10, 2023 4:20 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been invited to testify next week before a New York grand jury that has been investigating hush money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign. That’s according to one of his lawyers. Such an invitation often indicates a decision on indictments is near. The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment. Any indictment would mark the first time any former U.S. president has been charged with a crime. Trump attorney Joseph Tacopina says a case would have no legal basis.
