BELLEFONTE, Pa. — The Latest on the trial in the defamation and whistleblower civil case against Penn State (all times local): 6:30 p.m. Penn State’s former general counsel says days before two high-ranking administrators were charged over their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, the school’s then-president let the men’s defense lawyers help
The Latest: Defense lawyer helped Penn St. draft statement
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 29-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that left an Alaska police officer seriously injured. Fairbanks police say Anthony George Jenkins-Alexie was arrested Tuesday morning as he was walking on a local street. Jenkins-Alexie, of Fairbanks, is facing charges of attempted murder, assault and other counts in connection with the
Man arrested in shooting of Alaska police officer
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — A Minnesota couple celebrated their wedding day by posing with puppies. Kathryn and Brad Ziemer of Maple Grove wanted to highlight the work of Secondhand Hounds, a nonprofit that rescues dogs from high-kill shelters. So instead of flowers, the couple chose puppies when they tied the knot at a suburban Minneapolis
Minnesota couple celebrates wedding by posing with puppies
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal wildlife officials are now under a court order to update a decades-old recovery plan for the endangered Mexican gray wolf, a predator that has struggled to regain a foothold in the American Southwest despite millions of dollars of investment in reintroduction efforts. An Arizona judge on Tuesday dismissed the concerns of
Court mandates new recovery plan for Mexican gray wolves
PHILADELPHIA — A man has been ordered to stand trial on charges he killed his newlywed wife with a crossbow in their Philadelphia home. The Philadelphia Inquirer (http://bit.ly/2e3R23x ) reports a lower court judge on Tuesday held 41-year-old Paul Kuzan for trial in county court in the slaying of 42-year-old Pamela Nightlinger on June 26,
Man held for trial in crossbow slaying of his newlywed wife
STAMFORD, Conn. — Police say a bandit with a taste for espresso and fancy cookies has been nabbed because he asked an officer for directions to a Connecticut pastry shop. Stamford police Lt. Thomas Barcello tells the Stamford Advocate (http://bit.ly/2dykpKN ) that Donald Newman-Smith’s face was covered with a bandanna when he robbed a convenience
Police: Bandit with taste for fancy cookies, espresso nabbed
STAMFORD, Conn. — Police say a bandit with a taste for espresso and fancy cookies has been nabbed because he asked an officer for directions to a Connecticut pastry shop. Stamford police Lt. Thomas Barcello tells the Stamford Advocate (http://bit.ly/2dykpKN ) that Donald Newman-Smith’s face was covered with a bandanna when he robbed a convenience
Police: Bandit with taste for fancy cookies, espresso nabbed
PORTLAND, Ore. — The trial of the man who led a standoff at an Oregon wildlife refuge has raised many complicated issues, some of them political. But a federal prosecutor told the jury Tuesday during closing arguments that the case comes down to common sense. Ammon Bundy and six co-defendants have been charged with preventing
Prosecutor asks ranching standoff jury to use common sense
FAIRFIELD, Maine — The autopsy of a Maine woman found dead behind her in-laws’ home shows she was buried along with a bag of potato chips, a bottle of perfume and a note that took “an apologetic tone.” The Morning Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2eif3kY ) the body of 34-year-old Valerie Tieman was found partially buried in
Autopsy: Woman found buried with chips, perfume and a note
FAIRFIELD, Maine — The autopsy of a Maine woman found dead behind her in-laws’ home shows she was buried along with a bag of potato chips, a bottle of perfume and a note that took “an apologetic tone.” The Morning Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2eif3kY ) the body of 34-year-old Valerie Tieman was found partially buried in
Autopsy: Woman found buried with chips, perfume and a note
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