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The NBA playoffs are finally here. And as LeBron James says, 'it's a sprint now'
April 19, 2024 - 6:34 PM

There’s a 64-win team in Boston that ran away with the league’s best record. The defending champions in Denver, a group that won 57 games. A fearless young bunch in Oklahoma City, whose No. 1 seed was no fluke. A trio of Villanova alums in New York, who turned the Knicks into a real contender.
Oklahoma City bombing still 'heavy in our hearts' on 29th anniversary, federal official says
April 19, 2024 - 6:05 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal officials are resolved never to allow a terrorist attack like the Oklahoma City bombing happen again, Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Caitlin Durkovich told survivors and loved ones of the 168 people killed in the April 19, 1995, bombing Friday.
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April 19, 2024 - 6:05 PM

Final jurors seated for Trump's hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday
USC cancels graduation keynote by filmmaker amid controversy over decision to drop student's speech
April 19, 2024 - 6:03 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of Southern California further shook up its commencement plans Friday, announcing the cancelation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the controversial choice to disallow the student valedictorian from speaking.
US says a UN agency has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route
April 19, 2024 - 5:53 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the U.S. military completes a pier for transporting the humanitarian assistance by sea, U.S. officials said Friday.
Final jurors seated for Trump's hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday
April 19, 2024 - 5:38 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The final jurors were seated Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected the former president’s latest bid to halt the case as a hectic day in court set the stage for opening statements to begin Monday.
Jurors don't have a verdict yet in an Arizona rancher's trial for fatally shooting a migrant
April 19, 2024 - 5:27 PM

PHOENIX (AP) — A jury in southern Arizona is still deliberating in the trial of a rancher charged with fatally shooting an unarmed migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border.
North Korea says it tested 'super-large' cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile
April 19, 2024 - 5:15 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea.
4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday
April 19, 2024 - 5:01 PM

SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds of smoke on campus quads and pot shops in legal-weed states thank their customers with discounts.
Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions -- for now
April 19, 2024 - 4:59 PM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signaling the two bitter enemies are ready to prevent their latest eruption of violence from escalating into a full-blown regional war.
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JONESIE: Why Reid Hamer-Jackson can't fight city hall
OPINION I don’t live in Kamloops. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s antics have no effect on me personally, so allow me to be a bit more philosophical about it. I want to like the guy, more for what he could represent than wh

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

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