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Avista: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:16:42 GMT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Avista Corp. (AVA) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $54.8 million.The Spokane, Washington-based company said it had profit of 73 cents per share.The utility posted revenue of $474.6 million in the period.Avista expects full-year earnings to be $2.27 to $2.47 per share.Avista shares have declined almost 2% since the beginning of the year. The stock has increased almost 9% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AVA at https://www.zacks.com/ap/AVASource

Denver weather: Warm, sunny before Thursday showers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:16:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Mile High City and the Front Range will see mainly sunny skies with warm temperatures in the upper 70s and even a few low 80s Wednesday in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Nearing 80 degreesA few clouds linger through the day Wednesday with plenty of sunshine in the metro area. High temperatures will reach the upper 70s and low 80s with light winds. Steamboat Springs teacher faces insurance nightmare after flood Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on May 3. Weather tonight: Extra cloudsClouds slowly increase Wednesday night with some partial clearing. Winds stay light with comfortable lows in the upper 40s.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on May 3. Looking ahead: Thursday shower, staying warmThursday afternoon and evening will have the best chance for rain and storms in the metro area. Temperatures remain above average in the lower 70s with extra clouds on Thursday. Colorado is dropping in US News and World Report’s best states rankings Friday has...

Man shot at Walmart in Lauderdale Lakes dies in hospital; shooter in custody

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:16:42 GMT

A man who was airlifted to the hospital after being shot at a South Florida Walmart has died of his injuries at the hospital, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.Hours after the shooting, deputies said they had taken a person into custody. The details around the shooter’s capture remain unknown.The shooting occurred just after 3 p.m. before deputies arrived at the Walmart, located at 3001 N. State Road 7, Tuesday. “It was my first time ever experiencing anything like that,” said Walmart employee Shay Johnson, “so I went with my first instinct, and that’s to protect. I went to go get my brothers.”Johnson was on her break and returning to the store when she heard the shots fired, and her first thought was with her twin brother.“And before I can get back to the room I’m usually in, I heard maybe like, five, six shots pop off right in front of me,” the employee said, “and I, without thinking, I just turned around, a...

Firefighters extinguish Fort Lauderdale home fire

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:16:42 GMT

A Fort Lauderdale home goes up in smoke after a blaze Tuesday night. Crews were called out to the area of Southwest 12th Court and 36th Avenue, where smoke was seen coming from the attic.They managed to put the fire out. No one was hurt.

Wild video shows Virginia police officer’s extremely close call during traffic stop

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:16:42 GMT

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia (WJZ) — A wild video shows a Virginia police officer’s extremely close call with an out-of-control car during a traffic stop Monday morning.The video, released by Fairfax County Police, shows a speeding car careening across multiple lanes onto the other side of the road and into a car stopped along the shoulder.A police officer, who suffered minor injuries, was clipped as he ran out of the way.A 17-year-old driving the opposite direction at a high rate of speed lost control of the car and collided with the stopped car on the side of Fairfax County Parkway near Braddock Road, police said.Everyone involved sustained non-life-threatening injuries.The 17-year-old was charged with reckless driving.“The Fairfax County Police Department is relieved that this crash did not result in a tragedy,” Fairfax County Police said. “This is an important reminder that life can change in an instant. It is the driver’s responsibility to drive ...

Reports: More Russian Navy ships detected close to Nord Stream blast site

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:16:42 GMT

Three Russian Navy ships were detected in waters close to the site of the Nord Stream explosions in the months leading up to the pipeline sabotage, according to media reports.The ships included a research vessel, the Sibiryakov, that is believed to be capable of carrying out underwater surveillance, according to an investigation by public broadcasters in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, which focused on ship movements between June and September last year.A Russian tugboat, the SB-123 was also detected, along with a third vessel that the report was unable to identify by name.Last week, Danish authorities confirmed a sighting of a Russian Navy vessel, the submarine-carrying SS-750, near the Nord Stream pipelines four days before the pipeline blasts last September.The three ships identified by the broadcasters’ investigation had their transmitters turned off, but their movements were reportedly tracked by a former British naval intelligence officer using open source informati...

Teenage boy opens fire at Serbian school, killing eight children and a teacher, officials say

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:16:42 GMT

(CNN) — Eight children have died after a 14-year-old boy allegedly opened fire in his elementary school in the Serbian capital Belgrade, officials reported Wednesday.A security guard was also killed, while another six children and one teacher have been hospitalized, Serbia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said.The 14-year-old boy allegedly targeted his own school and was arrested in the building’s yard, according to the ministry.The department said in a statement on Facebook that it was informed at 8.40 a.m. local time (2.40 a.m. ET) that a school shooting had occurred at the Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School in Vračar, an upscale area of the Serbian capital.“All available police patrols were dispatched to the scene, where they immediately went onto the school grounds and apprehended a minor, a seventh-grader who is suspected to have fired several shots from his father’s gun at students and the school security guard,” the statement said.A schoolg...

University of California students in Davis fearful and rattled as 3 stabbings in 5 days remain unsolved

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:16:42 GMT

(CNN) — Three brutal stabbings near the University of California at Davis in the span of five days have left two people dead and some students rattled and fearful as authorities dig for clues on who is responsible and whether the attacks were connected.The latest attack happened Monday night near campus and left a woman in critical condition. Just days before, stabbings at two parks near campus claimed the lives of UC Davis senior Karim Abou Najm on Saturday and David Breaux on Thursday.The violence has put the college community on edge and prompted officials to ramp up security measures and urge students to be ultra-vigilant.“Nobody should go into class knowing they have a risk of getting murdered. It’s just not worth it,” UC-Davis sophomore Henry Li told CNN. He added that he’s considering leaving town for the summer or even transferring to another school.Davis Police have stopped short of issuing a curfew, saying it’s an ext...

Man arrested outside Buckingham Palace days before King’s coronation

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:16:42 GMT

(CNN) — London’s Metropolitan Police arrested a man outside Buckingham Palace on Tuesday after he allegedly threw suspected shotgun cartridges into the palace grounds, just days before the coronation of King Charles III.Police attended the palace about 7pm local time and arrested the man on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon. He also had suspicious bag that was destroyed in a controlled explosion, police said in a statement.“There have been no reports of any shots fired, or any injuries to officers or members of the public,” Chief Superintendent Joseph McDonald said in the statement.The items the man allegedly threw into the palace ground are being analyzed, the statement added.Neither King Charles nor Queen Camilla were at Buckingham Palace during Tuesday’s incident.Police and security services are preparing for the coronation of King Charles on Saturday, attended by heads of state and global dignitaries. Authorities expect large crowds to lin...

Keynan Middleton always felt ‘different’ in baseball. The Chicago White Sox reliever wants to provide hope through his story.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:16:42 GMT

Keynan Middleton typically is quiet and reserved, preferring to spend his free time with his daughters Kamrynn, Karter and Kollynz. But he has found himself moved by injustice and his children to talk a little more.As the Chicago White Sox reliever sat in the home dugout at Guaranteed Rate Field last month, Middleton stared into the distance at the sun reflecting on the field. He had been wanting to talk about his experiences for quite some time.During the civil unrest in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd, while he was with the Los Angeles Angels, Middleton attended protests. He worried about whether his participation would draw the attention of the team’s front office and what that might mean for him.“I’m doing all the protests, and that was a real eye-opening situation because it was like, I felt alone down there in Orange County,” Middleton told the Tribune. “I was the only Black person down there. But then once we got in the streets and I seen a...