Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jul 6

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy in the late morning and early afternoon then mostly sunny. Rain showers likely late in the morning. Highs 65 to 70. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of showers 60 percent.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds 5 to

10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph

shifting to the east in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly

cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms

after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to

10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Decreasing clouds. A 50 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast

winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms

likely in the evening, then mostly cloudy with chance of showers

and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance

of precipitation 60 percent.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. A 40 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

Across much of central through southeastern North
Dakota scattered showers  Later Tuesday evening into tTuesday night, isolated thunderstorms will be possible across western North Dakota. Severe weather is not expected.

 

Update

Valley City  (VCPD)  At last report, Valley City Police is still seeking the public’s help in identifying  a vehicle associated with a trailer theft.

The news release from Valley City Police Chief Phil Hatcher says, on June 27, 2021 VC Police received a report of theft from an industrial area on the south side of town. A 2020 ABU brand trailer was stolen. Valley City  Police is asking the public to identify the vehicle used in the theft and who may be associated to this vehicle.

A photo of the suspect’s vehicle and  trailer

Anyone with information about this vehicle or any possible driver, please contact the Valley City Police Department at 701-845-3110. Callers can always remain anonymous.

Police Chief Phil Hatcher thanked BEK Communications for their assistance in this case.

 

 

Jamestown  (JFD)  The Jamestown City Fire Department responded to a fireworks related fire call at about 8:25-p.m. Friday, at 11th Avenue and 5th Street Southeast.

The area was watered down by three city fire units  to be sure it was completely out.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Firefighters in Fargo spent the Fourth of July racing from one blaze to another as residents launched a barrage of illegal fireworks. The Fargo Fire Department issued a news release early Monday morning saying firefighters responded to 15 fires on Sunday. Twelve were fireworks related. The blazes included two grass fires, three dumpster fires, one wood chip fire and nine structure fires. Only one fire resulted in significant damage. That blazed burned out an apartment garage. Other attached garages saw smoke damage. The fire department also helped a person who lost a thumb and finger in a fireworks explosion. Fireworks are illegal anywhere in the city. Police responded to more than 80 fireworks complaints.

 

COVID-19 Stats

11-a.m.

Mon Jul 5, 2021

Barnes

New Positives  0

Total Positives  1423

Active: 0

Recovered:  1393

 

Stutsman

New Positives 0

Total Positives 3546

Active 2

Recovered 3464

 

 

Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District’s COVID-19 testing clinics are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11-a.m. to noon.  The clinics will be held at the Jamestown Civic Center.   Pre registration is required.

 

 

 

 

Valley City  (CCHD)  City/County Health reports, that testing continues to be important. If you have any symptoms, it is important to be tested. If you have symptoms and need to be tested at other times contact your clinic.

Administrator Theresa Will says testing is now inside City County Health, at the CCHD location, Mondays and Fridays.  415 2nd Ave NE, from 12:30-p.m., to 1:30-p.m, with  the Quick test will be administered by staff members inside their offices in Valley City.

Call 845-8518 to make an appointment.

Pre-register for all clinics.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The James River Humane Society reminds everybody, the Rummage Sale is planned at the shelter on Saturday July 10, starting at 10-a.m. with a wide variety of items to support the shelter’s operations.   Those wishing to donate items may drop them off at the James River Humane Society located off the Bloom I-94 Exit, the day before on July 9.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Board Member, Jay Nitschke highlighted three dogs available for adoption.  Penelope is a female husky-sheppard mix, Ty is a male  pitbull mix, and Tanner is a male husky-sheppard mix.

The shelter has 11 dogs and around 20 cats available for adoption.

Call 701-0252-0747 for more information on how to access and visit the shelter, still with limited public access.

 

 

Jamestown (City)  Please note that due to the Independence Day Holiday, there will be changes in the garbage and recycling pick up schedule the week of July 5.

Monday’s route will be collected on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s route will be collected on Wednesday.
Wednesday’s route will be collected on Thursday.
Thursday’s route will be collected on Friday, July 9

The Baling Facility and Recycling Center, Regular hours will resume on Tuesday July 6
For questions regarding garbage collection, call the Baling Facility at 701-252-5223 and questions regarding recycling, call 701-320-9218.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley city  Public Works Office  has announced changes in the garbage pick ups this week.

Monday garbage will be picked up on Tues July 6.

Tues will be picked up on Weds July 7.

Weds, Thurs, and Friday routes will follow the regular pick up schedule in Valley City.

 

 

Jamestown  (Chamber)  The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee and award program sponsor, Menards are pleased to announce Larry & Kay Hust of 1513 2^nd Ave. NE as the Yard of Week winners. Congratulations to them on this beautiful yard and thank you for your efforts to help beautify Jamestown.  Job well done! The Hust’s will receive a gift certificate from our award aponsor Menards in Jamestown.

The Yard of the Week program has been established to recognize those within the community that take pride in the appearance of their yard and do their part to beautify the community. The program began June 7th and ends September 3^rd. Yards will be selected each week from nominations received. Nominated yards must be visible from the street.

Thank you to Menards in Jamestown for sponsoring this program.

To nominate a yard for the Yard of the Week program, please contact the Chamber at 701-252-4830.  The completed forms require a valid phone number so we can contact the perspective winner. Forms are also available on our website at www.jamestownchamber.com. Forms can be emailed to director@jamestownchamber.com. All single family residences within Jamestown are eligible for the program.

 

Bismarck  The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of invasive zebra mussels in Twin Lakes, LaMoure County, after a local cabin owner reported adult mussels attached to a floating log over the weekend.

Aquatic nuisance species coordinator Ben Holen said subsequent follow-up sampling found a few other zebra mussels attached to woody debris. In addition, Game and Fish Department ANS staff processed plankton tow net samples collected from Twin Lakes June 22, and zebra mussel veligers were detected in those samples indicating a breeding population of mussels within the lake.

The 1,735-acre lake is a popular fishing destination located a few miles north of LaMoure. Twin Lakes is located approximately six miles from Lake LaMoure, which had a confirmed finding of zebra mussels in 2020.

Moving forward, Holen reminds lake visitors that everyone plays a key role in stemming the spread of mussels to lakes that are not infested.

“This situation is yet another example of the importance for all water enthusiasts including boaters, anglers and skiers, to be aware of aquatic nuisance species and to take all precautions to prevent their spread,” Holen said.

Prevention is the best way to avoid spreading ANS. They often travel by “hitchhiking” with unsuspecting lake-goers.

“Always clean, drain and dry boats and other equipment before using another lake,” Holen mentioned. “Also, don’t transfer lake water or live fish to another body of water. This can help stop the spread of not only zebra mussels, but most aquatic nuisance species that may be present.”

Twin Lakes is now considered a Class I ANS Infested water, joining Lake LaMoure, Lake Ashtabula, the lower portion of the Sheyenne River, and the Red River in this designation. Emergency rules will go into effect immediately to prohibit the movement of water away from the lake, including water for transferring bait. Notices will be posted at lake access sites. For the remainder of this summer, ANS watercraft inspections will be increased at Twin Lakes.

Zebra mussels are just one of the non-native aquatic species that threaten our waters and native wildlife. After using any body of water, people must remember to follow North Dakota regulations:

• Remove aquatic vegetation before leaving the water access and do not import into North Dakota.
• Drain all water before leaving the water access.
• Remove drain plugs and devices that hold back water and leave open and out during transport.
• Do not import bait. For Class I ANS Infested waters, bait cannot be transported in water. In all other areas, bait must be transported in a container that holds 5 gallons or less. Remember that it is illegal to dump unused bait on shore or into the lake.

In addition to North Dakota regulations, the Game and Fish Department strongly recommends:

• Avoid mooring watercraft in zebra mussel infested waters.
• Clean – remove plants, animals and excessive mud prior to leaving a water access.
• Drain – drain all water prior to leaving a water access.
• Dry – allow equipment to dry completely before using again or disinfect. This includes boat docks and boat lifts brought from other waters/states. A 7-day dry time is recommended after recreating on a zebra mussel infested water at typical summer temperatures.

For more information about ANS in North Dakota, options for disinfection, or to report a possible ANS, visit https://gf.nd.gov/ans.

ABOUT ZEBRA MUSSELS

Zebra mussels are dime-sized mollusks with striped, sharp-edged, two-part shells. They can produce huge populations in a short time and do not require a host fish to reproduce. A large female zebra mussel can produce 1 million eggs, and then fertilized eggs develop into microscopic veligers that are invisible to the naked eye. Veligers drift in the water for at least two weeks before they settle out as young mussels which quickly grow to adult size and reproduce within a few months.

After settling, zebra mussels develop byssal threads that attach their shells to submerged hard surfaces such as rocks, piers, and flooded timber. They also attach to pipes, water intake structures, boat hulls, propellers, and submerged parts of outboard motors. As populations increase, they can clog intake pipes and prevent water treatment and electrical generating plants from drawing water. Removing large numbers of zebra mussels to ensure adequate water flow can be labor-intensive and costly.

Zebra mussels are native to the Black and Caspian seas of western Asia and eastern Europe and were spread around the world in the ballast water of cargo ships. They were discovered in Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River in 1988 and quickly spread throughout the Great Lakes and other rivers including the Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, Arkansas and Hudson. They were first discovered in North Dakota in 2015 in the Red River. Moving water in boats has been identified as a likely vector, as has importing used boat lifts and docks.

NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a 23-year-old man driving an all-terrain vehicle and a boy riding alongside him were killed in a collision with a pickup truck in northwestern North Dakota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol said the crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. about 12 miles north of New Town, in Mountrail County. The pickup was traveling south on state Highway 1804 when it struck the passenger side of the ATV as the driver attempted to cross the highway. Both vehicles rolled into the west ditch. Both occupants of the ATV were pronounced dead at the scene. The pickup driver was not hurt.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The military says a Grand Forks Air Force Base airman drowned in the Red Lake River near Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. The Air Force says 24-year-old Nestor Chua Jr. was found dead Saturday. Officials say his body was retrieved from the river at about 4:45 p.m. Authorities say the drowning appears to be accidental, but remains under investigation. Chua was from Anchorage, Alaska and had been in the Air Force since 2016.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force is planning a massive training exercise over the northern plains states. The Bismarck Tribune reports that the maneuvers are set for July 19-23 in the skies over the Powder River Training Complex. The training area is the larges in the continental United States. It covers nearly 35,000 square miles of air space over the Dakotas, Montana and Wyoming. Officials at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota say multiple types of aircraft will be involved in the exercises and nonmilitary aircraft should avoid the area.

 

WILTON, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a pedestrian was killed after being struck by a semi-trailer while walking in the dark on U.S. Highway 83 south of Wilton. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the incident happened shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday. Thirty-five-year-old Sandra Finley, of Mandaree, was walking in the southbound lane when she was struck by the southbound sem. KFGO radio reports that Finley was transported to a Bismarck hospital and then transferred to a Fargo hospital where she died. The semi driver was not injured.

 

 

In sports…

MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens have avoided a four-game sweep while preventing the Tampa Bay Lightning from celebrating their second straight Stanley Cup.

Josh Anderson’s second goal of the night came 3:57 into overtime and gave the Canadiens a 3-2 victory versus the Lightning. The Habs wasted a pair of one-goal leads before Anderson got his second career playoff overtime goal after he forced a turnover at the blue line.

Carey Price stopped 32 shots for Montreal, and rookie defenseman Alexander Romanov also scored.

The Canadiens were in line for a 2-1 win until Pat Maroon beat Price with 6:12 left in regulation.

Barclay Goodrow also scored for the Lightning, who will try again to wrap up their third Stanley Cup title at home on Wednesday.

 

NHL-NEWS

— The Wild have re-signed veteran forward Nick Bjugstad (BYOOG’-stad) to a one-year, $900,000 contract. Bjugstad had six goals, 17 points and a career-best plus-7 rating in 44 games this season.

 

UNDATED (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks (MAH’-tihs kihv-LEH’-nihks) has died following a nearby errant fireworks blast.

A medical examiner in Michigan says an autopsy has determined that Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma.

Police in Novi, Michigan, said the mortar-style firework tilted slightly and started to fire toward people nearby Sunday night. A police spokesman says the 24-year-old Kivleniek was in a hot tub and tried to get clear with several other people.

Prior to the autopsy, police said Kivlenieks was believed to have slipped and hit his head on concrete while running from a malfunctioning firework.

Kivlenieks appeared in two games for the Blue Jackets this season, recording a 3.40 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage.

Also in hockey:

 

MLB..

— Rookie Bailey Ober pitched five scoreless innings for his first major league victory as the Twins dumped the White Sox, 8-5. Ober gave up two hits and three walks in his seventh career start. Max Kepler homered twice as the Twins beat the AL Central leaders for just the second time in 10 games this season.

— The Red Sox retired major league home run leader Shohei Ohtani SHOH-hay oh-TAH’-nee) on a grounder to right field with two Angels on base for the final out in their 5-4 victory. Rafael Devers hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs to help the AL East leaders win for the 10th time in 11 games. Christian Arroyo also homered for the Red Sox, who held Ohtani to a single on his 27th birthday and improved their major league-best road record to 27-15.

 

UNDATED (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers suddenly have back-to-back losses since reeling off 11 consecutive wins.

Pete Alonso laced a two-run double off All-Star Brandon Woodruff in the seventh inning go push the Mets past the Brewers, 4-2.

Woodruff entered the seventh with a one-hitter before the Mets won a matchup of NL division leaders. Michael Conforto provided an RBI single and Dominic Smith had a sacrifice fly for New York.

Edwin Díaz pitched out of trouble in the ninth, retiring three straight batters with two on after giving up an RBI single to Tyrone Taylor.

Seth Lugo picked up the win for the Mets, who are 25-11 at home. New York starter Tyler Megill have up a run and two hits over five innings, including a home run by Omar Narvaez (nahr-VY’-ehz).

In other major league action:

— The Pirates crushed the Braves, 11-1 behind Ben Gamel (GAM’-ul), who homered twice and drove in six runs. Gamel took Max Fried (freed) over the fence for a two-run home run in the fourth, doubled home Bryan Reynolds in the sixth and added a three-run shot in the seventh. Fried was tagged for six runs over five innings as Atlanta fell 4 1/2 games behind the NL East-leading Mets.

— Josh Bell hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and All-Star Trea Turner also connected for the Nationals in a 7-5 downing of the Padres. Bell and Alcides (al-SEE’-dehs) Escobar had three hits apiece for the Nationals, who rebounded after being swept in four games at home by the Dodgers. Padres All-Star Fernando Tatis (tah-TEES’) Jr. became the fastest player 22 or younger to hit 27 homers in a season, doing it in 68 games.

— The Dodgers’ nine-game winning streak is over after Jorge Alfaro hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning to send the Marlins past Los Angeles, 5-4. Alfaro had two home runs this season before going deep off Victor Gonzalez. It came after the Dodgers scored twice in the eighth to tie it. Pinch-hitter Cody Bellinger tied it with a sacrifice fly.

— Matt Carpenter broke up a scoreless tie with a two-run triple in the seventh inning of the Cardinals’ 5-3 win over Giants. Kwang Hyun Kim tossed three-hit ball over seven shutout innings as St. Louis ended San Francisco’s three-game winning streak. Kevin Gausman no-hit the Cards for the first 6 1/3 innings before allowing a single to Nolan Arenado (ar-eh-NAH’-doh), who added an RBI single in the eighth.

— The Cubs’ losing streak is at 10 games after the Phillies banged out five home runs in an 13-3 drubbing at Wrigley Field. Odúbel (oh-DOO’-bul) Herrera launched a three-run shot for Philadelphia, which also received longballs from Andrew Knapp, Didi Gregorius (DEE’-dee greh-GOHR’-ee-uhs), Rhys Hoskins and Alec Bohm (bohm). Chicago is winless since Zach Davies and three relievers combined to no-hit the Dodgers in Los Angeles on June 24.

— The Reds won their fifth in a row by homering twice in the seventh inning of a 6-2 decision over the Royals. Eugenio (eh-yoo-HEH’-nee-oh) Suarez clubbed a tiebreaking three-run home run shortly after Nick Castellanos (kas-tee-AH’-nohs) hit a tying solo shot. Winning hurler Vladimir Gutierrez went six innings and gave up two runs, five hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

 

— The Rays scratched out a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth to post a 9-8 win over the Indians. Wander Franco tied it with an RBI single and Brett Phillips easily scored the winning run from third on Yandy Díaz’s grounder to second. Tampa Bay won its second straight since a five-game skid after almost wasting Brandon Lowe’s (lowz) first career grand slam.

 

— The Tigers came away with a 7-3 win at Texas as Wily Peralta (WIH’-lee peh-RAHL’-tah) threw seven scoreless innings in his longest big league outing since 2016. Peralta allowed only three hits, struck out six without a walk and threw 61 of 91 pitches for strikes. No. 9 batter Zack Short homered for Detroit and former Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara drove in a pair without a hit.

— Tuesday’s game between the Indians and Rays at St. Petersburg has been postponed because of the current path of Tropical Storm Elsa. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday.

MLB-NEWS

Dodgers skipper doesn’t expect Bauer back this weekend

UNDATED (AP) — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expects pitcher Trevor Bauer to be out beyond the seven-day administrative leave imposed by Major League Baseball slated to end Friday.

Bauer was placed on leave last Friday, three days after an allegation of assault was made by a woman against him.

The leave was imposed under the joint domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy adopted by MLB and the players’ union in 2015. It can be the initial step leading to a longer suspension.

In other major league news:

— The Cubs agreed to a one-year contract with catcher Robinson Chirinos (chih-REE’-nohs). The 37-year-old Chirinos broke his right wrist in spring training with the Yankees and was released Saturday after playing in 13 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

— Marlins rookie right-hander Sixto Sánchez will miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed a small tear in the posterior capsule of his throwing shoulder. Sánchez has been sidelined all season because of shoulder soreness and will undergo surgery. The top prospect in the Marlins’ system made seven starts last season and finished 3-2 with a 3.46 ERA.

TENNIS-WIMBLEDON

Federer, Djokovic advance

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have combined to win 39 Grand Slam titles. The possibility of them meeting in the Wimbledon men’s final remains strong following fourth-round wins by both players.

Federer became the oldest man in the Open era to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating Lorenzo Sonego in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2. The eight-time Wimbledon champ needed two attempts to serve out the first set but never looked threatened after that.

It is the 18th time Federer has gone this far at the All England Club, extending his own record as he seeks his 21st Grand Slam title.

Djokovic reached his 50th Grand Slam quarterfinal by outplaying Christian Garin of Chile 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. The top-ranked Serb and two-time defending champ lost just three points on his first serve in the match and saved the only two break points he faced.

Djokovic is in line for his record-tying 20th Grand Slam title and sixth at Wimbledon.

American Sebastian Korda was knocked out on Monday, ending his longest run in a Grand Slam. Korda was dispatched by Karen Khachanov of Russia, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 10-8.

Canada will have two men in the quarterfinals for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament.

Felix Auger-Aliassime wasted a two-sets-to-love lead before closing out an upset of fourth seed Alexander Zverev, 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4. Auger-Aliassime reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time and joined countryman Denis Shapovalov in the Elite Eight. Shapovalov was a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 winner against Roberto Bautista Agut (ah-GOO’).

Matteo Berrettini became the first Italian man in 23 years to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals by easing past unseeded Ilya Ivashka 6-4, 6-3, 6-1.

Marton Fucsovics became the first Hungarian man to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals since 1948 by finally getting the better of fifth seed Andrey Rublev, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3. Fucsovics next faces Djokovic.

The fourth-round match between No. 2-seeded Daniil Medvedev and No. 14 Hubert Hurkacz (HUR’-kahts) was suspended by rain and is scheduled to resume on Tuesday. Medvedev leads 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-4, with the players on serve in the fourth set.

On the women’s side, top-ranked Ash Barty is a quarterfinalist following a 7-5, 6-3 victory over reigning Frech Open champ Barbora Krejcikova. Barty came from a break down in the first set and then saved seven of the eight break points she faced in the second to end Krejcijkova’s 15-match winning streak.

No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal by beating Elena Rybakina, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Coco Gauff’s Wimbledon run ended in the fourth round again. The 17-year-old American lost to former Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber, 6-4, 6-4.

American Madison Keys was also eliminated, losing to Viktorija Golubic, 7-6, 6-3.

Ons Jabeur (jah-BOOR’) became the first Arab woman to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating former French Open champion Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.

Other fourth-round winners on women’s side are Karolina Pliskova (PLIHSH’-koh-vah), Karolina Muchova (MOO’-koh-vah) and Ajla Tomljanovic, who was leading Emma Raducano, 6-4, 3-0 before 18-year-old Brit had to retire due to breathing difficulty.

NBA-HAWKS-McMILLAN

McMillan becomes permanent coach

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks finally have gotten around to taking the interim tag off coach Nate McMillan, who inherited a team that was 14-20 before advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk says a agreement was on place Monday morning, two days after the team was knocked out of the playoffs by the Bucks. Atlanta closed the regular season 27-11 after McMillan replaced Lloyd Pierce, then ousted the Knicks and top-seeded 76ers in the first two rounds.

NFL-JAGUARS-LAWRENCE

Lawrence inks deal

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — First overall draft pick Trevor Lawrence has signed his four-year rookie contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, clearing the quarterback to attend the opening of training camp in three weeks.

The deal was projected to be worth $36.8 million and included a $24.1 million signing bonus, according to the NFL rookie slotting system. Lawrence will count $6.7 million against the salary cap this year.

FOOTBALL-DONAHUE OBIT

Ex-UCLA coach, 49ers exec Donahue dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former UCLA football coach and San Francisco 49ers general manager Terry Donahue has died following a two-year battle with cancer, according to the Bruins. He was 77.

Donahue is UCLA’s all-time winningest football coach with 151, including a Pac-12-record 98. He was the first to appear in a Rose Bowl game as a player, assistant coach and head coach.

The Bruins won or shared five league titles under Donahue, who was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

After retiring from coaching, Donahue worked for CBS, Fox and the NFL Network calling games.

In world and national news…

FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says weather conditions in southern Florida have begun to deteriorate as Tropical Storm Elsa moves toward the Florida Keys. Elsa’s top winds have strengthened to 60 mph, and a hurricane watch is in effect Tuesday for parts of Florida’s Gulf coast. It’s expected to slowly strengthen through the day and could be near hurricane strength before it makes landfall. Its core was about 50 miles southwest of Key West, Florida, and 270 miles south of Tampa at 5 a.m. Gov. Ron DeSantis has expanded a state of emergency to cover a dozen counties where Elsa could blow through Wednesday.

 

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A surge of Taliban wins in northern Afghanistan has caused some countries to close consulates in the area, while Tajikistan is calling up reservists to reinforce its southern border. Nearly 1,000 Afghan soldiers have fled Taliban advances crossing the border into Tajikistan, which says it’s letting them cross out of humanitarian concern. The Taliban have made relentless territorial wins since mid-April, when President Joe Biden announced that last U.S. and NATO troops would leave Afghanistan. Taliban victories are putting pressure on provincial cities and gaining control of key transportation routes. Meanwhile, the Afghan government has resurrected militias with brutal histories that raise the specter of more devastation to come.

 

BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan military officials say the U.S. left Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by slipping away in the night, without notifying the base’s new Afghan commander. He discovered the Americans’ departure more than two hours after they left. Afghanistan’s army showed off the sprawling air base on Monday, providing a rare first glimpse of what had been the epicenter of America’s war to unseat the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks. The U.S. announced last Friday it had completely vacated its biggest airfield in the country in advance of a final withdrawal the Pentagon says will be completed by the end of August.

 

BAGHDAD (AP) — The leader of an Iran-backed Iraqi militia has vowed to retaliate against America for the deaths of four of his men in a U.S. airstrike along the Iraq-Syria border last month. He says it will be a military operation everyone will talk about. Abu Alaa al-Walae, commander of Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad that the electoral victory of Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi as president will strengthen Iran-backed militant groups throughout the Mideast for the next four years. Al-Walae rarely gives interviews to foreign media organizations. He spoke in an office in a Baghdad neighborhood along the Tigris River.

 

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police say nine people have been arrested for allegedly plotting to set off homemade bombs in courts, tunnels and trash cans as political tensions rise in the city where China is tightening its grip. Among the nine were six secondary school students. Police said they were detained on suspicion Tuesday of engaging in terrorist activity under a harsh national security law that Beijing imposed a year ago. The law is part of a crackdown on dissent in the former British colony and came in response to anti-government protests that rocked the city in 2019. If the allegations are true, the group appears to represent a more radical fringe of the protest movement. Police said the group was attempting to make an explosive widely used in bombings in Europe.

 

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state aviation agency says that wreckage from of a plane that went missing in the Far East region of Kamchatka has been found around five kilometers (three miles) away from a runway at an airport on the coast where it was supposed to land. An Antonov An-26 plane with 22 passengers and six crew members, flying from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the town of Palana, missed a scheduled communication and disappeared from radar Tuesday as it was on approach for landing. The governor of Kamchatka told the Interfax news agency that the main body of the plane was found on the coast, while other wreckage was found in the sea right near the coast. According to Russian media reports, none of the 28 people on board have survived the crash.