How changes at the San Luis Port of Entry are impacting both sides of the border

KYMA on May 12, 2026

Adrik Vargas

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA) – People on both sides of the border are sharing their thoughts on how the changes at the San Luis Port of Entry is impacting them.

Last month, the San Luis Port of Entry opened eight lanes, two for sentry travelers and six for all traffic, and there will be eight more lanes when construction finishes.

The new border crossing will be at Second Street in San Luis, Mexico and will come in to the U.S. through William Brooks Avenue and Urtuzuastegui Street.

When we spoke with San Luis, Arizona Mayor Nieves Riedel last month, she says the new access will boost the local businesses.

While the U.S. side of the project appears more complete, construction and changes on the Mexico side is impacting traffic flow.

The Mexico side of the border exit is still under construction, leading to frustration for border crossers as temperatures begin to rise.

“Over there, you still don’t really see much action that makes you feel like it’s close to being finished yet. So, it’s a mess either way,” said Maria Robles, a resident of San Luis, Arizona.

Residents in San Luis, Arizona say the new pedestrian routes are forcing people to walk much farther than before, making it difficult for elderly people and those carrying groceries or luggage.

“Why do they make us walk so far? Me, I’m older. I have to carry groceries sometimes, I get exhausted. I think they should make the exit right here, I don’t know why Mexico hasn’t finished their exit,” said Emma Ruelles, another resident of San Luis, Arizona.

Residents say they hope Mexican authorities can speed up construction to help ease delays and make crossing the border easier.

“It’s just way too…unnecessary. The detour is so long, both coming in and going out,” said Rafael Guerrero, who works on Main Street.

Guerrero says it’s also affecting businesses on Main Street since people now have to go around the long way instead of walking straight in like before.

“My suggestion would be to open the path [on Main Street] so people can cross more easily,” Guerrero explained.

As of right now, no date is set for construction to be finished, and border crossers say they hope the changes improve traffic flow in the long run.

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Missing 27-year-old found alive after Bannock County Crash

KIFI on May 12, 2026

Seth Ratliff

UPDATED: May 14, 11:00 a.m.

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) — The 27-year-old who went missing after a single-vehicle car crash has been found.

The Bannock County authorities have confirmed that Kendall Thoren was located alive by family and is being checked by medical experts at the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. In an official Facebook post, BCSO thanked the public for their swift response and willingness to assist in the search.

“We greatly appreciate the offers for help from the public,” states the post. “Your support and care for one another is what makes our community so great to work with.”

BCSO has asked community members to refrain from speculating on the circumstances surrounding the case, noting “what matters most is that Kendall is safe.”

Official details regarding the preceding car crash or the specific manner of Thoren’s disappearance are not being released at this time. Investigators have not indicated when further information might be made available.

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POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) — The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office is requesting public assistance in locating 27-year-old Kendall Thoren, who has not been seen since shortly after a single-vehicle accident early Tuesday morning.

Thoren was last seen around 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, in the area of Mink Creek and East Fork roads, following a crash at that location. According to BCSO, Thoren does not have his cell phone with him, complicating the search.

Search teams describe Thoren as a white male standing 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 180 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.

BCSO and Search & Rescue crews are currently conducting ground and aerial searches in the area. The crash is also under investigation.

In a statement released via Facebook, the Sheriff’s Office expressed gratitude for the public’s concern but cautioned volunteers from conducting their own search efforts.

“We appreciate the community’s concern and willingness to assist. Please be aware that any individual or group searches are conducted at your own risk,” stated the post.

Anyone with information regarding Kendall Thoren’s whereabouts or anyone who may have witnessed the accident is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Office immediately at 208-236-7111.

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Sheriff’s office needs help finding man in assault investigation

KVIA on May 12, 2026

Gabrielle Lopez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office needs help finding a man allegedly involved in an aggravated assault investigation.

EPCSO said the suspect is believed to be a truck driver described to have a light complexion and 5’9″ tall.

The sheriff’s office also shared these photos of the suspect:

Courtesy: EPCSO

The sheriff’s office said it doesn’t know what truck company the man possibly works for. Anyone with information can call EPCSO at (915) 832-4408.

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Employers beware: Oregon OSHA scams on the rise

KTVZ on May 12, 2026

Kelsey Merison

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division has alerted employers to two active scams targeting businesses, with fraudulent callers attempting to steal money through misrepresentation. These scams involve individuals falsely claiming to represent Oregon OSHA or an affiliated consultation firm to extract payments from employers.

Scammers are reportedly utilizing publicly searchable federal OSHA enforcement databases to identify potential targets for their schemes. Oregon OSHA has confirmed that there has been no data or security breach and these fraudulent activities do not reflect how the division conducts its programs, services or processes under the Oregon Safe Employment Act.

One type of scam involves callers contacting employers who have recently had an Oregon OSHA inspection opened. These individuals, posing as representatives of a consultation firm, falsely assure employers that they can guarantee an inspection will result in no violations in exchange for payment.

The second scam entails callers falsely claiming to be from Oregon OSHA. These scammers tell employers they can settle an enforcement penalty for a reduced amount if a lower payment is sent to them.

Oregon OSHA issues citations only following inspections that identify violations of workplace safety or health requirements. If an inspection finds no violations, OSHA considers the business to be in compliance. Employers have a due process right to file an appeal of a citation.

The division also provides a full range of free services to employers. These include safety and health consultations, answers to questions about safety and health requirements, public education and training, publications and streaming videos.

Employers can find more details about the citation process, penalty payments by mail and online and general enforcement and appeals information on the Oregon OSHA website.

Most interactions with Oregon OSHA can be conducted on its website at https://osha.oregon.gov/Pages/index.aspx. Information about Oregon OSHA enforcement and appeals is available at https://osha.oregon.gov/rules/enf/Pages/default.aspx. Field office contact details are listed at https://osha.oregon.gov/Pages/maps.aspx.

Employers who receive a suspicious call from someone claiming to represent Oregon OSHA or making assertions about its programs, services or processes should call 800-922-2689 to verify the information. They can also directly contact a field office if they are suspicious about a caller.

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Eagle Stop owner hit with gambling charges after raid; charges also filed against Ashland bar owner

KMIZ on May 12, 2026

Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The owner of Eagle Stop convenience stores has been charged with promoting illegal gambling after a raid on a Columbia store.

Anthony Gier, of Eldon, was charged Tuesday by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office with four felony counts of promoting illegal gambling. An office spokeswoman said the case is related to the seizure of video gambling machines from the Eagle Stop station on North Providence Road in Columbia.

The charges were brought in Boone County. A second case was also filed in Miller County.

Attorney General Catherine Hanaway held a news conference later Tuesday about the illegal gaming machine issue. Hanaway secured an agreement from Torch Electronics, which provides the machines to stores, last month for Torch to suspend operations in Missouri.

Hanaway said at the press conference that none of the machines seized belong to Torch Electronics.

Court documents filed in Boone County state that a state trooper went into the convenience store on April 14 as part of an undercover investigation.

The trooper said he played several rounds on one of the electronic gambling devices and then cashed out his earnings at a nearby kiosk. He added that the device operated as a “conventional straight slot style device.”

Details about when the machines were removed were not included. Gier’s first court appearance is set for June 26.

Ashland bar

Charges were also filed against an Ashland business owner. Keith Winscott, of Ashland, was charged on Tuesday with five felony counts of first-degree promoting gambling. A criminal summons was issued for Winscott on Tuesday and an initial court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 26.

The probable cause statement in his case says a trooper went to Woody’s Pub and Grub on Douglas Drive on April 17 and found five electronic gambling machines, he used a machine several times and then cashed out his winnings. A Tuesday press release from the AG’s office says six gambling devices were at the business and $8,072 in “illegal funds” were seized.

The funds seized from the Eagle Stop locations and Woody’s Pub and Grub add up to about 2/3 of the total profits seized across the five businesses focused on in the sting operation. Nearly $60,000 came from 35 illegal gaming devices total, around $40,000 was collected from the Mid-Missouri establishments.

Hanaway said the funds collected Monday were only profits from the week prior and that the overall dollar amount reaches far beyond the millions.

“We believe it’s $1 billion industry. It’s unregulated, untaxed and it’s a cash industry,” Hanaway said.

Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude also issued her own warning to Mid-Missourians after the sting operation in the city’s backyard.

“They operate outside Missouri’s regulated gaming system without oversight, without consumer protections and without accountability,” Schlude said.

Schlude and Hanaway both said wherever the illegal machines are, other trouble tends to follow.

“A man playing one of these machines at a convenience store was followed to his vehicle and robbed at gunpoint after cashing out his winnings,” Schlude said.

Hanaway spoke to some financial crimes that could also be tied to the machines.

“There’s been reports of counterfeiting, winning tickets. There’s been embezzlement by employees,” Hanaway said.

Hanaway added more charges could be filed on the defendants a part of this round-up and on future individuals arrested in connection. Her advice to those still operating the illegal devices is to ‘shut it down.’

“If you get it shut down, you’re going to have many fewer problems,” Hanaway said. “If the state and the federal government have to spend huge resources chasing you and getting you to shut down, the penalties are going to be much more harsh.”

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Compass Academy shooter sentenced to 25 years in prison

KIFI on May 12, 2026

Seth Ratliff

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — Taylor Aughenbaugh, 20, will spend up to the next 25 years behind bars for his role in the 2024 Compass Academy parking lot shooting. On Monday, May 11, Seventh District Judge Jason Walker imposed the unified sentence, Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney Randy Neal announced.

The charges stem from the February 20, 2024, shooting, which was captured on police-recovered video. That footage shows a fight breaking out among a group in the parking lot, then gunshots ringing out. Police say Aughenbaugh fired at two men during the fight, hitting one victim in the upper back and the other in the leg.

Aughenbaugh ultimately pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in March as part of a plea agreement.

During the hearing, Neal argued for the 25-year unified sentence, while the defense requested a rider. Judge Walker ultimately sided with the State. Under the terms of the sentence, Aughenbaugh must serve at least five years of “fixed” time before he is eligible for parole.

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Data stolen in Canvas hack that hit thousands of schools has been returned, company says

KIFI on May 12, 2026

CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, Ramishah Maruf, CNN

(CNN) — Data stolen in a cyberattack that shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US last week has been returned to the platform’s parent company, Instructure, according to an update the company posted Monday.

Canvas, a popular, cloud-based digital hub for classrooms, has more than 30 million active users globally, with more than 8,000 institutions as customers, according to Instructure.

A ransom note signed by a hacking group appeared on the homepage of Canvas sites for large public school systems and top universities like Columbia, Princeton, Harvard and Georgetown last Thursday.

The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed to have “breached” the platform’s parent company, according to a screenshot obtained by CNN. The group said impacted schools had until May 12 “to negotiate a settlement.”

ShinyHunters previously claimed it had breached 275 million individuals’ data and had access to “several billions of private messages,” according to a ransom note shared by Ransomware.live on May 3, which tracks ransomware attacks and groups.

Data accessed by the hacking group included information like usernames, email addresses, course names, enrollment information and messages, according to Instructure. Course content, submissions and credentials were not compromised, the company said.

Instructure said it received digital confirmation of the data’s destruction, called “shred logs,” from the hacking group, the company said. “We have been informed that no Instructure customers will be extorted as a result of this incident, publicly or otherwise,” the update said.

The agreement between the hackers and Instructure covers all impacted customers, the company said. “There is no need for individual customers to attempt to engage with the unauthorized actor,” the company said.

“While there is never complete certainty when dealing with cyber criminals, we believe it was important to take every step within our control to give customers additional peace of mind, to the extent possible,” the update said.

Instructure said it is organizing a webinar with company leadership to detail information about the attack and its efforts to harden the system. The company said it expects the webinar to take place on May 13 across multiple time zones.

The FBI mobilized resources in multiple states to assist victims of the hack, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Canvas was “fully back online and available for use” Friday morning, Instructure said. Universities and school districts throughout the country reported their Canvas pages were back up and running, though some schools had already extended deadlines and changed finals schedules because of the hack.

“Many of you dealt with real disruption. Stress on your teams. Missed moments in the classroom. Questions you couldn’t get answered. You deserved more consistent communication from us, and we didn’t deliver it. I’m sorry for that,” Instructure CEO Steve Daly wrote in a message to customers.

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CNN’s Hanna Park and Emma Tucker contributed to this story.

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Downtown Columbia shooting suspect sentenced to prison

KMIZ on May 12, 2026

Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 years in prison last week for a downtown Columbia shooting.

Deandre L. Denny pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree assault, second-degree assault and armed criminal action in the November 2024 gunfight on Ninth Street. Denny was shot in his legs and foot and went to St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City by private vehicle, according to a probable cause statement.

Investigators say surveillance videos from nearby businesses showed a gunfight between Denny and another man. The recovered multiple shell casings, including from a .45-caliber pistol like the one found in a car Denny rode in, according to a probable cause statement.

Judge Ben Miller sentenced Denny to 12 years for first-degree assault and seven years apiece for the other charges. The sentences will run concurrently.

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Celebration of Bagpipes IV: Soundtrack of Tradition

KVIA on May 12, 2026

Nichole Gomez

El Paso, TX (KVIA-T)-It’s time for Celebration of Bagpipes IV. The event was announced that May 16th will be proclaimed by the City of El Paso, the County, and the State of Texas as the official Celebration of Bagpipes Day at Bel Air High School. This year’s event theme is “Be a Bagpipe Warrior.”

This year in particular, we are honoring that legacy and will feature a salute to our military, soldiers, veterans, and first responders.

The 1st Armored Division’s Brass Band from Fort Bliss will join the program and lead that salute. This year, in addition to CoB IV, the BA Classes of 1966 and 1971 will be celebrating their 60th and 50th Reunions with us. Those details, along with all the information about the event, can be found here: Bel Air Classic Highlander Clan – Home.

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Bear lured out of tree in neighborhood with donuts and sweets

CNN Newsource on May 12, 2026

By Toni Yates

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    ELIZABETH, New Jersey (WABC) — A bear was stuck up in a tree in an Elizabeth neighborhood for hours on Monday until officials could lure it down into a trap with the help of some donuts and sweet treats.

The bear had been spotted roaming the neighborhood before it climbed about 40 feet up into a tree.

Concerned residents called authorities to a tree on the 600 block of Court Street, but New Jersey Fish and Wildlife said it was too risky to use a tranquilizer gun to get it down.

If they tranquilized it, the fall could have injured the bear or one of the people trying to get it down.

While monitoring the bear, authorities brought in a large cage trap. They used day-old donuts, peanut butter, apples and caramel spray inside the cage.

The sweet treats worked like a charm and the bear walked into the trap.

The bear was sedated and transported from the area with assistance from emergency personnel on scene. The 160-pound bear will be relocated to the wild.

New Jersey Fish and Wildlife said their current protocol is to not respond to bear calls unless the bear is actively behaving aggressively toward people.

However, residents said they believed they spotted a younger bear with the one up the tree in the neighborhood earlier in the morning, and they were responsible for knocking over a few garbage cans.

Court Street was blocked off while the team readied the bear for transport.

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