16-year-old girl, father rescued from Red River Gorge after going 34 hours without food or water

CNN Newsource on August 19, 2026

By LEX 18 News

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    WOLFE COUNTY, Kentucky (WLEX) — A 16-year-old girl and her father are safe thanks to the work of Wolfe County Search and Rescue, Powell County Search and Rescue, and the Kentucky State Police.

At 5:31 p.m. on Monday, Wolfe County Search and Rescue began investigating the report of a missing 16-year-old girl and father. The pair had reportedly gone missing in Red River Gorge.

Searchers were only given a description of the pair’s vehicle and checked multiple parking areas.

They later learned the duo had arrived Saturday to camp along Swift Camp Creek, but the heavy rainfall caused water to rise rapidly, surrounding their campsite and sweeping away their gear and food.

The father and daughter became trapped on a piece of high ground, and the father attempted to use a rope to climb higher. Eventually though, he became so exhausted that he passed out.

The daughter allegedly sent a satellite SOS message to her best friend, who relayed the coordinates to relatives.

Upon receiving the information late Monday afternoon, search teams headed to the Rock Bridge Trailhead and found the family’s truck.

They located the father first, proceeding to find the daughter a short time later, weak and disoriented. Rescuers estimate the pair had been without food or water for 34 hours.

Rescuers guided the pair out, where they were treated by Wolfe County Ambulance Service. A Wolfe County Search and Rescue team member and his wife also provided warm, clean clothes to the pair.

Following a short time, medical staff determined the father and daughter could take themselves home.

Wolfe County Search and Rescue went on to thank the team members who assisted in the rescue and for the daughter and her friends and relatives who provided key information in the search.

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CVUSD and DSUSD return to school on Wednesday

KESQ on August 19, 2026

Dakota Makinen

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The new school year is officially underway in the Coachella Valley.

Students in Coachella Valley Unified and Desert Sands Unified headed back to class today, marking the first day of the 2026-27 school year.

Campuses across the valley welcomed students back after summer break, with teachers and staff preparing classrooms and helping families get back into their school-year routines.

For parents, both districts recommend checking with individual schools for information on bell schedules, transportation, meals and any first-day changes.

And with temperatures still soaring, schools are also reminding families to stay hydrated and take precautions in the desert heat.

Stay with News Channel 3 for the latest updates.

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Protester escorted out, placed in handcuffs after incident at city meeting to discuss Royals downtown stadium agreement

CNN Newsource on August 19, 2026

By JoBeth Davis

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    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMBC) — Tensions boiled over at the Kansas City Finance Committee Meeting Tuesday as the public met with city officials to discuss public financing of the new Kansas City Royals downtown ballpark.

Members of the public were each given two minutes to speak while the committee discussed an ordinance that, if passed, would authorize the City Manager to execute a lease, non-relocation agreement, community impact partnership agreement, and funding agreement with the Kansas City Royals for the proposed stadium near Crown Center.

During the meeting, individuals with the group Stand Up KC, part of Missouri Workers Power, were seen standing in the committee room in protest of the public financing portion of the agreement.

Video shows one individual in a red shirt shout comments about justice during the meeting. When security intervened and attempted to escort the individual out of the room, a struggle ensued.

That struggle continued into the hallway outside of the city council chamber. KMBC 9 News Reporter Krista Tatschl watched as the individual was wrestled to the ground and placed into handcuffs.

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas exited the chambers during the struggle. Krista Tatschl caught up with him in the hallway. He told KMBC 9 News that he hoped public comment could continue and that cooler heads could prevail.

This is not the first time tempers have flared at a meeting discussing the new Kansas City Royals stadium. A meeting in July ended early after repeated disruptions.

Less than an hour later, the measure passed out of committee unanimously and will head to the full City Council on September 3.

Missouri Workers Power issued a statement shortly after the passage identifying the individual as Darrell Miller, who works at the stadium but not employed by the Royals.

“Security pinned him to the ground and handcuffed him as he told them he could not breathe. The Council continued its fast-track of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease, funding, and development agreement for a stadium at Crown Center,” a spokesperson said in the statement.

“Miller came to the hearing today, along with other Missouri Workers Power members, to speak against a deal that would commit $600 million in public money to a billionaire’s stadium while Kansas City cuts transit, schools, and housing. Instead of being heard, he was taken into custody.

“Missouri Workers Power condemns the council’s decision to move forward with public financing for the project without a public vote. When you add state incentives, the total public cost of this stadium could exceed $1.5 billion over 30 years while Kansas City faces a $100 million budget shortfall, underfunded schools, a transit system in crisis, and a housing shortage working families can’t afford.”

The group said the passage of today’s ordinance “ignores the more than 4,500 Kansas Citians who signed a citizens’ initiative petition demanding a public vote,” adding that Miller was one of the individuals who signed that petition.

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Treasury Doubles Long-Term Debt Buybacks as Yields Surge

CNN Newsource on August 19, 2026

By Tom LoBianco | Quincy News Correspondent

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    Washington (Quincy News) — The Treasury Department announced Wednesday it was doubling long-term debt buybacks from $2 billion per operation to at least $4 billion, as long-term yields have recently surged to multi-decade highs.

The announcement sent 30-year and 10-year yields lower as the market reacted to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest effort to steady the bond market.

Elevated inflation, uncertainty over the economic impact of the Iran war and the possibility of interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve have added to upward pressure on long-term Treasury yields. Investors have also focused increasingly on the growing federal deficit and the volume of debt coming to market.

“This increase in buyback operation sizes reflects Treasury’s desire to provide greater liquidity support in longer-dated nominal sectors where there is consistent strong sponsorship from market participants, as evidenced by the significant volume of high-quality offers Treasury routinely receives in longer-dated buyback operations,” the Treasury Department said in a press statement Wednesday.

But economists and analysts tracking the latest move from the Treasury cautioned that it looked less like a structural reform which could begin addressing the nation’s still ballooning debt and deficits and more of a short-term measure to take older debt off the secondary market and increase liquidity.

The move comes as investors have grown more concerned about the size of federal deficits, heavy Treasury issuance, persistent inflation and the economic effects of the Iran war.

Shortly after the announcement, the 10-year Treasury yield fell to around 4.65%, while the 30-year yield dropped to around 5.20%. By early afternoon, the 10-year was only slightly below its pre-announcement level.

Beyond the initial market reaction, the move raised the possibility that the Treasury could more broadly deploy a form of “yield curve control,” wrote Mohamed A. El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz and a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, on X.

But veteran analysts cautioned against characterizing the move as an attempt by the Treasury at quantitative easing.

“It’s just a twist, not money printing,” wrote Doug Kass, president of Seabreeze Partners Management, on X.com.

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Civil rights group calls for investigation into ‘spitting attack’ against UK employee

CNN Newsource on August 19, 2026

By Carlee Hogsten

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    LEXINGTON, Kentucky (WLEX) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for an investigation after a University of Kentucky social work principal said she was threatened and spat on near UK’s campus last week.

CAIR, a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called on officials to investigate the attack as a hate crime in a release Wednesday.

“These disturbing incidents, which we believe are the result of growing anti-Muslim bigotry nationwide, underscore the need for law enforcement authorities to take anti-Muslim bias seriously and to investigate allegations of hate-motivated violence promptly and thoroughly,” said CAIR Research and Advocacy Director Corey Saylor.

Hoda Shalash, who works at UK as a social work principal, wears a hijab and reported that she was walking back to her car on August 11 when a man approached her and threatened to kill her.

Shalash told LEX News on Tuesday that she has filed a police report, and that University of Kentucky Police have confirmed the man’s identity.

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Hoda Shalash, a University of Kentucky social work principal, said a man spat on her face, threatened to kill her and followed her near UK’s campus on Aug. 11 after she left work at UK’s Children’s Hospital.

“All of a sudden I felt spit splattered across my face, and then um what followed was words stating that’s how I feel about people like you,” Shalash said.

Shalash said the man then made what she describes as a threat.

“Saying I’ll kill you and other rhetoric that was honestly drowned out by how shocked I was at what was happening,” Shalash said.

She said she tried to walk away from the man but soon realized he was following her. A nearby construction worker stepped in to help. “He put himself kind of in a place of danger to support me and so that in itself was so uh meaningful to me,” Shalash said.

Shalash reported the incident to UK Police Department and Lexington Police. Lexington Police did not respond to a request for comment. Through a voicemail to Shalash, UKPD said they are actively working on the case.

“Just to let you know, we did confirm and figure out whose identity of this guy,” UKPD Officer Wright said on the voicemail.

In video of the incident, the man is wearing a UK Move-In Team shirt. UKPD told Shalash he is not a university employee, something that concerned her as students returned to campus.

Shalash shared her story on Facebook, where other women reached out with similar experiences.

“To hear about all of the other Muslim women that have been targeted across the country, you know, even here locally, and that that was one of the reasons why I, um, chose to share the story,” Shalash said.

Despite the incident, Shalash says the Lexington community has shown her support.

“I’ve been offered so much support, escorts to my car and things like that,” Shalash said.

UK spokesperson Jay Blanton told LEX News the university is investigating.

Shalash is also looking for the construction worker who intervened to thank him personally.

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How Colorado’s School for the Deaf and the Blind teaches students to navigate sidewalks, curbs & intersections

KRDO on August 19, 2026

Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On a day when a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle, blind students continue their routine of learning how to navigate around traffic that they can’t see.

Instructors teach specialized orientation and mobility (O&M) skills to around 70 students, from preschool to age 21, at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind.

Using a mobility cane and accompanied by an instructor, the students gradually become familiar with walking on sidewalks, stepping on and off curbs, and crossing intersections in the hilly neighborhood around the school on Institute Street, just east of downtown.

The goal is for students to learn the skills they need to get a job, build a social life, travel, and do almost anything they want.

One of the instructors is Robin Tueting, who is partially blind, has 15 years of O&M experience, and is a two-time medalist at the Paralympic Games.

“I teach our students who are blind or have low vision, how to not only use a white cane and their residual vision to travel safely and navigate obstacles and things, but also to know where they are in space and get from where they are to where they need to be,” she explained.

One of her students is Stevie Zylstra, who began learning O&M at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The first time was online,” he recalled. “We talked about different things. Different terms we would hear when we came back in person — such as landmark, which is basically something that is always going to be there, that you can use to determine your location.”

Deaf students at the school have no similar training because their education focuses more on language skills.

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Elk rut approaching Yellowstone as Idaho Fish and Game seeks input on future Island Park hunting opportunities

KIFI on August 19, 2026

Danielle Mullenix

ISLAND PARK, Idaho (KIFI) – Elk activity is about to pick up across the Greater Yellowstone area as the annual elk rut approaches, bringing a reminder for visitors — and an opportunity for Island Park hunters to weigh in on potential future hunting changes.

Yellowstone National Park says the elk mating season, commonly known as the rut, will soon begin. The park is warning visitors to use extra caution around elk, which can become unpredictable and aggressive during this time of year.

Yellowstone says people have been severely injured by elk and reminds visitors to stay at least 25 yards away from elk at all times.

If an elk charges, the park recommends getting inside a vehicle or behind a tall, sturdy barrier as quickly as possible.

The increased elk activity comes as Idaho Fish and Game looks ahead to the 2027 and 2028 hunting seasons and asks hunters for input on potential changes.

One proposal being considered would increase elk harvest opportunities in the Island Park Elk Zone.

Fish and Game is also considering options to increase mule deer harvest in the Island Park Deer Management Area, which includes Units 60, 60A, 61, 62 and 62A. The agency says some wildlife populations in the area are above management objectives, prompting officials to consider potential changes to harvest opportunities.

No changes finalized yet

Idaho Fish and Game emphasizes that these are potential options, not final hunting regulations.

Hunters can review the proposed options and provide feedback through August 31 at 11:59 p.m. MDT. Fish and Game will consider that feedback as it develops its recommendations.

Formal proposals for the 2027 hunting seasons are expected to be released in February 2027, followed by additional opportunities for public input.

For visitors heading into Yellowstone and the Island Park area to see elk during the coming weeks, wildlife officials stress the importance of giving the animals plenty of space.

For hunters, the current feedback period offers an early opportunity to help shape what future seasons could look like.

Idaho Fish and Game’s survey and information on potential 2027 hunting options are available on the agency’s website here. To find the specific Island Park options, click here.

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Canutillo High School principal resigns

KVIA on August 19, 2026

Joseph Montero

CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) – The Canutillo Independent School District is now looking for a new principal for Canutillo High School after former Principal Casey Rangel submitted his resignation.

Rangel said he is resigning effective Wednesday, Aug. 19 due to ongoing health concerns. His resignation comes just months after beginning his position on May 21 earlier this year.

“We are grateful for Mr. Rangel’s service to Canutillo High School and his commitment to our students, staff and families. We wish him a speedy recovery, continued good health and every success in his future endeavors,” Canutillo ISD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Josue Borrego said.

Executive Director of Secondary Schools Nidia Avila will be overseeing day-to-day operations at Canutillo High School while the district looks for a permanent principal.

Dr. Borrego says identifying the right leader for the school is now a top priority for the district.

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AI-generated bomb threat at Yuba County schools disrupts classes for 2nd day in a row

CNN Newsource on August 19, 2026

By Carlos E. Castañeda

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    SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A bomb threat at two schools in Yuba County on Wednesday morning forced some classes to be canceled for the second straight day, school officials said.

The Wheatland School District and the Wheatland Union High School District issued alerts on Wednesday morning saying law enforcement was responding to another threat issued to Wheatland Union High School and a new threat at Bear River Middle School.

The high school canceled classes on Tuesday after an AI-generated voice called in a bomb threat that morning. Police swept the campus and later deemed the threat was not credible.

On Wednesday morning, the Wheatland Union High School District directed families to keep students home again until law enforcement officers swept the campus for the second day in a row, saying the goal was to get student back on campus with Wednesday already being a late start day.

Meanwhile, the Wheatland School District said classes at Bear River would be canceled for the day.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking Bear River families to keep your students home for now while we get clear direction from the Wheatland Police Department and the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office,” Wheatland School District Superintendent Angela Gouker sai in a message to the community. “No students or staff will be on the Bear River campus until we have the all clear. The Wheatland Police Department has contacted the appropriate authorities and requested bomb-sniffing dogs to conduct a full sweep of the campus. Given the time required to complete this process thoroughly, we have made the decision to cancel school for the day at Bear River.”

Gouker said all other district campuses would remain open on Wednesday.

As of 10 a.m., the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office gave the all-clear at Wheatland Union High School after nothing was found, district Newman said. She added that Wheatland Road near Bear River was closed, and instructed students to arrive via Highway 65 to Wheatland Road.

Newman added that counselors would be available for students if they wanted to talk about the events.

Tuesday’s bomb threat also forced the cancellation of a monthly food bank distribution at Wheatland Union High School.

The 2026-2027 school year at Wheatland Union High and Bear River Middle schools began last Wednesday.

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Santa Ana girl sings with Karol G during SoFi Stadium concert

CNN Newsource on August 19, 2026

By Lesley Marin

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    LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — An 11-year-old girl from Santa Ana experienced an unforgettable moment at SoFi Stadium when international superstar Karol G invited her to sing during last Friday’s concert.

April Salazar’s dream coming true is a lesson in love and hard work. April’s mom Blanca Salazar said she saved up earnings from the family’s tamale stand, No Tamales, No Vida, for a year to buy her little girl tickets to the sold-out show.

“You go to sleep late or wake up really early in the morning to go to work,” Blanca said.

All that hard work turned into front-row seats, with Blanca surprising her daughter with help from a local boutique.

“I was crying. The girls were crying. Everyone was crying,” Blanca said.

Right next to the stage, April said Karol G noticed her and beelined toward the girl.

“She looked at me and told her cameraman and she went to me,” April said.

She sang every word, impressing the international superstar. The latin singer then turned the microphone to Blanca and that’s how she learned about the family business.

“She’s saying to the whole SoFi Stadium that I sell tamales,” Blanca said. “I was in shock. I was shaking. I couldn’t even believe it.”

Since the concert, the family business has gotten even more popular than it already was.

April hopes the next customer will be Karol G herself.

“If Karol G comes, I’ll give her a dozen on the house,” April said.

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