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Farmers National: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:44:46 GMT

CANFIELD, Ohio (AP) — CANFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Farmers National Banc Corp. (FMNB) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $15 million.The bank, based in Canfield, Ohio, said it had earnings of 40 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to 41 cents per share.The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 42 cents per share.The bank posted revenue of $62.3 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $44 million, also missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $46.9 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FMNB at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FMNBSource

Ryder: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:44:46 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — MIAMI (AP) — Ryder System Inc. (R) on Wednesday reported a loss of $18 million in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Miami-based company said it had a loss of 40 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $3.61 per share.The truck leasing company posted revenue of $2.88 billion in the period.For the current quarter ending in September, Ryder expects its per-share earnings to range from $3 to $3.25. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $3.24.The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $12.20 to $12.70 per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on R at https://www.zacks.com/ap/RSource

SWAT arrests alleged kidnapper, victim taken to hospital

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:44:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police in Wheat Ridge have taken a suspect who allegedly kidnapped a woman into custody following a SWAT operation.Just after 4:30 a.m., the Wheat Ridge Police Department sent out a reverse 911 call to those in the area of the 10200 block of 44th Avenue due to a large SWAT presence. The area is south of Fruitdale Park.At 6:50 a.m., WRPD said officers had taken a suspect into custody. Woman shot, killed by Westminster officer The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office confirmed that a missing woman, Jessica Meise, 43, was found alive in Wheat Ridge. Tuesday night, an endangered missing alert was sent out for Meise after she was last seen being forcibly kidnapped/abducted by Lance Foster.Meise was taken to a local hospital, but at this time her condition is unknown. Foster is Meise's ex-boyfriend who had allegedly been stalking her. Foster was arrested by the West Metro SWAT team Wednesday morning. This is a developing situation and will be updated as more information bec...

Golden City Council bans flavored nicotine products

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:44:46 GMT

GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — Golden City Council has voted to ban the sale of flavored nicotine products.The proposal passed unanimously in a meeting late Tuesday night and applies to all flavored nicotine or tobacco products, including vapes, cigarettes, cigars, and cigarillos. The proposal was getting pushback from some retailers who hosted a news conference before the council meeting to express their opposition. "I don't know if I have to file a bankruptcy in 30 days," said a retailer. "There are a lot of [other] retail stores. We are being criminalized and they'll still be selling all their products. So what is the use of banning in a Golden? So are they punishing us? Are they punishing the retail stores and convenience stores within Golden?" 2 decades later, smoking consequences to be posted at tobacco retailers Supporters said the ban would line up with the city's goals of preventing youth from starting use and reducing the number of tobacco-related health issues in the city. G...

Tyler Glasnow goes 7 strong innings, Brandon Lowe homers to help Rays beat Marlins 4-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:44:46 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tyler Glasnow went seven strong innings, Brandon Lowe homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Tuesday night.Glasnow (4-3) allowed one run, two hits, two walks and struck out eight.“The story was Glasnow,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “He was tough. Tough on our hitters. Couldn’t get anything going against him tonight.”Jason Adam and Pete Fairbanks completed the two-hitter, with Fairbanks working the ninth for his 12th save.Lowe made it 4-1 with a sixth-inning solo drive off reliever George Soriano. The Rays improved to 5-14 in July.“I hope it kind of sets the ship right,” Lowe said. “Kind of got out of control a little bit but hopefully lets people take a breath, relax and reset everything.”Miami’s Luis Arraez went 0 for 4 and had his major league-best batting average drop from .379 to .375.The Marlins have lost nine of 10 overall, and dropped 10 straight on the road. Miami is 2-19 against the Rays, dating to May 14, 201...

FEC asked to investigate flower shop’s $500,000 contribution to super PAC backing Suarez’s 2024 bid

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:44:46 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — A government watchdog group is asking federal regulators to investigate a $500,000 contribution to a super PAC backing Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s presidential bid, citing possible campaign finance laws violations.The nonpartisan group Campaign Legal Center said it filed the complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday. The complaint says the business PassionForest, LLC, which sells artificial flowers on Amazon.com, did not have the financial means to make such a large contribution and was instead used to hide the identities of the true contributors to the political action committee America for Everyone, now called SOS America.Campaign Legal Center also says the artificial flower shop accused in the scheme filed a trademark application listing a Chinese address and the seller information listed by Amazon.com shows a ZIP code in Shenzhen, in southeastern China. The group says the scheme could have been meant to hide foreign contributions, which are prohibit...

Fire on New York construction crane causes arm to collapse and hit a building as it falls

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:44:46 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A towering construction crane caught fire high above the west side of Manhattan on Wednesday morning, then lost its long arm, which smashed against a nearby building, dangled and then plummeted to the street as people ran for their lives on the sidewalk below.Four people suffered minor injuries, but no one died, according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.“As you can see from the debris on the street, this could have been much worse,” the Democrat said, noting that the street at that hour of the morning is often filled with pedestrians, cars and buses.The fire atop the 54-story building was reported around 7:25 a.m. Photos and videos posted on social media showed flames bursting from the car of a crane hundreds of feet above 10th Avenue at 41st Street. The crane’s arm, which was carrying a 16-ton load, snapped off after the fire had been burning for a period of time.The person operating the crane tried to put out the fire as it spread, but then had to flee to s...

Forget wildfires in Greece and Italy. Enjoy your holiday, say tourism chiefs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:44:46 GMT

Politicians have a message for tourists who might be freaked out over roasting temperatures and hellish landscapes of roaring forest fires: Swallow your fears and keep enjoying your holiday.In Greece, 20,000 people were evacuated from Rhodes over the weekend as fires engulfed parts of the island, and British Foreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell said he “wouldn’t” travel there at the moment. But Greece’s Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni talked down the threat, stressing that only a “small part” of the island had been affected. “There has been no disruption in the airport, and … [only] 10 to 20 percent of the total area of the island [was affected by fire],” she told the BBC’s Today program. “When it comes to hotel accommodation, it’s 15 percent of the total capacity of the island [that was affected].”Her soothing takeaway? “Everybody is safe.” In Italy, where Rome hit a record 46 degrees Celsius in recent days while the north of the country saw floods of ic...

‘A cop’s cop’: Former Littleton Police chief remembered for commitment to community

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:44:46 GMT

LITTLETON — When Matt King was named Littleton’s next police chief, his appointment drew a crowd and a standing ovation.“We couldn’t have a better cop to run this town,” Select Board member James Karr said at the time.After devoting close to four decades serving Littleton and its residents — as an officer, sergeant, lieutenant, deputy chief and chief — King passed away after a battle with cancer on July 3. He was 63 years old.King’s career in law enforcement began in York, Maine, as a patrolman before he came to Littleton in the early 1980s. After serving 12 years as deputy chief, King took over for then-Chief John Kelly, leading the department from September 2014 until his retirement July 1, 2018.Prior to joining the Littleton force, current Chief Matt Pinard worked as a police officer in Ayer for eight years, often running into King while he was a patrol officer.Pinard succeeded King in 2018, but the two worked together for more than a decade, with King as the deputy chief in char...

World’s largest rodents born at San Diego Zoo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 03:44:46 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The world's largest breed of rodents -- the capybara -- has brought life to four new pups at the San Diego Zoo.Born to second-time mother Rosalina and first-time father Bowie on Sunday, these youngsters are related to guinea pigs, hamsters and mice. Video: Charging sea lion startles tourists at La Jolla Cove Zoo officials say they are already nursing and following their mom because they are precocial, meaning they are more mature and mobile at birth.The scientific name of this breed is Hydrochoerus, which zoo officials say means “water hog.” The world's largest rodents are found in Central and South America. In these continents, they can be found roaming in swampy, grassy regions bordering rivers, ponds, streams and lakes.According to the zoo, the capybara is not currently classified as an endangered species. However, wildlife experts say the breed is threatened by deforestation, habitat destruction and illegal poaching. More information on these large rodents can be ...