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- 0:03This is your KPCR News Update with Scott Puckett.
- 0:07In Yemen, local forces have regained some territory
- 0:09that was being occupied by the Iran -backed Houthis.
- 0:12Yemeni officials say that forces allied with
- 0:14the internationally recognized government retook
- 0:17the crucial town of Dubaab, just north of a vital
- 0:19shipping strait that connects the Red Sea with
- 0:21the Gulf of Aden. The government push came as
- 0:24part of a major offensive launched early Monday,
- 0:26under air cover provided by a military coalition
- 0:28backed by Saudi Arabia. In retaliation, the Houthis
- 0:32claimed attacks on oil facilities, airports,
- 0:35and military bases as fighting escalated on Yemen's
- 0:38western coast. According to the San Jose Spotlight,
- 0:42a popular food pantry must cease operations within
- 0:4560 days due to numerous zoning violations. Lighthouse
- 0:49Food Rescue and Distribution has recently been
- 0:51cited for giving out food on the sidewalk and
- 0:54operating within a neighborhood that no longer
- 0:56allows food distribution. Failure to comply with
- 0:59the rules may result in fines as much as $20
- 1:01,000 per day. Residents and advocates alike have
- 1:05said that the food pantry is a lifeline for the
- 1:07community, serving families, older adults, homeless
- 1:11people, and those with disabilities. During weekday
- 1:15afternoons from 12 to 5, the organization feeds
- 1:17more than 1 ,000 people a day, offering fresh
- 1:20staples such as milk, meat, and eggs, which are
- 1:23typically unavailable in other food banks. An
- 1:27Oregon public broadcaster reports that a Clark
- 1:29County deputy who stabbed a suspect 17 times
- 1:31during an arrest in 2025 will not be facing criminal
- 1:34charges. Bryson Layton had taken Mark Fogle to
- 1:38an exam room at the Clark County Sheriff's Office
- 1:40after Mr. Fogle had crashed his personal vehicle
- 1:42under suspicions of drunk driving. He then made
- 1:46several remarks that were suicidal and violent
- 1:48in nature and had attempted to grab the deputy's
- 1:51gun from its holster. In the ensuing scuffle,
- 1:54Fogle was stabbed into submission. and thereafter
- 1:56died of his injuries. That was your KPCR News
- 2:00Update. I'm Scott Puckett. For more info and
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