Just days after the International Space Station’s crew reached 10 people, three are ready to return to Earth. Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will end their 185-day mission on the space station Friday. Their departure in the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft is airing live on NASA’s TV channel and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — It’s was a moment 19-year-old Macey Brietenback has been waiting for her whole life. Ringing the transplant bell. The extremely grateful Baltimore teen left Holtz Children’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial full of life after receiving a critical organ transplant that saved her. “It was so
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A baby is hospitalized after being found with a dead woman in the transitional housing wing of a Boston YMCA facility. Boston Police said they were conducting a death investigation on Huntington Ave. Thursday around noon. It is not clear how the woman died. The
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A Miami woman has been charged for allegedly threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a criminal complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. “Niviane Petit Phelps knowingly and willfully made threats to kill and inflict bodily harm upon the Vice President of the United States
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Visitors expressed appreciation for being able to drive to the summit of Bend’s Pilot Butte as the road opened Friday for the first time since late 2019.
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Shaylin likes to tell you about herself, and is very vocal, once she gets to know you.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland is now the first state in the nation to get rid of a set of rules that gave police protection because of the nature of their job. The changes will start to go into effect later this year against the wishes of many police
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Before he became one of Hollywood’s leading men, before the Oscar for best actor in 2014 and he went Interstellar on the silver screen, Matthew McConaughey was learning his craft and, in fact, preparing to shoot his very first scene. In 1993, he delivered an ad-libbed line — “Alright, alright, alright!” — that would stay
Continue ReadingAuthorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the killings of two transgender women in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dontarius Long, 21, and Joel Brewer, 33, were charged in the deaths of Jaida Peterson, 29, and Remy Fennell, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said at a news conference on Friday. Peterson, 29, was found dead by
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Cascades East Transit is weighing the idea of moving from Dial-A-Ride to fixed-route transit service in Redmond and will discuss the options and details with city councilors next week.
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Donations from political action committees to some of former President Donald Trump’s biggest allies in Congress tumbled during the first three months of the year amid the corporate backlash over the January 6 US Capitol insurrection, a CNN analysis shows. But small-dollar donors have helped to fill their campaign coffers in many cases, giving some
Continue ReadingConservative Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Lauren Boebert of Colorado were the only two House members to vote against a bill that would reauthorize the National Marrow Donor Program. The bill H.R.941, or the TRANSPLANT Act, overwhelmingly passed the House in a 415-2 vote on Thursday night. There were 12 lawmakers who didn’t
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Sisters Folk Festival is getting ready to host its largest annual fundraiser and community arts celebration, My Own Two Hands, taking place virtually May 10-15.
Continue Reading The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump’s ally Roger Stone on Friday, accusing him and his wife of owing nearly $2 million in unpaid taxes. In a six-count civil complaint, investigators said Stone and his wife, Nydia Stone, owed about $1.5 million in unpaid taxes form 2007 and 2011, and
Continue ReadingDeschutes County Health Services is excited to announce upcoming dates for the Living Well with Chronic Conditions program. This six-week workshop teaches practical skills for living a healthy life. Learn how to manage daily symptoms, including: pain, fatigue, stress, poor sleep, shortness of breath and physical limitations.
Continue ReadingThe gunman in the Indianapolis mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility was a former employee there and, according to law enforcement sources, known to federal and local authorities prior to the attack. The gunman was identified as Brandon Hole, 19, who was last employed at the facility in 2020, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police
Continue Reading Lawmakers, staff, law enforcement and journalists on Capitol Hill found one thing they could all agree on this week: Clarence is a very good boy. “He’s a national icon and a *very* good boy,” Democrat Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa posted on Twitter, complete with a selfie. The Greenfield, Massachusetts, Police Department pup is the
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There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,457, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
Continue ReadingA court in Texas has thrown out the death sentence of convicted killer Raymond Riles, who has spent more than 40 years on the state’s death row. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled on Wednesday that Riles’ death sentence “can no longer stand” because the jury that sentenced him was not given instructions to
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At first, baby Noah was all alone, growing beatifically in his mother’s womb. Noah’s first close-ups, taken by ultrasound at seven and 10 weeks into the pregnancy, showed 39-year-old mom Rebecca Roberts and 43-year-old dad Rhys Weaver the baby they had tried for more than a year to conceive. Then, at three months into the
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