Central Oregon Community College’s president, Dr. Laurie Chesley, was recently appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to a three-year post on the state’s Workforce and Talent Development board. Her term began on July 1.
Continue ReadingCNN By Jackson Dill, CNN A weakening In-fa is beginning to track away from the southern Japanese islands but has its eye set on eastern China by the end of this weekend. The storm could bring extremely heavy rainfall to millions in China. And behind In-fa, there is a growing tropical threat from newly named
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Fiandaca Click here for updates on this story SAUGUS, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Swinging his net to collect insects at Fiske Brook in Saugus, entomologist Tony Kiszewski is looking to solve a mystery. “The key is to find out the source,” Kiszewski said. “Finding any major infestation.” The I-Team brought in the bug expert
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NATICK, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Natick couple has filed a lawsuit against eBay for cyberstalking. Ina and David Steiner say eBay employees tortured them for two years because they posted online reviews about the site. Staffers allegedly sent the couple bizarre items, including a pig
Continue ReadingBy Sylvia Rose Click here for updates on this story MISHAWAKA, Indiana (WBND-LD) — The St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit is investigating a shooting that happened late Tuesday evening. At 10:53 p.m., police were called to the 800 block of Burdette Street, after receiving a phone call from that address saying a person had
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Johns Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND-LD) — Many of the residents living in 501 building say they’ve been subjected to dangerous living conditions for the past several decades. “I lived a whole lot better in the homeless shelters you know what I’m saying. I mean you’ve got
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN Becca Meyers won three gold medals and a silver at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, but the swimmer, who’s deaf and blind, said being there without someone to help navigate took its toll. The two-time Paralympian announced on Tuesday that she would not be attending the Tokyo Games next
Continue ReadingBecca Meyers, a deaf and blind American swimmer, has withdrawn from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after she said the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) denied her request to bring her mother to serve as her Personal Care Assistant. She speaks with CNN’s New Day.
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Taylor Crabb reportedly could miss the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business For years, shopping at Bed Bath & Beyond has meant dealing with chaos. You could lose hours sifting through a hodgepodge of items on cluttered shelves and walk out with nothing. Now, the chain is making an effort to get organized, Marie Kondo-style. At its flagship location in New York
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson each took a spin in their supersonic, suborbital rockets over the past two weeks, kicking off a new era of space travel in which billionaire-backed companies offer the high-flying excursions to anyone who can afford it. Bezos’ Blue Origin, which developed a 60-foot-tall vertically launched
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Six Polish swimmers, including two-time Olympian Alicja Tchórz, returned home when the country’s swimming federation was forced to cut the team down to 17 swimmers from an initial 23.
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According to the Opportunity Foundation of Central Oregon and Employment First Central Oregon, people with intellectual and development disabilities are not receiving the type of support they need.
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Bryan Zednick, a hay farmer in Crook County, is upset with the idea of another mining site bordering his farmland — and he says he’s not the only one.
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, Tina Burnside and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Birmingham, Alabama, police are investigating the fatal shooting of an 11-month-old child of a sheriff’s deputy. Police responded to a call of a person shot as well as a domestic disturbance at an apartment complex Tuesday afternoon, Birmingham Police Department Sgt. Rodarius Mauldin said in a
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In the early months of the pandemic, people clamored for an invite to Clubhouse’s audio-only app to hear the musings of a who’s who of venture capitalists, tech leaders and celebrities. Now, Clubhouse is opening up to everyone at a time when there are questions about the app’s staying
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Flanagan Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Dozens of viruses never before seen by humans have been found frozen in two glaciers in the Himalayas. Researchers from Ohio State University report that the glacial ice containing the viruses dates as far back as 14,500 years. It was found
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economy is inching back to normal. But the recovery remains uneven and some states are lagging behind in the race to get back to pre-pandemic strength — especially New York. Although several states’ economies have already fully recovered — and are even outpacing — their pre-Covid levels of
Continue ReadingBy Anisa Snipes Click here for updates on this story LAURENS, South Carolina (WHNS) — The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office said after checking on the conditions of animals at a home in Gray Court July 16, hundreds of animals were seized by animal control. According to the Sheriff’s Office, animal control went to Hope Road
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Hong Kong / Tokio (CNN Business) — Uno de los líderes empresariales más destacados de Japón dice que los Juegos Olímpicos están perdiendo su valor comercial. El presidente ejecutivo de Suntory, Takeshi Niinami, le dijo a CNN Business en una entrevista exclusiva el lunes que su compañía decidió no ser patrocinador de
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