FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A central California county executive is pledging immediate changes after a news report revealed that vulnerable children removed from their families were living in deplorable conditions inside a child welfare office building. The Fresno Bee reported this week that children were sleeping on conference tables, eating fast food and urinating into
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers aren’t striking gold as often whenever they get near the goal line. But it’s been an entirely different story for Packers opponents. The Packers are scoring touchdowns on 55% of their red-zone possessions – down from 76.8% last year –
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business A federal grand jury has indicted a former key executive of Boeing for fraud, alleging he deceived the Federal Aviation Administration while it was first certifying the 737 Max jet that would go on to have two fatal crashes caused by design flaws. The charges are the first criminal charges
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Alcoa, Goldman Sachs rise; Duck Creek, Corsair Gaming fall
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In partnership with Travel Oregon’s Food Trails program, the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance has launched the High Desert Food Trail , Central Oregon’s first official food trail.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Major indexes ended higher again on Wall Street Friday, giving the S&P 500 its best week since July. The benchmark index added 0.7% and ended the week up 1.8%. Encouraging reports on the economy and corporate profits helped the market steady itself following a shaky few weeks.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials have confirmed that a North Portland apartment complex had a new case of Legionnaires’ disease in late September. The case is the latest in an outbreak attributed to the waterborne illness at Rosemount Court since January. The Multnomah County Health Department says the outbreak at the affordable housing complex for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has added the Pacific leatherback sea turtle to its endangered species list. The California Fish and Game Commission voted Thursday to add the turtles under the state’s Endangered Species Act. Leatherback sea turtles are the world’s largest turtle species and have been on the federal endangered species list
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs reported earnings that easily topped analysts’ expectations, capping a stellar week of bank results and helping to power the broader market to solid gains Friday. Goldman Sachs said that it posted a profit of $5.4 billion for the third quarter, which works out
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A capsule look at the best-of-seven American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros.
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is looking to the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to halt a restrictive Texas law that has banned most abortions since September. This follows a federal appeals court decision Thursday that said the Texas law should stay in force while a Department of
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Boots are being locked in, skis are being waxed and prepped, and the shelves appear to be stocked at Bend’s Powder House Ski & Snowboard — but not like they usually are.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Butterball retiró del mercado más de 6.350 kilos de productos de pavo molido este miércoles después de que los consumidores informaran a los reguladores de seguridad alimentaria que habían encontrado trozos de plástico azul incrustados en el producto. Los artículos retirados son las bandejas de 2,5 libras (1,1 kilo)
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are celebrating Mike Shanahan’s coaching contributions this weekend. The two-time Super Bowl winner who holds the franchise record with 146 victories between 1995 and 2008, including eight playoff wins, will go into the Broncos’ Ring of Fame during halftime of the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN MOODY Click here for updates on this story SPANISH FORT, Alabama (WALA) — Spanish Fort Police Chief John Barber told FOX 10 that an investigation is under way after a person was robbed in the city and two more people were robbed in Baldwin county. All while selling items. “I can say that
Continue ReadingBy SHAIN BERGAN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — KC Pet Project is looking for help re-homing some of its animals after taking in 21 cats from a Kansas City home Friday. The shelter says it has taken in 469 dogs and cats in the last 10 days, leading
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTIAN COLÓN, ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Protesters gathered Friday morning in Hartford ahead of a visit from President Joe Biden’s visit. Several roads were closed around the state Capitol, but that didn’t stop several people from making their way there with signs and cameras. Biden
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN DULIK Associated Press BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is tackling quarterbacks on the field and burying them in his front yard. The NFL sacks leader has decorated the lawn of his suburban home with mock gravestones of seven opposing quarterbacks, including Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger, Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson and
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and its closest partners are stepping up pressure on Iran to return to stalled nuclear negotiations, warning that it will face greater international isolation, new economic penalties and possibly military action if does not. In a series of high-level meetings this week, U.S.,
Continue ReadingBy IYANI HUGHES Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A new mother is ecstatic now that her newborn baby boy, Theodore Jude, is home with his family after spending months in the NICU. Valerie Kasper was 5 months pregnant when she was stabbed by a man in the back on the
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