In the last 24 hours… Mt. Hood Meadows reported 8 new inches. Timberline reported 4 new inches. Hoodoo reported 2 new inches. Mt. Bachelor reported 5 new inches. Willamette Pass is not reporting yet and has not announced an opening date. Skibowl reported 2 new inches.
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson and Tina Burnside, CNN The Broward County public school district will pay more than $26 million to the shooting victims and the families of 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Members unanimously approved two legal settlements at a school board meeting Tuesday. “Following the tragedy that occurred at Marjory
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Rachael Rollins says she has endured racist and threatening messages as she prepares to become Massachusetts’ next U.S. attorney. Rollins, a Democrat, will be the first Black woman to serve in the role. Her nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate earlier this month after a contentious process and vote that split
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — An electrical engineer who examined the USS Bonhomme Richard after it was destroyed by fire last year testified it might have started with an electrical malfunction. The testimony by Andrew Thoresen on Wednesday contradicts findings by the government’s investigation that determined arson caused the blaze. Thoresen
Continue ReadingBy ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — U.S. sports leagues are seeing rapidly increasing COVID-19 outbreaks with dozens of players in health and safety protocols, amid an ongoing surge by the delta variant of the coronavirus and rising cases of the highly transmissible omicron mutation. Both the NBA and NHL have postponed games
Continue ReadingBy ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — U.S. sports leagues are seeing rapidly increasing COVID-19 outbreaks with dozens of players in health and safety protocols, amid an ongoing surge by the delta variant of the coronavirus and rising cases of the highly transmissible omicron mutation. Both the NBA and NHL have postponed games
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Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! Our winter weather advisory is still in place for the upper elevations and the Cascades until Thursday at 4 p.m. Our winds will become lighter overnight and the snowfall is expected to continue. Lows will drop into the low 20s. Snowfall will taper off through Thursday. We will see a nice, but
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two Muslim worshippers who at different times charged toward a gunman to try and stop his massacre have each been awarded New Zealand’s highest honor for civilian bravery. Both men are credited with helping save others in the 2019 attack at two Christchurch mosques in
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.N. report says humanitarian aid delivery from Turkey to rebel-held northwestern Syria is tightly monitored and remains critical. The report from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres could be key to continuing the effort. The Associated Press obtained the document Wednesday. The report follows tense Security Council negotiations
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Karolina Pliskova has withdrawn from next month’s Australian Open and two warm-up tournaments because of a right hand injury sustained in training. Australian Open officials confirmed the world fourth-ranked player’s withdrawal and said in a tweet: “wishing you a speedy recovery.” Pliskova had earlier said on social media “unfortunately I hurt
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple will delay bringing its workers back to the office until a “yet to be determined” date, while giving all of its corporate and retail employees $1,000 to buy equipment for their home offices. The development was shared with Apple employees in an email from CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday,
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Business South Korea’s largest dairy company, Seoul Milk, has apologized after releasing a controversial advert which some critics say portray women as cows. “We sincerely apologize to everyone who may have felt uncomfortable due to the milk advertisement video uploaded to the official YouTube channel of Seoul Milk
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN US health officials are bracing for a trio of public health concerns this winter: more infections from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, surging infections with the Delta variant, and a “slow but steady” comeback of the flu. There is growing concern that a rise in Omicron cases, paired with
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN US health officials are bracing for a trio of public health concerns this winter: more infections from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, surging infections with the Delta variant, and a “slow but steady” comeback of the flu. There is growing concern that a rise in Omicron cases, paired with climbing
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple hired Stan Drayton on Wednesday as its new football coach. Drayton joins Ron Dickerson as the only Black head coaches in Temple football history. Drayton spent five years at Texas where he was associate head coach and run game coordinator and has coached for nearly
Continue ReadingBy Iyani hughes, Karyn Greer Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A fatal car accident, 27 years ago, claimed the life of a Gwinnett County teen. Today one of the survivors tearfully thanked the neurosurgeon who saved her life. Rachelle Broom said it was always on her heart to thank the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un globo terráqueo del siglo XVI que representa el mundo antes de que se “descubriera” Australia podría ser el más antiguo en ser subastado. El artefacto, de valor incalculable, en el que aparecen monstruos marinos, barcos y una representación de Tritón, dios griego del mar, fue subastado por la empresa británica
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press At former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial for fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a Black motorist, the core of her defense is clear: She says she meant to use her Taser but grabbed her handgun instead. Experts say such cases are rare, but they do happen. The prosecution’s use-of-force
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Port of Los Angeles is on track to move a record volume of import cargo this year. Officials at the nation’s busiest port expect to hit the new mark, even as they struggle to clear a backup of ship traffic and ease supply chain
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Port of Los Angeles is on track to move a record volume of import cargo this year. Officials at the nation’s busiest port expect to hit the new mark, even as they struggle to clear a backup of ship traffic and ease supply chain
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