Man walking on Eugene railroad tracks struck and killed by train
A man walking on the railroad tracks in Eugene was struck and killed by a train Friday afternoon.
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UK’s elite schools face a reckoning on rape culture
Nine years after being assaulted by a boy she alleges was a student at Eton College, Zan Moon can still remember the moment as if it was yesterday. “I can picture the hallway where it happened, his hands around my neck choking me,” she says. “Then he put his hands down my pants… It was
Continue ReadingThe 2022 GMC Hummer SUV is a large 830-horsepower electric family hauler
Last fall, when General Motors revealed the GMC Hummer EV electric pickup, Duncan Aldred, head of the Buick and GMC brands, told CNN Business, “There will be an SUV, so watch this space.” That space is now filled. GM revealed the GMC Hummer EV SUV on Saturday in a 60-second commercial narrated by LeBron James
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Two men killed in Salem, Corvallis officer-involved shootings
Two men were killed in unrelated officer-involved shootings in Salem and Corvallis on Friday, authorities said.
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Premier League: West Bromwich Albion scores five goals against 10-man Chelsea
The contest for the Premier League’s Champions League qualification places got a whole lot more interesting on Saturday after 10-man Chelsea were surprisingly beaten 5-2 at home by relegation-threatened West Bromwich Albion. Starting the day in fourth place and two points ahead of West Ham United, Chelsea had to play for over an hour with
Continue ReadingSupreme Court ruling could make it easier for Americans to receive more robocalls, watchdog group says
Americans can expect to receive more cellphone robocalls and texts because of a US Supreme Court decision issued Thursday, according to a consumer advocacy group. In a unanimous ruling that could have a major impact on telemarketing, the Supreme Court ruled that Facebook cannot be sued for repeatedly texting customers security alerts because its texts
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Early-morning fire destroys home in Warm Springs
A fire that began in a carport spread to and destroyed a home in Warm Springs early Friday morning, officials said.
Continue ReadingLeBron James morphs into Looney Tunes character in ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’
In case you weren’t feeling your age lately, it’s been 25 years — a quarter of a century — since the “Space Jam” movie came out. This year, director Malcolm D. Lee and a creative dream team is bringing Warner Bros.’ “Space Jam” back to the big screen with an animated/live-action hybrid sequel, “Space Jam:
Continue ReadingRare Super Mario Bros. game sells for a record $660,000
After being forgotten in a desk drawer for almost 35 years, a sealed copy of the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros. sold at auction on Friday for a whopping $660,000. It’s the most ever paid for a video game, according to a news release from Heritage Auctions, which ran the sale. The Dallas-based auction
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A mom just reunited with her 10-year-old daughter in Texas after six years apart. Their journey isn’t over
A 10-year-old girl bolted down the escalator of a Texas airport and into the arms of a mother who hadn’t held her for six years. Both of them sobbed. “I just told her that she was OK, and that she was with me now. I didn’t have any more words,” says Sonia Almendarez, who feared
Continue ReadingObama congratulates MLB for ‘taking a stand’ against Georgia election law as Trump calls for boycott
Former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump have weighed in on Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia’s new sweeping election law that imposes significant new obstacles to voting. Obama on Saturday congratulated the league “for taking a stand on behalf of voting rights for all
Continue ReadingAt least 5 people injured in a shooting outside an Alabama bar
At least five people were injured during a shooting outside a bar in Alabama early Saturday morning. Police responded to a call in downtown Tuscaloosa at 2:47 a.m. after shots were fired in a bar parking lot in Temerson Square, the Tuscaloosa Police Department said in a news release. The shooting took place outside of
Continue ReadingOregon reports 6 more COVID-19 related deaths, 476 new cases
There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,391 the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
Continue ReadingExperts urge continued caution as CDC declares people vaccinated against Covid-19 are at low risk while traveling
In the continued move toward a sense of normalcy in the Covid-19 pandemic, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that fully vaccinated people can travel at low risk to themselves. The agency said that as long as coronavirus precautions are taken, including mask wearing, fully vaccinated people can travel within the
Continue Reading Neymar sees red as Lille stuns Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 title showdown
Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian star Neymar sent off late on Saturday as the Ligue 1 champion’s hopes of claiming a fourth successive league title were dented by Lille. Ahead of Saturday’s title showdown, the two teams had been level on 63 points at the top of the table, with PSG leading on goal difference, but with
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia 76ers’ Danny Green surprises 94-year-old fan with a signed jersey
Philadelphia 76ers’ shooting guard Danny Green surprised a 94-year-old fan with a signed jersey after seeing a tweet from the fan’s granddaughter that went viral. After learning that her grandmother had spent the past year studying the NBA while in quarantine, Lili Gu tweeted her picture with a notepad where she had drawn a table
Continue ReadingArrest made during process server call
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A man was arrested on Thursday after a Process Server came to a home to serve civil papers. Carlos Rodriguez was booked on charges of terroristic threats and two counts of possession of a weapon by a prohibited person. The person made eye contact
Continue ReadingNew shared working space set to open
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — The future of how employees work is unclear in a post COVID-19 world. Over the past year, many people have been sent home to work. But will that continue once everyone is vaccinated? A new space located near 19th and Howard has been transformed
Continue ReadingMLB’s decision to move its All-Star Game out of Georgia will have a $100 million impact on the state, tourism official says
Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game from Georgia in response to a new restrictive voting law is likely to cost the state tens of millions of dollars. The “estimated lost economic impact” from the relocation is more than $100 million, according to a statement from Holly Quinlan, president and CEO of Cobb
Continue ReadingSheriff: 1 dead, 1 hospitalized after truck crashes into tree
Click here for updates on this story LAPEER COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — One person is dead and another is hospitalized after a pickup truck crashed into a tree Thursday afternoon. It happened about 2:25 p.m. on April 1 on Haines Road, east of Roods Lake in Lapeer County’s Mayfield Township. A 40-year-old Lapeer man was
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