California redwood forest returned to Native American tribes
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A conservation group is turning over a historic redwood grove on the Northern California coast…
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Monday’s prep basketball scores
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Bend 74, South Salem 48 Corvallis 63, South Albany 42 Faith Bible 51, Neah-Kah-Nie 40 Falls City 60, C.S. Lewis Academy/Veritas…
Continue ReadingAFCON: Report into deadly stadium crush will focus on who closed gate that led to loss of lives
By Aleks Klosok, Joel Kouam and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said a report into a stadium…
Continue Reading‘It belongs to everyone’: Australian government buys rights to Aboriginal flag for $14 million
Oscar Holland, CNN Australia’s government has bought the copyright to the Aboriginal flag, making it freely available for public use and ending…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed in narrow trading ahead of Fed meeting
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed in muted trading, as many stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. Federal…
Continue ReadingNew Malaysian carrier SKS Airways takes to the skies
SUBANG, Malaysia (AP) — New Malaysian carrier, SKS Airways, took to the skies Tuesday with short-haul flights to holiday island resorts as domestic…
Continue ReadingHong Kong virus cluster in housing prompts partial lockdown
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has expanded a partial lockdown and tightened pandemic restrictions after more than 200 cases of COVID-19 were…
Continue ReadingBig 12-SEC Challenge takes hoops center stage this weekend
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer The Big 12 and Southeastern Conference have a big weekend ahead on the hardwood in the latest incarnation of…
Continue ReadingTkachuk, Gaudreau lead Flames over Blues 7-1
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had a career-high five assists, Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and three assists, and the Calgary Flames routed…
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Deschutes County commissioners reject parking garage, back cheaper option
Deschutes County commissioners voted Monday not to build a parking garage by the expanding courthouse in downtown Bend and instead backed a…
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Winter Olympics preview: Team USA’s high-flying snowboarders
No country has had more success in snowboarding at the Olympics than the United States, and that’s because of amazing athletes like Shaun White and…
Continue ReadingNo. 15 USC shakes off slow start to rout Arizona State
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Peterson scored 16 points and No. 15 Southern California shook off a slow start to defeat…
Continue ReadingRippon boosts Bell’s Olympic chase with advice and support
By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer As Mariah Bell ripped through two brilliant routines to win her first national championship earlier this month, the…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires two cruise missiles, South Korea says
By Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea fired two cruise missiles on Tuesday morning, according to the South Korean military. The launch is being analyzed…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea conducts what could be its 6th missile test this month, South Korea says
CNN By Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea fired what are presumed to be two short-range ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast…
Continue ReadingGresham carries Texas Southern over Alabama St. 73-66
HOUSTON — Brison Gresham recorded 11 points and 16 rebounds to lift Texas Southern to a 73-66 win over Alabama State. Texas Southern led 63-58 with…
Continue ReadingSisoho Jawara carries Weber St. over S. Utah 92-84
CEDAR CITY, Utah — Seikou Sisoho Jawara scored a season-high 25 points, tying his career high, as Weber State defeated Southern Utah 92-84. Koby…
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NW power plants’ 2020 carbon dioxide emissions were lowest in decades
In 2020, carbon dioxide emissions from Pacific Northwest power plants that burn coal and natural gas totaled 45.64 million metric tons, the lowest in…
Continue ReadingChiefs’ Harrison Butker coming through in clutch once again
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After three divisional playoff games had been decided on last-second field goals, Chiefs…
Continue ReadingCorbett scores 25 to lift CSU over Howard 83-81
BALTIMORE — Tyree Corbett had 25 points plus 22 rebounds as Coppin State narrowly defeated Howard 83-81. Corbett’s three-point play with 10…
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