By CONNOR MCCARTHY Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, Oregon (KPTV) — After three deadly shootings in the metro area on New Year’s Day, one anti-gun violence activist group is speaking out. Rev. Mark Knutson of Augustana Lutheran Church said shootings in Gresham and Portland less than 24 hours into the New Year
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Deschutes County is seeking residents who are interested in serving on the Deschutes County Planning Commission in an at-large position.
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The conservative candidate in France’s presidential race says she will adapt her campaign to coronavirus conditions, focusing on social media and staging small gatherings with voters instead of big rallies. Like Republicans Party candidate Valérie Pécresse who says this campaign “won’t look like any other,” contenders
Continue ReadingCNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business A record 4.5 million Americans voluntarily left their jobs in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This pushed the quits rate to 3%, matching the high from September. Workers were most likely to quit their jobs in the hospitality industry, which had by far the highest quits
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Better weather is helping some travelers get home after the New Year’s holiday, but airlines are still canceling a high number of flights. By early Tuesday evening on the East Coast, airlines had scrubbed about 1,500 flights for the day. That’s a very high number but well below Monday’s disruptions, which
Continue ReadingAll of the resorts have received generous additions to their bases — and more snow is on the way. Mt. Bachelor is expecting another 20-30″ to be added over the next 24 hours, with more snowfall after that. Highway 26 over Government Camp and Highway 20 beyond Santiam Junction remain closed this morning. Expect adverse
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GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… While the heaviest storm activity has moved off to the east, that cold, wet stream continues and we have a good chance of more snow and rain today. Highs will be scattered through the 30’s. SW breezes will be at 5-10 mph, but we will see gusts a bit higher. Tonight’s
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL and MARINA VILLENEUVE ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal prosecution over an allegation that he fondled an aide. Albany’s top prosecutor said Tuesday he was dropping the case because he couldn’t prove it. District Attorney David Soares’ decision comes three days before the Democratic ex-governor
Continue ReadingBy HAL SCHEURICH Click here for updates on this story ALABAMA (WALA) — Robertsdale Police and the FBI are on the hunt for a man they’re calling an online predator. Investigators said the suspect used a combination of social media apps to have inappropriate communications with a 12-year-old girl. Police said it went on for
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A woman is taking over as the U.S.S. Constitution’s commanding officer for the first time in the legendary warship’s 224-year history. The Navy announced Tuesday that Cmdr. Billie J. Farrell is scheduled to assume command of the ship often called Old Ironsides at an on-board ceremony Jan. 21. Farrell is a native
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Business) — Un récord de 4,5 millones de estadounidenses dejaron voluntariamente sus trabajos en noviembre, lo que elevó la tasa de renuncias al 3%, igualando el máximo de septiembre, según la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales. Los trabajadores abandonaron sus empleos sobre todo en el sector de la hostelería, que tuvo por mucho la
Continue ReadingBy Ethan Cohen Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois told the Chicago Sun-Times in an interview published Monday that he won’t run for a 16th term in the US House of Representatives, the 24th House Democrat to announce plans of leaving the chamber at the end the term. Rush is the 35th member from either party
Continue ReadingSOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Southampton has been bought by a company fronted by the founder of eastern European telecommunications giant United Group. Dragan Solak’s Sport Republic purchased the 80% stake held by Gao Jisheng. Gao is a Chinese businessman who has been majority shareholder at the south-coast club since 2017. No financial details were disclosed
Continue ReadingSOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Southampton has been bought by a company fronted by the founder of eastern European telecommunications giant United Group. Dragan Solak’s Sport Republic purchased the 80% stake held by Gao Jisheng. Gao is a Chinese businessman who has been majority shareholder at the south-coast club since 2017. No financial details were disclosed
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Three women in France were found dead on New Year’s Day, allegedly killed by their partners, despite years of efforts by President Emmanuel Macron’s government to rein in deadly domestic violence. In all three cases, the men told police they themselves were at fault, according to local media reports. Feminist groups are
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Here are the Sunrise Birthdays for Tuesday, Jan. 4. You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays
Continue ReadingCNN By Niamh Kennedy and Jack Guy, CNN A leading expert who helped create the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine said Tuesday that giving everyone in the world booster shots multiple times a year is not feasible. “We can’t vaccinate the planet every four to six months. It’s not sustainable or affordable,” Professor Andrew Pollard, the director
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy and Jack Guy, CNN A leading expert who helped create the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine said Tuesday that giving everyone in the world booster shots multiple times a year is not feasible. “We can’t vaccinate the planet every four to six months. It’s not sustainable or affordable,” Professor Andrew Pollard, the director of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Jay Weaver, a bassist and vocalist for the Christian band Big Daddy Weave, has died from complications due to Covid-19, his brother and fellow band member Mike Weaver announced on social media. He was 42. “Hey everybody. Thank you so much for all your prayers for my brother,” Mike Weaver
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) –– Cinco de las mayores potencias nucleares del mundo se comprometieron este lunes a trabajar en conjunto para evitar una guerra nuclear y lograr “un mundo sin armas atómicas”, en una inusual declaración de unidad cuando las tensiones crecen entre Oriente y Occidente. “Una guerra nuclear no puede ganarse y nunca debe
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