By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Television ratings for college gymnastics have risen in lockstep with interest in the sport. The 2021 national championships drew over 800,000 viewers. The presence of reigning Olympic champion Sunisa Lee could tick viewership even higher during this year’s finals. The SEC Network made gymnastics
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — A jury has acquitted Denver-based dialysis firm DaVita Inc. and former chairman and CEO Kent Thiry of charges they conspired with three competing firms not to hire certain employees from each other in violation of labor law. Friday’s verdict in Denver federal court came after a first-of-its kind prosecution by U.S. officials.
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — A jury has acquitted Denver-based dialysis firm DaVita Inc. and former chairman and CEO Kent Thiry of charges they conspired with three competing firms not to hire certain employees from each other in violation of labor law. Friday’s verdict in Denver federal court came after a first-of-its kind prosecution by U.S. officials.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department is moving forward with the first onshore sales of public oil and gas drilling leases under President Joe Biden, but will sharply increase royalty rates for companies that extract oil. Friday’s announcement comes as federal officials weigh efforts to fight climate change against
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department is moving forward with the first onshore sales of public oil and gas drilling leases under President Joe Biden, but will sharply increase royalty rates for companies that extract oil. Friday’s announcement comes as federal officials weigh efforts to fight climate change against
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — An attorney for Dallas Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph says the second-round pick in last year’s draft was riding in a vehicle from which a man was fatally shot about two months ago. However, in a statement Friday, Dallas lawyer Barry Sorrels said Joseph was unarmed when 20-year-old Cameron Ray was shot and
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Happy Easter weekend, Central Oregon! A winter weather warning is in place for all of Central Oregon from 11 p.m. Friday until 2 p.m. Saturday. Clouds will quickly begin to thicken Friday night. As lows drop into the 20s, we will see a strong chance of snowfall by midnight. Northerly breezes at 5-10 mph will
Continue ReadingBy PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay birdied the final four holes Friday for a 4-under 67 and take a two-stroke lead over Robert Streb halfway through the RBC Heritage. After dropping back with bogeys on the 11th and 14th holes, Cantlay turned it around
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The case of a teenage couple killed and tossed down an abandoned mine shaft culminated in murder convictions Friday for a Utah man who prosecutors said killed the pair because he found them hanging out with his girlfriend. Jarrod Baum faces up to life in prison after a jury found
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials at Oregon Health & Science University have apologized to employees after a fake phishing test drew complaints about raising false hopes. Portland television station KGW8 reports the university sent the phishing test email to employees on April 12 offering up to $7,500 in financial assistance for COVID-related hardships. But the
Continue ReadingMEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Environmental cleanup is underway following a Tuesday fire at a gas station in Medford. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says over 12,000 gallons of various petroleum products, mostly lube oil, were released into nearby Bear Creek and surrounding areas during the incident. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Oregon Department
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A convicted felon in Florida has been sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison after appearing in a social media post holding a rifle. Court records show 22-year-old Christian Agosto was sentenced Wednesday in Tampa federal court. Officials say Agosto had been free from prison for about four
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Tras una semana de caos tras el operativo implementado por el gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott que alargó considerablemente los tiempos de cruce de los camiones de carga en cuatro cruces fronterizos entre México y Estados Unidos, Abbott anunció que suspenderían la inspecciones exhaustivas adicionales en la región. Abbott y
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El FBI culpó este jueves a ciberdelincuentes asociados con el gobierno de Corea del Norte de haber robado más de US$ 600 millones en criptodivisas el mes pasado a una empresa de videojuegos, el último de una serie de osados robos cibernéticos vinculados a Pyongyang. “A través de nuestra investigación pudimos
Continue ReadingBY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer New Orleans (AP) — Both joy and frustration are in the air in New Orleans at the HBCU Climate Change Conference this week as environmental and climate advocates and researchers from around the United States express an urgent need for climate action and pollution cleanup in poor communities and
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man reeled in a massive blue catfish that set a state record. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks says Eugene Cronley of Brandon caught the 131-pound fish April 7 in the Mississippi River near Natchez. Cronley tells the Clarion Ledger that he has been catfishing all his
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man reeled in a massive blue catfish that set a state record. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks says Eugene Cronley of Brandon caught the 131-pound fish April 7 in the Mississippi River near Natchez. Cronley tells the Clarion Ledger that he has been catfishing all his
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
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COUNTRY Financial is pleased to announce the Prineville Police Department as a recipient of a COUNTRY Financial Operation Helping Heroes award.
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, after initially approving maps drawn by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The court reversed itself Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court in March said Evers’ maps were incorrectly adopted. Friday’s decision from the state court
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