The Oregon State University-Cascades Advocacy and Advisory Board will hear reports on enrollment and academics, and a presentation on the creative writing graduate program at its Monday, April 11 meeting.
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a story published April 1, 2022, about bird flu, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 22 million egg-laying chickens in addition to other birds were killed due to bird flu infections. Bird flu actually has forced the killing of a total of 22 million birds, including egg-laying chickens, pullets,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bird flu has infected two more farms in Iowa, forcing the killing of 5.3 million hens and 88,000 turkeys. The new cases reported Friday mean that across the nation, farmers have had to kill about 22 million birds, mostly egg-laying chickens but also including 1.8
Continue ReadingBy Darleene Powells Click here for updates on this story WINCHESTER, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Construction crews made a startling discovery this week in the Winchester community of Riverside County — rocket launchers and a practice grenade that had been discarded in a dumpster. Two AT-4 launchers and a MK69 practice grenade were found Wednesday
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With warmer days and summer on the way, Bend Park and Recreation District is opening registration for summer recreation programs beginning next Tuesday, April 5 at 6 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy Joyce Lupiani and Jamie Kennedy Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — A professor at Perimeter College at Georgia State University is no longer in the classroom because she reportedly called the police because two students arrived late to class. College student Bria Blake posted about the incident on TikTok
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — About 270 current and retired gymnasts have now signed on to an open letter to Sport Canada about the maltreatment in their sport. It comes a month after dozens of bobsled and skeleton athletes wrote a similar letter asking for the resignation of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton’s acting CEO and high performance director.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest will host a public Open House in early April. On Monday, April 11, the Sisters Ranger District will provide interested members of the public the opportunity to review and discuss a range of activities planned for the next year with District Ranger
Continue ReadingGiselle Rhoden, CNN Kristina Hayashi was a teacher’s assistant in a US history class when she saw a picture of her great uncle for the first time in 2013. During a lesson on WWII, she noticed a LA Times article about Henry Kondo in a textbook. Throughout the years, she’d heard stories about her relative
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN A federal judge upheld Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction on sex trafficking charges Friday, ruling that a juror’s misstatements on a pretrial questionnaire should not cause a mistrial. Judge Alison Nathan issued the ruling nearly a month after the juror testified in court he made an “inadvertent” mistake when he indicated in the
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story NAVARRE, Floria (WALA) — The Santa Rosa County Sheriff revealed new details about the disappearance of a Navarre woman. Family members have not heard from Cassie Carli since Sunday, March 27. Sheriff Bob Johnson said Carli was last seen at Juana’s Pagodas, a restaurant in
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Dr. Ruarri J. Day-Stirrat formally took over Friday as executive director of the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and state geologist.
Continue ReadingBy Alex Corradetti Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A distillery in downtown Milwaukee is pranking drivers, with a purpose. If you park near Central Standard Distillery on West Clybourn Friday afternoon and find a ticket on your windshield, you may want to look twice. The tickets are a prank
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal grand jury has heard testimony in recent months about Hunter Biden’s income and payments he received while serving on the board of a Ukraine energy company. That’s according to two people familiar with the probe. It remains unclear whether he might be
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN A new television ad from Ohio Republican Senate candidate Josh Mandel is centered on a false claim that Republican primary rival Mike Gibbons, a businessman, said that military service isn’t “real work.” The Mandel ad features a direct-to-camera appeal from Sheila Nowacki, the mother of a Marine who was killed in
Continue ReadingBy Tiffany Anthony, CNN A gay Ohio substitute teacher was fired last week after handing out Pride bracelets to high school students, the latest example of LGBTQ discussion in schools sparking controversy amid heated debates in school boards and states around the country. Jay Bowman said in a Facebook post he was fired for handing
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The sport Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski is leaving is run by an organization he doesn’t much recognize anymore. Or likes at all. The 75-year-old coach, whose career ends after Duke is done at the Final Four, used the opportunity of what could be his last
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — With opening day less than a week away, every team in Major League Baseball is hoping to finish spring training without any significant injuries. The New York Mets weren’t so fortunate when they found out ace Jacob deGrom will miss major time because of inflammation
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Friday launched a new statewide Sanctuary Promise Hotline, saying that anyone can and should report suspected violations of Oregon sanctuary laws to the hotline in any language.
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan and Christina Maxouris, CNN The city of Los Angeles has agreed to provide thousands of permanent beds for members of its unsheltered population, ending one part of a years-long battle with the LA Alliance For Human Rights over the homelessness crisis. The alliance — a group of residents, business owners and community
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