A letter from an anonymous group of Bend-La Pine Schools teachers calls for the grading “floor” to move from 50%, where it’s been during the COVID-19 pandemic, back to 0%.
Continue ReadingBy BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman accused of illegally collecting early ballots during the 2020 primary election has pleaded guilty in an agreement with state prosecutors that saw more serious forgery and conspiracy charges dismissed. Thursday’s plea means 66-year-old Guillermina Fuentes could get probation. Reports from the Arizona attorney general’s
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Many Oregon wildlife rehabilitators are currently not accepting waterfowl at present, due to the spread of avian flu in wild birds, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — K’Lavon Chaisson has two sacks in two seasons while playing in two schemes for two defensive coordinators. He’s the latest in a long list of disappointing first-round draft picks for Jacksonville. The Jaguars have essentially already found his replacement. But Chaisson insists adding Travon
Continue ReadingCNN By Stephanie Busari, CNN Kunle Adeyanju is a self-confessed daredevil who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro twice and cycled from Lagos to Accra over three days. But it is his latest adventure that is creating a buzz after he successfully completed a motorcycle ride from London to Lagos. The journey took 41 days as he
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — A Massachusetts man got a surprise he will never forget while playing one of his favorite songs on a public piano in Boston. Sam Spencer was playing “Ophelia” by The Lumineers when someone walking by decided to stop and listen. That person
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business The obituaries for the shooting victims of Robb Elementary took up three full pages in the Uvalde Leader-News on Thursday. The rest of the paper contains haunting questions about why they died. The newest edition of the paper makes clear that many Uvalde-area officials are steadfastly declining to comment,
Continue ReadingBy Leticia Ordaz Click here for updates on this story ROCKLIN, California (KCRA) — Evan Beauchamp calls himself a walking miracle. Doctors told the young Rocklin man he would never walk again after shattering his back during an ATV crash in 2020. “I was riding the quad one minute and woke up the next, and
Continue ReadingWINSEN, Germany (AP) — Li Haotong and Joakim Lagergren both shot a 5-under 67 to share the lead after the first round of the European Open. Li of China got off to a strong start with birdies on the first three holes early in the morning, but Sweden’s Lagergren caught up with him late in
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, Caroll Alvarado, Amanda Watts and Christina Maxouris, CNN A patient who sacrificed his life to save his wife. Two gifted doctors cherished by their communities. A receptionist with a “true servant’s heart.” Those were the four people killed Wednesday in a shooting inside an Oklahoma medical building. A gunman, who was also
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined to take up a challenge to the state’s new congressional map, making it increasingly likely that elections this year will be conducted under the aggressively partisan congressional boundaries championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The 4-1 decision represents a setback for Democrats and voting
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — This year’s winner of the International Booker Prize, Geetanjali Shree’s novel “Tomb of Sand,” will be released in the U.S. this winter by an imprint of HarperCollins Publishing. “Tomb of Sand,” the story of an elderly widow thinking back on the 1947 partition of British India into India and Pakistan, was
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Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend is finishing up Phase 2 of its upgrades and renovations as it gets the 8,000-capacity riverfront venue all set for summer concertgoers, with a record of 50-plus acts due to visit and perform.
Continue ReadingBy CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press Reparations experts and advocates largely welcomed a move by California to acknowledge in writing its role in perpetuating discrimination against African Americans. The 500-page document released Wednesday details the harms suffered by descendants of enslaved people and how federal, state and local laws, public officials and the courts were active
Continue ReadingBy MARCOS ALEMAN and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press LA LIMONERA, El Salvador (AP) — Esmeralda Domínguez was about 100 yards from home when soldiers and police blocked her on a small bridge. The authorities had waited there for hours. Dominguez, neighbors said, was the only person they stopped. Her aunt, who lived nearby, protested. Dominguez
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN Cyber Command, the US military’s hacking unit, has conducted offensive cyber operations in support of Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia’s invasion, the head of the command has confirmed. The disclosure underscores how important projecting power in cyberspace — in support of Ukraine’s defenses and to potentially deter Russia from
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s water and sewer company has been hit by a federal lawsuit demanding that it provide services to thousands of residents who lack potable water on a daily basis. The class-action lawsuit was filed Thursday by Carmen Maldonado, mayor of the northern town of Morovis, who requested that
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Former Olympic gymnast Tasha Schwikert Moser is taking her advocacy for victims of sexual abuse within the sport to the front lines. Schwikert Moser is joining USA Gymnastics’ board of directors. The position was created as part of the legal settlement between the organization and athletes sexually abused by
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, CNN A South Carolina man has been charged with murder after authorities say he “fired multiple random rounds at passing vehicles,” resulting in the death of an 8-year-old boy, according to a news release from Florence County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, May 28, deputies with the Sheriff’s Office responded to a call
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Las sanciones golpearon al presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, peligrosamente cerca de casa en mayo, cuando el Reino Unido congeló los activos pertenecientes a su exesposa y su rumoreada amante junto con otros en su círculo como parte de esfuerzos para hacer a Moscú pagar por la guerra en Ucrania. Fue
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