By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and Nick Maton homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies snap a five-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Phillies star Bryce Harper was a late scratch from the lineup due to right forearm soreness, and second baseman Jean Segura was
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As weather transitions to summer, Pacific Power is encouraging customers to prepare for wildfire season. Fire-weather conditions, such as severe drought combined with summer windstorms or active wildfires, could lead to safety-related power outages. “We’re building our system to be more resilient long term – for all seasons and weather conditions –
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The House select committee investigating the 2021 US Capitol insurrection has obtained a December 2020 proposal from a lawyer to Rudy Giuliani and others that sketched out an early, rough plan to halt Joe Biden becoming president by throwing the certification of the election into the hands
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points, Rebecca Allen added 17 and the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 87-74 to snap a seven-game losing streak. New York was outscored 33-17 in the second quarter, but used two big runs in the second half to take control. New York went on a
Continue ReadingFRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys say former running back Marion Barber III has died. He was 38. Barber is fourth in franchise history with 47 rushing touchdowns, even without recording a 1,000-yard rushing season. He played a final season with Chicago in 2011 after spending his first six years with the Cowboys. He
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s carbon emissions have dipped notably over the past three quarters — but it’s not clear how long the drop will continue. An analysis of China’s economic data shows emissions dropped 1.4% in the first three months of the year, compared to the prior year, making
Continue ReadingBy BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — An onstage vocabulary round introduced a new element of randomness into the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The multiple-choice vocabulary questions forced spellers to demonstrate a different skill set and knocked out some of the bee’s most accomplished spellers during Wednesday’s semifinals. Among those who were
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The presiding justice of the California appeals court in Sacramento has retired as part of a punishment for delays in deciding 200 cases over a decade. The Commission on Judicial Performance said Wednesday that Justice Vance Raye agreed to step down from the Third District Court
Continue ReadingFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are bringing back their red helmets for their throwback uniforms this season. The Falcons have announced they will bring back the red helmets with black jerseys for the first time since 2012. The team will bring back the combination, which pays tribute to their first uniform in
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Bend police sought information from the public Wednesday to help find a suspect in a hit-and-run crash in northeast Bend late Tuesday afternoon that injured a 15-year-old e-bike rider.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A judge has ordered a Portland, Oregon, man accused of three shooting deaths this year be committed to the state hospital for mental health treatment after finding he is unable to help in his own defense. Joseph Banks was living in a Portland group home for adults with mental illness when
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson was hurt when New York Yankees teammates didn’t back him after he made a remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson about Jackie Robinson that Chicago manager Tony La Russa called racist. Donaldson was suspended for one game by Major League Baseball for
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Roughly two dozen New Jersey residents are demanding federal officials speed up and improve disaster aid. They held an event Wednesday in Trenton, nine months to the day since remnant of Hurricane Ida hit the state. The storm killed 30 people and wrecked numerous properties. One
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community members, staff and students are invited to share input on the World Language curriculum, grades 6-12, up for approval for adoption during the Bend-La Pine Schools’ Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, June 7. A team of Bend-La Pine Schools’ teachers and staff spent months reviewing options and gathering input
Continue ReadingDOHA, Qatar (AP) — Australia’s Socceroos have warmed up for next week’s World Cup playoff against United Arab Emirates with a 2-1 comeback win over Jordan. Mousa Al-Tamari’s powerful strike gave Jordan the lead in the 18th minute of the international friendly before Bailey Wright equalized in the 40th and Awer Mabil put Australia ahead
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Francisco Lindor and the NL East-leading Mets are headed to California for four games against Mookie Betts and the NL West-leading Dodgers, a showdown of the National League’s top two teams. Coming off a 6-0 homestand against Philadelphia and Washington, New York is starting a much tougher 10-game trip against Los
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Police arrested a 38-year-old Bend man Wednesday as they investigate a reckless burning incident outside a northeast Bend home, as well as a report of a person siphoning gas from a vehicle.
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Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! We’re looking at mostly cloudy skies, with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s Wednesday night. While staying partly cloudy, we stay with the warming trend a little longer, with highs in the mid-70s Thursday. We still see a chance of thunderstorms on Thursday, with a chance for rain staying with us all the way through Sunday
Continue ReadingBy Reuters The administration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a series of restrictions on flights to Cuba imposed by his predecessor, including ending a prohibition on US airline flights to Cuban airports other than Havana. The US Transportation Department (USDOT) issued the order at the request of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference’s slogan, “It just means more,” could soon refer to the number of football games the league schedules. SEC coaches and athletic directors have been meeting this week at a resort on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Atop the agenda is
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