By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. authorities say two Hawaii attorneys and a businessman helped an ex-county official with a nearly $11-million affordable housing scheme. Alan Rudo was a Housing and Community Development Specialist on the Big Island. He pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud.
Continue ReadingUVALDE, Texas (AP) — The attorney for the principal of the Texas elementary school where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers says the principal has been placed on administrative leave. Mandy Gutierrez’s attorney Ricardo Cedillo of San Antonio says Uvalde school Superintendent Hal Harrell placed the Robb Elementary School principal on paid administrative
Continue ReadingBy NOAH BERGER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press JERSEYDALE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have significantly slowed the spread of a smoky wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park that has destroyed 55 homes and other buildings. But thousands of residents of remote California mountain communities are still under evacuation orders. An incident report Sunday night says
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The friend camping with a Bend man who was accidentally fatally shot at Mayfield Pond east of Bend on June 30 spoke with NewsChannel 21 on Monday about what happened. Martin Briley said he had known Neil Martell, a retired veteran, for three years and watched him die in his arms from a bullet wound.
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With weather predictions indicating high temperatures and fuel moisture levels decreasing across the region, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management, the Deschutes National Forest, the Ochoco National Forest, and the Crooked River National Grassland, are implementing public use restrictions and moving to an Industrial Fire Precaution Level 2 on Thursday to reduce the occurrence of human-caused wildfires.
Continue ReadingBy Peter Taggart, CNN Tributes are being paid following the death of Nobel Peace Prize winner David Trimble, an architect of the Good Friday agreement that largely ended three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland. He was 77. Trimble had been leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, which issued a short statement Monday: “It is
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A now-retired Portland, Oregon, police officer has pleaded guilty to official misconduct and assault related to an incident during a protest against police brutality. Scott Groshong, 52, pleaded guilty on Monday and was sentenced to three years of probation and 80 hours of community service, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, CNN GOP Rep. Glenn Thompson attended his gay son’s wedding last week, three days after opposing a bill in the US House that would enshrine protections for same-sex marriage into federal law, CNN has confirmed. Thompson’s office said in a statement that the Pennsylvania congressman and his wife were “thrilled” to attend
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — TBS is canceling “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” after seven seasons, removing a rare female voice from late-night TV, the channel said Monday. In a statement announcing the cancellation, TBS said it has made “some difficult, business-based decisions” as part of its new programming strategy TBS was part of WarnerMedia, which
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence has testified before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. Marc Short, a close aide to Pence, was at the Capitol
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las concentraciones más elevadas de tetrahidrocannabinol o THC, la parte de la planta de marihuana que produce la sensación de estar drogado, están provocando que más personas se vuelvan adictas en muchas partes del mundo, según una nueva revisión de estudios. En comparación con las personas que consumen productos de menor
Continue ReadingFAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say that a San Francisco Bay Area man suspected of a 2021 rape has been arrested in the killings of two women that had been unsolved for decades. The Solano County Sheriff’s Office says DNA collected from 76-year-old James Ray Gary, of Fairfield, matched the sex crime and DNA collected
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Ramsey could have eased into training camp this summer. After a long, grueling season culminating in a Super Bowl title, the All-Pro cornerback could have rested his body and his surgically repaired shoulders during the Los Angeles Rams’ 2 1/2 weeks at UC Irvine.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Samantha Beech, Rob Shackelford and Benjamin Schiller, CNN After searing heat suffocated large swaths of the US this weekend, the next few days are expected to bring more moderate temperatures to areas of the Northeast, while scorching weather in the Pacific Northwest will intensify. Oppressive heat broke daily high temperature records Sunday
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle chapter of the Audubon Society says it is dropping “Audubon” from its name because the man the organization is named after was a slave owner and opposed abolition. KNKX reports that Seattle Audubon is one the largest chapters of the National Audubon Society, the nonprofit dedicated to protecting birds and
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees radio broadcaster Suzyn Waldman, MLB Network and Sirius XM Radio host Chris Russo and DJ Carol Miller were selected for induction into the Radio Hall of Fame. Radio hosts Broadway Bill Lee and Lon Helton, radio personality Ellen K and radio executives Jeff Smulyan and Marv Dyson also
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees radio broadcaster Suzyn Waldman, MLB Network and Sirius XM Radio host Chris Russo and DJ Carol Miller were selected for induction into the Radio Hall of Fame. Radio hosts Broadway Bill Lee and Lon Helton, radio personality Ellen K and radio executives Jeff Smulyan and Marv Dyson also
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Oasis Village is working with Heart of Oregon Corps and Redmond High School construction technology students to build up to 20 shelter units for the homeless. The students plan to build one or two units a semester. The units will be based upon plans developed by St. Vincent’s Place – Bend, with construction overseen by Hayden Homes. On
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Happy Monday, Central Oregon! The skies will stay clear Monday night. Breezes will stay gentle out of the north. Our lows will be warm in the 50s to low 60s. An excessive heat warning and a heat advisory go into place for all of Central Oregon beginning Tuesday, and they will stay in place through Friday. These will
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The teenage cousin of Amir Locke was sentenced to more than 16 years for his role in a murder that prompted police to execute a no-knock warrant on the Minneapolis apartment where Locke was killed. Eighteen-year-old Mekhi Speed was sentenced Monday. He had pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree murder in
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