Justin True, the founder of True Triathlon, finished up his intense cross-country triathlon on June 16 in an effort to bring more mental health awareness. In spite of the many obstacles faced, he accomplished 32 miles of swimming, 2,900 miles of biking and a 601-mile run. The $20,000 True raised was donated to
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! As always, I hope you were able to get out and enjoy the weather we’ve been having. We’ve seen mostly clear skies over the region, with warm temperatures. Quite a bit of weather is happening around us — but here on the High Desert, all we’re experiencing is sunny skies and
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, despidió a dos figuras importantes de su gobierno, cuestionando sus cualidades de liderazgo y acusando a muchos de sus subordinados de traición y colaboración con Rusia. “Hoy tomé la decisión de destituir al fiscal general de su cargo y despedir al jefe del
Continue ReadingTRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Chez Reavie won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday, holding on in the breezy final round of the PGA Tour’s lone modified Stableford scoring event for his third tour title. Six points ahead entering the day, Reavie had a six-point round for a one-point victory over Alex Noren on Tahoe Mountain Club’s
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters The Indian government’s Covid-19 vaccinations hit 2 billion on Sunday, with booster doses underway for all adults, as daily infections hit a four-month high, official data showed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extolled the vaccination milestone, celebrating the world’s largest and longest-running inoculation campaign that began last year. “India creates history again!” Modi
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Artemis Moshtaghian and Holly Yan, CNN Authorities revealed new details Monday on the weekend mall shooting in Greenwood, Indiana, including the identities of the gunman, three victims and the legally armed bystander who fatally shot the gunman. The shooting rampage took place at the Greenwood Park Mall around 6 p.m. Sunday. Multiple
Continue ReadingMORRISON, Colo. (AP) — Leah Pruett raced to her first Top Fuel victory for Tony Stewart Racing, powering past Shawn Langdon in the final of the NHRA Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Pruett, who is married to Stewart, had a 3.884-second run at 316.38 mph in the final for her 10th career victory and second
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Pete Alonso, Albert Pujols and Kyle Schwarber tee off in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium, where fans see how far and fast the sluggers can launch longballs into the Los Angeles twilight. Alonso is trying to become the first player to win the derby three straight times. He
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Benjamin Schiller, CNN A West Virginia woman has awoken from a two-year coma and identified her brother as her attacker, according to police. Wanda Palmer, 51, accused her brother of attacking her at her residence near Cottageville, West Virginia, in June 2020. Police said that Palmer was “attacked, hacked, and left
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 25 points, Jewell Loyd and Tina Charles added 15 points apiece and the Seattle Storm beat Indiana 81-65 Sunday to extend the Fever’s losing streak to nine games. Seattle (17-8) is a half-game behind the Las Vegas Aces (18-7) and two games back of the WNBA-leading and defending-champion Chicago
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Top Democrats running for the chance to take on U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin largely kept their focus on the Republican opponent during the first and only televised debate. The only female candidate faulted the men during Sunday’s debate for not doing more to advocate
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Cheyenne Parker matched her season high with 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Tiffany Hayes added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists and the Atlanta Dream beat the Phoenix Mercury 85-75. Sophie Cunningham hit a 3-pointer with 5:39 left in the fourth quarter to give Phoenix a 73-70 lead but Erica
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said. The man entered the Greenwood Park Mall with a rifle and several
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Joe Gibbs said he’s surprised his eponymous race team has yet to sign two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch to a contract for 2023. Busch faced an uncertain future after M&M Mars announced it would pull its marketing spend at the end of this
Continue ReadingBy RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Merrill Kelly gave up one run in six innings and David Peralta hit a solo homer to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres. Arizona went into the All-Star break on a good note but dropped two of three
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackson Holliday and Druw Jones, sons of All-Stars Matt and Andruw, were taken by Baltimore and Arizona with the first two picks in baseball’s amateur draft. Holliday, whose father is a former batting champion Matt Holliday, was chosen first by Baltimore over Jones in somewhat
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN An 80-year old woman is dead after falling into a pond and being grabbed by alligators in Sarasota County, Florida on Friday, authorities said. The woman fell into a pond along the golf course at around 8:15 p.m. at the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club in Englewood, Florida, according to
Continue ReadingWBBH By Zoe Sottile, CNN An 80-year old woman is dead after falling into a pond and being grabbed by alligators in Sarasota County, Florida on Friday, authorities said. The woman fell into a pond along the golf course at around 8:15 p.m. at the Boca Royale Golf and Country Club in Englewood, Florida, according
Continue ReadingHARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Sean Johnson delivered a four-save shutout while Valentin Castellanos scored a pivotal goal in New York City FC’s 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls. NYCFC is now 11-4-5 following the victory and the Red Bulls fell to 9-6-6.
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Christopher Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs, winning Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner this season. Bell mastered the track where he won Xfinity Series races in 2018, 2019 and 2021, holding off Chase Elliott, last week’s winner at
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