SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Chevan Cordeiro accounted for four touchdowns to lead San Jose State to a 40-7 rout of UNLV. Cordeiro was 18-of-27 passing for 230 yards and added 109 yards on the ground with touchdown runs from 10 and 15 yards. His 22-yard touchdown pass to Dominick Mazotti stretched the San Jose
Continue ReadingBy TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and DAVID RISING Associated Press UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — Grief-stricken families prayed Saturday at a Buddhist temple filled with children’s keepsakes, flowers and photos of the smiling toddlers who were slain as they napped on blankets at a day care center in northeastern Thailand. Coffins containing the 36 killed, 24 of
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla, Liam Reilly and Rob Frehse, CNN A Purdue University student who was arrested Wednesday after his roommate was found dead in their dormitory told police he fatally stabbed him, Indiana prosecutors said Friday. Ji Min Sha, 22, said he used a knife to kill his roommate, Varun Manish Chheda, 20, according to
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ritchie, Tim Lister and Josh Pennington, CNN In a major blow for Russian President Vladimir Putin, a huge explosion early Saturday severely damaged the only bridge connecting the annexed Crimean Peninsula with the Russian mainland, crimping a key supply route for Moscow’s faltering war in Ukraine. The blast collapsed part of the roadway
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Crook County Sheriff John Gautney announced Friday that Lieutenant Bill Elliott recently graduated as a member of the 283rd session of the FBI National Academy.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The week of October 10-14 is National School Lunch Week and the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon School Boards Association are teaming up to raise awareness of the importance of child nutrition programs in schools. Around the state, school board members will eat with students during the week to see
Continue ReadingVILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Villanova freshman forward Cam Whitmore is set to have surgery on his right thumb after injuring it in practice Wednesday. The school said Friday that Whitmore will be re-evaluated in early November. The 6-foot-7 Whitmore was the Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year at Archbishop Spalding High School. In June, he
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN The Oklahoma City Zoo has welcomed four new residents: a litter of tiny newborn lion cubs. The cubs were born September 26, according to a news release from the zoo. The first-time mother Dunia, a 7-year-old African lion, went into labor around 7:15 a.m., the release noted. Three of the cubs
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders defense has allowed 13 touchdowns this season, seven coming through the air. And five of them were thrown by AFC West rivals Justin Herbert of the Chargers and Denver’s Russell Wilson. Monday night the Raiders (1-3) face the division’s best quarterback in
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By Elizabeth A. Woody (Warm Springs, Yakama and Diné), Executive Director, The Museum at Warm Springs, Warm Springs, Oregon On the day that many of us grew up knowing as “Columbus Day,” I am reflecting on how things have changed for Native peoples in the United States. The Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere have come
Continue ReadingTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio said three people were wounded in a shooting outside a high school football game that sent people on the field and spectators in the stands running for cover. Police said the shots were fired behind the Whitmer High School stadium in Toledo at about 9:30 p.m. Friday during
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets find themselves on the verge of getting aced out. Max Scherzer gave up four home runs in a 7-1 opening loss to San Diego, and now Jacob deGrom starts against the San Diego Padres on Saturday night in Game 2, trying
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Three Habitat for Humanity affiliates will participate in Habitat for Humanity’s BuildBetter with Whirlpool initiative this year to build energy-efficient, climate-resilient homes across Oregon. Three affiliates – Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity Rogue Valley, and Sisters Habitat for Humanity – will build three homes this year that will incorporate energy-efficient features including insulation, water-conserving plumbing fixtures,
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea warned Saturday the U.S. redeployment of an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula is causing a “considerably huge negative splash” in regional security, as it defended its recent missile tests as a “righteous reaction” to intimidating military drills between its rivals. The North
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW Associated Press EMERSON, Ga. (AP) — Herschel Walker pitches himself as a politician who can bridge America’s racial and cultural divides. Yet by staking out familiar conservative ground in his Georgia Senate campaign, the former football star seems to be contradicting his promises of unity. Walker says Democrats are the real purveyors
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Soldiers are leaving the Army National Guard at a faster rate than they are enlisting, fueling concerns that in the coming years units around the country may not meet military requirements for overseas and other deployments. For individual states, which rely on their Guard members for
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN A megayacht linked to a sanctioned Russian oligarch has dropped anchor in Hong Kong, amid efforts by the West to seize the luxury assets of Russian elites in allied ports as the war in Ukraine drags on. The Nord, a nearly 142-meter (466-foot) yacht that is said to be one of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is ODOT’s Region 4 construction update for the week of October 7-14. Here at ODOT, we are committed to providing a safe and efficient transportation system for everyone. We invest in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located within Region 4; Central Oregon from The Dalles
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Julia closed in on Nicaragua’s central Caribbean coast late Saturday after lashing Colombia’s San Andres island in a near pass soon after strengthening from a tropical storm in the afternoon. After gaining power throughout the day, Julia’s maximum sustained winds had stabilized around 75 mph (120 kph) late Saturday, just
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the Deschutes County road construction update for the week of October 9-15. Old Bend Redmond Highway/S Canal Boulevard Pavement Repair (Bend & Redmond Areas) – Pavement repair work will be occurring on Old Bend Redmond Highway & S Canal Boulevard from US 20 to SW Helmholtz Way. Traffic Information – Road
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