Stacker investigated some of the primary risk factors for sinkholes and where those factors may be present using information from the U.S. Geological Survey and other scientific sources.
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Stacker explored how creatives in the art world are helping to shape their communities through city and government partnerships.
Continue ReadingBy DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jake Ryan allowed five hits in six innings and the Minnesota Twins blanked Detroit 7-0, the Tigers’ 22nd shutout loss of the season. Detroit had its six-game winning streak snapped and surpassed the 1973 New York Yankees and 1976 Chicago White Sox, whose 21 times shut out
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge didn’t come close to hitting his 62nd home run, going 1 for 2 with a pair of walks as the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 2-1. One game after tying the American League home run record that Yankees star Roger Maris
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — Orioles chairman John Angelos said in a memo to team staff members that he looks forward to signing a new lease committing the team to remaining in Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun obtained the Sept. 1 memorandum, and the Orioles confirmed the accuracy of the paper’s report on it. Angelos was sued earlier
Continue ReadingBy GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers off Jacob deGrom in the second inning and Dansby Swanson later connected off the Mets ace as the Atlanta Braves beat New York 5-2 to move into a tie for the NL East lead. The defending World Series
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We’ve had a run of exceptionally cute kitties on Pet Pals recently! And here’s another who paid us a visit before returning to the Humane Society of Central Oregon, where you can pay her a visit – and maybe bring her home!
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, Alaa Elassar, Jason Hanna and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Ian, now a post-tropical cyclone, was moving farther inland Friday night after pummeling South Carolina with fierce winds and a destructive storm surge, less than two days after killing at least 45 people in Florida and leaving behind an apocalyptic path of destruction. The
Continue ReadingCNN, US COAST GUARD, DAN ALLERS, FRANK LONI, WKMG, WCSC By Christina Maxouris, Alaa Elassar, Jason Hanna and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Ian, now a post-tropical cyclone, was moving farther inland Friday night after pummeling South Carolina with fierce winds and a destructive storm surge, less than two days after killing at least 45 people in
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have lost six straight regular-season games to the San Francisco 49ers in part because they haven’t stopped the run or pressured quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. But after finally cracking the code in the NFC championship game to beat the 49ers and advance
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols has hit his 701st home run, connecting against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pujols launched a slider from former teammate Johan Oviedo over the Big Mac Land sign in left field at Busch Stadium for a solo drive in the fourth inning. Pujols faced Oviedo for the first time
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Gonzalo Higuaín scored in the 86th minute to give Miami a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC. Miami (13-13-6) has won two straight, each on the road, and is tied with Orlando City for sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 45 points. Miami concludes it regular season with home matches against
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is visiting Hawaii this week amid lingering community frustration and distrust after jet fuel from a military storage facility last year spilled into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water. The spill poisoned thousands of military families and threatened the purity of Honolulu’s water supply.
Continue ReadingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A woman who was sexually assaulted by a Spokane police officer has filed a tort claim against the city of Spokane. The woman is seeking $1 million in damages from the city, alleging “red flags” related to now ex-police officer Nathan Nash’s behavior were ignored, KREM-TV reported. The Associated Press generally
Continue ReadingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A woman who was sexually assaulted by a Spokane police officer has filed a tort claim against the city of Spokane. The woman is seeking $1 million in damages from the city, alleging “red flags” related to now ex-police officer Nathan Nash’s behavior were ignored, KREM-TV reported. The Associated Press generally
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief is strongly urging Yemen’s warring parties to not only renew but expand a truce that expires Sunday, saying it has brought the longest period of relative calm since the conflict began in 2014. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday the internationally recognized government and Houthi rebels should prioritize the
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said during a debate against Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke that Texas would send busloads of migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to more cities. O’Rourke on Friday pledged tighter gun laws as parents whose children were killed in the Uvalde school
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez hit a three-run homer and Emmanuel Clase closed for his major league-leading 40th save in the Cleveland Guardians’ 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Ramírez put AL Central champion Cleveland ahead for good at 4-3 in the sixth inning with his 29th home run
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Senator Ron Wyden spoke with reporters in northwest Bend on Friday after touring the new Azimuth 315 affordable-housing community, talking about low-income housing tax credits and clean-energy provisions.
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A new solar panel array project completed at R.E. Jewell Elementary in SE Bend prompted a solar energy learning lesson on Friday for fifth-graders, assembling their own solar-powered race cars.
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