By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Three touchdowns in three games hardly qualifies as getting the job done offensively. Tom Brady knows he and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have to be better moving forward, beginning with a highly anticipated matchup Sunday night against Patrick Mahomes and the high-scoring Kansas City Chiefs.
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Ben Skowronek has been given an unlikely role as a fullback in the Los Angeles Rams’ offense. The second-year receiver is embracing the opportunity to make an impact all over the field. Skowronek was a major contributor to the Rams’ 20-12 victory at Arizona
Continue ReadingBy GRAPH MASSARA and ALI SWENSON Associated Press Photos and videos of sharks and other marine life swimming in suburban floodwaters make for popular hoaxes during massive storms. But a cellphone video filmed during Hurricane Ian’s assault on southwest Florida isn’t just another fish story. The eye-popping video, which showed a large, dark fish with
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — On the road into Fort Myers Beach, cars are left abandoned in the roadway, where they stalled when Hurricane Ian’s storm surge flooded their engines and their drivers couldn’t continue. Broken trees, boat trailers and other debris litter the road. It’s even worse in
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden dio inicio este jueves al proceso de condonación de la deuda por préstamos estudiantiles, enviando información actualizada sobre el proceso por correo electrónico antes de que se abra el plazo el mes que viene. En agosto, el presidente Joe Biden anunció su decisión de condonar hasta US$
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Texas Department of Public Safety has a new addition to its fleet of Texas Highway Patrol vehicles after a dangerous Houston-area high-speed chase led to an arrest last year. The 2020 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye was seized in April
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons vows that “the buck stops” with her when it comes to fixing the crisis-plagued agency. Colette Peters appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday and ticked off a list of top priorities, from
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing Thursday on Sen. Ron Wyden’s legislation that would protect the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs reservation from wildfire and empower the Tribe to restore cultural and forest resources on Mt. Hood. The legislation is also co-sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley. “This legislation is about
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Despite being banged up, Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is listed as active for the Thursday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Tagovailoa was questionable all week with a sore back and ankle. For Cincinnati, right tackle La’el Collins was listed as active despite dealing with a sore back. Collins in an important
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The holiday boutique inside the Humane Society of Central Oregon Thrift Store (61220 S. Highway 97 in Bend) opens Friday. This annual reveal is a favorite for new and gently used holiday décor, Christmas trees, collectibles, dinnerware, linens, gifts and more. Shop early for on-trend and sustainable holiday décor and gifts
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s Royal Mint has unveiled the first coins to feature the portrait of King Charles III. Britons will begin to see Charles’ image in their change from around December, as 50-pence coins depicting him gradually enter circulation. The Royal Mint sid Friday the new monarch’s effigy was created by British sculptor Martin
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The population of endangered southern resident orcas has declined from 74 to 73 in the latest census, according to the Center for Whale Research. The center posted on Facebook this week that it had completed its annual census estimate of the southern resident killer whale population for the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The population of endangered southern resident orcas has declined from 74 to 73 in the latest census, according to the Center for Whale Research. The center posted on Facebook this week that it had completed its annual census estimate of the southern resident killer whale population for the National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Happy Thursday, Central Oregon! Winds become light and variable Thursday and remain there overnight. Under mostly clear skies, lows will be in the 30s for most, with a few areas dipping into the 20s. A very gradual warming trend will begin Friday and will take us through the weekend. We may see a few thin clouds over
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The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is warning people about the uptick in student loan scams. With recent changes to federal student loan programs, scammers are bombarding borrowers with fraudulent offers for loan forgiveness and refinancing.
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two brothers in Texas have been arrested after authorities say one of them opened fire on a group of migrants getting water near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one man and shooting a woman in the stomach. The shooting Tuesday was in rural Hudspeth County about
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Methamphetamines and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl helped drive an increase in opioid overdoses and related deaths in 2021, according to a new Oregon Health Authority report.
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Officials at NASA have signed a Space Act Agreement with SpaceX to investigate the benefits and risks of having a private mission provide service to NASA’s nearly 33-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, boosting it to a higher orbit to extend its life, the space agency announced Thursday. “Hubble is amazingly successful. …
Continue ReadingCNN, NASA TV, APL, YOUTUBE, NASA, JOHNS HOPKINS APL, ED WHITMAN, TWITTER, @ASTROSNAPPER, @FALLINGSTARIFA, TOUCHSTONE PICTURES, UNIVERSAL PICTURES By Jackie Wattles, CNN Officials at NASA have signed a Space Act Agreement with SpaceX to investigate the benefits and risks of having a private mission provide service to NASA’s nearly 33-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, boosting it
Continue ReadingBy Angela Fritz and Brandon Miller, CNN Hurricane Ian slammed into the Gulf Coast of Florida on Wednesday with record-breaking storm surge and devastating winds. But as it tracked inland, extreme rainfall became the most destructive aspect of the storm for central Florida. Radar estimates suggest well over 12 inches of rain fell in just
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