SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – Throughout its 27-year history, Sunriver Music Festival’s Young Artists Scholarship program has awarded almost $650,000 in scholarships to 184 exceptional young classical music students from throughout Central Oregon. This year alone, 14 musicians ages 12-22 were awarded a combined total of $24,100 in scholarships to aid with expenses related to college/music
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La segunda vuelta presidencial en Colombia es este domingo y se conocerá el nombre del gobernante del país durante los próximos cuatro años, para el periodo 2022-2026. Pero el panorama no está claro, y de hecho es complicado darse una idea del desenlace de la elección teniendo en cuenta
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By ROBBIE OWENS Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — It’s been said that the history of a people can be found in the memories of its elders, and unlocking that rich oral history often begins with just three simple words: “I remember when…” Mrs. Charlene V. Nix of Dallas needs little
Continue ReadingAIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Cycling’s governing body has updated its eligibility rules for transgender athletes with stricter limits that will force riders to wait longer before they can compete. The International Cycling Union (UCI) increased the transition period on low testosterone to two years, and lowered the maximum accepted level of testosterone. The previous transition
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By JENNIFER MAYERLE Click here for updates on this story PRIOR LAKE, Minnesota (WCCO) — More than a dozen families say they are each out tens of thousands of dollars. A WCCO investigation found they all paid up front to have the same contractor put in a backyard pool. From county to county, family after
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, CNN Leading police organizations and leaders are increasingly calling for action on gun policy in the wake of several recent mass shootings, which is notable advocacy from a wider community that has often been split on how to respond to gun violence. The calls for action range from more incremental steps, such
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Después de que el Tribunal Superior de Bogotá ordenara a los candidatos presidenciales Gustavo Petro y Rodolfo Hernández programar un debate presidencial a más tardar en 48 horas luego de emitido el fallo, Gustavo Petro dijo que estaba listo y el jueves Rodolfo Hernández aceptó participar aunque con ciertas condiciones.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — OL Reign have acquired the rights to forward Tobin Heath from Racing Louisville. The Reign signed Heath for the rest of the National Women’s Soccer League season, with an option for 2023. She will join the team next week. In exchange, Louisville received second- and fourth-round picks in next year’s NWSL draft
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Adam Hadwin can be excused for the opening round of the U.S. Open — the so-called toughest test in golf — giving him a chance to exhale. Hadwin was home in Canada last week for his own national open, an even bigger deal because the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Pitcher Luis Severino has been cleared to rejoin the New York Yankees, hours after being scratched from his start and put on the COVID-19 injured list. After a 2-1 win over Tampa Bay on Thursday night, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Severino would travel with the club to Toronto for a
Continue ReadingBy DOROTHY TUCKER Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Following a series of investigations by CBS 2, serial scammer Candace Clark was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday. Prosecutors had recommended the five-year sentence, telling the court, Clark has “an unwavering commitment to defraud the community to obtain get
Continue ReadingCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Officials have voted to suspend the business permit of a Tennessee nightclub near the scene of a mass shooting where three people were killed and 14 others injured. News outlets report the Chattanooga Beer & Wrecker Board decided Thursday to suspend the permit for Mary’s Bar & Grill for three days
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Last week, Bend wildlife hospital and conservation center Think Wild received a call from the Bear Creek Solar Center, just a half mile away. While inspecting the solar field, a worker noticed a large bird struggling to free itself from the barbed wire fence surrounding the property.
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday defended his state’s decision not to preorder Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5 years old ahead of federal vaccine regulators’ long-awaited, expected authorization. “There’s not going to be any state programs that are going to be trying to, you know, get Covid jabs to infants
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A father has been acquitted of paying off a Georgetown University tennis coach to get his daughter into the school in the final trial linked to the college admissions bribery scandal. Amin Khoury’s case is the 57th stemming from the investigation to come to a conclusion
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A father has been acquitted of paying off a Georgetown University tennis coach to get his daughter into the school in the final trial linked to the college admissions bribery scandal. Amin Khoury’s case is the 57th stemming from the investigation to come to a conclusion
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By KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — If you’re in southeast Houston and you see thick smoke near Holmes Road and 610, it is coming from a building fire. SkyEye captured video of the thick, white smoke at the Holmes Road Recycling Facility Thursday at about 11 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Russia warned the US military earlier this week that it was going to conduct airstrikes against local fighters allied with the US in southeastern Syria, according to two US defense officials. That led the US to quickly warn the fighters to move their positions and also ensure that no
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 40-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly tried to get into Houston Texans practice at NRG Stadium and attacked a staff member. According to court documents, Alayniah Teverbaugh of Missouri City was arrested on Tuesday. The team employee suffered some
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday meant to make shipping goods across oceans cheaper. It’s a move the White House says will help ease logistical costs for retailers that have remained high since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and helped fuel record inflation. The Ocean Shipping
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