By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press The deadly mass shooting at an Oklahoma medical office by a man who blamed his surgeon for pain following back surgery underscores the escalating threats doctors face. Wednesday’s fatal shooting of four people in Tulsa is the latest in a string of violent attacks against doctors in recent years. Police
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Efforts to get millions of dollars in funding to treatment centers and related services as part of Oregon’s pioneering drug decriminalization have been botched even as drug addictions and overdoses increase, state officials and lawmakers said on Thursday. Oregonians passed Ballot Measure 110 in 2020 decriminalizing
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An attack by two wolves panicked a flock of sheep and 143 died after they ran into a steep gully where they were crushed and suffocated, Idaho wildlife officials said Thursday. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services
Continue ReadingPOCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State assistant football coach DaVonte’ Neal has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man in Arizona and the school intends to terminate his contract. Neal has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of drive-by-shooting, and one count of discharging a firearm at a structure in
Continue ReadingPOCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State assistant football coach DaVonte’ Neal has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man in Arizona and the school intends to terminate his contract. Pocatello police said Neal has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of drive-by-shooting, and one count of discharging a firearm at
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Angels star Mike Trout is likely to have a big rooting section at Citizens Bank Park all weekend for a series against the Phillies. Trout is from the South Jersey city of Millville, about an hour’s drive from Philadelphia. Now 30 years old and in his 12th big league season, the
Continue ReadingCNN, KTUL By Aya Elamroussi, CNN For the dozens of people who were seeking care at an Oklahoma medical facility on Wednesday, it was a regular afternoon that turned into a nightmare within minutes when a gunman opened fire. About three hours earlier, Michael Louis had purchased an AR-15-style rifle, and he used the weapon
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden pronunció un inusual discurso sobre las armas para presionar a los legisladores estadounidenses a que tomen medidas mientras Estados Unidos enfrenta otro tiroteo masivo. En comentarios desde un Cross Hall bordeado de velas en la Casa Blanca, Biden recordó sus visitas a los monumentos conmemorativos
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly and Mirna Alsharif, CNN Four former members of the New York City Fire Department died over a four-day period because of 9/11-related illnesses, the FDNY announced Thursday. “To date, 287 FDNY members have had their lives cut short by World Trade Center-related illnesses, including four retired Firefighters in just the last week
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting an average oxygen-depleted “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico this summer. But that average is still nearly triple a goal for reducing the area where there’s too little oxygen each summer for marine animals to survive. NOAA said in a news release
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Frank Gore has signed a one-day contract with the San Francisco 49ers and announced his retirement from the NFL. Gore spent the first 10 years of his 16-year career with the 49ers and returned to end his career as one of the most
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Happy Thursday, Central Oregon! We have a chance for thunderstorms until around 8 pm Thursday. We’re looking at mostly cloudy skies, with lows in the upper 40s to low 50s Thursday night. While staying partly cloudy, we continue to see a chance for showers and thunderstorms through Friday, with temperatures staying in the mid to low the 60s.
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, New York (WCBS) — There is pressure on the New York State Legislature to make schools safer with silent panic alarms. Alyssa’s Law, which mandates such alarms, is named after 14-year-old Alyssa Alhadeff, who died in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglass High
Continue ReadingMEXCO CITY (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center has issued a bulletin on an area of low pressure on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula that could become a depression or tropical storm and head toward Florida’s Gulf coast. The center called it Potential Tropical Cyclone One. A tropical storm watch was issued for the west coast
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Family Access Network is pleased to announce that 10 Central Oregon high school seniors have each received a $2,000 scholarship to pursue their post-secondary education. FAN is able to provide this new opportunity to students through the Laura J. Harward Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is in honor of Laura J. Harward,
Continue ReadingMADISON, Ill. (AP) — Chris Buescher has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the inaugural NASCAR Cup race Sunday in the St. Louis area. RFK Racing said Thursday that Truck Series regular Zane Smith will replace Buescher in the No. 17 Ford at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. Buescher is 21st in the
Continue ReadingBy VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer The New York Rangers’ third line has been making valuable contributions all season, and the trio’s success in Game 1 against Tampa Bay is a big reason the team finally has a lead during a postseason series. Dubbed ‘The Kid Line’ because of their ages, Filip Chytil, Alexis
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will go public with its findings in a prime-time hearing next week, the start of what lawmakers hope will be a high-profile airing of the causes and consequences of the domestic attack on the U.S. government.
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A call for help from an alleged assault victim who said her boyfriend had held her against her will for two days brought numerous police, including armored vehicles and a drone, to a southwest Bend neighborhood Thursday afternoon, and after about three hours, the pair left and the suspect was arrested in a traffic stop.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Antes de llegar a Florida este sábado, una amplia franja de lluvias y tormentas eléctricas sobre la península de Yucatán podría convertirse en la tormenta tropical Alex o en una depresión tropical, advirtió el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). Florida se prepara para el impacto de los
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