WACO, Texas (AP) — Keyonte George scored 21 points, and No. 12 Baylor pulled away from Nicholls State in the second half of an 85-56 victory. George and Adam Flagler both made four 3-pointers for the Bears, who never trailed in their final game before opening Big 12 play. Flagler had 20 points and Langston
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 42 points and the Chicago Bulls rallied to beat Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks 119-113 in overtime Wednesday night. The Bulls trailed by 15 early in the fourth quarter, only to pull even in the closing minute of regulation. DeRozan scored 10
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Bend’s Immersion Brewing is holding a New Year’s Eve Masquerade Party Saturday night.
Continue ReadingCEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Led by Dalen Ridgnal’s 24 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers 79-67 on Wednesday night. The Bears improved to 6-7 with the win and the Panthers fell to 5-8.
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN A 5-year-old girl saved her baby brother’s life after a car crash killed their parents, leaving three young children trapped in the wreckage for more than two days in a remote part of rural Western Australia, CNN affiliate Nine News reported. In a statement, Western Australia Police said the family’s Land
Continue ReadingBy HENG SINITH and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press POIPET, Cambodia (AP) — A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino Thursday injured over 60 people and killed at least 19 — a number that officials warned would rise after the search for bodies resumes Friday. The blaze, which started around midnight Wednesday, was put out
Continue ReadingOJAI, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they won’t file criminal charges over decades of alleged sexual misconduct at an elite private high school in Southern California even though they say “numerous” children were victimized. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and county district attorney’s office announced Wednesday that they have completed an investigation into more than
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NewsChannel 21’s Blake Mayfield was live at Sidelines Sportsbar & Grill in downtown Bend Wednesday evening as the University of Oregon football team faced North Carolina in the 2022 Holiday Bowl in San Diego — one of several handsome payouts for bowl-bound Pac-12 teams.
Continue ReadingBy HENG SINITH and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press POIPET, Cambodia (AP) — A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino Thursday injured over 60 people and killed at least 19 — a number that officials warned would rise after the search for bodies resumes Friday. The blaze, which started around midnight Wednesday, was put out
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Stacker ranked a dozen sports records set in the year 2022, including milestones from Aaron Judge, Alyssa Thomas, and more.
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Stacker takes a look at 50 major retail chains that no longer exist and the reasons for their demise.
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Nurses are crucial to health care and public health. With Bureau of Labor Statistics data, Study.com ranked median wages for five different types of nurses.
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Stacker compiled a list of the world’s richest celebrities using data collected from Celebrity Net Worth‘s rankings by current net worth.
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Citing the 2021 Annual Report on Conservation and Science from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Stacker looked at the 27 most targeted species focusing on the five main vertebrate groups.
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The Humane Society of Central Oregon is continuing its ‘Home for the Holidays’ half-price adoption special through this Saturday, Dec. 31 – not just puppies and cats, but small animals like guinea pigs and rats.
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves to beat Montreal for the 11th consecutive time, Brayden Point had two goals, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Canadiens 4-1. Vasilevskiy is the third goaltender in NHL history to earn a victory in 11 consecutive regular-season games against Montreal.
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Stacker compiled a list of LGBTQ+ people who made history in 2022 from news and other sources.
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Stacker gathered data on all movies turning 50 in 2023 and ranked the top 50 according to IMDb user ratings, with ties broken by votes.
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Experian created a hypothetical basket of commonly purchased grocery items to illustrate how food costs have shifted in the last two decades.
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins have agreed with infielder Jean Segura on a two-year, $17 million contract. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the Marlins hadn’t announced the signing. The deal is contingent on Segura completing a
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