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Kent Waldrep, TCU rusher paralyzed during a game, dies at 67
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kent Waldrep, a TCU running back who became an advocate for disabled people after a spinal injury during a game left him paralyzed, has died. He was 67. His mother, Denise Waldrep, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that her son had died Sunday in Natchitoches, Louisiana. TCU confirmed his death
Continue ReadingKent Waldrep, TCU rusher paralyzed during a game, dies at 67
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kent Waldrep, a TCU running back who became an advocate for disabled people after a spinal injury during a game left him paralyzed, has died. He was 67. His mother, Denise Waldrep, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that her son had died Sunday in Natchitoches, Louisiana. TCU confirmed his death
Continue ReadingJames has career-high 23 points, No. 13 Vols beat Georgia
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Josiah-Jordan James scored a career-high 23 points and No. 13 Tennessee overcame a slow start to beat struggling Georgia 75-68. James hit back-to-back 3-pointers that gave the Vols the lead early in the second half. Yet another 3 from James capped Tennessee’s 11-0 run for
Continue ReadingA slow trek to flee Ukraine: How an American basketball player traveled 5,000 miles to make it home
By Sara Smart, CNN About a week ago, a US basketball player from Maryland was in Ukraine playing in the international leagues. Little did he know that within days he would urgently start a journey to get back to his home, nearly 5,000 miles away. Lucious “Lucky” Jones had been playing professional basketball in Ternopil,
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Pacific Power files for Oregon rate hike; if PUC approves, residential rates would rise 14.3%
Pacific Power filed a general rate case, along with its annual power cost forecast, with the Oregon Public Utility Commission on Tuesday that, if approved, would be the utility’s first general rate hike in nearly a decade and would raise residential customer rates by a total 14.3%, the utility said.
Continue ReadingA slow trek to flee Ukraine: How an American basketball player traveled 5,000 miles to make it home
By Sara Smart, CNN About a week ago, a US basketball player from Maryland was in Ukraine playing in the international leagues. Little did he know that within days he would urgently start a journey to get back to his home, nearly 5,000 miles away. Lucious “Lucky” Jones had been playing professional basketball in Ternopil,
Continue ReadingCain Velasquez, former UFC champion, arrested in Bay Area shooting
By Sarah Moon, CNN Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested in connection with a shooting in California’s Bay Area, police said. The victim was taken Monday to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the San Jose Police Department. Velasquez was booked into the Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of attempted
Continue ReadingNew York GOP picks Rep. Lee Zeldin as gubernatorial nominee
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Republican Party leaders nominated U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin as their candidate for governor. At a convention on Long Island Tuesday, Zeldin said he’s running “so the people feel they are back in control of their government again.” He could still face a primary challenger
Continue ReadingKamala Harris to mark ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary in Selma
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is traveling to Alabama this weekend to commemorate a key moment of the civil rights movement. Harris will speak in Selma at an event marking the 57th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” That was the day in 1965 when white police attacked Black voting rights marchers in that
Continue ReadingBorn in Ukraine, Victoria Spartz using her perch in Congress to push the US to do more
By Melanie Zanona, CNN When Rep. Victoria Spartz was elected to the House in 2020, she became the first Ukrainian-born member of Congress. Little did she know that after just one year on the job, that distinction would take on even greater significance as Russia brutally invades her home country and the United States debates
Continue ReadingBiden joins allies, bans Russian planes from US airspace
By DAVID KOENIG. ZEKE MILLER and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press President Joe Biden announced Tuesday night in his State of the Union address that the U.S. is banning Russian flights from its airspace in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. The move follows similar action by Canada and the European Union this week. Biden also
Continue ReadingBiden joins allies, bans Russian planes from US airspace
By DAVID KOENIG. ZEKE MILLER and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press President Joe Biden announced Tuesday night in his State of the Union address that the U.S. is banning Russian flights from its airspace in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine. The move follows similar action by Canada and the European Union this week. Biden also
Continue ReadingGag order, diversity discussed at Astroworld court hearing
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — During a court hearing on lawsuits filed after last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival, issues related to media publicity and a gag order as well as a concern over a lack diversity among attorneys representing those killed or injured were discussed. The Tuesday hearing was the
Continue ReadingPro-Trump lawyer who boosted election-reversal bid under investigation by the California Bar
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A conservative lawyer who worked on former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn the 2020 election is under investigation by the State Bar of California, where he is licensed. The State Bar announced its investigation of John Eastman in a statement Tuesday, noting that the probe began in
Continue ReadingCross-country trucker protest against vaccine mandates rolls through Missouri
By Jesse Bogan Click here for updates on this story ST. ROBERT, Missouri (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — As somebody from the San Francisco Bay Area who voted for Donald Trump, and didn’t get vaccinated for COVID-19, Marianne Pedley-McClintick knows what it feels like to be in the minority. Especially when it came to doing her
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KPOV 88.9 FM, High Desert Community Radio, names three Volunteers of the Year
Tom Barry, Steve Schaffer and Paula Schaffer have been named 2021 Volunteers of the Year at KPOV 88.9 – High Desert Community Radio.
Continue ReadingNFL’s competition committee considers changing OT rules
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are lobbying the NFL’s competition committee to change the overtime rules for playoff games. And one of their former players is willing to help. Bills general manager Brandon Beane says there are multiple proposals being discussed at this week’s meetings and believes some
Continue ReadingSpring starts today, at least for meteorologists
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Spring starts Tuesday, but If you Google the word spring, it responds with March 20. You have NOT gone through a time warp; Tuesday is not March 20. It is March 1. Google isn’t wrong, astronomical spring (based on Earth’s rotation around the sun) is on the vernal or spring
Continue ReadingCell phone technology keeps endangered Cherokee language a tap away
By Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — So few people speak Cherokee now, the language is considered endangered. But there are ongoing efforts to keep it alive. The latest endeavor involves technology most people carry around every day. Within the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), there
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