State Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, on Friday successfully passed legislation that will better protect Oregon consumers throughout the home buying and selling process, with stiffer fines for those who conduct real estate business without a license.
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lindy La Rocque has brought a championship culture to UNLV. She’s wrapping up her second season as the head coach with her team on an upward trajectory. The Lady Rebels have won a share of the Mountain West regular-season title and gotten a couple of votes
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story KATY, Texas (KTRK) — A Katy man is among the group of men who pleaded guilty to conspiring to attack power grids through the US. According to the Department of Justice, the men were conspiring the attack in furtherance of racially or ethnically motivated violent
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN Federal political committees spent more than $1.4 million at Donald Trump’s businesses last year, a new tally shows — underscoring one way the former President continues to personally benefit from his time in the White House. Five political committees associated with Trump accounted for the biggest share of spending, sending about
Continue ReadingBy Mikah Boyd Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Cy-Fair ISD is offering free English learning courses to the parents of students enrolled in English as a second language, or ESL, classes. Classes will be available for those with introductory, beginner or intermediate English proficiency. Parents interested can register for
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN The Russian invasion of Ukraine has already killed hundreds, sent thousands of refugees fleeing, and sent ripples throughout the entire world. With closed airspaces in and around the conflict leaving some stranded and flights rerouted, impending fuel price jumps, airlines and countries cutting off Russia and
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Forwards Martin Terrier and Gaetan Laborde scored again as Rennes won at Montpellier 4-2 to move up to fourth place in the French league. Fourth spot guarantees automatic entry into next season’s Europa League. Rennes is one point ahead of fifth-placed Strasbourg, which has a tough home game against third-placed Nice on
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican legislators have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a congressional redistricting plan that state judges drew this week. Friday’s appeal initiates a last-ditch effort to derail a map that likely would give state Democrats another seat on Capitol Hill in 2023.
Continue ReadingBy AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights now face federal sentences that one expert says could range from less than five years in prison to as much as the 25 years prosecutors are seeking for Derek Chauvin. A comprehensive
Continue ReadingGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenseman Dysin Mayo to a three-year contract. Terms of the deal were not announced. The 25-year-old Mayo has three goals and three assists in 42 games with Arizona this season. A fifth-round NHL draft pick in 2014, Mayo became the eighth defenseman in franchise history to
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit accusing Pennsylvania’s judicial system of violating federal law, saying several lower court judges had barred defendants from taking prescribed medication to treat Opioid Use Disorder while in drug treatment courts. The lawsuit filed Thursday comes weeks after attorneys
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Helio Castroneves considers the IndyCar opener in St. Petersburg among his favorite races. Except when he attended as a spectator the last four years. He was phased out of IndyCar after the 2017 season to help launch Team Penske’s sports car program. But
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesotta (WCCO) — A 28-year-old St. Paul woman is accused of setting an apartment on fire during a domestic argument. On Friday, Daniesha Marie Savage-McComb was charged with two felony counts of first-degree arson in connection to the Thursday incident. According to the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Ukrainian staff of the US Embassy in Kyiv are asking the State Department for urgent help as their country comes under attack by Russia. In a letter sent Thursday to Department leadership, the locally employed staff asked for “immediate answer and action” on issues like evacuating the country and securing visas to the
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s racing director has denied Bob Baffert’s request to stay his suspension by stewards in their ruling that also disqualified Medina Spirit as Kentucky Derby winner. Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards on Monday suspended Baffert for 90 days and fined the Hall of Fame trainer $7,500. They also stripped the now-deceased
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Outside Milan’s luxury runway shows on Friday, two Ukrainian students held aloft signs reading “No World War III” and “No Putin” to draw attention to the war in their homeland and to urge the West to take harsher measures. Their goal: get into photos of influencers
Continue ReadingBy KAREN BORTA Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — You can’t talk about Black history in Fort Worth without telling the story of William McDonald – the first Black millionaire in Texas and a natural born leader, said historian Jayn Higgins. “The manner in which he carried himself was
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State Rep. Daniel Bonham, R-The Dalles, has reintroduced Ezra’s Law for the 2022 Legislative Session, a measure sought in the wake of a little Madras boy’s life-long injuries to ensure longer sentences for such criminals. But with little time left in the “short session,” a bipartisan work group has been created to get the bill passed next year.
Continue ReadingSOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Southampton has cruised past rock-bottom Norwich 2-0 in the English Premier League. Norwich failed to register a single shot on target. Southampton had numerous chances to add to strikes by Che Adams and Oriol Romeu as they extended their unbeaten league run to five games. The Canaries are five points from
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland guard Rajon Rondo will miss at least two weeks with a sprained toe, the latest injury to hit the Cavaliers’ backcourt. Rondo sprained his right big toe in the fourth quarter of Cleveland’s loss at Detroit. He didn’t finish the game, and the team said an MRI revealed the sprain. The
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