By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is urging the Supreme Court to take up former President Donald Trump’s case aiming to keep secret records from his presidency about efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the January 6 insurrection — as he, like Trump, tries
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Florida State senior midfielder Jaelin Howell won the Hermann Trophy for the second straight year Friday night as the top women’s college soccer player and Georgetown junior midfielder Dante Polvara took the men’s award. Howell, from Lone Tree, Colorado, had three goals and four assists in 23 games last season for
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Authorities say a lunchtime explosion at an office cafeteria killed 16 people in southwest China on Friday and injured 10 others. A gas leak is the suspected cause. The cafeteria collapsed, trapping victims inside. Rescue workers searched the debris into the night and all the bodies were recovered by midnight, the official
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This January, Bend-La Pine Schools is honoring the contributions of the seven members of the Board of Directors during national School Board Appreciation Month.
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Mt. Hood Meadows reported 9 new inches. Timberline reported 5 new inches. Hoodoo reported 0 new snow. Mt. Bachelor reported 7 new inches. Willamette Pass has not reported new snowfall but says it has 84″ mid-mountain. Ski Bowl reported 0 new snow.
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, Haley Brink and Allison Chinchar, CNN Record rain and snow will cause floods, possible landslides, and higher avalanche risks across western Washington state, with more forecast to fall through the weekend. Residents living in the Skokomish Valley area of Mason County are under an evacuation order due to rising water and “imminent
Continue ReadingCNN, KING By Michelle Watson, Haley Brink and Allison Chinchar, CNN Record rain and snow will cause floods, possible landslides, and higher avalanche risks across western Washington state, with more forecast to fall through the weekend. Residents living in the Skokomish Valley area of Mason County are under an evacuation order due to rising water
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We are looking at one of the clearest weekends we have seen for a while. Sunny to mostly sunny skies will be accompanied by highs in the mid-30s to around 40 Saturday and low to mid-40s Sunday. We may see a few more clouds Monday, but we are not expecting any more showers until Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina Supreme Court justices have decided they won’t step away from hearing a case that challenges two constitutional amendments, one of which mandates photo voter ID. Associate Justices Phil Berger Jr. and Tamara Barringer wrote Friday that they believe they can be fair
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The stakes for Justin Herbert arguably haven’t been higher since he led Oregon to the Rose Bowl two years ago. The Los Angeles Chargers’ quarterback can carry his team to its first playoff berth since 2018 with a victory over the Las Vegas Raiders
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The stakes for Justin Herbert arguably haven’t been higher since he led Oregon to the Rose Bowl two years ago. The Los Angeles Chargers’ quarterback can carry his team to its first playoff berth since 2018 with a victory over the Las Vegas Raiders
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There are 33 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,761, including six from Deschutes County — and a new daily record of 10,451 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE KENNEDY Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Neighbors are feeling very uneasy on the west side of Grant Park after they said teenagers shot at construction workers confronting them for trying to steal. The frightening ordeal was caught on camera. “At this point and at this level its gone
Continue ReadingWEST POINT, N.Y. — Jalen Rucker had 22 points as Army romped past Lehigh 77-55. Keith Higgins Jr led the Mountain Hawks on Friday with 13 points.
Continue ReadingJAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Members of an Alabama high school marching band that led off this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade with “Yankee Doodle Dandy” have tested positive for COVID-19 since returning home from California. An email sent to band parents at Homewood High School in suburban Birmingham and obtained by
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles and Jamie Gangel, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is considering formally asking former Vice President Mike Pence to voluntarily appear before the panel, with the possibility that request could come by the end of the month. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the committee’s chairman, told
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The Treasury Department says states and localities in November paid out the largest amount of rental assistance to cash-strapped tenants since the program began. The $2.9 billion paid out is the latest sign that the program’s early hiccups have been mostly been resolved and it is now turning its focus
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press The Treasury Department says states and localities in November paid out the largest amount of rental assistance to cash-strapped tenants since the program began. The $2.9 billion paid out is the latest sign that the program’s early hiccups have been mostly been resolved and it is now turning its focus
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ritchie, Hilary Whiteman, Julia Hollingsworth and Anna Coren, CNN For months, activists have gathered outside a rundown hotel in central Melbourne, calling for the dozens of refugees held inside to be freed. But on Friday, a different group of protesters had an unusual detainee in their sights: tennis World No. 1 Novak Djokovic,
Continue ReadingBOSTON — Cam Spencer registered 19 points as Loyola (Maryland) defeated Boston University 66-58. Sukhmail Mathon led the Terriers with 18 points.
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