By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Jack Smith, an Associated Press photographer who captured unforgettable shots of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, boxer Mike Tyson biting off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear, and weeping figure skater Tonya Harding at the Olympics during a 35-year career with the news
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As food insecurity reaches crisis levels in Central Oregon, Newport Avenue Market and Oliver Lemon’s shoppers and employees are bridging the gap, raising over $76,044 to provide food to fuel the local community.
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration has launched an online appointment system for migrants as the only way to be exempt from limits on seeking asylum, its latest major step to overhaul border enforcement. U.S. Customs and Border Protection began making appointments up to two weeks out at eight
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The criminal case against a man accused of stabbing to death four University of Idaho students last November is underway, but it will likely be months or longer before the case goes to trial. Bryan Kohberger, who was attending a nearby university around the time of
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The criminal case against a man accused of stabbing to death four University of Idaho students last November is underway, but it will likely be months or longer before the case goes to trial. Bryan Kohberger, who was attending a nearby university around the time of
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Autoridades del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) y un grupo de comerciantes, guías de turistas y ejidatarios de localidades aledañas a la zona arqueológica de Chichén Itzá, en la península de Yucatán, en el sureste de México, acordaron este miércoles reabrir los accesos de ese importante
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One lane of U.S. Highway 101 is expected to reopen by Friday afternoon to all traffic following a four-day closure due to a landslide, the Oregon Department of Transportation said Thursday.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La investigación del Departamento de Justicia sobre los documentos clasificados hallados en la casa y el antiguo despacho privado del presidente Joe Biden será supervisada por Robert Hur, un exfiscal en Maryland quien tiene una “larga y distinguida trayectoria”, según anunció este jueves el secretario de Justicia, Merrick Garland. En 2017,
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The Central Oregon Gives campaign will announce the results of the 2022 popular end-of-year-giving campaign to a live audience of nonprofit participants and community leaders at 6 p.m. on Friday at Worthy Brewing in the Beermuda Triangle and Hop Mahal room.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A New York man has pleaded guilty to a hate-crime manslaughter charge for attacking a Chinese immigrant who was collecting cans to earn money. Jarrod Powell is expected to get a 22-year prison sentence for the 2021 death of Yao Pan Ma. The attack drew national attention as part of a
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Marie Presley — the only child of Elvis Presley — died Thursday after being hospitalized earlier that day, her mother said in a statement. The singer was 54. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that
Continue ReadingCNN, DEFENSE DEPT, US NAVY By Katie Bo Lillis and Kristin Fisher, CNN The US government has received over 350 new reports of what the US government terms “unidentified aerial phenomenon,” commonly known as UFOs, since March of 2021 — roughly half of which are so far unexplained, according to a report from the Office
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The U.S. Forest Service will celebrate the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day federal holiday and recognize King’s work towards equality for all by waiving standard amenity fees for all visitors to national forest and grassland day-use areas Monday, Jan. 16.
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. agency in charge of jumpstarting the production of key components for the nation’s nuclear arsenal is falling short when it comes to having a comprehensive schedule for the multibillion-dollar project. The Government Accountability Office says the National Nuclear Security Administration’s plans for reestablishing
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. agency in charge of jumpstarting the production of key components for the nation’s nuclear arsenal is falling short when it comes to having a comprehensive schedule for the multibillion-dollar project. The Government Accountability Office says the National Nuclear Security Administration’s plans for reestablishing
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By Paulina Aguilar Click here for updates on this story ASTORIA Oregon (KPTV) — The iconic ‘Goonies’ house in Astoria has a new owner. Behman Zakeri and his wife Liz purchased the home for $1.65 million after it was on the market for just six days. Zakeri is an entrepreneur from Kansas City with multiple
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature are headed toward big fights over budget issues. They are likely to clash over spending on special education programs, pay raises for government workers and how much the cash-flush state should sock away for worse economic
Continue ReadingUNION, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials approved Thursday the killing of two wolves in a new pack that they said have been attacking calves in the northeastern part of the state. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said it would allow the landowner or potentially USDA Wildlife Services to shoot the wolves on the
Continue ReadingUNION, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials approved Thursday the killing of two wolves in a new pack that they said have been attacking calves in the northeastern part of the state. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said it would allow the landowner or potentially USDA Wildlife Services to shoot the wolves on the
Continue ReadingCURT ANDERSON and MARTA LAVANDIER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Coast Guard returned another 177 Cuban migrants who were caught at sea off Florida to the island on Thursday, while a group of about two dozen Haitians swam ashore in Miami. The Cuban migrants were all intercepted separately off the coast earlier this month,
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