A private medical ambulance caught fire and was destroyed along U.S. Highway 97 five miles south of Bend late Friday afternoon, closing the highway in both directions for a time, but there were no injuries, officials said.
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression, with plans to return to the Senate when the chamber resumes session in mid-April, his office said Friday. In a statement, Fetterman’s office said he
Continue ReadingJust a little bit of accumulation being reported by the resorts over the last 24 hours. Timberline tops the list for the 3rd straight day! Up to 2 feet of snow accumulation being expected by the time this storm passes, so we’ll continue to keep an eye on these numbers throughout the weekend.
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they shot and killed a man who they alleged tried to snatch an officer’s gun at an entrance to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site. The police said the slain man was 26-year-old Mohammed Alasibi from Hura, a Bedouin Arab village in southern Israel. Palestinian
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Without billions of dollars more to feed millions of hungry people, the world will see mass migration, destabilized countries, and starving children and adults in the next 12 to 18 months, the head of the Nobel prize-winning U.N. World Food Program warned Friday. David Beasley
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is blocking local anti-abortion ordinances, granting a request by the state’s Democratic attorney general. The ordinances are blocked pending the outcome of an ongoing case. The state’s top prosecutor had urged the court to intervene, saying the ordinances violated state
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a wealthy self-exiled Chinese businessman are seeking bail for him two weeks after his arrest, saying he cannot properly prepare for trial from behind bars. The lawyers submitted papers in Manhattan federal court Friday to seek bail for Guo Wengui. Guo was arrested on
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NBA has levied fines for Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert and coach Chris Finch for their public criticisms of the officiating after their previous game. Gobert was fined $25,000 and Finch was fined $15,000. Finch and Gobert sounded off after Minnesota’s 107-100 loss at Phoenix earlier this week. The Timberwolves were
Continue ReadingANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Brandon Naurato was promoted from interim to full-time head coach of Michigan’s hockey team Friday. Naurato has led the Big Ten Tournament champion Wolverines to the Frozen Four — in which they play Quinnipiac on April 6 — after being named interim coach in August. The university said Naurato’s five-year
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Andrew Tate, el exkickboxer convertido en influencer, y su hermano Tristan serán sacados de la cárcel y puestos bajo arresto domiciliario en Rumania, en medio de una investigación criminal en curso sobre denuncias de crimen organizado, trata de personas y violación. La medida fue ordenada por un tribunal rumano el viernes,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Hugh Grant sabe que tuvo algunas malas actuaciones, pero ¿cuál le gustaría borrar de su currículum? Durante su participación en “The Late Late Show” para promocionar su nueva película, “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”, junto a su coprotagonista Chris Pine, Grant jugó al “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts”
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for several insurance companies are appealing a federal judge’s decision to uphold the confirmation of a $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan for the Boy Scouts of America. Attorneys for non-settling insurers filed an emergency motion asking the judge to halt the effect of a ruling
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The LIV Golf-Orlando had two groups that were all former Masters champion. The leader after one round is Sebastian Munoz. He’s not eligible for the Masters. The Colombian opened with an eagle and sailed to a 62. That gives him a two-shot lead over 50-year-old Englishman Richard Bland. Brooks Koepka and
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — John Brockington, a former All-Pro fullback who ranks fourth on the Green Bay Packers’ career rushing list, has died. He was 74. The Packers announced that Brockington died Friday in San Diego. Brockington played for the Packers from 1971-77 and rushed for 5,024 yards during that stretch. He was the first
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Toronto coach Nick Nurse will take time in the offseason to consider if he wants to return to the Raptors for a sixth season or pursue other options. Nurse’s name has been linked to other coaching jobs and there have reports Toronto could be ready to
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — For UConn players Adama Sanogo, Samson Johnson and Hassan Diarra a traditional pregame meal before Saturday night’s national semifinal against Miami won’t be possible. The three are Muslims who observe Ramadan and adhere to a strict fast from dawn until sunset daily until April 20. With
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO SAULSALITO, Calif. (AP) — Under intense scrutiny from Washington that could lead to a potential ban, the top attorney for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance defended the social media platform’s plan to safeguard U.S. user data from China. “The basic approach that we’re following is to make it physically impossible
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a law allowing private schools to contract with law enforcement so they can hire school resource officers. Friday’s signing is just days after a Nashville shooting at a private Christian school that left six dead, including three children. The Republican
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press Workers have started removing contaminated soil and damaged railcars left behind after Thursday’s fiery train derailment in southwest Minnesota. Authorities said Friday that the ethanol fire that burned for hours had been extinguished and that firefighters had returned home. BNSF railroad crews started to remove contaminated soil from under and
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press Workers have started removing contaminated soil and damaged railcars left behind after Thursday’s fiery train derailment in southwest Minnesota. Authorities said Friday that the ethanol fire that burned for hours had been extinguished and that firefighters had returned home. BNSF railroad crews started to remove contaminated soil from under and
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