The U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Region announced the region’s 2022 Volunteer and Service Award nominees this week. A total of six individuals and groups are being recognized for outstanding service in 2022.
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Thursday she has directed the state to obtain a supply of the most commonly used abortion medication in the U.S. amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to it. The Democratic governor said regardless of the court’s decision about mifepristone’s availability, patients in Oregon
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard won’t play for the Los Angeles Clippers against the Phoenix Suns in Game 3 of their Western Conference playoff series. The team ruled Leonard out several hours before tipoff in Los Angeles on Thursday night because of a sprained right knee. That leaves
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced Thursday that he’s launching a 2024 presidential campaign, joining a growing list of Republicans vying for the GOP nomination. “I am announcing I am running for the presidency of the United States,” Elder told Tucker Carlson on Fox News. Asked for his key reasons for
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers activated outfielder Mookie Betts from the paternity list and recalled right-hander Andre Jackson from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Betts made his first big league appearance at shortstop in the seventh inning of a 6-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. He fielded a grounder
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Thursday she has directed the state to obtain a supply of the most commonly used abortion medication in the U.S. amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to it. The Democratic governor said regardless of the court’s decision about mifepristone’s availability, patients in Oregon
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Thursday she has directed the state to obtain a supply of the most commonly used abortion medication in the U.S. amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to it. The Democratic governor said regardless of the court’s decision about mifepristone’s availability, patients in Oregon
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Family members of those killed and wounded during a 2018 attack on a Texas high school are expressing concerns about possibly more delays in the case. The trial for the accused gunman, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, has been delayed for years over questions of his mental competency.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Joe and Jack Suwinski hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Cincinnati Reds 4-3. Joe hit a three-run blast to center field off Luke Weaver to open the scoring. Suwinski followed with a shot into the right-field stands
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Volunteers worked to reduce the risk of wildfire in Redmond neighborhoods Thursday. Heart of Oregon (HOC) organized a day of service for local youth.
Continue ReadingBy John Miller and Steve Almasy, CNN The shooter who killed five co-workers at a Louisville, Kentucky, bank this month left two very extensive notes — one in his home and one found on him after police killed him in a shootout, according to two law enforcement sources. The notes reveal that part of the
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In honor of Earth Day 2023, OnPoint Community Credit Union has donated $100,000 to four nonprofit organizations that protect the Pacific Northwest’s environment, natural resources and wildlife.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN Gwyneth Paltrow is never saying never to the prospect of her future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The now sometimes actress and full time entrepreneur as head of lifestyle uber-brand Goop spoke with her Marvel-mate Scarlett Johansson in a new episode of her podcast. The “Iron Man” and “Avengers” costars speculated
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCESCO STATI Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Texas-born princess piled her four yapping bichon frise dogs into a taxi Thursday after being evicted, following a bitter inheritance dispute, from a historic villa in Rome that contains the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio. Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi, nee Rita
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels rookie catcher Logan O’Hoppe was forced from a 9-3 loss to the New York Yankees by a recurrence of intense left shoulder pain after a swing in the ninth inning. O’Hoppe was acquired from Philadelphia last August in the Brandon Marsh trade
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL COLE and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press GANGES, France (AP) — Hundreds of protesters opposed to France raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 have demonstrated in a southern town during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron. Scattered protests took place elsewhere around the country Thursday. Macron’s trip to Ganges comes amid a
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will provide 100% of the water requested by cities and farms for the first time in years thanks to winter storms that filled reservoirs and runoff from a record snowpack, regulators announced Thursday. The State Water Project will provide full allocations to 29 water agencies supplying about 27 million customers
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears already used the draft to address their glaring need for a playmaking receiver. They still have big holes to fill. The Bears need better protection for quarterback Justin Fields and help on the defensive line, starting with the No. 9 overall pick. General
Continue ReadingBetiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — El Banco Central de la República Argentina puso este lunes en circulación el nuevo billete de 2.000 pesos, el mayor valor nominal anunciado hasta la fecha. El Banco Central anunció en febrero el lanzamiento de esta denominación, que busca mejorar el funcionamiento en los cajeros automáticos y optimizar el
Continue ReadingBy Paula Newton, CNN An air cargo container carrying more than $15 million in gold and other valuables disappeared from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport Monday, and police are still trying to find out who is behind the high-value heist. The aircraft was unloaded and cargo was taken to a holding facility early Monday evening, “as
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